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I spent decades of my life glossing over “negative” emotions in an 

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I would suppress anything that didn’t feel good to the point of using 

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convinced myself that one day I would do the work, face the pain and fear, but it wouldn’t 

be today. Today there wasn’t time, and I simply didn’t have the energy. So, I suppressed 

and numbed and before I knew it, 20 years had passed. My son had grown up never getting 

to see me have a healthy relationship with my emotions. 

I am naturally a thought-centered person. That is until 10 years ago when I decided to 

feel all the feelings, good and bad. It was scary at first as I had convinced myself it was going 

to be hard to do my healing work. I started by reminding myself that I had to feel it in 

order to heal it. What I discovered was that it was not as bad as I imagined, though it was 

still messy. Along the way, I hurt people I loved, I was not gentle on myself or on others, 

and I made some terrible mistakes. But I have started to heal, and with this healing I am 

able to show up in a more significant way for my friends, family and colleagues. 

Unlike me, many of my loved ones are more heart-centered and live their lives from 

a raw emotional state, reacting to every negative emotion. This is just as destructive. We 

all must learn to find the balance of tapping into our emotions and logically evaluating the 

circumstances. 

There are many things in life we would like to change primarily because we think 

it will bring us more happiness and joy. By accepting and allowing what “is” rather than 

knee-jerk negative responses, we are better able to maintain the very thing we all crave: 

Peace (grown-up Love) and Joy, emanating from within and spreading outward.. 

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news briefs 

A Time to Heal 

These past two years have presented all 

of us with some of the most intense and 

challenging experiences of our lives and 

many feel we are wearing thin. To help us 

keep going when we feel depleted, Annette 

Rugolo is offering A Time to Heal, a threeweek 

webinar course taking place from 7 to 

8:30 p.m., beginning February 22. 

“I know it is difficult for some, especially 

with hectic schedules, but it’s important to 

take time to heal from what we have gone 

through and to recharge our systems,” relates 

Rugolo. “The healing we may need can be on the physical level as well as the emotional, 

mental and spiritual levels. We may feel a bit ‘beat up’ or as if we have been through the 

wringer, so it’s more important than ever to take time to do our healing work.” 

During this course, participants will be given simple yet powerful tools to begin or 

continue their healing journey. They will learn to tap into the conscious connection with 

the Healing Universal Principles, release old emotional and mental energies and consciously 

connect with high vibrational frequencies that will help them recharge. They will also 

gain tools to assist in healing while they sleep, and learn a method to support the healing of 

people in their family and community. All participants will learn how to access and direct 

light frequencies to heal their physical, emotional and mental bodies. 

“It’s important to remember during times like these that we are not alone on this journey,” 

explains Rugolo. “Support is available to us, and it is more important than ever that we 

remember this and begin accessing the help we need.” 

Cost: $48. For more information and to register, visit AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar. See ad, 

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class is for people that are suffering with 

chronic pain, fatigue, insomnia, digestive 

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“We help clients every day to find the 

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Furlong. “There are a number of natural 

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these issues—all without needing prescription 

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In this webinar, participants will learn 

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toxins, nutritional challenges, immunity 

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cause of their health issues. 

“Allopathic medicine today is focused 

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health briefs 

Try Probiotics to Lower 

Pregnancy Nausea and 

Soothe Fussy Babies 

Two new studies suggest that the 

right probiotics can offer relief for 

the 85 percent of pregnant women 

with nausea and for the 25 percent 

of fussy newborns with colic. In 

the journal Nutrients, University 

of California, Davis researchers 

reported on a study in 

which 32 pregnant 

women that 

had nausea, 

vomiting and 

constipation took a 

probiotic capsule twice a day. The overthe-counter 

probiotics formula contained 

10 billion live cultures, mainly Lactobacillus. 

After 12 days, the number of hours 

participants felt nauseated was reduced 

by 16 percent, and they vomited one-third 

fewer times. Constipation was also reduced. 

Quality of life markers such as fatigue, poor 

appetite and difficulty maintaining normal social 

activities also improved. Examining biomarkers 

in fecal samples, the researchers found the probiotics 

increased vitamin E and a bile salt enzyme that helps 

prevent vomiting and nausea. 

In a second study published in Alimentary Pharmacology 

& Therapeutics, University of Naples researchers explored 

whether a particular probiotic strain (Bifidobacterium 

animalis subspecies lactis BB-12) could help soothe 

babies with colic, a common gastrointestinal disorder in 

the first three months of life that studies have linked 

to maternal postpartum depression, parental 

guilt and frustration, drug use and long-term 

behavioral and sleep problems. They found 

that the probiotic reduced the duration of 

daily crying by 50 to 80 percent in the 40 

infants that received it once daily for 28 

days, compared to a 32 percent reduction 

among 40 babies receiving a placebo. 

The probiotic also had beneficial effects 

on sleep duration and on stool frequency 

and consistency. It increased gut production of butyrate, 

which positively regulates intestinal transit time, pain 

perception, the gut-brain axis and inflammation. 

Eat Fewer Sweets to 

Save the Planet 

Sugary foods and drinks don’t just expand our waistline 

and hurt our health, they also harm the environment, according 

to new research from the University of South Australia. 

Analyzing 20 studies on the environmental impacts 

of food consumption, researchers found that nutrientpoor 

foods like sugar-sweetened drinks, alcohol, baked 

sweets and processed meats account for 27 to 33 percent 

of food-related greenhouse gas emissions in Australia. 

Meat, grains and dairy contribute the most emissions, 

while fruit and vegetables are two of the lowest contributors. 

In New Zealand, the highest greenhouse 

gas emitters are meat, seafood and 

eggs at 35 percent, followed by 

highly processed foods such 

as pastries and ice cream at 

34 percent. “Discretionary 

foods have a higher 

cropland, water scarcity 

and ecological footprint,” 

says review author 

Sarah Forbes. “By 2050, 

the world’s population is 

projected to reach 10 billion 

people. There is no way 

we can feed that amount of 

people unless we change the 

way we eat and produce food.” 

Improve Sleep and Lower 

Anxiety with Black Cumin Oil 

Black cumin seeds that come 

from the flowering fennel plant 

(Nigella sativa) flavor cuisines 

from the Middle East to the Far 

East and have been used for 

centuries to treat chronic 

and infectious diseases. In 

a new study in the Journal 

of Herbal Medicine, Indian 

researchers report that 15 

volunteers with insomnia that 

took 200 milligrams of black cumin 

oil after dinner for 28 days experienced significantly better 

sleep. They fell asleep sooner, slept longer and recorded 

increases of 82 percent in non-rapid eye movement sleep 

and 29 percent in rapid eye movement sleep. Stress and 

anxiety levels were also dramatically reduced. 

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Consider Moxibustion to 

Reduce Chronic Fatigue 

About 1 percent of the 

global population suffers 

from the crippling fatigue, 

brain fog and joint pain of 

chronic fatigue syndrome 

(CFS), yet its origins remain 

obscure, and medications 

and therapy have 

been largely ineffective. A new meta-analysis from China’s 

Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine points to moxibustion, 

a 2,500-year-old practice of Traditional Chinese 

Medicine, as a possible treatment. It involves burning a 

cone or stick made of ground mugwort leaves on or near 

a patient’s acupuncture points, typically on the stomach. 

Analyzing data from 15 studies of 1,030 CFS patients 

comparing moxibustion with either acupuncture or medications, 

researchers found that moxibustion significantly 

reduced fatigue more effectively than the other approaches 

and yielded minimal side effects. 

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Iowa State University. Analyzing 

data between April and June 2020 

from 3,000 participants throughout 

the country, they found that people 

that ordinarily met the U.S. Physical 

Activity Guidelines of exercising 2.5 

to five hours a week reported cutting 

back their exercise routines by 32 percent 

when pandemic restrictions kicked 

in. The same participants reported feeling 

more depressed, anxious and lonely. In 

a second study in the following months, 

people’s mental health generally improved 

as they adjusted to life’s new rhythms. “But 

for people whose sitting times stayed high, 

their depressive symptoms, on average, 

didn’t recover in the same way as everyone 

else’s,” says lead author Jacob Meyer, assistant 

professor of kinesiology. He suggests 

taking short walks before and after Zoom calls at home, 

as well as walking around the block before and after the 

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global briefs 

Silent Spring 

Sounds of Nature are Fading 

A study from the 

University of 

East Anglia 

School of Biological 

Sciences 

(UK) published in 

the journal Nature Communications 

suggests that our natural environment 

is becoming quieter and less varied due 

to changes in the makeup of bird populations. 

