Frugal Living: How to Squeeze More Out of Everything

Joe Kita

From the seemingly empty toothpaste tube to sympathy from your spouse, here’s how to coax out a little extra.

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10 Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You About Your Health

BY DR. RICHARD A. DICENSO

Things Your Doctor Won’t Tell You – #1
Taking medications, prescription or otherwise, actually shorten your lifespan.

The FDA has warned that psychiatric drugs cause heart attack, stroke, suicidal and homicidal behavior, diabetes, psychosis and sudden death. In 2006 the FDA announced that they received 51 reports of sudden death from ADHD drugs such as Adderall.

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Knock Knock Jokes

Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Goose.
Goose who!
Goose see a doctor, you don't look well!Submitted by: Piper

Knock Knock Jokes

Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Beef.
Beef who?
Before I get cold, you’d better let me in!

--George Armstrong Custer--

There are not enough Indians in the world to defeat the Seventh Cavalry.

SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING

Look all around you.  Be very aware, diligent and vigilant.  If something does not seem right to you and your 'gut' cautions you to take action--perhaps you should do so.  mc

The Best Supplements for Diabetes

Dr. Julian Whitaker

09/14/2018  f you have diabetes, taking certain supplements is of utmost importance. This is because diabetes is a nutritional wasting disease. Elevated blood sugar levels cause excessive urination. In fact, diabetes mellitus is taken from two Greek words meaning “to pass through” and “honey,” referring to excessive glucose-laden urination. Learn more>>>  https://www.drwhitaker.com/the-best-supplements-for-diabetes?key=324494&utm_campaign=PP-1&utm_source=acq-email-all&utm_medium=email_channel&utm_content=whitaker-pros-bloodsugar-welcome-enews&utm_leadgen_overlay=false&pf=FS_99&of=O-50&et_s=ETS-17&et_b=ETB-10&sg=S-7?&&sp_rid=bWhvdGhlbTFAbWFpbmUucnIuY29tS0&sm_rid=bWhvdGhlbTFAbWFpbmUucnIuY29tS0&sm_mid=30184996&spdate=June%2017,%202019&spMailingID=30184996&spUserID=OTAyNTM5MDM4NDUxS0&spJobID=1541564296&spReportId=MTU0MTQ5MzM3NwS2

Universal Energy & Healing

Bioenergy is the life sustaining energy of the universe. As long as man has been walking on two legs there has been a tradition of “laying on hands”. 

There are close to 50 cultures around the world that have been identified as understanding the concept of 'life energy' in one form or another; e.g., Ki (Japanese), Chi (Chinese), Prana (Sanskrit), Neyatoneyah (Lakota Sioux), Num (Kalahari Kung), Ruach or Roohah (Hebrew), Rooh (Persian), Lung (Tibetan), and so forth. All of these cultures have their energy healing modalities. Bioenergy healing is one such modality. 

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Come to know the Big and Little Dippers

Posted by Bruce McClure in ASTRONOMY ESSENTIALS | FAVORITE STAR PATTERNS |April 2, 2018

A fixture of the northern sky, the Big and Little Dippers swing around the north star Polaris like riders on a Ferris wheel. They go full circle around Polaris once a day – or once every 23 hours and 56 minutes. If you live at temperate latitudes in the Northern Hemisphere, simply look northward and chances are that you’ll see the Big Dipper in your nighttime sky. It looks just like its namesake.

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One Rule to Live Longer, Look Younger and Be Healthier

By Vyara Bridgeman   

My starting point for this article is this: there are no right models but some models are useful. In other words, nothing is hard and fast in science. Our understanding evolves all the time, and with that the world around us evolves as well. And I am not necessarily saying that evolving our understanding means we understand more. Sometime we simply get to a point where we realize that we don't understand anything. And those can be pivotal points as they make us go back to basics and start all over again.

So ageing, extending life and improving health (and looks!) at an old age... It seems science has gone right back to basics on this one. And there is one simple principle that emerges time and again with every study on longevity: eat less.

Now, there are two main ways to go about eating less. Suppose you settle on reducing your caloric intake down to X calories per day. (NB: I don't know how much X should be for you - that will depend on body weight, physical exertion, etc.) One way to eat those X calories daily would be to distribute them throughout the entire day over frequent but small portion meals. Conversely, you can eat the same amount of calories during an 8 hour window (i.e. eat fewer but bigger meals) and fast for 16 hours. The latter strategy is called intermittent fasting and the scientific literature at the moment says that that's the way to go, if you want to live longer, look better and feel healthier.

Thus, researchers from the University of Alabama conducted a study with a small group of obese men with prediabetes. They compared a form of intermittent fasting called "early time-restricted feeding," where all meals were fit into an early eight-hour period of the day (7 am to 3 pm), or spread out over 12 hours (between 7 am and 7 pm). After five weeks, the eight-hours group had dramatically lower insulin levels and significantly improved insulin sensitivity, as well as significantly lower blood pressure. And the best part - the eight-hours group also had significantly decreased appetite.

Another study compared the effect of consuming one afternoon meal per day for 8 weeks and reported 4.1% weight loss in comparison to an isocaloric diet consumed as three meals per day. One meal per day was also associated with reductions in fasting glucose, and improvements in LDL- and HDL-cholesterol.

