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21TuesdayMay62014Pleaseleaveamessageat872-5543fordetails.WESCLEANNORTHERNSALESLTD.MissStacheisasophisticatedandcutelittlelady.IsntshejustpreciousIfyoubroughtherhomeshedbesohappyandgiveyoucuddles.ByJACKDANYLCHUKWithanimmunizationrateofbetterthan90percentintheNorthwestTerritoriesresi-dentshavelittletofearfromoutbreaksofmeaslesintherestofCanadasaidDr.AndrCorriveautheterritoryschiefmedicalhealthofcer.CorriveaumarkedNa-tionalImmunizationWeekHighNWTimmunizationratesprotectpopulationHealthWellnessWeightLossHealthWellnessVaccinationswithawarningthatthegreat-estpotentialthreatfromdiseaseslikemeaslesru-bellaandwhoopingcoughisfrommisinformationonvaccinationgoneviralontheinternet.WehaventhadacaseofmeaslesintheTerritoriessince1992Corriveausaidlastweek.Mostpeoplehavefor-gottenwhatitlookslikebutweseeitcomingbackacrossCanada.Itsare-minderthatdiseaseswedontseemuchanymorearestillprevalentinotherpartsoftheworldandwithtravelandimmigrationcanbebroughthomeandcre-ateoutbreakshere.Corriveausaidtherehasalwaysbeenresistancetoimmunizationamongsomegroupsbutwevehadveryfewofthose.Ifwereabletomaintainimmunizationsratesof90percentormorethatsenoughprotectiontopreventthespreadofdiseaseslikemeasles.Illnesswillspreadincom-munitieswhereimmunizationratesarelowbutthatsnotourexperienceintheNWThesaid.Northernerstravelbutifwemaintainhighimmuni-zationratesprotectionwillstillbethere.Theinternetspreadsgoodinformationandfalseinfor-mationaswellthattakesonalifeofitsownandwehavetocounteractthataddedCorriveauwhoemphasizedthatimmunizationserumsareextensivelytestedbeforetheyarereleasedinCanada.MisinformationaboutimmunizationhasnothadasignicantimpactintheTerritoriesbutwehaveasensethatisbecomingaproblemacrossthecoun-tryhesaid.Europehashadmajordropsinimmunizationratesformeaslesandthatswheretheoutbreaksstarted.Werenotimmunetothoseinuences.PhotoJackDanylchukNWTchiefmedicalhealthofcerAndrCorriveausaysresidentshavelittletofearfromdiseaseoutbreaksthankstotheterritoryshigherthan90percentimmunizationrate.ByMARIACHURCHMorethan90peopleinFortSmithhavemadeittheirpersonalgoaltolosethemostineightweeksthemostweightthatis.ForthethirdyearinarowtheFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthorityinpartnershipwiththeFortSmithRecreationandCom-munityCentrehaveorga-nizedaBiggestLosercom-petitiontoinspirehealthyweightlossinthecommunity.Rangingfromteenagerstoeldersalargecrowdofpar-ticipantsledintoPaulWil-liamKaeserhighschoollastweektosignupforthecom-petitionandsteponthescalefortherstofeightweeklyweigh-ins.FortSmithdietitianandeventorganizerJaredTamsaidhewasamazedathowmanypeoplecameout.Iwasexpecting20to45.Over90peopleshoweduphesaidwithalaugh.Iguesspeoplearereallyinterestedinweightlossespeciallywiththewarmerweatherwhentheresmoremotivationforthemtogetoutside.ParticipantswhoregisterhaveatotalofeightweeksFortSmithresidentshopetolosebigthisspringtoloseweightafterwhichTamhasorganizedanalweigh-ineventonJune24atthehighschoolwheretheBiggestLoserwillbenamedandprizeshandedout.BruceBuckleyisoneofthosewhosigneduplastweek.Hesaidhispersonalmotivationislessaboutcom-petingwithothersforaprizeandmoreaboutattainingper-sonalgoals.IparticipatedinthelasttwochallengesandlostalotofweightandjudgingfromthescaleIvebeenabletokeepitoffhesharedwithTheJournal.Buckleysaidthebiggestchallengefacedwhenlos-ingweightisbeingabletomaintainitpostweight-lossregime.Hissecretwastofocusonbuildingupmuscletoburnthefatwhichhedidbypumpingironhesaid.First-timeweight-losscom-petitorMarshaRankinadmit-tedshewasnervousanddidntknowwhattoexpectwiththecompetitionbutherfearseasedaftertherstweigh-in.Rankinsaidherweight-losstacticisgoingtobewalk-ingitoff.GoodandbadwaystoloseweightTamcautionscompetitorstobesmartwhenitcomestolosingweightnotingthattherearehealthyandunhealthywaystodroppoundsquickly.Starvingistheclassicex-ampleofago-todietplanthatcanbedangerousandevenachievetheoppositeresulthesaid.Whatpeopledontknowiswhenyouarestarvingyourselfyourbodylookstomuscleandfatstores.Whenyoulosemuscleyoureduceyourmetabolismgreatlysoyourenotdoinganythingforyourbodywhenyougoonextremestarvationdiets.ItdoesntworkTamsaid.Accordingtotheoffi-cialrulesofthecontestcompetitorsareforbiddentousehormoneordietarysupplementscleansesanddetoxesstarvationorpurgingamongotherdangerousbehavioursandpractices.Healthyweightlossisdifferentforeachper-sonbutcangenerallybeachievedwithabalanceddietofthreemealsadayandregularexerciseTamsaid.Whilesheddingpoundsisthegoalofthecompeti-tionTamsaidhehopesitalsoshedslightontheim-portanceofmaintainingahealthylifestyle.AlmostonehundredeagercompetitorslineupatPWKhighschoolinFortSmithfortherstweigh-inoftheBiggestLosercontestputonbytheFortSmithHealthandSocialServicesAuthority.PhotoMariaChurch