Gusto Magazine - Issue 2

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GUSTOA MAGAZINE TO HELP HAMILTON INSPIRE, EDUCATE AND GROW!

MAGAZINE

Issue 2, 2013

Out with the old... in with the new

Whats there to be SADabout?

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H. A. R. E - Hamiltons

eye on renewable

energy.

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Kombucha -

The Ancient Elixir of

Life.

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Moms Kitchen:

Chickpea & mushroom

tortiere with

cranberry and beet

chutney - YUM!

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GUSTOWHO WE AREGusto is a ree alternative publication aimed to createunity amongst Hamiltons holistic, green, andspiritual community.

OUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLEEducate, Inspire and Grow. We intend that GUSOwill provide readers with stories, interviews andinormation concerning holistic health and wellnessshared by industry leaders in our Hamilton commu-nity.

I you have a story you would like to share or wouldlike advertise with us - please email us

@ [email protected] orvisitwww.gustomagazine.ca

LETTER FROM THE

EDITOR,

Out with old & in withthe new. Every year we say

goodbye to the previousyear with gleaming eyesand the taste o hope onour tongues. Starting withresolutions o weight loss,better eating and o coursethe last choice: exercise.Tis year I have chosen todedicate my resolution asan intention or positivechange or mysel and those

i encounter. Starting withmysel - to be a better riendto mysel; allowing room orgrowth without any judgmentor guilt. I will then continuemy reach beyond mysel andallow my good intentions toimpact another lie positively.

Remember the movie Pay itorward? -yes this is a lamereerence but its message iscrystal - clear. Lets bringback this message o helpingsomeone - whether its a smaldeed like buying a coee orthe person aer you in lineor opening the door or thelady with the ull an arms ogroceries. Tese actions mayseem small or ordinary, but

by choosing to help, give toor love someone is an actionthat is never orgotten andeventually reciprocated insome orm or another. Letsbring back general GoodSamaritanism Hamilton - itsree, un and worth yourwhile!Amy Bonin

-GUSTO MAGAZINE

WHATS INSIDE?Pg 3.Whats there to be SAD (Seasonal Assoc. Disorder) about?Pg 4. HARE - Hamiltons Eye on renewable energy.Pg 5. Kombucha: Te Ancient Elixir Lie 5 interesting acts about garlic

Pg 6. Moms Kitchen - Chickpea & Mushroom ourtierewith beet & cranberry chutney


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BY AMY BONIN

AS we all slowly climatize to ourCanadian winter temperatures and pre-pare or the long haul o winter some-times its just hard to shake the winter

blues. With shorter days, and less sun-light we nd ourselves spending moretime indoors basking in the sunlight ouorescent lighting. Most people canattest to leaving their house or work inthe dark and arriving home in the samedarkness it can be just plain depressing.

According to the Canadian MentalHealth Association, some people arevulnerable to a type o depression thatollows a seasonal pattern. For them, theshortening days o late autumn are thebeginning o a type o clinical depressionthat can lastAwareness o this mental condition hasexisted or more than 150 years, but itwas only recognised as a disorder in theearly 1980s. Many people with SAD maynot be aware that it exists or that help isavailable.

WHAT CAUSES SAD?

Research into the causes o SAD is ongo-ing - as yet, there is no conrmed cause.However, SAD is thought to be related toseasonal variations in light A biologicalinternal clock in the brain regulates ourcircadian (daily) rhythms. Tis biologi-cal clock responds to changes in season,partly because o the dierences in thelength o the day. For many thousandso years, the cycle o human lie revolvedaround the daily cycle o light and dark.

We were alert when the sun shone; weslept when our world was in darkness.Te relatively recent introduction oelectricity has relieved us o the need tobe active mostly in the daylight hours.But our biological clocks may still betelling our bodies to sleep as the daysshorten. Tis puts us out o step with ourdaily schedules, which no longer changeaccording to the seasons.

Other research shows that neurotrans-mitters, chemical messengers in thebrain that help regulate sleep, mood,and appetite, may be disturbed inSAD.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS?

