Your Guide to NATURAL BEAUTY

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letter from the editor
While reading this month’s Green
Living article, Sustainable Beauty,
I was excited to fi nd my beauty
routine is quite eco-friendly. I wish I could
claim it was due to my constant mindfulness
of my carbon footprint; however, it is more
a result of my overall lack of effort in the
contact us
beauty department. I “dry smarter” by letting
Publisher/Editor Managing Editor
my hair air dry, but only because to blow- Kris Urquhart Laurie Davey
dry my thick hair takes forever. I avoid toxic nail products and their
Assistant Editor Calendar Editor
waste only because my nails are too short to polish. And as a perk of Diane Carr Amy Montalbano
a home offi ce, I conserve water by skipping showers during deadline Contributing Writer
Julie Peterson
to save time!
Design & Production
Over the last decade, I have transitioned to natural make-up
Courtney Ayers
and bath products as suggested in our head-to-toe holistic guide
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to looking your best (page 26). I found that many products irritated Kasey Knight (cid:129) 321-684-9026
my skin and scalp and by seeking out natural alternatives my skin is Webmaster
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over the years and have found many favorites that have become my Distribution Team
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Of course, what goes in our bodies is just as important as the Zach Davey - Cocoa, Beaches
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products we use. Recently, I received an email from a reader sharing Jann Rossbach - Cocoa, Rockledge,
that she enjoys reading Natural Awakenings but wants to see more Merritt Island, Titusville
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articles explaining the impact of genetically modifi ed organisms Paul Capodilupo - Indialantic
(GMO). While we have published a breadth of GMO information Kelly Nosler -Vero Beach
over the last 10 years, I am pleased to be able to include it in this National Ad Program
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to label GMO food products, it is a good idea to keep a list of Natural Awakenings
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18 profi les 13 IV THERAPY – 24
IS IT RIGHT FOR YOU?
23 ecotip
by Rebecca Hunton, MD
24 naturalpet 14
STRESS –
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WHY WE REACT
30 greenliving
DIFFERENTLY
32 consciouseating Does Gender Play a Role? 26
by Dr. Ursula Olazabal
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BE IN THE KNOW
35 calendar ABOUT GMOs
Untold Risks, Unanswered
44 naturaldirectory
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Acupuncture: Ancient Medicine
for Modern Healthcare
Join a team of Acupuncture
Physicians for a lecture
that demystifi es the ancient
medical art of acupuncture
and explains how it safely
and effectively treats pain
and illness. The lecture is
offered on four different
days in May and is intended for those who are looking
for a natural solution to health issues but may be hesitant
about trying acupuncture. It will also highlight ways in
which acupuncture is being used in major hospitals such
as Mayo Clinic and Duke University Medical Center. A live
acupuncture demonstration and question/answer period
follows the lecture.
All presentations will be held at the Indian River County
Main Library with refreshments and given by Nationally
Board Certifi ed Acupuncture Physicians. Jessica Pesha, AP,
DOM, will present on Saturday May 7 and Saturday May
14 from 10:30-11:30am. Stephanie Buttaccio, AP, DOM
will present on May 18 from 12:30-1:30pm and May 25
from 3:30-4:30pm. Jessica and Stephanie are in practice
with Angela King, AP, DOM at Indian River Acupuncture &
Integrative Medicine in Vero Beach. Choose a date, and call
772-564-8383 to reserve your seat. See ad on page 25.
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promote balanced health. Paul believes that the body has
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or a Chiropractic Evaluation given the opportunity, it will always choose the correct
pathway to health.
to get on the road to Vibrant Health.
This course educates participants in ‘listening’ and
promoting a certain ‘quality of touch.’ Students will
gain the knowledge and ability to produce consistent,
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a considerable if not profound structural shift, and will have
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Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12, with sign in Saturday 8:30-
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Get Healthy, Stay Healthy
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14 CE credit hours are awarded. Location: Call 321-253-8088
with Safe and Natural Solutions
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Joanne Priaulx Celebrates 30 years Effect the
Joanne Priaulx of Colon Health Services is a 30-year veteran colon therapist
serving Brevard County. She is currently offering a “spring cleaning” special to
the Rest
celebrate her anniversary. A lymphatic therapy treatment is included in your fi rst
series of colonics with a $10 discount off your fi rst colonic.
