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Nutrition DetectivesAccording to a recent study conducted by the

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tion and education experts, in response to the current childhood obesity crisis. The study included more than 1,200 Missouri students in grades two through four and their parents. Students in all three grades increased their food label lit-eracy scores by 18 percent, with third grade students showing the most improve-ment (23 percent). The overall gain in scores among students was retained three months after their initial exposure to the program. Download or order free program materials from NutritionDetectives.com.

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Meditation Eases Anxiety in KidsMindfulness meditation is good

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GlobalBriefsCampus LifeGoing Back to School in the Golden Years

Retirement communities, typically nestled near beaches or golf courses, are beginning to emerge somewhere else:

near university campuses. Educational opportunities and cul-tural activities there are among the perks for those who feel most alive in active, intellectually stimulating and inter-generational settings. Alma maters are a special draw for sports fans. About 50 campus-oriented retirement communities exist around the country, estimates Andrew Carle, an industry expert and found-ing director of the Senior Housing Administration program at George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. Another 50 are planned.

Stirring GiantsGreen Homebuilding Progress Report

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publicly traded homebuilders have started to improve their environmental policies and prac-tices, but much prog-ress remains to be achieved, according to the latest Survey of Sustainable Practices by the Home-building Industry, by Calvert Asset Management Co. KB Home, based in Los Angeles, and Pulte Homes, of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, were ranked as the top industry firms. Calvert reports that out of 42 pos-sible green data points, the average total score was just over six points, or 15 percent. Without the top two companies in the mix, the average overall score would have been less than 6 percent. Green building represents a major industry opportunity. “Whereas two years ago, the industry had not yet begun to embrace sustainability as a core part of building design and con-struction, companies today have taken many meaningful steps toward devel-oping greener and cleaner homes,” says Rebecca Henson, a sustainability analyst at Calvert and co-author of the report. “However, given the environ-mental impact that homebuilding has, the industry has significantly more progress to make.” Companies are most active in energy efficiency and conservation, paying more attention to sustainability issues that can offer short-term finan-cial benefits to operating costs and customers, such as building material recycling and energy and water effi-ciency measures. Issues with long-term benefits, such as climate change, are not well addressed.

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Green MarketplaceEnvironmentally Conscious Behavior Is Encouraging

With more organic foods and sustainable products be-coming available, it’s a bit easier to go green these days,

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Vital SignsLifetime Educational Achievement Is Up Worldwide

Worldwatch Institute reports that people all over the

world are completing more years of schooling than ever before, according to the latest data out of Austria. Just over 3 billion, or 61 percent of the global population 15 years or older, had finished at least some secondary school-ing during their lifetime as of 2010. That’s up from 36 percent in 1970 and 50 percent in 1990, and includes those who went on to even higher education. Having advanced to secondary school or beyond indicates that individuals are better prepared for the future.

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Hot and Bothered

I hate August. It is a wretched month with no reason to exist. Nothing good ever happens in

August. There are no holidays. Nothing worth celebrating, other than National Goat Cheese Month. You know what “awarenesses” the month is designated for? Immunization. Psoriasis. Cata-racts. Spinal muscular atrophy. Well, yippee-ki-yay. August is 31 endless days of heat and misery, waiting in a prolonged agony of dread for school to start or a hurricane to strike, praying for the sweet release of death. I imagine it is the equivalent of being two weeks overdue with a ten-pound baby: Oh, dear God, is there no end to this??? Nothing should happen in August. Certainly no rites of passage. If you decide, against all reason, to get married in August, especially in an outdoor cer-emony, I believe this is grounds for your wedding party to rise up and kill you. I believe couples should be chaste in November, so that no babies are born in August. I know it’s tempting, but hold out, or use extreme precau-tion. You’ll thank me in nine months. If you have the bad taste to die in August and leave instructions to be buried at a graveside service, I believe you should be soundly punished for this in the afterlife. If there were to be stars in your crown, they should be revoked. T.S. Eliot was incorrect when he said April is the cruelest month. It is August. I assume that, being British, the man didn’t know any better. Unless you have spent all the Augusts of your life in Florida, you do not know what

an August is. Anyone who has spent a summer in Florida and tells you there is a crueler month than August is a liar. Bad things happen in August, here and elsewhere. Hurricanes. Lovebugs. Heatstroke. Terrible action-adventure movies. In history, we had the atomic bombs. Other bad things occurred, but I’m too hot and tired to look them up. A lot of really wretched people were born in August; you can look that up, too. August is when they make you go back to school. It’s bad times all around. August is the noisy, obnoxious drunk of a party guest who has to be thrown out at 3 a.m., still slurring the punchlines to bad jokes, long after he has worn out his welcome. August is a blowzy harridan with cheaply dyed orange hair and cartoonish red lipstick, like a clown in a third-rate circus or Miss Hannigan from Annie: loud and tipsy and bad-tempered, lurching around in a tacky housedress, abusing orphans and swigging hooch out of a hip flask in the middle of the after-noon. August is both a lurid shade of orange (the hue of Miss Hannigan’s hair), and a heat-bleached, sun-parched white. Not a crisp, cool white; white as in colorless, faded, drained. Bled dry. Wilted. White-hot. August makes me think of the scene in Fantasia where the dinosaurs stumble through the shimmering heat of the desert on their futile trek in search of water, dropping like flies in the primordial dust along the way. Every time I see that stegosaurus rear-ing his head toward the glaring orange sky in his death throes, I think, “Yep. That was in August.” I don’t care if the

piece was set to Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring; I know August when I see it. I’m pretty sure more crimes hap-pen in August, too. I should probably look it up to be certain, but I’m too hot to care. The phrase “hot and bothered” was coined in August. I’m not fact-checking that either, but it’s true. It seems to be perpetually August in Southern crime dramas. There’s always the obligatory courtroom scene at the height of summer, always in an antebellum courthouse filled with folks in seersucker suits and floral chintz, almost getting their heads chopped off by those frantically whapping ceiling fans up in the balcony rafters. Every-body’s sweating to beat the band and fanning themselves with those old-school funeral-home fans, and the prosecutor has a pitcher of ice water, and the defense rests because it has heatstroke and can’t summon the will to do anything else, and the judge’s favorite hound dog is lying in mute suffering next to the witness stand because it’s too hot for Bocephus to be outside, even in the shade of the old lynching tree. They call August “the dog days of summer” for a reason, but it is a nasty rabid dog and should be shot and put out of its misery and ours. All John Grisham novels and the entire run of “In the Heat of the Night” seem to be set in August. (However, “In the Heat of the Night” also offers the refreshment of Carroll O’Connor’s drawling snark, and, more important, of Bubba and his biceps. I submit that with a different hairstyle, Bubba could still be fully relevant today. Bubba’s biceps are always relevant.)


