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Rather strange around here the last two days... Here it is August but the feel in the air is fall, could it be we are going to have an early winter? The afternoons are warm but still that certain feel in the air saying fall is coming soon...

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Older people worried about osteoporosis should pay attention to the SPF (sunscreen protection factor) on sunscreens.

Because the body cannot absorb sufficient calcium without vitamin D, a vitamin D deficiency can be a major factor in bone loss. The skin makes Vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight. Sunscreens with an SPF above eight, block the ultraviolet wavelengths that convert vitamin D into the form needed by the body.

Since the body's ability to produce vitamin D from sunlight declines with age, older people are particularly at risk. 

Figgy Food Medicine

Being in Southern California this week among the vegetables in my sister-in-laws back yard, along with citrus and a Fig tree that was loaded and my dear husband eating his fill right off the tree I thought this weeks food should be on his love. FIGS!

Now I'm not a great fan of figs but I will eat them occasionally.

Have you heard of a Fresh Fig Poultice? No! Its use is found in the Bible in Isaiah 38:21 Works, wonders for boils and skin infections.

Figs are one of the first known natural medicines. The Roman writer Pliny, (52-113 AD) said, "Figs are restorative. They increase the strength of young people, preserve the elderly in better health and make them look younger with fewer wrinkles."

Figs contain the photochemical psoralenes, which helps bring about beneficial results in skin injuries, hence a fig poultice to draw and infection to a head. Also beneficial in the removal of dead skin tissues as for cosmetic use in facial scrubs, and in a skin disease involving lack of pigmentation in patches of skin (vitiligo). I bet it is the mineral properties contained in figs that does the trick!

Both fresh and dried figs are great medicinals! Dried, having about 5 times the amount of nutrients as fresh.

Figs have the highest overall mineral content of all common fruits. A 40 gram (1/4 cup) serving provides 244 mg of potassium (7% of the DV), 53 mg of calcium (6% of the DV) and 1.2 mg of iron (6% of the DV). On top of that contain the calming vitamins B1 and B2.

Great for intestinal balance and cleansing Figs have the highest dietary fiber of any common fruit, nut or vegetable. They are high in peptic fiber, which is a soft soluble fiber and helps the body remove toxic wastes and reduces cholesterol levels. They are good to prevent and relieve constipation. Chinese medicine recognizes figs as a toxin neutralizer. One of the most alkalizing foods, figs can help balance the acid that forms from diets rich in meat and refined foods. Figs contain significant amounts of the proteolytic enzyme Ficin which is a digestion enzyme helping with the digestion especially of proteins.

Word of caution; check that the figs you are buying are organic and of good quality. Fumigation is sometimes used to assure the absence of insects in figs and sulphur dioxide is used to maintain their sweet flavor and rich color. Dried figs infested by mites (rare but possible) may cause severe gastrointestinal conditions if eaten. Mold attack may cause figs to form mycotoxins, which can make you ill, so stick with fresh when you can.

Need ideas on how and/or when to eat figs?

1. Tuck a few figs into a plastic bag for the office, school, game or park, makes for a quick healthful snack. Satisfies to a sweet tooth.

2. Keep a container of dried organic figs in a desk drawer at work, to satisfy late afternoon munchies, or to nibble at coffee break time.

3. Chop a few California figs to add to tossed green salads. They add delightful sweetness and texture, as well as fiber.

4. Sweeten up mashed or cubed winter squash or sweet potatoes with some chopped figs adding a richness of their own, so you can skip the butter or margarine.

5. Blend low-fat cream, ricotta or cottage cheese with some figs to create a great spread for toast or bagels, or as a dip for sliced fresh fruit.

6. Chop some California figs to scatter over instant or regular oatmeal or any cold cereal, skipping the sugar.

Grab a bag from your neighbor's tree and put them into your dehydrator for future use!

Enjoy your figgy food medicine! 

Lena
 

Troops in Iraq Bring Resistant Bacteria Home
By DENISE GRADY
August 4, 2005


American troops wounded in Iraq and brought back to military hospitals in the United States have unexpectedly high rates of infection with a drug-resistant type of bacteria, doctors are finding.

The bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, are not unique to Iraq. They live in soil and water in many parts of the world, and had already been known to cause trouble in hospitals and on battlefields in Vietnam. They can invade wounds, the bloodstream, bones, the lungs and other parts of the body. Antibiotics can cure the infection, but doctors must use the right ones, which include amikacin and imipenem.

"It is not difficult to treat," said Col. Bruno Petruccelli, a physician and director of epidemiology and disease surveillance for the United States Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine. "If the antibiotic works, it works easily. It easily dies." But, he added, an especially resistant strain of bacteria can cause a prolonged infection.

About 240 cases have been treated at Army hospitals since 2003, Colonel Petruccelli said. Hospitals like Walter Reed now see 6 to 12 infected soldiers a month; before 2003 they had no more than one a month.

An online publication, Forbes.com, described the current outbreak on Tuesday, and reported that about 40 infected patients had been treated at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., in the same time period. A spokesman for the hospital did not respond to telephone messages on Wednesday.

No American soldiers from the Iraq war have died from the bacteria, but five very ill patients in the same hospitals as wounded soldiers became infected in the hospital and subsequently died. It is not known whether the bacteria or the patients' underlying illnesses caused their deaths, Colonel Petruccelli said.

He said healthy people can harbor the bacteria on their skin for a long time, and may spread them to others. Doctors can infect patients if they fail to wash their hands and clean stethoscopes and blood pressure cuffs after treating infected people. Patients who are chronically ill or have weakened immune systems are especially vulnerable to the infection.

The bacteria pose a challenge because they have natural defenses that let them fight off many antibiotics, and they are also good at improvising ways to outfox new drugs that are thrown at them, said Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, a medical epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, he said, they are extremely hardy, and in one experiment proved capable of living on surfaces for up to 20 days. That makes them a menace in hospital rooms, where they can lurk on bed rails, tables and other furnishings and infect one patient after another unless every item in the room is thoroughly disinfected.

"If you have a patient with a large wound with a lot of Acinetobacter in it, there's a high chance of contaminating the environment," Dr. Srinivasan said.

Dr. Andrew Shorr, a pulmonary and critical care specialist at the Washington Hospital Center who recently worked at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, said: "It has implications for our Veterans Affairs system. If our soldiers bring it into the hospitals, the system will have to be very diligent with infection control."

http://www.nytimes.com/