Beautify yourself-GET HEALTHY

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**************BEAUTY INSIDE*****************
I haven't felt much like working lately, sorry about that, it's been very cold here my body wants to hibernate.

Do we look better if we get healthier? Some say that certain supplements can help:
First see: BEAUTY IS FROM WITHIN.

DMAE helps the body produce the neurotransmitters that enable communication between nerves and muscles. In order for muscles to contract, they must receive a message via the neurotransmitter acetylcholine to perform this function. Noted dermatologists have observed that DMAE thus helps the body to maintain muscle tone and appearance, which counteracts the unsightly effects associated with aging.
DMAE, Dimethylaminoethanol, is a naturally occurring substance produced in the brain. When taken orally DMAE can produce a feeling of well being. It appears to facilitate the synthesis of acetylcholine levels and therefore may improve memory. In fact, it is know as a"smart drug." DMAE also has cosmetic use and may increase acetylcholine levels in the skin, by affecting smooth muscle contraction. Anecdotal evidence suggests that when a 3% solution is applied topically, DMAE may reduce facial sag, making skin appear younger.
There are several DMAE skincare creams and serums to try, including DMAE Firming Fluid from Reviva, Skin Eternal DMAE Serum from Source Natural, and ReFine™ DMAE & Alpha Lipoic Acid Therapeutic Skin Serum.
Dr. N.V. Perricone, MD, popularized the use of DMAE as an anti-wrinkle product with the publication of his top selling book, the Wrinkle Cure in which he advocates the use of DMAE to delay or eliminate the use of cosmetic surgical procedures.

And here is some more for healthy smooth skin, teeth and nails:
~Primrose oil
Helps with dermatitis,acne,and other skin disorders / skin needs the linleic acid.
~Vitamin A Plus [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Essential for new skin tissue and for healing.
~Natural Carotenoid Complex (Betatene)
Antioxidant and Vitamin A
~Vitamin B Complex
Anti-aging and anti-stress.
~Vitamin B12
Anti-aging and anti-stress.
~kelp
Gives minerals for a good skin tone.
~SELENIUMhelps immune system,fights infection and aids circulation. Antioxidant that processes with Vitamin E.
~cellfood essential silica
Improves the formation of collagen / and is essential for elasticity and strength.
~Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids
Important for collagen formation.
~Vitamin EFights free radicals that can harm the skin and will lead to aging.
~zinc
To fix and make the tissues strong. moisturizes renewing natural moisture
~Acerola
Skin hydration.
~Alfalfa
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Borage
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Burdock Root [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Chamomile [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Horsetail- a great source of silica [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Oat Straw [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Red Raspberry
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~Thyme [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes overall health of skin, nails, and hair. Provides nourishment.
~aloe vera
Promotes healing. Provides hydration to the skin.
~Comfrey [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Promotes healing of dry skin.
~Witch Hazel [available anywhere]
Promotes overall skin health.
~cranberry
Good for skin tone.
~Flax seed [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Good for skin tone.
~ginger root
Good for skin tone.
~lavender
Good for skin tone. Helpful for sleep too for a more youthful and healthier you.
~Lemongrass [available at your local health food store]or Swanson's
Good for skin tone. Natural soaps and shampoo
~Parsley [available at your grocery store, fresh and dried]
Good for skin tone.
~Pumpkin Seed [available at your local health food store, in pumpkins]or Swanson's
Good for skin tone.

I'm still working on my health, I'm eating a diet of locally grown whole fresh foods, purified water and, I'm taking :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.
~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


for the Omega-3~6 balance and losing weight
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-----THE GARDEN GNOME




~~~Jokes and inspirations~~~
If God lived on earth, people would break his
windows.
-- Jewish Proverb

People demand freedom of speech as a compensation
for the freedom of thought which they seldom
use.
-- Soren Kierkegaard

By the time a man realizes that maybe his father
was right, he usually has a son who thinks he's
wrong.
-- Charles Wadsworth

When Solomon said there was a time and a place
for everything he had not encountered the problem
of parking his automobile.
-- Bob Edwards
~~~
Everything is funny as long as it is happening to
Somebody Else.
-- Will Rogers,

In real life, unlike in Shakespeare, the
sweetness of the rose depends upon the name it bears.
Things are not only what they are. They are, in very
important respects, what they seem to be.
-- Hubert H. Humphrey

