Compass Magazine Vancouver Island Issue 18 October/November 2018

ISSUE 18 | OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 SHARING THE DIRECTION OF VANCOUVER ISLAND COMMUNITIES

OCEAN CHRONICLES

Ecology of Transient Killer Whales WELLNESS ARTIST

Kim Sleno Through Her Eyes...

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Hiking Vancouver Island’s Hidden Gems

FEATURE ARTIST

CHARLIE SMOKE Tribally Hip

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH |

OCEAN CHRONICLES |

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MARINE LIFE STUDIES

ART IN ACTION

ARTIST FEATURE |

CHARLIE SMOKE

SHIFT HAPPENS | ANDREA WAGEMAKER Light as a Portal to Healing

WELLNESS ARTIST | KIM SLENO

Through Her Eyes...

NATUROPATHIC INSPIRATIONS

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Climbing the Mountain of Health, Part 2

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Plants of Vancouver Island

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Walking in their Footsteps: PORT HARDY Bud Logan

Port Hardy is the largest community on the North Island. The area has been continually occupied for at least 8000 years by the First Peoples, and the first European settlers came to the Port Hardy area in the early 1900s. Alec Lyon and his wife Sarah opened a store and post office on the east side of Hardy Bay in 1904, not far from the existing settlement of Fort Rupert.

The total isolation of the area discouraged further settlement, but in 1912, after a shady land deal by the Hardy Bay Land Company, more settlers began to arrive.

Posters promising settlers a well established town with roads, railways, grain elevators and wharfs enticed many to pack up and move to the area.

They came from the States and some from as far as Europe, but as they arrived they found none of the promised amenities, only thick forests and rocky land. A place at the end of the world.

Many packed up and left, but those who had invested everything they had to make the move were forced to remain. By 1914, 12 families had settled in the area and begun to build a community.

They had a school, church, sawmill, and a hotel. People began to move into the area again and most stayed to create this wonderful town on the north end of the Island. These were rugged people who thrived in the isolation.

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By 1916, a trail was built from Port Hardy to Coal Harbor and the community was on its way to becoming the central North Island supply centre it is now. The name Coal Harbor tells you about how this village got started. Coal brought the Northwest Coal Company to the shores of Stephens Bay in 1883. Coal seams seemed very promising but it proved to be poor quality and the mine died out in the early years of the 1900s; by 1907 there was only a caretaker left to watch the mine.

There is plenty of wildlife in and around the Port Hardy area, with so many eagles and ravens that you can see one any time you like. The other birds here are just as plentiful, birds like northern eagles, shrikes and puffins.

Birders from around the world visit the area.

Every year Orca and Humpback whales run up and down the coasts of Johnstone Strait and Blackfish Sound. Take a trip on one of the tour boats from late June to late October and you'll see and hear these majestic mammals along with Minke whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions and sea otters.

Watch for black bears along the river and ocean shores.

They feed here during the salmon run in the fall. Grizzly bear viewing excursions will take you by boat to nearby mainland inlet shores July through September for some incredible bear viewings.

This whole area is a kayaker's dream: The waters are relatively protected, the wild life is abundant and the local people are very friendly. There are many places to put in and if you do not have your own kayak or are inexperienced, you can find many tourism operators that offer a variety of tours that you can sign up for.

Port Hardy today is a beautiful city with a diverse economy that is still occupied by rugged individuals. I always enjoy coming to the area to hike and visit with my many friends and family who call Port Hardy home.

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Bud Logan

HIKING ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

Vancouver Island is considered by some

First peoples used this trail to take grease for trade to

to have the best hiking trails in the world. The trails run

the west coast areas. This trail runs from Woss to Tahsis;

through varied and beautiful areas, with sandy beaches,

it is hundreds of years old if not older.

old growth rain forests, mountain caves, waterfalls and rugged mountain hikes. The trails range from easy one hour walks to week-long, hard, wet and wild journeys.

The trails of Vancouver Island all wind up somewhere.

They may take you to a mountain top where it feels like you can see the whole world, or into a hidden lake deep

British Columbia's toughest and most beautiful trail is

in the rainforest. Sometimes you can wind up on a wild

the West Coast Trail, situated in the Pacific Rim Nation-

west coast beach or find yourself at a river's edge where

al Park Reserve on the west coast of the Island. Consid-

you can see salmon spawning and the bears that come

ered by some to be the toughest trail in North America,

to feed on this feast of the seasons. You could arrive in

the trail traverses 75 km of wind-worn and storm-tossed

one of the ghost towns found along river banks, and

coastal shoreline. You will see giant cedars, huge hem-

once in a while you can wind up at one of our waterfalls.

lock and unending spruce forests, cliffs, beaches, sand-

All of these are my favourite kinds of trails.

stone ledges and suspension bridges spanning rivers and streams. This is Vancouver Island wilderness, wild and wet even in the summer. Hikers who attempt this trail must be fit and well equipped for the back country.

Then there is the 47 km Juan de Fuca Marine Trail in Juan de Fuca Provincial Park. It boasts scenery similar to the West Coast Trail, but with vehicle-accessible points at several spots along the trail, making it a favourite for beginners and day hikers.

Strathcona Park trails can take you into some incredibly beautiful back country with awesome mountain vistas; trails like the Forbidden Plateau, or the Flower Ridge Trail with its display of flowers in the spring. You can hike into Della Falls, the highest falls in Canada, or run across Buttle lake and hike up to Marble Meadows and be blown away by the expanse of these meadows—and maybe see a Marmot.

