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rida Kahlo, a Mexican painter, poet and creative fashion maven, remains an admired figure throughout the world for her unique lifestyle and inspiring works of art. For the second year, San Antonio will honor her spirit with “A View of Our Own Reality” Frida Festival at the Wonderland Mall of the Americas, hosted by Que Retro Arts and Viva Vegeria. This free family-friendly indoor event will feature an art gallery, a handmade mercado with more than 50 artisan vendors offering one-of-a-kind arts and crafts, fashion, music, performances and culinary traditions with talents such as El Tallercito de Son SATX and Grupo Folklorico de Bendiciones. All ages are welcome to revel in Frida’s creative world on Saturday, July 15, from 12 to 9 p.m. at the Wonderland Mall of the Americas. The festival includes free admission and free parking. The Wonderland Mall of the Americas is located at 4522 Fredericksburg Rd. For more information, email [email protected].

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ake your storytelling to the next level by participating in a three-day summer conference that dives into the role writing can play in social, aesthetic and personal change. Gemini Ink’s second annual Writers Conference presents Writing for Change, July 21-23 at the historic downtown El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel. This literary immersion features workshops with master writers, panels, round tables, small press fairs, readings and after parties. This year’s keynote speaker is Pablo Miguel Martínez, with featured talks by experts Tom Payton and Clay Smith. Showcased authors are Helena María Viramontes, Brian Turner, Patricia Spears Jones and Octavio Quintanilla, with special guest Marilyn R. Atlas, acclaimed talent/literary manager and producer. A welcome reception kicks off the conference on Friday, July 21, and continues with nonfiction/fiction/poetry workshops and panels on July 22 and 23. The conference closes on July 23 with a closing reception and a chance to mingle with writers and conference attendees. Tickets range from $75 to $165 and include admission to all conference events and a three-hour workshop with one of the featured writers. Additional workshops can be purchased, depending on availability. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.geminiink.org.

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f you haven’t heard, the Sunday morning farmers market is back at the Quarry after a three-year hiatus. The market returned to the Quarry parking lot in front of Whole Foods in mid-June, thanks to Koch Ranches, which owns the Gourmet Country Store at 2114 Mannix Dr. The new Alamo Heights Farmers Market features more than 25 local vendors offering farm-fresh selections including fresh produce, grass fed/grass finished beef, lamb, goat and wild hog meats, chicken, eggs, kombucha, pecans, honey, gourmet coffee, cold-pressed juices, lemonade and much more. Visitors will also enjoy live music. The popular market was a Sunday morning fixture at the Quarry until the Alamo Quarry Market withdrew permission for the market three years ago due to traffic and parking concerns. Tony Koch, co-owner of Koch Ranches, received the go-ahead from Alamo Quarry Market to approach Whole Foods about re-starting the market, and both parties reached an agreement to allow the market’s return. The new Quarry market is certified by the Texas Department of Agriculture, as are 26 other local farmers markets. For a list of certified local farmers markets, visit www.gotexan.org. The farmers market, located at 255 E. Basse Rd., in front of Whole Foods, is open each Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about the new market, email [email protected]. For more information about Koch Ranches, visit www.kochranches.net.

San Antonio Film Festival Returns to the Tobin Center Aug. 1-6

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he 23rd Annual San Antonio Film Festival returns Aug. 1-6 and will provide an innovative and inspiring environment for film lovers, filmmakers, industry leaders and die-hard fans. The festival will feature six days of films from around the globe and will give filmmakers and fans of all ages the opportunity to network, share ideas, advance their careers and foster relationships within the community. The festival also offers screenings of new and original films from across the country and overseas. The 2016 festival included more than 140 film screenings. The festival takes place on at the Tobin Center for Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. For the latest news about the festival, visit www.safilm.com.

Summer Jazz and Lunch Series Continues in July, August at the McNay Art Museum

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ow in its eighth year, this summer concert series at the McNay Art Museum has become a San Antonio favorite. On Sunday, July 16, enjoy a lively Latin music performance by Henry Brun and the Latin Jazz Trio. Head back on Aug. 20 for an event featuring the Jim Cullum Jazz Band. Both events begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 3 p.m. The jazz concert is free with museum admission (free for members). Box lunches by Fresh Horizons Catering and the Jingu House will be available and are $13 each for museum members or $15 each for non-members. Meal price includes iced tea or water and dessert. A cash bar will also be available. The Summer Jazz and Lunch Series is made possible by the generous support from the Susan and John Kerr Music Fund, with assistance from media partner KRTU Jazz 91.7. The McNay Art Museum is located at 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. For more information, visit www.mcnayart.org.

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Rethinking Cancer Plus: Reframing Autism

August articles include: Preventing Cancer Natural Solutions to Sleep Apnea Preparing Autistic Children for Adulthood and so much more!

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meta-study from Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts, documents a revealing relationship between diet and food prices. The researchers found that taxation of unhealthy foods and price reductions of healthy foods help shift consumers to healthier purchases. ......They reviewed data from 11 studies on the impact of adding tariffs to unhealthy foods that lead to higher prices and 19 studies that examined the effects on the demand of reducing the prices of healthy foods. They discovered that consumers purchased 14 percent more fruits and vegetables when prices were reduced by 10 percent. Other healthy food price reductions produced similar results, with a 16 percent increase in consumption with each 10 percent price drop. The researchers examined the impact of increases in the price of sugary drinks and fast foods. Following 10 percent price hikes, consumption of these items decreased by 7 percent and 3 percent, respectively. “The global food system is exacting a staggering toll on human health, and this is very costly, both in terms of real healthcare expenses and lost productivity,” says Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, senior author of the meta-study and dean of the university’s Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. “Our findings suggest that subsidies and taxes are a highly effective tool for normalizing the price of foods toward their true societal cost. This will both prevent disease and reduce spiraling healthcare costs, which are causing a tremendous strain on both private businesses and government budgets.” Stokkete/Shutterstock.com

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esearch from the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, has established that structured physical activity following a stroke can significantly improve cognitive function in survivors. The study used data from 13 clinical trials that included 735 participants to analyze general cognitive improvement, executive function, attention and working memory, as well as the impact of different types of physical activity. Researchers found that exercise following a stroke produced cognitive improvements in both attention and speed in processing information. They further discovered that a combination of aerobic exercise and strength training produced the maximum cognitive improvements. “We found that a program as short as 12 weeks is effective at improving cognition, and even patients with chronic stroke can experience improvements in their cognition with an exercise intervention,” says lead author Lauren E. Oberlin, a graduate student at the university.

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study of distance runners by Texas A&M University, in College Station, determined that short-term supplementation of dried tart cherry powder improved running times, decreased inflammation and increased muscle metabolism and immunity. The researchers divided 27 endurance-trained young adult athletes into two groups. Eleven participants were given a daily powered tart cherry supplement for 10 days, and 16 were given a rice flour placebo. All completed a half-marathon near the end of the 10-day trial. The researchers tested fasting blood samples and a quadriceps muscle soreness rating prior to the run, 60 minutes after the run and 24 and 48 hours post-run. The tart cherry group reported 13 percent faster average running times, as well as significantly lower inflammatory markers. They also reported 34 percent lower quadriceps soreness prior to the run. Tart cherry supplementation also increased immunity and resulted in better muscle metabolism.

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Coal PhaseOut Boosts Health

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study from the University of Florida, in Gainesville, has found that the probiotic combination of lactobacilli and bifidobacteria (sold as Kyo-Dophilus) helps relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergies. Researchers split 173 healthy adults with mild seasonal allergies into two groups during the height of the spring allergy season. The first group was given the probiotic combination, while the other group received a placebo. The subjects filled out a weekly online survey for eight weeks about their allergy symptoms and discomfort levels. The probiotic combination resulted in fewer allergy-related nasal symptoms plus quality-of-life improvements.

