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young people everywhere likely have 

Hip no idea that their oh-so-cool iPods and 

other MP3 players could be hurtling them toward 

middle age faster than driving the family 

minivan. According to an expert in the area 

of hearing amplifi cation at Indiana’s Purdue 

University, the almost constant use of portable 

music devices and cellphones by university and 

college students may be behind a disturbing 

increase in hearing loss in young people. In a 

widely reported warning, Robert Novak, director 

of clinical education in audiology at Purdue, 

says the loss is comparable to that normally 

seen only in middle-aged adults. 

Novak is not the only one with serious concerns. 

A long-term Argentinean study, the results 

of which ran in the February 2005 issue of the International 

Journal of Audiology, was designed 

to explain the high percentage of the country’s 

20- to 25-year-olds who failed pre-employment 

medical examinations because of hearing loss, 

despite having no history of ear disease. 

The study pointed the fi nger at various sources 

of recreational noise, including live concerts, stereos, 

dance clubs, and portable music devices. 

Vancouver audiologist Mark Hanson told the 

Georgia Straight during a telephone interview 

that he isn’t surprised by the fi ndings. “I see 

more and more younger people in my private 

practice concerned about hearing loss,” he 

said. The surging popularity of portable audio 

devices such as iPods increases the risk of hearing 

loss for two reasons, Hanson said. They are 

convenient, so people are listening to them 

more often; and, because the earphones are inserted 

right into the ear, they put more pressure 

on the eardrum itself. 

As assistant professor at UBC’s School of Audiology 

and Speech Sciences, Navid Shahnaz is 

not only an expert on hearing and hearing loss, 

he witnesses enough campus culture to make 

observations about the use of personal listening 

devices. “It certainly seems widespread,” he said 

from his UBC offi ce. 

Recent UBC graduate Scott Lyon goes even further. 

“There’s an iPod explosion,” he said in a recent 

phone interview. “They are ever present and 

omnipresent. And everybody who uses them 

raves about them, so I don’t think they’re going to 

go away anytime soon.” 

The maximum decibel level on such devices is 

usually 105, and the listener’s tendency is to turn 

the sound on high to mask other noises such as 

traffi c or conversation, noted Shahnaz. “I see students 

getting on and off the buses with them on. 

And buses are noisy, so they’re probably pumping 

up the volume to the maximum.” Noise levels 

aren’t helped by the hordes of cellphone users 

who seem to feel they need to yell to be heard at 

the other end. 

Decibels are a measure of the pressure sound 

exerts on a surface; that is, the intensity of a sound. 

To put 105 decibels in perspective, consider that 

the average conversation is 60 decibels, traffi c 

noise is 80 decibels, and a power saw is 110. 

According to Canadian occupational law— 

which Shahnaz believes is too liberal as it favours 

the employer, not the employee—the 

allowable exposure limit without ear protection 

for an 85-decibel sound is eight hours. He 

pointed out that it wouldn’t be a stretch to think 

that increasing the decibels just a little wouldn’t 

hurt. But with every three-decibel increase, the 

amount of pressure hitting the eardrum doubles; 

and the allowable time without protection 

is halved. So, at 88 decibels, the allowable exposure 

time is four hours; at 91 decibels, it’s two 

hours; at 94 decibels it’s one hour, and so on. 

At 105 decibels, the allowable exposure time 

is about four minutes—barely enough time to 

hear out one whole tune. 

“Even at the 85-decibel level, you’re causing 

damage to the delicate hair cells in the inner 

ear,” Shahnaz said. He likens these cells to 

blades of grass. If people step on the grass a 

couple of times, it will gradually stand straight 

up again. But if they continue to tread on it, the 

blades will eventually fl atten and won’t bounce 

back. Likewise, a couple of noise exposures 

won’t permanently damage the hair cells. But if 

they are constantly bombarded, they’ll eventually 

become detached, resulting in permanent 

hearing loss because the cells don’t regenerate. 

The ability to hear high frequencies—birdsong 

for example—will go fi rst, gradually expanding 

to the lower frequencies. In addition, a side effect 

called tinnitus may take hold, in which the 

hair cells themselves start to emit a ringing or 

buzzing sound. At the very least, says Shahnaz, 

tinnitus is an annoyance; at worst, it can disturb 

sleep and lead to depression. 

The impact of hearing loss goes well beyond 

the ear, both Shahnaz and Hanson emphasize. It 

can be socially isolating and affect performance 

at school and work. Students with professors who 

talk quickly or with an accent can suffer academically. 

That romantic dinner for two might not be 

so romantic when the words “I love you” aren’t 

heard above the noise of the restaurant. And a 

fi nancial planner or real estate agent who can’t 

distinguish between a “two” and a “three” could 

lose somebody a lot of money. 

Apart from tossing their iPods and other portables 

into the bin, how can kids protect their delicate 

hair cells from permanent damage? Hanson, 

who himself is not averse to using a Walkman when 

he goes jogging, suggests using earphones—the 

kind that sit on top of the ear—instead of the ear 

buds that fi t inside the ear. They can also turn down 

the volume. While that last piece of advice won’t 

be music to the ears of most young rock fans, their 

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BY PIETA WOOLLEY 

Eoin Finn hit his early 20s, he found that the Catholic Church 

When he’d grown up with just wasn’t satisfying his spiritual hunger 

anymore. His deepest questions—“What happens when I die?”, “Why am I 

here?”, and “What can I contribute?”—weren’t being addressed in a digestible 

way. As a student of comparative religion, he bent away from Catholicism 

toward Buddhism, and then to yoga. That’s where he found his spiritual home. 

Now a Kitsilano-based yoga instructor, Finn (who calls himself a Blissologist) 

believes the discipline is filling a spiritual need for many Vancouverites who 

have abandoned western spiritual traditions—just like him. 

“The myths associated with our religions don’t work 

for people anymore,” he told the Georgia Straight. “The 

idea of a white, bearded guy in the sky passing judgment 

doesn’t make sense to the average person.…For 

the past 50 or 60 years, there’s been a spiritual void in 

North America. Now, all of a sudden, there’s something 

people can relate to. That makes it hugely popular. 

Yoga is about how to deal with greed, which is a huge 

spiritual issue in our culture.” 

His statements are sweeping, but Finn might be on to 

something. Vancouver is the least-religious major city in 

Canada, with 42 percent of us declaring on the 2001 census 

that we had “no religion”. That’s up from 30 percent 

in 1991. Indeed, we seem to be losing our religion. 

Meanwhile, Buddhism, which is associated with yoga, 

has almost doubled its ranks over the past decade, according to Statistics Canada. 

From University Boulevard to Boundary Road, mat-carrying locals can be seen 

strolling to and from classes, with Tibetan emblems embroidered on their sacks. 

So, is yoga filling our city’s religious void? Like everything in “Lotusland”, the answer 

is richer and more complex than it might seem, thanks to our diverse and 

contemplative population. 

