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Naturopathic Medicine Week 2011 May 9-15 March 2011
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Metanoia Sponsors NMW 2011
The Optimization of Brain Functioning Mackayville
On Meeting George P. Shultz
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Constituency Association Presidents (as of March 5, 2011) Registered (26) Chilliwack – Ben Besler Chilliwack-Hope – Jim Stead West Vancouver–Capilano – Bob Tarplett Shuswap – Beryl Ludwig Nanaimo – Ray Graf New Westminster – Brian Laeser Comox Valley – Ted Haraldson Vernon-Monashee – Ian Tribes Esquimalt-Royal Roads – Chris Benesch Nanaimo-North Cowichan – Oliver Jones Parksville-Qualicum – Nestor Gayowsky North Island – Niilo Edwards Boundary-Similkameen – Luke Pierlet Oak Bay – Gordon Head – Ian Pyper Alberni-Pacific Rim – Rusty Kirkup Saanich North and the Islands - Bruce Carson Saanich South- Jim Johnson Juan de Fuca – Bob Bauder Cowichan Valley – Jack Peake Abbotsford-Mission – Don Stahl Abbotsford West – Brandon Mackay Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows – Wendy Cook North Vancouver-Seymour – James Mitchell Surrey-Cloverdale – Kulraj Gurm Abbotsford South – Brian Goldstone Surrey- White Rock – Allison Patton
Recognized but not registered (15) Langley – Steve Schafer Fort Langley – Aldergrove - John Burns Surrey-Green Timbers – Nikolas Langlands Port Coquitlam – Wayne Marklund Westside-Kelowna – Peter Neville Kamloops-North Thompson – Carl Hagen Kamloops-South Thompson – Alan Forseth Port Moody-Coquitlam – Stephen Smyth Burnaby-Edmonds – David Millar Richmond-Steveston – Jackie Lee Victoria-Beacon Hill – Richard Kiers Surrey-Whalley – Kamaljit Thind Surrey – Panorama – Colin Shields Burnaby-Lougheed – Bill Rusin North Vancouver-Lonsdale – Jeff Sprague
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Naturopathic Medicine Week 2011 May 9-15 Dear Colleague, Naturopathic Medicine Week
is around the corner and we
encourage all naturopathic doctors to participate in any way they can. Help celebrate our profession by organizing a wellness fair, having an open house, or by simply putting up a poster. As a profession we have many success stories and many accomplishments to be proud of. The public is entitled to know how naturopathic medicine is becoming more and more relevant as our public health care system exhibits limitations in comprehensive care. As a naturopathic doctor this should come as no surprise as a significant number of patients see you for this very reason. Please take advantage of the generous sponsorship opportunities that Metanoia Magazine has offered to this profession and if you need any help on how you can get involved, please don’t hesitate to contact your provincial association.
Good luck with your NMW 2011 endeavors!
Dr. Caleb Ng, ND Fundraising Co-Chair, CAND NMW2011 Committee
For a listing of events in your area that you can be a part of, contact your provincial association or representative. Page 6 METANOIA
M E TA N O I A Metanoia Concepts Inc.
Naturopathic Medicine Week 2011 Issue Dear CAND Member, Metanoia Magazine would like to offer print and graphic design work to a maximum of $10,000 on a first come first serve basis for the purpose of assisting in the initiatives of naturopathic doctors and supporters of naturopathic medicine for NMW 2011. Printed materials available include: ledger size posters (11‖x17‖), bookmarks (2‖x5.5‖) and letter size flyers (8.5‖x11‖). In addition, we would like to offer a 50% discount on ad space available through Metanoia Magazine for use by naturopathic doctors in Canada . The Metanoia media kit can be found on page 32.
