CONTENTS
1) Editorial
2) Wanted: Associate for Abbotsford Chiropractor
3) Issues Updates
-- Fragrances Hide Toxic Chemical Ingredients
-- Beyond Pesticides Launches New Database
4) Media Watch
-- Canada Sets US $1.3 Billion Fund to Fight Global Warming
-- Canada House to Try Force Kyoto Compliance
-- BC to Toughen Greenhouse Gas Rules
-- Canada’s New Toxic Hit List is “Inadequate”
-- US Department of Agriculture Criticized by Second Judge Over Genetic Crops
-- Organic Food Sector Under Threat From New GM Rules
-- Canadian Regulations Hamper Food Innovation
-- Canada’s New Government Launches Updated Food Guide to Help Canadians Live Healthier
-- Marriott to Drop Trans Fats at Hotels
-- Sustainable Farming Boosts World’s Poorest Farmers, Study Says
-- BC’s Mexican Tomatoes: Popular Hot House Veggies Sources South of the Border
-- Group Names Top 10 Polluting Refineries
-- Chinese Medicine Helps Shed Those Extra Pounds
-- New Ontario College for Traditional Chinese Medicine
-- Lavender and Tea Tree Oil May Enlarge Breasts in Boys
5) Calendar of Events
-- Food Issues, Feb 17, North Vancouver
-- Vegetarian Nutrition, Feb 17, North Vancouver
-- German New Medicine Seminar ONE, Feb 17 and 18, Vancouver
-- Yoga and Nutrition, Feb 22, North Vancouver
-- Cause and Prevention of Heart Attacks, Feb 22, Vancouver
-- Free Detoxification Lecture, Feb 22, Vancouver
-- German New Medicine Seminar TWO, Mar 3 and 4, Vancouver
-- Public Lecture on Biotechnology, Mar 6, Vancouver
-- Vegetarian Nutrition, Mar 6, North Vancouver
-- Stress and Infertility, Mar 9, Vancouver
-- Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves, Mar 10, Surrey
-- How to Be Your Own Doctor, Mar 12, Delta
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1) Editorial
Dear HANS Members and Friends;
As I write this, it’s Valentine’s Day and I’m also in the basement suite of our house where our computer is. All of this has special meaning to me.
Twenty-five years ago minus one night, I was very pregnant with our third daughter and almost one month overdue. During the weeks prior to that, a group of us health advocates had been trying to come up with the name for a consumer-based organization that had staying power and would be a strength in the community. But until then, none of the names we had come up with seemed right.
Even though I was seriously overdue, we decided to meet at my house and see if we could at last come up with a name we would all value.
Well, my third daughter had other plans for me that night.
The meeting began at 7:00 pm in this very basement suite, but it was obvious fairly quickly that I could no longer ignore the contractions that had started a few hours earlier.
Off I went to Grade Hospital in Vancouver to deliver our youngest, Lorill, and in my absence, Croft Woodruff, Alan Martin, and Judi Lees came up with “Health Action Network Society”, the name HANS still bears today.
This morning, when we threw a surprise birthday breakfast for Lorill, it took no imagination at all to remember that momentous night 25 years ago, which represents, in fact, the birth of both Lorill and HANS.
In addition to this piece of trivia is one other interesting thing I would like to share. Back in the 80s, Rafe Mair was the BC Minister of Health. I have always felt he was THE best Minister of Health that this province has ever had. So it’s an honour to have him speaking at our HANS meeting on March 29th along Dr Don Nixdorf (also a long-time friend and colleague) about changes that we could make to health care. IMPORTANT changes to health care.
Please join us on March 29th at the Firefighter’s Social Club in Burnaby. All the details are at www.hans.org and you can register online. Hope to see you there.
Sincerely,
Lorna J Hancock
Executive Director & Founding Member
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You may be able to write off your health-care costs. Check out the HANS ADVANTAGE at www.hans.org
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2) Wanted: Associate for Abbotsford Chiropractor
Are you a Chiropractor, Registered Massage Therapist, Psychologist or Clinical Counsellor looking for a great space in which to grow? Come to Abbotsford, one of the most beautiful and fastest growing communities in BC. This area is experiencing amazing growth and services have not caught up with demand. We need you in the Valley!
