SUDOKU
THE NFL’S DARK SECRET — UNCOVERED
THE TRUE STORY BEHIND THE MOVIE ‘CONCUSSION’
SOLUTION
If you love sports drama films, you might have seen the 2015 movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith and Alec Baldwin. It tells the crazy story of Dr. Bennet Omalu, a pathologist who discovers a dark secret at the heart of the NFL — and it’s 100% true. Dr. Bennet Omalu is a real person, and in 2002, he autopsied the brain of Pittsburgh Steelers player Mike “Iron Mike” Webster. Mike died of a heart attack at just 50 years old, but before that, he was acting oddly: shouting at people and using a Taser to hurt himself. Dr. Omalu was intrigued and decided to do a deeper dive into Mike’s brain (literally). What he found changed football forever. It turns out a buildup of tau proteins in his brain caused Mike’s behavior. Usually this is a sign of Alzheimer’s, but in Mike’s case, Dr. Omalu believed it came from repeated head injuries. (The same problem had been spotted in boxers’ brains, too.) He called the condition “chronic traumatic encephalopathy,” or CTE. Unfortunately, as “Concussion” documents, it wasn’t easy to get the NLF to admit CTE was a real risk for its players. It took years of studies, publications in medical journals, and private and public fighting — as you’ll see if you watch the movie! Eventually, though, the truth won out. In 2009, the NFL’s Mild Traumatic Brain Injury committee (MTBI) admitted that its own study had found a higher-than-normal rate of memory- related diseases in NFL players. Brain injuries are serious business, and something every football player should know about whether they’re an 8-year-old playing flag football or a professional NFL tight end. “Concussion” is a great place to start, and we’d highly recommend watching it with your kids to help them understand the issue. (Keep in mind the movie is PG-13, so if you have young children, you may want to watch it first.) We’d hate to have to represent your child due to a traumatic brain injury this football season. For more information about preventing TBIs, check out Page 2.
CREAMY AVOCADO GAZPACHO
INGREDIENTS
DIRECTIONS
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2 cups fresh peas, shelled
1. In a large bowl, prepare an ice bath. 2. In a saucepan, boil water and add peas. Once water returns to boil, cook for 90 seconds. 3. Transfer peas to ice bath. Drain once cooled. 4. In a blender, combine peas, avocado, olive oil, serrano pepper, shallot, cucumber,
2 medium-large ripe avocados
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2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 1 serrano pepper, stem removed and sliced in half 1 medium shallot, peeled and chopped in half
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1 medium English cucumber, roughly chopped 1 cup fresh cilantro
cilantro, lime juice, 1 1/2 cups water, and coconut milk. Blend until completely smooth and creamy. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve immediately at room temperature, or transfer to the fridge to serve chilled.
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3 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice 1 1/2 cups water, plus more for boiling 1/2 cup full-fat coconut milk
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Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
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