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NORTH SHORE NEWS September 26, 2010

Fish Tales: use caution with the catch of the day ANDREW FLEMING

The unexpected high numbers of sockeye returning the Fraser River this year has resulted in plenty of fish in the seasonal stands that have

“... remember that improper handling and preparing can cause food poisoning”

popped up besides local docks and roads. Unlike the more expensive cleaned fish found in supermarkets that most people are more familiar with, salmon fresh out of the water are often still “in the round” - meaning the heads and guts have yet to be removed - and

the Fraser Health Authority want to remind people that improperly handled salmon can be potentially dangerous.

“Although salmon is a good source of nutrition, it is important to remember that improper handling and preparing can cause food poisoning,” a new posting on their website stated. “It is important to keep the fish cold during transportation and storage and to remove the guts as soon as possible.”

They say the first thing to look for is fish that has been properly chilled. Ideally the fish has been taken directly from the water and plunged into a mixture of ice and water to cool the flesh and then put on ice. Sockeye should not be stored in just water and will stay fresh for two to three days when on ice.

It’s a good idea to bring a cooler and ice to transport them home, and fish should be frozen if you don’t plan to cook it within a day after

purchase. The guts should be taken out beforehand.

Another thing to look for is clear eyes and a healthy coating of slime, which protects from moisture loss and is great indicator of freshness.

The flesh should bounce back right away if you poke it

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September 26, 2010 NORTH SHORE NEWS

Snacks on the fly HELEN PETERSON

Canadians say they are very concerned about nutrition.

Well over half believe fat (including saturated) content in food is a serious health problem. However, according to some nutritional surveys, only 35 per cent say they are

doing all they can to eat a balanced diet.

A great majority admit they eat between meals, but it’s not just fresh fruit and low-fat rice cakes. And while snacking is recommended by the Canada Food Guide (it keeps blood sugars level, reduces cravings

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The biggest sellers from vending machines are candy / chocolate bars: the Snickers bar, Mars bar, Reese’s peanut butter cups, and the age-old favourites Oh Henry and Kit Kat. Packed full of endorphinreleasing chocolate goodness, you’ll get hungry just reading about it.

Most snackers feel a little guilty about picking highfat, high-calorie snacks, but guilt isn’t enough to change their eating habits. While many people complain that they want healthier snacks in vending machines, far fewer people end up actually putting their loonies where their mouth is!

Our insider says one of the main reasons is that healthier snack foods in the vending machine cost more. While a regular item is usually priced at about $1.25 (but is going up by a quarter, shortly), some high-end power bars can

be $1.75 or even up to $2.25, which is a deterrent when you want a quick burst of energy but also a cheap snack.

Vending machine fare has its place; it “tides you over” on a busy day, but should never be used to replace meals.

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TREASURE AND TRASH IN THE VENDING MACHINE THE GOOD: • Clif Bars and other power bars, plus protein bars (Body Break) - nutritious but may contain a lot of calories (hence the “energy bar nickname).

• ReBar, a really thick, chewy fruit leather; contains lots of good veggies and fruit, but is pricey.

• Vel bars (Canadian made – all natural, full of seeds, nuts and dried fruit).

• Granola bars – though some can be fatty and hydrogenated, especially the coated or crunchy variety.

Read the ingredients and nutrition breakdown.

• Regular peanuts or almonds (no hydrogenated coatings), but watch the sodium.

• Hostess / Frito-Lay Sun Chips (lower in fat).

• Rold Gold Pretzels (not great, but better than chips).

• Minute Maid or Sun Rype orange, apple and grapefruit juice — preferable to soda pop, but does have calories from the sugar content.

THE BAD: • Regular sugary pop. Diet pops and vitamin waters containing aspartame or maltitol, a sugar alcohol used as a sugar substitute.

• Five-Alive beverage - looks fruity, but is only 10 per cent real juice.

