The Nugget Newspaper's Focus on Health 2018 // 2018-04-25

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focus on health Spring 2018

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Our clinic is staffed with primary care physicians, highly trained medical assistants and a nurse care coordinator. Also available are X-ray services and an outpatient laboratory.

By using our team-based care approach, we hope to ensure you receive the treatment you need based on your unique health circumstances.

This care team will partner with you as you pursue your healthcare goals both inside and outside of our clinic. Because the Sisters clinic is part of St. Charles Health System, our patients benefit from ready access to specialized services, including

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The Tsar of Weights

By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief

There are a lot of Russians in the news these days, from Russian hackers to Russian hookers. We may be slipping into a cryogenic 21st century Cold War II — but I maintain a warm spot in my heart for one product of Russia: the kettlebell. The Tsar of Weights.

Kettlebells are simply a big, round iron cannonball with a thick handle.

I have two. To speak a little Russian, one weighs 1.2 pood (that’s 20kg or 44 pounds), the other is 1.5 pood (24kg or 53 pounds).

So... what’s to love?

• They’re old-school. In recent years, there’s been a renaissance of old-school strength and conditioning techniques, from bodyweight exercise to “strong man” training. That renaissance is based on good science that has demonstrated that many traditional strength training techniques are not only valid, but in many ways superior to protocols that have come and gone over the past 30-40 years.

Around the turn of the 20th century, Russian kettlebells were a common tool for the strongmen who were part of exhibitions from the vaudeville stage to traveling carnivals. That kind of thing stokes my traditionalist heart.

The big fitness revival that started in the 1970s was often extremely trendy and machine-centric. Old-timey tools like the Russian kettlebell faded away. Except in Russia, of course. There, the traditional tool remained part of the arsenal of the strength elite — and they were a favorite conditioning device for Soviet Spetznaz Special Forces.

Pavel Tsatsouline was a strength and conditioning coach for those special forces, and when he emigrated to America, he launched a sort of kettlebell revolution.

• Kettlebells are effective: No question, kettlebells are cool. They lend a certain badass cachet to your workout program. But kettlebells wouldn’t have caught on the way they did on the strength of their cool factor alone.

• They deliver. The basic principles of kettlebells

involve a lot of s w i n g i n g a n d “catching” of the weight — ballistic effort. That builds coordination, resilient connective tissue and a lot of the current holy grail of strength training: “functional” strength. That’s why they’ve become a fixture at Crossfit boxes.

It’s not that you can’t get that effect at the gym —or through bodyweight exercises, or just with a conventional dumbbell. It’s just that the kettlebell allows you to do so many different things so effectively with just one piece of iron. Many gyms now have a selection of kettlebells. (Best to have someone knowledgeable show you how to use them properly.)

Used correctly, kettlebells offer strength and conditioning in a single, portable package. Compound moves are the name of the game with kettlebells, and with a good circuit of exercises, you can jack your heart rate for cardio

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conditioning and build your strength at the same time.

• Kettlebells are convenient: I keep a KB by my desk so I can get a physical break from the keyboard.

And a vigorous set of snatchpresses is a great mood elevator. I throw them in the truck and take them out to the woods for a workout, or out to Zimmerman Butte for an improvised biathlon: lifting and shooting. Lots of folks work out with them on the

beach. Anywhere I travel by car, a KB goes with me.

• Kettlebells are fun: Any trainer will tell you that the key to long-term success with any training program is enjoyment. The more fun you’re having, the harder you’ll work. Kettlebells offer a virtually limitless combination of exercises (Youtube is full of sample programs). You won’t get bored. And, bottom line, there’s just something primally satisfying about swinging that big ol’ cannonball around.

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Healthy eating at home

By Jodi Schneider Correspondent

You don’t have to be an experienced cook to prepare healthy meals at home.

Convenience is a real selling point for folks these days: Many people in the modern world don’t make time for preparing food, believing that they’re always too busy. Yet cooking fresh food doesn’t have to take hours. Compare making a quick fresh fish dish with waiting in a line at a fastfood restaurant; the amount of time is probably the same.

It’s probable that you’re consuming more calories when you dine out than when you eat at home. According to John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research, people who frequently cook meals at home eat healthier and consume fewer calories than those who cook less.

When you prepare and cook meals for you and your family at home, you are in control of what you are eating. You can get inventive with your own culinary creations. Many commercially prepared foods are high in fat,

salt, and sugar. But, when you prepare your own food, you know exactly which ingredients and how much of each are going into our food.

There are so many meals that can be made in less than 30 minutes. And if you choose a more complex recipe, you can always cook in bulk and eat the surplus later in the week or freeze it.

Healthy eating is not about strict dietary limitations, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. It’s about feeling great, having more energy and improving your health.

If you feel overwhelmed by all the conflicting nutrition and diet advice out there, you’re not alone. It seems that for every expert who tells you a certain food is good for you, you’ll find another saying exactly the opposite.

Eating a healthy diet doesn’t have to be overly complicated. It’s easier than you think: just eating more fresh fruits and vegetables and cooking meals at home will help keep you healthier.

