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TO YOUR HEALTH Being Cultured by BRENDA HARRIS There are many delicious ways to benefit from probiotics. Eating things like yogurt, kefir and miso are just a few of them. We hear about them everywhere — how they clear up everything from a bloated gut to a depressed mind. How they boost the immune system and improve skin health. Having a great level of microorganisms is not just some random thing that you either have or don't have but rather an attribute that can be nourished day by day. So often we separate our daily lives from what goes on inside of our bodies, forgetting that it goes along for the ride during all those episodes of stress, staying up too late and eating on the go. The payoff for staying knowledgeable about your body's needs and building an amazing microbial world is more than worth the effort. Eating fermented foods has given new meaning to the term "being cultured." The benefits of probiotics are causing a resurgence of fermented foods such as raw, unpasteurized miso, sauerkraut, pickles, beets and kombucha drinks returning to the average kitchen. Kefir and yogurt continue to be refined by dairy- and soy-free options and are also becoming more targeted for special needs with specific strains of bacteria. But for the busy days, when incorporating these food choices are not so easy to do, the convenience of a supplement is always an option. As the science behind individual strains grows, so do the choices of probiotics. Age-specific from infants to "over 50" varieties ensure you're getting the proper amount for each stage of life. Female-issue specific strains are also an option, and especially helpful for keeping healthy stores of probiotics during antibiotic usage. Going beyond the obvious and verifiable benefits of helping with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea are some surprising conditions that we can add to the list. Immune health, blood pressure, psoriasis, chronic fatigue, cholesterol, bacterial infections, mental acuity and mental health top the list of some of the more innovative conditions that show a positive improvement with specific probiotic strains. Probiotics thrive best when prebiotics are present. Prebiotics, which are found in such foods as whole grains, bananas and onions, are nondigestible carbohydrates that create a probiotic-friendly gut environment. The appropriate probiotic dosage can vary from 1-3 billion for infants to about 5 billion for daily maintenance for adults. Ranges from 15-50 billion are more common when addressing a specific condition. The old sayings "you are what you eat" and "gut feelings" take on new relevance with every new discovery. Probiotics can impact nearly every aspect of the body. Future studies will continue to enhance our ability to target which strains affect us most beneficially for varying conditions. Their proven importance ensures that their value, when it comes to overall health, won't be overlooked. BRENDA HARRIS, Owner of The Applecrate. Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? Editor@ upancomingweekly.com. Methodist University Breaks Records Fall 2013 Semester by DR. BEN HANCOCK We've been having an amazing fall semester at among our entering students. Methodist University. Here are a few highlights of the Health Sciences Building Receives $2.6 great things that have been happening, as well as a look at Million Gift some upcoming events. We recently announced a gift of $2.6 million from Homecoming and Parents' Weekend the Thomas R. and Elizabeth E. McLean Foundation The weekend of Oct. 26, the Homecoming and to name the new Health Sciences Building. We are Parents' Weekend, was the biggest ever. Alumni award extremely excited about this commitment and confident winners were the Honorable John Brown '71, Lynn that we will secure the remaining funding for the Gruber Clark '72, Del Crisp, Steve Driggers '76, Bob construction phase to begin in the spring of 2014, with Dunn '71, Tim Holtsclaw '92, Thomas Pope '78, and the building opening in the fall of 2015. Mike Safley '72. It was Ed "Tuna" Keil Day '70, at the University Receives Renewal of BBB Bond football game, recognizing his many contributions to the Rating university. There was also a food drive with MU Student The university learned from Standard and Poor's that Methodist University celebrated Homecoming Oct. 25-27. Athletes' "Cans across the Conference" to help local food they've renewed our BBB rating. Earlier this summer, banks. the university received news that Fitch had also renewed Congratulations also go out to the new individuals and Teams of Distinction their BBB rating for Methodist. inducted into Methodist's Athletic Hall of Fame. Individuals Lisa Wymer '88, Upcoming Events Rodney Jones '90 and Brion McLaughlin '00 were inducted, and the following • 40th Annual Economic Outlook and Stock Market Symposium, with keynote inaugural Teams of Distinction were designated: the men's basketball teams from speaker Mark Zinder, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m., Embassy Suites 1972-1975, the baseball team from 1977, the women's golf teams from 1987-89, • MU Theatre Department presents "Works in Progress @ MU: The Workshop," and the men's golf team from 1990. Finally, congratulations are in order to our Nov. 14-17, Thursday-Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Homecoming Queen Cierra Murphy and King Bernard "BJ" Minter. • Wesley Heritage Celebration, Nov. 20, 11 a.m. in Hensdale Chapel Glass Art Exhibition • Pangea international show, Nov. 20, 8 p.m., Huff Concert Hall in Reeves Fine The glass art exhibition Igneous Expressions is in the David McCune International Arts Building Art Gallery. It is an amazing display that is unlike anything many of us have ever • All Choirs Concert, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m., Huff Concert Hall seen, and provides a rare opportunity to see so much glass art in one location. This • MU Jazz Monarchs and Concert Band Concert, Nov. 24, 7:30 p.m., Huff exhibit runs through Dec. 12 with free admission. Concert Hall Record Enrollment This Fall • Awards reception for the Economic Outlook and Stock Market Now that we have completed Term II registration of the MU@ Night program, Symposium, Dec. 3, 6:30 DR. BEN HANCOCK. President of I am pleased to announce that we have a record enrollment. We also have a record p.m., Physician Assistant Methodist University. Contributing Writer. new-student enrollment, a record number of students residing on campus, a record Building. COMMENTS? Editor@upancomingweekly. number of international students and a record number of Presidential Scholars com. 16 UCW NOVEMBER 13-19, 2013 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM