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FOREIGN AFFAIRS by Gina M. Tabasso Dried fruit is abundant at the local bazaar in Yalta. I don’t even know where that is, have trouble finding my grandmother's village on the map - it has been bought and sold so many times, fallen rotten from the tree across the Atlantic to sprout up forgetting the name of its seed and the climate of the homeland. When I ask her about Ukraine she says she does not know has never been there and does not want to go will not go to the Orthodox church because she is Catholic. We still have family there. Her parents left behind their parents, forgot how to farm. I wonder where they are and if one day I will go home and find them still in the village or maybe their names on crosses in the ground where Stalin put their skinny bodies under the wheat fields. I ask grandma why they didn't keep in touch she repeats the words her mother said to her "There were no phones in the village and no one knew how to read or write." No wonder I am a writer, I lost my family and country for lack of words. Gina M. Tabasso is a third generation Ukrainian, a published poet, and a member of UNWLA Branch 8 in Parma, Ohio. We will be featuring other poems by Ms. Tabasso in future issues of Our Life. TO YOUR HEALTH Advice that's always useful by Ihor Magun, M.D. For the past several months, I have been writing on selected topics pertaining to specific health issues. This month, 1 have decided to play "generalist" and offer useful suggestions covering several areas of interest. The first issue I would like to deal with is medication. Most people tend to keep medicine in the bathroom medicine cabinet. Due to variable temperatures and humidity, this is probably the worst place to store medication. Both temperature and humidity can adversely affect the potency of medications and can, at times, produce unwanted side reactions. It is always best to check the recommended temperature for storage, and what is usually recommended is a cool, dry temperature. Your refrigerator, for example, is probably better suited for storing medications than your medicine cabinet. Another factor to remember is to make certain to check the expiration date of medications. Aged cheese may be good, but aged medicine loses its potency and its effectiveness. The cold weather is upon us and the chance of having a cold are much more significant now than during other times of the year. One reason for this is that we spend more time indoors and are in closer contact with each other. Oddly enough, this can be somewhat beneficial as recent studies reveal that we become more "resistant" to viral infections when we are exposed to several types of viruses and develop some "immunity" when exposed to others. But we still "catch" colds, many of which can be prevented by strict adherence to a simple rule — wash your hands and wash them frequently. Viruses are easily transferred from one person to another. We can transfer a cold virus merely by touching our eyes with unwashed hands. If you do catch a cold, there are several things you can do to alleviate symptoms. For watery eyes and runny nose, use an antihistamine. For thick secretions, use an expectorant. Aspirin or ibuprofin are best for aches. Adequate hydration is strongly recommended, eight to ten glasses of liquid a day. Liquids help replenish lost fluids and help "thin out" certain secretions. Saline mist sprays, which contain only salt water, are helpful and safe. Medicinal nasal sprays are not advocated unless prescribed by a physician. It has been suggested that Megadoses of vitamin C may reduce the incidence of colds, but some studies do not substantiate this belief. In fact, excessive doses of vitamin C can lead to the development of kidney stones and can contribute to bone loss. A final point I would like to touch upon is the use of supplemental fibers which have become available in the form of tablets and mixtures. The best form of fiber supplementation is natural fiber. Natural fiber comes from plants — vegetables, fruits, and different forms of bran. Current recommendations are about 20-35 grams of fiber per day, a quantity far higher than what most people are accustomed to eating. Gradual increases in fiber consumption is recommended. It can become a healthy habit, something we can get accustomed to. Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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