Other trails take you through marshlands on top of wooden board-walks, often with an educational component, usually if the form of interpretive signs with information on birds, fish, plants and other parts of the wetland. These trails can be a birder's paradise.

The mountain trails are usually quite tough, but when you see the views there, the wild flowers in spring, the rushing waterfalls during the rains of fall, or the variety of birds that are hardly ever seen in the lowlands, it's worth the effort to reach the high places.

Vancouver Island is wild, wet, and windy, but it's also wonderfully sunny and warm for several months during the summer season. This is the time to hit the trails—no matter where you live on the island, there will be numerous local trails for a pleasant afternoon walk. For the more adventurous hikers, the Island has many great trails that can take from a few hours to a few

There are many other mountain trails on the Island and

weeks of gruelling anguish, compensated for with the

some very historical trails like the Woss Grease Trail.

pleasure of reaching your goal.

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There are trails here into areas of limestone formations that with the power of water have formed into caves, many of which are known and have trails that will take you to them, but there are many more caves known to just a few and their locations are well guarded secrets.

Other trails will take you deep into the rain forest among trees that are ancient and giant; these trees can be 20 metres or more apart at the base and yet the canopy, hundreds of feet above, lets in only a diffused light.

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Ocean Chronicles

Male transient killer whale T011A in Juan de Fuca Strait Photo Josh McInnes

It’s a Bigg’s Sea, Part 1: THE ECOLOGY OF TRANSIENT KILLER WHALES

McInnes, Mathieson, Templeman, Marcos, Cullen, Wade & West-Stap

The rain fell gently as we maneuvered

minutes, we were surrounded by 25 whales. We were

our boat into the calm waters of Beacher Bay, a small

able to identify the different groups and collect valu-

sheltered bay off Southern Vancouver Island, sur-

able data on their behaviour, while reveling in the

rounded by towering green Douglas fir and red-barked

presence of these magnificent animals.

Arbutus trees. Several islands and reefs extend from the shore to make up the convoluted Bedford Islands.

Transient or Bigg’s killer whales are one of three eco-

Many of these small reefs and islands are home to nu-

types of killer whale inhabiting the waters of the north-

merous harbour seals, which haul out to rest and give

eastern Pacific Ocean. In comparison to the fish-eating

birth. We sighted two transient killer whales in the dis-

residents and offshores, transients specialize in hunt-

tance at the entrance of the bay; black dorsal fins sliced

ing marine mammals, and are widely distributed from

the surface of the water as they dove in unison. We sat

the Bering Sea to Southern California. Three subpop-

quietly looking for any signs of their presence. In front

ulations have been distinguished based on genetics,

of us, a harbour seal splashed and dove at the edge of

acoustics, distribution, and behaviour. The AT1’s or

the reef; all of a sudden one of the transients, a large

Chugach transients are a small Alaskan subpopulation

male, surfaced explosively with the seal in his mouth.

that forage alongside tidal water glaciers in the waters

His five to six-foot dorsal fin wobbled back and forth

of Prince William Sound and the Kenai Fjords. His-

as he grasped the struggling seal. The water streamed

torically this subpopulation numbered 22 animals, but

red around the big male as he headed away from the

a combination of environmental and anthropogenic

reef towards the female whale in the middle of the bay.

factors reduced them to just seven whales. An additional subpopulation of roughly 100 transients have

We followed the transients from a safe distance, pho-

also been identified in waters throughout the Gulf of

tographing the whales’ dorsal fins and grey saddle

Alaska. Sighted infrequently, these Gulf of Alaska tran-

patches. The male’s wide rippled dorsal fin and the

sients roam widely and do not associate with the AT1s,

female’s two distinctive notches gave their identity

even though they share the same waters.

away as the T011s, a presumed mother and son pair we nick named the “Juan de Fuca killers.” We followed

Further west along the Aleutian Islands and into the

the whales to the entrance of the bay, which opens up

Bering Sea, other communities of transients have also

into the Juan de Fuca Strait, a body of water separat-

been identified. Their presence appears seasonal as

ing Vancouver Island from the snow-capped Olympic

they intercept gray whales migrating to the Bering Sea.

Mountains in Washington State.

The third subpopulation, which has been studied Upon exiting the bay, we sighted more whales to the

more extensively, are known as the west coast tran-

east and west converging on our location. Within

sients (WCT). Approximately 500 WCT killer whales

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have been identified from Southeast Alaska to South-

Island to Monterey Bay, California. We are starting to

ern California. Within this subpopulation two com-

see new and exciting behaviours and patterns emerge.

munities of WCT killer whales have been identified

One of the most noteworthy observations is the mix-

based primarily on differences in habitat use: an inner

ing of both inner and outer coastal transient killer

and an outer coastal community.

whale communities. Documented mainly off the coast of California, these infrequent visits may shed light on

Apex predators of marine mammals, transient killer

new areas of transient killer whale ecology. In the next

whales have adapted specific behaviours that shape

two articles of Ocean Chronicles, dedicated to these

their foraging ecology. In comparison to the large pod

fascinating marine mammal hunters, we will look

sizes of 10 to 20 individuals found in fish-eating resi-

more deeply into these exciting events.

dent killer whales, transients are often found in groups of one to six. Additionally, transients limit all communication, relying on passive listening and cryptic echolocation clicks for detecting prey. Their smaller group size, combined with near-silent communication, greatly decreases the probability of being detected by

Josh McInnes is a cetacean ecologist and research coordinator at MarineLife Studies in Monterey Bay, California. He taught ocean sciences at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre from 2014-2016. He lives in Victoria, BC.

their acutely vigilant marine mammal prey.

