Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Helping to get things moving at the Bury Transport Museum.

One of the Kinch bus fleet on the number 2 route receives unplanned attention to its pipework.

 

The route will suffer from constipation... congestion of passengers as a result.

*A RATHER COCKEYED DISCLAIMER (OF SORTS)*

 

CIRCA 1943-44...AS A VERY YOUNG CHILD, I LIVED IN A COMFORTABLE, PRETTY

HOUSE BY A LAKE OUTSIDE PALESTINE, TEXAS. MY OLDER BROTHER WAS AN

IMAGINATIVE, EGOTISTICAL ARIES MANIAC WHO WOULD TELL ME (SAGITTARIUS) THAT

IF I LEFT MY CLOSET DOOR OPEN AT NIGHT, JESUS WOULD APPEAR (GLOWING

INSIDE)...HE WOULD TELL ME THE PROBLEM OF CONSTIPATION COULD BE SOLVED BY

USE OF A SLIDE RULE AND A PENCIL, BUT HE WOULD NEVER EXPLAIN WHAT HE MEANT.

MY SISTER WORE HIGH-HEELED PLATFORM PUMPS, SNOODS AND STOMPED AROUND TRYING

HER BEST TO LOOK LIKE BETTY GRABLE. MY ARIES MOTHER GOT UP EVERY MORNING

AND "DID HERSELF UP FROM TOP TO BOTTOM" AND WENT OUT TO SHOP. MY LEO FATHER

WENT OUT TO FIND OIL LEASE PROPERTIES TO PAY FOR IT ALL. WE WERE ALL FIRE

SIGNS. WHEN ALONE, I WOULD SNEAK OUT FROM MY NAP AND STUFF BIG WADS OF

TOILET PAPER DOWN INTO MY WHITE UNDER SHORTS SO IT WOULD APPEAR AS IF I HAD

AN ADULT-SIZE CROTCH - THEN WOULD GO OUT AND SWING IN OUR HUGE ROPE SWING -

HIGH AS POSSIBLE - AND PRETEND I WAS TERRY (OF TERRY AND THE PILOTS). WE

HAD A LITTLE SPANIEL NAMED FRECKLES WHOSE EYES WERE PRONE TO POP. IT WAS

ALL PRETTY WILD!! IN MY HEART, I KNEW SOMETHING MORE WAS GOING ON THAN MET

THE EYE...AND, BY THE WAY, LEOMODGE'S LAST NAME *WAS* SPELLED WASHINTEN.

 

*WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY VIOLET SUNDAY*

 

*FROM ROLLER*

 

*(VIOLET SUNDAY MUST BE SOMETHING LIKE BLACK FRIDAY...JUST GOTTA BE!!!)*

 

*COMPLETE TITLE OF PAINTING SEEN BELOW FOLLOWS:*

 

*SO - HERE THEY WERE, FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, LITTLE MEG JENKINS, LEOMODGE

WASHINTEN, LEOMODGE'S PET, MARTHA ANN, AND INEZ MARTINEZ...ARRIVING

FULL-BLOWN...UNKNOWINGLY PROGRAMMED TO SEED THE EARTH...IF NOT THIS ONE,

THEN ANOTHER...THEIR FATHER'S HOUSE HAD MANY MANSIONS...*

 

*JUST HAVING STEPPED OFF THE PLANK OF ONE OF THE POTENTIALLY COUNTLESS ARKS

OF NOAH...ALL ON NEARLY DRY LAND NOW - AN AREA WHICH COULD ONE DAY BECOME

SEATTLE... *

 

*IT WAS THE DE-BOARDING OF A CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE SHIP...WAY WAY PRIOR TO

ONE HAVING BECOME BOARDED...(OR, WAY WAY FOLLOWING - WHO NOSE? DOG KNOWS

!)...LUGGAGE MISPLACED...INEZ JUMPING, YAPPING, SNARLING, HUMPING...MARTHA

ANN IN LABOR, SQUIRMING, SCRATCHING, PECKING, CLUCKING...ALL A BIT CRANKY

AND HUNGRY, TO BOOT! MEG HAD BEEN LATE DELIVERING LUNCH...HER EYES WILD

FROM A FLEETING VISION THE CONDENSED MILK WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TO BE KNOWN

AS CARNATION...BUT, THEN, BY ANY OTHER NAME WOULD SMELL...*

 

