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une is known for perhaps the best weather

of the year in St. Louis, that first (or second

or third) trip to Ted Drewes, and of course

Father’s Day. I was thinking of writing a

column about being a father, but instead have opted

for a narrative on becoming a grandfather. That’s

right. I am going to henceforth be known as Gramps

or Grandpa, or Papa or whatever nickname my new

grandson chooses. Avery James Petty, my grandson to

be (around August 1) will become my ally. In a fami-

ly unbalanced with estrogen, It will be nice to have

another man in the house once in while. I have already

decided to call him AJ. Initial names are big in my

tribe. Although I did not receive my initials until col-

lege when I penned my first collegiate newspaper arti-

cle. I turned in my masterpiece and the editor told me,

“Hey, there’s no name on this. Initial it.” So I put J.B.

Lester and from there on I was known as J.B. So if

anyone calls me Jim or Jimmy I know it’s from high

school or my family. And if anyone calls me James, I

know it’s a solicitation or something official like the

DMV. My grandson Avery will not have to wait until

college to receive his “Letters”. In the tradition of his

great, great, grandfather J.G. Lester, he will have it

from birth. But my paternal grandfather J.G.’s first

name was Jethro. That name demands going by J.G.

No offense to the Bodine clan. And my maternal

grandfather was J.C. Barnard. I always called him

Papa and my grandmother called him Jim, but some-

one must have called him J.C. It would be only fitting

considering our family of initialed names. My father

Charles Norton Lester never became CN. The best he

could do was Chuck. But like Shakespeare said, “A

Rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” And

my new grandson is a sweet treat for me and my wife.

At nearly 62, it is time I donned the festive robes of

grandfatherhood. And whatever name AJ picks for

me, I will be happy. My parents never got to be grand-

parents for my daughters. They died way too soon.

Chuck and Mary Ann would be thrilled to welcome

AJ into the world and hold him in their arms and

shower him with love. I will have to give AJ double

love for them. And don’t think I am taking this new

role of grandfather lightly. I know it is not just a title.

I will have to remember how to change a diaper and

sing a lullaby. It’s been a while but I still recall how to

play airplane in the hanger at mealtime and “I got

your nose.” I already am looking for a set of short golf

clubs and a little baseball mitt. Oh, and some finger

paints. Oh, and a little piano in case he is a musical

prodigy. And if he loves to cook he can learn so much

from his great uncle Bill and his cousin Chef

Benjamin. And he will of course be a great singer like

his grandmother Niki and his mom Natalie and his

auntie Stephanie. And it goes without saying that he

will be a great writer like his grandfather. Maybe the

next great American novelist or poet. And I know he

will have a deep respect for the environment and will

live a long, happy and healthy life and some day be a

father and grandfather himself and can write his own

Father’s Day column.

On this father’s day, I want to congratulate all the

grandfathers and fathers out there. Especially my son-

in-law Ben who is about to be AJ’s Dad. The best job

in the world! (Except maybe for grandfatherhood.)

In Good Health, J.B. Lester; Publisher

PUBLISHER’S CORNER

Fatherhood,

the Best Job

in the World(except maybe for

grandfatherhood)

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ere’s what we know:About 40,000 tons of radioac-

tively contaminated nuclearweapons waste (Uranium-235,

Thorium, Thallium, and dozens ofother radionuclides) were dumped inthe northern portion of the West LakeLandfill on St. Charles Rock Road inBridgeton near Earth City in 1973. Itis not contained in any way under-neath, where it encounters groundwa-ter, or above, except for the shrubs andtrees that have overgrown it. You canlearn more at www.moenviron.org

In the southern portion of the land-fill which is known as the BridgetonLandfill, a landfill fire has been smol-dering and spreading since at least December 2010.

The owner of the Bridgeton Landfill, RepublicServices, has been unable to contain the spread ofthe fire. Safety features at the landfill have beencompromised because of the fire.

The Missouri Attorney General, who is pursu-ing Republic on several environmental law viola-tions and nuisance claims, admitted on May 14 thatthe distance between the fire and the northern por-tion where the radioactive waste lies, was about1,000 feet.

Missouri officials told the public in January thatthe distance was 1,200 feet.

The landfill fire emits a terrible stench, alongwith some chemicals that pose health risks.

There are about 40,000-50,000 people livingwith 3 miles of the site where the landfill fire odorhas been reported in both St. Louis and St. CharlesCounty, including schools, a university, hospitals,the Verizon amphitheater, Earth City, and scores ofbusinesses.

Removing the radioactive waste will cost anestimated $500 million, an amount less than theannual profits in 2012 ($571.8 million) of RepublicServices, which is just one of several companiesresponsible for the radioactive clean up

The Environmental Protection Agency indicat-ed in its Record of Decision and other documents in2008 and prior that it believed the radioactive par-ticles would not move in groundwater.

The EPA’s 2012 groundwater study at the siteshowed the presence of Uranium 235 at levelsabove ‘background’ levels in groundwater monitor-ing wells far from the northern portion of the site.The same study shows Radium 226 and Radium228 above “Maximum Contaminant Levels” in theSouth quarry where the fire is located.

Here’s what we don’t know and are trying tolearn:

At what levels would contaminants in the airtrigger warnings, evacuations, shut down of the air-port, or other precautions, including more aggres-sive interventions in the landfill fire or nuclearweapons waste removal.

Who would be notified about airborne hazards,when, and how.

What agencies or organizations would be

involved in keeping the community safe.How fast the fire is advancing.How the Uranium 235 came to be in the moni-

toring wells remote from the nuclear weaponswastes.

How much it would cost to ensure the landfillfire does not reach the area of the nuclear weaponswastes.

How much damage the people are sufferingfrom health costs from respiratory problems, lostproperty values and the inability to conduct normalbusiness or go outside their own homes.

How much radioactivity would be released intothe air if the landfill fire entered the mass where thenuclear weapons waste lie.

Whether the air monitoring network is suffi-cient and robust enough to detect airborne radio-logical hazards.

How the data from the air monitoring networkwould be distributed and communicated.

What is certain is this: Pretending the nuclearweapons waste problem in St. Louis will go awayor solve itself is a dangerous delusion. Removingthose wastes should not be done in a mad rush- itposes hazards of its own and should be done surgi-cally. Removing the nuclear weapons wastes is pre-ferred to any scenario that causes those materials tobecome airborne, no matter the cost.

Elected officials at all levels have been dodgingthis issue for decades. Each passing year, thenuclear weapons waste situation at West Lake getsmore expensive to clean up, less easy to contain. Itwill, because of the mixture of radiological materi-als, become more radioactive over the next9,000years. We are the generation that mustaddress this site. If our leaders will not lead, wemust intervene for the sake of our children and theirfuture. Time is not on our side.

You can learn more at www.moenviron.org oron the community’s “West Lake Landfill”Facebook group or see the feature “St. Louis isBurning” by Steven Hsieh in Rolling Stone maga-zine May 10, 2013.

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Green LivingSustainable & Eco-Friendly Resources For Green Lifestyles

After a deliciously long, slow, cool and (thankfullydrought-relieving) wet Spring of 2013, we find ourselvessmack into Summer – the Cooling Season.

Energy use in our region’s climate jacks up when airconditioning units kick on. Utility bills skyrocket.Electrical production ramps up to meet the increaseddemand – with peak demand times in the hottest parts ofevery day.

We’ve come to rely on fossil fuel-intensive mechani-cal climate control to make it through the heat each year.But there are other options to cope with – and maybe evenrevel in – Earth’s most productive season.

Plant growth ramps up in summer too, as naturemakes expert use of the season’s boost in heat and day-light. For home gardeners and farmers, the season manyfind blazing is the engine of year-round abundance.

If you’re tending plants, you know how to workaround intensive heat while making best use of it too. Youwater and weed early in the day – so you get up early toget in your outdoor chores and activities before the sunheats up the landscape. A logical companion practice is totake a siesta, making time-out use of the mid-day blaze torecharge for a second round of activity at twilight.

But how many busy, modern folk build a mid-daybreak into their day?

In the season of most vivid color and light, use ofthese natural properties is another low-tech, highly effec-tive cooling technology. Why would anyone in St. Louisbuy a black car, given our summer season? And whatabout all those hot-tar black flat roofs on buildings allover the area?

Last year we had the roof of our home painted white– a one-time investment - and I was amazed at how com-fortable our indoor environment remained, even duringtriple-digit heat waves.

One of my Green Dreams is a Cool Roofs Initiativefor the City of St. Louis. Imagine the potential for energy-bill savings for renters in all those flat-roofed buildings –and how we could transform the Urban Heat Island! Andgenerate some jobs..

Moving from a sunny spot to deep shade, you canfeel a drop in temperature of easily more than 10degrees. A regional effort to increase our Urban ForestCanopy would bank a huge investment in energy sav-ings, civic beauty, property values – and cooler summeroptions all around town. Plus trees are powerful mitiga-tors of stormwater runoff – and they sequester carbonwhile cleaning pollutants out of the air. Especially in

summer, some of humankind’s (and certainly my) bestfriends are Big Trees.

Then there’s the issue of what to wear. Ideally, it’sloose fitting, light-colored, lightly textured - and infor-mal. Seersucker suits, a point of controversy in our mostrecent legislative session, were invented to enable south-ern gentry to spruce up year-round, long before air condi-tioning. Those little fabric ripples are mechanical air cir-culators. And that white and light blue palette gives justenough color to please the eye without trapping heat inthe garment. We have other seasons for black and wools(even light-weight suiting woolens). Summer styles haveevolved for a reason. And after the heat of the day, yourrecharged, refreshed spirit can caper in tie-dye.

I sleep comfortably every summer night after a short,cool shower just at bedtime, and turning on the ceilingfan. Fan-generated moving air fools human bodies intofeeling cooler, by evaporating humid moisture that feelsso sticky on the skin. And creating a comfortable micro-climate under an ENERGY STAR ceiling fan can enableyou to reduce your AC power consumption – or even,believe it or not, sleep without air conditioning.

Choice of fluid intake is a major cooling power deter-minant. Caffeine, sugar and alcohol all short-circuit ourbodies’ cooling mechanisms. The best summer beverageis The Crystal Refresher (free to you from Mother Nature)– good ole H20. Another option is sun-brewed Green Tea.It’s calming, refreshing, anti-oxidating, and cheap: a fewcents per compostable teabag. You can sock out manybucks for bottled beverages or enjoy inexpensive, healthyDIY drinks. The household refrigerator is, in my humbleopinion, one of the best modern uses of fossil fuels.

Some sure-fire, low-impact Cooling secrets havebeen common knowledge through generations of sum-mers. Let some of them into your summer activities!

Jean Ponzi locally broadcasts many cool Green top-ics: Mondays 7-8 p.m. catch “Earthworms” on FM-88KDHX, and tune into “Growing Green St. Louis”Sundays 1-2 p.m. on the Big 550 KTRS.

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s temperatures rise you’re more likelyto see walkers, runners and bikers onthe roads. Dumping the gym for thegreat outdoors seems like the right

thing to do, but some risks are involved this time ofyear. Exercising on poor air quality days has beenlinked to health problems and may put pause tosome trips outside. However, don’t give up outdoorexercise instead; try to focus on ways to harness thebenefits of an outdoors work out while minimizingthe risks of air pollution.

According to the Mayo Clinic, when exercising,individuals typically inhale larger amounts of airand breathe this air more deeply into the lungs.Individuals are also likely to breathe through themouth when exercising versus the nose. Thisprocess bypasses the nasal passages which filter air-borne pollution particles. Outside Online stated that,“breathing polluted air triggers inflammation andoxidative stress that increases your risk of asthma,stroke and heart failure.”

A 2010 study in the Netherlands reinforced thatwith estimates that the air pollution effects ofswitching from a car to a bike for short daily trips inpolluted cities would subtract between .8 and 40days from the average life span. However, supple-mentary results in that same study showed that theadditional exercise would actually extend the aver-age lifespan between three and 14 months. Theseresults show there are benefits of working out eventhough there are negative side effects of air pollu-tion.

So, the next question to ask is should someoneexercise outdoors? The American Lung Association

suggests that children, people with asthma and otherrespiratory illnesses should avoid exercise or stren-uous work outdoors during poor air quality days.Those who typically exercise outdoors can continueto do so. There are signs that the anti-inflammatoryeffects of frequent exercise can counteract air pollu-tion effects. One should be cautious though and takenote when the air quality index reaches extremelyhigh levels.

“Monitoring daily air quality levels is importantfor everyone, not just those with respiratory illness-es. Parks are not only beautiful places to visit, butalso can provide cleaner air for those outdoor exer-cise enthusiasts,” said Susannah Fuchs, senior direc-tor of environmental health for the American LungAssociation of the Plains-Gulf Region. “If breathingbecomes a little more strained while you’re out-doors, head inside and hit the treadmill. Your lungswill thank you.”

It is important for everyone to take precautionduring the summer months when air quality is at itsworst. The Mayo Clinic suggests that individualsshould time their workouts carefully by reducing theintensity and duration and also stick to early morn-ing or late night workouts. Choosing a local parkversus roadways can also improve your breathing.Breathing through the nose can help curtail some ofthe effects of air pollution on the lungs. Trainingyourself to do so even while walking down the streetcan improve lung function.

Ultimately, choosing to exercise indoors or out-doors is up to the individual. It’s important to listento the body. If you’re feeling winded earlier or havea burning sensation in the lungs, slow it down ortake the workout indoors.

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Women @ Work

A Salute To

Women-oWned Businesses in St. Louis

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r. Sharon Fitelson, Chiropractic Physician, is the founder and clinicdirector of InMotion Health Center. She graduated in 1980 fromLogan College of Chiropractic, Magna Cum Laude. She is a

Chiropractic Orthopedist, having received Diplomate status in 1989 and is alsocertified to perform Acupuncture, having attained Diplomate status with theNCCAOM and Chiropractic Council of Acupuncturists.

Dr. Fitelson is committed to empowering others to take care of themselves.A natural extension of this has been education and teaching. She has been anadjunct facility member of Logan College, teaching intern Doctors to be suc-cessful in clinical practice. An avid speaker in the St. Louis area, she lectureswidely on Fitness, Diet Using Food As Medicine, Sports and Musician InjuryPrevention, Women’s Hormones, Acupuncture, Stress and Aging Gracefully.Dr. Fitelson created InMotion out of a vision that treating the whole person witha diversity of approaches would be most successful. Services includeChiropractic, Acupuncture and Herbology, Diet and Nutrition Counseling,Addiction Control, Core Fitness, Rehabilitation, Ergonomic Assessments,Posture Program, Massage Therapy and Stress Reduction.