I have a unique space with lots of potential that I haven’t been able to tap into without a good associate. Call me to discuss the possibilities and very reasonable rates.
Dr Dorothea McCallum, Chiropractor, Professional HANS Member, 604-866-5592
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3) ISSUE UPDATES
Fragrances Hide Toxic Chemical Ingredients
Nobody wants to give their sweetheart a gift laced with toxic chemical fragrances. But many of us may unwittingly do so. That’s because a major loophole in US federal law allows manufacturers to hide potentially hazardous chemicals in product scents, including substances linked to allergies, birth defects, and cancer in animal studies.
Cosmetics companies won’t tell you what’s in the scents they sell you. So the Environmental Working Group research team has combed through thousands of gift ideas to pick some that smell great and have no hidden fragrance ingredients.
More at www.ewg.org/issues/cosmetics/valentine/
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Beyond Pesticides Launches New Database
Beyond Pesticides has launched a new web database, Gateway on Pesticide Hazards and Safe Pest Management. The service currently has information on 81 chemicals and includes fact sheets, popular product and manufacturer names, chemical class, regulatory status and other information.
The website is intended to provide decision and policy makers, practitioners and activists with easier access to current and historical information on pesticide hazards and safe pest management.
Visit it at http://www.beyondpesticides.org/gateway/
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Cut Flower Industry Relies on Heavy Pesticide Use
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12204
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4) MEDIA WATCH
Canada Sets US $1.3 Billion Fund to Fight Global Warming
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/4...
Canada House to Try Force Kyoto Compliance
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/4...
BC to Toughen Greenhouse Gas Rules
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/4...
Canada’s New Toxic Hit List is “Inadequate”
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/4/431?etoc
US Department of Agriculture Criticized by Second Judge Over Genetic Crops
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/4...
Organic Food Sector Under Threat From New GM Rules
http://www.checkbiotech.org/root/index.cfm?fuseactio...
Canadian Regulations Hamper Food Innovation
http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/news/ng.asp?n=74...
Canada’s New Government Launches Updated Food Guide to Help Canadians Live Healthier
http://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/newsmaker_articl...
Marriott to Drop Trans Fats at Hotels
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070201/ap_on_he_me/marr...
Sustainable Farming Boosts World’s Poorest Farmers, Study Says
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_403...
BC’s Mexican Tomatoes: Popular Hot House Veggies Sources South of the Border
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2007/02/08/BCHotHouse/?utm_s...
Group Names Top 10 Polluting Refineries
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=12194
Chinese Medicine Helps Shed Those Extra Pounds
http://healthy.net/scr/news.asp?Id=8886
New Ontario College for Traditional Chinese Medicine
http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/176/4/435?etoc
Lavender and Tea Tree Oil May Enlarge Breasts in Boys
http://www.nutritionhorizon.com/newsmaker_article.as...
For more current stories, check out “News” at www.hans.org.
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4) Calendar of Events
Food Issues
Who: Sandra Tonn, RHN
When: Saturday, Feb 17, 9 am - 12 pm
Where: Lucas Centre (2132 Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver)
Cost: $26
Contact: Call 604-903-3333 or register online at: www.conted44.com
Are you confused about the information pertaining to genetically modified foods, farmed fish, irradiation, health claims, food labels, avian flu, and mad cow disease? Registered Holistic Nutritionist and natural health journalist, Sandra Tonn will deliver the facts on today’s food issues, along with practical advice about how to keep food decisions simple and eating safe and enjoyable. This seminar includes viewing of the film “The Future of Food”, which is about genetically modified foods.
Note: Sign up for both Saturday courses and lunch is included.
