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Our HealthyOur Healthy && Happy Heart EditionHappy Heart Edition

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ou know what they say, “Love makesthe world go round.” “Love is a manysplendored thing.” “All you need isLove.” “Tis better to have loved and

lost than to have never loved at all.” It’s clear thatLove has many faces, meanings and interpretations.The bards have spent countless ink and candle waxdeciphering the secret code of love. Songwritershave made a living on love. Dr. Suess says “Youknow you’re in love when you can’t fall asleepbecause reality is finally better than your dreams.”He must be serious, because nothing in that quoterhymed! Love can create agony and ecstasy. Lovecan be crazy, wild and yet calmly comforting. It issafe to say, Love has multiple-personality syndrome.Stephen Chbosky, author of The Perks of Being AWallflower, says “We accept the love we think wedeserve.” So our ability to love someone else, startswith how much we love ourselves. So true, so true.Self love does not have to be narcisitic, just a strongsense of self. A confident person is more likely toattract a confident relationship with self-assuredlove. We all experience love at our own pace, in ourown time and by our own rules. No matter the expe-rience, the rationale or the expert advice, Love isoften in charge and we follow Love’s lead like mothsto a candle. “It’s so beautiful.” And yet there doesseem to be someone for everyone. Bob Marley says,“Love hard when there is love to be had. Becauseperfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy

that is perfect for you.” And so we do love hard, fallhard, and sometimes it takes the heart years to over-come love lost. Why do some people get over lostlove so much easier than others? Some people burnthe candle for a dysfunctional length of time.Perhaps that is the part of Love that is caustic. Lovesinks a barb into you and never lets go. “In vain haveI struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not berepressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardent-ly I admire and love you.” writes Jane Austen inPride And Prejudice. As painful as love can be, italso can lift us up to the highest peaks of pleasure.Married people live longer than single people.Lovers smile more hours per day. Mahatma Gandhisaid “Where there is love there is life.” And so it is.Love is the blueprint of life. From the time we areborn we love. We are nurtured and therefore nurture.We are loved and therefore love. But we must alsotry to realize the nature of love. Love is not stone.Albert Einstein said, “Gravitation is not responsiblefor people falling in love.” And sometimes we musttake a chance with love and see if love’s measure istrue. Kahil Gibran said, “If you love somebody, letthem go, for if they return, they were always yours.If they don't, they never were.” Easier said thandone Kahil. Love helps to build us up and break usdown. Perhaps this balance that love creates is goodfor our soul and our psyche. Lady Gaga says, “Loveis like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sinka dead body.” One thing we know, Love is fickle andfolly at times. And yet we continue to seek it out likean oasis in the desert. Truth is, we live to love and beloved. It’s the hardest thing to master and easiestthing to misplace. And yet sometimes it’s rightbefore us hidden by anger or ignorance. There is nogreater words to hear than, “I love you.” Perhaps wedon’t say it enough to those we love. And to thosewho are still waiting to hear it. Paul Simon says,“Some people never say the words ‘I love you’, forlike a child they’re longing to be told.” Tell someoneyou love them and start the Love train rolling. Yourseat is reserved, so get onboard!

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atricia Laspino, contemporary Americanpainter and founder of the “Orchid AllianceProject-Bridging Art & Science”, will beshowing recent paintings in a solo exhibition

entitled, “Orchids in the Realm of the Sublime” in theMonsanto Hall Gallery at the Missouri BotanicalGarden through March 8, 2015.

Laspino’s provocative large scale oil paintings

will highlight orchids subjects found in some of the35 countries and six continents where the Garden isactively engaged in research. The Missouri BotanicalGarden is a National Historic Landmark and one ofthe world’s leading research centers for plant science,conservation and education, with a strong commit-ment to the arts and humanities. The artist will alsounveil two new paintings created specifically for theGarden representing orchid species found in SouthAfrica and Madagascar.

Laspino’s exhibition coincides with the Garden’sannual orchid show, whose theme this year is“Orchids and their Pollinators”. The artist viewsorchids as a flagship plant family or ambassador totell stories about the interconnectedness of humanityand the natural world.

Laspino’s thirty-five year career has been inspired

by the beauty and diversity of the natural world andthe orchid’s extraordinary influence on art and cul-ture. The artist uses orchids as metaphor, to explorecultural and biological evolution, biodiversity andenvironmental stewardship. Her paintings uncover thefundamental attractive shapes and designs of naturewhere symmetry, color and pattern all play importantroles on nature’s grand stage of attraction. The artist’ssignature style interweaves 60-80 layers of transpar-

ent oil color over atextural groundworkof fossilized botanicalimpressions. Herpainted surfaces cap-ture light and are ani-mated from within toachieve vibrancy,luminosity and drama.

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Garden admission of $8 for adults and free for chil-dren ages 12 and under. St. Louis City and Countyresidents enjoy discounted admission of $4 and freeadmission on most Wednesday and Saturday morn-ings until noon. Missouri Botanical Garden membersare free.The Missouri Botanical Garden is located at4344 Shaw Blvd. in south St. Louis, accessible fromInterstate 44 at the Vandeventer exit and fromInterstate 64 at the Kingshighway North and Southexit. Free parking is available on site and two blockswest at the corner of Shaw and Vandeventer.

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e can all have very strong feelingsabout this particular day in mid-February. Some think it silly, but Ithink it sweet. Some take it far tooseriously, as it becomes the kin-

dling for fights fueled by unmet expectations drivenby hyped up commercialism. Valentine’s Day shouldrepresent a sweet reminder of the love you feel foranother, whether romantic or otherwise. In order tohave a successful Valentine’s Day try to keep a fewthings in mind. Don’t let the commercial aspect setyou up for disappointment through unmet expecta-tions. Don’t use it as a make-up day for all that youhave neglected to do throughout the rest of the year.And, lastly, learn to articulate to your partner what heor she can do to make you feel special and importantfor the evening.

Like many things in this country, commercialismand consumerism can ruin the simple sweetness thatoriginally accompanied this special day. On February15th, women across the offices of America are eitherbragging about what their man did for them or arescurrying about the day breathlessly trying to avoideye contact, praying that no one will ask them abouttheir night, as they fear complete humiliation due towhat did not take place. I think all too often the com-petitive element takes over and Valentine’s Day getsturned into bragging rights or a source for discontent,as the expectations that were artificially propped up bythe endless Hallmark commercials were not realized.The pressure of this day to be romantic, perfect and

magical can be made worse if you don’t do enough toshow you care throughout the rest of the year.

Don’t make Valentine’s Day a make-up day. Weshould be continually doing little things throughoutthe year to let our partners know how special andimportant they are to us. The less you do this, under-standably the greater the pressure and expectationswill be on Valentine’s Day to demonstrate this to theirsatisfaction. However, if you are starting with adeficit even a great big gesture on this particular daycan seem far less significant. Relationships begin tofall apart when people no longer feel connected. Wehave all probably been somewhat guilty for becomingslightly lazy and complacent in our relationships, tak-ing them for granted. We stop giving these small, buthighly significant gestures of affection. But, we needto be diligent and put energy into our relationships ona regular basis. We all have different needs. Moreimportantly, these needs are met in different ways fordifferent people.

