Nature's Pathways July 2013 Issue - Southeast WI Edition

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You have only one body. Let it

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postural alignment.

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departments7 reections rom the editor

10 healthy pets

14 t bodies

16 intuitive insights

18 whats growing on?

24 healthy kids28 herb blurb

32 healthy eating

36 average jane

40 community partners

41 community calendar

41 advertiser directory

sOUtHeast WIsCOnsIn July 2013

COntents22 Feature StoryOn the road to success

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8 How to choose a massage therapist

9 Want the power to change?

11 Ragnar, the Viking, needs a coach!

12 How I found my calling

15 Ground yourself by coming into your root chakra19 Keeping your pets hydrated

20 Choosing natural personal care products

25 Intramuscular trigger point (dry) needling

26 Good sleep health is a big deal

29 How to detox

30 Whats functional medicine?

33 Health and wellness Q&A

34 Do you think like a winner?

37 Creativity its in your hands

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releCTiONSfrom the editor

About two years ago, I received a letter rom my sister inorm-ing all ve o us siblings o her skin cancer diagnosis and implor-ing each o us to make an appointment or a screening. Growingup on a arm, we had extensive exposure to the sun on a dailybasis. Back then, skin protection was not the hot topic it is today.Considering that our ather and one brother both had suspiciousgrowths removed as well, we are thankul that we are all currentlyin the clear and are more keenly aware o the danger.

July is UV Saety Month a perect time to schedule ascreening and to reinorce your eorts to protect yoursel and youramily rom too much sun exposure. It is a act: studies have linkedoverexposure to the sun with skin cancer. In addition, according tothe U.S. Department o Health & Human Services, Te harmulultraviolet rays rom both the sun and indoor tanning sunlampscan cause many other complications besides skin cancer suchas eye problems, a weakened immune system, age spots, wrinklesand leathery skin. Te need to take protective measures rom thesun is quite clear today.

Experts advise that we: Avoid the sun at its strongest.

Wear proper clothing. Avoid getting burned. Go or the shade. Use extra caution when near reective suraces. Use extra caution when at higher altitudes. Apply and re-apply broad-spectrum sunscreen/sunblock.

Our authors are also passionate about sharing some healthy livinginormation with you. Karen Block reminds us o the importanceo adequate sleep or our mental and physical well-being. KristinaAmelong educates us about detoxing, or cleansing, in order toeliminate the build up o toxins rom our bodies. Jill Greinke

encourages each o us to get in touch with our spirit to maintahealthy soul. And theres much more, so please read on!

Best wishes to all o you or a wonderul Independence holiday. Its a tting time to contemplate, acknowledge appreciate the reedoms we enjoy here in the United States!

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your best riend tells you, You have to try my massagetherapist. She/he is the best! So, on your riends advice,you go in and spend $70 or an hour massage. During

the massage, the pressure is too much (or maybe too little) andaer the hour is over you leave eeling more stressed or rustratedbecause you did not get the massage you wanted. Why? Yourriend said she/he was antastic?

What most people dont realize is that massage is a personal expe-rience. Tere are as many preerences when it comes to massageas there are people and types o massage. Some clients want verylight pressure, candles, music, so sheets and a dark room. Teywant their massage therapist to silently give them their treatmentand then extra time to relax on the table aerward. Others have aspecic goal in mind. Tey have an injury or a specic issue thatthey want taken care o and their surroundings are not a prior-ity. Its not that any o those approaches are wrong, they are justdierent. So, how do you nd out which massage therapist is the

one or you?First, you need to determine the type o massage you are inter-

ested in. Tere are many dierent types o massage therapy outthere, so do a bit o research online. Maybe you preer the experi-ence o a relaxing light-pressure massage with aromatherapy andscented oil or lotion. Or maybe you preer a good deep-tissuemassage to work out the knots, aches and pains. You should also

consider what eort you want to put into the experience. Tirange rom a very passive role to actually being involved instretches and active movement to loosen joints and limbs.

Once you have a good idea o what type o massage youlooking or, search or an independent massage therapist whcertied in that particular technique. Call those qualied induals and ask questions. Te person on the phone should be mthan willing to answer your queries and concerns, and letknow i they are the right massage therapist or you. Some mastherapists will happily change their style to accommodate Other therapists may reer you to someone else that may bsuit your needs. Te important thing is that when you make appointment, all your questions have been answered, and youcomortable with the decision you have made.

Once the massage is in session, please keep in mind thathave control over how it goes. ell the massage therapist iwant more or less pressure. Also, do not be araid to let

therapist know i they are talking too much! Remember thatare paying them or your experience, so make it work or Once your massage is completed, you can then decide whethnot that massage was what you expected. You might have tseveral dierent massage therapists beore nding one that myour needs. I am always surprised when I hear someone say, been seeing my massage therapist or years but she/he never rworks the areas I want her/him to. As massage therapists, wecustomer loyalty, but there is no reason to continue with a thpist that does not address your needs.

Every massage therapist takes something dierent rom education and adds something to what they learned to matheir own. Tat can range rom crystals to deep stretches. Whave our dierent styles and approaches. So dont ret! Do sresearch, ask questions and be honest with your massage theraSomewhere out there is an independent massage therapist thright or you!

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Mequon at Active Body Wellness LLC, 10620 N. Port Washington Rd. Forinormation, call 414.721.6942 or visit activebodywellness.massagetherapy



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Grace is the voice that calls us to change and gives us the power topull it o. Max Lucado, Grace

when I was at a workshop about dream maniestationthis past month, the person giving the workshop gaveeach o us participants a Grace Card rom Cheryl

Richardsons set o Grace Cards A 50 Card Deck. Te work-shop leader let us know she hoped the cards would set a tone oreach person and help each o us break the ice to open up spiritu-ally. She also wanted the cards to act as tools that would help usmaniest our own hopes and dreams in essence, to nd ways tocreate positive changes to our lives.

One o the participants expressed that she was not really amil-iar with spiritual messages presented in the Grace Cards. She stillwent ahead and chose a card aer the acilitator let her know itwas OK i she chose not to. Te acilitator also expressed to thegroup that the term spiritual means dierent things to dierent

people. She explained that every person present needed to nd aplace within themselves where they could go to receive their owninner guidance and to open up to new ideas that would be given inthe workshop later on that day.

When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with your-sel. When you lose touch with yoursel, you lose yoursel in theworld. Eckhart olle, Stillness Speaks

Te rest o the participants chose their cards. I did the same. Tecard I pulled said: Soul practice good soul care. Te quality oour outer lie is always dependent on the quality o care we give toour soul. When I read my card out loud, a woman who came tothe workshop to learn how to maniest a new corporate position,made a comment that she was open to my cards suggestion, butshe wanted to know just how she should go about doing it. Whata great question, especially or all o us living in times when ourouter, ast-paced and noisy world seems to counter any chanceo us getting in touch with our still world.