While some specific foods or nutrients have been shown

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to have a beneficial effect on mood, it’s your overall dietary pattern that is most important.

Choose healthier meats and proteins, like chicken, fish and beans. Get creative, add color to your meals with fruits and vegetables. Make healthy substitutions when you can, like using Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise.

Take baby steps over time to replace less-healthy ingredients in your family favorites.

Learn new ways to give food great flavor without added salt, including herbs, spices, and other seasonings. Try using healthy vegetable oils instead of butter.

Preparing food at home could help with chronic disease prevention such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and gastrointestinal disorders.

As one researcher in the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research said: “Back at the turn of the century, we began the long process of turning over to the food industry many of the decisions about what we eat, in the name of habit or convenience or taste. Today our staggering rates of obesity and diabetes are testimony to

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Serve sandwiches on bread with chicken mixture and lettuce. the faith we put in corporations to feed us well. But the food industry is a business, not a parent; it doesn’t care what we eat as long as we’re willing to pay for it. Home cooking these days is far more than a sentimental value, it’s a survival skill.”

Here are ideas for healthy home cooking for folks on the go from Dr. Inice Gough, DC, CCT of Three Sisters Chiropractic and First Line Nutritional Therapy: “Try making smoothies for breakfast,” Gough said.

“Make large batches of dishes such as soups and stews when you have more time, like on weekends, that can be eaten for dinner, then lunch the next day. You can always freeze the rest for another time. My husband and I find it so much

easier to make dishes in the crock pot when we’re busier than normal. Dinner is done when we come home!”

Both imagination and creativity go into cooking, and it can be relaxing and fun to try your own mix of ingredients.

You don’t have to be a trained chef to cook something delicious in the kitchen.

Recipes are an amazing tool.

They can encourage you to cook for yourself and get more comfortable in the kitchen.

Essentially, recipes are guidelines and suggestions of how to create certain foods.

They can be extremely helpful, and they can also be very flexible. And after some experimentation you might come up with your own recipes.

DoTerra What are you searching for? Support for muscles and joints, cellular health, emotional balance, how to manage stress, a quality night sleep? Angela Bobst shares the health benefits of using essential oils to support our bodies naturally.

Learn detoxification secrets from Dr. Andrew Torchio. The process of detoxifying the human system must start at the cellular level. Substances such as lead, aluminum, mercury, glyphosate, parasites and molds are highly toxic and destroying our health. Learn from Dr. Andrew why your everyday detox or cleanse is not doing what you might think and the why and how to cleanse your body on a cellular level.

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Don’t miss these two FREE classes! Essential Oils for Your Health — Angela Bobst: 1 to 2 p.m.

The Perfect Storm: Detox Done Right” — Dr. Andrew Torchio 2 to 3 p.m., Sunday, May 6, at Sisters Library.

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Of a certain

AGE Sue Stafford Columnist

Live until I die “The afternoon of life is just as full of meaning as the morning; only, its meaning and purpose are different.” ~ Carl Jung ~ No news here. People are living longer and the number of older people continues to grow. People are saying that 70 is the new 60 as retirees remain active and engaged.

It’s time to reframe our perception of aging and overcome longstanding bias about being “over the hill.” That is where “purposeful aging” comes in.

From our first breath we are on the way to our last. There is no reason to separate or isolate those who have been around a little longer or who move a little slower.

Babies are pretty helpless when they arrive, but everyone greets them with joyous attention. Why not at the end of life as well?

Our elders, seniors, old folks, whatever we call ourselves represent untapped storehouses of experience, wisdom, cautionary tales, humor, stories, knowledge, and history. Don’t be afraid to ask someone questions about their life, and don’t be afraid to offer your experience.

I am encouraging those of us “of a certain age” to embrace our later years with purpose, creativity, and passion. Become engaged in social causes, civic organizations, and encore careers. We can serve as both mentors and caregivers. I am much happier when I greet my world with a sense of vitality and productivity rather than stagnation and dread.

What is your meaning and purpose? Mine has become abundantly clear as I survey my various careers and life experience.

The outer trappings may look different — parent, therapist, transitions coordinator, freelance writer.

But the continuum has one core purpose. I have been and am a conduit — for my young children to the outside world, for my counseling clients to themselves, and for my transitions clients to services and healthcare. As a freelance writer, all my past experiences inform my writing as I pass on information and inspiration to

the readers. Often, when I am talking with someone, I can connect them to a person, place, or service stored in my internal Rolodex of past contacts and experiences.

(Rolodex – that dates me!)

Currently in Sisters we all have a wonderful opportunity for intergenerational conversations and collaboration as we work together to make our community “age-friendly.” That doesn’t just mean helping old people across the street.

Rather, it is having services, facilities, and activities that maximize everyone’s experience of living in Sisters. It is a teenager helping the adult down the street navigate his computer. It’s the neighbor helping the young mother with her children. It’s the handy guy fixing a loose railing for Mr. Smith. It’s having accessible facilities for wheelchairs and strollers.

When I go to the grocery store or into Bend, is there someone for whom I can pick up a few things?