Make sure you are having the “needs conversa-tion” in your relationships. What can he or she do thatwill actually symbolize or convey to you that you arespecial and loved? I have seen couples that have beentogether for many years that have yet to have that con-versation with each other. If she says she needs flow-ers and a romantic card on her birthday, then give it toher. It doesn’t matter that you would not need thatback. It is about each person stating what he or sheneeds to feel loved. Likewise, you will have amuch better Valentine’s Day if you have discussionsbeforehand on what types of things you would like tosee happening for a fun, romantic evening. Try thisand you will see just how sweet the night can be.

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few good choices can help you feel betterand stay healthier!

Getting diagnosed with health problems such ashigh blood pressure or high cholesterol is a wake-upcall that it’s time to make major lifestyle changes.

The good news is, a few simple changescan help you avoid such a diagnosis in thefirst place.

By focusing on seven key health factorsand behaviors – what the American HeartAssociation calls Life’s Simple 7® – you cankeep your heart healthy, lower your risks of heartdisease and stroke, and improve your quality of life.This is the first in a series on Life’s Simple 7. Theseries will cover each one of Life's Simple 7 keys toprevention with steps you can take to live a healthi-er lifestyle.

“We’re all born with a large stock of goodhealth; it’s up to us to protect it with good choicesabout our health,” said Donald M Lloyd-Jones,M.D., professor of Preventive Medicine andMedicine-Cardiology, chair of the Department ofPreventive Medicine and Senior Associate Dean forClinical and Translational Research at NorthwesternUniversity Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

Life’s Simple 7 focuses on the seven factors andbehaviors that have the biggest impact on your hearthealth, both on their own and taken together. Theyare:

* Lose weight/maintain healthy weight* Eat better* Get active* Manage blood pressure* Reduce blood sugar* Stop smoking* Control cholesterolMaking positive changes in any one of these

areas can make a difference in your health, said Dr.

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“Small changes matter,” he said. “If you can loseweight, or maintain a healthy weight, you can reduceyour risk of diabetes, high cholesterol and high

blood pressure.”Making changes before you develop a

chronic condition such as high blood pres-sure or high cholesterol is critical. While

medication may reduce your risk for a heartattack or stroke, it can’t eliminate the risk.“There’s a price to pay for having developed the

condition,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones said. “We can reduceyour risk, but we can never restore you to low-risk.”

By focusing on Life’s Simple 7, people may beable increase the number of years they feel healthy,rather than managing chronic disease, Dr. Lloyd-Jones said.

“A stroke can be absolutely devastating and takea toll on a person’s quality of life,” he said. “In addi-tion to avoiding those, we want to preserve a per-son’s healthy longevity.”

An American Heart Association survey of U.S.adults showed most people don’t connect importantrisk factors, such as poor diet and physical inactivi-ty, with heart disease and stroke.

The first step to doing that is getting a full pic-ture of your health by knowing your Life’s Simple 7numbers. Some measures, such as blood sugar andcholesterol, will require a trip to the doctor for ahealth screening. Others, such as blood pressure andweight, you may be able to measure at home or yourlocal pharmacy.

“It’s never too late,” Dr. Lloyd-Jones said. “Eachone of Life’s Simple 7 is modifiable and control-lable. All you need are the tools and the understand-ing that you can change it.”

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s Valentine’s Day fast approaches, most

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ur office move occurred in the dead of winter.The transit from a quiet tree-green suburban

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Then one workday’s sunset hour, a swoop of darkshapes caught my attention. Winged clouds of big bodies,black against the flaming sky, swarmed past my deskwindow, swirling westward toward the sun.

From that day until spring buds revealed real life in aman-made wasteland, I watched crows fly in almostevery twilight. They carried me through a desolate sea-son, and helped me make peace with a big move.

Crows are intensely social creatures, and they areclever opportunists. They’ve learned to thrive on thefoibles of human society.

Throughout fall and winter nights, crowds of crowsroost together in cities. The heat sinks of our buildingsand pavement keep urban centers warmer than the outly-ing open regions crows prefer for daytime doings. Theslimmest strips of treetop shelter along our well-lit park-ing lots offer vigilant crows a lookout advantage over anypredators.

Year after year, generations of crows use the sameflight paths and roosting grounds, where abundant humantrash and food scraps turn these mass roosts into BlackBird Bistros. Flocks of crows – hundreds of birds - arriveat dusk, wheeling and careening as they did the day myspirit joined them. They chatter, preen, feed, fight andPAR-TAY into the evening. Before dawn, they dispersealone and in small family groups to far-flung foraginggrounds, where their motley natural diet includes roadkill, insects, small frogs, lizards, snakes, seeds, and theeggs and young of other birds.

Members of the family Corvidae - including crows,jays, ravens, rooks and magpies - are second in intelli-gence only to parrots, among all birds. Studies haveshown crows to be as smart as dogs! Amateur and pro-fessional crow-fanciers share observations of crowbehavior at www.crows.net, where a working hypothesisthat crows are a cognitive species with fully developedculture and language has documented 25 different crowcalls.

One summer afternoon, as my friend Laura was sun-ning alone by the lake on her farm, she heard what shethought were people conversing in another language.

Startled, she called out: “Hello?” Then she saw it wastwo crows, chattering in a nearby tree.

Crows combine communication with communalhabits to overcome predators, such as owls, hawks, rac-coons and opossums. Mobbing is a cooperative defense.A crow that spots a threat will give an assembly call, thenevery crow in earshot will fly in and mob the intruder. Adefense call from a crow under attack will bring manyother crows flapping and cackling to its aid.

Intrepid crows like the highest places. A sailor’sobservation spot is a ship’s Crow’s Nest. In the first win-ter months my husband and I lived in our city home weobserved hosts of these phantom neighbors, well estab-lished on our turf. One violently gusty, snowy night, Istood at a window to watch the storm. The white-nightsnowfall aura reflected up into the forms of bare trees.Silhouetted across the thinnest, topmost branches, dozensof crows were riding the wind-whipped bend and sway.

Corvids have the largest birdbrains in relation to theirsize. A species with a bigger brain is more adaptable, butcrows and their cousins are vulnerable too. Mosquito-born West Nile Virus, causing inflammation of brain tis-sue, is fatal to birds in this family. Mid-continent trendstoward hotter, wetter summers and milder winters sup-port mosquito proliferation. After the country’s first birdviral victims were identified in 1999, corvid populationsdrastically declined from east coast to Midwest.

Crows are easy to identify by their size, cocky bear-ing and coloration. Crow features are entirely black –beak, eyes, feet – and their feathers flash iridescent vio-let in strong light. After several summers of disease, theybecame conspicuous in their absence. In that sad time, Iwatched for crow flights through each fall, hopeful at myoffice window as the sky blushed red, but there were noswirling flocks of crows. They recovered, because anysurvivors passed immunities on to their descendants, butthis region’s crow revival took long years to restore sucha wild presence.

Driving home from work now, I like to take differentroutes, sometimes city streets, sometimes the highway. Ikeep one eye on the sky, scanning the blue and scarletclouds, peering westward toward the sun. Some dayswhen I spot that flow of black forms flying, I turn andtrack ‘em.

I open the car windows to hear that crow language -squawking, shrieking, raucous! “Where’s the party,boys?” I holler. Up on roof edges or in scraggly wintertreetops, black dots across the skyscape rollick in thechilly breezes.

