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I nside this issue several stories support November Awareness Month, including articles about Fam-ily Caregivers and a resource for people with Al-

zheimer’s. November is also National Adoption Month, so the feature is a heartwarming story about a Gilbert families’ journey of fostering children and so far, the adoption of six children. It must feel like Thanksgiving every day at their house. Of course, our major holiday in November is Thanks-giving. I always thought of Thanksgiving as being just an American holiday. We’re taught as children about the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrating with a big feast. Then, a few years ago I happen to be in Canada in October, during their celebration of Thanksgiving. The history of Thanksgiving actually goes back to Greek times and is celebrated in many countries. The Chinese celebrate August Moon festival that falls on the 15th day of 8th lunar month of their calendar. In Korea, it’s known as Chu-Sok (meaning "fall evening") and is celebrated on the 15th of August. The list goes on and the dates vary according to the region of the world. Although each country has its own traditions, ceremonies, and rituals, they all celebrate for the same reason; to give thanks for the blessing the earth has provided throughout the year. Thanksgiving here in the U.S. has many different tra-ditions. Some people choose this day to volunteer and serve others; but most of us cook a big meal, spend time with family and friends; and then kick back, relax, and watch some football.

Whatever your tradition, enjoy a healthy, happy holiday.

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T he thick, red, scaly skin of psoriasis can be not only painful but also embarrassing. You may have it or know someone who does. Psoriasis affects more than 3 percent of the

U.S. population.

Where does psoriasis appear? Most people get psoriasis on their elbows, knees, scalp, back, face, palms and feet. It can show up on other parts of the body, too, including fingernails, toenails, genitals and inside the mouth. Besides being uncomfortable, these patches of skin can make you self-conscious about the way you look. “Psoriasis can be socially isolating for many people,” says Dr. Joel Gelfand, a psoriasis researcher at the University of Pennsyl-vania. “Often, people can become depressed.”

Can you catch psoriasis from another person? Psoriasis is not a disease you can catch from others. It’s caused by an overactive immune system. The immune system essentially raises false alarms, which lead to inflammation and a rapid turnover of skin cells. Normally, skin cells take about a month to grow deep in your skin and then rise to the surface. In psoriasis, the cells rise in a matter of days, before they have a chance to mature. The new cells and existing cells all pile up on the surface of the skin. The result is redness, irritation and discomfort.

Does psoriasis affect more than the skin? Unfortunately, psoriasis can affect more than just the skin. It causes some people to have swollen joints and arthritis. Studies have also linked psoriasis to higher risks for diabetes, obesity, abnormal cholesterol, strokes and heart attacks. “For these reasons, it’s especially important for psoriasis pa-tients to get their blood pressure checked, quit smoking if they smoke, and maintain a healthy body weight,” Gelfand says.

What causes psoriasis? Researchers are continuing to look into the causes of pso-riasis. The genes you inherit affect your chances of getting the disease, but other factors are also involved, too. “We’re under-standing more about psoriasis every day,” Gelfand says.

Symptoms of psoriasis can come and go. There are several forms of psoriasis—each with a distinctive appearance—and some people have more severe cases than others. Anyone with psoriasis should pay attention to stress, dry skin, infections and certain medications, as these factors could make the condition worse. Your doctor can give you some guidance. The good news, says Gelfand, is that the past decade has brought about more treatments for psoriasis than ever before.

Doctors now have many more options to help their patients man-age and cope with the disorder. Some treatments include light therapy, medicine by injection, and topical creams or ointments.

If you have questions or need support, the Psoriasis Patient Advocate Program offers free personalized education, sup-port, resources, and information. Call 1-888-245-2797 or visit www.psoriasis.com.

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Chronic Pain CreatesChanges in Family Dynamics

By Barby Ingle, Power of Pain

Despite a wide range of treatment options available, a patient with chronic pain may not seek help or dismiss efforts by others. Some reasons for this include fears of:• Side effects from treatments• Nothing can help them • Seen as a "complainer"• Addiction to medications• Tolerance to medications • Recurring pain will be worse

It is important to discuss these concerns with family members, friends, physicians, or support service professionals (e.g., psychol-ogist, social worker), in order to take advantage of options that are available and may actually lead to pain relief and improvement in the overall quality of life. Planning is a key component to keeping stress levels down and a great way for family and friends to know how they can help. By having the patient help map out a plan of action for daily routines and responsibilities, it allows everyone to know when and where

F or those with a chronic pain condition, it can be a lifelong situation that has a significant impact not only on the patient but on family and friends as well. The condition may affect

every aspect of the patient's life in varying degrees including pro-fessional, social, and daily living activities, which may all require many adjustments. After the health aspect, patients are usually hit hardest by the financial aspects of the chronic disorder. Frequently, a leave of ab-sence or early retirement from work is needed due to the inability to perform work-related tasks. Financial difficulties are acerbated due to frequent visits to health care providers, medical-related expenses, and unemployment. To help reduce stress for every-one, it may be smart for the patient and their family to meet with a financial planner or insurance agent and devise a budget for future expenses. With less money and mobility, there’s a tendency to give up favorite activities like hiking, sports, traveling, and partici-pating in family activities. Exercising also becomes more difficult and everyday activities such as driving and shopping may need to be modified or given up.