Does someone need a ride to a medical appointment? Do I need some help with my yard work?

It’s about caring and connecting and making Sisters the friendly village we like to imagine it is.

What is your purpose? What gives your life meaning? How can you engage and contribute? How do you want to spend the afternoon of your life?

I want to live until I die.

Learn about joint replacement The Center Orthopedic & Neurosurgical Care is offering a free lecture on total joint replacement on Thursday, May 10, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Bend Senior Center.

Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Caravelli from The Center will host the lecture. Dr. Caravelli has been on The Center’s orthopedic team since 2010, where he focuses on conditions of the hip and knee. Prior to his medical career, Dr. Caravelli was a collegiate and professional baseball player. It is his goal and passion to provide high-level, patient-centered care to members of the Central Oregon community, and he strives to make shared decisions with his patients on how best to proceed with treatment options to help them achieve their personal goals.

“Leading educational events locally remains a priority for me,” says Dr. Caravelli.

“I take any opportunity to help people solve problems that can aim to preserve their function and enhance their quality of life.”

Dr. Caravelli’s presentation will include discussions on osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, total joint replacement, outpatient joint replacement surgery, Mako Robotic-ArmAssisted Surgery, and non-surgical joint pain treatment options. There will also be a question-and-answer period at the end of the lecture. Those interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP by May 8 to mwhitehouse@ thecenteroregon.com or 541-322-2211.

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The Center The Center’s diverse team of doctors provides Central Oregonians with expert care and treatment options designed to get you back to what you love doing. Since 2012, Dr. Timothy Bollom has been seeing patients in Sisters at St. Charles Family Care.

He treats patients of all ages and backgrounds, with a focus on comprehensive care of knee and shoulder injuries and conditions. From conservative measures to sophisticated, minimally invasive surgical techniques, he utilizes a sports medicine philosophy of returning patients to normal activity as quickly as possible.

The Center is home to some of the region’s most highly skilled physicians with specialized training in orthopedics, neurosurgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports medicine, and occupational medicine. Our dedicated doctors and staff work together to offer the care you need for the best possible outcome. To learn more or make an appointment, go to www.thecenteroregon.com.

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Look for non-toxic skincare options to support overall health

By Karen Keady NCEA Certified Esthetician

Remember the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz?” Buddy Ebsen was cast in the role, but he had to be replaced after the aluminum makeup used with his costume made him gravely ill. Jack Haley took the role. Haleyʼs makeup was mixed into a creamy paste, which was then painted onto his skin.

He also suffered illness, eye infections and missed work days.

Debra Lynn Dadd, author and consumer advocate, states, ”The personal care products we apply to our skin create toxic exposure through skin absorption.”

These include cosmetics, moisturizers, sunscreens, soaps and lotions. Out of 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products, 778 can cause acute toxicity, 146 cause tumors, 218 cause reproductive complications, 314 can cause biological mutation, 376 can cause skin/eye irritation and

884 were found to be toxic.

These studies were done by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Like most consumers, I trusted that if a doctor recommended a product, or it was on a store shelf, it must be safe. Iʼve since learned that nothing could be further from the truth. Some physicians continue to recommend Cetaphil, an over-the-counter face cleanser containing parabens — in spite of scientific studies confirming that parabens have the potential to cause cancer and have been directly linked to the development of some cancers including breast, prostate, ovarian, and uterine cancers.

Because the liver needs to work even harder to detoxify these estrogenic toxins, these chemicals may contribute to other health issues as well. The scientific name for parabens is Alkyl Hydroxy benzoate. They will be listed on the product label as Ethyl-Butyl-Propyl and

Methylparabens.

Another harmful preservative in a sunscreen, “Suntegrity,” is PHBM, Polyaminopropyl Biguamide. This substance has been banned by the FDA since 2015 yet is found in 36 cosmetic products, including facial wipes. PHBM is cancer-causing, an environmental hazard and a strong allergen. The wipes are currently clogging up our wastewater treatment plants, they do not break down, and the industry is attempting to work with the EPA to eliminate them.

Doctors are now discovering that many preservatives in cosmetics build up in our organs over time; our bodies cannot eliminate these toxins. The cosmetic manufacturersʼ response when questioned about suspect ingredients is, “Yes, they do use preservatives, however, itʼs only a small amount.” What they fail to acknowledge or understand is that it takes years for these chemicals to break down when absorbed through the skin, similar to PCBs.

Reading product ingredient labels is as important as reading food labels. The fewer the ingredients, the more healthy a product will be for our skin and bodies.

Less is best. Beware of skincare products with water as an ingredient, as water rots botanicals, which requires the addition of preservatives to keep that product on a shelf for five years. Also, it means the product is highly diluted.

Myra Michelle Eby states in her book, “Skin Care Exposed”: “Products using toxic ingredients will not fulfill their promise of keeping you looking beautiful and radiant, AND can have devastating long-term effects on your skin, your health and our environment.” Eby created Mychelle Dermaceuticals, an organic skincare line, in 2000.

She points out the general misconception that if something is natural itʼs not effective, that itʼs not potent enough to obtain results.

