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newsbriefsNative Sounds at Raccoon Mountain October 3Native Sounds at Rac-

coon Mountain, a special community event showcasing several well-known Native American performers from the South-east, will be held October 3 from 10 a.m. to dusk at Raccoon Mountain Caverns grounds, located at exit 174 (Lookout Valley) off of I-24 north near Chattanooga. “Raccoon Mountain Caverns is rich in Native American history of the people who lived here hundreds of years ago,” says Tammera Hicks, CEO and director of Native American Services of Tennessee, which is hosting the event. Performers will share their Native American culture through their music, including the sounds of the Native flute and drums. Singers, guitarists and musical groups will be there as well. Those slated to perform include Gareth Laffely, Keith Davis, Daniel BiGay, Ja-mie Russell, Flute Holland and Gaby Nagel. Visitors will be able to purchase music and handmade items from various booths. Native Sounds at Raccoon Mountain helps support the building of the Cherokee Heritage Museum and Cultural Center at the entrance to Raccoon Mountain Caverns. “The museum will be the only one of its kind in the Southeast using living art exhibits,” Hicks says. “It will house meeting rooms and a special hall for lectures and guest speakers.”

Admission to the event is $10 per person. Parking is on site, with overflow parking at the Cherokee Museum site. Visitors are encouraged to bring chairs and blankets; no alcohol, drugs or firearms are allowed. For more information about this event, contact Tammera Hicks at 423-240-7270, visit NAServices.org, or like Native American Services of TN on Facebook.

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Unity World Day of Prayer September 10On September 10, Unity Transfor-

mation and Shanti Yoga Haven will join together at 12 Forest Court in Knoxville for the World Day of Prayer. “World Day of Prayer gives us an opportunity to come together in celebration of our oneness with God, each other and our world,” says Unity minister Lora Beth Gilbreath. “Through prayer we foster peace and wholeness in our community and in our individual lives.” At 7 p.m., Gilbreath will lead a World Day of Prayer service, during which individuals may bring a list of people (first names only) or situations that they wish to be held in prayer. The Knoxville musical duo Fletcher Michele—Michele Williams and Will Fletcher—will provide music. Partici-pants are invited to stay afterwards for refreshments and fellowship. Unity Transformation with Unity Churches worldwide will join Silent Unity—an international, 24/7 prayer ministry open to people of all faiths—for the 22nd annual Unity World Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “Pray Up Your Life, Pray Up the World,” and this year’s affirmation is “As I pray, I connect my highest thoughts with my deepest faith.”

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“Shift into Positive” Workshop at CFPBeginning September 22, the Center for Peace—

a holistic, nondenominational spiritual center located in Seymour, Tennessee—is hosting a new workshop series, “Shift into Positive,” led by Sandy Palmer. This will be the first of six monthly work-shops, always held on a Sunday from 1 to 3:15 p.m. They’re intended to help participants learn to make their world a better place, Palmer says. Positivity is a habit that must be developed, she explains. “Many of us are used to being negative

and do not even realize it,” she says. “Media frequently focuses on the negative because it sells. When you put words and thoughts in a positive framework, you begin to focus on what you want in your life instead of what you don’t want.” The workshop will incorporate drumming, meditation, deep breathing and other activi-ties to facilitate the necessary inner journey, she says. Some of the topics to be cov-ered are the brain, positive thinking, and being in the here and now. Participants can attend any or all of the six workshops. Palmer, who has a master’s degree in early childhood education, says she real-ized that the same principles she’s used with children also apply to adults to help them become happier and more focused. Palmer also teaches yoga in Seymour.

The Center for Peace is located at 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., about 45 minutes from downtown Knoxville. For more information, call 865-428-3070 or visit CenterForPeace.us. See ad, page 23.

“Living in Authenticity” Retreat September 25-27Joe Hudson will be travelling from California to present

a “Living in Authenticity” retreat at Well Being Con-ference Center in Tazewell, Tennessee, the weekend of September 25-27. “Joe’s work is all about understanding ourselves and encouraging our authentic expression,” says Patty Bot-tari, who co-manages the conference center. “Joe will facilitate this journey by bringing a unique set of tools that are grounded in various psychological, neurological and spiritual traditions to unwind our negative patterns

and tap into our natural capacity to fully accept and love ourselves.” In Hudson’s retreats, every belief and action is open for questioning and often embraced as a path to growth and healing, she says. “His approach combines the journey of self-realization and the journey of a potent life. Living in authenticity allows us to know ourselves deeply and act authentically with power and vulnerability.” While family is at the center of Hudson’s life, Bottari says, “he also spends time traveling around the world, experiencing tools that free us to be deeply au-thentic. Alongside all of this, Joe works in the nonprofit and business worlds. His focus is on growing organizations that increase self-awareness.”

Well Being Conference Center is located 90 minutes north of Knoxville on 160 riverfront acres in Claiborne County. For more information about this retreat or other events held there, visit WellBeingCC.org or contact Bottari at [email protected] or 423-626-9000. See ad, page 21.

Sunshine Discusses Reducing Disease Risk Naturally

Barry Sunshine, a doctor of

chiropractic who has practices in Knoxville and Maryville, Tennes-see, will be the featured speaker at the September 23 educational programs of CHEO, the Complementary Health Education Organization. He will be discussing ways to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease, diabe-tes, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. CHEO’s monthly programs are open to the public. “Dr. Sunshine will share his knowl-edge on this important topic as he educates us about these life-threatening conditions,” says CHEO’s Patty Bottari. “You will learn what you can do to be proactive to avoid these diseases, and you will also learn many practical and natural solutions for those already deal-ing with these conditions.” The program will begin at 7 p.m. at Rarity Bay Com-munity Center, 150 Rarity Bay Parkway, Vonore, Tennessee. The door prize for the evening will be a complimentary massage donated by the Sunshine Clinic. CHEO, a nonprofit, is a Knoxville hub for practitioners as well as health-conscious individuals looking for more information about alternative health and wellness therapies, Bottari says. “Monthly presentations feature local practitioners talking about their field of expertise,” she says. “Door prizes are often offered, and questions are always welcome.” Attendance is free to members and first-time guests, with a suggested donation of $5 for returning guests.

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YoungstersLocation matters. Consider a park or beach as a setting to promote exercise and time outdoors. Chil-dren’s museums and wildlife centers frequently host kids’ birthday par-ties. Other “experience parties”,

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Forgo traditional trappings. Rather than using paper materi-als, consider decorating an old sheet as a festive tablecloth, utilize recycled computer or other repurposed paper to print custom placemats, and personalize cloth napkins found at estate sales or made from old clothes with guest names written with fabric pens for a unique and reusable party favor. Find details on these and other tips at Tinyurl.com/PBS-Green-Party-Ideas.

ecotip Sustainable gifts. PlanToys makes its toys from rubberwood, a sustainable byproduct of latex harvesting, and non-formal-dehyde glues. For preteens, gift a subscription to the National Wildlife Federation’s Ranger Rick magazine or a birdhouse or bird feeder.

Make a maestro. Presenting a gift card for introductory music lessons can launch a young musician. A recent study by the National Association for Music Education notes that early exposure to music develops language, reading, math and memorization skills; improves hand-eye coordination; builds confidence and a sense of achievement; and promotes social interaction and teamwork when performing with others. Or, give tickets to introduce a child to classical, pops or jazz concert-going.

AdultsHealthy drinks and eats. Serve or bring organic, locally made beer and wine and pure fruit juices. Have the party catered by a health food restaurant or store, or order organic takeout.

Do-good gifts. Antique and consignment shops are filled with items rich in culture and history. Museums, art centers and specialty gift shops offer fair trade creations handmade by overseas workers that all purchases assist.

Family ties. Work beforehand with a partner or family mem-ber of the birthday celebrant to showcase family photos at the party and spark sharing of nostalgic stories among guests.