For any paid ad, a customizable publication (also available in French) will be tailored to participating naturopathic doctors. In addition to ad space, NDs will receive: a chance to have their picture or clinic on the cover a chance to tell their story in 200 words a full page ad for their practice a 12 month subscription 6 hard copies Customized bookmarks Customized posters As for the content there will be a section for local content as well as a national section. Please note that deadline for submissions is April 15, 2011. Please contact me at (604)535-1462 for any questions. Regards, Hank Leis Executive Director METANOIA Page 7
On behalf of the CAND I would like to welcome you to this special issue of Metanoia Magazine. This year's Naturopathic Medicine Week promises to be a great one. Again our dedicated committee of provincial representatives have been working hard to bring you opportunities for meeting the public and publicity to make your event even better. What's new this year is that the Canadian Naturopathic Foundation, our national charitable foundation that supports research and public education, and the CAND have partnered together to launch www.ExploreYourHealth.ca. This website is a naturopathic turnkey resource to assist the public in finding articles on health issues, the history of the profession, naturopathic education, naturopathic doctors in their area, or even finding out commonly asked questions about naturopathic medicine or seeing a naturopathic doctor. The site is also social media enabled for feedback or updates. With the CNF's charitable status, the public and the profession are able to give donations to support the advancement of our profession here in Canada including events like Naturopathic Medicine Week. As our profession continues to develop, we celebrate and salute the work that has been accomplished by our predecessors and honour them by doing our best. Naturopathic Medicine Week provides us with a unified opportunity to do just that. It is the one week of the year that we coordinate the profession across the country to raise awareness of Naturopathic Medicine. It really is all of our efforts, through time and throughout the year that make NMW possible. Thank you for being part of Naturopathic Medicine Week 2011. Dr. Jason Boxtart, ND Chair, Canadian Association of Naturopathic Doctors
From the BCNA Naturopathic Medicine Week is just around the corner, Ma y 9 -15 NDs across BC will be providing opportunity to educate and empower each of us to knowledgeably take on responsibility for our well being, prevent illness and optimize our health in any chronic condition. Health Care budgets, surgery wait times and chronic disease rates are all on the increase in BC and across our country. Heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and obesity problems now affect the majority of our population in some way. For those affected an often too short office visit with a physician who is already overworked or to be given another pill to manage another symptom or waiting until surgery becomes the only option hardly makes for best medicine. As one of my professors in medical school used to say... "Just remember... you weren't born with too few drugs and too many organs!" The principles of health and medicine are simple. Restoration of health needs to recognize the balance of the whole person, body, mind and spirit as well as understanding that the human body is inherently self regulating in its physiology. Importantly, the underlying causes of illness also needs to be addressed in order to optimize and restore health. Naturopathic Medicine Week highlights the value of understanding and approaching health and disease in this way. To be a physician is to be a teacher as well. Let's share our knowledge and experience. Get involved and take advantage of the many opportunities being made available through the various events and venues in your community. Christoph Kind, ND President BCNA
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To coincide with Naturopathic Medicine Week, the Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine invites communities from New Westminster and the surrounding area to “Discover Naturopathic Medicine� at Open House 2011 on Saturday, May 14 from 10am to 3pm at the Boucher Centre at 435 Columbia St., in New Westminster. Themed around the treatment and prevention of chronic disease, the day will feature educational talks, hands-on health demonstrations, complimentary health testing and free consultations in the Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic. Qualified naturopathic doctors and student clinicians will educate the community on safe and effective ways to prevent and treat diabetes, heart disease, gastro-intestinal disorders (IBS, Crohn’s disease, colitis), asthma, food allergies, depression, anxiety and menopause.
Did you know that allergy testing is the number one reason why people visit naturopathic doctors? This talk will give the basics on allergies and asthma with a focus on kids. Learn about natural allergy and asthma treatments, food allergy testing and the new SLIT method (PollenGuard). This will be an interactive presentation where guests can ask any questions they may have on these topics. Do you want to know more about how and why people develop diabetes and heart disease? This talk will focus on the development of these chronic diseases and cover the various naturopathic treatments that can help reduce
disease progression. Discussion on ECG’s, lipid testing and cardiovascular oxidation / free radical testing will be explained. Ways to naturally treat these conditions will be the focus of this talk, with special attention on nutrition and supplementation to help “Heal the Gut”. The theory of “Leaky Gut” and how it interplays with other systems in the body will be covered and information on common laboratory tests such as Candida, heavy metals, and com¬prehensive digestive stool analysis will be discussed. This talk will focus on how hormones work and why we need them. You’ll learn about menopause, adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism and Wilson’s Temperature Syndrome. Salivary hormone testing and urinary hormone metabolite testing in the Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic will also be discussed. Interested in a career in naturopathic medicine? Take this opportunity to learn what it’s like to be a BINM student; meet our faculty, staff, current students and alumni; tour our campus and clinic and discover the opportunities naturopathic medicine has to offer.
Enjoy a wide range of complimentary testing in the Boucher Naturopathic Medical Clinic (no appointment necessary). Tests include spinal assessments; zinc tally tests (assesses zinc levels in the body); blood pressure testing; ECG testing; spirometry (lung capacity testing); blood glucose testing; tongue and pulse diagnosis and ABO blood typing.
Naturopathic Medicine Week is an annual, national event occurring in select cities and municipalities across the country to educate the public on naturopathic medicine. Hundreds of naturopathic doctors across Canada will be opening their office doors to provide complimentary testing and consultations, and many will also head into their local communities to educate people about the benefits of naturopathic medicine. Open House 2011 will be B.C.’s flagship event. METANOIA Page 11
Raw Food Introduction Workshop at Choices Markets, White Rock with Raw Food Chef Alissa Cohen This is the fundamental raw food course that teaches you the basics of the raw food lifestyle. It is perfect for any culinary skill level and even great for those who don't like the hassle of cooking! In this class you will learn: What raw and living foods are and their benefits How to make delicious raw food meals for breakfast, lunch, dinner, dessert and snacks Learn how to make raw foods that taste just like your favourite cooked foods The health benefits of common ingredients and how to combat and prevent disease through a whole foods diet How to make raw food "gourmet" with garnishing tips and tricks Weekly menu planning to save time and money How to be a raw food chef - balancing flavours for fool proof cooking Tips on stocking your raw food kitchen Smoothies and great treats for kids (and adults!) During this 4.5 hour course we will make and sample 9 gourmet raw food dishes so bring your enthusiasm and appetite! You will walk out of this course feeling empowered and inspired to improve your health and happiness with raw foods!
