Quotes from H. Leighton Steward

Eighty-five percent of all diabetes sufferers are overweight or obese.

Mashed Ginger Yams 1½ pounds yams ? cup grated ginger 2 ounces butter 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme 1 cup buttermilk salt and pepper to taste Peel, cook and mash yams. Add remaining ingredients. Season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional research on macular degeneration has shown that consumption of lutein and zeaxanthin, but not beta-carotene, is associated with a reduced risk for macular degeneration. People who ate the most lutein and zeaxanthin had a 57 percent lower risk for macular degeneration than people who ate the least. The three top sources of lutein are kale, collard greens, and spinach.