www.tidbitscda.com For Ad Rates call: (208) 755-9120 [email protected]of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #23 June 3rd by Kathy Wolfe This week, Tidbits is not only saying “Hey!” – we’re examining all sorts of words that begin with the letters yo-, everything from Yogi Bear to yodeling! • You’ve probably never heard the term vitellus, but it’s the proper name given to an egg yolk! The yolk, which contains all of the egg’s fat and cholesterol, accounts for about one-third of the liquid weight of an egg and contains ap- proximately 60 calories. The egg yolk might have a bad reputation for its cholesterol content, but don’t overlook the 18 amino acids, vitamins A, D, E, and K, and minerals calcium, iron, mag- nesium, phosphorus, and potassium that are all essential for various body processes. • Can you yodel? If you’re able to make quick fluctuations between your normal chest singing voice and a falsetto, you can! The well- known “Yodel-Ay-EEE-ooo” features the “EEE” sung in the head voice, with the other tones sung in the chest voice. It’s believed that yodeling got its start as a method of communication be- tween shepherds and their stock in the Swiss Alps. The technique was made popular again in recent years with a song featured in Disney’s 1994 The Lion King called “The Lion Sleeps To- night.” Also known as “Wimoweh,” it was first recorded in 1939, then again in 1961. turn the page for more! TIDBITS® SAYS “YO, DUDE!”
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www.tidbitscda.com For Ad Rates call: (208) 755-9120 [email protected]
of Kootenai County, Idaho Issue #23 June 3rd
by Kathy Wolfe This week, Tidbits is not only saying “Hey!” – we’re examining all sorts of words that begin with the letters yo-, everything from Yogi Bear to yodeling! •You’veprobablyneverheardthetermvitellus,butit’sthepropernamegiventoaneggyolk! The yolk, which contains all of the egg’s fatandcholesterol,accountsforaboutone-thirdoftheliquidweightofaneggandcontainsap-proximately 60 calories. The egg yolk mighthaveabadreputationforitscholesterolcontent,butdon’toverlookthe18aminoacids,vitaminsA,D,E,andK,andmineralscalcium,iron,mag-nesium,phosphorus,andpotassiumthatareallessentialforvariousbodyprocesses. •Canyouyodel?Ifyou’reabletomakequick fluctuations between your normal chestsingingvoiceandafalsetto,youcan!Thewell-known“Yodel-Ay-EEE-ooo”featuresthe“EEE”sungintheheadvoice,withtheothertonessungin the chest voice. It’s believed that yodelinggot itsstartasamethodofcommunicationbe-tween shepherds and their stock in the SwissAlps. The technique was made popular againinrecentyearswithasongfeaturedinDisney’s1994TheLionKingcalled“TheLionSleepsTo-night.”Alsoknownas“Wimoweh,”itwasfirstrecordedin1939,thenagainin1961. turn the page for more!
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YO,DUDE!(continued): •Whenyouopenacartonofyogurt,doyouknowwhatyou’reeating?It’samixtureofmilk and cream that has been fermented with live bacteria at a warm temperature. Because yourbodyneedstohaveacertainamountof“good”bacteria in the digestive tract, lactic acid-pro-ducing bacteria such as acidophilus are addedtothemix.NomadicBedouinsprocesscamel’smilk into drinkable yogurt, and often live onnothing else for six months. Although yogurthasprobablybeenaroundforabout8,000years,thewell-knownYoplaithasonlybeenexistencefor49ofthose.In1964,agroupofFrenchdairyfarmers agreed to merge in order to sell their goodsnationwide.Theylinkedthenamesoftwoof the farmers,Yola andCoplait to form theirnewbrandYoplait. •ThemostimportantholidayoftheJew-ish calendar is Yom Kippur, which translates“DayofAtonement.”It’sadaysetasidetore-pentfromandatoneforthesinsofthepastyear.ItoccursonthetenthdayoftheJewishmonthofTishri,whichin2013willbeSeptember14.YomKippur is adayof fasting, and traditionsinclude no eating or drinking, no bathing, andnowearingofleathershoes.Itisalsocustomarytowearwhiteonthisdayasasymbolofpurity,representingthepromisethat“oursinsshallbemadeaswhiteassnow.”Backin1965,LosAn-geles Dodger pitcher Sandy Koufaxmade thenewswhenhedecidednottopitchthefirstgameoftheWorldSeriesbecausethatdayfellonYomKippur. •RenownedcellistYoYoMawasborninParistoChineseparents.Hebeganstudyingthecelloat age four, shortlybefore the familymovedtoNewYorkCity.Asachildprodigyhebeganperformingatagefive,andatseven,per-formedforDwightD.EisenhowerandJohnF.Kennedy.
