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uly’s celebration on the 4th signifies the U.S. claiming independence from the monarchic rule of Great Britain and its king almost a quarter of a millennium ago.

It was a time of new beginnings for the colonists, a time to reinvent policy and government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We cannot take our freedoms for granted as there are those among us who still lack some of those freedoms. It seems we still have much work to do in making sure all of us are able to “pursue happiness”.

Yes, happiness is an inside job, and I do believe it’s essential to protect that. Let’s take a moment to reflect on what we have, our special skills, gifts and, within that place of knowing ourselves, understand the broader picture, the longer view in how we can best use those gifts for the betterment of others.

For some people, that thought may bring to mind a close friend, family member, or a neighbor. To others, it may include a wider array of people, and a few of us are in a position to impact on a more global scale. The point is not how many we seem to be affecting by our service; the

point is that that’s what we’re doing.

All of us are integral to the health and wellness of our society and the planet.

Diversity within our nation is its strength, as mirrored in Nature.

Today, there’s an opportunity to understand Nature even better and the vital role diversity plays within each eco-system. When the coral reefs off the coastline of Broward County are showing stress, that is an opportunity to step in and understand how it is that we are contributing to that stress.

How can we effectively serve the coral reefs? We can do better, and we will, through continuing education and finding ways to inspire our readers to find effective ways to have a positive impact.

Let us celebrate the local writers that take the time to contribute to our magazine and our national team that does an amazing job researching for our readers, providing a constant flow of health and wellness information from diverse sources. It is through this continual supportive education and taking action that we can improve our own health and wellness, positioning ourselves to then better serve our planet, our Mother Earth.

When Mother Earth shows signs of stress, it’s a reflection on us. When she is “happy” and in balance, we can reflect that, knowing that we are doing what we can to keep ourselves and her in balance.

It’s through the stretching and broadening of our own horizons that we climb the summit, working and, of course, playing (see article on play, page ​22) with others along the way.

Also included in this issue is an insightful article on agriculture in the city (page ​24). The concept of greening our cities with plants is a great way to help reduce heat, clean the air, be more sustainable and feed the population. There are many reasons to plant edibles. We note that a Fort Lauderdale Italian restaurant owner funds vertical gardening at a local community garden.

Another article we believe you’ll enjoy is on Forest Bathing (page​​ 32). We are blessed to have so many parks in Broward County and, of course, the coastline is amazing.

Enjoy delving into a new nearby park and sit, stand, or lay down in Nature; soak in the sights, sounds, and smells that abound. Feel the gentle breezes and connect with your deepest essence and inner self with Mother Nature as the catalyst.

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18 TONING THE VAGUS NERVE

Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

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24 CROPS IN THE CITY Urban Agriculture Breaks New Ground

28 A TALE OF TWO CRUISES 30 A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH FOOD

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ridges Spiritual Centers, in Wilton Manors, is offering an eight-week series, Stretch Into Your Joy, with Impact Coach Ruben Hamm, from 9 to 11 a.m., every Saturday, from July 6 through August 17.

This is an opportunity to learn stretching practices for ongoing health in a series of workshops that also encompass nutritional guidance and breathwork, all about maintaining a greater sense of balance on multi-levels in your life. Health is wealth and this series is of immense benefit for all ages.

Hamm is a certified personal trainer, Reiki and qi-gong practitioner, and has a passion for taking a holistic approach to success and wellness. He is all about enriching mind, body and spirit.

Cost: $250/$125 deposit + $125 by July 13 or $225/paid in full by July 6. Location: 1881 NE 26th St., Ste. 244, Wilton Manors. For more information and/or to reserve your space, call 954-530-6006 or visit BridgesSpiritualCenters.org. See ad page 47.

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re you anxious, depressed? Have you been craving sugar or carbs? Did you know that your gut influences brain chemistry and behavior? Did you know that your solar plexus chakra is a wheel of energy (prana/life force) known to regulate your nerves, digestive system and pancreas, connecting your digestion back to your brain, affecting how you feel?

Energy expert Carole Ramsay has created and developed a multidimensional balancing method to encompass all energy bodies/chakras (including the solar plexus), opening cellular memory to past, future and parallel lifetimes. During a 60 to 90 minute private session called Clear The Path, initially formulated to reconnect the spirit/mind/body continuum, her method gently moves you into higher frequencies of well-being. Feel renewed, rejuvenated, rebalanced and focused. Many clients love their new clarity, choosing Clear The Path as a monthly balancing system.

Carole Aileo Ha’La Ramsay, Ba. Div., RMT is a multidimensional spiritual counselor, born empath and fully sentient medium, healer, remote viewer and more. Also known as the Ascension Guru, she is the only psychic who guarantees her work.

Rev. Carole holds Sacred Circles on Tuesdays and Thursdays, in Broward County. She is also available by appointment; call 954-6555490. For testimonials, visit GoddessTOUCH.net. See ad page 47.

Sleep Better and Feel Happier With Probiotics In further confirmation of the importance of the gutbrain axis, 18 Italian students at the University of Verona from ages 18 to 33 that took a freeze-dried mixture of four probiotics for six weeks experienced less depression, anger and fatigue compared to a control group of 15 that consumed a placebo. The positive effects continued, as discovered in follow-up testing three weeks later. The probiotics group also slept better. The probiotic bacteria blend of 4 billion colony-forming units included Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus rhamnosus, Lactobacillus plantarum and Bifidobacterium longum.

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Seniors that ate more than 10 grams—about two teaspoons—of nuts a day were able to ward off normal cognitive decline and even improve their cognitive functions by up to 60 percent, according to University of South Australia researchers. The study was based on 22 years of records of 4,822 Chinese adults ages 55 and older; 17 percent of them ate nuts every day, most often peanuts. These seniors had as much as 60 percent improved cognitive function compared to those that didn’t eat nuts, and they showed better thinking, reasoning and memory. “Nuts are known to be high in healthy fats, protein and fiber with nutritional properties that can lower cholesterol and improve cognitive health,” says study author Ming Li.

Get Eyes Checked to Detect Early Alzheimer’s With the aid of a new infrared camera technology called optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA), early Alzheimer’s disease can be detected by checking the back of the eyes for weakened and decreased blood vessels, reports a new study. Northwestern Medicine researchers reached the conclusion by comparing the vessels in the eyes of 32 people that exhibited the forgetfulness typical of early-stage Alzheimer’s with those of another 32 people with normal cognitive

abilities. The vascular changes were detected non-invasively, without the need for dyes or expensive MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans. The technology quantifies capillary changes in great detail and with unparalleled resolution, making the eye an ideal mirror for what is going on in the brain. Early detection of Alzheimer’s is critical because existing therapies are more effective if they are started before extensive brain damage and cognitive decline have occurred.

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Eat Mostly Plants to Ease Gum Inflammation The inflamed gum condition known as gingivitis is fairly common and often mild, but can be a precursor of more serious periodontal disease linked to Alzheimer’s and rheumatoid arthritis. German researchers at the University of Freiburg tested 30 people: half in a control group that did not change their diet, and half that switched to a diet low in meat and processed carbohydrates and rich in omega-3 fatty acids, vitamin C, vitamin D, antioxidants, plant nitrates and fiber. After four weeks, those on the plant-based diet had significantly less gum inflammation and bleeding. They also lost weight and had higher vitamin D levels.

Try Cordyceps to Strengthen the Lungs

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People suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, can breathe easier by taking the Chinese medicinal fungus Cordyceps sinensis, a new meta-analysis shows. Researchers at the Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine conducted a review of 15 high-quality studies that involved 1,238 COPD patients and found that cordyceps significantly improved lung function, exercise endurance and quality of life with no report of any serious adverse effects. Cordyceps, which is said to relax and open the airways, has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an anti-asthmatic, expectorant and cough suppressant.

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Take B12 to Help With Parkinson’s New research has found the basic micronutrient vitamin B12 may be the first good tool for averting the hereditary form of Parkinson’s disease, which accounts for about 15 percent of such cases worldwide. In lab tests, an international team of scientists found that AdoCbl, one of the active forms of vitamin B12, inhibits the activity of a mutated enzyme linked to Parkinson’s. Inhibiting this enzyme appears to help stabilize dopamine release in the brain.

Dopamine deficiencies manifest in the muscle rigidity and tremors that are hallmark symptoms of Parkinson’s.

Another recent study from the University of California San Francisco that included non-hereditary Parkinson’s patients found that symptoms worsened more quickly in early-stage patients that had low B12 levels than in those with higher levels of the vitamin.

Snack on Walnuts to Slow Growth of Breast Tumors The gene expression in the breast cancers of women that ate a handful of walnuts each day for about two weeks changed in a way that suppressed the growth of the tumors, according to a small clinical study from the Marshall University School of Medicine, in Huntington, West Virginia. Five women in the experimental group with biopsies that had revealed breast cancer tumors ate two ounces of walnuts a day until their surgery two to three weeks later.

Using cells taken during surgery, researchers identified 456 genes in the walnut-eating group that had significantly changed their expression and slowed tumor growth.

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Hemp to the Rescue at Detox Sites

Cannabis is enjoying a renaissance of sorts, and one new application for hemp, the no-buzz industrial variety used in fabrics, oils and foods, is cleaning nuclear radiation from toxic soil and removing metals like cadmium, lead, mercury and other pollutants via phytoremediation. Allison Beckett, a cultivation expert at Marijuana. com, says, “Industrial hemp has been used in areas of high radiation, such as Fukushima, [in Japan,] with promising results. Not only does hemp pull toxic, heavy metals from the soil, it actually improves soil structure, making it usable as productive farmland again. Plus, hemp is a vigorous plant that absorbs CO2 rapidly, making it an encouraging solution to climate change.” Hemp phytoremediation has been used in Italy to clean up the small town of Taranto, where a steel plant has been leaking dioxin into the air and soil. The Pennsylvania Industrial Hemp Council and Lehigh University, in Bethlehem, are running a project to test the process in an arsenic-contaminated area in Upper Saucon Township that once harbored a zinc mine.

