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ecent travels took us through breathtaking geography in the Pacific Northwest, where miles of mountains, valleys and coastline are strung together by a grand array of bridges. The sheer enormity of these structures mirrors the size of their vital role as a reliable conduit of strength and safety, connecting communities and supporting commuters daily. With each crossing, we felt reassured by a faith in Jacqueline & Kendra those responsible for their proper maintenance and durable design.

Trust in any integral support system rests in the recognition of functional wisdom and a sound core that is resilient enough to weather storms, heavy loads and seasons of change. The body’s framework, with its meticulous mix of physics and creative precision, also requires the need for detailed attention to ensure stability over time. Honoring this means embracing the art of befriending, understanding and learning the intricacies of our own construction and how we can travel well in a world governed by gravity.

With its focus on how to optimize movement and protect our most delicate neural networks, the science of spinal health aims to help us maintain active vitality, pain-free sensory experiences and overall quality of life. Correcting imbalances in and around the bones that provide our stature is a true specialty and this month we share the expertise of several local chiropractic providers, each offering a unique approach to spinal alignment and decompression.

Understanding of our spine’s nuances and needs is empowering and can evolve into accessing the subtle yet powerful realm of the chakras, the dynamic row of energetic sources that align with this central path. Grounded progress is best sustained through partnering with a trusted professional, and once we become aware of options, healing becomes an opportunity for unfounded levels of autonomy and self-awareness. The body’s own intelligence grants access to an amount of agency and volition, strengthening a foundation of consciousness for moving forward.

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arvest Moon Bagel Company will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., October 2 and 16, at the Lancaster East Side Market at Musser Park. Owned by Chelsea Zawisa, Harvest Moon Bagel Co. is a brand new bagel business operating out of downtown Lancaster that makes hand-rolled bagels from scratch using organic flour, and offers a unique variety of flavored cream cheeses and other spreads. Orders can be placed by phone or online.

Bagels are available by the dozen or half dozen. A variety of breakfast and lunch catering trays are also offered. “We are excited to be bringing back the art of handcrafted bagels to Lancaster, and to offer delivery services using our zeroemissions electric car,” enthuses Zawisa.

Location: Lancaster East Side Market at Musser Park, Corner of Lime and Chestnut Streets. For more information, call 717723-9073 or visit HarvestMoonBagels.com. See ad, page 12.

Gifts that Give Hope: Lancaster’s Alternative Gift Fair

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he ninth annual Gifts that Give Hope alternative gift fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., December 10, at the Farm and Home Center (Penn State Cooperative Extension), Lancaster, where attendees can purchase gifts that support the work of charitable organizations and give back to the local, regional and international community. The fair features alternative gifts, fair-trade items and items made locally by social enterprise employees, including Light on a Hill Candles, Revolution leather products, Stroopies, Upohar and more.

With a focus on celebrating Human Rights Day, which coincides with the day of the fair, other features include hands-on activities for all ages, and the chance to win a free copy of the book We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures, published by Amnesty International.

All purchases go toward making a difference. People can also connect with like-minded individuals in the community, and learn about volunteering opportunities and other initiatives to combat poverty, end hunger, fight child abuse and human trafficking/exploitation and more.

Admission: Free. Location: 1383 Arcadia Dr., Lancaster. For more information, email LancasterGiftFair@gmail.com, call 717-201-9157 or visit GiftsThatGiveHope.org/Lancaster. See ad, page 24.

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newsbriefs Hypnosis Training Orientation Meeting

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nnelle Soponis, a board-certified hypnotist and reiki master, will host a free, two-hour orientation session from 10 a.m. to noon, October 8, at Pathways to Healing, in Reading, to share the details of an upcoming, six-part, 100-hour hypnosis course. The interactive orientation will include demonstrations.

Course attendees can earn a certificate as a consulting hypnotist, certified by the National Guild of Dr. Annelle Soponis Hypnotists (NGH), the oldest and largest organization of non-clinical hypnotists. The total cost of the course, which includes two student manuals, a certificate and NGH membership, is $1,800. Payment plans are available.

As an NGH certified instructor, Soponis is committed long-term to helping her students. She offers monthly meetings to provide updates and answer any questions students may have. Soponis’ doctorate in biology and college experience teaching human anatomy supports her work in weight management, stress reduction, pain relief, smoking cessation and other areas. During individual sessions, she invites her clients to record their sessions so that they can be proactive in reaching their goals. She also offers affordable group weight loss sessions at Pathways to Healing.

Location: 1817 Bernville Rd. (Rte. 183), Reading. For more information, call 610-509-7610 or visit ARSHypnosis.com.

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Sandra Seaman Celebrates One-Year Body Code System Anniversary

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andra Seaman, of Zenergy Arts & Wellness, became certified in the Body Code system one year ago. To celebrate one year of practice using the Body Code combined with homeopathy, she is offering a 10 percent discount for each session booked in the month of October. Use the coupon code OCTOBER when booking a session online or mention it in an email.

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Sessions can be held in person, or remotely by Skype, phone or email. Her work, which can be done at a distance, focuses on connecting with the subconscious, identifying problems using muscle testing and clearing energy by intention, as well as recommending homeopathic remedies if needed.

During the past year, Seaman has helped clients with a wide variety of issues including anxiety, autism, allergies, food intolerances, flu, fibromyalgia, headaches, cancer, gout, physical pain and trauma, emotional trauma, grief, finding abundance, resolving relationship issues and more.

“I am finding this combination of energy healing and homeopathy to be a very powerful and efficient way to help the body recover and return to balance,” shares Seaman.

For more information, email Sandree33@gmail.com or visit ZenergyAW.com. See ad, page 52.

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eb Gallagher, registered nurse and certified Eden Energy Practitioner, will offer two introductory courses in Eden Energy Medicine, EM101, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 15, and EM102, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 16, at Sage Continuing Education, in Lancaster. EM101 is a prerequisite for EM102. Six continuing education credits for Deb Gallagher each course are available for nurses and licensed massage therapists.

Class 101 will cover the Daily Energy Routine that increases the flow of energy to promote and optimize general health, the importance of staying grounded and stress reduction exercises incorporating specific meridians. Class 102 will highlight the importance of the human body’s auric field, and participants will learn basics involving testing of self and others with kinesiology. Through interactive practice, attendees will also learn ways to release pain, and how to help others with relaxation techniques, such as “the quick energy balancer” and the “Brazilian Toe” technique used for pain, nausea relief and relaxation.

“Combining ancient practices with contemporary scientific understanding enables application to physical and emotional issues, promoting joyful living and wellness,” shares Gallagher.

wee-Jack Fish Co., a brothersister enterprise that brings sustainably harvested, fisherman-direct wild sockeye salmon from Alaska, is introducing 10-pound half-shares for new co-op members in October, while shares last. Pick-up takes place by appointment at 137 North Duke Street, in downtown Lancaster, during weekday business hours.

With a mission to provide a personal connection between the fisherman and the local community, Joe fishes seasonally in the Kvichak River region of Bristol Bay in Alaska, and Anna coordinates local co-op events to deliver the harvest to those who seek to source wild salmon from an ethically managed fishery.

Orders for 20-pound salmon shares are accepted annually online in the spring, salmon is harvested each summer and shares are distributed in the fall at local co-op pick-up events.

A limited number of 10-pound half-shares are currently available to provide new co-op members a chance to enjoy the salmon before committing in the spring to full shares.

Through bulk quantities and efficient logistics, Kwee-Jack Fish Co. aims to make professionally-processed, sushi-grade, boneless, individually frozen-fresh filets of wild Alaskan salmon accessible throughout the year for the delicious nutrition it provides.

Cost: $135/course. Location: 719 Old Hickory Rd., Ste. B, Lancaster. Register at SageContinuingEd.com. For more information, call 717-203-9666, email RestoreEnergy12@gmail. com or visit RestoreYourEnergy.org. See ad, page 52.

Cost for a 10-pound half-share of wild Alaskan sockeye is $140. For more information or to order, call 717-842-0180, email Anna@EatWildSalmon.com or visit EatWildSalmon.com.

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Destinations Yoga Studio Announces Rhubarb’s Market Celebrates 30th Anniversary Autumn Leaves Specialty Yoga Class uring the month of October, Rhubarb’s Market

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is celebrating being in business for 30 years, with special promotions during the entire month to thank the Lancaster community for their support.

Locally owned by Greg and Sheila Henkel, Rhubarb’s Market is a completely natural food store that has been servicing the Lancaster area since 1986. The Henkels keep Rhubarb’s stocked with a wide variety of natural and organic groceries, produce, supplements and body care items. They, along with their staff, try to fill a niche that is underserved in the greater Lancaster area.

Location: 1521 Lititz Pk., Lancaster. For more information, call 717-390-3001, email Info@RhubarbsMarket.com or visit RhubarbsMarket.com. See ad, page 35.

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arbara Klinepeter, H2O At Home Independent Advisor, offers simple, safe and effective natural home care products, free from toxins, GMOs, synthetic fragrances and other harmful chemicals. Three product lines include natural home care, natural home fragrance and personal care.

H2O’s three E concept refers to the efficient, eco-friendly and easy-to-use products that can be purchased online, at an in-home demonstration with Klinepeter—where the host receives products free—or a personal, oneon-one demonstration. The growth of Barbara Klinepeter H2O At Home has skyrocketed over the last 12 months. Klinepeter will train new advisors who want to start their own home-based business by sharing natural home care products.

For more information, call 717-367-6026 (office) or 717-572-3257 (mobile), email BarbWPatch@comcast.net or visit Facebook.com/BarbWPatch or MyH2OAtHome.com/BarbaraKlinepeter. See ads, page 52 and 53.

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estinations Yoga Studio, in Leola, is hosting an autumn yoga class from 10 to 11 a.m., October 15, to celebrate fall as a transformational time of year, embrace change and leave stress behind.

Healthy fall-themed treats and drinks will be available after class.

“Not only is nature going through change, but our bodies and minds are as well. We may feel unbalanced at this time of the year due to the everyday stressors in our lives,” notes Amanda Breidenbach, yoga instructor. “Just as the trees change color and let go of their leaves, so can we let go of any negativity we may be holding on to.”

In addition to this special event, the Destinations Spa is hosting an Open House from 5 to 8 p.m., December 1, at 58 Deborah Drive, in Leola. Complimentary drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Walk-ins are welcome for both events.

Cost: $15/person for yoga class. Location: 38 Deborah Dr., Leola. To make a reservation for the yoga class, email ABreidenbach@TheInnAtLeolaVillage. com. For more information, call 717556-0276 or visit DestinationsYoga.com.

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Breast Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, October 8, at St. Paul’s Wolf’s ECC, in York.

Following the presentations and discussions, there will be door prizes, along with a light, breast-friendly lunch, which is included in the price. Registration is required.

An array of topics will be discussed throughout the morning, including: Whole Food Diet vs. SAD (Standard American Diet), How Caffeine May Sabotage Your Breast Health, The Importance of Knowing Your Vitamin D Level and Other Nutrients, Add Spice to Your Life and more.

Four presentations will be given: Breast Health and Your Back,

by Gary Harcourt, doctor of chiropractic; Thermography and Breast Health, by Pamela Howard, doctor of chiropractic and clinical certified thermographer; Essential Oils for Breast Health, by Carey DuRand, doctor of audiology; and My Secrets for Breast Health, by Kim M. Jeter, nutritional therapy practitioner.

Harcourt, Howard, Durand and Jeter are colleagues who take breast health seriously and aspire to share beneficial ideas about health and wellness with the community.

Cost: $20/person. Location: 4501 Wolf’s Church Rd., York. A reservation can be made by mailing payment to Kim Jeter, 1630 W. Market St., York, PA 17404. For more information, call 717-495-5792 or email Kim@JeterWellness.com. See ads, page 23 and 54.

Location: 1575 Highlands Dr., Ste. 205, Lititz. For more information, call 717-6255850 or visit LititzHemOnc.com.

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in Roussel, a licensed practical nurse and licensed massage therapist, volunteers twice a month, for two-and-a-half hours each time, to provide palliative touch therapy at Lititz Hematology and Oncology Care, owned by Heart of Lancaster Regional Medical Center, in Lititz. People who are suffering from cancer benefit from gentle, mindful touch and the presence of a peaceful, caring listener.

Palliative touch therapy speaks to the holistic, whole-body approach to healing from what can be a deadly disease. Skilled touch for individuals with cancer is an important part of their journey to wellness, and positively affects their physical, mental and emotional health.

Roussel specializes in massage for oncology patients and the medically frail, and is a preferred provider for the Society for Oncology Massage. A very gracious and dedicated palliative touch therapy volunteer, Roussel provides palliative touch therapy to cancer patients, their caregivers and the Lititz Hematology and Oncology Care staff who is administering the chemotherapy.

