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Gary Lipton Media Relations Manager Phone: 1-(800)-222-5551 Fax: 1-(800)-990-4329 Web site: www. napsnet .com e-mail: printmedia@napsnet.com #2535 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 Caring For Wood Floors A Healthful Way To Send Kids Off To School (NAPSA)—As families return to routine with the start of a new school year, they should prioritize starting the day off with a hearty breakfast for its many healthful benefits. A daily, nutrient-rich breakfast can help build the body, nourish the brain and jump start the day for parents and their kids. For example, vitamin C, an essential nutrient found in such breakfast foods as orange juice, can help support a healthy immune system for kids. Most i mp o rt a n t l y, e a ti ng breakfast can get your family off to a great start to meeting the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) 2005 Dietary Guidelines–recommended four servings, or two cups, of fruit a day based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Unfortunately, most children consume half or less of the recommended fruit servings, according to a 2006 study in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. Author of “The Pocket Idiot’s Guide to the New Food Pyramids” and mother of three, Elizabeth Ward, RD, offers simple solutions for getting more of what you need in the morning and throughout the day. “Including 100 percent orange juice in your breakfast can give you a jump start on your day’s fruit goals,” she said. “Each 8-ounce glass provides two fruit servings [one cup], plus it is an excellent source of vitamin C as well as a good source of important nutrients like folic acid and potassium.” (NAPSA)—Hardwood floors can add warmth and value to your home if you protect your investment by taking a few simple precautions and properly clean the floors. The following tips will help keep your hardwood and laminate floors beautiful for years: • Use throw rugs near doorways to minimize tracked-in dirt, which can scratch the floor’s finish. One 8-ounce glass of orange juice provides two fruit servings. Five Fruit-Filled Tips Here are additional ideas from Ward on adding more fruit into your daily diet: 1. Choose 100 percent juice at breakfast like Tropicana Pure Premium, which is squeezed from fresh fruit, has no added sugars and provides key nutrients like vitamin C that can help support a healthy immune system. 2. Add in-season fruit—such as berries, cut peaches or banana slices—to your morning bowl of oats or cereal for some zest. 3. Create a nutritious breakfast trail mix by combining a variety of dried fruit, nuts and cereal. This easy, on-the-go option can also double as a light snack. 4. Blend a delicious sunrise smoothie with your favorite fresh or frozen fruit (strawberries, bananas and/or raspberries) and a cup of 100 percent orange juice. 5. Assemble breakfast fruit kebabs using pineapple chunks, bananas, grapes and berries. Learn More See additional tips and ideas on the health benefits of breakfast at Tropicana.com. When you get down to it, keeping hardwood and laminate floors looking their best can be simple. • Vacuum often with a soft brush attachment to reduce damaging dirt. • Use felt pads under heavy furniture to protect floors from dents and gouges, and when moving heavy furniture, lift—don’t slide—the piece to avoid scratching the wood. • Clean up any spills immediately to avoid damage from standing water or liquids. • Keep it simple. Look for cleaning products specially formulated for use on hardwood and laminate floors, such as the new Minwax Hardwood Floor Care System. The wood floor cleaning kit takes the guesswork out of cleaning floors by combining everything needed in one package—hardwood and laminate floor cleaner and a sturdy, multi-pivot mop combined with a microfiber cleaning pad. Tips To Keep Your Brain In Gear When Driving (NAPSA)—There’s good news for drivers who want to stay sharp and safe as they get older. With a little bit of effort, it’s possible to keep your wits about you as you respond to other drivers and the road ahead. In general, quick reaction times tend to peak in a person’s late 20s. After that, reflexes can begin to slow down. To help, here are some tips for training the brain to safely respond to challenges on the road as you age: • Don’t drink and drive—it’s illegal, and drinking before driving impairs reaction time and overall awareness. • Let your eyes be your guide—remember to look down the road while using your peripheral vision to pick up on any unexpected movements around the car. • Deal with night glare by looking slightly down and to the right. • Connect your mind to your eyes—focus on what you see by being alert and undistracted. • Use roadway signs to guide you—that’s what they are there for. And bone up on what they look like. Times change and so do signs. For instance, many people still think the yield sign is yellow even though the sign has been red and white for over 30 years. • Remember the two-second rule—when stopping at a traffic light or stop sign, look both ways and count two seconds before tak- Many believe that as we age, computer exercises designed to keep our brains fit can help us think faster and focus better. ing your foot off the brake. • Consider becoming a member of AAA or signing up for a car insurer’s roadside assistance program. • As we age, the ability to respond to stimuli in a timely fashion—whether behind the wheel or elsewhere—can be rejuvenated by brain-fitness computer exercises that are designed to help users think faster, focus better and remember more. For example, there are brainfitness software programs on the market, such as DriveSharp, that are designed to help drivers focus better, keep track of more information and react faster to threats on the road. For more information, visit Posit Science at www.PositScience.com or call 1-800-514-3975.