Researchers used annual bird monitoring data collected 

as part of the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring 

Scheme and North American Breeding Bird Survey, plus 

recordings of birds in the wild, to reconstruct the soundscapes 

of more than 200,000 sites over the last 25 years. 

Lead author Simon Butler states, “We’re living through a 

global environmental crisis with ongoing and widespread 

declines in biodiversity. This means that the quality 

of our interactions with nature is likely to be 

declining, reducing its potential benefits, but this 

has not previously been examined.” Other groups that 

contribute to natural soundscapes such as insects 

and amphibians are also declining, while road 

traffic and other sources of manmade noise are 

increasing. Butler explains, “As we collectively become 

less aware of our natural surroundings, we also start 

to notice or care less about their deterioration. We hope 

this study can help heighten awareness of these losses 

and encourage support for conservation through actions 

to protect and restore high-quality, natural soundscapes.” 

Confined Kitties 

Unfettered Felines Pose Toxic Hazard to Wildlife 

Almond Joy 

Nut Milk Carries Hefty Environmental Burden 

To grow one orange requires 14 gallons of water, a cup of 

coffee 35 gallons, one potato 100 gallons, a glass of dairy 

milk 48 gallons and a half-cup of tofu 61 gallons. One 

almond (technically a seed, not a tree nut) needs 

about 3.2 gallons to reach maturity; almost 

1,300 gallons are needed to grow a pound. 

The source of almond milk, although 

positioned as an eco-friendly alternative 

to cow’s milk, is usually treated with methoxyfenozide, 

which threatens honeybee health. 

With a global market of more than $5 billion, the beverage’s 

footprint is increasingly detrimental to the droughtplagued 

state of California. Walnuts, hazelnuts and pistachios 

consume as much water or more, but almonds are in 

higher demand. The “Eureka” state supplies 80 percent of 

the world’s almond supply, covering more than 1.5 million 

acres in the Central Valley. Water from ancient aquifers 

there is being pumped out for irrigation faster than it can 

be recharged. 

According to the California Department 

of Pesticide Regulation, almond 

orchards were treated with 

more pesticides than any 

other local crop in 2017. 

Harmful chemicals are 

sprayed year-round 

to combat ants, mites, 

leafrollers, peach twig 

borers and weeds. Also, 

fertilizer pollution can spike drinking 

water with hazardous nitrates. Instead, consumers can 

purchase milk that is packaged in sustainably sourced and 

recyclable materials and buy shelf-stable milk to conserve 

energy from refrigeration. 

A study by the University of British Columbia published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal 

Society B discovered that free-roaming cats are likely infecting other animals with Toxoplasma 

gondii, the parasite responsible for toxoplasmosis, a disease linked to nervous system disorders, 

respiratory and heart disease, and other chronic illnesses that can be passed to both humans and 

wildlife. Conservationists have long emphasized the interconnectedness of human and wildlife 

health. Forestry adjunct professor Amy Wilson says, “It is important to understand the risk factors 

for this infection, because toxoplasmosis can have severe impacts on susceptible individuals, 

but even in healthy individuals, hosts are infected for life.” 

Researchers analyzed more than 45,000 cases of toxoplasmosis in wild animals using data gathered from 202 studies 

that included 238 different species in 981 locations around the world. Only wild and domestic cats (felids) can spread 

the infectious form of toxoplasma into the environment through eggs, called oocysts, in their feces. “By simply limiting 

free roaming of cats, we can reduce the impact of toxoplasma on wildlife,” reports Wilson. “Domestic cats outnumber 

wild felids by several orders of magnitude, so when you consider their population size and that they can shed millions of 

long-lived oocysts intermittently throughout their life, the potential for environmental contamination is considerable.” 

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Friendly Flights 

Airplanes Soar on the Power of Sunlight 

Carbon-neutral fuels are crucial for making air and sea 

transport sustainable. Aldo Steinfeld, professor of renewable 

energy sources at Eidgenössische Technische 

Hochschule Zürich, and a team of researchers have been 

operating a mini solar refinery for two years. He says, 

“This plant successfully demonstrates the technical 

feasibility of ... converting sunlight and 

ambient air into drop-in fuels. The system 

operates stably under real-world solar 

conditions and provides a unique platform for 

further research and development.” The technology 

is now ready for industrial application. The plant will be 

used to produce synthetic liquid fuels that release CO 2 

extracted 

directly from ambient air during their combustion 

using solar energy. The process yields syngas, a mixture 

of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, that can be processed 

into kerosene, methanol or other hydrocarbons. 

Johan Lilliestam, a research group leader at the Institute 

for Advanced Sustainability Studies and professor 

of energy policy at the University of Potsdam, explains, 

“Unlike with biofuels whose potential is limited due to 

the scarcity of agricultural land, this technology enables 

us to meet global demand for jet fuel by using less than 1 

percent of the world’s arid land, and would not compete 

with the production of food or livestock feed.” Given the 

high initial investment cost, solar fuels will need political 

support while the price of solar kerosene is high and production 

capacities are low. This would have little impact on 

the cost of flying, but would promote the construction of 

production facilities and lead to lower prices. 

Mucky Luck 

Peat’s Potential to Forestall Climate Change 

Super Shader 

Solar Canopies Green Urban Parking Lots 

When large collections of photovoltaic 

panels are erected as solar 

farms on undeveloped land, 

they can harm underlying 

ecosystems. As an 

alternative, large parking 

lots make use of land that is 

already cleared and produce electricity 

close to where it’s needed. Plus, they 

can also shade the cars. A solar parking 

facility at Rutgers University, in Piscataway, 

New Jersey, boasts an output of eight megawatts 

of electricity. If Walmart converted all 3,571 of its U.S. 

super center lots, the total capacity would be 11.1 gigawatts 

of solar power, roughly equivalent to a dozen, large, 

coal-fired power plants. 

Most solar installation presently occupy croplands, arid 

lands and grasslands, not rooftops or parking lots, according 

to a global inventory published in Nature. Building 

alternative power sources quickly is important to replace 

fossil fuels and avert catastrophic climate change, and 

the process is cheaper and easier to manage by building 

on undeveloped land than on rooftops or in parking lots. 

Ironically, putting solar facilities on undeveloped land is 

often not much better than building subdivisions there. 

Rebecca Hernandez, an ecologist at the University of 

California at Davis, notes that developers tend to bulldoze 

sites, removing all of the above-ground vegetation. That’s 

bad for insects and the birds that feed on them. The trend 

to cluster solar facilities in buffer zones around protected 

areas can confuse birds and other wildlife and complicate 

migratory corridors. 

Although peatlands are often disregarded as anaerobic wastelands, Christian Dunn, a wetlands scientist at Bangor University, 

in Wales, claims, “Peat is the superhero of the natural world.” Whether they are called moors, bogs, fens, mires, 

swamps or sloughs, the acidic, low-nutrient ecosystems are the most carbon-dense lands on the planet and can safely 

store twice as much carbon as all forests combined in one-tenth the landmass for 1,000 years. Climate scientists know 

the role oceans and forests play in storing carbon and are now coming to appreciate the power of peat and the need to 

preserve existing bogs and to restore those that have been damaged. On the flip side, carbon already locked up can be 

quickly released, hastening a warming climate. Because peatlands store an estimated 30 percent of sequestered carbon 

in 3 percent of the world’s land mass, climatologists call its potential discharge a “carbon bomb”. 

