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Learning can take place in all kinds of environments and we all want our children to have the best education available. In todays world, we are fortunate when we live in a community where schools are safe, inspiring places that nurture would-be learners. We strive for an environment in which children can experience the joy of learning new things and be introduced to concepts that will prepare them well for life while smoothing their path into adulthood.

In Linda Sechrists feature article, Learning that Transforms Hearts and Minds, I was particularly taken with the report of an experiment in an impoverished Indian city. When illiterate children were of-fered an opportunity to acquaint themselves with a computer, they naturally began to experiment on their own. They learned, by teaching one another, to use the computer to play music and games and draw using a software program. As I read the account, I revisited the childlike excite-ment at the magic that discovery of new knowledge or skills brings.

If were lucky, we never stop learning. As a young adult in the 1990s I worked as a community director for a home health care agency. I still remember my enthusiastic Aha! when I read about a new field of geriatric care called The Eden Alternative and its mission to transform nursing homes and assisted living facilities from sterile, hospital-like environments into more natural, home-like settings. Here were places where elderly residents could realize joy in life and purpose in their senior years.

So I became certified as an Eden Alternative Advocate. I loved training open-minded nursing home administration and staff on the documented health and cost-saving benefits of moving to this improved model. I see it as akin to the Mycelium approach included in our feature article, which seeks a shift from a top-down management style to one of engaging everyone in the decision mak-ing process. Applying collective intelligence and collaboration produces solu-tions that serve the whole.

For most of us, one of the ongoing joys of life is learning. Whether its a new hobby or career, learning to play a musical instrument or growing a garden, we seem to be hard-wired to seek out new learning experiences. How fun it will be to make the most of summers opportunities to discover where our next learning adventure awaits!

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newsbriefsVegan Bakery Opening in SpartanburgSpartanburg is getting its very own vegan and gluten-free bakery called Beach Cakes. Co-owners Megan Cornnell and Jaime Fer-rari, who have been best friends since childhood, will supply area vendors and res-taurants with their vegan culinary cre-ations in Septem-ber. The Culinary Hub storefront, projected to open in December, will be their home base.

Their business idea, in which they take into consideration the specifi c needs of each customer when devel-oping their specialty-crafted baked goods, earned them second prize at Wofford Colleges Impact and Launch Competition. The event is styled after the entrepreneurial-based reality TV show Shark Tank, in which contestants have only a few minutes to sell their idea to a panel of potential investors. The bakery received monetary support and a year of offi ce space at the Iron Yard, a community based, co-working and tech biz start-up space located in The Mill downtown.

The Culinary Hub will be located at 147 E Main St., Spartanburg. For more information or to place an order, call 843-602-8539 or visit Facebook.com/mbbeachcakes/info.

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Help Campaign for Naturopath Licensure in South Carolina

In a recent study of older Americans, 75 percent of those surveyed said they would prefer that their doctor use natural therapies fi rst, such as improved diet or supplements, before prescribing drugs or surgery. Although this study was with a select population, it refl ects a sizeable group of Americans seeking qualifi ed practitioners to guide them in the appropriate use of diet and lifestyle in the management of their care. A specialized fi eld of primary care medicine called naturopathic medicine may offer a viable solution to the demand. Licensed naturopathic physicians, who are clinically trained at an accredited four-year post-graduate medical school, emphasize health care

for a more informed and involved patient population, focusing on prevention and personal responsibility for health. The methods of care involve implementation of well-researched and scientifi c evidence-based dietary and lifestyle prescriptions that promote greater health and well-being. Seven schools in North America are ac-credited by the Association of Accredited Naturopathic Medical Colleges (AANMC), including Bastyr University in the Seattle, Washington area and National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) in Portland, Oregon.

Naturopathic Medicine Awareness Week was offi cially declared by Congress last year and is now observed annually during the fi rst week of Octo-ber. Resolution 221 brings awareness to the value of naturopathic medicine in providing safe and ef-fective medical treatment, as well as an alternative to higher-cost traditional medical care. Through the observance of Naturopathic Medicine Awareness Week, Americans are encouraged to learn about the role of naturopathic physicians in preventing and treating chronic and acute illnesses. South Carolina does not currently offer licensure for naturopathic physicians, but demand for medically trained naturopathic physicians is on the rise in South Carolina and nationally.

In light of the increasing demand and the troublesome rates of diet and lifestyle disease in South Carolina, its time to consider how South Carolinians can again have access to this safe and effective option for care. With the health care challeng-es we are facing in South Carolina, now is the time to get informed and get active.

To fi nd out more about naturopathic medicine or get to involved, visit the South Carolina Association of Naturopathic Physicians at SCANP.org, or American Associa-tion of Naturopathic Physicians at Naturopathic.org. To learn more about accredited naturopathic medical colleges, visit AANMC.org.


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The Local Hiker Hosts Outdoors Events and Classes

Hub Citys own The Local Hiker will host a Meet-Up hike on Sunday, August 3, at 10 a.m. A location will be announced closer to the event. Meet-Up hikes are conducted bi-monthly April through October and all are wel-come, especially novices and those who enjoy hiking with company. In October, the store will host an overnight campout at Croft State

Park. Monthly classes are held at the store as well, free of charge. Classes include Wilderness Medicine, Hydration and Hiking, How to Pack Your Backpack, Shelter, Foothills Trail, Appalachian Trail, and more. Some youth-specific classes are also in the works. All dates, times, and locations are posted as theyre confirmed via Facebook and the web site.

Family-owned and -operated, The Local Hiker was one of the winners of Spar-tanburgs Main Street Challenge in 2012. The shop strives to provide and train cus-tomers with all the supplies they need for hiking and backpacking, and more. Be sure to keep an eye out for back-to-school specials and new backpacks in August.

The Local Hiker is located at 173 E. Main St., Spartanburg. For more information call 864-764-1651 or visit TheLocalHiker.com.

Zen Studios Yoga Teacher TrainingZen Studios is now accepting registration for its next RYT-200 Teacher Training starting in August. Students will learn proper alignment skills, methodology, and techniques for teaching basic through advanced asa-na. The training will explore anatomy, physiology, and pranayama. Yogic phi-losophy and ethics, the Bhagavad Gita, and the yoga sutras while opening minds to meditation, mantras, and mu-dras will also be highlights throughout the sessions. This training encompasses eight weekends beginning this August 22. For complete dates, please call Zen Studios or visit their web site.

Yoga and mind-body practices are increasing in popularity throughout the Upstate and all over the country. Recognized Yoga Alliance Teacher Trainings are the gold standard in yoga education, but the number of repu-table Yoga Alliance recognized Teacher Trainings in the Upstate is very limited. Having the luxury of a local training saves time and is cost effective.

Payment options include an Early Bird rate of $2,200 (paid in full, up front by Aug. 1), the Regular rate of $2,500 (paid in full, up front after Aug. 1), or eight payments of $345 paid on the first of each month from August 2014 through April 2015.

Zen Studios is located at Hillcrest Spe-cialty Row, 1040 Fernwood-Glendale Rd., Ste. 58, Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-580-8040 or visit Zen-Studios.com. See ad, page 19.

Spartanburg County Recycling UpdatesSpartanburg County is now accepting all plastics, #1 through #7, at recycling drop offs. To determine if a plastic item is a #1 through #7, simply look on the piece of plastic for the number inside the recycling symbol (a triangle), most often found on the bottom. If the plastic item does not have a recycling symbol with a number in it, please dispose of it with regular household waste. No Styrofoam or plastic bags will be accepted even if they have a number. There are seventeen recy-cling drop-offs located around Spartanburg County.

