Nature's Pathways April 2013 Issue - South Central WI Edition

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Save your baby

from diaper rash

depArtment7 reections rom the editor

10 healthy pets

16 ft bodies

20 healthy kids

26 herb blurb28 healthy eating

32 intuitive insights

38 community calendar

40 community partners

40 advertiser directory

Nurturing thehealer within8

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OUtH CentrAL WICOnIn April 2013

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The path to healthyglowing sin Baby boomer health

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22 FSMaking healthy connections in Wisconsin

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8 Nurturing the healer within11 Seeing the loving essence12 Increase your chances for a better life with

wellness-based chiropractic

14 Save your baby from diaper rash

15 Te path to healthy glowing skin17 Anatomy of a fall18 Te 80/20 rule applied to weight loss19 Fat loss physiology21 What you need to know about lab tests24 Grow and eat organic!27 How Yoga Works29 Spring into a new you30 Five hidden roadblocks to weight loss31 Find your healing power with Spiritual Response echnique34 Get shakin to relieve stress!

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Welcome, April!Our outside environment is abuzz with positive energy, and theworld is alive again! Gardeners, walkers, bikers and what I callputzers are emerging in abundance. Its an exciting time o year!

Getting more active outside means spending more time innature. Recently I read an interesting article about ecotherapyand its regenerative powers: stress, anxiety and depression reduc-tion, and overall mood improvement. More and more health careproviders are giving their patients nature prescriptions or treat-ment o various medical conditions as well. Research is showingthat spending time in a natural setting has benefts or mind, bodyand spirit.

On April 22 we pay homage to our precious Mother Earth.Tere are many ways to celebrate Earth Day and make a dierence:treat your yard to some compost (best o all, that which you madeyoursel!), reduce, reuse and recycle, pick up litter, shop local orride your bike or an errand. Small acts by each o us can really addup to make a big dierence!

Tis month brings another observance, World Health Day,on April 7. Celebrate by learning about health issues around theglobe and what you can do to help. Check out the World HealthOrganizations website at www.who.int/world-health-day/en/ ormore inormation.

Tere are some wonderul healthy living articles in this issue tohelp you on your journey. Dennis Kotnour shares some commonroadblocks to weight loss o which we should be mindul. DebiMorton encourages us to purchase and grow organic, and presentssome interesting acts in that regard. Sonya Teis educates us on a

healing modality called spiritual response technique. And thmuch more, so please read on!

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hy worry about how the body heals when we canshirk that responsibility onto our doctor, acupunctur-ist or chiropractor?

Over the past 19 years o my proessional career, I have beenschooled by thousands o patients whove shown me where the

value is. As you know, the value to you, as a consumer seekinghealth care advice, is in resolving a current problem or preventingurther loss.

Were all aware that our environment is changing at an unprece-dented pace. Were expecting more and more, quicker and quicker.Te same expectations were trained to depend upon with our

Internet bandwidth, spills over into our annoyingly aggravsore hip, knee and shoulder problems. Tis doctor, fx metude has disempowered you, the patient, the consumer, leayou dependent on chasing symptoms or treating eects.

ts not rocket scienceFact: Your body is sel-healing and sel-regulating, all o whappens without ail unless its interered with. Day in andout, I spend time educating patients on the role o the spinethe nerve system, and the amazing possibilities that result a healthy unctioning spine. Te resounding theme is that mpeople are still unaware o how powerul their body is capabbeing and, most o all, where healing comes rom. In our socwere taught to ear disease, so our eorts go into eradicatingbugs, such as viruses, bacteria, etc. Tis is a direct result o a h

care system thats based on the ear that something outsidus is the cause o our ill health or chronic musculoskeletal pAgain, this disempowers you.

Its true, there are environmental orces continually challenyour body to adapt, survive and thrive. But wait, not so ast. Wdesigned with the means to adapt to our ever-changing enviment. Our ability to adapt, sel-heal and sel-regulate happensresult o uninterrupted ow and communication between brain and the rest o your body. Tis all happens through yourliant network o nerves connecting your bodys cells to the br

Proper digestion frst requires healthy nerve ow yes, Without a connection, nothing happens. You might be thinkingood is the most important, but, while it is essential, the hierawithin the body is no ow, no go. Remember, we arent considalive without brain activity. We can survive minutes without ew days without water and several weeks without ood. So howthe communication get interered with? Emotional stress, diechemical stress and physical stress interere with this natural hestate. Most commonly this happens near the spine through misaments that disrupt your onboard, innate healing mechanism. Ydesigned brilliantly to adapt to this world and myriad o challeyoull encounter. It happens rom the inside-out.

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Another example could be the heart and its intricate nervepathways connecting it to the brain. You can imagine how impor-tant the communication between the heart and the brain is inkeeping you alive and healthy by adjusting or moment to momentdemands in heart beat, heart rate, muscular contraction and thesize o the blood vessels. Te same can be said o your organs,glands and immune system. Your nerve system is the conduittransmitting messages at over 327 mph allowing you to shi withenvironmental demands. Imagine only being able to download

three-ourths o your emails or hear a portion o a conversation.Tat just wouldnt cut it, eh?

Since youre reading this publication, youre already aware and either searching or health care that fts your philosophy orknowing youre in the right place and this is confrmation oyour belie in your innate wisdom. Does this sound too simple?Does it make sense? Over the next ew months we will expandon the dierent parts o the nerve system and their roles in organhealth. Until then, keep it simple.

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inside out, from a patient and doctors point of view. With 19 years of experienceas a chiropractor, Dr. Anunson remains fascinated with the amazing power thatlies within each of us. His passion is to share the bodys extraordinary nature andunlock stuck patterns that block our ability to adapt, grow and express our poten-tial. He currently directs a thriving practice in Madison, Anunson Chiropractic,SC. For more information, call 608.829.2250 or visit www.GetBackFast.com.



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uy localWhen at all possible, buy your products rom localshops. Shopping at your neighborhood store saves ueland thereore emits less carbon into our environment.Avoid buying online as more uel is used to get yourpackage to your doorstep.

You can urther reduce your pets carbon pawprints by purchas-ing oods made by local manuacturers. Look or oods that areproduced in Wisconsin or the Midwest. Some brands to look orare Nutri Source, Fromm, Evangers, American Natural Premium,

Vital Essentials and Stella & Chewys raw diets. Also look or tand chews rom companies such as Jones Natural Chews (Rord, Ill.) or rue Chews (Minnesota). Antler harvested Wisconsin is also a good choice.

eed a higher bio-available foodWhen your pet consumes a more bio-available ood, they proless waste. When their ood is resher and made with more mit is absorbed in the body instead o going out the back end. means less eces in our landflls.

