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St. Joseph’s Lifequest community education program presents a class on transitioning to a healthy vegetarian diet.
Vegetarian Eating Basics, 6-8 pm, 1/25/10
Do you find yourself making more vegetarian eating choices? Vegetarians are at lower risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity and gallstones. This class will introduce you to the meatless way of eating, including more convincing reasons to choose it and recipes to help you apply it!
The class will be held at the Health Education Center, 3333 Squalicum Parkway. Click here for registration info.
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The practice of Tai Chi promotes balance and coordination, and is as effective as brisk walking in lowering blood pressure. The exercises can be done anywhere, require no equipment, and are suitable all fitness levels.
The Whatcom County YMCA on State Street has several introductory Tai Chi classes are starting this month, including seated Tai Chi for people who are unable to stand for long periods. Call 733-8630 for registration and info on Y classes.
Introduction to Tai Chi: Monday & Thursday 1/11-3/18/2010 at 12:10-1:10 p.m. $35-45.
Tai Chi: Deepening Your Practice: Monday 1/11-3/15/2010 at 4:30-5:15 p.m. Free, drop-in continuation of the above class.
Seated Tai Chi: Thursday 1/14-2/25 at 1:30-2:15 p.m. $20-25.
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If you’re a bipedal mammal reading this blog, you have probably resolved to take off a few pounds in the next year. WCC’s Community Education program has added two new classes to the Winter schedule to help bring that resolution to pass.
Weight Reduction through Hypnosis, Mondays 1/25-2/8
“Certified hypnotherapist Leigh Mcdiarmid will present an tried and true (and diet free!) program for long-term weight reduction and maintenance.”
Your Relationship to Food, Saturdays 1/30 & 2/6
“Join dynamic instructors Carolyn Koehnline and Sheena Grannis to creatively explore your personal relationship with food . . . . You’ll gain insights into your eating triggers and learn strategies for forming new habits and making healthier choices.”
Learn more and sign up online at http://www.whatcomcommunityed.com/
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Start your Sunday with a free Pilates “teaser” at Joy of Pilates, 22 Harbor Loop in Bellingham on Sunday, Dec 20th at 8:00 am. See the site for forms to print out and bring to class.
Free Intro Classes!
New to Pilates? Try one of our FREE Pilates Introduction Classes-Risk Free! Learn the basics of Core Activation and Pilates Principles.
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Revitalize Your Body, Refresh Your Mind! Tuesdays, 1/26 & 2/2
“Join local professionals Robert Fong and Michele Siemion for a fascinating exploration of the health benefits of acupressure and QiGong. . . . reduce stress, soothe aches and pains, sleep better, and improve your overall health.”
Learn more and register at Whatcom Community College’s Community Education website, http://www.whatcomcommunityed.com/.
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Hypnotherapist Richard Blake, MIT, CHT is teaching a four-part self-hypnosis class November 4 – December 2:
“You can use this self-hypnosis technique to neutralize limiting beliefs from your past that create feelings of anger, fear, guilt, sadness, frustration, inadequacy, or depression. It’s a wonderfully gentle process that helps you remove unwanted subconscious programming that keeps you from feeling happy, empowered, and energized!”
Call 360-778-3922 to sign up.
Here’s an interesting post from chiropractor Steve Noble’s blog about the role of old scar tissue on current pain:
A case of scar tissue release at the knee resulting in decreased shoulder pain
Tuesday this past week I had a patient come in complaining of shoulder pain with cramping occurring to the pectoralis minor. A brief assessment his shoulder indicated some tight muscles but nothing more. I followed up with the question, “have you had any surgeries?” His reply was “yes, 10 years ago on my right knee.” The same side as his shoulder pain.
Read the rest here.
119 N Commercial St Ste 910
Bellingham WA 98225
360-738-7654
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Tree Frog Farm
3679 Sunrise Rd
Lummi Island, WA
(360) 758-7260
Join us for this fun, power-packed, dynamic class. Learn how working with energy meridians and points, energetic visceral release and flower essences can expand your bodywork practice and help your clients. Practice simple
techniques for recognizing and addressing energetic imbalances below the presenting symptoms such as headaches, depression, neck and low back pain, anxiety, digestive upset and reproductive issues. Please bring your lunch.
Students will receive a certificate for 10 continuing education hours.
About the instructors:
Lona Way, LMP, MED. Lona is a practicing shiatsu massage therapist, who teaches shiatsu and other vibrational healing modalities at the Whatcom Community College School of Massage.