In journalism, there has always been a tension
between getting it first and getting it right.
-- Ellen Goodman

If you have any doubts that we live in a society
controlled by men, try reading down the index of
contributors to a volume of quotations, looking
for women's names.
-- Elaine Gill
~~~
Once upon a time there was this girl who had four boyfriends... She loved the 4th boyfriend the most and adorned him with rich robes and treated him to the finest of delicacies. She gave him nothing but the
best..
She also loved the 3rd boyfriend very much and was always showing him off to neighboring kingdoms.
However, she feared that one day he would leave her for another.

She also loved her 2nd boyfriend. He was her confidant and was always kind, considerate and patient with her. Whenever this girl faced a problem, she could confide in him, and he would help her get through the
difficult times.
The girls 1st boyfriend was a very loyal partner and had made great contributions in maintaining her wealth and kingdom. However, she did not love the first boyfriend. Although he loved her deeply, she hardly took notice of him.
One day, the girl fell ill and she knew her time was
short. She thought of her luxurious life and wondered, I now have four boyfriends with me, but when I die, I'll be all alone.'
Thus, she asked the 4th boyfriend, I loved you the most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying,
will you follow me and keep me company?' 'No way!', replied the 4th boyfriend, and he walked away without another word. His answer cut like a sharp knife
right into her heart.

The sad girl then asked the 3rd boyfriend, 'I loved you all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?' 'No!', replied the 3rd boyfriend. 'Life is too good! When you die, I'm going to
marry someone else!' Her heart sank and turned cold.

She then asked the 2nd boyfriend, 'I have always turned to you for help and you've always been there for me. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?' 'I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!', replied the 2nd boyfriend. 'At the very most, I can only walk with you to your grave.' His answer struck her like a bolt of lightning, and the girl was devastated.
Then a voice called out: 'I'll go with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go' The girl looked up, and there was her first boyfriend. He was very skinny as he suffered from malnutrition and neglect. Greatly grieved, the girl said, 'I should have taken much better care of you when I had the chance!'

In truth, you have 4 boyfriends in your lives:
Your 4th boyfriend is your body. No matter how much time and effort you lavish in making it look good, it will leave you when you die.
Your 3rd boyfriend is your possessions, status and wealth. When you die, it will all go to others.
Your 2nd boyfriend is your family and friends. No matter how much they have been there for you, the furthest they can stay by you is up to the grave.

And your 1st boyfriend is your Soul. Often neglected in pursuit of wealth, power and pleasures of the world. However, your Soul is the only thing that will follow you where ever you go. Cultivate, strengthen and cherish it now, for it is the only part of you that will follow you to the throne of God and continue with you throughout Thought for the day: Remember, when the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.
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A man decided that he was going to ride a 10-speed bike from Phoenix to Flagstaff. He got as far as Black Canyon City before the mountains just became to much and he could go no farther.
He stuck his thumb out, but after 3 hours hadn't gotten a single person to stop.
Finally, a guy in a Corvette pulled over and offered him a ride. Of course, the bike wouldn't fit in the car. The owner of the Corvette found a piece of rope lying by the highway, and tied it to his bumper. He then tied the other end to the bike and told the rider that he would drive slow.
Everything went fine for the first 30 miles.
Suddenly, another Corvette blew past them. Not to be outdone, the Corvette pulling the bike took off after the other.
A short distance down the road, the Corvettes, both going well over 120 mph, blew through a speed trap.
The police officer noted the speeds from his radar gun and radioed ahead to the another officer that he had two Corvettes headed his way at over 120 mph.
He then relayed,
"...and you're not going to believe this, but there's a guy on a 10 speed bike yelling to pass."

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In Modesto, California, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun, but unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket.

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It's a sunny morning in the Big Forest and the Bear family is just waking up. Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty!
"Who's been eating my porridge?" he squeaks.
Daddy Bear arrives at the table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl. It is also empty!
"Who's been eating my porridge?" he roars.
Mommy Bear points her finger through the door from the kitchen and yells, "For Pete's sake, how many times do we have to go through this? It was Mommy Bear who got up first. It was Mommy Bear who woke everybody else in the house up. It was Mommy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mommy Bear who went out in the cold early morning air to fetch the newspaper.
"It was Mommy Bear who set the table. It was Mommy Bear who put the cat out, cleaned the litter box and filled the cat's water and food dish. And now that you've decided to come downstairs and grace me with your presence ... listen good because I'm only going to say this one more time..."
"I haven't made the porridge yet!"
~~~
"A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. Like so
many others her age, she considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat,
and was very much in favor of "the redistribution of wealth."
She was deeply ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican, a
feeling she openly expressed. Based on the lectures that she had
participated in, and the occasional chat with a professor, she felt that
her father had for years harbored an evil, selfish desire to keep what he
thought should be his.
One day she was challenging her father on his opposition to higher taxes on
the rich and the addition of more government welfare programs. The
self-professed objectivity proclaimed by her professors had to be the truth
and she indicated so to her father. He responded by asking how she was
doing in school.
Taken aback, she answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0 GPA, and let
him know that it was tough to maintain, insisting that she was taking a
very difficult course load and was constantly studying, which left her no
time to go out and party like other people she knew. She didn't even have
time for a boyfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because
she spent all her time studying.
Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Audrey doing?"
She replied, "Audrey is barely getting by. All she takes are easy classes,
she never studies, and she barely has a 2.0 GPA. She is so popular on
campus; college for her is a blast. She is always invited to all the
parties, and lots of time she doesn't even show up for classes because she
is too hung over."
Her wise father asked his daughter, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office
and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only
has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would
be fair and equal distribution of GPA.
The daughter, visibly shocked by her father's suggestion, angrily fired
back, "That wouldn't be fair! I have worked really hard for my grades!
I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Audrey has done next
to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my tail off!"
The father slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the
Republican party."
~~~
Deep within a forest a little turtle began to climb a tree. After hours of effort he reached the top, jumped into the air waving his front legs and crashed to the ground.
After recovering, he slowly climbed the tree again, jumped, and fell to the ground. The turtle tried again and again while a couple of birds sitting on a branch watched his sad efforts.
Finally, the female bird turned to her mate. "Dear," she chirped, "I think it's time to tell him he's adopted."

