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We’re Local.....We’re Wasaga Beach....No. 75a November 29, 2013

Beach Chiropractic Running Club Concludes Fall Session

The Beach Chiropractic Running Club is finished up for the fall season, but they are running the Santa Shuffle in Barrie as their graduation run.

The fastest, easiest and least expensive method of improving your overall fitness and well being is a consistent program of walking and running. Beach Chiropractic Running Club offers Spring and Fall 'Learn to Run', 5K and 10K running clinics, which are designed for the beginner and intermediate level runner.

The next series of running clinics will commence in April; they have Learn to Run, 5K and 10K clinics. Check out their website for more details, www.beachchiropractic.ca

What’s Happening Wasaga Beach Wasaga Beach Lions Club Bingo every Friday evening. Almost $5000 in prizes..$1000 Jackpot Game. RecPlex Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Contact: Lions Club at 705-429-3331 Wasaga Beach Toastmasters meet every Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Wasaga Beach Public Library. For more information call 429-6416 or 429-5464.

Oakview Ladies Hobby Club meet Wednesdays from 7 pm - 10 pm. Whatever your hobby is... painting, crafting, quilting, scrap-booking come out and meet like minded ladies who love to share their knowledge and company while they work. If you always wanted to learn to do a certain craft or you if just need one night out a week for yourself please join us! Info : Laura at 705-429-3984 Bicycle Decorating Contest Register today to enter the Annual Bicycle Decorating Contest as part of the 2013 Santa Claus Parade.

Elementary School Children are invited to participant please pre-register by calling the Chamber of Commerce at 705-429-2247. Great cash prizes: 1st $75.00, 2nd $50.00 & 3rd $25.00, sponsored by Your Mortgage Store, Donna Mullen. Every entry will go home with a prize.

Christmas House Decorating Contest Light up Wasaga Beach for the holiday season! Judging during week of Dec 13 to Dec 22, 2013. Please leave lights on display from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Residents wishing to enter contest should call the Chamber of Commerce

by Dec 9 for details. For more information or to enter the contest call the Chamber at 705-429-2247 Order of Wasaga Beach The Town of Wasaga Beach will be honouring the contributions of its citizens on January 19, 2014 at the New Year’s Levee. To be eligible for this distinction, nominees should be those persons who enrich community life by contributing to the improvement of arts, social, cultural & recreational conditions, by way of volunteering. Nominations for the Order of Wasaga Beach will be received until November 29, 2013. Those making nominations should complete a nomination form, found at www.wasagabeach.com or contact Angela Webster, Special Events Coordinator, Town of Wasaga Beach, 705-429-3844 x 2287 or email events@wasagabeach.com / fax: 705-429-7603 Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival Voting and the 3rd Annual Red Carpet Gala takes place on Saturday, January 25, 2014 Cash prize of $500 for best Category. Nine Categories to submit to: Action, Drama, Comedy, Music, Documentary, General, Smart Phone, Sports Cam, Yes, Advertisement Videos. So what are you waiting for, put on your directors hat and get creative, get recognized. Submissions deadline is December 2, 2013. For more information visit: www.WasagaFilmFestival.com or contact: Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce at info@wasagainfo.com or call 705-429-2247 Nov 28 – Business after 5 Location: Wasaga Flowers, 1441 Mosley Street, Unit # 6. Time: 5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Networking, auction prizes, delicious food, and great people! Everyone is welcome!

