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JUNE 2021 • VOLUME 15 • ISSUE 6

CONT HOME + LIVING

Page 12

12 CHATEAU CHIC Tiny Tranquility

18 THE OBSERVER

When Momma’s Hangry

FOOD + FUN

Page 22

22 GONE FISHIN’

Dr. Ben Adams and son Cooper take fishing to the next level.

26 GLAMPING IN LOUISIANA Louisiana State Parks welcome Tentrr to their adventure line-up.

MIND + BODY

Page 32

32 PEACE AND PADDLES ON THE BAYOU Calypso Paddle Co. brings kayaking, paddleboarding, yoga and more to a bayou near you.

36 WE SUPPORT A HEALTHIER FUTURE

Men: Make Your Health a Priority

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ENTS EXTRAS

ON THE COVER

WORD, YA HEARD

ALFRESCO [ al-fres-koh ] adverb out-of-doors; in the open air.

WORD ON THE STREET Working remotely has its perks, one being working alfresco.

She’s hosting a small alfresco gathering of friends on Friday with drinks and appetizers.

06 EDITOR’S NOTE

The Adams boys show the fish who’s boss.

08 INTERVUE

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Adventure is Out There!

Say What?

38 UNDER THE SCOPE

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40 RENDEZVOUS

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42 LOOK TWICE

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ADVENTURE IS OUT THERE!

“As soon as I saw you, I knew adventure was going to happen.” - A.A. Milne Some of the most popular art for children’s rooms centers around adventure. After all, isn’t starting a family and raising a child one of the greatest adventures you can experience?

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We have carried the same summer theme over to the pages of POV this month, with adventure driving us to bring you stories of locals who love to get out and explore! Both of our stories feature individuals with love for the water we are blessed to be surrounded by here in the bayou region.

Even since Jackson was little, we have referred to any weekend outing as an adventure. He loved going to the playground, fairs and festivals, or even just Target. I always had my Tula in the vehicle to be able to babywear. As he grew to be a toddler, I added the wagon to our “adventure kit” as we attended more and more festivals and longer park outings.

Now that he is a bit older, he looks forward to our adventures. He understands that any little thing could possibly become an adventure, if you just look at it the right way. It might seem like I’m hauling around junk in the back of my vehicle, but we like to be prepared for whatever might come our way. I currently have a large picnic blanket, several old outdoor pillows, a fishing pole, a beach towel, a folding chair, sun block, hats, books and a first aid kit riding around with me… just in case. Depending on the weather and our location, we can stop to eat lunch, cast a line, or even run on the beach.

This summer has been dubbed “the summer of adventure” for our family. After spending last summer in our backyard, we are ready to go exploring this year and see more of what our state has to offer! Just a quick glance at the Louisiana State Parks website shows we can visit beaches, hike through forests, swim in waterfalls, kayak through bayous and swamps, trail ride on horses… the list goes on and on!

All without ever leaving our state. We are looking forward to trying out a few of the new Tentrr sites that are now being offered at eight of our state parks. These “glamping”

Fishing is one of the top adventures on our list. Our waterways provide a bountiful pastime that many of us start when we are too young to even remember. For Dr. Ben Adams and his son Cooper, fishing is life. The duo have hit the waters for as long as Cooper can remember. They are now a force to be reckoned with in the competitive fishing world. Learn more about their love for the sport starting on page 22.

The adventure continues as we take to the water with Fallon Ellender and Zachary Meeks of the Golden Meadow-based water sports company Calypso Paddle Co. While they are a retailer of paddleboards, kayaks and equipment, the store serves as a hub for so much more. They offer excursions of the local area including Grand Isle, Cocodrie and Sportsman’s Paradise (complete with an ice cream stop) and Bayou Lafourche. Fallon also teaches paddleboard yoga at both the YMCA and in open-water locations like Catfish Lake.

Explore more of their story starting on page 32.

Here’s to a summer of adventure! We hope you join along in discovering your greatest adventure, whatever and wherever that may lead you. Be sure to send us your pictures and videos! POV

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INTERVUE |

SAY WHAT?

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MIRANDA My favorite summer job growing up was working in Nashville at an Italian restaurant named Torinos. I actually got to work with my dad a few nights a week! Ahh, the memories, as he has since passed. Unfortunately, Torinos has since closed.

