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Saturday, October 5, 2013 – Daily News 5A FEATURES Juicing not all it's cracked up to be etables. Consider DEAR DOCthis: TOR K: Are the — The vitabenefits of juicing min, mineral and as great as I've antioxidant conheard? tent of a whole DEAR READfruit, like an ER: Juicing — apple, is extracting the decreased signifijuice from fresh Dr. K cantly when you fruits and vegetapeel the skin. bles — appears to by Anthony L. — Insoluble be the latest trend Komaroff, M.D. fiber can promote for anyone looking to detoxify, lose weight or bowel regularity, lower stabilize just get healthy. But does cholesterol, research support the blood sugars and promote claims that juicing can a sense of fullness. But reverse chronic disease, insoluble fiber is lost in jump-start weight loss and the juicing process. — Drinking too much "detox" the body? First, let's discuss juice may cause weight "extreme juicing." To cut gain. — Excessive juice to the chase, I don't know of any evidence that justi- intake can be dangerous fies a juice cleanse or a for people with diabetes fast in which a person because juice is a concendrinks only juice for sev- trated source of calories, eral days to months. Par- primarily sugar. A few words about ticularly if you do it for more than a few days, you detoxifying: What "toxcould be getting insuffi- ins" are supposedly being cient amounts of protein removed from your body? How is juicing supposed and other nutrients. Now let's talk about to remove them? What's juice. A juicing machine the evidence that it works? removes the pulp of fresh None of the websites fruit and vegetables and advocating juicing that extracts the juice. Fresh I've visited answer these juice has been shown to questions. Suppose a person has have advantages over commercially packaged lead poisoning. I can't juice — even those that imagine how that toxin, or claim to be "all natural" or any other heavy metal, have no added sugars. So would be removed from if you're going to juice, the body by juicing. Or it's best to prepare juice at when advocates talk about home, from fresh fruits "detoxifying," do they mean that the treatment and vegetables. You can safely store washes "bad bacteria" out fresh juice up to 24 hours of the gut? There surely in an airtight container in can be bad gut bacteria, the refrigerator, but it's but what's the evidence best to drink the juice that juicing eliminates immediately, before it gets them? I have nothing against contaminated with bactedrinking freshly prepared ria. Fruit and vegetable juice from vegetables or juices certainly have some fruits as part of a healthy possible health benefits. diet. However, I think it would be better for your For example: — Kale juice may health to eat lots of fruits improve cholesterol lev- and vegetables every day — unjuiced. els. — Tomato juice conDr. Komaroff is a tains plenty of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that physician and professor at Harvard Medical may lower cancer risk. To send — Citrus-based juices School. go to and carrot juice may questions, AskDoctorK.com, or reduce heart disease risk. But juicing removes write: Ask Doctor K, 10 the skin and insoluble Shattuck St., Second fiber from fruits and veg- Floor, Boston, MA 02115. Self-serving sister devastates siblings vage anything when all is Dear Annie: I am devsaid and done. We suggest astated. I just found out that you discuss your options my baby sister, as executor with your other sisters and of my older sister's estate, make a joint decision that all sold the family house and of you can live with. possessions without disDear Annie: My wife cussing this with family or died two years ago, after a other beneficiaries. long illness. I recently startThere is nothing we can do to recover the assets Annie's ed dating again. I went to one of those websites and unless we initiate legal began seeing a nice woman. action to stop her self-serving behavior, and I don't by Kathy Mitchell Once I told people that I am want to do that. We know and Marcy Sugar back on the dating scene, others started giving me she also has mixed personal and estate financial matters. She phone numbers of women they wanted me to call. seems to be on a real power trip. So I started seeing another She isn't willing to discuss the issue. I do not want this horrible woman along with the first. They experience to ruin our family rela- know about each other. I told them I tionships, but my other sisters and I am not ready to settle down. I don't are shocked and furious about this want to hurt them by being dishonbetrayal. Do you have any advice est. Right now, I don't wish to other than seeing an attorney? How marry again. They both said that is can we get our sister to make OK. Now a third woman has asked amends and come to her senses? me out. The problem is, some of my What should we do? — So Sad in friends think this is immoral and the Heartland Dear Sad: If your sister will not that I've become a ''player.'' But I listen to you about the assets and have been upfront with these continues to commingle personal women. We all have been married and estate monies, your choice is to before and have kids and grandkids. take legal action or let it go. Would We are lonely adults wanting comshe be more forthcoming if you and panionship. This is a new area for me, and I your siblings confronted her and threatened to speak to a lawyer? Is am not sure what to do. I have a lot there anyone else she might listen of health problems and figure I have to? Will you be able to forgive her? 10 good years left. I just want to We know you value the relation- enjoy them. I don't want to marry ship, but sometimes a betrayal is so and stick one of these women with sharp that it is not possible to sal- taking care of me when I get sick. Mailbox What is the proper thing to do? — Confused Grandpa Dear Confused: As long as you are honest about your intentions and respectful to these women, and they each understand that the relationship is not exclusive or likely to lead to marriage, you are free to date whomever you wish. They are grown women and can