Human agricultural practices are at the heart of the problem, as about 15 percent of peat has already been 

lost worldwide. Farmers have been paid to convert peatlands 

with government tax breaks and cash subsidies. Indonesia, 

one of the world’s top five greenhouse gas emitters, is clearing 

peat for palm oil plantations, with farmers burning soil that can 

smolder for months. Britain, one of the first countries to focus 

on peat in in a strategy to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, 

has pledged more than $1 billion by 2025 on peat restoration, 

woodland creation and management. 


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eco tip 

Purposeful Shopping 

How Fair Trade Can Change the World 

Fair trade is an alternative international business model that puts people and 

the planet first. It is designed to help growers and producers in developing 

countries achieve sustainable, fair relationships with exporters and consumers 

in wealthier parts of the globe. It focuses particularly on commodities 

like coffee, tea, textiles and seafood, and works to ensure sustainable 

prices, better working conditions and higher environmental standards. 

According to the Fair World Project, “The fair trade movement shares a vision 

of a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart 

of trade structures and practices both at home and abroad, so that everyone 

through their work can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood.” 

At least five fair trade organizations certify compliance. While the criteria of 

each varies, certification typically requires companies to allow a third party 

to audit their business practices and monitor production to ensure standards 

are met. 

Fair trade goods can cost slightly or significantly more than conventionally 

traded purchases, which may explain why ethical and fair trade products 

make up only 1 percent of the total market. But the trend is growing: In 2018, 

sales of fair trade produce in the U.S. rose by 30 percent, with 60 products 

available. International sales of a major German-based certifier, Fairtrade 

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International, increased almost 10- 

fold between 2004 and 2016, from 

$939 million to $8.9 billion. 

Consider these steps to achieve 

ethical, sustainable shopping: 

Protect the rights of produce workers. 

Fair trade bananas, avocados, 

coconut products and cashews often 

come from small growers in Africa, 

Latin America and Asia, where 

cooperatives ensure them a living 

wage and better working conditions. 

These products may cost marginally 

more, but are readily available at 

many supermarkets. 

Protect sustainable tea and coffee 

farming. On fair trade tea and 

coffee farms, agrochemicals and 

genetically modified organisms are 

strictly prohibited, sustainable farming 

methods are encouraged and 

stringent programs for water conservation 

and proper waste disposal 

provide environmental stewardship. 

Protect the oceans with fair trade 

cotton. Buying clothing made with 

fair trade cotton means less synthetic 

apparel, so washing won’t 

shed microplastics that make their 

way into the ocean, fish and then our 

dinner plates. 

Help build strong communities 

with fair trade cosmetics. When 

the shea butter, cocoa butter, sugar 

and coconut oil used in many skincare 

products comes from fair 

trade producers, a fair price is paid, 

decent working conditions without 

child labor are assured and a portion 

of the money is returned to infrastructure 

or community projects. 

Makers of fair trade cosmetics often 

use vegan ingredients and animalfree 

testing, as well.

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Living in the 

Frequency of Love 

by Marlaina Donato 

Most of us refer to love as an emotion, but in essence, love is a verb, a powerful 

call to action. When we remember its true nature, we can answer its call with 

our unique signature. Some brave souls like Martin Luther King, Jr. leap into 

uncharted territory with authentic truths, while others sprinkle their quiet corner of the 

world with small gestures of kindness. Telling someone how much they mean to us, holding 

the door for a stranger, asking a cashier how their day is going or welcoming a new 

neighbor is like handing out a piece of light. Added up at the end of the day or a lifetime, 

we create a mural of stars against the darkness. 

The frequency of love not only inspires, but heals. The energy of giving and receiving 

is literally wired into our neurochemistry, flooding our bloodstream with endorphins 

that combat systemic inflammation, influence mood, accelerate recovery and raise the 

pain threshold. 

We can freely stream waters of genuine kindness, love and affection, but if there is no 

waiting vessel for love’s outpouring, the potential of its power is diminished and incomplete. 

Our willingness and that of others to receive activates kindness, awakens what is 

dormant inside of us and quickens our capacity to thrive. 

Mother Teresa once said, “We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only 

cure for loneliness, despair and hopelessness is love.” With our willingness to gift one 

another with our full and authentic presence, all else is possible. 

Marlaina Donato is an author and visionary composer. Connect at WildflowerLady.com. 

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The Heart-Mind Connection 

How Thoughts and Emotions Affect Our Heart Health 

by Ronica O’Hara 

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your wife show you her love?” In a study of 

10,000 married men, this question turned out to be 

“Does 

revelatory. Among men with high levels of anxiety, 

a whopping 93 percent that answered “No” developed anginarelated 

chest pains within five years—nearly twice the rate of those 

answering “Yes.” 

This 1976 Israeli study was one of the first to clearly document 

how emotions affect the physical heart. Today, the research is so 

vast and compelling that last year, the American Heart Association 

issued a statement urging that psychological factors be taken 

into account in cardiovascular care—which may result in doctors 

asking patients about depression and anxiety as well as testing for 

blood pressure and cholesterol levels. 

“What’s on your mind really does affect your heart,” says leading 

researcher and cardiologist Michael Miller, M.D., author of Heal 

Your Heart and director of the Center for Preventive Cardiology at 

the University of Maryland Medical System. “Our hearts require 

emotional health in order to maintain cardiovascular health.” 

Two emerging fields are probing the mind-heart connection: 


neurocardiology, which studies their neurological interplay; 

and behavioral cardiology, which examines how psychological 

and social factors lead to heart disease. Increasingly, researchers 

are documenting that the brain and the heart form an intricate 

feedback loop that works neurologically, biochemically and 

electromagnetically to optimize well-being. What hurts one—be 

it artery-clogging foods or angry outbursts—can hurt the other. 

What heals one—be it exercising or a good belly laugh—can heal 

the other. There’s good news in that, says Miller: “You can heal 

your heart by actively engaging in positive emotions each and 

every day.” 

Unveiling the Heart’s Role 

In Western medicine, the heart has been downplayed historically 

as a pump mechanistically taking orders from a bossy brain, 

but recently, the heart’s role is being reexamined: With 40,000 

neurons, it sends more signals to the brain than it receives. As integrative 

cardiologist Mimi Guarneri, author of The Heart Speaks, 

puts it, “The heart is a multilayered, complex organ, possessing 

intelligence, memory and decision-making abilities independent 

from the mind.” 

The electromagnetic field it generates is about 100 times stronger 

than the brain’s magnetic range and can be detected up to 

three feet away from the body, report researchers at the pioneering 

HeartMath Institute, in Boulder Creek, California. They found 

that one person’s brain waves can synchronize to another person’s 

heart and two hearts can synchronize to each other, which may 

help explain why people are drawn to or repelled by each other. 

When the heart’s rhythm pattern becomes erratic and disordered 

during stress and negative emotions, they report, the neural signals 

traveling to the brain’s emotional centers also get disrupted, 

hindering clear thinking and reasoning—which may help explain 

why we make dubious decisions under stress. 

The High Toll of Tough Emotions 

Although scientists debate whether emotions start in the brain, 

heart or from physical sensations elsewhere in the body, it’s clear 

through magnetic imaging technology that it’s the brain’s task to 

process and regulate emotions via the flow of neurotransmitters 

through the amygdala, hypothalamus, hippocampus, prefrontal 

cortex and other brain regions. Emotions like anger, fear, grief and 

anxiety set off a cascade of reactions involving the hormone cortisol 

and proteins called cytokines, creating an inflammatory response 

that, if it becomes chronic, can promote the accumulation 

of plaque in the arteries that can become unstable and rupture, 

triggering blood clots that lead to strokes and heart attacks. 

Surveying 25,000 participants in 52 countries, the landmark 

INTERHEART Study in 2004 concluded that about 30 percent 

of heart attacks and strokes are due to psychological factors, and 

ongoing research supports this finding. 

DEPRESSION. Adults that are depressed are twice as likely to 

develop heart disease. In one study, moderate to severe depression 

quadrupled the death rate in heart failure patients. 

ANXIETY. Researchers have linked chronic anxiety with a 48 

percent increased risk of cardiac-related death over 11 years. It has 

also been shown to be a risk factor for angina, heart attacks and 

ventricular arrhythmia. 

