Buying Fish
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we hould e when
fl h. Specifically,
fe to eat and what'
it okay to eat ushi or
other raw fish and hellfish?
In a word, NO! The ri k of
illne i j t too high. Even
the fre h t fish may contain
various kinds of bacteria and
other potentially harmful or­
gani ms.
Keep in mind, that
hellfish uch as clam ,
oy ters, and mussels live by
filtering 15 to 20 gallons of
water a day! . If the water
they inhabit i polluted,
they'll retain high levels of
bacteria and viruses.
RAW SHELLFISH
CAN therefore be a ource
of a variety of erious dis­
eases, uch as hepititi and
infectious gastroenteritis.
Raw fISh, such as used in
sushi, sashimi, ceviche, and
other meals, may be a ource
of parasites, uch as
tapeworm and
roundworms, in addition to
b teri.q_�U\L:t.u��iiLa.--.-,:�_Ir.'�
Whi: ..... ��ii1i
pert sushi chef may know
'how to purchase and handle
fish so as to minimize the
risk of infection, it's also a
fact that simply marinating
raw fish in lemon or lime
juice is not equivalent to
proper cooking.
That is, it will not kill all
bacteria, viruses, and
parasites. Also, although
sushi chefs are required to be
licensed in Japan, this not
true in the U.S., and even for
tbose chefs that come from
Japan to the U.S., there's no
way to reliably check their
credentials once in this
. country.
Preparing and eating raw
fish yourself at home is
'definitely not recommended,
since "home-made" raw fish
is the most common ource
of parasitic infection from
fish in this country.
if you make gefilte fish or
another dish that uses raw
ground fish, remember not to
sample it until it's fully
cooked. If you just can't
bear (no pun intended) to
give up raw fish, the FDA
(Food and Drug Administra­
tion) recommends that we at
least use frozen fish, so that
all the parasites will be
destroyed.
THE TEMPERATURE
MUST BE -4 degrees Fah­
renheit for at least three days.
If you do not do this, con-
ider the results from the fol­
lowing tudy. Recently, the
FDA took samples from 15
sushi suppliers in Seattle.
Out of 92 pieces, 7 of them
(1 in 13) contained up to 3
parasitic larvae.
However, after proper
freezing all of these "baby"
parasites were killed. Keep
in mind, even though proper
freezi ng doe kill all
parasite in raw fish it does
not kill bacteria or viruse
that may also be in the fish.
Again, only proper cooking
can do that.
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IIE.\LTII
Co rin more th n 10 categorie
that touch on nutrition, ub t nee
ab e nd xually-transmitted di -
ease , le on plans are meant to giv
the tudents knowledge and prepare
them for problems they'll fac in the
future.
"Le ons for a first-grader can be
about op ning th medicin cabinet
or cro ing th treet," aid Barb ra
Knutson, a health education consult­
ant for the Michigan Department of
Education. "The Michigan Model
provide the groundwork for very
basic stuff so that when the students
get to the hot is ue ,they top and
think."
tuden about pub rty, p r pre -
ur ,t nag pregn n y, and xual­
ly transmitted disea e .
"We upport the Michigan Model
(b cause) it eeks to rai e awarene
about our bodies," aid Juli Mad­
dox, pre ident of the Michigan
Education As celation, the tate'
lar e t chool employe union, "The
di torted."
"If we don't teach them about
these things, they'll pick up thing
from TV and th medi in 'general,"
he continued. "Our le so re much
more conservative."
Deanna Gaberdiel, of Hillsdale'
Grier Elementary School, has been
teaching for the past 26 years. She
aid he' had an increase ofstudents
There needs
to be more in­
V:tl bu
then the ques- .
tion becomes
'who has the
time? .
coming from Ingle-parent families
during the last 10 years.
Many of these students were
quick learners and had already been
exposed to nursery rhymes and
children's literature, she said.
"Some have been wonderfully ar­
ticulate," she said. "But often
children are going sleep wi th the TV
on versus someone holding their
hand:" .
d-
I G - Everyone e to
n opinion when it come to
ing the "Michig n Model"
nd i le 0 regardin x.
St te offici Is nd edu to ay
tbe program im to provide elf-e -
teem and deci ion-making kill to
tudent in inderg rten through
eighth d while criti contend
the program i dvoc ting promi -
cuity.
"It' an ab clute lie when they ay
it' an ab tinence-b ed program"
aid Robert Lemieux, director of
Kalam zoo' DADS Found uon.
"When they give le on bout
exually-tran mitted di ea e ,
they're pre ching afe- ex, not
abstinence."
