Nature's Pathways May 2012 Issue - Southeast WI Edition

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DEPARTMENTS 7 reections rom the editor

10 ask the coach

12 healthy pets

14 ft bodies

16 healthy kids

20 whats growing on22 intuitive insights

24 herb blurb

26 healthy eating

30 community calendar

32 community partners

33 advertiser directory

SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN May 2012

8 8 super oods or your healthy diet

10 Wellness tips or the expectant mother

12 Do May fowers cause your dog to scratch?

15 Get healthy, glowing, ready-or-summer

skin with organic sugar scrub

16 Do people really have babies at home?

20 Feel good about eating good

23 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)

24 All about aloe

25 Flea and tick season

CONTENTS

DoMayfowerscauseyourdogtoscratch?12

Dopeoplereally

havebabiesathome?16

FleaandtickseasonEmotionalFreedom

Technique(EFT)

Allaboutaloe

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18 FEATURE STORY

e natural & simple lifeON THE COVER:RENEEWATERS,ND, of The Country Doctor since 1984

Photography by Taylor Greenwood

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You are not alone.May has me thinking about mental health. I know theres a

stigma. Why are we so araid to talk seriously about it?According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in

our adults approximately 57.7 million Americans experi-ence a mental health disorder in a given year. So, given the odds,we all know someone who may be silently suering. Maybe itsyour coworker. Maybe its your aunt. Or, maybe its your yogainstructor. I someone you care about is struggling, dont you wantto know so you can show your support and concern?

Yes, May is mental health awareness month. Its the perect time orus to eliminate the stigma and get the dialogue started! Most impor-tantly, i you are one o the one in our, please know that you are notalone. Reach out to amily, riends or your healthcare provider orsupport. Visit nami.org or nimh.nih.gov or more inormation.

As I look over the 2012 National Health Observances calendar,there are so many illnesses to command our attention: arthritis;hepatitis; lupus; skin cancer; asthma; celiac disease; high bloodpressure; and more just in the month o May. Observing theseawareness months not only educates all o us, but also pushes us

to show more compassion and to ocus more closely on a healthy,happy liestyle.

Wed like to help you on your journey! In this issue, Tony Bedn-arowski shares with us some super oods we can include in ourhealthy diet. Whats that tapping sound? Alexandria Binkowskieducates us on Emotional Freedom Technique (also known astapping), which brings about needed emotional and energeticreleases. And, Dr. Jodie educates us on managing our dogsmedical care, ood and environment in a naturally sensible way.eres much more, so keep reading!

Happy Mothers Day to all o you moms out there! Take stime to pamper yoursel.

In health and happiness,

REFLECTIONSfrom the editor



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1. Berries

Berries are extremely rich in antioxidants,which help protect the cells in our bodiesrom ree radical damage and, thereore,rom many chronic diseases, includingcancer. Among other things, they arealso an excellent source o vitamin Cand soluble fber.

My healthy oods list consists o items that are supernutrient dense. at is, they have more nutrientsper calorie than most other oods. ey have also

been proven to contain vitamins, minerals and other nutrientsthat will help prevent an array o chronic diseases. ese superoods are perect or heart-healthy, low-at cooking and most ftperectly into a lower-carb liestyle as well.

8super foodsfor yourhealthy diet........................................................ByTonyBednarowski

2. BroccoliBroccoli (and other cruci-erous vegetables like cauli-ower and cabbage) helpsfght cancer, especially that othe breast, colon and lung. Itboosts the immune system.Broccoli also contains antioxi-dants and a substance calledsuloraphane, which researchhas shown to be a powerulcancer fghter and preventer.

CONSIDER ADDING THESE TO YOUR DIET:

3. Citrus fruitse citrus bioavonoioranges, lemons, limesgraperuit have anti-caand antioxidant proties. Many o these cbioavonoids have been shown to have inammatory and bclot inhibiting abilities

4. NutsWalnuts are anexcellent source o omega-3 atty acids, a special type o atis essential or our bodies, but is not produced by the bOmega-3 essential atty acids protect us against heart diseasehave the ability to help lower bad cholesterol.

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8. TurkeyTurkey is one o theleanest protein oodsand is low in calories,making it an excellenthealthy ood choice.Turkey also containsselenium, whichhas been shownto inhibit cancer

development,improve theimmune systemand aid in thestimulation o ourthyroid hormone.

Tony Bednarowski is co-owner/publisher of Natures Pathmagazine, Your Path To Healthy Living. He writes about wloss, nutrition, disease prevention awareness and personal opment. For more information, visit www.naturespathwayTony is also founder, developer and nutrition speciali

BeWellCooking.com, Be Well, Live Well. He is a board-certied nutspecialist focusing on weight loss, chronic disease prevention and sport pmance enhancement with more than 30 years of experience in the healt

tness industry as a trainer, nutrition specialist and competitive athlemore information, visit www.BeWellCooking.com.

5. Salmone omega-3 atty acids in salmon and other atty fsh helpprevent heart disease and stroke by lowering the bodys rateo blood clotting. ese atty acids also smooth out the blood,helping stabilize blood sugar levels; thus protecting us againsttype 2 diabetes.

6. SpinachSpinachs secret weapon, lutein, makes it one o the best oodsin the world to prevent cataracts, as well as age-related maculardegeneration the leading cause o preventable blindness inthe elderly.

7. TomatoesTomatoes contain high levels o lycopene. Lycopene is a powantioxidant and as such helps to protect the cells in our borom oxidative stress leading to ree radical damage.

You can see that my list o super oods includessome o our avorites. By including these on a regularbasis in a healthy diet, you can easily gain many health benMaking healthy ood choices just got easier!



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ASKtheCOACH

In reecting back on my two pregnancies, I have to say therewere some things that I wish I would have known. ough Idont know with certainty that it would have changed things

or me, it defnitely would have or my two unborn babies. Wantingto bring a healthy, happy baby into this world defnitely was alwaysmy ocus. We have to keep in mind that lie happens and were not

always ortunate enough to live the perect, stress-ree, healthy liethat we want or our babies.

For mysel, remembering that whatever I ate or drank, mybabies were eating and drinking also, was important. It goeswithout saying that any medications you take, drugs or smokingare also shared with your baby. What I didnt realize at the timewas how your baby seriously is born into a world with a palletsimilar to what he or she was ed in the womb. For my son, Logan,I ate primarily meat, potatoes and vegetables, and to this day hestill craves the same oods at the age o 16. With my daughter andsecond child, Alix, I was more into the carbohydrates and sugars.So guess what? She is now and always has been my carb queen a diet I dont wish or any woman, particularly i youre trying tokeep weight o.

As or alcohol consumption, a sip o wine once in a while maynot endanger your baby; however, you need to try as much aspossible to avoid alcoholic drinks during the gestation period.is is because the quantity o alcohol that will harm your devel-oping etus is not really known.

Pregnancy is usually one o the most memorable stages in awomans lie, given that she is carrying another lie inside o her.Pregnancy is also one o the most challenging phases in a womans

lie. For me, the added weight with my second child, versufrst, was very dicult to deal with. Particularly when most o time is consumed with the children constantly needing you birth, fnding time and energy to exercise becomes all too exhing, more times than not.

Taking my prenatal vitamins prior to bed was somethingI learned in a hurry, so I could sleep through the horrible tasthem. Otherwise, they upset my stomach when ingested duthe daytime, particularly i I drank a lot o water. Just as avoigestational diabetes during pregnancy is defnitely a must, sotaking prenatal vitamins and eating healthy.

Gestational diabetes is high blood sugar that starts or is diagnosed during pregnancy. Usually there are no symptomthe symptoms are mild and not lie threatening or a pregwoman. e blood sugar or glucose level usually returns to noaer delivery.