*AND THE PLANK? IT SANK...BURIED AND UNSEEN FOR AN AMOUNT OF TIME REQUIRED

TO BECOME PETRIFIED...A FARMER?, A WHITE ONE...NEAR PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA

WOULD ACCIDENTALLY EXCAVATE IT, THEN USE IT TO PRY OUT HIS OVERLY

CORPULENT VIETNAMESE MAIL-ORDER WIFE STUCK IN A TOO SMALL WALK IN TUB WHICH

SHE HAD MISTAKENLY ORDERED BY HOVERING HER CURSOR OVER THE WRONG ICON WITH

HER MOUSE...*

 

*AND A NEWLYWED SCIENTOLOGIST LESBIAN COUPLE PASSING BY FROM SEATTLE? BOTH

HAVING RECENTLY UNDERGONE GENDER REASSIGNMENTS...PULLING A U-HAUL ON THEIR

HONEYMOON... JUST HAPPENING TO HAVE A CAN OF CRISCO...AND THE DISH RAN

AWAY WITH THE SPOON...*

 

*IT WAS ALL BEYOND COMPLEX...IN ORDER TO EVEN BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND, ONE

WOULD HAVE HAD TO AT LEAST HALFWAY BEEN THERE FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO THE

END.*

 

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*311 WEST MOUNTAIN STREET*

 

*FAYETTEVILLE**, ARKANSAS*

 

*72701*

 

*479-443-0077 OFFICE*

 

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*SITE: WWW.DONALDROLLERWILSON.COM *

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

I woke up this morning with constipation. Oh, I had a movement. Just not a very pleasant one. About ripped me to shreds... "my ass feels like it's been assaulted".

 

However, my neck felt wonderful. Almost no pain at all. That ended as soon as the hospital got done with me. Poking those damn things into my neck... hurt like a mother fuck. Then I decided to eat breakfast in their cafeteria... It was ok... until I start to drive home. Then all of a sudden I gotta go again, "and not like before"... no accidents. But as soon as I sat down... "Blast Off". My poor rear was in such a state of shock, my penis forgot to pee. I'm walking around the house and all of a sudden. I gotta go to the bathroom again... I'm thinking: What the hell, I just went... "That was no.2, this was no.1"

 

I'm taking Vicodin today, fuck that tylenol shit.

 

My partner at work will be happy to hear this. She said I was a little moody yesterday... she'd be even happier if I shared one with her. :-)

One in a Million

 

This for Rare Disease day on the 29th of February 2012, My name is John O’Connor father to Aoibhe to has a Rare Genetic Disorder called Mucolipidosis Type II/III, we think Aoibhe is the only person in Ireland to have ML 2.5, and this is her story

 

One in a Million

 

Well its actually 1 in 750,000, Aoibhe was our first, born on the 10-11-2006, we were so happy when she was born and to have a little girl, a little bundle of joy, jet black hair and I remember her being very long and having model’s legs, they say she gets the height from our mother? She was just like a normal new born and even very normal up to six or seven months, where we noticed a curve in her spine, not to worried because she seems not to be a big deal, and my niece had something similar, so we booked appointment in the Pink clinic in cork after a referral from our own doctor, my now wife Emma took Aoibhe to a Doctor Tangeny on January of 2008, at this stage we were due to get married in February of 2008, Dr Tangeny who we now own a great deal for diagnosing her at 9 months, other cases we have read about weren’t diagnosed until they were 2 or 3 years old, he spent some time checking Aoibhe and seen things that we never seen, I suppose as new parents we didn’t or weren’t looking for these. She couldn’t straighten her fingers and couldn’t put her arms above her shoulders, curve on her spine. We made another appointment for a week later and we both went, He sat us down and I remember him looking very sorry for us, he got a huge Medical text book up on the table and took out a photocopied page from it and hand it to us, and told us that Aoibhe had MUCOLIPIDOSIS TYPE III, and told us to read the information on the page and there was more information on the internet, but that all he could tell us because he had never seen it before because it was so rare. I remember leaving that Doctor’s office in a Daze. Our prefect little baby girl has something wrong with her and we didn’t know really what it was? So we went home and we got a laptop from my sister and search the internet for this Disorder we seen some positive stories and some scary stories, so we printed the A-Z of Mucolipidosis Type III and we decided to keep away from the Internet until we know for certain what Aoibhe had.