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By Simon Yu, MD

o you have life-timechronically ill, profes-sional patients that sim-ply aren’t healing no

matter what you do? Or may appear tobe improving but don’t really get well?What is missing in your medical evalu-ation and treatment plan? The parasites and den-tal problem might be a missing link.

Over the last 30 years of my medical practice,I have developed a specialized use of a medicaltool that can assist doctors in detecting the rootcauses of illness when conventional medicinefails. Isn’t this something you would want toknow about? It is called Acupuncture MeridianAssessment (AMA).

(The following is written for Medical andDental Practitioners. However, if you are apatient who has been sick for many years with-out obvious causes and, according to your med-ical doctors you have incurable medical condi-tions, but you feel there must be another expla-nation that can lead to healing, then, please helpspread the word about this training. Simply for-ward this information to medical and dental prac-titioners. Maybe one of them will find a way tohelp you.)

I have been incorporating AcupunctureMeridian Assessment as part of my medical eval-uation for almost twenty years. It has led torather unique accidental discoveries of parasitesand dental related medical problems, among oth-ers, that are often overlooked by conventionaland alternative medical doctors. However, whenthese are addressed, conditions that are difficultto heal often get resolved.

I want to share this information so we, asmedical doctors collaborating with dentists, canincrease the chance of healing of what was onceconsidered, Incurables. Therefore, it is my sin-cere attempt to conduct a special training formedical and dental professionals on how toquickly obtain information through the use ofAcupuncture Meridian Assessment. My AMAmethod is a simplified, modified version of EAV(Electro-Acupuncture according to Dr. Voll) andshould not be confused with classical GermanEAV or Electrodermal Screening (EDS).

My primary focus is teaching practitionershow to check a few essential acupuncture pointsto look for disturbances which might be an indi-cation for possible parasites or dental problems.I will cover many clinical case histories that willamaze you with the healing results that occurwhen prior numerous doctors and specialistsfailed to succeed.

Over the years, I also developed a simpleenhancement to AMA that includes a Color andFrequency Therapy to create a Phase Contrast touncover hidden medical/dental problems. Thisaddition has shown excellent results for un-cloaking difficult cases.

We cannot make a final diagnosis based onAcupuncture Meridian Assessment alone but itcan be a valuable tool to assist your clinical deci-sion making. It offers a quick insight –a PatternRecognition- into initiating treatment as well asfor monitoring the progression of healing. AMAcan be applied in conjunction with standard med-ical/dental evaluations.

The class consists of lectures and lots ofhands on boot camp drills for two and a half days

on March 27-29, 2015. This class will besmall, hands on, somewhat experimental,and spontaneous. There will be two addi-tional instructors from Canada, Dr.Robert Cass representing Avatar EAV andGordon Johnston representing KindlingEAV.

Dr. Cass has been practicing success-fully with EAV for 41 years. He is the

director of the Academy of InternationalBioEnergetic Sciences which offers 100 HourCertification EAV courses and EAV MasterClasses throughout the USA, Canada, Europeand the Far East. He is also the formulator ofPhysica Energetics hand crafted Spagyric botan-icals, homeopathics and matrix nutritionals.

Doug Cook, DDS, will also join us for a spe-cial training for the dental elements of AMA. Hehas over 50 years of experience in dentistry andover 40 years with AMA.

My primary objective is keeping it simple:uncovering parasites and dental related medicalproblems. Once you have this basis, you’ll beable to use AMA for understanding allergies andother hidden medical problems. We’ll touch onthese other areas as well.

I believe two and half days is sufficient timefor you to learn to apply AMA for your patientsfollowing week after you receive this training.The attendees will also be evaluated by me forthe acupuncture meridian assessment during thecourse of the training in a volunteer basis.

This training is specifically geared and limit-ed toward MD’s, DO’s and DDS’s who have anactive medical/dental practice.

If you have your own Ohm meter or old EAVdevice, you may bring it with you. There will betwo representatives for EAV/AMA equipment,from Avatar, USA and Kindling, Germany.

When: March 27-29, 2015

Cost: Special Rate of $800 USD at least twoweeks before the training. Space is limited.Otherwise, the rate will be $900 USD. Twolunches are included on Friday and Saturday. It isnot refundable. If you do not need basic intro-ductory training on Friday, you can deduct $200USD and attend for Saturday and Sunday.

Contact: Prevention and Healing, Inc. andask for Kate, Office Manager, at 314-432-7802or please fill in the form below.

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Time: Starts at 8:15 am Friday morning tillevening around 9 pm. Saturday starts at 8:15 amtill 5:30 pm and there will be a group dinner andtour of St. Louis. Sunday starts at 8:15 am until1:00 pm.

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his comment wasonce made byself-help author,

Tony Robbins: “I never failto be amazed at the overwhelming number of peoplewhose rules wire them for pain." When it comes torelationships, how are you wired? Can you think ofsome rules you have made for yourself and your rela-tionships that cause you pain when a rule is broken?

We all have to set our boundaries and follow per-sonal guidelines with respect to healthy relationships,but many rules with which we're wired are disempow-ering. They give us only a few ways to feel good andlots of ways to feel bad. They can be filled with unrea-sonable expectations, addictive demands and crueljudgments. But rather than look at the rules that wire usfor pain, let's think about some rules that wire us forlove and compassion.

Wiring yourself for love begins with you. If youcan't feel love and compassion toward yourself, howcan you feel it for someone else? If you're a perfec-tionist, for instance, then you will expect perfectionfrom other people. When that rule is broken, you feelthe pain of imperfection. So learn to embrace andaccept the imperfections in yourself so that you canaccept them in others. This will greatly expand thefield from which to choose your friendships.

Ask yourself if you are wired with the need to beright. If so, you will suffer the pain of pushing peopleaway from you. Being right, or being defensive, iso-lates and alienates you from other people. The need tobe right means that you need the other person to bewrong. Instead, follow the age-old advice about walk-ing in the other person's shoes; see things from theirpoint of view; imagine what it's like to be in the otherperson's position. Practice honoring the differencesbetween you and others. This can end quarrels and cre-

ate harmony and relaxation instead of tension andstress. If you have something to correct them about,then begin with praise for that which they do well.

You might ask yourself how good you are at takingan interest in another person. I mean genuine interestby being present with them when they're talking. Thismeans not interrupting them or finishing their sen-tences for them. If you learn to truly listen, the peopleyou communicate with will feel more relaxed aroundyou because they will have felt heard and listened to.And you will learn to enjoy your conversations more.

When someone tells a story, or tells you somethingabout themselves, do you have a tendency to respondby telling something similar about yourself? Break thehabit! Just respond by saying “That’s wonderful," or“Tell me more about it.” In other words, stop waitingyour turn. Relax and let someone else have the floor.

Another question to ask yourself is, "Am I wired toconstantly keep score?" In Richard Carlson's book,Don't Sweat the Small Stuff … and It's All Small Stuff,he suggests that "When in doubt about whose turn it isto take out the trash, go ahead and take it out." Avoidbecoming resentful by constantly keeping score.

My point is that we all need to examine our inter-nal rules. Keep the good ones and toss out the badones. Wire yourself for love by moving into under-standing and compassion. If you do, you will never feelalone.

