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elling your story may be the most powerful medicine on earth," says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, and just one of the professionals interviewed by Judith Fertig in our feature article this month: The Healing Power of Story: How Telling our Truths Can Set Us Free. The article provides many examples and "stories" of how storytelling has power to heal the body, our emotions, our family and community.

We also have a special sidebar, Feeling and Healing Through Storytelling, that provides information on a couple of local organizations who offer storytelling here in East Michigan. If you have time to check out the article on our website, you'll also find an expanded section with tips on Honing Your True Story.

Not to be left out, our Healthy Pet article this month covers Telling Your Pet's Story with scrapbooking techniques using different forums such as traditional scrapbooking and digital. After all, a pet is part of the family too, right?

Another departmental offering, The Bionic Coach, shows how high-tech approaches can boost health routines; and we have a sidebar in this article that digs deeper into Whole Body Vibration technology, with local resources.

Nutritional-themed pieces include how probiotics can fix a troubled gut, with an expanded sidebar on 5 easy ways to be your own health advocate and avoid conditions such as I.B.S. and Crohn's disease. Then in our Conscious Eating department we show how Living Off the Land provides low and no-cost ways to feed a family.

We're also pleased to have an article this month on stand-up paddleboarding.

It's in our Healthy Kids department, but it's actually for the entire family. It won't be long (we hope) before it's time to begin partaking in Michigan's generous availability of water sports. If you or someone you know is into paddleboarding, this will help you prepare.

Of course, we still have our regular variety of content this month related to health, fitness, nutrition and green living, including our Health and News Briefs section and a robust June Calendar of Events. Make sure you find an event (or many) to attend and learn new ways to live a healthier lifestyle.

It's probably a good time to share our plans for the July issue as well. Next month our theme will celebrate local farmers and other "hard working heros" in guarding our right to healthy food and water. We'll be covering local sustainability and foods and providing news, information and resources that will allow readers in our community to both take part in the struggle and make informed choices.

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newsbriefs New Artisanal Activewear Line Promotes Sustainability and Eco-Consciousness

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elsey "Rose" Rosenhauer is pleased to announce the launch of her new online shop Gaia Threads. Specializing in unique, 100% hand-made, versatile, hand dyed clothing & active wear, her products are designed for a variety of uses including yoga, working out, lounging, a night out, or any occasion. Custom orders are available upon request and designs can be produced in a wide variety of sizes and virtually any color.

" I take pride in preserving the artisanal quality of my products," explains Rosenhauer, "so I design & dye every item myself. Because I promote sustainability and ecoconsciousness in my production, I use low-impact dyes, source the materials responsibly and both reuse & recycle production materials whenever possible."

Poison Ivy Fitness Capri Rosenhauer attended the University of Michigan and graduated with a Bachelors degree in Fine Art in 2013.

"I started creating clothing for myself and my close friends shortly after I graduated," she says, "and it has grown from a fun hobby to a full time business."

For more information about Gaia Threads and to see her line of clothing, visit GaiaThreads.com. To connect with Kelsey "Rose" Rosenhauer directly, please email her at GaiaThreads@yahoo.com or visit: Facebook.com/GaiaThreads.

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Peacefest Grows Art, Music and Food the California Way

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here does a foodie and arts fan find painted shoes, homemade toffee and 13 diverse bands rocking out on June 7th and 8th? At Waterford’s L.A. Café & Java where Peacefest returns a 6th year as “Artists, Friends, Music, Weirdos and Fun.” The free outdoor gathering offers 100 Michigan artisans, while celebrating California-based culture hosted from 11 L.A. Café, Waterford a.m. to 5 p.m. by café owners Darren and Heidi Graunstadt.

Festival-goers browsing eclectic, imaginative vendors will find 2014’s featured photographer Jim Hendin, unique framed originals, jewelry, homemade candles, pottery, meat rubs, honey, Carl Lundgren’s concert posters, handmade and vintage clothing, Splatt Gallery pieces, rosaries, greeting cards, recycled products, and house/ garden sculpture. Massages, henna and spray-paint tattoos join Oakland County Pet Adoption Center volunteers bringing assorted animals seeking forever homes.

Ongoing live performances cover soul, punk, soloists and more – from Shotgun Souls, Painting Cows, Madelyn Grant, Drunk Dom and The Roaches, and more.

Trained, professional staff on hand to answer your questions in person or by phone

Peacefest is at 5815 Dixie Highway, the northwest corner of Dixie and Andersonville Road. For more information, call 248-623-1648.

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newsbriefs Holistic Practice Relocates to St. Clair Shores

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ecky Stevens Holistic Alternatives, LLC is announcing the relocation of her private practice from Clinton Township to St. Clair Shores as of June 1st.

Becky Stevens is what is known as an Intuitive Energy Healer. Becky utilizes Intuition to explain and treat the root physical cause of various ailments. She incorporates herbal, homeopathic, and vibropathic remedies. Conditions treated range from simple to complex, such as allergies, cancer, chronic pain, autoimmune disorders, vertigo as well as others.

The new location is at 29700 Harper Avenue, Suite 4, St. Clair Shores, located on the East side of Harper, just North of 12 Mile Road. For more Becky Stevens information, call 586-294-6540 or visit her website at BeckyStevensHolisticAlternatives.com. See ad page 19.

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Macomb Wellness Practice Doubles Efforts to Serve Patients

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ringing more than 30 years’ experience to his new additional location, Dr. Pavel Bence, DC, CCWP, has expanded his availability to patients in Macomb County. The wellness spokesman, national speaker and ADD/ADHD expert from Sterling Heights recently added a new Bence Chiropractic WELLNESS Center at 46857 Garfield, near 21 Mile in Macomb.

Dr. Bence also offers therapeutic massage and a unique method for determining individual patient health challenges. Known as Core Score™, the proactive computer tool establishes a wellness score through computerized stress analysis. Once Dr. Pavel Bence patients determine their scores, they can prepare for potential disease before symptoms even appear, as well as monitor and set goals for continued health.

“The biggest killers in our country today are not the ones you feel, but the ones you don’t feel,” says Dr. Bence.

As the medical practitioner for numerous patients of other doctors who have reached their limits, Dr. Bence specializes in treating all family members. Chosen as a Distinguished Kiwanis Member, Bence is also recipient of “Hour Magazine’s” Top Chiropractor for the years of 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The original WELLNESS Center is located at 39573 Mound Road in Sterling Heights. For more information visit BenceChiro.com or call 586-960-0012. See ad page 30. www.NAeastMichigan.com

New Davison Farmers Market is Farm Fresh and Family Friendly

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he new Davison Farmers Market is officially open at the corner of Irish Road and Court Street, offering fresh produce, year-round.

“The whole Community has been very supportive and welcoming,” says Sandy Coykendall, Farm Market Manager.

"Shoppers can explore over 70 vendors from all over Michigan. This market is unique because it offers a large variety of different types of vendors, including one of the largest cheese selections in the state. Then there’s Knob Hill Meats, serving Genesee County since 1924. It’s not only the quantity here, but the quality that we think people will really like.”

The Market also boasts a large assortment of organic products. Coykendall also says the Market strives to be a truly family-friendly place.

On weekends, shoppers can enjoy live entertainment and a festival-like atmosphere. Many of the music and events that are planned with help raise money for local charities, school events and field trips.

The Market is open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8am to 6pm. Visit the new Davison Farmers Market at 8110 E Court Street in Davison.

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ACASA’s 16th annual Garden Tour Weekend is on Saturday, July 12 and Sunday, July 13. This year thirteen private gardens throughout Livingston County will be open from 9am to 4pm each day for this yearly fundraiser. All proceeds from Garden Tour Weekend benefit abused children and victims of interpersonal violence from Livingston County and surrounding communities.

“Take part in the Scavenger Hunt, purchase one-of-a-kind wearable art shirts or enter the Blooming Raffle for a chance to win marvelous baskets, perennial plants, and unique yard art, all for a good cause,” says Bonnie McArthur, development director at LACASA. One of the stops on this year's tour is Tuthill Farms and Composting, Inc. in Green Oak Township. Guests can take a self-guided tour of Tuthill Farms composting operation.

Tickets are for both days of the event and cost $15 if purchased in advance. They go on sale June 1 at various vendors throughout the county, or online at LacasaCenter. org. Tickets may also be purchased at any of the gardens on the days of the tour for $20.

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Oakland County Market Features Educational Programs

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he Oakland County Parks and Recreation Commission assumed management and operation of the Oakland County Market in 2012. The Farmer's Market is operated as a producer-direct venue, requiring all vendors to grow or produce the goods they sell.

On June 7 at 8:30am the Food Demonstration at Oakland County Market will be Discover Edible Flowers and How to Make a Flower Sachet.

On June 21 at 8:30am the food demonstration will be Asparagus is a Michigan Produce Favorite. Learn about cooking with asparagus and sample an easy-to-make asparagus recipe. Both demonstrations are presented by Robin Danto, MSU Extension-Oakland, Health and Nutrition in cooperation with Oakland County Parks & Recreation. Sponsored by Genisys Credit Union.

The market is located at 2350 Pontiac Lake Road, Waterford. Hours: May-December, 7am-1:30pm, Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday; January-April, 7am-1:30pm, Saturday only. Call 248-858-5495 for more information or visit their website at DestinationOakland.com

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Their goal is to provide fair and impartial navigation outreach and assistance with the Health Care Market Place and to provide the information and resources necessary to get a clear picture of the market place, the benefits and rights you have to affordable health coverage.

CBM Health Care and Community Bridges is offering Free Health Care Navigation of the Federal Marketplace by certified Federal Navigators. Additionally offered is My Bridges enrollment for low income residents to the Healthy Michigan Plan at no cost to them and access to free health screenings such as blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and a acupuncture evaluation and treatment if needed in Fenton and Waterford Clinics.

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racy Dyer, daughter of prolific self-help author Wayne Dyer, is announcing the spring collection of her Urban Junket t.o.t.e. (to observe the earth) brand,‑12 new styles of handbags made from sustainable materials, non-toxic dyes and recycled plastic water bottles. Recent innovations include the first-ever handbags and laptop bags to incorporate portable power packs for recharging mobile phones, tablets and other portable devices Tracy Dyer with Urban Junket handbags while on the go.

Caring for the environment is a big priority for Urban Junket, born out of the belief that fashion and function really can peacefully co-exist. “You shouldn’t have to sacrifice one for the other,” says Dyer, “By recycling and re-using post consumer materials to make the fabric, we reduce landfill waste and minimize pollutants required in the fabric production process.”

The handbags are made from eco-friendly coated canvas manufactured with non-toxic dyes that meet EU requirements for REACH-friendly products. The lining is made from RPET fabric, which is fabricated from recycled plastic bottles that undergo high temperature washing and sterilization before being turned into thread that is dyed using non-toxic, eco-friendly materials. ^

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Scoliosis Activity Suit™ Offers Comfortable Treatment for Childhood Disease The Scoliosis Activity Suit™ is a new type of functional scoliosis activity suit that acts upon the spine much differently than conventional rigid-style scoliosis braces. It can be easily concealed underneath clothing, and has shown immediate correction of the scoliosis curvature.

The Scoliosis Activity ™ Suit was developed by Mark Morningstar, DC, PhD, who also co-founded the ScoliSMART Clinics treatment system. “As an active member of SOSORT, a European based medical society focused on exercisebased treatments for scoliosis, I’ve been fortunate enough to be exposed to all types of scoliosis treatment worldwide. Having seen the benefits and disadvantages of various types of bracing both in the US and abroad, I tried to create a design that incorporated as many of the advantages as possible without the drawbacks of conventional bracing,” says Morningstar.

According to preliminary reports, the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ is more comfortable than hard braces, yet it still provides substantial support, while also being thin enough to conceal under clothing for daylong wear. A big advantage of the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ is that it can be worn exclusively at home, thereby minimizing the impact of treatment on a child’s selfesteem and confidence. Since it is comprised of multiple pieces, the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ can be fully customized to each patient, depending upon the location and severity of the scoliosis.

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The Scoliosis Activity Suit™ is designed to be used in conjunction with an exercise-based scoliosis therapy, such as the exclusive Scoliosis BootCamp™, Small Curve Camp™, or the adult ScoliPAIN™ treatment programs.

This enhances the significantly increases the effectiveness of the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ compared to wearing the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ alone.

Because it is not a hard brace, but made instead out of neoprene (a stretchable yet durable material), it does allow some give over the course of time over each wear period (2-6 hours per day). The Scoliosis Activity Suit™ material allows the patient to maintain his or her flexibility, and can be worn while participating in sports and other athletic activities. However, it still maintains a high level of support to allow the muscles of the spine to work less while still stabilizing the spine. Preliminary research suggests that the average initial correction of the spinal curvature ranges between 15-35%. Over 90% of patients wearing the Scoliosis Activity Suit™ for one year saw their curvatures stabilized or corrected.

For more information on the Scoliosis Activity Suit™, or to schedule your free initial phone consult, please contact Dr. Morningstar at 810-694-3576, or email him at: drmorningstar@treatingscoliosis. com. For more information, or to request a free information packet, you can also visit the ScoliSMART Clinics website for more details at www.treatingscoliosis.com.

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The time for chelation is now.

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Yummy Berries Cut Heart Attack Risk by a Third

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ating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries a week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack, according to research from the University of East Anglia, in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health. The berries contain high levels of powerful flavonoids called anthocyanins, which may help dilate arteries, counter buildup of plaque and provide other cardiovascular benefits.

