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Buying a Home in Santa Cruz 

Don’t Follow the Crowd 

by Terry Cavanagh, Realtor, SRES, MSW 

Buying a home in Santa Cruz is so expensive the average 

person must consider the financial aspect of the purchase 

very carefully. A home purchase cannot just be about the 

aesthetics and choices of home, it must include longer range 

family financial planning. 

In the first half of the last 

decade it appeared prices in 

Santa Cruz would never stop going 

up, or even if they stopped going up, 

it was inconceivable they would ever 

come down again. The media frequently 

reported the new high average 

home price in your community. 

It was just common knowledge that 

houses cost a lot and would cost 

more if you didn’t hurry up and get 

into the market and get your own. 

Everyone was stressed about how 

they were going to get into the market, 

get a home, and by the way make 

$100,000 in 

equity in a 

few years like 

someone else 

they knew. 

There was a 

kind of herd 

mentality. 

Similar to 

Terry Cavanagh 

when the tech 

stock market 

bubble burst, pundits explained the 

buying frenzy as having been driven 

up by “irrational exuberance.” 

This last housing appreciation 

market lasted 12 years, five years 

longer than the normal historical 

cycle of up and down that had existed 

for many decades. Those years 

pushed price increases from 2000 to 

2006 and made little sense to me as 

a seasoned real estate investor and 

observer of the market over the last 

three decades. At that time, 

I encouraged my clients 

only to buy if they planned 

to keep the home for a long 

time, and to beware of 

speculative investing. 

Today I am seeing the 

herd running in the opposite 

direction. Many people are 

too frightened and shy of 

the housing market because 

of the bad press and all the 

bad talk on the street about 

how bad the market is. It is 

only a bad market for 

people who want to sell 

their property for prices that 

this market will not support, 

or those who owe more on 


their homes than they are worth. 

Regrettably, this is a large percentage 

of homeowners today. 

For the buyers who are getting 

affordable homes right now, it is a 

very good market. For the sellers 

who are successfully selling at 

current prices and moving their 

money into new homes or investments 

or other life projects, it is a good 

market. It is a little slower market 

than a few years ago and Realtors are 

making less money, but this does not 

make it a “bad” market. It is a market 

where a very experienced, seasoned 

and professional Realtor is truly an 

asset. 

This month the interest rates 

dipped down again to 4.5% for 30 

year fixed mortgages. The prices 

for buyers are so low that two of 

my last five transactions included 

couples buying their first homes 

with mortgage p ayments that were 

the same as their rent! One couple 

had a 20% down payment and the 

other 5%. They now enjoy painting 

and decorating their own homes, 

keeping dogs and cats as pets, 

growing beautiful gardens, are not 

beholden to any landlord’s opinion, 

not concerned about landlords 

kicking them out, having friends 

stay with them as long as they like, 

and paying a mortgage that month 

by month builds up their home 

equity, buying children’s play 

equipment for their yard, and a 

deeper sense of security in their 

expanded living environments. 

Just as last decade was the time 

to avoid following the herd, so is 

this decade. Take a look at the 

options for home ownership now, 

while prices and interest rates are 

on the floor. It really is the lowest 

the market has been in a very long 

time. Individual research with a 

trusted Realtor, and focus about 

opportunities in this housing 

market, as opposed to the popular 

negative media slogans, should pay 

off for savvy homebuyers and 

investors in today’s era. 

Terry Cavanagh has been a 

Realtor with Pacific Sun Properties for 

nine years. Formerly a social worker 

for 15 years and a property investor for 

25 years, he brings a unique blend of 

skills and perspectives to his 

professional work. He partners with 

Realtor Tammi Blake and together they 

focus on ability, integrity, community. 

Pacific Sun Properties is located at 734 

Chestnut St Santa Cruz. He can be 

reached at: (831) 345-2053 www. 

terrycavanagh.net .

y Dr. Ruth Bar-Shalom 

Springtime always brings fear 

for Sarah. That’s when her nose 

swells up, is constantly dripping 

and red, and the time that she gets sinus 

headaches that can last for days on end. 

She’s afraid to go outside looking like 

this and avoids all the fun springtime 

celebrations as well. Sarah’s allergies 

prevent her from living her life to the 

fullest. Each year that goes by, she 

continues to notice more and more 

instances where life’s fun moments 

are slipping away from her. If only 

she could stop her allergies and her 

dependence on antihistamines, allergy 

shots and over-the-counter formulas and 

their side effects, she could have a better 

quality of life. 

Are You Like Sarah? 

Like Sarah, you may have tried to 

do everything you could to eliminate 

your allergy symptoms. But have you 

really tried everything… or have you 

just tried everything that you KNOW 

about? 

There is another way—the naturopathic 

medical approach can open 

the doors to new ways to look at old 

problems. 

Diet is important. Even though the 

allergies in the Spring involve mainly 

respiratory symptoms, avoiding food 

by Gloria Morotti 

There are millions of people who 

are chronically ill. Can vaccination 

create these chronic 

conditions? When a child becomes ill 

immediately following a vaccination, 

the cause is often obvious; linking 

vaccination to chronic illness is more 

diffi cult. The story is mine. 

At the age of six, I began painful 

ear infections. Soon, I developed 

coughing spells in the middle of the 

night. Tonsillectomies were de rigeur 

at the time. The surgical removal of 

the “fi rst line of defense” of my immune 

system was brutal. The symptoms 

worsened instead of correcting. 

allergens can go a long way towards 

decreasing symptoms. The most common 

offenders are dairy and gluten, 

and I often suggest avoiding those for 

just a few weeks during the months of 

May/June and again in the fall. 

Some nutritional supplements can 

also aid tremendously in decreasing 

symptoms: 

Nettles—in the freeze dried form 

have been shown to decrease allergic 

reactions. 

Quercetin—a biofl avonoid, reduces 

the symptoms by strengthening 

the walls of white blood cells called 

macrophages and hence impeding the 

release of histamine. 

Vitamin C—the great helper also 

acts on white blood cells and regulates 

immunity. 

Vitamin D3—T cells of the immune 

system have receptors on them 

for vitamin D. I like to include it in the 

regimen for allergies. 

One of the organs that regulate the 

body’s response to allergens is the adrenal 

gland. If your life has many stressors 

or you fi nd yourself overwhelmed, 

chances are your adrenal glands are 

overworking. Herbs and vitamins that 

nourish those can help with Allergy 

control. I like in particular: 

Pantothenic Acid—This B vita- 

I began a series of allergy injections 

which lasted for years. 

At the age of nine, a new symptom 

presented. Summer arrived and 

a horrible skin condition appeared— 

huge fl uid-fi lled blisters that would 

break and form secondary blisters. 

My mother assumed this condition was 

poison ivy and gave me calamine lotion. 

Every summer until I was seventeen 

this condition appeared, each year 

on a different part of my body—arms, 

the soles of my feet. I was the only 

kid I knew who adored school—in no 

small part because it was a reprieve 

from summer! 

Other symptoms appeared. Mi- 

min (B5) is essential for adrenal gland 

functioning. Without it, the body cannot 

switch from survival mode (extreme 

stress) back to normal functioning. 

ANOTHER ALLERGY SEASON JUST LIKE BEFORE? 

Ashwagandha—an Indian herb 

NOT IF YOU TRY A HOLISTIC, NATURAL APPROACH... 

that works as an adaptogen. 

Many other nutrients can be used 

to regulate immunity and strengthen the 

body. As naturopathic physicians, we 

make a concerned effort on individualizing 

diagnosis and choosing a treatment 

accordingly. So if you have tried even 

natural remedies like the ones in this 

article and did not get better, maybe it is 

time to consider Naturopathic Medicine 

for a “Total Person” approach. 

This year, say No! to allergies 

and make a commitment to Vibrant 

Health! 

Dr. Ruth Bar-Shalom graduated 

from the National College of Naturopathic 

Medicine and has over 24 years 

of clinical experience in Naturopathic 

Medicine and more than 35 years in 

the Medical fi eld. She has been an 

Associate Professor of Rheumatology 

and Geriatrics at the South West College 

of Naturopathic Medicine. She 

has presented workshops at Bastyr 

University and her Alma Mater. She 

served as President of the Alaska 

Naturopathic Physicians Association 

between 1992-1994. Dr Bar-Shalom 

founded the Holistic Medical Center in 

Santa Cruz in 2003. 

For more information or a 15 

minutes complementary consultation 

please call (831)475-6666 or visit us at 

www.naturalmedicineUS.com. 

graines began at age nine, a spastic 

colon at age seventeen. I married and 

gave birth to two beautiful and healthy 

baby girls. At the age of twenty-four, 

when they were toddlers, my gall bladder 

was removed surgically. 

As the years progressed, I was 

almost always using some kind of drug, 

either over-the-counter or prescribed. 

My constitution, however, is sturdy, 

and I never stopped my active life to ask 

why I was constantly treating myself 

for illness. Among other ailments, I 

had several bouts of pneumonia and 

pleurisy, chronic bronchitis, anemia, 

yeast infections, insomnia and more. 

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after my thirty-ninth birthday, a drunk 

driver rear-ended my Datsun, slamming 

it into a utility pole. 

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by Sylvia Skefi ch, D.C. 

Chiropractors who are trained in adjusting 

feet can do wonders for foot pain. 

Modern Doctors of Chiropractic are 

trained for structural and functional evaluation.... 

What this means is that the chiropractor 

is capable of determining if the foot bones and 

joints of the ankle are moving correctly, and 

is also able to determine if the joints perform 

correctly “in action.” 

Doctors of Chiropractic vary in their specialties, 

so make sure that you go to a chiropractor 

who actively practices on feet. In my offi ce, 

I use a variety of assessment methods. Here is 

a limited overview of how I think: 

Standing up, a trained eye can see if the 

foot is pronated (or sagging down at the arch). 

Additionally, there is a motion test to tell if 

the arch muscles are “functionally” weak. For 

instance, the arch may look quite high, but 

if the muscles fail to engage the bones when 

walking, then the knee and hip receive jarring 

motions with each step like a pogo stick, rather 

than a spring-like pitch and roll. This can lead 

to early arthritis, and the pain of muscular 

compensations. 

You have probably heard of “plantar fasciitis.” 

The plantar fascia is a soft tissue structure 

that spans from a tendon at the heel which fans 

out towards the toes. When the arch is weak the 

plantar fascia gets the “tight/weak” phenomena. 

This means that tissues are being overused in 

a taut and weakened state, leading to chronic 

infl ammation, and pain. 

Despite how high the arch may appear, 

EASY DECELERATION 

by Maghi Thurlow RMT 

The little street where I live has a big yellow 

diamond shaped sign that says SLOW. 

Walking past it, I often appreciate the 

calming reminder of how much I want to go 

slower, to move away from feeling controlled 

by time, watching the time, trying to be on time, 

trying to make time for things, and often feeling 

like I don’t have enough time. 

“Time sickness” is becoming an accepted 

medical concept, a possible cause of such conditions 

as heart disease, high blood pressure, 

ulcers, high cholesterol, and depression of the 

immune system. 

But according to modern physics, no physical 

evidence has ever detected the fl ow of time. 

In his book Time, Space, and Medicine, Dr 

Larry Dossey presents evidence that our obsession 

with time and our belief that time fl ows may 

profoundly affect our health. 

It seems that the perception of time passing 

quickly causes our internal clocks to run faster— 

speeding up some of our body’s rhythmical functions 

such as our heart and respiratory rates. 

Dr. Dossey believes that illnesses may often 

be caused by our misconception of time. He has 

witnessed many patients becoming healthier 

through acquiring a new experiential meaning of 

time and developing a friendliness with time. 

This can be achieved by such methods as 

meditation, biofeedback, visualization, relaxation 

techniques, and receiving deeply relaxing 

bodywork. 

Many pastimes and hobbies share this 

capacity to shift our perception of time as well. 

Activities that we can become completely absorbed 

in such as gardening, knitting, art, music, 

dance, writing, and spending time in nature can 


the foot with a 

weak arch gets 

a predictable 

misalignment 

pattern. The 

heel gets stuck 

cocked inward 

(towards the 

other foot). 

This happens because other muscles attached 

to the heel have been recruited to paddle the foot 

with each step taken. This heel misalignment is 

associated with outer shin muscle tension and a 

greater potential for achilles tendon issues. 

What is the cure for the weak arch? Three 

things... 

1. Correction of the misalignments: Merely 

setting the bones goes only so far. The bones are 

imbedded in pockets of muscle and other soft 

tissue. That soft tissue has to be molded and reformed 

to accommodate changes in the joints. 

2. Active exercises: when patients do daily 

exercises (at least initially) they will make much 

faster progress. 

3. Arch supports: I recommend Superfeet 

insoles which have the necessary heel cup and 

is a quality, inexpensive, and is available overthe-counter. 

Sylvia Skefi ch, D.C. Is a Doctor of Chiropractic 

who practices at 920 41 st Avenue, Suite 

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and treatment of the “extremities” (including 

feet/ankles, knees, hips, hands/wrists, forearms/elbows 

and shoulders) as part of the visit. 

She carries Superfeet for her patients and for 

walk-in clients. 

be useful in changing 

our perspective 

on time. 

As I write 

this article, I am 

aware of some 

stress building 

about meeting my 

deadline. Remembering 

one of my 

favorite Douglas 

Adam’s quotes, “I 

love deadlines. I 

like the whooshing sound they make as they fl y 

by”, I experience humor as an antidote to my 

time-worry habit. 

Here are 3 simple, yet deeply powerful ways 

to decelerate, anytime, anywhere. 

1. Breathe—more deeply. Bring awareness 

to the contact of your feet on the ground, notice 

how your body feels, and gently be with it. 

2. Be present—notice your surroundings 

using the senses of sight, sound, smell, touch, 

and taste. Without judgment, observe your present 

experience. 

3. Be grateful—appreciate your life. “Optimist: 

someone who isn’t sure whether life is a 

tragedy or a comedy but is tickled silly just to be 

in the play.” —Robert Brault. 

I am thankful for our local restaurant 

that greets its customers with a sign over the 

front door that says, “Relax, you have plenty 

of time.” 

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y David L. Biles, D.D.S., M.A. 

One of the fi rst questions I 

generally receive from a 

patient after discussing the 

Healthy Cell Concept, detoxifi cation, 

and the removal of questionable 

teeth and dental restorations 

is… “What are we going to put back 

in its place?” 

My answer? “We have a choice 

of plastic, metal, or glass.” 

“Plastic, metal, or glass? What 

do you mean by that?” 

“Well, essentially, the types of 

dental materials we have available to 

restore the missing, decayed, or damaged 

portions of your teeth fall under 

three basic categories: plastic, metal, 

or glass.” 

“Plastic, metal, glass?” 

“Yes. I tend to think of composite 

dental materials as a type of plastic. 

The alloys of gold I use represent 

the metal alternatives, and porcelain 

should certainly be considered as a 

glass. By describing dental restorative 

materials in broad classifi cations as I 

have, I think lay people can more easily 

understand the benefi ts and limitations 

of each one. The languaging is 

intended to take the dental mumbo 

jumbo out of the equation.” 

“I see. So how would you classify 

a silver colored mercury amalgam 

fi lling?” 

“Sort of a hybrid plastic metal 

because it can be bonded and exhibits 

many metallic properties, plus it 

slowly hardens enabling a dentist to 

sculpt and shape it, much like concrete 

is handled by contractors. However, 

since I do not and have not placed silver 

colored mercury amalgam fi llings 

in many years, I would rather not discuss 

it right now. However, what I will 

say, on behalf of the dental profession, 

is that silver colored mercury amalgam 

as a dental restorative material has 

wonderful working properties; it’s just 

ugly, breaks teeth, and is poison—all 

minor details, huh? Nonetheless, with 

the exception of its negative properties, 

as an economical material with 

many fi ne working qualities and longevity, 

dental amalgam was probably 

the best dental restorative material 

ever conceived. That is why it has 

enjoyed its long popularity—that and 

the disinformation circulated to the 

medical and dental professions about 

its toxicity by self interested parties. 

But, then again, we now know so 

much more about the physiological 

effects of these materials on the human 

body, and the information is available 

at www.IAOMT and www.IABDM 

so there really is little reason for a 

dentist to use amalgam once he or she 

is properly educated. ” 

“What makes you simply compare 

the dental materials to plastic, 

metal, and glass?” 

“Well, because, quite frankly, 

the dental materials are just that… 

• PLASTIC • METAL • GLASS 

plastic, metal, and glass. There are, of 

course, hybrids and combinations of 

metals and glass, but basically we are 

still talking plastic, metal, and glass 

when we are discussing and comparing 

dental materials we want to use in 

restoring teeth. When I take away the 

technical jargon I think it becomes a 

bit easier for patients to understand 

the properties of dental material more 

realistically. Considering dental material 

options as fundamentally plastic, 

metal, or glass simplifi es and clarifi es 

the conversation. I think it enables 

a better understanding for patients 

and allows more informed choices. 

