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“Glow room” (where they prepare the delicious Golden Glow drink) and you have to understand this room was off limits to just about everyone (I guess I was one of the privileged). Suddenly, the door flew open and there stood Big T. He had that look on his face like, what the hell are you special personal meaning for me. doing here?! I was pretty sure of the look on my face. I probably looked You see I was there that first season the Schneider family took over like I had just messed my pants. Once I explained that I was cleaning the Arbor, working with Tony Junior, his brother Andrew and Rob up, all was good.

Dodd. We were the new kids on the block!

He would occasionally pop over and check on the boys, but I don’t It was a very unique learning experience. The Ryerse brothers think he ever knew about the pail lid hockey games we played in the (previous owners) had a very systematic way of running the operation. garage… thank goodness!

They even made their own mustard and relish; I remember closing July 1 that year with Andrew. anything and everything had a recipe and the The Erie Beach was It was the busiest day of the year; non-stop from the Schneider family was honouring tradition. moment the flaps went up until midnight. It never Tony Senior’s life. Port Tony Junior, Andrew, Rob and I were kind of the stopped, folks just kept lining up. It was incredible!

Dover was his town.

The outsiders coming in and truth be told, it took a little That night Andrew and I had to take the money folks in the community while to be accepted. over to the Erie Beach and (if memory serves me were his friends.

So why am I sharing these memories? Well, with correctly) Big T told Andrew to bring me over to the the passing of Tony Senior (Big T), it kind of opened house for some food. Well, I got there and Big T cooked up that Glow cup of old memories and I started thinking about my us a couple of big old steaks… oh so good! He was generous that way! experiences with Big T. Another aspect of Big T’s character that I appreciated was the respect The first time I met him was at the old rink in Port Dover. Tony he gave my grandmother, Ruth Scott. He always asked how she was and Junior and I played on the same Atom Rep Dover team. We won the he knew she could be a tough cookie. I think they got along well because championship that year and of course Tony Senior threw a party at the they both spoke their minds. You might not want to hear it, but they Erie Beach to celebrate. were going to tell you anyway!

So, back to the Arbor experience… one night I was cleaning in the

very year at this time I make my trip down to the Arbor in Port Dover to chat with Tony Schneider Junior about the excitement of opening day. I have to tell you that this day has

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One of my friends told me the story of how he was laid up with a broken leg and Big T showed up at his house with soup from the Erie Beach. I don’t think T would tell you that he did that. It was just his quiet way of checking on a friend.

A few years back I was doing a story on the Erie Beach and I arranged to meet Big T for breakfast at the restaurant. I remember sitting down and Tony was eating egg whites (Doc’s orders). He was not impressed, but he was quick to smile when our conversation turned to his childhood days growing up around the Erie Beach. I don’t confess to knowing Big T really well, our paths crossed once in awhile and I always had fun conversations with him.

From an outsider looking in, you may think Tony Senior and Betty had the world by the tail, but running a business that big and following in your legendary father and mother's footsteps could not have been easy.

The Erie Beach was Tony Senior’s life. Port Dover was his town.

The folks in the community were his friends.

Everyone knows someone in Dover who has worked at the Erie Beach. Tony put money back into the town helping where he could.

Now before I get carried away and you get the impression he was a saint… stop right there, because that is a story for another day!

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Jeff is your average guy, I believe 38 years old, has a wife and daughter.

He is a proud dad. It is wonderful to sit and chat with someone whose Jeff Scott eyes light up when they talk about their family.

Jeff is the kind of father who delights in talking about those special moments in life that you cherish with your kids. He wears a wide smile as he reflects back on his daughter’s first steps, the big day the training wheels came off the bike and the many milestone birthdays that as parents we never forget!

It was a little over a year ago that Jeff and his family moved to Norfolk, Simcoe to be exact. They just loved the area, how great the folks were, and the overall feel of the community.

Jeff is one of those guys who rolls up his sleeves and becomes involved. Since moving here Dave Horton has already recruited Jeff to be on the MS Walk committee.

