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Had a really great lazy, relaxing Saturday with long time friends visiting from Colorado. And with good friends, beautiful warm weather, crocuses in full bloom and wild flowers blooming everywhere the eye can see and good health , what more could you ask for? Not much as far as I am concerned... I do hope you can say the same for you and yours! Have a good day today and relax if you haven't already taken your relaxation day this week!

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Report Links Second-Hand Smoke, Cancer
By BETH FOUHY
Mar 10, 2005

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Scientists at an influential state agency have completed a draft report linking second-hand smoke to breast cancer, a finding that could lead air quality regulators to strengthen the state's indoor smoking laws.

It's the first major report to draw that connection, and one of many findings about the health effects of so-called environmental tobacco smoke, or ETS.

The 1,200-page report drafted by scientists at the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment draws on more than 1,000 other studies of the effects of second-hand smoke and details a range of health problems caused by exposure to it. These included respiratory complications, heart disease and several cancers, many of which have been extensively documented.

But the report also establishes a connection between so-called passive smoking and breast cancer - a disease that kills about 40,000 women in the United States each year.

"The more recent primary, population-based case-control studies ... controlling for several important reproductive, dietary and other potential confounding factors, have consistently identified elevated breast cancer risks," the report concluded. "Overall, the weight of evidence ... is consistent with a causal association between ETS and breast cancer."

The report estimates that women exposed to second-hand smoke have up to a 90 percent greater risk of breast cancer than women who are not.

Agency spokesman Allan Hirsch said the conclusions in the report, particularly regarding breast cancer, had been based on several different studies that focused on the long-term effects of second-hand smoke, particularly in pre-menopausal women.

The report has been examined for several months and a scientific review panel could approve the findings as early as next Monday. The report would then be submitted to the Air Resources Board, which sets controls for air pollution in the state. If the board determines that second-hand smoke is a so-called toxic air contaminant, it can seek to regulate it.

Terry Pechacek, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control office on smoking and health, said in USA Today on Wednesday that the report will fuel a national debate on the link between smoking and breast cancer.

"I have to say without reservation it will stimulate continued and accelerated scientific evaluation of the smoking and breast cancer issue," Pechacek said.

In public comments to the board, Sanford Barsky, a UCLA researcher writing on behalf of the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company, said the report "either ignores mentioning or does not give the appropriate weight to studies which refute this association" between second-hand smoke and breast cancer.

Air Resources Board: http://www.arb.ca.gov

Since spring is a time to clean your home and your body, this week's vegetable is one that anyone can have from the poorest to the richest pocketbook that not only fills a nutrition detoxing program but contributes to good health and costs nothing to put on your table!

This wild vegetation drives gardeners crazy when trying to keep lawns nice and green. Right now it's head is popping up all over the place and I can almost hear the gardeners screaming! Over the centuries our ground has become deplete of minerals in the soil and Mother Nature says we have to take care of that problem… Hence Dandelions grow rampant all over this earth trying to repair the depletion!

Much more than a repairer weed the dandelion is an edible plant with uncommon nutritional and medicinal value and grows wild in almost every yard I've ever been in making it a free food! There are many varieties of Dandelion leaves; some are deeply cut into segments, in others the segments or lobes form a much less conspicuous jagged leaf feature.

The dandelion's name comes from the French term "dent-de-lion," meaning "lion's tooth" - so named for its dark-green leaves with pointy, toothlike edges - a staple in French country kitchens. Russia, calls it "life-elixir," and its leaves are traditionally steamed and served with sour cream and thinly sliced red onion. Italians like the leaves chopped and sauteed with garlic and olive oil. The English boil them and then toss them with vinegar and salt. Almost every part of the dandelion can be consumed, including the blossoms and roots. Only the dried-out puffball of seeds is inedible; that part seems to have been created purely to make man mad and for procreation of the plant.

The dandelion leaves are shiny and without hairs, the margin of each leaf cut into great jagged teeth, either upright or pointing somewhat backwards, and these teeth are themselves cut here and there into lesser teeth. It is this somewhat fanciful resemblance to the canine teeth said to resemble the angular jaw of a lion fully supplied with teeth.