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yoga practice strengthens her Judaism—and the faith of her dozens of students. 

“I’m trying to bring life back into an ancient movement,” she said. “People are 

searching out meaning from ancient traditions, asking themselves, ‘How can I blend 

them and make my life more meaningful?’ ” 

Neaman pointed out that among Buddhists, there’s an abundance of Jewish 

people. She calls them “Jew-Bus”, shorthand for the kind of spiritual mixing she

eferred to. In a synagogue-based faith, she said, you depend on your attendance 

to express your faith. With yoga, your faith’s expression is integrated into your life. 

You depend on yourself. 

At Naramata Centre, a left-leaning Christian retreat in the Okanagan, Marion 

“Mugs” McConnell has taught interfaith yoga for more than 25 years. In yoga, she 

said, you can find the compassionate core of all faiths: Christian, Jewish, Muslim, 

Hindu, Buddhist, and others. As baby boomers approach old age, she believes, 

they’re looking for their spiritual selves. 

In this framework, McConnell believes, modern North American yoga is where 

ancient religions meet, flow into each other, and bloom in a new consciousness, like 

the lotus. 

“When I teach, people want to find the similarities, not the differences” between 

the religions, she told the Straight. “That’s the beautiful thing about yoga. You don’t 

have to be Buddhist or Hindu or Sikh to enjoy yoga. You can follow whatever fits 

with your heart. The teachers today are so accommodating.” 

Loving 

ourselves... 

supporting 

each other. 

say they are over-accommodating, and that North American yoga has 

Some been watered down into a turtle-speed aerobics class. Like many, 

McConnell is sad for the instructors who seem to be in it for the money, and the 

pretty-pants couture among B.C. yoginis. 

Neaman agrees with the Buddhist point that the reason for doing yoga is to make 

the body sound for meditation, rather than hot in a bikini. Without meditation, what’s 

the point of the warrior pose? 

Tatsuya Aoki, the resident minister at Vancouver Buddhist Church in Chinatown, 

hopes that yoga and Buddhism will be practised together by everyone. 

“It’s like if you play ice hockey,” he said. “If you understand all the strategies in 

your mind but you never play, you can’t be good at it. And if you play but don’t 

understand the strategy, you [also] can’t be good.” 

It’s a tenuous argument to press, because yoga has been fluid for thousands of 

years. Each culture that has embraced it practises it slightly differently. Most likely, it 

was Hindu first—the exact origins are obscure—but it has also been incorporated 

into Buddhism, Sikhism, Sufism (a mystical sect of Islam), Judaism, and Christianity. 

Finn argues that yoga has now been incorporated, as part of its evolution, into our 

materialistic culture. And that’s not a bad thing. 

“You cannot transport something into another culture without having that culture 

transform it,” said the man who teaches a yoga class for surfers in Tofino once a 

week. “A lot get into yoga for shallow reasons; it will make you very fit. And I don’t 

think that yoga would have enjoyed the renaissance it has if women couldn’t go to 

it in such nice clothing.…But the values will become a part of people’s life, even if 

they’re just concerned about how their bum looks in the pants they’re wearing.” 

Finn thinks that yoga’s next incarnation, as a spiritual practice for these atheistic 

times, could be legitimate. So do Neaman and McConnell. In fact, even the shallowest 

yogini-Barbie likely can’t resist what yoga has to offer—beyond flat abs. 

“When you do yoga for a long time, it does change you,” said Neaman. “Your 

soul shines through. When you’re lying there in savasana [relaxation] at the end, it is 

a bliss state, and we’re all looking for bliss. It’s when your mind and body are connected. 

And who wouldn’t be attracted to that?” 

Aoki is concerned, though, that fad-loving North America might drop yoga like the 

Hula-Hoop. He remembers when the Dalai Lama came to town in 2004, and Chapters 

was full of books about the Tibetan spiritual leader. When he left, Chapters was no 

longer full of books about the Dalai Lama. 

“Last December, so many people donated money for the [Asian] tsunami, and 

shared their compassion with those who suffered through the disaster,” he continued. 

“But after a year has passed, hardly anyone thinks of the tsunami. Now our attention 

is to the people of the United States. 

“People’s interest comes quick, and it can be gone quick, too.” 

But for yoga, Vancouver has proven, there’s always another incarnation. - 

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Pumpkins originated in 

Central America. By the time 

of contact, they were being 

cultivated throughout most 

of North America. 

Pumpkin seeds are promoted 

as a “brain food” for their 

combination of vitamins, 

minerals, protein, and 

essential fatty acids. 

Deep-green pumpkin-seed 

butter can be spread on 

toast or crackers like any 

other nut butter. Although some 

of the essential fatty acids are 

compromised in roasting the 

seeds, the butter is still dense 

in protein and minerals such 

as zinc and iron. 

Pumpkin seeds contain 

tryptophan, the amino acid 

also found in turkey, which is 

known to provide a sense of 

calm and well-being. 

Pumpkin seeds feature 

prominently in Mexican 

cuisine, where they are 

known as pepitas. 

seeds, often viewed as just part of the 

Pumpkin gunk to be dealt with when carving a jacko’-lantern, 

invariably make it onto most comprehensive lists of 

so-called “superfoods”. The original inhabitants of this continent 

did not keep such lists, but they didn’t throw away such a 

precious resource, either, because they were well aware of the 

seeds’ nutritional and medicinal benefits. 

Primarily known for both preventing and alleviating the prostate 

problems that affect most men as they age, they have also 

been prescribed for parasites, intestinal problems, urinary dysfunction, 

kidney stones, arthritis, osteoporosis, depression, and 

learning disabilities. 

The seeds contain cucurbitin, which, although its role is not 

completely understood, has been shown to stop the prostate 

from producing too many cells. According to the University of 

Texas at El Paso Web site (www.herbalsafety.utep.edu/), a 1990 

Swedish study involving 53 men reported “pumpkin seed reduced 

symptoms related to BPH [prostate swelling], without 

any side effects.“ The seeds are also high in zinc, which may 

help reduce swelling too. 

Yet what these seeds have to offer everyone is their richness 

in vitamins and minerals. They are considered a very good 

source of magnesium and manganese, plus phosphorous, iron, 

copper, and zinc, as well as a good source of several B vitamins. 

Not only do they offer plenty of protein, but that protein 

is high in polyunsaturated fats—i.e., the good kind that actually 

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Apparently, the way to get the most bang out of this highoctane 

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two, which is great for those who like their strong, nutty flavour. 

For those who don’t, they blend nicely into a smoothie; others 

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Pumpkin seeds, relatively cheap, can be found in most supermarkets 

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1 lime, including juice and zest 

1 tablespoon shredded fresh ginger 

1 teaspoon honey (or sugar) 

1/4 cup light oil 

salt and black pepper to taste 

4 cups shredded jicama 

1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds 

1 tablespoon chopped cilantro (or fresh parsley) 

Place the lime juice, zest, ginger, and honey in 

a large salad bowl. Drizzle in the oil, whisking 

constantly, until smooth and thick. Season with 

salt and pepper and set aside until needed. 