Published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association, the study involved 93,600 women ages 25 to 42 that completed questionnaires about their diet every four years for over 16 years. Those that ate the most berries had a 32 percent reduction in heart attack risk compared with those that ate them once a month or less, even if they ate a diet rich in other fruits and vegetables.

“This is the first study to look at the impact of diet in younger and middleaged women,” remarks the study’s lead author, Aedín Cassidy, Ph.D., head of the university’s nutrition department. “Even at an early age, eating more of these fruits may reduce risk of a heart attack later in life.”

Saw Palmetto Combos Combat Enlarged Prostate

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hree studies published in 2013 support the effectiveness of saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) extract for the treatment of prostate inflammation and other symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly called enlarged prostate. In addition, both lycopene, a dietary carotenoid with strong antioxidant value, and selenium, an essential trace element that promotes an optimal antioxidant/oxidant balance, have been shown to exert beneficial effects in BPH. Researchers from Italy’s University of Catania studied 168 patients with prostate enlargement among nine urological medical clinics. Those taking a combination of saw palmetto, selenium and lycopene experienced greater reductions of inflammation markers and reduced risk of prostate cancer after three and six months of treatment.

In an Australian study from the University of Queensland’s School of Medicine of patients with BPH, 32 men took an encapsulated formula containing saw palmetto, lycopene and other plant extracts, while 25 men were given a placebo.

After three months of treatment, men receiving the herbal formulation experienced a 36 percent reduction in related symptoms, while the placebo group showed an 8 percent reduction. The herbal supplement group also showed a 15 percent reduction in daytime urination frequency and an almost 40 percent reduction in nighttime urination frequency.

The long-term effectiveness of saw palmetto supplementation was reinforced in a Russian study of 38 patients with early prostate enlargement. After 10 years of receiving 320 milligrams of saw palmetto extract per day, researchers found no progression of the condition among the patients. www.NAeastMichigan.com

A Good Midlife Diet Prolongs Health in Later Years

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Harvard Medical School study found that how well women age in their 70s is linked to the way they ate earlier in life. Researchers started with 10,670 healthy women in their late 50s and followed them for 15 years. Published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the results saw fewer chronic diseases among women that followed diets heavy in plant-based foods during midlife; these women were also 34 percent more likely to live past 70. Those that ate most similarly to the Mediterranean diet had even better outcomes—a 46 percent greater likelihood of living past 70 without chronic diseases.

Eleven percent of the subjects qualified as healthy agers, which researchers defined as having no major chronic diseases, physical impairments, mental health problems or trouble with thinking and memory. According to lead author Cecilia Samieri, Ph.D., midlife exposures are thought to be a particularly relevant period because most health conditions develop slowly over many years.

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Scientists led by Yi-Yuan Tang, Ph.D., studied 61 volunteers, including 27 smokers, randomly divided into groups that either received mindfulness meditation training or relaxation training. Two weeks later, after five hours of training, smoking among those in the meditative group decreased by 60 percent, while no significant reduction occurred in the relaxation group.

Brain imaging scans determined that the mindfulness meditation training produced increased activity in the anterior cingulate and the prefrontal cortex; regions associated with self-control. Past research led by Tang showed that smokers and those with other addictions exhibited less activity in these areas than those free of addictions. The current study previously determined that myelin and brain cell matter in these two brain regions increases through mindfulness meditation.

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Australia’s Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute studied 15 women and 15 men, divided randomly into groups that consumed either 500 grams of a placebo juice or beets with apple juice. During the 24 hours after consumption, the researchers noted a statistically significant reduction in systolic blood pressure of four to five points among the men drinking the beet juice.

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It’s well known that involving fathers from the start in children’s lives has a significant positive impact on their development, including the greater economic security of having more than one parent. Yet, there’s more to the “father effect”.

Numerous studies have found that children growing up in a household with a father present show superior outcomes in intelligence tests, particularly in nonverbal, or spatial, reasoning that’s integral in mathematics, science and engineering. The IQ advantage is attributed to the way that fathers interact with their children, with an emphasis on the manipulation of objects like blocks, roughhousing and outdoor activities, rather than language-based activities. A study of Chinese parents found that it was a father’s warmth toward his child that was the ultimate factor in predicting the child’s future academic success.

A recent Canadian study from Concordia University provides new insights into a father’s impact on a daughter’s emotional development, as well. Lead researcher Erin Peugnot concluded, “Girls whose fathers lived with them when they were in middle childhood (ages 6 to 10) demonstrated less sadness, worry and shyness as preteens (ages 9 to 13) compared with girls whose fathers did not live with them,” he says.

Colony collapse disorder, the mysterious mass die-off of honeybees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the U.S., has been well documented, with toxic insecticides identified as the primary culprits. Now, scientists at the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have expanded the identification of components of the toxic brew of pesticides and fungicides contaminating pollen and decimating the bee colonies that collect it to feed their hives.

A study of eight agricultural chemicals associated with increased risk of infection by parasites found that bees that ate pollen contaminated with fungicides were three times as likely to be infected. Widely used fungicides had previously been accepted as harmless for bees because they are designed to kill fungus, not insects.

Dennis vanEngelsdorp, the study’s lead author, states, “There’s growing evidence that fungicides may be affecting the bees on their own, highlighting a need to reassess how we label these agricultural chemicals.” Labels on pesticides warn farmers not to spray when pollinating bees are in the vicinity, but such precautions have not applied to fungicides.

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ABI Research, a technology market intelligence company, revealed the growing popularity of consumer health and wellness technologies in its latest market projections for wearable, healthrelated devices. Estimates are that 80 million wearable monitoring devices, including heart monitors and biosensors that read body temperature and motion, will be sold by 2016.

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Other technologies, such as medical-grade, pneumatic [air] compression boot systems, are facilitating athome recovery for hip and knee surgery patients and quicker muscle recovery for serious athletes. Air-filled chambers remain inflated as pressure cycles sequentially move from the foot up the leg.

The cycles flush out waste and replenish blood supplies to the muscles.

More complex bio-analyzing systems retrieve feedback from the body’s electromagnetic fields, the multiple energy meridians and the frequencies of the body’s cells and organs. “Such systems are largely used by chiropractors, naturopaths, physical therapists and acupuncturists,” says Loran Swensen, CEO of Innergy Development, which owns AO Scan, maker of the Magnetic Resonance Bio-Analyzer.

For people that struggle with traditional workouts or physical limitations, whole-body vibration technology may be a solution (see sidebar next page).

“When you stand on the oscillating platform, the body reacts to the vertical vibratory stimulus with an involuntary muscle contraction; depending on the speed, muscles can react up to 23 times per second,” advises Linda Craig, coowner of Circulation Nation, in Greer, South Carolina. Similar platforms are becoming commonplace in chiropractic practices.

Consumer applications of medical devices have led to the home use of additional sophisticated technologies like laser therapy. Successfully used for more than 30 years in Europe to treat trauma, inflammation, overuse injuries and cosmetic issues, as well as to provide pain relief and healing, some forms have recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

With 129,397,925 gym members worldwide according to a recent International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association report, it’s safe to predict that consumer demand ensures even more significant technological advances are in our near future.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings.

Vibration Technology in Michigan

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ating back to ancient Greek times, the use of “Whole Body Vibration” (WBV) is not necessarily a new technology in regard to medical advancements, According to Rick Andrus, marketing & operations manager at Level Eleven Physical Therapy in Holly, MI. It was Russian researchers who also used the technology for medical purposes and began to use vibration to prevent and heal the injuries sustained by their Olympic athletes. They also extended WBV therapy to their space program, helping cosmonauts returning from long periods of weightlessness to increase bone density and improve muscle tone.

Closer to home, Harvey Kellogg (the corn flakes guy) utilized the first therapeutic vibration system right here in Michigan.

“WBV causes muscles to contract and relax around 3,000 times per minute, depending on the parameters selected. Such rapid contractions, coupled with therapeutic exercises, can result in numerous health benefits,” explains Andrus. "Some of the benefits can be increase in bone density, increased muscle mass, improved circulation, improved balance and gait, and decrease in spasticity and tone."

Casey Czuj, master power plate trainer for the State of Michigan and Vital Performance Fitness in Southfield, MI, explains that the Power Plate is a medically approved machine.

"The concept of vibrational training generates a natural stretch reflex, which contracts the muscle by breaking down muscle fiber in order to generate stronger muscle tissue," says Czuj. "For most people in conventional training, a maximum of 40% of muscle fibers per muscle are recruited. Power Plate vibrational training recruits between 95 and 97%, therefore deeper posture and muscle stabilization can be stimulated."

“Power Plate training can improve overall strength, power, stability, flexibility, and range of motion. Circulation improves encouraging lymphatic drainage and detoxification. Training on the Power Plate improves bone mineral density, reduces pain, improves balance and increases one’s metabolism. Increased circulation enhances cardiovascular health and oxygen uptake improving one’s quality of life and overall function,” explains Czuj. “Power Plate is the ultimate wellness solution for all ages, lifestyles and physical abilities. Regardless of age, fitness level, or disability, each and every one of our clients exhibit improvement in range of motion, cardiovascular health, strength, balance and agility, not to mention, the many pounds and inches our clients have shed.”

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What was the key turning point in embracing your life’s calling?

Every time I would visit a spiritual teacher as a kid, they would say, “We’ve been waiting for you.” But I just wanted to be normal and was also skeptical; not every well-intentioned person is necessarily leading you home. I reached a turning point when I knew something had to change. I told myself that if this thing called God really exists and if I’m here to be a messenger, I have to experience it personally.

In that moment, I began to undergo a transformation that culminated in a direct experience of the divine; an infinite ocean of energy vibrating with unconditional love. I felt part of what every spiritual teacher has been telling the world for thousands of years: that the true nature of reality is love, a love that expresses itself through all life forms. That experience allowed me to accept my role of helping others see and achieve their potential.

How does the universal energy you speak of affect us and how can we shift our dance with it?

We are vibrational beings inhabiting a

vibrational universe. Yogis and mystics from traditions throughout time have known this. The subtlest form of vibration is the soul, which is overlaid by the emotional, with the physical as the outermost layer of energy. Because the emotional layer can accumulate a density that enshrouds our soul’s light and potential, it’s important to address it.

Energy is like water—it wants to flow and can shift states at any moment.

Judging or rejecting any aspect of our genuine identity disrupts that flow of energy. For example, if instead of being available to feel your anger when it arises you repress or deny it, that accumulating emotion acquires density and over time, becomes rage. But if you can learn to slow down and lean into the emotion, the anger can wash through and out of you and energy again flows freely.

By allowing ourselves to acknowledge, experience and release these emotions without judgment, we are clearing the obstacles to our authentic self, what I term one’s “soul signature”.

How is discovering our soul signature related to finding our calling?

The soul signature is our purest potential expressed. You can have a calling to be a writer, but unless you are connected to who you are at the deepest level, your writing won’t have the same impact.

Accessing our soul signature is a process. We didn’t end up where we are overnight, and it can take time to get back to that place where we can express our truest selves by working with the techniques of energy transformation described in my book.

What are good first steps for someone newly initiating a spiritual practice?

The most powerful tool is our breath.

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A Healthy Mouth: A Necessity for Total Wellness

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e have all heard it time and time again, “Take care of your teeth and they will take care of you.”

What we have learned over the years is that statement is rooted in absolute truth. Recently, the news has been filled with stories that link oral health and oral disease to a number of serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. It may surprise you that the subject isn’t really new. Dentists have long known that there is a strong relationship between oral health and overall health and wellness.

Each year we learn more and more about how poor oral health is linked to problems elsewhere in the body.

It has been linked to serious conditions like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s Disease, respiratory diseases, and even increased risks of some cancers. Today, more than ever, it is vital to make regular trips to the dentist a part of your plan to achieve optimal health and wellness.

“At our practice we don’t just look in your mouth, we look past your mouth to see the whole picture of you individually,” says Heather Pranzarone Stratton, DDS, a Family and Cosmetic dentist in Shelby Township, MI. “Your mouth is the window to your overall health and wellness,” she says. “The state of your oral health can offer clues about your overall well-being. Oral Health and total health and wellness are more connected than you might realize.”

“As we have learned more about the relationship between oral health and overall health,” continued Dr. Stratton, “we have also learned much about how the materials and techniques that we use everyday can affect your overall heath as well, both positively and negatively. Mercury fillings are a prime example. Most

people don’t realize that their ‘silver’ amalgam fillings are up to 50% mercury. Due to its poisonous nature, mercury can negatively affect your brain, immune, cardiac, respiratory, and digestive systems.”

At HPS Advanced Dental Care, Dr. Stratton and her team are committed to practicing dentistry with a Biological and Biocompatible philosophy.

According to Dr. Stratton, “in using the terms ‘biological and biocompatible’ we are not attempting to carve out a new specialty in dentistry, but rather to describe an attitude and philosophy that can apply to all facets of dental practice, and to health care in general: to always seek the least toxic way to accomplish the mission of treatment, to do it while treading as softly as possible on the patient’s biological terrain, and to most importantly, treat our patients as individuals.”

“To us, the best way to describe Biological Dentistry is Individualized Dentistry. It is dentistry that is completely focused on You. Not just who you are in terms of your teeth and oral health, but also who you are as a whole person physiologically, emotionally, and dentally.

Since every person does not react the same way to the same procedures, medications, or materials, why should we treat every person the same way? We do not just treat teeth and oral disease at our Practice. We treat People. And in our experience, every person is unique and different in their own ways.”

