Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Home Remedies

Often times when we become ill or just not feeling our usual perky selves - we fail to realize we have remedies right in our own kitchen or bathroom we can take to make us all better again. What works for headaches, colds, back aches, insomnia, high blood pressure and even constipation to name a few, can literally be found in our kitchen cupboard.
Most of us have lemons in our refrigerator and honey in our cupboard. A cup of hot tea with lemon and honey does wonders for a troublesome cold. The hot water in the tea opens up the nasal passage allowing for easier breathing through our nose. The lemon has vitamin C which we need to fight the cold. An apple a day will keep the Dr. away or so the saying goes. Actually apples have pectin in them and this helps keep the blood pressure from going through the roof. Pears and plums really help prevent constipation. Do exercise before you go to bed. After a good work-out and hot shower there is nothing better than a good night's sleep. Works wonders for insomnia. Headaches are usually a sign of eye strain (new glasses needed) or hypertension (high blood pressure). For eye strain, until you see the opthamologist, try cool slices of cucumber on closed eyes in a shaded room; lie down and listen to soft music. There is also help for hypertension. Also for hypertension try an apple and cut up a clove of garlic and put it in a bottle of water. Chill the water and drink. Garlic water is excellent for high blood pressure and it tastes very good.
For garlic breath, gargle with lemon juice and water. Leaves the breath smelling "lemony".
Got a backache? Get in a tub of comfortably hot water and Arm & Hammer baking soda. Also add dishwashing liquid to create a bubble bath and soak for 20 to 30 minutes. Voila! Backache gone.
Baking soda or regular table salt is great to use to brush teeth with. There is nothing like good old fashioned bed rest. At least 6 hours to 8 hours a night. The reason most of us are prone to get sick a lot is we don't get enough rest.
Rest - Rest - Rest. Slow Down. Don't go so fast. Your body will thank you! You will look younger and feel fantastic. Keep stressful activity down to a bare minimum. Eat vegetables - they are good tasting and good for you. Drink lots of water and please get plenty of rest.
Live Happy - Live Healthy. God Bless.
Please also read the article below.
I thank the author for his contribution to health and nutrition.


Title: The Best Way to Lower Cholesterol Levels

Author: Thomas Tsai

Article:
The autumnal equinox is the time of balance between light and
dark. It marks the first day of the season of autumn. It's also
the season for cultivating eggplant when the south wind brings
the moist air current here in Taiwan.

Eggplant Habitats in Taiwan

Eggplant is a cold-sensitive vegetable that requires a long warm
season for best yields. The annual hottest season, from July
through September, is very suitable for eggplant growth.
Gaoxiong county and Bingdong county are the two main habitats,
approximately compose the 56% productivity. Next is the counties
of Zhanghua and Nantou, which are in the middle area of Taiwan,
approximately composes 29%. Other areas also have cultivations
but few.

Positive and Negative Reviews

Studies of the Institute of Biology of S?o Paulo State
University, Brazil (Instituto de Bioci?ncias of the UNESP de
Botucatu, S?o Paulo) also showed that eggplant is effective in
the treatment of high blood cholesterol hypercholesterolemia. It
can block the formation of free radicals, help control
cholesterol levels and is also a source of folic acid and
potassium. However, some sources, particularly in the natural
health community, state that eggplant can cause or significantly
worsen arthritis and should be avoided by those sensitive to
them.

Vitamin P Helps in Lowering Cholesterol

Scientific experiments showed the result that eggplant contains
Vitamin P amounts to 7200 milligrams per kilogram. Vitamin P,
known as the "permeability vitamin", is the body of the 14
essential vitamins one, can strengthen one's body between the
cell the adhesive power and improve the capillary force, to
reduce the risk of cerebral blood clots, since it lessens the
permeability of the walls of the capillary blood vessels.

In the nutritional therapy, eating the eggplant often not only
has the inhibitory action to senior citizen's angiosclerosis but
also the special function to reduces hypertension and prevent
the capillary bursts. That's the reason why eggplant stands out
in the popular healthy food's vegetables.