Effective since 2011, South Carolina enforces an electronics ban and only accepts electronics at designated locations. Items such as computers, computer monitors, televisions, and printers, as well as parts of any of these items must be recycled. It is against the law to send these items to the landfill.

For specific recycling drop-off locations, drop-offs for electronics, or for examples of the recycling symbols, please visit the web site at Co.Spartanburg.SC.US/govt/depts/pubwrks/Recycle/recycle.html, Facebook.com/SpartanburgCitizensForRecy-cling or call 864-949-1658 for more information.


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American Sock Hop Event Supports Local Non-Profi tThe Shepherd Center in Spartanburg will be hosting an American Sock Hop on Thursday, August 21, from 5-8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 393 E. Main Street in Spartanburg. The

evening begins with a catered meal followed by dancing and some 50s fun. The community is invited. Dress in the period or just come casual. The cost to attend is $25 and proceeds benefi t The Shepherd Center.

The Shepherds Center offers active seniors a variety of programs designed to provide learning experiences, activities promoting physical and mental fi tness, avenues for volunteerism, and life enriching opportunities so they may grow mentally, physically and spiritually. The Shepherds Center provides a healthy, encouraging environment for seniors to socialize, stay engaged in learning, participate in challenging and fun classes, and continue giving to their community through opportunities to share their gifts and skills with others.

The Shepherd Center is located at 393 E. Main St., Spartanburg. For more information, call 864-585-1999 or visit SpartanburgShepherdCenter.org.


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Tough Family Life Linked to Chromosome Aging

When Princeton University researchers analyzed data from a representative sample of 40 African-American boys enrolled in the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study that followed children born in major U.S. cities between 1998 and 2000, they deter-mined that those that lived through 9 years of age with less-stable families, such as parents with multiple partners and harsh or hostile par-enting styles, had a higher probability of having

shorter telomeres compared with other children. Telomeres were, on average, 40 percent longer among children from stable families. Telomeres are the segments of DNA at either end of a chromosome that pro-tect the ends from deterioration or fusion with neighboring chromosomes. Shorter telomeres can decrease life expectancy by reducing the number of times our cells can divide, and scientists are discovering that a persons living environment may lead to the condition. Using large cohort (age group) study data from the Netherlands Study of De-pression and Anxiety, another group of researchers from Amsterdams Vrije Uni-versity found significantly shorter telomere length among those with higher stress markers; the shorter length was also associated with aging approximately 10 years faster. In addition, the scientists observed significantly shorter telomere length among people with depressive symptoms lasting longer than four years; the shorter length correlated with both longer and more severe depression.

Parents Smoking Linked to Artery Damage in ChildrenResearchers from Australias University of Tas-mania have found that children exposed to the secondhand smoke of their parents will likely face abnormally thickened carotid arteries later in life. The finding, published in the European Heart Jour-nal, followed 3,776 children that participated in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study and the Childhood Determinants of Adult Health Study. The children were divided into groups accord-ing to whether neither parent smoked, one parent smoked or both parents smoked. Questionnaire results were combined with ultrasound testing to correlate exposure during childhood with the health of carotid arteries, and researchers concluded that the effects are pervasive even 25 years later. Those exposed to two parental smokers as children had significantly greater thickness of inner carotid artery walls than did children with non-smoking parents. Their arteries also showed signs of premature aging of more than three years com-pared to children of nonsmokers. The researchers wrote, There must be continued efforts to reduce smoking among adults to protect young people and to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease across the population.

actionalertDangerous Influx Gas Pipeline Pumps Radioactive Radon into HomesIn New York City, the Spectra gas pipe-line that went online in 2013 is deliv-ering more than just energy-efficient, clean-burning natural gas from Pennsyl-vanias Marcellus Shale. Its also piping radioactive radon gas thats contaminat-ing commercial and residential boilers, ovens, stoves, dryers and water heaters at 30 to 80 times baseline levelswell above the U.S. Environmental Protec-tion Agency safe level for radiation exposure. According to Dr. Sheila Bushkin-Bedient, with the University of Albany, New York, While it may be possible to remove other components of raw natural gas such as ethane, propane, butane and pentanes at natural gas processing centers, its not possible to remove radioactive substances such as radon. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and the second-leading cause among smokers and indirect (secondhand) smokers. The Spectra conduit is one of hundreds of pipelines and fossil fuel in-frastructure projects across the country being quickly approved by the Federal Energy and Regulatory Commission. Citizens should demand that elected officials connect the dots and halt the uncontrolled rush to drill new sites regardless of safety concerns and let them know people are alarmed by the possibility of radioactive gas entering their communities.

To learn more, visit MariasFarmCountry Kitchen.com/radon-gas.


Flaxseed Lowers Blood PressureEating fl axseed reduces blood pressure, according to researchers from Canadas St. Boniface Hospital Re-search Center. They attribute the effect to its omega-3 fatty acids, lignans and fi ber. The researchers examined the effects of fl axseed on systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients with peripheral artery disease, a condition typically marked by hypertension. Patients consumed a variety of foods that collectively contained 30 grams of milled fl axseed or a placebo each day for six months. The fl axseed group experienced signifi cantly increased plasma levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids and lower average systolic blood pressure (by 10 mmHg) and diastolic blood pressure (by 7 mm Hg). Those in the fl axseed group with initial sys-tolic blood pressure levels over 140 mmHg saw reductions averaging 15 mmHg.

HeeLLeSS SHoeS May HeLp prevenT runnerS inJurieSA British study published in Footwear Science analyzed the effects of run-ning in experimental heelless footwear compared with conventional running shoes with reinforced heels. The objective was to see if the heelless footwear would reduce the risk of chronic injury related to the habitual rear-foot strike pattern as-sociated with conventional heeled shoes. Using eight cameras with opto-electric running motion capture tech-nology,12 male runners were tracked at four meters per second. The heelless running shoe resulted in less impact, greater plantar fl exion and greater ankle eversion (rolling outward). The researchers concluded that the heelless shoes decreased the risk of chronic running foot injuries linked to exces-sive impact forces, but concede they may increase injury potential associated with excessive ankle eversion.

Pine Bark Extract Reduces Perimenopausal Symptoms

Research published in the Journal of Reproduc-tive Medicine confi rms that pine bark extract can signifi cantly reduce symptoms of menopause and perimenopause, including restless legs syndrome and hot fl ashes. For three months, 170 perimenopausal women were given 30 milligrams of Pycnogenol patented pine bark extract or a placebo twice a day.

Although a placebo effect was noted, the supplement signifi cantly improved all but two symptoms and was especially effective in improving vasomotor and insomnia/sleep patterns. The severity of symptoms among the Pycnogenol group, as measured by the Kupperman Index, decreased 56 percent more than for the placebo group. In another study, scientists from Italys Pescara University gave 70 perimeno-pausal women a placebo or 100 milligrams of Pycnogenol daily for two months. The supplement group experienced fewer menopausal symptoms and showed im-provements with symptoms that include fatigue, insomnia, reduced concentration, memory problems, dizziness, depression and irritability.