Phylis Clay Sparks is a professional speaker,teacher, workshop facilitator and author of SOUL-ESTEEM: The Power of Spiritual Confidence. A grad-uate of Washington University in St. Louis and theErnest Holmes College School of Ministry in Orlando,Florida, Phylis is an ordained minister. She is thefounder and Spiritual Director of The Soul-EsteemCenter in Maryland Heights, Missouri, now in its eigh-teenth year. Visit www.Soul-Esteem.com for moreinformation.

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ome is where the heart is. That

home can be our gardens.

Planting seeds of our hearts

into the garden lets us experi-

ence gardens in a deeper and

more loving way. Just as seeds of plants are

planted into the soil of mother earth, seeds of

our hearts are planted in that same soil. Seeds

of our heart are the feelings, thoughts and

actions that come from within. These feelings,

thoughts and actions go out into the atmos-

phere, into the soil and in turn into the plants

and all parts of the garden.

I once heard the story from some horticul-

turists who worked at one of the world’s largest

outdoor amusement parks about how some

flowers in areas near public benches would not

grow. Nothing seemed to work to keep them

alive. Finally these flower experts came to the

conclusion this was where parents often scold-

ed their children and sent all that negative ener-

gy into the ground. The plants responded

accordingly. The opposite also happens, where

gardens flourish beyond compare because of

the love of the gardener.

Positive and negative energies created from

within have an impact on us, and our gardens.

Sometimes it is simply being unaware and

ungrateful in mind and heart, and sending

those vibrations into the earth. Other times it is

unkind thoughts and actions. Soil and plants

absorb all of this for better or worse.

Mindful, loving thoughts are the seeds that

plant our hearts into our gardens, allowing it to

become a home for our hearts, and a garden

that thrives. It takes just a moment to become

present and in a state of gratitude. As this

awareness comes to mind, it takes another

moment to send the seeds of love into the gar-

den. A practice of pausing before we head out

into the garden and setting an intention of grat-

itude is one way. Pausing at times when we are

in the garden also brings us to mindfulness.

And ending our gardening day with a moment

of thanks wraps the day in a tone of love.

A meditation or ritual of

planting seeds of love into

the garden can also be done,

any time of year. Simply

sitting down, settling down,

imagining and feeling a

heart warmth that goes

out into the garden and

down into the earth is an

easy garden practice. Planting word seeds is another way. Begin

by writing down thoughts of gratitude, love,

hopes and dreams for the garden year. These

thoughts can be written on papers that can be

dug into the soil and planted at the four corners

of the property, into the garden beds or hung

from branches to blow in the wind. No matter

which way of planting heart seeds, your heart

will find a home in the garden.

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Heartplants


by Crystal Stevens

“Life’s most persistent & urgent

question is, what are you doing for

others?”

- Martin Luther King Jr.

he world is in dire straits.

Philosophers, prophets,

educators, healers, scien-

tists, activists, environmentalists, free thinkers,

dreamers and the like have been trying to find

pragmatic solutions to global epidemics for

centuries. In all the searching, love and com-

passion tend to play a significant role in global

solutions to hunger and homelessness,

poverty, environmental degradation,

war, among other severe problems fac-

ing the world today. World peace will

never be possible without love and

compassion permeating every cell of

our beings. One of my favorite solu-

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Compassion, a term coined by

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Compassion is defined as a “specific

type of general compassion which

includes the inner imperative to

change reality in order to alleviate the

pain in others.” This state of mind,

according to Lamberts theory is uni-

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When it comes to matters of the

heart, love and compassion are the

bringers of joy, the bearers of happiness, and

the emotions that evoke joyful visceral

responses which make millions smile. Love

and compassion have the miraculous ability to

heal, to give hope, and to actually

change the course of one’s life.

Mindfulness is among the tools

needed to truly practice love and

compassion in this crazy world. In a

world full of love and compassion,

trust would grow like wildflowers.

Love and compassion were at the

core values of some of the most

influential peacemakers and reli-

gious figures of all time and tend to be recur-

ring themes throughout many religions around

the world.

Practice love & compassion daily

Smile at a stranger, offer a hand to someone

in need, open doors for others, call a friend to

tell you how much they mean to you, practice

self love, go out of your way to do a random act

of kindness, pay for the person in line behind

you, place coins in toy machines for children,

visit the elders in your life, volunteer in your

community, be a positive example to others.

Positivity, love and compassion send ripples

out into the world.

Heart Health:

Show your heart some love

Rosemary Gladstar, a world renowned

herbalist and author, recommends linden

flower tea as a good heart tonic. She recom-

mends Hawthorne in the form of tea, tincture,

syrup, jelly or jam to aid in depression, anxiety

or to help tone the muscles and vessels of the

heart and to help lower cholesterol.

Be compassionate to the earth

As conscious consumers, we have a choice

on how to spend our money. Unfortunately,

holidays promote hype leading to wasteful con-

sumerism. Each purchase we make directly

affects the future of the earth. Let’s show love

and compassion to the earth this month. Instead

of buying flowers, buy a houseplant. Instead of

buying chocolates in a heart shaped box loaded

with preservatives and artificial sweeteners,

buy fair trade organic chocolate. Instead of

buying a card, make your own with recycled

materials. Or instead of buying a gift, give an

experience. For children, encourage them to

make their own valentines from recycled mate-

rials. Instead of giving candy to their friends,

give organic fruit leathers or let them make

friendship bracelets.

Crystal Stevens is a regular contributor to

The Healthy Planet magazine and is the co-

manager of the La Vista CSA Farm with her

husband Eric. You can find out more about the

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Depending on the climate, geography andlandscape of your backyard and your region ofthe country, you could be visited by dozens ofdifferent backyard bird species during the win-ter months. The most common winter birdsinclude:

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Placement: Ideally, winter birdfeedersshould be placed in sheltered locations out ofthe most severe winds. Placing feeders closerto the house will be effective and will make forbetter indoor birdwatching. At the same time,feeders should be placed near protective coversuch as hedges to offer birds safety from preda-tors.

Capacity: Large capacity feeders are pre-ferred for winter feeding because they do notneed to be refilled as frequently.

Cleanliness: Because natural food sourcesare scarcer in the winter, more birds may beattracted to backyard feeders and those feederswill need to be cleaned and sterilized regularly.When cleaning, discard soggy seed or seedencased in ice, and let the feeder dry beforerefilling if possible.

Most birds that visit backyards in snowyweather thrive on seeds, since insects and fruitare harder to find naturally during the winter.The best foods to offer birds in colder weatherhave a high fat or oil content that will provideabundant energy for winter survival. Nutritiouswinter foods for birds include:

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by Monisha Vasa, M.D.

an we actually teach ourchildren how to be mind-ful? Or are we just try-ing to preserve the inher-

ent consciousness that they alreadyseem to have? In other words--ismindfulness truly taught, or is it just“unlearned” over time?

I remember watching my childreneat when they were four or five years old. Ifgiven a cookie, they would turn the cookie deli-cately over and over in their hands. They wouldstudy the texture and composition with their eyes.They might inhale the chocolatey scent. Allbefore taking a single bit. And when they startedto eat, they would savor each mouthful, thor-oughly enjoying themselves. And the most amaz-ing thing--when their tummies were full, theywould put the cookie down and move on, notfeeling compelled to continue eating if they wereno longer hungry.

I find that young children often already havethe inherent knowledge of how to live mindful-ly—it’s often simply what they do without know-ing any differently. They linger on their walks,observing the flowers, turning over rocks, run-ning when their bodies feel like accelerating,spinning around when their hearts feel like turn-ing.

