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

15 A CHILLING ALTERNATIVE 16 Cryotherapy Gains Popularity as an Option for Health and Beauty

16 12 HAPPY HOLIDAY TIPS How to Really Enjoy the Season

by Dianne Bischoff James

18 AWAKE PARENTING Raising Connected, Confident Kids

20 LYNNE MCTAGGART ON THE POWER OF GROUP INTENTION

by April Thompson

22 THE GIFTS OF CITRUS

Colorful Good Health in Holiday Dishes

by Judith Fertig

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33 INSPIRED LIVING Five Ways to Make

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34 FLUORIDE ALERT Warnings for Pets & People

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he holiday season can be one of the most stressful times of the year.

Planning for gifts, shopping, parties and all the trappings of this season can wear on even the most stable personality...if you let it.

Among our articles this month, we bring you 12 Happy Holiday Tips: How to Really Enjoy the Season. These 12 tips will help restore inner peace and happiness amidst the celebratory chaos. The ones we find most helpful are eschewing perfection, expressing gratitude and getting outside for fun in nature. We're sure you'll find several that help you better enjoy the holidays.

You'll also want to try at least one of the recipes this month in the article on healthy citrus holiday dishes. The Shiitake Mushroom and Pea Risotto with Orange recipe looks especially inviting to us and, loving mushrooms and veggies, we can't wait to give it a try. How about you?

Being a health magazine, we have to make sure we cover other topics dealing with health issues. There are many this month. Make sure you check out the articles on naturopathic treatment approaches for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, using acupuncture and other alternative approaches to deal with pain and opioid addiction and the information on how fluoride can be harmful to both people and pets. These, plus our HealthBriefs, all contain information that you can use, or share.

And there's a lot more, We hope you enjoy and benefit from everything.

Looking ahead to January, we begin the New Year with our annual Health and Wellness issue. We'll be bringing you news, event information and articles on topics such as natural stress relief; walking for health; nutraceuticals, functional foods and supplements; rebooting gut health; fighting childhood obesity and even canine cancer prevention. We're excited about this upcoming issue and the opportunity to help you live a healthier lifestyle.

So until then, whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or another holiday this season, we wish you all health, happiness and peace...naturally!

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newsbriefs All About Animals Rescue Adds New Location in Flint

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n November, All About Animals Rescue’s fourth clinic opened in Flint to provide wellness care and surgery for cats and dogs. This 501(c)(3) nonprofit arranges spay/neuter services, pet wellness care, community cat management training and pet adoption. They have other clinics in Auburn Hills, Detroit and Warren.

“For years, rescues, pet parents and municipalities have asked All About Animals Rescue to open a spay/neuter clinic in Flint," says Amber Sitko, president and founder of All About Animals Rescue. "It’s been a dream of ours to meet this need.”

“The Flint location’s major focus will be surgery and eventually getting the clinic to full time," continues Sitko. "But we’ll also offer walk-in wellness care and workshops, like winter shelter building for community cats. Wellness care is provided Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m."

“All About Animals Rescue’s mission is simple and short: no more homeless pets. We’re now the largest high-quality, high-capacity, low-cost spay/neuter clinic in Michigan. Last year 27,019 cats and dogs were sterilized; 5,000 of those were community cats who came through our Trap-Neuter-Return program.”

The Flint All About Animals Rescue clinic is located at 507 W. Atherton Rd. For more information, call 810-780-4978, email Clinic@AllAboutAnimalsRescue.org or visit AllAboutAnimalsRescue.org.

A Year of Inspired Living Essays and Exercises for Self-Reflection

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gnore those who say life doesn’t come with a manual.

Kelly McGrath Martinsen has exactly the guide you need to make life richer and more insightful with her new book, A Year of Inspired Living: Essays and Exercises for Self-Reflection.

This is the handbook for anyone who wants to embrace a better life. Through entertaining anecdotes and guided journal pages, A Year of Inspired Living helps the reader create their very own personalized self-help book.

Martinsen, who is the publisher of Natural Awakenings Long Island magazine, has designed exercises for each month that include room for reflections, lists to seize the most from life, and culminate in writing your very own “publisher’s letter”, just as she does in her magazine. The letter provides space to reflect on that month’s personal inspiration.

By digging deep and really talking about issues from the heart, Martinsen guides readers to contemplate their own feelings, hopes and dreams. The interactive book also includes a hashtag (#AYOIL) so that readers can share their insights and experiences, giving solitary readers the group support they need to make lasting change for their best year ever.

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newsbriefs Holistic Dentist Returns to Genesee Area

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avid Ewing, D.D.S., Licensed Professional Counselor, formerly of Gateway Dental in Flint, has returned to the area and joined Irish Road Dental in Davison. Dr. Ewing has over 30 years' experience serving dental patients.

At Irish Road Dental, Dr. Ewing will be specializing in holistic dentistry as well as offering treatments for TMJ/headache relief, acupuncture bite splints, cosmetic dentistry bonding and crown/bridge repair, and oral surgery, dentures and partials, plus ® Dr. Ewing (center/front) and the "team" a full line of Standard Process nutritional supplements.

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Healthy Holiday Sweets Free Cooking Class in Novi

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n Saturday, December 9 at noon, the Novi Better Health Market will host a free cooking with Valerie Wilson, a.k.a. MacroVal. Wilson has been in the food industry for 24 years and for the last 19 years has taught vegan, macrobiotic cooking classes throughout Michigan. She recently came out with She recently came out with her second cookbook, Healthy and Delicious Cooking Spring Season, and is the host of Healthy Cooking with Macro Val. Those who attend will learn how to make vegan, sugar free, gluten free goodies to enjoy for the holidays. "Chef Val' will teach how to use natural sweeteners, such as brown rice syrup, in place of white sugar.

The Novi Better Health Market is located at 42875 Grand River Ave., Novi. For more information or to RSVP visit TheBetterHealthStore.com/eventmanager. For more information on Valerie Wilson / MacroVal, visit MacroVal.com. See ad page 29.

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Admission and programs are free, thanks to their presenting sponsor, Lolë of Royal Oak and Rochester, their exhibitors and media partners.

Visitors will find dozens of healthy products, services & program exhibits, displays of healthy living equipment & systems, Food & Farm area with local & organic products, free samples and exclusive show specials. Wellness Programs and Services include health screenings and free massage.

There will also be presentations by experts and community leaders, live music, healthy food and drink concessions, door prizes and contests.

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communityspotlight Fight Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Local Counselor/Healer/Life Coach Offers New Holiday Gift Certificate Program to Create the Life You Are Meant To Live

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ichigan’s winter has arrived, and despite tional Institute of Mental Health: the merriment of the holidays, many local • Low energy residents suffer from Major Depressive Disorder • Hypersomnia (excessive sleeping and sleepiness) with Seasonal Pattern (formerly called Seasonal • Social withdrawal (hibernating) Affective Disorder (SAD)).

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Milk Chocolate Also Benefits Heart Health

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igh-cacao dark chocolate contains high levels of flavanol, a compound known for its heart health benefits, but less is known about diluted foods such as milk chocolate candy. Harvard researchers followed 55,502 subjects for 13 years, comparing levels of high blood pressure, diabetes and cardiovascular disease to lifestyle traits.

They found those eating one to three servings of chocolate a month (including milk chocolate) displayed a 10 percent lower r i s k o f irregular heartbeat than those eating an ounce or less a month. Eating one serving per week of chocolate yielded a 17 percent lower risk and two to six servings a week 20 percent, and then leveled off after eating one or more servings per day.

“Eating excessive amounts of chocolate is not recommended, because many chocolate products are high in calories from sugar and fat, and could lead to weight gain and other metabolic problems,� advises Elizabeth Mostofsky, author of the study.

Gut Bacteria Imbalance Linked to Chronic Fatigue

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ifty healthy patients and 50 with chronic fatigue syndrome were tested for bacteria and immune molecules by researchers from Columbia University. They discovered that imbalances in the levels of certain gut bacteria are prevalent in individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder often accompanied by extreme fatigue, muscle and joint pain, cognitive issues and insomnia.

esearchers from Northwestern University have found that acoustic stimulation using pink noise (random sound with more low frequencies than white noise) increases slow-wave brain activity, thus improving sleepdependent memory retention. Thirteen mature adults completed two nights of sleep; one with the pink noise and one without, in random order. Specific brainwave activity increased during the periods when the pink noise was being delivered, suggesting that it could help older adults preserve some memory functions.

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Tree Nuts Cut Colon Cancer Relapse

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esearchers from the University of Oxford, in the UK, have found that infants that take more daytime naps tend to develop a larger vocabulary at an earlier age than their peers by examining sleeping patterns of 246 babies between the ages of 7 months and 3 years for 10 days. Parents also completed a language analysis at the start of the study and three and six months later to determine how many words each child understood from a list 416 words typically learned in infancy. Infants that napped more frequently during the day performed better on both understanding and expressing vocabulary than the others.

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During the busy seasons of life, we tend to mark off “to do” lists but forget to take care of our bodies except for sleep, which happens when they drop into bed after an exhausting day.

Let’s take a moment to think about what we really want from this month: energy, focus and health to enjoy our families, be productive and be able to serve and give within our communities. Will burning the candle at both ends achieve those goals?

Begin each day with a few minutes to enjoy the quiet and think. Write or say out loud what it is you are grateful for. This immediately improves your mood.

Then schedule at least 20 minutes of intentional selfcare each day.

Ideas: prep a salad or a green smoothie to nourish your body with good fuel, take time to eat consistent meals, spend that time stretching tired muscles, read a few pages of an inspiring book, take a hot bath to calm mind and body. Little actions can have big effects.

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Boston researchers found a reduction in depressive symptoms among people that practice tai chi via 50 Chinese-Americans diagnosed with depression.

They were divided into three groups. One group participated in tai chi sessions twice a week and were encouraged to practice the movements at home three times a week. Another group attended twice weekly depression education sessions and a third served as the control group. After 12 weeks, the tai chi group reported significant improvements in depression symptoms, which continued after the study was completed, measured at 24 weeks.

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TAI CHI EASES THE BLUES

The Amazon rainforest is thought to harbor a greater diversity of trees than anywhere else on Earth, but the exact number has long been a mystery. In 2013, scientists estimated that the number of species was around 16,000, but no actual count had been done. In a new paper in Scientific Reports, researchers delved into museum collections from around the world to confirm the current number of tree species recorded in the Amazon and assess possibilities of those yet to be discovered.