In the midst o movement and chaos, keep stillness inside o you.Deepak Chopra

Te card I pulled indicated what many spiritual authorsleaders have expressed: despite the seemingly endless things gon around us, we need to go inward in order to open up to grabundance, health and peace. o do so we rst need to becsilent and still. We have to slow down our minds in order tothe benet o getting in touch with our inner guidance whispers o our spirit instructing us with the things we need tin order to maintain a healthy soul.

Yet many people today believe that getting still and quiet is esaid than done. One o my colleagues recently sent me a quoSomeecards posted on Pinterest: Men: I you ever wanna kwhat a womans mind eels like, imagine a browser with 2,857open. All. Te. ime. I laughed out loud when I read it becabelieve that to be completely true. And though this statementgeared towards women, I think it is sae to say that both menwomen eel this way on a regular basis. In that case, it appeabe within our best interest to work towards what the experts

suggested: nding ways to be silent and still in order to osterinner guidance.

o get in touch with our spirit, it takes daily intentioninspired action on our part. In order to do that, we need to clomany o our mental (browser) tabs as possible. We can start swith a block o 3-5 minutes o quiet time in the morning and ievening. It is essential that we nd a method to ocus our mon during each block o time. One method is to turn our attento our breathing. We can do this by counting to three in our hduring each inhale and each exhale. Another way to ocus have a cup o tea and stare at a physical object, such as a caWe can use any simple little object in place o the candle as lonwe set the intention to quiet our minds down by ocusing. Tocusing exercises: 1) guide us to more inspired ways o ninner peace; 2) nurture our soul; and 3) give us the power to mhealthy changes in our lives.

Here is to eeding our souls!

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Jill E. Greinke, MSW, LCSW, SAC, is a holistic psychotherapitransormational consultant specializing in transormational coing and coaching, group coaching, workshops, teleconerences, ptations, speaking engagements and consultations. o get her ree Five Steps to Miraculous Living, visit her at www.jillegreinke.c




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holistic is an umbrella term that reers to the considerationo the mind, body and spirit o the patient. Tere canbe many modalities under this holistic umbrella. Even

a surgeon can practice holistically. An allopathic surgeon mightrepair a broken bone and send his patient on his way. A holisticsurgeon will concern himsel with the rehabilitation o his patientand even the emotional toll that this hardship has caused the indi-

vidual and his amily. A holistic practitioner has many tools in hisor her tool box rom which to choose to manage a patients case.

Not all holistic practitioners are the same. All holistic veterinari-ans have graduated rom a conventional our-year veterinary schooland have attained a doctor o veterinary medicine degree. Most

have an undergraduate degree in addition. Tis amounts to eightyears o college. However, a holistic veterinarian has pursued addi-tional course work in a particular area o ocus. Many have becomecertied in veterinary acupuncture, veterinary spinal manipulativetherapy, Chinese herbology or ood therapy. What all o these prac-titioners have in common is the breadth o knowledge o animalanatomy and physiology, and animal disease, that is not covered i

one has studied only the human coursework or a given modIt is not legal in the state o Wisconsin or a non-veterinariapractice medicine, diagnosis or treat animal disease.

In conventional practice, a veterinarians bread and buconsists o the rapidity o oce visits or vaccinations. Most htic veterinarians strongly believe in a reduced vaccination protand titre testing. Because titre testing oen proves that patare protected longer, repetitive vaccinations and repetitive testing become very unnecessary. Tis is good medicine, buto income or an ethical holistic practitioner. Tis makes it mdicult or a holistic practice to stay in business.

odays humane societies and shelters have pushed or e

age spaying and neutering o our pets. Many o these acihave low-cost spay/neuter clinics within their acilities. Whatmeans or the local vets is less income rom spays and neutetheir practices. Some holistic vets are particularly concernethat the opportunity to counsel clients as to the benets and o spaying or neutering their pets is no longer possible.

Indeed there may be some benets to altering a pet, but tare also some conditions, including some cancers, which are mprevalent in altered pets. It disturbs holistic veterinarians thclient-patient relationship and consultation is by-passed inrush to alter pets beore they have a orever guardian.

What sets apart most holistic veterinarians rom conventiis the amount o time spent with the pet during a visit. All venarians are trained to perorm thorough physical examinatbut holistic vets like to do massages and essential oils applicatand have lengthy conversations with guardians about nutrand home environment. Clients appreciate in-depth explanaand because holistic care is oen unique, detailed explanatiooptions are oen necessary.

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Sometimes lie lessons can be oundin unlikely places. Te Vikingstelevision show on the History

Channel has some ascinating examples othe importance o emotional intelligence!Te hero is a gung-ho guy named Ragnar.Ragnar is an intrapreneur. An intrapre-neur is an employee who shows qualities oan entrepreneur: has lots o initiative andcreativity, is a risk taker, is opinionated andthinks outside the box. You would thinkmost managers would be thrilled with an

employee like this, but this is not alwaysthe case. Some may eel threatened ordisrespected. Tis is certainly the case withRagnars boss, the Earl Haraldson!

One o the early episodes has severalexamples where having emotional intel-ligence skills, knowledge o social stylesand awareness o employee engagementconcepts could have made a dierence. Inthis episode, Ragnar is at a sta meetingwhere planning is being done or theupcoming plundering season. Basically, hestepped in it. In addition, his boss reactedpoorly to his employees demonstration oinitiative. Dont make the mistakes Ragnarand Earl Haraldson made!

Ragnar assumed that his initiativewould be appreciated. In a meeting, hechallenged Earl Haraldsons old ideathat they go east to plunder sameold, same old! He believed there weregreater opportunities west. It had never

been done beore. Earl Haraldson wasnot only skeptical, but chastised Ragnaror challenging his authority in ronto the other sta. He ordered him tocomply. Or else!

Ragnar went west anyway and cameback with great treasure that he proudlypresented to his boss. He made theassumption that the earl would orgivethe transgression as the outcome was sobenecial or the company and or the

companys uture. Wrong! Ragnar ailed to read the room! H

not have a working knowledge o sstyles. He ailed to see that his bown ego was more important thangood o the company or commuHe assumed that everyone percthings the way he does.