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Whitening vs Veneers

Tissue Regeneration

Dr. George Ho and Dr. Roger Goncalves, General Dentists

The main cause of gum disease is bacteria that forms a sticky plaque that forms on your teeth.

These are two of the most popular treatments requested by our patients.

In health, gum tissue fits tightly around your teeth, and provides a barrier between the plaque and the supporting bone. When you have gum disease, this supporting tissue and bone is destroyed, and pockets develop. Eventually, too much bone may be lost, and the teeth need to be extracted.

Whitening is a process where specially formulated peroxide solutions are applied to the teeth over a period of time. The amount of time required varies depending on the amount of discoloration and the whitening system used. Generally one hour is required for in office treatments vs several weeks for take home systems.

Both techniques are very effective in dealing with mildly discoloured teeth.

Regeneration literally means “to replace a lost or damaged part with new tissue that restores the original function”

More severely stained teeth may be better treated with veneers. This process involves covering the front surfaces of the teeth with a thin layer of porcelain. The veneers whiten the teeth and have the added advantage of being able to replace worn and chipped enamel surfaces as well as correcting mild misalignments. Veneers may require some reshaping of the teeth prior to their application.

However, advances in technology now allow for the preparations to be minimal in many cases.

Your periodontist has recommended a regenerative procedure because some of the bone supporting your teeth has been destroyed. These procedures can reverse some of the damage by regenerating lost bone and tissue. During this procedure, the gum tissue is folded back, and the disease-causing bacteria is removed. Membranes (filters), bone grafts, tissuestimulating proteins, or growth factors, can be used to encourage your body’s natural ability to regenerate bone and tissue. Eliminating existing bacteria, and regenerating bone and tissue, helps to reduce pocket depth and repair damage caused by the progression of gum disease.

Our dentists will ensure you will be able to preview your new smile with techniques such as computer simulation, wax models of the intended result as well as trial veneers on your teeth to ensure you will truly get the results desired.

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The average adult has 32 teeth by age eighteen, however, the average mouth is made to hold only 28 teeth. It can be painful when 32 teeth try and fit in a mouth that holds 28 teeth. These four other teeth are your third molars, also known as “wisdom teeth”. I am often asked the question: “Why should I remove my wisdom teeth?”

Even though most people think of pre-teens and teens when they think of orthodontics, there are good reasons your child should get an orthodontic evaluation much sooner.

Both Canadian and American Associations of Orthodontists recommend a check-up with an orthodontic specialist no later than age 7.

Wisdom teeth are the last to erupt into the mouth. When they align properly, and gum tissue is healthy, they do not need to be removed. Unfortunately, this does not generally happen. The extraction of these teeth is deemed prudent when they are prevented from properly erupting within the mouth. Some grow sideways, only partially emerge through the gum, or even remain beneath the gum and the bone.

These are known as impacted teeth.

Why Your Child Should Get an Orthodontic Check-up No Later Than Age 7: 1. Orthodontists can spot subtle problems with jaw growth and emerging teeth while some baby teeth are still present.

2. While your child’s teeth may appear to be straight, there could be a problem that only an orthodontist can detect.

Poorly positioned, impacted teeth can cause many problems.

With partially erupted teeth, the opening around the tooth allows bacteria to grow and can eventually cause an infection.

The presence of wisdom teeth may lead to poor oral hygiene which can result in both dental decay and periodontal disease which may negatively affect not just the wisdom tooth itself but the adjacent tooth as well. Sometimes tumors or cysts form around an impacted wisdom tooth and can result in destruction of the jaw bone. Removal of the offending impacted tooth or teeth usually resolves these problems and early extraction is recommended to avoid future problems and to decrease surgical risk.

3. Early treatment may prevent more serious problems from developing and may make treatment at a later age shorter and less complicated.

4. In some cases, the orthodontist will be able to achieve results that may not be possible once the face and jaws have finished growing.