“Since 1900, between 50 and 200 new trees have been discovered in the Amazon every year,” notes Nigel Pitman, a Mellon senior conservation ecologist with the Field Museum. “Our analysis suggests that we won’t finish discovering new tree species there for three more centuries.”

The study relied upon the digitization of museum collections data— photographs and digital records—of the specimens housed there and shared worldwide through aggregator sites like IDigBio.org. “It gives scientists a better sense of what’s actually growing in the Amazon Basin, aiding conservation efforts,” says Pitman.

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New Tech May Relieve Elder Isolation

Approximately a third of those older than 65 and half of elders at least 85 live alone, as do many people with illnesses and mental disorders. All can suffer from feelings of profound loneliness. Emerging virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies provide avenues to alleviate such isolation, instilling contentment, peace of mind, enrichment, fun, a sense of companionship and contributing to physical and mental health.

Instead of passively watching TV, seniors can travel virtually to World Heritage sites, revisit old haunts or even attend family events they would otherwise miss. In terms of benefits attained, VR is predicted to measurably improve seniors’ quality of life.

Healthcare applications of AI and telemedicine include reminders to eat, be active or take medications, perhaps assisted by a robotic companion that can share information with practitioners, children, caregivers and emergency personnel. Social applications include helping to form and maintain social connections. It may also serve as a personal concierge by reminding seniors of appointments, playing games with them and initiating dialogue to spark outward engagement.

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Microplastic Mess Threatens World Oceans Scientists from the University of Hull and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have published research in the journal Science of the Total Environment showing levels of microplastics are five times higher in the Antarctic than previous estimates.

Co-author Dr. Claire Waluda, a BAS biologist, says, “We have monitored the presence of large plastic items in Antarctica for more than 30 years. While we know that bigger pieces can be ingested by seabirds or cause entanglements in seals, the effects of microplastics on marine animals in the Southern Ocean are as yet unknown.”

The tiny beads of plastic come from cosmetics or are shreddings from larger plastic items like clothing or bottles.

According to United Nations sources, they may number as many as 51 trillion particles across the seafloor, throughout the oceans and on beaches worldwide. They are considered a serious threat to marine life in general. More international monitoring of the situation is needed, including a requirement for all polar research stations to provide waste treatment options.

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he use of cryotherapy is making the rounds these days, with proponents finding a variety of methods by which to incorporate it into their lives. Not a medical procedure, this noninvasive alternative is credited with improving health fast. Some applaud cryotherapy’s importance in weight loss and other forms of body management, and many connect its influence with the treatment or prevention of disease.

Developed during the late 1970s by Japanese physicians, cryotherapy debuted in the form of cryochambers that used either liquid nitrogen or refrigerated air to keep temperatures below -100 degrees Celsius, or -212 degrees Fahrenheit.

The trend traveled to Europe within the next decade, followed by Australia and western areas of the United States. Today, entire spas are dedicated to the invention and common acceptance has followed.

Cryotherapy is promoted for two primary reasons: (1) treatment of delayed muscle soreness caused by exercise-induced damage and (2) to relieve inflammation and soreness brought on by chronic diseases from multiple sclerosis to ankylosing spondylitis, which causes spinal problems.

“It is becoming more popular because celebrities are doing it. Athletes are doing it,” says Melanie Mitchell, manager of Boost Cryospa in West Bloomfield, which opened in 2016.

Mitchell says Boost Cryospa works with clients of all ages, most frequently to treat arthritis and fibromyalgia pain, but even a pulled muscle can benefit from the treatment.

Typically, cryotherapy treatment is completed in increments as opposed to a single session, occurring on one day or spread over several. For whole-body treatment, clients strip to their underwear and wear socks and gloves, dry off any sweat and then enter a chamber for one to three minutes per session. Their heads are elevated to clear the top of the chamber, so they breathe only the air in the surrounding room.

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thus improving immunity and cellular metabolism.

Also, cryotherapy slows nerve conduction to calm the natural flight-orfight response, enhancing other healing responses and releasing endorphins and anti-inflammatory molecules. Experts explain that the importance of attention to muscle soreness prevents muscle length from shrinking as well as halts decreased muscle force, flexibility and range of motion.

“Two to three minutes is all it takes,” Mitchell says. "The therapy is well tolerated, even among patients who think they cannot stand being cold. They really do enjoy the feeling afterwards.”

Use is considered safe when supervised within the prescribed time constraints and when normal precautions are taken, although debate continues on how effective it is. Some side effects, particularly when constraints aren’t followed, include frostbite, dizziness, loss of balance and a rise in blood pressure. Occasional temporary side effects include nerve irritation or tissue that experiences unusual tingling or numbness, redness or skin irritation.

Boost Cryospa also offers a "Cryofacial" for cosmetic effects and 10-minute spot treatments, which relieve a variety of maladies. Benign nerve growths and pinched nerves may also benefit, as well as nerve irritations between ribs and in other locations.

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eelings of comfort and joy can seem elusive when the holiday to-do list looms or runs amok. The season can seem more like an endless burden than a parade of cheerful events and glad tidings.

Amidst celebratory chaos, these simple rules will help restore inner peace and create greater happiness.

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Eschew Perfection Guests are much more interested in filling their stomachs with great food than judging the scuff marks and wall dings. The perfection of the season is found in the special moments when families and friends sit down together.

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Pay Attention to the Smiles The approaching holidays encourage more shared smiles, kind words and thoughtful gestures. While out and about, look for the grins and well wishes.

Hold the door open for others and offer a friendly greeting to store clerks. We’ll find ourselves smiling even more, because thoughtfulness is contagious.

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Do Nothing for 15 Minutes It’s amazing how refreshed we feel when we take a few minutes to sit in a comfortable chair and simply expe-

rience a moment of stillness. Inner quiet allows the mind to relax and reinvest energy in the body, so we can return to holiday activities with renewed zest.

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Give Each Person a Special Gift Think of something thoughtful that both the giver and receiver enjoy doing together and write a promissory note for the shared experience, such as a free backrub, a day spent downtown, a personal manicure or a movie the other person wants to see.

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Take Advantage of Extended Shopping Hours To avoid crowds and lines, schedule a late-night power-shopping trip.

This is the easiest way to manage a department store visit with sanity, have easy access to the shelves and get immediate service.

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Take a Holiday Binge Day Designate a day with no limits and no self-judgment. For anyone that mentally monitors their calories or sweets, claim a binge day out loud with permission for total holiday munching freedom. The next day, we can reinstate discipline.

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Sing While We Work Nothing makes meal preparation tasks go faster than crooning along to our favorite carols. Turn up Susan Boyle’s O Holy Night and soon your lungs will be full of air, your heart filled with sentiment, and the turkey stuffed with seasonal goodness will be ready to go into the oven.

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Express Feelings in a Healthy Way Family gatherings can sometimes test our boundaries and patience.

Avoid repressing feelings by finding a way to speak a personal truth in the moment, in a calm and healthy fashion. It’s better than returning home stewing about what we wish we could or should have said.

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Assign Roles to Household Helpers The holiday load is lighter when everyone pitches in. Assign specific roles to household members with clear responsibilities, from taking out the garbage to setting the table and washing up.

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Express Gratitude at the Table Loving feelings can never be expressed enough, so use the holiday as an opportunity to tell others how important they are to you. Create a heartfelt moment at the table by sharing at least one thing that you’re truly grateful for, and ask everyone else to do the same.

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Go Outside for Fun in Nature Hiking in a nearby forest preserve, skating, sledding or building a snow fort with the kids not only burns energy, but is emotionally exhilarating for the whole family. Pick an outdoor activity, don appropriate togs, and share in the laughter and serenity of a sparkling winter day.

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can help by allowing children to just sit by themselves. If inundated with activities and subjected to numerous lessons, how can young people hope to recognize their authentic voice amid the din of all this “doing”?

AWAKE PARENTING Raising Connected, Confident Kids

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ne of the greatest challenges parents face is connecting with their children in deep and meaningful ways. The aim of awakened families is to raise strong and emotionally resilient children.

Parenting expert and clinical psychologist Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., author of The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children and The Awakened Family: A Revolution in Parenting, offers mindful approaches to benefit the family—and the community. Via her practice in New York City, appearances on Oprah and online courses, Tsabary provides awareness, skills and strategies to revolutionize families. She posts videos and blogs at DrShefali.com.

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being from our own childhood shape the manner in which we react and interact today.

Awakened parents are constantly evolving into their truest and most authentic selves. When parents undertake a daily practice of mindfulness and awareness, they begin to extricate themselves from blind reactivity to see how every problem with their children is a call to their own awakening. Parents will know they are on the right track because they will connect more with their children, empowering them to think and live autonomously—separate from a parent’s fantasies and expectations.

How can each family member connect with their true self?

Parents need to understand that the path to creating a connected relationship with their children is to first create one with themselves. Realizing this, they consider their own inner growth a high priority.

Children need to learn who they are and what they really enjoy. Parents

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How do children benefit from conscious or awakened parenting?

Conscious parenting mandates that we place the task of connecting with our children front and center, especially before correcting them. Admonishing and punishing them becomes secondary to the main imperative of conscious connection. It’s crucial we realize we aren’t raising a “mini-me”, but a spirit throbbing with its own signature. Thus, it’s vital to separate in our mind who we are from who each child is. Children aren’t ours to possess or own in any way. When we know this in the depths of our soul, we tailor their raising to their needs, rather than molding them to fit our needs.

Children raised in this way grow up to be fearless and infinitely resilient, knowing that their purpose in life is to live in their most authentic and true way. Conflicts decrease and conscious, connected communication increases.

What can parents do when they fall back into old patterns, shaming children or doing other things that create distance?

When this happens, parents need to sit with themselves and look deeply within, asking: “What is it about me that feels the need to deride, scorn and shame my children?” In such introspection, they might discover triggers from old wounds that have nothing to do with a child’s behavior.

When they can see the internal link, they can begin to make the transformations they need.

As a parent, I have learned that my role is to step aside, stay in infinite possibility, heal my own wounds, fill my own bucket and let my child fly.

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nected with their parents and deeply seen by them, they march into the outer world feeling self-confident and aware of who they truly are, secure in their own inherent inner-connectivity. Children raised in this manner naturally help advocate for peace and harmony in all of their relationships; incidents of bullying, anxiety and discrediting one’s self and others decrease exponentially.

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Periodontal disease is a perfectly treatable and preventable condition that many of our patients know little about. If you’ve been told you are suffering from periodontal disease, here is the basic information about this common dental condition.

What is Periodontal Disease?

Periodontal disease is essentially a condition caused by the build-up of bacteria and plaque on your teeth.

