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atural Awakenings February issue puts the spotlight on cardiovascular health and regenerative medicine. A familiar symbol, the heart is associated by many with this month, and we’ve even chosen a beautiful heart design using cherry tomatoes and other edibles to grace our cover for our readers’ enjoyment.

Do we really know how healthy we are, and what are some benchmarks we can see in figuring this out? Can we feel it if our vascular system is being challenged?

Pain can be our ally in figuring out what’s going on with our body. Of course, it’s better to be proactive when it comes to keeping our bodies in top shape throughout our lives, eating, breathing, resting, and engaging in activities that stimulate our body’s systems and, of course, those self-directed activities and projects that nurture our soul’s purpose.

Our feature article, “Sacred Vessels” (page 24), shares helpful information on the topic of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with research indicating 15 percent of the people with CVD can attribute their issue to genetics. Cardio health (cardio=heart) is very important to our wellness. As it may take years or decades for issues to arise from eating too much of the wrong types of foods or not exercising enough, it’s not as easy as one might think to understand

the correlation between one and the other.

This article may help readers in better understanding the risk factors in order to take action.

Our article on “Trends and Intentions for 2020” (page 32) may inspire you to choose a different type hotel or destination for your next trip away from home. For those who cannot leave their home or hospital, for whatever reason, companies are now offering virtual reality experiences. That seems like an amazing alternate way to explore without having to take a step!

This month’s Conscious Eating embraces the rainbow approach to eating. To find out more, read “A Feast for All Seasons” (page 28). I’ve heard from professionals that paying very close

attention to the internal subtleties in how one feels after a meal can provide clues as to what our bodies prefer and have an easier time in digesting. More and more research draws the line between our selfimposed diet and lifestyle to our vascular health. So, the great news and hope is that many heart/circulatory issues may be reversed, or better yet, prevented—with proper diet and exercise!

Our February issue would not seem complete without an article on love. Our Wise Words department this month includes commentary through the lens of Linda Carroll, a psychotherapist who focuses on couples’ therapy. She shares some insightful truths about the relationship we have with ourselves in terms of relationships with other people.

We trust you will enjoy the food for thought contained within these pages and use what resonates with you on your journey to wholeness. We send love and appreciation to our readers and supporters in our support of One (another). It truly takes a village and we’re honored and deeply grateful to be a part of this local village, in service to all that is!

“Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” — Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Contents 16 VITAL STEPS

The Path to Vascular Fitness

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18 GOOD HEARTS START YOUNG

Boosting Kids’ Cardiovascular Health

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22 DISRUPTING DISPOSABLES

The Drive to Banish Single-Use Plastics

24 SACRED VESSELS

The Lifeblood of Heart Health

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Embracing The Rainbow Year Round

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Ceramic Implants Now Offered at Integrated Dental in Plantation

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r. Aurel Chebanu, DMD is pleased to announce the addition of ceramic implants to his practice at Integrated Dental Center, in Plantation.

Ceramic implants are for patients seeking a metal-free alternative with excellent biocompatibility and natural looking results.

Ceramic implants offer greater aesthetic appeal due to their white and smooth finish. Additionally, because of this smooth finish, ceramic implants inhibit the adhesion of plaque and bacteria,

making for a healthier smile and mouth.

They also possess anti-allergenic and tissue-friendly properties.

Dr. Chebanu uses Straumann twopiece PURE Ceramic Implants based on their high quality and superior strength.

Being 100 percent metal-free, tooth colored for exceptional aesthetics and biocompatible makes these an excellent alternative to titanium implants.

Whether your choice for ceramic implants is for aesthetic reasons or takes a more holistic approach, they are a reliable, high-strength option providing excellent function as well as aesthetic results.

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EFT Tapping for Stress, Pain and Emotional Healing

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o you feel like you have tried everything and still do not feel better? You may want to try EFT. EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques, also known as Tapping or EFT Tapping. EFT uses tapping on acupuncture points to reduce stress and release negative emotions from past, present and future situations. Negative thoughts and beliefs affect our health and our relationships and prevent us from achieving our goals. EFT is supported by scientific research to help with stress, pain, anxiety and more.

Mercedes Ortiz is an EFT practitioner and life/wellness coach who has used EFT to help change her life. As a highly sensitive person and empath who has struggled with sensitivities, health issues and stress for many years, she knows how frustrating it is to try everything and still not feel better. She wants to help others change their lives, too.

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Kombucha Juice Bar Café Opens at Nature’s Remedy Shoppe

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ocated inside the Harbor Shops Mall, in Fort Lauderdale, is the exciting new juice bar café at Nature’s Remedy Shoppe.

This family oriented natural health food store has become a real community favorite with an exclusive inventory and a team with more than 15 years of experience. Now offering a health conscious menu, including beautifully crafted Buddha bowls, targeted juices, flavorful vegan eats and more, the team at Nature’s Remedy will caringly guide you through various areas of health.

Their new installation of an eight draft tap kombucha bar provides customers with an ancient method for helping the digestive system. The Angry Booch, from Homestead, Florida, uses organic ingredients to master a variety of delightful flavors. Kombucha has gained much popularity over the last 20 years in the U.S. A fizzy beverage made by fermenting tea with a culture of yeast and bacteria, kombucha has been around for more than 2,000 years, dating back to ancient Chinese civilization. Feel free to stop by for a sample of this “immortal health elixir” and taste the delicious benefits it has to offer.

Location: 1855 Cordova Rd., Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-463-1703.

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Practice Qigong Massage to Improve Autism Symptoms in Children Qigong, a traditional Chinese massage technique and movement practice, may offer hope for the one in 68 American children suffering from autism spectrum disorder. Researchers at Portugal’s Oporto University reviewed 10 high-quality studies, all of which involved massage for children as young as 2, including two which also employed slow qigong movements and breathwork for older children. Previous studies have found that the qigong type of gentle massage practiced for 15 minutes daily by parents on autistic children helps the children tolerate touch, feel reassured by it and bond more deeply with parents that also feel less stress. The meta-study affirmed, “Qigong seems to be able to decrease severity of individual sensory, behavioral and language components of autism, and improve self-control, sociability, sensory and cognitive awareness, as well as healthy physical behavior.”

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Use Probiotics to Reduce Bone Loss and Newborn Infections Bone loss leading to increased fracture risk occurs in half of postmenopausal women, but new research from Sweden offers a deterrent: a combination of three Lactobacillus probiotic strains. A total of 249 healthy, early postmenopausal women over the age of 50 that took the probiotics for a year suffered no significant bone loss in the lumbar spine compared to a placebo group, report researchers at Gothenburg University. They had slight reductions in bone loss at the neck and no changes at the hip or upper femur.

In a British Medical Journal-published study on probiotics that spanned 10 years and involved nearly 1,000 at-risk babies, researchers from the UK’s Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital found that newborns with gut infections were twice as likely to recover when given probiotics as part of their treatment in intensive care units, with sepsis rates reduced from 22.6 percent to 11.5 percent. The strains used were L. acidophilus, Bifidobacterium bifidum and B. longum subspecies infantis. The babies were suffering from necrotizing enterocolitis, a rare infection and inflammation of the intestines which can affect low-birthweight babies.

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Consider Vitamins to Reduce Eczema Severity

People suffering from acute pain often turn to addictive opioid treatments, but research from the University of Utah School of Social Work published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine concluded that certain mind-body therapies significantly reduce pain and the use of opioids. Reviewing 60 randomized, controlled, published clinical trials with more than 6,400 participants, researchers found that meditation/mindfulness, therapeutic suggestion and cognitive behavioral therapy all significantly reduced pain severity along with opioid use and misuse. Hypnosis also helped lower pain. Mind-body therapies proved effective at reducing short-term, acute pain from medical procedures, as well as chronic pain. Lead author and Associate Dean for Research Eric Garland pointed out that 82,000 Americans are projected to die from opioid overdoses in the next five years and noted, “If all of us—doctors, nurses, social workers, policymakers, insurance companies and patients—use this evidence as we make decisions, we can help stem the tide of the opioid epidemic.”

Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, affects one in five people over the course of a lifetime, causing itchy, red, swollen and cracked skin, especially on the arms, hands and feet.

Genetics, immune system dysfunction and environmental exposure, including to chemicals, are some causes, and treatment usually involves moisturizers and corticosteroid creams. Research from China’s Chongqing Medical University reviewed clinical research on treating eczema with vitamins and found 10 studies totaling 456 patients.

Their study concluded that supplementing with vitamin D3 significantly reduced symptoms for patients with moderate to severe eczema, and that a vitamin B12 cream was also effective in soothing symptoms, as was vitamin E supplementation. A combination of 600 IU of vitamin E and 1,600 IU of D3 scored highest in a study included by the researchers, lowering symptoms overall by 64 percent in 60 days.

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Try Mind-Body Options to Reduce Opioid-Treated Pain

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Fishermen Protect Endangered Sea Mammals

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The 40th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), held last November, adopted a resolution that reaffirms the importance of the Earth Charter (EarthCharter.org) as an ethical framework for sustainable development.

The Charter’s four pillars— respect and care for the community of life; ecology integrity; social and economic justice; and democracy, non-violence and peace—have guided and underpinned UNESCO’s sustainable development work. Taking into account the current world situation and environmental crises, delegates felt it was time to act and that the Earth Charter provides the needed principles and values. Although it has no binding force, like previous UNESCO resolutions, its ethical foundation may surface in future battles in international courts.

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Trees Exhibit ‘Heartbeat’ Scientists have discovered that some trees raise and lower their branches several times in the course of the night, indicating a cycle of water and sugar transportation, but they didn’t know why.

Plants need water to photosynthesize glucose, the basic building block from which their more complex molecules are formed. For trees, this entails drawing water from the roots to the leaves. Dr. András Zlinszky, at Aarhus University, Denmark, used a laser scanning technique to measure the exact location of branches and leaves of 22 tree and shrub species, and published his observations of substantial unexpected movement cycles. He says, “We detected a previously unknown periodic movement of up to 0.4 inches in cycles of two to six hours. The movement has to be connected to variations in water pressure within the plants, and this effectively means that the tree is pumping. Water transport is not just a steady-state flow, as we previously assumed.”

Some might call that pumping action a heartbeat.

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In 1969, there were only 100 South American fur seals and sea lions along the coastline of Lima, the capitol of Peru, but that has increased to more than 8,000 today, thanks to local fishermen that have realized over the intervening years that a balanced ecosystem benefits all. Once hunted almost to the point of no return for their pelts and because they ate so many fish, the sea mammals have slowly rebounded since Peru established its first marine protection area there in 1979, the Paracas Marine Reserve. Today, the Fishermen’s Union has defined these areas, in which each local fishing collective is dependent economically, and has assigned responsibility to that group for protecting those marine resources. Impetus for species protection is also being driven by the rise of tourism and artisanal fisheries.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature, which maintains a “Red List” database of species and the degree to which they are threatened with extinction, has also been involved. It also compiles a “Green List” to recognize global best practices for area-based conservation, a program working with marine reserves along the Pacific coast.

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Alaska Battles Air Pollution

Alaska, which has some of the most pristine environments in the U.S., also has some of the worst air quality in its cities. According to the American Lung Association 2019 State of the Air report (Tinyurl. com/StateOfTheAirPDF), Fairbanks ranked third and a section of Anchorage ranked 21st in cities with high levels of short-term particle pollution between 20152017, the latest years that figures are available. Although the numbers are poor, they still represent an improvement from the last air quality report. “Particle pollution is made of soot, or tiny particles that come from coal-fired power plants, diesel emissions, wildfires and wood-burning devices. These particles are so small that they can lodge deep in the lungs and trigger asthma attacks, heart attacks and strokes, and can even be lethal,” warns Marge Stoneking, executive director at the American Lung Association in Alaska.

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Green Horizons

A Billion Trees in Eight Years

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Fresh H20 Comes to Kenya Town

A drought-plagued Kenyan region is using a new, solarpowered, desalination plant from the international nonprofit GivePower to obtain clean water. Before the plant’s arrival in the town of Kiunga, villagers had completely run out of clean drinking water and had to use dirty well water and saltwater from the Indian Ocean.

The new solar water farm produces enough drinking water that’s cleaner than typical desalination plants for more than 35,000 people every day.