The body has the innate ability to heal itself, and with trust, perseverance,and direction this can be accomplished. This is Dr. Fitelson’s passion.

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r. Vera Gabliani is a Psychologist, Energy medicine practitioner,teacher and healer who specializes in working with girls and women.

Through her own personal transformational journey she has stud-ied and relied upon a variety of non-Western wisdom traditions as well as lead-ing edge tools to develop her own unique synthesis of highly effective yet sim-ple ways to develop and maintain a dynamic balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit.When her initial training as a clinical psychologist, with background in familytherapy, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy and neuropsychology left herfeeling that she needed to learn more to address the struggles of her clients,she began to explore wholistic and alternative schools of thought. Dr. Verahas studied and practiced various forms of meditation and breath-work includ-ing Transcendental Meditation® and Trager® body-mind integration, energymedicine approaches including Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese medicine,Qigong, and more recent advances in healing such as the Emotional FreedomTechnique.

Her approach is heart centered and focuses on freedom from fear and otheremotional and mental blocks which keep us all from our own inner wisdom andfrom living in a more peaceful and centered flow with life and all its challenges.Dr. Vera invites you to come and explore who you are and who you are becom-ing in a safe and nurturing space. She welcomes your calls.

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. Gay Goessling is a Harvard trained LandscapeArchitect in St. Louis, Missouri. She is also an Environmental Artist and HealingGarden Specialist and Botanist. She has employed over 25 years of experi-ence to create spaces that delight the senses and are enhanced with time. Heraward winning residential designs range in scale from small gardens to vastestates that require master planning. Her designs include many traditionaldesigns as well as specialty gardens: Mandala gardens, Labyrinths, HealingGardens, Earth Sculptures, Chakra Gardens, Secret Gardens, individualSacred Gardens, Rain Gardens, and native plantings.

Her philosophy of Nature as Art draws on ancient and indigenous culturesthat use the earth for its inspiration. These people were and are in a constantdance with nature and the world around them. There is a need to reconnectwith the natural world, an anchor that will let us bring more ephemeral discov-eries back into our lives. Her sculptures and healing gardens are microcosmsof the natural world. The Gardens and Earth Art reconnect with nature in a play-ful and light hearted manner where one individual or many can participate with-in a defined space, incorporating earth, air , fire, water and all the senses.

Gay finds the definition of space very important. By defining the space, thegarden becomes a pleasant surprise, creating an air of magic when someonehappens upon it and takes one into a different world, space, and time, some-where in the future or in the past. Incorporated into the design of the specialtyand traditional gardens are light, color, texture, sound and fragrance, thus theearth becomes alive and undulates with patterns.

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athy Schram, Certified Herbalist, opened Herbs & More in February,1998. Her vision was to offer a place where people could come andget healthy through a variety of alternative therapies. She has

achieved just that with her one-stop health shop. In addition to a full line of vita-mins, herbs and other natural products, you can get a relaxing or therapeuticmassage, acupuncture, chiropractic care and an ionic foot cleanse. Experiencethe benefits of the newest addition to Herbs & More, the Whole Body Vibrationmachine. Ten minutes on this innovative vibrating machine is equal to a one-hourworkout! The health benefits are amazing. Knowing which vitamins and herbalsupplements to take can be very confusing. One size does not fit all. An herbalconsultation with Cathy can help you determine which vitamins are right for you.We carry only the best supplements. You can be assured that they do not con-tain anything other than what is on the label. They are all pure, pharmaceuticalgrade and 100% natural. Cathy and her knowledgeable staff always make youfeel welcome and are available to answer your questions. The Herbs & Moreteam is passionate about you and your health. They will teach you what yourbody needs to repair and mend itself through their natural approaches. Theyoffer excellent customer service and personal attention. If you can’t stop by per-sonally, please check out Cathy’s column, “Ask The Herb Lady” which you willfind each month in the Healthy Planet magazine.

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hat do you get when you take a person with the soul of a poet, themind of a scholar and the heart of a healer--and turn her into a triallawyer? Existential crisis and more graduate school! Throw in a

counseling degree and decades of coaching spiritual adventurers, progressiveprofessionals and other out-of-the-box individuals to consciously create mean-ingful lives and you end up with Kimberly Schneider, M.Ed., J.D., LPC, theManifestation Maven.

Kimberly’s work arises out of a belief that every experience offers a gift for us,if we are open to receiving it. Her dynamic mix of storytelling, compassionateawareness and accessible poetry make her an engaging speaker and teacher.

A former trial attorney and psychotherapist, Kimberly is the author ofEverything You Need Is Right Here: Five Steps to Manifesting Magic andMiracles. She teaches Communication at Washington University-St. Louis andis a regular guest expert on Great Day St. Louis television show.

Kimberly brings her rich life experience and unique insight to individual andgroup coaching sessions, keynote speeches, workshops, classrooms, radio andtelevision appearances and Celtic Spirituality retreats in western Ireland.

Kimberly’s keynote talks and custom group workshopscombine riveting real life stories, on the spot coaching, expe-riential exercises and original poetry.

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Owner, Cindy Goodnetter, has been in the field of massage and bodywork forover 25 years. Currently, she specializes in Medical Massage, working primarilywith pain patients and cancer patients. A Gathering Place Massage School hasbeen in St. Louis for 15 years, with a Student Clinic and Professional Clinic avail-able to the public.

Each month, on the third Tuesday of the month from 7:00-9:00pm, A GatheringPlace provides complimentary bodywork to promote stress reduction. We callthis our Community Outreach, which is in its 7th year of serving St. Louis.

Part of our Vision is to educate others to learn to hold a healing space forthemselves and to let that ripple out and touch the lives of those around them.We Make a Difference in the community through our chair massage events whichgive back to others. Whether it is through touch or donations raised from ourcommunity service events, our focus is to give back and help other people.

If stress is a large contributing factor to disease and health issues, we promotehealing and stress reduction at A Gathering Place to bring about wellness and ahealthy lifestyle. It is more than just learning to rub sore muscles, we educate atthe level of whole-person healing. Our students and staff are often described as“Amazing” in the work we do. In 2010, Fox 2 viewers voted A Gathering Place“Best Massage”. We are proud of that title and we strive to help our guests feelas though they have undergone a transformative experience.

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r. Varsha Rathod, MD is board certified in internal medicine and

rheumatology and has been successfully enhancing traditional med-

icine with the benefits of holistic healing since 1995. She is an expert

in the field of Functional Medicine.

At Preventive Medicine, we get to know you by taking your history and using

the latest diagnostic tools and labs. Our approach focuses on balancing key

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arents are worried about their child’s emotional struggles or problemat-ic school issues; they want to be proactive, but they don’t have the time(or the funds) to locate a professional with whom they feel comfortable.

I have learned a lot during my years as a psychotherapist and three things haveheld true throughout: 1) Being a parent is a very difficult commitment under thebest of circumstances; 2) Adolescence is a difficult stage of life (even under thebest circumstances); and 3) The experience is different for EVERY parent andEVERY adolescent …no two people react to the stressors of life the same way.

So now we know the problem; the solution is to locate a professional whotreats every child, parent and/or family as unique. This is the hallmark of my pri-vate practice. Every person deserves to be treated respectfully and appreciatedfor the unique individual they are, regardless of the struggles they are trying tomanage at the time. I don’t use the “f-word” (fault) because nobody lives in a vac-uum, meaning who we are and how we react is impacted by our interactions withother people, especially our family. While encouraging children/teens to under-stand and express their present experiences, I can often assist parents in provid-ing the support their child specifically needs at this point in their life. Thisapproach reduces feelings of blame and fault-finding because everyone isencouraged to accept age-appropriate responsibility for his/her role in the familysystem.

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bath and body products that would not irritate my skin, I realized through trial anderror that synthetic fragrance, sulfates, and many other "known skin irritants"were in the products that consistently made my skin mad. I decided that if I wasgoing to jump in head first and start a company, I was going to do it right- fromthe very beginning. Not only would I create a better product, but I would do every-thing in my power to lessen the burden of waste on our environment. I wouldmake sure that every product, process, and package was as recyclable,biodegradable, sustainable, eco-friendly, or "green" as possible. Besides pledg-ing to always be honest and decent to my customers, I felt like it would be easyto build in a charitable donation to every product, and it was! - we donate 10cents from every product sold in addition to several other charitable endeavors. KIND soap company will always be three things... Kind to your skin, Kind to theearth, and Kind to others. By following these three principals, I have created aline of products that I am not only proud of, but also thoroughly enjoy using onmyself and my family. I look forward to reaching even more people in the yearsto come, and to continue doing what I can to make the world a better place- onebar of soap at a time.

Kind Soap CompanyKIND to your skin, KIND to the earth, KIND to others.Jean Scholtes - Owner

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20 Allen Ave., Ste. 105Webster Groves, MO

63119314-942-2024

specialize in Analytical, Clinical Hypnotherapy as developed by Gil Boyne.I employ techniques and protocols developed by Emile Coue', Gil Boyne,Tim Simmerman Sierra and E.A. Barnett MD. I am a graduate of theHypnotherapy Academy of America; recognized world wide as a leader in

this self help technique.Hypnotherapy is a natural, yet altered state of mind that all people have expe-

rienced but perhaps not realized. Anyone who desires to be hypnotized can behypnotized. Most concerns are about a fear of loss of control, mostly due to stagehypnosis demonstrations. The fact is that you are always in control during hyp-nosis and hypnosis actually teaches us to have more control of our minds.

Hypnotherapy allows the client to review and change deeply held beliefs fromearlier in their lives that are limiting his/her current life. When those beliefs aresubjected to the clients review and reevaluation, he/she can make differentchoices as to how they respond and how those memories will affect theircurrent life choices. Thus eliminating self sabotaging behaviors and making goalseasier to achieve.

The Hypnotherapist's job is to assist the client in achieving their goals. We dothis by using time proven hypnotic methods. Hypnotherapy is safe, effective andproven to assist with: pain issues , smoking cessation, overeating, behavioralissues, fears and phobias, stress reduction, past traumatic events PTSD, healingvisualization, migraines, headaches, setting and achieving goals, and more!

Clinical HypnotherapyOf Metro St. LouisTake Charge of Your LifeLinda Weber Spradling - Cht, CCTCertified Clinical Hypnotherapist

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207 N. Main, Suite 103EColumbia , IL 62236

[email protected]


t Kingen Chiropractic Wellness Center our goal is to help our patients

become pain free, regain and maintain optimal function, and achieve

better health using cutting-edge chiropractic care and the most revo-

lutionary rehabilitation and strengthening equipment available. The combina-

tion of the BStrong4Life™ training system and the latest research-based pro-

cedures has resulted in our raising the bar for a new standard of patient care.

Dr. Kingen has been providing chiropractic care for 19 years. She is also cer-

tified in acupuncture, kinesiotaping, Active Release Technique and is a Titleist

Performance Institute Level 3 medical practitioner. Massage and Energy

Therapy are also available at the center. Recently becoming the first

BStrong4 Life™ Center in Missouri, Dr. Kingen is very excited to now offer a

drugless alternative to reverse osteopenia/osteoporosis, as well as improve

strength and stability.

Kingen Chiropractic is a personal, comfortable place. We extend every

effort to make you feel at home as part of our family of patients. Our promise

is to welcome you and make your needs our foremost priority.

It’s our mission to help the people of our community have more funand freedom in their lives with powerful, healthy bodies.

Kingen ChiropracticWellness CenterNew Standard of Patient Care

Dr. Brenda Kingen - Owner

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2001 S. Hanley,

Ste. 220,

Brentwood, MO 63144

314.646.0013Kingenchiropractic.com

ounded in 2007, Rethink Renovations is a family owned and operat-

ed company. We offer construction, general contracting, and remod-

eling services; and new for 2012, a line of eco-conscious cabinetry

and furniture. We believe in creating and sustaining healthy environments for

living, working, and playing. Through education, understanding, and innovation,

we are able to bring sustainability and "green" to our clients in every project with

every budget.

Our team has been in the remodeling business for over five years, focusing

on sustainable construction. We take pride in our work and spend the neces-

sary time to plan every detail with our clients. Understanding that home reno-

vation projects can be overwhelming, we strive for our clients to be completely

comfortable and satisfied from beginning to end.

We are pleased to introduce our eco-conscious cabinetry and furniture. Our

Made in St. Louis Adult and Children’s line is handmade and sourced from

Urban Recycled Lumber. All of our products are finished with water based and

non-toxic finishes. We enjoy custom projects as well.

Rethink Renovations is an award winning eco friendly company located in

Webster Groves, MO. We take pride in our work and spend the necessary time

to plan every detail with our clients. We understand that home renovation pro-

jects can be overwhelming and we want our clients to be completely satisfied.

We doing our part to bring awareness and quality to the community.

RethinkRenovationsGreen Construction,Cabinetry, FurnitureGail Elwyn - President

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More Women at Work on next page

i! My name is Suzanne Woodard and I opened The Refind Room inOctober 2012. The Refind Room concept combines so much ofwhat I love and believe in. I always had a passion for interior design

and decor and I believe that our surroundings influence our state of mind andwell-being. Of course I thought it would be amazingly fun to find new, excitingproducts and bring them to St. Louis. Yet I also wanted to sell affordable itemsand had serious reservations about sourcing overseas.

Bam! Light bulb moment. There are so many gorgeous previously owneditems to be found locally. So I looked, and I found, many many stunning piecesthat still have tons of life in them, that will make a home comfortable and beau-tiful, and are unique and inspiring. As a result, The Refind Room was born.

The mission of the Refind Room is to collect quality vintage modern, mid-century, antique, and contemporary style furniture and home furnishings thathave a style and personality, and then create well-designed rooms in the storefor you so you can see how these pieces can be incorporated into your home.

The Refind Room is also based on the values of affordability, local products,and making eco-conscious choices by recycling and re-using goods that arealready in the stream of commerce.

We hope you have as much fun looking at our inventory as we had buyingit. Check back often because we love to change it out, move things around andare always keepin’ it fresh!

The Refind RoomPreviously Owned,Unique, Inspired DecorSuzanne Woodard - Owner

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314-962-ROOM2525 S. Brentwood Blvd.