 

At this stage we had got appointments for Crumlin Children Hospital and Temple Street in Dublin, I remember our first trip to Temple Street, we were like the newbie’s and you could seen other parents knew it was our first time, and everytime since we always know the newbie’s when we see them, I say to Emma there are some newbie’s, Aoibhe was seen in the metabolic unit by a Professor Treacy and then we were sent for Aoibhe to take pictures, I remember that Aoibhe couldn’t cry because they needed a normal picture of her, so they could show the progress of the disease, we spent at least 1 hour doing everything we could to stop Aoibhe crying, and I thought to myself and this is only the start of things and it was only a man taking a few pictures. Professor Treacy is a Specialist in these MPS related disease and give us a better understanding of the Mucolipidosis, here comes the science part, The Mucolipidosis (ML) are a group of inherited metabolic diseases that affect the body’s ability to carry out the normal turnover of various materials within cells. In ML, abnormal amounts of carbohydrates and fatty materials (lipids) accumulate in cells. Because our cells are not able to handle such large amounts of these substances, damage to the cells occurs,. Symptoms of ML can be congenital (present at birth) or begin in early childhood or adolescence. Early symptoms can include vision problems and developmental delays. Over time, many children with ML develop poor mental capacities, have difficulty reaching normal developmental milestones, and, in many cases, eventually die of the disease.

 

The MLs are classified as lysosomal storage diseases because they involve increased storage of substances in the lysosomes, which are specialized sac-like components within most cells. Lysosomes play a critical role in the metabolic function of our bodies. One of their primary roles is to pick up substances such as carbohydrates and lipids and break them down into smaller molecules so that they can be used again in the metabolic process. This process is possible because lysosomes contain enzymes, which are proteins that help the body’s chemistry work better and faster. Working continuously, enzymes break down carbohydrates and lipids and assist in the transfer of their by-products throughout the rest of the cell for the production of energy or excretion.

Patients with ML are born with a genetic defect in which their bodies either do not produce enough enzymes or, in some instances, produce ineffective forms of enzymes. Without functioning enzymes, which are proteins, lysosomes cannot break down carbohydrates and lipids and transport them to their normal destination. The molecules then accumulate in the cells of various tissues in the body, leading to damage of organs. In patients with ML, the molecules accumulate in nerve, liver, and muscle tissue as well as in bone marrow, and this abnormal storage causes the various symptoms associated with ML. For example, excess storage of these molecules in nerve tissues can cause mental retardation, accumulation in the tissues of the spleen and liver can cause poor functioning of these vital organs, and excess storage in the bone marrow can damage bones, leading to the skeletal deformities.

The accumulation of carbohydrates and lipids in tissue is not the result of just one deficient enzyme. Lysosomes contain as many as 40 or 50 different enzymes, each responsible for a highly specialized function. Therefore, a deficiency in one particular enzyme or activator protein causes symptoms that may be somewhat different from the symptoms caused by the deficiency of another type of enzyme.

There are four types of ML and each is classified according to the enzyme(s) or other protein that is deficient or mutated (altered). Symptoms can range from mild to severe.

The MLs are similar to another group of lysosomal storage diseases known as the mucopolysaccharidoses. While both conditions produce similar symptoms and are caused by the lack of enzymes necessary to break down and transport carbohydrates and lipids, the mucopolysaccharidoses result in an excess of sugars, known as mucopolysaccharides, in the urine. Mucopolysaccharides are not seen in urine of patients with ML, therefore screening of the urine can help doctors distinguish between the two groups of disorders.