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Yoga Boosts Brain Gray MatterResearch from the Brain Imaging and Analysis Center at

Duke University Medical Center has found that a regular hatha yoga practice increases gray matter within the brain, reversing the loss found among those with chronic pain. The researchers tested seven hatha yoga meditation practitioners and seven non-practitioners. Each of the subjects underwent tests for depression, anxiety, moods and cognition levels, along with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain scans. The scientists found that the brains of the yoga medita-tion practitioners contained significantly greater gray mat-

ter by volume in key brain regions, including the frontal, temporal and occipital cortices, plus the cerebellum and the hippocampus, compared to the non-yoga subjects. The yoga meditation practitioners also had more gray area in the prefrontal cortex regions that are involved in decision-making, reward/consequence, control and coordination.

Smog Increases Stroke RiskResearch from Germany has found that the high particulate

numbers in smoggy areas increase the risk of stroke. The Heinz Nixdorf Recall study followed more than 4,400 people between the ages of 45 and 74 years old. The researchers began the study in 2000. They com-pared stroke and heart attacks to air pollution particulate matter (PM) levels of PM10 (particle sizes of 10 micrometers or less) and PM2.5 (2.5 micrometers or less). The study found that stroke incidence was more than two-and-a-half times higher among people with long-term

exposure to PM10, while stroke incidence increased by more than three times among people with long-term exposure to PM2.5 smog.

Support Groups Keep Artery Patients MobileResearch published in the Journal of the American

Heart Association has determined that when peripheral artery disease patients engage in behavioral support groups that encourage exercise, they realize increased mobility. The researchers from Northwestern University followed 194 patients for a year, testing subjects at six months and again at 12 months. The patients were divided into two groups; one attended weekly intervention group meetings, while the control group attended weekly lectures. After six months, the researchers found that only 6.3 percent of those that attended the support group meetings experienced mobility loss, compared to 26.5 percent of those that didn’t attend the meetings. After one year, the support group attendees again showed positive results. The control group had 18.5 percent loss in mobility, while only 5.2 percent of the support group attendees did.

Chamomile Tea Helps Us Live LongerIn a study of 1,677 Mexican-Amer-

ican men and women over the age of 65 from the Southwestern U.S., researchers have found that drinking chamomile tea decreases the risk of earlier mortality by an average of 29 percent. Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch followed the study population for seven years. Among those tested, 14 percent drank chamomile tea regularly. These were primarily women, and those women that drank chamomile tea experienced a 33 percent reduced mortality during the study period. The small group of men that drank the chamomile tea regularly did not register a significant difference in mortality. Chamomile also has a long his-tory of use in folk medicine and is primarily used to settle digestion and calm the mind. It is a leading natural herbal tea in many countries and contains no caffeine. While various species may be used, chamomile tea is traditionally made by infusing the flowers of ei-ther German chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) or Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) into hot water. In Spanish-speaking regions, chamomile tea is often referred to as manzanilla tea—consumed in Mexico and other Spanish cultures for centuries.


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Daily Exercise Adds Five Years to Life

Research published this year in the British Journal of

Sports Medicine has determined that just 30 minutes of exercise, six days a week, can result in a reduced risk of early death by 40 percent, regardless of the intensity of the exercise.

The researchers followed nearly 15,000 men born between 1923 and 1932. The men’s exercise and sedentary levels were measured along with the number of deaths that occurred during two 12-year study periods. In the second 12-year period, the researchers followed almost 6,000 of the surviving men. The researchers compared those men that were sedentary with those that exercised either moderately or intensely and found that moderate to intense exercise increased their average lifespan by five years. This improve-ment was comparable to the difference between smoking and non-smoking, according to the researchers. The data comes from the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, in Oslo. The scientists’ finding confirms that public health practices for elderly men should include efforts to in-crease physical activity, along with efforts to reduce smoking.

Green Tea, Apples and Cocoa Protect Against Cancer and Arterial PlaqueResearch published in Mo-

lecular Nutrition & Food Research has found a new mechanism that may provide the key to why some foods are particularly healthy. The research-ers found that epigallocatechin gallates, a class of poly-phenols contained in green tea, apples, cocoa and other herbs and foods, blocks vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which is implicated in the buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as cancer growth. Blocking VEGF helps prevent angiogenesis—when tumors form new blood vessels that help them grow. The researchers, from the Institute of Food Research, in Norwich, in the United Kingdom, tested the polyphe-nols, as well as human cells, in the laboratory.


globalbriefsNews and resources to inspire concerned citizens to work together in building a healthier, stronger society that benefits all.

Bottomless WellDe-Salting Water Could Help Drought-Stricken AreasA team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Jain Irrigation Systems has devised a method of turn-ing brackish water into drinking water using renewable energy. This solar-powered machine is able to pull salt out of water and disinfect it with ultraviolet rays, making it suitable for both irrigation and drinking. Electrodialysis works by passing a stream of water between two electrodes with opposite charges. Because the salt dissolved in water consists of positive and negative ions, the electrodes pull the ions out of the water, leaving fresher water at the center of the flow. A series of membranes separate the freshwater stream from increasingly salty ones. The photovoltaic-powered electrodialysis reversal system recently won the top $140,000 Desal Prize from the U.S. Department of Interior. “This technology has the potential to bring agriculture to vast barren lands using brackish water,” says Richard Restuccia, Jain’s vice president of landscape solutions. The prize was developed to supply catalytic funding to capture and support innovative ideas and new technolo-gies that could have a significant impact on resolving global water demand. Among 13 desalination projects under consideration along the California coast, the Carlsbad Desalination Project will be the largest in the Western Hemisphere once it is completed in the fall.

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Breeze PleaseA Third of U.S. Power May Be Wind by 2050According to a new study by the U.S. Energy Department (Tinyurl.com/EnergyDepartmentWindReport), wind power could provide more than a third of the nation’s electricity in a few decades, while posting a net savings in energy costs. Undersecretary for Technology and Energy Lynn Orr, Ph.D., states, “With continued commitment, wind can be the cheapest, cleanest option in all 50 states by 2050.”

Wind power has tripled since 2000, and now supplies nearly 5 percent of the country’s electric power. The report says that it could dramatically reduce air pollution and go a long way toward meeting the country’s goals of slowing climate change. Meanwhile, Spanish engineers have invented the Vortex Bladeless wind turbine, a hollow straw that sticks up 40 feet from the ground and vibrates when the wind passes through it. Instead of using a propeller, the Vortex takes advantage of an aerodynamic effect called vorticity. The result is a turbine that’s 50 percent less expensive than a bladed model and is nearly silent. It’s not as efficient as conven-tional turbines, but more of them can be placed in the same amount of space, for a net gain of 40 percent in efficiency. Plus, with no gears or moving parts, mainte-nance is much easier and they are safer for bats and birds.

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Embracing InvasivesRethinking the Balance of NatureEnvironmental journalist Fred Pearce, author of the new book, The New Wild: Why Invasive Species Will Be Nature’s Salvation, traveled across six continents and ecosystems from remote Pacific islands to the United Kingdom and the Great Lakes to reveal some outdated scientific ideas about invasive species and the bal-ance of nature. Pearce argues that mainstream environmentalists are correct that we need a rewilding of the Earth, but they are wrong if they believe it can be achieved by reengineering eco-systems. He thinks that humans have changed the planet too much, and nature never goes backward. But a growing group of scientists is taking a fresh look at how species interact in the wild. According to these new ecologists, we should applaud the dynamism of alien species and the new ecosystems they create. In an era of climate change and widespread ecological damage, it’s crucial that we find ways to help nature regenerate. Embracing this new ecology, Pearce proposes, is our best chance, maintaining, “To be an environmentalist in the 21st century means celebrating nature’s wildness and capacity for change.”

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Fossil FreeChina Tests Hydrogen-Powered Mass TransitChina has started testing the world’s first hydrogen-powered tram. Although hydrogen fuel cells have been around for a while and are currently being used and tested in a variety of vehicles, including buses, the country is the first to master the technology for trams. Hydrogen is extremely abundant and can be extracted from a variety of sources, both renewable and non-renewable. Hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles pro-duce zero emissions, only water. One tank lasts for about 60 miles and takes three minutes to refuel.