Feeding a raw meat diet balanced or your dog or cat is the mbio-available diet you can eed. You can also eed a resh codiet balanced or your pet such as Deli-Fresh or Pets. I eedi

kibble diet fts your liestyle better, look or oods that have a himeat content and are not loaded with fllers. More specifcally,or grain-ree diets that have a 60 percent and greater meat con

uy organicBuying organic products is not only healthier or your petalso better or the environment. Chemically grown proddestroy the natural mineral composition o our soil makidicult to replenish.

100 percent organic pet oods are not widely available, howthere are many pet ood companies using organic products in recipes. Natural Planet Organics uses organic ruits, vegetand grains. Stella & Chewys also uses organic vegetables and meat is hormone and antibiotic-ree.

uy foods made by greenmanufacturing plantsKnow where your ood comes rom and where they source their pucts. Manuacturers using local armers or their products signifcreduce their carbon ootprint. Importing and trucking consume amounts o uel and are a huge detriment to our air quality.

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Spiritual psychology is the healing process where an individ-ual experiences a more joyous existence, recognizing andactualizing compassion and love towards others, sel and lie

itsel. In our means to sel-discovery and desire to resolve issuesin lie, heart-centered communication is essential in the contexto spiritual psychology. Te very oundation o heart-centeredcommunication is seeing the loving essence. Te beauty o thisskill is the very act that it exists in all o us and is always madeavailable to us when we choose to reside in our loving nature.

Te skill o seeing the loving essence is not a method or proce-dure, or anything you do. It truly has to do with how you are insideyoursel while youre assisting another. It is an attitude that, whenshared reely, is the starting point o a caring relationship and theessence o all healing.

We are oen given opportunities to assist amily members,riends and loved ones. Tese opportunities may show up as atime o intense diculty or simply a time when support and assis-tance is trusted in your hands. It is not unusual or any o us tofnd ourselves eeling a compulsion to tell someone what he or sheshould do or to think we should have a solution to anothers situa-tion. Heart-centered communication or seeing the loving essenceis the language o heartelt loving. It is the very basic way o being,in our loving support and care. Being in our loving, we open ourhearts to ourselves and to each other and share the essence o whowe truly are. Te message o the heart is not about solving peoplesproblems or fxing them, it is simply being with them.

hat does essence meanand how do we see it?Essence is our intrinsic nature, soul, spirit, core or indispensablequality that makes us who we are. Seeing the essence is about seeingothers and ourselves through the eyes o loving. It is the essence othe Buddhist greeting, Namaste, which is the conscious recognitionthat the soul within me recognizes, acknowledges, respects andappreciates the soul within others. Tere is only mutual respect,one human being to another. By this conscious recognition, we

realize that there is really nothing that needs fxing and notthat needs doing in another soul. We see and listen with our h

When we attune to our loving heart, we more ully awto our highest human qualities o compassion, orgivenessmutual respect. We then are able to nurture these qualitieeach individual. Seeing the loving essence is a very nurtu

Seeing theloving essenceThe most basic heart-centered communicationskill of spiritual psychology......................................................................By ose Nicsic

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read a disturbing article in Business Week that describeda study published in the Journal o the American MedicalAssociation, Internal Medicine edition, which states that

baby boomers are less healthy than the previous generation atthe same age. Tis is disconcerting, as this generation has alwaysheld quality o lie and longevity as core values ironically, thoseborn between 1946 and 1964 will indeed have a longer lie, but itis questionable as to whether or not it will be at the quality levelsinitially intended.

Especially at a time when health care costs are central toeconomic decision-making and given the size o the baby boomgeneration, it is o great concern that the degree o health is lessthan expected, which will increase the need or expensive heroic

intervention in the uture.Some areas where the fy- and sixty-somethings all short?

While 32 percent o those who turned 54 between 1988 and 1994reported excellent health, only 13 percent o those at the sameage between 2007 and 2010 were able to make a similar claim.Incidence o obesity, hypertension and diabetes are up signif-cantly, and the probability o walking with an assisting device likea cane or walker has ballooned to over twoold.

While the boomers are less likely to smoke or suer a heartattack, they are a third more likely to be obese and 50 percent morelikely to suer some kind o unctional limitation.

Tese dismal fndings underscore the reason why chiroprac-tors and natural healers o all kinds must marshal their orcesand get their message out. Te lead author on the study, Dr. DanaKing rom the West Virginia School o Medicine, states that theresearch demonstrates a clear need or policies that expandeorts at prevention and healthy liestyle promotion in the babyboom generation.

Te more proactive baby boomers can be about developingoptimal liestyle habits, the less likely they will suer rom obesity,hypertension and the long list o liestyle-related conditions. Noone is in a better place to advise and lead in this department than

a wellness-based chiropractor. Tis essential inormation

healthy eating, exercising, stress reduction and, or goodness keeping your nerve systems healthy with regular chiropracticis key to experiencing a better quality o lie.

Te evidence is mounting and its clear that the current pataking people in the wrong direction. Estimates are that wespend $2.8 RILLION on health care this year in the U.S. Lethonest, the vast majority o that will be spent on our disease Te idea o better living through better chemistry has ailed inpast, is ailing now and will ail in the uture. Research contito prove that to experience the quality o lie that we wantdeserve, we must choose to take control and responsibility orliestyle. How we eat, how we move, how we think and the quo our nerve systems are the our essential ingredients. Cha wellness-based chiropractor that can help you with all o tand, rest assured, your chances o living the lie o your drewill go up exponentially!

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life with wellness-based chiropractic......................................................................By Brian . Wussow, D

Brian R. Wussow, DC, has been practicing in the Madison/Mton area for over 20 years. He is a 1991 honors graduate of PCollege of Chiropractic. His practices emphasis is on familyness care and it is also a licensed neurologic relief center tothose who have not had results elsewhere. Wussow Chirop

is located at 8434 Old Sauk Road in Madison. For more information, pleas608.833.1114 or visit www.wussowchiropratic.com.



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lush your pets wasteTe pet market is ooded with biodegradable waste bags oryour pet, which is great, but where are we disposing o them? Iyou are throwing your package in the garbage, it isnt biode-grading at all. In act, the landflls are specifcally designed with ashield to avoid anything rom seeping into the earth.

Alternatively, look or ushable waste bags, such as Flush Ems

by Royal Pet. For your cat, purchase ushable cat litter made ocorn or wheat. Common ushable cat litter brands are WorldsBest and Swheat Scoop.

