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Archer Girls Rally Against Climate Change Inspired by Greta Thunberg, students strike September 21

By Jeff Hall Last Friday, students worldwide are participated in the climate strike. Archer School for Girls bused around 80 young women Downtown so they could join the protest.

It was an excused absence for all, and teachers and parents supported the students’ involvement wholeheartedly.

The worldwide “climate strike” was inspired by Greta Thunberg of Sweden. Greta is only 16. Today’s students are very inspiring. They seem to be the adults in the room.

Too many adults sold out along the way and now can’t even consider that maybe guns, pollution, income inequality, astronomical student debt and a ballooning defi-

cit might catch up with us one day.

That would be bad for business today.

I told the students I met today that when I was their age we used to protest against the Vietnam War. I think it made a difference.

As Ronald Reagan once said, “When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.”

Joan of Arc was only 18 when she led the French Army to victory over the English in the battle of Orléans in 1430.

She literally felt the heat as she was burned at the stake by the English a year later.

But we remember her all these centuries later. It’s appropriate to focus on heat, because that’s what today’s protest is all about — global warming.

It is said that if you toss a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will jump right back out.

If you place the same frog in the same pot but turn up the heat slowly, it will just sit there comfortably till it dies when the water becomes too hot.

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Anouk Braun, Chloe Kido Powers and Misha Mehta of Archer School for Girls.

Is that what too many of us are doing now? Sitting idly in a comfy pot of warm water as it slowly but surely increases in

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temperature?

Here’s to the kids who are trying to get our attention. Make us feel the heat, kids.

BCC Files Amicus Brief in Boise Homeless Case Brentwood Community Council joins Boise in asking Supreme Court to overturn ruling preventing cities from enforcing homeless laws.

“If the 9th Circuit’s ruling is allowed to stand then cities will not have the tools they need to prevent a humanitarian crisis on their own streets. We hope the Supreme Court takes this case to restore the power Upholstery CleaningtoDone In the Your of local communities regulate useHome of their streets, parks, and other public areas,” said Mayor Boise Dave Bieter.

“Even where shelter is unavailable, an ordinance prohibiting sitting, lying, or sleeping outside at particular times or in particular locations might well be constitutionally permissible,” the decision reads.

Since Boise filed this request many local jurisdictions have filed amicus briefs in support of the city's effort to have the 9th Circuit Court decision overturned. On

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By S am C atanzaro The Brentwood Community Council (BCC) has filed an amicus brief in support of the City of Boise's pitch to the United States Supreme Court to overturn a district court ruling that prevents cities from penalizing sleeping on sidewalks.

indoors, the government cannot criminalize indigent, homeless people for sleeping outdoors, on public property,” reads the ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which includes both IdaCurtain & ho and California.

In the decision, which ruled a City of Boise law penalizing homelessness unconstitutional, citing the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the Eighth Amendment, the court did give cities leeway to prohibit sleeping in public in certain situations.

On August 22 the City of Boise filed a petition in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Martin v. City of Boise, formally asking the Supreme Court to consider the case.

A federal court ruling last year in the case Martin v. City of Boise barred cities from punishing individuals from sleeping on public property unless they provide sufficient and accessible indoor housing.

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FOLLOW YOUR GUT Local Brentwood farmers market startup brews something big

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Health-Ade Kombucha Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer, Vanessa Dew, misses the early days at Brentwood Farmers Market, but not the early mornings. "I can say I don't miss waking up at three am and car-

rying coolers full of everything and driving the truck into the market," she said reminiscing.

It has been a fast and full seven years for Dew, building a beverage company with her two best friend husband and wife, Daina and Justin Trout.

The idea to sell kombucha at the farmer's market is something the Trouts and Dew brewed up in an entrepreneur club the three started. Dew said the initial idea for the club was that it be a social think-tank to, "mastermind the next big opportunity.”

The trio put invitations out for friends and family to join the unofficial club. But Dew said, "at the end of the day, it was really just me, Daina, and Justin around the dinner table sharing a great bottle of wine and dinner and brainstorming different ideas.”

That next big thing turned out to be something Daina Trout had already been making for years to help Justin with digestion issues. Kombucha.

"I remember distinctly, our first customer. His name was Richard, and he bought two bottles of original," said Dew of their first day at the Farmers Market.

LEFT – From the Brentwood Farmer’s Market to 40 million cases of Kombucha brewed this year.

Today, Health-Ade Kombucha is in some 26,000 stores across North America, including Canada and are on track to sell over 4M cases this year. Plus, Crunchbase figures show that in July, Coco-Cola invested $20 million to secure Health-Ade's future growth.

"I don't know in the last seven and a half years when I've ever just coasted. There's never been that moment of just chill, coasting mode. To be honest, I think that has got us to this point and enabled us to grow so fast," said Dew. She remembers the day she quit her job at a pharmaceutical company to throw herself full-time into the Kombucha startup.

While in hindsight the decision appears an

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obvious no-brainer, Dew said it was not an easy choice. "My palms were sweaty; there was a pit in my stomach saying, 'am I really doing this?'"

Her mother was against the idea, presenting Dew with a spreadsheet comparing the long-term security of a job with a big com-

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5 DANGERS OF DOING BUSINESS WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

By Ron Wynn

When it comes to doing business with friends and family, blood isn’t always thicker than water. Despite the best of intentions and the highest of hopes, what starts out as a seemingly “safe,” mutually-beneficial project or interaction can turn into anything from a minor embarrassment to a major nightmare.

I’m not talking about running a family business -- that’s a different topic with a whole host of its own risks and challenges -I’m talking about buying, selling, and doing deals with pals and kinfolk.

Here are five common pitfalls: 1) You lose their money: This is always the biggie. When that money goes down the drain, people tend to become a lot less philosophical. They may say “Hey, don’t worry about it, I took the risk,” but in all likelihood your relationship will forever be tainted -whether subtly or dramatically -- by the experience. Family money is often said to be the easiest to get, but it can also be the most expensive.

2) A deal goes bad: A good friend of mine recently did a real estate deal with one of his close relatives. When some critical issues came up, they wound up at an impasse that turned ugly and expensive. Let’s just say they’re no longer as close as they used to be.

Just like in any business matter, no matter how foolproof you think a plan may be, it’s wise to assume things can and will go wrong.

And “family wrong” can be much worse than “business wrong.”

3) The business comes to the family picnic: There are people who can completely shut off work and draw a solid line across their lives when they close the office door behind them. The rest of us inevitably bring our working lives home with us in one way. When you do business with family and friends, at some point you’ll be with them at an event. If there’s tension brewing between

you, aside from your own discomfort, it will affect those around you.