See the vehicle in action at Tinyurl.com/ChineseHydrogenTrain.Supreme HopeOnline Summer of Peace Program Continues Designed by The Shift Network as “the largest virtual peace event on the planet,” a free, online three-month global movement program, The Summer of Peace, continues through September 21. It promises to inspire participants by teaching ways to heal conflicts within oneself, in relationships and in the world using peace, instead of conflict, as the new baseline. Featured thought leaders include Deepak Chopra, Ervin Laszlo, Grand-mother Agnes Pilgrim, Karen Arm-strong, Lisa Garr and Congressman Tim Ryan, plus messages from the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Jane Goodall. Programs include The Subtle Activism Summit: Inner Dimensions of Peace Build-ing from September 8 to 10, and 11 Ways to Transform Your World from September 11 to 21, concluding on the United Nations International Day of Peace. “You’ll discover more personal ease, joy and well-being with tech-niques to connect more profoundly to the deep peace within yourself and the latest in the science of compas-sion,” says Garr, host of The Aware Show and Being Aware and bestsell-ing author of Becoming Aware. She also attests that participants will find the best practices for citizen engage-ment and conscious activism to help accelerate the shift to a world of peace.

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It all started as a birthday wish from Ellie Laks, founder of the Gentle Barn—a six-acre property in Califor-

nia that is home to scores of rescued animals and a place of comfort and healing for visiting children. When her husband (and Gentle Barn cofounder) Jay Weiner asked her what she wanted for her birthday this year, she said, “All I want is to rescue a cow.” Two weeks later, the couple found out about a cow that needed help. His name was Dudley, and he lived in Ten-nessee. Dudley had been taken away from his mother when he was only about a month old and raised at a beef ranch along with many other cows, where they were being fattened up for slaughter. Un-fortunately, Dudley got his foot tangled in some bailing twine, which cut off his circulation. His foot ended up falling off, and after he spent eight months hobbling on three legs, it was clear that his body was breaking down and soon he would not be able to walk at all.

A woman in Tennessee called the Gentle Barn and asked the couple to rescue Dudley. After some research, Weiner found a University of Ten-nessee veterinarian with experience amputating a cow’s foot and fitting the cow with a prosthesis. He was Dr. David Anderson, one of the lead-ing bovine surgeons in the country. Weiner did more research and found a Florida man named Ronnie Graves who could make Dudley a prosthetic foot. All the pieces were falling into place, so Laks and Weiner flew to Nashville to save Dudley. Dudley spent five months in the hospital and had several surgeries to prepare his foot for a prosthesis. Once it was ready, he spent many more months doing physical therapy, eating Sun Chlorella Superfood to boost his immune system, being treated with Puremedy’s healing salve to mend his wounds, and undergoing daily checkups and adjustments until the prosthesis fit perfectly. Then Dudley was ready to come home. But where was home? The couple consid-ered bringing him to the Gentle Barn in California, but there is a drought

there, and their cows are on sand; they worried that sand would get into Dudley’s prosthesis and cause sores. They really wanted to keep Dudley on grass and near the University of Tennessee, so the veterinarians there could provide Dudley’s medical care for the rest of his life. For years, Weiner and Laks had wanted to create a Gentle Barn in every state, making it a national orga-nization; this seemed like the perfect opportunity to start. Thus the Gentle Barn Tennessee was born. Dudley came home on June 1, 2015. He had lost his mother at an early age; suffered a traumatic in-jury; hobbled in tremendous pain for months until he could barely walk; and spent five months in a small, lonely hospital room. Now, for the very first time, Dudley could run, play, explore, graze and literally jump for joy. For his caretakers, Dudley’s homecoming was amazing to watch. Laks and Weiner knew that Dud-ley’s story could not have a happily-ever-after until he had friends to share his life with, so they rescued Destiny, a cow who had an injured shoulder and needed healing as well. For Dud-

ley, it was love at first sight. He now spends his days

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Barn is host to inner-city and at-risk kids, as well as kids with special needs, who often share the animals’ experience of abuse and neglect. The Gentle Barn also works with war veterans, domestic violence shelters, senior centers, children’s hospitals and anyone who needs unconditional love, hope and inspiration. By interact-ing with the animals in the barnyard and hearing their stories, visitors can learn kindness, compassion and confidence and cultivate self-aware-ness and hope for the future.

For more information about the Gentle Barn or to book tickets to meet Dudley and his pals, visit GentleBarn.org. For the full story of how and why the Gentle Barn got started, read Ellie Laks’s book, “My Gentle Barn,” avail-able wherever books are sold. See ad, page 3.

nessee were Worthy, Indie and Chris, three horses that the Gentle Barn had rescued two years prior and were boarding in Lexington, Kentucky. Then there was Rick Springfield, a stray rooster who had been living at the Nashville International Airport for months, and his two girlfriends, Jesse’s Girl and Rosy. Finally there were two piglets, Horton and Henry, who were rescued as they were headed to slaughter. The piglets were afraid of people at first, but now they are friendly and playful, and they roll over for tummy rubs as soon as anyone touches them. Many more animals will be arriving at the Gentle Barn Tennessee in the future. The Gentle Barn Tennessee is open every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for visitors who want to hug and brush the cows, feed the horses carrots, give the pigs tummy rubs, and hold the chickens and watch them fall asleep in their laps. When guests are finished loving the animals, they can enjoy a Tofurky hotdog and Beanfield chips to see how tasty and healthy a cruelty-free, plant-based diet can be. During the week, the Gentle


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In a nutshell, that’s the philosophy of visionary women’s health expert Dr. Christiane Northrup, of Yarmouth,

Maine, as explored in her latest book, Goddesses Never Age. “We’re long overdue for a para-digm shift about how we feel about growing older,” says Northrup. “You can change your future by adopting a new, ageless attitude that will help you flourish physically, emotionally, men-tally and spiritually. We don’t have to buy into modern medicine’s promotion of the idea of the pathology of aging.” One of Northrup’s primary admo-nitions: “Don’t tell anyone how old you are. Another birthday means nothing.”

Maintain a Sound MindOur Western society fosters a belief system that we will become decrepit,

frail and mentally feeble at a certain age. “When my mother turned 50, her mailbox suddenly filled with ads for adult diapers, walkers and long-term care insurance,” Northrup quips. The point is well taken. Think vibrant, healthy, gorgeous and yes, sexy Sandra Bullock, Johnny Depp, Chris Rock and Brooke Shields—all 50 or older—as the targets of ads for Depend. We’re living and working longer, and many of us are feeling, looking and staying young longer. So is 60 the new 40? Yes, say State University of New York at Stony Brook researchers, and further note that we’re generally leading longer and healthier lives. Centenarians are the fastest-grow-ing segment of the U.S. population. In the 2010 census, 53,364 people had surpassed their 100th year, an increase

of 40 percent over the 1980 census, and more than 80 percent of them are women. The National Institute on Aging projects that this number could increase tenfold or more by 2050. What we think of as “old” has changed. Many baby boomers refuse to buy into the mythology of aging, bristle at being called senior citizens and especially dislike being called elderly. Their position is backed by science. Stem cell biologist Bruce Lipton, Ph.D., author of Biology of Belief and currently a visiting professor at the New Zealand College of Chiropractic, in Auckland, is best known for promoting the concept that DNA can be changed by belief, for good or ill. Lipton explains that we all have billions of stem cells designed to repair or replace damaged—and aging—tissues and organs. “[These cells] are pro-foundly influenced by our thoughts and perceptions about the environment,” Lipton explains. “Hence our beliefs about aging can either interfere with or enhance stem cell function, causing our physiological regeneration or decline.” “Yes, we are destined to grow older, but decrepitude and what we call aging is an optional state,” Northrup adds. “Our genes, nutrition and environment are under our control far more than we may have thought.” More, she says, “Words are powerful. Don’t talk yourself into believing your brain is turning to mush just because you are over 40.”

Take Control of the Body“Manage the four horsemen of the ag-ing apocalypse,” encourages nutrition and longevity expert Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., a Los Angeles board-certified nutritionist and author of The Most Effective Ways to Live Longer. He says the aging process, including disease, loss of physical or mental function and the general breakdown of systems, is caused by one or more of four factors: oxidative damage (literally rusty cells); inflammation; glycation (excess sugar, metabolic syndrome); and stress. “Collectively, they damage cells and DNA, wear down organs and systems, deeply damage the vascular pathways that deliver blood and oxygen to the entire body, and even shrink brain size,” explains Bowden.