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JULIE I spent a summer working at a summer camp hosted by the Dominican Sisters in Rosaryville. The retreat center was out on 1700 acres in the woods. We offered activities like swimming, canoeing and tennis. I remember when a camper remarked, “Wow, real tennis is way more fun than on the Wii.”

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HOME + LIVING

CHATEAU CHIC | 12 Tiny Tranquility

THE OBSERVER | 18 When Momma’s Hangry

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CHATEAU CHIC

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When designing a tranquil home that perfectly suited her, Ann Lirette decided to do something very different. “Over the years I’ve had a few homes, including a larger one. Turns out, that comes with a lot of maintenance and a lot of time spent not necessarily doing the fun things in life. So when the time came to do it again, I chose to do something quite different,” Ann shares.

While the home totals only 850 sq. ft. of living space, the entire space totals 1,800 sq. ft. Ann explains, “My carport and porch take up more than the living square footage of my house, but that’s exactly how I wanted it.”

With a passion for the outdoors, Ann will find any excuse to be outdoors, so incorporating lots of windows to bring the

outdoors in felt natural, as well as functional to make the small rooms feel larger.

Entering the home directly into the kitchen and living space, one large room with no defining lines makes the space feel large and inviting. “The point of the layout of the house was that you could see as much as you could when you walk through the front door,” says Ann. Two features in the large room stand out. In the kitchen, a 4x4 plank of milled oak, milled by Ann’s brother is the centerpiece of the space. On the opposite side, a mantle gives the impression of a fireplace, without sacrificing valuable space. Ann added tile to give it a pop of color and is very happy with the end result.

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In the rear of the home is the master bedroom and bathroom, which she refers to as her tranquil space. The rooms feature two chandeliers that she found in California many years ago.

While originally planning for the home to be a one bedroom, one bath, Ann altered plans to include a second bedroom and full hall bath. She currently utilizes the extra space as an office.

For Ann, the outdoors serves as an extension of her living space.

A recently-added greenhouse reflects Ann’s passion for the outdoors and love for plants.

Learning over the years that more yard work can be hard on your knees and back, she decided to build a greenhouse. Ann shares, “My only regret is that it’s not big enough, but maybe that’s a good thing, too.”

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“What I’ve learned is that keeping it simple, keeping it no bigger than you need, at least for me, works. Life is short and you don’t want to spend your time on the work side of life, you want to spend time doing the fun side of life and that ’s what this place has given me the opportunity to do,” Ann says with a smile. POV

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THE OBSERVER |

BY JAIME DISHMAN

There’s a main theme in my life for the past three months. It started in mid-March and continues.

My family knows about it, most of my friends know about it, and even some strangers.

Because I’m not the type to suffer in silence.

What happened was a little thing called COVID-19. Not to make light of a worldwide pandemic, but I took it personally that I gained the COVID 19. Not the disease, but the pounds. I wish I was exaggerating. I somehow managed to skip the Freshman 15 in college, but at the grand old age of 40, the COVID-19 found me during the first six months of the pandemic and managed to stay with me.

I joined Weight Watchers in mid-March, which I will refer to as “the Weight Watcher” for the remainder of this article. The Weight Watcher has been a journey. A slow journey.

An ounce-by-ounce kind of journey. But I’m here to say I’m down 9.6 pounds. A small victory for some, but I’m pretty proud. Feel free to send compliments my way if you see me. Me and the Weight Watcher will smile.

So it’s a weight loss program. Weight Watchers has been around for years. But the Weight Watcher is my personal twist on a program that is run by computers and personalized. I knew all of that, but for me, the Weight Watcher gets even more personal.

For example: In May, after my son’s 8th grade graduation, we ate at a burger restaurant. I split a hamburger and fries with my 8th grader. Everyone deserves a celebratory burger and fries, right?

“Mom, are you gonna’ record that? How many points is that? Is that allowed on the Weight Watcher?”

I’m pretty sure I didn’t know personal coaches came along with the pay-per-month app plan on my phone.

“I just thought I’d celebrate with you by eating a burger and fries.”

“I’m not sure why you even feel the need to celebrate ‘my’ graduation,” says graduating 8th grader.

My bad. I’ll just eat some lettuce and carrots during your next graduation then.

Another example is the food order gone wrong, which happened during a hurried day and volleyball practice for my preteen girl. I stop at a restaurant for blackened chicken strips and mashed potatoes. Worth five points of my allotted 23 daily points on the Weight Watcher. Twenty minutes into waiting, I went into the restaurant instead of the side parking lot where they directed me to wait.