Te Canadian Mental HeathAssociation says that SAD can bedifcult to diagnose, since many o thesymptoms are similar to those o othertypes o depression or bipolar disor-der. Even physical conditions, suchas thyroid problems, can look likedepression. Generally, symptoms thatrecur or at least 2 consecutive win-ters, without any other explanation orthe changes in mood and behaviour,indicate the presence o SAD.

SYMPTOMS MAY INCLUDE: change in appetite, in particular acraving or sweet or starchy oods weight gain decreased energy fatigue tendency to oversleep

diculty concentrating irritability avoidance of social situations feelings of anxiety and despair

Te symptoms o SAD generally dis-appear when spring arrives. For somepeople, this happens suddenly with ashort time o heightened activity. Forothers, the eects o SAD graduallydissipate.

HOW IS SAD TREATED?

I you eel depressed or long periodsduring autumn and winter, i yoursleep and appetite patterns changedramatically and you nd yourselthinking about suicide, you shouldseek proessional help. Tere is eec-tive treatment or SAD. Even peoplewith severe symptoms can get rapidrelie once they begin treatment.

5 Natural & Free winter

blues busters for SAD

(Seasonal Affective Disorder)

1. Go for a walk outside

Spend your lunch break taking a strollwhile soaking in the sun. Te suns raysare rich in vitamin D which studies haveshown can act as a natural mood enhance

2. Give Back to yourcommunity.

Ghandi once wrote that the best way tond yoursel is to lose yoursel in the ser

vice o others. Te winter months are agood time to do this because the need isgreater, the holiday spirit ideally lasts untiFebruary!

3. Use a light lamp.Bright-light therapy involving sitting in

ront o a uorescent light box that deliveran intensity o 10,000 lux can be as efeas antidepressant medication or mild andmoderate depression and can yield substantial relie or Seasonal Afective Disorder.

4 . Wear bright colours.Even though there is no scientic evidencto prove this theory - bear with me. Whenyou wear colourul clothing, not only isyour appearance brightened - so are thespirits o those around you, - giving a sweereminder o warmer days ahead.

5. Take up a project or ahobby.

Projects like organizing bookshelves,shredding old tax returns, and cleaning outhe garage are perect activities or thedreary months o the year. - and hey, mosto them are ree!

WHATS THERE TO BE SAD ABOUT?


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IMAGINE an industrial-sized roo thatup until now, served only to keep the rainout. Now take that roo and add solar pho-tovoltaic panels and youre transorming itinto an electricity generator while turninga prot.

Sure, it can take millions o dollars or sucha large undertaking. But with the renew-able energy co-operative model o invest-ing, the beauty is that together,everybody can pool their money and buildsuch projects right in their very own com-munities. What this means is that individ-uals dont need to own their own suitableroos; and they certainly dont need to havea lot o money to pull it o.

Building renewable energy projects co-op-eratively democratizes the playing eld.It decentralizes power generation so thatrather than one power point, we gain di-

versity in where the power is being gener-ated, as well as who is generating it. Tatsinnovation!Tanks to Ontarios Green Energy GreenEconomy Act we have a program called theFeed in ari or FI. You might alreadybe amiliar with the Micro Feed in ari(less than 10kW) projects. With the FI,larger scale project applications or con-tracts with the Ontario Power Authorityare submitted. And through the co-opera-tive model, everyday Ontarians now havethe opportunity to invest and get a reason-

able return on theirinvestment.

Whats the co-operative got todo with it?Te idea works like this; the co-opstructure provides the opportunity orresidents o a municipality to participate

in the FI program through investingin the projects that are owned by theco-op.

So, what seemed like an unairsituation or groups and individualswho cant aord, dont have a suit-

able roo or are in constrainedareas

(no connectivity capacity), is nolonger the case; and all individuals canbenet nancially rom renewable en-ergy projects under the FI program.

Has it been done before?

You bet. In Ontario, a leadingrenewable energy co-operative isSolarshare-producing energy with their18 solar projects. Agris Solar is anotherlarge and prosperous solar co-opera-

tive. Tere are many more.

