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I was raised by a mother who was always watching her weight. She ate yogurt and cottage cheese every morning, and I don’t think she ever enjoyed desserts.

My father was the opposite; I’d come home from school to find some sort of goodie in a white box from the bakery near his work. My father was telling me to enjoy, while my mother was telling me to watch what I ate.

Our standard dinner consisted of a salad to start; a protein, another vegetable, and a starch; then Dad’s dessert. Pretty well balanced. We’d bring in food from our vegetable garden, which both my parents took pride in. They also gave vegetables away to our neighbors. For me it was an early peek into the urban garden and farm-to-table movements—but without the appreciation I have for them now.

The pandemic boosted the burgeoning interest in urban gardens, which are popping up in cities all over. More people are taking charge of two things they may previously have taken for granted—their food supply and their health.

How, what and when you eat is critical for good health. We know that the healthiest diet is colorful, well balanced, not processed, organic, farm fresh and low in sodium. We also know that by removing certain foods from your diet, you can lower your cholesterol, prevent or manage diabetes, and even sleep better. There’s still a lot to learn about the timing of our meals. Studies have shown that intermittent fasting helps with weight loss, reduces insulin resistance and lowers the risk of cardiometabolic diseases, but the long-term sustainability of those benefits is not yet known.

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Groups Urge Candidates’ Commitment to Green New Deal

There’s been much ado about New Yorkers’ use of rankedchoice voting to choose their mayor and city council members. But a less talked-about first in this year’s city elections was the coordinated push for candidates to adopt Green New Deal policies at the municipal level.

Change, and Food & Water Action—asked all candidates for city office to pledge to advocate and vote for policies that “aim to end fossil fuel infrastructure, create more green jobs by upgrading buildings’ systems, and grow environmentally-friendly transit options.”

The article noted that three candidates in the race— Shaun Donovan, Kathryn Garcia and Scott Stringer—had platforms heavily focused on mitigating the effects of climate change, and that environmental activists have been frustrated by the city’s efforts in this regard: “New York City government has taken several steps in recent years to combat climate change and create a more resilient city, but efforts have been too slow, many activists argue, and a number of resiliency projects promised after 2012’s Superstorm Sandy or since have barely begun or have not been started at all.”

According to the Gotham Gazette, a coalition of environmental groups—Sunrise NYC, New York Communities for

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as a safe environment for deep healing and psychic exploration along with the practical application,” she says.

“All questions are welcome. I’ll offer on-the-spot readings in this small group class as well.” An Intuition and the Energetic Body Certificate will be awarded upon completion of all six classes and study materials.

Tori Quisling, founder of the Center for Clairvoyant and Psychic Development, will be teaching a new sixweek series, Intuition and the Energetic Body, this summer in person inside the Port Salt Cave, in Port Washington. The series is for “anyone who is curious about their psychic abilities, healing, soul purpose and relationships, or who has had psychic experiences with the other world or deceased loved ones and wants to gain confidence in this area of their life.”

Quisling is a world-renowned clairvoyant, medium, teacher and healer and the author of Calling in Your Baby and The Clairvoyant Practitioner. She offers readings and psychic workshops and classes.

“I’ve been teaching for 35 years and will create this course

According to Quisling, participants will gain control over their aura, with a number of benefits, including physical, mental and emotional healing; greater self-reliance and self-confidence; a deeper sense of personal purpose and direction; release of past traumas and negative habits; accelerated development of talents and abilities; stronger character and moral stamina; greater harmony in relationships; and heightened spiritual awareness.

“Your aura, or your infinite soul that surrounds your body, is the key to understanding the etheric realm and soul purpose,” she says. “It contains all your deep soul answers regarding relationships, purpose and communication, and healing.”

Classes will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the following Mondays: July 19 and 26; and August 2, 9, 16 and 23.

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Farmers Markets Nourish Communities in Every Borough

have access. Better yet, most markets and farmstands have a mission beyond delivering the goods.

Norward Farmstand, in Bronx, partners with GrowNYC to provide both nutritious food and employment opportunities for young people. From July through November, the farmstand is run by neighborhood youth. At the Jackson Heights Greenmarket, in Queens, the Department of Health conducts weekly bilingual nutrition education workshops and cooking demonstrations.

The Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, in Brooklyn, is one of many farmers markets in NYC that partners with Wearable Collections, which accepts clean, dry clothing for distribution to second-hand markets or recycling into rags or fiber products like insulation. Another Wearable Collections partner, Tompkins Square Greenmarket, in Manhattan, also partners with LES Ecology Center to accept food scraps for composting.

One thing New York City grows well is farmers markets.

With community gardens sprouting on rooftops and green spaces, and small farms flourishing outside the city, farmers markets are neighborhood clearinghouses for nature’s bounty, ensuring residents of every borough

But one thing all farmers market provide is a place for neighbors to gather and connect. These days, that may be the most important mission of all.

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oral health brief

Not All Bad Breath Begins in the Mouth

A 2016 study published in the European Journal of Dentistry notes that 15 to 20 percent of halitosis cases don’t begin in the mouth. Tonsillitis, acid reflux, diabetes and even some cancers are among the many conditions that can cause bad breath that defies the most scrupulous oral hygiene.

But as a Healthline article points out, cavities or gum (periodontal) disease are still likely culprits, as both provide places for bacteria to “hide” from a toothbrush or floss. So is dry mouth, which can result from the use of alcohol, tobacco and even certain medications. There are also the usual dietary suspects—here’s looking at you, garlic—whose malodorous effects remain long after they’re consumed.

The American Dental Association makes several lifestyle and diet recommendations for preventing bad breath.

They include brushing twice a day and flossing once a day; eating a healthy diet (more fruits and veggies and fewer sugary drinks and snacks); getting regular dental checkups; drinking fluoridated water; avoiding tobacco products; and avoiding oral piercings.

Home remedies suggested by Healthline include drinking pineapple juice, eating fennel seeds, and swishing for 30 seconds a day with a baking soda rinse (two teaspoons of baking soda mixed into a cup of warm water).

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Golden Dental Wellness Harnesses Laser Power

by Dr. Linda Golden Laser energy is being harnessed to improve treatments in nearly every area of wellness and medicine, and dentistry is no exception. Dr. Linda Golden, owner of Golden Dental Wellness Center, in Manhasset, says laser therapy that triggers a process called photobiomodulation (PBM) improves healing and reduces discomfort after dental procedures, disinfects teeth and surgical areas, and promotes tissue repair.

“PBM is a biological cascade initiated by laser energy,” she says. “It leads to a cellular response that can decrease pain, accelerate the healing process and promote tissue regeneration. This is a therapy we’ve been striving to introduce and perfect for many years.”

Laser therapy using PBM is accomplishing the same goals in facial esthetics, sports medicine, chiropractic, orthopedics, gynecology, physical therapy and podiatry. In dentistry, it’s being used to treat conditions like sleep apnea; temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders; myofascial pain syndrome; and headaches and neck pain.

“It’s a wonderful adjunct to post-surgical healing following many dental procedures,” Golden says.

Less Pain, Faster Healing Golden says her practice uses PBM primarily as a complementary treatment with soft-tissue procedures, but the laser is also used to disinfect teeth before they’re filled; to

prepare teeth for fillings in a less traumatic way, to avoid microfractures; to calm soft tissue after the delivery of anesthesia; and to sterilize infected areas of the mouth, like canker sores. The treatment is noninvasive and clinically proven to reduce pain and improve healing.

The PBM technology at Golden Dental Wellness Center uses low-level light energy (visible red to near-infrared) to stimulate cells’ natural healing mechanism, thereby reducing inflammation. According to Biolase, which manufactures the technology, the light is absorbed into the mitochondria and cell membranes of the target cells, leading to increased molecular kinetic energy and providing the sterilization and cutting energy to treat teeth with decay. Additionally, it boosts cellular metabolism, increases lymphatic flow and stimulates micro-circulation. As a result, Golden says, PBM can also reduce or eliminate tooth sensitivity, a problem that affects many of her patients.