Alarm Sounded

Ireland Declares Climate Emergency The Republic of Ireland is the third country worldwide to declare a climate emergency, with both the government and opposition parties agreeing to an amendment to a climate action report. “We’re reaching a tipping point in respect of climate deterioration,” says Climate Action Minister Richard Bruton. “Things will deteriorate very rapidly unless we move very swiftly, and the window of opportunity to do that is fast closing.” The UK governments of Wales and Scotland have also declared climate emergencies. Suggested responses include limiting oil and gas exploration, and issuing an additional biodiversity emergency measure.

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The world’s oceans may be getting bluer, thanks to climate change. The effect is more likely to be detected by satellites than Earthbound people, and is caused by the depletion of marine phytoplankton as seawater warms. A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published in the journal Nature Communications predicts that more than 50 percent of the oceans’ collective 140 million square miles of surface area will likely be affected by 2100. Marine ecologist and leader of the study Stephanie Dutkiewicz says, “These microscopic organisms live in the water and are the base of the marine food chain. If there are less of them in it, the water will be slightly bluer.”

Phytoplankton serves as a food source for small sea creatures that are eaten by fish, squid and shellfish. If phytoplankton populations dip too low, vital fisheries in certain areas could be decimated.

Dangerous Dozen Produce to Avoid

The 2019 Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce (Tinyurl.com/ DirtyDozen-Clean15List) highlights increased pesticide use on up to 70 percent of conventionally grown U.S. produce. Several different types of pesticide, insecticide and fungicide residues are present on many fruits and vegetables. The Dirty Dozen list includes strawberries, spinach, kale, nectarines, apples, grapes, peaches, cherries, pears, tomatoes, celery and potatoes. The clean 15 list includes avocados, sweet corn, pineapples, frozen sweet peas, onions, papayas, eggplant, asparagus, kiwi, cabbage, cauliflower, cantaloupes, broccoli, mushrooms and honeydew melon. The EWG advises that eating organic produce, especially for pregnant and nursing mothers and young children, should be a national priority.

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Greenhouse Gases Hit Landmark Certainty that we are facing a climate crisis today and not just in the future was reached in May through an alarming milestone in carbon dioxide levels. Data from the Mauna Loa Observatory, in Hawaii, shows that the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached 415 parts per million, the highest ever recorded.

However, environmental organizations charge that ominous news like this is not being communicated to the public to the degree warranted. While the CBS, NBC and ABC nightly TV news reports combined devoted nearly 18 minutes of coverage to the birth of the royal baby between May 6 and 12, airtime regarding climate change and extinction during the same period only amounted to one minute and 21 seconds, and only on CBS.

For more information and to get involved, including signing a petition to demand that the media cover the climate crisis and extinction more frequently and in greater depth, visit Tinyurl.com/ClimateCrisisCampaign.

Producing pure hydrogen is expensive and energy intensive, but a research team at the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, at Princeton University, used sunlight to pull hydrogen from industrial wastewater by using a specially designed chamber with a “Swiss cheese”like black silicon interface. As reported in the journal Energy & Environmental Science, the process is aided by bacteria that generate electrical current when consuming organic matter in the wastewater; the current, in turn, aids in the water splitting.

It “allows us to treat wastewater and simultaneously generate fuels,” says Jing Gu, a co-researcher and assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry at San Diego State University.

The scientists say the technology could appeal to refineries and chemical plants, which typically produce their own hydrogen from fossil fuels and face high costs for cleaning wastewater.

Pastoral Pollution

Researchers at King’s College London and the University of Suffolk have found a diverse array of cocaine, pharmaceuticals and pesticides in UK river wildlife, as described in a study published in Environment International. The team collected samples of freshwater shrimp from five catchment areas and 15 different sites across the agricultural county of Suffolk. Cocaine was found in all samples tested, and other illicit drugs, pesticides and pharmaceuticals were also widely recorded in the survey. Dr. Leon Barron, from King’s College London, notes, “Such regular occurrence of illicit drugs in wildlife was surprising. We might expect to see these in urban areas such as London, but not in smaller and more rural catchments. The presence of pesticides that have long been banned in the UK also poses a particular challenge, as the sources of these remain unclear.”

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Midsummer is prime time for outdoor family meals, barbecues and picnics.

Selecting the healthiest food, along with eco-friendly materials in preparing for the fun feasts, can fulfill a more environmentally sustainable lifestyle and conserve resources at the same time. n GreenAmerica.org recommends using organic cloth, reusable mesh or string produce bags when grocery shopping; use bamboo utensil sets and plastic straw alternatives made of stainless steel, food-grade silicone, bamboo or glass. n To keep uninvited flying pests like mosquitoes, flies and the like away from humans and food, apply natural repellents—many made of natural, essential oil; plant-based and foodgrade ingredients can be found at ChasingGreen.org. n According to WebMD.com, charcoal grilling of meat can expose us to two potentially cancer-causing compounds—polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that form when fat from meat drips onto hot coals and are “deposited on food courtesy of flame-ups and rising smoke,” and heterocyclic amines that “are produced when red meat, poultry and fish meet high-

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heat cooking.” Instead, consider using a closed-flame gas grill to reduce exposure to toxins and cook fresh and organic fruits and vegetables like zucchini, tomatoes, peppers, onions and mushrooms. n Both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency warn against eating shark, swordfish, king mackerel and tilefish due to high levels of mercury, and to consume no more than six ounces of albacore tuna per week for the same reason. Some studies point to avoiding farmed salmon due to potentially high amounts of PCBs. Bypass larger fish of the food chain; look for those that have earned the Marine Stewardship Council or Aquaculture Stewardship Council labels. n The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently estimated that between 30 to 40 percent of all food in the country is wasted. To improve this situation, use glass containers instead of plastic bags to store leftovers. Also consider sustainable food wraps like Bees Wrap (BeesWrap.com). Made from beeswax, organic cotton, jojoba oil and tree resin, they seal and conform to the shape of whatever food is being stored.

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Transformative Power of Dreams

by Randy Kambic

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e know How did your that sleep experience in Peru is good for shape both your mental and physical dreams and your health, but whether study of them? dreams can play a role It was where it all got is a fascinating topic. started for me and even When we journey though it was eight years into that state, science ago, I still remember my journalist Alice Robb first lucid dream as if it feels we can reap was yesterday. If I hadn’t even more benefits had that experience of and make our waking doing the exercises to lives more productive, elicit lucid dreaming, I healthier and happier. don’t know if I would’ve Her recent book written the book—alKnowing you are Why We Dream: The though I’ve always been lying in bed, but also Transformative Power fascinated by my regular feeling, physically, of Our Nightly Jourdreams, which have been that you are in another vivid, and have often ney, which blossomed from a trip to Peru, place, is very powerful. wondered what was posits a new way to going on in my brain to ~Alice Robb look at our dreams produce them—espeincluding how to recall and even influcially when I felt they were affecting my ence them, and how doing so benefits us moods or my daily life. when awake. Rich with recent studies and evoking famous artists, thinkers and othHow is lucid dreaming different ers over centuries, she traces the intricate than normal dreaming? links between dreaming and creativity, In lucid dreams, you are aware that you and offers tips on how we can relish the are dreaming. A lot of people will be in intense adventure of lucid dreaming. a nightmare; it’s really scary, and you say Robb was a staff writer for The New to yourself, “This can’t be real, this must Republic and has also written for New be a dream,” and then maybe you can get York Magazine, The Atlantic, Elle, The yourself out of it. You can train yourself Washington Post, the BBC and British to prolong those lucid moments. Some Vogue. A graduate of Oxford with Bachpeople do it naturally while others can elor of Arts degrees in both Archaeology do different meditation exercises to and Anthropology, she resides in Brooklearn to gain awareness within their lyn, New York. dreams.

Before you start trying to have lucid dreams, it’s important to have very good recall of your regular dreams. We’re all dreaming every night, every time we have a REM cycle, about every 90 minutes that we are asleep, even if you don’t remember your dreams. It’s easier for most people to improve their dream recall. It’s as simple as saying to yourself before bed, “I want to remember my dreams tonight.” The more intention you have, the more you think about your dreams during the day, can be enough to trigger you to better remember your dreams. If you pay close attention to your environment, looking and examining it and asking yourself whether it’s real, you will then ask yourself the same question in a dream.

How do you feel lucid dreaming can improve our overall well-being?

You can practice a speech you are worried about. If you are an athlete, you can mentally prepare. It can help with your mental health. You can use lucid dreams to confront your demons; you can summon someone that you want to have a conversation with and practice talking with them. They are awe-inspiring. Knowing you are lying in bed, but also feeling, physically, that you are in another place, is very powerful.

What steps can we take to improve our ability to recall dreams?

Keep a dream journal. It doesn’t have to be pen and paper; you can speak your dreams into your phone in the morning or in the middle of the night if you wake up… whatever you can do to train yourself to hold onto them because if you don’t remember them when you wake up, then they will fade pretty quickly.

As soon as I started keeping a dream journal, I was amazed at how many I was remembering. When getting started, make sure to write something every morning, even “I don’t remember anything.” The habits will become ingrained and you’ll start to remember dreams.

Randy Kambic, of Estero, Florida, is a freelance editor and writer.

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HELP FOR HOME GARDENERS Extension Agents at Your Service

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any home gardeners readily list flies, wasps and beetles among the “pests” in their gardens.

However, many of these are actually pollinators that help boost production of fruits and vegetables; others are beneficial insects that keep the real plant-killers at bay. A quick call to the local cooperative extension service can help sort out friend from foe— and that’s just the beginning of what this valuable, underutilized resource can offer.

Each year, millions in federal taxpayer dollars help fund county agricultural extension programs administered through the 108 colleges and universities that comprise the nation’s land grant university system. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which supplies the money, also helps fund science-based research meant to reach not only farmers, but home gardeners seeking advice on best practices.

The USDA is trying to do a better job of raising public awareness of assistance that’s readily available, free of charge, especially now that it’s getting more funding.