Jeff has a wonderful attitude, making the best of any situation.

His outlook to be honest with you, kind of caught me off guard. You see Jeff has MS (multiple sclerosis) and it is in the 4th stage. While Jeff was talking about watching his daughter grow up, he looked at me and said that perhaps this illness was a bit of a blessing because this way he was able to do so much more with his daughter while most dads would have had to go to work.

Wow! What a positive way to look at such a devastating disease… to find the silver lining!

Where folks may see a man with little to live for, Jeff finds more than enough. He accepts his MS but that doesn’t mean he will stop living. Not Jeff! He takes the progression of his MS as it comes and at every turn he looks for different possibilities. He said that he took up photography until his left arm decided to do the, “MS thing.” He then became interested in stocks. He stays focused on what he can do, finds an opportunity and pursues it!

The man is doing all he can and then some to help others, raise awareness and educate folks on just what MS is.

The local MS chapter is gearing up for this year's MS Walk, which will be May 1 at Holy Trinity High School in Simcoe. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. with the walk kicking off at 10:00 a.m.

I was lucky enough to do a video interview with Jeff, which you can check out at norfolkhub.ca. It was a pleasure to sit and openly talk with him about his life with MS. It is a must see video. Thank You Jeff!

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oulston’s Pharmacy, an independently owned and operated pharmacy group in Norfolk County, and a part of the I.D.A. banner program, today announced it has welcomed Steve Flexman to the company. Flexman will return to his roots in Norfolk

County, and retail pharmacy, after being employed in Long Term Care Pharmacy in Brantford for the past several years. Flexman will join Blair Snow and Mark Stephens as independent owners of the Roulston’s I.D.A. Pharmacy group, effective immediately.

Bringing 17 years of experience as a pharmacist, and 5 years as a local pharmacy owner, Flexman is a welcome addition to the Roulston’s team.

Flexman, an award winner himself, will be an asset to Roulston’s award winning team. “Joining the ownership team at Roulston’s allows me to reach out and assist in helping the most people achieve their healthcare goals,” Flexman stated.

ROULSTON’S PHARMACY adds STEVE FLEXMAN to current ownership group!

“We are very excited to have Steve Flexman return to pharmacy in Norfolk County, and are pleased that he has made the decision to do so with Roulston’s,” said Blair Snow, Co-Owner, Roulston’s Pharmacy. Mark Stephens commented, “Steve brings a depth of experience with him, both as an owner and a pharmacist, that will serve our patients and Roulston’s well. We look forward to introducing Steve to patients at all four of our locations.” Flexman will spend time at each Roulston’s Pharmacy, but will be based out of the Simcoe Wellness Centre and Port Dover locations.

The company is a good fit for Flexman, who will rejoin practice in Norfolk County for the first time since he departed 3 years ago. He stated, “In addition to returning home and reconnecting with so many great clients, I also look forward to rekindling the positive professional working relationships with the

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The decision to become a part of Roulston’s ownership was based on an assessment of the company’s philosophy and ideals. The tradition Roulston’s Pharmacy has of offering local ownership and personal customer service to residents of Norfolk County was begun in 1933, and still continues today as the company nears its 83rd anniversary.

Stephens and Snow noted that the owners of Roulston’s, “Believe that both Roulston’s and Norfolk will benefit from this new partnership with Steve Flexman. We are confident that Steve will provide our patients with the customer care that Roulston’s is known for. His years of experience in pharmacy practice, his commitment to the community, and his dedication to the profession will all be assets to Roulston’s Pharmacy.”

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t has been three years since we were confronted by impatiens that were thriving one week and dead the next. Impatiens downy mildew has affected how we enjoy our gardens. The disease produces

spores that can move in the air and overwinter in the soil. Even if you didn’t have downy mildew last year, it is possible that you will have it this year. Science has not yet solved the problem of this fungus so we can take this opportunity to use different plants in our shady spots where once, Impatiens walleriana reigned.