Saturday, June 11, 2011, 9am-1:30pm Choices Markets Alder Crossing Shopping Mall, South Surrey
Workshop Fee $110 + HST To register, call (604)538-8837
NEUROTHERAPY THE NEW MEDICINE Dr. Paul G. Swingle How Neurotherapy Works On a client‘s first visit to the office, an in-depth intake session is completed. A brain map of 5 points (generally used for ADD, ADHD, etc.) or 19 points (generally used for closed head injury and stroke) is completed. Brainwaves are measured using an electroencephalograph (EEG). Sensors from the EEG equipment are positioned on the ears and various points on the scalp. (The sensors are noninvasive and painless.) From the amplitude and position of the six brainwave bands (Delta, Theta, Alpha, Sensory Motor Rhythm, Beta and High Frequency) we are able to assess a client‘s condition and develop a therapy schedule that will assist the client in regaining control and getting back on track with life. As the center of operations for the body, the brain is a highly evolved organ. Capable of continuous learning and adapting to various situations, the brain has shown itself capable of enhancing its performance when provided with pointers METANOIA Page 13
about what to change, modify or adjust. Neurotherapy assists the client in changing his or her brainwave architecture. For children, this often takes the form of computerized games which the child plays by changing brainwave activity. How is this accomplished? Simple! We let the child play a type of video game with their brain. As the desired brainwaves are produced, the child is rewarded with images moving on the screen. These changes in brainwave activity are fed back to the child using audio or visual cues from the computer. For adult clients, the feedback of brainwave functioning can be quite complex, although adults can play the computer games if they prefer! Using this and other similar methods, clients become skilled at altering their brainwaves.
Is Brainwave Biofeedback the same as Neurotherapy? Neurotherapy is the term used to describe treatment procedures that change brain functioning. One form of neurotherapy is brainwave biofeedback in which specific brainwave activity is directly fed back to the client in real time. The client uses this feedback information to learn how to selfregulate brainwave activity. The second class of neurotherapy treatment procedures introduces a nonvolitional or involuntary component to treatment. These procedures measure specific brain activity and, based on that activity, deliver some form of dose-related stimulation. The brain activity measured can be brainwave strength, the relationship between brain activity at different brain sites, the dominant brainwave frequency, the ratio of two brainwaves and other quite complex brainwave interactions. The stimulation used includes light, sound, microamperage-electrical, electromagnetic, FM, vibratory and other forms that influence brain activity. These systems are closedloop so that a particular brain activity evokes a specific dose of stimulation which in turn modifies the brain activity. These nonvolitional systems are very powerful and can markedly accelerate treatment. They are also very useful for facilitating improvements in reading, written output, mathematics and other activities that the client performs during brainwave treatment. The third class of treatments is self-administered procedures that have specific effects on brain activity. Such treatments include harmonic sounds, cranial stimulators, audiovisual stimulators and acupressure routines. Some of the products described in our catalogue are home use treatment devices that would fall into this classification of neurotherapy treatments. My psychologist/physician has told me that there is no scientific evidence supporting neurotherapy. What should I do? Unfortunately, some health practitioners dogmatically embrace very narrow beliefs about conventional treatments for which, ironically, there is often very limited evidence of efficacy. For example, hard evidence for the effective drug treatment of Page 14 METANOIA
depression is minimal, as is the evidence for effective treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder with psychotherapy. It is usually these same practitioners who will, out of ignorance, make dogmatic statements about the lack of scientific evidence for treatment methods different from their own. In addition, clinical practitioners are, more often than not, very poorly trained in scientific research methods, so they frequently rely on what they are told or want to believe, rather than on actual data. Our advice is to do your own research by consulting the scientific literature found in such journals as The Journal of Neurotherapy; Journal of Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback; Biological Psychiatry; Child Study Journal; Brain and Cognition; Clinical Neurophysiology; Neuropsychology; International Journal of Psychophysiology; Canadian Journal of Clinical Medicine; Journal of Head Trauma; and many others. Many articles from these journals are available on the Web. Make up your own mind about the scientific efficacy for neurotherapy. It is unlikely that you will be successful in getting dogmatic health practitioners to consider the benefits of neurotherapy for their clients, in spite of its welldocumented therapeutic applications. How do I find a good neurotherapist in my area? As in any field, really good practitioners are difficult to find. The three basic requirements qualified practitioners should have are:
certification in neurotherapy by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America (www.bcia.org)
a valid license in a relevant health field (e.g., psychology or medicine). successful experience in treating your condition. A practitioner‘s best referral source is clients who have been successfully treated.