Mucolipidosis types II and III (ML II and ML III) which Aoibhe is in between, we call it ML 2.5, ML 2.5 results from a deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-1-phosphotransferase. Just as luggage in an airport is tagged to direct it to the correct destination, enzymes are often "tagged." In ML II and ML III, the deficient enzyme is supposed to tag other enzymes (activator proteins) so that they can initiate certain metabolic processes in the cell. Because the activator proteins are not properly tagged, they escape into spaces outside the cell and therefore cannot do their usual work of breaking down substances inside the cells. Another way of looking at it is, it is a storage disease, and everyone has bad and good in there body, but Aoibhe cant break down the bad, so it all builds up.

The mucolipidoses are inherited in an autosomal recessive manner, that is, they occur only when a child inherits two copies of the defective gene, one from each parent. When both parents carry a defective gene, each of their children faces a one in four chance of developing one of the MLs. At the same time, each child also faces a one in two chance of inheriting only one copy of the defective gene. People who have only one defective gene are known as carriers. These individuals do not develop the disease but they can pass the defective gene on to their own children. Because the defective genes involved in certain forms of ML are known, tests can identify people who are carriers in some instances. My wife and I are both carriers.

Since then we had numerous trips to Crumlin Children’s hospital for MRI and X-rays and day cases operations, she only had two major operations, one was to put dye in her hips to figure out if her hip joints are ok, and the other was to remove 8 teeth, she had them removed as they were weak and the drink we giving her for her constipation had a high sugar level, so it was best to remove them, she improve a lot after taken them out, eaten and sleeping all improved, when Aoibhe has to be knock out, its not a nice thing to hold a mask over your child’s mouth to put her to sleep while she is screaming for you to help her, but it has be done, and I know we will have to done it alot more over the coming years, we’ve got get help from over families in New Zealand, America and the UK and there is a Forum called Penguin café, where we discuss and ask questions about ML. and from the stories we read about, some children had over 20 operations from spinal rods to joint conductors and most having to use a wheelchair or walking aid, it looks we’ve only hit the tip of the iceberg, and I know there is always someone else worst off then you, but I sometimes fear for the future.

Aoibhe is 5 years old and is happy child, she has a sister Lauren with is 2, she doesn’t have ML, Aoibhe is only around 77cm in Height and weighs 10.2kg, around the same height as a one year old, she wears glasses and has a Special chair at home for herself, she’s quiet bright and they say that she has her dad wrapped around little finger…. She finds it hard to get from a sitting position to standing, or if she fails she really cant manage to get herself up, her legs and arms are bent and she can straighten them, she has a claw hand, meaning that her hands and fingers are swollen and she cant straighten her fingers and finds it had to grip, Aoibhe finds it hard to reach above shoulder level, she balance can be affected, this is due to her curve in her spine and her trying to balance her head, she is in Pre-school 4 days a week, three days in Killeagh and one day in Enable Ireland cork in Ballintemple in Blackrock, Enable Ireland also help which her speech and language, Physiotherapy, and so much more, we hoping to send her to Big school in September, which is very excited about, she loves school, loves colouring, loves playing games, loves her trampoline and wooden steps her uncles made for her, she loves going to play parks, although she cant do everything, she tries hard at them, and sometimes you can see her watching other children wondering why cant I do that or figuring out a way she could do it, Aoibhe is very good at this, finding a way to do what is normal to another child, it might take a while, but she finds a way. There is so many other stories and issues we have, but this letter is really just trying to raise awareness for RARE DISEASE DAY on the 29th of February 2012, we think Aoibhe is the only person in Ireland to have ML 2.5, and if she isn’t we would love to find out about children with this, the MPS society Ireland have annual conference with the UK MPS society that brings families together and also Specialists in these areas. But we have never meet a family had a child with ML II/III.

  

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I wasn't feeling the pirate vibe.

 

Today's fact #2: I hate cleaning bathrooms

 

Heh #2. I crack myself up.

 

LOL. Crack.

 

ok. I'm done now.

It's mid-winter here in New Zealand and we are almost at our shortest day of the year. Not the best weather for being outside taking photos, so I've no new images to post here.

Thought that over the next few days I would repost my most viewed photos here on flickr.

This one being top with 144,000 views.

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I must have my porriage every morning, summer and winter.

Good for you, plus keeps the tummy satisfied all morning.

