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

22 IT’S ALL ABOUT WE

by Linda Sechrist

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26 MINDFUL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS

by Barbara Amrhein

27 Overcome

Obstacles to Achievement

by Linda Sechrist

34 HOMEMADE

AND HEARTFELT

Do-It-Yourself Stocking Stuffers

by Meredith Montgomery

36 UNEXPECTED UPSIDE Media Gadgets Can Boost Family Connections

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by Lisa Marshall

38 HEALTHY HOLIDAY

BAKING A Cornucopia of Delicious Treats

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41 BREATHE EASIER Try These Tips for Better Workouts

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26 healthykids 27 wisewords 34 greenliving 36 healingways 38 consciouseating 41 fitbody 42 naturalpet 48 classifieds 49 calendar 57 resourceguide

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contact us Publishers Linda & Jim Craig Managing Editor Sharon Hadden Contributing Editors Michele Senac - Lauren Hanson Advertising / NAN Card Linda Craig - Dawn Deboskey Design & Production / Ad Design Susan McCann - Wendy Wilson Distribution Jim Craig - Ed Wilmot To contact Natural Awakenings Upstate South Carolina Edition:

Phone: 864-248-4910 Email: Publisher@UpstateNA.com

appy Holidays! For most, the holiday’s mean time with family, crash course holiday shopping and lots of end of the year vacation time. For our staff, the holiday’s mean spreading the gift of holiday cheer through community news, helpful holiday tidbits and delicious holiday baking recipes. If the vegan pumpkin spice muffin recipe, on page 39, doesn’t make you jolly, the healthy red velvet cupcakes surely will!

This month’s theme is Awakening Humanity. Our feature article, It’s All About We: Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together, on page 22, is the perfect philosophy as to why this time of year is so critical for our community. As Thanksgiving passed us by, canned food drives and other generous gestures sought to spread joy to families in need. With Christmas just around the corner, programs like Toys for Tots will keep that joy flowing. Collaboration has become critical in the success of solving world issues and motivational speaker, Jack Canfield couldn’t have said it better, “We’re one humanity and we’re all in this together.”

Mindful Holiday Traditions: Simple Ways to Add Meaning and FamilyCentered Fun, on page 26, explains how to make the most out of this holiday season.

With gifts as simple as a handwritten card or as technologically savvy as a Skype call or homemade video, your holiday is guaranteed to be filled with creative memories. If you’re up for creating your own tradition, Homemade and Heartfelt: Do-It-Yourself Stocking Stuffers, page 34 is a great green start, and the enticing offers in the Holiday Gift Guide, pages 28-31 make an exciting finale.

Let’s not forget the impending responsibility of drafting your new year’s resolution. Consider how you hope to improve your overall quality of life and make use of the products and services throughout our magazine to accomplish it. Whatever your holiday fancy, we wish you, your family, and your furry friends the very best this holiday season.

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communitynews Children Give Big at the Little Village

Holiday Savings is a Gift from Garner’s Natural Life

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en Thousand Villages, a non-profit, charitable organization in Greenville invites children of all ages to visit its “Little Village” this holiday season. The Little Village is a unique shop where children can learn about fair trade and cultures around the world as they select holiday gifts for their loved ones.

All of the items at the Little Village are $12 or less and children may select their gifts with the help of Ten Thousand Villages volunteer “elves”. “The Little Village is set up in a separate room for children only. We have volunteers from local churches, schools and youth groups to help the children select their gifts, wrap them and fill out the gift tags. Children really enjoy the independence of shopping on their own and surprising their loved ones with their gifts,” says Helen Vanvick, Community Outreach Manager.

The Little Village begins on November 18 and runs until December 23. It is open Saturday’s beginning December 1 from 10am to 6pm and Sunday’s beginning November 18 from 1pm to 5:30pm.

Ten Thousand Villages is located at 2 West Lewis Plaza, Augusta Rd, Greenville. For more information, call 864-239-4120 or visit Greenville.TenThousandVillages.com.

andace Garner, Founder and Owner of Garner’s Natural Life in Greenville is offering her Annual Gift Card Special just in time for Holiday shopping.

Give the gift of health by purchasing a $50 gift card for $40 or a $100 gift card for $75 between the two weekends before Christmas, December 14 to 16 and December 21 to 24. “It’s our way of saying ‘thank you’ for your business all year,” says Garner. “We encourage our customers to give the gift of health!” A Garner’s Gift Card gives your loved one a chance to take their health somewhere it’s never been. Garner’s Natural Life is a locally owned small business serving the Upstate over 42 years.

Garner’s Natural Life is located at 27 S. Pleasantburg Dr, Ste 20, Greenville. For more information, call 864-242-4856 or visit GarnersNaturalLife.com. See ad, back cover.

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communitynews States Join Forces for Mandatory GMO Labeling

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itizen-led efforts in 23 states aim to create labeling requirements of genetically modified organisms (GMO). Genetic modification, also known as genetic engineering, is the process of inserting genes from one species into another like inserting bacteria into corn, for example. Unlike cross breeding, genetic engineering breaches the natural barriers between species and the process used to create genetically engineered seeds creates unintended consequences that have yet to be proven safe by the FDA or the United States Government.

The grassroots campaign in 23 states have formed The Coalition of States for Mandatory GMO Labeling, aka The Coalition, to coordinate efforts that will require the labeling of genetically modified foods in the USA. Pamm Larry, the initial instigator of CA Prop 37, proposed GMO labeling in California, and Northern California Director of Labelgmos.org, notes that, “This Coalition proves that all Americans are concerned about GMOs in our food, not just one state. We, as a nation, want labeling now and this coalition is in support of Prop 37 because how goes California, goes the nation.” Earlier this year the FDA dismissed a petition signed by over one million people calling for GMO labeling, thereby making it clear that, “citizens will have to fight for their right to know one state at a time,” stated Nancy Doyle Brown of Right to Know Minnesota, a coalition mobilizing support for GMO labeling in Minnesota.

With the rise of genetically engineered soybeans, corn, cotton, canola, and sugar beets, it is estimated that over 80% of processed foods on our supermarket shelves now contain genetically engineered ingredients. To that end, consumer choice is important now more than ever. Over 50 countries throughout the world already mandate GMO labeling, leaving the United States as one of the only industrialized countries in the world that does not mandate GMO labeling. Those who advocate for labeling say this is simply about our fundamental right to know what is in our food and that whether GMOs are safe for human consumption or not is irrelevant when considering whether to label GMOs. For more information on the coalition and how to help in SC, contact Tara CookLittman at 917-602-0855 or email gmolabelingstatecoalition@gmail.com.

CPR Certification Class at Upstate HealthCare Services

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pstate HealthCare Services, Inc. now offers CPR classes on a monthly basis. Certification is completed on-site through a four hour course that covers one and two rescuer for adult, child, and infant CPR, foreign body airway obstruction, and the AED device. Upon completion of the CPR class, students receive a course completion card valid for two years.

The classes are fun and enjoyable and are designed for everyone, even those with no previous life-support training experience.

Upstate HealthCare Services, Inc. is a full-service healthcare solutions provider. It provides a multitude of services including eldercare consulting, corporate healthcare services, disability services, a healthcare academy and more. Onsite training is available for businesses and organizations.

Upstate Healthcare Services is located at 4472 Liberty Hwy, Anderson.

For more information, contact Brandi Ethridge at 864-209-8245 or email brandi@upstatehealthcareservices. com. See ad, page 48.

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Balance Mind and Spirit at An Inner View

Holiday Special at Trinity Allergy & Relief Center

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omen often have difficulty balancing personal needs with work and other demands and tend to put their own needs last. Life events, even positive life changes, can cause increased stress, anxiety, depression, and a sense of uncertainty. An Inner View Counseling Services has created Transitions, a women’s group that features a therapeutic benefit within a book discussion format. The Transitions group provides women an opportunity to connect with other women, learn new tools to manage life events, while also giving attention to their own growth and development. Christine Dowling, a professionally licensed clinical social worker, uses her professional experience as a therapist to Christine Dowling facilitate the group discussions and engage members in relevant exercises and activities.

Book readings are selected from popular self-help and life enrichment books. The books, activities, and discussions are specifically focused on developing new life management skills, providing opportunities for self-discovery, and continued personal growth. Transitions is currently reading and participating in exercises from The Joy Diet

by Martha Beck, as well as practicing relaxation and mindful awareness exercises helpful for stress and anxiety management. A new group will be offered in January.

An Inner view is located at 3113 Hwy. 153, Piedmont. For more information, call 864-420-9260. See ad, page 54.

rinity Allergy Relief & Wellness Center is offering an exclusive “Allergies Gone Forever” special for Natural Awakenings readers during the months of December and January only. Mention the Trinity Allergy ad to receive a 25% discount on all allergy testing and clearing of allergies.

“This is an excellent opportunity to get a head start on the spring allergy season,” says Robert Pirrone, Owner.

The wellness center specializes in the relief Robert Pirrone of allergy symptoms of all kinds and uses a new, non-invasive, drug free approach to dealing with allergies. Stop suffering permanently, call today and save money on any food, environmental, or animal allergies.

Trinity Allergy Relief & Wellness Center is located at 110 Montgomery Dr, Ste B, Anderson. For more information, call 864-760-1006 or visit TrinityAllergyRelief.com. See ad, page 52.

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One-Size Meditation Does Not Fit All

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SouthernCare Providing hospice care in the Greenville area for more than 11 years, SouthernCare prides itself on the consistency of its staff. All our team members including our Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are committed to providing our patients and their families with attentive, compassionate care while adhering to the highest professional standards. Our CNAs play a vital role in SouthernCare’s integrated plans of care and become trusted partners to the families and facilities in which we work. To learn more about SouthernCare, call (864) 351-0740 or visit www.southerncarehospice.com

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n intriguing study recently posted online by Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing, suggests that new meditators are most likely to stick with the practice and reap its healthful benefits if they select methods with which they are most comfortable, rather than those that are most popular.

In one of the first studies to compare meditation techniques head-to-head, author Adam Burke, a professor of health education at San Francisco State University and the director of its Institute for Holistic Health Studies, taught 247 participants four popular methods—mantra, mindfulness, Zen and qigong visualization. He asked them to choose which they preferred to practice at home for six weeks before techniques were evaluated.

The simpler methods, mantra and mindfulness, each were preferred by 31 percent of study participants. Zen and qigong were selected by about 22 percent and 15 percent, respectively.

Burke says the results showed the value of providing people new to meditation simpler and more accessible methods, and also emphasized that no one technique is best for everyone. He hopes to see more comparative meditation studies, especially to determine if particular methods are better at addressing specific health issues such as addiction.

“If that’s the case,” he advises, “healthcare professionals would be able to guide patients toward techniques that will be most effective for them. Additional studies are also needed to determine if there is a way to predict which method will be best suited for any particular individual.”

A Wise Man’s Gift for Arthritis Sufferers

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rankincense, an aromatic resin obtained from Boswellia trees native to Africa, is an age-old herbal remedy that may help alleviate the pain of arthritis, according to scientists at Cardiff University, in Wales. “The search for new ways of relieving the symptoms of inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis is a long and difficult one,” says Dr. Emma Blain, who led the research with co-investigators Professor Vic Duance, from Cardiff University’s School of Biosciences, and Dr. Ahmed Ali, of the Compton Group. The team believes they have been able to demonstrate that treatment with an extract of Boswellia frereana—a rare frankincense species—inhibits the production of key inflammatory molecules and helps prevent the breakdown of cartilage tissue that causes the condition.

The African Somali people have long used extracts of frankincense as a traditional remedy for arthritis. “Our research achieved the use of innovative chemical extraction techniques to determine the active ingredient in frankincense,” says Ali. “We will now be able to further characterize the chemical entity and compare its success against other anti-inflammatory drugs used for treating the condition.”

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Raisins Yield Pressure Relief

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or individuals seeking a natural way to keep slightly elevated blood pressure in check, eating a handful of raisins each day might do the trick. New data presented at the American College of Cardiology 61st Annual Scientific Session suggest that among adults with hypertension or mild increases in blood pressure, routine consumption of raisins may lower readings, especially compared with eating other common snacks. The researchers noted that raisins are packed with potassium, which is known to lower blood pressure, and are also a good source of antioxidant dietary fiber, which may favorably alter the biochemistry of blood vessels, enabling them to be less stiff.

The study helps validate some current nutrient recommendations, such as 60 raisins—about a handful, containing one gram of fiber and 212 milligrams of potassium—as being helpful in the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly one in three (28 percent) of American adults have prehypertension, defined as a systolic pressure from 120 to 139 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or a diastolic pressure from 80 to 89 mm Hg.

Researchers cautioned that their study was small; larger trials are needed.

Giving Begets Happiness at Every Age

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o give is better than to receive,” is a maxim that appears to hold true even for the very young. A new study co-authored by three psychologists at Canada’s University of British Columbia observes that giving makes toddlers happier.

The study, published in PLOS One, an online journal of the Public Library of Science, found that toddlers younger than 2 were happier when giving treats to others than when receiving them. They were also happier when they gave their own treats away, rather than an identical treat that didn’t belong to them.

Stop Wasting Food

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t’s time to step up to the plate—but not waste what’s on it. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports that about 40 percent of all food in the United States goes uneaten. Each year, we are throwing away the equivalent of $165 billion in discarded food, making it the single largest component of solid waste in America’s landfills and costing the average family of four between $1,350 and $2,275 annually.

About two-thirds of household waste consists of spoiled food that’s not used in time; the rest is caused by people cooking or serving too much food. Learn easy steps to reduce food waste via the NRDC free online fact sheet at Tinyurl.com/ StopFoodWaste.

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Citrus Fruits Lower Risk of Stroke

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opular winter citrus fruits like oranges and grapefruit come with an unexpected health benefit: eating them may lower the risk of ischemic strokes (clots), especially in women, per a study reported in Stroke, a journal of the American Heart Association.

The researchers analyzed 14 years of follow-up data from the National Institutes of Health Nursesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Health Study, which included 69,622 women that reported their food intake every four years, including details on fruit and vegetable consumption. The study discovered that a high intake of flavanones, a subclass of flavonoids found in the greatest concentrations in oranges and grapefruit, was associated with a 19 percent lower risk of ischemic stroke.

In the study, the presence of flavanones came primarily from oranges and orange juice (82 percent) and grapefruit and grapefruit juice (14 percent). However, the researchers recommended that consumers increase their citrus fruit intake, rather than juice consumption, to avoid the sugar in many commercial juices.

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globalbriefs

Coming Clean

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

From shampoo, deodorant and toothpaste to laundry detergent and window cleaners, hundreds of chemicals of unknown origin and effect can be found everywhere in our daily lives.

Some are regulated by government agencies, but many are not; some cleaning products, for example, are not even required to list their ingredients on labels.

The research team at the nonprofit consumer watchdog Environmental Working Group has released a new Cleaners Hall of Shame database (Tinyurl. com/CleanerHallOfShame) that ranks more than 2,000 household cleaners by how hazardous their ingredients are and how much information is on their labels.

Many products contain ingredients known to cause asthma or are contaminated with carcinogens. Even so-called “green” products aren’t necessarily any better. Many of them boast of ingredients made from plants, rather than petroleum, but there is little or no safety data for some plant-based ingredients. A truly green product poses few risks to health or the environment and transparently informs users of its content.