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“The good news is that the 2018 Farm Bill provided increases for many of our programs, including the organic agriculture research and extension initiative program for which we received significant funding,” says Mathieu Ngouajio, program leader for the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

The USDA is eager to see the connections their constituents are making with the research. “We want to identify the needs of organic gardeners, and the best way to meet those needs is to get our research into their hands,” Ngouajio says.

County extension agents are on the front lines of this effort, offering low- or no-cost soil testing, handbooks on a variety of local gardening topics and workshops on everything from making rain barrels and creating rain gardens to implementing ecofriendly pest control, cultivating native plants and employing best practices for organic gardening. Master gardeners that volunteer their expertise are central to supporting extension outreach activities.

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the public,” says Weston Miller, an associate The biggest area of confusion is that The good news is that the professor with Oregon State University’s extenmany people think organic means pesticide2018 Farm Bill provided sion service. “The public service of the master free.

But that is not always true. There is increases for many of our gardener program is to answer questions,” inorganic pest control, Miller says. “In terms of programs, including an orcluding what and when to plant and how much ganic program for which we gardening, there are certified organic products irrigation is required. you can use and still be organic.” One thing to received significant funding. look for on a label is the seal of the Organic In Oregon, there are 3,500 master gardeners, with 650 volunteers in Portland alone.

Materials Review Institute, which indicates ~Mathieu Ngouajio “We train master gardeners in how to use our the product is suitable for organic gardening. resources and interpret the research to the However, there aren’t many good oppublic,” Miller says. tions for weed management, he adds. “You have to do weeding by “There are trained volunteers in pretty much every county in hand or use an herbicide that isn’t organic.” the country ready and willing to answer any gardening question,” Another issue that extension programs can help with is making Miller says. For example, a new organic gardener might not know the sure organic gardeners receive only scientifically researched inforcorrect soil amendments to use or how to start a composting pile to mation, says Nicole Pinson, an urban horticulture agent with the supplement the soil in an organic garden.

Hillsborough County Extension Service, in Tampa, Florida.

There is also a nationwide network called Ask the Expert “Gardening information is available on websites and on so(USDA.gov/ask-expert) and questions will automatically go to an cial media. Some information that pops up is not research-based, extension staff person or master gardener in the area where the or they are selling a product and are not unbiased,” Pinson says. inquiring gardener lives.

“We generally stick to recommendations we have been able to vet through research. When we make a recommendation, we give Reducing Confusion folks all of the options of what they can do.”

Many of those getting into organic gardening might feel confused as to what connotes organic, Miller says. “Organic gardening To find a nearby extension office, visit Tinyurl.com/ExtensionFinder. is using a naturally formed material for fertilizer and pesticide, Yvette C. Hammett is an environmental writer based in Valrico, from plant, animal or mineral sources.”

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certified holistic health coach and gut health expert. “Studies show that the vagus nerve regulates inflammation throughout the body.”

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Promising Research

Toning the Vagus Nerve Relief for Pain, Anxiety and Inflammation

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The superpower esearch is helping The vagus nerve of this double-branched doctors connect the stems from the brain cranial nerve lies in dots between seemto the abdomen like transporting major neuingly unrelated conditions rotransmitters along what like irritable bowel syna communication drome, rheumatoid arthritis, superhighway between is known as the brain-gut axis. “The vagus nerve post-traumatic stress disoryour gut and brain. stems from the brain der (PTSD), chronic fatigue to the abdomen like a syndrome and fibromyal~Hannah Aylward communication supergia, revealing a common denominator: the multitasking vagus nerve, the highway between your gut and brain,” says Hannah Aylward, an Orlando-based longest in the autonomic nervous system.

Recent studies have shown that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) can improve quality of life for individuals suffering from numerous conditions. One type is a device that can be implanted by a neurosurgeon, which sends electrical impulses to the vagus nerve in children that suffer from seizures and adults with depression as a supplemental treatment when surgery or medications are not possible or effective.

There is also a handheld, non-invasive VNS option called gammaCore, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved device that offers hope for sufferers of cluster and migraine headaches. Its effectiveness for chronic pain management, as well as in cases of epilepsy and depression, was published in the Neuromodulation Journal in 2015.

PTSD researcher Imanuel Lerman, M.D., and his colleagues with the Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, found that VNS affects areas of the brain responsible for processing emotional pain.

The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE earlier this year, also show that VNS delays the brain’s response to pain signals in individuals with PTSD.

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neurobiology and experienced in the body, not just the mind, says Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado-based clinical psychologist and author of The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole. “This is why you can’t simply think or talk your way out of your trauma reactions.”

According to Schwartz, “Disruptions in the gut flora, which often occur with overuse of antibiotics, can have a significant impact on mental health. An imbalance in the gut can lead to an inflammatory response in the immune system and a wide range of disruptive symptoms.”

Aylward notes that 95 percent of the body’s mood-boosting chemical serotonin resides in the enteric nervous system, which governs the function of the gastrointestinal tract. “The brain-gut axis is becoming increasingly important as a therapeutic target for psychiatric and GI disorders,” she says.

Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School

of Medicine and founding co-director of UCLA’s Mindful Awareness Research Center, explains the trauma loop. “Developmental trauma impairs the integrative circuits of the brain and nervous system—the prefrontal cortex. When this happens, the brain will be hyperalert, interpreting some non-threatening situations as threatening.

“Learning to be aware of our internal state and learning calming techniques helps to regulate the autonomic nervous system and can go a long way,” says Siegel.

“High ventral vagal tone means having a state of calm.”

Vagus Power

Everyone can benefit from increased vagal tone, which goes hand-in-hand with engaging the parasympathetic nervous system for optimum equilibrium at the cellular level. Acupuncture, chiropractic— with a focus on the cranial nerves—massage, meditation, singing, laughing loudly, chanting mantras, gentle yoga and exercise,

positive social interactions, belly breathing and chanting all make the vagus nerve a happy camper.

These activities promote relaxation and help to decrease inflammation. “As a certified yoga instructor, I can attest to a wide range of natural vagus nerve stimulation techniques, especially using the breath,” says Schwartz. “Diaphragmatic breathing creates a gentle massage across your digestive organs, releases the diaphragm and stimulates nerve fibers within the lungs. Heart rate is reduced.”

Brief exposure to cold water or cold air improves vagal tone and is a good option when anxiety is high. Eating cold-water fish like wild salmon or other foods high in omega-3 fatty acids such as walnuts, seaweed, hemp, flax or chia seeds provides vagal nourishment.

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Most people consider using herbs in small amounts as seasonings for recipes such as spaghetti sauce, soups or desserts. However, they are edible plants, just like kale and spinach.

Although they tend to have strong flavors when dried, fresh herbs are usually quite mild and can be eaten in large amounts like any other vegetable.

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The Herbal Connection

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ummer is an ideal time to add a healthy dose of fresh, organic herbs to make cool salads, luscious smoothies and other hot-weather eats and treats. Herbs are not only a flavorful addition to any meal, they are also chock-full of health benefits, from lowering blood pressure and improving mineral balance to increasing immune support, hydration, energy and healthy skin.

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“Summertime herbs are important for dealing with the heat and humidity that the season brings,” says Nathaniel Whitmore, a Chinese medicine herbalist and shiatsu massage practitioner in Milford, Pennsylvania. An herb that he recommends for this time of year is American ginseng, which, unlike its Chinese namesake, is considered a “cooling” herb and helps keep the body moist.

When combined with fresh chrysanthemum flowers, the result is a powerful elixir that both hydrates and energizes. “A piece of American ginseng root and a few chrysanthemums placed in a jar of water and set on a windowsill for a few days makes a great cold infusion,” says Whitmore. “You can store it in the fridge for a few days and drink it in small amounts at a time to benefit from its energizing and hydrating properties.”

Soft-stemmed herbs such as parsley and dill can be used in large amounts in salads and summer sandwiches. Other heattolerant herbs that are easy to grow include lemon balm, rosemary, lavender, mint and basil.

“Lemon balm is great for headaches and insomnia that are common during summer heat waves,” says Michelle Schoffro Cook, Ph.D., an herbalist and doctor of natural medicine, in Ontario, Canada. “Basil can help reduce summer achiness, while lavender serves as a relaxant and an excellent bug repellant.”

In addition to relieving headaches and restlessness, lemon balm is also beneficial for those that suffer from high blood pressure.

A study in the Journal of Herbal Medicine reports that it is

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Summertime herbs are important for dealing with the heat and humidity that the season brings.

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This infusion can be used in place of plain vinegar in summer salad dressings. According to the Journal of Medicine, lemon balm is helpful in lowering blood pressure and cholesterol.

Combining it with apple cider vinegar adds extra health benefits to the mix, including digestion enhancement, detoxing and inflammation reduction.

2-3 cups fresh lemon balm, washed 1 qt apple cider vinegar Add coarsely chopped lemon balm leaves and stems to a 32-ounce mason jar. Add vinegar until lemon balm is completely covered.

Allow to sit in a cool, dark place for two to four weeks before straining.

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Dandelion and Violet Greens Pesto 1 bunch dandelion leaves 1-2 handfuls violet leaves 1-3 garlic cloves 1-3 oz Parmesan cheese 1 cup toasted, salted/tamari pepitas (pumpkin seeds) Juice of ½ lemon ¼ cup olive oil Coarsely chop the herbs and the garlic. Combine with a mortar and pestle, food processor or blender and blend until minced.

~Nathaniel Whitmore helpful in reducing blood pressure in patients with chronic stable angina. Rosemary, another herb used for sleep disorders, was found to also help improve memory and decrease anxiety in a study conducted in Iran at the Kerman University of Medical Sciences.

One study in 2009 by researchers in the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Allahbad, in India, revealed that polyphenols found in herbs and plants harbor antioxidant properties that can help reduce the risk of developing cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis and neurodegenerative disorders.

Fresh Is Best

While herbs can be used in their extracted and dried forms, the most significant health benefits are often found in the raw, organic plant.

“Fresh is better,” says Whitmore. “This is especially true when it comes to the more aromatic plants such as basil and lavender. A lot of the more volatile constituents are lost during the drying process.”

