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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 NORTH AMERICAN PRECIS SYNDICATE, INC. 350 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10118-0110 PRESORT STANDARD U.S. POSTAGE PAID North American Address Service Requested NE W Precis Syndicate, Inc. ! #2399 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 Impress Your Guests With A Fresh And Healthy Parfait (NAPSA)—Whether served as an elegant breakfast or a delectable dessert, a refreshing parfait featuring pomegranates is both healthy and delicious. Now in season, pomegranates are rich in antioxidants and add a dash of color and burst of sweetness to this impressive parfait. Here’s how: POM, HONEY AND PISTACHIO YOGURT PARFAITS Time to table: 25 minutes Makes four 8-oz. glasses 1 cup arils from 1-2 POM Wonderful Pomegranates 1 ⁄2 cup honey 1 ⁄3 cup chopped pistachios 2 cups vanilla-flavored yogurt, divided 2 tablespoons chopped pistachios for garnish To extract arils (seed sacs) from pomegranates, score 1-2 fresh pomegranates and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranates under water to free the arils. The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Mix together honey and 1⁄3 cup pistachios, then divide among four 8-oz. glasses. Layer 1⁄4 cup of yogurt over the honey-nut mixture in each glass. Layer 2 tablespoons of arils in a single layer on top of yogurt in each glass. To the remaining cup of yogurt, add Gut Check (NAPSA)—Millions of Americans suffer from abdominal pain each year, although the kind of pain depends on the underlying cause. Consistent abdominal pain may be a symptom of many conditions, including: • Crohn’s Disease • Heartburn • Pancreatitis Because there are many different symptoms associated with Pretty in pink. Pomegranate parfaits topped with pistachios make a healthy and delicious breakfast or dessert. any accumulated juices* from the arils to tint yogurt pink. Layer the tinted yogurt over the arils in each glass. Top parfaits with remaining arils and sprinkle with reserved pistachios. * To create a deeper pink tint, place 1 to 2 tablespoons arils in a strainer and press with the back of a spoon to extract more juice. Nutrients Per Serving (1 cup): 33.79 calories (17 percent calories from fat, 73 percent calories from carbs), 8.92g protein, 63.74g carbohydrates, 6.64g total fat (1.57g saturated), 6.00mg cholesterol, 96.86mg sodium, 1.67g dietary fiber, 18.67mcg vitamin A, 10.07mg vitamin C. You can find more information, tips and recipes online at www.pomwonderful.com. Securing a second opinion has never been easier. abdominal pain, it is often difficult to diagnose the cause. If you’ve already talked to your doctor but still aren’t sure what is causing your abdominal pain, you may want to consider seeking a second medical opinion. Securing a second opinion is valuable for your health and has never been easier. The Johns Hopkins Gastroenterology and Hepatology Remote Second Opinion Program lets you seek a medical second opinion from the comfort of your own home—without spending time or money on traveling. This service provides expert recommendations on the causes and treatment options of several gastrointestinal symptoms and conditions, including abdominal pain. For more information, visit www. hopkins-gi.org/secondopinion. Five Tips To Prepare For A Home-Improvement Project by Amanda Lecky (NAPSA)—While remodeling can be a rewarding way to improve your home value and lifestyle, many people are not sure where to start. The following five steps can help you manage the process and feel more confident about finishing your project on time and within budget: 1. Develop Your Plan— Before you talk to any professionals, have a sense of what you expect from the project. Take the time to sketch it out as fully as you can on your own. Draw the space on graph paper or make a “to do” list that includes elements to be moved or changed. 2. Establish Your Budget— Consider which products you’d like to use and do some preliminary research on price and availability so you’re not envisioning models out of line with your financial resources. Decide how much you can afford to spend. Include at least a 10 percent contingency fund for unforeseen expenses. 3. Assemble Your Team— Whether you’re a do-it-yourselfer, a hirer or somewhere in between, finding the right people for the job is the most important stage of any home-improvement project. Your results will depend largely on the people doing the work, so take your time. This phase is too crucial to rush. Contractors have to squeeze consultations and estimates in between current jobs, and the most sought-after are often booked months in advance. 4. Define Your Goals—There’s no surer path to remodeling success than plenty of time spent in the planning phase. In fact, the most successful homeowners spend as much time planning their projects as they do directing the actual work. Careful preparation can facilitate a smooth, fast project. A tasteful, spacious kitchen may be easier to achieve than many homeowners realize. Begin by thinking about how you really want to change your home. You probably already have an idea, but now’s the time to finetune your ideas. Think about how your home already supports the way you live and which existing elements you really like (gorgeous architectural details, for instance, or a wide-open floor plan). This will not only help you prioritize which projects to take on first, it will also help you better define the details of each step and help you match them to your budget and your timeline. 5. Take Your Time—There’s no reason to rush into a homeimprovement project. Your home is probably your biggest investment and probably where your family lives. Start slowly and move deliberately. Once you have your list of goals, take a break. Come back to the list in a week or so. Evaluate it to see if your ideas have changed. If not, your ready to move on with confidence. • Ms. Lecky is a former lead editor of House Beautiful Home Remodeling and contributor to the Wells Fargo Home Improvement program. For more information on managing your home-improvement project, visit Wells Fargo at https://www.wellsfargo.com/home_ center/improvement/cis_hc_l2_ improvement.