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16 HEALTHY LIVING ON A TIGHT BUDGET

18 EAT RIGHT FOR HEALTHY WEIGHT LOSS

12 20 HOSPITALS STAYING GO HOLISTIC FIT IN 2021

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Integrative Nutrition Coach Joins Roberts’ New Release MIND-BLOWING ADVANCED WELLNESS HAPPINESS Advanced Wellness of Atlanta, an to make aligned action towards a greater interdisciplinary healing clinic in sense of health and happiness,” says Decatur, welcomes integrative nutrition owner Dr. Karen Tedeschi. “Molly is a health coach Molly Lindberg to its support, guide, and accountable for her Author and self-actualization coach “Everyone wants happiness and health care team. clients as they make sustainable changes Trish Ahjel Roberts recently released freedom from suffering—people, animals Lindberg received her training in to their lifestyle that promote their own a new inspirational journal, 12 Steps to and even insects—but the desire for dietary theories and practical lifestyle self-healing.” Mind-Blowing Happiness: A Journal of mind-blowing happiness is unique to coaching methods at the Institute for Insights, Quotes & Questions to Juice humans,” says Roberts. “We have the Integrative Nutrition. In one-on-one Advanced Wellness of Atlanta is located Up Your Journey. ability to access our Divine conscious- sessions or in group coaching series, she at 1549 Clairmont Rd. #105 in Decatur. The journal is designed to walk the ness in ways that other species simply to Self-Care, and the self-help guides clients from stress, overwhelm For more information, or to get on the reader through a 12-step approach to cannot. This innate ability gives rise to memoir, Thinking Outside the and negative coping mechanisms to email list for upcoming classes and happiness that Roberts developed over a profound desire for exceptional joy, Chrysalis: A Black Woman's Guide being fully equipped to excel in every programs, visit AdvancedWellnessATL.com many years of studying Buddhist and purpose and fulfillment.” to Spreading Her Wings in addition area of their lives. or call 404-320-0204. yogic philosophy, life coaching strate- Roberts is a freelance writer, to 12 Steps to Mind-Blowing Happiness: “Health and nutrition are not limited gies and therapeutic techniques. The blogger, self-actualization coach, yoga A Journal of Insights, Quotes & to just food,” says Lindberg. “I help busy reader is invited to craft their own story and meditation instructor, Reiki prac- Questions to Juice Up Your Journey. men and women achieve their personal and enhance the trajectory of their life. titioner, plant-based retreat organizer health goals through a holistic lens.” “As you unfold the joyful truth in and founder of Black Vegan Life™ and For more information, visit “Especially during these unprec- Molly Lindberg (Photo: Jameson Little) each step, you will undoubtedly ‘juice HoneyButterflyz, LLC. She is the author HoneyButterflyz.com or edented times, now is the perfect time up’ your life’s journey,” says Roberts. of the ebook, Black Vegan Life™ Guide MindBlowingHappiness.com.

10 NA Edition/Atlanta naAtlanta.com January 2021 11 HEALING WAYS proaches like acupuncture and therapeutic of soft lighting and music, and performed ter, in New York City. In many hospital massage therapy for pain management. by trained doctors, as well as licensed acu- settings, Urban is creating “Zen dens”, “The evidence body for many of these puncturists with a firm TCM foundation. calming nooks where staff can discuss approaches has grown tremendously over Integrative health care addresses the cases with colleagues, take a break for self- just the past five years, and has shown a emotions that accompany a cancer diagno- care or talk to their patients in a nurturing spotlight on what works and what doesn’t. sis, and patients undergoing conventional environment. Urban Zen’s dedication to These approaches are now recommended treatment now have access to not only healthcare integration is international and in national guidelines as mainstream for acupuncture but therapeutic massage, promotes therapeutic applications of reiki, chronic pain.” meditation, movement therapy, clinical essential oil therapy, nutrition and other Denise Millstine, integrative physician aromatherapy, herbal applications, bio- contemplative care. and internal medicine specialist at Mayo feedback and yoga. Millstine says of the- Clinic in Arizona, concurs: “The opiate Mayo Clinic, “We have oncology-trained Energy Medicine crisis is an example of the need to broaden massage providers who are comfortable Goes Mainstream our clinical toolbox to incorporate care with what is and what isn’t safe after “Alternative therapies are no longer con- strategies that are less risky. I believe this someone has had a cancer diagnosis and/ sidered ‘alternative’ when conventional change has been multifactorial, based on or treatment.” medicine adopts them—for example, patient demand and more awareness of the Jonas highlights that when given using calcium and vitamin D supplements, importance of lifestyle management.” under the supervision of a doctor and which are a standard consideration,” says

