Editorial
Volume 10 Issue 3 — September/October 2004
by Melva Armstrong

Another two months have slipped by quickly and here we are with our fall issue. The summer season for this year is almost gone and people are now busy harvesting the fruits of their labours. It is the time when we gather the food from the crops and celebrate our thankfulness for the bounty of the land. It is my favourite season of the year as I especially enjoy the cool autumn wind that gently brushes my cheeks when I go for my nightly walk.

For me September has the feeling of a new beginning, much like January but without the extremely cold temperatures and snow. I think this harks back to my school days and has stayed with me since then. After the relaxing and fun-filled summer days I was always excited to get back to learning and to seeing my friends again. Of course I’m not returning to school nowadays but the excitement of moving into this time of year is always a great pleasure for me.

I am also glad there is a special time set aside in October for everyone to celebrate their thankfulness for the food crops and for all that Mother Nature has provided for us this year. So often I think we take our food supply for granted and I believe our world is moving in such a direction now that we all need to sit up and pay close attention because there is a lot of very unhealthy activity happening in our food industry. I believe that if more of us don’t become involved in overseeing, ensuring, and demanding the proper management of our food, we are going to see more scary and disastrous results. Changes will only come about when we, the consumers, demand that our food be the most natural organic quality, the safest, and the most nutritious. So let us all remember to speak up for our rights to have healthy, natural, and uncontaminated food so we can have healthy bodies and live long healthy lives.

No one knows more about the importance of healthy food than our regular nutritionist writer, Paulette Millis. In her article, The Sweetness of Corn Cookin’ , she gives us some background about maize (the proper name for corn) and says that we often refer to it as a vegetable but it is actually a grain. Although corn has a high carbohydrate content, Paulette says not to cross it off your shopping list as it contains important nutrients such as calcium, iron, and vitamins A, B, and C. As usual, the article comes with plenty of wonderful corn recipes.

Leonard Pigott, a farmer and a registered educator on holistic management, is also well aware of the importance of having healthy food in our diet. In his article, The Good Fats are as Important to Your Health as Vitamins, he explains how the fatty acids (linoleic and omegas 3 & 6) are essential for good health. He notes that since our diets and food sources have changed from thirty to forty years ago our body cells are often not getting the proper nutrients from much of the food we eat today. In particular he points to the deficiency, in our current diets, of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), an essential fatty acid compound for maintaining good health.

Saskatchewan now has its first Certified Rolfer, Lina Behie, who has written an article called, Rolfing® Structural Integration, in which she defines Rolfing as a form of body education in which tissue is reorganized to maximize form, function, and fluidity. Rolfing was created in the USA by Dr. Ida P. Rolf and has been practiced since the 1950s.

In The Art of Reading Faces article, author Carole Friesen says that looking at people’s faces is a natural thing that we all do so why not learn to recognize people consciously. Friesen says reading faces is an exact science that will deepen your perceptions and feelings of others and awaken the depth of your own intuition.

There is much more informative reading in this issue including Kathy Wilson’s Quantum-Touch® article, as well as an article compiled by Michelle Redl and Cheryle Ewachow called, Mantra, which explains the healing power of sound. There is also an article by Dr. Heather Fox called, Natural Health Expo 2004 – Regina, which provides details about this brand new October event.

May we all be thankful for the bountiful food supply from Mother Earth and may we take care of every aspect of our precious selves for the highest good of all.

Namaste!
(I honour the Spirit in you!)