Smog Begone

Dramatic Decline in Los Angeles Air Pollution Legendary late-night TV host Johnny Carson made the thick, automobile-generated smog that covered Los Angeles the butt of jokes for decades, but times have changed. In the past 50 years, California’s Los Angeles Basin has shown a 98 percent decrease in levels of some vehicle-related air pollutants even as area denizens now burn three times as much gasoline and diesel fuel.

Between 2002 and 2010 alone, the concentration of volatile organic compounds (VOC) dropped by half, according to a new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.

“The reason is simple. Cars are getting cleaner,” says Carsten Warneke, a NOAA-funded scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Primarily emitted from the vehicle tailpipes, VOCs are a key ingredient in formation of ground-level ozone, which at high levels can harm people’s lungs and damage crops and other plants. The magnitude of the drop in VOC levels was surprising, although it doesn’t mean that ozone levels have dropped as steeply, because the air chemistry is complex. Levels of ozone pollution in the basin are down, but don’t yet meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency standards.

Warneke expects the decrease in VOC emissions by cars to continue, given that engine efficiency continues to improve and older, higher polluting vehicles will be taken off the roads.

Source: American Geophysical Union (Tinyurl.com/SmogBegone)

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The city of Baltimore’s high crime rate inspired a gritty TV drama. But a new study (Tinyurl.com/TreeCrimeReport) by the University of Vermont’s Transportation Research Center, in Burlington, found that a 10 percent increase in trees in a given area led to a 12 percent decrease in crime. “It’s really pretty striking how strong this relationship is,” says Austin Troy, lead author of the study, published in the journal Landscape and Urban Planning.

Researchers examined the correlation in and around Baltimore using aggregated crime data and combining it with high-resolution satellite images to conduct the analysis. The working hypothesis is that because people enjoy spending time in pleasant outdoor spaces, there are more observers present to hinder criminal activity. Also, a well-maintained landscape seems to send a message that someone may be watching.

To avoid culture bias, the study considered many socioeconomic factors, including housing, age, income and race of residents, as well as variables such as rural versus city setting and population density. The findings should prove helpful to urban planners.

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu is spearheading a new wave of renewable energy research by recruiting top scientists from the nation’s best research laboratories to staff a new agency called ARPA-E, modeled after DARPA, the research and development wing of the Pentagon that invented the Internet. With a surge in funding for renewable energy, courtesy of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, plus grants from the Department of Energy, ARPAE has made more than 180 investments in basic research projects in renewable energy.

One company, Ocean Power Technologies, is installing a 260-ton generator in the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon coast to capture renewable energy from waves. If the generator operates as planned, it will link to the grid and generate enough electricity for 1,000 homes.

Other ARPA-E-funded projects are making cheaper batteries, more efficient air conditioners and appliances, experimental algae-based biofuels, carbon sequestration (trapping) technologies and even plants that secrete crude oil.

Urban Trees Act as Crime-Stoppers

Fresh Funds for Innovative Renewable Projects

Source: The Atlantic magazine (Tinyurl.com/SilentGreen)

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Charles Best, founder of DonorsChoose. org, has enabled his organization to provide a record $40 million in funding for 300,000 U.S. classroom projects, simply by personalizing public appeals for charitable giving.

When potential donors enter their personal interests, an online database supplies a list of corresponding classroom projects. For example, artists might consider funding a silkscreen press for an art class. Hikers can purchase trees for a classroom to plant. When the funded project is completed, the donors receive a note from the teacher, along with photos.

DonorsChoose.org maximizes the personalization potential by asking the participants if they want to post their donation on their Facebook wall, where friends may read the post and feel compelled to make their own donation.

Teacher-generated Facebook project updates garner even greater success; these two types of Facebook status updates have so far raised a combined $1.9 million.

Source: SSIReview.org

Kwanzaa Celebration Spreads The 46th annual Kwanzaa, an African-American holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1, may be observed by as many as 18 million people this year. Kwanzaa is not a religious holiday, nor is it meant to replace Christmas. It was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga, a professor of black studies, as a celebration to honor the values of ancient African cultures and inspire African Americans working for social progress.

The name comes from the Swahili phrase, “matunda ya kwanza,” which means, “first fruits of the harvest.” Its seven principles are believed to have been key in building strong, productive families and communities in Africa: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, a sense of purpose, creativity and faith.

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Human Rights Day is December 10 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948. Now, the office of the high commissioner for human rights has been awarded the Guinness World Record for having collected, translated and disseminated the declaration into more than 380 languages and dialects, from Abkhaz to Zulu, making it the world’s most universal communication.

The work sets out a broad range of fundamental human rights and freedoms to which all men and women everywhere are entitled, without distinction. It was drafted by representatives from all regions and legal traditions, and has over time been accepted as a contract between governments and their peoples.

Visit Tinyurl.com/UN-HumanRightsDeclaration.

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Here are some fresh ways to tweak family traditions for a greener holiday this and every year.

Incorporate local, sustainable cuisine into the family feast.

Ingredients for a traditional holiday dinner can travel up to 30,000 miles. Instead, show support for local community farmers and reduce food transportation miles by choosing a heritage turkey or meatless entrĂŠe. Stellar complements may include organic cranberry jelly, mulled apple cider or wine from an area farm, orchard or vineyard.

Adopt or recycle the Christmas tree. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as many as 33 million live-cut Christmas trees are purchased each year in North America, and most end up in landfills. Fortunately, Christmas tree adoption services like Central Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rent a Living Christmas Tree are popping up across the country, allowing them to go on living. The potted trees can be rented and delivered.

If tree adoption services are not yet available locally, make sure to recycle a live holiday tree so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turned into landscape mulch for reuse as ground cover to hinder weeds and nourish plantings.

Reduce energy costs through efficient cooking.

Wait to fire up the oven until the heritage turkey

or organic ham is ready to go in; preheating is unnecessary for these slow-roasting items. For baked goods, opt for glass or ceramic pans, which allow cooking time to remain the same while lowering the heat by about 25 degrees. Another energy-saving trick is to place stovetop cookware on the smallest burner possible; more heat will embrace the pan, while less is lost to the surrounding air. A six-inch pan on an eight-inch burner typically wastes more than 40 percent of the energy generated. Crockpots work well for serving other small family dinners during the busy holiday season or anytime; an entire meal requires about 17 cents worth of electricity.

At cleanup time, load up the dishwasher fully. One load of dishes scrubbed in a dishwashing machine uses 37 percent less water than washing the same dishes by hand.

Send plant-able holiday cards. According to CalRecycle, an estimated 2.6 billion holiday cards are sold each year in the United States, enough to fill a football field 10 stories high. This year, instead of the usual snail mail, send a bouquet of flowers for the price of a stamp. Recipients can plant a GreenFieldPaper.com grow-a-note holiday card in the ground and see wildflowers bloom. For plant-able holiday cards that can be personalized with a corporate logo, BotanicalPaperworks. com offers card sets and party favors.

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Enhanced Living

Chiropractic Intensify Your Life

by Michele Senac

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r. Nina Kennedy and Dr. Carrie Nicholas are an energetic team, committed to providing chiropractic services that help to balance their client’s health, spirit and lifestyle. As graduates of Sherman College of Chiropractic, they believe that overall health is enjoyed when the body works in sync from head to toe. Their practice, Enhanced Living Chiropractic, opened in 2007 in Greer, SC and offers services that are customized to benefit the individual.

Kennedy’s professional background has prepared her well for chiropractic care. As a massage therapist for 9 years, she gained a thorough understanding of the body and how it functions. “I had a strong desire to learn more and help

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people get better,” says Kennedy. Nicholas grew up exposed to chiropractic treatment. She obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and had extensive training in nutrition and exercise. She explains that chiropractic gave her the opportunity to be of service to others. “I liked having my hands be one of the tools that help others,” shares Nicholas.

Enhanced Living Chiropractic uses the latest technology to provide holistic services in a state-of-the-art facility.

Kennedy explains, “We have a staff of amazing people and a great location. The knowledge we both bring is comprehensive. We’re not just looking to get people out of pain; we’re here to enhance their lives.” Chiropractic care may generally be thought of as only treating neck and back injuries or pain, but Enhanced Living Chiropractic treats hips, knees, feet, elbows, wrists and shoulder problems. The practice also offers massage therapy, ultrasound and physiotherapy support. Athletes can benefit from a variety of services intended to increase range of motion, function and ability. “Our main technique is Sacro-occipital Technique (SOT), which adjusts the body from head to toe,” says Kennedy. She adds, “Function and form determines overall health.” Kennedy explains that when bones, muscles and joints are adjusted, the overall structure of the body can be made sound. Once the structure is sound, other issues can be addressed. Both Kennedy and Nicholas believe that imbalances come from three areas: physical, chemical and emotional. For example, when considering nutritional needs, testing may be recommended, including sensitivity to food and environment, hormones, or blood testing. Lifestyle modification may also be suggested,

including dietary changes, exercise and supplementation.

Kennedy and Nicholas live their chiropractic truth on a daily basis by eating a healthy diet and exercising. Kennedy is a runner, a self described weekend-warrior. “My life has to be in balance. I keep spiritually, physically and mentally focused.” Nicholas shares, “A big part of balance is spending time with my kids and outside in fresh air. I love to read, especially clinically relevant information, which I can share with my clients.”

Enhanced Living Chiropractic is located at 140 Sage Creek Way, Greer. For more information, call 864-848-0640 or visit EnhancedLivingChiro.com. See ad, page 20.

Michele Senac is a freelance writer and certified in Interior Redesign & Feng Shui. Call 864-631-9335 or FineRedesigns.com. See ad, page 48.

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It’s All About We Conscious Evolution: Why We’re Better Together

by Linda Sechrist

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fter decades of studying issues of environmental destruction, poverty and war, Malcolm Hollick, Ph.D., author of The Science of Oneness: A New Worldview for the TwentyFirst Century, concluded in 2006 that a better future for humanity requires a more holistic worldview. It must be one that reflects the evidence of both new sciences and established spiritual traditions, all of which point to a deep unity, or Oneness, the grand reality underlying and often belying the superficial testimony of the senses.

Hollick concluded, “We become open to the experience of this unity only when we recognize at the deepest intuitive level that we do not exist as separate selves.” The founder of the Findhorn College Foundation, in Scotland, recognized that

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while the old worldview has disintegrated, the concrete of a new one has not yet set. He also observed how the acceleration of scientific findings—advancing knowledge and understanding of the universe, as well as the meaning and purpose of life—would continue to influence the general worldview.

Within a decade, of the publication of his book, hard scientific evidence across many disciplines—particularly physics and biology—as well as pioneering ideas and anecdotal evidence presented by leading philosophers and authors, affirmed the existence of a reality in which everything is connected and linked in a coherent whole.

Such thinking further revealed that evolution has equipped humans with genetic wiring for co-creation, cooperation and collaboration.

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Martin A. Nowak, a professor of biology and mathematics at Harvard University and co-author of Super Cooperators: Altruism, Evolution, and Why We Need Each Other to Succeed, explains that most great innovations of life have resulted not from competition, but cooperation, the real “master architect” of evolution. Nowak believes that figuring out how cooperation comes about and breaks down is the key to human survival as a species.

Books such as The Bond: Connecting Through the Space Between Us, by Lynne McTaggart, a scientific researcher and award-winning journalist, and The Golden Motorcycle Gang: A Story of Transformation, co-authored by motivational speaker Jack Canfield, are helping individuals to see through the illusions of the old “survival of the fittest” and “I win, you lose” paradigms into one expressed in terms of connectedness and relationships. This new “Me-We” thinking and way of being has been spreading; it now informs everything from enlightened environmental stewardship to economics, as well as health and spiritual well-being.

How Community Works

Canfield emphasizes the valuable lesson of collaboration and cooperation he learned while working for W. Clement Stone, a philanthropist and self-help author: When working together, focus on overlapping goals and interests, and not on differences.

In Chicago, Illinois, where the Eat Fresh Eat Local movement sparks successful collaborations, the focus is on food, rather than issues of race, sex or economic disparity. There, hundreds of people are growing food together in communal spaces on city-owned land, privately owned empty lots and rooftops, as well as in school gardens, food forests and urban farm sites.

“Self-reliant, community-operated urban farms and the food centers that retail the produce to residents in surrounding neighborhoods—some in the city’s most isolated and impoverished communities— are economic drivers that create jobs,” says Erika Allen, projects manager of Chicago’s Growing Power office. The daughter of national organization founder Will Allen notes that local workshops resemble a crosssection of the world. “Participants from different countries, cultures and economic levels come together for three meals a day, where we connect, share perspectives and learn from one another.”

Another successful initiative, Building a Healthier Chicago (BHC), brings together the Chicago Department of Public Health, the Office of the Regional Health Administrator of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Chicago Medical Society and the Institute of Medicine of Chicago. The BHC agribusiness project develops and maintains a system of more accessible food supply, distribution and markets where people live, work, play, pray and learn.

Neighbors in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, organized park cleanups with the longrange goal of replacing crime and litter with learning. Now, Riverside Park, once an area of urban blight, has both a collegelevel field research station and grade school outdoor classroom, offering in-

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novative school, adult and community programs operated by the Urban Ecology Center (UEC). Programs serve 44 schools and have spawned two branches in Washington Park and Menomonee Valley to serve residents in those areas.

The UEC’s latest project, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, the River Revitalization Foundation, Milwaukee County Parks, private businesses and local landowners, is an arboretum that will protect and restore 40 acres of land for native species and wildlife habitat along the Milwaukee River. “With the creation of the Milwaukee Rotary Centennial Arboretum, southeastern Wisconsin has a new, biologically diverse space for growing future environmental stewards,” says UEC Executive Director Ken Leinbach. He particularly likes creating spaces and resources that give people that wouldn’t normally connect a place to bump into one another.

Expanding Worldview College settings are similarly intended to encourage stimulating and expansive dialogue among diverse populations.

At Mount Holyoke College, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, recent environmental study grads Dana Rubin and Hannah Blackmer met Frances Moore Lappé when she visited to share the message of her book EcoMind: Changing the Way We Think, to Create the World We Want. As a result, the pair embraced the need to shift their view of the world away from looming negatives to focus on creating positive connections and meaningful relationships that recognize life’s interdependence and fuel constructive change.

After more research, the duo built a simple website named Convenient

Resilience.com and created a blog before commencing a coast-to-coast, 100-day, solutions-oriented journey last summer. They posted nearly 30 “webisodes” of heartfelt interactions with individuals and organizations with stories to tell, like the group at 2100 Lakeside Emergency Men’s Shelter, in Cleveland, Ohio, that is using small-scale, practical and cost-effective solutions to lessen their impact on the environment. “The personal stories we heard affirm what we learned from Frances—that it’s possible to locally solve global problems together,” advise the sojourners, who travel in a grease-powered car.

“Learn to think beyond negative thought traps that engender fear,” advises Lappé. “Thinking, ‘There isn’t enough to go around, so I have to grab what I can now,’ for instance, focuses on separateness and lack, which is precisely what got us into the state we are in.”

Starting Within A big-picture, more-whole-systems perspective forms naturally when individuals come together to explore the power of building intentional coherence. The Art of Hosting (and convening conversations that matter), World Café, Vistar Method for Circles and OpenSpace collaborations leverage technology for the practice of mindfulness to foster deeper connections, authentic conversations and outside-the-box ideas, all contributing to a more enlightened collective intelligence.

One’s own new world perspective can even emerge as a result of a dark night of the soul, as Patricia Ariadne, Ph.D., author of Drinking the Dragon, has observed with clients that have undergone a personal metamorphosis as a result of the economic downturn.