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While it may seem like a tall order to make lifestyle changes that vanquish these four horsemen, Bowden says they can be broken into manageable elements by employing an arsenal of healthful weapons: whole foods, nutrients, stress-reduction techniques, exercise, detoxification and relationship improvement. “All of these actually do double duty, battling more than one of the four processes that can effectively shorten your life,” he reports, based on his 25 years of study.

Oxidative Damage Consider what rust does to metal. That’s what free radical oxygen molecules do to cells. Over time, they damage them and cause aging from within. “Oxidative damage plays a major role in virtually every degenerative disease of aging, from Alzheimer’s to cancer to heart disease and diabetes, even im-mune dysfunction,” says Bowden. His recommended key to destroy-ing free radicals is a diet rich in antioxi-dants, including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables and healthy fats, nuts, grass-fed meats and organic dairy products. Avoid environmental free radicals that show up in toxic chemicals by eating as much organic food as possible and avidly avoiding residues of the poison-ous pesticides and herbicides sprayed on crops eaten by people and livestock.

InflammationLong-term inflammation is a silent killer because it operates beneath the radar, often unnoticed, damaging blood vessel walls. Like oxidative dam-age, inflammation is a factor in all the degenerative diseases associated with aging, says Bowden. His suggestion: First, get a C-reactive protein (CRP) test to determine the levels of inflammation in our body. A CRP level over 3 milligrams/liter indi-cates a high risk of a heart attack. Anti-inflammatory foods like onions, garlic, leafy greens, tomatoes, beans, nuts and seeds have all been widely scientifically proven to reduce chronic inflammation. Glycation This is the result of excessive sugar that glues itself to protein or fat molecules, leaving a sticky mess that creates ad-vanced glycation end (AGE) products that damage all body systems and are

Compute Your Real AgeLifestyle choices can make our bodies older, or younger, than our number of orbits around the sun, according to Michael Roizen, a doctor of internal medi-cine and author of This is Your Do-Over: The 7 Secrets of Losing Weight, Living Longer, and Getting a Second Chance at the Life You Want. “Seventy percent of aging is in the simple things you do or don’t do,” he maintains.

Here are a few sobering examples:

n An unresolved major life stressor, such as a divorce, being sued, the death of a close relative or other traumatic events, can add up to 32 years to chronological age. Managing the stress adds a relatively insignificant two years.

n Swap out saturated fats (cheese and meat) for monounsaturated fats (olive oil, nuts and avocados). Subtract 2.5 years from chronological age.

n Get up out of the chair every 15 minutes and also take a 10-minute walk every two hours. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

n Have close friends. Subtract 2.1 years from chronological age.

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acknowledged culprits in the dreaded diseases associated with aging. Bowden’s basic answer is to mini-mize intake of sugar and simple carbs; anything made with white flour or white rice. Also avoid fried dishes and any foods cooked at high temperatures that actually skip the glycation produc-tion in the body and deliver harm-ful AGEs directly from the food. He advises taking 1,000 mg of carnosine (available in health food stores) daily to prevent glycation. StressThe long-term effects of physical, men-tal or emotional stress are tremendously damaging to the human physiology. Sustained exposure to the stress hor-mone cortisol can shrink parts of the brain, damage blood vessels, increase blood sugar levels, heart rate and blood pressure and contribute to chronic inflammation, according to well- established science recorded in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Bowden warns, “Stress manage-ment is not a luxury.” In its many forms, including prayer, meditation and breathing exercises, it should be part of any agelessness program. Deep, restful sleep is as vital a component as ending toxic relationships, having a nurturing circle of friends and doing familiar, gentle exercise such as yoga or tai chi. Overall, Bowden adds, “Rather than thinking of such endeavors as anti-aging, I strive to embody the concept of age independence. I admire former Supreme Court Associate Justice John Paul Stevens, who resigned from the court when he reached age 90 because he wanted to play more tennis.” Bowden recommends embracing the concept of “squaring the curve”, meaning that instead of anticipating and experiencing a long downhill slope of poor health leading to death, “I look at a long plateau of health, with a steep drop-off at the end.” Wellness guru Dr. Michael Roizen, chair of the Cleveland Clinic’s Well-ness Institute, contends that although our chronological age can’t be changed, “Your ‘real age’ [calculated from data he collected from 60 million people] is the result of a wide variety of factors that are within your control. Dietary choices alone can make you


13 years younger or older than your actual age.” Roizen adds uncontrolled por-tion sizes, tobacco use and physical inactivity to the list of life-shortening lifestyle options.

Align with Spirit“If you don’t have some kind of spiritual foundation, literally, God help you,” says Northrup. “God isn’t confined to a book or a church, mosque or synagogue. Divinity is the creative loving, vital flow of life force that we’re all part of and connected to. Our bodies are exquisite expressions meant to embody, not deny our spirits.” Touch, pleasure and sex can be part of it, too. Individuals that have the most fulfilling sex lives live the longest, according to researchers conducting the University of California, Riverside’s Longevity Project. “Pleasure comes in infinite forms,” says Northrup. “It can mean the exquisite taste of a pear or the sound of an angelic symphony, the kiss of sun on skin, the laughter of a child, spending time with friends or creating a pastel landscape. When you experience pleasure, God comes through and you become aware of your divine nature. You’ll find that joy comes in ways that are unique to you.” Connection with the natural world is an essential element of ageless-ness, says Northrup. “The human body evolved to walk on the Earth, drinking

Age-Defying Exerciseby Kathleen Barnes

Specially designed movements performed to music can dramatically improve memory, as well as slow the process of physical aging, according to Denise

Medved, of Hendersonville, North Carolina, the founder of Ageless Grace. Medved’s foundational physical and mental exercise classes involve 21 ex-ercises that promote brain plasticity by activating all five functions of the brain: analytic, strategic, kinesthetic learning, memory/recall and creativity and imagi-nation. Find videos of Ageless Grace exercises by searching YouTube, including this one:

n While sitting in a chair (all exercises are taught in this position to develop core strength), make a circle with the right lower arm.

n Add a triangular motion with the left foot.

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its water, breathing its air and bask-ing in its sunlight.” The bottom line is, “Agelessness is all about vitality. Taking all the right supplements and pills, or getting the right procedure isn’t the prescription for anti-aging,” says this renowned physician. “It’s ageless living that brings back a sense of vibrancy and youthfulness.” We could live to be well over 100 years old and, as Northrup likes to paraphrase Abraham Hicks, of The

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Choose HappinessFour Tips to Flip the Joy Switch

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A recent Harris Interactive poll indicates that only one in three Americans are happy. Success,

education and increases in annual household income create only margin-ally more happiness. So what will it take to go the distance? Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Happiness endeavors to discover just that. Its collection of intimate stories from more than two dozen women reveals telling insights—most profoundly, that happiness is a choice that anyone can make, regard-less of their history or circumstances. Four tips from contributors to the book show how we all can rise up out of our troubles to the other side, shining.

Let Go of ‘Supposed To’Family, friends and society exert pres-sure on us to achieve certain goals or impose their definition of success. When our soul doesn’t fit the mold, exciting things can happen. Happiness strategist Kristi Ling seemed to have it all: a high-powered job in Hollywood, significant income

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her friends—but her success felt empty. She writes from her home in Los Angeles, “Each morning I’d get up thinking about who I needed to please, and then prepare myself to exist for another day. I looked and felt exhausted just about all the time. The worst part was that I thought I was doing everything right!” After a middle-of-the-night epiph-any, Ling left her job and set out to discover what her heart wanted. She began following a completely differ-ent life path as a coach and healer, in which success means manifesting joy. Be Grateful NowWhile we’re striving to change our life or wishing things could have been dif-ferent, we often forget to pay attention to what we have right now. Boni Lonnsburry, a conscious creation expert and founder/CEO of Inner Art, Inc., in Boulder, Colorado, writes about the morning she decided to choose happiness, despite the enormous challenges she was facing, including divorce, foreclosure, bankruptcy and possible homelessness. “I thought to myself, ‘Yes, my life could be better, but it also could be a hell of a lot worse. I’m healthy and smart—why, I even have some wisdom. Why am I focusing on how terrible everything is?’” Using the power of her choice to

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against the love we want. Certified Relationship Coach Sta-cey Martino, of Yardley, Pennsylvania, writes, “From the first day we met, I’d been waiting for [my boyfriend] Paul to end our relationship. I begged him for another chance—not for our relation-ship, but to be my authentic self—to figure out who I am and show up in our relationship as the real me.” Fourteen years later, Martino and her boyfriend, now husband, are still exploring the depths of their love for one another. For them, the choice to be vul-nerable was the gateway to happiness.