“The research has reported that the application of a therapeutic dose of light to impaired or dysfunctional tissue can lead to a cellular response, which is what leads to the reduced pain and inflammation, which is a key factor post dental procedures,” she says.

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Martha’s Vineyard photographer Michael Blanchard, dubbed “the Ansel Adams of the recovery world”

by Recovery Today Magazine, is donating a share of profits from his award-winning 2019 book, Through A Sober Lens: A Photographer’s Journey, to MusiCares, a charitable organization that gives musicians a support system of services across a spectrum of needs, including physical and mental health, unforeseen personal emergencies, and disaster and COVID-19 relief.

Blanchard’s message has found resonance with readers around the world since the launch of his Facebook page in 2012 and the publication his first book, Fighting For My Life, in 2014. Through A Sober Lens won the Gold Medal for Most Inspirational Book at the 2020 Benjamin Franklin Awards, and the reissue of Fighting For My Life has been nominated for Best Art and Photography Book in 2021. Both books blend personal essays with vivid landscape photos taken on Martha’s Vineyard.

In Fighting For My Life Blanchard chronicles his journey from the depths of alcoholism, suicidal despair and a court-mandated rehabilitation program to a new life filled with caring, joy and contribution

through his newfound gift of photography. The book is credited with helping thousands of people better understand the disease of addiction and take the first steps towards recovery.

He further explores that journey in Through A Sober Lens. “As I looked at life through a sober lens, I began to see the world for the first time,” he writes. “My camera became my transporter to places and people I would have never known. I started chasing light rather than alcohol.

I started seeing spiritual energy instead of only darkness. I finally acknowledged that darkness and light are required to make a photograph—and life—beautiful.”

Blanchard has raised tens of thousands of dollars through his writing and photography to support mental health and substance abuse treatment on Martha’s Vineyard. His publisher, Genevieve Press, recently released a “jail-friendly,” updated paperback edition of Fighting for My Life that will allow individuals incarcerated for drug and alcohol offenses to obtain copies of it.

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Resolve Arguments the Same Day for a Happier, Healthier Life

Painful, involuntary muscle cramps have hit 39 percent of marathon runners, 52 percent of rugby players and 60 percent of cyclists, studies show, but gulping down too much water has also been linked to the condition. The solution might be to drink an oral rehydration solution rather than spring water, suggests an Australian study in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition. Ten men were repeatedly tested with each liquid while running downhill in 96-degree heat for 40 to 60 minutes. When their calves were stimulated electrically to induce cramps, those drinking the oral rehydration liquid were less susceptible to the condition. “It is possible that drinking a large amount of plain water dilutes sodium and other electrolytes in the blood and extracellular fluid, increasing [muscle cramp] susceptibility,” conclude the authors.

Either sidestepping an argument or resolving it on the same day pays off quickly by halving the reactivity level—negative “aftertaste”—that day and often erasing any darkened emotional response the following day, say University of Oregon researchers. Based on surveys of more than 2,000 people reporting their emotional ups and downs during an eight-day period, the researchers found that when people feel they have resolved an argument, the emotional response associated with that disagreement is significantly reduced or even eliminated. Stress reactivity has been found to significantly reduce lifespan, studies show, and is linked to heart disease, a weakened immune system, reproductive issues and gastrointestinal conditions.

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About half of U.S. parents spank their children on occasion, and a third have reported having done so in the previous week, although numerous studies have found that corporal punishment is linked to mental health issues, anxiety, depression, behavioral problems and substance abuse in children. A new Harvard study has further clarified the harm with a finding that spanking alters children’s brain development. The scientists tested 147 children ages 10 and 11 that had been spanked and used MRI to measure their neurological responses to photos of people with angry or neutral faces. Compared to peers that had not been spanked, the children had greater activation in multiple regions of the prefrontal cortex region of the brain to angry faces—a fearful response similar to that of abused children. Those areas of the brain respond to environmental cues that could be consequential, such as a threat, and may affect decision-making and processing of situations. “While we might not conceptualize corporal punishment to be a form of violence, in terms of how a child’s brain responds, it’s not all that different than abuse,” says senior researcher Katie A. McLaughlin. “It’s more a difference of degree than of type.”

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Work Out for Fun, Not Necessity Physical activity during leisure time benefits our heart and longevity, but high workout levels on the job may actually hamper our health, report Danish researchers. Measuring z104,046 women and men of ages 20 to 100 for 11 years, researchers found that leisure physical activity reduced the risk of dying from heart disease by 26 to 41 percent, but high physical activity at work increased that risk by 13 to 27 percent. “A brisk, 30-minute walk will benefit your health by raising your heart rate and improving your cardiorespiratory fitness, while work activity often does not sufficiently increase heart rate to improve fitness,” says study author Andreas Holtermann, of the National Research Centre for the Working Environment, in Copenhagen.

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Use Sunlight and Sleep to Lower COVID-19 Risk

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Two readily available natural strategies—sunlight exposure and sufficient sleep—appear to lower the risks of suffering and dying from COVID-19, report two new studies. Researchers from the UK University of Edinburgh examined records of 2,474 U.S. counties from January to April 2020 to compare numbers of COVID-related deaths to levels of UVA rays from the sun. They found that people living in counties with the highest UVA levels had on average, a 29 percent lower chance of dying from the coronavirus.

They ruled out the vitamin D factor by not including counties with UVB levels that would produce the vitamin. Repeating the analysis in England and Italy produced the same results. The researchers theorized that nitric oxide released by the skin when in sunlight may reduce the ability of that virus to replicate.

A second study of 2,884 high-risk healthcare workers in five European countries and the U.S. found that every additional hour of sleep reduces the risk of COVID-19 infection by 12 percent. However, insomnia, disrupted sleep and daily burnout are linked to a heightened risk of becoming infected with the coronavirus, having more severe symptoms and a longer recovery period, reports the researchers in BMJ Nutrition Prevention & Health. People that had problems like difficulty falling or staying asleep or regularly using sleeping pills were 88 percent more likely to be infected with COVID-19 than those without such issues.

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All-Vegan Menu Debuts at Lebanon Hospital

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Hayek Hospital, in suburban Beirut, Researchers are using recycled rock Lebanon, launched dust to enrich farm and rangeland a 100 percent plantsoils to accelerate the based menu in March processes by which as a “moral responsoils capture atmo- sibility”. Patients will spheric carbon. The natu- no longer be greetral process of rock weathering provides a proven method ed after waking up of capturing carbon from the atmosphere and putting it into from surgery with ham, cheese, milk the soil, where it may remain for centuries.

Benjamin Z. Houlton, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the and eggs, the same Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, says, “Soil foods that may have can be part of the solution set. It will not save us, but it can contributed to their help to put us on path to negative emissions.” Field testing health problems. has been conducted for a year with positive early findings. The family-owned Iris Holzer, a Ph.D. student at the University of California- private hospital emDavis, has seen a doubling of the rate of carbon capture phasizes the health benefits of vegan diets, which have been shown to reduce in soils with rock amendments compared to soils without.

Excess carbon speeds up the greenhouse effect, which the risk of heart disease, diabetes and some cancers.

The hospital says deciding factors included the World causes rising temperatures and other challenges to global security, food production, economic growth, infrastructure Health Organization classification of processed meat conand human and ecosystem health. Over a five-year period, sumption as carcinogenic, as well as the role that animal crushed volcanic rock added to agricultural soils across the agriculture plays in spawning diseases and pandemics. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates globe could remove 2.8 billion tons of carbon. that three out of four new or emerging infectious diseases in humans come from animals.