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in the summer o 2003, I ound mysel sitting in the nan-cial aid oce o a massage school. Looking past the womanrattling o numbers and interest rates, and gazing at the sun-

kissed land and crystalline blue waters characteristic to the GulCoast, I ound mysel having absolutely no idea what this womanwas talking about. Why do you want to be a massage therapist?What a question to snap me back into the reality o her connedwalls. Looking up at the anatomy posters, I was reminded o why Iwas there. Well, I guess I dont really want to be one, I respondedto the president o this small coastal career college who entered theroom like a ninja in the darkness. I just want to help people andI thought this would be a good start. Te president stood there inher perectly pressed business suit looking at me in contemplationor a ew seconds. Ten her lips pursed and curled into a smile asshe replied with ambivalence, I guess thats good enough or us.

Tat day marked the very shaky and unsure rst steps o oneo the most incredible journeys o my lie. It also gave birth to mybittersweet love aair with natural and allopathic medicine. I that

last sentence seems controversial, my hope is that one day it mayno longer be. Troughout my career, I have come across hundreds,maybe thousands, o patients, colleagues, riends and acquain-tances who nd the need to dene themselves as an advocate o oneor the other. For some reason, in our culture, we have attemptedto divide these branches o medicine so much so that we eel weneed eld soldiers to constantly slay each other. o me, the two havealways been two halves o a greater whole. As an acupuncturist, Iwould best describe these two seemingly opposite approaches tohealth as a perect example o yin and yang. I believe that, just asyin and yang, they cannot exist without each other; that they are, inact, codependent, and i you look deep enough into either scope,eventually you will nd a spark o the other. Its the perect marriageo two complementary yet opposite pairs; soul mates, i you will.

Looking back again to my massage school days, it was in the earlydays o my education that the roots or my previously mentionedbelie took shape. We were lucky enough to have an eclectic groupo instructors. Te ones that resonated with me on the deepest levelwere: a Native American medicine woman named asa (meaninglightning strikes); a chiropractor named Christian, who, althoughhe was strongly science minded, urged me to pursue acupunctureand eventually wrote the recommendation letter that gained me

entrance into the masters program or Oriental medicine; aphysical therapist with crazy spiked hair and exuberance othat was just inectious. Tese mentors helped my young mtake shape and allowed me to challenge their ideas and devmy own theories.

It was asas intuition, Christians mind and the crazy-hphysical therapists excitement that ignited the re inside meburns as a beacon or education and health today.

I tell my students that back in 2003 my anatomy teacher me that in 10 years medicine as we knew it would be changingthat it was us sitting in that very classroom at that very momthat would most accurately reect that change. He explainedMassage Terapists were the perect storm. With the understing o anatomy, physiology and kinesiology and the energetitouch and intention they are perect catalyst or healing.

oday, massage therapists are no longer only in spas. Teyound in hospitals, P clinics, chiropractic oces, acupuncoces, hospitals and the list goes on and on. Te benets o mas

therapy are widely accepted and, thanks to iany Fields andouch Research Institute (Miami, Fla.), have been extensresearched and documented. Massage therapy is an excellent cor those who have an innate desire to help others, a scientic mand an intuitive nature. An education in massage therapy servthe perect beginning or those who wish to go even deeper more advanced clinical practices, as I did with acupuncture.

Te understanding o the human orm and o its movemthat was gained during those inantile days o my educationpropelled my clinical practice orward with explosive momenTat understanding gave me a solid oundation and still hme interpret my ndings today. Aer an additional eight yeagraduate and post graduate education, I still nd mysel redeeply on this knowledge. I will be orever grateul or the dayI unwillingly ended up in that coastal career college, staring a

vast horizon and committing to start my career in medicinbecoming a massage therapist.

Heather Peterman is an acupuncturist and educator. Her education was completed through Midwest College o Orientalcine (Racine, Wis. and Chicago, Ill.), where she completed her Blor o Science in nutrition and Master o Science in Oriental meand is currently completing her doctoral work. Heather is the o

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back in good aith. Unortunately, Haraldson kept it all and no one got share!

Potentially, Ragnar could have hanthings in a way that gave him a bchance o getting buy in rom

boss. He could have possibly obtaa win-win outcome or himsel the company by employing diestrategies.

Fortunately in our modern worlwork, the outcome or missteps is ndrastic as in Ragnars world! Now we kwhere the saying he got the ax co

rom! However, there are oen political consequences. Gcareer management requires learning as many strategies as pble to navigate the occasionally stormy seas o work!

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supplements, treats or natural oods. Tis takes time away rombasic duties, such as making appointments! Pets are rarely sedatedor minor procedures as is common in a conventional practice, so

veterinary assistants are unusually skilled and patient with uniqueand compassionate orms o animal restraint. Tis all takes moretime. Certied technicians spend their days perorming conven-tional tasks such as anesthetic monitoring, surgical prep, and sample

collection and analysis, but are also pulled in multiple directions toperorm laser therapy, assist with acupuncture or give a massage.

It is important that pet parents who seek holistic care are cogni-zant o these dierences and understand how this may impact theability o the doctor and sta to deliver the desired service, as wellas the costs involved with a visit. Remember, when you seek your

veterinarians advice regarding nutrition or supplements, and thenpurchase the product elsewhere, you are not honoring that vetseducation and eorts, nor are you helping that local practice stayin business. When you want to start out right with natural careor a new puppy or kitten, or or a pet with a dicult-to-managechronic disorder, you will want to know that your holistic vet hasbeen able to aord to stay in business!

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Jodie Gruenstern, DVM, CVA, has been practicing veterinary medi-cine in Muskego, Wisconsin since 1987. She is a certied veterinaryacupuncturist and ood therapist by the Chi Institute. Dr. Jodie isthe owner o the Animal Doctor Holistic Veterinary Complex, anintegrated, ull-service small animal practice. For more inorma-

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There is oen conusion about how to train or optimalperormance, whether it be or sports perormance,rehabilitation or just wanting to get back into shape. Te

National Academy o Sports Medicine (NASM) states that orproper adaptation and eciency to occur, one must ollow thestructure o correction exercises rst, stability second, endurancethird, strength ourth and lastly, power.

Tere are many reasons gym goers will start an exerciseregimen: to achieve certain results like lowering cholesterol, bloodpressure or body at; or more aesthetic actors like getting bigger

biceps or a more dened abdominal region; or or perormanceactors such as greater strength and/or power, or being able to runor longer distances. Tese are all wonderul goals, but they meannothing i your body cannot unction properly or avoid/recoverrom an injury. I one ollows the structure listed below, the bodywill be what I like to call primed and, thereore, a oundation isset within your body or optimal unctioning with decreased risko injury.