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their help is needed and minimizes unexpected mishaps. Respon-sibilities that may need to be addressed include carpools, house-work, cooking, holiday activities, laundry, leisure activities, jobs, pet care, planning meals, self-care, and shopping. The patient should be encouraged to stay active and to join a support group or seek psychological counseling if appropriate. Patients may even reach the point of ultimately counseling others with chronic pain. Some patients find benefit in getting involved in volunteer work, which allows them to set their own hours and to feel they can contribute to others instead of just focusing on their own condition. Maintaining holiday traditions can be hectic and stressful — even for healthy people. This should be an enjoyable time of year. For people with chronic pain and physical limitations, the holidays hold an extra element of stress. How do you cope with the holi-days? How do you get through the holiday season and enjoy it? Here are a few tips:

Plan Ahead• Prioritize and only worry about the important things• Schedule a time for each item to be completed• Begin early so a “bad” day or two doesn’t cause stress • Avoid the last minute rush

Gift Giving• Buy gifts online — no walking or waiting • Use gift bags — it’s easier than traditional wrapping• Downsize on the decorations and do a little at a time

Communication• Talk to guests ahead of time and explain your limitations• Delegate duties when possible• Ask for help when needed • Accept your limitations without guilt or blame, it’s not your fault• Help others understand your limits and tell them what they can

do to help

It can be difficult (or impossible) to imagine that someone can be in constant severe pain. It is normal to not understand if you have not lived through it. For a caretaker, it may be hard to stand by and accept that your loved one’s pain cannot be fixed or cured (although it may be eased). It may also be hard to accept that you cannot make it better. If you are in a close relationship with some-one with chronic pain, you are likely to develop a variety of negative feelings like anger or resentment, as a result. This is a normal part of the process for both you and the loved one in pain; you are both victims of the pain problem. Turning to family and friends as caretakers and support outlets is important for everyone.

For more information, attend the 2014 National P.A.I.N. Summit on Nov. 14 at Chandler Center of Arts. RSVP at www.powerofpain.org. Power of Pain is a nonprofit organization that offers support for more than 150 chronic pain conditions. To contact Power of Pain, email: [email protected] or call 480-882-1342.

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Stressed out? Feeling tired and overwhelmed? Perhaps there is a tension in your neck and you keep stretching from side to side? The

holidays are just around the corner which will add to that ball of nervousness in the pit of your stomach. Stress: A reaction to something in your life. Stress: Picking up the kids from school and needing to feed them before taking them to foot-ball practice. Stress: Needing to use the restroom but not enough time between meetings. A more formal definition of stress is: “constraining force or influence as a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body part…” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). The body takes a toll when the mind is stressed, hence migraines or those knots in your shoulders that need attention. More severe physical manifes-tations of stress are heart attacks, ulcers, or ir-ritable bowel syndrome. Over 1 million Americans suffer from heart attacks every year and about 28 million have migraines. Sadness and anger are other stress-related emotions that can make you physically ill if left untreated. The seriousness of mental health is not valued as much as it should be. You can’t remove your head from your body, can you? “Your brain governs your entire body, so why wouldn’t you want to get it checked,” asks Kelly O’Horo, founder of Infinite Healing & Well-ness. Holding in resentment, rage, or sad feelings will make you sick. We have to find healthy ways to release these emotions to heal and move forward. There is relief! Preventative and reactive treat-ments are available to help keep you emotionally healthy. You can’t remove all stressors from your life; it’s not possible. So you have to find a way that works for you. My number one suggestion is to breathe. You are already breathing, so why not take time during your day to take a deep breath and just be? There are no excuses for not being able to do this. I often suggest to set an alarm in your phone to remind you at least once a day, to stop, take a deep breath in through your nose and out through your mouth. This one breath will not change your life, but research shows that it abso-lutely triggers your parasympathetic system in your body and will calm you down. It could change your mood and essentially give you some capacity to better manage your stress. I also suggest a healthy eating and exercise lifestyle to decrease stress. I don’t like to use the

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Already Stressed and theHolidays are Just Starting

By Chante Pantila, DBH, LPC, Infinite Healing & Wellness LLC

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word “diet” because it’s not a sustainable way to live and the word “diet” can be stress provoking. Make small changes like adding more greens to your meals, checking out local healthy restaurants, or trying new foods are an easy ways to implement change. Super fruits seem to be all the rage, and acai bowls have changed my life! Check out your social media; Instagram or Pinterest both have delicious recipes, workout tips, inspiring quotes, and a vast amount of information for overall well-being. I had no idea there were Paleo cookies that actually taste good and are good for you. Exercise reduces stress, depression, and anxiety and pro-duces happy hormones. Again, find something that works for you in your schedule. If you like it, you will make time for it. What about taking a walk around the block? This isn’t an intense car-dio workout, but it’s a change in your daily activity and could help reduce stress. HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) seems to be a fad right now. Crossfit, BootCamp, Zumba, and Barre workouts have been buzzing in conversations, so why not check one out? Yoga! Have you ever wondered what a yoga experi-ence was really like? Yoga has been proven to reduce stress. I must mention therapy as a means to an end, as I am a therapist and I believe in the work I do. There are core issues that drive this physical and mental response in you. The good news about all this stress is you do not have to continue to live this way. A technique called EMDR helps people heal from the past in a way that is different and more effective than regular talk therapy. This technique addresses the mind and body to re-duce the need to respond to stress triggers in an unhealthy way.

How amazing does that sound? The World Health Organization has recognized EMDR and endorses this therapy as one of only two practices proven to treat trauma. I often use the terms stress and trauma interchangeably, not to minimize what people endure, but to validate peoples’ perception of the significant events that caused them to react the way they do. Changing behaviors, like implementing more deep breathing, improving food choices, and adding more exercise, are definitely ways to reduce stress and feel better, but healing from the stress or traumatic events are essential for improving your overall health. I hope this article serves you well. Maybe it’s time to re-eval-uate your current stress level, take a deep breath, and change the way you care for yourself, because you deserve it. “The world as we have created it, is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” - Albert Einstein

Infinite Healing and Wellness offers yoga for only $10, which can drastically change the way you handle stress. We also offer a “Stress Boot Camp,” Crossfit style, to teach in a cir-cuit training/interval method, how to jumpstart your healthy lifestyle. Infinite Healing and Wellness is located in Gilbert at 2563 S. Val Vista Dr. Suite #108. For more information, call 480-448-1076, email: [email protected], or visit www.Infinitehealingandwellness.com.

