nature's pathways feb 2015 issue - south central wi edition

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CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS

6 LETTER FROM THE TEAM

Are you settling into 2015?

7 MAKING CONNECTIONS

IN THE COMMUNITY

12 HEALTHY PETS

Why we love our pets

18 HEALTHY KIDS

Childrens Dental Health Month

26 CHARTING A COURSE

Aquarius Equal, different and

a team player

44 HEALTHY EATING

Portobello Open-Faced Sandwiches

46 HERB BLURB

Bromelain

52 COMMUNITY PARTNERS

54 ADVERTISER DIRECTORY

57 COMMUNITY CALENDAR

30 FEATURE STORYA Carbon-Negative Commitment

10 Million Trees Northwoods CasketCompany owner Jonas Zahn promises

sustainability to future generations

8 What is osteopathy?

9 Te emotional baggage o clutter

10 Learning to love yoursel more

13 Essential oils: Promising help or autism and attention

deficit disorders14 Heart work

16 For the love o a dog

17 Kayaking: A metaphor or peace and healing

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THE NATURES PATHWAYS MISSIONTo provide relevant information on personal wellness by connecting

healthy living experts with the communities they serve.

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20 Sel-love and the healthy ripple effect

21 Health is linked to happiness and a positive point o view

22 Te music o what happens: Going with the flow to capture the luo the Irish

24 Needleless acupuncture or kids

25 imely prod

28 Waxed finishes, naturally

32 Comorting connections

33 What is hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

34 Fevrier: Le mois de lamour

36 Chronic pain affects your quality o lie

38 Te art o belonging

39 I have a dream

41 Listening and living rom the heart

42 Adventures in sel-awareness

45 Fostering your intention

47 Natures gif: Sacred breath o lie or pranayama

48 Depression, anxiety and seasonal mood changes

51 Finding the mirror


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LETTERFROMTHETEAM

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Are you settling into 2015?Its hard to believe just one short month ago marked the start o a new year.

Te holidays and their afermath can be a chaotic whirlwind, paired with estiveparties and busy schedules. Its always an anticipated part o the year, but itseasy to get wrapped up in the renzied nature o it all. January is a great time toreflect on all that was, and all there is to come in the new year.

And then theres February: the calm afer the storm. Its an interesting month,and can be hard to characterize especially here in Wisconsin. It doesnt havethe same resh, new quality as January, but we havent quite made it to earlyspring and all that a new season brings. Te bright snow has turned to slush, andrigid temperatures are just beginning to warm up (sometimes!).

Settling into this month can eel comortable in a positive way, but also, unor-tunately, brings a sense o relaxation that has the potential to slow momentumand drive toward recently ormed New Years resolutions and goals.

Te content in the ollowing pages o Natures Pathways is resh and new eachmonth, but like February, holds easy, comorting avorites that you can alwayscount on. Monthly staples like Healthy Kids, Healthy Pets, Herb Blurb andHealthy Eating are among several articles that will provide new motivation andthe tools to continue the momentum that started 2015.

I one o your missions this year is to learn to sel-love and sel-care, payspecial attention to Sel-love and the healthy ripple effect, by Emily Niesen (shealso provides a delicious recipe or Portobello Open-Faced Sandwiches in thisissue!). Are you working on becoming more organized? Te emotional baggageo clutter, by Jeanine Hanson Lewis is the perect read to get you started.

Maybe being conscious o your health is a new goal. Weve got you covered!Did you know snails have over 25,000 teeth? Amy Sergeant, D.D.S., offersun crafs or kids and more cool acts in, Childrens Dental Health Month.

In Heart work, Deb Freeman takes a more spiritual approach to health andocuses on how to stop ear rom defining you.

Were looking orward to really delving into 2015, and experiencing all Febru-ary has to offer.

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The purpose o osteopathy is to find health. In the wordso the ounder o osteopathy, A.. Still, o find healthshould be the object o the doctor. Anyone can find

disease. Health is not just the absence o symptoms. From anosteopathic standpoint, health involves the optimization o howthe body unctions and interrelates. It requires action on the parto the patient. Certainly someone who eats a crappy diet with theplurality o calories coming rom high ructose corn syrup andtrans ats and alcohol should not be considered healthy even ithey are young and ree o symptoms. Te same goes or peoplewho are sedentary or who have other liestyle issues.

Tere are people who have sequelae rom injury or who havechronic diseases, or who do not optimize their ability to be healthy.Sometimes this is on the basis o medical noncompliance, inabilityto afford medications or ignorance o how to prepare healthy ood.

Providers o osteopathy seek to find health in the injured, the

chronically ill and in the asymptomatic population. Te principlethrough which they work is that lie is motion. In order to promotehealth there must be balanced appropriate motion available to theorganism, in this case the human being. Motion is not just reer-ring to range o motion. Although balanced motion about a jointis desirable, a gymnast or dancer is not necessarily healthier thansomeone who has not ocused on extreme flexibility, which goesbeyond the normal populations range. People can understand themotion o joints. Tere is a balance in the length o the joint capsule,the bones are centered about the proper axis o motion, the musclesinfluencing the joint are balanced in length, strength and neuro-logical input and sensation. Te blood supply must be normal. Tearteries have to be ree to deliver oxygen and nutrition, the veinshave to be ree to drain away wastes and make room or resh bloodto come in. Te lymphatic system has to drain away and exchangethe extracellular fluid between cell layers and organs.

Most people are not aware o other motions in the body that areessential to health. Organs, the solid structures in your chest andabdomen, and viscera, the hollow tubes o your gut also need tobe ree to move within their appropriate cavities. o do this theyhave to be able to roll off each other during breathing and move-ment. I this doesnt happen, their unction may be impaired.

Even the brain and its parts need to be able to move relative tskull bones and membranes o the skull. I not, individuals experience brain og or headache.

In the days beore successul drugs, traditional osteopathyan entire medical approach unto itsel. In the 1918-1919 influpandemic, the case atality rate, the percentage o inected patdying rom the flu is estimated to have been somewhere betweeto 6 percent. Crude data collected by the American Osteopathic Aciation documented a case atality rate o 0.25 percent. What theyto offer were osteopathic mobilization techniques, which optimthe motions o the ribs, the thoracic spine, pumped lymphatic tand sinuses, and normalized motion o the diaphragm.

Te efforts o the osteopaths theoretically prevented station in the lungs and development o secondary pneumonia. enhanced drainage rom the lungs so that the patients lungsnot fill up with fluid to the point that they could not exch

oxygen and carbon dioxide. Te osteopaths o the day oundestablished increased health within the sick individuals andmade a difference in death rates rom the disease by decreathe death rate rom 25 in 1,000 to 2.5 in 1,000.

Each body part has its own movement patterns and interwith adjacent structures in ways that are optimal or healthefficient utilization o energy. In the case o the stomachexample, it relates to the spleen, pancreas, transverse colonkidney, diaphragm and esophagus. Te back o the skull the thoracic spine influence the autonomic nervous input tostomach. All should be normalized to address symptoms arrom problems such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GEor hiatal hernia.

