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departments7 reections rom the editor

12 healthy pets

18 healthy kids

22 herb blurb

26 intuitive insights30 healthy eating

36 average jane

62 community calendar

63 community partners

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sOUtH CentraL WIsCOnsIn November 2013

8 A dierence o energies

9 Spiritual awakening

10 Crystal singing bowls or meditationand maniestation

11 Te complexity o the lowly rib

14 Meaningul, practical,space-saving gis or seniors

16 Grassed 101

20 Beautiul teeth at any age

23 Why am I me?

24 Solar domestic hot water systems

25 Fight inections naturally!

28 Happy and healthy or the holidays naturally

31 Honor your contracts

32 Winterizing your skin

37 What is surrogacy? Can just anyonebecome a surrogate?

38 My S.A.D. addiction

40 A new cycle

42 Ctrl-Alt-Delete

44 Restore a lie and sometimesa soul

46 riple your energy47 Abdominal at, be gone!

48 Caring or children with traditioChinese medicine

50 Carrot love

52 Living a lie o purpose

53 Healing digestive distress

54 Burial vs. cremation Which isright or you?

58 Te health benefts o ar inrareheat therapy

59 But will you make me cluck like chicken or rob a bank?

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A call or grateul livingMany American adults consider Tanksgiving to be their

avorite holiday. While Christmas or the Christmas season,really is a estive, nostalgic celebration, lets be honest, its ALO o work! Tanksgiving, on the other hand, is a day thats goodor the soul. I we are ortunate, we may be able to take a breakrom our hectic lives, gather with amily members, share a mealwith loved ones and give (not gis, but) thanks.

Many o us may not be aware o just what a powerul emotiongratitude really is. It may be surprising or some to learn that thosewho practice gratitude as a way o lie eel better about themselves,are more optimistic about the uture and improve their health!In act, scientists are nding that these grateul individualsconsistently report many health benets, including:

Stronger immune systems. Lower blood pressure. Higher levels o positive emotions. More joy, optimism and happiness. Feeling less lonely and isolated.1

Now thats power! Lets take this as motivation to think and eelgrateully every day, not just on Tanksgiving Day. Image whatcould happen

I amgrateulor all o our wonderul advertisers who submitarticles to educate their communities about more optionsor living healthy liestyles. In this issue, Dr. Steve Pucketteencourages us to think thoughtully about what our ood choicesreally mean to us and to eat wisely or our total health. BarryKerr educates us about soul-based astrology, and how it can helpthose o us seeking healing or clarity. Michelle Buchanan explains

how traditional Chinese medicine can saely address some ochildrens common health concerns. And, theres much morplease read on!

Best wishes or a Tanksgiving Day thats good or your

Challenge yoursel to keep the gratitude o the day owing in lie so you, too, can reap the benets!

In health and happiness,

1. Expanding the Science and Practice o Gratitude, Te Greater Science Center at the University o Berkeley, www.greatergood.berkeleyexpandinggratitude.




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happiness is an ecstatic state omind, and natural byproduct opositive experiences and atti-

tudes, with the eects on your mind, bodyand lie varying in impact and duration.Positive experiences are enjoyable on theirown accord and are urther enhanced bythe release o endorphins and other eel-good chemicals. Aerwards, you can stillenjoy positive memories and take heartin good experiences, but the eects o anypositive physiological contributions arerelatively short lived.

Negative emotional energy and its eectsare very dierent, however. Whatever thereasons you may carry or live with suchburdens, particularly when based on eel-ings o choice such as resentment, rustra-tion, prejudice or antagonism, negativeenergy has a way o sinking deep within thecarrier and coagulating in the heart. Fromthere, any accompanying negative percep-tions, thoughts and attitudes have a wayo permeating throughout the mind, bodyand spirit, seeping outwardly towards thosenear you and taking a toll in each place thatis at least destructive, i not permanent.

Even though others may be impacted bysuch pervasive negativity, it is the carrierwho stands to benet the most rom stop-ping such caustic cycles and their eects.In act, with the right attitude, many exist-ing negative eects can be positively coun-tered, resulting in less overall impact onyour relationships, health, heart and senseo inner peace!

But in order to aect the thoughts andeelings that have ar too oen taken anunknown toll, you must be able to makeenough solid, positive changes o heartand mind to counter them as they arise.It would also be to your benet were youto attempt becoming more aware o exist-ing or habitual negative perceptions andcondemnations, and what eects they mayhave on you. Tese are the draining mind-sets that linger in the back o your heart ora chance to spring to the oreront and theyalways leave their mark.

As an example, how worthwhile is carry around the onus o hatred or somelse? Are you aware that all youre dis giving them ongoing control over happiness? Does anyone really deservhave that much power over you? Or i tis something in your past botheringand nothing else can be done about it,owe it to yoursel to leave it there and orward, more reely, into a new utureis both unwritten and lled with potent

You are the only one who can coyour thoughts and perceptions, so not do yoursel a avor and begin ma

daily mindul eorts to release any wasemotional obstructions to your happthat are weighing upon your heart. Doreally want to carry unnecessary emotdistractions that accomplish little mthan diminish your energy, hold you and make your journey through lie alharder? I you were two people, wouldreally let another person weigh you dwith so much unnecessary baggageyou couldnt even see the light o yourlie? Hey, just asking.

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More and more people todayare recognizing the value oconnecting with their authentic

selves and awakening spiritually. As a acil-itator, I am committed to helping peopleawaken to the remembrance o all theyare. Tere exists a bit o a misconceptionabout the nature (spiritual vs. religious)and process o this lie-changing experi-ence, however. So, Id like to share theollowing Q&A in hopes that it may helppeople better understand this process ospiritual awakening.

Q. What is the word spiritual, and how is itdened or individuals?A. Each individual has their own uniquerelationship with God/goddess/spirit/divine/creator/one/nature/all that is. Forme, the word spiritual reers to the relation-ship we have with and between ourselvesand spirit. Tereore, simply stated, spiri-tual awakening would be remembering/reclaiming this relationship. As we workon this, sometimes the ocus on spiritualawakening can actually get in the way othe simple remembrance o who we areand our relationship with the divine. Exer-cising the muscle o nding and staying inthe Center o Sel supports the presenceo clarity and ease while awakening.

