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SQUASH THAT THOUGHT!by Patricia L. Cook

Home gardeners are busy this time of year in all areas of North America, and even where the growing season is very short, “squash” plants are often a favorite because they thrive. Let’s take a good look at the group of plants called askutasquash by the Massachuset Indians. • EarlycolonistsontheEastCoastlearnedalot

from the Massachuset Indians. Askutasquash means “eaten raw or uncooked” and is the tribe’s term referring to the collection of vegetables we now know as squash. Earlycolonists were taught by the Massachusets to grow the “three sisters” to sustain life. The three sisters refer to beans, corn and squash grown together in a “family” hill.

•Thethreesisterswereavitalpartofsustainingmany civilizations. The beans and corn made a complete protein, and the squash supplied potassium, omega 3s and beta carotene. If meat and other foods were scarce, these plants fedmany families. Thiswas one of the firstexamples of “companion plantings” where each plant helps the other. The corn stalks supply climbing support for the beans and shade for the squash during the hottest parts of the day. The large leaves of the squash shade the ground to help keep the weed populations in check and deter wildlife. The beans enrich the soil with nitrogen, helping the corn and squash to grow well.

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• All squash types — and there are many — are members of the Cucurbitaceae or the gourd family. There are two subdivisions of the genus Cucurbita, to which squash belong: ten-der-skinned summer squash and hard-skinned winter squash. Pumpkins, from the tiniest to giants, belong to the winter squash family. • Most North Americans have grown up with summer squash, including zucchini and yellow squash, and eaten it raw, sautéed, stir-fried, grilled or breaded and fried. These tender, easy-to-grow vegetables are staples in most home gardens. • While summer squash have been favor-ites for years with gardeners, winter squash have suffered a popularity slump in the past several decades. Winter squash was very important to early settlers and on the American frontier. It has an excellent “keeping” quality and was a staple for root cellars. Winter squash would be harvested in late summer and fall and kept

for months, allowing families to eat vitamin-rich vegetables during the cold winter months. • Today, with more emphasis on sustainabil-ity, winter squash are becoming very popular again. With more interest in purchasing lo-cal produce, farmers’ markets and home gar-dens are helping to reignite the appeal of eat-ing vitamin-rich winter squash. Beta-carotene with its antioxidant and anti-infl ammatory properties, vitamin C, potassium, dietary fi -ber, B vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids all come with the addition of squash to our diets.

• So think squash are only available in yel-low, green and orange? Think again! Visit local markets and fairs in the summer; you are sure to see some strange looking squash that are not only oddly shaped but also oddly colored.

• Squash come in tan, orange, blue, green, even pink. They can be striped or solid colors and smooth or dimpled. • Summer squash are fragile, bruise easily and don’t keep very long. They are at their peak from July until September. Winter squash ripen with hard shells; some so hard that an ax or cleaver is required to get to the edible insides. They are at their prime from September until February.

• Australian blue pumpkins and squash are rarely seen in North America but are the “norm” for the vegetable family “Down Under.” These “Blue Belt” plants are natives of Uruguay and Argentina and are also grown in South Africa. • Blue Hubbards and blue bananas as well as Queensland blue and other pumpkins are en-joyed in Australia. A couple of popular treats for Aussies are Queensland blue scones at tea-

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time and the rather odd “Grabben Gullen Pie.” The pie is made by hollowing out a pumpkin, fi lling it with possum joints and baking it in a bed of hot coals. Doesn’t that sound appetizing?!

• The tasty blue banana squash and the pink banana squash originated in Peru. Popu-lar on the North American West Coast, these specialty products are starting to get more rec-ognition, and their seeds are being requested by gardeners. While they are usually 5 to 6 pounds (2-3 kg), jumbo pink banana squash can grow to be a monstrous 130 pounds (59 kg)!

• Squash that are common in North America are yellow crookneck, yellow straightneck, Patty pan

and zucchini as well as hard squash like acorn, but-ternut, buttercup, Hubbard, delicious and banana.

• Spaghetti squash is a more unusual variety. Cooked spaghetti squash forms strands that pull apart and resemble pasta. This squash is delicious when covered with your favorite sauce or simply with butter and salt. Kids really think it is cool to pull the “spaghetti” strands from the squash! • Did you know that you can eat the fl owers of some squash? Try zucchini fl owers stuffed with ground meat and braised — yummy and different. The seeds, tender shoots and even leaves can be eaten on many types of squash. • Many people make harvest centerpieces and front porch and door decorations from squash in the fall. Some of the interesting varieties to include in these are carnival, fairytale and turban squash. • Carnival squash are a type of acorn squash with interesting colorations: cream col-ored with orange spots, pale green with dark green spots and even vertical stripes. • The fairytale squash is, as you may guess, shaped like Cinderella’s pumpkin coach. • Turban squash looks like a turban (or hat) on top. As an interesting replacement for

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¥ On July 4, 1826, the 50th anniversary of the adop-tion of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, the second and third presidents of the United States, respectively, die. Both men had been central in the drafting of the historic document.