St. Louis, MO 63144

icensed physical therapist Tish Kettler provides comprehensive physi-cal therapy and specialized one-on-one care. Physical therapy visitsare private sessions, with no delegation of treatment responsibilities

and no double-booking. With 15 years clinical experience, Tish has chosen tostructure her practice this way simply because quality matters. Such schedul-ing promotes consistent, individualized care, and the unhurried environmentallows ample time for patient questions. In addition, it allows her to use reliev-ing manual and soft tissue techniques that truly catalyze the recovery process.

Tish’s goal as a clinician is to get to both cause and source of each client’ssymptoms. Her specialty areas include: pain and injury, wellness and preven-tion, and sport-specific training. Working with local eating disorder specialists,she also offers physical therapy for individuals struggling with anorexia, bulim-ia, and obesity. Her primary role in eating disorder intervention is to address theorthopedic and cardiac complications of the disorder.

On the ergonomic side of her practice, Tish and her associates performergonomic analyses of workstations in office, industrial and healthcare settings.The purpose of ergonomics is to identify risk factors that predispose employeesto cumulative trauma and address them through worker education and worksta-tion customization. The preliminary goal is to fit the workstation to the worker,with the ultimate goal of preventing pain and injury. Ergonomics services canalso help promote healing in individuals who have already developed pain.

Tish Kettler & Associates

Private Physical Therapy & Ergonomics

Tish Kettler, MSPT, CEAS - Owner

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314-283-69367700 Clayton Road

Suite 311St. Louis, MO 63117


n 2001, Deborah Zorensky and her business partner, Linda Duff, saw aneed and sought to fill it. The result is The Center for Mind Body Spirit,located at the crossroads of Delmar Boulevard and North and South inUniversity City.

The Center offers more than 15 different modalities to promote healing andwellness, including Massage, Facial Energy Work, Acupuncture,Chiropractics, Meditation, Nutrition Education, Transformational Breathwork,Trauma Releasing Exercises, Life Coaching, Intuitive Readings, AstrologicalReadings, MELT, Work in the Shamanic Tradition, Oriental Medicine andReflexology. In addition to the extensive treatment space, there is a wonder-ful, eclectic retail area offering a wide array of merchandise to fulfill her cus-tomers every need.

Deborah not only owns The Center but also does nutrition counseling. Shespecializes in digestive disorders, including autoimmune dysfunctions.Deborah received her undergraduate training in dietetics from FontbonneCollege, followed by an internship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. She continuedon to receive her Master’s Degree in Allied Health with an emphasis onNutrition from Barnes-Jewish Hospital School of Nursing and Allied Health.She has also completed a post-graduate program in Nutrition from theInternational and American Association of Clinical Nutritionists, earning herCCN. In 2012, Deborah finished up her requirements and is a CertifiedMaternity Eco-Consultant.

The Center For Mind, Body, Spirit

An Integrated Approach To Healing & Wellness

Deborah Zorensky, MS, RD, LD, CCN - Owner

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7649 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63130

314-725-6767centerformindbodyspirit.com

ven as a child, Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky wanted to be an artist. StoneHollow Studio began in 1979 when Ochonicky decided to pursue herlove of art in a serious way. Although she works in drawing and pho-

tography, it is her award-winning scrimshaw that sets her apart as a rather uniqueartist. For 33 years, Ochonicky has specialized in the American folk art, usingrecycled antique ivory piano keys to create framed works of art and even book-marks. Definitely a “green” art! Her scrimshaw has been chosen by museumcurators from around the U.S. for Early American Life magazine’s prestigiousDirectory of Traditional Crafts for the sixteenth time this year.

In both 2010 and 2011, Ochonicky was selected to design Missouri’s orna-ments for the National Christmas Tree ceremony in Washington, D.C. Her workhas been exhibited in the White House Visitor Center, Missouri’s CapitolRotunda, Missouri Governor’s Mansion, St. Louis Cathedral Basilica and as faraway as the Dedalo Museum of Contemporary Art in Italy. As arts editor of TheHealthy Planet magazine, Ochonicky writes her ARTful Living column eachmonth to keep readers informed of the St. Louis art scene.

Stone Hollow Studio

Specializing In American Folk Art

Called “Scrimshaw”

Michelle “Mike” Ochonicky - Owner

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StoneHollowStudio.comStoneHollowArt.com

Stone Hollow Studio iseco-friendly, using sustainable materials to reduce ourenvironmental footprint. materials used forscrimshaw and all packagingare 100% recycledmaterials. We're proud to be green!

inda Wiggen Kraft’s passion and work center around enhancing livesthrough flowers, gardens and creativity. Her holistic approach toenhance body, mind and spirit comes from her background as an

artist, meditation teacher and organic gardening advocate. She combinesthese talents to design Gardens For The Soul; lead creativity workshopscalled Morning Mandalas, Meditation and Journaling; and teach her MorningMeditations technique.

For over eighteen years Linda’s business, Creveling Gardens (named afterthe street she lives on) has strived to provide gardens and landscapes that arenot only beautiful and sustainable, but also a union of the inner landscape ofthe soul with the outer landscape of the garden.

Linda also strives to enhance other’s creativity and personal growth withmandala art workshops and meditation teaching. Morning Mandalas,Meditation and Journaling workshops teach a simple, joyful and profound wayto create personal art to bring more creativity and meaning to life. Linda hasbeen a meditator for many decades and teaches Morning Meditations to quietand center both body and mind in order to live life more fully.

Creveling Gardens & Creativity For The SoulEnhancing Creativity & Personal Growth

Linda Wiggen Kraft - Owner

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• Mandala Art Workshops• Meditation Teaching

• Garden Design & Installation

• Organic Methods & Materials

314-504-4266 • GardensForTheSoul.com • CreativityForTheSoul.com

Women @ Work

A Salute To

Women-oWned Businesses in St. Louis

The Healthy Planet’s


ennifer Deschene opened her shop in March 2011. Her dream was tocreate a peaceful space that encourages relaxation, well-being, and

personal growth. Jenn’s personal experience with chronic pain in her earlytwenties caused her to spend years looking for answers. Eventually findingrelief, she was able to reconnect to her spirituality. She maintains an interestin Holistic therapies – using complementary treatments focusing on the differ-ent aspects of the whole person. Jenn believes an individual can achievehealth and wellness through harmonizing the physical, mental, emotional, andspiritual self, with the external world.

Jenn and her team help clients with stress and pain relief, as well as pro-viding insight and guidance in all areas of life. Jenn is a Reiki Master and TarotReader. Stephanie Bethel is a Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner, CardReader and Reiki Master. Sue Dailey is a Reiki Master and wire wrappingartist. Rob Caplan is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Reiki Master, Tarot andDream Interpreter. They can direct you to products and services to help youwhere you are at right now. Holistic Journey offers Intuitive Readings, Reiki orEnergy work sessions, Chakra Balancing, Gemstone Healing, GuidedMeditations, Aura photos, Therapeutic Massage, Ear Candling, Bio-Mat HeatTherapy, and Ionic Detox Foot Bath sessions. Classes include Yoga, Bellydance, and a growing variety of Metaphysical topics. Guest authors and read-ers are being scheduled to visit regularly, providing additional wisdom, experi-ence, and training.

Holistic JourneyNatural Health

& New Age GiftsJennifer Deschene - Owner J

106 East Main StreetBelleville, IL 62220

618-234-8280www.yourholisticjourney.com

Mon/Tues: 11:00am-5:30pmWed/Thurs: 10:30am-6:00pmFri/Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm Sun: open for classes/events only

indy is a Missouri native who grew up with a love of being outdoors.Horseback riding and hiking in woodlands and floating Missouri’srivers solidified her admiration of our Midwest landscapes. She pur-

sued that passion by studying and receiving a degree in ornamental horticul-ture from University of Missouri-Columbia.

Cindy fine-tuned the art of gardening as co-owner/manager of GilbergPerennial Farms (1979-2006). She developed extensive display gardens atthis retail destination garden center that was devoted to educating the garden-ing public and offering a wide array of unusual plants. Gilberg Design andConsulting is Cindy’s focus now as she dedicates much of her time to assist-ing people in landscaping for storm water management, native plant landscap-ing and creating habitat gardens. Ongoing projects include work with ShawNature Reserve and the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance, both part of theMissouri Botanical Garden.

Cindy is a garden writer and teaches many gardening classes in the region.She volunteers as manager of the Wildwood Farms Community Garden andas past president of the Horticulture Co-op of Greater St Louis.

Gilberg Design& ConsultingCindy Gilberg - Owner

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• Creating Habitat Gardens• Garden Writer/Speaker• Horticulturist

• Landscape Designer & Consultant

• Native Plant Landscaping

314-630-1004 • [email protected] • www.cindygilberg.com

athleen Christ, founder/owner of St Louis Aquatic Healing Center, isnationally certified in massage and craniosacal therapies, as well as aninternationally certified practitioner of aquatic therapies - Watsu, Was-

sertanzen, and Re-birthing Breathwork. Kathleen is also certified in adult/infantmassage, Jin Shin, Shamanic, Nutri-Energetics Systems (NES), and many othercleansing therapies.Since 1993, St Louis Aquatic Healing Center, a Missouri not-for-profit public char-ity organization, has offered state-of-the-art, cutting-edge Alternative HealthTherapies & Palliative Care for comfort, health, healing, balancing & detoxification. We provide the latest in healing and preventative health technologies and are theonly provider in the bi-state area of the innovative MG-PRO, PulsedElectromagnetic Field Cellular Therapy, used for over 30 years in Europe to clean,repair and regenerate cells, also the Quantum Pulse Machine, proven to affect theindicators of aging and much more, Nutri-Energetics Systems (NES), a radicalnew method for evaluating and promoting holistic wellness and optimum health ona quantum level through a scan of your energy fields and specially formulated“Infoceuticals”, Watsu/Wassertanzen, warm water shiatsu therapy to relieve painand revitalize organs, and Cranial Sacral Therapy in the pool, all the benefits ofCST amplified by the water. We also offer T-Zone, Whole Body Vibration for healthand fitness. We support our troops and offer discounted services for military, fire-fighters and law enforcement personnel.

St. Louis AquaticHealing Center

Alternative Health TherapiesKathleen Huber Christ - OwnerK

314.432.5228 www.watsu1.com

11970 Rocky DriveSt. Louis, MO

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rom Vision to fruition! Alternative Hospice was founded in 2005. MaryMagill has been a nurse since 1967 and has been blessed to haveexperienced everything from birth to death, in all kinds of settings.

She is a visionary and a people gazer, and discovered our elders are often notreceiving the nurture that they need to thrive. Mary’s thought was to integratecomplementary care with conventional medicine so we can address the emo-tional, spiritual and psycho-social needs as well as the physical needs of thepatient...Together we provide true holistic care. Mary is a patient advocate,educates and empowers the patient and family so they can make informeddecisions, and a passionate believer that we are spiritual, emotional and phys-ical beings.

Our goals at end of life are comfort, quality of life, emotional and spiritualsupport, and a death with respect, love and dignity. Pain and symptom man-agement and comfort are of high priority. Examples of Complementary care,i.e. aromatherapy, music, compassionate touch, guided imagery, to name afew. Medicare is the primary payer source for hospice care. It does not covercomplementary care. We provide it at no cost to the patient and/or family,because it’s so nurturing, and we are blessed by donations to help keep theprogram running. Alternative Hospice has a great respect for our elders andveterans. They are why you and I are still in the land of the free and the homeof the brave, and they deserve premier healthcare, with outstanding care-givers, in a peaceful setting…that peace that passes all understanding.

Alternative HospiceTeaching The Art

Of Living And Dying WellMary Magill - Founder & Executive Director

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636-343-3839AlternativeHospice.com

1749 Gilsinn Ln.,Fenton, MO 63026

12 The Healthy Planet magazine • Thehealthyplanet.com June, 2013

Navigating the Uncharted Emotions of Grief...

Grief: A Hole in the SoulAt a Hospice Volunteer training class I asked the

people in the audience, “How would you definegrief?”

They were quiet for a moment, and then therewere several responses:

“Sadness.” “Dealing with loss. Feeling alone.” “Walking through the valley of the shadow

of death.” “Yes,” I said. "You all are certainly describing

the experience of grief but what is it? “What is itreally?”

There was silence again, and then a hand wentup in the back of the room and a soft voice said,“It is a hole in your soul.”

"Yes!" I said. "That's exactly it." The ones who have been there know that grief is

much more than being sad. It is a real and tangibleinjury. It hinders you and can cause you to feel dis-connected from yourself. It can plummet you into anabyss and cause you to flounder. You feel alone andafraid and no amount of pep talk can bring you outof it. You just know you need to take it one step at atime; one moment at a time.

Imagine your life has been captured on film. Youhave a giant photo album full of the many people,places and events as proof of the fullness of the lifeyou lived with your loved one. Then that persondies. Now imagine that when you pick up that albumand open it and everywhere there was a picture ofyour loved one, it is gone! Imagine how that wouldfeel! Every page! You might find it hard to breathe.There might be a giant lump in your throat, and anache in your gut. You might frantically turn thepages looking desperately for a picture of your lovedone as denial sets in that this cannot be happening.You might even feel rage.

"He can't be gone." You would cry. Your desper-ation would continue to bring you back to the real-ization that not only is he gone, but a part of you isgone too.

The grief that comes from the loss of a loved oneis like a giant hole in your soul. That is why it is soimportant to have a plan. Grief is not somethingyou just “get over;” you have to “go through it.”

Eight Steps to Navigate the Uncharted Emotions of Grief:1. Acceptance 2. Healing Starts Within 3. It is a Natural Response 4. You Cannot Do It Alone 5. It is a Spiritual Issue…Faith/Hope/Love 6. Takes Time 7. You need a Plan 8. God’s Grace and healingMy column next month will expand on the

“how” in implementing these eight dynamics. Letme know your thoughts!

Walking Sacred Ground,Chaplain Paul

Chaplain Paul R. Johnson, M.Div.Director for Medical Spiritual Wellness

Prevention and Healing, Inc.Office 314-432-7802 • Cell 314-440-1527

E-mail [email protected]

with Chaplain Paul

Topics for Discussion• Digestion and Gut Health

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Foods, Environmental, and Chemical

Our Foundational Approach to Improve HealthIndividualized treatment plans provide a guide

for nutrition that heals.It’s what you need, when you need it.

Join us! The third Monday of the Month at 6:30 pmDr. Davis will provide a Free Presentation on a variety of topics, including: Autism, Little known symptoms

of poor digestion, Allergies, Sensitivities and Intolerances and more!

