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Main St. OPEN: 7 days a week 5:30am - 9pm 259 S.Main St., Red Bluff Not valid with other discounts offer good from 1/4/10 - 2/7/10 2 EGGS 2 SLICES BACON 2 PANCAKES Offer Good Mon- Wed-Fri 5:30-8AM ONLY $ 1 99 Dine in only, No substitutions Coffee 59¢ Dear Annie: My 40-year-old daughter has had behavioral and psychological issues her whole life. In recent years, she has behaved very irre- sponsibly — drinking, doing drugs, fighting with her family, becoming unem- ployed and spending too much money. Last year, she and her hus- band filed for bank- ruptcy and lost their home. The police have even been to their house for domestic violence issues. My 9-year-old grand- son is subjected to all of this. I have funneled thousands into this dilemma and have been treated with a lack of gratitude and respect. I finally blew my stack and told my daughter how I felt about her behavior. Now she won't allow me or anyone in my family to see my grandson. What do I do? — At My Wits' End Dear Wits' End: Depend- ing on your state, you might be able to sue for visitation. If you choose to go that route, please seek legal counsel. You might also consider trying to get cus- tody of your grandson if the parents are as unfit as you por- tray them. However, in most instances, the best recourse is to reconcile with the parents. Your daughter is a mess, and it doesn't help her or your grandson if you scold her and become estranged. Please do whatever you need to in order to get back in her good graces so you can keep an eye on your grandchild. He needs a stable person in his life. Dear Annie: Two years ago, my husband and I retired and moved to Florida. I have a vol- unteer job one day a week. However, I have not met any female friends who I see on a regular basis. My hus- band found a group of guys to golf with, and he also goes fishing with them. Sometimes he is gone all day. The guys are mostly single, divorced men in their 60s, so I can't even socialize with their wives. I do not golf, so don't advise me to take it up. On the days we are together, it's a struggle to find things we both enjoy. He has never been affec- tionate. He's never given me a compliment in all the years we have been married. He cooks and helps around the house, but he'd obviously rather be with his buddies. I want him to be happy, but I am lonely. I've also noticed that his friends have had quite an influence on the way he behaves. I worry if I take off to visit my family, he will spend more time with them and things will get worse. We seem to be drifting apart. I never thought retire- ment would be so difficult. I don't want to spend the rest of my life being married and lonely. Any ideas? — Alone in Florida Dear Florida: You need to find things to keep you busy. Your husband is obviously not going to provide a social life, but surely there are activities you enjoy. The community center, park district or retire- ment residences probably organize groups to attend plays or concerts. Find a book or gourmet club in your area. Join a gym and sign up for a fitness class where you can meet other women on a regular basis. Vol- unteer at the local hospital or library. They would appreciate you. Dear Annie: You printed a letter from ''Ring-a-Ding,'' the lady who had been married for 20 years and resented the ''cheap'' engagement ring with the tiny diamond that her hus- band bought her when they first married. My husband and I are near- ing the 40-year mark and have accumulated a great deal of money in assets. Although he has bought me many expensive pieces of jewelry, none of them means as much to me as my $8 wedding band. That symbol of where we started stands for 40 years of love, struggles, ups and downs and our enduring faith in each other. — Happily Married Dear Happily: Thank you for saying that it's the quality of the love, not the size of the ring that counts. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190, Chicago, IL 60611. Daughter using grandson as pawn Annie's Mailbox by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar FEATURES If readers would like to contact Dr. Gott, they may write him at Dr. Gott c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016. DEAR DR. GOTT: Do you have any infor- mation on tardive dyskinesia? My hus- band has it, and there seems to be little known about it. DEAR READER: Tardive dyskinesia is a neurological condition brought on by long- term use of neuroleptic drugs generally prescribed for psy- chiatric, gastrointestinal and neurological disorders. It is characterized by involuntary, repetitive motions, often occurring at inappropriate times. These may include rapid eye, leg or arm move- ments, grimacing, lip smack- ing and/or protrusion of the tongue. Older women are most susceptible; however, the con- dition most commonly affects people of any age following 24 months of drug therapy. There is no standard treat- ment for the disorder. As a general rule, the first step is to discontinue or greatly