The Saturday Evening Post articles from January 1999

The Saturday Evening Post archives from January 1999

Post People.(Oprah Winfrey, Mark McGwire, Robin Williams)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... "There is no such thing as failure in my life," writes Oprah Winfrey in her latest bestseller, Oprah Winfrey Speaks. "I have no fear of failure or of succeeding. I just do what I do, and I know that will keep me in the best place." And...

A DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH.(medical benefits of tea)(includes recipes)
January 1, 1999... The most promising health drink of the new millennium may be one of the oldest known to man--tea. In the late 1980s, a visiting professor from China handed researcher Dr. James Klaunig a jar containing a powdered material. "You should...

FOODS THAT FIGHT BREAST CANCER.(includes recipes)
January 1, 1999... Evidence increasingly points to diet as a major risk factor for developing breast cancer. Here's how to lower your risk. A quarter century ago, Dr. Denis Burkitt explained how breast cancer might be prevented through diet. By increasing...

POST SCRIPTS.(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... Blown Opportunities The fraternity brothers went down one weekend to a neighboring college where there was a rip-roaring party in progress. They were supposed go be back on Monday for a big chemistry test, but they had such a good time...

GENETIC TESTING FOR COLON CANCER.(interview with doctor from Johns Hopkins Hospital)
January 1, 1999... Even with a genetic mutation, you can avoid colon cancer. A large number of Americans are at higher risk for colon cancer than the general public. Fortunately, the vast amount of genetic information uncovered in recent years allows...

Weighty Matters.
January 1, 1999... "Eat your heart out," Post cover artists are saying to dieters feasting their eyes on tasty tidbits their diets forbid them to taste. "Has it ever struck you that there's a thin man inside every fat man, just as there's a statue inside...

How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants that Purify Your Home or Office.
January 1, 1999... Houseplants not only beautify buildings; they naturally purify the indoor air. How to Grow Fresh Air: 50 Houseplants that Purify Your Home or Office by Dr. B. C. Wolverton 144 Pages, Penguin Books, $15.95 After reading the informative...

GOING TO BED WITH BABY'S BREATH.(using the book "How to Grow Fresh Air" for indoor plants)(Brief Article)
January 1, 1999... How the book titled How to Grow Fresh Air converted a once-restful section of the house into the wilds of the great outdoors. I have never been all that keen on bringing the great outdoors inside. If plants had been created to flourish...

POST UPDATE--THE GENETICS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER.(Dr. John Nurnberger discusses the bipolar disorder in young people)
January 1, 1999... Post readers are aiding researchers in unraveling the genetics of manE-depression. Editor's Note: When teenagers first experience the misery of depression so characteristic of bipolar disorder, they all too often lose hope that the black...

TEENS AT RISK.(novelist Danielle Steel's son was a victim of bipolar disorder)
January 1, 1999... Each year hundreds of teenagers overwhelmed by the desperate lows of manic-depression end their lives. Internationally known author Danielle Steel shares the powerful and personal story of her son's struggle with bipolar disorder. "This is...

Maui's Favorite Sun.(travel to Maui)
January 1, 1999... Chase away those post-holiday blues (and pounds) with an activity-packed week in paradise. As our plane broke through the clouds over the Pacific Ocean, Maui in all its glory came into view--a lush green playground surfacing from a huge...