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11 go Plastic-Free Game On: Ways to Shrink Our Footprint by Randy Kambic

14 rethinking cancer A Brave New World of Effective Natural Therapies by Linda Sechrist

17 PlaY together staY together Teamwork Strengthens Family Ties by Randy Kambic

21 haPPY Parents haPPY kids Renée Peterson Trudeau Explores Soulful Parenting by Meredith Montgomery

23 our own ode oF JoY Singing Heals Our Soul, Sets Us Free by Jan Kortie

24 kid-smart suPPlements The Right Choices Help Children Thrive by Pamela Bond

26 Preventing seiZures Natural Dog Remedies Can Out-Do Drugs by Dr. Shawn Messonnier

28 nature’s antibiotics Recover Health with Less Risk by Kathleen Barnes

30 good Food on a tight budget Tips to Get Top Value from Each Dollar by Kathleen Barnes

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Kerry Griffith and Sean Peterson, Co-Publishers

Welcome to the August Rethinking Cancer issue of Natural Awakenings of Central Ohio.

Kerry GriffithAugust, for my family, represents both endings and beginnings. We relish the end of summer fun as we squeeze in the last of our events before my husband returns to his classroom in the fall. Meanwhile back at home, we process our garden tomatoes for our winter supply of cooking red sauce and salsa. Then we honor my father’s life on his birthday with a slice of his favorite

treat: carrot cake. In 2009, my world of endings and beginnings collided in an extreme way. The deep joy of bringing my son into our lives was overturned five weeks later by the deep sorrow and grief of losing my father. I cherish the memory of my father snuggling his first grandchild on his chest. My dad was a remarkable man. He was funny, witty, kind and generous; he truly lived life to the fullest every day. Diagnosed with cancer before his 49th birthday, he fought it bravely for ten years. During that time, he researched many treatment options and he committed to a spectrum of therapies: from holistic nutrition and naturopathy to chemotherapy and radiation. I called my dad often after his treatments, know-ing he was tired and sick, and without fail he would ask me in his cheerful voice how my day was going. What an inspiration! My hope for our August issue is to provide you inspiration and a new be-ginning for us all to rethink cancer.

Sean PetersonBack in high school, I attended an assembly where an oncolo-gist (cancer doctor) spoke on the techniques available at the time to identify and treat cancer. There was a palpable underly-ing sense of frustration in his presentation to the packed room. It indicated to me just how troubling it was not being able to adequately treat such a horrible disease as it camouflages itself from the immune system while simultaneously hijacking the body’s own cells as production facilities for the cancer’s propa-

gation. That was 20 years ago. Something present in human history for as long as we have existed as a species is now staring science squarely in the eyes as part of an epic final show-down. There is recent research involving the introduction of specific antibodies to unmask the ability of cancer cells to remain otherwise undetected. These new antibodies bring hope to cancer patients in much the same way AIDS pa-tients can be “functionally cured”, meaning the disease is present but exhibits no symptoms. I firmly believe this cancer scourge can be placed in check dur-ing my children’s lifetime in much the same way science was able to muzzle polio and eradicate smallpox entirely. One of our local articles this month is “A New Kind of Patient Faces Can-cer”. Teresa Peters, who has lived with cancer for 4 years this month, gives great testament to the tenacity and resilience of the human spirit. Her post-diagnosis resolution to take full charge of the decisions surrounding treatment shows us all how to rethink cancer.


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Nutrition Counselor Opens Practice in Columbus

True Nutrition, LLC, is a new company

situated in the historic Brewery District just south of downtown Columbus. Programs include various strategies for weight loss such as tailored meal plans, detoxifying cleanses and disease-specific medical nutritional therapy. Owner and sole practitioner Laura Flynn has been a registered and licensed dietitian since 1999 and a certified diabetes edu-cator since 2005. “Nutrition became my life passion when my mom integrated nutrition therapy into her cancer treat-ment plan,” says Flynn. “I started True Nutrition to create a place to help clients reach their health goals, by working with them to design individualized meal plans.”

Location: 761 S Front St., inside Forefront Health and Well-ness. For more information, call 614-596-1764 or e-mail [email protected]. Also visit True-Nutrition.com.

Wellness Center Celebrates Anniversary With Contest

The Center for Alternative Medi-cine, a Columbus wellness center

with certified professionals in natu-ropathic medicine, health coaching, massage, reflexology and Reiki, is marking the one-year anniversary at their new location. In an effort to include the community in their cel-ebration, the center is hosting a website drawing for a free health modality of the winner’s choice. The general public is also invited to stop in for a free chat with a certified health coach on select evenings each month. Founder Guy G. DeAngelis, N.D., Ph.D., says clients enjoy the peaceful, restorative environment and easily accessible location. “For some people we’ve been their first experience with alternative medicine and empowering self-care techniques.” Classes are available on the effect of stress on weight, and the center also provides a series on healthy aging geared towards baby boomers. More services, including acupunc-ture, will be added as the center continues to grow. “We’re helping people achieve benefits like improved overall health, increased energy, weight loss, allergy relief, reduced stress and better sleep,” says DeAngelis.

Location: 2531 Oakstone Dr. For more information, call 614-284-2626 or visit CenterAlternativeMedicine.com.

Acupuncture and Wellness Facility Sponsors Blood Drive

In the spirit of giv-ing back to the

community, Integra Acupuncture and Wellness Associates is inviting the general public to a blood drive to be held in partnership with the American Red Cross on August 31 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In addition to the drive that day, Integra will offer free acupuncture and chair massages, workshops on improving health and prize drawings. Integra owner Dr. Melissa Yang believes in the continu-al promotion of better health. As part of their work with the non-profit organization Foundation of Wellness Profession-als, Integra frequently puts on free seminars for the general public on focus areas featured at Integra, including fertility, pain management and weight loss.

Location: 1110 Beecher Crossing N., Suite B, Gahanna. To schedule a blood donation, visit Integra-Acupuncture.com. To make an appointment with Integra, call 614-855-8828. See ad, page 23.

Charitable Frozen Treats Now In Central Ohio

J-POPS are all-natural, handcrafted ice pops that began as a fundraising

effort. Owner Steven White started his company as a way to raise money for the people of Japan after a devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011. White lived in Japan for over two years as an English teacher and sought a way to help the country he considered his second home. He sold his frozen treats to co-workers in Atlanta and donated the proceeds to the American Red Cross for Japan relief. When he moved back home to Columbus from At-lanta, he was encouraged to go into business by selling them to the general public. So he got a cart and started his company in Spring 2013. White says his ice pops are a twist on the traditional frozen treat, with flavors such as: Lemon Basil, Pineapple Cilantro, Blackberry Sage and Watermelon Mojito. He uses local produce whenever possible and gets the inspiration for his flavors from fruits and herbs available at local farm-ers’ markets.

For more information, including where to find J-POPS, visit MyJPOPS.com.


A Tribute to the American ElderberryThe Interna-

tional Society for Horticultural Science named the elderberry its 2013 Herb of the Year for good rea-son. In June, sci-entists gathered in Columbia, Missouri, to share research on the potential of elderberries and elder flowers for preventing and treating illnesses at the first International Elderberry Symposium. For example, Dennis Lubahn, director of the University of Missouri’s Center for Botanical Interaction Studies, and his team are researching the molecular mechanisms behind elderberry’s folk medicine legacy; specifically, how the berries might help prevent strokes, prostate cancer and in-flammation while boosting an individual’s resistance to infectious diseases. Prelimi-nary results show that just two tablespoons of elderberry juice per day appear to offer protection against prostate cancer. Madeleine Mumcuoglu, Ph.D., from the Hebrew University Hadassah Medical Center, in Jerusalem, explained how the yet unnamed active principle in elderberry blocks viruses from entering human cells. She believes that elderberry extract holds significant potential for preventing and reducing symptoms of the flu, including avian flu and swine flu, plus HIV and the herpes simplex virus. The effective dose may be just one tablespoon a day. While Mumcuoglu believes elderberry extract is safe, she does not recommend it for pregnant women or those with auto-immune diseases, because it is a known immune system stimulant. “It may be com-pletely risk-free,” she says. “We simply don’t yet have adequate data for proof.”

For more information, visit MUConf. Missouri.edu/elderberrysymposium.

healthbriefsNew Apothecary Offers Natural Alternatives in Body Care and Medicine

Boline Apothecary, founded by herbalist Lily Shahar Kunning, is

a new source of artisanal, organic, all-natural and locally-sourced herbal remedies and body care products for Central Ohio. Kunning produces her treat-ments weekly in small batches to

eliminate the use of preservatives. “Anyone can pronounce the ingredient list,” Kunning says. “We know what all our ingredients are and where they come from.” She grows many of them herself, and sources others from non-profit community gardeners. Products range from teas to oils, salves to lozenges, and powders to scrubs. Applications are for maladies such as migraines, diaper rash, ecze-ma, acne, earaches, and sore muscles. Popular sellers at farmers’ markets are her DEET-free Bug Off! Spray, and Breathe Well Tea, used to alleviate asthma and other respiratory ailments such as chest colds. Her products are currently available at the Easton and 400 West Rich Farmers’ Markets, North Market’s Artisan Sundays and on her web store.

For more information, call 614-323-8704 or visit BolineApothecary.com.

welldoneMockingbird Meadows’ Owners Named 2013 Homesteaders of the Year

Mockingbird Meadows, a unique farm model combin-

ing sustainable beekeeping and medicinal herbs with a focus on education, has been named by Mother Earth News as one of six 2013 Homesteaders of the Year. The national award is given by the magazine each year to kickoff International Homesteading Education Month. Owners Dawn and Carson Combs live and work on 3.5 acres designated as a United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary. Their farming practices are guided by biodynamic principles and ancient Greek doc-tor Hippocrates’ prescription, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” The 21st century homestead is about self-sufficiency wherever one lives, using less energy, eating wholesome and local food, and involv-ing the family in making wise choices to improve quality of life for the community and the environment. According to Mother Earth News, the Combs agree their biggest challenge is striking a balance between working on the homestead and making time to enjoy the space they’ve created. “It’s important to sit and enjoy the roses instead of just picking them,” says Dawn. Mockingbird Meadows grows produce and herbs, raises honey, teaches workshops on traditional foods and natural healing, and pro-vides herbal consultation.

Location: 16671 Burns Rd., Marysville. For more information, visit MockingbirdMeadows.com.


healthbriefs

Never Too Old to QuitEven smokers 60 and over can live longer if they

quit, according to a 2012 study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Three experts from the German Cancer Research Center, in Heidelberg, analyzed 17 studies from the United States, Australia, China, Eng-land, France, Japan and Spain that followed groups of between 863 and 877,243 people for periods ranging from three to 50 years. Findings showed that the longer a person had been classified as a former, rather than current, smoker, the more their risk of premature death decreased. The researchers also observed that current smokers showed the highest absolute mortality rates in all the studies. Dr. Tai Hing Lam, of the University of Hong Kong, observes that for people in their 60s, quitting was linked to a 21 percent decrease in the risk of premature death. The risk was reduced by 27 percent for those in their 70s and by 24 percent for individuals in their 80s. Lam added that the World Health Organization’s statistic that one out of every two smokers will die from their habit should be printed on all cigarette packages, “…so that all smokers know they are betting their lives on the toss of a coin.”

Glories of Growing Up GratefulGratitude gifts teens with better mental health, according to researchers at

California State University. Thankful teens are more apt to be happy and less likely to abuse drugs and alcohol or have behavior problems at school than their less grateful peers. The researchers asked 700 students, ages 10 to 14, to complete question-naires initially, and again four years later. Teens that reported practicing the most gratitude at the end of the study enjoyed a 15 percent greater sense of meaning in life, became 15 percent more satisfied with their life overall (at

home, at school and with their neighborhood, friends and themselves) and grew 17 percent more happy and hope-ful about their lives, plus experienced 13 and 15 percent

drops in negative emotions and depressive symptoms, respectively.

“These findings suggest that gratitude may be strongly linked with life skills such as cooperation, purpose, creativity and

persistence,” making it “a vital resource that parents, teachers and others that work with

young people should help youth build up as they grow up,” says lead author Giacomo Bono, Ph.D., a psychology professor at California State Uni-versity-Dominguez Hills. “More gratitude may be

precisely what our society needs to raise a genera-tion that is ready to make a difference in the world.”