“Oh, we accidentally gave your order away.”

I don’t have words. Because I’m a little bit hangry at this point. (Hangry refers to the anger you feel as a byproduct of hunger.)

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“You want me to find a manager and get your money back?”

No. No I don’t. I want my carefully allocated food so I can program it into the Weight Watcher.

I leave with no food and no refund so that the preteen doesn’t miss volleyball practice. Husband calls at that exact moment of pulling out of the parking lot.

“Hey. What are y’all doing?”

I don’t answer because I’m crying. Finally I squeak out: “We are trying to go to volleyball but all I wanted was blackened chicken strips and mashed potatoes and they didn’t give me any.”

So go to another restaurant, says the logical husband, which only makes me cry harder.

Preteen daughter says: “Mom, we can be late for volleyball if it’s that bad.”

Which makes me cry EVEN harder because I know I’m being ridiculous.

I blamed the Weight Watcher for that one.

I was trying my best to live my diet life well, and look where that led me. (But don’t worry. This very well-fed American who only has first-world problems managed to drop off her daughter at volleyball and snag a salad from a restaurant that still fit the allocated points left for the day.)

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Thank the Lord it’s summer garden season, and I can eat unlimited amounts of tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers, which is my favorite summertime food.

The Weight Watcher smiles when I log those.

This is the longest diet I’ve endured in all my life. I have 10 more pounds to go, so I’m sure I won’t be finished any time soon with the Weight Watcher.

So if you see me crying in a fast food line or being questioned by my kids about my diet, just carry on. Hopefully this is over sooner than the actual pandemic. POV

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FOOD + FUN

GONE FISHIN’ | 22

Dr. Ben Adams and son Cooper take fishing to the next level.

GLAMPING IN LOUISIANA | 26

Louisiana State Parks welcome Tentrr to their adventure line-up.

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BY DREW MILLER Dr. Ben Adams can’t recall what age he began fishing.

“I just remember being outside, enjoying the sun and the weather and just having fun while spending time with my family,” he shares.

“And that’s kind of the same way I look at it today.”

As a child, the Prairieville native spent summers fishing with his grandfather, who lived along a river, and relished countless more days angling with his father and other grandfather. For Ben, Louisiana’s favorite pastime is something he always knew, and he understood he would pass on the family tradition when he got older.

Twelve years ago, after a fellowship at Ochsner in New Orleans, the anesthesiologist settled in Houma to practice at Terrebonne General, and not too long after, Cooper was born.

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Cooper, like his father, took a liking to fishing at a very young age, with pictures of him at 18 months old with a rod in hand next to his dad.

Before the 11-year-old became the force on the water he is today, competing alongside Ben in fishing tournaments and steering a BlackJack 256 with ease, Cooper learned the ropes from his father.

Ben says safety is always the top priority when teaching his son. “I fished with him so much when he was little. Every time we’d go out in the marsh, I would quiz him: what bayou is this, what lake is this, whose camp is this,” he remembers.

“If I fall down and hit my head out there fishing, he can get me back, no questions asked — GPS or not,” he continues. “So, I needed him

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competition days would be exhausting on him.

Today, Cooper navigates the waters with confidence many other boaters wouldn’t have until much later in life. The two recall a time at a packed boat launch in Ascension Parish, where onlookers watched a man struggle to bring his boat in, and without meaning to, the young angler showed him up in front of the crowd.

“Tournament days are long...You get up 4-4:30 in the morning, put the boat in the water before daylight and then you’re fishing hard, nonstop all day. And sometimes it’s a two-day tournament, so you do it again on the following day,” Ben explains. “When he was a little smaller and younger, he would just be exhausted after lunchtime because you’re on the water for so long. But now he can stand up there and fish all day.”

“He was struggling for like 20 minutes,” Cooper remembers. “And I get up there and just nail it in one shot. And everyone’s just yelling.”

Ben and Cooper have fished in about 20 Inshore Fishing Association (IFA) tournaments together since teaming up a few years ago.

As Cooper grew older and became more familiar with the sport, from fishing in areas around the Bayou Region to the Florida Keys, he kept asking his father to join him in competitions. But, Ben was hesitant at first.

“He can handle the boat and can handle his own gear. So, when I fish with him, it’s not like I’m fishing with a kid. It’s like fishing with another grown man because he’s been doing it since he was under two years old,” Ben shares.

