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January 16, 2013

A place to belong Church has had long-standing presence in lives of its neighborhood’s children

Matt Reid | St. Joseph News- Press

Jim Fly laughs with a customer at A to Z Freshair Fare.

Jessica Stewar t | St. Joseph News- Press

Harley Kenny, 5, does Zumba with other kids at Kids’ Zone on Wednesday afternoon at Brookdale Presbyterian Church’s Student Ministry Center. The free, once-a-week after-school program has been going strong for more than 15 years.

Five facts about flax

By ERIN WISDOM St. Joseph News-Press

This superfood might help you meet your health resolutions

By ERIN WISDOM St. Joseph News-Press

If you’re looking to add more nutrient-rich foods to your diet this year, to lose weight or simply to learn a little more about an ancient food that’s receiving renewed attention, check out these basics on the edible parts of the flax plant:

Flax is high in omega-3 fatty acids, which promote heart health and good cholesterol and have anti-inflammatory properties, as well. This and other components of flax also

make it helpful in reducing cancer, stroke and diabetes risk.

Jim Fly, owner of A-Z Freshair Fare in St. Joseph, notes that flax isn’t as good a source of omega-3s as fish oil – since fish oil provides them in a form that’s already broken down, while flax doesn’t – but flax does provide a good alternative for vegetarians, vegans or anyone else opposed to using fish oil.

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Plus, “Even though fish oil is the way to go if you’re going for omega-3s, flax has more to offer than just omega-3s,” Mr. Fly says.

Flax is full of fiber. For every 100 grams consumed, flax provides 27 grams of dietary fiber. Mr. Fly does offer one word of caution in regard to this high fiber content: When consuming flax, “Drink plenty of water.”

In terms of other nutrition: Flax also is high in protein and contains a long list of vitamins and minerals.

In addition, as plants go, it’s very low in carbohydrates.

Flax is helpful in managing hormones. This is accomplished through chemical compounds it contains called lignans, which have been shown to significantly reduce hot flashes in menopausal women.

On a Wednesday afternoon, many dozens of cookies sit on napkins stretching the length of a table in the Student Ministry Center belonging to Brookdale Presbyterian Church.

This labor of volunteer bakers is just one piece of the preparation that goes into weekly Kids’ Zone sessions, which the church has provided for free for children in its neighborhood for more than 15 years.

The long-standing presence of the program and its steady growth show what a staple it’s become in its part of the community — although Sue Bolander, director of student ministries at Brookdale, can see this even more clearly somewhere else.

“When kids come in, they’re just genuinely happy to be there. It’s a familiar place to them,” she says.

“It’s like ‘Cheers’: Everybody knows their name.”

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A place to belong CONTINUED FROM Page 1 Bible teaching (And it isn’t short on trendiness; this week’s session included a Zumba workout).

After beginning with a weekly attendance of 20 to 30 in 1995, the program now usually draws 70 to 90 — and occasionally as many as 100 — kindergartners through sixth-graders. Most walk over from nearby Mark Twain Elementary School.

The Rev. Paul Gaug, Brookdale’s pastor, notes that Kids’ Zone is just one way the church partners with the school.

“We share concerns about the issues that are facing families, as they do. We’re both concerned about the kids and what they’re up against in 21st-century culture. We’re in this together,” the Rev. Gaug says, adding that this kind of relationship stands in contrast to what churches face in many communities, where they’re ignored or even perceived as a threat.

But in his church’s case, “They don’t resent us.

They’re glad we’re all together in this community, in this neighborhood. They know we’re not going to try to make them weird.”

But that last point doesn’t mean Kids’ Zone shies away from subjects of faith. Ms. Bolander notes that many of the kids are eager to learn about God and to share about their lives, too — such as by asking for prayer for a sick grandmother.

“I think even third-graders have learned that there’s got to be something bigger in our life than what goes on at home or what goes on in school,” the Rev. Gaug adds. “There’s got to be something to lean on, because life is hard.”