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esearch from Sweden has found that acupuncture helps reduce the crying of colicky babies. The study monitored 147 babies between the ages of 2 and 8 weeks with colic at four separate Swedish public child health centers. The babies were divided into three groups; each visited the clinic twice a week for two weeks. One group received “gold standard” care plus five minutes of minimal acupuncture, one group received standard care plus five minutes of acupuncture and one group received standard care only. After two weeks, both acupuncture groups showed a reduction in crying time by the second week and at a later follow-up. More babies dropped to less than three hours of crying per day in the acupuncture groups than the control group, removing them from the colic category altogether. No adverse effects were recorded.

he province of Ontario began a complete phase-out of its coal-fired power plants in 2005, with all of them having closed by 2015. While the costly measure was expected to produce minor air quality improvements, officials predicted that the resulting health benefits would accrue $3 billion in annual healthcare savings for the community. Realized savings can be seen in the drastic reduction of smog days in Ontario, down to just one since 2014. “Let’s compare that to 2005, when residents of the Greater Toronto Area suffered through 53 smog days while coal, with its toxic emissions, provided 19 percent of the province’s power,” says Vanessa Foran, president and CEO of The Asthma Society of Canada. “It’s obvious that shutting Ontario’s coal plants has helped clean the air; it’s also given a new lease on life to millions that suffer with asthma.” More proof of the medical benefits come from an assessment conducted by Toronto Public Health in 2014. It reported a 23 percent reduction in air pollutionrelated premature deaths in the city between 2000 and 2011, as well as a 41 percent reduction in related hospital admissions during the same period.

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Neonic Pesticides Again Linked to Decline

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he federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), passed in 1973, strengthened earlier federal protections for animals that had been nearly wiped out by humans. The act faces opposition from those that believe it both unfairly protects animals that poach livestock and restricts land use. At a recent hearing titled Modernizing the Endangered Species Act, Republican Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming, head of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, said the ESA is not working anymore. Natural Resources Committee Chairman Republican Congressman Rob Bishop of Utah opines that the act has never been used for the rehabilitation of species and instead has been controlling the land, saying, “It has been hijacked.” Yet Daniel M. Ashe, president and chief executive of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, says, “The Endangered Species Act is the world’s ‘gold standard’ for conservation and protection of animals.” According to many experts, the world’s flora and fauna are experiencing a global extinction crisis caused by human activity, but we have also learned how to protect species and help them recover. Eight species that would probably have disappeared already were it not for the ESA include the black-footed ferret, humpback whale, bald eagle, American alligator, grizzly bear, Florida manatee, California condor and gray wolf.

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roponents of GMO (genetically modified) food may argue that the technique is necessary because the world is running out of resources. However, agricultural startup Sundrop Farms, with offices in the UK and Australia, has developed high-tech greenhouse facilities that apply solutions to grow crops with less reliance on finite natural resources than conventional greenhouse production. In 2010, Sundrop Farms opened a pilot facility in Port Augusta, South Australia, that is combining seawater and sunlight to grow food in the middle of the desert, unaffected by climate change, biotech land grabs, drought, floods and pestilence. They are using coconut husks, 23,000 mirrors to reflect solar power and desalinated seawater on a hydroponic farm of just under 50 acres to grow 17,000 metric tons of non-GMO food every year. Built at a reported cost of $200 million, the facility has a year-round growing season. In winter, its greenhouse operates with the help of 39 megawatts of clean energy from solar power. Coles Supermarkets has signed a 10-year contract for the exclusive right to sell the company’s produce. Roman Stetsyk/Shutterstock.com

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study in the journal Nature Communications examined wild bee populations relative to the use of controversial neonic (neonicotinoid) pesticides from 1994 to 2011, and discovered that extinction rates paralleled their use on plants throughout the country. The 34 species analyzed experienced a 10 percent population drop across the board, with five of the species seeing a decrease of 20 percent or more, and the most-impacted group declining by 30 percent. Researchers say this indicates that up to half of the population decline could be attributed to the use of neonics. “It contributes, but there is a bigger picture,” says Jeffrey Pettis, an entomologist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Beltsville Bee Laboratory, in Maryland. Other factors are thought to include parasites such as varroa mites and nosema fungus (a bacterial disease known as foulbrood) plus viruses, drought and loss of habitat. Meanwhile, the Friends of the Earth (FOE) environmental group has launched a petition calling on the Ace and True Value hardware companies to follow Lowe’s and Home Depot’s example of phasing out the pesticides. FOE says, “If these garden retailers don’t act fast, they’ll lose customers. A new poll shows that 66 percent of Americans prefer to shop at Lowe’s and Home Depot because they’ve committed to stop selling bee-killing pesticides.”

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Take Toxins Out of Your Life by Meredith Montgomery

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he term “detox” has been gaining traction in health circles, but cleansing practices have existed for millennia, ranging from Egyptian hydrotherapy to Medieval Lenten practices and Native American fasting, smudging and sweat lodges. The truth is that we need cleansing now more than ever—to rid our bodies of chemical overload and our minds of negative thinking. The Environmental Defense Fund has counted more than 100 chemicals produced in the U.S. that are present in everyday products and hazardous to humans and the environment. “Our body is a natural detoxifier, ridding itself of toxins through pooping, peeing, sweating and shedding skin. But in our current toxic overload situation, it’s not always an efficient process,” says Deanna Minich, Ph.D., an author and functional nutritionist in Washington state. Some experts believe many commercial detoxification programs are unsafe, extreme and ineffective. “Psychologically, a short-term cleanse can act as a stepping stone if you’re eating fast food and donuts every day,” says Dr. Michael Greger, a Washington, D.C., physician specializing in clinical nutrition and author of How Not to Die. “What matters more is long-

term—what you’re eating a decade from now. No quick fix is going to do it, it’s a lifestyle change.”

Feed Your Microbiome

When the microbiome becomes depleted, overall health is affected. Dr. Robynne Chutkan, a gastroenterologist at Georgetown University Hospital, founder of the Digestive Center for Wellness, in Washington, D.C., and author of Gutbliss and The Microbiome Solution, explains, “The GI tract is the body’s engine, and microbes are the worker bees that operate the machinery so that digestion and toxin removal can happen.” She recommends switching to a plant-filled diet to effectively repopulate the microbiome and be aware of how food is grown. “Much store-bought produce, even organic options, is grown in depleted soil. Seek out biodynamic farmers that prioritize nutrient-rich soil to foster microbes,” Chutkan says. Even planting a couple of herbs or microgreens on the kitchen windowsill can make a difference. “Just picking those herbs and getting your hands in healthy dirt increases your exposure to health-promoting microbes.”

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“Health and wealth have become associated with cleanliness, yet the opposite is probably true,” says Chutkan. “Kids come in from the playground to use hand sanitizers and eat processed snacks. Instead, discard the microbiomedisrupting sanitizer and provide fresh vegetables for them to eat outside. We don’t want kids exposed to any serious pathogens, but getting a little dirty is essential.” Studies have found that children with pets are more likely to have fewer allergies and infections and take fewer antibiotics than those living in pet-free households (Clinical & Experimental Allergy and Kuopio University Hospital, Finland). Pets that venture outdoors bring healthy microbes inside; so does fresh air, which purifies poorer quality indoor air. Chutkan also warns of excessive bathing. “When we scrub ourselves, we rub off microbes and naturally occurring oils; unless we’re filthy, we just need to gently rinse.” Marketers convince consumers that products with toxic ingredients are necessities, but coconut oil, apple cider vinegar and honey can effectively replace many toiletries.

