tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101970562024-02-08T14:50:34.786-05:00Notes From Grandfather TreeThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-38320632728494152502009-01-10T08:40:00.002-05:002009-01-10T08:52:55.922-05:00Independent Bookstores - How Much Fun Can They BeThere's a new independent bookstore in town - it's called "<strong>The Rabbit Hole</strong>". <br /><br />Since I love books, ergo love bookstores, I've been keeping my eye on this place. And besides getting myself some great books (as they have new and used books) to read over the long winter months, I've gone to some really fun <strong><em>author book signings</em></strong>. <br /><br />Big chains bookstores like Barnes and Noble or Boarders are just toooooo biggggg ! ! ! I feel like an ant crawling around someone elses ant mound - lost. But there's a definite comfortable quality and feeling to the smaller independent stores. For one thing, I've gotten to know the people who work there and call them by their first names. They'll always ask how I'm doing and that makes it much more enjoyable ..... to go into a store where you are recognized and valued as a customer.<br /><br />Since it's not too far off before baseball's spring training to begin (I know, I know, football is still going strong) and I'm a lover of the game, it was a nice surprise to see <strong>The Rabbit Hole</strong> having an upcoming author book signing with <strong>three baseball authors</strong> ! ! ! These guys are locals to the area and I've not read their books, but I'm gonna go out and rub elbows with some ball fans in a couple weeks. Then, I truly will believe Spring is on it's way.<br /><br />So, if you're in the area - Fitchburg - come and talk baseball and enjoy the company of other sports fans. The authors are Rip Pallotta (One Day In Mudville), Jack Walsh (Baseball's Good Guys) and Rich Letarte (That One Glorious Season). <br /><br />I'm giggling, I know that it's silly to be this excited. But I am. Praying for a no-snow-weekend on the 24th.<br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-18768093267636262312008-10-09T09:27:00.003-04:002008-10-09T14:26:52.106-04:00Life and Liberty: A Coming Thing of the Past ??? ???Here are some articles you might want to review - just a heads up on what's ahead for the u.s.of corp. and it's citizens.<br /><br /><strong><em>Thousands of Troops Are Deployed on U.S. Streets Ready to Carry</em></strong><br /><strong><em>Out "Crowd Control"</em></strong><br /><p><strong><em>by: Naomi Wolf</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>date: October 8, 2008</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Members of Congress were told they could face martial law if they didn't pass the bailout bill. This will not be the last time. </em></strong></p><p><em>Background: the First Brigade of the Third Infantry Division, three to four thousand soldiers, has been deployed in the United States as of October 1. Their stated mission is the form of crowd control they practiced in Iraq, subduing "unruly individuals," and the management of a national emergency. </em><br /><br /><em>I am in Seattle and heard from the brother of one of the soldiers that they are engaged in exercises now. Amy Goodman </em><a href="http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2008/10/2/amy_goodmans_latest_column_invasion_of_the_sea_smurfs"><em>reported</em></a><em> that an Army spokesperson confirmed that they will have access to lethal and non lethal crowd control technologies and tanks. </em></p><p><em><br />George Bush struck down Posse Comitatus, thus making it legal for military to patrol the U.S. He has also legally established that in the "War on Terror," the U.S. is at war around the globe and thus the whole world is a battlefield. Thus the U.S. is also a battlefield.</em><br /><br />You can read the rest of the article here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/thousands_of_troops_are_deployed_on_u.s._streets_ready_to_carry_out_%22crowd_control%22/">http://www.alternet.org/rights/101958/thousands_of_troops_are_deployed_on_u.s._streets_ready_to_carry_out_%22crowd_control%22/</a><br /><br /><br /><br />And then we have this:<br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/166972-Naomi-Wolf-Give-Me-Liberty-and-The-US-Coup-of-October-1-2008"><em>Naomi Wolf - Give Me Liberty and The US Coup of October 1, 2008</em></a><br /><br /><em>Naomi Wolf</em><br /><br /><em>Give Me Liberty</em><br /><br /><em>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 </em><br /><br /><em>Naomi Wolf is experiencing the Cassandra Syndrome - which is a term applied in situations in which valid warnings or concerns are generally dismissed or disbelieved. Societal sleep is a mighty foe. </em><br /><br /><em>Societal transformation into a 'controlled society' or fascist dictatorship does not happen without precedent, nor does it happen 'by accident'. There are very clear steps that signal such an environment and Wolf has consistently documented them. The following video interview is a continuance of that... </em><br /><br />The Video and the rest of the article can be read here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/166972-Naomi-Wolf-Give-Me-Liberty-and-The-US-Coup-of-October-1-2008">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/166972-Naomi-Wolf-Give-Me-Liberty-and-The-US-Coup-of-October-1-2008</a><br /><br />or here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XgkeTanCGI</a><br /><br />~ The Mediator<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em></em><br /><br /></p>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-11532895999974120512008-10-09T09:19:00.003-04:002008-10-09T09:25:51.336-04:00FORECLOSURES: Sheriff Refuses to EvictFound this article today and just wanted to say that this actually gave me a reason to smile for about 30 seconds. There are honorable human beings left in this in-human world we now live in. But will the government allow this to go on - I think not. Sadly, we are all in for a very rough winter and beyond. Our lives, our children's lives will NEVER be normal (you know, get a job, get an education, buy a home, have a family and live happily-ever-after) again. <br /><br /><br /><em>By Mark Konkol</em><br /><em> Sun-Times News Group </em><br /><em>By suspending some foreclosure evictions, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart is throwing down a challenge to judges who order evictions and banks that want to clear out foreclosed homes and put them back on the market. </em><br /><br /><em>Dart said he's willing to face contempt-of-court charges for not following eviction orders, but Circuit Court Judge Dorothy Kirie Kinnaird said she won't take that step yet. </em><br /><br /><em>"It seems he has communicated more to (the media) than he has to the court," Kinnaird said. "I want to find out what issues they (the sheriff's department) are having."<br />Dart told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that about one-third of foreclosure evictions in the county affect renters who say they had no idea about the residence being in foreclosure. </em><br /><br /><em>"We will no longer be a party to something that's so unjust," a visibly angry Dart said. "We have to be sure that when we are doing this - and we are destroying some people's lives - we better be darned sure we're talking about the right people." .......................................</em><br /><br /><br />You can read the rest of the story here:<br /><a href="http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1211345,100908evict.article">http://www.southtownstar.com/news/1211345,100908evict.article</a><br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-28876712302685092532008-09-26T09:18:00.003-04:002008-09-26T09:58:20.657-04:00Anger and Fear Are Sweaping Over Us AllBoy, am I upset. No, upset is to neutral a word. Furious would be better (and I hope not too extreme.......). What's going on in politics, in the financial world, events taking place behind the scenes with our leaders - it's plain immoral, unethical, pathological.<br /><br />Actually, words fail me. There's no way I can voice how absolutely unamerican the behavior of our leaders of OUR country are moving us towards a national breakdown (which at this point is inevitable). I also can't help but wonder what is going on with our congressional leaders - are they being blackmailed or something??? No wonder they're <a href="http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/09/army_homeland_090708w/">calling troops back from iraq</a> and it isn't to protect us American's but to finally bring us to our knees.<br /><br />Here is an article that should be read by everyone. This one is not about the financial crisis aflicting each and every one of us - but a different kind of take-over of our country (I know, you are asking how many kinds of take-over can there be). But this one has been in the planning stages for quite a long time. If you do read the article, you may find that what happened in Germany during World War II was only a trial run.........this one is the big kahuna.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/165994-The-Dominionism-Apostasy-The-Despoiling-of-America-by-Christianity-turned-Evil">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/165994-The-Dominionism-Apostasy-The-Despoiling-of-America-by-Christianity-turned-Evil</a><br /><br />Or you can just google 'dominionism' and see what comes up and where one of our vp candidates fits into the whole creepy scenario.<br /><br />Check out the Yurica Report for more articles.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yuricareport.com/">http://www.yuricareport.com/</a><br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-35440246380157236362008-05-15T17:20:00.003-04:002008-05-15T18:27:15.079-04:00Dissociation: It's Not What You Think (Part 1)Lately I've been fascinated with and reading alot about<strong><em> </em></strong>what is termed <strong><em>dissociation</em></strong>. It's that part of you that dis-connects with reality when you do such simple things as read a book, go to the movies, go shopping even experience trauma. <br /><br />You know, like for me, when I go shopping (something I don't do too often) and you are in the store wandering around looking at all the stuff on the shelves, the sales items, new products. Suddenly, two hours have passed and you don't remember - cannot believe - that it's been two hours since you first entered the store. Seems more like 15 minutes, really. That's what will happen to me and is presented as just one example. <br /><br />Interest in this <strong><em>dissociated state</em></strong> all began because I cannot remember my childhood. Not one part of it. Zip, gone, like it never happened TO ME. How can someone NOT remember their past. I was there. I was younger. <br /><br />I grew up in a seemingly normal household with 4 sisters and one brother and a mom and dad. My siblings remember my childhood. But NOT ME. I actually thought that it was normal not to remember your past.......so I went through most of my life thinking that my memory just wasn't as good as everyone elses. Ha,ha, just a big joke! No memory! There was no reason to believe otherwise. Here I am, a grown woman, two children, divorced, and at 60 years old feeling quite happy with my life - until one day I pick up this book called "The Myth of Sanity" written by Martha Stout, Ph.D. I actually bought the book at a yard sale along with a few other books and brought them home, thinking I'd have some new reading material available when I was in the mood. <br /><br />It was on page 29 of the book. As I was reading this part of the book, I actually thought it was me that she (Martha) was talking to and that it was me (The Mediator) answering her. From the book:<br /><br /><div align="center">(Martha)</div><div align="center">What does this feel like, not being able to</div><div align="center">remember whole chapters of one's own</div><div align="center">life? I have asked many people this</div><div align="center">question, Julia among them. As usual,</div><div align="center"> her answer was obvious and starteling</div><div align="center"> at the same time.