ACURA of
TROY
Health
Top of the Line!
•
Special
AHFC lease
on
1999 RL
4/1/99-
5/31/99
1999 ACURA 3.5 RL
"The Acura Flagship"
39 MONTH
$499 PER MONTH*
Special
A.P.R. on
'99 Inte(jra
models except
type R.
2.9",, for
Sc) months,
39% for
48 months and
-1-.9% for 60
months.
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1999 ACURA INTEGRA LS
3 DOOR, 5 SPEED
$219 PER MONTH *
BIG BEAVER
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MAPLELAWN
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ACURA
of TROY
36 MONTH
LEASE
1828 Maplelawn
in the Troy Motor Mall
(248) 643-0900
"YOUR PRECISION TEAM AWARD ACURA DEALER"
MAPLE
'Plus tax, per month/39 & 36 month closed end lease, 12,000 miles per year on Integra & RL, 150 per mile overage, 1st payment, security
deposit (equal to payment, rounded to next $25 increment), license, title, tax, $450 acquisition fee, $999 cap reduction on Integra due at
lease inception. $450 acquisition fee, $2,500 cap reduction on RL due at lease inception. Total $2,031.14 + plate for Integra, $4,460.19
plus plate for RL due at delivery. Option to purchase at lease end for predetermined price. To get total of payment multiply payment x term.
Other models and terms available at similar savings! Sale ends 5/31/99. While supplies last. Make an intelligent decision. Buckle up
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1999
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" Tips
Shopping
• Ask questions about recom-
mendations or advice; what are
the claims based on?
• Stick with a reputable manu-
facturer. If you don't recognize
the brand name, ask more ques-
tions.
• Read the labels. Look at the
list of ingredients, the amounts
of ingredients, and check the
directions on how to use the
product.
• Keep track of what you're tak-
ing.
• Keep your doctor informed.
• Quickly report any adverse
side effects to your doctor.
• Stay on your other prescribed
medications.
"Look at what you ate last week, and
try to analyze the calories and nutrients.
It's too difficult. Most of us are calorie
and fat conscious, but we don't know
much about how many nutrients we're
getting. This is particularly true with
processed foods, which are depleted of
vitamins and nutrients.
"Another problem is that people
have the misconception that they can
take a multivitamin and use that as
an excuse to eat poorly because
they're getting their nutrients in a pill.
It doesn't work that way."
Kroll is committed to supple-
ments, especially to taking a sizeable
amount of calcium because her moth-
er had osteoporosis.
"I think of vitamin and herbal sup-
plements as preventive medicine,"says
Kroll. "I don't want to go through
what my mother went through and
I'm doing everything I can to prevent
osteoporosis. I take a lot of calcium,
but I have no idea if there's a point at
which more is too much.
"Every supplement has a toxic level
at some point, even vitamin C,''she
says. She advocates against blindly
megadosing because of possible toxicity
and because consumers can't be sure
they're getting what's written on the
label.
To make matters even more con-
fusing, the research results on nutri-
tionals are often contradictory. Several
studies now show that fruits, vegeta-
bles and whole grains that contain
antioxidants may lower an individ-
ual's risk for heart disease, but it's still
unclear whether antioxidant supple-
ments, taken as vitamin pills, have a
similar benefit. As a result, the
American Heart Association pub-
lished an advisory in the journal
Circulation that evidence is not strong
enough to recommend antioxidant
vitamin pills for the general public.
Even so, the growing evidence that
some nutrient supplements can pro-
mote health and prevent or mitigate
chronic diseases leads more people to
take supplements. In the same journal
a few months earlier, a paper urged all
Americans to increase their intake of
vitamins B6 and B12.
In March, preliminary results of a
newer study added to the growing
body of evidence that vitamin supple-
ments may lower the risk of heart dis-
ease for some people.
Joyce Weckstein of Southfield is
one of many who claims she thrives
on vitamins C and E., a multivitamin,
calcium, coenzyme Q-10 and lots of
soy products. As coordinator for the
Young at Heart program at Franklin
Health and Racquet Club,
Weckstein's job is to get other senior
citizens to adopt a healthy lifestyle. "I
started taking vitamins and supple-
-ments eight years ago and its made a
difference,"says Weckstein. "I know
about fitness as a former physical edu-
cation teacher. I continue to exercise
six days a week and I do my best to
eat well. But I feel very strongly that
these supplements are also helping me
maintain this lifestyle."
Ruby Kushner of Farmington Hills
strongly believes in supplements. "I
eat very healthfully and am almost a
vegetarian,"says Kushner, a clinical
social worker. "I lead a full and ener-
getic life. I know I don't get all the
nutrients I need from food so I take
supplements, about 12 a day. When I
do miss taking them for some reason,
I find I may not be not as focused
and have less energy
Her vitamin, mineral and herbal
program was put together by her hus-
band, Dr. Richard Kushner, a family
physician in Redford.
"Medications are the fourth leading
cause for deaths, next to cancer and
heart disease, says Dr. Kushner.
"Although much of the research is anec-
dotal and qualitative, if I can improve a
patient's health by recommending vita-
mins C and E, or selenium, or a multi-
vitamin rather than a medication, I'm
going to opt for the supplement.
"Just 10 years ago, there was little
mention about vitamins and supple-
ments in the medical literature.
Today, there are pages about it and