Not just the money(Triple bottom line):

People are worried about depleting re-sources; they want to support greenenergy. Tere is also a keen interest insupporting the co-operativemovement and community power.

Investing in Hamilton communityowned solar projectsA group o Hamiltonians havecreated the Hamilton Association orRenewable Energy (HARE) and theyare working with a Renewable EnergyCo-operative called the Green EnergyCo-operative o Ontario(GECO) to build solarphotovoltaic rooop projects in Hamil-ton as well as other regions in Ontario.Over the past couple o months,

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HARE and GECO have been busygetting the word out about the beneto renewable energy and working tomake investment opportunities a realior Hamilton. HARE has held sign-upsessions or both the association and tco-operative.

HARE is looking or members to jointhe new association and be part o theshi towards sustainable energy in oucommunity.

First General Meeting o HAREOn Sunday January 27th, 2013 rom 1pm to 4 pm, HARE will be holding itsrst General Meeting at the HamiltonPublic Librarys main branch, 55 YorkBlvd in the Hamilton Room. Specialguest, Mr. om Chessman, Vice Presi-dent o Hamilton Renewable Power In(a corporation o the City o Hamiltonwill be providing a presentation on thincredible renewable energy initiativethat the City is doing. Tis will be an ecellent opportunity to learn more abothe initiatives impressive ability to genate electricity using biogas rom land(3.2MW) and waste water (1.6MW).

GECO director, Kevin Epp will also bon hand to update members on the FIprocess and to sign up new members.HARE is also calling or board nomintions. Hamiltonians interested in beinon the board o HARE, now have achance to run at the FGM. Nominatiowill close on 20th January.Visit the website to open copies o the

dra By-Law document and Board oDirectors nomination process in PDFormat.

http://hamiltonhare.org/hare-blog/

Hamilton Association for Renewable Energy (HARE)

and Green Energy Co-operative of Ontario (GECO)

By Beatrice Ekoko(Re-printed from EnvironmentHamilton)

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DIDYOUKNOW?

Garlic:

1. Garlic is believed to ward o heart disease, cancer, colds, and u. Te consumption o garlic lowers bloodcholesterol levels and reduces the buildup o plaque in the arteries.

2. It was once used to treat acne, warts, and toothaches.

3. Garlic is packed with vitamins and nutrients. Some o these include protein, potassium, Vitamins A, B, B2 andCalcium, Zinc and many others.

4. Garlic is said to ght o evil spirits and keep vampires away.

5. In medieval times, garlic was regarded as an antidote to drunkenness and overeating

By Amber Colbear

As o Late, a deceivingly new health drink

has become a very popular buzz word and

it kind o sounds like a sneeze. O course, I

am reerring to Kombucha; pronounced it

sounds like come-boo-cha. So, what it is

this mysterious ea that seems to be all thecraze in Hollywood and on the Health and

Wellness scene!?

In act, Kombucha ea is actually reputed to

be well over 2000 years old and was known

by Kings, Emperors and Seers o ancient

yester years, like Ghengis Khan and Julius

Ceasar. Tis ancient Elixir o Immortality,

also known as the legendary Manchurian

ea and the ea o Longevity was believed to

extend the lie and preserve the youth othose who drank rom it daily, even said to

boost ones natural, inbuilt ability to ght

sickness and disease.

Since, it brings a healthy balance back to

the metabolism and organs, stimulating

regeneration at a cellular level. beverage thatis made by ermenting tea and sugar with aculture o various probiotic gelatinous pan-cakes that look they came rom an episodeo Star rek. Spock probably drank it every

day no wonder that dude never dies!

Kombucha ea is a light sparkling Anyway,the rubbery alien pancake lookingKombucha isnt really a water mushroom as

the Manchurians believed ,

its actually a S.C.O.B.Y. (a symbioticculture o bacteria and yeast).