What isosteopathy?...................................................................By Jed Downs

Jed Downs, M.D., MPH, has been studying osteopathy1995. Formerly, he worked in occupational medicine until ping his passion ull time at Madison Manual Medicine, Chapel Valley Road in Fitchburg. He uses osteopathic technto manage consequences (pain and loss o unction) o tr

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Sometimes I wonder, Why do we treat our cars better thanwe treat ourselves? For instance, we change the oil in our

vehicles (or we are supposed to) every 3 months/3,000miles, we get our brakes and shocks done when needed, and weget a tune-up or our vehicles when necessary. All these things we

do or our cars, yet arent our bodies and overall wellness juimportant? Shouldnt we be maintaining ourselves just as mucour vehicles? We all seem to get so wrapped up in this ast pworld that we orget to take care o ourselves better thanmaterial items. We then, in turn, get burnt out, wore down

our health deteriorates. We all know that i we took better caourselves and bodies our health would overall just be better.

Doing things that make us eel happy or relaxed definlowers cortisol levels in the body. Tis will in turn lower stressed you eel. Higher cortisol levels also attribute to unwabelly at (that stuff we all sooo love NO!). So please love ysel and treat yoursel right. Do what you know will makeeel great and healthy. We treat our car to an oil change evemonths as part o its maintenance. Shouldnt that be part oown maintenance as well?

Here are a few ideas about how to relax orto make you feel good:

Read a book.Something that interests you or that can pyou in so you can orget about the stresses rom your day

Take a nice long hot bath or shower.I youre soakinthe tub, its nice to add some sea salt or Epsom salt with nessential oils. Lavender is very relaxing.

Get a massage or facial.Its amazing what 1-hour o pand quiet with someone relaxing your whole body can do

Get your feet rubbed!You and a partner can exchangebut i that is not an option, get a pedicure.

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love yourselfmore.............................................................By Angela Kowieski

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Get some exercise.Do something that you love to do soyou will stick with it longer! Swimming, yoga, zumba, basket-ball, bike riding, etc. are all great options.

Take a walk with a friend.Tis is a great time to catcheach other up on your lives too.

Do something that expresses your emotionscreatively.Draw, paint, sing in the shower and dance inyour living room. You can then let it all out and in turn let goo any built up emotions that may be blocking your energy.

Take a nap.We let our kids do it, so why cant we! Remem-ber this is great maintenance.

Watch a movie or a show that you like.Something thatwill make you laugh is the best.

Have a drink!Red wine has been shown to reduce cortisollevels in the body, which will lower your stress levels andbelly at. Just dont overdo it; too much o a good thing is toomuch!

Tese are just a ew pointers and tips. Please love yoursel andtake care o yoursel. You should always be thinking about sel-maintenance!

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Sometime during the preschool years you notice your childhas stopped responding to his/her name and then oralcommunication may cease or slow down. You may notice

less eye contact or social interaction. Ofen you will notice repeti-tive behaviors or nonunctional use o toys. You may notice aninability to stay on task or stay ocused on an activity. Noise orlights could be disturbing to your child. You or others may noticethat your child is clumsy, awkward, seems irritated by the clothesthey wear or are very picky eaters. Tese behaviors and morecould be the result o attention deficit disorder (ADD), attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism.

Te National Institute o Neurological Disorders and Stroke(NINDS) coners that autism is a spectrum disorder that is parto a range o complex neurodevelopment disorders, which can betypified by delays in social interaction, communication and repet-itive patterns o behavior.

ADD/ADHD are also neurodevelopment disorders. Tey arecharacterized by the inability to ocus and listen to directions.Because ADD/ADHD can be part o the autism spectrum, they canbe misdiagnosed. Both disorders have varying degrees o severity.

Many parents and researchers believe that environmentaltoxins, exposure to mercury rom the MMR, metals rom vaccina-tions and other medications affect these disorders. People affectedwith ADHD/ADD and autism may see improvement in somesymptoms when toxins and metals are removed rom the body.

Terapeutic essential oils have the ability to detoxiy and removemetals rom the body, as well as stimulate the limbic region o thebrain connected to the emotional and hormonal centers. Scien-tists also believe that by stimulating the limbic region o the brainpeople with ADD/ADHD and autism may also see improvementin their symptoms.

It has been proven that by inhaling these oils childrens brain-waves are able to settle into normal patterns, while improving

their behavior and academic perormance. Te American MeAssociation Journal has published a study showing these ben

With studies such as this there is hope or the children outure. Terapeutic grade essential oils have the ability to deiy, stimulate the limbic region and oxygenate the body, wresearch has ound to be helpul to individuals with ADD/ADand autism.

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for autism andattention deficitdisorders...................................................................By Debbie Armstrong

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Spiritual holistic lie coaching is heartwork. Have you ever had your heartbroken with hurt eelings? Have you

ever had your heart swell with pride or loveor yoursel or someone else? Our heart is oneo the areas where we eel. When we open ourheart chakra (the bodys love energy center)we allow that heart work to begin. I a personreally, really wants to make changes in theirlie and uses a certified lie coach to help themmake those changes, it is going to take work.

And the majority o that work is going to behurtul. You will be bringing up memoriesthat you have suppressed or years. Te goodnews is that you have already been throughthe history o those memories and youre stillhere! You have heard the saying, I God canbring me to it, He can bring me through it,right? Bringing up those memories again,using the right tools, will help you to let themgo instead o pushing them back down andwhen you can let them go, you can heal. Once

you heal, you open yoursel to creatingvibrant, healthy, happy lie you deserve.

Did you know that lie is about you?are brought up to believe that it is wto put ourselves first, so we start toour lives how others want us to liveyou still say to yoursel, When I growwant to be _____, and you are in your30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, etc.? Do you really kwho you are?

Fear is the only thing stopping youwhen you are in ear, you are not conn

ing spiritually with love. You either rnate ear or love but cannot resonate at the same time. But, you can learresonate at a higher level o love pusear away.

Spiritual holistic lie coaching can your hand, help you to find your repreeelings that you dont even know are thelp you to heal and find the real you.can learn to open your heart to not give unconditional love, but receive it.can find that your own happiness isdependent on someone or somethingbut has been inside o you all along. Lto connect with your God/higher pcenter and know that you are never abecause God/your higher power is alwwithin you. Learn to let go o the ear.

You can learn to sel-master your lithat your lie is spiritually driven insteletting your ego mind become your maWhen you learn to sel-master your li

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your ego becomes your servant, only thenwill you realize that the sel that you aresearching or will be ound within you.You can learn to sel-master yoursel withsel-mastery disciplines. Tese disciplinesinclude prayer, eeling your healing eel-ings, sel-parenting visualizations, spiritualdistinction meditation and dis-creation.When you practice these disciplines, you

will reap benefits o a sel-mastered lie.

The intentions for thesedisciplines are:Prayer When you are willing andconscious o surrendering to your higherpowers with prayer, your spirit can coor-dinate with the universe to put everythinginto order to help you consciously createthe lie you want.

Feeling your healing feelings Onceyou have learned the language o eelings,

your intuitive sel can communicate to you.

Self-parenting visualizations UsingSel-parenting visualizations will help you toget your emotional dependency needs metthat were not met when you were a child.

Spiritual distinction meditation Tisis a key part to your sel-parenting andhelps you to tell the difference betweenyour ego mind and your spirit so that youcan train your mind to obey your spirit.

Dis-creation In this two-step process

you will delete your old negative program-ing and create new positive programs.

Are you ready to do some heart work? Youdo not have to do it alone. Finding the rightcoach who is compassionate, understanding,and has all the tools to help you get throughit, can help you to find the real you, and helpyou to live the lie you dream o living as youlearn to sel-parent yoursel.