</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">(Julia)</div><div align="center">"It doesn't feel like anything," she answered.</div><div align="center">"I never really thought about it. I guess</div><div align="center">I just assumed, sort of tacitly assumed, that</div><div align="center">everyone's memory was like mine, that is to</div><div align="center">say, kind of blank before the age of twenty </div><div align="center">or so. I mean, you can't see into someone </div><div align="center">else's mind, right?"</div><br /><br /><br />What a can of worm I opened up when I began reading this book. . . . . . . . .<br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-38094349153931041702008-04-25T17:29:00.005-04:002008-04-28T11:06:31.282-04:00Food Shortages.....What's Happening ???In my last blog I was commenting about insurance and how there are <em>those that have</em> and <em>those</em> <em>that just don't</em> <em>make the cut</em> - useless eaters - is the term I've heard bantered about, apparently a description of those that are wanting.<br /><br />Also, I've come across a couple of articles (and actually there are thousands of 'hits' on google about food shortages, riots, etc) with regard to something going on, whether manufactured information OR actual knowledge about what each and every human should be concerned about: the coming food shortages or food rations or food riots...........take your pick, my friend.<br /><br />Somewhere in the last six weeks, the terms 'food shortages' have been in the news. First, just a small comment about rice shortages, <a href="http://www.alternet.org/workplace/83457/">riots </a>in Haiti over food, wheat rust, limiting the amounts of bulk food you can purchase, etc.<br /><br />Years ago, if any of you remember the TV show 'Johnny Carson', the late night talk show that I used to watch back in the 60's and 70's, (actually, Jay Lenno took Johnny's place) there was a comment made by Johnny one night that there was a <em>toilet paper shortage.</em> Sure 'nuf, during the next week, you couldn't find any toilet paper anywhere. People were buying up and hoarding toilet paper.<br /><br />Turns out, it was just a joke. There was no shortage. But, people react to whatever they hear - especially if it is spoken on the (got one in every room) 'boob-tube'. But today, I'm really wondering what is the truth. Is there a coming shortage, is it a hype? Time will tell, but y'all might want to keep an eye on your supermarket shelves and make a mental note if you see that there are gaping holes where food/supplies should be stocked. It might be a good indication that something's a-foot. Time to put away some extra munchies for the fam.<br /><br />There is a great article <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/154770-Connecting-the-Dots-Shortage-of-Food-and-Signs-of-War-the-Future-is-Now">here with lots of links</a> called "<strong>Connecting the Dots - Shortage of Food and</strong> <strong>Signs of War; the Future is Now<em>".</em><br /></strong><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-62220639757003084482008-04-22T10:58:00.003-04:002008-04-22T11:28:28.027-04:00Life Expectancy In The US ... Diminishing<span style="font-size:130%;">Holy toledo Batman, this article stopped me in my tracks. And here's a quote from the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/22/health/research/22life.html?_r+1&oref=slogin">article</a>: </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">“It’s very troubling that there are parts of the wealthiest country in the world, with the highest health spending in the world, where health is getting worse," </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I always thought that any one of us would be able to access the best in health care that this country (USA) has to offer it's citizens. Not until recently, being one of those <em>'older individuals' </em>who happened to lose her health care insurance because of a job loss, and now relies on state funded insurance, did I find out exactly what my options are. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Now, I am classified as one of those individuals who, because of income, because of the type of insurance I am enrolled in, has very few options available to me when it comes to getting <em>'the best health care available'. </em>Guess I shouldn't be so surprised, with all that's going on in the world and at home. But I was surprised. Just when you need something the most, that's when the PTB seem to make it disappear. It's just beyond your grasp. What a game.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">What's next.......<a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/154265-Rice-Approaches-Record-WFP-Warns-of-Silent-Famine-">food??</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">To read more go <a href="http://www.nyimes.com/2008/04/22/health/research/22life.html?_r+1&oref=slogin">here</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And, keep yourselves healthy.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">~ The Mediator</span>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-30225323679626105482008-04-07T18:51:00.004-04:002008-10-09T13:29:49.305-04:00DRUG for HEALTH: We live in a Backwards WorldYes, I have to admit it, I'm all for living a life free of drugs - both recreational and medicinal. My grandmother, a French Canadian woman, lived to the wonderful age of 89 and never saw the inside of a hospital until she suffered a stroke and died three days later 'in hospital' was never on any medication(s) her whole life. <br /><br />It still brings tears to my eyes, remember the morning that my son, who was three years old at the time, who also was born with Down's Syndrome .... and had snuck away from me to go downstairs to see Meme (he loved his great-grandmother and we, fortunately, lived with her. My family lived upstairs and she, alone, downstairs in her two family home that her father and husband built). I went downstairs looking for Josh only to find him sitting holding Meme's hand and she, calling out his name over-and-over - Joshua, Joshua.........<br /><br />She didn't know me, but the ambulance was quick and my Aunt was even quicker. Meme was not in any pain, her heart just slowed down and finally stopped, leaving her - or rather she, leaving us, quietly one day. She died the exact moment I had to put down my favorite dog (and her's also), but that's another story for another day.<br /><br />At her funeral I cried for my dog Buddy. I knew my grandmother had live the life she was dealt with much wisdom, grace, pride and love of family. She taught me so much of how I live my life today and how I deal with illness, disease and middle age. She was more of a mother to me than my actual mom. I miss her even today and it's been almost 20 years that she's been gone. But, to the point of my writing today:<br /><br /><strong>Drug Companies</strong> <strong>- can you trust them?</strong> Do you want to bet your life, your health, your mind, your future on what they tell you is their truth?<br /><br /><br /><em>Fosamax Linked to Serious Abnormal Bone Fractures</em><br /><em>by Byron J. Richards</em><br /><em>March 20, 2008</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The New England Journal of Medicine published a physician group report of 15 women taking Fosamax who experienced "atypical low-energy fractures," <strong>which means their bones broke doing almost nothing</strong> – a serious kind of injury typically seen in very elderly individuals in declining health. The fact that the NEJM is reporting this is a major wake up call to anyone who hasn't figured out that Fosamax is dangerous to your health. </em><br /><em></em><br />You can read the entire article here:<br /><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/z022895.html">http://www.naturalnews.com/z022895.html</a><br /><br />And the reason I include this article is because if you are taking Fosamax (like the elderly lady I am caring for) and you have any type of dental work done, watch out ........ your jaw bone just might become a dead, decaying piece of bone matter, like poor Sophie (name change) has had happen to her. Unfortunately, at the age of 95, there's not much they can do for her. She's in almost constant "jaw" pain and has been told by the Oral Surgeon, only after she had a tooth extracted, that "Oops, you should have told us you were taking Fosamax."<br /><br /><br />Then I see this article:<br /><br /><em>Ketek: One Drug, Many Tragedies</em><br /><em>by Alex Jetter</em><br /><em>Readers Digest, 3/17/08</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The well-dressed woman in the waiting room was yellow, recalls John Hanson, MD -- a clear sign of jaundice. That was puzzling: One month earlier, in March 2005, Vivienne Wardley (not her real name), 51, had been in excellent shape except for a cold. A health-conscious woman, Wardley avoided prescription drugs and drank moderately. But tests showed that she needed an emergency liver transplant. And when Dr. Hanson, a gastroenterologist in Charlotte, North Carolina, examined her liver, he was startled. It was only a third of its normal size and showed massive tissue death.</em><br /><br /><em>What could have attacked Wardley's liver so quickly? The doctor remembered another patient his partner had treated in February. Usually healthy, Ramiro Pulquero, 26, walked into the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte jaundiced, feverish and vomiting blood. He died three days later. The autopsy showed that his liver, like Wardley's, had suffered tissue death.</em><br /><br />The rest can be read here:<br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/152168-Ketek-One-Drug-Many-Tragedies">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/152168-Ketek-One-Drug-Many-Tragedies</a><br /><br />Ketek is a new antibiotic. Don't know anything more than what I've read in the above Readers Digest article. I don't want to say much of anything else other than maybe you should be careful WHO tells you that this DRUG or that DRUG will be good for you. It seems to me that we live in a backwards universe. Reverse the meaning and there's the truth of the matter.<br /><br />Well, just some ramblings of a middle-aged woman. Be careful. Stay well.<br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-46719259948992171292008-03-23T10:46:00.004-04:002008-03-23T10:57:49.528-04:00Where Is The World Headed (and there's no getting off this ride either)<a name="64819911790105106"></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Really great article (as usual) from Lesvisible. Can be found at his blog's website:</span><br /><p><a href="http://smokingmirrors.blogspot.com/2008/03/like-it-had-eyes-and-fangs-and-claws.html">http://smokingmirrors.blogspot.com/2008/03/like-it-had-eyes-and-fangs-and-claws.html</a></p><p>Read part of the article here:</p><a href="http://smokingmirrors.blogspot.com/2008/03/like-it-had-eyes-and-fangs-and-claws.html"><em>Like it had Eyes... and Fangs... and Claws</em></a><em><br />Friday, March 21, 2008<br />Lesvisible<br /><br />Well, I hate to tear you away from the screen. I know you are all focused hard, except for those who are hardly focused, on Slutz-Girl Vodka’s </em><a href="http://adage.com/article?article_id=125794"><em>new butt girl</em></a><em> “It goes down like smooooth reptile ooooooze.” It’s the American way to go from a whore to a princess of the marketplace over night. Where would we be if we didn’t have things like this to pay attention to? Maybe paying attention to something important, whatever that is.<br /><br />You knew it was coming. You just didn’t know when. Or maybe you didn’t know it was coming because things like Slutz-Girl Vodka had your attention. For some of us it’s a no brainer that our terror impresarios; the Bush players, neo-cons and assorted n’er do wells were going to blow something up this year. We knew that the usual suspects were going to go into the prop room and pull out a false flag for the benefit of our brothers and sisters in Tehran, or Lebanon, or Syria or… all of them.