The shining, purplish flower-stalks rise straight from the root, are leafless, smooth and hollow and bear single heads of flowers. On picking the flowers, a bitter, milky juice exudes from the broken edges of the stem, which is present throughout the plant, and when it comes into contact with the hand, turns to a brown stain that is rather difficult to remove.

The dandelion is a veritable feast for at least ninety-three different kinds of insects who are in the habit of feasting on it. Smart insects!

The plant prefers to take root in poorly mineralized soil, where it sends its thick brown taproot deep to pull minerals from below, restoring health to overused topsoil. Wherever you see dandelions turning a green meadow gold, the earth is being replenished. When you see them growing in abundance in your garden or yard, know that area is deplete of minerals big time and signals the need to supplement with minerals as much as possible to that area

Dandelions bloom in spring and fall. For this reason, they are beloved by beekeepers: They can depend on the nectar from these blossoms for making honey well into autumn, long after other flowers have gone. The plants are also useful in fruit orchards, since their leaves emit a gas that makes fruit ripen early and evenly.

Tenth-century Arab physicians called it taraxacon, meaning "a remedy for disorders." It has an especially potent effect on the liver resides in solar plexis area of the body, and one of the dandelion's main constituents, choline, is essential to liver function. The stomach and gall bladder can also be strengthened by regular consumption of dandelion. Bitter greens, such as dandelion and chicory, release hydrochloric acid in the stomach, which helps with digestion. They also contain generous amounts of vitamins C and A and the mineral calcium.

Dandelion greens can often be found among the colorful medley of greens known as mesclun (A mixture of young salad greens), sold at farmers' markets, natural-food stores and the specialty-produce sections of most grocery stores. The blossoms and roots, however, are rarely available commercially; you'll probably need to harvest your own. Pick blossoms in a field that you know hasn't been treated with chemicals; dig roots - also chemical-free area - with a garden fork on a day when a recent rainfall has softened the ground.

It is great as a salad green loaded with antioxidants, and potassium. Is a great milk producer in cows - most cows will not eat it but when they do it increases the milk production by about 1/3 - and in lactating women. The leaves are more nutritious than anything you can buy with more beta-carotene than carrots. More iron and phenomenal calcium than spinach. High in vitamins B-1, B-2, B-5, B-6, B-12, C, E, P, and D, biotin, inositol, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and zinc. A tasty, free vegetable that grows in virtually every yard.

The young leaves of the Dandelion make an agreeable and wholesome addition to spring salads. The full-grown leaves should not be taken, being too bitter, but the young leaves, especially if blanched or sautéed, make an excellent salad, either alone or in combination with other greens, onion, lemon juice, shallot tops and/or chives. Dandelion is only pleasantly bitter, and if eaten while the leaves are quite young, the center rib of the leaf is not at all unpleasant to the taste. But older the rib is tough and not so tasty to eat.

The young leaves may also be boiled as a vegetable, spinach fashion, thoroughly washed and drained, sprinkled with lemon or lime juice, pepper and salt, moistened with soup or butter and served very hot. If considered a little too bitter, use half spinach, but the Dandelion must be partly cooked first then add the spinach to finish cooking, as it takes
longer to cook than spinach. Another variation, some grated nutmeg or garlic, a teaspoonful of chopped onion or grated lemon peel can be added to the greens when they are cooked. A simple vegetable soup may also be made with Dandelions.

The dried Dandelion leaves are also employed as an ingredient in many digestive or diet drinks and herb beers. Dandelion Beer is a rustic fermented drink common in many parts of the country and made also in Canada. Workmen in the furnaces and potteries of the industrial towns of the Midlands have frequent resource to many of the tonic Herb Beers, finding them cheaper and less intoxicating than ordinary beer, and Dandelion stout ranks as a favorite with many. An unusual but agreeable and wholesome fermented drink is made from Dandelions, Nettles and Yellow Dock.

The roasted roots are largely used to form Dandelion Coffee, being first thoroughly cleaned, then dried by artificial heat, and slightly roasted till they are the tint of coffee, when they are ground ready for use. The roots are pulled up in the autumn, which is the best time for this purpose. The prepared powder is said to be almost indistinguishable from real coffee, and is said to be an improvement to inferior coffee.

