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mhe Canaden Chamipion, Tuesday, January 15. 2002-19 If you have any questions these professionals cari answer, please write to: "Ask T he Professionalsr do The Canadian Champion 191 Main Street E. Milton, Ontario L9T 4N9 or Fax to: 878-4943 15 Martin St. 905-693-9594 Mxn tne "Provsdsng a Natural Way f0 Bettrr Heaif h and Wellness" Q: 1 have read so many articles on welght loue recenty... Bomne promise rapld welgoht loas wille stil being able ta con- sume falrly higis-fat foods, whlle othees tell me 1 juat ne"d to chew my food mors slowlyl Co you please dlspel fact from fkcton for me concemling welght loua? A: nTera il no -quicis fix- misen tl cornes ta, aeigii losaI Assyone peomising scii "rcpid weighi losa" usuclly incorporates methods that are flot only unhecltsy, but ao deflniely dangerous ta tise body long terni lwiuisoui cny lcsting weigist loua reauftsQi. MYTH: Vou cas cct cake and lace weight ci tise saine lime. FACT: Ecting iigit-fat higis-sugar cake dose nssthing las promoe weight losa, only eseigisi gainl Cake consiste ai flour, augar and large arnounl o at c... tisese cme tisinga tisai sisould b. reduced in lise diel, flot incraed, wisen pursuing aseigisi lace. MYiTH: Chewing your food slowly will rid you of your potbelly. FACT: Cisewing your food slowly lc great for tise digestion, but il dose nothing towceds sisedding c paibellyl Vou cen cisew as slawly as yau want, but if lise food you are cisewing la deep-fried, isigin fctlsugar/cceboisydrctes, hess lil will Increase your weigisi regard- cccsl Wisct il important se tise food tisai yau do decide 10 est, miaking sure to est lise rigisi foods ai lise rigisi urnes. MYTH: Deinklng iccd liquide prevees digestive enzymes front lunc- hioning. FACT: Accarding to Dr. Donald S. Robertson, MD, quole "Wcler sisould preferably be cold... il's cbsorbed into lise aysiemn more qulckly lisen warrn seater. And cerne evidence suggests tsaI drink- ing cati liquida cen cctuclly iselp burn calories." Digestive enzyrnes funelsers regardiess i ernpernture, and cati beverages can actuel- ly iselp asitis melabalie raiel So go cisead and enioy yaur iccd beveragesl Afaxln Stanley hoc a &&. in Soclolog and on S.8.W. In Social WWI 4 8h. ham iw*.kd -. h. HatNe" Maglc Progrant for os*r tour yswan d le a iuunsd nutitonai counsilar. IHawkins Animal Hospital Debbie Hawkins B.Sc., DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine 550 Ontario Street South, Milton Mt (Pizza Hut Plaza) ebisie Hawkins Phone (905) 875-688 B. Sc., DUM Fax (905) 875-6853 THE IMPORTANCE 0F THE "1ANNUAL CHECKUP" Most of us agree tisai tise onnuat trip to the veterinarias mitis our pet is syn- onymous mt shots or vaccinations. 'Mis in mot cases is teste, isoever 1 iselieve thai te oppoesunity fer our pets ta receive a titorougs physical examination is of equal importasnce. We humons are no different as we visit ose tioctor on a yestriy basis. anti we con- sitier tise visis of isey importasnce ta oar healtis andi weli iseing. The huge difPerence is tisas we con verisatiae aur Iteaitis proitteens andi ose aches anti pains. Befote vaccines are atiministereti ta a pet. ise or tse stoslti receive a sys- tematic esamsnstion. The estes sisouldt ie examineti mitis a special scope la examine tise este canal anti rartiesa for aissorntaiiies. Tise ryns anti insitie tise nyrs sisosit bse examineti mus a speciai lamnp for tise samne pstpose. ise tiseos anti tonsiis sisostît bs cisecketi for masses anti teeis csecketi for dental peoit- lems. 'le isear asti lsssg sisoulti it listenedti 5 itis a siesisoscape in tieteci proitlemts sucis as iseset murmues, aissormnal risyisms anti aissormal itrealis sountis. Tise aisdomen is palpatei te dteci cisanges in tise star of ils canlenta, i.e tise liver, spleen, kitiney. intestines anti srinary iîsiter. itis cas itientify seas of tiiscomfoes for yostr pet tisas yss as ste owner could ti sermise bte snaware of. ise skeletast - seck, itsek, ssii anti legs sisoutti ail lie palpaseti for aissormalities. As yost can imatgine, ail of tisese proislemns allow as ta, finti aissormalilies tas yosr pet cas sot teIt yast abtout. 1 atso isetteve tisas ose pets htave a mscis iigiser toleranre in paon ltas mn tio, s0 it is really stp ta as ta, fisit e problemns. Sa oftes 1 examine a pet's moutint fint s itrokes sentis or aitscesseti sentis rocs, tise pet neyer isaving exiiiteti tiiscomfoes. If me isati scit praitlems mie woslti att rusi thie tientisi as quickly anmwe cosîti! To quose a clichté, an oune of prevension is woesis a posnti of cure. 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