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Pimentel, citing his own research, also suggests that even a minor case of food poisoning may unbalance digestive bacteria enough to cause problems for years. “We think food poisoning leads to bacterial overgrowth,” says Pimentel.

In his clinical experience, James says about 10 percent of IBS cases can be connected to the food poisoning theory.

Although auch cases are typically treated with an antibiotic, rifaximin, many experts ironically attribute bacterial overgrowth to the use of antibiotics.

All antibiotics, taken for any reason, indiscriminately kill both good and bad intestinal bacteria, ultimately creating unbalanced bacteria colonies in the digestive tract, says James. “There can be bad long-term effects,” he advises.

James’ antibiotics theory is affirmed by a major Australian review of current research on the links between antibiotics and intestinal bacterial overgrowth.

Sugar is another culprit as are antibiotics in dairy products and meats, which can also aggravate digestive problems. Sugar feeds the growth of unfriendly bacteria and yeast and antibiotics kill friendly bacteria, contributing to imbalances.

The U.S. obesity epidemic has even been linked to digestive problems.

In a study published in the journal Frontiers of Public Health, researchers at the University of California-Berkeley warn against long-term exposure to antibiotics through their widespread use in the dairy and meat

industries. One animal study from Washington University, in St. Louis, showed that intestinal bacteria tend to extract more nutrients—and more calories—from the same foods when eaten by obese animals than when ingested by thinner ones. This helps explain why obese people tend to stay obese without heroic measures.

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There is considerable agreement that probiotics—live bacteria such as those contained in fermented foods like quality yogurt—help rebalance beneficial bacteria in the digestive tract and ease ailments that include IBS. Due to U.S. food regulations, yogurt is routinely pasteurized, which kills its probiotic benefits; conscientious suppliers then add active digestive microorganisms, like Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, back into their products.

“Check yogurt labels for specific names of the species and a certification

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Coconut yogurt may be preferred by those with dairy-free diets. Dairy is acidforming and can be difficult to digest.

Many fermented foods can provide the same probiotics to ease digestive woes and restore a healthy balance of the right bacteria. Sauerkraut, rich in Lactobacillus and other strains of healthy bacteria, is at the top of the list.

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Probiotic supplements may be more effective for people with serious digestive distress that need higher bacterial counts and the product label may provide specifics of the bacteria and strains. “For example, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG is a strain that has

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In addition, there are many nonfermented foods, including certain juices, candies and energy bars, with

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1. Take Digestive Enzymes. Enzymes help to digest food and heal the immune system. Our modern diets of cooked, canned, and processed foods are devoid of these enzymes. Without the proper enzymes, great stress is put on our internal tract system, or “gut”, which houses 80-90% of our immune system. Taking enzymes at the start of meals aids in digestion, freeing the immune system to heal.

2. Reading food labels is power. Dr. Kaczmar’s second tip might seem like a no-brainer, but given the dominance of processed foods full of unnecessary, unpronounceable and possibly harmful ingredients in our grocery stores, it deserves a second glance. Thoroughly reading food labels is important but

can be time consuming. Kaczmar notes; “A good rule of thumb is that the fewer ingredients in a product, the healthier.”

3. Be Cautious About Antibiotic Use. Kaczmar says of her most disturbing finding that; “In my 14 years of practice, I have seen that the most assaulting product to digestive health is antibiotics.” Overly prescribed and often unnecessary, antibiotics kill both good and bad bacteria in your intestines, known as your intestinal flora. This robs the body of its natural defense system.

“I have seen young people who have had to have sections of their colons removed due to the damage antibiotics caused.”

4. Step away from the wheat. Today’s genetically modified wheat irritates the small intestines, leading to a slew of problems within our digestive system.

Because the actual plants are altered in a lab, any bread - from your whole grain to white - can cause sickness and discomfort. Gluten free is a better option, but can still be high in carbohydrates.

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5. Go greens. Dark greens like kale, spinach, and chard are vital to our bodies digestive health. Rich with essential vitamins and minerals, fiber and more calcium then dairy, dark leafy greens should have center stage in the healthy eating movement. Dr. Kaczmar recommends one big leafy green salad a day, but suggests adding a few leaves to a smoothie as an option.

Kaczmar emphasizes this last step. “We are meant to eat greens, and this is where our health is lacking the most.” We have been raised to think of the food pyramid as the rule of thumb in healthy eating. Breads and carbohydrates dominate the bottom, while fruits and vegetables come up short.

“The sad reality," she says, "is that the food pyramid caters to the ideology of the food industry, not the health of the consumer. By taking these steps to regain control of your own health, you become part of a bigger movement, to heal, nourish, and support our world."

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Dreyer recommends ascending hills sideways (crossing one foot over the other) to engage new muscles and protect the calves and Achilles tendons. She also suggests walking backwards for 30 steps every five minutes during a 30-minute walk to reestablish proper posture.

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ippocrates called walking “man’s best medicine,” and Americans agree: According to the U.S. Surgeon General, walking is America’s most popular form of fitness. It’s free, convenient and simple. The Foundation for Chronic Disease Prevention reveals that 10,000 daily steps help lower blood pressure, shed pounds, decrease stress, and reduce the risk of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Here’s how to rev up the routine and stay motivated.

Practical Tips

Breathe. Belly breathing calms the

parasympathetic nervous system, expands lung capacity and improves circulation. Inhale through the nose, fill the belly and expel through the mouth, advises Asheville, North Carolina, resident Katherine Dreyer, co-founder and CEO of ChiWalking.

Try new techniques and terrain. “The body is smart and efficient. It must be constantly challenged in safe ways and tricked into burning more calories,” says Malin Svensson, founder and President of Nordic Walking USA. She suggests taking the stairs or strolling on

Feel the Earth move under your (bare) feet. Improve mood, reduce pain and deepen sleep by going outside barefoot, says Dr. Laura Koniver, of Charleston, South Carolina, a featured expert in the documentary, The Grounded. “The Earth’s surface contains an infinite reservoir of free electrons, which, upon contact with the body, can neutralize damage from free radicals,” she says.

Notice nature. Alexandra Horowitz, author of On Looking: Eleven Walks with Expert Eyes, finds walking outdoors infinitely more engaging than exercising in the gym. Seek out woodsy hikes, scenic waterways or historic downtowns, and “open up to experiencing the world,” she says.

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Horowitz suggests strolling with friends and sharing sensory discoveries.

“A fresh perspective can help tune you into the great richness of ordinary environments often overlooked,” she says.

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Walking a dog brings mutual benefits.

Dr. John Marshall, chief oncologist at Georgetown University Hospital, in Washington, D.C., prescribes dog walking to his cancer patients, asserting it yields better outcomes than chemotherapy. For maximum enjoyment, strive to hit a stride, advises Carla Ferris, owner of Washington, D.C. dog-walking company Wagamuffin.

Be a fanny pack fan. Fanny packs, unlike backpacks, which can disturb natural torso rotation, comfortably store identification, phone, keys and water, says Svensson. Ferris agrees: “Walks are so much more enjoyable hands-free.”

Walk while you work. Much of the independent and collaborative work at Minneapolis finance company SALO emerges as employees walk slowly on ergonomic treadmill desks. “Being up, active and forward-moving on the treadmill benefits productivity,” says cofounder Amy Langer. Alternatively, consider investing in a cordless headset or standing desk. “Most anything you can do sitting, you can do standing, and supporting your own body weight is almost as beneficial as walking,” she says.

A study reported in the journal Diabetologia suggests that sedentary time combined with periods of moderate-to-vigorous exercise poses a greater health risk than being gently active throughout the day. Dreyer’s mantra?

“The body is wise. Listen when it says, ‘Get up and walk a bit.’”

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THE HEALING POWER OF STORY

How Telling Our Truths Can Set Us Free

by Judith Fertig

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fter his deployment in Iraq, U.S. Marine Captain Tyler Boudreau returned home in 2004 with post-traumatic stress syndrome and an emotional war wound that experts now call a “moral injury”. He could only sleep for an hour or two at night. He refused to take showers or leave the house for long periods of time. He and his wife divorced. “My body was home, but my head was still there [in Iraq],” he recounts.

At first, Boudreau tried to make sense of his conflicted feelings by writing fiction. Then he wrote a detailed, nonfiction analysis of his deployment, but that didn’t help, either. In 2009 he wrote a memoir, Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine, that came closer to conveying his personal truth.

“I needed to get back into the story,” he says, so he could pull his life back together in Northampton, Massachusetts.

Like Boudreau, we all have stories—ongoing and ever-changing—that we tell ourselves to make sense of our lives. They can help us heal and powerfully guide us through life, or just as powerfully, hold us back.

In 1949, Sarah Lawrence College Professor Joseph Campbell published The Hero with a Thousand Faces, in which he outlined a master monomyth.

It involves leaving everyday life and answering a call to adventure, getting help from others along the way, facing adversity and returning with a gift, or boon, for ourselves and others. It’s a basic pattern of human existence, with endless variations.

Power to Heal the Body

How does telling our truth help heal our body? Professor James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, is a pioneer in the mindbody benefits of story, which he explores in Opening Up: The Healing Power of Expressing Emotions. In the late 1980s, while consulting for the Texas prison system, Pennebaker discovered that when suspects lied while taking polygraph tests, their heart rate rose, but when they confessed the truth, they relaxed.

“Our cells know the truth,” writes microbiologist Sondra Barrett, Ph.D., who also blogs at SondraBarrett.com, in Secrets of Your Cells, “Our physiol-

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ogy responds to what we’re thinking, including what we don’t want people to know.” When we are afraid to tell a story and keep it in, “Our cells broadcast a signal of danger,” she explains.

“Molecules of adrenalin, along with stress hormones, connect with receptors on heart, muscle and lung cells— and in the case of long-term sustained stress, immune cells.”

We experience increased heart rate, tense muscles, shortness of breath and lower immunity when we’re stressed. She notes, “When we release the stories and feelings that torment us, our cells respond with great relief and once again become havens of safety.”

We need to tell our stories even in facing life-threatening illness, and maybe because of it. Dr. Shayna Watson, an oncologist at the Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, in Canada, encourages physicians to listen to patients. “In the name of efficiency,” she reports in an article in Canadian Family Physician, “it’s easy to block out patients’ stories and deal only with the ‘facts’, to see the chat, the time and the stories as luxuries for when there is a cancellation. The study of narrative tells us, however, that in these easily neglected moments we might find more than we expect; there can be understanding, relationship building and healing—the elements of our common humanity.”

A current problem is but a dot on the entire timeline of a person’s existence. By keeping their larger story in mind, patients can find a wider perspective, with the strength and resolve to heal, while the physician can see the patient as a person, rather than a diagnosis.

Power to Heal Emotions

“Telling your story may be the most powerful medicine on Earth,” says Dr. Lissa Rankin, the author of Mind Over Medicine, who practices integrative medicine in Mill Valley, California. She’s tested the concept firsthand. “So many of us are tormented by the insane idea that we’re separate, disconnected beings, suffering all by our little lonesome selves,” she observes. “That’s exactly how I felt when I started blogging, as if I was the only one in the whole wide June 2014

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world who had lost her mojo and longed to get it back. Then I started telling my story—and voilà! Millions of people responded to tell me how they had once lost theirs and since gotten it back.”

They did it by telling their stories, witnessed with loving attention by others that care. “Each of us is a constantly unfolding narrative, a hero in a novel no one else can write. Yet, so many of us leave our stories untold, our songs unsung,” remarks Rankin. “When this happens, we wind up feeling lonely,

listless and out of touch with our life purpose. We are plagued with a chronic sense that something is out of alignment.

We may even wind up feeling unworthy, unloved or sick,” says Rankin, who blogs on related topics at LissaRankin.com.

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“By sharing our stories together and finding common ground, we lay the groundwork for world peace and much more.” ~Rev. Patrick McCollum ing journey with her mother through Alzheimer’s disease. Shouse discovered that as her mother was losing her memory and identity through dementia, crafting a new narrative helped her family hold it together, a process she details in Love in the Land of Dementia.

“You have to celebrate the person who is still with you,” Shouse says, noting we may discover a different, but still interesting, person that communicates in ways other than talking. She recommends employing a technique she calls The Hero Project, which she developed with her partner, Ron Zoglin. It uses words, photos and craft supplies in what Shouse terms “word-scrapping” to generate and tell a new story that helps keep the personal connection we have with our loved one and make visits more positive.

She shares more supportive insights at DeborahShouseWrites.wordpress.com.

Sharing an old story may also provide a rare link to the past for a person with dementia. “Savor and write down the stories you’re told, even if you hear certain ones many times,” Shouse counsels. “By writing down the most often-repeated stories, you create a legacy to share with family, friends and other caregivers.”

Power of the Wrong Story

Our thoughts are a shorthand version of a longer life story, says author Byron Katie, a self-help specialist from Ojai, California, who addresses reader stories via blog posts at ByronKatie.com. Sometimes we tell ourselves the wrong story, one that keeps us from realizing our full potential, while making us miserable at the same time. Examples might include “I will always be overweight,” “My partner doesn’t love me” or “I’m stuck here.”

Katie’s book, Who Would You Be Without Your Story? explores how we

often take what happens in our lives, create a story with negative overtones, believe that version of the story and make ourselves unhappy. “The cause of suffering is the thought that we’re believing it,” she says. By questioning our stories, turning them around and crafting new and more truthful ones, we can change our lives.

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Power to Heal the Community Humorist, speaker, and professional storyteller Kim Weitkamp, of Christiansburg, Virginia, knows that the power of story creates wider ripples. She sees it happen every time she performs at festivals and events around the country.