4) You can’t un-ring the bell: Once you remove the “arms-length” and start doing business with people who are close to you, you often start down a course that’s hard to change or reverse. Changing or getting out of friends/family dealings is much harder than business-as-usual.

5) There’s collateral damage: I’ve introduced friends to my own important business contacts, only to have that introduction turn sour. We all like to think that grownups can keep clear heads about these things, but again, human nature is such that it’s always easy to be calm and philosophical going in, much harder coming out. If you decide to play matchmaker, make sure it’s very clear to all parties that you are simply making an introduction, the rest is completely up to them.

Of course, it would be great if doing business with those closest to us was a risk-free, rewarding pleasure. Certainly, sometimes it works out fine, but often times it doesn’t. As with many things in business, it is helpful to try to anticipate the worst-case scenario, and consider the reasoning, benefits and alternatives. Decide if it’s a risk worth taking, and if you can live with the possible consequences.

Remember, even when there are no strings attached, there are always strings attached.

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Needed Shift in Our Thoughts on Homelessness Founding Publisher It feels like the pendulum is starting to move in the direction of sanity.

For the longest time, it has been almost impossible to deal with questions regarding homelessness because it was viewed as politically incorrect to say or suggest anything that might be interpreted as taking away one's "civil right" to camp out on the sidewalk.

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The first big shift was when people started saying, "Well, we really can't force them off the streets if they have no place to go."

Fair enough.

So let's build big, temporary shelters on the outskirts of town -- tent cities, if you will -- and centralize healthcare, mental healthcare, food, bathrooms, showers, job training, etc. in these locations.

That's a start.

If there are big parking lots of industrial properties going unused, that would be OK, too.

But it seems like an exercise in pure futility to seek suitable areas in residential areas. The land is too expensive and the truly mentally ill homeless people have a way of becoming too menacing to law-abiding, tax-paying citizens who live nearby.

Don't the non-homeless have civil rights, too? Should one seriously mentally ill homeless person really have the right to diminish the quality of life for hundreds of pedestrians who might have to walk by someone yelling at them?

A few years back, citizens taxed themselves $1.2 billion to build housing. But very little has happened since. So asking for more money at this time isn't the answer.

The authorities and our elected officials

can't spend what they already have -- at least not in a timely manner.

There are 58,000 homeless people on the streets of Los Angeles County.

At the rate authorities are adding housing, many of these people will die on the streets.

Jails and hospitals have become de facto shelters for many who really need serious help. That ends up costing a lot more than providing shelter.

Building tent cities -- as offensive as they are to many -- at least gets us started. When you think about it, it's allowing the status quo to persist -- thousands and thousands of homeless living on the streets -- that is the cruelest policy of all. People are dying out there. Daily.

At some point, push really will come to shove. So let's start talking about it now.

If we build tent cities -- and even lots of half million dollar units (really?) -- there will still be quite a few homeless people out there who are referred to as "service resistant."

You can offer them a place to go, with food and healthcare, and they still won't want to go.

The next big mental leap we need to be prepared to take is this: If we don't mandate these people into shelters, once built, then the problem of homelessness will never go away.

We need to be ready to employ some tough love.

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“Building tent cities -- as offensive as they are to many -- at least gets us started. When you think about it, it’s allowing the status quo to persist -- thousands and thousands of homeless living on the streets -- that is the cruelest policy of all. People are dying out there. Daily.”

If these were our underage children and they didn't know better, as adults we wouldn't hesitate to go out there, grab our kids by the hand, put them in the car and drive them home.

We need to think of many homeless in the same way. Many are so mentally ill they can't really help themselves. We need to act like adult parents and get them into shelters and provide them the services they need. This won't just magically happen on its own.

We can start with the easier cases -- those

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If I’m making upgrades to a new home, is it reasonable to pay for the upgrades in advance?

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Bringing Homeless into Policymaking?

Bonin proposes commission composed entirely of people who are or have been homeless

By S am C atanzaro After a scathing report was released showing the agency tasked with tackling homelessness in Los Angeles County failed to meet many of its goals, an LA City Councilmember is suggesting bringing homeless or previously homeless individuals into the policymaking process to improve results.

Councilmember Mike Bonin, who represents Brentwood, has proposed the creation of a new advisory commission, composed entirely of people who are or have been homeless in Los Angeles. Bonin’s 11th District includes Venice where several encampments make the homelessness crisis especially evident.

The commission proposed by Bonin, modeled after city advisory commissions on disability issues, children’s Native American issues and transgender issues, would provide expert and real-world experience to improve policy-making, program development and budgeting decisions.

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“We set ourselves up for failure if we do not take into account the experience of people who have been homeless,” said Bonin.

“Programs that sound good on paper or in a City Council meeting may not work given the complexities of being without housing.

We need to be listening to the people who can tell us if the programs taxpayers are paying for are working as intended.”

Earlier this month, Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin released a scathing audit that highlighted the county’s failure to house individuals experiencing homelessness.

According to the audit, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) failed to meet seven of nine of its goals in the fiscal year 2017-2018 and five of eight goals in 2018-2019. This poor track record comes as LAHSA has doubled the number of outreach workers over the past two years.

LAHSA responded by calling the report “misleading”, stating it “ultimately says nothing about LAHSA’s outreach efforts, which contacted record numbers of our homeless neighbors in the year it studied,” but the agency did agree that complaint-driven outreach should be de-emphasized throughout the system.

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councils, homeowners, developers and activists from a variety of organizations and perspectives.

One voice, however, has been largely missing: the voice of people who are homeless or have recently been homeless.

“As a result, elected officials and policymakers rarely hear when programs fail to work as advertised, when resources and staff are misaligned, how new ordinances impact people who are homeless, or how sexism, homophobia, and institutional racism impact services,” Bonin said.

To date, City officials have created standing commissions and advisory coun-

cils such as the Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Disability, the Commission on Community and Family Services, the Native American Indian Commission and the Transgender Advisory Council. Other cities, including Austin, Texas and Vancouver, Canada, have also used “lived experience” advisory commissions to offer guidance on homelessness policy decisions.

In legislation Bonin submitted, he requested the city’s Chief Legislative Analyst to make recommendations to the City Council on the most effective way to establish a Commission on Lived Experience with Homelessness, composed entirely of people who are currently, or have been in the recent past, homeless in Los Angeles.

Bonin’s legislation further instructs the Legislative Analyst to consult with people who are or who have been homeless as they prepare their recommendations.

In addition, Bonin’s motion recommends requirements to represent different segments and demographics of the homeless population, including accounting for the over-representation of African-Americans among individuals experiencing homelessness.

Bonin’s legislation was seconded by Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and was referred to the Homelessness and Poverty Committee.

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Five Brentwood Students Selected as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

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On Tuesday, September 10, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the 2020 semifinalists of the 65th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.

