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timesasmileorakindwordcanhaveahuge

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“theclientisusuallyfullyclothedandliesonamatinsteadofatable;nooils

areused,likeinothermassages;and[practitioners]usetheirwholebodies—

hands,elbow,thumbs,feet,andheels—notonlytoloosenmuscles,butalsoto

stretchthebody.”

About600clientsfromallwalksoflife—athletes,policeofficers,dentists,

homemakers,andmore—comeforAoy’streatments.BrookeTreseder,aregular

client,saysthatshe“hasbeenplayingsportsallher

life”andkeepscomingbacktoAoy,who“putsher

backtogether.”

AoycametotheUnitedStatesfromThailandin2005

andstartedworkinginamassagecenterinSan

Francisco.Shesoonrealizedthatshecouldnotadhere

tothestrict60-minuteritualsandneededmoretimeto

provideeffectivecare,soin2008sheopenedthe

BoontharikaTraditionalThaiMassageCenterinSan

Mateo,whichwaselegantlydesignedanddecoratedby

herhusbandandson.

TotryoutThaimassagelocally,headto:

Boontharika Traditional Thai Massage, SanMateo:

www.boontharikathaimassage.com

Six Harmonies Traditional Medicine Center,Los

Gatos:www.6harmonies.com

Restore,LosAltos:www.restoremassage.com

Suchada Traditional Thai Massage,SanFrancisco:

www.sfthaimassage.com

School of Traditional Medical Thai Massage, San

FranciscoandMillValley:www.thai-massage.com

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anystatisticiancantellyouthat2010isthe

yearthatthefirstwaveofbabyboomers

turns65.Duringthenextdecade,the

numberofAmericansaged65to74will

skyrocket.Accordingtothe2008American

CommunitySurveyDemographicand

HousingEstimate,867,000peopleaged65

andupcurrentlyliveintheSanFranciscoBayArea—about12

percentofourtotalpopulationof7.26million.By2020,that

numberisprojectedtodouble.

Giventheserapidlyexpandingnumbers,wedecidedtotakea

lookatseniorlivingintheBayAreatoday.

aging in placeTheSanFranciscoBayAreahasnoshortageofseniorliving

communitiesandretirementhomesforolderadultswhoneedor

wanttomoveoutofthehousesandapartmentstheyoccupiedin

theiryoungeryears.

“Someseniorsenjoytheeaseoflivingthatcomeswithnot

havingtomaintainahouseandayard;otherslikethepeaceof

mindofhavingmealsandmedicalcarecloseathand.Stillothers

simplywantthecompanionshipofotherseniors—thebuilt-insocial

network,”saysDeannaMorgan,publicrelationsdirectorforthe

nonprofitCommitteeonAginginSanFrancisco.

ButaccordingtoarecentAmericanAssociationofRetired

Persons(AARP)survey,90percentofretireessaythatastheyage,

theyplantoremainintheircurrenthomesandneighborhoods.

Theirwishescorrespondwithatrendknownas“aginginplace,”

which,accordingtotheNationalAssociationofHomeBuilders,

means“remaininginone’shomesafely,independently,and

comfortably,regardlessofage,income,orabilitylevel.”

DonWeden,whowastheprincipalplannerfortheSantaClara

CountyPlanningDepartments’ComprehensivePlanningSectionfor

34years,believes“aginginplace”canbeareality,butonlywith

somemajorchangestoourinfrastructure.Eventhoughheisnow

retired,hisgoalistobuildsenior-friendlyneighborhoodsinSanta

ClaraCounty.

“By2030,itisprojectedthataboutone-quarteroftheadult

populationinSantaClaraandSanMateoCountieswillbeoverage

65,”Wedensays.

Tohelpprepareforthatshiftindemographics,Wedenpresents

acomprehensiveplancalled“CitiesforAllAges:LandUsePlanning

andOurAgingPopulation”tolocalgovernmentandcommunity

organizationsthroughouttheBayArea.Theplanofferssolutions

tohelpimprovethequalityoflifefortherapidlygrowing,

agingpopulation.

Wedensaysweneedtocreateneighborhoodsthatdon’trely

heavilyontheuseofautomobiles,sothatnon-drivingseniors—20

percentofpeopleover65yearsold—cancomfortablyengagewith

theircommunity,anddon’tfeelstrandedinsidetheirhomes.