The Black Nightshade Element

The modern science also knows eggplant containing "the black
nightshade element" which can suppress tumor multiplication in
the digesting system. Expert in preventing and controlling
cancer suggests cancer patient taking the eggplant as daily
food. The eggplant can also prevent and control the hemoptysis,
age-spots and bad blood sickness. To arthritis patient, it also
has certain effectiveness.

Famous Vegetable in Sui and Tang Dynasties

As a cultivated plant, it is widely used in Taiwanese cuisine.
It is reported that the emperors of Sui and Tang dynasties were
fed specially this edible eggplant. Therefore it has name of the
longevity vegetable and is often described as the king of
vegetables.

How to Cook Healthy

The better way to cook eggplant is cooking it in the rice cooker
or others with steam. Takes it out when it is well-done. Then
mixes it with Jiang Mo, minced green onion, crushed garlic,
sesame oil, vinegar and the sauce oil to make it a delicious
dish that riches in color, sweet smell and taste.

I thank Mr. Tsai for his article contribution on nutrition from the
free www.goarticles.com website.

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Monday, October 20, 2008

There is a Time for Everything

A time to be born, a time to die
A Time to Plant
A Time to Harvest
A Time to Kill
A Time to Heal
A Time to Destroy
A Time to Rebuild
A Time to Cry
A Time to Laugh
A Time to Grieve
A Time to Dance
A Time for Scattering Stones
A Time for Gathering Stones
A Time to Hug
A Time not to Hug
A Time to Find
A Time to Lose
A Time for Keeping
A Time for Throwing Away
A Time to Tear
A Time to Repair
A Time to be Quiet
A Time to Speak up
A Time for Loving
A Time for Hating
A Time for War
A Time for Peace
Everything is appropriate in it's own time.
From the Book of Ecclesiastes Chapter 3 Verses 1 through 8 and Verse 11.
We Welcome your Comments.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

STAY HOME MOM

Most often than not it takes two paychecks to run today's family budget - Mom's and Dad's. Plus there are a lot of single moms doing the job of two people. Therefore it may not be feasible for mom to stay home, but there are moms that can financially stay home and choose to work outside the home for personal reasons. This article is addressed to any and all moms that can be a full time stay-at-home mom. Stay home. Today's children need parental supervision... around the clock. Recently I viewed a very popular television show and a mom asked the television host and guest what to do about a problem involving her 12 year old son and his 12 year old girlfriend. The problem mom was having is her son showed her a text message his 12 year old girlfriend sent to him wanting to perform oral sex on him. Mom wanted to know if she should inform the mother of the 12 year old girl that her daughter had sent this message to her son. Of course the talk show host and her guests all agreed to tell mom. MOM STAY AT HOME; your child and your children need you at home. Children need QUANTITY TIME! Children need to do chores! Children need sometimes to be told "No"! Children don't need every new toy that comes on the market! Children need to know they are loved! That does not mean bribing them to do homework! Children need consistency! Children need to be taught Respect - Respect for people, property, and to respect themselves. Children need mom to stay home! The job of the day care or babysitter is to make sure you pick-up the same happy, healthy child you left with them. Since 12 year olds are really too old for a babysitter or daycare and they get into more mischief than younger children, they really need mom to stay home. Often times 12 year olds are left home alone because mom thinks a 12 year old is old enough not to get into trouble... Wrong! Girls get pregnant at 12. Boys impregnate girls at 12. Mom please stay home. The children of today definitely need more Quantity Time than the so called Quality time. Quantity Time means more time spent with the children and they desperately need it.
Recently I saw a very popular daytime show and the guest on the show was a mother and her 10 year old son. The mother was attempting to correct their son by talking to him and her son "hauled-off" and slapped her across the face as hard as he could and yelled at her, "now how do you like that?" Mom sat there and did absolutely nothing with a shocked look on her face. He never apologized. This was on national television. Mom stay home. Every mom is not financially able to stay home and raise her children and more to the point not every mom wants to stay home and raise her children. Children need structure, discipline and nurturing. They need moms to stay home and raise them properly. Children of today become the adults of tomorrow - The President, our doctor, our lawyer, our nurse, our accountant and our employer. Think about...Please comment and I will print all comments... Thank you and have a good evening.

