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Show Pago 10 October Z 2003 I Tbe CHIP offers free information... Continued from page 7... vegetables. The average risk of heart disease for a man eating meat, eggs and dairy products is 45 percent. The risk for a man who leaves off meat is 15 percent. However, the coronary risk of a vegetarian who leaves off meat, eggs, and dairy products drops to only 4 percent. An editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association commented on these advantages. It said, A total vegetarian diet can prevent up to 90 percent of our strokes and 97 percent of our heart attacks. Going beyond prevention, Dean Ornish published studies proving that a vegetarian diet could reverse heart disease in patients scheduled for coronary-bypas- s Dr. very-low-f- FRIDAY EVENING OCTOBER 3, 2003 at surgery. The risk for cancer of the prostate, breast, and colon is three to four times higher for people who consume meat, eggs, and dairy products on a daily basis when compared to those who eat them sparingly or not at all. In addition, vegetarian women have stronger bones and fewer fractures, and they lose less bone as they age. To accomplish what needs to be done in order to prolong AND add quality to our lives, we need sensible alternatives that will still furnish our bodies with the necessary nutrients and fuel, prepared in an attractive, tasty manner. This is not a process that happens over night, but a learning-bydointhat happens over time, according to our personal needs and goals. Come on out and see for yourselves how to g proceed into a new life!! Check out 3ABN on local Channel 62, for health programs that will answer many questions that arise in our quest for good health. They have a 247 programming format, with material covering the whole person physical, mental and spiritual. Go to www.sdachip.org for more information about CHIP. Influenza vaccine available for 2003-0- season, public clinics start in October 4 First the first time in sev- eral years Utah will have ample stores of influenza vaccine beginning the flu vaccination season and the Utah Health of Department (UDOH) urges Utahns to get flu shots as soon as they are available. SATURDAY EVENING OCTOBER 4, 2003 About 85.5 million doses of flu vaccine are now available and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have suspended its rec- ommendation that high-ris- k La Sal Manufactured Homes Mary Wright, President groups get vaccinated first. Anyone can get their flu shot beginning in October and throughout the season as long as vaccine is available, says Linda Abel, UDOH Immunization Program Manager. Abel says there is a new vaccine this year that gives people a vaccination option without a needle. The FDA recently approved a new nasal spray influenza vaccine (Flu Mist) for healthy persons aged 5 and 49 years of age. Not all clinics will have the new vaccine. Abel recommends checking with the health care providers to see if they have Flu Mist. Some groups of people are more likely to become seriously ill from influenza and should get the influenza vaccine soon, in October or November. High-risgroups include: Those with chronic diseases such as diabetes, k CHampion Home Center crest homfs simViit asthma, heart disease, or those with suppressed t.i www (.h.impionhomL"w - net u w homestore tom '141 S Hwv 191 Mo.ih. I uh it.ilhms'" 845 '2. not im- mune systems (such as cancer patients or those with AIDS) Continued on paee 72... |
