Page B4 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 17, 1888 Some truth in folk wisdom “Fish is brain food.” “Carrots will help you see bel- ter”? HERE HAVE been a lot of folk remedies in the past based on the eating of a spe- © cial food. These maxims are being re- searched these days, and scientists are finding that there may be more truth to them than fiction. It might be better to think ~f foods as preventative treatments, rather than as medicines, It isn’ta good idea to treat any medical situation without consulting your doctor. As science looks at foods for possible protective benefits, it’s likely that some foods offer pro- tection against some of our society's leading killers. Beta-carotene The Beta-carotene found in car- rots, yams, . sweet potaiocs, squash, and spinach reduces the risk of developing some cancers. Part of this protection is the anti-oxidant properties of beta- carotene — it will ‘soak up” any ‘free’? oxygen that's floating. around in your body. Remember that an oxygen molecule is made up of two oxygen.atoms (O2).. When ‘there’s only a single atom floating around (O), it can lead io some dangerous com- pounds being formed. Those compounds could be carcinogenic (they can cause cancer). By soaking up the extra oxygen, the beta-carotene makes it inac- tive. Thus no dangerous com- . pounds will be formed. Cheese ' Thirty to 75 per cent of cheese’s calories come from fat, and a single serving of processed NUTRITION CALENDAR * On Wednesday, March 24, the Terrace Women’s Resource Centre will host a women’s nutri- tion workshop entitled Body Jm- age and Healthy Eating: Finding ~t @ Balance. Nutritionist Gerry -S Kasten will speak at the work- shop. He’ll discuss the pressure socicly places upon women to be _thin, and how to avoid that pres- sure by instead focussing on healthy eating and a-healihy self- esteem. * B.C. dieticians and nutritionists host their 2nd annual Nutrition Grand Ski-at Shames Mountain on Sunday, March 28. Skiers on Sternwheeler will ans- wer questions as they ski down the run and deposit their answers at the bottom. Prizes to be drawn at 1 p.m. _ An open letter to employees of B.C. Hydro. -Dear Sir: The B.C. Schizophrenia Society ‘of Terrace wishes to thank you - for. your generous donations to ” the Hydrecs House. : More: than $210,000 has been _ collected, Prior to this year the - most ever raised for a special pto- ject was $160,000. The Hydrecs House, an eight- unit “semi-independent living. house” for” those suffering schizophrenia, will be built in Vancouver -on land donated. by the City of Vancouver. | It. should. be completed this summers: 5. This ‘prototype will eventually . be wed: fot/as. a: model for new units around: ‘the province, k “who ® ‘helped Pais this © year’s Science Fair a success, Several: businesses and organi- zations generously provided finaricial supporl, “A’speclal thank you needs tobe Po. _ given’ to the Science Falr repre- : séntatives ’ from: various. ‘schols, for: wi tek support” and . have. been:'as rewarding for the® rm students’ our area... “Thankyou. to Cheryl ‘Thomas, 7 Gail’ Shinde;; Mary .Bowering, "Paul Cloutier, Terri “Rosengren: rete aT cheese can have the sodium con- tent of a whole meal, So many health conscious people have eliminated) cheese from their diets. But in a well balanced diet, low-fat cheeses (Jess than 20 % Milk Fat) can be healthy choices. A one ounce serving of cheese contains about 200 milligrams of calcium. .(The same as 5 ounces of milk.) Getting plenty of cal- cium can provide ~ protection against osteoporosis. That’s the disease where bones become brittle and "honeycombed" be- cause of loss of calcium. Cheese also protects your teeth, When you eat cheese, you stimu- late saliva production, and the acids that destroy looth enamel are. diluted and washed away. That can mean less tooth decay, and fewer cavities. Fish The fat that’s found in fish has ‘a beneficial effect in reducing the risk of heart disease. The Omega- 3 fatty acids are what do it. They seem to make our blood less Nutrition Notes by Gerry Kasten “‘sticky’’. That means less plaque gets deposited in our arteries, and there’s less risk of blood vessels becoming blocked, The big question right now is: How much fish do we have to cat to get these protective benefits? The answer seems to be about two to three fish dishes per week. Fish oil supplements are a definite no-no. The Beta-carotene found in carrots, yams, sweet potatoes, squash, and spinach reduces the risk of developing some cancers. They’re pure fish oil, and be- cause you take a number of them per day, they end up contributing a lot of fat to the dict. The risk of the extra fat in the dict outweighs the benefits of the fish oils. And there’s also a con- cern that fish oil supplements may contribute to empty-wallet- disease. The Uplands Parent Advisory Council wold like to express our appreciation to the following businesses for helping to make our Recent Auction A Tremendous Success: Garlic Last but not least, balist’s wonder drug. From the ancient Egyptians to modem man, people — have believed in the medicinal qualities of garlic. Its traditional uses have varied from cleansing the digestive sys- tem and lowering blood pressure, to protecling against colds and rheumatism. Modern research shows that.garlic may have many powerful effects. ‘In China, a study has shown that people who eat large amounts of garlic (I mean really large amounts ~~ ten teaspoons of chopped fresh garlic per day) have a lower level of. stomach cancer than people who don’t eat garlic, As a result, garlic is being investigated by the National Can- cer Institute in the States, kkkkk While scientists are searching for the curative benefits of vari- ous foods, all of them agree on one thing: No one food has the ability to meet your nutrient needs. No one food should be looked upon as having special curative powers. The consensus is that modera- tion, balance, and variety will be your best weapon against disease, and the key to living a healthful life with optimum nutrition. the her- Gerry Kasten is a nutritionist with the Skeena Heaith Unit. Now is the time for all good men and women to wine to the aide of the Party. 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