Source: American Psychological Association’s 120th annual convention

umbilical cord bingoThe Manchester Guardian reports

that childbirth experts in the United Kingdom are urging the National Health Service (NHS) to reverse its policy on early clamping and cutting of a newborn’s umbili-cal cord. A recent Swedish study of 400 full-term infants from low-risk pregnancies published in the British Medical Journal found that delayed cord-clamping at birth resulted in infants being 5 percent less likely of being anemic two days later or iron deficient four months later. The latter problem has been associated with impaired brain development. The practice of separating infants from the placenta within 10 seconds of delivery has been commonplace since the 1960s, as supported by the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which advises the NHS. However, several doctors, medical organizations and the non-profit National Childbirth Trust (NCT), plus the World Health Organization, disagree; they advocate leaving the placenta untouched for at least 30 seconds up to whenever it stops pul-sating naturally (usually between two to five minutes). Exceptions would be if the baby’s or mother’s health neces-sitates medical intervention. “At birth, about a third of the baby’s blood is still in his or her cord and placenta,” explains Belinda Phipps, NCT chief executive. Unfor-tunately, “It is still accepted practice to deprive the baby of this blood.”


Another Plus for Natural BirthA team of researchers at the Yale School of

Medicine, in New Haven, Connecticut, has found that vaginal birth triggers the expres-sion of a protein, UCP2 (mitochondrial uncou-pling protein 2), in the brains of newborns that improves brain development and function in adulthood. It influences neurons and circuits in the hippocampus, the area responsible for memory. The protein is also involved in the cellular

metabolism of fat, a key component of breast milk, suggesting that induction of UCP2 by natural birth may aid the transition to breastfeeding. The research-ers also found that this protein expression is impaired in the brains of babies delivered by Caesarean section. These results suggest, “The increasing prevalence of C-sections, driven by convenience rather than medical necessity, may have a previously unsus-pected lasting effect on brain development and function in humans,” observes Tamas Horvath, chair of Yale’s Department of Comparative Medicine.

Bounce House Boo-BoosA staple at amusement parks, fast-food restaurants and

kids’ backyard parties, inflatable bounce houses look and sound like a lot of fun—yet can cause problems. “I was surprised by the number of injuries, especially by the rapid increase,” says Dr. Gary A. Smith, lead author of a recent study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy that he founded at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, in Columbus, Ohio. From fewer than 1,000 injuries sending kids 17 and under to emergency rooms in 1995, the num-ber skyrocketed to nearly 11,000 in 2010. Most injuries result from falls or collisions within the bounce houses or from falling out of them; only 3 percent required a hospital stay. Bounce house injuries are similar to those associated with trampolines, and more than a third of the study injuries involved children 5 and younger. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends against letting chil-dren younger than 6 use full-size trampolines, and Smith says barring that age group from even smaller, home-use bounce houses makes sense. In addition, the commission recommends limiting use to fewer bouncers at a time and not allowing younger children to participate at the same time as older kids.

blogging awaY teen troublesAdolescent angst, formerly vented in private “Dear diary” entries, is now

shared with others in blogs—with positive effect. According to a recent study published in the journal Psychological Services, interactively engaging with an online community is an ef-fective way for teens to relieve social distress. Researchers recruited 161 teenagers that exhibited some level of social anxiety or stress and asked them to blog, with one group opening their posts to comments. Bloggers that wrote about their problems and allowed readers to respond reported the greatest improvement in mood. The comments on blogs were overwhelm-ingly positive, offering constructive support.

colorFul Plates For PickY eatersParents trying to entice fussy eaters

to sample more nutritionally diverse diets have a surprising strategy at hand: color. A study at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York, has shown that colorful fare—specifically, food plates with seven different items and six col-ors—appear to be particularly favored by children. In contrast, adults tend to prefer fewer colors on one plate—only three items and three hues.

Source: Acta Paediatrica

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Shifting PrioritiesA Dose of Awe Can Make a Teen More Caring

A meta-analysis published in the Person-ality and Social Psychology Review sug-gests that experiencing awe helps young people focus less on themselves and more on the world around them. Exposure to natural wonders and accounts of great human accomplishments can do the trick. It’s a helpful strategy, given that narcis-sism is on the rise and college students have become dramatically less empathet-ic over the years, particularly since 2000.

Sixty-four percent of respondents ages 18 to 25 surveyed thought getting rich is their most important goal, while only 30 percent believed that helping others in need is important. Awe humbles us in the presence of something greater than ourselves. Expe-riencing it during adolescence, a period crucial in the formation of self-identity, could help coax teens out of their, “I am the center of the world,” funk and put them on a path to a life lived in compassionate connection with others.

Source: SagePub.com

High-Tech TeachersStudents Use Smartphones to Study

Highlighting the potential for digital learning, a new survey by the Verizon Foundation has found that a third of middle school students are already using mobile apps on smartphones to do school-work and collaborate with peers on projects. Beyond accessing information via the Internet, students often turn to free apps to play games that help them master math concepts, virtually dissect an animal or analyze clouds and concepts of condensation and more. The Verizon Foundation offers training to edu-cators on integrating mobile technology into lesson plans by partnering with the nonprofit Technology

Student Association and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Together, they are sponsoring the Innovative App Challenge, in which hundreds of middle and high school student teams are conceptualizing mobile apps that incorpo-rate science/technology/engineering/mathematics (STEM) activities to solve a problem in their school or community. Ten teams won personal smartphones and $10,000 grants for their schools, plus assistance in creating their apps and bringing them to the public earlier this year. Verizon expects to launch a new edition of the program this fall.

Source: The Christian Science Monitor at CSMonitor.com

Collateral DamageDisappearing Wild Pollinators Spell DisasterThe perilous decline of domestic honeybees due to the widespread oc-currence of colony collapse disorder continues to make news, but wild bees and other insects are often over-looked, even though they are twice as effective in producing seeds and fruit on crops, according to a study of 41 crops in 600 fields worldwide by Argentina’s research network, CONI-CET. For the first time, scientists have a handle on the huge contribution of wild insects, showing that honeybees cannot replace the wild insects lost as their habitat is increasingly destroyed. Study leader Lucas Garibaldi, of Argentina’s National University, in Río Negro, says that relying on honeybees is a highly risky strategy, because disease can sweep through a single species and it may not adapt to environmental changes as well as wild pollinators. Also, trucking in managed honeybee hives does not replace native pollinators, which visit more plants, resulting in more ef-fective cross-pollination; honeybees tend to carry pollen from one flower to another on the same plant.

there can be no keener revelation of a society’s

soul than the way in which it treats its children.

~Nelson Mandela


Chug-A-LugPricey Bottled Water May Come from a TapPeter Gleick, the author of Bottled and Sold: The Story Behind Our Obsession with Bottled Water, found that most companies are cagey about revealing the source of their water. “There’s no legal requirement that they say on their label where the water comes from, and they don’t like to advertise that fact,” says Gleick. As a result, most Americans don’t know much about the origins of what we spend $11 billion a year on. In order to be called “spring water”, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a product has to be either “collected at the point where water flows naturally to the Earth’s surface or from a borehole that taps into the under-ground source.” Other terms aren’t regulated. Gleick found that about 55 percent of bottled waters are spring water. The other 45 percent is mostly treated tap water, including Aquafina (Pepsi) and Dasani (Coke).

Source: Mother Jones

GM-Oh-OhGMOs Threaten Wheat ExportsAmerica lags behind the world in limiting, banning or even labeling genetically modified (GE, GM or GMO) crops, and now Japan has suspended some imports from the United States because of the discovery of unapproved GM wheat in Oregon. The European Union is weighing similar action. Serious economic implications stem from the fact that many countries will not accept imports of genetically modified foods, and the U.S. exports about half of its annual wheat crop. The Washington Post reports the presence of GMO wheat on an 80-acre field in Oregon as a mystery. Monsanto tested a similar strain in Oregon between 1994 and 2005, but the product was never approved for commercial use. The strain was identified in the state when a farmer tried clearing a field using Monsanto’s herbicide and discovered that the wheat could not be killed. Blake Rowe, CEO of the Oregon Wheat Commission, says that reduc-tions in Northwest wheat sales would affect farmers in Idaho and Washing-ton as well as Oregon, because the wheat is blended together. Oregon sold $492 million of wheat in 2011; 90 percent of it went overseas.

Blighted IconChestnut Tree Comeback on the Horizon

The American chestnut tree once dominated the American landscape from Georgia to Maine, provid-ing the raw materials that fueled our young nation’s westward expansion and inspiring writings by Long-fellow and Thoreau. But by the 1950s, the trees, stricken by blight, were all but extinct. Now, after 30 years of breeding and crossbreeding, The Ameri-can Chestnut Foundation believes it has developed

a potentially blight-resistant tree, dubbed the Restoration Chestnut 1.0. The group has adopted a master plan for planting millions of trees in the 19 states of the chestnut’s original range. This year, volunteers in state chapters are establishing seed orchards that will produce regionally adapted nuts for transplanting into the wild.

Nasty StuffMonsanto Weed Killer Contaminates Food

A peer-reviewed Massachusetts In-stitute of Technolo-gy report published in the scientific journal Entropy

points to evidence that residues of glypho-sate, the chief ingredient in Roundup weed killer, manufactured by Monsanto and sprayed over millions of acres of crops, has been found in food. The residues enhance the damaging effects of other food-borne chemicals and toxins in the environment known to disrupt normal body functions and induce disease, including Parkinson’s, infertility and cancers. Reuters reports that environmental-ists, consumer groups and plant scientists from several countries have warned that heavy use of glyphosate is harming plants, people and animals. The U.S. Environ-mental Protection Agency is conducting a standard registration review of glyphosate to determine by 2015 if its use should be limited. Yet Monsanto continues to claim that glyphosate is safe and less damaging than other commonly used herbicides.

Solar PoweredCapturing Energy from Asphalt RoadsAsphalt roads throughout the country are well known for soaking up the sun’s rays. Now, new piping tech-nology from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in Massachusetts, is offering a way to trap heat and use it else-where, potentially transforming blacktopped streets into giant solar energy collectors. It works by using the sun-warmed asphalt to heat water pumped through tubes embedded a few inches below the road surface. This can help to cool asphalt by utilizing some of the heat that would have remained in the material to heat the circu-lating water to produce electricity. Researchers are testing different pipe materials and conductive aggregates to add to the asphalt to improve heat absorption. Costs relative to potential returns have yet to be quantified.

Source: ForumForTheFuture.org


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Go Plastic-FreeGame On: Ways to Shrink Our Footprintby randy kambic

Looking around us, we see plastic everywhere.

opportunities for healthy change-ups.

Science Sounds the AlarmIn 2011, Harvard School of Public Health researchers made news by dis-covering that consuming one serving of canned food daily for five days led to significantly elevated urinary levels of bisphenol-A (BPA). This plastic and epoxy resin ingredient is found in the liners of many food and drink cans and sometimes in plastic bottles. It’s known to be a serious endocrine disrupter. Cardiovascular disease, diabe-tes, altered functions of reproductive organs and other ailments have been linked to high BPA levels in several studies, including one cited in Endo-crine Reviews journal. The Manches-ter Guardian also recently reported that the French Agency for Food, Envi-ronmental and Occupational Health Safety has stated that an unborn baby’s exposure to BPA through the mother could be linked to many health prob-lems, including breast cancer later in life. When plastics are subjected to stress—like heat, light or age—undis-closed additives used in their produc-tion for strength, flexibility and color can leach out and even contaminate lab results, as the University of Alber-ta’s Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry found. Such chemicals can migrate into our digestive systems and through our skin; they can also off-gas into the air, according to a recent study

by Weber State University’s Energy & Sustainability Office, in Ogden, Utah. Plus, unrecycled plastic materials can enter waterways and kill marine life through ingestion or entanglement (ocean garbage patches are major examples). Reducing our own plastic footprint can both safeguard family health and prove that we are serious about pres-suring industry to produce less of it. The key, according to Terry, is not to be intimidated or overwhelmed by plastic overload, but persist in taking baby steps (see MyPlasticFreeLife.com).

How to BeginAs a starting point, Terry notes that plastic enables the long-distance food distribution system. Reducing food miles associated with our meals helps cut down on the use of plastic. In the kitchen, use airtight stainless steel containers or glass jars or simply re-frigerate a bowl of food with a saucer on top to hold leftovers for the next day. Compost food waste. Reuse emp-ty plastic food bags and line garbage cans with old newspapers instead of plastic bags. Terry cautions, “People assume everything that carries the triangular symbol is accepted at all recycling facilities. This is not the case. What isn’t accepted is landfilled or even incinerated.” Also, according to the city of Oakland’s Waste Management Department, she learned that “Much of what we put out for recycling goes to China, and their processing stan-dards are not as strong as ours.” In Plastic Free, the author pro-vides scores of tips for borrowing, renting and sharing products; buy-ing used plastic equipment if it’s a necessity; and avoiding disposable packaging and paper products. Areas for improvement range from personal care and household cleaning products to bags, bottles, grocery shopping, takeout food, portable leftovers and lunches, plus durable goods. Activists will move on to also participate in area cleanups, donate to green organi-zations and write their legislators.

