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HEALTH S E C T I O N C
THE TIMES LEADER TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011
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Celery has been a favorite of the
health-conscious, as far back as
Hippocrates, who called it a
nerve soother. Take a deep
breath and try our quiz about
this bland but powerful vegeta-
ble.
1. University of Missouri research-
ers found that apigenin, a com-
pound found in celery, can slow
the growth of which condition in
lab rats?
a) Breast cancer
b) Liver cancer
c) Throat cancer
2. What was one of the medicinal
uses ancient Romans had for
celery?
a) Cured fever
b) Heightened sex drive
c) Reduced gout swelling
3. Researchers also have found
that celery contains androste-
rone, which can have what ef-
fect?
a) Decrease the sense of taste and
smell in men
b) Lowers testosterone levels in
men
c) Release a pheromone in men
that attracts women
4. How many calories are in a
single stalk of celery?
a) 10
b) 6
c) 1
5. Celery stalks were believed to be
used as garnish in the grave of
which historical figure?
a) Marilyn Monroe
b) King Tut
c) Benito Mussolini
6. How many celery seeds does it
take to produce an acre of cel-
ery?
a) 1 ounce
b) 1 pound
c) 10 pounds
ANSWERS: 1. a; 2. b; 3. c; 4. a; 5. b;
6. a
From Times Leader wire service
N U T R I T I O N Q U I Z Celery
Q: I was recently
informed by my or-
thopedist that the
DePuy right hip re-
placement that I re-
ceived a couple of
years ago is being
recalled because of
defective components. My orthopedist
had me check a blood level for cobalt,
which was abnormally high at 12. What
will cobalt toxicity do to me? So far, all
I seem to have is an unexplained itchy
leg rash for one year.
V.F., Canton, Ga.
A: Your DePuy ASR prosthetic hip is
defective, breaking down its alloy com-
ponents into tiny flakes of cobalt and
chromium which have entered the sur-
rounding tissues and your bloodstream.
A normal cobalt blood level should be
below 5 mcg/l; your level of 12 is consid-
ered toxic. I agree that the itchy rash
youve had for the past year is likely due
to cobalt toxicity. While we need a trace
amount of cobalt to aid in the formation
of the insulating (myelin) sheath for
peripheral nerves as well as to aid in red
blood cell production, too much of it can
cause peripheral neuropathy, visual
impairment, heart muscle damage (car-
diomyopathy), hearing loss, cognitive
(brain ) impairment and hypothyroi-
dism. Chromium is needed in trace
amounts to help regulate blood sugar.
Chromium toxicity from the defective
prosthesis has not been an issue thus far.
I have to concur with your orthope-
dist that the best course of action is to
replace your defective and toxic hip
with a safe one.
Q: I was diagnosed in 1999 with
cancer in my left breast, and two of my
friends also had breast cancer on the
left side. At my last checkup, I asked
the nurse and she also thinks that
breast cancer occurs much more often
in the left breast. Is that so?
F.R., Sarasota, Fla.
A: Actually, left-sided breast cancer
only occurs 5 percent more often than
right-sided breast cancer. For your
nurse and me, it would appear that
left-sided breast cancer is much more
common than that because the left arm
is generally used to take ones blood
pressure. In the case of a left-sided
mastectomy with lymph node removal,
its advisable to avoid use of the left
arm. This deviation from the blood
pressure routine makes us take more
note of left-sided breast cancer.
The U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology
and End Results Program (SEER)
looked at 250,000 cases of breast can-
cer from1973-1992. They confirmed
the results from numerous other stud-
ies that there is a 5 percent excess of
left-sided breast cancer in women. This
excess occurs for all races and stages of
disease. The reason for this is un-
known. One possible explanation is
that the left breast tends to be, on
average, slightly larger than the right;
more breast tissue might explain a
slightly greater than 50-50 chance of
left-sided breast cancer. Why thats the
case is another enigma.
ASK DR. H
M I T C H E L L H E C H T
Dr. Mitchell Hecht is a physician specializing
in internal medicine. Send questions to him
at: Ask Dr. H, P.O. Box 767787, Atlanta, GA
30076. Personal replies are not possible.
Artificial hip
is creating
cobalt toxicity
Diabetes education offered
Hazleton General Hospital
will hold a free education
program, Diabetes and
Healthy Eating, at 6 p.m. on
Thursday in the conference
room of the hospitals Office
and Education Building. The
workshop will cover topics
such as understanding the
relationship between food
and diabetes; the six food
groups; appropriate foods
and the timing of meals.