BEGONIAS - Traditional wax-leaf begonias are widely

available and offer an inexpensive alternative for either sun or shade with bronze or green foliage and standard colours of red, white, light pink and dark pink.

Dragon Wing begonias are available in red and pink.

Their tall, arching habit can be used in beds to get height as they can reach 15-18” tall and 12” wide.

speckled leaves that grow 8 to 12 inches tall and wide and can be planted to cover the ground.

IMPATIENS - New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri)

and their relatives are not susceptible to the impatiens downy mildew. They tolerate more sun than regular impatiens but less than SunPatiens which are hybrids of traditional New Guinea impatiens and bred for heat and sun-tolerance.

Wax-leaf begonia hybrids, Big Leaf Red or Rose with Bronze or Green Leaf can grow to 24” tall.

IPOMOEA (Sweet potato vine) - will form a ground

Whopper begonias will grow almost 3’ tall and 22” wide.

They have large 3-inch, red or pink flowers and comes with a bronze or green leaf.

LYSIMACHIA (Golden Creeping Jenny) - This

Tuberous begonias are upright growers with large, double frilly flowers in white, apricot, orange, yellow and red with green leaves that do well in shady beds.

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groundcover has small, round leaves that hug the ground and spill from pot edges.

NICOTIANA (tobacco flower) - prefers full to part

CALADIUMS - are multi-coloured foliage plants for shade. Leaves are usually large and tropical looking.

sun but will also tolerate shade. The tall (3 to 4 feet) white nicotiana Nicotiana sylvestris, and the shorter Saratoga in lime-green, rose and (Nicotiana alata) are great additions to gardens because of their scent.

COLEUS - produce ornamental foliage of great variety.

NIEREMBERGIA (cup flower) - is wonderful in pots

Those sold in cell packs are typically upright plants that prefer shade. The Versa series are less likely to produce flowers, are sun or shade tolerant and heat tolerant. Coleus sold in pots can be grown in sun or shade. The colours available are varied as is leaf shape and growth habit.

FUCHSIA - Most gardeners think of hanging plants when

they think of fuchsias but they also have an upright form.

The most common is ‘Gartenmeister,’ which usually grows 2 to 3 feet tall.

There are other upright fuchsias currently available, but these offer the best performance in perennial beds, annual plantings, and containers.

HYPOESTES (Polka dot plant) - are foliage plants with

or beds. It will grow in full sun or shade and produces a spreading mound of white or blue, upward-facing, “cup”-shaped flowers with tiny yellow centres.

TORENIA - is available in

pinks, purples, blues, and whites. They form compact mounds 8 to 10 inches tall and wide that thrive in shade or partial shade. They combine well with red or pink Dragon Wing begonias.

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if I wanted to play in a bigger boys game. I was thrilled and got to play second base. When I was in Grade 6, I made the school team. My first position was catcher. That was way too dangerous for me with foul tips and mashed fingers. Somehow by the end of the season I had manoeuvred myself over to first base, where I usually played for the next 35 years. As my fondness for the game grew, I practiced and played more and more. Between the ages of eleven and fourteen, I played for as many as four teams a year, including school, church, community and rep. When I wasn’t in a game, I loved to participate in such neighbourhood pickup games as 500 up, wall ball, stolen bases and more. My pal Suds and I often knocked out fly balls to each other, played catch or practiced pitching. Those were among the perfect times of my youth.

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’m sitting in Section 205, Row 2, Seat 15. Beside me is my

great friend Steve. The site is Florida Auto Exchange Stadium in Dunedin the Spring Training home of the Toronto Blue Jays. It is a warm, humid, sunny afternoon in the middle of March. We are on a road trip to see some baseball, do some running and have a little escape from the end of winter.

Such trips can be sources of pleasure, adventure, nice memories, and stories to be told, especially if one travels with a like-minded companion. For such a venture to be truly successful, I think you need similar outlooks on many aspects of life. These would include interests (baseball, running, discussions, laughter), standards of neatness (very relaxed), and shared approaches to expenses and chores. It helps to be easy-going about cooking and accommodations and also to be flexible when plans have to change (the only kind of flexibility I have left). Steve is a truly honourable traveller.