About 15 volunteers, mostly senior citizens, help with the weekly sessions, and Ms. Bolander says that the kids really respond to the adults.

It’s a good opportunity for adults in the church, as well, to focus on children’s ministry, which the congregation has identified as its top priority.

Ms. Bolander adds that Brookdale has been focused on outreach throughout its existence, having had programs for neighborhood children long before Kids’ Zone existed. And even as the church has grown, it’s been able to stay in its neighborhood, although it did consider moving in the late ‘90s.

“I remember saying ‘If we move, how are the children going to come to us?’” Ms. Bolander says.

“I couldn’t imagine leaving the neighborhood.”

Fortunately, Brookdale was able to buy property at 3015 Felix St. for its Student Ministry Center, just a short distance from the church itself at 203 S. 31st St. As a result of staying so long in one spot, “We’ve seen a lot of these kids grow up, kindergarten through sixth grade,” Ms. Bolander says. “It’s just neat to see who they’re becoming.”

And the kids aren’t the only ones who have been shaped by the program.

“There can be deep conversations and really good things that happen that can help adults understand how big God’s movement is in the world. Jesus is right: You look at children, and they can teach you a whole lot,” the Rev. Gaug says. “When they pray, they’ll pray a really sweet prayer about what’s going on in their lives.

Or they’ll say something profound. They’re real human beings who are really living life.”

He adds that he remembers the loneliness that can come from being a child in a “forest of big people” and in a world that can be unwelcoming. His church’s hope is that, by offering children a place to belong, that spirit of welcoming will extend to the surrounding community as a whole.

“We’re not just the church next door,” the Rev. Gaug says. “We’re neighbors.”

Erin Wisdom can be reached at erin.wisdom@newspressnow.com.

Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPWisdom.

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Matt Reid | St. Joseph News- Press

Flax seed can be found at A to Z Freshair Fare in Downtown St. Joseph.

Five facts about flax CONTINUED FROM Page 1 And women aren’t the only ones who can benefit from lignans; they’re also helpful for middle-aged men in that they serve as aromatase inhibitors.

Aromatase is an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogen, which can contribute to flabbiness as men age.

“I didn’t realize until recently that flax is an aromatase inhibitor,” Mr. Fly notes. “I personally am really excited by the health benefits of flax.”

Flax can be consumed in oil and seed forms. But be-

cause the seeds are likely to pass through the body undigested, they need to be ground before being eaten (They also can be purchased already ground).

The ground flaxseed – which comes in brown and golden varieties – can be mixed with foods such as cereal, smoothies and yogurt, to name just a few. Mr. Fly notes that as awareness of flax grows, so does information on how to use it.

“There are more resources than ever for making flaxseed more user-friendly,” he says.

can be used to make a variety of low-carb recipes.

One source for these that Mr. Fly recommends is the recently released “Wheat Belly Cookbook”

by Dr. William Davis, which includes 150 wheatless recipes ranging from bread and biscuits to quesadillas and crackers to cakes and pie crust.

“Flax is one of the wheat alternatives the book recommends the most,” Mr. Fly says. (Many of the recipes in the book that call for flaxseed specify the golden variety, which is more difficult to find than brown flaxseed but can be purchased at stores such

as A-Z Freshair Fare.)

When used as a replacement for wheat in these low-carb recipes, flax provides a means for weight loss, in addition to its inherent health benefits.

And from Mr. Fly’s experience thus far, the recipes don’t fall short in terms of taste.

“I’ve made the grainless granola,” he says, referring to a recipe that calls for flaxseed in addition to other seeds, nuts and spices. “It was just dynamite.”

Erin Wisdom can be reached at erin. wisdom@newspressnow.com. Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPWisdom.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Growing coral in the Midwest

Sait Serkan Gurbuz | St. Joseph News- Press

David and Karen Hurd pose for a portrait Saturday in front of the saltwater reef aquarium at their home.