dream@do/AdobeStock.com Patient demand is also fueled by a with conventional cancer care, comple- Millstine. “With high-deductible plans, desire to avoid medication side effects. In mentary therapies may help people to many patients are accustomed to pay- 1998, the Journal of the American Medical manage cancer symptoms, boost overall ing out of pocket for care, thus making Association reported that 106,000 hospital well-being, better handle side effects of payment for alternative providers possibly deaths take place each year from adverse treatment and reduce the risk of cancer more palatable.” reactions to prescription drugs. With more recurrence. “Integrative cancer care can Reiki, a Japanese form of energy medi- than half of Americans already taking a help by activating one’s ability to heal and cine once considered alternative, is now pharmaceutical drug, and three being the feel better physically and emotionally,” he offered at major hospitals like Yale New average, adverse side effects can easily says. “Lectures on nutrition, yoga classes Haven, where it’s given free of charge to mount in a hospital setting. and support groups for cancer patients are cancer patients. Many hospitals are also of- Integrative Hospital Care For Millstine, integrative medicine now common.” fering classes in energy work to families of offers many solutions. “We might recom- The Urban Zen Integrative Therapy patients, hospital staff and the community. mend the best medication or provide cut- Program, launched by American fashion Medicine Embraces Holistic Modalities “A medical doctor introduced me to ting-edge therapies, but without consid- designer Donna Karan in 2009 after her husband died from cancer, partners with the practice when my grandmother was by Marlaina Donato ering stress management, resilience, move- diagnosed with lung cancer,” says Denise ment and what people ingest, it’s hard to heavy hitters such as the American Cancer Society and the Beth Israel Medical Cen- Baron, a Philadelphia-based reiki practi- hirty years ago, hospital patients According to a report in Advances in the social and personal determinants of get optimal results. Integrative medicine were treated for symptoms based Medical Education and Practice, nearly half health. Even factors like emotional health, expanded my approach to include nutri- on the Western medical model, of Americans receiving medical care use what you feel is your purpose in life and tion, exercise, mind-body (connection), Tand holistic modalities were excluded, (although 80 percent what motivates you to be healthy plays and other medical philosophies largely due to a lack of reliable scientific don’t inform their doctors) and physi- a role,” says physician Wayne Jonas, in like Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) studies. More recently, because of prom- cians agree on the importance of further Alexandria, Virginia, a clinical professor of in the patient’s therapeutic plan.” ising research, the traditional template research and training in such modalities. family medicine at Georgetown University is expanding. The Academic Consor- A 2017 University of California survey and former director of the World Health Whole-Patient Cancer Care tium for Integrative Medicine & Health published in the Journal of Alternative and Organization Center for Traditional A 2016 meta-analysis by Taipei Medical encompasses 75 university health centers Complementary Medicine found that hos- Medicine. As executive director of Samueli University published in the journal PLOS and health systems that offer integrative pital patients of all ages were willing to pay Integrative Health Programs, which aims ONE concluded that certain applications approaches—a remarkable seven-fold in- out of pocket for healthier food, therapeu- to make integrative health regular and of acupuncture reduce pain and opioid crease in 21 years. America’s top hospitals, tic massage and energy work. routine, Jonas emphasizes that patients use on the first day after surgery. Acu- including the Memorial Sloan Kettering become healthier and medical costs are puncture—an ancient modality based on Cancer Center, the Mayo Clinic, the Duke Disease: The Big Picture reduced when they are engaged in the the concept of energy meridians in the University Medical Center and the Yale “Research has repeatedly shown that even healing process. body—is also offered in many major hos- New Haven Hospital, now offer therapies with full medical access and optimal medi- For Jonas, the shift toward integra- pitals to offset the side effects of chemo- such as acupuncture, reiki, homeopathy, cal treatments, a population’s health im- tive health care has become most evident therapy and radiation. touch therapy, yoga, clinical aromatherapy proves by only about 15 to 20 percent. The during the current opioid crisis and the hush naidoo/Unsplash.com Acupuncture treatments at the Mayo and chiropractic. rest comes from lifestyle, environment and search for non-pharmacological ap- Clinic are given in a calming atmosphere 12 NA Edition/Atlanta naAtlanta.com January 2021 13 tioner who works with referrals from clients and wellness profes- sionals. “A hospital does not hire me directly, but the staff know I am available. I’ve worked on patients post-surgery, during and af- ter births, people with cancer and people in hospice. I would say 96 percent of clients walk away with a deep experience of peace, harmony and lower stress levels.” Most recently, she has seen an Exlore a World of Poibilities increase in nurses asking for support during stressful times, with Cadles Inense many wanting to learn how to practice reiki themselves. 