Randy Kambic, a freelance editor and writer in Estero, Florida, regular-ly contributes to Natural Awakenings.

Besides the customary food and product packaging, plus store bags, consider all the nooks and

crannies of our lives that plastic now permeates: eating utensils; baby and pet toys; computer keyboards and accessories; pens; eyeglasses; athletic footwear; backpacks; lighters; beauty care and pill containers; household cleaning bottles; ice cube trays; shav-ing razors; tool handles; hairbrushes and toothbrushes—even some facial scrubs, shampoos and chewing gum. Beth Terry, author of Plastic Free: How I Kicked the Habit and How You Can Too, points out compelling rea-sons to take personal action. In 2007, this Oakland, California, resident saw a photo of the decomposed carcass of a Laysan albatross riddled with plastic bits in an article on water pollution. “For several seconds, I could not breathe,” she writes. This seminal moment led her to further research, by which she realized, “This plague of plastic chemicals is harming everyone, and especially the most vulnerable members of our planet—children and animals—and that is both unaccept-able and unfair.” She’s been working on going plastic-free ever since. “I made a game of it; a fun, creative, step-by-step challenge,” she advises. “You can’t go through the house and think you can get rid of all plastic immediately. As items get used up, you’ll find alternatives.” Once we are in the habit of staying alert to the plastic scourge, we’ll naturally spot


An osteopathic doctor has many tools at her disposal, and in many ways, has pioneered inte-

grative medicine as we know it today. Dr. Ali Carine, a graduate of Ohio University College of Osteo-pathic Medicine, is one such pedi-atric D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) who is not limited to writing a prescription for patient treatment. Osteopaths are taught a philosophy of medicine that is ho-listic and looks at the relationship of structure and function. This founda-tion is imperative for a physician who utilizes prescription medica-tions in addition to nutritional and complementary medicine. Whether it’s treating chronic dis-ease with dietary changes, nutritional supplements, herbal products, osteo-pathic manipulative medicine or phar-maceuticals, she has the ability to do it all under one roof at her practice - Dr. Carine Integrative Pediatrics. Specific alternative care, such as acupuncture, is always referred to specialists. “We do it all in a safe way,” says Dr. Carine. “Not all treatment is ap-plicable. I want to be sure it’s the right treatment, it’s safe and it is worth their [the patient’s] time.” Cathy Frezoulis, the mother of a

current patient, agrees: “When we in-terviewed Dr. Carine, I was impressed with the fact that she was willing to work with us to develop a modified vaccine schedule to fit our needs. It was the deciding factor in choosing her as our pediatrician, since I wanted to work with someone who would take into consideration any input I would have in our son’s care.” Dr. Carine is seeing more families that want physicians who know more about alternative medicines such as vitamins and herbs. Too often, patients begin to self-medicate with supple-ments when they do not receive the counseling they seek from their physi-cian. Many of her patients include families with special needs children, including those with autism. “Families appreciate what alter-native forms of medicine can do for their child,” she says. Her strategy is to provide com-prehensive care so children can rise to their highest potential and achieve their goals. One example is that of a high-achieving teenage girl who had trouble focusing. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medi-cation prescribed by another doctor helped to keep her focused and her

grades up. The side effects, however, included; loss of appetite, headaches, and lethargy or sluggishness. Dr. Carine ordered blood work during the teen’s initial visit, and upon the second visit suggested she try a gluten-free diet. While a gluten-free diet can be difficult to incorporate, it turned out to be a better solution for this now happy and still high-achiev-ing patient who is recently off of her ADHD medication. Another important philosophy of osteopathic care, according to Dr. Carine, is that of a patient-centered medical home (PCMH), a team-based approach to health care that allows for coordination amongst a specific group of doctors and practitioners. Dr. Carine sees PCMH as an important component of a primary care physi-cian — to be in constant communica-tion with specialists, traditional and alternative, to understand and help provide the best patient care possible. “When primary care physicians take ownership of the patient’s care by being a medical home, it saves on the number of patient visits. When medi-cal teams work together, parents are less confused and more focused on their child’s overall well-being.” As part of her professional de-velopment, Dr. Carine has additional training in the management of autistic children through the Autism Research Institute and continues to educate other physicians on nutritional and medical management of autistic children. Dr. Carine also regularly speaks at physician conferences to educate other doctors on how to implement compre-hensive care into their practices. “There is no business model for this,” she explains. “It’s important because we don’t have other doctors who are doing this and I believe it’s the medicine families want.” Location: 3300 Riverside Dr., #200, Upper Arlington. For more informa-tion or to make an appointment, call 614-459-4200 or visit DrCarine.com.

Beth McCollam is a freelance writer who is just beginning to learn about herbs. She enjoys running outdoors and watching baseball games. Con-nect at [email protected].

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rethinking cancerA Brave New World of Effective Natural Therapies

by linda sechrist

Susan Silberstein takes her message for preventing cancer and recur-rences to medical and nursing

schools, continuing oncology nursing education programs and universities from her BeatCancer.org headquarters in Richboro, Pennsylvania. The non-profit organization provides research-based education and counseling on how to prevent, cope with and beat cancer through immune-boosting holistic approaches. Since 1977, it has helped nearly 30,000 cancer patients and more than 50,000 prevention seekers. “Early detection is better than late detection, but it’s not prevention,” says

Silberstein, who taught the psychology of health and disease at Pennsylvania’s Immaculata University. “We focus on building up patients—minimiz-ing treatment side effects, enhancing immune system function, improving nutritional status and addressing the reasons for sickness in the first place.” “Conventional medicine never addresses the cause, which is a process that needs to be understood so the individual can turn it off,” elaborates Massachusetts Institute of Technology-trained scientist Raymond Francis, author of Never Fear Cancer Again: How to Prevent and Reverse Cancer. Based on his experience beat-

ing cancer and research into cellular biochemistry and molecular biology, he concluded that the disease is a bio-logical process that affects the entire body, not something that can be cut out, killed or poisoned. “Central to healing and pre-vention is the elimination of things that fuel the growth of cancer cells, such as sugar, toxins, heavy metals, nutrient-deficient processed foods and an acidic environment in the body,” observes Francis. “Regular exercise, a daily, high-quality multivitamin and detoxification are equally crucial to restoring the body’s biological terrain.” Doctor of Naturopathy Judy Seeger, founder of CancerCleanse-Camp.com and host of CancerAn-swers.TV and Cancer Winner Radio, recommends both a regular detoxifi-cation regimen and ongoing healthy nutritional plan to help maintain a healing alkaline environment. While this helps cleanse the body of environ-mental toxins, the toxic emotions and stress that produce acid, weaken the immune system and create an envi-ronment for cancer to propagate, must also be dealt with. Experts generally agree on a range of basic, commonsense preven-tive measures that include a low-fat, plant-based diet; aerobic, flexibility and strength exercises; healthy sleep habits; and other stress-reducing activi-ties. “These are basic ingredients for maintaining sound health, and can be crucial toward improving the health of an individual with cancer,” says Dr. Keith Block, the “father of integrative oncology,” and author of Life Over Cancer. He founded The Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment, in Skokie, Illinois, that customizes care plans based on each person’s medical, biochemical, physical, nutritional and psychosocial needs.

Nourish BiochemistryThousands of cancer patients have outlived their “medical expiration date” by using alternative nontoxic treatments and approaches, many of which are documented in Outsmart Your Cancer, by Tanya Harter Pierce. Lou Dina, a cancer survivor who like Francis, underwent a journey of intensive research, became a patient


advocate and authored Cancer: A Rational Approach to Long-Term Recovery. Dina speaks at conventions hosted by the Foundation for Advancement in Cancer Therapy (FACT), founded in 1971 by Ruth Sackman. He also ap-pears with other survivors in the FACT documentary based on Sackman’s book, Rethinking Cancer: Non-Traditional Approaches to the Theories, Treatments and Prevention of Cancer. From decades of findings by international clinicians, FACT educates practitioners and patients to view chronic degenerative diseases as systematic malfunctions caused by breakdowns in the balance of body chemistry that are subject to bio-repair. However manifested, they are viewed as correctable and controllable via an individualized pro-gram that includes a balanced diet of whole, unprocessed, organic foods—spurred by Gerson therapy that floods the body with organically grown nutrients—supplementation and detoxification. Other key measures involve body tem-perature therapy, cellular and stem cell therapies and the use of botanicals. “Nutrients in food directly impact the mechanisms by which cancer cells grow and spread,” explains Block. “They also indirectly impact cancer by changing the surrounding biochemical conditions that either promote or inhibit the progression of malignant disease. This is why targeting only tumors is not enough to quash cancer. Conventional cancer therapies almost inevitably leave behind at least a small number of malignant cells. Your internal biochemical terrain plays an integral role in determining whether a tumor will regain a foothold after treatment, metastasize to distant sites or stay where it is without posing a threat.” Block notes that a healthy biochemistry can help prevent unpleasant and possibly life-threatening, complica-tions. An anti-cancer biochemical terrain will even boost a patient’s overall quality of life. At the Block Center, detailed assessments identify disruptions in six defining features of patients’ biochemical terrain—oxidation, inflammation, immunity, blood coagulation, glycemia and stress chem-istry. Cancer thrives on terrain disruptions, which also can impair treatment.

Focus on High-Impact FoodsKathy Bero, founder of NuGenesis Inc., in Stone Bank, Wisconsin, asks, “How many other lives could be saved if doctors prescribed a diet primarily focused on plant-based, angiogenic-inhibiting foods for all cancer patients?” Angiogenesis is the development of new blood ves-sels. Cancer turns the body against itself by hijacking the angiogenesis process and keeping it permanently activated, ensuring that cancerous cells receive a dedicated, uninter-rupted blood supply. “To effectively prevent cancer, inflam-mation and angiogenesis need to be controlled before a tumor can get a foothold,” advises Bero. Bero has personally beaten back two unrelated aggres-sive forms of cancer and credits the angiogenic-inhibiting foods in clinical research at the Medical College of Wis-consin, in Milwaukee, and the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha. Examples include green tea, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, apples, grapefruit,

lemons, tomatoes, cinnamon, kale, grape seed oil and pomegranate. “These foods also played a significant role in strength-ening my immune system and restoring my overall health, which was radically affected by many rounds of chemo-therapy and radiation,” remarks Bero.

Boost Recuperative PowersPatrick Quillin, Ph.D., a former vice president of nutri-tion for a national network of cancer hospitals and author of The Wisdom and Healing Power of Whole Foods and Beating Cancer with Nutrition, recommends a triple threat. “Cancer requires a threefold treatment approach to create a synergistic response. Teaming up to reduce the tumor burden without harming the patient, re-regulate the cancer to normal healthy tissue and nourish the patient’s recuperative powers is far better than any one approach,” says Quillin. He maintains that restrained medical interventions, appropriate nutrition and naturopathic approaches can bolster nonspecific natural defense mechanisms to reverse the underlying cause of the disease. “Nutrition and tradi-tional oncology treatments are synergistic, not antagonis-tic, as many oncologists believe,” advises Quillin. Glenn Sabin, founder of FON Therapeutics, simi-larly suggests that multi-interventional, outcome-based studies, akin to Dr. Dean Ornish’s approach to prostate cancer, could greatly benefit conventional oncology. Sabin recounts his Harvard Medical School-documented remis-

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sion of advanced leukemia in his upcoming book, N-of-1: How One Man’s Triumph Over Terminal Cancer is Changing the Medical Establishment. Sabin turned to therapeutic nutrition, neutraceuticals, stress re-duction and exercise to become a 22-year cancer “thriver” without the aid of conventional therapies. He also emphasizes the impor-tance of the psychological and psychosocial aspects of healing with the cancer patients he coaches. “If you don’t have your head in the game, it’s hard to make anything else work for you,” counsels Sabin.