Inner WCT killer whales specialize in hunting small marine mammals, with the majority of our observations on harbour seals, harbour porpoises, and sea lions. The inner coastal WCT community utilizes two foraging techniques: nearshore and offshore foraging. In nearshore foraging transients are usually found close to shore, in very shallow water, in search of harbour seals and sea lions. This foraging technique is recognized by groups of transients entering small bays, inlets, and fjords. When they encounter a seal or sea lion haul-out, members split up and circle the site, doing long, irregular dives. When one member of the group captures a seal, other members quickly join in and prey is split and shared. Only once

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have we documented transients using the risky behaviour of intentionally stranding while foraging for pinnipeds, a technique employed by other geographically isolated mammal-hunting killer whale populations. In offshore foraging, members of the group split up more broadly, sometimes separated by over a kilometre. Their dives become irregular and long, sometimes exceeding 10 minutes. This behaviour often occurs in open water and while hunting small cetaceans.

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ART BATTLE NORTH ISLAND It didn’t surprise me at all to learn that

Vital Signs is a national program led by

Art Battle has finally made its way to Vancouver Island,

community foundations and coordinated by Community

and especially the North Island. With all the incredi-

Foundations of Canada that aims to inspire civic engage-

ble, creative talent here, it was destined to happen. It

ment and provide focus for public debate in our commu-

takes a special person to step up and make productions

nities and around the world. Vital Signs reports are used by

like this happen: Susanne Grundison has been a part

residents, business, community organizations, universities

of the North Island community for as long as I can re-

and colleges, and government leaders to take action and di-

member. Her first introduction to Art Battle was at the

rect resources where they will have the greatest impact.

Senior Games in Penticton last year, and she knew she wanted to get involved right away.

In addition to data collection and statistical analysis, the Community Foundation engaged the community in a con-

“I wrote the organization knowing that I wanted to

sultative process to invite the inclusion of local opinions

produce these events for our region on the Island,”

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says Grundison. “I had been assisting with other art-

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sists of eight events running July through May with four Artists continuing to regionals—known as the Island Championships—held in Victoria. From there, successful Artists travel to Toronto for the Canadian Championships, and then off to the Internationals, typically held in Los Angeles.

Most recently, Grundison hosted battles at the Campbell River Live Streets event and Art Battle Qualicum.

Next up on October 12th is the University Challenge in Nanaimo with another battle pending for the Co-

and Work.

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mox Valley area in November 2018 and Duncan May 2019. Finals will be held in June and the location is still pending. “It’s free to enter as an Artist. The audience votes and pushes for the winning Artist at the competitions. We have had an incredible start so far, and can’t wait for this next battle to get underway. For Artists who move on to the Canadian Championships, travel costs are sponsored; allowing the Artist to really focus on the battle and the experience,” says Grundison.

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ARTIST FE ATURE

CHARLIE SMOKE

Tribally Hip

If you truly believe in warrior

design but her work remains quite specif-

women

ic to her style. Smoke is self-taught mostly

and

destiny

journeys,

you’ll

but did apprentice on Granville Island for a

understand the beautiful path that Charlie Smoke has laid. Smoke walks the Sundance

short period of time.

Path and is strongly influenced by her Anishinaabe-Scottish culture. While focused on her art,

As I look around her studio, I notice a mecca of beads.

she continues to pour sweats for women and lead

“I truly feel connected to seed beads; I really try to

by example.

mix mediums as much as possible,” Smoke tells me.

She started making jewellery to pay the bills back East

“Right now, I’m feeling like a bear… getting ready to

while pregnant and did very well at her first show.

go in, hunker down, to the darker quiet days of win-

Smoke then launched her own brand and did the

ter… this is where creativity flows for me,” she says

market circuit for quite a while quickly building a large

to start the conversation, “and I’m looking forward to

clientele.

some exploration this winter.” Smoke says she is always inspired by what’s happening in her life and Art

Smoke moved to Bowen Island about fifteen years

helps her heal and connect to her culture. Her stylings

ago and started creating with metal again. She had

of work are sometimes planned through sketch or

a metaphysical store there and embarked to visit the

dreams; special designs appear through meditation

Tucson Gem Show in Arizona and was completely

and connection to the Creator.

amassed with beads.

Every piece that Smoke creates is an original styling;

“It was like that IKEA commercial… start the car, start

she occasionally changes colours for a revival of a

the car – I felt like I had won the lottery,” she says, and

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smiles. This love of beads got her started back into the show circuit but this time on the West Coast— Squamish and Whistler, just to name a few. “It’s a beautiful way to feel while beading and the connection to ancestry—it’s mesmerizing,” Smoke says.

She continues to keep up with custom orders from her website but notes as an artist, “It’s hard to see my

she came into a sweat lodge for the first time, she felt

value—my own worth. Pricing my work is such a chal-

an immediate connection to her roots. Smoke holds a

lenge but the industry has shown me that I can make

special place for healing and honouring women. “My

a living at what I do through creating. I’m always think-

biggest call is to hold sacred space for women,” she

ing, planning—it’s like when people say I need to hit

says, which she does through full moon ceremonies,

the gym, for me, it’s time to hit the studio.”

women’s sweat lodges and praying with her fellow Sun Dancers.