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“What you do affects the whole world. When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.” ~ Desmond Tutu “Often, the entire process of transformation indicates a spiritual initiation— a renewal or rebirth—that acts as an induction into a level of expanded consciousness and new relationship with Spirit,” remarks Ariadne. “True spiritual progress inevitably leads to a desire to be of greater service to others, to go from ‘Me to We,’ which I believe is our mandate for the 21st century.”

Living mindfully can literally change our brains, states Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., in the introduction to A Mindful Nation, by Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan, which reports on the supporting science. “Mindfulness… can improve our capacity for perspective taking and decision making, and enhance our emotional intelligence and our ability to act with clarity and wisdom, alone and in concert with others.” Kabat-Zinn is the founding director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care and Society, at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester.

“A peaceful revolution is being led by ordinary citizens across our nation,” confirms Ryan. “At the core of it is mindfulness—finding ways to slow the mind, pay attention to the present moment and see how you are connected to others and can work in a spirit of cooperation with get things done.”

The inner impulse to recognize the deeper unity of all life and sense the

reality of Oneness is bubbling up within individuals, small groups and organizations, and finding expression in writings and teachings, according to Barbara Marx Hubbard, author of Birth 2012 and Beyond: Humanity’s Great Shift to the Age of Conscious Evolution. Individuals that feel compelled to join with others in expanding their consciousness to help foster systemic change and a culture of a higher order are invited to find a compatible group. Hubbard offers webcast training for Agents of Conscious Evolution (ACE), now 3,000 members strong; Craig Hamilton, founder of Integral Enlightenment, provides an online telecourse called Awakening to an Evolutionary Relationship to Life.

“Evolutionaries sense that we are facing a critical moment in the unfolding of our human story and feel called to create pathways to a better future,” says Hamilton. He notes that the 35,000 participants in his most recent introduction to his webcast were interested in where they could find a supportive community of kindred spirits committed to living life on the same level. He states, “We instinctively know that we can accomplish more together.”

A partnership with The Shift Network, which empowers a global movement of those intent on creating an evolutionary shift in consciousness, has enabled Hubbard, a featured sage in the documentary Awaken Soul to Soul, and her ACEs to launch a global initiative to mark the inauguration of a sustainable planetary civilization on December 22. Thousands of individuals are now working in collective hubs across the United States to prepare for the Planetary Birth Day celebration.

An initial concern for many individuals seeking to experience Oneness is, “What happens to my identity?” Christopher M. Bache, Ph.D., professor emeritus in the department of philosophy and religious studies at Youngstown State University, in Ohio, reassures us that within the matrix of connectivity, individuality is not suffocated, but paradoxically liberated into deeper forms of self-expression.

“While opening to the collective fields that surround us melts the boundaries of the private ego, bringing about the ‘death of self’ noted in spiritual literature, as the ego dies, a deeper form

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While the idea of a future in which American and other cultures reflect oneness can seem distant and idealistic, it is already present in South Africa’s Xhosa community in the form of Ubuntu, a worldview which means, “I am what I am because of who we all are.”

According to South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, Ubuntu iterates the essence of being human and speaks to the fact that it’s impossible to exist as human beings in isolation. We are people through other people.

“We think of ourselves far too frequently as just individuals, separated from one another, whereas you are connected, and what you do affects the whole world,” he observes. “When you do well, it spreads out; it is for the whole of humanity.”

No matter what you’ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can’t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished? ~ Lee Iacocca

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Mindful Holiday Traditions Simple Ways to Add Meaning and Family-Centered Fun

by Barbara Amrhein

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oo many winter holidays whiz by in a blur of presents, parties and rich foods, muting the season’s true messages of love, hope and peace.

By slowing down and refocusing on what makes this time of year so special, we can help our children—and ourselves—create fresh, meaningful traditions and experience genuine joy.

“If the spirit of the season at your home is more ‘Gimme, take me, buy me,’ instead of ‘Deck the halls,’ don’t despair,” advises internationally renowned educator and child expert Michele Borba, Ph.D., author of The Big Book of Parenting Solutions:101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries. “There are more subtle ways to encourage your kids to appreciate the greatest gifts of the holiday season. The simplest way is to focus on gifts of the heart and letting your kids be participants, not just recipients.”

Try these tips for helping youngsters co-create traditions that celebrate family, friends, sharing with others and the holidays’ festive delights.

Emphasize experiences, not things. Presents can never take the place of presence. Years from now, children will rarely recall what they unwrapped, but will remember special times spent together as a family. Take a nature walk to collect pinecones and other seasonal items for holiday décor.

Designate a Family Night and let the kids choose the activity, like seeing a movie or a holiday performance such as The Nutcracker, playing a favorite board game or building a gingerbread house. At dinner, ask youngsters to relate their favorite holiday memories, and then build upon their responses to plan this year’s celebrations.

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Treat cards as treasured gifts.

Gather the family ‘round when opening cards from others, catching up on their news and recalling funny or enjoyable shared moments. Skype calls and videos offer pleasurable immediacy while mailed cards become an appreciated, permanent memento.

Encourage children to create handmade or personalized cards for grandparents and other relatives, enclosing photos or drawings and a short note describing the reasons that person means so much to them. Hand deliver other cards to neighbors, accompanied by a plate of homemade, healthy treats.

Children can also send cards to military personnel overseas via a Red Cross program at Tinyurl.com/HolidayHeroMail.

Practice creative giving. Adopt a less fortunate family or child for the holidays (local churches or social service agencies can provide information)

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and ask youngsters to be “Santa’s little helpers” by picking out and thoughtfully wrapping books, toys and other gifts. Help children research good causes and earmark a small amount of money for them to gift to the cause of their choice, such as an animal shelter or other local nonprofit. Honor the gift of time, as well: Youngsters that spend a few hours helping out at a food pantry, caroling at a nursing home or wrapping gifts for Toys for Tots will experience and remember the true joy of giving.

Nurture a sense of the spiritual.

Worship services aren’t the only venue for sharing family values and beliefs with children. On the night of the Winter Solstice, December 21—the shortest day and longest night of the year—enjoy dinner by candlelight. Afterwards, stargaze in the backyard and make some holiday wishes. On another evening, turn off all the lights except the Christmas tree, menorah or other special candles and talk quietly about your blessings. Listening to a CD of carols from around the world reinforces a spirit of unity and invites lively discussions about how other cultures observe their holidays.

Celebrate the season’s sights, sounds and fun. Ask children to help choose a tree and make or buy an ornament with special meaning for them.

Then join in an informal decorating party with holiday tunes (kids get to choose some favorites), cocoa and cookies. Set aside an evening to walk or drive around the neighborhood to admire holiday lights and displays. Those in northern climes can build a family snowman, forge a “snow angel” chain in the yard or go sledding at an area park. As a fun twist on traditional caroling, grab some kazoos and go humming with the kids and their friends. To capture these great holiday moments, ask each child to take turns as the official family photographer.

Borba believes these types of shared experiences help children understand the true meaning of the season and bring back the heartfelt joy it represents. “In the end,” she advises, “remember that the holidays are really meant to be about love, togetherness and wonderful memories.”

Barbara Amrhein is a freelance writer and editor for Natural Awakenings.

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Overcome Obstacles to Achievement

Jack Canfield Shares Insights on Creating Success

by Linda Sechrist

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ack Canfield is best known as co-author of The New York Times number-one bestselling Chicken Soup for the Soul series, which has sold more than 500 million copies in 47 languages. A featured teacher in the films The Secret and Tapping the Source, he also has been interviewed on more than 1,000 radio and TV segments. He currently serves as CEO of The Canfield Training Group and president and founder of the Transformational Leadership Council.

Even with a wealth of webinars, teleclasses, workshops and other tools advising everyone how to live the life of their dreams, why do so many still struggle to feel successful?

Just having a map in your hands doesn’t mean that you will get to your destination. Understanding your fears and limiting beliefs does not necessarily give you the ability to overcome them.

Humans also have built-in protective mechanisms that often override their efforts to achieve their goals in order to maintain the status quo.

While ideas presented in programs and courses to help people achieve success can inspire and motivate positive change, many people get stuck when they have to apply them. In the past, many of the methods used to overcome obstacles to success have been tedious and time consuming, requiring months or years of intense concentration and relentless perseverance.

Why is it so challenging to make the changes necessary to succeed?

The mind is divided into two hemispheres. One is responsible for rational, conscious thought and processes ideas sequentially, using language. The other is emotional, and processes ideas simultaneously, using pictures. The emotional, subconscious mind is far more powerful than the rational, conscious mind.

It controls about 95 percent of our thoughts and actions and is motivated by the pull of pleasurable rewards and the push of negative emotions.

To understand the challenge of change, think of the emotional mind as an elephant and the rational mind as the rider. As long as the elephant doesn’t have a strong desire to move in a particular direction, the rider can control the elephant. However, if the direction that the elephant wants to go in is different than what the rider has in mind, the chance of forcing the elephant radically diminishes.

The reason that so many people fail to achieve success is that the elephantine subconscious is innately averse to the new action that needs to be taken. To make tasks much easier, the elephant must be motivated to move in a certain direction or, at the very least, remain neutral and not resist the rider.

By applying some newer, cuttingedge tools that support change, such as tapping points along the body’s energy meridians, the approach used in the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), it is not only possible to get the elephant to cease resisting, but can also shave time off the journey to personal power and accomplishment. Tapping can transform the beliefs and emotions that cause selfdoubt, self-sabotage, procrastination and other roadblocks. It is being used around

the world to help people minimize or eliminate issues as varied as fears, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, food cravings and chronic pain.

What do you consider ultimate success?

Many people report that after applying my 64 recommended success principles, they have achieved outstanding results in one area of their life, although they didn’t meet their expectations in another. Ultimate success isn’t about having only financial success, yet poor relationships; it’s about having success in all areas of your life.

So, as practitioners like my co-author Pamela Bruner, a business success coach and EFT expert, teach the tapping technique, they verbally introduce a powerful success principle and note the resistance people might encounter when trying to implement that principle. This can be done in person or self-administered, as demonstrated on the DVD included in our book, Tapping Into Ultimate Success.

How can we support our goals in everyday life?

I’ve learned that few people actually study the principles of success as they relate to life. In college or business school, students are taught management skills that apply to business, but not the skill sets or mindsets needed for success in their personal lives. Students in educational institutions of any kind never learn that they control their life. We all need to understand that the books we read, the TV shows we watch and the social environment we choose to immerse ourselves in all either undermine our success or support it.

For more information, visit JackCanfield.com.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings magazine.

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Homemade and Heartfelt Do-It-Yourself Stocking Stuffers

by Meredith Montgomery

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ith the volume of household waste soaring 34 percent beyond normal levels in the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day it’s particularly important to remain eco-conscious during the holidays,” says Anna Getty, author of I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas. “It’s easy to get so wrapped up in buying gifts and decorations that eco-friendliness goes out the window.”

This year, consider giving the family’s stocking stuffers a sustainable makeover by gifting homemade items.

Getty observes, “Useful, thoughtful homemade gifts can be really sweet… and green.”

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A Jar for Everyone With a ribbon and label of instructions, inexpensive canning jars and glass containers filled with homemade goodies can become creative and practical gifts for everyone on the list.

Sugar body scrubs offer a simple and affordable home spa experience.

Combine two cups of sugar with one cup of oil (sweet almond, grapeseed or olive) and add 10 to 20 drops of essential oils to scent. Try a combination of rosemary and peppermint for an invigorating morning scrub or lavender and vanilla to unwind later.

Fill jars with ingredients for some simmering home aromatherapy. Labels

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instruct recipients to boil the contents in a small saucepan of water, and then reduce heat to simmer, adding water as needed. Combine evergreen sprigs, cinnamon sticks, cloves, dried apple peels and citrus rinds for a festive holiday scent. Lemon, rosemary and vanilla afford a refreshing alternative.

For family grill masters, obtain bulk spices for barbecue rubs at a health food store. A basic recipe from DadCooksDinner.com combines four tablespoons paprika, four tablespoons brown sugar, two tablespoons chili powder, one tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, two teaspoons garlic powder, two teaspoons onion powder and one teaspoon dried thyme.

Upcycled and Sewn Experienced crafters can follow online guidelines to upcycle fabric scraps and unwanted clothing and linens. An old sweatshirt or sweater becomes an iPad case and colorful T-shirts morph into tote bags and scarves.

Creating therapeutic hot/cold bags can be fairly simple, even without a sewing machine. Cut a 16-by-eight-inch piece of flannel, cotton, fleece or terrycloth and fold it in half with the finished side inside, lining up the edges. Using sturdy thread, sew a quarter-inch seam along the open edges, leaving a halfinch opening. Carefully turn the fabric right-side-out through the opening and fill the bag three-quarters full with long grain white rice. Tuck in the opening’s unfinished edges and sew closed.

To treat aches and pains, the giftee can microwave the bag for 30 seconds at a time until achieving the desired temperature or place it in the freezer to use as a cooling or freezer

pack. For aromatherapy, mix the rice with a couple of drops of lavender essential oil before filling. At room temperature, the scented version doubles as a soothing eye pillow.

Seeds to Throw and Grow Guerilla Gardening’s (GuerillaGardening. org) recipe for seed bombs makes fun gifts for gardeners and nature lovers. Choose flower and herb seeds that grow well in each recipient’s region.

Combine five parts clay soil or potter’s powder (from art supply stores), one part compost and one part seeds, with water to bind. Form the mixture into balls approximately one inch in diameter and let dry for one to two days in an empty egg carton.

Wrap seed bombs in recycled paper or cloth tied with a ribbon and instructions.

Toss them in the yard or garden and watch them grow.

Creative and Kid-Friendly Enlist Santa’s elves to assemble a fortbuilding kit for children, inspired by Saltwater-Kids.com. Stock a pillowcase with two sheets, clothespins, plastic clamps, rope, suction cups and a flashlight. Tie up the pillowcase with rope and a cute label, and watch old linens come to life with a little imagination.

Give broken and unwanted crayons a second life with fun-shaped recycled crayons. Fill greased muffin tins or cookie cutters on a foil-lined cookie sheet with broken crayon pieces (paper removed).

Bake at 150 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes or until the crayons melt. Allow them to cool completely before removing from the molds.

“I like to encourage families to focus on creating memories and rituals as a way to avoid excessive holiday consumption,” says Getty, who is renowned for her homecooked gifts packaged in reusable tins with recycled bows. She notes, “These become a tradition that people know and love.”

Such heartfelt gifts open the door to special moments and memories celebrating the true spirit of the season.

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Unexpected Upside

Media Gadgets Can Boost Family Connections

by Lisa Marshall

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itness a gadget-obsessed family at the dinner table and it is easy to conclude that technology is fracturing family life: Mom’s emailing her boss; Dad’s watching a YouTube video on his tablet; sister’s texting her boyfriend; and little brother is playing Angry Birds on his smart phone.

No one is talking with each other.

But dysfunctional dinner habits aside, it appears cell and Internet technologies haven’t turned out to be as harmful as once predicted.

“When we started this research, the dominant thought was that Internet technology would make us lonely, socially isolated and threaten our family lives,” says Lee Rainie, director of the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. “We have been asking people about this now for 12 years in our surveys and the dominant answer is ‘Actually, we feel more connected with our families than we did before.’”