The American Medical Association passed a resolution in 2017 requesting U.S. hospitals promote better health by Huge Indoor Vertical Farm to Serve Food Desert offering plant-based meals to patients, staff and visitors, and similar recommendations have been issued by the The agriculture American College of Cardiology. New York and California startup Plenty now have laws requiring hospitals to provide a plant-based Unlimited Inc. option with meals. is building an indoor vertical farm in the South Los Angeles suburb of Compton to provide jobs and fresh produce to the historical “food desert” and surrounding areas.

Traditional farms are usually only able to harvest crops a few times a year, but because Plenty’s hydroponic farms are free of the limitations of seasonal changes, weather conditions, pests and natural disasters, they can produce food year-round. The crops are cultivated in a clinically sanitary environment with full personal protective equipment for staff, as well as robots to do much of the picking. The first time produce is touched by human hands is when the consumer opens the package.

Plenty’s project condenses 700 acres of farmland into a 95,000-squarefoot warehouse. Its first vertical farm opened in South San Francisco in 2018, and it maintains a research and development farm in Laramie, Wyoming. By building farms vertically, healthy, quality produce can be grown without harming the environment, especially in urban areas, where land is limited and food insecurity may be widespread. In addition to the vertical plant towers, Plenty uses LED lighting and automation to plant, feed and harvest crops. The warehouses grow plants faster and with more nutritional density with no need for pesticides, using a fraction of the water required by traditional farming.

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Traditionally, auto dealerships have presented a skeptical and confusing experience for those seeking to purchase electric transportation.

When Tesla launched the Model S electric sedan in 2012, it had to build its own stores to educate consumers about electric vehicles (EV) because dealers wouldn’t sell them in Texas or Michigan, for instance. The subsequent success of Tesla, Ford and GM EV models, along with a plan to stop selling new internal combustion cars by 2035 in California, have propelled the transition from fossil-fuel-powered vehicles.

The American division of German automaker Volkswagen is delivering large quantities of their electric SUV ID.4 as part of a nationwide launch, with more than 650 dealers on board.

U.S. CEO Scott Keogh reports that the goal is to have at least one vehicle initially at every VW dealer in America. He says, “We see the potential for EV sales to double this year. We’re optimistic that this is a turning point year for electric vehicles.”

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Nature documentaries, often narrated in a soothing tone accompanied by a compassionate-sounding orchestral score, offer easy escapism from everyday routines with dramatic landscapes and extreme close-up views of the animal world. Over 1 billion people have watched the BBC shows Planet Earth II and Blue Planet II in the last three years and more than 20 projects are in the pipeline through 2022 from the BBC, Silverback Films (A Perfect Planet) and others. In a way, these documentaries shape the way we define nature, especially in an era of restricted global travel. By selecting the most cinematic shots and editing native peoples out of the picture, they create a virgin, parallel universe that is both beautiful and inaccessible.

In a 1995 essay, “The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature,” historian William Cronon debunks the concept of wilderness, arguing that European settlers in North America had transformed the idea of wilderness as worthless, scary and unimproved land by reimagining it as a pristine garden of Eden. The unswerving presentation of nature as an untouched wilderness in nature documentaries misleads viewers into thinking that an abundance of these areas currently remains. This encourages people to build environmental solutions around preserving untouched places and possibly kicking indigenous peoples out of their homeland, he charges.

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Superfoods for Cataracts?

NYC ophthalmologist says ‘vision superfoods’ can help prevent or treat this common condition

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neutralizing free radicals, Banik says. Studies from the United States, Japan and Sweden all have shown that a diet rich in foods with antioxidants may reduce the risk of developing cataracts.

While antioxidants are available as supplements, they are most beneficial when they come from a healthy diet, Banik says. In her e-book 6 Secrets to Eye Health, available for free download at her website, she discusses what she calls “vision superfoods,” specific vegetables and fruits that are nutrient-dense and extremely rich in antioxidants.

Cataracts, clouding of the lens inside the eye, are a natural part of aging. Most people have some degree of cataract by their late 50s or early 60s. But Rudrani Banik, M.D., an integrative ophthalmologist and the founder of Envision Health NYC, says there’s a simple, natural way to delay the onset of cataracts or prevent them from progressing. It can be found the nearest farm stand or produce store.

Banik has specialized training in functional medicine, which is based on root-cause resolution through diet and lifestyle changes. Its tenet is Food is Medicine. When we consider how cataracts form, she says, the value of fruits and vegetables for prevention or treatment couldn’t be clearer.

“When we are young, the lens within our eye is made out of clear proteins,” Banik explains. “These clear proteins are vulnerable to damage from molecules known as free radicals. Free radicals are commonly found within our bodies and come many sources, including the sun’s ultraviolet rays, tobacco smoke, pollution and even the body’s normal process of using energy. Damage from free radicals, called oxidation, changes our lens proteins and makes them cloudy.”

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Many Conditions Treated Cataracts aren’t the only condition Banik treats through her functional medicine approach—in fact, some of the conditions wouldn’t seem to have an obvious connection to ophthalmology.

“Since the founding of my practice, using customized nutritional and lifestyle interventions, I’ve helped hundreds of patients heal from life-altering conditions such as vision loss, migraines and autoimmune disease.”

The underlying philosophy of functional medicine is that chronic disease is caused by clinical imbalances within organ systems in the body. After these imbalances are identified through root-cause analysis, tailored treatment strategies are used to rebalance the body.

When Banik sees a new patient, she makes a medical diagnosis by listening carefully to the patient’s medical and psychosocial history, documenting their lifestyle choices and medicinal interactions.

Then she develops a treatment plan that prioritizes natural preventive strategies rather than prescription medications, which treat symptoms but don’t necessarily address the root cause of the problem.

“I empower my patients to take an active role in their own health,” she says. “I arm them with information and encourage them to work to improve how they feel. This approach allows patients who have been searching for solutions to their problems for years to finally have hope.”

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The Cancer-Fighting Diet

These five superfoods have been shown to have protective benefits against potentially deadly disease

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and specifically to reduce colon cancer risk. Several studies have demonstrated that blueberries decrease the risk of a cancer metastasizing. Because blueberries are low on the glycemic index, they usually don’t increase blood sugar levels like other fruits can.

Our diet provides a foundation for our health. Foods can either support and nourish the body or possibly cause it harm.

That’s important in light of the extremely high incidence of cancer; one person out of three will have some form of it in their lifetime.

Fortunately, there are many things we can do to help prevent cancer. Eating foods with proven cancer-fighting benefits can potentially be life-saving, especially if they are organic and therefore higher in vitamins and minerals.

Vegetable-heavy diets also have been shown to fight off cancer. Thus it’s important to include the following foods in our daily diet.

1. Organic Green Tea One of the best-studied foods for decreasing cancer risk is actually a drink. Green tea has been used for thousands of years and has many cancer-fighting properties. It contains antioxidants, which help prevent cell damage. It’s been proven to protect against bladder cancer, breast cancer and even skin cancer. Research has shown that the chances of developing a breast cancer tumor drop by around 37 percent in women under 50 who drink at last three cups of green tea a day. Other studies have shown that women of all ages would benefit from drinking eight cups of green tea daily to prevent breast cancer. Green tea also modulates blood sugar levels. High blood sugar has been linked with increased cancer risk.

2. Organic Blueberries Eating a cup of wild blueberries every day is a tasty way to help ward off cancer. The antioxidants in blueberries, called anthocyanins, have been shown to prevent cancer

3. Mushrooms Many mushrooms contain compounds that help the body fight cancer. Shitake, maitake, reishi and even inexpensive button mushrooms all have immune-boosting properties that help prevent cancer. Reishi mushrooms have been shown to inhibit the growth of malignant tumors, while maitake mushrooms may help lower blood sugar, thus reducing cancer risk. Because mushrooms can be high in pesticides, it’s best to eat organic ones.

