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Dear Friends,

“Your health is your wealth.” That’s something my uncle used to say, and boy does it ever ring true today.

Not that the idea would ever go out of style, for without our health we have nothing. With gyms having been shut down for months and just reopening with restrictions, some of which are too difficult to follow, how can we make sure we are putting our health first?

If you are fortunate enough to still have your health, how do you maintain it and stay motivated to keep it up? I, for one, had difficulty getting back on the exercise train after ankle surgery last December. I did everything I could to keep my upper body strong while rehabbing my lower half.

And just when I received the green light to use my lower half, here came COVID-19, and there went my plan.

Exercise improves mood, and it also “prevents and manages cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and many other health conditions,” according to our article “Body Gratitude,” on page 24. To be blunt, my mood was in the toilet, but so was my motivation to exercise. I knew I needed to snap out of it before the road back became too long.

Since we all had no choice but to be home, I was thankful to learn that the exercise classes I enjoyed would be offered virtually. Knowing that I could wake up, head downstairs at a specific time, log on and take a live class got me back in the fitness game. It also made me appreciate the fact that I could work out and was healthy enough to do so.

With social-distance restrictions, virtual classes allow me to see people and feel like I am part of a community outside the walls of my home. And although I tend to stare into the screen and wonder if everyone is in a good head space with their body or gained a few pounds like me, I also realize that it takes a lot of strength to accept our downfalls and climb out of the rabbit hole. “Calling a truce with body imperfections can help us feel more comfortable in our skins, something that can go a long way,” says Milwaukee personal trainer Katie Hunt, in “Body Gratitude.” So be it.

I have accepted where I am with my body and made a promise that now is the time to reverse course and find the discipline that I had pre-surgery and pre-pandemic.

I am not thrilled with myself for falling off the wagon, but I need to remember my uncle’s words of wisdom and be grateful for my health and that of my family.

Because honestly, isn’t that what’s really important, in a nutshell?

May you all have the wealth of health, and make each day more meaningful than the last.

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Rachlin Center Provides Immune-Boosting IV Therapy

During this pandemic, when excellent immune function is more vital than ever, the Rachlin Center, in Albertson, New York, has become a destination for people who want to boost their bodies’ natural healing ability through IV therapy.

“Our vitamin infusions are a quick, effective way to keep your immune system ramped up,” says Ami Shah, M.D., head of the Rachlin Center. “Our customized vitamin drips boost cellular nutrition and have no side effects.

We also offer immune-boosting vitamin supplement packages available for pickup.”

The Rachlin Center was founded by Steven M. Rachlin,

Three Open Center Classes Begin in November The New York Open Center is offering several multi-session classes beginning in November, including Medical Qigong, a Breath-Body-Mind Teacher Training and The Art and Science of Hand Reading. All classes will be taught virtually through OpenCenter.org.

Medical Qigong: Flowing with the Five Elements, will be taught by William Kaplanidis. Participants will learn movements and breath control exercises designed to unblock the acupuncture meridians that circulate qi (energy) to the organs associated with each of the five elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine, assisting the body in reaching physical,

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M.D., an internal medicine physician and a pioneer in functional medicine. For more than 30 years, he advocated for disease prevention through natural treatments and therapies. Shah says she’s dedicated to continuing his legacy—empowering patients by giving them the tools to reach optimum health.

In addition to boosting the immune system, IV drips can also be used to reduce stress, lose weight, increase energy and improve overall health, she says.

Other services offered at the Rachlin Center include personalized nutritional programs for weight loss, cardiovascular support and inflammation reduction; diabetic nutritional counseling; exercise programs; and overall wellness screenings and evaluations.

“Our goal is to help every patient achieve optimum wellbeing by developing strategies for addressing their health risks and producing the most successful results,” Shah says. “Our workups include a thorough evaluation of bloodwork and cardiovascular risk, and a tailored wellness program unique to each client.”

Location: 927 Willis Ave., Albertson, NY. For more information, call 516-873-7773. See ad, page 17.

emotional and spiritual balance. A free intro class will be offered from 6 to 7 p.m. November 3, and the first of five paid classes begins at 6 p.m. November 10.

Breath-Body-Mind Teacher Training: Level 1, taught by Richard P. Brown and Patricia Gerbarg, integrates ancient and modern trauma-sensitive techniques to rapidly balance stress-response systems for self-care and healing others. This six-session professional teacher training (CEUs available) runs November 18-20 and December 2-4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day (with lunch break).

The Art & Science of Hand Reading, taught by Ellen Goldberg, focuses on the palmistry tradition, in which the hand is considered “God’s road map,” revealing our strengths, weaknesses, relationships and health, and changing over time to provide visual evidence that if we change our thinking, we can change our lives. This twosession workshop will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. November 13 and 20.

For pricing, registration and more information, visit OpenCenter.org/natural.

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Dentist Offers 3D Imaging Most of us have gone through the same routine over a lifetime of dental checkups: We get an x-ray gun placed alongside our mouths and then watch the doctor study flat images of our teeth. Those 2D scans are fine for pointing out basic imperfections—cavities, impacted wisdom teeth, a fractured tooth—but understanding the implications of fixing some of these problems requires a more sophisticated look, says Dr. Linda Golden of Golden Dental Wellness Center, in Manhasset.

A 3D scan called Cone Beam Volumetric Tomography (CBVT) allows dentists to create digital models of a patient’s entire mouth and jaw and anticipate potential com-

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“What looks like a simple wisdom tooth removal on a 2D scan suddenly looks way riskier when the CBVT reveals the potential for nerve damage if the tooth is removed,” she says.

Taking a CBVT scan is also easier and quicker than a traditional scan, she says. Instead of taking separate pictures from various angles, the patient simply steps into the machine, bites a mouthguard and waits as the machine’s arm swings in a 360-degree arc, capturing every angle in one go.

“While photos taken with this machine are more expensive than 2D scans, the additional costs are far outweighed by the added safety and additional knowledge gained from the CBVT scan,” Golden says.

“Contact us if you’d like to discuss treatment options, including which type of scan is best for your treatment.”

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cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. Bitter foods include spinach, chard, kale, asparagus and mustard greens.”

The Ayurvedic Approach to Diabetes

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plications with routine procedures, Golden says.

“On November 10 at 7 p.m., Kaushik will give a free online lecture on diabetes through the Pawling Free Library.

To register, call 845.855.3444 or visit PawlingFreeLibrary. org.

Ayurveda believes that illness is caused by an imbalance in the body’s energy systems, or doshas,” says Dr. Somesh N Kaushik, an Ayurvedic and naturopathic physician, “and correcting that imbalance often starts with the diet.” Type 2 diabetes—the inability to use insulin efficiently—can be considered as an imbalance in the kapha dosha, which controls metabolic processes.

Kaushik recommends a kapha-pacifying diet as part of his treatment plan.