“Tocreatesenior-friendlycommunities,weneedtobecome

intelligentlymoreurban,andplanforlivable,green,urbanneigh-

borhoodswithinourexistingcommunities.[Weneedto]provide

desirableandconvenientalternativesforthosewhowouldprefer

placestolivethataren’tdependentonowninganautomobileand

thataremoresustainableforourenvironment.”

ManycitiesintheBayAreaarecurrentlyreviewingandrevising

theirGeneralPlans,Wedensays,andheencouragesresidentswho

wanttobuildmoresenior-friendlycommunitiestogetinvolvedin

theircities’land-useplanningprocesses.

remodeling for universal designIrisHarrellofHarrellRemodelinginMountainViewsayssuccessful

“aginginplace”reliesheavilyontheideaofuniversaldesign,a

planning-for-the-futureremodelingconcepttomakehomesliveable

forallgenerations—fromchildrentoseniors—andforphysically

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Residents of Atria Senior Living Chateau Gardens in San Jose: Clockwise from

upper left: Henrietta Martin, Arthur McCaffery, Kate Bigler, Gill Topp.

laughsession.Shesaystheattendeeswereinstantlyhappierand

moresociallybonded.Theimprovementintheirmoodslasted

throughouttheday.

“It’ssuchasimplething,laughter,butaswegetolderwedoitless

andlessoften,”Adelmansays.“Achildlaughshundredsoftimesa

day,butanolderadult,maybeonlyafewtimesaday,ifthat.”

connection to the communityWhetherseniorsstayintheirhomesormovetoaretirementhome,

connectingwiththeircommunityisespeciallyimportant,says

NancyHikoyeda,anethnogeriatricspecialistattheStanfordUniver-

sityGeriatricEducationCenter.Beingactivelyinvolvedincommu-

nitylife,shesays,helpswardoffdepression,disease,loneliness,

andotherailments.

Hikoyedasaysseniorcentersareimportantrefugesforeldersin

thecommunity,especiallythosewhowouldnotbeabletopayfor

thefreeandlow-costservicesthecentersprovide.

Forexample,theYu-AiKaiseniorcenterinSanJose’sJapantown

servesup100hotluncheseverydayandoffersclassesinhula

dancing,ukuleleplaying,andartsandcrafts.Theyalsohostabook

club,movies,andgames.TheMountainViewSeniorCenterprovides

travelopportunities,low-impactexerciseclasses,bloodpressure

checks,taxcounseling,andnutritiouslunches.SeniorNetlearning

centerslocatedthroughouttheBayAreaofferolderadultslow-cost

classesonhowtousecomputersandtechnology,givingthem

accesstovitalinformationandhelpingthemconnectwithlong-lost

friendsandrelatives.

Keepingseniorshealthy,happy,andinvolvedinthecommunityis

avitalpartofkeepingacommunitywhole,andthemoresenior-

friendlyacommunityis,thebetteroffweallare,saysHikoyeda.

“Thestoriestheyshareaboutwhatlifewaslikewhentheywere

young,theirwisdom…thatiswhatIloveaboutseniors,”shesays.

disabledaswellasable-bodiedpeople.

“Whenyoutalkaboutuniversaldesign,

youstartbyaskingquestions.‘Howdo

yougetfromthecarintothehouse?Are

thereanysteps?’Andsoon,”Harrellsays.

“Whenpeoplethinkofremodelingthis

way,theyimaginea‘hospitallook.’Butyoucandoitbeautifully.My

[universallydesigned]homewonanationaldesignaward.There

aregrabbarsintheshowers,butitdoesn’tlooklikeahospital

design.Twoofthethreebathroomshavesinkvanitiesconstructed

sothatapersoninawheelchaircouldrollunderthesinkandwash

theirface.Allthedoorsarewideenoughforawheelchairor

someonewithawalker.Togetintothehouse,thereisaramp,but

wedesignedittolooklikepartofthedeck.Therearenostepsat

all,”shesays.

“Thebestpartisthatifyouareremodelinganyway,itdoesn’t

costalotextratodoitthisway,”Harrellsays.

seniors staying healthyOfcourse,asenior-friendlycommunityanduniversallydesigned

homesareamootpointiftherearen’thealthy,activeseniorstolive

there,saysTobyAdelman,AssociateProfessorofCommunity

HealthatSanJoseStateUniversity.

