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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 2016
B Y D AVE R OBINSON
Special to the Siuslaw News
F
irst-aid kits are cool! Like gadg-
ets, I can’t pass up a good one.
Every time I see a display of
first-aid kits I have to stop and look
them over. I don’t always buy, mind
you, but I do check out the contents to
see if this one is any more comprehen-
sive than the one I just looked at.
Fact is, I have one in every vehicle I
own, including a special “Outdoorsman
kit” in the tool compartment of my
ATV. I once ran across a real sale at an
Eddie Bauer store and bought a very
nice travel kit that was marked 75 per-
cent off. The fact is, most first-aid kits
contain the same things: A few Band-
Aids, gauze bandages, some tape and
maybe some pain killers or antacid
tablets.
The problem I see is that if I happen
upon an accident that truly requires
some serious medical attention, a few
Band-Aids and some little gauze patch-
es aren’t going to do much good. I
don’t suggest you carry a full-blown
trauma kit with you everywhere you go,
but what I do suggest is that you at
least take a good look at what you have
in your trunk and possibly upgrade it a
notch or two.
Jewelry project offers
focus, life skills
Get your medical kit
DISASTER PREP
Bigger, better bandages, maybe a tri-
angle bandage or something you can
use to fashion a splint. Better yet, get
some training on how and when to use
a splint or triangle bandage.
A generation ago, my wife and I
went through EMT training (at least
that’s what they called it back then) and
we volunteered on the local ambulance
crew. Some of what we learned back
then is now out of date.
Is it five chest compressions and
three mouth-to-mouth breaths or is it 15
compressions and five breaths?
Fact is, neither are correct according
to today’s paramedics. The Red Cross
website (www.redcross.org) now advo-
cates a hands-only technique that does
not use the mouth-to-mouth method at
all.
(Whew, what a relief. If you’ve ever
tried mouth-to-mouth you can agree
with me it is no fun.) Go to a class and
as you update your skills, you will
update your confidence level as well.
I should add that full CPR training is
available upon request, but learning the
hands-only method can be done online
by watching a video at the Red Cross
website.
Rev. Kat Cunningham, of
Circle 4 Oneness Center, will
host a fun jewelry-making
party aimed at raising funds to
support women’s life skill
needs.
The “Build a Bracelet,
Brighten a Life” program
brings pay-it-forward funds to
offer the “Compass for
Oneness” decision-making
training to the underserved
women population.
The party starts with turning
individual, heart-based pas-
sions into the symbology of
color.
Discover what semi-pre-
The kit you have in your car should
look different from the kit you have at
home. Your home kit should have
more of a long-term feel to it. Extra
over-the-counter medications like
antibiotic ointment, hydrogen peroxide,
some alcohol (no, not that kind) and
some diarrhea medication.
Like most other kits, once you get
started it will grow and you’ll need to
get a bigger box to hold it all
(Experience talking here.) As you
already know, I am an advocate of
building your own kits. You’ll save
money, plus you will have quality com-
ponents and not a lot of stuff you’ll
never use.
As always, your questions and com-
ments are welcome at
disasterprep.dave@gmail. com.
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Dave Robinson is the postmaster in
Bandon, Ore., and author of “Disaster
Prep for the Rest of Us.” He may be
contacted at disasterprep.dave@gmail
.com. Visit his website for more disaster
preparedness tips, www.disasterprep-
dave.blogspot.com.
cious minerals help to de-
stress, support and promote
focus with daily intention.
Find out when silver vs.
gold metal should be worn and
how an intention activates the
stones.
Intentional jewelry is a
quick reminder to stay con-
nected to our daily choices.
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Make a healthier version of your favorite food
Following a high-nutrient
(“Nutritarian”) diet also means
avoiding or minimizing the dis-
ease-causing foods in your
diet: sugars, oils, white flour,
animal products. At first, you
may feel a little lost in the
kitchen without these familiar
ingredients.
How do you make salad
dressing without oil?
Creamy sauces without
dairy?
Tasty burgers without meat?