Medicinal Mushrooms Boost Athletic Performance

Research from Italys Pavia University found two medicinal mushroom speciescordyceps (Cordyceps sinensis) and reishi (Ganoderma lucidum)signifi cantly improve race performances and recovery times among competitive cyclists. The researchers studied seven male cyclists that had competitively raced for more than 10 years. For

one month, they were given placebo supplements, after which the researchers tested their performance and recovery during races and workouts. Then, for the next three months, the cyclists daily used medicinal mushroom supplementation. The research-ers found the mushrooms signifi cantly increased performance and recovery in both workouts and races compared with the placebo period. The two types of mushrooms both boosted testosterone levels and reduced post-workout cortisol levels. The mushroom supplementation also increased their antioxidant status, reducing their risk of exhaustion.

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Dirty WatersTrenton to Chicago via Eco-Outrigger Margo Pellegrino, a homemaker, mother of two and healthy oceans advocate from Medford Lakes, New Jersey, will begin a 1,600-mile journey from nearby Trenton to Chicago, Illinois, by outrigger canoe on August 13 as part of Blue Frontier Campaigns ocean ex-plorers project. During her two-month trip, shell meet with local environ-mental groups and the media to raise awareness of the urgent need to clean Americas waterways. All water and everything in it ends up in the ocean, Pellegrino says. Plastics and chemicals are particular problems, but soil runoff during floods and heavy rains also impact the ocean and marine life. During previous paddles, Pellegrino saw firsthand the effects of dumped industrial waste in the waterways she traversed. She notes that nation-ally, oil rig operators have federal permits to dump 9 billion gallons of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, waste into the ocean each year. On Pellegrinos first trip in 2007, she paddled nearly 2,000 miles up the Atlantic Coast, from Miami, Florida, to Maine. In 2009, she partnered with the Natural Resources Defense Council to go from Miami to New Orleans, Loui-siana, to build support for a Healthy Oceans Act (OnEarth.org/author/healthy-oceanspaddle). In 2010, she canoed along the Pacific coastline from Seattle, Washington, to San Diego, California. Next summer, Pellegrino plans to paddle down the Mississippi River.

Follow her upcoming trip at Miami2Maine.com or on Facebook.

Fitness UpdateHealthiest U.S. Metro Areas in 2014

The American College of Sports Medicines (ACSM) seventh annual American Fitness Index (AFI) ranks Washington, D.C., at the top with a score of 77.3 (out of 100), followed by Minneapolis-St. Paul (73.5), Portland, Oregon (72.1) Den-ver (71.7) and San Francisco (71). . Overall, metro areas in 25 states scored 50 or above; the two lowest-ranking hov-

ered near 25 points. The AFI data report is a snapshot of the state of health in the community and an evaluation of the infrastructure, community assets and policies that encourage healthy and fit lifestyles. These measures directly affect quality of life in our countrys urban areas, says Walter Thompson, Ph.D., chair of the AFI advisory board.

Find the complete report at AmericanFitnessIndex.org.

New School Rules Eco Strategies for Back-to-School PrepFamilies preparing for the coming school year will wel-come easy ways to stretch the budget while protecting the environment our kids are growing up in.

n Buying new clothes can be expen-sive, and most of todays synthetic fibers are petroleum-based, while toxic pesticides are commonly used to grow cotton. For healthier alternatives, check labels for clothes made from organic, low-impact or recycled materials such as organic cot-ton, hemp, bamboo or recycled fibers. Inexpensive options are found in Salva-tion Army and other thrift store locations, as well as repurposing hand-me-downs among siblings.

n Avoid buying all new school supplies. Gently used binders and book bags can last years. Sturdy, simple backpacks skip the cost of faddish brand-name and celebrity products. For supplies that must be replen-ished, like paper, seek out post-consumer-recycled options.

n For lunch boxes, food containers and utensils, look for retro metal, a cloth bag and other alternatives to plastic (which can contain harmful chemicals) and glass (which can break). Beth Terry, in her book, Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too (MyPlasticFreeLife.com), suggests searching MightyNest.com and LifeWithoutPlastic.com, makers of stainless steel, naturally lacquered wood and other non-plastic, durable childrens bowls, cups, plates and utensils.

n Healthy afterschool extracurricular activi-ties today typically require driving com-mutes. Look into carpooling with nearby families to save time and gas, cut vehicle emissions and expand friendships.

n Check the schools eco-practices. Encour-age local administrators to conduct recy-cling programs and to email documents to parents instead of using regular mail.

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Cycling RxDoctors Order Up a Bike for Patients

The Prescribe-a-Bike program (Tinyurl.com/Prescription Bikes) allows doctors at Boston Medical Center, in Massachusetts, to write low-in-come patients prescriptions for a one-year membership to Hubway, the citys bike-sharing system, for $5, which is $80 less than the regular charge. A free helmet is part of the deal.

According to The Boston Globe, one in four Boston residents is obese, and Kate Walsh, chief executive of Boston Medical Center, believes the program can help. Regular exer-cise is key to combating this [obesity] trend, and Prescribe-a-Bike, she says, is one important way our caregivers can help patients get the exercise they need to be healthy.

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Flight ZoneAirports Establish Bee-Friendly AcresThe Common Acre is a nonprofit partnering with the airport serving Seattle, Washington, and the Urban Bee Company (UrbanBee.com) to reclaim 50 acres of vacant land to plant native wildflowers as pollinator habitat for hummingbirds, butterflies and disease-resistant bee colonies. A GMO-free (no genetic modification) wildflower seed farm is also in the works. Bees present no threat to air traffic and the hives discourage birds that do pose a danger to planes. Beekeeper Jim Robins, of Robins Apiaries, in St. Louis, Missouri, rents an area with a plentiful supply of white Dutch clover, and Lambert Airport views his enterprise as part of its sustainability program. OHare Airport, in Chicago, the first in the U.S. to install hives, is rebuilding to its full complement of 50 hives after losing about half of them to 2014s extreme win-ter. Its a project that could be a model for airports everywhereusing inaccessible scrubland to do something revolutionary, like supporting a local food system. One hundred foods make up 90 percent of a human diet, and bees pollinate 71 of them.

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by Barbara Bolduc

Mary Underwood is a woman who believes in learn-ing new things. As a licensed psychotherapist with a Masters in Social Work and a Diplomate of Com-prehensive Energy Psychology, she began her practice 15 years ago. Before that, she treated mood disorders, addic-tions, life-altering events and general trauma in clinical set-tings. These days, she enhances her traditional psychotherapy practice with energy healing techniques. This prompted her decision five years ago to rename her practice Awakening Energies.

This past May, Underwood was selected to present at the prestigious 16th Annual International Energy Psychology Con-ference in Chandler, Arizona. This conference is sponsored annually by the Association of Comprehensive Energy Psy-chology (ACEP). The theme this year was Talk is Not Enough: Activating Broader and Deeper Levels of Healing.

Her workshop, titled Storytime: Integrating Energy Psychology into Therapeutic Story Telling, introduced her technique of combining energy therapy with a well-known play therapy technique for children. Her presentation was well-received and garnered a lot of positive feedback. She also learned some new modalities while at the conference.

One technique, Holographic Memory Resolution, relates to the idea of the holographic universe, a quantum phys-ics theory that was posited in the 80s through independent research by two of the worlds most eminent thinkers. It has gained increasing momentum in the decades since. Inexpli-cable to science is the knowledge that every part of a holo-

gram contains all the information possessed by the whole. In short, the theory describes the universe as holographic. It has laid the ground work for a new perception of how everything is interconnected.