One of the questions I generally ask 

patients is… ‘After years of use and 

routine cleaning in your dishwasher, 

which material looks best, second best, 

and worst? Plastic, metal, or glass?’ 

People generally get how plastic looks, 

relative to glass and metal—it’s worn 

and water saturated, it’s altered. Metal 

pots and pans versus glass or porcelain 

plates and beverage wear conjure up 

different images. Glass breaks, so do 

porcelain crowns… occasionally, not 

often, but they can and do break—they 

are still glass. Strong glass, but glass 

still, indeed. It would be foolish to 

think that porcelain crowns are impervious 

to breakage from chewing 

extremely hard foods. Glass breaks, 

porcelain breaks. I believe this analogy 

helps patients conceptualize 

more easily. That alone is helpful for 

people to get and understand various 

properties and longevity of dental 

materials.” 

“Why do you consider composite 

a plastic/epoxy?” 

“Because dental composites 

behave macroscopically like plastic 

and epoxy. Composites are physically 

and chemically bonded to the enamel 

or dentinal tubules, and exhibit great 

esthetic properties. However, compos- 

ites, like plastic, become 

“waterlogged” 

and colors change, 

edges, margins leak 

fl uids, and become 

susceptible to decay. 

Composites, 

like plastics do not 

exhibit great compressive 

strength, 

and they wear under 

biting forces, 

often earlier than 

metal or glass chewing 

surfaces. One 

great advantage is 

that composites can 

be placed immediately 

after amalgam 

removal, whereas 

glass and metal generally 

necessitate an 

additional visit for 

placement. I do not 

favor one visit porcelain 

restorations 

as I have seen few 

that meet my stringent criteria for long 

term success.” 

“What about gold?” 

“Ah, gold, the dentist’s choice 

when it comes to dental materials. 

This is what we dentists choose when 

given the choice. Why? Because it 

lasts and lasts and lasts and lasts and 

lasts. There are many combinations 

or alloys of gold, because pure gold is 

too soft to use in the mouth, and it is 

important to realize that some alloys 

of gold are healthier than others. But… 

we dentists like it, other than its color, 

of course—we like it because of its 

durability and handling properties. A 

couple of years ago a dentist honored 

me by requesting that I replace all of 

her dental amalgams with gold. She 

came all the way from Santa Rosa 

for her treatment. What does that tell 

you? Before I retire, which is certainly 

12-15 years from now or more, I plan 

to replace my children’s dental restorations 

with gold. I don’t want them 

to need restorative dental care after I 

retire. So, I believe that if you require 

dental intervention, it is always best 

to minimize the total episodes and 

gold allows that. Costly at fi rst, but 

well worth the cost, in my opinion. It 

is our most reliable time tested dental 

restorative material on the planet. It’s 

only negative is that it “pulls” mercury 

out of silver colored mercury amalgam 

fi llings. So mixing gold with amalgam 

isn’t a good idea, long term.” 

“So, plastic, metal, glass?” 

“Yep. Plastic, metal, glass.” 

Dr. David Biles is accepting new 

patients interested in a comprehensive 

approach to health created in tandem 

with the patient. Dr. Biles brings 

awareness to health from a lifetime of 

study. Schedule a visit to see if an ideal 

approach to dentistry is what your 

body needs to heal, (831) 423-0121, 

www.drbiles. 

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y Sam Dolphin, Art Director 

Deborah Lee Galesi, having 

lived various lives between 

the Universe and Mother 

Earth, was born once again, in Paterson, 

New Jersey, U.S.A. As a small 

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Deborah graduated from the University 

of Colorado with a Bachelors 

of Fine Arts (Art, Psychology). Postgraduate 

travels found her in Japan, 

where she discovered the Church of 

World Messianity (Johrei). Here she 

learned her healing abilities could 

be channeled into and through her 

paintings. 

Returning to New York, she continued 

private lessons with Maestros 

Raymond Whyte and Gene Scarpentoni, 

from the Art Student’s League. 

She taught for some years in the 

U.S.A. Following the death of Gene 

Scarpentoni, she traveled throughout 

Europe in search of a new Maestro. 

She settled in Florence, living next 

door to Michelangelo’s “David”. Since 

childhood, Deborah had been attracted 

to Florence and by the magical energy 

of the Renaissance, which allowed 

Deborah to know her Inner Self more 

fully. A great fan of Michelangelo and 

Salvador Dali, Deborah’s paintings 

transmit many messages for humanity 

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fundamental values of love, life and 

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As she continued her artistic path, 

Deborah began studying at Villa Schi- 

fanoia, but soon grew disenchanted. 

Moving on, she, happily, apprenticed 

herself to Ben Long, a student of Annigoni 

specializing in portraits. 

Today, Deborah displays various 

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Impressionism, Symbolism, Naif, 

Fantastique, New Realism and Surrealism, 

depending on her spiritual 

moments. Her paintings are based on 

the vibrations received from places or 

lifetimes, or from space without time. 

Her passion for piano playing and 

dance add to this. Her art captures the 

invisible world and metamorphosis, 

essential and important. These are keys 

to believing in one’s dreams. 

Deborah’s aspirations and dreams 

have been to live and create a new 

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which she launched in 2005 at Monserrat 

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Her wish is to create a vortex of energy 

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Deborah’s own words, “Listen 

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the deepest part of her heart, Deborah 

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y DeLaney Gabriel, 

HHP 

Hormone deficiency 

is the most underdiagnosed 

health condition in 

women and men. 

Hormones can lift us up to the 

height of our glory—or, they can cause 

us to crash and burn. 

As we paid tribute to Mother’s 

Day last month and honored those who 

have positively infl uenced our lives, I 

refl ected on 62 years of personal experiences 

and 27 years of professional 

observations of many women I have 

known—many of whom suffered from 

depression. 

Whether it’s PMS, post-partum 

depression, mid-life crisis, real-life 

crisis, menopause or an occasional 

case of the blues, depression can often 

be treated naturally and effectively, 

without drugs. 

Depression can be a very serious 

condition and a major health concern if 

left untreated. I consider it to be among 

the so-called silent diseases, including 

cardiovascular disease, neurological 

disease and osteoporosis. While many 

people silently cope with depression, its 

effects reach entire families. 

There is a direct correlation between 

hormone levels and depression, 

and Bio-Identical Hormones can be 

highly effective in providing relief. Hypothyroidism 

contributes to depression, 

and thyroid function must be carefully 

assessed. 

It is important to look at the big 

picture of health and not just focus on 

what is wrong. Thorough lab testing to 

assess overall health and hormone levels 

can identify defi ciencies and imbalances 

so that treatment 

can be specific to individual needs. 

Once a baseline has been established 

and treatment has been implemented, 

symptoms and lab tests need to be 

monitored routinely. 

Lab Test Recommendations for Assessing 

Depression: 

• Comprehensive blood chemistry for 

overall health 

• Thyroid: TSH, Free T3 and Free 

T4 

• Hormones: Pregnenolone, DHEA- 

S, Estrone, Estradiol, Progesterone, 

Testosterone Free and Total, Vit. D 

and Cortisol (a.m. and p.m.) 

There are many effective holistic 

therapies for treating depression. The 

greatest success typically comes from 

utilizing treatment options that target 

the primary causes. Other benefi ts of 

bio-identical hormones and nutritional 

therapies include improvements in 

memory, sleep, confi dence, optimism, 

libido, bone health, energy and stamina, 

as well as relief of incontinence and hot 

fl ashes. 

Primary Treatment Options for 

Depression: 

• Bio-Identical Hormones: Progesterone, 

Estradiol and Testosterone 

• Thyroid Support: Iodine/Iodide and 

Armour Thyroid 

• Herbal Formulations: Maca, Tribulus 

and Horny Goat Weed 

• Homeopathics: Nervoheel (brand 

name) 

• Supplements: Vit. B-12, Vit. D, 5- 

HTP and/or GABA 

• Recommendation: Consult with a 

health practitioner. 

In addition to the primary treatment 

options for depression, it is imperative to 

maintain a healthful diet and lifestyle to 

support long-term health benefi ts. 

Dietary Recommendations for Depression: 

• Avoid/limit all wheat products 

• Consistently eat a healthful diet with 

suffi cient protein 

• Address anemia, digestive and constipation 

issues 

While I am “holistic” in my views 

and treatment programs, I support the 

usage of antidepressants when necessary. 

I am, however, totally against the 

usage of antidepressant-only therapy 

and recommend integrative therapies to 

address individual health needs. 

If your physician refuses to do the 

testing—then fi nd someone who will. 

Bio-Identical Hormones and holistic 

therapies can be highly benefi cial to 

treat depression and improve overall 

health. Once defi ciencies and hormonal 

imbalances are restored, you could be 

24 hours from feeling better and a few 

months from optimal health. 

Best advice: Don’t get a divorce, 

end your relationship, quit your job or 

give up until you know whether your 

hormones are a part of the problem. 

This article is not intended to address 

critical situations which require 

medical treatment. Information is 

intended for depression that is primarily 

a result of lifestyle and hormonal 

imbalances. 

DeLaney Gabriel is a Holistic 

Health Practitioner and Traditional 

Naturopath. She has offi ces in Carmel 

and Sacramento where she established 

her practice in 1984. DeLaney’s highly 

diversifi ed background includes formal 

education, vocational training, independent 

study and recognition in the 

following areas: Registered Nutrition 

Consultant (1989); Board Certified 

Naturopathic Doctor – American Assn. 

of Naturopathic Physicians, Dist. Of 

Columbia (1991) and American Academy 

of Anti-Aging Medicine (Member 

since 1995.) 

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STILL 

GOING 

STRONG 

by Shelley Morris 

Exercise should 

be fun! Mind, 

body, and spirit 

engaged in activity that 

strengthens, empowers 

and makes you feel 

good! Cardio Kickboxing 

captures this perfectly. 

It is a highly motivating 

and challenging 

workout. 

Self confidence, 

weight loss, stress release, 

flexibility, increased 

stamina, cardiovascular 

health, connection 

with a fitness 

community. Sounds 

good, doesn’t it? These 

are just a few of the 

benefi ts of Cardio Kickboxing. 

With focus and 

intent, it isn’t just possible, 

it WILL happen! 

Who doesn’t want to be 

stronger, have more selfesteem 

or lose weight? I am a walking, 

talking billboard for the real life benefi 

ts of this exercise program. 

I can’t tell you how many times 

a student will walk into the school, 

stressed out, in a hurry, and with so 

many things to do. For that hour it’s 

just about them. At the end of class 

they leave bright-eyed, relaxed and 

ready to continue on with their day, 

smiling, centered and grounded. 

After a warm-up set to high-energy 

music, we put on our gloves for 

twenty-fi ve minutes of punching and 

kicking combinations on the heavy 

bags. Punching results in a stronger, 

more toned upper body. Add some 

squats to your kicks and you get the 

added bonus of powerful 

legs and abdominals. 

We fi nish the hour 

on the floor, working 

our core muscles and 

stretching. 

Safety is an important 

component of 

any exercise program. 

Learning the correct 

positioning and posture 

is key to Cardio Kickboxing. 

This is fundamental 

in our martial 

arts school. 

As a Cardio Kickboxing 

instructor since 

1999, I’ve had the pleasure 

of watching men 

and women of all sizes 

and shapes empower 

themselves through this 

dynamic program. I 

absolutely love helping 

people work toward 

their fi tness goals. The 

workouts change weekly 

to prevent boredom 

and keep it challenging. 

If you are looking for a 

new energizing, whole 

body work out, Cardio 

Kickboxing may be for you! 

Shelley Morris is the Program 

Director of Tiger Martial Arts in Aptos. 

She has been a certifi ed Cardio 

Kickboxing Instructor since 1999. 

Please visit our website, www.tigerbjj.com, 

http://www.tigerbjj.com/, 

or call (831) 661-0184 for more 

information. 

The Martial Arts 

Directory 

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After Judo 40 years, in we Santa can say: “Not Cruz all schools and are Aptos the same.” 

Benefi Traditional ts include: Participate Instruction, in an Authentic Olympic Sport; Methods, Improved Certifi Strength, ed Stamina, Instructors Agility and 

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Judo in Santa Cruz and Aptos 

KUNG FU SANTA CRUZ 

Benefi ts include: Participate in an Olympic Sport; Improved Strength, Stamina, Agility and 

Instructor: Matt Cavender Ages: 18 and above 

Balance; 

Self 

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Defense, Weapons, 

Techniques; 

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Chi 

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KUNG Santa FU Cruz SANTA Budokan CRUZ 

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Two weeks free instruction tryout. Private instruction available. 

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(831) 476-7575 (Santa Cruz) • (408) 353-3001 (Los Gatos) 

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Santa Cruz Academy of WingChun 

Santa Cruz Budokan 

Instructor: Jericho Broek Ages:14 to adult 

WingChun Kung Fu and Escrima 

(831) 588-8432 Instructor: • wingchunsc@yahoo.com Mark Roemke • www.santacruzwingchun.com 

All ages 

Louden Nelson Bujinkan Center Ninjutsu, • 301 Center Aikido, St. Iaido, • Santa Yoga. Cruz • CA 95060 

Two weeks free instruction tryout. Private instruction available. 

(831) 465-8236 or www.santacruzbudokan.com for training times & info. 

Aikido of Santa Cruz a.k.a. North Bay Aikido 

Chief Instructor: Linda Holiday Ages: 6-Adult 

Aikido 

(non-competitive Japanese martial art - “The Way of Harmony”) 

Santa Cruz Academy of WingChun 

(831) 423-8326 • info@aikidosantacruz.org • 306 Mission St., Santa Cruz 95060 

Instructor: Jericho Broek Ages:14 to adult 

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Martial Arts 

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Green Forest Aikido Temple 

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(831) 423-8326 • Tai info@aikidosantacruz.org Chi, Long Fist, Praying Mantis, • 306 Mission Weapons St., Santa Cruz 95060 

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Your Very Practical QUESTIONS 

Answered by Dr. Dan Beilin 

With 4 reactor meltdowns in Japan, 

and now it comes out that Plutonium 

was spilled (exploded) over a 

decent amount of surface area local to the 

Fukushima plant, we begin to be concerned 

with our water supply, as increasing amounts of 

radioactive Cesium 137 are appearing in our 

food supplies. Here I write on the water topic: 

1). What water should my family 

and I drink? 

If you drink bottled water, there are two 

requirements for optimum health. Do not use 

bottles of plastic, and DO use glass bottles. 

One of the best brands is Mountain Valley. 

For everyday, saving money, and ease of use, 

Reverse osmosis is a great start. Then …. Read on. 

To Save, I recommend an under-the sink 

model by OxygenOzone Co. out of Los 

Angeles. A basic water filtration of course you 

need to use a minimum 5-micron carbon block 

for the shower or countertop filter, - and if there 

is a fair amount of dirt or 

solids in the water, then 

one needs to use a 5-micron 

sediment filter before the 

carbon to protect the 

carbon block. This can be 

used for washing the body, 

brushing teeth or in the 

kitchen for cleaning fruits 

and vegetables. Ideally one 

should install a filter (2-stage sediment carbon 

or back-flush carbon tank) on the water coming 

into the house so both hot and cold water 

through the house is filtered. 

IF you are looking for the cleanest highquality 

water throughout the house then a 

whole-house REVERSE OSMOSIS (RO) 

system is used but this is expensive up front for 

the cost of equipment plus intallation, and you 

then use DOUBLE the water in the house as 

one gallon produced to one gallon down the 

drain to create the ultra-pure water. 

Now the good stuff. 

For DRINKING water, I advise ultrapurifying 

the water with a system that uses 

carbon, RO and DEIONIZATION resin filter to 

create the ultra-pure water. This removes 

radioactive particles (Cesium-137 and 

Iodine-131 to name the most prevalent ones to 

start) up to 95% or more. This removes all 

possible carcinogens (cancer-causing elements) 

known at this time. The best system I have 

found not only creates Ultra-Pure water with 

deionization, but adds back minerals from coral 

calcium to create a perfect pure water that is 

biologically compatible due to its equal 

osmolarity with the fluids inside the body, 

therefore preventing leaching of minerals such 

as Selenium from the body, an essential cancerpreventive 

trace mineral. Cancer patients are 

low in selenium, since it is a catalyst to the 

enzyme pathways that help bring a detoxification 

of free-radicals and aid to the immune system. 

OxygenOzone uses a Reverse Osmosis has 

been used for decades, -if you want the ‘state of 

the art’ complete under-the-sink system with 

the additions of Ultraviolet to kill bacteria and 

virus, and then, the Coral-Calcium tracemineral 

filter that actually adds back the 

essential minerals into the water to create water 

that is balanced to your body. Warning: Reverse 

Osmosis contains nearly NO minerals anymore, 

so when you drink it, it can act as a vacuum and 

pull essential minerals OUT of your body. I 

recommend a trace-mineral complex, 2 per day, 

you can find this at the health food store or at 

our clinic (Aptos), and contains vital minerals 

such as Selenium, Zinc, Manganese, Strontium 

and more. 