Many of our days are structured around the baseball games.

Baseball has been a part of my life for almost as long as I can remember. The first memory is of a day when I was in Grade 4.

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Later, after university, I started doing the same thing again.

There were many baseball aficionados among my friends and guys I played hockey with. In the summers about twenty of us played pickup softball every Thursday night at a public school near where I grew up and then went to the Algonquin Tavern for refreshments and to tell our stories. After a few years we decided to form a team and we played a number of seasons in the competitive Etobicoke Men’s Fastball League. Also, I played for years in the Peel Teachers’ softball tournament, qualifying twice for the Ontario Championships. One year in the Peel finals, Russ Jackson of CFL fame hit possibly the two longest home runs I ever gave up. I don’t know for sure if the balls ever landed. Another year in the finals, I was knocked unconscious in a completely avoidable collision at first base. My teaching partner at the time missed the tournament due to elbow surgery. A former professional lacrosse player, he was very disappointed to learn that he missed the game-ending brawl that ensued after the intentional hit. I, of course, also missed the fight (most likely a good thing) and was taken to the hospital.

Later I ended up playing inter-county slo-pitch for Special among all my the Stouffville Clippers, an baseball memories are old-timers team consisting those of all the times spent mainly of members of our playing catch on the front Oldtimers hockey team. lawn with my dad.

For a few years we played league and tournament ball. I alternated between pitching and first base. As always, baseball provided recreation, fun times, and now, wonderful memories. I remember a tournament in Port Perry. My wife Juta’s two young goddaughters were visiting from England with their mom and dad. They had never seen baseball so we took them to a night game on a beautiful warm evening. They looked forward to seeing me pitch (I didn’t say they understood baseball!) and after the game all my teammates autographed a ball for them and gave them a bat. They were so excited!

Special among all my baseball memories are those of all the times spent playing catch on the front lawn with my dad. He had played a bit and had such a strong arm. He caught for me when I practiced pitching and threw many high ones for me to work on catching pop-ups. Often when we were throwing it back and forth my dad wouldn’t use a glove as he liked to catch the ball in his old fedora.

I have watched a lot of baseball in my time as well. Included have been many International League contests with the old Toronto Maple Leafs with my folks and my friend Suds, youth games when I coached, frequent visits to Dunedin for spring training dating back to 1978, the Jays’ second season, and major league games in a variety of venues, my favourite being Boston’s Fenway Park. Along the way I saw such legends as Satchel Paige, Hank Aaron, Carl Yastrzemski, Steve Carlton, Cal Ripken, Mike Schmidt, Roger Clemens, Roberto Alomar, Derek Jeter and many more. Once on a road trip with Juta, after a minor league game in Pittsfield, Mass., I went on the field and stood at first base. That’s where Lou Gehrig last played before becoming one of the most legendary players of all time, starring in the 1920’s and 1930’s with the Yankees. No sport cherishes its history as much as baseball.

During a span of over sixty years, baseball has given me such pleasure and such peace. As always, being at the ballpark feels so comfortable. Go Jays!

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How one local business gives back to your community and beyond.

By Kathy Davis

other Teresa once said in her always eloquent manner: “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.” The quote speaks to affecting change in community, and by doing so changing your world and the world of those within your community. Far reaching are the effects of acts of kindness, they are the vehicle for improvement.

In Norfolk County, we are a community. We are neighbours, friends, we shop together, dine together in our many diverse and wonderful restaurants, we often work together and we, in a million different ways, support one another. We are gifted with a sense of community and the landscape to back it up.

This is our locality, and our choice of the place we call home.

Corina Bachmann and BachmannLaw have, over the years supported Norfolk County in countless and exceptional ways. As an immigrant who has built a life for herself and her children in Canada, Corina believes strongly in giving back and helping others through difficult times. The list of businesses, associations, organizations, endeavours, and individuals they have helped over the years is long.

...this is a giving, caring group whose business is focused on the individual and the family affected by personal injury.