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M any people believe that using essential oils in cooking is a relatively new idea; in fact there are thousands of food products that use essential oils for aroma and fla-

vor such as chewing gum, chocolates, candies, and many more. Now you may also use them for everyday cooking and add the benefit of health! At first glance, using essential oils in cooking may seem com-plex; on the contrary, it is very easy once you learn the basics. The most important thing you need to remember is that you must use a certified pure therapeutic oil (CPTG) that is recommended for internal use. You will also want to select the specific oils that are approved for dietary use, such as basil, oregano, cilantro, cin-namon, peppermint, citrus oils and many more. At first, you may be asking: what is the difference between herbs, spices and essential oils? While the terms, “herb” and “spice,” are commonly used interchangeably in many cookbooks, and have much in common, there is a fundamental difference between these two. While both are readily used in dry form and similar purpose (to add flavor to your food), the difference sim-ply depends on what part of the plant is used. And although that

Cooking With Essential OilsBy Holly Olmstead, Holly’s Home Health

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Essential Pumpkin Pie1-1/2 cup cream or rich soymilk2 cup canned pumpkin1/2 cup raw honey2 eggs1/4 tsp salt (pink is best)1 drop of ginger essential oil1 drop of clove essential oil2 drops of cinnamon bark essential oil

Place all ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Pour into unbaked pie shell (see below). Bake at 425° for 15 min then at 350° for approximately 45 more minutes, or until set. Let cool before serving. Best served chilled.

Whole Grain Pie Crust1-1/3 cup whole grain flour1/3 cup organic butter1/2 tsp salt (pink is best)1/4 cup cold water

Combine first 3 ingredients in mixing bowl. Blend well with pastry blender until crumbly. Sir in water and mix well. Dough will be very soft. Place between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and roll into a 9-10 inch circle. Remove plastic and place in 9” pie pan. Flute edges and fill with pumpkin pie filling.

Green Smoothie2 cups baby kale2 cups frozen berries (your choice)1 large carrot1 frozen banana (or fresh)1/2 cup pineapple2-3 cups filtered water1-2 drops of orange essential oil (or any of your

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doesn’t sound like a big deal, there are significant flavor and health differences in each part of the plant. Herbs are typically the leaf and stem portions of a plant. Sometimes used fresh (easy to grow) but usually used dry. Examples of herbs are basil, bay leaf, cilantro, oregano, parsley, rosemary, and thyme. Spices, on the other hand, come from other parts of a plant such as the berries (peppercorns), seeds (nutmeg), barks (cinna-mon), flower buds (clove), pods (vanilla), and rhizomes/roots (gin-ger). Spices are almost always used as a dry ground powder. Occasionally, a plant is generous enough to yield both an herb and a spice, such as cilantro. This is the leafy herb of the same plant that gives us the popular spice of coriander seed.

Essential Oils — The Best Choice When an herb or a spice is dried, the living essence (the es-sential oil) is the first to go, along with most of the aroma and health benefits. Instead, try using an essential oil so you receive all the aromatics, flavor, and (most importantly) therapeutic ben-efits that plant has to offer. Have you ever noticed your herbs or spices lose their aroma and flavor after a few months on your shelf? The little essence that remained after the drying method has faded. But with essen-tial oils, the living essence has been captured and concentrated through a distillation or cold press method creating the most amazing and powerful aroma, flavor, and health value available. On top of that, it will never go bad! A pure essential oil will never go rancid or lose its aroma; however, it will evaporate if it’s not sealed tightly. It also takes a much larger quantity of herbs/spices to see a therapeutic affect on the body. For example, if you like to use dried peppermint leaves in your tea, you would need to consume 26 cups of peppermint tea to receive the same therapeutic value of one drop of CPTG peppermint essential oil. So next time you are ready for tea time, consider adding one drop of essential oil into your hot water, rather than seeping the dry herb! You will love it!

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It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. We avoid thinking about it, hoping it will go away if we just ignore it. But for five million Americans, their hopes and dreams become dashed when the doctor enters

the room and says “you have Alzheimer’s Disease.” For most effected people and their families, their first thought is “it’s time for the nursing home,” but just because a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Dis-ease doesn’t mean their life is over, and adult day care is here to help.

Adult Day Care Means Aging in Place Well Adult Day services helps people stay in their homes longer. They can continue to live with their spouses or children, yet at the same time be part of a caring community and enjoy meaningful activities. A good adult day program will provide their people with a full day of activi-ties they enjoy and enable them to make new friends and form lasting bonds.

Adult Day Care Means Care for the Caregiver Thirty percent of all caregivers are outlived by the person with Al-zheimer’s that they care for. Alzheimer’s doesn’t just claim one life, it claims two. The sleepless nights, frustrating arguments and seemingly endless crises can take a massive toll on family caregivers. If a care-giver can get a break, even if it’s only for a couple of hours one day a

Adult DaycareDementia Care’s Best Kept Secret

Alden Powers, MT-BC, Director of Programs and Operations, Oakwood Creative Care

week, it can literally mean the difference between life and death. Adult Day programs have flexible hours during the day so that caregivers can get the breaks they need when they need them.

Adult Day Care is Very Affordable The average cost of Adult Day services is approximately $80 per day. That is far cheaper than home caregivers and assisted living, which can cost anywhere from $100 to $250 per day. Adult Day care helps keep money in people’s pockets so that when they do need ad-ditional services, they’re available. Adult Day Care is just one service in the continuum of dementia care. Eventually, as this terrible disease runs its course, additional ser-vices will be necessary. But during the early and middle stages, Adult Day Care can help a person maintain health, dignity, and quality of life.

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H air care companies are constantly bombarding us with how to properly care for our hair. Should we shampoo every day? Should we shampoo the same day we go in for our

color service? Do we need chemicals to treat dandruff and hair loss? And thank you, Dr. Oz, for making us wonder if our hair is actually looking older than our bodies. I am not Dr. Oz, nor am I paid thousands of dollars to promote products, but I do work with hair of all types on a daily basis. I would like to shed some light on the questions we all have and many spend a small fortune buying products in an attempt to figure out.