Swirls of pure Canadian maple syrup all over the top...oh! so yummy!

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Twenty reasons why porridge is the ultimate health food........

(I'm not sure why reason # 1 is at the top of this list. #20 comes first with me at my age! Alas, a cup of tea is more appealing when I first wake up in the morning. Then I'm wide awake so bound out of bed to prepare and enjoy my porridge)

 

1. IMPROVES SEX LIFE

Porridge oats can boost libido by helping to re-balance testosterone and oestrogen in the body. Testosterone drives sexual desire in both sexes. Men with low testosterone levels go off sex.

2. GOOD FOR HANGOVERS

Oats neutralise acidity levels in the body and help absorb toxins. Since a hangover is the result of the "poisonous" effects of alcohol, a bowl of porridge might help relieve the symptoms.

Porridge also contains one of the highest levels of soluble fibre of any cereal. Soluble fibre is essential for healthy digestion. Since alcohol depletes sugar levels, the slow-releasing carbohydrates in porridge help redress this.

3. HELPS QUIT SMOKING

Compounds in oats can help calm the nervous system and reduce the craving for nicotine.

4. HEALS THE SKIN

Bathing in oat-based solutions can help problem skin. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the anti-inflammatory compounds in porridge oats can help conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. Fill a sock or stocking with porridge oats and place in water for 20 minutes while bathing.

5. FIGHTS INFECTION

Of all the cereals, porridge has the best proportion of protein needed for growth and repair in the body and to help boost the immune system.

6. FIGHTS HEART DISEASE

Many studies have shown that eating fibre-rich food such as porridge reduces the risk of heart disease. But scientists in the U.S. found that porridge contains avenanthramides - chemicals that stop blood cells sticking to artery walls, preventing the fatty deposits that cause heart disease.

7. REDUCES DIABETES RISK SLOWLY

Digested foods such as porridge might cut the risk of developing non-insulin dependent diabetes by absorbing sugar from the gut and cutting the need for large quantities of insulin to be released.

8. HELPS CONCENTRATION

The slow releasing complex carbohydrates in oats sustain energy levels, allowing full concentration to be maintained. Complex carbohydrates also stabilise and raise blood sugar levels.

9. BEATS DEPRESSION

Porridge is high in Vitamin B6, which promotes the brain chemical serotonin. High levels of serotonin are associated with feelings of well-being and also aid relaxation and restful sleep. Levels of serotonin dip when sunlight is limited - i.e. during winter - and can lead to the depressive condition Seasonal Affective Disorder.

10. BOOTS ENERGY

Porridge oats are high in complex carbohydrates and soluble fibre, which means they release energy slowly. A bowl of porridge should provide all the energy you need until lunchtime.

11. CUTS CHILDHOOD OBESITY

A study of 10,000 children by researchers at New York's Columbia University found that among those who regularly ate whole-oat products, the proportion of overweight children almost halved.

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University also found that those eating foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), such as porridge, were less likely to binge on sugary snacks. Foods with a low GI rating release glucose into the body more slowly and evenly, leaving you feeling fuller for longer.

12. LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Porridge is rich in soluble fibre, which has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol occurs when fat builds up and constricts the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart. Eating oats can improve blood flow and bind to cholesterol in the gut, aiding its removal from the body. Scientists think the cholesterol-lowering effects of oats are due to the oat soluble fibre beta-glucan.

13. PREVENTS CONSTIPATION

High-fibre foods such as porridge increase the movement of food through the digestive tract.

This increased bowel action provides a good environment for beneficial bacteria in the gut to ferment while decreasing levels of destructive bacteria.

14. FIGHTS OSTEOPOROSIS

Porridge oats are blended with milk, making an excellent source of calcium which is essential for bone health. Lack of calcium can lead to osteoporosis, which involves a loss of bone density and can make bones fragile.

15. CAN HELP DIETING

Porridge oats are 100 per cent natural, with no added sugar, salt or additives, and are naturally low in calories. An average bowl of porridge made with water contains 171 calories.

16. GOOD FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Porridge is a source of folic acid. Studies have shown that taking folic acid from before conception until the 12th week of pregnancy can reduce the chances of having a baby with spina bifida. Pregnant women need 400mcg of folic acid a day.