I can’t find a neurotherapist in whom I have confidence, in my area. Can I come to Dr. Swingle & Associates in Vancouver for treatment? We have many clients who come to Vancouver from all over the world for treatment. Some stay for several weeks of intensive treatment; others come on two or three separate occasions for a week of intensive treatment. Speak with one of our staff to determine if treatment in Vancouver is an option. We may also be able to refer you to a good neurotherapist at a more convenient location. Will I have to receive neurotherapy treatments on an ongoing basis to sustain the reduction in symptoms? No. Once it is fixed, it remains fixed provided that neurotherapy continues until the brainwave changes are stable. This is in sharp contrast to some other forms of symptom control, such as the use of medication for conditions of anxiety and depression, in which discontinuation results in relapse, often at exacerbated METANOIA Page 15
symptom intensity. The exception is for clients who wish to pursue peak or optimal performance training. Clients wishing to maintain optimal brain functioning may receive neurotherapy sessions on a continual basis, just as one does gym workouts on a continual basis to maintain physical well-being. Elderly clients often receive periodic neurotherapy treatments to mitigate age-related declines in brain efficiency. What is the relapse rate of neurotherapy? Relapse rates differ with different disorders or symptoms. Compared with other forms of treatment, neurotherapy has a remarkably low relapse rate. A poignant example is that the relapse rate for conventionally treated chronic genetically based alcoholism is extremely high – over 80%. Neurotherapeutic treatment of this same condition has a relapse rate of less than 20%. How long will therapy last? As biofeedback is a learning process, treatment length will vary among individuals. Some individuals have indicated that they have seen significant progress after 10 to 20 sessions; however, effective treatment is usually seen within 20-40 sessions, at which time we are able to place the individual on a ―graduation‖ program. How frequently will neurotherapy sessions occur? Sessions should occur frequently at the onset of therapy, at least once per week. As the individual progresses with treatment, the frequency of the sessions is systematically reduced. What are the side effects of neurotherapy? Neurotherapy seldom causes negative side effects. A few individuals experience discomforting physical and emotional feelings (lightheadedness, sadness) that last for a brief period of time. The majority of individuals experience positive side effects such as a decreased level of stress and anxiety, an increased level of confidence and relaxation and IQ enhancement.
To be continued in the next Issue of Metanoia For further information, please visit: www.swingleandassociates.com
DR. PAUL G. SWINGLE & ASSOCIATES SUITE # 630-1190 MELVILLE STREET VANCOUVER, BC (604) 608 0444 Page 16 METANOIA
The Future Site of Salt Resorts Little Manitou Lake, Saskatchewan by Helen Johnson ―Little Manitou Lake‖, a jewel in the middle of the rolling prairie and nestled in a glacial spillway coulee, is a place of mystique and legends. The aboriginals called it the ―Lake of the Good Spirit Manitou‖ and warring tribes never carried on their feuds on its shores. To them it was a ‘sacred‗ healing place. It was a place where they came to heal and looked for hope and inspiration. Legends from pre-reservation days tell of a smallpox epidemic forcing a Cree tribe to winter in the northern summer hunting grounds bringing them to near starvation. In spring the survivors made their way south ward. As the tribe was camped near Manitou Lake three ill Braves were too weak to continue. A shelter was built for them and the tribe moved on. That night one of the braves was so crazed by fever and thirst that he crawled to the shore of the lake to appease his thirst and bathe in the cool waters. Exhausted he fell asleep on the bank. Next morning he felt so much better that he returned to the shelter and dragged the other two to the lake. A few days later they caught up with the rest of the tribe, who needed a lot of convincing that they were not ghosts. It was a place where the tribal medicine men brought the sick and sweat lodges were often constructed. Legend and mystique aside, there is no doubt that Little Manitou Lake is unique. A deep glacial spillway, running east - west, narrow in width but about fourteen miles long, shallow in depth and since it is a closed drainage basin its water is highly saline. It is believed to be fed by springs within the lake to give its waters a unique chemical composition. Early settlers, in the period of 1900 - 1910 very quickly noted salt crystals were formed as the warm waters cooled in the fall and oil films were spotted on the surface. An oily black clay under the sand near the shore was used by bathers to prevent sunburns and eventually it became noted as having healing properties and mud baths became popular. . By the 20‘s health bath houses and sanatoriums were quite numerous. For a while it looked very promising and the Resort Village of Manitou Beach was the busiest resort on the Prairies. Two World Wars, cycles of economic booms and depression and changes in the habits of the travelling public saw the Village a victim of growth and slow-downs. The droughts of the 1930‘s seriously effected lake levels. Medicare technology seriously hampered the development of natural healing practices. For a while it seemed as if the healing industry was losing the battle, but it never became obsolete. Now with renewed interest in balneotherapy it could once again become a destination resort that will utilize its healing waters . METANOIA Page 17
