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Living life on the RAW

...harmony between body, breath, mind, and heart...

By Trisha Elliott

West Kootenay seniors embrace today’s technology with a little help

By Mason Buettner

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Are you a candidate for dental implants?

Whether you are missing one tooth, many teeth, or wear a partial or full denture,dental implants could be beneficial to you.

In most cases, anyone healthy enough to undergo a routine dental extraction or oral surgery can be considered for a dental implant. Patients should have healthy gums and enough bone to hold the implant. They also must be committed to good oral hygiene and regular dental visits.

Heavy smokers, people suffering from uncontrolled chronic disorders, such as diabetes or heart disease or patients who have had radiation therapy to the head/neck area need to be evaluated on an individual basis.

What Are the Advantages of Dental Implants?

embarrassing inconvenience of removing dentures, as well as the need for messy adhesives to keep them in place.

Improved appearance: Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth. And because they are designed to fuse with bone, they become permanent.

What Can I expect after receiving my dental Implant?

Improved speech: With poor-fitting dentures, the teeth can slip within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur your words. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that teeth might slip.

Improved comfort: Because they become part of you, implants eliminate the discomfort of loose dentures.

Easier eating: Sliding dentures can make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like your own teeth, allowing you to eat your favorite foods with confidence and without pain.

Improved self-esteem: Dental implants can give you back your smile and help you feel better about yourself.

Improved oral health: Dental implants don’t require reducing other teeth, as a tooth-supported bridge does.

Because nearby teeth are not altered to support the implant, more of your own teeth are left intact, improving long-term oral health. Individual implants also allow easier access between teeth, improving oral hygiene.

As you know, your own teeth require conscientious athome oral care and regular dental visits. Dental implants are like your own teeth and will require the same care.

In order to keep your implant clean and plaque-free, brushing and flossing still apply!

After treatment, your dentist will work closely with you to develop the best care plan for you. Periodic follow-up visits will be scheduled to monitor your implant, teeth and gums to make sure they are healthy.

How Painful Are Dental Implants?

Most people who have received dental implants say that there is very little discomfort involved in the procedure.

Local anesthesia can be used during the procedure, and most patients report that implants involve less pain than a tooth extraction.

Durability: Implants are very durable and will last many years. With good care, many implants last a lifetime.

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Pilates is a system of exercise named after Joseph Pilates, who developed this amazing movement method.

It is an innovative and safe system of exercises using a floor mat or a variety of equipment. When practiced consistently Pilates can dramatically transform the way your body looks, feels and performs. It builds strength without excess bulk.

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It teaches body awareness, good posture and easy, graceful movement. Pilates also improves flexibility, agility and helps with chronic pain due to injury.

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By Trisha Elliott The thought of eating a diet mainly or wholly consisting of uncooked foods might make your teeth hurt. But according to some, it could also bring out the sparkle in your eye and the pepper in your step, or even prevent cancer.

“Raw foodism (or following a raw food diet) is the dietary practice of eating only uncooked, unprocessed foods. Depending on the exact philosophy or type of lifestyle and results desired, raw food diets may include a selection of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, eggs, fish, meat and dairy products. It may also include simply processed foods such as various types of sprouted seeds, cheese, and fermented foods such as yogurts, kefir, kombucha or sauerkraut, but generally not foods that have been pasteurized, homogenized, or produced with the use of synthetic pesticides, chemical fertilizers, industrial solvents or chemical food additives,” according to Wikipedia.

The movement had its beginnings in the 1830s, when Presbyterian minister Sylvester Graham (who also invented the Graham Cracker), promoted dietary principles similar to the raw food diet as a cure for the cholera epidemic threatening to strike the United States.

A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed, raw plant foods that have not been heated above 120 °F. Raw animal food diets include uncooked, unprocessed raw muscle-meats/organ-meats/eggs, raw dairy, and aged, raw animal foods such as century eggs, fermented meat/fish/shellfish/kefir, that have not been heated above 104 °F. Raw grains, raw beans, and raw soy are not recommended.

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Some Pros of a Raw Diet: • Consumption of raw vegetables tends to be associated with decreased cancer risks somewhat more often than consumption of cooked vegetables.

• Extra vitamins, fibre, antioxidants and other flavonoids promote the elimination of waste accumulated in the body, and improves gut flora and thereby the immune system.

• More enzymes. Heating food above 120 °F starts to degrade and destroy the enzymes in raw food that aid digestion.

• Health benefits of exposure to natural, symbiotic bacteria like those found in unpasteurized fermented foods.

