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MOA Hawai'i Newsletter MOA HAWAI‘I Officers & Directors Frances Okazaki President MOA Hawai‘i Lester Nakamura Vice-President Alan Aranaydo Secretary Newsletter Steve Tomino Treasurer M A R C H 2 0 1 8 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3 Jessie Nakata Asst. Treasurer/Director Shawn Hamada Director EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Dean Kanemaru Director Aloha! 9 Hidden Toxins Lurking in Brian Nakano Director Your Food Cynthia Okido This month, we are focusing on Source: (https://articles.mercola.com/sites/ Director “nutrition.” articles/archive/2009/09/01/9-hidden-toxins- Sandra Tam-Sing lurking-in-your-food.aspx) Director “Generally, when foods enter the Dr. Mercola is a well-known physician MOA HAWAI‘I STAFF body, the functions of the and a multiple New York Times Best- Norman Oshiro digestive organs cause selling Author. He started his website, Executive Director Mercola.com in 1997; the world's #1 transformations to only the Natural Health site. He is a recognized, Alan Aranaydo necessary nutrients and to only licensed Physician and Surgeon in the MOA Wellness Center Director the necessary amounts. Because state of Illinois. He first opened his Roy Goshi-Otaguro practice outside Chicago in 1985 and Arts & Culture Program Manager of that, strictly speaking, it is the has treated over 20,000 patients. Ruby Gines ratio of fifty percent nutritional Operations and Facility elements of foods, and fifty Assistant Manager Here are some tips to help you percent vitality of the function of Administrative Assistants: the digestive organs to transform steer clear of hidden toxins that Mallori Choy masquerade as safe products. Ceronda Enocencio foods. That is, the digestive Brianna Goo Dick Mills organs are the nucleus. The reason is, as long as the digestive 1. Stay away from processed Nature Garden: organs are sound, they can meats like bacon, hot dogs, and Teri June Amuro transform even simple foods into sausage. Sodium nitrate can also cause the formation of nutrients. Anyone knows it is a Phone: (808) 952-6900 fact that one will suffer from nitrosamines in your system, Fax: (808) 566-6911 malnutrition if the functions of which can lead to cancer. E-mail: [email protected] one’s digestive organs are Website: www.moahawaii.org weakening, no matter how much 2. Reduce the amount of food one eats. Even considering canned food you consume. MOA Wellness Center this, it is obvious that nutrients are Cans are commonly lined with Office Hours bisphenol-A, an organic Mon-Fri 9:00am-5:00pm secondary and the function of digestive organs is primary.” compound that may be Sat. 9:00am-3:00pm associated with diabetes and Mokichi Okada, July 1936 heart disease. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: MOA SEMINAR: You are all 3. Skip the diet soda and Executive Director’s Message / invited to hear more of Mokichi Hidden Toxins in Food artificial sweeteners. Prolonged Okada’s philosophy regarding MOA Children’s Painting Award exposure to aspartame, a Ceremonies and Exhibitions “nutrition” at the MOA Wellness neurotoxic chemical additive in Center on Wednesday, March 28, October 2018 MOA Tour / HPS these products, can lead to 2018 at 9:30 a.m. nerve cell damage, dizziness, Hidden Toxins in Food (continued) and headaches. Norman Oshiro Executive Director TOXINS (continued on pg. 4) MOA Museum of Art Children’s Painting In addition, 30 paintings from this year’s MOA Award Ceremonies and Exhibitions Museum of Art international competition, including 2 from Hawai‘i, and 19 paintings from MOA Nagaoka, This year marks the 30th year that Hawai‘i has through the cultural exchange program with MOA participated in the annual MOA Museum of Art Hawai‘i, will be displayed. Children’s Painting Contest and Exhibitions. We Following the awards ceremony, the Health have participated in this contest since it was started Promotion Seminar by MOA volunteers will be by the MOA Museum of Art in 1989. offered to introduce the MOA Wellness Program to Through the painting the public. Participants will be able to receive exhibitions, MOA Hawai‘i was Purifying Therapy, flower and tea therapy. able to introduce the MOA Please come and be part of these events and Wellness Program to society. invite your friends. It will be a good opportunity to Doing the Wellness Program introduce them to what MOA is about. hand in hand with the various awards ceremonies, the program was expanded to the AWARDS CEREMONIES & EXHIBITIONS monthly Health Promotion Seminars at Pearlridge Center HILO DISTRICT: Prince Kuhio Shopping Plaza and Valley of the Temples Exhibit - March 4-11 Byodo-In. The Wellness Awards Ceremony - Sat., March 10, at 11:30 a.m. “My Morning in Haleakala” Program openly practiced at Hazel Potratz, Grade 5, Kamehameha Schools Maui various public venues gave us the confidence to open our Jōin HONOLULU DISTRICT: Toho No Hikari