THE HUB Magazine, March 2021

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VOLUME 9 ISSUE 3

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MARCH 2021

Otto Vélez

Otoniel "Otto" Vélez Franceschi, nicknamed "Otto the Swatto" is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who played from 1973 to 1983. I imagine that not many people have heard of Otto Vélez, but for me, he was the reason I wanted to play baseball.

He played for the Jays back in the day, and he was the first guy I saw crank a homerun out of the old Exhibition Stadium live. It was my first ball game ever (my grandmother got me a ticket). That day as I watched Otto playing first base, he did the fake throwback to the pitcher, and when the opposing player took his lead, Otto tagged him out. I thought he was the coolest player, and those memories have stuck with me ever since!

Before seeing Otto play ball, the only other player I had ever heard of was Rusty Staub for the Montreal Expos. Before the Jays came along, I was an Expos fan. I never saw them play, I just looked at the box scores in the newspaper to see how they were doing.

After my Jays experience, I, like every other kid in southern Ontario, wanted a glove and wanted to play ball.

My parents bought me my first glove. It was kind of too big, but my dad's reasoning was that I would grow into it, and well, then he only had to buy one glove.

The problem was I had zero coordination with that big of a glove. Ground balls would get lost in the glove, and pop flies popped back out.

I was not blessed with any baseball skill. When it came to going to bat, I was almost hit by the first pitch and was intimidated from then on (there wasn't slow pitch back then)! Thankfully I spent the first few years out in right field where few if any, balls landed!

It would have been very easy to give up. I actually quit once because I didn't like the coach, but I found my way back and worked on my skills, slowly becoming an almost decent outfielder. I even coached for a few years and played a little slow pitch later on.

As a kid, you always dream of hitting that homerun or making that diving catch. To this day, the game still draws me in. I get excited about MLB spring training. It signals spring is coming, and summer isn't far off. I enjoy listening to the game on the radio or watching it on TV without any sound, and it doesn't matter who is playing. I find it very calming and reliable, and in this day and age, calming and reliable are much needed!

My grandmother was such a big Jays fan she hung pictures of her two favourite Jays, Ernie Whitt and George Bell, in her kitchen! She had a strong influence on me about the game, and every time I went to her place, the ball game was on. She was usually asleep in her chair, volume cranked up and a smile on her face!

The night the Jays won their 1st World Series, the first person I called was my grandmother. She was overjoyed (remember, she was a Leaf fan too, so it had been a while since she had seen a championship in Toronto).

Thanks, Otto, for opening my eyes to such a fantastic game and for bringing it to life for me. Now let's play ball!

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I was chatting with Laura of Simcoe Natural Foods in Simcoe recently, and she told me that we can SHOP ONLINE at simcoenaturalfoods.com with the option of parking lot pickup, local delivery or shipping. Laura wants everyone to know they are just getting started, so if you don't see something you need, there is an easy link to ask if they carry what you are looking for.

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Norfolk DNA returned with special guest Lill Petrella, Team Lead, Mental Health Promotion and Education, Canadian Mental Health Association, Brant-HaldimandNorfolk Branch. We had a great chat about the struggles with mental health during this pandemic.

Lill and I did a show a few years ago, and with all that has gone on in the last year, it was the right time to talk again and get her insight into our community's mental health at large!

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THE LINK BETWEEN NATURE AND EMOTIONS “Nature itself is the best physician.”

Hippocrates “And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” John Muir I was watching the political news on television.

Suddenly, a completely new situation unfolded. I was instantaneously angry and profoundly disappointed.

My spontaneous reaction was to turn off the TV, grab my toque and coat and head outside with the dog. Luckily, it had snowed, so I had something specific to do, clearing the driveway, sidewalk and deck. When I came back indoors, I was calmer and ready to carry on with the day.

Long ago, there was a story in my family that when I was a toddler, I would try to distract my mom as we returned to our place after she had pushed me around the neighbourhood in the baby stroller. It was said that I was hoping she would keep going right past our house so that I would get more time outside.

My whole life, I have gravitated toward the outdoors.