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Vegetarian Nutrition
Who: Sandra Tonn, RHN
When: Saturday, Feb 17, 1- 4 pm
Where: Lucas Centre (2132 Hamilton Avenue, North Vancouver)
Cost: $26
Contact: Call 604-903-3333 or register online at www.conted44.com
Whether you are vegetarian, want to become vegetarian, or simply want to eat less meat, this seminar will help you understand why and how a vegetarian diet can be a healthy choice. Practical information about vegetarianism in terms of both healing and preventing chronic disease will be provided, as well as tips for creating balanced and satisfying vegetarian meals.
Note: Sign up for both Saturday courses and lunch is included.
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German New Medicine Seminar ONE
Who: Caroline Markolin, PhD, approved German New Medicine teacher
When: Feb 17 - 18, 9 am - 4 pm
Where: VEC-Vancouver English Centre, 250 Smithe Street
Cost: $250
Contact: Information and Registration: 604-681-2474; cmarkolin@germannewmedicine.ca; website: www.germannewmedicine.ca
After a thorough introduction into GNM, Seminar ONE covers Dr. Hamer’s medical findings about the emotional causes (“conflicts”) related to lung cancer, breast cancer, uterus cancer, uterus fibroids, prostate cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, Crohn’s disease, IBS, candida infections, liver cancer, lymphoma, kidney cancer, water retention, arthritis, gout, osteoporosis, bone cancer, osteosarcoma, leukemia, spleen enlargement, testicular cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer, hypertension, elevated cholesterol, angina pectoris, heart attacks (coronary infarction), and lung embolism. The seminar presents a broad selection of Dr. Hamer’s case studies. NO PREREQUISITES. Everybody is welcome!
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Yoga and Nutrition
Who: Sandra Tonn, RHN
When: Thursday, February 22, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Where: Carson Graham (2145 Jones Avenue, North Vancouver)
Cost: $28
Contact: Call 604-903-3333 or register online at: www.conted44.com
Most people do not consider nutrition a part of yoga, but it is. Shopping, cooking and eating are all opportunities to practice yoga. This seminar will provide valuable information for the modern day yogi by relating the diet to yoga’s ten living principles, the Yamas and Niyamas. Topics will include conscious shopping, food quality, balanced eating, how yoga improves digestion, and more. The seminar will include a mini yoga class relative to nutrition. Bring your yoga mat, a pillow, a blanket, a journal or paper, and your passion for food and yoga.
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Cause and Prevention of Heart Attacks
Who: Caroline Markolin, PhD
When: February 22, 2007; 7:15 - 9:45 pm
Where: Best Western Sands Hotel, Banquet Room, 1755 Davie St. (x Denman), West End
Cost: $20 (at the door)
Contact: 604-681-2474. Registration not necessary.
Web: www.germannewmedicine.ca
This German New Medicine presentation covers Dr Hamer’s discoveries about the relationship between emotional distress and the development of heart conditions such as angina pectoris, heart arrhythmia, etc. You will learn about the importance of cholesterol in the healing and maintenance of the coronary vessels. Dr Hamer’s medical research also offers a solid explanation for why hormone drugs, e.g. HRT, increase the risk of a heart attack. Understanding the nature of heart attacks in a psychological, biological, and evolutionary framework allows us to practice real preventive medicine.
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FREE Detoxification Lecture
Who: Dr Brian Martin, ND
When: Tuesday February 22, 6pm
Where: EnerChanges M11 601 West Broadway
Cost: FREE
Contact: info@enerchanges.com, 604-681-8380
Web: www.enerchanges.com
Our bodies are under a toxic assault! Our cultural food choices, poor elimination, environmental toxins and bad habits put our bodies under a cumulative toxic load. Stress and poor mental and emotional habits can further contribute to this toxicity.
Toxicity is among the central factors that contribute to aging and degenerative disease. This lecture will give you the tools to understand the sources of toxicity, how your body responds to various toxins, and what you can do to lower your toxic load and detoxify your system.
