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DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition News & Opinions 5 When most people leave the dentist’s office, they’re leaving with chapped, stretched lips and a bit of Novocain numbness. But one Oregon woman left her den- tist’swithanentirelynewaccent. That’s what happened to Karen Butler after she was put under and had several teeth re- moved. “I just went to sleep and I woke up and my mouth was all sore and swollen, and I talked funny. And the dentist said, you’ll talk normal when the swelling goes down,” But she never went back to normal, and now has an accent that’s “a combination of British, Irish and Eastern Euro- pean.” Butler said her new accent immediately started getting at- tention. “You talk to young girls they think it’s a very, very pretty sound.Andtheysay,‘Iwantanac- cent like that,’” said Butler. “Oh, well just go see my dentist. He only charges $7,000.” Butler is one of a very small number of people suffering from what is known as foreign accent syndrome. There have been just 60 recorded cases since 1941. There isn’t anything Butler can do to get her old accent back — she doesn’t notice the change at all. The only way she can hear the mix of Irish brogue and East- ern European thickness is by lis- tening to a recording. Apart from a few surprised people at the end of a telephone call, Butler said her life is mostly thesame.Herhusbandagrees. DT Woman Gets New Accent After Dentist Visit Page 4DT therefore has to be regularly sup- plied your diet via the circulatory system. It has long been proven that the most difficult task within intellectual performance, the ca- pacity to memorise, depends on the level of glucose in the blood. 3. Bananas for a calm brain Rich in magnesium, which is essential in the transmission of nervous impulses, bananas are equally a source of Vitamin B6 (justonebananaholdspractically a quarter of the recommended daily amount). 4. Liver (veal, beef, chicken…) for intelligence Thebrainaccountsforaround 20% of the body’s oxygen needs, andironisneededtogetoxygento the brain by means of the blood’s haemoglobin. 5. Red berries for happy brain cells All edible berries (blackcur- rants, strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries etc.) are veritable mines of Vitamin C. 6.Shellfishforbrainfunction Though rich in Vitamin B12 and in, it is mostly the oligo-ele- mentsinseafoodandcrustaceans (oysters, clams, shrimp etc.) that aregoodforbrainfunctiontofight and prevent stress and its incon- veniences. 7. Eggs for brain connectiv- ity Eggs contain lecithin and phospholipids, their value lies mainly in the quality of their pro- teins. 8. Spinach for good memory All leafy vegetables share a richness in Vitamin B9 (or fo- lates), which is known to play an active role in the development of a foetus’ nervous tissue and also in the renewal of blood cells. 9. Cocoa for brain stimula- tion In Aztec times, cocoa was al- ready considered a medicine. Later, Casanova, the legendary seducer of women, used choco- late as an aphrodisiac with the kind of effects we know well! 10. Avocado to keep the brain young The avocado is exceptionally rich in Vitamin E. This vitamin constitutes one of the most pow- erful antioxidants and protects the fatty tissues of the brain from ageing. If you don’t like avocado, consider oleaginous fruit instead (nuts, particularly hazelnuts etc.). DT