Holiday Pet Photos at Godfrey’s Welcome to Dogdom

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odfrey’s Welcome to Dogdom, in Mohnton, has announced that Angela Stehl of Pooch Smooch Photography will provide professional holiday pet photos from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 30, and from 4 to 8 p.m., November 30, in the Godfrey’s retail building, downstairs. Appointments are scheduled every 15 minutes. Human family members can also be included in the photos.

Stehl will set up staging and props. Pet lovers may also bring along their own items to use. Photos are reviewed and purchased immediately following the photo shoot, and payment is required. Notification by phone will be provided for pick-up at Godfrey’s within two to three weeks.

Cost: $14/sitting fee for one pet; additional $5/person or pet. Additional prices for photos. Location: 4267 New Holland Rd., Mohnton. For more information or to schedule an appointment, call 610-777-5755 or visit GodfreysDogdom.com. For questions about cost, call Angela Stehl at 610-349-9200. See ad, page 44.

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aura Sheehan, a nutritionist in Lancaster, has completed a 345-hour post-graduate training program in advanced clinical nutrition, and is now a Nutrition Response Testing advanced practitioner. In addition to providing Nutrition Response Testing services, she also provides nutritional dietary advice.

Nutrition Response TestLaura Sheehan ing was developed by Dr. Freddie Ulan, a chiropractor and National Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist. Used to determine the actual root causes of health conditions, Nutrition Response Testing is a noninvasive method that assists the practitioner in determining a patient’s nutritional deficiency or imbalance so it can be corrected. It is quick, non-invasive, inexpensive and painless.

“I found the training to be invaluable for my clinical nutrition skills and my ability to help those who have had or are having physical difficulties,” Sheehan explains. “With the advanced skills that I now have, difficulties experienced by my clients, such as digestive disturbances, body pain and hormonal imbalances are regularly improving, and it is very gratifying.”

Laura, along with her husband, Keith Sheehan, doctor of chiropractic, has been serving the Lancaster area for the past 15 years. Sheehan Natural Health Improvement Center offers clinical nutritional counseling, chiropractic care, acupuncture and massage therapy.

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new study from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine reports that preventable medical errors are killing far more people than previously thought. The research estimates that a quarter-million Americans die every year as a result of medical errors, constituting the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. This is a substantial increase from the 98,000 deaths from medical errors reported in a 1999 study from the Institute of Medicine, now the National Academy of Medicine.

Lead researcher and Professor of Surgery at Johns Hopkins Dr. Martin Makary clarifies that medical errors include mistakes by doctors, along with systemic problems related to communication breakdowns when patients are passed between departments. “It boils down to people dying from the care that they receive, rather than the disease for which they are seeking care,” he observes.

One of the problems highlighted is a lack of public reporting. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not require hospital-error reporting in deaths, which makes it difficult to accumulate related statistics. “The CDC should update reporting requirements for vital statistics so that physicians report whether there was any error that led to a preventable death,” says Makary. “We all know how common it is and how infrequently it’s openly discussed.”

Dr. Frederick van Pelt, with the healthcare consultancy Chartis Group, says that severe injuries resulting from medical errors are also often overlooked. “Some estimates would put this number at 40 times the death rate.” He indicates that this gets buried in the milieu of expected suffering and pain that care providers are daily exposed to following any surgical procedure. welcomia/Shutterstock.com

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esearch from Austria’s University of Graz has found that high-dose vitamin D3 significantly alters the gut’s microbiome for the better. The researchers tested 16 healthy people for eight weeks, giving them a dose of 980 international units (IU) per kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight. At this rate, a 150-pound person would take more than 66,000 IU per day.

The scientists took samples from the stomach, small intestines, colon and stool before and after the testing period. They also tested for bacteria species using gene sequencing and measured T-cell counts. Afterward, the subjects showed reductions in diseaseproducing bacteria and increased diversity among their gut probiotics.

The research also discovered that the high-dose vitamin D3 supplementation increased immunity in the gut. “Vitamin D3 modulates the gut microbiome of the upper gastrointestinal tract, which might explain its positive influence on gastrointestinal diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or bacterial infections,” the researchers explain.

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Diabetics Improve Using Sesame and Rice Bran Oils

Senior Joggers Enjoy Youthful Metabolic Rate

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cientists from the University of Colorado have determined that individuals older than 65 that run three times a week will likely burn oxygen at the same rate as a 20-year-old runner.

Despite being more than four decades older, these runners spend a similar amount of metabolic energy as their younger counterparts.

Published in the American College of Sports Medicine journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the study tested 15 older and 15 younger runners.

Each ran a minimum of three times a week for at least 30 minutes each time during the prior six months.

The subjects were tested on a specialized treadmill that measured the force applied to the running belt. Each person ran for five minutes during each test at different speeds between 4.5 and 6.5 miles per hour. Regardless of running mechanics and technique, the older runners utilized their metabolic energy at a similar rate as the young runners at all speeds.

“Our prior research suggests that the muscles themselves are becoming less efficient. I think of it as your body is like a car. Your body has its own fuel efficiency, and what we’ve seen is that the fuel efficiency in muscles is reduced in older adults that are sedentary or only walk occasionally,” says lead researcher and Professor of Kinesiology Justus Ortega.

esearch published in the American Journal of Medicine found that treating people with a blend of cold-pressed sesame oil and rice bran oil significantly normalizes blood glucose levels. Testing involved 400 men and women for eight weeks, including 300 that had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, by replacing cooking oils in their diet with a blend of sesame and rice bran oil.

The researchers, from Japan’s Fukuoka University and India’s Council of Medical Research, divided the patients into four groups. For two months, 100 healthy people and 100 Type 2 diabetes patients replaced their cooking oils with the sesame/rice bran blend, another 100 Type 2 diabetes patients were treated with five milligrams per day of the diabetes drug glibenclamide (glynase in the U.S.) and the remaining 100 Type 2 diabetes patients were treated with a combination of the same dosage of glibenclamide, along with consuming the sesame/rice bran oil blend over the two-month period.

After four weeks and eight weeks, the researchers found the diabetes patients that consumed the oil blend had significant reductions in fasting and post-meal blood glucose levels. They also had lower levels of glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) and improved high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“good” cholesterol). Those treated with the diabetes drug without consuming the oil blend showed none of the same improvements.

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esearch published in Psychological Science, the journal of the Association for Psychological Science, has found that positive moods can be transferred from one person to another via human sweat. The scientists from Utrecht University, in the Netherlands, tested 12 young men and 36 young women. The men were given clean shirts and absorbent pads were attached to their armpits while they watched video clips that induced several emotional states—fear, happiness or neutral. The researchers then stored the absorbent pads for each emotion into sealed jars.

The 36 women were then tested with each of the absorbent pads randomly, with five-minute breaks in-between. They placed their chins on a special rest that held the absorbent pad underneath. The research was double-blind, so neither the researchers nor subjects knew which pads they were exposed to. During each exposure, the women’s facial expressions were recorded. The researchers determined that the women had facial expressions reflecting the emotion induced by the videos the men watched, based on the activity of the women’s facial muscles.

Senior researcher Gün Semin, of Utrecht University, says, “Our study shows that being exposed to sweat produced under happiness induces a simulacrum of happiness in receivers and induces a contagion of the emotional state. This suggests that somebody that’s happy will infuse others in their vicinity with happiness.

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esearchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center tested 209 women between 45 and 60 years old with a history of hot flashes and/or night sweats. After up to 20 treatments over six months, the women receiving acupuncture reported a 37 percent reduction in hot flashes, while the control group saw a 6 percent increase. The symptom relief among the women treated with acupuncture persisted for a year.

The researchers also found that the acupuncture group experienced an improvement in several menopausal quality of life measurements. Nancy Avis, Ph.D., a professor of public health sciences at Wake Forest University and lead author of the study, says, “There are a number of nonhormonal options for treating hot flashes and night sweats that are available to women. None seem to work for everyone, but our study showed that acupuncture from a licensed acupuncturist can help some women without any side effects. It also showed that the maximum benefit occurred after about eight treatments.”

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his month, thousands of Central Pennsylvania residents and visitors will have a chance to explore options for a healthier life at the Natural Living & Holistic Expo of Pennsylvania from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., October 22, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., October 23, at Lancaster Host Resort, hosted by Lancaster-based Basic Earth Essentials. More than 50 exhibitors will include herbalists, acupuncturists, chiropractors, registered dieticians and more. It’s an opportunity to learn about a growing resurgence in holistic health care across the country.

Expo coordinator Michael Lausterer, clinical nutritionist, says the Expo is an expansion of an event Basic Earth Essentials has held for the past two years. “It’s a natural living exposition, which means we’re bringing in people from all areas of Naturopathic Medicine and holistic health practices and services,” states Lausterer. “When it comes to medicine, traditional medicine in this country has always used a natural approach. You’d go to an apothecary and they’d compound herbs for you. You’d take them and you’d feel better. Around the late 1800s, we started seeing a more pharmaceutical approach. Today, traditional means pharmaceutical-based. But we’re finding that people are tired of taking pills; tired of their doctors just putting them on a drug to solve a problem. A lot of people are moving toward a more holistic approach.”

Attendees will receive free product samples from local and national companies so they can try their non-GMO and

organic products. Every hour during the event, free lectures will be given on topics ranging from a presentation by GMO Free Pennsylvania to acupuncture and which foods increase stamina and vitality.

The event will appeal to those already devoted to holistic healthcare, as well as people interested in making a shift away from pharmaceutical-based treatments.

“There are people who want to learn about this, but they don’t know where to go,” says Lausterer. “You can do research on the Internet, but that’s confusing, because you don’t know what’s true, and it can be difficult to know who you can go to in your area. The Expo gives people the opportu-

nity to meet these practitioners, listen to them and learn about their services.”

A portion of the proceeds will benefit Chenoa Manor, an Avondale, Pennsylvania, sanctuary that provides animals rescued from laboratories and test facilities a safe, peaceful home.

Admission is $3 per day or $5 for the weekend. Parking is free. Location: 2300 Lincoln Hwy. E., Lancaster. For more information, visit NaturalLivingpa.com.

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News and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Green Crisis

One in Five Plant Species May Face Extinction A new report from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK, has issued the first comprehensive assessment of plant life, the inaugural State of the World’s Plants, and found that one in five plants may be at risk of extinction due to invasive species, disease and changing landscapes.

Researchers also have determined that just 30,000 plant species have a documented use out of hundreds of thousands of known species. These are only the vascular plants that have specialized tissue for sucking up water through their systems.

Over the years, different people and agencies have identified the same plant at both different times and locations, so they may have accumulated multiple names. The Kew researchers determined that each plant in the International Plant Names Index had, on average, 2.7 different species names. By cutting out the duplicates from more than a million different names, the Kew report was able to pare down the known species to 391,000.

In the Arctic, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a doomsday bank buried in the side of a mountain, contains more than 800,000 samples representing 5,100 different crops and their relatives.

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Cause and Effect

Activists Will ‘Sue’ Monsanto in Mock Trial

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Ari Jónsson, a 32-year-old student at the Iceland Academy of the Arts, has invented an all-natural water bottle that holds its shape when full and decomposes when empty. He debuted his creation at the DesignMarch 2016 festival in Reykjavík, Iceland. The only two materials needed to create the bottle are agar, a gelatinous substance that comes from red algae, and water.

“I just followed the path in what I was researching, trying to find new ways to use materials,” says Jónsson, who combined the two ingredients, heated the mixture, poured it into a mold, and then quickly cooled it. The H2O binds and thickens the agar when cooled, retaining the shape of the water bottle mold, explains Jónsson. When the finished bottle is empty, “It will rot like other foods.”

The bottles can sustainably decompose in soil, although Jónsson has yet to determine exactly how long that process will take. A plastic water bottle takes more than 1,000 years to biodegrade, and in the U.S., more than 2 million tons of the containers are languishing in landfills.

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Monsanto, the U.S.-based, multinational producer of agricultural products infamous for its controversial Roundup herbicide, will be “sued” for crimes against humanity in the independent International Criminal Court, in The Hague, Netherlands, on World Food Day, October 16.

Plaintiffs include the Organic Consumers Association, International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, Navdanya, Regeneration International, and Millions Against Monsanto, along with dozens of global food, farming and environmental justice groups.

The court, developed in 2011, will use the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights to assess damages for Monsanto’s acts against humans and the environment. The court will also attempt to reform international criminal law to include crimes against the environment, or ecocide, as a prosecutable criminal offense. It has determined that prosecuting ecocide as a criminal offense is the only way to guarantee the rights of humans to a healthy environment and the right of nature to be protected.