Approximately 16,000 high school students will go on to compete for a share of 7,600 scholarships collectively worth over $31 million. According to the NMSC, over 1.5 million juniors in 21,000 high schools throughout the United States entered the scholarship program by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT).

The next round of the scholarship program will determine who the finalists are. “To become a Finalist, the Semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the Semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and

awards received,” said the NMSC. About 15,000 semifinalist students are expected to advance to finalists. Students will be notified in February if they make it to the next stage, and half of those students will go on to win a scholarship. Finalists will be selected for three types of National Merit Scholarships. Winners will be announced between April and July of 2020. The NMSC added, “These scholarship recipients will join more than 345,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.”

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Be a Voice for Brentwood The BCC Board Application is now officially open.

The Brentwood Community Council (BCC) is accepting applications for Board positions for the 2020-2022 term.

Any person living or working in Brentwood is eligible to serve.

For information and to fill out an application: www.brentwoodcommunitycouncil.org The BCC meets monthly on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Brentwood Library on San Vicente from 7-9 p.m.

By serving as a representative, you are a voice for Brentwood to help make de-

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willing to accept shelter and help voluntarily -- but the numbers are now just too huge.

The "service resistant" population has got to be quite big by now.

But it starts with tent cities that aren't in the middle of our residential areas.

cisions that come to the Council from the City and State as well as promote the good of the community in local activities.

For further questions, please use info@ brentwoodcommunitycouncil.org.

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Nice housing will come when it comes -if it ever comes.

Doing nothing as we wait for that day to arrive isn't an option. And building a few units here and a few units there will never really solve the problem -- not in our lifetimes, anyway. And certainly not in theirs.

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SPECIAL ISSUE: Westside Health and Beauty

Pages 13–24 | FEATURING: More Mature on the Westside – Fall Edition

INSIDE: • Lily the Pink: Helping Women Look Their Best • Relieving Pain with Gyrotonics at Body Rythm • What is Making us Sick? – With Ananda Integrative • MORE!

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Lily the Pink founder Sandy Allbright applies permanent makeup on a client.

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LILY THE PINK: Helping Women Look Their Best Sandy Allbright’s permanent makeup studio in Brentwood

By Staff Writer For women who want to look their best all the time, a brow artist’s boutique studio in Brentwood offers the perfect solution.

Lily The Pink, established by Sandy Allbright, a talented Los Angeles brow artist at the chic Sola Salon Studios on Wilshire Boulevard in Brentwood, creates, through permanent makeup and microblading, the ideal eyebrow that perfectly enhances her client's unique facial features.

“Permanent makeup is for women who want to look their best all the time. For women who struggle with traditional makeup. For working moms who would like to save time every day. For active people: swimmers, divers, tennis players, sailors, gym-goers, hikers etc. For women who like to travel, its such a hassle to lug around makeup and mirrors. For people who have lost eyebrow hair due to alopecia and chemotherapy,” Allbright, said. “Every client is a unique individual with different aesthetics, bone structure and skin. We custom design the permanent makeup to naturally beautify each face while collaborating very closely with the client to make sure she is 100 percent happy before we begin.”

According to Allbright, eyebrows are vitally important to the overall aesthetic of the face and can make or break a look. There is no need to appear tired or unpolished or spend hours trying to get brows even and symmetrical looking, permanent makeup is the perfect answer to this daily dilemma. Out of the many brow artists in the Los Angeles metro area, Allbright and Lily The Pink stands out for its attention to detail and professionalism at her sanitary and OSHA compliant studio.

“Lily the Pink is my passion. It merges my love of make-up and my love for helping people look and feel beautiful. As an eyebrow challenged individual, I found myself having to face the day with a startlingly bare forehead or spend hours (yes,

hours) getting my eyebrows to even look like actual eyebrows. I knew there had to be a better way,” Allbright said. “Enter the amazing world of permanent makeup and microblading. When I saw what could be done with this miraculous art form I was floored, I had to be a part of it, I had found my raison d’être.”

Permanent makeup is less invasive than traditional tattooing and lasts between 1-3 years and Allbright works with only the highest quality pigments especially formulated for the face.

“Permanent makeup has come a long way in the last five years, gone are the days of harsh and unnatural looking permanent makeup, we at Lily the Pink specialize in soft and natural-looking work that looks just like regular well-applied makeup except it does not smudge or smear or come off at the most inconvenient of times. It is a perfect marriage of art and science.”

Allbright, who has lived in Santa Monica for 16 years, needless to say, loves her work and also serving her own community.

“I am so glad to be able to serve the Westside with my talent in permanent makeup, I love this wonderful, active and engaged community and am excited to elevate their lives with my expertise.

My aesthetic is natural, I want my clients to feel beautiful and confident and for people to not even realize that they had anything done, Allbright said.

“So natural no-one will know but you.”

For more information about Lily the Pink, visit LilyThePink.com, call (310) 592-6337 and follow on Facebook @lilylovespink, Instagram @ lilythepinkla and at https://www.yelp.com/biz/lilythe-pink-permanent-makeup-la-los-angeles

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Relieving Sciatic Nerve Pain with Shevi at Body Rythm Specialized Master Trainer, Shevi Baruch helps patients using Gyrotonic to reduce pain and improve their lives

By Keldine Hull For twelve years, following a surgical procedure, Beth was often unable to stand or walk without some discomfort or pain. “It was sciatic nerve pain,” Beth explained. “It had to do with the lower back. I had my muscles in my abdomen cut because of a surgery. It’s really hard to engage your abdominal muscles so you’re incorrectly using your back muscles.”

Even with a professional background in yoga, meditation and working with patients who suffered from chronic pain, Beth still struggled with learning how to use her body correctly to address her own pain issues without re-injuring herself. A friend introduced Shevi Baruch.

her to Gyrotonic®, a method of exercising that simultaneously stretches and strengthens your body with minimal efforts, while increasing range of motion, creating space in the joints, and strengthens the muscles around the bones. Beth decided to experience it for herself and started at Body Rhythm, located on Wilshire Boulevard in Santa Monica, working with the founder, Shevi Baruch, and Betty Townsley.

“They really knew what they were doing,” Beth explained. “What I loved about working with Shevi is that she had the patience to meet me where I was at. While I felt better right away, it took a while before the pain that I came in for was completely gone. But it is. It’s really a miracle. To feel happy in my body is huge. I’m going to be 70 years old. I feel better than I did 20 years ago.”

Shevi’s’ journey into the Gyrotonic method began after years of studying anatomy, physiology and kinesiology in Israel. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Therapy and Clinical Audiology and a Master’s degree from the Program of Brain Sciences at the Bar-Ilan University. After experiencing a serious injury, Shevi started taking

Pilates classes and eventually began teaching Pilates. “I realized that by helping people with their body, I could actually help with many other problems,” Shevi explained. “Reducing or eliminating pain changes the way we approach life.”