Most herbs grow best in dry garden areas that receive at least eight hours of sun each day. Although some herbs can grow in partially shaded locations, they won’t be as flavorful. Many herbs can also be grown in containers or pots.

Maria Noël Groves, a clinical herbalist in Allenstown, New Hampshire, and author of Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies: How to Create a Customized Herb Garden to Support Your Health & WellBeing, lists lemon balm, Korean mint, anise hyssop and purple basil as among her favorite summer culinary and beverage herbs that are easy to grow in pots. These make easy pickings for wraps, salads, sandwiches and more. “Lemon balm can also be used to make infused water,” says Groves. “With lemon verbena, lemon grass or holy basil, the result is refreshing and calming.” Just take a few sprigs and place them in either plain or seltzer water. The result is a delicately flavored beverage that’s also healthy and hydrating.

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of Pediatrics 2018 clinical report, “The Power of Play,” recommends that doctors write prescriptions for it.

“Play is not frivolous; it is brain building,” concludes the report. It defines play as voluntary, fun and spontaneous activities that engross a child, often resulting in joyous discovery, and includes imaginative make-believe, experimenting and risk-taking. It cites 147 studies showing that play builds skills critical for adult success such as problem solving, collaboration and creativity; decreases stress, fatigue, injury and depression; and increases range of motion, agility, coordination, balance and flexibility.

Here are some ways to up the play in children’s lives:

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ot so long ago, kids would be shooed out the door to play and told to return home at meal time.

But the rising use of digital devices and kids’ highly scheduled sports and school activities, as well as parental fears about

safety, has made that kind of unstructured play rare—with resulting drops in children’s independence, resilience and creativity, experts say. In fact, play has been shown to be so critical to children’s development that an American Academy

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Give them lots of free time away from devices. Yes, they

might be bored at first—but boredom enhances creativity, partly by allowing for daydreaming, concludes a study from the UK’s University of Central Lancashire.

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Encourage fun, rather than competition. By age 6, 60 percent

of American boys and 47 percent of girls are participating on organized sport teams, but three out of four kids quit sports by age 13—one major reason being, “I was not having fun.” Play, on the other hand, is based on pure enjoyment and spontaneous collaboration among kids, minus

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overanxious adult “sidelining”. “When children play in their own ways, they generally play cooperatively. We adults impose competition, unfortunately. Yet even in our competitive society, the really successful and happy people are the ones who are oriented toward cooperation,” says Peter Gray, Ph.D., a Boston College psychology professor and author of Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life.

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want to play with friends, siblings or alone.

They will happily make up their own games with lots of raw materials that are

on hand—blocks, balls, puzzles, crayons, boxes, wooden spoons, old costumes and hats, sand, water, tarps and shovels. “Play is how children learn to create and govern their own activities and solve their own problems independently of adults,” says Gray. “Stated differently, it is how children learn to become adults. This value is destroyed when adults take charge of children’s activities.”

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sense of ownership and accomplishment.

Leigh Ellen Magness, a clinical social worker and registered play therapist in Athens, Georgia, grappled with anxiety as she watched her 5-year-old son clamber

Explore Free Play OutsidePlay.ca: This online, 20-minute, self-quiz helps parents reflect upon their

own childhood adventures and figure out a plan they feel comfortable with for their children’s unstructured “risky play”. Preliminary study data show that by three months, 93 percent of parents using the quiz had accomplished their goals.

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up a roadside sculpture designed for climbing. “He climbed so high that my stomach flip-flopped to see him so far from me. But I knew there was no better way for him to learn the limits of his own body than to test them,” she says.

Mariana Brussoni, Ph.D., an associate professor in the department of pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, Canada, concurs: “When they’re given the chance, even very young children show clear abilities to manage risks and figure out their own limits. The potential for learning is enormous.”

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that children are far more likely to get injured in adult-directed sports, where they are pushed to compete, than in free play,” says Gray. “Moreover, the kinds of injuries that occur in free play are relatively easy to recover from.” As for the fear of kidnapping by strangers, the odds are very small—one in a million, according to the latest U.S. Department of Justice data. “Weigh the effect of the limits you place on your kids to prevent that very, very, very unlikely possibility versus the fundamental importance for their own health and development of exploring freedom,” advises Brussoni.

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

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City planners need innovative solutions like vertical farming to feed the growing population.

We can grow at scale, with minimum space and environmental impact.

Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms, works with chefs, resorts, hotels, universities and corporate clients to set up aeroponic tower gardens, such as these kale and lettuce crops.

gardens for clients around Washington, D.C., from elementary school gardens where kids learn to grow, cook and eat nutritious food to corporate gardens inside a new office building for lender Fannie Mae’s employee café.

One of its crown jewels is a 6,500-square-foot rooftop garden on the Nationals Park baseball stadium, where edible flowers end up in cocktails and organic produce feeds fine diners and VIP ticket holders.

Ray grew his business organically, fueled by passion and curiosity, rather than any horticultural background. “I grew up in NYC, where I had nothing to grow on. When I moved to Florida for grad school, I had a

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he average American meal travels 1,500 miles to reach its plate, according to the nonprofit Center for Urban Education About Sustainable Agriculture. Yet, enterprising green thumbs across the country are bringing the farm back to plate’s reach, growing hyperlocal food in backyards, on rooftops, through indoor farms and more. City farming reconnects urbanites to their food sources while bettering the environment, communities, diets and health.

Urban agriculture, harkening back to the Victory Gardens planted to ward off food shortages during World War I and II, is nothing new. While today’s home gardeners have staked out balconies, window boxes and vacant lots in this locavore

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resurgence, noteworthy pioneers are forging a path to organic urban agriculture on a commercial scale—tapping into new technologies and markets, and turning challenges like dealing with space constraints into fresh opportunities.

A View From the Roofs

Take Niraj Ray, whose company Cultivate the City is working to transform urban food deserts in the nation’s capital into thriving local food systems. “We want to get more people interested in growing their own food and show them how they can grow more with less square footage through vertical gardens and sustainable techniques like [soil-less] hydroponic systems,” says Ray.

Cultivate the City manages numerous

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huge backyard to play around with,” says Ray. Like many other urban farms, Cultivate the City offers a seasonal farm subscription known as a community supported agriculture (CSA) program that allows city dwellers to buy directly from local producers. Ray’s rooftop greenhouse, located on top of a local hardware store that sells his edible plants at retail, offers all the fixings for a healthy, diverse diet: hydroponic towers of leafy greens, trays of microgreens for corporate clients, specialty varieties of hot peppers for the company’s hot sauce and stacking cubes of an albino strawberry variety that Ray crossbred himself. “There are so many ways to contribute to urban farming, from aquaponics to vermicomposting; it’s about finding your niche,” he says.

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There are so many ways to contribute to urban farming, from aquaponics to vermicomposting; it’s about finding your niche.

Since this humble beginning in 2012 with a few backyard By 2050, it’s estimated hives, Coldwell and his that 9 billion people wife Teresa have been will be living on the leading a movement to planet—7 billion in repurpose public land ~Niraj Ray cities. “City planners for “microapiaries” need innovative solutions like vertical and provide apiary education for youth farming to feed the growing population. and adults throughout South Florida.

We can grow at scale, with minimum Through their entity The Urban Beekeepspace and environmental impact,” says ers, the Coldwells offer beekeeping classes, Wendy Coleman, who began her Califorconsult with local governments, sell equipnia-based business LA Urban Farms in ment and rescue “feral hives” to integrate 2013. Today, Coleman’s team works with into managed hives. They’ve worked chefs, resorts, hotels, universities, greensuccessfully with parks, airports, golf houses and corporate clients like Google clubs and country clubs to put honeybee and Ikea to set up aeroponic tower gardens habitats on site. across the U.S. and Europe.

Urban beekeeping works in synergy With aeroponics, nutrient-enriched with city farms, as honeybees forage up to water is pumped through a garden tower five miles for food, and in so doing polto shower the roots of plants suspended in linate a lot of crops. Seventy of the top 100 air. “It actually uses 90 percent less water human food crops are pollinated by bees, than conventional growing, which is a according to the Food and Agriculture huge benefit in a place like California, and Organization of the United Nations. “We avoids any kind of agricultural runoff,” often hear people say their garden is doing says Coleman. In conjunction with urban better than it has in years, thanks to the farming partners, the business churns out apiaries nearby,” says John Coldwell.

30,000 seedlings a month using aeroponic The challenges of growing at scale are technology to grow for their diverse client a recurrent theme among urban farmers. Ian base and working with chefs to plan seaMarvy, the U.S. Department of Agriculture sonal menus around their produce.

(USDA) outreach specialist for the greater Aeroponics and other innovaNew York City area, ran his own urban farm, tive farm technologies are transforming grossing six figures for 14 years. However, spaces in cities across the U.S., reclaiming Marvy says most farmers growing in the city peripheral and idle spaces like alleys and aren’t operating at a profitable scale or prowarehouses to grow herbs and vegetables ducing enough for everyone to eat local. in abundance, using 90 percent less land Even so, locally grown produce by growing vertically, notes Coleman. is a booming market in New York City.

“With our gardens, diners can see their Greenmarket, founded in 1976, operates food growing at their table; they get such a more than 50 farmers’ markets, limited personal connection with their food. It’s an to vendors that grow within a 200-mile interactive way for hotels and restaurants radius, some of whom take home five to demonstrate their commitment to local, figures on a good day, says Marvy. Interest sustainable food,” she says. in growing at the community level has also mushroomed, adds Marvy, who estimates Breaking into Hives: that 90 percent of the city’s more than 500 school gardens weren’t there 15 years ago City Beekeepers “I had a backyard garden that wasn’t dowhen he started this work. “The USDA has ing so well, and I thought it was the lack a huge opportunity here and nationally of pollinators, so I got bees; but then I to make cities more sustainable and feed realized I was just a bad gardener,” quips more people. I’m really excited and commaster beekeeper John Coldwell, of Fort mitted to that,” he says.

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hose that have never nurtured more than a houseplant shouldn’t be intimidated, says Wendy Coleman, founder of LA Urban Farms. “Growing food is easy and doesn’t require any special background,” says Coleman, who was green to growing when she started her business six years ago.

