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(EDITOR'S NOTE: Longtime medical columnist for The Ponchatoula Times, the
author is an accomplished surgeon, medical inventor, and Country music recording
artist: Dr. Howes grew up on his parents' Ponehatoula strawberry farm. He is a
graduate of St. Joseph, Ponchatoula High School, Tulane - two doctorates, followed
by a residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in plastic surgery. He says he is "re-
tired" now in Kentwood.)
Progressively, dietary supplements are being shown to be inef-
fective and pharmaceutical drugs are appearing more and more
dangerous. What is one to do?
The best answer is to take
only what is necessary or if you
are proven to be in a deficiency
state. Usually, Mother Nature
seems to know best and our
bodies usually can select from a
nutritious, balanced diet those
compounds which it needs and
excrete or remove the others
that are harmful or surplus.
Some recent headlines il-
lustrate the "current state
of confusion" as it relates to
supplements: Popular joint
supplements do not work (Glu-
cosamine and chondroitin sul-
fate); B-Vitamins fail another
test; Beware these dietary
supplements; Calcium supple-
ments increase the risk of heart
disease in the elderly; B-vita-
min pills have no effect on heart
disease prevention.
A 2010 British Medical Jour-
nal article reported, "In a re-
view of trials involving 3,803
patients with knee or hip os-
teoarthritis, researchers found
that there was 'no clinically rel-
evant effect' of chondroitin, glu-
cosamine, or the two in combi-
nation on perceived joint pain.
Global sales of glucosamine
supplements reached almost $2
billion in 2008.
In 2010, in The Lancet Neu-
roiogy, researchers reported
that "participants who took the
Dr. Howes
B-vitamins had lower homo-
cysteine levels. But those tak-
ing the B-vitamins were not
significantly Iess likely to suffer
a stroke, heart attack or to die
from any cause during the 3.4-
:year study."
Also in 2010, a Consumer
Reports investigation revealed
what the magazine called the
"dirty dc ea" of dietary sup Die-
- ones that may harm
your health, and that you
should consider avoiding." They
were the following: aconite, bit-
ter orange, chaparral, coloidal
silver, coltsfoot, eomfrey coun-
try mallow, germanium, greater
celandine, kava, lobelia and yo-
himbine.
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Artist captures masking tradition
In what could well be an artist's impression of a Loui-
siana Mardi Gras, Armagh artist Dara Vallely captures
a masking scene from Ireland, a recurring subject of his
paintings. (Times Photo)
U.S. population has taken di-
etary supplements hoping to in-
crease their life span, improve
their sex lives, make them
healthier or to lose weight.
However, people rarely real-
ize that supplement manufac-
turers routinely, and legally,
sell their products without first
having to demonstrate that
they are safe and]or effective.
All they have to do is to follow
the guidelines of the industry-
friendly 1994 Dietary Supple-
ment Health and Education Act
(DSHEA).
The DSHEA prohibits them
from any claims that the sup-
plements can "diagnose, pre-
vent, cure or treat" any disease
condition. Yet, they can claim
to "support, bolster, improve or
strengthen" almost anything or
any condition.
In the America that I love,
confusion rules and consumers
are wasting billions of dollars
annually on ineffective, if not
dangerous, products. Scams
are everywhere. Please do your
homework and research the
products you take or talk to
your doctor. It is for your own
good and protection. Do not con-
tinue to be misled.
Stop supplement fraud, now.
A sneak preview of the
Madisonville Wooden Boat Festival
Presented by Capital One Bank
Friday, October 22, Maritime Mania Party, 7:30 - 10:30 pm
Saturday, October 23, Wooden Boat Festival 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday, October 24, Wooden Boat Festival 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
For 21 years, Madisonville and the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Maritime Museum have paid tribute to the hand crafted wooden
boats of the Gulf Coast.
Hundreds of boats will line the banks of the beautiful Tchefuncte
River as 30,000 wooden boat enthusiasts come to celebrate the
wonders of wood and water.
Great food, music, artists, and crafts, make the Madlsonville
Wooden Boat Festival one of the most popular events in the South.
This two-day celebration benefits the Lake Pontchartrain Ba-
sin Maritime Museum and the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse and
Marsh restoration.
From the very beginning, The Ponchatoula Times has served as
the official journal of he festival.
To learn more, visit: www.woodenboaffest.org.
Maritime Mania Sponsor Party
Friday, October 22, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Join in the Pirate Fun! Maritime Mania - the festival kick-off
party has become an attraction of its own! As many as a thousand
food and music lovers attend to mingle with the visiting wooden
boat captains, preview new Museum exhibits and enjoy live music,
open bar, and food from various local restaurants. Come have fun
while you support Madisonv lle's valuable local cultural attrac-
tion. Music by The King Tones.
The Bands are Back!
Budlight
Entertainment Stage,
Saturday, October 23 and
Sunday, October 24
King Tones, 2 p.m.
United We Groove, 4 p.m.
Blue Meanies, 4 p.m.
Bottom's Up, 6 p.in.
Rockin' Dopsie, 6 p.m.
Four Unplugged, 8 p.m.
Quick'n Dirty Boat
Building Contest
Sunday, October 24, 2 pm
Witness the hilarious antics
and cunning carpentry skills
as teams blitz build a boat with
the hopes of being the first to
float across the finish linel The
Quick'n Dirty offers great team-
building opportunities for em-
ployers, families, and friends.
At 2 p.m., on Sunday, the crews
parade from the ballfield to the
river, where the ultimate con-
test begins!
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