“Colon therapy’s benefi ts extend far beyond just the expected clean-out,” says
Priaulx. “Clients can expect a sense of renewed vitality as toxic build-up exits
the body and better absorption of nutrients takes place. Colon cleansing should PET
be considered in any detox program.” FRIENDLY
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is based in the gut, “Most people assume that gut health is a separate entity from
cardiovascular, psychological, and other types of health, but in truth, the gut is
the root and core of our total general well-being. It’s our fi rst line of defense.”
Organic & Low Impact
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choosing products, and supporting companies, that care about your health and
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We don’t just talk about the environment –
Sun Yoga Open House
We respect it.
and Free Yoga Class
At Natural Awakenings we know what glossy
Sun Yoga is having an open house
coatings on a magazine cost the environment.
and free yoga class on Sunday, May
15. Experienced and certifi ed yoga
By printing on 100% recycled paper, our
instructors will offer. Demonstrations
magazine saves: the equivalent of:
in a variety of styles will be offered
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by experienced and certifi ed yoga
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instructors, a drawing for a free month
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of unlimited yoga classes will be held,
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of water pools Yoga’s neighbor, Happy Healthy Human,
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“Come meet the Sun Yoga community
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and learn more about the many benefi ts
and joys yoga can bring into your life,”
Environmental impact estimates calculated using information from invites Ashley Liparini, owner.
Environmental Defense Fund and paper manufacturers. The Sun Yoga open house will be held on
Sunday, May 15 from 2-4pm. The free yoga
class will be at 4pm. For more information
visit sunyogastudio.com or call 321-610-
8917. Sun Yoga is located at 1867 South
Patrick Drive in Indian Harbour Beach.
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Calling All Brevard
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Are you suffering with NECK PAIN, After touring the Cocoa
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We have NEW MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGH that only 30% of Brevard
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The Joint Celebrates Three Years
Personal Care
The Joint…a chiropractic place is holding its Third Annual Patient Appreciation
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Day on Wednesday, May 11. New and existing patients are invited to stop by
and experience the benefi ts of chiropractic care and receive special savings. Delivered to You
Dr. Dan Weber will be providing chiropractic adjustments for only $10 and
Susan Baker is excited to share
individual corrective plans (unlimited visits for 30 days) will be on sale for
her secret to maintaining
just $100, which is a $60 savings off the regular price. In addition, any patient
naturally healthy skin and hair.
who visits that day will be entered into a drawing to receive one month of free
She discovered Arbonne products
chiropractic care or a free massage.
which are based on botanical
The patient appreciation day, complete with refreshments, will be held on
principles and have been in the
Wednesday, May 11, from 10am-6pm at The Joint... a chiropractic place is located
United States since 1980 and
at 3016 Lake Washington Rd in Melbourne. For more information, call 321-254-
are now available worldwide.
2828, email [email protected], or see the Facebook group: The Joint
Arbonne is committed to botanical
Melbourne. (MM21614 MA19481)
ingredients, innovative scientifi c
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benefi cial products. “Their
Spiritual Master Panache Desai personal care products preserve
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mind for an integrative approach
The power to begin living your greatest life is awakened to beauty,” explains Susan.
within you when Spiritual Master Panache Desai presents Susan has been an Arbonne
An Evening of Awakening on Thursday, May 19, from 7-9pm at independent consultant serving
Aquarian Dreams. Brevard County since 2007.
Panache is a catalyst for vibrational transformation. He shares Susan shares how she got started.
an energetic transmission that reawakens you to a profound “I went to a hair appointment
inner-connection, a wellspring of peace, possibility and presence. This gift allows and my hairdresser washed my
him to access the highest state of consciousness to affect transformation in people’s hair with Arbonne shampoo.
