SAND - May 2011 - San Diego, CA

Profiles of EMPOWERMENT

This month, in honor of Mother’s Day, Natural Awakenings introduces a pair of women who are following their dreams while making a difference in the lives of others. Susan Grant and Pamela Allen both offer empowering, transformative therapies and procedures that focus on holistic health and well-being.

ITS Team

Gianpiero “Peter” Rondinelli, of ITS Team, Inc., founded in 1995 by Gus Cervantes, is an IT multi-jargon specialist. Rondinelli prefers the title of computer therapist, because it accentuates his ability to multi-task with technology.

Linda Sechrist

Green Dog Delights

Here’s a round-up of some of the best “green dog” products and services that San Diego County has to offer.

Linda Michaels

Point Loma Pet Pantry

Consumers confused by labels and marketing buzzwords can expect to find helpful information and answers to their pet food questions from Samantha Sarsilmaz, owner and manager of Point Loma Pet Pantry.

Gloria Taylor-Brown

Flea Free Organically Now Available

Flea Free Organically offers a safe, natural alternative that attacks the problem systemically.

Healthy Living Updates

The Greater San Diego area is rich with a variety of businesses and individuals who offer natural, healthy living products and services. We invite you to explore these options that can help you look and feel your best.

Plan Your Summer Vacation Now

Today, as gas and airline ticket prices rise, along with stress levels due to waiting in lines, lost luggage and missed flight connections, Liz Clarke, innkeeper at the Kate Stanton Inn, in Encinitas, is booking more reservations for local and regional guests than long-distance ones.

Lee Walker

The Lunchtime Facelift

Pamela Allen has helped hundreds of individuals align with their health and beauty goals. After several years of working as a nationally certified soft tissue therapist, Allen discovered her true passion: the mind/body/spirit healing connection.

Lily Viola

FemCap

Frequently cited in studies throughout the years for its potentially dangerous effects on women’s health and for polluting the waters of our planet, the pill now has a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved competitor, FemCap.

Lee Walker

Where’s My Libido?

“What can I do for my libido?” is a question that Diana E. Hoppe, a medical doctor and board certified obstetrician/gynecologist, has frequently been asked by many of her patients during three decades of private practice in San Diego.

Linda Sechrist

Homeopathic Medicines

Following an intuitive life path as it unfolded, Debbie Novick, a doctor of chiropractic medicine, initially put her early interests in natural medicine aside to pursue a career as a teacher of special-needs children.

Yvette Lynn

Newcomers San Diego

In a world where geographical mobility is a cultural expectation, a native San Diegan such as Julie Taylor, co-founder of Newcomers San Diego – Community Connections, is a rare find.

Linda Sechrist

Farmers' Markets

Check out these local farmers' markets in the area!

In the Business of EXCOVERIES

Attentively listening for the “golden nuggets” in her clients’ stories so that she can help them create the right image and marketing is all Judith Balian needs to produce a flood of endorphins that create an inspirational lift-off rivaling the thrill of a hot-air balloon ride.

Linda Sechrist