How often should I shampoo? Our hair is made up of the same proteins as our nails and hair grows out of the same skin that covers the rest of our bodies. Our bodies sweat to eliminate toxins. These toxins are forced out through our pores and rest there until we shower and wash the toxins away. These very toxins can contribute to acne, hair loss, and foul odor. If we want to eliminate these things from our bodies, why would we want to keep them on our scalp and in our hair?

Do I shampoo before hair color treatment? Body oil helps protect your scalp from chemical reactions with traditional chemical color treatments. Organic color does not con-tain chemicals; therefore, it does not have chemical reactions. So, it is OK to shampoo the day of your service. But on the other hand, oils naturally soften the cuticle and hair strand, which allows for the absorption of the color molecules. So, it would be a matter of personal choice whether you shampoo that day or not.

Preventing hair loss and dandruff Every product manufacture wants you to believe they have the cure. Do they? Maybe? But that depends on the internal issue that is causing the problem. Sometimes there is a natural way to solve

Common Questions in Hair CareBy Marji Hays, Cunningham Salon Organic

these issues, and sometimes you need medical or naturopathic care to deal with the source of the problem. I suggest you speak with your hairdresser and they can guide you or recommend seek-ing medical attention.

Back to Dr. Oz. The only way to keep your hair looking your age or younger is to properly care for your hair. Chemical hair processes can cause your hair to break easily, lose elasticity, and look frizzy or dull. By using organic products, without the harsh chemicals, you can be assured your hair will always look as healthy and vibrant as your feel. When selecting a salon, ask if they use chemical free products (unless chemicals are ordered by your doctor).

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time, while still struggling to conceive a child, we decided to begin the adoption process. In the spring of 2006, we got a call from my doctor explaining we were not able to have children naturally. We were heart-broken, yet hopeful that we would still have a family. All the while we had been taking classes, filling out paperwork, and still preparing our home to welcome a baby. The very next week, we were told that two amazingly selfless birth parents, who wanted their soon-to-be-born baby girl to be loved something fierce, chose us to be her forever family. Our hearts overflowed with joy! We did the math, and from the date of calling our licensing agency, Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK), to the day we held our daughter, Lillie, was nine months! A couple of years later, after hearing of the tremendous need for foster parents, we decided to open up our hearts and home for another child. By the winter of 2009, we had fostered and helped reunify seven children with their biological families. Was it tough? Yes! Was it worth it? Absolutely! In February of 2010, we welcomed our baby James, through foster care, with the goal of family reunification. At the time, we were still being considered for babies that had the case plan of possible adoption. Our profile had been considered for 20 children, but we were told “no” each time. We didn’t even know these children, but each time we cried. Again, we were heartbroken, yet hopeful. I remember vividly, I had just left my office after we had been given the answer that we had been dreading for that 20th child. His name was Louie. I got home and tried to pull myself together and called George at work to lament. The house phone rang and it was our pre-cious licensing worker from AASK, letting us know that there was a mix-up and that they indeed wanted us to be Louie’s forever family. And so in March of 2010, we met and fell in love with our son, Louie. The next year was a whirlwind. Now we were a family of 5, but not for long! We were on vacation in San Diego, when we got the call to come home quick, as Division of Child Safely (DCS) needed us. The baby brother of one of our foster children, James, had just been taken into care and they wanted us to take placement of him. Our hearts almost burst as we drove home and raced to meet the DCS worker at our house. George unloaded the car and the kids and I ran to Target to prepare for a newborn as fast as I could. I called George on my way home from the store and heard the new baby, Jack, in the background. Family reunification was still the plan for these two adorable brothers so we tried to guard our hearts without loving them any differently. This is when we decided it was best for our family to have me be home full-time. So after 12 years of working full-time at our Catholic parish, I retired to be more available to our family. As the need for more foster homes grew, George and I decided to open our home and hearts again. We cared for and helped reunify three more chil-dren. In August of 2012, our lives changed again when we received a call for a newborn baby who needed us and we brought Hayden home from the hospital. We were a family of 7. Next, we fostered and reunified two more sweet girls. In the fall of 2013, we officially adopted our son, Hayden, and in the spring of 2014, after a long rough road, we finally adopted James and Jack. About a year and a half ago, while at a school play for Lillie, we got a call for a 5-year-old girl who needed a place to stay for a while. We never imagined adoption would be an option for her, but our beauti-ful Lizzie, officially joined our forever family in October.

Yes, They are All Our Kids!By Kate Hursh

November is National Adoption month. There are so many chil-dren who need a family; who need love and care. Here is an amazing story of a local family who has given their hearts and

home to help some of those children.

I was asked by a sweet, yet confused house painter recently, “When do the parents pick up their babies?” I nicely replied, “They don’t, these are our babies!” With 10 children under the age of ten, he had assumed I ran a daycare out of our home. The funny part is that only one third of our precious munchkins were home at the time. We get asked lots of funny questions when we venture out with our “circus” and the kids think it is hysterical when people count them. The majority of these questions, while some come across inappropriately, all come down to people wanting to know how such a beautiful group of children, whom we are blessed to love, came to be in our family. Our story begins way before George, my husband, and I even met. My grandfather was adopted and my parents fostered children before I was born. Fast forward to the fall of 1999 when George and I began our journey together. We knew from the beginning that we shared the same desire and willingness for adoption. In 2002, we were married. We waited a year or so before attempting to start a family. After a

George and Kate Hursh have been married for over 12 years.


