Guided Grocery Store Shopping Tour for Health and Wellness


Natural Awakenings’ Family of Franchises Thriving


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atural Awakenings Publishing Corp. (NAPC) recently welcomed a large group of new publishers that completed an October training program at corporate headquarters in Naples, Florida. The NAPC training staff spent several days with the entrepreneurs now launching new Natural Awakenings territories or taking over the production of existing magazines in locales across the nation. New markets include Syracuse, New York; Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio; Baltimore, Maryland; and Hudson County, New Jersey. Existing franchises with new publishers at the helm include San Antonio, Texas; Bergen County and Somerset, New Jersey; Roanoke, Virginia; Santa Fe, New Mexico; and Long Island, New York. Company CEO Sharon Bruckman launched the first edition of Natural Awakenings in 1994 and began franchising it in 1999. The company currently publishes more than 80 Natural Awakenings magazines throughout the United States and in Puerto Rico, with 1.5 million monthly print copies and a collective readership exceeding 3 million. “Interest in naturally healthy living that’s good for people and the planet is now influencing mainstream America, thanks in part to our active and growing readership,” says Bruckman. “Our dedicated family of publishers, supported by loyal advertisers, makes it possible for everyone to know they have healthy-life choices available to them.”


For a list of where Natural Awakenings is publishing or to learn more about franchising opportunities, visit NaturalAwakeningsMag.com or call 239-530-1377.


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ickStart Nutrition, a local nutrition club, is now open in Brooklyn Park.


Personal wellness coach Laura Mills opened her club to bring good nutrition to the community through several offerings. KickStart offers free wellness profiles and wellness coaching that include assis- tance with diet modifications to help people meet their health goals, whether they are trying to lose weight, gain weight or just learn to eat better. The club also organizes weekly weight-loss challenges for those who are seriously committed to weight loss and would like to use their wellness pro- grams to donate to charities and win some money in the process. In addition, the club provides low-calorie, high-protein smoothies in a comfortable atmosphere that includes free WiFi.


Sarah Baune, personal wellness coach (left) Laura Mills, owner and personal wellness coach (right)


Mills, an engineer by trade, became interested in nutrition after the birth of her sec-


ond child, and learned about healthy eating and exercise while working with a personal trainer. She was introduced to the idea of nutrition clubs earlier this year, and soon rec- ognized the importance of community in helping people reach their weight-loss goals.


Location: KickStart Nutrition, 8505 Jefferson Ln. N., Brooklyn Park. For more information, call 612-245-5700 or visit KickStartMN.com. See listing in Community Resource Guide page 31.


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olistic nutritionist and wellness coach Jackie Mart, of Optimum


Wellness MN, in Minneapolis, is offering a


guided grocery store shopping tour this month. The tour will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on November 8 at Rainbow Foods, in Columbia Heights. These days,


many health- minded people


Jackie Mart


find grocery shopping to be stressful. Reading labels, avoiding pesticides, buy- ing organic food and saving money are all important but can be confusing. Dur- ing this stress-free guided tour, Mart will educate participants on: how to navigate a grocery store; which organic items are important to buy; the top 10 most toxic ingredients and foods to avoid; how to read food labels; and how to save money. As a holistic nutritionist and lifestyle


coach, Mart says, she helps people take steps for healthier and happier lives. In addition to grocery store tours, she offers individual consultations, individual and group exercise sessions, corporate well- ness programs, ion detox foot baths and herbal detox body wraps. “My goal is to help people create an art of balance in their lives,” she says. “I am focused on educating my clients and teaching them how to apply what they have learned to their own lives while offering a support system.”


Cost: $20. Location: Rainbow Foods, 4300 Central Ave. NE, Columbia Heights. For more information or to register, call Rich Loken, of Columbia Heights Community Education, at 763-528-4603 or email LokenR@ColHeights.k12.mn.us. For more information on Jackie Mart and Optimum Wellness MN, call 712-790- 5883 or visit OptimumWellnessMN.com or JackieAMart.blogspot.com.


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