I think people in other parts of the country believe it’s always summer in the South, and that all gainful activity shuts down until the kickoff of football and hunting sea-son. Like all we do all summer is lie around the house in a lacy slip, high on honeysuckle fumes, drinking whiskey out of Mason jars and languidly uttering nonsensical aphorisms about magnolias, and pigs in mud, and dawgs which will not hunt, waiting for something to come along so we can either sleep with it or shoot it. I cannot speak for the entire region, but if I did that more than once a week, I would never get anything done. I do own a full slip and several of those funeral-home fans, but it puts me in a bad temper to exert that much energy to cool myself. Instead, thankfully, I have central air. However, I also have an old, energy-guzzling house, as well as a hot-blooded nature, so August leaves me especially ill-tempered when the electric bill comes roll-ing in. “Ill as a hornet” is an excellent old phrase of my grandmother’s. It suits August perfectly. August makes everyone ill as a hornet. That is why there is more crime then. (And I’m still not going to look it up. I’m right and you know I am.) Heat makes people mean. They get into more fights when it’s hot. You hear them tiredly say things like, “Come here so I can slap you. I’m too tired to move.” And then the other person says, in equally exhausted tones, “Never mind. Just shoot me. You can do that from right there. Put me out of my misery.” There are, I suppose, some good things about August. I grudgingly allow that I enjoy the lingering light that lasts well into the evening hours, fireflies and citronella can-dles at blue dusk. I do like the frequent rain, and the Perseid meteor showers are nice, if you like to sit up late and star-gaze. And of course there are the ripe tomatoes and fresh corn and juicy watermelons, the iced tea and lemonade, the pool parties and cookouts and beach trips. But you know what? I did those things in June and July, too. I’m all done now. Thanks. I didn’t need August for any of those things. August is extraneous. August doesn’t know when to quit. It has jumped the shark. I propose we do away with August altogether. I say we extend June by 16 days and July by 15, for 46 days per month, then go straight to September. I realize this means we would now celebrate Independence Day on June 34th, as well as my birthday on June 35th, but you know, that’s just the kind of person I am. Willing to reschedule my own birthday for the greater good. See what I’m will-ing to do for you all? For the good of the nation, the world, all the boys and girls and the fishes in the deep blue sea. And, if there were no August—joy to you and me.

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by Lisa Marshall


congestion; also, suppressing mild fevers with drugs can sabotage the body’s own defense against infection. “Even the conventional medical world has begun to focus on this. They are realizing many of these drugs are not very effective and they can cause toxicity in young patients,” says Matthew Baral, a doctor of naturopathy and president of the Pediatric Association of Naturopathic Physicians. For example, according to a 2011 review in the on-line journal of the American College of Osteopathic Pedia-tricians, antihistamines can lead to sedation, constipation, drying of the mucous membranes and at higher doses, hallucinations in kids. Decongestants can increase heart rate and lead to “rebound congestion,” or a worsening of symptoms after a child stops taking the drugs. Proton-pump inhibitors, approved in 2008 for GERD in babies as young as 12 months, have been shown to boost levels of harmful intestinal bacteria and may increase fracture risk later in life, according to a study recently published in An-nals of Family Medicine. In 2008, the FDA advised that cough and cold medi-cine should not be used for children under 2, and called on companies to revise their dosage instructions to indicate this more clearly. In March, 2011, it went so far as to pull hundreds of prescription cold medications off the market, with FDA spokesperson Deborah M. Autor telling The New York Times that, “We don’t know what’s in them, whether they work properly or how they are made.” While McClafferty is pleased with the FDA’s recent actions, she remains leery, saying, “I approach all over-the-counter medications for children with great caution and rarely recommend their use.” Here are some alternatives to try. Remember that many herbs have not been tested for safety specifically for chil-dren, so check with a health practitioner first.

Bug Bites For quick relief, grate a potato or some leaves of plantain to create a poultice and place it on the spot of the bite. “It will draw off some of the itching and swell-ing,” says Baral. Don’t forget two of the lowest-tech and natural remedies, mud and ice.

Fever “It’s important to know that most fevers don’t need to be treated un-less they are really bothering the child,” advises Sears. “Fever helps the body to fight off infection and may keep the child subdued so she can rest and recover.” He recommends tepid baths, cold cloths on the forehead, and call-ing the doctor if a fever persists for three days or if it rises above 103

degrees. Herbalist Brigitte Mars, author of The Country Al-manac of Home Remedies, suggests diaphoretic herbs like peppermint, ginger and elderflower, in teas, which prompt perspiration and enable the body to cool down naturally.

Cough and Congestion Apply an herbal vapor rub of menthol and tea tree oil to the bottom of the child’s feet and put their socks back on. The decongesting menthol vapor will help them to breathe and the antimicrobial properties of the tea tree oil will be absorbed through their skin, says Mars. For nasal decongestion, try irrigating the child’s nose with a cleans-ing neti pot. Sears recommends kid versions of herbal remedies Sinupret and Bronchipret.

Diarrhea and Constipation “Probiotics are the most extensively researched rem-edy we have out there for diarrhea,” says Baral. Studies in the journal Pediatrics have shown probiotics to shorten bouts of diarrhea in infants and school-age children, and prevent the onset of antibiotic-induced diarrhea in kids. Look for yogurt, powder or capsules containing 10 billion colony-forming units (CFU) of Lactobacillus GG. Sears suggests the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) to quell diarrhea. For constipation, reach for apri-cots, peaches, pears, plums and vitamin C.

Earache Drop four drops of warm mullein garlic oil into the ear. Sears says the warm oil will calm the inflamed eardrum and the antibiotic in the garlic will get to work on the infection. Olive oil will work in a pinch.

Growing Pains While it’s common for kids between the

ages of 3 and 5 or 8 and 12 to complain of dull aches deep in their legs, there is little consen-sus about what causes them. Mars has found that it helps to supplement their diet with calcium and magnesium supplements in kid-friendly powdered form, or foods that contain these nutrients.

Heartburn Deglycerrhizinated licorice

(DGL), slippery elm and aloe all may be able to help soothe inflamed esophageal tissue, says Baral, “But

they need to be given under a doctor’s supervision.” Also take a hard look at dietary triggers:

Common culprits include dairy, chocolate, tomatoes and mint.

