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vegetable shavings.
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 Colcannon
by a Cook Named Clark from the Clan of County Cork
a.k.a. Clark Dougherty
Contrary to myth, corned beef and cabbage is not the quintessential St. Patrick’s Day meal. Nor does an
Irish seven-course meal consist of a boiled potato and a six-pack of stout. Irish food is earthy, using root
vegetables, sausages, pork, mutton, fish,soda breads, grains and potatoes. The recipe I’m sharing is for Colcannon,
a potato dish that comes in as many forms as there are O’ names from my ancestral land.
This particular recipe uses bacon and scallions, which are not in the original and ancient version. The original dish
is intended to be a color contrast of white (clouds), green (grass), and gold (sun) represented by the potatoes, kale and
butter. Make it your own. Go vegetarian and omit the bacon/ham. Or go more traditional and use sliced Irish sausages
instead of bacon. Substitute green peas for the cabbage/kale. Replace the scallions with lightly sautéed sweet onions.
Halve the cabbage/kale and add fennel for the other half. Add thinly-sliced carrots to the mixture, or thick-sliced,
cooked carrots. Use your own imagination and creativity. But most of all, enjoy this tasty and versatile dish, compli-
ments of a cook named Clark from the ancient O’Dougherty clan of County Cork.

Ingredients Directions Serving (6 servings)

D 2 pounds peeled and quartered
russet potatoes OR 2 pounds red
potatoes, unpeeled and quartered
D 4 cups coarse shredded green
cabbage or curly kale
D 2/3 cup light cream or half & half
D 3 scallions (green onions), sliced
D 3 pieces thick-sliced bacon
OR 1/2 cup ham
D 1/4 cup melted butter
D Sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
D Cook thin-sliced bacon; drain; pat dry;
dice. OR, chop ham into 1/4” cubes.
D Blanch cabbage/kale in boiling
salted water 3-4 min.; drain; pat dry.
D Boil potatoes in salted water until
folk-tender. Drain.
D Mash potatoes by hand in large bowl;
beat in cream until smooth (not soupy).
D Transfer to large cooking pan; low heat;
stir in cabbage/kale, melted butter,
scallions; add bacon/ham; blend until
hot; salt/papper to taste.
D Spoon a mounded portion onto plate;
make a well on top, adding a pat of
butter in the well. Serve at once.
D Option 2: Plate atop soda bread and
add chopped parsley or fresh dill garni.
D Option 3: Go trendy upscale; mound
into soup crocks, add a pat of butter
to well/indention, crumble Irish
cheese on top, drizzle with truffle oil,
put the crocks on a baking sheet for 4
minutes in a 325 oven.

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HealingWays
For the past 50 years, more than a
million patients have undergone
chelation therapy for a wide range
of circulatory problems. Yet, at
present, the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration only approves
the therapy for treatment of
heavy metal poisoning. What do
these patients know that officials
have yet to understand?
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Chelation
Therapy
Offers Whole-Body Detox
by Lee Walker
D
r. Jeffrey Morrison, founder of The Morrison Cen-
ter in New York, serves on the board of directors
of the American Academy for the Advancement
of Medicine, or ACAM (formerly American Academy of
Medical Preventics). This leading authority and educator of
physicians and health care providers on the proper use of
chelation therapy first advises, “The accumulation of toxic
metals in the body’s tissues can lead to elevated blood
pressure, the risk of heart disease and neuro-degenerative
conditions.” Then Morrison points to accumulating case
studies that prove the relationship.
A family history of heart disease led Gary Gallo, a
medical doctor with the Chelation Center of Naples, to use
chelation therapy to reduce his own high mercury levels.
“Mercury attacks the nervous system, kidneys and heart,”
notes Gallo. He explains that the presence of heavy metals
in the body helps free radicals to form. This can lead to the
buildup of plaque in the arteries, as well as irregularities in
heart rhythm, arthritis-like joint pain, chronic fatigue, motor
dysfunction and the decline of mental acuity.
A recommended series of 30 treatments, which can
only be administered by a physician, is accompanied by
comprehensive testing before, during and after chelation.
“Many people show improvement with 20 treatments,”
comments Diana Smith, a registered nurse with the Chela-
tion Center of Naples. “When they feel the difference,
patients go on for another 10 or more treatments.”
It’s uplifting for health care practitioners to see patients
who formerly had to pop nitro pills to walk from the park-
ing lot to the doctor’s office, undergo treatment and reduce
their nitro intake to once a week. Smith has also witnessed
the improvement of patients, who prior to chelation, could
barely walk because of poor circulation. After treatments,
some took up walking one to two miles daily.
Chelation therapy’s long and varied history began in
1893, when French-Swiss chemist Alfred Werner developed
the theory of coordination compounds, known today as
chelates. Chelation (key-layshun) derives from the Greek
chele, meaning to claw. Chelating agents are substances
that can chemically bond with toxic minerals, metals and
chemicals within the body. They encircle and carry away
the unwanted matter from the body via excretion. Werner
received the Nobel Prize for his work in 1913 and went on
to establish the science of chelation chemistry.
Germany put Werner’s discovery to use in the manufac-
ture of industrial paints, which required the elimination of
heavy metals. Rather than be dependent upon imported citric
acid for their manufacturing process, the German chemists
invented a safe amino acid known as ethylenediamine tetra-
acedic acid (EDTA), now also used in chelation therapy.
Further experimentation and research into this science
from the 1940s to the 1980s led to the application of EDTA
and chelation therapy in the treatment of individuals who
had an accumulation of toxic metals, such as mercury and
lead, in their body. It employs an intravenous infusion that
may, according to an individual’s needs, include vitamins,
magnesium and a saline solution. Remarkably, the only side
effects that these early patients experienced were positive:
relief from arteriosclerosis, chest pains, arthritis, memory
loss and the inability to concentrate.
The news eventually made its way into medical jour-
nals. By 1973, ACAM was formed to educate physicians
in the uses of EDTA chelation therapy in the treatment of
cardiovascular disease.
Today, the National Center for Complementary and Al-
ternative Medicine and the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute, both components of the National Institutes of
Health, have launched the Chelation Therapy Study. It’s the
first large-scale, multi-center study to determine the efficacy
of EDTA chelation therapy and/or high-dose vitamin/mineral
supplements in the treatment of individuals with coronary
artery disease.
Michael Loquasto, a doctor of naturopathy, practices
chelation therapy at the Borton Medical Center in Allen-
town, Pennsylvania. “I prefer to call the therapy a vitamin
cocktail,” says Loquasto, “because we add vitamins C and
B6, along with magnesium and calcium.”
Loquasto, who invented oral chelation, believes that
physicians should not limit chelation to detoxification.
Rather, “It can help any health condition,” he says, “since it
increases circulation, which naturally offers more healthful
oxygen to all parts of the body.”
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n Lemire Clinic, James Lemire, M.D. 11115 SW 93rd Court
Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.
com. See ad, p 2.
n Life Family Practice Center, Nelson Kraucak, M.D., 1501
U.S. Hwy. 441 North, The Villages, 352-750-4333, www.
LifeFamilyPractice.com. See ad, p 12 and 32.
n Ocala Integrated Medicine, Gene Serra, M.D. 3301 SW
34th Cir., Suite 203, Ocala, 352-854-0710. See ad, p 10.

Lead Poisoning May be Causing Your Health Problems

by James Lemire, M.D.

W

e are too heavy—and I don’t mean overweight. We’re heavy with metals, not fat. Nearly 40 percent of us have
toxic levels of lead in our bodies, and don’t even know it. That doesn’t mean we don’t have symptoms.
You may have headaches, insomnia, irritability, a low sex drive, or tremors. You may have mood problems, nausea,
depression, memory difficulties, trouble concentrating, poor coordination, or even constipation. Yet most of us attribute
these symptoms to other problems. We don’t recognize that they may be caused by lead poisoning.
In a study published in 2006 in the conservative medical journal Circulation, nearly 40 percent of all Americans
are estimated to have blood levels of lead high enough to cause serious health problems.
The researchers found that the risk of death from all causes in people with high levels of lead increased by 25%,
deaths from heart disease increased by 55%, risk of heart attacks increased by 151%, and risk of stroke increased by
89%.
High lead may also be responsible for kidney failure as well. A study in The New England Journal of Medicine
found that using chelation therapy with EDTA to reduce lead levels in patients with kidney failure could prevent further
loss of kidney function, save billions in healthcare costs, and eliminate the need for dialysis in millions of people.

The Lemire Clinic can test for lead toxicity. They can be reached at 352-291-9459.