Web-conferencing systems like Skype have enabled family members across the globe to chat for free and

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also see each other. Social networking sites like Facebook have enabled previously out-of-touch siblings to share photos and revive contact. According to Pew studies since 2008, cell phones have led married couples to talk more during the day and parents to maintain more open lines of communication with their kids.

“There always seems to be anxiety in raising a teen, and now a lot of that can be alleviated,” says Larry

Rosen, Ph.D., a research psychologist at California State University and author of Me, MySpace, and I: Parenting the Net Generation. “A scared mom or dad can text their kid, saying ‘R U OK?’ and get a one-word answer back, whereas before that kid would have had to find a pay phone, maybe wouldn’t have done it and Mom and Dad would have panicked.”

Rosen’s own research suggests that social networking can actually teach teens to be more empathetic, a trait that enhances their bonds with family members. For example, a cousin will post on Facebook that her cat died, then the teen responds warmly and their bond tightens. The teen gains empathy useful in face-to-face experiences.

“Research from the Pew Center has shown that active social networkers tend to have more friends and support and be more involved with their communities and families,” Rainie maintains, while cautionary studies from the Kaiser Family Foundation suggest that kids unhealthily obsessed with media tend to have lower grades and get into trouble at school.

Overall, according to a 2011 study by the Barna Group, a Ventura, California, research firm, 32 percent of parents and 47 percent of teens say technology has made their family life better, while 18 percent of parents and 6 percent of teens say it has worsened, because the news is not all good.

Consider how, instead of sitting down to watch a show together, family members often are in a room or vehicle watching their own show on their own tiny screen.

“People miss social moments around them because they are com-

Personal Media Use Stats n Kids ages 8 to 18 spend seven hours, 38 minutes per day with media, including video, TV, music and the Internet n 77 percent of teens own cell phones; 35 percent of adults own a smart phone n 38 percent of cell phone owners use it during TV commercials n 13 percent of cell phone owners say they have used their phone to avoid interacting with people Sources: Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project; Kaiser Family Foundation

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municating with the network inside the screen, rather than the world immediately surrounding them,” says Rainie.

(On the flip side, Rainie notes, families often share those moments with each other, too, like a funny YouTube video or a picture on Facebook.)

Rosen cautions that the smart phone could be a pivotal game-changer if consumers aren’t careful. “We are already finding that most people under the age of 40 check their phones every 15 minutes or less, and if they can’t, they become highly anxious. Their whole social world appears channeled through this device, and that is worrisome.”

Both Rosen and Rainie stress that the key to making any technology a positive for family dynamics is to set rules at the outset and know when to unplug.

Here are some guidelines to consider.

Cell phones. Everyone can check their phone messages before dinner and then power it down while the family is eating. Don’t use phones in bed, or in the hour before sleeping, which can be particularly detrimental to a teen’s rest, Rosen’s research shows.

Facebook. “When your child says, ‘All of my friends are on Facebook and I feel left out,’ that is probably the time to let them join Facebook,” advises Rosen.

Reserve the right to look at their page periodically with them. Each parent and child pair can decide if they should “friend” each other, but don’t assume that gives a parent a backstage pass to the child’s personal life.

Pew reports that 80 percent of parents whose children use social media have friended their child. However, “Insisting that your child friend you on Facebook is often an invitation for them to set up a phantom, or fake page,” notes Rosen.

Smart phones and tablets. Set specific times to ban technology. “As couples, we used to retire to bed at night and watch TV and talk. Now we watch TV, check our phone and play Words with Friends games, and that has taken the place of intimate communication.” It helps to set specific times to check the phone and leave it off for big chunks of time.

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HEALTHY HOLIDAY BAKING

A Cornucopia of Delicious Treats photos by Stephen Blancett

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here’s nothing so comforting as the scent and taste of home-baked treats. To fill a home with cheer, try these delectably healthy recipes.

Some are gluten or dairy-free, others pack less butter and sweeteners (thus fewer calories) than their typical counterparts, and a few are vegan (containing no animal products, including honey). All are perfect for holiday celebrations, hostess gifts or exchanges.

Gluten-Free Apricot Scones

These scones freeze well and taste even better the next day, warmed for 30 seconds in a microwave. Serve with apricot jam or honey.

Yields 8 servings (342 calories per serving) 1½ cups brown rice flour ½ cup tapioca flour 1 /3 cup potato starch 2½ tsp baking powder 2½ tsp xanthan gum ¼ cup natural cane sugar ½ tsp salt ½ cup (1 stick) cold butter, cubed 5 eggs (divided) ½ cup plus 1–2 Tbsp plain low-fat yogurt ¾ cups dried apricots, finely chopped ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp almond extract 1 Tbsp water ¼ cup turbinado sugar Preheat oven to 350° F. Sift together first 7 ingredients (brown rice flour through salt). Using a pastry blender or two knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.

In a separate bowl, whisk together 4 eggs, yogurt, apricots and extracts. Add to flour-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.

Dust work surface with brown rice flour. Turn out scone mixture and pat into a nine-by-nine-inch square. Cut scones into desired shape or use a biscuit cutter. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Whisk remaining egg with 1 tablespoon water; brush mixture over scones.

Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden.

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Apple-Walnut Coffee Cake

Here’s a favorite yummy treat for festive brunches. Guests and family will never guess that this decadent indulgence contains much less butter and sugar than a typical coffee cake.

Yields 16 servings (239 calories per serving) ¼ cup light brown sugar 2 tsp ground cinnamon 2¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (divided) ¼ cup (½ stick) cold unsalted butter ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter at room temperature 1 cup maple sugar 2 eggs ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp low-fat buttermilk (1 percent) 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt 2 cups Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced ½ cup walnuts, chopped and toasted Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper.

Butter pan sides and top of parchment.

In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon and ¼ cup flour. Cut in ¼ cup cold butter until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles a streusel topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.

In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together ½ cup room-temperature butter and maple sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda and salt into egg-butter mixture.

Mix until just combined.

Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool before releasing from pan.

Vegan Trail-Mix Cookies

These crunchy-chewy cookies are perfect for snowshoe hikes or crosscountry ski trips.

Yields 36 servings (135 calories per serving) ¾ cup all-purpose flour ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 cup carrot, shredded 1½ cups unsweetened coconut, shredded 1½ cups natural cane sugar 1½ cups rolled oats 1 tsp baking powder ½ tsp salt ½ cup water ½ cup canola oil 1 Tbsp vanilla extract 1 cup grain-sweetened chocolate chips 1 cup chopped pecans, lightly toasted 1 cup cherries, dried Preheat oven to

350° F. Mix together flours, carrot, coconut, sugar, oats, baking powder and salt.

In a separate bowl, mix together water, oil and vanilla. Add wet mixture to dry. Mix to combine. Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and cherries.

Scoop batter by 2 tablespoons each onto a baking sheet, pushing in any stray pieces. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool for 2 minutes and then remove to a rack to cool completely.

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Muffins

These lightly sweetened, butter-free muffins evoke the scents and tastes of the holidays. With fewer carbs and calories than regular sugar, the concentrated fruit-juice reduction also adds moistness; look for all-natural options, such as Wax Orchards’ Fruit Sweet.

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a 12cup muffin tin with baking cups.

Sift together flours, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger and allspice in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mix together pumpkin purée, fruitjuice reduction or agave, oil and coconut milk. Stir wet mixture into dry until just incorporated (do not overmix). Fold in coconut, walnuts and dried cranberries.

Divide batter evenly among muffin tins. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

Yields 16 servings (145 calories per serving) 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour 1 tsp baking soda ½ tsp salt ½ tsp ground nutmeg 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ½ tsp ground allspice 1 cup pumpkin purée 2 /3 cup fruit-juice reduction (or light agave nectar) ½ cup canola oil ¼ cup coconut milk ½ cup unsweetened coconut, shredded 1 cup walnuts, chopped and toasted ¾ cup dried cranberries

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Place flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Sift cocoa powder into the bowl. Whisk until well blended.

Healthy Red Velvet Cupcakes These moist cupcakes use spelt flour for a lighter texture, more protein and fewer calories than wheat flour. Avoid artificial colors by using vegetable-based food coloring, or make your own.

Place sugar, oil and eggs in a separate large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Add buttermilk, vanilla, lemon juice and food coloring.

Whisk lightly until combined.

Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir just until mixture comes together. Do not overmix.

Yields 8 to 10 servings (352 calories per serving) Cupcakes 1½ cups white spelt flour 1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp salt 1 Tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder (not Dutch-processed) ½ cup natural cane sugar ½ cup melted coconut oil (or safflower oil) 2 eggs at room temperature ¾ cup buttermilk at room temperature 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp lemon juice 3 tsp natural red food coloring

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Agave Cream-Cheese Frosting 8 oz Neufchâtel (reduced-fat) cream cheese at room temperature 3 Tbsp plus 1 tsp agave nectar 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp cornstarch Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a muffin tin with 8 to 10 cupcake liners or coat with cooking spray.

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Gently spoon batter into muffin cups.

Bake 10 minutes and test with a toothpick. If it doesn’t come out clean, turn pans and bake another 3 to 5 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Cool on rack for 2 minutes. Remove from pan and cool completely before frosting. (Or store in an airtight container until ready to frost. Do not refrigerate, which dries them out.)

Beat cream cheese, agave and vanilla together. Sift cornstarch over mixture and blend until smooth. Frost cupcakes just before serving.

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t’s easy to take breathing for granted.

But tune in to your breath—when, say, halfway through a sun salutation or headed for a finish line—and you’ll find that it not only feeds muscles fresh oxygen, but also indicates whether it’s time to increase the intensity of the activity. To get the most out of every breath, follow these exercise tips from acknowledged experts.

Running With closed lips, breathe in sharply and deeply through the nose. Then purse the lips as if trying to blow out a candle and exhale through the mouth. While running, breathe in for one step and out for two.

“The rapid inhale and slower exhale in this technique fills lungs from the bottom,” explains Danny Dreyer, author of ChiRunning: A Revolutionary Approach to Effortless, Injury-Free Running. “Breathing exercises help take in more air when inhaling and empty lungs completely when exhaling. Muscles receive more glycogen, which lowers the chances of their cramping up.”

Yoga Use the Hindu breathing method called ujjayi, in which the lungs are fully expanded. First, inhale once with the mouth open, and then exhale the same way, making a “Ha,” sound. Then close your mouth and continue making the same sound while inhaling and exhaling through the nose (it will resemble the rushing sound that Darth Vader makes in Star Wars movies).

“Your breathing is the barometer of all your poses,” says Elena Brower, founder and co-owner of Virayoga, in

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Exhale through the mouth when lifting weights and inhale through the nose when lowering them. As a rule of thumb, take two seconds to raise weights and three to four seconds to lower them.

“Focusing on your breath keeps your brain in the game, so you’re more likely to pay attention to overall form,” says Tom Holland, an exercise physiologist, personal trainer and fitness consultant in Darien, Connecticut.

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“The key to breathing on a bike is to go in through the nose and out through the mouth, and to be as relaxed as possible,” Holland counsels. As intensity increases on climbs or long rides, breathe more forcefully—deeper, quicker inhalations through the nose and rapid exhalations through the mouth.

“The more relaxed your breathing is, the more relaxed your entire body will be,” says Holland. “Relaxed breathing conserves energy, prevents fatigue and improves endurance.” Using forceful breaths when you’re tired also sends more energizing oxygen to muscles to help counter fatigue.

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MANAGING

MANGE Treatment Plans that Speed Relief

by Dr. Matthew J. Heller

skin may harden to a scaly condition. If untreated, mange can transform a dog’s skin into an uncomfortable, leathery and brittle organ. Stay alert to such appearances and act quickly.

Sarcoptic scabies mange results from microscopic, oval-shaped, lightcolored mites that migrate easily between hosts. Prime real estate includes a pet’s ears, elbows, thighs, face and underside of the chest.

Symptoms include severe itching and

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angy mutt” may seem a benign enough term for a sorry-looking pooch, but behind the poor appearance can lie a troublesome health condition that causes many species of domestic animals, including cats, discomfort if not properly treated.

Mange is typically caused by tiny, parasitic mites that feed upon the pet for nutrition, compromising the host’s health. Some burrow under the skin to lay eggs, which hatch and restart the mite’s life cycle; others stay on the skin’s surface and feed on pet dandruff.

Common Types of Mange Various types of mange share common symptoms: In infected areas, hair loss, redness, itching, irritation and scabs typically occur; more seriously, a pet’s

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scratching that creates red bumps amidst crusty, thick skin, weight loss, lethargy and swollen lymph nodes. It takes about one week after a pet has been exposed to them for symptoms to appear. Unlike demodectic mange, sarcoptic mange can be transmitted to humans, causing a red rash similar to an insect bite.

Pets that suffer from demodectic mange typically already have a weak-

Diagnosis and Treatment If a pet shows symptoms of mange, consult a holistic veterinarian for proper diagnosis and treatment. Once diagnosed, it is vital to implement a full treatment.

For cases of sarcoptic mange, this entails replacing the pet’s bedding and collar,

plus treating all animals with which the pet has been in contact.

Conventional treatment options vary. The irritating toxicity of most antiparasitic medications, such as ivermectin or selamectin-based products, makes them effective in destroying mites over several months but also creates problems for the pet if used improperly. Thus, a vet may also prescribe an anti-inflammatory medication; a natural option is plant-derived sterols such as beta-sitosterol, which acts like a cortisone steroid, without the immune-suppressing side effects.

Antibiotics also are often prescribed to treat the secondary skin infections and ease itching. Natural antibiotics such as amoxicillin/clavulanate offer a more gentle choice than synthetics.

Natural herbal ingredients further provide a safe and effective alternative to harsh chemicals. Garlic is popular for its natural repellent and antibacterial properties. Other natural insecticides, including wormwood, neem and lemongrass, help soothe irritated skin.

A holistic veterinarian will address the underlying causes of poor health, especially in the case of demodectic mange.

Key elements in restoring optimal wellness include proper nutrition via a well-crafted natural diet and immuneboosting probiotics, plus supplements to meet the individual pet’s needs.

From a holistic standpoint, bolstering the immune system with vitamins (like vitamin C and general skin and immune-supportive pet nutraceuticals) and herbs (such as Astragalus) help.

Supplementing the pet’s diet with foods or supplements high in omega-3 and omega-6 also helps; sources of both include salmon and flaxseed.

As with other types of parasitic diseases, it is critical that the owner comply with a veterinarian’s treatment instructions. If the pet is prescribed an antiparasitic medication for 90 days, for example, use it for the entire period, regardless of improvements. An incomplete treatment may interrupt the mite’s life cycle but fail to sufficiently destroy the entire population to prevent re-infestation.

Dr. Matthew J. Heller is an integrative veterinarian and owner of All About PetCare, in Middletown, OH.

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ened or compromised immune system, sometimes because of immaturity (such as puppies), malnourishment, stress associated with another illness, or even a hereditary issue. Under a microscope, demodex mites appear cigar-shaped.

Common symptoms include hair loss, balding, scabbing and sores. Dogs are more susceptible to both types than cats.

Localized demodectic mange usually occurs in puppies when mites migrate from mother to pup during early nurturing. In puppies, the mange often appears on the face, creating a patchy, polka-dotted, balding appearance. Generally, pets will heal from this type of mange without treatment. Generalized demodectic mange presents a greater challenge, because it is spread across large areas of the skin. The pet may emit a horrid odor from secondary bacterial skin infections.

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A GING GRACEFULLY Good Ways to Care for Pets in their Golden Years

by Sandra Murphy

We know that animals subjectively age faster than humans.

