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14 The Independent, Canadian Statesman Weekender, Bowmanville, Saturday, February 26,1994 by Dr. Kathlynn Hoch, D.C. Free Radicals and Anti-Oxidants What are Free Radicals? They are a natural by-product of normal metabolic metabolic processes. Free radicals are generated by stress, cigarette smoke, rancid oils, poly valent metals, sulfur dioxides, ozone, radiation, fluores cent lights, chemicals from food and water. Even exercise creates free radicals radicals as a result of toxic by-products of exhaustion. Constipation which releases releases toxic free radicals into the bloodstream. Most of the free radicals in the body are the result of a chemical process process known as lipid peroxidation. Lipids are oils and fats which are es- Handling It by Lloyd Scott v sential parts of healthy cells. When these are oxidized, free radicals known as superoxides are found. The body makes free radicals of its own which are essential to life. If is when externally caused reactions get out of control that we run into problems. Biochemists and physicians in research research centres at UCLA and Mt. Sinai Sinai have discovered free radicals can cause cancer, atherosclerosis, emphysema, emphysema, cataracts and glaucoma, arthritis, arthritis, high blood pressure, and premature premature aging of the skin. How can we eliminate or deactivate deactivate free radicals? As a Chiropractor particles, thus preventing their dis- tructive progress through the body. Everyone needs anti-oxidants, people with active as well as sedentary, sedentary, lifestyles. Research continues to build solid evidence of the benefits of The information in this column is of a general nature. Consult your health care professional for specific health concerns. Dr. Hoch, of the Bowmanville Family Chiropractic Centre, is now in her tenth year of private practice. using anti-oxidants to help prevent She has personally attended more than 30,000 patients. She supports and educates her patients to create conditions for Optimum Health, with a focus on lifestyle modification and stress management so each individual individual can work towards achieving Optimum Optimum Health and in turn educate oth- the deterioration of our bodies and our health. A healthy diet and a regular cleansing and detoxification program are recommended to our patients as, well as recommendations for the use of a good anti-oxidant supplement. ers. effect on our health, tax our immune system, accelerate the "aging process of our cells and tissues." There are a number of vitamins and herbs that deactivate free radicals, radicals, these are classified as antioxidants. antioxidants. These anti-oxidants neutralize neutralize the free radicals. A diet rich in vitamins, vitamins, A, C, and E, the mineral selenium selenium and other nutrients and enzymes gobble up the free radical An East Indian legend tells about Learning to restrain angry feelings an d health care practitioner it is im- a cobra that became the object of fear can protect the other guy, just as portant to investigate a patient's "in- among villagers in Bengal because he learning to express angry feelings can temal environment". Today's life- frequently bit passersby. The swami protect ourselves. Both learning ex- styles have placed increased who was asked to solve the problem periences can be liberating. Appropri- nutritional demands on the body. All advised the snake to stop biting. ate anger can be the human hiss. It of these factors can have an adverse Later, the snake reported to the need not be the bite, swami that he had stopped biting Part of this column is adapted people but complained that he him- from Carol Tavris' book, Anger: the self was being abused by the villag- Misunderstood Emotion, ers. Since they were no longer afraid Lloyd Scott is a marriage . and of him, they were dragging him family counsellor in private practice around and hitting him with sticks. in Oshawa and in the Orono Medical When he heard the snake's sad Centre. He welcomes letters from story, the swami said, "I told you not readers. Write him in confidence at to bite, but I didn't tell you not to this newspaper, The Canadian States- hiss." man, P.O. Box 190, Bowmanville, It's necessary at times to express Ontario L1C 3K9. anger. But many of us, like the cobra, confuse the hiss that warns but doesn't hurt with the bite that inflicts pain and is intended to hurt. ; Many of us aren't sure how to deal with our angry feelings. Is it better better to exercise restraint and keep anger anger in? Or is it preferable to liberate our self-expression and let anger out? Is there a norm? Part of the answer lies in determining determining where our usual expression of anger falls on the scale from too much to too little, from too little impulse impulse control to too much suppression. suppression. Some people spew their anger indiscriminately on anyone who annoys annoys them, regardless of the provocation. provocation. They react angrily to every frustrated frustrated wish. They need to leam impulse control. They need toilet training. Other, seemingly peaceful, people at the other end of the continuum may not be peaceful inside. They're the ones who are afraid to express anger anger toward another person, fearing censure or rejection, or feàring that others will complain that their anger is unjustified. They need to leam how. to hiss. Friends will often say to them, "Why don't you ever get mad and stand up for yourself? Anger serves our private uses, many of them questionable. With it,. we can command attention, even obedience. obedience. By intimidating others, we use anger to manage them to suit desires. desires. Anger can coerce others into treating us cautiously, if not necessarily necessarily respectfully. Between spouses, .and especially between parents and children, the use of anger in its many forms can determine who will be in charge. The fear our anger generates keeps others at bay. An individual'a angry demeanor can create an impression of power. Many people who lack confidence find that angiy huffing and puffing is a valuable asset because it helps them hold their own in a competitive society- society- Anger fuels ambition. "I'll show them" who's the toughest, the biggest, the richest. Then there's righteous anger, expressed expressed when we believe we're in the right. Dealing with an unfair landlord or an abusive clerk, we consider our anger to be legitimate. Expressing it under these circumstances can be liberating liberating enough even to risk retaliation. retaliation. Some couples, after a fight, feel affectionate and want to make love. For them, the fight may have cleared «away some emotional block. However, However, it's not far from this notion to the dangerous belief that sex and aggression aggression belong together and that anger is a prerequisite for good sex. One clear reason that many people don't show anger is, of course, the fear of retaliation. Some of us thrive on the prospect of open fighting, For most of us, however, the fear of it keeps our anger in check. Flag Raising Recognizes March as Kidney Month Mayor Diane Harare will official- public education programs, ly declare March as Kidney Month in "The Kidney Foundation sincerely Bowmanville with a flag - raising appreciates this supportive gesture. It ceremony on Monday, February 28 demonstrates the community's sup- at 10:00 a.m. at Clarington Municipal port of our cause. We are relying on Offices in Bowmanville, 40 Temper- this support to make the March Drive ance Street. the most successful ever," states Dr. , This traditional event symbolizes Steven Snider, March Drive Honour- the beginning of The Kidney Founda- ary Chair for Durham Region, lion's annual March fund-raising The Kidney Foundation of Canada campaign. 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