<br /><br />We </em><a href="http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/6100"><em>swallowed a load</em></a><em> in 2001 and we’re seeing </em><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iwOy_9XK33AEnfsJZbSpyN7gRc8Q"><em>signs</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=080318173115.yrma54o5&show_article=1"><em>wonders</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://www.uruknet.de/?p=m42203&hd=&size=1&l=e"><em>signs</em></a><em> and </em><a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h0arauyjLz9xhnBdnw6pEEOpKErwD8VH8CH80"><em>wonders</em></a><em> all over the place now. We are seeing a collection of </em><a href="http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=8248"><em>related events</em></a><em> that are all indicating that ‘the future is now’ or just around the corner. Ominous evidence of three dimensional chess pressures are pushing circumstance …and daring it to do something stupid. </em><a href="http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20080320/cleisure/cleisure2.html"><em>Food shortages</em></a><em>; high fuel costs, housing foreclosures, </em><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/International_Business/Financial_crisis_worst_since_1930s/articleshow/2881608.cms"><em>bank failures</em></a><em>, the falling dollar and assorted </em><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/151422-Following-the-blood-trail"><em>saber rattling</em></a><em> all seem to indicate that ‘the boys in the backroom’ are getting all sub rosa before they go nova.<br /><br />It becomes especially clear when The Scarlet Pimpernel, Bin Laden, starts doing his Baron Samedi impressions and popping up out of the grave and on to your dinner table. Most of the readers of this blog are regular visitors to </em><a href="http://www.uruknet.info/"><em>http://www.uruknet.info/</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/"><em>http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/</em></a><em> </em><a href="http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/"><em>http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/</em></a><em> and the venerable </em><a href="http://www.sott.net/"><em>http://www.sott.net/</em></a><em> so you have all probably seen the links I’ve placed above and you know that there are many more that all relate to the same mass of confusion that defines the present moment. You know about Russia and Kosovo; The Palestinian Genocide, Israel and her neighbors near and far. You know about Afghanistan and Iraq and Iran. You’re familiar with what happens when anonymous spokesmen for government agencies start talking about looming terror threats. You know Easter is coming and you know what a bonanza it would be were Christians to have a bad hair day at a holy site but… other days are coming and it could be any day and any scenario as long as it points to Iran. Still, it’s interesting what Bin Laden had to say about the pope and Europe, even if it wasn’t- and it wasn’t- Bin Laden.<br /><br />Bushco is looking into Switzerland’s deal with Iran because it might violate some gratuitous sanctions that somebody put on paper and supposedly means something but probably doesn’t.<br />Yes, we know about that </em><a href="http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/966560.html"><em>joint military exercise</em></a><em> in Tel Aviv which, like the war games that were taking place on 9/11, that were simulating the very thing that took place and like the terror drill that was taking place in London at the same time as the 7/7 attacks… we know that terror drills and war games are often a cover and a distraction from the real thing. Sure this one is over now but… ah the mind wanders and speculates. The mind wonders how tragic it would be if something were to happen to someone somewhere. Israel killed a high ranking Hezbollah leader and they’ve spared no press in letting the world know that surely Hezbollah has a retribution planned................................<br /></em><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">And for more and other fascinating, up-to-date world reports, go to</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.sott.net/">http://www.sott.net/</a> for your daily dose of REALITY.</span><br /><p><span style="font-size:130%;">~ The Mediator</span></p>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-36072087245464581492008-03-16T08:31:00.002-04:002008-03-16T08:56:01.007-04:00With Spring Around the Corner, So Is Your Chance For More Sunshine and Vitamin D<span style="font-size:130%;"><em>I hate winter, yes it's true. I'm not a skiier, but I do like to snowshoe. With Spring just around the corner, I can't wait to get back outside and start walking again. Hiking on the weekends is such great fun and wonderful exercise. And since I'm an apartment dweller, the outdoors is even more precious to me. When I had my own home and had to tend to two acres of land, I never gave being outdoors as much thought as I do now.</em></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>So I thought it appropriate to include this article on vitamin D and sunshine. But ya gotta remember to treat the sun with r-e-s-p-e-c-t. That means small doses to build up your tolerance. Personally, I do not wear sunscreen for most of my outdoor treks and walks. Although if I were to go to the ocean for the day, of course, I would put on some protection and wear a hat (probably with a wide brim), as there is no hiding from the strong rays of the sun bouncing off the water and sand. Even on a cloudy day you can get a burn at the ocean. So hurray for Spring.......this article was found at:</em></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/z022841.html">http://www.naturalnews.com/z022841.html</a><br /><br /><br /><strong>Rise and Shine: More Sunlight is Good for Your Health</strong><br />by Tom Mosakowski <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Author411.html">(see all articles by this author)</a><br /><br /> A study by researchers at the Institute for Cancer Research in Oslo, Norway has given further credence to the claim that the benefits of modest sun exposure outweigh the risk of skin cancer for most people. Johan Moan, the researcher who led the study said, "Modest sun exposure gives enormous vitamin D benefits.<br /><br />"He estimated that doubling the amount of sun exposure for residents of Norway would double the number of deaths due to skin cancer to 300. However, the great benefit to this would be a decrease of 3,000 people who die from other <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cancers.html">cancers</a> [1].<br /><br />The human skin synthesizes vitamin D when exposed to the ultraviolet type B (UVB) radiation in sunlight. Solar radiation is the main source of vitamin D for most people. Modest <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/sun_exposure.html">sun exposure</a> causes a significant amount of vitamin D to accumulate in the body and protect from some internal cancers and other illnesses such as diabetes and rickets. <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Vitamin_D.html">Vitamin D</a> promotes bone mineralization and calcium absorption thus protecting against osteomalacia and <strong>osteoporosis.</strong> <strong>The vitamin also helps the body's immune system function properly [2]</strong>. When deficient, the human body is at great risk of acquiring these conditions and deficiency is linked to heart attacks and mental depression. Most people could experience the benefits by increasing their sun exposure, but not too much as to cause any burning.<br /><br />Vitamin D deficiency has been measured to be as high as 21 to 58 percent in adolescents and adults in the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/United_States.html">United States</a> [3].<br /><br />Several factors reduce individuals' exposure to sunlight and UVB light rays: the amount of time spent in the sun is the most obvious. Also, more polar latitudes, the time of day such as dusk compared to noon, high cloud cover, smog, and <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/sunscreen.html">sunscreen</a> use lower the amount of UVB radiation that reaches people.<br /><br />Geographic latitude plays a significant role. Generally, the farther an individual is from the equator, the more difficult it is to synthesize enough vitamin D. For example, in Boston, MA, from November through February, the average amount of sunlight is inadequate for an individual to synthesize enough vitamin D [4]. Additionally, the researchers at the Institute for Cancer Research in Oslo determined that, given the same amount of sunlight, inhabitants of <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Australia.html">Australia</a> just below the equator produced 3.4 more times the vitamin D than people in Britain and 4.8 times that of Scandinavians [1].<br /><br />It's essential to learn the optimal amount of sun exposure that is healthy for you without causing <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/sunburn.html">sunburn</a>. Moan recommended that a person's daily sun exposure should be about half the time that it would take to burn. Lighter skinned people are more sensitive to sunburn and skin damage, but they are more proficient at creating vitamin D with less sun exposure than a darker skinned person (Please see [5] below for a related, generally accepted theory for skin color variance). Light skinned peoples in Southern United States can synthesize enough vitamin D by exposing their face and arms to the sun without sunscreen for about 15 minutes a few times a week. Dark skinned people need about 5 to 10 times more exposure [2].<br /><br />A consensus has not been made for how much vitamin D is a healthy level for most people, but it's generally agreed that for people up to the age of 50, 200 IUs (international unit) is the Adequate Intake (AI). For 51 to 70 year olds, 400 IUs is the AI and for individuals over 70, 600 IUs is recommended. The ability to synthesize vitamin D decreases with age. However, recent studies have shown amounts of vitamin D of 2,000 IUs and higher to be more effective and still safe [6]. If a person works outside under the summer sun for hours in a tank-top and shorts, his skin will have made thousands of IUs. Of course, a baseline tan to prevent burning would be a good idea. Normal body levels of vitamin D can't reach the level that a large vitamin D pill would produce. The body self-regulates; reducing vitamin D synthesis when levels are getting high from sun exposure.<br /><br />Is there a difference between taking say, 1,000 IUs in pill form and synthesizing it via UVB radiation? Is putting a 1,000 IU pill in your body versus forming it all over your skin comparable to drinking 8 glass of water at once versus spreading it throughout the day? This, I am unsure of.<br /><br />Within UVB light are a range of wavelengths. Some are more optimal for vitamin D synthesis than others. A person at sea level will receive these wavelengths when the sun is 45 degrees above the horizon or the UV index for the day is above 3. When the sun is at or above this elevation in the sky, sufficient amounts of vitamin D can be made by the skin in about 15 minutes a few times a week. The area of the planet within the tropics provides this solar elevation daily, but it occurs daily only in the spring and summer seasons of temperate regions, and nearly never in the arctic circles [7]. Seasonal supplementation seems to be appropriate.<br /><br /><strong>Sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 8 prevents more than 95% of vitamin D</strong> <strong>production [11</strong>]. So when you lather up with this sunscreen, it will take 20 times longer than usual to make enough vitamin D. This effect was observed during a campaign in Australia to increase sunscreen use to prevent <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/skin_cancer.html">skin cancer</a>. The result was an increase in Australians with <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/vitamin_D_deficiency.html">vitamin D deficiency</a> [8].