Adopt a shelter pet & spay and neuterPurchasing a pet rom a breeder is supporting the reproduction oadditional dogs and cats. Our world is overpopulated with unwanteddogs and cats, and as a result, hundreds a day are euthanized. Notonly is this heartbreaking, but it also aects our environment, as thecremation o these animals produces toxic carbons into our air. Aspayed or neutered pet is a more well-mannered animal, which mayavoid some risky behaviors and reproducing more unwanted pets.

experience o providing a sae space rom which honestheartelt communication can be shared. In this sense, the language appropriate or two souls is heartelt loving.

In this opportunity o residing in our loving, alwayconscious o being with another loving essence, calmly exencing everything a personality is going through, no matter upset the person may seem. In our mindulness, regardlewhat anyone says or does, you can still practice seeing the lo

essence. Te more you practice this, the less conict you will with others as well. As radiant divine spirits, having a human erience, we have opportunities to reside in all levels o consciness and believing in others. Consciously looking or that loessence and sharing the intrinsic nature o who we are encourthe experience o the healing grace o love that is naturally preas we open our hearts to ourselves and to each other.

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Michelle Lonergan owns Tabby & Jacks Pet Supplies & Holistic Pet Services.She has studied pet nutrition her whole life and is well known in the Madisonarea for her expertise in healing dogs and cats with a tailored diet, supplementsand natural topicals. She works with many holistic vets in the Madison areato manage a health plan through proper nutrition. If you have questions orcomments about this article or need advise on tailoring a diet for your pet,

please contact Michelle Lonergan at [email protected].

Rose Nicksic is a reexology practitioner, spiritual educator and licensededucator. She has a M.A. and M.S. in educational psychology and spi

psychology. Rose owns Budding Rose Health and her compassion is evidentdesire to facilitate natural health and healing on the mental, emotional, phand spiritual levels. For more information, visit www.buddingrosehealth.ccall 608.628.4041. Serving Dane County and the surrounding areas.

Resources:A Way of Being: e Founder of e Human Potential Movement LooksOn A Distinguished Career. Carl Rogers, 1980.

Conscious Loving: e Journey To Co-Commitment. A Way to Be Together Without Giving Up Yourself, Gay Hendricks, Ph.D. & KaHendricks, Ph.D. Forward by John Bradshaw, February 1992.



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Diaper rash is so painul looking.Usually it is not something we needto call a doctor about in the middle

o the night, but sometimes it eels like itis. According to Mayo Clinic, severe rashesthat should be seen by a doctor include boils,rashes extending out beyond the diaper area,those with pus or weeping discharge, andthose that cause unusual sleepiness.

Heat, moisture and germs are the maincauses o diaper rash, but ood and medi-cine should also be watched. Mayo Clinicis very interested in how new oods aecta babys body. As they eat new oods andmore solids, their stool content changesas well. Tis, in addition to more requentstools, can lead to diaper rash. Also keepin mind that antibiotics kill bacteria the

good as well as the bad. When a baby takesantibiotics, the bacteria that control yeastgrowth are depleted. Tis results in yeastgrowth, which leads to diaper rash. Breast-ed babies whose mothers are on antibiot-ics are also vulnerable.

Mothering magazine drives home theidea that a dry (eeling) diaper is not aclean diaper. It is very important to changediapers aer each wetting or bowel move-ment. Some people think that disposablescan prolong a diaper change, but nothingcould be urther rom the truth! We needto get the germs o o babys skin as soonas possible. Dr. William Sears recommendsrequent changes as well especially inthe early going when newborns have smallrequent stools (this will slow down as baby

grows). He also recommends adding hal cup vinegar to the rinse cycle iare home laundering cloth diapers. helps remove alkaline irritants. Your diservice can do this as well.

I you are home laundering, take to remove all detergent residues. Ymachine is probably not as ecienthis as commercial machines; theredo-it-yourselers should boil the diaaer the wash cycle or up to 15 minBoiling will imitate the eectiveness ocommercial machines ound at a dservice or hospital to assure a germand residue-ree product or your chil

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eect.) Heat makes or an ideal enviment or germs to grow.

A nice tip provided by Baby Centhelp get rid o diaper rash naturally allow baby to nap without a diaperAer covering your mattress with a plsheet, open a couple cloth diapers andyour child down. Watch or the mom

just aer she goes to sleep, because thicommon time or her to urinate. Nowcan change the diapers and let her nap a ree ow o air to her skin!

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Skin is so much more than just a prettyace. It is your bodys largest organ,and it works very hard to help you

with temperature regulation, toxin elimina-tion and many other unctions or living.Here are a ew tips to help keep it healthy.

STAT T A AT DT. Eatorganic whenever possible, and alwaysinclude ruits and vegetables with every meal.Foods such as nuts, berries, seeds, citrusoods, dark leay greens, fsh, red wine andgreen tea all contain antioxidants that willhelp reduce harmul inammation. A highsugar diet can also age cells dramatically.

AOD POCSSD OODS AND

ATCA ANTN! Anothermajor culprit or skin irritation is syntheticragrances in laundry soaps, abric soen-ers and personal care products. Use prod-ucts that are unscented or scented onlywith essential oils whenever possible.

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T N OUNCS O AT

AC DA. For example, i you weigh

150 pounds, you should aim or 75 ounceso water daily. Herbal teas can also counttowards your daily goals o hydration.

T OMA3S N OU DT. Omega-3s boost your anti-inammatory eorts,whether taken in supplement orm or justincreasing your intake o oods high inthem. Tey also help reduce the symptomso eczema and severely dry skin.

DUC T STSS N OU .

Stress is a huge contributor to aging othe skin and the whole body. ake a timeout rom electronics daily, and be sure toget enjoyable exercise whenever you can.Massages and acials are great stress-reliev-ing tools also!

ATC O OU CA O OU

SN. When choosing skin care products,look or organic ingredients as much aspossible and dont orget to exoliate. Itsalways a good idea to cleanse your acein the evening to remove the days sweatand pollution accumulation. Plain sugarcan be used in the shower once or twicea week to exoliate your whole body. Teeasiest way to use it is to lather up andthen grab handuls o sugar and apply toyour skin in a circular motion. Ten justrinse it away, and be sure to moisturizewhen you are fnished. Exoliating notonly helps remove dull, aky skin, it alsohelps your moisturizer penetrate betterand work more eectively.