Smoke is now creating space for large scale projects that she has been working up to for some time. She

“I don’t really colour between the lines” she adds “no

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matter where I am on my journey, there are bigger

plate; it took four years to complete. “It feels more like

visions. Ceremony will always be a big part of my

a piece of destiny with a special purpose rather than

future and I will keep watering my creativity and keep

just finishing a project.”

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She has been a Sun Dancer for seven years now; when

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Almost everyone has thought about changing something in their home, and for the most part renovations help improve its resale value. But before you start up the tools, talk to a Realtor® about what renovations have the most influence.

The first step in renovating is repairs before renovations.

Don’t spend your money redoing your kitchen if your roof needs replacing, especially if you are thinking of selling. A buyer may love your kitchen but can disappear quickly when they find out about the replacement cost of the roof. The kitchen and the bathroom deliver the highest return. Keep practicality in mind with any renovation.

Flooring is another common renovation that can see a significant return on investment. New floors make your house feel new. Wood and laminate are generally more appealing to buyers then carpet. When replacing flooring concentrate on the living room, dining room and kitchen first as these are the wow rooms. If you are not an experienced installer, consider hiring a professional. The money

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Lucia Light No 3 is a light therapy; a deeply relaxing, immersive experience of light, sound and sacred geometry, it supercharges the brain with light energy. Light enters the retina and stimulates the pineal gland, which opens up to create an amazing and powerful kaleidoscopic experience of vivid colors, psychedelic effects and sacred geometric shapes and forms.

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Dimethyltryptamine (DMT), a natural occurring psychedelic compound, is found in all living plants (peyote, mesclun, Ayahuasca, magic mushrooms) and mammals.

Shamans and Indigenous Healers use these plants to reach a dimension of light consciousness, where all healing begins. DMT is naturally manufactured and released by the pineal gland, and is an integral part of our dreams, birth, death, psychic and visionary experiences. Bright light is believed to stimulate the release of DMT that awakens the pineal gland.

The Universe is all light and sound. All matter is fragments of light, as we are light beings with a body that is a transmitter and receiver of light energy. Light and consciousness reflect the dual nature of one and the same phenomenon.

Imagine using your own brain power to take control and give yourself permission to let in creativity and joy, and become rooted in the present moment. Lay claim to your true self. Experience greater clarity, better sleep, greater calm and peace.

Discover how the Lucia Light No 3 can supercharge your brain with powerful light energy. Making positive changes towards health and breaking habits that don’t serve you can be challenging; embracing the power of light allows your inner mind an instant true connection to your higher self.

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3) When you are back on your feet: You may need to evacuate your building if there was strong shaking, especially if there are reports of structural damage. You may also need to turn off your gas valve if you smell gas. Consider turning off your circuit breakers, but only do so one by one and after you have shut off all light switches to prevent any sparking which could cause a fire.

4) Once you have determined you're safe, follow your communications plan. Text first, talk second - a text is far more likely to go through. Texts take way less bandwidth than a phone call.

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KETO 101 WHAT IS THE KETOGENIC DIET?

Unless you’ve been living out in the boonies

prolonged period of time, following intense, long-lasting exercise,

away from the internet and all media, you’ve certainly heard about

and when they adopt a low/no carb lifestyle.

the ketogenic diet. Going “keto” is all the rage these days, with millions of people banishing carbohydrates from their diet and embracing all things fat. But what is the purpose of going keto?

Who “discovered” it, and what are its benefits—if there are any?

Ketogenic diets are nothing new to the world of medicine and nutrition. In fact they’ve been around for close to 100 years. The reason that ketogenic diets and the whole keto lifestyle seem new is that celebrities, athletes, media outlets, and even supplement companies have adopted the diet and begun to promote it.

So, as the body begins breaking down and burning stored body fat for energy (i.e. beta-oxidation), ketones are generated, which serve as the default fuel for your muscles and brain in the absence of dietary carbohydrate.

History of the Keto Diet Keto first debuted in 1921 with the work of Dr. Russell Wilder, but the origins of ketosis and ketogenic diets date back much farther… all the way back to the ancient Greeks. They discovered that fasting was effective for managing seizures associated with

So, what does it mean to “go keto”?

epilepsy. Fast forward some 2000 years when researchers began

Ketogenic diets are a type of extremely low-carbohydrate diet,

searching for ways to mimic the effects of fasting, but without

where the majority of calories come from dietary fat and protein.

actually starving a person to death.

To put the ketogenic diet in terms of macronutrient percentages, here’s how it roughly breaks out in modern applications: •75% fat

•20% protein

•5% carbohydrate

Dr. Wilder suggested the ketogenic diet as an alternative to fasting for the treatment of epilepsy in children. The diet seemed effective and became the go-to method of treatment for man-

By consuming such a limited amount of carbohydrates, you

aging epilepsy for the next 20 years. Initially, the ketogenic diet

decrease the amount of glucose in your body, and your body

consisted of:

starts producing energy substrates called ketones. The purpose

•1g of protein per kilogram of bodyweight

is to enter into and maintain a state of ketosis, where the body’s

•10 – 15 g of carbohydrates per day

primary energy source is ketones, not glucose.

•Remaining calories come from dietary fat

What are ketones?