CeNTer O Sel:Being in the centero ones bioeld/aura; being in consciousalignment with the truth o who one is.Neither orward nor back; neither rushingin with an agenda nor withholding ones

natural contribution. Related to, butdistinct rom grounding, like bumper cars solid, heavy, connected to their powersource by a rod that stays in a constantposition, even when the cars turn. We havethat same constant current connecting usto God, while we experience moving withweight on the earth.1

Q. How do I nd my true sel?A. Start with a question: How do youdene true? I reer to (small t) truth dier-ently than (capital ) ruth. (Small t) truthcan best be described as that which appears

to be true In ime,while (capital ) ruthreers to Out o ime. An example otruth could be: I am emale, 55 years old,grandmother, 5'4" and on and on it goes.An incorrect representation otruth mightbe: I am a procrastinator, araid, selshand so on. Tese have been identied astruth within a locked system o awareness,harboring a multitude o experiences, witha signicant amount o data conrmingits perceived reality. When we are in theexperience o our ruth, we are presentto our true sel. We have ound an actualexperience rather than struggling to nd adescription o who we think we are.

iN TiMe/OUT O TiMe: What occursIn ime is reality as we know it, here andnow: visible, tangible, governed by thelaws o physics a closed system, or so itseems. Out o ime can be experienced Inime, as being in the ow perhaps whiledancing, painting, gardening, perorming

or competing ully absorbed, little awareness o time passing. Tis a sense o having all that is needesense that all is well. Tere is peacean absence o hurry, as i time itselpaused. In these moments, we are tadivine order, heaven on earth, realitthe here and now.1

I hope these gave you some insightthe concept o spiritual awakening. Iare currently in the process o connecwith your authentic sel/awakeninghave interest in getting started), be athat somewhere on your journey you

have an experience o conusion orknowing. Please know that this is noand no cause or concern. A spirteacher once shared with me that cosion and not knowing are very high so awareness, and that it is possible totremendous joy amidst these states!

I regularly witness the strength it takremain true to ones authentic sel. I appthe commitment required to contstrengthening the muscle to choose nowhile remaining open to everything.

Michaela orcaso has been a ator o personal transormationthe late 70s and group transormsince 1996. She owns whitedooand IBIA, Inc., and is als

ounder o Creating a Peaceul World, Inc. (CAFor more inormation, visit www.whitedoowww.tibiainc.com and www.capw.org.

Source:1. Foundation Workshop manual, whitedoo

Madison, www.whitedoor.org.

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in todays technological world o over-stimulation and constantsensory bombardment, so many people struggle to achieve thequieted mind state necessary or deep meditative journeying.

For people to just close their eyes and go into an alternate state oconsciousness takes an immense amount o time, training and eort.

Crystal singing bowls oer a shortcut to this mental territorybecause they balance the hemispheres o the brain and can put

you in a hypnotic state when you play them or they are plnear you. In a way, they work similarly to yoga and tai chi romperspective that the bowls keep your body distracted enoughyour mind to achieve an alternate level o consciousness.

Crystal bowls are made rom highly puried quartz powder percent silicon quartz) that has been used together in a centriuhigh temperatures, so they retain the qualities o quartz itsel. Quproduces pure tone and also contains the ull spectrum o lightrelates to the seven chakras in the human body. When played, crsinging bowls emit a measurable wave pattern similar to alpha wo the brain, and heal the listener by bringing this pure ull speclight, in the orm o sound, back into the human aura.

Crystal singing bowls come in a variety o sizes, ormats and nTey can range rom 5" to 22" in diameter, can be rosted or clear

may have either round or at bottoms. Some have a handle onbottom or more mobile playing. Tey can be one o the typical sscale notes or be rom the diatonic scale. Frosted bowls are the economical and most common, but some newer processes inprecious gemstones, rare crystals, minerals or precious metalsthe bowls when they are ormed. Some bowls are even printed oglazed with 24K gold or the ultimate regal touch (and sound).

Singing bowls are an active archetypal symbol o creationbowl itsel represents the eminine womb o the great motherwand is the masculine activating or releasing orce o the aogether, they birth sacred sound, which, in turn, is exceor maniesting and healing because o the balance and ocuenergy it contains.

Holographic sound healing practitioners oen utilize the crsinging bowls as master maniestation tools. In the hypnotic hsonic resonance, change can be more easily projected into the subscious to aect personal transormation, once the intention is ch

Not to be taken lightly, the gravity o setting ones intentipivotal because SOMEHING will be magnied, so you will to make sure it is the most benecial thing or the situationare dealing with.

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ribs dont get the respect they deserve. Since they can causechest pain and contribute to upper back pain, people some-times orget the importance o their normal unctions:

clearing upper back pain and preserving health. Te ribs appearto be simple bones, but their anatomic relationships are myriad.Most ribs share joint connections with two vertebrae. Te ribsthen continue around to the ront o the body, where they changerom bone to cartilage. Tis cartilage connects to the rib and,directly or indirectly, to the breastbone, creating two more joints,which can be stuck, sprained or partially dislocated. Between the

ribs, there are three muscles. Te ribs connect to the low back andsacrum, serve as anchors or the neck and shoulder girdles, andconnect to the endothoracic ascia (to which the lining o the chestcavity connects). And so, the mechanical complexity o the ribsbecomes sel-evident.

In ront o the ribs, on the inside o the back o the chest, thesympathetic chains that serve to carry much o the autonomicnervous system input or the body are tethered. When the ribs arestuck, jammed, twisted or otherwise distorted, mechanical tensionis transerred to these chains, which may in turn negatively inu-ence blood ow to the heart, lungs and gut, heart rate, stomachacid production, or other gastro intestinal or bronchial symptoms,depending upon the level o the lesion.

Rib problems can aect the muscles that attach to them, eithercausing tension or weakness and incoordination. Tis includesneck muscles, muscles that anchor the shoulder girdle (e.g.,pectoralis muscles, rhomboid muscles, upper and lower trape-zius muscles) and others less commonly spoken o in gym circles.When the balance o these muscles is thrown o, problems withshoulder blade control arise, which in turn can stress the A-C andball and socket joints o the shoulder, leading to impingementsyndrome or longer-term pinching and erosion o the rotator cu.

Compliance or exibility o the chest wall is related to the wo breathing. Tose who have underlying lung disease need a c

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when is the last time you went to the doctor or a healthcheckup? It can be a hassle to call or an appointment,take time o work, drive to the doctors ofce and wait

in the exam room with only old magazines to read. Now thinkabout taking your pet in or a wellness exam. Same hassles, plustoting a cat carrier with a yowling cat inside or making sure your dog doesnt jump all over the car, or shed or vomit on the seats

doesnt sound like a un!So why should you bring your pet in or an annual exam, e

cially i your pet is acting just ne? Doesnt the veterinariangive a quick vaccination and thats the end o it? Why do incats need to go every year?

