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Do You Get Your Vitamin B12 Checked By Dr. Harold Gunatillake Health Writer Recently, a doctor friend of mine was relating an experience he had one morning, and from time to time. He was finding it difficult to walk and quite unsteady on his legs on waking up in the morning. My wife had a similar experience about a year ago, when she got up in the morning she was very unsteady on her legs, and complained that she was cramping, did not know what was happening, and felt as if she was dying. I was writing an article on the side effects of statins that morning, and her complaint fitted well into the picture what I was writing about the side effects of statins. I was quite confident that it was due to the side effects of statins, as her cardiologist had put her on 40 mg of Crestor, ...

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Stamps for Lions Club Last year we raised $9200 for Children’s Mobility Fund. All the club need to do is ask it’s members to save Stamps on or off paper. Collections. Any unwanted  stamps. We will exceed last year Fund Raised, Double 2 years ago. We would like to double that figure again. How? Just by you collect Stamps. We sort and sell them in Auction. We appreciate any stamps we can get already clipped also by .5 of a cm around the stamps. Please save stamps. When your club saves  A4 envelope full and or a wine carton full as possible arrange to get them delivered to Cabinet meeting and give to zone Chairman David Erskine. Or POST TO Lions Club of Hornsby Inc. P.O. BOX 3053 ASQUITH 2077 Or Leave them at Colin and Thompson 8 Coronation Street Hornsby 2077. Please ring Ted 0414806840 with any queries. Thank ...

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Knowing The Foods That Prevent, And Cause Cancer by Dr Harold Gunatillake , FICS, FIACS, AM(Sing),MBBS Before one could be afflicted with an illness like cancer, one would understandably assume, and say “It wont be me.” You hear of stories how others have got it and how they suffer going through surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, with distressing side effects, but one would never think that one could be a victim of it someday. At parties you would hear one lady whispering to another, “Do you know dear, that so and so is having cancer?” You will never think of taking precautionary methods to avoid the disease yourself, and when you get it, you ask God why is it me? A Buddhist thought would be to put it on “Karma.” More and more people in the developed countries are coming to understand the important role diet has to play in the prevention ...

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Negative Gearing Special Edition – Ralphs Newsletter Labour to cut negative gearing Also in the news is the new policy annouced at the NSW ALP conference that Labour intends to allow negative gearing on new properties only and grandfather existing arrangements. Read one of many articles about this by clicking here Personally, I’d have no problem with this. It won’t affect me and won’t affect the club strategy, which has always been to buy new for a variety of reasons, including the negative gearing advantages. I’m not sure the headlines about it being a big election issue risk are justified. It is a policy that is fair, unlike many other proposals that suggest retroactive changes or which disadvantage large sections of the population, usually those least able to afford it. CGT is also on the table for labour with a cut in the concession rate from 50% down to 25%. ...

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Seminar Invite PLUS Ralph s Property Investing Newsletter Friends of Royal seminar invite When I am not helping my members build their wealth through property, or going on holiday, I have a number of other interests, native plants and my local National Park where I enjoy bush-walking being a couple of them. With that hat on (I’m treasurer of the Friends group), I’d like to invite you to an afternnon seminar that we are running next month. The date is Sunday afternoon, 20th March from 1.00pm at Sutherland. You can go to our Website to book and for further details, or our Facebook page via this link. The seminar has a world-class lineup of speakers from well-known organisations including Bush Heritage, BirdLife Australia, Australian Wildlife Consevancy, Environmental Water Trust, Wildlife Land Trust and others. There is an associated expo with information from other organisations such as Save Our Flora, Bushcare, ...

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Sri Lankan girl Eliza Fonseka with Down syndrome receives temporary visa to live in Australia after Peter Dutton intervenes Exclusive by Caitlyn Gribbin A Sri Lankan girl Eliza Fonseka who made headlines after being refused a temporary visa because she has Down syndrome will be allowed to live in Australia, after Immigration Minister Peter Dutton intervened in her case. Key points: Greg Chappell says it was the first time he had been involved in an immigration issue Decision not to allow Eliza entry caused outrage in disability advocacy circles Down Syndrome Australia chairman says he was “thrilled” with the minister’s decision Eliza Fonseka, nine, also found an unexpected ally in former Australian cricket captain Greg Chappell, who advocated for her to be granted the visa. “I’m very excited for Eliza, I’m very excited for the family,” said Chappell, who was approached to help Eliza’s family by her father, a cricket coach. ...

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In Sunday leader Potassium Could Be A Life-Saver Or A Killer by Dr Harold Gunatillake , FICS, FIACS, AM(Sing),MBBS Where do you find potassium rich foods and fruits, knowing potassium-rich foods consumed help support healthy blood pressure and many other benefits? They prevent strokes, heart and kidney disorders, anxiety and stress, as well as enhanced muscle strength, metabolism, water balance, electrolyte functions and nervous system. It is known that unprocessed foods are higher in potassium, so eating such food may give us the adequate daily requirement of potassium. If your blood investigations find that this essential electrolyte mineral is low, you will be recommended to replace potassium by eating fruits such as oranges and bananas. Other foods rich in potassium include: milk, yogurt, prunes, sweet potatoes, baked potatoes with skin, beet-roots, Brussel sprouts, peanuts and seeds like flax, sunflower, carrot juice, tuna, soy beans and so on and the list ...

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