We are still fostering and have reunified another 3 children with a few more plan-ning to go home sometime soon, and one that we hope to adopt in the coming year. We are currently a family of 13. Our cousin, McKenna, is a live-in helper and we couldn’t be more grateful for the love she gives to all of these children. She gets just as excited as we do when another child comes to our home. What 19-year-old voluntarily lives with 10 children under the age of 10? She does. We have an incredible support system in our family, friends and community. An African proverb says, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Our village is vast and generous. These children, from the moment they step into our lives, are showered with love from our village. George and I never imagined that our lives would be so blessed by adoption and foster care. We have cared for over 25 children to date and have no plan to stop… OK, maybe when our 15-passenger van is filled to capacity. There is such a shortage of willing families. Children are waiting. It has been said that “Adopting one child won’t change the world: but for that child, the world will change” (unknown). We propose that these children have changed our lives! Is it chaotic, messy, and sometimes downright exhausting? Yes, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We love each and every one of these children that God has brought into our lives. We love them forever, no matter how long they stay. We are eternally grateful for the birth parents that gave life to these priceless gifts of ours. We pray for and talk about them often. November is National Adoption month and we encourage you to take time to consider adoption. Right now there are over 3,000 children in Arizona waiting to be adopted. You could be the forever family a child is waiting for.

How Can You Become a Foster/Adoptive Parent? A foster or adoptive parent simply needs to be committed to loving and caring for a child. You do not need to have a large house or a lot of money. You don't have to be married or be a stay-at-home parent. You don't even have to have parenting experience. Foster and adoptive families need to be willing to learn and grow right alongside the child. The first step to becoming a foster or adoptive family is to attend an orientation. After orientation, your licensing agency will set you up with training classes called

McKenna Dalgarno reads a bedtime story to her 10 tiny "housemates."

The children are very active and enjoy beingoutside as much as possible!


PS-MAPP, write your home study, help you fill out necessary paperwork, and provide support along the way. All in all, it takes a few months to be licensed or certified, depending on your situation. The state provides financial assistance to care for the children in foster care as well as a no-copay health insur-ance called CMDP (Comprehensive Medical and Dental Plan). There are amazing organizations such as Helen's Hope Chest and Jose's Closet who assist foster families with clothing and toys. Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foun-dation assists families with bikes, dance classes, swimming lessons, theme park tickets, camp, music lessons and much more. Families can apply for and receive adoption subsidy if the child qualifies, which helps with the financial worries and health care costs of raising a child long after adoption. Many people think they cannot financially and emotionally handle being a foster or adoptive parent. There is a false as-sumption that it's too hard and too expensive. We challenge families to talk to a licensing agency, like Aid to Adoption of Special Kids (AASK), to answer any questions that may be holding you back. Training and assistance is provided all along the way. AASK is full of resources to support families long after the children are adopted.

For more information about adoptingprivately or through foster care in Arizona, contact Aid to Adoption of Special Kids.

Visit online at www.aask-az.orgor call 602-254-2275.

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The Hursh family has finalized 6 adoptions so far.

The Hursh family had to upgrade to an 8ft picnic tableto fit their growing family at mealtime.


insurance plans

I t’s time for the Medicare Annual Enrollment Period! The Medi-care Annual Enrollment Period is from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. This is the time for Medicare beneficiaries to review their current cov-

erage and view other options. Medical conditions and needs can change, so it’s always a good idea to see what your options are for the coming year. Also, insurance companies change their benefits each year, so what may have been a good choice for 2014, isn’t necessarily your best choice for the coming year. Insurance brokers that specialize in Medicare products are your most unbiased resource because Medicare makes sure all agents are compensated equally amongst all the insurance companies. Brokers are normally contracted with many carriers and have a large variety of plan types to offer. With multiple types of plans and companies offering coverage, the goal of a broker is to make sure you are in a plan that is well suited for you. While no one knows what the future holds, brokers look at your current situation and see what will be in your best interest.

Physicians are rarely contracted with all companies. If you’re looking at Medicare Advantage plans, you not only want to be sure your physician is contracted with the company, but that all your physicians are in the same network. Having a broker research your particular doctors and medications with the various carriers helps to find the plan that will work the best for you. When shopping for a Medicare plan, ask the agent if they are a broker and how many companies they have available. The more they have, the better chance you will find the best plan to meet your specific needs.

Have questions about Medicare Plans? Call Patty Vieira, 480-220-7233, visit www.insurancebypatty.com, or email [email protected]. With 28 years of experience, I can sim-plify insurance quotes and policy terms so you can understand them and find the right plan to meet your unique needs.

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community news

In Arizona, there have been 2,560 diagnoses and 990 colon cancer deaths in the past year alone. Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers, yet it is still the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Nearly 140,000 Ameri-cans will be diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014, and more than 50,000 will die from this disease. Funds raised will support the Arizona Department of Health Services Fit at Fifty Health Check Program, which screens uninsured and underinsured residents for colon cancer and provides financial assistance to those who are diagnosed, as well as national prevention, research, and patient support initiatives at the Colon Cancer Alliance. Through this funding, during the past year, 12 patients were di-agnosed with colon cancer and able to receive the treatment they needed. Due to the recent rise in young-onset colon cancer, the partnership between the Colon Cancer Alliance and the Arizona Department of Health is essential to saving lives.

As an advocate for the importance of early detection through screening, and overall colon health, we at Mind, Body & Flow are excited to have such a well-recognized organization such as the Colon Cancer Alliance to pick Arizona to host the Undy Run 5000 here in our own backyard! For more information or to register, visit www.undyrunwalk.org or contact Mind Body & Flow at 480-782-6566.

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Turn your underwear into outerwear at the Phoenix Undy Run/Walk and help fight colon cancer. On Nov. 15, participants will hit the pavement at the

Scottsdale Civic Center Mall – Northeast Lawn donning family-friendly, underwear-themed outfits. Sponsored by the Colon Cancer Alliance, the Undy Run/Walk isn’t your everyday run; participants forego the traditional race day T-shirt for a stylish pair of boxer shorts and take a stroll through a larger-than-life inflat-able colon. This creative and educational inflatable is a unique way to help bring understanding to the disease and make colon cancer something people are comfort-able talking about. It’s a fun twist on a serious topic, sparking much-needed conversations. “The Undy Run/Walk is all about drawing attention, increasing screen-ing rates and, ultimately, saving lives,” says Julie Fisher, senior manager of the Undy Run/Walk series.