As you know, cats and dogs age more quickly than humAer the kitten or puppy series o vaccines, another year wi

by beore the next vaccinations are due. For a 10-year-old huchild getting the last MMR vaccine, that is the equivalent o wauntil they are about 20 or their next exam. A lot can happethat span o time! Tere are many problems and diseases thatoccur in young adults, including dental disease, diabetes, obehip dysplasia and heart disease.

So what do veterinarians really check when you take youin or a wellness exam? Te rst thing is getting a weight. is compared to the pets last weight and leads to a discussiodiet and exercise. Te pets ur may be combed to look or hair loss, scabs or dandru, and the body elt or any lumpgrowths. Tis leads into discussion about scratching, allergiesea/tick preventative. Te veterinarian oen starts at the rothe pet and works down the body, evaluating each body pathere symmetry o the ace? Any discharge rom the nose or eAre any lymph nodes enlarged? What do the teeth and gumslike? Are there cataracts in the eyes? Is the ear drum normal?

A stethoscope is used to listen to the heart, as animals can heart murmurs and irregular rhythms just like humans. Te lare evaluated or normal airow and noises. Te neck and spinpalpated or any discomort, the legs and joints put through a ro motion, and the paws checked or broken nails or saliva-sta

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(a reddish brown coloring o the ur). Te abdomen is elt or anypain or enlarged organs, the anus is examined or any growths andthe prostate is checked in intact male dogs.

Aer the exam, vaccinations are given, based on your pets riskactors. Core vaccines are ones all cats and dogs should get: rabies,upper respiratory (cats), parvo and distemper (dogs). Non-core

vaccines include eline leukemia, Lyme and bordetella. Blood maybe drawn to test or heartworms, tick-borne diseases (like Lyme),eline leukemia and eline AIDS. A stool sample is checked or

parasites. Because dogs and cats age more quickly, baseline bloodwork is highly recommended. Regular blood work and urinechecks can help us nd problems when they are easily treated,beore your pet is acting sick.

Your veterinarian also spends time asking about bathroom habits,behavior problems you might be seeing and diseases to be aware oas your pet ages. It is very helpul to bring a list o your concerns tothe visit, so you can be sure to get all your questions answered!

So while it can be a hassle to get your pet to the veterinarian, itis very important in keeping your urry riend healthy or yearsto come. And who knows, maybe it will be more enjoyable thanyou think!

Lori Scarlett, DVM, owns Four Lakes Veterinary Clinic, 4504Monona Drive in Madison. Her practice specializes in cats anddogs. Lori received her doctor o veterinary medicine degree in1995 rom Michigan State University. She previously worked at

McFarland Animal Hospital or seven years and in Durham, NCor 11 years. For more inormation, call 608.819.6750, visit www.ourlakesvet.com or look on Facebook.

Tere are many ways to experience the benets o crsinging bowl therapy on any budget: purchase your own battend a singing bowl perormance or meditation, or book own one-on-one sound therapy session.

I youd like to hear singing bowls played, the cosmic sochamber at Cosmic Delights is a particularly unique place to Te old bank vault was revamped or sound therapy sessions

intuitive workings. It condenses and magnies the vibratwith an urgent intensity not ound in other spaces, and trports you to a place between the worlds thereby creatisacred temple or healing and maniestation. People who reca session also report eeling like they have been washed cleaned by the sonic vibrations o the bowls.

Everyone can benet rom crystal singing bowls!

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Luna Lynn Frey is a certied holographic sound healing practitioner anbeen doing work with crystal singing bowls in the Madison area or over 8

Almost every person she has worked with has reported a heightened seawareness lasting a ew minutes to several hours aer a crystal sibowl session. Her husband, Andrew Frey, is a visionary artist and selated ascensionistic metaphysician and long-time student o the le-hand

ogether they own Cosmic Delights, 2334 Atwood Ave. in Madison. Forinormation, please call 608.630.8680 or visit CosmicDelights.com.

Reerences:Crystal Balls & Crystal Bowls: ools or Ancient Scrying & Modern Seered Andrews.

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Probably the last thing your Mom or Dad needs this holidayseason is a knick knack to display on an already crowdedshel. Crock pots and blenders are no longer practical, and

there are only so many pairs o socks, pajamas and CDs a personneeds. Many adult children agonize over what they can get orMom and Dad especially i they live ar away. Is there a perectgi or someone we love and cherish who is thinking more andmore about how to simpliy lie?

Tis holiday season, as you prepare your lists and check them

twice, you may nd it helpul to consider some service-orientedgis or the hard to buy or especially older adults in your lie.Rather than something to put on a shel or store away, maybe oneo these gis will delight your loved one:

hOUSeCleANiNg:Tere arent too many people who wouldntmind someone else scrubbing their bathrooms or mopping theiroors, at least occasionally. Considering your budget and their

needs, buy your parents a New Years/clean house surprisepurchase monthly or every-other-month cleaning services.

lANdSCAPiNg: Whether its a weekly mow, seasonalremoval, or more in-depth planting and gardening services, mseniors living in their own homes would love to orego somtheir lawn tasks. Maybe something simple like a gi card raised garden or special ower garden would be appreciated.

hANdyMAN ServiCeS: Tis would likely be welcome orsenior. Handyman services can range rom cleaning out the gaand light electrical work, to painting and clearing the eaves. Sculed handyman visits can help older adults preserve what is oenmost valuable asset and stay sae in their homes. A persons baland strength can change dramatically over the years, which mclimbing ladders and carrying heavy items very dangerous or m

hOMe OrgANizATiON/deClUTTeriNg: Just thinabout what needs to happen in order to move rom ones homa smaller place or a retirement community can be overwhelmBecause, like most o us, seniors oen have too much stu tha

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Ann Albert is executive director o Supporting ActiveIndependent Lives (SAIL). SAIL is a Madison areanonprot membership organization or older adults,oering resources, social connections and wellness

programs designed to help people stay healthy andin their own homes. For more inormation, visitwww.sailtoday.org.

accumulated over the years. Hiring a proes-sional organizer to help Mom or Dad sithrough years o things they may no longerneed, can take the stress out o this aheado time. Tose who oer these servicesare oen skilled at working with people tohelp them navigate the emotional mine-elds o clutter. Organized, unclutteredhomes tend to be saer and signicantly

more pleasant to live in. Using a service tohelp in this endeavor is oen liberating andempowering.

