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| THE BEST MEDICINEf- LAUGH! FIRST DOSE There are always two ways to look at everything, I guess. My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion last October, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. My wife noticed me staring and asked me, "Do you know her?". "Yes", I sighed, "She's my old girlfriend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up those many years ago, and I hear she hasn't been sober since." "My God!" says my wife, "Who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?" Got a Joke? E-mail it to us: frontpage@collectivewizdom .com |
| THE BEST MEDICINE- LAUGH! SECOND DOSE Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her, "I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug." She got up, unplugged the TV, and threw out my wine |
DIET AND FITNESS:
Magnesium--The Importance of Magnesium
in Your Diet
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March 2, 2008 (last update, December 18, 2009)
By Susan M. Callahan, Associate Editor and Featured Columnist
Magnesium is the forgotten mineral. Unlike better known
minerals such as calcium and iron, most people do not
appreciate the importance of magnesium to our health.
How important is magnesium? Quite important. Our bodies use
magnesium for over 300 essential chemical reactions.
Magnesium helps our bodies in the following critical ways:
- maintains normal nerve and muscle functions
- keeps heart rhythm steady,
- supports a healthy immune system,
-keeps bones healthy
-regulates blood sugar levels
-promotes normal blood pressure,
-helps in metabolizing energy, thus, aids in maintaining a
healthy weight
Some studies also suggest magnesium has a role in preventing
hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. The Food
and Drug Administration recommends that we try to eat 400
milligrams of magnesium daily. The list in the box to the right
contains foods with high concentrations of magnesium.
Magnesium-Rich Foods
1. Spinach and other dark green vegetables (the chlorophyll
which makes these vegetables green, is rich in magnesium)
2. Beans, peas
3. Nuts,in particular almonds
4. Whole grains such as rye, barley and wheat
In addition to the more familiar grains, researchers have
discovered that long-forgotten grains such as amaranth, which
has been cultivated for over 8000 years, are also high in
magnesium.
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| FOOD Milligrams of Magnesium (mg) %DV* Halibut, cooked, 3 ounces 90 90 Almonds, dry roasted, 1 ounce 80 20 Cashews, dry roasted, 1 ounce 75 20 Soybeans, mature, cooked, ½ cup 75 20 Spinach, frozen, cooked, ½ cup 75 20 Nuts, mixed, dry roasted, 1 ounce 65 15 shredded wheat, 2 rectangular biscuits 55 15 Oatmeal, instant, fortified, 1 cup 55 15 Potato, baked w/ skin, 1 medium 50 15 Peanuts, dry roasted, 1 ounce 50 15 Peanut butter, smooth, 2 Tablespoons 50 15 Wheat Bran, crude, 2 Tablespoons 45 10 Blackeyed Peas, cooked, ½ cup 45 10 Yogurt, plain, skim milk, 8 fluid ounces 45 10 Bran Flakes, ¾ cup 40 10 Vegetarian Baked Beans, ½ cup 40 10 Rice, brown, long-grained, cooked, ½ cup 40 10 Lentils, mature seeds, cooked, ½ cup 35 8 Avocado, California, ½ cup pureed 35 Kidney Beans, canned, ½ cup 35 Pinto Beans, cooked, ½ cup 35 Wheat Germ, crude, 2 Tablespoons 35 Chocolate milk, 1 cup 33 Banana, raw, 1 medium 30 Milk Chocolate candy bar, 1.5 ounce bar 28 Milk, reduced fat (2%) or fat free, 1 cup 27 Bread, whole wheat, commercially prepared, 1 slice 25 Raisins, seedless, ¼ cup packed 25 Whole Milk, 1 cup 24 Chocolate Pudding, 4 ounce ready-to-eat portion 24 |
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