Adelman,whowasanursefor30years,saystherearesimple,

easywaysforolderadultstolivehealthy,activelives.Basicactions

likedeepbreathing,keepinghydrated,gettingagoodnight’ssleep,

andavoidingcaffeineandalcoholarecriticaltohealthyaging.

OneofAdelman’sfavoritemethodstokeepseniorsandpeopleof

allageshappyandhealthyisaprogramcalledLaughAway,atype

of“laughteryoga.”AdelmansayssheattendedaLaughAway

sessionwhereseniorsofalldifferentcultures,whocouldn’t

communicatethroughacommonlanguage,shareda15-minute

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Residents of Atria

Senior Living Chateau

Gardens in San Jose:

From left: Grace Ginther,

Hector Gutierrez.

by Jennifer Moscatello

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aJDinlaw.Astheco-founderandCEOofWinVivo,a

healthcarecompanythatcreatesnaturalmedicinesmade

withAsianbotanicals,the45-year-oldSiliconValleyresident

hascomealongwayfromhernativehome—theremote

mountainareanearBamaCountyinsouthwestChina.

Thismountainousregion,150milesfromthenearestmajorcity,boaststhe

highestnumberofcentenarianspercapitaofanyregionintheworld.The

reason?Someresearcherscreditthecrisp,pollution-freemountainairorthe

down-to-earthlifestyle.Survivalinthisruralarearequireshardwork;it’snot

uncommonfor90-year-oldstolaborinthefields.Otherscreditthelongevityof

theBamapeopletotheirdiet,whichisrichinricewine,hempseed,mush-

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TodayChen’sworkdrawsheavilyonherchildhoodexperiences.

“Myparentsarebotanists,butforthelongesttimeItriedtostay

awayfromthatprofession,”saysChen.“Iwantedtodevelop

effectivechemicaldrugsagainstcancer…Iwasreallydeterminedto

beahard-corebiomedicalscientistandacademic.”

AfteryearsofworkingalongsideesteemedNobelPrize-winning

researchersandneverfindingthe“magicbullet”againstcancer,

Chenwasfrustrated.“Ifiguredthatinmylifetime,I’dneverbeable

topersonallydiscoversomethingthatwasreallyefficaciousfor

treatingadevastatingdiseaselikecancer.SoIjumpedship;I

becameanintellectualpropertylawyerforthepharmaceuticaland

biotechindustry.Ithoughtthatmaybemybrilliantinventorclients

couldcomeupwiththesuccessfuldrugsandthenIwouldbevery

satisfied.Icouldhelpthemcommercializethemandmakethem

availabletothepublic.”

ButChensoondiscoveredthatmostofherclientsfocusedonthe

developmentofdiagnostictoolstoensureearlydetectionofdisease.

Thatdidn’taddresswhatChensawasthemissinglinkinmedicine:

prevention.“IfIfindoutI’m60percentsusceptibletocoloncancer,

whatdoIdo?DoIgoandfindadrugthatwillslowdownorprevent

theonsetofcoloncancer?OrdoIgoandlookatmywholelifeand

trytochangemylifestyle,mydietarystructure?Thecancer’snot

hereyet,butitcouldbeatimebomb,”Chensays.

“SoIrememberedmycallingfrommyparents:GobacktoMother

Nature.ThisishowpeopleinAsiaforthousandsofyearslearned

howtomaintaintheirhealth,bygoingbacktotheirdietary

structure…byincorporatingmedicinalherbsintotheirdailylife.So

naturallyyoucanachievegoodhealthandpreventdiseases.”

Throughapartnershipwithbiochemist-turned-financierDr.

BrookeGaiandotheradvisorsintheUnitedStatesandAsia,Chen

startedWinVivo,acompanywhichcombinesEasternremedieswith

Westernscienceandtechnologytooffersafe,sustainableproducts

thatbolsterthebody’snaturalhealingabilities.“WinVivo”combines

theEnglishword“win”withtheLatinterm“invivo”whichliterally

means“theliving”—awhole,livingorganism,asopposedtoan“in

vitro”-controlledlaboratoryenvironment,whichinvolvescellsor

tissueisolatedfromthebody.