• Higher nutrient values than foods that have been cooked.

• Cooked foods contain harmful toxins, and can produce trace amounts of trans fats.

Some Cons of a Raw Diet: • Importance of enzymes is disputed.

• Raw vegan diets may increase amenorrhea and underweightness in women, and increase risk of dental erosion.

• Greater risk of food poisoning and foodborne illness especially for raw meat, fish, and shellfish.

• Outbreaks of gastroenteritis.

According to Jeffrey Chand, a Victoria-based Registered Acupuncturist at Coastal Acupuncture & Wellness, “In Traditional Chinese Medicine, people can be classified as either hot, neutral or cold in nature. If you tend towards the hot side then a raw food diet will be wonderful for you, but if you’re more on the cold side then a raw food diet might affect your digestion and make you feel cold and tired. Overall most people will do well eating an 80 per cent raw food diet in the summer and then switching to a more cooked food diet in the winter and colder months.”

Chantal Roy was a key-person in the Nelson raw food movement, opening a raw food cafe named Rawfreshing Cuisine, and then moving on to work for UBC developing culinary arts courses and writing multiple cook-books.

“I eat mostly raw, most of the time! At the beginning of my 15year raw journey, I immediately noticed that my yawning disappeared and my energy level was impressive.”

When asked if you should be vegan to adopt a raw diet Chantal responded: “You don’t have to be or do anything to adopt a raw food diet.

A long time ago, I had a friend who used to eat everything raw, including meat, eggs and dairy. Those options were not appealing to me, though I still eat certified organic raw honey and bee pollen.”

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Though adopting an entirely raw diet may not be 100 per cent scientifically recommended, it is clear that most people will benefit from adding more raw foods to their diet. If D-I-Y is not your style, you can always pop over to the Dominion Cafe in Nelson where a wide selection of raw snacks are available daily.

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West Kootenay seniors embrace

TODAY’S TECHNOLOGY with a little help BY MASON BUETTNER

Ten years ago one could arguably get by without crossing paths with technology too often and some still do so today, but society’s reliance on technology is sprinting in the opposite direction. For years my father refused to involve himself with anything more than the remote control for the TV and a flip phone for work, insisting we would all come running to him when the technology we relied on failed us. Fast forward to the present and he has a laptop, iPhone and iPad. Admittedly, this was in large part due to the fact that his workplace became paperless, but that says a lot all on its own.

Those of us fortunate enough to be digital natives having grown up using computers and the Internet have no problem keeping up, but we are still a minority of the population. The rest, digital immigrants, are not so fortunate.

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and the Nelson Public Library.

Computer Literacy for Seniors “Cyber Seniors” Nelson Community Literacy Coordinator Joan Exley has been with CBAL for 16 years and has been operating the Computer Literacy for Seniors program, otherwise known as Cyber Seniors, for over 10 years. Today the program has grown into multi-platform/ multi-device drop-in classes in CBAL’s Learning Place.

“I’ve seen an incredible change in how seniors come into working with technology,” said Exley. “That’s probably the thing we’ve responded to most, just making sure what we’re doing is relevant and what’s relevant changes every six months.” Cyber Seniors used to work with a fairly structured program, but now the programs are more catered to the people attending the drop-ins and their individual needs.

Cyber Seniors and the more recent iPad drop-in classes run weekly in the fall and winter free of charge for all seniors. “Sometimes people ask what’s a senior? I just laugh and say we don’t

card anybody. We’ve had everything from mid-50s to mid-90s,” said Exley.

While the drop-ins mostly deal with personal computers and iPads, Exley says they try to help people with any device they may bring in.

New for this year, CBAL will be starting a twice-monthly iPad drop-in outreach for those seniors who may be intimidated by a classroom setting or have mobility restrictions.

Nelson Public Library The Nelson Public Library and CBAL are partners in The Learning Place located on the lower level of Nelson City Hall. Library staff offer specific workshops for Facebook, eBooks, audio books, and more. CBAL and the library will also be at the senior’s fair on September 16 in Nelson offering a technology help desk for those attending. Staff at the library are also more than happy to help anyone who may need some help with technology on any given day.

Learning in Retirement (LIR) LIR is a volunteer organization partnered with Selkirk College offering a variety of courses in the fall and winter.

The courses range from art and cooking to history and estate planning. In the past, the organization offered introductory computer courses, but now technology is used within all of the courses offered. “Of course, technology of all kinds is a useful tool, much needed and used for such a vibrant organization,” said Marilyn Thurrott, LIR’s vice chair.