There is no charge to attend and membership is not required. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information contact: Denise Potter, Business After 5 C o o r d i n a t o r, W B W B A – 7 0 5 - 4 2 9 - 0 0 1 7 nwplus@rogers.com or Trudie McCrea, Office Manager, Chamber of Commerce – 705-429-2247 / trudiemccrea@rogers.com Cathy Holland-Hendry, Business After 5 Coordinator – 705-429-1112 Nov 28 – “Ladies Night Out: One Stop Holiday Shop” Location: Birchview Dunes Elementary School, 1315 River Road West. Time: 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. This vendor’s fair is open to our families and community members and will be held in our school gym and/or corridors. Everyone will have the opportunity to browse through displays, purchase items and services provided by our many local partners and enjoy some holiday celebration with some light refreshments. A $2.00 entry fee will give our visitors a chance to enter a draw to receive a gift from one of our vendors. For more information please contact Brett Bartle at brettbartle@hotmail.com Nov 29 – Tree Lighting Ceremony Location: Oakview Woods Gazebo, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: 7 p.m. Hot chocolate, Christmas Carols lead by the Prime Time Singers, count down to Tree Lighting and a visit from Santa Claus! For more information call the Chamber Office at 705-429-2247 Nov 30 – Wasaga Beach Santa Claus Parade Join residents, family & friends for the Annual Wasaga Beach Santa Claus Parade organized by the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce. Line up begins at 1p.m. Parade goes west on Dunkerron Street and starts at 2 pm. Santa Reception at the end of parade at the Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. For more information or to register, please contact the Chamber office at 705-429-2247 or email us at info@wasagainfo.com Dec 1 - FUNderland Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Admission is free but a donation to the food bank would be appreciated. Activities include face painting, jumping castle, build your own birdhouse, crafts and more! For more information please contact the special events office at 705-429-3844 x 2287 or events@wasagabeach.com

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Point of View I'm remembering more than veterans today. Thanks to my husband for asking me a question that gave me insight into the events that created 41 years of sorrow. Here's the story: My sister and I were like twins because we were 8 months apart and we were both preemies at 7 months. My mom used to dress us the same. My sister and I shared a room because my parents could only afford 2 bedroom apartments. At 11 years old (41 years ago), my parents had saved enough to buy a house. My sister and I got our own room. The problem was we didn't ask to be separated. What's worse is I got the slightly bigger room. My parents said it was because I was older. My sister started feeling like she was in my shadow and I started feeling entitled. Sometimes, I would borrow her clothes without asking. We never slept in each other's rooms, but I often invited her to sit with me and our cat in my room. We laughed a lot when we were together. She left home at 19 and got involved in activities that had nothing to do with me. I stayed with my parents until they sold the house a year later and then I went to live with my mom. I realized this morning in answer to Dave's question that separate rooms was the beginning of the end for me and my sister. After that we only experienced more and more separation. (Maybe this is why I felt an immediate kinship with second runner up twin Anna and her sister Eva when I met them on Last Bride Standing 4 years ago.) There are 4 sister only times I recall. The first was when she agreed to go out to a movie with just me. We dressed in the same way Birkenstocks, long hair and long skirts – and went to see a movie called ‘The Stuntman’. I went to see that movie alone 9 times after that and learned all the words. I realized this morning it was because I missed my sister. The second time was after I smoked up with friends and laughed so much while I was high that I wanted to share it with her. We arranged a visit with just the two of us and laughed so much with each other that her husband thought we were both crazy. The third time was when she accepted my invited to stay over at my little place in the woods where I lived with Ilyan in Hockley Valley and she agreed to see my favourite place at the top of a hill. We ran down the hill laughing and letting out a big yell with our arms flying in the air under a full summer moon. The 4th time was in her hospital before she died of breast cancer at age 36. I spent many visits over 6 weeks alone with her in that room. On one visit we changed into each other’s clothes and I took her for a walk in her wheelchair. I also returned a while cotton dress I had borrowed a few years earlier. By the way, the whole clothes thing weighed heavily on me for years. I bought her a dress when I was in Greece in 1982 and she wore it while pregnant with my niece. It became her favourite dress and I have a picture of her wearing it. The question Dave asked me was if I think I could have prevented my sister’s cancer and moreover, what could I have done. This was my answer. In writing this a couple of hours later, I wonder could my sister’s cancer have been prevented if we had not had separate rooms? Cancer is a disease of resentment. She resented me for years, but I never figured out why until this morning.

