Cholesterol

Nearly all nuts have beneficial fatty acids, particularly monounsaturated fatty acids like those found in olive oil.

In addition, walnuts contain some omega-3 fatty acids like those found in fish oil.

People who eat 5 ounces of nuts weekly are less susceptible to heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

People who consume Brazil nuts get selenium, which can reduce the risk of osteoarthritis.

Be careful with Brazil nuts, however.

They are so rich in this mineral that eating more than three or four a day on a regular basis could result in selenium toxicity (which can cause hair loss, rash, nail problems and nerve damage).

My granddaughter is 10 years old, and she still wears diapers to bed every night.

Can you give me some advice on how we can get her up to go to the bathroom?

I remember years ago discussion of an electrical device that sounded an alarm to wake the child.

Do these devices still exist?

Is this a good idea?

If there is no underlying medical problem, a bed-wetting alarm is a good treatment.

At first the alarm may wake everyone in the house except the bed-wetter.

Waking the child and getting her to the bathroom to finish urinating should address the problem within a month or two.

Devices such as SleepDry or Wet-Stop2 cost $50 to $75.

Joe Graedon, a pharmacologist, and Teresa Graedon, an expert in medical anthropology and nutrition, can be reached at www.peoplespharmacy.com ...

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