What are the signs and how can we ease the way for an elderly pet?

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s with humans, living longer doesn’t mean adding on time at the end, but adding to the middle, when pets can still enjoy themselves, maybe with some changes and modifications,” advises Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Mark Howes, owner of Berglund Animal Hospital, in Evanston, Illinois. “Pets deserve quality of life.”

Howes believes the old rule of thumb—one human year equals seven dog years—has changed. Size and breed are also factors now. “A 7-yearold great Dane is a senior, but for a Pomeranian, it’s closer to 10,” he says.

“For other breeds, 12 is not necessarily elderly.”

Key signs that indicate a pet may be slowing down and require special attention include changes in appetite, mobility and social interaction with people and other pets. In general, watch for flagging desires, abilities and cooperation.

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Instead of visiting a veterinarian’s office, choosing a vet that makes house calls is one viable solution. This is how New York City-based Dr. Jonathan Leshanski has specialized in aiding pets for 15 years. “During home visits, I notice things a pet’s person may miss or misinterpret in the midst of daily companioning,” says Leshanski, who sees more cats than dogs. “Because house calls are convenient for owners, I see pets more often and can diagnose problems earlier.”

Dr. Cathy Alinovi also takes to the road with her rural practice, Hoof Stock Veterinary Service, in Pine Village, Indiana. She’s found, “The best way to keep a pet healthy and present longer is to keep the brain active,” adding that clients attest that their dog lived well and longer because of early intervention. “Some treatments for maintaining flexibility in their body are as simple as massage and stretching,” she adds.

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An older or ill pet can become a finicky eater whose diet needs revamping. Dogs can sometimes skip a meal or two, but it’s important for cats to eat regularly says Jodi Ziskin, a holistic nutrition consultant who specializes in companion animal care in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

“Each animal is different, and it’s important to find the right food texture, smell and taste,” she notes. “Keep nutrients as pure and organic as possible and serve real meat and veggies. If a pet has trouble chewing or needs more fluids, try dehydrated foods, thinned by blending with filtered water to a puréed consistency. Don’t set food and water dishes on the floor—raise them so the pet’s head is higher than his stomach, which helps digestion.”

Ziskin recalls how a holistic diet and supplements enabled her own cat, Kayla, diagnosed with chronic renal failure, hyperthyroidism and irritable bowel syndrome at age 14, to live twice as long as her original prognosis of three years. Acupuncture and subcutaneous fluid therapy complemented her nutritional program.

For pets with chronic pain from arthritis or another ailment, veterinary house calls can literally be lifesavers, because they give owners more options than premature euthanasia. Dr. Karri Miller, a veterinary oncologist with Veterinary Healthcare Associates, in Winter Haven, Florida, advises, “Cancer treatments for pets are not as harsh as they are for people and have fewer side effects. Before making a decision about treatment, consult a veterinary oncologist and ask a lot of questions.

More pets today are living longer with a good quality of life.”

Dr. Kathleen Cooney, owner of Home to Heaven veterinary services, in Loveland, Colorado, likes the team approach. “We teach people to partner with their pet on a day-to-day basis and help take away the fear by educating the family to recognize the stages of aging and illness, pain and crisis, manage nutrition and live like their

Leaving with Dignity

For aging or terminally ill pets, Dr. Mary Gardner, owner of Lap of Love, in Broward County, Florida, works with families through the end of the pet’s life. “As a veterinarian who solely practices in-home hospice and euthanasia, I have been given a unique privilege,” she says. “Hospice care supports both the pet and family. I make sure the family and I have a clearly defined goal—the comfort of the animal.” Similar to hospice care for humans, pets in hospice are given palliative care that can prolong life without suffering or pain.

Accepting help from a hospice service is not about giving up, but simply recognizing that additional treatment will not cure the illness. It’s accepting that the quality of each day of life is more important than the number of days. It’s living fully, beginning to end, right up until the last breath.

ENTICING A PICKY EATER “A pet doesn’t need to eat every nutrient every day. A balance achieved over several days will work. Getting them to eat is the main thing,” says Jodi Ziskin, a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based animal wellness counselor. “Details can be worked out later.”

She suggests these nutritious tips for perking up interest:

Feed the animal two to four times a day in small amounts, so the stomach is neither empty or overfull.

Changing from a raw diet to cooked food can aid digestion for older pets.

For cats: Quinoa, millet or rice slows digestion and allows absorption of more nutrients. Because cats utilize fat in their diet better than dogs, a fullfat, plain yogurt is a good treat.

For dogs: Low-fat yogurt and probiotics

soothe the stomach. Chicken thigh meat offers more flavor than breast meat.

For both: A scrambled egg is a welcome treat. Also, add a bit of liquid from no-salt added, low mercury, wild caught, BPA-free cans of waterpacked tuna poured over their regular food or alternatively, ground-meat baby food. Aroma plays a large part in appetite, so appropriately warm foods before serving. Chamomile tea—about two teaspoons for cats and more for dogs, depending on size—has a calming effect and aids digestion.

Like humans, pets sometimes need an antacid—ask a veterinarian for advice. If administering pills is a problem, crush them in the liquid from water-packed tuna, put it into a feeding syringe and slowly squirt the liquid into the corner of the pet’s mouth.

LapOfLove.com/Pet_Quality_ of_Life_Scale.pdf helps owners track signs of improvements or deterioration that require adjustments in life management.

Sandra Murphy is a regular contributor to Natural Awakenings magazines.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama

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pets do—in the moment, not in the future. Understanding brings peace.”

When the end comes, compassionate euthanasia at home or on Cooney’s farm lends a comforting atmosphere at a difficult time.

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Alternative Adoptions Fit for Families

by Sandra Murphy

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hile dogs, cats, fish and birds populate most pet homes, other animals can be just as much fun to own.

Rabbits

“Rabbits are social and love routine.

Be late with dinner and a bunny will show displeasure by stomping its feet,” says Pamela Hood, founder of Sweet Binks Rabbit Rescue, a state-licensed shelter in Foster, Rhode Island. Her four rules for happy, active bunnies are: Find a veterinarian that

knows rabbits, adopt rather than buy, get a bonded pair and spay/neuter them.

Since 2000, Sweet Binks has rescued more than 1,700 rabbits as recaptured strays or from shelters meant for dogs and cats. Bunnies can live more than 14 years.

“Rabbits eat more than just carrots.

Pellets should be timothy hay-based, not alfalfa, for adult rabbits,” explains Hood. “But limit the amount. Hay should be 85 to 90 percent of their diet, because the side-to-side chewing of hay keeps teeth worn down to a livable length and ensures proper digestion.”

Rabbits can be litter box-trained and run free if the home is petproofed. For example, keep electrical cords out of reach or covered with plastic tubing. A lonely, bored bunny can be destructive, so provide wooden and chemical-free wicker toys for chewing.

Play with them daily, although most shy away from cuddling. Bonded pairs need to be in sight of one another.

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with Shetland ponies. Minis are fully grown horses, bred for pulling carts, not riding. They require the same care as a larger horse and make good therapy animals. An adult mini is about the same size as a standard-sized horse’s newborn foal—about 34 to 38 inches tall at the withers (between the shoulder blades), although some are smaller.

“Trained minis are good, gentle interpreters of emotion,” says Veronique Matthews, founder of Hearts & Hooves, a nonprofit equine therapy organization in Austin, Texas. “We visit abused or autistic kindergarten-age children with a ratio of one child, one horse, one handler.” Walking on a handheld leash, a mini can help a child to cope with fear and anxiety.

Alpaca

A few years ago, alpacas were regarded as the next moneymakers when breeding and sales brought high prices for fleece, along with their waste, sold as soil-enriching manure. After the trend peaked, many herds were sold, often to ill-suited owners, and some needed rescuing.

Michelle Zumwalt, a job consultant for people with disabilities in Spanish Lake, Missouri, has hosted rescued alpacas for eight years; the number fluctuates, based on new arrivals and adoptions. “There are enough of them to help supply local organic farms with fertilizer,” says Zumwalt. “These gentle creatures feel safest in numbers; when in danger, they will kick or spit.”

Hermit Crabs

Hermit crabs are likeable for their social, nonaggressive character, ease in handling and low maintenance. All crabs are born in the ocean, although some species leave the water as adults.

Pet crabs in the United States are either Caribbean land crabs or the faster and more agile Ecuadorian crabs, which require access to both salt and fresh water.

A 10-gallon fish tank with sand of a consistency suitable for castle building that’s three or four times deeper than the height of the largest crab works well. Crabs can grow to six inches in length and live 10 years or more, although they don’t reproduce in captivity. As colony animals, they’re much

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happier in a group.

Hermit crabs periodically need to replace the shell they carry on their back. Provide a shell that is 10 to 15 percent larger and watch as the crab tries it on for size. When crabs molt their underside ectoskeleton, they burrow beneath the sand for four to eight weeks; place these crabs in a separate tank.

“Because crabs are scavengers, we feed them chicken, turkey, seaweed, scrambled eggs and fish. They love carrots, bell peppers, kiwi and coconut,” says Christine Richards, a maintenance management analyst and hermit crab caregiver in Montgomery Village, Maryland. “Crabs are nocturnal, so use a small flashlight to watch their antics,” she adds. “They love to climb.”

Chinchillas

Chinchillas, another night creature, can live up to 20 years. A round body, tiny hands and large ears make them easy to love, remarks Christina Pierce, a federal examiner of financial institutions in Little Rock, Arkansas. “My chin, Gizmo, wants to be where the commotion is and likes to travel,” she laughs.

A specialty vet is required for chinchillas, with attention given to their teeth, which grow throughout their life. Give them things to chew on and fresh hay to help file down teeth. Gizmo’s favorite chews are willow twigs, peanuts in the shell, alfalfa sticks and lava blocks. “A twice-daily dust bath keeps his fur clean,” notes Pierce, “plus, it’s fun to watch.”

It seems that everyone can find a pet that’s perfect for them. It’s just a matter of thinking outside the litter box.

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Community Acupuncture and Chair Massage Clinic ─ 3-7pm. Relieve stress, chronic pain, feeling overwhelmed and holiday blues. $25. No appointment necessary. Allow 60 minutes.

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Boot Camp ─ 6-7pm. Full body workout with core emphasis for those stubborn abdominals. $130 for 12 sessions.

Right Jab Fitness, 3400 Anderson Rd, Greenville. 363-3923.

Nia Dance/Fitness ─ 6-7pm. Throw off your shoes and dance. $10 per class, non-members welcome. Riverside Tennis Club, 435 Hammett Bridge Rd, Greer. 848-0918.

MeaningSighttm: Establishing Vision, Goals, Meaning and Spirit ─ 6:158:30pm. Second Monday of the month.

Establish a life vision and goals for meaning, flourishing and spirit – 6 small group classes to bring more meaning and a deeper spirituality into your life. $150.

Life Coaching Institute, 25 Woods Lake Rd, Ste. 207, Greenville. 282-8989.

Weight Loss Information Session ─ 6:15pm. Discuss the tools needed to lose weight and keep it off. Tour the facility and meet the staff. Free. Nutrition Solutions, 2104 Woodruff Rd, Greenville.

676-1248.

All Levels Yoga ─ 6:30pm. Relieve tired muscles and calm the stress of the day. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville.

354-2882.

Tai Chi with George Gantt ─ 6:307:30pm. Tension and stress reduction, soft, flowing movements that emphasize force, rather than strength. $15/class, $65/5 classes, or included in Equilib-

rium Gym membership. Equilibrium Zen Gym, 2110 Augusta St, Greenville.

419-2596.

Pilates with Props ─ 7-8pm. Props class uses small apparatuses including fitness rings, stability and medicine balls. First class free. $12 per class, $55/5 or $100/series of 10. Pivotal Fitness Center, 5000 Old Spartanburg Rd, Taylors. 320-3806 or 292-8873.

tuesday Pain/Stress Management ─ by appt.

FDA approved Scaler Wave Laser provides energy to cells for improved function and wellbeing. $30 for ½ hour.

Biofeedback support, $75 per hour.

Abiada Healing Arts, 187 N. Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartanburg. 542-1123.

Southern Flow Hot Yoga ─ 6am, 8am, 10am, 12pm, 4pm, 5:30pm and 7:15pm.

See Sunday 9am listing for details.

Yoga for Cancer Survivors - Intermediate/Advanced ─ 9 and 10:30am.

Gentle stretching and breathing exercises that relax and invigorate the body and mind. St. Francis Millennium Campus (near ICAR campus), Greenville. $7 per class. Call to register, 675-4656.

Pilates ─ 9:15-10:15am. All levels and ages. Increase your flexibility and promote healthier body composition.

First session free. Packages available.

The Westside Club, 501 Willis Rd, Spartanburg. 587-7106 ext 0.

Gentle Yoga for Beginners ─ 9:3010:45am. Gentle class suitable for the beginner or for a more relaxing practice. $12, $85/series of 10. Yoganize, 2105 Old Spartanburg Rd, Greer. 325-6053.

Zumba at MuvE Fitness ─ 9:3010:30am. Strengthen your muscles in a mat-based interval training class. $12. MuvE Fitness Studio at 4Balance Fitness, 787 E. Butler Rd, Mauldin.

288-8532.

Tuesday Local Farmers’ Market ─ 10am-2pm. Meet your local food community at our 4th annual market.

Whole Foods Market, 1140 Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 335-2300.

VBAC Support Group Meeting ─ 10am.

2nd Tuesday’s starting Nov 13. Share your experience about VBAC. Carolina WaterBirth, 915-J South St, Simpsonville.

329-0010 or 866-564-5554.

Yaapana Yoga ─ 10-11am. Yaapana is a Sanskrit word meaning the support and extension of life. Innovative design of flow, dynamic and restorative poses. $15. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 FernwoodGlendale Rd, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

All Levels Hatha Yoga ─ 10:30am.

Structured around learning how to focus on the breath throughout various yoga postures. $15. 4Life Fitness Studio, 405 The Parkway, Ste. 400, Greer. 848-5277 or 404-3442.

Results Training ─ 10:30-11:30am. See Monday 10:30 listing for details.

All Levels Yoga ─ 11am. Recharge your day with this morning class, energizing, stretching, rejuvenating mind and body. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

Dancing for Birth ─ 11am. Babies in slings welcome also. Belly dance and other types to prepare body and baby for easier and quicker delivery. Dianna’s School of Dance, 7601 White Horse Rd, Greenville. 836-8982.

Introduction to Chair Yoga ─ 11-11:30am. Explore Yoga poses in an easy, seated position with exercises that will gently stretch and sooth your body. $5 St. Francis Eastside, Building 135, Suite 140, Greenville.

To register, call 675-4400.

Pain and Arthritis Management ─ 11am-4pm. FDA approved Scalar Wave Laser provides energy to cells for improved function and wellbeing. $30 for ½ hr. session. Abiada Healing Arts, 187 N. Daniel Morgan Ave, Spartanburg. 542-1123.

“Row-ga!” Fitness ─ 11am-12pm. See Monday 4pm listing for details.

Zumba ─ 11:15am. Dance your way to fitness with this Latin-themed class. Eastside Family YMCA, 1250 Taylors Rd, Taylors. 292-2790.

Pre-Natal Yoga ─ 11:30am-12:30pm. Relax and connect with your baby. $10/class. Spartanburg Regional Center for Women, 101 E. Wood St, Spartanburg. Pre-register.

560-6000.