When growing commercially, find a niche, says Niraj Ray, of Cultivate the City. The company grows plants of ethnic or cultural significance to appeal to Asian, African and Latino populations, from the nutrition-packed moringa to okra, a staple of both Indian and African cooking, given it is a growing market for immigrant populations not served by most traditional garden centers.

Seek natural allies like sustainability-minded chefs to bolster an urban ag business. The farm-to-fork chef ’s movement has been a boon for beekeepers and farmers, with chefs acting as patrons of the farms, according to beekeeping expert Teresa Coldwell. Sette Bello Ristorante, an Italian restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, funds vertical gardens at a community garden where the Coldwells have hives so its chef can have pure organic food like squash blossoms pollinated by local bees.

Urban farming has its pleasures and rewards, but can also bring hardships.

Ray struggles with employee turnover when newbie farmers face the realities of working in the heat and rain, even from a sleek, trendy, rooftop garden.

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or those interested in trying home growing or supporting metro area farmers, here are some resources for eating food grown in and around your zip code.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Urban Agriculture Toolkit walks prospective city farmers through all of the necessary steps to planning a successful urban agriculture operation, from soil testing to accessing financing. Tinyurl.com/UrbanAgriculturalToolkit.

UrbanFarming.org features a clickable map of community gardens in the U.S. and beyond where neighbors can connect and grow together.

The FairShare CSA Coalition’s site (CSACoalition.org) offers an interactive Farm Search tool to find community supported agriculture (CSA) programs where city dwellers can subscribe to local farms and receive a share of the seasonal bounty.

The American Community Garden Association (CommunityGarden.org) provides resources for finding, starting and managing community gardens.

Local Harvest (LocalHarvest.org) has a searchable national directory of farmers’ markets, farms, CSAs and more.

sometimes criticized for catering to upper income residents that can afford to pay top dollar for specialty items like microgreens, many businesses and organizations are working on multiple fronts, with lucrative specialty crops helping to subsidize programs serving families lacking access to healthy affordable food.

Grow Ohio Valley takes an integrated approach to food sovereignty in Wheeling, West Virginia, and the Upper Ohio Valley. “This part of the Appalachian Rustbelt has lost much of its population, jobs and

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economic base over the last generation. We want to promote health and wellness through fresh food, while helping to transform the urban landscape from falling-down buildings and vacant lots into productive community assets,” says founder Danny Swan.

The operation’s food hub aggregates produce from small local farmers, providing a guaranteed market for their produce and the opportunity to reach a larger market, usually only served by food grown thousands of miles away. The produce is supplemented by four urban farm sites run by the organization,

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including an apple orchard on the site of a demolished housing project.

Grow Ohio Valley also works to reach the “last-mile customers” that lack access to high-quality affordable produce via a mobile farmers’ market that goes to housing projects, senior communities and schools six days a week.

Their latest project, the Public Market, is a retail location on Wheeling’s Main Street that will serve as a year-round farmers’ market. The organization is also building alliances between local farmers and healthcare providers through a project called The Farmacy. A partnership with a local free clinic, it targets people suffering from diabetes and other diseases linked to poor diets with a doctor’s prescription for organic produce offered free through the organization’s CSA. These urban agriculture pioneers are helping to not only grow food, but community, and are nurturing renewed connections to the Earth. City growing has so many benefits: decreasing packaging, costs and food miles traveled, making it easier to eat organic seasonal food and a more diverse diet. “The connection people feel when they plant seed and get to harvest the mature plant is transformative. Growing food is something we can all do to make a difference, for our health and the environment,” says Coleman.

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A Tale of Two Cruises

by Dr. Don Fisher

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was thinking about two cruises I had taken over the last few years, both involving continuing medical education (CME). Florida-licensed physicians must have ongoing CME credits to maintain their license. Just this year in mid-January I was onboard Harmony of the Seas for CME offered by my medical school. I graduated from medical school in Missouri over 40 years ago and they decided to offer this cruise and CME course onboard the largest cruise ship in the world. Six years ago, I also took a cruise where CME was offered, however, at that time sponsored by the University of Miami onboard the MSC Divina.

Let me tell you my observations. Six years ago, I came across a Caribbean cruise, Holistic Holiday at Sea, offering CME courses. This cruise was different in that it was one week of lectures and onboard experiences to enhance health. Meals offered were vegetarian or vegan, provided by specialty chefs from around the country. Other interesting onboard experiences included stretching, yoga, Tai chi, meditation and cooking classes.

This cruise was an eye-opener. People from all walks of life, including healthcare workers and physicians, were heading out to sea to spend time with like-minded vegetarians and vegans whereas I was onboard to get CME credits and maybe learn something new. Well, here is what I found. Lectures and lecturers

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were amazing, giving detailed scientific evidence for “food as medicine”. This cruise totally changed how I look at medicine, how I relate to patients and my health forever for the better.

One specific noted researcher, Dr. T. Colin Campbell, was giving talks on nutrition. He spoke about food and diet like I had never heard before. He described in detail what foods to eat and why. His credentials? He wrote the book—literally—on nutrition. The China Study is the largest nutritional study ever done on this planet. After hearing Campbell’s lectures and those by other physician presenters about the incredible health benefits from a plant-based diet, I was in!

It was especially interesting to see more than a thousand people onboard who were already following this lifestyle—they were healthy and looked the part. Some of us were new to this, including myself, and were overweight, tired and suffering with some health issue or other; we became very interested in all that we heard.

Fast forward to this year on my CME cruise in January. My fellow physician passengers were obese; they looked tired, stressed and overworked. The lectures on this cruise were typically about

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pharmaceutical interventions for disease with not much emphasis on being personally involved in one’s own health maintenance. It’s sad that doctors only have time for quick counseling and to write a prescription and even sadder that their patients think medicine in a pill or injection is a cure when simpler measures like diet and exercise are more effective with the positive side effects of things desired: weight loss and more energy.

The difference in cruises was profound and convinced me of several things about modern medicine. Things need to change.

There is too little information for the public on lifestyle and dietary habits as it relates to health improvement. Physicians too frequently resort to the quick pharmacological fix rather than spending time talking about the benefits of nutrition. Today, medicine is a

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“pill for every ill”. However, the thing to note is “food as medicine” works optimally better.

Let’s look at one major example in modern medicine. The number one killer in America is cardiovascular disease (heart attack, stroke, blood pressure, etc.) but it is largely preventable. Most cardiologists agree that diet and lifestyle are important, however, spend little time addressing this and are quick to prescribe medications (statin drugs, blood pressure medication, etc.). Let’s look at statins. This class of drugs lowers lipids when the dose is appropriate but comes with side effects. The important concept, though, is that statins will lower your risk of a major cardiovascular event like heart attack about 30 percent, however, a healthy diet alone can reduce that same risk by 90 percent. Even patients who have already suffered a heart attack can reverse their heart disease by adopting a healthier lifestyle including diet.

What diet are we talking about? The healthiest foods to be eaten include fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, peas and beans. This is a whole food, plant-based diet

and will provide all the healthiest sources and quantity of protein required along with healthy doses of fiber. Eliminate from your diet the major disease-causing foods which include animal sources such as meat, fish, chicken, dairy and eggs and all processed foods. An enlightening documentary that examines the principle of food as medicine is Forks Over Knives. The film features leading experts on health and tackles the issue of diet and disease in a way that will have people talking for years.

So, this tale of two cruises reaffirms my belief that medicine as we know it should and can change: Less prescribed medicine and more counseling patients to make simple, healthy decisions to improve their health outcomes. As one doctor put it, “Nothing, nothing, nothing will improve your health more than what you put at the end of your fork.”

I have been vegan since the first cruise.

I no longer weigh 350 pounds and am off all prescription medications for prior illnesses which included gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), osteoarthritis, severe knee

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pain and high blood pressure. Best of all, I feel amazing and energetic.

In summary, I recommend the Holistic Holiday at Sea cruise which happens annually in the early part of the year. You can also visit me at The BEST Program Clinic, in Fort Lauderdale. As a catalyst, watch the documentary Forks Over Knives. Taking the first steps to essential change will make a world of difference in your health.

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A Healthy Relationship with Food

by Doris Jucht

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ave you ever wondered why some people can identify when they are hungry and when they are not, while others can't stop eating until there is no more food left on their plate or even around them? Have you noticed how some individuals can eat certain foods in moderate quantities while others seem to need to eat them continuously? Have you asked yourself why some people can eat whatever they want, whenever they want and never gain weight?

Well, it comes down to a rare combination of factors present within each of us that creates our unique and very personal relationship with food. On average, we spend three to four hours a day around food—sometimes even more time than we spend with our pets, friends or family.

Therefore, as with any relationship, our relationship with food needs to be treated with honesty, love and understanding.

Firstly, we should start with being honest with ourselves regarding which foods are good for our bodies, minds and souls and which ones not so much. That way, we can hold in mind the benefits

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we reap from healthy consumption as opposed to the negative feelings (guilt, frustration, resentment) from consuming not-sohealthy foods.

Secondly, we should be aware that each human body combines genetic factors with a belief set, endured traumas and accumulated experiences. As a result of that equation, some of us are unable to stop eating certain foods while others do it with ease. The key, then, is figuring out which foods are addictive for us instead of just whining or complaining about the unfairness of this fact of life. An allergy is a damaging immune response by the body to a substance. Well, some people's body response to certain foods is just that—a detrimental inability to stop eating them, no matter how much harm they cause.

The good news is that we can easily learn to identify which foods produce an

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allergic reaction in us and which do not.

Simply spending time observing our reactions, thought processes and desires during and after eating can help us figure out which foods are likely dangerous and triggering the allergic reaction of impairing our ability or will to stop consuming them. In turn, growing aware of their damaging responses such as weight gain, poor physical health and/ or unmanageable emotional states, we can consciously learn how to make better food choices and build a healthy and improved relationship with food.

Thirdly, we need to reason: Are those few seconds or minutes of good taste in our mouth worth the high price of losing

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the opportunity of being healthy? Can we find pleasures in life other than eating unhealthy food? How about the joy of taking care of our sacred bodies which we intend to hold our spirit and procure us good quality of life for years to come?

