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28 “НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ”, ЛЮТИЙ 2010 salmon) to get adequate amounts. For these reasons, taking a Vitamin D supplement is highly recom - mended. 1000 International Units (IU) of Vitamin D is the recommended dosage for all adults, with or without mu ltivitamins. This dosage has been tested by the Harvard School of Public Health, which has also determined that adults can safely take up to 2,000 IU per day. Note that some osteoporosis medications include V itamin D, so check your prescription with a doct or or pharmacist before choosing a Vitamin D supplement. Vitamin Power Points 1. Talk to your doctor about specific recom menda - tions for your individual needs. 2. Try to get your vitamins from colorful fruits and vegetables. You cannot ingest too much of any vitamin from foods, but you can overdose with mega doses of oral vitamin and mineral supple - ments. 3. The best time to take vitamins is with a meal. 4. If you feel you don’t need a multivitamin, talk with your physician about the benefits of Vitamin D. Gravi ty by DMZ It was over forty years ago that we bought our two - story colonial house. The property came with a large yard, which my husband set to work turning into a “magic garden,” leaving me to deal with the house itself. Back in those days, both of us a pproached our respective tasks scientifically — and that science was mostly concerned with Energy and Motion. Gravity was a concept f or school books, not for life. The house was built on a slope, which turned two stories into three in the back, giving me two sets of stairs to run up and down. I ran up and down those stairs many times a day, and I walked fast, almost flying — chasing children and pets while juggling cups, kitchen tools, grocery bags, and other things in ten fingers that never dropped anything. E nergy and Motion were everything. When the old “second car” broke down, there long walks to the suburban store. When my husband developed an urge to travel, there were long flights to far away places. Science said that the world was round, and my husband and I, already adept at defying gravity, flew around the planet like two moons, packing and unpacking suitcases as we came and went. Not all that long ago, however, I began to notice that my life was being affected by that other scientific concept — Gravity . Going up the stairs takes my breath away. The gallon of milk I easily used to swing above the kids’ heads, now weighs half a ton. Back then, my hands made sure that gallon of milk didn’t fall; if it had fallen, Energy and Motion would have taken care of the mess in no time. These days, cleaning up spilt milk makes me ache all over. The teaspoon I pull from the drawer slips from my fingers to the floor. The teabag misses the cup of hot water and slides into the sink. The saucer I reach for on a shelf falls on my head. The laundry basket full of clothes used to be wide. Now it is wide and heavy, and there are days I can’t carry the basket up the steps. Some days my sweetheart of a husband carries it up for me. But I have noticed that he’s breathing hard too. Gravity has taken over our house and our lives. Where I once flew, I now walk, and the walking is getting slower and slower. My darling grandchildren take turns “grandma watching” and, following a doctor’s advice, my daughter got a “handicapped” tag for m y car, letting me park close to things so I can conserve Motion and Energy as Gravity becomes stronger and stronger. The tag is a blessing and I frequently say a prayer of thanks for my daughter. I also thank God for the good people who slow down and stop and wait while I am crossing the street. Seems strange — it was not that many years ago that I was the one stopping while some elderly person was trying to cross the street. Now I’m the one holding up traffic. But when I think about it, it’s not Age doing t his to me. It’s just Gravity. 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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