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Scientists at the Monell Chemical Center in Philadelphia report that freshly pressed, extra-virgin olive oil contains oleocanthal, a compound that blocks the same pain pathway as over-the-counter ibuprofen.

The study found that 50g (about 3.5 tablespoons) of high-quality olive oil was equivalent to about 1/10 of a dose of ibuprofen.

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10 Lifesaving Tips for Surviving a Killer Flu Pandemic

A new killer flu virus is on its way. Ducks and geese carrying this virus are now winging their way across the globe, spreading the disease wherever they go. Started in Asia, soon it will be in North America.

"Up to one billion people could die around the whole world in six months.... We are half a step away from a worldwide pandemic catastrophe." Dmitry K. Lvov, Director, D.I. Ivanovsky Institute of Virology, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences.

So what can we do?

Fortunately its not all doom and gloom. Here are some very specific steps you can take to minimize the dangers and protect yourself and your loved ones.

1. Draw up a Plan. Outline the steps you and your family need to take, both pre-pandemic and during. By establishing a plan now, you will avoid becoming a victim of the panic that will grip the general population.

2. Keep Informed. Pay attention to the news. Sign up for free newsletter notifications at http://www.survivetheflu.com .

3. Prepare Your Child for Home Schooling.

4. Minimize Contact with Others. You'll never know who isn't and who might be infected. Every time you go into an area where there are people you are at risk.

5. Wash Your Hands Often.

6. Stock up on Food & Water. Supermarkets only have enough food for about a week or less.

7. Buy Enough Anti-Viral Medication for Every Member of your Family.

8. Stock up on Face Masks. There is one mask -- the NanoMask? -- which not only blocks pathogens, but kills them as well.

9. Exercise.

10. Spread the Word.

Download the free brochure at http://www.survivetheflu.com and pass it on to others.

Desperate, panic stricken people are arguably even more dangerous than the virus. The more people surrounding you who are prepared for the pandemic, the safer you will be. You'll be secure in the knowledge that your neighbors won't be eyeing your resources. So please spread the word.

Baby Dangers

Beware: Those devices that support a baby so that he can "walk" even before he's really ready to get on his feet also pose another potential risk. Babywalkers can lead to infant poisoning.

As bizarre as it sounds, the Pittsburgh Poison Center at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh points out that when infants start walking, they start exploring. And when they find something new, they're likely to put it in their mouths.

Reporting in the journal Veterinary and Human Toxicology, the Poison Center says that infants in walkers have managed to swallow plants, cleaning supplies, cosmetics, cigarettes, construction supplies and chalk.

Punica proto-punica, Granada (Spanish), Grenade (French).

This round reddish fruit is sitting in markets these day in large quantities and something you should consider as a health food!

The pomegranate a native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region since ancient times. It is widely cultivated throughout India and the drier parts of Southeast Asia, Malaya, East Indies and tropical Africa. The tree was introduced into California by Spanish settlers in 1769. Now grown for its fruits mainly in the drier parts of California and Arizona.

Granted, it is a bit messy and can stain clothes mercilessly, but the unique sweet taste and health benefits are well worth it. Recent research to identify foods high in antioxidants have brought the pomegranate into the forefront of the antioxidants with its high levels of polyphenols, tannins, and anthocyanins -- all thought to be important parts of our cancer-prevention arsenal. Food seeds of all kinds are rich in fiber ? including the pomegranate - making for a healthy intestinal system. "Prostate, breast, and colon cancer rates are higher in populations consuming relatively large quantities of meat and lower in populations whose diet is rich in ?seed foods.?" Journal of the American Medical Association

The pomegranate tree is a neat, rounded shrub or small tree that can grow to 20 or 30 ft., but more typically to 12 to 16 ft. in height. Dwarf varieties are also known. The trunk is covered by a red-brown bark which later becomes gray. Pomegranates are also long-lived. There are specimens in Europe that are known to be over 200 years of age. The vigor of a pomegranate declines after about 15 years, however.

The pomegranate fruit is almost a perfect round, 2-1/2 to 5 in. wide fruit with a crowned base known as a calyx. The tough, leathery skin or rind is typically yellow underneath and overlaid with light or deep pink or rich red. The inner fruits are separated by membranous walls and white, spongy, bitter tissue into compartments packed with sacs filled with sweetly acid, juicy, red, pink or whitish pulp. In each sac there is one angular, soft or hard seed.

Pomegranate is a delicious fruit, which has many potential beneficial compounds. Pomegranate has substances, such as polyphenols, that have antioxidant, anti-viral, and anti-tumor activity. Rich in the minerals Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium, Zinc, Copper and Selenium along with Vitamins C, B-6, B-12, A, E, total ascorbic acid Thiamin Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Folate and Folic acid making for a very healthy food! Pomegranate may also be helpful in maintaining healthy cholesterol and triglyceride levels.