lives by realigning them to their full potential. I loved it so much that when I
“With the elevation of your own vibrational resonance, an entirely new set of needed to replenish my makeup,
possibilities is ignited,” says Panache. “You embrace self-imposed limitations and I thought of Arbonne. And I
self-defeating ways of being. You attract complete health and wellbeing, infi nite was hooked!” Since then Susan
abundance, unconditional love and direct connection to Source.” has been introducing people
Called a Spiritual Master by those who come into his presence, Panache is to Arbonne’s skin care, anti-
a uniquely gifted vehicle for spiritual transformation. He is here to empower aging, nutrition, cosmetics and
humanity in the deepest states of connection and conscious awareness. Panache aromatherapy products. “I love
travels internationally offering inspirational, experiential programs and workshops having wholesale-priced products
and has helped tens of thousands across the globe transform their lives. His work delivered to my door and I enjoy
crosses all cultural, ideological, generational and economic boundaries. Not being my own boss,” adds Susan.
aligned with any religious or spiritual tradition, all are welcome. For more information, contact
To register for this event call Aquarian Dreams at 321-729-9495 or visit Susan at 321-749-1231 or visit
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Dr. Holyk Receives
Hot Flashes Signal Good News
Anti-Aging
Women who have experienced hot fl ashes and
Certifi cation
other menopausal symptoms may have as much
Peter Holyk, as a 50 percent lower risk of developing the most
common forms of breast cancer than postmenopausal
MD, CNS of
women who have never had such symptoms,
Contemporary Health
according to a new study by the Fred Hutchinson
Innovations, Inc. in
Cancer Research Center.
Sebastian has recently
Commenting on the study, breast cancer
added another
Oncologist Dr. Stefan Gluck, of the University of
certifi cation to his list of many
Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center,
accomplishments. He is now board
observes that the reduction in risk evidently linked to a
certifi ed by the American Board of
natural decrease in estrogen is substantial. “At age 50, a woman has on average,
Anti-Aging/Regenerative Medicine
a 2 percent risk of getting breast cancer; so if she experiences menopausal
(ABAARM) which is a certifi cation
symptoms, the risk is suddenly only 1 percent,” he says.
program of the American Academy
of Anti-Aging Medicine (AAAAM).
Dr. Holyk decided to add this
MORE REASONS TO SEE
signifi cant professional landmark to
his resume because the American A DENTIST REGULARLY
Academy of Anti-Aging medicine
As tudy led by a University of California researcher
supports his 18 years of studies
gives women an extra incentive to visit their dentist
in longevity, nutrition, natural
regularly. Data collected from nearly 7,000 participants
hormones, intravenous therapies,
suggests that women who receive regular dental care
endocrinology and more. Dr. Holyk’s
reduce their risk of heart attacks, strokes and other
patients come to him from all over
cardiovascular problems by at least one-third. The
the nation and even overseas. The
fi ndings, published in the journal Health Economics,
AAAAM educates and reaches an
compared people who visited the dentist during the last
international audience making it a
two years with those who did not.
natural choice for Dr. Holyk.
One of the anti-aging treatments
many women are enjoying at
Contemporary Health Innovations is
Whole Grains
the Jade Machine. The Jade Machine
combined with a derma ray, stimulates
Dispose of Body Fat
the lymph system, and tightens
muscles through micro currents
Here’s yet another reason to switch completely from refi ned fl our
while passing helpful frequencies
products to whole grains. In a new study by the Jean Mayer USDA
into the body. This frequency-based
Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, at Tufts University, adults who
facial restructuring is like a facelift
ate three servings of whole grains a day while also eating less than one
without surgery. “You see immediate
serving a day of commercially enriched fl our products had less of a type of
results with non-surgical toning and
fat tissue that is thought to play a key role in triggering diseases. The fat is
wrinkle reduction. It stimulates natural
known as visceral adipose tissue, or VAT, which surrounds internal organs.
collagen production, tones muscles,
The researchers examined 2,834 participants, ages 32 to 83, and
and helps detoxify the skin,” explains
VAT volume was approximately 10 percent lower in the healthy eating
Holyk. They also offer an all organic
group. However, lead study author Nicola McKeown, Ph.D., explains
skin care line that does not contain the
that, “Whole grain consumption did not appear to improve VAT
added hormones often found in skin
volume if refi ned grain intake exceeded four or more servings per day.
care products.
This result infers that it is important to make substitutions in the diet,
Contemporary Health Innovations,
rather than simply adding whole grain foods. For example, choosing
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