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For some, the conusion comes when discussing the botor most important phases. We oen associate the words cotive and stabilization with injury, or rehabilitation situations. in mind that you do not necessarily need to be injured to aally need these phases o exercise. Te body produces movempatterns or everything we do in lie, and most times it is aulsome way, shape or orm. By addressing the corrective and slization phases, you are merely trying to teach the body comovement patterns, and create a oundation or the small muwithin the body (stabilizers). Once this oundation is in place, body will be more willing to accept more orces, and the strewill ollow. You will have a higher possibility o injuring youor getting injured i these phases are overlooked.

Tink o it this way: Your body and all its structural makeup ia car. In order or your car to unction properly, it needs an en(power phase), a strong oundation or chassis (this would reprthe muscles in your body, and thereore be the strength phase)gas (endurance phase). You have heard that oil is your cars lieTe oil represents the stability phase. Now, in order or the cmove, it needs wheels. Te wheels are the corrective phase.

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Our root chakra, meaning wheel o light/energy center, isour rst chakra. It is also known as the Muladhara, whichliterally meansoundation or root(Mulmeans base and

Adhara means support), and resides at the base o the spine.Te Muladhara correlates with the adrenals. Te release o

adrenaline prepares us to react or act in any situation. Tis activa-tion o ght or ight is brought on by real or imagined danger. Teadrenals are the bodys call to battle; the need to be grounded andsecure goes hand-in-hand with our ability to soundly react to what

is going on in ront o us.When our root chakra is unbalanced, we may see physi-

cal, emotional, mental or spiritual symptoms calling us back toour bodies three-dimensionally, to seek balance and grounding.Constipation is oen a symptom o a blocked root; others includestruggles with weight to the point o obesity and issues or ailmentsrelated to the legs or knees. Tey are asking us i we are able tostand on our own two eet. Tose who struggle or suer skeletalor sacral issues are oen energetically asked to seek balance in theroot chakra. Other issues o imbalance can maniest as eelingso hopelessness, anxiety, phobias or disconnection. When we arenancially troubled, materialistic, greedy or resistant to change, itis time to look at our root.

ake a moment and sel reect. We can oen eel deensivewhen we are conronted with the reality o what is really holdingus back, so take a moment and make note o the above, and medi-tate on where that is all coming rom.

When balanced, our root chakra holds a oundation o security,saety, order and routine. Muladhara oers us nurturance, a senseo organization and honesty; we become exible and responsiblewith our own being and those around us.

ho can i p aanc m oot caka? Crystals and stones like jasper, clear quartz, tigers eye, he

tite, smoky quartz or bloodstone all help those with root chimbalances to seek alignment.

Aromatherapy using scents that create security, stabilitygrounding like cedar, sandalwood and cinnamon can help

Food like root plants, whole grains, dairy, minerals, calcand nuts all help create a sense o grounding and nurturan

Commune with nature: When is the last time you walked b

oot or laid in the grass? ake time with nature to help gyour roots back where they belong.

In balancing this chakra, it is important to ocus on the relaship with the individual sel. Who are you? When is the last timedid something or you, something to nourish your entire being

Te vowel sound oh correlates with our root chakra a so letting go and coming into the sel. We oen use this soto create a sense o release. ry verbally releasing the soundwhenever you need a moment to just drop baggage and come to yoursel again.

Also consider chanting lam (long a) 108 times to help ggreater sense o grounding and balance in your root chakra.this chant in your meditation or yoga practice to enhance experience and need to be in your root chakra.

Te verb I havedirectly correlates with Muladhara; when last time you used this phrase?When is the last time you alloyoursel to have strength, have health, have security? Many oeel the need to live in lack (oen trained rom early on to liveway). Tis martyr syndrome oen stems rom the root chakrainto your own unique honesty and see what needs to surace. T

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what is yin yang? Well, I am nota linguist, nor do I speak ancientMandarin, but here it what Ive

learned. Some 5,000 years ago, the ancient Shaolinpriests noticed that the hands and eet o aging womenwere in general cooler than those o men the same age. Sincethen, the cool energies have been dubbed as eminine and the warmenergies as masculine. It was not intended to distinguish the dier-ences between the sexes, nor was it intended to judge good or bad.

Over centuries, the meaning o words and phrases take on dier-ent meanings. A good example is the word ear. When one hears theword ear one perceives terror. wo thousand years ago it meant tostand in awe. So, i one were to read a 2,000-year-old document onthe subject o ear, one would believe the document was describing

terror, when in act it is describing awe.oday, in the Western world, yin yang has or the most part become

male and emale, having more to do with describing the sexes. Maleenergies are being described as bad and the eminine energies asgood. Over the last 20 years, I have seen the newest interpretationhijacked and twisted to the point that it is now being used to dividebrother and sister.

Earlier this year, a homeopathic doctor recommended to a clientthat she set up an appointment with me. She told her that she hadtaken her as ar as she could, that I had excellent success with otherssuering the same afiction and that she knew o no one else that shetrusted to get the job done.

She called to set an appointment. Aer putting her on the calendar,she asked, Isnt there a woman healer I can see?

Your doctor sent you my way because she knows I have theknowledge and experience, and that I get the desired benets, I said.

I need eminine energy, she shouted. Not that nasty male energyyou carry.

I replied, Do you want to be healed? I you do, I can help you. I itwill make you eel more at ease, I will make sure my emale apprenticeis in the room at all times. Will that help you be more comortable?

Ok, she agreed.

Later, she called and cancelled her appointment, telling the that the nasty male energy cannot heal her. (Tis person descrhersel as being open-minded, compassionate, spiritual and sowhat enlightened.)

wo weeks later, her doctor called me. She told me that the cwas very upset. She didnt understand why she needed to comme. She needed eminine energy like hers (indicating the do

or even that o my wie, who is not a healer.Te doctor laughed, not at the client, but rather at her statem

describing the doctors and my wies energy as eminine. You seedoctor and my wie are very good riends, and they are both bnesswomen in Wisconsin. Successul businesswomen in Wiscoare tough. For instance, when my wie and I opened our store, having a hard time with one o our vendors. I told him we neto resolve the situation that day, or I would be orced to turn itto Jane, my wie. One man laughed and asked i he was suppto be araid. I said, Yes! So I turned it over to Jane. Aer Janea conversation with him on the phone, one-sided I may addbecame more like an agreeable pet.

You see, when male/emale energy is described, it has nothindo with what sex the body it omits rom is. Male energy is agsive. Female energy is nurturing. oday, most men and womenmale energy. Less than 10 percent o people use the eminine eneoutside o the amily. It makes no dierence i one is male or emwe all have the eminine and masculine, the yin and the yang.

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use it pared with the phrase I have and see what maniests.deserve to have all that you need and more.

Yoga can help balance yourroot chakra; practice groundingpostures like bridge, tree, goddess,runners lunge, seated pigeon (ootcradle), bound angle and breath-

ing into the pelvic oor with pelvictilts. Do not rush these asanas andpractice with more love, accep-tance and honesty rather thanorce, ear or anger. Yoga is aboutnding the best version o our sel.Does your practice have that?