“I was begging him until I was like 9, then he was like, ‘okay, whatever,’” Cooper laughs.

Cooper enjoys the competitive nature of the circuit, being able “to talk smack,” and he’s built quite a reputation for himself among the Louisiana anglers.

His father knew the long, grueling

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For Ben, it’s mainly about having a good time while bonding with his son, reeling in memories on the water he cherishes just as much as the ones with his father and grandfathers.

But in addition to his navigation and fishing skills, he passed on his competitiveness to his son, too.

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For Cooper, who aims to earn a fishing scholarship in high school and says he would consider going pro one day, it’s not about the money — instead striving to hoist the trophy in a competition someday. Although, he admits he would like a new gaming PC if they do take home some earnings.

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In the 2019 season, the father-son duo would routinely finish in the top 25 in tournaments with around 100 boats. That same season, they landed in just one spot “out of the money” twice.

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“Most of the guys in tournaments know him now because they’ve seen him enough times. They shoot the breeze with him and talk trash to him a little bit. And he gives it back,” Ben smiles.

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“When the guys and ladies in the tournaments see him, they usually think, ‘Oh, he’s just coming out to have a fun day with his son fishing,’” he continues. “But the reality is we want to win.” POV June 2021 25 povhouma.com

BY MARY DITCH | PHOTO SUBMITTED If you’ve been to one of the nearly two dozen Louisiana State Parks, then you know the kind of relaxation and fun you can find only in Louisiana.

Our state parks offer amazing adventures with drastically different landscapes, as you travel across the state. Discover a world where you can kayak and paddleboard through bayous under the

canopy of cypress trees, cast a line into the crystal-clear waters of one of the South’s largest lakes, and spend some quality beach time in the Gulf waters at Grand Isle.

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Last November, Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser unveiled a new way to stay inside eight Louisiana State parks. It’s an innovative partnership expanding camping opportunities to new campers. Louisiana State Parks and Tentrr have set up more than 60 fully-equipped, safari-style tent sites throughout eight state parks. Each turnkey camping site was hand-picked for its unique, natural beauty, and proximity

to recreational activities. Louisiana is the first state to partner with Tentrr to put sites in state parks.

“This partnership makes experiencing the natural beauty of Louisiana more accessible by making camping easier and more comfortable. It’s a great option for busy people with no time to plan a camping trip or for people who don’t want to invest in camping equipment,” said Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser.

Tentrr, a venture-backed camping and outdoor startup, installed the fully-equipped campsites at Lake Fausse Pointe, South Toledo Bend, Chicot, Grand Isle, Lake D’Arbonne, Fontainebleau, Jimmie Davis, and Lake Claiborne State Parks. Each site includes a spacious, safari-style, canvas-walled tent atop a raised platform located in a rustic area outside the park campground. The sites are outfitted with a queen-size cot and memory foam mattress, a heating source, Adirondack chairs, a fire pit, a grill, and a picnic table.

ADA-accessible and pet-friendly sites are available.

Access to state park facilities, such as showers and flush toilets, are available in the adjacent campground, and portable toilets are located near the sites. There are single and double tent sites available. Single tent sites sleep up to six (two occupants in the main safari-style tent and four occupants in a nearby pop-up tent). Double tent sites – or buddy sites – sleep up to 12 (two occupants in each of the two main safari-style tents and four occupants in each of the two provided pop-up tents).

“Tentrr is thrilled about this new and exciting partnership and hopes this will become the model for publicprivate partnerships going forward in state and national park systems,” said Tentrr CEO Anand Subramanian.

“We hope Tentrr helps more people get out and enjoy the great outdoors and explore the natural beauty throughout Louisiana.” POV

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BY KEELY DIEBOLD | PHOTOS SUBMITTED With summer in full swing comes the promise of sunny days spent outdoors finding exciting new activities to try.

As the world pushes through what appears to be the final stretches of a COVID-19 pandemic that resulted in quiet summers spent at home last year, the thrill of outdoor adventures is all the more appealing.

For the pair behind Golden Meadow-based water sports company Calypso Paddle Co., creating adventures for the Bayou Region has been in their blood since 2014 when the business was born.

“I was always in the water, [whether] charter fishing, fishing, hydrosliding, something to that sort, and then I learned how to surf when I was younger, and that led into paddleboarding,” owner Fallon Ellender says.