4. Cruciferous Vegetables Cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, bok choy, kale, etc.) have been shown to decrease the risk of cancer, especially breast cancer. They contain certain phytonutrients—indole-3-carbinol (I3C), specifically found in cruciferous vegetables, and one of its breakdown products, diindolylmethane (DIM)—that help convert bad estrogen over to good estrogen. Research has shown that I3C is very effective in fighting breast cancer cells by blocking tumor growth, and that both I3C and DIM may potentially even help cure cancer.

5. Garlic Garlic contains a powerful phytonutrient that’s been shown to protect the body against cancer and, in certain studies, even kill tumor cells. Garlic can have a powerful antioxidant effect: it helps protect the body against damaging free radicals, which can cause cancer. Studies have found that high consumption of raw or cooked garlic decreases the risk of colon and stomach cancers by up to 50 percent.

While there are many other cancer-fighting foods that aren’t listed here, adding these five superfoods to your daily diet, along with a lot of organic vegetables in general, will help minimize your risk of developing cancer.

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Whirlwind of Nothing

Unless they’re critical or life-threatening, health problems are best addressed with natural treatments

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sound of the situation, it was not critical or life-threatening.

I proceeded to do what I do: a combination of soft-tissue treatment, chiropractic adjustment, cold laser therapy and acupuncture. She left without any of those symptoms. They were completely gone.

She then said to me (which was embarrassingly flattering), “You are a miracle worker, Dr. Pollack. If I’d gone to my regular doctor, they would have sent me to the ER. I would have been there for hours getting MRIs and who knows what. Then they would have sent me to several specialists over the next few weeks. It would have been torture. And just to come back here and have you fix it anyway.”

I said, “Thank you. It probably would have cost thousands, as well.” This kind of thing happens most days. It has become almost funny how often I ask people, “Do you think I can just fix anything?” And they tell me yes, yes you can.

Please don’t take any of this the wrong way. Sometimes we have very scary health problems and we need to treat them with the utmost seriousness and seek medical intervention.

But . . .

Every day I have patients come in with a variety of new symptoms. Sometimes they’re mundane and simple; other times they seem scary—even bizarre—at first.

Just this past week I had a patient tell me that out of nowhere, the left side of her face and her left arm and leg felt slightly numb, with a pins-and-needles sensation. After interviewing her and examining her for red flags, I felt with a high degree of confidence that despite the seemingly terrible 18

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Coaxing the Body to Heal Now, this really isn’t about my abilities. There are thousands, if not tens of thousands, of amazing healers in this country—with a variety of degrees, backgrounds and experiences—that have dedicated their lives to helping people heal naturally.

Again, we need those amazing medical doctors and surgeons for the times when our health or even our life is critically threatened. They are experts in diagnosing and treating life-threatening conditions. But if it isn’t life-threatening, it’s just not their thing.

On a regular basis, we natural and holistic healthcare providers help people overcome their health problems—like heartburn and GERD, colitis, thyroid disease, infertility, and chronic pain of every shape and size, just to pick a few. Certainly let’s find out if there is something nefarious going on, but if it isn’t a critical, acute and life-threatening situation, let’s work on coaxing your body to actually heal and not cover up the symptoms with painkillers, anti-inflammatories and other temporary Band-Aids.

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The Candida Diet

Part One: To beat the ‘yeasty beast,’ eat like a hunter-gatherer

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eyesight. Arthritis, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, depression, schizophrenia and cancer are rarities to them.

Why? They share a 2-million-year-old: the diet that we humans evolved on, the diet that’s coded for in our genes.

It’s very different from the diet of “civilization.”

For candida sufferers, the Candida Diet is a necessary evil.

It is feared, despised and misunderstood—and often makes the difference between success and failure in eliminating the yeasty beast. The purpose of this article isn’t to explain what the Candida Diet is. (That’s what the internet is for.)

The purpose is to explain why it’s important, and how it’s healthier than most diets being followed in the 21st century.

Candida is a yeast or fungus; it can be considered vegetation. The Candida Diet is low in carbohydrates; sugar (even in healthy foods, like fruit); and fermented foods like vinegar and alcohol. That’s because all these foods feed candida and make it worse. They also make it harder for medicines to kill it.

Sugar and alcohol are the most important foods to avoid.

Starches come next; they convert to sugars in the body.

When eating starches (carbs), choose foods that are lower on the glycemic index—a scale that rates how fast a food converts to sugar in the bloodstream. It’s important to avoid fermented foods, like soy sauce and vinegar, because they can produce an allergic reaction in the candida sufferer’s intestinal tract. Foods from the fungus family, like mushrooms, and foods high in baker’s yeast can have the same effect.

Though the Candida Diet is restrictive, it’s more nutritious than the average American diet. It’s similar to the South Beach Diet and the Hunter-Gatherer (Paleo) Diet. If you want to see its benefits, look no further than the last 84 tribes of hunter-gatherers in the world. They’re slimmer, stronger and faster than we are. They have straight teeth and perfect

An ‘Uncivil’ Diet For millions of years, humans and their relatives have eaten meat, fish, fowl and the leaves, roots and fruits of plants. One big obstacle to getting more calories from the environment is the fact that many plants are inedible. Grains, beans and potatoes are full of energy but in their raw state contain toxins. So 10,000 years ago, when humans learned to cook these foods to make them edible, we probably doubled the number of calories we could get from the plant foods in our environment.

Unfortunately, grains, beans and potatoes—which form a large proportion of the modern diet—share important nutritional characteristics: They’re high on the glycemic index. They’re a poor source of many important nutrients.

They contain small amounts of toxins. They cause problems by displacing more nutritious foods.

That’s why the Paleo Diet eliminates grains, beans and potatoes. It also eliminates dairy and sugar. It includes meat, chicken and fish; eggs; fruits and vegetables (especially root vegetables); nuts (but not peanuts or cashews); berries; and organ meats.

It strongly resembles the typical Candida Diet.

Diet rarely causes candida, which is usually triggered by antibiotics, steroids, birth control pills or other drugs.

However, a diet high in sugar, starch and alcohol, consumed during a period of extreme stress, can bring candida about, just as if one had taken these medications.

Diet also rarely eliminates candida; there’s always enough blood glucose to keep it alive. But a low-carb diet weakens it so that medicines can totally destroy it.

In Part Two of this article, next month, I’ll offer tips for those struggling to stick with the Candida Diet.

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How to Select and Use the Perfect Crystal

by Marc Tanjeloff

With that in mind, it’s time to find the perfect healing crystal.

Crystals have been a source of mystery and fascination for thousands of years. These powerful treasures of the earth have graced the altars of ancient temples and adorned palaces and private homes. They are documented in ancient scrolls and prized for their rarity, beauty and healing powers for the body, mind and spirit. But selecting the perfect crystal to suit a specific need can be a little tricky.

People purchase crystals for a variety of reasons, the most prevalent being collection or investment, home decor and metaphysical use. It’s easy to get overwhelmed walking into a reputable gallery or store, so here are some tips for choosing the perfect crystal for a certain purpose.

The aesthetic appreciation of crystals requires no scientific knowledge at all; it is based purely on physical appeal.

Regardless of the reason for the purchase, there are a few benchmarks all crystals should meet: form, color, transparency and luster (see sidebar).

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Follow the Energy Locate a reputable dealer, then focus on the crystal specimen that seems like it would be most helpful—but don’t write it in stone.

For example, rose quartz might seem like the perfect choice to bring love back into a relationship. But if a small piece of bismuth catches your eye as soon as you arrive at the showroom, there’s a reason for that. Never underestimate a specimen that “winks” at you. Bismuth is known for its ability to foster connectivity and feelings of kinship, so a small piece of bismuth can help you project inclusive and connective energy that will attract the love you’re looking for.

