Golden Years May is Older Americans Month
The theme for the 50th annual Older Americans Month 2013 is Unleash the Power of Age, to appreciate and celebrate the vitality and aspirations of older adults and their contributions to our communities. These productive, active and influential members of society share essential
talents, wisdom and life experiences with their families, friends and neighbors. Visit
OlderAmericansMonth.acl.gov.
Natural Aids Antibiotic-Free Meats are on the Rise
Although sales of antibiotic-free meat comprise a tiny fraction of the total market, retailers like Whole Foods, Costco and Trader Joe’s cannot get enough antibiotic-free meat to meet the demand, according to a New York Times report. In a Con- sumer Reports National Research Center telephone survey, more than 60 percent of respondents said they would be willing to pay at least five cents a pound more for meat raised without antibiotics. For three years, Scott Sechler, owner of Bell & Evans, an organic meat processing company near Fredericksburg, Pennsylvania, has been feeding his chickens a specially milled diet laced with oregano oil and a touch of cinnamon as a method to fight off bacterial diseases that plague meat and poultry producers without resorting to antibiotics, which some experts say can be detrimental to the humans that eat the meat. Noodles & Company, a fast-growing chain of more than 300 restaurants, has added antibiotic-free pork to the ingredients customers can add to their pastas. It ensured a year’s supply in advance by committing to receiving cuts of meat that were not in relatively high demand. Dan Fogarty, executive vice president, re- marks, “We’re deliberately voting with our pocketbooks.”
Pill Chill Birth Control Meds Foul Global Waters
After ethinylestradiol (EE2), the active ingredient in most birth control pills, has done its duty in preventing pregnancy, it can be- gin a second life as a pollutant that harms wildlife, creating “in- tersex” fish and amphibians, and is difficult and costly to remove from wastewater streams that carry it into natural waterways. EE2
is only one of many synthetic hormones that humans excrete into wastewater. The European Union wants to upgrade 1,360 wastewater treatment plants to utilize necessary charcoal-filtering technology to tackle EE2 contamination across England and Wales. Meeting proposed limits will require expenditures of $41 bil- lion to $47 billion, according to Richard Owen, a professor at the University of Exeter, in the UK. In the journal Nature, Owen and Susan Jobling, Ph.D., an ecotoxicologist at
London’s Brunel University, write that more public debate on EE2 regulation is needed. “Animals are exquisitely sensitive to it,” observes Jobling. Owen queries: “Are we willing to pay this cost as a society or would we
prefer to live with the environmental impact?” Source:
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ANCIENT WISDOM FOR A MODERN
LIFESTYLE by Dave Lesinski
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friend of mine owns a salon. When I visit, I’m able to observe the amount of money men and
women spend on hair, nails, makeup and body. I can’t help but also wonder how much time and money these people spend cultivating inner peace, love and harmony. Seeing these types of physi- cal body trends in our society is what drives me to teach simple, modern, stress-releasing techniques to my clients. Just imagine what efficiently de- stressing the body does for skin and hair health. The fact is, tending to the “inner-landscape” will support the physical body improvements many of us are making and maybe even save us money down the road. When the word “spirituality”
shows up, many of us think about monks, yogis and priests. Words like renunciation, church, temple and “let- ting go” bounce around in our heads. This is where a modern Ayurvedic lifestyle can come into play. Focus- ing on ancient and easy to apply, yet powerful strategies that fit within your modern lifestyle can help uplift your spirit, shed emotional baggage, and allow you to move forward in life with vitality and excitement. Support the physical body im-
provements you are making by devel- oping your “inner” being and be ready to live the life you always knew you were capable of!
Dave Lesinski is the founder of Mod- ern Ayurveda Living. For more infor- mation, call 760-815-6591, or visit
ModernAyurvedaLiving.com. See ad on page 31.
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