But these days, when I take them on walks, Iam aware of the homework that needs to be com-pleted, or bedtime looming. I urge them to hurry.I start to accelerate in my head. If we don’t getback home in time, we won’t finish dinner andhomework in time. If dinner and homeworkdon’t get done, bedtime will be delayed. If wemiss our window of opportunity for bedtime, theywon’t fall asleep. If they don’t fall asleep, theywon’t wake up in time for school. If we are latefor school, I will be late for work. And so on andso forth until I am spinning into the catastrophicimplications for the next day, rather than beingpresent for the walk that we are on in the here andnow. With the tension in my body and my rushedvoice, I put a screeching halt to searching forroly-polys and blowing the dandelions.

Of course we have to balance our mindfulnesspractices with the logistical needs of day to daylife. But I realize I often start to fall into a pat-tern of hurrying them when hurrying isn’t neces-sary, rushing them when we have time. Part ofthis frantic pace is because our kids are oftenover-scheduled or over-committed. Part of thisrushing comes from feeling frazzled ourselves,and projecting that onto our kids.

So these days, my goal isn’t necessarily toteach my kids how to be mindful. It’s to getmyself out of their way. I try to allow them timeto play. To explore. To rest. To breathe. To justbe. It is not easy as they get older, and they arepulled in multiple directions, as are we. It oftenfeels like we are juggling a million balls in the airat once and they are all about to come crashingdown. But we try our best to honor the time andspace for them to just be who they are, becausethat is when we find their most centered selvesemerging. Or perhaps that is when we are mostable to notice.

Here are five tips for preserving mindfulness in our children:1. Allow for plenty of unscheduled down

time: Kids may complain of getting bored, oryou may see them get restless. It is important forchildren to become aware of these emotionalstates and see them through on their own.Consider refraining from stepping in with solu-

tions or ideas. This process helpsthem to learn that they can sitwith all sorts of emotions, andthat emotional states come andgo. Often periods of intense cre-ativity arise from boredom andquiet.

2. Model mindfulness:Make time for your own mindful-ness practice. Whether you havea formal sitting practice or try to

implement conscious awareness throughout yourday, make it a priority. Kids will do what they seeus do, more than they will listen to what we say.Use your practice as a springboard to discuss set-ting intentions, or cultivating gratitude for thesmall and big blessings of our lives: “I am grate-ful for the fact that we are all able to sit downtogether for dinner today.”

3. Ask lots of questions. Ask questions thatencourage children to connect to their senses.“What does the air after today’s storm smell liketo you?” or “What do you see in the cloudstoday?” Using our senses or awareness of ourbreathing is a way to connect immediately to thepresent moment. We can also ask our kids ques-tions to consider other people’s feelings, or theirimpact on others. For example, “There was anew boy in class today? What do you think thatwas like for him?”

4. Manage your expectations: Kids maynot always be in the mood to discuss big pictureideas like gratitude and compassion. Use kidfriendly language and consider bringing up suchtopics in casual passing, or at night before bedwhen they are relaxed. Some kids may even beopen to short meditation practices, like focusingon breath or the flame of a candle. Some kidsmay not be. It is ok to be brief, or to let it go ifthey are not receptive in a given moment. We arejust planting seeds. Even the introduction ofmindfulness to their developing minds can behelpful.

5. Discover opportunities for compassion:Mindfulness ultimately is one tool to recognizeour interdependence, and find ways to relate toone another with an open heart. Discover oppor-tunities for kindness and compassion within yourfamily, and in the larger community. This couldmean involving children in a simple service pro-ject, or making it a point to use positive, kind lan-guage with those we come across.

The amazing thing about the process of“teaching” kids mindfulness, is that it is a journeyfor child and parent alike. Teacher becomes stu-dent becomes teacher, as we together deepen theprocess of occupying our bodies and living ourlives as they unfold before us. There are no mis-takes, no right ways or wrong ways, just the waysthat work for each family. Let us encourage ourchildren, just as they encourage us, to cultivate amore curious and fully lived life. The processitself is a gift and a blessing for all of us.

Monisha Vasa, M.D. is a board certifiedGeneral and Addiction Psychiatrist in privatepractice in Orange County, CA. She is a CumLaude graduate of Northwestern University,completed medical school at the University ofIllinois at Chicago College of Medicine, and herPsychiatry residency, Chief Residency, andAddiction Psychiatry fellowship at Cedars-SinaiMedical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Vasa residesin Orange County, CA with her husband, twobeloved children and two English Bulldogs. Dr.Vasa is the author of the new non-fiction chil-dren's book, My Dearest One. For more informa-tion, please visit www.mindful-healing.com.

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n May of 2015, midwives Susan Mickley,

CPM and Linsey Kornya, CPM, will open

the doors on a small birth center in the

heart of South St. Louis. Susan and Linsey

are excited to expand birth options for families in

the St. Louis area, including

Illinois. Confluence Midwifery

Center is located at 3271 Roger Pl,

St. Louis, MO 63116. They encour-

age expectant parents and anyone

else curious about the center or

home birth to stop by “Meet The

Midwife” night the first and third Tuesdays of

every month at 7pm.

With a combined 7 years of experience in

homebirth setting, Susan and Linsey are already

working in partnership, striving to provide fami-

lies with safe and empowering birth experiences.

They will open with one birth suite upstairs from

the current office. The birth suite will be a home-

like room with a comfortable bed, tiled shower

and sofa. Other amenities that people might not

have at home will include various labor-support

devices like a heated birth pool, yoga swing, birth

ball and waterproof birth stool.

“Our birth center is small, and we will still

have a focus on homebirth,” explains Susan, “but

we hope that having this space will give women

who can't give birth at home but are still interest-

ed in a more intimate birthing experience, more

options.”

Women choose to give birth at home or in a

birth center for many reasons. Homebirth mid-

wives work to minimize interventions that can

interrupt the normal, physiological process of

childbirth. Women giving birth out of the hospi-

tal are often more able to easily move around,

nourish themselves, vocalize, and often feel less

fearful, more comfortable, safe and empowered

in a family-centered non-hospital environment.

However, homebirth doesn't just

feel safer; for many low risk

women is is safer. Recent stud-

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enced midwives at home are

less likely to experience infec-

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or hemorrhage. Additionally, breastfeeding rates

for these moms and babies are much higher.

Midwives are trained to identify problems that

might necessitate hospital assistance, and to deal

with many obstetric emergencies at home. With

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home or at a freestanding birth center. With hos-

pital birth costs on the rise, homebirth is also an

affordable option for many families, and is often

covered by insurance.

Susan and Linsey are currently accepting

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The ARTS Are Important,In Many Ways!

uch of what we know aboutearlier cultures comes to usthrough the art left behindby those peoples. Art speaks

to us from across the centuries. Today, we enjoyplays, concerts, dance performances, exhibi-tions, museums, festivals and everything elsethat falls under the broad umbrella of “the arts.”But the arts don’t just happen—they can’t hap-pen without support, and that support translatesto “funding.”