After moving to the United States, Shevi was introduced to the Gyrotonic and the Gyrokinesis® method and eventually became a master trainer in the method.

The Gyrotonic method utilizes unique equipment, the Pulley Tower, for example, is made up of handles, pulleys and weights. The equipment is important because it gives you a resting place, a guidance, a support, so you can have multiple joint articulations without compression. Gyrokinesis, utilizes only a stool and a floor mat.

Participants are guided through all the natural movements of the spine with corresponding breathing patterns. This approach systematically and gently works the joints and muscles through rhythmic and undulating movements similar to those done on Gyrotonic machines.

Instructors at Body Rhythm are highly trained certified Gyrotonic,

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“Reducing or eliminating pain changes the way we approach life,” says Shevi Baruch.

Gyrokinesis instructors and rehab specialists. While they are capable to work with people suffering from varying degrees of pain, many of their clientele are athletes and active people. Gyrotonic is essentially for everyone. For all ages and all physical conditions.

“Juliu, the creator of this system says that Nature gives you the potential but you have to do the work. You have to practice. - It’s the clients that do it

themselves,” Shevi continued. “We just guide them. We share with them our knowledge. Once you find the space yourself and when you find it yourself, it becomes yours.”

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Walk Raises Over $50,000 to Fight Breast Cancer Walk 3to9 comes to Culver City’s Kenneth Hahn Park Photo: Courtesy.

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Alexander Audiology: Gene-Editing and Hearing Loss

Dr. Melissa Alexander on the potential for gene therapy to treat hearing loss.

By D r . Melissa A lexander

Hearing loss affects nearly 50 million Americans and 360 million people worldwide. That’s roughly one in five people.

It’s the second most prevalent health issue globally, affecting more than those living with Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and diabetes combined. Unfortunately, the prevalence of hearing loss is growing. From the year 2000 to 2015 the number of Americans with hearing loss has doubled and globally, that number is up by 44 percent. While some may think of hearing loss as an inevitable side effect of the aging process, research has shown that hearing loss has widespread negative effects, including increased risk of falls, higher incidence of social isolation, depression and cognitive decline. By simply having a mild hearing loss, that person will have nearly 25 percent greater healthcare costs in their lifetime. For those with profound hearing loss, the added lifetime healthcare costs for that individual exceed one million dollars.

Hearing loss is caused by a variety of factors including genetics, noise exposure, ototoxic medications, viruses or bacterial infections and aging. One revolutionary technology has proven successful at altering the gene responsible for genetic hearing loss and eliminating it. This technology is called CRISPR. CRISPR is a system found in bacteria that’s involved in immune defense. Bacteria use CRISPR to cut up the DNA of invading bacterial viruses that would otherwise kill them. Scientists have figured out a way to exploit this quirk in the immune systems of bacteria to edit genes in other organisms. While we’ve had other gene-ed-

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iting systems for years, this new version of CRISPR (cas-9) allows for more efficient and highly selective gene editing.

The potential applications of this technology include correcting genetic defects and treating and preventing the spread of disease. Researchers have been experimenting with CRISPR for years, using it to tackle HIV, deleting genetic diseases from the cells of experimental human embryos and using it in agricultural industries to increase crop yield, improve nutritional value and raise drought tolerance.

Recently, scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have successfully used CRISPR to alter the genes of mice with genetic hearing loss. Known as Beethoven mice, these animals have a genetic mutation that causes progressive hearing loss, culminating in profound deafness. With the use of CRISPR, scientists have managed to recognize a single incorrect DNA letter in the defective copy (among the 3 billion letters in the mouse genome). This new version of CRISPR ensures the precise and selective cutting of the mutant DNA, while leaving normal DNA unchanged. In experiments of cells with and without the Beethoven mutation, the tool accurately cut the defective copy of the gene in greater than 99 percent of cases.

To measure whether this therapy worked in animals, rather than just cells, researchers

evaluated the auditory brainstem responses of mice. Beethoven mice are typically deaf by six months of age, by comparison, mice with normal hearing retain their hearing throughout life. Two months after receiving gene-editing therapy, Beethoven mice exhibited markedly better hearing than their untreated siblings carrying the genetic mutation. Some treated mice showed hearing improvement that approached normal hearing.

While we are still a long way from using gene therapy in humans, this research provides hope that one day we will eliminate the debilitating effects of hearing loss by preventing it in the first place. Until then, hearing loss should be taken seriously. A routine hearing test should be part of every-

one’s annual physical. If you have hearing loss, wear hearing aids as soon as the loss is identified and wear them consistently!

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More Effective Treatment for HIV, Drug-Resistant TB LA BioMed’s Dr. Richard Murphy’s holistic approach

By S taff W riter Dr. Richard Murphy is studying a new approach that shows promise for two deadly diseases Patients infected with both HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) have historically had an uphill battle with low success rates and high mortality.

Making things worse, until recently, the therapy for MDR-TB has been difficult, involving months of painful injections. But there’s a promising new oral treatment regimen for MDR-TB that could make a huge difference to patients in resource-limited settings.

Dr. Richard Murphy, an investigator at the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), is leading a team studying this new short-course regimen to determine why some patients are achieving success –with the intent of creating more effective treatments for everyone.

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his collaborator, South African physician Thiloshini Govender, are comparing patients co-infected with HIV and MDR-TB who have not responded to treatment with those who have responded in order to better understand what’s working. Pill burden could be an important factor, so to determine if patients are having trouble keeping up with the demands of treatment, the team is using dried blood spot to monitor drug levels and estimate adherence. Dried blood spots are minimally invasive and allow specimens to be safely stored even in tropical climates.

A major advantage of this short-course program is that it requires fewer interactions with the formal health care sector for injections. Reducing visits to clinics may be a good thing both for patients with MDR-TB as well as for other immunocompromised patients at clinics who are at risk for MDR-TB exposure.

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WHAT IS MAKING US SICK? Ananda Integrative Medicine takes a holistic approach

By S taff W riter The Westside of Los Angeles is known for having residents that put health and wellbeing at the forefront of their day-today routines. Ananda Integrative Medicine, a health center located in the heart of Brentwood not only helps patients feel healthy but also allows them to get to the root cause of any ailments to answer the question: what is making us sick?

“Integrative Medicine treats the root cause rather than just treating the symptoms with increasingly expensive pharmaceuticals and or surgery. This more patient-centered approach allows for greater time with patients to identify their main sources of discomfort or barriers to optimal health,” said Reshma Patel, P.A., CEO & Founder Ananda Integrative Medicine.