It is precious to remember how much other people mean to us and how much they changed our lives for the better, even if we can’t tell them directly because they’re gone.

Time to take a few minutes of silence and remember...

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Chef Brian My grandmother's potato and leek soup recipe was always a favorite this time of the year, and the skillet cornbread she served with it, hot and dripping with butter, made it a hearty meal.

Potato Leek Soup Recipe INGREDIENTS 3 large leeks ( washed and chopped) 2 Tbsp butter 2 cups milk 2 cups chicken broth 2 lbs potatoes, peeled and cut into ½ inch pieces 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme Tabasco sauce or hot sauce Salt & Pepper Cook leeks in butter with salt and pepper in a medium sized sauce on low heat for 10 minutes.

Do not brown leeks! Browning will give the leeks a burnt taste.

Add milk, broth, and potatoes. Bring to a low simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Scoop about half of the soup mixture into a blender, puree and return to pan. Add parsley, and thyme. Add a few dashes of hot sauce to taste. Add some freshly ground pepper, 1-2 teaspoons salt or more to taste.

Skillet Cornbread Ingredients 2 to 3 teaspoons bacon drippings or vegetable oil 2 cups buttermilk 1 large egg 1 3/4 cups white cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt Butter Preparation Coat bottom and sides of a 10-inch cast-iron skillet with bacon drippings or vegetable oil; heat in a 450° oven for 10 minutes.

Whisk together buttermilk and egg. Add cornmeal, stirring well.

Stir in baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

Pour batter into hot skillet. If you do not have a cast iron skillet a ceramic dish works.

Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Serve with butter.

Seed and finely dice a jalopeno and stir in for an added kick

More Happenings in Wasaga Beach Dec 1 – Breakfast with Santa Location: Wasaga RecPlex, Lions Den, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Cost: Adult - $3, Child - $2 (under 10). Pancakes and Sausage. Photo with Santa - $3. Entertainment. Sponsored by the Lions Club. For more information call the Lions Club at 705-429-3331 Dec 1,2,8,9,15,16,27-29 – Silverstick Hockey Tournament Location: Wasaga Stars Arena. For more information contact: Adrian Procyszyn at 705-422-0474 or visit www.wasagaminorhockey.com Dec 6 – Ugly Holiday Sweater Youth Dance Location: Wasaga RecPlex, 1724 Mosley Street. Time: 7 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Grades 5-8 only! Tickets: $5.00 in advance and are available at the Recreation Office – 705-429-3321 and at the Chamber of Commerce, 550 River Rd. West – 705-429-2247 Dec 7 – Mini-Retreat Workshop 3 “ The Creative You” Location: Chamber of Commerce, 550 River Rd. West, Wasaga Beach. Whether you believe you are creative or not this workshop is for you. Designed to activate your unique creative self while creating a self-promotion tool that your friends, family and clients will love.

Register in advance for $50(+HST) at www.sarahritchieinc.com/socialmedia Dec 8 – Christmas at the Beach Music Concert Location: The Lighthouse Church, 800 Sunnidale Road, Wasaga Beach. Time: 7 p.m. Featuring The Barrie Concert Band. A free will offering will be taken for the Local Food Bank. Please join us for refreshments following the performance. Sponsored by Waterside Retirement Lodge Inc. Don’t miss this exceptional event to welcome in the Christmas season! For more information call The Lighthouse at 705-428-2004 Dec 12 – Breakfast at the Beach Location: Georgian Circle Family Restaurant, 1441 Mosley St., Unit 1.Time: 7a.m.– 8:30 a.m. Cost: $15 for members and $18 for nonmembers. Guest speaker Ehab Masad, President of the Rotary Club of Wasaga Beach and Area. To confirm your attendance for this breakfast and to obtain more information, contact Trudie McCrea at the Chamber Office -705-429-2247 or email info@wasagainfo.com

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With the Christmas holiday shopping season getting underway, I would like to suggest a number of ways to make sure that your purchases make it under the Christmas tree and not into the hands of an opportunistic thief. During this time of the year, we have in the past, seen a rather disturbing trend that has seen sadness and not the joy that the season should bring. Some safe shopping tips are: 1) Keep wallets and purses safely secured on your person at all times, not left unattended in a shopping cart as you go looking for that perfect gift.