Exercise was always something that I had done prior topregnancies; however, increasing exercise with my frst pregnwas defnitely not a good choice. I remember taking on a liegcertifcation course in my frst trimester, which honestly wasa very bright thing to do, as it just added additional stress to

Wellnesstips for theexpectantmother....................................................ByKathyLarson



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e best book that I read while pregnant was What To ExpectWhen Youre Expecting, written by Heidi Murko and SharonMazel, which now is in its ourth edition. What an amazing step-by-step pregnancy guide to have when expecting your frst child.

As with anything else, this defnitely is a new and excitingchapter in your lie. Always remember that rom the air youbreath, to the stress you incur, to the ood you eat, to the eelingsand voices you surround yoursel with ~ your baby is right therewith you through the good and not so good moments.

ose frst nine months defnitely begin to shape the personal-ity and sensitivity o your baby. Always question what your gutis uneasy or curious about during your pregnancy, because thehealth and happiness o your new amily all starts with how youare living your lie. Best wishes or a healthy and happy baby!

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healthyPETS

The medical term or itching is pruritus. Muller and KirksSmall Animal Dermatology text describes this as anunpleasant sensation that provokes the desire to scratch

e skin is richly endowed by a network o sensory nerves and

receptors e itch sensation may be modifed by emotionalactors and competing cutaneous sensations a host o chemicalmediators have been implicated Anxiety, boredom or compet-ing cutaneous sensations (e.g., pain, touch, heat and cold) canmagniy or reduce the sensation For example, pruritus is oenworse at night because other sensory input is low Stressulconditions may potentiate pruritus through the release o variousopioid peptides.

Kirks Current Veterinary erapy XIII lists allergies, vaccines,numerous drugs, shampoos, dips and sprays as common productsassociated with pruritus, specifcally, rabies, distemper and antibi-otic injections are mentioned.

One thing is or sure, allergies are complicated and multicausal.Rarely is an allergic individual only allergic to one thing. Everybodyhas an allergic threshold, above which allergic symptoms maniest.

Allergy testing measures hypersensitivity responses to grasses,weeds, molds, eas, dust mites and even human epidermis. (Yes,some pets are allergic to their guardians!) ese tests cannotmeasure all allergens and they do not measure the cumulativeeect o multiple allergens on an individuals immune system.

Food allergy testing is oen inaccurate and inconclusive, butsurely some ingredients do cause some pets to scratch!

Snoopy is a bichon rise whose story exemplifes the importo recognizing allergy triggers and how managing allergies healthy way can lead to a long, quality lie.

Snoopy presented at three years o age or euthanasia du

severe allergies. He had worn an e-collar or most o that to prevent severe excoriation o his ace i it were removedwould rip out sections o ur and lick his paws incessantlysuered rom requent ear inections. He had been treated antibiotics, antihistamines and steroids to no avail. An allergyidentifed his sensitivity to June grass, ragweed, dust mitesdander, wheat, corn, lamb and venison. His symptoms manyear round, but worsen in July, at night, with heat and when nervous or groomed.

is curly, little white dog is now happy, comortable anyears old! He has been drug-ree or ten years. He eats a balanprey-concept raw diet that is ree o all grains and starcespecially ree o wheat and corn. Meats are rotated and ninclude lamb or venison. Omega-3 atty acids rom krill oiused intermittently as a natural anti-inammatory. He won pavement as much as possible, avoiding the grass. He sl(with cats unortunately), but on hypoallergenic sheets whichwashed requently in hot water. ere is a an over the bedwarm nights. Furnace flters are changed requently and the din the home have been proessionally cleaned. e groomer a special shampoo and never plucks his ears as this can damthe canal, increasing susceptibility to inection. During ragw

Do Mayowers causeyour dog toscratch?What causes an itch?......................................................................ByDr.Jodie



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season, Snoopy is bathed more requently with a detox soak and,i necessary, is treated orally with an herbal blend o nettle andlicorice. Once used or nervousness, a Chinese herbal called ShenCalmer is no longer needed. Snoopy never receives spot-on eaand tick preventatives.

Most importantly, Snoopy is never re-vaccinated. Vaccinemanuacturer inserts state, Vaccinate only healthy animals.A pet with chronic allergies certainly is not healthy. Also petswho are undergoing allergy treatment with steroids are immunesuppressed and cannot respond properly to vaccines. Dont over-burden a ailing immune system o an allergic pet by giving anunnecessary or perhaps detrimental vaccine. Did you know that itis legal or a veterinarian in Wisconsin to issue a rabies waiver or

an unhealthy pet?Dont expect to cure allergies. Suppressing symptoms is not

curing allergies. Eliminating triggers is not curing allergies.However, these approaches, and supporting the immune system toenable it to process allergens appropriately, can certainly decreasethe requency and severity o allergic episodes.

Strive to use treatments that do not have serious side eects.Avoid excessive antibiotics, antihistamines and steroids. Knowwhat the medication is that your pet is receiving. Google it!

Give the body the tools it needs to heal itsel. Feed resh, speciesappropriate oods. Mimic nature the best you can when makingdiet and treat choices or your pet. Did you know that it can takethree months or a ood allergen to leave the body? Rememberthat the next time the nice lady at the bank drive-up gives yourdog a biscuit flled with wheat, soy, dye and artifcial preservatives.

So, i your pet starts scratching shortly aer his spring visit tothe vet, is it due to the vaccine, the treat he was given, the spot-onpesticide, the ood component o the chewable heartworm pill, hisanxiety or the grass outside?

Dont push your pets immune tolerance over the threshold.Manage his medical care, ood and environment in a naturallysensible way so that he can handle smelling the owers!

Dr. Jodie is owner and small animal veterinary practitioner at the Animal DHolistic Veterinary Complex in Muskego. She is a 1987 graduate of the UniverWisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. Her expertise is in naturaltion, including the recommending of raw diets and in the prescription of westerChinese herbals. Dr. Jodie has traveled to China and became certied in veteracupuncture by the Chi Institute in 2008. Learn more about holistic pet healtby visiting www.AnimalDoctorMuskego.com or calling 414.422.1300.



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Question: Well, its that time o year again. Any advice on stick-ing to my New Years resolutions now that we are several monthsinto 2012?Answer: To be honest with you, I dont really like the whole resolu-tion approach at all. Wasnt it Einstein that said doing the same thingover and over again and expecting dierent results is a sure sign oinsanity? I thats true, I fnd it ironic that people set similar goals yearaer year, and yet ail to reach those goals year aer year. Its clear youwant to make some changes thats what resolutions are all about but it sounds like its your mindset that needs to change. You have to

determine how committed you are to living a liestyle o health. Aerall, it takes dedication and hard work to exercise consistently, makehealthy ood choices most o the time and get adequate sleep eachnight. And these are just some o the behaviors that defne wellness.But heres the thing when you decide that revamping your liestyleis more important than reaching some short-term goal or 2012, NewYears resolutions will become a thing o the past!

Question: Id love to run a 5K with some riends this spring, butI am not active at all right now. How should I go about training orsomething like this?Answer: is is a great question! ere are actually several planson the Internet that can take you rom the couch to the 5K coursein as little as 8-10 weeks. In act, you can even use one o theseplans i you have no intention o running a 5K, but simply wantto start incorporating ftness (running) into your liestyle. Mosto the plans start with combination walk/jog/walk session, 3 daysper week, steadily increasing the actual jog time rom just 2 or 3minutes to about 10 minutes by weeks 4 or 5. At this point, youalso start to add an extra day o training, totaling 4 sessions eachweek. As you continue to increase your jog time, you graduallyremove the walking warm-up, thereby fnishing each workout

with just a basic walking cool-down. By the time you get tweeks, you should be able to run consistently or 25-30 minwithout stopping. Not bad or a ormer couch potato, huha Google search or couch-to-5K training programs or checkwww.halhigdon.com or more inormation. Good luck!