SHOCK. A sudden emotional or physical shock, like a death in 

the family or an earthquake, can trigger stress cardiomyopathy, 

known as broken heart syndrome, which resembles a heart attack. 

ANGER. An episode of intense fury—described as “body tense, 

clenching fists or teeth, ready to burst”—increases by 8.5 times the 

risk of a heart attack within the next two hours. 

LONELINESS. Being socially isolated and lonely is linked to 

a higher risk for cardiovascular death than hypertension and 

obesity—alarming information since more than 60 percent of 

Americans report feeling lonely, left out, poorly understood and 

lacking companionship, according to a 2020 survey. 

Boosting Both Brain and Heart 

“There’s no damage caused by negative emotions that positive 

emotions can’t heal,” says Miller. A large body of research has 

shown that cardiovascular disease risk can be reduced by up to 

half with optimism, a sense of humor, forgiveness, social support, 

religious faith, vitality, gratitude, altruistic behavior, emotional 

flexibility and coping flexibility. People that are optimistic are 

less likely to be rehospitalized or die from heart disease, Finnish 

researchers report. 

“For optimal health, maximize the health of both brain and 

heart. For example, if you eat well and exercise, but are still 

stressed out, your heart will suffer. Conversely, if you are not 

stressed out, but overeat and do not exercise, your brain will suffer,” 

says Miller. Some heart-and-mind-healthy strategies include: 

DOING THE BASICS. Exercising a half-hour daily and eating a 

largely plant-based, Mediterranean-type diet that’s low in saturated 

fats has been found in numerous studies to lower the risk 

of both cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline. Working 

with health practitioners to get blood pressure, blood sugar and 

inflammation levels under control, perhaps using supplements or 

medications, is also a key preventive step. 

GIVING AND GETTING HUGS. Oxytocin, the “love hormone” 

released from the pituitary gland during touching and hugging, 

lowers blood pressure and heart rate, and regenerates new 

heart tissue in animal studies. Proactively reaching out to family, 

friends, neighbors and co-workers can nurture affectionate ties, 

but if a human isn’t nearby, even hugging a teddy bear has been 

shown to release oxytocin—which may explain why 40 percent 

of U.S. adults sleep with stuffed animals. Owning a dog, but not 

necessarily a cat, makes us more likely to survive a heart attack, 

report researchers. 

MINDFULLY LETTING GO. As studies with police officers, 

healthcare workers and firefighters have demonstrated, mindfulness 

training effectively lowers anxiety and depression, even for 

those in life-threatening situations. “To be present, ever acutely 


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aware of our thoughts, emotions, feelings and how we are choosing 

to react is critical,” says cardiologist Cynthia Thaik, author of 

Your Vibrant Heart and the founder of the Holistic Heart Healing 

Center, in Los Angeles. “Once we are aware of our reaction, the 

ability to let go—of judgment, doubt, anger, resentment, fear, all 

our negative thoughts, emotions and feelings—is crucial to our 

healing process.” 

LAUGHING A LOT. Many of us have a chuckle deficit in our 

lives: The average 5-year-old laughs up to 300 times a day, the 

average adult only four. To lower the risk of heart attack and 

stroke, find ways to laugh long and hard—such as watching hilariprostockstudioo/AdobeStock.com 

ous films or videos on YouTube or TikTok. Physiologically, the 

endorphins released by a hearty belly laugh bind to receptors that 

release nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels. 

BREATHWORK. To bring the mind and heart into a healthy, 

coherent rhythmic pattern, the HeartMath Institute suggests 

heart-focused breathing, which involves imagining that we are 

breathing in through the heart as we inhale in a smooth, comfortable 

manner to the count of five or six, then breathing out for 

five or six counts while visualizing that the breath is flowing out 

of the heart. 

MEDITATION. People that practice meditation are significantly 

less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, perhaps because it 

has been shown to lower heart rate, blood pressure, breathing 

rate, oxygen consumption and cortisol levels. Alzheimer’s expert 

Dharma Singh Khalsa, author of Meditation as Medicine, advocates 

kirtan kriya, a 12-minute, daily meditation that includes 

chanting, finger movements and visualization. Research has 

demonstrated that it slows cognitive decline, eases depression 

and increases anti-aging telomerase activity at a cellular level by 

43 percent in eight weeks. 

YOGA OR TAI CHI. In studies, yoga has been shown to lower 

inflammation and metabolic syndrome markers linked to heart 

disease and reduce atrial fibrillation episodes. The slow, graceful 

movements of tai chi reportedly lower blood pressure and 

strengthen the hearts of people with heart failure. 

MUSIC. Whether it involves listening, playing an instrument 

or singing, music has been shown to lower heart rate, reduce 

inflammation, enable longer exercise periods, ease anxiety after 

heart surgery and heart attacks, and help stroke victims regain 

the ability to speak. Choose music of whatever genre inspires joy 

and sing along for extra benefit, advises Miller. “If your partner 

is flummoxed by your enthusiasm for yodeling or your neighbor 

doesn’t exactly approve of your attempts at arias, kindly inform 

him or her it’s doctor’s orders,” he jokes in Heal Your Heart. 

Health writer Ronica O’Hara can be contacted at OHaraRonica@ 

gmail.com. 


The Sound of Your 

Heart Determines 

Your Health 

by Chelsea Kazmierczak-Goethel 

The heart is the most incredible muscle in the body. As the 

center of the circulatory system, it is the core of physical 

well-being. Each day, it pumps approximately 2,000 gallons 

of blood through our body. The heart beats (contracts and relaxes) 

over 100,000 times every day, 35 million times each year, and more 

than 2.5 billion times over the course of a lifetime. This continuous 

action circulates the blood and keeps the human body alive by 

delivering oxygen and nutrients to every tissue and organ, allowing 

them to function optimally. 

The importance of the heart goes beyond its physical pumping 

mechanism. This organ is also the center of our emotional wellbeing. 

It allows us to feel love, joy and affection. A well-nourished 

heart leads to a sense of optimism and vitality. The heart is also 

linked to experiences of apathy and depression. 

Caring for the heart is a key component of living a heart-centered 

life. In a world where medications related to heart conditions such as 

high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol are the most frequently 

prescribed, it is common knowledge that we must protect this organ. 

Eating a well-balanced diet, avoiding processed foods, reducing toxic 

exposure, staying active, and managing stress levels are all key to 

ensuring the entire circulatory system thrives. 

For those who want to determine if their current habits are supporting 

optimum heart health, consider the following: Instead of 

waiting until conditions like high blood pressure, heart palpitations 

or cardiovascular disease arise, seek a practitioner who utilizes the 

Heart Sound Recorder (HSR). This general wellness cardiac stress 

monitor uses a specialized microphone to translate the sounds of 

the four valves of the heart into a graph. 

The HSR graph displays a wealth of information, including the 

ability to assess three key health indicators without having to rely 

on the quality of the practitioner’s hearing or stethoscope. These 

include the heart’s: 

• Rate - the speed at which the heart beats. 

• Rhythm - the regularity of the heartbeat and the heart’s workto-rest 

ratio. 

• Tone - the strength and efficiency of the heart. 

Each of these measures are influenced by the nutrient and stress 

status of the body. The heart absorbs nutrients quickly and is the 

first organ to respond to nutrition. Analysis of the HSR graph allows 

practitioners to determine which nutritional deficiencies should be 

The heart absorbs nutrients quickly and is 

the first organ to respond to nutrition. 

addressed, and what dietary or supplemental interventions are priority. 

This may include B vitamins or specific minerals. Additionally, the 

graph provides a wealth of insights into the functioning of the cardiovascular 

system, the impact of stress on the heart, and the balance of 

the body’s chemistry. For the body and the heart to function correctly, 

proper nutrition is vital. The phrase "you are what you eat’ takes on a 

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healing ways 

Truly Making Love 

Sex and Intimacy as a Healing Force 

by Marlaina Donato 

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Intimately connecting with a loved one is one of life’s most 

precious gifts, but it’s easy to lose sight of our innate sensual 

energy in the maze of the mundane. Through lovemaking, 

we can harness our life force, and according to abundant 

research, reduce the risk of heart disease, lower blood pressure, 

manage pain and improve brain health. A significant correlation 

also exists between higher ejaculation frequency and a 

reduced risk for prostate cancer later in life, Boston University 

researchers report in European Urology. 