After finding some acceptable specimens, lay them out on a counter or table. Then, with eyes closed, take several deep breaths to slow and regulate your natural rhythm. Feel the earth energy entering through your feet and filling your entire body, willing it down your receptive arm and hand (the one you don’t write with) until you feel your hand slightly pulsating. Eyes still closed, hover it a few inches above the selected crystals and move it slowly across all of them. It might be necessary to do this a few times, but eventually there will be a sensation in your hand as it hovers above one or more of the crystals. Remove any that do not cause a physical sensation, and eventually there will be one that feels stronger and more alive than the others. That’s the perfect crystal for you.

Now What?

So how do you use the perfect crystal? First, put it on a windowsill for three days and nights, letting it absorb sunlight and moonlight. Don’t worry if the moon can’t be seen from that window; moonlight reflects off every surface, so the crystal will absorb its cleansing qualities.

Once that period has ended, any errant energy from the crystal’s journey from mine to home has been removed; it is completely clean and neutral. It can now be placed anywhere as a decoration, or hidden in a corner so its energy will permeate the room without anyone noticing it’s there.

Put it on a desk or nightstand, in a purse or pocket, or on a bracelet, necklace or mala with different stones or crystals.

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mal blood lipids, increased blood glucose and weight gain, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

These intermediate conditions can lead to full-blown chronic diseases such as heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes, all of which are on the rise. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that 60 percent of American adults have at least one chronic disease and 40 percent have two or more, making chronic disease the leading cause of death and disability in the country.

The good news from WHO is that up to 80 percent of heart disease cases, 90 percent of Type 2 diabetes cases and one-third of cancer incidences could be avoided by a healthier diet, as well as lifestyle changes like stopping smoking and increasing physical activity.

A healthy diet is not as simple as cutting out convenience foods, because many people literally can’t stop eating them. Studies have compared the addictive properties of added sugar and salt to those of nicotine and cocaine. “Additives like sugar release opioids and dopamine in the brain. The same neurochemical changes in the brain occur in addictions,” says Claire Stagg, DDS, founder of Health Connections Dentistry, in Indian Harbour Beach, Florida, and author of Smile! It’s All Connected, a layperson’s guide that explains the essential connections between the mouth and overall wellness. “People need to be educated, or re-educated, to take ownership of their health by remembering the basic premise that their bodies can be healthy if

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E ating is a basic need, but many Americans are not filling this need with healthful choices.

Among the more than 700,000 Americans that die each year from heart disease, stroke or Type 2 diabetes, about 45 percent eat meals heavy in salt, processed meat and sugary drinks, and low in fruits, vegetables, fish and nuts, according to a March 2017 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

“I fully understand and empathize with people in the public,” says T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., author of the groundbreaking The China Study and founder of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, in Ithaca, New York. Campbell has often stressed that public and professional understanding of nutrition is lacking.

The problems with the Standard American Diet (SAD) start with the very ground it is grown in. Large-scale farming in the U.S. has depleted the soil, producing lower nutrient foods. In addition, many foods are processed by manufacturers to improve shelf life, which further destroys nutrients and requires toxic additives.

“The default choice, the easy choice, is the inexpensive, highly processed food. Our built environment throughout the country has made it easier to find fast food than a produce store,” says Lisa McDowell, director of lifestyle medicine and clinical nutrition at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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they get the right nutrients to facilitate and support that basic process.”

Campbell agrees that more people need to be educated. A major theme in his latest book, The Future of Nutrition, is how to sift through the conflicting information that exists.

Healthier Helpings As the food industry continues to woo Americans with fast and easy processed foods, there are consumer shifts taking place. “About a quarter of U.S. adults are trying to manage a health or medical condition by making healthy food and beverage choices,” stated the NPD Group consumer research firm in 2019. “Younger adults, ages 18 to 24, are particularly interested in using foods to improve their health.”

It turns out that it’s most beneficial to focus on adding what is needed for optimal health, instead of worrying about what to eliminate. As William Li, M.D., counsels in Eat to Beat Disease, “Human nature abhors deprivation.” As president of the Angiogenesis Foundation, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Li advises us to “practice health care at home every day in our own kitchens.” He suggests frequently eating such simple, but disease-defying foods as dark chocolate, walnuts, kiwis, sourdough bread and sauerkraut.

“I recommend participating in bigger box stores. They do a great job at making high-quality food available at an inexpensive price,” says McDowell. She also suggests batch cooking and planning meals ahead for the week.

The Power of Plants Plant-based eating is finally becoming mainstream, thanks in part to such eyeopening documentaries as Forks Over Knives, Earthlings, PlantPure Nation and Food, Inc. Research backs up the benefits. In a 2019 study in the Journal of the American Heart Association, Johns Hopkins researchers report that in a 30-year period, people eating a mostly plant-based diet were 32 percent less likely to die from a cardiovascular condition and 25 percent less likely to die from any cause. A 2017 report published in International Journal of Epidemiology suggests that fruits and vegetables are asso-

ciated with a reduced risk of many chronic diseases and may protect against certain types of cancers.

For treatment, reversal and prevention of chronic disease, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, in Chesterfield, Missouri, recommends eating a primarily plant-based diet containing minimally processed vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts and seeds.

Campbell says that moving to a 100 percent plant-based diet “and staying there for one to three months, provides an opportunity for virtually everyone to finally crave a salad on a regular basis. This is a place wherein people have little or no interest to backslide because their taste preferences have profoundly changed.”

As plant-based eating gains momentum, there are more imitation meat products.

These foods can be helpful to transition away from meat, but Campbell cautions, “They do not replace the whole plant-based foods, even though they are plant-based, because salt, sugar and added oil are usually added.”

Eating by the Colors Eating fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of vibrant colors ensures we get a variety of phytochemicals, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. The federal Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recommends consuming two and one-half cups of vegetables and two cups of fruit each day. McDowell suggests including “deeply pigmented fruits and veggies in at least five different colors, so that you’re getting all of the micronutrients and they’re all working together.”

Aim to include a couple different foods from each of the following color groups over a week’s time. Infographics and charts are available for download from the American Heart Association (Heart.org), Vegan.

Easy.org, Dr. Ranjan Chatterjee (DrChatterjee.com) and others. Apps such as Eat the Rainbow Food Journal, Eat Five and VegHunter also make vegetable and fruit intake easy to track.

Green: Dark greens have cancer-blocking chemicals like allyl sulfides, lutein and indoles, which inhibit carcinogens. They also contain folate for healthy cells and calcium

The Shift in the Medical Field “We, as a society, have gotten locked into focusing on disease cure over health care,” writes T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D., author of the bestselling The China Study and the recently released The Future of Nutrition. Fortunately, as studies prove that diabetes, kidney disease, cancer and Crohn’s disease improve with changes in diet, the medical community is slowly shifting toward using nutrition in tandem with traditional care to help manage and prevent disease.

Unfortunately, says John Osborne, M.D., director of cardiology at State of the Heart Cardiology, in Dallas, “The amount of nutritional education in medical school is minimal.” Now, the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) is aiming to fill that void by training healthcare teams to prevent and reverse chronic disease through lifestyle behaviors.

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is one example.

After a group of physicians and registered dietitians received ACLM certification, it launched a Lifestyle Medicine and Clinical Nutrition program. “The goal is to provide support to individuals and teach them to hardwire best practices that optimize their own personal health and potential,” says Lisa McDowell, program director.

The Food as Medicine Institute, in Portland, Oregon, also offers a training program for healthcare professionals and nutritionists to implement communitybased nutrition programs. The Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, in Ohio, offers programs that help patients identify genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors to shift health from illness to well-being. The Gaples Institute, in Naperville, Illinois, offers nutritional training and accreditation for medical clinicians, as well as free nutritional instruction online for the public.

