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(MCT) — As antioxi- dant-saturated nuts go, pistachios don't usually enjoy the acclaim of wal- nuts or almonds. But they get their day in this week's quiz. 1. An ounce of pista- chios contains 13 grams of fat. How much of that is the so-called good fat that lowers LDL choles- terol? a) 6 grams b) 11 grams c) 13 grams 2. A small study by researchers at the Univer- sity of Texas' M.D. Ander- son Cancer Center showed which vitamin present in pistachios can help to reduce lung cancer? a) Vitamin B12 b) Vitamin B6 c) Vitamin E 3. An ounce of pista- chios provides 20 percent of the daily value of vita- min B6. What major bene- fit does B6 have for the body? a) Helps make amino acids that build body cells b) Protects the body from harmful effects of toxins c) Helps maintain the health of skin and mucus linings 4. A small study by Penn State researchers shows that pistachio con- sumption can reduce body inflammation, a major fac- tor for which condition? a) Kidney failure b) Cardiovascular dis- ease c) Shingles 5. In spring 2009, how many pounds of pistachios were recalled for suspect- ed salmonella poisoning? a) 100,000 b) 1 million c) 5 million Sources: usda.gov; www.thegreennut.org; calorielab.com. 4A – Daily News – Monday, March 1, 2010 OPEN: 7 days a week 5:30am - 9pm 259 S.Main St., Red Bluff Not valid with other discounts. 2 EGGS 2 SLICES BACON 2 PANCAKES Offer Good Everyday 5:30-8AM ONLY $ 1 99 Dine in only, No substitutions Coffee 59¢ N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION Please help sponsor a classroom subscription Call Kathy at (530) 527-2151 to find out how. • M & M RANCH HOUSE • ROSE HABLITZEL, ENROLLED AGENT • RED BLUFF INTERIORS • MOTHER LODE HOLDING CO. • LP BUILDING PRODUCTS • LOUISIANA PACIFIC • STATE FARM INS. KEITH THOMAS • TEHAMA ESTATES • CALIFORNIA WALNUT CO., INC. • MR. 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Other than a recent bout with stage 1 breast cancer and 10 treat- ments of balloon radiation, I am an extremely healthy and active 67-year-old female. My current med- ications are Zoloft, thyrox- ine and Loperamine, and I take a super vitamin B, calcium and B-12, which my cancer surgeon added due to my proneness to infection. DEAR READER: Vari- cose veins are a weakness in the walls of superficial veins. Many people with varicose veins also have spider veins (enlarged cap- illaries), which are similar but smaller and closer to the surface of the skin. Spider veins are common in the lower legs or ankles, may be caused by hor- monal changes in the body or by the pressure from blood in the varicose veins, and are associated with an itch, especially following warming from socks or stockings. Because of your prone position when resting, the exertion placed on your veins is reduced, and side effects are lowered or eliminated temporarily. I do not think your medica- tions are to blame, nor was the balloon-radiation ther- apy. Elastic stockings com- press veins, thereby reducing the stretching and ensuing pain. Beyond that, alternative remedies include one part horse- chestnut seed combined with 10 parts distilled witch hazel applied exter- nally as needed or daily use of oral horse chestnut, grape-seed extract, bilber- ry extract, butcher's broom extract or hawthorn extract. I cannot endorse any of these remedies because I haven't had experience with them and only have reports from readers stating they work within three months of initiation. Be sure to speak with your physician before beginning these or any other course(s) of treat- ment. To provide related informa- tion, I am sending you copies of my Health Reports " C o m p e l l i n g Home Remedies" and "More Com- pelling Home Remedies." Other readers who would like copies should send a self- addressed stamped No. 10 envelope and $2 for each report to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 44092, or download an order blank from my Web s i t e , www.askdrgottmd.com. Be sure to mention the title(s). DEAR DR. GOTT: I went to my doctor about my restless-legs syndrome (RLS). He gave me a pre- scription, but I read the side effects and didn't take the medicine. Instead, I started rubbing my feet, legs and hips with a topi- cal cooling ointment and put on warm socks before going to bed. I've not had a restless night since! This works for me. It seems some of these home reme- dies really work. It's just a matter of finding them. DEAR READER: Pharmacy shelves are