There have probably not been too many days when I have not spent at least some time in the fresh air, whatever the season. In high school and university, I always tried to have my summer job working outside or at nights. My favourites were the two summers I spent as a groundskeeper at a cemetery. As an adult, I was a teacher, giving me the opportunity to be outside coaching in the summers. I have never tried to analyze why there was a pull continuously toward the outside environment.

Thirty-five years ago, Roger Ulrich, a researcher at the University of Delaware, conducted an interesting study. Having spent his childhood in and out of hospitals, he was motivated to find ways to improve the environments where patients were treated.

He remembered believing that a solitary pine tree viewed through the window from his sickbed at home seemed to help his emotional state. As a researcher, he managed to find a hospital where, for years, patients had recovered from gallbladder surgery in identical rooms that overlooked either a small stand of trees or a brick wall. He evaluated ten years of records, finding that those with a view of the trees fared significantly better than those who could only see the wall out a window. Patients with the view of nature took fewer painkillers, were rated by nurses as being in better spirits and, on average, left the hospital earlier. Why?

After Ulrich’s original work, many studies have investigated the potential mental health benefits of being exposed to stimuli in nature. Natural settings appear to signal our brains that it is time to take a breather, allowing us to calm down our fight or flight system and to refocus on things that are good for us. Specifically, we have learned that exposure to nature tends to result in reduced levels of the stress hormones adrenaline and cortisol and of a key inflammatory marker. It is also associated with lowering blood pressure, improved emotional experiences, reduced perceived stress and with improved short-term levels of anxiety and depression.

But does exposure to nature actually improve our mental health in the long run? A Danish research team attempted to answer that question. Their observational study covered one million young adults for over fifteen years. They linked long-term data on mental health disorder diagnoses with land-cover data from satellite imagery. They asked if children raised in homes surrounded by nature experienced better mental health as they grew into young adults. Sixteen separate mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and depression, were considered. Adjusting their findings for levels of family and neighbourhood affluence, they found the link significant for 14 of the 16 disorders. Children raised in the least green areas were 55 per cent more likely to develop a mental illness, regardless of social standing, level of affluence or parental history of mental illness. This study suggests that exposure to nature can even reduce the actual incidence of this broad range of mental disorders.

In a trial undertaken by researchers from multiple U.S. universities in 2018, the environment of Philadelphia was discretely altered to see if the quality of open and green spaces results in a shift in residents’ safety, criminal behaviour and mental health. The researchers selected 541 vacant lots and randomly assigned each to either receive no intervention, receive regular garbage removal and mowing, or be

turned into a little park with trees. When the study was complete, the authors found that the residents of neighbourhoods where lots had been greened felt much healthier than those whose lots had only been cleaned. Rates of feeling depressed, feeling worthless and having poor mental health dropped by a large degree. Sometimes the residents weren’t even aware that a change had taken place in their neighbourhood, which suggests that you might benefit from having nature around, even if you’re not conscious of it.

I would say that we could all consider spending time in natural settings, intentionally and regularly. Maybe using the outdoors is the next general significant health intervention. If you are like me, doing what you are naturally inclined to do seems to be what is good for you.

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Good time to make a list As we are still in crisis mode worldwide, I realised that it was time to sit down and make up that list of potential accomplishments I have meant to complete for some 40 odd years now.

You know folks, you have to dream, so why not start reworking that bucket list! Now is an excellent time to reset some of those life goals; it's not like we are going anywhere!

So after searching the deep recesses of my mind, I wrote down a few of mine and decided perhaps I should start putting a little more planning into them.

For instance, I have always wanted to write a book (and yes, it will be longer than some of my stories, haha, and no, it won't be a children's book either). Okay, so I will spend a few hours a week enjoying the challenge of finally putting a few thoughts to paper.

I still want to run 100 miles (as in one race). I did 50 miles once and thought I was going to die, but I did have a heart condition at the time, so maybe this race will be a tad bit easier. That will take at least six to eight months of training. I have the time now, so I best get started. I don't know why, but something draws me to

push myself to my physical limitations and beyond.