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for stronger bones, muscles and heart regulation. Get plenty of asparagus, avocados, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, green tea, kale, kiwi, spinach and green herbs.

Blue and purple: Anthocyanins wipe out free radicals, boost brain health and reduce inflammation. Resveratrol can delay cellular aging, protect the heart and reduce risk of some cancers. Add blueberries, blackberries, eggplant, elderberries, figs, grapes, plums, raisins, eggplant and purple cabbage.

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Red: Rich in lycopene, a potent scavenger of gene-damaging free radicals, red plants lower risk of certain cancers and boost heart, brain, eye and bone health.

Try apples, beets, cherries, cranberries, raspberries, red peppers, tomatoes and watermelon.

Food to Heal the Planet

Eating healthy also means making a choice for the health of the planet.

Organic, locavore and small-farm advocates are speaking out against the industrialized U.S. food system with its extensive use of pesticides, poor treatment of animals and lack of regenerative soil management. Organizations like the Rodale Institute, Regeneration International, Kiss the Ground and the Ecological Farming Association are working to train farmers to regenerate soils to not only restore climate stability, but also provide far healthier foods from nutrient-rich soils.

“I believe if we have a greater understanding of our local and regional food systems, we will be moving in a more sustainable, intentional and responsible direction for ourselves, our communities and the planet,” says Andrea Bemis, author of the farm-totable cookbook Local Dirt and operator of Tumbleweed Farm with her husband Taylor in Mount Hood, Oregon.

Local food is easier on the planet for several reasons. “Large commercial farms work the soil so intensively that they must use synthetic fertilizers to get anything to grow,” says Brock Hall, owner of Florida Fields to Forks, in Malabar, Florida. Alternatively, cover crops keep nutrients in the soil, requiring less water and naturally sequestering more carbon from the atmosphere. Shorter transit or shipping distances after picking uses less pollution-causing fuel.

“Choosing the right food is not only important for our personal health, but also is important for our planet and for our checking account,” says T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study and The Future of Nutrition. “I have come to believe, after being in this discipline for 65-plus years, that our choice of food is the easiest and most important choices we can make to address the many existential problems that we now face.”

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Yellow and orange: Contain vitamin C, hesperidin and carotenoids such as betacarotene to inhibit tumors, protect eyes, detoxify the body, reduce inflammation and boost the immune system and heart health.

Add apricots, bananas, cantaloupe, carrots, mango, oranges, pineapple, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, tangerines and yellow peppers.

White and brown: The onion family contains allicin and beta glucans, which have anti-tumor properties and can help lower cholesterol. Nuts contain healthy fats. Other foods in this group contain blood pressure-regulating potassium and antioxidant flavonoids like quercetin and kaempferol, along with digestion-boosting fiber. Choose beans, cauliflower, garlic, leeks, mushrooms, nuts, onions, parsnips and whole grains.

Gaining Gut Health The gut contains the organs that make up the digestive tract and the gut microbiome, a balance of microorganisms that survive on food. A healthy gut can prevent and heal illnesses in the digestive tract, immune system, cardiovascular system, kidneys and brain.

If the gut is burdened with unhealthy foods and digestion is impeded, illness may arise. However, shifting to healthier, plant-based foods can cause a measurable shift in the gut microbiome in three to four

days, Duke University researchers report in Nature.Gut health can be enhanced and restored with specific foods: Enzymes to break down food are found in raw fruits, vegetables, sprouts, nuts and fresh herbs, and can be destroyed by cooking or processing. These work before the body’s digestive enzymes kick in to improve digestion, eliminate toxins and boost energy. Studies have shown that raw plants also help with weight loss, decreasing cholesterol and reducing inflammation.

Probiotics, live bacteria that promote healthy gut flora, are found in fermented foods like sauerkraut, kimchi, sourdough bread, yogurt, kefir, pickles, miso and cheddar cheese.

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Going Local Whole foods grown locally provide the most nutrition. Michael Pollan, professor of science and environmental journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, and author of In Defense of Food, famously said, “Don’t eat anything your great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food.”

Buying, preparing and eating whole foods may seem laborious at first, but the shift away from “easy foods” can quickly become a way of life as the body begins to feel better. “We hear stories every week about people who have fixed health issues from eating healthy,” says Brock Hall, owner of the Florida Fields to Forks organic community supported agriculture (CSA) farm in Malabar, Florida. He adds that everyone “ought to get closer to your food” by growing it or getting to know organic farmers at local markets, self-pick operations or through CSAs. Healthy eating is about balance. Enjoy comfort foods occasionally, focusing on the bigger picture of more healthful foods overall.

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Lyme Disease: The Great Mimicker

From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City…

What’s Wrong with Me?

Michael came into the office taking short baby steps. His 19-year-old arms and hands were bent and twisted into a weird, spasmodic position. His head tilted to the side, eyes nearly closed, with his face in a strange grimace. He spoke in short three- or four-word sentences. He had been suffering since he was 13 years old, and his father was ready to institutionalize him for the rest of his life. Until he became ill, he was a normal boy and a computer whiz. One day, he developed what appeared to be the flu, except it was in the summer and not the flu season.

Several courses of oral and intravenous antibiotics failed to work. His symptoms worsened over the years, and several Lyme experts later left him in the state in which he arrived into our office. He had late-stage Lyme disease.

elbows, wrists, hips and shoulders. Pain is often mild or moderate, usually with swelling at the involved joint. In some cases, Lyme disease kills.

The Answer

In many but not all cases, antibiotics may eliminate the infection and its symptoms, especially if the illness is treated early.

Unfortunately, even when caught early, antibiotics don’t always work. Many people are allergic to the drugs needed or develop sensitivity reactions and have to stop them. Delayed or inadequate treatment (often treating for too short a period of time) can lead to the more serious symptoms, which can be disabling and even harder to treat—that is, unless medical ozone is used.

Over the past 22 years, intravenous medical ozone has been safely and effectively used to destroy and eliminate Lyme disease, even in late-stage infections.

Often when all hope is gone, even after years of suffering, medical ozone has proven successful. Usually The disease is named after the towns of Lyme and Dr. Howard Robins in just a few weeks, symptoms begin to diminish, Old Lyme, Connecticut, where a large number offering hope and finally giving relief. Intravenous of cases were identified in 1975. It is a worldwide medical ozone when it enters the body attacks and kills all Lyme pandemic. The infection is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks. The ticks are extremely small and often fall off the disease-causing bacteria. It does it safely, virtually with no adbody after feeding, thus masking the fact that you’ve been bitten. verse reactions. In addition, it destroys all unwanted viruses, fungus, yeast, mold, harmful free radicles, and toxins, thus cleansing your body and boosting your own natural immune system. And did I say it does it safely and with virtually no adverse reactions?

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The Symptoms and the Difficulty in Diagnosis

Early symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression and a characteristic circular skin rash, which has a “bullseye” (target-like) appearance. The “bulls-eye rash” is thought to occur in only about 80 percent of infected patients, adding to misdiagnosis. Patients often experience flu-like symptoms, such as headache, muscle soreness, fever, and malaise, which can also confuse early diagnosis.

Lyme arthritis usually affects the knees and feet, and, in some patients, arthritis can occur in other joints, including the ankles,

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Sizzling on the Grill Healthy, Sustainable Summer Fare

by Laura Paisley Beck

The Downside of Grilling Most charcoal and all lighter fluids contain chemicals that create air pollution when burned, harming our health and the environment. Better alternatives are sustainably sourced, organic and natural materials, such as charcoal made from bamboo or coconut shells.

