LinorStore.com October 24, 2007 News

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I wanted to write a weekly newsletter, but since my hand is broken, it’ll have to be less frequent. Keep watching the www.linorstore.com/news.htm page for updates on chocolate and other news.

Health News:
To reduce your chances of getting the flu, take these precautions:
• Wash your hands frequently with hot water and soap especially if you are out in public places. It may be a good idea to carry alcohol towelettes with you as well.
• Avoid people who have the flu.
• Discuss a flu shot with your physician.
• Ask your pediatrician about flu shots for young children.

Nutrition and Supplements:
• Take astragalus. This immune-enhancing herb can help to build up resistance to both the flu and the common cold.
• Take immune-enhancing mushroom supplements such as cordyceps. Host Defense is a good choice, as it provides the extract of seven proven immune-boosting mushrooms.
• Take a daily multivitamin and antioxidants. Berries, tea (especially green tea) and dark chocolate all provide natural antioxidants.

If you have the flu:
• Stay hydrated, which keeps nasal passages moist, making them better defenders against viruses.
• Try elderberry extract. This can help to lessen the symptoms and speed up recovery.
• Eat garlic. Raw garlic is best; try at least two cloves per day, chopped up in a sandwich or soup.
• Get rest and stay home. Lack of sleep and too much stress can make the body weak; if you get the flu, rest as much as possible while your symptoms are resolving.
• Take astragalus.
• Take a prescription anti-influenza drug promptly.
Source: 10/21 Dr. Andrew Weil Yahoo! News

Music News If you've hummed along, tapped your feet, or even danced in your seat while watching "Purple Rain," "Saturday Night Fever" or "Trainspotting," you're not alone.
The soundtracks from those movies have been named among the 50 greatest by the editors of Vanity Fair magazine. The full list will be revealed next month in a one-time Conde Nast magazine, Movies Rock, for subscribers of its 14 titles.

"Purple Rain" topped the chart even though it was described as "perhaps the best badly acted film ever," editors at Vanity Fair said, while "Trainspotting" came in at No. 7 and "Saturday Night Fever" was eighth.

The Vanity Fair editors said the "Purple Rain" soundtrack was a flawless combination of "funk, R&B, pop, metal, and even psychedelia into a sound that defined the '80s."

"A Hard Day's Night" came in a No. 2, followed by "The Harder They Come," "Pulp Fiction," "The Graduate" and "Superfly." "American Graffiti" and "The Big Chill" rounded out the top 10.

"Saturday Night Fever's" soundtrack is "required listening for anyone looking to heat up the dance floor," the editors said. "The white suit? Not so much."

Source: Reuters 10/24/07 Yahoo! News

Sponsor Note:
Speaking of purple, my left hand/arm is in a purple cast until next Monday. I have cancelled 2 sponsored jewelry shows, but may have one at my home in November. If you are interested, please contact me at linor 06 at comcast dot net and let me know what weekend works for you.

Also, please take a few moments and fill out the survey on the www.linorstore.com/news.htm page to help me help you shop for the holidays.

WI Man finds 3.92-ct white diamond
A Wisconsin man digging at the Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murfreesboro, Arkansas found a 3.92-carat white stone.

Eric Blake also found a 1.49-carat stone Monday. The larger one is big enough to fashion into jewelry but Blake hadn’t decided whether he will have it placed into a setting. “I only found it an hour ago,” he said. Blake, a carpenter, said his grandfather had taken him to the state park about 15 years ago and that he returns two to three times a year. “We usually find something,” he said.

More than 700 diamonds have been found at the park this year. The Crater of Diamonds Park is the world’s only diamond-producing site open to the public and visitors can keep the stones they dig up. The largest diamond ever found in the United States, the 40-carat white diamond named Uncle Sam, was unearthed in 1924 at the Murfreesboro park.

Source: The Associated Press, Yahoo! News

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