Some of the local associations and businesses that BachmannLaw has donated to are: • The Lynn Valley Trail Association • Norfolk Association for Community Living • Simcoe & District Youth Soccer Club • Norfolk General Hospital • Port Dover Lions Health & Fitness Events • Simcoe Rotary Club • Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise • G.I.R.L.S. Power Camp • Port Dover Steelheads Football • CLASS (Community Living and Access Support Services)

• Big Brothers and Big Sisters of HaldimandNorfolk • Haldimand and Norfolk CAS — Fresh Air Fund • St. Paul’s Anglican Church • United Way of Haldimand and Norfolk Additionally, BachmannLaw, with the help of numerous community partners, has launched the yearly “Helmets for Kids and Adults” campaign, which distributes helmets to children in schools, as well as adults in our community on a yearly basis. To date, approx.

1,400 helmets have been given to members of our community.

BachmannLaw, The Personal Injury Group, is also known for stepping up to help individuals and their families, some struggling with life threatening illnesses, such as Keira, an 8 year old Brantford girl who was suffering from Idiopathic Colon Inertia; Ryder, a young boy who struggled with a rare medical condition the first two years of his life; Caley who suffers from Lyme disease; or Aaron Gautreau who fundraised for a new prosthetic leg.

Some of the Canadian associations and businesses that have benefitted from BachmannLaw contributions are: • Troy’s Run Foundation • Access to Justice (through the Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association) • Heart and Stroke Foundation • Police Retirees of Ontario • Oldtimers Benefit Hockey • Smart Kids Don’t Do Drugs • The Save Darfur Coalition • Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police • Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation • World Wildlife Federation • World Vision • United Nations Association in Canada Corina, the directing mind behind BachmannLaw, believes strongly that while we need to focus our efforts on our community, we are all part of the greater world, and we should not forget and forsake those who struggle in far-away places. To this end,

BachmannLaw is a supporter of organizations such as Doctors without Borders, Lifeline Syria, Apne Aap, Amnesty International, and Gua Africa. The business has hosted yearly “Write for Rights” events for Amnesty International, and has and continues to assist refugees and survivors of war with funding their education.

Corina and BachmannLaw are an example of what a local humanitarian and a local business can and should be. Corina is a role model for a philanthropic lifestyle. Norfolk is Corina’s home and her community and she tends it well.

Corina and BachmannLaw are an example of what a local humanitarian and a local business can and should be.

We all own and owe to our community. It is ours to enjoy, and ours to improve. At BachmannLaw, with Corina’s lead, this is realized. To quote Corina: “With privilege, comes responsibility”, and this company and its founder respond accordingly. Such contributions and participation have made Norfolk a better place to live.

BachmannLaw, The Personal Injury Group, is truly the small business that could, and has. Since its inception in 2008, the company has grown in leaps and bounds to a business now housed in a beautiful new building on Highway 3 in Simcoe. Corina, the lawyer, her team of 6 full time and 4 part time staff, make it their mission to ensure that their clients get all the benefits, treatment and help they need to recover from their injuries. This team works to ensure the clients’ rights are fiercely defended and they receive the maximum compensation the law will allow. BachmannLaw does not represent insurance companies, institutions, government or municipalities – they represent people, constituents only. One needs only to look up the glowing testimonials on the website: www.bachmannlaw.ca, to realize that this is a giving, caring group whose business is focused on the individual and the family affected by personal injury.

Those who know Corina, and those who have dealt with BachmannLaw know this woman to be an amazingly giving person. She has earned the respect of those whose lives she has touched and enhanced. Her business philosophy parallels her life philosophy.

Corina is here to help, to give, to improve lives. Her office walls are lined with books on self-improvement, and the bettering of life for all. Clearly BachmannLaw and Corina Bachmann are in Norfolk to raise the bar for philanthropy and advance our sense of community.

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very day we get up and face our responsibilities and make choices. These range from the simple routine decisions

of when and what to eat, when to take a shower, paying the bills, to the more complicated choices of negotiating your mortgage or making decisions with your doctor about your health. Have you ever thought about what would happen if you suddenly were in a coma or incapacitated and couldn’t make those choices anymore?