GivePower has a mission of using renewable energy as a means of bringing water, food and energy to places that need it most. They plan on building similar facilities in other drought-prone countries such as Colombia and Haiti.

Climate Check

New Label Verifies Carbon Neutral Products A new Climate Neutral product label is joining others like Fair Trade, 100% Organic and Made in America, and is closing in on a Kickstarter (Tinyurl.com/CarbonNeutralKickstarter) funding goal to raise $100,000. The idea for the label was hatched by the founders of San Francisco-based backpack and camera equipment maker Peak Design and Brooklynbased Biolite, which sells sustainable energy products.

Participating companies start by establishing baseline emissions, evaluating such factors as raw materials, the energy costs at their facilities, the amount that employees travel, and how and where their products are shipped.

They work to reduce and balance them through greener strategies, switching to renewable power and investing in carbon offsets before they can display the label on their products. According to Climate Neutral, it only costs 12 cents to offset the carbon emissions required to produce a $120 running shoe. More than 40 brands have already signed up.

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Marrying forestry to technology, the startup Flash Forest, in Toronto, is using aerial drones to plant trees 10 times faster than human planters with a goal of 1 billion trees by 2028.

Since testing prototype devices last year, it has already planted several thousand trees across Ontario using pregerminated seed pods containing a mixture of species. The drones are capable of planting trees at just 50 cents per pod, or a quarter of the cost of typical planting methods. Funded partly by a Kickstarter campaign, the group will start planting trees in April, with at least 150,000 in the ground by the end of this year. At full capacity, one drone operator will be able to plant 100,000 seed pods per day.

Flash Forest spokesperson Angelique Ahlstrom says, “Our goals are to have a significant and measurable impact on mitigating climate change in the next decade, while combatting deforestation and biodiversity loss on a global scale. We feel we are one of the only ways that the federal government will be able to fulfill its pledge to plant 2 billion trees in the next 10 years.”

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Clean and Green Eco-Laundry Tips

By laundering clothes using simple ingredients and wise eco-practices, consumers can both save money and lower their carbon footprint.

Natural cleaning ingredients cited by TheEcoGuide. org include white vinegar, baking soda, lemons, borax and castile soap, all of which “can be bought in bulk with minimal packaging and have known cleaning properties that make them safe, effective and carbon-friendly alternatives.”

Coarse salt is also suggested due to its mold-fighting power.

Look for biodegradable laundry detergents made with plant oils and other natural ingredients that are free of phosphates, bleach and surfactants such as petroleum-based nonylphenol ethoxylates.

Consider coldwater washing. About 90 percent of

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the energy a washing machine uses goes toward heating water. By washing four out of five loads in cold water, a household could cut its carbon emissions by 864 pounds a year, according to Energy Star data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Because the cold setting may still heat the water to as much as 80° F, see if the washer has a preferable “tap cold” option. Also, the temperature recommendations on clothing labels represent “the highest spectrum clothes can handle,” Melissa Hockstad, president and chief executive of the American Cleaning Institute, recently told The New York Times, so the hottest water won’t necessarily clean clothes better.

During rinsing, natural disinfectants that can be added include a few drops of peppermint or lavender essential oil; two teaspoons of tea tree oil; white vinegar (one-half cup per load); or one teaspoon of grapefruit seed extract.

Always assemble a full load of laundry each time.

Line drying outdoors or on a drying rack indoors also conserves energy and is gentler on fabrics. Further, learn how to make homemade, felted wool dryer balls at DIYNatural.com; tossing four to six of them in each dryer load saves time, energy and money plus reduces static cling. And consider running the dryer early in the morning or overnight: this shifts energy consumption to off-peak hours, which lowers the demand on power plants and could help reduce national reliance on fossil fuels.

Is The Silent Killer In Your Mouth?

by Dr. Yolanda Cintron

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or the last 32 years, I have literally seen how oral infections have caused the death of far too many people.

As a biological dentist, it pains me to see people suffering from heart conditions. These conditions could be stemming from an oral infection traveling to other locations in the body.

Gum inflammation, oral infections, cavities, root canals and abscessed teeth allow microbes to gain entrance into the bloodstream, nervous system and immune system, causing infections to go right to the head, heart, lungs, gut, bloodstream, liver, pancreas, intestines, colon, kidneys, liver, etc. What’s in your mouth matters and impacts the rest of your body, including periodontal disease which can cause cardiovascular disease, cancer, rapid aging, adverse pregnancy outcomes, Alzheimer’s, dementia, MS, neurological and autoimmune issues.

Every week I examine people that have no clue the medical condition they are fighting is rooted in their mouth.

This really is so easy to fix. Why isn’t your doctor telling you this? Because there is such a gap between new oral health research and how medicine is practiced. The lack of awareness can cost you your life or quality of life.

Let’s cover three pathways linking oral infections to systemic diseases:

Pathway 1 – Inflammation

• Bacterial infections will multiply on the cells lining the inside of the heart (known as the endocardium) causing inflammation of the heart • Brain abscesses: inflamed collections of pus immune cells and other material • Blood clot within a sinus cavity at the base of the brain • Inflammation of sinuses • Inflammation of the eye

• Skin ulcers • Infection of the bones • Infection in a replaced joint, which is why people who have had joint replacement surgery take antibiotics before dental work

Pathway 2 – Toxins

The bad microbes involved in a gum/ bone infection produce lethal toxins that cause destruction at the cellular level. Systemic diseases associated with Pathway 2 include: • Fusobacterium found on the thousands of biopsies performed by Dr. Thomas Levy, cardiologist and Dr. Huggins, on patients who had heart or stent surgeries. Later studies showed also the same toxic oral fusobacterium on cancer patients.

• Stroke caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that supply blood to the brain • Heart attack resulting from the blockage of one or more coronary arteries • Abnormal pregnancy outcomes such as low birth weight and prematurity • Chronic fever: a low-grade fever that lasts longer than 10 to 14 days; sinus infections, headaches, migraines • Facial pain: either brief, electric shock-like pain or a less intense, dull, burning pain caused by inflammation of the fifth cranial nerve • Toxic shock syndrome: a life-threatening complication of certain bacterial infections experienced most commonly in women • Immunodeficiency: a malfunction of the immune system • Chronic meningitis: inflammation of the protective layers of the brain and spinal cord that lasts four weeks or more

Pathway 3 - Immune Response Autoimmune Diseases Oral microorganisms trigger an

immune response that causes inflammation throughout the body. When an antigen (a molecule perceived as a harmful foreign entity) enters the bloodstream, it causes an immune response that creates antibodies to neutralize the antigen. When the pathogen reacts with an antibody, they form an immune complex, giving rise to various acute and chronic inflammatory reactions. When the microorganisms are not removed, the immune system sends out the armies of antibodies and, after a while, the body starts attacking itself. Some of the systemic diseases associated with Pathway 3 include: • Inflamed blood vessels throughout the body, varicose veins, clots • Chronic hives, rosacea, eczema • Inflammatory bowel disease, chronic inflammation of all or part of the digestive tract • Ulcerative colitis: inflammation of the colon • Crohn’s disease: chronic inflammation usually located at the end of the small bowel at the beginning of the colon My experience tells me that many of these diseases can be avoided by removing the foci of microorganisms, bacteria, viruses, parasites and yeasts. Don’t be too busy or distracted to take action and responsibility for your health. We are living lives so full of activities that sometimes we forget the basic and most important things. In 2020, let’s make our health a priority. Your health is your wealth. Take action. Call us today; use code #NAFEB20 for $100 off your new patient consultation exam and X-rays.

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VITAL STEPS The Path to Vascular Fitness

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t is well-known that exercise combats cardiovascular disease by balancing blood pressure and managing blood sugar, but aerobic exercise, not resistance training, takes the prize for keeping the body’s thousands of miles of blood vessels more supple. A 2017 study published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise shows that all-extremity exercise like brisk walking improves arterial flexibility in older individuals; even those with a sedentary history.

Moving the body regularly also lowers stress hormones like cortisol that can

For blood vessel flexibility, any sort of sustained aerobic exercise helps.

Find something you enjoy so that you’ll keep doing it in the long term. ~Alex Hutchinson ignite damaging vascular inflammation. A West Virginia University study presented at the 2016 Experimental Biology meeting in San Diego showed that aerobic exercise fosters healthy blood vessels in rats exposed to chronic stress. Combining aerobic exercise with good diet and paying attention to triglyceride levels all help to keep us young from the inside-out.

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According to a 2015 study by the University of Missouri School of Medicine published in Experimental Physiology, walking just 10 minutes after prolonged sitting can restore blood flow in the legs and improve impaired vascular function.

Results like these are another reason to get up and move. Walking, running, swimming, cycling, jumping rope and playing tennis

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are all excellent options. “For blood vessel flexibility, any sort of sustained aerobic exercise helps. Find something you enjoy so that you’ll keep doing it in the long term,” says Alex Hutchinson, New York Times bestselling author of Which Comes First, Cardio or Weights? Fitness Myths, Training Truths, and Other Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Exercise. The Torontobased, Outside magazine science columnist underscores that treadmills and walking outside foster equal benefits by increasing the heart rate.

The American Heart Association recommends 150 minutes per week of moderate aerobic exercise. Dr. Regina Druz, a board-certified cardiologist and medical director of the Integrative Cardiology Center of Long Island, explains, “This translates into 30 minutes a day, five times a week. A specific exercise program may be helpful for those with a medical condition, but for overall vascular health, any physical activity like walking or taking the stairs will do.” Druz also highlights the role of nitric oxide: “One of the most studied mediators of vascular health is [nitric oxide], which makes arteries flexible.”

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Sometimes you have to take two steps back to take 10 forward. ~Nipsey Hussle published in 2018 in the journal Hypertension spotlight the correlation between the number of daily steps and arterial plasticity through a technique called pulse wave velocity, which measures how fast blood travels from the heart to the feet.

The evidence suggests that 1,000 extra steps a day foster significant vascular improvement.

Judy Heller, a walking coach and founder of Wonders of Walking, a fitness program in Portland, Oregon, concurs: “Moving throughout the day, not just once a day, is most important.” Heller is a firm believer in consistency. “My aunt lived to 107 and remained in her threestory house. Her words to me were, ‘Judy, don’t ever stop walking.’ Small changes yield greater rewards over time. We’re meant to move.”

Superfoods and Supplements Nitric oxide, responsible for the dilation and contraction of blood vessels, is produced by exercising and helps to protect the smooth interior lining of the arteries from excessive plaque accumulation. Adding nitric oxide-boosting foods to an already healthy diet can give us an extra edge over vascular conditions like stroke and peripheral artery disease.

“Beets, arugula, spinach and rhubarb are all good sources of dietary nitrate. They’re not miracle supplements, but if you make these foods a regular part of your diet, you’ll have a positive effect on your arteries,” says Hutchinson.

Research by Florida State University published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals that a one-cup daily serving of blueberries helps to protect the arteries

from stiffness. Watermelon, rich in the nonessential amino acid L-citrulline, also packs a nitric oxide punch.

Full-spectrum vitamin E is another good option, especially for addressing peripheral artery disease and reducing serum triglyceride levels that are often seen as secondary to “bad” cholesterol levels, but which low levels are vital to cardiovascular health.

Druz cautions against using supplements as substitutes for healthy nutrition and exercise, and underscores the importance of dialing down stress, “I advise my patients to build stress resiliency, which involves recognizing and practicing stress response. This, along with nutrition and consistent exercise, will lower inflammation and help build stress resiliency.”

Marlaina Donato is an author and composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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GOOD HEARTS START YOUNG

Boosting Kids’ Cardiovascular Health

by Ronica A. O’Hara

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e don’t often think of children as having cardiovascular problems, but evidence is mounting that many youngsters today—because of scant exercise, poor eating habits and excessive screen time—are on track to experiencing serious heart and circulatory problems later in life.

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“Instead of taking a wait-and-see approach by treating disease later in adulthood, we should help children maintain the standards of ideal cardiovascular health that most children are born with,” reports Julia Steinberger, M.D., director of pediatric cardiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, in Minneapolis, and lead author of a 2016 scientific statement on children’s cardiovascular health from the American Heart Association (AHA).

In a March 2019 update, the AHA noted that fewer than 1 percent of children meet all seven criteria, or metrics, for ideal cardiovascular health; half of all children meet merely half the measures, which include physical activity, healthy eating, not smoking, attaining ideal body mass index (BMI), total cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose readings.