Question: Im looking to add some serious muscle massIm curious about the engineered weight gainers out onmarket. In other words, do you think weight gainers shoulused to gain weight?

Answer: Weight gainer supplements can have a place when it coto adding muscle, but heres my general philosophy on the matter.o all, we know calories are o prime importance i gaining wis the goal. We also know that some people simply cant eat enoto gain the type o weight that theyd like to. is means that li

calories become pretty important becliquids obviously arent quite as flling as

oods. But my personal preerence would be to cmy own weight gainer smoothies with real oodsruits, yogurt, protein powders, oats, milk and things like peanut butter, rozen yogurt and a litto chocolate. en, you can combine these beverwith some hearty meals, and youll be on your waybigger you in no time. I youve ound a particular w

gainer supplement that you happen to like, and you can aord it,you can certainly go that route, too. I just happen to be a ood kind o gal, and Ive always ound my smoothies and shakes m

palatable than what is on the market. In the end, do you think is best, and dont orget to train or weightas well.

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Summer is almost here, which means lots o un in the sun,and undoubtedly along with that bare arms and legs. isyear, when you frst break out your avorite go-to summer

shorts or tank, you may fnd your poor skin in need a little post-winter rehab. is year, I encourage you to incorporate organicsugar scrub into your daily or weekly beauty regime or abulous,healthy, glowing, ready-or-summer skin.

Sometimes using soap alone to cleanse skin is not enough toremove excess oil, impurities or dead skin cells. is is where anorganic sugar scrub can be extremely benefcial. Sugar scrubs

are good or all skin types and will help to exoliate, clean skinssurace, unclog pores, turnover cells and even minimize ingrownhairs. It can also help you get THE closest leg shave that you haveever experienced leaving legs oh-so-silky smooth.

Today there is a wide variety o organic sugar scrubs on themarket, or you can make your own. While sugar scrub in generalis good or all skin types, confrm when purchasing or making anyscrub that the oil base such as rice bran, olive or grapeseed iscomplimentary to your specifc skin type. Most importantly, makesure that the sugar included is organic.

Organic sugar is not refned as heavily as conventional sugar, and asa result, may contain more o the vitamins and enzymes that existedin the natural sugar cane plant. One o the most amazing propertiesound in an organic sugar is glycolic acid. is natural alpha hydroxyacid is used in many anti-aging and beautiying skin treatments orits ability to improve the skins appearance and texture. Glycolic acidis believed to help reduce wrinkles, scarring and even hyperpigmen-tation. It also protects against toxins and helps to exoliate the skin,weakening the binding properties o lipids that hold dead skin cellstogether, exposing resh and healthy live skin cells.

When you regularly exoliate your skin with a sugar scrub, youllquickly fnd your skin becoming healthier in appearance and

unction. Aer dead skin has been exoliated, your bodys laorgan is enabled to work more eciently expelling toxinstaking in nutrients. Regular use o organic sugar scrub canhelp to combat ingrown hairs that may pop up on your armsor elsewhere on the body. By removing dead skin cells and helthe skin to become more moisturized and pliable, hairs can measily release and point back out o the skin.

For the best results, use a sugar scrub on legs while takishower. Aer rinsing the skin with a cleansing body washscrub to exoliating and condition the body. Spend a minu

two massaging the scrub on your skin, paying careul attento dry areas like elbows and knees. Rinse the scrub, and with o your dead skins cells and dirt will be removed. I shaving,shave legs as you normally would. e oil base will help to lucate the razor leaving your legs looking and eeling amazirereshed and healthy.

Try a scrub with a ragrance and herbal additions or an more enjoyable experience. At Oliv 426, our customers likbuild custom scrubs starting with an organic sugar base, and selecting their choice o oil, ragrance and herbal blend or ational skin nurturing benefts. Try ragrant essential oils suctea tree oil, known or its antiseptic properties to prevent or o ingrown hairs, or lavender oil, known to fght inammaand redness, and herbs like heather or lavender, or detoxiand balancing benefts.

And last but not least, as with any beauty regime componhave un with it! Your skin will thank you.

Get healthy,

glowing, ready-for-summer skin withorganic sugar scrub......................................................................ByCaitlinBrotz

Caitlin Brotz is owner of Oliv 426, located at 511 N. 8th St., in Downtown Shgan or online at Olivu426.com. Devoted to improving the well-being of cuers and the world around us every day, Oliv 426 believes in creating all-n

personal care products that are truly healing, non-harmful and aordable for day use. For more information about Oliv 426 or to learn more about the benall-natural personal care, contact Caitlin at [email protected] or 920.783



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healthyKIDS

My frst encounter with a homebirth mama and her5-month-old son was during an Options in Child-birth class at the Mom and Pop Place in Neenah, Wis.

Sure, Ive seen the documentaries like e Business o Being Bornand What Babies Want, so Ive gotten some pretty great images othe process. But I had yet to see theend result the relationships o theamily until now. ey were themost bewitching pair I have ever seen

and not necessarily because o physi-cal attributes, though they were quitecute. It was the love they had or eachother. I could see their connectionas clear as day. So in tune with eachother, they perormed this amazingdance o bonding, breasteeding,sleeping and playing and I observedthis in a span o only 2 hours.

is baby was so very alert andhappy, smiling at everyone in theroom individually as i to say, is is what you can have i youchoose natural childbirth. is is the reward. A baby like me whohas absolutely no doubt that he is wanted and loved and came intothis world KNOWING that.

He was born gently with love into an inviting place his ownhome. His mom held him resh without cleaning him o frst. Hewasnt whisked away or a vaccine or to get ointment smeared intohis eyes. is mother and child were allowed to do what natureintended them to do bond, oat away on the euphoria o eachothers scents, all in love and nourish one another. Nothing elsewas necessary.

Since then, Ive met sevmore homebirth mama/baby pomasa, a local natural parent

kind enough to give her comparo hospital and homebirth exences, as shes done both betwher our children. She elt that win labor in the hospital, the restions were minimal aside rombeing allowed to eat. For her, thdierence between homebirth hospital birth was more glaring baby arrived.

e restrictive part was aer Ithe baby. is was all new to me. ey kept wanting to takbaby away rom me. When my frst three were born at home,were immediately placed on my chest and got to relax or squite time. ey checked the baby out while I was cuddlingbonding. In the hospital, I got a second or a quick hug and they took her to check her vitals and everything. is reakedout and aer that I was labeled dicult because I wouldnthem take her. ey kept coming in and wanting to take hethe nursery so they could bathe her, let me get my rest and thwent on. en, beore we could leave, a pediatrician had to cher out to clear us. Because we do not vaccinate and I did not a

Do peoplereally havebabies at home?......................................................................ByAmandaHammond

This baby was so very

alert and happy, smilingat everyone in the room

individually as if to say,

This is what you can

have if you choose

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I just want to expose women to the idea thatthey have choices. Mothers know best when theyknow all their options, is my slogan aer all.

the Hep B vaccination to be given, he gave me a lecture that wouldmake even a person that had not just given birth and had crazyhormone issues cry.

When I asked omasa what shed like every mom to knowabout choosing a childbirth method, this is what she said.

I would tell a mom that she just needs to listen to her gut. Ihaving her baby in the comort o her own home eels right to herthen she should go with that. Society has many women believingthat the only sae place to have a baby is in the hospital. Grantedthey have their place, but we were giving birth long beore hospitalsever existed. When women go into a hospital to deliver without aclear birth plan they can be more easily lead down the path o whatis best or the doctor and the hospital over what is best or themom and the baby. Homebirths are totally ocused on mom andthe baby, the way it should be.

