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PHOTO BY WALTER BYWATERS
Members of the Sun City Qigong (pronounced “chee” gong) group gather behind the Social Center on World
Tai Chi and Qigong Day, Saturday, April 30. The group is part of the Alternative Healing & Wellness Club. Other
groups include Wise Women, Spirituality Anonymous and Tai Chi Healing Movements.

Alternative Healing & Wellness

By Doug Willoughby use of this information in smaller group food for the particular animals.
meetings as a way for members to prevent 5. Avoid gut irritating foods. These
The Alternative Healing and Wellness diseases like these.
Club was chartered in 2005 to provide are generally dairy and meats from
information about alternative healing Another general meeting included a conventionally raised animals and
techniques and offer study and exercise on presentation called Eat to Thrive, which grain-containing glutens.
those techniques. The club presently has was given by local nutrition counselor 6. Eat more fermented foods. Look for
278 members who want to learn about and Katie Tatterfield. Her talk presented cultured foods that boost immune and
practice enhancing body, mind and spirit. these ten principles for enhanicing your digestive systems.
Members participate in Qigong and/or Tai nutrition regardless of what type of diet 7. Avoid refined vegetable oils, such as
Chi, attend spirituality-based study groups plan you follow: corn, canola and soybean oils, which
and discover new fields and specialties can cause inflammation.
during monthly meetings. 1. Eat real food. Choose to eat foods that 8. Eat with the seasons. This gives the
are in the form found in nature, not highest nutrient content and the best
One recent general meeting program was processed, packaged or containing value, especially by finding locally
based on a published study from the UCLA chemicals. raised foods.
Buck Institute and Mary Easton Center 9. Don’t be fanatical about food. Make
titled Reversing Cognitive Decline: a Novel 2. Always read labels when shopping. simple changes over time to reach
Therapeutic Approach. It described the Avoid those with multiple unnatural realistic goals.
results of a small study on persons with ingredients (i.e. artificial flavors and 10. Plan, prepare and pack.Have a
dementia and Alzheimer’s. By adjusting colors). meal plan to simplify shopping and
activities such as sleep, stress, diet and preparation. Pack away additional
exercise, nine out of ten subjects were able 3. Choose organic and GMO-free servings to save time.
to reverse their cognitive decline without products.
any use of drugs. We plan to pursue the ONLINE: SCTEXAS.ORG
4. Choose foods from naturally raised
animals. This will avoid those fed
with hormones and other unnatural

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