Poor metrics in a child are linked to such adverse outcomes as heart attacks, heart failure and stroke in adulthood, advises Elaine Urbina, M.D., director of preventive cardiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, adding that poor metrics in teens are linked to fatty build-up in the neck arteries and arterial stiffness later in life.

But starting in utero, crucial strategies can promote strong cardiovascular systems in kids. Children

Instead of taking a wait-andsee approach by treating disease later in adulthood, we should help children maintain the standards of ideal cardiovascular health that most children are born with. ~Julia Steinberger

Get them moving. Children should

be physically active at least 60 minutes a day, the AHA recommends, but among kids 6 to 11, only half of the boys and a third of the girls meet that guideline; by ages 16 to 19, merely one in 10 boys and one in 20 girls do. A review of 50 fitness studies in 28 countries involving 25 million children concluded that American kids today are about a minute and a half slower running a mile than their peers 30 years ago.

“Aerobic exercises like running, swimming and cycling use the big muscles of the body and are excellent ways of stressing and strengthening the heart and lungs,” says study author Grant Tomkinson, Ph.D., professor of education, health and behavior studies at the University of North Dakota. Even simply walking to school in the morning for 10 minutes reduces stress in kids and curbs heart rate and blood pressure increases, a University of Buffalo study found.

Feed them well. About 91 percent

of U.S. children have what is classified as a “poor” diet that’s heavy in simple carbs like desserts and sugary drinks, the AHA reported. It recommends feeding kids a diet heavy in fruits, vegetables, fish and whole

grains and low in sodium and sugary foods and drinks. A 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study of 2,142 children found that nine of 10 kids exceeded recommended sodium levels. A Cleveland Clinic study found that obese children eating a low-fat, plant-based vegan diet for four weeks began lowering their risk of heart disease by improving their weight, blood pressure, BMI, cholesterol levels and insulin sensitivity.

Don’t smoke or vape. The risk of a child

developing carotid plaque in adulthood was four times higher if one or both parents smoked without taking care to limit the child’s exposure; when they did take care, the risk was still almost two times higher, according to an Australian study in the journal Circulation.

Discouraging a teen from vaping is also critical to future health: New research from the

University of Kansas School of Medicine shows that adults that vape are significantly more likely to have a heart attack, coronary artery disease and depression compared with those that don’t vape or use any tobacco products.

Restrict screen time. Austra-

lian 6-year-olds that spent the most time in front of TVs, computers and video games had narrower arteries in the back of their eyes—a marker of future cardiovascular risk—reported a study in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular. A study from Canada’s McMaster University found that kids with video game addictions sleep less, which in turn elevates blood pressure, lowers helpful HDL cholesterol and raises triglycerides.

Ronica A. O’Hara is a Denverbased health writer.

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born to mothers with low vitamin D levels have about a 60 percent higher risk of elevated systolic blood pressure between ages 6 and 18, reports a Boston Medical Center study in the journal Hypertension; vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may head that off. Other important strategies include:

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Linda Carroll on Skills That Make Love Last

by Kajsa Nickels

What is the Love Cycles model?

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relationship. If you understand the seasons, you can pass through them. All relationships are teachers. If we allow them to teach us, we become free to love deeper and better.

What is the most difficult Love Cycles stage, and why?

Each stage has its own unique challenges.

For example, the first stage, the Merge, has a magic to it due to the chemical cocktail that floods your body when in the presence of your significant other. But this stage can be treacherous in that you can mistake your feelings for evidence that this is the “right” person for you. In the Power Struggle stage, feelings will have worn off and power struggles will start to show up. The third stage is Disillusionment. Differences between both of you really start to show up at this time. The fourth stage is the Decision stage. At this point, many couples find themselves wanting out. The key to making it through this stage is to remember that this, too, shall pass and to commit to working it out. It’s important to realize that life is not about getting an A+ at all times. Sometimes, we need to accept that a C- is okay; and if you do need to leave a relationship, it is possible to do it in a wholehearted way at best—at the least, to minimize damage. The fifth stage I call Wholehearted Love, a stage reached only through mindfulness and unconditional

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sychotherapist Linda Carroll was drawn into the dynamics of couples’ counseling three decades ago when she saw how in her own marriage, petty disagreements could turn into fullblown arguments with the potential for deep wounds. She and her husband Tim worked on their issues by attending workshops across the country, including Imago therapy and PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills), which were so effective that she developed a curriculum called Love Skills by combining those tools, her experience as a married person and counselor, personal training from consciousness pioneers and resources from ancient mythology and spiritual/religious traditions.

She has co-taught the course with her husband for more than 25 years. Her first book, Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Everlasting Love, has been translated into several languages and details stages in romantic relationships. Her new book, Love Skills: The Key to Unlocking Lasting, Wholehearted Love, is a guide to developing a relationship toolkit.

love. Because love has changing seasons, a couple will not stop at the fifth stage forever, but getting back to this state will become easier and easier as time goes on.

What was your impetus for writing Love Skills?

I have been teaching the program for 25 years and drew from my almost 40 years as a couples therapist, many trainings all over the country and own life experiences in my relationship with my husband to compile the program. Most couples lack the skills to manage the troubles of life. There is a skill to every aspect of a relationship, especially in communication: listening, speaking, knowing when to speak and when to be silent.

Who is most likely to benefit?

The relationship you have with yourself is a core part of the Love Cycles model.

If you do not have a good relationship with yourself, you cannot have a solid and meaningful relationship with another person. This is a couples’ book, although it can also be gone through by a single person if the partner is not interested in it. What I tell people is that you can only work on your part. If the other person doesn’t want to buy in or isn’t wholeheartedly on board—or at least partially willing—there is nothing that you can do about it. You need to be able to be okay and confident in yourself. You cannot change another person, but you can always change yourself.

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I hope that couples come to realize that feelings of love are like clouds, always changing. A good relationship requires a skill set, which we practice whatever the feelings are. We are not born knowing how to love skillfully, but this skill set can be learned by anyone and will make you able to listen better and appreciate each other more.

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The Drive to Banish Single-Use Plastics

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niversities, sports arenas, restaurants There is momentum, be a long and slow process. However, momenand other businesses are taking up the tum is building, spurred by consumer demand but it is challenging. and a growing number of enterprising businesscall to “disrupt disposables” as part of a global effort to dramatically cut down on es, organizations and academic institutions. ~Eric DesRoberts single-use plastics. The environmental problems At Penn State University, agriculture and caused by those ubiquitous throwaways have become a mainbiological engineering professor Judd Michael is working with stay of news reporting, and studies on how best to reduce them sports facilities to lower both plastics use and littering; the initiathrough public policy abound. A recent Canadian research paper tive is working so well that their approaches may be taken up by in the Marine Pollution Bulletin explores strategies such as bans, other schools across the nation. “One of my projects is with NAStax levies and education. Experts agree that it is not just a litter CAR’s Pocono Raceway [also in Pennsylvania], where the owners problem, but a sobering matter of human and planetary health. of the track wanted to continue to make the venue more green,” he As these plastics wind up in the oceans and landfills worldsays. “There is zero waste in suites for that track, and they are initiwide, they can languish virtually intact for up to 1,000 years, ating a comprehensive recycling program. They try to get tailgaters entangling and choking marine mammals and terrestrial wildlife. to participate, as well.”

Or, they break into toxic microplastics that enter drinking water On campus, Penn State provides bags of different colors for supplies, eventually ingested by humans. Because plastics are tailgaters with instructions for fans to separate recyclables in one made from petroleum, their production also adds to greenhouse bag and everything else in the other. That program was exported gases that contribute to the climate crisis. to Pocono. Michael is also working with PepsiCo, which owns Two-pronged efforts by businesses and individuals to divert Frito-Lay, to develop alternative packaging. plastics from the waste system and replacing them with EarthThe University of Florida’s efforts began in 2012, when friendly alternatives will eventually pay off, experts say, but it will the campus freed itself from plastic bags, getting buy-in from

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Chick-Fil-A, Subway and other eateries that Orleans. “We only had about a dozen A lot of local folks have agreed to switch to alternatives. “We’ve been seats, but determined to have as little really changed their Styrofoam-free since 2012, as well,” says Alliwaste as possible. Every year, we were perspective. We see a lot able to build upon it,” he says. son Vitt, outreach and communications coordinator for the UF Office of Sustainability. “At “A lot of local folks have really more customers coming the end of 2018, we officially switched over all changed their perspective. We see a lot in and saying they to compostable straws.” They feel like plastic, more customers coming in and saying appreciate that we are but are certified compostable, she says. they appreciate that we are using comUF has engaged with Cupanion, a postable cups and compostable straws.” using compostable cups company that developed an app that has a “fill It’s a slow, but steady effort, says and compostable straws. Eric DesRoberts, senior manager of it forward” program, distributing money to clean-water charities worldwide. “Since 2016, the Ocean Conservancy’s Trash Free ~Dana Honn we’ve been working with them to reduce Seas program. “We have worked with a single-use plastic, rewarding people for reusnumber of restaurants talking about why ing their bottles,” says Vitt. it is important to be taking action to keep Interested students, staff and faculty are given a barcode plastics out of the waste stream and out of the ocean.”

More people are volunteering to clean up and cut back on plassticker to scan on their phone each time a bottle is refilled at a tics, and more businesses are asking the nonprofit, Washington, D.C.campus retailer or water fountain. The app provides points that based, environmental advocacy organization how they can do their can be redeemed for monthly prizes. “It also shows you your perpart. “There is momentum, but it is challenging,” says DesRoberts. sonal footprint—your cumulative impact, like how many singleuse bottles you have avoided,” she says.

On a smaller scale, Dana Honn and his wife Christina Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in went completely plastic-free upon opening Café Carmo, in New Valrico, Florida. Connect at YvetteHammett28@hotmail.com.

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hen people think about heart health, what generally comes to mind is the fistsized muscle that pumps and oxygenates the body’s lifeblood. However, the heart of the matter is not the pump itself, but the vascular system—the network of veins, arteries and capillaries that distributes blood to every cell in the body, delivering nutrients and eliminating waste.

Each human adult harbors an astonishing 60,000 miles of blood vessels—enough to wrap around the planet twice. Keeping these hard-working vessels supple and open is the key not only to avoiding disease, but also to ensuring a long and healthy life.

The alternative—arteriosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries—can slowly and silently bring on cardiovascular disease (CVD), which can result in a heart attack, stroke, vision loss and cognitive decline. CVD is the leading cause of death in the U.S., killing one in four Americans, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). By 2035, nearly half the population—45 percent—is predicted to have some form of the disease.

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When a disease is lifestyleinduced, the only thing that can reverse it is a dramatic change in diet and lifestyle. We’ve seen over and over again that it works. ~Brenda Davis and eating crap. There’s very little doubt how we got to this problem,” says John Osborne, M.D., director of cardiology at State of the Heart Cardiology, near Dallas.

Yet, the nation’s number one killer, which can fester for decades without symptoms, is largely preventable and reversible.

Only 15 percent of CVD is related to genetics; the rest is attributed to lifestyle, and the right choices can make all the difference. The key is to adopt heart-healthy habits before the body delivers a potentially fatal warning.

“The initial presentation of heart disease can be an acute catastrophic event that results in death in half the men and two-thirds of the women. That’s not treatable,” warns Osborne.

n Know the Risk Factors The first step toward cardiovascular health is awareness. Important indicators of CVD risk include: 4 High blood pressure (over 140/90) 4 High cholesterol (over 240 mg/dL) 4 High triglycerides (over 200 mg/dL) 4 High blood glucose (over 140 mg/dL) 4 Obesity (BMI over 30)

4 Inflammation (hsCRP test above 2 ml/dL) 4 Physical inactivity (less than 30 minutes a day) 4 Smoking or vaping (any at all) 4 Chronic stress 4 Loneliness Any of these factors can increase the risk of CVD, but possessing a cluster of the first five comprises a condition called metabolic syndrome, which significantly increases the potential for heart disease and Type 2 diabetes—itself a significant risk factor that can damage blood vessels, as well as the organs they support.

“While diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in the United States, this figure belies the fact that most people with diabetes die of heart disease, kidney failure and other complications,” says Brenda Davis, RD, of Alberta, Canada, author of Kick Diabetes Essentials: The Diet and Lifestyle Guide.