¥ On July 5, 1865, in London, revivalist preacher Wil-liam Booth and his wife Catherine establish the Chris-tian Mission, later known as the Salvation Army, to wage war against the evils of poverty and religious indifference.

¥ On July 7, 1930, construction of the Hoover Dam be-gins. Over the next five years, a total of 21,000 men would produce what would be the largest dam of its time. Today, the Hoover Dam generates enough en-ergy each year to serve more than a million people.

¥ On July 9, 1947, in a ceremony held at the Penta-gon in Arlington, Va., Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower ap-points Florence Blanchfield to be a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, making her the first woman in U.S. history to hold permanent military rank. Blanchfield had served as superintendent of the Army Nurse Corps during World War II.

¥ On July 6, 1957, Liverpool teenagers John Lennon and Paul McCartney meet for the first time. Lennon was a member of the Quarry Men, scheduled to play at a public event. Two weeks later, Lennon invited Mc-Cartney to join the Quarry Men.

¥ On July 10, 1962, the United States Patent Office issues Swedish engineer Nils Bohlin a patent for his three-point automobile safety belt. The traditional two-point belt had been known to cause severe in-ternal abdominal injuries in the event of a high-speed crash.

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When Andrea Bocelli was a tiny baby, only a few months old, his parents became aware of ter-rible pain he suffered in his beautiful blue eyes. They enlisted the aid of many specialists in their home country, Italy, for guidance, and Bocelli was diagnosed with congenital bilateral glauco-ma, a disease that would lead to total blindness. • Bocelli’s parents sought help from many doc-tors and even people who claimed to be heal-ers. Because of the pain, it was hard to keep baby Bocelli calm. One day while in the hos-pital, he became unusually calm. He could hear music in the adjoining room, and it made a true difference in his countenance. From

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Niacin Clinical Trial Halted

The headlines were a bit scary: Niacin Trial Too Risky to Go On. If your doctor has had you on prescripti on-level niacin (vitamin B-3), this “news” might have caused you concern.

Back in 2005, a long-term clinical trial was begun for the purpose of studying whether raising the good cholesterol (HDL) in pati ents with a history of cardiovascular disease could reduce the rate of more cardiovascular events. They used niacin to regulate cholesterol. Those in the study received “simvastati n” and either a high-dose niacin or a placebo.

The study was stopped because there was no additi onal benefi t between simvastati n plus niacin, versus simvastati n alone. There was, however, a very ti ny increase in the

number of ischemic strokes in the group that included the niacin. What the scary headlines failed to menti on was that the pati ents who’d been in the niacin group had stopped taking that niacin two months to four years prior. The Food and Drug Administrati on concluded, in its press release, that it was “unclear” whether the niacin had anything to do with the strokes.

The Nati onal Insti tutes of Health had its own press release that indicated it had stopped the study because, as the FDA said, niacin didn’t reduce the number of cardiovascular events and conti nuing the trial wouldn’t have off ered any benefi ts. The NIH is going back to the drawing board in its hunt to fi nd ways to manage cholesterol levels.

If your doctor has you on prescripti on-level niacin and you’re worried, give him or her a call to get advice. We shouldn’t self-diagnose or make medical decisions based on news headlines, especially when headlines oft en go for the drama factor.

To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

Getting a Handle on HeartburnDEAR DR. DONOHUE: After an endoscopy, the doctor told me I have a hiatal hernia. He said nothing could be done for it and that I will have to live with it the rest of my life. He gave me no medicines or advice. I am anxious about this and would appreciate any info you can give me. -- Anon.

ANSWER: The swallowing tube -- the esophagus -- begins at the throat, travels down the chest and fi nally ends by attaching to the stomach. To reach the stomach, it must go through an opening in the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the chest from the abdominal cavity. That opening is the hiatus. A hiatal hernia is a bulging of part of the stomach through the hiatus and into the chest cavity. Many times, a hiatal hernia causes no symptoms and needs no treatment.At other times, a hiatal hernia produces GERD -- gastroesophageal refl ux -- an upward spurting of acid and digestive juices from the stomach into the esophagus. That brings on heartburn, a common problem with many treatments. People without such a hernia also develop GERD. Here are some tips to handle heartburn. Lose weight, if need be. Don’t eat within three hours of going to bed. Elevate the head of your bed using blocks that are 6 to 8 inches tall and placed under the bedposts. This keeps stomach juices in the stomach while you sleep. Sleep on your left side for the same reason. Don’t wear