Attendance is limited- please call for your reservation.636-778-9158

www.CrossingBacktoHealth.com

Crossing Back to HealthClinic of Dr. Amy K. Davis, MD

For us, it’s personal16216 Baxter Rd. Suite 110

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Amy K. Davis MD

by Donna Langenbacher

t was the Saturday before Easter my

son Craig and daughter Monica were

riding horses. Because one them got his

feet stuck in the mud while trying to

climb the hill he bucked throwing

Monica head first over the front of him. She

remembered landing on her head and watching

her feet coming over the top over her. It was

then she realized she could not move. Her first

comment was she had no feeling in her arms

and legs and would miss a job interview she

had the following week.

Monica was rushed to Kansas University

Hospital Trauma Center. In intensive care she

could not move from her neck down. Monica

had broken her back in two places, C6 and C7

along with pulled tendons and ligaments. She

would not allow them to give her any pain

medication. I started applying Peppermint only

to the bottoms for her feet. She was going from

hot to cold, pain to numbness. If I touched her

hair she said that even hurt. I was informed this

was a good sign for the nervous system. By

Easter afternoon they moved her out of inten-

sive care to her own room.

Monica was not an advocate of the oils. Her

two sister-in-laws told her to let your Mom use

the Be Young Essential Oils. Surprisingly she

consented so I added Helichrysum, Marjoram,

Birch, Copiaba, and Cabreuva with the

Peppermint. The first 24 hours she was kept

flat, then was allowed to sit up as feeling

increased in her arms and legs Easter Sunday.

After the physical therapist came in

Tuesday the trauma team came in and exam-

ined her. They fitted her with a neck brace and

informed her the radiologist must have errored

when reading her MRI and CAT scans because

of her improvement and they let her leave that

evening. We drove back to Pacific that night.

This was almost seven weeks ago. Tuesday

May 14 her Doctor asked her three times about

the pain and numbness in her hands and neck.

She told them only in one finger she has a little

numbness if she writes too much. Monica went

back to work.

Her Doctor insisted she wear the brace for

another 6 weeks.

For more information on essential oils

please visit www.BYOils.com or call 314-420-

0564.

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by Adam Lehman, En.K.

sn’t it amazing that the Asian healing sys-tems of thousands of years ago were so farahead of their time that they used principlesthat are only now being understood? As anexample, principles that showed an aware-

ness of the functions of hormones and neurotransmit-ters and ways of balancing them to bring about heal-ing is remarkable considering those substancesweren’t even discovered until the 20th century. Theway these healing systems mainly came about wasthrough the power of observation of nature. Bynoticing what affected the body without the need (orin many cases the ability) to understand the actualmechanism, the Eastern approach was to find thecause (or how) instead of the West’s infatuation ofthe “why” regarding the cause of imbalance.

A guiding principle of this Eastern approach ofobservation was that of looking at the relationship ofall things to each other. What often became apparentwas that anything can cause something to happen,and as well, anything can fix anything! What is sig-nificant is finding the correct relationship to heal. Inthis way, Chinese medicine is holographic in nature,looking at things from a holistic 3 dimensional per-spective.

The originator of AppliedKinesiology, George Goodheart,D.C., applied these Eastern principles of acupuncture/acupressure meridian theory tomuscle monitoring as a means of identifying areas of imbalanceand allowing the body to indicatewhat it needed to return to balance as a means of healing.

Richard Utt, literally saved from certain deaththrough these systems, studied and further researchedthese principles to continue his already dramatic heal-ing process. His body of work, Applied Physiology,builds and expands upon many of the original con-cepts, particularly in the use of meridian theory andacupressure, and their applications.

The healing art system of Applied Physiology uti-lizes the Holographic Model extensively, exploring ina 3 dimensional construct, looking at the relationshipsbetween the meridians, organs, elements and more.This empowers the practitioner with the tools to accu-rately pinpoint where imbalances exist. The use ofholographic properties is particularly valuable in look-ing at the connection of the command points ofChinese Medicine and emotions. Looking at the holo-graphic nature of, and therefore the relationshipsinherent in these command points, you are able to dis-cern a new level of information that is very powerful,providing unique insights leading to new levels ofhealth and awareness for the person experiencing thesession.

Whether you would like to start or enhance your

career as a holistic health practitioner, AppliedPhysiology’s approach to client wellness provides acomplete system with powerful tools. Combiningunique integrated healing models-HolographicMeridian Setup, 7 Elements Assessment, 14 PositionMuscle Monitoring-with potent balancing techniques -Meridian Tuning Forks, Holographic Acupressure,Figure 8s w/ Sound; provides a powerful approach toclient wellness. Presented with clear detailed materialand instructions, inspiring demonstrations, and super-vised practice, you will feel confident about using thisamazing system immediately following the workshop!

Acupuncture Approved for 28 Hours of PDA/CEUs

This exciting educational series is coming to St.Louis, July 13th beginning with Agape Quest 1:Holographic Balancing which serves as the foundationof all classes. The second class of the series beginsJuly 18th.

To Register: Call (800)296-8040 or Email:[email protected]. ForDiscount, Register by 6-25.

July 13-16: St. Louis - Applied Physiology edu-cational series begins with the foundation of all class-es, Agape Quest 1: Holographic Balancing, 9:00am-6:30pm (4- day module).

July 18-21: St. Louis – Agape Quest 2: MuscleMonitoring, 9:00am-6:30pm (4-day module).

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InSTrUCTor:

Adam Lehman, En.K.,

has been involved with

Energy Kinesiology and

related healing arts for over

20 years. He has taught

throughout the US and

internationally for over a

decade, sharing his knowledge and experience

with understanding and depth. He is the

Advanced Instructor and Instructor Trainer for

Applied Physiology.

Staying true to the roots of Kinesiology, Applied Physiology (AP) expands the bridge betweenEastern traditions and Western precision. Combining unique integrated healing models - holographicmeridian setup, 7 Element assessment, 14 position muscle monitoring - with potent balancing techniques - Meridian Tuning Forks, Holographic Acupressure, Figure 8s w/Sound - Presented withclear, detailed materials and instruction, inspiring demonstrations and supervised practice, you willfeel confident about using this amazing system immediately after the workshop.

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Meet Me In Brussels,Meet Me At The Fair

here’s a fascinating exhibition, “Lostand Found,” at the Foundry ArtCentre in St. Charles through June 21.It strikes a particularly personal andcoincidental chord with me this month.

A couple of years ago at a consignment shop, JeffPhillips found more than a thousand unmarked pho-tographs of an unknown man and a woman. Immediatelyhis questions arose: Who are the people? Why were theirportraits abandoned? Where are they now?

“Lost and Found” shares the story of a social mediasearch party attempting to discover the identities of thisanonymous couple who traveled the world more than 50years ago. The exhibition presents the beauty, humor,and mystery of found photographs and explores theintersection of photography, social media, and our placesin history. How Phillips’ curiosity was sparked by mys-terious slides, the power of social media and the dedica-tion of one man to uncover Harry and Edna's story hasevolved into an art exhibition. Read more atwww.HarryandEdna.com, or visit the Foundry ArtCentre.

The thought of what future generations will think ofthe ARTful trail I may leave behind is a bit daunting; I’mtoo busy living ARTfully to think about the future justnow. Since the last issue of The Healthy Planet wasprinted, I had an opportunity to spend some time inBelgium. The main purpose of the trip (besides eatinglots of Belgium chocolates!) was to study fine medievaletchings and view Flemish Primitive classics up close. Ilove Bruegel and Bosch (but can even enjoy Magritte). Aspecial photograph also factored into the ARTfulness ofthis trip.

Sorting through old photographs some time ago, I

found a snapshot of my grandmother, marked“Brussels, Belgium , World’s Fair, 1958”---55 yearsago. In the background was a strange, sleek, ultra-mod-ern structure. The Atomium was built for the Fair. It stillstands in Brussels, still allows tourists to scurry throughits tubes and orbs like hamsters, still affords breathtakingviews of the city. So, a detour from 17th century Flemishart to contemporary 20th century sculpture was in order.Cousins from Germany met me there for our quest. Wespent over an hour tramping around the Atomiumgrounds to find the precise location where the 1958

photo was taken, to replicate it with a new generation----and promised to meet again on that spot in 55 years (Imight have to renege on that promise!).

A high-speed train trip to the northern city of Brugesimmersed me totally into a magical place that “stopped”in the 16th century when its harbor silted over and thetown went to sleep. Here “old” means 600 years, not 6!Every view is like stepping into a Flemish painting(except for the Salvadore Dali exhibition, which wasalso awesome!).

ARTful living is alive and well in a tiny bed-and-

breakfast called Anselmus Hotel. Located in the heart ofBruges (the entire city is a registered UNESCO WorldHistoric Site), Anselmus is delightful, charming, won-derfully ARTful!! Two back-to-back houses are connect-ed by a lovely garden room. My room was located in the“new” house (built in 1700), as compared to the “old”house from 1600. Humanist Anselmus Boetius de Boodtcalled this place home back then. (www.anselmus.be) Each morning, innkeepers Ronnie and Magda presentedbreakfast in their dining room while classical musicplayed softly in the background. The diversity of multi-ple languages, softly spoken by guests sipping coffee,created a gentle hum in the room. Tables draped in mul-tiple shades of dove grey and smooth cream began theday with a rare gentility. Even the rolls were carefully,intentionally arranged to look beautiful. Any disruptionof the display sent Magda back to the kitchen with thetray so she could ARTfully place each one, “just so.”Ahhhh, no stress, no hurry here!

Churches have served as repositories of fine art forcenturies and remain so, especially in Europe. My hus-band jokes that, “There are no ugly churches in Europe.”Every church on every corner is worth a visit to viewmasterpieces from painters, sculptors, architects andeven musicians. Popping into Sint Salvatorskathedraal inBruges provided an impromptu concert as the residentorganist practiced his art filling the space with audialbeauty. A tiny room in Sint Janshospital was the settingfor an intimate concert of original works by harpist LucVanlaere (www.lucvanlaere-harp.be). A brick archwayprovided perfect acoustics for Jacek Dzwonowski andMichal Lech (www.altravolta.pl) to perform string clas-sics such as Pachelbel’s Canon without any amplifica-tion.

It’s strange to say that I know my way around theLouvre or the Prada better than I will know the newlyexpanded St. Louis Art Museum when it’s unveiled thismonth. I am excited about being a “new” visitor, seeingthings in different settings and getting to know them allover again. Time to be an ARTful tourist in St. Louis.

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NEW EXHIBITSThrough June 15YVETTE DRURY DUBINSKY: THERE & GONENEW MEDIA ROOM: BRETT WILLIAMSBruno David Gallery, 3721 Washington; for info, visitwww.brunodavidgallery.com.

Through June 15GLENDA HARES: MAKING MUSIC WITH WHAT REMAINSNorton's Fine Art & Framing, 2025 S. Big Bend; for info, visitwww.nortonsfineart.com.

Through June 21LOST & FOUND: HARRY & EDNALONGING FOR NONSENSEPhotographic search by Jeff Harris, and works by JennMcNamara, respectively; The Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Mainin St. Charles; for info, visit www.foundryartcentre.org or call636-255-0270.

Through June 22ON STREETS LIKE OURS, IN ROOM, UP COLLAPSINGSTAIRSWorks by Sage Dawson, Reception, June 22, 6-10 p.m.; GoodCitizen Gallery; 2247 Gravois; 314-348-4587; www.goodcitizenstl.com.

Through August 11LARI PITTMAN, MIKA TAANILA, KERRY JAMESMARSHALL & JOSH FAUGHTContemporary Art Museum; 3750 Washington; for info, visitwww.camstl.org.

Through August 25THE RIVER BETWEEN US EXHIBITIONPresented by Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis and LongueVue House and Gardens, New Orleans; free; Laumeier SculpturePark, 12580 Rott Road; www.laumeier.org.

June 7ALL GALLERY OPENINGSheldon Art Galleries, reception 5-7 p.m.; special surprise cour-tesy of Circus Flora; Washington Blvd.; for info,www.TheSheldon.org.

June 7-July 19A FEAST FOR THE EYESFood inspired art exhibition; Webster House Galleries, 7522-7526 Big Bend; 314-645-2225; Websterhousegalleries.com.

Through August 2METRO ART EXCHANGE

Works by multiple artists; 2nd floor, Regional Arts Commission,Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar; for info, visitwww.stlrac.org.

Through August 11LARI PITTMAN: A DECORATED CHRONOLOGYMIKA TAANILA: TOMORROW’S NEW DAWNKERRY JAMES MARSHALLContemporary Art Museum; 3750 Washington; Camstl.org.

May 31-June 28MULTIPLE CHOICEOpening reception 6-9 p.m.; closing reception June 28, 6-9;Grafica Contemporary Fine Art, 7884 Big Bend; for info, call314-961-4020 or visit www.graficafinearts.com.

FUN THINGS TO DOThrough End of JuneCINEMA AT CITY GARDENContinual projections of cinema competition winners, 6-11 p.m.;free; City Garden, downtown on Market Street between 6th and8th Streets; for info, visit www.cinemastlouis.org.

Through SummerLOST EGYPT: ANCIENT SECRETSAlso showing in OmniMax: MUMMIES: SECRETS OF THE PHAROAHSSt. Louis Science Center; 314.289.4424 www.slsc.org.

June 2 & 9FAMILY SUNDAYS: PAPER, ROCK, SCISSORSFamily activities; free; 1-4 p.m.; St. Louis Art Museum; for info,visit www.slam.org.

June 5-August 7WHITAKER MUSIC FESTIVAL CONCERTSJune 5: FUNKY BUTT BRASS BANDJune 12: TERENCE BLANCHARDJune 19: KIM MASSIEJune 26: RANSOM NOTE7:30 p.m.; free; Missouri Botanical Garden; for info, visitwww.mobot.org/events/whitaker.

June 9PLACES OF THE SPIRITSheldon Art Galleries 2013 Architecture Tour; 30-min. toursbegin at 1 p.m.; advance reservations requires; $25; call 314-534-1111 or visit www.thesheldon.org.

Starting June 10SUMMER WITH THE BARD

Workshops for 8-19 yr, olds; Shakespeare Festival St. Louis; forclass info, visit www.sfstl.org.

June 12PARTIES IN THE PARK: WHISKEY MORNINGLive music concert; free; 5-8 p.m.; on Central between Forsythand Maryland in Clayton; for info, call 314-726-3033 or visitwww.partiesinthepark.org.