17. FIGHTS CANCER

Oats are rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which protects the body from the damaging free radicals that can cause cancer. A diet high in soluble fibre foods such as porridge oats might also help reduce the chances of developing bowel, colon and breast cancer.

18. CONTAINS ESSENTIAL MINERALS

Porridge is a good source of manganese, which is essential in allowing the body to produce energy as well as helping to build bones and connective tissue. It also contains zinc, which is needed for normal growth, sexual development and reproduction, and a healthy immune system.

19. REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE

A daily serving of oats can improve blood pressure control and reduce the need for anti-hypertensive medication, according to U.S. researchers - 73 per cent of those fed a wholegrain oat-based cereal (containing 3g of soluble fibre) stopped or reduced their blood pressure medication by half.

20. COULD HELP LONG LIFE

Britain's longest living man, David Henderson, from Montrose, Scotland, who died in 1998 at 109, attributed his age and good health to a daily bowl of porridge. This could be because the lipids present in oats contain a good balance of essential fatty acids which have been linked to longevity and general good health.

Research by: Angela Epstein

It was taken in 2015. The kitten is a lovely cat, healthy and with a temper (but that's what we love, us, the cat lovers). You can see her in my stream (www.flickr.com/photos/lobeoccipital/33884890120/in/datepo...).

 

Back in 2015, I didn't want to post that picture here. That picture broke my heart. Her mother was killed by some ¨^%ù*$, and my mum took her in, to feed her, to give her a chance. This was taken a few hours after my mum got it. Back then, we didn't know if she would make it, cause, she could refuse the food (kitten powder milk), and whatever you might think, 12 days old kitten cannot pee or defecate without their mother, cause the mother "stimulates" the little ones with tongues. My mom didn't how the kitten would react, if it was going to work. Of course, it worked out, pretty fine except for regular constipation.

 

Look how tiny she is.

Kaleta Reserve, near Amboasary in southern Madagascar. The bird is sitting in a Tamarind tree.

 

From Wikipedia -

The Greater Vasa Parrot (Coracopsis vasa) is one of two species of Vasa Parrot, the other being the Lesser Vasa Parrot (C. nigra). The Greater Vasa Parrot can be found throughout Madagascar and the Comoros. In Madagascar it is more common in portions of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests, compared with the Lesser Vasa Parrot which is more common in the humid forests of the east coast.

 

There are three subspecies -

Coracopsis vasa, (Shaw) 1812

Coracopsis vasa comorensis, (Peters,W) 1854

Coracopsis vasa drouhardi, Lavauden 1929

 

Also from Wikipedia -

 

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (from Latinization of Arabic: تمر هندي tamar Hind "Indian Date") is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic (having only a single species).

 

Tamarindus indica is indigenous to tropical Africa, particularly where it continues to grow wild in Sudan - it is also cultivated in Cameroon, Nigeria and Tanzania. In Arabia it is found wild growing in Oman, especially Dhofar, where it grows on sea-facing mountains. It reached South Asia likely through human transportation, and cultivation several thousand years prior to the Common Era. It is widely distributed throughout the Tropical belt, from Africa to South Asia, and throughout South East Asia, Taiwan and as far as China. In the 16th century it was heavily introduced to Mexico, as well as South America, by Spanish and Portuguese colonists, to the degree that it became a common ingredient in everyday living.

 

One of the first tamarind trees in Hawaii was planted in 1797.

 

Description -

The tamarind is a long-lived, medium-growth bushy tree which attains a maximum crown height of 12.1 to 18.3 metres (40 to 60 feet). The crown has an irregular vase-shaped outline of dense foliage. The tree grows well in full sun in clay, loam, sandy, and acidic soil types, with a high drought and aerosol salt (wind-borne salt as found in coastal area) resistance.

 

Leaves are evergreen, bright green in colour, elliptical ovular, arrangement is alternate, of the pinnately compound type, with pinnate venation and less than 5 cm (2 inches) in length. The branches droop from a single, central trunk as the tree matures and is often pruned in human agriculture to optimize tree density and ease of fruit harvest. At night, the leaflets close up.