Making love is also good for boosting our natural immunity. 

College students that engaged in amorous activity once or twice a 

week—especially with long-term partners—had 30 percent higher 

levels of the antibody immunoglobulin A in their saliva, concluded 

research by Wilkes University, in Pennsylvania. 

Stripping Down to Basics 

A few lifestyle adjustments can do wonders for worn-out romance. 

Quality sleep itself can be a potent aphrodisiac. Women 

are more likely to be “in the mood” after a good night’s sleep, 

even with just an extra hour of shut-eye, according to a 2015 pilot 

study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. 

Therapist Kurt Smith, clinical director of Guy Stuff Counseling 

and Coaching, in Roseville, California, advocates limiting 

phone use and engaging in non-technological activities. 

“Phones have moved from being used as a communication 

device to becoming many people’s connection to the rest of the 

world. Unfortunately, when used as such, they pose a threat to 

the emotional connection with our partners,” he says. “With 

all distractions removed, sit on the sofa, face each other and 

talk. This suggestion can make many people very uncomfortable, 

because they have no idea what they’d say to their partner. 

Actually, talking to your partner without a purpose other than 

to just listen and connect with each other has become rare.” 

An element of fun can go a long way in the quest to stay connected. 

“Approach your sex life like a science experiment or 

an art project instead of a math problem,” says Jamie Elizabeth 

Thompson, a holistic intimacy expert in Austin. “It’s an exploration 

with no one right answer. Attitude is important when it 

comes to sex because people can take it so seriously and place 

crippling pressure on having this fantasy Hollywood sex life.” 

Aphrodite’s Plate 

Feel-good neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and 

oxytocin all contribute to the pleasure response, and sharing 

luscious food with a lover can be sensuous, as well as endorphin-friendly. 

Nutritious foods such as almonds, walnuts, 

asparagus and avocados support reproductive health, and 

a dessert of dark chocolate and honey-drizzled fruits like 

berries, figs and cherries can support libido in both women 

and men. Nixing excessive alcohol and sugar is also a good 

romantic investment. 

Partnership as Sacred 

Deep relationship is only possible when we are willing to be 

vulnerable. “Porn is a drug that people unknowingly use to selfmedicate 

and manage uncomfortable thoughts and emotions,” 

explains Smith. “Many men have no idea what they’re missing 

because they’ve never had an emotionally intimate relationship 

without the negative influence of porn. Porn makes sex 

self-focused, rather than what it’s supposed to be, which is the 

intimate connection of two people. Porn is selfish, rather than 

loving, giving and sharing with a partner.” 

Thompson attests that lovemaking can help us align with the 

divine, especially “when people have reverence for the power of 

their erotic life force. When people open their view of what sex is, 

it can become an act of worship.” 

Love prompts us to become more ourselves. “When erotic life 

force is flowing freely, the body is vital and the system is turned 

on. When channeled properly, this energy is highly creative,” 

muses Thompson. “It’s the fuel of your vehicle, the charge of 

your battery, and when you are full on life force, it organically 

overflows into service.” 

Marlaina Donato is an author and composer. Connect at 

WildflowerLady.com. 

I will use my voice to change the world, spreading 

hope, spreading love, and spreading life, ‘cause 

the world needs that. That’s enough for me. 

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healthy kids 

Parents as Role Models 

How to Help Kids Discover Positive Behaviors 

by Sandra Yeyati 

Like the familiar adage, “Monkey see, monkey do,” children learn habits, attitudes 

and values by observing and mimicking their parents. This phenomenon, known 

as modeling, is a double-edged sword. Sometimes parents unintentionally teach 

their kids by example to smoke, eat too much candy or bully people. On the other hand, 

with awareness, planning and strategic modifications, parents can use modeling to instill 

in their kids good habits, positive attitudes, healthy emotional intelligence and strong 

self-esteem. 

“We parent what we know, very often on automatic mode,” says Debra MacDonald, a 

certified parenting educator at the Center for Parenting Education, in Abington, Pennsylvania. 

“How many times have you said, ‘I will never say that to my kids,’ and then fast-forward 

several years, those words are coming out of your mouth. Awareness is your first step.” 

“Look at how you handle stress or express anger,” MacDonald suggests. “If you slam 

the table, break something and yell, that’s what you’re teaching your children to do when 

they’re angry. To teach them constructive 

ways to express anger—like taking deep 

breaths or running around the block— 

you’ve got to employ those tools yourself.” 

Actions speak louder than words. “To 

teach your child good values, you have to 

demonstrate them through your deeds. 

If you tell your child that they must 

always be on time for school, but you’re 

late for work every day, your child hears 

one thing, but sees another,” MacDonald 

explains, adding that kids are adept at 

sniffing out these inconsistencies. 

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Saying, “Eat your spinach,” while regularly gobbling ice cream 

won’t inspire desired results. When MacDonald’s son was young, 

she realized she wasn’t setting the right example at the dinner table. 

“Slowly, over time, I began to improve our family’s lifestyle choices, 

and now that he’s in college, he knows how to cook healthy 

meals, practice portion control and clean up after himself,” she 

boasts. 

Tackling Childhood Anxiety 

Through Modeling 

In his 2021 book, Breaking Free of Child Anxiety and OCD, Yale 

University Professor Eli Lebowitz offers a scientifically proven 

parental modeling program called Supportive Parenting for Anxious 

Childhood Emotions (SPACE). Although the goal is to treat 

a child’s anxiety, parents meet with a therapist and learn tools to 

modify their parenting approach in two ways: being more supportive 

and reducing accommodations. 

On the support side, SPACE parents learn to show a genuine 

acceptance and understanding of their child’s distress and to communicate 

their confidence in the child’s ability to tolerate and cope 

with the anxiety. The support can be as simple as saying, “I get it. 

This is really hard. You’re upset, but I know you can handle this.” 

“Supportive statements aren’t always intuitive for parents,” says 

Lebowitz, director of the program for anxiety disorders at the 

Yale Child Study Center. “Sometimes they don’t believe that their 

child is feeling anxiety. They might think that the child is being 

manipulative or attention-seeking. Or, when parents do believe 

that their child is anxious, they want to protect, soothe and reassure 

them, but by doing these things, parents aren’t communicating 

their belief that the child can handle it, which is critical to 

helping them overcome the anxiety.” 

The second change that SPACE parents learn to make is to 

gradually and systematically reduce all the accommodations they 

have been making to help their child not feel anxious, such as 

sleeping beside a child that is afraid of being alone or not inviting 

company to the house to avoid upsetting a socially anxious kid. 

“Research indicates that even though parents are trying to 

help, accommodations that rush to the rescue tend to maintain 

or worsen anxiety over time,” Lebowitz says. “I worked with 

parents of a child who had panic attacks at night and would 

say, ‘My heart is racing. I can’t breathe. I think I’m going to die.’ 

Feeling overwhelmed and scared, her parents would rush her 

to the hospital again and again, even after doctors assured them 

that she was healthy and didn’t need to come in. From the child’s 

perspective, when your parents rush you to the ER, that confirms 

that this is literally an emergency. You feel more worried 

and scared. When the parents were able to take a breath, give 

her a hug and say, ‘We know this is uncomfortable, but it’s going 

to pass, and you’re going to be okay,’ she began to learn that she 

didn’t need to be afraid of anxiety. She could handle it and didn’t 

need to avoid it.” 

Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a professional writer and editor. Reach her at 

SandraYeyati@gmail.com. 