“Thegoldstandardofanyhealth-relatedproductisthatitmust

workinalivinghumanbodyandbeabletoaddresshealthissuesin

asafe,long-term,sustainablemanner,notjustinpetridishesorin

vitrolabexperiments,”saysChen.

Thecompany’scurrentproductsincludeBotanoGuardcapsules,

derivedfromanti-inflammatoryreishiandshiitakemushroomsin

combinationwithantiviralandantibacterialherbs,whichare

designedtobolsterimmunity,andBotanoThroat,anaturallozenge

thatrelieveschroniccoughswithablendofbotanicals.WinVivo

alsohasthreenewproductssettolaunchinthecomingyear.These

includeabotanicalremedytohelpallergysufferers,functional

foodstargetingobesityanddiabetes,andatopicalbalmtopromote

thehealingofwoundsandskindisorders.Developedovera30-year

periodbyatraditionalChinesedoctor,thebalmcontainsalicensed

blendof10differentherbsthathaveanti-bacterialandanti-inflam-

matoryproperties.Itisdesignednotonlytohelpwoundsheal

faster,butalsotostoppainanditchingaswell.Chensaysthebalm

issafeandeffectiveforsimplefirst-aiduses,suchascuts,insect

bites,andrashes,aswellasmoreseriousconcernslikebedsores,

herpes,shingles,venousstasis,andchronicdiabeticulcers.

Thebotanicalingredients—vegetables,fruits,herbs,andteas—used

inWinVivo’sproductsarebothlocallysourcedandflowninfrom

carefullyselectedsuppliersinAsia.“Ourcombinationofherbs…is

basedon3,000yearsof‘clinicaltrials.’Webaseourformulasonhow

peopleinAsiauseaparticularherbincombinationwithanother

kindofherbtoachievethebesttherapeuticefficacy,”saysChen.

“Likeasymphony,eachbotanicalplaysacriticalrole…some

targetingtherootcauseandsomethesymptoms.InBotanoGuard,

themushroomessencestrengthensthegeneralimmunityofthe

host,whilebotanicalssuchasJapanesehoneysuckleactlike

broad-spectrumantimicrobialagentsagainstvirusesandbacteria.”

Ofthemanychaptersofherlife,Chenfeelsextremelysatisfied

withhercurrentworkatWinVivo.“What’sthepurposeofresearch?

Tobeabletodevelopproductstomakepeople’slivesbetterand

healthier…Justpublishingpapersdoesn’treallymeanmuchtome,”

shesays.“WinVivodevelopshealthproductsbasedonwhatis

alreadyworkinginhumansandtestedinbillionsofpeopleinAsia

overmillennia,nottheusualWesternapproachoftestingpharma-

ceuticalsinpetridishes,thenonanimals,thenonhumans.”

Ofcourse,naturalremediesaren’ttheonlyantidotestostress-

filledlives.Forthosewhotravelfrequently,feelovertaxed,orspend

timecaringforothersbutneglectingthemselves,Chenencourages

areturntobalanceandaproactiveapproachtohealth:Eatingmore

plant-basedfoods,selectingsmallerportionsizes,andengagingin

regular,gentleexercise.

left: a 110-year-old woman from bama county in china. center: WinVivo’s latest product: a topical balm to promote the healing of wounds and skin disorders. right: compounds from reishi and shiitake mushrooms, used in WinVivo’s products, serve to strengthen the immune system.

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Silicon Valley residents do their part, one utility bill at a time By AlAn lopez

powergreenchoosing

paloAltoresidentswhowantto

makeagreenerchoicewhenthey

paytheirmonthlyelectricitybills

canjointheirneighborsinaclub

thatboastsarapidlyincreasing

membership.That“club”isrunby

thecity-ownedPaloAltoUtilities,

whichhasseen22percentofits

customersparticipatingintherenewableenergy

programPaloAltoGreen.

Renewableenergyiselectricitythatisproducedfrom

sourcesthatreplenishthemselvesnaturally.Sinceall

powerisdeliveredtothesamepowergrid,proofof

renewableenergyismadethroughrenewableenergy

credits,whichareenergycommoditiespurchasedby

theutilities.ByenrollinginPaloAltoGreen,electricity

customerssupportthecreationofrenewableenergy

facilities,suchaswindfarmsandsolarpowersystems.