Add the jicama to the dressing and toss well 

to coat. Garnish with pumpkin seeds and cilantro 

and serve immediately. (Serves 4) 

Jicama, also known as yam bean, is a root vegetable 

native to Mexico and Central America. It can be eaten 

raw or cooked and is a good source of vitamin C. The 

white flesh is crisp and juicy, and its flavour has been 

described as a cross between a potato and an apple. 

Choose tubers that are plump, blemish-free, and firm. 

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BY MARNI NORWICH 

JOHN CHONG PHOTOS 

an East Side studio, a young woman reclines on a treatment table. With ease 

In and confi dence, Vancouver acupuncturist Lisa Davicioni perambulates 

around her patient, Wendy Eyton, placing needles in her face, head, and limbs. 

Davicioni locates point after point, most on Eyton’s face and head, then taps the 

ends of tiny, silver pins to set them in place. Needles stick into the tops of Eyton’s 

eyelids so that the red tips cover her closed eyes. Some are so tiny that Davicioni 

must use tweezers to manoeuvre them. Throughout it all, Eyton never winces or 

betrays anything but a deep peacefulness. 

The treatment is called facial rejuvenation acupuncture. Practitioners consider 

it both an alternative to cosmetic facial surgery and a means of addressing the 

concept of beauty from the inside out. 

Facial acupuncture can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, AD 960 to 1279, 

says Virginia Doran, a Connecticut-based acupuncturist interviewed by phone. 

She has been teaching and developing facial rejuvenation acupuncture for the 

past decade. According to her Web site (www.holisticbeauty.com/), each session 

is unique to the individual, and a full treatment is 12 sessions. Doran recommends 

maintenance sessions once a month or once a season, and says the effect of 

the treatment can last two to fi ve years. A typical rate per session in Vancouver 

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cost of the treatment here to $1,800. 

After her third session, Eyton says 

the most profound change she’s experienced 

is in her hair. “It feels healthier, 

smoother, and not as dry. And skin—it 

glows a little bit more. And a few wrinkles 

that were prominent have gone.” 

She claims there are no downsides to 

the technique. “In fact, I find it almost 

equally as powerful on an energetic 

level,” she says, adding that a sense of 

energy runs through her body during 

sessions. 

Doran claims the treatment can take 

five to 15 years off a face. She and other 

practitioners say that it can address dark 

circles under the eyes, pasty colouring, 

puffiness, sagging, wrinkles, jowls, and 

dry skin. It works in various ways, not all 

directly. For example, when you insert a 

needle into a wrinkle, Doran says, it fills 

up with collagen and then evens out. For 

dry skin, an acupuncturist works to balance hormones. Motor points in the scalp 

can be needled to help tone jowls, and muscle insertions can be released to 

reduce double chins. 

Emotional factors can also influence the way we look, says Davicioni. “If you’re 

feeling good inside, you’ll look good, you’ll feel confident in who you are,” she 

says. With acupuncture, a practitioner can work on her patient’s self-esteem 

issues or depression while at the same time pressing points to tighten the muscles 

in the face and relax the jaw, she explains. The result is that “people get 

rejuvenated; they get healthy. And it’s not that plastic look.” 

Jean Carruthers notes that acupuncture has a psychological benefit that is 

just starting to be understood by western medicine. The cosmetic surgeon and 

co-founder of cosmetic Botox was interviewed on the line from her Vancouver 

office. She says that comparative studies between facial acupuncture and cosmetic 

surgery have not been done, but she sees no health and safety reason to 

warn against pursuing acupuncture with a well-trained practitioner. 

With regard to cosmetic surgery, Carruthers 

says that with increased longevity, 

it’s important to look on the outside 

the way one feels on the inside. “Our 

skin and physique are important, especially 

facial skin. So many people just 

flower when you make them look fresh,” 

she says. “That encourages them to 

extend everything they can do in every 

aspect of their lives in an even more positive 

way than they were doing before.” 

Davicioni believes that the way people 

feel about themselves influences the 

way they feel about their appearance. 

“If you get facial surgery and you have 

low self-esteem and don’t accept who 

you are, you’re going to go and look for 

something else right afterward. And it 

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Doran says for cosmetic therapies to 

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on the cheek but you don’t treat the underlying cause, they’re going to come 

back.” 

Patricia Kitchener is a West Vancouver–based clinical counsellor who specializes 

in disordered eating and body image. Kitchener notes that when people feel 

good about themselves, they perceive themselves to be more beautiful in photographs. 

When some clients say they feel ugly or like they’ve got jowls, they’re 

really experiencing unattractive emotions they don’t know how to process. 

However, Kitchener says she has seen “very positive” benefits for some clients 

who have pursued cosmetic surgery. “When I have seen positive results 

from somebody doing something drastic, I can’t dismiss it,” she says. “Anyone 

taking a reductionist view is simplifying something.” 

Davicioni warns against working on the physical at the exclusion of the emotional. 

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Capoeira Origin: Brazil 

What it is: a dance/game/musical/chant/martial art developed by the descendants of Angolan slaves as cultural celebration, symbol of defiance, and bona fide fighting style. 

What it looks like: participants, clad in white pants and T-shirts, follow their mestre (master), an expert in capoeira music and movement. The art emphasizes circular weaving, bentover 

postures, and cleverly evasive footwork. Practitioners do not spar; they play. Everything is timed to drum and berimbau music. Slow tempos call for roundhouse deflections 

and handstands; fast tempos lead to downright acrobatic spinning kicks. Odd factoid: the Mazda “zoom zoom zoom” jingle is part of a capoeira tune. 

Where to go: over the last decade, Vancouver has become a focal point of capoeira performance and training in North America. There are classes all over the city. Check Aché 

Brasil (www.achebrasil.com/), Rasta Capoeira (www.abada.ca/), or Grupo Axé Capoeira (www.axecapoeira.com/) pictured above.

ICKS 

The martial arts are fighting systems that originate in different countries. Some are 

primarily for sport, others for self-defence; all provide physical conditioning, mental 

focus, cultural insight, and camaraderie. Which one is right for you? Put down 

that game controller, jump into a pair of sweats, check out a class, and find out. 

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Krav Maga 

Origin: Israel 

What it is: Krav Maga was developed to teach Israeli military recruits how to survive 

street gangs, knife assaults, and other real-world scenarios with minimal training. Consequently, 

the techniques are simple, practical, and vicious, with no possible sporting 

application. 

What it looks like: on my visit to Bentall Centre Athletic Club, I see six guys whaling away 

on each other in a room with dance music hammering at maximum volume and the 

lights off. This is to simulate the disorientation of a nightclub brawl. Students also train 

for difficult survival scenarios, including having a pistol shoved in their face, fighting with 

their back against a wall, and fighting in a parking lot. The teacher constantly reminds the 

sweaty, wrung-out participants of their weaknesses and bad blocking angles, and of the 

main goal, which is not to defeat the opponent but to survive (i.e., run away when you 

get the chance). Then he lunges at them with a rubber knife. 