June 13CONCRETE CINEMA: FILMS INSPIRED BY LARI PITTMAN8 p.m.; free; courtyard between the Pulitzer and CAM; cash bar;Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, 3716 Washington; for info, visitwww.pulitzerarts.org.

June 13-October 102nd TUESDAYS: EAT, DRINK, & BE CREATIVEFamily-friendly, community arts activities; live music; bar cartand food trucks; 5:30-9:30 p.m.; Foundry Art Centre, 520 N.Main in St. Charles; for info, call 636-399-5345 or visitwww.foundryartcentre.org.

June 15MISSOURI MASTERS SPEAKER SERIES: JOAN PARKERFree; 2-4 p.m.; Kodner Gallery, 9650 Clayton; for info, visitwww.kodnergallery.com or call 314-993-4477.

June 15THE AMBASSADORS OF HARMONY: VOICES IN HARMONY2 & 8 p.m.; Touhill Performing Arts Center on UMSL campus;for info, call 314-516-4949 or visit www.touhill.org.

June 152013 WOMEN’S ANTHOLOGY: POETRY & NOTESPoets, singers, dancers celebrate the creative spirit of women, 2-4 pm; free; St. Louis County Library-Lewis & Clark branch,9909 Lewis & Clark; [email protected] or 314-210-4774.

June 16-237th ANNUAL GREENHOUSE NEW PLAY FESTIVALFeaturing plays by competition finalists Scott Herman, LiaRomeo, Michael Perlmutter; www.hotcitytheatre.org.

June 1845th ANNIVERSARY: SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BANDSt. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Powell Hall; 8 p.m.; for info,visit www.stlsymphony.org.

Beginning June 18SUMMER ART CLASSESVariety of mediums for all ages through adult; LaumeierSculpture Park; for registration info, visit www.laumeier.org.

July 19-20COCA SUMMER MUSICAL: IN THE HEIGHTS7 p.m. nightly, Saturday 2 p.m.; COCA, 524 Trinity Avenue; forinfo, visit www.cocastl.org.

June 21THIRD FRIDAY PARTY: VROOM-VROOM!6-10 p.m.; free; car-themed art in the gallery; local car clubs;gourmet ice cream; music by Rosewood at 8 p.m.; Third DegreeGlass Factory, 5200 Delmar; 314-367-4527 www.stlglass.com.

June 21-22CITY WIDEOPEN STUDIOSOrganized by Contemporary Art Museum; studios/ art spaceseast of Grand Boulevard open on Saturday, June 22, 11:00am–6:00 pm; west of Grand Boulevard open on Sunday, June 23,11:00 am–6:00 pm; www.openstudios-stl.org.

June 28-July 14SOY YO! AN AFRO LATINA SUITEWritten for Gitana by Mariah Richardson, Playwright for"Delilah's Wish" 2011 Kevin Kline Winner; Fridays/ Saturdays7:30 p.m.; Sunday 3 pm; Krantzberg Arts Center; 501 N. Grand;for info, visit www.gitana-inc.org.

June 29POST PERFORMANCEFRANCO/HILL, BLACK JAMES & ERIC HALLSite specific art installation and musical performance presentedby Luminary Center for the Arts & Downtown St. Louis; 7-9p.m.; Old Post Office Plaza downtown; free; for info, visitwww.theluminaryarts.com or call 314-724-1322.

June 29OUTDOOR CONCERT SERIES: ST. LOUIS JAZZPresented on Art Hill in Forest Park by Jazz St. Louis; free; 7p.m.; for info, visit www.slam.org.

June 29-30GRAND REOPENING: ST. LOUIS ART MUSEUMFor info, visit www.slam.org.

June 30ST. LOUIS WIND SYMPHONY: SONGS OF THE USA3 p.m.; $5; Grand Hall of Foundry Art Centre, 520 N. Main in St.Charles; for info, visit www.foundryartcentre.org or call 636-255-0270.

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(above left) Atomium 1958, photograher unknown. (above right) Atomium 2013, photogrpaher Mike Ochonicky.


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tart a new tradition by visitingSt. Louis’ one-of-a-kindItalian pastry shop, PiccionePastry. Just one bite of the

“made from scratch” Italian dessertsoffered here and the tradition will becomeone to share with family, friends, co-work-ers, out of town guests, and of course a fre-quent treat for yourself. Piccione Pastry islocated in the Loop at the corner ofDelmar Boulevard and Skinker. The shophas a fresh urban décor while offering ataste of Italy and the history of the Loop.More than forty different Italian pastriesare available, making the only challenge;which one (or two, or three) to try first.Have no fear; the incredibly friendly staffat Piccione Pastry is happy to assist withmaking selections and even pronouncingthese Italian named sweets.

Piccione Pastry is a tribute to theItalian heritage of St. Louis and the fami-ly history behind the name “Piccione”.Richard Nix Jr., President of Butler’sPantry, creator of Palladium St. Louis, and operator ofBixby’s Restaurant, along with his wife Elizabeth,named the pastry shop after Richard’s grandmother,Grace Viviano Piccione. His grandmother owned theVarsity Theater on Delmar Blvd. And the Piccionefamily lived and worked on Delmar for years. Nix’sfather and mother opened the original Butler’s Pantryon Delmar in 1966. The celebration of the Piccionehistory is displayed in photos on the walls of the pas-try shop. New England Culinary Institute graduate,Executive Chef Martin Lopez, oversees PiccionePastry. “He has taken our vision and made it a reali-ty,” said Nix about the contribution of Lopez. His 26years of experience and worldly travels help ChefLopez create authentic Italian recipes for all to enjoy.

The Italian desserts at Piccione Pastry include sig-nature items such as Cannolis available in nine differ-ent varieties. Italian cookies and candies are alsoamong the choices. I did my best to sample some ofthe options and fell in love with the Lemon RicottaCookie. This is a delicious balance of sweetness anddecadent lemon flavor. Another pick of mine is theClassic Italian Cannoli. This little piece of heaven isexactly what I hoped for when trying an Italiandessert. The Fresh Fruit Tart is another stand out forme with the combination of the delicious fruit andpastry. Gluten-free and sugar-free items are also

offered. Thechoices are end-less at PiccionePastry. In fact,plan to makeseveral trips tojust get startedin finding a favorite. While enjoying some of thedivine desserts, make the experience complete byordering an Italian coffee or Italian soda. Theseunique drinks are a perfect complement to the sweettreats. Start the tradition today of treating yourself,your family, or even your party guests to a memorableexperience of true, authentic Italian pastries.

Piccione Pastry is easy to find and convenientlylocated in the University City Loop. They are openlate (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday until 9 p.m.and Thursday – Saturday until 11 p.m.) so guests canget treats into the evening. As Richard Nix Jr. states,“Piccione Pastry’s homemade Italian desserts will bethe perfect day-time pick-me-up or late-night snack.”I could not agree more.

Visit www.PiccionePastry.com to learn more orgive them a call at 314-932-1355. Better yet, stop inat 6197 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63112 to experi-ence and indulge firsthand.

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Festival Moves Back toForest Park, Addition of New Breweries

or beer lovers looking to toast St. Louis’ richbrewing tradition this summer, the St.Louis Brewers Heritage Festival – present-ed by the St. Louis Brewers Guild – willreturn to Forest Park June 14 & 15, bringing

together thousands of adults to enjoy a variety of localbeer styles and cuisine from St. Louis’ finest restau-rants. Now in its seventh year, the festival will featureseveral new elements, including:

• A return to the Central Fields in Forest Park

• Entries from over 20 local breweries. • Partnership with the St. Louis

Brewers Guild.

Continuing the festival’s beer garden-style atmos-phere, with beers arranged by style underneat two openair tents, the Forest Park’s Central Fields will providean ideal location, enhanced by green space, plentifulparking and a unique atmosphere.

The St. Louis Brewers Heritage Festival will con-tinue to bring St. Louis brewers large and small togeth-er in one unique space. “This is a great way to experi-ence St. Louis beer culture and tradition. It’s an oppor-tunity to learn about different beer styles while beingable to enjoy a good time with friends and family inForest Park,” said Florian Kuplent of Urban ChestnutBrewing Company. Stephan Hale, the headBrewmaster of The Schlafly Tap Room, said “The SaintLouis Brewers Heritage Festival is a grand occasion,celebrating everything that is great about St. Louis, itsbeer and local breweries. The brewers look forward tothis gathering for a chance to try each others' beers, seeso many dedicated supporters, and make new friends.The wide variety of beer styles is exciting for every-

body, giving the opportunity to embrace the goodnessof all things beer in such a convivial setting. Kumbayaindeed.”

Said Anheuser-Busch brewmaster Pete Kraemer,“The festival is a special event where brewers fromacross the region come together to celebrate our craftand shared passion for beer. Festival-goers will have achance to sample a variety of styles, along with some ofthe new experimental recipes we’ve been working on.”

The festival line-up features more than twentymembers of the St. Louis Brewers Guild, including 2ndShift Brewing Company, 4 Hands Brewing Company,Alpha Brewing, AnheuserBusch, Augusta BrewingCompany, Buffalo Brewing Company, CathedralSquare Brewery, Charleville Vineyard &Microbrewery, Crown Valley Brewery, Excel Brewing,Exit 6 Pub and Brewery, Ferguson Brewing Company,Kirkwood Station Brewing Company, Morgan StreetBrewery, O’Fallon Brewery, Perennial Artisan Ales,Schlafly Beer, Six Row Brewing Company, Square OneBrewery, Trailhead Brewing Company, The Civil LifeBrewing Company and Urban Chestnut BrewingCompany.

More than 80 lagers, ales, specialty beers, hybridstyles and homebrews will be available for sampling byadults 21 and older. Several of the brewers will featuretheir own interpretation of the festival’s showcase beer,the Classic American Pilsner, whose winning home-brew recipe was developed by Chuck Collis.

Festival enthusiasts enjoying the variety of beerscrafted for the event will also have the opportunity toenjoy a variety of culinary delights from several mem-bers of the St. Louis Originals – a collaboration ofindependently owned and operated restaurants commit-ted to uniting local restaurants and presenting theunique flavors of St. Louis cuisine, and some of theparticipating Breweries Brewpubs.

Proceeds from the event will benefit The St. LouisBrewers Guild – a non-profit organization showcasingand further building the Saint Louis area as a world-class destination for great beers, educating residents,visitors and the world on the passion, dedication andgreat beer Saint Louis has to offer. The St. Louis

Brewers Guild will use funds generated by the festivalto increase beer tourism in St. Louis, and offer uniqueexperiences for beer lovers across St. Louis. Thisyear’s festival will include three individual sessionsspread over two days:

• Friday, June 14; 6p.m. – 10 p.m. • Saturday, June 15; 1 p.m. – 5p.m. • Saturday, June 15; 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. Tickets are currently on sale at

www.stlbrewfest.com. The festival will feature aunique VIP Experience where a limited number of tick-ets will be available for patrons to attend the festivalone hour before open to the general public. The tapswill flow rain or shine, and adults 21 and older maypurchase tickets and attend the festival. Tickets are $30prior to May 15th and will increase to $35 May 16ththrough May 31st, $40 June 1st through 13th and $45the day of the event. An additional $10 will be chargedfor a VIP ticket, which will be limited to 500 tickets persession. The festival is expected to sell out, so beerlovers are encouraged to buy tickets early.

For more information on the St. Louis BrewersHeritage Festival, visit www.stlbrewfest.com or [email protected].

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alling in love with plants is the reason all

gardeners garden. A plant’s beauty and

gifts, whether food for the soul or body,

captures our hearts and leads us on our

garden journeys. There is always room in a garden-

er’s heart for more plants.

A type of plant I never gave much thought to

before has wrapped its beauty around my heart. I am

now smitten with succulents. It is

not the blossom of these plants that

inspires, it is the beauty of the geo-

metric growing patterns, the textures

and coloring of the thick water hold-

ing leaves that takes my breath

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need for watering makes me love

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watering my front door pots.

Some succulents have a perfect

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Sedums are also succulents that come in a vast

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plants. Some have large leaves and flowers, others

fine leaves that contrast well with the larger shapes.

The range of shapes, colors and growing heights

makes them perfect companions for small garden

arrangements.

One of the best things about growing succulents is

their need for little water. They evolved in harsh dry

sunny conditions and need similar growing environ-

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only once or twice a week, even in the hot harsh days

of summer.

Many succulents are hardy in our climate, others

are annuals. Combining hardy and non-hardy succu-

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taken out at the end of the growing

season, and the hardy ones left out-

side. As long as there is good

drainage they will survive. The

non-hardy ones can be potted up

and taken inside, where they will

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succulents is to plant them in con-

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n June, the large and delicate yellow flowers ofour native prickly pear cactus (Opuntia humi-fusa) appear at the tips of its rounded ‘pads’, orleaves. After attracting many native bees that

come to collect pollen and nectar, oblong red fruitripens—which is the “pear”part of this unusual hardysucculent. Species of theprickly pear are also knownas nopale and have been astaple in the diet of Mexicoand Central America forthousands of years but neverbecame a popular food cropnorth of the border. This more unusual native plantmakes an exotic addition for edible landscaping sincethe leaves (pads) and fruit are edible.

To grow this hardy cactus, you can start with as lit-tle as a single pad. In spring or fall, place the pad intothe soil about 1-2 inches deep—it will begin to growroots very quickly after contact with soil. It native habi-tat includes the drier ecosystems such as sandhillprairies, dry open woodlands, glades, and dry uplandprairies. Prickly pear is highly drought tolerant andprefers a drier, well-draining soil that is gravely orsandy in full to part sun. Rock garden soils are typicalof what these succulents prefer. Our native speciesgrows to a height of about 1.5 feet and spreads out as aground cover. It is not a good choice to plant where chil-dren play or along sidewalks where unwary walkersmight hit a spine. The large pads make a beautiful andstriking contrast to fine-textured plants such as prairiedropseed grass, slender mountain mint, sand phlox oraromatic aster.