<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>You can read the rest of the article <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/z022841.html">here</a></em></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">~ The Mediator</span></em><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><em></em></span>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-86122964208123432932008-03-14T07:05:00.004-04:002008-03-14T07:19:59.817-04:00Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Exercising on the RebounderWell, I came across this article about chronic fatigue and exercise. Rebounding, or jumping on a mini-trampoline, seems like it might be helpful to those suffering from CFS.<br /><br />You can read the article here:<br /><a href="http://www.fatigueanswers.com/mini-exercise-trampoline.html">http://www.fatigueanswers.com/mini-exercise-trampoline.html</a><br /><br />Just thought this was something that searchers should be aware of. I know that when you are 'tired' the last thing on your mind is exercise. The motivation is not there. But this simple, gentle bouncing might be something to help you slowly build up a tolerance and a good place to start. They even make rebounders with a bar attachment that you can hold onto. All you need is 2 minutes ! Just give it two minutes first thing in the morning - the best time to clear your lymph system. At least, that's what I've read.<br /><br />Remember, this is <strong>not</strong> medical advice. This is <strong>information</strong> to be aware of.<br /><br />~ The Mediator<br /><br />ps......there is another website you might want to read here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wholisticresearch.com/info/artshow.php3?artid=359">http://www.wholisticresearch.com/info/artshow.php3?artid=359</a>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-34951616541827047532008-03-10T16:17:00.005-04:002008-03-10T16:55:42.167-04:00Internet Free Speech Under Threat! Eric Pepin - Higher Balance Institute Sue SOTT for 4.47 Million Over SOTT Forum Comments!Hey, Internet freedom of speech is under attack again. <br /><br />This article brings back memories of when I, many years ago, got involved with a group. They were loving, kind and welcoming. It took me such a long time to realize that most of the members in this group were questionable individuals. The purpose of my joining was to help heal people. Many of the others, well they were there for other purposes. I left the group, thankfully. <br /><br /> This article is for all who value free speech. Read it here or go to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/">http://www.sott.net/</a> and look for the article below:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" target="_blank">Internet Free Speech Under Threat! Eric Pepin - Higher Balance Institute Sue SOTT for 4.47 Million Over SOTT Forum Comments!</a><br /><br />Laura Knight-Jadczyk<br />sott.net<br />Fri, 07 Mar 2008<br /><br />Yesterday, as I was working on finishing up the next installment of the Comet Series of Articles, FedEx delivered a packet of mail from our corporate registered agent in the U.S. It was "Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial" filed in the State of Oregon by Eric Pepin's Higher Balance Institute, LLC. The reason? A discussion on the SOTT Forum that begins <a href="http://www.sott.net/signs/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1360&p=1" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br />Well, that was entertaining enough when you think about the fact that the discussion that he objects to was centered on several newspaper articles that describe his close calls with the legal system in Oregon over charges of sex abuse.<br /><br />The legal document I received is 10 pages long so I'm just going to summarize it here. If you want to read the whole thing (it's hilarious beyond belief!) go <a href="http://laura-knight-jadczyk.com/images/hbi_.pdf" target="_blank">HERE</a> for the pdf.<br /><br />(....snip.....)<br /><br />Whoah! That's some heavy duty stuff, eh? Sounds like we just ripped up on that poor guy for no reason at all!<br /><br />But that's not quite the situation. The original article about Eric Pepin that was brought to our attention on page 5 of the above-mentioned <a href="http://www.sott.net/signs/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1360&p=1">forum thread</a>:<br /><br /><br /><strong>Check out the above links for more information. Knowledge does protect. </strong><br /><strong>~ The Mediator</strong>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-65271046813825934312008-03-08T14:14:00.007-05:002008-03-14T15:39:36.927-04:00Freedom of Speech and Your Mental Health<span style="font-size:130%;">Since my passion is alternative medicine, and I love to write about ways I've found to keep myself healthy 'in body', I thought I'd also let you in on how I keep myself healthy 'in mind'. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm sure that most of you realize stress can be a killer. And, we all have stress to deal with each and every day. It just depends on how much stress is involved and how well you can cope. From the commute to work, worry about family, job, health, the economy, it's pretty much an <strong>in-your-face </strong>daily struggle not to have a nuclear meltdown emotionally. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I've had my share of stresses thoughout the last 30 years.......what with having a child born with a disability, an alcoholic husband, divorce, suffering from panic attacks, even having my car repossessed while I was at work and all my co-workers knew.......there were times when I thought that checking-out would be the best and only option for getting some peace of mind. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I was a worrier. My mom worried and I thought I'd inherited the familial gene and my fate was sealed. Once, when I was a teenager, I went to an amusement park, had my palm read. The woman took one look at the lines on my hand and said to me "My dear, you worry so much, you worry about worrying." She hit the nail on the head. But what was I to do. Then I devised a plan (too bad it took me soooo many years to come up with this workable idea). <strong>The Plan:</strong> <strong>I allowed myself 24 hours to worry/stress over any given situation or problem that popped into my life.</strong> It worked ! ! !</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Yes. I would cry, scream, agonize, think about the most horrific end-of-the-world scenarios and literally get it all out of my emotional system. Phew; sometimes it was really exausting. But it worked. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The reason I'm writing about stress and mental health is that I read this article where an independent new site was being sued for telling the <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/150512-Eric-Pepin-Higher-Balance-Institute-Sue-SOTT-for-4-47-Million-Over-Sott-Forum-Comments-">truth</a>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It seems that ever since 911 people have been more and more fearful of speaking what is it that they really think or feel about what is going on in our world, our country. And that bothers me. Not only because I can see fear in other people, but I can also sense fear in myself about speaking up. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, it is this article that's got me all worked up. So I had to implement my "Plan" and I guess part of the plan is my writing about it. This is an article about truth, freedom of speech, and some questionable individuals. As a mom, I would want my family to be aware of what's out there and that's why this rant. Maybe you'll read the article.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It's time we stop being afraid.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Here's the link to the </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://higherimbalanceinstitute.blogspot.com/">blog</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">or</span>......go read about it <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/150512-Internet-Free-Speech-Under-Threat-Eric-Pepin-Higher-Balance-Institute-Sue-SOTT-for-4-47-Million-Over-SOTT-Forum-Comments-">here</a><br /><br />~ The Mediator<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-33772152433946056482008-03-04T14:31:00.004-05:002008-03-04T14:49:07.042-05:00Ya Gotta Have "Hope"<span style="font-size:130%;">Do any of you like to re-read books that you've enjoyed in past. I do. Sometimes I have three books by my bedside, one new and two old books that I just have found so interesting that I need to bring them out and read through them from time-to-time.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Anyway, I only mention my quirky book reading style because I was going through my blog and re-read an article that has much relevance as to what is going on around our planet today. With the constant sightings of fireballs and meteors, here's an article which, if you haven't read it the first time, you should. </span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Kinda gives you the shivvers, but this article is packed with things you should know.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Note, this article is not mine. Click on the link to read the whole thing.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><br /><em></em><br /><strong><em><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/1299699-The-Hope">THE HOPE</a></em></strong><br /><em></em><br /><em>My </em><a href="http://laura-knight-jadczyk.blogspot.com/2007/03/forget-about-global-warming-were-one.html" target="_blank"><em>last contribution to the Blogosphere</em></a><em> must have been pretty scary. Geeze! You shoulda seen my mail! People going bananas and writing "what to do? what to do!?"</em><br /><br /><em>Well, this one's not going to be any better. But let me say in advance that today's particular collection of items will lead us to a certain point of hope which I wish to elucidate at the end.</em><br /><em><br />It is 7.17 am, Eastern Standard Time, on the thirtieth of June [some year in the not-too-distant future]. Suddenly the power fails. </em><br /><br /><em>The basement centre of the Defense Communication Operations Unit adjoining the White House is plunged into darkness, and only the distant rumble of early morning traffic reminds the duty officer that another day has already begun. There have been power failures before, however, and there is no hint of impending crisis</em><br /><br /><em>Almost immediately, an automatic switch brings in the emergency supply. But now the duty officer observes that something is wrong. Telephone links to the outside world have gone. These include the open links, via commercial cables, to NORAD's bunker a thousand feet under Cheyenne Peak in Colorado, and to the Offutt command post near Omaha</em><br /><br /><em>Within seconds it is ascertained that neither the President nor Vice-President, both of whom are out of town, can be contacted: radio communications are blacked out, on all frequencies. Further, because of the telephone failure, none of the Presidential stand-ins scattered around town and country can be expected to call in to give their exact locations, as they would normally if there were a recognized national emergency. However, the Secretary of Defense, third in the chain of command, is at breakfast somewhere in the White House</em><br /><br /><em>It has taken 45 seconds to confirm the general breakdown of communications; it takes another 45 seconds to locate the Secretary of Defense and inform him of the problem; and it is another 90 seconds before the Secretary finds himself in the cramped underground Situation Room along with his advisors. He is aware that the travel time of a missile from a hostile submarine off the Atlantic coast to Washington is just over fifteen minutes; three of these minutes have gone<br />Emergency procedures for transferring authority are now in hand and the Secretary of Defense becomes in effect the new President. The 'gold codes', which would enable him to initiate a nuclear response, are placed before him. The black SIOP books with their theoretical scenarios are produced. The 'Mystic' and 'Nationwide' communication systems are successfully activated utilizing deeply buried, protected cables. He now has control of the National Command Authority, the channel of communication for execution of a nuclear strike; and another two minutes have gone</em><br /><br /><em>The underground cables to Cheyenne, Offutt and other SAC bases are now open with secure links to the radar lines covering the northern approaches. None of them - Dew Line, the 55th Parallel or Pine Tree - is functioning properly, however; their screens are strongly upset with many spurious signals: there seem to be huge scattering modes in the ionosphere.