Where to go: Visit Krav Maga B.C.’s Web site (www.kravmagabc.com) or call 604-921- 

2446. Classes are held at Bentall Centre and Evolution Martial Arts (4925 Marine Drive, 

West Vancouver). 

EVAAN KHERAJ PHOTOS 

Kendo 

Origin: Japan 

What it is: samurai fencing techniques, modernized into the “way of the sword”. Expert 

fighters compete with others in tournaments. Points are scored for hits to the head, 

hands, and chest. Thankfully, there is armour. 

What it looks like: strict lines of men, women, and children, elegant in black hakama, 

formal in their warm-up stretches, serene in meditation. Then they pair off. A word from 

the teacher triggers an astonishing barrage of motion, stomping feet, intense clashes 

of bamboo shinai (practice swords), and haunting shrieks of “Kiai!” 

Where to go: the Sunrise Kendo Club practises at Hastings Community Centre (3096 

East Hastings Street). The founders have been teaching beginners for over 20 years. 

For more information, call 604-420-9088. The SFU Kendo Club, pictured right, meets in 

Surrey. For information, visit www.sfukendo.com/. 

Tai Chi and other Internal Martial Arts 

Origin: China 

What it is: as exercise, tai chi loosens and lubricates the joints and muscles, spreading 

internal energy (qi) through the body and mind. Done at high speed, these internal 

martial arts are also time-tested fighting moves. 

What it looks like: in a dance studio in Richmond (her main studio is in East Vancouver), 

a petite, almost wispy woman leads a dozen students through familiar, gentle 

motions. What is not so obvious is that Li Rong is a champion grandmaster of wushu, 

with a specialty in the double swords, and that she invented this style of tai chi. Her 

school, the Li Rong Wushu and Qigong Academy, teaches internal martial arts to 

students from novice to elite. Bearing no resemblance to the “hard” Shaolin-type 

styles seen in kung fu movies, the internal martial arts are subtle and relaxed. Tai 

chi chuan is a soft dance of stretches and poses. Baguazhang training seems to 

consist of shuffling in a circle (to develop strength and balance in the lower body), 

while Xingyiquan is a more straightforward attacking style; together, they are a 

formidable basis for self-defence. 

Where to go: Li Rong’s Academy is at 4310 Slocan Street (www.tristartaiji.com/, 

604-436-4899). Michael Blackburn, pictured right, teaches at Kitsilano Community 

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a scene that happened more than 

It’s 30 years ago but remains crystal 

clear in my mind. I’m sitting in the kitchen, 

watching my mother prepare dinner. My 

oldest brother walks in. On his hand, he’s 

wearing a ring topped with a black, plastic 

spider. He’s turned the ring around so 

the spider is cradled in his palm, and 

approaches my mother, his fi st closed. 

When she’s peering down at his hand, he 

opens his fi st. My mother emits a bloodcurdling 

scream, bursts into hysterics, 

and—in an amazing, gravity-defying 

feat—leaps vertically four feet up, onto 

the kitchen counter. 

At the time, I thought it was pretty funny. 

I had no idea that the seeds of what 

was to become a debilitating phobia 

were being planted in my mind. 

The National Institute of Mental Health 

estimates that about one in 10 of us will 

suffer from a phobia in our lifetime—a 

fear of spiders, heights, enclosed spaces, 

dogs… The list is endless, according 

to psychologist Steven Taylor at the University 

of British Columbia. 

“I’ve treated a lot of people with fears 

of birds, cats, rats, deep water, elevators, 

bridges—even people with bloodinjection-injury 

phobia; that’s actually 

quite common.” What on earth is that? 

“It’s when people who give blood or 

see someone getting a needle become 

extremely anxious about it—not just 

nervous. They often faint and then can’t 

stop thinking about it later. I’ve seen 

doctors who have this phobia—that’s a 

bit of a problem if you’re working in an 

operating room.” 

Taylor says the difference between 

the normal, mild fears we all experience 

and a full-blown phobia is the 

depth and extent of the fear. “Everyone 

has mild fears about one thing or another, 

and that’s healthy. It’s what keeps 

us alive,” says Taylor. “In fact, there’s a 

saying: ‘Nature favours anxious genes.’ 

But when a person experiences severe, 

debilitating, irrational fear that disrupts 

their life… That’s a phobia.” 

Psychologists such as Taylor believe 

there are three ways to develop a phobia: 

observational learning or parental 

modelling (like my kitchen spider 

scene); a traumatic experience (people 

in serious car crashes sometimes develop 

a fear of driving); and information 

you get from the media. “After 9/11, 

I treated a number of people who felt 

very anxious about plane travel,” says 

Taylor. “They kept seeing the powerful 

images of those planes crashing into 

buildings…and when you see disturbing 

images over and over, for some people 

that will be enough to create quite severe 

fear that develops into a phobia.” 

And yet, not everyone needed phobia 

counselling after 9/11. “Whether or 

not you develop a phobia depends on 

a combination of genetic factors and 

how they interact with environmental 

experiences,” says Taylor. “So you can 

have someone who is predisposed to 

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BY ERICA JOHNSON 

FEAR FACTOR 

WHY PHOBIAS AREN’T SO FUNNY 

FIONA GARDEN PHOTO 


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develop a phobia about snakes, but if they live in Hawaii 

where there are no snakes, that phobia never 

develops.” 

My struggle with the dreaded arachnid came to 

a head a few years back, when I was working in the 

CBC Vancouver newsroom. I was about to anchor 

the 6 o’clock news and was reading over the script 

when I discovered a life-size rubber tarantula hiding 

between the pages. (A colleague had placed it there 

as a joke, not realizing the extent of my spider fear.) I 

burst into tears, shaking and gasping for breath. The 

show almost didn’t go on; the camera had to pull way 

back to mask the mascara smudged around my eyes. 

I had caused quite a scene and provided great 

entertainment for my colleagues. But if you’ve never 

suffered from a phobia, you don’t know how truly 

terrifying it can be to encounter the object of your 

fear. I knew I should seek help, but the impetus to 

do so didn’t come until a few months later. As I lay 

in bed talking with my husband, a wolf spider (think 

big, thick, hairy legs) crawled over my pillow, just 

two inches from my face. I shot out of bed and ran in 

circles, screaming and demanding that my husband 

“Kill it! Kill it! Kill it!” Before I could get back into bed, 

I insisted all of the pillowcases—and sheets as well— 

be stripped and washed, to “decontaminate” them 

from spider germs. On one level, I knew I was being 

ridiculous. Completely irrational. But on another 

level, I didn’t care. “Honey,” my husband said, sitting 

me down gently. “You’ve got to get some help.” 