Willow Rose, LMP, MPA. Willow is a multidimensional healer weaving together a wide array of techniques from guided imagery to deep tissue, including the use of tuning forks, flower essences and visceral manipulation to realign structure and restore balance. She especially enjoys focusing on digestive and reproductive issues to heal and nurture our sacred bellies.
Diana Pepper, Vibrational Repatterning Practitioner and Earth steward, is a lecturer, consultant and producer of flower essences at Tree Frog Farm. She specializes in helping clients integrate inner well-being and spirituality
in daily life.
Price: $225.00
For more information or to register, visit www.treefrogfarm.com or call (360)758-7260
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 Nuts are a tasty part of the Mediterranean diet The lastest diet study in the news found that type 2 diabetics fared better eating a Mediterranean-style diet than a low-fat regimen. But how does this research, conducted at the Second University of Naples in Italy, fit into our lives here in the Pacific Northwest?
Study author Dr. Dario Giugliano said, “The Mediterranean-type diet is a diet high in plant foods, such as fruits, nuts, legumes and cereals, and fish, with olive oils as the primary source of monounsaturated fat and low to moderate intake of wine, as well as low intake of red meat and poultry.”
In addition to summer’s abundant fruit and vegetables, Washington produces these healthy staples of the Mediterranean diet:
-hazelnuts
-walnuts
-lentils
-dried peas
-barley
-salmon
-wine
I think we’re out luck on local olive oil, though.
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 The yoga studio directory has been updated (goodbye Yoga Room, hello 3 Oms and Yoga Workshop!). If you’ve taken yoga in town, tell us about it by writing a review in the comments field.
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The downtown Y is having a senior health fair in their lobby from 10am-1pm and all-day open house with free stretch, tai chi, Silver Sneakers cardio, and balance classes for seniors in the 4th floor exercise rooms.
8am-Morning Stretch
10am-Tai Chi (20 minute teaser)
10:45am-Silver Sneakers cardio circuit
12-Balance class (20 minute teaser)
1pm-Seated tai chi (20 minute teaser)
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 The Local Food Exchange is a locavore’s delight at 1314 Railroad in downtown Bellingham (next to Hohl’s Seed and Feed). LFE sells fruit, veggies, dairy, eggs, and meat, most of it produced within 30 miles. The store is open Monday-Friday mornings 9am-1pm and afternoons 3pm-6pm, and from 9am-6pm on Thursdays. For more info see Growing Washington’s website or call 360-393-4541.
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Acupuncturist Scott Paglia, LAc, will discuss causes of and non-drug solutions for acid reflux, hiatal hernia, constipation, ulcers and colitis.
August 11, 6:30 pm
Bellingham Public Library downtown branch
Free admission
Call 360-715-1824 to reserve a spot
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 Italian racewalker Elisa Rigaudo in action Racewalking is a great way to add challenge to your walking workouts. Racewalking rock star Dave McGovern presents a weekend clinic for neophytes and competitive walkers alike. From Racewalking.org:
Do you want to learn to Racewalk? Or to Racewalk Faster? Join U.S. National Racewalk Team member and fourteen-time U.S. National Champion Dave McGovern for this unique racewalking event. Participants will learn techniques utilized at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers to help elite athletes to racewalk faster, and more efficiently with fewer injuries. And if you don’t race, these techniques can help you to lose weight, get fit and feel great!
Fee for the weekend clinic is $125; info and entry forms are available at racewalking.org.
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 Here’s a can’t-miss event for anyone interested in local food and sustainable agriculture, or even just where their last hamburger came from.
The documentary film Food Inc. is screening at the Pickford Cinema 7/24-7/30. Entertainment Weekly said Food Inc. is “more than just a terrific documentary — it’s an important movie, one that nourishes your knowledge of how the world works. Or, in this case, has started not to work.”
Tonight’s 6:30 screening will be preceded by a discussion with Clayton Burrows, director of Growing Washington, and Henry Bierlink, executive director of Whatcom Farm Friends, from 5-6pm on KGMI radio and followed by discussion and Q&A at the Pickford. See the Pickford schedule for full show times.
Food Inc. film and discussion
Pickford Cinema
1416 Cornwall
Bellingham, Washington
Friday, Jul 24 @ 3:00 PM, 6:30 PM
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Whether you were inspired after watching Food Inc. at the Pickford or you’d just like to add more wholesome, sustainably grown food to your diet, check out our new listing of local organic food suppliers. Let us know if we missed anybody–our goal is to be THE comprehensive natural health resource for Whatcom County.