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Bright Idea

Incandescent Lights Reinvented as Eco-Friendly

Older incandescent light bulbs have been phased out in many countries because they waste huge amounts of energy as heat, but scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have reported in Nature Nanotechnology that they are finding a way to recycle the waste energy and focus it back onto the filament, where it’s re-emitted as visible light. Their innovative structure is made from thin, stacked layers of a type of light-controlling crystal that allows visible wavelengths to pass through while reflecting infrared back to the filament as if striking a mirror.

Traditional bulbs are banned in the European Union and Canada, and their manufacture and importation are being phased out in the U.S. They’ve been replaced by more expensive compact fluorescent (CFL) and light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs, which are significantly more efficient. In theory, the crystal structures could boost the efficiency of incandescent bulbs to 40 percent, making them three times more efficient than the best available LED and CFL bulbs.

Green Serenity

Sikkim Now a Wholly Organic State

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EPA Helps Schools Cut Bus Emissions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is helping finance the replacement or retrofitting of older school buses in public and private school fleets to reduce diesel emissions and improve air quality. Owners can install catalysts and ventilation systems to reduce emissions by up to 25 percent or replace older buses with newer ones that meet the latest highway emission standards. The EPA will pay up to $25,000 each, depending on the size.

“Our kids spend a lot of time on the school bus, and buses spend a lot of time in our neighborhoods and schoolyards. They are a national symbol of safety,” says Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for the EPA Office of Air and Radiation. “Significantly improving school bus fleets across the country with retrofits, replacements and idle reduction practices is imperative in meeting the agency’s goal of reducing children’s exposure to air toxins.”

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Sikkim, the northeastern Indian state located between Bhutan and Nepal, has rid its agricultural land of pesticides, fertilizers, genetically modified crops and other artificial inputs on around 75,000 hectares, or about 300 square miles, of agricultural land, making it its country’s first organic state. Instead, farmers use natural alternatives such as green manure and compost.

Twelve years ago, the Pawan Chamling-led government decided to make Sikkim an organic farming state through a declaration in the legislative assembly.

After the entry of chemical inputs for farmland was restricted and their sale banned, farmers had no option but to go organic.

October is Non-GMO Month

The Non GMO Project is sponsoring National Non-GMO Month in October. Observed since 2010, the program seeks to increase education and awareness about the growing presence of unlabeled genetically modified (GM/GMO) food products and ingredients.

People and organizations across North America are discovering the risks GMOs pose to our health, families and environment. Non-GMO Month provides a powerful opportunity to coordinate voices and actions around the country as brands, retailers and individuals stand up for the right to know what’s in our food and to choose to avoid GMOs. Protecting consumer choice and a non-GMO food supply requires a multifaceted approach with online and boots-on-theground teamwork.

The Non GMO Project invites everyone to help create local events and spread the word in communities. Begin at NonGMOMonth.org.

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The Meditate the Vote – the Real Conversation segment is the brainchild of the globally broadcast America Meditating radio show (BlogTalkRadio. com/AmericaMeditating), which features prominent thought leaders sharing methods for personal development.

In the midst of the 2016 election campaign, they ask people to step up the quality of citizen debate using Meditate the Vote questions to stimulate more intelligent and inclusive discussions via a variety of social media, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and other outlets leading up to national election day on November 8.

Meditate the Vote does not endorse any candidate or political party. It’s a movement to socially engage all ages in a higher-quality and more cohesive way of working together. The Internet will be used to spread the word, with participants making videos in which they say, “I meditate the vote,” and why they do so, sharing feedback from their conversations.

A Pause for Peace app is available to access communications, meditations, videos and the America Meditating radio show. The program is also available on Blog Talk Radio, iTunes, Stitcher Radio, Aha Radio and the PlayerFM app.

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ecotip Boo! To-Do

Join the Safer Halloween Movement Halloween can be safe, economical and eco-friendly fun. Crusader costumes remain popular this year, but with a tutu twist. Avoid long skirts or capes that can trip up children and instead recycle a princess tulle skirt from a thrift shop into a shorter frock.

T-shirt tops with a superhero logo plus a painted cardboard headpiece transforms kids into do-gooders.

Homemade natural face paints are another alternative (see Tinyurl.com/Trick-Treat-Tips).

Treats should also be eco-friendly. Equal Exchange offers fair trade, organic and kosher low-fat chocolates from crops grown by small farmers in the Dominican Republic and Peru, shipped in a quantity big enough to split the cost with friends (Shop.EqualExchange.coop/chocolate.html). Nut-free, homemade trail mix, wrapped in eco-friendly tissue paper or a square of cloth tied shut, provides a welcome change from sweets.

In 2014, the Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) organization launched the Teal Pumpkin Project. Place a downloadable sign in a window to announce that non-food, Earth-friendly treats are offered at the house for kids with allergies or food sensitivities (Tinyurl.com/TealHalloweenPumpkins).

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DUDE. be schools. Kristin nice is an apparel Boyd-Edwards, Bobby Weitzel, who has volunteered at company, credirector of comRHS since 1968, was crowned “King of ated by television munications for the Castle” during the school district’s producer Brent Reading School Dude. Be Nice Project.

Camalich, strivDistrict, shared ing to set a new standard––inspiring the district’s story of commitment to people’s fashion and lifestyle. “What positivity: “It was wonderful to see parents, students, faculty, staff, adyou wear tells a story––we want to ministration and community members be a part of your story,” shares Camalich. At DUDE. be nice, fashion and come together to start the new school building more positive communities year by inspiring students to reach, go hand in hand. The DUDE team is persevere, dream and shine brightly.” committed to creating cool clothes

Embracing the district motto, and doing its part to show people, no “One vision. All students. One Readmatter who they are or where they ing.”, the Reading School District

come from, that they matter. Kindness, inclusiveness and gratitude will always be at the core of their culture.

Camalich worked directly with Reading High School students to share the company’s vision and launch Reading’s DUDE. be nice project. Being a part of the project has empowered the students to be change-makers; they are living and breathing the message of DUDE. be nice. People in the community, and beyond, are taking notice––The DUDE. be nice Project, which featured Reading High, has generated more than 3 million views nationwide.

What the students, faculty and staff have created are ripples of appreciation that extend outward, beyond school walls, to the heart and soul of what is the Reading community–– its people. Optimistic gratitude has spread throughout the city’s neighborhoods. Small acts of niceness have created genuine understanding that fosters positive change. And, it’s a story worth telling.

For more information about Reading School District, contact Kristin BoydEdwards at BoydKM@ReadingSD.org.

For more information about DUDE. be nice, visit DudeBeNice.com.

Gisele Rinaldi Siebold is a contributing writer to Natural Awakenings LancasterBerks edition. Connect with her at Gisele@NALancaster.com

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children, women and others with companies that have leftover gourmet food. Following the 2016 Super Bowl, she used Copia’s technology to organize food pickups throughout the San Francisco Bay area. What she calls the “right thing to do” fed more than 41,000 people that day.

Named one of Toyota’s 2016 Mothers of Invention, Ahmad uses the company’s $50,000 grant to boost Copia’s services throughout the U.S. Recently, German and Austrian government officials expressed interest in expanding the service to help feed Syrian refugees in their countries.

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urs is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul will help immensely.

It is not given to us to know which acts, or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good,” says Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Ph.D., a world-renowned author and Jungian psychoanalyst specializing in post-trauma counsel.

Thousands of people each day choose to see a world radiating with hope and light, despite ever-present conflict and strife. Their talents and gifts, alliances and collaborations are inspiring a new story that ripples outward into our communities and beyond.

In The Ten Gifts: Find the Personal Peace You’ve Always Wanted Through the Ten Gifts You’ve Always Had, author Robin L. Silverman affirms that everyone can reach within, even in the worst of circumstances,

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Meeting Basic Needs Komal Ahmad was unaware that her single act of kindness in simply offering to share her lunch with a homeKomal Ahmad less veteran in 2011 while she was attending the University of California, Berkeley, would lead to a multiplying mission to feed America’s hungry. His heartfelt expression of gratitude for his first meal in three days sparked an epiphany: Her school was regularly throwing away thousands of pounds of food while neighbors were going hungry.

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see, looked around for local problems they could fix and took action starting in 2008. A former retail entrepreneur, McNeeley didn’t want food to go to Margot McNeeley waste and created the Project Green Fork certification program after learning that 95 percent of restaurant waste can be diverted from landfills. Her nonprofit helps restaurants to conserve Janet Boscarino water and energy, develop recycling and composting systems and switch to biodegradable containers and environmentally friendly cleaning operations.

Boscarino’s experience in business development and sales, combined with her disdain for litter, led her to found the nonprofit Clean Memphis, which began in 2008 with volunteer crews picking up litter. In recent years, the initiative’s community-wide strategy has expanded to involve local governments, businesses, neighborhoods, faith-based

organizations and 20 local “sustainable schools”. In 2017, Project Green Fork will become a part of Clean Memphis.

Throughout two decades of educational activism, John G. Heim’s passion for clean water as a human right John G. Heim has not waned.

The founder and leader of The SWFL Clean Water Movement, headquartered in Fort Myers Beach, Florida, persisted even when many business owners considered him a nuisance, driving off tourists.

As infestations of blue-green algae blooms have reached emergency levels, Heim’s ongoing grassroots campaign to increase awareness of water quality issues that’s backed by social media recently brought him to Washington, D.C., to make his case before Congress. The nonprofit’s 18,000 members have succeeded

in bringing national attention to the thick muck now plaguing both Florida coasts. They’re working to alter nutrient-laden discharges from Lake Okeechobee that send agricultural toxins and rain overflow down the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers and out into vital estuaries.

Scott Bunn’s Seneca Treehouse Project, launched in 2010, grew from his building background in a family of entrepreneurs to encompass design/ Scott Bunn build services and education in eco-housing and ethical living. Bunn’s original Seneca, South Carolina, homestead and acreage includes apprentice learning programs teaching practical skills in cultivating permaculture, growing food, building structures, working with tools and living in an intentional community.

“For the next six years, our goal is to annually train 50 people that

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The nonprofit helps rural Haitians build composting toilets and develop organic gardens using recycled waste as fertilizer. It also provides community hygiene educa-

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Psychotherapist Jacqui Bishop and Integrative Nutritionist Lisa Feiner, co-founders of Sharp Again Naturally, in White Plains, New York, believe that Jacqui Bishop dementia is reversible, and no case should be considered hopeless until all causative factors have been tested and ruled out. Their resolve for eliminating causes of disease rather than managing symptoms is based on University of California, Los Angeles, research studies and sources quoted in a Health Advocates WorldLisa Feiner wide documentary.

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region. Thirty yoga teachers lead pay-what-you-can studio classes that help fund 22 outreach programs for underserved communities. Healing programs are designed for needs related to autism, recovery, seniors, special students and youths in the court system. “We also provide continuing instructor education, visiting teachers, workshops and other special events that deepen yoga practice in our community,” says co-founder Dana Walters, who serves as the board of directors vice president.

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As an Emmy Award-winning trumpeter, composer, educator and cofounder, conductor and artistic director of the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic (CJP), Orbert Davis is dedicated to multi-genre projects. His collaborative research in 2012 while in Cuba on a people-to-people exchange accompanied by fellow musicians and River North Dance Chicago’s Artistic Director Frank Chaves (now retired) proved to be a multifaceted boon.

It generated the philharmonic’s Havana Blue live performance in 2013 and ignited a weeklong cultural exchange with Cuba’s Universidad Ciudad de las Artes (ISA) during his

return trip for the Havana International Jazz Festival in 2014. President Barak Obama’s Orbert Davis announcement of the normalization of Cuban/U.S. diplomatic relations opened up the possibility for a continuing CJP/ISA relationship, as well as their 2015 landmark partnered event when 37 ISA students traveled to Chicago to perform Scenes from Life: Cuba at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. Davis promises more such events to come.

All of these individuals represent a small percentage of the gamechangers actively moving to create an alternative future. Estés observes, “What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts; adding, adding to, adding more, continuing.

We know that it does not take everyone on Earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group that will not give up during the first, second or hundredth gale.”

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When the economy faltered in 2008, Dave Marciniak, owner and lead designer at Revolutionary Gardens, in Culpeper, Virginia, offered eco-friendly services. “I focus on a few key points and design to make the outdoors a place where people want to be,” he says.

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In addition to cleaning homes, Debbie Sardone, owner of Speed Cleaning, in Lewisville, Texas, saw an opportunity to manufacture her own green cleaning products. They’re part of a full-line online catalog.

Ryan Riley and his wife, Ashley Spitz, of Los Angeles, own and operate Biz Bagz, dog waste bags made in America from bio-based resins and recycled plastics. He notes the genesis of their idea: “Landfills are anaerobic, so biodegradable bags don’t get the oxygen required to break down.

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Amelia Swaggert and Elizabeth Ripps, co-founders of California Scrub Company, in Los Angeles, upcycle coffee grounds into a natural facial scrub.