So slip your shoes o andstep into the unknown, with theknowledge that you have all youneed, and you are grounded andconnected to something greaterthan yoursel.

gRoUnd yoURsel by coming into yoUR Root chakRa

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As you can see, all o the cars essentials that make it unc-tion are all linked together. A car is only as good as its individualpieces. I one piece is missing or working in a subpar ashion, thelink is or will be broken (in this case stranded on the road). Manypeople would argue what the most important part o the car is,but in reality none o them are important i the car does not havewheels. Te engine can have 500 horsepower, the oil can be the

best there is, the chassis can be rock solid and the gas tank can beon ull, but i your car has no wheels, youre not going anywhere!

Te corrective phase is your bodys wheels. It is the part o the carwe oen take or granted, and many times even orget completelyabout. It is imperative that in order to get the most out o your bodyand its long-lasting perormance, you must get a set o good tires.I you are currently injured, nd a therapist to get your body backon track. I you are unsure o where to start and what exercises aremost benecial in the beginning to create the oundation or optimalperormance, work with a certied personal trainer who under-stands how to properly train muscles to work together synergisticallyto avoid injury, while at the same time improving perormance.

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Brian Bankenbusch, CSCS, CES, PES, is the owner o Epic Fitness & SportsPerormance LLC. He is a certied strength and conditioning specialist withover 10 years o experience training high school and collegiate athletes. Heis devoted to bringing proper education and superior program design to thecommunity. Brian is also a certied corrective exercise specialist, wellnesscoach and personal trainer. For more inormation, visit www.epictness-sports.com or call 414.464.2156.

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having access to healthy, nutritious and aordable ood is abasic human right. At Growing Power, we ocus all o oureorts on ullling this aspect o our mission: to provide

equal access to healthy, high-quality sae and aordable ood orpeople in all communities. Tis time o year, we are growing a loto organic and nutrient-rich ood on over 200 acres o land in andaround Milwaukee. We distribute it in a variety o ways, includingstrategic arm stands throughout the city (see right). Come visit us!

Helping provide access to good ood is only part o what wedo. I strongly believe in passing on the knowledge and know-how o growing your own ood and building your own local oodsystem. Growing Power has oered training and education orthe past twenty years, and in 2008, we helped start the nationalnetwork, Growing Food and Justice or All Initiative, to collabo-rate with organizations rom across the country. Every month we

hold educational and inormative phone calls, meetings and mto share successul ood justice projects and strategy. We ctogether annually or a three-day gathering, or conerence, to tand learn rom one another. For the past ve years, Growing Phas gladly hosted this gathering, and we are happy to share thayears 2013 Growing Food and Justice or All Initiative Gathewill be held October 18-20 in aos, New Mexico. We encouragcommunity members to sign up and journey to the southwesthis incredible experience that will be sure to reinvigorate and new lie into our work. Ill be there to continue to build the GFood Revolution and hope youll join me. Please visit the website or more inormation: www.growingoodandjustice.or

I would love to hear rom you! Share your gardening storiesquestions with me. Email me at [email protected].

Growing Power also welcomes you to visit our urban arm at 1:00 p.m. or an hour-and-a-hal-long educational tour o

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we see many reminders or humans to keep well hydrated,especially in the warm summer months. Here is areminder and tips to keep your pets well hydrated, too!

Proper hydration is vital or the health o your dog, cat or anyanimal. Humans, as well as our pets, are made up o about 80percent water! We oen think o proper hydration as being neces-sary or keeping cool in warm weather. Indeed, it is! Our dogspanting is her way o keeping cool through evaporation. Waterin our pets bodies is also necessary or every unction, includingdigestion, circulation and waste removal. Veterinarians suggest

chronic levels o dehydration may lead to health issues, includingimpaired kidney unction. You may be thinking that your dog orcat seems to drink enough at the water bowl, but how can we besure our pets are getting enough water?

Consider the ood you eed your dog or cat. A dog or cat huntingor its ood would be eating prey that is about 80 percent moisture.Dry dog and cat ood contains only 10 percent moisture. I youeed a dry ood, your pets digestive system is immediately tryingto use available moisture in the body to begin digesting the ood.Adding at least 1/2 cup o water to each cup o ood and allowing ittime to absorb beore eeding will ease the burden on the digestivesystem. You can also add extra water to canned, homemade andraw diets. Some pet owners have been concerned that adding waterto ood may cause loose stools. Fortunately, this is not the case.

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how many dierent personal care products do you use ina day? Start in the shower: ace wash, shampoo, condi-tioner, soap and maybe shaving cream. From there, your

beauty regime could include hair creams, hairspray, ace lotions,anti-aging serums, body creams, deodorant, lip balm, sunscreenand more. According to the Environmental Working Group(EWG), the nations leading environmental health research andadvocacy organization, you average nine dierent products everyday, with 25 percent o women using as many as 15.

Tats almost the same amount o ood you ingest on a dailybasis. But do you pay as much attention to those personal careproducts as you do the items on a restaurant menu or your grocerylist? You should.

Your skin is your largest organ, and its covered in pores. Asa result, some portion o what you put on your body ends up inyour body. So its important to educate yoursel on personal careprojects just as you would ood. And the key in the hair care, skincare and nail care aisles is the same as it is in the snack aisle: Readthe labels!

Te FDA doesnt require any premarket saety testing orchemicals commonly ound in personal care products. Accordingto the EWG, such consumer goods are manuactured with10,500 unique chemical ingredients, some o which are knownor suspected carcinogens, toxic to the reproductive system orknown to disrupt the endocrine system. And you cant believe theword natural on the bottle, as theres no FDA standard or thatterm. Manuacturers can even get away with organic i its in theproducts name.

o make your personal care routine as healthy as your diet, turnthe bottle around and study the ingredients. You might not recog-nize every item, but its important to watch out or a ew:

PArAbeNS: Widely used as preservatives in many cosmproducts, these compounds have been linked to breast caand reproductive and developmental disorders.

1,4-diOxANe: Tis known carcinogen exists in nearly haall products containing ethoxylated suractants. Canadathe European Union have already banned the chemical, yestill allowed in the U.S.

SUlATe SUrACTANTS: Tis oam producer can lead tdamage, depression, labored breathing and severe skin irrita

It can even corrode hair ollicles and cause permanent dama SyNTheTiC rAGrANCe: Your product may smell g

but that ragrance also could indicate the presence o anmore than 5,000 chemicals, including some known toxinscarcinogens.

