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Learn tips to avoid
identity theft
Ten best, worst foods for health
J OEL F UHRMAN , MD
How easy is it for someone
to steal your identity and all
the money in your bank
account?
Identity theft is a very seri-
ous crime that happens more
often than most people know.
A major security breach on
credit or debit cards can result
in the loss of thousands of dol-
lars.
An identity thief can use a
social security number to
obtain the insurance they need,
such as home or automotive,
or use your health insurance to
get treatment costing you
money while placing incorrect
and potentially harmful infor-
mation in your medical
records. Thieves can jump bail
and, through a false identity,
have the authorities hunting
for you. When a thief has
access to a social security
number they can control your
life, including buying houses
in your name and then default-
ing on the loans.
Shorewood
Retirement
Residences is hosting a class
on identity theft prevention
presented by Sherry Dutcher
on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 10:30
a.m.
The first step towards pro-
tecting yourself is identifying
where you are at risk.
Come and play with us
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Teresa Lofy
tlofy@bmi.net
I am often asked for my list
of the best foods to eat — the
foods that contain the most
micronutrients, phytochemi-
cals and other health-promot-
ing compounds.
People want to know which
high-nutrient foods provide the
keys to optimum health and
longevity. They are searching
for a simple answer to the ques-
tion: “What should I eat to
reach my ideal weight, achieve
immunity to disease and feel
my best every day?”
It is difficult to squeeze all
the nutrient dense, health pro-
moting foods into a list of the
10 best. The foods on my list
however, are the foods that I
believe everyone should
include in their diet on a regu-
lar basis.
They
strongly
protect
against cancer and favor
longevity. They contain the
most vitamins and minerals
and powerful phytochemicals
including allium compounds,
glucosinolates,
aromatase
inhibitors, flavonoids and lig-
nans.
Of course not all of my
favorites could make my top 10
and the runners-up include
many other vegetables and
fruits.
Ten best foods:
1) Green leafy vegetables
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(e.g. kale, collard greens, mus-
tard greens, spinach, lettuce)
2) Non-leafy cruciferous
vegetables (e.g. broccoli, cauli-
flower, Brussels sprouts, cab-
bage)
3) Berries
4) Beans
5) Mushrooms
6) Onions
7) Seeds (e.g. flax, chia,
hemp, sesame, sunflower,
pumpkin)
8) Nuts (e.g. walnuts, pista-
chios, pine nuts, almonds)
9) Tomatoes
10) Pomegranates
It is almost just as challeng-
ing to take all the bad foods in
the world and condense them
down to the worst of the worst.
Foods have the power to heal
but also have the power to
harm.
Our leading causes of death,
including cancer, diabetes, and
heart disease are primarily the
result of the foods we eat. The
wrong foods can be as addic-
tive as drugs and alcohol and
can cause us to lead lives that
provide only a fraction of our
potential for health, energy
level and physiological well-
being.
Foods such as dairy and
other animal products are rich
in substances that scientific
investigations have shown to
be associated with cancer and
heart disease incidence: animal
protein, saturated fat, choles-
terol and arachidonic acid.
The high animal protein con-
tent of dairy increases levels of
IGF-1 in the blood, which
increases cancer risk. The com-
bination of dairy with insulin-
raising sugars is even more
dangerous when it comes to
cancer risk.
Processed foods containing
refined white sugar, refined
white flour, salt and oil com-
prise more than 60 percent of
the calories in the American
diet but provide little if any of
the antioxidant nutrients or
phytochemicals that are essen-
tial for preventing chronic dis-
ease and premature death.
Salt consumption has been
linked to both stomach cancer
and hypertension. Needless to
say, I advise people to avoid
the foods on my “worst” list
entirely.
Ten worst foods:
1) Sweetened dairy products
(e.g. ice cream, low-fat ice
cream, frozen yogurt)
2) Trans fat containing foods
(e.g. stick margarine, shorten-
ing, fast foods, commercial
baked goods)
3) Donuts
4) Sausage, hot dogs and
luncheon meats
5) Smoked meat, barbecued
meat and conventionally-raised
red meat
6) Fried foods including
potato chips and french fries
7) Highly salted foods
8) Soda
9) Refined white sugar
10) Refined white flour
It is clear that unrefined
plant foods should make up the
bulk of your diet and that fruits
and vegetables score highest on
the nutrient density scale in
terms of concentration of nutri-
ents per calorie.
It is also obvious to anyone
who has studied the research
and looked at the trends in
recent years, that a diet based
on refined processed foods and
animal products cannot sustain
optimum health and protection
against disease.
Dr. Fuhrman is a New York
Times best-selling author and
board certified family physician
specializing in lifestyle and nutri-
tional medicine.
Visit his website at Dr
Fuhrman.com, or submit questions
and comments to newsquestions
@drfuhrman.com.
‘American Pickers’ looking for Oregon stories
Mike Wolfe, Frank Fritz and
Antique Archeology will film
episodes of their hit series
American Pickers throughout
Oregon this September.
American Pickers is a docu-
mentary series that explores the
fascinating world of antique
“picking” on the History
Channel. This hit show follows
skilled pickers Wolfe and Fritz
351 Laurel
Old Town Florence
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as they embark on an epic road
trip across the U.S. in search of
America’s most valuable
antiques, from motorcycles,
classic cars and bicycles to
one-of-a-kind vintage memora-
bilia.
American Pickers is looking
for leads to explore while in
Oregon, such as interesting
characters with unique items.
Some of what they look for are:
vintage bicycles, toys, unusual
radios, movie memorabilia,
advertising, military items, folk
art, vintage musical equipment,
vintage automotive items, early
firefighting equipment, vintage
clothing and pre-50s western
gear.
American Pickers is pro-
duced by Cineflix Productions
for History.
Anyone who has a large col-
lection of something interest-
ing and possibly historic, or
anyone who wants to refer
someone to the show, can email
their name, number, address
and description of the collec-
tion and photos to: american
pickers@cineflix.com855-old-
rust.
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