“It is naturally in our DNA to communicate in story form,” she advises. “The power of story causes great revelation and change in those that listen.”

She cites supporting studies conducted by psychologists Marshall Duke, Ph.D., and Robyn Fivush, Ph.D., at the Emory Center for Myth and Ritual in American Life, in Atlanta, Georgia. “They found that children—at ages 4, 14, 44 or 104, because we’re all children at heart—are more resilient and happy and rebound faster from stress when they know their family stories. They know they’re part of something that’s bigger than themselves that people in their family have kept going,” says Weitkamp.

“When people leave a storytelling event, they leave telling stories,” she says with a smile, “and that results in happier and healthier families and communities.”

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ge-old storytelling resurged with the folk movement of the 1970s," says

Judy Sima, master storyteller from West Bloomfield. "Continuing to be vibrant, storytelling offers something for everyone, whether or not it’s physically performed."

Sima, a retired Warren Fitzgerald Public Schools’ media specialist, has a history of promoting storytelling among people of all ages. It kept her students engrossed for 17 years of her 30-year career, and today she continues through the Parent-Tellers group at Warren’s Chatterton Middle School.

“We have had storytellers from around the metro-Detroit area take part in this art,” says Sima, “and people really get caught up in the experience. That includes kids who would normally fall below the radar socially.”

"There’s something magical about sharing our own stories," says Life Coach Teresa Brown, of Soul Space in Rochester, MI. Brown provides counsel in both group and individual settings, with learning and growth through healing circles and other methods.

“Storytelling is a way to express your true feelings,” Brown says. “And, if you can feel it, you can heal it.”

Sima’s commitment came from a childhood fascination with her Jewish mother’s World War II stories about concentration camp life and other harrowing experiences. The ability to share and educate as well as enrich were invaluable in communications with others, Sima decided.

She took a national role, serving five years as director of the North Central National Storytelling Network, a region with 10 upper-Midwest states. She’s also continued to stay active in the Detroit Story League, holding the presidency three times.

And, as much as storytelling can educate and inform, it holds yet another value in our lives.

“It’s impossible to hate someone once you know his stories,” Sima says.

“It’s a way to share what we know, bring joy to others and urge people — particularly children — to become interested in reading, live performances, speaking and literature.”

With children, storytelling begins with folklore and children’s literature, and can encompass role-playing, as Sima encouraged during her involvement with Beverly Hills’ Detroit Country Day School. Adults tend to use personal narratives, folk tales and historical tales effectively, and there are numerous ways in which to do that throughout metro-Detroit and the Lower Peninsula.

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Whether it’s membership in a food co-op, tending a backyard garden or balcony tomato plant or foraging in the woods for edibles, living off the land means cleaner, fresher and more nutritious food on the table.

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o switch from running to the market to stepping into a home garden for fresh produce, it’s best to start small. Smart gardeners know it’s easy to be overwhelmed by a big plot so they plan ahead with like-minded friends to swap beans for tomatoes or zucchini for okra to add variety. If one household is more suited to freezing excess harvests while another cans or dehydrates, more trades are in the offing. Start kids by having them plant radishes, a crop that will give even the most impatient child quick results.

“You can’t do everything yourself,” counsels Kathie Lapcevic, a farmer, freelance writer and teacher in Columbia Falls, Montana. “I have a huge garden, expanded now into about 7,000 square feet, that provides 65 percent of what our family eats,” she says. “On the other hand, I can’t imagine life without nut butter and found I can’t grow Brussels sprouts. A few trips to the store are inevitable.”

Lapcevic plants non-GMO, heirloom varieties of seeds in her chemicalfree garden. She adds a new variety or

two each year and reminds peers that it takes a while to build good soil. Three years ago, she also added pollinator beehives on the property. Their honey reduces the amount of processed sugar the family uses.

From Libby, Montana, Chaya Foedus blogs on her store website PantryParatus.com about kitchen selfsufficiency. “Foraging is a good way to give children a full sensory experience,” she remarks. “We turn a hike into a mission to find and learn about specific foods, where they come from and what to do with them.” To start, select one easily identifiable item for the kids to pick. “In Libby, that’s huckleberries,” says Foedus. “Similar to blueberries, they grow on a bush, so they’re easy to see and pick. Huckleberries don’t grow in captivity—it’s a completely foraged economy.”

Michelle Boatright, a graphic designer and hunter of wild plants in Bristol, Tennessee, learned eco-friendly ways to forage from a game warden friend. Five years later, her bookcase holds 30 books on edible plants—she brings two with her on excursions.

“When in doubt, leave a plant alone.

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Nyerges characterizes himself as a lazy gardener. “Forget having a traditional lawn. Grow food, not grass,” he says. “I like plants that take care of themselves and then of me.”

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It’s wise to take only what you need, use what you take and remember an animal gave its life to sustain yours.”

Rea uses several methods for obtaining local foods. “Living here makes it easier due to the year-round growing season. For produce, I volunteer for a local CSA [community supported agriculture] collective. One hour of volunteering earns 11 pounds of free, sustainably farmed, organic produce—everything from kale to tangerines to cilantro.

“Bartering is also an increasingly popular trend,” he notes. “I make my own hot sauce and trade it for highend foods and coffee from friends and neighbors. Several of us have now rented a plot in a community garden to grow more of our own vegetables. I only buy from stores the items I can’t trade for or make myself—usually oats, milk, cheese and olive oil.”

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all tour trucks, buses and generators. Comprehensive conservation efforts including refillable water bottle stations, plus organic cotton T-shirts and reusable or biodegradable food service ware are standard at his shows. “We try to be environmentally conscious every step of the way,” says Johnson.

“Our record cases and posters use recycled paper and ecofriendly inks. We record albums in my solar-powered studio.

It’s an ongoing learning process and conversation as we find even better ways to do things.”

Johnson’s team often requests increased recycling efforts and use of energy-efficient light bulbs at venues, advancing long-term eco-changes everywhere they perform. He explains, “Our thinking is that once they change the light bulbs for us, they’re not going to go back to the old light bulbs after we leave. Many venue managers tell us they have stuck with the improvements because they realize that they’re easy to do.”

Marine pollution and single-use plastics are issues high on the musician’s environmental list, but the topic he’s most passionate about is food. In his home state of Hawaii, 90 percent of food is imported. “The idea of supporting your local food system is a big deal in our family and we take that point of view on the road because it’s a vital issue anywhere you go,” he says.

At each tour stop, all of the band’s food is sourced within a specific radius. Johnson also works with radio stations to promote regional farming, helping to build community and fan awareness of the benefits of supporting local farms.

At home, Johnson has solar panels on the roof and drives an electric car. The entire family, including three children, participates in recycling, worm composting and gardening.

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inger-songwriter Jack Johnson’s touring concerts have almost always doubled as fundraisers for local environmental nonprofits. “Early on, we recognized that we could not only fill a room, but also raise funds and awareness for nonprofit groups we believe in,” says Johnson.

Then, as he started playing larger venues, “I realized the power of touring to connect our fans with local nonprofits in every town we played.”

Johnson and his wife, Kim, also founded two environmentally focused charitable foundations, and during the past five years, all of his tour proceeds have been donated to them, in turn going to hundreds of environmental education nonprofits worldwide. The enabling commercial success began in 2001 when his debut album successfully established this Oahu, Hawaiian’s trademark mellow surf-rocker style.

Since then, he’s released five more studio albums, including the most recent, From Here to Now to You.

“While I have so much gratitude for the support our music receives, for me, music has always been a hobby, a side thing. It grew into a way to work in the nonprofit world.

Being engaged in environmental education almost feels like my real job, and the music’s something we’re lucky enough to provide to fund related causes,” says Johnson.

As the size of his audiences grows, so does the size of his potential environmental footprint. On the road, Johnson’s team works with the Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance to fuel natural awakenings

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“It’s fun to take what we learn at home on the road and bring good things we learn on the road home,” he says.

The Swiss Family Robinson is one of the family’s favorite books. “We love figuring out ways to apply ideas,” he remarks. “For our first water catchment system, we got 50-gallon drums previously used for oil and vinegar from a bread bakery and attached spigots. The kids were so excited to watch them fill the first time it rained.”

Johnson finds that all of the facets of his life work together. For example,

“Music is a social thing for me. I get to share it with people. Surfing is where I find a lot of balance; it’s a more private time. But I also come up with lyrics and musical ideas while I’m surfing.”

Johnson’s approach to inspiring all generations to be conscious of the environment is to focus on the fun, because it’s easy to become overwhelmed by the big picture. Understanding that his own kids are among the future stewards of planet Earth, he works diligently to instill values of creativity and free thinking.

Johnson reflects, “When I look at things that are in the world now that we would have never dreamed possible when we were growing up, I recognize how much can change in one generation. Looking for answers that aren’t there yet—things nobody’s thought of— that’s what’s going to solve problems.”

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For both outdoor sports, Citronella acts as a natural insect repellent or bug spray.

Essential Oils can also be utilized for health issues men sometimes encounter. For hair loss or receding hairline, essential oils, when applied topically to the head, may help encourage hair growth. Two oils, in particular are Rosemary and Cederwood. Rosemary may also help with memory retention and comprehension, while Cedarwood has been documented to combat alopecia.

Essential oils can also be utilized to address and harmonize other health areas that men sometimes encounter, including hormonal, prostate, or libido issues. For example, the essential oil Hong Kual, when combined with Idaho Blue Spruce oil, may help boost the male libido and sensual health.

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Waterways are enchanting at any age, and SUP recreation naturally tends to inspire creative quests. Its physical and developmental benefits are a bonus. “The stand up paddleboard is the bicycle of the water. Because paddleboarding can be done at any age and fitness level, the whole family can enjoy it together,” says Kristin Thomas, a mother of three in Laguna Beach, California, SUP race champion and executive director of the Stand Up Paddle Industry Association.

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feet, looking up at them,” advises Lili Colby, owner of MTI Adventurewear, near Boston, Massachusetts, which makes life jackets for paddle sports. She notes that U.S. Coast Guard law requires that children 30 pounds and under wear infant life jackets to provide special head and neck support that turns a baby’s face up with an open airway within three seconds of entering the water.

It’s a good idea to first practice paddling short distances in shallow waters near the shore. Toddlers are more likely to lean overboard to play in the water, Colby cautions, so engaging in nature-inspired games along the way will help occupy them onboard.

“Young children introduced to water sports in the context of positive family interaction typically become eager to paddle on their own,” observes Tina Fetten, owner of Southern Tier Stand Up Paddle Corp., who leads a variety of SUP experiences throughout New York and northern Pennsylvania. “If they are strong swimmers, I bring them on a large board with me and teach them the skills for independent paddling.”

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surfboards, stand up paddling is commonly taught on flat water, making it easier and more stable than surfing. Still, swimming competence and adult supervision are prerequisites to independent paddling according to paramedic Bob Pratt, co-founder of the Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which leads water safety classes in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin.

“Parents should outfit all children with a life jacket, Coast Guard-approved for their age and weight, as well as a leash, which attaches to their ankle and the board with Velcro straps,” Pratt says. “If children fall into the water, a tug of the leash enables them to quickly retrieve their largest floatation device, the board.”

Experts agree that success is relatively easy, so children build confidence quickly. The sport can be adapted to suit individual needs and positions, including moving from standing to sitting or kneeling, says Fetten, who teaches adaptive SUP lessons in a community pool. As she sees firsthand, “All children, especially those with disabilities, benefit from the empowering feeling of attaining independent success.”

“A water-based sport is the healthiest outlet children can have,” attests Wesley Stewart, founder of Urban Surf 4 Kids, a San Diego nonprofit that offers free SUP and surf clinics for foster children. “Being on the water requires kids to focus on what they’re doing and has the ability to clear their minds and give them freedom. It’s like meditation. Plus, SUP is a low-impact, cross-training cardio activity; it works every part of the body.”

Beyond the basic benefits, SUP keeps children engaged by offering endless opportunities to explore the geographic and ecological diversity of different types of waterways. SUP activities and levels can grow along with children; teens can try yoga on water, competitive racing and the advanced challenges of surfing. Fitness is a bonus to the rewarding ability to propel one’s self through the water.

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or many, handwritten letters bundled with ribbon, pressed flowers and fading photographs have been replaced by emails, computerized cards and digital images, with the notable exception of scrapbooks.

A scrapbook, done right, is a memorabilia treasure chest. Pages are embellished, decorated and personalized to bring memories alive. Pets get to strut their stuff, too. Mary Anne Benedetto, author of Write Your Pet’s Life Story in 7 Easy Steps, in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, says that no matter the species, each pet has special qualities or quirks and a tale to tell.

Liisa Kyle, Ph.D., founder of CoachingForCreativePeople.com, in Seattle, Washington, also trains candidates for Guide Dogs for the Blind. “The pup comes to me at 8 weeks old and moves on a year or more later,” says Kyle. “It’s traditional, and a big deal, to give the dog’s new person a gift when the transfer is made. For the first pup, I made a memory book starting from his first days with us. Bright white paper behind each photo highlighted the contrast so the man, who had minimal vision, could see the pictures. People are curious about service animals, so he carries the book to show it around.

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Anne Moss, owner of TheCatSite.com, based in Pardes Hana, Israel, says scrapbooking is a recurrent theme in the site’s forums. “Our members tend to be computer savvy and create online pages for their cats. Yet many don’t want to give up the handson experience of scrapbooking; it gives them a special way to preserve memories of or create a long-lasting tribute for their beloved cats.” One member posted about a shadow box she’d made to display favorite toys and photos; another used camping-themed stickers around a photo of the cat napping in a kitty tent.