AllduringthemonthofJuneand particularlyon June 11. Ida-ho, RDI Heatingand Cooling willbe collecting all types of pet do-nation products.RDI will be col-lecting, not only food,butallpetrelatedsuppliessuchascollars,leashes,foodbowls,andtoys.RDIHeatingandCoolingwillbematchingthefirst$500indona-tions.Visitwww.rdiheating.comformorecom-pleteinformation. All donations will be given directly toSecondChancePetRescue, also inHaydenIdaho.SCPRrescuesadoptableanimalstohelpthemfindforeverhomes.Manyoftheiranimalsarerescuedfromlocal"kill"shelterswheretheymaybe just hours away fromdeath.Somearepurebredandsomearemixes,butalltheseani-malshaveplentyoflovetogive,ifyouwillopenyourheartandyourhome. Wehave a lifelineof vets, professionaltrainersandgroomerswhoarereadytohelpatany time.Wewant all adoptions to be a greatexperienceforbothyouandthepet.Whenpetscometoustheyenterasafehavenwheretheyarelovedandcared foruntil their foreverhome isfound.Theybecomeourpriority.Wegivethema name if they don't have one, take them home andstartlovingthemastheylearntotrustagain.Manyofthemrequireextracare.Allofourpetshavebeenaffectedinsomewaybytheircircum-stances.Adopting a rescue petmeans taking apossiblyneglected,abusedanddefinitelyneedypet and making a sincere COMMITMENT toproperlycareforandlovehimorher,UNCON-DITIONALLYfortherestoftheirlife.
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We are announcing a newnetwork andlookingformemberswhoservicepeopleintheagegroup40plus.ThefocuswillbetoEducate,SupportandExpand.Wearecommittedtomak-ingadifference,livingsimply,givingandreceiv-ingwithcareandrespect.Ratherthanamonthlymeetingwewillcometogethertohelpsupportatleastoneofourfellowmemberswithafunctionoreventthattheymaybehosting,especiallyournot-for-profitmembers.Comingtogetherinthismannerwillhelpusall.Afreshwaytonetwork! FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUT PAGE 4!
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YO,DUDE!(continued): •Babyboomerswillrecallafavoritecar-tooncharactercreatedbyHanna-Barberain1958.YogiBearmadehisdebutintheanimatedHuck-leberryHoundShow. In 1961,Yogiwas givenhis own show, which featured his adventuresin Jellystone Park, accompanied by his faith-fulcompanionBoo-Boo.Theyspent theirdaysstealing “pic-a-nic baskets” from campers andoutsmartingParkRangerSmith.Yogiwasfullofself-confidenceasheregularlyproclaimed,“I’msmarter than the average bear!” Yogi’s character was modeled after the popular HoneymoonerscharacterEdNorton,playedbypopularcelebrityofthetimeArtCarney. •LawrencePeter“Yogi”Berraisconsid-eredoneofbaseball’sgreatestcatchers.Yogi,whoplayed17yearswiththeNewYorkYankees,wasa15-timeAllStarandwastheAmericanLeagueMVP three times.Hewas later a player/coachfor theNYMets, a coachandmanager for theMetsandYankees,andacoachfortheHoustonAstros.As a player, coach, andmanager,Yogiappearedin21WorldSeries(14yearsasaplay-er).TheYankeesretiredhisNumber8jerseyin1972,thesameyearhewaselectedtotheBase-ballHallofFame.Yogiwaswellknownforhiswittycomments,oftencalled“Yogi-isms,”suchas,“Baseballis90%mentalandtheotherhalfisphysical.”WhenaskedwhytheYankeeslostthe1960WorldSeries,heresponded,“Wemadetoomanywrongmistakes.”AchildhoodfriendgaveYogihisfamousnickname,sayinghelookedlikeaHindusnakecharmerhehadseeninamovie.
