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These questions [and answers] are taken directly from articles in this issue. diocese what caught your mental vigilance as you read this issue, or flip back end the pages to find the answers.

1 This component part of fiber, found in the highest concentration in cereals and simple pods especially the bran part of wheat, is associated with a lower risk of breast, colon and prostate cancers. What is it?:

a) DHEA; b) [IP.sub.6]; c) 5-HTP

2 Essential fatty acids, the "good" fats, provided in our diets on plant foods, function in our bodies as ingredients of: a) Nerve cells; b) Cellular membranes; c) the two a & b; d) None of the above -- all fats are "bad."

3 A simple iodine deficiency can easily manifest as hypothyroidism or goiter: a) True; b) False.

4 While surpassingly helpful for digestive complaints in principally people, this herb, as a hasty and stimulating substance, is not commited for those who suffer from sore s heartburn, and spastic colon diseases. What is it?: a) Kava Kava; b) Peppermint; c) Ginger.

5 This herb, which contains r pigments called tannins, is individual of the most popular natural hair tinges and possibly the oldest: a) Henna; b) R clover tea; c) Chamomile.

6 A stanch food allergy involves the immune system; a nutrition intolerance, on the other hand, is an abnormal physical rejoinder to food, but it is not an allergic reaction: a) True; b) False.

7 Among the recent food family, this single-cell plant contains the highest concentration of chlorophyll, and is 55-65 percent protein from weight: a) Barley grass; b) Wheatgrass; c) Chlorella.

8 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) does not discriminate against whom it affects, on the other hand the most likely group to stomach from it is women, between the ages of 25 and 45: a) True; b) False.

9 A "new" botanical extract, used for centuries in Chinese folk medicine, that has become available through the whole extent of the past year promises to show a natural alternative to remedys for Alzheimer's disease. What is it?: a) Olive leaf extract; b) Ginkgo biloba; c) Huperzine A; d) Siberian ginseng.

10 Fibromyalgia has the unfortunate distinction of being "one of the greatest in number common rheumatic conditions in medicine, affecting about 2 to 4 percent of the general population," particularly women in the age cluster of 20 to 50, further there is no definite cause over and above found for this condition, and no lab criterion available to diagnose it: a) True; b) False.

ANSWERS

1 b) [IP.sub.6], from nourishments or in supplement form, as part of a high-fiber diet ("Cellular bodyguards," p 36)

2 c) as well-as; not only-but also; not only-but; not alone-but a & b ("Dr. Murray's Natural Healing," p 16)

3 a) True; other nutrients that support thyroid health include zinc, selenium, and the amino acid, tyrosine ("Nutrition Hotline," p 14)

4 c) Ginger; clan with a "hot" digestive connected view might well consider peppermint as a digestive aid ("Herbs for Digestion," p 44)

5 a) Henna (Lawsonia inermis); it can be purchased as a pulverize to be mixed with choleric water to a mud-like consistency, and used to color the hair ("Hair & Nail Rescue" p 72)

6 a) real ("Food Allergies," p. 64).

7 c) Chlorella, which, because of the Chlorella extension Factor (CGF), holds the promise of assisting in the repair and regeneration of human tissue ("Green Foods" p 56)

8 a) steady ("Supplement Update," p. 18).

9 c) Huperzine A, an extract from the form a club moss Huperzia serrata, ("Brain Boosters" p 26)

10 a) True; it is characterized by means of an array of symptoms ("Health in Balance," p 28)

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