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While you sleep, your immune system recovers and prepares for the day ahead. It replenishes every cell in your body. low-quality, uncomfortable mattresses have been linked to discomfort and pain, which can prevent quality sleep. people who struggle with sleep deprivation may suffer from irritability, depression, over-eating— and even face a higher risk for alzheimer’s.

If your mattress is filled with chemical toxins, airborne allergens, or worse, your body is doing battle with those things rather than repairing itself. You’re losing valuable energy each night instead of healing your body and revitalizing your mind. and all of that can wreak havoc on your health and well-being.

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the following information may be disturbing to some. that’s because the environmental protection agency has identified at least four possibly dangerous chemicals commonly found in some synthetic mattresses— benzene, propane, naphthalene and styrene—especially bedding made in China and overseas, where such governing agencies do not exist.

Consider these facts: ● typical mattresses made from artificial materials are known to emit potentially harmful gases in your bedroom—a phenomenon known as off-gassing. ● laboratory researchers in the U.s. and europe have identified up to 61 potentially harmful chemicals that off-gas from typical synthetic mattresses. ● exposure to these 61 chemicals has been associated with irritation of the skin, eyes and digestive systems. ● additionally, the chemicals offgassed by synthetic mattresses have been associated with headache, fatigue, depression and even hearing loss. ● Your skin, the most porous entry point into your body, has contact with a mattress for 8 hours every night, on average.

● Children, who breathe faster than adults, are especially vulnerable to chemical exposure. every night, we lie down with minimal clothing for a seemingly good night’s sleep. but in reality, while lying on a conventional mattress, we are breathing in and absorbing through our skin a range of chemicals from synthetic materials—chemicals that can disrupt our sleep cycles and negatively impact our health. our mattresses emit gases from a toxic brew of components used to create them. From the polyurethane foam used in the padding to fire retardants and other additives, conventional mattresses continue to release chemicals in gaseous form long after they roll out of the factory. even after they have finished off-gassing, the chemically based construction of a conventional mattress provides an ideal environment for dust and dust mites, whose excrement is the #1 trigger for asthma attacks. and get this. You know those white labels on a mattress that say, “do not remove”? Incredibly, the law actually allows manufacturers to include potentially hazardous chemicals in your mattress without disclosing the fact on any label. but if a true list of ingredients were available for conventional mattresses, it would likely include TDI (a common component), a known carcinogen, which can cause respiratory ailments such as bronchitis and asthma.

In addition, liver damage and breathing problems have been linked to vinyl chloride monomers, another common mattress material. the list goes on. Unfortunately, it is highly unlikely that you would be given information about any of these chemicals from a manufacturer of conventional, synthetic mattresses.

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one of the most significant actions we can take to reduce our exposure to toxins and improve our overall health is to make changes to the one household item that is in direct contact with our bodies for one third of our lives—our mattresses. “there are more ways than ever to sleep better and wake up painfree on a natural, organic mattress,” says ben mcClure, president of

advertorial Gardner’s mattress & more, in lancaster, pa. “many people, like me, are in search of a natural sleep system. I was shocked to learn that toxic emissions from mattresses are a major source of daily pollution in our lives,” says mcClure. an all-natural, organic mattress is free of potentially harmful chemicals. Instead, natural materials like latex are used. latex is naturally hypoallergenic and resistant to dust mites, making it ideal for allergy sufferers. also, latex is antimicrobial, inhibiting the growth of bacteria, mold and mildew, which can cause asthma and respiratory distress. no synthetic materials are added to provide these benefits. “all latex used in our natural mattresses is from the sap of a rubber tree, which can yield latex for up to 30 years. When a tree is done producing latex, it is taken down and turned into furniture. a new tree is then planted in its place, thus making latex a sustainable bedding component,” says mcClure.

What’s the difference between an organic mattress and a conventional one? “organic mattresses are crafted from natural materials. Conventional mattresses are made mostly of artificial materials from nonrenewable sources, such as plastic and other petrochemicals,” says mcClure.

Do organic mattresses come in different firmness? “Yes, there are two main types of organic mattresses: natural latex rubber and inner-spring. both styles are available with varying firmness options to suit anyone’s sleep needs,” says mcClure.

sleeping on a mattress, with 100% sanitary linens, blankets and pillows so people can truly ‘test drive” any natural bedding,” says mcClure.

3. protect yourself by insisting on a strong guarantee. “I know people are tired of sleeping on a worn-out, chemical-laden mattress. that’s why we give every customer 365 nights to sleep on it and return it for a refund if it doesn’t deliver the sleep you want,” says mcClure.

If you’re not sleeping well or you’re worried about toxic chemicals in your bedroom, consider this: the two things in life you spend the most time on are work and sleep. how much of your remaining hours on earth do you want to waste losing sleep on an uncomfortable, chemical-laden mattress? that’s a question that many are asking.

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When researching natural, organic mattresses, look at these areas: 1. visit a store that carries the top certified natural and organic brands, including savvy rest, prana sleep, pure latex bliss and vi-spring. “each of these manufacturers crafts bedding that is safe and sustainable,” mcClure recommends.

2. try out a new mattress for at least 15 minutes. lie down in various positions, to simulate a night of sleep. look for a store that offers a clean pillow to test out. “We offer the only dream room, where you can spend 15 minutes to 4 hours resting or even

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More than $13 billion is spent annually on chiropractic health services, making it the largest alternative health practice in the U.S. Science supports its usefulness in addressing a wide range of conditions.

Bell’s Palsy. Recovery varies among patients as chiropractors create patientcentric treatment programs designed to improve facial motion and hearing, relieve pain and address other nerverelated issues (Archives of Internal Medicine; Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics).

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Cancer. The Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine publishes numerous studies of therapies supporting cancer patients suffering the side effects of conventional treatment. The American Journal of Clinical Oncology reports that chiropractic care rates as one of the leading alternative medical treatments for pain management, among other related benefits. Chiropractic offers economical and effective strategies that may help quality of life, as discussed in Seminars in Oncology Nursing.

High Blood Pressure. While many relevant studies can’t yet generalize results, the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics documents success by chiropractors treating hypertension without the downside of medical drugs that can include the risk of stroke (University of Alabama at Birmingham).

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drain properly due to physical or nerverelated causes may find relief through chiropractic care. A study cited in the same journal showed that patients experienced relief of all related symptoms after a single adjustment.

Arthritis. A study published in a journal from the the University of Virginia School of Medicine Center for the Study of Complementary and Alternative Therapies notes that arthritis patients obtaining chiropractic care enjoyed better health and quality of life than those that did not.

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS).

In clinical studies, combining manual spinal adjustment with soft tissue therapy has been found to relieve PMS discomfort. In one study, two groups of women were tested, switching off in receiving chiropractic adjustments or a placebo alternative. Each time, the group receiving chiropractic adjustments reported the greatest improvements (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics).

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). A study published in Explore suggests that chiropractic care combined with other holistic elements such as appropriate nutrition may provide a more gentle, yet effective approach than conventional psychotropic drugs. It employed chiropractic treatment for boys 9 to 13 years old diagnosed with ADHD. Spinal manipulation with nutritional supplementation was reported to improve hyperactivity, inattentiveness, impulsiveness and behavioral, social and emotional difficulties.

Headaches. Based on recent studies, spinal manipulation has proven effective against migraines and headaches originating from the neck. Manual therapy of the spine, along with neck exercises, promotes improvement in patients with neck-related headaches. Side effects are rare and minor (Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics).

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Dr. Clorinda Forte-Katz developed an interest in chiropractic as a pre-med student in college. Unlike conventional Western medicine, chiropractic addressed the health issues she was having at the time. Since 1991, Forte-Katz has served patients of all ages, and specializes in the Sacro Occipital Technic (SOT), a gentle system of chiropractic that integrates the art, science and philosophy of optimizing the innate human healing systems.

“People associate popping or cracking with chiropractic, but that’s not what I do,” she explains. “SOT uses body weight, gravity and breath, and it introduces the correction in a much different way than patients usually associate with chiropractic.”

The enigma of the human brain has fascinated Forte-Katz for years, and she is passionate about staying on top of new developments in brain technology. She’s a Certified Craniopath through International Craniopathic Society, and she offers The NeuroInfiniti, which tests the body’s stress levels, stress recovery and how the nervous system is functioning, allowing the chiropractor to develop a customized treatment plan. Another service, BrainTap, uses light and sound to retrain the brain and help get patients into a meditative state.

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Dr. Martin Rodgers, also known as “Dr. Marty”, founded Family Chiropractic Wellness Center in 1989. He discovered chiropractic after sustaining injuries from a surfing accident, and he was amazed by how the treatment had helped. “I couldn’t believe that everyone wasn’t under chiropractic care,” he enthuses. As a firm believer in truth and ethics, he says that chiropractic puts peoples’ wellness ahead of profits by keeping the body at its optimal performance. “The focus of chiropractic is the nervous system. A lot of people think that chiropractic is just for back pain, neck pain or headaches, but it’s about optimal performance and being at your best—now, and in the future.”

At his new 5,000-square-foot facility, which includes a massage suite in the lower level, Rodgers treats headaches, neck pain, lower back pain, sciatica and disc problems. He’s one of only a few chiropractors in Lancaster County certified in spinal decompression therapy, and uses state-of-the-art equipment to rehabilitate discs, which he says has helped many of his patients avoid surgery.

Rodgers, whose sons also work with him at the clinic, strives to focus on every patient and his or her lifestyles, hobbies and long-term health goals. “We ask, ‘What has this condition prevented you from doing?’ Whether it’s gardening, running, bowling, going fishing, traveling or playing with the grandchildren, we find out where patients really want to be, and we help get them active. We look at that whole picture.”

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We must look further back than our immediate ancestors, counters Jo Robinson, a food journalist who surveyed more than 6,000 scientific research studies before writing her bestselling Eating on the Wild Side: The Missing Link to Optimum Health. She has also co-authored several other books, including The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete.

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“Then, 12,000 years ago, we had a better idea—gardening,” says Robinson. “We evolved to 20 varieties in a garden versus 150 in wild plants.”

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Even those that follow a paleo diet— presumably eaten by early humans and consisting chiefly of meat, fish, vegetables and fruit, excluding dairy, grain products and commercially processed items—could use further refinements in the produce they choose.

She recommends specific varieties of fruits and vegetables and explains the benefits of “wild” foods such as meat, eggs and dairy from livestock and poultry fed on grass on her website, EatWild.com.

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“Find as many purple foods as possible because they have anthocyanins, known to fight cancer and inflammation,” suggests Robinson.

“The original carrot from Afghanistan is purple. It’s only been orange for the past 400 years when it was bred to salute the royal House of Orange, in the Netherlands.”

According to Robinson, we can also prepare our foods in ways that maximize their phytonutrient content. Eat fresh-picked asparagus and broccoli immediately or their natural sugars and antioxidants disappear.

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n archetypal labyrinth gently leads us in a circular path inward toward a center and then back out again. Found in ancient cultures from African, Celtic and Greek to Native American, they became especially popular fixtures in Medieval European churches; one of the most renowned is in France’s Chartres Cathedral.

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“Walking a labyrinth is useful for those that sometimes have a hard time being outwardly still and drawing themselves inward. You must move your body, and because you’re focused on the path while you’re walking it, it’s easier to drop wholly into the journey and let go of all else,” says Anne Bull, of Veriditas, a Petaluma, California, nonprofit that supports new labyrinth designs to suit the spiritual needs of hospitals, schools and retreat centers. The group also sponsors a worldwide directory at LabyrinthLocator.com.

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Although scientific research on labyrinth meditation has been limited to participant questionnaires, future studies may incorporate the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to measure brain activity and record what individuals experience. Labyrinths located in settings like hospitals and prisons lend themselves to such research, says Rudebock. As a Veriditas-certified labyrinth facilitator, she conducts workshops and observes, “Walks are unique to each individual and may not produce uniform or replicable results.”

At its core, the experience is about listening to our truest self, away from the cacophony of modern life.

“I believe that the world needs places where our souls can be quiet,” remarks Jean Richardson, director of the Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center, in Bangor, Pennsylvania, which includes a seven-circuit labyrinth. “Retreat centers and labyrinths are places where we can listen to our inner heart, feel our inner calling and tap into our own divine nature. I think deep listening is not always valued in a world where we are rewarded for being busy and keeping our schedules full.”

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Today, labyrinths—indoor, outdoor, natural, urban, secular and religious— are found in or near many communities. Following the lead of California’s Golden Door Spa, in Escondido, which pioneered the use of a labyrinth in a spa setting, many spas now incorporate them in their wellness or mindfulness programs.

Labyrinthine invitations to a mindfulness practice are open to everyone.

“A labyrinth can bridge all beliefs, faiths, religions and walks of life,” says Bull. “You can walk a labyrinth no matter what you believe. Benefits come in walking it with an open mind and open heart.”