I wasn’t 

too sure treatment would do any 

good, but clearly something had to 

be done. I was losing sleep, for fear of finding another 

spider in the bed or somewhere else in the house. 

And so, finally, I headed off to Les Leader, a clinical 

psychologist who specializes in phobia treatment. 

At his office, he tells me that creating a safe environment 

is key for people with phobias. “I want you 

to know there will be no nasty surprises during our 

sessions,” he says. That’s good to hear, because my 

fear about spiders has to do with their crazy unpredictability 

and their speedy, erratic movement. 

Leader tells me we’re going to do what’s called 

behaviour therapy, which is sort of like getting back 

on a bike if you fall off. First, I’ll be exposed to pictures 

of a spider in a book. Once I’m comfortable 

with that, I’ll look at a section of a spider web, then 

a small rubber spider, a larger rubber spider, and so 

on until—hopefully—I’m able to capture a spider on 

my own. The theory is, since phobias are learned, 

they can be unlearned. 

UBC’s Steven Taylor says it often takes a while for 

people to seek phobia treatment, but they’re usually 

glad they did. “Behaviour therapy is an extremely 

effective treatment for people with phobias.” And it 

certainly makes for an interesting psychology practice. 

Taylor has brought garden snakes into his office 

Top 10 phobias 

10. Necrophobia 

A death phobia. Some people fear dying; others 

fear being buried or cremated alive. 

9. Brontophobia 

Fear of thunderstorms. Brontophobia can start in 

childhood, especially if a child witnesses an adult 

being scared by a storm. 

8. Carcinophobia 

Fear of cancer. Its victims obsess over whether they 

have cancer, or don’t want to come into contact with 

people who have cancer in case they “catch” it, 

which is impossible. 

7. Emetophobia 

Fear of vomit. Sufferers fear being sick in public, and 

are afraid of people watching them being sick. 

6. Acrophobia 

Fear of heights. People panic at the thought of 

being on a high balcony or in a glass elevator. 

5. Claustrophobia 

Fear of being trapped in a small, confined space. 

People might also panic in places where 

they just feel confined, such as in the middle 

of a row at a movie theatre. 

4. Agoraphobia 

Most people think this is a fear of open places, but 

agoraphobics can fear crowded places or being 

alone—anywhere a sufferer might be afraid of having 

panicky feelings. 

3. Aerophobia 

Fear of flying. Courses that teach people how to 

overcome this fear are extremely effective. 

2. Sociophobia 

Fear of being watched or humiliated while doing 

something in front of other people. Sometimes the 

activity is as mundane as using an ATM machine or 

drinking a cup of coffee. 

1. Arachnophobia 

Fear of spiders. This phobia usually begins in childhood—especially 

if a child sees an adult reacting 

fearfully. 

Source: Russell Ash’s Top 10 of Everything 2005 (DK, 2004) 

for people who are afraid of the slithering creatures, 

watched movies on earthquakes with people who 

fear the Big One, and set up a virtual-reality simulator 

to help people who are afraid of driving. He’s even 

brought in a bee expert to reduce a patient’s bee 

phobia, and yes, he’s treated plenty of people with 

arachnophobia. “I asked a 16-year-old girl to bring in 

Rusty, her golden tarantula, so a patient could hold it in 

a jar,” Taylor confides. “But tarantulas are very fragile. 

If my patient had dropped the jar, Rusty’s legs would 

have broken. So I was concerned for the patient, but 

more worried about the safety of the tarantula.” 

During my treatment, things have gotten better 

surprisingly quickly. In just a few weeks I’ve become 

bored by pictures of spiders in a book; now I find it 

almost laughable that I once feared spider webs, 

and I’m actually holding a spider in a jar with relative 

ease. “He’s a stocky little critter, isn’t he?” asks Dr. 

Leader. “But I bet his mother thinks he’s beautiful.” I 

learn later that Leader is using a phobia-fighting technique: 

attributing human qualities to things you fear. 

It almost—almost—makes me empathetic. 

And I’ve learned some useful relaxation techniques. 

When I see a spider, I’m supposed to consciously 

relax. “Relaxation and anxiety are basically 

incompatible,” says Leader. I’ve discovered it’s true. 

The trick is to remember to relax when I still don’t 

trust the intrepid arachnid. 

But by my seventh session, I’m doing the unthinkable. 

After half an hour of catching and releasing a 

spider, Leader asks, “Now what do you want to do?” 

What more is there to do, besides catching and releasing? 

I sense this is heading only one place—and 

not a good place. Do I really want to touch the spider? 

Never, ever, did I think I could do such a thing. 

But before I know it, I’ve released the spider onto 

a table, and placed my hand nearby. The spider— 

slightly groggy from lack of oxygen—staggers to my 

hand. It crawls onto my finger. Then, onto two fingers. 

“This is unbelievable!” I think, while trying to relax. “I 

have a spider on my hand!” But enough is enough. 

Five seconds later, I flick the thing away. My heart is 

racing a bit, but wouldn’t most people’s? The goal of 

therapy was to get to the point where I can function 

normally if I see a spider—and I certainly think I’ve 

achieved that. Leader thinks so, too. We declare my 

treatment finished. 

What’s surprising is how quickly I improved. I only 

needed seven treatments. Maybe that’s not hard to 

believe. After all, Taylor had told me that up to 80 

percent of people benefit from phobia treatment. 

I’m just glad I was one of them. Don’t get me wrong, I 

still don’t love the creepy crawlers, and I’ll never own 

one as a pet. But I can sing “Itsy Bitsy Spider” to my 

one-year-old without cringing, and that’s important. 

I don’t want to pass on an irrational fear. And who 

knows? Maybe I’ll even rent the thriller Arachnophobia. 

One day. - 

Erica Johnson cohosts Marketplace on CBC television. 

She admits to having a stash of Spiderban spray 

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physical-education teacher Doug 

Former Podaima got used to answering 

questions during his many years in the public-school 

system. So it’s no surprise that he enjoys fielding 

questions at his Kitsilano Popeye’s Supplements 

store, which specializes in protein powders. 

Podaima, a recent contestant in the Mr. Canada 

competition, said that most first-time customers have 

never heard of “whey protein”. So he has to explain 

that it’s a pure protein from cow’s milk, minus impurities 

and lactose, which comes in a powdered form. 

It’s mixed into drinks as a protein supplement. 

“I like to recommend about a gram of protein [per 

day] for each pound of body weight,” Podaima said. 

He added that he even gives his infant son a “teaspoon 

of muscle milk” every day. 

Female customers, in particular, want to know if they 

will bulk up after consuming protein-powder drinks. 

He explained that women have lower testosterone 

levels than men, so this shouldn’t be a concern. 

“Even if they lift heavy weights, it’s very difficult 

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that people think they’re going to get bigger by 

eating protein.” 

Protein supplements can be created from whey, 

soy, rice, eggs, peas, potatoes, and even hemp. 