2). Can we take showers safely in the 

regular tap water? 

Showers have an added danger that the hot 

water includes a small discharge of vapor, then 

can be inhaled, going straight into the lungs and 

circulatory system. Gases such as Chlorine 

from chlorinated water are the worst, and 

radiation-containing water is not really 

contained yet in high amounts, if at all, in a 

shower’s vapor. So, for right now and probably 

in California for as long as we do not have a 

local incident, showers are ok, but this situation 

is changing rapidly as more reactors in 

Fukushima melt down. BUT, purchase a 

5-micron filter for your shower immediately. 

3). How should we wash our hands? 

With the water from the under-the sink RO 

Deionization combination. 

4). What about brushing our teeth; 

shampooing hair, washing off your 

contact lenses, etc.?? 

With the under-the sink RO Deionization 

combination (the best, otherwise the carbon 

filter will help much as long as you do not 

ingest the water, AND I HIGHLY 

RECOMMEND you follow the exposure with 

our clinic-available TRI-Salts, a NON SODIUM 


Bicarbonate powder mixed in the RO-DI water 

and swallowed in ½ glass of water before bed. 

This grabs radioactive elements and takes them 

out of the body (and does not let them stay). 

5). How about bathing babies? 

Best of course is the RO-DI and then heat 

the water—as infants AND pregnant women 

are much more susceptible to radiation damage 

than anyone else. 

6). What water should I use to cook 

pasta for my family and other food? 

RO-DI 

7). Can I open the windows in my 

home? How long can I have them open? 

Air is not the problem at this point. Check 

www.fortifyhealth.com (our website) for everyday 

monitoring of AIR quality/Geiger readings. If 

the Counts per Minute are above 60, then 

precautions need to occur. Nevertheless, 

EVERYONE needs to take Antioxidant Pills 

EVERY DAY. I recommend the ones we carry in 

our clinic, by Designs for Health, or New Chapter 

Antioxidant blend. Dose: 2-3 twic e a day. 

8). Swimming in outdoor pools? 

Besides inhalation of chlorine gas being 

somewhat carcinogenic, after swimming the 

best is to take a towel and wipe the skin at home 

using the purified water. 

9). Watering my plants? 

This remains a problem. Spinach, Kale, 

Arugula—greens are susceptible to radiation. 

Our water, at least most of it unless you are 

downstream from streams is fairly safe. How 

safe, results are not out yet. 

10). Soaking beans and other foods 

that need to be soaked in water? This 

should be done in RO-DI. 

Dr. Daniel Beilin has practiced 

complementary medicine for 26 years, and has 

a neurophysiology, gastroenterology as well as 

herbal pharmacology background. He is 

internationally recognized for his contributions 

to early detection of breast and other cancers, 

as well as being a member of the International 

Medical Academy of Thermography. He is the 

founder of a new company that has created a 

new breast and body thermography device, and 

holds patents in the U.S. and abroad. 

Dr. Daniel Beilin’s practice and non-drug 

pharmacy is in Aptos and Albany, California, 

as well as Boston. His website is www. 

fortifyhealth.com and he can be reached by 

email at doctordan@fortifyhealth.com . If you 

would like a consultation he is offering 20% 

off the first consult with all tests for the 

months of June and July. Call Dr. Beilin at: 

(831) 685-1125. Please tell him that you saw 

his Ad and read his Column here in The 

Connection Magazine. Thank you!

Radiation Information — Radiation Antidotes 

Compiled by Kim Tunilla, 

B.S., C.D.C. 

We are all living in a unique 

situation: since March 11, 

2011, Japan-Fukushima’s 

nuclear power plants have been 

releasing into the air currents (and rain) 

and ocean currents—a massive amount 

of radioactive substances. This will 

ultimately have a toxic impact on our 

entire planet, however, the region of 

North America will get most of the 

more concentrated exposure—and, 

unfortunately, California is right up 

there in the front lines. 

The general media is not covering 

the true signifi cance of the actual exposure 

of radiation that we, in the United States, 

are being exposed to. The information 

that is below offers you the opportunity 

to delve into research and data that will 

allow you to become informed so that 

you personally can make decisions to take 

action to help protect your health. 

First of all, what is going on? 

The following websites will give 

you an idea of what we are faced with 

regarding exposure to radiation from 

Fukkushima’s nuclear power plants. 

http://eon3emfblog.net/?p=2737 

The above website will offer 

you 5 videos. The 1st : Where is 

all that Fukushima radiation going, 

and why does it matter? Fairewinds’ 

founder Maggie Gundersen interviews 

environmental scientist and professional 

engineer Marco Kaltofen about his 

ongoing analysis of radioactive fallout 

from Fukushima. 2nd & 3rd videos 

are silent videos—skip over to the 

more important 4th video: Fukushima 

Groundwater Contamination Worst in 

Nuclear History. Defi nitely, watch the 

5th video which is: Dr. Helen Caldicott- 

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster-You won’t 

hear this on the Main Stream News. 

Dr. Helen Caldicott said that Japan’s 

disaster is “by orders of magnitude, 

many times worse” than Chernobyl. 

www.earthfiles.com/news.php 

?ID=1855&category=Environment 

“This is not like any accident 

we’ve ever seen. This will go beyond 

the end of this year for at least two of 

them (nuclear power units). I think most 

of Fukushima Unit 3’s spent fuel rods 

were ejected upwards in what some 

people think was a prompt criticality ... 

and it’s still fi ssioning at Unit 3,” Scott 

D. Portzline, Security Consultant for 

Three Mile Island Alert in Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania. 

“When it comes to the oceans, 

the impact of Fukushima exceeds 

Chernobyl,” Ken Buesseler, Ph.D., 

Chemical Oceanographer, Woods Hole 

Oceanographic Inst. 

http://doctorapsley.com/ 

RadiationTherapy.aspx 

This website is very valuable. It 

offers a wide scope of information. It 

goes into the concept of The Petkau Effect 

which basically addresses the fact that 

our greatest threat from radiation is the 

radiation that we eat and breath-in. This 

means that whatever radiation enters into 

our bodies will be the greatest danger to 

our health. The good news is that we can 

take nutritional measures to help protect 

our health. You will fi nd in the following 

website ‘Short Term Radiation Antidotes 

and Long Term Radiation Antidotes’. 

Check the entire website to fi nd lots of 

detailed nutritional information by Dr. 

John W. Apsley, II, MD(E), DC. 

Regarding Iodine — here’s where 

to go: Dr. David Brownstein, M.D. is 

one of the foremost practitioners of 

holistic medicine. He has authored 

nine books including Iodine: Why You 

Need It, Why You Can’t Live Without It. 

If you want information on Iodine this 

is where to go. Also, he recommends a 

great Iodine product called Iodoral. To 

fi nd info on ordering Iodoral go to: 

www.chm-natural-supplements.com/ 

index.php?main_page=product_ 

info&cPath=19&products_id=437 

Dr. David Brownstein has 2 

websites: his blog will give you updates 

on Japan-Fukushima (keep going down 

his blog if nothing is current for the 

day). 

www.drdavidbrownstein.blogspot.com 

and his homepage is 

www.drbrownstein.com 

“The earthquake and tsunami hit 

Japan on March 11, 2011. Let’s take 

inventory of the situation. Is the nuclear 

situation under control? No. Are we 

being exposed to radioactive particles 

from this disaster? Yes. 

Are there things we can do to 

protect ourselves? Yes. 

What is amazing to me is how the 

media has stopped reporting on this 

story. Here we have a continuing meltdown 

and release of radioactivity from 

Japan and now there is literally nothing 

being said about it. 

Radioactive iodine has been found 

in water and milk samples throughout 

the U.S. In fact, many water supplies 

from Los Angeles to Detroit have 

tested positive for radioactive iodine. 

But, keep in mind, the authorities 

are not testing (or not reporting) for 

contamination with radioactive cesium, 

plutonium or uranium all of which have 

a longer half-life than iodine.” Dr. 

David Brownstein, M.D. 

An Iodine supplement is very 

important in helping to protect us from 

radioactive Iodine-131, however that is 

just one of the radioactive substances 

that we need to protect ourselves from. 

There are more radioactive substances 

such as Cesium-137, Strontium-90, 

Tellurium-132, Yttrium-91/90, 

Americium-243/241, Barium-140, 

Plutonium-244 and Uranium-235/234. 

The following is a quote from doctorapsley. 

com/RadiationTherapy.aspx: 

“Cesium-137 will concentrate 

in the fatty tissues, Iodine-131 in the 

thyroid gland, breast tissues and ovaries, 

Strontium-90 and Uranium-235/234 in 

the bone, and Uranium-235/234 and 

Plutonium-244 in the liver. Even to 

this very day, the children in Belarus 

are suffering from toxic overloads of 

Cesium-137 in their bodies due to the 

1986 Chernobyl incident. To avoid this, 

these radioactive metals need to be 

removed from the cells NOW”. 

What this means is that you 

have to make a decision– the decision 

is to take special action now and to 

nutritionally fortify your health. 

Here’s another great website: 

www.gabrielcousens.com/ 

DRCOUSENS/DRCOUSENSBLOG/ 

tabid/364/PostID/151/language/en- 

US/A-COMPREHENSIVE-HOLISTIC- 

APPROACH-TO-THE-PLAGUE-OF- 

RADIATION-AND-WHAT-TO-DO.aspx 

This website gives a lot of valuable 

information. Iodine is not the only thing 

that will protect us. There are numerous 

other radioactive substances that we 

are potentially exposed to. Gabriel 

Cousens, M.D. puts things together in 

some easy to understand concepts. Here 

are the key concepts (in other words 

what else do we have to take to help 

protect us from all the other radioactive 

crap!). 

The key concepts are take: 1) 

Minerals, 2) Substances that chelate like 

Zeolite and Clays (also note: seaweeds 

provide minerals and they also chelate). 

What does chelate mean: certain foods 

actively draw the radioactive materials 

to them and pull them out of the body 

via the bowel and kidney excretion 

process. 3) Antioxidant nutrients and 

Enzymes—Why? Because radioactive 

substances create free radicals and these 

two kinds of nutrients will help protect 

you from free radicals. 4) Chlorophyll 

rich foods and Superfoods protect 

against radiation. 

5) Alkalize your diet and eat low 

on the food chain (plant type foods 

are best). I have very briefl y outlined 

the above concepts. Please go to the 

above website for much more detailed 

information. 

Other helpful websites: 

God/Goddess Be With Us All! 

Here is a quote from NaturalNews. 

com: “Most people will take no 

precautions. The upshot of all this is that 

the masses may be suffering from very 

risky doses of radioactive fallout right 

now, with no precautions whatsoever 

being taken to protect themselves.” 

Here is my message to you - Wellness 

though Knowledge! 

It is in our own hands to protect 

ourselves, our families and our friends. 

www.oasisadvancedwellness.com/ 

health-articles/2011/03/fightingradiation-exposure-naturally.html 

Information on foods and food 

substances that will enhance the 

immune system and protect against the 

dangerous side effects of radiation. Dr. 

Loretta Lanphier, ND, CN, HHP, CH 

www.blaylockwellnesscenter.com/ 

Dr. Blaylock is a board certified 

neurosurgeon, author and lecturer. Dr. Blaylock 

has written and illustrated three books. 

He also has written the e-booklet 

called Nuclear Sunrise which is a fi eld 

guide to the nutritional steps one should 

take in order to protect themselves 

in the event of a nuclear situation 

involving radiological materials. This 

e-booklet describes the dire effects 

radiation can have when introduced to 

a large populace. More importantly, 

though, it provides you with a detailed 


catalog of supplements and dietary 

changes one can utilize to combat the 

effects of radiation. 

‘Another website is: www. 

russellblaylockmd.com/ 

Kim Tunilla is involved with 

health & nutrition and can be reached 

at: wellnessknowledge@yahoo.com 

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y Susun S. Weed 

We are adapted to survive 

mild exposures to 

radiation. After all, the sun 

is a kind of controlled nuclear bomb 

and it releases a lot of radiation. Of 

course, this radiation, and man-made 

radiation, can also cause cancer and a 

host of short- and long-term health 

problems. 

Whether you are worried about 

the radiation from dental x-rays, a 

mammogram, or fallout, here are 

some Wise Woman Ways to help 

you stay healthy. (If you are using 

radioactive therapies in your cancer 

treatment, there is a chapter full of 

information specifi cally for you in 

Breast Cancer~ Breast Health! The 

Wise Woman Way.) 

•Japanese researchers found that 

diets high in carotenes signifi cantly 

reduced DNA damage in humans 

exposed to radiation. Supplements 

of beta-carotene (or of vitamins C 

or E) did not show this effect. Eating 

lots of orange and dark green foods 

(sweet potatoes, winter squash, beets, 

carrots, kale, collards, chard, and 

spinach, for example) can protect you 

from radiation-induced cancers. 

• Envision yourself and all your 

cells protected from damage. (One 

woman wrapped herself in psychic 

lead.) 

• Guinea pigs bombarded with 

radiation lived a lot longer if they 

ate broccoli or cabbage. All cabbage 

family plants - including arugula, 

turnips, radishes, caulifl ower, 

mustard greens, bok choy, Brussels 

sprouts, broccoli d’rappe, kale, 

collards, and of course broccoli - 

protect your cells from the damaging 

effects of radiation. 

• Choose an image, an icon, 

something meaningful to you, 

as a focusing agent. Put your 

Surviving Radiation 

The Wise Woman Way 

affi rmations, blessings, prayers, 

visualizations, and healing love 

into it, for easy access when you 

need help. 

• Miso broth is the classic food 

for prevention of radiation damage. 

There’s twice the protection if a 

quarter-ounce/5 grams of dried kelp 

seaweed is added to the soup. In 

scientifi c studies, seaweed was able 

to neutralize radioactive isotopes 

in the human body. Researchers at 

McGill University say radioactive 

strontium binds to the algin in 

brown seaweeds to create sodium 

alginate, a compound easily and 

harmlessly excreted. Common black 

tea exhibited the same anti-radiation 

effects in several Japanese studies. 

• In Fighting Radiation and 

Chemical Pollutants with Foods, 

Herbs, and Vitamins (Vitality, 

1991), Steven Schecter tells us that 

both black and green tea showed 

“radioprotective effects” whether 

taken before or after exposure to 

radiation. Among other modes of 

operation, tea catechins absorb 

radioactive isotopes and remove 

them from the body before they do 

damage. The action is similar he says, 

to that of sodium alginate (the “active 

ingredient” in kelp seaweed). 

• Eating any amount of reishii 

(a mushroom) reduces damage from 

radiation. 

• St. Joan’s/John's Wort oil 

protects my skin from radiation 

damage. I use it as my only sunscreen 

(and I am outside a lot) and fi nd it 

not only immediately effective in 

preventing and treating sunburn, but 

even more protective with continuing 

use over years. 

• Burdock Root (Arctium lappa) 

removes radioactive isotopes from the 

body. A dose is 1-4 ounces/300-120 

grams of cooked fresh root, up to a 

pint of infusion daily, or several large 

spoonfuls of vinegar (but only if 

made with fresh roots). 

• Dried beans, especially 

lentils can reverse DNA damage 

done by radiation. So can red clover 

(Trifolium pratense) and astragalus 

(Astragalus membranaceous) - two 

powerful members of the legume 

(bean) family. 

• Homeopathic remedies can 

be taken before and after exposure to 

radiation: Plumbum (lead) is said to 

help those who feel overwhelmed and 

in need of protection. Belladonna is 

used to prevent and relieve radiation 

burns and pains - even long after the 

immediate exposure. 

Recipe for “Anti-Radiation 

Easy Meal” is on page 308 in Breast 

Cancer~ Breast Health! The Wise 

Woman Way. 

• Selenium protects DNA from 

radiation damage and helps prevent 

damage to the skin surface, too. 

Get plenty of selenium by eating a 

daily dose of 2 cups/500 ml of nettle 

infusion, one-half ounce/15 g kelp, 

2 ounces/60 g cooked burdock root, 

or 1 cup/250 ml organic yogurt daily. 

Shellfi sh, green and black teas, and 

garlic contain signifi cant amounts of 

selenium, as do many mushrooms. 

The best sources however are nettles 

(2200 mcg per 100 grams), kelp (1700 

mcg/100 g), burdock (1400 mcg/100 

Editor’s Note: 

Thank you to DaVid from the 

Light Party (“Health, Peace & Freedom 

for All”) who provides us with so much 

pertinent info & research as well as 

Spiritual Decrees and Affirmative 

Prayers for us to read/practice daily for 

our spiritual growth. 

