March 27, 2008
More great news about Honey, honey-- but don't forget about the Honey Info that
was previously circulated by email-- click on the honey picture to review
And here is information about my favorite raw honey source (although there won't be any more available until October-- sorry!-- but they do have lots of seeds for gardeners!):
go here.
and now, the late breaking good news for the masses:
WASHINGTON -- Doctors at Georgetown University Hospital are using a sweet solution to help fight infections like the deadly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.Almost three years ago, Josh Pennington suffered a quarter-size cut on his foot that never healed.
Doc Attinger worked on it a few times and almost had it healed, but it would never stay healed," Pennington said.Pennington and plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Attinger tried everything from topical treatments to skin grafts, but the blood vessel in Pennington's leg was permanently damaged."The injury damaged the blood supply permanently to his anterior leg where the wound was, and as a result, there wasn't enough blood for the wound to heal," Attinger said.
When a friend suggested that Pennington try using honey, an old home remedy, he was game, and it was perfect timing. Attinger and the hospital's Center for Wound Healing was piloting a new program using MediHoney, a special, medical-grade honey that's used as a dressing for wounds and infections. It's made from an especially potent form of honey called manuka honey."We don't know why this honey works well, but it has antimicrobial capacities that other topicals don't have," Attinger said. "It may also stimulate, inhibit proteins that stop the healing. So it has a lot of things that we don't understand, that we're first discovering."
Pennington started using the honey in December. Doctors said the wound has shrunk almost 300 percent.
Attinger said since the program started, they've treated about 40 patients with MediHoney and have seen positive results in 75 percent of them. They're also finding it's helping patients with MRSA infections, which are resistant to many antibiotics and can be fatal.Attinger said he believes Pennington's wound might finally heal thanks to the honey."I suspect that this is going to do it," he said. "It will heal the whole wound completely."Manuka honey is a dark honey from New Zealand. Household types of honey might work, too, but doctors said they're finding best results with manuka.
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March 26, 2008
I had a nap this afternoon, which is a very silly thing to do... but I was tired, Judge... and as a result I am staying up way too late.. reminds me of my late mom (who passed last year at this time) who would get up in the middle of the night in her 70s and do all the sorts of things that 'normal folks' do during the daylight hours.
I had a good a profitable day, as far as my on-line work goes (was able to finish up a page for my website-- yay). So I rewarded myself by reading a little tosh and silliness on the web. For example, I really didn't know the whole Joni Mitchell-finds-her-longlost-daughter story. Looks like I am only 11 years behind on THAT news lol. Looks like they are now "estranged".
Joni Mitchell has many sterling qualities but she smokes like a fiend and justifies the habit to the hilt. I can hardly breathe just reading about her chain-smoking in her 60s. My lungs are done-in by all that smoking up until I was 43.
Anyhow, I really must go to bed...
March 24, 2008
This is from Paul Nison's THE RAW HEALTH NEWSLETTER #49
Emotional illness develops when we have more fear than knowledge. This can affect us in minor ways with just a headache, for example, or we could develop worse conditions, such as anxiety, depression, or even mental disease. All this mental stress is caused by emotional drain. What can we do to keep our emotional state healthy? We can follow the Formula for Emotional Health:
Knowledge – Fear = Freedom
The more knowledge we have about the causes and cures for disease, the more stable our emotional health will be. When there is a lack of knowledge, doubt sets in. Any combination of confusion or doubt in any area of life will stress the body and can affect us on a physical level.
The paradox of choice is when we have too many choices. Many people are exhausted and lazy, due to poor dietary habits, and when they have too many choices, instead of making a wise choice, they make an easier choice, choosing what’s popular. But what’s popular is not always right, and what’s right is not always popular. What are the sources of all these excessive choices? There are many, but I think the more media we let into our lives, the more information and the more choices we are exposed to.
From my research, I can see there is a common cause of many emotional illnesses in many people’s lives today, and it’s scary that many are addicted to this cause: television programming.
There is a reason why it’s called “programming.” Most of the shows on television today overload us with information. When the same information is seen and heard a few times, even it it’s not true, people begin to accept it as truth. Many television shows are misleading, presenting a grim, slanted view of reality, the commercials trick us, the news makes us live in fear. TV-watching has many confirmed ill effects. As a result, I think the best way one can achieve the formula for emotional health is to:
* Stop watching television programming, and
* Avoid the news.