Research with a strong

scientific background demonstrates just the opposite.

The skin acts as a giant sponge, absorbing up to 60 percent of what it comes into contact with. Eby goes on to list the top ingredients that should be avoided in our skincare products: 1. EDTA. 2. Parabens.

3. Phthalates.

4. Proplylene glycol (commonly known as anti-freeze).

5. Synthetic colorings.

6. Ureas.

7. Non-cold-pressed vegetable oils.

Translating ingredient labels is not always easy.

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vulnerable to illness due to their size and level of activity. Note that OHA guideline values are for human health; animals are much more sensitive than people. Within hours of being exposed to extremely low levels of the toxin, dogs can become gravely ill and even die.

Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people with skin sensitivities can develop a rash when wading, playing or swimming in or around a bloom. More serious symptoms occur when water is swallowed while swimming, or through inhalation of water droplets via high-speed activities such as water-skiing.

By being aware of signs of a bloom and taking proper precautions

when a bloom is suspected, people can continue to visit their favorite lake, river or reservoir and enjoy water activities such as canoeing, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking, and bird-watching.

Boating is also safe when speeds do not create excessive water spray.

To learn if an advisory has been issued or lifted for a specific water body, you can visit the Harmful Algae Bloom website at healthoregon.org/hab or call the Oregon Public Health Division toll-free information line at 877-290-6767.

For health information or to report an illness, contact OHA at 971-673-0400. For campground or lake information, call the local management agency.

Christy Close Erskine and Jack Erskine are part of a group that will head to Kenya on July 5 for three weeks of work. Seven people from Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration are also going on the trip.

“We need to raise close to $110, 000 in order to fund the work that 16 people will do in Kenya over that three-week period,” Jack Erskine said. “Part of what we will do is bring medical and school supplies for the people in the hospital and the school.

“As part of our familyʼs personal fundraising plan, Christy had the idea to sell chances to win a quilt made by Freddie Moran—a world-renowned quilter. Christy and I both quilt. Here in Sisters we took a class from Freddie. We had asked Freddie if she would be willing to give a quilt to help fund an outreach project, and she was kind enough to offer this particular quilt.”

Raffle tickets for this valuable quilt will be sold on Sunday, April 29, at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, during a Kenyan-themed lunch. The lunch will include a slide show of the Kenyan project and a program on the key components of the three-week venture. The public is welcome to come learn about Kenya and enjoy a Kenyan meal.

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“It is very scary how many toxins people unknowingly bring into their home with the cleaning products they buy,” says company founder Elizabeth Buchanan.

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Look out for harmful algae blooms Increasing temperatures create potential for toxins in water.

As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority is reminding outdoor enthusiasts to be alert for harmful algae blooms when recreating in Oregon lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

Most blooms are harmless, but under the right conditions some can produce toxins capable of causing illness in people and animals.

If toxin levels are above OHA guideline values for human health, the agency issues a health advisory warning people to stay out of affected water to avoid illness.

This year after evaluating current research, OHA is reducing the toxin guideline values to further protect the public. Although this change should not affect the number of advisories that may be issued, it could affect the length of time an advisory is in place. This is because it may take longer for toxins to drop below these reduced values.

Since only a fraction of Oregonʼs fresh waters are monitored, OHA advises people to stay out of the water if it looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint and pea-green, bluegreen or brownish-red in color.

Exposure to toxins can cause skin rash, diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, numbness, dizziness and fainting. Children and pets are most

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High Lakes Health Care High Lakes Health Care in Sisters welcomes Certified Physician Assistant David Kirkpatrick, BA, MA, MMSc, PA-C, who has joined the clinic in Sisters.

Dave grew up in Seattle and received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma in 1998. After working in Seattle for four years, he returned to graduate school to earn a master’s degree in clinical psychology from George Fox University and later his physician assistant degree from Emory University in Atlanta.

Before joining High Lakes, for nine years Dave delivered both inpatient and outpatient care at a general medicine clinic in Longview, Washington, seeing both acute and chronic-care patients.

Prior to becoming a PA, Dave spent two years touring the Northwest as a Christian singer-songwriter and speaker while working for a medical insurance brokerage. In his spare time, he still enjoys playing music, skiing, tennis, basketball, golf and spending time with family and his church.

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Look for non-toxic skincare options to support overall health

By Karen Keady NCEA Certified Esthetician

Remember the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz?” Buddy Ebsen was cast in the role, but he had to be replaced after the aluminum makeup used with his costume made him gravely ill. Jack Haley took the role. Haleyʼs makeup was mixed into a creamy paste, which was then painted onto his skin.

He also suffered illness, eye infections and missed work days.

Debra Lynn Dadd, author and consumer advocate, states, ”The personal care products we apply to our skin create toxic exposure through skin absorption.”

These include cosmetics, moisturizers, sunscreens, soaps and lotions. Out of 2,983 chemicals used in personal care products, 778 can cause acute toxicity, 146 cause tumors, 218 cause reproductive complications, 314 can cause biological mutation, 376 can cause skin/eye irritation and

884 were found to be toxic.

These studies were done by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).