If we think about our lives ahead, we can start gaining appreciation of what a blessing it means to be able to be present and healthy, enjoying good times with loved ones. This appreciation itself can raise our willingness to deal with life’s challenges, including restraining our consumption of certain foods and creating good eating habits, knowing the immense role taking action on our eating lifestyle can have on our overall lifestyle.

Granted, for some of us, it may be difficult to associate overeating with an allergy, especially if the only apparent reaction at the moment of food consumption is the desire to keep eating compulsively.

But ultimately, what should prove to be

more difficult: To accept it or to fight it? To try a different approach or to keep doing the same things over and over that haven't helped us reach or maintain a healthy body weight in the past? Likewise, the sheer idea of abstaining from eating certain foods may seem scary and even threatening since these foods are often the tastier ones, the ones that we share in social events and, sometimes, the ones that give us a temporary sense of comfort or induce a peaceful state of mind. But what if the decision of not eating them can give us our lives back? This action can result in achieving a healthy body weight and maintaining it, in preventing illnesses and pain and suffering, and in developing a clear, permanent mindset more appropriate for facing life’s challenges. Knowing all this, do you think that achieving harmony and a joyful, balanced life make trying it worthwhile?

Keep in mind that one does not have to do this alone; a multitude of methods

can facilitate this process, especially when working with someone along the way who can hold you by the hand while the changes become ingrained in your thought process and embedded in your routine.

Allow yourself to finally become the human being you were meant to be and give yourself permission for being different and unique while still enjoying all the beautiful things this planet has to offer.

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physical and mental benefits of forest bathing is so compelling that it’s advocated by the National Institute of Public Health of Japan and prescribed to patients there.

Researchers from the University of East Anglia, in England, examined years of studies and found significant evidence that experiencing nature has a positive impact on health. Published in the journal Environmental Research in 2018, the metaanalysis involving 290 million participants from 20 countries concluded that spending time in green spaces lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, and reduces the stress hormone cortisol. The study also noted a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes and death from heart disease.

The main purpose is not exercise or getting from point A to point B, but rather having a mindful, sensory experience in nature.

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FOREST BATHING Mother Nature’s Rx for Body and Mind

by Marlaina Donato

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n 1982, the Japanese government coined the term Shinrin-yoku (“taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing”) to inspire people to visit and appreciate national parks. Today, that walk in the woods has

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become a medically recommended activity worldwide for improving immunity, reducing symptoms of anxiety and depression, managing chronic pain and promoting better sleep. The research supporting the

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Terpenes and Tree Therapy

Another recent review of studies, published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, concluded that Shinrin-yoku can ease the symptoms of adult depression. “Forest bathing plugs us into something we all seek—a source of peace and well-being. The thing that first hooked me into being a forest bathing guide was reading the robust body of research that proves the benefits of forest bathing,” says Judy Beaudette, board secretary of Friends of North Creek Forest, in Bothell, Washington.

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Even occasional nature immersion can have beneficial health effects that can last for days. ~Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Forest bathing is a tool for slowing down our buzzing minds and practicing a secret superpower—the skill of consciously choosing what we put our attention on. ~Judy Beaudette

The Joy of Forest Bathing: Reconnect With Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life, in Chevy Chase, Maryland, attests to the therapeutic value of forest bathing. “Even occasional nature immersion can have beneficial health effects that can last for days. Many doctors are now prescribing nature to patients. There’s an organization devoted to this called Park Rx America.”

She recommends just 20 minutes during a lunch break to sit on a bench or on the ground beneath trees.

There are many theories of why spending time in the woods or any other natural place makes us feel good; for example, findings published in the journal Toxicological Research in 2017 attribute the immune-boosting, mood-lifting benefits of forest bathing to natural terpenes released into the air by trees, especially conifers.

Terpenes contain anti-inflammatory properties that strengthen the body’s natural defenses.

A Simple Meditation Forest bathing guide Judy Beaudette suggests: n Find something you can put your attention on that is natural—a plant, a stone, a bird’s song, a stream or a forest, the sky, even a tuft of grass or weeds growing out of a crack in the sidewalk. n Practice noticing something small in nature, like an acorn, a leaf or a grain of sand.

Put it in the palm of your hand and for five minutes, notice the details. Keep noticing.

See what thoughts come to mind and keep returning your attention to this small thing.

After the five minutes have elapsed, write down your observations.

isn’t some prescribed task you need to do, like pushups,” explains Hannah Fries, a poet and author of Forest Bathing Retreat: Find Wholeness in the Company of Trees. She communes with the wild for both health and inspiration. “Even if it’s only 20 minutes a week, go outside without a phone or other electronic device. Walk slowly. Look more closely. Listen. Smell. Touch. Interact with the living, breathing world around you. It’s that simple.”

Choukas-Bradley says that observance is key. Recalling her first forest bathing experience, she says, “We paid attention to our breath and tuned in to the sights, sounds and sensations all around us. I noticed a perfect spider’s web, just barely trembling in the slightest breeze, its creator clinging to the center.”

She recommends finding a “wild

home”—a neighborhood park, garden or backyard tree. “Make it a practice to find a ‘sit spot’ where you can quietly observe beauty and are apt to feel a sense of awe.

Psychology researchers have shown that experiencing awe has many positive effects on emotional health.”

It doesn’t matter if we commune with nature in a rural or urban setting, only that we remain dialed in to our surroundings. “Forest bathing is a tool for slowing down our buzzing minds and practicing a secret superpower—the skill of consciously choosing what we put our attention on,” says Beaudette.

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Beyond Antibiotics Pets Can Heal With Natural Approaches

by Karen Shaw Becker

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ike people, pets can develop allergies to medications that are overprescribed, including antibiotics, which also have a long list of side effects—many of which are long-term. There is also the escalating problem of resistance, which is the result of too-frequent and unnecessary use of these drugs.

One of the most important things to know is that dogs and cats are exposed to antibiotics when they eat food containing the meat of factory-farmed animals, which includes about 99 percent of pet foods on the market today. The exception is a very small number that contain free-range, organic ingredients.

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In many cases, even when bacteria are exposed for the first time to a particular antibiotic, the majority will die, but some will survive and pass on that resistance to other bacteria. The problem is not that certain

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disease-causing bacteria are antibioticresistant, but that the resistance genes in any type of bacteria can transfer their ability to survive to billions of other bacteria.

This is how superbugs are born.

These are a strain of bacteria able to withstand assault by multiple types of antibiotics. When a veterinarian can no longer eliminate bacterial infections with antibiotics, the life of the animal is threatened, and that’s the biggest concern.

If a veterinarian makes a diagnosis of infection, ask for a culture and sensitivity test. Otherwise, he or she is making a guess at what type of organism is present and the best antibiotic to treat it. Each time an unnecessary or inappropriate antibiotic is prescribed, the potential for resistance increases. Only in an emergency situation should a veterinarian prescribe an antibiotic before the culture and sensitivity test can be performed. The vet can then switch medications if necessary when the results arrive.

Giving the proper dose of the antibiotic at the proper intervals and using up the entire prescription is important, even if the pet seems to be fully recovered before the medication has run out. This will ensure the infection is totally resolved and prevent the pet from having to take another full course of antibiotics because the first one wasn’t fully administered and the infection wasn’t effectively cleared.

It’s important to reseed the pet’s gastrointestinal (GI) system with friendly microorganisms—probiotics—during and after antibiotic therapy to reestablish a healthy balance of gut bacteria. This will also help keep a dog or cat’s digestive system working optimally and the immune system strong.

Alternatives to Antibiotics

Many conditions for which antibiotics are often indiscriminately prescribed respond very well to a combination of natural therapies, including herbs, homeopathic remedies, nutraceuticals, immune system

stimulants and specific nutritional interventions. Functional medicine veterinarians, a group that is thankfully growing in number, realize this and are able to partner with pet parents to offer alternatives to antibiotics.

A 2016 study showed cranberry extract to be as or more effective in preventing E. coli-related urinary tract infections (UTIs) in dogs as short-term antibiotic treatment. In addition, cranberry extract can help fight multidrug-resistant bacteria in dogs with recurrent E. coli UTIs. In a study of shelter dogs, researchers compared the use of probiotics to antibiotics to treat acute diarrhea caused by stress.

They concluded probiotic therapy was as effective as antibiotic therapy. In addition, dogs that were unresponsive to antibiotics appeared to benefit significantly from subsequent probiotic treatment.

Oregano oil, propolis, olive leaf, essential oils, colloidal silver and Manuka honey help reduce bacterial skin infections caused by methicillin-resistant staphylococcus

aureus (MRSA) with good success.

If a dog or cat isn’t facing a lifethreatening health situation, talk with the veterinarian about alternatives to antibiotics. In these situations, pet parents often find it beneficial to consult a functional medicine or integrative veterinarian whose goal is to treat these problems by starting with the least toxic options first.

Karen Shaw Becker is a proactive, integrative doctor of veterinary medicine who consults internationally and writes for Mercola Healthy Pets (HealthyPets.Mercola.com).

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The Grace of Abundance Five Practices to Create a More Abundant Life

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bundance means plenty—a flowing of love, vitality, wealth, joy, prosperity, success and more. GRACE is an acronym representing five practices that can magnify abundance in all areas of life, including finances.

G = Gratitude

There is tremendous power in being grateful, because what we focus on expands. Gratitude opens our heart to receive and give blessings. This puts us in a space to have more things to be grateful for.

Practicing gratitude can be as simple as saying, “I am grateful for…” or “I am thankful for…” If we find ourselves in a negative state, practice gratitude even for as brief a period as 60 seconds. It will positively shift our emotion, thereby allowing us to be open to abundance.

R = Receiving

To graciously receive can be as simple as accepting a compliment.

Another way to receive is by requesting our heart’s desire.

There is nothing wrong with wanting more. The truth is that we can have more—as much as we are willing to receive.