Go to: www.lightparty.com 

By Divine Decree, in the Name 

of God/Goddess/All That Is, 

under the Law of Grace, I 

request the Highest Realms of 

Light remove and dissolve, in the 

most appropriate manner, the 

entire fear-based level of 

consciousness that resides over the 

planet affecting all life on Earth and 

to replace it with a new Light 

Frequency Consciousness that 

g), catnip (Nepeta cataria), ginseng, 

Siberian ginseng, and astragalus. 

• In clinical trial with humans, 

those who took ginseng extract 

(Panax quinquefolium) for thirty 

days following exposure to radiation 

showed hastened recovery from 

injuries to their bone marrow, organs, 

skin, and blood cells according to 

Paul Bergner in The Healing Power 

of Ginseng, The Enlightened Person’s 

Guide, Prima, 1996. He quotes 

Japanese researcher Dr M. Yonezawa 

as saying that “ginseng appears to be 

the most useful agent available for 

protection against radiation damage.” 

• It’s important to keep yourself 

well nourished if you are exposed to 

radiation. Make it a habit to drink 

at least two big cups of nourishing 

herbal infusion daily. Nettles, red 

clover, and violet leaves supply 

generous amounts of the nutrients 

you need most: protein and minerals, 

especially potassium and zinc. 

For best results, do not use 

capsules of the herbs mentioned in 

this article. Instead, cook with them 

(kelp, astragalus, Siberian ginseng, 

ginseng, reishii, and burdock), brew 

nourishing herbal infusions with 

them (nettles, red clover, astragalus, 

burdock, catnip, and ginseng), make 

mineral-rich vinegars with them 

(nettles, burdock, catnip, ginseng, 

and astragalus), or take a high-quality 

non-standardized tincture of them 

(burdock, ginseng, Siberian ginseng, 

astragalus). 

How to Make a Nourishing 

Herbal Infusion: 

• Put one ounce of dried herb 

into a quart jar; fi ll jar to the top with 

benefits all humanity and life on 

Earth. I further request that this new 

layer of consciousness is fully linked 

to every ascension portal on, in, 

above and below Earth and to every 

other appropriate energy grid, portal 

or meridian layout on Earth. 

So Be It. So Mote it Be. It is 

Done. 


of God/Goddess, under the Law of 

Grace, I request the Highest Realms of 

Light to assign appropriate higher 

Light Beings to work with each 

individual Lightworker on Earth who 

needs assistance to be brought up to the 

spiritual level they chose for themselves 

to have reached in this moment of time 

in their original Plan for Earth, or to a 

higher level if they have increased their 

requirements. I ask to bring each 


boiling water and cap tightly. 

• Strain after 4-8 hours and 

drink hot or cold. 

• Refrigerate what you don’t 

drink right away; drink that within a 

day. 

To make a vinegar: 

• Fill any size jar with fresh herb 

(best!!) or one quarter full of 

dried herb (not nearly so good). 

• Pour room temperature apple cider 

vinegar over the herb, filling jar 

to the top. 

• Cover with plastic wrap or a cork. 

• Label with date and name of 

plant. 

• Let sit for six weeks. 

• Decant into a pretty bottle and use 

to season soups, beans, and salads. 

Susun Weed is the voice of 

the Wise Woman Tradition, where 

healing comes from nourishment. 

She is known internationally as an 

extraordinary teacher with a joyous 

spirit, a powerful presence, and an 

encyclopedic knowledge of herbs 

and health. Ms. Weed restores herbs 

as common medicine, and empowers 

us all to care for ourselves. www. 

susunweed.com 

Divine Decrees for Spiritual Nourishment 

individual to the correct level of 

Spiritual Growth, understanding, 

awareness and ability that they intended 

for themselves and to do this with 

grace, ease and no detrimental effect, 

for their true and highest good. 


Done. 


of God/Goddess, under the Law of 

Grace, I request the Highest Realms 

of Light to raise the protection of 

every Lightworker on Earth, where 

this is for their true and highest good, 

to the new frequency level of 

protection as assigned recently to 

Earth’s Light Force by the Elohim. 


Done. 

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'Green Living / Green Lifestyles' 

A Vision of Green Growth for All 

by Stuart Koster 

Monterey Mattress, the local Sand City 

purveyor of high quality mattresses and 

bedding products, has long been 

supporting the Arts and other worthy community 

initiatives and events throughout Monterey County 

through their highly respected Monterey Mattress 

Marquee. Founders Brian Gingerich and his 

father, master craftsman, Dale, are proud to 

continue in the spirit of community service they 

started so many years ago. Monterey Mattress 

continues to find new ways to benefit the 

communities it touches in the course of business. 

Monterey Mattress has always 

manufactured and distributed the highest 

quality mattresses available in the US, and they 

have now ‘greened’ their products. Their 

products, now made with “natural, organic, 

chemical-free and sustainable features,” are 

sought after by the most prominent members of 

the hospitality industry, including such wellknown 

local hoteliers as the Portola Hotel and 

Spa at Monterey Bay, Doris Day’s renowned 

pet friendly Cypress Inn, Clint Eastwood’s 

Mission Ranch and his private Tehama Golf 

Resort, Big Sur’s Esalen Institute, one of the 

leading human potential retreats in the world, as 

well as over 100 other high quality hotels and 

resorts in the region! 

The business relation with each is 

conducted with a vigilant eye to mutual benefit 

beyond the product sold. For example, five years 

ago Esalen Institute gave Monterey Mattress an 

open purchase order for $25,000 to enable the 

company to afford to begin buying materials to 

develop an ‘organic bedding line’. This was 

before there was enough of a market to afford 

stocking such materials without charging 

exorbitant prices. Monterey Mattress reciprocated 

in kind by donating a large share of the value of 

the new Natural Touch Organic Mattresses being 

developed to Esalen so they could afford the 

significantly nicer organic, green and sustainable 

beds they wanted and deserved. 

The Portola Hotel and Spa achieved a 

Silver LEED (Leadership in Energy and 

Environmental Design, the verified rating 

system for the US Green Building Council) 

rating for their facility as an existing building 

and for their operations and maintenance. This 

award is a signal achievement; Portola Hotel 

and Spa is one of only six in the whole United 

States to be so rated. Monterey Mattress 

recognized the importance of the endeavor 

during construction, and upgraded Portola 

Hotel & Spa’s existing order to the not yet quite 

developed Green & Sustainable version to help 

contribute to the effort. Brian’s team produced 

the 600 upgraded mattresses with many of the 

materials being airfreighted in to meet the 

unbelievably short deadline of six weeks so that 

Portola’s staff and guests could celebrate the 

newly renovated hotel with their new Monterey 

Mattresses in keeping with their new green 

philosophy. The readers of The Connection 

Magazine have the opportunity to share the 

whole experience in the exciting sweepstakes 

Monterey Mattress offers in their advertisement 

in this edition (see back Cover)! You only live 

once, and this is the way to live! 

The Portola Hotel and Spa wants to share 

their new digs, and Monterey Mattress wants to 

celebrate its new alliance with Hanseatic 

Bedding Products. Monterey Mattress has joined 

forces with Hanseatic Bedding Products, Inc. as 

Portola Hotel and Spa, one of only six Silver LEED certified hotels in the USA, is 

proud to feature the Monterey Mattress Marquee 5 Diamond Bed Ensemble—resulting 

from the new partnership between Hanseatic Bedding and Monterey Mattress. 

their marketing and distribution arm. Hanseatic 

Bedding also plans on partnering with Monterey 

Mattress for their US domestic manufacturing. 

Monterey Mattress was introduced to 

Hanseatic Bedding when Chris Sommers, fresh 

back from five years in Europe and new to a 

management position at the Portola Hotel, 

ordered down alternative mattress toppers from 

them. Hanseatic Bedding, with Dr. Patrick 

Habertag at the helm, is the largest supplier of 

high-quality bedding products in Europe, and 

they are very green in their manufacturing and 

distribution. All three of the 5 Star resorts that 

Chris had worked at during his time in Europe 

used Hanseatic Bedding’s pillows, comforters, 

mattress toppers and linens. Hanseatic Bedding 

had previously been unable to enter the U.S. 

market due to a non-competition clause with a 

former partner and the Portola Hotel was their 

first sale in the U.S. “Green is the right thing to 

do,” stated Dr. Habertag, “and it is the only 

right thing to do…” Hanseatic Bedding, a 

family business since 1917, and having grown 

to supplying retailers and over 750 mostly 5 

Star resorts and hotels throughout Europe and 

Asia, had thirty years of trouble entering the US 

market while trying to find a US manufacturer 

or distributor with similar views—Monterey 

Mattress knew about the only right thing and, in 

keeping with their strong small town Iowa 

Amish and Mennonite roots, values of closeness 

to the earth, the values of the Gingerich Family 

tradition, had always known it. Monterey 

Mattress now expects a very substantial 

increase in business over the next five years, 

and in order to meet projected US sales, will 

need to increase their manufacturing capacity to 

meet the anticipated demand for their ‘high 

quality green mattresses and bedding’. 

Conventional industrial development 

considers the single bottom line as the chief 

impetus to investment; would that single 

consideration speak to someone who habitually 

seeks to do “the right thing,” let alone “the only 

right thing?” Brian Gingerich, most 

consistently, proposes to grow his local business 

in accord with the triple bottom line, and the 

question never really surfaced. He is planning 

to build a green factory adjacent to CSU-MB on 

the Building 4900 site in the Fort Ord part of 

Marina, and the considerations of people and 

planet are being balanced with the profit 

motive. The whole 18 acres will be green, 

including the housing proffered to the 300 new 

workers! A “Live-Work Eco-Village,” the very 

concept, is driven systematically by 

considerations of lived mutual benefit similar to 


those driving business mutuality. And, a green 

company will generate more profit for 

everyone, from owner and workers to the 

surrounding community. 

Monterey Mattress Marquee is the very 

strong right arm of Monterey Mattress, and as 

Monterey Mattress grows and prospers, so too 

will the community events, the music, the 

culture, supported by that right arm. The 

partnerships Monterey Mattress has formed 

with the Monterey Mattress Marquee Media 

Partners have generated the sponsorship of 

Merle Haggard at Sherwood Hall for Shelters 

Outreach Plus, Peggi Young (with husband Neil 

Young), Laurie Anderson (with husband Lou 

Reed), Patti Smith (at the Sunset Center doing 

poetry and Gospel) Ramblin’ Jack Elliott (at the 

Henry Miller Library, Al Jardine of The Beach 

Boys, The White Album Ensemble with Santa 

Cruz Symphony at SC Civic Center, The 

Monterey Symphony, Terri Hendrix and Lloyd 

Maines, Collin Gilmore, Champagne Sunday, 

and Sand City’s West End Celebration. These 

events are a few from the past; readers of The 

Connection Magazine will be pleased to know 

that Brian Gingerich and Monterey Mattress 

will be sponsoring many more events for them 

in the future. Green success for one will be 

green benefit for the whole community. 

Stuart Koster is a freelance sustainability 

Journalist. 

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Where Has All the Money Gone? 

Author Advocates Analyzing School Budgets Using Brain Research Model 

by Pattie Mills 

A 

FAMOUS KINGSTON 

TRIO song asked where 

have all the flowers, young 

girls and young men gone? In this 

edition of The Connection Magazine 

devoted to children, coming out in 

the midst of economic crisis, we 

might well ask, “Where has all the 

money gone for educating our 

children?” 

The poignant answer is, of 

course, much of that money is gone. 

However, there is enough to do the 

job well. We’re just not spending it 

well, meaning that it’s not being 

spent in ways that recent brain 

research suggests might provide a 

bigger bang for our bucks. 

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may seem pretty far out there. In 

fact, many don’t believe brain 

research has anything to tell us 

about how to educate our children. 

Period. But, they are dead wrong. 

In a fascinating book, What 

Brain Research Can Teach About 

Cutting School Budgets 

(books4educ.com), Karen D. Olsen 

describes how to apply brain 

research to cutting a school budget 

in the areas of instructional tools, 

organization and use of time, 

staffing, professional development, 

curriculum, testing, and more. The 

book provides a brief summary of 

key brain research most important to 

each of the above areas and the 

analytical tools needed for using that 

information to analyze your school 

spending patterns. 

Does this sound wacky and 

wild, preposterous and impractical? 

No. The brain research is rock solid, 

tested through the Highly Effective 

Teaching (HET) model in thousands 

of classrooms and schools 

throughout this country and in 

countries around the world for more 

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MORE THAN ONE 

marriage has dissolved in 

divorce due to conflicts 

over child rearing—expectations and 

methods. And, more than one child 

has carried the scars of one extreme 

or the other—overly strict or overly 

permissive. 

This is not an easy divide to 

smooth over because each parent 

holds his/her “philosophy” of child 

rearing very strongly, a view that is 

an extension of how that parent was 

raised or a reaction to a painful 

childhood and a deeply-held 

commitment to raise one’s child 

very differently. 

Fortunately, recent brain 

research makes “philosophies” of 

childrearing irrelevant. The brain is 

relevant; our philosophies about it 

are irrelevant. Through the ages 

these philosophies were simply 

every-day attempts to capture our 

intuitions and experiences into a 

coherent tale that seemed to fit with 

the times and could be passed on. 

So, if you and your spouse are 

struggling to find common ground 

THERE IS SO MUCH 

going on in this wonderful 

& crazy world of ours. 

And, “What about the kids?” 

That is our THEME as whatever 

is going on in our world affects 

the kids even more intensely — 

as they are developing, and 

growing — physically, mentally, 

emotionally, ... in every way. 

With so many issues to 

relate, we will continue to do so 

in our ongoing “Parenting, Kids 

& Education” Column. In this 

Theme, we start with excellent 

information regarding 

‘Education’ — initially, 

addressing the issue of money 

AND can the system do more 

with less??? What do kids need 

to develop character, confidence, 

integrity? Is parenting involved? 

And, the best educational training 

offered anywhere is featured here 

(as an Educator myself for 35 

years who has participated in 

Susan Kovalik’s Trainings 

throughout the entire USA I can 

attest to their excellence and 

for rearing your child(ren), take 

solace. You’re not alone. 

Character Begins at Home: 

Family Tools for Teaching 

Character and Values, by Karen D. 

Olsen and Sue Pearson, is a 

practical, highly do-able approach 

for changing rules into long-term 

guidelines for life, for shifting “do 

what I say” to modeling the reality 

that becoming a person is a lifelong 

work in progress and that journey is 

best guided by guidelines that last a 

lifetime rather than by short-term, 

circumstance-specific rules. 

Character Begins at Home 

explains how to teach, and daily 

reinforce, the Lifelong Guidelines 

of trustworthiness, truthfulness, 

active listening, no put-downs, and 

personal best. The LIFESKILLS, 

which define how to do one’s 

personal best include caring, 

common Sense, cooperation, 

courage, creativity, curiosity, effort, 

flexibility, friendship, initiative, 

integrity, organization, patience, 

perseverance, pride, problem 

solving, resourcefulness, 


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relevancy). That section 

culminates with standardized 

testing. 

John Robbins addresses one 

kind of education for our 

children, ... advertising. 

And, again, ... “what about 

the kids?” Is it okay to 

experiment on/with them??? Of 

course, not! However, this is 

becoming a norm in our society 

as well as with each and all of us 

— experimentation fodder 

(gross!)! 

As always, we must educate 

ourselves, encourage & support 

each other in many ways, believe 

in the good — our kids, 

ourselves, the light ... change; 

surrender; possibility. Make 

plans; take action. Now, IS the 

time. If not us, WHO? If not now, 

WHEN? 

With sincerity and so much love, 

Pattie & Thom 

P.S. Happy Father’s Day to all 

Loving Dads!! 

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How Dangerous Are Junk Food Ads To Our Kids? 

by John Robbins 

We worry so much about the 

many dangers to our 

children, like drugs and 

pedophiles and violence. But we often 

take for granted what might very well be 

the largest danger of all to our kids: the 

hundreds of billions of dollars spent each 

year on ads designed to get them hooked 

on junk food. 

That’s why I think it’s important that 

this month more than 550 health 

professionals and organizations signed an 

open letter to McDonald’s, imploring the 

fast food giant to stop marketing junk food 

to kids. Many major metropolitan 

newspapers across the country are running 

full-page ads featuring the letter. 

The letter doesn’t so go far as to ask 

McDonald’s to stop selling junk food to 

kids. It only asks them to stop aggressively 

advertising such foods to children. 

Will it make any difference? 

Critics say the campaign, organized 

by the nonprofit watchdog group 

“Corporate Accountability International,” is 

just another attempt to undercut consumer 

freedom, just another effort by the food 

police to dictate what you and your 

children can eat. 

McDonald’s food may be junk, say 

such critics, but it’s a personal choice. No 

one is physically forcing children to eat Big 

Macs. Where are parents anyway? Why 

don’t they assume their authority and take 

responsibility? Are they just looking for 

someone other than themselves to blame 

because their kids are fat and unhealthy? 