References
* Mark Hyman, M.D., Menke, A., Muntner, .P, Batumen, V., et al. (2006). Blood lead below 0.48 micromol/L (10 mi-
crog/dL) and mortality among US adults. Circulation. 114(13):1388-94.
* Lin, J.L., Lin-Tan, D.T.,Hsu, K.H., and C.C. Yu (2003) Environmental lead exposure and progression of chronic renal
diseases in patients without diabetes. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(4):277-86.

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NaturalHorse
Alternative Therapies
for Horses
by Alycin Hayes
H
orses are extremely sensitive
creatures. Whether we listen
or not, they are always talking
to us, occasionally with their voice,
but primarily through body language
and touch. The next time you groom
your horse, watch and listen.
If your horse flattens his ears to his
head, bares his teeth, angrily stamps his
feet, swishes his tail or tries to walk away,
Arguably a horse’s weakest link, the
foot can reveal tremendously valuable
clues about the entire horse. Here,
Alycin is assessing certain aspects
of her patient’s condition. Photo by
Wendy Webb.
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your horse is telling you something is
wrong. It may be you are simply applying
too much pressure or using the wrong
brush, or he may be telling you he has an
injury or tight muscle.
On the other hand, if your horse
quietly lowers his head, dozes off,
licks, chews, yawns, sighs, rests a leg,
passes gas, or you hear rumbling in
his stomach, these are signs that your
horse is enjoying your grooming.
We all want our horses to be
pain-free and relaxed. A relaxed horse
performs better and is less spooky. There
are several integrative and preventive
methods of alternative therapy that can
be used on horses to achieve these
goals. Many of the alternative therapy
methods we use on humans also work
well for our equine friends.
n ACUPRESSURE/SHIATSU is an
ancient Asian method that works on
the same principle as acupuncture, but
without the use of needles. Instead, the
pressure points are stimulated with your
fingertips by gently touching specific
points on the Equine Meridian System.
Acupressure on horses promotes
health and can be used as a preventive
method to relieve muscle spasms and
strengthen muscles, tendons, joints and
bones. Acupressure can also help the
horse to naturally release endorphins
and innate cortisone which can
increase energy, relieve pain, reduce
inflammation, and increase blood flow
to an injury to promote healing.
n CRYSTALS are a noninvasive
method of therapy that produce
excellent results with horses and have
been used since time immemorial
for healing. For centuries, crystal
pendulum dowsing has been used to
locate health problems and to find
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As Alycin massages her patient, notice
the many signs of relaxation: lowered
head, calm and nearly drowsy eyes,
mildly interested ears, and chewing.
Photo by Wendy Webb.
correct remedies for horses. Even the
Royal Veterinary College of Veterinary
Medicine acknowledges the validity
of the use of dowsing. Naturally
occurring healing crystals, like all
matter, have energy and are constantly
vibrating. Each molecular mass creates
its own constant vibrating frequency.
For example, if you play an E on a
piano, the E string on a guitar in the
same room will vibrate in response.
Not every crystal has the same
effect, because each crystal has its
own unique vibration. An experienced
Equine Crystal Healer will know
what crystals to use, and for how
long, based on what the horse tells
her through its body language. For
example, rose quartz is good for
healing injuries and reducing stress,
but if the horse reacts with any of the
negative responses I mentioned earlier,
it may have had enough—and one
should slow down or stop the process.
If the horse reacts with a positive
response, you will know the healing is
working and you may continue.
n HOMEOPATHY is based on the
use of specially prepared, refined
high dilutions of natural substances therapies depending on what you Alycin Hayes is a certified practitioner
that stimulate a healing response tell me about your horse and what of equine body work. She travels
and enhance the horse’s own natural your horse tells me that it needs and extensively doing body work on
defenses. It is especially useful in enjoys through its own distinct body horses in Canada, Kentucky, Texas and
treating bruises, skin reactions, colic, language. Always listen to what your Florida. She has worked on horses
trauma and fright, as well as long-term horse tells you, and consult with on the Canadian and U.S. Endurance
equine health care problems. your veterinarian before using any equestrian teams. Visit www.
Homeopathic remedies are alternative therapy. AlycinHayes.com.
quite specific. For this reason, crystal
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performance and efficiency by
increasing mobility and range of
motion. Rhythmic massage causes the
muscles to re-oxygenate and increases
circulation to the area being massaged,
which will speed up the elimination
of toxic wastes from tired muscles
and alleviate muscle tension. Gentle
massage can be very effective on the
poll and other parts of the horse that
are inclined to hold tension. Again,
your horse will tell you via body
language if you are working on the
right spot with the correct pressure.

n REIKI is a noninvasive technique

for stress reduction and relaxation
that also promotes healing. Certified
Reiki healers have been trained and
attuned to use the Reiki method of
energy healing. Reiki can help horses
who have behavioral issues such as
nervousness by helping horses to relax
and reduce their stress and anxiety.
Reiki can also help a sick or injured
horse heal more quickly and is often
a great complement to traditional
veterinary care.

In my Equine Bodywork practice,

I use an integrated mix of alternative

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 Diet Detox
A Good Spring Cleaning Flushes Out Fats and Toxins
by Ann Louise Gittleman
S
pring—when the
natural world
reawakens and
bursts with renewed
energy—is an ideal
season to clean up our
act. A cleansing diet to
eliminate toxins from
our body is as much
a rite of spring as
sweeping debris from
our home. In my nutri-
tion practice, I have
often seen how after
a sedentary winter of
consuming heavier
foods, our bodies may be carrying
around as much as five to 10 pounds
of toxic wastes.
While a properly functioning
human body has its own built-in
detoxification system, it can be easily
overwhelmed by today’s proliferation
of environmental toxins. The newest
environmental assault on the body’s
detox system is electro-pollution, ac-
cording to research highlighted in the
2007 BioIniative Report, a metastudy
of 2,000 peer-reviewed studies com-
piled by an international group of
researchers, scientists and health policy
officials.
Compounding the problem, Paula
Baillie-Hamilton, a British medical
doctor specializing in human metabo-
lism, reported in The Journal of Alter-
native and Complementary Medicine
that environmental toxins also play
havoc with our body’s built-in weight
regulation system. In short, the more
toxic our body becomes, the harder it
is to lose weight.
Detox Equals Weight Loss
Clinical research from the Uni-
versity of Quebec as far back as 2002
suggests that toxins slow metabolism.
It is widely held that because many
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toxins are fat-sol-
uble and stored in
body fat, as the fat
melts away, the tox-
ins are released into
the bloodstream;
this inhibits the
production of thyroid
hormone, with a
resulting metabolic
meltdown.
According to
Traditional Chinese
Medicine, spring
is the season to
support the prime
organs of detoxification—the liver and
gallbladder. The liver alone impacts
some 400 bodily functions, so it de-
serves support. The following symp-
toms recommend giving these organs
some special care:
■ Chronic tension in neck
and shoulders
■ Sensitivity beneath the rib cage
(particularly the right side)
■ Feeling tired and sleepy after eating
■ Nausea, especially after eating
fatty foods
■ Hormonal imbalances with hot
flashes due to perimenopause
or menopause
■ Premenstrual irritability and bloating
■ Light-colored stools
■ Waking between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m.
Detox Diet Basics
Start off each morning for two
weeks (or up to a maximum of two
months), with hot lemon water, perhaps
spiced with cinnamon and ginger, for
an added metabolic boost. The anti-
oxidant D-limonine in lemon thins
bile and is helpful in breaking down
fat-trapping toxins. Use the juice of one
small lemon to eight ounces of warm
water.
Then, sip a total of 64 ounces of
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cran-water between meals throughout
the day. Mix one ounce of unsweetened
cranberry juice per seven ounces of
pure water. Cranberry helps to bal-
ance pH, suppress hunger and combat
cellulite and water retention, while
drawing out fatty wastes by targeting
lymph (a secondary circulatory system
beneath the skin that works to rid the
body of toxic wastes, bacteria, heavy
metals, dead cells, trapped proteins and
fat). Sipped daily, this antioxidant- and
phenol-rich elixir works to help reduce
bloating and melt fat from hips, waist
and thighs.
Nutrient-rich spring greens like
arugula, collard or dandelion greens,
lettuce, parsley, spinach, Swiss chard
and watercress are classic foods used
in a spring detox. Other good choices
are antioxidant foods that supply
the body with glutathione, the liver’s
premier antioxidant, also known as,
“the toxic waste neutralizer,” which is
vital to organ detoxification. Broccoli
sprouts are one of the best sources of
glutathione; so is asparagus. Eating
lightly steamed kale, Brussels sprouts,
and cabbage can also support the
liver’s ability to detoxify the body.
Finally, eating adequate protein
is essential to ensure that the liver
can produce the enzymes it needs to
break down toxins into water-soluble
substances for excretion. Protein plays
a crucial role in tissue growth and
healing, strengthening the immune
system and burning fat. Eat at least 4
to 6 ounces of wild salmon, free-range
organic poultry or hemp protein each
day during detox.
Choosing a daily dose of high-
quality glutathione-boosting whey
protein powder or a brown rice/yellow
pea protein powder is another way to
pump up the detox process.
Such spring cleaning can help
purge our body of toxins and give our
whole system the cleansing boost it
needs, simultaneously preparing it for
even more healthy weight loss in com-
ing months.
Ann Louise Gittleman, Ph.D. and certi-
fied nutrition specialist, is an award-
winning New York Times bestselling
author and media expert. Fat Flush for
Life is the latest in her book series on
body detoxification and weight loss.