</em><br /><br /><em>Satellite communication with military forces abroad is impaired. No information is coming in from the big synchronous DSP satellites over South America, the central Pacific or the Indian Ocean; nothing is arriving from the relay stations near Aurora in Colorado or Pine Gap in Australia. And the 'hot line' is dead. On the other hand in the minutes before the confusion they had reported no anomalous infrared emissions and hence no evidence of heat from the exhausts of rising missiles. At the moment all that can be said is that there is a very unusual atmospheric disturbance, that telephone lines are dead and that there are widespread power failures. The disturbed atmosphere might just be some strange effect due to sunspots or the like, but the telephone and power failures are ominous. On such a scale, the only plausible explanation is an electromagnetic pulse caused by nuclear fireballs</em><br /><br /><em>Eight minutes into the emergency - if it is an emergency - the Secretary issues a number of precautionary orders. His deputy is ordered upstairs to await the arrival of a helicopter from Quantico Marine Corps base about 30 miles away. This will transport the deputy to the waiting 'Nightwatch', a Boeing 747 which functions as an airborne command post. Another helicopter is dispatched to retrieve the President. A 'flash alert' is sent to Hawaii, to get a second command post aloft, but the message goes unacknowledged. SAC missile silos and bomber bases are put on full alert</em><br /><br /><em>Nine minutes on, ............... gotta go <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/129699-The-Hope">here</a> to read the rest.</em>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-74014593224182091822008-03-01T21:10:00.002-05:002008-03-01T22:39:30.620-05:00Comets, Meteors, Fireballs......Does Humanity Have A Chance???<em>A few years ago I witnessed a ginormous meteor fly overhead (um, I am assuming, since I am not a scientist, that it was a meteor) while driving home one winter's night. The whole area lit up like it was noon and a bright light went zooming past high up in the night's blackened sky. To this day, I still have a vision of what I saw that night very clearly in my mind. I've never seen anything like it before or after. And I truly didn't know what to make of it until lately when I've been reading more and more articles about people seeing meteors streaking across the skies. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>There are several articles I have come across recently, and <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/146792-The-Hazaard-to-Civilization-from-Fireballs-and-Comets">one can be found here</a> if you are inclined to find out more about these celestial objects that seem to be coming into frequent contact with our living space these days. It seems that there may be alot more to these meteors than just watching a pretty shooting star.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>The other article is from a blog I read frequently. The beginning of the article is below. It's title is:<br /><br /><strong>Wars, Pestilence and Witches</strong></em><br /><em>~by Laura Knight-Jadczyk</em><br /><br />It was a warm, clear afternoon in the capital. The bustle of metropolitan commerce and tourism filled the streets. Small sailing vessels dotted the sheltered waters within sight of the government buildings, riding on a soft southerly breeze. The Sun sparkled on the gentle swells and wakes, lending a luminous glow to the poppies and tulips nodding in the parks along the water's edge. All was in order.<br /><br />But suddenly, the sky brightened as if with a second, more brilliant Sun. A second set of shadows appeared; at first long and faint, they shortened and sharpened rapidly. A strange hissing, humming sound seemed to come from everywhere at once. Thousands craned their necks and looked upwards, searching the sky for the new Sun. Above them a tremendous white fireball blossomed, like the unfolding of a vast paper flower, but now blindingly bright. For several seconds the fierce fireball dominated the sky, shaming the Sun. The sky burned white-hot, then slowly faded through yellow and orange to a glowering copper-red. The awful hissing ceased. The onlookers, blinded by the flash, burned by its searing heat, covered their eyes and cringed in terror. Occupants of offices and apartments rushed to their windows, searching the sky for the source of the brilliant flare that had lit their rooms. A great blanket of turbulent, coppery cloud filled half the sky overhead. For a dozen heartbeats the city was awestruck, numbed and silent.<br /><br />Then, without warning, a tremendous blast smote the city, knocking pedestrians to the ground. Shuttered doors and windows blew out; fences, walls, and roofs groaned and cracked. A shock wave raced across the city and its waterways, knocking sailboats flat in the water.......<br /><br />continue <a href="http://laura-knight-jadczyk.blogspot.com/2008/01/wars-pestilence-and-witches.html">here</a><br /><br /><br /><em>~ The Mediator</em>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-44216603460830667462008-02-26T11:56:00.006-05:002008-04-21T10:12:54.996-04:00Rebounding ... ever tried it<em>Yesterday I came across this article on "rebounding", it's a trampoline you use indoors to strengthen the cells of your body - not to make you physically strong - but to keep you healthy and your immune system working at top notch speed. Most people call rebounders 'mini-trampolines'. And, I've been rebounding for years. My children, when they were young, thought that it was the best thing since jumping on your bed. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Rebounding for health was what got me started and this was about 26 years back. After my son was born 23 years ago, (he was born with Down's Syndrome and as a result had a depressed immune system, low muscle tone - flabby arms, legs, neck) I brought him home from the hospital and would hold him in my arms and jump and sing to him on a daily basis. I did this hoping to help him grow strong and healthy. He still jumps today, although today I have to remind him that it's part of his exercise routine.</em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Anyway, the reason for writing all the above is that I saw this great article that I thought I'd include below. It's how rebounding for only two (yes 2) minutes a day can clean your <a href="http://www.healingdaily.com/exercise/rebounding-for-detoxification-and-health.htm">lymph system</a>. I had always been under the impression that I needed to jump 15-20 minutes for needed health benefits. But read the article.........two minutes, several times a day boosts your immune system and increase production of your white blood cells.</em><br /><br />You can also find more great articles on health <a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/154077-The-oldest-Americans-are-also-the-happiest-research-finds">here</a>.<br /><em></em><br /><em>The article was taken from:</em><br /><a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/z022716.html">http://www.naturalnews.com/z022716.html</a><br /><br />* * * * * * * *<br /><br /><strong>Whole Body Detox (Part 1): Lymphatic Cleansing With Rebound Exercise</strong><br />by Mary Laredo <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/Author301.html">(see all articles by this author)</a><br /><br />With each passing decade since the end of World War II our planet has become silently, yet increasingly, toxic as pollutants from pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, industrial chemicals and other residual offenders choke the land, water and air that sustain us. As our planet becomes dangerously congested with debris so do our bodies, as evidenced by the alarming rate of deaths due to preventable illness and disease. We are neither helpless nor hopeless in this dire state, and just as we can strive to minimize our imprint on the planet, we can also take measures to reduce, eliminate and cleanse <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/toxins.html">toxins</a> from the blood, tissues and organs of our bodies. One of several effective methods of <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/detoxification.html">detoxification</a> is through lymphatic <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cleansing.html">cleansing</a>.<br /><br />Among the various functions of the lymphatic system is its ability to carry waste away from the cells and bloodstream to the body's organs of elimination. The system is comprised of veins and capillaries, with one-way valves, that contain a clear fluid called lymph. This fluid also surrounds cells throughout the body and collects cellular debris before draining it into the lymphatic system. Lymph carries the waste on a one-way path toward the heart and passes through many filters (lymph nodes) where special white blood cells attack and eliminate foreign molecules.<br /><br />Once the lymph fluid approaches the heart it is returned to circulation and makes its way for further cleansing of toxins by the liver and kidneys. The lymphatic vessels are not connected to the blood circulatory system, and unlike blood which is pumped by the heart, lymph fluid relies on bodily movement and exercise to drive it through the lymphatic system. Forceful flushing of the system cleanses lymph nodes, contributes to healthy, clear lymph fluid, and boosts the <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/immune_system.html">immune system</a>. Stagnant, slow-moving and thick lymph fluid is due to a lethargic, toxic body and weakened immune system.<br /><br />When the lymph fluid remains sluggish the lymph nodes become clogged and lose their filtering ability. Without routine flushing of the lymph, debris becomes trapped in the body, creating a toxic overload and contributing to the onset of disease.<br /><br />Exacerbating the problem caused by lack of exercise is the constant onslaught of toxins from processed, denatured food and exposure to environmental <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/pollutants.html">pollutants</a>. Regular exercise will help to offset these offenders.<br /><br />Rebounding on a mini trampoline is perhaps the most efficient and forceful means of flushing the lymph while stimulating the immune system and defending against <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/cancer.html">cancer</a> and other ailments. During rebound exercise the forces of the upward and downward bounces – acceleration and deceleration – are vertically aligned on the same plane with gravity. It was proven by Albert Einstein in 1911 that the aligned forces of acceleration, deceleration and gravity result in an increased gravitational load (1). What this means for the body is that during rebound exercise cells adjust to the increased load by becoming stronger. Rebounding strengthens virtually every cell of the body at the same time and is equivalent to resistance training for the cells.