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Sunday, June 12, 2016
ADLEN ROBINSON
Columnist
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These days, it seems
almost every food is a
“superfood,” but in the
case of coconut oil, it
truly is. .
Nutrition “experts”
used to demonize coco
nut oil since it contains
so much saturated fat.
The fat is not the kind
of saturated fat in steak
or cheese. It’s actually
made up of medium
chain fatty acids that are
metabolized differently
in our bodies.
Did you know that
populations who con
sume mass quantities of
coconut and coconut oil
are incredibly healthy?
The Tokelauans in the
South Pacific have no
evidence of heart dis
ease. Their diets consist
of 60 percent coconut
and coconut oil.
There is also evidence
that consuming coconut
oil can help burn calo
ries more efficiently. In
addition, it can help kill
harmful pathogens such
as bacteria, viruses and
fungi. Other studies say
coconut oil improves
blood cholesterol levels
and strengthens your
immune system.
Coconut oil also
improves the digestive
system, helping the
body absorb fat soluble
vitamins like calcium
and magnesium.
Coconut oil is also
touted as an excellent
product for your dental
health. Have you ever
heard of oil pulling?
This is when you take a
spoonful of coconut oil
and swirl it around in
your mouth before spit
ting it out. I know that
sounds weird, but stud
ies show is can kill
harmful bacteria in your
mouth and improve your
dental health overall.
Many people claim it
can re-mineralize your
teeth.
Coconut oil is also a
terrific moisturizer. It
seems really oily when
you first apply it. The
first time I used it I
thought it was never
going to be absorbed
and I was going to feel
like an oil slick all day.
It actually absorbs into
your skin fairly quickly
and leaves your skin
baby soft. It’s also great
for shaving. I like to
mix it with various
essential oils. My favor
ite being lavender. It’s
also great for removing
eye makeup.
There are also studies
suggesting coconut oil
can boost brain function
in Alzheimer’s patients,
supplying energy for
their brain cells. It
makes me so happy
when scientists study
natural ways of healing
and helping those who
are ill, rather than just
testing with drugs.
When is the last time
your doctor suggested
you try eating or drink
ing something natural to
help your medical con
dition?
If you have never
cooked with coconut
oil, you might think all
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Couple in Cumming reflects on 70 years of marriage
By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
Galen Smith remembers a lot of
numbers. January 9, 1946. The day he
met a nurse at a belated Christmas
party. He arrived late, but he made it
in time to meet the nurses who attend
ed.
He remembers his first phone num
ber. It was 920r5. If you were calling
locally, it meant you had to circle the
dial five times. Otherwise you had to
go through the operator.
“Back in the dark ages,” he said.
May 19, 1946. The day he married
the nurse he met at the belated
Christmas party. She asked him to
dance.
“It was a very short courtship,” he
said. “And we’ve been married ever
since, of course. I just knew it the first
time that [ had some time with her that
I loved her and that I thought 1 would
like to marry her. So I guess that’s the
reason we didn’t have a long court
ship.”
Galen and Adella Smith have been
married for 70 years. Another number.
Not one that not many people get to
tout.
The 96-year-old husband sat next to
his 92-year-old wife on their couch in
Cumming.
“I don’t think I ever asked you [to
marry me] did 1?” he asked his wife.
“No."
“I think we just had a meeting of the
mind that we both wanted to marry, so
I don’t think I really did ask her,” he
said. “For our engagement ring I, of
course, couldn’t afford a ring with
Local Girl Scouts receive Gold Award
By Rachel Pittman
intern@forsythnews.com
Four Forsyth Central High
School graduates received the
highest achievement in Girl
Scouting, the Gold Award, on
March 6 at the annual Girl Scouts
of Greater Atlanta Gold Award
Ceremony at Atlanta’s Fox
Theatre.
Claire Graff, Madeline Gray,
Peyton Ledford and Stephanie
Tourtillott completed indepen
dent projects that influenced,
in the community and globally to
achieve the Gold Award rank.
Cathy Morse and Lisa Tourtillott,
the girls’ troop leaders since ele
mentary school, provided the
guidance for these projects.