Like most consumers, I trusted that if a doctor recommended a product, or it was on a store shelf, it must be safe. Iʼve since learned that nothing could be further from the truth. Some physicians continue to recommend Cetaphil, an over-the-counter face cleanser containing parabens — in spite of scientific studies confirming that parabens have the potential to cause cancer and have been directly linked to the development of some cancers including breast, prostate, ovarian, and uterine cancers.

Because the liver needs to work even harder to detoxify these estrogenic toxins, these chemicals may contribute to other health issues as well. The scientific name for parabens is Alkyl Hydroxy benzoate. They will be listed on the product label as Ethyl-Butyl-Propyl and

Methylparabens.

Another harmful preservative in a sunscreen, “Suntegrity,” is PHBM, Polyaminopropyl Biguamide. This substance has been banned by the FDA since 2015 yet is found in 36 cosmetic products, including facial wipes. PHBM is cancer-causing, an environmental hazard and a strong allergen. The wipes are currently clogging up our wastewater treatment plants, they do not break down, and the industry is attempting to work with the EPA to eliminate them.

Doctors are now discovering that many preservatives in cosmetics build up in our organs over time; our bodies cannot eliminate these toxins. The cosmetic manufacturersʼ response when questioned about suspect ingredients is, “Yes, they do use preservatives, however, itʼs only a small amount.” What they fail to acknowledge or understand is that it takes years for these chemicals to break down when absorbed through the skin, similar to PCBs.

Reading product ingredient labels is as important as reading food labels. The fewer the ingredients, the more healthy a product will be for our skin and bodies.

Less is best. Beware of skincare products with water as an ingredient, as water rots botanicals, which requires the addition of preservatives to keep that product on a shelf for five years. Also, it means the product is highly diluted.

Myra Michelle Eby states in her book, “Skin Care Exposed”: “Products using toxic ingredients will not fulfill their promise of keeping you looking beautiful and radiant, AND can have devastating long-term effects on your skin, your health and our environment.” Eby created Mychelle Dermaceuticals, an organic skincare line, in 2000.

She points out the general misconception that if something is natural itʼs not effective, that itʼs not potent enough to obtain results.

Research with a strong

scientific background demonstrates just the opposite.

The skin acts as a giant sponge, absorbing up to 60 percent of what it comes into contact with. Eby goes on to list the top ingredients that should be avoided in our skincare products: 1. EDTA. 2. Parabens.

3. Phthalates.

4. Proplylene glycol (commonly known as anti-freeze).

5. Synthetic colorings.

6. Ureas.

7. Non-cold-pressed vegetable oils.

Translating ingredient labels is not always easy.

Both the active as well as the inactive ingredients should be taken into account. For a FREE, more comprehensive list of toxic preservatives commonly added to skincare products and their side effects visit Essentials Skin Care at 492 E. Main Ave. You can also pick up a free color brochure from pioneering consumer advocate Debra Lynn Dadd.

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vulnerable to illness due to their size and level of activity. Note that OHA guideline values are for human health; animals are much more sensitive than people. Within hours of being exposed to extremely low levels of the toxin, dogs can become gravely ill and even die.

Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, people with skin sensitivities can develop a rash when wading, playing or swimming in or around a bloom. More serious symptoms occur when water is swallowed while swimming, or through inhalation of water droplets via high-speed activities such as water-skiing.

By being aware of signs of a bloom and taking proper precautions

when a bloom is suspected, people can continue to visit their favorite lake, river or reservoir and enjoy water activities such as canoeing, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, picnicking, and bird-watching.

Boating is also safe when speeds do not create excessive water spray.

To learn if an advisory has been issued or lifted for a specific water body, you can visit the Harmful Algae Bloom website at healthoregon.org/hab or call the Oregon Public Health Division toll-free information line at 877-290-6767.

For health information or to report an illness, contact OHA at 971-673-0400. For campground or lake information, call the local management agency.

Christy Close Erskine and Jack Erskine are part of a group that will head to Kenya on July 5 for three weeks of work. Seven people from Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration are also going on the trip.

“We need to raise close to $110, 000 in order to fund the work that 16 people will do in Kenya over that three-week period,” Jack Erskine said. “Part of what we will do is bring medical and school supplies for the people in the hospital and the school.

“As part of our familyʼs personal fundraising plan, Christy had the idea to sell chances to win a quilt made by Freddie Moran—a world-renowned quilter. Christy and I both quilt. Here in Sisters we took a class from Freddie. We had asked Freddie if she would be willing to give a quilt to help fund an outreach project, and she was kind enough to offer this particular quilt.”

Raffle tickets for this valuable quilt will be sold on Sunday, April 29, at Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration, during a Kenyan-themed lunch. The lunch will include a slide show of the Kenyan project and a program on the key components of the three-week venture. The public is welcome to come learn about Kenya and enjoy a Kenyan meal.

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Look out for harmful algae blooms Increasing temperatures create potential for toxins in water.

As summer approaches, the Oregon Health Authority is reminding outdoor enthusiasts to be alert for harmful algae blooms when recreating in Oregon lakes, rivers and reservoirs.