Understand the Connection Silberstein and other leading physicians, including Dr. Tien-Sheng Hsu, a Chinese psychiatrist and author of the Secret to Healing Can-cer; Dr. Jingduan Yang, a board-certified psychiatrist and founder and medical director of the Tao Institute of Mind & Body Medicine; and Seeger, believe that the mind and spirit play a significant role in healing. “Cancer begins in the spirit and ends up in the body, which is why I recommend that anyone positively diagnosed read the Cancer Report,” remarks Silberstein. Cancer Report, co-written by John R. Voell and Cynthia A. Chatfield, discusses psychoneuroimmunol-ogy and the powerful role that the mind, emotions and spirit play in contributing to or resisting disease and healing even the most terminal of cancers (Tinyurl.com/VoellCancerReport). Yang and Hsu, who also use acupuncture protocols, be-lieve illness is a reflection of inner problems that disrupt the body’s naturally powerful immune system. “Cancer is a symptom delivering a message: You need to take better care of yourself—emotionally, chemically, physically and spiritually,” says Yang. As a faculty member of the University of Arizona Center for Integra-tive Medicine, Yang sees firsthand how few patients understand that the trauma of a diagnosis and treatment can reactivate past traumas, unresolved issues, blockages and repressed emotions. Both he and Hsu offer mind/body/spirit interventions to help patients cope better. “I talk to people who do all the right things to improve their biochemistry, but without an emotional detox and spiritual con-nection to something larger than themselves, their healing process tends to stall,” Seeger observes. Her online talk shows feature long-term cancer survivors like Dr. Carl Helvie, author of You Can Beat Lung Cancer Using Alternative/Integrative Interventions. “It all comes down to the microcosm of the cell. If we give our 73 trillion cells everything they need, the macrocosm of the body will function properly,” says Francis. The authors of Cancer Kill-ers, Dr. Charles Majors, Dr. Ben Lerner and Sayer Ji, agree. Up till now, they attest that the war on cancer has been almost exclusively an assault on the disease, rather than an enlightened preventive campaign that clearly identifies and counters how cancer develops. “The battle can only be won by instructing people in how to boost their body’s immune responses to kill cancer cells before they face a full-blown diagnosis and showing them how to aggressively address the hostile exterior agents that turn healthy cells cancerous.” The best winning strategy is to naturally nurture a body—struc-turally, chemically, energetically, emotionally and spiritually—so that the inner terrain naturally kills cancer cells and stops them from growing.

Linda Sechrist is a senior staff writer for Natural Awakenings. Visit ItsAllAboutWe.com for the recorded interviews.

mY aPProach to cancer: Pamela A. Popper, Ph.D., N.D.

of The Wellness Forum

A diagnosis of cancer almost always causes

fear for patients and their families, and for very good reasons. Not only is cancer an unpredict-able and often aggressive disease, but many of the traditional treatments do not stop its progression or cure it. The decisions made immediately follow-ing a diagnosis are extremely important. The first and most important decision is to not make a decision until enough information can be gathered to make a good one. Many oncologists pressure patients to begin treatment immediately, and infer that immediate action is the key to survival. This is not true most of the time. I recommend that all cancer patients visit CancerDecisions.com and obtain a Moss Report. Dr. Ralph Moss has developed reports specific to cancer types that outline the benefits and risks of traditional treatment, and other viable options. In many instances, the reports show that traditional treatment is useless, which can be discouraging, but it is better to know this sooner rather than later. I have seen many people over the years undergo treatment only to find out that their cancer has continued to progress and the treatment has contributed to the decline of their health status. In addition to making good treatment decisions, cancer patients should immediately adopt a program of dietary excellence. While diet alone is not enough to stop or reverse many cancers, it is an important tool for restoring health. Last, but not least, cancer patients should make their treatment decisions based on their own evaluation of the evidence, rather than pressure from well-meaning friends and family. This allows patients to fully focus on the healing process.

Dr. Pamela A. Popper is the Executive Director of The Wellness Forum, a Worthington-based center educating individuals on how to change their health outcomes through improved diet and lifestyle habits. For more information, visit WellnessForum.com or call 614-841-7700.


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The adage that a family that plays together stays together is more valid than ever. Yes, healthy individual sports are good, but recreational activities that involve the

whole family deliver bonus benefits—from more exercise for more people to fierce, yet fun bonding that affords fresh opportunities and makes memories worth revisiting.

Sample Scores Baseball expands the father-and-son tradition of toss-ing a ball back and forth and turns a yard or local park into the family’s own Field of Dreams. Go inclusive and offer mitts to other family members, as well. Anyone not into throwing and catching can still participate by running around those that are passing the ball. Basketball hoop shooting can be as loose or struc-tured as participants like. A game known as Horse provides fun for family and friends. When someone scores a basket, others take their shot from the same spot on the court;

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those that miss are assigned a “penalty” letter of the word. In consecutive rounds, each player that reaches the com-plete word is eliminated until only one (that day’s winner) remains. Bicycling beats a drive around town; it’s heart-friendly in more ways than one. Pedaling sustains satisfying group interaction, joyful aerobic exercise and a healthier planet. Local club rides and charity events add zest. For bicycle-friendly states, user tips, events and information on local clubs, check BicycleFriendlyCommunity.org, USACycling.org and RoadBikeJourney.com. Disc golf moves the recreational pastime of Frisbee-tossing to an intriguing level of competitive accuracy and whole-body exercise. Participants toss a flying disc toward and eventually into a raised basket at the end of each “hole” at a special course; the player with the fewest total tosses (like a golfer with the fewest total strokes) after nine or 18 holes, wins. Backyard putters practice getting closest to the pin and in. For more information, including local courses for this fast-growing sport, visit pdga.com. Tennis for four is perfect for Mom, Dad and two offspring to strengthen skills and relationships via doubles play. Strat-egizing between partners engages teamwork and laughter. Many nearby public parks or school courts are open in the summer. For tips or updates on local leagues, visit usta.com.

Benefits Transcend ExerciseAccording to Make Physical Activity a Family Event, a recent study sponsored by the Association for Applied Sport Psychol-ogy, “Participating in family physical activities helps children gain life skills, as well as health benefits,” such as learning teamwork, leadership skills and quality decision-making. Other positive aspects cited include appreciating sportsman-ship, positive role modeling and strengthening intrafamily relationships. The study further recommends noncompetitive fam-ily activities to round out the potential for whole-family benefits. Working in the yard, group scavenger hunts, early morning calisthenics before work and school, walking the dog and volunteering at a local shelter all make the grade. Overall, when it comes to ways for eliciting healthy family recreation, the more, the merrier.

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My name is Teresa and I have cancer. It reminds me of the words said at an Alcohol-

ics Anonymous meeting, when the participants admit to themselves and everyone else that they have a prob-lem. It’s a crucial step toward recov-ery and survival. I went through this same kind of process in coming to terms with my health over the last few years. I have cancer. The words hang in the air and echo through my head. Having cancer is certainly different than having a drinking problem, yet there are parallels. I think that the road to surviving cancer started for me with a significant personal reckoning -- admitting that I hadn’t been taking very good care of myself for some time, physically and emotionally, and deeply committing to change. I decided to treat my body better and did intensive spiritual housecleaning. I took responsibility for this disease and my recovery. I live with a Stage IV breast cancer. For the uninitiated, that means that cancer started in my breast and has now spread to other parts of my body. It’s about as bad as it can get – there is no Stage V in the world of cancer. In my case, I have metastasis in my lungs, bones, and brain. The characteristics of the tumors (things like size, grade, HER2 and hormone status) indicate that my cancer is aggressive. Metastasis to the brain is typically a final stage of the disease. According to standard statistical pre-dictions, I should be gone now. And yet, I live with joy and minimal side effects. I live with it. I don’t mean to sound blasé about living with cancer, and I’d hate

for anyone to think it’s easy. Some days it seems like a death sentence. Other days it is just a challenge, a reality check, a parameter. I don’t think that living with cancer makes me special (although I’m not averse to playing the Cancer Card to get my way from time to time). Nor do I think that I have any particular insider knowledge or answers. I am not on a mission to convince people that if they do what I do, they can survive cancer. And yet, the longer I live, the more inclined I am to share my story – and the longer I live, the more inter-esting and relevant my story becomes.

My approachI’m not going to tell you there is no place for conventional medicine. It seems pretty likely that surgeries and drug therapies saved my life when I was really ill, turning the tide when cancer had me in its grip. But I think that some of the comments I heard from oncologists then were short-sighted and ill-informed, and I am

glad I had the backbone to stand up to them. One doctor told me that it didn’t matter what I ate because it would not make a difference. Another rolled his eyes when I asked about detoxification and told me that alter-native therapies are based on “voodoo science”. And there is the doctor who told me - almost three years ago now - that I was at the beginning of the end, and I would never feel better than I did that day because that’s “not how cancer works”. But I was not so easily discouraged, and I now know enough to see these kinds of comments for what they are. And, for the record, I feel a lot better today than I did back then. I firmly believe that the so-called “alternative” treatments I do are what allows me to heal and thrive, and the ways I take care of myself each day keep me healthy. Yet most of the alter-native doctors I’ve worked with have also had their imperfections. In my ex-perience, each doctor thinks that their tool is the thing that will save you, and they tend to have blinders on for anything outside of their realm. Many practitioners lack deep experience with alternative treatments - many of which are new, or old therapies that are new again - but doctors still have to speak with authority. In reality, we are all learning together. I think we need to be smart about the alterna-tive treatments we do, and understand what they are meant to achieve and how they work. I don’t believe there is a single silver bullet solution to cancer, wheth-er conventional or alternative. But there are many doctors out there who are on the right track, bringing a ho-

Personal ReflectionsPersonal reflections

by teresa Peters

A New Kind of Patient Faces Cancer


listic approach to treating patients and encouraging people to be comprehen-sive in fighting cancer while healing their bodies (and their hearts). It’s a complicated disease that manifests differently for different people, and it seems to me that a many-faceted ap-proach is the best bet. There’s a lot of very interesting research coming out now that is thinking outside the box about cancer treatment, and I don’t think that drugs are the only legitimate answer. With that said, I do have some opinions about what has been most important to my survival: Owning my decisions about treat-ment. This is my body and my life, and I’m driving the decision-making. I’ve learned the basics, and I don’t do something just because some doctor told me to; I do it because it makes sense to me and my situation. I listen to the wisdom of my body and do what I think is best for me. Making choices I believe in, and be-lieving in the choices I make. At each step of the way, I did what I felt was the right thing to do at the time, and I have confidence in my choices.Making lifestyle changes, and living my choices each day. For me, living with cancer is a process, and I try to make the best choices I can every day, from how I spend my time and handle stress, to what I eat and drink, and how I limit my exposure to toxins.

My advice“OK”, you say, “that’s all well and good, but what have you done? What are the most important things to do?” I know people want direction. Something to get them focused. And I do have a few thoughts on what has

worked best for me and what people should consider (hopefully alongside their open-minded doctor). Here are a few pieces of advice: The human body has an amazing capacity to heal, but it needs an op-timal environment. Focus on creating the right environment, and don’t give up on your body. What you eat matters -- it ei-ther helps you (think nutrient-dense, cleansing, antioxidant-rich fresh fruits and vegetables, herbs, pasture-fed animal products), or hurts you (think insulin-spiking sugar, nutrient-deplet-ing processed foods, empty-calorie junk food). Eat more good stuff and little or no bad stuff. We live in a toxic soup, from chemicals in common household cleaners and body care, to envi-ronmental toxins in public places. Control what you can, and get serious about limiting your exposure to toxins to give your body a break. We’ve all probably been accu-mulating toxins since we were in the

womb, and who knows what well-intentioned things our mothers got in to. In one way or another, help your body clear out the bad stuff you have accumulated over a lifetime. Don’t underestimate the emo-tional and spiritual underpinnings of the situation. Make things right in your head and in your heart. Work on your emotional baggage, whatever it is. Cultivate positive relationships and get rid of people who drain your energy. I can’t think about cancer without worrying about what’s happening to our planet and what it means for the next generation. I would like to see an honest conversation in this country about how our industrial food supply and the widespread use of unregulated chemicals are driving the surge in cancer and other chronic diseases. And I think we all should be suspicious about the role of profits in decision-making about the “standard of care” and the influence of phar-maceutical and insurance companies in our healthcare system. I think it’s worth pushing the dialogue about cancer beyond a discussion of cures, to really look at what’s perpetuating this crisis. Is cancer curable? I don’t know. Ask me that question again in 10 years and I may have a different answer. Can we live with it? Yes, I believe we can.

Teresa Peters is a writer and health advocate, who reflects on life with stage IV cancer in her blog at www.teresampeters.com. She also co-owns The Going Green Store, an eco-gener-al store in Granville that sells health-conscious and planet-friendly goods and local food. See ad, this page.