During the first half of the 20th century the diet was a mainstay

Ketones, short for ketone bodies, are by-products of the body’s

in the treatment of epilepsy; however, as medical treatments

breakdown of fat. Your body synthesizes and utilizes these ke-

continued to evolve, anti-seizure and antiepileptic drugs were

tones when carbohydrate intake is low, and blood sugar as well

created and use of the ketogenic diet declined. Keto would

as glycogen levels are low. Things get a little more complicated

remain dormant in the eye of the public for next 50 years, until

with ketones because your body produces three different types

it saw a brief re-awakening in the 1990s, and again in the early

(Acetoacetate (AcAc), Beta-hydroxybutyric acid (BHB), and Ace-

2000s, and again in the present day, thanks to the constantly re-

tone)—the difference between them requires a separate article.

volving door that is the diet industry, where “going keto” is being advertised as a cure-all for obesity, brain fog, declining perfor-

Glucose is the body’s default energy source. When deprived of this energy source, glycogen (stored form of glucose in the body) get used and subsequently become depleted. Following this, the body begins looking for another source of energy, which in this case is fat. This process occurs whenever a person fasts for a

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Benefits of Keto As opposed to many other fad diets, such as the Carnivore Diet, Grapefruit Diet, or Military Diet, ultra low carb, high fat diets (i.e. ketogenic diets) have been pretty heavily researched. In fact,

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In short, no. Ketogenic diets are not superior to higher carbohydrate diets for weight loss. A recent meta-analysis reviewing 19 weight loss trials noted: “Trials show weight loss in the short-term irrespective of whether the diet is low CHO [carbohydrate] or balanced. There is probably little or no difference in weight loss and changes in cardiovascular risk factors up to two years of follow-up when overweight and obese adults, with or without type 2 diabetes, are randomised to low CHO diets and isoenergetic balanced weight loss diets.”[12] Basically, when calories are equated, there is no advantage for weight loss between low-carb, ketogenic diets or diets containing higher amounts of carbohydrates.

That being said, if you are someone with some form of impaired carbohydrate metabolism (i.e. diabetics), you stand to benefit more from adopting a low-carbohydrate diet than one involving a lot of carbohydrates.

Takeaway The ketogenic diet is a form of high fat, extremely low carbohydrate diet initially developed for the treatment of epilepsy.

Over the years, the diet has seen promise in helping mitigate the symptoms of a number of diseases and disorders beyond epilepsy, including type 2 diabetes.

When compared to lower fat, higher carbohydrate diets, ketogenic diets are equally as effective for losing weight when calories and protein are held constant.

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get out of bed. Sleno has faced many adversities in life and now she is where she always wanted to be. Some may remember her from her days on Courtenay City Council, countless hours volunteering for Rotary International or through business via bookkeeping and accounting practices, but now, Sleno is totally focused on her art, through her eyes, photography.

“I was always interested in photography, especially wildlife and birds. As a special gift for my 50th birthday, I travelled north and photographed polar bears. I studied at the New York Institute of Photography back in the early 90s and knew then that I had a strong passion for this art form,” Sleno says, as we reminisce. “I spent a year while I was recovering doing on-line courses brushing up on my photography. I didn’t think bears would pay money to have their picture taken,” she adds, laughing.

After a short stint doing wedding photography, she started photographing women as her main subject. This turn

through her eyes...

in subject matter truly brought her to where she is today, focused on personal branding for individuals and professionals alike. “If a picture is worth a thousand words, we can truly personify who we are through photography.

I feel like I can capture people’s true personalities – heart and soul,” Sleno says. “People in general aren’t usually ready to commit to understand or accept their personal beauty. In this digital age, it’s important more than ever to leave tangible legacy through print. It’s all about the senses… touching and feeling. We all had personal and family portraits on our walls growing up; that has started to disappear. We need to create legacy for future generations and this is how I’m contributing.”

Sleno is a member of Masters Photographers International (MPIO) and holds a Craftsman status currently while working towards her Masters designation. She won four awards for her work this year and will be working through a teaching component soon – completely enjoying the diversity and process of MPIO. Sleno's new website, kimsleno.com, highlights package sessions including folio boxes, matted photo keepsakes and your personal branding. Consider giving family or professional photos as a gift, or spoil yourself—you deserve to have a beautiful image!

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ENTREPRENEURIAL & LEADERSHIP COACHING Maria Ji

CLEAR THE PATH To Creation

Last month I wrote about the three levels

Third letter: Acknowledge and thank the person who

of creation and the feedback was overwhelming. I also

you wrote letters to. If you have little to say, go back to

noticed that in the process of practicing, people often

second letter.

get stopped by road blocks.

Reset your thoughts by using the power of words. Recite Our nature is to create which leads to a more fulfilling

an affirmation when you notice your thoughts go back

life experience. It's all connected. By working on one

to the past. "I recognize that I chose the past thoughts. I

level of creation you will also work on other two. So,

choose again. I choose forgiveness and it sets me free."

here's how to clear some of the common road blocks.

Road Block #2: The Monkey Mind.

Road Block #1: The past dictates the present moment.

Often clients asked me: How do I get to my goals, fast?

Holding onto the past consumes our thought energy,

My answer is always the same: Slow down.

which is the first level of creation. It separates us from the new possibility that is available now. Healing is not

Our mind often lives in the regret for the past or anxi-

possible without the willingness to let go of the past. The

ety for the future. Our words and actions then focus on

holistic healer Louise Hay, who transformed numerous

either trying to fix the past or to strategize and control

lives, healed her cervical cancer by choosing to let go of

the future. It keeps us busy and distracts us from being

resentment for her childhood rapist and abusers.

present. The path to presence is to become aware, not to fight the thoughts.

Forgiveness brings darkness to the light and it sets our creative energy free, and that is why all forgiveness is a

Practice this: Notice when you are not present, and take

gift to oneself.

three deep breaths paying close attention to how your body expands and contracts. Do this at least three times

Practice this: Write three letters to speed up the process

throughout the day and you will notice your level of

of forgiving.

stress reduces and your creativity increases. Set alarms to remind yourself.