• If you keep aloe around for soothingyourskinaftertoomuchtimeinthesun,takethistip fromJ.C. inFlorida:Keep thealoe inyourfridge; it keeps it cool, and it feels evenmorerefreshing.
•Wanttoeatmorefruitsandvegetables?Keep precut fruit and easy veggie dippers likecarrots,bellpepperstripsandceleryateyelevelin see-through containers in your refrigerator.Themoreyouseeit,themoreyou'lleatit.
•WeddingTip:Tocreateabeautifulgar-land for banisters, use white or light-coloredtulle, draped in sections and gathered with alovely bow. Twist the tulle around a string ofclearlightsforanevenmoredramaticeffect.
•Tocreate aneasy restingmat for tod-dlers, sew threepillowcases together in a rowalongthelongend.Whenneeded,stuffthreepil-lows in, and it creates a longmat, suitable fornaptimeorTVtime.
•Usewide,flatrubberbands,suchasyoumightfindonabroccoli stalk, to identifyyourdrinkingglass.Writeeachperson'snameinper-manent marker on the band, and slip over theglass.Anotherbenefit? Itmakes theglassnon-slip!
•M.R.inWisconsinwrites:"Chalkboardpaintisawonderfulcreationforkids.Ifyourentandcan'tpaintthewalls,purchaselargesquaresofsmoothpressboardatabuilding-supplystoreand paint those. Then just mount them to thewallusingmirrorclips.Thekidsabsolutelyloveours!"
Tidbits® of Dallas County Page 4 Tidbits® of CDA www.tidbitscda.com Page 4YO,DUDE!(continued): •ThenameofDentonTrueYoungmightnot be familiar, but surely you’ve heard hisnickname, Cy. CyYoung had a 22-year base-ballcareer thatstarted in1890pitchingfor theClevelandSpiders.HemovedontotheSt.LouisPerfectosaftereightseasons.Youngestablishedrecordsthatstillstandtodayaftermorethan100years,includingmostwins(511),careerinningspitched(7,355),mostcareergamesstarted(815),andmostcompletedgames(749).HeearnedthenicknameCyafterhisfastballdestroyedseveralfences. Reporterswrote that the fences lookedlikeacyclonehadhitthem,andthenamestuck.TheCyYoungAward,giventotheleagues’bestpitchers,wasestablishedin1956. •TheYorkshireTerrierbreedofdogwasdeveloped in the 1800s in the county ofYork-shire, England, to catch rats in clothingmills.ThesmallestYorkieinrecordedhistorywasjust2.5inches(6.35cm)tallandweighed4ounces(113grams).FamousYorkieownersincludePar-isHilton,JustinTimberlake,BritneySpears,andVanessaWilliams.AudreyHepburn’sYorkieMr.Famousappearedwithherinasceneinher1957movieFunnyFace. • The notorious Cole Younger GangteamedupwiththeJamesBrothersinthe1870sandtheeight-memberbandofoutlawswentonaspreeoftrain,stagecoach,andbankrobberies.TheircrimescametoahaltduringaMinnesotabankrobberyattemptin1874.TheJamesBroth-ers escaped, three other members were killed,and the threeYounger brotherswere captured.ColeYoungerhadbeenshot11 times,but sur-vivedtoserve25yearsinprison,afterwhichhewasparoled.Duringhisprisontime,hefound-edthe longest-runningprisonnewspaper in theU.S.