This build-up of bacteria and plaque or “tartar” can irritate your gums and cause swelling and bleeding.

In extreme cases, this irritation can get under the gums and cause damage to the roots of your teeth and in the worst case, can damage your jaw bones. Periodontal disease is most often seen in adults, and more often men than women. However, teenagers can develop mild cases of periodontal disease during puberty when their hormones are changing.

Other Factors that Contribute to Periodontal Disease While bacteria and plaque build-up are the main cause of periodontal disease, there are other factors that can contribute to your likelihood of developing some level of periodontal disease.

Genes – Some people are more likely to develop periodontal disease if others in their family have been susceptible to increased plaque and bacteria build-up. However, good oral care can prevent periodontal disease, even for these individuals.

Tobacco Use – If you smoke or use other types of tobacco, you are more likely to develop periodontal disease.

Tobacco users tend to collect more tartar on their teeth, increasing their chances of developing periodontal disease. Smoking can also make periodontal disease resistant to treatment.

Crowded Mouth – This can be a big problem for people with crooked teeth, braces, partials or just too many teeth.

Plaque can build up around braces, in tight spaces around teeth, and between bridges or other dental fixtures.

Stress – While stress on its own won’t cause periodontal disease, it can make it harder to treat.

Because your immune system is weakened by stress, infections caused by plaque and bacteria can quickly take hold in your mouth.

Hormones – This is mostly the case for women. Changes in your hormones during pregnancy and menopause can cause changes in your mouth as well. This can contribute to an increased risk for periodontal disease.

Treating Periodontal Disease If periodontal disease is caught early, it can easily be treated at home with an improved routine of oral care.

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hirty years ago, speaker, author and journalist Lynne McTaggart recovered from an illness using alternative approaches to health. Since then, she’s been exploring the frontiers of healing through consciousness and alternative medicine. In the 1990s, McTaggart, who lives in London, started a newsletter called What Doctors Don’t Tell You, now an international magazine and popular platform at wddty.com that cites thousands of resources showing what works and doesn’t work in conventional and alternative medicine and how to beat chronic conditions naturally.

McTaggart’s seven books include The Intention Experiment, The Field, The Bond and most recently, The Power of Eight. Her latest work examines the transformative power of small groups of people sending thoughts together for a common goal.

Can you summarize the results of your experiments of healing through collective intentions?

We’ve done hundreds of experiments using small and large groups; 30 were tightly controlled scientific studies conducted in conjunction with researchers at institutions such as the University of Arizona, University of California and Penn State University.

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sometimes 8,000 miles away, and sending them a well-defined intention, like changing the pH balance of water or healing a war veteran of post-traumatic stress disorder.

To date, 26 of those 30 experiments resulted in positive, measurable, mainly scientifically significant effects. We’ve seen the pH of water change by a full pH number and seen seeds grow twice as much as control seeds.

We also conducted three peace intention experiments with interesting results: After our eight-day intention for Sri Lanka during its civil war, violence levels fell; the government had won several decisive battles that week; and within a few months that 25-year war was over. We can’t say with certainty that we had a hand in this, but our other peace experiments showed similar results. If it happens a few more times, that becomes compelling.

of eight” concept. I’ve discovered all that’s needed is a group, whether it’s eight or 8,000. In a group, we seem to lose our sense of individuality and separation from the world. We experience an overwhelming sense of oneness with the other intenders, which may be why our influence then becomes more powerful.

How did the act of sending positive intentions affect the senders?

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I think a huge part of it has to do with the power of getting off of yourself and setting an intention for someone else.

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inter citrus fruits that arrive in a gift basket or show up on sale at the grocer present a welcome bright spot on winter’s darker days. Valencia and blood oranges, limes and Meyer lemons are delicious in their own right, and deserve their place on the breakfast table. Yet there are many other intriguing ways to enjoy them in vinaigrettes, salads, main dishes, baked goods and desserts.

Winter citrus is full of health

benefits, just when we need them most: during the busy holiday season. To start, they help bolster our immune system, guarding against colds or helping us recover faster. Their high vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, content is water soluble.

According to a comprehensive study by the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University, a daily intake of 400 milligrams of vitamin C can halve the incidence of colds in adults and cut their duration by 14 percent.

The flavonoid hesperidin in citrus helps boost “good” HDL cholesterol and lowers “bad” LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, report researchers in the Journal of Nutrition. In a new study in Nutritional Neuroscience, hesperidin in citrus also was found to ameliorate brain deterioration found in Alzheimer’s patients.

Other studies further show that the grapefruit diet wasn’t wrong; eating half a fresh grapefruit before each meal can help us lose weight. In a study conducted at the Scripps Clinic, in La Jolla, California, and published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, researchers put overweight volunteers on an exercise plan for 12 weeks and asked them to eat either half a fresh grapefruit or drink apple juice and pop a placebo pill before each meal.

The grapefruit group dropped an average of three-and-a-half pounds, compared to only one-half pound for the apple group.

Limonoids, an antioxidant found in most citrus, may help guard against stomach, lung, breast and skin cancer, according to the U.S. Agricultural Research Service. Animal and human cell studies found that limonoids—especially those in fresh oranges—harbor potential as anticancer compounds. Another study in Nutritional Neuroscience showed that the volatile compound limonene, found in the rind of a lemon, can enhance memory.

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¼ heaping cup chia seeds 1½ cups dairy or non-dairy milk 2 Tbsp maple syrup, or to taste 1 Tbsp Meyer lemon juice (or other citrus juice) Pinch of sea salt ½ tsp lemon zest Fresh tangerine segments for garnish

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Yields: 4 to 5 servings 5 medium to large navel or large blood oranges 3 Tbsp orange blossom water 1 tsp ground cinnamon 2 Tbsp honey or date sugar ½ pomegranate, seeded 1½ to 2 Tbsp coarsely chopped unsalted pistachios 8 to 10 mint leaves, chopped or torn, for garnish

and chopped 9 oz Arborio rice 4 cups warm chicken or vegetable stock or broth 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil or 2 tsp dried; or 1 Tbsp finely chopped fresh sage leaves or 1 tsp dried 1½ cups young, tiny sweet peas, fresh or frozen

In a bowl, stir together the chia seeds, milk, maple syrup, Meyer lemon juice, salt and lemon zest.

Heat 1 tablespoon each of the butter and oil in a large skillet over mediumlow heat until sizzling starts.

Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

Add the mushrooms and salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until tender, 4 to 5 minutes, adding more oil if needed.

To serve, spoon the chia seed mixture into bowls and garnish with tangerine segments.

Peel the oranges and cut away all of the white pith and outer membrane.

Slice each orange across the core into ¼-inch slices, six per orange, reserving any juice that runs off. Push out and discard any spongy white core.

Add ¼ cup orange juice and simmer for 3 to 5 minutes until the juice evaporates and the mushrooms are very tender and glazed. Transfer the mushrooms to a bowl and set aside.

Fan the slices in concentric circles, slightly overlapping the fruit, on a large round serving platter.

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Drizzle the orange blossom water and any reserved runoff juice over the fruit.

Using a fine sieve, lightly and evenly dust with cinnamon and a generous drizzle of honey.

Chill the oranges for at least 1 hour or longer in the refrigerator before serving.

When ready to serve, sprinkle the pomegranate seeds, pistachios and mint leaves evenly over the top.

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Yields: 6 servings as side dish or starter or 4 as main dish 2 Tbsp butter or margarine, divided 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided, plus more as needed 8.8 oz shiitake mushrooms, stems removed, caps sliced into ¼- to ½-inch strips Kosher or sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Zest of 1 orange 2 large oranges, juiced, about 1 cup, divided 1 small yellow onion, peeled

Add the remaining butter and oil to the skillet and return to the heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring, for 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat until softened, transparent and just starting to turn golden.

Add the rice and zest and toss with the onions until all the grains are coated in oil. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes more, stirring, until the rice becomes translucent.

Add 2 ladles (about 2/3 cup) of stock and cook, stirring constantly and gently, until the liquid is almost absorbed.

If using fresh peas, add them with the first addition of stock. Stir in the fresh or dried herbs at the same time. Continue cooking the risotto over medium heat, adding 2 more ladles (about 2/3 cup) of stock at a time, stirring constantly, allowing each addition of liquid to be almost absorbed before adding more broth.

When the rice has cooked for 10 minutes in this manner, add all the remaining juice and cook until it’s absorbed.

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caramelized flavor.

For the Charry Lime Vinaigrette, squeeze the juice of the grilled lime halves into a bowl. Whisk in the reserved lime zest, rice wine vinegar, Dijon mustard, sorghum and olive oil together until well blended. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

Add any remaining stock and cook, stirring, until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender and creamy. Total cooking time should be 20 to 25 minutes from the moment the rice is added to the skillet. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed.

Yields: 4 servings Charry Lime Vinaigrette: Zest of 2 limes Juice from the grilled limes 1 Tbsp seasoned rice wine vinegar 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro 1 tsp Dijon mustard 1 tsp sorghum or maple syrup ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Adapted lemon and lime recipes are from Red, White, and ’Que: Farm Fresh Foods for the American Grill by Karen Adler and Judith Fertig, permission of Running Press.

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Baby Vegetables and Microgreens with Charry Lime Vinaigrette

Arrange the vegetables on salad plates and garnish with microgreens. Spoon the vinaigrette over all and serve.

Vegetables: 4 oz baby radishes 4 oz baby carrots, with some of the green top 4 oz baby leeks, trimmed 4 oz baby yellow pattypan squash 2 oz microgreens

Prepare a medium-hot fire in the grill.

Adapted orange recipes are from Orange Appeal, by Jamie Schler, permission of Gibbs Smith.

Brush the radishes, carrots and leeks with olive oil and place in a grilling basket or on a perforated grill rack.

Grill for 4 to 5 minutes, turning often, until the vegetables have just started to brown at the edges.

Zest the limes and set the zest aside.

Halve the limes and grill, cut sides down, for 1 to 2 minutes or until they have good grill marks; adds a smoky,

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atigue has become an epidemic and is one of the most common complaints for patients to seek medical help.

Unfortunately, this “help” can become elusive under the wrong type of care so it is important to find a medically trained naturopathic physician to find the possible cause(s) and to use natural approaches when needed.