lined with a number of topical ointments and alternatives designed to help painful muscles asso- ciated with arthritis, sim- ple backache, sports injuries, strains, sprains — and for you, in treating RLS. Some people find relief from ointments con- taining the warming prop- erties of capsaicin. Others use ointments with cool- ing properties or with petrolatum menthol salves. I have also received positive reports for symp- toms of RLS and leg cramps being treated with pickle juice, hawthorn- berry extract and marjo- ram mixed with carrier oil, such as olive or castor oil. Then there's the hot bath, ice pack, heating pad, massage and supplements for low levels of potassi- um, iron, folate and mag- nesium. 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." Treating spider- vein itch Dr. Peter Gott Earrings make day special for cancer patients (MCT) — When most of us think of cancer we don't envision laughter. But for a group of women — some with incurable cancer — who receive treatment on Wednesdays at California Oncology of the Central Valley in northeast Fresno, finding humor in the absurd is part of stay- ing positive in dark times. The laughter started when inflam- matory breast cancer patient Mary Barcelos showed up for treatment wearing a birthday gift from her daughter — dangling, chandelier earrings with blue stones. "You don't think they're hooker- ish, do you?" Barcelos asked oncol- ogy nurse Carolyn Gaston. "They seem for a lady over the top," Gaston replied. They laughed. The following week, Gaston wore big, gaudy earrings on the day of Barcelos' visit. More laughs. Nearly five years later, the chan- delier-earrings incident has blos- somed into a "Hooker Earring Wednesday" support group. The women book their treatments Wednesday afternoons, and they all wear big, cheap, flashy earrings. The cheaper the earrings, the bet- ter. "You have to have humor; other- wise, it could get you down," says Ola Loflin, wearing heart-shaped, silver spiral earrings that she bought for $1.50. Margie Sherrel, says laughing with the other women makes her feel as if she isn't going through some- thing terrible alone. "Having the camaraderie of these women takes your mind off what you have to go through," she says. "We all care about each other. We've become good friends." Mary Oberti prays for all the other women in the group and says she is a miracle. Her doctors' prog- nosis for her cancer was six months to a year — and that was 14 years ago. "It's incurable still," she says. "But I keep coming back here. It's because of love — and prayer." The number of women laughing Wednesdays rises and drops. Some members pass away. New patients arrive. Some enter remission. Naomi Kirk is in remission and returned for a Valentine-themed spe- cial potluck this month wearing teardrop-shaped, metal earrings. Everyone noticed her stylishly cut, grown-out hair. "I was scared when I started com- ing here, but I derived a circle of strength from this group," she says. "I used to pick out special outfits just for my big earrings." The staff at California Oncology finds inspiration in the women. "These women will be on and off chemo for the rest of their lives, or until there's a cure," says Gaston, the nurse. "They could easily stay at home and pull the covers over their heads, but they're not doing that. They're being courageous." Another nurse, Susan Dunn, says, "I know these women have a disease that has put a time limit on their lives, but their lives are still timeless. I see hope." Administrator Sera Soto Larsen says the women are proving that laughter works: "The cancer journey can be ugly. You're sick. You lose your hair. It's a low time. To find joy in a potentially devastating thing, it's absolutely incredible." Barcelos says she never dreamed gaudy earrings could make people so happy. "We're not here for a hangnail; our lives are threatened, and that's sad," she says, sporting gold, hoop earrings lined in rabbit fur. "But, by using humor, it turns things around. At the end of the day, it's about try- ing to make something sad and dire into an enjoyable time. I hold each woman in my heart." MCT photo Ola Loflin, left, of Clovis, smiles as she looks at the hair of fellow metastatic cancer patient Naomi Kirk, of Fresno, during a meeting of the "hooker earring" group at the California Oncology of the Central Valley in Fresno. Nutrition quiz: Pistachios ANSWERS: 1: b (7 grams monunsaturated, 4 grams polyunsaturated); 2: c; 3: a; 4: b; 5: b