“As kapha is considered to be heavy, oily and cold, foods that are the opposite—light, dry and warm—are needed for balance,” he says. “Incorporate foods that are bitter, astringent or pungent, avoiding those that are sweet, sour or salty. Astringent foods include beans, peas and lentils, and

Dairy and cooking oils should be reduced; use small amounts of ghee or low-fat milk or yogurt instead, he says. Choose lighter fruits like apples, pears and pomegranates, but avoid bananas, pineapples and figs. Choose whole grains (barley, millet, rye, oats, buckwheat) over refined grain products (white flour, white bread, white rice).

Red meat, processed meats and certain seafoods aggravate kapha, although salmon may be included for the omega-3 fatty acids, Kaushik says. Spices such as pepper, cayenne, mustard seed, cardamom, coriander and ginger can be used freely. Fenugreek seeds’ fiber will slow the absorption of sugar, as will almonds and cinnamon when eaten with a carbohydrate. Cooking with turmeric regulates blood sugar levels.

Finally, “dry” cooking methods (baking, broiling, grilling) are preferable to frying, Kaushik says.

Dr. Kaushik’s Ayurvedic and Naturopathic Clinic is located at 792 Rte. 35, Cross River, NY. The clinic is open Monday through Friday. To reach the clinic, call 914.875.9088; for telemedicine, call 646.670.6725.

For more info, email drkaushik@drkaushik.com or visit DrKaushik.com. See ad, page 37.

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New York Cares Coat Drive Launches Early

With New York City’s homelessness and unemployment as high as they’ve been since the Great Depression, the New York Cares Coat Drive—one of the city’s largest and most cherished charitable winter traditions— has taken on special significance this year.

In fact New York Cares has launched its 2020 drive early, to get coats distributed as quickly as possible to nonprofits, schools and communities most impacted by COVID-19.

Every $20 donation to the drive buys a new coat for a New Yorker in need. The goal is to ensure that no one has to skip a meal to buy a winter coat, no parent is forced to choose between buying school supplies and staying warm, and no essential worker has to commute without a warm coat on their back. The program has distributed more than 2 million coats over the past 31 years.

“I’ve always donated,” says one program volunteer. “I was raised on donations. Thrift stores carried my family through tough times. I’m not rich, but I’m happy.

And if I can make someone else happy then I’m coming full circle.”

The need for basic assistance in New York has been dire since spring. Between March and April 2020, the unemployment rate in the city more than tripled, from 4.1 percent to 14.2. The number of public assistance recipients in the city rose nearly 16 percent between February and June, and the number of residents enrolled in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increased by 12.5 percent during that period.

To contribute or more information, visit NewYorkCare.org/coats. See ad, page 35.

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Blue Star Biofeedback Mind-Body Technique Can Boost Overall Wellness

Most health and wellness practitioners have to rely on anonymous case studies when recommending a certain therapy or treatment. Lisa Doyle-Mitchell, owner of Blue Star Biofeedback, can speak from her own experience with the mind-body technique that is her professional specialty.

“Biofeedback was one of the tools I chose to be part of my personal recovery through multiple sclerosis,” Doyle-Mitchell says. “It brought a voice to my subconscious as to the underlying cause of this bump in my road, which led me to a breakthrough. . . . I continue to use biofeedback to maintain my well-being to this day.”

Nikola Tesla once wrote, “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” These concepts hold the secrets to health and healing too, Doyle-Mitchell says.

Our entire body continually vibrates at a subtle level, moving energy and information through our connective tissues. As a certified biofeedback specialist, DoyleMitchell uses the L.I.F.E. Biofeedback System, which scans nearly 7,000 energy patterns. By identifying which energy vibrations are out of balance, she says, the system can put them back into harmonic balance, allowing the body to return to a state of resonance.

She says she’s found that people are generally “ready, willing and able” to step out of their comfort zone to address and take on the underlying cause of their situation and be free from all that is holding them back.

“I believe that when we shift our perception to asking, ‘What is the gift and lesson of this experience I’ve been hit with?’ we open ourselves to less resistance energetically, uncovering a solution and in turn producing results,” she says.

Currently Blue Star Biofeedback is offering six biofeedback/coaching sessions for $495, a 40 percent savings.

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local insight

Amazing and Sometimes Simple Reasons to Explain the Way We Feel

by Dr. David Pollack My wife relayed the following message to me from a patient today, and I thought it best to start with it:

then tested, using a standard applied kinesiology muscle test, to see if the bone was out of place in the cheek itself or the bone behind it, called the sphenoid bone. The sphenoid is a large butterfly-shaped bone that actually extends from ear to ear, through the whole head. I found it was twisted in the counterclockwise direction. So, I simply twisted it back and told her to take a look in the mirror. “My face is straight!” she exclaimed.

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To be clear, there are many reasons for sinus issues—from a zygomatic or sphenoid malposition; to digestive problems, including GERD (gastroGood morning! I esophageal reflux disease), bloating had to contact you or bowel issues; to toxicity of the liver, to ask you to please kidneys or lymphatic system. Most ofpass along a mesten, despite what the bloodwork might sage to Dr. Pollack suggest, we find that it is not a direct for me. Please tell allergy. The allergy is often the result him Kathryn says he’s of one of the previously mentioned isa real-life miracle sues or even some I haven’t mentioned. worker! My allergies There are amazing, sometimes simple have made me absolutely miserable these past few weeks, to the point where my reasons to explain why we feel the sinuses look like I have bruises on my face and my ears were clogged to the point way we feel. Perhaps you don’t have where I could barely hear. Last night at my appointment, I casually said to him that I was speaking loudly because I couldn’t hear well, not realizing he knows how to take to feel that way anymore. Wellness is a choice and a dynamic process. Let’s care of clogged ears and stuffed sinuses. choose abundant health together.

He worked some sort of magic, and I’m finally feeling relief this morning. Promise me you’ll pass it along because I don’t have any upcoming appointments and I want him to know I’m really appreciative! It wasn’t the reason I went in, but he still took the time Source: Dr. David Pollack, of Pollack to take care of it.

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Parker University Drives Natural Health Movement

here to industry standards that allow graduates to apply for licensure and to be acby Sheila Julson cepted into advanced degree Dr. Jayne Moschella programs,” she is a chiropractor that says. “Many of has worked in career our programs Dr. Jayne Moschella education for most of are online, so her adult life. As exstudents from anywhere in the U.S. ecutive vice president and abroad can earn their degrees. It and provost of Parker allows flexibility for working adults.”

University, she and Students have the option of completthe faculty prepare ing one course at a time rather than students for certifiadhering to the traditional academic cation and licensure schedule that requires students to through the Doctor of take four or more classes over a 16Chiropractic program. week period. “At Parker, students can Parker’s Health Sciconcentrate and focus on one course ence program, which at a time, one mid-term at a time and explores disciplines from massage therapy to functional nutrition, was added in one final at a time. In the master’s de2007 and has experienced exponential growth. gree program, students complete one Through therapeutic exercise and activities designed to retrain muscle and joint coordination, chiropractors manually restore and reactivate joint mobility and function without the use of medicine. To serve growing interest in chiropractic, Dr. James William Parker founded the school in 1982. In 2011, Parker College of Chiropractic became Parker University to reflect new health care degree programs designed to expand students’ scope of knowledge and provide more opportunities for graduates to practice in integrative care. The school added programs in functional nutrition, strength and human performance, integrative health and more. All courses are designed to ultimately allow patients to heal themselves.

or two courses at a time, but they are seven weeks long and allow for more breadth for research and mastery,” she adds. The chiropractic program uses a trimester approach so students can study year-round and obtain their doctor of chiropractic degree sooner.