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dward Humes investigates the origins and impacts of the expensive and complex process that brings us everyday products and items in his new book Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation. His latest work, which also covers our love affair with cars, is popularizing the eco-conscious term, “transportation footprint”. Aligned with this, he recommends a move to driverless cars to save lives and fuel.

In an earlier book, Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash, the Pulitzer Prize-winning, Southern California journalist examined the causes and effects of waste. Solutions are showcased by how institutions and families are consciously reducing their wasteful ways.

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Transportation is embedded in our lives, both in our personal things and our travel.

It can take 30,000 miles to get our morning coffee to the kitchen, with another 165,000 miles attached to all the components of the coffee pot, water, energy and packaging—a worldwide mix involving trains, planes, boats and trucks.

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The smartphone is a paradox, in that it has reduced our transportation footprint in some ways because of all the separate devices it has replaced, from navigation in cars to calculators to cameras.

Phones also empower a transportationfree option for online banking and bill paying, eliminating all sorts of trips in the physical world.

On the flip side, making and assembling smartphone components requires a lot of back-and-forth transport between many countries because no one can make the whole “widget”.

With its many raw materials, rare earth minerals and manufactured components, we’re talking about an overall transportation footprint for one phone that’s equivalent to a round trip to the moon; a phone that users will trade in for a newer model in just a few years.

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Americans are under the illusion that we pay high taxes to build and maintain roads, bridges and rails. However, as a portion of our gross domestic product, we invest about one-fifth of what China does and the poor results are apparent. We have a $3.6 trillion backlog in needed modernization. This drags down the economy and increases harmful emissions through shipping delays and rush-hour jams, as well as raising road safety concerns.

How can we each lessen our “transportation footprint”?

We have power as individuals, families and communities to make a difference.

Americans walk less than almost any other people on Earth. A Los Angeles study showed that half of its residents’ daily trips are less than three miles, with many under one mile, which is crazy. Using alternative transportation for just 10 percent of those trips would have major positive impacts. Far fewer children walk or bike to school than in the recent past, even as we face a youth obesity crisis. We can also adjust when and how we drive; half the cars on the road during rush hour are not job-related. Driving at other times would ease traffic for everyone and reduce traffic jams, emissions and crashes.

All of this is something we could easily change—and that many other countries have changed—with substantial health, economic and traffic benefits.

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Tree-Mendous Love How Trees Care for Each Other

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rom learning to communicate to physically caring for each other, the secret lives of trees are wildly deep and complex.

“They can count, learn and remember; nurse sick neighbors; warn each other of danger by sending electrical signals across a fungal network known as the ‘wood wide web’; and keep the ancient stumps of long-felled companions alive for centuries by feeding them a sugar solution through their roots,” reveals Peter Wohlleben, a German forest ranger and author of The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate— Discoveries from a Secret World, released in September.

Upon seeing two soaring beeches in the forest, Wohlleben observes, “These trees are friends. See how the thick branches point away from each other? That’s so they don’t block their buddy’s light. Sometimes, pairs are so interconnected at the roots that when one tree dies, the other one dies, too.”

Wohlleben is rekindling a re-imagination of trees even as many people consider their role is only to supply us with oxygen and wood. Using a mix of scientific research and his own observations from studying forestry and working in the forest since 1987, the man who speaks for the trees does so in decidedly anthropomorphic terms.

“Scientific language removes all the emotion, and people don’t understand it anymore. I use a human language. When I say, ‘Trees suckle their children,’ everyone knows immediately what I mean,” he says.

After years of working for the state forestry administration in RhinelandPalatinate, and then as a forester managing 3,000 acres of woods near Cologne, he began to understand that contemporary practices were not serving the trees or those that depend on them very well. Artificially spacing out trees ensures that trees get more sunlight and grow faster, but naturalists report that trees exist less like individuals and more as communal beings. By working together in networks and sharing resources, they increase their resistance to potentially damaging influences.

After researching alternative approaches, Wohlleben began implementing some revolutionary concepts.

He replaced heavy machinery with horses, stopped using insecticides and let the woods become wilder. The pilot German forest plot went from losing money to posting a profit in two years.

As Dr. Seuss’ tree-loving Lorax says, “I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”

Melissa Breyer, of Brooklyn, NY, is the editor of Treehugger.com, from which this article was adapted.

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he household is settling for the night when the 5-yearold cries out, “My throat hurts!”

“There’s no need to panic,” says Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, in Pecos, New Mexico, an integrative physician and chief medical officer of Weil Lifestyle. “It’s pretty easy to figure out if it’s strep throat, which requires antibiotics, or something you can treat at home.”

Only 10 to 20 percent of sore throats in children are caused by Streptococcus bacteria which, if not properly treated, can lead to heart damage. The first question to ask is, “What are the symptoms?” If these include sudden onset of a severe and worsening sore throat without any complaints of scratchiness; a fever of 101 degrees Fahrenheit or more; headache or stomach pain; and the lack of a stuffy nose, cough or sign of a cold—a trip to the pediatrician is essential and a course of antibiotics is necessary, says Low Dog.

The vast majority of youngsters’ sore throats, which may accompany a common cold, are caused by viruses and will heal on their own in about a week. Many natural remedies will help children feel better and relieve the pain; some cost so little they are nearly free.

Salt water gargle: “A glass of warm water with half a teaspoon of sea salt swirled into it is an old-school remedy that works well for kids at least 5 years old,” says Erika Krumbeck, a naturopathic doctor and licensed primary care physician practicing pediatrics in Missoula, Montana. She notes that a salt water gargle can also moderate the symptoms of strep until the child can see a doctor.

The Mayo Clinic Book of Home Remedies confirms that the salt water draws excess fluid from inflamed throat tissues.

It also loosens mucus and removes other irritants, including bacteria, allergens and fungi. Just make sure children don’t swallow the salt water, counsels Krumbeck.

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Warm compresses: A warm water compress using a wet hand towel applied for 10 or 15 minutes every hour loosens mucus and is soothing. “It’s amazing how effective these familiar practices are,” says Krumbeck. “Grandma knew what she was doing.”

Lemon juice and honey: “Honey is sweet, so kids love it,” says certified nutritionist Kimberly Snyder, of New York and Los Angeles. This traditional recipe works because the honey has antibacterial properties and the lemon juice is packed with immune-boosting antioxidants.

Snyder cautions that babies younger than 12 months old should never be given honey because their immune systems cannot handle the bacterial spores sometimes present in the sweet treat.

Elderberry: The tiny purple berries of the Sambucus nigra L. plant shortens the duration of colds and flu often suffered by air travelers, according to research that includes a large Australian study. Elderberry syrup appeals to kids because it tastes delicious. Low Dog recommends keeping a bottle on hand at all times because it’s hard to know when a child will complain of a scratchy throat. “This yummy syrup is good for all ages. It’s so safe. I love it,” says Low Dog, adding, “Plus, you can always use it on whole-grain pancakes.”

Sage and Echinacea: Drinking sage tea and gargling with echinacea are old-time remedies for sore throats that now have scientific backing, says Snyder. Go for a twofer and add a little echinacea to the tea, she suggests.

A Swiss study showed that an echinacea/sage spray soothed sore throat symptoms just as well as a chlorhexidine/lidocaine spray, which can have side effects that include more swelling and even allergic reactions; the suggested spray should not be used with children under 12.

Pairing up a dose of safe and gentle, time-tested sore throat recipes with a big hug will go far toward relieving most little ones’ suffering.

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UNSAFE DRUGS Acetaminophen, a popular ingredient in over-the-counter children’s cold medicines like Tylenol, has been linked to twice the risk of developing asthma. Immediate side effects can include rapid heart rate and convulsions.

Ephedrine, pseudophedrine and phenylephrine are popular ingredients in children’s cold medications even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they’re not effective. Side effects include the possibility of unsupervised children overdosing on the sugary concoctions and can even prove fatal. In 2008, the FDA warned parents not to use any such cold medications for children under 4.

Antibiotics are not effective against the viruses that cause most colds and flu. Antibiotics kill bacteria like those associated with strep throat, not viruses. Using antibiotics for a cold can actually lead to future antibiotic resistance.

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Workshop: Bought-The Truth Behind Vaccines – 6:15-7pm. Learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

What are Essential Oils and How Do I Use Them – 6:30-8pm. Learn oiling basics. The Farmhand Homestead, Lititz. For info and to register: 717606-3797. TheFarmhandHomestead.com.

Please call ahead to ensure that the event you're interested in is still available.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1 Mid-Atlantic Women’s Herbal Conference – 8:30am-9pm. Two days of renowned speakers, over 20 workshops on women’s health, herbal medicine, gardening and plant identification, herb walks, yoga, and more. Vendors offer a variety of goods and gluten free, vegan and healthy foods. Camping and kids activities available. Kempton Community Center, 83 Community Center, Kempton. To register: WomensHerbal.com or 610-683-9363.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 Mid-Atlantic Women’s Herbal Conference – 8:30am-2:30pm. See 10/1 listing for details.

Kempton Community Center, 83 Community Center, Kempton. To register: WomensHerbal.com or 610-683-9363.

Past Life Workshop – 10am-4pm. Through guided meditation, Marianne Michaels offers the opportunity to explore three previous lifetimes, revealing how what happened in the past that affects the present. $100 includes lunch. RSVP: Pathways to Healing, 1817 Bernville Rd, Reading. 610-373-7935 or PathwaysToHealingPA.com.

The Labyrinth – 1-4pm. A walking meditation on a spiraling pathway is open every first Sunday.

A journey to peace, balance, wisdom and beauty.

Tenders available for guidance and information.

Free. Founder’s Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster, 538 W Chestnut St, Lancaster.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4 Workshop: Nutrition – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5 Savory Soups – Gluten Free! – 6pm. Chef Tina Bare will stir up some one pot wonders that will help you keep warm this winter. $40. Zest! Cooking School, 30 E Main St, Lititz. To register: 717-6266002. ZestChef.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6 Kids Yoga at Colonial Fitness – 6-6:45pm. Introduce your preschooler to the benefits of yogic play.

Six week session runs from 10/6 - 11/10. Space is limited. Register online at Nourished-Motherhood. com/class-schedule/kids-yoga.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 Breast Health Fair – 9am-Noon. Dr. Pamela

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12 Howard of Advanced Thermal Imaging presents on Thermography and Breast Health, along with other experts on topics such as dietary considerations, use of essential oils, ways that spices and herbs enhance breast health, and more. $20pp includes a light healthy lunch. St. Paul’s Wolf’s ECC, 4501 Wolf’s Church Rd, York. Contact Kim Jeter for info and payment arrangements: 717-49-5792.

NGH Certified Hypnotist Intro – 10am-Noon.

Attend a free introductory session to see if a parttime or full-time career in hypnotism is for you. Dr. Annelle Soponis, National Guild of Hypnotists presents. Certification classes starting soon. Pathways To Healing, 1817 Bernville Rd (Rte. 183), Reading.

610-509-7610. ARSHypnosis.com.

Guts and Glory Digestive & Wellness Expo – 11am-4pm. Enjoy a day of education and fun for the whole family. Learn how to be healthier from the inside out with vendors, fitness presentation, health screenings, cooking demos, farmers market, holistic experts live music, healthy food and more.

Rain date Oct 9. First Energy Stadium,1900 Centre Ave, Reading. MyGutInstinct.org.

New Patient Day – 12:30pm. Learn about safe and natural solutions to your health problems. Please call in advance to see if you qualify for a free new patient evaluation. Sheehan Natural Health, 1301 E King St, Lancaster. 717-392-6606. Sheehan NaturalHealth.com.

Yoni Massage Course for Women – 1-3pm. Alaina Salks teaches Tibetan Tantric breathwork, meditation, and Yoni (Vagina) massage to cultivate your orgasmic potential. This deeply healing practice can release trauma and expand pleasure (inanimate model used for instruction). $30. Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717-290-1517.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 Drumming Class – 10 am to noon. All levels welcome. Tammi Hessen leads ancient traditional rhythms with instructions in djembe and dununs.

Series of 4 classes: prepay $75 or each class $20.

Drum rental available. Pathways to Healing, 1817 Bernville Rd, Reading. To register: 610-373-7935 or PathwaysToHealingPA.com.

2nd Sunday Open House – 11am-4pm. Tour the campus, meet artists, stop by the studios, galleries and exhibitions. Shop the store for one-of-a-kind finds. Goggleworks, 201 Washington St, Reading.

610-374-4600.

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Beyond Pumpkin Bread – Gluten Free – 6pm.

Chef Tina Bare will teach new ways to use this nutritious, seasonal squash. $40. Zest! Cooking School, 30 E Main St, Lititz. To register: 717-6266002. ZestChef.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 Chocolate Ganache – Simply Amazing – 6pm.

