HEALTH

Classes get the word out
Nash General offers seminar series
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Lynn Bradshaw, a registered nurse and the patient care coordinator for hospice and palliative care at Nash General Hospital, talks about hospice services and its volunteer program during a recent community outreach class at the hospital.Telegram photo / Ben Goff

Lee Bailey loves controversy.

When Bailey brainstorms ideas for the bimonthly free community outreach classes put on by Nash Health Care, she looks for trendy or controversial health topics. She wants subjects that will catch the public’s attention and draw people into the classes.

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Programs held Monday nights

Support Group: Acceptance Al-Anon Family Group meets at 7 p.m. Mondays at Sunset Avenue Baptist Church, 3732 Sunset Ave. Group provides fellowship and support for relatives or friends of alcoholics. For information, call 443-2531.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Cherryholmes to play in Rocky Mount

Cherryholmes concert: 3 p.m. March 21; Dunn Center for the Performing Arts, N.C. Wesleyan College, 3500 N. Wesleyan Blvd.; bluegrass music, step dancing and old country yodeling; $20; 985-5197.

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  • POWER flowers

    Don’t get ahead of yourself.

    After the harsh winter, it is easy to become excited on bright sunny days and want to start planting spring gardens. That is not a good idea with April 15, the average frost free date for the area, still a month away, said Joie Byrne, a member of the Nash County Master Gardener Volunteer Association.
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  • Rules boost organic label

    WASHINGTON — New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.

    U.S. consumers bought $24 billion worth of organic products in 2008. For many, the purchases came with uncertainty about what they were getting for their money.
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  • Set a healthy table

    Foods for a healthy lifestyle can be full of great flavor.

    Take the traditional Mediterranean diet for example. It is characterized by daily consumption of olive oil, fish, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and whole grains. It also encourages eating fewer processed foods and reducing consumption of meat, a common source of omega-6 fatty acids.
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  • Damon gets in the 'Zone'

    Recently, I saw that Bruce Willis had claimed the mantle of “loner hero” in action movies. You know, those thrillers like “Die Hard” and “Last Man Standing.” Think Gary Cooper in “High Noon,” but in a modern-day setting.

    In that same vein, I think Matt Damon is starting to personify the outside-the-system hero.
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  • Muslim style sweeps Europe

    WITTEN, Germany — T-shirts and hoodies declare “Terrorism has no religion.” A head-covering tunic bears the message: “Hijab. My right. My choice. My life.”

    A German fashion label is out to tell the world that Islam isn’t just compatible with Western values of tolerance and free expression — it can be hip, too.
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