Volunteer at Your Local Schools A gentleman in Iowa has gone back toschool,althoughnotinthetraditionalsense.He'sfound his way to the local elementary school,wherehevolunteersdoingavarietyof tasks --notjustafewhoursaweek,buteveryday.He's74yearsold. Some days he spends time one-on-onewith childrenwho need helpwithmath.Othertimeshehelpsthosestrugglingwithreading.Dur-inghis"spare"timehereorganizedtheschool'slibrary.Hisschoolfeelsluckytohavehim. Allacrossthecountrythereareschoolsintrouble.They'revictimsofbudgetcutsthattakeawayvaluable resources,perhaps the resourcesthatthekidsneedmost.Insteadofareadingspe-cialist in each school, maybe that specialist isspreadoutoverfiveschools,andtoomanykidsarefallingthroughthecracks.Thefederalinfu-sion of "turnaround" dollars for the past threeyearsisabouttoend.Lessmoneywillmeanevenfewerresources. Itcanbeaviciouscycle.Butit'sonethatwecanbreak--byvolunteeringatourschools.Herearesomethingsyoucando:•Helpstrugglingstudentswithmathandreadingatallgradelevels.•Answerphonesinthefrontoffice.--Helpwithbuildingmaintenanceonanongoingbasis.•Teachartclasses.•Assistwithfieldtrips.•Givepresentationsona topicyouknowa lotabout.•Organizebakesales.•Catalog,repairandshelvebooksinthelibrary.•Givemusiclessons.•Chairanafternoonspecial-interestclub. We have the time;we have the experi-ence.Whobetterthanseniorstolendahelpinghandatourlocalschools?Togetstarted,calltheschoolprincipal,theheadofthePTAorthedis-trictoffices.
Are you community minded, want tomake a difference, and are looking for a fresh newwaytogrowyourbusinessandyourself? WeareproudtoannouncetheexpansionofTIDBITSandanewopportunityforyouand your business or service: CONNECT, a brightnewinclusivenetworknowforming.We are looking for members who serve the 40 + age group and want to CONNECT and:
Hot Flashes: Not Mandatory! Goodnewsformaturewomen–hotflashesaren’tanormalpartofmenopause!Common,yes,healthy,no.Wehavecometoaccepthotflashesasbeinganormalpartofmenopause,wheninfactitisasymptomofhormonesoutofbalance.Womenwhogothroughmenopausesymptom-freedon’ttalkaboutit!Onedaytheyrealize,‘hey,Ihaven’thadmycycleinayearnow,IguessI’mdone’.Theoneswhotalkaboutitaretheonesyouseefanningtheirfaces,stripinglayersofclothesofforcursing“theirownpersonalsummer”. Morewomensufferthesesymptomsthaneverbecausewearesooutofbalance. Ithasbecomethenorm–butthatdoesn’tmeanit’snormal.Whentheovariesretire(naturallyorsurgi-callyinduced),thebodyreliesonothertissuestoproduceestrogen–namelytheadrenals,liverandbreasttissue.Theproblemtodayisthattheglandsmostlyreliedonaren’tuptosnuff.Theliverissooverloadedwiththesyntheticbyproductsofthepre-packaged,junkandfastfoodsweeat,thepollutantsintheairandotherfactors,thatmakingestrogenjustdoesn’tappeartobeatthetopofthelistofpriorities. Theadrenalglandstakethegreatestburdenofestrogenproduction,butinaweakenedstate,ittoodoesn’tperformuptopar.Adrenalsarethemajorpartofthestress-copingmechanisminthebody.Sugar,alcohol,coffeeandprolongedstressarethebiggestculpritsforinterferencewithad-renalfunction.I’mnottalkingaboutadrenalfailurehere.I’mtalkingaboutthatgreyareabetweenperfectfunctionandadrenalfailure,commonlyreferredtoasadrenalfatigue.Whentheadrenalsaretired,estrogenlevelsdiminish. There’smuch that canbedone topreventhotflashes. This includesproviding the rawmaterialsthebodyneedstomakehormones(needgoodnutritionalrecommendations),takingtheburdenoff the liverwithacarefullymonitoreddetoxificationprogram,acupuncture treatments,herbaltreatments,etc. ManymedicationsandXenoestrogens(chemicalsthatmimicestrogenicactivity),andothercompoundsinterferewithadrenalandliverfunction,pre-disposingyoutohotflashesandothersymptomsofmenopause.Whenanyoftheendocrineglandsareoutofbalance,sowillthesexhor-monesbe.Diabetes,thyroidimbalances,pituitarychallenges,andpreviousPMSareallendocrineimbalancesthatwillpre-disposeyoutomenopausalsymptoms.There’smuchthatcanbedonetohelptheseconditionsaswell.Womendon’thavetosuffer! Bytakingsomepositiveactiontosupportthefunctionoftheentireendocrinesystemandthehealthofthebodyasawhole,youcangothroughthisperiodoftimefeelingenergeticinsteadof fatigued, calm andpeaceful insteadof erratic emotions, “sharp as a tack” insteadof fuzzy-thinking,andingeneral,enjoythefullnessthisperiodofyourlifeismeanttobe!