Look Inward Instead of to Others If we can’t own our pain, how can we create our joy? Choosing happiness means taking full responsibility for our state of mind, with no excuses. Lisa Marie Rosati, of Kings Park, New York, who today helps other women catalyze their own transformation, writes: “I didn’t want to accept what was going on inside [me], so I looked outside for a way to make things better. I depended on intimate relationships to complete me, and on friends and acquaintances for entertainment. My self-esteem floated on incoming compliments and I absolutely never wanted to spend a minute alone with my own thoughts, lest they erode whatever happiness I possessed at the moment. I was exhausted, frustrated and quite frankly, pissed off.” It took a flash of insight to set Ro-sati free of her patterns of blame—and then realizing she could create her own fulfillment was all it took to catapult her into a place of empowerment. Look out, world! As Los Angeles happiness expert and Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Cypers Kamen says, “Happiness is an inside job.” Joy, love and inspired living are ours for the taking—all we must do is choose.

Linda Joy is the heart of Inspired Living Publishing and Aspire magazine. Inspira-tion for a Woman’s Soul: Choosing Hap-piness is her third in a series of bestsell-ing anthologies. Next up is Inspiration for a Woman’s Soul: Cultivating Joy. Learn more at InspiredLivingPublishing.com.

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After practicing internal medicine for 10 years in Boston, Dr. Timo-thy McCall became a full-time

writer, exploring the health benefits of yoga. As the medical editor of Yoga Jour-nal and the author of Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing, he says, “In the late 90s, the conveyor belt of patient care continued to speed up and I got frustrated. There was less time to form relationships with patients, which is essential to providing quality care without excessive tests and drugs.” Initially, McCall found that most of the documented research on yoga was from India, and notes it was low in quality from a Western perspective (though it is now excellent). In the West, the first notable scientific yoga article was published in 1973 in The Lancet on combining yoga and biofeedback to manage hypertension. According to the International Journal of Yoga, the surge in yoga’s popularity here finally gained academic interest in 2007, and there are

now more than 2,000 yoga titles in the National Institutes of Health PubMed.gov database, with 200 added annually. Initially, yoga teacher and econo-mist Rajan Narayanan, Ph.D., founded the nonprofit Life in Yoga Founda-tion and Institute to offer free teacher training. Within a couple of years, the foundation’s focus shifted to integrating yoga into the mainstream healthcare system. “We realized that to make a real difference, we needed to teach doctors about yoga and its scientifically proven effects,” he says. Medical providers can earn credits to keep their licenses cur-rent by attending courses by Life in Yoga, the only yoga institution independently certified by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education. Currently, even if physicians don’t practice yoga, it’s likely that many of their patients do. “You now see it every-where from major medical centers to mainstream advertising,” says McCall, who notes an increase in doctors, nurses and therapists attending the Yoga as

Yoga Enters the Medical MainstreamResearch Proves its Health Benefits

by Meredith Montgomery

Medicine seminars he and his wife Eli-ana teach internationally and from their Simply Yoga Institute studio, in Summit, New Jersey.

Mounting Evidence“Yoga may help prevent diseases across the board because the root cause of 70 to 90 percent of all disorders is stress,” says Narayanan. Yoga increases the body’s ability to successfully respond to stress by activating the parasympathetic nervous system, which slows the heart and lowers blood pressure. That in turn suppresses sympathetic activity, reduc-ing the amount of stress hormones in the body. Studies collected on PubMed.gov demonstrate that yoga has been found to help manage hypertension, osteoporosis, body weight, physical fitness, anxiety, depression, diabetes, reproductive functions and pregnancy, among other issues. Studies at California’s Preven-tive Medicine Research Institute have tracked amelioration of heart disease. A growing body of research is validat-ing yoga’s benefits for cancer patients, including at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. A small study at Norway’s University of Oslo suggests that yoga even alters gene expression, indicating it may induce health benefits on a molecular level.

Cultural Challenges“For yoga to be effective, a regular prac-tice must be implemented, which is challenging in a culture where people can’t sit for long without an electronic device. It’s more than just popping pills,” says Narayanan. McCall says, “Even if people can commit to just a few minutes of yoga practice a day, if they keep it up the benefits can be enormous.” “There are no sales reps telling doc-tors to use yoga therapy like there are for

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pharmaceuticals,” remarks Narayanan, and until yoga is funded by health insur-ance, it will be challenging to gain full acceptance in mainstream medicine. Another barrier is certification standards. The International Associa-tion of Yoga Therapists (iayt.org) and the Council for Yoga Accreditation Interna-tional (cyai.org) are both beginning to offer certifications for therapy training programs and therapists. Narayanan is hopeful that certification could lead to yoga being covered by insurance. Medical school curricula have started shifting to embrace complemen-tary approaches to wellness, with many textbooks now including information on mind/body therapies. The Principles and Practices of Yoga in Healthcare, co-edited by Sat Bir Khalsa, Lorenzo Cohen, McCall and Shirley Telles and due out in 2016, is the first professional-level, medical textbook on yoga therapy. “Yoga has been proven to treat many conditions, yet yoga teachers don’t treat conditions, we treat individuals,” says McCall. “Yoga therapy is not a one-size-fits-all prescription because different bodies and minds, with different abilities and weaknesses, require individualized approaches.” While medical research is working to grant yoga more legitimacy among doctors, policymakers and the public, McCall says, “I believe these studies are systematically underestimating how powerful yoga can be. Science may tell us that it decreases systolic blood pres-sure and cortisol secretion and increases lung capacity and serotonin levels, but that doesn’t begin to capture the totality of what yoga is.”

Meredith Montgomery, a registered yoga teacher, publishes Natural Awakenings of Mobile/Baldwin, AL (HealthyLiving

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half the seafood we eat comes from aquaculture, says Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-tion (NOAA). Yet, farmed seafood has a reputa-tion for uneven quality and question-able farming practices. A primary rea-son is that much of what Americans buy comes from Asia, where aquaculture is less stringently managed. Meanwhile, domestic aquaculture provides only about 5 percent of the seafood con-sumed here, according to NOAA.

Safe Seafood SolutionsIf we want to eat safer, sustainable, farmed seafood, there are two solu-tions. One is to purchase farmed fish raised in the U.S., says Sullivan. The agency’s FishWatch consumer informa-

tion service assures: “If it’s harvested in the United States, it’s inherently sustainable as a result of the rigorous U.S. management process that ensures fisheries are continuously monitored, improved and sustainable.” Whole Foods Markets have found that farming seafood (aquaculture) can provide a consistent, high-quality, year-round supply of healthy and deli-cious protein. Accordingly, “When it’s done right, aquaculture can be environmentally friendly and offer a crucial way to supplement wild-caught fish supplies. On the other hand, poor farming practices such as the overuse of chemicals and antibiotics and those that cause water pollution and other negative impacts on the environment are bad news.” A second solution is to consult with a trusted fishmonger that has high standards for flavor, health, safety, sus-tainability and environmental concerns.