Entrepreneur Fred Grosse sought to solve another problem associated with conventional grilling materials: the taste of lighter fluid on barbecue foods. He invented Mojobricks, a carbon-neutral alternative to charcoal designed to impart a smoky flavor to grilled foods. “You’re breathing in 50 percent less particulate matter standing at the grill than if you grill with charcoal or wood,” he says about his bricks made with compressed sawdust from wood mills. “They heat food more efficiently, take up less storage space than bags of charcoal and keep trees growing in the forest.”

What Gets Grilled Matters Americans eat three times more meat than the global average. To meet the immense demand, mass-produced beef is trucked across the nation with dire environmental impacts including cow methane emissions, the burning of fossil fuels for transport and excessive land use. To curtail these impacts, Americans can choose to reduce or eliminate their beef consumption and when they do decide to grill a ribeye or New York strip, choose local, organic, grass-fed beef.

Eliminating meat is simple as vegetarian and vegan options are innumerable. “Question what a burger is, and off you go with legumes, root vegetables, mushrooms, cheese

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or whatever you happen to feel like,” says Martin Nordin, author of Green Burgers. Genevieve Taylor’s new cookbook, Charred, features enticing meals to cook over a flame that include vegetables, spices, nuts, herbs and other inventive ingredients.

Amy Lawrence and Justin Fox Burks, co-authors of Low-Carb Vegetarian, have had a dramatic increase in requests for grilled versions of vegetarian dishes, a sign of increasing outdoor cooking trends.

Presentation for the Planet When hosting backyard dinner parties, consider that paper and plastic dinnerware will end up in the landfill. Ask guests to bring a plate and fork or mix and match whatever dish sets are on hand. Another suggestion is to go vintage. “There has already been so much manufactured of everything, we wouldn’t need to manufacture another plate, for example, for another generation or two,” says Morgan Miller, owner of Rewind Decor vintage store in Madison, Wisconsin.

With a few adjustments, eco-grilling is easy, delicious and much better for the planet. Marinate locally sourced ingredients, burn as carbon-neutral a fire as possible and serve up delicious food on real plates that friends and family will help wash. Guests will be inspired and follow suit in their own homes. As Grosse says, “Each small difference adds up to big change.”

Laura Paisley Beck is a freelance writer and self-proclaimed foodie in Madison, Wisconsin. Reach out at LauraPaisleyBeck@ gmail.com.

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For most Americans, summer smells like fresh-cut grass and barbecue sizzling in the backyard. Approximately 64 percent of U.S. adults own a grill or smoker, but common practices are bad for the environment. Fortunately, many great chefs have the problem covered with delicious alternatives to traditional, carbon-emitting methods.

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The Benefits of Urban Gardening

by Laura Paisley Beck

For a lot of Americans, healthy food is scarce. According to FeedingAmerica.org, more than 35 million Americans faced food insecurity in 2019. That number is expected to increase substantially due to the pandemic, which disrupted the food supply chain in ways that most Americans have never seen.

The good news is that urban and localized gardening can bring fresh, healthy, organic, sustainable and affordable food to nearly every household. A 2013 abstract from Michigan State University published in Agriculture & Food Security states that urban gardens could not only provide healthy food, but also create a more resilient food system.

During the pandemic, many people jumped at the chance to put in a garden, and in cities, where available land is limited, creative solutions have emerged. Just about any space could serve as a viable garden, including a spare room, rooftop, shipping containers or an empty warehouse. With hydroponics, no soil is required and with vertical systems, planters are stacked, requiring a small footprint.

Veggies Instead of Lawns Phan Truong, known as A Suburban Gardener on Instagram, turned her entire yard into an organic vegetable garden and invited her Scaggsville, Maryland, neighbors to share in the bounty. “I had this table of abundance in front of my house, but people weren’t taking anything! So, I hid in my garden, waiting for neighbors to walk by, and then I’d 32

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rush the fence and encourage them to take food,” Truong says. “My husband thought everyone would think we were weird.” Now, instead of getting polite waves from afar, the garden has become a communications hub among neighbors.

Sharing the Abundance When Truong witnessed friends losing jobs and struggling, she was inspired to lend a hand by assisting some of them to plant their own low-maintenance, high-yield gardens to save money on healthy meals. Once she had assisted people close to her, she decided to expand her reach. “My garden spits out a lot of food. I discovered there are local food banks and charities that collect food. I was surprised that they will take any abundance,” says Truong.

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Garrett Livingood, a North Atlanta, Georgia, blogger, developed GrowMyCommunity.org where local farmers, growers and community gardens can upload their location and what they offer, so that the locals know where to go for fruits, vegetables, herbs and other healthy eats. According to Livingood, “Forty percent of produce gets thrown out every year, so it’s not that we don’t have enough food, the problem is access.”

Food Security Equals Health Ashlie Thomas, a research scientist known as The Mocha Gardener on Instagram, started gardening for healthy produce and medicinal plants at home in Graham, North Carolina, when family members on limited incomes living in a food desert had been diagnosed with health issues like hypertension and Type 2 diabetes.

“Imagine having diet requirements that included mostly plantbased food, but your resources are simply not there,” Thomas says.

“I didn’t know there was a term for that: food security. There is an increasing population with disease, and food could be the answer.”

The problem is particularly prevalent in communities with no grocery stores, forcing residents to buy food at gas stations or drive considerable distances to big-box stores. Thomas observed that choices at these kinds of facilities are often between expensive produce or inexpensive junk food. Healthful food is not available or affordable for all.

Thomas believes gardening empowers people to take control of their diet and their health, not only physiologically, but psychologically and spiritually. “It doesn’t just stop at the garden,” she says.

“How you treat your body and other people has a positive healthy impact, as well.”

Tips to Get Started

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Follow local gardeners on social media to get ideas.

THINK LOW-MAINTENANCE, HIGH-YIELD. Cherry tomatoes, salad greens, cucumbers and beans are highproducing, low-cost staples.

FLOWERS CAN BE FOOD. Try violets, pansies, nasturtiums and chives to beautify the garden and the plate.

GROW ORGANIC. It’s cheaper and doesn’t harm anyone or anything. “I grow organic because I want to respect my space. I don’t want to control Mother Nature, I want to work with her,” says Thomas.

HERB IT UP. Mint, rosemary and basil taste great and can deter pests.

Overall, keep it simple. Set up for success with just enough to learn and enjoy a new lifestyle. It can be expanded upon year after year, providing a bounty of nutritious food security.

Laura Paisley Beck is a freelance writer and self-proclaimed foodie in Madison, Wisconsin. Reach her at LauraPaisleyBeck@gmail.com.

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Widely considered to be an influential philosopher in the animal rights movement after his book Animal Liberation was published in 1975, Peter Singer is the Ira W. DeCamp professor of bioethics at the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. He has written, coauthored, edited or co-edited more than 50 books, including Why Vegan? and The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter.

Why is food an ethical issue?

There are several reasons for making food an ethical issue and changing what we’re eating. One is that producing food has an enormous impact on the environment.

About 25 percent of all human greenhouse gas emissions come from food production.

It’s also an enormous source of animal suffering. Over 70 billion animals are raised and killed each year worldwide, and the majority of them are in intensive factory farms. Their lives are miserable for most of the time. And finally, factory farms are breeding grounds for new viruses. We’ve had swine flu and avian flu coming out of factory farms. It’s quite possible that the next pandemic will originate there.

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What are the most important food choices that we can make from an ethical standpoint?

Avoiding animal products is probably the first and most important ethical choice one can make. That’s going to dramatically lower your carbon footprint. You will no longer be complicit in the suffering of those tens of billions of factory-farmed animals, and you won’t be contributing to the increasing risks of viruses being bred in factory farms.

Is eating animals all right if they are raised humanely and don’t suffer when they are harvested?