“I started taking pictures of my Bernese mountain dog, Chance, when he first came to me,” says Yvette Schmitter, an entrepreneurial software programmer in New York City. “We dress in matching costumes like Fiona and Shrek, Princess Leia and Yoda, Mr. and Mrs. Claus.

It’s a creative outlet after writing computer code all day and a good excuse to play together.”

Schmitter places the photos in pre-made greeting cards and has a current mailing list that exceeds 250, including the doorman, neighbors, the vet and groomer, friends and family.

“The deli guy told me he looks forward to each holiday just to see what we’ve come up with. That’s what motivates me; our fun photos can make somebody’s day better.”

Heather Post, owner of The Etiquette Seed, in Daytona Beach, Florida, specializes in coaching and speaking engagements. When her in-laws traveled to their summer home, she made a scrapbooklet for them. “It showed Sophie, our rescue terrier, at the door, window or in the car, with rhyming captions that said she missed them.” Post sends similar photo “stories” to her daughter, Meghan, now in college; a cousin’s daughter even took Sophie’s Halloween photo to preschool for show and tell.

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Cat's Cradle Adoptions - 12-4pm. 1st & 3rd Sundays. Pet Supplies Plus, 41660 W. 10 Mile Rd, Novi. 248-380-0007.

Michigan Anti-Cruelty Society Adoptions - 1st & 2nd Saturdays (5th Saturday, if applicable). PetSmart Utica, 45050 Northpointe Blvd. 586-323-7030; 3rd & 4th Saturdays. PetSmart Roseville, 32074 Gratiot Avenue. 586-294-0519 Adoptions - 11am-3pm. We do adoptions every Saturday. FREE. Peters True Value Hardware Store, 3455 W. Highland, Milford.

Paws Animal Rescue - 12-4pm. 1st & 3rd Saturdays. Pet Supplies Plus, 22 N Ortonville Rd, ORTONVILLE. 248-627-7900.

Forget Us Not Rescue - 1st & 3rd Saturdays 124pm. Pet Supplies Plus, 42241 Garfield, Clinton Twp. 586-228-0090.

Heaven Will Wait Adoption Event - 12-4pm. 2nd & 4th Weekend monthly. Pet Supplies Plus, 31029 Harper, St. Clair Shores. 586-771-3277.

Homefurever Dog & Puppy Adoptions - 12pm4pm. Every other Saturday adoptions at PetcoTroy 1217 Coolidge, Bet 14-15 Mile 248 6430694 & Petco-Roseville 32074 Gratiot 13 1/2 Mile. Info: Homefurever, Marilyn 313-897-4931.

Adoptions - 12pm-4pm. We do adoptions each Sat. & Sunday every month. FREE. PetSmart, BRIGHTON.

Dog Adoption Day - Every Saturday. Cat adoptions every day. Working with Happy Homes Rescue, Almost Home Animal Haven and Companion Pet Rescue. Premier Pet Supply, 31215 Southfield Rd., Beverly Hills. Info: 248-647-4310. See ad page 41.

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saTurday, may 31 the Paleo Diet - eating like a Caveman in the 21st Century - 12-1pm. By Nate Furlong, fitness and nutrition expert. Why conventional dietary regimens often fail and how the Paleo Diet can help you control your blood sugar, modify your cholesterol, improve energy and sense of well-being.Quick tips for Paleo snacking and why you'll never go back to a conventional diet after you feel the often renewed sense of energy and vitality from switching to Paleo nutrition. FREE. Better Health Market, 2053 South Telegraph, BLOOMFieLD hiLLS. RSVP to Better Health Market 248-334-9500. See ad page 55.

sunday, June 1 Zumba for Charity - 1-2pm. Shannon Strong will teach this class and all proceeds will be donated to prostrate cancer research and education. Donation .

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARReN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 54.

Tuesday, June 3 Blueprint of An ideal Action–Vedanta - 7-8:30pm.

Also on June 4. At the Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills. Eternal principles of life & living as contained in vedanta by renowed scholar Sunandaji. FREE. Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward, BLOOMFieLD hiLLS. 248-469-7693.

Back on track - Spine - 9-11:15am. In this class, you will learn how to prepare for your surgery, what to expect during your hospital stay and what your recovery plan will involve. You are welcome to bring one family member or caregiver with you to the class. FREE. Beaumont Hospital, 44201 Dequindre Rd, tROy. Postpartum Adjustment Group - 10-11:30am.

This support group provides a safe and supportive environment for families dealing with postpartum adjustment issues. FREE . Beaumont Hospital, 755 W, Big Beaver Rd, tROy.

Joint Adventure - knee - 12-3pm. In this class, you will learn how to prepare for your surgery, what to expect during your hospital stay and what your recovery plan will involve. You are welcome to bring one family member or caregiver with you to the class. FREE. Beaumont Hospital, 44201 Dequindre, tROy. VegMi Presents: Vegan 101 - 7pm. Join VegMichigan for this monthly event, which will include a cooking demonstration and samples.

Long-time VegMichigan members will discuss how easy it can be to transform a standard meal to a delicious, vegan option. Registration is required at our Customer Service desk. FREE. Whole Foods Market, ROCheSteR hiLLS. 248-371-1400.

Weekly young Living Class - 6:30-8pm. Join us for tips on how to build your Young Living Business and

Leadership Skills $5. Soul Space, 210 W. University Dr. Ste 6, ROCheSteR. YLMomentum Team 248-656-2063. See ad page 22.

Wednesday, June 4 Blueprint of An ideal Action–Vedanta - 7-8:30pm.

Also on June 3. At the Birmingham Unitarian Church in Bloomfield Hills. Eternal principles of life & living as contained in vedanta by renowed scholar Sunandaji. FREE. Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward, BLOOMFieLD hiLLS. 248-469-7693.

Weight Control Seminar - 1-2pm. Come learn about Beaumont's Weight Control Program. This session explains the various aspects of our multidisciplinary approach to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. Each session concludes with a question and answer time. FREE. Beaumont Health Center , 4949 Coolidge Hwy, ROyAL OAk. 800-633-7377.

Joint Adventure - hip - 1-3pm. In this class, you will learn how to prepare for your surgery, what to expect during your hospital stay and what your recovery plan will involve. You are welcome to bring one family member or caregiver with you to the class. FREE. Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W 13 Mile Rd, ROyAL OAk. RSVP 800-633-7377.

Breastfeeding Class - 6-9pm. This class will present the "how-to's" of breastfeeding, providing you with information on breastfeeding techniques and common challenges in the early days. The class is 3 hours in length and is offered as part one of two. It is recommend to be taken at least four weeks prior to your due date. The second class is recommended after delivery. A copy of our “Breastfeeding Basics” booklet is included. $25. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple Rd, WeSt

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Saturday, June 7 Peacefest - Join the community for an outdoor music and art festival! 60 Artists and local bans FREE. LA Cafe, 5815 Dixie Hwy, WATERFORD. Darren 248-623-1648. See NewsBrief on page 7.

Art on the Grand - Art on the Grand is a fun-filled, unique arts fair located right on Grand River Avenue (main street) in charming, historic downtown Farmington, and is a cooperative effort by the City and the larger City of Farmington Hills, which surrounds the area. The fair features artists from around the country in a wide variety of media and price ranges. The fair features free entertainment, a wonderful live statue, great children’s activities, delicious food, and a wine/beer tent, making Art on the Grand an inviting event for all ages and interests.

FREE. Grand River, Farmington and Farmington Hills. Info: 248-473-1856.

Childbirthing Class - 8:30am-5:30pm. This onetime, 8-hour class is designed for busy couples to better understand pregnancy and the birthing process in a one-day class. Topics explored include: stages of labor and delivery, relaxation,massage, pressure points and breathing techniques, labor coping skills and tools, postpartum issues. It is recommended to schedule this class at least 3-4 weeks prior to your due date. Educational materials and a tour of the Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Birthing Unit are included. $ 65. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple, WEST BLOOMFIELD. RSVP 800-746-9473.

Awakening to Love - Gathering 5:30, workshop 6–8pm. Discover how your beliefs about love, intimacy and sexuality affect your relationships, sexual satisfaction, marriage, body image and ability to find love. In this workshop, you'll have the opportunity to connect with others through verbal sharing and exercises designed to open your heart.

FREE. Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, 114 South Main Street, Ann Arbor. Contact 734-523-8566.

Take A Hike - 10am. Celebrate National Trails Day by joining long time Springfield Township resident Nelson Haynes for a nature hike. This is a great way to meet other hikers while cleaning the park. We will be doing a little trail cleaning along the way so bring your gloves! Dogs are allowed but must be on a 6 ft. leash at all times. Hike is held rain or shine.

Please dress weather appropriate and don't forget your hiking shoes and bug spray! All ages. FREE. Shiawassee Basin Preserve in Davisburg, Eaton Road Entrance. Info: 248-846-6558.

Monday, June 9 Relaxation for Comfortable Childbirth - 7pm.

Join Janice Weaver of Peaceful Birthing to discover the benefits HypnoBirthing® - a beautiful and easy to learn method which combines relaxation, breathing and visualization techniques to ease pain and empower women to release fear and build confidence, whether birthing at home or a hospital setting. With fear and stress removed from the birth experience, birth becomes a safe, joyful and beautiful bonding experience. FREE. Whole Foods Market, Rochester Hills. 248-371-1400.

Infant CPR Class - 7-8pm. Parents, learn how to handle a life-threatening emergency; if your baby is choking or isn't moving or breathing because of a fall or a near drowning. Grandparents and baby sitters

are encouraged to attend also $ 40.00. Henry Ford W. Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W. Maple, WEST BLOOMFIELD. RSVP 800-746-9473.

Tuesday, June 10 Cooking Class - 6-7pm. Learn new ways to spice up your kitchen! Our cooking class demonstrates how to make healthful and delicious dishes for the everyday cook. During the hour-long class, you will have the opportunity to taste test at least four dishes.

We will also provide you with a copy of the recipes, including nutritional information. $25. Beaumont Health Center, 4949 Coolidge Hwy, ROYAL OAK. RSVP 800-633-7377.

Wednesday, June 11 The Amazing Thyroid! 7-8:15pm. Learn how to support this incredible gland. Discover its link to heart health, digestive issues, weight gain and more. Dr. Richard Sowerby D.C., Clinical Nutritionist demonstrates how Nutrition Response Testing addresses these issues. Vitamin Shoppe, Rochester Hills. FREE! Call 248-879-1900 to register.

Wellness Group for Women - 12pm-1:30pm. If you are in need of emotional support along your cancer journey, please join us for “Coffee Talk,” a women’s cancer support group for camaraderie and peer support. Feel free to bring a lunch. FREE. St John Hospital and Medical Center, 47601 Grand River, NOVI. Info: 248-465-5466.

As Baby Grows - 7-9:15pm. This class teaches new and expectant parents about baby's physical, mental and emotional development from birth to 6 months. Babies are welcome at class! If you have older children or siblings, please make child care arrangements for them. $20. Beaumont Hospital, 755 W. Big Beaver, TROY.

Thursday, June 12 Green Lecture Series - 7pm. FREE. Whole Foods Market, Rochester Hills. 248-371-1400.

Alexander Technique Demonstration - 7-8:30pm.

A lecture/demo with activities to illustrate a few of the many aspects of this practical technique. Take away useful and beneficial tools. FREE. Pleasant Ridge Community Center, 4 Ridge Rd, PLEASANT RIDGE. Bridget Brown 248-542-7322.

Friday, June 13 Nutrients the Benefit the Whole Body - 12-1pm With Tammy Ball, national educator. Ever wonder how to take better care of your skin and hair at any age? Turns out feeding it an Organic nutritional supplement and feeding it the nutrients that it needs will benefit your whole body - naturally. FREE. Better Health Market, 2053 South Telegraph, Bloomfield Hills. RSVP 248-334-9500.

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Is Poor Digestion Making You Sick? - 7-9pm.

Depression, heart disease, eczema, psoriasis, acne, allergies, food sensitivities, chronic fatigue syndrome, abdominal pain, joint pain, and even cancer. Have all your questions answered. Presented

by Gretchen n. Fleischmann, Board Certified Nurse Practitioner. FREE. Boulder Pointe Golf Club and Banquet Center, 1 Champions Circle, Oxford. Info/ reg: 810-694-3576. See ad page 30.

Michigan First Summer in the Village - Imagine the sweet tastes of BBQ fresh off the grill, washed down with the best of Michigan beers. Listen to the sounds of live finger-snapping music while you stroll through a unique art fair. Hear the laughter of children as they create their own crafts and are taken to the land of magic. There will be cooking demos, an amateur BBQ cook-off, kid’s activities, mini pub, art fair, music and more. FREE. Lathrup Village. Info: 248-557-2600.

Weight Control Seminar - 1-2pm. Come learn about Beaumont's Weight Control Program. This session explains the various aspects of our multidisciplinary approach to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle. Each session concludes with a question and answer time. Many weight loss services are covered by insurance so come learn how we can help you achieve-and maintain-your weight loss goals. FREE. Beaumont Hospital, 4949 Coolidge Hwy, ROYAL OAK.

Awakening to Love - Gathering 7pm, workshop 7:30-9:30pm. Discover how your beliefs about love, intimacy and sexuality affect your relationships, sexual satisfaction, marriage, body image and ability to find love. In this workshop, you'll have the opportunity to connect with others through verbal sharing and exercises designed to open your heart.

