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if one is good for me, than more is bet-
ter'," ,Thomson said.
'She explained that many vitamins or
mineral supplements taken' in targe doses
c•an cause ,problems with the body's
various systems. Few examples, large
closes of fat soluble vitamins rA, D, E, K
are stored in the body and can be toxic;
they can kill you, she noted.
Thomson reconunended that vitamin
and mineral supplements be taken only on
the advice of •a health professional.
--The message l give about vitamin of
• mineral supplements is that they are not
totally harmless; they can be dangerous.
It would be a lot better spending money on
• food than on vitamins or mineral sup-
plements," she said,
Thomson noted the best and cheapest
way to get the nutrients your body needs is
throdgh a variety of foods.
"Don't let yourself into a rut by eating
the same foods. Try to eat lots'of differ°lti
foods because no cine food is a perfect food.
Each food has its own nutrients," she
explained.
Perhaps the most .important thing to
remember about good nutrition, Thomson
concluded,.is that living a healthy life is
possible only by. eating right and
exercising.
If you have any questions regarding
nutrition, call Cathy Thomson at the Huron
County Health Unit, 524-8301.'
Cathy Thomson, nutrition cuns'ultant with the Huron County. Health Unit, says nutrition and
lifestyle, go hand-in-hand in leading a healthy kind of life. ( photo by Lou -Ann Hope)
frierbalist , C a.rr oil, spep.....ks_ at ,fluro_n, view .
coin, ..., health .is restored. Treat disease through
Although references to herbs get less and diet; by preference, refraining from the use
;less as one approaches more and more re-• of drugs; and if you find what is required in
Cent. religions, they all mention attention to 'a single herb, rdo not.resort to a compounded'
diet and herbs in some way. Biaddist monks medicainent.... Abstain from .drugs when
were allowed to, carry certain herbs along .the health is good, but administer them
with their begging bowl £orwhen they were when necessary." A
sick. They were not allowed to use them for David Carroll showed slides. of different
food, however. Zoroastrians were told not to herbs that 'had been mentioned in his. talk
eat• a food that would make there ill. and others 'that could • be found in North •
Followers of Islarns were not told a great America. He fielded questions from the au -
deal about herbs in their scriptures, but. dience and cautioned a'sense of balance in
were, admonished to study science. Some health matters. One model should not be ex -
men of the time studied herbs and or'1e wrote alted above the other, but medical practice `
a book a thousand years ago that is still in' •should'wor•k..hand in hand with holistic and
use today: naturopathic methods. He also agreed to
He quoted Baha'u'lldh,. founder• of the come back to the area to. conduct .a
Baha'i faith, as saying in a letter to a physis workshop. The participants were overjoyed,'
'cian, "Do not neglect medical treatment at the prospect, of pursuing ,the topics in
when it is. necessary, , but leave off when greater depth.
Do you know why the Jews were to an-
noint their altar with an oil made of murrh,
cinnamon, calamus and cassia'?David Car-
roll, renowned Toronto biologist who found-
ed the Ontario Herbalist Association, told
people assembled at 'H.uronview that the
herbs were of strong antiseptic .and an-
tifungal properties. The strange ritual ,for
cleansing recovered 1eepers • in Leviticus
14':2-8 also used 'the Most powerful an-
tibacterial herbs known. Even the herbs us-
ed during. Passover, were ones .that fight
disease.
The Jewish religion was not the only one
that met with Carroll's scrutiny. In the Hin-
du Vedas are a wealth of information. Un-
fortunately, some of the uses of herbs men-
tioned in these • books are lest., to us now
because we have forgotten the herb in ques-.
tion. The ancient Indian name and'the._pre-
sent one are different. .
-The Hitt 1u -priest of old -used t0 pray- to the
plant before he picked it in order that it'
would do no harm and would be a•source of
healing to the patient. Similarly, the
Mohawk Indians. would ask permission of
the "grandfather plant" (the strongest and
most robust) to pick from the patch. They
would pick no more than ten per cent and
would leave a gift for the herbs. In the olden
clays it was tobacco. Nowadays it is'often a
days
ria y
may your shamrock
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corrin' up, 'and gifts from all your pals
'that you've given jobs and senate•ap-
pointments - I was wonderin'. if you.
decide not to make :me and Donnegap
ambassadors, could you at least find it in
your heart tasend us all that whiskey and
Guinness you won't be needin'.
Brian, may your shamrock never wilt
and your blarney stay stoned. .
Yours sincerely,
Liam
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