Commit to gifting ourselves with an abundant mindset because our mindset is critical to our success. One way to quickly shift our mindset to the positive is to concentrate on our desire and ask ourselves, “What do I have to believe for this to be true?”

Our mind will creatively generate many possibilities that can get us excited, which then shifts how we think and feel to what is positive. As we do this, we will also create greater confidence in the knowledge that the universe is always working in our favor.

E = Expression

Express our passion by first doing what we love. Then find a way to use our passion, purpose and life to serve others. When we do this, our world, our financial abundance and our joy will expand exponentially.

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Dear Karen Kaye, I am a 27-year old single female who lives alone. I know I would like a pet, but I do not know if I am ready for that responsibility. Please help me make that decision.

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Dear Teresa, The dog days of summer are a great time to adopt a pet and make them part of your family while your schedule may be a little lighter. There are many factors to consider.

Do you have the time, money and space for a pet? If not, are you ready to create this possibility?

At age 27, learning about responsibilities outside those for yourself is a good reality check and dry run to someday be a partner and have a family (if those are wants of yours). For single people, pets not only fill the home, giving you a reason to come home, they also fill your heart, ridding you of some of your loneliness as well as providing protection. For couples and families, they add to the home environment, entertainment and fun.

Children can also be taught responsibility while caring for their pets. Pets give so much more than they require: unconditional love, exercise and forcing their owners to create some structure in their lives.

From a health and healing perspective, pets can help lower blood pressure and improve overall mental health; a best friend that is always there, just for you. Animals are Zen Masters, naturally, who teach us how to just “be”. From a consciousness perspective, pets are beings that are helpless and need our support. As the economy worsens, more pets will need good homes.

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I would suggest that you ask yourself if you have the ability and are ready to give and to be counted upon, based on your need to stretch and grow. Remember, as with any relationship, there will be challenges as well as victories. If you go in with the right intentions, the rewards will by far outweigh any cost. Be prepared, though, for an adjustment period for a few weeks or months.

From a practical perspective, there are pet walkers, pet sitters and pet insurance. You could start a pet co-op where neighbors could help each other care for their pets.

Some people prefer to own two pets so they can keep each other company when no one else is home. If you are still unsure about getting a pet, you can offer to care for a friend’s pet and/or volunteer at a local animal shelter to see what caring for a pet truly entails.

Sincerely, Karen L. Kaye, LMHC Karen L. Kaye, licensed mental health counselor, has been in private practice for 37 years in Broward County. She receives clients in person and over the phone. You can reach her at 954-384-1217. See ad page 44.

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Free Healing Session with Cristovao Brilho — 7pm, Marriott North Fort Lauderdale, 6650 North Andrews Ave, Ft Lauderdale, 33309 - Free parking, Call 786-295-8665. Must arrive by 7pm.

Tuesday, July 9 Open House — 3–7pm. Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine, 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.

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World Population Day — estimate for today: 7,715,000,000.

Sunday, July 28 If you have any kind of illness or disorder — by appointment. Come in for a free consultation/treatment (herbs not included) at Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medicine’s (ATOM) Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine program’s clinic. Treatments observed by the class. ATOM, 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. Appointments, Toni Hernandez: 954-7639840 ext. 201.

30 Minute Meditation — 10:15am –10:45am, $5. Tools for Happiness: 11am–12:30pm, donation. Buddhist techniques for understanding one’s Sacred Journey Interfaith Semi- mind for a more peaceful life. Details nary — 9am–5pm. Classes for Inter- on website. Thubten Kunga Ling Budfaith Ministry Ordination. A Healing dhist Center, 201 SE 15th Ter, Suite Space, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton 206, Deerfield Beach, 954.421.6224.

Manors 33305. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco Catholic Mass (non-Roman Catho917.579.3750. lic) — 10:30am, (+ Sat 5pm) The A Course In Miracles — 9:30am– Parish of Sts. Francis & Clare, 11am. Last Sunday monthly. $5. staffed by Franciscan friars. 2300 Guided meditation & study led NW 9th Ave (Powerline Rd), Wilton

by Janet Weissman “Seek not to Manors, 33311, 954.731.8173. change the world, but choose to change your mind about the world.” Life Enrichment — 11am with Aloha, 5584 W Sample Rd, Margate Rev. Dr. Charles Geddes. Empowering, Universal Spiritual Principles, 754.205.4949. 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.

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FarmWalks with Pharmer Talks Saturday, September 21, 2019 8am to 3pm Tour four urban farms in Broward County.

Enjoy a scrumptious living foods plant-based meal and a presentation by a local farmer.

Discover the Green Pharmacopeia under our feet.

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The Truth in Heart Group — the first Sunday of every month, 11:30am–12:30pm. Free. Meditation to bring love back to your heart, lecture following. Location: Ben Fiorendino Park, 10211 Taft St., Pembroke Pines. Information: 954.303.8533.

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.

IANDS South Florida- International Association for Near Death Studies — 1st Sunday monthly, 4:306:30pm 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,1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors, 33305. Rev. Dr. Grace Telesco 917.579.3750.

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 Free Tai Chi Classes — 5:30– Dental Wellness Center, 104 SE 1st St, 6:30pm. Tuesday & Wednesday. ReFt Lauderdale, 33301, 954.525.5662. lax your mind and body at ATOM’s Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-imFree Meditation Gathering — Free Tai Chi Classes — 5:30pm pact, slow-motion exercise that can 7–9pm, first Sunday each month. -6:30pm. Tuesday & Wednesday. Re- treat & prevent many health probGuided meditation, kirtan, spiri- lax your mind and body at ATOM’s lems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental tual reading, Sivananda tradition. Wellness Center! Tai Chi is a low-im- Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Yoga Warehouse, 508 SW Flagler pact, slow-motion exercise that can Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale.

Ave, downtown Ft Lauderdale, treat & prevent many health prob- Must call Xavier Padilla to register, 954.525.7726. lems. Atlantic Institute of Oriental 954-763-9840 ext. 217.

Medicine (ATOM), 100 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 100, Ft. Lauderdale. Free Teletalk on Ancestral ClearMust call Xavier Padilla to register, ing/Emotional Release — 7pm, last Wednesday of month. Learn how to 954-763-9840 ext. 217. release blocks and limiting beliefs and change energetic thought patChiropractic — Every 1st Monday, Revitalizing Tuesdays — Holistic terns, to move ahead to live with 6pm. Free, Attendees will receive a & Psychic Fair 6:30–8:30pm, Free freedom, fulfillment and happiness! discount off their first visit. New Life entry, $1 min, sessions. Alternative Call Ilka for details: 754.222.6971.

Upper Cervical Chiropractic, 820 & Affordable Care for The Body S. State Road 7, Plantation, 33317. Mind & Spirit. Magical Sound Heal- Awakened Living Group — 7–8pm ing Bath Meditation 8:30–9:30pm, Phone: 954.389.8297. $20. Om’echaye, 1130 C Hallandale Free. Practical spirituality for your journey of spiritual transformation/ Men and Women’s Support Group: Beach Blvd, FL 33009. self discovery. Center For Spiritual Conscious Awareness — 8–10pm.

Living Ft. Lauderdale, 4849 N Dixie $25 per session. Designed for men Talk Tuesday Food for Health Hwy Oakland Park FL 33334, David, and women to learn from each other Lecture Series — 6-8pm. Free. 305.746.0881. regarding relationships, self-worth Second Tuesday each month. Hosted and the rewrite of negative pat- by Food for Health Foundation. Healing Touch / Reiki Circle terns. Contact: Karen Kaye, LMHC, Learn how plant-based foods can Meditation — 7:30–9pm, 2nd & promote health. Yello Creative Arts 954.384.1217 (landline) and Events Center 2495 E Com- 4th Wednesday/each month $10. mercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, 33308 Healing Essence Studio 3081 E. Commercial Blvd. Ste. #103 (in954.491.1591. side breezeway), Ft Lauderdale, Meditative Drum Circle — 7:30- 954.868.3505.

8:30pm. Drumming for mindfulness Raja Yoga Meditation — 10:15– and healing: a simple way to calm the 11:30am (& 6:30–7:30pm) Free. mind, remove stress and heal. Bring Enjoy the peace & love within. Holly- your own drum or purchase one here. wood Library, 2600 Hollywood Blvd, Love donations accepted. Full Circle 33020. Roz, 954.962.7447.

Music Inc., 3294 NE 33rd St., Ft Meditation/Relaxation Class — 5:45–6:30pm, free. Guided meditaLauderdale. 954.797.6085.

Chakra Yoga — 10:45am–noon. tion & relaxation led by Ina Lee. $15 (All Levels). Chakra means Carole’s Sacred Circles! — 7:30– All levels. George English Park wheels of light. Learn characteristics 8:30pm. $10. Find Inner Stillness Rec Center, 1101 Bayview Dr. Ft of the chakras and the properties with empowering guided medita- Lauderdale. Call first, 954.463.4733. associated with a particular part of tion, receive Reiki & other energy the body recharging your energy. work, & a channeled Message. Jade Third Thursday Around the World Namaste Yoga, 421 S. Federal Hwy, Wellness, 2717 E Oakland Park Blvd Vegan Cooking Series — Third Pompano Beach, 954.785.6333.

Thursday each month - 6-8pm. Free #201 Reserve 954.655.5490. vegan cooking class. Hosted by Food for Health Foundation. Yello! Creative Arts and Events Center 2495 NA Fun Fact: Natural Awakenings’ free app has been E Commercial Blvd, Ft Lauderdale, downloaded by more than 40,000 iPhone users and is now 33308 954.491.1591. available on the Android platform.

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Spiritual Evolution Study Group — 7–8:30pm $10. Ongoing series based on spiritually inspired texts. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th St, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. Volunteer ~ Fort Lauderdale Beach G. 917.579.3750.

Sweep / Kids Ecology Corp and others — 7–11am (2nd Saturday of Carole’s Sacred Circles on 1st & month), Help save lives and keep 3rd Thursdays — 7:30pm. $15. beaches litter-free. 300 S Ft LauderGuided Meditation, Transforma- dale Beach Blvd, (Las Olas & the tional Energy, Personal Channeled Beach). Earn community hours.