Whey has the highest-value protein. Podaima said 

the most highly filtered proteins are called “isolates”, 

which are absorbed very quickly by the body. 

“So the best time to take them is early in the morning 

and right after a workout,” he said. 

Port Coquitlam–based PVL Nutrients is B.C.’s biggest 

manufacturer, according to founder and owner 

Jim McMahon. A self-described former “fat kid”, 

McMahon said he heads a company with 47 employees 

and more than $10 million in annual revenues. He 

previously worked for health-food companies and 

managed a juice bar. In 1996, he opened PVL Nutrients. 

“We wanted to provide the product that we wanted 

to have available for our own consumption,” he said. 

In mid-October, PVL Nutrients launched its first certified-organic 

protein powders. McMahon, a bodybuilder, 

said it took two-and-a-half years of work to bring 

them to market. Every step along the way, including 

how the cow was fed, had to be certified as organic. 

McMahon noted that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 

recommends approximately 60 grams 

of protein per day. “That’s for the average, nonathletic 

person,” he added. “According to the U.S. Dairy 

Institute, that amount can…triple, depending on 

your body weight. The bigger you are, the more you 

should eat.” 

People can obtain their daily protein requirements 

by eating three square meals a day. A 100-gram serving 

of chicken, for example, will provide approximately 

30 grams of protein. But advocates of protein 

supplements claim that many people are too busy to 

cook, which is why it’s worthwhile to include powders 

in drinks. McMahon claimed there are “good proteins” 

and “better proteins”, and that whey is at the 

top of the charts. 

“Slam down a protein shake twice a day and you’re 

ahead of the game,” he said. 

Both Podaima and McMahon advocate eating frequent 

smaller meals. Podaima’s newsletter, Popeye’s 


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BY CHARLIE SMITH 

POWER UP 

RAISE A GLASS TO PROTEIN 

News Kitsilano, lists a nutrition plan with six meals a 

day. He claimed that fewer than 100 grams of carbohydrates 

a day will maintain a lean physique. 

“You need to adjust the carb content to suit your 

needs,” Podaima wrote, “but with some experimentation 

you should get the correct formula.” 

Greg Koch, owner of three Genesis Nutrition stores 

in Vancouver, pointed out that protein stabilizes bloodsugar 

levels. By consuming powdered protein drinks 

at different times during the day, people can reduce 

the swings. “I used to be hypoglycemic,” Koch said. 

According to Koch, people often have lower bloodsugar 

levels in the morning, so they crave carbohydrates. 

But he emphasized that people also crave 

protein after waking up. “The body is very efficient at 

actually scavenging from itself protein from muscle 

tissue,” Koch said. “It will break down muscle and convert 

it back into energy for the muscles that are being 

used at that time.” 

Podaima said that protein keeps insulin levels stable 

throughout the day. “We have a lot of diabetics 

coming to our store,” he said. 

Two University of Minnesota medical-school professors, 

Joel J. Pins and Joseph M. Keenan, presented an 

abstract at the 2004 American Diabetes Association’s 

annual scientific session that stated that 80 percent of 

all diabetics suffer from hypertension. In a study of 30 

nonsmoking and nonmedicated adults—with a control 

group taking a placebo—they found that hydrolized 

whey proteins significantly lowered blood pressure. 

The Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange 

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be a useful way for people with HIV/AIDS to offset 

muscle wasting. 

McMahon said consumers would be wise to buy 

from a reputable Canadian manufacturer that has 

been in business for a while, because that means 

Health Canada has likely visited the facility on a few 

occasions. He suggested avoiding producers that 

sell protein supplements through a post-office box. 

He recalled that during the 1980s, it was like the 

“wild, wild west” in terms of government regulation. 

However, he claimed that this changed in the 1990s 

for Canadian manufacturers when Health Canada 

got more interested in these products. 

Nathalie Lalonde, a spokesperson for Health Canada, 

said that natural health products, food, and drugs 

are all regulated under the Food and Drugs Act. “If a 

protein powder is marketed as a meal replacement, 

it’s food,” Lalonde said. “If it includes complex supplements 

such as vitamins or amino acids, it is sold 

for ‘structure-function’ purposes and, therefore, it is 

a natural health product.” 

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fi rst glance, the artworks that line the shelves 

At in Marty Levenson’s offi ce look like they were 

made by little kids. There are small clay fi gures, 

some of them painted, some still in their natural 

grey. Some are clear representations of things or 

people—one is a rough fi gure of a man resting in a 

large armchair; another is an apple core—while others 

are abstract shapes. 

The large table beside the shelves awaits the next 

artist. Neatly arranged pots of paint sit next to a jar of 

fresh, clean brushes and a tray of coloured pencils. 

There’s a stack of wide sheets of blank paper, and a 

small wooden board and a rolling pin for clay. But 

chances are the next person to sit at this table will 

not be a child, because most of the artwork here is 

created by adults looking for answers through an increasingly 

popular form of therapy. 

“She didn’t know what it was when she was making 

it,” says Levenson, a registered art therapist in 

Vancouver, holding up a clay fi gure that looks like a 

crown cut in half. “But when you look at it from the 

back, it looks like a group of people joining together 

and creating a kind of safety—and it really had to do 

with giving birth to something new psychologically. 

This one is neediness,” he explains, gingerly holding 

a piece that’s shaped like an upright tube, and has 

two fanglike pieces that jut inward toward the hole. 

“There’s a lot of hunger there. And she had eating 

issues too, so that was really interesting.” 

A recognized profession since 1940, art therapy is 

often associated with children, because kids tend 

to be less capable of expressing complex feelings 

in words—especially when they have experienced 

major traumas such as physical or sexual abuse. But 

the same holds true not only for adults who have 

trouble talking about their feelings and experiences, 

but also for those who have done too much talking. 

“I find it works with people who are really nonverbal, 

but it also works with people who are really, really 

intelligent, and who have maybe done a lot of talk 

therapy, or are just very psychologically oriented 

and have analyzed themselves,” says Levenson, 

who does work with children, but whose clientele 

is mostly adults—roughly half men and half women. 

“But they’re just so stuck in that groove of the intellectual 

way of looking at things that to go back to 

grade school and paint an experience or a relationship 

or your self-esteem is really different. It can go 

around all of those fi lters and judgments and ways of 

thinking about ourselves that we’ve ingrained.” 

According to Levenson—who was a professional 

visual artist before going into art therapy—one of 

the biggest misconceptions about the practice is 

that you need artistic ability to do it. In fact, he says, a highly developed aesthetic 

sense can actually get in the way, because concerns over the look of the 

work can interrupt the process. Not surprisingly, those who haven’t practised art 

since elementary school are often a little self-conscious, he adds. But once they 

realize they aren’t going to be judged on the work, that fear quickly dissipates. 

