Newspaper Page Text
HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL
Fish oil: Catch of the day
By ANN MARIE BUSH
Morris News Service
Is there such a thing as
a magic pill or cure-all? Not
really, but some supple
ments, such as fish oil, may
prevent certain diseases and
help treat others.
Sources of omega-3 fatty
acids include fish oil and
certain plant/nut oils. Fish
oil contains docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA) and eicosapen
taenoic acid (EPA).
In the form of fish or fish
oil, both lower tryglycer
ides and reduce the risk of
death, heart attack, danger
ous abnormal heart rhythms
and strokes in people with
known cardiovascular dis
ease, the Mayo Clinic Web
site states.
It also can slow the build
up of therosclerotic plaques
(hardening of the arteries)
SCOUTS
From page iA
get.”
He pointed out that with
the Tigers, the first graders
in the Cub Scout program,
each child must have a “par
ent-partner” at all activi
ties.
Right along with explain
ing the program’s goals and
handing out instructions
about where to buy the uni
forms, Hall and Steinbaugh
were actively seeking volun
teers at the meeting.
Hall, an attorney who is
an Eagle Scout himself, is a
strong believer in the char
acter building side of scout
ing.
“Scouting was formed for
teaching values, and it has
never wavered from that,”
he said, “The kids learn self
reliance, team work and
sportsmanship. They get
insroduced to skills and hob
TEEN
From page iA
street gang, “with knowledge
that its members engage and
have engaged in a patter
of criminal activity .... and
did willfully assist in said
felonious criminal conduct
by members of said gang in
that said accused did bur
glarize a building illegally,
take property and be a party
of the possession of a fire
arm during the commission
of a crime.”
Fountain is accused of, from
May 27 to June 9, intention
ally, unlawfully and without
authority entering the dwell
ing of another on Springfield
Court with the intent to
commit a theft therein. He is
VALET
From page iA
the place up and running,”
said Hospital Authority
Chairman Sonny Watson.
“Once everything is all
cleared up,” Alford said, “we
may revisit it.”
Philips said the construc
tion projects are moving
on schedule, with minimal
injuries, nothing major. He
did say “the heat on the
deck, at the construction
site has reached 140 degrees
at times.”
Philips said the new
entrance to the Emergency
Department will be opening
Sept. 30. “It is progress
ing well,” Philips said in
response to questions about
the date from Hospital
Authority members, “there
INJURED
From page lA
The roughly 30,000 square
foot, two-story building is
being built on a 1.1-acre site
at the intersection of Russell
and Carl Vinson parkways.
The new customer service
facility will house 50 Flint
employees moved from other
locations including all from
the Elberta Road facility.
Marianne Douglas from
Flint said the construction
project is on schedule, “with
a completion date of spring
2008, in the March time
frame.”
and lowers blood pressure
slightly.
Angela Lindemuth-
McDonald, a pharmacy man
ager at Walgreens in Topeka,
Kan., said DHA and EPA
also may help with rheu
matoid arthritis, depression,
bipolar disorder, menstrual
pain and kidney problems.
The best source for omega
-3 fatty acids is fatty fish
like salmon, Lindemuth-
McDoland said, adding that
a supplement is beneficial,
too.
“The dosing should be
based on the amounts of
EPA and DHA in the prod
uct,” she said. “The most
common at Walgreens is
Finest Natural Omega-3
Fatty Acids. There are 1,000
milligrams per soft gel.”
Many customers inquire
about fish oil supplements,
Lindemuth-McDonald said.
bies they may use for the
rest of their lives.”
He pointed out that
General Robert L. Scott was
an Eagle Scout whose earli
est interest in flying was get
ting a scouting merit bade in
aviation.
Hall said that Crossroads
United Methodist Church
has been a strong sponsor of
the local scouting program
for years and that all boys
are welcome. He pointed
out that there is a closet for
recycling cub and scouting
gear, to help cut the cost of
outfitting the kids, and that
if there is financial need,
they’ll “find a way” to get a
child involved.
