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**************HEALTH FREEDOM OR TYRANNY**************

Our Health freedoms are coming under attack by the FDA "experts" (the same corrupt officials who re-approved Vioxx after it killed over 50,000 Americans). They say they want to re-classify things like Fruit or vegetable juices, herbs, vitamin supplements, even healing services as "unauthorized" medical treatments, to either raise the prices for these products or to make them illegal to sell. They want to regulate Alternative health and insist that people take pharmaceuticals rather than natural substances. They want more profits for the drug companies.
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The FDA is accepting public comments on the docket until April 30th. They tried to sneak this under the radar, but word got out and now the natural health community is up in arms over this rule. If you wish to protect your access to nutritional supplements, herbs, essential oils, homeopathic medicine or any other "complementary" or "alternative" modality, it is crucial that you take action to post your comments with the FDA right now and write your representatives in Washington to put a stop to this outrageous effort to destroy natural medicine. (And be sure to really write them. Just sending an email has virtually no impact compared to writing a physical letter in your own words.)

See the document for yourself.

Here is an except from that document
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..."biologically based practices" includes, but is not limited to, botanicals, animal-derived extracts, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, amino acids, proteins, prebiotics and probiotics: whole diets, and "functional foods". ...a botanical product intended for use in treating a disease would generally be regulated as a drug." ..."functional foods" may be subject to FDA regulation as foods, dietary supplements, or drugs under the Act.

Translation: All foods, supplements, superfoods and functional foods may be reclassified as drugs by the FDA, then regulated off the market.

You might want to contact the FDA and let them know what you think of the proposed guidelines. Make sure to include the docket # (No. 2006D-0480) with your comments. You can write to them at:

Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)
5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061
Rockville, MD 20852

There was an online site, but surprise[!] it's been hacked.try this site to contact the FDA concerning this fiasco.



I want to stop right here and post the real cost of pharmaceuticals:
The first item in the list is the name of the drug and the dosage, the second is the cost to the consumer, the third; the actual cost to the drug company for 100 tabs, the last number is the percentage of the mark-up.
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~Celebrex 100 mg, $130.27, $0.60, 21,712%
~Claritin 10 mg, $215.17, $0.71, 30,306%
~Keflex 250 mg, $157.39, $1.88 8,372%
~Lipitor 20 mg, $272.37, $5.80, 4,696%
~Norvasc 10 mg, $188.29, $0.14, 134,493%
~Paxil 20 mg, $220.27, $7.60, 2,898%
~Prevacid 30 mg, $44.77, $1.01, 34,136%
~Prilosec 20 mg, $360.97, $0.52, 69,417%
~Prozac 20 mg, $247.47, $0.11, 224,973%
~Tenormin 50 mg, $104.47, $0.13, 80,362%
~Vasotec 10 mg, $102.37, $0.20, 51,185%
~Xanax 1mg, $136.79, $0.024, 569,958%
~Zestril 20 mg, $89.89, $3.20, 2,809%
~Zithromax 600mg, $1,482.19, $18.78, 7,892%
~Zocor 40mg, $350.27, $8.63, 4,059%
~Zoloft 50mg, $206.87, $1.75, 11,821%

Over the years we've heard about the reports that this supplement or that alternative medicine "has been proven unreliable, by scientific testing by the minions of the FDA, then we find out the findings are skewed, or slanted or they used only part of the supplement to test, not the whole plant. They tell us if one person has a difficulty with a single herb, then that herb must be banned, yet thousands have died from Vioxx, [for one..] and it has been put back on the market, and the people going to their doctor are trusting their physician and taking this poisonous drug.

Read what's out there, and decide for yourself but do it quickly because if the FDA has their way there will be no more choice.

As for me and for now I'm taking: CellPower™ because for one thing it does have lots of digestive enzymes in it.

Also: SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC especially to help you heal.
I also eat, one of the best fats for the Omega-3~6 balance and losing weight.
~coconut oil


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-----THE GARDEN GNOME


~~~Jokes And inspirations/quotes~~~
Youth would be an ideal state if it came a little
later in life.
-- Herbert Henry Asquith

When I was born I was so surprised I didn't talk
for a year and a half.
-- Gracie Allen

Insane people are always sure that they are fine.
It is only the sane people who are willing to
admit that they are crazy.
-- Nora Ephron

The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's
right too often for us to ignore it and wrong
too often for us to rely on it.
-- Patrick Young
~~~

A little more moderation would be good. Of
course, my life hasn't exactly been one of moderation.
-- Donald Trump

The ability to delude yourself may be an
important survival tool.
-- Jane Wagner

In mathematics you don't understand things. You
just get used to them.
-- Johann von Neumann

A prose writer gets tired of writing prose, and
wants to be a poet. So he begins every line with a
capital letter, and keeps on writing prose.
-- Samuel McChord Crothers
~~~
BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL WOMAN IS HERSELF
*A WOMAN IS LIKE A TEA BAG...YOU DON'T KNOW HOW STRONG SHE IS UNTIL YOU PUT HER
IN HOT WATER
*I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER
*COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN. SOME THINGS ARE JUST BETTER RICH
*I'M OUT OF ESTROGEN And I HAVE A GUN
*WARNING: I HAVE AN ATTITUDE AND I KNOW HOW TO USE IT
*OF COURSE I DON'T LOOK BUSY...I DID IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME
*DO NOT START WITH ME. YOU WILL NOT WIN
*ALL STRESSED OUT AND NO ONE TO CHOKE
And last but not least:
*IF YOU WANT BREAKFAST IN BED, SLEEP IN THE KITCHEN
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The following is the philosophy of Charles Schultz, the creator of the "Peanuts" comic strip. You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just read the e-mail straight through,and you'll get the point.
1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America Contest.
4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
How did you do?
The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday. They are not second-rate achievers. They are the best in their fields. But the applause dies. Awards tarnish. Achievements are forgotten. Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
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Got Any Grapes
A duck walks into a bar and asks, "Got any grapes?" The bartender, confused, tells the duck that no, his bar doesn't serve grapes. The duck thanks him and leaves.
The next day, the duck returns and says, "Got any grapes?" Again, the bartender tells him that, no, the bar does not serve grapes, has never served grapes, and, furthermore, will never serve grapes. The duck, a little ruffled, thanks him and leaves.
The next day, the duck returns, but before he can say anything, the bartender begins to yell: ''Listen, duck! This is a bar! We do not serve grapes! If you ever ask for grapes again, I will nail your stupid duck beak to the bar!''
The duck is silent for a moment, and then asks, ''Got any nails?''
Confused, the bartenders says no.
''Good!'' says the duck. ''Got any grapes?''

~~~

Purple Monkey
A man walked into a bar and the bartender said, "Don't touch the purple monkey up in room 222." The man sneered and went straight up to room 222 and opened the door. There sitting right in front of him was a purple monkey.
The man laughed again and touched the monkey. He then started down the stairs...the monkey was following him. The man went outside and got into his jeep. The monkey got in the back seat. The man ignored him.
Later the man drove to the Eiffel Tower. The man got out of the car and the monkey followed. Later the man finally reached the top, but the monkey was right behind him.
The man just burst and yelled, "What do you want!"
The monkey came up to him and said, "Tag...you're it.

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You Know You're Growing Older When
- Everything hurts , and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work anyway.
- The gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.
- You feel like you really hung one on the night before, and you were in bed asleep by eight.
- You get winded playing chess.
- Your children begin to look middle-aged.
- You join a health club and don't go.
- You begin to outlive enthusiasm.
- Your mind makes contracts your body can't meet.
- You know all the answers, but nobody asks the questions.
- You look forward to a dull evening.
- Your favorite part of the newspaper is "25 years ago today!"
- You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.
- Your knees buckle and your belt won't.
- You're 17 around the neck and 42 around the waist.
- You stop looking forward to your next birthday.
- Dialing long distance wears you out.
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One day a florist goes to a barber for a haircut. After the barber finished the cut, the florist asked about his bill and the barber replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week." The
florist was pleased and left the shop.
When the barber goes to open his shop the next morning, there is a 'Thank You' card and a dozen roses waiting for him at his door.
Later, a cop comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing
community service this week." The cop is happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there is a 'Thank You'
card and a dozen donuts waiting for him at his door.
Later that day, a college professor comes in for a haircut, and when he tries to pay his bill, the barber again replies, "I cannot accept money
from you. I'm doing community service this week." The professor is very happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber opens his shop, there is a 'Thank You' card and a dozen different books, such as "How to Improve Your Business" and "Becoming More Successful."
Then, a Congressman comes in for a haircut, and when he goes to pay his bill the barber again replies, "I cannot accept money from you. I'm doing community service this week." The Congressman is very happy and leaves the shop.
The next morning when the barber goes to open up, there are a dozen Congressmen lined up waiting for a free haircut.
And that, my friends, illustrates the fundamental difference between the citizens of our country and the members of our Congress!
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My blessing today is may you live in a healthy environment, may your waistline be tiny and your wallet fat.