EXERCISE
DETOX
Six Ways to Burn Calories
and Clean Out Your System
T
here are as many different types
of exercise as there are ways to
move. Although all types of ex-
ercise will help to detoxify your body,
some are more beneficial than others.
Try one of these; feel better right away.
Walk This Way
Generally speaking, aerobic
exercises such as walking, jogging,
cycling and swimming are the most
detoxifying. Walking is hands-down
the most popular. It is something
almost everyone can do to get a daily
dose of healthy detoxification.
Jump for Joy
Bouncing on a trampoline, such
as a mini-tramp or rebounder, is one
of the best exercises for cleansing and
strengthening every cell of the body.
Experts point out that it is also one of
the best workouts for activating the
lymphatic system.
Let Your Body Flow
For centuries, yoga has been pre-
scribed as moving medicine for the
immune system. Yoga has been re-
ported to lower stress hormones that
compromise immunity, while stimu-
lating the lymphatic system to purge
toxins and bring fresh, nutrient-oxy-
genated blood to each organ to help
ensure optimum functioning.
Pick Up the Pace
There’s a longstanding myth
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Life is a song—sing it. Life is a game—
play it. Life is a challenge—meet it.
Life is a dream—realize it. Life is a
sacrifice—offer it. Life is love—enjoy it.
~ Sai Baba
My mother always used to say, “The
older you get, the better you get, un-
less you’re a banana.” ~ Betty White
Alternative Wholistic
Health Care
Michael Badanek, BS, DC, CNS,
DACBN, DCBCN, Board Certified
by Annie B. Bond
in Clinical Nutrition, Certified in
Applied Kinesiology, and Promoter of
Alternative Complementary Medicine.
30 Years of Clinical Practice
Autoimmune disorders, Lyme disease,
among participants that exercising at Autism, ADD/ADHD, Musculoskeletal
a lower intensity for a longer dura- conditions, Heavy metal toxicity,
tion maximizes the burning of fat and Cardiovascular and endocrine conditions,
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Make Some Muscle
Strength training is known to boost
natural muscle-making chemicals such
as human growth hormone and pre-
serve the muscle we have, while also
replacing the muscle tissue we’ve lost.
Lifting weights also helps us shed fat by
simply burning calories. As a bonus, a “Like” our page
calorie-burning metabolism can stay on Facebook and get
elevated for up to 48 hours after we’ve
interesting health news
finished lifting.
and event updates.
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important that we not add to our toxic
burden by walking or jogging along
busy roads or highways, because
breathing in chemical-laced exhaust
nullifies the benefits.
Annie B. Bond is an internationally re-
nowned expert on personal detoxifica-
tion and past executive editor of Care2.
com/greenliving, which sourced all
health claims in The Purification Plan, Facebook is a registered trademark
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 Five Steps to
Better Health
How integrative medicine can
make health care simpler, more
effective and more affordable.

by Marco Visscher, Ursula Sautter

and Carmel Wroth

Suffering from headaches and depression? Don’t

let a doctor put you on drugs; instead, look for
the underlying causes. High cholesterol? Try
the Mediterranean diet, with a glass of organic
red wine a day. The best way to win the war
on cancer? Eat healthy, exercise and develop
an active social life. An increasing number Health care costs are continually rising, but people are
not getting any healthier. Here is a five-point prescription
of physicians are realizing that this type
for the future of health care that applies the tenets of inte-
of approach, geared to prevention and a grative medicine to make today’s health care simpler, more
conservative use of medications and technol- effective and more affordable.

ogy, not only increases patients’ vitality, but

1. Emphasize Illness Prevention
saves lots of money. About half of all American adults have a chronic ill-
ness, according to the Partnership for Solutions, a John
Hopkins University-led initiative to improve care for Ameri-

I
n the words of Dr. Dean Ornish, founder and chairman
of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, in Sau-
salito, California, “It is time to change not only who is
covered, but also what is covered.” There is an overempha-
sis, he says, on treating symptoms and on the idea that car-
ing for our health is primarily the responsibility of medical
experts, rather than of individuals themselves.
Zhaoming Chen, a neurologist and chairman of the
American Association of Integrative Medicine, describes the
way things currently work. “We only treat the disease after
it occurs.” With figures showing that 95 cents out of every
dollar spent on health care goes toward treating illness, he
notes that “The best way to reduce the costs is prevention.”
Integrative medicine puts the patient, not the doctor or the
insurance company, at the center of attention, and it puts
the focus on the sources of illness and not the symptoms.
cans with chronic health conditions. Ornish claims that
three-quarters of the more than $2 trillion recently spent
on health care in a single year went to treat these kinds of
conditions, including obesity. “All of these can be not only
prevented, but even reversed through diet and lifestyle in-
tervention,” he says. “It just seems so obvious to me that this
is where we should be putting our focus.”
There is a long way to go before prevention is on the
national agenda. While prevention is indeed better than
cure, we tend to reward those who find solutions for exist-
ing problems rather than those who ensure that those prob-
lems don’t occur. “Prevention is boring,” Ornish complains.
Rather, “We need to focus on living better.”
2. Promote Healthy Foods
Roberta Lee, a pioneer of integrative health care and

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primary care physician at the Beth even replace conventional methods.
Israel Medical Center Department of Such complementary treatments work
Integrative Medicine, in New York City, to nourish, nurture and augment the
believes the first prescription any doctor body’s own defenses. One alternative
should write should be about diet and healing method that’s now begin-
lifestyle. “You can never lose by maxi- ning to find its way into hospitals is
mizing lifestyle management,” says Lee, acupuncture, which has been shown,
pointing out that many conditions not among other benefits, to help relieve
easily diagnosed or cured in a conven- pain, stress and nausea during pre- and
tional framework can be improved by post-operative care.
dietary and lifestyle changes. “There are Beth Israel’s Department of Integra-
specific diets that promote wellness,” tive Medicine is bringing acupuncture
she says. “They reduce inflammation, into the hospital free of charge as part
[and] increase fiber, vitamins and miner- of a fellowship program for Chinese
als that come in the form of a lot of medicine practitioners. “The future
fruits, vegetables and whole grains.” of acupuncture is to be a part of best
practices in the conventional setting,”
3. Focus on Lifestyle Changes says Arya Nielsen, a nationally board-
The majority of health problems certified acupuncture specialist who
and risk factors for illnesses stem from Another way to reduce leads the program. “The research is
the choices we make: how much time costs is to use alterna- just too good.”
we invest working, exercising and relax- The goal is to train both acupunc-
tive and complementary turists and conventional doctors in
ing; time spent with friends and out-
doors; and whether we consistently take therapies such as home- the benefits of this technique so that it
the stairs or the elevator. opathy, naturopathy, yoga can be incorporated into Beth Israel’s
The Sanoviv Medical Institute, in best practices. “Even if physicians have
and herbal medicine that time to read the acupuncture stud-
Rosarito, Mexico, is located on a beauti-
ful stretch of the Pacific coast, an hour can supplement and even ies, what really makes it gel is when
south of San Diego. The recommended replace conventional meth- they see the results on the patient they
stay for most patients is two weeks. treat,” says Nielsen. “The proof is in
ods. Such complementary practitioners working side-by-side and
While there, they learn about and ex-
perience a lifestyle based around stress treatments work to nour- people being able to experience what
reduction, emotional well-being, healthy ish, nurture and augment this therapy can do.”
eating and exercise. Many patients come Chen points out that chemothera-
the body’s own defenses. py, surgery and radiation dramatically
in with cancer or multiple sclerosis;
others come just to detoxify and clear change a patient’s life, and people
out the accumulated effects of stress. The program includes need strong support from family and friends to adapt to
dietary changes, supplements, daily exercise and a stress these changes. Chen believes that treating cancer should in-
management plan supported by psychological counseling volve both conventional and alternative medicine. “Patients
and daily meditation. also need some lifestyle changes: smoking cessation, mini-
A 2004 study in The Lancet showed that lifestyle mizing alcohol intake, adopting a low-fat, high-fiber diet.
changes—quitting smoking, healthier eating habits, moder- Besides that, because [conventional] treatment may cause
ate alcohol consumption and regular exercise—can prevent nausea and pain, patients may benefit from acupuncture,
90 percent of today’s cases of heart disease, which currently meditation, yoga and Tai chi. This will help them cope with
accounts for more premature deaths and higher health care pain better.”
costs than any other illness, according to Ornish.
“When lifestyle is offered as a treatment, it’s as effec- 5. Treat People, Not Diseases
tive and often more effective than what we’re now doing, As Nurse Béatrice Fleury pours a steaming infusion of
at a fraction of the cost,” says Ornish. “We pay for all these yarrow over a piece of cotton and then wrings it out, the
interventions that are dangerous, invasive, expensive and aroma of the medicinal herb wafts over to the hospital bed
largely ineffective, and yet interventions that have been where Eliane Perrot is waiting for her body wrap. When the
scientifically proven to reverse disease, are a simple change compress and a hot water bottle have been gingerly applied
of lifestyle.” to her lower back and secured by a soft cloth sash, she
leans back with a contented sigh. The compress will help
4. Use Alternative Therapies her liver better metabolize the toxins that have accumu-
Another way to reduce costs is to use alternative and lated in it after months of breast cancer therapy. The wrap’s
complementary therapies such as homeopathy, naturopa- warmth will also create a sense of temporary well-being, a
thy, yoga and herbal medicine that can supplement and precious feeling for the frail, exhausted, 65-year-old.