No one, not even McDonald’s, doubts 

that we are witnessing an escalating epidemic 

of obesity and diet-related disease in children. 

In 1971, only 4% of 6-to-11-year-old kids 

were obese. By 2004, the figure had more 

than quadrupled, to nearly 20%, with nearly 

40% now considered overweight. A lack of 

exercise probably isn’t the cause of the 

increase, because many studies show that 

exercise levels in kids haven’t changed much 

in the past few decades. What, then, lies at 

the root of the crisis? 

We know that kids in the U.S. 

today consume more calories, and 

more junk food, than any similarlyaged 

population in the history of the 

world. But why, and who is responsible? 

McDonald’s places the blame for 

the situation squarely on the shoulders 

of parents. The problem, they say, is a 

breakdown in parental responsibility. 

I am a staunch advocate for personal 

freedom and parental responsibility, which, 

you may be surprised to hear, is in fact 

precisely why I stand with the health 

professionals on this one. You see, there is 

a major problem with the marketing of 

junk food to malleable kids that is almost 

never recognized. 

It is this: The ads are almost 

deliberately designed to compromise 

parental authority. The industry calls it 

“the pester factor.” The PR companies who 

produce these ads speak happily of making 

kids “obnoxious,” of getting them to “drive 

their parents crazy.” 

The idea is to get kids to want junk 

food so much that they nag their parents to 

take them to McDonald’s, and to buy them 

other foods they have seen advertised, 

eventually breaking down parents’ 

resistance. In 

the face of the 

relentless 

barrage of such 

advertisements, 

how many 

parents are able 

to hold their 

ground? 

Is this one 

John Robbins 

of the chief 

reasons there has 

been such a 

pervasive loosening of parental rules 

regarding food? Confronted with a constant 

stream of ads for junk food, and its nearly 

ubiquitous availability, parental authority 

around food issues has often declined to the 

point of becoming parental resignation. 

The “pester factor” has enormous 

economic implications, as well. 

Advertisers estimate that one out of three 

fast food trips take place as a result of a 

child’s nagging. 

The marketing strategy is effective, 

but it’s insidious. Traditionally, it has been 

parents who have taken leadership in 

deciding what their kids are going to eat. 

But McDonald’s and other fast food 

companies spend billions of dollars a year 

on ad campaigns that target children, with 

the goal of taking that leadership away 

from the parents, and shifting it onto the 

kids themselves. In this way, the ads not 

only promote the consumption of junk 

food, with all the baneful health 

consequences we are witnessing today. 

What may be even worse is that at the 

same time the aggressive marketing of 

junk food undermines parental authority. 

The continual onslaught of such ads leads 

the parents to feel like bad guys for not 

giving kids what they want, and erodes the 

respect that parents receive from their kids. 

To make the ads even more dubious, 

young children are not capable of 

understanding that the advertising is 

intended to manipulate their feelings and 

alter their behavior. Given that children 

can’t comprehend the persuasive intent 

behind ads, is it ethical to advertise to them 

foods that are conclusively proven to be 

unhealthy? Should it even be legal? 

Calling on McDonald’s CEO and 

President, Jim Skinner, to “stop marketing 

junk food to kids,” the letter was signed by a 

veritable who’s who of luminaries in the 

world of healthy eating and disease 

prevention, including authors Andrew Weil 

and T. Colin Campbell. Other signators 

include David L. Katz, Director of Yale 

Prevention Research Center and editor-inchief 

of Child Obesity; Robert S. Lawrence, 

director of the Center for a Livable Future, 

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public 

Health; Marion Nestle, Paulette Goodard 

professor in the Department of Nutrition, 

Food Studies and Public Health, and 

professor of Sociology, New York 

University; and Walter Willett, chairman of 

the Department of Nutrition, Harvard 

School of Public Health. The letter states: 

“As health professionals 

engaged directly in the largest 

preventable health crisis facing this 

country, we ask that you stop 

marketing junk food to children. 

The rates of sick children are 

staggering. Ballooning health care 

costs and an overburdened health care 

system make treatment more difficult 

than ever. And we know that reducing 

junk food marketing can significantly 

improve the health of kids. 

Our community is devoted to 

caring for sick children and 

preventing illness through public 

education. But our efforts cannot 

compete with the hundreds of 

millions of dollars you spend each 

year directly marketing to kids. 

Today, our private practices, 

pediatric clinics, and emergency 

rooms are filled with children 

suffering from conditions related to 

the food they eat. In the decades to 

come, one in three children will 

develop type 2 diabetes as a result 

of diets high in McDonald’s-style 

junk food, according to the Centers 

for Disease Control and Prevention. 

This generation may be the first in 

U.S. history to live shorter lives 

than their parents. 

The rise of health conditions like 

diabetes and heart disease mirrors 

the growth of your business – 

growth driven in large part by 

children’s marketing… 

While acknowledging that fast food 

is unhealthy, you pin responsibility 

for the epidemic of diet related 

disease on a breakdown in parental 

responsibility… 

Even when parents resist the 

‘nag effect’ cultivated by 

McDonald’s to access the $40 – 50 

billion in annual purchases that 

children under 12 control, 

advertising creates brand loyalties 

that persist into adulthood… 

We ask that you… retire your 

marketing promotions for food high 

in salt, fat, sugar, and calories to 

children... “ 

Will it do any good? 

The day after the full-page ads began 

appearing in newspapers across the 

country, McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner 

made a public statement in response. 

Citing no evidence, he claimed that parents 

and customers were calling on him “to 

defend their right to choose.” But the 

doctors and other health professionals who 

signed the letter were not asking 

McDonald’s to stop selling junk food, only 

to stop advertising it to children. 

McDonald’s claims the company is 

doing enough already, by being part of the 

Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising 

Initiative. But how effective is this 

program? It’s an entirely voluntary pledge, 

with absolutely no enforcement 

mechanism, produced by representatives 

from Burger King, Coco-Cola, Hershey, 

Mars, Nestle, and PepsiCo, along with 

McDonald’s. As you can imagine, the 

“pledges” made by various companies 

under the Initiative have stemmed the tide 

of marketing junk food to kids about as 

effectively as the New Orleans levees 

stemmed the tide of Hurricane Katrina. 

McDonald’s CEO Jim Skinner, 

whose take-home pay in 2009 was more 

than $17 million, insists the company will 

not budge. 

But there is a precedent that suggests 

the full-page ad campaign might yet have an 

effect. Up until 2008, it was not uncommon 

for school report cards to carry the Golden 

Arches logo, offering a free Happy Meal to 

elementary school children who got good 

grades. McDonald’s ended the program 

when the practice was noticed and a 

sufficiently irate public outcry ensued. 

By shining a spotlight of attention on 

the impact McDonald’s advertising has on the 

health of our kids, this campaign just might 

take a bite out of the happy, kid-friendly 

façade that the company has worked so hard 

to cultivate. After all, how kid-friendly is it to 

aggressively market products to kids which 

take a catastrophic toll on our children’s 


health and ability to thrive? 

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bestsellers including The Food Revolution: 

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America, and The New Good Life: Living 

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the recipient of the Rachel Carson Award, 

the Albert Schweitzer Humanitarian Award, 

the Peace Abbey’s Courage of Conscience 

Award, and Green America’s Lifetime 

Achievement Award. To learn more about 

his work, visit www.johnrobbins.info

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discussion about “discipline” in the 

classroom. The usual language for 

this topic revolves around “rules” 

and how strictly they should be 

enforced, about the dichotomies of 

zero tolerance or permissiveness, 

about externally imposed 

punishment and rewards versus 

internally monitored and controlled 

behavior. 

This is no small deal because, 

as brain research makes clear, 

emotion is the gatekeeper to 

learning and performance. And, 

behavior is but a small part of this. 

If you’re a teacher and want to 

know more about how to create a 

secretary for preparedness and 

response at the DHHS, recently 

requested that the National 

Biodefense Science Board submit an 

evaluation of safety issues related to 

testing the anthrax vaccine on 

children. The DHHS frames the 

possible testing as an issue of 

biodefense preparedness. However, 

the possibility of pediatric testing of 

the vaccine both ignores the 

vaccine’s dangers, and raises the 

specter of class—and/or race-based 

selection of medical test subjects 

which has haunted US health 

agencies for over a century. 

Even in the months in 2001 

when letters containing anthrax were 

mailed to several congressional 

leaders, heightening national fears 

during the post-9/11 period, Bill 

First, a physician and then-Senate 

Majority Leader, urged caution in 

use of the anthrax vaccine. He told 

CNN: “There are very real and 

potentially serious side effects from 

the vaccine and anyone who elects 

to receive the vaccine needs to be 

made aware of that. I do not 

recommend widespread inoculation. 

There are too many side effects and 

if there is limited chance of 

exposure—the side effects would far 

outweigh any potential advantage.” 

A 2007 report by the CDC, 

along with the Vaccine Healthcare 

Centers of the Department of 

Defense and the watchdog group 

Government Accountability 

estimated that “between 1 and 2 

classroom environment that 

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percent” of vaccinated military 

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If a vaccine with this kind of 

reputation is to be tested on children, 

one has to wonder which children. It 

is fairly certain those young test 

subjects won’t be the offspring of 

high-ranking government officials or 

corporate vice presidents and CEOs. 

The history of medical testing 

carries a taint of racism, classism 

and opportunism, as health officials 

select those with less education and 

fewer choices to be unwitting guinea 

pigs in medical experiments 

supposedly in the name of scientific 

advancement. 

You don’t have to be a 

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notorious 40-year long Tuskegee 

Experiments in which the US Public 

Health Service withheld syphilis 

treatment from infected black men 

to measure the effects of the disease. 

In October of 2010, President 

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tests during the 1940s when the US 

Public Health Service used 

prostitutes deliberately infect 700 

prisoners, soldiers and patients with 

emotional and mental problems with 

syphilis both through visits with 

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research to help you do so. There 

will be strands for elementary and 

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Are American Children To Be Used 

In Medical Experiments To Test Anthrax Vaccine? 

of reputation is to be 

tested on children, one has 

to wonder which children. 

the subjects’ bodies. 

Vaccine testing has its own 

special place in the annals of this 

kind of integrity-free medical 

research. In the early 1960s, 

mentally disabled children at 

a residential state school in 

New York were deliberately 

infected with viral hepatitis 

so that they could be test 

subjects for the disease. 

A 1978 CDC test for a 

hepatitis B vaccine which 

sought “promiscuous 

homosexual male” volunteers 

has some interesting 

connections to both HIV and 

the previously rare opportunistic 

diseases associated with the AIDS 

virus. As recently as 1990, the CDC 

and Kaiser Pharmaceuticals gave 

1,500 black and Hispanic 6-month 

old infants an unlicensed measles 

vaccine without the approval and 

consent of their parents. (For more 

detail of these stories and other truelife 

medical experimentation horror 

stories, see www.naturalnews. 

com/022383.html). 

Tara Green is a writer for 

Natural News. Printed with 

permission. 

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http://bioprepwatch.com/ 

news/243663... 

http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot. 

com/... 

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politicalp... 

www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timelin... 

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com/032500_anthrax_vaccine_ 

medical_experiments.

Vaccines, Autism, Our Children, 

. . . the Truth?!? 

AMERICAN 

PROSECUTORS are 

attempting to extradite a 

Danish Scientist. 

Poul Thorsen has been charged 

with 13 counts of wire fraud and 

nine counts of money laundering; a 

federal grand jury alleges that 

Thorsen stole over $1 million from 

autism research funding between 

February 2004 and June 2008. 

Thorsen is said to have used the 

proceeds to buy a home in Atlanta, 

two cars and a Harley Davidson. He 

is said to have stolen the money 

while serving as the ‘principal 

investigator’ for a program that 

studied the relationship between 

autism and exposure to vaccines. 

The Copenhagen Post reports: 

“... Over the four-year period 

he submitted over a dozen false 

invoices from the CDC for research 

expenses to Aarhus University, 

where he held a faculty position, 

instructing them to transfer the 

funds to a CDC account, which was 

in fact his personal account ... 

Thorsen’s research on autism is 

widely known in academic circles, 

where he was until this week a 

highly respected figure. A paper of 

his on the subject, which is known as 

‘The Danish Study’, is quoted 

extensively to refute the autism 

vaccine connection.” 

Another prominent name in 

vaccine medicine, Dr. Paul Offit, 

well-known shill for the vaccine 

industry, has also been called out for 

making false and unsubstantiated 

statements about CBS News 

Investigative Correspondent Sharyl 

Attkisson and her report looking into 

the ties between vaccine supporters 

and the vaccine industry. According 

to Adventures in Autism: 

“Upon further review, it 

appears that a number of Dr. Offit’s 

statements, as quoted in the OC 

Register article, were 

unsubstantiated and/or false. 

Attkisson had previously reported on 

the vaccine industry ties of Dr. Offit 

and others in a CBS Evening News 

report ‘How Independent Are 

Vaccine Defenders?’” 

The unsubstantiated statements 

included a claim that Attkisson 

“lied”, and a claim that CBS News 

sent a “mean spirited and 

vituperative” email. Offit also told 

the OC Register that he provided 

CBS News “the details of his 

relationship ... with pharmaceutical 

company Merck”, but documents 

provided by CBS News indicate 

Offit did not disclose all of his 

financial relationships with Merck. 

Sources: 

Atlanta Journal Constitution 

April 14, 2011 

WKAR Atlanta April 13, 2011 

The Copenhagen Post April 

15, 2011 

Dr. Mercola’s Comments: 

When two of the biggest names 

in vaccine research and support turn 

out to be guilty of fraud, major 

deception, lying and making 

unsubstantiated statements, it really 

calls into question the validity of 

their work on the vaccine front … 

and that’s putting it mildly. 

Yet, this news has only been 

quietly shared by a handful of media 

outlets (Thank you, Connection 

Magazine!) 

Countless American parents are 

putting their trust, and their child’s 

lives, in the hands of the U.S. 

Centers of Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC) and the American 

Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) every 

time they vaccinate their children. 

Yet, two of the CDC’s “go-to guys” 

have now been caught red-handed 

lying and, in the case of Dr. Poul 

Thorsen, committing outright fraud. 

This includes: 

● Dr. Poul Thorsen, who was 

involved in several key studies 

the CDC uses to support their 

claims that MMR and mercurycontaining 

vaccines, among others, 

are safe. 

● Dr. Paul Offit, a very well-known 

and frequent proponent of mandatory 

vaccination, whose views 

are promoted by the AAP and 

who previously served as a mem- 

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Practical Tips for Preventing Childhood Obesity 

CHILDHOOD OBESITY is a 

growing epidemic in the U.S. 

It accounts for 17 percent of 

children and adolescents aged 2-19 

years, based on the 2007-2008 

National Health and Nutrition 

Examination Survey (NHANES). 

However, obesity is a 

preventable condition. More 

importantly, it’s something you can 

help your children avoid by taking 

simple measures. 

A new national study published 

on EurekAlert! reveals what you can 

do to decrease the risk of obesity in 

children. It points out some routines 

you can practice in your own home: 

● Eat dinner together as a family 

● Ensure that your child is getting 

enough sleep 

● Reduce your child’s television 

viewing time 

Aside from these 3 household 

routines, Dr. Joseph Mercola, a 

natural health expert, suggests these 

tips for maintaining your kids’ 

healthy weight: 

● Keep fructose intake under 25 

grams per day. Dr. Mercola 

points out that “fructose is the 

number one source of calories in 

America and it is very clear that 

it is a primary cause of the obesity 

epidemic.” As such, he recommends 

eliminating soda and 

dramatically reducing fruit juices 

and foods that are high in 

fructose from your children’s 

diet. 

● Modify your child’s diet according 

to his/her Nutritional Type. 

Choose foods that are “right for 

your biochemistry, so they will 

naturally push your body toward 

its ideal weight,” says Dr. 

Mercola. It is important to 

include high-quality, organic 

meats and veggies in your child’s 

diet in order to provide him/her 

with vital nutrients. Also supplement 

with krill oil, which is rich 

in Omega-3 fats that are critical 

to your child’s brain function, IQ, 

and overall optimal health. 

● Encourage your kids to get regular 

exercise. Incorporating various 

types of physical activity 

into your child’s routine, which 

can be as simple as walking, 

bike-riding, or playing tennis, 

can be helpful in weight management. 

To instill these healthy habits, 

Dr. Mercola believes parents need to 

model these behaviors in order to 

serve as good role models for their 

children. The Connection Magazine 

will address obesity in the Parenting 

Column in the July ’11 issue. 

www.drmercola.com 

Printed with permission. 

Children are the living messages 

we send to a time we will not see. ” 

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“THE MYTH OF IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES” 

by Joyce and Barry Vissell 

In a court of law, if both partners 

of a married couple claim they 

have irreconcilable differences, the 

court will grant them a legal divorce 

– without even asking what the differences 

are! 