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German New Medicine Seminar TWO
Who: Caroline Markolin, PhD
When: March 3-4, 2007; 9 am - 4 pm
Where: VEC-Vancouver English Centre, 250 Smithe Street
Cost: $250
Contact: Information and Registration: 604-681-2474; cmarkolin@germannewmedicine.ca
Web: www.germannewmedicine.ca
GNM Seminar TWO covers Dr Hamer’s medical findings about the emotional causes (“conflicts”) related to skin disorders (melanoma, shingles, acne, eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, herpes, warts, vitiligo), muscle disorders (Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease), epilepsy, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchial cancer, laryngeal cancer, laryngitis, liver cirrhosis, jaundice, hepatitis, gall stones, pancreatitis, pancreas cancer, stomach cancer, stomach ulcers, hemorrhoids, bladder and kidney disorders (infections, kidney stones), and thyroid disorders. The seminar presents a broad selection of Dr Hamer’s case studies. NO PREREQUISITES. Everybody is welcome!
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Public Lecture on Biotechnology
Who: Dr Brian Ellis (UBC) and Dr Pat Howard (SFU) on Genetic Engineering
When: March 6, 7pm
Where: University Women’s Club, 1489 McRae Ave, Vancouver
Cost: admission by donation
Contact: Rosie On at 604-731-4661
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Vegetarian Nutrition
Who: Sandra Tonn, RHN
When: Tuesday, March 6, 7-9 pm
Where: Parkgate Community Centre, Mary Hunter Hall (3625 Banff Court, North Vancouver
Cost: $15.90
Contact: Call 604-987-7529 or register online at www.northvanrec.com
Whether you are vegetarian, want to become vegetarian, or simply want to eat less meat, this seminar will help you understand why and how a vegetarian diet can be a healthy choice. Practical information about vegetarianism in terms of both healing and preventing chronic disease will be provided, as well as tips for creating balanced and satisfying vegetarian meals.
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Stress and Infertility
Who: Gabor Mate, MD
When: Friday, March 9, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Canadian Memorial Centre For Peace, Great Room, 1825 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver
Cost: $10 per person or $15 per couple
Contact: 604-678-8600, admin@acubalance.ca
Web: www.acubalance.ca/event
Join Dr Gabor Maté, bestselling author of When the Body Says No, as he reveals recent scientific evidence about the connection between emotions and fertility. Learn how hidden sources of stress may be affecting your ability to conceive. Discover ways to relieve stress and start on the path to renewed reproductive well-being.
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Topical Natural Remedies: Making Herbal Infused Oil and Healing Salves
Who: Julieta Criollo, Clinical Herbalist, Wellness Trading Post
When: Saturday, March 10, 9:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Douglas College, 10060 King George Hwy, Surrey
Cost: $69
Contact: Douglas College at 604-588-7772
This workshop will focus on the preparation of herbal oils that are soothing and/or healing to the skin, muscles and joints. You will learn how to make soothing massage oil to first-aid oils and ointments for eczema, acne, muscle/joint pain, insect bites, dry skin, and other minor skin problems. Handouts and ingredients are included in the cost of the course. Participants will take home two 100-ml herbal infused massage oils, and two 25-ml jar of herbal salves
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How to Be Your Own Doctor
Who: Janis Gordienko, Fourth Generation Herbalist, Clinical Practitioner, Radio/TV Herbalist
When: March 12, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Where: Delta Town & Country Inn Where Hwy. 17 intersects with Hwy. 99 (exit #28 – off Hwy. 99 North and South) Enter through Shell Station
Cost: Registration - $10.00. Seating limited to 100. Partial proceeds donated to the Bev Friesen Wigs For Kids Program.
Contact: Barbara Bakke at 604-272-5544
Learn about acid reflux, gout, joint pain, allergies, PMS, menopause, post menopause, decreased, libido, prostate health, erectile dysfunction, and the depression/diabetes/obesity connection.
Janis Gordienko, fourth generation herbalist, clinical practitioner, and radio/TV herbalist will share her 70-plus years of herbal wisdom, life experiences, clinical findings, and common sense to help you find the answers to these and other 21st Century health challenges!
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Founded in 1984, Health Action Network Society is a membership-based, non-profit charitable organization dedicated to gathering and disseminating health promotion information.