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The combi- derive from one great sea of consciousness we believe to be permanent and unique. nation of the ongoing pandemic, that is infinite, eternal and united, but most We identify with how we look and feel, Raga Fracial discord, political strife, and financial people see the world through a narrow what we do for a living, our relationship Attachment/ uncertainty has, by many accounts, led lens that defines reality as limited to what status and so on, rather than seek to identify Fondness to increased worry and fear. In June, the we perceive through the senses. Yogis call with the part of us that is changeless. to Pleasure Clifford Marty Ryan Center for Disease Control reported that this “maya”—the illusion that Rosen Wuttke Strong the prevalence of anxiety disorder among we are separate from the universe. 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LMT, E-RYT500 difficulties and dismantle the habitual reac- Ego | Asmita Even happy memories can create www.yogawithwilliam.com As we journey towards self-realization and begin to remember our true nature with tions that create suffering. The Sutras call Once we believe ourselves to be disruptions to our equanimity when they a yoga practice, we begin to undo the suffering caused by the kleshas. Through consistent these hindrances to awareness “kleshas,” separate from the whole, the second klesha become a source of longing or a sense of practice, self-study and a willingness to accept what we cannot change, we have the ability which translates to “afflictions” or “poi- develops out of a need to define exactly disconnection from the present moment to dismantle the hold of these afflictions. When we see through the veil of ignorance that sons.” Overcoming our kleshas, advises the who we are. “Asmita” translates literally and internal awareness. New to Yoga? clouds our awareness and understand ourselves as infinite, eternal and whole, we are free Sutras, leads to liberation from suffering in to “I-am-ness,” or ego. It encompasses the In his book, Yoga: The Art of from the bondage of our illusions and recognize that what we experience in the external this life and from being locked into an end- entire image we create of ourselves. It can Integration, Rohit Mehta writes, “Life Learn with an world—even if difficult or challenging—is transitory. Then, even the greatest challenges less cycle of death and rebirth. have external references, such as, “I am can be experienced. It cannot be held.” experienced hold no more power to disrupt our equanimity. ❧ The five kleshas are ignorance, ego- tall/short, black/white and old/young,” The affliction of attachment keeps us instructor, one- on-one, how yoga ism, attachment, aversion and clinging to and it can have internal references, as in, trying to hold what we love permanently; Sheila Ewers, ERYT500, YACEP, owns Blue Lotus Yoga in Johns Creek. can benefit your embodied life. “I am bad/good, quick-tempered/patient, this clinging creates suffering. A former professor of writing and literature, she leads group and private body and mind. extroverted/introverted,” and so on. Most lessons, yoga philosophy workshops, yoga teacher training and retreats. Ignorance | Avidya of us create many layers of an identity Aversion | Dvesha Contact Sheila at [email protected]. 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If Chronic Conditions I eat gluten, dairy or eggs, or I’m exposed By Lynne Girdlestone to too much stress or toxins, my trigeminal by Sandra Yeyati neuralgia will turn on and I’ll have horrific facial pain, but I consider it to be a tremen- dous gift, because that’s my barometer for the inflammation levels in my brain, which oday we are all experiencing one What would happen if this behavior bounty is the key to man’s future. reminds me to look at my triggers and re- or more of the negative effects of were to continue post-Covid-19? Could it Only sharing, and the justice which it wenty years ago, the paleo diet, so after 20 commit to my self-care. We teach patients Tan incredibly destructive ‘agent of lead to treating a recovering planet as a will bring, offers hope to man. Only University of years of being a vegetar- how to track their biosensors. change.’ Although horrific things happen ‘global village’ and its citizens as the one justice wrought out of sharing will Iowa Clinical ian, I went back to eating every day on this planet, they usually affect human family it is? It would take time, end the plagues of war and terror. other people elsewhere. COVID-19, however, but we can start by demanding of our Only sharing and justice can bring men TProfessor of Medicine meat; gave up grains, Are you cured of MS? can potentially reach anyone, anywhere, ‘leaders’ that we all push the ‘reset’ but- to that Brotherhood which is their true Terry Wahls was di- legumes and dairy. I also No. I still have the genetic vulnerability upending our lives in a multitude of ton and begin to move in that direction! inheritance. When men see this they studied the basic science agnosed with multiple and lesions in my spinal cord, and will ways. The obvious questions—how do Fortunately, at this very time, a will rise to the challenge and tackle sclerosis (MS). Conven- for animal models of always be sensitive to gluten, dairy and we stop this virus, will a vaccine help, little-known cosmic event is also taking one by one the many problems which tional treatments didn’t multiple sclerosis, Parkin- eggs. If I become severely stressed or don’t will the global economy recover—are all place. As we move into the Aquarian age, daunt us now.” (’s work, and her health son’s, Alzheimer’s and sleep, I’ll probably have a problem again. unknowns. They occupy our thoughts characterized by energies of synthesis, Master from ‘Transformation,’ Share deteriorated to the point ALS, and decided that I caution all of my patients: If you go back and emotions with every newscast. unity and cooperation, the spiritual International magazine) where she was wheel- mitochondria—the or- to your previous diet and lifestyle, your For some, the crisis is merely an custodians of human evolution—the and his group have worked chair-bound and facing a progressively inconvenient interruption in their ‘business Masters of Wisdom—have once again behind the scenes for millennia to guide our ganelles that generate the energy that cells disease states will return. grim future. Through rigorous scientific use to run the chemistry of life—were lead- as usual.’ For others it has created new sent one of their great ones into the human family. Now, with these powerful, ways to profit at the expense of others. world to act as a teacher for the coming incorruptible allies openly in the world study and clinical trials, she developed a ing to my early loss of myelin and brain Isn’t it easier to just take a groundbreaking diet and lifestyle protocol cells. I also discovered The Institute for But for most, it’s an amplified survival issue. time. Some of the past teachers we have for the next 2,000 years and beyond, We know that nothing happens known historically as Confucius, , we have the opportunity to build a new that allows people to take control of their Functional Medicine and took their course prescription drug for symptoms? by chance: “For every action there is Buddha, the Christ and Mohammed. world that works for everyone. Will we health, reversing many chronic disease in neuroprotection. Based on the science, I It’s a smaller level of effort, but they’re not an equal and opposite reaction” and Major world religions all expect another take it? In response to today’s injustices, states, including her own. She is the author devised a supplement program to support cures, either. The underlying disease state progresses, so people typically need higher “As you sow, so shall you reap.” What great teacher at some future time, and we are marching. We are protesting. We of The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way my mitochondria. My decline slowed. is happening today has its roots in his imminent appearance has been are sharing resources and helping others. doses of their medications. They also to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Condi- Then came my “Aha!” moment: What everything that has gone before. When foreseen by some writers since the We are agitating for change. We are on develop co-morbid diagnoses that require tions Using Paleo Principles, as well as an if I redesigned my paleo diet, combining dysfunction reaches a tipping point, late 1800s. the right track! Let’s not even consider accompanying cookbook, The Wahls Proto- ancestral health with functional medicine new medications. Conventional medicine something extraordinary happens to For more than 40 years, British returning to ‘business as usual.’ col Cooking for Life. principles, relying less on supplements and is effective for some symptom improve- get our attention. This pandemic may esotericist and lecturer Benjamin Creme more on food to support my mitochon- ments, but it has never been evaluated for be saying “STOP... NOW ... look at the informed the world of a coming change— For free information: Share-International.us dria? 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After consulting the around the block for the first time in six in the body, gene expression and your mi- In The Awakening of deeply and emerge with a better Plan B. or not), who has come now to guide years. It felt miraculous. crobiome, and dramatically improve health Humanity, Benjamin best doctors and taking the newest drugs, That so many people are getting us through this perilous time and into a outcomes across many disease states. ❧ Creme leads us on a I went downhill anyway. At my lowest It changed the way I think about the message is an incredibly hopeful cleansed and transformed new world. journey of hope for the point, already in a tilt-recline wheelchair, I disease and how I practice medicine. I now sign. Neighbors are helping each other; Maitreya has advised humanity to joyful world-changing realized that conventional medicine wasn’t talk to patients about diet, lifestyle, exercise, For more information, including diet service organizations are expanding their make the needed changes to put our events that are on going to stop my decline into a bedridden, toxics exposures and stress management, protocol guidelines and online courses, roles and methods; scientific organiza- world on a saner, fairer path: the way. possibly demented state with intractable and I’m able to stabilize, reverse and greatly visit TerryWahls.com. tions around the world are sharing their “He [Maitreya] will show that essen- face pain due to trigeminal neuralgia. improve their blood pressure, blood sugar, research findings on possible treatments tially men are one, no matter the colour Free download at: https://share-ecart.com/ My physicians introduced me to the pain and chronic diseases that I was strug- Sandra Yeyati, J.D., is a professional writer. and vaccines; governments are trying to or the creed, that the bounty of Earth the-awakening-of-humanity-pdf/ work of Loren Cordain, who developed gling to manage using the latest drugs. 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