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ing number of doctors are referring patients for the complementary treatment, which is often available at traditional hospitals, too. Acupunc-ture is often used in sports medicine; in treatments for fertility, nausea and pain; and as an adjunct to addic-tion therapy. While acupuncture is now more widely available than ever, its cost can be a deterrent for many potential patients. Community acupuncture helps create a way for more people to affordably access this healing modality. When acupuncture practices were introduced in the U.S. during the 1970s, the mainstream medical model guided the pricing of treatments and the environments in which they were performed. Today, fees for acupunc-

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ture treatments range from $50 to $200 per session, and the patient is treated in a private room. This design works well if the patient can afford to pay out of pocket or has insurance to cover the costs. Some major insur-ance companies are beginning to offer coverage—BlueCross BlueShield, for example, offers a discount program for acupuncture, and both Cigna and Aetna will cover treatments for certain health conditions such as chronic low back pain or migraine headaches. But patients that must pay out of pocket often find it difficult to continue acupuncture treatments, especially for chronic conditions that require a series of sessions for good results. Born out of this dilemma was the concept of community acupuncture, a solution that offers more affordable acupuncture treatments using a sliding payment scale. The treatments are per-

formed in a community space, with several patients receiving treatment simultaneously, and individuals pay whatever they can—typically between $15 and $40 per session. In a time of soaring healthcare costs, this model offers a reasonably priced solution. While this is a newer model for acupuncturists in the U.S.—the na-tion’s first community acupuncture clinic opened in 2005, in Portland, Oregon—it is ubiquitous in China, where acupuncture has been prac-ticed for thousands of years. There, an acupuncturist may see nearly 100 patients in four hours within a large clinic space, with several chairs placed next to each other. The patients pay around $2 a treatment and often come every day until their symptoms improve. Today, community acupuncture is growing rapidly, with more than 200 clinics across the U.S. and abroad. As patients and practitioners seek more natural approaches to healthcare, they are turning to this ancient medicine to find healing and well-being.

Susan Bowlus and Kit Yoon are licensed acupuncturists at Urban Acu-puncture Center, the first community acupuncture clinic in Ohio, which opened in September 2010. Part of an international network of acupuncture clinics, they employ seven acupunc-turists and are open daily at 3389 N. High St., in Columbus. For more in-formation, call 614-725-2488 or visit UrbanAcupunctureCenter.org.


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we practice self-care, we are more present with our partner and children. We feel more generous, loving and playful, and it’s easier to weather crises and uncertainties. I believe that modeling self-love is one of the best ways to influence children’s self-esteem.

Why is it important for fami-lies to define what they value most?It’s empowering for a family to anchor together around one key core value. Once you identify it, you all can make more conscious decisions. The value that my own family has chosen is compassion for one’s self and others. Creativity, spirituality, service or learn-ing are others. As kids grow into adolescence, it becomes more challenging to maintain balance; there are so many demands on a family’s time and attention. Mentally, we’re often overwhelmed by an expanding scope of activities and decisions. At any age, a lot of us are just reacting to whatever comes at us. But when we identify the values most important to us, it’s easier to know when to say yes and no to things, so that our actions become aligned with our priorities.

What is behind the rising appeal of living more simply?Simplicity is alluring at a most basic level of our being; we crave it. We


A regular spiritual practice grounds us and helps us navigate the challenges of just

being human. It helps us stay awake, begin to let go, trust the rhythm and flow of life and relax into the beauty of our true nature.

Create Ritual – Meaningful rituals can be carefully planned events or casual, but regular remembrances, such as voicing gratitude before a family meal or greeting one another with a hug. Marking transitions and milestones in the lives of family members likewise connects everyone to the sacredness of daily living. We remember that life is more than to-do lists. Cultivate Stillness – Quiet private con-templation through stillness, prayer, meditation or reflection is a daily way to connect with our inner wisdom and/or embrace a higher power, and can make the whole day better. Practice Service to Others – The more we reach out and are present to one another, the stronger we become and the easier it is to understand our inter-connection—that we’re all one. Live in the Present – Many great spiritual teachers believe the answer to everything is to just “be here now,”

and that our suffering and emotional distress would end if we simply stopped resisting the present. When we temporarily suspend our desire to change things, we can embrace that where we are is exactly where we’re supposed to be. Choose Happiness – Can we only be happy if things are going our way? Ex-perts suggest that we’re born with the in-nate capacity to experience inner well-being and joy; it’s our birthright to feel good. We must remember to choose happiness in each present moment.

nBe mindful of how and when the family uses technology. Put people first.

nTap the healing power of nature together. Take hikes, picnics and explore a local greenbelt.

nLove the ones you’re with. Schedule regular time together to make sure it happens.

nDefine your family’s values and honor them.

nSlow down. Do less to experience more. Fewer choices and a lighter schedule can make for a happier family.

Source: Nurturing the Soul of Your Family: 10 Ways to Reconnect and Find Peace in Everyday Life, by Renée Peterson Trudeau.

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want to invest less energy in making decisions and have more space for life to organically unfold. We want to hit the pause button because we are overscheduled, overworked and over-loaded with too much information. It can feel so good to be productive, and American culture rewards output. But we need to be mindful of balancing the harder task of ‘being’ with the seduc-tion of doing, for we are at our most powerful when both of these energies are equal.

Where do we start?If we are not currently living in align-ment with what matters most to us, we can stop what we’re doing and course-correct. We have to define what simplicity looks like for us and can start by just slowing down. Do less to experience more. Unplug from technology. Try spending un-scheduled, media-free time together. My family feels most nourished after weekends that we hardly did anything and just enjoyed connecting through simple pleasures.

What role does spirituality play in fostering a healthy family life?I hear a lot of parents say that they used to think that spirituality was sep-arate from parenting. Then they woke up to the idea that being a parent is a spiritual practice, maybe the most profound one they will ever have. Connecting to the sacred in everyday life yields nurturing gifts we can enjoy with our children, not separate from them.

What is the most valuable advice that you offer to par-ents?Pause to breathe in compassion and realize that our outer state is a reflec-tion of our inner state. It helps us release whatever we’re dealing with and reconnect with ourselves and loved ones.

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Before singing was part of any human culture, it was part of nature. Nature never tries hard;

it just is. It grows and blossoms and flows. So does heartfelt singing—as a joyful expression of soul, of one’s es-sential being. It is giving and sharing. Most of all, it is alive. Singing like this doesn’t ask for effort. But it does ask for courage. In expressing our longings, hopes and love, we may encounter fear, shame or sorrow. That’s part of the beauty and surprising simplicity of liberating

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ourselves through song, which can be equally cheerful, lighthearted and humorous, or insightfully confronting the challenging issues in our lives. Some people make every effort to sing eloquently, but the joy of singing is just as fully accessible for those that can’t master the technical qualifica-tions or even carry a tune. All we really need to do to achieve personal satisfaction is to sing what’s inside us, enabling who we are to emerge. That’s why singing is healing; it helps make us whole.

Giving emotional space to our-selves in song allows us to be heard in a special way; no two voices are alike because each is exactly suited to the individual. Our innate tendency to sing, like other forms of music, con-nects us with others and reminds us of ways in which we are attuned to one another. More natural than talking, the vibration of a singing voice is the most magical, direct way to connect our internal and external worlds. It’s comforting to note that we can only sing off-key if we compare our voice to another’s. No child ever decides by himself that he can’t sing. A child spontaneously sings, dances and draws without preconception until an authority figure steps in with a discordant opinion. Singing is a natural phenomenon as intuitive as breathing. It’s our right to sing freely, and so share our hearts and music with the world. As a soar-ing expression of love it contributes greatly to the well-being of individu-als, communities and society.

Jan Kortie first introduced the idea of voice-liberation in the Netherlands 30 years ago, developing a joyful ap-proach to personal and professional singing that extends beyond tradition-al methods and techniques. His book, Your Soul Wants to Sing, available in Dutch, is the primer for his Academy of Voice Liberation, where he serves as director.


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Improve ImmunityVitamin D. “It’s my top immune supplement choice for


most children,” says Rountree. The vitamin is crucial for triggering the body’s natural immune system to react to and fight off infections. A study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that daily 1,200 international unit (IU) supplements of vitamin D3 reduced cases of seasonal flu in schoolchildren by more than 40 percent. Neustaedter recommends that school-aged children supplement with 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day. Unlike D2, D3 is natural and nontoxic, he says. Probiotics. These “friendly” bacteria help reestablish beneficial intestinal flora to both assist digestion and im-munity. “Eighty percent of the immune system is produced in the small intestine,” says Neustaedter. “Having a healthy small intestine will lead to a healthy immune system. Pro-biotics will go a long way to accomplishing that.” Rountree recommends children receive a mixture of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria—at least 15 billion colony-forming units a day. A study by an international team published in Pediatrics showed that probiotic supplements may reduce the incidence of fevers, coughs, runny noses and other infections in young children. Elderberry. “If kids get frequent colds, elderberry can be helpful,” notes Neustaedter, who suggests that chil-dren take such extracts according to label instructions for acute sickness during the cold and flu season. He consid-ers it a worthy antiviral and immune system stimulant. Elderberry’s immune-boosting potential may be due

to its ability to enhance antioxidant activity. Several studies, including one issued by the National Institutes of Health, have shown that black elderberry extract may shorten the duration of a bout of flu.

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vises. As a calming mineral, magnesium trumps calcium; because kids tend to need more calcium for their bones, the two nutrients are usually given together, adds Roun-tree. He recommends that children take 100 to 300 mg of magnesium daily, depending on their age and weight. Lemon balm (melissa officinalis). To soothe anxiety, Rountree points to lemon balm as safe and gentle, yet effective. St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison, Wisconsin, reports that researchers have found that lemon balm, in combination with other herbs like valerian, may ease restlessness, anxiety and sleep disorders. Kids can drink one to two cups of freshly brewed tea daily. For a tasty and convenient option, substitute glycerites; tinctures that use glycerin to extract the active constituents from herbs.

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seizures, as well. It both supports the nervous system and provides energy to the body’s cells. Herbs, including valerian, passionflower, kava, gastro-dia (tian ma), uncaria (gou teng), ostrea concha (mu li) and buthus martensi (quan xie), can also be helpful. Because they can be powerful natural medicines that could interact with each other and with prescription medicines, use them only under veterinary supervision. Homeopathic remedies are also widely incorporated into natural treatments of seizures such as tinctures of stramonium and belladonna. A twice-daily homeopathic detoxification treatment for pets experiencing seizures from any cause, using berberis, nux vomica and lymphomyosot, is recommended, as well. Due to the overwhelming success of using natural therapies for pets with epilepsy at our Paws & Claws Ani-mal Hospital, most do not need to rely on medications for the problem. Those pets that arrive on a regimen of strong anticonvulsant drugs are slowly weaned off of them, result-ing in improved health, lower vet bills and better control of recovery. Most never have another seizure, as long as they stay on the natural therapy protocol prescribed.

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When Use Becomes OveruseIn recent years, conventional medicine has increasingly used antibiotics as a universal remedy against all kinds of microbial attacks—even though they are ineffective against anything except bacterial infections. It’s best to use them selectively and cautiously when nothing else will do the job, because by definition, they are “opposed to life.” The worst-case scenario is what we have now: overuse creating “super-bugs,” able to multiply out of control, sometimes with fatal consequences,

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even when treated with antibiotics that used to work. “Antibiotics are helpful and effec-tive when used properly when there is a bacterial infection such as strep throat, urinary tract infection, bacte-rial pneumonia or a wound that has become infected,” explains Doctor of Naturopathy Trevor Holly Cates, of Waldorf Astoria Spa, in Park City, Utah. “But antibiotics are so overused and overprescribed that bacteria are changing in ways to resist them. This has become a significant public health problem.”

National and global public health officials have expressed increasing concerns about dangers posed by such bacteria, including methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), which are often transmitted between patients in hospital settings, and a multi-antibiotic-resistant form of tuberculosis. The problem is compounded by the use of antibiotics to enhance growth and production in livestock. A variety of superbugs have been found in meat, poultry and milk products, according to the nonprofits Center for Science in the Public Interest and Environmental Working Group. Chris Kilham, a worldwide medi-cine hunter who teaches ethnobotany at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, explains the transmission. “When you eat conventionally raised meat, you’re not getting antibiotics, but you are getting bits of self-replicating genetic material that transfer antibiotic resistance to your body, which can prove fatal.”

