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Holistic Essentials in The Dalles has new owners dedicated to the art of natural healing. Alexandria Eck, co-owner with her partner Seth Raehsler, purchased the business in December of last year. For Eck, taking on a natural health-related business has its roots in her own experience. “I’ve been into health food for the last four or five years. I was on a lot of medications, ever since I was a kid,” she said. “I was taking five medications when I was 16.” Each time she started a medication, it created problems that caused more medication to be taken, she said. “Now I take none, it’s all natural herbs.”

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Once again it is time for The Trailheads annual gift list for anyone loving to be in the forest: Nordic Skiers, fishermen, hunters and hikers. In the past I have based this list around the 10 Essentials everyone should have in their backpack. But first lets take a closer look at why we need to carry the 10 Essentials: The “Rule of Three.” The rule of three is a simple rule to let us know what our priorities are in extreme outdoor emergency.