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Saturday, May 20, 2017

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - PARENTING HACK


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - HOW TO STAY YOUNG

  • Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay 'them!' 
  • Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. 
  • Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle.'  An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's name is Alzheimer's. 
  • Enjoy the simple things. 
  • Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.  
  • The tears happen.  Endure, grieve, and move on.  The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves. Be ALIVE while you are alive.  
  • Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever.  Your home is your refuge.  
  • Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it.  If it is unstable, improve it.  If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.  
  • Don't take guilt trips.  Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country but NOT to where the guilt is.  
  • Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.


Wednesday, May 17, 2017

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - I'M NOT A SMARTASS!


READ THE ARTICLE "WHY IT'S TIME TO DISCOVER THE BENEFITS OF THYME ESSENTIAL OIL

From the TRUTH ABOUT CANCER web page.
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Thyme (Thymus vulgaris) has a fascinating and long history of use. If you were a knight going off to fight in the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries, your lady would have given you a scarf with an embroidered sprig of thyme upon it. Thyme was considered to give courage to its wearer even by the ancient Greeks and Romans.

Now, modern scientists use thyme mixed with special fats to create nanoparticles that give a compound found in thyme more killing power against cancer cells! 

In our modern world, thyme is a popular herb in the kitchen. It’s known to be full of potent phytochemicals (naturally occurring plant-based chemicals), vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Thyme is a great source of vitamins C, A, B2, B6, and B9. It also contains the minerals iron, copper, calcium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc. There are over 300 varieties of thyme and at least 20 different chemotypes of thyme (see more on chemotypes below).

Did You Know? 10 Interesting Facts About Thyme
1.   The word thyme comes from the Greek word “thumos” which means smell, due to the rich fragrance of the plant.

2.   The ancient Egyptian medical text, the Ebers Papyrus, dating around 1550 BC, makes reference to the healing virtues of thyme. 

3.   Egyptians used thyme (they called it “tham”) as one of the herbs in the embalming and mummification process. 

4.   Medieval herbalists revered thyme for its ability to keep a wound safe from infection, and for healing bronchial infections. They even used it for tucking under the pillow for deeper sleep and warding off bad dreams. 

5.   Druids considered thyme to be sacred. Among other things, they used it to ease depression and to protect against negativity. 

6.   In the 12th century, Hildegard of Bingen, a German abbess, herbalist, music composer, writer, and visionary, prescribed thyme for her patients with plague, leprosy, even body lice. As it turns out, she was 100 percent correct in doing so! 

7.   In the 18th century, thyme was included in a herbal preparation known as baume tranquille, which helped to relieve stress and nervous disorders. 

8.   During the Crimean War (1853-1856) thyme was sprayed on the clothes of soldiers to protect them against yellow fever, lice, and other diseases. 

9.   Thyme is part of a modern formula of herbs applied topically as a hemostatic agent, which means it stops the flow of blood. Called the Ankaferd hemostat, Turkish hospitals and ambulances use it to stop bleeding. It is sometimes used in controlled clinical trials and consists of standardized plant extracts from thyme, licorice, galangal, common nettle, and grapevine. (See below under “Research on Thyme” as to how it is also being used against melanoma).

  10.  Thyme has one of the highest antioxidant levels among herbs.

To read the rest of the article - click HERE

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - A MAXINE-ISM ABOUT BIRTHDAYS


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - WHY CHILDREN ARE HAPPY


DO YOU HAVE LOW IODINE?: THE LINK BETWEEN IODINE DEFICIENCY & CANCER

From the Truth About Cancer Web Page:

Do You Have Low Iodine?: The Link Between Iodine Deficiency & Cancer

by  Elyn Jacobs

Iodine, a critical mineral in the prevention of cancer, has been used in one form or another for centuries. 
First as medicine (for everything from breast cancer to syphilis) and consumed in the form 
of seaweed, and eventually added to bread. Then, in 1948, iodine was suddenly thought 
of as dangerous and was removed from medical arsenals – as well as from our food in the 1970s.

Our politicians suggested that people could get trace amounts of iodine in iodized salt, but then two things happened. First, recommendations were made to reduce sodium intake, and second, few realized that the iodine in salt evaporates as soon as the package is opened, rendering it useless.  

Ironically, just as iodine was removed from our bread, the iodine-blocking element, bromine, was added to flour. Bromine chemicals were then added not only to our bread and flour, but also to mattresses (as a fire retardant), clothing, and other consumer products.  

The problem was exacerbated further as pesticides and food additives were increasingly allowed to be used
 in our food supply — chemicals that interfere with iodine absorption. It’s no wonder that almost everyone has low iodine today.  

Iodine deficiency is, to some extent, an error
 of politics. However, it has become even more prevalent with the ever-increasing presence
 of xenoestrogens (chemical estrogens found 
in many personal and home care products and in air pollution) that not only poison the body, but contribute to hormone imbalance and estrogen dominance.  

Add that to the fact that estrogen interferes with the absorption of iodine, and 
it’s clear to see how iodine has been practically eliminated from our cancer-prevention toolkit. 

Iodine Deficiency and Cancer
Iodine consumption – which has plummeted
 50 percent since the 1970s – is known for its connection to thyroid health. It is less known that other tissues also require large amounts of iodine, namely the breasts, pancreas, stomach, brain, and thymus.  

A deficiency of iodine has been found to influence the occurrence of many cancers, especially stomach and breast cancers. Max Gerson, MD, one of the most famous alternative cancer doctors, believed that iodine is essential for the treatment of cancer.

Click HERE to read the rest of the article.  

Sunday, May 7, 2017

LAUGH FOR THE DAY - MAXINE ON SPRINGING INTO ACTION


FUNNY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY - INNER STRENGTH


Funny Thought for the Day - Inner Strength
If you can start the day without caffeine.
If you can get going without pep pills.
If you can always be cheerful ignoring aches and pains.
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles.
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it.
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time.
If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when through no fault of yours  something goes wrong.
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment.
If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him.
If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend.
If you can face the world without lies and deceit.
If you can conquer tension without medical help.
If you can relax without liquor.
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs.
Then you are probably the family dog!