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We cannot accept liability for omissions or errors and cannot be responsible for the claims of advertisers. 4 June 2018 www.TheBestOfTimesNEWS.com The Best Of Times June 2018 5 Stat! Medical News & Info • Sleep Apnea May Be Worse for Women According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 26 percent of adults Vitamin D ages 30 to 70 have sleep apnea. Left untreated, its sleep-disturbing effects can Deficiency Linked lead to life-threatening cardiovascular problems, including high blood pressure, to Greater Risk of chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke. And for women, the impact Diabetes can be even more severe. Studies led by UCLA School of Nursing professor Paul Macey have shown that while men are more likely to have sleep apnea, An epidemiological women with sleep apnea have a higher degree of brain injury which could study conducted by impact memory and other mental processes among women with the disorder. researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Seoul National University suggests that persons deficient in vitamin D may be at much greater risk of developing diabetes. The findings are reported in an online issue of PLOS One. • Do You Eat with Color in Mind? When you look down at your plate at meal times do you see a variety of colors? If the answer is yes, then you are probably eating very nutritious food. If not, then you may be missing important nutrients during your day. More color usually indicates more nutrition. 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These calls are scams and they are trying to extort money from the person who owns the phone. failed to make it to jury duty and you are going to be arrested and need to pay money so you won’t be arrested; or, your child/grandchild has been arrested and is sitting in jail and you’ve called the local jail at the number listed in the phone s I sit here and write this article today, my cellphone is blowing up book or available on-line and your child/ with calls with numbers that I do not recognize. I have gotten to grandchild is not there, then you need to the point if I do not recognize the number, I do call your local law enforcement officers Anot answer the phone. I believe that if someone needs and report these calls. These calls are me, they will leave a voicemail and I will call them back scams and they are trying to extort money immediately. It has gotten very annoying to have this from the person who owns the phone. If happening, especially when you are trying to handle your you answer these calls, the person on the job. other end of the line will either try to get I used to answer the phone with Peaceful Rest Funeral you to send them money on a debit card Home to hear the click at the other end of the phone, but Cox purchased at the store or will try to get now all I usually get when I answer is a pre-taped message information they can use to exploit your that wants you to click buttons to talk to someone or call another number. credit or gain access to your finances. After enduring this torture for the last few days, I have a few suggestions These are scam calls and they should be that may help you if you receive these calls in the future. reported. First, if you don’t recognize the number, don’t answer the phone. Anyone Telemarketers can be placed on the “Do needing to reach you will leave a message. You can then call them back at Not Call” lists. Those placed on this lists the number that shows up on your call history. If you get numbers that are not supposed to call the numbers that you don’t recognize and they don’t leave a message, then go to your phone have been placed on this lists. If they do history and block the number so they can’t call back.