The sap of the prickly pear is sticky to slimy, verymuch like okra so it is not one to eat raw but is betterafter cooking. When harvesting any part of this plant,always wear thick leather gloves, such as rose gloves or

similar for protection against not only the obvious longspines but especially for protection against the tiny clus-ters of short spines which are much more irritating. Thelarge, rounded leaves, or ‘pads’, should be collected inspring to early summer. Leave pads that are finishingflowering and setting fruit. Hold pads over a flame toremove spines, roast them over a fire, and then peel theskin and spines (rinse the knife off between peelingsdue to the sticky sap). Slice the pad into 1/4 inch longslices and add it to a pot of salted boiling water. Boil for

about 15 minutes, drainand rinse with cold water tostop the cooking process. Ayummy salsa can be madeby chopping a small whiteonion, a medium-sizedtomato, some cilantro andmixing with the nopales(diced). Add salt, pepper

and lime juice to taste. For a spicy salsa, add diced hotpeppers. Nopales can also be added to salads, grilledwith other vegetables, or sautéed with onions and pep-pers as a side to eggs or wrapped up in a tortilla as asnack. Fruit is collected later in the summer—it also hasspines so don’t put those gloves away yet. Trim bothends of the fruit and make a lengthwise cut in the fruit.Then scoop out the pulp for later use to make sorbet,syrup or jelly. A quick online search for recipes yieldsall sorts of culinary delights to try.

Eating fresh, local foods is even more fulfillingwhen you have an edible landscape and local is yourvery own yard! There are books on edible native plantsavailable at the Missouri Department of Conservation(www.mdc.mo.gov) and at the Visitor’s Center at ShawNature Reserve (www.shawnature.org).

Cindy Gilberg is a Missouri native and horticultur-ist whose work includes design and consulting, teachingand writing. Much of her work focuses on native plants,habitat gardens and rain gardens. Cindy’s projectsinclude work at Shaw Nature Reserve and its NativePlant School, the Shaw Profes-sional Landscape Seriesand the Deer Creek Watershed Alliance. You can ontactCindy at 314-630-1004 or [email protected].

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t. Louis Composting encouraged gardeners from across the bi-state area to join in cele-brating International Compost Awareness Week (ICAW), on May 11 at their 3rd Annual“Give Compost a

GROW at Home” work-shop! The 2013 ICAWtheme was “Compost...Nature’s Way to Grow!”and planned activitiesspanned the globe withevents scheduled acrossthe United States, Canada,the United Kingdom,Ireland, Europe andAustralia.

Participants in theworkshop (right)learned all aboutcompost and its ben-efits from the experts– including alterna-tive compostingmethods and options– and how to startyour own compostpile. Roy Gross andAshley Bement of St.Louis Composting(top photo) gave theinside scoop on composting at home and composting St. LouisComposting style and Kat Golden from the Missouri BotanicalGardens Earthways Center spoke about vermicomposting andBokashi – a great method for apartment composters! In addi-tion to learning about how to compost, Rob Carrothers (above right) with Filtrex educated partic-ipants on how to use compost to grow their plants in GardenSoxx’s, a weed-free, disease-free, notilling grow system for fruits, flowers and vegetables.

With over 200 participants in this year’s workshop, St. Louis Composting is already brain-storming to make ICAW even better and bigger for the St. Louis area in 2014!

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Enjoy Quality Family TimeBackyard ponds create a gathering spot for family

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Landscaping canchange the microclimatearound a building by 20 -25 degrees F. According tothe US Department ofEnergy, energy-efficient

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Water features attract wildlife of all kinds, frombirds to butterflies, to frogs and salamanders. Certifiedwildlife habitats are growing in popularity, and water isone of the elements required to achieve certification.

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The 13th annual Pond-O-Rama will be heldSaturday, June 22, and Sunday, June 23. Thereare 48 private ponds and gardens on the tour—22 on Saturday and 26 on Sunday. In addition,there are six commercial locations that may bevisited on either day or at any time. This is aself-directed driving tour; the ticket bookletcontains location addresses, driving directionsand maps.

This is the first time the museum will be apart of Pond-O-Rama. Normally an admissionfee is charged at the museum and nature center,but that fee will be waived for anyone showinga Pond-O-Rama ticket booklet on either of thetour days or for 30 days afterword.

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e are empowered when we let goof what no longer serves us. Attimes, it can be a mystery know-

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We are now at a place in time where more and moreholistic approaches are becoming available to help usrestore and maintain harmony in body, mind and spirit.We are complex beings with complex emotions.Emotions are not inherently good or bad, they just are.We need to feel anger at times just as we need to feelLove. Love is a high frequency emotion that is in har-mony with peace and balance – Love does not need tobe released. Our bodies accept and resonate beautiful-ly with the energy of Love. However, emotions withlower vibratory frequencies such as anger, fear orresentment if not fully expressed can affect us nega-tively. The cells of our body “remember” the anger orfear and this energy can become trapped. We may tryto let go of our anger through conscious awareness ofreleasing it, getting counseling, etc., but in some casesover time echoes of the original anger linger. Blockedor trapped emotions can make us feel stuck or limitedin our lives and can eventually express themselves asdiscomfort, unhappiness or even illness.

I worked with a client recently who developed pro-fuse sweating episodes along with panic when travelingby plane for work. He stated that he had never beennervous about flying (he travels weekly), but did feeloverwhelmed at times with his job.

Through muscle testing (applied kinesiology) wediscovered that the emotion related to the sweating was“terror” he felt at age 17 when he totaled his father’snew car and feared his best friend who was with him inthe car had died (both young men were fine). Energy

of this intense emotion was still with him. Theclient reported that he had not thought about thisevent in over 20 years! This man’s cells“remembered” the overwhelm he felt at the timeof the accident and now when feeling over-whelmed with work, his body was responding tothis emotional trigger with symptoms similar tothe original emotional event. Physical symp-

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EPT-Works (Emotional Polarity Technique) is aholistic therapy that helps with the process of letting goof issues of the heart that no longer serve you. Let goand feel empowered.

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upporting chronic health conditions iscomplex; there are many pieces to thepuzzle. If the body and its parts don’twork in unison, an array of health

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Without suitable amounts of HCL in the stomach,the body faces serious health issues. When food sits inthe stomach and is not broken down by enzymes, it con-tinues to sit there, eventually rotting and putrefying.The putrefied food begins to produce harmful, acidicgases that travel up the esophagus and cause burningsensations to the throat. This is commonly referred toas acid reflux. Additionally, putrefied food destroys thelining of the stomach, due to its acidity, and can lead tostomach ulcers. Anyone with a preexisting chronichealth condition will suffer from worsened symptoms if

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Traditional medical approaches towards a lack ofHCL in the stomach treat only the symptoms felt bypatients. Doctors frequently prescribe drugs (Nexium,Prilosec) to help decrease acid reflux caused by putre-fied food. This method treats acid reflux symptoms yetneglects the problem at hand, which is a lack of HCL inthe stomach. In this scenario, food will still rot in thestomach and cause further damage. Alternative med-ical approaches seek to restore the production andrelease of HCL in the stomach to ensure it works prop-erly. Proper dieting, eradicating harmful bacteria, orintroducing supplements that help produce HCL are allmethods to promote a healthy stomach. The alternativemethod is centered on restoring normal body functionby correcting the problem at its source, not simply treat-ing symptoms.

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by Simon Yu, MD

arasites are difficult to detect from astool test unless there is an acute fullblown infection. The stool test has beenconsidered a gold standard test for over

100 years for parasite evaluation. If there are noparasites or parasite eggs detected, we are toldthere are no parasite problems. However, can we trust thestool test as a reliable test for deeply hidden parasites?Most physicians do not trust the test but there is no betteralternative test available for parasites.

Many of my patients come from all over the countrywith the expectation that I will treat them with parasitemedication for their unexplainable medical conditions.However, I do not treat everybody with parasite medica-tions. I have written many articles on parasites that explainhow difficult it is to detect parasites. I’ve also explainedthat there is a new way to detect and treat parasites basedon acupuncture meridian assessment which is considered ahighly unconventional biometric evaluation.

Most patients think they have parasites when I pre-scribe parasite medications. I have written many dis-claimers not claiming that I have found the actual parasitesbut only detected “frequency equivalent parasite activities”based on meridian evaluation and harmonic bio-resonancephenomenon.

Parasites are truly hard to detect based on stool analy-sis, blood test, or DNA analysis and are often misdiagnosedand untreated. My experience in Bolivia as a US Armymedical officer treating about 10,000 native Andes Indiansin 2001 has been a major turning point for using parasitemedications.

I’ve been detecting parasites and using a variety of par-asite medications for many years in successfully treatingchronically ill patients. Many of their success stories are onmy website and in my book, Accidental Cure. My practicewould generally not be considered standard communitycare by conventional medicine because I don’t do the stan-dard stool, blood, or DNA tests since I don’t believe theygive the true story of parasite-like conditions in the body.However, patients come to me for this very reason. Theyhave not had success with conventional evaluations andtreatments.

I do not claim to actually detect parasites but rather I

hypothesize that parasite-like conditions aredetected based on my evaluation and I thereforetreat accordingly. For example, my colleaguephysician, Dr. W, had an advanced stage of con-gestive heart failure and came to see me after heheard my lecture on how incurable medical con-ditions responded to parasite medications. He waswilling to take parasite medications without the

physical proof for the existence of parasites, as I recom-mended.

I am willing to try parasite medications for mypatients’ puzzling medical conditions if they are willing toaccept my recommendation based on acupuncture meridi-an assessment. The determination is based on my clinicalexperiences with numerous parasite treatments over manyyears, which all started as a US Army medical officer inBolivia. No matter how many times I tell my patients thereis no physical proof that you have parasites in your bodybut only “frequency equivalent of parasite infection”, andthis is disturbing certain specific meridians, they don’talways hear what I am saying. They think I told them loudand clear, “You have parasites!!!”

Dr. W asked how can one claim and treat somethingwhen the problem is invisible, inaudible, intangible, andimmeasurable by the standard test? I told him, I will startcalling parasites Aliens, Terminators, and Predators (ATPs)as a code name.

A case study of a large cancer tumor disappearing in ashort time after using parasite medications was described inmy article, “The Disappearance of the Universe As WeKnow It for WIMP: What if the cancer patient does nothave cancer?” The article was questioning, “what is canceranyway?” Is there a connection with tumors and parasites?

If the tumor mass disappears after parasite medica-tions, we can assume parasites may play a role in the for-mation of tumors but there is no proof according to currentmedical science. Cancer and tumor formations are complexbiological processes of genetic and epigenetic influences.Parasite medication may have secondary pharmacologicalproperties of which we may not be aware. If other underly-ing factors are not corrected, the tumor will always comeback.

There are many phenomena of which it can be said thatthere are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknownunknowns. We use parasite medication for specific parasite

infections based on stool test. This is a known known. Itmight also eradicate unidentified unknown parasites andthat is known unknown.

We may also experience many unexplainable medicalconditions that disappear with parasite medications from anunknown mechanism. This is an unknown unknown. (Youmay want to read my article for a cancer treatment,Ivermectin Deficiency Syndrome, on my website.). If youare taking parasite medication, it does not necessarily meanthat you have an active parasites. The decision to use para-site medication is based on history taking, physical exam,acupuncture meridian assessment, and my clinical experi-ences.

If you feel comfortable with my explanation, you maytake the medications. If it does not make any sense, please,don’t take the medications. This is more than a choice ofchoosing the red pill or green pill and going down the rab-bit hole of the biology of belief and quantum effects. Onlyafter you take the medication, will you know the results. If

your condition improves with parasite medications thatdoes not mean you have parasites. However, if you seeworms passing in your bowel movement, skin, or coughingup, you can finally say, “I have parasites!” You become afinal believer for “show me” the invisible, inaudible, intan-gible, and immeasurable parasites.

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entistry has witnessed someincredible advances over theyears that have improved theability of our profession to

deliver a higher quality of care for our patients.Several examples include the air driven dentaldrill, light-cured composites for dental filling materi-als, and the intra-oral camera which offers the patient avisual aid to view oral conditions inside their mouth.

However, the introduction of the dental digital X-ray has probably offered one of the greatest contribu-tions in modern times. Digital X-rays quickly captureimages of your teeth and gums. They are stored on acomputer, which contributes to faster imaging andadded ease when transferring X-rays between your var-ious healthcare providers. Digital X-rays also providegreater diagnostic capabilities with software technolo-gy that prevails over conventional X-rays.

Digital Dental X-rays can reveal:• Abscesses or cysts• Bone loss• Cancerous and non-cancerous tumors• Decay between the teeth• Developmental abnormalities• Poor tooth and root positions• Problems inside a tooth or below the gum lineSeveral years ago, our office converted to digital

X-rays because we could see the value that this equip-ment offered to our patients. Studies have shown thatalthough conventional X-rays have drastically reducedradiation exposure, digital X-rays cut this exposure byan additional 80 – 90%. Additionally, digital X-rays aresafer for the environment because they require no dis-

posal of harmful waste chemicals since theimages are captured electronically.

As a biological dentist (also known as aholistic dentist), one of our major concerns isto consistently reduce any unnecessary orharmful exposures to chemicals, heavy met-als, toxins, or radiation levels that may com-promise or hinder the overall health and well-ness of our patients. That is why digital X-

rays became a necessity for our office.How often should dental X-rays be taken?The need for dental x-rays depends on each

patient’s individual dental health needs. Your dentistand dental hygienist will recommend necessary x-raysbased on the review of your medical and dental histo-ry, dental exam, signs and symptoms, age considera-tion, and risk for disease.

A full mouth series of dental x-rays is recommend-ed for new patients. A full series is usually good forthree to five years. Bite-wing x-rays (x-rays of top andbottom teeth biting together) are taken at recall (check-up) visits and are recommended in our office once peryear to detect new or hidden dental problems.

Dr. Michael Rehme, DDS, CCN is one of the fewDentists in the U.S. that are Certified ClinicalNutritionists (CCN). He practices Biological Dentistrythat includes mercury free, tooth colored fillings;healthy dental materials; balancing body chemistry;and nutritional therapy. For articles and informationabout Biological Dentistry and patient success storiesvisit www.ToothBody.com or call his office 314-997-2550. Attend a free monthly presentation and discus-sion by Dr. Rehme on Biological Dentistry the thirdTuesday each month at 6:30 pm. Please call to verifythe date and reserve your space.

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by Dr. Doug Pernikoff, DVM

llergies occur in

our pets when

their immune sys-

tem is reacting to

chemicals or compounds that have

entered the body by any number of path-

ways. Your vet may use the term 'ATOPY', to

describe recurring allergic responses by your family

pets. These compounds, referred to as 'allergens',

can enter the body by inhalation into the lungs, by

ingestion through foodstuffs, by injection as might

occur with flea bites, or, by direct contact as can

occur with grass, furniture, rugs, etc. In any case,

the body will program exposure to these elements,

and with successive exposures, may mount a

response that becomes more and more dramatic.