“What this award says about
their character is determination
and courage and leadership,”
going to school, so I gave her my fra
ternity ring.”
18. That’s about how many times
they moved. During that time they had
two children who are now 52 and 59.
Their daughter lives in Cumming.
January 13, 1942. The day Galen
Smith enlisted in what was then called
the U.S. Army Air
Corps. It was a
Friday. He served
for 19 months
before being dis
charged on a ser
vice-connected dis
ability.
He stayed in the
country during
World War 11, and
though training was
dangerous he was
probably better off.
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trained with, when
they were ready to
go to north Africa
... I was in the hos
pital, and the crew
came up and asked me if I would go
with them. And I said only if the doc
tor would release me, and the doctor
wouldn’t release me,” he said. “So 1
didn’t get to go, and I probably would
have been dead because I heard that
the whole squadron, flying squadron,
got wiped out at the oil fields in
Germany.”
That was more than 70 years ago.
Before Adella. And he said he forgets
some of the details from the war.
What he does remember doesn’t
always have a number attached to it.
Morse said. “Determination to
find a project that is workable,
the courage to reach out to the
community and make those con
tacts with strangers or profession
al adults and ask for help and ask
for guidance and coordinate
these large-scale efforts and then
leadership because they have to
then guide others.”
Comparable to the rank of
Eagle Scout in Boy Scouts, the
Gold Award is achieved by less
than 5 percent of all Girl Scouts.
The projects that Girl Scouts
must complete to receive the
award must make an impact
through permanent and sustain
able outreach efforts that dem
onstrate leadership skills and an
ability to work with resources
within 2 community.
Claire Graff increased aware
ness of prescription drug abuse
and proper disposal of medica
Sometimes it’s more abstract. Like the
feeling he had when he and Adella
walked on the Great Wall of China.
Just a pile of rocks, he said. But nice
to see because of the age.
Or how he felt on his first day of
school.
“I didn’t want to go to school, and
“All of the things
we didn't have
then, we have
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Galen Smith
electric company
and asking what’s wrong. Back in
those days you were lucky to have one
light,” he said.
But one of the things he reflects on
most is what he has learned in 70 years
of marriage.
“I would say don’t be so critical.
Don’t be critical,” he said. “Accept
things as they are. And at times you
will want to ask people to do things
that only you think are right, but they
may not be. So be careful in what you
ask people to do ... Be loving. Be very
loving all the time.”
tions. With the help of the
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office,
Forsyth County Senior Services,
local pharmacies, Medical
Association of Georgia and
Forsyth County Court Appointed
Advocates (CASA), Graff edu
cated the community about pre
scription medication abuse, dis
posal and security by in-person
seminars and by coordinating
the distribution of more than
1,600 fliers with prescriptions.
Using GoFundMe, she supplied
drug lock boxes to high risk
families through CASA and
hygiene supplies to Forsyth
County Mental Health Services.
Madeline Gray led the cre
ation of nextstepsforyou.tk, a
website for Georgia teens and
women experiencing unexpected
pregnancies. Gray provided
local points of contact for medi
cal support, counseling, infor
my mother chased
me to school,” he
said. ‘1 was five,
and I wanted to wait
until I was 6.”
Or even how he
thinks of the past.
“All of the things
we didn’t have then,
we have now and
we really don’t
appreciate them like
we would appreci
ate them because
we are accustomed
to it and we expect
it. When the lights
go out we think
about calling the
mation and planning for these
women. She worked with medi
cal professionals at North
Atlanta Primary Care on next
stepsforyou.tk, which focuses on
young women by connecting
them to local resources and giv
ing them guidance for the future.
Her website has received about
1,137 visits to date.
Peyton Ledford created an
ongoing program for youth
groups to educate them about
interacting with dementia
patients and to provide monthly
interactions between Central stu
dents and dementia patients at
The Oaks at Post Road. She also
partnered with the Beta Club at
Central, which agreed to take
responsibility for future monthly
interactions between the students
and patients. Ledford organized
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