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Drugs for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are among the hottest-selling medications today, garnering 13 percent of children’s prescription

dollars, with sales soaring so quickly that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently had to declare a national shortage. That worries naturopathic doctors Matthew Baral and David Deichert. “People have gotten in the bad habit of going to medication first, without trying natural therapies,” states Baral, a pediatrics professor at the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, in Tempe, Arizona. In some cases, prescription medication is warranted, says Deichert, an ADHD specialist with Bastyr University, in Kenmore, Washington. But in most cases, he sees it as a stopgap measure as the longer-term benefits of diet and lifestyle changes slowly kick in. The two naturopaths offer these natural wellness ap-proaches.

Minimize Food Additives After decades of parents’ suspicions that additives like food coloring and artificial flavors may fuel behavioral changes in kids, several recent studies have bolstered such claims. A 2007 study of nearly 300 kids ages 3 to 8, pub-lished in The Lancet, found that those given drinks contain-ing artificial dye showed significantly higher hyperactivity within a few hours. The British government now requires labels warning that children’s products containing dye may impair attention.

Consider an Elimination Diet A first-of-its-kind 2011 study, also in The Lancet, showed that when 50 kids with ADHD were put on restric-tive hypoallergenic diets free of allergens like gluten and dairy for five weeks, their symptoms improved far more than those in the control group. When the eliminated foods were reintroduced, symptoms returned in 63 percent of the children. Deichert says that ADHD patients with digestive problems, recurring ear infections, or skin problems—all symptoms of possible food sensitivities—are particularly good candidates for elimination diets.

Curb Screen Time and Get Moving “Very large studies have associated TV and video game use with a worsening of ADHD symptoms,” notes Deichert. He recommends that for each half-hour of screen time a child gets outside of schoolwork, they get a half-hour of exercise.

Buy Organic A 2010 study of 1,100 children, published in the journal Pediatrics, found that the more pesticide residue children had in their urine, the more likely they were to be diagnosed with ADHD.

Check the Iron Studies in the Archive of Pediatrics & Adolescent Med-icine and elsewhere have shown that children diagnosed with ADHD are more likely to have lower iron levels, and when those that are deficient take iron supplements, their symptoms either subside without medication or they react better to lower doses of medications. As a precautionary measure, Deichert suggests that kids be checked for their ferritin levels before beginning iron supplementation.

Consider Safer Supplements Clinical research is still inconclusive, but in their practices, Deichert and Baral have both seen ADHD pa-tients benefit from zinc, ginkgo biloba, acetyl-carnitine and omega-3 supplements.

A final note: While it helps that research has been stepped up to address the epidemic of attention-related disorders, that doesn’t mean that all valid solutions need to carry a company trademark.

Natural Approaches to ADHDby Lisa Marshall

ADHD is the most commonly diagnosed behavioral disorder for kids in the United

States, with at least 4.5 million diagnoses among children under age 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A Michigan State University (MSU) study now reports that 20 percent are potentially misdiagnosed simply because they are the youngest—and most imma-ture—in their class. Among kindergarteners, the youngest were 60 percent more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than the oldest children in the same grade. Similarly, when that group of classmates reached the fifth and eighth grades, the youngest were twice as likely to be prescribed stimulants. MSU Economist and researcher Todd Elder puts the cost of the unnecessary medication at $320-500 million per year.


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Seasonal Allergies One of the most commonly recommended natural treatments for addressing seasonal allergy symptoms is stinging nettle, believed to modulate the production of the histamine that prompts noses to run and eyes to water and has been shown to be safe in adults. It comes in tincture, tea and capsule form. Mars also likes Allergena region-specific homeopathic allergy medicines, which deliver traces of local pollen to help the body develop immunity to them. Alternately, substitute citrus juices for milk during allergy season. Vitamin C has been shown to normalize histamine levels, while dairy products can boost mucous production.

Sore Throat Stir one teaspoon of salt into eight ounces of water and gargle. “It is antiseptic and will make the pain go away,” counsels Mars. She also recommends using the infection-fighting herb Isatis root, in tincture or capsule form. McClaf-ferty says to try a spoonful of honey; it has antimicrobial properties and may act as a cough suppressant.

Teething Pain Oil of clove contains a com-

pound called eugenol that serves as a natural pain

killer and antibacterial agent. Baral recommends

mixing no more than one drop of clove oil with honey and rubbing it on the gums (not recom-

mended for children under 12 months). Or, saturate a clean cloth with calming

chamomile tea or wintergreen tea, a natural analge-sic, and let the

baby chew on it.

When children suffer from common ail-

ments, it is natural for parents to wish to soothe their suffering as quickly as possible. Just be aware that, along with the physician and the pharmacist, there is still an important role to play for “Doctor Mom.” In fact, many of Doctor Mom’s remedies will work a lot faster than Pharma.

Lisa Marshall is a freelance health writer and mother of four who lives near Boulder, CO. Connect at [email protected].

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The most basic of hu-man rights

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access to the courts in favor of admin-istrative tribunals, and forces those

companies to pay for mandatory federal

investigations. With passage of

FSMA, which made every food and dietary supple-

ment company oper-ating in the United States subject to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) licensing, the regulators’ decades-old dream of ridding the market of supple-ments and leaving the field to FDA-approved drugs is closer to realization than ever before. The FSMA comes atop aggressive FDA implementation of new and costly current good manu-facturing practice (cGMP) regulations, positioning the agency to regulate ev-ery aspect of supplement production. Will the public awaken to the threat and compel the FDA to back down, or will the agency succeed in eliminating safe supplement products, to the detri-ment of the consuming public?

Call for Action Public outcry has helped stem FDA moves to eliminate dietary sup-plements from the market on dozens of occasions in the past, but has failed to reach a fever pitch in response to the latest round of regulatory efforts. Perhaps that is because the most recent efforts have arisen under a more palatable public interest justification: The argument that consumers must be protected from potentially unsafe products by permitting the FDA to run companies it thinks may threaten public health out of existence. The FDA’s current approach, using allegations of adulteration, contamina-tion and misbranding—combined with cessation of distribution and recall of unapproved supplements—appears to be far more acceptable to the public than the argument that supplements in general should be removed from the market. It seems that the lesson FDA regulators have slowly learned is that people generally appear to be will-ing to permit regulatory abuses in the name of public safety. Moreover, under the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), as interpret-ed by the federal courts, any promotion that associates a dietary supplement with a disease treatment claim is pro-hibited. That is so even if the claim is demonstrably true. Censoring informa-tion concerning the potential benefit of dietary ingredients shrouds the market in ignorance, depriving consumers of helpful, life-extending or life-saving information. Just one example is the FDA’s censorship of the association established in peer-reviewed scientific literature (some 6,000 articles) between Vitamin D and a reduction in the risk of certain kinds of cancer. All Americans could experience a reduction in cancer risk were that association made known at the point of sale, but FDA’s prior re-straint (its ban on all claims associating a nutrient with a disease, even provably true claims) keeps consumers in the dark. Unfettered by a groundswell of public opposition, the FDA is proceed-ing at an accelerated pace in inspect-ing facilities, issuing citations and

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to remove 20 to 30 percent of existing food supplement companies from the market, force a rise in prices and eliminate the availability of most, if not all, herbal supplements.