Parker University’s Office of Career Services provides placement assistance to students and alumni. “You Because the holistic health care realm is broad, with regulation and licensing never outgrow our ability to place you. varying by state, Moschella believes that obtaining degrees and certifications If you have graduated from Parker, from reputable schools in disciplines such as functional nutrition or massage therapy helps drive the natural health movement forward. “We very much believe you can utilize our placement office,” Moschella affirms. “We have career in credibility, and that credibility is supported through evidence-based results and collaboration among other health care professionals,” she says. “Reputable assistance such as online career management tools so students can use schools will provide paths to degrees, state licensure and certification, as well as training experiences and learning opportunities. We’re focused on the future databases, services and communication. We help students with practical expansion of holistic care that complements mainstream health care.” applications like developing resumés Because working in health care requires compassion and drive, as well as a and honing interview skills. We sponcomprehensive education, Parker University readies students for impactful ca- sor career preparation workshops. We reers through innovative classroom experiences. “Our health science programs do a lot of career help prepare future chiropractors, among other student programs, to work infairs that work dependently or in a collaborative health care environment,” Moschella explains. with alumni and “We really try to think of the patient and how to work in multidisciplinary pracpotential emtices, using different modalities to care for that patient in their specific needs.” ployers.”

Moschella notes that from an academic standpoint, Parker’s functional nutrition, strength and human performance, and psychology programs have a similar curriculum to state universities. because the programs are developed with certain requirements and standards determined by specialty. “Our functional nutrition and strength and human performance programs were created to ad-

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Parker University is located at 2540 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas. For more information, call 1-800-637-8337 or 214-902-2429, or visit Parker.edu. See ad, page 33.

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‘Breath-Taking’ Oral Care Kit Uses Ancient Protocols

Given the importance of oral hygiene to whole-body health, a New York-based wellness product company, Health Healing Energy Ph.D., has designed a DIY kit that makes it easy to adopt a comprehensive oral-care regimen.

The typical routine—brushing, flossing and rinsing with mouthwash—has minimal impact on harmful oral microbes, which typically survive the treatment and quickly multiply and repopulate the mouth, says Leah Welder, Ph.D., lead practitioner at the company’s wellness center in Monroe.

The Breathtaking Mouth Package, developed by professionals at Health Healing Energy Ph.D., includes “premium products needed to practice ancient oral-care protocols that have stood the test of time,” Welder says. They include coconut oil, used for oil pulling to support tooth and gum health; silver gel, a triple-action formula that helps maintain clean breath; a blotting brush, designed to remove plaque; and bentonite clay, “the ultimate re-mineralizing agent,” which acts as a binder to absorb unwanted particles, raise pH balance and polish the teeth.

“The package is all inclusive,” she says. “You get the quality products that were researched and tested and a brochure for usage instructions, ready to incorporate at your pace.

The integration of these methods via our cycled guide will not only improve your mouth health, but also aid the release of toxins to enhance overall well-being.”

To learn more or to order the Breath-Taking Mouth Package, visit hhephd.com. Through November, use code FIVE at checkout for a $5 discount. See ad, page 37.

OXZGEN and the Growing CBD Industry You’ve probably seen the letters CBD in various pharmacies, health food stores or perhaps your local supermarket, but you may not have paid much attention. If you’re curious, CBD stands for cannabinoids—a group of fatty compounds found in hemp and produced by other plants, as well as by the human body.

The human body’s endocannabinoid system has receptors for these compounds and uses them to repair damaged cells.

That’s the science behind CBD products, which come in various forms, such as caplets, oils, lotions and even tea.

My affiliate company, Oxzgen, manufactures and distributes CBD products—all “superfoods” or lotions offering health and wellness benefits. They contain more than 85 different phytocompounds that help battle pathogens that can damage our bodies, causing pain, discomfort, arthritis and fatigue.

This broad range of benefits is why financial experts estimate that by 2022, CBD will be a $20 billion industry. What better industry to get involved with—especially now, as more people are choosing to work from home and on their own schedule?

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Active mediation by a third party provides better outcomes for couples’ arguments by heightening activity in the “reward” part of the brain that generates romantic love. That’s the conclusion of researchers from the University of Geneva in a study in the journal Cortex that included 36 heterosexual couples that had been married for one year. After receiving brain scans with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and filling out a questionnaire, the couples argued for an hour about a key conflict such as intimacy, finances or in-laws. Half the couples received guidance from a professional mediator; the other couples did not.

Afterward, couples with the active mediator reported feeling more satisfied with the content and progress of the discussion and had fewer residual issues. When individuals were shown photos of their spouse and another unknown person during a second fMRI, the couples that had mediation were more likely to experience heightened activation in the nucleus accumbens, a key region in the reward circuit of the brain linked to pleasure, motivation and feelings like love. The more satisfied a person was with the mediation, the greater the neural activation. “Our results suggest for the first time that third-party mediation has a significant and positive impact on the way couples argue, both behaviourally and neurally,” concludes Olga Klimecki, a study author and researcher at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences.

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The herb black cohosh has long been used to relieve menopausal symptoms, and a new study in Pharmaceuticals suggests that it’s most effective when combined with rhodiola, an adaptogenic herb known for balancing stress responses, as well as supporting brain, liver and heart health. Researchers from the Democratic Republic of Georgia Zhordania Institute of Reproductology divided 220 women into three groups.

After 12 weeks, those given the combination of the two herbs reported 71 percent fewer menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes, and 67 percent fewer psychological and physical symptoms. These were significantly better results than for those that received either a high or low dose of black cohosh or a placebo.

Take Vitamin D and Calcium to Reduce Vertigo When a change in the position of a person’s head results in a sudden spinning sensation, it’s a condition known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. For 86 percent of people afflicted with it, daily life can be interrupted, including missing work.

Treatment usually involves a doctor or health practitioner performing a series of movements to the patient’s head that shift particles in the ears, but scientists in South Korea have found another simple solution: 400 international units of vitamin D and 500 milligrams of calcium daily. In a study of 957 people published in Neurology, 445 in an intervention group were given supplements if vitamin D levels were less than 20 nanograms per milliliter. The 512 people in the observation group did not get supplements.

After a year, the supplement-takers had 24 percent fewer episodes, and those with very low vitamin D levels at the start experienced a 45 percent reduction.

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The project has been nicknamed “Open Skies” because the test is expected to make it quick and easy for airlines to screen passengers for the virus onsite. It requires someone to blow into a tube, with results available in 30 seconds. The tests are expected to be manufactured in India.

The Post quoted Israel’s ambassador to India, Ron Malka, who told the Indian news agency PTI, “What I hear from those involved in the process, is that it should not take more than two to three weeks to finalize one reliable and accurate technology or a combination of more than one from among the four different technologies being analyzed.”