<br /><br />It takes only two minutes of rebounding to flush the entire lymphatic system, while cleansing and strengthening cells and lymph nodes. A further benefit to the body is that during this brief time span the white blood cells of the immune system triple in number and remain elevated for an hour. These specialized cells play a major role in the body's defense against illness and disease. For one full hour their activity is increased as they perform their tasks of destroying and eliminating cancer cells and other toxins, expending themselves in the process. An hour after rebounding for two minutes the white blood cell count returns to normal (1, 2, 3).<br /><br />At this point another two-minute rebound session would increase the demand for white blood cells as the process of cleansing, strengthening, and the flushing away of spent cells and other cancerous debris is repeated. A therapeutic strategy to rebuild health would be to rebound for two minutes every waking hour, or as many times a day as possible. Two minutes of gentle bouncing throughout the day is more effective for healing than one long session. Repeated short sessions sustain an active immune system, oxygenate and strengthen cells, and continuously cleanse the lymph. Therapeutic rebounding has been shown to reduce cancerous tumors and improve or heal a host of other ailments (3).<br /><br />Those who are too weak to exercise or have difficulty standing can use a stabilizer bar which is available with most quality rebounders, such as the Needak model. This enables the weak individual to feel secure while bouncing gently. It's important to begin slowly, and gradually increase to two minutes.<br /><br />Rebounding can be performed by healthy individuals for health maintenance and disease prevention. One or more long sessions of aerobic rebounding will help stimulate the immune system, improve digestion, control weight, tone and strengthen the body, and build endurance – especially when done with hand-held weights.<br /><br />When beginning a program of regular rebounding it's best to gradually increase time and intensity as the body – including bones and internal organs – adjusts to the increased gravitational load and becomes stronger.<br /><br />A healthy existence can only be sustained when we recognize the correlation between our toxic planet and our polluted bodies and become conscious stewards of both. One means toward this end is through daily rebounding combined with an alkaline diet to detoxify the body and profoundly contribute to optimum healing.<br /><br />Future reports will cover the effectiveness and physiology of fasting, enemas and infrared sauna use for therapeutic detoxification.<br /><br />References:1. Brooks, Linda: Rebounding and Your Immune System. Urbana, OH: Vitally Yours Press, 29; 33-46, 20032. Brooks, Linda: Cancer – A Simple Approach. Urbana, OH: Vitally Yours Press,33-6, 20023. Brooks, Linda: Rebounding to Better Health. Sixth Printing, KE Publishing, 51-2; 39-56; 71-6, 2006<br /><br />About the authorMary Laredo is an artist, educator and gallery curator who lives and works in Detroit, MI. As a breast cancer survivor who shunned conventional treatment, she is writing a book about her experience with natural therapies and nutritional healing. Visit <a href="http://marylaredo.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">http://marylaredo.blogspot.com/</a><br /><br /><strong><em>UPDATE 3/09/08: found another web site that has good solid information on rebounding and your health. If you please, visit here:</em></strong><br /><a href="http://pals2u.tripod.com/id34.html">http://pals2u.tripod.com/id34.html</a><br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-1438350359654456002008-02-25T15:22:00.007-05:002008-04-21T10:20:38.375-04:00HONEY.....a cure for the common ailementI've been away again. There has been so many family issues over the last couple of months that it's all I can do to turn on the computer and check out my favorite sites. But, this article about honey and cinnamon has really peaked my 'health' curiosity. The reason for it is as follows:<br /><br />My son, during the winter months, has always produced these big, ugly pimples. This only happens November through March and nothing but time has made them go away - until I happened upon a hand cream that I purchased over the holidays. It's made from honey. All natural ingredients (only a few). Anyway, one night I decided to apply some of this honey hand cream to his face (where another pimple was forming) and the next morning it was all but gone. A little more honey hand cream and two days later there was no sign of a big 'ole pimple.<br /><br />We did this over and over this winter, whenever a pimple (and no, it's not just a tiny zit, but a boil type zit) would begin to form, I'd apply the honey cream and voila~~~gonezo. So, when I read this article, I just had to dig a bit and look further into the idea of honey (and cinnamon) being an incredible natural healer......and maybe you will look deeper into this too.<br /><br />Read on and also check out some other health and wellness articles<br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/154026-Baby-Bottle-Maker-to-Stop-Using-Plastic-Linked-to-Health-Concerns">here</a>.<br /><br /><br /><a style="COLOR: #000000; TEXT-DECORATION: none" href="http://www.matchdoctor.com/profile_teacuppoms.html"><strong>cinamon and honey the miracle cure</strong></a><br />posted 2/9/2008 9:13:46 AM<br /><br />read below OR can be read here...just scroll down half way on the page to find it:<br /><br /><a href="http://mysite.verizon.net/mdmasters/healthtips.htm">http://mysite.verizon.net/mdmasters/healthtips.htm</a><br /><br />or read the paper here:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/48137/honey-cinnamon-multiple-cures">http://www.scribd.com/doc/48137/honey-cinnamon-multiple-cures</a><br /><br />Facts on honey and cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases.<br /><br />Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.<br /><br />Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:<br /><br />HEART DISEASES:<br />Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.<br /><br />ARTHRITIS:<br />Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon honey and half teaspoon cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.<br /><br />BLADDER INFECTIONS:<br />Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.<br /><br />TOOTHACHE:<br />Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.<br /><br />CHOLESTEROL:<br />Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.<br /><br />COLDS:<br />Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.<br /><br />UPSET STOMACH:<br />Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.<br /><br />GAS:<br />According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.<br /><br />IMMUNE SYSTEM:<br />Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.<br /><br />INDIGESTION:<br />Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.<br /><br />INFLUENZA:<br />A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.<br /><br />LONGEVITY:<br />Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.<br /><br />PIMPLES:<br />Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.<br /><br />SKIN INFECTIONS:<br />Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.<br /><br />WEIGHT LOSS:<br />Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.<br /><br />CANCER:<br />Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.<br /><br />FATIGUE:<br />Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than! than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the bo dy within a week.<br /><br />BAD BREATH:<br />People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.<br /><br />HEARING LOSS:<br />Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-12395085906141356322007-12-11T22:08:00.001-05:002007-12-11T22:25:20.065-05:00One Person's Trash is Another Person's TreasureThought I'd post a couple of thoughts on the Christmas (er....Holiday) Season and the shopping that goes along with it. Actually, I'm not one that enjoys shopping. The malls are too crowded, the roads are congested and prices are skyrocketing but.......<br /><br />..........since we all seem to be avid consumers, and shopping is our game, you might want to take a look at the following video from <a href="http://www.mercola.com/">www.mercola.com</a>:<br /><br /><a href="http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/need-to-see-before-you-start-holiday-shopping.aspx">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/need-to-see-before-you-start-holiday-shopping.aspx</a><br /><br />It's a wonderful visual on what 'consumerism' does to the planet and how we've been set-up by the corporations to make those of us who live in the USA into nothing more than consuming piglets. We're trapped in a viscious cycle and can't stop it. But, there's one way to help the planet and your pocketbook.<br />So, after you watch the video, you might want to check out this website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freecycle.org/">http://www.freecycle.org</a><br /><br />Just type in your State or City, State and watch for a 'freecycle group' near you. I've been a user of freecycle and it is a wonderful way of cleaning out your overstuffed drawers, closets - or, if you're moving, giving away those items that could wind up in the dump. Likewise, if you're in need of something you can ask. Everything posted on freecycle is FREE.....and RECYCLED.<br /><br />"The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4194 groups with 4188044 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. Membership is free, and everything posted must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages."<br /><br />Also, there's this:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.repairclinic.org/">http://www.repairclinic.org</a><br /><br />"RepairClinic.com® - The preferred resource for appliance parts and free repair help. Ask our RepairGuru® your repair question. Let our PartDetective® show the part photo, pricing and availability. Shop online or use our toll-free number. No-hassle returns."<br /><br />Well Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays to anyone reading this blog.<br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-9822928085296357682007-12-03T14:35:00.000-05:002007-12-03T15:02:51.506-05:00IF YOU WANT TO SMILE, THIS WILL DO IT FOR YACame across an article on another website and, although it gave me 'goosebumps', it is something everyone should see. It will really make you feel good, smile and want to see it again. So here is the link:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.maniacworld.com/Phone-Salesman-Amazes-Crowd.html">http://www.maniacworld.com/Phone-Salesman-Amazes-Crowd.html</a><br /><br />It will make your day.<br /><br />And a 'Oops', cuz I just want to add something else to this post:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/144703-Town-of-Allopath">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/144703-Town-of-Allopath</a><br /><br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-60679675318029781502007-11-25T09:05:00.000-05:002007-11-25T09:21:38.866-05:00DO YOU SUFFER.....Then Read ThisWith the Holiday Season all around us, and many, many parties to attend (both family and work), there's something I think you should be aware of - especially if you tend to put on too much weight during this season OR if you tend to 'feel unwell' during the month long celebrations leading up to Christmas.<br /><br />There is a helpful website I have found which has lots of great information concerning health and wellbeing. So....<br /><br />If you suffer from panic attacks, gas, anxiety, irregular heartbeat (these were actually MY SYMPTOMS ~ I am NOT diagnosing anyone), as I did, you might want to read the following:::<br /><br />Website for the article: "Food for Thought" can be found here:<br /><a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/">http://www.msgtruth.org/</a><br /><br />[begin.....]<br /><strong>Food For Thought .... {from MSGTRUTH}</strong><br /><strong><br /></strong><em>MSG is a nervous system stimulant.