The28,000participantsinPaloAltoGreenconstitute

thehighestparticipationrateinthecountryforutility

customerschoosingrenewableenergy.Partofthe

reasonforthishighparticipationrateistheprogram’s

affordability.In2003,PaloAltoUtilitiesstartedits

“greenpricing”program:Forafewdollarsmoreintheir

utilitybills,customerscouldpurchasetheequivalentofacertain

numberofkilowatthoursofgreenpowerpermonth.

Afterayear,theutilitysawa5percentparticipationrate.That

rateimprovedwhentheutilitybeganmailingtear-offsign-up

sheets,whichmadeenrollmentasnap.

“Bypercentofparticipation,we’restillsofaroffthechart,”says

BrianWard,thekeyaccountrepresentativewithPaloAltoUtilities.

“Sixpercentiscommonnow.We’reat22(percent).”

InSantaClara,SiliconValleyPowergeneratestheequivalentof

163.1millionkilowatthoursofgreenpower,whichisthehighestin

thecountry,accordingtotheUnitedStatesEnvironmentalProtec-

tionAgency.

ButincontrasttoPaloAlto’s22percentparticipationrate,only

9percentofSiliconValleyPower’sresidentialandcommercial

customersparticipateintheutility’srenewableenergyprogram.

BothPaloAltoandSantaClarahouseholdsandbusinessescan

expecttopay1.5centsperkilowatthouroranaverageoflessthan

$10amonthextraforrenewablepower.Smallandlargebusinesses

canalsosignupfortheprograms.

SiliconValleyPower,a114-year-oldutility,launcheditsgreen

pricingprogramin2004.

“Ourcustomersarereallyhappyaboutit,”saysLarryOwens,

customerservicesmanagerforSiliconValleyPower.“Those

customerswhochoosetopurchasegreenpower…consistentlyrank

higherintheirsatisfactionoftheutilitythanthosewhodon’t.”

Thegreenpricingworksthroughrenewableenergycertificates,

knownasRECs,whicharepurchasedwholesalebythePaloAltoand

SantaClarautilities.TheRECsaregeneratedbyownersofgreen

powerfacilities,includingwindmillfarmsandsolarprojects,both

locallyandoutsideCalifornia.

Inpurchasinggreenpower,consumersfundthepurchaseofRECs

throughtheutilities,whichallowdeveloperstoinvestfurtherinto

greenenergyprojects.ForeveryRECpurchased,onemegawatt

hour(1,000kilowatthours)ofrenewableelectricityisgenerated

anddeliveredtothepowergrid.

TherenewableenergyprogramsinSantaClaraandPaloAltoare

bothcertifiedbyGreen-eEnergy,aprogramoftheCenterfor

ResourceSolutions,anationalnonprofitenvironmentalorganiza-

tion.Amongotherthings,theGreen-ecertificationmeansthatthe

RECsaresoldonlyonceandgoaboveandbeyondthestate’s

mandatedgoalsforrenewableenergy.

PG&Edoesn’toffergreenpricing,but14percentofitselectricity

comesfromrenewablepower,saysJeffSwenerton,communica-

tionsdirectorattheCenterforResourceSolutions.

ThePaloAltoandSantaClaravoluntarygreenpowerprograms

aremanagedjointlybytheutilitiesand3Degrees,aSanFrancisco-

basedfirmthatworksongreenpricingprogramsandenvironmen-

talcommoditiesaroundthenation.

“Marketingisreallyimportantfortheseprograms,”saysAdam

Capage,vicepresidentofutilitypartnershipswith3Degrees.“What

I’velearnedaroundthecountryisyouhavetotellpeopleabout

theseprograms.Youhavetoexplainthebenefits…thatthere’sa

wayforpeopletotakeresponsibilityfortheenvironmentalimpact

oftheirenergyuse.”

Additionally,PaloAltoUtilitiesandSiliconValleyPoweroffer

rebatesfortheconstructionofsolarpowersystemsatprivate

residencesandbusinesses.

“Alltheprogramstendtosynergizewitheachothertogenerate

morerenewablepower,whichisourultimategoal,”saysOwens,of

SiliconValleyPower.

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or www.cityofpaloalto.org/forms/pagreen/index.html.

Palo Alto Utilities and Silicon Valley Power pay rebates to their customers who add solar panels to their homes.

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