If animals aren’t suffering and have good lives, that’s a big improvement from the point of view of the animals, but it doesn’t overcome other problems. Grass-fed cattle may have good lives, but they continue to emit large quantities of greenhouse gases, methane in particular. Is painless killing of an animal that has led a good life acceptable? There’s an argument that it is, that at least they had a life, otherwise they wouldn’t have existed at all, so it’s not wrong. People are going to accept or reject that. There isn’t a clear-cut answer. It’s a complicated issue, so that’s why I tend to focus on the fact that large-scale commercial rearing of animals inevitably causes suffering for them and exploits them.

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where animals are looked after and cared for, but it won’t likely happen on a large commercial scale.

Is there a hierarchy of animals that might be ethically okay to eat?

I’m not really concerned about all animals in the zoological sense. I’m concerned about sentient beings or animals capable of suffering or enjoying their lives, and I don’t see that as necessarily coinciding with the boundary between plants and animals.

So, oysters or clams or mussels, the simple bivalves, are clearly animals in zoological terms, but there’s good reason to believe that they don’t have a sufficiently complicated nervous system to feel pain, and if that’s the case, then I don’t think there’s an objection to eating those animals as long as they are farmed or raised in a sustainable way that doesn’t harm the environment.

Are you hopeful that more people will adopt ethical eating habits in the future?

The huge increase in the availability of vegan products pretty much around the world is a great sign of hope, because what we need to do is to reach a critical mass where these products are not only available, but are also comparative in cost with animal products. Once that day comes, I think we’ll get far more people switching, where they really don’t have to change their diet that much, they don’t have to spend that much more and they can avoid all these negative ethical aspects and be healthier themselves.

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Sweet Slumber Natural Tips for Deep Sleep

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A good night’s sleep is a challenge for a growing number of Americans. Even before the pandemic, 35 percent of adults reported sleeping less than the recommended seven hours a night, and in a new survey by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 56 percent said they were sleeping worse due to what’s termed “COVID-somnia”.

Being sleep-deprived not only makes us crabby and accidentprone, but also raises our risk of obesity, depression, heart disease, dementia and a weakened immune system, studies show. Fortunately, we can stave off fretting about lack of sleep by adopting some simple, natural practices.

MUNCH SMARTLY ON SLEEP-INDUCING FOODS. Many experts advocate foregoing food two hours before sleeping. As another option, “sleep snacks”, is suggested by New York University adjunct nutrition professor Lisa Young. She says, “These are foods that contain natural substances that may help promote a good night’s sleep.” They include warm milk or turkey (tryptophan), tart cherries (melatonin), kiwi fruit (vitamin C and serotonin), bananas (potassium and magnesium) and nuts and seeds (magnesium).

DON AMBER GLASSES OR AN EYE MASK TO BLOCK LIGHT. The blue light emitted by ordinary light bulbs and device screens prevents the pineal gland from releasing melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone, which is why it’s wise to shut down electronic devices an hour before sleeping. If doing so isn’t easy, at least block the blue light by using amber or orange (not clear or yellow) glasses to restore melatonin production, advises former General Electric lighting researcher Richard Hansler, Ph.D., of Cleveland; he also advises replacing regular bedroom bulbs with only those that produce low levels of blue light. To encourage deep sleep, fully darken the bedroom or wear an eye mask: a Chinese study found wearing such an accessory along with earplugs significantly increases the restorative rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep.

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GET A PATTERN GOING. “Keeping to the same routine will signal to the body and brain that it is time to wind down and prepare for sleep,” says Dallas nurse educator Jenna Liphart Rhoads. This means sticking to the same bedtime and awakening schedule, and doing quieting activities an hour or so before bed, such as stretching, meditating, drinking tea or journaling.

WRITE A TO-DO LIST TO CALM A RACING MIND. Baylor University researchers found that compared to people that journaled about what they had accomplished that day, those that spent five minutes writing a to-do list for the next day fell asleep nine minutes sooner—the same effect as taking a prescription medication. The more specific their list, the quicker the shut-eye.

GET COZY WITH A WEIGHTED BLANKET AND SOCKS. Weighted blankets, ideally weighing about 10 percent of a person’s body weight, lead to better sleep and reduced fatigue, depression and anxiety, reports a Swedish study. Some are filled with natural ingredients like rice and cloves, and can be warmed in a microwave beforehand, providing a fragrant, swaddled feeling. Plus, Korean researchers found that wearing warm socks to bed helped subjects fall asleep about seven minutes sooner, sleep 32 minutes longer and experience fewer light awakenings.

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TAKE A NATURAL SLEEP AID. Prescription sleeping pills for insomnia can produce dependency and additional unwelcome side effects such as grogginess, diarrhea, headaches and stomach pain. Natural choices without these drawbacks include melatonin, a pineal gland hormone that primes the body for sleep; small doses of 0.3 milligram (mg) to 1 mg work effectively by mirroring natural circadian levels, research shows. Half of U.S. adults are estimated to be deficient in magnesium, which relaxes muscles and increases levels of a neurotransmitter with calming effects; 500 mg is a common dose. Valerian (300 to 900 mg) has been found to improve sleep quality in women during menopause.

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CHECK OUT HEALTH ISSUES TO GET TO THE ROOT. Apnea, thyroid conditions, anemia, menopausal hot flashes, heartburn, incontinence and depression can affect the quality and quantity of sleep, as can medications such as beta blockers, blood pressure medications, some antidepressants and decongestants. If anxiety or depression is causing tossing and turning, cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to improve sleep in up to 70 to 80 percent of people with insomnia. Whether in-person, via Zoom or by email, even one or two sessions can lower insomnia symptoms, with six to eight sessions typically being more helpful.

We might be too old for Rock-a-Bye Baby, but sounds can still lull us to sleep—and they’re right at our fingertips. By dimming the screens of our devices and donning earbuds, we can summon these soothing soundscapes.

The scents of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome can still be used today to induce deep, restful slumber. “A scent of an essential oil reaches the brain within seconds and activates the hypothalamus, the hormonal control center. It then releases hormones promoting sleep,” says Milana Perepyolkina, Salt Lake City author of Gypsy Energy Secrets. Some doze-inducing essential oils advised by aromatherapists include: n Lavender to improve sleep quality n Valerian to fall asleep faster n Bergamot, which lowers heart rate n Clary sage, a natural sedative n Petitgrain to ease restlessness n Marjoram to soothe the mind

“Put a couple of drops of the above essential oils on your palms, rub them together, cup your nose and breathe in to the count of four. Then hold your breath to the count of two. Breathe out to the count of eight. Hold your breath again to the count of two. Repeat for several minutes. You will fall asleep fast and have a deep and restful sleep,” advises Perepyolkina, adding, “Always choose only therapeutic-grade essential oils.”

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Meditations designed to induce sleep are easy to access on a smartphone or tablet with apps like InsightTimer, Calm and Headspace. These include gently guided instructions for approaches like breathing, body scans, visualization, counting and slow movements. Once a meditation is learned, it’s easy enough to do without the app. For Italian neurologist and sleep expert Pietro Luca Ratti, this involves “just lying in bed with your eyes closed, focusing on a point in the wall and finding a calm place to take yourself. Think about the feeling of a deep sleep and will yourself into a happy, relaxing place.”

Music can be used to train the brain to sleep, with insomniacs sleeping increasingly better during three weeks of nightly, 45-minute listening sessions, Taiwan researchers found. A study in Musicae Scientiae reported that many genres (not just classical or New Age) work, and that sleep-inducing music typically has more emphasis in lower frequencies such as a stronger bass, a slow and sustained duration of musical notes and non-danceable, simple, subtle rhythms. Music apps like Spotify, Pandora and Apple Music offer a wide array of sleep-inducing playlists.

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