Dietary Supplement Industry at Risk

by Jonathan Emord, Esquire

Opinion Editorial


ultimately driving supplement manu-facturers out of business. Companies incapable of affording the associated costs have no choice but to dissolve. To reverse this course, consumers must contact their elected representatives in congress and demand an immediate repeal of both FSMA and GMP regula-tions. Then, vote wisely in the 2012 elections to defeat candidates that voted in favor of limiting our freedoms in these areas.

Worldwide Trend Many governments around the world currently prohibit essential health claims backed by credible sci-entific evidence. For example, claims that glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate may eliminate symptoms of osteoarthritis are forbidden in Europe, as well as in Australia, Canada and the United States. Groups have formed to protest such censorship and restrictions on access to dietary supplement ingre-dients. For a global view, consult information provided by the Alliance for Natural Health, which is active in Europe and America. In the United States, take action via the Alliance for Natural Health USA, Citizens for Health, Freedom of Health Founda-tion, The Health Keepers Alliance and National Health Freedom Action. The way back to liberty lies not only in allowing the marketing of all dietary ingredients that are being used without serious adverse effects, but also in stripping countries of the power to censor nutrient-related disease treatment information. When well-informed consumers make dietary ingredient choices that minimize dis-ease risk and maximize longevity, their improved health reduces their depen-dence on costly drug therapies which too often carry unwanted side effects. Imagine a world in which fruits and vegetables, as well as dietary supplements, could lawfully be ac-companied by labels summarizing the dietary ingredients present, their effects and their potential for protect-ing against or fighting disease. In such a world, consumers would be

One current petition fighting to protect natural health-care options challenges the Federal Trade Commis-sion’s illegal move to restrict health-related claims. Sign the petition at anh-USA.org: Search FTC, then open April 26, 2011 post and click This Link at bottom of page.

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Raising aHealthy Childin an Unhealthy Worldby Dr. James Lemire, M.D.

In my 35 years of practice as a family physician, I have seen the health challenges of our children

increase each year. It is now more urgent than ever for parents to focus on their children’s health in order for them to survive in an unhealthy world. The challenges of children begin before birth with the health of the mother. In a study published July 21, 2005, the Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org) reported that tests measuring the cord blood from 10 randomly selected newborn infants detected 287 chemicals. Of these chemicals, 180 are known to cause cancer in adults, 217 are linked to brain and nervous system damage, and 208 have been shown to effect fetal or child development in animal studies. And, a stunning 209 of the contaminants represented brand-new appearances—it was the fi rst time researchers had identifi ed the chemicals in the blood of newborn babies. It is paramount for mothers—before, during, and after their

pregnancy—to be aware of their exposure to such chemicals, and to be proactive with a form of detoxifi cation to prevent this from being passed on to their infants. Mothers need to be aware of their vitamin and nutritional status as well as toxic chemical exposure such as mercury fi llings in their teeth. Mothers need to abandon the standard American diet (SAD) and adopt a diet with a variety of fresh organic fruits and vegetables, organic free-range meats, and plenty of pure water. Mothers need to have adequate levels of vitamins, fi sh oil, and vitamin D-3 to provide a healthy environment for the newborn. Mothers are encouraged to breast-feed their infants to help enhance their immune system. This also strengthens mother/infant bonding and reduces the potential for future allergies. Parents need to reconsider the whole issue of vaccinations. My purpose is not to condemn the concept of vaccinations, but to look at how the system has evolved: today, an infant in the fi rst 18 months

of life is recommended to have 35 immunizations. A great resource is a book by Mayer Eisenstein MD, JD, MPH called Don’t Vaccinate Before You Educate. He has also written Make an Informed Vaccine Decision for the Health of Your Child: A Parent’s Guide to Immunizations. Younger children are encouraged to be fed organic fruits and vegetables as well as free-range organic meats. Vitamin supplementation with a multivitamin, Vitamin D-3, and probiotics is recommended. If we don’t change our children’s eating habits away from the standard American diet, 50% of children born today will develop Type 2 diabetes before the age of 30, according to the World Health Organization’s statistical predictions. We must continue to be vigilant to search out the chemicals in a child’s environment and reduce their ongoing exposure. For example, Bisphenol-A, found in children’s and adults’ plastic bottles, is a xenoestrogen, which disrupts normal hormone function in children. Today we are seeing boys and girls develop premature puberty before the age of 10, because of the synthetic xenoestrogen and other hormones found in milk and dairy products as well as processed meats. These chemicals include fl uoride, chlorine which disrupts thyroid function, and mercury found in “silver fi llings.” As children grow, we must educate them on how to live a healthy lifestyle, make good choices in diet and nutrition supplements, and develop healthy lifestyles that will serve them into their old age. We must educate them that the pharmaceutical industry does not have the answer for every problem. Educate them on the hazards of legal and illegal drugs and help them to make wise choices. As parents and grandparents, we have the responsibility to educate our children to live a healthy, balanced lifestyle—emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

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In defense of the recipe’s name, this is more than sautéed spinach. With attention to preparation, this dish can stand alone

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Introduction The school of healing known as “drainage” in these toxic times is often necessary to begin treatment with remedies that most effectively cleanse and purify. A leading physician in the field of drainage teaches in his courses that first you have to “open the door” and release toxins in the body before attempting any repair or regeneration of tissue. And in light of the fact that essentially everyone has been exposed to significant levels of toxic metals, petroleum chemicals, prescription drugs, devitalized foods, and other poisons of modern civilization, more and more holistic physicians and practitioners are describing these unique remedies at the beginning of each patient’s treatment protocol. Further, the use of drainage remedies insures that toxins are not only effec-tively discharged from the body, but are released as gently as possible. In some holistic circles, the words “drainage” and “detoxification” are used interchangeably. However, these two terms, although quite related, are not synonymous. “Detoxification” is a general term that is usually focused on cleansing a specific area of the body, such as the liver or colon—or a specific toxin, such as mercury, parasites, or Candida (intestinal yeast overgrowth). Unfortunately, in many popular detoxification protocols, the ability of each individual patient’s excretory organs to discharge these accumulated poisons is rarely taken into account.