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Burn Fat Cells

According to ayurveda, burning fat fuels detoxification because toxins from preservatives, pollutants, pesticides and other damaging chemicals are stored in our fat cells. When fat is metabolized and used as an energy source, the toxins are released, ready to be flushed out. “When we’re not burning fat, toxins can accumulate, cause congestion in the lymphatic channels, overwhelm the liver and ultimately be deposited back into fat cells or stored in the arteries, heart and brain,” says Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner Dr. John Douillard, of Boulder, Colorado. He’s the author of Eat Wheat and a former director of player development and nutrition advisor for the New Jersey Nets professional basketball team.

Reboot with a Quick Cleanse

To stimulate the body’s natural ability to burn fat, Douillard recommends a four-day, at-home detox cleanse. “The digestive system is responsible for delivering nutrients and escorting dangerous toxins out of your body; if you can’t digest well, you can’t detoxify well,” he says. Unlike drastic fasts and juice cleanses, which can deplete nutrients, he recommends stimulating fat metabolism with a cleanse that starts each morning with melted

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ghee followed by a simple nonfat diet throughout the day. According to research published in Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, ghee, a clarified butter, has been proven to remove environmental toxins by attaching to toxic fats. Kitchari, the staple of the meal plan, is a nourishing and easy-to-digest, porridge-like blend of beans, rice and Indian spices. “When you eat a mono diet of just kitchari, your body can transfer the energy that normally goes toward digestion into cleansing and healing other systems,” says Douillard. For those not ready to maintain such a limited diet, he recommends a polydiet with the option to add seasonal steamed vegetables, oatmeal and other gluten-free grains.

Few Snacks, More Water

Work toward eating three meals a day—a light breakfast, big lunch and light and early dinner—without snacking in-between, and fasting for 13 hours each night. Douillard notes, “This regimen should be maintained beyond the cleanse because it gives the body a chance to use up its carbohydrates—its normal, go-to fuel—and switch to its calmer, more stable, detoxifying fuel— body fat.” Adapt the cleanse to avoid strain, because when under stress, the lymphatic system shuts down and the body stores fat and toxins. “If three meals a day with no snacks is not

possible yet, have a nonfat high-protein snack and plan to eat more protein at your next meal,” says Douillard. “Or start with four meals, and work your way down to three.” Aim to drink half your healthiest body weight in ounces of roomtemperature water every day, while also sipping warm-to-hot water—believed to soften the intestinal tract, move the lymph and hydrate the cells more effectively than cold water—every 10 to 15 minutes for two weeks. Plain water has a hydrating effect that not even lemon water can replicate.

Emotional Release

“Toxins are best understood less as poisons than as barriers—obstacles to the life and health we truly want,” says Minich. As a functional medicine nutritionist, she believes that food as medicine is only one aspect of full-spectrum health. Her approach revolves around clusters of nutritional, anatomical, psychological and spiritual life issues that can be jointly detoxified, supported and healed. “Good eating alone will not necessarily solve our emotional woes or stop our limiting beliefs and toxic selftalk,” she says in Whole Detox, a book based on a whole-life, whole-systems, whole-foods approach to detoxification. “We need to remove all the barriers that impede our growth. Limiting thoughts, as well as heavy metals and pesticides, are toxic barriers that weigh us down, sapping energy that might be used for better things.” Her 21-day program is designed to establish long-term lifestyle changes with simple habits. She recommends monitoring our emotions and tracking thoughts with daily writing exercises. “Look at yourself like you’re examining a food label to get to the root of limiting patterns,” she says, encouraging questions such as, “Is this thought healthy for me?” or, “Do I want this thought in my being?” Be mindful of speech as well; swearing, exaggerating and interrupting can have deleterious effects, while uplifting affirmations can inspire positive actions. She attests that visualization can help prevent the creative self from shutting down, another aspect of

toxicity. “Be intuitive and imaginative; allow creative expression to flow. Before you can manifest what you want in life, you have to envision it.” Minich wants patients to invite introspection by taking a few minutes each day to be in solitude and silence, allowing meaning and purpose to surface. Daily stress relief practices such as meditation, yoga, self-massage and mindful breathing can foster stress reduction. “Life shouldn’t feel like an emergency. We need to navigate around stress so we’re not inundated by it,” says Douillard. By extracting toxins through sweat and circulating nutrients, physical activity is equally important for detoxification, but it’s also a form of self-love. “It expands your sense of possibilities, freeing you to go where you will and to carry burdens lightly,” Minich says. In this age of personalized medicine, Minich encourages patients to focus on the parts of a detox program that they need most, whether it’s diet, exercise, massage, emotional well-being or spirituality. She reminds us that the desire and need to cleanse is universal.“Detox is as old as humankind.” Meredith Montgomery publishes Natural Awakenings of Gulf Coast Alabama/Mississippi (HealthyLiving HealthyPlanet.com).

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the marketplace,” she says. Money is a frequent source of tension among couples, but Tessler notes it wasn’t even talked about in her graduate-level psychology training. “Money is emotional territory for people. You can’t just go to a financial planner, plot a budget and be on your merry way,” she observes.

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oney influences our choice of job or home, and sense of security, worth and power; it can also make life more or less convenient. Yet, despite its essential importance, money is often a forbidden topic among family members.

Money Talk Taboo “We are not taught how to have a relationship with money on a psychological or spiritual level; it isn’t

part of our culture,” says Bari Tessler, a Boulder, Colorado, financial therapist and author of The Art of Money. “The majority of our parents and grandparents didn’t receive a financial education, so they don’t understand emotions that relate to money or how to talk about it.” Tessler works with individuals, couples and creative entrepreneurs to help them “claim their worth in the world and bring their skills and values into

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We have ups and downs in life, and the same is true of our finances. ~Bari Tessler what was spent on something into the hours it took to earn the money. “This perspective can transform how we allocate resources and what we’re willing to spend money on,” she says. Vicki Robin, co-author of the bestseller Your Money or Your Life, espouses a similar approach: thinking of money in terms of hours of life energy. “Continually asking yourself whether you actually got fulfillment in proportion to life energy spent in each subcategory awakens the natural sense of knowing when enough is enough,” she writes. Tessler and Onerheim both encourage rethinking the idea that all earning is good and all spending is bad: “It’s about balancing needs and wants, and we need joy in life. It’s not about saving every penny and not enjoying yourself,” says Onerheim.

