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W

ow, what a busy last several
Don't always rely on facts you find on
days it has been for me. First
Wikipedia.
of all, I'd like to thank every-
While I knew it was very unlikely,
one who inquired about how
I nevertheless extended an
my meeting with Pope Francis
invitation to the Holy Father
went last week.
to make another pastoral visit
Well, to say it was exhilarat-
to Motown next year during
ing would be an understate-
the High Holidays; going so far
ment. I was blown away that
as to guarantee him that his
despite having never met me
Pope Mobile would get a prime
before, he came to our meeting
parking space at a Detroit-area
familiar with my work. I was
synagogue of his choosing.
flattered that he was up-to-
That didn't close the deal, so
date on my latest columns even
I went bigger, telling the Pope
Alan
though he lives a continent
that if he came here I would
Muskovitz
away and his Jewish News
rename Detroit's new rail
Jewish News
arrives several days late. But
system the "Papal Mover." But
Columnist
then I realized, as a subscriber,
it was a big "nope" from the
he can access the JN online.
Pope. I tried.
Pope Francis and I reminisced about
Speaking of the High Holidays, I would
the last papal visit to Detroit in 1987
like to thank Rabbi Yedwab at Temple
by Pope John Paul II, also in the month
Israel in West Bloomfield for the invita-
of September. At that time, the Pope
tion to speak at the second annual Yom
delivered messages at Ford Auditorium,
Kippur Mincha Moments service, a true
Hart Plaza, participated in a parade in
honor and a wonderful experience.
Three temple members, myself
Hamtramck and had his biggest event
before a packed Silverdome.
included, were invited to share personal
Imagine my embarrassment when I
"Life Lessons Learned:' Local journalist
asked him if Pope John Paul II enjoyed
Doron Levin, a soldier who fought in the
the Lions game where he participated in
Yom Kippur War, delivered a riveting and
the honorary coin flip. That's when he
emotional account of his participation
gently reminded me that he was not at the in the battle. He was followed by Dr. Bill
stadium for that reason. Lesson learned?
Goldstein, an ophthalmologist who, along

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By Barbara Beznos, RD/LD/N
Integrated Nutrition, LLC

with his daughter, Jenna, traveled with
"Doctors Without Borders" to a remote
village in Kenya, treating medical and
surgical diseases of the eyes.
Ironically, I actually learned a huge les-
son right there on the spot ... never fol-
low two incredibly fine and giving gentle-
men like those two! Nevertheless, it was
an emotional and moving service that you
can watch by visiting temple-israel.org.
I, of course, wish you all a very happy
and healthy New Year. With every new
year, there comes new challenges. By the
way, if you don't find yourself living up to
your current Jewish New Year resolutions;
you get a reboot on Jan. 1, 2016, which
is a huge benefit of being Jewish. I'm not
encouraging you to rely on that strategy,
but it's an option.
While some may say the biggest chal-
lenges we face ahead will be choosing a
new president, I beg to disagree. There is
a challenge we face at this very moment
in our own backyard that has the ability
to affect our very existence ... that being
our ability to maneuver through the new
roundabout at 14 Mile and Orchard Lake
Road. May God be with us. Amen. ❑

Alan Muskovitz is a writer, voice-over/acting

talent, speaker, emcee and a regular guest
host on the Mitch Albom Show on WJR AM
760. Visit his website at laughwithbigaLcom.

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HEALTH AND WEIGHT
MANAGEMENT

• There is a link between body/mind and
feelings, as sugar is known to affect one's
moods. When this happens, food choices
are affected. This can start a cascade of
food cravings also for more sugary foods.
Next comes a vicious cycle of appetite
increase, weight gain, and this may end in
tiredness. Too many refined products and
sugars can contribute more calories than
needed. In some individuals, this chain of
happenings can proceed to obesity. Excess
sugars can increase risk factors for more
serious disease states. Rapid ups and drops
in blood sugar can change one's emotions;
create anxiety, nervousness, and frustra-
tion. This can become an overwhelming
experience.
• Excessive intake of sugar can cause hy-
peractivity in some children. On the other
hand, it may actually calm a hyperactive
child and keep them more alert, when taken
in very small amounts.
• Sugar can even lead to addition. Some
people's body cannot regulate insulin
secretion and therefore cannot tolerate an
excessive amount of glucose. So the stage is
set for insulin resistance.
• The liver, which must remove excess sugar
from the body, becomes over worked that
digestion can become compromised. Too
much sugar has been known to increase GI
distress with bloating, cramps, diarrhea, and
sometimes nausea.
• Excessive sugar intake can set the stage
for common allergies. Sugar has a way of
increasing the inflammatory response by
creating chemical reactions.
• Over consumption of refined sugars can
raise blood glucose levels. This continuous
surge can create destruction of tissue that
later becomes a risk factor for heart disease,
neuropathy, yeast overgrowth, lower im-
munity, increase of infections, constriction
of blood vessels, and a lowering of good
cholesterol.
• Sugar can contribute to tooth decay, which
is a consequence of bacteria in the mouth.
The role of bacteria in the mouth is to con-
vert the sugars in carbohydrates to an acid
for digestion. Excess sugar causes damage
instead to the teeth.
• Refined sugar can act like a chemical when
used in excess. It can leech minerals from
the body by interfering with pH, altering
enzyme functions when sugar is broken
down quickly.

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