But, wait a minute: Don’t we need to know the news to be well-informed citizens? It is my opinion that, if something is going to happen that you’ll need to know about, someone will tell you soon enough. Many watch the news every day and night, filling their minds with fearful conditions and circumstances, and they worry, often without any basis in fact.
My recommendations might seem extreme, but after a short break from television and the news, see how much better you feel. If, for some reason, you don’t want to stop watching TV or the news, I suggest DVD’s only, and for news perhaps listen to National Public Radio, which presents without that entertainment twist that gets to us emotionally. Plus, there are many positive news stories on NPR, something you don’t often see on the TV news. Try to take a media or TV fast a few days per week. If you feel you can’t get rid of it, or choose not to, at least cut down.
Other than TV programming and the news, another common way we toy with our emotional health is by surrounding ourselves with negative people. The saying goes, “The people you spend most of your time with either become like you, or you become like them.” So, chances are, if you’re hanging out with negative people, their negative attitude will rub off on you. Try to spend time with people who are positive, upbeat, and optimistic.
These are just the beginning aspects of gaining emotional control. You either control your emotions, or your emotions control you. From an emotional standpoint, people often overeat on low-quality foods because they’re used to so-called “comfort foods.” These are foods people run to when their emotions are out of control. “Emotional eating” often leads to binges of overeating that can become a serious health issue. Foods usually consumed when emotions run high are usually of poor quality, and that adds to the problem.
Lastly, when we talk about our emotional state and health, there are many food disorders that may seem, on the surface, to be caused by diet, but the root cause may be emotional. In any stage of disease, you must explore both the emotional and spiritual components. They are as integral to health as the food you eat.
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This newsletter is for everyone interested in achieving the highest quality health from a physical, mental, emotional and spiritual standpoint. We believe the highest quality food should be raw, ripe, fresh, live and organic. We also believe health is more than just diet.
We do not exclude anyone who does not fully agree with our message. We want to support anyone interested in improving the quality of their life. Whatever path you may choose, we want you to know we are here to support you and welcome your suggestions and comments.
March 23, 2008
I am really excited about the prospects of building my soil this year to be the kind that grows really nutritious and delicious organic produce and gorgeous flowers and plumpy fruit and berries. For a long time our son has been doing things that I thought were a little...hmm.... unusual. I realize now that he was just 'ahead of his time' (or, ahead of me, same diff?). I've gotten hold of
this information on how to have the best soil structuring effect and all-round healthy plant feeding without having to invest in some expensive bins or 'tumblers'-- the stuff I thought I would need to buy to turn my "gravel pit yard" (I'm not kidding) into a garden. Great soil results in great food. Great food results in great health.
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What follows is the reason that this Granny does not use Household bleach.... this comes from the CHEC Chemical Profile page.
Chlorine
Rank: Red
Red = Danger! Prevent Exposure
Orange = Warning - Avoid Exposure
Yellow = Caution - Limit Exposure
Common Names: chloramine, sodium hypochlorite, bleach, hydrochloric acid, trihalomethanes, disinfection byproducts
Chlorine is a highly corrosive gas with a pungent odor that is derived from natural sources such as salt (sodium chloride) and produced in mass quantities for industrial use. Chlorine is a building block for PVC plastics (vinyl) and for numerous chemicals, including pesticides, refrigerants, anti-knock compounds, and antifreeze. Dissolved in liquid to form sodium hypochlorite, or bleach, it is widely used as a disinfectant, in bleaching, and to purify public water supplies. Another form, hydrochloric acid, may be used in some toilet bowl cleaners.
Household bleach is a weak sodium hypochlorite solution. Household bleach is the most common cleaner accidentally swallowed by children. Children can also be exposed to dangerous gases when cleaners containing bleach are mixed with other cleaning agents, such as ammonia.
Concern about chlorine exposure also arises from its ability to form more toxic byproducts. Chlorine reacts with organic matter in drinking water to produce trihalomethanes, which may cause cancer and possibly developmental effects. A recent study links children's exposure to one byproduct, nitrogen trichloride, in chlorinated indoor pools to asthma. Chlorine bleaching of paper and the manufacture and incineration of PVC plastic results in the formation of highly toxic dioxins and furans.
