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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 a community health directory where you can find and review businesses that support your healthy lifestyle:
-stores, markets and farmstands
-alternative medicine practitioners
-yoga and pilates studios
-massage therapists
-gyms and trainers
Browse the categories on the left or use the search box to get started.
 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:
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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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Ferndale’s farmers market is held Saturdays from 9:00am-3:00pm, April through October, at the Riverwalk on Main Street along the Nooksack River.
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The Alternative Health and Metaphysical Fair showcases services such as massage, chiropractic, tarot readings, Reiki, Emotional Freedom Technique, energy work and related products and services. You can interact with practitioners and providers, purchase services and products on site and take advantage of a silent auction that includes a variety of items including health related services and products for future enjoyment.
June 13, 2009, 10:00am – 6:00pm
The Center for Spiritual Living
2224 Yew Street Rd.,
Bellingham, WA, 98229
(360) 734-4160
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 The term “yoga” comes from the Sanskrit word for “yoke.” Yoga’s many branches are intended to join– or yoke– our physical and spiritual selves. Hatha Yoga is the branch that prescribes physical exercises, or asanas, and what most of us mean when we talk about yoga.
The asanas were developed to gain mastery over the body and facilitate meditation and spiritual insight. Today, Western medicine is coming around to yoga’s mental and physical benefits. Here’s how yoga stacks up in recent research:
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Wellness Northwest presents 40 booths along with free and premium workshops on May 29 and 30 at Ferndale Events Center, 5715 Barrett Rd. in Ferndale. The fair is open 9am-6pm Friday and 9am-4pm Saturday. Admission is $5 or free with a donation of food for area food banks. A brochure with schedule is available here.
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Friday, May 15 is Bike to Work and School Day. Each year thousands of Whatcom County commuters leave their cars at home and pedal to the places they need to be. It’s a great opportunity to take a healthy habit for a spin!
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Fresh produce, locally made cheese, seafood, meat, and crafts. Great food vendors, buskers and people watching. Saturdays 10-3, April through Christmas at Railroad and Chestnut in downtown Bellingham.
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