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healing arts

Researchers are investigating how music can help individ-uals recover from disease,

injury, and psychological trauma. Scientists are finding that music can benefit both mental and physi-cal health especially in the area of senior health. Mike Chamberlin, a local senior center and retirement home enter-tainer, has observed how music can affect seniors. He says, "Music is therapy. I believe that music touches a place in our soul that the spoken word cannot penetrate.” Here are five ways in which music can benefit senior health:• Relieves stress: Music can help

reduce stress and anxiety, and enhance the way our bodies fight infection.

• Improves memory function and focused attention: A report from Finnish scientists showed that listening to music helps stroke patients recover both memory and focused attention. The researchers also found that music can reduce post-stroke depression and confusion. Other studies suggest that stroke pa-tients may improve faster if they sing, rather than speak, as part of their rehabilitation.

• Enhances connection: Singing with other people — in medita-tion, prayer, at a sing-along, at a concert, or even over the tele-phone helps us experience in a very deep way that we are all truly connected. Singing also increases the “bonding hormone” that helps us feel and strengthen a sense of trust.

• Boosts feelings of well-being: Recent studies have found evidence that singing releases substances that serve as our brain’s own natural pain-killers. When we listen to music, levels of molecules important for fighting infection can increase.

• Helps express feelings: Many times a singer, songwriter, or com-poser has expressed our feelings in a way we could never have. Music connects us to our emotions and allows them to be expressed.

“Some seniors cannot hear words but they can feel the beat. Some cannot see well, but familiar songs touch a place in their memory,” Mike says. “Music can move their spirit as well as their feet, and their faces light up when they hear Over The Rainbow or Til There Was You.” Mike believes music is magical. It can bring a smile or a tear if deliv-ered properly and enhance the expression of feelings. Mike has seen

a resident or two who cannot put their thoughts together and express themselves normally, be able to show their feelings as a tear or a soft-ening expression in their face or a quieting of their body language when listening to music. Music can heal, uplift, and create a bond with others.

Five years ago Mike Chamberlin traded his expansive 30-year profes-sional broadcasting career for a singing microphone. He now travels to senior centers and retirement homes all over the valley performing a show he calls "Music Through The Decades." In addition to his concert and storytelling, Chamberlin also shares with his audience some humorous quips from his book, God Has A Sense Of Humor For Heaven's Sake. Have an upcoming event in need of senior entertainment? Mike Chamberlin is available for booking. He can be reached at 480-217-1389, [email protected], or www.singingtvguy.com.

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reducing stress

• At the top of the page, add the header: Now. Here you will do a memory cleanse and write down what is cur-

rently in your RAM (memory) and write it all out to clear your mem-ory. Let this flow and write down anything and everything that you do not want to forget. Now, it is all recorded on paper (you don’t have to keep remembering it).

• In the middle of page, add the header: Important. Here you will cleanse items from your memory that are important

to you, many of these items may be in the “Now” section. If it is im-portant to you, write it down here. Important things you should do are now recorded to be used again later. Just like your hard drive (Storage versus Memory).

• In the bottom third of the page, add the header: Future Consideration.

Here you will record items from your memory that will need to be addressed, but at some future time. You may wish to consider this the “later” section.

You now, most likely, have a full page of your current memory in print. Good for you. You will most likely feel better, sleep better, and reduce your stress level. Your memory will tell you thanks for transfer-ring some of the RAM memory onto your storage (paper). Your mind can now relax and begin again; your mental reboot has been completed. The benefit to you will be a fresh slate, no more scraps of memory, but a fresh, new, and rebooted memory ready to begin, yet again, working for you.

I hope you find this a powerful tool in your emotional health. Please let me know how it works for you. If you find an even better method, I would love to hear it. Call Keith R. Dorson at 480-890-0100, visit www.winwinfireteams.com, or email [email protected].

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The Amazing Memory Cleanse and You

By Keith Dorson, Win Win Investment Planning LLC

How often should you restart your computer? Well, we are not just talking about your personal computer (PC), but also your mind. You know that your computer runs much better after a

“restart” or “reboot.” The good news is, so do you. Here is why. In your computer, all of the computer programs leave behind little scraps of themselves in the computer memory after they have been put away. This memory, called Random Access Memory (RAM), can become cluttered by these random loose pieces of memory, so a good memory cleanse and fresh start-over may be in order from time to time. Just as in RAM, life likes to leave all sorts of pieces of memory in our minds. So, here is the amazing memory cleanse for your mind. Step-by-step specifics included. You may do this once a day, or several times each day, depending how often you need a fresh start and clear focus. Shortly before bedtime can be very effective at clearing the mind so you sleep better. It will begin, when you are ready, by pressing your on/off button. The steps are as follows: First, find a piece of paper (blank would be ideal). Second, write down the following headings on your paper:

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The Clean Eating LifestyleBy Judith Garner, Garner Healthy Living Everyday

Clean eating is a lifestyle approach to food and its preparation, not a short-term diet. Clean eaters choose to avoid processed and refined foods by consuming meals made up of whole

foods — these are foods produced as close to nature as possible. One way to recognize “clean” foods is to consider ingredient lists. Foods generally having one-word ingredients (e.g., lentils, spinach, kale, al-monds, blueberries, carrots, etc.), will be free of additives, hormones, flavorings, colorings, and artificial sweeteners. The longer the food’s ingredient list, the more processing and manipulation has taken place — additions of chemicals, processed oils, salt, sugar, etc.