Acute toxicity information below is for sodium hypochlorite (bleach).
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March 11, 2008
March 8, 2008
Last night my dear husband came home with a 1/2 bar of chocolate (he had consumed the other half). He handed it to me and waited for some endearisms to fall from my lips. I dutifully took a bite and recoiled-- but inwardly, I don't want him to STOP bringing home chocolate (like he stopped bringing home flowers when I was negligent about making huge fusses). This chocolate was BiTTER. Ew. Like chewing on a coffee bean. Like accicentally taking a big ol' bite out of your mother's cooking chocolate (yes, my addiction started way back then).
Yes, yes, yes, I know that the darker the chocolate, the healthier, right? This was dark and organic and about 90% cocoa. As they say in the comics, p-tooey. ychh.
So, he went to do his evening thing and I did my evening thing, and the chocolate sat unmolested in its wrapper for hours and hours... an unknown event in this house.
This afternoon I was feeling peckish, looking for something sweet, longing for some real chocolate, smooth and sweet. My eyes lit on my jar of raw Wildflower Honey, local ambrosia like no other honey you have ever tried (sorry, the "girls"-- what the beekeeper calls her bees-- will not be producing any more like it again until October). Hmm. And because my mind moves fast in such matters, I was suddenly grating (just like mom did with her Baker's Chocolate)the bitter bar into a bowl. Then I took a large tablespoonful (okay, I didn't measure-- could have been two) of honey and mixed them together. Now, that was more like it. I also stirred in a little organic peanut butter (about 1/2 teaspoon) and a 1/2 teaspoon of sunflower seeds.
Totally satisfying, delicious, sweet, and probably extremely healthy.
March 4, 2008
Energy Without Limits
*Daily Health & Success Tips*
(
by Frederic Patenaude)
My tip for you is one that I've recently implemented with
much more diligence in my life, and seen a huge difference
in the way I feel:
"Exercise Before Every Meal"
It's amazing once you realize how much exercise is related
to nutrition and digestion! In other words, exercise
improves every aspect of your assimilation, including:
- The ability to process sugar efficiently (called "insulin
sensitivity")
- More efficient digestion and uptake of nutrients
- More natural hunger, more desire to eat natural foods.
The natural pattern is simple... you have to create
"demand".
You have to empty your fuel tank before you fill it again.
You have to lower a bit your blood sugar before rising it
again... other wise you're just filling up an already full
tank!
The way to do that is to exercise before every meal.
It doesn't have to be a big deal. This morning, I walked to
the grocery store and back, to get some fruit for breakfast.
I happen to live where there's a lot of hills, so just doing
that is a mini-workout in itself.
If you don't have "time" to exercise, at least spend 2-3
minutes doing some jumping jacks, before you start putting
foods in your body.
Make it a commitment to exercise every day, and you'll be
surprised be how great you feel!
Also, plan your main workout of the day before a meal, and
do some "mini-workouts" before your other meals. Your
"mini-workouts" could be:
- Going for a walk
- Going for a sprint-run
- Doing some bodyweight exercises, such as pushups and
squats
- Jumping on your mini trampoline
- Etc.
Get the blood moving!
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March 3, 2008
Living a healthy lifestyle is about incorporating good habits into your everyday routines-not about making impossible goals. If you can't find time for the gym, here are everyday activities that will help you burn calories and stay fit.
Read on for 15 ways to burn calories without going to the gym
Everyday Activities | 15 calorie burners*
1. Taking the Stairs - 312.1
2. Bicycling (flat land) - 224.9
3. Hiking - 211.1
4. Walking (with stroller) - 151.5
5. Walking (leisurely) - 105.6
6. Housecleaning - 220.3
7. Shoveling Snow - 206.5
8. Gardening - 165.2
9. Mopping - 156.1
10. Grocery Shopping - 123.9
11. Dancing (really having fun!) - 174.4
12. Doing the Dishes - 78.0
13. Laughing (10-15 minutes) - up to 50
14. Watching TV - 36.7
15. Kissing - 36.7
*Based on an activity duration of 30 minutes and the average weight of Canadian women (153 lbs or 69 kg)
Time to calculate your calorie intake versus expenditure
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