Metabolic syndrome, like CVD, has few obvious symptoms and is on the rise: Nearly one-third of adults in the U.S. have it, according to the CDC. The one distinct marker for the condition is an accumulation of fat around the waistline, characterized by a measurement of over 35 inches for women and 40 for men.

n Take Action to Cut Risks “When a disease is lifestyle-induced, the only thing that can reverse it is a dramatic change in diet and lifestyle,” says Davis. “We’ve seen over and over again that it works.”

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n Know the Numbers CVD flies under the radar even though it’s increasingly common at younger ages. The Journal of the American Medical Association released a study in December 2019 stating that about one in four young adults in the U.S. have pre-diabetes, putting them at increased risk for Type 2 diabetes and CVD. Lisa McDowell, director of clinical nutrition and wellness at St. Joseph’s Mercy Health System, in Ann Arbor, Michigan,

There’s not an excess of blueberries in the American diet; there’s an excess of relatively inexpensive, highly processed junk foods in large containers. ~Lisa McDowell and team dietitian for the Detroit Red Wings, works with elite athletes of all ages and notes that they more likely know their favorite player’s jersey number than their own health numbers. “Learn what your blood pressure is, know your body mass index, get your cholesterol levels and triglycerides and your [hemoglobin] A1C. Know these numbers early on and, if there’s a problem, fix it,” she advises.

While simple blood tests help monitor indicators for CVD, more sophisticated tests can be even more revealing. In 2018, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA) jointly issued new guidelines for patients over age 50 to get a computerized tomography (CT) scan to determine their calcium score. The procedure checks for hardening of the arteries and predicts the risk of a 10year future cardiovascular event.

This identifies people who have pre-clinical atherosclerosis, regardless of risk factors,” says Osborne. “It also helps people modify behaviors, because they are faced with a diagnosis.”

Yale R. Smith, a Melbourne, Florida, M.D., who specializes in metabolic and functional medicine, utilizes the U.S. Food & Drug Administration-approved protein unstable lesion signature (PULS) blood test. Recommended for patients in their 40s, it measures inflammatory biomarkers for the body’s immune system response to arterial injury and provides a chronological heart age and risk of a CVD event.

“If you can show someone the future, it’s a wake-up call to make lifestyle changes

to increase longevity,” Smith says.

n Eat for Heart Health Perhaps the single most important change that people can make is diet. “But a lot of people don’t want lifestyle medicine— they’d rather take a statin with their Big Mac,” says McDowell.

Preventing or reversing CVD requires diligence, but it’s largely about eating real, whole food—and mostly plants.

This means avoiding processed foods and consuming less salt, trans fats, saturated fat and cholesterol; and more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

“There’s not an excess of blueberries in the American diet; there’s an excess of relatively inexpensive, highly processed junk foods in large containers,” says McDowell. Overcoming the urge to grab fast and easy foods requires education.

“Everyone needs to learn how to read a food label and avoid foods linked to vascular disease,” she adds.

Vegans have healthier cholesterol levels in their blood compared to vegetarians, which in turn have better levels than meat-eaters. Study-verified diets that lower CVD indicators also include the Mediterranean diet, as well as two developed by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet and the Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC) diet, which also addresses exercise and weight control.

“I don’t believe that one diet fits everybody, but there’s a preponderance of evidence that the more plant compounds you get, the better off you are,” says McDowell.

Some cardiovascular boosters: Leafy greens flush out excess sodium and magnesium, and reduce inflammation.

Berries improve circulation by boosting nitric oxide, which expands blood vessels.

Pomegranate juice lowers blood pressure and reduces plaque formation.

Walnuts, peanuts and almonds lower LDL, the “bad cholesterol”.

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omega-3 fatty acids lower triglycerides.

Soy with anti-inflammatory isoflavones helps dilate blood vessels. “We could eat tofu, tempeh, miso, edamame, soy beans or even organic soy ‘veggie meats’ in place of red meat,” says Davis.

Yogurt, kefir and other fermented probiotic dairy products help improve glycemic control, blood lipids, cholesterol and blood pressure.

Supplements can be very helpful: Red yeast rice extract, much like a statin, significantly lowers total cholesterol and LDL. Coenzyme Q10, a powerful antioxidant, lowers blood pressure and combats the side effects of statins.

Omega-3s in fish oil supplements reduce heart risk in healthy people and those already diagnosed with CVD risk.

Nicotinamide riboside improves blood pressure and arterial health in those with mild hypertension.

Garlic, fresh or in capsules, can lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

n Move It Sitting all day and then briefly exercising doesn’t provide the same benefit as moving periodically throughout the day. Take more frequent breaks from sitting, get up

to move around for a couple of minutes every 30 minutes.

Exercise strengthens the endothelium, the innermost of an artery’s three layers, and produces nitric oxide, which helps keep arteries open and healthy. Getting the blood moving lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, and increases oxygen and nutrients to the body.

Exercising outdoors provides additional benefits. Research from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health found that exposure to green spaces helped prevent metabolic syndrome.

n Stress Less, Socialize More Spending even 20 minutes outdoors in nature can do wonders for high blood pressure and cortisol levels, studies show.

Walking or talking with a friend deepens social engagement, a key factor in lowering CVD risk: “Having the right tribe

is crucial,” says McDowell. “If you’re with people who support you and make you laugh, you feel less stress.”

Walking a dog outdoors gets three cardiovascular pluses—exercise, nature and sociability, as dogs tend to be tail-wagging ice-breakers. Further, merely stroking a pet lowers blood pressure.

Apps like Headspace and Insight Timer make it easy to do meditation, which studies suggest may reduce overall CVD risk.

n Don’t Smoke Not starting to smoke or vape at all is ideal for cardiovascular health, but quitting allows the body to begin to heal, reducing the risk of coronary heart disease after one year by 50 percent, reports the AHA; 14 years later, the risk is the same as a non-smoker’s.

“It’s not intuitively easy to make healthy decisions,” says McDowell. “We have to learn how to make good choices.”

Julie Peterson writes from rural Wisconsin. Connect at JuliePeterson2222@ gmail.com.

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Further, stressed people often turn to vascular-destructive activities such as smoking, drinking and binge eating.

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Previous studies have linked processed foods to hypertension and high cholesterol, and a 2019 British Medical Journal study of 105,000 adults reported that a 10 percent increase in the consumption of processed foods corresponded to a 12 percent overall increase in cardiovascular disease.

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Inflammation

Assess Personal Risk High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure occurs when the force of blood pushing against the vessel walls is too high, making the heart and vessels work harder. The friction damages the endothelium— the inner lining of veins and arteries—plaque builds up, the vessels narrow and blood pressure increases even more. Contributing factors include being sedentary, overweight and consuming excessive alcohol or salt.

A cluster of conditions that affect up to a third of Americans, metabolic syndrome is defined by high blood pressure; high levels of blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides; and excess fat around the waist. It’s closely linked to Type 2 diabetes, another CVD risk factor.

Obesity

A waxy, fat-like substance found in all cells of the body, cholesterol can pile up (mostly as a consequence of poor diet) and stick to arterial walls, creating plaque that stymies blood flow to the heart.

Obesity—which afflicts almost 40 percent of American adults—causes chronic inflammation, harms the endothelium and causes poor cholesterol numbers. A 12year study of 17,640 Europeans, published in the European Heart Journal, found that obese people with metabolic risk factors were two-and-a-half times as likely to have heart disease as those of normal weight.

High Triglycerides

Stress

High Cholesterol

The end product of digesting fats in food, triglycerides become fat in the blood that gives the body energy. Numbers climb with consumption of refined carbohydrates, simple sugars and fatty foods, contributing to arteriosclerosis.

Metabolic Syndrome

When stressed by such factors as work overload, family strife or traumatic memories, the body releases adrenaline, which causes acceleration of breathing and heart rate, contraction of vessels and a rise in blood sugar. Chronic stress can cause constricted arteries that lead to arteriosclerosis and inflammation of the endothelium.

Chronic inflammation, caused by such factors as fried and processed foods, smoking, obesity, alcohol and stress, can trigger the immune system to attack healthy tissues, including the endothelium, raising CVD risk. C-reactive protein (CRP), an inflammation marker, is measured by the hsCRP blood test. Men with higher CRP levels had three times the risk of heart attack and twice the risk of stroke, Harvard scientists have found.

Physical Inactivity

A lack of regular, ongoing physical activity has been shown to dramatically increase obesity, blood pressure, cholesterol and inflammation. A 2019 British study found that artery functions declined and CVD risk factors worsened in just two weeks when active exercisers reduced their daily steps from 10,000 to 1,000.

Smoking and Vaping

Nicotine, carbon monoxide and chemicals in cigarettes increase blood pressure and heart rate, damage the endothelium and cause blood platelets to clot more, which is why smokers are two to four times more likely to get cardiovascular disease. Ecigarettes and cigars may be worse due to higher doses of nicotine, the AHA warns.

Loneliness

People need people: Harvard researchers examined 23 studies that involved 181,000 adults and found that loneliness, social isolation or both were associated with increased risks of heart attacks (29 percent) and strokes (32 percent).

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A Feast for All Seasons Embracing the Rainbow Year Round

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o matter where we live, eating seasonally in winter doesn’t have to be boring or limiting; a culinary adventure awaits the home chef that’s willing to leave avocados and asparagus to their rightful seasons and embrace the winter rainbow of bitter greens, sweet potatoes, sunny citrus and fuchsia beets, among other timely delicacies.

“Sometimes people think of winter foods as brown and soft and boring, and it’s absolutely not the case. Winter brings bright things like pomegranates, beets and citrus, which offer color and acidity,” says Brigit Binns, the Paso Robles, California author of 30 cookbooks, including Cooking in Season: 100 Recipes for Eating Fresh.

Eating seasonally is especially important in winter, says Shannon Stonger of Texas, author of Simple Food for Winter: 30 Grain-Free Recipes to Get You Through the Dark Days. “Winter foods like fermented vegetables, root vegetables, squashes and hardy greens are especially helpful in the colder, darker months, when our bodies are in need of comfort foods as well as pre- and probiotic foods,” says Stonger, a homesteader and founder of the blog NourishingDays.com.

There are plenty of other reasons to stick to a seasonal diet in winter, adds Binns.

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“Food always tastes better in the season it was intended to be eaten in. Seasonal foods are naturally ripened, rather than harvested early and trucked in. In addition to enhanced flavor, eating seasonally helps minimize use of fossil fuels to bring our food to us, and is likely to be less expensive.”

Winterizing the Kitchen

Much of the fall harvest, particularly root vegetables, stores well through the winter (hence the idea of a root cellar), extending produce across seasons, according to Steven Satterfield, chef and author of Root to Leaf: A Southern Chef Cooks Through the Seasons. There are lots of root vegetables beyond just carrots and potatoes to be enjoyed in winter, including sunchokes, parsnips and turnips, which can be used creatively rather than “boiled to death,” says Satterfield. For example, the Atlanta restaurateur incorporates parsnips into an upside-down cake with winter spices like nutmeg, black pepper and ginger.

Binns likes to add texture to winter dishes with nuts, color with herbs, and crunch with a winter vegetable like fennel.

Warming soups are always comforting during the coldest season, but she also likes warm salads, like a beet and escarole salad drizzled with a warm sherry vinaigrette.

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Satterfield suggests that specialty citrus like blood oranges, Meyer lemons and crosshybridized varieties such as tangelos and pomelos are fun to intersperse with winter vegetables to maximize brightness and freshness. A lot of winter produce can be great in raw form as well, he adds, including Brussels sprouts, rutabaga or daikon radish, shaved thinly or julienned into a salad.

Winter squash is a favorite staple of the Stonger family in the cooler months. “It is easy to grow, easy to store and so deliciously sweet and rich. We roast it as a side dish, mash it as a sort of breakfast porridge or make soups and curries from it,” says Stonger.

Satterfield suggests using all the parts of winter vegetables to maximize the harvest and minimize food waste. For example, the seeds of winter squashes can be roasted with herbs and spices and eaten as is, churned into other dishes such as a squash seed granola or blended and strained into a homemade broth to add some texture, fat and flavor. After roasting carrots with Moroccan spices, Satterfield suggests taking the leafy carrot tops and chopping them with cilantro and garlic to make a green sauce to crown the carrots. Swiss chard stems can also be chopped and cooked into Portuguese bread soup, with leftover stale bread made into olive oil croutons and egg whites stirred in at the end.