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Fermenting for Foodies 

Preserving Food and Traditions 

by April Thompson 

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If fermented food is a trend, it’s the 

oldest one on the planet. More and 

more people are rediscovering the 

time-honored foodways of fermentation 

to promote health, boost flavor and preserve 

the bounty of the seasons. “There 

is huge potential to use high-quality fermented 

foods to enhance our health and 

well-being,” says Sandor Katz, a so-called 

“fermentation revivalist”, in Liberty, Tennessee, 

and the author of several bestselling 

books on fermentation, including the 

newly released Sandor Katz’s Fermentation 

Journeys: Recipes, Techniques, and 

Traditions from Around the World. 

Katz caught the fermentation bug after 

moving from New York City to rural 

Tennessee in the 1990s and being faced 

with the “positive problem” of an overly 

plentiful garden to preserve. He’s since 

wandered the globe teaching and learning 

about fermentation traditions, from 

Korea’s spicy kimchi to Mexico’s funky 

pineapple tepache drink. 

Fermentation is defined as the chemical 

breakdown of a food by bacteria, yeasts 

or other microorganisms. An estimated 

one-third of all foods are fermented, 

including coffee, cured meats, cheese, 

condiments and chocolate. Pickles 

and yogurt are traditionally fermented 

through lactic acid bacteria, while 

beer and bread are typically fermented 

through yeast. Kombucha, an ancient tea 

drink, is made using a symbiotic culture 

of yeast and bacteria. 

Pascal Baudar, a Los Angeles writer, 

instructor and self-proclaimed “culinary 

alchemist,” turned to fermentation 

techniques to preserve the precious wild 

ingredients of the fleeting seasons. His 

books and workshops cover unusual

culinary territory, like fermented and aged vegan cheeses from 

acorns and “seaweed” made from fermented broadleaf plantain, 

a common weed, using methods he’s studied and perfected. “I 

investigate new and lost flavors, and conserve them as gourmet 

foods through preservation,” he says. 

Fermentation with Benefits 

Fermentation transforms the nutrients in food in several ways, 

Katz explains. In a process known as predigestion, it breaks 

macronutrients down into more digestible forms (think proteins 

turned into amino acids) and renders minerals more bioavailable. 

Gluten, too, is broken down by fermentation, he says, 

as are potentially toxic compounds in foods such as cyanide 

and oxalic acid. The process also releases vitamins B and K and 

other micronutrients as metabolic byproducts. 

Fermentation reduces the short-chain carbohydrates that are 

poorly absorbed in the small intestine and are prone to absorb 

water and ferment in the colon, causing gas and bloating. 

Found in wheat, beans and other foods, they can pose digestive 

problems for people with irritable bowel syndrome and other 

conditions, says Tayler Silfverduk, a registered dietitian nutritionist 

in Columbus, Ohio, specializing in celiac disease. 

“The most profound nutritional benefit of fermentation is 

the live bacteria itself. You are ingesting a rich biodiversity of 

beneficial bacteria that can potentially improve immune function,” 

says Katz, an AIDS survivor who considers fermentation 

an important part of his healing process. 

No Starter Required 

“There is nothing you can eat that can’t be fermented, but the 

easiest and safest place to begin is with vegetables,” which 

need no special equipment or a starter like sourdough, kefir or 

kombucha, says Katz. To make sauerkraut, for example, simply 

shred cabbage, lightly salt and season it, and submerge it in a jar 

under its own juices, “burping” it daily for a week to 10 days to 

release the fermentation gases. 

Katz and Baudar both like to debunk myths that fermenting 

foods is difficult or dangerous. “You don’t have to sterilize everything 

or have precise laboratory control conditions. People 

have been practicing fermentation for years, and they began 

before they knew bacteria was a thing. To the contrary, fermentation 

is a strategy for food safety,” says Katz. 

While yeast or mold can grow on the top layer that is exposed 

to oxygen, Katz says “a lot of sauerkraut is needlessly discarded. 

Most such growth is harmless and normal, and can be skimmed 

off the top.” 

Baudar, a University of California Master Food Preserver, has 

kept foods he’s fermented for up to three years and only once 

encountered mold. “You need to work with the ferment,” he says. 

“That means regularly burping it, then shaking or stirring to promote 

the acidity that prevents bad bacteria from taking hold.” 

“If it looks or tastes bad, throw it away,” he adds. “Some of my 

early experiments tasted horrible, but I just took my failures as 

learning and kept experimenting. The more you understand the 

fermentation process, the more you can play with it creatively 

and push the envelope.” 

Connect with Washington, D.C., freelance writer April Thompson 

at AprilWrites.com. 

Fermented Pickled 

Carrot Sticks 

YIELD: 1 QUART-SIZE JAR OF PICKLES 

2 sprigs fresh dill 

1-2 cloves garlic 

2 lb whole carrots 

1 Tbsp sea salt 

1-2 cups distilled water 

Wash and peel the skins of the whole 

carrots. Cut the peeled and washed 

carrots into carrot sticks. Peel and 

finely slice the garlic cloves. Wash 

and dry 2 sprigs of dill. 

In a wide-mouth, quart-size jar, 

pack in the carrot sticks. (Tilt the jar 

to locate more places to squeeze in 

the sticks.) Add in the sea salt, then 

the sliced garlic and sprigs of dill. 

Cover the ingredients with distilled water (Be sure to leave 

about an inch of free space from the waterline to the opening of 

the jar.) 

Place an airtight lid on the jar and let it sit for a week or until 

the carrots have reached desired taste. Make sure to burp the 

jar at least every two days while fermenting. 

Once the carrot sticks have reached their desired taste, place 

the jar in the fridge for storage. Enjoy. 

Notes: If using organic carrots, leave 

the skin on and just wash the carrots 

very well before chopping into 

snacking sticks. 

When burping the jar, use 

this time to check on fermentation 

to make sure it’s 

growing healthy. Look for 

bubbles on top of the water 

and along the water line. Seeing 

mold is a sign that good bacteria 

is struggling to start a culture and 

we may need to try again. 

Courtesy of Tayler Silfverduk, 

registered dietitian nutritionist. 


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photo provided by Tayler Silfverduk RDN 

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Pineapple vinegar, 

vinagre de piña, 

is delicious and 

super-acidic. 

Many Mexican 

recipes 

call for pineapple 

vinegar, 

although it can 

be used in place 

of any kind of 

vinegar. Since 

this uses only the skin of the pineapple, we 

are eating the pineapple flesh. This recipe 

was inspired by a recipe in The Cuisines of 

Mexico, by Diana Kennedy. 

YIELD: 2 

CUPS/500 

MILLILI- 

TERS 

2 Tbsp sugar 

Peel of 1 

pineapple 

(organic, because 

the skin is 

used; overripe fruits are fine) 

Combine the sugar with 2 cups/500 milliliters 

of water in a jar or bowl. Stir to dissolve. 

Coarsely chop and add the pineapple peel. 

Use a small plate to weigh down the pineapple 

and keep it submerged. Cover with 

a cloth to keep flies out. 

Ferment at room temperature. Stir daily 

while the pineapple peels are in it. Strain out 

the pineapple peels and discard after about 

one week when the liquid is darkening. 

Ferment the liquid for an additional two to 

three weeks, stirring or agitating periodically. 

Bottle and enjoy. 

From Sandor Katz’s book, Wild Fermentation: 

The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live- 

Culture Foods (Chelsea Green Publishing, 

2016). 

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Nature’s Virus Killer 

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In hundreds 

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That’s why ancient Greeks and 

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Scientists say the high conductance 

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Tests by the EPA (Environmental 

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calendar of events 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 

Poetry Lovers Virtual Gathering – 6:30-8pm. 

Everyone is invited to read original or favorite poems, 

or just listen. In all languages, for all ages and 

all authors. Hosted by Golden Valley Library. Free. 

Online. HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events. 

Diamond Dowsing Basic Webinar – 7-8:30pm. 

Discover the principles of Dowsing to raise the energy 

of your home. Diamond Dowsing helps find the 

stress zones in your home that create lack of sleep, 

money, romance, concentration and healing. Once 

you learn how to dowse your space, you will sleep 

more soundly, attract more success, improve your 

relationships, become more focused, increase your 

ability to heal Discover the principles of Dowsing 

to raise the energy of your space. $298. Online. AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar. 

