PAGE 8YOGA — FOR ANYBODY AND EVERYBODY PAGE 12BOXING PARKINSON’S PAGE 16Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine • 2018JOURNEYto becomingONE MAN’SVegetarian2 Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 20183Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 2018By DEE MOOREfor the HW MagazineWyatt Mahoney should not be alive. Most people would not have survived a crash that broke their spinal cord between the cervical 5 and 6 vertebrae. The Toyota 4Runner he was in fl ipped six times. The roof crushed in around his head pushing his head and neck down into his chest. All his ligaments were torn. The prognosis was not good even after surgery. He was not supposed to walk again. His ability to feel would not return, they said. Life, as the 22 year old Salem resident knew it, was over. Or so everyone believed. “There were so much emotions inside of me. As a parent I was scared out of my mind. It was the fi rst time as a parent that I didn’t have the ability to fi x my child. They wheeled him away and I collapsed right there on the fl oor,” Tim Mahoney said tears streaming down his face as he relived the trauma of that day two years ago. “It was an overwhelming experience.” Wyatt has few memories between being pulled from the wreckage and coming out of surgery. One memory that remains clear was not being able to get his hand to unlock the seatbelt. He couldn’t feel it, he couldn’t feel anything. At the time he thought it was a pinched nerve. “The next day I woke up, after surgery and I still couldn’t feel anything. I knew something was wrong but I tried to be positive about the situation. I didn’t want to jump to conclusions. The doctor came in and told me that the surgery had went well but she didn’t fully expect me to be able to walk again, if I did it would be limited and it probably wouldn’t happen for at least another year,” Wyatt Mahoney said.The doctor went on to tell him that he would most likely be in a wheelchair or be using a walker. She also told him that if he gained any sensation or movement it would be limited.In that moment, Wyatt’s life completely changed.“I told myself two things; stay positive and no distractions. I fi gured if I did gain the ability to walk again I wasn’t going to let (this chance) go to waste. I would do everything I could to get as much as I could back,” he said.But, within the fi rst week after surgery he had recovered his sensation and began walking soon after that. His life two years later is almost back to normal. According to Mahoney’s doctor, Dr. Julie York, he is able to walk today because he was in peak physical health at the time of the accident.Fitness saved his life, then helped him walk againSee MAHONEY Page 6Published byWHEATLAND PUBLISHING CORPORATION142 Chemawa Road N, Keizer, OR 97303Phone 503.390.1051 • Fax 503.390.8023kt@keizertimes.comEDITOR & PUBLISHERLyndon Zaitzlzaitz@keizertimes.comADVERTISINGACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVEPaula Moseleyadvertising@keizertimes.comGRAPHIC DESIGNER& PRODUCTION MANAGERAndrew Jacksongraphics@keizertimes.comTim Mahoney (left) with son Wyatt Mahoney, and theirdog, Mojo.PHOTO/Dee Moore “She said, “If it wasn’t for your lifestyle, if it wasn’t for you being very strong and very fi t, you would have died immediately.’ Any person who was not fi t, not working out who had been that car accident would have died at the scene or would have been paralyzed for the rest of their life,” Tim said.“She told me where I broke my neck most people don’t survive. And if they do then they are severely paralyzed either from the shoulders down or from the waist down. So the fact that I survived … she was highly surprised by it. My back, neck and my traps muscles protected my neck from shifting any farther than it should have,” Wyatt said. “The cab of the car actually came down on Wyatt’s head. It compressed on his head and pushed his head down and into his chest. And that’s what sheared the C5 vertebrae over C6. When that force came down Wyatt’s muscles in his neck, his traps, and his back fl exed and stopped any more progression of that pressure pushing down on his head. When somebody on that level, who knows how serious the accident was, who is dealing with these things daily is literally telling you he is a walking miracle and that the reason why he’s there is because of what we do,” Tim Mahoney said.What they do is CrossFit. 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To ensure they stay healthy and vibrant, visit www.debugthemyths.com where the experts at RISE offer more tips and advice on how to care for the plants in your garden and home. (Brandpoint)REDUCE STRESSthroug gardeninIndoor plants clean the air by removing 87 percent of airborne toxins in 24 hours.6 Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 2018CrossFit in Salem.“I don’t do just typical CrossFit. We are about movement, we are about doing the movement correctly, and building people correctly and through that process, which is a little bit slower than a lot of other gyms will do, is why Wyatt is where Wyatt’s at today,” he said.At the time of the accident Wyatt was training for the CrossFit Regionals. To get there each athlete has to first participate in the Open Competition. If they make the cut they can then go to regionals. The final stage is the CrossFit Games where they compete for the title of Fittest Athlete. “It was about 8 or 9 years ago I started doing CrossFit with my dad. It started off as a way to get in better shape for football and track in high school. It worked really well and at the same time I fell in love with it. I really enjoyed it,” Wyatt said.He ended up having to quit football and track after tearing his ACL. Mahoney found that CrossFit was a way to rehabilitate his body while still giving him a way to fulfill his need to compete. He fixed his sights on the CrossFit regional games. That training paid off. It saved his life and because of it he now walks. And not only does he walk, he’s back working out. He’s lifting and increasing his goals every month. He recently dead lifted 405 lbs. “I can walk on my hands now. Yesterday I did an L-Sit press up into a handstand and lowered myself back into an L-Sit,” Wyatt said. He still has a few nerve problems. There are days when too much exertion will cause his right hand to curl into his chest. He doesn’t feel pain on his right side or hot and cold sensations.