First letter: In this letter, write out everything you are angry, sad, or resentful about. Give it all! Honour your

You can also follow guided meditations help to train

feelings.

the 'monkey mind'. My all time favourite is the Insight Timer App which can be downloaded for free.

Second letter: In this letter, write out everything you could be responsible for to resolve the situation.

Be patient and consistent. It's the same as learning any

Remember, it will be difficult to write this letter if you

new skills—to up your level of creativity, which leads to

haven't said EVERYTHING there is to say in the first

a fulfilling and satisfying life, takes practice.

letter.

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HEARTSTRONG Robyn Smalley

Physical Activity or EXERCISE?

What is the difference between physical activity and

Consistent movement with an intention to improve function

exercise? Both have an effect on our general health and well-

can ultimately effect:

ness, and both are important in our day to day living. Physical

BLOOD PRESSURE – exercise is proven to help lower blood

activity is classified as any body movement making the heart beat faster. Exercise is a type of physical activity carried out with a specific purpose; performed to improve a function. For example, walking to work can be classified as physical activity if you are walking at a leisurely pace. The same could also be

pressure which puts the heart at a decreased risk of cardiovascular disease.

BLOOD CHOLESTEROL – activity improves the way the body handles blood cholesterol and blood sugar levels.

classified as exercise if you are walking at a brisk pace with

PHYSICAL FITNESS – with more activity, your body will use less

the intention of raising your heart rate and working on walking

energy to complete the same task, making your body more ef-

speed.

ficient and reduce how tired you feel after exercise.

Getting up from a seated position is typically an activity, but can also be an exercise if performed with full concentration and awareness of how the movement is performed. You are standing up with the purpose of improving your strength and alignment.

MUSCLES, BONE, CARTILAGE – under appropriate load, your muscles, bones and cartilage will become stronger, increasing bone density and decreasing risk of injury.

MOOD – activity can help manage mental health and mood disorders. Increase blood flow and the release of endorphins can decrease pain and elevate mood.

Physical activity may not always be in your own control. You may have a physical job and think that you are also getting exercise in that job. However, if you are repetitively carrying a load heavier than what your fitness level can tolerate, that may result in not improving a function, or have the opposite effect: injury.

Both physical activity and exercise are beneficial and necessary to our bodies physically and mentally. Physical activity reduces the risk of inactivity-related diseases such as cardiovascular disease and dementia and keeps our minds and bodies healthy and well. So go for a walk with the intention of raising your heart rate, breath in the fresh air and see the effects take place!

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Climbing the

MOUNTAIN OF HEALTH Here are six more nutrients and suggestions to help you on your 12- month climb towards optimal health. It is never too late to start!

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Manganese: This mineral is important for the health and repair of ligaments. It also prevents osteopenia and osteoporosis. Manganese is a key to the synthesis of acetylcholine, a major neurotransmitter in our brains and nervous system. Manganese activates normal cholesterol synthesis and brings low cholesterol levels back to normal. If cholesterol is too low this building block is deficient for making important male and female hormones.

Low cholesterol is also associated with increased risk of cancer and stroke. Look for it in a good mineral supplement for bone and joint health.

8 Essential fatty acids: EPA and DHA are the two essen-

tial fatty acids found naturally in fish in the triglyceride form. They are important for every cell membrane in the body. Daily dosages of 3000mg in total may provide improvement in skin, bowel function, immune system, inflammation, conditions of dryness and optimal brain function especially during pregnancy and breast feeding.

EFAs prevent cardiovascular disease when taken for at least 5 months at optimal dosages. Read labels carefully for dosage and purification of PCBs, dioxins and mercury.

9 Selenium is an important mineral for the preven-

tion of prostate cancer and the optimal functioning of the thyroid. Men need to eat Brazil nuts (2 nuts contain 200mcg) daily or take 200 micrograms of selenium. The activation of T3 thyroid hormone requires selenium. It is also a precursor of glutathione, an important antioxidant and body detoxifier. Selenium also slows the growth and

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reproduction of retroviruses which include HIV, herpes simplex, hepatitis B, Coxsackie virus, and others. If you have or are at risk for any of these, eating Brazil nuts or taking selenium supplementation may reduce the number and/or severity of infections.

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Boron. An Australian researcher found that lower levels of boron in the soil correlate with higher incidence of osteoarthritis, and a double-blind trial found that 6 milligrams of boron daily improved osteoarthritis symptoms. Animal and human observational studies show that boron can reduce prostate cancer risk. I recommend 9mg daily for the treatment of osteoporosis.

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Vitamin D is such an important vitamin that supports most organ systems that it acts more like a hormone.

The main reason to take it is cancer prevention: prostate, breast and colon to name the top three. It is also important for prevention and treatment of depression, insomnia, pain and osteoporosis. I suggest measuring 25(OH) blood levels aiming for 150nmol/L. Often this requires adult dosages of 5000Iu’s per day. Vitamin K is always recommended along with vitamin D to help slow and even reverse arterial calcification. The MK-4 and MK-7 forms of vitamin K2 are likely more effective than the K1 form so look for combinations of all three.

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Vitamin B12 has many uses but at the top includes its benefit for fatigue and imbalance in the elderly. 5mg B12 injections using the hydroxo or the methyl form is very effective also for the treatment of bursitis and shingles when given several times per week. B12 is effective for brain and heart health, lowering homocysteine and is also effective for the wheezing of childhood asthma. Take sublingually daily at 1mg for children and 5mg for adults.

