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4A Daily News – Tuesday, January 15, 2013 Vitality health Nutrion and fitness apps By Barbara Quinn The Monterey County Herald (MCT) I will not get my truck stuck in the mud this year. I will always have my cell phone with me. I will not begrudge having to walk a mile home if I do get my truck stuck in the mud and don't have my cell phone. "I don't like New Year's resolutions," my friend told me as we waited for the AAA guy to get my truck out of the mud. Maybe because they are moving targets...we never know what life is going to toss our way. Then on the radio this morning, I heard a man say we should change our thinking from what we want "to do" to what we want "to become." I like that. For example, in my quest to "become" a few pounds lighter, I can choose to try some new foods. One on my list is "pasta zero plus"— a spaghetti product made with chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans) and "konjac" flour (a Japanese plant). One serving has one-eighth the calories of regular pasta. And most of the carbs in this product are in the form of soluble fiber — good for controlling blood sugars and cholesterol levels. I can also choose to become healthier with some of these free apps for my smart phone . . .that I will remember to have with me this year. ShopWell: Scans barcodes on food products to help me decide if a food is a good match for my personal dietary needs. Fooducate: Scans barcodes to provide detailed nutritional content of food products. Food on the Table. Helps me find healthy recipes within my diet restrictions and helps me create menus and grocery shopping lists. Also locates nearby grocery stores. Big Oven. Plans meals and menus with over 250,000 recipes and gives me ideas on how to use leftovers. Lose it! Helps me set up a calorie budget and tracks my calories, protein, carbs and fat each day. My Fitness Pal. Measures my nutrient intake and physical activity each day and monitors my progress. Runtastic: Tracks every detail of more than 20 physical activities including time, speed, elevation and distance. Pedometer Free GPS Plus: Tracks my walking (or running) distance and pace and monitors my heart rate and calories burned. Even creates a map of my walking or running route. Instant Heart Rate: Uses my smart phone camera lens to detect my heart rate from the pulse in my fingertips. Then shows it on a graph. Beltone PromiseTM Completely-in-the-canal She's wearing it! Why not see for yourself? At Beltone, we'll give you a FREE hearing screening. If you show a hearing loss, you can try out advanced technology, on the spot. If you love the difference it makes, you'll enjoy introductory savings! $1,000 OFF a pair of Beltone Promise hearing instruments & fitness Weighing benefits, dangers of marijuana By Stephanie Earls The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) (MCT) C O L O R A D O SPRINGS, Colo. — When Dr. Margaret Gedde prescribes edible marijuana therapy for a patient, she usually starts with a cookie, cut into fours. She recommends her patients try a piece at a time and keep a daily log of the effects. "The edibles in particular don't take effect for a while, like a solid hour," said Gedde, of Vibrant Health Clinic in Colorado Springs. "So for people who are new to it, we start low and go up slowly." Close monitoring — by doctor and patient — is key to getting treatment right and keeping it safe. Though Gedde stressed that no deaths have been attributed directly to marijuana use, "there is a toxic level and there can be a danger there. That's the biggest drawback — managing the psychoactive effects." Unwanted psychoactive effects can include feelings of being "too high," or out of control, with confusion and a sense of unreality, she said. "That's when people will end up in the emergency room, thinking they are having a panic attack," Gedde said. "It can be very upsetting." Though still outlawed at the federal level, medical marijuana has been legal for registered card holders in Colorado since 2000. The passage of Amendment 64 in November made it legal for adults in the state to possess up to an ounce of the substance, which could be available for purchase through licensed establishments as early as 2014. Vocal advocates for MCT photo In a former bus barn near Denver, marijuana plants live their lives on camera, part of an intense seed-to-sale scrutiny that distinguishes Colorado's medical-marijuana industry. medical marijuana, such as Dr. Bruce Reimers, are less enthusiastic about the prospect of expanded availability. In the years he has prescribed it at his practice, Reimers has seen marijuana work wonders for many who have failed to respond well to pharmaceutical therapies. "Its medical effects are fantastic," said Reimers, a Colorado Springs urologist. "It decreases the pressure in the eye and works for glaucoma. We know it simulates appetite, significantly reduces pain and spasms ... and of its effects in seizure control and multiple sclerosis. It may even impede the growth of cancer cells." His unabashed praise for marijuana does have limits, however. "I'm not a proponent of letting everybody smoke," said Reimers, who counsels his patients to dial back dosages as soon as they start to feel a "high." "I'm firmly about medical use." While he concedes there redbluff.mercy.org TM www.redbluff.mercy.org Savings off MSRP. Cannot be combined with other offers. Not valid on previous purchases. $500 off single instrument. Expires 1/31/13 Call 530-221-4624 or 530-529-1888 for an appointment. 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"We tend to see more issues with emotional disorders in children who are exposed to cannabis during fetal development." Children whose parents smoke marijuana can develop attachment disorders, which can lead to depression, Kudisch added. "Adolescents who are under the influence tend to be apathetic and withdrawn and tend to want to stay at home and get high," he said. "That doesn't allow them to prepare to develop emotionally for the world as an adult." Physiological problems in children and adults can range from lung damage to a greater risk of virus and disease transmission among people who share marijuana cigarettes or smoking implements, Kudisch said. And with legalization, "there will be more access to cannabis than where there is no legalization," he said. "Higher access will create higher incidence." What's certain to be strict regulation of the strength and labeling of any commercially available marijuana products will go a long way toward ensuring the safety of the adults who chose to indulge, said KC Stark, founder of the Medical Marijuana Business Academy of Colorado. "Right now, you're buying your marijuana at dispensaries, which are highly regulated, very controlled environments," he said. "If you're buying it off the streets, which is illegal, you have no idea what you're getting. That hasn't changed." With medical marijuana, Stark said, every plant is labeled and tagged from seed to sale and can be traced back to its source should any quality or health issues arise. "Under (Amendment 64), things are probably going to be even more controlled, to protect the tourists that come here," he said. The best risk-aversion tactic when it comes to marijuana — or anything, really — remains vigilance and common sense, he pointed out. 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