“I can definitely tell that almost every day it’s a little bit better,” his said. His grin is infectious.His future goal is to again compete for a position in the CrossFit Regional games. “Even before the accident it was kind of a stretch. I’ve been working for this going on seven years.” So much of Wyatt’s success has been his attitude and his determination. He has never stopped. His goal was to move a little more, do a little more every day. “Once I saw my toe wiggle that was a green light for me, I can get some of this back. I would try to move as much as possible,” he said. He was never alone. His dad and stepmom were there with him the whole way as were the local CrossFit affiliates and the Salem CrossFit community which started an online fundraiser for Wyatt and his family, Tim said.“Wyatt was bound and determined to not live that way. It was everything in his mind to heal, to not be a victim. He was always very positive always had a really good vision that he was going to walk again.“I am proud, very proud of him. It’s something I can’t really take in. I’ve had injuries but I’ve never been paralyzed. I’ve never known what it’s like to not be able to move my fingers or wiggle my toes. It was such a journey and to see how he did it. He did it with such positive attitude,” Tim said. Wyatt’s experience has renewed Tim’s desire to help his city and his community as a whole as much as possible. He calls it his “why” which is now more apparent and urgent to him than it has ever been.“I want to reach out to people who are limited in their movement, who are limited in what they want to do with their everyday life. I can help them to be able to be a little bit stronger, have a little bit more stability, to be a better moving human. 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What’s more, OTC sleep aids often leave you feeling groggy in the morning as your body attempts to wake from the sleep hangover. They do not provide the feeling of re-storative sleep that most people want to achieve.TAKING NAPS: If you don’t sleep well, you may decide to take an afternoon nap. Chanc-es are, you don’t sleep well again and do the same thing the next day. It can be an endless cycle. Long daytime naps can inter-fere with nighttime sleep. If you choose to nap, limit yourself to up to 30 minutes and avoid do-ing so late in the day (try right after lunch, for example). Instead of napping, do some physical ac-tivity. It can help energize your body and will tire you for later in the day. The only consider-ation is to avoid exercising too late in the day as it can wake your body and make it diffi cult to fall asleep.These four common mistakes can easily be corrected at home, but if you continue to have trouble with sleep, consider requesting an appointment with a Mayo Clinic specialist at www.mayoclinic.org/appointments.(Brandpoint)a good night’s sleep7Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 2018Specialty: Adult Internal MedicineJENNIFER L. LEE, ANP-C 503.393.2533wvpmedicalgroup.orgWVP Medical Group(Behind U.S. Bank)5100 River Rd NKeizer, OR 97303Mon–Thurs 7:30 –5:30pmFri 7:30 – 4:30pmWe would like to welcome another great provider to our WVP Keizer Family…Do you wake up in the morning feeling tired, even if you went to bed early? Do you struggle to feel well rested? Is it diffi cult to fall asleep or stay asleep all night? You’re not alone.If your sleep is frequently interrupted, you’re not getting quality sleep. This can have a tre-mendous effect on your mental and physical health.To get a good night’s rest, there are many things that of-ten get overlooked. Mayo Clinic health experts weigh in on four of the most common mistakes that keep people from a good night’s rest.SLEEP HYGIENE: Sleep hygiene refers to your sleep life-style and the choices you make that either facilitate or restrict quality rest. Common lifestyle mistakes that often inhibit sleep include eating heavy meals be-fore bed or drinking caffeine too late in the day. Additional-ly, establishing a sleep routine is essential for telling your mind and body it’s time to rest. This in-cludes going to bed at the same time each night.CAUSES OF INSOMNIA: Insomnia is defi ned as hav-ing problems getting to sleep or staying asleep three nights a week or more for at least three months. Some insomnia is due to medical issues, such as rest-less leg syndrome and sleep ap-nea. Once medical causes are ruled out, it’s important to look at habits that might be facili-tating insomnia. One common mistake is people spend too much time doing things oth-er than sleep in the bedroom. If you get into bed and don’t Mistakes keeping you from8 Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 2018By DEREK WILEYOf the KeizertimesMy wife has been a vege-tarian for as long as I’ve known her—nearly four years of dat-ing and more than fi ve of mar-riage. But it took the words of a young stranger, a child actually, to convince me to make the lifestyle change. About a year ago, we were at a Keizer Homegrown Theatre cast party for Dog Park: The Musical. It was a bring your own meat event. I noticed a young boy had brought a veggie burger to throw on the grill while both his parents had the real thing. I asked him why. His response was simple—“I love animals.”I haven’t eaten cow, chicken or pig since. I do rarely eat fi sh, at a wedding when there’s no other option or at a