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SUN, OT OOD AND AD. Tereare so many dierent opinions regardingsunscreen. Te vitamin D that we synthe-size rom sunlight is absolutely neces-sary or whole body health; however, besure to protect your skin during the peakhours o exposure between 10 a.m. and 2p.m. Mineral powder sunscreens are a niceoption as they reect the suns rays o theskin and are available chemical-ree. Tereare also many newer zinc oxide options thatare not as obviously white as the ones romthe 80s (the white stripe down the nose).Be sure to protect those out-o-the-way

body parts such as the ears, the part inhair and the back o the neck.

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Qst: I I get sick, will loading up on vitamin C help me getbetter sooner?swr: Many people will start to worry about how much vitamin Cthey are consuming when they eel an illness coming on. For the mostpart, studies have shown little or no beneft. Consuming extra vitaminC aer youre already showing signs and symptoms o an illness willnot help you recover aster. However, or those that consume theproper amount o vitamin C regularly, this may help reduce the dura-tion o a cold by about a day, and they may have ewer symptoms than

a person not meeting their daily requirement. Unortunately, rela-tively high doses o 1-2 grams may be needed to elicit these

very mild benefts, so is it really worth it in the end? Keepin mind, the RDA or women is 75 milligrams per day and

90 milligrams per day or men. Vitamin C can be ound inacidic oods such as oranges, strawberries and kiwis, and

also in green, leay vegetables. Its also ound in citrusjuices or those ortifed with Vitamin C. Bottom line only you can decide i you want to dose up on vitaminC. It certainly wont cause any problems, but the minimalbenefts may not justiy the added expense.

Qst: I have taken some time o rom the gymand gained some extra weight, not to mention theact that I eel a bit weaker. Did all my muscle justturn to at?swr: Tis is a great question, and all toooen it may seem like this is actually happeningwhen people stop working out. However, muscleand at are two completely dierent types o bodytissue. Neither can simply turn into the other.When people stop working out or long periods,ood intake should decrease because i youre notexpending as many calories; you certainly dontneed to consume as many calories. Its important

to remember that the muscles in your body are

active tissues that are constantly using energy even when yosedentary. Tis means the more muscle you have, the more ries you need. Te opposite is true as well. Unortunately, wworkouts decline, people oen consume the same amounood that they had been when they were working out. Tese ecalories are stored in your body as adipose tissue (body at). Imake a conscious eort to consume ewer calories when youworking out, then you should be able to avoid the added pou

Qst: Foods seem to be so high in salt these days, andaware o the dangers o hypertension, heart disease and stroke.you please clariy the amount o sodium I should be consuming dswr: Youre right salt is everywhere. Processed ood

the main culprit, but the increased reliance on ast oods and rerant meals are problematic as well. o add to the conusion, peoen have trouble dierentiating between sodium and salt. Sactually 40% sodium, so when discussing recommendationsneed to be clear about what were talking about. Te current DiGuidelines or Americans recommends less than 2,300 milligo sodium per day (about 1 teaspoon o salt). On the other hthe Institute o Medicine (IOM) recommends 1,500 milligro sodium per day (about 2/3teaspoon o salt), and they setolerable upper intake level at 2,300 milligrams. Its clear that intake should all somewhere between these two ranges, or less, but its actually quite dicult to keep your sodium level aas 1500 milligrams per day. In act, the IOM points out that 95American men and 75% o American women consume sodiuexcess o the tolerable upper limit not good news or those looking to avoid chronic disease as we get older. In order to your sodium intake in check, you need to eat plenty o ruits

vegetables, and make sure you buy oods that are and unprocessed. And dont orget to avoid addingat the dinner table as well.

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ver wonder what happened during that all on the ice tomake you eel out o sorts? Its potentially complicated.Here is a hypothetical answer:

You slipped on the ice and landed on your butt. Your point ocontact is asymmetrically on one o your sit bones. Te skin andat absorb a bit o the orce, and then suddenly your body weight isocused at one spot on your pelvis. Te bone absorbs shock, but theorces dont stop there. Tere is a shearing and twisting orce thatmoves into your sacroiliac joint and the orce is dissipated as thepelvis slides along the joint. Te joint suraces are no longer congru-ent, that is, they dont ft together or line up the way they are supposedto. Tere is a rotational twist that spins the sacrum. Te lumbar spinetwists and side bends in the opposite direction to maintain balanceand normal physiological movement, but possibly too ar.

Meanwhile, when you reach out with your hand to break yourall, your wrist gets jammed, the elbow locks out and the orces

transmit up the axis o the arm, sliding the ball o the shoulder upits plate-like socket; it bumps into the overhang o the shoulderblade above, bruising rotator cu tendons. Te muscles contractand absorb some o the orce, but theyre attached to the thoracicspine and ribs, pulling them upwards with the elevating shoulder.Your neck snaps rom side to side. Te muscles get strained, theribs are jerked into an elevated position and the vertebrae side-bend or twist and get stuck in less-than-ideal relationships withtheir neighbors.

While these things are happening to the musculoskeletal system,a shock wave moves rom your bum all the way up to the base oyour skull. As the shockwave is coming up, the weight o the headis coming down, and they meet and jam where the cervical spineand skull come together, creating a compaction between thosebones. Te orce continues into the head, twisting the skull platesso that the skull no longer expands and contracts in a symmetricashion, and spinal uid circulation is disturbed.

Elsewhere, your liver and kidneys, being denser than otherorgans, have more downward momentum, and they strain theirligament attachments to your diaphragm and the abdominal wall.

Your body is sel-regulating and capable o sel deense and repair.Many times it will be able to shrug o traumatic insults, but there

are times when the orces concentrate in ways that cause your tisto become restricted or jammed, and the body is not capabdiscerning its way out o the mess it just got itsel into. As timeon, acute pains are orgotten and scar tissue develops, but the eects impact well-being maybe causing chronic pain, mleading to altered movement patterns during walking or exerimpairing unction or maybe leading to loss o range o motion

Consider osteopathic manipulative therapy as a meanassisting your body back to unction and health. Osteopatha Western medical system that takes a whole body approacassessment and to treatment. Te practitioner uses their haeyes and experience to examine and mentally map the rego impaired joint and tissue relationships, and determines ware the most signifcant. He or she then determines a treatmpriority strategy and starts the process o taking away the lao injury, giving the body as much reedom as possible to

its way back to unction and health. Tis can involve mobition/manipulation o the spine, pelvis, ribs or extremities. It involve gently taking the body into a position o ease so thabody can untie and reorganize itsel, or stretching or pumpintissues to normalize length relationships. Cranial osteopathyorigin o cranial sacral therapy) is another option to ree up sumovements o the skull. reatment may involve reeing and rsitioning organs, or restoring space or uids that lubricateorgans so they can slide by each other.

People are not like Humpty Dumpty, and oen they can bback together again.