Joyce and I, on the other hand, 

having worked with thousands of 

couples over the last 37 years, challenge 

that there is no such thing as 

irreconcilable differences. We have 

seen that ANY difference can be not 

only tolerated, but even appreciated. 

But that takes real understanding and a 

commitment to love. 

So what constitutes grounds for 

separation or divorce? It’s not the differences 

themselves. You will end up 

separating or divorcing if you choose 

not to try to understand them. Your 

relationship will end if you choose 

not to look inside to better understand 

yourself, as well as your partner. 

Differences are not the problem. 

Secrecy, cruelty, active addictions and 

infi delity are hurtful and can be grounds 

for divorce if either partner refuses to 

get help. 

During the romantic, early stages 

of relationship, most couples experience 

little diffi culty with differences, 

even big ones. Their wide open hearts 

fi nd enough room to embrace their differences. 

We once saw a liberal democratic 

woman in love with a conservative 

republican man. Their explanation? 

“We love each other enough to agree 

to disagree!” 

When you’re in love, you easily 

understand how opposites attract. The 

differences in your lover don’t bother 

you. Their messiness or neatness, their 

introversion or extraversion, their love 

of the outdoors or their love of the 

indoors, their raw food vegan or steak 

and potatoes diet, these don’t seem to 

detract from the love you experience 

together. They may even be “cute” 

to you. 

It is only later, after the honeymoon 

glow has faded, and each of your 

egos and personalities have powerfully 

come on the scene, 

that differences get 

magnified and can 

grate on you. 

The question 

then is: How do you 

solve the problem of 

differences? One thing is for sure. It 

will never work to try to change your 

partner! Sure, you may correct bad habits. 

Early in our marriage, Joyce took a 

fi rm stand against my messiness. Just 

because I never used a vacuum cleaner 

in the fi rst 22 years of my life, it simply 

wasn’t acceptable to her at the time that 

I didn’t help her clean the apartment. 

Did I change? Yes. Sometimes she 

laughs at how fastidious I can now be. 

On a more serious note, I have 

had diffi culty with Joyce’s sensitivity. 

Sometimes I’ll give her what seems to 

me a small correction, and she’ll feel 

criticized and hurt. I remember one 

time, long ago, when I complained 

about her sensitivity. She said to me, 

“Barry, you could have married a man 

who is just like you.” Her point was well 

taken. Now I am deeply grateful for her 

sensitivity. Perhaps more than anything 

else, her sensitivity has caused me to 

develop my own sensitivity. 

Our religious difference—me being 

raised Jewish and Joyce Protestant 

—nearly destroyed our relationship in 

our early years. We tried to change one 

another. We had many arguments about 

religion. After two years, we deliberately 

transferred to different colleges 

to get away from each other. We tried 

dating persons of our same religion. It 

just wasn’t working. All the differences 

were only in our minds. In our hearts, 

there was a love big enough to embrace 

all our differences. 

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Finally we decided to get married. 

My childhood Rabbi was extremely discouraging. 

Joyce’s minister, Reverend 

Davis, agreed to marry us on one condition. 

He said, “I will only marry you if 

you promise never to try to change each 

other. It is the differences between you 

that will help you to most grow.” In a 

way, he was our fi rst spiritual teacher, 

giving advice that has helped us to 

this day. 

Our early marriage was still not 

easy. Although we understood about not 

changing each other, religion was still 

a difference we were trying to tolerate. 

What really helped was a deeply soulful 

search for a spirituality that we could 

share. We started with Transcendental 

Meditation, Hatha Yoga, Sufi Dancing, 

and Ram Dass’ book, Be Here Now, 

traveled the world in search of spiritual 

teachers, and studied a wide variety of 

spiritual paths, including the roots and 

origins of Judaism and Christianity. 

We searched for, and found, spiritual 

similarities that we shared, practices 

we could do together. Our favorite at 

the moment is very simple: we touch 

our foreheads together and take turns 

speaking a prayer from the heart—an 

expression of gratitude, asking for 

ways to be of service on this planet, 

as well as asking for help with current 

challenges. 

Yes, Joyce and I have our own 

spirituality, our own practices. Is one 

method better than the other? Absolutely 

not. If it brings inner joy, peace, 

and respect for all life, it doesn’t matter 

what the practice. 

Yet as a couple, we make it a priority 

to share sacred moments, whether it 

is the praying together, sitting side by 

side meditating in silence, appreciating 

one another, practicing sacred sexuality, 

or celebrating the beauty of nature. 

It really doesn’t matter how different 

two people are if: one, those 

differences are respected and two, the 

similarities are found and celebrated. 

Over the years we have observed that 

couples must have or create a common 

link, a unifying quality, something that 

is deeply shared. If the deeper focus is 

on what you have in common, your differences 

become background, and thus 

are more easily embraced and loved. If 

you focus on your unity, your diversity 

will challenge you to grow. Celebrate 

your similarities, and you will learn to 

celebrate your differences. 

Joyce & Barry Vissell, a nurse/ 

therapist and psychiatrist couple since 

1964, are counselors near Santa Cruz, 

CA, who are widely regarded as among 

the world’s top experts on conscious 

relationship and personal growth. They 

are the authors of The Shared Heart, 

Models of Love, Risk To Be Healed, 

The Heart’s Wisdom, Meant To Be, 

and just released, A Mother’s Final 

Gift: How One Woman’s Courageous 

Dying Transformed Her Family. 

Call Toll-Free 1 (800) 766-0629, 

locally (831) 684-2299, or write to the 

Shared Heart Foundation, P.O. Box 

2140, Aptos, CA 95001, for free newsletter 

from Barry and Joyce, further 

information on counseling sessions 

by phone or in person, their books, 

recordings or their schedule of talks 

and workshops. Visit their web site at 

http://sharedheart.org/ for their free 

monthly e-heartletter, their updated 

schedule, and inspiring past articles 

on many topics about relationship and 

living from the heart.

FENG SHUI FOR REAL ESTATE 

by Megan Montero 

Are you trying to sell your 

home? Are you wondering if it 

will ever sell? Applying Feng 

Shui to your property can increase 

your chances of a sale and help the 

process run smoothly. Feng Shui will 

help your property stand out and can 

correct energies that may be keeping 

buyers away. 

Feng Shui teaches us that our 

homes directly correlate with what 

is happening in our lives. When we 

change things in our home, it can 

change things in our life. Some fl oor 

plans and inauspicious events like a 

suicide, bankruptcy or divorce can 

create negative energies that could 

keep prospective buyers away. 

One of my clients describes best 

how Feng Shui can help sell a property, 

“My wife and I have bought and 

sold seven houses over the years, and 

working with Megan Montero brought 

about the easiest, quickest sale of a 

home ever. Our home had been on 

the market with little movement in 

a depressed market. We decided to 

work with Megan to make our home 

by Rivera Sun Cook, playwright, 

performer 

When conceiving three onewoman 

theater pieces about 

an African-American girl in 

1890’s all-negro town in Kansas (currently 

being performed at the Pacifi c 

Cultural Center), I knew hundreds 

of people would be involved behind 

the scenes, and the real messages and 

beauty would emerge from the viewers 

themselves. After every show, our 

theater company opens up a ‘sharing’ 

from the audience, allowing them to 

speak their thoughts, comments, and 

questions. 

The plays themselves touch on 

universal themes that evoke childhood, 

adolescence, love, loss, hardship, and 

transformation. The viewers deepen 

these themes, exploring the controversial 

aspects of each play; racism and 

discrimination, spiritual differences and 

parental/societal disapproval, violence 

and hate, and the personal path through 

it all. By listening to each person, we 

see the divergence and similarities of 

perspectives while practicing hearing 

multiple points of view without judging 

each other. 

This ‘sharing’ has become the 

most important part of the evening for 

The above article is edited from 

the original, which appeared in the 

Suncoast Eco Report. Ms. Morotti 

Page 5 I incurred a severe A bladder symptom exhibited as is currently writing a book which 

whiplash that rearranged my spinal a frequent, extremely uncomfortable features a character with a similar 

column into something resembling (as if the bladder were being pulled in experience. The Last Love Song is 

a road map. Six months after this different directions and were going to an exciting sci-fi novel which Ms. 

accident, my entire body went into burst) urge to urinate. I began to ex- Morotti feels will showcase this story 

a total decline. I began to experiperience a high-pitched, loud ringing more effectively and with more imence 

fatigue so profound that I felt I in my ears, especially at night. The pact. Ms. Morotti is seeking funding 

was suffocating for lack of energy to migraines I had experienced for years to allow her to complete writing and 

breathe, fatigue that kept me in bed became more frequent and vicious and publishing this book. 

sometimes up to seventeen hours a no longer responded to medication. Gloria Morotti can be reached at 

day. (I had always been a super-high- 

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more appealing to prospective buyers. 

Through her work and completing 

the recommendations prescribed, we 

received an offer shortly for a cash 

purchase and a two-week closing. 

When we balked at the quickness of 

the closing (We had hoped 2 months), 

the buyer said that we could stay in our 

home rent-free for 2 and half months. 

The buyer did not ask for any concessions 

on our part.” 

Feng Shui tips that will help you 

fi nd a buyer: 

• Work on the entrance to the 

building. It will be diffi cult for the Chi 

that brings opportunities and your new 

buyer to fi nd you if the front door is 

hard to locate. Flags, lights, painting 

the door red and plants in colorful pots 

are ways to invite the Chi to your door. 

If your eye is attracted to the front 

door, so will the opportunities and your 

prospective buyers. Do not crowd the 

space around the door, make sure it is 

easy to get to and that it can open all 

the way. Keep the entrance clean and 

the landscaping looking healthy. 

• Clear your clutter. Really go 

through your stuff and let it go. You 

our theater company, Rising Sun Dance 

& Theater. We believe that the stage 

is not a platform from which to spout 

one’s opinion, but a place to spark community 

dialogue on the issues we need 

to discuss. Artists serve as messengers 

bringing hope, insight, and understanding 

to their viewers, honing their talents 

and techniques into powerful, effective 

tools for uniting and transforming the 

communities and societies around them 

to help humanity dwell harmoniously 

on a vibrant, healthy planet. 

In the months to come, as we 

train other actors of many ethnicities 

to perform the plays and visit schools, 

churches, and other communities, we 

are also developing workshops and 

discussion group formats to open 

conversation on the issues of racism, 

discrimination, spiritual and religious 

understanding and tolerance, personal 

transformation, and the role of the 

expressive voice in societal transformation. 

This is not a solo project. (And 

I write this with a big grin.) The solo 

shows “A Star Called Love” actually 

involve over a thousand people, and 

this is an ever-growing number. We are 

looking for people to teach workshops, 

host this experience, connect us with 

want fl ow and space in your rooms, 

around the furniture and in the closets. 

Flow equals wealth, opportunities and 

the right buyer. 

• Do whatever you can to emotionally 

let go of your property. 

One of my clients was very sad about 

leaving his home of 20 years even 

though his new home was beautiful 

and on the water. He was holding 

onto it emotionally and the home was 

not selling. Once he said goodbye to 

the old home and acknowledged his 

excitement about his new home, he 

immediately received a good offer, 

and his home sold! 

Applying these Feng Shui tips 

may be all the help you need to get 

your property sold. If you are really 

motivated to sell your property, call me 

for a thorough Feng Shui evaluation. 

Megan Montero will be teaching 

a Feng Shui Basics class this summer; 

call for details. Megan is a Feng Shui 

consultant based in Santa Cruz. She 

offers on site Feng Shui consultations 

for home and business in Santa Cruz 

County, Monterey and San Jose, and 

offers phone consultations for clients 

out of the area. Megan also practices 

Plant Spirit Medicine in Santa Cruz. 

To make an appointment or to sign up 

for a Feng Shui class, please call Megan 

at (831)-420-1074. Visit Megan’s 

website at www.windandwaterblessings.com. 

other groups, join a team of inspired artists, 

activists, and community members 

who are working together to use a story 

to change the world. 

Lala, as our central character, is 

a heart-warming heroine with a warm 

voice of poetry, reaching out across all 

lines to bring us all together. As she 

grows from a ten year old imaginative 

girl to a fourteen year old lovestruck 

mystic to an eighteen year old 

powerhouse transcending tragedy, her 

messages and those of her community 

speak to each of us on different levels, 

offering humor, advice, wisdom and 

beauty to our daily lives. 

If you haven’t seen the plays yet, 

please come. I look forward to meeting 

each one of you. And if you’re 

interested in helping Lala on the next 

leg of her journey. . . Reach out! Jump 

on! We’ll catch you! 

The offi cial Santa Cruz theater 

run ends on June 12, with a free World 

café discussion at Pacific Cultural 

Center at PM. But the story continues. 

You can help spread the Lala story of 

creating personal and world change 

through spiritual growth by recommending 

that your church, community 

center, yoga studio or even your own 

living room become the next site for a 

Lala play and discussion. Please visit 

www.risingsundancetheater.com or 

call (831) 421-9160 for information. 

Thank you. 

Your Subconscious is 

Running Your Life! 

Nearly all of your daily experiences 

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and overall joy in life – even your 

capacity to your true expanded self 

as a spiritual being. Expand beyond 

these limits quickly and easily with PSYCH-K®, 

a set of self-empowered spiritual processes with 

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Free Intro Thurs @ 7:00pm, August 4, 2011 

East West Bookshop in Mountain View 

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Current PSYCH-K Basic Workshop dates: 

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Aug. 25-26, Campbell 

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FROM DRY TO RAW 

by Bonnie Blumenfeld 

What if I want to change 

my dog’s food from dry 

to raw? How do I do 

that? from Jeena Baines, Aptos 

Thanks for asking, Jeena, and 

thanks for wanting to do the best for 

your canine friend. 

Countless dog and cat owners 

have seen the benefi ts of feeding a 

raw diet: shinier coats, fresh breath, 

less itching, cleaner teeth, clean ears, 

brighter eyes, better energy. 

Why raw? Cooking destroys 

many of the things that make meat an 

ideal diet for our companions; it denatures 

protein and collagen; it destroys 

many nutrients and enzymes and vitamins, 

makes food less digestible and 

less biologically available. There are 

a few diseases which do not do well 

with raw food diets, but relatively few. 

If your animal has some serious health 

issue, you should discuss this with a 

holistic vet knowledgeable about raw 

food diets, before proceeding. However, 

it has been my experience, after 

years of dealing with raw food diets, 

that taking control of your animal’s 

diet often improves health problems. 

Having said that, you do need to 

know what you are doing! Although it 

does not have to be complicated, there 

are some basics you have to learn. You 

can’t just throw your dog some meat 

and a bone and call it dinner! It is a 

larger topic than we have time for now, 

but today let’s talk about some ways 

to get started. 

For starters—read a good book. 

There are lots out there, and they are 

not all created equal. I’d be happy to 

make some suggestions in a future 

column. 

My next suggestion is to try one 

of the frozen raw commercial diets 

that can be found in many pet stores. 

It’s a good way to see if your dog (or 

cat) likes a raw diet. Most dogs—not 

a problem! They almost universally 

are so thrilled to be eating real food 

instead of pieces of dry kibble out of 

a bag—it’s party time! Check preferences—do 

they like beef? Chicken? 

Turkey? Venison, buffalo, lamb, duck, 

salmon—there’s a lot of choice. Which 

is a good thing —variety is important; 

you don’t want to be feeding the same 

thing all the time. Not only because 

it is boooring, but because you want 

to cover as many nutritional needs as 

possible. It’s a good way to make the 

switch without worrying if you are 

including everything that they need; 

then decide if you want to make your 

own. 

Other 

things to check 

for, according 

to your preferences:Organic? 

Complete 

and balanced, 

or needs supplementation? Grains or 

grain-free? Ground bones, or give real 

bones as well? 

Many dogs make the switch 

without any problem, but you can 

transition by replacing some of her 

regular diet with some of the raw, and 

add a little more each day, for about 

a week. I would also suggest adding 

enzymes into the diet. Enzymes are 

the little critters that break food down 

into nutrition, and it will help to avoid 

intestinal upsets. Check the pet stores 

for good brands. Give them with every 

meal, for a number of months. I give 

them to my animals all the time—another 

discussion. If at any time your 

animal develops diarrhea, back up a 

bit and go slower. 

Make sure to use safe meat-handling 

and sanitation practices always! 

Raw meat will stay for 3 days in an 

airtight container in the fridge; mix 

back in any blood after it defrosts—it’s 

loaded with nutrients. Don’t nuke it! 

Good luck, and have fun! 

More next month, 

Bonnie 

Bonnie Blumenfeld is a holistic 

vet tech, and the owner of Head To Tail 

Health. She lives in Soquel with 2 sweet 

and goofy kitties. She can be reached 

through www.headtotailhealth.com, 

emailed at bonnie@headtotailhealth. 

com, or at (831) 359-6001. 