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Women‘s Bodies, Women‘s Wisdom: Flourishing in a Female Body! By Dr. Allison Patton Last night three of the women in my life and myself had the opportunity to attend the VIP program and presentation of an evening with women‘s health visionary Dr. Christiane Northrup, MD. Each of us found some valuable messages that we could take away with us and incorporate into our journeys. Dr. Northrup strongly believes that the ―deliberate pursuit of pleasure creates vibrant health.‖ If we spend much of our day in a place that allows us to appreciate beauty and engage in feeling pleasure, we can increase and maintain our quality of life through the ages. Pleasure promoters as per Dr. Northrup‘s recommendations include massages, foot rubs, watching a funny movie, having sex, and taking up Argentinean tango dancing. She reminded us that suffering does not buy us something in exchange; it is just suffering. There is a molecule that Dr. Northrup refers to as the molecule of life, Qi, Prahna or the life force. This molecule is called Nitric Oxide. It is an odourless gas produced by the endothelial lining of blood vessels whenever we are engaged in pleasurable activities. Upon release, this molecule helps to increase blood flow through the body, relax the blood vessels, decrease the blood pressure and is considered an ―uber‖ neurotransmitter that balances all of the other key brain chemicals such as dopamine and serotonin and norepinephrine. What increases NO? Any time we observe beauty, dance a tango, take in an optimal amount (5,000 IU from October to March) of Vitamin D or laugh, we are increasing our NO. Next time you are feeling yourself slipping into a victim or self pity mode ask yourself, ―What is your favourite thing that happened today?‖ Then, watch what happens to your body, your mood and your demeanour. You might shock yourself. As Dr. Northrup said to us repeatedly last night, ―You can be right or you can be happy; the happy mode is definitely better for your health.‖ Dr. Northrup promised to be back in Vancouver and maybe Victoria in the future. In the meantime, get your pleasure on! Page 20 METANOIA
Mackayville by Heino Leis Mackayville doesn‘t exist anymore except perhaps somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind. Sometimes I wonder if it ever existed at all. I‘ve reached an age where memories have become obscured by events that have taken me so far away from where it all began. My boyhood friends have all been lost in the maze of events that became my life separating me from theirs. Distance, time, and life‘s challenges have all helped to fade even the most traumatic of events that used to occupy my mind – to mystify who I became and how it even happened given where I started. I have now taken it upon myself to reconnect, and perhaps rediscover the truth which is my past. I have fought so hard to forget and leave it all behind and now that I‘ve succeeded, I want to go back and revisit all of it, because even the remnants of the story I recall are just too unbelievable. I‘ve finally been in contact with a few of those ―kids‖ (now in their sixties and seventies) whose common theme I found out was that they too wanted to get away. The irony is that we all wanted to escape each other and by extension ourselves, and we succeeded. We are all far, far away from what was once beautiful and so ugly at the same time. It was the horror and shame of the ugliness that drove us all apart, and we wanted never to come back. Today, Mackayville is no more, and we, like ants in a mound that has been ripped apart, are scattered all over, avoiding each other to avoid speaking out loud, about what we know to be true. The young are so dangerous. They create a world based on such limited experience and knowledge, and then begin to suffer the consequences of their fearful imaginations and heightened states of fear. There is no introspective process. There are no reference points to compare. Terror is the prime motivator and there are so many of us for whom life has no plan, direction, or purpose. Life keeps whispering ―get out, get out‖ but how and where to is never answered. It is strange to have the earliest memories begin in a tiny house built in the middle of a field at the top of a cow path. It seems so odd that the other end of this cow path leads to a gravel road called Grand Allée and that after over a mile of trudging it takes you to a two room cabin that is your school; that someone takes the time to plow a dirt road that curves around a farmhouse and decides to name it Balmoral Street. Someone, in this enclave of impossibilities was grandiose with his ideas. It is odd to have lived in a community of shacks, built to follow the elevations of the lots, without a level having ever being used, of uneven floors, Page 22 METANOIA
where balls, bottles, and things rolled to the lowest point, where water dripped through openings in the roof when it rained, where outhouses were the norm and outdoor hand pumps were used to fill pails with water for in-house use. This was a place of large Catholic families where sometimes adult children produced children simultaneously with their parents, occasionally producing more than twenty offspring. God we wanted so badly to get away from it all; mostly from who we were. Mine was the D.P. family (deported people) in the community, who had been graciously welcomed by the Canadians – to live in a land where the poor already there resented more poor coming in to compete for the jobs and the few resources that were available. We were grateful for the invitation. Post war Europe was in shambles and the KGB were desperate to cause us further pain if we were caught. My father became a labourer and carpenter working in the construction industry in Montreal. Most construction work was done in the spring, summer and fall. In the winter months there was no work so we did without, until my mother could get a job as a seamstress or a housekeeper. One Christmas neither parent had a job and we simply ran out of everything. There was no more food. In the morning my father pulled out the four inch spike that he had nailed to keep the door locked, and found a box of food at our door. None of us knew quite how to react. We swallowed our pride, felt the shame of poverty and ravenously consumed the food over the next few weeks. To this day I do not know who left us the groceries. Some other poor family shared with us what little they had. None really had anything to spare. I attended school with other D.P.‘s and Anglophones. The ongoing tribal wars between the French Catholics and English Protestants, each day left me in Never Never Land. I was not totally accepted in either camp. But I made friends with the toughest English speaking kid in the neighborhood and was mostly left alone. I had numerous French Catholic friends as well and we had fun summers – rolling in the piles of sweet smelling hay cut by the farmers and picking wild strawberries. When school was out, the French ignored the admonitions of the Catholic priests and brothers who referred to the Protestants as heathens to be ostracized. God made us all equals in the summer. My mother and father at some point decided that we children should learn to play the piano. One day, a huge truck spun its way along the deep ruts of the muddy road to our little house on the prairie. The children from the neighborhood came to watch this spectacle, of a driver and his assistant unloading a huge piano. Most of them did not know what it was. Once a week I would take the bus to St. Lambert for piano lessons. This continued until I graduated and began to attend the Conservatory of Music in Montreal. My heart was never in learning how to play the piano, but my parents insisted. So to this day I can still play classical music. I am occasionally admired for this ability. However it is my parents who should get the accolades. I never became the pianist that I should have or could have been. I always preferred playing baseball and hockey. METANOIA Page 23