Patel, who received her B.S degree in Biological Sciences from UC Irvine and a Masters Degree in Medical Science from St. Louis University earning Physician Assistant degree, Nutrition Genomics (understanding how the whole body responds to food), Pharmacogenomics (how genes affect a person’s response to drugs), bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (reduce side effects of hormone imbalance such as hot flashes and fatigue), Precision Medicine, Detoxification, Anti-Aging, Restorative Medicine and Nutrition.

Before opening Ananda Integrative Medicine, located at 11950 San Vicente Blvd, Suite 110, Patel spent 14 years practicing family medicine, urgent care and occupational medicine in the Los Angeles area. It was her experience practicing “traditional” medicine that led Patel to get involved with Integrative Medicine and gives her a unique perspective when it comes to helping patients get to the root cause of health issues.

As fall and winter illnesses begin to creep back into the reality of people throughout the Westside, Patel offers five factors that may be making us sick.

Environmental Toxins “Environmental toxins are cancer-causing chemicals and endocrine disruptors, both human-made and naturally occurring,

that can harm our health by disrupting sensitive biological systems,” Patel said.

Examples include BPA, Dioxin, Atrazine, Phthalates, Perchlorate, Fire Retardants, Lead, Arsenic, Mercury, Perfluorinated chemicals, organophosphates and pesticides (Monsanto's RoundUp that contains Glyphosate, for example) “All of these compounds can negatively affect human health. Many of them are known to, cause cancer (radon, formaldehyde, benzene), act as endocrine disruptors (BPA, pesticides, phthalates), cause organ failure or developmental problems (lead, mercury, cadmium), infertility (glycol ethers, pesticides),” Patel said.

Unhealthy Microbiome (Gut Health) Gut Dysbiosis typically occurs when the bacteria in your gastrointestinal (GI) tract — which includes your stomach and intestines — become unbalanced. Hippocrates the ‘Father of Medicine’ famously stated over 2,000 years ago that, “All disease begins in the gut.”

According to Patel, there are 19 conditions that begin in the gut: anxiety, depres-

sion, eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, dermatitis, heart disease, dementia & Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, migraines, allergies, asthma, cancer, chronic fatigue syndrome, obesity, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease Lifestyle “Nutrition, sleep, exercise, stress, mind/ emotional state, community, all impact optimal health. I discuss all these areas in great detail with patients as these items are pillars to longevity!” Patel says.

Hormones “Are your hormones balanced? Do you have estrogen dominance?” Patel asks.

Symptoms of hormone imbalance in women include decreased sex drive, weight gain, menstrual irregularities, Uterine fibroids, fatigue, fibrocystic breasts, headaches, infertility, irritability, depression and anxiety.

Symptoms in men include: sexual dysfunction, enlarged breasts and infertility According to Patel, risks associated with estrogen dominance range from: cancers, candida (yeast) overgrowth, thyroid dysfunction, auto-immune diseases. For men, too little testosterone can cause erectile dysfunction, muscle loss, weight gain, fatigue and mood-related problems Genetics According to Patel, one diet cannot suit everybody and at her practice, patients can develop a nutrition plan tailored specifically to their DNA. “Nutrition genomics is valuable to ascertain if you have genes that prevent proper

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Reshma Patel, P.A., CEO & Founder Ananda Integrative Medicine, located in Brentwood.

detox pathways, genes that predispose you to certain diseases, genes that favor a certain diet, genes that favor different types of exercise. Your genes are not your destiny.

We can use nutrition to help turn ‘on’ or ‘off’ the expression of your genes,” Patel said.

Other services offered at Ananda Integrative Medicine include infrared sauna treatments and vitamin injections, both of which provide patients a wide range of health benefits.

For more information about Ananda Integrative Medicine’s services, visit AnandaIntegrativeMedicine.com/Services, call (424) 259-2089 or follow on Facebook @ AnandaIntegrativeMedicine and Instagram @integrative_Pa.

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Older You Get, Harder You Fall With Barbara Bishop

I’ve always heard that as you age, “avoiding falls” becomes an important part of your life.

According to the National Council for Aging Care, every 11 seconds an older adult is treated in the emergency room for a fall.

Add me to the “Every 11 Seconds” list.

At 60 years old, I now understand what all the fuss is about. A couple of weeks ago, I was coming out of an event, navigating the parking lot. Instead of looking two feet in front of me, I was looking 50 feet in front of me, trying to locate my car.

All of a sudden, I tripped, without any warning, on a concrete block, the kind used in parking lots to organize the cars. (I hate those blocks; I have a small car that sits low, and I’ve hit those mo-fos several times, scraping the underbelly of the front end.)

I flew over the blockade; I tried to break my fall by putting my right arm against a parked car next to me. Because of the force of the fall, my arm violently bent backward. I then fell on my left knee and elbow to the parking lot ground. I felt pain in my right arm that I had never experienced before. OMG! My arm is broken, I thought.

I couldn’t move. I started to cry, embarrassed, scared and in intense pain.

My friend ran to get help. It was decided that I needed an ambulance to take me to the ER. 20 minutes later, they arrived.

The paramedics lifted me on to a stretcher. I screamed in pain, but they remained calm and continued their protocols. I was then quickly lifted into the ambulance, and whisked off to Saint John’s.

We were close to the hospital, thank god.

And, on a Saturday night at 10 p.m., it wasn’t jammed. Thank god! I was put into a room almost immediately. The attending nurse was trying to find a vein in my left arm, and kept poking me in the wrong place. I had to show her where, at the same time begging her to get it done, so I could be relieved of some of the pain with an intravenous pain killer. (Later I had a massive bruise on my arm. Hopefully she’ll get better.)

Once I was gently numbed, they took me for x-rays. They determined that I had a dislocated shoulder! Wow. Throughout my entire life, I’ve never had a broken bone, torn cartilage, sprained ankle, nothing. When I was younger, I was kind of jealous of the kids that got to wear casts. Not any more.

The ER doc came into my room. Her plan was to put the shoulder back into place.

Hopefully with me “asleep,” which she made arrangements for. I guess I fell asleep right

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“I flew over the blockade; I tried to break my fall by putting my right arm against a parked car next to me. Because of the force of the fall, my arm violently bent backward.”

away, because before I knew it, she woke me up to tell me she was done. It took less than five minutes! There was no additional damage. I was lucky. And they were great caregivers. In and out within two hours.

A few days later, my right arm was covered in deep, dark bruises. My elbow and my knee were a black and blue mess as

well. A week later, the bruises were 80 percent gone. I had a follow up with my orthopedic surgeon. He said that I was a “bad ass” because I was healing so well. Little did he know how much of a baby I was a week ago.

Whether you’re 50-plus or not, be careful out there!

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HIVE Mentality for Seniors Living with HIV/AIDS Celebrate National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.

