Monthly Archives: February 2014

Deja vu all over again. How it starts is how it ends.

A friend just had an epiphany. I love it when friends begin to see the patterns in their lives ~ if you can do that, you can predict the future. Her partnership is coming full circle. I’ve known her a dozen years. She’s beginning to see that her relationships always begin and end in chaos. She’s beginning to see why. She connects with someone who is still partnered, they stick together and bond emotionally during the breakups, then a year or two later everything blows up when she’s ready to move on. She makes no excuses for liking a certain lifestyle. Each tries to provide it for her. Always looking at greener grass, she begins to see someone else. The fights at home begin because she will not simply tell her partner she is ready for a change. Continue reading

B Vitamins alleviate anxiety, mental anguish, painful tongue

Mental anguish can be from vitamin deficiencies which are easy to fix. A niacin deficiency can cause anxiety, mental anguish, along with a painful tongue. Entire mental wards were emptied when niacin was first discovered and given to patients.  B vitamins are found to slow progression of dementia. David Smith of Oxford University’s Department of Pharmacology conducted a two-year trial with 168 volunteers with MCI (mild cognitive impairment,) a major risk factor for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. Volunteers were given either a vitamin pill containing very high doses of folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12, or a placebo dummy pill.  These B vitamins are known to control levels of an amino acid called homocysteine in the blood, and high blood levels of homocysteine are linked to an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.   The dose contained around 300 times the recommended daily intake of B12, four times daily advised folate levels and 15 times the recommended amount of B6.   Note: Never take large dosages of vitamins without medical supervision. Continue reading

The Benefits of Iodine

The benefits of iodine in the body are far reaching. Oddly enough, it is the least understood of all the essential trace elements. This is the safest of all the essential trace elements which can be administered in large amounts when in an inorganic non-radioactive form. Iodine is stored throughout your entire body – the skin, teeth, nails, all the organs, and bones.  When you have the correct amount of iodine in your body, you are able to:
* Maintain your energy level all day;
* Maintain your weight;
* Live without aches and pains;
* Maintain a cheerful and uplifted attitude;
* Have a clear memory;
* Able to tolerate cold;
* Have normal bowel movements;
* Have normal skin and supple fingernails;
* Have full and shiny hair. Continue reading

Potassium Iodide Liquid is used for lung, thyroid conditions, radiation protection

potassium iodide liquid copyLiquid Potassium Iodide is used  for treating lung conditions or disease in which mucus complicates the condition (eg, emphysema, bronchial asthma, bronchitis). It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.  Potassium Iodide Liquid is an expectorant. It works by thinning mucous secretions (phlegm) in the lungs and making it less sticky. The mucus is easier to cough up. This reduces chest congestion, which helps make your coughs more productive.  Potassium iodide is a form of salt originally added to regular table salt as protection against goiter, a swelling of the thyroid gland caused by iodine deficiency. Iodized salt is also effective in halting preventable brain damage and mental retardation. Potassium iodide has gained usefulness as a temporary protection against some types of radiation poisoning.  Read entire article here.

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Herding herons on Malabar Road

Synchronicity once again saves the day! The great blue heron is a beautiful bird. I love seeing them out in nature. I don’t care to see them in the middle of 8 lanes of traffic. I was leaving my rental unit and a friend was following behind in her truck. I normally turn right at the light to go home, but wanted to make sure she got to I-95, so I turned left on Malabar Road. She was directly behind me, however I instantly lost sight of her after making the turn. I was going to pull into the Publix parking lot when I saw a great blue heron in the 2nd-crossing-into-the-3rd lane of eastbound traffic. Luckily there was no one behind me at all, nor in the two lanes on either side of me. Still wondering where my friend disappeared to, my big concern was protecting this bird. Continue reading

Real Housewives: When the personality overshadows the soul

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Carlton, we get it, you’re Wiccan, you don’t need to shove it down our throats. You’re not being singled out for that. Wait, you’re not being singled out for anything although you’d clearly like to be. You’re just argumentative and arrogant and a bully. It gets old watching you try to instigate something over “your faith” when it has nothing whatever to do with your faith. You come across as being passive aggressive, looking to instigate by pulling words out of context so you can go into your spiel. We get it, there should be a Real Wiccans of Whatever show on Bravo, where you can sit around and do whatever you want to portray to watchers about “your faith.” I know dozens of Wiccans for 30-40 years and what I know of their faith is what I see them demonstrate daily.  I know you don’t know how you come across. I know you are sincere and enthusiastic. You have the honor of being viewed by the masses. Toning down the personality and letting the soul of you shine forth is the best testament for your faith. Continue reading

Recognize the blessing in receiving constructive criticism

bird-singingWhen people give you constructive criticism, especially in a creative project where they have more professional experience, it’s counter productive to get ticked off.  Be thankful they care enough to point it out and want you to better.  They’ve seen you’re capable of doing better. That’s what they want to showcase. That’s what they want to be involved in. That’s what they want to promote. To take offense is to miss the blessing and the guidance. I welcome constructive criticism, from friends and strangers alike.  I define constructive as promoting improvement or development, when someone tells me specifically what they didn’t like and suggest specific improvements. Continue reading