A Rewarding Journey Becoming financially conscious ultimately helps us fulfill our responsibility to be a good steward of the planet’s resources, according to Onerheim. “Money is a representation of myself in the world, so I want to take responsibility for where my money goes.” “Financial integrity is achieved by learning the true impact of your earning and spending, both on your immediate family and on the planet,” says Robin. “It is knowing what is enough money and material goods to keep you at the peak of fulfillment—and what is just excess and clutter.” All call for celebrating progress on the journey to financial well-being and know-how. “Take baby steps and reward yourself along the way,” says Tessler. “This is a lifelong journey.” Connect with freelance writer April Thompson, in Washington, D.C., at AprilWrites.com. NaturalAwakeningsSA.com

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Four Reasons to Break a Sweat The Fast Path to Flushing Toxins by Deanna Minich

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octors, health experts and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason. Sweat not only activates a host of benefits tied to health-boosting exercise, perspiring itself is curative. Whether sitting in a sauna, walking on a warm day or working out, sweating is a necessary bodily function with powerful healing effects. By clearing out a range of toxins, sweat plays an essential role in the body’s natural detoxifying function. Here are some of the toxins it helps eliminate:

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Persistent organic pollutants (solvents, fumigants and insecticides): A clinical study of

20 participants published in BioMed Research International found that their sweat samples contained a range of toxins, including pesticides DDT/DDE, endosulfan, methoxychlor and endrin. Nearly all parent compounds of these pesticides were evident, demonstrating that sweating is an effective way of excreting and diminishing the body’s toxic burden. One sweat sample contained some pesticides not present

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Phthalate, found in plastic products, is also removed through sweat. Research published in the Scientific World Journal evaluated blood, sweat and urine samples from 20 individuals and discovered that all of them contained the common mono-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (MEHP). The concentrations of this toxin in sweat were more than twice as high as those in the urine, showing that sweating may be the best way of ridding the body of this endocrine-disrupting compound. 20 patients reported in the Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology found that subjects’ sweat contained about 24 times more cadmium, 19 times more nickel, 16 times more lead and almost three times more aluminum than their urine. Overall, sweat proved more effective than urine at removing 14 of the 18 heavy metals studied. It also contained and, therefore, expelled larger quantities of 16 of the 18 metals than the blood samples did. Of all the metals, aluminum was found at the highest concentrations in sweat, with zinc, copper and nickel also occurring at relatively high levels.

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Researchers reporting in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health examined the blood, urine and sweat of 20 participants for BPA, an endocrine-disrupting toxin found in canned foods, plastic water bottles and other items. Of the 20 sweat samples

collected, 16 contained BPA, while only 14 urine and 2 blood samples tested positive for the toxin. This reveals that sweat is the most effective way of removing BPA build-up in the body; just as vital, it demonstrates that testing blood or urine for toxicity levels may not present the whole picture. A wide range of activities, including exercising and engaging in sports, can help us break a sweat. A low-impact option is spending time in a sauna. Notably, in a focused study, the sweat from an infrared sauna expelled more bismuth, cadmium, chromium, mercury and uranium than that produced by a steam sauna. The steam sauna caused higher levels of arsenic, aluminum, cobalt, copper, manganese, nickel, lead, tin, thallium and zinc to be excreted (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology). Hydration is essential in maximizing all these health benefits. Failure to hydrate properly during and after sweating can lead to other health problems. An easy rehydration practice is to step on the scales right before and after sweating; the weight lost is the optimum amount of water to drink afterwards (Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine). For reference, one pound of water is slightly less than a onehalf liter. Sweat contains minerals essential for optimal functioning of the whole body. Following excessive sweating, it’s important to replace the minerals lost, especially zinc, copper, selenium, chromium and potassium. Coconut water is a good source of potassium; nuts, seafood, whole grains and legumes generally contain relatively high doses of zinc, copper, selenium and chromium. The next time the couch and air conditioning beckon, think of all the “sweaty” benefits about to be sacrificed. Breaking a sweat might seem like an effort, but it keeps internal detox systems healthy and optimally functioning. Deanna Minich, Ph.D., is an author, teacher and researcher, as well as founder of Food & Spirit, a framework to integrate ancient healing traditions with modern science. She leads online detox programs as part of her whole-self approach to health. Connect at DeannaMinich.com.

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Eating Vegan on the Road Clever Ways to Eat Healthy Anywhere by Judith Fertig

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raveling can be tricky for those trying to eat a plant-based diet, especially on long stretches of highway. More than 33 percent of Americans, or 100 million-plus people, are eating vegan/vegetarian meals more often, even if they do not adhere to a strict plant-based lifestyle, concluded a 2011 Harris Interactive study commissioned by the Vegetarian Resource Group. Here is what the discerning traveler can do when hunger strikes. Start by looking for vegan pit stops before you go. Identify a plant-friendly

restaurant group, such as Dr. Andrew Weil’s True Food Kitchen (now in 12 states), and then Google for their locations. Smartphone apps such as Finding Vegan and Happy Cow help point the way to vegan-friendly restaurants around the world. This month, Natural Awakenings asked three savvy travelers how they manage plant-based eating wherever they go. For Dustin Harder, eating well on the road is a matter of research and preparation. He is the New York Citybased chef/host of the online program

The Vegan Roadie, with 100 U.S. restaurant visits and counting and now seeking crowdfunding for its third season, set in Italy. Harder has learned to investigate his dining options ahead of time, and always packs a travel-size, high-speed blender, lots of trail mix and his favorite condiments of sriracha (bottled hot sauce) and nutritional yeast. “You can locate great vegan restaurants in surprising places if you search online before you travel,” he says, listing Viva Vegeria and La Botanica, in San Antonio, and The Red Fern, in Rochester, New York, among his finds. Where vegan restaurants are scarce, he turns to plant-based options at Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread. His DIY hotel-room cuisine favorites are a Hotel Smoothie, Banushi (banana sushi) and Pizzadilla, a cross between a pizza and a quesadilla, “cooked” in aluminum foil using a hotel iron and ironing board. Matt Frazier, a runner and co-author of the No Meat Athlete Cookbook, recently went on the road for a self-funded book tour. Not only had he left his high-powered blender back home with his family in Asheville, North Carolina, he was on a tight budget. “The trick that has helped me not just survive, but thrive on the road is eating fresher, more whole and more raw,” he says. He recommends filling up on kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, nuts and seeds, berries, beans, onions and mushrooms. Lindsay S. Nixon, author of The Happy Herbivore Guide to PlantBased Living and related cookbooks, has traveled from her home in Los Angeles across the country and around the world, finding plant-based foods wherever she goes. “Almost every city has a Thai or Italian restaurant where you should be able to find something on the menu or adapt a dish to stick with plants,” she says. “You might have to get a little creative. I once asked for salsa and a plain, baked potato; not a bad combo, as it turns out.” Wherever we find ourselves, we can still find healthy ways to eat. Judith Fertig writes cookbooks and foodie fiction from Overland Park, Kansas. Connect at JudithFertig.com.

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sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Fold the other half over the toppings, and then fold the foil over the entire Pizzadilla, completely closing the edges of the foil. Place the foil packet on the ironing board and the iron on the foil packet. Iron it out to flatten slightly and then leave iron on the foil packet for 2 minutes, flip and repeat. Open foil, cut the Pizzadilla in half and it’s ready to eat.

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1 large tortilla of choice (whole wheat or GMO-free corn) ½ cup Daiya vegan mozzarella shreds 2 Tbsp onion, chopped 2 Tbsp green pepper, chopped ¼ cup pizza sauce or marinara, store-bought Shredded fresh basil for garnish (optional) Field Roast Grain Meat Italian Sausage (optional) Large piece of aluminum foil Iron and ironing board Preheat hotel or travel iron; the linen setting works well. While the iron is preheating, place tortilla on a square of aluminum foil large enough to enclose the tortilla. Sprinkle half the cheese on one half of the tortilla, top with peppers and onions, spoon over the marinara and

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Hotel Smoothie Yields: 1 serving 1 cup filtered water or apple juice Handful or two of tender, baby greens, such as baby spinach or kale 1 banana, peeled, or another favorite soft, peeled fruit Put the water, greens and banana in a high-speed, travel-sized blender and blend until smooth.

Nut butter of choice Bananas (not overripe; firm enough to hold toppings) Blueberries Pomegranate seeds or strawberries, cut into slivers Raw nuts of choice, crumbled, crushed or ground up Peel the banana. Spread with a layer of nut butter to look like a sushi roll. Place blueberries in a line down the middle lengthwise, about an inch apart. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds or strawberry slivers and top with raw nut crumble. Slice into pieces the size of sushi roll pieces. Recipes courtesy of VeganRoadie.com. Natural Awakenings recommends using organic and non-GMO (genetically modified) ingredients whenever possible.