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Frank Wayne An excerpt from The Cumberland Tales

The Old Man The Old Apple

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Halloween was my favourite holiday. It was better than Christmas because you got to go out and collect all the candy you could, for free. The harder you worked, the more you got. It was like free shopping in the grocery store. But you could run into problems, like when those people told us that if we wanted a treat, we had to sing them a song. Luckily, we were well-versed in "On Top of Spaghetti". I don't know if you know that one, but it goes on for a long time, if you want it to. They stopped us by the time the meatball had rolled under the bush. You have to know the song.

This particular Halloween my friends and I had already done all the usual haunts in the neighbourhood and even pressed beyond our normal boundaries to encompass strangers areas of town, but I was still unsatisfied. I pressed on by myself. I knocked on every door. I know now that knocking on every door was not a good idea. I did it anyway; however haunting and ill kept it looked, it didn't matter to me. I wanted more treats. I was just off the main drag and was surprised to see a small, rickety house with one little window and one little door that faced the street. With brazen Halloween authority I stepped up to the door and knocked. An old man answered the door, but not just any old man. I thought I knew him, the crevice in his brow, the bushy eyebrows, the smell. I was sure I knew him from somewhere, this old man. He looked lonely, sad and confused. There was a picture of a big, black bear, and a broken mirror that hung by a bent wire on the wall. It displayed the seven years of bad luck that Sam Yik had told us about. I kind of felt sorry for him.

He leaned over my face. His face was cracked. His eyes red. Long hairs spiked out of his nose and ears.

"Whaaat?" He creaked again.

Then he got it. "Ohh, you want your treat . . . I don't have anything," he said. "Ohh, wait a minute." He went to the fridge and opened the door. The fridge shook. Then the whole house shook when he closed it. The floor was all rolly-polly like a wave in the sea; scraps of linoleum were missing, and it creaked like he was going to fall through to the spider-filled crawl space. He came back with an apple, but not just any old apple. This apple was so old and wrinkly it looked like the old man, but not as bad.

"This apple is the best of me," he said.

I was white faced, but I put the apple in my pillowcase Halloween bag because that was what you were supposed to do.

That was my last house that Halloween night. It was the last house before oblivion, the last stop before death, and I knew the old man did the best he could, in his circumstances. I wondered how the old man had come to forget about Halloween. I wondered if he ever went out on Halloween when he was a kid. I wondered about his mom and his dad. The cracked mirror and bear picture reminded me of him, but maybe that was what he wanted, to be reminded of something or to remind someone else of something.

I didn't eat the gross apple the old man gave me. Of all the people who I met on Halloween night, he was the one I remember, so close to death, while I trembled with life.

This was the difference between the old man and me. He would sleep eternally, and never be alone again, and I had to go through my life. I wondered how much difference there was between the old man and Sam Yik. I wondered why I felt like I had met this old man before somewhere.

I told Sam Yik about the old man.

"Whaaat?" He creaked.

He said that each of us came out of the blue. He said that each of us had a story to tell. Some got to share their stories, some do not, but the untold stories are the ones we needed to seek. I wasn't sure why the untold stories are more important than the ones we heard, but that was what he said.

"It's Halloween and you're supposed to give me something, you know, like candy."

"But I know him." I whispered. He stifled a chuckle and said we all know each other.

"Trick or Treat."

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Plants of Vancouver Island Bud Logan

It's Fall—the best time to learn about plants.

which can't be bought in grocery stores. Please be cau-

Harvesting foods for the table and medicines for heal-

tious when gathering wild foods– some may not agree

ing can be very satisfying. To learn more about plants,

with you, and others can make you quite ill. Only har-

you can take a course, pick up books that teach about

vest plants that you know well. Some plants can be con-

the plants in your area, and go on walkabouts with

fused with non edible or poisonous plants, so be sure

local guides who have this knowl-

you know what you are looking for

edge and are willing to share their

before you harvest and consume

teachings.

any wild plant. There are many

Plants grow best where their distinct needs are met. They may require dry, hard-packed soil, or

great field guides; find one for your area and take it with you.

wet and

Vancouver Island is fortunate to

soggy ground. They may flourish in

have a variety of wild, fruit bearing

the lowlands or prefer locations high

plants, vines and shrubs. Some are

above the tree line. Simply put, a

native to the island, while others are

plant grows best where its living con-

troublesome and invasive. By learn-

ditions are met. So, in order to find

ing to identify these fruits, you can

a particular plant, you just need to

enjoy food that's healthy, and free

know the environment that it needs, and then search for areas that fit those surroundings.

Vancouver Island boasts a large and diverse plant population. On the west coast, where it rains heavily, you

for the taking! Most native fruits and berries are high in antioxidants, vitamins, and other nutrients. We harvest and freeze or dehydrate many of our island's fruits.

will find plants that proliferate in wet conditions. On

Invasive plant species are considered one of the great-

the southern tip of the Island where little rain falls, you

est threats to the biodiversity of Vancouver Island. We

will discover species of desert-like plants, and even cac-

have many aggressive, intrusive plants that are well-es-

ti. Alpine areas on the island are known for their stun-

tablished here, and others that are just getting a foot-

ning abundance of wild flowers, which in late spring/

hold. The island's many rare ecosystems support an ar-

early summer, overwhelm the senses, and can take your

ray of endangered species that depend on their unique

breath away with their astonishing beauty.

habitats for survival. Invasive plants tend to take over

Our Island has many choice, edible plants that can be

and force beneficial and precious native plants out.

harvested from the wild. Some are quite healthful, and

Natural medicine is no longer just a back to nature fad

many can add new flavours and nutrients to your table,

but a real down to earth philosophy. There are many

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H E A LT H & W E L L N E S S plants that can be harvested to create alternative medicines. This need to use natural medicines is like something new to us, but in reality, we have always relied on plants for medicines. Over half the medicines that doctors prescribe today are created from plants.