SOURCES
(1)http://www.naturalnews.com/z021789.html
(2)http://chiro.org/LINKS/ABSTRACTS/The_Real_Cost_Of_Drugs.shtml
http://www.fda.gov/comments.html
http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/06d-0480-gld0001.pdf

THERE IS NO LIFE WITHOUT SILICA

I know I said I was taking a break from writing but I was researching this and I got so excited words just flowed out of me. This is without a doubt one of THE most important blog entries I've written so far.

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Nobel prize winner, Professor Adolph Butenant, proved that life cannot exist with out silica; an essential nutrient that facilitates the calcium we take to do it's work properly and for metabolic work vital to life. Silica's absence results in skeletal deformity.

Often hormonal disturbances can be traced to a calcium-magnesium imbalance. Silica can restore this imbalance. Silica also benefits the assimilation of Phosphorous.

Taking calcium supplements cannot halt the progress of osteoporosis, because without Silica the calcium doesn't get in the body the way it's supposed to. Silica can stop the progression and the pain of osteoporosis. Post-Menopausal women, who are especially vulnerable can benefit even more, they will have fewer bone fractures, which account for more deaths in that demographic than cancer of the breast, cervix, or uterus combined.

A skeletal de-mineralization from lack of assimilable calcium results in bones that are porous and brittle. A bone is made up of mostly Phosphorus, Magnesium, and calcium but also silica, and it is the silica that is responsible for depositing the calcium et al in the bones where it belongs. Silica will also speed the healing of fractures, and reduces the scaring at the site.

As more and more research is done, they are finding out more and more that silica is turned into calcium, and is called by many scientists as a precursor to calcium.

Silica will also halt the progress of degenerative connective tissue diseases. Collagen is made up largely of silica, so a youthful appearance is also dependant on Silica, and we'll feel younger also.

Silica helps prevent hair loss, prevents cavities in your teeth and makes fingernails grow long and strong.

Oh, that's not enough? OK
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More Benefits!

• Silica has inhibitory effects on coronary diseases.
• Organic vegetal silica supplementation helps repair and maintain vital lung tissues and protects them from
pollution. By maintaining or restoring the elasticity of lung tissues, silica reduces inflammation in bronchitis.
It acts as a cough decreasing agent. Silica tones the upper respiratory tract (nose, pharynx, larynx) and
reduces swelling because of its positive action on the lymphatic system.
• Silica supplementation keeps menopause free of stress and helps to prevent many unwanted side-effects of
menopause; paramount being the development of osteoporosis. In men, too, the nervous system and glandular
network will gradually undergo changes that cause deterioration of vital body functions during menopause.
This can also be alleviated by using silica.
• Silica works with other antioxidants to prevent premature aging and to preserve youthfulness.
• New researches have found that antioxidants, like organic vegetal silica, protect against harmful radiation.
• Silica can help prevent kidney stones and heal infections of the urinary tract. It is a natural diuretic which can
increase excretion of urine by 30 percent, thus flushing the water-excreting system and restoring normal
function to these vital organs.
• The presence of sufficient silica in the intestines will reduce inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can cause
disinfection in the case of stomach and intestinal catarrh and ulcers. Silica can prevent or clear up diarrhea
and its opposite, constipation.
• Vegetal Silica will help normalize hemorrhoidal tissues.
• In regulating and normalizing the bowels, silica has a pleasant side effect; it can alleviate lower back pain,
which often troubles the elderly.
• Silica proves effective with female discharge, abscesses and ulcers in the genital area and cervix, as well as
mastitis (especially for breast feeding mothers).
• The intake of silica acts as a supportive treatment for inflammation of the middle ear. Because of the beneficial effectiveness on the lymphatic system, silica can be used for swelling of the lymph nodes in the throat.
• Silica can stimulate the immune system.
• Silica can normalize circulation and regulate high blood pressure (hypertension).
• Silica can decrease vertigo, headache, tinnitus (buzzing of the ears) and insomnia.
• Silica can help diabetes by promoting synthesis of elastase inhibitor by the pancreas.
• Silica can help arterial disease by strengthening the blood vessels.
• Silica can help prevent Tuberculosis.
• By improving the elasticity of the joints, silica helps rheumatism.
• Silica can help avoiding or alleviating Alzheimer.s disease by preventing the body from absorbing aluminum
and may flush out aluminum from the tissues.
• Silica can stimulate cell metabolism and division.
• Silica delays the aging process of the tissues; in younger people, the tissues typically contain more silica than
in older people.
• Silica increases mobility and reduces pain in osteoarthritis and sclerotic conditions.
• Silica beautifies hair with shine, elasticity and strength.
• Silica prevents wrinkles.

Silica is known to play a part in the integrity of the bones, arterial walls, skin, teeth, gums, hair and nails and has been used to alleviate eczema and psoriasis. Recently, research has focused on determining the role of silica in rheumatic disorders and arterial disease.

What a great idea it would be to begin an organic vegetal silica supplementation today.

In the past decade, and into the 21st Century, many well known doctors from across the globe have broken ranks with the conventional “Lipid Theorists” in espousing what they believe to be a more likely cause of arterial disease, and that is the accumulation of excess calcium plaque in coronary arteries. So all those rocky calcium tablets, tums, those multi's with all the promised calcium, the liquid supplements, once-a-month Boniva [hardy har har] you've been taking because someone said your bones needed calcium but forgot to tell you the whole story are only making you worse and you are wasting your money.
cellfood essential silica


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Food Sources of Silicon:
*Beer *Beets *Bell peppers *Brown rice *Leafy green vegetables *Root vegetables
*Seafood *Soybeans *Whole grains *
Herb Sources of Silicon:
*Alfalfa *Horsetail

It can be purchased at an extremely reasonable price at:



As for me I'm staying healthy by using::CellPower™ to cover the basics, also
FLAX SEED OIL for my colon, but of course
~Glutathione-the master antioxidant is a great helper to counteract many diabetic complications.
I've also added D-3 [from Swansons] two caps per day to ward off the evil colds and flus, no Mercury-laden flu shots for me!
~4 essential minerals for diabetics
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC especially to help you heal.
~coconut oil


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-----THE GARDEN GNOME



~~~Jokes and Inspiration~~~
What's on your mind, if you will allow the
overstatement?
-- Fred Allen

In times like these, it helps to recall that
there have always been times like these.
-- Paul Harvey

We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian
physics ruled by Frankenstein logic.
-- David Russell

Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the
university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't
stifle enough of them. There's many a
best-seller that could have been prevented by a good
teacher.
-- Flannery O'Connor

~~~
A woman goes to the post office to buy stamps for her Christmas cards.

She says to the clerk, "May I have 50 Christmas stamps?"

The clerk says, "What denomination?"

