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Nutritionally
Speaking

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

for starters

A (Fictional) Interview With
President-Elect Donald Trump

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r. President Elect:
Let me congratulate you
on your victory and welcome
you to my show, Law and Reality. I know
you are busy so I’ll cut to the chase and
ask you the questions that everyone
wants to know. First, what is your fasci-
nation with Twitter?
Mr. Trump: I rec-
ognize the value and
power of social media
better than anyone
else. I’m very, very
smart this way. While
the media and most
observers believe my
use of Twitter reflects
Ken Gross
an impulsive tempera-
mental aspect to my
persona — that’s not it.
I used social media to win the election
and spent less money than any candidate
in the last several years. It’s a medium
that can reach millions of people in a
moment’s time and, when used wisely,
can make instant headlines on national
news. Of course, you must be outrageous
to make an impact. If you’re not, your
message goes nowhere.
Are you saying that your “tweets” and
other statements are intentionally outra-
geous to garner a bigger audience?
Mr. Trump: Of course. Do you think
I really believe some of the things I’ve

tweeted? Come on; my goal was to get
elected so I could improve things for
America. If I played by the rules, what
chance do you think I would have had?
I called Jeb “low energy” and made fun
of Rubio’s ears for a reason — to cause
chaos. If you hear something repeated
enough, you’ll start to assume it’s true —
even when you know it’s hogwash!
I said, “I’m going to build a wall and
Mexico is going to pay for it!” What do
you think would have happened if instead
I said, “We need to invest in a compre-
hensive immigration policy and gain
the acceptance of the political leaders of
Mexico as well?”
I’ll tell you what would have happened
— either Jeb or Hillary would be the pres-
ident-elect, and I’d be left managing my
substantial real estate business and firing
people on The Apprentice.
Wait, are you saying you’re not a bil-
lionaire?
Mr. Trump: Truth be told. I don’t
know. I’ve done well in the last several
years and my business is strong. I believe
I learned from my mistakes, and I’m a
better business person today than I was
in the ’90s. Sometimes you need to make
mistakes to learn and grow. I’ve done that.
The “billionaire” thing is because people
like winners.
I get what you’re saying — but explain
to me why you chose to get in a fight with

DEAR BARB,

the local union president because he chal-
lenged you on the number of jobs saved at
Carrier?
Mr. Trump: I’m setting a tone. I was
elected to turn America around. I’ve been
hired by the American people to fix it —
and to do it fast.
I want people to know that if they get
in my face or try to stand in my way, I’m
not going to stand for it. I will use the
weapons I have — including social media,
the office of the President and everything
at my disposal. There is only one outcome
that I will accept — and the American
people want — and that is to win.
Do you sometimes regret some of the
things you say or tweet?
Mr. Trump: Come on. Of course, I do.
Behind closed doors, I apologize for such
actions. It may be a shocker to you — but
I’m not an ass. I don’t apologize in public
because I have promised to be a bully for
the American people, and bullies — as
distasteful as it seems — have a produc-
tive role; but they don’t back down and
they don’t apologize.
I can only hope some of this explains
the man.

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Ken Gross is an attorney with Thav Gross and host
of Law and Reality that airs on radio Tuesdays
from noon to 1 p.m. on WCHB 1200 AM/99.9 FM,
Thursdays 3-4 p.m. on 910AM and on TV at 11 a.m.
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guest column

U-M Must Treat Jewish Students Equally

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t’s three strikes and you’re out —
intimidated and even unsafe on campus.
except if you’re targeting Jewish stu-
Yet the administration said nothing.
dents at the University of Michigan.
In 2015, SAFE erected an anti-Israel
In that case, the record is clear that the
“apartheid wall” on the Diag. When a
university administration will
Jewish student questioned the
remain silent and take no action.
appropriateness of the display,
For three years in a row, a cam-
SAFE targeted him. This stu-
pus group called Students Allied
dent was actually hauled in
for Freedom and Equality (SAFE)
front of the first-ever meeting of
created a hostile environment for
the student government’s eth-
Jewish students. Yet each time,
ics committee and threatened
the administration didn’t say a
with the loss of his student gov-
word about it.
ernment position because he
Eugene
In 2014, when SAFE pushed
exercised his right to peacefully
Greenstein,
a boycott, divestment and sanc-
object to SAFE’s actions. Yet the
Ph.D.
tions (BDS) resolution against
administration said nothing,
Israel, the campus environment became
sending the message that bullying and
so toxic that Jewish — and non-Jewish
lodging frivolous charges are a legitimate
— students reported feeling threatened,
tactic to chill free speech.

In 2016, on the second day of Rosh
Hashanah, SAFE erected another “apart-
heid wall.” As a petition signed by more
than 1,000 people made clear, SAFE’s
actions offended Jewish students. They
were hurt by SAFE’s insensitivity to a
Jewish holy day. And they felt marginal-
ized because they were observing the
holiday and thus couldn’t be present to
refute the lies that SAFE was promoting
about their Jewish homeland.
Once again, the administration said
nothing — even though a week before
this incident, President Mark Schlissel
issued a message stating “behavior that
seeks to intentionally cause pain to mem-
bers of our community is reprehensible.”
Contrast these three years of silence to
what Schlissel did last year when Muslim

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Can you explain
aging? How does
aging affect our
bodies? What are the
most important foods,
vitamins, minerals,
phytochemicals,
and antioxidants, needed for the aging
population?”

THE MOMENTUM OF THE
AGING POPULATION cont.

4. AGING
A. Reduces our ability to deal with health
challenges.

5. INABILITY TO FEND OFF OR
RECOVER FROM INJURY OR
DISEASES

6. PHYSICAL PROCESSES THAT
CONTRIBUTE TO AGING
A. Physical impairment may prevent intake of
proper nutrition
B. Circumstances may block proper treatment/
medications
C. Lack of physical activity/or exercise
D. Behaviors like smoking and drinking alcohol
may increase aging

7. ROLE OF VITAMINS
A. Metabolism/Red Blood Cell Formation
B. Digestion
C. Immunity
D. Nervous System
E. Anti Oxidation

8. WHAT VITAMINS FIGHT AGING?
A. B12 though is not absorbed (reduces risk
for Heart Disease, Stroke, Memory Loss,
Dementia, Balance. Inhibited with anti-acid
absorption
B. Vitamin D ( to process Calcium and bone
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Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis
C. Excessive Vitamin D is toxic and Vitamin D
processes calcium and bone strength. If not
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D. Vitamin A protects cataracts and Macular
Degeneration, healthy skin, skin cancer,
promotes taste/appetite, increases immune
system
E. Vitamin E prevents heart disease, prevents
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arthritis, skin cancer, dementia, Alzheimers
F. Vitamin E and Vitamin K protects against
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease
G. Vitamin K helps blood clotting and bone
health
H. Vitamin K prevents calcium crystals in
arteries, heart values, kidneys
I. Low levels affect blood clotting, Alzheimers,
Celiac and bowel disease

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December 22 • 2016

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