Winter Health Boosters

Beyond selecting seasonal produce, chefs recommend a few key dietary tweaks in winter, such as stepping up vitamin D consumption. “Since you’re not seeing a lot of sun this time of year, it’s more important to get it through colorful vegetables like carrots, cabbage or radicchio.

Watermelon radishes are another winter vegetable full of vitamins,” says Binns.

“You can grow your own sprouts throughout the winter as a great microgreen option. Sprouts are incredibly high in enzymes, something often lacking in other winter dishes,” suggests Stonger. “Fermented vegetables and other fermented foods can make up the difference in winter.”

April Thompson is a freelance writer in Washington, D.C. Connect at AprilWrites.com.

Winter Salad Wonders ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Sea salt and freshly ground pepper

Mixed Citrus Salad With Mâche, Fennel and Celery Winter is the height of citrus season, with an appealing display of oranges, mandarins, tangerines, tangelos, pomelos and more in the best-stocked markets. Use a varied mixture of sweet-tart types for the prettiest, tastiest salad.

Yields: 4 servings 2 ribs celery 2 bunches mâche 2 lb mixed citrus fruits, such as navel oranges, blood oranges, tangerines, mandarins and pomelos ½ fennel bulb, trimmed 8 kumquats ¼ cup sliced almonds, toasted For the vinaigrette: Fresh orange juice or as needed 1 Tbsp champagne vinegar

Separate the mâche leaves and transfer to a shallow serving bowl. Working on a plate to capture all the juices, use a serrated knife to cut a thick slice off the top and bottom of each citrus fruit. Working with one fruit at a time, stand it upright and, following the contour of the fruit, carefully slice downward to remove the peel, pith and membrane. Set the fruit on its side and cut crosswise into slices about ⅜-inch thick, discarding any seeds. Transfer the slices to the bowl with the mâche, reserving the juices for the vinaigrette.

Cut the fennel lengthwise in half. Using a mandoline or a sharp knife, cut the fennel crosswise into very thin slices and tuck among the citrus slices. Drain the celery and distribute evenly over the salad. Using the serrated knife, cut each kumquat crosswise into very thin slices, discarding any seeds. Scatter the kumquat slices evenly over the salad, then sprinkle the almonds over the top.

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Chard and Squash Salad 1 small winter squash, such as sweet dumpling, acorn or golden 2 small beets, trimmed 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 bunch Swiss chard, tough ribs removed and leaves torn Red wine vinaigrette or vinaigrette of choice Sea salt and freshly ground pepper Cut the winter squash into wedges and remove the seeds, if desired. Transfer the wedges to a baking dish. Halve the beets and add to the dish. Drizzle with the oil and toss to coat. Bake in a preheated 450° F oven, stirring once, until tender and lightly browned, 20 to 40 minutes. Let cool. Peel and slice the beets. Place the chard in a bowl, drizzle with some of the vinaigrette. Toss to coat. Add the squash and beets, drizzle with the remaining vinaigrette, and season to taste with salt and pepper.

From Cooking in Season: 100 Recipes for Eating Fresh, by Brigit Binns

To make the vinaigrette, pour the reserved citrus juices into a measuring cup. Add enough additional orange juice to measure ½ cup then add the vinegar. Whisking constantly, slowly add the olive oil and whisk until well combined. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Drizzle the vinaigrette over the salad, toss gently to coat, and serve.

From Cooking in Season: 100 Recipes for Eating Fresh, by Brigit Binns

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Cut the celery in half lengthwise. Using a serrated vegetable peeler or a mandoline, shave the celery into thin strips lengthwise down the ribs. Cut the strips in half crosswise and place in a bowl of water.

Set aside.

You can grow your own sprouts throughout the winter as a great microgreen option.

Natural Awakenings recommends using organic, non-GMO (genetically modified) and non-bromated ingredients whenever possible.

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Appreciative While Aspirational

by Doris Jucht

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hould thankfulness trump ambition? Have you ever felt as if you should be more grateful for what you already have rather than focused on what you don’t? So, here’s an idea: Why not be appreciative while still wanting more? Yes, we can do both at the same time. Actually, we should exercise a balance between both every day of our lives.

Let’s start our day with being thankful, always a good starting point, with a positive outlook, focusing on what we already have, on who we give love to and on who gives us love. Let’s create a things-to-be-gratefulfor inventory which will always fill us with peace and comfort, our souls with positive energy and, moreover, compassion towards others less fortunate than us. Why do we need to feel compassion towards others?

Because we ourselves are others to others.

Because no one is perfect. Because we all have character flaws. Because we all make mistakes. Because no matter how many things we own or how many goals we have accomplished, we will sometimes still do wrong. And because we all simply deserve the same compassion in all those cases.

The best way to understand compassion is grasping the concept itself. Compassion means sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings and misfortunes of others.

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Who hasn’t suffered in life? Doesn’t it feel better when we know someone cares and feels concern for us? Every time we experience an unpleasant incident with someone, before rushing to judge that person, we should ask ourselves what circumstances could’ve prompted that individual to be the way they are, to act as he or she did, or to say what he or she said. Then, we can be grateful for not having gone through those same experiences, or else for no longer reacting the same way if we did. Every single act can then result in a deep, introspective process that compassionately analyzes what we like and what we dislike about ourselves, allowing us to recognize and value potential improvements for our own benefit and, consequentially, for the benefits of others as well.

Now, let’s talk about being aspirational because being grateful for what we have does not mean we should be repressing our drive to have more or to be more.

Our bodies are in constant change, and our souls are also progressing while we’re alive.

So, it is our nature to move forward toward goals we set for ourselves in all areas.

Whether it’s our health, our professional life, our material assets, our relationships or our spiritual path, we are in constant movement seeking improvement. Hence, it’s natural to aspire for more, which is much

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wider than just accumulating possessions.

Yet, it is only striking the right balance between appreciation and aspiration that we get the fuel to keep on going, allowing us to achieve the ultimate goal of giving and receiving love which, by the way, only feels right when it works both ways.

Feeling thankful allows us to value the gifts life gives us. Now, who do we thank?

EVERYONE– starting with our makers and ourselves, and including those who did nothing but step out of the way. On the other hand, aiming for more allows us to keep receiving that for which we will be grateful. So, what better combination? Just make sure you practice an equitable balance between both actions to live the life that you deserve.

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Copper can also stop flu if used early He asked relatives and friends to try Now thousands of people are using it it. They said it worked for them, too, so and for several days. Lab technicians to stop colds and flu. placed 25 million live flu viruses on a he patented CopperZap™ and put it on Colds start CopperZap. No viruses were found alive the market. when cold viruses soon after.

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Trends & Intentions for 2020

Preparing for the Birth of a New Decade

by Kathleen Haden

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an you believe it is the end of the decade and a new one is here? It’s been a decade of so many things, from visiting new planets, the introduction of iPad, Smart TV, more people working from home, and so much more.

Now, it’s time to see what 2020 will bring.

One of the first things we are hearing everywhere is to Set Your Intentions, possibly another phrase for Setting Your

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Goals, but different meanings. Setting Your Intentions is about finding yourself within and setting your intention for your Best Life ever.

Let’s now talk about trends in health and wellness. Have you heard the new terminology in the medical world? Patient navigator, medical concierge, facility conversion, epigenetics, biological nutrition, nutraceuticals, essential oil therapy, mindful methods, nature therapy, sound therapy, arts and crafts in the hospital, staff hospitality training, and so much more. Our medical paradigm is changing, embracing Eastern traditions along with Western medicine. New paradigms are emerging, integrating complementary medicine with traditional medicine.

We can agree, American healthcare is the best in the world and we set the bar, but let’s raise the bar even higher and set an example for the world by embracing the changes occurring. At a recent Global Wellness Summit, in Miami, Susie Ellis,

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director of Global Wellness Institute, shared some upcoming trends in wellness: • The successful brands of the future. As nature disappears—and disappears from our lives (with intense urbanization and lives spent in front of screens)—it will become both increasingly precious and commodified.

Companies that “rewild” our homes, our offices, our travel—and even our fitness and beauty regimens—will meet deep human desires.

• Grounding/Earthing. According to the author of Earthing, Clinton Ober, Earthing is a timeless practice and a modern discovery. It simply means living in contact with the Earth’s natural surface charge—being grounded—which naturally discharges and prevents chronic inflammation in the body. This effect has massive health implications because of the strong link between chronic

One of the first things we are hearing everywhere is to Set Your Intentions, possibly another phrase for Setting Your Goals, but different meanings. Setting Your Intentions is about finding yourself within and setting your intention for your Best Life ever. inflammation and virtually all chronic disease, including aging and the aging process. So, stand and go barefoot on the grass, the sea and the sand. Get grounded!

• Meditation. Meditation is the fastest-growing health trend in the U.S. People from all walks of life, including office workers, fire and police, school children, executives and many more are learning to calm down and go within.

• Wellness Hotels and Destinations. According to Mia Kyricos, senior VP of Well Being for Hyatt, Hyatt focuses on wellness for not only their customers but their employees, for whom she will be shaping a multidimensional global wellbeing strategy. Many other hotel chains are going in the same direction. Consumers are demanding fitness and mind-body activities in their hotel rooms while they travel, including videos with which to work out, yoga mats, pure water, vegan food options and concierge services.

• Medical and Wellness Concierge Services. This trend is cropping up throughout hospitals, gyms, medical facilities, country clubs, rehab centers and more. In Palm Beach, there’s a new trend where businesses work together to create synergy

for their customers to have the best in services. An example of this is two new facilities joining to create the best experience for their guests and clients. Inspire Palm Beach, a 22-privateroom, neuroscience-based wellness and recovery facility, is working with the Well Being Center, a holistic and integrative health center, to support expanded services for guests of Inspire. In a partnership arrangement between the two, Well Being Center acts as an extension amenities facility for Inspire Palm Beach’s guests, offering added holistic therapies to its current programs.

• Virtual Realities. Want to travel to exotic places but don’t have the time or money? You can now travel through virtual reality experiences and feel like you are there. This technology is being used in children’s hospitals, allowing them to see outside their hospital room, to go to Disney World, and even see other things they would normally not get to see.

So many things to explore and look forward to in 2020 and our new decade.

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HEALING JOINTS FROM WITHIN The Promise of Regenerative Medicine

by Marlaina Donato

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omeday, medical science will allow us to infuse damaged or aging organs with new cells, or to manufacture made-to-order organs on a 3-D printer.

These emerging techniques to revitalize worn-out body parts are on the drawing board in the field of regenerative medicine.

However, for the injured college athlete or the grandmother with compromised joint function, healing and pain relief can already be found in the form of prolotherapy and other non-invasive approaches that stimulate the body to heal itself.

Injection therapies using dextrose or the patient’s own platelets or stem cells are being used to naturally stimulate the body to produce collagen and rejuvenated tissue, offering hope to those with soft tissue injuries, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease and even pain syndromes like fibromyalgia. A recent review in the British Medical Bulletin of 10 high-quality

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studies of dextrose prolotherapy in adults with mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee showed patients experienced significantly less pain and improved range of motion in both the short term and long term without adverse effects. Eighty-two percent of patients were satisfied with the treatment.

Controlled Inflammation A type of regenerative medicine innovated by osteopathic physician Earl Gedney in the 1930s, prolotherapy induces lowgrade, temporary inflammation with the intention of triggering connective tissue cells called fibroblasts in and around the injection site. “If you cut your arm or twist your ankle, various immune cells rush to the area to begin the repair process. This is a very basic comparison of what prolotherapy does with injections directed to specific anatomical points,” says Ross A.

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Hauser, M.D., founder of Caring Medical Regenerative Medicine Clinics, in Fort Myers, Florida, and Chicago.

“Prolotherapy is used to treat osteoarthritis because it helps correct the underlying reason why it has occurred, which is joint instability. The body overgrows bone as a long-term response in an effort to stabilize an unstable joint,” Hauser says.

Naturopathic physician Brent Cameron, of Aurora Natural Medicine, in Gilbert, Arizona, suggests individualized treatment plans for best results.