Questions can also be sent to: 

articles@connectionmagazineonline. 

com, but be sure to put “pet questions 

for Bonnie” in the subject area. 

about 20 pounds before emerging from 

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Wildlife has worked to promote Grizzly bears have a better sense of Defenders of Wildlife Grizzly Compensa- 

grizzly bear recovery throughout the smell than a hound dog and can detect tion Trust in 1997 to compensate ranchers 

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The grizzly bear is a large predator ing breeding, cub rearing, and in areas forts that keep bears alive and encourage 

that is different from black bears due to a with a super-abundant food supply such habitat sustainability, Defenders is work- 

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the bears a “grizzled” appearance, hence prepare for hibernation. They need to eat a about the legal status and protection of 

the name “grizzly.” The correct scientifi c lot in the summer and fall in order to build grizzly bears and other animals; visit 

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Hello Folks, 

We publish this magazine to support 

our community and enjoy 

featuring leading theater, performances, 

and events. It is very important 

that you, our readers, tell all of the Arts & 

1011 PACIFIC AVE. 

 

In the Atrium AGES 21+ 

THE SKATALITES 

 

AGES 16+ 

TOO SHORT 

plus DJ Toure, Krypto, Antdog Da Beast 

 

Friday, June 10 In the Atrium AGES 21+ 

CRAIG’S BROTHER 

LONELY KINGS 

plus Russ Rankin 

Saturday, June 11 In the Atrium AGES 21+ 

VIBRANT EYERIS 

plus Vokab Company 

 

In the Atrium AGES 14-19 

CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL OR VALID GOV’T ID REQUIRED 

SD Entertainment Group presents Santa Cruz’s Teen Nightclub 

Every Sunday until August 21 Club 143 

 


NEW KINGSTON plus The Midtones 

 

Friday, June 17 

AGES 21+ 

X plus 

Devils Brigade 

 

 

AGES 16+ 

TECH 

N9NE 

plus Mayday 

 


SIN SISTERS BURLESQUE 

plus Beso Negro 

AGES 16+ 

FACE TO FACE 

plus Strung Out also Blitzkid 

 


BLACK LOVE plus The Groggs 

 


A BAND OF ORCS plus Warbringer 

 

 


LUJAN & THE YARD STYLEE ALL-STARS 

MILITIA OF LOVE plus DJ Donette G 

 


CAN TOKER plus Vampirates 

plus The Backup Razor 


AUTOMATIC ANIMAL 

plus The Bad Light 

 

The Jacka (Ages 16+) 

Rev. Horton Heat (Ages 21+) 

Jul 7 Ballyhoo! Atrium (Ages 16+) 

The Supervillains 

Tomorrow’s Bad Seeds Atrium (Ages 16+) 

The Holdup (Ages 16+) 

Sophisticates Atrium (Ages 21+) 

Y & T (Ages 21+) 

The Movement Atrium (Ages 16+) 

Midnite (Ages 16+) 

Earth Atrium (Ages 21+) 

Queens of the Stone Age (Ages 21+) 

Nekromantix Atrium (Ages 16+) 

RX Bandits Atrium (Ages 16+) 

Aug 17 Groundation (Ages 16+) 

Snail (Ages 21+) 

Pat Travers Band Atrium (Ages 21+) 

Montrose (Ages 21+) 

Unless otherwise noted, all shows are dance shows with limited seating. 

 

www.catalystclub.com 

Entertainment Venues, businesses and 

events, that you read about them in The 

Connection Magazine. We appreciate your 

much needed support in return. Thank you very 

much! Pattie & Thom 

Sat. • June 11 • 8pm • $12 

ALMOST CUT MY HAIR 

A Tribute to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young 

Thur. • June 16 • 7:30pm • $15 

MIA & MIKAEL MARIN (OF VÄSEN) 

+ SHELLEY & BARRY PHILLIPS 

Swedish & World Acoustic 

Sat. • June 18 • 8pm • $10 • Dance 

SOPWITH CAMEL 

+ HIGHWAY BUDDHA BAND 

S.F. 60’s Legends 

Thur. • June 23 • 7:30pm • $8adv/$10dr 

AMEE CHAPMAN & THE VELVET 

TUMBLEWEEDS + MICHAEL MARTYN 

& GOOD MEDICINE 

Americana • Dance 

Tues. • June 28 • 7:30pm • $16adv/$20dr 

NOVALIMA (From Peru) 

Afro-Peruvian Passion • Dance 

Thur. • June 30 • 7:30pm • $10 

RIO CON BRIO + THE HOBNOBBERS 

Choro/Gypsy Jazz/Swing 

Fri. • July 1 • 8pm • $10 • Dance 

PACIFIC STANDARD TIME + TIGER CLUB 

Funk/R&B/Rock/Pop 

Sun. • July 10 • 7pm • $15 

HOUSTON JONES + SUSIE GLAZE & 

THE HILONESOME BAND 

Americana/Bluegrass/Folk 

Jazz Presenters since 1975 

Monday, June 6 7 & 9 pm 

LARRY CARLTON TRIO 

7 pm: $28/Adv $31/Door 

9 pm: $23/Adv $26/Door 

No Jazztix or Comps 

Sponsored by Harry Harrington & 

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Friday, June 10 7 & 9 pm 

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AND THE HOT LICKS 

$22/Adv $25/Door 

Monday, June 13 7 pm 

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Sponsored by Dr. Arthur Dover 

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Thursday, June 16 7 pm 

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MORE FREE SUMMER MUSIC 

by Janet Leonard 

ere is The Crow’s Nest FREE Thursday 

Night Beach Party Schedule. HConcerts 

are 5:30-8:30pm. Cut out 

and keep handy. 

•Jun. 16th , SambaDa: 

world •reggae •samba •funk 

•Jun. 23rd , Extra Large: 

rock •funk •old school hip hop 

•Jun. 30th , Ribsys Nickel: 

rock •reggae •surf 

•Jul. 7th , Harry and the Hitmen: 

psychedelic •R&B •soul 

•Jul. 14th , Extra Large: 


•Jul. 21st , Serendipity Project: 

neo soul •hip hop •rock funk 

•Jul. 28th , Ribsys Nickel: 


•Aug. 4th , Wooster: 

neo soul •reggae •rock 

•Aug. 11th , Pacfic Kings: 

alternative •blues •rock 

•Aug. 18th , The Refugees: 

Tom Petty tribute band 

•Aug. 25th , Extra Large: 


•Sep. 1st , Ribsys Nickel: 


THUMBNAIL 

MOVIE REVIEWS 

by Karin Leonard & 

Daniel Robin 

ach month, we select 

our favorite or other- Ewise 

important fi lms to 

be featured on this page. We 

rate them, subjectively, on a 

scale from 1 (worthless) to 5 (awesome) in terms 

of their entertainment and message. We leave 

the plot details and storytelling to the fi lmmakers 

and instead attempt to characterize, highlight 

strengths and fl aws, and hint at purpose. Reach 

us at movies@innerevolution.com. Enjoy! 

BRIDESMAIDS 

With Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd, 

Music scene highlight: 

The Catalyst: Sun. Jul. 3 rd , 

Rev. Horton Heat, unbelievably 

entertaining, if you missed them 

last August, make sure you see 

them this time. 

Concerts in Retro: 

My reviews of shows I saw last month. 

Remember this is only my opinion. 

At The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: 

There was excitement in the air as 

an estimated 30,000 fans waited patiently at 

The Boardwalk Stage for James Durbin to 

arrive. From young to old went crazy yelling 

for Durbin when he arrived. Unfortunately, 

he was only allowed to sing three songs 

ending with Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” 

which has turned into James’ theme song 

after performing it on American Idol. He 

reminded everyone “Don’t Stop Believing” in 

him, but more importantly them selves. Many 

fans really thought he would be #1, but no 

need to worry, this performer will have a long 

successful music career ahead of him. Best 

wishes to you always, James! 

At The Catalyst: Your Music Olympicks 

2011 is over. The fans have chosen. 

Congratulations goes to gold medal winner’s 

3upFront. You guys really know how to put on 

a show! Much continued success to these four 

talented musicians. The silver medal went to 

Muph and the Maniacs, and the bronze went 

to Almost Chaos. A big honorable mention 

goes to Jackie Rocks, sorry to hear you had 

Maya Rudolph, Ellie Kemper 

Entertainment: 4 Message: 3.5 

ilarious and wonderfully witty, this female- 

Hdriven comedy is in a league of its own. 

Brilliant dialogue and engaging performances, 

along with original if not fairly whacky characters, 

push this toward a new genre of raunchy 

female comedy. The piece that doesn’t fi t, and 

you might want to tune out completely, is the 

bathroom humor scene in the bridal store—truly 

not necessary; why go there in an otherwise 

exceptional screenplay? Otherwise, there are 

many tender and meaningful moments, in addition 

to the inspired humor. Not a chick-fl ick 

per se, this makes for great entertainment for all 

genders (2 hr 5 min). 

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER 

TIDES 

With Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ian Mc- 

Shane, Geoffrey Rush 

Entertainment: 3.5 Message: 

2.5 

es, we know the ropes by now. 

Many a sailor has swung from 


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to cancel and not participate after making it 

to the fi nals. An enormous thank you to Mike 

Lyon and all his staff at Your Music Magazine 

for all your hard work this year and throughout 

the last 11 years bringing us this inspiring 

music competition. 

At The Catalyst: AC/DC would have 

been proud! Hell’s Belles put on one hell of 

a performance, especially Adrian Conner’s 

“Angus” playing studio perfect lead guitar 

solos while running all over the stage and spinning 

on the fl oor. This was a “High Voltage” 

experience. The Devil Himself was a perfect 

match opening up for these ladies. They 

played their intense, hard driving originals to 

a very responsive crowd. 

At Seabright Brewery: I loved seeing 

The Billy Martini Show at my favorite local 

pub. The whole bar was dancing along side 

the Martini Dancers as the band performed 

their dynamic 70’s musical tribute. 

At The Wharf House: If you can’t tell 

already, I can’t get enough of The Billy Martini 

Show. Plus there is nothing like dancing 

in the open air to live music with friends—and 

we celebrated Priscilla’s birthday! 

Are you a local band that would like 

your CD reviewed in this publication? Send 

your CD to Music Connection, c/o Janet 

Leonard, PO Box 1151, Aptos CA 95001. Call 

(831) 325-4605 or email janetfaplanet@gmail. 

com to tell me about gigs for live reviews. Put 

“Music Connection” and your band’s name in 

the subject line. 

them, and some will hang from them. But this is 

one of the better installments. Depp’s rendition of 

Captain Jack Sparrow, famously inspired by Keith 

Richards (and cartoon character Pepe Le Pew), 

continues to delight. It’s more swishbuckling 

than swashbuckling? These roots make a clever 

cameo appearance by Keith Richards himself, 

as Jack’s father. Penelope Cruz defi nitely adds 

a much-needed feisty “feminine touch” to the 

business of being a pirate. Here, mermaids take 

on a whole other dimension in amazing and fairly 

disturbing sequences. Overall, less undead and 

more life-affi rming and full of intrigue ... the franchise 

has redeemed itself! (2 hr 17 min). 

THOR 

With Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom 

Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins 

Entertainment: 4.5 Message: 4 NOTE: 

Intense, comic book violence 

hat makes this thundering mythological 

Wepic so effective is juxtaposing the Greek 

Gods with a geeky astrophysicist research team 

in a small New Mexico desert town. Bringing 

Thor “down to earth” gives exceptional dimension 

to the visually stunning 

fantasy world of deities. With 

director Kenneth Branagh’s 

Shakespearean bravado, and 

Bo Welch’s spectacular set 

designs, you’ll fi nd substantial 

character development and 

surprising intelligence, not to 

mention moments of hilarious 

dialogue—by far more than 

most superhero tales. (2 hr 

10 min). 

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS 

With James McAvoy, Laurence 

Belcher, Michael Fassbender, 

Bill Milner 

Entertainment: 4 Message: 

3.5 NOTE: Intense, comic 

book violence 

well-executed and crisp 

production, taking advan- 

A 

tage of a prequel that plays 

into a context already appreciated 

by the audience. Fairly 

intelligent and dimensional 

with fantastic jaw-dropping 

special effects, and more 

than a modest amount of 

cheesecake. We discover 

the origins of the main X-Men 

characters, portrayed with 

depth and sensitivity (for a 

comic book series anyway) 

and explain the motivations 

and events to follow. Great 

message about fi tting in or 

accepting one’s uniqueness. 

Framed around the run-up 

to the Cuban Missile Crisis 

gives a backdrop of deeper 

relevance – both historic 

and through powerful “what 

if mutants were the cause” 

revisionism. As usual, we 

could do without the over-thetop 

warfare violence—not 

every successful and valuable 

fi lm is based on military 

confl ict—but alas, just seems 

to come with the superhero 

territory (2 hr 11 min).

LITHA FAIRE PROMISES A SPIRITED TIME FOR ALL! 

M 

by Lisa Giles and Jodi King 

agic is happening at Litha Faire’s Midsummer 

Festival, featuring gifted psychics, 

fabulous arts and crafts, free lectures and 

entertainment. Come celebrate enchantment as 

Litha Faire brings heaven to earth. 

This year the historic Bayview Hotel in Aptos 

Village will open its doors and create a portal to a 

mythical realm. Venture into a land of enchantment 

as you stroll through a charming Victorian garden, 

peruse the metaphysical marketplace of crystals, 

fairy wands, jewelry, inspirational books and CD’s, 

and many more fabulous crafts. Relax in the old 

world charm of the patio to enjoy a wood fi red 

pizza while entertained by mystical belly dancers. 

Summon the ancient art of divination and receive 

a psychic reading. Attend a free lecture. Join a 

mini ghost hunting tour with API. Have an aura 

photo taken at the Avalon Visions booth. Stop by 

our numerology booth for a free 2012 personal 

numerology reading. These are just few things to 

do at Litha Faire 2011! 

The Faire will kick off on Friday night, June 

24th at 9:00 pm at the Bayview Hotel with a discussion 

group, hosted by Afterlife Paranormal Investigations 

(API), and the Bay Area Ghost Hunters 

(BAGH). Come hob nob with fellow ghost busters 

and listen to personal tales of hauntings at the infamous 

Bayview Hotel. Personalize your experience 

with your own ghost adventure and spend a haunted 

Midsummer night at the Bayview Hotel itself. ALL 

are welcome and encouraged to attend the prelude 

to the main event. 

On Saturday June 25th , 2011... Take command 

of your destiny…. Come to Litha Faire and fi nd the 

tools to transform your personal reality. 

Whether you have questions about love, career 

or your life path, Litha Faire psychics and healers 

can offer intuitive guidance and helpful advice to 

illuminate your life’s journey. Quality readings can 

offer you direction in diffi cult times, inspire you to 

think outside the box and motivate you to explore life 

paths that you may otherwise overlook. An insightful 

psychic reading can spark inspiration, creativity and 

hope! For many, full readings can be prohibitively 

expensive. Don’t miss the opportunity to connect 

with local readers in an affordable way. The 20 

minute readings allow you to sample a variety of 

different practitioners for an affordable price. 

Here are a few recommendations for getting 

the most out of a psychic reading from Lisa Giles, 

a psychic clairvoyant and founder of Litha Faire, 

who has been practicing in the Santa Cruz area for 

over 20 years. 

First of all, the future is not written in stone. 

We look into the future to see possible outcomes 

and potential futures. A reader will then look at the 

energies currently fl owing in your life that are shaping 

your future. Your point of power exists between 

fate and free will. By understanding the nature of 

these two forces, you can manifest what you want 

in this lifetime. 

LATEST NEWS: 

THE VANCOUVER FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 

AND TOM LEE MUSIC PROUDLY PRESENT: 

PICKIN’ A FOLK STAR! 

rite an original song on your ukulele about 

the 34 W 

th Vancouver Folk Music Festival for a 

chance to play and sing it on the Main Stage! 

Compose a heart warming ditty that refl ects the Folk 

Festival spirit and enter to win a chance to perform in 

front of thousands. 

You could write about our outstanding location, 

the wonderful musicians who have graced our stage 

over the years, the harmonious community that springs 

up every year or the unique West Coast fl avour that 

peppers Tom Lee Music this beloved event. Remember 

that this is a family-friendly event and though your lyrics 

can be thought provoking it’s gotta be “all ages appropriate” 

to qualify. 

The winner will receive two weekend passes to the 

festival with meals included, a $100 gift certifi cate to Tom 

Lee Music, and the opportunity to play the winning song 

on the Main Stage Sunday evening. 

To submit: please upload a video of you performing 

your song to YouTube and submit the link to us here: 

www.tiny.cc/tlmukulele. The fi nal 3 contestants will be 

judged by a panel of 3 musical geniuses. Submissions 

close on July 6th, 2011. 

I always begin with an overview and look at a 

“picture” of a client’s present life circumstances. I 

then move on to what is “working” and what is not 

in their life. I encourage people to ask questions as 

they come up, or I can focus on the specifi c issue. 