Most blooms are harmless, but under the right conditions some can produce toxins capable of causing illness in people and animals.

If toxin levels are above OHA guideline values for human health, the agency issues a health advisory warning people to stay out of affected water to avoid illness.

This year after evaluating current research, OHA is reducing the toxin guideline values to further protect the public. Although this change should not affect the number of advisories that may be issued, it could affect the length of time an advisory is in place. This is because it may take longer for toxins to drop below these reduced values.

Since only a fraction of Oregonʼs fresh waters are monitored, OHA advises people to stay out of the water if it looks foamy, scummy, thick like paint and pea-green, bluegreen or brownish-red in color.

Exposure to toxins can cause skin rash, diarrhea, cramps, vomiting, numbness, dizziness and fainting. Children and pets are most

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High Lakes Health Care High Lakes Health Care in Sisters welcomes Certified Physician Assistant David Kirkpatrick, BA, MA, MMSc, PA-C, who has joined the clinic in Sisters.

Dave grew up in Seattle and received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma in 1998. After working in Seattle for four years, he returned to graduate school to earn a master’s degree in clinical psychology from George Fox University and later his physician assistant degree from Emory University in Atlanta.

Before joining High Lakes, for nine years Dave delivered both inpatient and outpatient care at a general medicine clinic in Longview, Washington, seeing both acute and chronic-care patients.

Prior to becoming a PA, Dave spent two years touring the Northwest as a Christian singer-songwriter and speaker while working for a medical insurance brokerage. In his spare time, he still enjoys playing music, skiing, tennis, basketball, golf and spending time with family and his church.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Get ready to ride this spring

By Andrew Loscutoff Correspondent

Spring has broken in Central Oregon and riders are dusting off the saddles, inflating the tires, and lubing the chain on bikes that perched in the garage while the bitterness of winter passed by.

It is important to make sure that the machine is ready to ride, but even more so that the rider is ready to take on cycling again this spring. Follow these simple tips and know that the first rides of spring will be easier, and more enjoyable: • Dress as if you’re going to see all weather conditions (because you likely are) this spring. Just the other day it snowed, rained, and blew frigid in the afternoon. A layer system of a base layer (light undershirt) a cycling jersey, windbreaker (preferably waterproof) light neck gaiter, hat, medium gloves, full thermal tights, two pairs of lightweight wool socks, will take care of all conditions without bundling you up too much when

the sun shines (if the sun shines).

• Prepare for the ride with hydration and food.

Although on the cooler rides thirst will not be as pronounced, hydration is vital to maintaining a ride longer than an hour. The same goes for food consumption.

Once a person begins to exercise above 60 percent of their maximum aerobic level, the body starts to transfer energy stored in the muscles to be used for fuel.

This system lasts from 45 to 90 minutes. After that, fat oxidation is the primary fuel source. The caveat here is that you will have to slow down in order to keep using fat as fuel. This slowdown — known as a bonk — can be prevented by taking in fuel as you’re riding. The best fuel for the job: simple carbohydrates (sugars); these will stave off the bonk and keep you riding up hills all afternoon.

Aim for around 20g per half hour. Start in the first hour of ride time in order to get ahead.

A sound machine with a well-dressed, well-fed

cyclist is a good start — but the last tip for the spring rider is to keep rides within the wheelhouse of winter fitness. Rides performed last fall after hours of summer saddletime will not be a possibility this spring.

Plus, many of the mountainous roads and trails will be scattered with debris and inclement weather conditions. Stick to the flatter, eastern routes which allow a good tempo to be achieved with less worry over squalls, the downed trees, and the unworthy trail conditions.

This is a better place to develop fitness because a more consistent effort will produce better fitness while allowing the unconditioned muscles to recover faster since they won’t have to produce as much torque as they would on a slow climb.

Prepare for spring riding and know that the dream of summer miles in short sleeves and mountain passes will be back. The base miles of spring will get you summer-ready for this experience.

Child seat safety clinic set On May 26, 2017, Oregon Child Safety Seat laws changed to require infants to ride rearfacing until they reach two years of age, unless the child turned age one prior to May 26, 2017. Studies show that infants are significantly safer in a rearfacing car seat until 2 years of age.

Oregon law also requires a child who weighs 40 pounds or less to be properly secured with a child safety system that meets the minimum standards and specifications established by the Department of Transportation. Children over 40 pounds, or who have reached the upper weight limit for their forward-facing car seat, must use a child seat with harness or a booster seat until they are four feet nine inches tall or 8 years old and the adult belt fits properly.

Oregon does not have a law specifically prohibiting children from riding in the front seat of a passenger vehicle.

However, a rear-facing infant seat must not be placed in a front seating position that is equipped with an airbag

because it violates Oregon’s requirement for “proper use” of a child safety seat. The national “best practice recommendation” calls for rear seating through age 12.

Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District will hold a clinic on May 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the main fire station in Sisters at 301 S. Elm St. Nationally Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians will be on hand to inspect and educate caregivers on how to install and properly use their child safety seats. No appointment is necessary and the safety checks take approximately 20 minutes.