PerSONAl hiSTOry: Do you havea loved one who says they want to writedown their lie story, but never gets aroundto it? Or possibly, they love the idea butnd it overwhelming? Consider hiring aproessional to work with them to helpget the stories on paper, CD or DVD, andsaved or uture generations. Teir creationcan also serve as a wonderul gi or thewhole amily to enjoy and pass on to uturegenerations.

CAb giT CArdS: I your loved onedoesnt drive or preers not to drive atnight, consider a gi card with a local cabcompany. Tis opens up many possibilitiesor seniors to attend unctions they mightdismiss due to transportation needs.

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SOCiAl ACTiviTieS: Encourage yourloved one to stay active by giving gi cardsor exercise classes in the community orsenior center classes, or memberships to

organizations like the YMCA, PLAO,Sports or Active Seniors, SupportingActive Independent Lives (SAIL), Univer-sity League, or other similar organiza-tions. (Also consider pre-paying or Mealson Wheels, another wonderul programor seniors that delivers nutritious meals.)

Hopeully, this list will generate someuseul ideas and make your holiday seasonmore enjoyable. I money is tight, thinkabout asking your siblings to pitch in anddo a group gi. Whatever you decide togive, make it special create a estive andmeaningul card announcing the gi, andattach it to a small plant, chocolate treat ora package o a avorite coee.

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wall that will move reely when breathingin and out. Teir lung disease may not bereversible, but they should not be workingharder than necessary or each breath.

Being able to breathe is necessary ornormal unction in bringing venous bloodand lymphatic uids back towards the heart.

With every inhalation, a negative pressureoccurs in the chest and a positive pressureoccurs in the abdomen. With exhalation,positive pressure in the chest moves airout o the lungs and the diaphragm relaxesand gives the abdominal organs moreroom, decreasing the pressure in the belly.When the ribs lack ull range, or whateverreason, uid ow may be compromised inthe whole body, but will be compromisedlocally. Local uid ow restriction can leadto decreased local immune unction aswell. In the days prior to antibiotics, osteo-paths treated pneumonia by clearing riband local vertebral problems. During the1918 inuenza pandemic, those treatedwith osteopathy were much more likely tosurvive. Patients hospitalized or pneumo-nia who were treated osteopathically weredischarged on average over a day earlierthan those receiving usual care.1

Problems with rib joint mechanics andunction lead to issues o pain. Costo-chondritis, the most common medical

diagnosis o non-cardiac chest pain, rhas inammation at the tissue level.tissues are crying out in duress becausnerve endings are being twisted, sheor crushed, not because o inammarom an autoimmune or other diprocesses. Chest wall pain o this namay come rom direct trauma, coug

or sneezing, alling asleep over the o a couch, a problem with a vertebrtension rom connective tissue wisuch as scarring post pneumonia.

When cardiac chest pain has ruled out and pain persists, keemind the complexity o the lowlyand consider looking or an osteopaother manual practitioner who unstands its importance and knows horestore its unction!

Jed Downs, MD, MPH, hasstudying osteopathy since Formerly he worked in occupamedicine until pursuing his pa

ull-time at Madison Manual cine, 2940 Chapel Valley Road in Fitchburuses osteopathic techniques to manage consequ(pain and loss o unction) o trauma regardetiology, be it birth, sport, MVA, repetitive strliving lie. For more inormation, call 608.512visit www.MadisonManualMedicine.comemail [email protected].

Source: 1. Noll, DR, Shores, JH, Gamber, RG,Benets o osteopathic manipulative treatmehospitalized elderly patients with pneumonia. JVol. 100, No. 12, December 2000. pp. 776-782

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OOd iS OOd, righT?

Tis is a statement oen made by people who think a ast oodhamburger is the equivalent to a grassed hamburger and it

couldnt be urther rom the truth! Grassed meat is healthiersaer or you, not to mention that its also healthier or the aniand the environment when done properly. Remember, Youwhat you eat! Despite the clich, its truly more accurate many think.

Farmers who embrace the grassed method ollow natway over the entire lietime o their cattle. It starts duringaer birthing, in the pasture in late spring, as the cows areto graze about. Te baby is allowed to nurse the mother oto 10 months, allowing ull development o their rumens (s

achs). A short time aer birth, the baby cal will begin to eat gAs the American Grassed Association shares, Ruminants evolved to eat grass and not much else. Feeding them a dietin grains creates an acidic environment in the digestive sysleading to disease and the need or treatment with antibiotGrain-ed bee animals are more prone to health problems grassed cattle.

Te grain-ed method remains popular, however, becauseanimals mature aster. Grain-ed bee cattle are market ready to 18 months, whereas grassed bee cattle require 2 years beharvesting.

Feed or some non-grassed cattle can include things othan grains, however. In actory arms, animals are switchean unnatural diet based on corn and soy. But, many large-dairy armers and eedlot operators save money by eedingcows by-product eedstus as well, according to eatwild.Which means cattle is being ed things like: bakery and powaste, municipal garbage, pasta and candy.2 So, actory armprovides a cheap and convenient ood supply year-round.

Another way armers committed to the grassed method onatures way is by raising the cattle with no connement. Onother hand, most grain-ed cattle nish their lives in CAFO

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conned animal eed operations. Facilities like these and actoryarms are generating increasing concern that mechanized systemsare causing a host o problems.2 Some o these include: unnec-essary use o hormones, antibiotics and other drugs; air, land andwater pollution; and animal stress and abuse (as well as the oodwith less nutritional value mentioned above). o maintain health inan unhealthy environment, cows are then given antibiotics.

According to Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, Te extremeoveruse o antibiotics in arming 80 percent o the antibiotics

sold in the United State is used in arm animal production hasled to an explosion o antibiotic resistant bacteria and inections.More people now die rom MRSA each year than die o HIV/AIDS, and these inections are getting more common and harderto treat. Decades o research has shown that daily dosing o anti-biotic to healthy livestock is largely to blame or the rises in anti-biotic resistant bacteria. Tese bacteria are ound on most meatavailable in our grocery stores, according to recent FDA data. 3

Additionally, growth hormones are permitted or use in cattlein the United States on grounds that no risk to human health hasbeen proven even though measurable residues turn up in meat weeat. Tese contribute to the build up o the estrogenic compoundsin the environment.4

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Te animals are born and raised in the United States on amilyarms, and every animal is tracked rom birth to harvest.