WEDNESDAY, 

FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, 23 

Virtually Wild Yoga! – 7:45-8:45am. Join the Minnesota 

Zoo—from the comfort of your own home—for 

virtual yoga. On Wednesday mornings, your yoga 

instructor will be teaching live virtual yoga classes 

from around the Zoo. Each session will highlight a 

different animal or trail. $6/class for Members, $8/class 

Non-Members. Online. mnzoo.org/zoo-yoga/#winter1 

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3 

Spring Flower Show Opening Night – 6-8pm. 

Find inspiration for your spring and summer outdoor 

living spaces at this year’s Spring Flower 

Show, featuring more than a dozen vignettes built 

around outdoor seating arrangements. $10 members, 

$25 non-members, $5 for children. 3675 

Arboretum Drive, Chaska. Arb.UMN.edu/Content/ 

Arboretum-Calendar-0. 

SATURDAY-SUNDAY 

FEBRUARY 5, 6, 12 & 13 

Winter Recreation Sampler – 11-4pm. Experience 

kick-sledding, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, 

sledding and more. Whether you’re just curious or 

looking for something fun to do outdoors, this is your 

chance to try out a variety of outdoor winter recreation 

activities. Equipment will be available to check out 

free of charge. 2166 Maplewood Drive, Maplewood. 

RamseyCounty.us/calendar. 


How To Accelerate Your Healing – 6:15-7pm. Learn 

what steps to take to get better quicker, stay healthy 

longer and save money! Speaker: Dr. Martin P Furlong, 

DC - Holistic Health Practitioner Reserve a seat: 651- 

771-1703 or info@NutritionChiropractic.com. 


Make Your Own Chocolate – 5:30-7pm. Ayurvedic 

medicine prescribes warming spices such as cinnamon 

and clove to help boost energy. In this class, 

instructor Ishwari Rajak will make sweet, healthy, 

winter survival goodies by adding warming spices, 

nuts and oil to our beloved chocolates. Free. Online. 

MSMarket.coop/event. 

Hot Topics in Spirituality #5: Interpersonal 

Neurobiology (Part 1) – 7-8pm. Making the most of 

your life starts with understanding your life and your 

body. How do experiences affect our brain functions? 

How do our brains impact our emotions? $10. Online. 

WisdomWaysCenter.org/events-calendar. 

Winter Solar Webinar Series: Make 2022 Your 

Greenest Year Ever – 7-8pm. Over the course of an 

hour, All Energy Solar will illustrate how solar power 

has never been more affordable or easier to install. 

Free. Online. Social.NATwinCities.com/solar222. 


Full Snow Moon Snowshoe Hike – 5-8pm. Snowshoe 

under February’s Full Snow Moon during this 

special after-hours event. Take the 1.5k loop lit with 

tea lights around Wood Duck Pond. Snowshoe rental 

is available on a first-come, first-serve basis for 

$7/hour. $5 for members, $20 non-members. 3675 

Arboretum Drive, Chaska. Arb.UMN.edu/Content/ 

Arboretum-Calendar-0. 

Muscle Test Your Family – 6:15-7pm. Understand 

the basics of muscle testing and learn how you can test 

your family at home. *MUST BRING A TESTING 

PARTNER* Free. RSVP 651-771-1703. MetroEast 

Natural Healing Center, 6993 35th St N #2, Oakdale. 

NutritionChiropractic.com. 


Setting Up a Small Business Website or Blog – 6:30- 

7:30pm. Learn how to get started with your new blog 

or business website, including how to register your 

new business with the State of Minnesota and pick 

out a corresponding domain name from a domain 

name provider. Free. Online. HCLib.BiblioCommons. 

com/v2/events. 

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21 

Guided Trail Hike – 3:30-4:15pm. This 45-minute 

hike will give you a snapshot of Dodge in a guided 

setting—perfect for those new to the trails as well 

as seasoned visitors who want to explore with a 

group. Free. 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul. 

DodgeNatureCenter.org/event. 

WEDNESDAYS, FEBRUARY 22, 

29 & MARCH 8 

A Time to Heal – 7pm-8:30pm. How do we keep 

going when we feel depleted? The healing you 

may need can be on the physical level as well as 

the emotional, mental and spiritual levels. You 

may feel a bit "beat up" or feel like you have been 

featured event 

Discover Your Highest 

Purpose 

Sri Harold Klemp, the spiritual leader 

of Eckankar, shares wisdom through 

stories and spiritual insights that bring 

meaning, connection and humor to the 

workings of Spirit in everyday life. 

Fridays at 7pm 

Watch on Channel 6 or via MCN6.org 

For more information, visit Eckankar.org, 

TempleOfECK.org or Facebook.com/ 

Eckankar. See ad, page 3. 

through the wringer, so it’s more important than 

ever to take time to do some healing. $48. Online. 

AnnetteRugolo.com/calendar. 


Social Media Marketing – 6:30-7:30pm. Learn the 

ins and outs of using social media apps Facebook, 

Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, and why having 

social media accounts can boost SEO. Free. Online. 

HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events. 

save the date 

11th Anniversary 

Midwest Women’s Herbal 

Conference Weekend: 

Honors Flora, Fauna 

and Funga 

Keynote speakers are Dr. Cornelia Cho, 

Misty Cook and Suzanne Simard, author 

of Finding the Mother Tree. Enjoy more 

than 60 workshops and plant walks, 

herbal education, personal growth 

workshops, singing, dancing, nourishing 

meals, swimming, campfires and a Red 

Tent communal space. 

Friday-Sunday • May 27-29 

Camp Helen Brachman, Almond, WI. 

MidwestWomensHerbal.com. 

EVENTS FOR KIDS 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 & 9 

Connect and Play/Aprendemos Juntos – 4-6pm. 

For children ages newborn-5 and their caregivers. 

Connect with your child during this drop-in 

program exploring early literacy activities. Free. 

Hosmer Library, 347 E. 36th St. Minneapolis. 

HCLib.BiblioCommons.com/v2/events. 

WEDNESDAY, 

FEBRUARY 2, 9, 16, & 23 

Virtual Family Storytime – 9:30-10am. For 

children of all ages and their caregivers. Talk, 

sing, read, write and play together in a format 

appropriate for young children, in a virtual 

setting. Share books, stories, rhymes, music 

and movement. Free. Online. HCLib.Biblio 

Commons.com/v2/events. 

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5 

Building with Snow – 1-2:30pm. Learn and 

practice winter engineering skills by constructing 

quinzhees, snow caves, forts and tunnels. 

You’ll learn the art and science of stacking and 

packing snow, how to use a snow saw, and what 

you can craft even when there’s not much snow. 

$12. 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul. Dodge 

NatureCenter.org/event. 


ongoing events 

Please call or check the websites 

to ensure the classes or events 

are still scheduled for that week. 

Virtual Zoo Tours – $100 per tour (up to 25 people/ 

devices). These amazing live 30-minute interactive 

tours include either a visit to Discovery Bay (Ocean 

Tour) or the Tropics Trail (Tropics Tour). Tours are 

designed to fit the needs of your group, sparking awe 

whether you are a family looking for something new 

to do together, a troop of girl scouts, or seniors curious 

to learn more about our animals. Online Event. 

MNZoo.org/virtual-zoo-tours. 

Free Online Classes – The University of Minnesota 

is among the largest public research universities in the 

country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional 

students a multitude of opportunities for study 

and research. ClassCentral.com/university/Minnesota. 

Midtown Global Market – Mon-Sat 10am-8pm. 

& Sun 10am-6pm. If you’re looking for a more 

unique shopping experience, head to the Midtown 

Global Market, where more than 50 vendors sell 

food and trinkets ranging from local produce to 

Somalian Pastries, Middle Eastern olives and 

Asian spices. There are also cultural events – 

from musical performances to Irish step-dancing 

lessons. Free. 920 East Lake St, Minneapolis. 

MidtownGlobalMarket.org/visit. 

tuesday 

Weekly Guided & Silent Meditation – 11- 

11:30am. Led by a Prayer Chaplain in the Meditation 

Room, this meditation is the same one going 

on concurrently at Unity Village. It alternates 

affirmative prayer and silence. Donation based. 