TRX/Kettle Bell Training ─ 11:45am-12:30pm. Improve strength, balance and flexibility. Creative and fun with results. $139/8 sessions. Greer Athletic Club, 905 N. Main St, Greer. 877-4647.

Back-Care Yoga ─ 12-12:30pm. $5 per person. St. Francis Eastside, Building 135, Ste 140, Greenville. To register, call 675-4400.

Yoga ─ 5:30-6:30pm. Therapeutic and breath work classes available. $15. Monthly packages available. Rosalinda Yoga, AnMed Life Choice Gym on Hwy. 81, Anderson. 313-3348.

Beginner Meditation Classes ─ 6-8pm. Improve physical well-being and intuition. $75 Carolina Spiritual Science Center, 165-B Metro Dr, Spartanburg. 590-2463.

Hoop Dancing ─ 6-8pm. This practice incorporates dance, yoga and tai-chi movements. $15 a person. Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Rd, 553-9273.

Results Training ─ 6-7pm. See Monday 10:30 listing for details.

STOPHepC Support Group for Viral Hepatitis ─ 6-7pm. Third Tuesday each month. Support group offering information, natural alternatives, fellowship, recipes, and wellness plans. Free.

Donations welcome. Panera Bread Company, 1922 Augusta St, Greenville. Look for the yellow virus plush toy on the table. 906-7660.

Parent Talk at Brain Balance ─ 6:30-7:30pm.

Learn about brain function and how to help a child struggling with ADHD, sensory issues, autism and learning differences. Free. Brain Balance, 2531 Woodruff Rd, Ste 113, Simpsonville. Space is limited, RSVP to 329-9933.

Healthy Living Class ─ 6:30-7:00pm. Introductory class briefly talking about health, chiropractic and nutrition. Free. LifeLogic Health Center, 1622 E. North St, Ste. 10, Greenville. Seating is limited. 416-1136 Sivananda Method Hatha Yoga ─ 6:30-8:15pm.

Hatha Yoga taught in traditional style. $10 or donation. Greenville Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1135 State Park Rd, Greenville. 271-4883.

Meditation Class ─ 7pm. Learn to meditate. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

Pancreas Protocol/Weight Loss Group Sessions ─ 7-9pm. Group sessions for weight loss, with options of acupuncture and coaching for $15.

Carolina Health Innovations, 1 Creekview Ct, Ste. B, Greenville. No appt. necessary; 35-45 min sessions. 331-2522.

Restorative Flow ─ 7:15-8:30pm. Combination of flowing vinyasa and relaxing restorative poses. $15. Zen Garden Yoga 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

wednesday Ionic Foot Detox ─ See Monday 1pm listing for details.

Southern Flow Hot Yoga ─ 6am, 10am, 12pm, 5pm and 7pm. See Sunday 9am listing for details.

Free Morning Stretch and Range of Motion Classes ─ 7:45am. Early morning stretch and range of motion classes. Free. Grace Wellness Centers, 623 N. Main St, Mauldin. 214-5899.

Yoga Wall ─ 8:30–9:45am. Based on the Iyengar rope system, The Great Yoga Wall is a modern day evolution to your yoga practice. First time students $8, Drop-in $15. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste. 58, Spartanburg.

583-3335.

Yoga Boot Camp ─ 9:15-10:30am. See Monday 9:15am listing for details.

Community Acupuncture ─ 12-9pm. Economical group opportunity to benefit from natural therapy. Plan at least 45 minutes for therapy. $45 initial, then $25.

3100 Grandview Dr, Simpsonville. 406-3800.

Tai Chi Aerobics ─ 6:30-7:30pm. Combines music and an upbeat pace with time-honored tai chi movements. $15/class, $65/5 classes, or included in gym membership. Equilibrium Zen Gym, 2110 Augusta St, Greenville. 419-2596.

Fan Foundation ─ 10-11:45am. Basic tai-chi and fan techniques. No prior experience required, fan provided. Pre-registration required. $150/ series. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511 or 420-9839.

Free Essential Oils Classes ─ 12-1pm. Joni Durham LMT hosts this free essential oils class. New oils presented each week. Creative Health, 14 S. Main St, Greenville. Space is limited, must register, 233-4811.

Tai Chi for Arthritis ─ 6:30-7:30pm. Reduces pain and stress, enhances balance, health, coordination and strength. $120/series. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511.

Senior Day ─ 10am-6pm. Seniors 60+ receive 10% off total purchase. Normal exclusions apply.

The Wild Radish, 161 Verdin Rd, Greenville.

297-1105.

Yang Style 24 Forms Tai-chi-chuan ─ 2-3pm. Set of 24 postures. Most popular Tai-chi form, builds internal strength and balance. Pre-registration required. $120/ series. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511 or 420-9839.

Yoga ─ 2-3pm. For ages 55+. Hatha Yoga is a class of various postures, one flowing into the next while also working on breathing techniques. No experience necessary. Small membership fee required. Senior Action, 50 Directors Dr, Greenville. 467-3660.

Good Olde Days ─ 4:30-7:30pm. Dinner, bingo, prizes and a great time. $8.99. Earth Fare, 3620 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 527-4220.

Zen Pilates Barre and Mat ─ 4:30-5:30pm. Pilates Barre-style class on yoga-wall. $15 drop in. Zen Garden Yoga 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste 58, Spartanburg.

583-3335.

All Levels Yoga ─ 5:30pm. Slow the stress of your day with a yoga routine of breath and postures to balance and detoxify the body. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

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Yoga Wall ─ 10-11:15am. Based on the Iyengar ropes system, a modern evolution to your yoga practice. $15. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 FernwoodGlendale Rd, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

Healthy Happy Hour ─ 4-5pm. Taste a delicious fresh pressed fruit and vegetable juice recipe in the produce department. Whole Foods Market, 1140 Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 335-2300.

Healing Yoga Therapy ─ 10:30-11:45am. See Monday 10:30am listing for details. Yoganize.

“Row-ga!” Fitness ─ 4-5pm. See Monday 4pm listing for details.

Pilates Jumpboard ─ 10:30-11am. See Monday 5:30pm listing for details.

Yoganize – All Levels ─ 4:45-6pm. Energize, revitalize and harmonize mind, body and spirit. $12/class, $85/series of 10. Yoganize, 2105 Old Spartanburg Rd, Greer. 325-6053.

CardioTAPdance ─ 11-11:50am. An excellent way for adults to practice the rhythms of tap dancing and get a great workout while learning. Dance Ventures, 215 Pelham Rd, Ste. B-102, Greenville. 271-7701.

Oxy-Ionic Water Sampling ─ 11am-5pm. First Wednesday. Sample alkalizing Oxy-Ionic. Buy 1 gallon, get 2nd gallon 15% off. All Natural Health & Beauty Center, 101 College St, Simpsonville.

963-2882.

Tai Chi for Beginners ─ 11am-12:45pm. Easy to learn, enjoyable and provides many health benefits.

120/series. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511.

Power Hour of Yoga ─ 12pm. See Monday 12pm listing for details.

Foot Detox ─ 1-6pm. See Monday 1pm listing for details.

Pain Relief Using Lasers ─ 1-6pm. See Monday 1pm listing for details.

Tai Chi for Energy ─ 2-3:45pm and 3:30-4:30pm.

Improves mobility, balance, strength, health, coordination & reduces stress. Pre-registration required. $120/series. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511.

What’s Cooking ─ 3-5pm. Whole food recipes will be tested and tasted in our Bulk Department.

Whole Foods Market, 1140 Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 335-2300.

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Nia Classes ─ 5:30pm. See Monday 9am listing for details.

Power Zen with Nikki ─ 5:45pm. For the yogi that likes to find their edge. Vinyasa Flow power poses .

Recommended for students that have previous yoga experience. $15 non members. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste 58, Spartanburg.

583-3335.

Boot Camp ─ 6pm. See Monday 6pm listing for details.

Hoop Dancing ─ 6-8pm. See Tuesday 6pm listing for details.

All Levels Yoga ─ 6:30pm. A yoga routine of breath and postures. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

thursday Balanced Life Yoga ─ 9-10:30am. Increase bone density, flexibility and stamina through yoga. $7/ class or $30 for 6 classes. St. Francis Millennium, Healthy Self, 2 Innovation Dr, Ste, 200, Greenville.

675-4656.

Breast & Full Body Thermograms by CORE Medical Thermography ─ 9am-2pm. Accurate, non-radiation, pain-free screening for women serious about their breast health. U.S. approved/HIPAA regulated patient care. Appointments required.

Creative Health, 14 S. Main St, Greenville. 4236256 for appointment, pricing, forms and patient instructions.

Group Power ─ 9:30am, 4:45pm, 7:05pm. Weight training program designed to condition all major muscle groups. $10 per class. Free w/membership. Greer Athletic Club, 905 N. Main St, Greer.

877-4647.

Yoganize – All Levels ─ 9:30am, 5:30pm, 7pm.

Combination of yoga, yoga therapy, Pilates and healing prescriptive movement. Develop balance, coordination and build self-esteem. $12, $85/series of 10. Yoganize, 2105 Old Spartanburg Rd, Greer.

325-6053.

Zumba at MuvE Fitness in Motion ─ 9:30am. See Tuesday 9:30am listing for details.

Change Your Mind – Change Your Body ─ 6:30pm. What we think and speak does make a difference, learn to unleash your unlimited potential. $10 donation. The Wild Radish 161 Verdin Rd, Greenville. RSVP 297-1105.

Senior Yoga ─ 10-11am. Gentle stretching and strengthening class for anyone 55+. $2 per class.

Mauldin Senior Center, Corn Rd at 699 Butler Rd, Mauldin. 419-4204.

Medical QiGong ─ 6:30-7:30pm. Find your Qi. $15 a class or included in membership. Equilibrium Zen Gym, 2110 Augusta St, Greenville.

419-2596.

Yoga for Cancer Survivors – Beginners ─ 10:30 and 11:45am. See Tuesday 9am listing for details.

Hot Yoga ─ 7:15pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

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Zumba ─ 10am and 7:30pm. See Tuesday 11:15am listing for details. YMCA-Eastside.

All Levels Yoga ─ 11am. Class for energizing, stretching and rejuvenating mind and body. $15 per class. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc, 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

“Row-ga!” Fitness ─ 11am-12pm. See Monday 4pm listing for details.

Child Meditation Classes ─ 4:30-7pm. See Tuesday 4:30 listing for details.

Healing Yoga Therapy ─ 11:30am-12:45pm. See Monday 10:30am listing for details.

Zen Pilates Barre and Mat ─ 4:30-5:30pm. See Tuesday 4:30pm listing for details.

TRX/Kettle Bell Training ─ 11:45am-12:30pm.

See Tuesday 11:45am for details.

Art Walk-Spartanburg ─ 5-9pm. 3rd Thursday of the month. Stroll through art galleries that range from non-profit institutions to commercial art galleries.

Most located in downtown Spartanburg. Free. Carolina Gallery, 145 W. Main St, Spartanburg. 585-3335.

Community Acupuncture ─ 12-9pm. See Tuesday 12pm listing for details.

Tai Chi Chih ─ 12-12:45pm; beginners, 1-2pm; intermediate. Senior Action, 50 Directors Dr, Greenville. 467-3660.

Zen at Noon ─ 12-12:45pm. Get your zen on during your lunch break. First time students $8, Drop-in $15. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 FernwoodGlendale Rd, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

Lunchtime Flow Yoga ─ 12:30pm. Soul Flow Yoga Studio. 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste 12, Spartanburg. 609-7689.

Yoga Classes in Anderson ─ 5:30-6:30pm. See Tuesday 5:30pm listing for details.

CardioTAPdance ─ 5:45-6:35pm. See Wednesday 11am listing for details.

NIA Dance/Fitness ─ 6-7pm. See Wednesday 9:30am listing for details.

Results Training ─ 6-7pm. See Monday 10:30 listing for details.

Bereavement Support Group ─ 1:30-2:30pm.

Open to anyone hurting from the loss of a family member or loved one. McCall Hospice House, 1836 W. Georgia Rd, Simpsonville. Free. 449-4181.

Upstate Babywearing Group ─ 6pm. 2nd Thursday. Support group for attachment parenting. Free.

Natural Baby, 11 College St, Downtown Greenville.

254-8392.

Yang Style 24 Forms Tai-chi-chuan ─ 2-3pm.

See Tuesday 2pm listing for details.

All Levels Yoga ─ 6:30pm. See Monday 6:30pm listing for details. It’s Yoga! Studio Inc.

Bakery Basics ─ 4-6pm. Taste the difference in our quality baked goods. Whole Foods Market, 1140 Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 335–2300.

Tai Chi Aerobics at Zen ─ 6:30pm. See Tuesday 6:30pm listing for details.

Family Dinner Night ─ 4-8pm. One adult spends $5 in the café and up to six kids eat free. Kids fill out their own healthy menu. Earth Fare, 3620 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 527-4220.

Tai Chi for Arthritis at Qi Works ─ 6:30-7:30pm.

See Tuesday 6:30pm listing for details.

Beekeepers’ Association Meeting ─ 7-8:30pm.

Second Thursday. Clemson ext. office, 142 S. Dean St, Spartanburg. (Old Evans High School Bldg.)

596-2993 ext 117.

Pancreas Protocol/Weight Loss Group Sessions ─ 7pm. See Tuesday 7pm listing for details.

Parent Talk on Children’s Brain Function ─ 7-8:30pm. Discussion on brain function in children struggling with AD/HD, Autism/Aspergers, Sensory Integration Disorder, Dyslexia, learning disabilities and the Brain Balance Program. Free.

Brain Balance of Greenville, 2531 Woodruff Rd., Ste. 113, Simpsonville. 329-9933.

Postpartum Support Group of the Upstate ─ 7-8:30pm. 1st Thursday of every month. Join other mothers who are struggling with perinatal mood disorders and the many changes that come with having a new baby. Free. Baby Impressions, 620 Congaree Rd, Suite D, Greenville. 419-3289.

friday Indoor Rowing Classes ─ 6am, 7:30am and 9:15am. Full-body and cardio workout; any age and fitness level. Rates vary. Greenville Indoor Rowing, 576-A Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 2811505 or 901-3776.

Nia Classes ─ 9am. See Monday 9am listing for details.

Less Stress Yoga ─ 9:30-10:30am. See Monday 9:30am listing for details. Less Stress Yoga.

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Fan Foundation ─ 10-11:45am. See Wednesday 10am listing for details.

Friends and Family Friday ─ 10am-6pm. Friends and family members get adjusted; only $25 per person. Hub City Health Studio, 115 W. Main St, Spartanburg. 583-0300.

Healing Yoga Therapy ─ 10:30-11:45am. See Monday 10:30am listing for details. Yoganize.

Baby + Me Yoga ─ 11:30am-12:30pm. Class combines yoga and play to help mothers get back in shape. $5 residents/$6 for non-residents. Falls Park (meet at grassy area at bottom of waterfall). If cold weather or rain, meet at Bobby Pearse Community Center, 904 Townes St, Greenville, 467-4449.

Tai Chi for Beginners ─ 11am-12:45pm. See Wednesday 11am listing for details.

Yoganize - Intermediate Level ─ 12-1:30pm.

Energize, revitalize and harmonize mind, body and spirit. $12/class, $85/series of 10. 2105 Old Spartanburg Rd, Greer. 325-6053.

Restorative Yoga Class ─ 12:15pm. Perform gentle poses before dropping into deep contentment from the sequence of supported postures.