Dogs, in particular, will respond to allergens

with skin conditions, ear infections, or conjunctivi-

tis type syndromes, or what most moms might relate

to pink eye in their children. Many of the larger

breeds, like golden retrievers and others, are com-

monly afflicted with a low performing thyroid

gland. A simple test at your veterinarian's office

will demonstrate the presence or absence of this

condition. Treatment is typically very cheap, and

usually, persists throughout their lifetime. These

sorts of dogs often demonstrate 'hot spots', some-

time in the warmer months of the year. The hot spot

condition presents as a moist dermatitis. The animal

is very uncomfortable, and the area afflicted is usu-

ally inflamed, reddened, oozing clear fluid and

absent of hair. Your vet will likely suggest antibi-

otics, shampoos, topicals and possibly an anti-

inflammatory shot.

As stated, ears are another location manifesting

chronic, recurring response to allergies. And again,

each veterinarian tends to develop their own style of

managing and treating ears, skin or eyes.

Diagnostically, your vet will discuss special testing

that highlights statistically significant allergens that

are affecting your pet. Other rule out actions might

include food trials to find foodstuffs that are reason-

able for your pet. Dust mites, prevalent in the nicest

of homes, constitute one of the more common aller-

gens afflicting our house pets.

Parasites like fleas, can present as either a true

flea infestation, wherein fleas or flea dirt cover the

animals body, especially notable on the

area just in front of the tail, commonly

referred to as the 'tail head', or in the

groin area. On the other hand, there is a

condition referred to as a 'flea hyper-

sensitivity'. In this latter case, the pet

has been repeatedly exposed to flea

bites. The flea saliva registers a con-

cern with the immune system, and in

future episodes, the flea may bite your

pet, fall off the animal, and still create an exaggerat-

ed allergic type response. Cats often develop a

lumpy bumpy, scaley condition called 'miliary der-

matitis', secondary to flea allergy hypersensitivity.

We have just touched the surface as regards pet

seasonal allergies. Again, many chemicals or com-

pounds can illicit an allergic response in your pets.

It's up to your vet, along with your pet ownership

assistance, to play detective and attempt to find the

cause, and then, the best approach to managing

allergies, with pharmaceuticals, desensitizing aller-

gen shots, specialized foods, or even managing your

household to minimize dust mite incidence. Finally,

keeping your pet's coat trimmed in the spring and

summer, may help in minimizing skin conditions

associated with allergy conditions.

Have a safe and enjoyable summer time!

Fondly,

Dr. Doug Pernikoff

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ur pets tend to spend more

time outside enjoying sum-

mer's pleasant weather as

do their human counter-

parts. This allows them the opportunity to

commit the crime of “dietary indiscre-

tion”. Dietary indiscretion is a broad term

encompassing such felonious behavior as consum-

ing dead things (think road kill), decomposing

things (trash, garbage, mulch, compost), and live

things (birds, bugs, bunnies). Drinking contaminat-

ed water sources such as ponds, creeks, rivers,

streams, lakes, mud puddles, and birdbaths is

included in the definition of the crime. My own dog

Baby's favorite criminal pursuit is sneaking a snack

of goose poop as we stroll merrily around

Boathouse Lake in Carondelet Park. She doesn't

fool me one bit...I'm well aware of her evil tenden-

cies as she innocently prances around the paths of

the park.

Once the crime has been committed, we pet

owners are literally left to clean up the mess. The

“mess” is usually an acute onset of diarrhea, often

but not always, containing blood and mucous. This

explosion often awakens us out of a sound sleep in

the middle of the night. It has been documented to

occur during Sunday dinner with the relatives.

There are a few very disturbing reports of this hor-

ror occurring during long family vacation car trips.

After your gag reflex has worn itself out and your

tears have dried, it is best to formulate a treatment

plan.

First and foremost is to fast your pet for 24-36

hours. My mother believes this is a cruel and

heinous practice and is thoroughly convinced all

pets will die of starvation if a single meal is missed.

After practicing veterinary medicine for 28 years, I

have found this not to be true. However, I have

noticed that people who share my mother's concerns

are often accomplices in the crime itself (sneaking

bacon, brats, barbeque, a Happy Meal under the

table to Pookie). The purpose of the fast is not to

punish. Fasting allows the GI tract to empty itself

naturally through proper digestion or through purg-

ing (vomiting/diarrhea). The body needs to rid itself

of pathogens before it can heal. Fasting will allow

the GI tract to rest. Often there is a considerable

amount of inflammation in the lining of the stom-

ach, intestines, and colon with acute diarrhea.

Fasting is a natural way to decrease that inflamma-

tion.

After a 24-36 hour fast we then advise feeding a

bland diet. This could consist of home-cooked lean

hamburger meat or chicken breast mixed 50/50 with

cooked rice. Low-fat meats are preferred because

they are easier to digest. If home-cooking is not an

option, your veterinarian can offer prescription diets

to treat diarrhea such as Hill's ID or Royal Canin GI

LowFat. These diets are highly digestible

and pretty tasty. Feed a bland diet for a few

days then gradually transition back to your

pet's regular diet.

For acute diarrhea lasting more than 48

hours please consult your veterinarian. We

will usually advise checking a stool sample

for parasites such as roundworms, hook-

worms, whipworms, and giardia and then

prescribe proper treatment based upon results.

Supportive treatment to resolve the diarrhea can be

started. Metronidazole (Flagyl) is a medicine often

employed. This antibiotic can rid the body of bac-

terial pathogens and the parasite Giardia and will act

to decrease inflammation throughout the GI tract.

At Animal Health & Healing we will also reach for

probiotics to treat diarrhea. Our favorite probiotic

for acute diarrhea is Prostora. Made specifically for

the dog, it is chewable, tasty, and builds and main-

tains a healthy digestive system. Prostora contains

a clinically proven strain of probiotic that will nutri-

tionally manage acute diarrhea by shortening its

course and lessening the severity of symptoms.

Other natural remedies which can be helpful are

slippery elm, colostrum, and glutamine.

Homeopathic remedies can work wonders for acute

diarrhea. I will prescribe Arsenicum if the pet is

restless, painful, having black, foul-smelling diar-

rhea-especially worse in the middle of the night.

Homeopathic Mercury may be useful for bloody

mucoid diarrhea. Podophyllum is used in cases of

yellow gushing stools with foul odor. Nux vomica

may help if the pet is having diarrhea and vomiting

and is irritable and isolating himself.

Many of the pathogens causing acute diarrhea

can be transmitted to people and other pets.

Therefore, special attention should be given to

cleaning measures. It is advised to pick up and dis-

card feces immediately. Do not allow them to sit in

the yard. Worm eggs will invade the soil and cause

reinfection. Giardia can contaminate both soil and

water. Both can then be sources for infection for

people and pets. In order to prevent reinfection via

grooming we advise dog owners to clean the anal

area and surrounding hair of any fecal matter. And

of course, wash your own hands thoroughly after

performing these thankless tasks.

Acute diarrhea in our canine friends can be

caused by a plethora of palatable pathogens. The

commonsense approaches discussed here will often

suffice in treating many cases of acute diarrhea

caused by dietary indiscretions. After normalcy has

returned, you and your pet can continue to enjoy all

the blessings of summertime.

Dr. Teresa Garden is chief veterinarian/owner of

Animal Health & Healing, a full-service holistic and

conventional veterinary practice in the

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Dr. K. Shane Neifert of St. Louis Spine &Health Center offers a unique set of healing tal-ents to his patients. He views each patient as anindividual and seeks to find and correct the ‘weaklinks’ in their health. Based on his findings, heworks to strengthen areas of weakness, whichoptimizes the patient’s overall health. He facili-tates this healing using natural techniques rangingfrom chiropractic adjustment, acupuncture, ener-

gy balancing, and detoxification, to emotionalfreedom technique, hormone balancing, nutrition-al counseling, and allergy testing and treatment.Many use these talents to maintain their body’sown healing potential. The office of St. LouisSpine & Health is equipped with the latest intechnological advances in natural healing includ-ing Foot Bath Detoxification and SpinalDecompression which addresses sciatica and her-

niated, bulging, and/or slipped discs. Also offeredwithin the office are the services of a superb,licensed massage therapist, Sharon Maust, who isqualified in multiple approaches to massage.

St. Louis Spine & Health is located at 12401Olive Blvd. #202, which is found in the TempoMedical Building (approx. 1 mile west of Hwy270 on Olive Blvd). www.preventionisbest.com.Call for more information at 314-576-1495.

Dr. K. Shane Neifert

12401 Olive Blvd. #202,

Tempo Medical Building

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Combining traditional training with acutting edge holistic approach, Deborahspecializes in helping people change theireating habits to achieve optimal health. Asan experienced educator with a teachingdegree, she excels at motivating individualsto improve the quality of their wellbeing.

Cutting edge nutrition for:• Autism• Auto-Immune Disorders• Cancer• Digestive Problems• Fibromyalgia• Food Allergies & Sensitivities• Learning Disabilities

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An Integrated ApproachTo Healing & Wellness

Deborah Zorensky,rD, LD, CCN

314-725-67677649 Delmar

St.Louis,Mo 63130

The BioMat’s quantum energetics allows the bodyto fight disease and heal with a naturally strong andefficient immune system. It is composed of 17 layersof technology, combining Far Infrared Rays (FIR),negative ions and amethyst crystals. Time spent on themat relieves pain and joint stiffness, reduces stress andfatigue, boosts the immune system, burns calories andmany other healthful benefits.

Infrared Rays, nature’s invisible light and most

beneficial light wave, penetrate skin and increase cir-culation to detoxify the body of harmful toxins. TheFIR can increase blood flow and clean the arteries(which means it can help lower blood pressure),release toxins, increase metabolism, heal soft tissueand relax muscles.

Negative Ions are Nature’s Energizer. Ion particlescleanse and purify the air we breathe.

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Alternative Hospice is a locally owned, com-

munity based end of life program, dedicated to

being an advocate for our patients and providing

them with a high standard of holistic end of life

care.

We strive to empower our patients and their

caregivers with the knowledge and information

that they need to make informed decisions

regarding their care.

Our focus is on comfort, quality of life, and

facilitating of a peaceful passing with dignity,

respect and love.

Alternative Hospice is a physician directed,

nurse coordinated program of care. Dr. Joseph

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The focus of holistic dentistry is to consider

the mouth as a part of the whole body. We use

materials and methods that are more compatible

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tional dental materials. Examples of non-com-

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or dentures. Alternatives to fluoride are used

for the prevention of cavities.

Proper alignment of the jaws and teeth are

the foundation of how the body perceives itself

in space. The result of improper alignment can

result in symptoms of headache, ears ringing,

loss of hearing, pain in the head and neck and

clenching or grinding of the teeth.

Good nutrition is inseparable for good

health. If your diet consists of food and drink

made with white flour, sugar and no fresh fruits

and vegetables, your body is likely to be acidic

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ronald Schoolman, DDSrodney Lofton, DDS

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Our approach to holistic health includesthe entire body and the oral cavity is noexception. We are dedicated to serving ourpatients and promoting a level of health carethat carefully evaluates and reviews the use ofdental materials, dental procedures and alsooffers dietary and nutritional support for eachand every individual that is seen in our office.

Did you know that examining the mouthcan reveal the presence of illnesses or unsta-ble conditions in other areas of the body?

If you feel like you’ve just about exhaust-ed all your options in your search for betterhealth, have your mouth examined with a dif-ferent approach in mind. Get motivated, geteducated, and get ready to participate in a

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Michael g. rehme, DDS,CCN & Associates

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St Louis Aquatic Healing Center offersstate of the art, cutting edge alternative healththerapies for health, healing, balancing anddetoxification. Many of our therapies canonly be found at St Louis Aquatic such as:The MG-PRO, Pulsed ElectromagneticField (PEMF) Cellular Exercise, widelyused in Eastern Europe for 30 years withextensive research behind it; cleaning and

promoting cell repair and regeneration; TheQuantum Pulse frequency generator, suc-cessfully eradicates many viruses andpathogens; Watsu/Wassertanzen, warmwater shiatsu therapy to relieve pain and revi-talize organs, and Cranial Sacral Therapy inthe pool, all the benefits of CST amplified bythe water. We also offer T-Zone, Whole BodyVibration for health and fitness, Nutri-

Energetics Systems (NES) health evaluationand therapy to promote the body’s naturalhealing and detoxification, far-infrared sauna,ionic foot soaks, ear candling, lymphaticdrainage, other therapeutic massages andmuch more. Call, email or visit our websitesfor more information. 314-432-5228,[email protected], www.watsu1.com,www.purificationhealthproducts.com.

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June 1, 3, 5PERILS OF ‘FREE’ TRADEAirs on KNLC Channel 24 6/01 at noon & 6/05 at 5:30 pmand KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 6/03 at8:00 p.m. Marilyn Lorenz and Karen Wilson discuss dangersof the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership. They describe howit could allow foreign lawsuits to overturn domestic courtsand expand extractive industries. This could push poor peo-ple off their land and cause enormous environmental harm.

June 8ThE GARDEn COnSERvAnCy’S OPEn DAyS PROGRAM. Explore six private gardens in St. Louis, open to the public forself-guided tours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. No reservations required;rain or shine. $5 per garden; children 12 & under free. 888-842-2442 or www.opendaysprogram.org for information.

June 8, 10, 12PERILS OF A PACIFIC ‘PARTnERShIP’Airs on KNLC Channel 24 6/08 at noon & 6/12 at 5:30 pmand KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 6/10 at8:00 p.m. Jillian Severinski and Mark Strothmann discusssecret negotiations of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership.Previous trade deals have proven disastrous for El Salvadorand Peru, which both suffer harm from extractive industries.Trade agreements can hasten climate change, reduced accessto medicines and increase US job loss.

June 10LEARn ABOUT ACUPRESSURE "TAPPInG" TOhELP WITh DEPRESSIOn, AnXIETy, AnD PAIn Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a form of acupressurein which you "tap" on acupuncture points to relieve symp-toms. This class provides you with a take-home techniqueyou can use to relieve stress, anxiety, and pain. Kim Archeris a skilled presenter who can help with the toughest cases.She will also introduce Matrix Reimprinting, in which yourevisit previous traumas with new perspectives - healing themthrough acupressure. Class to be held at 7pm on Monday,June 10th at Community Acupuncture of St Louis, 2006 South39th Street, STL, 63110. The cost of the class is $10. Pleaseregister: Either book online at www.acustl.com under "Makean Appointment", or call 314-772-4325. Learn more aboutEFT at www.acustl.com, and click on "Other Services".