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Those who have loved and lost a special pet know the heart-ache and grie when they pass. Why am I hurting so much?you may ask. Moira Anderson Allen, M.Ed, has written a

pamphlet called en ips on Coping with the Loss o Your Pet. In it,she answers some poignant questions and suggests ways to expresseelings and memories in poems, stories or letters to your pet. Teollowing is an excerpt rom my husbands ribute to our Rudi:

She was born somewhere within Dodge County, orphaned at ayoung age and living on the concrete floor o some basement ina home near Hustisord, WI. Friends o Animals advertised heror sale, and to acquire her we paid $17. She was o no particular

pedigree that we could tell. Te local veterinarian said her parentswere probably Doberman and German Shepherd. She was, to us,simply a mutt. We named her Rudabella or Rudi or short.

Rudi loved sharing the couch with her Momma, ofen turningon her back to better extend her paws to be rubbed. We ofen teasedher that her paws smelled like Fritos. It was a ritual or Rudi to knowwhen her Momma was coming home rom school. I Momma waslate, there would be some whining, but eventual glee with her arrival.Ten the ritual would be to grab her squeaky toys, lie on her back, eetup in the air, squeaking away to celebrate Mommas return.

When yson, our daughters Doberman would visit, Rudi reluc-tantly accepted him. At first, there was some snarling and showingo the teeth. Eventually when ysons presence became permanent,the snarling and all such episodes aded away, and Rudi and ysonbecame best riends. We would ofen visit the area dog park. ysonran laps and went nuts over birds, but Rudi would just meanderwith a distinct smile as to say thanks, this is the day the Lord hasmade. We eel Rudi was a gif rom God and showed us so many oHis qualities. She was aithul, loyal, trustworthy, showing uncondi-tional love as a companion, a solace in difficult times.

Rudi was born around October 1994. She had lived well pasther expected date to leave us. Now her nights were raught with

restlessness, and all signs indicated she was in increasing pFour days beore Rudi died, she was given a tranquilizer to her sleep at night. Tat almost did her in. We took her to thand IVs were used to clean the sedation rom her system. An onight at the vets and we picked her up the next morning. Rudso happy to see us. A ride home and she could hardly wait to the door o the van open. She was happy to be home!

Up until the end, Rudi did what she thought would pleasOn her last day she went out to do her thing, even thoughcould hardly walk anymore. Her last meal consisted o chicice cream, scrambled eggs and beer. While she did not wan

eat much at the end, we believed that she did it just or us. Rdied uesday, July 28, 2009 in the arms o her two aithul members. She was nearly 15 years old.

For people who have never loved a dog, this makes no senyou have loved a dog as we loved our Rudi, this is the way towith the grie and the hole that she lef within our hearts andhome where we used to see her. Te Scriptures only give us about the eternal resting place or our Rudi. But we believeis enjoying all that heaven offers, lying on her back upside dwith squeaky toys, catching Frisbees in midair, and maybe ening a little beer now and then.

Rudi, we love you and we miss you, as we ofen told you in last months and days o your lie, you were simply the best!

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Breast cancer survivors dont understand the word no.Weve heard it too many times. Te cold gray sky saidto stay inside. A steady mist ell. It definitely was not the

warm, sunny, end o July day everyone expected while at ourretreat. It was, however, our kayaking day on Lake Superior. Teweather would not stop us instead it would make us stronger.Everyone agreed to go. Each o us had aced cancer and screamedNo! at it with all our might. A little rain would not interere withour plans.

Kayaking was a structured activity and part o our learning tobe a part o nature to do something physical, something spir-

itual, to listen to the water and to listen to ourselves. Kayakingencompasses all o these and more.

Lake Superior is a place o story and spirit, along with theislands that make up the Apostle Islands. Our guide took us to abeautiul inlet on Madeline Island that eventually led out to themuch larger lake. Te tranquility was beautiul even on a rainycold day. Te inlet protected us rom strong wind and rockingwaves. Each o us was about to write more o our own personalcancer story upon the Lake Superior water.

A steady stillness surrounds you when youre in your kayak andon the water. Te oar slices through the water silently and yourkayak soundlessly skims across the water. You are submerged butnot submerged - on the surace but not on the surace. A kayak putsyou in the moment more than any other activity I can imagine.

Tere is a peaceul oneness with the water. Te rhythm opaddling along with the inhaling and exhaling o all that resh aircreates a kind o meditative state.

Kayaking changes perspective. You see everything rom themiddle, not rom the shore. You have control over where your kayak

ventures to and at what pace. Tere is empowerment in a kayak.Kayaking heals. Cancer, surgeries, treatments and medications

had taken their toll on our bodies and our spirits. Fear creeps in.

It can settle in and eat away at your hope. Yet, water has its purification and renewal powers. Water replaces ear with and lie. Water trickled down rom the oar and onto your Te mist coming down, sideways, rom every direction cleaspirits. Kayaking connected the healing aspects o phyemotional and spiritual together. Every stroke made me eel mpowerul and arther away rom cancer.

When there is a storm, kayakers are supposed to raf up come together and hold on to the ropes o each others kayaksride out the storm. You dont try to paddle anywhere. You justtogether. Te point is to make yoursel bigger or large boats t

you and to rescue you. However, theres another point, too. Instruggles, dont you want to raf up so you can help one anothrough the storms? You do. Te concrete becomes anothero the metaphor.

Afer about an hour, our group came together to assessprogress and make decisions. One kayak was filling up with wand in constant need o the hand pump. Te mist had chaninto rain. We headed back in silence to reflect on our experie

Kayaking proved to me once again I could conquer my Not just conquer, but actually excel in this new experience. Einch o me was soaked, yet I elt antastic! I was stronger inside and out.

Once out o the water I started to shiver. Yet I knew this wathe toughest part o my retreat. Te toughest part or me was eathat morning as I took an emotional risk when I shared scary po my cancer story with my ellow retreatants, most people o wI had known or a couple days, who are now riends.

I will paddle on in the warmth and sunshine. I may paagain in the cold and rain. I can do anything. I am a survivor

Kayaking:A metaphor

for peaceand healing........................................................By Kristie Konsoer

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healthyKIDS

February is Childrens Dental HealthMonth. Help your children enjoy thedentist by discussing proper dental

care and having them perorm un dental-related activities. Here are some un dentalacts to share with the entire amily as wellas some dental craf ideas to help involveyour children in their dental care.

Did you know: ooth decay is the second most

common disease in the United States,

next to the

common cold.

I you dont floss,you miss clean-ing 40 percent o your tooth suraces.

We buy 14 million gallons o tooth-paste every year!

An average American will use 14inches o dental floss every year.

An average American spends 38.5 totaldays brushing teeth over a lietime.

According to the Academy o General

Dentistry, the average person onlybrushes or 45 to 70 seconds a day.Te recommended amount o timetwo to three minutes.

More than 300 types o bacteria mup dental plaque.

Te hardest tissue in the body is thenamel covering our teeth.

Childrens

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Even i Valentines Day is just a Hallmark holiday or you lacka date on February 14, the month o February is a greattime to reevaluate sel-care and sel-love. No matter what

your status or point o view o the holiday is, we all could use alittle improvement in this area. Lets explore some un and healthyways to do this. I think youll be surprised about what a little sel-love will do to your overall well-being.