Chef Paul Anater will demonstrate how to make and use ganache as the basis for delectable desserts. $40. Zest! Cooking School, 30 E Main St, Lititz. To register: 717-626-6002. ZestChef.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 Integrative Healing Arts Friday Open House – 5:30-8pm. Stop by during West Reading’s 2nd Friday, shop the healing boutique, enjoy chair massage, reiki, and special offers. Integrative Healing Arts Studio, 611 Penn Ave, West Reading. 610-4519577. IntegrativeMassageReiki.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15 Autumn Leaves Specialty Yoga Class – 10-11am.

Celebrate fall as a transformational time of year, embrace change and leave stress behind. Healthy fall-themed treats and drinks will be available after class. Destinations Yoga Studio, at 38 Deborah Drive, Leola. $15. Walk-ins welcome. To register: 717-556-0276. DestinationsYoga.com.

Inshanti AromaShoppe - Essential Oil MiniWorkshop – 10am (also 1pm and 7pm). Debra Stoltzfus, Certified Clinical Aromatherapist, teaches a 30-45 minute class. Make your own cold/chest blend (2 oz), good for minimizing symptoms such as cough, congestion, fever etc. Receive15% Discount on 15ml or larger of Essential oil or Proprietary Blends (this day only). $15/class. To reserve your spot: Inshanti Wellness Spa, 48 Slaymaker Hill Rd, Kinzers.717-587-3990. Inshanti.com.

Elder: Magic, Myth & Medicine – 1-4pm. Herbalist Sarah Preston explores old and new uses of the elder tree and some of the mythology surrounding it. Make a batch of elderberry syrup and take home a small bottle of this wonderful cold and flu tonic. $25.

Radiance, 9 W Grant St, Lancaster. 717-290-1517.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Wellness Day for Mothers – Enjoy a complimentary 30-minute stress treatment today. Call to reserve for yourself or someone you love. Free ($55 value).

The Spa at Willow Pond, 1487 Old Lancaster Pike, Sinking Spring. 610-507-9004. TheSpaAtWillowPond.com.

Workshop: Stress – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Dollar Days Yoga Class – Nourished Motherhood Yoga offers new students the opportunity to join into any yoga class this Wednesday for only $1. Choose from Gentle Flow, Yoga For Fitness or Beginner Hatha at either Colonial Fitness or Flying Hills Fitness. Register online: Nourished-Motherhood. com/class-schedule.

Lunch and Learn – 11am. Snyder Funeral Home presents valuable information about pre-arranging funeral details and offers a time for Q and A. Free.

Held at the Inn at Leola Village, 38 Deborah Dr, Leola. Registration requested. 717-560-5100. SnyderFuneralHome.com.

New Patient Day – 6pm. Learn about safe and natural solutions to your health problems. Please call in advance to see if you qualify for a free new patient evaluation. Sheehan Natural Health, 1301 E King St, Lancaster. 717-392-6606. Sheehan NaturalHealth.com.

American Holistic Nurses' Lancaster Chapter Meeting – 6:30 -8:30pm. Workshop: Dolores Cannon's Quantum Healing Group Hypnosis with Barb Smeltzer, QHHT Practitioner. Discover new dimensions of self-awareness & healing! $20. Meets at Sage Continuing Education,719 Olde Hickory Rd, Lancaster. All Welcomed! Ann.Reid@Holistic-Nurse.net.

TBI & Stroke Support Group – 7-9pm. Topic: The role chiropractic plays in recovery.

Family and caregivers encouraged to attend. Free.

RSVP encouraged but not required. Strasburg Family Eye Care, 20 Lancaster Ave, Strasburg. 717-6878228, Ext. 101. StrasburgFamily.com.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 Lancaster Community Reiki Clinic – 6:308:30pm. 30 minutes of reiki offered every third Thursday of the month. By appointment, by donation. Held at the office of Loeffler & Pitt, 2131 Oregon Pike, Lancaster. 717-824-9209. Lancaster CommunityReikiClinic.org.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21 Kid’s Cooking School – Happy Harvest – 6pm.

Kids aged 8-14 will enjoy learning new skills that will last a lifetime. Taught by Gwen Eberly. $40.

Zest! Cooking School, 30 E Main St, Lititz. To register: 717-626-6002. ZestChef.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 Natural Living & Holistic Expo – 10am-6pm.

Experience an all-natural lifestyle, free lectures and free samples offered by Kind Bar, Eden Foods, Nature’s Path and Basic Earth Essentials. $3/Day or $5/Weekend. Lancaster Host, 2300 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster. 717-932-6899. NaturalLivingPA.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Drumming Class – 10 am to noon. All levels welcome. Tammi Hessen leads ancient traditional rhythms with instructions in djembe and dununs.

Series of 4 classes: prepay $75 or each class $20.

Drum rental available. Pathways to Healing, 1817

Bernville Rd, Reading. To register: 610-373-7935 or PathwaysToHealingPA.com.

Natural Living & Holistic Expo – 11am-5pm. See 10/22 listing for details.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Workshop: Nutrition – 6:15-7pm. Become better informed and learn how to live a healthy and balanced life. Free. Family Chiropractic Wellness Center, 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike, Lancaster. RSVP: 717-393-9955. FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com.

American Holistic Nurses' Lancaster Chapter Meeting – 6:30 -8:30pm. Nightingale Local and Global Health Group with Jenn Knepper, RN. Film: “A Place At the Table, ” and discussion of hunger in Lancaster County with Power Pack’s Director, Kim McDevitt. Meets at Sage Continuing Education,719 Olde Hickory Rd, Lancaster. All Welcomed! Free.

Ann.Reid@Holistic-Nurse.net.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27 Zest! Cooking School: Non-Traditional Thanksgiving – 6pm. Chef Jeff Thal will get you thinking beyond turkey and mashed potatoes this year! See our website for full menu. $40. Zest! 30 E Main St, Lititz. To register: 717-626-6002. ZestChef.com.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 Raw Foods for Wellness Potluck – 6-8:45pm.

Program/Topic to be announced. $3 plus family sized raw vegan dish to share (include recipe). Bring your own place setting and water. Location: Luther Acres, Christiansen Room, Muhlenberg Bldg 2nd fl, 600 E Main St, Lititz. For info: Eileen Crone at 717-627-4258 or Eileen@raw4yoga.com.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 New Patient Day – 12:30pm. Learn about safe and natural solutions to your health problems. Please call in advance to see if you qualify for a free new patient evaluation. Sheehan Natural Health, 1301 E King St, Lancaster. 717-392-6606. SheehanNaturalHealth.com.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Holiday Pet Photos – 11am-4pm. Angela Stehl of Pooch Smooch Photography will provide professional holiday pet photos by appointment.

Human family members can also be included in the photos. $14/sitting fee. Additional prices for photos. Godfreys Dogdom, 4267 New Holland Rd, Mohnton. For info or appointment: 610-777-5755.

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Autumn Angel Day Holistic Faire Angel art, angel readings, music, crystals, reflexology, alternative health modalities, clothing, food and much more.

Saturday, October 15 • 10am-5pm Admission $5, $4 with donation of pet food Evergreen Club, 415 Hartz Rd, Fleetwood For info: 484-363-7356 or Kimberleedawn88 @gmail.com

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Prerequisite assignment to be completed before class Lana Ryder, LMT, Reiki Master Teacher Cost: $275 ($250 if registered by 10/8) 16 CE

Saturday, October 22 • 10am-6pm Sunday, October 23 • 10am-6pm Location: Lancaster School of Massage Register: LancasterSchoolofMassage.com

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Relaxed, be-who-you-are workshops introduce writing as a way to bring calm and joy back into our lives. No grades, grammar, punctuation, or red pen. Sharing optional!

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Visit vendors of natural products, chiropractic, acupuncture, hypnotherapy, crystals and gems, psychics/readers, reiki, nutrition, reflexology, and other natural and holistic products and services. Food available for purchase.

Free children's activities on Saturday and lectures throughout the weekend.

Saturday, October 8 • 10am-6pm Sunday, October 9 • 10am-5pm Admission: $7 (under 12 free), portion of proceeds to a non-profit Hamburg Field House, Hamburg For info: 610-401-1342 InnerPeaceHolisticExpo.com

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Enjoy inspiring lectures, meditations, yoga, alternative healing treatments like reiki, massage and reflexology, as well as angelic and intuitive readings. Try healthy food samples, and purchase natural products for personal and home care.

Empowered Light Holistic Expo will focus on healthier lifestyles, including food, physical activities, stress reduction and self-care.

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Fri 5-9pm, Sat 10-6pm, Sun 10-5pm Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Hall D Oaks, Pennsylvania Sue Greenwald, 484-459-3082 EmpoweredLightExpo@gmail.com EmpoweredLight.com

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Restorative Yoga – 5-6pm. Restorative yoga uses blocks, blankets, and bolsters to prop you into poses so you can relax without tension or strain. All levels. $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Hwy E, Lancaster. 717-330-1304. BridgeYogaStudio.com.

The 9th annual alternative gift fair showcases the work of charitable organizations and features alternative gifts, fair trade items and items made locally by social enterprise employees.

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Angel art, readings, music, sound healing hour, crystal jewelry, flower essences, herbs, aura photography, alternative healing methods, reflexology, reiki and more. Free lectures on current holistic topics. Mark your calendar! Now accepting vendor applications.

Saturday, December 10 • 10am-4pm Sunday, December 11• 10am-4pm Admission $6, $5 with donation of pet food Leesport Farmers Market, Banquet Hall 312 Garnet’s Church Rd, Leesport For info contact Kimberlee Dawn: 484-363-7356 or KimberleeDawn88@gmail.com

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sunday A Course in Miracles – 9:30am. Healing and Quiet Meditation at 10:30am. followed by a weekly service. Potluck the last Sunday of the month. Lancaster Metaphysical Chapel, 610 Second St, Lancaster.

717-399-4733.

Lancaster East Side Market – 10am-2pm (Through 10/16). Featuring yoga, music and special events along with veggies, baked goods, honey, fudge, cheese, eggs, kombucha and more. Free to attend. Lancaster East Side Market, Musser Park, Lime and Chestnut St, Lancaster.

Mindfulness Meditation – 10-11am. Nondenominational mindfulness meditation includes sitting and walking meditation with informal tea and conversation afterwards. No experience necessary. Wear loose, comfortable clothing, $5 donation suggested. Kutztown Yoga, 206 N Whiteoak St, Kutztown. 484-388-9974.

Eckankar Worship Service – 11am. 2nd Sunday.

Community HU Song, 11am. 4th Sunday. Experience the Light and Sound of God. Eckankar, Sleep Inn, 310 Primrose Ln, Mountville. 717-394-9877.

Meetup.com/CommunityHu. Hot 26 Express – 4-5pm. Try hot yoga! This class is friendly for all stages of hot yoga practitioners, whether you've been practicing the Bikram Method for years, or have never tried before. The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Ste 304, Reading. 610763-6998. TheRestorativeCenter.com.

Bikram Hot Yoga – 6-7:30am (M-F). A complete 90 minute mind-body workout. All levels. $16/ class. Bikram Yoga West Reading, 120 S 3rd Ave, Upper Level, (enter via Franklin St) West Reading.

610-374-2659.

Destinations Yoga in Leola – 9:30am. Balance activity and tranquility with a relaxing Hatha class. $15 walk-in. Destinations Yoga Studio, 38 Deborah Dr, Leola. 717-556-0276. Destinationsyoga.com.

Mantra, Movement, and Meditation – 10am.

David Dragonfly hosts. By donation. Kula Kamala Ashram, 17 Basket Rd, Reading. 732-309-6787.

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EO Club: Essential Oils 101 –6pm. Learn about essential oils and the amazing benefits they offer our bodies. Free. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717-419-5534.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. All levels class providing gentle stretching, strengthening and relaxation. $12/class. Packages available. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Road, East Petersburg.

717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Gentle Yoga and Stretch – 7:40pm. A gentle mix of Hatha and Asana yoga for all skill levels. $6/ class. Dunn Community Center, Exeter Township, 4565 Prestwick Dr, Exeter Township. For info: 610-334-9287.

tuesday Destinations Yoga in Leola – 9:30am. Balance activity and tranquility with a relaxing Hatha class. $15 walk-in. Destinations Yoga Studio, 38 Deborah Dr, Leola. 717-556-0276. Destinationsyoga.com.

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with intuition and suggested adaptation. A safe, non-competitive environment for all levels. $12/ class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Feldenkrais – 11am. Awareness Through Movement with Donna Bervinchak. At Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave, Mountville. $15/ drop-in.

717-285-0399. FeldenkraisBlog.com.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. Dynamic flow, core movement and balance. All levels welcome. $12/ class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Hormonal Metabolic Correction Seminar – 7-8pm. 2nd and 4th Tuesdays. Learn about a hormone-based weight loss program which addresses the root cause of slow metabolism and weight gain.