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 Alternative treatments like the
yarrow wrap are the order of the day
at the Paracelsus Spital, in Richterswil,
outside of Zurich. Founded in 1994,
the clinic is one of a handful of hospi-
tals in Europe devoted to complemen-
tary healing. In addition to orthodox
treatments and drugs, the convention-
ally schooled doctors here also use
therapies and medications based on
the holistic approach to medicine.
“If you want to understand a
person’s disease and support his self-
healing powers, it’s of central impor-
tance to look at the human being as
a whole—body, spirit and soul,” says
Paracelsus Medical Director Erich
Skala. “This may require more time
and effort, but it’s how you treat the
causes, and not just the symptoms.”
Dr. Daniel Dunphy, of the San
Francisco Preventive Medical Group,
believes the Paracelsus approach is
what the United States needs. “You
dized gym memberships and smoking
cessation classes, to biometric screen-
ings. Pelletier found that companies
with such programs in place realized
healthier, more productive workforces,
fewer sick days and less staff turnover.
He estimates that it takes, on
average, three years before firms see a
financial return on this kind of invest-
ment. “These reviews clearly indicate
that comprehensive interventions do
evidence both clinical- and cost-effec-
tiveness,” says Pelletier. “There’s a very
good payback. It makes us think about
health as an investment.”
More money, more pills and more
technology don’t necessarily lead to
better health. Advocates of integra-
tive medicine generally take a “less is
more” approach—less needless medi-
cations and medical procedures and
more prevention and healthy personal
lifestyle changes can add up to big fi-
nancial savings and big improvements

Yoga
have to take time to get to know the
patients and listen to their stories,” he
counsels. “I want to know their per-
Gentle Yoga Studio sonal history, their traumas, how they
do at work, what they eat and at what
Gentle Yoga times of the day—and then I know
Chair Yoga what to do about their problem.”
in an individual’s quality of life.
Marco Visscher is the managing editor
of Ode, Ursula Sautter and Carmel
Wroth are contributors. Adapted from
an article that first appeared in Ode,
the magazine about positive change.

The Bottom Line

Claudia Saldarriaga
Certified Yoga Instructor
www.gentleyogabyclaudia.com
Of course, the bottom line in
the debate about health care is cost.
Proponents of integrative health argue
that the promotion of preventive steps
such as eating healthy food and mak-
ing positive lifestyle changes, as well
as using complementary methods to
treat the whole person and not just the
disease, will result in “… the biggest

352-362-2791 return on investment this nation could

ever have,” in the words of William
Novelli, a professor at Georgetown
University’s McDonough School of
Business and the former CEO of AARP.
Kenneth R. Pelletier, clinical
professor of medicine at the University
of Arizona School of Medicine and
the University of California School of “What we now have is not
Medicine, has been putting numbers a health care system; it’s a
behind the arguments for integrative medical delivery system.”
health. Pelletier has studied the cost-
effectiveness of corporate programs to Dr. Daniel Dunphy,
promote health and manage disease San Francisco Preventive
among employees. The programs
encompassed everything from subsi-
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THE JOY
OF HEALTH
A conversation with
Dr. Dean Ornish on
lifestyle changes
that foster well-being
by April Thompson
F
or more than 30 years, renowned
medical doctor Dean Ornish has
led pioneering clinical research
proving that making simple changes in
the way we eat and live can radically
transform our health. He directed the
first randomized, controlled trials dem-
onstrating that lifestyle changes may
halt or reverse the progression of even
severe coronary heart disease, as well
as early-stage prostate cancer. In col-
laboration with Nobel Laureate Eliza-
beth Blackburn, Ph.D., Ornish showed
that healthy lifestyle changes can
increase telomerase, and thus lengthen
telomeres, the ends of chromosomes
that control how long we live.
Ornish is the founder and presi-
dent of the nonprofit Preventive Medi-
cine Research Institute in Sausalito,
California, and a clinical professor of
medicine at the University of California,
San Francisco. He is the author of six
bestselling books, including Eat More,
Weigh Less and The Spectrum.
What sparked your interest in
preventive medicine?
I got interested in this work when I was
learning how to do bypass surgery as
a medical student. We’d cut people
open, bypass their blocked arteries and
tell them they were cured; then they‘d
go home and continue to do the same
things that caused the problem in the
first place—smoke, overeat, drink too
much, work too hard and so on.
More often than not, their bypasses
would get clogged up again, and we’d
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cut them open again and bypass the
bypass, sometimes multiple times. That
became a metaphor for an incomplete
approach for me. Sometimes you need
to use drugs and surgery in a crisis, but
ultimately, you must address the under-
lying cause.
What is the concept behind
The Spectrum and how does
it differ from other lifestyle
programs?
The problem with most lifestyle-ori-
ented health programs is that they are
restrictive, all-or-nothing, fear-based
approaches. If you go on a diet or ex-
ercise program, sooner or later you’re
going to go off of it. Then people feel
like they’ve failed; it makes it hard to
maintain.
Sustainable changes, on the other
hand, are based on joy, pleasure and
freedom. In our research, we found
that the more you change your life-
style, the more you improve and the
better you feel. The better you feel, the
more likely you are to continue.
The Spectrum is not a diet; it’s an
overall way of living. If you overindulge
one day, then you eat healthier the
next.
Let’s say, for example, that you
want to lower your cholesterol or
get your diabetes under control. You
begin by making moderate changes
that you choose. There’s no pushback
because you set the pace. We’ll help
track your progress, and if the changes
are enough to accomplish your goals,
great; and if not, you can do more.
Who seems to benefit most
from this approach, and to
what degree?
One of our most interesting research
findings was that the primary determi-
nant of improvement wasn’t how old
or sick people were, it was how much
they’d changed their diet and lifestyle.
The body has a remarkable capacity
to heal itself if we simply stop doing
what’s causing the problem. We’ve seen
hundreds of thousands of patients slow
or reverse the progress of life-threat-
ening diseases when they make good
changes.
Such lifestyle changes can work
not only as well as drugs and surgery,
but oftentimes better, and at a fraction
of the cost. Plus, the side effects are all
good ones.
You stress the importance of
individual lifestyle changes,
but what about changing our
sick health care system?
We do need to look at the politics
of health care and hold our leaders
responsible for some of decisions that
have created the mess we’re in.
For example, after 16 years of
lobbying, working with Medicare and
members of Congress, we learned a
few months ago that Medicare is finally
covering our program for reversing
heart disease. It’s game changing. If
Medicare covers it, all the other insur-
ance companies will follow their lead,
and we can make these sorts of pro-
grams available to people who most
need them, rather than just those who
can afford it.
If we change reimbursement, we
change medical practice, and also
medical education. Otherwise, I could
do a thousand studies with a million
patients and it would always remain
on the fringes of medical practice.
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Consciousness
Cleanse
Three Weeks to a Better Future
by Debbie Ford
T
his month is a power-
ful time to assess where
we’ve been, acknowl-
edge where we are right now
and dream our most beautiful
life into being. Start-
ing now, we can
move from the
outdated modes
of our limited
thinking mind to
tune into our eternal
divine mind. Acting on these three
recommended cleansing phases—one
a week for the next three weeks—will
work to lift us out of resignation and
mediocrity into hope and excitement,
and connect us with a future filled
with surprises, possibility and deep
purpose.
Week One: The Past.
The first seven days of what I call
The 21-Day Consciousness Cleanse
are dedicated to creating a powerful
magnet of desire and cleaning out the
turbulent emotions, outdated beliefs,
unresolved incidents and restricting
thoughts that have taken root in our
minds and hearts.
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n Write a list of the grudg-
es and resentments you
have been carrying around
that you are ready to let go.
Release them by tearing
up the paper
into tiny little
pieces.
n Under-
standing that
your outer world
is a reflection of your inner world,
release 100 pieces of clutter from your
past that now occupy your home, of-
fice and surroundings.
Liberated from the confusion,
fear, guilt and self-doubt of the past,
you will naturally open up to new
realms of awareness, emotional free-
dom and spiritual liberation.
Week Two: The Present.
Having released everything that
has depleted your vitality and held
you back, stand firmly in the present
moment. Take an honest look at where
and who you are today, observing
what is and is not working in your life.
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n Begin an ongoing present-moment
awareness practice today. Set an hour-
ly alarm; then, each time it reminds
you, become present for five minutes
to nature, to your body and breath or
to the present moment itself.
n Surprise yourself by challenging
preconceptions of yourself; take mea-
sured risks and do something differently
today.
In this enhanced sense of the
present, you can listen more deeply to
the calling of your soul.
Week Three: The Future.
In this final phase, you have the
opportunity to look into the future and
see who you want to be from this day
forward.
n Choose a sacred value that can
serve as the foundation for your future,
such as abundance, compassion, grace
or integrity, and surround yourself with
images, prayers, songs and scents that
invoke it for you. Identify and act on
choices that allow you to express that
value.
n Spend time each morning, after-
noon and evening checking in with
your natural divine GPS. See if you
made wrong turns and find out where
that still, small voice wants you to go
next.
Reconnecting with your highest
self, you will experience more love,
contentment and compassion as you
step into the brilliance of your soul’s
purpose. Why not seize this extraordi-
nary opportunity to till the soil of your
consciousness and plant the seeds of a
whole new future?
Debbie Ford is a New York Times best-
selling author of eight books, including
The Shadow Effect, co-authored with
Deepak Chopra and Marianne William-
son, and The 21-Day Consciousness
Cleanse. Visit DebbieFord.com.
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in February
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My Blue (and Green,
White, Gold and
Orange) Heaven
 