The dandelion is known for it's diuretic properties as well as used for blood cleansing tonic and slightly aperient (laxative). It is a general stimulant to the system and especially to the urinary organs, and is chiefly used medicinally in kidney and liver disorders.

Dandelions are also good tonic for the bladder, spleen, pancreas, stomach and intestines. It’s recommended for stressed-out, internally sluggish, and sedentary people. Anyone who's a victim of excessive fat, white flour, and concentrated sweeteners could benefit from a daily cup of dandelion tea.

Have gallstones try this;
1 OZ. Dandelion root,
1 OZ. Parsley root,
1 OZ. Balm herb,
1/2 OZ. Ginger root,
1/2 OZ. Liquorice root.

Place in 2 quarts of water and gently simmer down to 1 quart, strain and take a wineglassful every two hours.

A Healthier jelly alternative if you are a jelly lover! (Jelly isn't really healthy but this is a close as you are going to get to healthy jelly)

4 cups yellow parts of dandelion blossoms
3 cups boiling water
4 1/2 cups sugar (I prefer the equivalent in Stevia)
2 Tbsp Freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 pkg powdered pectin

Pull the yellow blossoms apart from the green parts. Get lots and lots of blossoms.. While you are collecting them, you can freeze what you already have. Make sure there are no green parts since the green parts have a bitter flavor. I pack the blossoms into a 4 cup measure. More blossoms mean more flavor for the jelly. Bring the water to a boil and fill the water with dandelion blossom shreds. Simmer over very gentle heat about 10 minutes. Pour the water and blossoms through a strainer. Press the blossoms as dry as possible to extract the maximum amount of water. Add more blossoms to the strained water and simmer for about 10 minutes. Continue simmering and straining until all the blossoms are used up. Add more water to make up 3 cups. You lose some water because it is caught in the blossoms. Strain the water very well. I use a coffee filter. Combine water with lemon juice, sugar and pectin. Bring to roiling boil and stir until sugar is dissolved. Boil hard for one minute. Skim. Pour into hot jars and seal. I haven't used food coloring but I have seen this jelly lightly tinted pink with pure cherry juice and it looks prettier as well as adding more healthy properties.

Enjoy your free food while cleaning the comfort food goo from your system preparing for the summer heat!

Hard of Hearing? There May Be a Surprising Cause

When an older person has trouble hearing, it is often assumed the complication stems from an ear-related issue; however, researchers have found another part of the body that is responsible for a great deal of age-related hearing loss: The brain.

Specifically, it's the way the brain processes information that results in poor hearing.

And in addition to a previously discovered "timing" problem that limits people's hearing as they age (focused on how people are not as adept as they once were at detecting slight gaps in speech), evidence was found regarding a "feedback" problem that inhibits the brain's ability to organize the information the ears record.

Feedback and the Brain's "Filtering System"

From colors and shapes seen, to textures and objects felt, to the range of sounds on the street heard, the brain does an amazing job of sorting, filtering and making sense of the information that flows through people's senses. The brain stem sorts out the mass of information in ways that make it easy for people to carry on with life. Yet it's this ability of the brain--not hearing itself--that is diminished in older people who pronounce they can't hear well. Moreover, it's the brain's ability to provide proper feedback to the ear, by filtering out unwanted information that declines when people reach their 40s and 50s.

Without this "filtering system" a person is likely to be overcome by a mass of information that is difficult to sort out.

Finding the Root of the Problem

Researchers are investigating the role of a breakdown of calcium regulation in the brain stem, throwing off the way nerve cells talk to each other and possibly resulting in a toxic buildup of calcium in some brain cells, in hopes to detect the cause of age-related hearing problems. Also, recent studies offer promising leads concerning genes that affect the function of brain chemicals like glutamate and GABA--important neurotransmitters that allow nerve cells in the ear and brain to talk to each other.

Until more research and findings have been made, a cure for age-related hearing loss remains non-existent. However, the following are steps to follow to lessen the devastating effects of age-related hearing loss in older people:

Do not speak loudly--many older people are especially sensitive to loud sounds; also, speaking louder won't help someone with age-related hearing loss

Look at the person and speak slowly and clearly; speak as if talking to someone who speaks a foreign language

Audiology & Neurotology January/February 10, 2005;(1): 44-52

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