Chronic fatigue syndrome or Myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) is a complex illness that causes extreme fatigue that generally can't be explained by any underlying medical condition. The fatigue may worsen with physical or mental activity, but doesn't improve with rest. It is defined by incapacitating fatigue that is not relieved by rest, and at least four of the following symptoms for at least six months: • worsening of symptoms while standing or sitting upright (orthostatic intolerance) • loss of memory or concentration (brain fog) • waking tired after a good night’s sleep • insomnia • muscle pain • headaches • joint pain • sore throat • tender lymph nodes in the neck or underarms • digestive issues • allergies and sensitivities to foods, odors, chemicals or noise • chills and night sweats • general malaise following physical exertion that lasts more than 24 hours

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Emotional Health and Stress Management: Emotional toxins from emotional stressors can be more harmful to overall health than any environmental toxicant. The majority of patients do not realize that “internalizing” stressors commences at the subconscious level. When we find ourselves constantly in a high stress environment and living on the sympathetic state (fight or flight response), our body may not be able to keep up with restoring itself. This area of health is the “breakthrough” for most patients with chronic conditions and is often overlooked or neglected. If not addressed properly, this makes any treatment or therapy difficult.

Chronic Inflammation: Inflammation impacts us all differently, but it definitely can zap your energy very quickly and drain your adrenal reserves. It also can wreck havoc on all systems of the body including imbalancing your hormones and neurotransmitters. Top sources of inflammation. Food sensitivities (IgE, IgG, IgA), gastrointestinal dysfunction, pathogens, environmental toxicants and internalizing emotional stressors.

Hormones: We know the importance of our thyroid, adrenals and sex hormones so it wise to perform a proper baseline.

Most hormones start to balance on their own when other obstacles are removed, but support can be given along the way.

Nutritional Deficiencies: More common than we give credit for, but can make a huge impact when properly identified and addressed. Certain lab markers are very accurate for nutritional deficiencies, but most testing for nutritional deficiencies is not reliable. Focusing on improving the diet, supplementing with high quality/physician only nutraceuticals and using IV/IM nutrient therapies can be a slam-dunk in improving energy and overall health.

Environmental Toxicants: We live in a very toxic world with known environmental toxicants that are constantly assaulting us through the water we drink, the food we eat, the air we breathe, and the products we use on a constant basis. These toxicants place a cumulative burden on our body’s detoxification centers including our immunological, neurological and endocrine systems, which depress their ability to function optimally. Begin exploring this area with a doctor who is properly trained in environmental medicine and knows how to test properly and perform an extensive environmental toxic exposure history.

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Organizations such as the the American College of Physicians and the World Health Organization (WHO) now acknowledge acupuncture to be an effective tool for battling pain and addiction.

Acupuncture and the Opioid Crisis Studies on the Effectiveness of Alternative Approaches for Pain and Addiction Recovery

by Robert Simon

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he opioid crisis has taken hold of the country with 60,000 people dying this last year from opioid related issues. In Michigan alone, health care providers wrote 11 million opioid prescriptions in both 2015 and 2016. To put this in perspective, there were roughly 8 million prescriptions written in 2009 for Michigan's 9.9 million citizens.

With such a massive escalation in opioid use, we need tools outside the confines of the established Western medical model. Chinese medicine may very well play a powerful role to this end.

While once considered by the Western world to be something akin to voodoo, organizations such as the American College of Physicians and the World Health Organization (WHO) now acknowledge acupuncture to be an effective tool for battling pain and addiction. Many medical organizations currently advocate that people should seek out this noninvasive method for treating pain...before resorting to highly addictive medications.

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is less known for its value in addiction recovery, although it has been used for this express purpose for years.

By 1985 over 250 hospitals and treatment centers in the US and the UK were using acupuncture to aid detoxification. Then in 1996 the WHO accepted acupuncture as a therapy for drug addiction. This was followed in 1997 with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) accepting acupuncture as an alternative addiction therapy to Western medicine. Presently over 700 drug addiction treatment centers use acupuncture as an alternative to drug therapy.

But exactly how can acupuncture help people recover from pain and opioid addiction? One of the mechanisms by which acupuncture may work is through regulating the neurological system.

The human body actually produces its own natural (endogenous) opioids and therefore has opioid receptors located in the brain, as well as in the spinal cord and intestinal tract.

In a recent study by the University of Michigan, neuroscientist Richard Harris made an interesting discovery. In his trial, genuine acupuncture (utilizing classical acupuncture points and the insertion of needles into the skin)

was compared with a control group who received “sham” acupuncture (a placebo method using a retractable pen like device that does not penetrate the skin and was applied on areas of the body not associated with acupuncture points).

The latter method is akin to a sugar pill and is used to effectively trick the patient into believing they are receiving real acupuncture. This helps researchers discern if the benefits attributed to acupuncture are truly caused by precise needle insertion into specific points on the body, or are merely an effect of a patient’s mind and positive expectations.

Harris observed that sham acupuncture did indeed cause a reduction in pain similar to genuine acupuncture.

Moreover, opioid receptors in the brain had become occupied with endorphins, leaving few unoccupied receptors present. When the receptors are occupied, pain signals cannot be sent. He expected genuine acupuncture to yield the same results by the same mechanism.

Yet, what actually transpired in the brain was quite startling. Genuine acupuncture caused a reduction in pain similar to the placebo, but the number of unoccupied receptors actually increased dramatically.

However, because the pain was indeed reduced, it was concluded that it was not a drop in endorphin levels that researchers were observing but rather an increase in the amount of opioid receptors being expressed.

It may be that acupuncture actually works in part by regulating the neurological system, bringing it back

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into homeostasis for both addiction and pain. Moreover, acupuncture may help to resolve the underlying disease process rather than just acting as a quick symptomatic fix.

But that’s theory. What about treating addiction in actual practice? That’s where we turn our attention to New York.

Beginning in 1974, the South Bronx’s Lincoln recovery center spent 10 years establishing the NADA (National Acupuncture Detox Association) 5 point protocol for treating opioid and many other forms of chemical addictions. The NADA protocol involves the

careful placement of acupuncture needles in five specific acupuncture points on the ear. The needles are left in place for 30 to 45 minutes and then removed.

This method is now used around the world to help people recover from addiction.

In my own practice, I treat patients for addiction by combining the NADA protocol with a therapy called Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Addiction - be it opioid, nicotine or sugar - invariably has an emotional component. EFT bridges the gap between psychology and Chinese medicine.

An EFT practitioner identifies a patient’s underlying emotional trigger and then taps specific acupuncture points while the patient focuses on the emotions associated with the addiction.

EFT has gained notoriety as a self treatment for emotional issues and pain, but its benefits really shine when a trained practitioner is guiding a patient through their emotional barriers.

Despite studies supporting the efficacy of acupuncture for addiction and pain, there are always skeptics who refute such evidence. So who is correct?

Ironically, it is increasingly the Western physicians who are becoming the biggest champions of acupuncture and are suggesting it and other alternative therapies for one reason: they see their patients getting better where conventional methods come up short.

And as a practitioner, when a lifelong smoker tears up their last cigarette in front of you after a treatment, there is no better feeling or evidence that this medicine works.

Robert Simon practices in Franklin Village, MI. He is a registered and licensed Acupuncturist, a graduate of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, a clinical massage therapist and has trained in craniosacral therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique, NAET allergy elimination, pain reflex release technique and many other therapies for treating pain, dysfunction, and internal medical issues. For more information, call 310-994-8474 or visit his website at ChigongTherapy.com.

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Preserve Food “There are tradeoffs between convenience and environmental impact,” says Kathleen Hanover, executive creative director at Imagine That Creative Marketing Services, in Dayton, Ohio.

“I’d love to freeze all of our family’s produce, but after two power outages, I can veggies, too. Steam canners for jams, jellies, tomatoes and high-acid foods use three inches of water and 10 minutes of energy.”

Shel Horowitz, a consultant for Green and Profitable and co-author of Guerrilla Marketing to Heal the World, joined a food co-op in the 1970s. Today, it has 9,000 members. “I dehydrate

veggies for soup, pasta, stir-fry dishes or as tomato or zucchini chips,” he says.

“Onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, celery, kale, hot peppers, tomatillos and fruit were successful; eggplant, cucumbers and rhubarb were not.”

Use It All The Traditional Line menu devised by executive chef Mark Russell, of Great Performances, a sustainability-oriented high-end catering and food service company in New York City, remarks, “Food trends have changed,” noting preserving, freezing, pickling and canning remain sound. He salutes thrifty Depression-era practices.

“My grandparents picked dandelion greens to fry in bacon fat,” he says. “A salad with olive oil and fresh tomato is healthier.” Fermented grape leaves can be rolled up into dolmas filled with local grains and feta cheese instead of meat.

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The Purification Process

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After this reaction, a purification process is needed to remove any impurities from the Organic Sulfur.

Two purification processes are mostly used, distillation and crystallization. Our method, distillation is the favored process for producing the highest purity MSM, where heat is used to separate compounds by unique boiling points.

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Ocala, Florida, reiki master and teacher Debi Goldben employs nature’s bounty at home. “Downspouts collect rainwater for the garden, and it’s much better than chemically treated city water,” she says. Some municipalities, including in Colorado, regulate rainwater collection, mandating the size and number of barrels per property “for outdoor use only”.

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She also recompressed their sofa’s inner springs to their original shape by encasing them in fabric. “It was timeconsuming, but only cost a few dollars for fabric,” she relates. “Updating avoided creating more landfill. For a fresh look, I made a new cover.”

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Make Holiday Décor “Retro-style repurposing is smart, fun and easy,” says upstate New York lifestyle writer and cookbook author Cynthia O’Connor O’Hara.

“I glued together assorted cups, saucers and plates with glass-specific glue to create tiered servers that double as a centerpiece. Check your house to find dishware that will look nice together.”

It’s satisfying to combine experiences with updated technology, save time and support a healthier planet, both during the holidays and year-round.

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Volunteer – A common excuse for not volunteering is, “I don’t have the time.” Next year, make the time. When researchers at the London School of Economics examined the relationship between volunteering and happiness in a large group of American adults, they found that the more people volunteered, the happier they were.

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Journal – People often journal as a way to reflect upon their lives. This can be helpfully revealing, but rather than looking back, look forward, using a journal as a blueprint to manifest the most inspired year yet. Write out plans and dreams with the steps needed to achieve them.

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nspiration may strike anywhere, at any time. The trick is nurturing the process to appear on demand when we need it most.

Often, an inspiration is sparked when we perceive someone being selfless, courageous, physically extraordinary or deliciously creative. However, we don’t need to wait for outside stimulus when we can discover internal stirrings by invoking any of these self-inspiring tips.