When Fallon moved to Clearwater, Florida, several years ago, she found herself in an environment where water activities were widespread, leaving her with the question that would spark the creation of Calypso: Why don’t we have this in Louisiana?

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water-based activities to the Bayou Region, beginning with paddleboard yoga and excursions and tours through Cocodrie, Bayou Lafourche and Grand Isle.

Calypso didn’t stop there, though.

Roughly two and a half years ago, Fallon and her now-partner Zachary Meeks noticed how difficult it was to obtain supplies for their paddleboards and kayaks, having to order online or travel to places like Pensacola, Florida, to find what they needed.

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Zachary suggested the idea of opening a retail shop, and the pair decided to go for it.

Originally based in Houma, Fallon and Zachary sought out a location that allowed for more space to fit their equipment and was situated closer to the water. Thus, the shop was relocated to Golden Meadow.

Today Calypso offers sales of paddleboards, kayaks, premium boards and merchandise. On the service side, the company hosts excursions in Grand Isle, Cocodrie and Sportsman’s Paradise (complete with an ice cream stop) and Bayou Lafourche. Fallon also teaches paddleboard yoga at both the YMCA and in open-water locations like Catfish Lake.

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With everything that Calypso has to offer, Fallon says the goal is to make water-based activities like paddleboarding accessible to everyone at every experience level so residents of the Bayou Region can learn to explore and appreciate their own backyards.

“We want to cater to whoever that we can around the area, and it’s just really to get people out,” Fallon says.

“I brought it down here because we have so many coastal areas, plus we need to get out there. We’re so stuck into our busy little worlds that we have that it’s really nice to step away,

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The company’s excursions extend from “mom and me” treks, to family and company outings, to bachelor and bachelorette parties, to even excursions that allow guests’ dogs to tag along for the ride.

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For Fallon, the opportunity to take guests out on excursions, especially for the first time, is as meaningful as it gets. She says she enjoys watching them get over their initial fears and embrace their time spent out on the water.

“I remember the first couple of excursions...I was trying to just get people out and have fun. A lot of people didn’t know what a paddleboard was, or if they did, they tried it in Destin on a flimsy rental,” Fallon says. “Once they got on they’re like, ‘It’s ok for me to sit the whole time?’ and then five minutes later, they’re standing up laughing and having the time of their life...so it’s really good to see

people just get out there and do it.”

On the retail side of Calypso, Fallon and Zachary are just as committed to making their inventory accessible to everyone from the customer purchasing their first product, to the experienced paddleboarder.

The team begins by giving customers a mini “questionnaire” to assess their budget, experience level with water activities and overall story. With board options in mind, Calypso offers demonstrations of their inventory, so customers can get a firsthand idea of what paddleboard or kayak is the right fit for them.

Even after purchase, the Calypso team will follow up with customers to make sure they’re satisfied with their new board or kayak.

“We try to get them into something they’re going to enjoy and not want to sell,” Fallon says. “There’s so many things that go into choosing the perfect kayak or paddleboard for you.”

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Fallon says that Calypso makes a point to connect with brands that are easy to contact and develop relationships with, allowing them, for example, to listen to customer requests regarding products and pass those suggestions onto the teams behind those brands.

The company works with brands like Reel Skipper, a small business owned by two women in South Florida, and Americanmade kayak line Crescent Kayaks, based in Georgia.

Calypso is also the only local retailer of BOTE paddleboards, based out of Destin, Florida.

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Fallon says that Calypso also seeks to carry sustainable products, such as those of Toadfish, a sustainable drinkware, kitchen and fishing company that gives a portion of its sales to efforts to restore oyster beds along both the East Coast and Gulf Coast.

“We try to connect with brands that we can call them if something’s going on,” Fallon says. “Just like we are a small business owner, they are too, and that connection is really good, and it shows in their product, and it shows in their customer [relations].”

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Fallon says it has made her happy to see people embracing outdoor time more over the last year-and-a-half amidst the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and she hopes Calypso will offer another way to explore their own backyard of Louisiana.

Fallon and Zachary have no intentions of slowing Calypso down any time soon.

Fallon says she hopes to expand their offerings to become a “one-stop shop” for all water sports.

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“We have rentals. We have demos. It’s just a point to really get out there and do it. Do it for yourself and your family. Get out on the water, and just have fun. That’s what we’re here to help you do,” Fallon says.

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MEN: MAKE YOUR HEALTH A PRIORITY June is recognized as Men’s Health Month and focuses on ways men can lead healthier lives.