“I don’t give directives, but I might say, ‘What would it be like to hold a piece 

of clay while you’re talking about that?’ And often, adults will just kind of doodle 

while they talk about their histories or their issues, and then be surprised at 

what’s happening,” notes Levenson, who also works extensively with his clients’ 

dreams. “They’re talking about one thing, but their hands are doing something 

different, and an object will apparently come out of nowhere.” Because most 

people aren’t used to making art, he adds, it gives them an unconventional route 

into their psyches. “I think it’s a place where you kind of chew up your experience 

and make it digestible… I think talk [therapy] can do that too, but working 

with images does it very differently. It’s like another language—and there is always 

the unconscious component that keeps it really lively and surprising.” 

One of Levenson’s clients is a Vancouver marketing executive who got a certificate 

for a session as a Christmas gift. The giver wasn’t implying that she needed 

therapy, jokes the client, who prefers to remain unnamed; he just thought she 

might enjoy trying something different and creative. Still, having recently experienced 

a stillbirth and a separation from her husband, she quickly discovered 

that the therapy had signifi cant benefi ts. 

“The symbolism that can come out is really amazing, and I think it really cuts 

BY JENNIFER VAN EVRA 

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OF THERAPY 

SCULPT THOSE TROUBLES AWAY 

ZOE BRIDGMAN PHOTO 

through the crap,” says the client. “There is all of this unconscious stuff coming 

up, so for me it’s very effective, because it really gets to the heart of issues. 

When you don’t have to put everything into words, there’s another element that 

reveals itself, and it cuts through barriers.” 

Art therapy isn’t necessarily the most appropriate route for everyone, and it’s 

important to note that many art therapists are not registered psychologists or 

psychiatrists, who may be better equipped to deal with certain more complex 

conditions. However, Levenson emphasizes that the practice can be used in conjunction 

with traditional psychotherapy, as well as with medical treatments such 

as antidepressant and anti-anxiety medications. He also builds safety measures 

into his own practice. Although his clients—many of them survivors of sexual 

abuse—often delve into the darker corners of their lives, he stresses the importance 

of creating works that represent comfort, safety, and strength in order to 

prevent people from getting stuck in their pain. And because making the art is 

about the sometimes diffi cult process and not about the end result, many clients 

don’t keep their fi nished work. But unlike thoughts that are fl eeting and ephemeral, 

the pieces that they do hang on to can have a lasting impact. 

“I have some things on my windowsill that are from the therapy I did when I 

was going to the Vancouver Art Therapy Institute, and their meanings continue 

to unfold over time. And sometimes, people extend it into ritual. They’ll frame 

something or put it on a shelf. Or sometimes with things like grief, they’ll take 

a clay piece and go put it out at low tide,” says Levenson. “Then they’ll sit and 

watch it dissolve as the tide comes in.” - 


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KEVIN LANGDALE ILLUSTRATION 

WORK WITH ME, PEOPLE 

CUSTOMERS GOT YOU STRESSED? FIGHT BACK 



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are 300 rowdy folks in the audience on 

There Friday night at Yuk Yuk’s, and they’re 

there for a reason: they need to laugh. Some are 

angry at their wives; some are frustrated with their 

bosses; and some are flat-out bored. It’s seasoned 

comic Peter Kelamis’s job to turn all that around. No 

pressure. 

“Every time you go on-stage, you’re trying to look 

natural while performing the most unnatural act,” 

he told the Georgia Straight. “They’re not hoping 

you’re going to be funny. They’re expecting you to 

be funny. That’s the reality of the situation….Sometimes 

they heckle or stare blankly, and that gets you 

feeling pretty shitty.” 

Work stress is one thing if your coworkers are your 

only concern. But when you work with the public— 

like Kelamis does, as do Vancouver’s waiters, nurses, 

bus drivers, police officers, baristas, and other brave 

folk—it’s a whole new level of panic. These people 

have to deal with you every day. And your type can 

be real jerks. 

Most of us have seen the surly bus passenger who 

wants to board without paying; the customer ordering 

food at a counter while talking on 

his cellphone; or the emergency room 

patient who demands to be seen first, 

though her injuries don’t warrant it. Then 

there’s the classic example of parents 

who trash a teacher because their child 

failed a test. 

The public can be a handful, but pressure 

comes from the top, too. 

“People on the front lines are always 

caught between the public and their 

bosses,” explained counselling psychologist 

David Granirer. “Some of the public’s 

demands are reasonable, others are 

not. But the managers are saying, ‘Just 

get it done, and get it done faster.’ ” 

Anyone who has witnessed a Monday-morning 

espresso lineup, with 

barking, annoyed customers waiting 

for their extra-hot soy half-caf latte on 

one end of the counter, and a manager 

with steam coming out his ears on the 

other, has firsthand knowledge of that. 

Granirer knows that work stress is no 

laughing matter. A social worker and a crisis-centre 

help-line voice for years, he understands what it’s 

like to be caught in the middle. Not only that, frontline 

workers don’t often get to benefit from de-stressors 

like staff retreats. The public, and most frontline work, 

are by nature just bloody stressful. 

That said, Granirer believes the best way to handle 

stress mentally is to laugh. 

“The more powerless you are, the more you need 

a sense of humour,” he said. Granirer also delivers 

company seminars to hotel staff, Wendy’s employees, 

health-care workers, and civil servants. Throwing a 

rubber chicken into a fast-paced, tense situation can 

make all the difference, he argued. 

“We need a psychological mechanism that acknowledges 

the frustration, but shields you from the 

psychological effects of the stress. That’s exactly 

what humour does.” 

Especially sick, black humour. Imagine the TV 

show M*A*S*H without the comedy, he suggested. 

It would be pretty bleak. Granirer explained that 

humour can create a fast, tight bond with coworkers, 

something that’s indispensable when working 

Make my day 

Counselling psychologist David Granirer’s tips for making frontliners’ lives less stressful 

For customers 

+ A smile works wonders and changes the mood immediately. Humour 

doesn’t have to be funny; it’s just “acts of surprise that create good feelings”. 

Small acts and a kind word have a huge impact. 

+ Acknowledge the staff person. They notice who doesn’t. 

+ Learn how to complain without humiliating others. When you approach 

someone aggressively, it triggers a fight-or-flight response, and you’re less 

likely to get what you want. 

For managers 

+ Your role is to give the people on the front lines a chance to express their 

sense of humour. In meetings, ask, “Who’s got a horror story for this week?” 

Everyone’s got one. Or make a Top 10 Annoying Things Customers Do list. 

Just don’t let anyone outside the workplace see it! 

For workers 

+ Pay attention to morale at your workplace. Do your best to ensure your 

coworkers don’t dread coming in each morning. 

in a psychologically crushing environment. 

Still, it’s not a panacea. Humour is great for distracting 

workers from their stress, like Kelamis’s audience 

members. But ultimately, the work stress is still there. 

There’s no humour in the effects stress can have on 

the body. 

