The Hub November 2022

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Lest we forget

Over the years, I have been able to pass along stories that my late friend, Ike Hewitt, shared with me about POWs from WWII. This year is no exception. Here is a piece written by Percy Sekine, along with a postscript.

Percy Sekine Sgt WOP/AG 83 Squadron Scampton We took off from Scampton (83 Sqdn) on the night of the 10th January 1942, the target was Wilhelmshaven. My crew, Martin Fletcher 1st pilot, Leonard Fox 2nd pilot and Ginger Holme WOP/AG. Over Germany, approaching the target, either through flak or failure, our Hampden’s port engine packed up and with a full bomb load we started to lose height. The port engine also housed the motor generator so we could not eject the bombs, which we had to do, to stand any chance of getting back. To ditch in January '42 was certain “curtains”. Martin told me to release the bombs manually but it was no good and we were rapidly losing height the orders were to get out.

I jumped out under three thousand feet, Ginger followed. The last I heard before this was Leonard asking and helping Martin to control the rudder pedals, less than a minute later they crashed, lighting up the sky with the explosion. Martin and Leonard are buried at Sage, a cemetery on the road to Wilhelmshaven, which I have visited. I owe my life to Martin a fine Rhodesian.

I was captured about five hours later, the usual interrogation, and the first of many camps, VIIA. I escaped from here in July '42 by climbing the wire between two sentry boxes, aided by pouring rain which deadened sound and caused the patrolling sentry to shelter under a box, allowing me to climb over between the two.

Unlike you who went under one, yours was the better idea, but either way we were very lucky!

I was free for seven days and after several “episodes” was caught outside Innsbruck.

There were two more escapes, one under the wire by tunnel, the next through it, while on a working party. I guess the only other way would be by flying!

P.S. (Percy’s account is remarkable, not so much for what he says, as for what he omits!

One of the “episodes” he refers to was the occasion when, in normal R.A.F. battledress uniform, he joined a queue at a mobile German soup kitchen and enjoyed a mug of soup before continuing on his way - only Percy would have tried that and got away with it!

Another was when he marched in broad daylight through the town of Bad Tolz at the head of a squad of German soldiers - Jim)

A little follow-up shows that after the war, Percy continued to lead an incredible life.

Percy Sekine was a distinguished sensei of the Hammersmith, London-based Judokan. He represented Great Britain in international

judo tournaments four times in the 1940s and 1950s and was never beaten. He was also a coach of the British national judo team.

Born: February 20, 1920 Died: October 15, 2010 Dave Scott

By: Dave Scott As a 7-year-old, it was my ritual to watch Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday night (because that was the only night the game was on) at my grandmother's house (because she had a better aerial and could get CBC). It was the place to be!

That was the first time that I set my eyes on the smoothskating defenseman. He could feather a pass like no one in the league and had one of the most dangerous wrist shots I had ever seen. This guy would block shots, take a hit and play 40 minutes a game!

Borje Salming had it all. I didn't care where he came from, I just knew his skills were beyond most of the NHL players during that time.

There was something about his grit, that undeniable determination to do his best for his team in any situation. I imagine a lot of times he probably felt like dropping the gloves and sending a message, but I think he was bigger than that and he would let his game speak for him!

He never won Best Defenseman, which I think is a crime. At times he was all the Leafs had to rely on. I appreciated his drive to continue to play no matter what and just how tough he could be (remember the skate to the face?).

I found out later how much the other players in the league and the fans bullied both him and Inga Hammerstron, often calling them "Chicken Swedes". These two guys were the first from Sweden to play in the NHL and paved the way for so many from their country. They took a lot of abuse to play the

game they loved in the best league in the world!

In my eyes, Salming set the standard for all Swedish players.

You had to be "Salming good" to play in the NHL! This brings me to the present.

It was late morning, and I was trying to get organised for the September magazine. A message flashed across my screen from Sportsnet regarding Borje Salming. I opened the app and, to my disbelief, this is what I read: "I have received news that has shaken my family and me," Salming wrote. "The signs that indicated that something was wrong in my body turned out to be the disease ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. In an instant, everything changed. I do not know how the days ahead will be, but I understand that there will be challenges greater than anything I have ever faced."