Te arms and ranches are audited annually to make sure thatwhen consumers see the AGA logo, they know that the meat isproduced according to the highest standards.1

Te USDA Organic Grassed label adds an even more stringentlist o prohibited substances or animal and land use. ConsumerReports oered this advice about grassed meat, Look or theUSDA Organic seal or you can look or the American GrassedAssociation logo, which certies that the animal was ed only grassand didnt get any antibiotics.5

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According to the National Institute or Health and Clini-cal Excellence (NICE), 5-30 percent o the child popula-tion will experience constipation, and symptoms become

chronic in more than one-third o patients. It is actually a commonreason or children being reerred to secondary care.

o get a better idea o what constipation is all about, considerthis statement rom the NICE 2010 clinical guideline: Te exactcause o constipation is not ully understood, but actors thatmay contribute include pain, ever, dehydration, dietary anduid intake, psychological issues, toilet training, medicines and

amilial history o constipation. Te signs and symptoms includeinrequent bowel activity, oul smelling wind and stools, excessiveatulence, irregular stool texture, passing occasional enormousstools or requent small pellets, withholding or straining to stoppassage o stools, soiling or overow, abdominal pain, distentionor discomort, poor appetite, lack o energy, an unhappy, angry orirritable mood, and general malaise.1

T laxat co-upTe medical solution or constipation is to prescribe laxativespull water rom the body back into the colon, loosening the

and orcing evacuation. Tis treatment is controversial even ampediatricians as it leads to long-term use and alls short o addresthe cause o the problem. Its clear that there is little understanin the medical community as to the actual cause, other than ahistory, related potty training obstacles and to a lesser extent, di

Asking one more question may just put you closer to the co the digestive or metabolic precursors o constipation. as, Why is my child constipated in the rst place? Or, would my inant, only weeks to months old, have bowel probalready? Aside rom the transition rom breast milk or ormusolid oods when constipation is more o a short term occurrehealthy bowel activity o pooping daily should be the norm in dren and adults. In my clinical experience, inants and children present with chronic constipation and the use o laxatives daily,no expectation o ever being o the medication. As a short-term tion, the laxative gets the job done but not without a cost.

Over the past several months, Ive covered the topic onerve system and its essential role in coordinating literally ebodily unction. In the June 2013 issue, I discussed the connecwith antacids creating inammation throughout the body dthe masking o one symptom that ends up creating deeper iselsewhere in the body. Tat same connection with impr

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digestion is all too oen evident in many childhood constipa-tion and diarrhea problems. So, what i you knew that autonomicnerves in your spine innervate and coordinate digestion, andsmooth muscle ound throughout the small and large intestines?And what i you knew that constipation meant your system wasout o balance rom diet, stress or injury, potentially irritating theautonomic nerve system? What i you could do something aboutit that didnt require putting drugs into your childs body? In myclinical experience, I have ound a direct correlation with spinal

misalignments and digestive health.

T mssn lnkIn my pediatric practice, it is more common to nd digestive and bowelhabits an indicator that the body is out o balance beore a complaint omusculoskeletal pain. My approach is pragmatic in that I look rst atthe basics such as diet and environmental challenges the inant or childis exposed to. Both o these can adversely impact the autonomic nervesystem as well as trigger a hypersensitive immune response leading toood sensitivities ultimately aecting bowel habits.

My 1- and 3-year-old nephews recently conrmed the role thenerve system plays in bowel habits. Teir mom and dad ocusedon natural childbirths, breasteeding at least 12 months, a diet oorganic oods whenever possible, and avoiding sugar and renedoods. Following a daily Vitamix blended vegetable/ruit juice,with all the enzymes and raw nutrients, the oldest would stillonly have about two or three bowel movements per week. I wouldadjust the youngest or torticollis and the older or preventive

purposes. Within hours aer an adjustment, the ood gates wopen so to speak. I would get reports that both kids would signicant diaper lling sessions. Te parents are still amazedan adjustment has that type o an eect on the body. O courmakes sense its all connected.

oo st Remove cows milk products rst (milk and cheese), as

tend to bind and add to sluggish digestion.

Look or soy, egg, wheat and nut sensitivities. Increase water, and water-rich vegetables and ruits as m

as possible. Get your childs spine checked by a chiropractor or vert

subluxation.

Chiropractic is NO a cure or constipation, but rather an etive solution to restore balance to the nerve system, allowingbody to unction properly.

Dr. Wade Anunson is a 1994 graduate o Palmer College o Cpractic in Davenport, Iowa. His holistic approach to patienstems rom his own process o sel-discovery through chronic ratory problems as a child. Dr. Anunsons passion is to shabodys extraordinary nature and unlock stuck patterns that

our ability to adapt, grow and express our potential. He currently directs aing practice in Madison, Anunson Chiropractic, SC. For more inormation,[email protected], call 608.829.2250 or visit www.GetBackFast.

1. Constipation in children and young people: Diagnosis and managemidiopathic childhood constipation in primary and secondary care, NICE c

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ConsA porcelain crown is a tooth-shaped capthat is placed over a tooth, covering it torestore its shape, size and strength, andimprove its appearance. Te crowns, whencemented into place, ully cover the visibleportion o a tooth that lies at and above thegum line.

Porcelain crowns also oer many advan-tages. Tey are natural looking, stain resis-tant and durable (last ve to een years),and restore the ability to speak and chew,protect damaged teeth rom urther decayand restore condence in your smile.

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Te largest advantage o dentalbonding is the ease and inexpensivenature. Unlike veneers and crowns, which

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The herb peppermint, a cross between two types o mint(water mint and spearmint), grows throughout Europe andNorth America. Peppermint is oen used to avor oods,

and the leaves can be used resh or dried in teas. oday, peppermintoil is used as a olk or traditional remedy or nausea, indigestion,cold symptoms, headaches, muscle and nerve pain, stomach prob-lems and bowel conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome.

Essential oil o peppermint may be ound in very small doses incapsule or liquid orms. Te essential oil can also be diluted withanother oil and applied to the skin.

wat t scnc sasResults rom several studies suggest that peppermint oil mayimprove symptoms o irritable bowel syndrome.

A ew studies have ound that peppermint oil, in combinationwith caraway oil, may help relieve indigestion, but this evidence ispreliminary.

Although there are some promising results, there is no ccut evidence to support the use o peppermint oil or other he

conditions.