Our society has come to rely heavily on the hospital and less onthe woman who is having the baby. e act is women knowhow to give birth. It is instinctual and it is intimate. I a birth expe-

rience ends up being scary or bewildering or either mom or baby,the trauma can indeed remain. Many women choose homebirthbecause theyve had a hospital birth and elt it lacked the love andwarmth that should come with childbirth. Many women eel thereis no way they could give birth outside the sae harbor o a hospital.It is your choice to make. My intent in writing this article is notto convince every pregnant woman to have a homebirth. Instead

Many women

choose homebirth

because theyve

had a hospital birth

and felt it lacked thelove and warmth that should

come with childbirth.

Amanda Hammond is the owner of Ready or Not A Baby Planning Swhere she helps families to have healthy and informed pregnancies and b

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CONFUCIUS ONCE SAID, LIFE IS REALLY SIMPLE, BUT WE

INSIST ON MAKING IT COMPLICATED. Renee Waters, ND

whole-heartedly agrees, especially when it comes to our

health. As the Fond du Lac naturopath behind The Country

Doctor since 1984, she has spent the last 28 years endorsing

the value o natural, simple living.She preaches the importance o drinking pure water, breathing

resh air, exercise, eating an abundance o ruits and vegetables,

supplementation when necessary, detoxifcation, expressing

emotions in a supportive way, nurturing a spiritual belie system

and taking care o and pampering the body with rest and body-

work when needed. Nothing complicated there.

This, in act, is the very ramework o naturopathy healing

will occur naturally in the human body i it is given what it truly

needs, as above. The emphasis is on helping the body estab-

lish its own state o good health, over just fnding disease and

killing it. (However, this is not to the total exclusion o allopathic

treatment. That has its place.) So, instead o just suppressing a

symptom, naturopathy looks to eliminate the original cause, sothe symptom doesnt return later in a chronic orm.

As a naturopath, Waters takes seriously her duty to ollow

the basic principles o the practice: do no harm; recognize the

healing power o nature; fnd and eliminate the cause; teach

health; honor the total person; and prevent disease.

An avid ollower o sel-help guru, Louise Hay, Waters has

learned the importance o taking care o the emotional part o

the body. There is an eect on the body i you dont nurture

your emotional sel, confrms Waters. It is not healthy to bury

your emotions. Holding in anger, resentment,

past hurts and such, will ultimately result

in physical implications, she adds. This

she has learned rom personal experi-ence. Ater years o holding in nega-

tive emotions, Waters developed early

stage breast cancer, and has learned

the value o emotional release frsthand to relieve what

eating at her emotionally.

It is not surprising in todays ast-aced, stressul world

people simply do not take the time to deal with inner tur

and show themselves compassion and love. Waters draws u

both her nursing/medical background and creative, art

talent as she continues to develop oerings that will acil

peoples sel-nurturing and overall health.

Among her many services, Waters specializes in therape

bodywork, herbal medicine and emotional release work. reexology is at the heart o her practice. Starting out, this

Waters original oering; and her business slowly grew

there. Now, The Country Doctor since 1984 oers an exten

menu o services, including:

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)EFT, or tapping, is a orm o psychological acupressure. It oc

on the bodys unique energy and the circulation o that en

By smoothing out disruptions in the ow o energy in the b

clients not only enjoy more rational emotional responses

also relie rom many physical ailments, explains Waters. P

titioners work with the bodys acupoints, all 360 o them, wh

when stimulated, send messages to the brain. The emotionenergy centers are targeted.

RefexologyThis service is oered to relieve stress, stimulate deep relaxa

improve blood supply and

promote the unblock-

ing o nerve impulses

to balance the

entire body.

Joanne

Bunkelman,

o Fond du

Lac, can attestto the benefts

o reexology.

She has been

seeing Waters

or 15 years in an

attempt to better

manage her blood

sugar levels.

She admits

that she

was

Naturopath Renee Watersshares her holistic lifestylewith grateful clients

& SIMPLE LIFEThe natural

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skeptical at frst, not sure what to expect; but ater that initial

appointment, she was hooked. It really helps keep my blood

sugar under control, she says. I started on a weekly basis,

then moved to biweekly and now I go on a monthly basis or

maintenance. It makes a big dierence!

Bunkelman has avoided many o the complications that

diabetics are susceptible to. I have had no oot problems, no

immune system issues and no problems with wound healing,

she explains. It is amazing to me how Renee can sense when

something is bothering me, continues Bunkelman. I especiallyrecommend reexology to all o those ull-time working moms

out there. Its a great way or them to de-stress, release toxins

and just eel so much better!

Holistic iridologyTraditional iridology dates

back at least 3000 years and

is based on the study o theirises o the human eyes.

Waters, who is currently

studying iridology level III, under Dr. Pesek, analyzes

the color, fber structures and other eatures o the

irises, which reect the clients genetic makeup and the

strengths and weaknesses o their physical body. While

it is not used or diagnosis o diseases, it can be used as an

assessment or conditions and levels o health. This system

is used to evaluate genetically inherited physical, emotional

and mental predispositions that can be in a persons conscious

awareness or subconscious, explains Waters.

Meddi cupping, vacuum therapiesThis therapy utilizes glass or plastic cups and a vacuum pistol,

bulb or machine to create suction on the body surace. Dier-

ent techniques are utilized to acilitate joint mobilization

and sot tissue release. Created suction can reach deep into

the sot tissue or can work superfcially to pull inammation

and toxins toward the surace so that the skin and lymphatic

system can readily eliminate them. Many clients fnd it bene-

fcial or lower back issues, adhesions, scar tissue and cellu-

lite, according to Waters.

Healing massage & onsite corporate massaAs a state-certifed massage therapist, Waters oers 60-

90-minute Swedish healing and ultimate healing massage,

special packages available. She also goes on location or co

rate chair and table massage. The popular chair massag

approximately 15 minutes in length, and targets the neck, sh

ders, back, arms and hands. Waters oers corporate service

a one-time event or or ongoing weekly or monthly visits.

House callsWaters also travels to the homes o the aging and disabled pop

tion. There is a huge need or this as our population ages,

Constance Row, executive director o the Maryland-based Am

can Academy o Home Care Physicians. Waters is happy to m

house calls or those who are not able to come to her, espec

i it will help those individuals saely stay in their homes long

Ladies night out pampering, wedding& spa partiesIn this popular service, Waters teaches men and women a

organic and natural skin care products, how to use them

how to take care o their skin rom the inside out. Clients e

neck and shoulder rubs, oot detox baths, anti-aging seand body butter application, and Dead Sea

scrubs. Door prizes, detox

and beverages are provided.

Sel discovery spa &detoxication dayWaters brings her naturop

knowledge together with

therapeutic and artistic abi

in this special timeout or

individuals. Clients are oer

variety o modalities to help t

discover, balance and strengthe mind, body, spirit con

tion: healing meditation, intu

design, creative writing, color therapy, herbal medi

emotional release work and various wellness ideas.

Waters also oers nutritional health workups or people

want to take charge o their health using natural altern

and complementary medicine. During the two and one hal h

visit, she takes a pH o your urine and saliva, checks your vita

points, perorms an iris analysis, takes a complete medical his

educates on detoxifcation and diet inormation, and provid

program that is tailored to your specifc needs.

Throughout Waters 28 years o experience in natural he

she has accumulated many recipes and innovative ideas tothe body heal and maintain homeostasis. She is also a Nat

Sunshine manager and sells herbs to help her clients ach

optimal health. Waters is happy to speak or teach at worksh

or your organization or retreats.

The natural health feld is really so simple; it doesnt h

to be hard or complicated, according to Waters. I encou

people to give the natural, simple lie a try. I am happy to

anyone on their journey, she adds. Contact Waters to l

more about her inspiring lie.