Underwood talks of the long-held idea in science that our cells regenerate constantly, giving us a new body every seven years. Surprisingly, old traumas can continue to recur long after that period. She explains that the holographic tem-plate the body uses to rebuild itself still contains the trauma. Even memories are held holographically. If you go in and remove the trauma from the template, the body doesnt in-clude it in the rebuilding.

Another interesting modality she now incorporates is Be Set Free Fast. You create a hypnotic induction where you use cue words to treat things as they arrive, Underwood explains. You set up a dialogue with the unconscious and tell it, Whenever I use this word, I want to treat the core of whatever is creating the problem here. As an added advan-tage, the patient can continue to use this technique on his own.

Of course, Underwood still offers her traditional talk therapy as well as various energy therapies, including Ad-vanced Integrative Therapy (AIT). According to AIT Institutes website, AIT is a gentle and effective treatment that promotes psychological, physical and spiritual healing by treating not just the symptoms, but the originating causes of present-day difficulties. AIT specializes in treatment for difficult and com-plex clinical challenges, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders. Underwood sums it up as an en-ergy psychotherapy that replaces negative energy stuck in the body with positive energy, utilizing the bodys charka system.

Another modality Underwood continues to provide is Heart Assisted Therapy (HAT), originated by Dr. John Diepold, a licensed psychologist. According to his website, HAT is a nurturing, humanistic approach that enables the the individual to heal, shift thinking, and move forward in life.

It is clear that Underwoods work with children is special to her. Creating therapeutic stories is a part of play therapy she has used for decades. Her new technique of blending play therapy with energy therapy is particularly effective.

Underwood believes that children are especially helped by energy therapy. The technique gives the child a list of tools to use when they get upset, hurt or angry. It is amazing how much better they get when they use these tools. It can really make a huge difference in how they feel and function. She adds, Kids use energy a lot faster than adults.

As icing on the cake for kids and adults alike, Under-wood has a therapy cat, Shanti, who does whatever (the patient) needs. She will snuggle or hang out in the corner, and she always plays with the kids. Who can beat that?

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In the 30 years since Harrison Owen introduced Open Space Technology (OST), it has been used hundreds of thousands of times by three-quarters of the worlds countries. Whether a few people gather in a circle to share ideas and brainstorm personal issues or thousands discuss a bulletin board of topics around tables, OST is a safe, informal venue for transformative learning. Guided by purpose-based, shared leadership, it allows individuals focused on a specific task to freely speak their thoughts and be heard. It also encour-ages breakout groups to mine for more informationlearning individually, as well as collectively, and self-organizing in order to concentrate on more com-plex topics. Boeing engineers used OST to learn how to redesign airplane doors and young Egyptians used it to strategize for their Arab Spring, as examples, comments Owen.

Circle PrincipleFor Owen, like Jack Mezirow, author of the paper, Core Principles of Transfor-mative Learning Theory, 20th-century Brazilian educator Paulo Freire and

Juanita Brown, co-founder of The World

Caf, learning is trans-formation, the keystone of life, and the essence of meaningful education. The circle principle contains the predict-ability of fresh, emerging thoughts and learning that never occurred previ-ously, explains Owen. He points to an experiment regard-ing childrens capacity for self-learning initiated by Sugata Mitra, Ph.D., the for-mer science director of an educational technology firm in India. On the outside wall of the building where he worked, Mitra installed a computer facing a New Delhi slum where most children were unschooled and illiterate and had never seen a computer. He turned it on and told children they could play with it. Via a noninvasive video camera, he watched 7-to-13-year-olds discover how to use the computer and teach each other how to play music and games and draw using Microsofts Paint program. Repetition of the experiment in other impoverished sections of India yielded similar results. Wherever he established an Internet connection, children that could not read English, the Internets default language, taught themselves

how to use the Web to obtain informa-tion through their interactions with each other and the computer. I agree with what Mitra surmised from his experimentlearning is emergent, which is another word for self-organizing, remarks Owen. Like Freire, Owen likens traditional edu-cation to the banking method of learning, whereby the teacher passes information to students that become dependent on someone else rather than learning how to think on their own. Suzanne Daigle, a Sarasota, Flor-ida-based consultant with a Canadian multidisciplinary consulting firm, ex-plains how the OST learning environ-ment changed her life: My personal transformation began in 2009, when I volunteered to assist another OST facil-itator. I was a perfectionist who judged myself harshly and struggled with the question, Who am I to think I can help hold space for leaders to transform themselves through their learning when I have so little experience? She notes, Before such experienc-es, even though I was a leader in my corporate career, I doubted myself and often believed that what others had to say was more significant and interesting than what I could express. Now she says she has shed her people-pleasing tendencies and former attempts to control other peoples agendas and discovered the freedom and courage of her own voice. As an OST facilitator, my life work now occurs in the mo-ments I am collaboratively learning and listening for opportunities to enter into meaningful conversations that can lead to actions, says Daigle. I invite others to do the same.

Co-LearningIn a compulsory two-year Theory of Learning class for an International Bac-calaureate degree at Californias Grana-das Hill Charter High School, math and science educator Anais Arteaga helps students apply two major elements of transformative learning: self-reflection to critique ones own assumptions and discourse through which they question or validate their judgments. She focuses on the roles that perception, language, reason and emotion play in a students learning and decision-making abilities. Questions and lively discussions

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are the basis of the class, Arteaga says. We begin with a question and explore what we know, how we know it and any conclusions drawn from the process. Using a democratic model in which the teacher welcomes critical discussion, Arteaga and her students have mutually discovered that knowledge is not static, but has a history and changes over time. When we first started the class, it was challenging to accept that in many situ-ations there is no right or wrong, just relativity and a matter of perception. We dont really know anything for certain, she remarks.

Worldview ExplorationsKatia Petersen, Ph.D., is the executive di-rector of education at the Institute of No-etic Sciences (IONS), headquartered in Petaluma, California. She co-developed the tools, practices and 22 lessons in the pioneering organizations Worldview Explorations (WE) project. Founded on 40 years of IONS research, WE engages everyone in age-appropriate ways in reflecting upon long-held assumptions and how beliefs create the lens they see through, ultimately improving how they understand and respond to the world. When individuals understand the power of offering their story and are open to the worldview stories of others, they no longer focus at-tention on differences and limita-tions, says Petersen. They realize that everyone has their own truth. Through small groups and con-versations, participants unpack how the program has influenced them by answering questions that explore what inspired, surprised and changed the way they perceive the world. WEs transformative learning experiences draw from the heart and soul of indi-viduals, rather than stuffing heads with ideas and perspectives, which serves them well as they embody and apply these tools and practices in their daily lives, notes Petersen. She cites a particularly powerful moment for a group of young people she worked with. A student was killed in a drive-by shooting two weeks before their certification. The transformative moment came when they said that their new awareness and capacity for com-passion and understanding would not allow them to seek revenge. Instead,

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Ashley Cooper and Matt Abrams, co-founders of the Mycelium School, in Asheville, North Carolina, re-imagined a learning environment for aspiring entrepreneurs and social change agents committed to activating their potential and realizing solutions to todays challenges. A 12-week learning journey allows individuals to become increasingly adept at learning from and helping each other learn. The curriculum offers minimum structure, significant support and col-laboration with others. In the learning community, individuals are dedicated to a project or life question of their choice, explains Cooper. Participants goals include changing careers, deter-mining the next steps after retirement or how to pursue true passions to make a difference in the world.