restaurant when someone else is paying. If it was good enough for Jesus, it’s good enough for me. Before I met my wife, I was the last person you would pick to become a vegetarian. My favorite foods were pep-peroni pizza and cheese burgers. Growing up, my family had meat at every meal. In college, I never cooked. I rarely ate break-fast. My diet con-sisted of mostly fast food. My fa-vorite was Arby’s. Even though this was before their “We have the meats” campaign. Every Wednesday, I’d order a large pepperoni pizza from Papa John’s for $5.99, often times eat the entire thing with a tall glass of milk, and then call the girl who would become my wife drunk on dairy. When I watched the documentary Food Inc. and saw how corporations mistreated chickens, I felt horrible and even guilty. But then I fell asleep, woke up and had chicken nuggets for dinner. How much chicken is really in a nugget anyway?The fi rst thing I did, before we were even married, was I stopped drinking milk, which I also used to have with nearly every meal. I quit after reading that milk could be causing my allergies. I was taking Claritin-D year-round, every day to deal with coughing, sneezing, sore throat and headaches. After I quit milk, I was also able to quit Claritin. It turned out milk wasn’t doing my body good.The other changes were gradual. When your spouse doesn’t eat meat at home, neither do you. But while I seldom ever cooked it, I still ate plenty of JOURNEYJOURNEYJOURNEYONE MAN’SJOURNEYJOURNEYto becomingIn college, I never cooked. I JOURNEYJOURNEYto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingto becomingVegetarian9Salem-Keizer HEALTH & WELLNESS Magazine — 2018Your time outside can quickly lead to an increased risk of exposure to dangerous ultraviolet (UV) rays that can cause a sun spot on the white of the eye called a pinguecula. These may look yellow in appearance and cause irritation over time. Moreover, long-term exposure to harmful UV rays can cause the formation of cataracts, leading to blurred vision and can ultimately require cataract surgery to correct.According to The Vision Council, 75 percent of Americans are concerned about UV eye exposure, but only 31 percent wear sunglasses every time they go outside. You’re probably spending a fair amount of time protecting skin by applying sunscreen, so why not make sure that you’re doing the same for your eyes?• Only about half of people who wear sunglasses say they check the UV rating before buying a pair, according to a national Sun Safety Survey conducted by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Make sure your sunglasses provide 100 percent UV protection from both UVA and UVB rays. Look for a sticker or a label on sunglass lenses that indicates 100 percent UV protection.• Consider polarized lenses, which reduce or eliminate glare and refl ected sunlight off the surface of water.• It’s especially important that kids and teens wear sunglasses from an early age. By the time you turn 18, you have received 75-80 percent of your lifetime UV exposure, according to the World Health Organization.• No matter your age, go for big frames. Larger frames and wrap-around styles provide extra UV protection by blocking rays that come in from the side.• Think about lens color. Great for aesthetic reasons, different lens colors can help serve different purposes. You may want to go with gray lenses for true color perception or brown/amber lenses if you want to see more visible contrasts.• Consider your lifestyle before selecting a pair. If you’re active in sports, your optometrist can help you select sunglasses and lenses that can protect your eyes and help optimize your performance.Quality sunglasses that provide maximum UV protection can still be fashionable. You can explore and purchase a variety The right sunglassesmeat at restaurants. But eventually I would go days, weeks and even months without eating meat, not because I had decided to make a grand lifestyle choice but mainly because it wasn’t around. And then I would eat a burger or chicken pasta and my body would not be happy. It was never really my stomach but everything else. I just didn’t feel as good when I ate meat as I did when I ate fruits, vegetables, beans, rice or pasta. If food was simply meant to nourish the body, meat wasn’t doing it for me. So what do I eat now? The fi rst thing I have every morning is a giant smoothie of water, spinach, frozen strawberries and a banana. I’ve been hooked on this recipe for years, recently switching from orange juice to water to get less sugar. I guess it’s my morning coffee. For lunch, I typically eat a peanut b utter and jelly sandwich, an apple and banana. I snack on almonds and carrots and hummus. My favorite new smoothie, which my wife, a vegetarian for 18 years, says taste like dirt, consists of canned beets, almond milk, frozen blueberries and a banana. For dinner, I fi ll up on my favorite vegetables—green beans, broccoli, carrots and mushrooms. We also eat a lot of beans, rice, pasta and potatoes. Trader Joe’s sells delicious meatless meatballs and tempeh, packed with fi ber and protein, that we soak in BBQ sauce and then cook with olive oil on a skillet. My new favorite recipe is roasted carrot risotto. I still eat pizza, just with mushrooms instead of pepperonis. But I don’t eat burgers, because as that young boy put it, “I love animals.”of brands and styles on eyeconic.com, where you can also connect to a local eye doctor through VSP Vision Care’s network of optometrists. Eyeconic is the only online retailer that allows you to shop for glasses, sunglasses, and contacts using your vision benefi ts.Give your eyes the treatment they deserve. Be sure your daily sun-wear routine goes beyond a great SPF to include eye protection. (Statepoint)The fi rst thing I did, before we were even married, was I stopped drinking milk, which I also used to have with nearly every meal.Next >