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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 #2586 North American Precis Syndicate, Inc., 350 Fifth Avenue, 65th Floor, New York, N.Y. 10118-0110 Keep The Environment In Mind When Siding Your Home The ABCs Of Vitamin D (NAPSA)—Good news: Recent studies show that bone and teeth health, as well as breast, colon and immune system health, can be improved simply by making sure you get enough vitamin D. The bad news is that these studies also show it can be very difficult to do so through diet alone. That’s why many health experts recommend an increase to the Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin D, suggesting you get a minimum of 2,000 IUs each day. While your body will naturally produce vitamin D when exposed to sunshine, doctors recommend you use sunblock when you go out to protect yourself from skin cancer. In addition, the lack of sunshine in many places means most people are at risk for vitamin D deficiency. According to a surgeon general report on bone health and osteoporosis, bones are constantly renewed and grow stronger with a good diet and physical activity. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to get the vitamin D you need. • Consider a nutritional supplement. One, which has been called a supplement as natural as the sun, can help fill the vitamin D gap in your diet with the equivalent of 20 8-ounce glasses of milk. It’s formulated with the naturally occurring form of vitamin D the body produces when exposed to sunlight. What’s more, it has vitamin K2, an excellent complement to D because it helps promote calcium incorporation into bone. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium. The supplement, NUTRILITE Vitamin D3 2,000 IU Plus Vitamin It’s a bright idea to get enough vitamin D in your diet even if you can’t always get out into the sun. K2, comes from a company that strongly believes in the power of phytonutrients and wants to use only the best sources, so many of the plant concentrates that go into its products come from its own farms. Registered physician assistant Amy Hendel suggests you can also: • Add one tablespoon of white cod liver oil or other fish liver oils to your diet daily. • Use mushrooms in salads and soups. • Drink beverages fortified with vitamin D, such as milk, orange juice and soy. • Breakfast or snack on cereal fortified with vitamin D. • Include several varieties of fish in your diet, especially salmon, mackerel, tuna and sardines. The vitamin supplement is available exclusively through Amway Global Independent Business Owners in North America. To order or for more information, visit www.nutrilite.com or call (800) 253-6500. Pennsylvania Family Vacation (NAPSA)—Families can experience “3 American Originals In 1 Sweet Vacation” by staying in Pennsylvania’s Hershey Harrisburg Region. Long recognized as the home to Hershey—the town built on chocolate—and Harrisburg—the state’s capital city—this region is centrally located for convenient day trips to both the Pennsylvania Dutch (Amish) communities in Lancaster and the national Civil War battlefields in Gettysburg. The Hershey Harrisburg Region in Pennsylvania offers experiences for the whole family. This “hub & spoke” approach to travel, first popularized with group tours, provides similar benefits for individual families that want to experience multiple destinations within a close proximity, but without moving hotels. Parents find that day trips from Hershey or Harrisburg to Gettysburg and Lancaster are an easy way for their kids to enjoy all the fun attractions Hershey and Harrisburg offer while adding a day or two for learning about Civil War history and Amish culture. For help in planning your hub & spoke family vacation in the Hershey Harrisburg Region, bookmark HersheyHarrisburg.org or call (877) 727-8573. (NAPSA)—Here’s how to go green and turn your neighbors green with envy at the same time: vinyl siding. It has a strong reputation as an affordable, low-maintenance and long-lasting material that brings color and beauty to the exterior of a home. A recent study by the Vinyl Siding Institute, Inc., however, reveals that vinyl is also a very eco-friendly material that can help homeowners “green” their home. Consider the ingredients that make up vinyl and work your way through the product’s life cycle. Vinyl is primarily made up of two simple materials: common salt—one of Earth’s most common compounds—and natural gas. In the manufacturing process, scrap material can be reworked into the production process, resulting in virtually zero waste at the plant and alleviating the burden on landfills. Vinyl requires less than half the energy and fuel needed to manufacturer brick and mortar, making it an extremely efficient, more sustainable process. A high-recycled content can be incorporated into vinyl siding, which is one of the most coveted green product attributes. Products such as CertainTeed CedarBoards Double 6-inch insulated siding boast a 60 percent recycled content—the highest recycled content in the industry for this type of siding. Additionally, vinyl siding is lighter than other cladding materials, which means less fuel and few carbon emissions to transport. Designed to withstand prolonged exposure to the elements, vinyl is built to last. In fact, many vinyl siding products are backed by lifetime warranties. New technologies that enhance color retention and impact resistance contribute to long-lasting curb appeal. Ultimately, the longer the siding stays on the house, the You can show you’re on the side of the environment when you use “green” siding on your home. longer it will stay out of the landfill. However, when homeowners are ready to replace their siding, it can be recycled—yet another green benefit of using vinyl siding. Few resources are needed to maintain vinyl other than soap and water. No painting, staining or caulking is required, which helps eliminate the release of harmful toxins into the environment. Also, vinyl is impervious to termites and resistant to stains and moisture. For those homeowners who love the look of wood, there are new technologies that transform vinyl material into unbelievably realistic wood grain textures. And, with such innovations as CedarBoards insulated siding, homeowners can reduce their energy bills and their carbon footprint. Given the wide range of ecofriendly attributes vinyl siding brings to a home, it’s an excellent choice for homeowners looking to go green. For more information or to find a contractor, visit certainteed.com.