Beore you get too grossed out, thebacteria and yeast that Kombucha iscomprised o, is actually what is

already present in the body. Tus,Kombucha works as an adaptogen;

to provide symbiotic nourishment,which restores and stabilizes thebodys in-built ability to producehealthul acids and enzymes on itsown. Its just a ancy way o saying: its

jam packed with all the healthy meta-bolic acids one needs to rock the longlive and prosper!

For starters, there is as much vitaminC in Kombucha, with one tenth thesugar, as there is in a glass o orange

juice. Plus, according to more recentsttudies, it contains more vitaminB1 than milk!Te exact composition o Kom-

bucha erments vary.

However, according to studies, thereare specic healthul nutrients,acids and enzymes present in

every brew: vitamin c, aceticacid, amino acids, olic acids,

butyric acid, carbonic acid,malic acid,metabolic enzymes,cobalim b12, usnic acid glu-conic acid, glucoronic acid,lactic acid, niacin b3, nucleicacids, oxalic acid, pyridoxineb6, riboavin b2, thiamin b1,

various probiotics &polyphenols.

Tis is why Kombucha boasts suchphenomenal results as a preventative,regenerative and digestive aid in the battlagainst many diseases like Multiple Scle-rosis, Chrohns, Gout, Colitis, Cancers another aging related ailments.

Plus, Kombucha removes excess sugars ithe body, aiding in weight loss, cholesteroarthritis, and insomnia while promotinghair ollicle retention and elastin in theskin.Te most important thing to considerwhen reecting on its benets is that allthese enzymes, vitamins and healthulacidspresent in Kombuchaare in LIVINGFORM. ALIVE. Tis is known asBIO-AVAILABLE, which means that

Kombucha provides the easiest ormulaor your body to integrate nourishmentor healing. For more inormation on the

complete historyand science behindKombucha, visit:

www.ambercolbear.com

Also known as The stinking rose - the term reportedly going back to Greek and Roman

times. Which makes sense right - cause it stinks? Garlics strong aroma and taste also has

some other non-culinary uses:


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FILLING:1 lb. (454 g.) WHIE MUSHROOMS2 BSP. DIJON MUSARD1 CAN (19 OZ.) CHICK PEAS, RINSED ANDDRAINED SP. GROUND CINNAMON2 ONIONS CHOPPED SP. GROUND NUMEG3 CLOVES GARLIC, CHOPPED1 PINCH GROUND CLOVES3 BSP. OLIVE OILSAL AND PEPPER

CUP WHIE WINE

FILLING PREPARATION:In a ood processor, nely chop the mushrooms. ranserto a bowlIn a saucepan over medium heat, soen the onions andgarlic in the oil. Add the mushrooms and saut or about 5minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.Coarsely chop the chickpeas in the ood processor and setaside. PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 DEGREES.

Chickpea & Mushroom Tourtiere (with Beet & Cranberry Chutney)

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Tis IMPRESSIVE chickpea and mushroom tourtiere looks exactly like a traditional meaty version. Not onwill it delight the vegetarians at your table, it will satisy the most dedicated carnivore. Great or company!

USE HE PASRY RECIPE OF YOUR CHOICE ORFROZEN PIE SHELLS FROM YOUR LOCAL GROCERY.ROLL OU WO PASRY DISCS.Line a 9 inch pie plate with one o the pastry rounds. Spread thelling evenly in the pie shell. Cut a ew slits in the second pastryround and then cover the lling. Seal tightly by crimping theedges with a ork. Brush with almond or rice milk. (egg wash willalso work)

BAKE FOR 55 MINUES. SERVE WIH BEE ANDCRANBERRY CHUNEYBEE AND CRANBERRY CHUNEY2 CUPS FRESH CRANBERRIES1 CUP SUGARI CAN (14OZ.) DICED BEES, DRAINED2 BSP. CIDER VINEGARSAL AND PEPPER O ASEPLACE all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirringconstantly. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until syrupy,about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.Let cool completely.

Serve with Meatless ourtiere. ENJOY

PASTRY

Add the wine, mustard and spices. Simmer until thewine has evaporated. Add the chickpeas and mix well.Adjust the seasoning. Set aside.

Cooking time 75 minutes

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