“My recommendations are very patientspecific, which is an important piece in prolotherapy.” Cameron says his patients are likely to start seeing relief in the first week. “In many instances, they experience complete relief and mobility after a series of treatments.”

While Cameron attests to the efficacy of dextrose prolotherapy, he is cautious with recommending it for people with

PRP injections have proven to be effective in easing chronic low back pain from damaged vertebral discs. An overview of research published in the Journal of Spine Surgery in 2018 found it to be safe, effective and feasible, with promising potential for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.

systemic inflammatory conditions.

“Someone with a history of jointrelated autoimmune response tends to mount stronger inflammatory responses. Other forms of regenerative medicine can be helpful for rheumatoid arthritis [RA], but not in the inflammation-mediated way, like prolotherapy and platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections.”

One option, according to the Institute of Regenerative Medicine, in Boca Raton, Florida, might be very small embryonic-like stem cells (VSELS), an emerging form of regenerative stem cell therapy. These have shown promise in dealing with RA and other autoimmune diseases. Meanwhile, the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine is ramping up its research into approaches that stimulate the body to repair itself, with numerous ongoing clinical trials utilizing different injection therapies for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

The Power of Platelets PRP injections are similar to prolotherapy, using platelets from the patient’s body instead of dextrose. “As blood flows through an injury site, the inflammatory chemicals trigger the platelets to release growth factors, which causes

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the torn fibers of the damaged structures to heal,” says Fort Worth osteopath Gerald Harris, of Texas Prolotherapy and Neural Therapy. PRP is sometimes used in conjunction with stem cell therapy, which is typically applied in cases in which something needs to be replaced, to help fill in gaps in ligaments or tendons, Harris says.

PRP injections have proven to be effective in easing chronic low back pain from damaged vertebral discs. An overview of research published in the Journal of Spine Surgery in 2018 found it to be safe, effective and feasible, with promising potential for the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. Harris says that people that wish to avoid surgery or cortisone injections can benefit from PRP, which can also be applied topically to treat non-healing wounds like bedsores and diabetic ulcers.

Harris subscribes to the power of persistence. “Don’t give up. With proper treatment there is a strong likelihood that you can live a happy, healthy life free from chronic pain.”

Marlaina Donato is the author of several books and a composer. Connect at AutumnEmbersMusic.com.

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Pain Relief for Pets Prolotherapy Gives Joints New Life

by Julie Peterson

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rian Engler, of Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, was asked to provide hospice care for a senior Akita. Tadao was underweight, weak, arthritic and had been severely neglected. He needed a place to live out his remaining days in comfort. Even though Tadao was unstable with severely limited mobility, Engler believed that the old dog had more than a little life left in him.

Engler’s veterinarian tried prolotherapy injection treatments for Tadao’s joint pain and he soon became more comfortable and gradually more active. “By the time we completed the treatments, he was able to get up and down with ease and started cruising around the kitchen looking for snacks on the counter,” says Engler.

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Prolotherapy offers an effective alternative to surgery in a significant number of partial ligament tears or persistent joint pain issues. ~Judith M. Shoemaker ligaments and tendons supporting the joint. It’s minimally invasive, involving the injection of a sugar solution directly into the affected area. The body’s inflammation response kicks in, resulting in regrowth of new fibers in ligaments and tendons.

Prolotherapy has been around a long time. It was used to treat lame animals around 1350 B.C. Back then, a hot poker was used to induce the inflammation

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response. In the 1930s, injection of an irritant solution at the site of the injury became the new method, and has since been shown in scientific studies to facilitate the repair and regrowth of connective tissue, ligaments, tendons, cartilage and other joint-stabilizing structures.

Modern prolotherapy has remained basically the same for the last 80 years, although the injected irritant solution is modified according to the veterinarian, the type of animal and the injury. Every vet uses a slightly different prolotherapy “cocktail”, which typically includes 50 percent dextrose and possibly several other ingredients the practitioner finds useful, such as saline, vitamin B12, lidocaine and homeopathic combinations. Some vets also offer platelet-rich plasma or stem cells in the injection mixture.

“Prolotherapy offers an effective

alternative to surgery in a significant number of partial ligament tears or persistent joint pain issues,” says Judith M. Shoemaker, DVM, owner of Always Helpful Veterinary Services, in Nottingham, Pennsylvania. “It’s quite inexpensive and the success rate is very good. Many animals respond after just a few treatments.”

Shoemaker typically does prolotherapy treatments in three- to five-week intervals until the joint heals. She also looks to correct the underlying issues of the problem. “Joints don’t get torn up with normal movement,” she says.

Animals may have joint issues from falling, but other causes include overweight, long toenails or chiropractic issues. Prolotherapy stabilizes joints after an injury and achieves pain-free motion, but it’s only successful if the cause of the injury is remedied.

“Prolotherapy is a very important tool in integrative veterinary care, but it’s not a panacea, and it’s never a stand-alone treatment,” says Christin Finn, DVM, owner of the Canine Rehabilitation &

By the time we completed the treatments, he was able to get up and down with ease and started cruising around the kitchen looking for snacks on the counter. ~Brian Engler Integrative Veterinary Center, in Kingston, Washington. “It’s part of a combination of integrative treatments based on what is best for your pet.”

The right balance of treatments to help an animal feel comfortable could include laser therapy, osteopathic manipulation, acupuncture, physical therapy, custom braces, prolotherapy or rest.

Using prolotherapy in conjunction with other posture-correcting and integrative therapies is a win for pets and their owners. Surgery is fraught with

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complications and expensive. When prolotherapy is used as part of a comprehensive treatment plan, animals can recover from injuries that may have been debilitating or even fatal.

Ivey Sumrell’s Irish sport horse recovered from a severe injury. At 8 years old, Johnny was bitten on the neck by a stallion. “His neck became unstable and he had severe problems walking,” says Sumrell, of Tryon, North Carolina. “Ultrasound-guided prolotherapy was done three times to all of his neck joints.” Johnny was able to be ridden and lived to be 22.

And Tadao, the dog that was expected to die in hospice care a year ago, is enjoying life. He’s now well-nourished and loved, and painlessly goes for walks and plays at the park. “Tadao is the poster child for what prolotherapy can do,” says Engler.

Julie Peterson writes about health and environmental issues. Reach her at JuliePeterson2222@gmail.com.

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CHOOSING LOVE How to Cope With Fearful Times

by Scarlett Lewis

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t’s hard to make sense of some of the troubling things we see on TV and read about in the news. Our kids ask us, “Why are these things happening?”

It’s an important question and it all comes down to two competing feelings: fear versus love.

When we see disturbing images such as school shootings or political opponents

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attacking one another, it cultivates anxiety, which is epidemic in our society. When left untreated, it can lead to negative outcomes including substance abuse, depression, suicide and violence. Often, we look to those in perceived power to solve these issues. Perhaps what we haven’t considered is that these are not political issues; rather, they are issues of the heart and only we can solve them.

So we continue to see pain and suffering played out before us. We feel powerless and this feeds our unease. Our personal safety is a priority and external safety measures sometimes fail. If we don’t feel safe, nothing else matters. There is a solution.

The opposite of anxiety and fear is love.

When we examine the trajectory of most societal ills, there is often an arc of loneliness, depression, isolation and often abuse.

From a young age, we can learn to choose love as a thoughtful response to any situation. When we do this, we take back our personal power. We become part of the solution to the issues we see, and science tells us that others will do the same.

There is a formula for choosing love. It starts with courage. My son Jesse was a 6-year-old boy who stood up to the shooter that came into his first-grade

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classroom at Sandy Hook Elementary School and saved nine of his classmates’ lives before losing his own. We all have that courage within us: the courage to be kind, to speak our truth, to do the right thing.

We can only have one thought at a time, so we can shift our thinking by replacing a negative thought with a grateful one. Forgiving helps us to take back our personal power and is a gift we give ourselves. It is the foundation of healthy relationships that lead to greater happiness and connection in our lives. Compassion in action helps us step outside our own busyness, distraction and even pain to help others.

When we do this, we’re choosing love and helping to create a safer, more peaceful and loving world. When we model the practice of these character values as a thoughtful response for our children, they grow up to do the same.

Scarlett Lewis is the founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure every child has access to social and emotional education and support. Connect with her at Info@JesseLewisChooseLove.org.

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Is There Such a Thing as a Happily Blended Family?

Q:

Dear Karen Kaye, I am thinking about getting remarried and I am cringing at the thought of trying to combine our two families.

What are your thoughts on blended families?

Thank you, Maria

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Dear Maria, Blended families can work if you and your partner are both willing to work at it. Please though, don’t create images of The Brady Bunch just yet. The first and most important question is (believe it or not), “Are the first marriages really over?” Some divorced couples don’t realize that lingering sadness, anger and rage towards the first spouse is still a relationship, and all that unfinished business leaks into the second marriage. Are you the type of person who can handle your partner co-parenting with their former spouse? Do you have the capacity to love someone else’s children as well?

Jealousy is a major factor in second marriages. Children from the former marriage may not want their parents to remarry and therefore pose a threat when given the power. Jealousies between the children of past marriages who have been raised differently can be a major contention.

These are just some of the issues, Maria. Blended families are a complex system, but if you and your potential spouse are on the same page, including parenting; knowing what you are getting into with your eyes wide open; ready for surprises (the good and the bad); and willing to work hard towards a joint vision, then go for it! I would strongly recommend premarital counseling to better prepare you for some of these challenges.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Full Moon Event at Intentions Ranch — 5:30–7:30pm. Body and spirit healing. Start with interacting with animals, merge into an hour long yoga flow, followed by sound bath meditation at our magical piece of earth. Intentions Yoga Ranch, 18330 SW 66th St, Southwest Ranches 33331. For daily classes schedule: 954.258.6968.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15-16

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Open House – Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine — 3–7pm. Learn how to earn a Master’s Degree in Oriental Medicine & become a Licensed Acupuncturist. Tour the college, clinic, meet students, and receive free tongue & pulse diagnosis (if available). 100 E Broward Blvd, Ste 100, Ft Lauderdale 33301, 954.763.9840 ext 213. RSVP.

from heavy metals in your body and achieve total health! Enjoy fresh juice and organic snacks. Location: 2021 E Commercial Blvd, Ste 208, Ft Lauderdale 33308.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23 If you have pain associated with injury recovery issues — Come in for a free consultation/treatment (herbs not included) at ATOM’s Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program’s clinic. Treatments observed by the class. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM), 100 E Broward Blvd, Ste 100, Ft Lauderdale. Appointments: 954.763.9840 ext 201.

New Life Expo! — Saturday & Sunday. Over 60 Speakers and Over 60 Exhibitors. Free Lectures, Free Samples, Free Workshops. DoubleTree Hilton Hotel, 100 Fairway Drive, Deerfield Beach , 561-897-0900.

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Life Enrichment — 11am with Rev. Dr. Charles Geddes. Empowering, Universal Spiritual Principles, honoring the wisdom and divinity within you.

Bridges Spiritual Centers, Wilton Plaza, 1881 NE 26th St, Suite 244, Wilton Manors, 33305, Call 954.530.6006.

Free Meditation Gathering — 7–9pm, first Sunday each month. Guided meditation, kirtan, spiritual reading, Sivananda tradition. Yoga Warehouse, 508 SW Flagler Ave, downtown Ft Lauderdale, 954.525.7726.

Coral Springs Metaphysical Group — 1–3pm (1st Sun ea. mo.) Free. Deep trance channeling. Ask questions.

Get answers. Talk to psychics. At the home of Charles and Sondra Zecher, 954.340.7087.

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sunday Sacred Journey Interfaith Seminary — 9am–5pm. Classes for Interfaith Ministry Ordination. A Healing Space, 840 E Oakland Park Blvd, Ste 102, Oakland Park. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco 917.579.3750.

30 Minute Meditation — 10:15am –10:45am, $5. Tools for Happiness: 11am–12:30pm, donation. Buddhist techniques for understanding one’s mind for a more peaceful life. Details on website.

Thubten Kunga Ling Buddhist Center, 201 SE 15th Ter, Suite 206, Deerfield Beach, 954.421.6224.

Catholic Mass (non-Roman Catholic) — 10:30am, (+ Sat 5pm) The Parish of Sts. Francis & Clare, staffed by Franciscan friars. 2300 NW 9th Ave (Powerline Rd), Wilton Manors, 33311, 954.731.8173.