choose to be with you or not. What your friends think is irrelevant. Dear Annie: I had to respond to ''Still Hurting in Texas,'' whose husband seemed unsympathetic when she thought she had a terminal illness. I could have written that. I thought I had pancreatic cancer. At first, my husband clammed up. I, too, thought he didn't care. But after thinking about it and weighing my husband's good and bad qualities, I did the only right thing. I sat him down, and we both talked, cried, prayed and admitted how scared we were. But we faced it together. We were blessed that the diagnosis was not cancer, but fear becomes as nothing when there is a hand to hold onto and help you through the darkness. — MS 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. Formation of Golden State Farm Credit KINGSBURG — The Board of Directors of Northern California Farm Credit, ACA (NCFC), and the Federal Land Bank Association of Kingsburg, FLCA (KFLBA) have announced the merger of the two associations to form Golden State Farm Credit, ACA effective Jan. 1, 2014, subject to final approval by the Farm Credit Administration (FCA). This new partnership brings together two well-capitalized California Farm Credit associations totaling more than $1.1 billion in total loans. "Northern California Farm Credit and Kingsburg Land Bank are no strangers to each other," said Scott Anderson, who will serve as the President and CEO of the new association after serving in that capacity at Kingsburg Land Bank since 2004. "Our associations have worked cooperatively on several levels for some time, and we have found that the philosophies of our board and staff are very closely aligned. This merger will only serve to enhance the services we are able to provide to our members. The added capacity will help us meet new challenges and future market dynamics more effectively, but our goal will always be to maintain local connection and control for our customers." To maintain continuity in governance, the new association's 12member board will be made up of an equal number of participants from each region. All current office locations (Chico, Red Bluff, Willows, Kingsburg and Hanford) will remain open and all staff members will stay in place with the exception of Bruce Strickler, President and CEO of Northern California Farm Credit. Strickler's retirement after more than 27 years in his current position will coincide with the merger. "Both of these associations have been very successful independently," said Strickler. "NCFC and Kingsburg have both achieved strong operating results, and have provided very competitive interest rates and strong patronage payments to members for the last several years. The lending environment has changed a lot in the last few years, and the combined strength of the two associations will provide increased resources to meet more stringent regulatory requirements. I feel very confident in Scott's abilities to serve our customers and lead this new association forward." "Northern California Farm Credit and Kingsburg Land Bank have worked collaboratively for the last nine years to enhance the services that each association has brought to its members," said Tom Martin, Chairman of Northern California Farm Credit. "Recognizing the common philosphies the two associations shared, our respective boards independently decided to explore the possibility of a merger in early 2012." "The boards of both associations have explored this merger very carefully with the best interests of our members always in mind," said James Oliver, Chairman of the Federal Land Bank of Kingsburg. "We are excited about the opportunities and benefits this merger will bring to our associations. By creating Golden State Farm Credit, we have increased our capital base and lowered our association's exposure to risk." Sutter County man charged with possessing game birds SACRAMENTO — After a one-day bench trial, Jeffrey A. Catlett, 35, of Sutter, was found guilty Sept. 30 by United States Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman of violations of the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, United States Attorney Benjamin Wagner announced. The judge found Catlett guilty of one count of possession of migratory game birds belonging to another that were untagged, one count of exceeding the possession limit of ducks, one count of exceeding the possession limit of pintail ducks and one count of exceeding the possession limit of dark geese. According to evidence produced at trial, on Jan. 16, wardens began investigating a CattleWomen's Fashion Show Harvest Moon Saturday, November 9, 2013 Rolling Hills Casino Corning Tickets $28.00 Reservations only by October 28th 529-9679 group of hunters who were reportedly shooting into a group of geese, killing and wounding a large number of them in a field off of South Butte House Road in Sutter County. Later that same day, Catlett was found to be in possession of a large number of waterfowl, well beyond the possession limits. According to court documents, Catlett claimed to have shot three geese himself but was found to have been in possession of 175 ducks, 41 pintail ducks, and 39 dark geese. Evidence presented at trial also established that Catlett attempted to conceal the scope of the Breakfast Cook Saturday & Sunday Cook for 58 patients at Red Bluff Health Care 555 Luther Rd. 527-6262 conduct. Eleven other defendants pleaded guilty prior to trial to violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Catlett was the last remaining defendant. This case is the product of an investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Cali- fornia Department of Fish and Wildlife. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Barbara Borkowski is prosecuting the case. Catlett is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Newman on Oct. 23. Catlett faces a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a $15,000 fine. The actual sentence, however, will be determined at the discretion of the court after consideration of any applicable statutory factors and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, which take into account a number of variables.