The City was incorporated in 1965 and is located in the Northern Antelope Valley in Kern County. Since that time, the community has experienced a significant level of growth to the current population of approximately 14,120 residents (2010 US Census). California City is a master planned community with over 52,000 lots and is the third largest city in land area in the State of California. The City maintains two parks, a senior center, a community center, a sports center, tennis courts, and a pool. In addition to the City facilities, the community contains the National Desert Tortoise Preserve.

Schools are provided by the Mojave Unified School District including two elementary, a middle, and a high school, Cerro Coso College, and local private institutions. The community boasts of a variety of fraternal organizations, youth sports' programs and a myriad of faith-based organizations. California City has one prison (California City Correctional Center operated by the Corrections Corporation of America), a large automotive test track (Hyundai USA Proving Ground), one landowners' resort (Silver Saddle Ranch), one PGA golf course (Tierra del Sol), and one municipal airport.

Nuts are one of the most amazing foods on the planet. They are loaded with fiber, nutrients and heart healthy fats. They're void of sugar and contain minimal carbohydrates, and best of all, they taste heavenly. Despite these fun facts, I've run into many patients in my practice that avoid them like the plague due to their high fat and high calorie content. Fear not! Nuts can and should be a part of your diet for a variety of health and culinary reasons.

The most important reasons come from two huge studies published in the past two years. They showed that nut eaters live longer than non-nut eaters and have a lower incidence of death from cancer or cardiovascular disease. Here are seven nuts, seven facts and seven uses that will make you go nuts for what I call the other white meat!