Message… for Higher Consciousness Living! Lisa’s Healing Center, Reiki Healing Circle — 9–10am, 3170 N Federal Hwy, Ste 211K, Free. Usui Reiki Circle. All are welLighthouse Point. Reserve 954-655- come. Love & Light Spiritual Em5490. porium, 1419 E Commercial Blvd.

Ste B, Oakland Park, FL, 33334, Pagan Study Group — 7:30– 954.261.3878.

9:30pm. $Love. Weekly Classes & Open Public Rituals for the 8 major Paddle With A Purpose, Waterway Sabbats. All Paths Welcome. Now and Shoreline Cleanup — 9-11am, Under New Leadership. Moon- help remove trash and make new path CUUPS, UUCFL: 3970 NW friends (third Saturday each month).

21st Ave, Oakland Park, FL 33309 Kayaks and canoes available on a 954.263.9098. first come, first serve basis; bringing your own is encouraged. Location varies. Info, Robert Figueroa, 917.652.1050.

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Reiki Circle — Friday noon-1:15pm & 7:30–8:45pm + Tuesday @ 7:30– 8:45pm, $10. Love @ Bridges Spiritual Centers, Wilton Plaza, 1881 NE 26th St. Suite 244, Wilton Manors, 33305. Rev. Scott Friedman 954.854.7937.

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 Fat Village / MASS Art Walk — grown fruits & vegetables, old fash5–11pm, (2nd Fri./mo). Valet/paid ioned family fun, Artisan Market Parking lot & free trolley service. Vendors. Market hours EBT & SNAP accepted at the Market. Corner of 954.785.7475.

Sistrunk Blvd & NW 10th Ave, Ft Crystal Bowl Meditation — Lauderdale.

6–7:15pm. $15. Learn how to meditate with Singing Bowls. Relax and Community Acupuncture — 11am– experience a deep and profound 6pm $30–$40 (Mon–Sat). Relaxing inner peace with these sacred in- & effective! Acupuncture treatments struments’ vibrations. Namasté in a small group setting. Thrive WellYoga, 421 S Federal Hwy, Pompano ness Center, 1244 S Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale 954.713.6118.

Beach, 33062. 954.785.6333.

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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Raja Yoga Meditation — Note: on vacation June thru September (resuming again in October). 12noon, at Dania Beach Library, 1 Park Avenue East, Dania Beach, 33004.

Enjoy the peace within. Call Roz for info 954.962.7447.

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Aromatherapy Blending, Create, Make, & Take! — monthly, first Saturday, 1–3pm. Take home your own blend. Come as a group or individual. Healing Essence Studio, 3081 E. Commercial Blvd. Ste. 103 (inside Breezeway), Ft. Lauderdale, 33308. RSVP requested, Julia 954.868.3505.

Yin Yoga — 2–3:15pm, $15. (+Wed, 6pm) Restorative Postures with Deep Breathing are held passively to expand motion in joints, supporting our immune system and emotional well being. Concludes with meditation. Namaste Yoga, 421 S. Federal Hwy, Pompano Beach, 954.785.6333.

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 — monthly (call) 7–8:30pm, $10. Darshan Center for Spiritual Evolution, 1410 NE 26th Street, Wilton Manors. Call Rev. G. 917.579.3750.

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Lakehouse for sale – Hollywood, 3/2 $400,000 to someone who will continue feeding critters. 954.931.2423.

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community resource guide Colon therapy

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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.

Live Life Young

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.

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CHIROPRACTIC physician

CranioSacral Therapy Physical Health Complex

Dr. Bernard Burton, d.c.

Sandra Herrington, BSc, AP, DOM, LMT/CT 2544 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale 954-566-0444 PhysicalHealthComplex.com

7800 W. Oakland Pk # 110, Bldg D Sunrise FL 33351 954-742-0332 BetterBacks.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. See ad page 7,

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

SUN COLONIC Center 2870 E. Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-526-3659 SunColonicCenter.com

A Functional Wellness Clinic offering Colon Hydrotherapy, Acupuncture and Massage.

Services provided are supportive to the body’s ability to achieve wellness through natural methods.

MM37884. See ad page 19.

Perfecting Touch

Kathy Bates Physical Health Complex 2544 N. Federal Highway Ft. 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.

Total Balance 4 U

TJ Mallet 2800 E. Commercial Blvd, Suite 211 Ft. Lauderdale FL 33308 954-234-3299 Release “stuck” areas in your body that cause chronic pain: migraines, neck, low back, PTSD, anxiety, and more. It feels good to feel good! MA24266, MM30072.

See ad page 11.

Day Retreats THERMAE Stillness RETREAT

604 S. Federal Highway Ft. Lauderdale FL 33301 954-604-7930 ThermaeRetreat.com

Thermae Retreat

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

dental health Advanced Dental Wellness Center

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

The International Center For Dental Excellence Yolanda Cintron, DMD 2021 East Commercial Blvd., Suite 208 Fort Lauderdale FL 33308 954-938-4599 GoNaturalDentistry.com

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

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 2.

• 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 29.

Brent J. Bracco, DDS – Comprehensive Dentistry

Dr. Yani Holistic and Healing Dentistry

2467 E. Commercial Boulevard Ft. 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.

FREDDA ROSENBAUM, D.D.S. 2925 Aventura Blvd. #201 Aventura FL 33180 305-933-3350 AventuraSedation.com

Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch.

General, Cosmetic, Holistic & Sedation. See ad, page 17.

Yani Dixon, 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 20.

DIVORCE mediation DIVORCE BY DESIGN MEDIATION GROUP

915 Middle River Drive, Suite 204 Fort Lauderdale FL 33304 1-800-234-7112 DivorceByDesign.com

Confidential and compassionate Florida Supreme Court certified family law mediators with legal and mental health backgrounds. Available for divorce, parenting disputes, child support, paternity, alimony and equitable distribution.

Environmental artist SusieQ Wood

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Aw a r d - w i n n i n g a r t i s t , 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 pages 4 and 46.

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. See ad page 39.

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.

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul. ~Alfred Austin July 2019

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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

Life Coach

A Healing Space

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

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.

Psychotherapy 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.

Free one half-hour consultation offered.

NUTRITION Wellness Living and Nutrition

homeopathy Homeopathy Cure

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

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

Experience health and healing through integrative and functional nutrition approaches.

Natural cure in homeopathy of

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

the most diseases and symptoms.

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

Organic Co-op Hyperbaric therapy SUN HYPERBARICS

joy of organics Food BUYING CLUB 954-465-6502 Info@JoyOfOrganics.com JoyOfOrganics.com

2866 E. Oakland Park Blvd Fort Lauderdale FL 33306 954-832-1280 SunHyperbarics.com

Offering a wide variety of farm fresh, certified organic fruits and veggies at far below retail, Grass fed, pastured products and so much more.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and more, offered by qualified and caring medical staff in a new facility, operating two Perry Baromedical Sigma 36 Chambers.

See ad page 19.

PRONUNCIATION COACH

INTEGRATIVE HYPNOSIS FORT LAUDERDALE HYPNOSIS AND COACHING

Catherine Edelson MA, CH 2550 N. Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale 33305 954-745-0735 InFocus@CatherinEdelson.com FB business: Fort Lauderdale Hypnosis

Perfect Your American Accent

Professor Alice Wujciak / woo-jack / 954-963-7661 PerfectYourAmericanAccent.com

Hypnotists believe everything is hypnosis. We offer powerful, ecological and practical solutions to each client. Benefits are obvious as you allow it to happen!

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Conscious Counseling A New Way to Expand

Robin Traiger, LCSW 954-530-4348, Sunrise, Florida Robin@ConsciousCounseling.net ConsciousCounseling.net Expand – to open up, broaden, develop, grow • Contract – to diminish, close, restrict, lessen • Causes of contraction – anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship/ family difficulties, separation and loss, work stress, significant life changes….

You are multi-dimensional. You are filled with thoughts and feelings, hopes and desires • You have challenges, maybe even obstacles that prevent you from getting to where you want to be. • You want to live a happier life. • You want more satisfying relationships. • You want a more fulfilling job. • You want to be at peace.

real estate Amy McGrotty, The Realestateologist

2227 Wilton Dr, Fort Lauderdale FL 33305 954-347-1732 Amy@CastelliHomes.com Amy.CastelliHomes.com Buy • Sell • Invest!

As a full time Realtor, Amy and her team specialize in helping her clients experience a drama-free and turnkey journey.

Upgrade your accent and speak English confidently.

“Quick fixes to language issues.”

The garden suggests there might be a place where we can meet nature halfway. ~Michael Pollan

salon Hair Holistic Eco-Friendly StudIo Ibana Villasenor 141 NW 20th St, Suite 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.

spiritual centers Bridges SPIRITUAL CENTERS

1881 NE 26th St #244 Ft. 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.

SPIRITUAL CONSULTANT Carole Aileo Ha’la Ramsay 954-655-5490 info@GoddessTOUCH.net GoddessTOUCH.net

Lynnette Albert

954-592-5069 Lynnette.Albert056@gmail.com As a Medium/Spiritual Counselor for many years, let me help you connect with your loved ones who have crossed over. It would be my pleasure to help you in your healing process.

Wellness center Deep Roots Family Wellness

9532 Griffin Road, Cooper City, FL 33328 954-434-1800 DeepRootsHolistic.com

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Children’s Health Plus: Natural Pet Care

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

Yoga Namasté Yoga Salon 407 South Federal Highway Pompano Beach FL 33062 954-785-6333 NamasteYogaSalon.com

We offer yoga for beginners to advanced. Warm, hatha, vinyasa & yin yoga plus crystal bowl and guided meditation. Chakra yoga.

Essentials oils for shavasana. See ad page 32.

I’m Multi-Dimensional, accessing Light Information for Higher Consciousness Living.

Private readings, classes, circles, workshops; pets too! Empowering Clear the Path™; Past Lives Revealed™ sessions.

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.

Agriculture was the first manufacturing industry in America and represents the best of all of us. ~Zach Wamp

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