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THE LEAF-CHRONICLE Classifieds 1 MNG D4 fo Comics D3 Television D2 Tuesday, July 1,2003 Visit the Internet at www.theleafchronicle.com. us on Daddy on Board Vitamin supplements not best ally in fight against cancer general population remain uncertain. There are a number of important studies under way, which might help answer this important ques-tioa" The experts noted that some of the studies suggested a link between vitamin consumption and a lower prevalence of certain cancers. But because of the way the studies were done, task force members could not be sure if that was because of the vitamins themselves or because those taking them tended to lead healthier lifestyles. Most studies reviewed by the task force showed that taking vitamins according to the recommended daily allowance does not cause harm, but the panel said several adverse effects can be caused by taking moderate to excess doses of certain vita can increase the risk of lung cancer and even death.

The task force made the recommendations after reviewing studies of the use of vitamins and multivitamins with folic acid or antioxidant combinations to reduce the risk of cancer or heart disease in adults. The findings are being published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. "Vitamin supplements may be necessary for individuals whose diets don't provide the recommended amounts of specific vitamins and are especially important for pregnant and nursing women and people with specific illnesses," said Janet Allan, vice chairwoman of the task force and dean of the University of Maryland's School of Nursing. "However, the benefits of vitamin supplements for the mins. For instance, moderate doses of vitamin A can reduced bone mineral density, and high doses may cause liver damage or harm the fetus of a pregnant womea So the task force suggests that people who take vitamins not exceed daily recommended allowances and talk to physicians about possible ill effects before considering any larger doses.

Dance, play to ward off Alzheimer's By LEE BOWMAN Scripps Howard News Service A government scientific panel says there's not enough evidence to recommend that people take vitamin supplements to help prevent cancer or heart disease. The US. Preventive Services Task Force specifically recommended against the use of beta carotene by smokers because studies have found that use of the supplement rt At) 3- 7 4 Tuesday K. r. it if --k COMMENTARY me.

I strayed instead into the less elegant world of pinochle, an addiction that almost caused me to flunk out of college. I was so into it, I had to stop cold turkey, walk away and never look Jack of Diamonds in the eye again. I also don't practice a musical instrument on a regular basis. I didn't practice when I was playing musical instruments. Mr.

Plummer, my long-suffering high school band director, will attest to the fact I played tenor sax. Whether he would attest to the fact I ever practiced is another story. Being the gentleman that he is, I'm sure he would decline comment at this late date. The same syndrome was true for my piano careen eight years, four in the same lesson book. Litde did I know that "Fur Elise" could have saved my life if only Td paid more attention to her.

My friend Melinda must have foreseen this study's arrival. A couple of Sundays ago, she invited me over for an afternoon of iced tea and games. wasn't so sure about the games, but I like iced tea, so I went When I arrived, I saw that she had actually gone out and bought a new game. A game where you had to think. A word game.

A crossword-puzzle-without-a-pencil kind of game. I think that still counts. Next month, we're forming a band. Knight Ridder News Service Stan Glaser sorts through boxes of tomatoes at his farmer's market in Coconut Grove, on May 24. He also sells homemade raw salads and juices to the appeal of those who believe that it is better to eat more food that has its life force still in tact.

"Mete the raw Eating only uncooked food may not balance nutritional needs Christcshsr Smith Annoyed by your kids? Annoy back It was my day off, so we were on the hunt for something fun to do as a family. I mentioned yard work, but together we came up with several good reasons not to do that, ranging from the price of topsoil to the possibility it might snow. The Mommy had a better idea: We were going to Wal-Mart to buy The Girl some shoes. You'd think the kids would be happy about this, but if they were they let us know by driving us crazy. The Girl seemed set on high-pitch screaming, and in between decibel tests, The Boy was in mode.

He wanted to explore why the alphabet has an ending but numbers don't Five or six into the interrogation, I was stumped and had to fall back to the old standard: "Because that's the way God decided to do it" "Why?" To save our sanity we put in a CD of "Sesame Street" songs. The second half is pure Cookie Monster and worth its weight in cookies keeping kids content I couldn't help but join in, particularly for the good ones, like "If Me'd You'da Comin' Me'da Baked a Cake" and "The Ballad of Casey McPhee." 'Through-through-through! He got the train through!" "Daddy!" The Boy yelled. "You're singing is terrible!" So I sang louden 'Through-through-through! 'Me got dat train, and got it "Mommy, can you make Daddy stop singing so bad?" So on the next verse The Mommy joined in, and she sings a lot better than me do. Once the song was over, and with The Boy thoroughly mad at us, we talked about adding to our adventure by going downtown to get The Mommy's ring resized. "Why are we going downtown?" asked The Boy, who'd heard only part of what was said over his sister's whining she wasn't ready for "Casey McPhee" to be over.

'To go to the jeweler's," I said. "Why are we going to the jeweler's?" he asked "To take in Mommy's ring," I said. "What's Mommy going to do with the ring?" "I would take the ring," The Mommy began softly, "and in place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen!" she shouted. "Mommy, are you pretending to be the lady from the 'Lord of the Rings' movie?" The Mommy raised her arms. Not dark but The Boy sighed.

"Mommy, stop being silly." All shall love me and The Girl held up her arms and said, "Spah!" "Mommy!" The Boy was out of patience. "What are you really going to do with the "ENOUGH," I said. "-We shall take the ring to Mordor and cast it into thepits of Mount Doom." The Boy tossed his head back and rolled his eyes. "I'm not talking to you two anymore." There you have it: Shopping for baby shoes and annoying a 5-year-old into silence. If there's a better way to spend your day off, I don't Know what it is.