For those not familiar
with scouting terminology,
Cub come in several catego
ries. They begin as Tigers in
first grade. Second graders
are Wolves, third graders are
Bears, and fourth and fifth
graders are Webelos - which
isn’t an animal at all, but
accused of taking an X-Box,
a Nintendo game system,
a stereo tuner, a 100-disc
CD changer, several items
of clothing, several pairs
of shoes, bottles of liquor,
DVDs, a lap
top comput
er and sev
eral items
of jewelry.
While did
not possess
the fire
arm, his
is accused
of aiding,
abetting
and encour-
FOUNTAIN
aging the one who did dur
ing the commission of the
burglary. Fountain is also
accused of getting money
from the Perry Pawnshop
are contractual provisions
to encourage that.”
He said construction for
the Emergency Department
expansion will be complete
Nov. 30.
In September, Philips
said, work on the northwest
bed tower should include
the second floor elevated
slabs and underground
utilities. Roofing and brick
is excpected. on the central
CREDIT PROBLEMS GOT YOU
PULLING YOUR HAIR OUT?
cl Y>d
' j
WE’VE GOT THE SOLUTION!
GET THE CREDIT YOU DESERVE AT TERRY HOLMES
AUTOMOTIVE.
CONFIDENTIAL AND SECURE CREDIT APPLICATIONS
BY PHONE OR ONLINE FROM THE COMFORT OF
YOUR OWN HOME.
1-888-913-LOAN (5626)
www.carconnection.qetaves.CQm
MUST USE A TOUCHTONE PHONE TO APPLY OR APPLY OVER THE INTERNET
iid
They want to know what
the side effects are and how
beneficial it is.
“Fish oil can cause nau
sea, heartburn and loose
stools,” she said.
“People with an allergy
or hypersensitivity to fish
should avoid fish oil or
omega-3 fatty acid products
derived from fish. Patients
taking Coumadin shouldn’t
take it unless advised by a
physician.”
A news release from the
American Heart Association
said healthy people should
consume omega-3 fatty acids
from fish and plant sources
to protect their hearts.
Omega-3 fatty acids make
the blood less likely to
form clots that cause heart
attacks, and they protect
against irregular heartbeats
that cause sudden cardiac
death.
scout code for “Will be Loyal
Scouts.”
The Webelos, Hall said,
start working toward the
higher level of Boy Scouting.
He pointed out that while
Cub Scouting is led by adults,
Boy Scouts begin learning
leadership and planning by
organizing their own events
and making team decisions.
Randy Sherrill, who is the
Executive Director of the
Middle Georgia Boy Scout
Council said that the orga
nization is fortunate in hav
ing United Way Support,
because the actual cost “per
boy” is far greater than the
$lO enrollment fee. He
said that over 6,000 boys
were involved in scouting in
Middle Georgia, with 1800
volunteers making the pro
gram possible.
To learn more about the
Cub Scout program, call Will
Stinebaugh at 714-9541.
for some of the stolen items,
“by use of deceitful means
and artful practice,” by rep
resenting through another
that the property was legal
ly obtained and possessed
when it was not did not
belong to either Fountain or
the female he asked to pawn
the stuff.
Assistant District Attorney
Duncan Munn, who is pros
ecuting the case, said there
was not enough evidence to
prosecute the woman. “It
was not clear if she knew the
items were stolen,” he said.
Munn said all of the oth
ers were juveniles, includ
ing the gunman, and “not
of age to be prosecuted.”
Only Fountain, 17, was old
enough to be charged as an
adult.
energy plant, with masonry
and underground piping to
the tower to be done by the
end of August.
In August two homes were
slated to be removed along
Sunset Drive to accommo
date the parking lot there.
Irrigation and landscape of
that parking lot is sched
uled for September, as the
removal of a house at 1224
Briarcliff Drive.