The Green Fish FarmerChefs like Rick Moonen, who owns RM Seafood, in Las Vegas, are getting behind U.S. aquaculture farms that do it right, raising healthy, sustainable and delicious fish. Moonen recently became a brand ambassador for True North Salmon, a farm system that integrates the way nature keeps fish healthy and fresh. “They have a salmon farm near a mussel farm near a kelp farm, mimick-ing the way these three species interact in the wild,” says Moonen. The best seafood farms take what geography and climate offer—ocean inlets, a natural spring and a natural de-pression in the land or indoor controlled freshwater tanks—and use clean feed. With no antibiotics, non-GMO food (free of genetic modification) in the right ratio, good water quality and creative ways to use the effluent, they employ green farming practices to raise fish and shellfish that, in turn, are healthy to eat. The Atlantic coasts of Maine and Canada are where families have been making their living from the sea for cen-turies, says Alan Craig, of Canada’s True North Salmon Company. “The fish are fed pellets made from all-natural, non-GMO sources with no dyes, chemicals or growth hormones added. Underwa-ter cameras monitor the health of the fish to prevent overfeeding.” True North Salmon follows a three-bay system, similar to crop rotation on land. Each bay is designated for a particular age of fish: young salmon, market-ready fish and a fallow, or empty, bay, breaking the cycle of any naturally occurring diseases and parasites. Robin Hills Farm, near Ann Arbor, Michigan, offers vegetable, meat, egg and fruit community supported agricul-ture, U-pick fruit and a pair of stocked farm ponds. Farm Manager Mitzi Koors explains that the ponds are a way to leverage natural resources, add another income stream and attract visitors. “We first discovered a low-lying area that would become a beautiful pond with a little work,” Koors relates. “We then expanded to two close ponds that don’t connect, to keep the older fish raised on at least six months of non-GMO organic feed separate from the newer fish. The ponds are spring fed, providing a great environment for trout.”

SURF TO TURFU.S. Farmed Seafood That’s

Safe and Sustainableby Judith Fertig

Wild-caught fish from pure waters is the gold standard of seafood, but

sustainable populations from healthy waters are shrinking. That’s one

reason why fish farms are appearing in unusual places—barramundi

flourish on a Nebraska cattle ranch, shrimp in chilly Massachusetts and

inland tilapia in Southern California.


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In northeastern Nebraska, five generations of the Garwood family have traditionally raised cattle and produced corn and tomatoes. To keep the farm thriving and sustainable, they have had to think outside the row crop. Today, they’re growing some-thing new—barramundi, or Australian yellow perch. They built a warehouse that now holds 18, 10,000-gallon fish tanks full of growing fish. A Maryland company provides old-fashioned cow manure and leftover grain sorghum from area ethanol plants to create algae, naturally non-GMO, to use as biofuel and fish food. “People prefer to eat locally raised food, even if it’s fish in Nebraska,” says Scott Garwood. The sophistication of closed con-tainment systems like the Garwoods use means that chefs, too, can raise their own fish, besides growing their own herbs and vegetables. California Chef Adam Navidi, owner of the Oceans & Earth restaurant, in Yorba Linda, also runs nearby Future Foods Farms, en-compassing 25 acres of herbs, lettuces, assorted vegetables and tank-raised ti-lapia. Baby greens, not GMO products, help feed the fish, while nitrates from the ammonia-rich fish waste fertilize the crops. The fish wastewater filters through the crops and returns to the fish tanks in an efficient, conservation-driven system that produces healthy, organic food. “Someday, chefs will be known both by their recipes and the methods used to produce their food,” Navidi predicts.

Judith Fertig blogs at AlfrescoFoodAnd Lifestyle.blogspot.com from Overland Park, KS.

According to the nationally recog-nized Monterey Bay Aquarium’s

SeafoodWatch.org, these farmed fish and shellfish are current Best Choices. Under each fish or shellfish variety, check the Seafood Recommendations list for specific geographic areas, certified organic options, non-GMO feed, or other designations. Arctic Char: The farmed variety, raised in closed-tank systems, produce little impact on local habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Barramundi (Australian yellow perch): Look for it sourced from recir-culating aquaculture systems in farms throughout the U.S. Catfish: Pond-farmed American catfish, found mainly near the Mis-sissippi River, are some of the most sustainable fish available. Crawfish: Domestic production centers mainly in Louisiana, grown in ponds on existing agricultural lands. No feeds are added, but minimal fertilizer is used to support an aquatic food web that crawfish thrive on. As a native species, the potential impacts of escape are minimal. Mussels: Most farmed mussels for sale in the U.S. hail from New England and the Pacific Northwest, or are imported from nations with strin-gent environmental regulations. The nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council independently certifies some of these mussel fisheries as sustainable.

Oysters: Nearly 95 percent of the oysters Americans eat are farmed in New England, the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest. Oyster farms in the U.S. and throughout the world are well managed and produce a sustain-able product. Salmon: Before ordering, Sea-food Watch recommends finding out where salmon originated by asking the local grocer or restaurant man-ager if it’s wild caught or farmed and its source. Shrimp: Most caught or farmed in U.S. and Canada also qualify as a Seafood Watch Good Alternative. However, avoid shrimp caught in Louisiana with otter trawls and in the Gulf of Mexico (except Florida) with skimmer trawls. All shrimp from recirculating aquaculture systems constitute a Best Choice. Tilapia: Tank-farmed tilapia in the U.S. and Canada has become a popular standard. Trout: Farmed rainbow trout from the U.S. gets a nod because it’s raised in environmentally friendly ways in spring-fed ponds.

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Key colorful foods, packed with nu-trients, protect against eye problems ranging from progressive retinal atrophy

and uveitis to cataracts and glaucoma. Here are 10 foods that are highly regarded in helping prevent and defend against vision problems. Their eye-worthy nutrients include anthocyanins, beta-carotene, carotenoids, glutathione, lycopene, omega-3 essential fatty acids, phytonutrients—and the special partnership of lutein and zeaxanthin, sometimes referred to as “sunscreen for the eyes”. An easy way to serve these power-packed foods is as a mash. Simply combine a few cups of fruits and vegetables in a food processor with a half-cup of filtered water and blend as a raw pet meal topper. For a cooked topper, chop the fruits and vegetables and place in a medium sized sauce pan with the filtered water and a couple tablespoons of first-pressed olive oil. Simmer gently, cool and serve. Maybe top it all off with a fish or egg. Blueberries contain two eye-healthy carotenoids: lutein and zeaxanthin. They also deliver anthocyanins, eye-nourish-ing phytonutrients known to support night vision, according to a study published in the Journal of Biomedicine and Bio-technology. University of Oklahoma research suggests that flavonoids like the rutin, resveratrol and quercetin in blue-berries may help prevent retinal atrophy. Their selenium and zinc components also support vision, according to a study from the National Eye Institute. Eating blueberries has even been associated with the reduction of eye fatigue, according to The Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry. Broccoli’s anti-cancer benefits are well known, but it’s also recognized as one of the best vegetables for eye health. A good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, it’s also packed with beta-carotene. Don’t leave the leaves behind, because they contain even more beta-carotene than the stems and florets. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have found that broccoli and broccoli sprouts protect the retina from free radical damage, which may be due to a compound called sulphoraphane that boosts the body’s defense against free radicals.

EYE HEALTH FOR DOGS10 Foods to Keep Canine Vision Sharpby Audi Donamor

Carrots come in 100 varieties, from deep purple and white to brilliant orange. Each is a storehouse of nutrient power, providing vitamin A, beta-carotene, vitamins C, D, E and K, and riboflavin, niacin, calcium, potassium, phospho-rus, sodium, iron, magnesium, manganese, sulphur, copper and iodine. The adage that carrots are good for the eyes is true. They even contain lycopene and lutein, phytonutrients that protect from UVB radiation and free radical damage. Cold-water fish such as salmon, tuna, cod, haddock and sardines are rich in omega-3s, especially EPA and DHA, which are widely known to be important to cellular health. DHA makes up 30 percent of the fatty acids that comprise the retina. The particularly high levels of omega-3s in sardines add further protection to retinal health, ac-cording to researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Eggs are rich in cysteine and sulphur, two components of glutathione. Cataract Health News reports that sulphur-containing compounds have been found to protect eyes from cataract formation. Egg yolks contain lutein, and a University of Massachusetts study has found that eating an egg a day raised levels of lutein and zeaxanthin in the blood; at the same time, blood serum lipids and lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations remained stable. Garlic. Researchers at the University of Oregon sug-gest that sulphur-rich garlic is important for the production of glutathione, a protein that acts as an antioxidant for the eye’s lens, and can be instrumental in the prevention of some visual problems. Kale is an excellent source of lutein and zeaxanthin. The American Optometric Association says these special antioxidants act like “internal sunglasses.” Add beta- carotene to the mix and kale serves as a preferred foil to oxidative stress. Pumpkin’s orange color is a sure sign that it’s packed with carotenoids like beta-carotene, which help neutralize free radicals. Its lutein and zeaxanthin generally promote eye health and further protect against retinal degeneration. Even pumpkin seeds carry several benefits, including omega-3s, zinc and phytosterols to enhance a dog’s immune response. Sweet potatoes are loaded with both beta-carotene and anthocya-nins, the latter high in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Tomatoes are famous for their lycopene, a carotenoid and phytonutri-ent found in red produce. This powerful antioxidant helps protect against sun dam-age and retinal degeneration and has been well documented as effective in cancer pre-vention. Processed tomato products contain higher levels of lycopene than the raw fruit.