Therefore, weaker patients can experi-ence a rather major healing crisis—that is, an increased intensity of their symptoms—when detoxification mea-sures are too rigorous for their more depleted constitutions. In contrast, the field of drainage, originating in Europe at the turn of the twentieth century, represents a modality more focused on the entire individual. This holistic school of healing is based on the belief that true cleansing is only accomplished through the stimulation of the body’s organs and tissues to release toxins at their own unique pace and within their own metabolic limits. Thus, drainage remedies are prescribed very carefully, according to the patient’s particular level of functioning, whereas detoxification protocols are more often simply generalized recipes touted as suitable for everyone. This assessment of a patient’s health is not an arbitrary matter, but is based on one’s inherited or genetic, as well as acquired or environmental, disease potential. Under stress—whether physical, biochemical, or psychological—one person may react with anxiety, another may get a blind-ing headache, while another may succumb to the flu. Each type of illness exemplifies the preexisting weakness in a specific tissue or organ system characteristic of each individual’s particular tendency.

The History of Drainage The term “drainage” has been used in various contexts. It is used primarily to describe remedies that are employed to gently and naturally discharge toxins from the body. How-ever, this term has also been used to describe techniques that do not utilize remedies at all, as with structural

therapies such as Manual Lymphatic Drainage. MLD, originated by two physical therapists, Emil and Estrid Vodder from Austria, is an exception-ally effective massage technique that mechanically releases and directs toxins out through the lymphatic chan-nels of the body. Additionally, the therapeutic use of saunas, steam baths, douches, and wet sheet packs are another form of effective drainage via hydrotherapy (water therapy), through the process of sweating toxins out through the skin. In fact, broadly speaking, any product or technique—from a massage to a multiple vita-min—can be considered to be a form of drainage, as long as it effectively stimulates the body’s tissues and or-gans to discharge poisons from the body. However, the most common forms of drainage that have been em-ployed over the past two centuries have been homeopathic and herbal remedies.

Homeopathic Remedies Used for Drainage Homeopathy, the system of medi-cine that uses minute quantities of specially prepared plant, animal, mineral, and other substances to stim-ulate healing in the body, originated in 1789 through the astute observations and careful research of the German physician Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843). Dr. Hahnemann’s specialty, constitutional homeopathy, is the use of a single remedy to treat the overall mental, emotional, and physical make-up of an individual. Homeopathic remedies have also been employed over the years, however, not only in a constitutional manner, but also for the purpose of specifically draining toxins from the body.

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Homeopathic Remedies Reduce Healing Crisis The use of homeopathic remedies for drainage purposes was pioneered by a Swiss physician named Antoine Nebel (1870-1954). Around 1910, Dr. Nebel noticed that after giving a tuber-cular nosode—a strong homeopathic remedy made from a diseased product that stimulates an immune system response to protect the body from succumbing to that disease—his pa-tients would often have extreme reac-tions. Common responses included respiratory ailments such as nasal congestion, sore throats and coughing; inflammatory genital reactions such as bladder or prostate infections; and inflammation of the joints resulting in arthritic aches and pains. Although these bodily healing crisis or aggravat-ing reactions were quite disturbing and sometimes debilitating to the patient, to Nebel they were understandable, since tuberculosis bacteria have an affinity for producing disease in the lungs, genitals and joints. Thus, the body was simply responding to the homeopathic tubercular nosode by releasing its burden of accumulated microbes and toxic waste products in these tissues. The problem was that the response could often be excessive. After witnessing these reactions repeatedly in his practice and through

years of clinical trial and error, Dr. Nebel concluded that the tubercular nosode remedy itself was not pre-scribed incorrectly, but that strong reactions from the use of these very potent homeopathic nosodes was a common, and actually appropriate, response. In order to address these discomforting and often painful symp-toms, Dr. Nebel began to use other homeopathics as secondary remedies to augment the release of accumulated toxins in the tuberculinic-sensitive tissues. This use of a secondary, or satellite, homeopathic remedy to chan-nel and purge the internal poisons

residing in a patient’s lung, genital and joint tissues that were stimulated by the tubercular nosode represented the formal birth of the use of drainage remedies. Some examples of these secondary homeopathic remedies include Antimonuim tartaricum to clear inflamed lungs, Cantharis vesica-toria to expel toxins from the bladder mucosa, Chimaphila umbrellata to stimulate prostate drainage, and Rhus toxicodendron to discharge toxins in the joints. All of these homeopathic remedies were prescribed in a low potency such as 6C, in order to act at a very specific physical level on these

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particular tissues in the body. Later, one of Dr. Nebel’s most exceptional students, Leon Vannier, embraced Nebel’s idea of “channeling the toxins” and actually coined the term “drain-age” around 1920.

Combination Homeopathic Drainage Remedies A few years later in 1927, a Bel-gian dowser named George Discry and a Professor Reutter from the University of Geneva collaborated to formulate a line of remedies to stimulate drainage in the body. In contrast to Nebel’s use of a single homeopathic remedy, Dis-cry and Reutter’s remedies combined several homeopathics together in one bottle. These formulas were innovative in that they were the first known to combine homeopathic plant and metal remedies together. Further, the metals in these remedies were potentized at a specific 12X potency for the purpose of crossing cell membranes in order to stimulate deeper intra-cellular detoxifi-cation. In 1949, the UNDA company in Belgium began to manufacturer these remedies called the “Numbered Compounds,” which are still being produced today according to Discry’s and Reutter’s original formulations. Combination (or complex) remedies consisting of several homeopathics mixed together in a single bottle are also available from other homeopathic companies and sold at many health food stores. Although these combina-tion remedies are not as effective in the long run as the use of accurately pre-scribed single homeopathic remedies, they are often helpful in the treatment of acute diseases such as colds or flu that come on rapidly and generally don’t last more than a few days.