The Country Doctor since 1984

920.922.8950countrydoctordetox@gmail.comwww.countrydoctordetox.com


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Some people believe you are what you eat. At GrowingPower, we take it a step arther; we believe what you eat,to a certain degree, represents who you are. O course,

this stands truest or those o us who have the privilege o choicewhen determining our meals. ere are, unortunately, count-less people and amilies who would like to eat better, but do nothave the access or the resources to aord some o the healthier,locally produced ood. Nonetheless, these amilies and individualsliving in ood desert neighborhoods, unwillingly represent thetype o ood that is most consumed in their locales ast oodand highly processed convenient store snacks high in sugars andats. Countless research and assessments have revealed that peopleliving in ood desert neighborhoods suer a higher risk o poorhealth outcomes. For children especially, who have little controlover their meals, this is devastating and a hard reality to swallow.

At Growing Power, we are purposeully trying to shi the para-digm in which ood is grown, distributed and consumed in the

city. We have taken great care in our sustainable agricultural prac-tices, rom the seed we plant to the compost nurturing the plantsgrowth, to our distribution system that strives to provide whole-some, aordable and locally grown ood to people in all commu-nities. Ultimately, we strive to transorm the community oodsystem in Milwaukee to be able to supply at least 10% o the oodconsumed by Milwaukee residents with locally grown produce.at would be a ten-old increase rom the current less than 1%sourced rom local producers. With over 200 acres in produc-tion throughout Metro-Milwaukee, Growing Power is well on itsway to achieving this goal. In act, we have already served over40,000 Milwaukee Public School students a locally grown snackrom Growing Powers greenhouses. And, this spring we haveprepared over 500,000 transplants to be planted in our felds; andour construction team is building greenhouses every day so we areable to provide healthy ood year-round to the entire community.

Our sustainable ood production is impacting people every-where. We are creating jobs, greening the city, and ocusing ourood distribution eorts to give people in all communities accessto healthy, locally grown, resh and aordable ood. Our oodproduction system keeps local dollars in the community. Tradi-tionally, when we thinkyou are what you eatwe imagine only

the positive health outcomes o eating resh ruits, vegetableswholesome meals. When you eat ood grown by Growing Poyou are not just eating an organic, resh, leay specialty greealthough that in itsel is enticing rather, you are eating jussustainability, resourceulness, community and local econoempowerment. When you eat ood grown by Growing Powerare not just eeding your tummy,you are feeding your soul.

You can help Growing Power help others while you help ysel! Eat our delicious, locally grown resh ood. We make it aable year-round. You can fnd a list o stores, restaurants and stands that carry our product on our Web site (www.growpower.org). You can also stop in at our Community Food Ceto buy directly rom our store, or participate in one o our tings and learn how to grow it yoursel. We also oer garden inlations through our 20,000 Backyard Gardens initiative.

Want to learn more about our programs? Visit www.growpower.org for more information. Growing Power also welc

you to visit our urban farm daily at 1:00 p.m. for an hour-anhalf long educational tour of the facility for only $10/person. 414.527.1546 to schedule your tour, or drop in at 5500 W. SSpring Drive, Milwaukee, WI 53218.

whatsGROWINGon?

Feel good about

eating good....................................................................ByWillAllen

Will Allen, son of a sharecropper, former professional basketball pex-corporate sales leader and longtime farmer, is recognized as athe preeminent thinkers of our time on agriculture and food pe founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc., a farm and comm

food center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Allen is widely considerleading authority in the expanding eld of urban agriculture. At Growing Powin community food projects across the nation and around the world, Allen prothe belief that all people, regardless of their economic circumstances, should haveto fresh, safe, aordable and nutritious foods at all times. Using methods he hasoped over a lifetime, Allen trains community members to become community fa

assuring them a secure source of good food without regard to political or ecoforces. In 2008, Mr. Allen received the prestigious MacArthur Genius grant feorts to promote urban sustainable food systems. Later, in 2010, Mr. Allen First Lady Michelle Obama as she launched the White Houses Lets Move camto address issues aecting American youth and the risk of obesity. In 2010 Allealso recognized as one of TIME magazines 100 Most Inuential People in the WSince then, Mr. Allen has received numerous awards and recognitions, includi

James Beard Award in 2011, the NCAA eodore Roosevelt Award (2012) andrecently the NEA Security Benet Corporation Award for Outstanding ServPublic Education award in 2012 for his work with children, teachers and schoo

May 10th, Will Allens Good Food Revolution book will be released. Leana NakGrowing Power Development Manager, co-authored this article.



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intuitiveINSIGHTS

Everything in the universe contains energy, yet energy issomething many of us dont understand. Every monthTina Bensman, a practicing clairvoyant and energy healer,is here to answer any questions you have about yourenergy system. Topics may include energy anatomy, dreamanalysis, chakra balancing, manifestation, life patterns,etc. e ideas written here do not replace medical atten-

tion. Always listen to your body, mind and intuition whenreceiving advice of any kind.

Dear Tina,

I have been ascinated with past lives since I went through a pastlie regression to understand unexplainable anxiety. I am curious.Do we have similar personalities in other lives? Is there anythingthat is the same about me lie aer lie?

Lifetimes of Old

Dear Lifetimes of Old,

Absolutely! Lets backtrack a little to understand energy and thesoul a bit better.

Pure spirit is oneness, the essence o love and instant commu-nication. As amazing as this is, spirit is limited when it comes togrowth and evolution. Why change i everything is grand? In orderto shi, our spirit acquired a soul set with a variety o intuitive gisuniquely placed to ulfll a purpose a spiritual vision. A soul cantravel and experience joys and traumas in order to learn and love.Each lesson helps shi the greater spirit toward a new stage.

Each time a soul travels, it experiences what we call a lietime. Inthe souls eyes, a lietime eels like a dream. When the soul sleeps

it experiences a lie. Sometimes the lives are similar, sometthey are completely dierent. Just like dreams, each lietimemessage. When the soul wakes up it may interpret the lietisymbolism in order to continue evolving just like we would inpret a dream to learn.

Going back to your question, there may be many parts othat are similar in each lietime, just like in a dream. Our travels with the same clique called a soul amily. Members oamily will experience lietimes together over and over againyou may eel like you know someone that youve never met. also may deal with similar issues in many lietimes, but the thing that absolutely remains constant is your intuitive gis. come directly rom your spirit and you always use those giulfll your spirit, soul and each particular lie purpose.

A monthlyadvicecolumn foryour energysystem............................................................

Tina, a Madison-based intuitive counselor and energy healer, is a lifelong stof the paranormal. She had her rst clairvoyant vision at a young age and cues to see and hear energy. Tina is trained in clairvoyant reading and modalities of energy healing, but through professional training she was d

pointed in the methods many schools used to devalue everyones naturaTina started e Chakra House to teach how natural and easy it is to workenergy. She believes that everyone has natural psychic gis and can accessabilities if they realized their potential.



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What is all the buzz about tapping? Let me tell you! Itis all about Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT.Its origins lie in ancient Chinese medicine rom 5000

years ago and the development o acupuncture, a healing tech-nique that uses needles on areas on the energy meridians or thepath through which the lie-energy o our bodies ows. Acupunc-ture was not developed to treat emotional problems, but physi-

cal ones. EFT has also been named emotional acupuncture, ocourse, using a tapping technique instead o needles. It was devel-oped to heal emotional problems.

What practitioners o EFT have ound is that the emotionaland energetic releases brought about by EFT requently resultin proound physical healings. e Discovery Statement o EFTis that the cause o all negative emotions is a disruption in thebodys energy system. ere has been a great deal o medicalresearch done showing that stress causes chemical changes in thebrain, and these changes inuence the state o our physical well-being, as do unresolved emotional issues. More and more researchon EFT has shown its positive ecacy on emotional issues.

EFTs history is also based on Applied Kinesiology (which usesmuscle testing to determine the appropriateness o any orm otreatment), developed by Dr. George Goodheart. In the early1960s, he substituted simple manual pressure, or tapping, orneedles on acupuncture points and ound that he could obtain thesame benefcial results.