Jed Downs, MD, MPH, has been studying osteopathy since 1995. Forme

worked in occupational medicine until pursuing his passion full-time at MaManual Medicine, 1709 Monroe Street in Madison. He uses osteopathicniques to manage consequences (pain and loss of function) of trauma reless of etiology, be it birth, sport, MVA, repetitive strain or living life. Forinformation, call 608.512.7177, visit www.MadisonManualMedicine.coemail [email protected].

Resources:Barral, JP and Croibier, A. Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach. Eastland Seattle. 1999.

Magoun, HI. Whiplash Injury: A Greater Lesion Complex. JAOA, vol. 631964. p. 524-535.

Anatomyof a fall.............................................By Jed Downs, D, P



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This is a somewhat touchy subject or me to cover, butsince Im asked about it so oen, I eel it is imperative toenlighten you on it.

Weve all heard o the 80/20 rule. Tis rule can be applied to manythings in lie, rom economics, business and marketing, to health careand even relationships. But what does it actually mean when appliedto weight loss?

As youve probably noticed, even though I am a master trainer anda nutrition expert, I dont really talk about exercise nearly as oenas I do nutrition. Obviously, exercise and general physical activityare important and have many health benefts, like acilitating weightloss. Te reason I dont talk about this much is because I am nearly

100 percent certain that exercise and/or some orm o daily phyactivity will naturally become part o your overall maintenance Tats how confdent I am in your willingness to fnd your wabecoming more physically active. I dont even have to stress it.

With that being said, the 80/20 rule certainly does apply Eighty percent o your weight-loss success will come directly thryour nutritional choices and 20 percent will be aided by your actlevel. Yes, that is correct; the biggest impact on achieving your wloss goal will undoubtedly come rom your nutritional choiceact, aer more than 20 years o helping people achieve their weloss goals, I rarely have to try to convince someone to incorporaexercise plan into the equation. Once I get a person on the right nutritionally and they start to see the weight come o, nearlypercent o the time they naturally migrate to some type o exeplan and become more physically active. Its truly amazing to withis process and see a person adopt a whole new liestyle all changing what they put into their body.

A closer look at physical activity and exerc

Physical activity is dierent rom exercise. Physical actividefned as being active throughout the day by not leading a setary liestyle, whereas exercise is a planned activity such as runncycling, aerobics and strength training. Physical activity will beceortless once youve actually seen and elt change take place.

On the other hand, when looking at incorporating some soexercise program into your newly ound liestyle, please take it sespecially i youve been inactive or some time or have never ecised beore. Dont take the all-or-nothing approach. Incorporsound plan and adapt it to your personality, liestyle, scheduledisposition. Tis way you will incorporate it into your liestylemake it a permanent aspect o your lie.

So there you have it. With the right balance o good nutrand physical activity, weight-loss success can be yours!

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19/44

hy do we get at? And when we try to lose it, why domost o us ail or revert back? I we look at how ourcaveman ancestors lived and how our physiology seeks

homeostasis, it is easy to see how diets are oen unsuccessul inthe long run.

Te human body works to keep us at just the right weight andbody at. Our at cells secrete a hormone called leptin. Whenwe become lean, our at is lower and, subsequently, less leptin isproduced and sent to the hypothalamus, the portion o the brainthat controls hunger and metabolism. When this happens, thehypothalamus decreases thyroid activity, down regulating ourmetabolism, and also sends out hormones such as ghrelin andneuropeptide Y (NPY), which make us hungry. I we go backto our caveman, it makes sense to decrease his metabolism inamine, and increase his hunger to seek his next meal. His bodywants him to get back to a body at that will support amine orthe long winter.

Much like the body becomes resistant to insulin in type 2 diabe-tes, it also becomes leptin resistant. Tis is due to things such as asedentary liestyle, overconsumption o processed carbohydrates,

chronic stress and toxicity. Luckily, reversing leptin resistancecan be accomplished by paying attention to the aorementionedliestyle actors. Maintaining regular physical activity, increasingwhole ood consumption instead o processed oods, dealing withstress and decreasing alcohol consumption will go a long way indealing with leptin resistance.

So, getting to our main point; why do diets ail? Essentially thesame physiological mechanism that kept our caveman at the rightbody at still exists in our bodies today. When we begin to go intoamine, which in modern day is merely caloric restriction throughdecreasing ood consumption, our bodies natural mechanismssense this over time and decrease metabolism. o compound this,dieters try to create a caloric defcit by increasing activity, and inmany cases this takes the orm o long-duration aerobic exercise.Now think about it, i our caveman were in amine, would he goor a jog to expend energy, or conserve it? o do this, our body hasto release cortisol, a stress hormone that helps liberate at, glucoseand protein rom muscle to provide us with energy. Te only badthing is that this hormone also likes to deposit at in the abdomi-nal region when elevated! While this is all happening, our body isin a net protein loss, which leads to loss o muscle. Our body alsobegins to send out the hunger signals as it senses amine.

So thats where the common day dieter is le: sportidecreased metabolism, increased hunger or bad ood optincreased circulating stress hormones and decreased muscle mNot a good situation or maintaining the possible weight losttruth is that its not about a number, its not about weight losabout at loss. Its not about the mindset o a diet but a chang

a liestyle. Successul and maintained at loss is achieved sloand through making changes in liestyle to increasing phyactivity, making better ood choices, decreasing stress and bpractical about what can be achieved. Long, drawn-out aersessions are not the way to go. While maintaining aerobic ftneimportant, one can do so by maintaining a progressive resistatraining program that includes shorter, more relatively intbouts o activity. Tis maintains muscle mass and decreasechronic stress response brought about by long-duration caAlso, a grocery list that includes plenty o sources o protein, r

vegetables, some nuts, seeds and healthy oils, while staying arom more processed oods ound in boxes and bags, will go a way. Accountability and assistance rom a ftness proessiamily and riends will be a big help as well.

Be strong, keep ft and stay healthy!

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Leia McCumber is an ACE-certied personal trainer and owner of SFitness, in-home personal training for women, in Madison. Leia has also bmassage therapist for six years and owned her own day spa since 2007. In she sold the business in order to focus on her tness career. She provides pcal, functional tness training for women in the comfort of their own hFor more information, call 608.438.6306, email [email protected] owww.SeriousFitness.biz. Like Serious Fitness on Facebook for more dieexercise tips, daily motivation and healthy recipes.



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The spring sports season is a populartime or school-aged children.Aer a ew months o being cooped

up indoors, many kids are ready to spendtime in the resh air. Organized teamsports are one way they can burn energyand learn lessons in camaraderie andproblem-solving.

