____ Wednesday, August 26, 1998 a CUSTOM EMBROIDERY - SPECIALTY CLOTHING Aviation Wear - Flight Suits The broccoli sprout: -hating George Bushrats, who also smoked, wore leather and dated loose shrews, all got the predicted cancer There are some things you just never want to hear your doctor say, including; Hats, Jackets/Golf Clothing ; “Whoops!” ; rates. Ideally, the sprouts should be three days old and not come Helly Hansen Wear - Storm-Tech In 35 years of practice, I've never seen one go the color of _ from pesticide soaked seals yours.” ycopene . Team Sports Wear - . “It reads: University of Grenada @Home Shopping Channel, The anti-oxidant that gives tomatoes their red color is another why do you ask?” _- of the “Honey I Shrunk the Tumor” chemicals. A Harvard study “My ... shtocks ... crasssed ... today, Ineed another sippp... _ indicated that lycopenes not only reduced the frequency of tu- Hold shtill.” mors, but that any tumors that did form in tomato-lovin’ patients, “Nurse Cratchett!!! Get me the Black and Decker, stat!” were less ominous. But the phrase we all dread is: “I’m afraid (insert your name here), the tests are back and unfortunately you ’ve got CA of the ma, _ (insert name of an organ you're not ‘Particularly # fond of)” - -“CAIN!??Doc, you mean I’ve got Candy Apples in my hornswaggens? Nol!!!?, What then? Char- lie’s Angels?, chicken alfredo?, Chet Atkins?” .. By-now, you, the discerning reader, realize ‘that “CA” refers to the Current Affairs of Con- senting Adults despite Clinton Alibis, but in med- ical j jargon it simply means...CAncer. “Myth: “Besides not smoking, there is little I can do to avoid cancer.” Fact: An incredible 60 per cent of all tumors “may prove to be avoidable. A good 40 per cent of tumors appear to be a direct result of the . stuff we stuff past our gums. involving two groups of rats who had to.re- Conversely, there are several things we member to press specific levers and bars to -_ stuff in our mouths that actually contain can- : get rewards like food and rodent women. cer-fighting agents. I include three that have recently popped up ~ The group who didn’t eat blueberries forgot their levers, while — in the medical literature (Natignal Enquirer val8, issue3, TV Guide, — the blueberry-fed rats had no memory deterioration, passed their Peninsula News Review). bar exams with flying colors, articled and went on to become part. GREEN MOUNTAIN EMBROIDERY WORKS 636$-O@597 - 9800 McDonald Pk. Rd. In fact, Zeneca, a major pharmaceutical cone pany is actually attempting to develop a super tomato saturated in lycopenes. In addition, a sep- arate study of lycopene indicates a 48 per cent re- duction in heart attacks in people with high lev- els of lycopenes from tomatces, compared to those with low concentrations. “To make lycopenes readily absorbable, it is” Lad to cook the tomatoes in oil. Blueberries © - From red to blue, the lowly blueberry gets into the cancer-fighting game. They are rated highest in a chemical called anthocyanin which has been shown effective in battling not only cancer, but also, cardiac disease. and. memory loss. The memory study was most fascinating, a SIDNEY DENTURE SERVICES LID. - DENTURISTS - B.L. Ricard R.D. _E.M. Clausen R.D. “Prompt Professional Denture Service. " f - DENTURES CONSTRUCTED 4 f° RELINES - SAME DAY! © REPAIRS IN'A HURRY!E ; E “Hospital and Home Calls” 2494 Beacon Ave., Sidney, B.C. Open Weekdays Year at ; Broccoli Sprouts __ ers in a prestigious firm. The take home message is: eat your [ Be “SS Grower — oe - . Broccoli sprouts have sprouted into medical news, , due to thelr : blueberries if you've got a loose shrew somewhere. . NES neater 22 1 very high concentration of sulfuraphones, a powerful anti-cancer Who knows what else will be discovered in the world of CA p propagated : ‘f at f chemical that. mobilizes the body’s natural cancer-fighting re- Perhaps crab apples and cold asparagus will be critical agentsin t-- sources. - battling cancer attacks, chronic arthritis, helping the coronary ar-. ES EY native plants % ergy fait. OF British Columbia eS 4 and the Pacific Northurest . = Studies at John Hopkins showed that rats who ate broccoli -. feries in cardiac arrest and being a good counter-attack. against : / Sprouts not only got fewer dates (due to green flecks stuck be coke addicts, Clark’s atrocities and chartered accountants. j - tween their front teeth), but also got fewer and smaller tumors... 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