Registration is not re-
quired. For more informa-
tion, call 501-4787.
Holiday hours noted
Adult urgent care services
at Geisinger South Wilkes-
Barre, a campus of the Geis-
inger Wyoming Valley Med-
ical Center, will be available
from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on
the Fourth of July at 25
Church St., Wilkes-Barre.
The services are designed
for injuries or illnesses that
require treatment within 24
hours but are not serious
enough to warrant an emer-
gency room visit. Normal
weekday hours of 9 a.m. to 9
p.m. will resume July 5.
Two benefit events set
The Center for Cancer
Wellness, Candys Place, will
hold its second annual Can-
cer Wellness Golf Open at
noon on July 7 at the Irem
Country Club, Dallas Town-
ship. Registration begins at
10:30 a.m. The Captain and
Crew event will feature a
cocktail hour, dinner, prizes
and mini chair massages.
Cost is $125 per golfer or
$500 per team.
Candys Place will also
host a benefit fashion show
from11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on
July 24 at the Woodlands Inn
and Resort, Plains Township.
Vendor spaces are available
for $100. The event, which
will feature a special guest
appearance by singer-song-
writer Kriki, will include
music, food, raffles and
more. Cost is $25 per person.
For more information on
these events, call Candys
Place at 714-8800.
IN BRIEF
A recent survey by AllReci-
pes.com found that 75 percent
of cooks are eating more
healthfully these days. We
wondered if that emphasis on
health carried over to celebrity
chefs and food experts.
So, wecontactedthree: Mee-
ru Dhalwala, Steven Raichlen
and Michelle Bernstein. Not
surprisingly, theyre part of the
trend and have useful tips for
those of us still struggling to
eat healthier.
Meeru Dhalwala
Theauthor of Vijs at Home:
Relax, Honey (Douglas &
McIntyre, $35) is also the co-
owner of Vijs and Rangoli, two
Indian restaurants in Vancouv-
er, British Columbia. As the
executive chef of both restau-
rants, incorporating healthy
eatingwithgourmet is apart of
who I am and what I do, she
said in an email. I cant imag-
ine one without the other.
Eating healthier:
Our familydecidedtomake
the effort and go vegetarian
five nights out of seven and to
use the money we save from
buyingless meat tobuy health-
ier, better-tasting and clean
meats, preferably organic and
local. We dont always achieve
Celebrity chefs emphasize healthy eating
By WILLIAM HAGEMAN
Chicago Tribune
See CHEFS, Page 2C
Steven Raichlens Bold &
Healthy Flavors is filled with
450 low-fat recipes.
S
kincancer andpremature agingof the skinare
some of the dangers of tanning beds and sun-
bathing that effect all ages and demographic
groups, said Dr. Christine Cabell, a dermatol-
ogist with Geisinger Medical Group, Plains
Township.
Cabell, a specialist inMohs micrographic surgery, said
sheperformsanestimated700surgeriesayeartoremove
different forms of skin cancer. Mohs micrographic sur-
gery is a specialized procedure where skin cancer is re-
moved one layer of tissue at a time.
Summerishere, andmanypeopleturntotanningbeds
toobtainthatperfecttropical tan. Buttheymightbewalk-
ingawaywithmorethanatan. Cabell explainedatanning
bed exposes a person to highly concentrated levels of ul-
travioletAenergy, alsoknownasUV-A, forshortamounts
of time which causes long-termcellular damage.
Therearethreeultraviolet categoriesonthesolarspec-
trum. According to the SkinCancer Foundation, UV-Ais
acarcinogenicandmakes thecellular damagefromUV-B
Many people still dont use sunscreen correctly,
dermatologists say. Here are seven truths you may
not know:
Sunscreen takes time to start working. Instead
of slathering on lotion when youre already out-
side, apply it 20 to 30 minutes before leaving the
house.
A high SPF isnt failsafe. Even products with
SPF 50 or higher wont block all of the suns rays.
No matter how high the number on the bottle, you
need a thick coating and reapplications every one
to two hours.
Its never too late to protect yourself. Even if
youve had frequent sunburns in the past, you can
still reduce your risk of skin cancer now. Daily
sunscreen use will slow the growth of existing
precancerous sun spots as well as reduce the num-
Sunscreens seven truths
By ALISON JOHNSON
Daily Press (Newport News, Va.)
By EILEEN GODIN
Times Leader Correspondent
See SKIN, Page 2C
MCT ILLUSTRATION
See SUNSCREEN, Page 2C
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