</em><br /></strong><em><br /></em>Recent <a href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press/2000/MAY/000518.HTM">research</a> at Johns Hopkins directly ties nervous system stimulation to the immune system.<br /></em><br />The FDA admits that MSG has been proven to induce asthma attacks in certain individuals.<br /><a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/asthma.htm">Asthma deaths</a> have increased with the increased use of MSG in the US food supply.<br /><br />Childhood <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/allergy.htm">allergies</a> have increased with the increased use of MSG in the US food supply.<br /><br />The EPA has approved a growth-enhancing <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/cropspra.htm">crop spray</a> for use on fruits and vegetables which contains free L-glutamic acid, which has the same action on the nervous system as the amino acid glutamate found in MSG.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070219.wxautism19/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home">latest autism research</a> links two genetic areas to the disorder<br /><br />These genes code for proteins for glutamate receptors and synapses<br /><br />Glutamate induces epileptic seizures<br /><br />20% of autistic children also have epilepsy<br /><br />Glutamate increases histamine response<br /><br />Autistic children often have food allergies<br /><br />Some autistic children improve on a gluten-free, casein-free diet<br /><br />Glutamate is found in large amounts in gluten, and casein (wheat and milk proteins)<br /><br />Glutamate reduces levels of taurine - essential to proper digestion<br /><br />Autistic children often suffer digestive symptoms<br /><br />Glutamate targets the amygdala of the brain<br /><br />An overstimulated amygdala results in the most classic behaviour of autism:avoiding gazes perceived as threatening<br /><br />MSG injected into mice reduces free glutathione levels<br /><br />Glutathione protects children from mercury poisoning by chelating mercury<br /><br />Both Mercury and glutamic acid are still found in certain vaccines<br /><br />Vaccines are suspected of being an environmental trigger for autism in children<br /><br />Mercury in the environment is increasing due to air pollution<br /><br />The tobacco industry used ammonia in cigarettes because it enhances the addictive effects of nicotine.<br /><br />Ammonia in the blood stream quickly crosses the blood brain barrier.<br /><br />When ammonia in the bloodstream crosses the blood brain barrier, it is converted into glutamate.<br /><br />There are glutamate receptors in the <a href="http://www.hscbklyn.edu/pharmacology/kirchgessner.htm">pancreas.</a><br /><br />Excess Insulin release triggers hunger and can lead to obesity and insulin resistance in lab animals.<br /><br />Laboratory researchers inject animals with MSG to induce obesity.<br /><br />Ingested MSG has been shown in human subjects to increase blood levels of free glutamic acid and in turn, insulin.<br /><br />Glutamate-induced obese animals become resistant to leptin - the substance released by fat cells that scientists hope will cure obesity.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/obesity.htm">Obesity </a>and <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/diabetes.htm">Type II Diabetes</a> have increased to epidemic levels in the US in children since the introduction of MSG into the American diet. <br /><br /> <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/diabetes.htm">Type II Diabetes</a> has actually DOUBLED in the past 30 years in the U.S.<br /><a href="http://www.webmd.com/content/article/123/115231.htm">http://www.webmd.com/content/article/123/115231.htm</a><br /><br />Obesity among young people in China is growing at 10% each decade. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/11/02/china.obesity/">http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/11/02/china.obesity/</a><br /><br />Over 85% of people studied with <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/diabetes.htm">Type I Diabetes</a> have tested positive for antibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) which is the enzyme responsible for turning excess glutamate into GABA.<br /><br />The glutamate in MSG has a <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/blood.htm">vasoconstrictive</a> effect.<br /><br />MSG is added mainly to salty, processed American foods.<br /><br />Teens in Canada are now suffering from high blood pressure in record numbers.<br /><br />Hypertension incidence in America is 30% higher now than it was a decade ago.<br /><br />Some Americans have "salt-sensitive" hypertension.<br /><br />High blood pressure is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the US.<br /><br />Millions of Americans are taking calcium channel blocking medication to treat high blood pressure.<br /><br />The Glutamate in MSG acts as a calcium channel opener.<br /><br />High blood pressure is a risk factor for stroke.<br /><br />Asians have been using MSG in large amounts since 1908 when it was discovered.<br /><br />Young adults in Asian countries are now experiencing stroke in record numbers.<br /><br />A dentist recently discovered that anti-inflammatory topical medicine can alleviate migraine headaches.He believes <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/inflamma.htm">inflammation</a> in the mouth above the upper rear molars presses against nerves - causing migraine<br /><br />MSG induces histamine response<br /><br />Histamine induces inflammation<br /><br />MSG is a <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/migraine.htm">migraine</a> trigger<br /><br />The latest drugs to treat Fibromyalgia are anti-epileptic drugs which reduce glutamate levels.<br />Hospitals warn patients taking anti-seizure medications to avoid MSG.<br /><br />GlaxoSmithKline's Lamictal (lamotrigine), a glutamate BLOCKER, has just been approved in the US for treating "Grand Mal" or primary generalized tonic-clonic (PGTC) seizures. <a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-09-25T121424Z_01_WEN5872_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-GLAXOSMITHKLINE-URGENT.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna">http://today.reuters.com/news/articleinvesting.aspx?view=CN&storyID=2006-09-25T121424Z_01_WEN5872_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-GLAXOSMITHKLINE-URGENT.XML&rpc=66&type=qcna</a><br /><br />The anesthetic Ketamine is a glutamate BLOCKER.<br /><br />Stroke victims are now given glutamate blocking drugs<br /><br />MSG contains glutamate<br /><br />Late stage <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/alzheim.htm">Alzheimer's</a> patients are now showing improvement on the glutamate blocker, <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993586">memantine</a><br /><br />MSG contains glutamate<br /><br />A.L.S. victims are now being treated with glutamate blocking drugs<br /><br />MSG contains glutamate<br /><br /><a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/multscle.htm">MS</a> victims may soon be treated with <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid_581000/581156.stm">glutamate blocking drugs</a><br /><br />MSG contains glutamate<br /><br />Many of the elderly in nursing homes are suffering the effects of stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and A.L.S.<br /><br />MSG producers are now advocating the use of MSG in nursing homes<br /><br />The glutamate blocker Lamictal is used to treat bipolar disorder (manic <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/depress.htm">depression</a>).<br /><br />MSG was only added to the American food supply after World War II and has steadily increased.<br /><br />Suicide among adolescents and young adults has nearly tripled since 1952.<br /><br />Chinese processed foods are high in MSG.<br /><br />China now accounts for 42% of the world's suicides:<br /><a href="http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200609130358.htm">http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200609130358.htm</a><br /><br />Ketamine - a glutamate blocker - relieved depression in 71% of study patients within ONE DAY of treatment<br /><br />The blood brain barrier protects most of the human brain<br /><br />The hypothalamus of the brain is not protected by the blood brain barrier<br /><br />The hypothalamus of lab animals was damaged by MSG ingestion<br /><br />The hypothalamus directs the action of the pituitary gland and entire endocrine system<br /><br />Many MSG-sensitive individuals have been diagnosed hypothyroid<br /><br />The hypothalamus regulates body temperature<br /><br />Many young athletes are exhorted to use body-building products which contain free glutamate (MSG)<br /><br />There has been an increase in <a href="http://www.msgtruth.org/heat.htm">heat stroke</a> deaths in young athletes<br />[....end article]<br /><br /><em>Happy and Healthy Times to all,</em><br /><em>~ The Mediator</em>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-30738297765045263032007-11-24T09:22:00.000-05:002007-11-24T09:42:31.695-05:00Haven't Heard Much About FLU.....Have You??Usually every year, starting around the 1st of October, we hear reporting non-stop about the coming (deadly) flu season. The hype usually includes the information that there will not be enough flu shots to go around and to call your doctor asap to get your flu shot.<br /><br />This year, I've hardly heard anything about the flu season.......this year it's all about your finances and the christmas and sales season. Of course, both of those can make you sick with worry: you get to worry about possibly getting the flu or worry about your income/assets disappearing with the falling dollar rising oil prices and/or you can worry even more about your job stability.<br /><br />Also, you can go here:<br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/144251-Disturbing-FDA-staff-urge-psych-warnings-for-two-flu-drugs">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/144251-Disturbing-FDA-staff-urge-psych-warnings-for-two-flu-drugs</a><br />for other articles about health and <em>fear.</em><br /><em></em><br />So below is the article about the flu. Have a wonderflu season.<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071123/us_nm/fda_fludrugs_dc&printer=1;_ylt=Als3cAuNDabf8bwf5fe0zu8XIr0F" target="_blank">Disturbing! FDA staff urge psych warnings for two flu drugs</a><br />Kim Dixon<br />Reuters<br />Sat, 24 Nov 2007<br /><br />[note: highlights and emphasis mine]<br /><br />U.S. Food and Drug Administration staffers are recommending new warnings about <em><strong>psychiatric events observed in some patients taking Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu and GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Relenza, according to documents released on Friday.</strong></em><br /><br />An FDA advisory panel will review the recommendations for the anti-viral influenza drugs at a meeting next week.<br /><br />The FDA held a similar meeting two years ago in response to reports of a dozen deaths of children in Japan who had been taking <em><strong>Tamiflu.</strong></em><br /><br />Experts then found no evidence of a direct connection between the drug and the deaths, although the FDA did ultimately update Tamiflu's label to add a caution urging close monitoring of patients for abnormal behavior such as delirium or self-injury.<br /><br />In documents prepared for the meeting next week and posted on the FDA's Web site, agency staff recommended that Tamiflu's label be strengthened to note: "In some cases, these behaviors resulted in serious injuries, including death, in adult and pediatric patients."<br />The FDA staff also reviewed <strong>Relenza</strong>, a drug in the same class as Tamiflu, recommending its label be changed to note "reports of hallucinations, delirium and abnormal behavior" observed in some patients taking the drug.<br /><br />The current Relenza label has no label warning related to psychiatric events.