The setback for LIR in offering technology courses is that they cannot offer courses similar to what the college offers, but Thurrott assures us many of the members stay up-to-date with new technology. “From assisting with Power Point presentations, photography, and group email to publishing our own journal four times a year, technology is

at the forefront of so much accomplishment for LIR,” she said. The organization consists of approximately 40 volunteers and course membership has grown to 300.

Kootenay Seniors (website) The Age Friendly Community Initiative led by the Nelson CARES Society launched the Kootenay Seniors website, which provides a central source of information about seniors’ services and resources in the region. “We really wanted to look at coordination of information for seniors, their families, and also

for service providers that work with seniors and find new ways of collecting information,” said Corrine Younie, age friend community initiative coordinator. The project recognizes that seniors are likely to go to the Internet for information now more than ever. The Kootenay Seniors website is in partnership with programs offered at CBAL and the Nelson Public Library.

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The answers are out there:

By Liz Bevan

Seeking help during times of high stress, after losing a loved one or recovering after a traumatic event can be difficult, but the supports are out there.

“Transition to a new phase in life can be a source of overwhelming stress for someone who is moving from comprehensive mental health care back to the community,” says Janet MacNeil with Mental Health and Substance Use Consumer, Family and Peer Supports at Trail’s Family and Individual Resource Centre (FAIR).

The peer support system specifically works through volunteers who have dealt

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with their own mental health issues in the past, helping clients in need during the transition from long-term mental health care to a comfortable place back in the local community.

“My peer support volunteers work out throughout the Kootenay Boundary region to kind of help connect with people who have had somewhat of a disconnecting experience,” MacNeil said.

“It is about reengaging in the community. For example, if a client is coming home from the Daly Pavilion (a mental

health care facility at the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital), then they will go to chat with them and share their own experiences.”

The volunteer program is unique in the way it provides the support for its clients.

MacNeil says the value comes from volunteers who are sharing their personal struggles rather than a trained psychologist or psychiatrist who may not

have lived the same life experiences.

“People who have personal experience with mental health issues are in a unique position to offer genuine support to others to help improve the quality of the clients’ lives,” she said. “It is a different kind of support when it is coming from someone who has genuinely lived the experience and not just the learned experience of mental health issues. It is important for both the volunteer and the client.”

A peer support volunteer signs up for a two-year contract with the program, and works with many different clients. The help is provided for as long as the client needs it. It could be weeks, months or even years.

“It is about positive support and reinforcement,” said MacNeil.

One option available in the mental health care business working through stress, trauma or transition would be to pay out-ofpocket for long-term one-on-one counseling, but sometimes, the financial burden can be a barrier to accessing the help. The Peer Support program at FAIR is free of charge for those who need it.

Lorriann SmithStadler runs the Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Program in Trail, a resource made available free of charge to parents of young children who are feeling overwhelmed and need a little help. The six to eight-week program is a way for parents to spend a couple of hours

a week relating to others going through similar stress and to get some expert advice on how to manage the hurdles that new parents are trying to overcome.

“It is about sharing ideas and concerns, because nobody is a perfect parent,” she said.

“We discuss real life parenting situations, meet parents with children of the same age and realize that you are not the only one going through the stress with your child.”

The program acts as a temporary support group for stressed parents. Kids won’t stay under five years old forever, and the crash course gives parents a sense of community, information and coping skills to help relieve the temporary stresses of raising toddlers. No-

body’s Perfect keeps the issues at the forefront and addresses more than just a single mental health issue.

“Because it is so short and compact, you get a lot of information and you can take what you need and sort of disregard the rest,” said Smith-Stadler. “It is not the same information over and over again.

Every week is different.

You are not rehashing the same ideas over and over again. One week we will cover nutrition and the next week we will talk about your own self care.”

For kids that are a little bit older, SmithStadler also runs Me and my Tween — a similar course setup that helps parents with kids aged 6 to 12.

Like the Peer Supports program, the No-

body’s Perfect courses don’t add more stress to the parents by charging a fee for attending. It is a free program available to those who need it in the short-term.

A weekly appointment with a private therapist isn’t always the answer.

For more information about how to access programs and supports during times of high stress, trauma, grief and more, visit the Trail FAIR website at www.trailfair.ca or for regional resources, visit the Canadian Mental Health Association Kootenay office website at www.kootenays. cmha.bc.ca.

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Retirement is a time to travel, start a new hobby, spend more time with family and friends and tick those items off your bucket list. It’s a life chapter many people look forward to, but with pension plans becoming less common, savings uncertain and health costs rising, what does retirement look like today and how much will it cost?