We all have our heroes in life, folks who mean just a little more, who have climbed that mountain, who make us believe it is possible, who play hard and fair and who never gave up…

Mr Salming, thank you and please, never give up!

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT “The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not.” ~ Mark Twain “The second day of a diet is always easier than the first. By the second day, you’re off it.” ~ Jackie Gleason

I slept well the last two nights, much more soundly than usual. I realized that I had not eaten any meat for five days, not part of a plan, but just what happened. I wondered if there could be any connection. Because I have a bit of an obsession with 6 day races, and with trying to unlock the secrets of the massive puzzle of success in such long-distance events, I am always thinking about new ways to achieve any incremental improvements. The most important tool for recovery from serious exercise is sleep. It is more impactful than food or any special gimmicks. So anything that might improve the quality of my sleep is worthy of investigation. In my case, because of my knee issues and my age, I certainly don’t sleep as deeply or as steadily as I did when I was younger.

impression that my sleep is too interrupted to be of maximum benefit. I often wake up several times a night and I also remember my dreams in great detail. Perhaps that is a sign that I am not getting enough deep sleep. I don’t want to be sleep-deprived because of its detrimental effects on my mental health, physical health and recovery from daily workouts.

Plant-based diets are high in complex carbohydrates, including fibre and isoflavones (compounds with antioxidant and antiinflammatory properties), which may help in getting quality sleep. Greater fibre intake results in more time spent in the stage of deep sleep.

Deep sleep is key because that is the time when growth hormone is released in the body. This stimulates muscle growth and repair, bone building and fat burning. Carbohydrates such as sweet potatoes, brown rice and oatmeal stimulate the release of serotonin, which helps with sleeping well. Serotonin is used by the body to synthesize melatonin, a hormone the body releases in response to changes in light.

Fatty foods, including meat, take longer for the body to digest. This can be a problem since digestion slows by up to 50 per cent when you sleep.

It seems that the answer to the first question is that possibly a more vegetarian diet can lead to better sleep.

I am beginning with two questions: Can adopting a more vegetarian diet lead to better sleep? Can it lead to less inflammation in my body?

Inflammation can be exacerbated by not getting enough sleep, increasing health risks.

Consistently getting sufficient sleep is a significant factor in longer life spans. Vegetarian diets have been linked to lower levels of inflammation, so if you have achy joints and muscles that cause you discomfort and interrupt your sleep, switching to plant-based eating might improve your symptoms. In addition, there are benefits to reducing inflammation that exceed simply the discomfort of aches. Too much inflammation in your body is harmful and can cause arthritis, heart problems and inflammatory bowel disease. Foods that aggravate inflammation include anything fried, white bread, pastries, sugary drinks, red meat, lard and margarine. Already I rarely have any of these.

Am I sleeping well enough to feel and perform my best every day? I’m not really sure, but I have the

I can tell I have excess inflammation in my body, particularly showing in my lower legs after

If there could be a connection between my diet and my sleeping pattern, I want to explore it. This interest, coupled with the fact that I am now trying to become less resistant to change and more into viewing change as an opportunity, is leading me to explore what altering my food choices has to offer. The goals of any change are two-fold: one, to improve my health and, two, to get me more miles at 6 Days at the Fair, my annual event each May.

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being on my feet for a long time. I will only know if adopting a more plant-based diet can have a positive effect by trying it. If successful, it would be of significant benefit to me physically and mentally. My dinners during this time of experimentation are going to be salad with a rotation of spaghetti with meatless sauce, salmon with brown rice, chicken with brown rice and some vegetarian pies. I purchase the delicious pies from Lee Ann at her terrific new gourmet grocery shop, Dover Mercantile (313 Main St. in downtown Port Dover). If I feel like some variety, I’ll make vegetarian chili. We’ll see how it goes. I will monitor my sleep, inflammation and energy.