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ou know that mercury is bad for people. John Moore, a prominent 20th-century mercury and dental health researcher, regarded mercury as a ubiquitous contaminant of everything from plastics to concrete and medicine. But what about your dog? Pets also routinely encounter mercury and other toxic metals like aluminum and lead. For humans, eating whole, organic and even biodynamic food has become imperative to avoid heavy metals. That’s also true for canines. A species-appropriate raw diet including veggies is often recommended. And any raw meaty bones should be the joints and not the long bones unless purchased from a company that tests for heavy metals. Here are some preventive and remedial steps.

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Heal leaky gut first. Like humans, pets with leaky gut will have food allergies. Remove causes like vaccines and processed foods; support the liver; rebalance with prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes; replenish with a healthy whole foods diet, along with aloe, slippery elm and marshmallow root; and restore with homeopathic remedies. Follow up with fermented veggies as part of the diet. Consult a naturopathic veterinarian for treatment.

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Boost nutrients. Nutrient deficiencies that can

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Vitamin E: grains, seeds and their oils, wheat germ oil Vitamin D: liver, eggs, oily fish like sardines, mackerel, salmon B vitamins: liver, venison (or moringa leaf powder supplement, one-half teaspoon per 25 pounds) Zinc: red meat, poultry Magnesium: dark leafy greens, seeds, fish Selenium: oily fish, grass-fed beef and beef liver, free-range chicken, egg Turmeric: a powerful supplement to help treat and prevent gene damage caused by heavy metals and glyphosate (one-eighth to one-quarter teaspoon per 10 pounds of body weight per day, combined with a healthy fat like coconut oil and some freshly ground black pepper for better absorption).

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candida as it can release 60-plus toxic substances, including ethanols and the heavy metals it eats. Eliminate all carbs, sugar and grains from the dog’s diet.

Greens, minerals and herbs. The use of juvenile

grasses is detoxifying and provides necessary magnesium during a detox. Sea vegetables can supply calcium, iodine and trace minerals. Herbs like curcumin, ginger and cayenne are potent antioxidants; ginger and turmeric help with DNA repair. Nutrients from green leafy vegetables like spinach and broccoli can enter cells and reduce inflammation; broccoli sprouts also apply, with the most effective delivery method via a concentrated powder.

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Blend or lightly steam veggies to enhance digestion, then add one tablespoon for smaller dogs, or three to four for larger dogs.

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vitamins. Whole foods may be properly supplemented with gentle chelators like open cell wall chlorella and super foods like spirulina.

Probiotics plus. Probiotics help restore healthy gut

bacteria, repair genes, synthesize nutrients and help remove mercury from the body. Cultivating a gut garden of beneficial bugs boosts health. Add a teaspoon or two of kefir or fermented veggies to the dinner of small dogs, up to a tablespoon or two for larger animals. A high-quality refrigerated probiotic supplement is an option; if it’s made for animals, follow the package directions; for human products, assume the dose is for a 150-pound person and adjust for the dog’s weight. Amino acids, the primary building blocks of proteins, are integral to detoxification; feeding a dog a variety of meats, along with fish and eggs, will provide these. Digestive enzymes also support health; a supplement should include many kinds. Cellulase, a plant enzyme that helps digest plant material, also extracts mercury, which destroys naturally occurring enzymes.

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naturally in common high-fiber foods including cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, Brussels sprouts and spinach. Carrots, beets and spirulina also benefit the gut. Establishing a healthy gut restores the body’s natural detoxification function, plus its ability to assimilate critical nutrients. Add a teaspoon or two for small dogs; one to three tablespoons for larger dogs.

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foods and chemical synthetic vitamins. Go for raw and whole foods, add fermented foods and supplement intelligently with whole food-based supplements. Organic sources, grass-fed animals and even biodynamic food sources are ideal.

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Organ meats. A dog should have organ meats from clean animals at least once a week or as 10 percent of its diet.

As the body detoxifies, symptoms and discharges may occur. These are less common for dogs with raw, speciesappropriate diets and minimal vaccinations. Visible results include old dogs displaying more energy and sharper cognitive function and awareness. Eyes are clearer. Fatty tissues shrink down, coats fill out and become shinier and skin becomes healthier. As the largest organ, skin reflects the state of the immune system as a whole. A concentrated detox to overturn health issues relies on doctor protocols and individualized treatment. An everyday gentle detox generally keeps pets healthier. Patricia Jordan is a naturopathic veterinarian in Cape Carteret, NC. Learn more at Dr-Jordan.com. NaturalAwakeningsSA.com

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e aware that glyphosate in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide is prevalent in nonorganic foods, widely used as a weed killer and to dry crops before harvesting. This hidden poison, in the presence of ingested mercury, makes both the glyphosate and mercury 1,000 times more toxic. Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher Dr. Stephani Seneff, author of the article “The Destructive Effects of Heavy Metals and Glyphosate,” reports that glyphosate is a major driver of disease. The toxin stays in a pet’s bones, as well as the bones of the food-producing animals eating genetically modified (GMO) grains that dogs chew on.

4 Avoid the chemicals and toxins commonly found in many lawn care supplies, household cleaners and body care products. Grow food or patronize a best practices local farmer. 4 Be diligent in sourcing for clean, unprocessed food. Learn about biodynamic farming and step up from organic to biodynamic. 4 Don’t hamper the immune system with unsafe and unnecessary vaccinations and drugs. 4 Spend time in the sunshine. 4 Exercise. The lymphatic system won’t work and the body can’t purge spent mitochondria or make new ones without it. 4 Incorporate beneficial bugs through prebiotics and probiotics and enzymes. Learn to ferment and sprout, and add these ingredients to family and pet meals.

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An Awesome Antidote to Polarization by Kirk J. Schneider

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e live in polarized times. The current polarization of the American electorate and federal government is rooted in “the polarized mind”, a fixation by individuals on one point of view that excludes differing views and provokes intolerance. Complex issues become black and white, and those with differing views or lifestyles are demonized. Beyond politics, this is seen in gun violence and terrorism, corporate abuses of health and safety, and religious and ethnic strife—affecting major aspects of our daily lives.   An antidote to polarization is awe—the wonder of being alive; living life with hope, respect, humility, wonder and a deep reverence for the adventure of living. Psychology experiments at Stanford University and the University of California, Berkeley, have shown those that practice awe are better able to see outside their own experiences and appreciate other points of view, which can transcend the tunnel vision and pettiness of a polarized atmosphere. Here are some basic steps toward cultivating a sense of awe: n Appreciate the passing nature of time and life. Even while doing

something disagreeable, slowing down and affirming the preciousness of the moment can sometimes render alternative perspectives. n Be open to discovery and surprise. This is especially helpful if we are constantly locked in by assumptions about people or things. Think how politicians might benefit by being open to the possibility of discovery or surprise during delicate negotiations. The same principle can hold true with family and friends. n Step outside the box of personal judgments and consider the bigger picture of life. Replace the prison of self-criticism often stemming from comparing ourselves with idealized media images with appreciation of the many facets of who we are and what we can become. Psychologist Kirk J. Schneider, Ph.D., is past editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, president-elect of the Existential-Humanistic Institute and adjunct faculty at Saybrook and Columbia universities, in New York City. His books include Awakening to Awe, The Polarized Mind and The Spirituality of Awe: Challenges to the Robotic Revolution. Visit KirkJSchneider.com.