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World Caf Like OST, the World Caf, co-created by Brown and David Isaacs, of Burns-ville, North Carolina, creates a trans-formative learning environment for individuals of all ages. Its primary principles are: set the context, create hospitable space, explore questions that matter, encourage everyones contribu-tions, connect diverse perspectives, listen together for patterns and insights and share collective discoveries. Webs of conversation created around actual or occasionally virtual tables resemble those found in coffeehouses. Conversation is a core meaning-making process, and people get to ex-perience how the collective intelligence of a small or large group can become apparent, says Brown. After several rounds of conversation on one or more topics, participants offer their harvest of key insights, learning and opportunities for action with the full group gathered

to refl ect together on their discoveries. World Caf provides an environ-ment in which you are comfortably drawn forward by the questions you are asking together. When enough diversity is present, varied perspectives are offered and people feel listened to and free to make their contribution, observes Brown. What participants learn in this set-ting creates the climate of conditions that support the kinds of transformations that can change lives. Brown remarks, When it happens to me, I feel like my brain cells have been rearranged. I know something in the collective, as well as the individual, has been evoked, so that something never before imagined becomes present and available. Transformative learning has been compared to a sea journey without landmarks. Adventurous individuals that are open to traversing its highly engaging processes can emerge as autonomous thinkers, capable of contributing fresh, new ideas that just might transform the world we live in.

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In the groundbreak-ing new documen-tary film, Fed Up, Dr. Mark Hyman prescribes a major overhaul of the diets of all family members in communi-ties across America to prevent far-reaching unwanted consequenc-es. Hyman practices functional medicine, which takes a whole-system approach to treating chronic illnesses by identifying and addressing their root causes, starting with poor diet. He is also the bestselling author of a series of books based on The Blood Sugar Solution.

What has your experience with Fed Up shown you about the root cause of many diseases?In Fed Up, I met with a family of five to talk with them about their health and understand the roots of their family crisis of morbid obesity, pre-diabetes, renal failure, disability, financial stress and hopelessness. Rural South Carolina, where they live, is a food desert with nearly10 times as many fast-food and convenience stores as supermarkets. The familys kitchen was also a food desert, with barely a morsel of real food. There were no ingredients to make real foodonly pre-made factory science projects sold in cans and boxes with unpronounceable, unrecognizable ingredient lists. This family desperately wanted to find a way out, but didnt have the

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knowledge or skills. They lived on food stamps and fast food and didnt know how to navigate a grocery aisle, shop for real food, read a label, equip a kitchen or cook nutritious meals. Their grandmother has a gar-den, but never taught her children how to grow food, even though they live in a temperate rural area.

What results did the family see when they changed their eating habits?I got the whole family cooking, wash-ing, peeling, chopping, cutting and touching real foodonions, garlic, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, salad greens, even asparagus. After 12 months, the mother had lost 100 pounds and was off of blood pres-sure medication, and because the father had lost 45 pounds, he finally qualified for a kidney transplant. The son origi-nally lost 40 pounds, but because he was stuck in a toxic food environment at school and only able to get a job at a fast-food eatery, he gained much of it back. Im happy to report that he is now working to get back on track.

How is sugar a primary factor in creating obesity?Of some 600,000 processed food items on the market, 80 percent contain add-ed sugar. Sugar calories act differently from fat or protein calories in the body.

Sugar calories drive food addiction, storage of belly fat, inflammation and fatty liver (now the number one reason for liver transplants). They also disrupt appetite control, increasing hunger and promoting overeating, and are biologi-cally addictive. Sugar calories are the major contributor to heart attacks, strokes, cancer, dementia and Type 2 diabetes. Sugar is a root cause behind the tripling of obesity rates in children since the 1970s. As just one example illustrating government policy culprits, although poor people are disproportionately af-fected by obesity, the food industry vig-orously opposes any efforts to limit the use of food stamps for soda. Every year, the U.S. government pays for $4 billion in soda purchases by the poor (10 billion servings annually) on the front end, and then pays billions more on the back end through Medicaid and Medicare to treat related health consequences that include obesity and diabetes.

What are the consequences if we dont attack the problem of poor diet now?The costs of a poor diet are staggering: At the present rate, by 2040, 100 percent of the nations federal budget will go for Medicare and Medicaid. The federal debt soars as our unhealthy kids fall heir to an achievement gap that limits Americas capacity to compete in the global mar-ketplace. At the same time, having 70 percent of young people unfit for military service weakens national security. In a detailed scientific analysis published in The New England Jour-nal of Medicine, a group of respected scientists reviewing all the data affect-ing projected life spans concluded that todays children are the first generation of Americans ever that will live sicker and die younger than their parents. Health issues due to poor diet comprise a national crisis. They threat-en our future, not just for those fat and sick among us, but all of us.

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During childhood, when the immune system is still devel-oping, theres a great opportu-nity to set the stage for improved health and resilience, says Dr. Joel Fuhrman, a family physician and nutritional re-searcher in Flemington, New Jersey, and author of Disease-Proof Your Child. A healthy diet and lifestyle can help kids avoid common childhood illnesses like colds, ear infections and allergies, as well as ensure greater resilience against disease later in life.

Focus on High-Quality FoodsFruits and veggies have a wealth of protective phytochemicals that enhance immune cell function and protect against disease. In a study published in

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the Journal of Epidemiology & Commu-nity Health, kids that ate the most fruit had a 38 percent lower risk of cancer later in life. Berries, cherries, plums and pomegranates are among the most pow-erful immune-boosting fruits. For veg-gies, eat more dark leafy greens, toma-toes, carrots and cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower. Also emphasize whole grains and healthy fats such as those found in nuts, seeds and avocado, advises Fuhrman. Sugar-laden calories depress the infection-fighting activity of white blood cells, says Dr. Alan R. Gaby, of Concord, New Hampshire, author of the textbook, Nutritional Medicine. Even natural sweeteners such as honey

and juice have similar effects when consumed in excess, he says. Try healthy options like pomegranate and kiwi fruit salad; trail mix with raw almonds; dried cranberries and

air-popped popcorn; and hum-mus with red pepper strips and baby car-

rots for dipping.

healthykids Pinpoint AllergiesFood allergies and sensitivities can sup-press the immune system by increasing inflammation in the body and call for consultation with a health specialist. Whenever there is extra inflamma-tion, the body has less available energy to keep the immune system function-ing as well as it should, says Dr. Fred Pescatore, a New York author of The Allergy & Asthma Cure. Its like putting the wrong type of gasoline in the car; it hinders your performance.

Shore Up with SupplementsProbiotics can enhance immune func-tion in children by stimulating white blood cells and reducing inflammation, says Gary B. Huffnagle, Ph.D., a Univer-sity of Michigan Medical School im-munology research professor and author of The Probiotics Revolution. They are especially protective against allergies, diarrhea and respiratory tract infection. Start with yogurt: Serve with cereal; mix with mashed bananas and freeze in ice cube trays for a cool treat; or make smoothies with unsweetened, non-dairy yogurt and frozen berries. Or consider a Lactobacillus acidophilus supplement; aim for 5 billion CFUs per day of Lactobacillus or bifidobacterium. Ashwagandha (Withania som-nifera), an ayurvedic herb, boosts immunity by supporting and balanc-ing adrenal function, says Dr. John Douillard, Ph.D., a Boulder, Colorado, chiropractor, ayurvedic physician and author of Perfect Health for Kids. The adrenal glands produce cortisol, and overproduction of this fight-or-flight hormone can dampen immunity. Ashwagandha is particularly helpful for preventing colds and can also be used when kids are stressed or tired. For children ages 6 to 12, give 500 milli-grams per day with breakfast; children over 12 can take 1,000 mg a day.