I can go on citing other studies. Many of them are on rats, where intermittent fasting conclusively extends life and health-span by at least 10 percent (which, by the way, in rat world means many years). But I want to bring this discussion back to basics, which was my starting premise. Recall that in every religion some form of fasting is an important practice. You think that's for religious purposes per se? And you think it's a coincidence that all religions recommend incorporating some fasting regiment? I would think not. My guess is people have always intuitively known what's best for them. And this intuitive knowledge is reflected in religion texts which sort of act like manuals for wholesome living. Indeed, if you followed spiritual teachings (e.g. love unconditionally, forgive, be compassionate, let go and surrender, don't overeat, etc.), you might live longer and healthier (of course provided you threw away the institutional "religious" crap that got over-imposed to serve the ego purposes of the upper classes). Now science comes along and says the same thing that religions preached for centuries - intermittent fasting seems to trigger repair processes in the body which, in turn, increase health, improve looks, and extend life. Isn't that interesting!

Vyara Bridgeman is an Advanced Certified BodyTalk practitioner who works with patients from all over the world suffering a variety of physical, mental and emotional conditions. To find out more about Vyara's BodyTalk practice, what her clients say about her, and how she can help you achieve a balanced body-mind, visit: http://www.BodyTalk4Life.com

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The Real Truth About Marijuana

By Charles Meusburger  |   Submitted On May 01, 2019  

"So, what's the big deal. It's legal for God sakes!" It's even used as medicine for all kinds of things. Why should I stop smoking? It's fine. Stay out of my stuff; you just don't know what's real. Besides, why do we have a dedicated piece of furniture in this house called "the liquor cabinet?" Pretty hypocritical to me, don't you think? You do yours, I'll do mine. Yours is legal too, but it's never used as medicine is it? I'm sure it does more harm than my pot. Everybody I know does it. It's fine like I've said a million times. Get informed. I feel good, relaxed, creative and comfortable, so what's wrong with that? There is no need to overreact and try to control everything. As a matter of fact, pushing me not to just makes me want to do it more. I don't know why you don't get it."

Sound familiar? This debate/dialogue has been going on for several generations, but not like the last 10 to 15 years since legalization and medical uses have become more the norm and growing. Legalization alone hasn't markedly increased cannabis use, but in general, there are seemingly more permissive attitudes towards cannabis where it's legal. The perception of marijuana's risks drops off sharply in these states and the use of the drug rises very quickly. The perceived risks have been steadily declining for more than a decade. In 2014, less than half of high school seniors thought that regular marijuana use was very risky; the lowest number in over 40 years.

Families and parents by and large are also not as well-informed about the risks of regular cannabis use or even what is legal and what is not. Their teens know much more, and many choose to ignore, refute or deny the serious risks and the large body of science warning of harm.

The advertisers in states where cannabis is legal are directly marketing to their youthful constituents in free print ads and via playful images. Of course, where there is a profit to be made, manufacturers, even state legislators will be swayed and have incentives to entice young users.

The potency of the current marijuana supply is markedly stronger than in prior decades. Thirty years ago, the THC concentration in marijuana ranged somewhere between 5 and 10%. Now, the potency is greater than 30%. This complicates and compounds the risk, harm and concerns associated with its use. Highly concentrated cannabis resins containing even higher levels of THC are now dangerously available as well

One very vexing issue is that some scientific studies have demonstrated the serious risk and harm of regular marijuana use while others have not. The anatomical and functional harm reportedly done to young brains includes impaired memory, attention, decision-making and learning. This leads to significant increases in poor school performance, increased drop out rates, dependence on public assistance, increased unemployment and much lower life satisfaction. Persistent use in teens has been linked to an 8 point decline in IQ which is comparable to what's seen in lead poisoning.

During the brain's neurodevelopmental years, it has greater sensitivity and vulnerability to marijuana's toxic effects. The negative effects in gray matter density and the nucleus accumbens, an area in the brain central to "reward" and includes dopamine that effects desire and serotonin that effects satiety and inhibition. These areas are essential to motivation, reward, emotion, memory and pleasure for instance. In addition, repeated exposure has been shown to cause damage in the frontal cortex of the brain. This region of the brain is important for planning, personality, judgment, and decision-making. In addition, the brain's own endo-cannabinoid system is altered and diminished by repetitive exposure. This internal system comprises the physiological mechanisms that respond to THC (tetra-hydrocannabinoid)- the psychosomatic component of marijuana that creates its signature high.

Adolescents in particular are therefore much more sensitive to these serious negative effects of repeated marijuana use. One study also found that "most of a small group of children treated for bronchiolitis," had marijuana metabolites in their urine and therefore suffered from unintended harm. In this study parents who smoked told the researcher that they no longer smoked cigarettes, but now smoke marijuana. As a corollary, tobacco smoke at "very low levels is detectable in children... " (MD magazine: Field Report: Colorado Marijuana Laws Hurting Kids; Karen N. Wilson; December 2016).

Some studies have not found neurological changes, but the risks are far too serious and damaging to just dismiss the potential. Longitudinal studies, which is when data is gathered on the same subjects over a long period of time, are being launched soon. The National Institute on Drug Abuse will conduct the Adolescent Brain and Cognitive Development (ABCD) that will follow 10,000 young people across the country for a decade. This study will try to determine the effects pre and post reported use on brain function. It's not yet clear if there might be a safe level of use, if the brain can recover over time or not and does the brain have alternative compensatory methods to sustain adequate function.

No matter what is revealed in the future, the current neuroscience strongly points to marijuana as an addictive substance with particular damage likely to adolescent brains and function. Parents need to be well-informed and conversant with their children often. The medical uses for a variety of disorders are very beneficial to many. However legalization, which will likely include more states and medical uses, should not be construed and confused with safety and harmlessness.

Don't Suffer Alone...

Charles E Meusburger, MD is a licensed, board certified diplomat of Psychiatry & Neurology and board certified in Addiction Medicine- specializing in Adult and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Effective Talking Therapies, and Medication Evaluation Management, practicing for over 25 Years with experience helping people to make their lives better and happier. To schedule an appointment contact us 609-484-0770 so we can help you with life's demands.

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