5. Early treatment may give your orthodontist the chance to: • guide jaw growth • improve the way lips meet • lower the risk of trauma to protruded front teeth • correct harmful oral habits • improve appearance • guide permanent teeth into a more favorable position

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Naturopathic Doctors Writing a New Script “If (NDs) are going to be prescribing, it is only going to be for emergency purposes”

ANDREW FLEMING

Many people suffering from health problems often only turn to naturopathic medicine as a last resort after traditional Western medicine has failed them. After a recent decision by the provincial Health Ministry, the proverbial shoe is on the other foot.

For the first time in Canada, naturopathic doctors (NDs)— including those trained at New Westminster’s Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine—can also prescribe selected pharamaceutical drugs to their patients just like regular physicians do, if also only as a last resort.

Boucher Institute spokesperson Margaret Dimailig said the

B.C. government’s decision to give naturopathic doctors the authority to write prescriptions for certain drugs came down last year.

it,” said Dimailig, a recent immigrant to Canada who has been “part of the family” at the Boucher Institute for the past three years.

The first batch of NDs that passed the pharmaceutical upgrade course required were granted prescriptions rights as of Sept. 7.

Naturopaths who have taken the upgrade course offered by the institute are now able to prescribe drugs such as antibiotics, painkillers and antidepressants. Within North America, only Washington, Oregon and Arizona also grant naturopathic doctors the right to write pharmaceutical prescriptions.

“If (NDs) are going to be prescribing, it is only going to be for emergency purposes and only selected drugs, definitely not all,” said Dimailig. “The major consensus is that it going to be on the bottom of the list.”

Naturopathy is an alternative healing method that focuses on natural remedies and the body’s own ability to heal and maintain itself. Naturopathic medicine comprises many different holistic treatments of varying degrees of acceptance by the mainstream medical community.

“It was really talked about, because they’re NDs and with the licence, there is a concern that they will be relying on

the Journal of the American Medical Association, also found the majority of hospital deaths were due to the inherent toxicity of the drugs, rather than mistakes in prescribing them.

Some might say it is ironic NDs would even want to rely on pharmaceuticals, seemingly the antithesis of their healing philosophy. In fact, one of the main reasons naturopathy is gaining in popularity is because people are looking

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But when an antibiotic, for example, is a last resort for a patient, until now an ND would have to send patients to their family doctors or a walk-in clinic.

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Lace up and run for a cure The fight is not over.

Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment have come a long way since the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation was founded in 1986. But statistics recently released report breast cancer continues to be the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Canadian women and rates second for mortality.

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF NEW CASES: • On average, 445 Canadian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer every week, an increase of nine women per week from 2009.

• Estimated number of new cases of breast cancer in females by age:

breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 40-49 950 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women under the age of 40 • Approximately 19 per cent of breast cancer will be diagnosed in women under age 50, 28 per cent will be diagnosed in women over age 70. Over 50 per cent of breast cancers will be diagnosed in women between ages 50 and 69.

• In 2010, an estimated 180 men in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer.

The number of new breast cancer cases in men remains unchanged since 2009. Men with breast cancer make up a little less than 1% of all cases.

6,600 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 70+

ESTIMATED NUMBER OF DEATHS:

5,800 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 60-69

• In 2010, an estimated 5,300 women in Canada will die from breast cancer, unchanged from 2009.

6,200 breast cancer cases diagnosed in women 50-59 3, 500

• On average, 100 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week, unchanged from 2009.

• Estimated number of deaths in females by age: 2,850 breast cancer deaths in women 70+ 1,050 breast cancer deaths in women 60-69 920 breast cancer deaths in women 50-59 400 breast cancer

deaths in women 40-49

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105 breast cancer deaths in women under the age of 40

• At present, the five-year relative survival rate for female breast cancer in Canada is 87 per cent (84 per cent for men) which means women diagnosed with breast cancer have an 87 per cent likelihood of being alive five years after their diagnosis.

• Approximately 10 per cent of breast cancer deaths will be women under age 50, 54 per cent will be women over age 70.

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• In 2010, an estimated 50 men will die from breast cancer, unchanged from 2009.

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•an estimated 180 men will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 50 will die of it.

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•On average, 100 Canadian women will die of breast cancer every week.

In B.C. there will be an estimated 2800 new cases in 2010 and an estimate 640 deaths.

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Men shy away from medical checkups, according to a U.S. study. It’s a finding local general practitioners don’t dispute.

“A lot of men say, ‘I’m here because my wife wanted me to come,’ “ Hepburn says. He has even heard of men seeing a doctor as a “gift” to their wives.

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Just 57 per cent of men, compared to 74 per cent of women, had had a routine medical checkup within the past 12 months, according to a report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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“That doesn’t surprise me,” general practitioner Chris Pengilly says, estimating women comprise 60 per cent of his appointments. GP and author Dave Hepburn says female patients outnumber men among his 20- to 50-year-olds.

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comes down to their familiarity with routine testing and men’s general aversion to doctors’ offices.

appointments more enticing if doctors’ offices had plasma TVs and beer, jokes Hepburn, a published humourist.

Women are used to coming for such tests as pap smears and mammograms. For men, routine testing is “quite foreign,” Hepburn says. Yet regular testing for prostate cancer, diabetes and colon cancer gives their doctors a baseline to note any changes.

“They are not places of good news. The only news you get there is bad news. So why go in the first place?” he suspects is the rationalization.

Regular testing gives the doctor a health baseline. and ‘disease won’t get me,’ “ Pengilly says. The rationalization is: If you can’t touch it or feel it, a medical problem doesn’t exist.

They are also scared, he adds.

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September 26, 2010 NORTH SHORE NEWS

d i a r f a e b o t d e m o e r y e n ! a t n s i t n t ’ e d n e o h t d o t u g o n Y i o g Conscious Sedation fo is here!

Dr. Rahmany, a cosmetic and family dentist, has trained extensively to use Conscious Sedation. “With tremendous modern advances in dentistry, we are able to perform your dental work more precisely and efficiently than ever before. Using Conscious Sedation, people can have their dental care accomplished while they are totally relaxed and absolutely comfortable.”

Dr. Rahmany adds, “I have always been very sensitive to my patients with high fear and apprehension, and now I can offer them a safe and even more comfortable experience. I feel so many good people are avoiding needed care due to fear. I am looking forward to helping these people visit the dentist with this safe and wonderful technique of anxiety-free dentistry.”

Dr. Rahmany is a member of the fastest growing organization of its kind in dentistry, the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation D.O.C.S. The purpose of D.O.C.S. is to provide the education necessary for dentists to provide needed care to the large population of people who are avoiding the dentist to improve their lives with better dental health.

“Dentistry is very high tech today with all sorts of gadgets that get the job done better and quicker, but now with anxiety-free dentistry I can bridge the gap between technology and comfort”, said Dr. Rahmany.

He adds, “you should see the look on the faces of my patients when they complete their care and they have a healthy mouth- there aren’t words to describe it! That look is why I love dentistry. I helped to change someone’s life.”

Dr. Rahmany, along with his experienced team are proud of their commitment to our community. They can be reached at 604-987-1234 for a free consultation regarding anxiety-free dentistry. Whether you suffer from anxiety at the dentist or not, the friendly, fun and comfortable atmosphere at their offi office ce may be just the change you’re looking for.

Who can benefit from conscious sedation: ● high fear or anxiety of going to the dentist ● patients who suffer from a strong gag reflex ● difficulty with local anesthetic (freezing) ● patients who want everything done in fewer appointments

NEW LOCATION! next to the new library, Dr. Rahmany is pleased to announce the opening of our new office, right in the heart of North Vancouver’s business district.

DR. RS SEPEHR RAHMANY 202-1401 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver OFFICE: 604-987-1234 FAX: 604-987-1299

We always welcome new patients