While caregivers of infants or those under age two often seek assistance with child safety seats, we would also like to encourage caregivers of children who ride in booster seats to stop in for a check-up. For a child to ride safely in a booster seat, the shoulder belt should cross the center of the collarbone, while the lap belt is flat across the child’s upper thighs.

For more information contact the Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire District at 541-549-0771.

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If you’re waiting until your carpet LOOKS like it needs to be cleaned, you’ve probably waited too long. It’s best to get your carpets cleaned regularly — once a year for most folks, a couple of times a year for people with active kids and pets.

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Green Ridge Physical Therapy Green Ridge Physical Therapy specializes in a gentle, highly effective therapy technique known as counterstrain.

Counterstrain is a gentle, passive, hands-on technique that is able to treat pain in a wide variety of injuries and chronic issues.

Sensitive receptors in all deep fascia connect through the spinal cord to both smooth muscle and skeletal muscle, so that activation of a protective reflex will tighten the fascia itself and also recruit the musculo-skeletal system to provide protective splinting or bracing around the area.

The treatment aims to shorten the affected tissue until the reflex is released or normalized. This

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

Your Story MATTERS

Audry Van Houweling, PMHNP Columnist

Confronting body shame I always ask my clients to rate their self-esteem 0-10. The vast majority of my clients rate themselves below 5. If my client happens to be female, complaints about her body almost always dominate the list of why. Intellect, character, performance and achievement are often never mentioned.

It is altogether disheartening how many of us associate value and worth with size, the number on the scale, and measurements that are idealized by a social concept that is unrealistic and, in many cases, impossible.

Like most women, memories of my own body shame are all too vivid. I remember the early days of elementary school playing followthe-leader on the playground and not being able to fit through small spaces that seemed so effortless for my peers. I remember my portions and

food choices being scrutinized by family members. I remember seeing the school counselor and being told I eat too much. I remember starting at my young body in the mirror — loathing what I saw and wishing I could switch bodies with the Disney princesses or Barbies I idolized. In dismay I would compare the size of my legs, my arms, my stomach compared to my peers — and this was all before middle school.

Rather quickly, my body seemed to lengthen rather than widen. I stretched to nearly 5 feet 10 inches by the seventh grade and the dynamic of attention and commentary shifted. Seemingly too tall for pre-pubescent boys my own age, suddenly there were comments from men — sometimes much older men: Catcalls, innuendos, and crass remarks on my physical form that still seemed so new and foreign to my budding mind. Soaking in what seemed to be validation, I strived to maintain the streak of physical affirmation, sometimes by means of extremes. Food restriction and excessive exercise became a pattern.

Negative self-talk was the driver. I could not let myself be satisfied. I was terrified of regressing.

Our society promotes a sustained hypervigilance around body image, and while I have made progress, I am not out of the woods. Women and girls are often ridden with trauma regarding their bodies. Whether it be a collection of accumulated comments and encounters or events of

blatant harassment or abuse, we are taught from a very young age that the form of our bodies defines our worth and, in some cases, even our survival. Other elements of our being and soul are minimized, disregarded, and suppressed. As the inevitable shifting and ultimate decline of our physical bodies occurs, we are confronted by shame and guilt as the form of our body may drift farther away from the social ideal.

Social media further reinforces our shame, as edited and filtered comparisons are only one click away.

So make a point to praise your daughter, partner, spouse, or family member on attributes other than her physicality. Support her in creating a legacy of inner beauty and confidence. Ladies — we can be our own worst enemies. Let’s try to refrain from objectifying one another. Let’s honor each other’s accomplishments outside of what happens in the gym or on a scale. Modest or immodest, let’s realize we are all marvelously complex despite our exterior.

Let’s celebrate our diversity and be unafraid to call out unrealistic and harmful stereotypes and ideals.

Character, compassion, intellectualism, humor, empathy, and mindfulness resonate far more than the number on a scale. After all, I have yet to see anything about weight loss or dress size on somebody’s tombstone. On that note, give your body grace. It will fail standards again and again, but your value is far more unconditional.

Suicide prevention workshop set The Sisters Elementary School ParentTeacher Community (SPTC) is hosting a Q.P.R. (Question. Persuade. Refer.)

Institute workshop for suicide prevention in collaboration with St. Charles Health System.

Workshops will be held on Tuesday, May 1 in English and Wednesday, May 2 in Spanish, both from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the lecture room at Sisters High School.

Q.P.R. is an evidence-based suicideprevention training program that is intended to offer hope through positive action. Community members who would like to be equipped with skills to assist individuals that may be in need of some help and are invited to join either training session.

Q.P.R. training sessions are in collaboration with St. Charles Health System, through their suicide-prevention initiative.

This basic training program seeks to train individuals who, because of their contact with those who may be at risk of suicide, are often in the best position to identify and refer people thinking about suicide to important resources and services.

All training sessions are free of charge and open to anyone in the community over the age of 16. There is limited space available and pre-registration is suggested. Preregister by emailing SistersPTC@gmail. com.