Over the ages, many magical and mystical powers have been associated with plants and the medicines they contain. Plant-based remedies have been revered by

The Opportunity to Shine:

LION BEAR FOX tours the Island!

some and feared by others. Practitioners in the past,

Christopher Arruda (Lion), Cory Woodward (Bear) and Ryan

who had knowledge of and performed these healing

McMahon (Fox), have been playing together since 2012

arts were sometimes put to death by those in power.

when Lion Bear Fox was formed. Their lyrics peel back the

Today, research has given us a deeper understanding of

layers of the human existence with music that transitions

the chemical and physical qualities leading to the heal-

from bombastic and high, sometimes edging on gospel and

ing properties of these plants.

other times rock, to whispery, gentle and quiet. Whether it

Moss is an ancient plant that first appeared around 400 million years ago. One of the first plants to grow on land,

be self-judgments, abuse, addictions or mental illness, their music shows us that there is still an opportunity to shine.

it is still one of the first plants to return to disturbed soil.

Woodward says he was 'at risk' his entire youth but thinks

Moss is nonvascular, and with no means to transport wa-

the term doesn't accurately capture the range or depth of

ter throughout the plant, it develops instead in moist ar-

what many youths experience. He developed coping mecha-

eas. Needing little or no soil, it can grow on bare rock, trees

nisms that didn't align with his mental or physical well-being.

or buildings. Over a long period of time, moss can create

Music was, and still is, his release. This cathartic aspect of

soil by slowly breaking down rock. Holding water like a

their music is something the Lion, Bear and Fox all share.

sponge, it allows other plants to access this moisture.

"I think we're in a time of shiny," says McMahon, referring

Vancouver Island has many poisonous plants inhabit-

specifically to social media. "We're in a time of glossing over

ing different areas. It's vital to know as much as you can

a lot of things. Good art used to communicate and speak on

about these toxic plants, since many can easily be con-

the tough issues. Very rarely do we see that now. All of us as

fused with edible plants. Learn to identify poisonous

writers, aspire to be good artists and good art comments on

plants by studying field guides, talking to locals, or by

the difficulties of the human experience."

joining a nature group in your area that will take you out into the field to teach you hands on about plants. Children and pets are most vulnerable to plant poisoning, as

When McMahon was in Grade 10, a friend committed suicide.

He says he grew up overnight. That's when he began to write.

they both like to put things in their mouths.

"When I hear about hardships, and speak to them," he says,

Wild flowers flourish vibrantly and profusely through-

We're trying to start a dialogue, and that's important to us."

out Vancouver Island. I really enjoy hiking mountain trails in late spring, to view the vast variety of plant life.

We all delight in the beauty of wild flowers, but rarely give thought to the magic at work creating this spectacular show year after year. While annual flowers are grown yearly from seed, perennials can develop and propagate for several years. They too, however, need to produce enough new plants from seed in order to maintain vigorous populations.

So, go out and explore the Island, and learn about our

"it makes me feel more human. It's okay to feel this way.

Arruda adds that when he was a kid, men weren't talking like this. "There's a big sea change in our culture," he says. "For the men out there, there's a different way of being, especially with the #MeToo movement. There's a different way of being masculine. It doesn't have to be the jock or the geek.

We can get rid of the stigma of having to be the tough guy.

We can shine."

The Shine Tour, Coast to Coast, with The Lion, Bear, Fox, hits the Island including Nanaimo's Port Theatre on October 5th

extraordinary plants - many are edible, others are poi-

and The Tidemark Theatre in Campbell River on October 6th.

sonous and some have the ability to heal.

www.thelionthebearthefox.com

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PART 3

Between the lines in everything I have written is the secret message that the way we reason and order our world and reality is wrong…it is desperately and fatally flawed. That we build a world of pieces and parts, never able to imagine and witness the whole… that we are all trapped in a selfish and savage world because absolutely everything in our worldview now is directly linked to a prehistoric and primitive perspective beneath all that we think, organize and envision in our human world. That the reason we see hostility and threat around us, and the reason we obsessively focus in terror on our own private,

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selfish lives is because of the primitive window from

Are you on the right track?

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higher consciousness and a syndrome of meaning beyond the separate, isolated “circles of light” we live. Nothing we do within that separate discrete awareness we live… no personal enlightenment, spiritual quest, organization or success within our eternally isolated and discrete lives will and primitive worldview. The answer is to somehow reach outside of and beyond our own separate lives in a new dimension and from the higher ground of a metamorphosis and manifesting the dream and the destiny of all universe will save humankind. Doing something impossible that has never been done before… hand in hand together.

Matthew Copleston, PFP Financial Planner, Investment & Retirement Planning Tel. : 250-286-4481 Matthew.Copleston@bmo.com

This world you and I are living through is becoming impossible to bear. And there seems to be no way out.

Yet somewhere within us is secreted the dream of a new day…the chance for human life on earth to begin again, in a different way. For the first time ever you and I could do the impossible. If only you and I could reach out together and believe in that dream. If only we could.

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