neurologically correct signals through the nervous system straight into the brain” in order to promote the balance, stability and coordination that enhance athletic perfor- mance and help prevent injuries. Dr. Nicole Galiette, owner of Chiropractic & Reha- bilitation Center, in Cheshire, Connecticut, believes that her expertise as a marathon runner helps to guard athlete clients from fatigue and stress that affect joints as a result of repetitive motions. “In any sport, there is a tendency to use one side, one joint or one movement more than oth- ers,” advises Galiette. For example, cyclists and runners’ repetitive stress injuries most often occur in the knees and back, while swimmers and baseball pitchers experience them in the shoulders. When Galiette treats cyclists that overwork their leg muscles and lean forward in an awkward spinal position for extended periods, she emphasizes strengthen- ing exercises. “Injuries that heal properly are less suscep- tible to future flare-ups,” she notes. “Anyone that pushes their body hard needs to be in proper alignment, to keep the muscular system balanced,” Galiette asserts. “Strengthening the muscles around body mechanisms that are most frequently used means that the integrity of the surrounding structures won’t be compro- mised and cause other problems.”
Linda Sechrist is a senior writer and editor for Natural Awakenings.
community snapshot
An Education in Farming by Greg Hazleton
A
nother growing season has come and gone on Copper Hill Farm, and with that, the yearly educational process. The edu- cational process is something that every young farmer goes
through along the way. From planting rows of Albino beets too far apart to losing 15 Bourbon Red Turkey chicks to a hungry weasel, lessons are presented almost every day on a farm. Farming for a living brings many challenges. One of the most
difficult challenges comes with the unpredictability of the weather and the forces of nature. For example, when hurricane Irene roared through the Northeast, Evening Song Farm in Cuttingsville, Vermont, suffered the unthinkable. The Mill River, which runs on the border of the farm, jumped its banks and wiped out Evening Song Farms vegetable feed, which is what they made a living on through CSA. After the waters receded, it was revealed that all of the top soil had been washed away, making the property unusable for agriculture. This an extreme example of an unforeseen scenario that
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could change the course of any business or family, whether it be on a farm or not. Although, most farmers do face difficult situa- tions more often than the average person, whether it be tomato blight, rodents in the garden, or barn cats tromping freshly planted soil, setbacks are plenty. All the negatives aside, farming offers many great things, especially witnessing the change of the seasons. Last growing season was tremendous, with everything seeming to produce prolifically and then some! This year was Copper Hill Farm’s first year doing the Ellington Farmers Market, and the farm was not able to show as much produce as hoped. However, the heir- loom vegetables that were harvested brought many people hap- piness, led to lots of inquiries, and made it an all around great first year at the market.
Greg Hazleton, Earthwise Organic Landscaping, 424 Copper Hill Road, West Suffield, CT 06093. 860-306-9604,
GregHaz42@yahoo.com.
natural awakenings
October 2011
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