What would happen? Is there someone you know and trust who would step up and take over? More importantly do you trust them to make the decisions you would want? Do you know that if you don’t have a power of attorney, that only those deemed to be your next of kin are allowed to make these decisions? However, while they would have complete control over your care and health they would have to go to court to be able to make decisions regarding your finances.

Too often, people make the mistake of not thinking about this possibility and find themselves at the mercy of their next of kin, who may have the best of intentions, but don’t know what you would want, or tragically you may not like them, don’t agree with or haven’t spoken to them in a long time.

A Power of Attorney is a legal document that allows someone of your choice to act on your behalf when you are not capable. It doesn’t have to be an attorney. It can be any person or persons that you choose. There are two types of Powers of Attorney.

One is for personal care which allows you to choose who may make decisions regarding your health and care when you are deemed incapable. So, if you’re in a coma and the doctor needs someone to make a decision, or if you’re in a nursing home and they have questions as to your care, the power of attorney can provide the necessary authorization. You can also add what is called a “Living Will” to the Power of Attorney for personal care. This will allow you to make your wishes known about such things as religious restrictions, Do Not Resuscitate orders (DNRS), organ donations etc. This allows you to voice some of your own decisions ahead of time and lets the person you appointed know what you would want.

The second is the Continuing Power of Attorney for Property. This allows a person to handle your financial affairs, such as bank accounts, mortgages, utilities, contracts, etc. if you become mentally incapable. The person cannot however alter or make changes to your Will. In the Continuing Power of Attorney, you can limit the person’s power by stating what they can and cannot do.

The tests to determine when someone is mentally incapable and for which decisions they have become incapable of making will have to be discussed in a future article. But just to put your mind at ease, a person cannot simply state you are mentally incapable and use the Power of Attorney to start making decisions on your behalf. The Powers of Attorney deals with some of our most basic rights and they are not dealt with lightly.

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gym (short for gymnasium) is a place to exercise "Physical movement to stretch and flex the limbs and joints." The only equipment that is needed is a

body, a place to lie down, sit, stand and two tins of something like soup and two bags to put them in; these are your weights. So everyone has a gym and exercising is just as important to your health as taking your medications. Your own gym also means that everyone can do the exercises that are so important as aging changes our mobility and agility!

Every senior knows their past health history and those parts that have been hurt some time ago can now feel achy and sore as those senior stretches and flexing are tried. So there are certain exercises that are modified to one's own ability or may just not be on your senior routine! Weather and transportation can change going with a group but exercising should still be in one's routine.

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Lying down - on waking, make circles with the ankles, flex the toes and stretch the legs - shrug shoulders, stretch arms, flex wrists and fingers - bladder will soon need attention!

Sitting - in a kitchen chair - feet flat on the floor, flex ankles (together or one at a time), lift heels off the floor (together or one at a time).

Standing - at the kitchen counter, using arms for balance raise heels, stand on one foot then the other.

Using your weights - a tin in each bag with a handle, sit in a chair with hands at your side, a bag in each hand, bend one elbow and lift the lower arm - do the other arm.

Having some music on the radio and the coffee pot on also helps the waking process and relaxing as one exercises. Helping the senior body by stretching and flexing makes one feel better, improves movement and gives one confidence when moving.

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Having high blood pressure doesn’t automatically mean you will develop heart disease. A lot depends on what other risk factors are present. Excess weight, for instance, magnifies the harmful effects of high blood pressure. So does smoking, stress, high salt consumption and lack of exercise.

Doctors evaluate your risk by your Body Mass Index (BMI). The higher your BMI, the higher your risk of heart disease. But where you’re carrying your weight is critical as well. Research shows that packing excess fat around your abdomen is associated with heart disease.

That’s because tummy fat is more chemically active than the fat on your thighs and buttocks. This is known as “visceral fat”, which can lead to a condition called metabolic syndrome, a cluster of symptoms like high blood pressure, high cholesterol and insulin resistance.