Herbal Remedies for Drainage Purposes In 1947, a Belgian physician named Pol Henry (1918-1988) made an important discovery. Instead of utilizing a mature adult plant to prepare an herbal remedy, as herbalists had tradi-tionally done in the past, Henry began to experiment with using the parts of very young plants such as the buds,

sprouts, and rootlets. He found that the growth factors, as well as the strong active essence of life he experienced energetically in these freshly harvested young herbs, rendered them much more potent than other botanical (plant) remedies traditionally extracted from the dried adult parts of plants. Henry, a brilliant physician and innovator, further augmented the en-ergy of these remedies by diluting them at a ratio of 1 to 10—that is, 1 part plant to 10 parts water, glycerine, and alcohol. This process rendered these remedies still within the phyto-therapy or medicinal plant category of healing, but also gives them a gentle energetic influence through the 1:10 dilution. In his clinical practice, Henry found that these young, embryonic remedies in small dilutions were supe-rior at awakening and activating con-gested organs and tissues to gently release and drain toxins from the body. This new and unique form of drainage through phytotherapy (botanical medi-cine) was called blastotherapy or embryophtotherapy, but over the years it has come to be primarily referred to as gemmotherapy.

Laboratory Research Confirms the Effectiveness of Gemmotherapy Modern research studies have borne out what Dr. Henry found clini-cally—that the strong active essence of live and growth factors contained in the young parts of plants renders these gemmotheraphy remedies much more potent than herbals traditionally de-rived from older adult plants. For ex-ample, in one French study, seven types of antioxidants (vitamin C, an-thocyanidins, flavonoids, etc.) were isolated in the young bud of the Ribes nigrum (black currant) plant, versus only three found in the more mature leaf portion of this plant. Further, the young buds in this plant were found to have substantially higher levels of amino acids (the building blocks of proteins) than in the adult leaf. In fact, the vitality of this young black currant bud is most dramatically illustrated by its high content of arginine—5.7

milligrams in the bud as compared to .77 milligrams in the adult leaf—since this amino acid stimulates the release of growth hormone necessary for healthy plant (and human) maturation. As a result of these constituents, Ribes nigrum has potent anti-inflammatory properties through its action of drain-ing toxins from arthritic joints and other inflamed tissues, as well as in the treatment of allergies and chronic fatigue through its adrenal stimulating effects.

The Benefits of Gemmotheraphy Drainage All three of the aforementioned therapies—single satellite homeopath-ic remedies, combination homeopath-ic remedies, and gemmotheraphy remedies—have drainage and cleans-ing effects in the body. However, in clinical practice, the author has found that the gemmotherapy botanical remedies have proven to be the most optimal. The reasons for this are three-fold. First, in clinical practice these remedies are the most effective in the treatment of ill patients through gently stimulating congested and depleted organs and tissues to release their accumulated toxins. Second, using energetic testing methods (kinesiology, reflex arm length testing, etc.), gem-motherapy remedies consistently test superior to homeopathic drainage remedies. Finally, both of these forms of homeopathic therapies have the potential of antidoting—that is, cancel-ing out—a patient’s constitutional homeopathic remedy, in contrast to the gemmotherapy botanicals, which do not antidote homeopathics. There-fore, in order to avoid this possibility, as well as the fact that the gemmo-therapy botanicals have clinically stood the test of time for almost a century, these remedies are featured in the remainder of this article as the primary mode of drainage therapy.

Natural Drainage in the Body In a healthy body, what might be termed “organic drainage” occurs auto-matically every day. Through the excre-tion of bile, feces, urine, sweat, as well as carbon dioxide simply through


breathing, the body is constantly in the process of draining and purifying itself. However, when defecation, urination, perspiration, or respiration is disturbed in any manner—overloaded from toxic stressors such as mercury and amalgam fillings, inflamed from a dental or tonsil focal infection, or chronically congested from dysfunctioning metabolic pathways in the liver—drainage becomes less efficient, and illness ensues over time.

The Five Primary Emunctories Natural organic drainage is real-ized through the body’s emunctories. This term derives from the Latin word emungere, meaning “to cleanse,” and refers to the organs and tissues that excrete toxins in the body. The primary emunctories in the body are thus the major excretory organs—the liver and gallbladder through bile excretion, the kidneys through urination, and the intestines through bowel movements. Also included in this list are the lungs,

because of their removal of carbon dioxide from exhalation; and the skin, because of the removal of waste via perspiration. In a healthy functioning body, toxins are expediently transport-ed to these emunctories through the blood, and more slowly through the lymph fluid and the tissues (the extra-cellular matrix). When these five pri-mary emunctories fail to function optimally, however, the body utilizes its next line of defense to drain tox-ins—the secondary, but less efficient, emunctories, including but not limited to the mucous membranes, musculo-skeletal system, and more intense skin activity such as rashes and other inflammations.

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Dr. Michael Badanek has been serving the Central Florida area for more than 30 years in active clinical practice. Dr. Badanek is a licensed Chiropractic Physician with extensive training in Alternative Complementary Medicine including nutrition, applied kinesiology, functional and traditional medicine, and electrodermal screening, with three board certifications. His real love and zeal is treating patients with all types of conditions with alternative/functional medicine, especially people with a problem or ailment which has not responded to traditional or alterna-tive treatments. Dr. Badanek’s website is www.alternativewholistic.com. For a consultation, call 352-622-1151.

PUBLISHER’S NOTE: In the July issue, Dr. Badanek’s credentials were pub-lished incorrectly in the title section of his article. We regret the error.


What’s Really Making You Tired?

by Dr. Paula Koger, DOM

One of the biggest causes of fatigue and many other dis-eases is not being identified

and treated: Lymes. In life we are guided to follow a path that is best for us. Sometimes it is hard to understand and follow that guidance. This is the case for me. I was a nurse, professor of nursing, and coun-selor before I was beckoned very clearly to acupuncture training and a PH.D. in Alternative Medicine. That has been the second-best calling in my life—yet it was hard for me to follow, because it seemed so far removed from my upbringing and mainstream career experience. I am thankful I stepped out of that stream and followed my flow to a way of helping myself and others find solutions for health achievement. I have had to look beyond our standard assessment and treatment tools to get the results. I thank Dr. Whitaker, MD, Dr. Marc, MD, and many more bril-liant pioneers who guided me.