The woman says, "God help us. Has it come to this? Give me 6 Catholic, 12 Presbyterian, 10 Lutheran and 22 Baptists."
~~~
Some celebratory terms this week ... just to keep you in the festive mood!

advent, carols, epiphany, Yule, Frankincense, manger, secular, wassail, nativity, baubles

1. secular songs to accompany dancing during communal celebrations

2. a trough or box used to hold food for stable animals

3. the four week period preceding Christmas which serves as a time of reflection in preparation for the celebration of the Nativity (from the Latin adventus 'coming')

4. the custom of toasting to each others health, a custom that has woven itself into Christmas traditions

5. an aromatic resin from the Boswellia Thurifera tree and used in incense, perfume and embalming fluids. One of the gifts presented to Jesus by the Wise Men

6. the birth of Jesus

7. a life changing event; the last of the 12 days of Christmas, this celebrates the revelation of Christ to the gentiles, as represented by the visiting Wise Men

8. shiny trinkets and ornaments, traditionally made from glass, used in Christmas decorations

9. ancient pagan festival celebrating the Winter Solstice and the coming spring around the 21st of December

10. not religious

And we mustn't forget about Festivus for the rest of us. See Seinfeld....
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Did you hear about the two prospectors who were traveling thru' the desert the younger one had terribly chapped lips, the older one was seen occasionally sticking his hand under the tail of the pack horse and rubbing brown stuff on his lips, the younger guy croaked thru' cracked and bleeding lips, "Does that help? Will it cure my chapped lips?" "I dunno," replied the old guy, "but it keeps me from licking my lips!"
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I know my company has made a big effort to be family friendly, but I was baffled when I read this holiday announcement posted on the bulletin board: "All employees are invited to the annual Christmas party. All children under the age of ten will receive a gift from Santa. Employees who have no children may bring grandchildren."

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My religion consists of a humble admiration of
the illimitable superior spirit who reveals himself
in the slight details we are able to perceive
with our frail and feeble mind.
-- Albert Einstein

Physicists like to think that all you have to do
is say, these are the conditions, now what
happens next?
-- Richard Feynman

Drive-in banks were established so most of the
cars today could see their real owners.
-- E. Joseph Crossman

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother
took me to see him in a department store, and he
asked for my autograph.
-- Shirley Temple
~~~
The Maker of all human beings is recalling all units manufactured, regardless of make or year, due to a serious defect in the primary and central component of the heart. This is due to a malfunction in the
original prototype units, code named Adam and Eve, resulting in the reproduction of the same defect in all subsequent units. This defect has been technically termed 'Sub-sequential Internal Non-Morality,' or
more commonly known as S.I.N., as it is primarily expressed. Some other symptoms include:
1. Loss of direction
2. Foul vocal emissions
3. Amnesia of origin
4. Lack of peace and joy
5. Selfish or violent behavior
6. Depression or confusion in the mental component
7. Fearfulness
8. Idolatry
9. Rebellion
The Manufacturer, who is neither liable nor at fault for this defect, is Providing factory-authorized repair and service free of charge to correct this SIN defect. The Repair Technician, Jesus, has most generously offered to bear the entire burden of the staggering cost of these repairs. There is no additional fee required.

The number to call for repair in all areas is: P-R-A-Y-E-R. Once connected, please upload your burden of SIN through the REPENTANCE procedure. Next, download ATONEMENT from the Repair Technician, Jesus, into the heart component.No matter how big or small the SIN defect is, Jesus will replace it with:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Patience
5 Kindness
6. Goodness
7. Faithfulness
8. Gentleness
9. Self control
Please see the operating manual, the B.I.B.L.E. (Believers' Instructions Before Leaving Earth) for further details on the use of these fixes.

WARNING: Continuing to operate the human being unit without correction voids any manufacturer warranties, exposing the unit to dangers and problems too numerous to list and will result in the human unit being permanently impounded. For free emergency service, call on Jesus.

DANGER: The human being units not responding to this recall action will have to be scrapped in the furnace. The SIN defect will not be permitted to enter Heaven so as to prevent contamination of that facility. Please assist by notifying others of this important recall notice.

You may contact the Father any time by 'knee mail.'
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It's been a terrific year y'all thanks for standing by me.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY, AND A WONDERFUL AND HEALTHY NEW YEAR.

SOURCES
(1)http://www.holisticwebs.com/cancer/silica.pdf
(2)http://www.naturalhealthtechniques.com/Diet_Nutrition/silicon.htm

more information, never just believe me, study for yourself!
http://www.proliberty.com/observer/20071104.htm
http://hairloss.about.com/od/preventinghairloss/a/Minerals.htm

HEALING WITHOUT ANY OUTSIDE AGENTS.

"A cheerful heart is good medicine." - King Solomon (Proverbs 17:22)

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King Solomon gave us one of the earliest recorded accounts regarding the healing power of humor and laughter. In the 1300's, surgeon Henri de Mondeville reportedly told jokes to his patients in the recovery room. In the 1600's, educator Richard Mulcater recommended laughter for those suffering from head colds.

Throughout the centuries court jesters have been hired to relieve the royalty's stress from governmental duties. Perhaps the most insightful recording of the benefits of laughter and humor healing came from Dr. Norman Cousins in his book, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient.

Laughter And Humor Can And Does Enhance Our Overall Well-Being

In 1964 Dr. Cousins was diagnosed with a crippling and extremely painful inflammation of his body. With his physician's assistance, he checked out of the hospital and into a hotel to utilize as many natural resources as possible to treat his condition. His experience became a controlled study in pain management and overall healing.

Dr. Cousins had a strong will to live and knew if he focused on love and faith, he could generate positive emotions. He decided to experiment with laughter to create a positive factor in altering his body chemistry to be in a healing mode. Dr. Cousins systematically watched Candid Camera classics, Marx Brother films, and read books like E.B. and Katharine White's Subtreasury of American Humor and Max Eastman's The Enjoyment of Laughter. He later wrote, "I made the joyous discovery that ten minutes of genuine belly laughter had an anesthetic effect and would give me at least two hours of pain-free sleep." He recovered from this condition and spent the next 20 years teaching about the merits of laughter and humor in healing.

Experts now agree, Laughter:
-Is good for you
-Boosts your immune system
-Can be shared
-Relieves tension
-Benefits the mind, body and spirit
-Is free!

"Me, Funny?"

OK, let's go with that to start. It's a proven fact that a person can completely heal themselves with humor, they can sit down to a plate full of sitcoms and get up healed of the worst diseases. Also habitual smilers have sweeter kinds of wrinkles. It doesn't take a portrait of Dorian Grey to see that our lives are writ upon our countenances. Look at the Rolling Stones, I rest my case.

I have a couple of well; amusing stories I want you to read, you will be tested on this so don't try wiggling out of it. This is an experiment so just see if it helps you.

"The Duck that Flew before it Hatched"
AND
Part II~Time in the Well etc

But if humor cures are there other ways to get well with any outside agents? Yes!

We can implant positive feelings and outcomes in our minds to effect healing. Personally when I'm out I have a short mantra I repeat, I say to myself, over and over, "I'm Healthy and beautiful". Hey, why not, it is good to balance one word with a complimentary word, and it reminds me to suck in my stomach [good for the abs, Bunky] and when I smile I get postive return from others around me, it reinforces my own feelings of well-being. Why not try it for one day. What have you got to lose? I'm not asking you for anything that costs anything whatsoever to do. And you might lose that cranky look you've been carrying on your old old mug. Or don't your choice, Hee is someone else's thoughts on this subject:

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Holistic approaches to health have been tapping into the brain's control over every cell for centuries in a way that supports the brain=behavior line of thinking, external behavior controlled by the brain influencing internal behavior. The common name for such a tapped resource is called imaging or visualization, and is most helpful in cancer patients. More and more studies, such as the work going on at the Mind Science Foundation in San Antonio, Texas, are proving that using such a technique, in conjunction with other treatments, works by "boosting the body's natural immunity and actually increasing the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, which then attack tumors". Studies are proving people can actually send hormones or chemicals to respond to the problem area by just "thinking them up," signaling the nervous system and the organs/immune system in the body necessary to the defense to either respond or work harder. Of course, in most cases, medical course of action on the disease is necessary to truly fight off the cancer or illness, a healthy dose of positive imagery directed to output in a system response has been proven on numerous studies to aid in the healing process. This is the most often heard of use of positive thinking and the one that I have had second hand experience with, a friend of mine battling cancer and winning for longer than expected. A prolonged and better quality life is actually possible if you will it enough to force the brain to be stimulated with the thought and begin the necessary action potentials that send the messages to the immune and endocrine system. By the autonomic capabilities of the brain it does not take much conscious effort to produce the desired healing output, it is an unconscious process.