In the early 1970s, Dr. John Diamond, a psychiatrist, took Dr.Goodhearts work a step urther by developing Behavioral Kinesiol-ogy, which adds stating or thinking an armation (a positive state-ment) while at the same time manipulating acupuncture points.

In the early 1980s, Dr. Roger Callahan, who specialized in anand phobias, put tapping and ocusing on the problem hetrying to help his patients resolve together and that this technwould remove or lessen the ear causing the problem. His suwas so great that he started to use this technique on other emotissues. During his experimentations he ound that he used spesequences o acupoints or dierent emotional issues. He woul

Applied Kinesiology to determine the sequence needed on an vidualistic basis or each o his patients. He called these sequealgorithms. His method o treatment was known as e Chan Techniques and later named ought Field erapy, or another orm o tapping technique other than EFT.

In the later 1980s, Dr. Patricia Carrington, psychologist, and Craig, an engineer and personal perormance coach who stuunder Dr. Callahan tested Dr. Callahans techniques and ounda single algorithm method could be just as eective as the melaborate procedures o TFT. is single algorithm method ibasis o EFT and can be used or a myriad o problems ranging pain relie, anger, addictions, weight loss, anxiety, trauma, depsion, ears and phobias, allergies, respiratory problems, blood psure, school, sports and sexual perormance issues, serious dis(rom migraines to cancer), relationship issues, womens, menschildrens issues, to name a ew. In other words, or almost evthing. Gary Craig gave this method the name EFT. Dr. Carrinnamed her technique Acutap, but aer studying EFT she startonly use this method. In 2000, Dr. Carrington developed theChoices Method, which changes the process o EFT by adding

vidualized armations instead o the ones commonly used in Craigs method.

Emotional

FreedomTechnique(EFT)......................................................ByAlexandriaS.Binkowski,MH,ND,MS



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Aloe is a succulent plant o the lily amily (Liliaceae) thatis indigenous to East and South Arica. It has been intro-duced across the warmer parts o the world and grows

readily in the southern part o the U.S. ere are quite a ew vari-eties each oering varying amounts o active compounds.

e variety Aloe Vera has been used or ages or its manyhealing properties. Having an aloe houseplant on hand is a mustas herbal frst aid. e best juices come rom plants that are threeyears or older.

e most common use or aloe vera, besides soothing burns, isor healing and soothing inamed tissues, especially in the gastro-intestinal tract. e eects on the gastro-intestinal tract range rom soothingstomach irritation, removing toxinsrom the colon, stimulating bile secre-tion and peristalsis, and reducing

bowel transit time. Because o theseeects on the gastrointestinal tract, aloeis recommended or many complaintsrom stomach to colon irritations.

Aloe vera helps improve allergy symp-toms by enhancing the removal o aller-gens and toxins rom the body. Aloe verastimulates cell regeneration and has beenused to heal and mend tissues aer radiation.Aloe can also be used as a natural underarmdeodorant, or it can be applied to an incision toprevent scar tissue rom orming.

Aloe excels in healing many skin and mucousmembrane ailments. A database o studies collectedat GreenMedIno.com includes benefts or IBS, burns,ulcerative colitis, psoriasis, oral lichen planus andmuch more.

e aloe lea can be broken open and the juice useddirectly. I the juice is bottled, it must be preserved tostay resh. e capsules o dehydrated aloe are handyto have in a frst aid kit. e opened capsules can bemixed with water orming a paste to use topically or

sunburn. Or the capsule

be taken internally to sothe stomach or absorb to

rom the bowel. e powdaloe has more o a laxative e

whereas the juice unctions mas a yin tonic.It is rare, but some people

have an allergy to aloe vera, so aa small amount to the undebeore using. Pregnant women shavoid taking aloe internally.

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Aloe.......................ByCherylHosmer

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health professional and certied biofeespecialist , is the owner of Simply Herbs: Natureto Health & Happiness. She oers whole health a

sis, quantum biofeedback, herbs and supplements, essoils, ear candling and aqua chi detox foot bath. For

information, please visit her Web site, www.simplyheror call her at 920.757.6440.

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Well, its that time o year again when the eas and ticks arestarting to come alive and send

everyone running to their vets with worryabout heartworm and ea inestation;not to mention Lyme disease. With goodreason! It can be a very serious situation tohave your pet get any o these parasites.

e almighty ea can not only be a realproblem or your dog or cat, but it can alsotake what seems like orever to get rid o including all the work to get them out othe house and bedding. Even with bombing

and a good ea comb, it can take weeks.Lyme disease can be a very painul inam-matory disease and, o course, the mosquitocan do a lot o damage carrying heartworm.

ere are drugs that can be given, andusually are supplied by your local vet, orsuch things as eas and ticks. Heartgardand Frontline would usually be the twosuggested. Some vets recommend they begiven 12 months a year. But, what many vetswont tell you is how many dogs outright dierom applications o Frontline and that theside eects rom Heartgard can be awul.

e main ingredient ound in Heartgard iscalled Ivermectin. Ivermectin is a prescribedmedication that is oen used to treat para-sites in dogs. It has also been used to treatear mites and as a heartworm preventive indogs. Ivermectin can cause allergic reactionsin some dogs. Symptoms can be wheez-ing, dicult breathing and swelling o lips,eyes and tongue. Symptoms o toxicity can

be vomiting, tremors, weakness, blindness,dilated pupils and lack o appetite. Other sideeects while taking the medication can bedizziness, ever, joint pain, rashes and more.Using ea control products at the same timemay even increase side eects.

e good news is, there are a ew wonderulproducts that can be used that are totally saeand will repel eas, ticks, ies and mosqui-toes. Neem sprays are o a natural nature, aretotally harmless and repel the worst o theinsects. Neem sprays can be sprayed on romweekly to about every two weeks to be sae. I

you are in an area that may be more inethey are sae to use more oen. Sae enoto use on yoursel! Please consider ua saer product that can be used as oeneeded with no side eects at all. Have aand pest-ree summer.

Vicki Rabe Harrison owns and operates VictPet Nutrition Center & Boutique, 14 N. MaFond du Lac. For ten years, she has been oewide selection of natural health supplements, n

foods, treats and supplies that pamper petimprove quality of life. For more informationVictoriasAllNaturalPetHealth.com.

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healthyEATING

Calories 126

Total Fat 4g

Total Carbohydrates

Protein 5g

Nutrition Facts (per serving):Prep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 15 minutesServes 12

BerryGoodMufns

Directions:

1.Preheatovento400degrees.

2.Spraymunpanwithnonstickcookingspray.

3.Creambutterwithsugars.

4.Stirineggwhites,Greekyogurtandvanilla.

5.Combineour,bakingpowderandsaltinaseparatebowl.

6.Addourmixturetocreamedmixtureandstirtocombine.

7.Foldinblueberries.

8.Pourbatterevenlyinto12muncups.

9.Bakefor15minutes,oruntilgolden.