Dr.HollyCarling is aDoctor ofOrientalMedicine,LicensedAcupuncturist,DoctorofNaturopathy,ClinicalNutritionistandMasterHerbologistwithover34yearsofexperience.Dr.Carlingiscurrentlyacceptingnewpatientsandof-fersnaturalhealthcareservicesandwholefoodnutritionalsupplementsinherCoeurd’Aleneclinic.VisitDr.Carling’swebsiteatwww.vitalhealthandfitness.comtolearnmoreaboutDr.Carling,viewalistofupcominghealthclassesandreadotherinformativearticles.Dr.Carlingcanbereachedat208-765-1994andwouldbehappytoansweranyquestionsregardingthistopic.
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Q: I have a basic estate, whyshould I bother with estate plan-ning?A: Estate planning is your op-portunitytomakedecisionsaboutyour medical care, property, andfinalarrangementswhileyouhaveinput.Withoutdocumentsinplaceto direct decisions, the responsi-bilitywill shift to others: Medi-cal decisions will be made by the treatingdoctororhospital,andthemostdifficultdecisionswillfalltofamilymembers.Propertywillbedividedanddistributedaccordingtoastatelaw-definedhierarchyofsurvivors.Finalarrangementswillneedtobeputtogetherquicklybyfamily members, often with con-flictingideas.Theresultingplansanddecisionsmaynotmatchyourwishes,orworse,theycanplaceagreatburdenonlovedonesalreadydealingwithloss.
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Q: Whydidyouwant togetinto escrow, how long have youbeendoingit,whattypesoftrans-action to you usually handle andwhatkeepsyouinterested.
A: Mymotherwasareales-tateagent inthe80’sandshegotme a job at an escrow companywhenIwasjustturning18asare-ceptionist.Ihavebeenprocessingescrowsfor31years.Iprocessalltypes of transactions from com-mercial, businesses, residential,personalproperty,leasesandmo-bilehomes.Inescrowall itseverchanging which each deal, each personisdifferentsoyouarenotdoing the same thing over and over,differentchallengescomeupon each dealwhichmakes it funandinteresting.
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Q: When is it time to consider replacing my current air condi-tioner?
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The community event that theConnectgroupwillbesupporting thismonth isa fund-raiser for theSecondChancePetRescue. WeinviteallpetloverstocomeoutonJune11orga-nization.
The event is being sponsored and heldatRDIHeatingandCooling.RDIislocatedat9443N.GovernmentWayinHayden.PerJohnHoffman,RDIwill be collectingpet food, petsuppliesandaccessories,andcashdonationsallmonthlong.Oh, and RDI heating will match first $ 500 collected.
FormoreinformationonSecondChancePetRescue visit theirwebsite at: http://mem-bers.petfinder.com/~ID06/index.html. John islookingforpetrelatedvendorsandothersinter-estedinmakingthisaneventtoremember.
For more information John can be reached at RDI 208.762.9857
1.When looking for an agent youwant toknowiftheagentisafulltimeoraparttimerealtor.Whyyouask?Becauseafulltimeagent ismore in tunewith the current realestate market, and can offer better insight to alltheaspectsofbuyingahome.
2.Thesecondthingistoaskhowconnectedtheyare;whodotheyworkwithandwhy.Agentsthathavearelationshipwithalender,amortgagebroker,atitlecompany,ahome inspector, an appraiser, reputable re-pairpeople,etc.,willbeabletoofferamoreseamless transaction and provide you withresourcesasyouneedthem.Soaskyourre-altoriftheyhaveateamofexpertsthattheyworkwithandgettheirnamessoyoucandofurtherresearchifyouwant.