M
arch is my favorite month
in Florida. Warmer
weather returns, but
it is still cool enough to be
pleasant. In a good year, the
sun and rain are in pleas-
ing proportion. Everything is
green and colorful and lovely.
Everyone is cheerful once it
is clear that winter is gone,
but summer is still far enough
away not to dread the heat
too much. But mostly, it is
the flowers I love. You can
be poor in all else, but take
a walk in March when the
world is in bloom, and you’ll
feel richer than a lord.
Springtime arrives in Valentine
colors. First come the camellias: red,
pink, white, a welcome contrast to cold
grey days. Then the redbuds begin, and
the Japanese magnolias: rosy shades of  ed magnolias ... but nothing compares
lilac, lavender, orchid, blush, in hues
of a winter sunset. Next, the wild plum
and cherry trees, in lacy white.
Then March comes to call, and the
world is suddenly green in the warm
sunlight. New leaves cast a fresh green
haze on the oak trees overnight. Grass
is green again. Even the ivory blossoms
of the dogwoods are tinged with pale
green. Against this backdrop of vibrant
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spring green and newly blue skies, the
azaleas burst into bloom, in riotous
banks of fuchsia, magenta, coral, white,
and pink. It is unmistakably Spring.
Then the fragrance begins. So far
spring has been colorful but not overly
fragrant, except for the whiffs of apri-
cot-scented tea olives here and there.
Dogwood blossoms have a soft, clean
scent, as do most of the other bloom-
ing trees. Later in the spring will come
richly perfumed honeysuckle, jasmine,
gardenias, wisteria, and lemony-scent-
to an orange tree in bloom.
If heaven doesn’t have orange
groves, I’m not sure I want to go. My
heavenly “mansion” only needs to be
a little white house with green shutters
and a red brick chimney, a fireplace
and hardwood floors, a porch and
French doors and lots of windows,
much like what I have now, only
located atop a gently sloping hill in
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by
Melody
Murphy
the middle of about 24 acres of orange
groves, with a view of water on all
sides. The soil has some red clay in it,
a creek winds across one corner of the
land, and I have a tame raccoon which
I can pet without fear of contracting ra-
bies, because we are both dead already.
On this hilltop, it is always a perfectly
temperate 72 degrees, rain or
shine, with a perpetual gentle
breeze, like a central Florida
afternoon in early spring.
There needs to be a
good number of ancient live
oaks, too, enough to form
a canopy of giant branches
dripping Spanish moss
through which I can look up
and see patches of blue sky,
worthy of a panoramic silhou-
ette with a sunset backdrop
like the shot in Gone With the
Wind where Gerald O’Hara’s
voiceover tells Katie Scarlett
there’s no getting away from it, this love
of the land, if you’re Irish. Irishmen may
tell tall tales, but that one at least never
said a truer word, fictional character
or not. (I would be very excited if my
favorite fictional characters were also
in heaven, but that may be asking too
much.)
For celestial springtime glory,
there must be Southern magnolias,
wild plums and Japanese magnolias,
dogwoods both pink and white. Red
maples and sweetgums and hickories,
too, for autumn color. Sycamores for
climbing, and pecan trees, for a ready
supply of nuts. And at least two peach
trees, one with white peaches, one to stroll aimlessly and whistle. It is an orange blossoms. The first whiff of or-
with yellow. A crab-apple would not excellent place to run and play, bare- ange blossoms in springtime can make
be at all amiss, nor a pear tree; a man- foot in the sun-warmed sandy soil. And me cry. Few things are more nostalgic,
go tree, and a loquat. A persimmon, a what better place to kiss someone? more gloriously bittersweet. Especially
tabebuia, a golden raintree. There must Everything good about my child- now that the reality of my groves is
be trees for fruit and flowers, scent, hood is distilled into the scent of or- fading, and what used to be a whole
shade and color in every season. ange blossoms and the taste of orange beautiful world is now a memory.
But above all, there must be or- blossom honey. There is no fragrance I was born a Polk County girl,
ange trees. And tangerine. And grape- or flavor more personally evocative.
fruit. Some lemon, and kumquat, too, Proust had his madeleine; I have my ... Continued on the next page
and enough Key limes to keep us all
in pie. Just so there are citrus trees as
far as my heavenly eye can see. I want
sunlight glinting off shiny dark green
leaves like polished jade year-round, a
gold-and-green vista before me when
my trees are bearing fruit, and a lacy
white landscape when they are in
blossom. In the springtime, I want the
air to be so thickly perfumed with the
fragrance of blooming citrus trees that
it makes the angels swoon. Bees will
pray that they get to go to my corner of
heaven when they die, for there is no
greater reward for a bee than to make
honey from orange blossoms.
It seems obvious, to me, that in
Biblical references to “the land of milk
and honey,” it is orange blossom honey
specifically to which Scripture refers.
This may not be fact, but in my mental
Promised Land, it is so. I have tried
many varieties of honey, being a fond
connoisseur of it. Although I have en-
joyed them all, from the tupelo of north
Florida to the dark tropical blends of
south Florida, the blackberry of Tennes-
see to the acacia of Italy, to the clover
and wildflower of just about anywhere,
my heart belongs to the orange blossom
honey of central Florida. To what else
could “nectar of the gods” refer?
I believe a mockingbird sings more
sweetly when he is performing from
the boughs of a blooming orange tree.
Even songbirds appreciate the proper
ambiance, and reward the world for
it. I cannot imagine a better setting for
almost anything than an orange grove
in bloom. It would seem a good omen
to be be born near one. I could die
happy there with my windows open.
It is a lovely spot for rest and refresh-
ment: a picnic, a prayer, a nap in the
shade. It is a fine place to sit and read,
to wander with one’s thoughts, to sing,