Stabilize Hormonal ChangesPuberty and adolescence are marked by dramatic shifts in and surges of hor-mones, says Dr. Richard Shames, of Se-bastopol, California, co-author of Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? This is monu-mental, as far as the developing immune system is concerned. As the immune system is directly linked to hormonal influences, any hormonal imbalance

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will affect overall immunity. Shames recommends seleniuma potent antioxidant and general immune boosterto help balance hormones. For children ages 8 to 18, aim for 100 mg per day.

Let em Get DirtyOnce a child has been exposed to dirt and germs, the immune system responds by trying to expel those bacteria from the body, which strengthens immunity, counsels Jane Sheppard, owner of HealthyChild.com and founding executive director of the Holis-tic Pediatric Association. Avoid antibacterial soaps, cleansers and gels; most con-tain the chemical triclosan, which some researchers suspect of contributing to development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Instead, use a natural antibacterial gel or make one, by com-bining witch hazel or alcohol, tea tree oil and lavender essential oil.

Stay in the SunThe sun is our primary source of vitamin D, which has broad ef-fects on the immune system, Fuhrman says. Depending on your skin tone and the local climate, about 15 minutes of full sun ex-posure a day will lead to natural production of sufficient amounts of vitamin D. If kids have dark skin or live in a cloudy region, they may need vitamin D supplementsat least 200 IU per day.

Laugh Out LoudYou can give your kids the best food and nutrition, but if they have underlying sadness, their immune system will suffer, remarks Sheppard. When youre happy and when you laugh, your brain releases chemicals that increase immunity.

Lisa Turner is a Colorado-based health writer.


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Some dogs seem born to swim, while others learn to love it and a few make entertaining spectators. It all depends on temperament, breed and body style plus energy and confidence levels, as well as training. Not all dogs love to swim, says Eileen Proctor, a pet lifestyle expert in Den-ver, Colorado, so proceed cautiously. One of the first things to do is buy a properly fitted life jacket that keeps his head out of the water, she counsels. Once he is used to wearing it, train him to use steps [like in a pool] to walk into and out of the water every time. Michelle Yue, a professional dog trainer in Washington, D.C., takes her dog, Max, to a dog-specific pool twice a month. At the Canine Fitness Center, in Annapolis, Maryland, Max swims in one pool while canine buddies paddle

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in another. To prevent pos-sible squabbles, company policy allows only same-household dogs to swim in the same pool. Max is a fetching maniac in the water, remarks Yue. He doesnt like to dive, but if his ball sinks, hell go after it. Its low-impact, high-exercise playtime and the only thing I know that will wear out a

2-year-old German shepherd pup. The skill of directed retrieval can be described as advanced fetching. Several toys or dumbbells are placed on the bottom of the pool and the handler tells the dog which item to retrieve. Nautical nosework is the most challengingfive floating objects like tennis balls or dum-mies are launched into the water by another person. The dog must then find, indicate and retrieve the one ball his person has handled.

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Other fun options are teaching a pet to tow a raft in the pool or to team swim with his owner. In a more complex aqua-agility exercise, the dog swims a circle around his owner as a prelude to both of them swimming a synchronized, zigzag course between floating markers before returning to their starting positions. Ernie, a 95-pound Labrador retriever that lives with Sierra Prause, a marketing assistant, and Jaron Clinton, a search engine content marketer, in Phoenix, Arizona, rides in the storage area of Clintons kayak. Ernie came to them at age 4 and has always loved to jump in and swim alongside his owners. Ernies claim to fame is fetch-ing two tennis balls at once, says Prause. He wasnt allowed in the pool at his former home, and now revels in taking a cooling dip after his twice-a-day walks. Maria Schultz, author of How to SUP with Your Pup, enjoys stand up paddle-boarding with her Australian shepherds, Riley and Kona, on rivers near her home in Fredericksburg, Virginia. She and Riley learned together in the living room. I brought the board home and taught Riley how to hop on and off, where to sit or lie on the board, and to relax, she relates. I forgot the living room floor stood still. Riley was surprised when he got on the board on the river to find that it moved. Riley was a good sport about it; within a week, he knew how to ride along. Kona took several months to get the hang of it. Have patience, make it fun and all positive, Schultz advises. Know what motivates your dog. Riley works for food, Kona for praise. For the more adventurous, Loews Coronado Bay Resort, in San Diego, offers one-hour surfing lessons for canine guests. Taught by Coronado Surfing Academy instructors, the only requirement is that a dog enjoys water. Of course, board shorts and a bandana are also provided so that Fido gets the full surfer dude experience. Enjoying warm weather and cool water with mans best friend provides perfect fun for these dog days of summer.

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First, check if area community pools allow dogs for special sessions. Many offer canine swims as fundrais-ers during off-season periods. Make sure the pet is sociable and wears a life jacket. The best swimmers include breeds used in water rescue or retrieval, such as the Newfoundland, Labrador retriever, Portuguese water dog, poodle and spaniel, as opposed to those with shorter snouts and airways. The stocky bodies and shorter legs of Scotties and dachshunds are also less conducive to water play. Dr. Jules Benson, vice president of Veterinary Services at Petplan Pet Insur-ance, in Newtown Square, Pennsylva-nia, gives three key safety tips: Be alert for signs of tiredness, like trouble stay-ing afloat or struggling to catch their breath; watch for vomiting, diarrhea or fever due to harmful bacteria in some waterways; and dont let dogs drink from the ocean. Ingested salt water can unbalance electrolytes and lead to de-hydration, brain damage, kidney failure and even death.

Pet expert Eileen Proctor recom-mends dabbing sunscreen on pet noses and ears before swimming and putting on the dogs life jacket before going into, on or near the water. Always en-sure that dogs are well-trained to come when called and leave found items and to take a break to rehydrate and rest. Supervise swimming dogs closely and make sure they arent drinking the water. If a dog hesitates to enter the water, leave his non-retractable leash on to reassure him he has assistance if needed, and stay in the pool with him. Establish a cue for entering and leav-ing the pool and use it before the dog overtires. Dont allow a pet to climb the pools ladder to exit because a paw could slip, causing injury or panic. When boating, pull into a secluded area with no running propellers, active paddling or underwater snags, and keep the pet on a non-retractable lead or trained to swim close by. Rinse fur im-mediately after every swim to remove chlorine, bacteria, dirt or salt, and then dry the dogs inner and outer ears.