Preferred AlternativesFortunately, there are many natural substances that have proven to be ef-fective against bacteria, viruses, fungi and other infectious microbial patho-gens—all without dangerous side effects. Here’s a short list: Propolis, sometimes called “bee glue”, produced by bees to seal their hives and protect them from infec-


tions, is “the single most powerful antimicrobial we have in the plant kingdom,” advises Kilham. That claim is backed by numerous studies from institutions such as Britain’s National Heart and Long Institute, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Harokopio University, in Greece. In 2005, a study by Turkey’s Hacettepe University showed that propolis killed both MRSA and VRE bacteria. Other studies by Italy’s University of Milan have shown propolis’ effectiveness in combating upper respiratory infec-tions and Candida albicans fungal infections. Propolis is also available in pill form. Pelargonium sidoides is a favored option for Cates to abbreviate both the duration and severity of cold and flu, including any lingering cough or sore throat. This South African medicinal is also known as African geranium. Usually used in tincture form, it’s also useful against a large range of microbial infections. One study from the Russian Institute of Pulmonology reported that nearly 70 percent of participating adults with bronchitis received relief within four days—more than double those that became well taking a placebo. Olive leaf extract was first mentioned in the Bible and recent research confirms its effectiveness against a wide vari-ety of microbial infections. A U.S. Department of Agriculture study published in the Journal of Food Science confirms that olive leaf extract is effective in fighting food-borne pathogens like salmonella and E. coli, labeling it a broad-spectrum anti-microbial. New York University School of Medicine research published in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Com-munications showed that olive leaf extract reversed many HIV-related changes in the immune system. Retired medical journalist Dr. Morton Walker, author of Nature’s Antibiotic: Olive Leaf Extract, wrote that olive leaf extract “inhibits the growth of every virus, bacterium, fungus, yeast and protozoan it was tested against… and is effective against a minimum of 56 disease-causing organisms.” In a worst-case scenario, “If antibiotics are the only alternative to treat a lab-confirmed bacterial infection, it’s vital

to replace the beneficial intestinal bacteria inevitably wiped out by the drug,” concludes Cates. “Sometimes a few servings of a good natural yogurt (without sugar or fruit) will suffice. If not, look for a high-quality probiotic to restore the digestive system’s natural bacterial colony.”

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Good Food on a Tight BudgetTips to Get Top Value from Each Dollar

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broccoli, each at less than 30 cents a serving.

4Bananas and pears usually cost less than apples, plus they customarily endure fewer pesticide applications.

4The best animal protein award goes to roasted turkey; hot dogs ranked last.

4The next-best animal protein identi-fied is a whole chicken, roasted at the beginning of the week and used in various ways for future meals.

4Fresh, whole carrots and sweet potatoes are among the best produce buys, but frozen corn and broccoli almost always cost less than their fresh equivalents and are just as nutritious.

4A serving of oatmeal is half the cost of sugary processed cereals, plus it’s more filling and causes less fluctua-tion in blood sugar levels.

4Canned salmon is almost always wild caught and is much cheaper than fresh, but be wary of BPA (bisphenol-A) migration from the can.

4Queso blanco, a mild, soft, white cheese common in Latino cooking, is both less expensive and less processed than many other cheeses.

Change Our RoutineTracie McMillan, of Ann Arbor, Michi-gan, author of the bestselling book, The American Way of Eating, learned how to eat on a tight budget as an un-dercover journalist. She had to budget for food based on wages working on a farm in California, in the produce department of a Michigan superstore and in a New York City restaurant

can maximize nutritional value in their spending, researchers examined 1,200 foods to help people get be-yond the common perception that eat-ing healthy is expensive. “We looked at food prices, nutrients, pesticides, environmental pollutants and artificial ingredients,” says Undurraga. “Then we chose the top 100 or so, based on balancing all of those factors.”

Think Outside the Box Some of the EWG findings might sur-prise many of us:

4Raw cabbage is the top-ranked food because of its price and high nutrition-al value as a cruciferous vegetable. For less than 10 cents a serving, it poses far fewer calories than potatoes and is a worthy addition to salads, soups and stir-fries.

4The next highest marks for price and nutrition spotlight carrots, ba-nanas, pears, watermelon and frozen


Eat Well, Spend Less4Freeze cheese that starts going bad. Defrosted cheese tastes best melted. Don’t buy shredded cheese—shred it at home.

4Substitute yogurt for cream and sour cream in recipes. Drain yogurt in a coffee filter to thicken. To economize and reduce package waste, buy in volume and measure out small servings.

4Cut and freeze fresh fruit when it’s on sale or overripe. Use later in smoothies, oatmeal or yogurt. To eliminate clumping, lay pieces on a tray to freeze or freeze pureed fruit in ice cube trays. When frozen, transfer to a bag.

4Make sure the word “whole” is in the very first ingredi-ent listed on the label. “Multigrain” or “wheat” language or a brown color isn’t enough.

4Start kids off right with whole grains, not white bread and white pasta. If they’re not used to whole grains, mix them in gradually.

4Buy in bulk and stock up during sales. Avoid pricey oat-meal packets; they’re often loaded with salt and sugar. Buy whole- grain bread on sale and freeze.

4Soak and cook dried beans to save money.

4Before vegetables go bad, freeze them or make soup.

Source: ewg.org/goodfood

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Find more tips and pages of recipes at ewg.org/goodfood.

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THUrSDAY, AUGUST 8Yoga Teacher Training Information Session – 6-7pm. Follow a passion and attend an information session to learn the details of the Yoga Teacher Training program. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.

SATUrDAY, AUGUST 10The “Why” of Herbal Health – 1-2pm. With Dawn Combs, herbalist of Mockingbird Meadows. Learn why to choose a tincture over a tea or a compress over a poultice. Understand how to sup-port body with herbs while taking a prescription or why to use an herbal solution instead of a medical one. Safely move from tonic herbs to more targeted herbs to address an ailment and more. $15/RDR, $20/SR. Ohio Herb Center, 110 Mill St, Gahanna. 614-342-4380. OhioHerbCenter.org.Gardens for Schools – 10:30-12pm. Teachers and parents can explore all of the benefits to creating a school garden. Take home seeds and action items. $15-20. Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, 1777 E. Broad St, Columbus. 614-715-8022. FPConservatory.org.Personal Pamper Day – 1-4:30pm. Time slots run every 30 minutes. Welcome Gift and Guided Meditation to start, Sound Therapy with Tuning Forks, Reiki Energy Healing, Foot Reflexology Session, ending with a parting gift as well as a gift certificate for a free 30-minute IlluminAura Restorative Experience. $100 (pre-paid). The Reiki Center, 1540 W 5th Ave, Columbus. 614-486-8323. TheReikiCenter.net.

SUnDAY, AUGUST 11Subtle Body Anatomy – 9-4:30pm. In this week-end teacher training learn a variety of theoretic constructs that explain the subtle bodies. Majority of the time will be spent in experiential exploration by participants. Yoga on High Teacher Training Institute, 1020 Dennison Ave, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Way Yes – 12:30-2pm. Live art, vendors, food carts and kids’ activities. Free. Presented by Goo-dale Park Music Series at Goodale Park’s Gazebo, Columbus. Twitter@GPMusicSeries. Facebook.com/GoodaleParkMusicSeries. GoodaleParkMu-sicSeries.com.Girls’ Day Out – 1-4:30pm. Get together with girlfriends for a day of natural beauty at the farm. Spend a beautiful afternoon doing herbal hand and foot soaks, herbal facials, yoga and learn to use henna for hair and body decoration. $28. Mock-ingbird Meadows, 16671 Burns Rd, Marysville 43040. 614-354-5162. MockingbirdMeadows.com.

MOnDAY, AUGUST 12Kids-N-Nature – 1:30-3pm. Spend time with the fairies on the farm. Program will tie closely to what is going on in nature at the time. Enjoy nature-themed story, organic snack (gluten-free options available), children’s tea, nature-themed activity. Children must be accompanied by an adult. 3 yrs and up. Mockingbird Meadows, 1667 Burns Rd, Marysville. 614-354-5162. Mocking-BirdMeadows.com.Trigger Point Therapy – 7:30-8:30pm. Workshop to learn a home based treatment plan to decrease neck, shoulder and back pain and to relieve stress. Free. Space limited. Offered by Integra Acu-puncture & Wellness Associates, 1110 Beecher Crossing N, Ste B, Gahanna. To register and class locations: 614-855-8828. IntegraAcupuncture.com/#!workshopsclasses/clku8.

TUeSDAY, AUGUST 13Frankincense Essential Oil – 9:45-11am. Frank-incense is considered a holy oil in the Middle East. The anti-infectious oil is used to promote healing. Learn the many uses of the different types of Frankincense and how it may help one’s fam-ily. Attendees will make a Frankincense roll-on that can to take home. $10. Dr Carine Integrative Pediatrics, 3300 Riverside Dr. Ste 200, Upper Arlington. Registration suggested: 614-459-4200. [email protected].

WeDneSDAY, AUGUST 14Chef Series: Local Matters – 6:30-8:30pm. There are only a few months of the year when harvest is bountiful enough to create an entirely local meal. To celebrate Local Foods Week, this class will feature all local foods from appetizer to dessert. Demonstration class $35/pp. The Dispatch Kitchen, North Market, 59 Spruce St, Columbus. 614-463-9664. NorthMarket.com.

THUrSDAY, AUGUST 15Neighborhood Plant Walk – 5:30-6:30pm. With the Co-op’s herbalist, Kat Firor. A guided tour throughout the neighborhood to identify local edible and medicinal plants. Free. Registration suggested. Clintonville Community Market, 200 Crestview Rd, Columbus. 614-261-3663. Com-munityMarket.org.De-Stress To Weight Less – 7-8:30pm. Find out how stress contributes to weight gain and learn how to turn off the stress switch that is packing on the pounds. $25. Space limited, RSVP by Aug 13. Karen Kiener, Certified Health Coach. Center for Alternative Medicine, 2531 Oakstone Dr, Colum-bus. 614-214-1791. CenterAlternativeMedicine.com. NewLeafHL.com.

FriDAY, AUGUST 16Columbus Food Truck Festival – Aug 16-17. 12-10pm. Featuring over 40 of the best Food Trucks in Ohio, entertainment, arts and crafts. Family fun for all ages. Columbus Commons, 160 S. High St, Co-lumbus. 614-545-4700. ColumbusCommons.org.All Ohio Balloon Fest – Aug 16-17. 2-10pm. Annual hot air balloon festival. With over 30 hot air balloons. Liftoff is Fri and Sat and a balloon glow each night at dusk. Take a ride in restored WW2 plane, a helicopter or sky dive while enjoy-ing entertainment and food from 20 local vendors. An expanded Kidz City is also available with

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THUrSDAY, AUGUST 1Plan Your Fall Garden – Instructor: Rachel Tayse Baillieul of Harmonious Homestead. Many favorite garden foods can be planted again in late summer for a fall to winter harvest. Learn how to keep grown carrots cabbages, greens, and lettuces through the end of the year in the same garden beds using now. $20pp or $35 for two. City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N High St, Columbus. Registration suggested: 614-946-5553. [email protected] for Thought: Cream of the Crop – 7pm. Learn more about dairy products, how cows breed, diet and more affect taste of milk from a Snowville Creamery representative, who will also provide samples. Registration Required. Old Worthington Library, meeting room, 820 High St, Worthington. Registration required: 614-807-2626. Worthing-tonLibraries.org.

SATUrDAY, AUGUST 3Yoga and Acupuncture – 2-5pm. Experience these healing modalities together in one session. First, be moved through a light, flowing yoga practice including a simple, balancing pranayama practice. During a wonderfully long savasana, re-ceive a balancing acupuncture treatment. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.

SUnDAY, AUGUST 4The Spikedrivers – 12:30-2pm. Live art, vendors, food carts and kids’ activities. Free. Presented by Goodale Park Music Series at Goodale Park’s Gazebo, Columbus. Twitter@GPMusicSeries. Facebook.com/GoodaleParkMusicSeries. Goo-daleParkMusicSeries.com.

TUeSDAY, AUGUST 6A Good Night’s Sleep with Essential Oils – 9:45-11am. Learn which Young Living essential oils can be used to help parent and child fall asleep more easily and/or sleep through the night. Attendees will make a calming bath salt to help set the stage for peaceful sleeping. $5. Dr Carine Integrative Pediatrics, 3300 Riverside Dr. Suite 200, Upper Arlington. Registration suggested: 614-459-4200. [email protected] Poultry Nutrition – 6:30-8pm. With Michelle Gregg of Living Tree Organics Feed Mill. Curious about what rations are the best fit for backyard flock? Or perhaps for an existing flock naturally one wants to enhance the levels of omega 3s in eggs or meat? Learn to dissect poultry food labels and determine how content of food stuffs affects poultry health. Understand differences in certified organic and non-gmo grains, changes in organic feed regulations for certified growers, and how to determine which feed varieties best sup-


bounce houses, an obstacle course and a train ride. Admission: $5, kids under 12 free. Union County Airport, 760 Clymer Rd, Marysville. 937-243-5833. AllOhioBalloonfest.com.