Just Do It – The Nike slogan has never

been more appropriate. We all have something we’ve thought about doing or trying. Whether traveling to a new location, trying a different sport, joining a new-to-us group or club, or making more friends, don’t put it off—just do it.

Defeat allodoxaphobia – It’s the fear of others’ negative opinions. Everyone suffers from this to some extent, and it can hinder us from living our best life.

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Gratitude – This is the big one. One way to be and stay inspired is by starting off each day in a state of gratitude. Every morning before getting out of bed, think of at least three things to be grateful for. By doing this, we recognize the blessings we have and greet the day in a positive frame of mind. It’s a perfect way to end each day, too. When someone routinely inquires, “How are you?” answer, “I am grateful.”

Our time on Earth is not infinite.

With only so many days promised, let’s vow to live them inspired.

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Fluoride: The Great Misconception

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4 There has NEVER been a single randomized clinical trial or long-term study to prove fluoridation actually works.

Excess in Food and Tap Water Harms Pets

4 Fluoride has NEVER been FDA approved for ingestion AND ingesting fluoride presents serious health risks, particularly in children.

4 Dental fluorosis (spots on teeth) is the first visible sign of fluoride toxicity and a warning sign.

According to 2010 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 23% of Americans aged 6-49 and 41% of children aged 12-15 show some fluorosis. The data shows 58% of children aged 6-19 have fluorosis.

Dietary supplements must go through extensive testing and approval before being sold for human consumption. Specific dosage amounts are on every label. However, in 1975 alone the FDA rejected 35 new drug applications for fluoride vitamins.

When it comes to fluoride whether in water, coffee, or soda, or cooked into soup, pasta, rice or other foods, we are told something different: “Drink as much as you like; you’ll get the right dose.” Hmm...

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n 2009, an Environmental Working Group (EWG) study found that bone meal and animal byproducts in eight of 10 major national dog food brands contain fluoride in amounts between 1.6 and 2.5 times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended maximum dose in drinking water. Some fluoride from tap water used in the manufacturing of pet food contributes to this.

Olga Naidenko, Ph.D., lead researcher of the study, remarks, “A failed regulatory system and suspect practices by some in the pet food industry puts countless dogs at risk of ingesting excessive fluoride.”

Fluoride occurs naturally in rocks, soil and thus some food plants and water supplies. More enters food via use of fluoride-based pesticides and commercial processing facilities. The EWG advises that two-thirds of all Americans, along with pets and farm animals, are exposed to artificially fluoridated tap water.

Fluoride Dangers to Humans While fluoride exposure hasn’t been studied in dogs or cats, according to

Dr. Joseph Mercola, ample research points to the dangers of fluoride to human health, including: n Arthritis n Bone cancer (osteosarcoma) n Bone fractures n Brain damage and lowered IQ n Damaged sperm and increased infertility n Deactivation of 62 enzymes n Dementia n Disrupted immune system n Disrupted synthesis of collagen n Genetic damage and cell death n Hyperactivity and/or lethargy n Impaired sleep (inhibits melatonin produced by the pineal gland) n Increased lead absorption n Increased tumor and cancer rate n Inhibited formation of antibodies n Lowered thyroid function n Muscle disorders

Fluoride Dangers to Canines Dogs are at substantial long-term risk for exposure to unacceptably high levels of fluoride. They are, for example, at

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significantly higher probability for bone cancer than humans, with more than 8,000 cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., compared with about 900 human cases.

According to the EWG, a dog drinking normal amounts of tap water would be exposed to 0.05 to 0.1 milligram (mg) of fluoride per kilogram (kg) of body weight daily. A 10-pound puppy that daily eats about a cup of dog food would ingest approximately 0.25 mg fluoride per kg body weight a day, based on average fluoride content in the eight contaminated brands it tested. Altogether, the puppy could be exposed to 3.5 times more fluoride than the EPA allows in drinking water. Large breed puppies may be exposed to even more fluoride due to higher water intake.

Whatever the size and the appetite of a dog, combined fluoride exposure from food and water can easily become unsafe. Eating the same food every day, they may be constantly consuming more fluoride than is healthy for normal growth, leading to health problems and higher veterinary bills later in life.

Prevent High Ingestion of Fluoride

The EWG recommends owners purchase pet foods free of bone meal and other meals made from animal byproducts. It also suggests that government set fluoride limits in pet food that protect both puppies and large breeds most at risk for bone cancer.

Dr. Michael W. Fox, an internationally recognized veterinarian and former vice president of the Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International, recommends providing pets with fluoride-free water; spring water or reverse osmosis filtered water also works well.

In preparing homemade food for a pet, make sure any added bone meal is free of fluoride and lead.

Ethical bone meal producers will test for these contaminants; verify with the source.

Fox suggests a good bone meal substitute might be fossilized oyster shell, dolomite or a synthesized or refined calcium supplement like calcium citrate, ascorbate, stearate or gluconate. Or, consider a pure tricalcium and dicalcium phosphate, blended with magnesium.

Fox attests that bones from longer-lived food animals such as dairy cows, laying hens and breeding stock likely contain higher levels of fluoride than shorter-lived animals like chickens, calves and lambs. In his article “Fluoride in Pet Food: A Serious Health Risk for Both Dogs and Cats?” he writes: “Fluorides accumulate in farmed animals over time from phosphate fertilizers, phosphate supplements, bone meal and fish meal supplements and pesticide and industrial-pollution-contaminated pastures and animal feed. The bones, fins, gills and scales of fish are often high in fluoride.” He recommends raw food diets that avoid ground bone from older animals like beef cattle and adult sheep.

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enjoy for the holidays. Chef Val will teach how to use natural sweeteners, such as brown rice syrup, in place of white sugar. FREE. Better Health Market, 42875 Grand River, NOVI. Space limited. RSVP 248-735-8100. See ad page 29.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 11

doTERRA essential oil for the holidays - 1pm2:15pm. Learn how to use essential oils for holiday cooking, festive beverages, seasonal scents and immune support. Classes taught by Naomi, Director of Nursing. The classes are free, but please RSVP. FREE. Waller Wellness Center, 1854 West Auburn Rd, ROCHESTER HILLS. RSVP Julie or Laura 248-844-1414. See ad inside front cover.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

A Taste of Whole Foods - Noon-4pm. Also Sun 12/3, 12/9 and 12/10. Come taste what the holiday season is all about! Get inspired by the perfect cheese plate, try easy-to-serve sweets everyone will love, and see what delicious appetizers we have to offer to meet your holiday entertaining needs. All EAST MICHIGAN Whole Foods Markets.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

Veg101 Cooking Class - 7-8:30pm. Learn to prepare tasty and nutritious vegan dishes from VegMichigan instructors Vera and Jeff Hampton. Taste samples of the prepared food and enjoy the class whether you are a seasoned vegan or veggie-curious. FREE, but RSVP. Whole Foods ROCHESTER HILLS. RSVP Whole Foods Customer Service Desk 248371-1400.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

Meridian Stress Assessments - 4-7pm. Using the Biomeridian computer, Juli Johnson will give a basic mini assessment to determine gluten sensitivity particularly related to wheat, whole wheat, and whole grains. Gluten sensitivity testing will also include a quick look at the organs most commonly affected by gluten. FREE. Better Health Market, 42875 Grand River, NOVI. Space limited. RSVP 248-735-8100. See ad page 29.

Holiday Indiscretions and Digestion - 7pm.

Come and learn some natural antidotes for your indiscretions. Additionally, discover the hidden causes of many digestive issues. Presented by Dr Richard Sowerby, D.C., Clinical Nutritionist. FREE. Vitamin Shoppe, Hall Rd, SHELBY TOWNSHIP. 248-879-1900.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 9

Holiday Sweets Cooking Class - Noon. Learn how to make vegan, sugar free, gluten free goodies to

Better Nutrition Now and for a Lifetime 5:30pm. Ann Heusted, RN, FirstLine Therapy Program Coordinator, will conduct a special 2-hour session for those interested in understanding how a customized lifestyle program can support better health & reduce disease risk. The Downing Clinic, 5715 Bella Rose Blvd, Ste 100, CLARKSTON. RSVP 248-625-6677. See ad page 17.

Kick the Sugar Habit - 7-7:45pm. Health Coach Chelsea Duhaime will discuss how to kick the sugar habit without giving up sweetness, so you can experience a total transformation that gives you your best body, your best moods and your best life ever. Learn about the 3 major challenges people have when it comes to sugar and offer 7 ways to kick the habit. FREE, but RSVP. Whole Foods ROCHESTER HILLS. RSVP Whole Foods Customer Service Desk 248-371-1400.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13

Nutrition Response Testing Seminar - 6:45pm.

Learn more about Nutrition Response Testing and how to use it to its full potential. Presented by Dr Richard Sowerby, D.C., Clinical Nutritionist. FREE. Clear Choice Natural Healthcare, 1953 W South Blvd, TROY. 248-879-1900.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14

Plant-Based Holiday Appetizers - 7-8:30pm. A special holiday class brought to us by Plant Based Nutrition Support Group. This class will focus on how to create healthy and delicious foods that will please plant-based and meat-eaters alike. FREE, but RSVP. Whole Foods ROCHESTER HILLS. RSVP Whole Foods Customer Service Desk 248371-1400.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22

Winter Solstice Celebration - 7:30pm-9pm. Come to honor the Winter Solstice with a restorative yoga class including live, ambient music and mantras and prayers for healing, removal of negative energy and

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to purify your body. Register early! $20. House of Yoga, 2965 W 12 Mile Rd, BERKLEY. Abby & Dave 248-556-0992. See ad page 46.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6

New Year, New You! Wellness Expo - 8am-1pm.

Products, services, programs and presentations for a healthier body, mind, home, family, pet and more. Enjoy live music, food, prizes, activities, free massage and a farmers market. Admission and parking are free. Royal Oak Farmer's Market, 316 E. 11 Mile Rd., ROYAL OAK. See ad page 25.

Ketogenic Diet Class - Noon. How to transition from a 'Live to Eat' to 'Eat to Live' in a few short days. Hour long class discussing the HOW TO’s of this diet. Learn how to follow this eating plan, what foods to eat, supplements to take and special tips. FREE. Better Health Market, 14105 Hall Rd, SHELBY TWP. Space Limited. RSVP 586-8846160. See ad page 29.

TUESDAY, JANUARY 9

Better Nutrition Now and for a Lifetime 5:30pm. Ann Heusted, RN, FirstLine Therapy Program Coordinator, will conduct a special 2-hour session for those interested in understanding how a customized lifestyle program can support better health & reduce disease risk. The Downing Clinic, 5715 Bella Rose Blvd, Ste 100, CLARKSTON. RSVP 248-625-6677. See ad page 17.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10

Kickoff 2018 with Joel Fuhrman, MD - 6:30pm8:30pm. Hear about Fuhrman's latest nutrition research and his new book, Fast Food Genocide.