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 with generations of family from there. I grew up running
through the groves, picking oranges off the backyard trees to
squeeze for juice, throwing fallen grapefruits like baseballs,
tricking unsuspecting friends into trying kumquats. As a little
girl, I had a swing in my grandparents’ grapefruit tree and a
slide under the orange tree, and I climbed up into the perfect-
ly crooked bough of the tangerine tree when I wanted to read.
Even as a small child, I ate lemons like some children eat
apples. I am a snob about fresh-squeezed juice and will not
touch concentrate. I have a history of attending citrus festivals.
There is nothing unusual to me about streets named for citrus
fruits. I sat down the other afternoon and read, in one sit-
ting, an entire book on the history of citrus: Oranges, by John
McPhee. It was the best book I’ve read in a long time.
Nothing breaks my heart more than to go home and drive
through what used to be miles of orange groves and see cook-
ie-cutter rows of horrid little stucco houses crammed right up
against each other. It is a terrible, sickening feeling to come to
the crest of a hill and look down and see soulless housing de-
velopments where there once were groves and Cracker farm-
houses, ponds and cow pastures. I hate how the old Florida is
disappearing, how interlopers are coming in and destroying it,
with no regard for our intrinsic culture. I would give much to
be able, in the blink of an eye and with a snap of my fingers,
to send it all back like it was. Sometimes I wish I could have
lived a lifetime ago, when the heartland of Florida was groves
and citrus was king. As I grow older, I understand more why
people wage wars over their land. There are some things too
precious to let go without a fight.
But change comes, as surely as the seasons. Which is
why I savor a little more each spring the first whiff of orange
blossoms, a little more each morning the orange blossom
honey I stir into my tea and spread on my toast. Though I
have learned that time and the world around us are fleet-
ing, like orange blossoms themselves, I am thankful for a
childhood rich in beauty and memories, and for the gift of
recapturing them in words. Nothing is ever really gone if
you can still write about it.
And I hope that, at the sunset of my life, the celestial
train is called “The Orange Blossom Special” and takes me
to my particular corner of the grovelands in the sweet-scent-
ed by-and-by, which, like the most precious of memories,
will never fade away. Come see me there. Just follow the
fragrance of orange blossoms and the sound of a gospel pi-
ano until you see the little white house on the hilltop. You’ll
find me and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings rocking on the front
porch, peeling tangerines. I’ll have enough fresh-squeezed
juice and Key lime pie for everybody. Pull up a chair and sit
a spell. The raccoon doesn’t bite. But he might snatch your
pie when you’re not looking, so watch yourself.

Melody Murphy is proud to be one of the last half-dozen

Florida natives left in the state. She has lived here all the
seasons of her life and will throw a grapefruit at you if you
tell her how y’all did it elsewhere. She bleeds citric acid and
is confident that she will never get scurvy. The raccoon, by
the way, is named Ambrose.

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 Tumo Breathing
Mastering Circulation of Blood & Qi
by Jeff Primack

An essay on generating internal heat & accelerating metabolic rate for healing

Jeff Primack has studied with

many Qigong masters from
all over the world and has
taught more than 20,000
people in live seminars. He
also maintains the Qigong.
com website.

T
he first time I saw Wim Hof was
on the Today Show with Matt
Lauer. He was immersed in a
tub of ice up to his neck in New York’s
Times Square.
Matt asked Wim, “Are you cold?”
Wim made no response—he was vis-
ibly deep in meditation. Matt turned
instead to the doctor on site monitor-
ing Wim’s progress, asking, “How does
Wim stay in the ice for 90 minutes and
not get frostbite?” The doctor replied,
“See Wim’s cheeks? They are red. Wim
has control of his blood circulation.”
Lauer was in utter disbelief. He
demanded, “Wim, how are you doing
this?” Wim turned, not toward Matt, but
looked directly into the camera and
said, “I am using Tumo breathing to
stay warm.”
Immediately after seeing the
show, I sent Wim Hof an email. At that
time, I had been teaching Tumo prac-
tices for 10 years and never had I seen
a Westerner demonstrate its mastery
to that degree. In the email, I asked
him to come to Miami and teach me
and a small group of advanced Qigong
instructors his technique. When we
spoke, Wim Hof was thrilled at the
idea of people wanting to attain this
discipline and agreed to come to Mi-
ami and share his knowledge with us.
On the first day of our training
with Wim, we were blown away by
how similar his breathing technique
was to our 9-Breath Method—a use of
breath I had created years before that
has in turn become the institution for
Supreme Science Qigong. The next
few days were extremely intense. On
Taking the physical
body on the journey to
enlightenment is what
Qigong is all about.
day five, our training was put to the test
inside a -20 degree walk-in freezer, and
concluded as we, one by one, immersed
ourselves in a tub of wet ice for 15
minutes. Every instructor, including
myself, was able to stay warm using the
breathing method.
How did we do it? Well, when a
person absorbs enough Qi, in this case
through breath, the body pulsates with
stronger blood flow—and this, in its
simplicity, is what causes people to stay
warm, even when immersed in a tub of