SATUrDAY, AUGUST 17Community Dog Bath – All day. Feathers, Fins, and Fur are holding their annual dog spa day, beginning with how to peacefully bathe a dog. Check website for times. Clintonville Community Market, 200 Crestview Rd, Columbus. 614-261-3663. CommunityMarket.org.

SUnDAY, AUGUST 18The DewDroppers – 12:30-2pm. Live art, ven-dors, food carts and kids’ activities. Free. Pre-sented by Goodale Park Music Series at Goodale Park’s Gazebo, Columbus. Twitter@GPMusic-Series. Facebook.com/GoodaleParkMusicSeries. GoodaleParkMusicSeries.com.Weekend Detox –1:30-2:45pm. With Michele Vinbury. Need to detox from the hectic and full life most people experience. Too much food, drink or staying up late, it happens. A wonderful op-portunity to release those things that are no longer useful. Detox for the body, mind and spirit. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Yoga Teacher Training Information Session – 5:30-6:30pm. Follow a passion and attend an information session to learn the details of the Yoga Teacher Training program. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. Yo-gaOnHigh.com.

MOnDAY, AUGUST 19Cranial-Sacral Therapy – 7:30-8:30pm. What is cranio-sacral massage, and learn how the most gentle touch therapy can heal the strongest of ailments. Free. Space limited. Offered by In-tegra Acupuncture & Wellness Associates, 1110 Beecher Crossing N, Ste B, Gahanna. To register and class locations: 614-855-8828. IntegraAcu-puncture.com/#!workshopsclasses/clku8.

THUrSDAY, AUGUST 22Spirituality: Spiritual & Intuitive Creative Writ-ing Class – 6-8pm. Writing provides a mystical journey into the world of words. Every word has its own vibration, its own unique sensation and meaning. With pen and paper, we are able to find the perfect word to express our feelings, to make a connection, to touch another’s soul. Instructor Ina

Antoniak. $20. The Reiki Center, 1540 W 5th Ave, Columbus. 614-486-8323. TheReikiCenter.net.

FriDAY, AUGUST 23Prenatal Teacher Training – All weekend. 1st session. For eleven years, Yoga on High has held classes for hundreds of pregnant women who write us glowing notes of thanks. Offering prenatal teacher training based on institute’s experience in working with women during a time in life when bodies and emotions are rapidly changing. Yoga on High Teacher Training Institute, 1020 Dennison Ave, Columbus. 614-291-4444. Yoga-OnHigh.com.

SATUrDAY, AUGUST 24Aromatherapy 101 – 2-5pm. Understand the features and benefits, history, basic chemistry and the contra indications of four powerful therapeutic grade essential oils. Such as the relaxing benefits of Lavender, why peppermint can help settle an upset stomach or how lemon can uplift spirits. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.CrestFest – 3-9pm. The best block party in town. Featuring food trucks, two live music stages, a bouncy house, local vendors, kids’ art, and much more. Crestview and Tulane Rds closed from Calumet St to East Ave. Clintonville Community Market, 200 Crestview Rd, Columbus. 614-261-3663. CommunityMarket.org.Mike Cohen Kirtan – 8-10pm. Join the Yoga on High community in a delightful musical experi-ence that will lift the heart and leave one singing and dancing, energized and inspired. Yoga on High Teacher Training Institute, 1020 Dennison Ave, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.

SUnDAY, AUGUST 25Eric Nassau and Friends – 12:30-2pm. Live art, vendors, food carts and kids’ activities. Free. Pre-sented by Goodale Park Music Series at Goodale Park’s Gazebo, Columbus. Twitter@GPMusic-Series. Facebook.com/GoodaleParkMusicSeries. GoodaleParkMusicSeries.com.Bridge to the Second Series – 12:30-2:30pm. In this monthly class receive an introduction to the Second Series. Classes begin with Sun Salutations and standing poses and continue through the first half of the primary series. After completing Nava-sana, begin a guided exploration of the Second Series. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.

Barbecue Basics – 3-4:30pm. With Alex Bail-lieul of Harmonious Homestead. Great barbecue is well within reach for anyone with a simple backyard grill. Learn how to brine, hot smoke, and make sauces for flavorful meats. Cook up some samples during class. $20pp or $35 for two. City Folk’s Farm Shop, 4760 N High St, Columbus. Registration suggested: 614-946-5553. [email protected].

MOnDAY, AUGUST 265 Secrets To Weight Loss – 7:30-8:30pm. Tried fad diets, maybe even diet pills and nothing seems to work? Learn why calorie counting doesn’t lead to permanent weight loss. How eating healthier and not dieting, leads to more energy and bal-anced hormones. Free. Space limited. Offered by Integra Acupuncture & Wellness Associates, 1110 Beecher Crossing N, Ste B, Gahanna. To register and class locations: 614-855-8828. IntegraAcu-puncture.com/#!workshopsclasses/clku8.

TUeSDAY, AUGUST 27Doc Talks – 10:15am. Deciphering the Fish Oil Confusion. The Pilates Studio of Bexley, 228 E Main Street, Bexley. 614-239-1665. Activ-eEdgeChiropractic.com.

WeDneSDAY, AUGUST 28iRest Level 1 Training – Aug 28-Sept 1. Wed-Sun. Level I training is designed to provide basic principles, history, theory, practice and delivery of iRest. Incorporate the simple 10-step iRest protocol into personal life, professional teaching or clinical practice. Yoga on High Teacher Training Institute, 1020 Dennison Ave, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.

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sundayiRest Yoga Nidra – 3-4:15pm. An evidence-based, ancient transformative practice of deep relaxation and meditative inquiry releasing negative emotions and thought patterns, calms the nervous system and develops an inner sanctuary of well-being and equanimity that underlies all circumstances encountered in life. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. Yo-gaOnHigh.com.

mondayNo Excuses UA Bootcamp – 5:30am. Start the day with a dynamic warm up then combine cardio and strength training. All fitness levels welcome. $10. Barrington Elementary School, 1780 Bar-rington Rd, Upper Arlington. 614-886-5673. NoExcusesUA.com.Free Yoga Classes – 9-10am. Available every Monday morning in the Salud. Whole Foods, 1555 W Lane Ave, Upper Arlington. 614-481-3400.Beginner’s Series – 12-12:45pm. Foundations of yoga; no yoga experience necessary. On The Square Yoga, 65 E State St, Ste R103, Columbus. 614-374-9369. OnTheSquareYoga.com.Free Class: Instructed by Teachers in Training – 4-5pm. Includes stretching, breath awareness, yoga postures and relaxation. No previous yoga experience required. Taught by students in this 200 hour Teacher Training program. Donations in any amount are appreciated. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. Yo-gaOnHigh.com.Bootcamp – 5:30-6:30pm. With Mitch Potterf. Varying mix of functional movements using body weight and other equipment. Each class starts out with a group warm-up, followed by a fast-paced workout, and concludes with a cool-down. Work

hard and get results. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: Colum-busCommons.org.Xtend Barre – 5:45-6:45pm. The premier ballet barre workout pilates and dance amplified. Serves to strengthen, lengthen and stretch the body from top to bottom and from inside out. Turning Point Fitness, 5890/5894 Chandler Crt, Westerville. 614-895-1433. TurningPointFit.com.Pilates Mat Class – 6:45-7:30pm. Features 40 various exercises created by Joseph Pilates that are performed lying back, side or stomach. Targets abdominal and back muscles focusing on increas-ing core musculature and flexibility. Turning Point Fitness, 5890/5894 Chandler Crt, Westerville. 614-895-1433. TurningPointFit.com.Energize Yoga – 7-8pm. Begin or grow a stress relieving, energizing practice. All levels welcome. $8 registration recommended. Active Edge Chi-ropractic, 1156 Dublin Rd, Ste 102 Columbus. 614-407-5335. ActiveEdgeChiropractic.com.

tuesdayNo Excuses UA Bootcamp – 5:30am. Start the day with a dynamic warm up then combine cardio and strength training. All fitness levels welcome. $10. Barrington Elementary School, 1780 Bar-rington Rd, Upper Arlington. 614-886-5673. NoExcusesUA.com.Crossfit – 6:30-7:30am. Mitch Potterf provides a mix of constantly varied functional movements. Beginner-advanced. Experience a full-body work-out consisting of running, jumping, calisthenics and more with highly trained coaches. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: ColumbusCommons.org.Bootcamp – 8:30am. Start the day with a dy-namic warm up then combine cardio and strength training. All fitness levels welcome. $10. Barrington Elementary School, 1780 Barrington Rd, Upper Arlington. 614-886-5673. NoExcusesUA.com.

Gentle/Level I Yoga – 11-11:45am. Gentle/Level I yoga class. On The Square Yoga, 65 E State St, Ste R103, Columbus. 614-374-9369. OnTheSquareYoga.com.Lunchtime Flex and Stretch– 12-12:45pm. Dur-ing lunch break acquire strength and flexibility. Boost energy and fitness without needing a shower. All levels welcome. $8 registration recommended. Active Edge Chiropractic, = Dublin Rd, Ste 102 Columbus. 614-407-5335. ActiveEdgeChiro-practic.com.Non-Scary Gentle Yoga – 4-5:30pm. Yoga de-mands nothing more than a willingness to move, breathe and be comfortable in one’s body. This is the class to participate in if one has a desire to experience yoga but has a concern about personal flexibility. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Colum-bus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Energy Exercises, Meditation and Positive In-tentions Class – 6-7pm. Using movement, breath, sound and meditation work to achieve a sense of well-being of mind, body and spirit. Work with the 5 basic elements of life, Ether, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Benefits of energy exercises: spinal flexibil-ity, joint balance, muscle strength, release stress and tension, balances the chakras. BYO yoga mat or sheet for floor postures. $10. 1301 Olentangy River Rd, Ste 200, Columbus. Registration re-quired: 614-657-0316. [email protected] Yoga – 6:15-7pm. Gentle/Level I. On The Square Yoga, 65 E State St, Ste R103, Columbus. 614-374-9369. OnTheSquareYoga.com.Refresh Yoga – 6:30-7:30pm. Open to all levels. A slow-flow vinyasa class focusing on strength, tone and endurance. L-Yoga Flow, 927 E Johnstown Rd, Gahanna. 614- 915-7684. LYogaFlow.com.Beginners Meditation Class – 7:15-8:30pm. Meditation instruction for beginners; all beliefs and levels of practice welcome. No experience necessary. Learn about different types of mindful-ness and benefits of regular practice. $5 suggested donation. Mind, Body, Spirit Academy, 885 High St, Ste 106 Worthington. 614-547-2187. Mind-BodySpiritAcademy.org.