I would also like to see a Springsteen concert with my wife and kids. I have seen him twice, and no one comes close to that kind of show. Okay, well, maybe Neil Young! I figure that I can start trying to save some money now because that concert is most likely a few years away!

Now that I have my top three on my list, it is time to get started, plan, prepare, and accomplish!

My advice is to stop sitting around and to start planning your postpandemic dreams now. It is the time for the old you, to find the new you and build the future you.

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Living Smarter to Live Better: My Daughter used her "mom voice" on me several weeks ago. You know that unmistakeable, no-nonsense tone I mean, no argument, no messing around, do it now or else!

"Mom, get off the ice now and sit down!!!" I deserved it as I scared the people that love me as well as myself.

So as a friendly FYI, if you haven't skated for about 25 years, and perhaps you are blessedly approaching your 6th decade, but you feel like you're about 35 most days lol, it may be wise to reconsider if you have the impulse to get out on the ice with your grandkids (and you've had no experience with hockey skates before). It's likely not a brilliant idea as much as you want it to be. It's definitely going to hurt more than you remember, and you aren't going to bounce the same! Apparently, your balance point is completely different skating backwards on hockey skates – oops.

Old Injuries Hurt Faster and Heal Slower: Growing up, I was definitely a tomboy. Out in the country, and the only girl for many years, in a neighbourhood full of boys, we had lots of carefree adventures, and we played rough and tumble. Because of this, most of my family have previously been afraid to play sports with me. It would seem my generally calm and gentle manner evaporates, and someone unintentionally ends up getting hurt because I get a little carried away. Sadly, my husband won't play soccer with me ever since I broke his nose with the ball.

Over the years, I have experienced five or maybe six concussions (I'm not sure I remember)... between trees, tobogganing, playground climbing etc.

Fast forward to now, and it seems that I've finally learned (the hard and painful way) that perhaps I should be making a few adjustments to staying active and healthy at the same time. I'd like to skate again, but it won't be anytime in the near future, and some modifications will be made

(like an inner tube strapped to my butt, maybe!).

As it stands (not with skates on clearly), gravity won, and I didn't, so I've been nursing a "mild" concussion, aggravated an old whiplash injury and have a wickedly sore tailbone injury I won't be forgetting anytime soon.

Old injuries are easily aggravated and take longer to heal, and more easily provoked.

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Guidance from the appropriate professional in gentle stretches and safe activity to maintain mobility are also important to ensure optimal recovery and should never be overlooked.

I hope you enjoyed this health with humour article.

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Before we talk about how to improve your mental health, let’s make sure we agree on what we’re talking about. At the Canadian Mental Health Association, we notice that people use the terms “mental health” and “mental illness” interchangeably, but really, they mean different things.

Mental illnesses are disturbances in thoughts, feelings, and perceptions that are severe enough to affect day-to-day functioning. Some examples are anxiety disorders or major depression, and by age 40, about half of people in Canada will have or have had a mental illness.

Mental health, however, is a state of well-being, and we all have it. Some signs of good mental health are enjoying life, having a sense of purpose, and being able to manage life’s highs and lows.

One in five people in Canada will experience a mental health problem or illness in any given year. But five in five of us have mental health that needs to be protected and promoted.

The good news is, there are things we can all do to promote and protect our mental health, and they can be as simple as putting one foot in front of the other.

Move to feel well You don’t need to run to get a runner’s high. Any aerobic activity, such as powerwalking to the grocery store, climbing a toboggan hill or doing jumping jacks in your basement, pumps up your endorphins and floods your brain with feel-good chemicals.

If you’re feeling tense or trapped by your always-on monkey brain, movement can be a form of meditation, too. Ever notice how you’ve forgotten the stresses of your day after a long walk?

People who exercise report feeling less stressed or nervous, and regular heart-pumping movement can reduce tension, fatigue, and anger and improve your mood, self-esteem, and body image. For even greater benefits, get moving outdoors!

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Ride the ups and downs of life Remember, even if you don’t have a mental illness, that doesn’t mean you’ll feel great all the time. You might experience stress, a difficult life event, or burnout. Just like anyone can catch a cold or flu, everyone experiences the ups and downs of life.

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