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ice. The medical and healing implica-
tions of controlling blood flow to this
degree are quite profound.
Most people are not interested in
this particular type of “Ice Training,” but
the concept is extremely important
because mastering blood circulation is
really the heart of Qigong and all true
healing modalities. Chinese medicine
teaches that “Qi moves the Blood.”
It maintains that nearly all dis-
eases are a result of impaired blood
circulation. When the human body
pulsates with blood and Qi at high
enough levels, inflammation is re-
duced, hormones are increased, bliss
is experienced, and physical pain is
reduced and/or eliminated altogether.
One does not have to enter the ice to
benefit from Tumo breathing. It can
be performed in meditation right from
your living room.
More than 4,000 years ago
Chinese medicine said, “Blood is the
mother of Qi.” The Old Testament Le-
viticus 17:11 says, “For the life of the
flesh is in the Blood.”
In Chinese medicine, a Qi block-
age is simply a small area in which the
blood cannot flow; an area where dis-
ease may occur. For example, people
who may experience “knots” in the
stomach or bad digestion usually find
improved results of these symptoms
with Qigong.
Blood can work itself through
closed-off capillaries when a person is
relaxed and increasing Qi in that area.
Wherever Qi goes, blood follows.
Normal healthy people use about 60
percent of their circulatory system.
When our Qi increases, this percent-
age also increases. Microcirculation to
the brain and organs, when improved,
greatly benefits our health. The electric
effect of Qigong on the nervous system
also plays a role.
Using breathing techniques like
the 9-breath Method, we can create
a full-body vibration within minutes.
These electrical impulses travel along the
nervous system and rejuvenate us.
Tumo breathing can be used in
large groups of 500 or more people to
permanently activate the central ner-
vous system. When people hold hands
during these breathing techniques, an
electrical impulse travels through the
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to this high level of Qi-energy, we can
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cal enlightenment. Let me explain.
Most Qigong masters believe that
enlightenment is a biological process.
It begins within the physical body
where it manifests as a warm pleasant
humming in the abdomen throughout
the day. Older Qigong masters are
often sexually active into their 90s.
Taking the physical body on the
journey to enlightenment is what
Qigong is all about. Only after health
problems have been removed or great-
ly lessened is it possible to enter states
of consciousness that otherwise were
unattainable. In Qigong, these states of
consciousness are referred to as “gates.”
Passing through these gates allow
our mind and body to merge with
what I call the “True Source” or what
many call God, Tao, etc. It is the white
light that some have seen in medita-
tion. The light is healing, euphoric and
many experience it while practicing
advanced breathing techniques.
Your body is the vehicle to en-
lightenment and entering higher states
of consciousness. Qigong at its highest
levels will help people enter these
gates and heal the physical, emotional
and mental levels of their being.
Part 2 of this article will appear next
month.
Yogi Amrit Desai
i n s t i t u t e
THE POSTURE OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Salt Springs, FL
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Gainesville Holistic Center
352-377-0015
www.betterw.com
We support all health challenges
and the unlimited healing poten-
tial of God’s miracle: your body.
Chelation, Nutrition, Cleansing,
Homeopathy, Natural Energy
Healing, Detoxification, Wellness
Education and more.
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Fitness
Hip Moves Fitness Studio
Rona Bennett, BS, CPT
Holistic Health, Personal Fitness Coaching
708 N.W. 23rd Ave., Gainesville
www.hipmoves.com / 352-692-0132
An intimate fitness studio focus-
ing on creativity and holistic
health. Classes and private les-
sons in Belly Dance, Yoga,
Pilates, and Personal Training.
Rental space available.
Holistic Psychotherapy
Diane Alther, LCSW, RN, CHt
Traditional and Karuna Reiki Master/Teacher
Ocala and Dunnellon locations / 352-425-1992
www.emdrtherapistnetwork.com
Combining conventional
counseling with body, mind,
energy therapies including
EMDR, EFT, hypnosis, full
wave breathwork, meditation
and Reiki to facilitate change
and mental and emotional balance.
Hypnotherapy
Christine Green CHt Hypnotherapy
Gainesville Hypnotherapy
1212 NW 12th Ave., Suite C-3
Gainesville FL 32601 / 352-339-6078
www.OneStepDeeper.com
Invite amazing changes into
your life through Hypnosis.
The powerful process of Hyp-
notherapy guides you naturally
and easily to the life you truly
deserve. Free consultation:
www.onestepdeeper.com and 352-339-6078.
Life Coaches
Cynthia Christianson, M.A., CCC
ThetaHealing™ Advanced Practitioner
352-374-7982 or 352-284-1107
www.thetahealingworks.net
ThetaHealing™ coaching is us-
ing the Belief and Feeling Work
to empower people with the
ability to remove and replace
negative emotions, feelings
and thoughts with positive,
beneficial ones. Change your negative beliefs
and you will heal on the physical, emotional,
mental and spiritual levels thus really seeing
this relief show up in your life.
Massage
Tiara L. Catey, LMT
Center for Balance
1705 N.W. 6th St., Gainesville
352-642-4545 / www.tiaracatey.com
Relieve pain, manage stress and
cultivate joyful relaxation and
balance by including massage
as an essential part of your
self-care practices. Therapeutic
massage, relaxation massage
and lomilomi. Includes aromatherapy. Holistic
approach. Some insurance accepted. Visa/MC.
See www.tiaracatey.com for details. MA41831.
Clark Dougherty Therapeutic Massage Clinic
850 N.E. 36th Terr., Ocala
352-694-7255 / www.ClarkDougherty.com
Offering a variety of therapeutic
massage techniques for pain
relief, improved flexibility, and
other wonderful benefits. PIP and
WorkComp always accepted,
also group/private insurance in
some instances. All credit cards accepted.
Gift certificates are available now for Valen-
tine’s Day and birthdays with 25% discount
on a second session. MA27082, MM9718.
Traditional Thai massage
Ariela Grodner LMT
900 N.W. 8th Ave., Gainesville
arielasthaimassage.com / 352-336-7835
Ariela offers an ancient massage
modality known in the west
as Thai Massage, sometimes
referred to as “lazy man’s yoga.”
It is a fusion of yoga and the
martial arts in a massage modal-
ity. Call to reserve an appointment or to find
out about classes held locally.
MTT
Sandra Wilson, EFT-ADV
Meridian Tapping Techniques Practitioner
352-454-8959, www.SandraWilson.org
A positive change is a tap away!
What’s keeping you from the life
you want? Meridian Tapping is
the painless, drug-free method to
bring positive change! Remove
negative emotions and blocks to
success. Sessions in Ocala and The Villages.
Phone sessions also available.
www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com
Piano Services
Hendrix Piano Service
352-895-5412
Serving north central Florida
Tuning, repairs, clean-
ing, fine custom mainte-
nance of your acoustic
piano. Playing services
including accompa-
niment, weddings,
other church services, concerts. Experience:
churches, cabarets, Marion Chorale, Duelling
Divas, much more. Fine used pianos avail-
able. Call today!
Reiki
Kim Marques, CHt, Reiki Master Teacher
www.ItsAllPerfect.com
352-804-9006 in Ocala
Change your vibe, change your life!
Free Info and Spiritual Energy
by appointment. Embrace the
mind, body and spirit with
hypnosis, energy sessions and
training, spiritual guidance,
Life Wise workshops and
support groups, meditation, Goddess Weight
Loss, attraction power kits and more.
Rolfing
Carol L. Short / Certified Advanced Rolfer™,
Craniosacral Therapist, Gainesville and North
Central FL / 352-318-0509
Rolfing® is a system of body restruc-
turing through systematic manipula-
tion of muscle and fascial tissues. It
promotes the release and realignment
of long standing patterns of tension
and dysfunction, bringing the body
to greater balance, mobility, vitality, and ease.
A holistic approach to mobility, vitality and
balance. MA16337/MM18921.
Veterinary Care
Medicine Wheel Veterinary Services
Shauna Cantwell DVM, Ocala, FL
www.shaunacantwell.com / 352-538-3021
Holistic veterinary medicine
for small animals and horses.
Preventative health, arthritis,
neurologic and hormonal
dysfunction, skin, aller-
gies, cancer, pain, immune
and chronic disease, more. Certified Veteri-
nary Acupuncture, certified cAVCA animal
chiropractic, herbal therapy, tui na medical
massage, functional neurology, postural re-
habilitation, ozone therapy, homotoxicology,
nutrition. Available for workshops.
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Intimacy Product
Topical ointment guaranteed to increase
a woman’s sexual responsiveness and
sensation. Woman-invented and woman-
made. All natural, safe, and beautifully
scented. $29.95 + $5 shipping. Call 352-
286-1779.
Professional Advanced
Continuing Education
Abdonimal Massage: The Therapeutic
Value. April 10, 9am-2pm. 5 credit
hours. Hands-on instruction. Massage
set-up. Linda, 352-625-1665, wildseed@
embarqmail.com; FL and National
provider. Ocala Inner Center.
Natural Skin Care
Saundra’s Soaps and Natural Treasures.
Natural and organic skin care: Lotions,
oils, soaps in many popular scents.
Arthritis rubs, burn-relief salves also
available. Visit www.HumbleSkinCare.
com or call 352-236-2003. Store opening
March 21st—call for information.
Ads: Per-issue cost is $25/up to 30 words,
$1/each additional. Fax ad with credit/
debit card info to 352-351-5474, or email
to GoNaturalAwakenings@gmail.com.
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Wednesday, March 2
HGC weight loss. Safe homeopathic solution targets
hard-to-lose stored fat. Detox coaching and support. Free
consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition Center,
3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718.
Saturday, March 5
Autism Spectrum Informational. Presented by S. Eche-
les, T. Ecker, and other parent and support speakers. 2-3:30
pm. Free. Marion County Public Library, 2720 E. Silver
Springs Blvd, Ocala, 321-759-4224, tecker2@aol.com.
Crystal Healing with Fran Oppenheimer, RN, LMT. 1-5
pm, $30. High Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd,
High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.
Sunday, March 6
Sacred Meditation Seminar and Demonstration, with
Rev. Scott Sherman, 11:45-1:15, love offering. Spiritually-
based healing process uses touch or near-touch, uncondi-
tional love, guided meditation and prayer to connect the
energy centers of participants’ minds and bodies. 40-minute
individual sessions available afterward as well as Monday
(Suggested love offering of $60, but no one turned away).
Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd, (off Maricamp), Ocala,
352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.
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Monday, March 7
Meet the Doctor evening, hosted by Dr. James Lemire.
Free, 6 pm, call to reserve a seat. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW
93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.
LemireClinic.com.
Wednesday, March 9
Metabolic balance. All natural weight loss; “Your food
shall be your medicine.” Free consultation; call for appoint-
ment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd.,
Ocala, 352-732-0718, 351-1298.
March 11-13
Ayurveda, Yoga and Recovery, weekend retreat. Amrit
Yoga Institute, Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.amri-
tyoga.org.
Thai Foot Reflexology and Henna Retreat, Melrose, FL,
featuring artist Genevieve Levin and Ariela Grodner. $300.
18 CEUs for LMTs, 9 CEUs for Yoga Allliance. 813-417-
6745, www.ArielasThaiMassage.com.
Saturday, March 12
Experience the Beauty of Crystal Singing Bowls, work-
shop with Sharron Britton. 1-4 pm, $20.  High Springs
Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-
8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.
Rock and Mineral Sale, 11-4. Rock ‘n Glass at Wild Iris
Books, 802 W University Avenue, Gainesville, 352-375-7477.
Tuesday, March 15
Meet the Doctors. Talk with our doctors in an informal
setting. 5:30 pm, free. Life Family Practice Center, Genesis
Heart MedSpa, 3365 Wedgewood Lane, The Villages. RSVP
to 352-750-4333, www.lifefamilypractice.com.
Wednesday, March 16
Cleanse your body of toxic buildup, repair G.I. tract,
support immune system, weight loss, anti-aging nutrition.
Free consultation; call for appointment. Reesers Nutrition
Center, 3243 E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718,
351-1298.
Friday, March 18
Developing and Using Psychic Awareness, workshop
with Melissa Harris. 6:30-8:30 pm, $15.  High Springs
Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386 454-
8657, www.highspringsemporium.net.
March 18-25
Spirit Essence Portraits by Melissa Harris. Reading
followed by an original watercolor painting of what is
revealed. By appointment, $195. High Springs Emporium,
660 NW Santa Fe Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657, www.
highspringsemporium.net.
Saturday, March 19
Full Moon Drumming Circle. 7
pm. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd,
(off Maricamp), Ocala, 352-687-2113,
www.unityocala.org.
Spiritual Wisdom on Relation-
ships, open discussion with free
book, 1 pm. HU Chant at 2:15
pm. Refreshments follow. Courtyard
By Marriott, 3700 SW 42nd St (near
Butler Plaza). Eckankar in Gaines-
ville, 352-378-3504.
Sunday, March 20
Passion Test Workshop with Elaine
Silver, 1-4 pm, suggested $30 love
offering. Discover what your passions
are. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd,
(off Maricamp), Ocala, 352-687-2113,
www.elainesilver.com.
help you heal physically and emotion-
ally while deepening connection to
vital life force. Amrit Yoga Institute,
Salt Springs, FL, 352-685-3001, www.
amrityoga.org.
Sunday, March 27
Eckankar Worship Service (Liv-
ing With Divine Love: Soul’s Unselfish
Giving). 11 am, Courtyard By Mar-
riott, 3700 SW 42nd St. (near Butler
Plaza). Eckankar in Gainesville, 352-
378-3504.
Wednesday, March 30
Wellness Consultation on hair
analysis, BMI analysis, 24-hour uri-
nalysis, saliva test for hormone imbal-
ance. Free. Call for appointment. Re-
esers Nutrition Center, 3243 E. Silver
Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-732-0718.
March 28-29
Auditions, “The King & I” musi-
cal. Performance dates May 19-June
12. Ocala Civic Theatre, 4337 E. Silver
Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-236-2274,
www.OcalaCivicTheatre.com.