Here is what I learned about Lymes. The spirochete bacterial infections are one of the most, if not the most, destructive infections. These large, corkscrew-shaped bacteria destroy tissue wherever they attack. Much of the damage is not reversible—there-fore, it is important to diagnose and treat early. Unfortunately, the usual diagnostic tests are not reliable. These bacteria can be recognized by use of a dark field micro- scope; however, few doctors have them. Furthermore, there are a number of types of these bacteria and the most common ones are unidentified. In the system that I use, the spiro-chetes are classified on a genus level. Spiro L is for Lymes disease, which is prevalent in the Northeast and spread-ing thru the Southwest. The deer tick is a major source of this infection. The Lepto Spirochete infection is attributed to contact with animal waste products. Inhaling dust from where animals

defecate can result in this infection. Spiro P is unclassified and is the second most-frequent spirochete infec-tion. The source seems to be mainly insect bites. Spiro T is the Treponema genus. The species Treponema Palli-dum is syphilis, which is uncommon. Most of the time we are dealing with insect-vectored infection. The most frequent spirochete infection is unclassified and we call it Spiro X. This type has been linked to animal waste products. However, theoretically, all of the spirochetes can be transmitted by insect bites. The signs and symptoms are wide-ly varied, depending where the infec-tion is active. If it attacks the brain, then there is destruction of brain tissue resulting in dementia, and/or bipolar or manic-depressive disorder. Every case of bipolar disorder which I have evaluated has been traced to a spiro-chete infection. Research has shown that this infection destroys subcortical brain tissue that controls affect. This bacterium has also shown up in schizophrenia, although my sample is much smaller. If the spirochetes attack the heart, then the person gets congestive heart failure because it destroys the heart muscle. If the infection attacks the arteries, then the person is likely to get a dissecting aneurysm. This infection frequently attacks the muscular-skele-tal system, resulting in rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. There can be collapsing of the spine resulting in severe pain. These bacteria can attack most any part of the body. I call it the silent killer because of its insidious nature. I find it often in patients who have diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue. Because I have found laboratory tests do not always show Lymes when it is there, I have relied on Dr. L.J. Marx, MD’s training in neuro-kinesiol-ogy testing which I have found to be highly reliable if done correctly. The herbal formula and homeopathy have been very effective for those who meet the criteria. One of the remarkable recoveries was a 14-year-old girl who had been

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diagnosed as OCD. Her mother was desperate, as the girl was behaving insanely and missing 2-3 days of school each week. In my office, she tested positive for Lymes using neuro-kinesiology testing. Her mother and she could not believe it, so they had her blood tested. The doctor who did the test said she did not have Lymes because she tested positive to only one type of spirochete. She agreed to take the herbs for Lymes anyway. Shortly after starting them, she improved in all ways, including that she stopped cutting her wrist. She is volunteering at a summer camp as a counselor this summer with no sickness. Other things need to be addressed such as diet and stress-causing atti-tudes and traumas, which are stored in the tissues and block the healing. Again, herbs and homeopathy is a big key. I have had children as patients who were labeled autistic and became normal after this Lymes protocol was implemented. The list of symptoms Lymes can cause includes: Insomnia, depression, hyperactivity, muscle pains and loss of function, GI distress, car-diac symptoms, and many more. My favorite example of a patient who had a miraculous recovery is a 25-year-old man whose mother just about carried him in because he was so weak. He could not eat anything but coconuts. Within days, he was on the path to recovery when neuro-kine-siology testing showed he had Lyme disease. He’d had thousands of dollars’ worth of testing of blood and urine, with no significant findings. In a few weeks, he was completely well and is now working as a pianist, composer, and massage therapist. I would say it has become a spe-cialty for me, as I have found it to be what is necessary to get the results and has proven to be very effective for me and my patients.

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I play tennis, and I boldly assert that in the game of tennis, I don’t need a coach. That’s because in tennis I’m

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I am especially inspired to coach coaches, supporting them to build their careers. When I began coaching Marie Glasheen, for example, she was working at a fairly satisfying job, but was also eager to create a career path that aligned with her sense of higher purpose. Soon after establishing her coaching practice, Marie received comments such as these: “I feel like we moved mountains this morning,” “Thanks for reminding me about the power that is me,” “My relationships on all fronts have never been more clean,” “I so much appreciate how our work ranges from the everyday (better eating habits, improved time manage-ment) through practical and emotional challenges (work-life balance, asser-tiveness, conflict resolution), to pro-found questions of who I am, how I want my life to be, and how best to get there,” and “Some of my sessions bring dramatic insights, others bring subtle shifts, but all take me to unexpected places, to seeing my life with fresh eyes.” “Every day, each client, I get a sense of really making a difference,” Marie said of her vocation. “I love playing a part in supporting people to thrive, to live from inspiration and courage.” A career in coaching offers flex-ibility, with possibilities to conduct sessions in person, by phone or Skype, and to offer correspondence coaching to complement the sessions. Also there are ever-expanding opportunities to develop coaching with various popula-tions including executives, parents, college students, people seeking life purpose, and those eager for satisfying relationships. Coaching has emerged as a crucial human services profession of the 21st century, as increasing num-bers of people are seeking coaches to enhance their lives. I encourage trainees to receive personal coaching themselves, so that they directly experience what they intend to give to others. Also, while each of us has talents, skills, and expe-riences that will naturally serve us to be professional coaches, there is also a knowledge base and vital set of skills that is unique to coaching, and essen-tial for our journey towards coaching

excellence. That is why it is important to follow a rigorous, high-quality coach training course, and to get certi-fication with a recognized organiza-tion, such as the International Coach Federation (ICF). To maintain your enthusiasm for developing your coaching practice, realize that it may take some time. Cultivate patience as you build your practice, and consider developing an area of focus or specialization to help you attract the right clientele for you. Many coaching professionals become known in their communities by offer-ing value in forms such as workshops, articles, and newsletters, with no e xpectation of reimbursement. This creates trust that naturally leads to reciprocal relationships that attract abundance. Many coaches also tap into the power of the internet and social media, where the coaching services offered are placed in front of a constantly growing, limitless audience of people who want to be coached. Personally, I view coaching not as a job, or even a career, but rather as integral to achieving life purpose. Most effective coaching sessions result in a client moving from point A to point B in some area of their life. All successful coaching sessions raise awareness and nurture self-realization. Meaningful human relations involve supporting and challenging each other towards growth, in the direction of knowing the self. To quote St. Francis, “What we are looking for is what is looking.” If you’re excited about facilitating the spirit of discovery for “what is looking,” consider coaching as a ca-reer, way of life, and much more. David B. Wolf, Ph.D., founder and director of the Satvatove Institute School of Transformative Coaching, has trained coaches, counselors, and psychotherapists for more than 30 years. He is the author of Relationships That Work: The Power of Conscious Living: How Transformative Communi-cation Can Change Your Life, and has developed and facilitated seminars in a dozen countries. Satvatove’s accred-ited coaching course begins in Septem-ber; visit www.satvatove.com.

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As your gardens and lawns flourish, so do the weeds. According to the Weed

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Saturday, August 13 Rocks for Kids with Travis Hetsler. 1-3pm, $20. Call to sign up. Parents welcome. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net. Spiritual Development, Psychic/Mediumship Class. 2-4:30pm, includes meditation, lesson, hands-on practice, $25, at Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave. International Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge, www.ifsk.org, 407-673-9776.

