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4A Daily News – Tuesday, August 7, 2012 Vitalityfitness health Questions about mold By Barbara Quinn The Monterey County Herald (MCT) For the record, I am an Olympic junkie. And while keep- ing up with our American athletes in London, I tend to get a bit distracted from my column-writing. So ... a reader writes: "Some people tell me if your cheese gets mold on it you should throw it all away. Is that true? I don't know if team USA can recover from this ... I mean, it depends on the type of cheese. According to the United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS), cheeses that are high in moisture content can harbor mold below the surface of the food. So it's best to discard soft cheeses that show any signs of mold. This includes cream cheese, cottage cheese, Neufchatel and any crumbled, shredded or sliced cheese. Hard and semi-soft cheeses like Cheddar, Colby and Swiss are not easy for mold to penetrate, say food safety experts. So it is OK to cut away the moldy part and safely eat the rest of the cheese. Make sure to cut off at least one inch around and below the moldy spot, however. And keep the knife away from the mold so it does not contaminate other parts of the cheese. This guy is a spectacular athlete. I mean, some molds are harmless such as the white moldy rind of Brie and Camem- bert cheeses. And molds used to make cheeses like Roque- fort, blue, Gorgonzola, and Stilton are safe to eat as well. Mold that is not part of the manufacturing process is a problem, however. If you're not sure about mold on any food, advises the FSIS, toss it. "How about bread?" this reader continues. "I recently bought a potato bread which was delicious and a nice change from whole wheat. But it had no preservatives and one slice soon had mold on it so I threw it away. But the oth- ers didn't so I ate them. Right or wrong?" He knows what he has to do to win the gold. I mean, moldy bread should be tossed, says the FSIS. Bread is a "porous" food so mold can easily grow beneath the surface of what you see. And it can spread quickly. After you toss moldy bread, clean the area where it was stored to keep mold from spreading to new loaves. And you're right. Foods processed without preservatives are more apt to mold quicker. we can keep mold under control with a few housecleaning rules: He has to stay in control through this routine ... or rather, Clean the inside of your refrigerator every few months with a tablespoon of vinegar dissolved in a quart of water. And use a bit of bleach in water to scrub away any signs of black mold that can grow along door seals. Musty-smelling towels and sponges means mold is growing. If you can't clean them, throw them away. Use leftovers within 3 to 4 days so mold doesn't have a chance to grow. Barbara Quinn is a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. 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But they also are often bright, cre- ative and funny, says Ben, an avid video gamer, like many with ADHD, as well as a swimmer and all-A stu- dent at Novi Meadows School. Sure, many kids like him "People think we're kind of stupid, but we're really quite smart," Ben explains. "We just have a hard time curbing our really big flaws." Part outdoor-adventure, part ADHD social skills 101, this Training Your Dragons Camp in West Bloomfield, Mich., strives to build teamwork, leader- ship, goal-setting and cop- ing skills in kids with ADHD — a diagnosis that can be befuddling, stressful, isolating and depressing. The day camp tries to help kids understand that while their diagnosis may help define them in part, the way the color of your hair o r a the shape of your nose can, they have choices in their response to situations that bring out their worst traits, says Kevin Roberts, an ADHD coach from West Bloomfield who designed the camps with Drew Yanke, a psychotherapist in Birmingham, Mich. boys face the dragons, or issues, that kids with the disorder face: impulsivity, anger, oppositional behav- iors and poor organizational skills. Dragons camp helps who forget their homework, insist on having the last word and who may pull all A's but bring home report cards marked with negative These campers are kids MCT photo Ben Paxton, 11, of Novi, is a camper at Sacred Heart Academy, where there is a camp for boys with ADHD. He starts his morning off doing something hands-on before the day camp delves into activities that teach life lessons. comments about not follow- ings directions, says Roberts, an ADHDer, as he calls himself and those with the diagnosis. new book, "Movers, Dreamers and Risk-Takers, Unlocking the Power of ADHD" (Hazelden, $14.95). It summarizes Roberts' own life growing up with ADHD in Redford as well as skills he's acquired through a master's degree program and 14 years of work as an ADHD coach for kids. Roberts is the author of a Roberts, 43, came to understand his own ADHD late. He wasn't diagnosed with it until he was 26. Growing up in a household "bursting with clutter," Roberts was "a little frus- trated" with a mother who had outgoing, eccentric traits that matched her son's. Many people like him never get diagnosed, a con- troversy that has created a debate about whether the condition is growing or just being diagnosed more. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention esti- 1010 Jefferson St., Red Bluff 527-7800 mates that 5.4 million chil- dren ages 4 to 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD. Boys are more than twice as likely to be diagnosed with the condition. Without better under- standing about why he fal- tered in elementary and middle school, Roberts struggled until his mother found tutors and other opportunities through church and youth groups to help a boy who didn't fit into the usual round pegs. "In middle school and in high school, I began to feel marginalized," he says. "Other people experienced me as too intense and I missed social cues." He'd interrupt them or "say things at the wrong time. I just came on too strong. You make it work as an adult, but as a teen it's a liability." Bright, with an excep- tional ear for foreign dialects and language — he speaks five proficiently — Roberts excelled at Detroit Catholic Central High in Novi, Mich., which he attended on a scholarship. There, he found a few mas- ter teachers who used pun- ishments and rewards for the right and wrong behav- iors, an approach that worked for him. arts degree in linguistics and political science at the Uni- versity of Michigan. He taught for three years at He got a bachelor's of James W. Tysinger, Jr. M.D. Eye Physician & Surgeon Fellow American Academy of Ophthalmology We accept Medical, Medicare & most Insurances Office Hours: Tues-Wed-Thurs 8am-4:30pm Mon & Fri 1pm-4:30pm For Emergencies, After Hours, Week-ends, Call 530-567-5001 345 Hickory St. Red Bluff Tel: (530) 529-4733 Fax: (530) 529-1114 West Bloomfield's Roeper School, and earned a mas- ter's degree in ADHD stud- ies from Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Yanke, a former toy salesman, comes to the camp with a psychotherapy degree from Wayne State University. He and his wife, Kimber Bishop-Yanke, have an active metro Detroit business, Girls and Boys Empowered and Kids Empowered, that offers children help with social skills, bullying and other issues through crafts, peer discussions, fitness and recreational activities. Yanke, who is as animat- ed and friendly as Roberts, says the camps try to help kids "understand what they are facing every day. A lot of these boys never have been challenged to ask, 'What distracts you? What do you need? Are you angry and impatient? Do you get in other people's space? Do you argue?'" The boys at the camps — girls are welcome but to date none have enrolled — are typically 7 to 14 years old. The cost is $350, and some financial help is avail- able. Keeping the boys on task is a challenge. Mac Will- cock, 11, of Rochester Hills, one of the dozen boys at the West Bloomfield camp, is "very smart" and "always going," says his mother, Lisa Willcock. 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