Researchers from the University of Wisconsin reported that a pomegranate extract inhibited skin tumors in mice, while the red wine compound reseveratrol, applied topically, inhibited the expression of a cancer-causing protein normally caused by exposure to UVB rays. Pomegranate fruit extract (PFE) contains several polyphenols and anthocyanidins (pigment that gives certain fruits their dark red color), which demonstrates a higher antioxidant activity than that of red wine and green tea, according to the Wisconsin researchers.

Seed removal tip: Cut out the blossom end, remove some of the white pith, but do not break the red pulp around the seeds. Score the skin into quarters. Break the pomegranate into halves and then halve again following score lines. Bend back the rind and pull out the seeds.

Uses of the pomegranate;

The juice gives a unique fresh flavor to sauces and marinades for fish, chicken, and beef. Use the seeds to garnish fruit salad, dessert, and appetizers. Pomegranate juice is the original ingredient in Grenadine although contemporary manufacturers may utilize a synthetic.

The seeds and crimson pulp may be added to fruit salad for a touch of color and flavor.

To extract the juice, separate and crush the edible portion of ripe pomegranates (do not remove seeds at this point). Place fruit in jelly cloth or bag and squeeze out the juice, or cut the fruit in quarters and juice with a juicer. Most juicers will automatically extract the juice and discard the seeds.

The juice can be frozen in 1/2 pint or 1 pint containers, to make into punch later on.

Pomegranate Syrup is absolutely fantastic with pancakes, waffles or French toast... To make it;

Boil together 3 1/2 cups pomegranate juice, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/3 teaspoon salt and 1/2 bottle liquid pectin. When mixture cannot be stirred down, add 5 1/2 cups sugar and boil for 5 or 6 minutes.

Enjoy your red food!
Lena

Soft Drink Sales Down in U.S. Schools
Dec 1, 2005
By J.M. HIRSCH

It's not often that an industry brags when sales are down.

But the American Beverage Association sounds almost proud when it declares in a report being released Thursday that the amount of non-diet soft drinks sold in the nation's schools dropped more than 24 percent between 2002 and 2004.

The trade group's report is an effort to deflate threats of a lawsuit against soft drink companies, which face mounting pressure as childhood obesity concerns have led schools to remove sodas.

During the same two-year period, the amount of sports drinks sold grew nearly 70 percent, bottled water 23 percent, diet soda 22 percent and fruit juice 15 percent, according to the report, which is based on data from beverage bottling companies.

Regular soda is still the leader within schools, accounting for 45 percent of beverages sold there this year. But that's down from 57 percent three years earlier, the industry said, citing additional numbers based on 2002-2005 data.

Over the same three-year period, sports drinks jumped from nearly 7 percent to more than 14 percent, while water increased from 9 percent to nearly 13 percent.

Susan Neely, president of the beverage group, said the report - which did not count drinks sold at sports stadiums or those sold to raise money - shows social pressure alone can address concerns about the quality of beverages sold in schools.

"Litigation and legislation aren't the answers to a complex social problem. Consumer preferences are changing and the choices students are making from school vending machines are reflecting that," she said in a telephone interview Wednesday.

But the numbers didn't impress Marion Nestle, a nutrition professor at New York University and critic of the soda industry.

While pleased that soft drink sales have dropped, she was disappointed that sports drinks seem to be taking their place. Though most sports drinks have fewer calories than regular soda, many still have a considerable amount of sugar.

"It's a substitution of one bad product for another," she said.

Erik Peterson, spokesman for the Washington-based School Nutrition Association, attributed the changes to widespread school policies limiting access to soda and junk food.

As of this year, he said two-thirds of the nation's schools have some sort of limitation on foods or beverages. Nearly half have increased the selection of healthier drinks in vending machines and 18 percent have removed carbonated ones entirely.

Also, next week a committee of the Institute of Medicine, chartered by Congress to advise the government on medical matters, will discuss setting nutrition standards for food and drink served in schools. Neely's group has its own standard for vending machines - a half-and-half mix of regular soda and noncarbonated drinks.

Richard Daynard, director of the obesity and law project at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, said new laws and threats of lawsuits are the only reason so many schools have adopted more restrictive policies.

Daynard is one of the lawyers spearheading a proposed big tobacco-style lawsuit - which he hopes to file by the end of the year - accusing soft drink companies of using caffeine to hook school children on high-calorie beverages.

"If her (Neely's) figures are correct, I think it may be a tribute to the role of legislation and concerns about litigation, rather than a refutation of it," Daynard said.

LENA'S COMMENT: The headline sounds good but is it really? Then in the middle of the story is a paragraph that says it's not such good news...[During the same two-year period, the amount of sports drinks sold grew nearly 70 percent....diet soda 22 percent and fruit juice 15 percent, according to the report...] Diet soda and sports drinks are not good. Diet drinks put them at risk for neurological diseases and sports drinks are mostly sugar and chemicals setting them up for the same problem as soft drinks... but one little note there bottled water sales up 23 percent is good!