Learn about the health risks associated with processed and fast food consumption. $20-30.

Groves High School, 20500 West 13 Mile Road, BEVERLY HILLS. Stephanie Vail 248-919-8726..

THURSDAY, JANUARY 11

Plant-Based Transition 101 - 6:30-8pm. Come to PBNSG’s most popular introductory class where you’ll get key information, great ideas, and new resources for a whole food, plant-based lifestyle. $15. Birmingham Groves High School, Staff Planning Lounge, 20500 West 13 Mile Rd., BEVERLY HILLS. Info/Reg: 248-919-8726.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13

Ketogenic Diet Class - Noon. See description on Jan. 6 event listing above. FREE. Better Health Market, 2053 S. Telegraph, BLOOMFIELD HILLS. Space Limited. RSVP 248-334-9500. See ad page 29.

THURSDAY JANUARY 18

Ketogenic Diet Class - Noon. See description on Jan. 6 event listing above. FREE. Better Health Market, 17696 W 13 Mile, BEVERLY HILLS. Space limited. RSVP 248-645-5500. See ad page 29.

Advanced Transition: Cooking Class - 6:308:30pm. Enjoy a plant-based cooking demonstration and taste food samples as you learn ways to save time and money with batch cooking and menu planning. $35. PBNSG, Birmingham Groves High School, Staff Planning Lounge, 20500 West 13 Mile Rd., BEVERLY HILLS. Info/Reg: 248-919-8726.

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Restorative Yoga - 3-4:30pm. $13 walk-in.

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

Ecstatic Dance Detroit - 12-2pm. 2nd & 4th weeks. Come dance your mind. Find your own rhythm, move to your own beat, and escape from self-consciousness as we develop the language of our bodies moving freely to music. FREE. The Dance Scene Studio, 25333 Van Dyke Ave., CENTERLINE. Norm 248-321-4642.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous – 6pm.

Recovery program for people who suffer from overeating, overweight, undereating and bulimia.

Based on the twelve steps of AA. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. FREE. Royal Oak Church of Christ, 115 S Campbell Road, ROYAL OAK, Contact Grace 586-808-2148.

Short Form Ashtanga - 7:30pm-8:30pm. A specialized sequence of asanas (postures) based on the dynamic linking of rhythmic breathe and flowing movement. $14. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515.

See ad page 46.

Barrobics - 9-10am. Also Wed 6:30pm. This class is designed to invigorate one during the midday, weather you are new to yoga or have been practicing yoga for years come join us. $10/class or drop-in fee of $15. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810-358-1419. See ad page 35.

Gentle Basic Yoga - 9:15-10:15am. $13 walk-in.

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

Hypnotherapy with Cheryl Beshada, C.M.Ht. - 9:30am-7pm by appt. Also Wed’s. Cheryl teaches and specializes in Personal Empowerment, Releasing Blocks and Patterns of Negative Behavior, Higher Self Communication. Free Consultation.

WARREN. 586-751-7500. See ad page 21.

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 Mondays. FREE. St. John-Mac.Hosp. Med.Educ.Ctr, 12000 E. 12 Mile.

Enter pkg lot @ Main Hosp. drive & bear L. Mtg in 1st bldg. on L. Aud.A. WARREN. Info: Ginny 586-940-1634.

Tai Chi - 11:45am-12:45pm. Also Tue. Gentle class for those who need to start with slower movements.

The class increases as you progress. $10/class or drop-in $12. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810-358-1419. See ad page 35.

Chair Yoga - 1-2pm. (Also Wed) Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair, or standing using a chair for support as you learn to breath and stretch. $14. Santosha Yga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 46.

Awareness Through Movement® - 6-6:45pm. Join us for gentle movement classes designed to help you move, feel & perform optimally. Bring a mat & 2 towels. Wear comfortable clothing. $15 drop in or 6-class card. Awakening Movements, 3121 Rochester Rd, ROYAL OAK. Lisa Ponichter 248321-0358. See ad page 45.

Primal Integration Peer Group - 6-8:30pm - 4th Mon/monthly or 3rd Mon if holiday. An opportunity to experience primal integration in a welcoming, safe community. Some participants have been involved in primal for over 45 years. Donation.

Unity of Farmington Hills, 32500 W. 13 Mile Rd., FARMINGTON HILLS. Info: Barbara Bryan, 248 478-5559.

Basic Yoga - 9:15-10:15am. Also Thur. Works for any body. $13 walk-in. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-5638615. See ad page 46.

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 21.

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.

Gentle Yoga - 4:30-5:30pm. A blend of breath, movement, stretch and a chance to let go and relax.

A peaceful, inviting class designed for anyone looking for a slower pace. $14. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 46.

Crazy Cheap Yoga (Vinyasa) - 5:30-6:30pm.

Crazy cheap yoga and exercise classes. Great for someone wanting to get started with yoga, as well as those who have practiced many years. $5.

Irene’s Myomassology Institute, 26061 Franklin Rd., SOUTHFIELD. Jill Howard 248-350-1400.

See ad page 9.

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Tai Chi - 6:30-7:30pm. Gentle class for those who need to start with slower movements. The class increases as you progress. $10/class or drop-in $12. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810-358-1419. See ad page 35.

Lyme Disease Support Group - 7pm. First Tuesday monthly. 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.

Aerial Yoga - 7-8pm. Experience the anti-gravity benefits of aerial yoga. Class size limited to 8. Please pre-register. $25. The Minds Eye, 15300 21 Mile Road, MACOMB. Gundi Gerhardt 586-468-6463.

See ad page 10.

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.

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.

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Awareness Through Movement® - 11-11:45am.

Join us for gentle movement classes designed to help you move, feel & perform optimally. Bring a mat & 2 towels. Wear comfortable clothing. $15 drop in or 6-class card. Awakening Movements, 3121 Rochester Rd, ROYAL OAK. Lisa Ponichter 248-321-0358. See ad page 45.

Chair Yoga - 1-2pm. (Also Mon Chair yoga is a gentle form of yoga that is practiced sitting on a chair, or standing using a chair for support as you learn to breath and stretch. $14. Santosha Yga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 46.

Yoga/Pilates Fusion - 6-6:50pm. $13 walk-in.

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

Barrobics - 6:30-7:30pm. This class is designed to invigorate one during the midday, weather you are new to yoga or have been practicing yoga for years come join us. $10/class or drop-in fee of $15. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810358-1419. See ad page 35.

Effortless Meditation Class - 7pm-8pm. FREE meditation class open to all. Emphasis on using the breath as a tool for Effortless Meditation.

Birmingham Unitarian Church, 38651 Woodward Ave, BLOOMFIELD HILLS. Info: Denise Everheart 248-705-5004.

Basic Yoga - 9:15-10:15am. $13 walk-in.

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

Barrobics - 11:45am-12:45pm. Also Mon 9am.

Class is designed to stretch and tone ones body.

Great class for all ages. $10/class drop-in or $7/ class for 10-class card. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810-358-1419. See ad page 35.

Fifty Plus Active Adults - 11:30am-1pm. Lunch: noon. 50+. Fun and friendly. Activities such as weekly lunches, guest speakers, musical performances, field trips, holiday parties, movies, bingo, games and more. $8/person or $14/couple. Lunch $5. Non-members welcome. Hart Community Center, DAVISBURG. Info: Sarah, 248-846-6558.

Tai Chi - 11:45am-12:45pm. Gentle class for those who need to start with slower movements. The class increases as you progress. $10/class or dropin $12. KMAI, 935 Baldwin Rd, LAPEER. Janet Wassmann 810-358-1419. See ad page 35.

Crazy Cheap Yoga/Slow Flow - 3:30-4:30pm.

Proper alignment and breath.Posture held longer build muscle & inner strength. Deepen peace,build confidence,flexibility & balance~Lisa Johnson $5.

Irene’s Myomassology Institute, 26061 Franklin Rd., SOUTHFIELD. Jill Howard 248-350-1400.

See ad page 9.

Try NIA Exercise for Free - 4:30-5:30pm.

Experience the joy of movement with Non-Impact Aerobics. Energizing, yet stress-reducing exercise to music. Move at your own level. First class free.

FREE. Auburn Hills Community Center, 1827 N. Squirrel Rd., AUBURN HILLS. Stacey 248-7376856.

Kundalini Yoga & Gongs - 5:30-6:30pm. Primary tools of asana, breath, & meditation. Activate life force. Simple exercise, mantra, & mudra. Relax, let go with sound of gongs. $5. Irene’s Myomassology Institute, 26061 Franklin Rd, SOUTHFIELD. Jill Howard 248-350-1400. See ad page 9.

Vinyasa Hot Yoga - 5:45pm-6:45pm. The room is heated to 95 degrees for this vigorous flow, which loosens up muscles and tendons and allowing deeper, longer more effective movements. $14. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 46.

Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous – 6pm.

Recovery program for people who suffer from overeating, overweight, undereating and bulimia.

Based on the twelve steps of AA. No dues, fees or weigh-ins. FREE. Saint John Health System, Oakland Hospital, 27351 Dequindre Rd, MADISON HEIGHTS. Contact Grace 586-808-2148.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group - 6:308pm. 4th Thur. Open to public, FREE and 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 810-732-8500.

Community Group Meditation - 7:15-7:45pm.

Community Meditation Twin Heart. A powerful guided group meditation. You will feel relaxed and stress free. Donation. The MINDs Eye, 15300 21 Mile Road, MACOMB. Gundi Gerhardt 586-4686463. See ad page 10.

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La Leche League of Lake Orion - 7:30pm. 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.

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.

Vinyasa Yoga - 6-7:15pm. $13 walk-in. Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

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.

Vinyasa Hot Yoga - 7:30-8:30am. The room is heated to 95 degrees for this vigorous flow, which loosens up muscles and tendons and allowing deeper, longer more effective movements. $14. Santosha Yoga, 48774 Gratiot Ave., CHESTERFIELD. Theresa May 586-949-5515. See ad page 46.

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.

Slow Burn Vinyasa Yoga - 9-10am. $13 walk-in.

Strongheart Yoga, 8373 Old 13 Mile Rd, WARREN. Pattie McCann 248-563-8615. See ad page 46.

Certified Hypnotherapists Education and Networking Meeting - 1st Sat/9:30am-12pm.