Reflect and forecastFor this activity you will need a pen and piece o paper. Makethree columns. In the first column, list all o your accomplish-

ments o 2014 and thus ar in 2015. Write them down, no matterhow small. I you struggle with this, take it one month at a time.Look back at your calendar and emails. Still struggling? ry tolook at it through someone elses eyes. Someone that is not so

judgmental. In the second column, write a to-do list or the resto the year. o help narrow it down, take a moment and think otwo to three people in your lie who depend on you and/or you

consider a close riend. What do you want to do this year makes you a better person or them? For yoursel? urn twants into intentions and write them down on your list. Dmake this more difficult than it is; the first three people thatinto your head are most likely the people to consider or this ecise. Te first items that come to your mind or who you wanbe or what you want to do should go down on paper as intent

Narrow these intentions down to manageable tasks. For exambe a loving wie is a huge, overwhelming task. However, ibreak it down into action items like, make husbands avmeal once a week and schedule an out o town weekend get

in the spring, these items are now goals that can be accompliand with excitement. In the third column, write down everytyoure doing right now or that you have to do this year thatno longer want to do, regardless o whether or not its practiclet go o right now or the ear o letting someone down. Whayou want to stop doing? For each item, write a plan or howwill stop doing it or not do it ever. Be patient, some items migheasy to cross off; others might take some time and thought toyour just say no attack. Give yoursel permission to not nereason. Keep this list somewhere where you can look and eas ofen as needed.

CleanseDiet, detox and deprivation are usually the first words come to mind when one hears the word cleanse. Your sel-approach to cleansing is more enjoyable and rewarding. Whasome oods you love to cook, purchase and eat? Are these healthy? Not sure? Ask yoursel i they have essential vitamand minerals to keep your immune system strong and proenergy or maintaining an active liestyle. Are these whole oI not, are the ingredients on the nutrition label pronounce

Self-love and

the healthyripple effect...................................................................By Emily Niesen

EMILY NIESENHolistic Health, Nutrition & Wellness Coach

[email protected]

nostalgicnutrition.com

608-438-6570

Schedule a free initial consultation with me today!

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Its so easy to get caught up in negative assumptions andconversations. Make an effort not to make assumptions oothers and situations. Escape rom negativity when you can.

Tere are so many positive actions you can take instead.An optimistic attitude works wonders. Happy people have more

energy to do meaningul and helpul things or themselves andothers. Be mindul in everyday activities. Play and laugh. Tankthose that help you and be grateul or the little things.

Healthy, happy people take care o themselves. Tey are smarterabout what they eat, how they exercise and when they need torest. Its OK to slow down once in a while and just observe.

Its important to perhaps make a did list o what was accom-plished rather than always ocusing on what it is we need to do. Prior-itize your needs rom your wants. Simpliy instead o making thingsso complicated when its not necessary. Reserve time or yoursel tobe yoursel and really enjoy lie, people and all the world has to offer.

Lets make a commitment to be good to ourselves by choosingto have a more positive attitude. We will be stronger, live longer

and enjoy our lives and appreciate those around us so much mNegativity takes way too much energy out o us that could be

in more meaningul ways.

Health is linkedto happiness

and a positivepoint of view...................................................................By Ellen Utter

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DUALITY IS AN ILLUSION

Te Celts shun a belie in duality or it introduces judgment,which introduces the concept o more than and less than. A beliethat begins to tamper with the concept and flow o oneness in all.

TIME IS FLUID AND CIRCULAR

o the ancients, time was marked by the movement o theheavens cyclical and fluid. Even today the Irish are a peopleo a natural flow, seeming to know how to work with time, place

and situation; partnering with these orces, allowing them to be,rather than attempting to use or harness them. It is the magicthat one eels on a trip to Ireland, the luck o the Irish as eventsevolve and all all together at precisely the right time and place.

CREATIVE HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS

A glorious creative center lies within each o us; a belie in theimmense creative power o the human consciousness to go outrom itsel and enter the nature o things.

From this springs the Irish love o riddle, the symbology owords, a nimble shape shifing o the mind. Teirs is a psychicspace set aside or the expansion and fluid boundlessness oconsciousness, that by going deeply into the moment we cantranscend time and space. It is owing to this that to this day theancient Celtic notion o it tis and it tisnt persists and it is saidthat an Irishman is the only person on the ace o the earth whocan eloquently argue both sides o a question at the same time.

Indeed. Te music o what happens. Living what is in themoment sans judgment. So ancient. So enlightened. May youhear the music o what happens and eel the luck o the Irish thisSt. Patricks Day and throughout the year.

I you would like to connect with this ancient wisdom, I inviteyou to 43/90 North Earth or a presentation o Celtic Myth andSpirituality on March 6. See below or details.

Cecilia Farran owns 43/90 North Earth Gifs, in Spring Green. In

a lielong passion or understanding her Celtic roots she has studiedCeltic mythology and shamanism, most notably with om Cowanin Ireland. She presents workshops on Celtic spirituality and beliesand her blogs on the subject can be ound on www.northearth.com.

43/90 North Earth has a Celtic spirituality book section eaturing authorsPatricia Monaghan, Frank MacEowen, om Cowan and others. See details

or their March 6 event under Community Events elsewhere in this issue, orcontact Cecilia at 608-588-3313 or [email protected].

and recognizable? Do yoursel a avor this month and do a pantry raid. Ten start over, fill up the shopping cart, the reerator, the pantry and your belly with oods you love andlove you back that benefit you. (Dark chocolate and H20 benefit me!) Tis is a way to cleanse your mind and bodydeprivation required.

Did you know you can cleanse your relationships and ca

as well? Creating more positive relationships and crowdingthose that dont support our desires ofen make us healthier any expensive ood detox, green-juice program out there. Hahigh-quality relationships help to upgrade our lives. Te kale cand quinoa might have a greater effect i we clean up our relaships or find riends who truly care about us. Te same goeour careers. More than hal o our waking hours are spent worIt is a huge part o our lives, yet how many o you complain eday about your job? How many o you blame weight gain ondays sitting at your desk, stress-eating and picking up ast oodinner due to lack o time or a homemade meal? oday, sodoes allow you to find the work you love and to love the workfind. Dont believe me? Start making a list o everything yoor would like to do during ree time. Ask yoursel which o tactivities you would spend eight hours doing daily.

You see, February isnt just or Cupid and the romanticsthere. Te exercises in this article are meant to help kick your sel-love time. Just taking time to participate in your lie by doing some reflection exercises like these is a great sUltimately when you reflect on your lies desires, you mmore time to do what you want and be who you want to be

Sign up or my monthly newsletter and I will include theo this exercise. It changed my career and lie!

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her upbringing and the old, simple way o lie. Her passioncoaching her clients to adopt happier and healthier liestyleare unique to them. She offers private and group health coa

sessions in unique settings to support her clients in areas such as weight mament, ood cravings, decoding nutrition labels, cooking, exercise routineother liestyle skills. Want to get out o a rut? Email emilsyb.niesen@gmaimention this article or a ree health history consultation and sign up or hmonthly newsletter. Read her monthly article and check out her website tout more about her business at www.nostalgicnutrition.om.

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Needle-less acupuncture might seem like an oxymoronat first glance. How can you do acupuncture withoutneedles? Easy. Let me explain a bit o background on the

technique called Shonishin without needles, used or kids.Shonishin is a Japanese word sho means little, ni means chil-

dren and shin means needle. It is a highly refined therapy specifi-cally used or inants and children to strengthen their respiratory,digestive and immune systems. Kids have a lot o vital energy, arecontinually growing, learning and developing. Tis means thatthey dont need a lot o stimulation at acupuncture points andchannels in order to receive the benefit.