reduce the amount of the offending long-standing medication. It may be beneficial to replace the neuroleptic medication with a different drug. Symp- toms of dyskinesia may con- tinue long after discontinua- tion but may ultimately improve or disappear. In some cases, however, the condition is permanent. Your husband should make an appointment with his neurologist to deter- mine the next appropriate step. DEAR DR. GOTT: I received your "No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook" for Christ- mas last year and have enjoyed many of the recipes in it. I have also lost and kept off 15 pounds. Thank you. I would like to ask your opinion on two items I eat reg- ularly — xylitol as a sweeten- er and almond meal as a flour substitute in baking. DEAR READER: Xylitol is naturally present to some degree in fruits, berries, mushrooms and lettuce, and is a part of our daily metabo- lism. In the 1960s, this white crystalline substance was added to foods as a sweetener. Because it is purported to reduce the rate of tooth decay, sugar-free candies and gum manufacturers add the product as the principal sweetener, making it ideal for diabetics. My guess is that if you use a reasonable amount of xylitol daily, it is safe and effective — primarily for the purpose of pre- venting tooth decay. Excesses above 15 grams daily diminish dental benefits. Pets should be forbidden to consume any products that contain xylitol because reports suggest it can cause severe hypoglycemia, liver failure and toxicity. Almond meal is simply ground almonds. Meal can be made with either whole or blanched almonds. This prod- uct can be made at home with the use of a blender; however, care must be taken not to grind it too much, because it will take on the consistency of butter. It should be pulsed only until it reaches the con- sistency of meal. It can also be purchased commercially. Recipes are readily available over the Internet for cakes, muffins and other pastries. Avoid almond flour, because it is made of blanched, skinless almonds and has lost most of its nutrients. Almond meal is an excel- lent substitute for all-purpose flour to be utilized by anyone attempting to maintain a rea- sonable weight. I commend you on your willpower in sticking with your diet and in keeping the weight off. Other readers who are interested might benefit from ordering my "A Strategy for Losing Weight: Introduction to the No Flour No Sugar Diet." Simply send a $2 check or money order to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092. Be sure to mention the title. My books "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet" and "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook" can be pur- chased through most local and commercial bookstores or online. Dr. Peter Gott is a retired physician and the author of the book "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Diet," available at most chain and independent bookstores, and the recently published "Dr. Gott's No Flour, No Sugar Cookbook." Drugs linked to dyskinesia Dr. Peter Gott Synthetic organic chemist Bruce Roth, Ph.D., who synthesized the compound that would eventu- ally be marketed as Lipitor as a researcher for Warn- er-Lambert/Parke-Davis, will address the Northern California Subsection of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at a dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29. The dinner is being co-sponsored by the Depart- ment of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Chico. It is open to anyone who is interested. You do not have to be an ACS member to attend the event. Roth received his Ph.D. in 1981 at Iowa State University. He received postdoctoral training at the University of Rochester. In 1982, Roth joined the atherosclerosis chem- istry section of the Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Co. in Ann Arbor, Mich. For his invention, Roth received the 1997 Warn- er-Lambert Chairman's Distinguished Scientific Achievement award; the 1999 "Inventor of the Year Award" from the New York Intellectual Property Law Association; the 2003 American Chemical Society Award for Creative Invention; and several other awards. Roth served as vice president of chemistry at Pfizer Global Research and Development in Ann Arbor from 2000 to 2007. He also served as an adjunct associate professor in the Department of Medicinal Chemistry in the School of Pharmacy, University of Michigan, from 1996 to 2007. In May 2007, Roth joined Genentech Small Dis- covery. In August 2008, he was named one of the ACS "Heroes in Chemistry" for the discovery and development of Lipitor. Roth is the inventor or co-inventor of 43 issued U.S. patents and the author or co-author of 50 man- uscripts, 35 published abstracts, and nine book chap- ters and review articles. The tickets for the dinner and speaker are $15 general and $5 for students. Call Kathy Johns, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, at 898- 5259, or e-mail her at kjohns@csuchico.edu. Inventor of Lipitor to speak in Chico