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon

The skinny on dietary fats

By Andrew Loscutoff Correspondent

Dietary fat has a history of polarized paradigms. Whether it was the theory that saturated fats cause heart attacks, to the belief that fat reduces obesity and diabetes, the saga continues. In order to catch readers’ eyes or to sell a book, people often extrapolate data and state an overarching assumption as fact, taking a simplistic and reductionist mindset to one end or another of the spectrum.

Fat is either to be loved or hated, and there is no middle ground.

Dietary fat is essential to the diet: either too much or too little a bad thing. The most important thing to remember is that whole foods, minimally processed and maximally nutrient, are superior to any fad diet.

Dietary fat became “evil” in the 1960s and 1970s when a scientist named Ancel Keys asserted a correlation between heart disease and saturated fats. His research was based on the epidemiological data from his research into mortality and diet of other countries.

The countries with the lowest heart disease had lower intakes of saturated fats.

This data-point ballooned into the widespread villainizing of fats and led to Americans ditching fats for more carbohydrates.

This increase in carbohydrates led to more snack foods, higher consumption of sugars, and overall, higher amounts of calories consumed. This fueled the rapid increase in overweight and obese people that was observed in the 1980s and 1990s.

Recently, fats are back in favor because re-examination of the original studies indicating that the correlations made between dietary fat, cholesterol, and heart disease may not actually show causation. In fact, it is now more accepted that a variety of lifestyle and epigenetics determine a person’s heart condition.

Now that fat is not the villain, diets of fat up to 80 or 90 percent have been propagated. The new zealots of diet make the claim that sugar is the enemy and carbohydrates of all kinds cause obesity, diabetes and heart disease. The

Atkins diet, the William Davis wheat belly theory, and, most recently, ketogenic diets have replaced the low-fat/high carbohydrate protocols of yesteryear. Was nothing learned the last time an entire food group was villainized and an extreme approach was in vogue?

If only it were black and white.

Before jumping on a bandwagon of dietary extremism, ask yourself what it is about current food habits that ought to be changed. Often, if someone were to moderate their treats, snacks, and processed foods, it would have a bigger impact on their well-being than waving the flag of the diet de jour. Eventually diets fail. It is unsustainable to avoid all carbohydrates or fat.

The best piece of advice will always be to gravitate back toward the diet being mostly based on whole foods, avoiding additional calories in forms of processed oils, sugars, and refined carbohydrates. Get adequate amounts of healthy protein. Avoid liquid calories.

It’s not too complicated, and simple changes are always a good start.

TENNIS: Outlaws are playing strong this season Continued from page 10

Weber also continued his winning ways at the No. 2 singles spot. Nate beat Trystyn Weinberger 6-0, 7-6.

“Nate gets better with each match,” said Click. “He practices a lot on his own, and it shows as he’s making fewer errors. The more match experience he gets, you can see him getting smarter with how he constructs points.

There’s a purpose every time he strokes the ball.”

Isaiah Chapen (No. 3 singles) beat Cameran Jeppsen 6-2, 6-3, and is now 2-1 in league play.

“Isaiah plays an accurate and consistent ball with backspin that causes problems,” said Click. “He forces his opponent to the net, and then wins points by placing his next shot over or by the other player.”

Sisters could have won the match with a win in any of the doubles matches, and the No. 2, 3, and 4 doubles teams came close. Aaron Johnson and Sam Mayes, George Bates and Drew

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Aaron Johnson makes a return in a match against Mollalla.

Collins-Burke, and Colton Seymour and Jack Bullis all took their opponents to three sets, and all lost close in 6-4 third sets.

Click said, “Our two league losses and tie were nail-biters. A point or two difference in the right place and those matches are team wins. We’re competitive in every league match, and team is getting into it. Players are beginning to understand how their effort affects the team’s success. And they care.”

Sisters was to play at home against Crook County on Tuesday, April 24. They will travel to Philomath on Thursday.

Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy Time to swing into the golf season. Boost your performance on the links and reduce your chances of injury with a Golf Performance Clinic sponsored by Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy and Sisters Athletic Club. This free clinic will screen your mobility and help you develop core strength, mobility and lower stability — all critical to a good, injury-free game.

And you can learn exercises that will improve your swing. Call SAC to RSVP for the May 2 class, which runs 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Therapeutic Associates Physical Therapy goes out of their way to help you avoid injury — but when it happens, they are also expert in helping

you get back to work and/or back to your favorite sports as quickly as possible. Located adjacent to Sisters Athletic Club, they offer a unique “stepdown” program that allows patients to continue their rehab at SAC after they’ve completed formal physical therapy.

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Absolute Serenity meets everybody at their point of need and cares for each of their residents as an individual. It’s not just a standard service.

Residents stay as independent as possible for as long as possible — and enjoy an active life. Sisters Community Church offers bingo and scripture readings, and there is Bible study and piano playing available for enrichment. SPRD-sponsored Sit and Be Fit classes help keep residents active, and there are many outings around Central Oregon.

Contentment and enjoyment are hallmarks of the community — and that provides families with a precious gift that is proclaimed right there in the name: the Absolute Serenity of knowing that their loved ones are not just OK, but truly cared for in every sense.