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r 14-The Canadien Champion. Tuesdav. Aortl 13. 2004 D. r. Kon Strohan ~ Optometrist Wakefield Professional Centre 106 Wakefield Rd., Milton Dr. Ron Strettan 905-878-5882 Optometrist Mon-Thurs 9-6, Wed-Fri 9-5, Tues 9-8 Saturday AM by appoistment The importance of nutrition on vision ... H20 The humas body ts said Ca consist of 80-90% water. The humas eye has components which are as much as 99.9% water. inI 7429 Fi"tth Lune, Milton 905-876-4100 Phll Lawton FI'm building some garden areas or topping up my beds. Ai 'earth' is the same. Right? Wrong. First of ail, souls with high clay content and low organic matter (like most soil in Milton subdivisions) hold too much water and do flot permit proper aeration. Ideally you should dig out the whole bed and start with good soul like triple mix, a combination of crumbly top soul, compost and well rotted manure-for healthy shrubs and trees and abundant flowering annuals and perennials. Top soil which is 'friable' or crumbly, is ideal for creating new lawns or creating bulk because it doesn't shrink much. Black loam is high in organics from bogs and looks rich for topping up beds and lawns. It needs regular moisture and fertilizer. Top dress is a combination. of black loam, blended with nutrient-rich, well-rotted manuire. It's great for top dressing beds and lawns, seeding or enriching lawns or container gardens. Some plants may need the soil's PH values adjusted up or down 600. At Taylor Nursery, we stock the right soils for Sall uses, available in bulk or by the bag, pick up or delivered to your door. We'll even custom mix a personal bend for you. "Pe-avidetg an Natunral Way tn Ru'tter Health and Wellness" QI recently purchasel a herbai product that supposedly aldeal In welght loua. It containel a substance calleal ephedrine. I atopped Caklng lu after a few daya becauste 1 got ahaky andl my heart raced. What exactly ta ephedrine and why le It being useal for welght louis? A: Ephedrine is a chemical compound Chat is found in the dnied stems of the 'Ephedra ainica" plant (butter known as 'Ephedra" or "Ma Huang"). Ephedra has a stimulant effect on Che central nervous systere, maklng Chu heurt busC fauter, incruasing blood pressureaend raising metabohc mute. Its main use for the lest 3,000 years has been as e brenchodietor, uffectively opening amal airways in Chu lunga and ellevieting nasal decongustion. Ct la excellent in smell doses Ca safulp treet esthma, allergies, colda and sinus infections. The pmoblem occura when individuals start uaing produots Chat contein ephedrine and ceffuine for weight losa. Unfortunately, daily usage oftChesu producta oser an esCended puriod oC ime is instructed for weight loss. The higher dose and Chu longer you Cake ephedre, Chu greater Chu incidence of aide affects, such as racing heartbeat, nervuunesa, insomnie and huart pelpetetiona. Long-terre use cen hase more sernous aide effucta Chat includu high blond pressure, atreke and seizures. HerbaI Megic cernies Cls own lin of stendardized/research-gradu quality herba Chat are spucicelly deaignud Co aid weight Insu, aud ara complutuly uphudrinu and caffuinu free. BoCh sae and effective, they pmuvide gond apputitu controi without Chu aide affects oC uphedrinu. The herba are combined with e propur eting plan Cc provide maximum resuits, hulping you Co achievu your wuight lots goals. Piaxlne Stanley has a B.& lu Soclology andl an S.S.W. ln Social Wo,*. She has wokad wfth dhm Herbai Magic programi for over elght ys"ea, andl li altralned nufritionsl counaellôr. Robert Rushton "Facts About Vacuuming" Whni otes tocpt mintea. theimptagnnof&eua&eieuu vcu ng cnnnthb ov-îtntud. f sutheusingluaosiorîtnt nthing yonocmude keup yur apuîo duen & hunlqhy! Regular Care Totny's caupet fibues are duoigoutit b ide soi] and ireleci lghi. nd have thu abllay lu renuit ntliug nd staiut. The ahîiiy of itdny' cupul fibres 1. bide soulg iappoiiefcufuor mnost nuuor Hnwvu, thelak f apparet iiîn g donuirlnminate heneuouity of rrgulurelung! Most dry soif bas muni liku utigut thui ahrndu cauet fihuns cunug light to reinai diffuuunily, givnug capei a duli appununucu. Soi]lcm damage the res nn euo ifîllnoed Iourenintinthepile. A reunlarmntnuaneprognut, nîuaîdîvugonnug nd pofusonal aluongsu uninods theufilueuad iipnouîithenaunulnppeanf yur apinvuuteo Basic Vacuuming A tond puncia is to auum nftuo the anuas thoni aaua ie reust traicianuch asihalwayu, trs, .tuneoio u y waand pars nt hhomeuoher Suaei o nsuant wea. Vauum the entircarpeted mau a meinmum of tuoicu pur suek. Rnmovng oonsuîsoi hile i ruainunithesurfae isimptpaant soun finn onkut intthe arepileby fout trffia. Remnoiotuntkuddndnil is moedifficuuiind ie couinoouhan rutuing sourfacu soif. Tounn rrovsurface snil, pushte vacuxm orward seundusfnt wihith pieudiectinnnfthe carpe na uslo. dliburateumion and the rrsen diecaton. 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