PhThAlATeS: Used to enhance ragrance, this chemicairritate skin, be toxic to the kidneys and the immune sysand even cause male reproductive disorders.

GlyCOlS: Tis solvent can weaken the protein and celstructure o your skin and is a known irritant.

GlUTeN: Tis wheat byproduct is an allergen or many ividuals. You can add to your gluten-ree diet by also avoidin your personal care products.

For a healthy lie, its important to pay as much attention to wyou put on your body as what you put in your body. By sireading the label, you can have natural beauty inside and out.

Sara Harder is a licensed cosmetologist and owner o Te CBowl Salon and Wellness Spa in Mequon. Sara is passionate bringing natural methods to the beauty industry. Tis ull-ssalon oers organic hair color, pure and natural products, aas nutritional and liestyle coaching. For more inormation, p

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Co po a ay am o wa. Catssome dogs are more likely to drink an adequate amount o wi the water is running. Pet water ountains are available

provide a steady stream o water. Look or models that use a to keep the water resh.

B ppa wh al. ake water and an approate bowl or pail with you when you are traveling with your docat. Tere are water bottles and portable bowls that make itto bring water along on car trips or dog park outings.

sck wh h amla. Some animals are less likely to edrink when they are away rom home. ake water with you your home tap i that is what your pet is used to drinking. Wquality and taste may vary in dierent locations and youmay not like the dierence in taste. Tere are also products aable to add to your pets water that may encourage them to dRead labels careully to ensure they have healthy ingredients

Carrie Marble is the owner o Bark N Scratch Outpost, a Milwpet supply store specializing in quality raw, canned and drysupplements and essential oils. Kathleen Folz, Jordan Stampe

John Grimm are part o the Bark N Scratch sta available sevea week to assist customers with healthy choices or their pets.

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Will Allen, son o a sharecropper, ormer proessional basketball

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sin, Allen is widely considered the leading authority in the expanding eld ourban agriculture. At Growing Power and in community ood projects across thenation and around the world, Allen promotes the belie that all people, regard-less o their economic circumstances, should have access to resh, sae, aordableand nutritious oods at all times. Using methods he has developed over a lie-time, Allen trains community members to become community armers, assur-ing them a secure source o good ood without regard to political or economic

orces. In 2008, Mr. Allen received the prestigious MacArthur Genius grant orhis eorts to promote urban sustainable ood systems. Later, in 2010, Mr. Allen

joined First Lady Michelle Obama as she launched the White Houses LetsMove campaign to address issues aecting American youth and the risk oobesity. In 2010 Allen was also recognized as one o IME magazines 100 Most

Infuential People in the World. Since then, Mr. Allen has received numerousawards and recognitions, including the James Beard Award in 2011, the NCAATeodore Roosevelt Award (2012) as well as the NEA Security Benet Corpora-tion Award or Outstanding Service to Public Education in 2012 or his workwith children, teachers and schools. On May 10th, 2012, Will Allen becamea published autobiographer. Read his book, the Good Food Revolution. Tisarticle was co-authored by Leana Nakielski, reelance writer.




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The idea to provide skin care products unparalleled in quality and eectivenessdeveloped in Switzerland in 1975, when one man, Petter Morck, together with a group o

leading biochemists, biologists and herbalists, ullled his vision and ounded Arbonne.

Arbonnes skin care products, based on botanical principles, became a reality in the

United States in 1980 and are now shared throughout the world through Arbonnes net-

work o independent consultants. Building on these same ounding principles, Arbonneshighly regarded product line has since grown to include both inner and outer health and

beauty products that are unparalleled in quality, saety, value, benets and results.

The Arbonne AdvantageThe Arbonne experience starts with changing your skin, and then its about changing

your lie. Arbonne provides a generous compensation plan, an exceptionally nurtur-

ing support system and caring committed leadership. The Arbonne Advantage has

our parts:

1. arbonnes ProDuCts

Arbonne products are healthy, botanically based and inspired by nature. Its not justwhats in the products, but whats not in them. These are products that embrace the

possibilities o green chemistry, and contain novel ingredients and proprietary blends

that deliver results.

PureArbonne is committed to the development o unparalleled products ree o harmul

ingredients, using a combination o botanical principles and scientic discovery. The

commitment begins with research and testing to ensure ingredients meet or exceed

industry standards or purity.

a p c pdc fd w Animal products or by-products (vegan certied)

Parabens

Formaldehyde-donating preservatives

PABA

Synthetic dyes

Triclosan Hydroquinone

Gluten

These petroleum-based ingredients: benzene, mineral oil, petrolatum or petr

jelly, phthalates and toluene

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Animal products or by-products (vegan certied)

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BeneficialArbonne oers premium quality beauty, health and wellness products specially

lated to deliver targeted results and a sensorial experience. They employ con

and clinical testing or product perormance and to ensure proprietary products

their consumers aesthetic preerences. Arbonnes best-in-class ormulation be

rom the latest advances in research, consumer opinion and input rom their

guished scientic advisory board.

Arbonne combines the best o science and nature or benecial results. By u

standing the biology o the skin and hair, human anatomy, physiology and other

sciences, they develop botanically based ormulas that careully and honestly d

on their promise to you. To ensure reliable results, they select the highest-pero

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ingredients and plant-derived complexes available, using ingredients o standardized

quality. From traditional medicinal plants to high-tech extracts, Arbonne harnesses

nature at its best or products that promote beauty, wellness and vitality.

a pdc dffd : Novel ingredients

Proprietary blends

Sophisticated ingredient delivery systems

Sensorial and aesthetic body-mind-spirit experience

In-house and independent clinical results

Consistent, measurable efcacy

2. arbonnes PeoPleThe wonderul thing about Arbonne is that its not just about great products, its also about

great people. The Arbonne amily is made up o thousands o individuals working to make

their dreams come true. Through sales incentives and rewards, travel opportunities, a

generous SuccessPlan and great products, Arbonne oers a unique opportunity that can

help make anyones vision or the uture a reality.

t pp , wc wd v , 55 f cd xpc:Donna Johnson, independent consultant, executive national vice presi-

dent Donna is an Arbonne pioneer, having started her successul career in 1987.She has the distinction o being the companys rst national vice president and top

income earner. The Wisconsin native is eager to share what shes learned to help

home-based entrepreneurs succeed in their own businesses.

Ater ten successul years with another company, I heard about a abulous botanically

based product, Arbonne. Intrigued to check out the competition, I absolutely ell in love

with the product, and reused to use anything else on my ace! Ater researching the

compensation plan, I discovered that my May 1987 commission check would have been

almost three times as much in Arbonne, plus I would have qualied or my white Mercedes

bonus, Arbonnes incentive car. So in August o 1987 I started as an independent consul-

tant, and quickly replaced my income, then doubled it within one year. I became Arbonnes

rst national vice president two years later. I work when I want, with unlimited income and

advancement. However the best part is that I help other people become successul. When

you love what you do, you will never work another day in your lie!