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SATURDAY, JULY 1 Wild for Wildlife—9-11am at Phil Hardberger Park’s Urban Ecology Center, 8400 NW Military Hwy. Tom Kinsey, master naturalist and retired education specialist at the Witte Museum, brings his live critters for closer inspection, including a friendly snake, cute rats, a green tree frog and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. A kid-friendly activity is included. Free; a donation to the PHP Conservancy of $3/person or $5/family is suggested. www.philhardbergerpark.org. Body-Mind-Spirit Fair—10am-6pm July 1, 12-6pm July 2 at the Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Center, 5525 Blanco Rd. Monthly event; free admission, free hourly lectures. www. unlimited-thought.com. “Pride Bigger Than Texas” Parade and Festival— 11am at Crockett Park, 1300 N. Main Ave. Pride San Antonio produces several events throughout the year to celebrate Pride and to fulfill its purpose. The “Pride Bigger than Texas” is the main event. www. pridesanantonio.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 4 San Antonio 4th of July Festival—8am-10pm at Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati Ave. Head to the park for the official 4th of July celebration in San Antonio. Enjoy a family-friendly day of games, food and musical entertainment. www. saparksfoundation.org. Independence Day at the Alamo—9am-4pm at the Alamo, 300 Alamo Plaza. Celebrate the Fourth of July at the Alamo with music, living history, readings of the Declaration of Independence and more. www.thealamo.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 7 Balcones Heights Jazz Festival—7:30-10:30pm Friday evenings, July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the Wonderland of the Americas Amphitheater, 4522 Fredericksburg Rd. Revel in the sights and sounds of great live jazz across the reflecting pool at one of San Antonio’s most beautiful outdoor venues. Outdoor seating on the amphitheater lawn is free on a firstcome, first-served basis. www.reachfortheheights. org.

SATURDAY, JULY 8 Dog Adoption and Chipping Event—9-11am at Phil Hardberger Park East, 13202 Blanco Rd. The San Antonio Humane Society brings dogs needing a home and available for adoption to this event. Already have a dog? Stop by to get your pet chipped. Free, no registration required. A donation to the PHP Conservancy of $3/person or $5/family is suggested. www.philhardbergerpark.org. Build a Terrarium—10-11am at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. Families have fun learning about plant needs, seeds, and about the structure and functions of plants. Create a terrarium to take home. $25 per family unit (one adult and up to three children, $10 per additional person). www. sabot.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 9 Free Family Day: Summer Block Party—1-4pm at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels

Ave. Enjoy a day of play and creativity with artmaking, sidewalk chalk and fun games on the lawn (and some barbecue, too). www.mcnayart.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 15 SARR Women’s Run 5K/10K—7am at The Shops at Lincoln Heights H-E-B, 999 E. Basse Rd. The SARR Women’s 5K is a chip-timed run/walk for women only along the streets of Alamo Heights. The event will feature a pre-race stretch led by GETFITSA and post-race refreshments. www. saroadrunners.com. Frida Fest 2017—12-9pm at Wonderland of the Americas, 4522 Fredericksburg Rd. To honor Frida’s spirit, Que Retro Arts and Viva Vegeria will host “A View of Our Own Reality” Frida Festival, a free family-friendly indoor event featuring an art gallery, a handmade mercado, fashion, music, performances and culinary traditions.

SUNDAY, JULY 16 Summer Jazz Concert and Lunch—12:30-3pm at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. Enjoy Henry Brun and the Latin Jazz Trio; the concert is free with museum admission. Box lunches are available from Fresh Horizons Catering and the Jingu House and are $13 each for members or $15 each for non-members. Meal price includes iced tea or water and dessert. Cash bar available. www. mcnayart.org.

MONDAY, JULY 17 Chef Camp at the Botanical Garden (for ages 9-18)—9am-3pm July 17-21 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. Future chefs can hone their skills in the garden. Tour the garden with Chef Dave and discover interesting varieties of fruits and vegetables. Learn kitchen skills while helping create fun new recipes with produce from the culinary garden. $180 members or $200 nonmembers. www.sabot.org. Summer Camp at SAMA: Paint and Clay (for ages 6-8)—10am-3pm June 17-21 at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Dig into creative ways to work with clay and express yourself with paint as you explore how the Japanese, Maya and other cultures use these materials in fascinating ways. $175 for museum members, $200 for non-members. www.samuseum.org.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 19 Bridal Open House at the McNay—6-8pm at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. Explore the beautiful venue and picture your wedding at the McNay Art Museum. Meet preferred vendors and approved caterers. Event staff will be available to answer questions. RSVP by July 15 to 210-805-1782 or email Monica.Rangel@mcnayart. org. www.mcnayart.org.

FRIDAY, JULY 21 Gemini Ink Writers Conference—8am-5pm from July 21-23 at the historic El Tropicano Riverwalk Hotel, 110 Lexington Ave. Celebrate the state of the book in all its current and shifting forms, and interact with diverse, nationally recognized writers

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in workshops, panels, roundtables, small press fairs, readings and after parties. www.geminiink.org. (Boerne) Star Party—9-11pm at Boerne City Lake Park, 1 City Lake Rd. in Boerne. Our astronomyfilled event will feature star experts with their telescopes for dazzling night-sky experiences. Meet near the pavilion. Free and no registration required. www.visitboerne.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 22 Nature Poetry—8-10am at Phil Hardberger Park’s Urban Ecology Center, 8400 NW Military Hwy. Local poet, teacher and naturalist Mobi Warren combines a love for nature and poetic expression as she leads the walk. Warren shares her original poems, as well as poems of other poets to inspire participants to express nature in words. Free. A donation to the PHP Conservancy of $3/person or $5/family is suggested. www.philhardbergerpark. org. Wild with Worms Workshop: Starting a Vermiculture System at Home—10am-12pm at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. In this fun, hands-on workshop, families can create

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a starter worm bin to take home. $45, includes all materials per family unit (one adult and up to three children, $10 per additional person). www.sabot.org.

SUNDAY, JULY 23 Monthly Energy Meditation Gathering: Touching the Light Within—8-9am at Jingu House at the Japanese Tea Garden, 3800 N. St. Mary’s. Explore beyond your mind, emotions and physical body through pure energy meditation and healing breathwork. Led by Michelle Mullady. $10. www. michellemullady.com. Wholistic Festival’s Summer Fest—11am-5pm at the Holiday Inn, Airport International, 77 NE Loop 410, just west of Jones Maltsberger Road. Free admission, free parking to participate in this festival featuring 50+ exhibitors. www.wholisticfestival. com or 210-334-0782.

MONDAY, JULY 24 Camp Cirque at Aerial Horizon—8:30am-3pm from July 24-28 at Aerial Horizon, 12066 Starcrest Dr. Suite 200. Children ages 7-10 learn the basics of aerial arts, physical comedy, acrobatics and more. No experience necessary. $375. www.aerialhorizon.com. Science Camp at the Botanical Garden (for ages 9-12)—9am-3pm from July 24-28 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. Children will conduct experiments, use lab equipment and learn to follow the scientific method while exploring the garden. Pond dipping, water analysis, photosynthesis and other activities await. $198 for members, $220 for non-members. www.sabot.org. Summer Camp at SAMA: Dragons, Heroes and Monsters (for ages 8-10)—10am-3pm from July 24-28 at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Dragons, ancient warriors, jaguars, and other captivating characters come to life in this

action-packed camp. Use clay, paint, collage and more as you listen to myths and legends and create your own mythical monster. $175 for members, $200 for non-members www.samuseum.org.