~~~
American automobile company and a Japanese auto company decided to have a competitive boat race on the Detroit River. Both teams practiced hard and long to reach their peak performance. On the big day, they were as ready as they could be. The Japanese team won by a mile.
Afterwards, the American team became discouraged by the loss and their morale sagged. Corporate management decided that the reason for the crushing defeat had to be found. A Continuous Measurable Improvement Team of "Executives" was set up to investigate the problem and to recommend appropriate corrective action. Their conclusion: The problem was that the Japanese team had 8 people rowing and 1 person steering, whereas the American team had 1 person rowing and 8 people steering.
The American Corporate Steering Committee immediately hired a consulting firm to do a study on the management structure. After some time and billions of dollars, the consulting firm concluded that "too many people were steering and not enough rowing." To prevent losing to the Japanese again next year, the management structure was changed to "4 Steering Managers, 3 Area Steering Managers, and 1 Staff Steering Manager" and a new performance system for the person rowing the boat to give more incentive to work harder and become a six sigma performer. "We must give him empowerment and enrichment." That ought to do it.
The next year the Japanese team won by two miles. The American Corporation laid off the rower for poor performance, sold all of the paddles, cancelled all capital investments for new equipment, halted development of a new canoe, awarded high performance awards to the consulting firm, and distributed the money saved as bonuses to the senior executives.
~~~
What did one frog say to the other?
Time sure is fun when you're having flies.