Monday, March 21
The Dis-Ease Behind the Diagno-
sis, hosted by Paula Koger. Free, 6 pm,
call to reserve a seat. Lemire Clinic,
11115 SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600,
Ocala, 352-291-9459, www.Lemire-
Clinic.com.

Wednesday, March 23
Wellness Consultation on Irritable
Bowel Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome, Crohn’s Disease, Fibromy-
algia Syndrome. Free. Call for appoint-
ment. Reesers Nutrition Center, 3243
E. Silver Springs Blvd., Ocala, 352-
732-0718.

Thursday, March 24
The Direct Effect of What you Eat,
free lecture in recognition of National
Nutrition Month. 6 pm, Life Family
Practice Center, 1501 US Hwy 441
North, The Villages. RSVP to 352-750-
4333, www.lifefamilypractice.com.

Saturday, March 26
Healing Sessions with ZaKa and
AzKa, facilitated by Jeff Wheeler,
Shamanic Healer. Free talk 12-1 pm,
healing sessions 1-5:30 pm, $15. High
Springs Emporium, 660 NW Santa Fe
Blvd, High Springs, 386-454-8657,
www.highspringsemporium.net.
 
March 26–April 2
Ayurvedic Detoxification (Pancha-
karma) and Yoga. This program can

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Saturday, April 2
Annual Organic Foods Gala,
9-3. $1 admission. $1 per sample.
Free recipes, demonstrations, music.
Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217 Pl, Citra.
352-595-3377, www.cronescradlecon-
serve.com.
Monday, April 4
Meet the Doctor evening, hosted
by Dr. James Lemire. Free, 6 pm, call
to reserve a seat. Lemire Clinic, 11115
SW 93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala,
352-291-9459, www.LemireClinic.
com.
Saturday, April 9
Mediumship Spiritual Develop-
ment Class. $25, 2-4:30pm. Class
includes meditation, lesson, hands-
on practice to develop your personal
skills. Held at Unity of Gainesville,
36
8801 NW 39th Ave. International
Foundation for Spiritual Knowledge,
www.ifsk.org , 407-673-9776.   Sundays
Monday, April 18
Stress Management, hosted by
Nuris Lemire. Free, 6 pm, call to re-
serve a seat. Lemire Clinic, 11115 SW
93rd Court Rd, Suite 600, Ocala, 352-
291-9459, www.LemireClinic.com.
Now through April 22
Art show, “From the Center: Inside
Out,” artist Harimandir Khalsa. Center
for Balance, 1705 NW 6th St, Gaines-
ville, 352-378-4848.
May 21-22
Raymon Grace workshop. Dr.
Hanoch Talmor, Gainesville Holistic
Center, Gainesville, 352-377-0015,
talmor@msn.com, www.betterw.com,
www.ramongrace.us.
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ONGOING EVENTS
Farmers Market, 12-4. Mosswood
Farm Store, 703 NE Cholokka Blvd,
Micanopy, 352-466-5002, www.moss-
woodfarmstore.com.
Master Mind Prayer Circle, 9:30;
Healing Hands Circle, 10; Sunday Ser-
vice and Youth Education, 11; NGU,
12:30. Unity of Gainesville, 8801
NW 39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.
unityofgainesvillefl.org.
Meditation and Spiritual Lesson,
10 am. Unity of Ocala, Unity of Ocala,
101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113,
www.unityocala.org.
Science of Mind and Spirit
Meditation 9:45am, Celebration /
Message 10:30am, Youth and
Children’s Celebration 10:30am. Love
offering. OakBrook Center for Spiritual
Living, 1009 N.E. 28 Ave, Ocala, FL
352-629-3897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.
Monday-Friday
Organic Food Pickups. Monday,
Ocala; Tuesday, Eustis and Mt. Dora;
Wednesday, Ocala and Gainesville;
Friday, Oxford/The Villages. Home-
grown Organics by Doreen, 352-598-
4184, http://www.homegrownorganics.
vpweb.com. Recipes: http://home-
growngainesville.wordpress.com/
Yoga with Joe Ferrara. Monday,
7-8:30 pm, Amrit Yoga Institute. Tues-
day, 12-12:45 pm, Serenity of Central
Florida, 301 Skyline Dr., Ste 1, Lady
Lake. Wednesday, 8:30-10 am, Ocala
Inner Center, 205 S. Magnolia; and
5-6 pm, Serenity of Central Florida,
Lady Lake. Thursday, 6-7:30 pm, Ocala
Inner Center. Friday, 7-8 am, Premier
Medical Center of Ocala, 7960 SW
60th Ave. prakash@amrityoga.org.
Tuesdays
A Course in Miracles, 12 noon and
7 pm. Unity of Ocala, Unity of Ocala,
101 Cedar Rd., Ocala, 352-687-2113,
www.unityocala.org.
Wednesdays
A Course in Miracles, 7-8:30pm.
www.GoNaturalAwakenings.com
Amrit Yoga, Salt Springs, 352-685-
3001, ganga@amrityoga.org.
Meditation and Visioning, 6pm,
followed at 7:15 with Speaker, Spiri-
tual Craft, Drumming, or Spiritual Film,
depending on the week. Love offering.
OakBrook Center for Spiritual Living,
1009 N.E. 28 Ave, Ocala, FL 352-629-
3897, www.oakbrookcsl.org.
Thursdays
Healing Yoga with Marque. Move-
ment class combining yoga, Pilates,
body alignment, breathing. Bring a
mat. $25/4 weeks, Feb. 3-24 every
Thursday, 12:30-1:30 pm. To register:
Sheila, 352-867-9660. Class held at
Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar Rd., Ocala,
352-687-2113.
Saturdays
Farmstead Saturdays. Free, 9-3
pm. Crones Cradle, 6411 NE 217
Pl, Citra. 352-595-3377, www.
cronescradleconserve.com.
The 2012 Preparation Program w/
Marque G. Kolack. Every Saturday in
March, 10 am-12 noon. $20/class love
offering. Unity of Ocala, 101 Cedar
Rd, (off Maricamp), Ocala,
352-687-2113, www.unityocala.org.
Seven days/week
Abraham, yoga, breathwork,
reiki, much more—something every
day. Unity of Gainesville, 8801 NW
39th Ave., 352-373-1030, www.
unityofgainesvillefl.org.
Bellydancing, fitness, yoga classes,
personal training as early as 5:30 am,
as late as 7:30 pm. Hip Moves, 708
NW 23rd Ave, Gainesville, 352-692-
0132, www.hipmoves.com.
Yoga classes as early as 5:30
am, as late as 8:30 pm, beginners
(including “Stiff Guys”) to experienced
Hot Yoga. Big Ron’s Yoga College,
Gainesville, 352-367-8434, www.
bigronsyoga.com.
British Medium Jan Marshall
at Unity of Gainesville in March
n Demonstration of Mediumship:
March 11, 7:30-9pm
n Workshop in Mediumship:
March 12, 10am-4pm
n Private readings available
Check Web for complete 2011 program
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