Clean Eating Principles:• Eat wisely: Choose a variety of whole-foods based on their nutrient

value. • Eat regularly: Fuel with breakfast, having numerous smaller meals

throughout the day.• Eat selectively: Avoid refined and processed food choices.

Eating wisely is choosing foods that infuse the body with the nu-trients needed to stay healthy — aim to eat a colorful assortment of vegetables and fruit, whole grains, and lean protein. Look for foods that are organically grown and remain as close to nature as possible. Eating regularly keeps body metabolism on an even keel. By con-trolling meal portions and eating at timed intervals — six small meals a day, this helps regulate blood sugar, control cravings, and keep hunger at bay. Trillions of body cells process the fuel (food) they’re fed and work continuously to break it down, converting fuel to usable energy. This is the energy that keeps us breathing and moves muscles, among other bodily functions. Eating selectively becomes a habit as one gets accustomed to con-suming a variety of whole-food and more of them. Discerning clean eaters avoid harmful foods prevalent in the market place. Their mantra: eat clean and feel good! It’s a lifestyle choice.

“Clean” and “Organic” — Not Synonymous Clean, whole-foods are not refined or processed so they’re free of additives and preservatives. “Organic” refers to how these whole foods are grown — without chemical fertilizers or pesticides. According to the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture), the term organic foods refers to: poultry, meat, dairy and eggs that come from animals that are free of antibiotics and growth hormones; fruits and vegetables that have never been treated with pesticides, ionizing radiation or bioengineering.Organic products have strict production and labeling requirements.

Understanding USDA Organic Labeling:• 100% organic: All ingredients must be certified; use of the USDA

Organic Seal is optional.• Organic: 95% or more organic ingredients must be certified; use of

the USDA Organic Seal is optional.• Made with Organic Ingredients: At least 70% organic ingredients

must be certified. Allowed to state “made with organic (listing up to three ingredients or ingredient categories)” on packaging; may not use the USDA Organic Seal.

• Less than 70% Organic Ingredients: Less than 70% certified or-ganic ingredients are allowed to be denoted in ingredient list only; may not use the USDA Organic Seal.

Garner Healthy Living Everyday helps people discover principles and practices of health providing resources, education and support in areas of: weight-loss; habits of health; healthy eating; and processed-free lifestyle. Offering fee based: Certified Independent Health Coaching Services. We have mentors and coaches in every important area of our life — school, work, sports, skills. Why should maintaining our health be any different? For a complimentary initial consultation, contact Judith Garner at 480-560-7842, email [email protected], or visit www.facebook.com/judithgarnerhealthyliving.

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What is Energy Medicine?By Whitney Triplett, RN, Inspire by Whitney

Energy medicine is a holistic healing practice that focuses on the “life force” energy we have available to us to restore health, well-ness, and balance. The practice of energy medicine is not new.

Before the turn of the century, people relied on the benefits of energy medicine to heal them. The turn of the century saw a big turn in the di-rection of medicine and has become what we know today as a society plagued with illness, diagnoses, invasive treatments, and medications. With traditional medicine the source of illness is not always addressed. Energy medicine goes directly to the source and helps to release the primary cause. Some energy healing modalities involve practitioners using specific hands-on techniques working with the energy areas of the body. Some specific energy areas are:• The chakras• The auric field• The meridians• Energy points on head An energy healing practitioner can tap into the healing energy avail-able and generate change in the person they are working on. Addition-ally, an individual can also become more aware of energy potentiality. Some energy healing modalities are:• Healing touch and therapeutic• Acupuncture• Pranic energy healing• Reiki• Energy points on head Energy healing has the capacity to help in all areas of a person's body, mind, and spirit and the results are seen in a person's physi-cal, psychological, spiritual, and emotional well-being. It is possible to change anything in your life you would like to change. Finding balance and wellness is one of the obvious benefits of energy healing. Possible changes include:• Resolve physical illness and past injuries• Reduce pain in the body

• Reduce stress• Change habitual behavior and addictions• Bring joy back into living It is possible for a painful experience to be stored in our bodies and block our energy flows, which results in unbalance and disease. When you can learn how to utilize the power of energy medicine, you can release blockages and create ease in your life and body. An example is when we experience stress, we often feel it in areas of our body, such as in our stomach, lower back pain, jaw tension, or headaches. What if pain could be released? A potent energy healing modality, using energy points on head, offers amazingly results by releasing limitations and creating more space in your body and mind. It is like deleting the unwanted files off your computer. After an energy healing session you should feel more balanced and conscious. It is very empowering to know that we are in control of our bod-ies and we can create change in our bodies and our own lives! Find an energy healing practitioner in your area and discover this amazing mind-body medicine. Have questions? Want to learn more? Contact Whitney at 480-363-7464 or visit www.inspirebywhitney.com. Whitney Triplett, an energy healing practitioner and Access Consciousness Bars™ practitioner, offers coaching and private sessions.

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As we age, we can start to lose some of our independence and ability to make sound decisions regarding our health and our finances. For some of our elderly population, there

isn’t always a good family support system. Some of them live alone with no living relatives or, unfortunately, they may have living rela-tives that do not have their best interest at heart. It’s important for our wonderful aging community to be aware of resources available in the area.

Senior Centers Senior Centers are a great place for seniors who want to maintain their independence and vitality. Visit your local Senior Center to see what activities they have available to you at no cost. Most senior centers also offer daily lunch specials for those on a tight budget.

Adult Day Care Adult Day Cares were created for those who can no longer manage independently or who are isolated and lonely. They are a great way for seniors to socialize with other seniors in an atmo-sphere that caters to their needs and well-being. They are also great for caregiver relief at a reasonable price.

Non-Medical in home care services These companies are great for those who need anything from companionship to help with activities of daily living such as bathing, meal preparation, light housework, and laundry. These companies typically charge an hourly fee and do not administer medications. Note: There are some nonprofit companies that provide com-panionship and transportation to doctor’s appointments at no cost.