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Biological Dentistry — Join us for a talk at our office with Dr. Cintron.

5–7pm. She will be answering all your questions about Biological Dentistry and dive into the top ways to detox

IANDS South Florida- International Association for Near Death Studies — 1st Sunday monthly, 4:30-6:30pm Meeting - Pavilion’s Gym (behind Main Hospital) Discussions include; Spiritually Transformative Experiences. All interested in the studies, are welcomed.

University Hospital, 7201 N. University Dr, Tamarac. Questions 305.798.8974.

Interfaith Sacred Celebrations of Spirit — Weekly on Sunday evenings 6:30–7:30pm at Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution at a Healing Space, 840 E Oakland Park Blvd, Ste 102, Oakland Park. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco 917.579.3750.

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Chiropractic — Every 1st Monday, 6pm. Free, Attendees will receive a discount off their first visit. New Life Upper Cervical Chiropractic, 820 S. State Road 7, Plantation, 33317. Phone: 954.389.8297.

Group Shayman Sound Vibe Healing — 6:30pm $20. Just walk in. Crystal Junkie Metaphysical Shop 819 SE 8th Ave, Deerfield Beach 33441 Details, 954.254.3828.

Men and Women’s Support Group: Conscious Awareness — 8–10pm. $25 per session. Designed for men and women to learn from each other regarding relationships, self-worth and the rewrite of negative patterns. Contact: Karen Kaye, LMHC, 954.384.1217 (landline)

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Raja Yoga Meditation — 10:15–11:30am (& 6:30–7:30pm) Free. Enjoy the peace & love within. Hollywood Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd, 33020. Roz, 954.962.7447.

Free Tai Chi Classes — 5–6pm (except Holidays). Relax your mind and body at ATOM’s Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-impact, slow-motion exercise that can treat & prevent many health problems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. 954763-9840 ext. 219.

Natural Dental Consultations — 2–4pm. Free. Wondering how your oral health is connected to your body? Dr. Lipovetskiy specializes in Natural and Biological Dentistry. Advanced Dental Wellness Center, 104 SE 1st St, Ft Lauderdale, 33301, 954.525.5662.

Join us for a weekly “Meet & Greet” at our office with Dr. Cintron — Tuesdays at 5:30pm you will have a unique opportunity to chat with the doctor about biological dentistry and get your questions answered. Included is a free gift of natural toothpaste. International Center for Dental Excellence, 2021 E Commercial Blvd, Ste 208, Ft Lauderdale 33308.

Revitalizing Tuesdays — Sound Bath & Holistic & Psychic Fair 6:30–11:00 pm, Free entry, $1 min, sessions. Alternative & Affordable Care for The Body, Mind, & Spirit. Magical Sound Healing Bath Meditation, 9–10 pm, $20.

Canterbury Square, 38 S Federal Hwy #9, Dania Beach, 33004. 786.419.1389.

Carole’s Sacred Circles! — 7:30– 8:30pm. $15. Find Stillness with empowering guided meditation, receive Reiki & a channeled medical intuitive Message. Jade Wellness, 2717 E Oakland Park Blvd #201. Reserve 954.655.5490.

Free Teletalk on Ancestral Clearing/Emotional Release — 7pm, last Wednesday of month. Learn how to release blocks and limiting beliefs and change energetic thought patterns, to move ahead to live with freedom, fulfillment and happiness! Call Ilka for details: 754.222.6971.

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Kundalini Yoga for Recovery— 7–8:30pm, $15. Healing mental trauma through physical practices; Kriyas, Pranayams, Meditations. Accessing inner wisdom motivates us to embrace a healthy lifestyle. Urban Namaste, 918 NE 20th Ave, Ft Lauderdale, 33304.

Gary, information: 954.649.1713.

1st & 3rd Thursdays -- Carole’s Sacred Circles — 7:30–8:30pm. $15.

Find Stillness with empowering guided meditation, receive Reiki & a channeled medical intuitive Message. Lisa’s Healing Center, 3170 N Federal Hwy, Suite 211K, Eldorado Bldg, LHP. Reserve 954.655.5490.

friday Tea Time — 10am–6pm. Enjoy an organic, crystal infused tea for $3 at Crystal Junkie Metaphysical Shop, 819 SE 8th Ave, Deerfield Beach 33441.

Details 954.254.3828.

Meditation/Relaxation Class — 5:45– 6:30pm, free. Guided meditation & relaxation led by Ina Lee. All levels.

George English Park Rec Center, 1101 Bayview Dr. Ft Lauderdale. Call first, 954.463.4733.

Reiki Circle — Noon & 7:30pm, $10.

Love @ Bridges Spiritual Centers, Wilton Plaza, 1881 NE 26th St., Suite 244, Wilton Manors, 33305. Rev. Scott Friedman 954.854.7937.

Free Tai Chi Classes — 5–6pm. Relax your mind and body at ATOM’s Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-impact, slow-motion exercise that can treat & prevent many health problems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. 954-763-9840 ext. 219.

Restorative Yoga — 4–5pm. $15 per class; $5 intro offer for new students.

Enjoy a calming & rejuvenating series of sequences, to help relax & soothe the body. Sound bowl experience included!

Peace Heal Grow, 1419A E Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park 33334, Mardi Berrouet, 786.227.2173.

Group Reiki Circle with Crystals — 6:15pm. $20. Just walk in. Crystal Junkie Metaphysical Shop, 819 SE 8th Ave, Deerfield Beach 33441, Details, 954.254.3828.

Fat Village / MASS Art Walk — 5–11pm, (2nd Fri./mo). Valet/paid Parking lot & free trolley service. 954.785.7475.

Neurogenic Yoga — 6:30–7:45pm. $25.

This safe and gentle practice facilitates the release of emotional stress and tension by enabling us to access self-induced neurogenic tremors. hōm - center for embodied awareness, 4901 NE 12th Ave, Oakland Park, 33334, Staisha, 954.683.7071.

Monthly Gallery Night, Meet the Artists, Show & Sale — 6–11pm, (second Friday ea. mo). A great gathering of varied talents. Host/Artist: Michael D. Colanero. Uncommon Gallery, 2709 E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 954.336.4305.

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MARCH

PLANT-BASED NUTRITION ISSUE

Coming Next Month

Thriving on a Plant-Based Diet Plus: CBD

Abiding in Mindfulness — 7:30 -8:30pm. $10Love. Offering dharma reflections exploring the many rich dimensions of mindfulness practice, along with a guided meditation and group discussion. hōm - center for embodied awareness, 4901 NE 12th Ave, Oakland Park, 33334, Staisha, 954.683.7071.

saturday Volunteer ~ Fort Lauderdale Beach Sweep / Kids Ecology Corp and others — 7–11am (2nd Saturday of month), Help save lives and keep beaches litterfree. 300 S Ft Lauderdale Beach Blvd, (Las Olas & the Beach). Earn community hours.

Reiki Healing Circle — 9–10am, Free.

Usui Reiki Circle. All are welcome. Love & Light Spiritual Emporium, 1419 E Commercial Blvd. Ste B, Oakland Park, FL, 33334, 954.261.3878.

Paddle With A Purpose, Waterway and Shoreline Cleanup — 9–11am, help remove trash and make new friends (third Saturday each month). Kayaks and canoes available on a first come, first serve basis; bringing your own is encouraged. Location varies. Info, Robert Figueroa, 917.652.1050.

Free Reiki Circle — 10–11am. Divine Love Institute & Gift Shop, 2832 Stirling Rd, #H, Hollywood FL 33020.

Conveniently located just west of I–95 on Stirling Rd, 954.920.0050.

The Sistrunk Farmers Market — 10am–2pm. Locally, organically grown fruits & vegetables, old fashioned family fun, Artisan Market Vendors. Market hours EBT & SNAP accepted at the Market. Corner of Sistrunk Blvd & NW 10th Ave, Ft Lauderdale.

Raja Yoga Meditation — 10–11am, at Dania Beach Library, 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach, 33004. Enjoy the peace within. Call Roz for info 954.962.7447.

Broward Art Guild, Monthly Art Reception — 6:30–9pm, 1st Sat./month.

Free, meet and support local artists during the Juried Art Exhibit. Participate in the Peoples’ Choice Awards. Enjoy munchies from Bokampers. Broward Art Guild Gallery, 3280 N.E. 32nd St., Ft Lauderdale FL 33308, 954.537.3370.

Rock Kirtan: Sacred Devotional Singing — bi-weekly 7–8:30pm, $10. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 840 E Oakland Park Blvd, Ste 102, Oakland Park. Call Rev. G. 917.579.3750.

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community resource guide BODY SCULPTING ANTI-AGING CENTER OF BOCA 33 SE 4th St, Ste. 102 Boca Raton FL 33432 888-287-3989 AntiAgingCenterOfBoca.com

Specializing in taking years off your face and body without invasive surgery, injections or other painful procedures. Plus acupuncture, facials, waxing and much more. See ad page 20.

COLON THERAPY A COLON CARE CENTER

Michele Miglino, LMT/CCT 837 SE 9th St. Deerfield Beach FL 33441 954-421-0703 954-695-6595, cell AColonCareCenter.com

Colon hydrotherapy is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellness, and to keep your body functioning at peak efficiency.

MM18325, MA0007506.

CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN DR. BERNARD BURTON, D.C. 7800 W Oakland Pk # 110, Bldg. D Sunrise FL 33351 954-742-0332 BetterBacks.com

Dr. Bernard Burton is a holistic doctor who uses chiropractic, nutrition, applied kinesiology, acupuncture, and craniopathy to find and fix the cause of your symptoms.

NEW LIFE UPPER CERVICAL CHIROPRACTIC

820 S State Rd. 7, Plantation FL 33317 954-389-8297 TopDocFL.com Upper Cervical Chiropractic, light force extremity adjusting, whole-food nutrition, Applied Kinesiology, The Emotion Code, Energy medicine, Mysofascial release.

COLONICS TRUE COLON HYDROTHERAPY SPA Laura Hernández 508 NE 13th St. Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 954-296-1218 TrueColon.com

• Colon Hydrotherapy in the modern Open System with the latest state-of-the-art camera monitoring. • Infrared-Sauna built with nontoxic or chemically treated wood with Chromotherapy lighting for a full body detox.

• CBD infused & Kava Kava root abdominal massage. • Liver detox treatment combined with a colonic session for the ultimate inner cleansing experience. MM39994

COUNSELING RECOVERY4WOMEN

2500 Hollywood Blvd., Ste. 210 Hollywood FL 33020 954-920-5020 Recovery4Women.com

Heart-centered counseling and coaching for women and the people they love, with life, love and work issues, in our office and by phone throughout Florida. Let us help you heal from trauma, inner child, loss & grief, and addiction issues.

Groups, tele-classes, webinars, Intensive Weekend Workshops, Creative Woman Workshops. Some insurance & sliding scale fees.

COUNSELING/THERAPY KAREN KAYE, HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPIST, LMHC

1500 Weston Rd. Weston FL 33326 954-384-1217 KarenKayeTherapist.com Therapists.PsychologyToday.com/rms/ name/Karen_L_Kaye_MS,LMHC_Weston_ Florida_35986 I am Natural Awakenings’ “Ask the Therapist.” Please refer to the column and archives for the many topics I specialize in. I counsel individuals, couples and families.

You can also view my website.

COMPOUNDING PHARMACY YOUR HEALTH PHARMACY Dr. C. Mac McMillan 12 N Federal Hwy., Ste. A Pompano Beach, FL 33062 954-283-7075 rx@yhPharmacy.com yhPharmacy.com

Dr. Mac McMillan is the owner of Your Health Pharmacy, a fullservice pharmacy providing alternative holistic patient care for both their prescriptions, over-thecounter nutraceuticals, and regenerative medicine with stem cells.

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY PERFECTING TOUCH

Kathy Bates Physical Health Complex 2544 N Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-647-9010 PerfectingTouch1@ymail.com Cranial sacral therapy - CST- a light touch approach releasing tension and restrictions, reducing pain and dysfunction. Therapeutic massage also available. Feel good within yourself. MA70919.