Lemieux i the former player,
coach and general manager of the
International Hockey Le gue '
Kalamazoo Wings. He has spent
$250,000 of his own money in hi
organization' efforts to have the
eight-year program abolished.
HE AID HE believes the pro­
gram i being used to "usurp nd sup­
plant parental roles" and that he
doesn't buy the excuse that the pro-
Tho Immune system is the body's defense ag inst foreign
c�II' • such as germ . Two of its components are T -cells
anc B-cells. which fight infection In diff rent ways.
When a foreign cell invades the body, whit
blood cell chemically notify other whit blood
cens. called T -cells, which begin reproducing
themselv
After the foreign c:8Il has
been destroyed. suppressor
T -<:ens chemically notify the B·
and T -<:ells to return to dormant
state. Some of the T -cells
remain as memory cells and
quickly attack should
r&-infectlon occer.
everywhere
enerally her th m qu tio ,
includin how do they too they"re
in lov ,how do they put on a condom
and how do they avoid pregnancy
while till engaging in exual c­
tiviti .
" 0 one i giving them the
nswers t ywantbe e we're till
tu with 19 ment lity," he
continued. "Sixty percent of today'
teenage will have had sex before
graduation (and) we till have our
head stuck in the nd."
Kid 'Ianguag kill
uffer und r oeial tre
by Sus nV I
C.p/t.' New S.rv/c.
LAN ING - A growing number of
Michigan Kindergarten pupil can
only speak in three-word entences,
aid the pre ident of the State Board
of Education.
"Teachers have told me that the 5-
-snd 6-year-olds often communicate
-, e uch q t
now'," aid Dorothy Beardmore, the
Rochester Republican re-elected to
th board Nov. 3.
Beardmore and other educators
throughout the state cern to believe
the breakdown of the traditional
American family i the ba ic cause
for the children's lack Of language
kills.
"There' lots of talk about the
challenges chool face wi th
youngsters coming from a much
more mobile society, a lot more
poverty, Single-parent familie and
families where both parents work,"
Beardmore said.
She aid children would be better­
prepared for their first school year if
parents would spend more time with
them.
"THERE NEEDS TO BE more
involvement but then the question
becomes 'who has the time?''',
Beardmore said. "Parents need to
make time unle s they want society
to raise their children and I don't
think anybody really wants that"
. .. Kindergarten teachers agree that
Other con�buto� t� �ack pam 10- . th y've een changes in their cia _
elude long pe�ods 0 ittmg, poor po - rooms because of the problems that
ture, overweight, tre , worry and children now encounter in their home
fatigue. life.
OME TEACHERS CAN'T
decide if kindergarten pupils are bet­
ter-prepared now than they were in
more traditional times.
"Students have increased their
vocabulary becau e of nursery
schools and day care programs-­
they have more to say (and) they
eern �ady to learn more," aid Judy
, tau t kinderprten
classe at Hillsdale Mauck Elemen­
tary School for 17 years. "But
they're less innocent."
There are many programs that
help prepare young children for their
first clas room, including nursery
schools, child care centers. Head
Start and a program for disad­
vantaged 4-year-olds, said professor
of family and child ecology at
Michigan State University.
There are many programs but
there are many more kids who need
them, aid Marjorie Kostelnik, who
works at MSU's Child Development
Laboratories.
"As a country, we must recognize
that it's cheaper to inve t in the
child's future ear, y versus later on,
when they lack skills," she said.
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The B-<:eIls begin reproducing
themselv s and produce chemicals
called antlbod' • which are
spedficalty targetfd to attack and
destroy the foreign cell.
• The antibodies
seek out and
destroy the foreign
cell.
Back bu
By VELONDA THOMPSON
$mM' to th. II/chili'" C/tIz."
Did you know backache bas been a
major complaint of mankind since an­
tiquity?
Back injuries are rarely caused by
one single incident Poor posture in
combination with stress, phy leal
deconditioning and declining
flexibility over a period of time usually
results in injuries to the back.
Why i. my back ching?
Back pain lemming from train
and/or sprains are the number one dis­
ability for people under 45. One of the
leading causes of lower back pain is
forward bending. Remember the last
time you lifted that heavy box from the
floor, I bet your bac and knees were
straight! Gradual injury to the disc in
the lower back can occur as a result of
continuous forward bending and ,lift­
ing.
A OTHER CAU E 0 bade
paims W abdominal muscles, which
crea aconditionaffectionatelyknown
as "sway back" or lordosis. The weak
abdominal muscles and tight back
muscles cause a muscle imbalance. The
imbalance results in chronic pain and
train in the lower back.
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