Free. Call to register: BeBalanced Center, 484 Royer Drive, Lancaster. 717-569-3040.

Bikram Hot Yoga ½ Price Class – 7:30-9pm. A complete 90 minute mind-body workout. All levels. $8 CASH ONLY. Bikram Yoga West Reading, 120 S 3rd Ave, Upper Level, (enter via Franklin St) West Reading. 610-374-2659.

All Levels Vinyasa w/David – 7:30-8:30pm. An invigorating and fun class with David Meyer. $12 drop in or use class card. The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Suite 304, Reading. 610-7636998. TheRestorativeCenter.com.

Mindfulness Meditation – 7:30pm. No prior experience needed. Drop-ins welcome! $15. The Yoga Place, 922 N Reading Rd, Ephrata. 717-336-5299.

wednesday Chair Yoga – 9-9:45am. Yoga practice seated on a chair. Teri Butson RYT200. $5/class. Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave, Lancaster.

717-509-1342.

Destinations Yoga in Leola – 9:30am. Balance activity and tranquility with a relaxing Hatha class. $15 walk-in. Destinations Yoga Studio, 38 Deborah Dr, Leola. 717-556-0276. Destinationsyoga.com.

Vinyasa Yoga – 4:45-5:45pm. A flowing yoga practice. $5/class. Bright Side Opportunities Center, 515 Hershey Ave, Lancaster. 717-509-1342.

Gentle Yoga and Stretch – 5:30pm. A gentle mix of Hatha and Asana yoga for all skill levels. $6/class.

Dunn Community Center, 4565 Prestwick Dr, Exeter Township. For info: 610-334-9287.

Satsang and Chanting – 6pm. With Sudha and Ed and David Dragonfly. By donation. Kula Kamala Foundation, 17 Basket Rd, Reading. 484-509-5073.

KuluKamalaFoundation.org.

Slow Flow Yoga – 6pm. Slower moving yoga class great for beginners. $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Highway E, Lancaster. 717 330-1304.

BridgeYogaStudio.com.

Light Vinyasa Yoga – 7-8pm. Suitable for beginners, intermediate and advanced students. Eileen Wieder Crone, RD, MS, EYRT-500. Suggested $5+ donation. Lititz Moravian Church, Church Square, Lititz. 717-627-4258. Raw4Yoga.com.

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Hatha Yoga: All Levels – 9:30-10:30 am. Asanas, breath, postures, stretching, relaxation with Laura Gaydos. Drop-in, only $10 for 1 hour or Pre-pay for 6 classes/$55. Pathways to Healing, 1817 Bernville Rd, Reading. 610-373-7935. PathwaysToHealingPA.com

YogaFit – 8:30am. A gentle yoga class that will focus on strength, flexibility, balance and alignment as you learn to use breath through each pose. Taught by a physical therapist. $15/class, first class free.

FORTIUS Health and Performance Center, 2078 Bennett Ave, Lancaster. 533-4088.

Therapeutic Yoga for Chronic Pain – 9:3010:30am. Renew energy, regain function, and develop strategies for coping with stressors. Modifications of poses, and therapeutic adjustments are provided in this safe environment. $12/class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Rd, East Petersburg. 717475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

Gentle Body Restore 50+ – 10-11am. Gentle and therapeutic yoga practice. $15 drop-in. YOGA on Orange, 129 E Orange St, Lancaster. 717-392-3992.

YogaOnOrange.com.

Feldenkrais – 5:45pm. Awareness Through Movement with Donna Bervinchak. At Susquehanna Dance Center, 120 College Ave, Mountville. $15 / drop-in. 717-285-0399. FeldenkraisBlog.com.

Vinyasa Flow Yoga – 6-7pm. Amazing flow focused on balance, strength and core movement. Open to all levels. Walk-ins welcome. $12/class. Fusion Wellness, 1895 Graystone Road, East Petersburg.

717-475-1381. FusionWellnessPA.com.

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saturday Breathe with Intention – 9am. Enjoy stretching and breathing using essential oils for relaxation. Shear Miracle Organics Wellness Center, 513 Leaman Ave, Millersville. 717-419-5534. ShearMiracles Organics.com.

Gentle Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. Slower-paced yoga great for beginners. $12. Bridge Yoga Studio, 1705 Lincoln Highway E. Lancaster. 717-330-1304.

BridgeYogaStudio.com.

Revive and Restore – 9:30 - 10:30am. The perfect Saturday class - start with an invigorating Vinyasa practice, and end with restorative stretching poses to start your weekend off right! $12 drop in or use your class card. The Restorative Center, 6 Hearthstone Court, Suite 304, Reading. 610-781-1430.

TheRestorativeCenter.com.

DIF K9 Training Orientation Session – 11am12noon. Contact Pat at Training@difk9.com for more information and to register. Free. Godfrey’s Welcome to Dogdom, 4267 New Holland Rd, Mohnton. GodfreysDogdom.com. 610-777-5755.

Farmers Markets Berks County Fairgrounds Farmers Market 2934 N 5th St Hwy, Reading 610-929-3429 Year-round Thur/Fri/Sat Leesport Farmers Market Rt 61, Leesport 610-926-1307 Year-round Wednesday PA Dutch Farmers Market 845 Woodland Rd, Wyomissing 610-374-1916 Year-round Thur/Fri/Sat Rodale Institute 611 Siegfriedale Rd, Kutztown 610-683-6009 Thursday thru Saturday Shillington Farmers Market 10 S Summit Ave, Shillington 610-777-7675 Year-round Thur/Fri/Sat

West Reading Farmers Market 538 Penn Ave, West Reading Sunday thru November

Lancaster County Columbia Historic Market House 15 S 3rd St, Columbia 717-681-0385 Fri 4-8/Sat/Sun Ephrata Whistlestop Market 16 E Main St, Ephrata Saturday thru October Green Dragon Farmers Market & Auction 955 N State St, Ephrata 717-738-1117 Year-round Friday

Lancaster Central Market 23 N Market St, Lancaster 717-399-9494 Year-round Tues/Fri/Sat Lancaster East Side Market Musser Park Lime and Chestnut, Lancaster Sunday thru October 16 Lititz Farmers Market 9 N Water St, Lititz 717-626-6332 Thru mid-October Masonic Village Farm Market 1 Masonic Dr, Elizabethtown 717-361-4520 Open daily Roots Country Market 705 Graystone Rd, Manheim 717-898-7811 Year-round Tuesday only

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communityresourceguide Connecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Community Resource Guide email Publisher@NALancaster.com or visit NALancaster.com.

ACUPUNCTURE LANCASTER MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE Jennifer Kegel, MD Lancaster, PA 717-575-9816 LancasterMedicalAcupuncture.com

Acupuncture facilitates the body's own ability to heal. Indications for acupuncture include but are not limited to chronic pain, stress, headaches and addiction. Dr. Kegel, combining her training in acupuncture, along with her medical knowledge and experience with yoga and meditation, takes a patient-centered approach to help you restore your balance and health.

THE RESTORATIVE CENTER

Mark Siegrist 6 Hearthstone Ct, Ste 304 • Reading 610-781-1430 TheRestorativeCenter.com We have the experience you are looking for! Let us help you use a holistic approach with acupuncture and herbal remedies so you can live your healthiest life. We treat your whole health history, not just your temporary situation. See ad, page 14.

CHIROPRACTIC A THERAPEUTIC EFFECT

Dr. Andrew Ashton 313D Primrose Ln • Mountville 717-285-9955 ATherapeuticEffect.com Our doctors specialize in lowi m p a c t To r q u e R e l e a s e Technique which provides immediate results for people of all ages. See ad, page 2.

BLUE SKIES CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. Leah Reiff Wellness on Walnut Integrative Health Cente 219 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-390-9998 BlueSkiesChiroHealth.com Chiropractic is used for natural relief from conditions such as chronic pain, injuries, pregnancy complications, complications from aging & more. Dr. Reiff carefully considers every individual's comfort level & provides specific adjustments to support the body for benefits that will last.

TRADITIONAL ACUPUNCTURE Beverly Fornoff 28 Keystone Court • Leola 717-381-7334 LancasterAcupuncture.com

FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC WELLNESS CENTER

Discover your body’s natural ability to heal. Acupuncture is a safe and effective way to relieve acute or chronic pain, stress, allergies, colds, digestive problems, insomnia and many more health problems. See ad, page 15.

bodywork INTEGRATIVE HEALING ARTS STUDIO Christina Rossi 611 Penn Ave • West Reading 610-451-9577 IntegrativeMassageReiki.com

Integrative Healing Arts Studio provides a unique mind body spirit approach to wellness with a variety of holistic therapies including massage therapy, Reiki, aromatherapy, crystal therapy, and more. Sessions and classes are available. Christina Rossi is a NCBTMB approved CE provider. Please visit website for more information. See ad, page 14.

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Dr. Martin J. Rodgers Dr. Bryan Rodgers 1717 Old Philadelphia Pike • Lancaster 717-393-9955 FamilyChiropracticLancaster.com Family Chiropractic Wellness Center focuses on whole body health. Our doctors make a personalized program for each patient and use a multidisciplinary approach of corrective Chiropractic Care, Massage, Rehabilitation and/or Spinal Decompression to return the spine to it's natural alignment, taking pressure off the nervous system so the body can function with optimal health.

See ad, page 31.

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JANGDHARI FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC Dr. Charles JangDhari Dr. Jessica Riehl 7 Center Street • Intercourse 717-768-7148 JangDhariFamilyChiropractic.com JFChiropractic@gmail.com

JangDhari Family Chiropractic is committed to the health and wellness of our community.

We p r o v i d e q u a l i t y Chiropractic care and give back to many area charities helping ensure that the people of our community have opportunities to live well and live long.

LINK CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC & Massage Dr. Thomas B. Wachtmann, DC Dr. Jessica Kmiecik, DC 3130 Pricetown Road • Fleetwood 610-944-5000 DrWachtmann.com

High quality, patient focused Chiropractic Care, Functional Diagnostic Medicine evaluation and treatment, and Massage Therapy. We focus on correcting the underlying causes of many disorders, diseases and conditions.

Call for a complimentary consultation and benefit check. See ad, page 31.

CLINICAL AROMATHERAPIST INSHANTI

Debra Stoltzfus 48 Slaymaker Hill Rd • Kinzers 717-587-3990 Inshanti.com Trust a nationally certified aromatherapist specializing in clinical consultations. Deb can work directly with your physician to create a plan that supports mind and body health. In addition to retail and wholesale accounts of proprietary blends and pure essential oils sourced directly from the farmers, half and full-day education courses with certification are offered. See ad, page 17.

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COUNSELING SUSANNE UMIKER SPURLOCK, MSW, ACSW

Life and Wellness Counselor Wellness on Walnut Integrative Health Center 219 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-203-2326 WellnessOnWalnut.com

See What Planting A Seed Can Accomplish

I will help you figure out how you can overcome your personal life and health challenges and achieve a more dynamic life. Don’t settle for mediocrity! I will listen, inspire, inform, and help you transform! If you are ready for a change……

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DENTISTRY DAVID A. SCHWARTZ, DDS, PC 9 Bristol Ct • Wyomissing 610-670-6910 SchwartzFamilyDental.com

We provide general and cosmetic Mercury-Free dental care to the entire family with attention to “whole person health.” We have advanced training in the safe removal of mercury fillings, nonsurgical gum treatments, orthodontics, sleep apnea, solutions for TMJ, facial pain, and headaches.

Visit our website to learn more. See ad, page 45.

SUSQUEHANNA DENTAL ARTS Owen Allison, DMD 100 S 18th St • Columbia 717-684-3943 • 717-285-7033 SusquehannaDentalArts.com

We are a full-service family dental practice providing 100% mercury-free restorations, quality non-surgical periodontal care, INVISALIGN, implant-retained dentures and partials. See ad, page 9.

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ESSENTIAL OILS THE FARMHAND HOMESTEAD

Sarah Stutzman 717-606-3797 SarahAndBrook@TheFarmhandHomestead.com TheFarmhandHomestead.com A modern day homesteader gratefully using nature's bounty from the farm, along with essential oils to support family and animal wellness. Offering essential oil and homesteader DIY workshops and classes along with individual support to get you started on your essential oil journey. Visit our blog for information on upcoming classes and healthy recipes.

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FELDENKRAIS IMPROVING THROUGH MOVEMENT Donna Bervinchak Feldenkrais / Child’Space Practitioner 3543 Marietta Ave, H1 • Lancaster 717-285-0399 FeldenkraisBlog.com

Supporting brain development through movement and touch: Donna uses her deep knowledge of movement development to teach people how to function more efficiently. Improving the quality of functions such as sitting, climbing, standing, and walking is essential for restoring and maintaining the health of one’s back, legs, and arms.

