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4B Daily News – Saturday, January 5, 2013 FEATURES Woman keeps kids from ex's mean family Growth hormone can them see his family. Is it Dear Annie: My ex-huswrong for me to keep my band and I have been kids away from people who divorced for three years. It have been so terrible? I was his idea. He cheated on worry about the lies my me with several women. former in-laws would tell His family, however, was them. — Still Hurt extremely cruel, calling me Dear Still: You are all kinds of names and holding all the cards here. telling me I was a terrible mother and the worst thing Annie's Offer a supervised visitation for the grandparents. that ever happened to them. Tell them they can see the Now they won't speak to me. I was hurt and shocked by by Kathy Mitchell children provided they their treatment, because I and Marcy Sugar treat you civilly and behave appropriately. You thought we were friends. Not to mention, it was my ex's behavior will be present the entire time, and that caused the divorce. I assume he if they say or do anything untolied to them and made them believe ward, that ends the visit. This allows the kids to see their grandit was my fault. My ex-husband lives far away parents, and it prevents the lies. In and only sees the children once or time, it may also heal some of the twice a year. He's also more than open wounds. Dear Annie: No one could love $40,000 behind on his child support. His family lives closer, and animals more than I do. I have had they want to come over and see the pets all my life and have served on kids on their own. My ex says his humane society boards. Having said father is ill, and they don't know this, let me ask all of you pet lovers how much time he has left. So far, I this question: How would you feel have refused. I have no legal oblig- if I walked into your house and relieved myself on your carpeting ation to his family. The truth is, I would love for the or hardwood floor? This is an advisory to all those children to have a relationship with his family, but I can't get over how pet owners who take undisciplined nasty they have been to me. They animals into other people's homes: have never apologized for their Please don't. It is neither right nor behavior or reached out and tried to fair. Yes, Fluffy may be just too mend fences. On the rare occasion cute, but not when she is urinating when my ex is in town, he will on my rugs. A home is frequently the largest bring them to see the kids, but they investment most of us make, and still won't speak to me. My ex tells me that I am only having it damaged by undisciplined punishing the children by not letting animals is just plain wrong. If you Mailbox must travel with a pet that is not housebroken, use a portable cage or kennel to confine the animal. — Animal Lover Dear Animal Lover: Many people consider their pets to be their children, but they would be appalled if a child were permitted to soil their carpet. We hope your letter will inspire them to be equally considerate when it comes to their animal companions. Dear Annie: Instead of telling ''Plus-Sized Good Catch'' that people tend to judge one's outward appearance, you should have told her that there are online groups made for men who love large women. And when you printed a bunch of letters in response, only one was from a man who likes large women, but I know my husband wrote you, too. Why didn't you print his? — La Crescenta, Calif. Dear La Crescenta: We are glad your husband wrote, but unfortunately, we can only print a fraction of the thousands of letters we receive. We try to keep our responses representative of the mail that comes in. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Humanists to offer founding fathers talk The era which gave birth to America's Declaration of Independence and our Constitution is often referred to as the "New Enlightenment" because it so realized and reflected the values and beliefs of the European Englightenement or Age of Reason. On Sunday, January 6 at 2 p.m., speaker Eric Sanborn will offer a lecture on "The Age of Enlightenment and the Founding Fathers." The event is sponsored by the Humanist Society of Redding, and will be held at the Redding Library at 1100 Parkview Avenue. The public is invited to attend and there is no cost. The Humanist Society of Redding was estab- lished in October 2007 and is an affiliate member of the American Humanist Association. For more information, visit http://www.humanistpeacesociety.org or call Elisabeth Steadman at 604-2984. Klamath National Forest to host job fair The Klamath National Forest will host a job fair Saturday, Jan. 12, at the headquarters office, 1711 S. Main St., Yreka from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Job opportunities on the Klamath National Forest include the following disciplines: Fire Apprenticeships and seasonal positions in fire fighting, and a variety of other resource areas. The objective of the fair is to inform and educate the public about temporary, seasonal and permanent job opportunities in the Forest Service and on the Klamath National Forest. Help will be available to explain the hiring process and how to complete the online job application. Vacancy announcements and job descriptions are currently available on USAJOBS