FREE. Northwest Unitarian Universalist Church, Southfield. Contact 734-523-8566.

Essential Oil benefits - 6:30 -7:30pm With Molly Snow Dayton, wellness advocate. You'll learn about essential oils, how to use the various oils and why they are beneficial for our health. FREE. Better Health Market, 42875 Grand River Road, Novi.

RSVP 248-735-8100. See ad page 55.

Infant Care Class - 6-8:30pm. This class is lecture based and teaches the basics of how to care for a new baby. Couples will have opportunities to practice diapering and dressing baby dolls. Topics covered include: - newborn characteristics - procedures; basic baby care, diapering, bathing and skin care, infant feeding - infant health and wellness; holding and comforting your baby; car seat, safe sleep environmental safety - adapting to parenthood This class is offered as a one-time, 2 ½ hour course and is recommend to be taken three to four weeks prior to your due date. (Class size will be limited to 14 couples) Our “Infant Care” booklet is included. $25. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, 6777 W Maple, WEST BLOOMFIELD.

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Quirky Quinoa Cooking - 12-1pm. With Valerie Wilson, AKA Macro Val. Quinoa is a protein packed, whole grain that feeds the brain and heart.

Come learn how to make this super food delicious.

FREE. Better Health Market,42875 Grand River Road, Novi. RSVP 248-735-8100. See ad page 55.

Monday, June 16 Baby Care Basics - 7-9:30pm. Concerned about how to adapt to life with a baby? This class provides practical information about bathing, feeding, safety, health care, and more. $20. Park Medical Building, 26850 Providence Parkway, NOVI.

Tuesday, June 17 Food for the Heart - Part 1 - 1:30-3pm. This class is designed to help you learn how to lower your cholesterol or triglycerides, lower your blood pressure, better manage your diabetes or lose weight. $15. Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West 13 Mile, ROYAL OAK.

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Wednesday, June 18 the Amazing thyroid! - 7-8:15pm. Learn how to support this incredible gland. Discover its link to heart health, digestive issues, weight gain and more. Dr. Richard Sowerby D.C., Clinical Nutritionist demonstrates how Nutrition Response Testing addresses these issues. Whole Foods, ROCheSteR hiLLS. FREE! Call 248-879-1900 to register.

Thursday, June 19 Psychology of Weight Loss & Wellness - 6:308:30pm. Workshop 3 of 3: Why do "significant others" sabotage weight loss attempts? Why do people become anxious during the weight loss phase? $20. Bloomfield Twp. Library, 1099 Lone Pine Rd, BLOOMFieLD tWP. Charlyce Walsh 248-792-5168. See ad page 17.

Better health Now and for the Future - 6:308:30pm. Ann Heusted, RN and FirstLine Therapy Program coordinator, will cover the elements and benefits of the program which focuses on food, special training and meeting your goals for a healthier life by using a personalized approach.

Program includes group and individual sessions.

FREE. Call to register. The Downing Clinic, 5715 Bella Rose Blvd, Ste 100 CLARkStON 248-6256677. See ad page 14 & 16.

FrIday, June 20 Auburn hills Downtown Summerfest - Features an old fashioned Ice Cream Social, Kansas City BBQ cook-off, “By the River” Classic Car Show, Arts & Craft Fair and Glenda’s Glide 5K Race and Fun/Run Walk. Both days feature live music and

entertainment on stage, the popular Kidz Korner, games and activities for all ages, special hometown displays, unique items to shop for, downtown merchant specials and plenty of hot food and cold beverages - Downtown AUBURN hiLLS.

twilight trail-Shiawassee Basin Preserve Moderately Rustic Lantern Lit Interpretive Trail.

Groups departing every 10 minutes beginning at 7pm. $10 per person or $20 per family (Tickets Include: 1 gift bag (2 per family), Interpretative trail, Lite Appetizers, S’mores and Campfire). Eaton Rd. Entrance of the Shiawassee Basin Preserve.

Featuring our new trail connecting SBP Trail Head and the Davis Lake Overlook. Brought to you by: Friends of the Parks and SPRiNGFieLD tOWNShiP Parks & Recreation. Call 248-8466558 to purchase tickets and reserve your departure time.

Summer Solstice 108 Sun Salutations - 7:309:30pm. Come and join the celebration! Participate in some or all of the salutations, or just sit & breathe with us & enjoy the energy. All levels welcomed.

FREE . Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CheSteRFieLD. Theresa May 586-949-5515.

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Tuesday, June 24 health Without Limits - 6-7:30pm. Talk and complimentary dinner, prevent and conquer chronic disease, prevent cancer, heart disease, dance till you're 100. $20. Seating limited. Dr. Pavel Bence/ Ikes Restaurant, 38550 Van Dyke Ave, SteRLiNG heiGhtS. RSVP Diane 586-978-9900. See ad page 30.

Wednesday, June 25 Do you think you have a gluten sensitivity?

- 4-7pm. Using the BioMeridian Computer that measures electrical activity that can be active in the body. Juli Johnson, health practioner, will give a basic mini assessment to determine your sensitivity related to wheat, whole wheat and whole grains. You'll get a glimpse of the organs commonly affected by gluten, the sinuses, digestive system and adrenal glands. FREE. Better Health Market, 2053 South Telegraph, BLOOMFieLD hiLLS. RSVP 248-334-9500. See ad page 55.

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Getting your Gut in Order for Overall Fitness - 2-3pm With Peter Neilsen, TV and Radio host of Peter's Principle's, along with Dr. Frank Patino who created the Patino Diet. After almost losing his life twice to Crohn's disease, Peter Neilsen will provide numerous tips on the importance of digestive health and how to avoid gaining extra pounds this summer.

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NEW BALTIMORE. Warren Farmers Market - 9am-2pm. FREE. WARREN City Square.

Birmingham Farmers Market - 9am-2pm. More than 70 booths featuring locally and regionally grown produce, garden plants and flowers, organics, fresh prepared foods, hand crafted items and more.

Enjoy live music performances while you shop, and this year’s “Kids Zone” promises an enjoyable arts & crafts experience for your little farmers. FREE. Public Parking Lot 6, BIRMINGHAM.

Springfield Farmers’ Market - 10am-2pm. June 15 thru Sept 28. The Springfield Farmers’ Market will showcase products that are naturally and locally grown (Michigan). Admission is FREE for shoppers! Shiawassee Basin Preserve (Davisburg Rd. Entrance). Please contact Market Manager Colleen for more information. 248-249-1592.

Yoga in the Park - 12-1pm. Downtown New Baltimore at Burke Park for free yoga Sunday's till the end of Sept. Everyone is welcomed. Donations accepted for St. Mary's food pantry. FREE. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Meditation & Study Group - 6-7pm. 3rd Sundays only. Help start, keep or refresh your meditation practice, all levels and ages welcomed. Donation.

Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Essential Yoga w/Meditation - 6:30-7:45pm. Dan Gwinn will be teaching. $15. Namaste Yoga 309 S. Troy St, Royal Oak. Linda K. Makowski 248752-3431. See ad page 19.

Ashtanga Short Form -7:30pm. The classic set sequence of yoga poses developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, synchronizing the breath with the continuous flow of movement. $13. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Better You Fitness - 9-10am. Also Tue & Thurs same time. Janet Wassmann, ITA Certified Black Belt. 14 years' experience. $4/Class with 10-class card, $6/class drop-in. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, Lapeer. 810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

Vinyasa Yoga - 9:15-10:15am. New Vinyasa Yoga class with Carol Ann Dunning $15. Namaste Yoga 309 S. Troy St., Royal Oak. Linda K. Makowski 248-752-3431. See ad page 19.

Hypnotherapy with Cheryl Beshada, C.M.Ht. 9:30am-7pm by appt. Also Wed’s. Cheryl teaches and specializes in Personal Empowerment, Releas-

La Leche League of Lake Orion - 10am. Daytime Series meeting: 3rd Monday. FREE. Christ the Redeemer Church, 2700 Waldon Rd, Lake Orion.

Tawnya 586-604-4074.

Breastfeeding Info/Support: La Leche League of Warren - 10:15 am. 1st Mon. FREE. St. John-Mac. Hosp. Med. Educ. Ctr, 12000 E. 12 Mile. Enter @ Main Hosp. entrance & turn L. Mtg in 1st bldg on L, Audit. A. WARREN. Info: Ginny 586-940-1634.

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Ask a Nurse Hour with Crittenton Home Care - 11:30am-12:30pm. 2nd Mondays. The senior community is invited to visit a Crittenton Home Care nurse who will answer basic medical questions and offer free blood pressure screenings. Auburn Hills Community Center. Info: Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757.

Intermediate Vinyasa Flow Yoga - 6-7:15pm. A place to get comfortable with strong yoga practices, a good slow burn. $12. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, Warren. Pattie McCann 248-5638615. See ad page 54.

Breath, Relax, Meditate in Motion - 6:30-8pm starting 9/16. Yang thirty-seven posture condensed Tai Chi Chuan form. $20/class. Orchid Leaf Energy Arts, Dawn Fleetwood, Master Instructor. 2290 East Hill Rd. Grand Blanc. Telephone: 810-2359864. See ad page 53.

Gluten/Food Allergy Support - 7-8pm. Join Lee Rossano,CNC at Rochester's Whole Foods the 3rd Monday of each month, for new and exciting ways to cope with food allergies. FREE. Whole Foods, 2918 Walton Blvd, ROCHESTER HILLS. Lee Rossano 248-652-4160. See ad page 24.

Moonrise Kundalini - 7:45-9pm. Use breath and movement to clear subconscious patterns that no longer serve you. (Meditation and gongs) $14.

House Of Yoga, 2965 W 12 Mile Rd, BERKLEY. Abby Bechek Hoot 248-556-0992. See ad page 54.

Better You Fitness - 9-10am. Also Mon & Thurs same time. Janet Wassmann, ITA Certified Black Belt. 14 years' experience. $4/Class with 10-class card, $6/class drop-in. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, Lapeer. 810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

Hypnotherapy with Frank Garfield, C.M.Ht. Also Thurs 9:30am-7pm by appt. Frank teaches and specializes in all aspects of hypnotherapy, Medical Hypnotherapy and hypnotherapy for Pregnancy and Childbirth. Free Consultation. Warren. Call 586-751-7500. See ad page 33.

Yoga Classes At Alice's - 11:30am-12:30pm. Hatha Yoga class. Previous experience not required - all levels. $15 or 6wk rates. Alice Huang's Chinese Natural Therapies, 1311 N Main, Clawson.

248-278-6081. See ad page 3.

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Ask a Nurse Hour with Crittenton Home Care - 11:30am. 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. See descripton on this page for event Monday at 11:30am. orioN Center. Info: Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757. therapeutic Belly Dance - 6-7pm. Strengthen the core, reduce pain and enjoy the health benefits with Instructor Kimberly. All fitness levels welcome. $10/ class with Class Card, $12/Drop in. Healthy Happy Whole, 317 S Elm, OWOSSO. 989-720-HEAL. See ad page 50.

tai Chi - 6:30-7:30pm. Eric Scott, 23 years' experience. $10/Class with 4-class card, $11/class drop-in.

KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPeeR. 810-667-2101.

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Jivamukti yoga Class with Abby - 6:30-7:45pm.

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challenging vinyasa based in devotion. Class is infused with Mantra, Music and Meditation. $14.

House Of Yoga, 2965 W. 12 Mile Rd, BeRkeLy. Abby Bechek Hoot 248-556-0992. See ad page 54.

Lyme Disease Support Group - 7pm. First Tuesday monthly (except Jan, July & Sept). Open to anyone in the Detroit metropolitan area who has, thinks they might have, or cares about someone who has Lyme Disease. Northwest Unitarian-Universalist Church, 23925 Northwestern Highway, SOUthFieLD. 248-354-4488.

young Living essential oils - 7pm-8:30pm. First Tuesday of every month: Essential Oils & supplements that may work for you. Zyto scans by appointment. For Topics or changes see ylmiclasses. co Donation $5. Pamela's Salon, 60460 Mt. Vernon, ROCheSteR. Pamela Visser 248-931-2710. See ad page 52.

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Macomb County homebirth Circle - 7-8:30pm.

Social gathering where women are supported for their choice to birth at home. FREE. Thrive In Line Chiropractic, 51309 Mound Rd, SheLBy tOWNShiP. Erica Michaels 248-881-0836. basic/beginners yoga - 8:15-9:15pm. For those new to yoga or those who just want a more gentle class. Explore the fundamentals of yoga and learn how to breathe & move deeply from within. $13.

Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CHEsTErFiElD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Vinyasa w/Michael Duerr - 6-7am. $15. Namaste Yoga 309 S. Troy St., royAl oAk. Linda K. Makowski 248-752-3431. See ad page 38.

Farmers' Market/Crafts - 9am-3pm. 6/1110/8 Local produce,eggs,MI syrup/honey, baked goods,diabetic socks, Project Fresh & more. FREE. Durand Union Station, E. Main St, Downtown DurAND. 989-288-3561.

Adult Women’s and Children’s Domestic Violence Support Groups - 10-11:30am. LACASA: Comprehensive Services Center, 2895 W. Grand River Avenue, hOWeLL. Info: 517-548-1350.

Free blood Pressure screening with Crittenton Home Care - 11:30am. 1st Weds. Senior community is invited to visit a Crittenton Home Care nurse who will answer basic medical questions and offer free BP screenings. sHElby Senior Center. Info: Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757.

