Tidbits Grand Forks - February 18, 2016

Page 2

SAVE $100

*

ON REMOTE STARTS

*on Select Models

SoundDecisionND.com • 701-738-0713 • 1923 DeMers Ave., Grand Forks

read all about it!

$19.95. Available at $19.95. at UND UND Bookstore, FergusonBooks, Books,Amazon.com, Book World, Ferguson Amazon.com or DoctorEelkema. or DoctorEelkema.com

3.

• Researchers have found a link between daily consumption of dark chocolate and the reduced rate of heart disease. • Compounds found in dark chocolate have an anti-bacterial effect which helps prevent tooth decay.

CHOCOLATE: THE BAD NEWS

Quiz Bits 2.

• Researchers have found no link between acne and chocolate.

• Chocolate contains an alkaloid compound called theobromine which is similar to caffeine, an alkaloid found in coffee beans. Theobromine, when isolated and refined, is used in medicine as a vasodilator to lower blood pressure, as a diuretic, and as a heart stimulant. The amount of theobromine present in 2.5 ounces of dark chocolate has been shown to reduce coughing, and it has been used to reduce asthma.

“Local farm boy creates new physician extender program that revolutionizes primary medical care.”

1.

CHOCOLATE: THE GOOD NEWS

5. T or F: The harvest season for cacao is all year long. 6. What country does the What percent of the world’s Toblerone candy bar originate almond crop is used by the from? chocolate industry? 7. Approximately, how many What percent of the world’s peacacao beans does it take to nut crop is used by the chocolate make a pound of chocolate? industry? 8. What was the blood made of in Which lasts longer on the shelf: the shower scene in the movie dark chocolate or white chocolate? “Psycho”? Why does old chocolate develop TRIVIA a white coating?

?

4. Let me help you choose SPONSORED BY:

• Theobromine can be poisonous when taken in excess. A lethal dose for an average human would be about 40 Hershey bars. Dogs and cats metabolize theobromine more slowly, making it more dangerous. Although cats can rarely be induced to eat sweets because they are unable to taste sweet things, dogs will happily gorge on chocolate. A smaller dog can die after eating as little as 1.8 oz. of milk chocolate; a larger dog can die after eating a pound of it.

the right plan

Are You Medicare? theonright plan

• Dark chocolate is far higher in theobromine

Let me help you choose concentration than milk chocolate and is therefore more dangerous for dogs. It’s treatable if Medicare Health Plan Options caught early and treated, but can cause seizures (for you or your parents) D •Options WE Part HAVE: Great Plans Medicare Health Plan Options and death. ™ four black bears were found dead of • In 2014, ™ theobromine poisoning in New Hampshire after By Bonnie Baglien unscrupulous hunters lured them to a bait site By Bonnie Baglien Long Term Care Professional with 30 Years Experience Long Term CareMany Professional with 30 Years Experience using chocolate and chocolate donuts. Representing of America’s Premier Insurance Providers Representing Many of America’s Premier Insurance Providers 701-795-1070 Grand 701-795-1070 Grand Forks, ND Forks, ND

GoodInsurance

• Great(forLocal Services you or your parents) Part D Options

GoodInsurance

One of the Finest Shooting Facilities in the Upper Midwest

Fun for the Whole Family!

info@egfgunclub.org • 701-732-0486

www.egfgunclub.org

• 25, 50, 100, 200 & 300 yard shooting ranges. • Open all year for target practice. • Located in secluded wood- land setting.

HELP WANTED: Journeymen Electricians &HELP Apprentices Needed WANTED:

Wage determined by experience, Journeymen Electricians & plus benefits Apprentices Needed Industrial experience preferred, Competitive Benefits... butPay not & required Applications Available at: Applications Available at: www.fusionautomationinc.com Send resumes to: www.fusionautomationinc.com info@fusionautomationinc.com Send resumes to info@fusionautomationinc.com

622 South 15th Street Grand Forks, ND 58201 701.757.0852 ph 701.757.0906 fax


Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.