The turf wars between the English and the French, often pitting town against town, were horrifyingly violent. During these exchanges they used chains, knives and bats as weapons, leaving participants with severe wounds and broken bones. For the girls it was worse. Gang rapes were not uncommon. These attacks began with the boys gathering like a pack of wolves before a hunt. Small gangs formed, a target was selected and the hunt was on – the girl running for her life through the thickets and trees, the boys catching up, finally trapping her. And after it was over the girl would gather herself together, put on her ripped clothes and try to figure out how to conceal the event from her parents for fear of further punishment. Adolescent pregnancies were frequent. On the bus we would sing ―We don‘t care for, All the rest of Canada, All of the rest of Canada. We‘re from Mackayville‖. We were not only different, but special!‖ Despite the constant dangers and the horrific experiences in my life, I was a reasonably good student. It meant I was able to go to high school, first at Lemoyne D‘Iberville in Longueuil and later at Chambly County in St. Lambert. We were bused in. We looked like wild animals put into a pen with domesticated sheep. ―They‖ were well dressed and had parents with respectable jobs. We were the rifraf, spawn of the lowlifes, and we felt every nuance of their stares and comments. Some of the tough guys in our group, when challenged about our collective ignorance and poverty, would point at me and say ―But he‘s smarter than any of you, no matter what you may think you are.‖ I apparently, made us equal. To this day this tribute makes me feel special. Eventually I graduated from high school and entered McGill University in Montreal and that became the beginning of my adventure into another world. My escape from this hell-hole was not complete. In Vancouver while working at a University, I encountered someone who asked where I was from. I replied, ―Montreal.‖ But that was not enough for his inquiring mind. He too was from Montreal. Where from in Montreal he persisted; ―Mackayville! Ah yes! I remember you guys.‖ I felt sick to the pit of my stomach. Years later, a similar reminder took place in Corpus Christi, Texas. I was sitting in an almost empty movie theatre with two other couples present. From their conversation I could tell they were Canadian. As fellow Canadians we talked and discovered we all grew up in Quebec and when they asked which part of Montreal I was from the answer turned a pleasant conversation into something else. I was a foreigner and a resident of Mackayville. They were not. As one of the women put it ―We used to call you people D.P.‘s‖ to which the other woman chimed ―Yes, I remember that.‖ They laughed without any seeming malice at having outed me. I realized there was no getting away from my past and more over it no longer mattered.
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On Meeting with George P. Shultz By Hank Leis and Salme Leis The excitement in our offices of being given the opportunity to meet and interview former Secretary of State, George P. Shultz was palpable. We discussed the various possible questions that would help us and our readership understand “realpolitik” and what kind of man it takes to shape and mold the world into something he believed it should be—and to understand why the most powerful man in the world at the time would select him to be his negotiator. Some of us thought to ask him about his famous “attempts” to teach powerful heads of state and their key advisors how to grill steaks at his home (and we did) . After reading his many published books and watching DVD’s about his accomplishments, what could we possibly glean from an interview that others have not achieved before us? Could we somehow delve into his mind to determine what it takes to have that much confidence to know what could be achieved in these discussions would alter the course of human history for the better? We know that back in 1983, the concept of “Mutual Assured Destruction” bothered both then President Ronald Reagan and Secretary of State George Shultz as an ongoing philosophy that had been followed by previous administrations of the US and USSR. But what changed it from being “bothered” to an actual strategy that was implemented and ultimately worked? Against the will of most advisors and their own fundamental distrust of the Soviet leadership, Reagan and Shultz took on the formidable task of reducing the stock of arsenal the Soviet Union and NATO had aimed at each other. Without the advent a new General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev , the first University educated leader, the likelihood of success would have been considerably diminished. Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze had replaced the cold warrior Andrei A. Gromyko and as it turned out, Reagan, Shultz, Gorbachev and Shevardnadze would negotiate a new kind of truce for the world. They were the right people for the right time. After spending several days in the warm weather in a Monterey Hotel preparing for our own “summit” with Dr. Shultz, the day of our meeting arrived. Stanford University has a large elegant campus. Dr. Shultz at the age of ninety, teaches there. Moreover he still remains in touch with the various administrations that have succeeded that of President Reagan. In fact in the days just previous to the date we interviewed him, he had met and attended a State Dinner given by President Barack Obama in honour of President Jintao Hu of the People’s Republic of China. Stanford University is awesome in size and appearance. As a taxi driver informed us, just being on the campus makes you feel more intelligent. We were ushered into Shultz’s boardroom by his secretary. The walls were covered with signed photographs of world leaders. After all he had been a presidential advisor since the Presidency of Richard Nixon. Page 26 METANOIA
The immediate impression of George Shultz, when he came into the room, was that he was grandfatherly and kind. We shook hands and talked about what we wanted to do. He spoke slowly and in a low voice.