S cts an cautonsPeppermint oil appears to be sae or most adults when usesmall doses. Possible side eects include allergic reactionsheartburn.

Capsules containing peppermint oil are oen coated to rethe likelihood o heartburn. I they are taken at the same timmedicines such as antacids, this coating can break down mquickly, thus increasing the risk o heartburn.

ell all your health care providers about any complementary hpractices you use. Give them a ull picture o what you do to mayour health. Tis will help ensure coordinated and sae care.

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Reerences: Peppermint. In: Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Brinckman J, eds. HMedicine: Expanded Commission E Monographs. Newton, MA: LippWilliams & Wilkins; 2000:297303.

Peppermint. Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database website. Acceswww.naturaldatabase.com on July 22, 2009.

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do you ever wonder why your lie is what it is? Why do youhave your particular appearance and personality? Whydid you inherit those exact genes? And what about that

childhood amily, those parents or lack thereo? Perhaps, oryou, there is some level o pain or discomort that accompaniesthese questions.

Perhaps you remember, like most people do, that as a smallchild, you elt some sense o wrongness or pain about being in thisworld. Something wasnt right. It might be an obvious memoryo being physically or psychologically abused or neglected. Or itcould be a subtle eeling, a latent adult and vague awareness osomething amiss and incomplete in those early years o naivety.

Whether obvious or subtle, such childhood experiences carrydeep and proound messages into our adult years, oen result-ing in repeated patterns o sadness, anxiety, ear, aggressiveness,withdrawal, depression or an assortment o other lie-depletingbehaviors. At some point, i your own pattern becomes enough

o a hindrance to your sense o enjoyment or well-being, you maynd yoursel conused and seeking answers to these questions,longing or some perspective and meaning. Ultimately, you maybe longing or relie, or healing, or wholeness. You might turn toa healer, a therapist, a psychic or a spiritual teacher.

Among the many eective resources addressing this longing,there is one that is emerging as a prooundly direct and efcientchannel to decipher the context and meaning o your unique lieand your avenues or healing and ulllment. Whether you suerrom ongoing pain and seek healing, or you just eel a need orclarity and direction in your lie, soul-based astrology oers clearand reliable guidance and answers. When combined with modernpsychology, healing and spiritual growth coaching, it becomes apowerul tool or personal transormation.

You probably know your own astrology birth sign, whether itsLeo or Capricorn or some other. Perhaps you occasionally read thesimplistic astrology orecasts in your newspaper. I thats all youknow o astrology, put aside your preconceptions, or you will besurprised to discover that in your astrological birth chart (basedon the date, location and exact time o birth), there are many otheractors involved, including all the planets, the moon and otherastronomical reerences. Tese all have particular meanings that

reect the complexity o your own, unique inner make-up. Sare contradictory, reecting the inner parts o you that oen scontradictory. Others represent the ways your inner parts sto co-exist with ease and contentment. Tis is a deep andblend o science and wisdom, used by thousands o well-respemental health proessionals, including Jung, himsel.

Unlike psychic readings or serendipitous moments o irevelation, within this complex language o symbols, a combtion o logic and intuition allows you to read or yourselinormation that can answer your deepest questions about lie. You can nd revealed, in your birth chart, the reasons soul chose this particular lietime, the goals your soul wanreach, and the particular ways that your personality, parsiblings, other signicant relationships and childhood circstances, including the pain, are supportive and loving parts o souls plan. Your chart can also give you and an ally insightshow, with more awareness o that plan, you can increase your p

pects or healing, learning and growing aster, so you can incryour sense o ulllment and maximize your lie potential.

A soul-based astrology reading, or many, is a lie-altering erience. o be able to know, rst hand, that your unique personand lie was reected accurately at birth in the conguratiothe planets in our solar system is not only an awesome mysexperience that conrms the absolute positive and loving nao our universe, but also one that you can return to at any momthroughout the rest o your lie. Tat makes it a very useul tooongoing sel-awareness and or understanding your relationto others. No wonder so many healers, coaches and theraare using astrology as part o their ongoing service to clienttapping into the archetypical energies o a persons make-upcurrent situation so directly, it catalyzes and amplies the itive awareness rom the soul that enhances lasting healingpersonal transormation.

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Solar hot water collectors usually are 4 eet wide by 6, 8 or 10eet tall, and are usually installed on the roo. Other sizes are alsoavailable, which provides options to the installer to accommodate

the demand or the available roo area. Te collectors shoulrated by the nonprot Solar Rating & Certication Corpora(SRCC). Tis organization runs collectors through a rigid teregime to ensure they meet specic construction standardsprovides perormance ratings or apples-to-apples comparamong dierent manuacturers products.

Te solar storage tank contains the water that will be heated. M

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What happens i it has been cloudy? In our climate, a bawater heater is used to deliver hot water during these times night. Your existing hot water heater plays this role. Te odomestic hot water in a home with one o these systems is as oll

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Almost 30 years ago, the U.S. Surgeon General testiedbeore Congress saying, It is time to close the book oninectious diseases. We declared war on microbes. Flash

orward to today and, well, let me say this they are winning.Te overuse o antibiotics has weakened our immune systems.

Sure, antibiotics may kill bacteria, but many only work on specicbacteria. Tey also do not work on viral or ungal inections.Despite this act, antibiotics still tend to be used in many o thesecases, with little or no benet.

In addition, bacteria are extremely clever. When exposed to anti-biotics that wipe out 90 percent o their population, the remaining10 percent adapt and orm new colonies that can live in the pres-ence o the antibiotic.1 Such antibiotic-resistant strains o bacteriaare increasingly common today. It is leading to the reappearance osome diseases once believed to have been conquered. Conditionslike tuberculosis, gonorrhea, malaria and childhood ear inections

are now more difcult to treat than they were a ew decades ago.Another example o the cleverness o microbes is the act that somestrains actually produce spores that allow them to survive extremeconditions. Its no wonder health experts call them superbugs!

Harvard University Proessor and Nobel Laureate Dr. WalterGilbert has warned, Tere may be a time down the road when 80to 90 percent o inections will be resistant to all known antibiot-ics. Scary, to say the least.

What can be done? We can use herbs and other natural reme-dies to ght inection.

Herbs and natural remedies get good grades. Heres why:Natural remedies are very complex and their chemical nature

varies slightly rom year to year that they are grown. Tis preventsmicrobes rom developing resistance to them. In addition to killingmicrobes, natural remedies strengthen the immune system, whileantibiotics actually weaken the immune system by disrupting theriendly ora. Herbs and riendly ora get along quite nicely.