2) Don't carry large amounts of currency. Utilize debit and or credit cards and only carry those cards you are planning to use. Remember to always protect and shield your PIN number from wondering eyes.

3) If using cash, only obtain it from recognized financial institution banking machines and not stand alone ATM's as many of the standalone units are known to be targets of various skimming devices.

4) Don't carry large amounts of gifts. These could block you view and a mishap can happen.

5) If you must leave your purchase in your vehicle secure them in a trunk or in the case of sport utility vehicles or pickup trucks, place them on the floor and cover them with a blanket.

6) Always make sure your vehicle is locked both in the store parking lot and at home.

7) Shop during the day if possible.

8) If you must shop at night, park your vehicle in a well-lit area where you can quickly and easily find it.

9) When travelling to your parked vehicle do so with keys ready and once in lock all your doors again.

10) Report any suspicious activity to store security or to Police immediately.

All businesses should exercise caution at this time of year through reinforcement and review of crime prevention measures. Ensuring that all staff review current internal crime prevention policies, are aware of their surroundings and noticing the behaviour of clients, can go a long way towards preventing a possible crime. Also it is important to make certain that time deposit safes are in place and locked, video surveillance measures are in place and properly adjusted to assist in the identification of persons should a crime occur. In order to minimize any potential financial losses, managers should see that minimal amounts of cash are available at any given time.

Routines with respect to the handling of cash should be avoided and staff charged with the transportation of money to a financial institution should do so in the company of other staff at times that should vary. I encourage business owners and employees to contact Police immediately should they observe any suspicious activity or persons either in or around their business. To report a crime in the Town of Wasaga Beach, please call 1-888-310-1122 and if the crime is ongoing call “911”.

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It's that time of the year when we start thinking about Christmas and our letter to Santa. The countdown to the annual Wasaga Beach Santa Claus Parade starts now. You know who will be coming to town soon? Can you recall your first Santa Claus Parade and how big the floats appeared to you? Watching the jolly man in his red suit with his famous laugh "HoHoHo". What are you going to ask Santa this year?

The official opening of Christmas season is upon us as Wasaga Beach residents and tourists are getting excited about the holidays and looking forward to welcoming our annual Wasaga Beach Santa Claus Parade organized by the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by the town, local businesses, clubs and organizations, scheduled Saturday, November 30th at 2:00 p.m. The line up begins at 1:00 p.m. corner of 22nd Street and Dunkerron Street. The Bicycle Decorating Contest will be part of the event sponsored by Your Mortgage Store Donna Mullen where cash prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places. Every entry will receive a gift for their participation. According to Trudie McCrea from the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce the bicycle participants will line up in the parking lot of the Provincial Park office where they will be judged prior to the parade at noon and then will join the parade group of floats from our local businesses, clubs and organizations. "You can expect 50 different entries from bands, floats, vans, walkers and a couple of pipe bands hopefully." Trudie said. A Santa reception will take place after the parade at the Wasaga Beach RecPlex where plaques will be awarded for best floats for first, second and third place winners. The kids will have an opportunity to meet Santa and receive a bag of goodies.

The kick-off to the parade starts Friday, Novembr 29th at 7:00 p.m. with the Annual Wasaga Beach Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Oakview Woods Park where hot chocolate, Christmas Carols lead by the Prime Time Singers and count down to the tree lighting with a visit from Santa Claus will take place!