Arizona Long-Term Care Services (ALTCS) This program is for individuals 65 and older who are blind and/or disabled and are in need of nursing services, either in a nursing facility or their own home. You must apply for these services and meet eligibility requirements.

Hospice Hospice is for those who are terminally ill and want to live the remainder of their life in the comfort of their own home with com-passion, care, comfort, and dignity. Hospice is for those who are not seeking aggressive treatment and wish to let the disease take its natural course. Hospice is a Medicare part A benefit with no out-of-pocket cost to you or your loved one.

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Community Resourcesfor the Elderly

By Cathy Peterson, Gemini Hospice LLC

Fiduciaries A fiduciary is a legal or ethical relationship of trust between two or more parties. Typically, a fiduciary prudently takes care of money for another person. A fiduciary’s duty is the highest standard of care at either equity or law and the fiduciary must not profit from their position unless the principal consents. There are many other resources as well, check with your local senior center or the Area Agency on Aging to see what may be avail-able for you or your loved one.

For additional information or if you or a loved one needs hospice, we can help. Gemini Hospice is family-owned and operated with care and compassion being our main goals. Call 480-883-1353 or visit www.geminihospice.com.

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How to Get YourBackswing BACK!

Part 1 of 2By Dustin Hall, LMT, SIP, Structura Body Therapies

Have you noticed that your backswing is just not what it used to be? Don’t have the flexibility to really turn on the ball? Noticing a decrease in drive distance? Well, you needn’t worry! We are

going to discuss a few things that will put a skip in your step and the twist in your backswing needed for the perfect drive each time. First things first, to get a better understanding of your swing (or lack thereof) you must know all the moving parts and what major muscle groups are involved. There are three phases to a golf swing: the back-swing, the downswing, and the follow-through. At each phase of the swing, we activate several different muscle groups to raise the club, drive the club to the ball, and finish through strong. For today’s pur-poses, we are going to discuss the backswing and all the muscles involved in it. The backswing is the first phase of the golf swing. This is the most important phase of the swing and is where all the greatness happens. A perfect backswing sets you up for everything that follows during the downswing and is vital to an amazing drive! As you lift the head of the club backward, you’re engaging eight major muscle groups: Infraspinatus, Rhomboid major, Latissimus Dorsi, External Oblique, Adductors, Quadri-ceps, Teres major and minor. These eight major muscles groups are tried

and tested with everyday living. They can become shortened and dys-functional with repeated movement, stress, and/or injury. When muscles become shortened and dysfunctional, you will start to lose the range of motion and flexibility of the muscles, therefore affecting your backswing and drive distance. However, it’s not just the muscles that are the prob-lem. The connective tissue, or fascia, is most likely the main culprit. Staying hydrated and stretching are great things to help prevent mus-cle dysfunction and shortening. Another way to ensure your muscles and fascia stay in top shape is regular massage with a therapist who has a thorough understanding of the myofacial system and postural analysis. During a structural physiotherapy session, the therapist focuses on the shortened tissues and releases the fascia. This allows the muscles to lengthen, which increases the range of motion and functionality.

For your free postural analysis consultation with a highly-trained therapist, call 480-686-8647 or visit www.structurachandleraz.com. Get the swing back in your backswing this season. We heal by design!

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Dustin Hall, LMT, SIP


national family caregivers month

BRAKE Before You BREAKTake Care of Yourself

By Sheriolyn Curry, CSA, Comfort Keepers Inc., Chandler

• Three-fourths of all caregivers do not get consistent help from other family members.

• Eighty percent of all home care is provided by family caregivers.

Finding that balance can be a challenge, but now is the time to establish some healthy goals and habits. Here are five helpful hints/suggestions to aid you in caring for yourself and preventing burnout:1. You are not alone. Ask for help. Determine services available in your

area and create a resource network. Sometimes getting help is the most loving thing you can do for them.

2. Make healing habits of prayer, Bible and inspirational reading, music, and fellowship, or whatever your faith tradition allows.

3. Give yourself permission to take time off. Plan your respite time, and use it wisely.

4. Don’t major in the minors with family members. Remember you will always have bigger fish to fry!

5. Don’t entertain “what-ifs” or “if-onlys.” If you are doing your best, know your best is the best you can do.

This month, I honor you and thank you for the caring service you provide. You are in my thoughts and prayers. If you need me, call me. I’m just a phone call away at 480-659-9201 or email: [email protected]. Comfort Keepers offers a wide variety of services to give comfort and peace of mind. Se habla Español.

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November is National Family Caregivers month. As a former family caregiver for my aging mother, whenever this time rolls around, I remember the joys and the pains of having this role for 10 years.

Now, as a Home Care Agency owner, I take special care to look for ways to honor and support family caregivers. A family caregiver is defined as a family member caring for a loved one in an unpaid capacity. Your loved one may live in your home, in their own home, or in some other kind of living facility, but you are the primary caregiver. Often times you are juggling your life demands, as well as their life demands. And, the demands can become overwhelm-ing. But, you continue to care, you continue to serve, … you continue. This month, I want to encourage you to “Brake before you Break! Take Care of Yourself!” Do you sometimes wonder: When is it okay to take care of myself? or How long can I go on like this? Caring for an aging loved one is a labor of love, but it is a labor. As your elder becomes more frail and needs more of your time and energy, you may find yourself giving up outside activities and vacations, saying no to friends, feeling distracted at work, and getting stressed at home. If you try to do everything for your loved one, you risk neglecting yourself. If you don’t take care of yourself, how can you care for someone else? It is critical for you to take good care of yourself. Consider these statistics from the National Family Caregivers Association:• More elderly people enter nursing homes because of caregiver burn-

out than because of exacerbation of their own condition.• Sixty-one percent of “intense” family caregivers (those providing at

least 21 hours of care per week) have suffered from depression.

Sheriolyn Curry, CSA

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