Spring sports season presents a host oopportunities or athletic youngsters. Butthe secret to a successul season has little todo with wins and losses and a lot to do withmaking sure children have un and take thenecessary precautions to reduce their risk

o injury on the playing feld.According to the National Institute o

Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and SkinDiseases, nearly 40 million children andadolescents participate in organized sportsacross North America each year. Althoughsports are an ideal way to socialize andget much-needed exercise, they also canincrease participants risk o sueringa sports-related injury. Te Centers orDisease Control and Prevention state thatmillions o children age 15 and under aretreated in hospital emergency rooms orsports-related injuries every year. Some othe more common injuries include sprainsand strains, growth plate injuries, repetitivemotion injuries and heat-related illness.

Certain sports go hand-in-hand with thespring season. Here is a look at some popularspring sports and how to reduce a childs risko suering some o the more common inju-ries associated with those sports.

aseball/softballTe start o the spring season coincideswith the commencement o the proes-sional baseball season. Tereore, manyschools and towns have baseball andsoball leagues that also begin once theweather warms up. Baseball and soballare popular sports. However, each sportinvolves sliding, running, ast-moving ballsand long hours out in the elements. Eacho these activities can cause injury, andsome o the more common injuries associ-ated with baseball and soball include sotissue strains, ractures aer being hit by a

ball, sunburn and heat atigue.Children who are playing baseball or so-

ball should always wear the recommendedsaety equipment. Tis includes a battinghelmet, shin guards, athletic supporters,sunscreen, mouth guards and eye protection.Proper stretching and warm-ups can makemuscles and tendons limber beore play.

SoccerSoccer has long been a popular sportaround the world, and interest in the sporthas grown considerably in the UnitedStates. Soccer is ideal or developing hand-eye coordination. Te constant runninginvolved also makes it one o the best springsports or kids in terms o overall exercise.

Due to the constant movement involvedwith soccer, players should regularly rehy-drate. Shin guards can prevent injuries andbruising to the legs, while wearing sunscreenwill protect kids rom sun exposure.

acrosseLacrosse is a game that marries elemo basketball, ootball and hockey. Plathrow and catch a small, hard, rubberwith a netted stick, called a crosse.

Lacrosse is a contact sport; thereprotective gear is essential to preinjury. Players must wear helmets, typiwith a saety grill over the ace or boymouthpiece, gloves and padding caworn to urther prevent injuries.

Track and eldSome athletes excel in track and

Although less combative than other sdiscussed and with little or no risk o conrelated injury, there are still some daninherent to track and feld. Strains and sprom alls or rolling ankles are common.

Saety precautions or track and competitors revolve heavily aroundathletes conditioning. Allow or awarm-up periods and make sure athalways wear supportive ootwear. Plashould always consume a good deal o wor other uids to remain hydrated andsucient breaks when the weather is w

Spring sports are popular or chilo all ages. When the weather warmsdesire to get out on the feld and engaplay increases. Adults can saeguard children by ensuring the rules o the gare met and that the proper saety eqment is always used.

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hy do I still eel sick i my labtests came back normal?

Excellent question! Labo-ratory ranges are calculated using a bellcurve, so that 95 percent o the test resultsall into the normal range. You have to bean A+ sick person to reach that outlying5 percent where you are labeled as having aproblem. Te treatments available to thosein the 5 percent oen involve medications.Medicine is very careul about prescribingmedications, as most o them come withpossible side eects.

Alternative practitioners look at a morenarrow range o lab results, called the unc-

tional range. It is possible that your testresults have come back within the normalrange o the laboratory range, but outside othe optimal unctional range. Tis zone is anarea where your body is not unctioning asoptimally healthy. Tis is what I call normalsick. I your lab results all into this zone, youmay still experience symptoms. Tis is thearea where holistic intervention can be bene-fcial. By supporting you metabolically, nutri-tionally and structurally, your body has theopportunity to unction in a more balancedstate and begin the healing process itsel.

In our previous articles dealing withthyroid and metabolism, we reerencedseveral types o testing available to helpdetermine where the break-downs in yourbody are. Te most energy-sensitive parto your body is the nervous system and thebrain. Te brain weighs only three pounds.I the rest o your body was as metabolicallyactive as your brain, you would be about the

size o a 15-pound baby and still be takingin as many calories per day as you are now.

A healthy nervous system requires twothings, uel and activation. Your metabolismconverts the ood you eat into the energyor uel, that your body needs. In order orthat to happen, you need healthy guts and awell-unctioning digestive system.

Healthy guts act much like the screenon a screen door, letting resh air in andkeeping bugs out. I you have leaky gutsyndrome, it is just like having a hole inyour screen door. Food allergies and leakygut syndrome make up a vicious cycle.o make improvements in one area, you

need to make improvements in both. TeCYREX blood tests indicate whether ornot you have leaky gut syndrome and alsoidentiy specifc ood components to whichyou may be reacting. I you continue to eatthe oods you are reacting to, every mealtriggers an autoimmune response thatwill contribute to the leaky gut syndrome,which leads to urther inammation in thedigestive system. For more inormation,please visit www.Cyrexlabs.com.

Te Metametrix 2105 test looks or para-sites, yeast and ungus in your intestines byexamining a stool sample. Some parasitesdo not grow well on a medium and canonly be ound i they can be cultured andgrown. Tis test is a CSI-type test that actu-ally looks or the DNA o various parasitesin a rozen stool sample. For more inor-mation, please visit www.Metametrix.com.

Te Diagnostechs ASI test checks cortisoland hormone levels, particularly adrenal and

sex hormones, as these hormones immetabolic unction. Te ASI test assesthe adrenal glands are overactive, indicyou are chronically stressed, or undtive, indicating you have been stressed long that you are now in adrenal exhausTese test results will also indicate wheor not your brain is having diculty conating your adrenal glands. For more inmation, please visit www.Diagnostechs.

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Spring is here and that means its time to plant and grow thisyears bounty. Whether you are a armer, market or homegardener, or just love to buy great vegetables, going organic

provides many benefts, including better quality o ood, our goodhealth as well as a healthier ecosystem.

Rubbing shoulders with 3,100 people interested in organicarming this past weekend at the 2013 MOSES conerence(Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Services) in La Crosse,Wisconsin, gave me renewed appreciation or all the eorts beingmade to broaden organic methods and buying options. Tisconerence is one o the largest in the United States. It was great tosee so many people dedicated to learning and improving sustain-able practices. Tere were workshops on soils, market arming,livestock, business, feld crops, research, transitioning to organicsand idea generation sessions.