Brownies without sugar,
eggs or butter?
Of course, as you begin to
eat for optimal health, you will
want to experiment and try new
foods. However, it can be com-
forting to enjoy familiar flavors
in a new and healthful way;
you just have to learn how to
replace disease-causing ingre-
dients with healthful, whole
food options.
Beans, nuts and mushrooms
provide meaty texture and sub-
stance.
When you begin to reduce
the amount of animal products
in your diet, building meals out
of plant foods will likely feel
unfamiliar. You may be tempt-
ed to introduce store-bought,
processed meat substitutes for
meaty flavor and texture; how-
ever, these are generally high-
sodium foods with little or no
nutritional value.
Instead, choose plant foods
like beans, lentils, eggplant and
mushrooms, which provide the
same hearty chewiness as meat.
Tempeh, which is made from
fermented whole soybeans and
formed into blocks, also has a
meaty texture and can be sliced
and prepared similarly to meat.
Meats provide some of the
savory “umami” flavor, which
is produced by certain amino
acids and can be replicated
with foods like toasted nuts and
seeds, mushrooms, nori (sea-
weed), unsulfured dried toma-
toes or tomato paste, and spices
such as nutritional yeast, car-
away seeds, smoked paprika
and cumin.
In addition to flavor and tex-
ture, meats are high in protein
and fat, making them substan-
tive and filling. The fiber, plant
protein and healthy fats in
beans and nuts are just as fill-
ing and satisfying in a more
healthful package.
Use nuts, seeds and avocado
to create creamy sauces and
dressings. Fat is essential to
human nutrition and imparts
certain properties that make
foods appealing to humans.
Fat contributes to flavor and
aroma, provides foods with
appetizing body and thickness,
and enhances satiety.
In the Standard American
Diet, low-nutrient, high-calorie
foods such as butter, oils,
cheese, dairy-based cream
sauces and fatty meats serve
these functions.
However, fats from healthful
whole plant foods can provide
the same taste properties and
effectively satisfy our desire
for fat. Use avocado, seeds
(hemp seeds, sesame seeds) or
nuts (cashews, almonds, wal-
nuts) in salad dressings,
creamy sauces and soups
instead of dairy-based creams
or oils.
For a cheesy flavor, you can
add nutritional yeast.
Use fruits and whole food
fats in desserts.
Typical desserts are disease-
causing, made with white
sugar, white flour, butter, eggs,
and oil.
But many familiar sweets,
like chocolate cupcakes and
apple pie, can be easily trans-
formed into healthful treats.
Dates, apples, bananas or
raisins bring a delicious, natu-
ral sweetness while providing
fiber to slow down the absorp-
tion of sugars into the blood.
Instead of oils, butter and
shortening, Nutritarian desserts
utilize whole food fats like raw
nuts, seeds or avocado.
For a higher-nutrient alterna-
tive to store-bought whole
wheat flour, coarsely grind up
steel cut oats; you can also add
beans to baked desserts in
place of some of the flour to
reduce glycemic effects and
increase nutritional value.
Ground chia or flaxseeds
whisked with water will create
the moisture and binding usual-
ly achieved with eggs; plus,
using whole fruit instead of
white sugar adds additional
moisture. By running bananas
or other frozen fruit through a
high-powered blender, you can
create tasty sorbets and ice
creams.
Nails and Esthetics by
Whitney King
A useful tip: freeze very ripe
bananas ahead of time so you
have them when you need them
to sweeten smoothies. Instead
of eating chocolate, blend natu-
ral cocoa powder into smooth-
ies and ice creams.
Of course on most days, it is
best to have a dessert of fresh
fruit, nature’s sweet treat.
Please let me introduce myself. I am
Whitney (Williams) King. I am now
at the Pink Parlor as an independent
contractor in nails and esthetics.
I was born and raised in Florence,
so I am excited to build a business
that allows me to give back to the
community that I love. Please call
to make an appointment for a facial,
waxing, mani/pedi, or sculpted nails.
I look foward to having the opportunity to make you feel special!
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