There are no guarantees that I will see improvements but it makes sense for me to try, in my view. I am not aware of any downside as long as I get enough protein. I will add protein with whey powder to my morning oatmeal and by having snacks of nuts and seeds. We are all an experiment of one.

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Roughly nine years ago a family member began to struggle with their health and received misdiagnoses after misdiagnoses.

My wife and I actually asked about Lyme, but the doctor at the time ruled it out.

Little did we know how unreliable the testing for Lyme was. We listened to our doctor who was only doing his job, but as time went on we kept returning to Lyme.

Finally, we paid and had blood work done in the States. The results came back positive for Lyme disease. It was a punch to the gut and a relief at the same time, because at least now we had a starting point for the long road ahead.

In the video, we chat with Mike Marini, Pharmacist and owner of Dover Apothecary, as he shares his knowledge on Lyme in the Haldimand and Norfolk areas.

It was a sobering lesson finding out just how little was known about Lyme, how little was being done to educate the general population, and how little was in place to assist those struggling with the disease. On top of that, there was no way of finding out if a tick was carrying Lyme bacteria or any vector-borne illness.

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We talk with folks who are living with Lyme.

Plus we head to Geneticks, a private lab that tests ticks and talk with CEO and founder Justin Wood!

Thanks again to the Port Dover Foundation for their incredible support as we work together to raise Lyme awareness.

As a result, we decided to start a local Lyme support group. Seven folks attended that first meeting and every month after, our group continued to grow. We noticed there was a consistent theme voiced by people struggling with Lyme and their loved ones. Folks wished that there was a quick, efficient, reliable way of finding out if the tick they had removed carried a form of Lyme bacteria.

Six years later we now have a few more answers. A heartfelt thank you to the Port Dover Foundation for their support in creating this video. We hope the information shared will help you to stay safe.

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Your life is your life. It will be what you make of it regardless of what you are handed.

Your mindset informs your body and your very cells. It is the most powerful of tools. What you nourish and fuel your body and brain with are the other factors we have a massive degree of control over!!

We see people grow and age with grace, curiosity, and adaptability.

For others, aging appears to be something to be endured with an expectation of deterioration, decline, pain, and suffering. “The Golden Years” is our fastest-growing demographic. How many people say that the only thing that’s golden as they age is their pee?

Society is experiencing high levels of chronic, inflammatory health issues across all life stages, lifestyles and income brackets. People are overfed but undernourished. There is abundance and reckless abandon on one hand, and poverty and food insecurity on the other.

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Calories (food energy) are not all “equal”. Calories of any form, from any source, if consumed above the quantity needed for basic function and normal energy expenditure, are stored as triglycerides, which keep blood sugar levels elevated, which increases harmful inflammatory compounds. This upsets the gut microbiome, which informs the brain. This causes the brain to be unhappy, which causes mood and behaviour imbalances. Day in and day out, the damage is real, and it’s all very correctable!!

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Sugar equals inflammation, inflammation equals pain, excess caloric intake equals weight gain, and weight gain equals joint pain, and possibly heart/cardiovascular issues. Are you eating yourself into dis-ease unwittingly?

75grams of sugar reduces immune response by about half for 5 hours. Going into cold and flu season, you can see why this may not be optimal! If sugar is being consumed all day long, the immune system and your body can’t even begin to recover or repair from injury or dis-ease.

It’s far too easy to fill up the calorie quotient without taking in any nutrients. A food diary or journal is a powerful, no-cost way to start keeping track of habits that are harming, or not serving your health. Email or contact me to pick up a copy.

Balance and moderation are possible.

Nutrient-dense, whole-food diets provide you with the nutrients your body requires. The right balance of macro and micronutrients inform your cells.

Nutrients provide the tools your cells require to satisfy the hormones that have you craving more and more. You aren’t likely as hungry as you feel, but your body is still asking for more because of elevated insulin, blood sugar levels or dysglycemia. Metabolic Balance works, I know firsthand as a coach and participant, but there are other options for those not looking for a full program.

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