Here are just a ew acts about organic growing you might beinterested in when considering organics or purchase or in howyou grow your ood:

ON AT: Antioxidants are ound in ruits and vegetables,and they are powerul allies in combating inammation, heartdisease and cancer, in addition to helping us age graceully. Anti-oxidants dont last long in our bodies, so maintaining those meanseating ruits and vegetables daily. Te oods that have the highestconcentration o antioxidants are the dark green and red ruits and

vegetables, such as broccoli, kale, spinach, blueberries, raspberries,

tomatoes and peppers. Studies show that 61 percent more mins and minerals are ound in organic vegetables comparenonorganic! And organic ruits and vegetables have one-more antioxidant levels than conventionally raised produce.1

ON SO AND N: In good weather, yields or contional corn and soybeans are comparable to organically grhowever, in a drought, organic soils are 28-70 percent mproductive than conventional soils.2 Healthy soils also iscarbon, which is a key climate issue. Organic arming stratthat incorporate soil building practices, such as crop rotationuse o cover crops and manure, are excellent at isolating carbo

ON PSTCDS: Many people wonder i they can peel noganic ruits and vegetables to reduce pesticide risk. Te answNO!About 20 percent o currently registered pesticides are csystemics. Systemic pesticides move into the plant throughroot system, travel throughout the plant and move into surtissues, where they either stop viral pathogens rom growinkill or repel insects. Some pesticides are 100% systemic, o

are partially systemic. Tat means, even i you peel nonorgveggies, they might still contain pesticides.3

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is oen more labor- and management-intensive, and arming tendsto be on a smaller scale. Tere is also mounting evidence that i allthe indirect costs o conventional ood production cleanup opolluted water, replacement o eroded soils, costs o health care orarmers and their workers were actored into the price o ood,organic oods would cost the same or, more likely, be cheaper.3

Growing organically can have health benefts not only toyou but also to the environment. Instead o using pesticides,try natural alternatives. Instead o using chemical ertilizers,

use compost and mulch. Check out some o the ollowing greatresources and consider organics when you purchase your oodand manage your garden or arm. Enjoy springs bounty!

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CD4:CD8 ratio to see i you have a well-organized, ovtive deense system in your body, or i your immune syhas degenerated into the eectiveness o teenagers runaround with paint ball guns.

C-reactive protein, homocystein, fbrinogen are all maro inammation. Tese are important to check becincreased inammation decreases a cells responsivene

hormones, which will slow down your metabolic proces PO and GB are thyroid antibodies, the presence o w

would indicate an autoimmune thyroid dysunction. White blood cells indicate whether or not you have an i

tion in your body. Hidden inections impact digestion. Oxygen and blood sugar levels. I you are anemic, your b

does not have enough oxygen to uel your metabolism. Bsugar levels, both too high and too low, will decreaseamount o uel that can get into your cells.

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Sources:1. Dr. Charles Benbrook, Chief Scientist, Organic Center.

2. Rodale Institute (aer 28 years of eld trials), research, education andoutreach, www.rodaleinstitute.org.

3. e Organic Center, Boulder, Colo., a leading research and education institutefocused on the science of organic food and farming. www.organic-center.org.

Further reading and resources: e New Organic Grower, Eliot Coleman;e Fresh & Green Table, Susie Middleton; MOSES: Midwest Organic &Sustainable Education Services, www.mosesorganic.org; eOrganics: Why EatOrganic, Jim Riddle, U of Minnesota, www.extension.org/organic or www.organicecology.umn.edu; and e New Dirty Dozen: 12 Foods to Eat Organic,www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/eat-safe/dirty-dozen-foods#slide-2.

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awthorn is a spiny, oweringshrub or small tree o the roseamily. Te species o hawthorn

discussed here are native to northernEuropean regions and grow throughoutthe world.

Historically, hawthorn ruit has beenused or heart disease since the frstcentury. It has also been used or digestiveand kidney problems. More recently, thehawthorn lea and ower have been usedas olk or traditional remedies or heartailure, a weakness o the heart muscle thatprevents the heart rom pumping enoughblood to the rest o the body, which canlead to atigue and limit physical activi-

ties. Hawthorn is also used or other heartconditions, including symptoms o coro-nary artery disease (such as angina).

Te hawthorn lea and ower are usedto make liquid extracts, usually with waterand alcohol. Dry extracts can be put intocapsules and tablets.

hat the science says Tere is scientifc evidence that the

hawthorn lea and ower may be saeand eective or milder orms o heartailure, but study results are conicting.

Tere is not enough scientifc evidenceto determine whether hawthorn worksor other heart problems.

NCCAM-supported research to dateincludes a study o the mechanism bywhich hawthorn may aect heart ailure.

Side eects and cautionsHawthorn is considered sae or mostadults when used or short periods o time.Side eects are rare and can include upset

stomach, headache and dizziness.Although drug interactions with

hawthorn have not been thoroughlystudied, there is evidence to suggest thathawthorn may interact with a number odierent drugs, including certain heartmedications.

ell all your health care providers aany complementary health practicesuse. Give them a ull picture o whatdo to manage your health. Tis will ensure coordinated and sae care.

awthorn(Crataegus laevigata)......................................................................

Source: National Center for ComplementaryAlternative Medicine (NCCAM). Herbs at a gNCCAM website.

References:Busse WR, Juretzek W, Koch E. Hawthorn (C

gus). In: Coates P, Blackman M, Cragg G, et aEncyclopedia of Dietary Supplements. New NY: Marcel Dekker; 2005:337347.

Hawthorn. In: Blumenthal M, Goldberg A, Bman J, eds. Herbal Medicine: Expanded CommE Monographs. Newton, MA: Lippincott Willia

Wilkins; 2000:182191.Hawthorn. Natural Medicines Comprehensive base Web site. Accessed at www.naturaldatcom on July 23, 2009.

Hawthorn (Crataegus laevigata, C. oxyacantmonogyna, C. penagyna). Natural Standard base Web site. Accessed at www.naturalstancom on July 23, 2009.



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O OA OSby Michael Roachshould occupy aspace on every yogisbookshel because itsa perect companionto your practice and

journey towards adeeper understandingo yoga and medita-

tion. It beautiully and humbly reveals whatshappening while youre practicing yoga andhow to get the most out o it as you go along.

Tis book is not an instructional manualon poses and breathing. Te authorsconcept o writing this book in the ormo a novel makes it more attractive to readand the yoga philosophy more accessible.

Because the physical poses o yoga havebecome well-known and practiced in ourWestern culture, its important to have areerence that provides insight into the resto the yoga story and how it works. Its agentle, loving story with many twists andturns, that leaves you wondering how yousaw the world beore picking it up.