Ingredients:

Nonstickcookingspray

sticksoenedbutter

c.naturalsugar

c.naturalbrownsugar

c.100%eggwhites

c.Chobani0%nonfatGreekyogurt

1t.vanilla

1c.wholewheatpastryour

1T.bakingpowder

t.salt

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e basic recipe or EFT is: e Setup; e Sequence; 9 GamutProcedure; e Sequence (again); e Reminder Phrase; andAdjustments or Subsequent Rounds. Your energy system is a seto subtle electrical circuits and is subject to a orm o electricalintererence that can block the balancing eect o the tapping. Inthe Setup Phase, the blockage (called Psychological Reversal) mustbe removed or the rest o the technique to work. A neutralizingarmation is repeated three times while you rub your Sore Spotor tap on your Karate Chop point.

e Sequence is the exact order o where to tap on the end pointso the major energy meridians in the body and the method bywhich the energy block in the energy system is balanced out. Youtap with your fngertips o the index and middle fnger; tappingabout seven times on each point while repeating a reminderphrase. e points are the eyebrow, side o eye, under eye, undernose, chin, collarbone, under arm, below nipple, side o thumb,index fnger, middle fnger, baby fnger and karate chop. You alsorepeat your armation while tapping.

e 9 Gamut Procedure fne tunes the brain by using eye move-ments, counting and humming to stimulate the brain. rough

connecting nerves, certain parts o the brain are stimulated withthe eye movements. e creative side o the brain, the right side,is engaged when you hum, and the digital side o the brain, thele, is engaged when you count. Aer the 9 Gamut Procedure, yourepeat the sequence again.

e Reminder Phase is simply a word or short phrase thatdescribes the problem and is repeated out loud each time you tapone o the points in the Sequence. Subsequent Round Adjustmentsare done when only partial relie is achieved.

e technique o EFT seems to be very simple and can be usedby lay people and proessionals with their clients, but it is not to betaken lightly. Our emotions and particular problems have layersto them and each layer must be dealt with to resolve the problem.EFT can do this but it should only be done with someone that istrained and skillul. ere are not many side eects as this tech-nique is not invasive and Gary Craig reported that at one timewith over 100,000 people using the technique that under 1% hadcomplaints. ese were in the orm o eeling nauseous, eelingworse, crying or other orms o distress due to bringing up memo-ries that have been repressed. Some people can have these results

just thinking about their problem or reliving a trauma or stressulmemory so it is uncertain i EFT was the cause o the complaints.

I EFT is a technique that you want to use by yoursel, then gettraining. It is not advisable to go on the computer, get the stepsand do it. As a holistic psychotherapist, energy therapist and EFT

practitioner that studied under Gary Craig, I have seen situationswhere only a proessional who is trained in their feld and EFT willknow how to handle a person i they have abreactions due totheir serious illness or problem. e best policy to take is, Dontgo where you dont belong. Use common sense and do not try toalleviate ailments that are beyond your capacity or training.

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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) rom pg. 23

Alexandria S. Binkowski, MH, ND, MS is a holistic psychotherapist, nurse,master herbalist, energy therapist, mediator and naturopath. She owns Life ForceWellness Center, LLC. Visit www.lifeforcewc.com, e-mail her at [email protected] or call 920.217.1769.



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D

ermatology Associates o Wisconsin is a comprehen-sive dedicated skin disease practice oering services or

patients o all ages, in convenient oces throughout thestate o Wisconsin.

Having numerous oce locations has two benefts or ourpatients, says board-certifed dermatologist, president andounder Dr. Kenneth Katz.

First, when a patient has an acute problem such as a bad rash,hives, boils or shingles, we are actually able to see that patient thesame day or the next day. We take a thorough, aggressive approachto treatment so we can bring relie as quickly as possible.

Second, this proximity and convenience approach to prac-tice location means most patients dont have to drive more than 20minutes to receive the most comprehensive array o services available.

High-quality care is only good i a patient can get to it, Dr. Katzpoints out. Our approach means patients can usually schedule non-urgent appointments in less than a week, and be seen promptly whenthey arrive or consultations and treatment.

In this practice, emphasizes Dr. Katz, both expertise andpersonality are important: Patients may not remember where adoctor was trained, but they will remember a doctor who treatsthem kindly. ats why we recruit our board-certifed dermatolo-gists rom all across the country, seeking excellent credentials andcompassionate, riendly people skills.

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Mohs Micrographic Skin Cancer SurgeryHIGHEST CURE RATE FOR SKIN CANCER; BEST COSMETIC RESULTS

Dermatology Associates o Wisconsin has the states largest teamo doctors who are ellowship-trained in Mohs Micrographic SkinCancer Surgery. ese doctors trained at some o the most presti-gious centers in the country.

In 2011 alone, they perormed over 6,700 o these highly special-ized procedures, placing them among the most experienced, as well.

During Mohs surgery, we remove the cancer and then processthe tissue so we can examine the surgical margin, explains Dr. Katz.Once all the cancer cells have been removed, we perorm reconstruc-tive surgery to restore the cosmetic appearance. All thats needed at

that point is time or the patient to heal.Developed by Dr. Frederic E. Mohs at the University o Wisco

this microscopically controlled surgery results in a cure rate a99%, compared with 85% to 92% or traditional skin cancer surg

MissionDermatology Associates o Wisconsin improves the commties they serve by decreasing the severity o skin disease thropublic awareness initiatives, personalized treatment plans,eective collaboration with our partners in medicine. We protimely access to highly qualifed and caring sta that uses theand most appropriate technologies in dermatology.

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Tuesday, May 22 6-8 p.m.5 Keys to Building aThriving Holistic Practice

Want to build a thriving Holistic Practice? Shelley Riutta, MSE, LPC founder and presidthe Global Association of Holistic Psychotheas she shares her top tips for building or exping your Holistic Practice. Location: 414 DOnDr. #220, Madison, WI 53719. Investmentper person; bring a friend and cost is $1person. Pre-registration required. To registto www.thegahp.com and click on UpcoEvents or call 877.346.1167.

Friday, May 18 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m.Milwaukee Go Red For Women Lunch

Heart disease is still the No. 1 killer of womening the life of 1 in 3 women each year. On avenearly 20 women die from heart disease and sin Wisconsin each day. But it can be prevente

Sisters. Girlfriends. Colleagues. You share ething from recipes and work/life tips to deeemotional moments with the women in youMake sure you share how much you want to live by passing on some lifesaving knowle

Agenda - 10:00 a.m.: registration, health scings, educational health exhibits and the sonality silent auction; 12:00 p.m.: heart helunch & program.

Keynote Speaker Kristin Steede, Wisconsitive, competed on The Biggest Loser witmom, Cathy, as part of the shows couplesson, and was the rst woman ever to losepounds during training ultimately losingpounds. Kristin will share her incredible storyABCs of selshness and why she chooses tRed For Women.

Join us and learn how you can Make It YMission to help stop this No. 1 killer. RegistrFee: Please call 414.227.1412 for sponsor otunities or tickets.

communityCALENDARDates vary, see descriptionGrowing Your Community Food Systemfrom the Ground Up 2012 WorkshopSeries presented by Growing Power

This intensive, hands-on, training workshop of-fers diverse groups the opportunity to learn, plan,develop, operate and sustain community foodprojects. Project participants leave the workshopwith improved skills that they can take back into

their communities and pass on to others. Theseworkshops are for both rural and urban projects.

We encourage you to bring several members ofyour group or operation to these workshops if youare interested in multiple topics; this is especiallyhelpful if you are a member of a training or out-reach organization.

These workshops put organizations, projects andfood producers in touch with each other to helpto build collaborations and long-term, sustainablepartnerships.

Please come prepared to get your hands dirty!Leave your dress shoes at home and wear yourfarmer duds.

2012 Workshop Schedule: Please inquire aboutFridays special programs! Saturday and Sundays:May 19-20 and June 9-10.

WorkshopTopics: Aquaculture/Aquaponics Bee Keeping Community Project Design Living Biological Growing Systems Composting Vermiculture Hoop House Construction Year-Round Production and Marketing Workshop Mycoscaping Renewable Energy Solar Power

E-mail to nd out when other specialty workshopswill be offered on Fridays. (May)

Other workshops may include: dismantling rac-ism and multicultural alliance building, recordkeeping/accounting/human resources and legalrisk management, youth programs, soap makingand cheese making.

Registration: Please register online at www.growingpower.org/workshops.htm

Payment: The fee is payable when you registeronline or upon arrival.