Northern Macomb Caregiver support group 1pm. 1st Wednesdays. Crittenton Home Care invites the community to the WAsHiNgToN ToWNsHiP Senior Center. Lead by an Alzheimer’s Association facilitator, an opportunity for caregivers to discuss how their lives have been affected as they care for someone with Alzheimer’s.Info: Crittenton Home Care Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757.

Chair yoga - 1-2pm. Yoga postures, breathing techniques, meditation, and relaxation techniques from a chair while receiving the same benefits. Yoga is for everyone. $13. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHEsTErFiElD. Theresa May 586-949-5515.

See ad page 54. yoga/Pilates Fusion - 6-7pm. A great combo of the centering of yoga and the core strengthening of pilates, first week free. FREE. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WArrEN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 54.

Vinyasa yoga - 6:15-7:15pm. $15. Namaste Yoga 309 S. Troy St., ROyAL OAk. Linda K. Makowski 248-752-3431. See ad page 19.

Ashtanga Short Form - 8:15-9:30pm. A set sequence of yoga poses developed by Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, synchronizing the breath with the continuous flow of movement. $13. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CheSteRFieLD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Better you Fitness - 6:30-7:30pm. Also Fri same time. Janet Wassmann, ITA Certified Black Belt. 14 years' experience. $4/Class with 10-class card, $6/ class drop-in. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPeeR. 810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

bodies, class ends with guided meditation. $14.

House Of Yoga, 2965 W. 12 Mile Rd, BERKLEY. Abby Bechek Hoot 248-556-0992. See ad page 54.

Better You Fitness - 9-10am. Also Mon & Tue same time. Janet Wassmann, ITA Certified Black Belt. 14 years' experience. $4/Class with 10-class card, $6/ class drop-in. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, Lapeer.

810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

Ask a Nurse Hour with Crittenton Home Care 10-11am 2nd Thursdays. The senior community is invited to visit a Crittenton Home Care nurse who will answer basic medical questions and offer free blood pressure screenings. Troy Community Center. Info: Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757.

Vinyasa w/Carol Ann Dunning - 10:30-11:30am. $15. Namaste Yoga 309 S. Troy St, Royal Oak. Linda K. Makowski 248-752-3431. See ad page 19.

Fifty Plus Active Adults - 11:30am-1:30pm. Enjoy a fun and friendly atmosphere filled with activities such as weekly lunches, guest speakers, musical performances, field trips, holiday parties, movies, bingo, games and much, much more. Yearly membership: $8/ea. or $14/couple. Lunch $5. Hart Community Center, Davisburg. Info: Sarah 248-846-6558.

Teen Yoga with Abby - 4-5pm. Move and breath to release stress and tension from your mind and body.

Gain flexibility and strength as you develop peace of mind. $14. House Of Yoga, 2965 W. 12 MIle Rd, BERKELY. Abby Bechek Hoot 248-556-0992. See ad page 54.

Yoga - 6-7pm. All fitness levels welcome. Certified Instructor Meagan Duggan. $9/Class with Class Card, $12/Drop-in. Healthy Happy Whole, 317 S Elm, OWOSSO. 989-720-HEAL. See ad page 50.

Yoga - 6-7:30pm. Instructor Chris Duncan, RYT. 13 years' experience. $8/Class with 10-class card, $12/ class drop-in KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, Lapeer.

810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

Auburn Hills Caregiver Support Group - 6pm.

3rd Thursdays. See description for Macomb event Wednesdays at 1pm. Auburn Hills Community Center. Register: 248-370-9353. Info: Crittenton Home Care Community Relations Coordinator 248-656-6757.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group - 6:308pm. 4th Thur. Open to the public, free of charge and are attended by families, caregivers, and friends of persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementia disorders. Lapeer Library- Margurite D. Angeli Branch. FREE. Info: Amy DeNise 810732-8500.

A Grieving Forward Workshop - Thursdays in May 7-8pm. Understanding change you didn't ask for. What grief is and what grief does. With Linda Pouliot author of Grieving Forward: Death Happened, Now What? FREE. Brighton Chamber of Commerce, 218 E. Grand River, BRIGHTON. Linda Pouliot 248-444-8014.

La Leche League of Lake Orion - 7:30 pm. Evening Series Meeting: 2nd Thursday. Toddler Meeting: 4th Thursday. Babies and children welcome.

FREE. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1950 S. Baldwin, Lake Orion. Tawnya 584-604-4074.

Basic Healing Yoga Class - 7:45-8:45pm. Connect to the energy centers in the body through yoga postures, bring healing to physical and emotional

Mommy & Me Yoga - 9:30-10:30am. Yoga for caregivers and littles, age 8 weeks-3 years, in a relaxed setting. $12. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, Warren. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615.

See ad page 54.

Restorative Yoga - 5:45-7pm. 2nd & 4th Fridays.

A gentle, meditative practice that uses props to fully support the body in each pose & allows the body to completely relax, revitalize & restore. $13. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 54.

Jen's Warm Slow Flow Yoga- 6-7pm. Connect with your breath and still your mind in this moving meditation. $12. Powerhouse Gym Yoga Studio, 400 East Brown Street, Birmingham. Jen Cooper 248-563-7300.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - 6pm.

Recovery program for people who suffer from overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Based on the twelve steps of AA. Open to all. FREE. Crossroads Presbyterian Church, 1445 Welch Rd, Commerce Township. 248-277-0628.

Better You Fitness - 6:30-7:30pm. Also Wed same time. Janet Wassmann, ITA Certified Black Belt. 14 years' experience. $4/Class with 10-class card, $6/ class drop-in. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, Lapeer.

810-667-2101. See ad page 48.

Clarkston Concerts in the Park - 7pm. June 13 thru July 18. No concert July 4. FREE. Depot Park, Historic downtown CLARKSTON. 248-625-8055

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Naturopathic clinic in Southfield. Submit resume: info@CutlerIntegrativeMedicine. com. Cutler Integrative Medicine: 248663-0165.

Massage Therapist Wanted.

Therapist needed in Clinton Twp. Must do therapeutic massage, have diploma and liability insurance. Not a franchise. Great pay. 586-293-9400.

Sales/Marketing consultantOakland/Macomb counties. Business to business/advertising sales. Top producers only. Contractor position, part-time ok.

Commissions based. For interview/information, send your background info to us at by email: admin@naeastmi.com. volunteering .

HOSPICE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES - Grace Hospice is seeking compassionate individuals to provide companionship to terminally ill patients and family. SE Michigan. Training provided.

For information call the Volunteer Coordinator 888-937-4390.

Seeking compassionate individuals to provide companionship and emotional sup.port to the terminally ill patients throughout Lapeer, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Wayne, Livingston, and Monroe county. Info: Volunteer Coordinator, Hospice Compassus 248-355-9900.

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Emotions Anonymous - 7-8:30pm. The only requirement for EA membership is a desire to become well emotionally. Donations. Renaissance Unity, 11200 E. Eleven Mile Rd, Warren. Info: Rosemary 586-776-3886.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous - 9am.

Recovery program for people who suffer from overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Based on the twelve steps of AA. Open to all. FREE. Central Methodist Church (park/enter at back of church), 3882 Highland Road, Waterford Township. 248-277-0628.

Shelby Farmers Market - 9am-2pm. Farm fresh fruits and veggies, sprouts, eggs, honey, bread, plants and flowers, Chef demos and artisans, proceeds help support lovely historic site. FREE. Packard Proving Grounds Site, 49965 Van Dyke Ave, SHELBY TWP. Mary Anne Demo 586-9435785. See ad page 10.

South Lyon Farmers Market - 9am-3pm. The Market promotes healthy eating, strengthens community, supports local farmers, preserves agricultural land and practices for future generations. Purchasing food directly from the grower, gives you the opportunity to learn about your food. Shop local! FREE. SOUTH LYON. Certified Hypnotherapists Education and Networking Meeting - 1st Sat/9:30am-12pm. Certified Hypnotherapists graduated from a state licensed school of hypnosis welcome. Includes educational presentation, workbook and computer disk. First visit FREE. Clinical Hypnosis Professional Group, Warren. Register 586-751-7500. See ad page 33.

Overeaters Anonymous - 10-11am. OA is a fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from overeating, anorexia, or bulimia. Donation. Grand Blanc United Methodist Church, 401 Bush Avenue, GRAND BLANC. Susan 949-445-0493.

Historic Tours - 11am-12pm. Meet at the front gates for a tour of the buildings at the Packard Proving Grounds automotive history site. Albert Kahn designed & built in the 1920s. FREE. Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave, SHELBY TWP. Mary Anne Demo 586-943-5785.

Cafe Saturday - 11am-4pm. Saturdays offering organic coffee and tea, with variety of gluten free organic vegan and raw treats to purchase to make your visit like a family visit. WiFi available. Bernie's Best, 3370 Highland Rd, Waterford. 248-7383734. See ad page 35.

Yoga for Kids - 11:15am-12pm. Kids derive enormous benefits from yoga, it enhances their flexibility, strength, coordination, ages kindergarten through 3rd grade. $9. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave, CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-9495515. See ad page 54.

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Acupuncture Acupuncture

Clarissa Dawn Guest, RN, Dipl. Ac 2359 W. Shiawassee, Suite E, Fenton 810-750-2004 Transform your health with Acupuncture. Start feeling better today. Specializing in insomnia, depression, pain management, infertility, painful periods, menopause, headaches and migraines. Also offering Nutrienergetics™ and Neuromodulation Technique™.

Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic Acupuncture • Massage • Nutrition Michal Kelly L. Ac., Dipl. O.M. 12272 Fenton Rd., Suite 3, Fenton 810-714-5556 • FentonAcupuncture.com

MICHIGAN ORIENTAL MEDICINE Acupuncture and Herbs Karen DeBruyn, PT, Dipl.OM 12809 S. Saginaw, Suite 206 Grand Blanc, 810-694-3500

Providing acupuncture and herbal medicine to optimize your health and wellness. Specializing in pain management, sports injuries, women's health, immune support, insomnia, and stress management.

Allergy Treatment New Life Allergy Treatment Ctr. Terry Robinson, RPN, Natural Therapist Advanced NAET Practitioner 725 S. Adams S-185, Birmingham 248-792-2229 • NewLifeAllergy.com

Computerized sensitivity testing and Natural Allergy Treatments. Certified in NAET with 13 years of experience. Specializing in environmental allergies, food allergies/sensitivities, digestive issues, skin p r o b le m s , h e a d a c h e s , fatigue and Candida.

Offering personalized natural health care that focuses on treating the root cause of the illness, not just the symptom.

A safe and effective alternative for children, adults and seniors. Specializing in infertility, internal medicine and pain management.

Acupuncture health alliance Susan Burke, OMD, L.Ac 1890 Southfield Rd., Birmingham 248-582-8888

Specializing in Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology Nutritional programs, QiGong and Physiognomy.

See ad page 21.

Bowen Therapy MARK ROGERS

1775 E. 14 Mile Rd., Birmingham 248-761-4135 AdvancedBodyworkLLC.com “The alternative, alternative therapy!”‑ Unique, gentle and effective pain relief technique. Not massage.

Back/neck pain, Fibromyalgia, migraines, TMJ, carpal tunnel, frozen shoulder and more. 15 years bodywork experience.

See ad page 20.

HEALTHY HAPPY WHOLE

Massage • Nutrition • Counseling Korina St. John, Dipl.OM, L.Ac HealthyHappyWhole.com • 989-720-HEAL Wi t h o v e r 1 4 y e a r s experience in Integrative Medicine, Korina offers painless acupuncture and compassionate care for all ages. Treatment plans designed to meet your specific healthcare and financial needs.

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Advanced Practitioner Brighton • 810-599-8855 Jude@AMiracleToday.com Advanced Bowenwork,essential oils, Auricular Acupressure, medical hypnosis, Kinesiology, Reiki Master. In 3-5 visits 85% of all body complaints go away. Families, couples and pets.

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CHIROPRACTIC Add/AdHd SPECIALIST

Dr. Pavel Bence, DC, CCWP 39573 Mound Rd., Sterling Heights 586-978-9900

COACHING / COuNSELING THE MENTAL FITNESS CENTER

850 W. University, Suite C, Rochester 248-601-3111 www.MentalFitnessCenter.org A natural approach to mental and physical health, offering counseling, behavior analysis, coaching, nutrition and physical fitness training, for individuals, couples, families and persons with special needs. See ad pg 15.

Unwrap your hidden gifts and “SHINE”. Practical, How to Solutions to life’s personal challenges!

ADHD is a trait when managed properly becomes a huge asset in one’s life.

Visit BenceChiro.com/products-services/add-adhdtreatment-options-shine-program. See ad page 30.

FAMILY, PEdIATRICS & PREGANACY Cafe' of Life Chiropractic Dr. Erica Peabody • 810-629-6023 521 North Leroy St., Fenton

Serving the Exceptional Chiropractic Experience.

The Café of Life ® is a unique concept. A place that thinks radically different about health and wellness, and provides a healthy environment.

Please visit our website: CafeOfLifeFenton.com

NATuRAL WELLNESS & PAIN RELIEF CENTERS

Grand Blanc • 810-694-3576 Richmond • 586-727-7500 NWPRC.com

Dr. Morningstar is the developer of the TornadoSuit and ARC3D Scoliosis Therapy. His treatment approach has already received national media attention for it's long-term effectiveness. Preventing scoliosis surgery in children, and maximizing pain relief function in adult scoliosis patients. See ad page 13.