It’s Yoga! Studio Inc., 1440 Pelham Rd, Greenville. 354-2882.

Foot Detox ─ 1-6pm. See Monday 1pm listing for details.

Pain Relief Using Lasers ─ 1-6pm. See Monday 1pm listing for details.

Tai Chi for Energy ─ 2-3:45 and 3:30-4:30pm.

See Wednesday 2pm listing for details.

Boot Camp ─ 6-7pm. See Monday 6pm listing for details.

Kids Night ─ 6-9pm. First Friday. Indoor rock climbing, games, nature crafts, and pizza/drinks included. $20 per child/$5 sibling discount. Glendale Outdoor Leadership School (GOLS), 270 Wheeling Cir, Glendale. 529-0259.

Restorative Yoga ─ 6pm. Classes designed around postures developed to release stress and tension, providing relaxation. $10 per class. Qi Works Studio, 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr, Greenville. 991-8511.

saturday Community Acupuncture ─ 8:30am-12pm. See Tuesday 12pm listing for details.

Group Power ─ 8:30 and 10:30am. See Thursday 9:30am listing for details.

Less Stress Yoga ─ 9-10am. See Monday 7:30pm listing for details.

Yoga ─ 9am. $10; 5 classes/$40; first class free. Unity Church of Greenville, 207 E. Belvue Rd, Greenville.

292–6499.

Pilates with Props ─ 9:20-10:20am. See Monday 7pm for listing for details.

Community Yoga ─ 9:30-10:30am. $6 drop in fee. Soul Flow Yoga, 2811 Reidville Rd, Ste. 12, Spartanburg.

609-7689.

Fan Foundation ─ 10-11:45am. See Wednesday 10am listing for details.

Karma Class ─ 10am-12pm. Support the community and bring a donation for the featured local charity of the month. Zen Garden Yoga, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd, Ste 58, Spartanburg. 583-3335.

Making Tinctures and Salves at Home ─ 10am-1pm.

2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month. How to use herbs in your home to make salves, tinctures and cleaning recipes. $20. 705 Holland Rd, Simpsonville. Must RSVP, 269-0658.

Vinyasa Flow ─ 10-11:30am. Levels 1 and 2. $12 per class, memberships available. YOGAlicious, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

Yoganize – All Levels ─ 10-11:30am. See Thursday 9:30am listing for details.

“Full-on” Yoga ─ 10:45-12pm. Steady flow of Hatha/ Kripalu inspired yoga - no rowing involved. $10/class; discount class packages available. Greenville Indoor Rowing, 576-A Woodruff Rd, Greenville. 281-1505.

Zumba Fitness ─ 11am. The big dance/aerobic craze. $10 per class. Arthur Murray Dance Studio, 1054 E. Butler Rd, Greenville. 254-9126.

Children’s Yoga ─ 12-1pm. 5-9 year olds. $8 per class, memberships available. YOGAlicious, 147 E. Main St, Ste. A, Spartanburg. 515-0855.

Pancreas Protocol/Weight Loss Group Sessions ─ 12-2pm. See Tuesday 7pm listing for details.

USA Olympic Weight Lifting Club ─ 12-2pm. Learn Olympic weight lifting. Athletic Performance Center, 430 Woodruff Rd, Ste. 550, Greenville. 451-7510.

Blessingways ─ 2pm. 4th Saturday. Positive birth stories and guest speakers share mindful information on pregnancy, birth, or parenting. Free. Natural Baby, 11 College St, Greenville. 254-8392.

Tai Chi for Energy ─ 2-3:45pm and 3:30-4:30pm. See Wednesday 2pm listing for details.

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Dr. Ponton specializes in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

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Ease stress and pain with DoTerra essential oils. We also offer Bach Flower Remedies, biofeedback sessions, and educational seminars. See ad, page 10.

GARNER’S NATURAL LIFE

27 S. Pleasantburg Dr. 864-242-4856•Greenville www.GarnersNaturalLife.com

Improve your level of stress, depression and mood with natural products from a locally-owned family business, supporting the community for over 40 years. Our friendly and knowledgeable staff will guide you through the use of aromatherapy for pain and anxiety reduction, energy enhancement and much more. See ad, back cover.

bio-energetic testing AUGUSTA STREET cLINIc

Dr. Roger Jaynes, DC, DNBHE 1521 Augusta St. 864-232-0082•Greenville www.AugustaStClinic.com

Bio-energetic testing shows energy imbalance, vitamin or mineral deficiency, and identifies environmental allergies. We use German manufactured drainage remedies and offer services at affordable rates.

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WE CAN HELP WITH:

bio-identicAl Hormone tHerAPY BIOGENESIS MEDIcAL & WELLNESS cENTERS

Amber Passini, MD 864-457-4141•Landrum 803-796-1702•Columbia

Don’t struggle anymore with hormonal issue! We offer integrative and natural healing approaches to help bring your body back to balance. Lose 30 pounds in 6 weeks with our simple and affordable HCG weight loss program. See ad, page 7.

LIvING WELL INTEGRATIvE HEALTHcARE Clif Caldwell, MD Cheryl Middleton, PA-C 838 Powdersville Rd. Ste. G 864-850-9988•Easley www.LivingWellHealthcare.com

We help women and men who suffer symptoms of hormonal imbalance such as low libido, weight gain, hot flashes, fatigue and many other symptoms. Call for your personal consult today! See ad, page 52.

MARONE FAMILY cHIROPRAcTIc

Dr. John Marone 647 S.E. Main St. 864-963-9304•Simpsonville www.MaroneWellness.com

Natural hormone replacement therapy may include an 84-sample saliva test, brief health improvement program, dietary counseling, detoxification, and digestive support with bioidentical, whole food, or herbal recommendations. See ad, page 54.

YOUNGER NEXT YEAR

William M. Scott, MD, FAAFP 206 Wall St. 864-269-7950•Piedmont DrScottIII@hotmail.com

Achieve your wellness goals with primary care practices that revolve around your health, your goals, and your needs. Call today to try our “Shape for Life” Program for weight loss. See ad, page 17.

• ADD / ADHD / Focus & Memory Concerns • Autism / Asperger’s • Stroke / Parkinson’s / Alzheimer’s brAin trAining • Brain Injury BEAcON • Sensory & Learning Concerns (Eastside Professional Court) • Speech-Language Disorders 4501 Old Spartanburg Rd. Ste. #7 • Stress / Emotional / Behavioral Concerns 864-292-5154•Greenville • Athletic Performance / Wellness www.BEACONslps.com

30+ year private practice, is celebrating five years SENSORY LEARNING CENTER™ & SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY of our sensory learning program. This intensive multi-sensory, foundational, non-cognitive approach has given hope to all ages with improvements in their quality of life. BEACON also offers Speech-Language Pathology, OT, and life coaching. See ad, page 53.

BRAIN BALANcE OF GREENvILLE 2531 Woodruff Rd. #113 864-329-9933•Simpsonville www.BrainBalanceCenters.com

Helping children with AD/HD, Autism/Asperger’s syndrome, Dyslexia and learning disabilities.

We do sensory, motor and academic work individualized to each child’s deficits. See ad, page 25.

cHALLENGING HORIZONS PROGRAM

111 Lovett Dr. 864-234-1150•Greenville JMassey@StillWindMinistries.org

Students in grades seven through twelve benefit from our cutting-edge after school program. Research based methods assist ADD/ADHD students in developing valuable academic skills for learning opportunities that may have once seemed out of reach. See ad, page 43.

LEARNING RX

864-627-9192•Greenville www.LearningRx.com/Greenville

LearningRx makes finding the solution to your child’s learning struggles simple.

Schedule a cognitive skills test to discover the answer. The problem can be fixed. .

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Phyllis Farmer, M.Ed. 864-735-7303•Greenville www.InnerspeechCoach.com

boArding/kennel MAUI MEOW RESORT FOR cATS

158 New Harrison Bridge Rd. 864-409-1011•Simpsonville www.MauiMeowResort.com

Exclusively for cats! Spacious 60x30 condos, quiet atmosphere, 14’x 21’ play area, panoramic views, and two kitty towers. Livein owner; no extra fees for medications. See ad, page 45.

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Holistic coaching that connects your heart to your voice, using breathwork, mind-body awareness, selfcare, and insight. Phyllis provides single or group sessions, focusing on giving “voice” to your life, room to breathe and support to thrive. See ad, page 39.

cHildbirtH cARE FOR MOM

Susan Breisch LCCE, CDP 864-459-3289•Greenville www.CareForMomDoula.com

Dispelling fears, answering questions and encouraging women to listen to their instincts, is our specialty. For childbirth education classes and postpartum doula support, call Susan today. See ad, page 24.

cAROLINA WATERBIRTH

915 South St. 864-329-0010•Simpsonville www.CarolinaWaterBirth.com

Vaginal Birth After Cesarean? If you are considering a VBAC, have had a successful VBAC and would like to share your experience, or are discouraged about your Cesarean birth, we’d like to invite you to our VBAC Support Group Meetings. Beginning November 13 at 10am second Tuesdays. See ad, page 47.

LEGAcY MIDWIFERY

Grace Hannon, LM, CPM 11-D Barkingham Ln. 864-214-5407•Greenville www.LegacyMidwifery.com

We follow the midwifes model of care - personal, practical, and professional. We hold a safe place, with continuous attention, to mother’s and baby’s well-being.

cHildren’s wellness DR. cYNTHIA HORNER cHIROPRAcTOR

11-D Barkingham Ln. 864-458-8082•Greenville www.DrCynthiaHorner.com

Experienced with pregnant women, infants, children and families. We educate, motivate and support families to better health through gentle chiropractic, cranial sacral therapy, massage and workshops on various health topics.

cHiroPrActor AUGER cHIROPRAcTIc

1315 Haywood Rd. 864-322-2828•Greenville www.AugerChiro.com

It’s not normal to live with neck/ back pain, headaches, IBS, allergies, ADHD, insomnia, and more.

Chiropractic care will get you back to normal. Call us now! See ad, page 9.

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BOURG CHIROPRACTIC

9 McKenna Commons Ct. E. North St. @ Mitchell Rd. 864-292-3291•Greenville www.GreenvilleChiropractors.net

Serving the Upstate since 1983.

Exceptional results! We offer state-of-the-art gentle techniques and therapies. NA Mag Reader Special - consultation, exam and scans for $50. See ad, page 49.

CAROLINA HEALTH INNOVATIONS

1 Creekview Ct. Ste. B 864-331-2522•Greenville www.CarolinaHealthInnovations.com

Your one-stop wellness center for chiropractic, therapeutic massage, and acupuncture services. Mention our ad and receive $10 off any service. Try us out; you’ll be glad you did! See ad, page 23.

ENHANCED LIVING CHIROPRACTIC

Nina Kennedy, DC and Carrie Nicholas, DC 140 Sage Creek Way 864-848-0640•Greer www.EnhancedLivingChiro.com

We use a variety of unique treatments like Sacro-Occipital Technique (www.

SORSI.com) to balance the body’s nervous system, exercise rehab to maintain that balance, and functional medicine to jump start sluggish systems. Free consultations and gentle care for your entire family. See ad, page 20.

FRANZ FAMILY SPINAL CARE

205 Bryce Ct. (off Woodruff Rd in Woodruff Place) 864-987-5995•Simpsonville www.FranzFamilySpinalCare.com

A health and wellness center focusing on providing the NUCCA procedure for the whole family. Longterm relief with none of the cracking or popping; all adjustments done by hand. The only NUCCA practitioners in the Upstate. Also provides whole food supplementation, nutritional testing, weight loss programs, and more. See ad, page 13.

MARONE FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

Dr. John Marone 647 S.E. Main St. 864-963-9304•Simpsonville www.MaroneWellness.com

Traditional, modern and holistic care for your family or injury. Serving generations of local families since 1994. Adjusting, exercise, allergy testing and desensitization, and other therapy programs. See ad, page 54.

PHARMACY INNOVATIONS

WICKISER FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC

Travis Oliver, PharmD, RPH 620 Congaree Rd. Ste. F 864-241-0477•Greenville

122 E. Beltline Blvd.

(Behind Grady’s Great Outdoors) 864-226-8868•Anderson www.WickiserFamilyChiro.com

Focusing on quality chiropractic care for the entire family. We also provide nutritional counseling, muscle and soft tissue rehabilitation, and Exercise With Oxygen Therapy (EWOT). See ad, page 42.

COACHING

We help solve problems for patients and practitioners with custom medications for individualized care. We provide for the entire family, pets are some of our favorite patients as well! See ad, page 35.

COUNSELING SERVICES AN INNER VIEW

LIFE COACHING INSTITUTE

Dianne Greyerbiehl and Certified Coaches 25 Woods Lake Rd. Ste. 207 864-282-8989•Greenville www.LifeCoachingInstitute.net

Coaching creates easy, positive, powerful change from the inside out using proven tools and methods. Our certified life coaches help you discover the power to manage change in your life. See ad, page 23.

COLON HYDROTHERAPY BRIDGE TO WELLNESS, LLC

607 NE Main St. 864-963-4466•Simpsonville www.YourBridge2Wellness.com

Angela Toplovich, certified colon hydrotherapist offers detox services that include ionic footbath, thermotherapy (Bio Mat), and ear-candling. Lighten your toxic load! See ad, page 14.

Counseling Services, LLC Christine Dowling, MSW, LISW-CP 3113 Hwy. 153 420-9260•Piedmont

A psychotherapy practice that integrates mind, body and insight-oriented approaches to address issues such as anxiety, depression, chronic pain, past trauma, and relationship conflicts. See ad, page 54.

STILL WIND MINISTRIES

111 Lovett Dr. 864-234-1150•Greenville JMassey@StillWindMinistries.org

SWM offers comfort, guidance, advocacy, and education to children, adults, families, and churches. While we rely on a variety of professional counseling techniques, biblical principles guide our entire approach. We recognize that only Christ can calm the storms of life. See ad, page 43.

DENTISTRY COMPANION/SENIOR CARE UPSTATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES

4472 Liberty Hwy. 864-209-8245•Anderson www.UpstateHealthCareServices.com

No need to lose time away from work and daily life: we are here for you. Let us use our comprehensive resource center to find the best plan for you and the aging person in your life, now or in the future. See ad, page 48.

COMPOUNDING PHARMACY CUSTOM-MED PHARMACY

John Holland, Pharm.D. 838 Powdersville Rd. Ste. D 864-855-2323•Easley

PALMER DISTINCTIVE DENTISTRY

Dr. John Palmer 301 The Parkway Ste. B 864-879-6494 - Greer www.PalmerDMD.com

We practice biological dentistry and adhere to the highest standards of biocompatible dentistry as defined by the (IAOMT) International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology. One-visit-crowns, Laser-Assisted Periodontal Therapy, Ozone Therapy, fluoride-free office; amalgam-safe since 1995. See ad, page 56.

PALMETTO PERIODONTICS Dr. William Bohlen 1130 E. Butler Rd. 864-987-9700•Greenville www.PalmettoPerio.com

Specializing in custom compounding, including thyroid medication, bio-identical hormone replacement, pediatrics, and pets. Professional grade vitamin brands like Xymogen and Designs for Health also available.

Serving the community since 2006. We are your problem-solving specialists. See ad, page 10.

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We can meet your total needs from treatment to recovery. We honestly and respectfully educate you, so that together, we can reach your optimal oral health.

We offer exceptional service in a clean and modern facility. In our warm and calming environment, your comfort and care are our priority. See ad, page 4.