3.The third thingyouwant toknowaboutyour perspective realtor is how long theyhavebeeninthebusiness,andwhatcreden-tialstheyhave.RealEstateDesignationsareagoodwaytoknowifyouragentiseducat-edandknowledgeableofcurrentrealestatelawsandcodes.ThebestthingyoucanhaveinanagentwhoisworkingforyouisEXPERIENCE!GoodLuck!
Q:IfRatesRise,WhatShouldYouDowithBonds?
A: Short-terminterestratesareathistoriclows—andtheFederalReserveplans tokeep them thatway forawhile.Butlong-termratesmayriseinthenot-too-dis-tantfuture.Ifyouinvestinfixed-incomevehicles,suchasbonds,whatmighthigherratesmeanforyou? If long-term rates rise, the value of yourexisting bonds will decline because other inves-tors won’t pay full price for your bonds whenthey can get new ones issued at higher rates. Examineyourfixed-incomeportfoliotodeter-mineifit’sheavilyweightedtowardlong-termbonds.Ifso,youmaywanttoconsiderrepositioningsomeofthese assets and possibly using them to help build a“bondladder”containingbondsofvaryingmaturities. Then, whenmarket rates are low, you’ll stillhave your longer-term bonds earning higher interestrates.And when market rates rise, you can reinvestyour maturing short-term bonds at the higher rates.Considerbuildingsuchaladder—itmayhelpyouinallinterest-rateenvironments.Butyoumustevaluatewhether the bonds held within the bond ladder are con-sistentwithyourinvestmentobjectives,risktoleranceandfinancialcircumstances.
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terolisNOTtheenemy!Mostofwhatyouhavereadaboutsaturatedfatsandcholesteroliswrong,andthereisnolinearrelationshipbetweencholesterollevelsandstrokeorheartdiseaserisk.Statindrugsthatlowercholesterolareover-prescribedandoftenhavedangeroussideeffects.1/3rdofallheartattacksoccurinpatientswithlowcholesterol.Autoimmune disease can be cured. This includes rheumatoid arthritis,Hashimoto's thyroiditis,asthma,fibromyalgiaandCrohn'sdisease. Theonly thing that traditionalmedicinehas toofferthesepatientsissimplytoalleviatesymptomsbysuppressingimmunefunction-whichinturnwillincreaseriskofcancer-andoffersnohopeforcure.AutismandADHDaretreatableconditionsusingabio-medicaltreatmentapproachandoftendonotrequiremedications,. Manychronicdiseasesarecausedbynutritionalimbalances,especiallywiththeconsump-tionofhighlyprocessedfoodsthataredevoidofnutrientsandfullofartificialchemicalsandpreser-vatives.Goodhealthcannotbeachievedwithoutgoingbacktoawholefooddiet,eatingorganicasmuchaspossible,andavoidingfoodsthataregeneticallymodified.Thehealthiestoilsinthedietarecoconut,extravirgindarkoliveoil(glassbottleonly),andnutoils.Avoidthehighlygeneticallymodifiedcanolaoil,andoilsthatproduceinflammation,suchasvegetableoil,cornoil,sunflowerorsaffloweroils,andpeanutoil. Sugarandcarbohydratesraisetriglycerides;saturatedfatsdonot. Thereisnowabloodtest todiagnosefibromyalgia,but it isexpensive,$750.00,andnotcoveredbyinsurance. OnenutrientthatcanimpactthehealthmorethananyotherisvitaminD,andlevelsmustbebetween70-90tohavemaximumbenefit.Mypatientsroutinelytakebetween5000-10,000unitsofD3perday. Therearestrongimmuneenhancersthatcanhelpfightoffthecoldorfluquickly.Flushotsareloadedwithmercuryandshouldinmostcasesbeavoided,especiallyinpregnantwomenandalmostallchildren.Theyhavelittleeffectonactualresistancetotheflu,anddespitemassiveinocu-lationsoftheelderly,incidenceoffludeathshavenotchanged. Cancerscanbecured.Properlydesignednutritionaltreatmentsdonotinterferewithcon-ventionaltreatments,butmakethemmuchmoreeffective. Osteoporosiscanbereversedcompletelyusingpropernutritionalsupplementsandbio-iden-ticalhormonecream.Medicationssuchasfosamaxandbonivadonotgiveanormalarchitectureofbone,canhavedangeroussideeffects,andifused,shouldneverbegivenformorethan5years.Itisuptoeachofustotakechargeofourhealth.ToquotetheWorldHealthOrganization: "Healthisnotjusttheabsenceofdisease.Itisafeelingoftotalwell-beingonthePhysical,Mental,Emotional&Spirituallevelsofaperson’slife."