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wednesdayFree Morning Meditation – 8:15-9:15am. Dis-cover pathways to go beyond the typical thinking mind to much deeper states of relaxation, healing, compassion and awareness. Throughout this quar-ter, a variety of teachers will offer explorations of various practices, designed to give each partici-pant the opportunity to find a style of meditation that best meets one’s personal needs. Donations to benefit the Yoga on High Foundation. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291.4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Lunchtime Pilates – 12-12:45pm. Core work to help beat the afternoon slump All levels welcome. $8 registration recommended. Active Edge Chi-ropractic, 1156 Dublin Rd, Ste 102 Columbus. 614-407-5335. ActiveEdgeChiropractic.com.Beginner’s Series – 5:15-6pm. Foundations of yoga. No yoga experience necessary. On The Square Yoga, 65 E State St, Ste R103, Columbus. 614-374-9369. OnTheSquareYoga.com.Kickboxing – 5:30-6:30pm. With Alexander Chang. A varied mix of martial arts skills and functional movements using one’s body weight. Start out with a group warm-up, followed by a fast-paced workout and concludes with a cool-down. Work hard, learn usable skills and get results. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: Columbus-Commons.org.Nia Dance – 6:30-7:30pm. A low-impact dance class for all levels of activity that helps connect the mind and body. $10. Peak Brain Performance, 97 E Wilson Bridge Rd, Worthington. 614-505-6519. ColumbusNia.com.Hip Hop – 6:30-7:30pm. With Alexander Chang. This introductory-level class provides a struc-tured method of learning various Hip Hop dance movements and offers a new set of combinations and routines every time. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: ColumbusCommons.org.Xtend Barre – 6:30-7:30pm. The premier bal-let barre workout pilates and dance amplified. Strengthen, lengthen and stretch the body from top to bottom and from inside out. Turning Point Fitness, 5890/5894 Chandler Crt, Westerville. 614-895-1433. TurningPointFit.com.

thursdayNo Excuses UA Bootcamp – 5:30am. Start the day with a dynamic warm up then combine cardio and strength training. All fitness levels welcome. $10. Barrington Elementary School, 1780 Bar-rington Rd, Upper Arlington. 614-886-5673. NoExcusesUA.com.Lunchtime Flex and Stretch– 12-12:45pm. During lunch break acquire strength and flex-ibility. Boost energy and fitness without needing a shower. All levels welcome. $8 registration recommended. Active Edge Chiropractic, 1156 Dublin Rd, Ste 102 Columbus. 614-407-5335. ActiveEdgeChiropractic.com.Beginner Drop-in Vinyasa – 4-5pm. No prior yoga experience covering basic breath work, yoga postures and sequencing. The pace is set to allow attention to proper alignment and positioning in

common vinyasa poses. Teachers demonstrate smart modifications for challenging poses allow-ing discovery of a personal practice. For those new to yoga and more experienced practitioners. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291.4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Mixed Levels Yoga – 5:15-6pm. Levels II/III. On The Square Yoga, 65 E State St, Ste R103, Co-lumbus. 614-374-9369. OnTheSquareYoga.com.The Art of Breathing & Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Healthy body, peaceful mind and joyful spirit. Yoga on Broadway, 134 1/2 Broadway, Granville. Info, Mary Kohut: 740-928-7077.Columbus Threshold Choir Practice – 7-8:30pm. Able to carry a tune? Convey kindness through singing. Join this women’s choir dedicated to singing at bedsides of those struggling with liv-ing and dying. 35 Oakland Park Ave, Columbus. 614-600-2460. ThresholdChoir.Org/Columbus.

sundayFree Yoga – 9:30-10:30am. Free community yoga classes are available every Friday morning in the Salud. Whole Foods, 3670 W Dublin-Granville Rd, Columbus. 614-760-5556.Slow Burn Yoga – 9:30-10:45am. Recharge, restore and reconnect the body, mind and soul. Class combines the elements of slow flow Vin-yasa, restorative yoga, pranayama and guided meditation in a warm room set to music. Yoga on High, 1081 N High St, Columbus. 614-291-4444. YogaOnHigh.com.Commons for Kids – 10am-1pm. Kicks off with Columbus Metropolitan Library story time at 10:30am, followed by fun and interactive children’s activities. Kids can enjoy the Reading Room, sponsored by Highlights for Children, us-ing creativity to build an imagination playground, bounce on inflatables and take a free spin on the carousel. The Columbus Metropolitan Library book mobile will be present. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. ColumbusCommons.org.

saturdayBootcamp – 7:30am. Turning Point Fitness, 5890/5894 Chandler Crt, Westerville. To reserve spot: 614-895-1433. TurningPointFit.com.Yoga – 9-10am. With Kandi Shamblin and local yoga all-stars. Vinyasa flow series with a mix of movement and breathing. Feel invigorated and balanced while discovering basic poses and breathing techniques. BYO mat or enjoy the feel of the grass beneath feet. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: ColumbusCommons.org.Strengthen Yoga – 9:15-10:15am. Level II class. Poses are held longer and repeated to build strength and endurance. Yoga experience required. L-Yoga Flow, 927 E Johnstown Rd, Gahanna. 614-915-7684. LYogaFlow.com. Zumba – 10-11am. With Christine Pinkerton. Fu-sion of hypnotic Latin rhythms and easy-to-follow moves to create a one-of-a-kind fitness program. Routines feature interval training sessions where fast and slow rhythms and resistance training are combined to tone and sculpt body while burning

fat. Dance into fitness every Saturday morning. Columbus Commons, 160 S High St, Columbus. Registration required: ColumbusCommons.org.Teen Mat Pilates – 11am. Turning Point Fitness, 5890/5894 Chandler Crt, Westerville. To reserve spot: 614-895-1433. TurningPointFit.com.

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ACUPUnCTUre

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and with you to develop a treatment plan that is unique to you and carefully crafted with your healthcare goals in mind. See ad, page 23.

BeAUTY PrODUCTS/ServiCeS

the natural nail sPaKahla Bernacchi 8487 Sancus Blvd, Columbus 614-985-3205 [email protected] TheNaturalNailSpa.com

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level of cleanliness and sterilization available.

CHirOPrACTiC

active edge chiroPracticDr. Jasmine Craner, DC, CSCS & Dr. Erik Hensel, DC1156 Dublin Rd, Ste 102, Columbus614-407-5335Jasmine@ActiveEdgeChiropractic.comActiveEdgeChiropractic.com

Active Edge takes a c o m p r e h e n s i v e approach to health care combining chiropractic, massage , phys ica l

therapy and nutritional counseling as needed to help you achieve and maintain optimal health through optimal function. We offer weekly educational Doc Talks, elective wellness programs, fitness classes and personal training services that empower you to get your edge on a healthy, active and vibrant life. See ad, page 17.

CleAninG ServiCeS

ecomaidsTom & Amy Keating 305 E 5th Ave, Columbus 614-429-6330 EcoMaids.com

Ohio’s premier green cleaning company, providing eco-friendly cleaning services to homes and businesses

throughout the Greater Columbus area. We use Green Seal-certified cleaning solutions, and methods, multi-level HEPA-filtered vacuums, and microfiber tools and cloths. Our employees are screened, bonded and insured, and trained in the most progressive green cleaning techniques. See ad, page 33.

COrPOrATe WellneSS & TrAininG

wellness collectiveKaty Henn, Owner PO Box 3056, Westerville 614-523-3213 [email protected] Wellness-Collective.com

Specializes in creating a n d d e l i v e r i n g customized corporate fitness and wellness

solutions. These programs result in creating a healthy, happy and physically active workplace where employees feel appreciated and perform at their personal best. See ad, page 13.

eCO STOre

the going green storeTeresa Peters & Michael Bauer909 River Rd, Granville740-963-9644TheGoingGreenStore.com

We are an old-t ime general s tore wi th a

modern twist, offering health-conscious food, non-toxic body care and cleaning products, responsibly-made gifts and gadgets, and planet-friendly goods. Pasture-fed meat, dairy and eggs are all locally sourced within 50 miles of Licking County. We offer green service-ware (compostable plates, napkins and cups) for food service and special events. See ad, page 19.

naturaldirectoryConnecting you to the leaders in natural healthcare and green living in our community. To find out how you can be included in the Natural Directory email [email protected] to request our media kit.

FlOriST

ecoFloraEva Provenzale 3030 N High St, Columbus 614-266-1618 [email protected] EcoFloraDesign.com

EcoFlora is a flower shop that offers an Earth-friendly alternative to the traditional florist. We create unique bouquets using organic and sustainably grown flowers.

HeAlinG TOUCH

alPha healing arts, llcJill ZimmermanCentral [email protected]

Jill is a Healing Touch for Animals® Certified Practitioner and a Healing Touch Certified Practitioner. Her private practice provides energy therapy services to assist animals and their humans with their healing process. A variety of techniques are

used for clients to receive treatments that meet their individual needs. Jill works with animals of any species and humans of any age who are facing physical, mental, emotional or spiritual concerns. She has a strong interest in energetically supporting animals and humans to overcome the effects of fear, anxiety, depression and trauma. Treatments for humans are provided in your home, in hospitals, nursing homes, hospice facilities. Animal treatments are offered in home or barn, vet’s office. See ad, page 26.

inTeGrATive MeDiCine

PreFerred center For integrative medicineSophia Sipes1021 B Country Club Drive, [email protected]

We provide a pat ient care c e n t e r t h a t

focuses on healing the whole person – mind, body and spirit. With a broader understanding about the nature of illnesses, healing and wellness, we combine the best of conventional, complementary and alternative medicine to achieve optimal health and healing. We carefully select the testing and diagnostic procedures to be integrated into individually customized treatment plans. See ad, page 29.


PeT ServiCeS

green scooP Pet waste recYclingJendell [email protected]

Green Scoop is a unique pet waste removal company that recycles dog, cat, chicken, and rabbit waste by converting it to either

EPA-approved compost or natural gas and electricity. We also sell compost, mulch, topsoil, t-shirts and compostable dog waste bags. 10 percent of the proceeds from products purchased supports local charity and environmental organizations.

nATUrAl FOODS

raisin rack natural Food market2545 W Schrock Rd, Westerville614-882-5886RaisinRack.com

Raisin Rack offers a complete variety of organic groceries, including gluten-free

foods, vegan/vegetarian products, and dairy-free items. Bulk grains, herbs, nuts and seeds accompany organically-grown fruits and vegetables, as well as a complete selection of vitamins, minerals, herbals and other nutrients from leading national brands. See ad, page 30.

PilATeS

turning Point FitnessLisa Hunsaker5890/5894 Chandler Court, Westerville614-895-1433Info@TurningPointFit.comTurningPointFit.com

We specialize in teaching Classical P i l a t e s a n d u p h o l d i n g t h e

Pilates Method to the highest standard. In addition to Pilates we offer a variety of specialty classes: Xtend Barre™, TRX, SPINNING® and Personal Training. We are committed to providing personal fitness programming to help you live a healthy lifestyle. See ad, page 29.

reAl eSTATe

dunigan real estate grouPe-Merge Real EstateCindy Dunigan, Realtor3500 N High St, [email protected]

There are only a handful of Realtors in the Central Ohio area t h a t c a r r y t h e N a t i o n a l Association of Realtors GREEN designation, and Cindy Dunigan is one of them. She has taken the

initiative to encourage the industry to produce more sustainable homes, and helps communities to reduce their consumption by implementing sustainable practices. Cindy is devoted to reducing her own footprint on the environment, and lives by her motto: “We can make a significant impact on the world around us one person at a time.”

reiKi

the reiki centerLinda Haley, RMT Director 1540 W 5th Ave, Columbus 614-486-8323 TheReikiCenter.net

The Reiki Center is a compre-hensive natural wellness center which understands the relation-ship between your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs. Practitioners work closely

with you to bring each aspect of your life into greater harmony. See ad, page 24.

THerMOGrAPHY SCreeninG

ohio inFrared healthbreast & bodY thermograPhYDena Johnston RN, MSN, CCT8570 Cotter Street, Lewis Center110 County Line Rd West Suite B, Wester-ville614-636-3362Dena@OhioInfraredhealth.comOhioInfraredHealth.com

Thermography detects blood vessel and vascular changes, which can be precursors to disease. These changes can occur up to 10 years before a

lump is large enough to be felt, or even seen on a mammogram. Thermography allows for the earliest possible detection of symptoms. It is a pain-free, radiation-free, non-invasive and non-compressive procedure. See ad, page 15.

veTerinArY

health & harmonY animal hosPitalDr. Kimberly West & Dr. Evelyn Tannhof1117 W 1st Ave, Columbus614-360-3941HealthAndHarmonyAnimalHospital@gmail.comHealthAndHarmonyAnimalHospital.com

To honor our patients, Health & Harmony A n i m a l H o s p i t a l ensures that each client is confident in the care

they are receiving for their animal companion, comfortable with all aspects of the hospital and staff, as well as engaged in all areas of their pet’s health and well-being. We focus on the pet as a whole: mind, body and soul. See ad, page 26.

WellneSS CenTer

worthington oPtimal wellnessDr. Julia Keiser 6180 Linworth Rd, Worthington 614-848-5211 [email protected] WorthingtonOptimalWellness.com

Worthington Optimal Wel lness has been helping people reach their optimal health for over 25 years through;

Master Level Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Expert Massage, Natural Weight Loss. Nutritional Cleansing, Allergy Cessation and other holistic treatments. Visit central Ohio’s most experienced and comprehensive wellness center at Worthington OptimalWellness.com. See ad, page 25.

YOGA

on the sQuare YogaMary E. Coleman, Owner 65 E State St, Ste R103, Columbus 614-374-9369 [email protected] OnTheSquareYoga.com

On The Square Yoga, Making Yoga Accessible to Every Body, in the heart of Capital Square.

Yoga on highJasmine Astra-elle Grace CEO , Partner, Registered Yoga Teacher1081 N High St, Columbus614-291-4444YogaOnHigh.com

Our core Ashtanga, Vinyasa and Hatha programs allow new students to safely learn

yoga basics and explore their own body-mind connection, while our advanced asana classes and guest teachers offer the experienced student the opportunity to deepen their practice. We offer a number of specialty classes for moms-to-be, children, teens, and physically challenged or disabled students. See ad, page 13.

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