THURSDAY, JULY 27 (Boerne) A Thirst for Nature Event: Birds of Prey with Swooping Sangria—7-9pm at the Cibolo Nature Center, 140 City Park Rd. in Boerne. Join the Cibolo Nature Center for a discussion of the sometimes scary but always mesmerizing birds of prey. Learn more while sipping on Swooping Sangria. $10 for adults, $5 for kids, free for kids under 6. www.cibolo.org. Get REEL Film Series: American Women/3 Women—7-9pm at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave. The McNay Contemporary Collectors Forum (MCCF) presents GET REEL, a program featuring critically acclaimed films and videos. This summer’s lineup features women in 1970s cinema. A wine reception at 6:30pm precedes each film. Free admission. www.mcnayart.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 29 Mindfulness in Busy Lives—9:30am-12pm at The Mindfulness Studio, 218 Grove Pl. Are you juggling too many things or not feeling that you can ever stop to catch your breath? Mindfulness can help. Experience simple, useful mindfulness techniques and meditations. $20. Register with Sue Yeo at 210-529-0913.

MONDAY, JULY 31 Animal Botanical Special Needs Summer Camp (for ages 7-11)—9am-1pm from July 31-Aug. 1 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. This multi-themed, five-day camp is for youth with special needs. Animal botanical activities include education on animals and plants living in the garden,

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plan ahead TUESDAY, AUGUST 1 San Antonio Film Festival—Aug. 1-6 at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 100 Auditorium Circle. The festival features six days of films from around the globe and includes screenings of more than 100 films, plus free workshops. www.safilm. com.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 Dog Days of Summer—9am-5pm on Aug. 5, 6 at the San Antonio Botanical Garden, 555 Funston Pl. Bring your four-legged friend and explore the garden. Cost is garden admission, plus $5 donation per dog (on a leash) that will go toward local animal friendly charities. Members enjoy free admission + $5 donation per leashed dog. www.sabot.org.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7 Nature’s Garden Summer Camp (for ages 7-10)—8:30-11:30am from Aug. 7-11 at Phil Hardberger Park East, 13202 Blanco Rd. Spend a week learning about nature and life in a garden. Topics include plants and trees, wildlife, water and rocks, and aquatic life and amphibians. $70. www. philhardbergerpark.org.

SUNDAY, AUGUST 13 Wholistic Festival—11am-5pm at the Holiday Inn, Airport International, 77 NE Loop 410, just west of Jones Maltsberger Road. Free admission, free parking to participate in this festival featuring 50+ exhibitors. www.wholisticfestival.com or 210334-0782.

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Recovering in Unity—7pm in the CommUNITY Center, 8103 Broadway. A recovery group based on the 12 steps and Unity principles. Free. unityofsa.org.

Castle Hills Farm to Market—10am-2pm at 2211 NW Military, across from Castle Hills Baptist Church. www.localfarmtomarket.com.

SA Native Plant Society of Texas—7pm. 4th Tuesday. Lions Field Adult Center, 2809 Broadway.

Pearl Farmers Market—10am-2pm at the historic Pearl Brewery, bordered by East Grayson Street and Avenue A just north of downtown. www. pearlfarmersmarket.com. Celebration Circle—11am-12pm at Say Sí, 1518 S. Alamo, 78204. Inclusive uplifting interfaith gatherings open to all. More info at www.celebrationcircle.org or 210-533-6767. Free Sundays at SAMA —10am-12pm at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Sponsored by the Mays Family Foundation. Call 210978-8100, or visit www.samuseum.org. Free Meditation Instruction—9:30am at the Shambhala Meditation Center, 257 E. Hildebrand. www.sanantonio.shambhala.org. The Rim Farmers Market—10am-2pm at The Rim, 17503 La Cantera Parkway, in the parking lot of T.G.I. Friday’s. www.hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. Parkinson’s Young Onset Support Group—1pm. Second Sunday each month. Free. Sunset Ridge Church of Christ, 95 Brees Blvd. Call Dianne at 210-567-6688.

monday Gentlewellness Qigong—5:30-6:30pm in the Garden Room at The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway. Free.www.gentlewellness.com. Sivananda Yoga—6pm Mondays and Wednesdays; 10:30am Sundays at The Uptown Studio, 700 Fredericksburg Rd. Suggested $7 donation. www.theuptownstudio.com. Awakening Qigong—6-7:15pm. Focusing on healing, awakening and evolving the body, heart and consciousness. 1st class is free. www.daointegrativehealth.com.

tuesday Ashtanga Yoga—2-3pm at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell. Donation-based class. www. gentlewellness.com. Mellow Yoga—1-2pm at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell. Donation-based class. www. gentlewellness.com. Qigong for Total Wellness—9:15-10:30am each Tuesday at Dao Integrative Health, 4833 Fredericksburg Rd. Yearlong program for personal wellness enhancement through natural therapeutics. www.daointegrativehealth.com. Main Plaza (SA Food Bank’s) Farmers Market— 10am-1pm. Cash, check and EBT cards accepted. Free Tuesdays at SAMA—4-9pm at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Sponsored by HEB. 210-978-8100, www.samuseum.org. Free Meditation Instruction—7pm at the Shambhala Meditation Center, 257 E. Hildebrand. www.sanantonio. shambhala.org.

Sketching in SAMA’s Galleries—6-8pm every Tuesday at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Free. 210-978-8100, www.samuseum.org. Alamo Sierra Club’s Monthly Meeting—6:30pm 3rd Tuesdays at EcoCentro, 1802 N. Main, on the San Antonio College Campus. www.sierraclub.org/texas/alamo.

wednesday Lunchtime Yoga—12-1pm at the Integrative Healing Institute, 7122 San Pedro. Supplies provided; 1st class is free. www.integrative healingsa.com. Mobile Om Yoga (FREE) at Pharm Table—12-1pm at Pharm Table, 106 Auditorium Circle. www.pharmtable. com. Reiki Healing Circle—7-8pm the 3rd Wednesday each month at 3463 Magic Dr. Reiki restores balance and harmony physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Led by Briana Brooks. Free. 210-365-1400. Centering Prayer Spirituality Group—6-7pm at First United Methodist Church in Boerne, 205 E. James St. For more info, 830-249-2565 or jlr8546@ hotmail.com.

Introduction to Sudarshan Kriya (SKY Meditation)—6-7pm. RSVP and get location at www.takeabreathtexas.org, or call Sara at 210-3730660. Free. Tai Chi—2-3pm (Easy/Qigong), 3-4pm (24 Form) at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 1018 E. Grayson. Free. 210-226-0354, www.gentlewellness.com. Gentlewellness Qigong & Tai Chi—2-3pm qigong, 3-4pm Tai Chi at St. Paul’s Episcopal, 1018 Grayson. Free. gentlewellness.com.

friday Power Yoga--4-5pm. Taught by a new ACPower Yoga graduate. All proceeds go to Gardopia (www. gardopiagardens.org). A $5 minimum donation is required. Info at www.acpoweryoga.com. Chair Yoga & Qigong—11am-12pm at Pan Am Library, 1122 W. Pyron. Free. www.gentlewellness.com Watersaver Tours—10am. 1st Friday. Tour SA Botanical Garden’s Watersaver Gardens. SABOT.org. Ashtanga Yoga—1-2:30pm at University Presbyterian Church, 300 Bushnell. $5 suggested donation. www. gentlewellness.com. St. Andrew’s Farmers Market—10am-2pm at St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 16320 Huebner Rd. www. hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. Gentle Hatha Yoga Class for Cancer Patients and Cancer Survivors—8-8:45am. Reservations required. Free. Northeast Baptist Hospital. 210-297-2627.

Feldenkrais®—1pm at 16607 Blanco Rd., Ste. 1107. The Feldenkrais Method is an innovative system that uses developmental movements to improve and retrain the muscular, skeletal and nervous systems. $12. For info call 210-215-6035.