A typical Shonishin treatment involves gentle stimulationrom rubbing, pressing or tapping o various acupuncture points

with special copper and stainless steel tools. Most children enjoycoming in or treatment, and find the session relaxing and playlike. Parents are ofen able to hold their child during the treatment;however, most children enjoy playing and squirming around.

When it comes to treating kids, it might not look like a lot is happen-ing; however, since their systems change so quickly, less is ofen more.reatments usually take only 5-15 minutes o actual treatment time.

Common conditions treated byShonishin include:

Coughs Asthma Allergies Eczema Colic Fever Constipation Diarrhea Bedwetting

Sleep disorders Hyperactivity Recurrent inections Symptoms rom vaccinations

Shonishin treatments work best when provided preventator at the first sign o symptoms. Chronic conditions also grbenefit rom Shonishin treatments; however, they might reqmore requent sessions. Shonishin treatments are a sae, etive, noninvasive way to boost your childs immune systemstrengthen his or her overall constitution.

While winters flus and colds are still being passed aroundclassroom and beore springs allergies appear, bring your cin to strengthen his or her bodys own healing mechanisms. your child a step up when it comes to naturally fighting the virgoing around with needleless acupuncture.

Needlelessacupuncturefor kids...................................................................By Kathryn Coppola

Kathryn Coppola is a certified acupuncturist and herbalist anowner o Madison Acupuncture & Natural Health. She is ocusworking with individuals who strive to live a healthier, happi

Madison Acupuncture & Natural Health is centrally located S. First Street, Suite 103 in Madison. Please eel ree to contact

[email protected], 608-205-8596, or visit online at www.madisonacu



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You may not have a choice as to when or how you die, butyou can decide daily the way in which you live, a truth thatis never more apparent or ully appreciated than when

death is imminent. But in a sense, isnt death always imminent?Arent we all, in essence, terminally ill inected by biologicalprocesses that will eventually diminish and end our lie throughthe inescapable passage o time? Not to mention the potential orpremature death.

Yet it is because o the variable time that you have the privi-lege, opportunity and power to choose how you will live each dayand hence directly affect the quality o the time you do have! Youcan decide daily what path you will walk into the uture, and ulti-mately the memories you will have to look back on.

Te only final destination in lie is death; it is the quality othe journey there that is lie. When death draws nigh, it is onlythrough the caliber o your memories and the level o content-ment, orgiveness and peace in your heart that you will knowwhether your trip was a success.

So stop putting off all your unulfilled intentions! Tere are nosecond chances to enjoy the gif o lie, and each day gone, is goneor good. Tere really is no better time than the present to takeaction, and only you can make your dreams happen inch byinch, moment by moment, i need be. Every new day is a reshopportunity to start anew and decide whether you are going totruly live and enjoy your lie, discover all your potential, or simplylose it all to time and inaction!

I you eel resistant to what I put orth here, or i it awakenssomething meaningul deep within you, I would like you to seri-ously consider a ew questions: Wouldnt you honestly preer tolive and die with a ulfilled, happy heart and spirit, rather thanonly being able to look back and wonder what might have beenor why you wasted so much time worrying instead o acting? Inact, how does your true heart really want to be able to look backat your one and only shot at lie?

Doesnt the possibility that you may end up wallowing in

sel-disappointment, desperately longing or one more chto do something differently or take a mulligan on some dsion that lef you empty, bother you? What about all the peyou may have met and enjoyed, all the riends, lovers experiences?

Te question you really need to ask yoursel is whether youtruly comortable with the possibility o wasting such an incible gif that is lie. I you are not, then what are you goindo to prevent that rom happening and when are you goinbegin? oday? Maybe right now? Hey, its your lie and totally call. Live it or lose it! Oh, and dont orget to be an organ dobecause this end o which I speak may well visit you sooner you ever imagined. What? Im just sayin

Timely prod...................................................................By Don Neviaser

Don Neviaser has been a certified lie coach or six years andaward-winning author o five sel-empowerment books. He pubtwo books in 2012, Te Power o Perspective and the Gif o tude and Te Beauty that Love Is, that each won a national in its category. Don is also the official guide or attitude and pe

tive on the No. 1 sel-help website, SelGrowth.com, and has had several apublished on this site and in its newsletters. For more inormation, pleashttp://ForwardMotionLC.com or http://acebook.com/AttitudeandPerspectiv




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Our unconscious Aquarius, in a misguided attempt to eel thebelonging, may yield too quickly to peer pressure, thus losingindividual will, waiting or others to prompt our decisions andactions. Or in ear o belonging, we may run away rom conron-tations, detach rom emotional situations, aloo and waitingendlessly or more inormation.

What needs healing and growth?Our Aquarius ego can ofen eel like an outsider, estranged by

the rest o humanity, eeling very different, like something iswrong with us, with no place in the world. For comort, we mightpurposeully try to stand apart by being contrary, eccentric orrebellious, thus eeling in control o our aloneness. Yet our innatedrive or connection keeps us trying to belong. Instead o real,intimate riendships, humanitarian causes or technological websmight dominate our social lie.

From this position as outsider, we are orced to look at the worldmore objectively, to discover why we eel alienated, and eventuallysee a much bigger picture o our place in the world. Our intuitioninorms us o how the outer world reflects the complexity o ourinner being and we gradually eel more integrated and connectedto others and to the whole. Eventually, the synergy o human spiriteels like home.

What can I do this month?o heal and evolve your Aquarian sel, pay attention to how wellyou do in groups. Do you strive to understand the group, or doyou insist on getting your own way? Can you ollow your ownheart and still work with a team, or do you do whats expected inorder to eel you belong? Do you treat others as whole and specialor do you only see them as serving a particular unction? Do youhonor your intuition? Are you open to creating win/win situa-tions? In a world that alls short o your ideals, can you still eelyour loving connection to humanity and know you have a place?

Additional support (current planetary transits)Mercury will be retrograde (backward) in Aquarius rom Jan. 21to Feb. 12. Tis will keep your mind ocused on group endeavorsand innovative changes in your lie. Meanwhile, Venus and Marsadvance into Pisces, bringing soululness to your relationships anddesires. In late February, as Venus and Mars merge on the cusp oPisces/Aries, romantic passion could evolve into mystical bliss.

Te new moon is on Feb. 18. Te moon and sun, joined right onthe cusp o Pisces, and nearby Neptune, will call to your spiritualheart your longing or divine oneness. With Saturn squaring(90 degrees) this in Sagittarius, this longing may seem to conflictwith your duty to reality, but you will know otherwise. Under thisnew moon, set your intention by the next ull moon to experiencethe reality o the oneness o your soul with another. Venus andMars will certainly be doing their part.

Barry Kerr is a soul-based, evolutionary astrologer and lie coach, with34 years o experience and an international clientele. He is also anadvanced energy healer, with extensive training in soul-guided healingo mind, body, heart and spiritual systems. Barry offers astrology read-ings, coaching and healing by phone, Skype or in person in Madison.

For more inormation, visit www.ChooseConsciousLiving.com. Contact Barry [email protected] or call or a ree 10-minute inquiry




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Tis is one o a our-part series on natural,nontoxic, eco-riendly wood finishes. Lookor the next installment in next months

issue, at www.naturespathways.com orhttp://northwoodscasket.com/blog.

In the process o building a sustain-able and eco-riendly casket company,weve had to learn a lot about eco-

riendly wood finishes. Weve learned howto achieve a wide variety o beautiul woodfinishes without using harmul chemicals.Most o our learning has been a mattero rediscovering the historic techniquesmastered by 16th century English crafs-men. In this article well briefly cover thehistory, chemistry and useul techniquesor achieving natural waxed finishes.