Hawaii Social Hall Clinic, the predecessor to our MOA Wellness (3510 Nuuanu Pali Drive) Center. Various occurrences happened between the Exhibit – March 30-31 relationship of the Children’s Painting Exhibitions Awards Ceremony - Sat., March 31, at 10:00 a.m. and the Wellness Program over the 30 years, which included validations of the program helping many EAST OAHU DISTRICT: Kahala Mall people that led to MOA Pendant recipients. Exhibit – April 6-8 The Wellness Awards Ceremony - Sat., April 7, at 10:00 a.m. Center proudly displays paintings WINDWARD OAHU DISTRICT: Windward Mall from previous Exhibit – April 20-22 Children’s Painting Awards Ceremony - Sat., April 21, at 10:00 a.m. Exhibitions from around the world. This MAUI DISTRICT: Queen Ka‘ahumanu Shopping Center caught the attention of Exhibit/Awards Ceremony – Sat., April 28 a MOA member from Exhibit - 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Nagaoka, Honolulu’s Awards Ceremony - 11:00 a.m. Silver Award—”Along the Beach” Sister City. In no time, Elysia Alison, Gr. 3, Makalapa Elementary she connected our children’s painting LEEWARD/CENTRAL OAHU DISTRICT: exhibition with Nagaoka’s exhibition and getting the Pearlridge Center-Uptown two mayors involved because of the sister city Exhibit – May 4-6 relationship. This will be the second year that Awards Ceremony - Sat., May 5, at 10:00 a.m. Nagaoka will have 6 Best of Show paintings from Hawai‘i displayed plus the Mayor’s Award paintings‒ STATE EXHIBITION AND OPENING CEREMONY: 2 from Hawaii and 2 from Nagaoka. Honolulu Museum of Art Linekona Art Gallery The State Exhibition will be held at the Honolulu Exhibit – May 26-30 Museum of Art Linekona Art School Gallery from Opening - Sat., May 26, at 10:00 a.m. May 26-30 and will feature the paintings from all (“Best of Show” paintings from Hawaii, 30 district shows held at various shopping centers‒ paintings from the MOA Museum of Art Prince Kuhio Shopping Center (Hilo), Queen International Competition (including 2 from Ka‘ahumanu Center (Maui), Toho No Hikari Hall, Hawaii), and 19 paintings from MOA Nagaoka Kahala Mall, Pearlridge Center, and Windward Mall. will be displayed.) M A R C H 2 0 1 8 ＭＯＡツアーで日本の美とおもてなしを満喫しよう! LET’S VISIT JAPAN (October 12 to November 3, 2018) WITH FELLOW MOA MEMBERS, FAMILY AND FRIENDS Mokichi Okada [1882 – 1955], the founder of MOA, The tour (13 days and 11 nights) will arrive in shared his vision of healthy individuals, communi- Osaka and head to Kyoto, Kurobe, Atami, ties and nations through the promotion of Integra- Izunokuni, Hakone, then to Tokyo before returning tive Medicine where Western medicine and alterna- to Honolulu. tive medicine work together; in particular, with exercise, healthy eating habits, enjoyment of fine THE HIGHLGHTS: arts, and energy healing like Purifying Therapy. He Enjoy a real tea ceremony also talked about rebuilding Japan right after the experience, a tea sweets making war through the promotion of tourism centered on class in the secret town of highlighting the beauty of Japan like the four Kurobe in Toyama Prefecture; distinctive seasons and hospitality. and sightseeing in Osaka, Kyoto, Today, Japan is booming with tourism. They Moss Garden Atami, Izunokuni, Hakone and expect to reach 30 million visitors by the 2020 Tokyo. Tokyo Summer Olympic. The foliage in the mountains of Tateyama in Only years ago many Toyama [caldera ride] and at the Hakone Museum visitors were visible in big of Art should be very beautiful. cities like Tokyo and In 2017, the Hakone Museum of Art had 60,000 Osaka or in famous areas visitors in one month to view the foliage of its maple like Kyoto and Nara. and moss garden. Today, foreign visitors are At the MOA Museum of Art, in addition to its enjoying Japan, including special exhibition, we will be participating in a tea the rural areas where few ceremony where we will actually touch and hold the Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto Japanese were visiting. fine artworks from the Museum’s collection. The MOA Museum of Shibuya in Tokyo is now considered the hottest Art, which was established in 1982, was renovated spot for Halloween where thousands gather with last year. The exterior of the building is still modern costumes to enjoy the night. We will be in the heart European; however, the interior was renovated of Japan’s Halloween. perfectly to showcase Japanese art. To introduce In Kyoto, we will visit shrines. The hot springs the new MOA Museum of Art, the Hakone Museum will be enjoyed in Toyama and Atami. Throughout of Art, Izunokuni City’s health oasis with 247 acres the tour, you will enjoy local specialty foods from of Nature Farming plots, and the MOA Wellness the ocean and mountains. Center of Japan, the MOA Tour is held once or twice a year. It is known to be educational, fun, Call 952-6900 for an application for the October interesting, and reasonably priced.
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