Parkinson’s Caregivers Support Group—1pm. Every 3rd Friday. Free. Call Dianne, 210-567-6688.

Prenatal Plus Yoga—7:15pm each Wednesday at Tranquil Seasons, 2379 NE Loop 410, Suite 17. Enjoy a gentle yoga class perfect for expecting and new moms. $10. Register by email to ncrawford811@ gmail.com.

Native American Spiritual Drumming Circle—7-9pm 3rd Saturday at Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Center, 5525 Blanco. www.unlimited-thought.com.

Tai Chi Principles—6-7:15pm in the Angelique Garden Room at The Village at Incarnate Word, 4707 Broadway. Taught by Mike Graves. Free. www. gentlewellness.com. Meditation Circle—7:30-8:30pm. Gentle blend of guided and silent meditation offered by Celebration Circle at SA Friends meetinghouse, 7052 Vandiver. Call 210-533-6767 or visit www.celebrationcircle.org.

thursday A Course in Miracles Group—7-9pm each Thursday at the Unlimited Thought Life Enrichment Center, 5525 Blanco. Seating is limited to eight people. RSVP to 210-525-0693. www.unlimited-thought.com. Live with Nature Nutrition Group—10-11:30am the first Thursday of each month at Eco Centro on the San Antonio College campus, 1802 N. Main. Support/ discussion group focusing on nutrition and health. Free. 210-492-4620. NLP San Antonio Meetup—7-8:45pm 4th Thursday of each month. Discover how NLP can improve your life. Details at [email protected], www. meetup.com/nlpsanantonio.

saturday Transformational Healing Meditation—11am-12pm at the Integrative Healing Institute, 7122 San Pedro. Guided meditation. Attend 4 times and get 5th free. www. integrativehealingsa.com. Free Yoga @ Pharm Table—12:30pm at Pharm Table, 106 Auditorium Circle. Enjoy yoga with Carlos from Yoga Day. www.pharmtable.com. Meditation in the Japanese Gallery at SAMA—10:1511am Saturdays at the San Antonio Museum of Art, 200 West Jones Ave. Free with museum admission. Call 210-978-8100, or visit www.samuseum.org. (Boerne) Farmer’s Market at Cibolo Nature Center— 8:30am-12:30pm. Living Dao: A Path and a Practice—10-11am. Open to all. 1st class is free. A practical study of the Dao De Jing and how it informs our daily life. www. daointegrativehealth.com. Pearl Farmer’s Market—9am-1pm at the historic Pearl Brewery, bordered by East Grayson Street and Avenue A just north of downtown. www.pearlfarmersmarket.com. Deerfield Farmers Market—10am-2pm at 16607 Huebner Rd. www.hillcountryfarmersmarket.org. Tai Chi Fitness—8-9am. New class combining short tai chi form with training techniques to improve your overall health and fitness. www.daointegrativehealth.com.

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Jeanette McCright, DAAM-SPCP, and her team specialize in eyebrows, highlighter, eye shadow, eyeliner, concealer, blush, lip liner, lips, beauty marks and scar camouflage. Gift certificates available!

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Dr. Esquivel is a licensed family physician with more than 25 years of practice experience. His medical practice is known for its unique blending of the best of conventional medicine and holistic methods of healing to promote optimum patient care. Visit his website for more information, and sign up for his free monthly newsletter.

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We are a gluten-free (only) bakery and café offering breakfast and lunch items. Our items include muffins (banana, sweet potato, pumpkin, chocolate and zucchini), sandwich loaves, dinner rolls, pizza (pepperoni, turkeyroni, cheese, chicken or vegetable), soup, organic chicken salad, sweet breads, paleo cookies, custom cakes and cupcakes, granola, Bullet-Proof coffee, chai and more. Catering is also available.

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Offering a holistic, effective approach to understanding, enriching and mastering your life. Holistic Hypnosis of Texas can help with smoking cessation, weight control, motivation and confidence, fears and phobias, past life regression and much more.

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Dr. Doreen Lewis 210-764-5731 1004 Central Pkwy S. in San Antonio www.sanantonionutrition.org

ACA Board Certified in Internal Diagnosis, ACA Board Certified in Nutrition, Certified in Acupuncture, Christian Family Chiropractor. We are a full service, professionally staffed, Christian office that utilizes a completely holistic approach to evaluate and treat you.

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THE CENTER FOR COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE 7300 Blanco Rd, #503 210-733-0990 www.complemed.net

Experience and care are found within this group of independent practitioners working together with your best interest in mind. Come experience a more integrative approach to care, where an MD, homeopath and psychologist cooperate, and where specialists in nutrition, body work, acupuncture, hypnotherapy and other therapies work together to treat the whole person. See display ad on back cover.

LIFE ENRICHMENT THE CRYSTAL MYSTIC

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The Crystal Mystic is San Antonio’s newest metaphysical store, offering enchanting crystals, magical jewelry and inner transformation. We also offer intuitive counseling, tarot, clairvoyance, books, incense, Reiki, angelic and spiritual guidance and Shamanic healing. See display ad on page 13.

UNLIMITED THOUGHT LIFE ENRICHMENT CENTER & BOOKSTORE 5525 Blanco Road 210-525-0693 www.unlimited-thought.com

Unlimited Thought, the “how to improve your life” store, has been dedicated to the expansion of consciousness since its inception in 1987. We are a full-service specialty bookstore and learning center offering classroom and meeting room space. The center provides daily classes, activities and seminars and monthly Body-MindSpirit fairs. Affiliated practitioners offer intuitive counseling, telephone counseling, massage therapy and energy work. Come see the Southwest’s largest assortment of books, CDs and audio tapes on all spiritual and philosophical traditions and our large collection of unusual gifts, jewelry, crystals and stones, incense, candles, massage, essential oils and much more.

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Evelyn McNeel, LPC, CCH 147 East Mistletoe Ave., Ste. 106 210-325-1567 [email protected]

Hypnosis is a natural process in which your mind is more receptive to positive suggestion, insight and releasing negative feelings. At San Antonio Medical Hypnosis, we utilize hypnosis to deal with pain control, pre- and post-surgery anxiety, smoking cessation, weight control and more. Call us at 210325-1567 to schedule an appointment today.

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Opening to a Fuller Life Sue Yeo 210-529-0913 [email protected] www.mindfulnessnowsa.com

Want to reduce your level of stress or enhance the quality of your life? Practicing mindfulness can help you. Key elements of mindfulness training provide you with the skills for a more positive and compassionate response to everyday challenges. Sue provides monthly mindfulness sessions and also is available for oneon-one sessions.

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Replenish, renew, rejuvenate. Join us Sundays 2-3 p.m. The Center for Practical Spirituality (C4PS) practices an extremely positive approach to life, seeking to accept the good in all people and in all life. God is seen as having many attributes, the most important being, “God is LOVE.” See display ad on page 10.

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Eckankar Center of San Antonio 1603 W. Lullwood (off 1700 block of West Hildebrand) 210-737-6863 www.eckankar-texas.org

Visit www.eckankar-texas.org for information on HU chants, discussions, ECK Light and Sound Services, videos and classes held at the ECK Center and other locations.

Thanks to a collaboration between THSU and University of the Incarnate Word, you can now take classes toward a master’s/bachelor’s degree in acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine right here in San Antonio at the UIW Saidoff Center. The next session starts Sept. 1, 2017. Visit www.thsu.edu to learn more. See display ad on page 15.

The Living Church of Today 7150 W. IH-10, in the Jefferson Building 210-201-3396 • www.c4ps.org

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