<br /><br />The FDA staff said the evidence is "conflicting" as to whether the events are medication-related, a manifestation of disease or a combination of the two.<br /><br />Tamiflu has been more widely used in Japan than in the United States, and there is some evidence that the Japanese are more vigilant about reporting side effects, the FDA has said.<br />Tamiflu, known generically as <strong>oseltamivir</strong>, is a pill, while Relenza, generically <strong>zanamivir</strong>, is inhaled.<br /><br />A Roche spokesman said no causal relationship between Tamiflu and these psychiatric events has been proven.<br /><br />"Roche has extensively investigated the issue and is conducting ongoing clinical and nonclinical studies. Roche takes all adverse events reports very seriously," spokesman Terence Hurley said in a statement.<br /><br />About 48 million people have taken Tamiflu worldwide, including 21 million children, since approval in 1999, he said.<br /><br />A Glaxo spokeswoman said a review of premarketing and post-approval trial data showed no worrying safety signals on patients taking Relenza. The drug is not a major revenue-generator for UK-based Glaxo.<br /><br />FDA staff based its recommendations on a review of nearly 600 cases of neuropsychiatric events reported by patients on Tamiflu and 115 cases of such events by patients taking Relenza.<br />The FDA staff will present the advice to the advisory panel of experts meeting on Tuesday, November 27. The agency typically takes the advice of these panels but is not bound by them.<br />JAPAN PROBE<br /><br />Japan in March warned against prescribing Tamiflu to those ages 10 to 19 as more than 100 people, mostly young, showed signs of abnormal behavior after taking the drug.<br /><br />Earlier this year, Japan broadened its probe of Tamiflu to look at flu drugs Relenza and amantadine, after reports of abnormal behavior among young patients.<br /><br />FDA staff reviewed recent side effect reports on amantadine and rimantadine, another flu drug in amantadine's class, but recommended no label changes. Amantadine already has a strong warning about suicide attempts and an increase in seizures seen in patients on the drug, while rimantadine notes seizure-like activity and hallucinations.<br /><br />Tamiflu was having lackluster sales as a drug to prevent and treat seasonal flu but got a second life when it was the first drug to show real efficacy in treating and preventing bird flu.<br /><br />The FDA staff documents for the advisory meeting were posted at:<br /><br />http://www.fda.gov/ohrms/dockets/ac/07/briefing/2007-4325b-00-in dex-27and28.html.<br />(Additional reporting by Ben Hirschler in London)<br />(Reporting by Kim Dixon; Editing by Gerald E. McCormick and Carol Bishopric)<br /><br />..............................................end><br />~The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-89856420057332251872007-11-20T08:42:00.000-05:002007-11-20T10:52:42.355-05:00Virtual Age.....how old are you?Thought I'd add someting a little different for the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Holidays:</span><br /><br /><br />This website calculates your 'virtual age'.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.peterrussell.com/">http://www.peterrussell.com/</a><br /><br />just go down and click on the<br /><br />'life expectancy calculator'.<br /><br />So when I went to calculate my life, this is the result I got:<br /><br />Biological Age: 59<br />Virtual Age: 37<br /><br />Average Life Expectancy: 78<br />Your Life Expectancy: 99<br /><br />Phew, I said to myself. Living until I'm 99 years old ! I have a ways to go before the end. Unfortunately, living where I do, I see first hand the result of living into old age - and it's not pretty. There are those exceptions, of course. But an argument I had with a friend who lives in Florida went like this: She said "the sunshine all year long keeps you healthier and living longer and better........". Another friend, who lives in New England said this: "the cold whether keeps and preserves you, so you live longer.....".<br /><br />So, which is it?? Sunshine vs. cold??<br /><br />Doesn't matter to me because I attempt to get as much vitamin d from the sun as I can all year long and then supplement with caster (yuck!) oil. Soooooo I'm thinking that as long as I am able to live an independent and purposeful life, it doesn't matter to me how long I live - just as long as I am living and doing and not plunked in front of my tv set 24/7.<br /><br />So for the fun of it, check out your virtual age!<br /><br />As an aside, if you are struggling to get a <span style="color:#cc0000;">holiday </span>gift for someone who loves to read, someone who loves to learn, then this is a (my opinion only) great book to give. It's called POLITICAL PONEROLOGY by Andrew Lobaczewski. Only 235 pages, but packed with punch.<br /><br />I'm just finishing the book for the second time. It's about the nature of evil in politics and life. But more than that, it's a fascinating historical account of what happens when psychopaths become leaders (of a country, of a town, of a workplace, of relationships). . . . . .and what you need to know to survive these people who are in control of your life (they are everywhere on some level).<br /><br />Good book, great read, a survival book for someone you love (and don't forget yourself).<br /><br />~ The MediatorThe Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-62764852394269900152007-11-03T11:49:00.000-04:002007-11-03T11:53:53.578-04:00Gotta Laugh a LittleI was laughing out loud today as I watched the following spoof on cable news:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/181.html">http://www.brasschecktv.com/page/181.html</a><br /><br />Then there's this:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theoinio.com/content/video/in_the_know_is_the_government?utm_source=videomrss_68210">http://www.theoinio.com/content/video/in_the_know_is_the_government?utm_source=videomrss_68210</a><br /><br />Well, hoping this only makes people giggle. If you are into 'consipiracy theories' then these spoofs will give you something to relieve the tensions of late. Like the title said, gotta laugh a little.The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-73269974085589542952007-10-30T11:41:00.000-04:002007-10-30T11:57:40.421-04:00How We Lie To OurselvesVery <em>interrresting </em>article I found on<br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/">http://www.sott.net</a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.spring.org.uk/2007/10/how-and-why-we-lie-to-ourselves.php" target="_blank">How and Why We Lie to Ourselves: Cognitive Dissonance</a><br />UnknownPsyBlog<br />Mon, 15 Oct 2007<br />16:02 EDT<br /><br />A classic 1959 social psychology experiment demonstrates how and why we lie to ourselves. Understanding this experiment sheds a brilliant light on the dark world of our inner motivations.<br /><br />The ground-breaking social psychological experiment of Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) provides a central insight into the stories we tell ourselves about why we think and behave the way we do. The experiment is filled with ingenious deception so the best way to understand it is to imagine you are taking part. So sit back, relax and travel back. The time is 1959 and you are an undergraduate student at Stanford University...<br /><br />As part of your course you agree to take part in an experiment on 'measures of performance'.<br /><br />You are told the experiment will take two hours. As you are required to act as an experimental subject for a certain number of hours in a year - this will be two more of them out of the way.<br /><br />Little do you know, the experiment will actually become a classic in social psychology. And what will seem to you like accidents by the experimenters are all part of a carefully controlled deception. For now though, you are innocent.<br /><br /><strong>The set-up</strong><br /><br />Once in the lab you are told the experiment is about how your expectations affect the actual experience of a task. Apparently there are two groups and in the other group they have been given a particular expectation about the study. To instil the expectation subtly, the participants in the other groups are informally briefed by a student who has apparently just completed the task. In your group, though, you'll do the task with no expectations.<br /><br />Perhaps you wonder why you're being told all this, but nevertheless it makes it seem a bit more exciting now that you know some of the mechanics behind the experiment.<br /><br />So you settle down to the first task you are given, and quickly realise it is extremely boring. You are asked to move some spools around in a box for half an hour, then for the next half an hour you move pegs around a board. Frankly, watching paint dry would have been preferable.<br /><br />At the end of the tasks the experimenter thanks you for taking part, then tells you that many other people find the task pretty interesting. This is a little confusing - the task was very boring. Whatever. You let it pass.<br /><br />...............<strong><em>and you can read the rest of the article here:</em></strong><br /><strong><em><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/142646-How-and-Why-We-Lie-to-Ourselves-Cognitive-Dissonance">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/142646-How-and-Why-We-Lie-to-Ourselves-Cognitive-Dissonance</a></em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em>or go here:</em></strong><br /><strong><em><a href="http://members.show.ca/positivedisintegration/gifted.htm">http://members.show.ca/positivedisintegration/gifted.htm</a></em></strong><br /><strong><em>for more information.</em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em></em></strong><br /><strong><em>~ The Mediator</em></strong>The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10197056.post-10172660295755619582007-10-27T12:34:00.000-04:002007-10-30T12:38:18.299-04:00SHORTAGES: Take Your Pick - Food, Water, MoneyYa know, it feels like we're living in a dream world at the moment.<br /><br />Everything <em>seems </em>to be normal. Food available, water everywhere, working still and paying the bills. At the same time, there is a growing anxiety deep in my solar plexus. Some days the anxiety is so strong I can't ignore it - other days I want to run home, put on the tv, get some ice cream and let myself get swallowed up in a mind-less sugar high ((my version of pulling the covers up over my head and ignoring the warning signs going off all around me.))<br /><br />Sooooooooo, rather than depress myself further, I'll post some links where you can read for yourself that the US is facing a water shortage crisis, the dollar is tanking and oil prices will be up over $100.00 a barrell soon, and what no one is speaking about too much is the growing food shortage that's gonna be all to apparent come this winter/spring (2007/2008).<br /><br />Never mind the growing drumbeats for war, war, war. The only question there is whether it will be nuclear or not.<br /><br />So, do you feel like you are on the verge of become extinct?? We're only a step away. The edge of the cliff is much closer than anyone dares dream.<br /><br />Have a nice weekend!!!<br /><br />~ The Mediator<br /><br />LINKS BELOW:::<br /><br /><a href="http://www.survivalacres.com/wordpress/?p=982">http://www.survivalacres.com/wordpress/?p=982</a><br />"Food Set To Become Next Big Global News Story"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/142490-Much-of-the-U-S-Could-See-a-Water-Shortage">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/142490-Much-of-the-U-S-Could-See-a-Water-Shortage</a><br /><br />and<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sott.net/articles/show/128992-Forget-About-Global-Warming-We-re-One-Step-From-Extinction">http://www.sott.net/articles/show/128992-Forget-About-Global-Warming-We-re-One-Step-From-Extinction</a>-The Mediatorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04687390942761209147noreply@blogger.com0