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Choices Good for OceansAn outstanding resource for choosing well-managed caught or farmed seafood in environmentally responsible ways is Seafood Watch, provided through Californias Monterey Bay Aquarium. Information on the most sustainable va-rieties of seafood is available in a printed guide, updated twice a year. The pocket guide or smartphone app provides in-stant information at the seafood counter and restaurant table. Online information at SeafoodWatch.org and via the app is regularly updated. The Blue Ocean Institute, led by MacArthur Fellow and ecologist Carl Safina, Ph.D., supports ocean conser-vation, community economics and global peace by steering consumers

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Choices Good for UsTo help make choosing easier, Seafood Watch has now joined with the Harvard School of Public Health to also advise whats currently safe to eat. Entries on their list of green fi sh, which can shift annually, are low in mercury, good sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids and caught or farmed responsibly. If the top-listed fi sh and shellfi sh arent locally available, look for the Seafood Safe label, started by EcoFish company founder and President Henry Lovejoy, which furnishes at-a-glance consumption recommendations based upon tests for contaminants. Labels display a number that indicates how many four-ounce servings of the species a woman of childbearing age can safely eat per month. (Find consumption recommendations for other demographics at SeafoodSafe.com.) Expert-reviewed independent testing of random samples of the fi sh currently monitors mercury and PCB levels. Lovejoy advises that other toxins will be added to the testing platform in the future. My dream is to have all seafood sold in the U.S. qualify to bear the Seafood Safe label, because consumers deserve to know what theyre eating, says Lovejoy. We need to be a lot more careful in how we use toxic chemicals and where we put them.

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*COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTUREGreenBrier FarMS766 Hester Store Rd.864-855-9782 EasleyGreenbrierFarms.com(Grass-fed meat, produce, special events)

Mini MiracLeS FarM708 Old Rutherford Rd.864-438-7147 TaylorsMiniMiraclesFarmSC.com(Organic, produce, meat, eggs)

FARMS AND FARM TOURSarrowHead acreS37 Bates Bridge Rd.864-836-8418 Travelers Rest(No chemicals/no sprays, blueberries)

BeLue FarMS3773 Parris Bridge Rd.864-578-0446 Boiling SpringsBelueFarms.com(Fruit, vegetables, grass-fed Angus beef)

Happy cow creaMery330 McKelvey Rd.864-243-9699 PelzerHappyCowCreamery.com(Dairy, produce, specialty foods)

Hurricane creek FarMS220 Moores Mill Rd.864-933-1343 PelzerHurricaneCreekFarms.com(Organic, hydroponic produce, gristmill, beef)

TiMBerock HeriTaGe pouLTry FarM3717 Fork Shoals Rd.864-243-4010 SimpsonvilleTimbeRockAtHopkinsFarm.com(Produce, poultry, hatching chicks, poults, ducklings, eggs)

Local produce & Farm Tour resourcesTreat your locavore palate to garden-fresh produce at any of these local markets,

join a cSa*, or visit area farms to see who grows your food and where it comes from.

FARMERS MARKETSFronT porcH FixinS10205 Anderson Rd.864-558-0332 EasleyFacebook.com/pages/Front-Porch-Fixins/(Happy Cow, local foods Mon.-Sat.)

TraveLerS reST FarMerS MarkeT115 Wilhelm Winter St. Travelers Rest(On the Swamp Rabbit Trail in Trailblazer Park)9am-12pm, Every SaturdayProducer Only - Appalachian Grown CertifiedSC Grown Certified - Organic and conventional TravelersRestFarmersMarket.com

wHoLe FoodS MarkeTLocal Farmers Market1140 Woodruff Rd. (Whole FoodsMarket parking lot)864-335-2300 GreenvilleWholeFoodsMarket.com/stores/greenville(Tues. 3-7pm, May 6-Jul. 1 & Aug. 5-Oct. 28)

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davinciS riSToranTe iTaLiano307 E. Greenville St.864-222-8944DavincisUSA.com

Our vast menu includes appetizers, entree salads, chicken, seafood, burgers, sandwiches, pizzas, and steaks. The Chefs Spe-cialties showcase a true Italian taste. Best salad bar

in town using local, farm-fresh ingredients.

SuMMa JoeSJoe & Summer Fredette127 N. Main St.864-965-9030

We are proud to use local produce from Polecat Vegetable Farm, Bethel Trails Farm, Split Creek Farm, and other local farms when available.

yoderS duTcH MarkeT3819 N. Highway 81Hours: Wed.-Sat., 10am-6pm864-226-5408

A great selection of home-made prepared soups, cas-seroles, and desserts for busy Moms to bring home for dinner. Specialty or-ganic and gluten-free prod-ucts, as well as health con-

scious flours, pastas and wheat grains. We also carry raw milk, local free-range chicken eggs, and local grass-fed beef.

GREENVILLE

Jerky and vine36 S. Main St.864-982-5802 GreenvilleJerkyandVine.com

Healthy choice in high protein, low fat, energy-filled snacks. Organic, sugar free, low sodium, grass-fed beef, free-range turkey, and more. Also jerky for pets. O p e n 7 d a y s a w e e k ; downtown.

LiFeiT caFe730 S. Pleasantburg Dr, Ste. L(near Greenville Tech) 864-271-4334LifeItCafe.com

Change your diet into a Lifeit. Organic, vegan, raw, living foods, smoothies, soups, sandwiches, desserts, gluten-free options, weekly meal plans, catering, classes, free wi-fi. Making healthy food taste good!

TorTiLLa Maria115 Pelham Rd.864-271-0742TortillaMaria.com

Organic food, the way na-ture intended. Fresh from

the earth, wholesome and beautifully prepared entrees. Plenty of yummy, gluten-free and raw food options.

Trio - a Brick oven caFe22 N. Main St.864-467-1000TrioCafe.com

Indulge in delicious, gluten-free choices for lunch, din-ner and dessert. You can even quench your thirst with gluten-free beer. We offer a full-catering menu at affordable prices which will

amaze you.

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GarnerS naTuraL FoodS1855 E Main St.Specialty Row at Hillcrest864-585-1021

Garners is a local family-owned health food store and deli with organic, gluten-free options, and indoor/outdoor seating. Hours: Mon-Fri: 9am to 4pm, and Sat: 9am-3pm. See ad, page 11.

TAYLORS

Good To Go5000 Old Spartanburg Rd.Eastgate Village864-244-2733Facebook.com/GoodToGoJuiceBar

F e a t u r i n g whole food s m o o t h i e s , juices, well-

ness shots, acai bowls, salads, juice cleanses, and nutritional supplements. All natural, all the time. Your body will thank you.

Summa Joes food is made fresh daily using quality, wholesome ingredients instead of the frozen, processed foods that are found in many of

Americas restaurants today. They specialize in farm-to-table produce from the areas local farms including Polecat Farms, Split Creek Farm, and our local AAFFA (Anderson Area Farm and Food Association) Farm-ers Market whenever possible.

Their goal is to show that fresh, homemade foods can be achieved in a restaurant at-mosphere. At Summa Joes, every day they roast their own lunch meats and hand prepare their own pizza dough. Each of their sauces is made from scratch.

Beyond their simple and delicious cuisine, Summa Joes is a place where you can always come and relax with friends and celebrate with family. Their wine selection is eclectic and they offer an ongoing assortment of local entertainment, from live music to stand-up comedy. Check out their website at SummaJoes.com to view their entertainment calendar and to learn more about the farms they use to create your meal.

The hours of operation are Lunch: Tuesday through Friday, 11am to 3pm; Dinner: Tuesday through Saturday, 5pm until..

Summa Joes is owned by Summer and Joe Fredette and is located at 127 N. Main St., Anderson. For more information call 864-965-9030.


Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams, whose infectious hit song, Happy, has spread joy worldwide, seems to know the secret to happiness. More than 1,500 people from 140-plus countries have posted their own happy video spinoffs at WeAreHappyFrom.com, inspired by his daylong music video featuring Los Angeles residents from all walks of life dancing and lip-syncing to the tune. Can happiness really be just a fi nger snap away? It depends on our unit of measurementa moment versus a lifetime. Research by such authorities as Psychologist Martin Seligman, Ph.D., director of the University of Pennsylva-nia Positive Psychology Center, suggests that several basic ingredients are keys to long-term happiness, including a sense of purpose, engaging activities, quality relationships and achievable goals. Ul-timately, happiness is a subjective state, gauged only by personal perception. Still, there are quick, simple things we can do to shift our mood into a higher gear, according to Jonathan Robinson, author of Find Happiness Now: 50 Short-cuts for Bringing More Love, Balance, and Joy Into Your Life. Broadly, happiness shortcuts fall into two categoriesthose that help in letting go of negative emo-tions and those that help in tuning into or expanding positive feelings, says Robin-

son. The end result is the same. Practice gratitude. When the days affronts seem excessive, we can reframe them by counting our blessings mental-ly or in a journal. Review the day with an eye to everything that went right. Soon, youll start to see everything as a gift, observes Robinson. Pencil it in. Take a few moments at the start of each week to block out a little time every day for happy activities. Pay it forward. It doesnt take much to make someones day, advises Robinson. Give someone a compliment or a piece of chocolate and watch their attitude instantly change, which in turn lifts you into their happy cloud. Sing and dance. Williams applies this secret: Moving our bodies and vibrating our vocal chords helps shake us out of our mental cages. Its hard to feel bad when you sing. Its a choice: You can stay angry for four hours or sing for 15 seconds, Robinson notes. Dont underestimate the power of a simple jumpstart to happiness. Research from the University of Arizona shows that as little as a forced smile not only releases stress-fi ghting neuropep-tides and mood-lifting serotonin in the brain, it activates a chain reaction of happiness around us.

Connect with freelance writer April Thompson at AprilWrites.com.

inspiration

Be Happy NowSimple Ways to Quickly Lift Your Spiritsby april Thompson

This fall, the University of California-Berkeleys Greater Good Science Center will host the fi rst public online course on the Science of Happiness. According to Dacher Keltner, Ph.D., professor of psychology and founding director of the center, the universitys meta-analysis of research indicates that 50 percent of our happiness level is tied to genetics, while only 10 percent stems from our environment. Therefore, about 40 percent of your happiness is up to you, remarks Keltner. Students will learn practical, scientifi cally tested strategies for nurtur-ing their own happiness and tracking progress. Sign up to audit the free course, which has already attracted 40,000 registrants, at Tinyurl.com/UCLA-Happiness.

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Natural AwakeningsNatural Awakenings provides helpful information on natural health and en-vironmental issues with a consistently positive perspective and tone, which is not always easy considering how serious and intimidating some of these topics are. Its a rarity.

~ Sayer Ji, founder, GreenMedInfo.com

Publications like Natural Awakenings reach many people and Im so glad to be able to share a voice beyond the propaganda.

~ Melinda Hemmelgarn, Food Sleuth

I have changed so much over the last year finally realizing that life is so much bigger than me. I love this Earth and all the wonders that are a part of it, and your magazine contributes to my appreciation.

~ Theresa Sutton, Connecticut

It is unusual to see your level of writing and consciousness in a free publica-tion. Thanks for a great work.

~ Kaih Khriste King, Arizona

Natural Awakenings magazine is the only advertising I use for my practice other than word of mouth referrals and it has brought us new patients consis-tently especially now that we advertise monthly. The quality of the leads is great and we really enjoy helping the holistic-minded patient. The publisher is great to work with and truly wants to see the business succeed. We plan on always advertising with Natural Awak-enings and expanding our presence in the magazine.

~ Cate Vieregger, DDS, Colorado


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SATURDAY, AUGUST 2

Cowpens Farmers Market 9am-2pm. Food, Arts & Crafts. Free. Town of Cowpens, 5309 S. Main St., Cowpens.

MONDAY, AUGUST 4

Shagging Classes 7-8pm. Taught by Ballet Spar-tanburg. 18 and older. Singles: $48/4 classes or $80/8 classes. Couples: $60/4 classes or $120/8 classes. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St. John St., Spartanburg. For more info or to register, call 583-0339. Go to BalletSpartanburg.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9


TreeTop Adventure Trail 10am-4pm. Come expe-rience the TreeTop Adventure Trail (TAT). The TAT course offers a variety of challenges for participants 12 years or older. The course consists of 8 elements including a zip line through the tree canopy. $30. Glendale Outdoor Leadership School, 270 Wheel-ing Cir., Glendale. Kari Hanna, Office 529-0259; Cell 958-0658.

Opening Reception for Daniel Cromer - A Retro-spective 5-8pm. After living and working in New York and London as a commercial artist, Cromer returned to his roots in Spartanburg. His landscape watercolors capture such places as the fish markets of New York, the rolling fields outside of Provence or rural towns outside of London, the Mediterranean coast and back to coastal South Carolina and down-town Spartanburg. Exhibit runs until 10/5. Times: Tues.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 1-5. Free. Spartanburg Art Museum, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. Spar-tanburgArtMuseum.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 11

Shagging Classes 7-8pm. Taught by Ballet Spartanburg. 18 and older. Singles: $48/4 classes or $80/8 classes. Couples: $60/4 classes or $120/8 classes. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John St., Spartanburg. For more info or to register, call 583-0339. Go to BalletSpartanburg.org.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 16


Hub City Empty Bowls: Design a Bowl 10am-1pm. Design a bowl for sale; profits feed the hungry. Hundreds of colorful and handmade bowls will be on display and for sale during Soup Day on 9/27 at Chapman Cultural Center. For a $15 donation per bowl, patrons enjoy unlimited gourmet soup donated by local restaurants and get to keep the bowl. Live

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music and a silent auction. Free. Chapman Cultural Center, 200 East St John Street, Spartanburg. Call 621-2768. Go to HubCityEmptyBowls.com. Email [email protected].

Back to School Luau 10am-2pm. Fun activities, games, and food for kids of all ages. Dr. Kennedy will be teaching backpack safety and providing free Chiropractic Exams for Children. Existing pediatric patients will receive a free adjustment. Register by 8/15. School supply donation requested; school with the most attendees wins supplies. Free. En-hanced Living Chiropractic, 140 Sage Creek Way, Greer (Across from Riverside High). 848-0640.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 21

An American Sock Hop 5-8pm. Catered meal, dancing, trivia. Pull out your penny loafers or poodle skirts and dress in the period, or just come casual. Fundraiser. RSVP early; this sold out last year. $25/person. The Shepherds Center, 393 East Main St., Spartanburg. Jennifer Tysinger 585-1999.

Art Walk 5:30-9:30pm. Shops and galleries open late - artists receptions, sales and more! Free. Spartanburg Art Walk, Downtown Spartanburg. For a list of places to visit, see SpartanburgArtWalk.com.

Hub City Empty Bowls: Design a Bowl 6-8:30pm. Design a bowl for sale; profits feed the hungry. Hundreds of colorful and handmade bowls will be on display and for sale during Soup Day on 9/27 at Chapman Cultural Center. For a $15 donation per bowl, patrons enjoy unlimited gourmet soup donated by local restaurants and get to keep the bowl. Live music and a silent auction. Free. West Ma

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