Annually, the Missouri Department ofRevenue collects approximately $35 million innew funds from the Non-resident Athletes andEntertainers tax. This is an income tax imposedon professional non-resident athletes and enter-tainers who work in Missouri. For example,when Lady Gaga or the Chicago Cubs come totown, Missouri collects personal income taxfrom each of them. Known as A&E Tax, themoney is designated by statute (Section143.1833 RSMo) to be distributed among thefive Cultural Partners: Missouri Arts CouncilTrust Fund (60%), Missouri State LibraryNetworking Fund (10%), Missouri HumanitiesCouncil Trust Fund (10%), Missouri PublicBroadcasting Corporation Special Fund (10%)and Missouri Historic Preservation Revolvingfund (10%). The lion’s share of the funds goesto Missouri Arts Council which, in turn, dis-tributes funds (in the form of grants) to more

than 500 art institutions, organizations, and themany other entities that present the arts in allforms to the public. Such public funding assuresequal access to the arts throughout all ofMissouri’s communities.

It’s a good plan: to collect money from non-Missourians who make money within our state,and return some of that money to the culture ofour state. The catch in this plan, however, is thefact that the release of these funds must be votedon each year by Missouri state legislators,because the income and release of those fundsare part of the Missouri State Budget. Hmmmm,it’s getting a bit complicated…..

Step in, Missouri Citizens for the Arts! Thisstatewide nonprofit group advocates on behalfof the Cultural Partners and serves as a watch-dog so A&E Tax funds don’t get misappropriat-ed. It’s a big job, an important job, to continual-ly educate and remind legislators what thestate’s arts industry does for Missouri.

Annually, the National Endowment for the

Arts studies how the arts industry impacts theU.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The mostrecent report revealed that the production of artsand cultural goods added more than $698 billionto the U.S. economy, and that 4.7 millionAmericans are employed in the arts industry,earning $334.9 billion in salaries and benefits(Source: “The 2014 Arts and CulturalProduction Satellite Account: 1988-2012,”National Endowment for the Arts, 2014).

Impressive? Important? YES!So, here’s the point: On February 11,

Missouri Citizens for the Arts hosts Citizens’

Day at the Legislature in Jefferson City, andYOU are invited!! It’s an art-filled day in thestate capitol, with arts advocates from across thestate convening to remind our legislators that thearts are important!! The reality of securing pub-lic funding for any issue is that advocates must

present a consistent, focused message year afteryear so that elected officials give serious consid-eration to funding.

A special guest speaker from Americans for

the Arts will travel from Washington, D.C. toaddress attendees at 10:30 a.m. There is an hour-long brass ensemble concert performed by fel-lowship students at UMKC Conservatory of

Music; the prestigious Missouri Art

Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. Inbetween all of this, there’s time tovisit or have lunch with state legisla-tors and to tell them that funding thearts is important. The entire day is freefor members of MCA (just $10 fornonmembers). Check out even moredetails at www.mo4arts.org. Just a2-hour drive from St. Louis, so bringsome friends. I’ll see you there!

Exciting local news: COCA has a history of preparing

dancers for great careers in the arts. Itis COCA-alumnus Antonio Douthit-

Boyd who has become “the” principalfor the Alvin Ailey Dance Company

(that’s Antonio you’ve seen doingincredible leaps in all of the ads forthe Ailey Company). COCA DirectorKelly Pollock announced that, fol-lowing their final performance inParis, both Antonio and KirvenDouthit-Boyd will retire to joinCOCA as Co-Artistic Directors ofDance, pushing St. Louis to the top ofthe list for dance training.

The St. Louis Classical Guitar

Society received $20,000 from TheAugustine Foundation of New YorkCity to launch Phase One of the

Ferguson Guitar Initiative. “We knowthat music motivates and prepares stu-dents for higher achievement,” said

Lawrence W. Larrew, acting superintendent ofthe Ferguson-Florissant School District. Thisinnovative program, which brings classical gui-tar lessons to students in the district, began inJanuary.

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by Dr. Doug Pernikoff, DVM

ebruary starts the annual

PET DENTAL MONTH,

and subsequently, this is a

great time to discuss den-

tal disease in our pets, both dogs and

cats. Unfortunately, pet owner com-

pliance for pet dental care is esti-

mated to be around 33% or less.

The American Animal Hospital

Association (AAHA), presents data

confirming the presence of periodontal disease

in dogs(80%) and cats(70%), by 3 years of

age. This condition is the most prevalent dis-

ease syndrome we see in most pets.

Periodontal disease is the end stage condi-

tion of a common sequential process of dental

and gum (gingival) disease that starts with bac-

terial plaques sticking to the tooth surface and

along the gum border. Inflammation follows,

and over time, as the dead bacteria/plaque mix

with the saliva, minerals cause a concretion to

form, called calculus. As the process works its

way under the gum line, and sometimes, deep

along the root wall, the inflammation and

infection can loosen the ligamentous structures

that secure the tooth in its socket. The result

can be loose teeth, infected roots, infected and

highly inflamed gums and more. Just as with

humans, dental infections can enter the blood

stream and colonize areas in the heart, lungs,

kidneys, and most anywhere else in the body,

causing serious illness or even death. So, with

our beloved pets, management and dental hus-

bandry are the keys to keeping your pets free

of dental disease and associated maladies, as

presented above.

The signs of dental disease can be very sub-

tle, or very obvious. The best suggestion is to

be diligent about veterinary visits. Most pet

owners should visit their veterinarian at least

2x each year. Your vet will perform a thorough

examination, and should very quickly provide

an assessment of your pet’s dental condition.

An annual dental cleansing is often very sensi-

ble and appropriate. I have found that small,

lap type dogs accumulate calculi much worse

and more frequently than larger breeds. The

subtle signs might be early plaque and calculus

accumulation on the very back molars, and

often on the larger canine teeth up front. Your

vet will likely grade the condition and tell you

if a formal cleansing is best. With more

advanced disease, we find varying degrees of

redness to the gum line, or pus along the gin-

gival margin. Teeth may be fused together

with calculus and often, you can note very

loose dentition. Often, I hear my clients

respond to my findings with comments like,

“Oh, he always has bad breath!”. I always

wonder why they don’t take a peak to find the

obvious reasons for that smell? Oh, well! I am

just happy that they are here visiting. In both

dogs and cats, signs other than odor, might

include drooling, receding gums, red gums that

bleed very easily with minimal contact, weight

loss with a history of NOT FEEDING as is

normal, or general irritability, a result of the

pain and discomfort that comes with sore gums

and infections.

Dental cleansings require a general anes-

thesia, meaning your pet will be under for the

procedure. Your veterinarian will perform a

blood exam along with a

general physical to ensure a

safe exercise for your family

pet. The teeth are either

manually scaled with dental

instruments, or are cleansed

with an ultrasonic unit, fol-

lowed by a formal polishing

and finally, the application

of a fluoride kind of cover-

ing. This latter step is some-

thing that pet owners need to follow up with on

an every 2 week interval. Cleansings at home

should be 2x each week, minimally. There are

many pet toothpaste products and applicators

available. I like the structure that fits right

over your index finger, and you can rub the

tooth and surface gently with the paste, using

the bristled face of the structure. Don’t be sur-

prised to find that your veterinarian sends you

home with antibiotics and maybe even anti-

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degree of disease present.

Finally, you might ask your veterinarian

about discounts for National Dental Month in

February.

Help your pets well-being by instituting a

reasonable dental management program soon.

Good luck!

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ebruary is Heart Health

month and we were asked

to write about heart matters.

