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Il 1~ ~II~LJ 111W I WW~ Orono Weekly Times, Wednesday, October 4, 1995 - 11 THE NATURAL.NUT by Sandra Topper, Cert. Reflexologist, Aromatherapist & Therapeutic Touch Practitioner 5925 Main St. N., Orono (905) 983-8162 Hold The Salt. . . Please! pretzels, potato chips, Do you taste before you crackers, pickles, luncheon shake, or do you automati- meats, mustard, ketchup, cally sprinkle salt on your dried soup mixes and bouil- food? Nutritionists and Ion cubes. Watch the Physicians are encouraging labelsif it says sodium - it Canadians to "shake the salt Is sait!. Monosodium glu- habit" and get to know the tamate, sodium bicarbon- real taste of food. ate, sodium nitrate, sodium Excessive salt consump- benzoate and disodi- tion may be linked to high umphosphate are a fewto blood pressure in certain watch out for. Sometimes Individuals. According to medications contain sodi- the experts, 20% of um, your physician or phar- Canada's population is sus- macist can recommend ceptible to hypertension. alternatives. thus, Canadians should be Re-educate your taste- wary of their salt intake. buds by experimenting with The average consumption of different seasonings such salt is 5 - 20 g per day or as: basil, bay leaves, chives, between 1 and 4 teaspoons. dii, garlic (not garlic sait), It is actually the sodium in ginger, fresh lemon juice, salt that people with high cidervinegar, lemon pepper. blood pressure should be paprika, sage, rosemary, concerned about. Salt is thyme and nutmeg. about 40% sodium. One If you need advice on how teaspoon of salt contains to improve your eating 2000' mg of sodium. Our habits contact The Regional bodies need sodium to main- Municipality of'Durham tain blood volume and regu- Department of Health late water balance and Services. Or contact Marie transmit nerve impulses. Nelson, Certified However, the amount of Nutritionist, she lves and sodium which our bodies works right here in Orono need to perform these func- (983-8278), watch for her tions is very low approxi- weekly articles in this news- mately 400 - 1200 mg per paper. day. Since sodium occurs NOTE: When in naturally in so many foods, doubt about any medical this amount can be obtained condition, consuit your without ever lifting the salt physician. Sourceavailable shaker. Foods to avoid: upon request. Pet owners are healthier! A 1992 study of 1,054 people residing in Wellington Country, Ontario reflected a healthier, more active group of individuals among the group of pet owners. In an article published in a recent Kingston Whig Standard, Dr. Parminder Raina of the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster Veterinary College, University of Guelph states, "We found that people who did own pets tended to have a better physical function- ing over a period of one year as compared with non-own- ers of pets." Of the 1,054 people stud- ied between the ages of 65 and 93 who lived undepen- dently within their commu- nity, 202 owned pets. Dogs and cats were the majority of pets owned. The aim of the study was to examine the 'impact of pet ownership on the ability of elderly people to perform routine daily activities such as bathing, walking up stairs, shopping and house- hold chores.' Dogs have always been touted as man's best friend. Pet owners often care for their animals like they would a small child. They lavish love and attention on their pets in return for constant companionship and uncon- ditional love. A widow I spoke with recently, told me she could not have made it through that first year after her hus- band died if she had not had her loyal, long-time com- panion-the family dog. Besides offering an elder- ly person a reason to go out shopping (for pet food) or walking the dog, pet owner- ship offers an elderly person a chance to feel truly needed and depended on. From Capital Hill Alex Shepherd MP Durham When we sit down to Thanksgiving dinner this coming weekend maybe we should reflect upon how this celebration got started. More importantly, we should consider the prob- lems of our agricultural community. At one time Thanksgiving celebrated the bountiful harvest that would last through the winter months. In our urbanized, and technologically advanced culture, we forget this since we have storage facilities and transport vehicles which give us access to all kinds of agricultural prod- ucts year round. Few realize that here in Durham gross revenues in the agricultural industry is second only to General Motors. Agriculture employs, directly and indirectly, over 7,000 people. Our dairy industry supplies over two- per-cent of Ontario's total market. That's a huge out- put. But what is happening In our agricultural