Why devote an entire month to men’s health?

Typically men tend not to focus on their own health. But after more than a year of COVID-19, it’s important for men to take charge and take care of themselves.

• Diabetes—screen every 3 years unless there are risk factors;

Throughout the pandemic, men have suffered a higher rate of mortality from the virus. Yet, according to a Centers of Disease and Prevention (CDC) report, only about 40 percent of people receiving vaccine doses are male.

• Colorectal cancer—men age 50–75 can choose from among several screening tests; colonoscopies, the most common, are performed every 10 years;

Many underlying conditions that put men at higher risk for coronavirus are also the biggest threats to their overall health. Cancer and cardiovascular disease are the leading causes of death among men in Louisiana. According to American Cancer Society statistics, Louisiana men are also at a higher risk for prostate cancer than the national average with an estimated 4,000 new cases expected statewide in 2021.

Men can gain an advantage to fighting disease by starting with the basics.

Go to the doctor.

The National Institute of Health recommends that men 40–64 visit a healthcare provider regularly for routine screenings such as: • Blood pressure—high blood pressure can indicate heart disease, diabetes and other conditions; • Cholesterol—check every 5 years unless levels are high;

• Osteoporosis—consider a bone density test if there are risk factors such as smoking, heavy alcohol use, low body weight, fracture after age 50 or family history;

• Prostate cancer—annual screenings are recommended for all men 50 and older; it consists of a blood test to measure prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels.

Discussing their problems are often difficult for men. But depression and anxiety are common and should not be overlooked.

Schedule a dentist appointment.

Regular dental exams and cleanings—once or twice a year—are important to preventive healthcare. While cleaning your teeth and gums, dentists also check the face, neck and mouth for other conditions that may show first show up in the mouth.

Have an eye exam.

During annual exams, providers typically offer healthy lifestyle information to help you:

If there are no vision problems, men 40-54 should have a routine eye exam every 2–4 years.

From ages 55–64, an exam every 1–3 years is recommended. Patients with diabetes need annual exams.

• Manage weight and diet;

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• Exercise more;

The COVID-19 vaccine is critical for safeguarding your health, but don’t forget about other immunizations:

• Stop smoking; long-term smokers should have annual lung cancer screenings.

Make mental health a priority.

The suicide rate among Louisiana men is higher than the national average and more than four times the rate for women. Mental health issues worsened over the past year with isolation, unemployment and health and financial worries.

According to the CDC, from August 2020 through February 2021, the percentage of adults with symptoms of anxiety or depression increased more than five percent across the country.

• Annual flu shot; • Pneumonia vaccine starting at age 65; • Shingles vaccine after age 50; • Tetanus-diphtheria (Tdap) booster every 10 years.

Men’s Health Network offers a comprehensive checklist of health reminders for men at various life stages from ages 20 to 50+.

For resources to help you reach your health and wellness goals, contact Thibodaux Regional Wellness Education Center, 985.493.4759.

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One of the odd consequences of the pandemic is changes in consumer behavior. Just like the effect of hurricanes here in PoV country, supermarkets and superstores suffer shortages of specific items that we anticipate needing simply because we buy so much of them. For impending hurricanes, such items might be drinking water or batteries or potted meat. Interestingly, at the beginning of the pandemic in the U.S. about a year ago, it was bathroom tissue. Suppliers may send extra water or batteries or potted meat to the Gulf South during hurricane season, but apparently the pandemic caught warehouse and logistics managers, particularly in the tissue business, off-guard. Compounding the shortages was the need to assure the safety of factory employees who often worked close to one another during manufacturing.

Shortages like single-serve ketchup pouches (due to eating out), flour and yeast (due to eating in), chlorine (due to trying to swim away), and gardening supplies (due to trying to dig away) were all consequences of stay-at-homing and quarantining. But Grape-Nuts? Really?

It was way back in the spring of 1897. Winter melts in the Midwest engorged the Mississippi River and then Bayou Lafourche. The bayou breached its string of homemade levees at Lafourche Crossing, Lockport, and Cut Off, threatening to flood marshes to the west and flow into the streets of Houma and lowlands of Terrebonne Parish. Officials and businessmen of the two future PoV parishes bemoaned and debated their helpless situation, arguing for damming the bayou, slowing its flow with a series of weirs, or at the very least seeking a stronger construction material for rebuilding levees. And then, suddenly, Grape-Nuts appeared on the market.