LOCAL
Do you really need
fortified soft drinks?
By JOE SOUTHERN
Morris News Service
AMARILLO, Texas -
Want vitamins with that?
The latest trend in the
soft drink and bottled water
industries has been to forti
fy beverages with minerals
and vitamins. Local experts,
however, say the average
person can probably do
without them.
“They’ve got enough
(nutrients) in them to feed
a small sparrow,” said Dr.
Michael Meyers, professor
of sports and exercise sci
ences at West Texas A&M
University.
Meyers said that unless
you’re an elite athlete, the
nutritionally enhanced bev
erages are overkill.
“They’re not going to
hurt you,” he noted.
Brent Hoover, the food
service director for the
Amarillo Independent
School District, said forti
fied water is a healthier
choice than sugary soft
drinks, but said consumers
need to look at their indi
vidual situation before fill
ing their bodies with things
they don’t need.
“It’s better to have a
good diet. ... Nothing out
there can substitute a good
diet,” Hoover said.
He said the school dis
trict is getting away from
carbonated soft drinks in
vending machines and add
ing more water and juice
choices. The district also is
reducing the soft drink sizes
from 20 ounces to 12 to cut
back on the sugars and calo
ries the children consume.
Gatorade became the
first nutritionally enhanced
drink when it was created in
1965, and is now the indus
try standard. Other compa
nies have been expanding
and diversifying the market
by adding various vitamins
and minerals to beverages
not normally associated
with athletics.
That’s my
mortgagebank
Finding the right mortgage banker is just as important ■
as Finding the right home. At Fairfield Financial, get the
convenience of using online services and the confidence of working
with trusted local professionals. You can apply online, communicate by
phone, and meet face to face with a knowledgeable loan officer. You
will feel much more comfortable discussing your finances, your future,
and your personal preferences with someone you am depend on.
FAIRFIELD
FINANCIAL
A Subsidiary Security Bank
www.MyFairfieldMortgage.com
We do the work. You take the credit.
Products like Diet Coke
Plus, Soße Life Water,
Propel Fitness Water and
Aquafina Alive can be found
in almost any grocery store
shelf. But should those
products make it to your
kitchen?
“If you’re an athlete you
can justify putting it in
there,” Meyers said.
Hoover said the nutri
tional beverages are good
for those who live an active
lifestyle, such as athletes,
but noted that those drinks
also have more calories than
plain water and can add
weight to those who live a
sedentary lifestyle.
“You really don’t need
a substitute or enhanced
water or whatever if you’re
not active,” he said.
Meyers said football play
ers, distance runners and
others who exert them
selves physically and sweat
- - - A - -^iijii" ■■■‘■ii in a u 1
> ,< poi
) Only in ttie
Jki&ix&txxxt JBztily \
Cj&aAj>jLfie>cl S^ctixAtv
{items for sale must
under |
tuns 5 days cn 4 lines
+ your ad is
f:ij¥ S* W
FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2007 ♦
a lot can benefit from the
added nutrition, but the
amounts in soft drinks
aren’t enough to make a
significant impact. He said
what they need more than
anything is water.
He said when it comes to
hydration, you need to look
at quantity before you look
at quality.
“You need to look at quan
tity first. Are they drinking
enough (water)?” he said.
Meyers said there are two
ways to determine wheth
er someone is consuming
enough water. The first is
to weigh oneself before and
after a workout. If there is
more than a 2 percent loss
in weight, it needs to be
replenished. Another way is
to check the color of urine.
If it’s dark, more water is
needed. If it’s light or clear,
the person is getting enough
to drink.
Perry
1208 Washington Street
(478) 722-7165
Warner Robins
1198 S Houston Like Road
(478) 953-7400
849 Warren Dr. (Hwy 96)
(478) 722-7183 A
Ail loam utkfft t re \tniu aypremL
5A
1323.12