WILLS FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Jason Wills • 248-922-9888 5885 S. Main St., Suite 4, Clarkston

Wide range in care choices, from low force adjusting techniques to traditional Chiropractic. Dr. Jason Wills specializes in Applied Kinesiology, a technique not widely found in North Oakland, that assesses the functionality of each individual. Visit their website at: WillsFamilyChiropractic.com See ad page 20.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY GuIdEd TOuCH • dENAE TAIT Lapeer • 810-614-7582

Pain/stress relief and more with Craniosacral therapy, aromatherapy and holistic nutrition. 11 years experience. See ad page 25.

dENTISTRY dAvId EWING, ddS, LPC

Gateway Dental 5321 Gateway Centre Blvd., Flint 810-250-7191 General Dentistry, including root canals, dentures, extractions, bridges, composite (white) fillings, crowns, TMJ, N.E.T. for pain control, anxiety and more. Nutrition and ZOOM teeth whitening. See ad page 8.

dIGESTIvE HEALTH THEdIGESTIONdOCTOR.COM

Dr. Christine Kaczmar 47729 Van Dyke Ave. • Shelby Township 586-685-2222 Founder of "14-Point Digestion Discovery System" Solutions for Diarrhea, IBS, Constipation, Colitis, etc.

When the source of stress is known, the treatment becomes obvious. Dr. Christine uses 100% natural digestive formulas to nourish your body back to health. See ad outside back cover.

ENERGY HEALING EMOTIONAL FREEdOM TECHNIQuES SERvICES LLC

Annette R. Richards, LMSW, AAMET Level 3 Advanced Practitioner 248-334-9214 • AnnetteRichardsEFT.com Experienced EFT Practitioner offering regular EFT groups to borrow benefits and individual sessions, weekdays, evenings and weekends to learn EFT for personal use; affordable fees.

dAvId W. REGIANI, ddS, PC

Holistic General Dentistry since 1979 101 South Street, Downtown Ortonville 248-627-4934 • RegianiDental.com Beautiful, natural looking Mercury free/Mercury safe, fluoride free fillings and restorations. TMJ/TMD/ CranioFacial Pain diagnosis & treatment, Non-surgical periodontal therapy, cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign & whitening.

Founding member IAOMT and IABDM. See ad page 2.

HPS AdvANCEd dENTAL CARE, PC Heather Pranzarone Stratton, DDS 4741 24 Mile Rd., Ste. C, Shelby Township 248-652-0024 • HPSDental.com

The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Our Family and Cosmetic Dental Practice is committed to practicing dentistry with a biocompatible approach. We perform mercury free/ mercury safe dentistry in a friendly, caring atmosphere for the entire family. See ad page 23.

You being you is the blessing.

You being you is the miracle.

You being you is enough.

You being you is your soul signature. ~Panache Desai

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ESSENTIAL OILS OILS FOR HEALTHY LIvING

Dena Holmes, doTerra Representative 248-303-3611 • OilsForHealthyLiving.com dena@OilsForHealthyLiving.com Discover the power of nature with Essential Oils that work with your body’s chemistry to create balance/wellness. PURE & POTENT oils are safe/effective – take charge of your own health!

Contact us for a free samples! See ad page 46.

YOuNG LIvING ESSENTIAL OILS

Karen Malone, Ind. Dist. # 840674 810-938-9099 • YL_KarenZ@yahoo.com KarenMalone.VibrantScents.com Curious why Wise Men brought Frankincense and Myrrh to the Baby Jesus?

Why essential oils are mentioned 200 times in the Bible? Call for FREE "Missing Link" CD. (Income opportunities also available). See ad page 34.

YOuNG LIvING ESSENTIAL OILS

Marlene Wiegers, Ind. Dist. # 1000995 Marlene.YoungLivingConnect.com Facebook: Marlene Misiak Wiegers Become an Independent Distributor! Discover Young Living Essential Oil's healing properties for enhancing health--yours, as well as others who seek holistic options. Free training. 810-252-9807.

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FENG SHuI CATHERINE HILKER, OWNER Creating Sanctuary 248-547-4965 www.CatherineHilker.com

Life Coaching, Feng Shui and Space Purification services. Call today and make permanent positive changes in your home, business and life.

HEALTH FOOdS/BEvERAGES BAR H2OTM ALKALINE WATER 67315 S. Main St • Richmond 888-855-PURE (7873) PureNaturalsWater.com

Award winning Bar H2O™ Alkaline Wa t e r i s p r o f e s sionally handcrafted PREMIUM PURIFIED WATER using a 25-step Be Alkaline. Thrive! proprietary process.

This pharmaceuticalgrade pure water is remineralized, restructured and energized for maximum hydration.

HARvEST MICHIGAN

1952 Starr Batt Drive • Rochester Hills 248-475-5805 HarvestMichigan.com Farm-fresh and organically grown food for your family or business. Featuring MImade products thru Buying Club. Local CSA produce programs. "Bringing the Best of Michigan to You." See ad page 5.

FELdENKRAIS® METHOd LISA PONICHTER • 248-321-0358

Feldenkrais® Method, Physical Therapy 1775 E. 14 Mile Rd, Birmingham AwakeningMovements.com A physical therapist specializing in this powerfully effective method helps improve posture, strength, f l e x i b i l i t y, b a l a n c e .

Decrease/eliminate pain by exploring gentle movement patterns which optimize performance ease, power and comfort.

LuCKY’S NATuRAL FOOdS, LLC Since 1974, 248-693-1209 101 S. Broadway, Lake Orion Historic Business District LuckysNaturalFoods.com

W h o l e F o o d Vi t a m i n s , Minerals, Herbs, Homeopathy.

Supplement Savings Card, Organic Groceries, Wheat & Gluten-Free Products, Amish Poultry & Eggs, Fresh Amish Turkeys for the Holidays.

Personalized service, knowledgable staff, special orders.

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NATuRES BETTER WAY

880 W. Dryden Rd., Metamora 810-678-3131 My4Life.com/NaturesBetterWay We are helping "take Transfer Factor to the World."

We also carry top quality herbal and nutritional supplements.

REBEKAH'S HEALTH & NuTRITION 700 S. Main St, Ste 113 • Lapeer 810-660-8585 RebekahsPureLiving.com

Organic whole food supplements, nutritional superfoods, detoxification, weight management and the HCG protocol.

Consultations available with our knowledgeable and experienced staff. See ad page 7.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES HOLISTIC WELLBEING

Susan Miller, CBP, CNHP • 248-953-9402 Essential Oil Executive Consultant/Teacher Weight Loss and Pain Programs Help your Body heal Itself with Certified Health Professional - Holistic and ALL Natural Approaches to Heath for Chronic and Acute symptoms including: Pain - Chronic and Acute, Digestive, Headaches, Sleep, Sleep, Attention, Concentration, Brain Fog, Food Issues. The list is practically endless.

DETOXIFYING IONIC FOOTBATH.

PAMELA vISSER, CNHP

248-931-2710 • Rochester Area Young Living EO Dist. #1125514 Pamela.YoungLivingConnect.com C e r t i f i e d R AW F o o d Instructor, Award Winning Hairdresser, custom Salon w/Aromatherapy, ZYTO Compass Nutritional Assessments, Health Classes, Rain Drop Therapy/Free training.

PamelaVisser@att.net.

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HYPNOTHERAPY IMAGINE THAT HYPNOTHERAPY Jack Dugger, Certified Hypnotherapist 2893 Dixie Hwy., Waterford 248-622-6350

Jack helps people Stop Smoking, Lose Weight, Gain Self Confidence, eliminate all kinds of phobias and has even served as a "Life Coach." Very Reasonable Rates.

Mid-Michigan Hypnosis Center Hypnosis Delivers • 810-423-6541 3280 N. Elms Rd., Flushing www.HypnosisDelivers.com

HYPNOSIS to achieve YOUR goals - Lose weight, stop smoking, reduce stress, eliminate unhealthy fears, improve your golf game.

Individual, couples, family, small group sessions. NEW CAREER? NGH Hypnotism certification courses forming NOW.

Change your thoughts and you change your world. ~Norman Vincent Peale

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Longevity Health Institute Madison Heights • 248-548-3060 Rochester Hills • 248-459-1139 LongevityHealthInstituteInc.com LewerenzMedicalCenter.com

A Functional, Regenerative Holistic Medical Approach.

We l l n e s s ; H o r m o n e Replacement Therapy, IV T h e r a p y : Vi t a m i n s , Chelation, Detox, Adrenal (Cortisol) support; HBOT - Hyperbaric O2.

Natural wellness & Pain relief Centers

Grand Blanc • 810-694-3576 Richmond • 586-727-7500 • NWPRC.com

Comprehensive treatment options to maximize your results. Bio-identical hormones, IV nutritionals, HcG weight loss, manipulation under anesthesia, decompression therapy, exercise with oxygen therapy, and cancer therapies. See ad page 13.

Cutler integrative medicine

29350 Northwestern Hwy • Southfield Inside Franklin Athletic Club • 248-663-0165 CutlerIntegrativeMedicine.com

A premier Naturopathic health and wellness center dedicated to providing solutions not helped by our current medical paradigm.

As a Licensed Naturopathic Physician, Dr. Cutler has the highest training, and gets to the root of your problems. See ad page 11.

Dr. Hilda Lauderman DHM, Ph.D, NMD, RN

Serving East Michigan • 810-503-4056 "Dr. Hilda" has recently been licensed as a Dr. of Nedicine® to discuss issues related to stress, fatigue, depression, osteopenia, pain, intestinal issues and much more. 50% off initial consult for new clients. See ad page 31.

The Downing Clinic

Laura Kovalcik, DO, FACOI 5715 Bella Rose, Ste 100, Clarkston 248-625-6677 • TheDowningClinic.com Integrative Internal Medicine practice owned

by Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician.

Practice emphasizes natural treatments where possible and uses special testing to determine health and nutritional status. Support services onsite include:Acupuncture, Bowen Therapy, Rolfing® Structural Integration, Massage, Healing Touch, IV Therapy. Clinic specializes in primary care, natural treatments for menopause and andropause symptoms, Osteoporosis, cholesterol management, Candida, Fibromyalgia. See ads pages 14 & 16.

Don’t forget to love yourself. ~Søren Kierkegaard

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Medical Intuition Becky Stevens Holistic Alternatives, LLC

586-294-6540 29700 Harper Ave., Ste. 4, St Clair Shores BeckyStevensHolisticAlternatives.com

Safe, effective options utilizing medical intuition to assess the root cause of disease or dysfunction in the body. Also herbal, homeopathic, JMT and vibropathic remedies. Physician testimonials available. See ad page 19.

Medical spa Timeless Health & Beauty medical spa

248-650-2241 Locations in Rochester and Imlay City

A healthy body from the inside out. Bioidentical Hormone replacement, weight loss, intravenous nutritional support, vaser and smart lipo, botox, nonsurgical facelift, vericose veins and other services.

Orchid Leaf Energy Arts

Dawn Fleetwood MH, CId. 2290 E. Hill, Grand Blanc 810-953-9500 • DawnFleetwood.com

Iridology, Herbs, Organic Chinese formulas.

Full Energy Analysis: Chinese face, tongue and pulse reading. Tai Chi Chuan, Medical Qigong, Acupuncture, Tunia. Thirty-six years experience.

massage therapy Bence Chiropractic Wellness Center

Mental Wellness A Perfect BalanceD Mind

Debbie Bollen Farmington Hills • 248-254-7823 APerfectBalancedMind.com Holistic, non-invasive brain optimization technology, identifying where brainwave patterns are not functioning at optimal levels. Specializing in : anxiety, memory/focus problems, sleep issues, PTSD, ADD/ADHD, brain injury.

39573 Mound Rd., Sterling Heights.

586-978-9900 • BenceChiro.com/specials Therapeutic, Deep Tissue, Craniosacral, Hot Stone, Swedish, Aromatherapy w/ Essential Oils. Relaxing environment, Nationally Certified, Professional/ Skilled Therapists to minimize Stress, convenient hours. See website for specials. See ad page 30.

Vickie Evans, CMT

The Downing Clinic 5715 Bella Rose Blvd., Ste 100, Clarkston 248-625-6677 • TheDowningClinic.com

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Certified in Massage, Reiki and Healing and T h e r a p e u t i c To u c h .

Certified in Bowen T h e r a p y. P r o v i d e s combination of therapies as needed or requested by patients. See ads pages 14 & 16.

Our dreams are made of real things, like a shoebox full of photographs. ~Jack Johnson

martial arts/fitness Korean Martial Arts Institute 935 Baldwin Rd., Lapeer 810-667-2101 • KMAI.net

Traditional TaeKwon-Do training for ages 5 through seniors. Adult enrichment classes in Yoga, Kick-fit and Women’s self-defense.

Visit website for class schedule and offering.

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nutritional counseling

CHEMICAL AWARENESS SPECIALIST

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Holistic health advocate, teaching wellness through eliminating hidden toxins in every day products, eating whole food & using God’s natural medicines through Young Living Therapeutic Essential Oils. x “Zyto-Elite” services.

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Lee brings 10 years of clinical experience, the most advanced assessment techniques, and a lifetime of intuitive healing with personalized health plans to help cease suffering. That means better sex, energy, and a greater sense of happiness! See ad page 24.

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Serving Oakland, Livingston & Genesee Lawn/tree care program that offers organic-based fertilizers, Free lawn analysis. Visit Bio-Turf.com

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8373 Old 13 Mile Rd • Warren 248-563-8615 StrongheartYoga.com Whether you are practiced or new to yoga we offer yoga for every body, nearby. Check our schedule for classes on our website.

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