Then there's prayer, and it has been shown to really make a difference in the outcomes of many people's healing, another try it it's free kind of things. Reported in The Washington Post:

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Many studies done over the years indicate that the devout tend to be healthier. But the reasons remain far from clear. Healthy people may be more likely to join churches. The pious may lead more wholesome lifestyles. Churches, synagogues and mosques may help people take better care of themselves. The quiet meditation and incantations of praying, or the comfort of being prayed for, appears to lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones, slow the heart rate and have other potentially beneficial effects.
But the most controversial research focuses on "intercessory" or "distant" prayer, which involves people trying to heal others through their intentions, thoughts or prayers, sometimes without the recipients knowing it. The federal government has spent $2.2 million in the past five years on studies of distant healing, which have also drawn support from private foundations.
San Francisco cardiologist Randolph Byrd, for example, conducted an experiment in which he asked born-again Christians to pray for 192 people hospitalized for heart problems, comparing them with 201 not targeted for prayer. No one knew which group they were in. He reported in 1988 that those who were prayed for needed fewer drugs and less help breathing.
William S. Harris of St. Luke's Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., and colleagues published similar results in 1999 from a study involving nearly 1,000 heart patients, about half of whom were prayed for without their knowledge.
But these and other studies have been called deeply flawed. They were, for example, analyzed in the most favorable way possible, looking at so many outcomes that the positive findings could easily have been the result of chance, critics say.
"It's called the sharpshooter's fallacy," said Richard Sloan, a behavioral researcher at Columbia University. "The sharpshooter empties the gun into the side of a barn and then draws the bull's-eye. In science, you have to predict in advance what effect you may have."

Basically it boils down to if you believe it helps if not, well you are on your own,
IN THE WORST POSSIBLE SENSE.

Well I'm doing all those things and still hedging my bets with:
~

~coconut oil



I am very regular in my CellPower™ and
~4 essential minerals for diabetics
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC especially to help you heal.
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~~~Jokes and Inspiration~~~
What did the zen master say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything."
~~~
"We're going to turn this team around 360 degrees," -- Jason Kidd, upon his drafting to the Dallas Mavericks.

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"Half this game is ninety percent mental." -- Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark [Danny was never really good at the stats]

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"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found."
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After a year in therapy, my psychiatrist said to me: "Maybe life isn't for everyone." Larry Brown

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Is the key to the bathroom called a can opener?”

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"Everything is funny," said Will Rogers, "as long as it is happening to someone else."

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Tug McGraw, former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, was asked by his father, if he liked pitching on astroturf or grass better. His response was "I don't know, I've never smoked astroturf."

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WORLD GONE CRAZY


"You know the world is going crazy when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the U.S. of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the three most powerful men in America are named, "Bush", "Dick", and "Colon". Need I say more?"

~~~
Fools rush in where fools have been before.
-- Unknown

His lack of education is more than compensated
for by his keenly developed moral bankruptcy.
-- Woody Allen

You can take all the sincerity in Hollywood,
place it in the navel of a firefly and still have
room enough for three caraway seeds and a producer's
heart.
-- Fred Allen

Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity
over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the
criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the
well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed.
-- Herman Melville
~~~
Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see
them being made.
-- Otto von Bismarck

On the whole human beings want to be good, but
not too good, and not quite all the time.
-- George Orwell

~~~
1. Never tell everything at once.
-- Ken Venturi, Ken Venturi's Two
Great Rules of Life

I don't deserve this award, but I have arthritis
and I don't deserve that either.
-- Jack Benny

Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed
to sell your parrot to the town gossip.
-- Will Rogers

Science is facts; just as houses are made of
stones, so is science made of facts; but a pile of
stones is not a house and a collection of facts is
not necessarily science.
-- Henri Poincare
~~~
A witty young egghead sold his books when short of money. He then wrote to his father, "Congratulate me, father. I am already making money from my studies.”
~~~
Q. Do you know how the Roman Empire was cut in half?

A. With a pair of Caesars!

****************************************************************************************If I had any really funny, clean jokes I'd include them, I'm not holding out on you.
Today be someone else's Santa Claus. Bless like there's no tomorrow.

sources
(1)http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Shaw2.html
(2)http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/bb/neuro/neuro00/web1/Braswell.html
(3)http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/23/AR2006032302177_2

Also see:
www.vjcorganics.mionegroup.com.html

LIGHTING UP WITH ELECTROLYTES

We need a balance of salt and potassium to maintain a healthy electrolyte balance, but not in equal amounts, we actually need 10 times the potassium as salts, so that salty drink you have while walking on the treadmill is only replacing salt you no doubt get plenty of at breakfast, lunch or dinner. Are you eating your fruits? Are you getting enough potassium?

(1)electrolytes are salts that conduct electricity and are found in the body fluid, tissue, and blood. Examples are chloride, calcium, magnesium, sodium, and potassium. Sodium (Na+) is concentrated in the extracellular fluid (ECF) and potassium (K+) is concentrated in the intracellular fluid (ICF). Proper balance is essential for muscle coordination, heart function, fluid absorption and excretion, nerve function, and concentration.

(2)Electrolytes are minerals in your blood and other body fluids that carry an electric charge. It is important for the balance of electrolytes in your body to be maintained, because they affect the amount of water in your body, blood pH, muscle action, and other important processes. You lose electrolytes when you sweat, and these must be replenished by drinking lots of fluids.
Electrolytes exist in the blood as acids, bases, and salts (such as sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine, magnesium, and bicarbonate) and can be measured by laboratory studies of the blood serum.


(3)*Sodium plays a major role in regulating the amount of water in the body. Also, the passage of sodium in and out of cells is necessary for many body functions, like transmitting electrical signals in the brain and in the muscles. The sodium levels are measured to detect whether there's the right balance of sodium and liquid in the blood to carry out those functions.
If a child becomes dehydrated because of vomiting, diarrhea, or inadequate fluid intake, the sodium levels can be abnormally high or low, which can cause a child to feel confused, weak, and lethargic, and even to have seizures.
*Potassium is essential to regulate how the heart beats. When potassium levels are too high or too low, it can increase the risk of an abnormal heartbeat. Low potassium levels are also associated with muscle weakness.
*Chloride, like sodium, helps maintain a balance of fluids in the body. If there's a large loss of chloride, the blood may become more acidic and prevent certain chemical reactions from occurring in the body that are necessary it to keep working properly.
*Bicarbonate prevents the body's tissues from getting too much or too little acid. The kidney and lungs balance the levels of bicarbonate in the body. So if bicarbonate levels are too high or low, it might indicate that there's a problem with those organs

(4)What can high-potassium foods do for you?
*Help your muscles and nerves function properly
*Maintain the proper electrolyte and acid-base balance in your body
**Help lower your risk of high blood pressure
What events can indicate a need for more high-potassium foods?
*Muscle weakness,*Confusion,*Irritability, *Fatigue, *Heart problems,*Chronic diarrhea, *Regular, intense exercise, *Use of certain diuretics

Food sources of potassium:Swiss chard,boiled lima beans, button mushrooms, cooked yam, winter squash, baked soybeans, cooked avacado, spinach, boiled pinto beans, cooked papaya, cooked lentils. I can't imagine cooked avacadoes or papaya... but I know bananas have a lot of it too.

(5) ANOTHER SOURCE SAYS THIS:
Several major food groups are high in potassium including white meats, root vegetables, and fresh fruit, along with dairy. If prepared in a healthy way, they will also contribute to a healthy and balanced diet. If you are consuming a food for its potassium, try to eat it raw, if possible. Otherwise, bake it or include it in a soup: frying or boiling reduces the amount of available potassium, along with many other nutrients.

In this souce I see I'm getting plenty with my diet of chicken and apples/carrots every day.


I also take CellPower™ , and also I'm using:
FLAX SEED OIL for my colon, but of course FLAX SEED OIL is also a great source of omega-3 essential fatty acids.
And one each of the four essential minerals each day:
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC every day.

