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Are You Interested in an M.D. Who Treats The Person, Not The Disease?

whose prose flows as poetry. He is the foreign correspondent in China for the National Public Radio program Marketplace. Rob and his family live in Shanghai. Bee Basics: An Introduction to Our Native Bees by Beatriz Moisset, Ph.D. and Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D. Illustrations by Steve Buchanan United States Department of Agri- culture Forest Service and Pollinator Partnership Publication 2011; 40pp (PB); $7.50; Pollinators.org Stop the Mowing To Protect Our Pollinators and Reduce Huge Greenhouse Gas Emissions This beautifully illustrated guide characterizes the 4,000 bee species na- tive to the United States as our “hid- den treasure.” Bees “do the yeomen’s share” of pollinating 80 percent of our flowering plants; and “approximately 75 percent of the fruits, nuts, and vegetables grown in this country.” Honey bees, however, are not native and are poor pollinators. European settlers brought those hives with them for their wonderful honey that we continue to enjoy. Bees are descended from wasps and date back about 125 million years. Nesting practices include ground

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Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road by Rob Schmitz 2016; 323pp (PB); New York: Crown Publishers ISBN 978-0-553-41808-8 Life today is “loud, dirty, and raw” under the “exotic beauty” of the trees the French planted in the mid-nine- teenth century on this two-mile-long Street of Eternal Happiness. That was when Americans and Europeans “carved up the city into foreign con- cessions.” The trees remained intact even after the Japanese bombed and occupied Shanghai before retreating. Under Mao’s Communist Revolu- tion with “millions of deaths from the class warfare,” the beautiful trees endured while bearing witness to the carnage. The current streetscape is an ar- ray of pseudo-capitalist restaurants, shops, and “run-down European- style homes protected behind closed gates.” Readers gain insights into this microcosm of family and community routines and interactions, under the constraints of an authoritarian and brutal government that robs people of their humanity. Rob Schmitz is a talented writer

Introducing Holistic Physician Margaret Gennaro, MD, FAAP, NMD, ABIHM Member: American Academy of Pediatrics American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine American Holistic Medical Association Holistic Pediatric Association

Dr. Gennaro is a double board-certified physician with over 30 years of experience who is committed to providing both adults and children personalized, holistic care for those who wish to participate in their own health care. Dr. Gennaro combines cutting-edge medical expertise with warmth and compassion. She utilizes the following modalities to allow the body to naturally heal itself: ✽ herbs ✽ nutrients ✽ acupressure ✽ spiritual growth ✽ homeopathic detox ✽ mind-body techniques [Emotional Freedom Technique, Tapas Acupressure Technique, and The Emotion Code]

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