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Whatcom Natural Health is an online natural health and wellness community for Whatcom County. Click through the categories on the left to browse, or use the search box on the right to search by name or city.
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 Hibiscus flowers can combat hypertension An estimated one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure, or hypertension. That number rises to two in three for Americans over 65. Blood pressure can be reduced with prescription drugs. Unfortunately, users of those drugs have reported unpleasant side effects including fatigue, joint pain and sexual dysfunction.
The good news is that hypertension can also be treated natural therapies, including herbal supplements. These herbs have emerged as effective hypertension treatments:
Continue reading Herbs for High Blood Pressure
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The Community Food Co-op will celebrate local eatin’ this Sunday with bison and portobello burgers, raspberry shortcake, local food sampling booths, cooking demonstrations highlighting local ingredients, and live music. Authors Cheryl DeHaan and David Westerlund will be on hand to sign their books.
Community Food Co-op
315 Westerly Rd., Bellingham
Sunday, June 12 noon-3pm
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 Fairhaven Farmers Market Fairhaven’s Wednesday market is a great place to stock up on fresh local goodies without the hustle and bustle of the big downtown market. It happens Wednesdays in June through September, from noon to 5pm on the Fairhaven Village Green behind Village Books.
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If you’ve ever googled an herbal treatment or dietary supplement, you know the frustration of sorting through the sales pitches and spam sites to find reliable information. For the straight dope, try Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s wonderfully comprehensive searchable database on nutritional supplements and herbal treatments from acai to zymactive. Entries include illustrations, uses, mechanism of action, drug interactions, side effects, and summaries and links to relevant scientific literature.
MSKCC About Herbs, Botanicals and Other Products
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From the Co-op:
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is a powerful energy psychology technique that can eliminate barriers to effective weight loss and management. Easy and fun to learn, EFT involves gentle tapping on acupuncture meridian points. It impacts the underlying emotions that may be implicated in craving and loss of motivation. Simple and versatile, EFT can be used to address other emotional, physical and psychological issues, as well. You will leave the class with a tool that works, no matter how discouraged you may feel due to past attempts at weight loss.
with Kathryn Lyons, LMHC, CDP
Monday, July 13, 6:30-8 pm
Downtown Co-op/Register at Co-op
$5 members, $6 non-members
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From the Co-op:
A hands-on class on how to produce your own salves and tinctures without destroying the medicinal properties in the process. We will discuss the merits of various carrier substances (vinegar, alcohol, or water) for tinctures, oils for salves, and the use of non-herbal ingredients as preservatives and emulsifiers. The instructor will then demonstrate the steps in making salves and tinctures using pre-prepared ingredients in various stages of production so that we can proceed from start to finish. Each participant will take home a small sample of the finished product. Nancy Swanson is the owner of Bruja Botanicals and has been studying, using, and making herbal products for more than 30 years.
Wednesday, June 17, 7–9 pm
Cordata Co-op/Register at Co-op
$15 members, $18 non-members
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From the Community Food Co-op:
Nancy Swanson, owner of Bruja Botanicals, provides a thorough introduction to the therapeutic uses of plants. Learn about the classic herbal manuals and how to select one that will meet your needs. Get tips on how to choose specific herbs for a variety of conditions and situations, and how to harvest and preserve herbs to maintain freshness and potency. Find out how leaves, roots, and seeds are turned into poultices, tinctures, teas, salves, and creams. A hands-on how-to class on salves and tinctures will be held June 17.
Introduction to Herbal Medicine with Nancy Swanson
Monday, June 15, 7–9 pm
Downtown Co-op/Register at Co-op
1220 N. Forest St.
$10 members, $12 non-members
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From the Food Co-op:
Maybe you need an oil change. Udo Erasmus, author of the ground-breaking book, Fats that Heal Fats that Kill, and one of the world’s leading experts on fats & oils, will talk about reducing inflammation, arthritis, auto-immune and digestive disorders; lowering cholesterol and high blood pressure while improving cardiovascular health, choosing the right fats for weight loss and diabetes, the role of DHA and more. Udo will be available to sign books at the end of the evening. Healthy snacks included.
Monday, June 15, 6-8 pm
Cordata Co-op, 315 Westerly Road, Bellingham
$5 members, $6 non-members, register at co-op
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Blaine has added its very own Saturday market for area residents to sell homegrown produce, eggs, plants, crafts and more. The market takes place in H St. Plaza from 10:00am to 2:00pm on the second and fourth Saturdays of June, July, August and September.
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