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Nearly 6,000 scientists signed a pledge to #ShutDownSTEM on June 10, the day of the Strike for Black Lives across higher education. (STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering and math.) They canceled lab meetings, halted research projects and actively confronted perceived racism in their institutions in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Particles for Justice (ParticlesForJustice.org) physics collective members Brian Nord and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein helped develop the idea for the strike. They called on university science departments, national laboratories and all others engaged in scientific endeavors to stop business as usual for that one day.

The aim was educating themselves and their colleagues about the role of their own institutions in perpetuating white supremacy and creating concrete actions they could take to reduce anti-Black bias after the strike. According to the Pew Research Center, only 24 percent of college faculty members were nonwhite as of 2017, and a study published in the March edition of the journal BioScience found that Black, Latino, Native American and other underrepresented scholars account for only 9 percent of faculty members in STEM fields.

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Encompassing 710 square miles, from southern Wyoming through central and western Colorado to northern New Mexico, researchers used satellite images and ground measurements to reconstruct what the forests looked like before fires and assess how well the forests were recovering by counting juvenile trees and observing tree rings. The study shows that forest recovery declines significantly under warmer, drier conditions caused by climate change. The number of acres that have burned annually across the country has already doubled since the 1990s, so it may be better to plant seedlings in regions more likely to bounce back rather than in dry sites no longer suitable for survival.

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Overcoming the Pain of Genital and Oral Herpes and Shingles From the Desk of Dr. Howard Robins at The Healing Center in New York City…

Have you ever had chickenpox or a cold sore?

Almost everyone answers yes to this question. If you answered yes, then you have a herpes infection. Both types of viral infections are easily transferred by contact with someone with a current outbreak. You may have both!

Herpes zoster (HZ), commonly known as shingles, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a limited area on one side of the body, often in a stripe. The initial infection causes chickenpox, which usually occurs in children and young adults. After the chickenpox is gone, the virus remains in the body and can go on to cause shingles. HZ is not the same disease as herpes simplex types 1 or 2, despite the similar name, although both HZ and herpes simplex belong to the same viral family.

especially as a result of stress, alcohol use or eating foods high in a protein called L-arginine, which is found in nuts and chocolate, among other foods.

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Treatments with antivirals can reduce outbreaks and may alleviate the severity of symptomatic episodes but will not get rid of the infection. Medical ozone is the only medicine known to destroy and rid the body of this horrible infection.

Please don’t believe the commercials on television saying you can never get rid of herpes. Though with no promises or guarantees, medical ozone has been used all over the world to treat infections that normally cannot be fixed, including herpes in all its forms. Medical ozone is a gas that, when it enters the body intravenously, sticks to all viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeasts and molds and destroys or inactivates them so the body can remove them completely.

HZ becomes dormant in some of our nerve cells without causing symptoms. Many years after a Dr. Howard Robins Most important, medical ozone acts without the chickenpox infection, the virus may break out of harmful adverse reactions or side effects so typical nerve cells and cause a viral infection of the skin of pharmaceuticals. In more than 50 countries for over 70 years, in the area around the nerve. The virus may spread from one more than 45,000 physicians have used medical ozone to sucnerve to another, resulting in a painful rash. Although the rash cessfully and safely treat diseases such as herpes. usually heals within two to four weeks, most people experience nerve pain for months or years, a condition called postherpetic So don’t give up hope, and don’t wait! neuralgia. In the past, outbreaks usually occurred in the elderly, It is absolutely possible to eliminate herpes but now they are common for anyone at any age who is under from your body. great stress or has a compromised immune system.

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local insight We begin by having the person do a seven-to-twelve-day parasite cleanse, to make sure they don’t have Eurytrema pancreaticum. I know of very few people who wouldn’t benefit from a parasite cleanse.

Diabetes: A Four-Step Approach to Treatment

by Michael Biamonte, CCN Much has been written about diabetes, so this article will only address new data that I feel should be more broadly known by practitioners and patients.

After the parasite cleanse, we have the person do an intestinal cleansing program. We recommend this for several reasons, the most important being that unless the body is detoxified, it can’t properly absorb the nutrients it needs.

We also adjust the person’s diet to increase the intake of raw food, which tends to assist the cleansing process.

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At the same time we also test for toxic metals and allergies and begin treatment if necessary, and address any nutritional deficiencies that might afDiabetes is a disfect blood sugar. By now, weight loss ease that affects will have occurred as a natural result the body’s mecha- of increasing raw foods and implenism for controlling menting the intestinal cleanse. blood sugar. The The last step involves balancing evpancreas is the ery gland and organ involved in the main gland that metabolism, along with every nutrient controls sugar. The pancreas produces and releases a hormone called insulin, which carries sugar to the cells and encourages its use as fuel. Insulin also car- that the gland or organ uses. We do this based on a computer analysis of ries sugar to fat cells and encourages its storage as fat. In someone with diathe entire body. The goal of this apbetes, this mechanism fails, causing blood sugar levels two to six times higher proach is simply to rule out every posthan normal. sible cause of diabetes and, in doing Medical treatment of diabetes generally is limited to reducing starches, sugars so, correct any causes found. By the and total calories, along with prescribing insulin injections or oral drugs to help time we finish, we will undoubtedly lower blood sugar. Insulin injections are usually reserved for more extreme cases. have a healthier body.

In clinical nutrition, many vitamins and minerals have been cited as effective in As time passes and more possible the management of diabetes. The B-complex vitamins have always been used underlying causes are found, they can for diabetes treatment, as they help convert food to energy. The mineral zinc is be categorized within these four steps essential to pancreas function, as it is involved in insulin production. Chromium, and included in this program. That another mineral, has long been known to boost insulin utilization by the cells. means that there is hope that someVanadyl sulfate, a recent discovery, has been found to greatly enhance the ef- thing other than drugs can be an effects of insulin and help regulate fat. fective treatment for diabetics.

There’s a lot of data available about these and many other nutrients for the management of diabetes. However, in order to better understand and try to reverse the disease, other factors need to be taken into account. Parasites, toxic minerals, mineral imbalances or deficiencies, medications, the American diet, allergies, obesity, hypothyroidism, pineal insufficiencies—all these factors can play a part in diabetes and must be identified and addressed. I explore them at length on my website (see my bio below), but I’ll summarize my solutions here.

The Four-Step Solution This is always my favorite part of an article—providing solutions. In this case, it’s a checklist for determining if a diabetic can be helped by alternative treatment.

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Preventing Type 2 Diabetes Natural Lifestyle Choices to Curb the Disease

by Marlaina Donato

The good news is that scientists have identified lifestyle strategies that lower the risk and harm of diabetes. “Type 2 diabetes is a condition, not a disease. It exists in a particular environment; when you change the environment, you can change the condition,” says San Francisco-based Nicki Steinberger, Ph.D., author of Wave Goodbye to Type 2 Diabetes.

That’s important news for the one in three Americans—about 88 million people—that have prediabetes, 84 percent of whom are not aware of the fact, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A key player is the pancreas, a multitasking organ of both the endocrine and digestive systems, which produces insulin to help make and store energy from sugars, as well as enzymes to break down proteins, fats and carbohydrates. While Type 1 diabetes, a genetic autoimmune disease, negates the body’s ability to produce insulin, Type 2 results from an insufficient or improper use of insulin.