Waxes have been used or centuries toseal and protect wood suraces. Waxes areeffective sealers and provide durable andprotective coating. Conventional manu-acturing has shifed to varnishes and poly-urethane finishes that can be applied withspray techniques, whereas wax finishes

require some elbow grease and patienceto get comortable with the technique. Ingeneral, waxes must first be applied in acircular motion with an applicator pad,cloth, brush or sponge. Within a minute ortwo, wipe the wax in the same direction asthe wood grain. And finally, buff the waxto a shine once the wax has begun to cureor dry.

Buffing a wax finish takes some gettingused to. You can buff waxed wood suraceswith a sof lint-ree cotton cloth, a polyesterauto-buffing cloth or even an old polyester-shirt or slacks. I preer polyester becauseit is mildly abrasive and not absorbent. Tetrick is in the timing and pressure. Buff toosoon and you will smear the wax around.

Wait too long and the wax will be too to buff to a nice shine. Buff lightly withsame pressure youd pet your cat or Let the rag do the work. Te more exyou get at applying the wax, the longerwill be comortable waiting to buff sexperts wait hours to buff afer applicaMultiple coats can be applied to buildthick protective finish.

My avorite wax is clear carnauba Carnauba wax is made by pressingleaves o a palm tree. Tis wax is whused to make M&Ms chocolate cshells, lipstick and automotive polish.available in bars, flakes and paste. Teand flakes are either pure or blended beeswax. Te paste orm maintains

Waxed

finishes,naturallyRediscovering thenatural beauty ofwood with sustainable,nontoxic, zero-VOCnatural waxed finishes

.....................................................By Jonas A. Zahn

You can buff waxed wood surfac

with a soft lint-free cotton cloth

polyester auto-buffing cloth or eve

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wax in suspension in a solvent typicallyturpentine. In paste orm, carnauba wax isclassified as either a low-volatile organiccompound (VOC) or VOC product. Onceapplied and the solvent has evaporated, thefinished wood is 100 percent ree o VOCs(important or making childrens toys orurniture). You can make your own waxpaste with carnauba wax flakes and orange

oil solvent or lemon juice.Tere is a newly patented wax product

produced exclusively by the Real MilkPaint Company. Tis wax is a proprietaryblend o walnut oil, carnauba wax andbeeswax. Tey offer two colors: WarmBlack and Chestnut Brown. Tese ingre-dients polymerize with exposure to the airto orm a tight-sealing, almost plastic-likesurace. Water will bead up on this suraceand it is 100 percent VOC ree perector table suraces. Apply with a cottoncloth in ultra-thin coats and let dry 24hours. Ten buff lightly with steel wool ora very smooth, shiny surace. Apply multi-ple coats to your liking.

All o these topcoat finishes can belayered or added protection, but not inany order. Finishes that require a poroussurace must be applied first beore othersthat seal the surace. For example, we ofenuse milk paint, then tung oil, then wax. Waxcan be layered on wax, but once the suraceis waxed you cannot not apply more paintor oil, as the surace is sealed and there no

longer is a porous texture or milk paint ornatural oil to penetrate and bond to.


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Jonas A. Zahn is the owner o the Northwoods CasketCompany and Carriage House Works. Jonas isuncompromising in his commitment to sustainabil-ity using locally sourced woods, local crafsmen (andwomen), and environmentally sae paints and finishes

to build caskets and classic Arts & Crafs urniture.Te company plants 100 trees or every casket made.Te Northwoods Casket Co. offers a wide range osustainable burial caskets and cremation productsand delivers to every uneral home in Wisconsin.Carriage House Works builds fine handcrafed urni-ture, sells reclaimed wood flooring and distributesmilk paint with environmentally sae natural oil

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10 MILLION TREESNorthwoods Casket Company owner Jonas Zahn

promises sustainability to future generations

A CARBONNEGATIVE COMMITMENT

By Rebecca Bentz

THE AVERAGE PERSONtakes more than600 million breaths in his or her lifetime. Those

600 million will soon be a little easier, thanks to

Jonas Zahn, who is pledging his own impres-

sive number: 10 million trees.

Zahn is founder of Northwoods Casket

Company, a Beaver Dam-based business

that creates sustainable caskets from locally

sourced and environmentally friendly materi-

als. For each casket Northwoods crafts, Zahn

has pledged to plant 100 trees. That means

the company will need to craft 100,000

caskets to achieve the 10 million tree mark.

This is no lofty aspiration; for Zahn, it is avery real, personal mission.

Our commitment to plant 10 million trees

is much more than a goal. It is a commit-

ment, a promise. It is a promise I have made

to my children and the state of Wisconsin,

he explains. I have every bit of confidence

that we will achieve this.

His pledge echoes through his and

his companys actions: Zahn is drafting a

memorandum of understanding in relationto his tree-planting goal that he will share

with the Wisconsin Department of Natural

Resources and the state legislature.

All 10 million trees will be planted in

accordance with the Wisconsin Department

of Natural Resources Urban Forestry initia-

tive. (An urban forest is all of the trees and

other vegetation in and around a commu-

nity essentially, the plant life found in the

locations where the majority of Wiscon-

sins population lives, works and makes its

carbon footprint.) This means Northwoods

isnt seeding row upon row of plantationpines; its working to replenish the specific

native tree species the state DNR has iden-

tified as needed to create a diverse tree

population. Diversified forests mean less of

a chance that large numbers of trees will die

from unexpected diseases and pests.

These efforts are already being recog-

nized. Last year, Zahn and Northwoods Casket

Company received an Innovations in Urban

FAST FOREST FACTS

Wisconsin is home to 85 native

tree species.

The state boasts 184 Tree Cities

USA; thats the third-highest

ranking in the nation!

Did you know that the trees fou

in your town or community can

provide economic benefits? The

Wisconsin DNR estimates that

well-managed urban forests

pay back nearly three times the

cost to plant and maintain them

The benefits include improved

air quality, increased real estate

values, water runoff mitigation

and energy savings.

Wisconsins urban areas (towns

cities and other communities)

contain an estimated 27 million

trees.

Reerence: Wisconsin DNR. http://dnr.wi.go



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Forestry award from the DNR, which lauded

the creation of Zahns unique tree-planting and

reforestation project.

THE ROOTSZahn hasnt always been in the casket-crafting

business. He studied civil and environmental

engineering in college and afterward became

what he characterizes as a serial entrepre-

neur. He worked in high-tech startup compa-

nies for the past 20 years, including onerecently acquired by IBM.

Zahn eventually craved a new direction in

his career one outside of high-tech, one

not focused on technology. He chose casket-

making specifically for this reason, as well as

the challenge of breaking into the surprisingly

monopoly-dominated industry.

While the careful craftsmanship of North-

woods caskets is dear to Zahn, the green

and sustainable messaging [and] building a

social entrepreneurial-focused company is

something thats a personal passion of mine.

It brings me great joy to write out paychecksto people who really are committed to what

we do and how we do it. We dont have to

build this business on the backs of labor, he

explains. Im doing this to prove that we can

build a sustainable business: one that isnt

focused on profits, but focused on creating

good work for good people here in Wiscon-

sin and doing something right by the envi-

ronment. We can do that and make money.

Zahn explains that as a craft business

rather than a manufacturer, Northwoods

Casket Company is able to keep sustain-

ability and eco-friendliness at the core of

its business. Rather than mass production,

Northwoods focus is always on quality and

environmental stewardship.