•ItwasAlbertEinsteinwhomadethefol-lowingsageobservation:"Thesignificantprob-lems we face cannot be solved at the same level ofthinkingwewereatwhenwecreatedthem." • According to some Native Americantribes,allyouhavetodotomakeawishcometrueistocatchabutterfly,whisperyourwishtoitandsetitfree. • If you drive a white automobile, youhavealotofcompany.TherearemorewhitecarsintheUnitedStatesthananyothercolor. •YouprobablyareawarethatthenamesthatforeignplacesareknownbyintheEnglishlanguagearenotalwaysthesameas thenamesofthoseplacesinthelocaltongue.ThecapitalofRussia iscalledMoskva in thatcountry,and toItaliansit'snotVenice,butVenezia.Notallnamessoundsosimilar,though;ifyoudidn'tknowthelanguage,itwouldbenearlyimpossibletofigureout thatEllinkiDimokratia iswhatGreekscalltheir country, and thatKonungariketSverige isSweden to theSwedish.SouthKorea isknownlocallyasHanKook,ChinaisZhonghuaRenminGongheGuo,andFinlandisSuomenTasavalta. •WhenHernanCortesreachedtheNewWorldinthe1600s,hefoundtheAztecsdrinkinghotchocolateattheirbanquets. • President Franklin Delano RooseveltaddedbothaswimmingpoolandamovietheatertotheWhiteHouse. •You probably knew that catswere re-vered in ancient Egypt, but did you know thatwhen a domestic cat died, the family went into mourning?Yep. Peoplewould shave their eye-browstodemonstratetheirgriefoverthepassingoftheirbelovedpet.
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Sixmonthsago,welookedattheclaimsprocessingtimeforanumberofsmallandlargelocationsacross thecountry.GiventheDepart-ment ofVeteransAffairs' efforts to reduce thetime to process a claim to less than 125 days,let's check in with a few of the same locations andseehowthey'redoing. InNovember,WhiteRiverJunction,Vt.,had969veteransawaitingclaims,with510wait-inganaverage239days.Nowtheyhave834vet-eranswaitinganaverageof239days.However,averagewaittimeforfirstclaimsisnowat559days. Lincoln,Neb.,had4,476veteranswait-ing,1,678ofthemover125days.Nowtheyhave2,560veterans,with695over125days.Averagewaittimeis143days.Clearlythere'sbeensomeprogressmade. Let'slookatsomeofthemorepopulatedareas. LastNovember,St.Petersburg,Fla.,had46,366veteranswaitinganaverage207days.Ofthose,30,321werepastthe125-daymark.Nowthereare50,492veteranswaitinganaverageof319days.Of those, 34,860 are over 125days.Asusual, thedevil is in thedetails.Theofficereceives4,293claimspermonthandonlycom-pletes3,687. Baltimore,Md.,had19,662claimswait-inglastNovember,with16,472pastthe125-daymark.Average claim timewas 343 days.Nowithas18,421veteranswith15,326waitingover125dayswithanaverageclaimtimeof417days.Here, too, the incoming exceeds the outgoing:1,023 claims coming in eachmonth, and only880completed. Toseehowyourlocalclaimsofficeisdo-ing, go online to http://cironline.org/ and clickonReturningHometoBattle,thenclickonthebacklogmap.