Planned for that weekend on Sunday, December 1st from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. is Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the Lions Club at the Wasaga Beach RecPlex Lions Den. For more information please call the Lions Club at 705-429-3331. As well, Funderland Free Family Fun from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the RecPlex with inflatables, face painting, games, build a birdhouse and a puppet show at 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Free admission with a donation to the Food Bank.

This promises to be a festive weekend and I look forward to seeing you at the Wasaga Beach Santa Claus Parade . I will co-host once again for Rogers TV with Catherine Thompson from Georgian Bay Life thanks to the Chamber of Commerce. For more information and registration forms, please contact the Chamber office at 705-429-2247 or info@wasagainfo.com.

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Hey Beachers the Film Festival is almost upon us. We still need volunteers and we are still looking for business sponsors. You can contact the Wasaga Beach Chamber of Commerce at 705 429-2247 and tell them to direct you to Film Festival Committee.

The deadline for film and video submissions is December 02, 2013 and the View, Vote, Red Carpet Gala is scheduled for Saturday January 25th, 2014 at the Wasaga Beach RecPlex. Times will be announced soon with a roster of artists and entertainers that will delight you. Be prepared to be rocked and awed!

This is the annual event we deliberately staged in the shoulder season. Why? To give Beachers a great place to enjoy themselves and meet the world in January and to give visitors the opportunity to explore our winter fun in Wasaga Beach.

The Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival aims to showcase the best in category short films submitted by individuals, groups, companies, teaching institutions and associations. Our film festival, modelled after the Sundance Film Festival in terms of training and development underpinnings and supporting film makers in the Southern Georgian Bay area has the following vision “Bringing the World to Wasaga Beach through a shared passion for film and the power of storytelling.”

Our vision is based on capturing the imagination of film makers and actors at the grass roots level creating an opportunity for international exposure while eliminating entry barriers and providing a focus for talent, passion, capability and achievement. This means no fees and no barriers. A simple smart phone film can get you into the competition. The film festival is an opportunity to show off the natural beauty of our location and to inspire our local participants to produce films that will promote the beauty, vibrancy, vitality and quality of life of Wasaga Beach. This year we are also inviting our neighbouring and international entrants to submit their films and videos to our festival to bring their films and stories to our community in the languages of French and English and subtitles for other language submissions. So far we have submissions from Sweden, Australia, California, Israel and England amongst our local entries.

We have created new categories for our third annual Wasaga Beach Short Film Festival to position our festival as an international festival attracting national and international entrants and thereby enhancing our position as a prominent film festival while providing more exposure for our local Southern Georgian Bay entrants and keeping to our vision, mission and goals.

We believe the Wasaga Film Festival target audience and base of participants will grow to international proportions given the festival's unique enabling approach to grass roots film enthusiasts coupled with the interest in Wasaga Beach nested in Southern Georgian Bay as a preferred Canadian and international destination. We intend to roll out the "BLUE Flag Beach" carpet to our film festival partners and participants for our third annual Wasaga Film Festival scheduled for January 2014.

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How our local places were named Eugenia In Artemesia Township., Grey County on the West shore of Eugenia Lake, head of the Beaver River and County Road 13, 53 km Southeast of Owen Sound. In the 1850's a deer hunter was reported to have found gold in the rocks near a 70-foot (23-m) waterfall.

The stampede was on, but the “gold” turned out to be iron pyrites, also know as “fool’s gold”. Some of the would-be miners stayed on to try farming, and government surveyors laid out a village site. A French ex-soldier who was a member of the survey party suggested naming the place Eugenia after the Empress Eugenia, wife of Napoleon III, When the post office was established in 1862 it took that name.