Many natural remedies are antibacterial, antiviral and antiun-gal. Tey can be eective in many cases where antibiotics are not,such as: colds, u, sinus and respiratory inections, sore throats,earaches and bronchitis.

What are some o these antibacterial herbs and remedies?

Hi-potency garlic and Echinacea/goldenseal come immedito mind. For viral inections, a product like Elderberry D3is very good. It contains elderberry ruit extract, Echinpurpurea, vitamin D3, willow bark extract, olive lea extractroyal jelly. Tis has shown to be a great thing or both adultskids to take during the winter months to ward o colds and

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Everything in the universe contains energy, yet energy is somethingmany o us dont understand. Every month ina Bensman, a prac-ticing clairvoyant and energy healer, is here to answer any questionsyou have about your energy system. opics may include energyanatomy, dream analysis, chakra balancing, maniestation, liepatterns, etc. Te ideas written here do not replace medical atten-tion. Always listen to your body, mind and intuition when receivingadvice o any kind.

Dear Tina,

What is up with astrology? I am obsessed with my horoscopeIve never really understood how and why it works. Some day

very accurate and other days its completely o. Is astrologygeneric mumbo jumbo?

Star-Cu

Dear Star-Curious,

Oh, I used to be obsessed with my horoscope too. In my youyears, I would buy the sun-sign horoscope books and read tevery day. Tose books and what is ound in the newspapeelsewhere are generic. Not mumbo jumbo, but generic.

rue astrology is much, MUCH more in-depth than just sun-sign. An astrologer can look at the date, time and placyour birth to calculate exactly where the planets were as you

born. Tis reading is known as a birth-chart reading.Barry Kerr, a local certied spiritual astrologer, explains

in a birth-chart reading, You will discover why your soul cthis present lietime to accomplish its next purposes or spirgrowth and evolution. We will examine how the particular tstrengths, weaknesses and conicts o your egos personalitycongured to help your soul toward that mission. And we willto understand how your past (the good, bad and ugly) ts your souls plan.

An astrologer can also examine the sky in regards to your tionships, your business, your children, a particular decision, cation plans, etc.

As or your horoscope obsession have un! I the days hscope pertains to you, then enjoy. I not, just remember thatgeneric amongst everyone that has a birthday in your sign.

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immune system. It is non-toxic (does not accumulate in the kidor cause heavy metal contamination) and does not destroy becial bacteria in the colon like many pharmaceutical antibiotics.product is usually also available in a gel orm or topical use. this on my 12-year-old dog, oby, when he gets sores and suchis body. Tis does a great job! Another great topical antisepticalso speeds tissue healing is pure Australian tea tree oil. It work

on wounds and injuries to prevent inection.Dont get me wrong here. Antibiotics have their plac

ghting disease, especially in cases o serious illness or psurgical inection. But they do tend to be overused or comillnesses. Tis is where herbal remedies can be used more etively. Please keep yoursel and your loved ones healthy andthroughout the holidays!

Jack A. Erb, a natural health consultant, perorms health ctations and analysis. He also sells Natures Sunshine proNatures Sunshine is a 40-year-old company that has the aand wherewithal to research where their products comeand whether they are getting the right part o the plant wi

most nutrients. I youd like more inormation, visit www.ErbHerbs.com,

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sae, this device adds cold water to the hot to reduce the tempera-ture to one that will not scald the person waiting at the aucet.

Te amount o hot water used in your home will drive the sizeo the system. Te most cost-eective size o system is one thatproduces about 100 percent o your needs in July, the monthwith the best solar resources. Te rule o thumb or our area is,one square oot o hot water collector or each gallon hot water

required or each day. Te rule o thumb demand is 20 gallons ohot water per day per person. A amily o our would require 80square eet o collector area, or two 4 x 10 collectors. Do not eari you have a large amily! Te average demand per person lowersas the number o people in the home increases. All this beingsaid, you should review your habits to see i this rule applies toyou. Your usage may be lower i you wash all your laundry oncold and/or take only showers with low-ow showerheads.

A well-designed system consisting o high-quality components,installed by an experienced contractor, can operate or three plusdecades. Examples can be seen throughout Wisconsin in systemsthat were installed in the early 1980s and are still producing hotwater. Imagine the tons o CO

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it seems as though we just started the school year and alreadythe holiday season is upon us! Te leaves are showing theirglorious hues o pumpkin, mustard and magenta; the breeze

is beginning to eel brisk. Yes, indeed, beore too long, Old ManWinter will usher in another cold winter here in Wisconsin.

Tis year, make a conscious eort to prevent the winter band treat yoursel to a happy and healthy holiday season. Terproactive ways to ward o depression, scare o the commonand decrease holiday pounds. Here are tips or staying robustcheerul during these winter months.

Sunsn tamnAs the days get shorter, our bodies makes virtually zero vitaD. aking a good vitamin D supplement, 1,000 - 2,000 IUs dis a wonderul way to ward o the winter holiday blues and your immune system strong and vital. (Speak to your local hpractitioner about specic dosage.)

gn taCountless studies have shown how marvelous green tea is orhealth. With anti-aging, cancer-ghting and anti-inammaproperties, and metabolism-boosting eects, green tea is a stop shop or preventative medicine.1 Loose lea, tea bag, avogunpowder, jasmine it doesnt matter what kind, its all and ull o healthy plant-derived antioxidants. Drink a cup now, and then, one later, and then, another one aer that!

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is t local?Eating local resh winter vegetables, dairy and meat increasesthe local economy and decreases your carbon ootprint. Checkthe armers markets and co-ops or garlic, onion, sweet potatoesand kale, which are packed with minerals and vitamins that boostimmune unction, and are mighty delicious. Also, many armshave meat and dairy CSAs that run through the winter, so checkin with your avorite arm to see whats available.

ruc suaEating cane sugar lowers your immune system, increases inam-mation and widens your waist. ry some alternatives: Maple syrupis packed with minerals and is a local avorite, while honey is anexcellent alternative to cane sugar in baked goods (use hal the

volume o honey to sugar). As the holidays are approaching, limityour cane sugar intake until the big dinners or parties; itll beworth the weight (pun intended) in gold.

gt outoosNow is not the time to hole up in ront o the V! Bundle up andget outside instead! Emerging research by the American Associa-tion o Ophthalmology2 and the American Public Health Associa-tion3, among others, shows that getting outdoors is good or yourhealth. Spending time in nature reduces stress and increases bloodow. Walking briskly in the woods and breathing in the cold, cleanair will warm your insides and keep your immune system strong.Sitting next to your avorite tree, visiting a beautiul stream orgoing to a program at your local nature center is a sure way toimprove your lie quality and overall wellness.

