In T is Issue


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Stress: What’s the Cost? Karen St. Clair, AAMET EFT Practitioner


Finding the Courage to Grow Kimberly Ruggiero, MA


What We Can Learn About Life from the Oldest People On Earth Sue Arsenault


2017 Theme: Teens Need Families, No Matter What Lauren Archambault


Hearing Health is Brain Health: How Hearing Aids Keep Your Brain Fit Holly Thibodeau, Ed.D


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22 24


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What is Restless Leg Syndrome? Cindy Asbjornsen, DO, FACPh


My Mindful Weight Loss Journey MJ Allen, MS


The Holidays are Here! Aimee Chandler, MS


Your Stomach in Knots: How Stress Affects Gut Health Stephanie Walsh, CPT, CNTP, CEPC


Eco-Travel: Can We Really ‘Green’ Travel? Jenna Stockwell


The Crown Chakra Heather Nichols


In Every Issue THE BUZZ


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ESSENTIAL SPOTLIGHT HAPPENINGS RESOURCES BERNIE


Advertisers Index Anew You 9


Center for Balanced Living 27 Craft Estética 27


Green Amber Healing 18 Hear Her Roar 11


Your Stomach in Knots: How Stress Affects Gut Health


The Holistic Health Approach 26 Home Care Assistance 11 Inner Image


Clinical Thermography 15 Karen St. Clair 17 Kerry Hardy 12 L-oma 23


The Opportunity Alliance 25 Presence of Mind 6 Robin's Nest 26


Six Branches Family Acupuncture 21 Southern Maine Audiology 9 University of Bridgeport 6 Vast Horizons 11


Vein Healthcare Center Back Cover


Weight Loss Puzzle 18 24 www.EssentialLivingMaine.com 5


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