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10 Proactive Steps towards Wellness  -

10 Proactive Steps Towards Wellness

  • Increase your water intake
  • Regular exercise (5 times per week, 30-45 minutes)
  • Get plenty of good quality sleep
  • Maintain a balanced diet of good carbohydrates (fruits, veggies, grains, and legumes), good fats, and protein
  • Take nutritional supplements targeted to your specific needs as well as eliminate fast foods
  • Wash your hands frequently 
  • De-stress your mind and body with yoga, meditation or spiritual practices
  • Have fun everyday
  • Laugh every day. Humor is good medicine
  • Develop positive personal and professional relationships

     

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    FARMERS’ MARKETS, FARMS AND CSA’S  -

     

     

    This list is by no means all inclusive; see The Loudoun Farms Product Guide for more sources and information.

     

    Potomac Vegetable Farms and CSA             www.potomacvegetablefarms.com

    Ecoganically grown vegetables, herbs and cut flowers.

     

    Patowmack Farm                                                       www.patowmackfarm.com

    On farm retail market of the restaurant with eggs, organic vegetables and bakery

     

    Loudoun Valley Sheep Producers                             www.loudounvalleysheep.org

    Custom cut lamb, lamb sausage, fleeces and yarns and hand and machine knitted products

     

    Great Country Farms                                                www.greatcountryfarms.com

                                                                                        Berries, peaches, apples, and Christmas trees

     

    Fields of Athenry                                                       www.fieldsofathenryfarm.com

                                                                                        Pastured, free range lamb, turkey, chicken, and eggs

     

    Chicama Run, LLC                                                    www.chicamarun.com

                                                                                        Pasture raised chicken and free range eggs, grass fed Angus beef and lamb

     

    Ayrshire Farm                                                            www.AyshireFarm.com  Organic humanely raised beef, pork, chicken, turkey and eggs and seasonal produce available at the Home Farm Store in Middleburg

     

    Debaggio’s Herb Farm and Nursery                        www.debaggioherbs.com  Nursery and herb farm in Chantilly with one of the largest selections in the area.

     

    Crooked Run Orchard                                               www.crookedrunorchard.com

                                                                                        Pick Your Own gardens and orchards in Purcellville

     

    Tree and Leaf Farm and CSA                                   www.treeandleaf.com  Seasonal produce, herbs and cut flowers

     

    Lowelands Farm                                                         www.lowelandsfarm.com  Herbal honeys, wine vinegars and Christmas trees.  Middleburg, VA 540.687.6923

     

    Woodtrail Graziers                                                    www.woodtrailfarm.com

    Round Hill, VA  100% grass fed beef, pastured pork and chicken, contact John Bailey 540.554.8665

     

    Oakland Green Farm                                                 www.oaklandgreen.com

                                                                                        Lincoln, VA  Naturally raised Angus cattle on 9th generation family farm; no steroids or growth hormones.

                                                                                        540.338.8240

     

    Mill Road Farm                                                         www.millroadfarm.com  Leesburg area pastured beef and lamb and local honey from farm hives.

     

    Smithfield Farm                                                          www.smithmeadows.com  Grass fed all natural beef, veal, pork and goat as well as free range eggs.  Located in Berryville. 540.955.4389

     

    Blue Ridge Center                                                     www.blueridgecenter.org  Fruit and vegetables, chickens, eggs and wool.  CSA and farm stand on site.       540.668.7640

     

    Stoneybrook Farm                                                     www.stoneybrookfarm.org  Organic vegetable farm with stand on Rt. 9 in Hillsboro. 703.999.6234

     

    Sycamore Spring Farm                                              www.sycamorespringfarm.com  In Frederick, MD, free range heritage beef plus goats, poultry and water fowl.  Goat boarding program for raw goat milk.

     

    Jehovah-Jireh Farm                                                   www.jehovajirehfarm.com Over White’s Ferry in Dickerson, MD.  Pasture raised chickens, turkeys, lamb and beef and brown eggs.  301.874.6181

     

    Moutoux Orchard                                                      www.moutouxorchard.com  Vienna, VA. A commercial orchard, primarily peaches but other fruits and vegetables as well, including some PYO.

     

    Grocery and Health Food Stores:  -

     

     

    For Goodness Sake:                          Market Station, Leesburg                     703.771.7146

    A small store with an enormous inventory of natural and organic products, supplements, and personal care items.