Coming up with that magic number can be frustrating. We all have different circumstances, wants and expenses, and the one-size-fits-all figure is not helpful. To get to the nitty gritty of retirement savings, Emily Tucker of Investors Group in Nelson explains how she advises her diverse clientele on their retirement goals.

“The most important thing to realize is that a monetary figure is not easy to determine when it comes to a retiree’s needs.

As a financial advisor, I look at many factors including lifestyle, retirement goals, dependents and debt. When I sit down with my clients, we look at their current cost of living, assets that have been accumulating and are ear marked for retirement and where they are currently invest-

ed, as well as their retirement income streams. Generally speaking, retirees undervalue the costs associated with retirement.”

Tucker has many seniors on her Cash Diet Challenge — an approach to budgeting that tracks detailed expenses and revenue streams. “People need to take that step to get educated on their current financial situation, their future needs and develop a plan that takes them well into retirement. If you are approaching retirement or are even in retirement, it isn’t too late to become financially literate, and know how long your nest egg is going to last you.”

Tucker stresses how important it is to work with a financial planner you trust. “Once a client is educated on their costs, income streams, assets and asset allocation, they are more comfortable taking money out of their nest egg to do the things they want during their retirement, knowing that they won’t run out of money.”

One recently retired Castlegar resident faced that realization after she retired two years ago. “I was shocked to realize how stressful it was to draw money from my retirement fund. I had been saving money for over 40 years and dipping into my nest egg was hard. Personally, I find it easier to use my Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and Old Age Security (OAS) cheques for everyday expenses and keep my savings for larger-cost items such as vacations to see my grandkids and rainy day expenses. I have a fear that one day when I need more care due to age-related issues, I won’t have the money and will have to depend on my kids.”

Long-term care costs, prescriptions and other age-related health costs are often big money suckers for seniors.

According to the Sun Life Financial Summary Report on BC’s Long Term Care Costs published in 2014, government subsidized care facilities can range from $970 to $3092 per month depending on income level, with pri-

vate facilities ranging from $2275 to $9500 per month. When you add prescriptions, incidentals, and other miscellaneous items, things can get expensive.

The good news is that for many retirees, the retired life does cost less — at least initially. Midlife expenditures such as hefty mortgages, the cost of raising children, school tuitions, retirement savings, CPP contributions and EI contributions disappear and the good life finally kicks in. For some, letting go of that career can be the hardest part and discovering a new career or working part-time helps not only financially, but also keeps retirees vibrant and engaged.

“Although I retired this year, I have been taking on casual work — more than I expected,” said one recently retired nurse. “I actually missed the camaraderie of working in a team so I’m on their call list.”

Asking if this retired nurse has done anything she had planned in

retirement, she said, “I have checked a couple things off my bucket list including taking my family on a trip and volunteering more. I have a lot more things planned; I just need to stop working so much in my retirement!”

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Ellison’s started its roots in basic feed, seed and flour for the community. Driven by customer needs, Ellison’s Market grew this tradition and now specializes in organic produce and health-focused sundries, pet food, gardening supplies, and more. More recently, a natural foods cafe offers wholesome, locally-made savoury delights, soups and sweet treats, with live acoustic music and informative workshops on Saturdays.

Supported by knowledgeable, committed and energetic staff, it’s no wonder the community turns to Ellison’s Market & Cafe for informative advice and lifestyle recommendations. Such was the case with Shawn Curran, who attended a Saturday seminar by Jason Watkin, founder of Purica. Shawn suffered with extreme eczema for over 25 years; overuse of steroids and other drug therapy resulted in constant pain and multiple food sensitivities. The story of Jason’s brothers’ recovery from a severe skin condition using Purica’s Recovery XS prompted Shawn to adjust his lifestyle and add Recovery to his daily routine. After one year, Shawn was a totally different person: swimming in pools, and not embarrassed to hide behind long-sleeved clothing. “I feel like my gut has been healed and that my body is vibrant and thriving. It really is a new life for me. Thank you!”

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Packing smart can eliminate some headaches involved with travel. A well-packed suitcase is easier to wrangle and can keep belongings orderly.

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Steve Cutt, CFP, ChFC 1-888-364-7043 Serving Rossland

John McPhee, CFP, CLU 1-250-442-4002 Serving Grand Forks, Christina Lake & the Boundary Region

Vivi Lindsay 1-250-352-9256

Serving Nelson & the East Shore of Kootenay Lake

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