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FACIALS/SKINCARE ALL THE RAVE SALON & BOUTIQUE Irina Barinova, Licensed Esthetician 802-C S. Batesville Rd. 801-2655•Greer

Take a break from the hustle and bustle and give your skin that holiday glow! Corrective facials, fruit acid peels and vitalizing lift face massage with natural organic paraben-free products.

GREEN CLEANING GRECO RESPONSIBLE CLEANING Troy Knight, Owner 864-438-4947•Mauldin www.GrecoClean.com

cleaning. See ad, page 34.

Facials/Skin Care EVERYDAY GLAMOUR GIRL SKIN CARE CLINIC, INC

5C Owens Lane 864-252-4212•Mauldin www.EverydayGlamourGirl.com

We specialize in Glamourous Skin Tightening, non-surgical face and body lift that reclaims the natural contours of your face and body, all for less than 1% of the median cost of traditional plastic surgery. See ad, page 15.

GREENVILLE NATURAL HEALTH CENTER

Lindsey Holder, Licensed Esthetician 1901 Laurens Rd. Ste. E 864-370-1140•Greenville www.GreenvilleNaturalHealth.com

Lindsey brings her interest in organic products and passion for educating clients on proper skincare practicesto the GNHC team.

Offerings include facials, body treatments, paraffin hand dip and face mask, and lip and eye treatments. New GNHC clients: Mention this ad, and your 1st Signature Facial is only $38! See ad, page 11.

FENG SHUI/ INTERIOR REDESIGN FINE REDESIGNS

Michele Senac, CFSP Redesign/Feng Shui Certified 864-631-9335 www.FineRedesigns.com

Refresh your home or business with the art of interior redesign and feng shui. We create a new and cozy environment designed for your lifestyle or business, using your existing furniture and accessories. See ad, page 48.

FORTUNE FENG SHUI

Kelly S. Jones Feng Shui Consultant 828-281-0888 www.KellySJones.net

Let Kelly redesign your home to it’s highest potential. Having trained with five Chinese Masters, Kelly seamlessly integrates the ancient wisdom of Feng Shui into your home or business.

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Call now to schedule your holiday house

HAIR SALON/SPA ALL NATURAL HEALTH & BEAUTY CENTER

Alice Caston, Cosmetologist 101 College St. 864-963-2882•Simpsonville www.NaturalFarmacy.net

Over 20 years experience in Licensed Cosmetology. We specialize in multicultural hair care, color, facials, and waxing services. We now offer a chemical-free hair straightening program. Free consultations.

HEADQUARTERS DAY SPA AND SALON

3 East Park Ave. 864-233-1891•Greenville www.HeadquartersDaySpa.com

Retexturize your skin, treat photo damage, acne, dull complexions and more with our seasonal, sixty minute Pumpkin Mask Treatment. Receive this service for only $75 in October, reg. $95. See ad, page 19.

NANCY LEE’S HAIR ART

Nancy L. Minix, MC, BS, RA – 20+yrs Exp. Operating at 3318 Brushy Creek Rd. 864-320-2359•Greer

More than hair care. Natural/ organic/ammonia-free color and products. Formaldehyde-free keratin treatments. Aromatherapy consultations and personalized products. ION footbath detox. See ad, page 35.

OXYGEN HAIR STUDIO

Marla Rosenberg, Owner/Stylist 1018 S. Batesville Rd. 864-968-0200•Greer

Chicago and European trained. Certified master colorist. Hair design, hair care, and creative consultation specialist. Natural, organic, and European hair products available. Open Tuesday thru Saturday. Credit cards accepted. See ad, page 24.

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HEALTH FOOD STORES ALL NATURAL HEALTH & BEAUTY CENTER

Bobby Caston, Preventive Health Consultant 101 College St. 864-963-2882•Simpsonville www.NaturalFarmacy.net

We offer health/wellness programs and natural products that are effective. We also carry many namebrand vitamins and supplements at affordable prices. Exclusively, we offer Oxy-Ionic Water, an alkaline ionized water that supports wellness in many specific ways. Free consultations. See ad, page 42.

Earth Fare − The Healthy Supermarket 3620 Pelham Rd. 864-527-4220•Greenville www.EarthFare.com

Earth Fare offers a fantastic selection of products including local organic produce, naturallyraised meats, seafood, supplements, natural beauty products, and an eat-in café, deli, and juice bar.

Check out our event calendar for upcoming happenings.

Market For Life

Margaret Griffin 2801 Wade Hampton Blvd. #15 864-268-9255•Taylors

Natural foods, bulk foods/ herbs, nutritional supplements, homeopathic remedies, books, health and beauty aids, pet supplies. We specialize in customer service! Special orders welcome.

The Wild Radish

Jody Harris & Gigi Perry 161 Verdin Rd. 864-297-1105•Greenville www.TheWildRadish.com

Vitamins and women’s products, goat’s milk and cheeses, raw juice and smoothie bar, Sami’s wheat/gluten-free products, Webb’s chicken sausages, Screamin’ Good Products, monthly healthy living classes. See ad, page 8.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET

1140 Woodruff Rd. 864-335-2300•Greenville www.WholeFoodsMarket.com/Stores/ Greenville

Imagine a farmers market, fresh produce, meats, a fish market, a gourmet shop, a European bakery, the corner grocery store, and eat-in café, all rolled into one. Monthly calendar of events. We want to be your neighborhood supermarket. See ad,page 2.

LAB TESTING ON CALL MEDICAL HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS

1740 Woodruff Rd. 864-458-9288•Greenville www.OnCallMedicalHS.com

GREENVILLE NATURAL HEALTH CENTER

Crystal Triplett, LMT #7754 1901 Laurens Rd. 864-370-1140•Greenville www.GreenvilleNaturalHealth.com

ALL THE RAVE SALON & BOUTIQUE

Irina Barinova - LMT # 8065 802-C S. Batesville Rd. 801-2655•Greer www.AllTheRaveSC.com

GREENVILLE NATURAL HEALTH CENTER

Feeling stressed? Massage is relaxing and rejuvenating and can also help with certain health conditions. Enjoy a Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, sports, prenatal or dry brush massage. New GNHC clients: Mention this ad, and your 1st massage is only $35!

See ad, page 11.

ALL THE RAVE SALON & BOUTIQUE

The connection between a client and their therapist is the most important component for a positive massage experience. Holiday Special: 70 min. customized massage is only $50!(reg. $75)

EQUILIBRIUM ZEN GYM

Ingrid Harris - LMT #5866 2110 Augusta St. (lower level) 864-430-3292•Greenville www.EquilibriumZenGym.com

Intuitive massage, massage cupping, face lifting and drainage with micro-cups. Cranial Touch, ionic foot detox, and paraffin wax.

Manage your stress and pain, as well as rejuvenate your body with my services. See ad, page 37.

GREENVILLE NATURAL HEALTH CENTER Anna Kramareva, LMT # 6155 1901 Laurens Rd. Ste. E 864-370-11140•Greenville www.GreenvilleNaturalHealth.com

Suffer from pain? Massage is a proven treatment to help reduce the effects of chronic pain, such as low-back pain. Enjoy a Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, sports, prenatal or dry brush massage. New GNHC clients: Mention this ad, and your 1st massage is only $35! See ad, page 11.

Vickie Beineke, RM 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr. 864-631-9049-•Greenville www.QiWorksStudio.com

Heal your mind, body and spirit with a Reiki Master, teacher and essential oils practitioner. Visit my blog at www.

HelpingOthersHeal.blogspot. com. See ad, page 48.

SYNCHRONICITY, LLC

Natasha Compton, LMT #7575 1901 Laurens Rd. 864-370-1140•Greenville www.GreenvilleNaturalHealth.com

Relax the body and refresh the spirit with a massage of your choice. The tranquil stress relief will bring you back to balance. Treat yourself today and give a gift certificate to loved ones.

Vasilka Mateva-Kostova - LMT #8098 802-C S. Batesville Rd. 864-801-2655•Greer www.AllTheRaveSC.com

QI WORKS STUDIO, LLC

Looking for better overall health?

Massage is a proven preventative modality that helps promote greater health and well-being.

Enjoy a Swedish, deep tissue, hot stone, aromatherapy, sports, prenatal or dry brush massage.

New GNHC clients: Mention this ad, and your 1st massage is only $35! See ad, page 11.

Take charge of your health with our comprehensive weight loss program. We offer wellness programs to detect early warning signs and avoid health problems including natural hormone replacement therapy. See ad, page 51.

MASSAGE/BODYWORK

REIKI-HEALING TOUCH

MENTAL FITNESS

Wendy Van Duyne, RM BCIH 528 Howell Rd. Ste. 20 864-534-5718•Greenville www.SynchronicityHeals.com

Achieve wholeness of mind, body and spirit through Reiki and an integrative natural approach to wellness. Relax, rejuvenate and revive!

See ad, page 54.

REFLEXOLOGY QI WORKS STUDIO, LLC

QUICKWITZ

1-888-380-9535 www.QuickWitz.com

QuickWitz is a unique brain training program for the 55+ population.

Using hands-on activities and games, QuickWitz will help you get sharp and stay sharp.

Kinte Hill, Integrative Reflexologist 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr. 864-381-2692•Greenville www.QiWorksStudio.com

Unique method of thumbfinger acupressure and massage techniques that stimulates over 7200 nerve endings in each foot. Visit my website at www.SaqqaraIntegrativeReflexology.com See ad, page 48.

PET SUPPLIES EARTHWISE PET SUPPLY

2700 Woodruff Rd. Suite J 864-631-1945• Simpsonville www.EarthWisePet.com

RESTAURANTS

All natural pet food, supplies and Groom-nSpa services. Enhancing the lives of pets and their owners through proper education, superior customer service, all natural products and green business practices. See ad, page 43.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

TORTILLA MARIA

115 Pelham Rd. 864-271-0742•Greenville www.TortillaMaria.com

Organic food, the way nature intended. Fresh from the earth, wholesome and beautifully prepared entrees.

Plenty of yummy, gluten-free and raw food options.

See ad, page 38.

VBS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, INC.

Chris Nicholas, PT, DPT, OCS, DAAPM (Primary Contact) 864-277-2747•Greenville

Serving the Upstate since 1966 with 11 locations. Our therapists provide current, researched, individualized care to achieve optimal physical performance and quality of life. All insurances accepted. See ad, page 18.

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tAi cHi/Qigong EQUILIBRIUM ZEN GYM

2110 Augusta St (lower level) 864-419-2596•Greenville www.EquilibriumZenGym.com

THERMAL IMAGING OF THE cAROLINAS

Dr. Mary Powers, Instructor 404 N. Pleasantburg Dr. 864-991-8511•Greenville www.QiWorksStudio.com

Rebuild your body’s balance, flexibility, strength, memory and health with Tai Chi and Qigong exercises. Classes in Qigong, Tai Chi 24, and for arthritis. Natural self-healing exercises. See ad, page 48.

tHermogrAPHY cORE MEDIcAL THERMOGRAPHY

John Holland, Pharm.D. 838 Powdersville Rd. Ste. D 864-855-2323•Easley

Michelle Fagan 900 E. Rutherford St. 864-457-2045•Landrum

Thermography is an FDA approved, non-invasive breast screening with no radiation and no breast compression! It can help to detect very early physiological changes in your body.

See ad, page 49.

Bring balance to your life with the following services: acupuncture, acutapping, cranial touch. massage, foot detox, medical Qigong, nutritional counseling, reflexology, paraffin wax treatment, and Reiki.

See ad, page 37.

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ALL ABOUT PETS

27 S. Pleasantburg Dr. 864-242-4856•Greenville www.GarnersNaturalLife.com

Jeanne Fowler, DVM 409 Old Buncombe Rd. 864-834-7334•Travelers Rest www.HolisticVetSC.com

Over 30 years experience offering holistic and conventional veterinary medicine, homeopathy, Chinese herbals, orthopedic manipulation, prolotherapy, laser and stem cell therapy and pet boarding too. See ad, page 42.

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Janet A. Krinke, CTT/Charla Bloomer, RN 864-423-6256 www.CoreMedicalThermography.com

Thermograms are viable for all ages, COR OR E Medical Thermography histories, and even �- Full Body  - Breast� for women with breast implants. As part of a multimodal approach, 95% of cancers are detected early. See ad, page 9.

Infrared Thermal Imaging

We have all of the natural products that keep you and your family healthy all year long with a friendly, knowledgable staff. Check out our immune boosting vitamins, pet products, our extensive line of natural cosmetics, and much more.

Stop in and start the new year healthy! See ad, back cover.

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BELL LIFESTYLE PRODUcTS 1-800-333-7995 ext. #2294 www.BellLifestyle.com

Vitamins and supplements compounded on-site. Professional grade vitamin brands like Xymogen and Designs for Health also available. Specializing in bio-identical hormone replacement and custom thyroid medication. Serving the community since 2006. We are your problem-solving specialists. See ad, page 10.

MARONE FAMILY cHIROPRAcTIc

Formulated natural health supplements intended for pain control, urinary health, preventive illness, virility, stress relief, weight control and other common conditions. See ad, page 5.

Dr. John Marone 647 S.E. Main St. 864-963-9304•Simpsonville

www.MaroneWellness.com ChiroThin, doctor-supervised weight loss with homeopathic. Three years experience working with weight loss, 20+ years providing nutrition and chiropractic care. See ad, page 54.

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Physical Therapy

864-469-9936

300 N. Main Street, Greer, SC 29650 David Taylor, PT, CST, CMT www.newdayphysicaltherapy.com

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WHOLE BODY VIBRATION GOGA STUDIOS GREENVILLE

864-593-8217•Greenville www.GreenvilleSC@GogaStudios.com 864-663-1845•Taylors www.TaylorsSC@GogaStudios.com

Shake your way to better health. Low impact, kind to joints, suited for all ages, including seniors. Get On, Get Active and try the easiest 10 minute workout you’ll ever do! See ad, page 3.

WHOLISTIC WELLNESS CENTER STUDIO REJUVENATE, LLC

300 JOHN ST. #3A 864-879-4004•Greer StudioRejuvenate.com

We strive to appeal to each and every one of your senses with a variety of services including massage therapy, reflexology, hypnotherapy, Chios, intuitive, and spiritual counseling. See ad, page 62.

WOMEN’S HEALTH CUSTOM-MED PHARMACY

John Holland, Pharm.D. 838 Powdersville Rd. Ste. D 864-855-2323•Easley

Thyroid, perimenopausal or menopausal issues? We specialize in custom compounding including bio-identical hormone replacement, and custom thyroid medication.

Serving the community since 2006. We are your problem-solving specialists. See ad, page 10.

YOGA/PILATES IT’S YOGA! STUDIO™ INC.

Kristi Ried Barton, E-RYT, MAYT 1440 Pelham Rd. Ste. G 864-354-2882•Greenville www.ItsYogaStudio.com

Check our website for events, classes, retreats and workshops. Call for personal trainer sessions, therapeutic yoga, teacher training, life coaching and nutrition. Yoga Alliance School. See ad, page 23.

YOGANIZE™ LLC.

Karen Noonan, E-RYT, IAYT, RYS 2105 Old Spartanburg Rd. 864-325-6053•Greer www.Yoganize.com

Be inspired by our warm and inviting atmosphere. We offer classes and services such as sunrise classes, classes for therapeutics/seniors, workshops, meditation and massage therapy. Series of 10 classes for $85. Class schedule available online. See ad, page 47.

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