Christopher Smith is news editor at The leaf-Chronicle and can be reached at (931) 245-0288 or at chrissmith theleafchronicle.com. Living 1 i Knight Ridder News Service when cooked, nutritionists say, as the heat makes these nutrients more accessible to our bodies. "The burden of proof is on them to show that it's a better diet," says Linda Bo-broff, a professor of nutrition at the University of Florida in Gainesville, noting that years of research stand behind the USDA-recommended food pyramid and a solidly balanced diet with a mix of raw and cooked foods. Stan Glaser, owner of Glaser Farms in the Red-land, Fla, counters that science has yet to offer him definitive proof that the mainstream diet is better. Over the course of several years, Glaser experimented with different ways of eating, including raw foods.

At one point he subsisted only on green leaves and fruits but now he has added STARGAZING Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. Johnny Depp joined about L500 guests at Disneyland for the premiere of his new action adventure film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearL" 'This is surreal," Depp said as he arrived on a 900-foot-long red carpet Saturday to the screams of fans. He was joined by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and co-stars Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush and Keira Knightly. The movie is named after Disneyland's Pirates of the Caribbean water ride and the 1 By CRAIG WILSON USA Today The study out last week that said those who dance, play bridge or practice a musical instrument regularly may be warding off Alzheimer's disease was good news for those who dance, play bridge and practice a musical instrument regularly. My mother, 84 this month, called after reading about it and asked if I thought two out of three would be enough to keep her from forgetting my name.

She laments now that she never took up the tuba. Or the zither for that matter. I told her she was way ahead of me. Besides, at her age, what" the big deal? People expect you to forget things at 84. To me, that would be a perk.

It's different at 53. I read the stories about the study over and over, praying something else would pop up and give me hope that at least one activity I did would ward off any looming forgetfulness. Something like walking a dog. Or using Wisk. There was nothing.

The study did report that seniors who did crossword puzzles four days a week had a 47 percent lower risk of dementia than those who did the puzzles once a week Even more depressing. I do crossword puzzles only when I'm trapped on a plane and the in-flight magazine has one already started by a previous passenger. "Ifs all bad news. I dance only at weddings, and then only if there's an open bar. It's something I've always regretted, because people who dance do look like they're having a good time.

But I don't dance. Maybe it has to do with my Yankee upbringing. I don't know. I don't plaj bridge, either. My parents triei to get me interested as a teenager, but I always resisted.

A game where you actually had to think didn't sound like much fun to DAYTON, Ohio Jerry Springer says his fame could help revitalize the Democratic Party if he's elected to the U.S. Senate next year. '1 could be an incredible voice in the Senate," Springer said Saturday at a meeting of the Ohio Young Democrats. "Why? Because the media will cover me every single day." The former Cincinnati mayor, best known for his television talk show acknowledged his fame isn't always an asset The program's outrageous reputation would make the race difficult to win, he said. Marjorie Manushaw, left, and Edwin Torres pick through vegetables at Stan Glaser's farmer's market.

1 -r raw vegan foods such as nuts and seeds. Glaser, who sells his fresh fruits and vegetables and prepared raw foods at a farmer's market, scoffs at the standard nutrition line. "They lead you to believe that you have to be a PhD. in nutrition to know what to eat I find this ludicrous," he said. Instead, he advocates a diet more akin to that followed by our ancestors and other species.

By doing that, Glaser says we will hit upon a diet that not only worked well for our forebears but will work for us. Health concern Glaser's theories stem from more than a century's worth of alternative health teachings. The raw foods concept dates back at least to the 1920s when German writer Arnold Ehret published his account of how a raw foods diet helped re-store him to health. A few years later, Ann Wigmore, also an alternative healer, propounded her own theory of living foods, uncooked fruits, vegetables, beans, sprouts, nuts and wheat grass that she argued would detoxify the body. Her Hippocrates Health Institute, originally in Boston, helped spread the word.

While adherents attest the diet helps them shed pounds and energizes them, experts remain skeptical. "We don't have any re- See Raw, D2 Associated Press Johnny Depp premiere was the first ever held at the theme park. Olympic ice skating champion Michelle Kwan, comedian Tommy Smothers and former TV child star Danny Bonaduce also attended the premiere. WW By SHARI RUDAVSKY Knight Ridder News Service MIAMI Until the death of a severely underweight infant whose parents followed a raw-food diet, the term "raw food" was more likely to conjure visions of sushi, oysters or carpaccio than of crunchy greens. Indeed, "going raw" has a certain cachet in quarters far from the modest apartment in Homestead, where 5-month-old Woyah Andressohn lived.

Woyah, born at seven pounds, weighed one pound less when she was pronounced dead on May 15. Investigators said they believed Woyah may have died of malnutrition. The family's four other children, according to state authorities, were severely malnourished. Celebrities such as Woody Harrelson swear by the diet's salutary' effects. Restaurants featuring all-raw menus have opened in California, New York, and recently Miami Beach, Fla.

Raw foods proponents argue a diet of uncooked vegetables, fruits and nuts reflects a natural way of eating. Fire changes the molecular structure of food. Heating food above 118 degrees will kill the enzymes in it, diminishing its nutritional value, the theory holds. Pointing to nature and how no animal cooks its food, the theory continues that raw food is more alive than its cooked coun- THINGS TO DO TODAY Concert In The Park 630 p.m. at McGregor Park's Cumberland River Center Stage, Riverside Drive.

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