A BLOSSOMING MISSIONI get teased, mostly by my dad, that were a

tree-planting company and we craft caskets to

fund such operations which is partially true.

Zahn is on a mission to leave the earth

better than when he arrived. For him,

carbon-neutral isnt good enough: He

aspired to make Northwoods a carbon-

negative company meaning the business

removes more carbon dioxide from the plan-

ets atmosphere than it adds.

Zahns already able to cross this goal offhis to-do list.

We are a truly carbon-negative company

probably by a factor of 10x already. And

we are a profitable company, and we are

growing, he says.

The 100 tree seedlings planted per ca

offset Northwoods carbon footprint in

one year. And those trees continue to

for many years after that, Zahn explains

Zahn and the other individuals who

up Northwoods Casket Company are

living and breathing their passion for lo

grown sustainability and environmenta

And theyll be doing so for millions more t

Businesses dont exist to make m

Thats like saying we exist to breatheWe make money to exist, like we breat

exist, Zahn says. The reason why we

is so I can plant 10 million trees for the

generation and the generation after tha

PLANT IT FORWARDPledge to include a casket or crem

urn made by Northwoods Casket Com

as part of your end-of-life plan and t

plant 100 trees in Wisconsin next sprin

fall through their Plant it Forward camp

Is sustainability and providing for f

generations important to you? Feel about planning responsibly and seeing

environment grow for future generat

Visit www.northwoodscasket.com/pla

forward to get started and complete an

three-minute survey to Plant it Forward

Where you are laid to rest at the end of

your journey in this life can have a definiteimpact on the environment.

The construction of a typical steel casket

adds approximately 2,000 pounds of

carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Hard-

wood casket construction is a little better,

at 1,600-1,700 pounds. That equates to

approximately six to 10 days of the average

family households carbon footprint, North-

woods Casket Company owner Jonas Zahn

explains.

Zahns company crafts affordable,

sustainable burial caskets for individuals

who want to make one of their final deci-sions in life an environmentally-conscious

one. Depending on the product, crafting a

Northwoods casket adds 50 to 200 pounds

of carbon dioxide to the air a tenth the

typical amount.

Very, very important to me and core to

our business is sustainability, eco-friendli-

ness [and] nontoxic products. So, green

in every way that you can measure: from

local sourcing of woods to air drying our

woods. All of our finishes are 100 percentnontoxic, 100 percent [volatile organic

compound]-free.

Northwoods 30 different products are

actively represented in a third of Wiscon-

sins 600 funeral homes; however, indi-

viduals may request a Northwoods casket

through any funeral home in the state and

receive it with same- or next-day shipping.

The company also sells through funeral

homes in some neighboring states and

through third-party carriers to far-flung

corners of the country.

The company offers many styles in awide range of prices, with something for

every family. Northwoods crafted caskets

are suitable for burial or cremation and can

even be customized.

But perhaps the best part of purchasing a

Northwoods Casket is knowing that youve

made an environmentally conscious deci-

sion and have left 100 Wisconsin trees as

part of your legacy.

A SUSTAINABLE LIFE

More about Northwoods Casket Company

NORTHWOODS CASKET COMPA109 N. Lincoln Avenue, Beaver Dam

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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) is gaining more andmore recognition or its wide array o physiological bene-fits, which have been demonstrated through cutting-edge

research and clinical trials. All over the world, individuals o allwalks and ages have reported increased quality o lie rom receiv-ing HBO in conjunction with other therapies that relate to specificconditions. Hundreds o published studies have shown a measuredamelioration or a substantial amount o medical indications andnew research continues to provide efficacy.

For cancer patients, cancer thrives in low-oxygen environ-ments and HBO has been shown to increase the oxygen levelsto cancerous areas to help decrease tumor volume and aggressive-ness. Currently, physicians are using HBO as an adjunct therapy

to enhance other cancer therapies such as chemotherapy and radi-ation. Te Food and Drug Administration recognizes HBO as ameans o decreasing the damage to the skin and bone rom beingirradiated, which has helped a substantial amount o individuals.

With respect to stroke patients, neurons surrounding the site othe injury can remain dormant due to lack o oxygen and bloodflow. HBO has been shown to provide the brain with moreoxygen to decrease the inflammation at the site o the injury, andrevitalize dormant brain cells to enhance recovery and promotethe repair process. Tis evidence transcended to children affectedwith cerebral palsy as new evidence verified HBOs therapeuticrole in increasing gross and fine motor unction.

As more research concerning HBO or increased brain activityhas been published, a substantial number o proessional athletes areusing portable home chambers to promote enhanced recovery romintensive training and their respected contests. Over 450 NFL playersalone are currently using hyperbaric therapy to help curtail thedamage caused by head injuries players requently suffer rom. Addi-tionally, reports rom medical staff have claimed marked improve-ments in brain scans compared to players that dont utilize HBO.

Tere are several other indications that HBO has been shownto help, including Parkinsons disease, diabetes, heart disease,

oxidative stress, chronic atigue, post-traumatic stress disoarthritis, multiple sclerosis and more. With inflammation bthe hallmark o most indications, oxygens natural and powanti-inflammatory effects transcend to a wide range o condiand helps serve as one o the primary reasons or HBOs incing influence within the medical community.

With the increasing number o individuals desiring HBeven just or general health, more clinics around the worldimplementing chambers. Currently, there is a hyperbaric cin Madison that treats patients o all ages to which patients experienced symptomatic relie to some degree.

Te Wisconsin Integrative Hyperbaric Center is offering 10sessions to qualiying individuals within the month o Febr

Tis opportunity is to provide individuals with the chance to erience HBO or themselves and experience what so many peare talking about. All individuals are required to have a prescriprom their physician beore any treatments can be administered

What ishyperbaricoxygen therapy?...................................................................By Kendall Riggs

For more inormation, call the Wisconsin Integrative Hyperbaric Cen608-278-4268 or visit their web site at www.wisconsinhyperbarics.com. Son page 59.




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With February being la mois delamour (the month o love),its a good time or anyone,

single or spoken or, to work on healingthe issues o the heart. So, while you andyour sweetie may be getting ready or thespecial date come the 14th, prepare yourheart even more by clearing the clutterthat may have accumulated over the pastyear or longer.

Single? Even better. reat yoursel tosome special me time and get rid o thoseblasted blues this time o year may exacer-bate. First, lets find out why the heart is soimportant besides that it pumps bloodto every organ o our body.

Anahata, the heart chakra, is Sanskritor unhurt, unstruck, unbeaten. It is thenon-physical sound that vibrates withoutbeginning or end. Te heart chakra is the

meeting place or the upper and lchakras assimilating and healing tenergies and allowing them to flow through the body.

When the heart chakra is in balancare quick to orgive, demonstrate comsion, unconditional love and trust amother positive actions. Our relationsare ulfilling, we trust implicitly thoselectively, we believe in something gr

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than ourselves and, make decisions romour higher sel we ollow our heart.

When it is out o balance we may havedifficulty in relationships, lack discipline,be araid o being hurt, be in or have beenin emotionally or physically abusive rela-tionships, or eel abandoned.

We might also have issues with ourphysical body such as developing asthma,

maniest blood problems such as anemia,malaria or lymphoma; we may have prob-lems with our thymus, our circulatorysystem or breasts. Upper back and shoul-der issues are also indications o a closedor partially blocked anahata.