By Amy Patton Those in the LGBTQ+ community living in the late ‘80s to the early ‘90s did the unthinkable: they survived the AIDS Crisis. Now, they are aging and thriving. But living with HIV/ AIDS is no easy feat.

September 18 is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day—a day to call attention to the growing number of people living long and full lives with HIV and aging-related challenges of HIV prevention, testing, treatment, and care.

That’s where the HIVE (HIV- Elders) program comes in. HIVE launched in 2018 and is tailored for men who have sex with men (MSM) of all ethnicities who are 50 years of age and older and living with HIV. The program is designed to improve the health and well-being of this growing population of men by addressing stigma, social isolation, social support, and empowerment. Each week HIVE orchestrates meetings and events with purpose--meaning, topics are based off of an in-house study that identified the needs assessments for this group, including housing and food insecurity, stigma, isolation, depression, comorbidities, and other issues affecting people with HIV 50 and older.

Meet Frank Gulli, who currently lives in LGBT Triangle Square – the very first senior housing for LGBTQ people in the United States. It is managed by the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Frank is longtime survivor of HIV and a member of HIVE. Century City-Westwood News spoke with Frank about his experience. Check it out: Can you introduce yourself?

My name is Frank Gulli. I’m 68 years old and a proud gay man living with HIV who has fought for my rights for a long time.

In one sentence, what is the HIVE program?

The HIVE Program addresses some of the psychosocial issues that people like me, who are over 50 and living with HIV, are dealing with.

Can you elaborate?

HIVE offers social connection, so we don’t isolate; life skills to deal with past trauma, coping and stress; conversation so we stay current with each other, and health education dinners so we can eat and learn about managing co-morbidities.

What is a HIVE exactly?

HIVE is an APLA Health program that stands for HIV-Elders. It is also a group with members who share the same interests in being empowered while living with HIV over 50.

What was the reason/driving factor to launch the HIVE program?

Mainly that the majority of people living with HIV in the United States are now over the age of 50 and that number will continue to increase. We have different needs than someone who is 25 who was just diagnosed with HIV and can access new medications and an established continuum of care in Los Angeles.

How does someone apply/get accepted to the HIVE program?

HIV survivor Frank Gulli

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There is no screening process. You just choose to participate in one or more weekly HIVE events and treat each other with the respect that we deserve.

Why is HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day important to the LGBTQ+ community?

It celebrates the struggles we overcame in the 80s and 90s with the AIDS crisis, the fact that we are alive when so many are not here with us, and that we are survivors, growing in numbers, here to stay.

Can you talk on being a long-time survivor of HIV? What unique challenges come up? How do you overcome them? I was living in San Francisco when it became ground zero of the AIDS epidemic. By 1985, the city was full of heartbreak. I was diagnosed with HIV that year, forever making 1985 a pivotal year. There were no medical treatments, other than some antibiotics that seemed to prolong death for many. For whatever reason, maybe by the grace of God, I never got sick from HIV and I held on to hope for a better day. In 2000, I moved to Los Angeles and was on effective medication that suppressed my virus. Life in LA was cautiously optimistic for me.

I was living pretty well, despite my diagnosis, and my fear of death had gone away. Life went on like that, but then suddenly, my new gang of friends started getting older. I started to see a lot of isolation and unhappiness take over. I did what I could to stay healthy, connected and relevant. I got more educated on HIV, I socialized as much as possible and entertained. I believe that we are now in a place where HIV is no longer chaos and an uncontrolled crisis; however, the HIV/AIDS epidemics is still a topic that needs our attention and requires everyone’s attention. There are several organizations that do not have the funds for programs that benefit clients like me. For me it is essential to come together as one community and be able to show support and show that we are there for one another.

Is there any new or exciting information about the program or being a HIVE? HIVE events continue to increase. There is something every week to participate in. There is a big HIVE HIV & Aging Summit for consumers, like me, on December 7 at the new LA LGBT Senior Center. There is also a fun screening of Rocketman: the Sing Along version, on the Paramount lot for HIV/AIDS & Aging Awareness Day.

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Skin Cancer Foundation Comes to Westside Mobile skin cancer education and screening program visits SM

By Staff Writer Destination: Healthy Skin, The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile skin cancer education and screening program, has wrapped its third annual journey around the U.S. Local volunteer dermatologists conducted 1,827 free skin cancer screenings aboard the Foundation’s 38-foot Destination: Healthy Skin RV. Program participants also received The Skin Cancer Foundation’s educational materials and sun protection samples.

The Destination: Healthy Skin RV traveled more than 10,000 miles between May and August, making stops for educational events in New York, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee and Connecticut. Together, 59 dermatologists teamed up to donate more than 175 hours of free, full-body skin exams at Destination: Healthy Skin events. The dermatologists identified 578 potential skin cancers and precancers, 40 of which were suspected melanomas.

“Keeping this program on the road and providing this vital public health service has been one of our greatest accomplishments,” says Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation. “Many people who came by the RV told us they wouldn’t have gotten a screening this year

if we weren’t in town. These and other heartfelt comments motivate us to continue our efforts to reach as many communities as possible.”

Skin cancers that are found and removed early, before they’ve had a chance to spread, are easier to treat and lead to better outcomes for patients.

The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends all adults see a dermatologist at least once a year for a skin exam while consistently checking their skin at home for anything new, changing or unusual.

For the second year in a row, Walgreens collaborated with The Skin Cancer Foundation on the program. In each city, Walgreens representatives gave attendees the opportunity to receive a hightech facial image scan to examine sub-surface sun damage utilizing our Canfield Reveal® Imaging system. They also hosted interactive skin care experiences featuring Walgreens beauty consultants specially trained in sun care. These experts were on site to distribute sunscreen samples, educate visitors on the importance of sun protection and provide advice for staying safe in the sun.

The Skin Cancer Foundation is the only global organization solely devoted to the prevention, early detection and treatment of skin cancer. The mission of the Foundation is to decrease the incidence of skin cancer through public and professional education and research. Since its inception in 1979, the Foundation has recommended following a complete sun protection regimen that includes seeking shade and covering up with clothing, including a wide-brimmed hat and UV-blocking sunglasses, in addition to daily sunscreen use. For more information, visit SkinCancer.org.

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We at PS Science have a mission to prepare students for stewarding the world they will inherit. With multiple environmental, climate, and global challenges to tackle, students need a solid foundation in science and problem-solving to thrive. Being children now, they still need wonder and confidence and hope. PS Science is designed to give it to them.