Audi Donamor regularly contributes to Animal Wellness Magazine (AnimalWellnessMagazine.com), from which this was adapted and used with permission.

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suNdAY, sePtemBer 13Shape Note Singing from the New Harp of Co-lumbia – 6-8pm. Join the Knox County Epworth Singers for a monthly sing from the New Harp of Columbia. No experience necessary. All welcome to participate or listen; loaner books available. Laurel Theater, 1538 Laurel Ave., Knoxville. Info: OldHarp.org or 865-673-5822.

Knoxville Asian Festival – Sponsored by the Asian Culture Center of Tennessee. Market Square, Knoxville. Info: KnoxAsianFestival.com.

tHursdAY, sePtemBer 17Sweat Lodge – 6:30pm. Experience a deeper spiritual awareness through this ancient form of prayer and purification. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

Knoxville Film Festival – Sept.17-20. Third an-nual event, produced by award-winning filmmaker Keith McDaniel, in partnership with Dogwood Arts, the Visit Knoxville Film Office and Regal Entertainment Group, will include more than 40 hours of film screenings on three screens at Regal Downtown West Cinema 8. Info: KnoxvilleFilm Festival.com.

fridAY, sePtemBer 18Drum Dance – Sept.18-20. A dance for peace and personal healing. Requested donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

tuesdAY, sePtemBer 1“Drumming, Meditation and Channeling” – 7:30-9pm. Weekly gathering. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

wedNesdAY, sePtemBer 2“Homegrown: The Physical Garden” – 1-3pm. UT Students will perform several physical sci-ence experiments and discover how things grow in the garden. Learn how to power a clock with plants, why plants need water and much more. Pre-registration required. UT Gardens, 2518 Jacob Dr., Knoxville. Info: [email protected] or 865-974-7151

sAturdAY, sePtemBer 5Sweat Lodge – 10:30am. Experience a deeper spiritual awareness through this ancient form of prayer and purification. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

suNdAY, sePtemBer 6Boomsday – 3pm. Free. Live music, games, food vendors, more. The evening will wrap up with more than five tons of dynamite lighting the sky to a musical soundtrack. Volunteer landing on the Tennessee River. Info: Boomsday.org.

moNdAY, sePtemBer 7Fire Ceremony – 6:45-7:45pm. Ceremonial fire is perfect for insight, releasing and transmuting what no longer serves you. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or Katy Koontz at 865-693-9845.

tHursdAY, sePtemBer 10Unity World Day of Prayer - 7pm. Unity Transformation World Day of Prayer service with Lora Beth Gilbreath. Shanti Yoga Haven. 12 Forest Court, Knoxville. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected].

sAturdAY, sePtemBer 12David Arms presentation – 10-11:30am. Topic: How thoughts and actions affect our body. $25 to attend. Healing sessions to follow, $50. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or Patti MacFee at 865-250-1988.

Developing Your Psychic Abilities – 1-4pm. First of a five-class series to be held at the Healing Class-room the second Saturday of each month. Designed to facilitate conscious evolution of the intuitive abilities. Hosted by longtime professional psychic Theresa Richardson. Series begins with Working with Angels, a perfect introduction to the intuitive arts. Info and registration: TheresaRichardson.com.

NOTE: All Calendar events must be received by September 10 (for the October issue) and adhere to our guidelines. Email [email protected] for guidelines and to submit entries.

calendarofevents Smoky Mountain Psycho-Dharma – Sept.18-20. A weekend group retreat to enhance your media-tion practice through the use of psychodrama and sociomety, with Dr. Herb Propper. Hosted by Losel Shedrup Ling Tibetan Buddhist Center of Knoxville and Milarepa Osel Cho Dzong Buddhist Teaching and Retreat Center. Info: LSLK.org.

tuesdAY, sePtemBer 22Positive Thinking Series – 1-3:15pm. First of six sessions. Introduction to making your world a better place by shifting into positive mode. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

wedNesdAY, sePtemBer 23Reducing Disease Naturally – 7pm. Barry Sun-shine, DC, discusses ways to decrease risk of coro-nary artery disease, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease. Sponsored by CHEO. Open to the public. Free to CHEO members and first-time guests; $5 suggested donation for returning guests. Rarity Bay Community Center, 150 Rarity Bay Parkway, Vonore, TN. Info: CHEOKnox.org.

fridAY, sePtemBer 25“Living in Authenticity” retreat – 6pm Sept.25-2pm Sept.27. Joe Hudson will teach participants how to understand themselves and find their authentic expression. He uses tools grounded in various psychological, neurological and spiri-tual traditions to unwind negative patterns and tap into our natural capacity to fully accept and love ourselves. Well Being Conference Center, Tazewell, TN. Info: WellBeingCC.org or Patty at 423-626-9000

save the datesAturdAY, octoBer 3Native Sounds at Raccoon Mountain – 10am-dusk. Community event showcasing several well-known Native American performers from the Southeast. Music and handmade items for sale. $10. Benefits building of Cherokee Heritage Museum and Cultural Center. Raccoon Mountain Caverns grounds, exit 174 off I-24 north near Chat-tanooga. Info: 423-240-7270 or NAServices.org.

tHursdAY, octoBer 15“Cultivating Contentment in a Crazy World” retreat – 5pm Oct.15-2pm Oct.18. An Embodied Life retreat with Brenda Rasch that involves Em-bodied Meditation, Feldenkreis Method Movement and guided inquiry. $470-$650 includes tuition, meals and lodging. Well Being Conference Center, Tazewell, TN. Info: BrendaRaschPT.com or Brenda at [email protected] or 865-363-6416.

tHursdAY, octoBer 22“Breaking Up with Your Pain: Relax, Renew, Let Go” workshop – 4pm Oct.22-11:30am Oct.25. Led by Kate Flynn, DC, of Knoxville’s Alternative Pain Clinic, and yoga instructor Jill Hahn, who will teach a multi-dimensional approach to resolv-ing pain issues. Well Being Conference Center, Tazewell, TN. Info: Kate Flynn at 865-681-4111 or ReleaseChronicPain.com.

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sundayUnity Transformation – 10:45am at Open Chord, 8502 Kingston Pk., Knoxville, with Rev. Lora Beth Gilbreath. Join us each Sunday for rockin’, rever-ent music, meditation and Unity teachings with joyous spiritual connection. Info: 865-809-5207 or [email protected].

Eckankar Center Sunday events – 11am. First Sunday of month: worship service. Second Sunday: spiritual truths for personal growth discussion. Third Sunday: book discussion, Journey of Soul by Harold Klemp. Fourth Sunday: HU Sing. Eckankar Center of Knoxville, 301 Gallaher View Rd., Ste. 226, Knoxville. Info: 865-622-7685 or Eck-Tenn.org.

Circle Modern Dance Class: Ballet Barre – 1-2pm. Basic ballet class open to all levels. Socks or ballet shoes recommended. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (first class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

Circle Modern Dance Class: Modern/Contempo-rary Dance, Open Level Technique – 2-3:30pm. Taught by rotating core members and guest artists of CMD who will present a variety of styles and techniques. Open to anyone. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (first class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

Circle Modern Dance Class: Improvisation – 3:30-4:30pm. Classes vary each week with a different core member to facilitate and bring new focus or improvisational structures. No dance experience necessary. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (first class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

tuesday8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon or 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as pos-sible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $69 for six weeks. Info: Richard Clear or Roland Jackson, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

Mat Pilates with Susie Kaplar – 5:30-6:30pm. First class free, then $10 per session (half price if you

ongoingeventsbring a friend). Drop-ins welcome. Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Dr., Knoxville. Info: Susie Kaplar, 661-803-1526.