June 11InTEGRATInG ALTERnATIvE MEDICInE WITh COnvEnTIOnAL MEDICInE June 11 - FREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion -Integrating Alternative Medicine with Conventional Medicine- Learn how to build your immune system and take charge ofyour health. If you are suffering from chronic conditions,you'll learn why you don't have to live with your "incurable"symptoms anymore. Topics covered include: Cancer, HeartDisease/Stroke, Diabetes, Arthritis, Osteoporosis,ADD/ADHD, Chronic Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Food Allergies,Nutrition, and many more. You should come to this discussionalso if you feel, "My Doctor said everything is fine! Then whydo I feel so lousy?" Second Tuesday each month at 6:30 pm

at our 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. Callto verify meeting date; seating is limited, arrive early, 314-432-7802. See patient success stories at www.preventionand-healing.com.

June 11FREE CLASS, OPTIMAL EATInG!Unfortunately there is not one eating plan that is optimal foreveryone. In this class we will look at ways to figure out whatmay be the best way to eat for you. We will also discusshealthy food sources, nutritional supplements and healthy eat-ing strategies for busy people and parents. Presentation anddiscussion led by Dr. Rebecca Gould DC, holistic health prac-titioner and nutrition specialist.Cost: Free, $5 registration fee refunded at the door. Held 6/11,7:30 pm at The Healing Center, 734 DeMun Ave in Clayton.For details or to register call 314-727-2120 or visitwww.HealingSTL.com.

June 13AUThOR BOOKSIGnInG & CLASS6-7pm Come meet the author of Chakra Awakening and get apersonal message! Margaret Ann Lembo, award winningauthor, has just released two new books, The Essential Guideto Crystals, Minerals, and Stones and Color Your Life WithCrystals. 7p-9pm Colors and Gemstones: Positive Thoughtsfor Successful Living workshop. Speaker: Margaret AnnLembo, Author and owner of The Crystal Garden metaphysi-cal shop in Florida. Cost: 6-7pm Free, 7-9pm class $25. Heldat Holistic Journey. 618-234-8280 or visit www.yourholis-ticjourney.com, 106 E. Main St, Belleville, IL 62220.

June 15FInDInG PEACE & hEALInG RELATIOnShIPSWITh ThE WORK OF ByROn KATIERelationships can bring great joy into our lives, and they canbring some of our deepest pain. Despite our best efforts, weend up in battles with those we love. We get hurt, angry andfrustrated with those closest to us. The Work of Byron Katieis a way to end the battles and begin to once again love thosewe love and stop arguing with them. With The Work, other

people do not have to change. We inquire within and changehappens within us. This Workshop will teach you how to doThe Work and find your own peace regardless of your cir-cumstances. Bryan Wagner, certified facilitator of The Workof Byron Katie, will lead the workshop. It is held at Jane’sHouse of Well Being in St. Charles on Saturday June 15, from9 am to 5 pm. Cost is $65 dollars before June 7th and $75afterwards. To register call 636-255-9642 or go towww.janeshousestudio.com.

June 15, 17, 19ST. LOUIS' ThIRD SUSTAInABLE BACKyARD TOURAirs on KNLC Channel 24 6/15 at noon & 6/19 at 5:30 pmand KNLC Renewable Energy Channel Channel 24-2 6/17 at8:00 p.m. The Sustainable Backyard Tour inspires and edu-cates about green living outdoors in St. Louis City andCounty. Terry Winkelmann and Travis DeRousse discuss thereasons to rethink the traditional lawn and reimagine how weuse our backyards to lighten our impact on the earth.

June 17 - 23POLLInATOR WEEK EvEnTS AT WhOLE FOODSSix years ago, the U.S. Senate’s unanimous approval and des-ignation of the final week in June as “National PollinatorWeek” marked a necessary step toward addressing the urgentissue of declining pollinator populations. Pollinator Week hasnow grown to be an international celebration of the valuableecosystem services provided by bees, birds, butterflies, batsand beetles. The growing concern for pollinators is a sign ofprogress, but it is vital that we continue to maximize our col-lective effort. We have some special events planned onSaturday, June 15 to help us learn more about this very impor-tant topic. Along with many others around the world, we hopeto “bee” part of the change in our awareness and how we takecare of our environment to protect our pollinators. For moreinformation please call 636-527-1160.

June 18COnnECTInG yOUR hEALTh BETWEEn yOUR TEETh AnD BODyFREE Monthly Seminar and Discussion. Connecting YourHealth Between Your Teeth and Body. You may not realize it,but your teeth and gums may be making you ill or weakening

your immune system. Hidden infections. Unresolved illness.Find out what may be happening between your teeth and bodyand what to do about it. Discover how infection and illnesstransfer between the teeth and body. Understand how biolog-ical dentistry focuses on your overall health. Learn about whatdental materials are compatible with wellness, mercury-free,tooth-colored fillings,the impact of dental procedures, howcertain dental procedures can influence your body, and nutri-tional therapy that supports a healthy mouth. Third TuesdayEach Month, 6:30 pm at the Holistic Dentistry office of, andpresented by, Dr. Michael Rehme, D.D.S., C.C.N. (CertifiedClinical Nutritionist), 2821 N. Ballas Rd, Suite 245, St. Louis,MO 63131. A Healthy Choice for Dental Care. Call to verifyseminar date and reserve your space at 314-997-2550. SeePatient Success Stories at www.toothbody.com.

June 18FREE MOnThLy WELLnESS SUPPORT GROUPFree Monthly Wellness Support Group. Come and enjoy anevening of fellowship, learning opportunities in MedicalSpiritual Information and exercises to strengthen your journeyin managing your plan of care and treatment. Support GroupLeaders: Dr. Simon Yu, M.D. and Chaplain Paul R. Johnson,M.Div. When: Third Tuesday each month (with an occasionalexception) at 6:30 pm. at our healing clinic, Prevention andHealing, Inc., Dr. Simon Yu, M.D., Board Certified Internist,10908 Schuetz Road, St Louis, MO 63146, Weaving InternalMedicine with Alternative Medicine to Use the Best Each Hasto Offer. Call to verify meeting date, 314-432-7802. For moreinformation, read the article on our web site atwww.PreventionAndHealing.com titled "New Medicine, NewBiology: Spiritual Wellness, Spiritual Assessment, andSpiritual Care."

June 20FREE CLASS, SUPERFOODS! or SUPERFOODS?Have you heard the latest news on the health benefits of The-Number-One-Superfood-Everyone-Should-Eat? There is a lotof information out there on certain foods that are not simplygood for us, they have healthful properties greater than thoseof regular foods. Perhaps. Sometimes a news story will take areseacher's theory from a small pilot study and expand it intoa national news story that sends people running for the healthfood store store. How can you know if a food featured in themedia is a must-have for health? Dr. Gould will teach you tobe a healthy skeptic, how to quickly discern nutrition factfrom fad. Dr. Gould will also summarize the research behinda few of today's super food media darlings. Presentation anddiscussion led by Dr. Rebecca Gould DC, holistic health prac-titioner and nutrition specialist. Cost: Free, $5 registration feerefunded at the door. Held 6/20, 7:30 pm at The HealingCenter, 734 DeMun Ave in Clayton. For details or to registercall 314-727-2120 or visit www.HealingSTL.com.

June 21AROMAThERAPy CERTIFICATIOn COURSETwo weekends needed for course of 10 three-hour classes.Class times: Friday evening, Saturday morning and afternoon,Sunday morning and afternoon. Dates: June 21, 22, 23 andJuly 19, 20, 21. Cheryl’s Herbs will sponsor Aroma 101:Foundations, offered by The East-West School of Herbal andAromatic Studies. Taught by Cheryl Hoard, owner of Cheryl’sHerbs. Cost: $450. Held at Cheryl’s Herbs. For more infor-mation visit www.cherylsherbs.com. Please call for a reser-vation 314-645-2165.

June 22, 24, 26WATER, EnERGy AnD MInInGAirs on KNLC Channel 24 06/22 at noon & 06/26 at 5:30p.m. and KNLC Channel 24-2 06/24 at 8:00 p.m. Earth’ssupply of fresh water is being compromised. Dr. Bob Crissdescribes how water is used by extractive industries such asthe mining of coal, uranium, and lead. How much water con-tamination is due to bad corporate practices and how much isinherent in industrial production?

June 28-30STAR hEALInG PRACTITIOnER CERTIFICATIOnFri 6-9pm, Sat/Sun 9a-6pm. Learn this new age healing tech-nique and practice on several volunteers for this weekendintensive. Certificate provided upon completion of require-ments. Speaker: Kelly Hampton, Author of Medium andTeacher. Cost: $590 paid by 6/14, $625 after. Held at HolisticJourney. Call 618-234-8280 or visit www.yourholisticjour-ney.com, 106 E. Main St, Belleville, IL 62220.

June 29 & July 1, 3vEGAnISM FOR ThE PLAnET, PEOPLE / AnIMALSAirs on KNLC Channel 24 06/29 at noon & 07/03 at 5:30

St. Louis’ own one-ring circus announces an all-newshow, A Trip to the Moon, channeling Georges Melies’iconic film, May 30 – June 23.

In its 27th big top production, St. Louis’ own CircusFlora goes where no circus has gone before: to the moon.Circus Flora's creative team captures the film’s imagi-native spirit under the big top, next to Powell Hall.Circus Flora’s A Trip to the Moon borrows this iconicpiece of cinematic history and Melies’ artistic instru-ments to construct the visual styling, costuming and nar-rative elements for its 2013 production.

Tickets start at $10; show times are Tuesdaythrough Thursday at 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday at 1and 7 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 5:30 p.m.; and “Little TopWednesday” at 10 a.m., a special one-hour show forsmaller kids or the “kids at heart.” Call 314-289-4040or visit www.circusflora.org for tickets and more infor-mation. Tickets are also available at the Circus FloraBox Office in the Centene Center for the Arts &Education, 3547 Olive St. Group discounts are nowavailable for groups of 20+.

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DANIEL NAHMOD in CONCERT July 27, 2013 – 7:00 p.m

Unity Christ Church, 33 N. Skinker BlvdSt. Louis, Missouri 63105

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Women's Health Specialists of St. Louis isdedicated to providing the most comprehen-sive health care for women in St. Louis and thesurrounding area. Caring for your completehealth care needs is what distinguishes us inthe health care community. We provide eachindividual patient with the most up to datehealth information and compliment our carewith alternative and natural therapies includ-ing nutritional testing, supplements and Bio-identical Hormones.

Our team of providers are dedicated toexceptional treatment and care of our patients.We focus on the quality of a women's life andit is our commitment to each and every patient.Please call our office at (314) 292-7080 for anappointment.

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p.m. and KNLC Channel 24-2 07/01 at 8:00 p.m. If you don’teat meat, do you end up malnourished or with insufficient pro-tein? Or, are people who do not eat animal products healthier?Alexandria Graff and Laura Shields of St. Louis Vegans see noteating meat or any other animal products (veganism) actuallyhelping to end world hunger.

June 30INNER MASTERY OR INNER MISERY12:30 - 3:30 pm. Imagine freeing yourself from stress, fear andemotional baggage. Step into a new state of empowerment withyour handcrafted, personalized aromatherapy roll-on blend thatyou prepare in this workshop led by Donna Nicks.Understanding the concepts of selection, blending, intentionand use are key in achieving outstanding results. Cost: $20.Held at Cheryl's Herbs. Visit www.cherylsherbs.com. Pleasecall in advance for a reservation 314-645-2165.

UPCOMING:

July 13-16 AGAPE QUEST 1: HOlOGRAPHIC BAlANCINGHere is your opportunity to start or enhance your career as aholistic practitioner. International instructor Adam Lehman,En.K., has been involved in Energy Kinesiology for over 20years. Staying true to the roots of Kinesiology, AppliedPhysiology expands the bridge between Eastern traditions andWestern precision. Combining unique integrated healing mod-els – Holographic Meridian Setup, 7 Element Assessment, 14Position Muscle Monitoring with potent balancing techniques– Meridian Tuning Forks, Holographic Acupressure, Figure 8’sw/Sound - AP’s approach to client wellness provides a com-plete system with powerful tools. Acupuncture Approved for28 PDA/CEUs. This class serves as the foundation for theentire Applied Physiology professional education spectrum.This amazing workshop presents a complete and powerful sys-tem that allows one to begin helping others immediately uponcompletion of the workshop. 9:00am-6:30pm, 4 days per eachmodule. For Discount: Email [email protected] or Call800-296-8040 by 6-25.July 18-21: AGAPE QUEST 2: MUSClE MONITORINGwith international instructor Adam Lehman, En.K., who hastaught throughout the US and internationally for over a decade,sharing his knowledge and experience with understanding anddepth. In this 4 day module, the student is introduced to sixteenmajor muscles in the body and how to monitor them, their ori-gins and insertions and their related meridians and organs.Also, the balancing techniques of NeuroLymphatic Reflexesand NeuroVascular Reflexes are introduced. In ways, there aresimilarities between this early stage of Applied Physiology andTouch for Health. Even those accomplished in other forms ofEnergy Kinesiology such as Touch for Health, will find thisnew information very powerful and rewarding, offering newapplications. 9:00am-6:30pm, 4 days per each module. ForDiscount: Email [email protected] orCall 800-296-8040 by 6-25.

July 27“WATER”–A WORKSHOP W/ DANIEl NAHMOD.2:30-5:30 p.m. – This workshop centered around the award-winning songs of Daniel’s CD “Water” originated from his 3-month sabbatical in Utah. We’ll explore the capacity we allshare to listen deeply and follow our true calling, like wateritself does – without struggle or fight. Cost: $20.00. The work-shop will be held at Unity Christ Church, 33 N. Skinker Blvd.,St. Louis, Missouri. Call (314) 727-6478 for tickets or moreinformation.

July 27DANIEl NAHMOD IN CONCERT7:00 p.m. – Come enjoy the music of Singer/Songwriter,Humanitarian Daniel Nahmod. Daniel has presented his musicand message for nearly all of the world major faiths. Cost$10.00 in advance or $15.00 at the door. The concert will beheld at Unity Christ Church, 33 N. Skinker Blvd., St. Louis,Missouri. Call (314) 727-6478 for tickets or information.

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