Saturday, October 11, 2008

HEALING

If we do not like what we see in the mirror we can correct the picture within rather than smash the mirror. Our moods can enable us to recover from an illness or get worse and can affect our relations with others. Positive moods of empathy, humor, hope and faith can result in creating a perfect internal state to return to goo health.
God Bless...

Thursday, October 9, 2008

CHRIST STRENGTHENS ME

MY baby daughter who had a biopsy done last week to see if the fibroids in her stomach cavity were cancerous sent me this poem. I want to share it with all of you.
Christ Strengthens Me

I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.
The road to success is not straight.
There is a curve called Failure,
a loop called Confusion,
speed bumps called Friends,
red lights called Enemies, and
caution lights called Family.
You will have flats called Jobs.
But, if you have a spare called
Determination,
an engine called Perseverance,
insurance called Faith, and
a driver called Jesus,
you will make it to a place called Success.
Pass it on to people whom you want to see blessed!
That would be you!

Sunday, October 5, 2008

FORGIVENESS

Forgiveness is good for the soul, heart, mind and spirit.
It is good for your health. A lot of health issues humans experience often-times can be traced back to when someone does you wrong; don't get even, get over it!
Don't allow your joy to be lost over an act of unforgiveness. When someone steals your man, get over it. Believe me you are better off without him. When someone slanders your name, get over it. Anyone who knows you won't believe the slanderous remarks anyway. When that promotion you were counting on is given to someone else - Get Over It! Start your own business - be your own boss. Unforgiveness puts wrinkles on your face, ulcers in your stomach and grey in your hair. Holding all that unforgiveness poison in our beautiful bodies just isn't worth the consequences being unforgiving brings. So...Snap out of it, Get Over It!
Forgive you'll be so happy you did... God Bless.

Thursday, October 2, 2008

BAIL OUT

Psalms 58:1-5

VERSES 1-2: Justice? You high and mighty politicians don't know the meaning of the word! Fairness? Which of you has any left? Not one! All your dealings are crooked. You give "justice" in exchange for bribes.
Verse 3: These men are born sinners lying from their earliest words!
Verses 4-5: They are poisonous snakes - cobras that close their ears to the most expert charmers. This is how a lot of us Americans are feeling now when it comes to this Bail-Out. Baa Humbug! When daddy or mommy signed on the dotted line and in return got an adjustable mortgage which in turn led to foreclosure, mommy or daddy were not the only ones evicted from the premises. There were children also in the home little boys and little girls, teenage boys and girls and also grandpa and grandma were also evicted from the home and let us not forget the family pet. The dog or the cat that had been with the family for years were also on the street. When these people were evicted from their homes they became HOMELESS! They had to move into SHELTERS or even worse - the family CAR! Others moved in with other family members in an already crowded apartment, car or trailer. Disgraceful! THIS IS TOTALLY UN-AMERICAN. THE DECENT thing to do especially when our government is shouting "Bail-Out" "Bail-Out" now would be the time to put these people back in homes and put the mortgage rate back where it was before the Option A.R.M. adjusted especially since the property value has declined. The mortgage holders couldn't make the trillions of dollars they had projected they would make once the Option A.R.M. adjusted but they could still make millions. They would be doing the DECENT thing, THE AMERICAN THING! Putting families back together again under one roof fulfilling the American Dream. So what do you say Mr. or Ms. Corporate America? Will you do the right and decent thing and put these people back in their homes? It's a win, win situation. Property taxes would be paid because there would be property owners restored to their homes. Children could go to school from their homes instead of a shelter, family car, relative's apartment or trailer. Fathers and mothers that bailed when the property was confiscated could return home to a hopefully normal life and the animal shelters won't be overcrowded because the family pet has been returned to the family. A BAIL OUT is called for. THE BAIL-OUT of each and every homeowner that was thrown out of their homes because Corporate
America got GREEDY! Enough is Enough! A Bail-Out is in order! It's who we are bailing out that's BACKWARDS!
Please, I welcome your comments..
God Bless
P.S.
Bail out the people that have lost their homes due to foreclosure by putting them back in their homes and Wall Street will not need bailing out!