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Monday, August 15 Dream Work seminar. Presented by Nuris Lemire. Free, 6pm. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClin-ic.com. Wednesday, August 17 Cleanse your body of toxic buildup, repair G.I. tract, support immune system, weight loss, anti-aging nutrition, proto-col for radiation detoxification. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Rees-ers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298, www.ReesersNutritionCenter.com.

Thursday, August 18 Are You Digging Your Grave With Your Fork? Nutritional evening offered by Nuris Lemire. Free, 6pm, Franck’s Com-pounding Lab Training Room, 1210 SW 33rd Ave. To register, call 352-622-1814. Relationships Workshop with David Wolf, Ph.D. Free, 5-8pm, Sacred Earth Center, Gainesville. Pre-registration required; call 352-538-0376 or visit www.satvatove.com/register. Saturday, August 20 Reiki Healing Circle/Session Ex-change, Silver Springs (Ocala), Free. 352-239-9272, www.initiationhealing.com. The Rainbow Bridge: Connecting with Your Animal Companion on the Other Side, with Melodye Gaskin, PhD. 1-5pm, $20. Bring a picture or item your pet used life. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.

Tuesday, August 23 Raw Food Potluck. Learn about the benefits of raw foods. Bring a raw dish to share with 5-6 people, copies of your recipe, serving utensils and plates for your dish. Free, 6pm. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Wednesday, August 24 Wellness Consultation on Irritable Bowel Syndrome. FREE consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Cen-ter, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718, www.ReesersNutrition-Center.com.

August 26-28 Reiki I and Reiki II workshop in-cludes traditional Usui Reiki Ryoho I and II Attunements, (Shoden and Okuden) hands-on curriculum, manual, certifica-tion, meals and lodging. $350. Amrit Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.amrityoga.org.

Saturday, August 27 The New Lemurian Crystals for the 2012 Gateways Workshop with Sharron Britton. 1-3pm, $20. Call to sign up. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, 386-454-8657, www.high-springsemporium.net.

August 27- 28 Reiki I Certification Training with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT, Ocala, FL, $100 pre-paid, 352-239-9272, www.initiation-healing.com.

Wednesday, August 31 Signs and Symptoms Analysis. Any time any of the organs/systems of the body are out of balance, there are signs and symptoms. FREE. Call for appoint-ment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E.

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Sunday, September 4 Relationships Workshop with David Wolf, Ph.D. Free, 5-8pm, Sacred Earth Center, Gainesville. Pre-registration required; call 352-538-0376 or visit www.satvatove.com/register. Saturday, September 10 Reiki Healing Circle/Session Ex-change, Silver Springs (Ocala), Free. 352-239-9272, www.initiationhealing.com.

Thursday, September 15 The fall session of the certified Transformative Coach training program begins. Information: call 386-418-2037 or visit www.satvatove.com. September 24-25 Reiki II Certification Training with Rev. Ojela Frank, LMT, Ocala, FL, $300 pre-paid, 352-239-9272, www.initiation-healing.com.

ONGOING EVENTS

Sundays Farmers Market, 12-4. Mosswood Farm Store, 703 NE Cholokka Blvd, Micanopy, 352-466-5002, www.moss-woodfarmstore.com. Master Mind Prayer Circle, 9:30; Healing Hands Circle, 10; Sunday Ser-vice and Youth Education, 11; NGU, 12:30. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.unityof-gainesvillefl.org. Meditation and Spiritual Lesson, 10am. Unity of Ocala, Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org. Science of Mind and Spirit Medita-tion 9:45am, Celebration /Message 10:30am, Youth and Children’s Celebra-tion 10:30am. Love offering. OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-629-3897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.

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Wednesday, Ocala and Gainesville; Friday, Oxford/The Vil-lages. Homegrown Organics by Doreen, 352-598-4184, http://www.homegrownorganics.vpweb.com. Recipes: http://home-growngainesville.wordpress.com/ Yoga with Joe Ferrara. Monday, 7-8:30pm, Amrit Yoga Institute. Tuesday, 12-12:45pm, Serenity of Central Florida, 301 Skyline Dr., Ste 1, Lady Lake. Wednesday, 8:30-10am, Ocala Inner Center, 205 S. Magnolia; and 5-6pm, Serenity of Central Florida, Lady Lake. Thursday, 6-7:30pm, Ocala Inner Center. Friday, 7-8am, Premier Medical Center of Ocala, 7960 SW 60th Ave. [email protected].

Tuesdays A Course in Miracles, 7pm. Unity of Ocala, Community House, 2 Cedar Course, Ocala, 352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org. Understanding How to Heal Yourself: Empowerment Medi-cine. 6:00-700. Call for reservations, Dr. Paula Koger DOM, 941-539-4232. Wednesdays A Course in Miracles, 7-8:30pm. Amrit Yoga, Salt Springs, 352-685-3001, [email protected]. Meditation and Visioning, 6pm, followed at 7:15 with Speaker, Spiritual Craft, Drumming, or Spiritual Film, depend-ing on the week. Love offering. OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living, 1009 NE 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-629-3897, www.oak-brookcsl.org. Pilates with Ana. 5:30-6:30pm, $55.00 for 5 classes. Space is limited. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.

Wednesdays and Fridays “Words of Peace.” Free, 7-8 pm. Videos shown from the award-winning TV series. 1208 NW 6th St., Suite A, Gaines-ville, 352-373-5578, www.wopg.org.

Thursdays Amrit Yoga w/Veda, 5:30-6:30pm every Thursday. Down-town Public Library, 401 E. University Ave, Gainesville. Free. Dress warmly, bring light blanket. [email protected]. Healing Yoga with Marque. Movement class combining yoga, Pilates, body alignment, breathing. Bring a mat. $25/4 weeks, Feb. 3-24 every Thursday, 12:30-1:30pm. To register: 352-867-9660. Class held at Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala.

Saturdays Farmstead Saturdays. Free, 9-3pm. Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra. 352-595-3377, www.cronescradleconserve.com.

Seven days/week Abraham, yoga, breathwork, reiki, much more—something every day. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.unityofgainesvillefl.org. Bellydancing, fitness, yoga classes, personal training as early as 5:30am, as late as 7:30pm. Hip Moves, 708 NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352-692-0132, www.hipmoves.com. Yoga classes as early as 5:30am, as late as 8:30pm, beginners (including “Stiff Guys”) to experienced Hot Yoga. Big Ron’s Yoga College, Gainesville, 352-367-8434, www.bigronsyoga.com.

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