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-----THE GARDEN GNOME


~~~~Jokes And inspirations~~~~
There were only two people in line ahead of me at the electronics store, yet the wait was dragging on forever. Finally the customer behind me muttered, "Mr. Hare must be on vacation." Only then did I notice the name tag on the man at the register. It read: "Mr. Turtle, sales associate."

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My new credit card arrived in the mail with a large sticker on it, giving the phone number to activate the card. I called the number and got one option: "press one" to activate the credit card. That led me to a live person, who answered with her first name and the title "credit card activator." As I got ready to give her the necessary information, she interrupted me, asking, "How can I help you?"
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To entertain a business partner from England last winter, my father took him to a restaurant in Butte, Montana. They ordered red wine, which arrived icy cold, seemingly straight from the refrigerator. "Oh, miss," my father's guest said to the waitress. "Red wine should be served at room temperature."

"Is that right?" she replied. "Then maybe you should come visit us again in July."
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I am full-figured, and when I dine in restaurants, I often find the chairs too small and uncomfortable. The last time I ate out I filled in a comment card, saying that while the food and service were wonderful, the chairs did not accommodate anyone over a size 14. Several weeks later I received a note of apology -- and a coupon for a free dessert.
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Some people just aren't happy unless they have something to complain about. I stayed in a beautiful hotel right on the beach in California -- an idyllic spot, you would think. But while I was waiting to check out, I heard the manager ask another guest, "Did you enjoy your stay?"

"Not really," the man said grimly.

"I'm sorry to hear that," the manager apologized.

"What was the problem?"

"The surf was too loud."


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I called my local utility for help with a minor malfunction in my outdoor gas grill. Their automated phone system put me on hold for over 20 minutes. As I waited, I was grateful my problem wasn't worse -- especially when I heard a pre-recorded message repeatedly advise, "If you smell gas, stay on the line."
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For years I've been getting a terrific rotisserie chicken from a nearby restaurant. One night as I placed an order to go, I told the girl behind the counter, "I'll pick it up later. Do you want my name?"

"Oh, no," she said. "I've seen you come in here a lot." Then she scribbled something on a piece of paper. Feeling flattered, I did my errands. When I grabbed my order, I glanced at her note on the bag: "Old man in the pink shirt."
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Here is a true story,I used to live in a downtown apartment house that featured a fire escape, My window was right next to it. The door to the fire escape was always locked so you could get out but not in. One night a man was pounding on the door from the oustside and I called the police to take care of the nuisance. They showed up and found him with their flashlights two floors farther up still trying to get inside. They ordered him to identify himself, I didn't hear his response but I did hear one of the cops scream,"Are you are burglar?," then, "are you sure?" I was so tickled by that I just howled with laughter, I just kept saying, "Are you a burglar, Are you sure?"
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Have a great day, be blessed and protected from all harm.

SOURCES
(1)http://www.nephrologychannel.com/electrolytes/
(2)http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002350.htm
(3)http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest5.html
(4)http://whfoods.org/genpage.php?tname=nutrient&dbid=90
(5)http://www.wisegeek.com/which-foods-are-good-sources-of-potassium.htm

LOSE WEIGHT? IT CAN BE DONE

I want to take a look today at several alternative methods of weight loss, from such prodigious sources as Medline.com,Mayo clinic, and other state-sponsored and 'official' sources.
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Linoleic acid is an essential fatty acid which produces prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are found in every cell and are important to maintaining health. Numerous clinical studies appear to show that CLA improves body composition by reducing fat while preserving muscle tissue. Tonalin® is the licensed brand name of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). CLA is an omega-6 fatty acid first discovered in the early 80’s that continues to be studied for its diverse applications in promoting good health. Tonalin® CLA is made through a proprietary process that converts the linoleic acid derived from safflower oil to conjugated linoleic acid.

Tonalin® CLA is a safe, scientifically proven, effective nutritional supplement that contains no stimulants of any kind. One of the most significant reasons for obesity in America could be due to a CLA deficiency. While the only way to get CLA in food is through meat and dairy products, it has been shown that CLA content in our food has decreased by 60% over the past 40 years. This is due to the current feeding practices of cattle farms. CLA has been shown in numerous studies to reduce body fat while increasing lean muscle mass.

Studies have shown that CLA inhibits lipoprotein lipase, an enzyme that breaks down fat from our diet so that it can be absorbed and stored in the body. By suppressing this enzyme, CLA helps reduce the amount of fat deposited and stored throughout the body. To summarize, studies have shown that CLA reduces body fat in four ways.


By decreasing the amount of fat that is stored after eating
By increasing the rate of fat breakdown in fat cells
By increasing the rate of fat burning
By decreasing the total number of fat cells
Conjugated Linoleic Acid

(1)From the Mayo Clinic:
*bitter orange (claims) Decreases appetite (Mayo response) Touted as an "ephedra substitute" but may cause health problems similar to those of ephedra
Long-term effects unknown


truth=like ephedra, it will help to supress the appetite, but it is a 'legal' speed; my daughter started her addiction to speed on Ephedra It can lead some people to desire those effects and turn to illegal drugs. It also is not for people with high blood pressure or heart problems.

*Chitosan (claims) Blocks the absorption of dietary fat(Mayo response)Relatively safe, but unlikely to cause weight loss
Can cause constipation, bloating and other gastrointestinal complaints


Truth= I've used it with good results, I wasn't aware of any constipating effects and indeed don't feel it added to my own problems in that area.

*chromium (claims) Reduces body fat and builds muscle (Mayo response) Relatively safe, but unlikely to cause weight loss

Truth=It is an essential mineral for Diabetics, no one claims it does anything but converts fat to muscle WITH physical activity. It improves insulin sensitivity in Diabetics, beefing up the GTF [glucose tolerance factor] which is responsible for increasing the action of insulin in the body. Insulin is a vital hormone responsible for transporting glucose inside cells and maintaining proper blood sugar and blood lipid (cholesterol) levels in the body. Also a lack of chromium can actually be a cause of Diabetes.

*Conjugated Linoleic Acid(claims) Reduces body fat, decreases appetite and builds muscle (Mayo response) Might decrease body fat and increase muscle, but isn't likely to reduce total body weight
Can cause diarrhea, indigestion and other gastrointestinal problems

Truth=One of the most significant reasons for obesity in America could be due to a CLA deficiency. While the only way to get CLA in food is through meat and dairy products, it has been shown that CLA content in our food has decreased by 60% over the past 40 years due to poor farming practices and animal husbandry. Note: this is about the time obesity started becoming a national epidemic, coincidence? I think not.....

*Country mallow (heartleaf)(claims) Decreases appetite and increases the number of calories burned (Mayo response) Contains ephedra, which is dangerous
Likely unsafe and should be avoided

truth=it might be helpful for very healthy individuals but is not for older, less healthy people.

*green tea extract(claims)Increases calorie and fat metabolism and decreases appetite (Mayo response) Limited evidence to support the claim
Can cause vomiting, bloating, indigestion and diarrhea
May contain a large amount of caffeine

truth=Contrary to the Mayo response, there has been a large amount of study done on green tea, it ahas been shown conclusively to aid both in weight loss but also for health, it has ECGC shown to inhibit cancers of many varieties, the 'caffeine' in green tea is not the same or dangerous as that in coffee, which Mayo deems 'good'. Also the amount of caffeine in green tea is not that high.

~~~digression~~~
I'm sorry, but I need to make a point here in the middle, Mayo is straining at gnats while swallowing camels whole, Let's review, every one of these responses included an admonition:'long-term effects unknown' or 'may be harmful'[I didn't include them because I wanted to pose this later]. Excuse me, but the pharmaceuticals they do tout as both 'good for you' and efficacious are no longer heavily tested prior to being sold and are frequently merely brought out these days just to be tested on consumers and later taken off the market. So would you rather use an herbal product or an chemical one? Who do YOU trust?
~~~end digression~~~

*Guar gum( claims) Blocks the absorption of dietary fat and increases the feeling of fullness, which leads to decreased calorie intake (Mayo response) Relatively safe, but unlikely to cause weight loss
Can cause diarrhea, flatulence and other gastrointestinal problems

truth=Guar gum is a thickening agent,Guar gum is a water-soluble fiber that acts as a bulk forming laxative, and as such, it is claimed to be effective in promoting regular bowel movements and relieve constipation and chronic related functional bowel ailments; such as diverticulosis, Crohn's disease, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome, among others. I have no personal knowledge of this but it looks promising.

*Hoodia(claims) Decreases appetite (Mayo response) No conclusive evidence to support the claim

Truth=In my personal experience any benefit would be from placebo effect-don't waste your money.
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(2)*Guarana: Made from the seeds of a plant native to Brazil, guarana is an effective central nervous system stimulant. It is used as a weight loss product due to its stimulant and diuretic effect. Guarana contains 2½ to five percent caffeine and may cause high blood pressure. Some of the extracts have been known to inhibit platelet aggregation—known to prolong bleeding and interact with anticoagulants (i.e., warfarin [Coumadin]). Many advertisements state that guarana is free from side effects; however, this statement is not true. Side effects from guarana may include nausea, dizziness, and anxiousness.

*Yerba Mate: Also known as Paraguay tea, yerba mate is a strong central nervous system stimulant (the doses typically used mimic that of 100 to 200 milligrams of caffeine). The principle side effects reported are excessive stimulation and high blood pressure. Yerba mate has not been proven to enable weight loss. Some case reports of poisoning (leading to hospitalization) with this agent have been reported, and excessive use has been linked to esophageal cancer.

*Herbal diuretics: There are many varieties of herbal diuretics that are very commonly found in over-the-counter (OTC) weight loss products and herbal weight loss preparations. Most of the diuretics used OTC are derived from xanthine alkaloids (i.e., caffeine or theobromine). You should avoid preparations that contain juniper seeds (capable of causing renal damage), equistine (neurotoxic—causing brain damage), and horse tail or shave grass (several toxic compounds leading to convulsions or hyperactivity). Most of the herbal diuretics are not toxic but have been known to interact with medications (i.e., lithium, digoxin, or conventional diuretics such as furosemide or hydrochlorothiazide). Most of the herbal diuretics do not provide enough of a diuresis (water loss) to be considered effective in losing weight.

I do not recommend any diuretics due to the action of disturbing the electrolytic balance due to flushing the system of essential minerals. We need electrolytes for the firing of our heart. No fire, no heart beat. Think internal combustion engine, sort of. Look it up for more information, I don't have room here to go into details, but possibly I will in a future blog.

My best recommendation for lasting weight loss is a low carb diet with some added fiber. Eat nearly no food, but what you do eat make it count. Eat whole, fresh, foods. Non-acidic as much as possible.

I am taking CellPower™ ; has really CHANGED MY LIFE! The only other things I take are::coconut oil

is great for cooking and for continued weight loss. I really notice the difference in my weight control when I'm out of it for a while.
AND:
FLAX SEED OIL for my colon, but of course FLAX SEED OIL is also a great source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. And one each of the four essential minerals each day:
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC every day.

*************************************
Be sure to check out my new favorite interactive health message group healthwatch
Write to me at Webriter@verizon.net or use the comment or chat features. I do appreciate the feedback even if it’s negative, Christian Biblical stories
Natural herbal remedies
blessings

-----THE GARDEN GNOME