~~~
Where did the little king keep his armies?
Up his sleevies!
~~~
I wish you all a beautiful day, blessed activities and a heathy body and outlook.

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Beauty is from within

Remember The Fountain of Youth
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When our bodies are functioning well, cells in our hair follicles called melanocytes generate pigments -- the chief one being melanin. When the melanocytes stop producing these pigments, we sprout a transparent hair, which appears as an unsightly gray due to the color of the dead cells that comprise the strand.
Why does this happen? The most common reason is heredity; premature gray hair is yet another thing we can blame on our parents. But there are also several medical conditions characterized by graying of the hair. A B-12 deficiency, a thyroid imbalance, and anemia can all cause premature gray hair. And if you needed yet another reason to quit smoking, there is new evidence that smokers are four times more likely to go gray at a young age.

I hear that getting older causes us to lose chroma, or color, our hair becomes a non-color, our faces lose elasticity and color, so the result is li'l ol' ladies with a clownish blush and bluish hair.

Smoking causes more wrinkles too, so it won't help looking youthful if one smokes, Ironic ain't it? We start smoking to make us look older and it carries right along into our dotage, we look older than we are. Ah, but by this time we don't want to look older.

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Hair, Skin & Nails
Beauty Starts From Within
Brrrr! The winter season with its cold and dry weather can mean chapped lips, dry skin, cracked nails and brittle hair. Just because you’re not out in the sun as much these days doesn’t mean you can relax when it comes to maintaining a healthy beauty regimen.
Here’s a great tip…beautiful hair, skin and nails starts from the inside out. You can apply lotion and lip balm all day long, but unless you have the right nutrition you’ll always fight a loosing battle.
What goes into your body reflects like a mirror on the outside. Dehydration and poor food choices leave your body without the tools it needs to build collagen, strengthen connective tissues and repair itself with a ready supply of antioxidants.
Antioxidants
Eating antioxidant foods such as dark berries and citrus fruits can help minimize free radical damage caused by oxidation due to ordinary metabolic processes of the body and the environment such as, exercise, exposure to the environment, including pollution and sunlight and just plain aging.
Minerals
A diet with plenty of silica, calcium and iron promotes nail strength, supports vibrant hair and reduces breakage. Mineral-rich foods include sea vegetables, oats, whole grains, low-fat dairy and eggs. Mineral-rich botanicals include horsetail and gotu kola.
Hydration
Your body requires at least 8-10 glasses of purified water per day to cleanse and replenish cells; this is especially true if you work in an environment with air-conditioning or dry heat.
Sleep
Aim for a minimum of eights hours of sleep each night. Adequate sleep is necessary for skin and tissue repair and lessens the appearance of bags and dark circles under the eyes.

Getting a fresh and rejuvenated appearance this holiday can be simple, just remember that beauty starts from within.

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Intrinsic Aging
Intrinsic aging, also known as the natural aging process, is a continuous process that normally begins in our mid-20s. Within the skin, collagen production slows, and elastin, the substance that enables skin to snap back into place, has a bit less spring. Dead skin cells do not shed as quickly and turnover of new skin cells may decrease slightly. While these changes usually begin in our 20s, the signs of intrinsic aging are typically not visible for decades. The signs of intrinsic aging are: *Fine wrinkles *Thin and transparent skin *Loss of underlying fat, leading to hollowed cheeks and eye sockets as well as noticeable loss of firmness on the hands and neck *Bones shrink away from the skin due to bone loss, which causes sagging skin
*Dry skin that may itch *Inability to sweat sufficiently to cool the skin *Graying hair that eventually turns white *Hair loss *Unwanted hair *Nail plate thins, the half moons disappear, and ridges develops.

The best way to look great at any age is to renew one's health and to cause one's body to respond the way it was intended to. We are supposed to repair ourselves, to heal from within, and our health should fairly burst out of our countenances with a shine, a glow, a glory of robust health.

Stay away from anything that isn't real food, or not prepared in a natural way [i.e. do not use the microwave], and do not use a bunch of chemically types of unguents or lotions, or soapy things that strip of us of essential skin oils and soak nasty poisons into our spongy skin.

Getting beautiful means getting healthy, I'm taking :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.
~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


for the Omega-3~6 balance and losing weight
*************************************
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blessings

-----THE GARDEN GNOME



~~~Jokes and Inspiration~~~
Cookies

A young lady was waiting for her flight in the boarding room of a big airport.

As she would need to wait many hours, she decided to buy a book to spend her time. She also bought a packet of cookies. She sat down in an armchair, in the VIP room of the airport, to rest and read in peace. Beside the armchair where the packet of cookies lay, a a man sat down in the next seat, opened his magazine and started reading.

When she took out the first cookie, the man took one also. She felt irritated, but said nothing. She just thought: “What a nerve! If I was in the mood I would punch him for daring!”

For each cookie she took, the man took one too. This was infuriating her but she didn’t want to cause a scene. When only one cookie remained, she thought: “ah…What will this abusive man do now?”

Then, the man, taking the last cookie, divided it in half, giving one half to her. Ah! That was too much! She was much too angry now! In a huff, she took her book, her things, and stormed to the boarding place.

When she took her seat inside the plane, she looked in her purse for her eyeglasses, and, to her surprise, her packet of cookies was there…untouched, unopened! She felt so ashamed! She realized that she was wrong….She had forgotten that her cookies were kept in her purse.