Linda Harvot, independent consultant, executive regional vice president Another Arbonne pioneer, Linda has been involved with Arbonne or 21 years. Based out

o Oshkosh, she treasures her role in changing peoples lives, both clients and consultants.

I began Arbonne as a client with no intention o becoming a consultant. At that time,

I was working as a proessional social worker. I loved helping people but knew that I also

wanted to be a stay-at-home mom. Having my own business with Arbonne would allow

me the best o both worlds, with ample exibility raising a amily. I began Arbonne beore

my son was born and he is now preparing to leave or college in the all. What a blessing it

has been to share those years with him. The support I have received rom my riend, mentor

and amazing sponsor, Donna Johnson, has been incredible. The riendship, support and

energy rom top leaders on my team has been immeasurable. Arbonne is a priceless, lie-

changing git that simply is meant to be shared with others.

Becky Schmalz, independent consultant, regional vice president Becky,based out o Appleton, has been a par t o Arbonne or eight years and considers Donna

and Linda, her mentors, to be part o her amily. Her experience helping others on their

wellness journey continues to be extremely rewarding.

I ell in love with the Arbonne people and products as soon as I was introduced to them. So

much so, that I shared the products with everyone I knew. Becoming an independent consultant

on a part-time basis elt like a natural t or me and worked well into my schedule as a ull-time

interior designer. The training I received, specically a leadership conerence, changed my lie.

Arbonne taught me how to become a more condent, efective leader. Over the years since, and

with Lindas awesome leadership and support, I have been blessed with the opportunity to help

so many more clients and mentor many individuals who have dreams o their own. Ar

really is a amily and I value all o the relationships that have come rom it.

3. arbonnes business moDelSimply put, network marketing is a distribution system, or orm o marketing,

channels goods or services rom the manuacturer to the consumer thro

network o independent distributors or consultants. Its a wonderully e

system that cuts out the middle man ound in most industries.

Traditional marketing moves products rom the manuacturer to whole

warehousers, shippers, advertisers and retailers beore ever reaching the consum

network marketing, all o these middle men, including the advertisers, are rep

with independent distributors who distribute the same products throughout the

network o consumers. This way, the large prot that would normally go to the wh

ers, warehousers, shippers, advertisers and retailers goes to the independent distri

and those who help train them.

Leading traditional retailers are known to spend 25-30 percent o every sales

on advertising, media and other promotions, while network marketing uses

same dollars to reward individuals or word-o-mouth promotion. Because ne

marketing relies on developing and keeping trusted relationships, the product q

and service is oten much higher than standard retail brands. Ater all, i you are

to personally recommend a product to a riend, you have to believe in it! Ne

marketing is:

A challenging, yet rewarding career opportunity where your income is bas

your eort.

Big business (upwards o $100 billion in goods and services sold globally)

helping people put their lives back in balance.

Personally empowering. You can work at your own pace and choose you

hours to achieve the rewards you are looking or.

A lucrative, home-based business with a recognized distribution system, legal i

states, with portions regulated by consumer protection groups, the FDA and th

4. arbonnes oPPortunitySee what the excitement is about and take control o your uture by becomi

Arbonne independent consultant. Enjoy the benets o a generous compen

plan with the exibility to t your liestyle. This opportunity may lead you to t

youve always wanted Are you open to the possibilities?

h w wg : Minimal start-up cost

Generous compensation plan

Mercedes-Benz Cash Bonus Program or Arbonne independent regiona

national vice presidents

Exceptional upline support and training

Committed leadership because youre in business or yoursel, not by yoursel

Achievement recognition and awards

Travel opportunities

Join us to learn more An Opportunity MeetinTuesday, July 16

5:00-5:45 p.. Meet & Greet Top Leaders in Arbonne

6:00-7:00 p.. Business Opportunity Overview

7:00-8:00 p.. Feeling Fit & Fabulous Health Program

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Reserve your seat today! Contact Becky at920.843.1142 or [email protected].

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KIds

Many o todays children are beingreared by both their parents andgrandparents in order to meet

the demands o tight amily schedules andeven tighter nancial situations. Not everycaregiver is aware o the ever-changingguidelines that protect children againstinjury or illness, including inormationthat has come to light regarding paciers.

Parents should be aware that bacteria thatcause dental decay can be transmitted rom

adult to child by sharing eating utensils orby the parent sucking on a babys pacierto clean it. A study recently published inPediatrics, the journal o the AmericanAcademy o Pediatrics, about the immu-nological benets o adult saliva does not,according to the American Dental Asso-ciation, provide the ull picture that adultsaliva may also contain bacteria that causesdecay. Te ADA notes that licking a paci-er, as promoted in the study, can transer

the cavity-causing bacteria rom the pato baby, increasing the possibility o tdecay as they grow.

A childs teeth are susceptible to decsoon as they begin to erupt, said Dr. Jthan Shenkin, a pediatric dentist in Mand a pediatric dental spokesperson oADA. Cavity-causing bacteria, especStreptococcus mutans, can be transerom adult saliva to children, increatheir risk o getting cavities.

Dr. Shenkin points to other steps

parents can take to help children deva healthy immune system. Breast mwidely acknowledged as a good imnity-builder as well as the most comorm o nutrition or inants. Tsomething on which both the ADAthe AAP agree.

Te ADA recommends that parprotect the dental health o young dren by promoting a healthy diet, mtoring their intake o ood and dbrushing their teeth or wiping gums mealtimes and by having inants their bedtime or nap time bottle bgoing to bed. Children should retheir rst dental visit within six moo eruption o the rst tooth and no than 12 months o age. For more inmation, visit the ADAs consumer wewww.MouthHealthy.org.

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dr , oen called trigger pointneedling or unctional dry needling, is asingle therapeutic procedure.auuur is a collection o tech-niques creating a therapeutic experience.

dr is a Western medical termused to describe the insertion o a needleinto a painul area o the body, typically amyoacial (muscular) trigger point.auuur is a raditional ChineseMedicine translation used to describe theinsertion o a needle into a specic area opain or Ashi point. Additional areas on thebody are needled to support and sustain theeect o the needle used or your pain.

dr involves multipleadvances o the needle.auuur manipulates the needlewithout removing the needle rom the skinat a specic depth, angle and rotational axis.

dr into a trigger point cancause avorable biochemical changes,which assist in reducing pain.

auuur via MRI studies, capturesthe biochemical changes that occur whenan acupuncture needle is inserted into aspecic point, reducing pain.

dr is done to elicit localtwitch responses, which are spinal cordreexes, to get the muscle to relax; the rststep in breaking the pain cycle.auuur elicits a twitch response,

which we call de qi or arrival o qi, acil-itating the movement o energy.

dr is a trademarked term toemphasize the importance o evaluationand treatment by looking or the causeas well as the treatment o the symptoms,and urther enhancing the outcomes withcorrective exercise and specic ollow-upcare, perhaps with a reerral practitioner.auuur: When an acupuncturist

goes over your medical history, examyour pulse and tongue, and asks thequestions or asks how you have sleeping, eating, moving, handling stress they ormulate a plan to treat your branch (symptoms) and your (underlying cause).