We set up a recording device and at his request agreed to provide a transcript of the interview. The questions we asked were mostly general, but still required a detailed understanding of history and the nature of the specific discussions that had taken place at the various meetings with the leaders of the USSR. We wanted to get it right! George Shultz was very precise in his answers, only occasionally revealing anything of himself. He took his time before answering as if contemplating the impact of his answers to a wider audience. At times this was disconcerting and often made us wonder if somehow we had failed to ask questions coherently. But we learned the cadence of his responses and adjusted. Our brief attempt at hilarity did not seem to be comprehensible to him and he simply stared at us when we laughed at our one and only feeble attempt to be funny. He reminded us we just had an hour with him. At the end of the interview when he posed for pictures, and signed autographs in books he had written he was pleased we were father and daughter. He had children and grand children as well and he seemed very fond of them.
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MISSIVES FROM DONALD J BOUDREAUX Editor, The Huffington Post Dear Editor: Ian Fletcher asserts that "Much of our recent export growth has been hollow anyway, consisting largely in raw materials and intermediate goods destined to be manufactured into articles imported back into the U.S.... But this is obviously a losing race, as the value of a product's inputs can never exceed the value of a finished product sold at a profit" ("Trade Solutions That Won't Work," Feb. 27). Really? So it must also be true that an owner of an oil well leads a "hollow" economic existence, for he can never hope to profit from owning such a well. After all, crude oil is a mere input into the production of finished products: the oil-well owner exports crude oil from his company to refiners and other producers who then transform that oil into more highly valued final products - such as gasoline, plastics, and pharmaceuticals - that the oilwell owner then buys for his firm's continued operation, as well as for his and his family's own consumption. Because, as Mr. Fletcher says, "the value of a product's inputs can never exceed the value of a finished product sold at a profit," supplying crude oil is surely an impoverishing experience because so very many of the final products that the oil-well owner buys contains oil that is sold back to him at prices higher than he received when HE sold it. Someone should alert Jed Clampett. Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux Professor of Economics George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 Page 28 METANOIA
6 March 2011 Editor, Economy In Crisis Dear Editor: Setting up a straw man for the slaughter, Dustin Ensinger asserts that "Proponents of unfettered free trade have long claimed that lowering trade barriers will allow America to export more and more goods, eventually leading to trade surpluses and economic prosperity" ("Exports Won't Solve America's Many Trade Woes," March 6). Wrong. Proponents of unfettered free trade have long claimed that lowering trade barriers will allow America to IMPORT more and more goods, eventually leading to greater economic prosperity. Period. Proponents of unfettered free trade - at least those who understand economics - don't give a damn about trade 'deficits' or 'surpluses.' They agree with Adam Smith that "Nothing, however, can be more absurd than this whole doctrine of the balance of trade.�* Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux Professor of Economics George Mason University Fairfax, VA 22030 * Adam Smith, An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) Book IV, Chapter 3, paragraph 31.
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Monthly Horoscope By Onieh Siel (Not quite the wisdom of Jean Paul Sartre, but pretty damn close.)