Area man promotes aquaculture from home

By BROOKE VANCLEAVE St. Joseph News-Press

The main focal point in the front room of many people’s homes is usually an ornate fireplace or a highdefinition TV. For David and Karen Hurd, it’s a 500-gallon saltwater reef aquarium.

More than 100 species of fish, coral and invertebrates fill the massive glass structure, which emits a soft blue light to mimic the sun’s rays shining on the ocean.

The water f lows around rocks dotted with tiny multicolored f lowers and anemones with long, waving arms.

Tropical fish dart around the rocks, and hermit crabs

scuttle along the bottom, keeping the water clean by feeding on various plants and organisms in the tank.

This reef aquarium is one of the largest private tanks in the Midwest and is a testament to Mr. Hurd’s dedication to a project that started as a simple trip to a fish store three years ago.

Since then, Mr. Hurd has been educating himself on maintaining water quality and learning how to grow his own coral to share with other aquarium enthusiasts in the area and on the coasts. He promotes aquaculture, which is the farming of corals and other aquatic organisms under controlled

conditions.

Even as a beginner, Mr. Hurd says he wanted to challenge himself by doing something different on a large scale that not many people decide to undertake.

“Anybody can put a fish in there and let it swim around,” Mr. Hurd says. “Coral takes a lot more care, takes a lot more knowledge.”

He says the most important part of growing coral is having good water quality.

“To grow (the corals) is easy, but to get ‘em to color up the right color is hard,” Mr. Hurd says. “If your water ain’t right, the color ain’t gonna be right. There’s just gonna be a bunch of brown

sticks in there.”

This is no easy task, though. A complicated system of tanks, pipes and chemical treatment equipment fills the basement, circulating 20,000 gallons of water from the downstairs to the upstairs every hour.

In addition, Mr. Hurd must monitor his coral to know which species to place near another in the tank, when to harvest pieces of an organism to slow its growth and how to start a new growth that can be traded with other hobbyists like himself.

“You have to be a chemist, you have to be a biologist, you have to be a plumber, an electrician,” Mrs. Hurd says

of the knowledge her husband has gained in just three years with the help of online aquaculture communities where hobbyists share their expertise with one another.

Mr. Hurd trades corals with aquarium enthusiasts in Kansas City and on the coasts. He travels to Florida and California two or three times a year to make trades, buy supplies and get new species to grow at home.

Although this can be an expensive and timeconsuming hobby, the Hurds say it is a rewarding one. Mrs. Hurd sometimes helps with the feeding and care of the tank, but she says she mostly enjoys being able to see the aquarium every day and watch it grow.

“Fish tanks like this have been known to lower blood pressure,” Mrs. Hurd says. “We have some older relatives that like to come over and just sit. If they feel stressed out or whatever, they’ll come and sit and watch, and it just really mellows people out.”

A key reason the Hurds promote aquaculture is because oceanic coral reefs are quickly

disappearing. Pollution, human activity and hurricanes cause significant damage to reef populations.

“The coral reefs are dying,” Mrs. Hurd says.

“The coral reefs are all stressed, stressed coral will turn white, and as it pales out then it dies. The corals are in trouble.”

Because of this, as well as coral’s slow growth rate of about six inches per year, it is now illegal in many parts of the world for divers and vacationers to remove pieces of coral from the ocean.

Mr. Hurd demonstrates how to grow a new coral from a device called a plug by reaching in the tank, breaking a small branch off of a reddish-orange organism and gluing the piece to the plug. That piece then will get bigger and grow new branches as it adjusts to the change.

“Why go into the ocean and take those when it’s that easy to grow your own?” Mrs. Hurd says.

Brooke VanCleave can be reached at brooke.vancleave@newspressnow.com.

Follow her on Twitter: @SJNPVanCleave.

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