Getting your blood pressure to a healthy level is one of the most important steps in protecting your heart. Depending on how elevated your numbers are, your doctor may prescribe medication. The good news is simple lifestyle changes can reduce blood pressure too. Taking potassium and magnesium supplements has also been shown to have a beneficial effect. Be sure to check with your FHCP pharmacist about possible interactions with any prescription medications you are taking.

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Cholesterol is a soft, waxy substance that is essential for your health because it helps make cell walls and hormones. Yet it has a bad rap as a heart hazard – which is misleading. There are two kinds – the “good” cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and the “bad”, low-density lipoprotein (LDL).

The “bad” cholesterol fully deserves its bad rap, for it contributes to the dangerous fatty plaque buildup in your artery walls. The “good” cholesterol, on the other hand, can help sweep out the “bad” cholesterol from cells found in plaque. So you’ll want more of the good kind circulating in your blood because a higher HDL can lower your risk of heart disease.

Being overweight tops the list of heart disease risks, because extra body fat contributes to both high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Fat cells also manufacture the inflammatory substances that create the fatty plaque deposits that lead to atherosclerosis. The heavier you are, the more harmful the effects.

The risk goes up with a waist size that is greater than 35 inches for women or greater than 40 inches for men. In fact, experts now recommend that you ask your doctor to check your waist circumference along with your weight and blood pressure. Remember – even a small weight loss can make a big difference to your heart health, so whittling down is worth it.

GETTING A MOVE ON

Along with being overweight, a sedentary (inactive) lifestyle can make you a prime candidate for heart disease.

Research shows that inactive people are nearly twice as likely to develop heart disease than those who are more active. What’s more, this holds true even if you have no other conditions or habits that increase your risk for heart disease.

Your total cholesterol level is measured by milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl). Most people should aim for an LDL level below 130 mg/dl.

However, if you have other risk factors for heart disease, your target LDL may be below 100 mg/dl.

Getting regular exercise not only reduces your risk of heart disease, but it can also decrease your chances of developing other risk factors. For example, it may lower your “bad” LDL cholesterol, raise your “good” HDL cholesterol, and help you lose weight. It can also strengthen your heart, improve your body’s ability to use oxygen, and lower blood pressure. Last but not least, the ‘feel-good’ brain chemicals produced from exercising can help you better cope with stress.

If your cholesterol is too high, your doctor may prescribe a drug called a statin, which lowers levels of LDL. As well, switching to healthier food fare could help increase your “good” cholesterol to a small extent.

Being fit doesn’t mean running a marathon. Something as simple as a 30-minute walk three to four times a week is generally enough.

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The term “panfish” generally refers to an edible fish that is small enough to fit into a frying pan, but is legal in size for harvesting. In Ontario we have many fish species that fit that definition. Various members of the bluegill and sunfish families, yellow perch, rock bass and crappie. Catching these fish not only takes the pressure off sport fish, but they make incredible fish dinners. Caught during the spring, these fish offer fantastic firm white meat that is mild to the taste.

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They are generally caught easily and consistently and so keep everyone’s attention and interest.

The equipment needed is minimal and thus the cost is also reasonable. An ultra-light to light action spinning rod with matching reel is best. There are many great combos available at tackle and big box stores that can be purchased at a very reasonable cost. Use a monofilament line such as Berkley Trilene XL in 2, 4 or 6 pound in Low Vis Green colour.

When using live or artificial bait opt for a small, light wire hook - about a size 12 will work. It is best to tie the hook directly to your line, using the least amount of terminal tackle. Use small split shot to make the bait sink and it's a good idea to suspend your rig under a float. This is when you can get away with using those red and white bobbers or a pencil style float. Suspend the bait just off bottom or over the top of weed flats. This way the bait does not get hung up in the bottom structure or vegetation.

It also allows you to see the sometimes subtle take of a panfish.

Fishing for panfish almost guarantees you a catch, as these fish love to eat. These little guys will eat just about anything.

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