     

    Healthy By Nature:                           Catoctin Circle, Leesburg                     703.443.6637

    A convenient health food store with lots of available products from organic produce to supplements.

     

    Natural Mercantile:                           Main Street, Hamilton                           540.338.7080

                                                                One of the oldest, if not the oldest natural food

     

    Healthways:                                       Main Street, Purcellville                        540.338.1663

     

    Home Farm Store:                             Washington St., Middleburg                  540.687.8882

                                                                www.homefarmstore.com

    A traditional butcher shop with locally raised meat, often from heirloom breeds, much of it USDA Certified Organic and Certified Humanely Raised.

     

    Common Market Coop:                    Frederick, Maryland                             301.663.3416

                                                                www.commonmarket.com

    A member owned cooperative (although anyone can shop there) for the past 27 years with high quality natural foods, health products and household supplies.

     

    Wegman’s:                                         Columbia Place, Sterling                       703.421.2400

    Part of a family owned supermarket chain based in Rochester, NY, which features organic produce, meats and poultry, an enormous selection of cheeses, fresh baked breads as well as natural products in both bulk and packaged quantities.

     

    Whole Foods:                                     Reston

    Part of the largest natural and organic food store chain the U.S.  Well worth a trip to Reston.

     

    Trader Joe’s                                       Baron Cameron, Reston

    Another national chain store featuring house brand named products that stress the natural and organic plus a variety of frozen entrees from many cusines.

     

    Additional Reading  -

     

     

     

    The Omnivore’s Dilemma, A Natural History of Four Meals:                                                                                       Michael Pollan: Penguin. 2006

     

    Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, A Year of Food Life:  Barbara                              Kingsolver: Harper Collins. 2007

     

    Fast Food Nation: Eric Schlosser: Harper Perennial. 2002

     

    8 Weeks to Optimal Health; Andrew Weil, MD: Knopf. 2006

     

    Healthy Aging: Andrew Weil, MD: Anchor.2007

     

    Nourishing Traditions, The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats: Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, PhD: New Trends. 2000.

     

    The Wisdom of Menopause: Christianne Northrop, MD: Bantam. 2006

     

    What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Menopause, The Breakthrough Book on Natural Progesterone:  John Lee, MD: Grand Central Publishing. 2004

     

    Are Your Hormones Making You Sick? A Woman’s Guide to

    Better Health through Hormone Balance: Eldred B. Taylor, MD and Ava Bell-Taylor, MD: Physicians Natural Medicine. 2000

     

    Natural Hormone Replacement for Women Over 45, Jonathan

    Wright, MD and Jonathan Morgenthaler: Smart Publications. 1997

     

    Adrenal Fatigue: 21st Century Stress Syndrome:  James Wilson, MD: Smart Publications. 2002

     

    Know Your Fats; The Complete Primer for Understanding the

    Nutrition of Fats, Oils and Cholesterol: Mary Enig, PhD: Bethesda Press. 2000

     

    UltraMetablolism: Mark Hyman, MD -- available for purchase from this office

     

    UltraPrevention: Mark Hyman, MD – available for purchase from this office

     

    Optimal Wellness: Ralph Golan, MD: Wellspring/Ballantine.  1995

     

    The Holistic Pediatrician; Kathi J. Kemper, MD, MPH: Harper Paperbacks. 2002

     

    Wherever You Go There You Are, Mindfulness Meditations in Everyday Life: Jon Kabat Zinn: Hyperion. 2005

     

    Meditation for Optimum Health: (audio CD): Jon Kabat Zinn and Andrew Weil, MD: Sounds True. 1997

     

    Nutritional Almanac: John D Kirschmann: McGraw-Hill. 2006

     

    Integrative Nutrition: Joshua Rosenthal: Integrative Nutrition Publishing. 2007

     

    Manifesto for a New Medicine: James Gordon, MD: West View Press. 1997

     

    The Whole Pregnancy Handbook, An Obstetrician’s Guide to Integrating Conventional and Alternative Medicine Before, During, and After Pregnancy:  Joel Evans, MD and Robin Aronson: Gotham. 2005

     

    Nutrition Action Health Letter, Center for Science in the Public Interest, 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009.  A monthly subscription newsletter for debunking myths and providing sensible information on eating.  www.cspinet.org

     
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