Meals: Meals are a very important aspect of thetwo days. Sustainable, small family farmers andour wholesale distribution partners produce thefood. Vegetarian dishes served, vegan or specialdietary needs can be accommodated. Please letus know if you have special dietary requirementswhen registering.

Workshops are held at Growing Powers Com-munity Food Center, 5500 West Silver SpringDrive, Milwaukee, 414.527.1546. For more infor-mation e-mail: [email protected] or [email protected].

Saturday, May 5 Registration at 8 a.m.,Walk Begins at 10 a.m.Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

Each step youll take is personal. And each dollaryou raise will help save lives. How far will you goto end breast cancer forever?

Your reasons for supporting Making StridesAgainst Breast Cancer are as unique and special asthe story that motivates you. This is your opportu-nity to not only honor breast cancer survivors andremember people we have lost, but also to raisefunds and awareness to help save lives and create aworld with less breast cancer and more birthdays!

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ANIMAL RESCUE

Wisconsin Adopt A Golden Retriever12605 W. North Ave., #285, Brookeld414.517.7725www.waagr.org

Wisconsin Adopt A Golden Re-triever (WAAGR) is an all-volun-teer rescue based in southeasternWisconsin, and also serves theMadison, and Fox Cities/Green

Bay areas. Our mission is to provide bright, newbeginnings to displaced Golden Retrievers. Wealso help Golden mixes. If you would like to be-come a member or volunteer, contact us today!

DERMATOLOGY

Dermatology Associates of Wisconsin, S.C.Locations in Grafton, Kenosha,Port Washington, Racine & Wauwatosawww.dermwisconsin.com

Dermatology Associates ofWisconsin, S.C. is an inde-pendent dermatology prac-tice priding itself on the use

of the latest technology and treatment protocolsfor optimal surgical and treatment outcomes fordiseases of the skin, hair, and nails. We also offer

state of the art Mohs micrographic surgery for thetreatment of skin cancer. Trust your skin care tothe leader in dermatology. Call today to schedulean appointment.

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS

Assurance Blood Health Support800.414.8624www.santalsolutions.com

Dr. Arun Chatterji hascreated a dietary sup-plement to be used as

part of your diet to help maintain blood sugar andcholesterol levels already within the normal range.

The product, Assurance Blood Health Sup-port requires only one third the normal dosagecompared to other brands on the market, due toits unique less is more property. Recent cellularresearch at Kings College London has shown As-surance Blood Health Support to be up to400% more active than leading Gymnema sylves-tre-based products.

EDUCATION

Blue Sky School of Professional Massageand Therapeutic Bodywork350 Double Tree Ln., Grafton262.376.9500www.BlueSkyMassage.com

Blue Sky strives to inspire and chal-lenge our students as they becomeprofessional massage therapists. We

integrate community outreach, holistic practicesand wellness into our massage therapy program.We have full- and part-time options. Financial aidavailable for those who qualify. Open houses yearround! Touch the lives of others and become amassage therapist! Call today!

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

MEE Material Handling, LLC4 locations in WisconsinToll Free: 1.800.242.5452www.meelift.com

MEE Material Handling isyour source for lifting,shifting or maneuvering

anything. MEE is a major supplier of electric vehi-cles for commercial and residential purposes, in-cluding Columbia ParCar and Star EV brands. MEE

recently participated in the inaugural Rock theGreen Music Festival, a Milwaukee festival that seta new benchmark for near-zero waste for a festi-val. For information about electric vehicles [email protected].

FAIR TRADE

Global Hands: A Fair Trade Shop270 Broad St., Lake Genevawww.globalhandsfairtrade.com

Global Hands is a fairtrade store offering gifts,clothing, jewelry, homefurnishings, coffee, tea

and chocolate. Our inventory is unique and, bestof all, every purchase you make contributes to alife of hope for the artists, farmers and familieswho create them. Each item is lovingly hand-craft-ed by artisans in over 35 developing nations inAsia, Africa and the Americas. Each item is madefrom natural materials, reecting the country inwhich it was made.

HEALTH COACHING/WELLNESS CONSULTANT

Wellness OnlineKathy Larson, CWC, CPTHealth Coach & ConsultantOconomowoc 262.443.4271www.WellnessOnline.com

Whether you are aployer or individualing to learn more a

how wellness coaching works, Wellness Ooffers different modalities that will work foface-to-face, telephonic and/or Internet.coaches are hired by individuals, as well aployers and health insurers. We can reducecompanys overall health costs and improveployee absenteeism and productivity, as whelp individuals improve their overall healthness levels and reduce health risk factors hing your daily life. Offering wellness coathrough seminars, individualized & group etion, corporate programs and more!

HOLISTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

Life Force Wellness CenterAlexandria S. Binkowski, MH, ND, MS404 N. Main St., Suite 106, Oshkosh920.217.1769 [email protected]

Are you feeling stressed over wonances or a relationship? Are yoactor, athlete, artist or musicianhas lost their groove and want gain it plus go beyond to your futential? If so, contact me for an

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MASSAGE THERAPY

Blue Sky School of Professional Massageand Therapeutic Bodywork350 Double Tree Ln., Grafton262.376.9500www.BlueSkyMassage.com

Blue Skys massage clinic is a teach-ing facility. Massages are performed

by students who have not yet grad-uated but have completed the educational re-quirements to enter student clinic. A great oppor-tunity for our students to complete state requiredmassage hours while offering professional qualitymassages at a discount to the public! Make anappointment today!

NATURAL BEAUTY

Oliv 426511 N. 8th St., Sheboygan920.783.0809www.olivu426.com

Beauty from earth to body. Oliv426 features the freshest ingredi-ents from around the world. Ol-ivs all natural beauty line offers

personalized customization to achieve desired re-sults. Featuring anti-aging serums, lotions, mas-sage oils, body mists, salt and sugar scrubs, lipbalms, eye shadows, an all natural baby care lineand much more. Olivs products offer world classpersonal care. Visit Oliv and get creative design-ing your own personalized products or shop on-line at www.olivu426.com.

PET HEALTH

Victorias Pet Nutrition Centerand Boutique14 N. Main St., Fond du Lac920.923.1991www.allnaturalpethealth.com

We carry all-natural pethealth products for yourdogs and cats including

natural treats, herbs and supplements used forhealth problems such as canine and feline liver andkidney disease, pet allergies, cancer in dogs and cats,arthritis, dental, ear problems and diabetes. We alsocarry pet gifts including dog and cat socks, breed-specic pillows, videos and Dog- and Cat-opoly.

URBAN AGRICULTURE

Growing Power, Inc.5500 W. Silver Spring Dr., Milwaukee414.527.1546www.growingpower.org

Growing Power transforms commu-nities by supporting people from di-verse backgrounds and the environ-

ments in which they live through thedevelopment of Community Food Systems. Thesesystems provide high-quality, safe, healthy, afford-able food for all residents in the community. Grow-ing Power develops Community Food Centers, as akey component of Community Food Systems,through training, active demonstration, outreachand technical assistance. Our goal is simple: to growfood, to grow minds and to grow community.

VETERINARY SERVICES

Animal Doctor, Inc.S73 W16790 Janesville Rd., Muskego414.422.1300

www.AnimalDoctorMuskego.com

Animal Doctor Holistic Veteri-nary Complex is staffed by petlovers who are highly skilled in

delivering unique health care to patients whoseguardians appreciate the importance of address-ing the mind, body and spirit in the quest for qual-ity and longevity of life. Our mission promotes theprevention and treatment of disease through inte-grated conventional and natural means for petsand their people, inuencing a pets entire beingin a complete and positive manner. Experienceddoctors utilize natural nutrition, titre testing, west-ern and Chinese herbals, essential oils, acupunc-ture or veterinary spinal manipulative

therapy(chiro) to address individual patient needs.Please see ad on page 13.

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Hawks Nursery ..............................................................27

Integrative Dental Solutions ..........................................5

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