October 2019 HARVARD MEDICAL TIPS The gut-brain connection is no joke; it can link anxiety to stomach problems and vice versa. Have you ever had a "gut-wrenching" experience? Do certain situations make you "feel nauseous"? Have you ever felt "butterflies" in your stomach? We use these expressions for a reason. The gastrointestinal tract is UPCOMING EVENTS sensitive to emotion. Anger, anxiety, sadness, elation — all of these feelings (and others) can trigger symptoms in the gut. CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING WITH PIE AND FAMILY/FRIENDS GARNEAU KIDS COMING FOR HALLOWEEN ALL RESIDENT MEETING HARVEST VENDOR FAIR BUS $5 FREE ADMISSION The brain has a direct effect on the stomach and intestines. For example, the very thought of eating can release the stomach's juices before food gets there. This connection goes both ways. SHOP EASY FASHIONS A troubled intestine can send signals to the brain, just as a troubled brain can send signals to the gut. Therefore, a person's stomach or intestinal distress can be the cause or the product of ELECTIONS CANADA anxiety, stress, or depression. That's because the brain and the gastrointestinal (GI) system are intimately connected. ESL STUDENTS This is especially true in cases where a person experiences gastrointestinal upset with no obvious physical cause. For such ARMCHAIR TRAVEL functional GI disorders, it is difficult to try to heal a distressed gut without considering the role of stress and emotion. PRESENTATIONS ON HEALTH RELATED Given how closely the gut and brain interact, it might seem obvious that the pair often influence each other. Some people TOPICS (see calendar for feel nauseated before giving a presentation; others feel dates/posters for details) intestinal pain during times of stress. In any case, emotional and psychosocial factors play a role in functional gastrointestinal disorders. October 2019 October News from Rev. Linda Chaplain Coordinating Minister This grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere: Learning Together: Come join the conversation on th th Friday October 11 and Friday October 25 . We will the dew is never all dried at once: gather from 2:00 – 3:30 sharing stories and learning from one another. You are invited to bring your a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever favorite autumn poems. rising. Bible Study: Wednesdays at 2:30 in the Forum Eternal sunrise, eternal sunset, eternal Room. All are welcome. We are an open and dawn and gloaming, welcoming group interested in exploring this ancient word, seeking its understanding for us today. No on sea and continents and islands, religious affiliation required. each in its turn, Visiting: Chaplains love to visit! And as your chaplain, as the round earth rolls. I am happy to visit with you. Visiting can include - anything from a simple conversation to offering an ear John Muir to listen to concerns that are on your mind. Elizabeth Roberts & Sometimes, simply sharing a cup of tea and talking Elias Amidon about your day is the best care we can give to ourselves. If you would like a chaplain visit, please let Prayers the Human me know the next time you see me, or you can call my Journey (p 406) office at 780-756-7065. If I am not in the office when you call, please leave a confidential message and I will return your call as soon as able. Sunday Worship: If you are looking for a worship service, you are invited to join Garneau United Church in the Assembly Hall on a Sunday morning. We worship in song and in word, enjoying the fellowship of one another and giving thanks to all that is sacred. All are welcome. Communion is offered on the first Sunday of the month. Church services begin at 10:30 followed by fellowship and tasty treats. With peace; Rev. Linda The Funny Pages WALKER REPAIR CLINIC IN NOVEMBER Be sure to pick up a newspaper PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL BE HAVING THE on October 18 so that you can TECHNICIAN COME OUT NOVEMBER 6TH celebrate Newspaper Comic Strip Appreciation Day. The WE WILL HAVE A SIGN UP SHEET WITH very first comic strips appeared CARRIE SHOULD YOU WISH TO HAVE in the giant rivals of New York’s YOUR WALKER ADJUSTED. newspaper industry during the 19th century. Joseph Pulitzer’s IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN NEED OF New York World featured the first comic strip in PARTS FOR YOUR WALKER, WE WILL 1894, The Yellow Kid, about a down-on-his-luck NEED TO TAKE A PICTURE OF YOUR boy who hung out in Hogan’s Alley. Two short WALKER WITH SERIAL NUMBER SO THAT years later, William Randolph Hearst’s Morning PARTS CAN BE BROUGHT HERE AT THE Journal jumped on the comic strip bandwagon TIME OF THE CLINIC. and introduced a weekly full-color comic strip supplement. Hearst even went so far as to lure WE WILL POST MORE INFORMATION, The Yellow Kid and his creator Richard Outcault SIGN UP SHEET, AND DATE, AS WE GET away from the New York World. FURTHER INTO OCTOBER. By 1897, comics were in high demand, and Hearst meant to capitalize on the phenomenon. He called upon Rudolph Dirks to create a new strip for the Sunday edition of his New York Journal. The strip followed two boys, Hans and Fritz, who were constantly running into trouble with their parents and schoolteachers. The Katzenjammer Kids, which ran continuously from 1897 to 2006, remains the longest-running SALON NOTE: comic strip in history. Melissa will be joining Ashbourne one day a Soon, all newspapers wanted in on the comic week for hair appointments. Her hours are: strip act. In 1915, the San Francisco Chronicle Thursday’s from 8:00a.m to 4:00p.m. debuted the first daily black-and-white comic, Bud Fisher’s Mr. A. Mutt, which would later Start date is October 1st. become Mutt and Jeff. Classics like Gasoline Alley, Popeye, Krazy Kat, Dick Tracy, Li’l Abner, and You can call Carrie at 780-430-5800 to Blondie began to appear all across the country make future appointments. thanks to syndication. It was only a matter of time before publishers realized that they could create entire books from comics. Detective Comics and Action Comics soon spawned enduring heroes like Batman and Superman. Even Walt Disney, that beloved master of on-screen animation, started serving audiences a Mickey Mouse daily comic strip in 1930. Lucky for us all, comic strips endure with an almost unlimited variety. All we have to do is pick up any newspaper to find our favorite comic characters. 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