~~~~Jokes And inspirations~~~~
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one
thinks of changing himself.
-- Leo Tolstoy

The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he
dreams of being an honest coward like everybody
else.
-- Umberto Eco, Travels in
Hyperreality (Harcourt)

Machines take me by surprise with great
frequency.
-- Alan Turing

In a real dark night of the soul it is always
three o'clock in the morning, day after day.
-- F. Scott Fitzgerald
~~~
My mother was away all weekend at a business conference. During a break, she decided to call home collect. My six-year-old brother picked up the phone and heard a stranger's voice say, "We have a Marcia on the line. Will you accept the charges?" Frantic, he dropped the receiver and came charging outside screaming, "Dad! They've got Mom! And they want money!"
~~~
Two elderly gentlemen took their wives out to eat, and after they were seated, a lively restaurant discussion ensued. Joe told Bob that he should also take his wife to the fabulous eatery they visited the previous week. “It was the best!” said Joe.

“What’s the name of it?” Bob naturally asked.

“The name ... uh … what do you call that great-smelling bloom that has thorns on the stem?” said Joe.
Bob replied, “Rose?”

“That’s it,” Joe happily commented. Whereupon, he turned to his wife and asked, “Rose, Rose, what’s the name of that super restaurant we visited last week?”
~~~
Mom was getting swamped with calls from strangers. The reason? A medical billing service had launched an 800 number that was identical to hers. When she called to complain, they told her to get a new number. "I've had mine for twenty years," she pleaded. "Couldn't you change yours?" They refused. So Mom said, "Fine. From now on I'm going to tell everyone who calls that their bill is paid in full." The company got a new number the next day.
~~~
During a shopping trip to a department store, I was looking around for a salesperson so I could pay for my purchase. Finally I ran into a woman wearing the store's ID tag. "Excuse me," I said. "I'm trying to locate a cashier."

"I can't help you," she briskly replied, barely slowing down. "I work in customer service." And she walked away.
~~~
Cell service in our area was so rotten we told our service provider to cancel our contract. About a week later, we received a letter saying they wanted to continue the relationship. The reason that they were writing? They had been unsuccessful in contacting us by phone. Hello?
~~~
My husband, Jeff, and I incurred several problems while assembling our new computer system, so we called the help desk. The man on the phone started to talk to Jeff in computer jargon, which confused us even more. "Sir," my husband politely said, "please explain what I should do as if I were a four-year-old."

"Okay," the computer technician replied. "Son, could you please put your mommy on the phone?"
~~~
After booking my 90-year-old mother on a flight from Florida to Nevada, I called the airline to go over her needs. The woman representative listened patiently as I requested a wheelchair and an attendant for my mother because of her arthritis and impaired vision. I also asked for a special meal and assistance in changing planes. My apprehension lightened a bit when the woman assured me everything would be taken care of. I thanked her profusely. "Why, you're welcome," she replied. I was about to hang up when she cheerfully asked, "And will your mother be needing a rental car?"

Have an awesome day brimming with health and vitality.



SOURCES
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/weightcontrol.html
(1)http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/weight-loss/HQ01160/METHOD=print
(2)http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/2400/2436.asp?index=9469

DIABETES PRIMER; WHAT HELPS.

(1)

Type 2
In type 2 diabetes, the body produces its own insulin, but the cells are unable to respond to it properly. This form of diabetes is associated with obesity and in some cases pregnancy. It usually affects people aged 40 and over. It is often possible for those with Type 2 to avoid taking drugs and to regulate the condition with changes to their diet.

This approach in most cases is more effective and more pleasant. But always consult with your health practitioner.

Diabetes can cause narrowing of the small blood vessels throughout the body. The higher the blood sugar levels, the more the small blood vessels narrow. Resulting in the vessels carrying less blood and circulation is impaired. Poor circulation can lead to a number of complications connected to diabetes: eye, foot and kidney problems.

There are number of foods and herbs that can assist in controlling the blood sugar levels.
Goldenseal will bring elevated blood sugar levels plunging down and step up the production of insulin in the pancreas. For type 2 diabetics this is great news, but for hypoglycaemics it is something to watch very carefully. Goldenseal should help but not cure diabetes. A tincture extract can be taken approximately 15 drops, two or three times daily.

Scientific studies have shown that onions reduce blood sugar levels for longer periods than insulin, but more slowly. Ensure you have plenty in your diet. Onions are best eaten raw as cooking partially destroys its active compounds, which are contained in a highly volatile oil. Like onions,Garlic has a significant ability to control blood sugar levels. Garlic has a strong odour so take as a tincture or other supplement. Either way try to ensure your diet is rich in garlic.

Fenugreek contains six compounds that help regulate blood sugar levels. Modern research shows that fenugreek seeds not only lower blood glucose but reduce insulin levels, total cholesterol and triglycerides, while increasing HDL (the good cholesterol).

Olive Leaf acts as a hypotensive (lowers the blood sugar levels) and dilates the walls of blood vessels. Thereby increasing blood flow and circulation through the body and to vital organs. It has no side effects even when taken over a long period, so it is good for diabetics.

Cayenne Pepper is a wonderful herb to stimulate circulation. When your blood is circulating more efficiently you don't need as much of the chemicals that your body produces. A little will go a long way.

A retired plant scientist and a former Smithsonian botanist, James A. Duke and Edward S.Ayensu believe that Korean Ginsengis a remedy for a wide variety of disease or ills. In their two-volume reference work Medicinal Plants of China (1:123) they report that among other aliments ginseng is good for diabetes.

Cinnamon is great for lowering blood sugar, but it needs to be taken in larger doses than our palate generally enjoys so it's best to take in Supplement form.

(2)

Optimum diabeticsOptimum Diabetics is scientifically formulated to provide nutritional support for people with diabetes. Each supplement includes a complete, full-potency formulation of vitamins, minerals and standardized herbal extracts.
If you are not always eating a balanced diet, Optimum Diabetics Health Supplement provides the nutrients that you may be missing.
Optimum Diabetics Health supplement provides essential nutrients that may be lacking due to the strain diabetes can often put on the body's health. Each serving provides a complete, full potency formulation of vitamins, minerals and Alpha Lipoic Acid.
With Alpha Lipoic Acid - May Help Maintain Glucose Metabolism.
Scientifically Formulated Nutritional Supplement For People With Diabetes.

I am taking CellPower™ ; has really CHANGED MY LIFE! The only other things I take are::coconut oil

is great for cooking and for continued weight loss. I really notice the difference in my weight control when I'm out of it for a while.
AND:
FLAX SEED OIL for my colon, but of course FLAX SEED OIL is also a great source of omega-3 essential fatty acids. And one each of the four essential minerals each day:
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation
~MAGNESIUMhelps to relax you, aids stress and muscle relaxing
~CHROMIUMimproves insulin sensitivity, and helps lower blood sugar.
~ZINC every day.

*************************************
Be sure to check out my new favorite interactive health message group healthwatch
Write to me at Webriter@verizon.net or use the comment or chat features. I do appreciate the feedback even if it’s negative, Christian Biblical stories
Natural herbal remedies
blessings

-----THE GARDEN GNOME