website at https://www.usajobs.gov/. Computer workstations will be available during the job fair to allow interested people to submit applications. Technical assistance will be available to help with accomplishing Heartburn seminar scheduled in Chico Dr. Patrick Giammarise, DC and Kristan Leatherman, MS will be holding a free educational seminar Freedom From Heartburn at the Digestion Relief Center, 2639 Forest Avenue, Suite 100, in Chico. The event will be 4:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10 and the seminar will focus on a natural three-part treatment process to improve the conditions of heartburn, GERD and acid reflux by restoring the stomach's protective muscosal lining and improving overall digestion to improve the assimilation of essential minerals and nutrients. For more information or to reserve a spot call 8998741. the application process and answer any application questions. Interested applicants should come prepared with appropriate supporting documentation such as current resume, employment history, references, letters of recommendation, post high school transcripts, DD214s for veteran preference, IQCS Master Record (firefighter). For more information, please call the Klamath National Forest at (530) 842-6131. produce side effects As compared DEAR DOCto the subjects TOR K: I'm a 77who did not get year-old man. I've GH, the treated read about the individuals gained effects of growth an average of 4.6 hormone, and they pounds of lean sound great. Is body mass and there a downside? shed a similar DEAR READamount of body ER: I've also seen Dr. K fat. There was a the many "antiby Anthony L. aging" claims Komaroff, M.D. slight drop in total cholesterol levels, associated with growth hormone, and I but no significant changes understand their appeal. in LDL ("bad") cholesLike most people, I want terol, HDL ("good") choto live a long time, but I lesterol, triglycerides, aerobic capacity, bone densidon't want to grow old. But does growth hor- ty, or fasting blood sugar mone (GH) work? And is and insulin levels. So far, it safe? Those are both so good. Now comes the bad complicated questions to news. People who used answer, but here goes. GH is a protein pro- GH experienced a high duced by the pituitary rate of side effects. These gland in the brain. It gets included fluid retention, its name from the fact that joint pain, breast enlargeit is important in stimulat- ment and carpal tunnel ing growth during child- syndrome. A bigger concern is hood. Children born with a growth hormone defi- cancer. In laboratory studciency are destined to be ies, GH promotes the mulvery short, unless they are tiplication of cancer cells. treated with growth hor- Some epidemiological studies have found that mone early in life. What about using GH people with naturally high in aging adults? First of levels of GH had higher all, there is absolutely no rates of cancer. These evidence that taking GH studies by no means prove supplements will lengthen that taking GH supplements would raise a pera person's life. However, it does son's risk of cancer, but appear to have some bene- it's plausible that they ficial effects. GH pro- might. So I don't recommend motes an increase in muscle mass and a decrease in taking GH supplements to body fat. As men age, GH help fight the ravages of levels fall. During the time, although new evisame time span, muscle dence could cause me to mass declines and body change my mind. But that fat increases. And so (the doesn't mean you have to theory goes), the way to sit back and let Father arrest these effects of Time peck away at you. Instead, use the time-testaging is to inject GH. To evaluate the safety ed combination of diet and effectiveness of GH in and exercise. You'll healthy older people, a reduce your risk of many team of researchers chronic illnesses and — reviewed 31 high-quality it's true — slow the tickstudies. Together, these ing of the clock. studies evaluated 220 peoDr. Komaroff is a ple who received GH and 227 people who did not. physician and professor at Two-thirds of the subjects Harvard Medical School. were men and their aver- To send questions, go to age age was 69. The AskDoctorK.com, or write: dosage of GH varied, as Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck did the duration of thera- St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115. py. Hospital to hold Go Redding event Shasta Regional Medical Center is asking North State community to "Love Your Heart" and make it a goal to fight against America's #1 killer — heart disease — at the annual Go Redding Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 8 at the Holiday Inn. This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of The China Study and featured in the highly acclaimed documentary, "Forks over Knives." Campbell will discuss how diet and disease are related and tackle the issue of how food can be used as medicine. Shasta Regional remains com- mitted to the community it serves in educating on the prevention of heart disease and providing resources on ways to adopt a more heart-healthy lifestyle. In addition to the luncheon, a free showing of "Forks over Knives" will be played at the Cascade Theatre that same evening. All are invited to attend the 7 p.m. movie. 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