As a twist on the subject, I

decided to take the opportunity to

write about a chance encounter with

one of God’s creatures which left an

indelible impression upon my heart.

It was Saturday, August 31, in the

hellish summer of 2013. At 6:30 am I

was walking my dog Baby when we came across

a little baby squirrel lying in the middle of the

sidewalk two blocks from home. The little thing

was breathing but not moving and its mouth was

bloodied. I was in a hurry to get to work and I

just wanted to walk on by and forget I even saw

the poor creature. (I know, I am a very flawed

human being.) I took 2-3 strides past the squirrel

and then my conscious kicked in. It was already

90 degrees and forecasted to hit 107. I couldn’t

see any squirrel nests in nearby trees so I had no

clue where he came from or where his momma

might be. I knew the baby would continue to

dehydrate and die if I left him there or he would

become prey for a dog or the numerous hawks

and owls that frequent the neighborhood. (I also

believed if I left him there I would surely go

straight to hell.) So, of course, I picked him up,

took him home, put him in a very small cat car-

rier and paraded off to work with Baby and

squirrel in tow.

Once at work, my staff and I cleaned his

mouth and muzzle and found no serious injuries.

Lindsay asked, “What’s that thing?” I had to

explain that it was a penis and our patient was a

boy squirrel with boy parts. For

the next 24 hours, I rehydrated

the squirrel by giving him

Lactated Ringers solution orally

every 2-3 hours with a tuber-

culin syringe that he greedily

suckled. That night we visited

our neighbors for show and tell.

Mason, their 5 year old grand-

son, named my squirrel Mr.

Peanut.

The next morning I did an

internet search to learn how to raise a baby squir-

rel. I downloaded “Squirrel Tales: A Manual of

Infant Care for Beginners” from the Columbus

Squirrel Rescue of Columbus, Georgia. This

became my bible for the next 2 months of my

life. After a thorough reading, I determined Mr.

Peanut was 5 weeks old: his eyes were open, he

was fully haired, and he slept all the time with

his tail curled around his back. I slowly started

him on formula given every 4 hours around the

clock with a 6cc oral syringe. Mr. Peanut was

soon thriving.

By the following week Mr. Peanut was 6

weeks old and became very active. The bad

news was I had to go to Petsmart to buy a bigger

cage. The good news was I only had to feed him

every 6 hours so I no longer felt like the walking

dead. Mr. Peanut went to work with Baby and

me every day and he was able to start eating

solid food. It was a thrill to see him eat his first

piece of avocado. The squirrel manual tells us

squirrels are wild animals and are not capable of

loving humans and do not make good pets.

However, this information did not stop me from

falling in love with him. And, Mr. Peanut most

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certainly bonded with me and seemed attached to

me. When taking his formula, his black ball-

bearing eyes would stare at me with the same

loving and trusting look a human infant gives its

mother. As Mr. Peanut got stronger, he would

hold the syringe with his little squirrel

hands…similar to a human baby. Feeding time

consisted of many tender moments.

By 7-8 weeks of age, he would hang on the

side of his cage and have me stroke his belly. We

played tug of war with paper towels and wash

rags. He would get excited and start playing if

he heard the sound of my voice or if I came into

his line of vision. He seemed to respond to his

name.

By the time he was 9 weeks old, Mr. Peanut

needed an even bigger cage since he was now

about 3/4 the size of an adult squirrel. He was

often flying around performing daring acrobatic

feats, hanging upside down, and jumping from

ledge to ledge. The cage was so large it would-

n’t fit into my Mini Cooper so Mr. Peanut now

stayed home during the day while I worked. He

was eating a variety of fruit and veggies and

starting to eat nuts and acorns I collected from

my yard and Carondelet Park. He still needed

formula 3 times a day so I would go home at

lunch to feed him.

When Mr. Peanut was about 10 weeks old I

could leave his cage outside on nice days to help

him acclimate to the outdoors. Most squirrels are

ready to leave home at 12 weeks old. When I

was home I would open the door to his cage and

encourage him to explore the backyard. At first

he steadfastly refused. Eventually he mustered

enough courage to take a few tentative steps

beyond his cage. Then Mr. Peanut immediately

panicked, ran up my pant leg and perched on top

of my head. He was terrified. I was terrified. He

piddled in my hair. I think I piddled myself.

After an eternity, he gingerly climbed down my

back, thereby thankfully, not raking my face to

shreds. For the next couple of weeks he would

spend time outside in my backyard with his cage

door open when I was home. But Mr. Peanut

would only scramble around on the ground, go

into my gardens, or sit on the lawn furniture…

making himself a good target for predators. If I

was outside he would sit on me or near me. He

would follow me around the yard like a very tiny

dog. I was afraid he was going to be 40 years old

and living in my basement.

Around 12-13 weeks old he finally started

climbing the trees in my backyard and was eat-

ing much less formula. He had become a hand-

some squirrel with a gray body, red face and legs

and a very long, full bushy tail. A group of 3

squirrels that habituated my backyard made

friends with him. But every evening, as twilight

approached, he would sit on the ledge of my sun

porch and scream for me to put him back into his

cage. I felt sorry for him. I would put him in his

cage and carry it inside to the sun porch. Mr.

Peanut would immediately make a nest and go to

sleep. I was still coming home at lunch to see

how Mr. Peanut was doing outside in the back-

yard and to offer him formula. He was consum-

ing less and less of it now.

On Monday October 21st I came home at

lunch and Mr. Peanut was sitting on the ledge of

the sun porch as usual. He refused his formula.

We sat together on the back porch steps. I fed

him some nuts and acorns. He spent some time

sitting on my shoulder. I went back to work at

2:30pm. I came home from work at 7pm and Mr.

Peanut was gone.

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January 31 - February 1 Orchid SOcieTy OF greaTer ST. lOuiS Orchid ShOw & Sale New cultivars and old favorites are shown and sold by thearea’s top growers who are on hand to give plant careadvice and share information about their organization. 9a.m. to 5 p.m. Beaumont Room, Ridgway Visitor Center.Missouri Botanical Garden. Included with Garden admis-sion. www.osogsl.org.

February 6FOOd OuTreach Trivia nighT7th Annual Trivia Night, 50/50 Raffle, Scratch-Off LottoTree, VIP Tables, Prizes and more! Questions? ContactJesssica Healey at [email protected] or314.652.3663 ext. 118.

February 7ST. lOuiS harMOny chOruS: a cappella 101with Special Guests The Tonightengales, from the GrandCenter Arts Academy, HEAT, 4th Place InternationalMedalist Quartet, The Stereotypes, award winning male acappella ensemble from Washington University, ExecutiveSweets, a quartet made up of members from St. LouisHarmony Chorus. February 7, 2015 at 8pm, FlorissantCivic Center Theatre, 1 James J. Eagan Dr., Florissant,MO 63033. Order Tickets online atwww.florissantmo.com. $20/adult, $18/senior 62+/fulltime student, $12/child 12 & under, $14/group of 10 ormore. Questions? Check out www.stlharmony.org.

February 7dOOrwayS annual gala FundraiSer RED HOT, will be held Saturday, February 7, 2015 at theFour Seasons Hotel St. Louis and will feature Dr.Zhivegas. Gala hours are 6pm to midnight. Ages 21 andup. The 2015 gala co-chairs are Glenda and Al Wiman. Topurchase tickets, visit www.doorwaysRED.org. For spon-sorship information please contact Jim Timmerberg,phone: 535.1919, ext 3123 or e-mail: [email protected].

