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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Off the menu

Pork chops paired with apples three ways – apples, apple cider and applejack – make a quick, comfort-food dinner.
Pork chops paired with apples three ways – apples, apple cider and applejack – make a quick, comfort-food dinner.

Tracking and living by the “experts’ findings” on food choices can make one’s head – and perhaps stomach – hurt.  Low carb? Low fat?  Vegan? A new major study claims that people who avoid carbohydrates and eat fat – even the saturated kinds of fat – will lose weight and have fewer cardiovascular problems. Trans fat is the exception.

Somewhere in the midst of seeking the magic equation for good health, we may benefit from following our ancestors’ habits: eat a variety of unprocessed foods, then go outside and burn off the calories – harvesting the farmland or hitting tennis balls. 

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.