PS Science launched in 2006 as a project of the Crossroads Community Outreach Foundation, an initiative of Crossroads School in Santa Monica. Crossroads School provided critical financial support and resources until 2018, when PS Science grew large enough to become its own separate nonprofit organization. Hands-on training for teachers and implementation of Next Generation Science Standards gives kids K-5 a chance to see the world around them with curious eyes, do collaborative exploration and experiments with real materials, know the joy of discovery and the power of knowledge. The majority of students in the schools we serve say that science is their favorite subject, and that’s the kind of excitement they need in the race to the future.

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“Science is a program that launches elementary students onto a track of inquiry-based science learning.”

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While her mother may have put up a good fight against Dew taking such a career risk, she also played a part in being the one to inspire Dew in the first place.

"She influenced me a ton," Dew said of her mother. "Being an immigrant, being one of the few Asian females within a grad school engineering program, and then, even one of the few female Asian executives at her company," she said.

Dew said it is not inherent in Asian culture for a woman to "go against the grain."

At a conference in Singapore, earlier this year, she said she was surprised to find female Asian entrepreneurs underrepresented on a global scale, with most coming from the United States. Dew said, "if you're going to create your own future, you have to bet on yourself." She hopes the growing success and potential international distribution of Health-Ade might act as an inspiration to fellow female Asian entrepreneurs.

Inspiration aside, Dew believes momentum is the best way to overcome apprehension. "There's a lot of doubt that can creep in, that can cause this paralysis moment, and I think it's all about putting one foot in front of the other and marching forward," she said, adding, "anyone who says they don't listen to fear and doubt is lying be-

cause it creeps up."

Following gut instinct is something Dew has honored throughout her entrepreneurial journey. Making the Health-Ade catchphrase, "Follow your gut!" apt in more ways than one. "We were following our gut, feeling there was something greater than what we were doing at that time," she explained of the drive behind the trio taking a leap and persevering.

One mind-blowing "stamp of approval" for Dew was meeting two people that, "actually tattooed the Health-Ade anchor and our characters onto their bodies," she said.

No matter how big they grow, Dew said they are never far from their roots at the farmer's market. "A ton" of Health-Ade's original customers still message with feedback and encouragement, and as Dew said, "We always want to do right by them."

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September 17, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to support Boise. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl who represents Brentwood, however, voted against supporting Boise.

On September 20, the BCC submitted an amicus brief supporting Boise, saying the ruling only will make the homeless crisis worse.

"Its ruling creates confusion and inhibits the ability of local governments to effectively and humanely manage the homeless crisis and protect the health and safety of all their citizens, both the homeless and sheltered," reads the brief. "By eliminating rational tools for governmental bodies to protect their citizens’ health, safety, and welfare, the homelessness crisis is not going to be solved – it is going to get worse."

Because of its vicinity to the VA, Brentwood has a significant population of “service resistant homeless,” including service resistant veterans. The BCC argues in their amicus brief that the Boise ruling ultimately harms, not helps, these individuals.

"We have learned that the best outcomes for the homeless are when the homeless accept services that address the underlying causes of their homelessness, including mental illness, PTSD, substance abuse, or some combination thereof.

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by our service providers to convince the homeless to accept the 'carrot' of services," the BCC writes.

In addition, the BCC argues that without regulation of encampments, Los Angeles faces a public health and safety crisis that results from unsanitary streets, dangerous runoff and rat infestations.

Some 921 homeless individuals died on the streets of Los Angeles in 2018, and this year 680 homeless individuals have died as of September 7, 2019. According to Councilmember Mike Bonin, it is expected that the number of homeless deaths in Los Angeles will exceed 1,000 by the end of 2019 The BCC says that real-world experiences of unregulated encampments in Brentwood and other nearby neighborhoods impacts the daily lives of residents.

"Many residents of our community were on evacuation alert for days in the Fall of 2017 because outdoor cooking at a homeless encampment started the Skirball Fire," the BCC writes. "LA firefighters are now extinguishing almost seven fires a day started at homeless encampments or tents in neighborhoods across the city."

The BCC added that many commercial property owners struggle to attract tenants because of an encampment immediately outside their property.

Since the brief was filed, the Brentwood Homeowners Association and the Pacific Palisades Community Council have expressed their support the BCC Amicus Brief. The full brief can be read at BrentwoodCommunityCouncil.org/documents-2

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By Staff Writer Westsiders may sometimes think that gardening is only for those who live in suburbs or rural communities, but planting an urban garden can be easy. Whether you are planting a garden for yourself or your family, you can do your part to create a more sustainable and green future.

These simple steps recommended by Arjan Stephens, executive vice president at Nature’s Path Organic Foods, can help you on your way to greening your thumb and the planet: No Space, No Problem: Not everyone has a

backyard, roof or balcony. To overcome this issue, start a container garden. While decorative pots can be lovely, they don’t improve the quality of your plants and can be expensive. Instead, you can use a large bucket from a garden store, which is a low-cost and effective option. Or upcycle containers not in use, such as crates, old toys or paint cans.

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It Takes a Village: In addition to establishing your own garden, another way to plant is by getting involved with community gardens.

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Plant Right: Potting your plants takes a few simple steps. Put some gravel in the bottom of your container to help with drainage and fill with soil, tamping it a bit. Leave 1 inch at the top for watering. Tamp the soil after the plants are in place and water gently.

Portable Planters: An advantage of container gardens is that they allow you to easily move them in and out of the sun. If your plants seem to dry out in one window area, you can try different areas to adjust to what works best.

Grow Up: Small spaces make it ideal to grow vertically, which means planting tall plants like squash, cucumbers, beans and tomatoes.

Drain Gain: Whatever container you choose for your garden, remember drainage holes are essential. Without proper drainage, soil can become waterlogged and plants may die. The holes need to be large enough to allow excess water to drain out.

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Have Fun: Gardening not only results in food or flowers, it is a great way to relieve stress, have fun and get in touch with nature. Just because you live in an apartment doesn’t mean you can’t experience the joy of eating what you grow.

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The Greenest, Most Effective Carpet Cleaner Oxi Fresh comes to the Westside

By Keldine Hull Santa Monica and West Los Angeles residents now have access to the greenest and arguably most-effective method of carpet cleaning with the expansion Oxi Fresh into the Westside area.

For nearly 14 years, Oxi Fresh has led the carpet cleaning industry in providing environmentally friendly cleaning services that use the power of oxygen to clean rather than harsh chemicals. Through their innovative wall to wall carpet, area rugs, upholstery and tile cleaning techniques that utilize non-toxic agents, customers are provided with superior services safe for the family, pets and environment. Regular carpet cleanings play an important role in improving indoor air quality by removing trapped allergens and dust mites.

“The environment and our impact on it is a concern for millions, if not billions, of people,” Oxi Fresh explained. “In order to combat waste and pollution, new green companies, including those who specialize in green carpet cleaning, have emerged who use efficient technology, low-energy solutions, and safe materials in order to reduce any negative effect on the environment. Oxi Fresh is one of those businesses.”