~~~~Jokes And inspirations~~~~
You can't find any true closeness in Hollywood,
because everybody does the fake closeness so well.
-- Carrie Fisher

An ostentatious man will rather relate a blunder
or an absurdity he has committed, than be
debarred from talking of his own dear person. [OUCH!]
-- Joseph Addison


~~~
God went down to Eden to see how Adam was getting on.
"What do you think of life, Adam," said God.
"Well," said Adam. "It's quite hard work and a little boring and, well, just a little lonely too."
"Don't worry," declared God. "I've been working on a solution to all these problems. I'm going to create a Woman. She'll wash and cook for you and she'll have sex with you whenever you want. In fact, she'll do everything you can imagine."
"That sounds great," said Adam, "but how much will this Woman cost me?"
"I was thinking an arm and a leg," answered God.
"That sounds a bit steep. What can I get for a rib?"

~~~
One night, I told my four-year-old son the story of Noah and the ark. I gave him the full treatment, complete with animal sounds and detailed descriptions of the beasts arriving two by two. At the end, I asked him if he had any questions. He had just one: "Where were you hiding?"
~~~
The guard in Air Force basic training must check the ID of everyone who comes to the door. A trainee was standing guard when he heard a pounding on the door and the order "Let me in!" Through the window he saw the uniform of a lieutenant colonel and immediately opened up. He quickly realized his mistake.

"Airman! Why didn't you check for my authority to enter?"

Thinking fast, the airman replied, "Sir, you'd have gotten in anyway."

"What do you mean?"

"Uh...the hinges on the door...they're broken, sir."

"What? Show me!"

With a twinkle in his eye, the airman opened the door, let the officer step out and slammed the door shut.

"Airman! Open up immediately!"

"Sir, may I see your authority to enter?"

The airman was rewarded for outsmarting his commanding officer.
~~~
"Today, gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news," said our platoon sergeant during our morning lineup. "First, the good news. Private Tomkins will be setting the pace on our run." The platoon began to hoot and holler, since the overweight Tomkins was the slowest guy in the group.

"Now the bad news. Private Tomkins will be driving a truck."

~~~

The commander of the C-141 was in a hurry to fly out of the U.S. air base in Thule, Greenland. But everything was working against him. The truck to pump the sewage from the plane was late, and then the airman pumping out the tank was taking his time. The commander berated the lowly airman, threatening to have him punished. Turning to the officer, the airman said, "I have no stripes, it's 40 degrees below zero, I'm stationed in Thule, and I'm pumping sewage out of airplanes. Just how do you plan on punishing me?"


~~~

Heating water for pasta, I kept checking to see if it had begun to boil. My 13-year-old son shook his head. "Stop doing that, Mom. It's like that saying: 'A watched website never loads.'"

~~~


Be Blessed today in your going out and coming in, Have a great day.

SOURCES
(1)ORGANIC NUTRITION.COM/Diabetes
http://www.organicnutrition.co.uk/articles/diabetes.htm
(2)Optimun Diabetics
http://www.micronutra.com/diamaxol.html?img=37&kbid=1016

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID

To fully understand the benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) it is helpful to know a little about antioxidants and their role in eliminating and counteracting the impact of free radicals. A free radical is a normal by-product of metabolic processes in the body. Its atomic make up allows a free radical to easily attach to other atoms causing chemical reactions. While some free radicals are desirable, like those that help destroy viruses and bacteria, excessive free radicals can cause disease and contribute to the aging process. In addition to normal production by the body, free radicals result from environmental stresses such as smoking and pollution. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and detoxify the body.

ALA is an important nutrient. First, because it is a powerful antioxidant, it works to scavenge free radicals by reversing their effect on the body. Second, ALA functions to help regenerate Vitamins C and E, also antioxidants. To neutralize free radicals, Vitamins C and E must give up part of their atomic structure. ALA makes them useful again by replenishing this part.

ALA is also well known for its use in diabetes treatment. It is a key factor in the metabolism of glucose, making it useful energy for the cell. ALA has been used successfully in Germany for diabetes treatment since the 1960’s. Numerous human clinical studies have verified the efficacy of ALA in diabetic treatment.

Because ALA is soluble in both water and fat, its benefits are enhanced as it can move into all parts of cells to deactivate free radicals. ALA is also important for generating energy in the body and deficiencies may result in the slowing of the metabolic rate.

~Helps regenerate Vitamins C and E increasing their effectiveness in scavenging free radicals.
~Used since the 1960’s in Europe for its positive effects on blood sugar levels.
~Key to proper metabolism of glucose in the cell.
~Helps limit aging effects of free radical damage.
~Positively affects the metabolism, leading to increased energy.
~Easily absorbed and beneficial to brain health.

ALPHA LIPOIC ACID

FROM THE LINUS PAULING INSTITUTE:

Summary

*Alpha-lipoic acid (LA), also known as thioctic acid, is a naturally occurring compound that is synthesized in small amounts by humans. More information
*Endogenously synthesized LA is bound to protein and functions as a cofactor for several important mitochondrial enzymes. More information
*Supplementation with high doses of LA transiently increases plasma and cellular levels of free LA. More information
*Although LA is a potent antioxidant in the test tube, LA supplementation may affect health by stimulating glutathione synthesis, enhancing insulin signaling and modulating the activity of other cell signaling molecules and transcription factors. More information
*Overall, the available research indicates that treatment with 600 mg/day of intravenous racemic LA for 3 weeks significantly reduces the symptoms of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. More information
*Although the benefit of long-term oral LA supplementation for diabetic peripheral neuropathy is less clear, there is some evidence that oral supplementation with at least 600 mg/day of racemic LA may be beneficial. More information
*It is not yet known whether LA supplementation is beneficial in the treatment of multiple sclerosis or neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease. More information
*If you choose to take LA supplements, the Linus Pauling Institute recommends a daily dose of 200-400 mg/day of racemic LA for generally healthy people.

If you are having difficulty translating the above into plain English, here goes:
ALA enables the body to extract glutathione, the master antioxidant into a usable form to help attach to all the adulterants in our food, water and air and flush them away, Then it enables diabetics to become more sensitive to the insulin, because as those who have Type II know, it's not lack of insulin we have a problem with it's the lack of our body's ability to use it properly that is our problem. ALA addresses that. ALA allows the body to assimilate, and utilize the enzymes we manage to eat. Also from other sources,it easily absorbs into the body, it detoxes the Liver and protects the eyes possibly alleviating glaucoma. AND, we can get it either in foods [see below] or by supplementation.

***Good food sources of alpha-lipoic acid include spinach, broccoli, beef, yeast (particularly Brewer's yeast), and certain organ meats (such as the kidney and heart). Hey, a good reason to eat beef.

One caution, ALA might not be best for people who take Thyroid meds, and diabetics may need to take less insulin [this is a problem? nope, not for me!].

I usually take ALA, but haven't mentioned it for a while, Every time I look at the benefits of it, I'm awed anew.

I an taking it and CellPower™ ; has really CHANGED MY LIFE! The only other things I take are::coconut oil

is great for cooking and for continued weight loss. I really notice the difference in my weight control when I'm out of it for a while.
AND:
FLAX SEED OIL for my colon, but of course FLAX SEED OIL is also a great source of omega-3 essential fatty acids.
Every day.

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~~~~Jokes And inspirations~~~~
Essays

Every year, English teachers from across the USA can submit their collections of actual analogies and metaphors found in high school essays. These excerpts are published each year to the amusement of teachers across the country. Here are last year's winners.

1. Her face was a perfect oval, like a circle that had its two sides gently compressed by a Thigh Master.

2. His thoughts tumbled in his head, making and breaking alliances like underpants in a dryer without Cling Free.

3. He spoke with the wisdom that can only come from experience, like a guy who went blind because he looked at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it and now goes around the country speaking at high schools about the dangers of looking at a solar eclipse without one of those boxes with a pinhole in it.

4. She grew on him like she was a colony of E. coli, and he was room-temperature Canadian beef.

5. She had a deep, throaty, genuine laugh, like that sound a dog makes just before it throws up.

6. Her vocabulary was as bad as, like, whatever.

7. He was as tall as a six-foot, three-inch tree.

8. The revelation that his marriage of 30 years had disintegrated because of his wife's infidelity came as a rude shock, like a surcharge at a formerly surcharge-free ATM machine.

9. The little boat gently drifted across the pond exactly the way a bowling ball wouldn't.

10. McBride fell 12 stories, hitting the pavement like a Hefty bag filled with vegetable soup.

11. From the attic came an unearthly howl. The whole scene had an eerie, surreal quality, like when you're on vacation in another city and Jeopardy comes on at 7:00 p.m. instead of 7:30

12. Her hair glistened in the rain like a nose hair after a sneeze.

13. The hailstones leaped from the pavement, just like maggots when you fry them in hot grease.

14. Long separated by cruel fate, the star-crossed lovers raced across the grassy field toward each other like two freight trains, one having left Cleveland at 6:36 p.m. traveling at 55 mph, the other from Topeka at 4:19 p.m. at a speed of 35 mph.

15. They lived in a typical suburban neighborhood with picket fences that resembled Nancy Kerrigan's teeth.

16. John and Mary had never met. They were like two hummingbirds who had also never met.

17. He fell for her like his heart was a mob informant, and she was the East River.

18. Even in his last years, Granddad had a mind like a steel trap, only one that had been left out so long, it had rusted shut.

19. Shots rang out, as shots are won't to do.

20. The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.

21. The young fighter had a hungry look, the kind you get from not eating for a while.

22. He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck, either, but a real duck that was actually lame, maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.

23. The ballerina rose gracefully en Pointe and extended one slender leg behind her, like a dog at a fire hydrant.

24. It was an American tradition, like fathers chasing kids around with power tools.

25. He was deeply in love. When she spoke, he thought he heard bells, as if she were a garbage truck backing up.