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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 586-7517500. See ad page 21.

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.

Metro Detroit Vegan Diners - 6-8:30pm. 2nd Sat. each month. Join us for dining each month at veganfriendly restaurants in the METRO DETROIT area. Meet, dine and socialize with like-minded people. FREE to meetup group members. Organizer 248-703-2697.

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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™.

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Terry Robinson, RPN, Natural Therapist Advanced NAET Practitioner 725 S. Adams Rd., Ste. 185, Birmingham 248-792-2229 • NewLifeAllergy.com Computerized sensitivity testing and Natural Allergy Treatments. Certified in NAET with 16 years of experience. Specializing in environmental allergies, food allergies/sensitivities, digestive issues, skin problems, headaches, fatigue and Candida.

The Downing Clinic • 248-625-6677 5715 Bella Rose Blvd., Ste 100, Clarkston TheDowningClinic.com Jing Fei Huang is a certified Acupuncturist (CAC) & a c e r t i f i e d Tr a d i t i o n a l Chinese Medicine specialist (OMD). She has been with the Downing Clinic since 1999 and has helped many people with a variety of c o n d i t i o n s . We d , appointments available. See ads pg 15 & 17.

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LOOKING FOR PROFESSIONAL Colon Hydrotherapist part-time to help with existing clientele & growth of Naturopathic clinic in Southfield. Submit resume: info@CutlerIntegrativeMedicine.com. Cutler Integrative Medicine: 248-663-0165.

ALLERGY TREATMENT

In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. ~Thurgood Marshall BODYWORK

MICHIGAN ORIENTAL MEDICINE

Karen DeBruyn, PT, DAOM, Dipl.OM, R.Ac Henry Buchtel, MMed (China)Dipl.Ac, R.Ac 8308 Office Park Drive, Ste 2 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.

ADVANCED BODYWORK • BOWEN Mark Rogers, LMT • 248-761-4135 1775 E. 14 Mile Rd., Birmingham AdvancedBodyworkLLC.com

WALLER WELLNESS CENTER

Rhonda Sousley, Ph.D • 248-844-1414 1854 W. Auburn, Ste 400, Rochester Hills WallerWellness.com Rhonda has a PhD in Chinese Medicine and is an experienced infertility specialist with over 13 years in practice. She uses both L a s e r & Tr a d i t i o n a l acupuncture; making her treatments comfortable for children & adults alike.

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STRUCTURAL INTEGRATION Brad Stone SI Practitioner 2425 West Silver Lake Rd, Fenton 810-516-4337

A process that releases restrictions in the connective tissue of the body, bringing the body into more smoothly functioning relationships, while reducing aches, pains and creating feelings of health and wellbeing.

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CHIROPRACTIC WILLS FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Jason Wills • Dr. Heather Wills 101 South St., Ortonville • 248-922-9888 WillsFamilyChiropractic.com Wide range in care choices, from low force adjusting techniques to traditional Chiropractic. We specialize in Applied Kinesiology, a technique not widely found in North Oakland, that assesses the functionality of each individual. See ad page 27.

COLONICS/DETOXIFICATION TOTAL HEALTH COLON CARE

38245 Mound Rd, Bldg E Sterling Heights • 586-268-5444 TotalHealthColonCare.com

Colon Hydrotherapy is not intended to be a cure-all but colonics are a valuable procedure for treating intestinal malfunctions which could result in many illness. Inside the Center for the Healing Arts.

COUNSELING/THERAPY ANAHID LISA DERBABIAN, LPC

Create The Life You’re Meant To Live 901 Wilshire, Suite 500, Troy 248-202-0583 • www.HelpMeToHeal.com Transform your life this year!

Through deep counseling, free yourself from the past and move forward with purpose and passion in creating the life you are meant to live! We accept BC/BS, BCN, HAP (PPO), and private pay. See ad page 33.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY GUIDED TOUCH • DENAE TAIT 1178 S. Lapeer Rd, Lapeer (inside Katie’s Spa) 810-664-2727

CranioSacral Therapy and more. Combining several techniques to create a unique healing experience for your individual needs.

Myofascial, Kinesiology, Emotion Code and more to relieve pain and stress.

JAYA’S HEALING BODYWORK

Advanced Cranial Sacral Therapy (ACST) Rochester • 248-464-2049 JayasBodywork.com Your ACST session includes relieving restrictions within the organs, some scar tissue release, some massage, reflexology, meridian and acupressure work. Relax your neck and restore your body’s rhythm. Children benefit too.

STEFANIE KULLMANN

CranioSacral Therapy, Massage, Reiki RhythmInBalance.com • 313-355-0871 Inside Red Lotus Yoga, Rochester Hills State Licensed, Board Certified Massage Therapist, Stefanie offers CranioSacral T h e r a p y, T h e r a p e u t i c Massage, Thai Massage and/ or Reiki. New clients take $10 off for either service when mentioning this ad. Available by appointment, also evenings and weekends.

WALLER WELLNESS CENTER

Kathy Paholsky, PhD 1854 W. Auburn, Ste. 400, Rochester Hills WallerWellness.com • 248-844-1414 Kathy uses the light touch commonly associated with Craniosacral Therapy in combination with manual therapy techniques to help each person achieve their optimum health. Those dealing with headaches, jaw and back pain, and chronic disorders such as fibromyalgia, SAD, inflammatory conditions, anxiety and depression find long-term benefits from regular sessions. See ad inside front cover.

A good conscience is a continual Christmas. ~Benjamin Franklin DENTISTRY DAVID EWING, DDS

Irish Road Dental 1058 N. Irish Rd., Davison 810-653-4100 G e n e r a l D e n t i s t r y, including, extractions, dentures, bridges, partials, composite (white) fillings, crowns, TMJ, N.E.T. for pain control, anxiety and more. Nutrition and ZOOM teeth whitening. See ad page 31.

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

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 pg 19.

HOLISTIC EDUCATION & SERVICES

The Carter Institute for Natural Health Studies NaturalHealthClass.org 805-625-2571

Holistic General Dentistry since 1979 10435 Ortonville Rd., Ste B • Clarkston 248-625-5222 • RegianiDental.com

ENERGY HEALING KATHLEEN STRAUCH, J.D.

Southfield • 248-910-4515 (cell) • Rolf.org Creative Wellness, E. Lansing • 517-351-9240 The Downing Clinic, Clarkston • 248-625-6677

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

FUNDAMENTAL HEALING, P.C.

Gretchen Perry, FNP-BC, NP-C 29829 Telegraph Rd., Southfield Fundamental-Healing.com • 248-601-0234 Functional Medicine for all ages, delivered in the home or office that treats the root cause of disease in the least invasive, most natural way possible. See ad page 23.

Is it time for a shift? Receive energy, light & information through a Reconnective Healing session. Taught by Eric Pearl. For details visit: TheReconnection.com.

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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.

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FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE

SUE SHOHA DDS BIO DENTISTRY

We provide safe effective biocompatible treatment, using a multifaceted integrative treatment approach that focuses on the individual patient and their unique needs, in a kind compassionate and respectful manner. See ad page 23.

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REGIANI HOLISTIC DENTAL CENTER

Beautiful, natural looking Mercury free/Mercury safe, fluoride free fillings and restorations. TMJ/TMD/ CranioFacial Pain diagnosis & treatment, Non-surgical p e r i o d o n t a l t h e r a p y, cosmetic dentistry, Invisalign & whitening. Founding member IAOMT and IABDM. See ads pages 12 & inside back cover.

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE ANN Y. BURTON, M.D.

Integrative Medicine Specialist 12741 S. Saginaw, Ste 402, Grand Blanc AYBurtonMD.com Fully licensed MD physician with training in natural treatments, herbal medicine, nutrition, thyroid and bioidentical hormone therapy, integrative oncology, organic acid testing, hair analysis, lyme disease, autism spectrum and allergy treatment. See ad page 40.

CUTLER INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE 31350 Telegraph Rd., Bingham Farms 248-663-0165 CutlerIntegrativeMedicine.com

See ad page 5.

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.

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INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE (CONT'D) THE DOWNING CLINIC

Laura Kovalcik, DO, FACOI 5715 Bella Rose, Ste 100, Clarkston 248-625-6677 • TheDowningClinic.com Integrative Internal Medicine practice owned by BoardCertified 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 Internal Medicine, natural treatments for menopause and andropause symptoms, Osteoporosis, cholesterol management, Candida, Fibromyalgia. See ads pg 15 & 17.

WALLER WELLNESS CENTER

Catherine A. Waller, MD Pamela Thomas PA-C Dr. Alexa Schneider, PhD, PsyD, ND, RN, FNP 1854 W. Auburn, Ste. 400, Rochester Hills WallerWellness.com • 248-844-1414 SE Michigan’s Largest Integrative Medicine Practice. Immediate openings available. Our 3 highly skilled “Medical Detectives”(Functional Medicine practitioners) are trained to uncover the root cause of your symptoms.

We use the latest diagnostic testing and treatment protocols, and as a result we usually succeed where others have failed. Patients tell us we give the most comprehensive evaluation they’ve ever had. (having usually been to at least 3 other integrative practitioners before they come to us.).Call today, or visit our website to learn about all the services we offer. See ad inside front cover.

MIND/BODY HEALING EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUES SERVICES LLC

Annette R. Richards, LMSW, AAMET Level 3 Advanced Practitioner 248-334-9214 • AnnetteRichardsEFT.com This experienced EFT Practitioner offers monthly EFT group to Borrow Benefits and individual sessions weekends only to learn EFT for personal use while treating an unwanted problem; affordable fees.

LIFE COACHING & REIKI

Billie Tobin, LLC 5745 W. Maple Rd, Ste 207, W. Bloomfield 248-789-1980 • PsychicBillie.com Billie is Board Certified in Holistic Alternative Psychology and a Reiki Master. She integrates her intuitive ability to heal the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual make-up.

LONGEVITY HEALTH INSTITUTE Madison Heights • 248-548-3060 Rochester Hills • 248-289-6643 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.

MASSAGE THERAPY VICKIE EVANS, CMT

The Downing Clinic 5715 Bella Rose Blvd., Ste 100, Clarkston 248-625-6677 • TheDowningClinic.com Certified in massage and in Bowen therapy. Provides combination of therapies as needed or requested by patients. See ads pages 15 & 17..

SOULFUL HEALING, LLC

Heidi McMeekin, LPC, Mind-Body Healer Grand Blanc/Flint area • 810-208-2487 SoulfulHealingLLC.com Soulful Healing offers mindbody healing and coaching to help you achieve all of your health and wellness goals! Weight loss, fitness, stress management. Call for info. 810-208-2487.