Oxi Fresh products are specifically designed and tested for their effectiveness and impact on the environment. According to Oxi Fresh, one of their core products earned the EPA’s Safer Choice label. “Our method stands out from our competitors in the fact that our products/solutions are patented to be nontoxic and completely biodegradable,” Oxi Fresh explained. “After we are done with our services, very little residue gets left behind.”

Their low moisture process uses approximately 5 percent of the water typical carpet cleaners use. Oxi Fresh explained, “Although fresh water is one of the most precious commodities on earth, it is often wasted right here in our country.

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Steam cleaners, for example, require 40 or more gallons of water in order to clean a home. Water they mixed with chemicals used to extract dirt and oil inevitably gets dumped into the environment.” In comparison to other less experienced companies, Oxi Fresh uses about two to three gallons of water to clean a standard sized house.

In addition to using less water, Oxi Fresh cleaning methods also require less energy. “Rather than relying on a vehicle to power our system, all Oxi Fresh needs is a wall outlet,” Oxi Fresh explained. “We also don’t need windows and doors to be left open for our cleaning, meaning any warm or cool air in your home stays there.”

Good products and machines can only do so much to get carpets clean. Oxi Fresh continued, “To be the best carpet cleaner you have to have a method that capitalizes on both of those. That’s why our technicians are trained to go over the carpet from multiple angles, to pre-spray difficult

areas, and to do a hundred other tricks to help get your carpets truly clean.” Oxi Fresh machines not only get carpets clean; they also lift and rejuvenate the carpet pile rather than compressing it.

Oxi Fresh added, “We have a saying, ‘If spots come back, so do we.’”

Through consistently creating new and advanced products, Oxi Fresh provides customers with a more effective cleaning process compared to other carpet cleaning companies. Oxi Fresh explained, “Not only do the carpets dry quickly with our revolutionary, oxygenated cleaning system, but stains and dirt seem to vanish whenever we clean. Customers really like our deep, green carpet cleaning service, and the company Jonathan Barnett started in 2006 has now expanded to nearly every state and has won numerous awards from Entrepreneur Magazine, the Franchise Business Review, and the Franchise Times.”

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In addition to providing green cleaning services, Oxi Fresh also requires that all their natural carpet cleaning franchises recycle bottles and packaging materials after use. Oxi Fresh explained, “When it comes to getting a natural carpet cleaning that is safe for both you and the environment, you’ll want to go with Oxi Fresh. Our green carpet cleaning is one of the best available, getting rid of stubborn stains while still remaining environmentally friendly.”

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Feng Shui For Your Home Dr. Mao’s Wellness Living.

By S taff W riter While you are preparing for fall and a new school year, putting your home in order might be high on the to do list!

The Chinese art of feng shui is based on the science of energy alignment in one’s living and workspaces to help optimize health, wealth, and happiness in one’s life.

You can learn how to use it to empower yourself and unblock your vast potential.

Here are a few tips to move you toward a happy home!

Welcome The Positive The entrance to your home is very important in feng shui. If a road or path leads directly to the front door, trouble can come right in. Plant shrubs or meander the pathway in order to soften the impact of a straight line to the door.

The entry hall should be spacious and bright so that chi can flow easily. If your hallway is small or dark, use bright lighting and decorations, and install mirrors to reflect as much light as possible. The entry should be light; dark ceilings signify a stormy sky.

Clutter tangles the flow of chi energy and creates a stagnant environment. Keep your hallways and entry clear of clutter and tidy to encourage a health flow into your home.

Remove Chaos From Closets Not only is feng shui fun to read about, it is also very practical.

One of the basic tenents of feng shui theory is to maintain an uncluttered home in order to have an uncluttered spirit. Most of our closets are probably just the opposite… wouldn’t it be great to clean them out?

Closet organizers estimate that we wear about 20 percent of our wardrobes. In Chinese traditions, crowded closets impede the smooth flow of Chi and the worst offenders are unworn items that have been hanging around, no pun intended, sometimes for years.

Of course we all have wonderful excuses for hanging on to old stuff: it was expensive, I’m going on a diet, I might wear it someday.

To get started on a closet clean-up, wear your usual wardrobe for a month. Place these favorite items in one part of the closet, and then be absolutely brutal about weeding through the rest.

Box up anything you can bear to part with and donate it to charity.

When you donate, you win, the charity wins, and your closet will look great. Your energy will be lighter and by creating a bit

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of empty space, you have increased your energetic ability to attract prosperity.

Grow Fruitful Finances A traditional Chinese symbol of wealth and prosperity is orange fruit.

Consider planting kumquat or orange trees on your property, in pots on your balcony, or even a bowl of oranges on your dining room table. Images of fish, such as koi or carp, symbolize abundance and should be a welcome addition to any home’s décor.

Recently, a popular practice among feng shui aficionados is to have a money tree in your home.

A money tree is an indoor bonsai tree from the Panchira aquatica species that measures one to two feet tall and has clusters of five-lobed leaves.

Take good care of the bonsai so that it radiates healthy, vibrant, and prosperous energy in your life.

Of course, no matter how many money trees you possess, your financial health will not improve if you do not also take care of it on a practical level.

You must institute principles of good money management in your life, including setting budgets, living within your means, and paying yourself first.

Paying yourself first means always putting aside money in your savings before you pay your bills.

These are the ways to achieve abundance in your life.

May you live long, live strong, and live happy!

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Worms Are Your Friend

By Sam Skopp

As part of an L.A. County-sponsored initiative to teach sustainable gardening practices, L.A.’s Smart Gardening Program hosts advanced composting and vermicomposting workshops throughout the Westside. At one workshop, worms were the focus.

Virtually every seat was filled by participants in the meeting room allocated for the workshop. A presentation given by one of Smart Gardening’s instructors included

detailed information about how to obtain materials for composting as well as suggestions for building a better compost bin.

Questions from the audience were interspersed throughout the discussion.

According to senior instructor Pamela Yates, the benefits of vermicomposting – or, composting with worms – are manifold. Compost-enriched soil is not only nutrient-rich but drought-resistant, requiring less water.

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“You’ll never have to buy another pesticide or fertilizer again,” said Yates.

This workshop was one of many which are held regularly in virtually every region of L.A. County, most of which are beginning workshops, meant to introduce participants to composting as well as water-resistant and fire-resistant gardening.

“If we get good attendance and good feedback we come back and do it again,”

said Yates.

Smart Gardening also includes an educational initiative, teaching some of their gardening practices to children and teens in school.

Following this initiative, three students whose projects were spurred by Smart Gardening’s initiatives were awarded college scholarships.

“The kids get into it. Worms become their pets,” “said Yates.

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