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Natural Medicine: Separating Fact From Fiction Prostate Cancer Sceening Should Begin at 40: Latest British Study Dr James Meschino DC, MS, ND, ROHP A landmark study published in the British Medical Journal has shown that a man’s PSA level, assessed in his early to mid 40’s, is highly predictive of future development of prostate cancer. PSA stands for prostate specific antigen. Cancer cells secrete PSA into the bloodstream, thus a high PSA raises the suspicion of prostate cancer. However, other factors can increase blood PSA levels to a mild to moderate degree, as well, such as infection, prostate enlargement (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) and recent ejaculation. Although prostate cancer suspicion has traditionally been reserved for men with a PSA level above 4 ng/ml, British researcher showed that for men age 45-49 yrs a PSA level of about 1.5 ng/ml or higher (top 10% percentile) was linked to 44% of future deaths of prostate cancer over the 2530 year study period.

The British study also showed that the risk of developing metastatic prostate cancer within 15 years is close to three-fold higher for men in the top level PSA at age 45-49 and close to ten-fold higher at age 51-55. This suggests that starting to perform PSA screening after age 50, which is customary, would leave a significant proportion of men at elevated risk of later being diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, which is incurable at this point in time. The British study suggests that it may be wise to begin screening men at age 40. Any man with a PSA level at or above 1.4 ng/ml should be monitored very closely (1).

In addition to close monitoring these men should also be educated about the link between diet and lifestyle, which have been shown to be linked to 75-80% of prostate cancer cases (2) As many studies have shown that diet, lifestyle and certain supplements can influence develop and progression of prostate cancer, providing men with evidence-based dietary, lifestyle and supplementation strategies to combat prostate cancer should be included in consultations with all men regarding prostate health, especially with men who are shown to be at high risk (3-9).

I recently had a patient in his early 50’s whose PSA rose from 1.4 ng/ml to 2.6 ng/ml within a 12 month period. He refused to have the recommended biopsy, fearing bleeding, pain, and infection from the procedure. I devised a supplement program for him, based on current research, along with dietary modifications. Within 9 months the lifestyle program I designed for him lowered his PSA back down to 1.4 ng/ml, while showing steady reductions in the PSA level at the 3, 6 and 9 month follow-up assessments.

His family doctor and urologist were most impressed with the results. Below you find the exact diet and supplementation program I recommended. This lifestyle plan is not a replacement for prostate cancer assessment and conventional treatment, but should be part of an attempt to lower PSA levels in high-risk patients and as the adjunctive nutritional management in patients with diagnosed prostate cancer.

Meschino Protocol Adjunctive Nutrition and Supplementation Recommendations For Men with Prostate Cancer or a PSA Level Above 2.5 (if over 50 yr), or PSA Level at or above 1.4 (if 40-49 yr), or a PSA Velocity that has Increased Abruptly Within a One year Period (more than 0.35 ng/ml): Dietary and Lifestyle Prescription:· N o r e d meat, pork, lamb, duck · No deep fried foods, no foods that are cooked to completion via pan-frying in oil · No cheese, no milk or yogurt above 1% milk fat, no egg yolks, no butter, no cream, no mayonnaise · No frozen yogurt or ice cream · No sugar, honey or brown sugar in coffee or espresso · No alcohol of any kind (including red wine) · Eat at least one cruciferous vegetable per day (broccoli, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kale, bok choy, cauliflower) · Eat soy products if possible (stir fry tofu with mixed vegetables, edamame, roasted soy nuts, soy milk) · No high fat pastries (cheat with a biscotti, or low fat muffin) · Eat beans and peas daily if possible – including vegetarian lentil soup · 8 ounces of pomegranate juice per day

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Need 30 mins of aerobic exercise at least 4 days per week for insulin and glucose control – these influence the rate of cell division and growth.