Type 2 diabetes can be triggered by metabolic syndrome, a condition marked by high blood pressure, a large waist circumference and high triglycerides. Insulin resistance—the body’s improper use of insulin—can also be a sneaky forerunner to the disease, often manifesting as excessive abdominal fat, fatigue and frequent infections years before hyperglycemia—too much sugar in the blood—becomes evident.

“Diet and lifestyle play a tremendous role,” says Lauren Bongiorno, a virtual diabetes health coach and creator of The Diabetic Health Journal. “Increasing insulin sensitivity is a multi-prong approach, most notably influenced by improving circadian rhythm, reducing stress, eating lower glycemic carbs, reducing animal fats and increasing activity.”

Strategies to Prevent Diabetes

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Six decades ago, only one American in 100 had diabetes.

Today, it’s almost one in 10, including rising numbers of youth and one in four people older than 65. More than 90 percent of the cases are Type 2, once known as adult-onset diabetes, which is linked to diet, obesity, inactivity, environmental toxins, heredity and other factors. It can wreak havoc throughout the body—attacking blood vessels, eyes, nerves and organs—and make COVID-19 harder to combat.

Nutrition Tips from Brenda Davis The foundation of the diet should be whole-plant foods—organic, whenever possible—deriving the vast majority of calories from vegetables, legumes, fruits, intact whole grains, nuts and seeds, which are rich in protective components, such as fiber, phytochemicals and antioxidants.

Eliminate or minimize inflammatory items, including fatty dairy products like cheese and ice cream, ultra-processed and fried foods, refined carbohydrates like sugar and white flour, alcohol and meat—especially red and processed varieties.

Avoid all sugar-containing beverages.

Holistic Reminders from Lauren Bongiorno “All areas of our lives are linked together, and if one area is depleted, it’s going to impact your ability to thrive in the others. The 8 pillars of diabetes wellness within my practice are exercise, diet, sleep, stress, self-love, relationships, energy and diabetes management. For improved blood sugar management and sustainable habit changes, you must identify where you are least fulfilled and work to fill that gap.”

Inspiration from Nicki Steinberger

HIDDEN ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS The American Diabetic Association cites excess weight and lack of exercise as significant risk factors in the development of Type 2 diabetes, while recent studies also point to impacts from toxic air, chemicals and mercury exposure.

Research published in 2018 in Environmental Science and Pol-

“The area where we are most vulnerable, without a doubt, is our own toxic thoughts. Because our thoughts and beliefs trigger emotions which lead us to action and non-action, mindset is the first place to investigate to understand the results of our lives.”

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lution Research International reveals a correlation between exposure to phthalates found in plastics and the incidence of new-onset Type 1 diabetes in children, suggesting that the loss of beta cells from phthalate exposure leads to a compromised insulin response.

“Plastics containing BPA can mimic estrogen (xenoestrogens) and can contribute to insulin resistance, insulin oversecretion, beta cell exhaustion and the development and progression of Type 2 diabetes,” says registered dietician and nutritionist Brenda Davis, the Alberta, Canada, author of The Kick Diabetes Cookbook and Kick Diabetes Essentials.

An earlier Indiana University study published in Diabetes Care showed young-adult exposure to mercury can raise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes later in life by 65 percent.

Davis adds, “Heavy metals, such as mercury and arsenic, have been linked to impaired insulin secretion and decreased insulin sensitivity.” Choosing organic produce and fish that contain lower levels of mercury, such as salmon, shrimp and catfish, is advised.

SLEEP AND SUGAR The National Sleep Foundation considers sleep deprivation a significant diabetic risk factor and recommends that people take melatonin as a sleep aid and avoid working night shifts.

It cites a study in which healthy adults that were restricted to four hours of sleep for just six nights exhibited a 40 percent reduction in their ability to break down glucose.

Although the role of dietary sugar in diabetes is debated by scientists, evidence shows a strong correlation between Type 2 diabetes and sugar, fructose and high-fructose corn syrup in the diet. A 2015 review of 21 studies published in The British Medical Journal found that regular intake of sugary beverages can lead to diabetic conditions even when obesity is not a factor. Many holistic health advocates identify all sweeteners, including “healthy” alternatives like honey and maple syrup, as sugars that harbor similar potential.

This mindset is harmonious with glycemic index recommendations, so avoiding any added sweeteners and opting for fresh, low-glycemic fruits like berries, citrus and apples, as well as eschewing pasta, white rice and bread, can go a long way toward maintaining healthier blood sugar levels. Stevia, an herb, is a better sweet substitute. Preferable in drops or bulk form rather than blended with sugars, it’s been shown to help control blood sugar.

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PROMISING PHYTOTHERAPY

MEDICATION BACKLASH Improving gut flora is vital in improving most health conditions, including Type 2 diabetes. “Microbes in the gut that have become toxic for a multitude of reasons create an inflammatory response. This type of assault repeated over time increases the risk of fatty liver and compromised cells—conditions linked to a decrease in insulin sensitivity,” says Steinberger.

Research published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism suggests that antibiotic use, especially narrowspectrum ones, can contribute to diabetes. The side effects of certain medications like statins and other cholesterollowering drugs has been debated for decades, and 2019 research published in Diabetes Metabolism Research and Reviews concludes that statins can more than double the risk of Type 2 diabetes, especially for people taking them for two years or longer.

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Insulin-supporting medicinal herbs offer many benefits for Type 2 diabetics. Aloe vera, bilberry, cinnamon, goldenseal, bitter melon, milk thistle, fenugreek, fennel and gymnema sylvestre, among others, have been found to aid in the utilization and production of insulin. Tulsi, also known as holy basil, is a heavy hitter for reducing blood glucose and buffering the kidneys and liver from the metabolic side effects of high blood sugar. Herbs that support the liver, such as milk thistle, dandelion and artichoke, are other noteworthy plant medicines, especially when blood sugar fluctuates from high to low.

Renata Atkinson, a clinical herbalist in Greenbelt, Maryland, says of blood tests, “Clinical trials have shown that many of these herbs can have a significant effect on the clinical markers for diabetes and prediabetes in fasting blood glucose, postprandial glucose and HbA1C, or glycosylated hemoglobin.” Animal and in vitro studies show that they impact blood sugar by slowing digestion and the absorption of carbohydrates, thereby improving insulin sensitivity, increasing the release of insulin and modulating the metabolism of glucose in the liver. Some of Atkinson’s favorite plant allies are hawthorn, hibiscus and tilia for their anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, as well as lipid, glucose and vascular support.

Atkinson also emphasizes the wisdom of keeping it simple.

“I encourage clients to incorporate culinary herbs and spices into their daily diet, like cinnamon, fennel, garlic and onions. For someone taking insulin, it’s important to introduce herbs slowly and be sure to take them with

meals, monitor blood glucose levels closely and keep their physician informed of herbal protocols and follow their physician’s recommendations.”

