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Cholesterol is a natural wax-like substance circulating through our blood vessels that helps create healthy cells and hormones. A certain amount of cholesterol is definitely good for us, but an excess amount can cause fatty deposits in the lining of blood vessels. This makes it harder for blood to flow through the vessels carrying life-sustaining oxygen and may lead to either a heart attack or a stroke.

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Many Scotts Valley and San Lorenzo Valley high school athletes who had stellar spring sports seasons were recognized by the coaches of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League with places on the spring 2012 All-SCCAL teams.

In the early 1900s, A.A. Milne, an Irish children’s author wrote, “What I say is that if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort.”