Adeeva Supplements · Adeeva Multiple Vitamin and Mineral – 2 caplets, twice per day · Adeeva Nature’s Essential Oils – 3 capsules per day · Adeeva Immuno-Detox Prime – 3 capsules, twice per day · Adeeva Prostate 40 Plus – 2 capsules, twice per day · Adeeva Sleep-E Natural (with melatonin) – 4 capsules, one hour before bedtime Other Supplements · Lycopene – 20 mg per day · Modified Citrus Pectin – 5 gms, three time daily – can mix into protein shake as well as juice · Vitamin E Succinate – 1600 IU per day · Vitamin D – 10,000 IU per day for one month, then 5,000 IU per day thereafter · Ground flaxseed – 50 gms (2 heaping tablespoons) once per day – mix into Adeeva Protein Shake · Soy Isoflavones – 200 mg per day · 1 4 m u s h r o o m b l e n d (www.mushroomharvest.com · ) – 2 teaspoons per day (4 grams) mixed into non- fat yogurt Note: I suggest you view my prostate health videos at the following link to gain further insight into lifestyle approaches to prostate health: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF58835F57 3B1E199 References 1. A. J. Vickers, D. Ulmert, D. D. Sjoberg, C. J. Bennette, T. Bjork, A. Gerdtsson, J. Manjer, P. M. Nilsson, A. Dahlin, A. Bjartell, P. T. Scardino, H. Lilja.

Strategy for detection of prostate cancer based on relation between prostate specific antigen at age 4055 and long term risk of metastasis: case-control study. BMJ, 2013; 346 2. Willet W. Estimates of cancer deaths avoidable by dietary change. J Natl Cancer Instit 1996;86(14):p948 3. Hussain M, Banerjee M, Sarkar FH et al. Soy isoflavones in the treatment of prostate cancer. 2003.

Nutr and Cancer, 42;2: 111-117 4. Woo TCS, Choo R, Jamieson M et al. Pilot Study: Potential role of vitamin D (cholecalciferol) in patients with PSA relapse after definitive therapy. Nutrition and Cancer. 2005, 5;1: 32-36 5. Partin AW, Pound CR, and Rootselar CV. Natural history of progression after PSA elevation following radical prostatectomy: Update. J Uorl. 2003, 169 (4 suppl): 935 6. Vaishampayan U, Hussain M, Seren S, Sarkar F, Fontana J et al. Lycopene and Soy Isoflavones in the Treatment of Prostate Cancer. Nutri and Cancer.

2007; 59 (1): 1-7 7. Ornish Dean et al: Intensive lifestyle changes may a f f e c t t h e progression of prostate cancer. The Journal of U r o l o g y V o l .

174:1065, 2005 8 . D e m a r k - Wa h n e f r i e d W. F l a x s e e d Supplementation (Not Dietary Fat Restriction) Reduces Prostate Cancer Proliferation Rates in Men Presurgery.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2008;17(12):3577–87) 9. Matlaga BR, Hall MC, Stindt D, Torti FM. Response of hormone refractory prostate cancer to lycopene. J Urol 2001;166:613.

Dr. Meschino, who lives in Wasaga Beach is the author of The Meschino Optimal Living Program.Take his free online Nutrition Assessment at www.naturalhealthtest.com Feel free to email Dr. Meschino any nutrition or health question of interest to you at drjames@sympatico.ca You can follow Dr. Meschino in every issue of Beach BOOSTER and weekly on BeachBOOSTERradio.com

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Beach BOOSTER congratulates Mary Watson on the completion of her new book, as we too recognize that understanding where we came from, helps as we look towards the future.

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SHARING MEMORIES: STORIES OF WASAGA’S PAST I became Town Archivist in a voluntary capacity after my retirement as a town employee in 2006. My love of Wasaga and its varied history has been strengthened as I write historical stories for a local newspaper. After gathering over 30 of them, it was time to put the tales into a book, made possible with the support of the Town of Wasaga. The stories have been re-written and pictures rescanned to provide better quality. All proceeds from this book will go directly to the Wasaga Beach Archives for a future Archive/Museum. I do not personally receive any residuals.

The book can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce, Town Office, Library/Archives, Pedro’s, Beach Builders, Canadian Tire, Wasaga IDA and the Beach BOOSTER office at 1383 Mosley Street.

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