Cest what?What does that mean or us? It gives usa place to start the healing we all need.When we understand what is holding usback, we can begin unlocking the secretsthat have kept us rom healing. With theheart, it begins when we look at our rela-tionships: with our sel, or others. First, askyoursel i youve recently experienced anyo the above symptoms (not all-inclusive).

ry to look at it rom all angles. I yourestuck on something, ask your angels orhigher power or help. Most importantly,do not beat yoursel up about things thathave taken a while to work through, or thatyou didnt realize until now.

Crystals and gemstones can be powerul

tools to amp up the healing energy andbring clarity and wisdom into the process.How do you know which one to choose?Look at the color o the chakra. Tis is agood indicator o what color crystal tochoose. It is not by any means a hard andast rule, but gives you a place to start. Teheart chakra is seen as green, pink, or greenwith a pink center. Emeralds, rose quartz,

green calcite and pink petalite are just a ewo the crystals you can use. I recommendgoing to a store and choosing one versusordering over the Internet. Stones chooseyou many times and when they do, theycan be that much more effective. Te sameis true or just wearing or surroundingyoursel with the colors green and pink (orguys, salmon and Packers green).

Food for lamourLove your heart even more by eating theright oods. Green leay vegetables, such asspinach, broccoli, cabbage, kale and celery,and spices like, sage, cilantro and parsleywill all add beneficial healing to the heartchakra. Dont like your vegetables? rythem in a smoothie. Tere are severalbooks you can buy or recipes. I youre notsure which one to choose, pick one up atyour local library.

Still not eeling the amore? Give Valen-tines Day cards to your neighbors, riendsand coworkers. Studies show that acts o

kindness create a domino effect. Furthe effect persists. Once you give, the beo doing so leaves you giving more ofe

Knowing all o this you can set upperect Valentines Day date or youor your significant other. Coupled orget a massage. And a massage with Reeven better. Reiki addresses the emotaspects o healing, while massage hel

work it out rom the muscles and tiTen treat yoursel to a wholesome, cious meal either at home or a fine rerant. Either way youll be heart-heand ready or some amore.

DO YOU SUFFER FROMHeadaches/migraines

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Depressed/anxious moodBloating, gas or heartburn

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608-535-4846

Kathy Bryant is a Reiki mteacher and crystal bowl thewho studied with a teacher in Se

Arizona. She assists clients in hthe heart among other issues, te

Reiki and promotes overall well-being withipractice, White Lotus Healing. She currentlclients by appointment at Renu Massage, E& Bodywork. You can contact Kathy at 6088249, online at Renu www.renumadison.com608-438-5342.

Reerences: Heart Chakra. http:cm/1BD82lN. Phylameana Lila Desy.

Heart Chakra: Fourth Chakra. www.crystalcom/chakra-heart.html. Emily Gems.

Chakra Healing Sounds: Fourth Chakra. balance.chakrahealingsounds.com/4th-chaJane C Smith Maati et al.

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Many things can affect our ability to connect well in arelationship romantic or otherwise. February bringsus Valentines Day. Whether you love this day and see

it as a reminder to share your eelings o love and affection, or seeit as an annoying a Hallmark holiday, the act remains that youwill undoubtedly be likely to reflect upon the quality o your mostsignificant relationship (or lack thereo).

Chronic pain doesnt just hurt your body, it hurts your emotionstoo. It can impact your mood, your memory, your relationships

and your overall quality o lie. Negative emotions will only makepain worse and, in turn, cause depression and other emotionalproblems. o avoid this vicious cycle, find a pain managementtherapy that is effective and minimizes both the physical andemotional impacts o chronic pain.

Here are just some of the ways chronic paincan affect your lifePain and depression.Constant aches and pains can cause rus-tration, anger, anxiety and depression. I these emotions persist,its important to take action. Distract yoursel rom constant painand brighten your mood by doing activities you love.

Pain and self-esteem.Pain can make it hard to perorm well atwork, makes exercise a painul chore and makes even daily tasksa struggle. Such limitations cause some pain sufferers to get downon themselves or to view their chronic pain as a sign o weaknessor a personal deect. Dont go down that road. Manage your painbeore your sel-esteem has diminished so that you can believe inyoursel and connect with others.

Pain and loneliness. When youre in constant pain, the lastthing you want to do is attend the company party, the neighbors

backyard barbecue or even small gatherings with your clo

riends and amily. Dont let pain drive you into social isolaand make you eel lonely. o stay socially connected, ocus onquality, not quantity, o riendships. Nurture ties with a hano close, supportive riends versus a vast network o more suficial acquaintances.

Pain and relationships.When you hurt all the time, its toto complete household chores, take care o the kids, contrifinancially or ully participate in normal amily activities. Sexity and intimacy can also take a hit rom chronic pain. Frution, resentment and communication breakdowns can occuespecially when a spouse doesnt understand or sympathize your condition.

Pain and fatigue.Pain is exhausting. A sore back, achy hip oknee can steal your sleep, send your stress levels skyrocketingdrain your motivation to exercise. Reduce atigue by integratinright sel-care measures into your pain management plan.

Fight pain with bioelectrotherapyYour body is made up o energy centers, which bring vitaenergy to every organ. Bio electrotherapy uses micro currequencies that match the exact abnormal requencies

Chronic painaffects yourquality of lifeEase your pain and watch

your relationships flourish!...............................................................By Sonya Sullins



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are present in the damaged tissue so that those requencies areneutralized, allowing normal requencies within the cells to berestored. When this happens you are able to experience remark-

able improvement in pain, inflammation and unction. Bio elec-trotherapy is sae, non-invasive and highly effective in treatingchronic pain. It also does not contradict or interere with anyother pain management therapies you may already be using.

I you are suffering rom chronic pain, you realize the challengesthat come with it the ear o saying goodbye to the closeness andconnection you desire, the exhaustion and the short temper you eelwhen doing easy things are hard because they hurt. Give yoursel,and your loved ones, a special gif the gif o a pain-ree you! Stophurting and merely existing and start truly loving living!

Sonya Sullins, MBA, CRHP, is the owner o Luminous LotusHealing. Luminous Lotus Healing offers natural and alterna-tive methods to heal - in mind, body and spirit. Healing thera-

pies include Far Inrared Terapy with Amethyst BioMat, BioElectrotherapy with Wellness Pro, Reconnective Healing, Access

Consciousness BARS, and Divine Guidance Business Coaching. Experiencehealing treatments on the BioMat and with the Wellness Pro, and you can also

purchase or home use. Gif certificates available online. Check back regularlyas she offers classes and holds events. Visit www.luminouslotushealing.com, call608-620-5171 or email [email protected] or more inormation.

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Do you ever eel like a stranger in a strange land? Givenall the craziness on planet Earth, it might be comort-ing to know you dont belong here, like maybe you come

rom a more unctional alien planet. Tat would explain every-thing, right? Yet, even i that were true, youd still be eeling a bitalone, like an outsider who doesnt belong.

Its a common eeling or most o us, one that comes and goes.Even surrounded by riends and amily we can eel alienated andalone. Te goodhearted intentions o those around us just dontseem to meet the deep and meaningul connections or whichwe long. Tis can show up in any number o ways. A politicalconversation can eel flat and go awry because the other peopleseem to lack a vision or what is possible and become pessimistic.

We might share a deep and personal spiritual insight with a closeriend or amily member, only to find they cannot comprehend it,or perhaps even dismiss it. It typically involves choosing to keep apositive mood and conscious outlook when those around you allinto cynicism, b

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