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community resource guide INTEGRATED DENTAL CENTER

DAY RETREATS THERMAE STILLNESS RETREAT

604 S. Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 954-604-7930 ThermaeRetreat.com

Aurel Chebanu, DMD, PhD 333 NW 70th Ave, Suite 207 Plantation, FL, 33317 954-792-6266 Chebanudmd@comcast.net

Dr. Chebanu recognizes the importance of natural therapies and health solutions. His office specializes in Biocompatible and Holistic Dentistry, Restorative and Cosmetic Dentistry, Ceramic Dental Implants, Oral Surgery, and TMJ Disorders. See ad page 23.

Thermae Retreat An organic serene daily retreat to prevent or heal. Infrared saunas, massage, skincare, body scrubs and masques, holistic healing, energy therapy. Yoga, meditation, hydrotherapy. See ad page 21. .

CHERYL HYNES EDITOR SERVICES

954-893-8092 Gaia101@att.net

Composing from the broadest awareness in every now moment, providing full suite editing and proofreading, expressly in areas of Cosmic Consciousness. Holism. Inclusivity. Gnosis.

No-mind.

EDUCATION ATLANTIC INSTITUTE OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE (ATOM)

THE INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR DENTAL EXCELLENCE

DENTAL HEALTH ADVANCED DENTAL WELLNESS CENTER Boris Lipovetskiy, DMD 104 SE 1st St. Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 954-525-5662 ADWCenter.com

Dr. Lipovetskiy specializes in natural, biological, and cosmetic dentistry offering latest in technology in our relaxing environment. We provide mercury safe dentistry, metal-free braces, and biocompatible metal-free zirconia implants. He specializes in TMJ and sleep apnea. See ad page 17.

BRENT J. BRACCO, DDS – COMPREHENSIVE DENTISTRY 2467 E Commercial Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 954-771-5300 DrBrentBracco.com

Do you wait till it hurts to see the dentist? Enhance your smile at our new tranquil, state-of-the-art office. We have been providing wholistic family dental care since 1985. Most insurance accepted.

Mon – Thurs, 7:30am – 5pm.

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Yolanda Cintron, DMD 2021 E Commercial Blvd., Ste. 208 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 954-938-4599 GoNaturalDentistry.com

A ll phases of dentistry for optimum health, holistic, biocompatible dentistry.

• Sedation dentistry • Removing of toxic metals • Replacing them with bio-compatible materials • Laser dentistry for painless surgeries & extractions • Zirconia/ ceramic implants • Natural bone augmentation / Plasma Rich Growth Factor • Oral DNA Testing • Add gums to receding gums. See ad page 15 and 37.

DR. YANI HOLISTIC AND HEALING DENTISTRY Dr. Yani, DMD 212 SE 12th St (Davie Blvd) Fort Lauderdale FL 33316 954-525-6010 info@Yanidmd.com Yanidmd.com

We follow strict amalgam removal protocols incorporating nutritional supplements for safe mercury detoxification ~ IAOMT member.

To promote better healing, our hygiene care incorporates ozone and essential oils for gum treatments. Only mercury-free biocompatible crowns and dental materials used.

Free holistic toothpaste recipe. See ad page 10.

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100 E Broward Blvd., Ste. 100 Fort Lauderdale FL 33301 954-763-9840 ATOM.edu

ATOM offers a Master’s degree and a Doctoral degree in Oriental Medicine. ATOM has an Intern Clinic that is open to the public.

See ad back cover.

ENVIRONMENTAL ARTIST SUSIEQ WOOD

954-630-1610 SQWood@gmail.com SusieQWood.com Shop.Spreadshirt.com/susieqwood

Artist, Advocate, and Speaker.

Available for corporate and community art projects and p r e s e n t a t i o n s . Aw a r d winning artist, SusieQ, brings awareness to global waste management issues by using discarded materials in her work with the intention of inspiring viable solutions. Also available, unique Global TRASHformation jewelry, plus online store for tees and more. See ad page 4 and 47

FACE YOGA FACE YOGA BY SUSAN FORMA Susan Forma 561-929-1627 YogaForFace.com

Face Yoga uses facial exercises to naturally tighten, tone, lift, and smooth the muscles of the face, without the use of surgeries, chemicals or fillers.

FAMILY MEDIATION / DIVORCE AN AMICABLE SOLUTION Sandra Nebblett-Myers, MLS 786-210-0211 (main) 954-401-3008 (alternate)

As a state certified family mediator, I facilitate the peaceful transition for spouses and their dependents through all stages of dissolving a marriage.

Appointments available in Broward, Palm Beach, MiamiDade and Monroe County.

HOLISTIC PODIATRIST START WITH YOUR FEET

Dr. Richard J. Rimler, DPM The Wellness Center at Post Haste 4401 Sheridan St., Hollywood FL 33021 954-526-5800 StartWithYourFeet.com Dr. Rimler merges traditional and holistic podiatric medicine, along with a patient-specific biomechanical foundation.

Offering long distance “customized orthotics” on website online store. #StartWithYourFeet.

FERTILITY COACH SOULWORK FERTILITY, LLC Melody Miller 2464 Madison St. Hollywood FL 33020 305-778-7715

We provide coaching for issues dealing with Fertility, Miscarriages, IVF, Low Sperm Count, PCOS, Adoption, Relationships, Fertility Nutrition, Meditation and tools to deal with Stress.

HOLISTIC MEDICAL CENTER ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CENTER OF FORT LAUDERDALE Dr. Gary Snyder 2640 E Oakland Park Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-486-4000 DrGarySnyder.com

A holistic medical center for wellness and healing, where caring professionals approach the whole person instead of just treating symptoms, with natural, scientific products and services.

See ad page 18.

HOMEOPATHY HOMEOPATHY CURE

Dr. Iqbal Nazir, M.S, D.Pharm, D.H.S. Licensed Lab Medicine Practitioner 954-226-3652 HomeopathTreatment.com

Natural cure in homeopathy of

the most diseases and symptoms.

No side effects.

Call Dr. Iqbal Nazir, Homeopathic Specialist, for an appointment.

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN THERAPY HYPERBARIC MEDICAL SOLUTIONS Gregory Alfred, MD, FAAEM, ABEM 2866 E Oakland Park Blvd., Ste. 100 Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-834-1280 hmshbot.com

Experience the healing and rejuvenating power of pure oxygen under pressure.

HMS offers state-of-the-art hyperbaric therapy under board-certified physicians and certified medical personnel. Just breathe! See ad page 14.

INTEGRATIVE HYPNOSIS FORT LAUDERDALE HYPNOSIS AND COACHING

Catherine Edelson MA, CH 2550 N Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-745-0735 InFocus@CatherinEdelson.com FB business: Fort Lauderdale Hypnosis Hypnotists believe everything is hypnosis. We offer powerful, ecological and practical solutions to each client. Benefits are obvious as you allow it to happen!

HYPNOSIS QUANTUM HEALING DISCOVERIES

Jill Avery 561-305-3236 info@QuantumHealingDiscoveries.com QuantumHealingDiscoveries.com

The subconscious mind controls 95% of our lives. By reprogramming the subconscious mind, and removing negative beliefs, you can begin to live to your full potential. ~ Quantum Healing Hypnosis and Regression Practitioner • Kundalini Yoga/ Meditation Instructor.

LIFE COACH DORIS JUCHT

305-332-5832, Hollywood FL 33021 LifeCoachDoris@gmail.com LifeCoachDoris.com Achieve unprecedented breakthroughs and a healthy balance in life. Honest and enlightening coaching will make you aware of self-created barriers and increase your everyday effectiveness. English/Spanish

MASSAGE THERAPY TOTAL BALANCE 4 U

If you don’t know your blood pressure, it’s like not knowing the value of your company. ~Mehmet Oz

TJ Robinson, LMT, CST 954-234-3299 TotalBalance4u.com

Experience the magic of a therapeutic massage with TJ’s healing hands. You’ll leave feeling renewed and ready to tackle another busy day!

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community resource guide NUTRITION WELLNESS LIVING AND NUTRITION

Sheila Glazer, MS, RDN, LDN 561-289-5682 WellnessLivingRd.com

Experience health and healing through integrative and functional nutrition approaches.

Memberships include comprehensive wellness programs centered around both mental and physical health.

SALON HAIR HOLISTIC ECO-FRIENDLY STUDIO

Ibana Villasenor 141 NW 20th St., Ste. B7 Boca Raton FL 33431 561-372-5354 HairHolistic@gmail.com HairHolistic.com

Hair services & products with a truly holistic approach. Digital hair - scalp analysis, detox & jet rejuvenation. Variety of ecofriendly, vegan hair colors like henna. Formaldehyde free keratin & botox.

PRONUNCIATION COACH PERFECT YOUR AMERICAN ACCENT

Professor Alice Wujciak / woo-jack / 954-963-7661 PerfectYourAmericanAccent.com Upgrade your accent and speak English confidently.

“Quick fixes to language issues.”

SPIRITUAL CENTERS BRIDGES SPIRITUAL CENTERS 1881 NE 26th St. #244 Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-530-6006 BridgesSpiritualCenters.org

Empower your week – Sundays at 11am.

Workshops, classes, Reiki Training. Accredited study through Emerson Theological Institute for Practitioners & Ministers. A spiritual community of enrichment.

PSYCHOTHERAPY A HEALING SPACE

Kris Drumm, LCSW, ACHT 954-549-0263 AHealingSpaceWiltonManors.com Uncover and transform limiting and damaging belief systems with individual and group therapies, including heart-centered hypnotherapy and inner child healing.

SPIRITUAL CONSULTANT CAROLE AILEO HA’LA RAMSAY, RM/T, BA DIV. 954-655-5490 info@GoddessTOUCH.net GoddessTOUCH.net

Free one half-hour consultation offered.

Realized Being accessing Light Information for your awakening.

Private channeled sessions: past/ future/parallel lives, pet psychic, deceased; reiki sessions, classes, cellular memory activations.

Weekly Circles.

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DEBORA RAMOS

305-401-0607 DeboraRamos07@gmail.com DeboraRamos.com Angel Coach Readings and Therapy. Clear past lives, blocks to prosperity and relationships.

Reiki (continuing education).

Crystal therapist. Certified classes.

Archangels Soy Candles. English/ Spanish.

STEM CELL PATCH HEALTH AND HARMONY

Susan Forma 561-929-1627 SusanForma1@gmail.com Lifewave.com/HealthAndHarmony A non-transdermal patch which activates your own Stem Cells.

Dramatic Pain Relief, Increased Energy, Mental Clarity, Improved Sleep, Enhanced Skin Appearance, Improved Sports Performance.

Contact me for samples.

THERMOGRAPHY 3RD EYE THERMOGRAPHY HOLISTIC CENTER

Darcie Barron, CTT 1451 W Cypress Creek Rd., Ste. 300 Fort Lauderdale FL 33309 954-204-5602 3rdEyeThermography@gmail.com 3rdEyeThermographyHolisticCenter@gmail.com Thermography (Medical Infrared Imaging), Breast, full Body Scans available. Nutrient Mapping from the hair root showing Vitamins, Minerals, Amino Acids, Mold, Fungus, Parasites and more. See ad page 13.

VEGAN SNACKS RAWAY LLC

250 N Dixie Hwy. Hollywood FL 33020 954-706-5767 as@Raway.us RaWayChocolates.com Nature intended for chocolate to be raw, nutritious & full of enzymes.

RaWay uses the healthiest, tastiest, and highest quality ingredients.

PHYSICAL HEALTH COMPLEX

WELLNESS CENTER DEEP ROOTS FAMILY WELLNESS 9532 Griffin Rd. Cooper City FL 33328 954-434-1800 DeepRootsHolistic.com

Natural treatments for enhancing fertility, supporting pregnancy and postpartum, natural children’s remedies, lasting relief from pain, fatigue, insomnia, anxiety, and m i g r a i n e s . Yo u r p e r s o n a l consultation is free. MA39137

We love our craft, our chocolate, and our customers.

Find us at Whole Foods Market.

Sandra Herrington, BSc, AP, DOM, LMT/CT 2544 N Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-566-0444 PhysicalHealthComplex.com Cleansing for health/energy.

Constipation, impaction, bowel rehabilitation, digestive disorders, candida detox, nutrition, living foods/ wheatgrass. Individualized plans or Rx followed. Physician/ instructor administered.

Established 1964. Clean, private, caring environment. MM966, MA6884.

It’s never too late to take your heart health seriously and make it a priority. ~Jennie Garth

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Custom orders now available

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