Aries (March 21-April 19) So you‘re tired. It‘s ok to be tired. Rest. Talk to someone about bringing meaning to your life. Stop being preoccupied by the meaningless tasks you feel you have to do. It‘s your life only if you understand the choices you have available to you. If you don‘t—it‘s someone else‘s life you‘re living and you will live forever tired. Taurus (April 20-May 20) To the many tyrants in your life say, ― You are my muse! You make me face myself; you make what seems impossible, possible. Your pettiness inspires me to be a better person. And I know my progress as I detach from your ability to infect me or affect me. You are my muse, because I have learned to be kinder and more caring of you, because I understand the pain and fear within you that needs you to be in complete control of your universe and mine.‖ Gemini (May 21-June 20) You don‘t see your own bad behaviour because your reptilian self is directed towards reacting to the immediate. You find it difficult to see how your present connects with your past—and that‘s why you find it difficult to change. You reap what you sow, but the problem is you‘ve conveniently forgotten what seeds you‘ve planted. Give it a rest. Notice how vindictive you are. Forgive yourself and move on to become a better person. Cancer (June 21—July 22) The monster inside you is unforgiving. The monster perceives danger in everything because the monster itself is dangerous. The monster can only be soothed by exposure. It becomes a lamb to those who regard fear as an ally rather than a malevolent force that needs constant expression. Leo (July 23—August 22) Have you been watching too much of Oprah and Dr. Phil? Are you in the NOW? Why don‘t you admit you don‘t know what the hell they‘re talking about and that you quote them only because your need to believe in fairy tales exceeds your need to solve your problems. It‘s like getting absolution for something you really don‘t regret having done. Bathing in this fog of eternal nonsense is like looking for answers in the shapes of clouds. Those hazy figures you see are not angels but dragons coming to gobble you up. Virgo (August 23—September 22) Love is a many splendoured thing, or so you think! Brains are obviously not your long suite. Look around you. How many real love stories you‘ve witnessed have
ended up with love forever. On the other hand, love of learning, service to others and dedication to a job that you care about, just keep on giving; and giving forever. The choice is yours—narcissistic ego feeding or sustainability. Libra (Sept 23—Oct 22) You claim to be a victim, but what you are is a manipulator. As a victim you can claim to be emotionally damaged and that gives you permission to dump on others so they end up giving you what you want. You are a narcissist, not giving a damn what effort it takes for other‘s to tolerate you or give of themselves to please you. Get a hold of yourself and don‘t do it anymore. Scorpio (October 23—November 20) Your just not that smart. You think you have everything under control, but you don‘t. Your friends and family have you figured out and they know how to feed your ego and appease your demands just by feeding you with meaningless complements. Try being sincere and noticing how much others accomplish and do without complaint. Sagittarius (November 23—December 21) You‘re not really a versatile person are you? If intelligence is a measurement of adapting to new ideas and new situations, you would score a big zero. Stay with what you‘ve got and you will end up being the legendary ―I‘m always right ― person even after you‘ve already been run over. Capricorn (December—January 19) Just keep thinking about all the injustice directed at you in this world. Starvation and disease in the third world does not compare to the concerns that you have about wearing matching clothes, the troublesome bikini wax experience, a car that needs replacing cause you don‘t look hot, and your filled credit cards. Aquarius (January 20—February 8) So you think that people are letting you down intentionally. What you don‘t know is that they have no intentions of any kind. If you select people for friends who don‘t say what they mean or mean what they say, the issue is really about the kinds of friends you chose, not about their intent. Look at what interests your friends in order to know who you are – then discard them one at a time. You don‘t really deserve any friends, and as Martha Stewart would say ―And that‘s a Goooood thing!‖ Pisces (February 19—March 20) You want to get things done – but you don‘t know how. Begging others to do it for you has often worked for you, so why not try that. No one expects much from you anyway, so in most cases they will feel sorry enough for you to help. On the other hand you may want to do things you know how to do yourself. Oh yeah, forgot, you only take on things others know how to do. METANOIA Page 31
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METANOIA magazine —A Shift of Mind The word is "metanoia" and it means a shift of mind. The word has a rich history. For the Greeks, it meant a fundamental shift or change, or more literally transcendence ("meta"-above or beyond, as in "metaphysics") of mind ("noia," from the root "nous," of mind). In the early (Gnostic) Christian tradition, it took on a special meaning of awakening shared intuition and direct knowing of the highest, of God. "Metanoia" was probably the key term of such early Christians as John the Baptist. In the Catholic corpus the word metanoia was eventually translated as ―repent." Senge, Peter. The Fifth Discipline
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The Mission and Philosophy Metanoia essentially means a new way of thinking. Our mission is to seek and provide information that tears away some of our flawed assumptions and to introduce our readership to new paradigms that multiply exponentially successful results from consequentially newly formed habits. E.O. Wilson, in Sociobiology, The New Synthesis, defines the “multiplier effect” as: A small evolutionary change in the behaviour pattern of individualsamplified into a major social effect by the expanding upward distribution of the effect into multiple facets of social life. This effect can be credited with giving man pre-eminence over other forms of life, as well as over his environment. It is a visible consequence of altruism. If a small change can do so much for a species, imagine the possibilities for the individual. The human species (i.e. you or I) have within our mental capabilities a composite of traits and behaviours, some successful, some not, that amplify themselves into a broad and expansive scope of possibilities. On the one hand we have individuals such as Bill Gates, Barack Obama, Albert Einstein and many others who exemplify the best of what humans can achieve and offer and at the other end of the spectrum those who can barely sustain themselves. Most of us lie somewhere in between. But why the divergence? Is upward mobility possible? For everyone? Are we a species with a purpose or merely an evolutionary stepping stone to something greater? Is our brain capable of asking a relevant question or are we mired in a quagmire of stupidity and self-indulgence? Such a small magazine, with such grandiose plans! But we mean to answer the smaller questions as well. And that’s what brings you into the fray, whether you are a member of the Bilderberg group or just someone trying to find an adequate partner. We are here for you. Just write, email or phone us – and we will do our best to respond – and forgive us if we delve too deep into the issues or give you more than you ever asked for or wanted to know. Page 34 METANOIA
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