sector? While farms are getting larger, by the same token, many acres stand unpro- ductive. In Durham we have My friend's black lab just had nine beautiful puppies and she wanted to give me one. Hubby of course said 'no, dogs are meant for the country or for people who are home all the time and willing to clean up after them.' And of course he's right! Pets demand time and atten- tion in their schedule of care. Also consideration for neighbours must be given. A dog that is left barking for hours on end while the owners are not home can be extremely irritating to neigh- bours who may have small babies sleeping or a neigh- bour studying for an exam. Sometimes a continual dog barking can drive anyone crazy! Some cats will use neigh- bour's flower beds as litter boxes or yowl beneath a bed- room window at 4 a.m. Pet owners are responsi- ble for more than the safety and health of their pet. They are responsible for the noise and damage to property of their neighbours that results from their cat or dog. Ì agree with all the responsibility attached to pet ownership. But I warned hubby that when we move to the country in a few years time that I am getting a dog. Hey! Wfhen I get older I want to be healthier too. And'if pets help I'm all for it. Maybe 'ilI start a kennel! some of Canada's best agri- cultural land iying empty. I've farmed for a number of years and I'm concerned about the drift toward urbanization of farmland. More importantly I'm con- cerned at the lack of an eco- nomic underpinning for our agricultural sector. I can remember when the top dairy producers in Canada looked forward to a return on invested capital of no more than five-per-cent. I suspect this is no different today. It may be even worse given the increase in input costs. Technology has allowed producers to increase pro- duction which has resulted in less need for land mass. This seems strange when you think of the large num- ber of chidren dying from malnutrition every year. When I travel through the riding I see the number of farming operations shrink- ing. I can't help but wonder why our commitment to international aid has not been part of the underpin- ning of the agricultural com- munity. Of course our farm popu- lation is getting older and the younger generation often look for the economic bene- fits of choosing a career in agriculture - as they should. But I'm very disappoint- ed that our international obligations do not recognize fully how Canadian agricul- tural can benefit the Third World. Bureaucrats in Ottawa think they can solve world poverty by writing cheques to foreign dictators and sending agricultural experts to Third World countries. I don't have to remind you how disastrous this policy has been in Somalia and WHY HAWAII? Close your eyes and imagine the perfect holiday. Then think Hawaii. A magical medley of little islands, tossed conveniently into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Why holiday in Hawaii? OPTIONS! Wonderful, multiple, exotic, unique choices! Sugary white or black volcanic sand beaches? Sailboarding or helicopter safaris? Thundering waterfalls or exotic fern grottos? You choose. Hawaii offers value easily affordable to every traveller plus Remember when you think of Travel, Think of BLESSINGS TRAVEL CENTRE Vanstone Mill 623-0005 Rwanda. In reality we have an information network avail- able which would let sue- cessful Durham farmers communicate directly with their foreign counterparts in Third World countries. This would increase pop- ulation and allow Canadian farmers to prosper by the sale of their successful agri- cultural technology and products. These are some of the objectives of the new information highway. Your constituency office in Durham will soon be on the World Wide Web. This will be the first introduction that I am aware of in which Durham's agricultural expertise could be inter- changed worldwide. Please feel free to con- tribute. And have a wonderful and thankful Thanksgiving. your only surprises are good ones. Watch a sunset, learn to snorkel, go surfing, brush up on your tennis, eat macadamia nuts, sail on a romantic catamaran dinner cruise, golf on championship courses, go to a luau, learn how to make flower leis, go fishing, take hula lessons, brush up on Hawaiian . words like Aloha, Hanalei, Kilauea, Waimea, Haleakala, Mahalo ... Most of ail relax and enjoy this island paradise and make meories that will last a life time. GANARASKA REGION CONS ERVA TION AUTHORITY OPEN HOUSE for the Presentation of the Ganaraska Forest Study and Business Plan Thursday, October 12, 1995 GANARASKA FOREST CENTRE 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Travel Talk with Elizabeth Belanger-L inkletter CTC ýje1 1 IINLLLJ-Mll nui,11111911 Il :