Its a slow read because every page issteeped in yoga wisdom and makes youwant to stop, take a deep breath and thinkabout what you just read. Its a story abouthealing and energy, about how we becomeimprisoned by our thoughts and how wecan go about reeing ourselves rom them.

When you read this story, youll come toknow and care about the characters and theircircumstances, and as a result, the principles

o yoga become real, rounded-out and As we come to understand how the chters in the book are transormed by ywe gain an understanding o what kinperson we are building in our own pract

How Yoga Works is a perect choica book club. It will allow even more intcies and wisdom to jump o the pageleads to lively, energizing discussion many aha, now I get it moments.

owoga orksA novel that delves into the whole of yoga.....................................................................................................

By eg Groves

Meg Groves is a yoga teacher anowner of Perennial Yoga and Mediin Fitchburg. e studio, and herteaching, is an expression of what shlearned during her life journey as a w

a mom, a social worker, a University professor yoga student of many inuential teachers. Meg lcourse on How Yoga Works at Perennial Yoga.information is available at www.Perennial-Yoga.



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GrilledVegetableQuinoaSaladIngredients:2cupscookedquinoa

3spearsasparagus

1smallzucchini

1smallredpepper

1T.oliveoil

Seasaltandpepper

2cupsorganicgreens

Manchegocheese

cupcitrusvinaigrette(seerecipetoright)

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2T.Dijonmustard

2T.champagnevinegar

Zestandjuiceof1orange

1T.rawhoney

t.seasalt

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okquinoaaccordingtopackagedirections.Mean-

while,trimendsoasparagus, cutpepperinto1"stripsandcutzucchini

intoquarters

lengthwise.Tosswitholiveoil,seasaltandpepper.Oncegrillishot,plac

evegetables

ongrillandcookuntilforktenderandmarkednicely.Cutveggiesinto1"

pieces.Place

greensinbottomoflargebowl.Tossquinoaandcutveggiesincitrusvin

aigretteand

placeontopofgreens.Usingavegetablepeeler,shavelargebandsofMan

chegocheese

ontopofsalad.Serveimmediately.

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Spring has arrived (hopeully!) andyour New Years resolutions may belong gone now that it has been a ew

months since the ball dropped. Te hustleand bustle o daily lie has taken over andis charging orward like a speeding train.Beore you completely give up on thoseresolutions and revert back to those oldhabits, take a minute today to reconsideryour New Years goals and decide whetherthey are worth revisiting. Its never too lateto spring into a new you by jump-startingyour resolutions starting right now! Here

are some guidelines to get you started onceagain on the path to overall health andwellness or your mind and body:

AS MND AND OD TNSON:Whether you sit at a desk all day or arebalancing a chaotic schedule ull o personaland proessional obligations, the mind andbody can quickly build up tension. Whenyou are burdened with a lot o tension, itseasy to lose sight o your goals and aspira-tions. o stay on track to accomplishing yourNew Years resolutions, make it a point toregularly release your pressure and tensionin a healthy way. Start and end each day withslow, deep breathing exercises to keep youocused on your goals. Find a tension outletlike an activity or sport to routinely releaseyour mind and bodys tension.

STA AT AND ACT: Whenyour mind and body are sedentary, it can

be very dicult to ocus on the big pictureand take the steps necessary to accom-plish your goals. Te repetitive routine oeveryday lie can take a toll on your body.Beore you know it, you are playing catch-up in every aspect o your lie. o stay ontop o the game, both mentally and physi-cally, while consistently working towardyour overall goals, it is important to adopta healthy and ft liestyle. It should incorpo-rate well-rounded nutrition with regularlyscheduled ftness activities and includemental and emotional outlets.

SPN NTO OU N AS

SOUTONS T O:Remem-ber that your goals and aspirations shouldbe choices and never punishment. Dontthink o it as, I have to exercise or I haveto eat healthy. I you see your goals rom anegative perspective, you will be less likelyto ollow through. Tink back to why youoriginally made those specifc goals. Whydo you want those things or yoursel?Look at them in a positive way and envi-sion how you will eel once you accom-plish those goals. Once you see what yourereally striving or, build a positive ounda-tion to get yoursel there and achieve thatend goal. I you are ready to embark on the

journey o accomplishing overall healthand wellness or your mind and body, itstime to revive those New Years resolutionsand make them a priority or the remain-der o the year.

Spring into

a new you......................................................By asey Zimmerman, B, -PT

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devoted to leading a healthy lifestyle and takesin helping people reach their goals. Casey wentrunning her rst 5K to completing the Ironman lon in a two-year time span. She was determine

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2. MAANCD OMONS

I your hormones are out o balance, body will hold on to more at and retain muid by ooding at cells with the wmessage. Tis can slow weight loss or, worse, cause you to gain weight. Chrstress can deplete the body o the ingents needed to make the stress hormcortisol. Without enough o those naingredients, the body steals progesteand converts it to cortisol so the bodysurvive. Progesterone is a natural at buand diuretic. With low levels o proterone, the opposing estrogen hormbecomes dominant, which causes the to hold on to at and retain uid. Resusymptoms include eeling bad emotion

ouve heard the ormula or losingweight is calories in/calories out,right? Master that and youre on

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Poor digestion will deprive your cells oreceiving the proper amount o nutrients.Te negative eects o starving yourcells o nutrients are twoold: First, your

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Spiritual Response echnique (SR) is a healing modalitythat was developed by Robert E. Detzler and was frst taughtin 1988. Robert had been a presenter and teacher o the

principles o SR in the United States and many other countriesup until his retirement this year. By 2010, the Spiritual ResponseAssociation had students and practitioners residing in 34 coun-tries. o fnd out more inormation on the history o SR, you can

visit the Associations website at www.spiritualresponse.com.Te principles o SR are based on the belie that we as spiri-

tual beings are here learning lessons on Earth in this lietime toallow our souls to grow and develop, and that we have experiencedprevious incarnations in the spiritual and incarnational realms thatestablished negative energy and limited belies within us. Tesebelies can be present in this lietime and prevent us rom reachingour ullest potential in our lives. Tat is why the purpose o the Spir-itual Response Association, along with SR, is to create a positiveuture or those who have had these negative obstacles removed.

Tis healing work has assisted thousands o people in releasingthe negative energy related to habits, attitudes, and emotional andphysical issues. It has given them the opportunity to receive theirgreatest good in lie, balance, and eel joy and harmony.

Te clearing is accomplished by dowsing (use o a pendulum) andutilizing specialized charting created by Robert. Tis is a techniquethat bypasses the consc

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