The man had divided his cookies with her, without feeling angered or bitter….while she had been very angry, thinking that she was dividing her cookies with him. And now there was no chance to explain herself…nor to apologize.

There are four things you can never recover…

The stone… after the throw,

The word… after it’s said,

The occasion… after the loss, and

The time… after it’s gone.

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What I've Learned by Having Boys – Part 1

1. A king size waterbed holds enough water to fill a 2000 sq. ft. house, 4 inches deep.

2. A 3-year old Boy's voice is louder than 200 adults in a crowded restaurant.

3. If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all Four walls of a 20x20 ft. room.

4. You should not throw baseballs up when the ceiling fan is on….a ceiling fan can hit a baseball a long way.

5. The glass in windows (even double-pane) doesn't stop a baseball hit by a ceiling fan.

6. A six-year old Boy can start a fire with a flint rock even though a 36-year old Man says they can only do it in the movies.
What I've Learned by Having Boys – Part 2

7. Certain Legos will pass through the digestive tract of a 4-year old Boy.

8. Super glue is forever.

9. No matter how much Jell-O you put in a swimming pool, you still can't walk on water.

10. Pool filters do not like Jell-O.

11. VCRs do not eject "PB & J" sandwiches even though TV commercials show they do.

12. Marbles in gas tanks make lots of noise when driving.

13. The spin cycle on the washing machine does not make earthworms dizzy.

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There was a huge accident on the interstate, a transport semi rolled over and cattle were all over the road, some were mooing some were dead on the road. Two young troopers showed up; drew their pistols from their holsters, one said to the other, "This one is severally injured." and he shot it.
The other said, "This one has a broken leg." and he shot that one. One by one they checked each out and put the out of their misery,finally one trooper came upon the driver who was shaking his head as if still dazed, The trooper asked, "How are you, Any injuries? What's wrong?" The driver looked up alarmed and replied, "Not a darned thing, I'm just fine, Really!"

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JACK (age 3) was watching his Mom breast-feeding his new baby sister. After a while he asked: "Mom why have you got two? Is one for hot and one for cold milk?"
MELANIE (age 5) asked her Granny how old she was. Granny replied she was so
old she didn't remember any more. Melanie said, "If you don't remember you must look
in the back of your panties. Mine say five to six."
STEVEN (age 3) hugged and kissed his Mom goodnight. "I love you so much, that
when you die I'm going to bury you outside my bedroom window."
BRITTANY (age 4) had an earache and wanted a painkiller. She tried in vain to
take the lid off the bottle. Seeing her frustration, her Mom explained it was a
childproof cap and she'd have to open it for her. Eyes wide with wonder, the little
girl asked: "How does it know it's me?
SUSAN (age 4) was drinking juice when she got the hiccups. "Please don't give
me this juice again," she said, "It makes my teeth cough."
DI (age 4) stepped onto the bathroom scale and asked: "How much do I cost?"
MARC (age 4) was engrossed in a young couple that were hugging and kissing in
a restaurant. Without taking his eyes off them, he asked his dad: "Why is he
whispering in her mouth?"
CLINTON (age 5) was in his bedroom looking worried. When his Mom asked what was troubling him, he replied, "I don't know what'll happen with this bed
when I get married. How will my wife fit in?"
JAMES (age 4) was listening to a Bible story His dad read: "The man named Lot
was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city but his wife looked back and
was turned to salt." Concerned, James asked: "What happened to the flea?"
TAMMY (age 4) was with her mother when they met an elderly, rather wrinkled woman
her Mom knew. Tammy looked at her for awhile and then asked,"Why doesn't your skin fit your face?
The Sermon I think this Mom will never forget... "Dear Lord," the minister began,
with arms extended toward heaven and a rapturous look on his upturned face.
"Without you, we are but dust." He would have continued, but at that moment my
very little daughter (who was listening!)leaned over to me and asked quite
audibly in her shrill little girl voice, "Mom, what is butt dust?"

Sources
(1)http://ask.yahoo.com/20010508.html
(2)http://www.irwinnaturals.com/wciss35_12_07_2007.html
(3)http://www.skincarephysicians.com/agingskinnet/basicfacts.html

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:
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~~~Jokes and Inspiration~~~
What did the zen master say to the hot dog vendor? "Make me one with everything."
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"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?"

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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
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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

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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
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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.”
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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