Improving diet choices can be highly rewarding and fun, too. “Not only does eating well not have to be tortuous, it can be enjoyable, inspiring and creative,” says Steinberger. “It helps to keep it simple by using fresh, whole foods with basic herbs and spices.”

Vitamin D, magnesium, vitamin C, B complex and chromium are also valuable in managing Type 2 diabetes. Polyphenols—antioxidants found in tea and unsweetened cacao nibs—also pack a healthy punch. Alpha lipoic acid, found in broccoli, spinach and fish oil, can help to reduce inflammation. Berries, kale and other nutrient-packed greens, nuts, sweet potatoes and beans promote sugar balance and are versatile for delicious, healthy meals.

WHOLE-BODY HEALING Holistic bodywork modalities such as acupuncture also support diabetic health. In 2019, Iranian researchers reported in the journal Hospital Practices and Research that biofeedback training lowered glucose levels and improved the quality of life for diabetic patients.

“The biggest mistake I see people with diabetes make is to view the mental piece as not as important as the physical,” says Bongiorno.

Linking all the vital threads in the complex web of Type 2 diabetes, she adds, “I would say to start with the basics—plant-based foods, exercise, stress management and better sleep. When you have a solid base, your body will be less susceptible to the other factors.”

Thriving is possible through commitment and wise choices. As Davis says, “There is strong and consistent evidence that many people who are motivated to reverse Type 2 diabetes can succeed in this task.”

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Giving Thanks Meditation on Gratitude and Joy

by Jack Kornfield I offer this meditation that opens our hearts to gratitude and joy this holiday season.

Let yourself sit quietly and at ease. Allow your body to be relaxed and open, your breath natural, your heart easy. Begin the practice of gratitude by feeling how that, year after year, you have cared for your own life. Now let yourself begin to acknowledge all that has supported you in this care:

With gratitude, I remember the people, animals, plants, insects, creatures of the sky and sea, air and water, fire and earth, all whose joyful exertion blesses my life every day.

With gratitude, I remember the care and labor of a thousand generations of elders and ancestors who came before me.

I offer my gratitude for the safety and well-being I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the blessing of this Earth I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the measure of health I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the family and friends I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the community I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the teachings and lessons I have been given.

I offer my gratitude for the life I have been given.

Just as we are grateful for our blessings, so we can be grateful for the blessings of others.

May you be joyful.

May your happiness increase.

May you not be separated from great happiness.

May your good fortune and the causes for your joy and happiness increase.

Sense the sympathetic joy and caring in each phrase. When you feel some degree of natural gratitude for the happiness of this loved one, extend this practice to another person you care about. Recite the same simple phrases that express your heart’s intention.

Then, gradually open the meditation to include neutral people, difficult people and even enemies, until you extend sympathetic joy to all beings everywhere, young and old, near and far.

Practice dwelling in joy until the deliberate effort of practice drops away and the intentions of joy blend into the natural joy of your own wise heart.

Jack Kornfield is a bestselling author, Buddhist practitioner and a key teacher in introducing and spreadContinue to breathe gently. Bring to mind someone you care about; someone it is ing mindfulness practices in the easy to rejoice for. Picture them and feel the natural joy you have for their well- West. For more information about his being, for their happiness and success. With each breath, offer them your grateful, teachings, podcasts and books, visit JackKornfield.com. heartfelt wishes:

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Body Gratitude

“When we’re appreciating ourselves, we open the floodgates to joyful movement and freedom,” says personal trainer Katie Hunt, in Milwaukee. “What if today were the last day I got to run? This question forces me to appreciate every little thing my body can do and minimizes the focus on what I dislike doing. Suddenly, running feels like a gift instead of a task.”

Being Thankful Empowers Our Workouts

by Marlaina Donato

During pandemic restrictions, a socially distant power walk with a friend can get the blood moving and shift perspective. “Something about feeling my heart pounding, a cool breeze after I first break a sweat and the ability to share authentically with a close friend at the same time reminds me of both my powerful mind and miraculous body.

How can I not be grateful?” asks Andrea Stern, owner of the Satori Yoga Studio, in San Francisco. Her thankful intention is carried into each yoga session. “I encourage students to bring a sense of gratitude to the mat with them. Before the class begins, I ask folks to connect with the present moment and to check in with themselves.”

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MOTIVATION THROUGH AFFIRMATION

Exercise is crucial to preventing and managing cardiovascular disease, diabetes, depression and many other health conditions, but staying motivated to maintain a routine can sometimes be challenging, even for fitness devotees. Cultivating an appreciation for the way our bodies carry us through life can turn what may have seemed like a humdrum workout into something special. Research shows that a gratitude practice fosters patience, encourages self-care and nourishes selfdiscipline, especially when there is temptation to reach for another slice of pie.

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Using daily affirmations—simple sentences written or spoken aloud—is a wonderful way to infuse exercise time with positivity. Leaning into a challenging asana or doing one more lap in the pool with self-affirming intention can snuff out self-criticism. “Moving your body is not a competition. You don’t have to prove yourself or your ability to anyone. Practice feeling grateful for how your body can move, starting with your heartbeat and breath,” says Sofia Angelina Marcus-Myers, an intuitive energy worker and portrait photographer in Portland, Oregon. Healing self-portraiture and dedication to daily affirmations propel Marcus-Myers through chronic pain and help her to see the body as a sacred vehicle. “Affirming your body is a practice, and sometimes it will feel awkward, absurd or tedious. Do it until

you feel more comfortable affirming yourself, and then keep doing it.”

Calling a truce with body imperfections can help us feel more comfortable in our skins, something that can go a long way.

For Hunt, shifting perspective inward is key. “What if we all stop and imagine being on a desert island? What would your perfect workout, body and life be like if there were no outside influences?”

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For Loolwa Khazzoom, a Seattle-based author and musician, it’s all about surrender. “Don’t fight your pain; dance with it—literally and figuratively. Dance from your bed. Dance in your head.

Dance wherever and however it’s comfortable.” As the founder of Dancing with Pain, a wellness company that teaches a natural approach to pain relief through movement, Khazzoom says, “Our consciousness naturally goes to the places in pain and overlooks the places that feel good. Those places are quite literally our pathways to wellness.”

She recommends focusing on pain-free areas of the body with the joy, power, harmony and other sensations that come from moving to enjoyable music, noting, “As we inhabit those places with our entire beings, there is less and less room for the pain, to the point that it may vanish altogether.”

Marcus-Myers brings the message home with, “It isn’t your body’s purpose to be anyone’s ideal. Your body is an incredible living thing, worthy of love and gratitude.”

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by April Thompson Skin, our largest organ, plays an important role in supporting and protecting the rest of the body. That’s why it should be treated kindly by using natural, chemicalfree ingredients. Many U.S. beauty products contain hidden chemicals, including dozens of ingredients that are banned in other counties. Even products labeled “organic” or “natural” can contain potentially harmful petrochemicals, according to the Environmental Working Group.

or salt and adding an edible oil such as almond, plus a few drops of an essential oil. Essential oils should be diluted—add only six to 12 drops per ounce of finished product. Her favorites are lavender, tea tree, sweet orange and frankincense.