~~~ACTUAL DOCTOR STORIES~~~
A man comes into the ER and yells, "My wife's going to have her baby in the cab!" I grabbed my stuff, rushed out to the cab, lifted the lady's dress, and began to take off her underwear. Suddenly I noticed that there were several cabs, and I was in the wrong one. --Dr. Mark MacDonald, San Antonio, TX

At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. "Big breaths," I instructed. "Yes, they used to be," she remorsefully replied. --Dr. Richard Byrnes, Seattle, WA

One day I had to be the bearer of bad news when I told a wife that her husband had died of a massive myocardial infarct. Not more than five minutes later, I heard her reporting to the rest of the family that he had died of a "massive internal fart." --Dr. Susan Steinberg, Manitoba, Canada

I was performing a complete physical, including the visual acuity test. I placed the patient twenty feet from the chart and began, "Cover your right eye with your hand." He read the 20/20 line perfectly. "Now your left." Again, a flawless read. "Now both," I requested. There was silence. He couldn't even read the large E on the top line. I turned and discovered that he had done exactly what I had asked; he was standing there with both his eyes covered. I was laughing too hard to finish the exam. --Dr. Matthew Theodropolous, Worcester, MA

During a patient's two week follow-up appointment with his cardiologist, he informed me, his doctor, that he was having trouble with one of his medications. Which one?" I asked. "The patch. The nurse told me to put on a new one every six hours and now I'm running out of places to put it!" I had him quickly undress and discovered what I hoped I wouldn't see. Yes, the man had over fifty patches on his body! Now the instructions include removal of the old patch before applying a new one. --Dr. Rebecca St. Clair, Norfolk, VA

While acquainting myself with a new elderly patient, I asked, "How long have you been bed-ridden?" After a look of complete confusion she answered, "Why, not for about twenty years -- when my husband was alive." --Dr. Steven Swanson, Corvallis, OR

I was caring for a woman from Kentucky and asked, "So, how's your breakfast this morning?" "It's very good, except for the Kentucky Jelly. I can't seem to get used to the taste," the patient replied. I then asked to see the jelly and the woman produced a foil packet labeled "KY Jelly." --Dr. Leonard Kransdorf, Detroit, MI

A new, young MD doing his residency in OB was quite embarrassed performing female pelvic exams. To cover his embarrassment he had unconsciously formed a habit of whistling softly. The middle aged lady upon whom he was performing this exam suddenly burst out laughing and further embarrassed him. He looked up from his work and sheepishly said, "I'm sorry. Was I tickling you?" She replied, "No doctor, but the song you were whistling was "I wish I was an Oscar Meyer Wiener." --won't admit his name
~~~
A woman and her son were taking a cab in New York City. It was raining and all the hookers were standing under the awnings.

"Mommy," said the little boy, "what are all those ladies doing?"

"They're waiting for their husbands to get off of work," she replied.

The cabbie turns around and says, "Geez lady, why don't you tell him the truth? Their hookers. They have sex with men for money."

The little boy's eyes get wide and he says, "Is that true, mommy?" His mother, glaring at the cabbie, answers in the affirmative.

After a few minutes, the kid asks, "Mommy what happens to the babies those ladies have?"

"They mostly become cab drivers," she replied.

~~~
These questions about South Africa were posted on a South African Tourism Website and were answered by the website owner -

Q: Does it ever get windy in South Africa? I have never seen it rain on TV, so how do the plants grow? (UK) A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.

Q: Will I be able to see elephants in the street? (USA) A: Depends how much you've been drinking.

Q: I want to walk from Durban to Cape Town - can I follow the railroad tracks? (Sweden) A: Sure, it's only two thousand kilometres take lots of water...

Q: Is it safe to run around in the bushes in South Africa? (Sweden) A: So it's true what they say about Swedes.

Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in South Africa? Can you send me a list of them in JHB, Cape Town, Knysna and Jeffrey's Bay? (UK) A: What did your last slave die of?

Q: Can you give me some information about Koala Bear racing in South Africa? (USA) A: Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the pacific. A-fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe which does not... oh forget it. Sure, the Koala Bear racing is every Tuesday night in Hillbrow. Come naked.

Q: Which direction is north in South Africa? (USA) A: Face south and then turn 90 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we'll send the rest of the directions.

Q: Can I bring cutlery into South Africa? (UK) A: Why? Just use your fingers like we do.

Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys' Choir schedule? (USA) A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is...oh forget it. Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Hillbrow, straight after the Koala Bear races. Come naked.

Q: Do you have perfume in South Africa? (France) A: No, WE don't stink.

Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in South Africa?(USA) A: Anywhere significant numbers of Americans gather.

Q: Can you tell me the regions in South Africa where the female population is smaller than the male population? (Italy) A: Yes, gay nightclubs.

Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in South Africa? (France) A: Only at Christmas.

Q: Are there killer bees in South Africa? (Germany) A: Not yet, but for you, we'll import them.

Q: Are there supermarkets in Cape Town and is milk available all year round? (Germany) A: No, we are a peaceful civilisation of vegan hunter-gatherers. Milk is illegal.

Q: Please send a list of all doctors in South Africa who can dispense rattlesnake serum. USA) A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from. All South African snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.

Q: I was in South Africa in 1969, and I want to contact the girl I dated while I was staying in Hillbrow. Can you help? (USA) A: Yes, and you will still have to pay her by the hour.

Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? (USA) A: Yes, but you'll have to learn it first.
~~~


I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread
one day at a time.
-- Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown
in "Peanuts"

You get fifteen democrats in a room, and you get
twenty opinions.
-- Senator Patrick Leahy, May 1990

Without the aid of prejudice and custom I should
not be able to find my way across the room.
-- William Hazlitt

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand
-- Kurt Vonnegut


I was walking down the street wearing glasses
when the prescription ran out.
-- Steven Wright

Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone,
somewhere, may be happy.
-- H. L. Mencken

None but a coward dares to boast that he has
never known fear.
-- Ferdinand Foch

The most perfidious way of harming a cause
consists of defending it deliberately with faulty
arguments.
-- Friedrich Nietzsche,
~~~
Have an awesome, healthy, abundantly wealthy day



SOURCES
(1)the Linus Pauling Institute/ALPHA LIPOIC acid
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/othernuts/la/
more info
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/alpha-lipoic-000285.htm
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/health-supplements/alpha-lipoic-acid.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoic_acid
www.nutritionreporter.com/Alpha-Lipoic.html
www.drjanson.com/djhl-html/2002/news-2002-07.htm