No, Grape-Nuts was never used in levee construction (as far as I know). Its first appearance on grocer’s shelves in the same flood-prone year of the late 19th century is just coincidence. But the food product (some say cereal) is widely known to hold its crunch in milk, and so it may resist getting soggy in flood water as well. Perhaps it was best for our ancestors that those engineering experiments were superseded by damming the bayou at Donaldsonville beginning in 1903.

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Nonetheless, Grape-Nuts was no stranger to winter, water, and other crunch challenges. In 1933, Richard E. Byrd took Grape-Nuts on his famous Antarctic expedition. During World War II, Grape-Nuts became jungle rations for American troops. In 1953, Edmund Hillary took Grape-Nuts to the peak of Mount Everest— the summit of the Earth. In 1969, Grape-Nuts nearly made it to the Moon aboard Apollo 11, but NASA, fearing confusion between astronaut rations and tiny moon rocks, made the last-minute decision to keep the food off the command and lunar landing modules. And in the 1970s, wild food expert Euell Gibbons became the Grape-Nuts television spokesperson, taking time to enjoy a bowl or two between meals of pine tree parts and the Grape-Nuts carton itself. For over a century, Grape-Nuts was an American sensation.

Which made its disappearance in the midst of the pandemic so regrettable to many people who needed the flavor of familiarity in their lives (and mouths).

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Its manufacturer, Post Consumer Brands, blamed the shortage on the food’s complicated formulation process. I find this a suspicious claim since the product contains only four ingredients—whole grain wheat flour, malted barley flour, salt, and dried yeast. (That’s right: There’s neither grape parts nor nuts of any kind in the formula). On the other hand, Cap’n Crunch (original flavor) stayed on the market continuously over the past year, and it’s made of six ingredients, twice as much sugar, two food colorings, and the preservative BHT! Some say instead that folks up north used up all the nation’s Grape-Nuts to de-ice roads during the harsh winter freezes earlier this year. Some say GrapeNuts contains so much of the mineral iron that steel conglomerates in the northeast purchased all available stock to feed their blast furnaces. Others say it’s hoarded by smugglers and used as packing material to throw dogs off the trail. Whatever the reason, Americans took to social media over the past year to bemoan the absence of their beloved crunch-food. Breaking hearts, Mr. Post Consumer Brand, is not exactly “hearthealthy” as your carton claims!

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Alas, just as with other aspects of modern life, the social media smear campaign worked, and now the shortage is over. Post announced earlier this Spring that manufacturing and shipping had returned to full capacity.

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So, what lesson can we earn from nearly losing one of our favorite foods?

Maybe this: Stop the panic buying and leave a little extra Grape Nuts for people who don’t live near levees. After all, they leave a little extra potted meat for us during storm seasons. Or at least someone does. POV

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Children have a chance to win a medal for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in each category. Over $8,000 in cash prizes will be awarded in the adults’ inshore and offshore categories. Your ticket includes entry to the fishing rodeo, an entry for door prizes and the $500 cash drawing, a t-shirt and a shrimp boil on Sunday. Since the Gordon Dove Jr. Foundation’s inception in 2009, more than $310,000 has been donated to local charities or to local students through scholarships. Last year, $31,500 in scholarships was awarded to local students.

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The Bud and Burgers Event invites you to grab your favorite burger “to-go” to enjoy at Southdown Plantation, June 5 from 4-9 p.m. as they crown the burger champion. Music will be provided by Nashville South and Brass-A-Holics, along with cold beer. Admission is $5.

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The sports-themed banquet benefiting The Foundation for Terrebonne General Health System honors six local professional athletes/coaches who will be inducted into the Bayou Region Athletic Hall of Fame. This year’s inductees include: former Assumption High and NY Giant football running back great Brandon Jacobs; former Vandebilt Catholic and UCLA football standout defensive lineman Karl Morgan; former Thibodaux High and LSU Tiger running back great and coaching legend Don Schwab; the winningest volleyball coach ever on the high school level in Louisiana, Assumption High School’s Sandy Fussell; former H.L. Bourgeois multi-sport star and Tulane wide receiver football great Jajuan Dawson; and former Dallas Cowboys all-pro kicker and product of Terrebonne High School, Richie Cunningham. Tickets are $50 per person and can be purchased at www.bayouregionhof.eventbrite. com. Sponsorships and tables are also available by calling Catherine S. Robichaux at 985-873-4603. POV

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