letter from the publisher
Welcome to the August issue of Natural Awakenings NYC. The theme of this month’s issue is Children’s Health. The problems we all face with rising health care costs has put a new and well-deserved spotlight on the health of our children. They are the future of this country and for that matter, this planet.
Now we wait for Congress to return from their inflexible August break, in hopes this respite from the exhausting and endless rounds of partisan politics, will clear the way for an effective and equitable solution to the health care crisis, that one way or another, faces every American in this country. In the meantime, take a look at some of the children’s health issues we can address, without an act of Congress.
Our cover this month features three of New York’s healthiest children. Kiril Kulish, David Alvarez and Trent Kowalik are the Tony-Award-winning stars of Broadway’s Billy Elliot. In this month’s cover stories, learn more about NYC’s “Three Billys” and Gregory Jbara, the Tony-winning actor who plays their onstage Dad, and offstage is the real-life father of his own two sons.
In August’s Emotional Fitness, Kathleen Noone encourages readers to honor the children in our lives, by rediscovering the spontaneity and joy that we see in the children around us.
Even Green Girl has children on her mind, as she takes her new boyfriend, Mike from Indiana, on a weekend babysitting jaunt with her suburban nephews. The experience turns Green Girl a deeper shade of green, but not necessarily an eco-friendly hue.
In this month’s Local Greens, Robin Mattson takes the ingredients from her CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) delivery and puts it all together into a summer recipe that is sure to become a favorite for the children and adults in your life.
And in these last dog days of summer, take a look at this month’s Pets In The City by Gini Sikes. This month Gini interviews Sharon Sakson about her book, Paws and Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs.” This insightful and inspiring book reminds us of the intuitive connection between dogs and their owners that can save lives.
So in this last month before the kids go back to school, take a deep breath and do something nice for the children in your life. Take a walk to the Central Park Zoo to see the new snow leopard. On a hot summer’s afternoon, treat the kids in your neighborhood to some frozen fruit bars from the corner bodega. And perhaps most importantly, take a moment to write your congressional representative and tell them how much affordable health care means to you and your family. Remind them that if children are our future, there’s no future unless those children are healthy.
Tom Citrano
Publisher
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