constricting garments around the abdomen or too tight a belt. Take antacids as needed -- Tums, Rolaids, Mylanta and Maalox. Eliminate any food that gives you heartburn. Usual offenders are citrus fruits, tomatoes, onions, spicy foods, fatty and fried foods, chocolate, carbonated beverages, mints and caffeinated drinks.If these steps don’t solve the heartburn problem, try medicines called acid blockers: Tagamet (cimetidine), Zantac (ranitidine), Pepcid (famotidine) and Axid (nizatidine). In low doses, all of these can be purchased without a prescription.The next step is medicines that turn off acid production. Prilosec (omeprazole) doesn’t require a prescription. The prescription drugs are Prevacid, Nexium, Aciphex, Protonix and Dexilant.If necessary, surgical procedures can correct hiatal hernias. The booklet on hiatal hernias explains this common condition in detail. To obtain a copy, write: Dr. Donohue -- No. 501W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. ***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My barber, Vinnie, said my eyebrows were receding and that is an indication of thyroid problems. I write to see what your take is on this. I would like to establish fact from fi ction. -- P.D.

ANSWER: Vinnie is somewhat near the truth by saying hair loss is a possible consequence of both an underactive and overactive thyroid gland. However, the loss is usually on the scalp, when and if it does occur. Loss only of eyebrow hair isn’t a symptom of thyroid disease. And hair loss from the scalp is not the only sign that things are wrong with the thyroid. Other signs must be present, too.

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ater remains silent for the remainder of the year. Bocelli, the honorary president, agreed to sing at the theater once a year for the fi rst fi ve years. • Bocelli was at one time an agnostic but changed through the years, even performing for the Pope. The humble man gifted with the beau-tiful voice has said, “The more I immerse myself in singing, the less I understand. I only know that God has given me a voice which allows me to express what I feel and in this sense, I be-lieve I can describe it as a recognizable voice...”

PICKLE THIS!Many foods can be pickled, including eggs, pigs feet, fi sh and numerous vegetables. Of course, the “pickle” most of us think of is the cucumber, whether it is a sweet gher-kin, bread & butter, dill or other variety. • Pickles have been around for over 4,000 years.

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Cucumbers were brought to the Tigris Valley of Mesopotamia (present day Iraq) from India. We don’t know who actually came up with the idea to put cucumbers in a brine, which is the pickling liquid used to preserve and “pickle” the cucumbers. Evidence has been found by archaeologists and anthropologists that the ancient Mesopotamians pickled cucumbers.

• The brine originally was salt water only, but later vinegar was added. Subsequently, herbs and spices have been added to get the fl avors that create different varieties of pickles. Dif-ferent pickle makers use different varieties of pickling brines to get their desired tastes.

• Ancient sources refer to nutritional benefi ts of pickles, claiming they give physical as well as spiritual strength. Julius Caesar and other Roman emperors made them available to their troops, and it is said that Cleopatra consid-ered them an important beauty aid for her diet. • According to Rabbi Gil Marks, author of “Olive Trees and Honey: A Treasury of Vegetar-ian Recipes from Jewish Communities Around the World”: “Pickled cucumbers achieved great popularity in many parts of Europe and the Mid-dle East, but arguably nowhere more than among Eastern European Jews, who ate them with black bread and later potatoes as the bulk of their diet.”

• An astonishing number of pickles are packed in the United States each year: over 20 bil-lion! That is about 9 pounds (4 kg) per person. More than 50 percent of the cucumbers grown in the United States are made into pickles. • Have you heard of the “Fighting Pickles?” The mascot of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in Winston-Salem, N.C., is certainly unique. The school doesn’t have any sports teams but has had the mascot since it was chosen in the early 1970s for a touch football game. Students can be found eat-ing fried pickles and other foods in the “Pickle Jar” area of the school’s Student Union building.

• America’s connection with pickles goes way back. Explorer Amerigo Vespucci, for whom America was named, was a pickle mer-chant before he became an explorer. Pickled vegetables, rich in vitamin C, were impor-tant in the diet of sailors to prevent scurvy. • So, do you prefer your pickles sweet or sour? Dill pickles are the most popu-lar. All fresh, crisp pickles have the distinc-tive pickle “crunch,” that is, the sound made when one bites into a pickle. The sound of a good pickle crunch is audible at 10 paces.

• Whether you are enjoying sandwiches, tuna salad or grilled burgers this summer, you are sure to have some crunchy pickles on the picnic table as well. Feel free to crunch away! They are a healthy treat with very few calories and zero fat.

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