Breastfeeding Support Circle – 6pm. Lactation consultant will discuss any breastfeeding problems or questions. Moms Café-style supportive place to bring your baby to socialize with other mothers. Bo-hemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk. Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: 865-588-1105

Drumming, Meditation & Channeling – 7:30-9pm. Donation. Center for Peace, 880 Graves-Delozier Rd., Seymour, TN. Info: CenterForPeace.us or 865-428-3070.

wednesdayWrite to Grow – 9-11:30am. First, third and fifth Wednesdays. Writing workshop for women interest-ed in developing a deeper sense of self through writ-ing. The Write Place, 2611 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. Info: 865-660-4799 or JudyBingham.net.

Write Now – 12:30-3pm. First, third and fifth Wednesdays. Creative writing workshop for women, following the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) Method. Learn about the craft. Gain perspective on your writing and confidence in your voice. The Write Place, 2611 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. Info: 865-660-4799 or JudyBingham.net.

Circle Modern Dance Class: Modern/Contempo-rary Dance, Intermediate/Advanced – 6-7:30pm. Taught by rotating core members and guest artists of CMD who will present a variety of styles and tech-niques. Primarily intermediate but open to anyone. Comfortable clothes; no shoes necessary. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (first class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

Circle Modern Dance Class: Open Level Ballet –7:30-9pm. Basic ballet class open to all levels. Socks or ballet shoes recommended. Emporium Annex, two levels below Gay Street, downtown Knoxville. $7/class (first class free). Multi-class rates available. Info: CircleModernDance.com.

thursdayHeart Yoga – 9:30am. Mebbie Jackson teaches this blend of yoga and the stress-reduction technique called HeartMath. Breezeway Yoga Studio, 4830 Kingston Pk., Knoxville. Info: 865-679-9642 or [email protected].

Burn, Baby Burn! – 10:30am. Kim Day Training is in store in our spacious classroom to offer mommy and baby fitness. Bring your little one to help you work away those winter blahs. $10. Drop-ins wel-come. Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: 865-588-1105.

8 Move Tai Chi – 11am-noon or 6-7:15pm. Delivers physical/mental benefits in as few moves as pos-sible. Taught by certified instructors from Clear’s Tai Chi. Clear’s Silat & Street Kung Fu, 113 E. Broadway, Maryville, TN. $69 for six weeks. Info:

Richard Clear or Roland Jackson, 865-379-9997 or MaryvilleTaiChi.com.

Mat Pilates with Susie Kaplar – 5:30-6:30pm. First class free, then $8 per session (half price if you bring a friend). Drop-ins welcome. Arnstein Jewish Community Center, 6800 Deane Hill Dr., Knoxville. Info: 661-803-1526 or [email protected].

saturdayAstrology Class – 1:45-3:45pm. Please see Radi-ant Light Astrology website for exact dates and class topics. Classes are held at The Oasis Institute, 4928 Homberg Dr., Knoxville. Info: RadiantLight Astrology.com or 865-719-2049.

Intuitive Readings with Theresa Richardson – Explore your options and opportunities for growth and enlightenment. Readings address work, relationships, life purpose and how to align with your most positive future. Questions welcome. Call for appointments. Info: 865-705-2525 or TheresaRichardson.com.

weeklyIntuitive Counseling Sessions with Pamela Nine – Receive relationship, life-lesson, career and life-purpose guidance and further your personal, profes-sional and spiritual growth through professional intuitive counseling. By appointment at Nine Well-ness Centre, 3113 Gose Cove Ln., Knoxville. Info and appointments: 865-531-9086, [email protected], PamelaNine.com.

monthlyAstrology Class – 6:45-8:45pm. Every second Thursday. Please see Radiant Light Astrology web-site for details and class topics. Classes are held at The Oasis Institute, 4928 Homberg Dr., Knoxville. Info: RadiantLightAstrology.com or 865-719-2049.

Spiritual Apprenticeship Program – Advance your personal, professional and spiritual path; promote healing; develop inner awareness, intuitive and mediumship abilities through a one-on-one learn-ing experience. Available for 3- and 6-month terms. Limited-time discount. Pamela Nine, Nine Wellness Centre. Info: 865-531-9086, [email protected], PamelaNine.com.

Monthly meeting of Holistic Moms Network, Knoxville – 11am. Follow the natural path to parenting. Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at Bohemian Baby, 6907 Kingston Pk., Unit 4, Knoxville. Info: Mary at 865-356-7987 or [email protected].

Autoimmune Coaching & Energy Therapy Support Call – 4-5:15pm. Second Wednesdays. Dr. Anne Merkel shares information and solutions for people experiencing autoimmune disorders, to naturally address their condition and support heal-ing. Free. Notes and past month recordings provided when you register at is.gd/autoimmunegroup. Info: 1-877-262-2276.


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rEADiNGS AND rEiKiTheresa Richardson428 East Scott Ave, Suite 104Knoxville, TN, [email protected]

Theresa is an intuitive healer/teacher whose services include readings, Reiki sessions and a variety of classes. Her intentionis to facilitate transformation and alignment with the soul’s wisdom. In-person, phone or long-distance healing sessions available.

meditAtioNKElly SAvEllChopra Certified Teacher865-268-4421ChopraTeachers.com/kellysavellFacebook.com/Weathervanewellbeingcenter

Monthly classes include Introduction to Meditation, Primordial Sound Meditation. Meditation has proven health benefits including lower stress, blood pressure. Learn to enrich, improve your life. Group meditations, individual sessions available. Special

rates for caregivers, military.

retreAt ceNtersWEll BEiNG CoNFErENCE CENtErDon Oakley & Patty Bottari Oakley, DirectorsTazewell, TN 37879423-626-9000WellBeingCC.org

Hour north of Knoxville,160 acres surrounded by 2½ miles of Powell River. Perfect for quiet getaway, vacation, group event, retreat, workshop. Our mission is promoting mind/body wellness, harmony with nature. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit. See ad, page 21.

siBeriAN mAssAgevErA’S MASSAGE & SPAVera Drozhzhin, LMT, NCBTMB5213 Homberg Dr. • Knoxville, TN 37919(865) 335-9379VerasMassage.com

We are a small, locally operated business, providing professional massage therapy and facial treatments in Bearden area. Vera has performed thousands of therapeutic treatments over the last 15 years, guiding patients to better results.

Please visit website for more information.

souNd HeAliNg HEArt PAtH WEllNESSMebbie [email protected]

Acutonics is a healing modality that uses tuning forks on acupuncture points to facilitate a healing response in the body. Clients report a strong release of tension and stress from the body after each session. See ad, page 23.

sPirituAl ceNters tHE CENtEr For PEACE880 Graves-Delozier Rd.Seymour, TN 37865865-428-3070CenterForPeace.us

A holistic spiritual center applying ancient wisdom traditions such as ceremony,

dance, shamanic practice, sweat lodges, meditation, chanting and prayer in the modern world. See ad, page 23.

oASiS iNStitUtE: A CENtEr For AttitUDiNAl HEAliNGStephen Anthony, Executive Director4928 Homberg Dr. Ste. A-4Knoxville, TN 37919-5100865-588-7707OasisInstitute@OasisInstitute.orgOasisInstitute.org

OASIS Institute is a n o n s e c t a r i a n , nonprofit spiritual o r g a n i z a t i o n established in 1995. Our mission is to

provide a meeting place for groups that will facilitate the well-being of people of all backgrounds.

UNity trANSForMAtioNRev. Lora Beth Gilbreath865-809-5207UnityTransformation@gmail.comUnityTransformation.org

Sunday morning and midweek activities. Host of the internet “radio” broadcast “Hooked on C l a s s i c s ” t h r o u g h UnityOnlineRadio.org. Affiliated with Unity

Worldwide Ministries. See ad, page 19.

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