Here are some great upcoming outdoor programs to check out: nmb 2, 9-11:30 a.m.: Prairie Seed Collection Volunteer

Day, Aldo Leopold Nature Center nmb 7, 7-8:30 p.m.: Snowshoeing Basics, REI Madison

nmb 12, 8-11 a.m.: ree Climbing Facilitators Course,Riveredge Nature Center

nmb 16, 1-3 p.m.: Families on the Frontier, AldoLeopold Nature Center

nmb 24, 12:30-3:30 p.m.: Earth Partnership or Families Days with Laura Ingalls Wilder, UW-Madison Arboretum

Wishing you happy and healthy holidays!

Laura Ash is a clinical herbalist in Madison. You can check out her blog at www.theurbalist.com. Laura recently began hosting classes at the Aldo Leopold NatureCenter. For more inormation, visit aldoleopoldnaturecenter.org or call 608.221.0404.

Sources:1. Photobiology Unit, Dermatology Centre, Institute o Infammation and Repair,University o Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, SalordRoyal NHS Foundation Hospital, Manchester M6 8HD, UK; School o FoodScience and Nutrition, University o Leeds, Leeds, UK.

2. Sherwin, J, et al. Te Association between ime Spent Outdoors and Myopiain Children and Adolescents. US National Library o Medicine National Insti-tutes o Health. 2012. American Association o Ophthalmology. 22 Oct 2012.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22809757.

3. Kuo, PhD, Frances E., & Andrea Faber aylor, PhD. A Potential Natural reat-ment or Attention-Decit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Evidence From a NationalStudy. American Journal o Public Health 94.9.Sept. 2004. 22 Oct. 2012. www.

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Ingredients:

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1 small onion, chopped6 hard-boiled eggs24 ounces tuna15 ounces mayonnaiseseasoned saltshredded cheese, optional

Directions:

1. Boil noodles as directed.2. Combine beans, peas, chopped celery, chopped broccoli, onion and tuna into a large

bowl.3. Peel eggs (you can use only egg whites or a healthier option) and add to mixture, along

with cooked noodles and mayonnaise.4. Sprinkle with salt and top with shredded cheese, i desired.

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weve all had the experience o meetingsomeone and eeling like we already knowthem. Te connection is natural. Te eeling

is sincere. Its just easy.In the healing arts, so many practitioners know that

these connections are so powerul because they arent new.Feel like you already know someone even though youve

just met? Well, its because you do already know him or her.In the intuitive arts, it quickly becomes undeniable that we have

all had other lives, requently called our past lives. In addition,

so many o the people who are currently ullling signicant rolesin our present lives have also been with us beore in our past lives.

Tis is all incredibly interesting to consider, but what is alsoimportant to know is that all o these relationships represent soulcontracts that we have created. In act, we have contracts withalmost every person who crosses our path.

What is a soul contract? Basically, it is an agreement wemake with another person to help them. On a soul level, we areconstantly creating and amending contracts, and sometimes, weeven agree to help someone by not helping them.

Contracts can be huge and involve relationships that last yourentire lietime. Others are tiny and can be completed in justminutes. During intuitive readings, many o the contracts thatcome orward involve primary relationships with parents, signi-cant others or children. Most o the time, there is unnished busi-ness or karma to level. Help needs to be oered and accepted.

However, when we dont accept help, or when we dont step upto the plate and oer help, we arent doing our part to honor thesecontracts, and, as Ive been told in intuitive readings, it is veryimportant or them to be honored and completed. It serves oursoul. And it serves the highest good o the other party.

For example, i someone is trying to do you a service in this

lietime, it is very possible that he or she is trying to make amor something that has happened in another lie. You may actu

eel resistance towards this person because you subconscioremember what happened between the two o you in anothertime. However, allowing this person to help you assists you bYou receive help you need, as well as the opportunity to releaseold eelings o anger you are harboring. Te other person recethe gi o balancing his karma.

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The winter season can wreak havoc on not only our snowystreets, but also our skin. Te cold air and windy breezecan cause our skin to become chapped, dull and dehy-

drated. o keep your skin healthy during this time o year, you may

have to double up on moisturizing and possibly use a product thatis heavier in nurturing oils than what you would normally use.Some o the ingredients you should look or in a product include:

Shea nut butter Coconut oil Mango butter Cocoa butter

Soothing products such as these are best used at night, whenyour skin has a little more time to absorb it, or beore going onan outdoor adventure that exposes your skin to reezing wind.Wintery conditions such as these are known to cause chappingand that dreaded wind burn, which leave skin raw and red.

Another helpul natural ingredient to look or is lavender essen-tial oil. Lavender not only has an aromatizing and relaxing scent,but also is extremely reparative. You can put a drop o lavender ina tiny bit o olive oil and put it on areas in need o healing (greator dry and cracked lips).

Applying a moisturizing mask once a week will also give yourskin the love it needs. Consider trying this made-rom-scratchrecipe to keep your ace moisturized and looking resh or thoseholiday events. Enjoy!

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Coconut banana MaskThis mask is great for dry, dehydrated,

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splash with water to remove any other residual leovers the mask. Follow with a moisturizer.



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When I have been on the receiving end o a contract, I have beenoered many dierent kinds o help: a job, a compliment, someriendly advice, a door held open or, sometimes, even a door closed.

Some o the best help I have ever received has been in the ormo a missed opportunity or someone saying no, as those timeshave allowed me to nd the right opportunity and the best possi-ble door through which to walk.

You just never know how your reaction or your words will aect thecourse o someones lie. So, be aware that all o the people in your lierepresent opportunities, and they also represent contracts. When theyare in need o help, step up to the plate. Not only is it simply the rightthing to do, but it also helps you and the growth o your soul.

Likewise, when you need help, be open to receiving it. Let notpride nor ego get in your way. You will get what you need and learn

valuable lessons about your own strength. And, always, when weimprove the conditions o our lives, it improves the condition oevery lie that we touch.

Begin to view the relationships in your lie as the soul contractsthat they are. Be your best sel as you play out your own role in acontract. Be kind. Lend a hand. And oer help by accepting help.It is a proound act o healing.

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