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Nutritionally
Speaking

EVELYN FREEMAN

City: Farmington Hills
Kudos: Read All About It

Evelyn Freeman combines a love of
reading and technology in her volun-
teer work and in her position as infor-
mation processing consultant for the
Oakland Intermediate Schools, located
in Waterford. Her basic responsibility is
to promote reading, information litera-
cy and libraries in the county and state.
Last year; she served as a member of
the Michigan Reads! Committee, a pre-
school book program designed to focus
attention on the importance of reading
to preschool children.
Evelyn, 52, received a bachelor's
degree in English and a master of
library science degree from the
University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
She serves on many library committees.
She and her husband, attorney
Fred Freeman, are parents of a
daughter, Erica, a medical student at
Washington University in St. Louis,
and a son, Daniel, attending
Yale University Law School in New
Haven.

Can you give parents any reading tips
for their small children?
"They should read to their children
every day with expression and share
books that will interest them and
spark their imagination. Also allow
them to ask questions."

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When do you first begin to read?
"My mother read to me at an early
age. I loved books and reading. I was a
voracious reader. When I received an
Oak Park Library card, it was like
being given the keys to the kingdom."

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All state residents can access a data-
base of some 1,600 magazines and
newspapers and 10,000 e-books. I
coordinate the compilation of the
listing of all full-text periodicals
through the MeL system. The data-
base includes many journals of
Jewish interest, such as American

Jewish History, Commentary,
European Judaism, Jewish Social
Studies, Journal of Jewish Education,
Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of
Jewish Life and Thought, Tikkun, and
Israel Studies.

What was your favorite category?
"I loved and read all the horse books
when I was in elementary school."

How did you get involved with com-
puters?
"It started when I was a Sunday sub-
stitute at the Bloomfield Township
Library. I loved the potential of the
computers. They could open so many
doors. There was a tremendous
amount of information you get sitting
at a desk."

Outside of your professional duties,
how are you active in Jewish organ-
izations?
"I am education vice president for
the Eleanor Roosevelt group of
Hadassah and serve on the Jewish
Federation's Formal Education
Committee. I am also a volunteer for
the College Outreach Committee of
Congregation Shaarey Zedek's sister-
hood." ❑

— Leonard Poger,
copy editor

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Nutrition, L LC.

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tion:
Dear
Bar , our
sessions you
spoke about
herbs and
spices and how
they may help my troubled diges-
tive system. Would you explain it
again? Thanks, Anonymous.

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nswer: Dear Anonymous,
Nature provides short
term remedies for some
digestive issues. People often
only think about herbs and spices
as ways to add flavor to food.
They may also have beneficial
"medicinal" qualities.

Cumin (the dried seed of the
herb Cuminum cyminum) is my
favorite and is a key compo-
1 vent in both chili and curry
,I,-
powders. Found heavily in
Indian and Mexican foods,
/ 1 it may improve digestion,
help symptoms of colitis,
and assist in dispelling
,-/' gas. It has a sweet taste
and is great mixed into
I plain or vanilla yogurt
/1 (from milk or soy); also
\ /1 try it in cottage cheese
\ 1 / or season your soups,
beans, and stews with it.

Cardamom (from the dried,
unripened fruit of the perennial
Elettaria cardamomum) may
calm or stimulate digestion and
may also reduce bloating and gas
after a meal. It has been noted to
be anti-inflammatory and pain
relieving. Chewing the seed will
freshen breath. Add it to tea, cur-
ries, stews, warm milk or oat-
meal. It goes well with cinnamon
and nutmeg. Part 2 next time.-

- Barbara Beznos,
Registered Dietitian

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