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My first letter to my MP

From: Mike Christy
867 Steele Rd. Kelowna, BC V1W 4L2 
BC
V1W4L2

To: Ronald Cannan
Re: Please Support Bill C-474, Support Canada’s Farmers
Date: Thursday 01 April 2010

Cc: Hon. Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Cc: Alex Atamanenko, NDP Agriculture Critic
Cc: Hon. Wayne Easter, Liberal Agriculture Critic
Cc: André Bellavance, Bloc Québécois Agriculture Critic

Dear Ronald Cannan, MP

As your constituent, I (Mike Christy) am writing to ask you to support
Private Members Bill C-474, when it is debated for its second hour on
Thursday April 1 with the recorded vote on April 14.

As a consumer and health practitioner, I stand against GE and GMO foods. I
feel very strongly that; if companies wish to test and experiment with GE
and GMO foods, they must be labeled so the public can clearly choose for
themselves.
http://www.saynotogmos.org/paper.pdf 

Organic farming has the most potential when it comes to solving important
issues such as; our health and the future of health care, local and global
environmental awareness, the creation of many jobs in the agriculture
sector (perhaps offering these “new” jobs to the homeless and, creating
organic farming programs for institutionalized convicts as part of a
rehabilitation program.)

Throughout my research, there are no quality studies that support GMO’s
and GE foods as safe and healthy alternatives. Studies on rats showed
organ, brain and immune system damage in 10 days with GMO potatoes!

I strongly feel that we should all raise more awareness with in ourselves
and our communities, with the quality research from these great food
scientists. Lady Eve Balfour, Sir Albert Howard, Friend Sykes, Major
General Sir Robert McCarrison, Rudolf Steiner, Ehrenfried Pfieffer, William
Albrecht, Weston A. Price. 
http://www.ppnf.org/catalog/ppnf/index.htm 
http://www.rudolfsteinerweb.com/

Hippocrates said “Let your food be your medicine, and your medicine be
your food.”

Please support Bill C-474 and support Canada’s farmers.

Thank you for your time Mr. Cannan.

Sincerely 

Mike Christy

Mike Christy
Fluidpower Health and Fitness
867 Steele Rd. Kelowna, BC V1W 4L2 
BC
V1W4L2
mikechristy@shaw.ca
fluidpowerkelowna.com

Golf Article for Kettle Valley News and Gallagher’s Canyon

Golfers Are Athletes Too!

Spring is here, and after coming off one of the most mild winters the Okanagan has ever seen, there is no doubt that the local golf courses are well prepared to take on another busy season. As more people hang up their skis and snowboards for the year, they are reaching for their golf bag with great anticipation for another spectacular season of golf!

What most recreational golfers fail to realize is; golf is still an athletic event. Even though golf may require less exertion than most other sports, the difference between injury and a lower handicap lie in the stages of physical and metal preparation. In order to truly develop and succeed at this technical game, golfers must consider themselves athletes and train using programs scientifically designed to improve the synchronization of the whole body.

With popular fitness trends of the past, numerous machines have been developed for isolating muscles and stimulating them to grow. This concept is based on body-building principals, where the goal is to become very big in order to receive a high score from the judges. Unfortunately, the functional aspect of this type of training is completely overlooked. When golfers train using body-building principals, the result is a sedation of the nervous system’s ability to organize and synchronize a complex multi-joint movement, such as a golf swing.

Proper fitness for golf should be based on functional training principals that are designed to restore balance, length, strength and coordination of the muscles that create a specific movement pattern, in this case, the swing of a golf club. It is important to understand that the body’s nervous system remembers movement patterns, but cannot distinguish between good or poor patterns. Therefore it is essential that golfers go through a specialized physical assessment that supports optimal golf swing mechanics for their own body, before taking on any fitness program. This is done in order to identify the short, tight muscles that are contributing to poor movement habits and restricting performance, as well as the golfer’s static and dynamic posture.

Remember that Rome was not built in a day, and owning a set of $2500 golf clubs won’t necessarily make you a better golfer. It always comes down to the person holding the club, and their investment in lessons, personal practice and preparation on and off the course. Have a great golf season this year!

Mike Christy is a Private Personal Trainer in Kelowna. He is certified as a Therapist Assistant, Personal Trainer, Yoga teacher and a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach. He can be reached through Kettle Valley Fitness as well as the Gallagher’s Canyon Activity Center. For any questions or information, please visit Mike’s web page at www.fluidpowerkelowna.com

or email him directly at mikechristy@shaw.ca