Lemon, lime and bergamot are phototoxic and can cause sensitivity if added to any scrub before sun exposure.

“Scrubs are wonderful for softening, soothing and exfoliating the skin,” Tourles says, cautioning that salt scrubs can sting if applied after shaving or waxing. Other common ingredients that can be added are oats, almonds or sunflower seeds A natural skincare routine doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Balms, ground in a coffee grinder. When mixed masks, scrubs and toners can be made from healthy, everyday products already with water, cream or yogurt, they offer present in most homes. “Oats, yogurt, coconut oil, honey: there are many kitchen a moisturizing facial treatment. staples that you can easily use in your skincare routine,” says Marlene Adelmann, Tourles loves homemade body balms usfounder of the Herbal Academy, in Bedford, Massachusetts, and author of Botanical ing oil and a thickener such as cocoa butSkin Care Recipe Book. ter or beeswax. “Balms are easy to make, As an example, face masks can be made with ingredients from the spice rack, includ- great for kids and good for dry cuticles ing turmeric and black pepper. “One-ingredient treatments, like a honey or yogurt and lips. You don’t have to worry about mask, feel so good and are easy to make,” says Stephanie Gerber, the Nashville ingredients spoiling. They condition the author of Hello Glow: 150+ Easy Natural Beauty Recipes for A Fresh New You. skin and smell great,” she says.

Facial, body and foot scrubs are great beginner creations, according to Stephanie In harsher weather, skin requires a little Tourles, author of Pure Skin Care: Nourishing Recipes for Vibrant Skin & Natural extra TLC. Tourles suggests a hydrating Beauty. The Marble Falls, Texas, esthetician recommends starting with a base of sugar winter toner made with a 50/50 mix of

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aloe vera juice and rosewater. “Honey is also nice for the face and incredibly hydrating for winter,” she says. “Simply warm a little bit, apply it to your clean face for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.”

“People often forget to apply more moisturizer in winter. One of the best things you can do is exfoliate your face with a simple scrub to slough off dry, dead skin.

Use gentler ingredients for your face than your body, like oats, baking soda or almonds ground finely,” says Gerber. For chapped lips, she recommends a gentle exfoliant like sugar and honey applied as an antibacterial lip scrub.

“Matcha green tea makes a beautiful mask that astringes and tones skin.

Combine it with aloe gel and honey for some soothing moisture in the colder months when our skin needs rejuvenation,” says Adelmann.

Some products are best purchased from a commercial source. “You can make many preparations at home—from masks to cleansing scrubs, cleansers, lotions and creams—but when these recipes contain water, they have a short shelf life. If you are looking for something with a longer shelf life, you’re going to run into more complicated instructions incorporating preservatives,” says Adelmann.

“Moisturizers, creamy cleansers and hand creams have the steepest learning curve to craft yourself,” says Tourles. “Trying to emulsify watery ingredients like herb tea and aloe vera with oils, butters or waxes is like mixing oil and vinegar in a salad dressing; these ingredients want to separate.” According to Gerber, sunscreen is another product worth buying rather than trying to make at home.

Homemade or store-bought products aside, the best skin enhancer is a drink of water, according to Gerber. It doesn’t get easier or more economical than that.

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by Linda Sechrist Author of Sacred Instructions: Indigenous Wisdom for Living Spirit-Based Change, Sherri Mitchell (Weh’na Ha’mu Kwasset) has been an attorney, spiritual teacher and indigenous rights activist for more than 25 years. Born and raised on the Penobscot Indian Reservation, she draws upon her ancestral knowledge to address environmental protection, social justice and spiritual change, offering a set of cultural values to help preserve our collective survival for future generations.

Human beings have set in motion all the ideologies and beliefs that are currently governing and manifesting the reality that we step into, moment-by-moment.

According to the law of motion, this is

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Cannibalization by ongoing colonization is also happening to our air through the Paris Agreement. Trading for shares of clean air through a carbon credit program is the greatest smoke-and-mirrors scam of our time. We are in the midst of the “Dance of the Cannibal Giant” with colonization and capitalism as key players.

WHAT IS THE DANCE OF THE CANNIBAL GIANT?

WHY IS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOUNDATIONAL LAWS OF CREATION SO IMPORTANT NOW? What people really need to understand about the laws of attraction and manifestation, which are foundational laws of creation, is that humans have been manifesting the reality they’ve been living in for a very, very long time. Connected by the laws of entanglement, whatever we are giving life to, whatever we are thinking, speaking and breathing out is creating the current that is manifesting the storm we are currently living. We are co-creators of this reality, and it is time to move beyond the kindergarten-level of the law of attraction and take conscious responsibility for what we are actively creating, whether we intend it or not, because we are creating and putting things into motion all the time. We, as spiritual beings having a human experience, need to begin taking grown-up responsibility and move beyond the childlike dependence that colonization has imprinted within us.

end point, and then it turns around and begins cannibalizing itself. For example, we’re seeing colonization of the commons—companies taking control of the majority of the Earth’s drinking and potable water and making a statement that human beings don’t have a right to that water. Water should be part of the commons and available to everyone equally.

going to stay in motion until it meets with an equal or greater force. That force is us. We need to stand in the path of the energy we have created and actively stop its movement. We need to transform the energetic pattern of it and shift it in another direction.

WHAT IS COLONIZATION? It’s difficult to talk about colonization in sound bites because it’s a complex subject. With regard to history, colonization was about taking over lands occupied by an indigenous population. The romanticized myth of colonization, the settling of the Americas, was unsettling. The language surrounding colonization makes it sound as if it was a wonderful thing, when it was actually disruptive, destructive and filled with violence and domination.

Moving into and taking over an already occupied area to gain and maintain control over resources is an act of conquest and domination. We are not living in a post-colonial era. Colonization, like capitalism, reaches what appears to be an

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It’s an indigenous extinction story for the human species. There are a number of them relevant to the times we are living in. In the Wabanaki tradition, Giwakwa, the cannibal giant, lives deep in the forest and only awakens to the Earth mother’s distressed cry. This lets Giwakwa know that humans are consuming faster than she can produce and harming her faster than she can heal. Awakened, Giwakwa plays music on his flute that dances people into frenzied, mindless, faster and faster consumption until they consume themselves off the planet, giving Mother Earth the opportunity to heal and renew.

These indigenous extinction stories are active now across the globe.

The only way to put the cannibal giant back to sleep is for us to wake up fully to the fact that the Earth is being damaged at a rate far greater than she can heal herself, and that there are many species on the verge of extinction. We are one of them. People must be incredibly discerning now. They must get grounded in their center to listen and heed the direction of their inner compass that will guide them in a right direction.

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healthy kids her daughter “happily made a mess, a memory and a foundation for a brighter future together.”

Bannerman, who blogs at NourishingFamilies.org, was practicing an increasingly popular approach in raising children known as either conscious, mindful, soulful, awake or peaceful parenting.

Instead of focusing on shaping a child’s behavior through rules and discipline, which can bring up contentious issues of fear, ego and control, the focus is on connecting deeply with a child through love, authenticity and acceptance of the child’s innate nature.