RESTORATIVE MEDICINE CENTER Teresa Birkmeier-Fredal MD Rochester Hills • 248-289-6349 RestorativeMedCenter.com

At the Restorative Medicine Center we utilize cuttingedge diagnostic testing and provide innovative treatments for chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia and autoimmune disorders by identifying and treating the root cause. We also specialize in mold illness, chronic infections, metabolic syndrome, and severe food and environmental allergies.

MEDICAL INTUITION BECKY STEVENS

Holistic Alternatives, LLC 38245 Mound Rd., Bldg E Sterling Heights • 586-294-6540

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.

SHELI TINKELMAN

Integrated & Preventative Health Care Assoc.

2300 Haggerty Rd., Ste 2140, W. Bloomfield 248-669-5050 • Most insurances accepted Sheli Tinkelman is triple board-certified with spcialty in holistic and functional medicine, including dermatology and nutrition with over 20 years' experience. For information on testing and treatments, see ad page 11.

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MEDIATION SERVICES DR. BARLOW • 248-438-8254

Professional Mediation Services 31800 Northwestern Hwy., Ste 340 Farmington Hills • DrLBarlow.com Affordable and confidential family, divorce and postdivorce out of court settlements by mediation.

A neutral third-party to help reach a fair and equitable settlement. Evening and weekend appointments.

MOLD TESTING & REMEDIATION MOLDPRO

247 W. Main Street, Milan • 734-439-8800 MoldProllc.com MoldPro is the only mold remediation company in Southeast Michigan that offers chemical-free mold remediation and other chemical-free services, along with independent lab air testing since 2011. See ad page 14.

Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing. Believe in yourself.

And believe that there is a loving Source—a Sower of Dreams—just waiting to be asked to help you make your dreams come true. ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

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NATURAL/HOLISTIC HEALTH BIBLICAL HEALTH

Hilda Lauderman, Ph.D, RN, NMD Serving East Michigan • 810-503-4056 ”Dr. Hilda” offers programs using natural approaches to help with conditions including nutrition, thyroid function, osteoporosis and more. L e a r n w h a t a Naturopathic Medical Doctor with over 30 years' experience as a registered nurse can do for you. Call for more information. See ad page 8.

FARRELL REIS HAIRDRESSERS 2838 W. Maple Rd., Troy (inside Antoine's Salon) 248-646-1066 • FarrellReis.com

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

Award winning Bar H2O™ Alkaline Water is profes-sionally handcrafted using a Premium Purified Water 25-step proprietary process. This Be Alkaline. Thrive. pharmaceutical-grade pure water is remineralized, restructured and energized for maximum hydration.

LUCKY’S NATURAL FOODS, LLC

Live healthy, buy local - since 1974 101 S. Broadway, Lake Orion Historic Business District • 248-693-1209 LuckysNaturalFoods.com Vi t a m i n s , h e r b s , homeopathy, essential oils, body care, books, organic natural foods and natural grocery, glutenfree, non-gmo, Amish est.

1974 meats, eggs, & fresh turkeys live healthy • buy local for the holidays.

P er s o n a li ze d s er v ic e, knowledgeable staff, special orders, and supplement savings card available. Like us on Facebook! Open Mon-Thurs 10-7, Fri/Sat 10-6, closed Sunday .

A-1 ORGANIC LAWNS, L.L.C.

Complete Natural Lawn Application Products & Programs PO Box 874, Highland 248-889-7200 • A-1OrganicLawns.com

LISA PONICHTER • 248-321-0358 Feldenkrais® Method, Physical Therapy 3121 South Rochester Rd, Royal Oak AwakeningMovements.com

A physical therapist specializing in the Feldenkrais Method® optimizes posture, strength, flexibility and balance.

Minimize pain, increase efficiency and fluidity while exploring gentle, transformative movement patterns which bring out your best.

OXYGEN/HYPERBARICS LONGEVITY HEALTH INSTITUTE Madison Heights • 248-548-3060 Rochester Hills • 248-289-6643 LongevityHealthInstituteInc.com LewerenzMedicalCenter.com

A Functional, Regenerative Holistic Medical Approach.

HBOT (Hyperbaric O 2), 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.

PETS • VETERINARY WOODSIDE ANIMAL CLINIC

27452 Woodward Ave, ROYAL OAK 248-545-6630 Doc4Pets.com Dr. Simon is the owner of Woodside Animal Clinic in Royal Oak, where he practices both alternative and conventional medicine on dogs, cats, birds, rabbits and rodents. He is the author of 4 pet care books. See ad page 35.

Lee Rossano, CNC • 248-652-4160 1444 W. Silverbell Rd., Lake Orion WhySuffer.NET

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Adult enrichment classes in Yoga, Kick-fit and Women’s self-defense. Traditional TaeKwon-Do training for ages 5 through seniors. Visit website for class schedule and offering. See ad page 35.

We believe in protecting and preserving your family and home environment with natural fertilizers that use the power of nature to beautify your property.

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ADVANCED NUTRITIONAL SOLUTIONS

Lee Rossano, C.N.C, has been helping individuals and families achieve optimal health for 15 years.

Lee thrives on finding the cause of symptoms using high tech computerized Biofeedback programs, nutrition, homeopathy, enzyme therapy and more.

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KOREAN MARTIAL ARTS INSTITUTE

100% Organic color; ammonia, PPD and formaldehyde-free. Fashion colors using certified organic extracts and natural ingredients. Organic Keratin Smoothing and Nayo hair coloring systems. 20% off with this ad. See ad page 30.

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We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. ~Albert Einstein

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PSYCHOTHERAPY GERALD E SNOOK MA, LLP

Waller Wellness Center • 248-844-1414 1854 W. Auburn, Ste. 400, Rochester Hills WallerWellness.com I provide treatment that goes b e y o n d t a l k t h e r a p y.

EMDR, EFT, and Dual Brain Psychology are all advanced therapy techniques that allow individuals to work through negative feelings and patterns. The end result is more balance, a healthier perspective, and more enjoyment and satisfaction. 20 plus years’ experience of treating PTSD, anxiety, depression, emotional and relationship issues. See ad inside front cover.

REFLEXOLOGY 1MASSAGE4U

950 E. Maple Rd., Ste 210, Birmingham Julian Myftiu • 248-996-0353 1Massage4U.com

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Trained in Italy under Master Reflexologies, Specialize in Tui Na (Chinese) Massage and highly experienced in Shiatsu, Myofascial Release, Swedish Massage, Deep Tissue Massage and Therapeutic Touch. Lipomassage by Endermology.

He is certified Tai Chi Chuan instructor in Venice,

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REGISTERED DIETICIAN WALLER WELLNESS CENTER

Sharon Meyer, RD 1854 W. Auburn, Ste. 400, Rochester Hills WallerWellness.com • 248-844-1414 Specializing in Functional Medicine, our nutritionist not only helps with common problems such as weight loss, food allergies and detoxification, but is also been trained to handle the most difficult issues such as autoimmunity, cancer, and inflammatory bowel disease. In addition, Our HCG program is one of the most comprehensive around.

See ad inside front cover.

REIKI PURE & SIMPLE REIKI, LLC

Janice Walker, CMRM • 810-280-7640 jkwalker58@comcast.net PureandSimpleReiki.weebly.com Janice is the first Certified Medical Reiki ™ Master in the state of Michigan.

Offering Reiki for relaxation, healing, and support in Genesee County and surrounding areas.

LAURIE BUECHE, RP, IARP

Reiki for Pets and People 2442 East Maple Ave., Ste 102, Flint laurbueche@yahoo.com • 734-429-0818 Do you or your pet experience anxiety, pain, or other dis-ease? Laurie offers reiki for pets and people.

Distant/remote sessions also available. Special pricing with this ad.

ROLFING® S.I.

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Short Form Ashtanga Yoga Sundays From 7:30 to 8:30 pm.

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See the calendar in this magazine for our other classes and special events.

586-949-5515 48774 Gratiot Ave. Chesterfield MI 48051 (just south of 22 Mile Road)

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LONGEVITY HEALTH INSTITUTE Weight Loss & Nutritional Counseling Madison Heights • 248-548-3060 Rochester Hills • 248-289-6643

Victoria Robinson, BSc Psychology, MS Sports Psychology, ISSA Sports Nutrition. HCG, successful diet plans, food sensitivity and food allergy guidance, diet specific weight loss protocols, sports nutrition, Physician-based programs.

PROFILE WEIGHT LOSS

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Certified Advanced Rolfer® The Downing Clinic 5715 Bella Rose Blvd., Ste 100, Clarkston 248-625-6677 • TheDowningClinic.com Kathleen has over 25 years of Rolfing experience and uses her skills to increase motion and reduce pain for her patients.Rolfing® Structural Integration or SI, is a system of bringing the human body back into proper alignment through education and deep soft tissue manipulation. See ads pg 15 & 17.

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Certified Rolfer® Advanced Rolf Movement Specialist Creative Wellness, E. Lansing • 517-351-9240 CreativeWellness.net Southfield • 248-910-4515 (cell) • Rolf.org Do you yearn for balance and freedom of movement?

Helping clients achieve these goals for over 30 years, whether problems arise from accidents, digestion, emotional issues or poor postural habits.

MICHIGAN ROLFING

Shiloh Butki, Certified Advanced Rolfer 6507 Town Center Dr., Ste F, Clarkston 313-310-4420 • MichiganRolfing.com If you are frustrated by pain, tension, stress and lack of ability to do the things you love, Rolfing will get you on the path to feeling confident and happy with your body. See ad page 21.

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Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard when you unlock the knowledge from your DNA. Capture your roadmap to successful weight loss. DNA report + Personal step by step system + Proven Weight loss/maintenance.

Put your heart, mind and soul into even your smallest acts.

This is the secret of success. ~Swami Sivananda

YOGA HOUSE OF YOGA

2965 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley 248-556-0992 • HouseOfYoga.net H a th a , A s h ta n g a , Vinyasa, Yin and J i v a m u k t i Yo g a classes. Our space offers a warm, safe and peaceful environment to explore your practice. Teacher Training (RYT 200).

STRONGHEART YOGA

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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Why Would A Woman Travel 9,474 Miles From Australia To See Dr. Christine Kaczmar For Ulcerative Colitis?

Because Dr. Christine Is One Of The Most Trained Functional Medicine Doctors In The World In Enzyme Nutrition.

Dr. Christine focuses on getting to the root cause of digestive stress with:

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