February 10inTegraTing alTernaTive Medicine wiTh cOnvenTiOnal Medicine FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion - IntegratingAlternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine - Learnhow to build your immune system and take charge of yourhealth. If you are suffering from chronic conditions, you'lllearn why you don't have to live with your "incurable"symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer,Heart Disease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis,ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, FoodAllergies, Nutrition, and many more. You should come tothis discussion also if you feel, "My Doctor said every-thing is fine! Then why do I feel so lousy?" SecondTuesday each month at 6:30 pm at our healing clinic -Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., BoardCertified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road, St. Louis, MO63146, Weaving Internal Medicine with AlternativeMedicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer. Call to veri-fy meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. See patient success stories at www.preventionand-healing.com.

February 10reducing inFlaMMaTiOn7:30-8:30 PM. What is inflammation? Inflammation is thebody's strategy for self-protection. All healing and allimmune system responses are inflammatory processes.But, the class is called "Reducing Inflammation," whywould you want to do that? Well, acute inflammatoryprocesses are needed to fight infection and heal woulds.Chronic inflammatory conditions like arthritis or bloatingcan lead to diminished functioning and is a drain on thebody's energy level. Medications can suppress inflamma-tion, but they do not address the root causes. At this classwe will discuss identifying and resolving the causes ofchronic inflammation. Presented by Dr. Rebecca GouldDC. Cost: Free. Held at The Healing Center, 734 De Mun

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February 10apply TO be an earThdance apprenTiceJoin us for a free informational session about theEarthDance Farm & Garden Apprenticeship at SchlaflyBottleworks Tuesday, February 10th, from 6-7:30pm.Hear from former apprentices & learn about the program'sbenefits. (For example, we accept AmeriCorps Awards &VA education benefits, & your participation can count ascollege credit.) You can apply via our websitehttp://www.earthdancefarms.org/what-we-do/grow-farm-ers/become-an-apprentice/. Applications are due Sunday,February 15th at 12pm. What is the Farm & GardenApprenticeship? You might be looking for a career infarming, or simply interested in learning more about whereyour food comes from & how to grow it. The program (9.5hours/week from April-October for $700) offers weeklyclasses on topics from methods of propagation to foodpreparation, field trips to local farms, a share in ourCommunity Supported Agriculture, networking opportuni-ties with leaders of the local good food movement, & thechance to make good friends down in the dirt. Questionsabout the program? Contact Apprenticeship CoordinatorTori Dahl at [email protected] or callus at 314-521-1006.

February 14The 18th annual FaceS OF lOve cOncerT features diverse and extraordinary female musicians andsingers whose performances are both spiritual and con-temporary arousing our deepest emotions and instincts.Aska Kaneko, an internationally known Japanese violin-ist/composer and member of the group Gaia Cuatro isteaming up with Jasnam Daya Singh (Weber Iago), aBrazilian pianist and composer as the featured artists.Joining them are Amy Camie, professional harpist andaward winning recording artist and Ruth LatchisonNichols recognized as one of the leading Gospel singers inthe region. All of these spectacular artists share a commit-ment to internal harmony and universal peace through thevehicle of music ranging from classical to jazz, new age togospel and contemporary forms of sacred music. 8:00 PMEthical Society of St. Louis,9001 Clayton Rd. St. Louis,MO 63117. Cost: $25. 314-721-6556.

February 17Free MOnThly wellneSS SuppOrT grOupFree Monthly Prevention and Healing Support Group.This month's presenter is Michael Rehme, DDS. The topicis Biological Dentistry including a discussion on DefiningBiological Dentistry. Biological means life and healthenhancing. Biological Dentistry has one aim: to supportand promote total health with healthier teeth, gums, andmouth. Teeth and mouth are connected to the Whole Bodythrough bones, blood, lymph, fascia, emotions, food,water, air, and more. Come and learn the numerous waysyour mouth can be related to your overall health and wellbeing. Support Group Leaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. andChaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div. When: Third Tuesdayeach month (with an occasional exception) at 6:30 pm. atour healing clinic, Prevention and Healing, Inc., Dr. SimonYu, M.D., Board Certified Internist, 10908 Schuetz Road,St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving Internal Medicine withAlternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Has to Offer.Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802. For more infor-mation, read the article on our web site atwww.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine,New Biology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment,and Spiritual Care."

February 17cOnnecTing yOur healTh beTween yOur TeeTh and bOdyFREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting YourHealth Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not real-ize it, but your teeth and gums may be making you ill orweakening your immune system. Hidden infections.Unresolved illness. Find out what may be happeningbetween your teeth and body and what to do about it.Discover how infection and illness transfer between theteeth and body. Understand how biological dentistryfocuses on your overall health. Learn about what dentalmaterials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free,tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, howcertain dental procedures can influence your body, andnutritional therapy that supports a healthy mouth. ThirdTuesday Each Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistryoffice of, and presented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S.,

C.C.N. (Certified Clinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. BallasRd, Suite 245, St. Louis, MO 63131. A Healthy Choice forDental Care. Call to verify seminar date and reserve yourspace at 314-997-2550. See Patient Success Stories atwww.toothbody.com.

February 18OliveTTe in blOOM iS SpOnSOring a Free lecTure SerieS on gardening this spring. If this could be listed in your cal-endar, it would be great. Green Thumb 106: Olivette inBloom Presents a Free Gardening Lecture Series. Olivettein Bloom offers a series of free evening lectures to start theyear and inspire you for the new gardening season.Wed. Feb. 18, 2015 7:00 PM - Welcoming Wildlife.Learn how your garden can become a haven for beneficialwildlife with Claire Linzee of Linzee Gardening. Wed.March 11, 2015 7:00 PM - Spring Pruning. March is agreat time to prune. Join us as Master Gardener, JasmineFazzari, demonstrates proper pruning techniques.Location: Old Bonhomme School, 9661 Old BonhommeRd., St Louis, MO 63132. Classes are free, but space islimited so please reserve your place as soon as possible. Register Online at www.OlivetteinBloom.org. Email us at:[email protected]. Or call: Jan Fitzgerald, 314-991-4954.

February 21-22herMann’S chOcOlaTe wine Trail is a romantic Valentine’s getaway for many couples. Whenwinter settles over Wine Country, thoughts turn to choco-late, the food of love. Chocolate Wine Trail has become aromantic tradition for many couples, who warm up a win-ter weekend with luscious chocolate and wine pairings atseven stops along the beautiful Hermann Wine Trail.Chocolate Wine Trail is one of five annual events hostedby the Hermann Wine Trail, which hugs the MissouriRiver for 20 scenic miles between Hermann and NewHaven. Next up is the Wild Bacon Wine Trail the firstweekend of May. The $30 per person ticket price includesa souvenir wine glass. Participants also may enter a draw-ing for a $30 gift certificate from each winery and a one-night stay at a Hermann B&B. The ticket price does notinclude transportation to wineries or additional wine tast-ing. Wine Trail tickets may be purchased online atHermannWineTrail.com or from the Hermann WelcomeCenter, 800-932-8687. Advance purchase is required. Aword to the wise—tickets always sell out early for thispopular event.

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