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“It’s crucial we realize that we aren’t raising a ‘mini-me’, but a spirit, throbbing with its own signature,” says psychologist Shefali Tsabary, Ph.D., author of The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children.

“Children aren’t ours to possess or own in any way. When we know this in the depths of our soul, we tailor their raising to their needs rather than molding them to fit our needs.”

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by Ronica O’Hara Lo Bannerman, a Tucson nutritionist, was making homemade cookies with her toddler. “Or rather, making a mess while stirring cookies,” she recalls. “Something in me snapped. I wanted to take control, kick her out of the kitchen and do everything the ‘right’ way.”

The transformation starts with—and hinges upon—parents understanding themselves deeply and realizing how their upbringing shapes their parenting actions. It’s not always easy, especially during housebound pandemic months.

“Our children have the capacity to trigger us more than anyone else. So, when they exhibit childish behavior—which is, of course, part of their job description— it’s often hard for parents to stay calm,” says Laura Markham, Ph.D., a Brooklyn clinical psychologist and author of Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids.

“We see our child’s behavior (He hit her again!), and we draw a conclusion (He’s going to be a psychopath!) which triggers other conclusions (I’ve failed as a mother!). This cascade of thoughts creates a runaway train of emotions—in this case, fear, dismay, guilt. We can’t bear those feelings. The best defense is a good offense, so we lash out at our child in anger. The whole process takes all of two seconds, and later we wonder why we overreacted.”

As Bannerman took a deep breath, a memory arose. “As a child, I was only allowed to count scoops of flour or teaspoons of vanilla. I was never allowed to fully, actively participate in the kitchen. Everything had to be perfect, and I was not ‘good enough’ to make it so. I felt this in my core. Was I passing this on to The answer often lies in our past, my daughter?” Bannerman recalls that, after taking a moment to reset, she and Markham says. “Any issue that makes

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you feel like lashing out has roots in your own early years.

We know this because we lose our ability to think clearly at those moments, and we start acting like children ourselves, throwing our own tantrums.”

The more deeply we know ourselves—whether through therapy, reading, journaling, meditation, mindfulness practices or simply facing head-on the hard knocks of life—the more open we are to forging a deep relationship with our children and the easier it is to calm ourselves in the moment of a trigger, psychologists say.

Correcting a child becomes then a matter of being a guide or coach, rather than a law enforcer. “Disciplining from a place of presence or awakened consciousness means having the willingness to pause, reflect, course-correct as needed in the moment, apologize, take ownership, ask for help and to drop history and reset as needed,” says Renée Peterson Trudeau, the Brevard, North Carolina, author of Nurturing the Soul of Your Family and The Mother’s Guide to Self-Renewal. “Most of all, practice self-compassion. You will make mistakes. Forgive yourself and move on; this is beautiful modeling for your kids.”

Jessica Speer, a family-book author in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, lives that process. Raised in a home “where anger wasn’t managed well,” she had no tools to draw on when she got triggered by her toddler’s tantrums. It was, she says, “a wake-up call that I needed help.” Diving deeply into books, mindfulness and meditation helped her to understand herself better. “Fast forward 10 years, and I still meditate regularly,” she says. “Now, when my daughter experiences big emotions, I try to ground myself so I can be there by her side. This has been so healing for both of us.”

Ronica O'Hara is a Denver-based health writer. Connect at OHaraRonica@gmail.com.

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There’s an emerging movement in the funeral industry, fueled by environmentalism and a yearning to accept mortality and reclaim a connection to Earth and to each other. Although it seems revolutionary, a green burial is as old as humanity, while the conventional burial commonly practiced in the United States is only a bit over 150 years old.

Continuing a practice that began in the Civil War, the conventional funeral typically involves embalming with toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde to preserve the body for viewing. Elaborate metal and varnished hardwood caskets are lowered into cement or steel burial vaults and entombed in memorial parks, where lawns are maintained with heavy machinery and liberal applications of herbicides and pesticides.

These materials are not just polluting the Earth, but depleting resources only to bury them forever. “You can build a replication of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco annually with all the metal placed in the ground. Why would we bury these materials that people could actually be using?” says Elizabeth Fournier, a licensed mortician in Portland, Oregon, and author of The Green Burial Guidebook.

In a true green burial, the body is put in repose in its natural state; refrigeration or dry ice replaces embalming fluids. Families may choose to bathe and dress their loved one’s body, wrap the body with a natural cotton shroud or place it in a casket made of sustainably grown and biodegradable materials including pine, bamboo, wicker or even cardboard.

The burial site has a more natural feel, with indigenous plants, meadows and soil untouched by chemicals. The grave is dug and refilled by hand, while family and friends use ropes to lower their loved one directly into the earth. “You’re going back to nature. Your body will decompose and in turn it can nourish the environment. New life will come from your death,” says Ed Bixby, owner of Steelmantown Cemetery Companies and president of the Green Burial Council, which certifies eco-friendly cemeteries and funeral services.

Natural burial sites are public recreational havens where people can hike, birdwatch, cross-country ski or camp. These beautiful cemeteries are full of life and regeneration. “The neat part is that they’re using their income stream for open-space preservation—buying property, using it for burial purposes and dedicating that land

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so that it will always be open and green,” says Robert Prout, a third-generation funeral director in Verona, New Jersey. Every state has at least one natural burial site. There are hundreds nationwide, and 11 of them are legal preservation grounds, owned and managed by conservation or state agencies.

As people learn more about green burials and request them, traditional cemeteries are setting aside areas for these alternatives. Bixby is encouraged by the hybrid models. “It’s helping change the direction of the funeral industry. We’re empowering and educating families. That’s how we’re going to grow this movement,” he says.

A green burial will usually cost less than the conventional one. “The environment is suffering, and people’s wallets are suffering,” says Fournier. “People are realizing that you don’t have to spend a lot of money after someone has passed away to show your love.” In some towns, backyard burials are an option, too.

From an emotional and spiritual perspective, there’s a lot to be said for a green burial. “It’s been so clinical for so long, where you wear your black suit. You sit on the sideline. The gravedigger and undertaker do everything. You’re sort of a spectator,” says Fournier.

“By being a part of the process, there’s a greater sense of acceptance. You can see a lot of the pain and grief wash away,” says Bixby. “It allows us to not only care for our dead, but also not be so afraid of our common denominator. We’re all going to die. It shouldn’t be a scary, disconnected experience.”

Overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a burial at sea is yet another green option in which the body decomposes naturally on the ocean floor. To find a state-bystate list of natural burial sites, visit GreenBurialCouncil.com.

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A Place for Dental Wellness Jonathan Richter DDS, FAGD Specializing in Periodontics and Implantology Periodontal Prosthesis, and Fixed Prosthodontics 310 E Shore Rd, Great Neck • 516-282-0310 We welcome you to come in for a comprehensive exam of teeth, gums, early detection, and oral health problems. We offer the following services: holistic dental care, mercury-free dentistry, TMJ disorder and treatment, treatment for sleep disorders, Invisalign and orthodontics, dental implant, sleep apnea.

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