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Is
Your House
Making You Fat?
By Carol Krucoff,
Carol Krucoff is
coauthor, with
her husband,
Mitch Krucoff,
MD, (Link to the
other 20 ways is
below)
Everyone knows
that ordering
64-ounce sodas
and always
driving instead
of walking
contribute to
tightening
waistbands. But
your house can
harbor other,
less obvious
diet enemies:
the wrong size
juice glasses
pack on an extra
8 pounds a year;
lined curtains
in your bedroom
may contribute
to that "I'm too
tired to
exercise"
feeling. And the
type of TV stand
you have could
affect both your
eating and
exercising
habits. In
short, your
house may be
making you fat.
Kitchen/family
room
combinations
make food
continuously
present, gadgets
do much of our
work, and
elaborate
entertainment
centers entice
us to sit
motionless for
hours. "Even the
trend to having
more bathrooms
means people
walk shorter
distances," says
Kelly D.
Brownell, PhD,
director of the
Yale Center for
Eating and
Weight
Disorders.
"We've created a
toxic
environment that
encourages
excess eating
and inactivity."
We're not
suggesting you
move into a
three-story
colonial with
only one toilet.
Simple changes
can have a
dramatic effect.
An emerging body
of research from
top institutions
reveals that
your decorating
style--from the
color of your
walls to the
scent of your
candles--can
affect your
eating and
exercise habits
and, ultimately,
your weight.
Here are 22 ways
to create a home
environment to
help you--and
your
family--stay
slim.
Kitchen
1. Color your
appetite blue.
"Most people are
unaware of the
profound effect
color has on
their behavior,"
says Kenneth R.
Fehrman, EdD, a
professor of
interior design
and coauthor of
Color, The
Secret
Influence. For
instance, blue
is an appetite
suppressant. "In
tests, many
people could not
bring themselves
to eat foods
colored blue. We
have deep-seated
instincts to
avoid blue and
purple foods,
because they
tend to be
poisonous." To
take advantage
of this natural
instinct, use
blue plates,
napkins, or
place mats. You
might even
consider
painting a wall
blue or placing
a blue light in
the refrigerator
to help curb
late-night
raids.
Avoid red,
yellow, and
orange in the
kitchen and
dining areas.
"They exert a
measurable
effect on the
autonomic
nervous system,
stimulating
appetite," says
Fehrman. Food
manufacturers
exploit this
physiologic
reaction by
using food
coloring, and
it's no
coincidence that
many fast-food
logos and
restaurant
decors use the
red end of the
color spectrum.
"It makes us
salivate and
gets our stomach
juices flowing,"
explains Fehrman.
2. Downsize
dinnerware.
Extensive
research shows
that "people eat
what's put on
their
plates--even if
it's more than
they need to
satisfy their
hunger," says
Judith S. Stern,
ScD, RD,
professor of
nutrition at the
University of
California,
Davis. To avoid
portion
distortion,
Stern recommends
buying smaller
dishes. "We need
to bring back
8-ounce beverage
glasses, 6-ounce
coffee cups, and
those little
6-ounce juice
glasses--that
are what serving
sizes should
be." Many
popular brands
such as Libbey
and Pfaltzgraff
sell 5- and
6-ounce juice
glasses and
8-ounce beverage
glasses. Save
the 12-ounce
glasses for
water.
Orlando
dietitian
Roniece Weaver,
RD, advises
clients to
purchase a set
of inexpensive
salad plates, 7
to 9 inches in
diameter.
"People like to
fill their
plates, so when
they eat
spaghetti off a
regular 10- to
12-inch dinner
plate," she
says, "they may
eat enough for
four people."
(The widely
available
Corelle brand
sells luncheon
plates that are
8 1/2 to 9
inches and
salad/dessert
plates that are
about 7 inches
in many of their
patterns.)
Click [HERE] for
20 more
suggestions and
the rest of the
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Jerry
Slatton's '57 dream was
someday living on a golf course,
working as a starter. After
retiring from GM’s Parts
Division in ’94 he and his wife,
Pat Miner ’62, retired to
Belle Vista, AR. They bought a
home on the 16th hole
on (par 3) Highlands Golf
Course. He’s living his dream as
he drives to work in his golf
cart on Mondays and Thursdays.
You'll see names on the full sized picture. Betty Van Cloostere '49 Photo
highlight for any tourist visit. There are daily shows, where handlers play around with pythons, and extractions of venom can also be witnessed. 
annually by the Wellston Lions Cub for students of Wellston High School were unanimous in their choice of the three very lively ghosts created by Wanda Thompson and Ray Woodworth, both from '53, for first prize. The 'spirited' art work appeared on a window of he Central Hardware Co.
Great,
great, really great! Another super fantastic job on the
Flashlight
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story, or perhaps a story about a favorite teacher or classmate that made a difference in your life whom is no longer with us. We will try to honor one selected short story of general interest each month: This months feature story: Gladys Cointin '45 and Leon Turner '47 
Larry Turner '60
worked as a
purchasing
agency for
McDonnell
Douglas
corporation
before
retirement.
Phyllis
Crouch
'62
worked as a
secretary in
the
Cape
Girardeau
school
district for
19 years
before
retiring. 
Jim
Shaw '45
will take
over as Sec/Treas after Wanda Cornman '60
resigns.
Jim is a retired
Senior Financial Adviser from the Chrysler
plant in
Fenton.
Three
greats on
the same
stage,
Jerry Lee
Lewis, Fats
Domino,
and the
GREAT Ray
Charles
pounding
their ivory
keys,
singing the
He
looked up at
me and said
"I am NOT
Happy!" So I
said, "Well,
which one
ARE
you then?"
And that's
how the
fight begun
....
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