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Children 5-12 years 10-11 hours eens 13-17 years 8.5-9.25 hours Adults 7-9 hours

Poor sleep may stem rom a myriad o things, including insomnia,medical conditions, reactions to medications and sleep apnea. Itsimportant to pinpoint the cause o your sleeplessness in order todetermine whether or not it is necessary to see your doctor.

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So i you think that a trip to the doctor is a good idea or you,are a ew things you can do to make your visit more productiv

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who can meet your needs. I you require a specialist, your phcian will reer you to someone who will specically be traineask the correct questions, assess the correct area and create a o care that will treat your ailment. Tose same criteria sh

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you can get physical therapy and dry needling? Ask yoursel whyyou would want to go to a specialist or your lungs or heart, whenyou could go to your dentist and get your teeth cleaned whilebeing examined or your heartcondition? Practitioners are all thesame, arent they?

Physical therapists are excep-tionally trained people in the area

o remediation o impairment anddisability with ocus on improv-ing activities o daily living andquality o lie. Tey have trainedhard and long to be able to identiythose needs in a patient. However,when a physical therapist is trainedin dry needling, the requirementsor certication can be as little as 27 hours o classroom, demon-stration and hands-on lab work, with as little as 200 logged dryneedling sessions.

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There are nine known species o echinacea, all o which arenative to the United States and southern Canada. Te mostcommonly used is Echinacea purpurea. Echinacea has tradi-

tionally been used or colds, u and other inections, based on theidea that it might stimulate the immune system to more eectivelyght inection. Less common olk or traditional uses o echinaceainclude or wounds and skin problems, such as acne or boils.

Te aboveground parts o the plant and roots o echinaceaare used resh or dried to make teas, squeezed (expressed) juice,extracts or preparations or external use.

wat t scnc sasStudy results are mixed on whether echinacea can prevent or eec-tively treat upper respiratory tract inections such as the commoncold. For example, two NCCAM-unded studies did not nd abenet rom echinacea, either as Echinacea purpurea resh-pressed

juice or treating colds in children, or as an unrened mixture oEchinacea angustiolia root and Echinacea purpurea root and herbin adults. However, other studies have shown that echinacea maybe benecial in treating upper respiratory inections.

Te National Center or Complementary and Alternative Medi-cine (NCCAM) is continuing to support the study o echinaceaor the treatment o upper respiratory inections. NCCAM is alsostudying echinacea or its potential eects on the immune system.

S fcts an cautonsWhen taken by mouth, echinacea usually does not cause sideeects. However, some people experience allergic reactions,including rashes, increased asthma and anaphylaxis (a lie-threat-ening allergic reaction). In clinical trials, gastrointestinal sideeects were most common.

People are more likely to experience allergic reactions to

echinacea i they are allergic to related plants in the daisy awhich includes ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds and daAlso, people with asthma or atopy (a genetic tendency towallergic reactions) may be more likely to have an allergic reawhen taking echinacea.

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

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unctional medicine is simply how your body unctions! Itswhat all medicine should be but has gradually strayed awayrom. We have become obsessed with the cure o diseases

and all wrapped up in doing high-priced procedures becausethat is where the money is. Te curiosity with cause and eecthas become lost. Instead, we settle or national guidelines, estab-lished by large committees that oen represent entrenched egosand established economic vested interests (read hospitals, phar-maceutical industry, insurance industry, tenured proessors). Nowonder it takes 17 years or innovation to get rom the bench tothe bedside. Ever wonder why the news you hear on your V isntconsistent with what your doctor does? Tats the reason. Its notin the guidelines or another 17 years. So, dont hold your breath!

But research and medical progress is racing along. Tere is lotso new stu happening, much o it being discovered around the

world in other cultures and societies. When we travel globally andlook at other environments and societies, we nd dramatic dier-ences rom what is considered dogma in America.

ake or example broken hips. Did you know that Americanwomen break their hips at least 80 times as oen as women inother cultures? Ever wonder why? A all with a broken bone is ahigher risk or premature death or women over age 65 than canceror heart disease. We dread cancer and heart disease, but brokenbones all below the radar. Te COMB study, released last allrom Canada, now gives us a clue as to why. Vitamin K2 was addedto vitamin D, sh oil, strontium and magnesium to result in bonedensity increasing at twice the rate o any modern osteoporosisdrug, all without side eects and at pennies o cost. Hmm.

Have you heard about the COMB study? No! You see ad aerad on television or all the osteoporosis drugs that have terriblepotential side eects. You see lots o actors with white upper lipsadvertising milk. Did you notice the COMB study didnt includecalcium? Did you notice that it did include magnesium? Teseare all new ideas not included in the modern, standard teach-ing promulgated by out-o-date health care dogma. How did ourbones go wrong in America? Te picture is emerging. K2 is thenew ingredient in the COMB study. K2 is produced by grass-ed

animals. American arms shied cows o the pasture ontoeedlot about 70-100 years ago. Te K2 in our ood supplysubsequently plummeted. It takes decades or bones to becweak. In act, your bone density as a teen predicts your bdensity as an elder, so bone density is really a lie-long qTe good news: the end o osteoporosis may be at hand insimple, gentle, lie-long application o proper ood, exercise

vitamin K2.And thats unctional medicine in a nutshell. Our ood is

strongest medicine. But there are other bodily systems that balancing aer becoming badly out o balance. Once huphysiology is deeply understood, dramatic things can hapCoronary artery disease can be reversed with ood and prhormones/supplements. Cancer can be tamed and turned inchronic disease. Diabetes can be reversed. Alzheimers can be

stalled, delayed, soened.Functional medicine isnt alternative or some sort o w

medicine. Its really state-o-the-art and cutting-edge becit addresses the key elements o the bodys physiology. Disarises, or the most part, rom many years o imbalance.

Granted, once in a while we have disasters and unexpehealth challenges, but or the most part, our illnesses arise our liestyle choices, many o which we are not even awarare making. Te mercury

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