Since readings are usually much shorter at a psychic 

fair, you want to get the most out of your reading. 

I recommend formulating one or two questions to 

ask your reader in advance. Never be afraid to ask 

a reader to clarify on an answer if the information is 

not clear to you. Many psychics receive information 

clairvoyantly in the form of pictures and images. We 

then relay the information to you. This is an ideal 

opportunity for the client and reader to discuss and 

interpret the messages and imagery the psychic 

receives. We want to ensure that you understand 

the information that is coming through in the reading 

and nothing is lost in translation. 

As with any other occupation, psychics often 

have a specialty, some are master tarot readers, 

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BEAUTY 

Beauty is 

a characteristic 

of 

a person, animal, 

place, object, or 

idea that provides 

a perceptual experience 

of pleasure, 

meaning, or satisfaction. 

Beauty is 

studied as part of 

aesthetics, sociol- 

product you buy! The following list 

includes some of the most offensive ingredients 

to avoid – so choose products 

that do not contain these toxins. 

Red Flag Ingredients (toxic synthetic 

chemicals) to Avoid: 

• Alcohol, Isopropyl (SD-40) 

• Benzoyl Peroxide – found in 

many acne products 

• DEA (Diethanolamine), MEA 

(Monoethanolamine), & TEA 

(Triethanolamine) 

• Dioxin – extremely toxic, byproduct 

of manufacturing Tirclosan, 

etc. 

• DMDM Hydantoin & Urea (Imidazolidinyl) 

• FD&C Color and Pigments 

• Fragrances – a term for all 

synthetics 

• Parabens - Methyl, Propyl, 

Ethyl, Butyl 

• PEG (Polyethylene glycol) with 

any number or addition 

• Phthalates - (often present with 

sunscreens and other ingredients 

on this list) 

• Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene 

Glycol 

• Quaternium 15 

• Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), 

Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), 

Sodium Methyl Sulfate 

• Sunscreen chemicals: avobenzone, 

benzphenone, methoxycinnamate, 

paba, etc. 

• Triclosan – antibacterial agent 

ogy, social psychology, and culture. 

An “ideal beauty” is an entity which is 

admired, or possesses features widely 

attributed to beauty in a particular 

culture, for perfection. 

The experience of “beauty” often 

involves the interpretation of some 

entity as being in balance and harmony 

with nature, which may lead to feelings 

of attraction and emotional well-being. 

Because this is a subjective experience, 

it is often said that “beauty is in the eye 

of the beholder.” In its most profound 


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These are easy to follow, common 

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About the Author: 

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sense, beauty may engender a salient 

experience of positive refl ection about 

the meaning of one’s own existence. 

A subject of beauty is anything that 

resonates with personal meaning. 

A ripe fruit (of its time) was 

considered beautiful, whereas a young 

woman trying to appear older or an 

older woman trying to appear younger 

would not be considered beautiful. In 

Attic Greek, hōraios had many meanings, 

including “youthful” and “ripe 

old age.” 

The characterization 

of a person 

as “beautiful”... 

is often based on 

some combination 

of Inner Beauty, 

which includes 

psychological factors 

such as personality, 

intelligence, 

grace, politeness, 

charisma, integrity, 

congruence and elegance, 

and Outer 

Beauty, (i.e. physical 

attractiveness) 

which includes 

physical factors, 

such as whatever 

you perceive it to 

be. 

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the free encyclopedia, 

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Grant Money 

Dr. Poul Thorsen is most widely known for 

a 2003 study known as the “Danish Study,” 

which reported there was a 20-fold increase in 

autism in Denmark after mercury-based 

preservatives like thimerosal were banned from 

vaccines. The research team therefore concluded 

that mercury-containing vaccines were safe. 

The CDC has relied on the Danish Study 

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mercury are safe for your kids. 

Now, a federal grand jury in Atlanta has 

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of wire fraud, 9 counts of money laundering and 

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expenses to the CDC, and using the money to 

purchase cars, a motorcycle, a home and 

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Thorsen’s research on autism is widely 

known in academic circles, where he was until 

very recently a highly respected figure.” 

CDC Gives Nearly $15 Million to 

Thorsen’s Research Center 

Thorsen’s research center, the North 

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has received $14.6 million from the CDC since 

2002, according to the Huffington Post. Many 

of the resulting “research” studies from 

NANEA have been used to support supposed 

vaccine safety. As the Huffington Post stated: 

“Questions about Thorsens’s scientific 

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vaccine protocols since most of the other key 

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than 25 years. And, the book is a how-to 

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providing graphs and questionnaires to guide 

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The books also points out where to spend 

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outcomes. In other words, if you cut a little 

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Pete Seeger ended his famous song with the 

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pro vaccine studies cited by CDC rely on the 

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These include oft referenced research 

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all these studies is now in question.” 

Paul Offit also Called Out for Lying 

Dr. Paul Offit is another pro-vaccine bigwig, 

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In 2008, veteran CBS journalist Sharyl 

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ties to the vaccine industry, and noting that Offit 

failed to inform CBS about exactly how much 

money he and his employer, Children’s Hospital 

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In response, Offit gave Attkisson’s article 

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The American Academy of Pediatrics 

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We enter June with a Solar Eclipse 

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We can work with this special energy to 

clear unresolved issues, or situations left 

hanging, bringing the light of compassion, 

respect and kindness, to ourselves 

and others. 

With Uranus, Pluto, Saturn alignment 

once more taking place in June, 

July, and August, the summer will be one 

of breakdown and uncertainty. Within the 

breakdown is our unique opportunity. 

This is the Creative moment, the moment 

when the old structures are cracked 

open, when challenges create opening 

of our hearts to each other. 

As Jupiter moves into Taurus on 

HOROSCOPES FOR JUNE 2011 

12 OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH 

by Melanie Gendron 

Aries: Mar. 21—Apr. 19: Pluto and Saturn 

are giving you a big boost this month. 

Because of these changes, some friends 

may not agree with the direction you are 

taking. Financial conditions and related 

areas may see advances, with a boost in 

both resources and possessions. 

Taurus: Apr. 20—May 20: The issue 

comes down to “intuition versus facts” 

or “compassion versus the rules”. Either 

way, be true to yourself, be honest with 

yourself, and you will know what the 

“right” answer is for you. 

Gemini: May 21—Jun. 20: You tend 

to say what you believe now. Keep in 

mind that what you say or write has 

impact, for better or for worse! This is the 

time to research and refl ect upon your 

objectives. Your imagination can serve 

you very well, particularly with regards to 

new concepts. 

Cancer: Jun. 21—July 22: What will 

your next move be? What height is still 

untouched? You’ve been thinking and 

discussing just that. You will fi gure it all 

out and create your life into what you 

want it to be. Remember, the Universe 

doesn’t mind when we ask for things, It 

minds when we ask for too little. 

WHY MARRY? 

“. . . they neither marry, 

nor are given in marriage; 

but are as the 

angels which are in 

heaven.”—Mark 12-25 

THoly Bible 

he month of June is one of love 

and marriage. VI The Lovers card 

in a Tarot deck is about balancing 

opposites, of creating harmony between 

positive and negative, yin and yang, 

masculine and feminine. 

Life in a state of heavenly 

grace is about union with our 

LOSE WEIGHTINESS NOW! 

Swami Beyondananda’s Journey 

to Ythe East 

es, in these stressful times... well, 

weightiness just seems to pile on, 

doesn’t it? Just a few days without 

laughing, and before long you’re suffering 

from irregularhilarity, on track for a 

full-blown case of humorrhoids! 

This doesn’t have to happen... 

particularly if you happen to live in 

the Northeast, or will be visiting there 

in June. Swami Beyondananda, the 

Cosmic Comic whose favorite yoga 

pose is tongue-in-cheek, will help you 

lose weightiness through heart-opening 

laughter. It’s a scientifi c fact: Levity is the 

best way to overcome gravity. 

the 4 th , begin to ground ideas. Proceed 

with practical step by step application. 

The steadiness of the Taurian earth 

energy can serve us well during this 

changeable Gemini time. Highlighted is 

reconsideration of values. A change of 

plans can set things on course, allowing 

shifts to happen. Taurus as a feminine, 

or yin sign, directs us to nurture the 

inner connection to quality of life. For 

greater vitality at this time infuse your 

life with nature. 

At this time there is mixed possibilities 

concerning the world-wide 

fi nancial systems. With the mutable energies 

and intense eclipses, unpredictable 

situations are at hand. Be prepared, as 

we are in the whirlwind of great change. 

Jupiter in Taurus, the sign of wealth and 

abundance, can stabilize some of the 

unpredictable aspects. 

Saturn goes direct on the 12 th . 

There is pressure to meet squarely all 

situations that are not working. The USA 

Saturn return is emphasized, redefi ning 

goals and our role in the international 

situation. The astrological indicators 

demand fi nancial maturity, pressure to 

Leo: July 23—Aug. 22: You could be 

rolling in clover before June ends. Seems 

that all the work you’ve been doing is now 

going to start to pay off. Your ambition 

and/or your desire to be acknowledged 

for your achievement comes to the 

forefront. 

Virgo: Aug.t 23—Sept. 22: There are 

times when your social life and your personal 

happiness clash, but most of the 

time, you are happily working towards 

success and prosperity. Recognition is 

likely to come your way, and the responsibility 

that comes right along with it! Do 

what you feel is right. 

Libra: Sept. 23—Oct. 22: Is it time 

for you to begin down a new and more 

interesting professional path? You are 

changing things for the better—making 

a new commitment or revitalizing an 

older one, setting up budgets, and just 

generally getting things balanced and 

organized. 

Scorpio: Oct. 23—Nov. 21: So much 

to do, so little time, or so it would seem. 

Time to get organized, Scorpio. Clearing 

out psychic “junk” or ridding yourself of 

bad habits may be part of the picture now. 

This is an especially introspective month 

during which you have the chance to truly 

uncover your personal strengths and 

talents. Try to accept the differences you 

see between your ideal and actuality. 

ultimate Self. So, why marry? 

I’ve asked myself that question, 

having partnered more than once, remaining 

desirous of a soul mate despite 

dissolution. Each marriage and partnership 

provided knowledge of relationship, 

expanding consciousness and the 

ability to cultivate love as I met the daily 

challenges of being a couple and communicating. 

As we relate wholeheartedly, 

we gain in wholeness of Being. We are 

more for sharing who we are; and as we 

You’ll leave 

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deal with debt, and formulation of a clear 

and concise plan for the future. 

The sea and all bodies of water, 

issues and situations with hospitals and 

prisons, as well as deception, and greater 

spiritual connection are all heightened, 

as Neptune goes retrograde. Neptune 

dissolves old paradigms or it heightens 

denial. As it is conjoined with Chiron, 

the wounded healer, its directions are 

clear. We are wounded by the waters 

and through the experience, seeing 

what is out of alignment can motivate 

true healing. 

The summer solstice takes place 

on June 21 

Sagittarius: Nov. 22—Dec. 21: Your 

emphasis and focus shifts on people and 

relationships, ranging from personal to 

platonic to professional. The creative urge 

is running through your life with abandon. 

If you are feeling particularly annoyed or 

impatient, it would be wise to fi nd projects 

and things to do so that you can guide 

excess vigor gainfully. 

Capricorn: Dec. 22—Jan. 19: Once 

the security level is reached, you may fi nd 

yourself in romantic surroundings and in 

the mood for companionship. You have an 

opportunity to get rid of what doesn’t work 

in your life, while also discovering what 

does. You could seek distinction and strive 

towards perfection in your work. 

Aquarius: Jan. 20—Feb. 18: This is a 

playful period of the year, when you are 

inspired creatively and emotionally. After 

a period of self-protectiveness, you are 

now more spontaneous and more willing 

to take risks. Creative self-expression of 

any kind is favored at this time. 

Pisces: Feb. 19—Mar. 20: You are likely 

to have countless ideas, thoughts and 

plans going on, and you might scatter your 

focus as a result. If channeled well, this is 

an excellent time to showcase your ideas 

and do presentations. Look for ways to 

have fun without going over budget. This 

is a good time for self-improvement programs, 

or philanthropy and charity. 

st as the Sun moves into Cancer. 

With the intensity of this summer’s 

emotional energies, people will be 

moved by emotional tides of feeling. 

Our country’s foundational values are 

going through a crisis and will emerge, 

radically changed, over the next couple 

of years. Key words for the summer… 

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share, we are revealed through mirroring 

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BIG PHARMA ATTEMPTING TO CORNER THE 

MARKET ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA 

(NaturalNews) 

Saturday, May 28, 2011 

by Tara Green 

As DEA raids and IRS harassment 

continue on state-approved 

medical marijuana, 

Big Pharma eyes the profi tability of 

cannabis and prepares to muscle in, 

using its lobbyists and government 

connections to ensure a monopoly on 

legal sales of the drug. 

In early April of 2011, two drug 

manufacturing giants, G.W. Pharmaceuticals 

and Novartis, announced 

they had formed an alliance to license 

and market GW’s Sativex, a liquid 

cannabis drug. The drug is already 

available in Great Britain, as well 

as Canada and Spain. The licensing 

agreement with Novartis will enable 

sales to expand into markets in Africa, 

Asia and the Middle East. FDA Phase 

III trials are still being organized for 

Otsuka, GW’s partner for licensing 

Sativex for the US market. 

Unlike other cannaboids produced 

for recreational or medicinal 

use, Sativex is not a synthetic but an 

actual extract of the cannabis plant. 

It therefore lacks the side-effects of 

the synthetic drugs which merely attempt 

to replicate cannabis. Patients, 

primarily people diagnosed with MS 

or cancer, spray Sativex beneath their 

tongues. 

GW claims that Sativex is formulated 

to provide the same health 

benefi ts that medical marijuana offers 

but without that drug’s high. GW says 

that Sativex balances the psychoactive 

agent THC with cannabidiol (CBD), 

the chemical believed to be the source 

of medical marijuana’s anti-nausea 

and cancer-cell-killing effects, in 

such a way as to eliminate any of the 

sensations associated with recreational 

marijuana. However, cannabis expert 

Dr. Lester Grinspoon, professor 

emeritus of psychiatry at Harvard 

Medical School, points out that the 

issue of whether Sativex produces 

marijuana high depends on the size 

of the dosage. 

One of GW’s allies in its attempt 

to replace state-legalized whole-plant 

medical marijuana with its own chemical 

extract is Dr. Andrea Barthwell 

whose career includes consulting for 

GW, as well as stints as deputy drug 

czar under President George W. Bush 

and as president of the American Society 

for Addiction Medicine. Barthwell 

frames Big Pharma cannabis as the 

best way to bring marijuana into medical 

usage: “The safety and advisability 

of any prescriptive medicine should 

depend on years of careful scientifi c 

scrutiny, not whims at the ballot box by 

individuals who lack the qualifi cations 

to make such decisions. Allowing cannabis 

to circumvent FDA approval sets 

a dangerous precedent and puts us on 

a slippery slope.” 

Big Pharma’s big contributions 

to many legislators means they have 

many elected offi cials willing to see 

things the drug companies’ way on 

this, as on many other issues. Even 

legislators known to take a strong 

states’ right stance on other issues, 

such as offshore drilling, somehow 

fi nd themselves standing up for federal 

oversight on this topic. For example, 

Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), who holds 

the dubious distinction of being the 

member of Congress who has accepted 

the largest amount from pharmaceutical 

fi rms, has taken a stance against 

state legalization of marijuana. 

If you have a politician in your 

state who speaks out against medical 

marijuana, you may want to look into 

his/her ties to Big Pharma. As the 

American Independent observes, the 

pharmaceutical giants’ strategy as regards 

marijuana seems to be “demonize 

it, prosecute it, shut it down, then 

grab the market.” Let your friends 

and family know that many of those 

who fi ght against medical marijuana 

are not, as they may prefer to present 

themselves, taking a pro-family stance 

against drug addiction, but are shills 

for multinational drug corporations 

who want to keep all drug profi ts in 

their coffers. 

The idea that a drug can be 

denounced as evil in one context but 

hailed as a medical miracle if sold 

within the pharmaceutical system is 

nothing new. Big Pharma’s magic 

cure pills for ADHD bear a suspicious 

chemical resemblance to speed. 

As consumer health advocate 

and critic of federal drug policy, 

Mike Adams has pointed out elsewhere 

in NaturalNews (http://www. 

naturalnews.com/021501_m...), this 

double standard, with multinational 

corporations valued above the health 

of private citizens, has a pernicious 

effect on our culture “While dangerous 

prescription drugs are killing a 

hundred thousand Americans each 

year, the DEA does nothing. But when 

herb smokers light up in private, they 

are branded criminals and subject to 

a form of tyranny and oppression that 

should never be tolerated in a free 

society.” 

Sources for this article include: 

americanindependent.com/1794... 

www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/04/... 

www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/u... 

www.naturalnews.com/021501_ 

m... 

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