Kitsilano-based naturopathic physician Lorne Swetlikoff 

estimates that 80 percent of his patients come 

to see him with an illness caused by stress. It’s a trigger 

for the serious stuff, including cardiovascular disease. 

Plus, watch out for chronic fatigue, irritability, 

depression, insomnia, stomachaches, migraines, ulcers, 

colitis, anger, and anxiety, because they can all 

be triggered by work stress, according to the Web 

site of Alberta’s Anxiety Centre. 

“It’s the way the body protects itself,” Swetlikoff 

told the Straight. “You get sick, so you can’t do much. 

On a temporary basis it’s managed this way, but on a 

chronic basis, it’s not.” 

When you’re stressed, your adrenal gland creates 

more than 50 hormones to combat it, Swetlikoff explained. 

Over time, when stress is perpetual, those 

hormones wear down, or wear out. Normally, stress 

hormones are in their best shape between 

the ages of 20 and 35. After that, 

they fade. 

good news is there are ways to 

The fight back. Although Swetlikoff 

warned that every person experiences 

stress differently and should see a professional, 

he said that licorice root, ginseng, 

ashwagandha, and maca are usual 

prescriptions for a stressed body and 

mind. In addition, vitamins C and B5 help 

the body make cortisol and adrenaline. 

Generally, taking good care of your 

body is a great start, he said. Cut sugar, 

eat more protein, cut carbs, and eat 

more frequently to stabilize your blood 

sugar. Get at least eight hours of sleep 

per day. It sounds simple, but Swetlikoff 

emphasized the importance of not 

pushing your limits. 

“It’s really important to identify what 

the stress is, and find strategies to combat 

it,” he said. “You can’t say, ‘Well, I

have a stressful job and I have to live with it.’ That’s 

not appropriate.” 

He said an appropriate take is, “I have a stressful 

job and I need to find a strategy to deal with it, so 

I can operate at 45 like when I was 30, and not have 

that burnout feeling. ” 

Another easy solution: go for a walk. UBC human 

kinetics professor Dr. Peter Crocker studies the relationship 

between exercise and stress. He says that in 

the short term, a walk or other moderate-to-intense 

activity can dissipate stress by distracting you from 

your troubles and getting your cardiovascular system 

pumping. In the long term, general fitness is key to 

helping the body fight stress’s chemical weapons. 

“People who are fit recover from stress quicker, 

and manage stress better. It has a buffeting effect on 

stress,” Crocker told the Straight. “But people who 

do any level of exercise tend to have a reduction in 

stress/anxiety levels.” 

If there’s one thing most stress experts agree on, 

it’s that more people are stressed more than they 

were a generation ago. Kelamis, for example, isn’t 

just stressed about performing: it’s also job uncertainty; 

low pay; the way mortgage brokers and credit-card 

companies look at someone who works irregularly; 

and constantly having to find work. For many 

frontline workers, those stressors will be familiar. 

Unfortunately, most broad-based agencies that 

study workplace stress don’t pay specific attention 

to frontline workers, so there’s not much data on 

this group. 

A small note near the end of a 2003 Statistics Canada 

paper does state that retail and consumer services 

workers are the least likely in Canada to get help with 

their stress issues from their employers. The same paper 

noted that those who worked in health care reported 

the highest stress of any field, especially in the “too 

many demands/hours” and “risk of injury” categories. 

In other words, Canada and B.C. are like a stresspotential 

stew, and the workers are the peas. But just 

how frontline folks fare in the mix isn’t well known. 

When Granirer operated the phones at the Vancouver 

Crisis Centre, he regularly spoke with folks on 

the verge of suicide. He and his coworkers encouraged 

a “sick” sense of humour in the office to diffuse 

the intense stress and keep it a fun place to work. 

Outsiders who visited the centre used to comment, 

“I can’t believe it! I thought this would be really grim, 

but you’re having a great time,” he remembered. 

That was the joy of Granirer’s frontline experience: 

hands-on helping the public in an intense way, but 

with the staff support and great office attitude to 

make it manageable. 

He’s the first to say that not every job is like that. 

“When you’re in the speaking industry [as Granirer 

is, with his humour-in-the-workplace seminars], there’s 

promises of a lot of quick, easy solutions. But when 

you’re in a situation that’s really unhealthy, there are 

no five steps that can miraculously fix it. Sometimes, 

humour can only help you cope until you can get out.” 

There are bad gigs and good gigs. Kelamis, whose 

standup jobs require him to be isolated and selfemployed, 

still considers his work a good gig. 

“I’m in it because of the thrill and the gratification, 

and the audience response,” he said. “Some [people] 

come in and sit in the front row, in the ‘Fuck you’ position, 

looking like, ‘Who are you to try and entertain 

me?’ Sometimes, by the end of the show, I can see them 

open up to you. Those are the ones who will come up 

to you afterwards and say, ‘You made my day!’ ” 

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certified instruction • fully equipped 

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FREE CLASSES Nov. 1-5 

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yoga 

positive force yoga 

with eoin finn 

2 locations: 

kits house 2305 w 7th @ vine 

masonic hall 1495 w 8th @ granville 

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JAMES NICHOLSON'S POWER YOGA 

Fall Classes at Kits House and North Van Rec 

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Kundalini Yoga 

Carousel Theatre, Granville Island Tues. 6:15-7:45 

778-999-9642 www.paradisefoundyoga.com 

Studio Dundasana - Ashtanga Yoga, Power, gentle 

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East Van - close to 2nd Narrows 

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•The Village at Park Royal 604 926 7169 

•Opening this November in White Rock 

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The Wandering Yogi 

1707 Grant St @ Commercial 

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meditation 

martial arts 

TAEKWONDO - Special classes taught by Master Kim 

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Ving Tsun (Wing Chun) Chinese Kung Fu 

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MASTERS PRIVATE TIGER & CRANE KUNG FU 

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Master 

Miles 

Tulloch 

6TH DAN 

604.708.1010 

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hair salons 

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West bend salon 

8067 Granville St Vancouver 

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Jap. Ionic Hair Straightening 

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Body Massage $60/90 min 

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workshop & events 

TAO OF ENERCHI WORKSHOP 

with internationally renowned Taoist Master 

Saida Désilets 

Sat. Oct 29, 10 am to 2 pm 

Dina Enright, Life Changing Events 

604.331.0252 

denright@uniserve.com • www.jadegoddess.com 

C.G. Jung Society of 

Vancouver presents: 

FINDING MEANING IN THE SECOND 

HALF OF LIFE WITH JAMES HOLLIS 

Friday, November 18, 2005 7:00pm 

Christ Church Cathedral 

Members: $20.00/ 

Non-members: $25.00 

How do we strike a balance between 

obligation to others and obligation to 

self? How do we become increasingly at 

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Yoga Retreat on Salt Spring Island 

For Absolute Beginners Nov. 18-21 

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coaching 

Scott Rivers Coaching and Counselling 

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hypnotherapy 

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Canadian College of Shiatsu Therapy 

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