Online. UnityOfTheValleyMN.org /events-classes. 

wednesday 

Mindful Self-Compassion Workshop – 8:30- 

9:30am. Patricia Enstad, a licensed social worker 

and teacher, will provide a lively introduction to 

the practices of Mindful Self-Compassion. She 

writes: “As we consider the important tasks that 

lie ahead, we will need to support our action with 

compassion and resiliency. Subtle, yet powerful, 

these affirming and portable methods can be utilized 

anywhere.” Free. EastsideFreedomLibrary. 

org/events. 

thursday 

Free Meditation – 7-8:30pm. Join us for a free 

weekly meditation. Online. FreeMeditation.com. 

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while being sensitive to physical, philosophical, 

emotional and financial concerns. See ad, page 13. 

PURE DENTAL 

Dr. Amy Ha Truong 

6230 10th St. N., Ste 520, Oakdale 

651-731-3064 • PureDentalMN.com 

Pure Dental offers integrative, 

holistic, alternative and biological 

dentistry for your dental health. 

We take pride in providing 

quality, holistic dental care and 

service for our patients. See ad, 

page 16. 


DENTIST 

SEDATION AND IMPLANT DENTISTRY 

1815 Suburban Ave, St. Paul 

ToothBuilder.com 

651-735-4661 

We are a holistic dental practice 

devoted to restoring and enhancing 

the natural beauty of your smile 

using conservative, state-of-the-art 

dental procedures that result in 

beautiful, long lasting smiles! We 

specialize in safe removal of 

infected teeth as well as placing 

ceramic implants and restorations. See ad, page 19. 

TOOTH BY THE LAKE 

1401 Main St, Hopkins 

952-475-1101 • ToothByTheLake.net 

We build a foundation of trust 

by treating our patients as 

individuals. Understanding 

how uneasy some patients 

may feel about their dental 

visits, we make a difference 

by providing a relaxing and 

positive experience. See ad, page 6. 

EDUCATION 

NORTHWESTERN HEALTH 

SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 

2501 W. 84th St., Bloomington 

NWHealth.edu • 952-888-4777 

Learn about the leading health 

science programs including 

Acupuncture and Chinese 

Medicine, Massage Therapy 

and more. Prepare for success 

at a leading natural integrative 

medicine university. See ad, page 7. 

ENERGY HEALING 

EMOTION CODE HEALING 

Master Hong 

Certified Emotion Code Practitioner 

11012 Cedar Lake Rd., Minnetonka 

952-513-7285 or 914-708-9463 

Chronic pain? Suffering from 

emotions? Relationship problems? 

Life not going as planned? The 

Emotion Code is a tool I use to 

help you break through any 

emotional and spiritual blocks so 

you can live your best life. Trial 

session only $35. 

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALING 

ANNETTE RUGOLO 

Master Dowser 


Is the energy of your home depleting 

you or supporting you? 

If you feel like you are hitting 

your head against a brick wall, it 

may be the wall of dense energy 

in your home. To more easily 

expand into our light and our 

soul purpose, it is important that 

the spaces we live energetically 

support us. Contact me for more 

information on dowsing, environmental healing and 

space clearing. See ad, page 24. 

ESSENTIAL OILS 

AROMATHERAPY NATURE’S WAY 

Joyce Sobotta • 715-828-0117 

AromaTherapyNaturesWay.com 

Education about pure essential 

oils and the lymphatic system 

available on my website. I offer 

consultations and custom blends 

that work synergistically for a 

wide range of emotional and 

health concerns. See ad, page 21. 

GRAPHIC DESIGN 

CAMPFIRE STUDIO 

Sara Shrode, Graphic Designer 

612-554-6304 • CampfireStudio.net 

Sara@CampfireStudio.net 

Ignite the possibilities of 

your next project by 

having Campfire Studio 

design it! Innovative, fullservice 

graphic design studio that takes the essence 

of a campfire—warmth, stories, community—and 

infuses it into every design project we do. 

HEALTH FOOD STORES 

MASTEL’S HEALTH FOODS 

1526 St Clair Ave, St Paul 

Mastels.com • 651-690-1692 

Mastel’s Health Foods is Minnesota’s 

oldest health and wellness 

store. We carry a full line of 

vitamins, minerals, supplements, 

herbs and more. We emphasize 

organic, biodynamic, biodegradable, 

holistic and hypoallergenic 

products and pride ourselves on 

stocking hard-to-find items. See 

ad, page 9. 

HOUSING - SUPPORTIVE 

BROEFFLE LATIMORE 

ADULT FOSTER CARE 

License #1102359 • 763-600-6967 

8600 Northwood Parkway, New Hope 

Providing a caring and supportive 

home for adults, no 

matter their abilities. With 

28-plus years of experience, 

we offer a nurturing and family-like 

environment for up to 

four residents who are elderly and/or have developmental 

disabilities. Residents receive assistance 

with personal cares, meal prep and feeding assistance, 

medication administration, transfers and 

mobility, transportation and advocacy. We treat your 

loved one like family. 

INTEGRATED HEALTH 

BHAKTI WELLNESS CENTER 

7550 France Ave. S., #220, Edina 

612-859-7709 • BhaktiClinic.com 

Bhakti provides a holistic 

environment where independent 

practitioners come 

together to offer an integrative 

path to wellness; mind, 

body and spirit. Our providers offer chiropractic, 

energy therapy, massage, microcurrent therapy, 

acupuncture, psychotherapy and much more so that 

you can feel your best, remain healthy & thrive. See 

ad, page 2. 

INTEGRATED HEALTH 

METROEAST NATURAL 

HEALING CENTER 

6993 35th St N #2, Oakdale 

651-771-1703 • NutritionChiropractic.com 

Nutrition Response Testing 

(NRT) is a noninvasive 

system of analyzing the 

body to determine the underlying 

causes of illness and non-optimum health. 

Our clinically proven system may be quite different 

from any other healing practice you have experienced. 

The actual procedure is simple and direct, 

with the body providing all of the information and 

feedback needed. See ad, page 30. 

PHYSICIANS 

DR. ISAAC M. ENGHOLM 

Deploy Health Family Practice/ 


7550 France Ave. S, Ste. 220, Edina 

DeployHealthFP.com • 612-712-4423 

Dr. Engholm’s practice offers 

unlimited office visits, 

with most lasting over an 

hour. He offers telehealth 

and home visits at no additional 

charge and his patients 

can call 24/7, which reduces the need to utilize 

after-hours urgent care or emergency room visits. 

Memberships are $75/mo for adults, and $25/mo for 

children (added to adult member). See ad, page 2. 


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PSYCHOTHERAPY 

FRAN BIEGANEK, MS, LP 


7550 France Ave. S. Suite 220, Edina 

612-564-9947 • FranBieganekTherapy.com 

As a Licensed Psychologist, 

Fran provides holistic, traumainformed 

therapy to help clients 

identify areas of potential 

growth, obstacles to growth, 

and processes that facilitate 

healing and transcendence. She 

also provides QEEG (brain 

mapping) and neurofeedback 

services that facilitate increased brain efficiency. 


RADIO/PODCASTS 

AM950 THE PROGRESSIVE VOICE 

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AM950Radio.com 

The only Progressive Talk Radio 

station in Minnesota. We strive to 

provide the best progressive 

programming available and 

feature national talkers Thom 

Hartmann, Stephanie Miller, Mike 

Crute and Brad Friedman. We are 

also dedicated to local programming that creates a 

community forum for important Minnesota Progressive 

issues. See ad, page 32. 

SPIRITUAL TEACHINGS 

ECKANKAR TEMPLE OF ECK 

7450 Powers Blvd., Chanhassen 

952-380-2200 • Eckankar.org 

Are you looking for the 

personal experience of 

God? Eckankar can help 

you fulfill your dream. We 

offer ways to explore your 

own unique and natural 

relationship with the 

Divine through personalized study to apply in your 

everyday life. See ad, page 3. 

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