SHEEHAN NATURAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT CENTER Dr. Keith Sheehan Laura Sheehan 1301 E King St • Lancaster 717-392-6606 SheehanChiropractic.com

Sheehan Natural Health Improvement Center provides holistic health care through nutritional counseling and whole food supplements. Our cuttingedge treatments have been found to help a broad range of symptoms and illnesses including fibromyalgia, depression, migraines, and weight loss. From infants to seniors. See ad, page 33.

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GREEN LIVING H2O AT HOME Natural Home & Personal Care Barbara Klinepeter 717-367-6026 or 717-572-3257 H2OAtHome.com/BarbaraKlinepeter

Eliminate chemicals and toxins from your home by switching to our eco-friendly, efficient, and easy-to-use products for the home and body. Call today to learn more about our products, place an order, schedule a home demonstration, or learn how to work for yourself as an independent H2O Advisor.

Allison Brunner, LCSW, RM

237 N. Prince St, Ste 303 • Lancaster 717-340-2096 AllisonBrunner.com Energy Therapist and Emotional Healer Allison Brunner offers Reiki and Integrated Energy Therapy, and a somatic (bodycentered), mindfulness-based approach to clearing blockages and shifting limiting beliefs and patterned behaviors so you can thrive.

Experience Eden Energy Medicine, a practice created by Donna Eden, healer, author and teacher. This method assists with balancing our nine energy systems which can become blocked by stress, pain and illnesses. When the energy is balanced, sleep, joy, concentration and immunity improve, and our body’s natural ability to heal can begin.

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Create the life you want using the power of your mind. Release stress, pain, weight, fears, habits - anything that is holding you back from being the person you want to be. Affordable private and group sessions. Dr. Soponis is NGH certified to teach you to be a hypnotist, and she provides professional coaching and teaching. See ad, page 38.

Integrative Medicine

Mary helps her clients balance their physical and emotional foundations so that their body can heal itself.

Balance is found through food, lifestyle, transformational coaching, optional supplements, and stress embracing techniques.

Mary sees clients via skype or phone, teaches healthy living classes, and offers allergy free recipes on her website.

Physician board certified in integrative and holistic medicine employs a wide variety of treatment modalities including ayurveda, IV treatments including chelation, homeopathic, herbal, and nutritional medicine, natural injections, physical rehabilitation, and bodywork. Dr. D’Orazio is a physician who lives what he teaches.

Strasburg Health Associates 181 Hartman Bridge Rd • Ronks 717-687-7541 DrNickDorazio@gmail.com

OSTEOPATHIC & INTEGRATIVE HEALTH OF LANCASTER COUNTY Dr. Robert Lauver, OD, FCOVD 20 Lancaster Ave • Strasburg, PA 717-687-8141 StrasburgFamily.com

We provide vision care for the entire family including specialty care in vision therapy and low vision. Our practice is built on friendly staff, professional optometrists, and state-of-the-art technologies to diagnose and treat vision problems (low vision and vision therapy services), refractive errors, and Post Trauma Vision Syndrome. See ad, page 25.

Sandra Saylor Seaman, C. F. Hom. Sandree33@gmail.com ZenergyAW.com 610-763-1876

Deb Gallagher, RN, EEM-CP Lancaster 717-203-9666 RestoreYourEnergy.org

Annelle Soponis, Ph.D., BCH Reading and surrounding area 610-509-7610 ARSHypnosis.com

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Mary B. Lapp Nutritional Therapist and Health Coach Lancaster, PA 717-823-8334 SimpleAndMerry.com

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Body Code/Emotion Code energy work and homeopathy. Release trauma and emotional baggage.

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Dr. Candice Boyer, DO Rhonda Larson, ND Janine Muir, RN 835 Houston Run Rd, Ste 270 • Gap 717-207-9133 LCOIH.com

We offer a full range of integrative care, including osteopathy, naturopathy, wellness coaching, detox support and more. Our purpose is to meet people where they are on their health journey, coach them in making health goals and empower them with the tools to help them achieve their goals. See ad, page 39.

Integrative Physical Therapy JONINA TURZI, DPT, CFMT, E-RYT

221 W Walnut St • Lancaster 717-380-3559 JoninaYogaTherapy@gmail.com JoninaTurzi.com WestendYogaStudio.com Dr. Turzi combines traditional physical therapy, osteopathic mobilization, neuromuscular therapy, and visceral manipulation with yoga and postural training in private sessions, studio group classes, and workshops.

LIFE COACH NICOLE LEWIS-KEEBER COACHING Lancaster County 717-606-2477 Nicole.Lewis-Keeber.com

Nicole Lewis-Keeber LCSW is a trained clinician and certified Life Coach. Working with clients to empower change, Nicole specializes in Money Mindset Coaching, Success Coaching and loves to help clients Fire Their Inner Critic. With the right tools, support, and guidance, she believes each of us can create the abundant life we desire.

MATTRESSES NATURAL/ORGANIC GARDNER’S MATTRESS & MORE 830 Plaza Blvd • Lancaster 717-459-4570 GardnersMattressAndMore.com

Gardner’s is a locally owned mattress store offering a wide selection of quality natural and organic mattresses ranging from the luxurious to economical. Educating our customers on getting a good night’s sleep and the benefits of sleeping naturally and organically is our mission. To schedule your private sleep consultation, go to SleepLancaster.com/ Natural. See ads, pages 5, 28 and 29.

MEDIATION/CONFLICT RESOLUTION CONFLICT RESOLUTION SERVICES 50 N Duke St • Lancaster 717-293-7231 ConflictServices.org We aim to prevent and resolve conflicts through our services of training, mediation and facilitation. Communication and conflict resolution trainings cater towards either a business or organization or on becoming a mediator. We offer mediation for divorce, custody, real estate, landlord/tenant, and for business and neighbor conflicts. See ad, page 40.

NATUROPATH HEALTH BY DESIGN NATURAL CLINIC

Jeannie Peck, Traditional Naturopath Functional Nutrition Clinician 344 E. Main St • Leola 717-556-8103 HBDClinic.com Promoting an integrative functional medicine approach by educating others on how to improve health and prevent problems for both adults and children. See ad, page 39.

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Naturopathic Medicine & Acupuncture Ann Lee, ND, L.Ac 112 Cornell Ave • Lancaster 717-669-1050 DoctorNaturalMedicine.com

119 W Main St • Leola 717-656-0208 TheMansionOnMain.us

Learn how your symptoms are connected, get answers, and achieve improved health and wellbeing as we facilitate your body's ability to heal itself through acupuncture and naturopathic medicine. Specializing in hormone balancing and fertility. Visit the website for testimonials and more information.

Refresh your mind, body and spirit with natural and organic products for hair and skin. Enjoy a full menu of salon services selected to support your holistic lifestyle including Organic Color Systems, Shear Miracles, John Masters Organics, Max Green Alchemy, Zoya.

Specializing in cuts, color, bridal, extensions and more. Also offering monthly DIY EO workshops.

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Tony Verrecchio, Owner 1143 Penn Ave • Wyomissing 610-685-9496

NATURAL HOPE CENTER

Karen O’Connor, ND, MS, NCTMB 310 W Wyomissing Blvd • West Lawn 610-743-4788 NaturalHopeCenter.com We offer a wide variety of noninvasive techniques and therapies to bring the mind and body back to balance naturally, including nutritional counseling, h y p n o t h e r a p y, m a s s a g e , h e r b o l o g y, h o m e o p a t h y, acupressure /auricular therapy, and stress and pain management.

TREE OF LIFE HEALTH MINISTRIES Robert Miller, ND 15 Pleasure Rd • Ephrata 717-733-2003 TOLHealth.com

Our leading naturopathic practice offers the most comprehensive array of holistic health services, tailored for your individual needs: genetic nutritional consultations; naturopathic consultations; nutrition, dietary and weight management programs; exercise programs; structural therapy with craniosacral and massage therapy; reflexology; detoxification therapies; stress management; prenatal/pediatric wellness; and air/water purification. See ad, page 34.

ORGANIC HAIR SALON AMAZYNG STYLE

Tia Mazy, Owner 4040 Penn Ave • Sinking Springs 610-741-6604 AmazyngStyleAndReclaimedJewels.com Amazyng Style is an ecofriendly salon specializing in organic hair color, and all natural make-up. All products are vegan and ammonia free.

A personalized, fullservice hair salon, specializing in cuts, color and style.

Organic, vegan, gluten-free and cruelty-free All-Nutrient professional products are used in the salon and available for purchase. Make a healthy hair change today!

reiki LANCASTER REIKI CLINIC

Held at the office of Loeffler & Pitt 2131 Oregon Pike • Lancaster 717-824-9209 LancasterCommunityReikiClinic.org Offering thirty minute sessions to those who would like to experience the many benefits of Reiki. Clinic held the third Thursday of each month, from 6:30-8:30PM. Appointments must be scheduled in advance. Cost: By donation. Practitioners needed. Please call for more information.

classifieds Fee for classifieds is $1 per word per month. To place listing, email content to Publisher@NALancaster.com.

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ZEN GARDENS – Up-cycled desk or tabletop gardens for home/office. Visit Sandscaper at Hidden Treasures, 225 N Prince St, Lancaster or Sandscaper.net. $12 and up. Contact Andy@ Sandscaper.net.

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ADVANCED THERMAL IMAGING

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ARBONNE

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Thermal Imaging offers a safe, non-invasive way to visualize potential health concerns for a proactive approach to health, including breast health & monitoring. We provide resources and educational support. Locations in Columbia and Mechanicsburg.

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Arbonne is all about being green, from botanicallybased ingredients to being gluten-free and vegan. Our products, which use botanicals and cutting-edge science, include inner and outer health and beauty products that are unparalleled in quality, safety, benefits and results. Call for your consultation today.

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SUNDANCE VETERINARY WELLNESS 14 Copperfield Center • Lititz 717-917-0268 SundanceVeterinaryWellness.com

Yoga in Berks county KULA KAMALA FOUNDATION 17 Basket Rd • Reading 484-509-5073 KulaKamalaFoundation.org

Yoga, Thai Yoga, Meditation, YTT, Workshops, Kirtan

NOURISHED MOTHERHOOD YOGA Serving Sinking Springs 804-495-1372 TheRestorativeCenter.com

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At Emergence we customize all facials to make sure you get the best results. We use products with no artificial color or fragrance.

From waxing, facials, peels, microderm, make-up to massage, we’ve got you covered. See ad, page 12.

Dr. Burroughs' integrative approach combines acupuncture, herbal medicine, and food therapy with conventional veterinary medicine to provide optimal wellness for her patients. Common conditions treated include: arthritis, orthopedic disease, allergies and skin disorders, neurological disorders, and improvement in the quality of life for chronic and terminally ill pets. See ad, page 45.

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Life Enrichment Coaching Heather A. Dempsey 717-974-HUG1 (4841) HS-HP.com

Are you ready to remove blocks and trapped emotions, to overcome hurdles that are holding you back?

Find your truest passions and increase your confidence? Using coaching, reiki, and other modalities, Heather will help you create more joy, fulfillment, and emotional balance so you can fall in love with life!

THE RESTORATIVE CENTER ACUPUNCTURE AND NATURAL HEALING CLINIC

6 Hearthstone Ct, Suite 304 • Reading TulaYogaCenter.com Gentle Yoga, Hot Yoga, Vinyasa, Meditation

YOGA UNLIMITED

Bonnie Showalter 30 E Lancaster Ave • Shillington 610-777-1303 YogaUnlimited.org Classes, retreats, mentoring, meditation, yoga therapy

Yoga in lancaster county BRIDGE YOGA STUDIO

1705 Lincoln Hwy East • Lancaster 717-330-1304 BridgeYogaStudio.com Hatha, Vinyasa, Restorative, Gentle

DESTINATIONS YOGA STUDIO At the Inn at Leola Village 38 Deborah Dr • Leola 717-556-0276 DestinationsYoga.com

Hatha Yoga, Group and Private classes

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You make a life by what you give.

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SANDPIPER LIFE & WELLNESS Marilu Garofola, CPC 717-405-8344 Sandpiper-Coaching.com

Sandpiper Coaching helps clients discover their best self and take ownership of dreams, goals and aspirations. Whether it is a healthier lifestyle, relationship struggles, professional roadblocks or any aspect you feel overwhelmed or in need of direction, coaching is a proven positive step to creating the life you deserve. See ad, page 15.

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FUSION WELLNESS

1895 Graystone Road • East Petersburg 717-475-1381 FusionWellnessPA.com Vinyasa Flow, Core Movement and Balance, Classical Mat Pilates

CREATIVE PURSUITS STUDIO Yoga with Tina 600F Eden Road • Lancaster 717-617-2859 or 717-449-1557 YogaTina@comcast.net

Vinyasa, Gentle, Private & Group, Special Event Yoga, Workshops, Reiki

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