 

The tamarind does flower, though inconspicuously, with red and yellow elongated flowers. Flowers are 2.5 cm wide (one inch) five-petalled borne in small racemes, yellow with orange or red streaks. Buds are pink as the 4 sepals are pink and are lost when the flower blooms.

 

The fruit is an indehiscent legume, sometimes called a pod, 12 to 15 cm (3 to 6 inches) in length with a hard, brown shell. The fruit has a fleshy, juicy, acidulous pulp. It is mature when the flesh is coloured brown or reddish-brown. The tamarinds of Asia have longer pods containing 6-12 seeds, whereas African and West Indian varieties have short pods containing 1-6 seeds. The seeds are somewhat flattened, and glossy brown.

 

The tamarind is best described as sweet and sour in taste, and high in acid, sugar, vitamin B and, interestingly for a fruit, calcium.

 

As a tropical species, it is frost sensitive. The pinnate leaves with opposite leaflets giving a billowing effect in the wind. Tamarind timber consists of hard, dark red heartwood and softer, yellowish sapwood.

 

Tamarind is harvested by pulling the pod from its stalk. A mature tree may be capable of producing up to 175 kg (350 lb) of fruit per annum. Veneer grafting, shield (T or inverted T) budding, and air layering may be used to propagate desirable selections. Such trees will usually fruit within 3 to 4 years if provided optimum growing conditions.

 

Alternative names -

Globally, it is most numerous in South Asia, where it is widely distributed and has a long history of human cultivation. Many South Asian regional languages have their own unique name for the tamarind fruit. It is called the tetul (তেঁতুল) in Bangla; in India it is known in several languages. In Sanskrit, it is called tintiDi. In Oriya it is called tentuli, in Hindi it is called imli; In Gujarati the amli, and Marathi and Konkani the chinch; in Kannada it is called hunase (ಹುಣಸೆ), Telugu chintachettu (tree) and chintapandu (fruit extract) and in Malayalam its called Vaalanpuli (വാളന്‍പുളി ). In Pakistan in Urdu it is known as imli. In Sri Lanka in Sinhala call it the siyambala; and Northern areas in Tamil also as the puli (புளி). In the Cook Islands in Cook Islands Maori Māori Kūki Āirani or Rarotonganis language Tamarindus is called 'tamarene'.

 

In Indonesia, tamarind is known as the asam (or asem) Jawa (means Javanese asam), which in the Indonesian language, translates as Javanese sour [sic: fruit] (though the literature may also refer to it as sambaya). In Malaysia, it is also called "asam Jawa". In the Philippines, tamarind is referred to as Sampaloc, which is occasionally rendered as Sambalog in Tagalog and Sambag in Cebuano. Vietnamese term is me. In Taiwan it is called loan-tz. In Myanmar it is called magee-bin (tree) and magee-thee (fruit). The tamarind is the provincial tree of the Phetchabun province of Thailand (in Thailand it is called ma-kham). In Malagasy it is called voamadilo and kily.

 

In Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela it is called tamarindo. In the Caribbean, tamarind is sometimes called tamon.

 

Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) should not be confused with the Manila tamarind (Pithecellobium dulce), which is a different plant, though also of Fabaceae.

 

The fruit pulp is edible and popular. The hard green pulp of a young fruit is considered by many to be too sour and acidic, but is often used as a component of savory dishes, as a pickling agent or as a means of making certain poisonous yams in Ghana safe for human consumption.

 

The ripened fruit is considered the more palatable as it becomes sweeter and less sour (acidic) as it matures. It is used in desserts as a jam, blended into juices or sweetened drinks, sorbets, ice-creams and all manner of snack. It is also consumed as a natural laxative.

In Western cuisine it is found in Worcestershire sauce, and HP sauce.

 

In Indian cuisine it is common. Imli Chutney and Pulusu use it. Along with tamarind, sugar and spices are added to (regional) taste for chutneys or a multitude of condiments for a bitter-sweet flavor. The immature pods and flowers are also pickled and used as a side dish. Regional cuisines such as Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh use it to make Rasam, Sambhar, Vatha Kuzhambu and Puliyogare. In Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, tender leaves of tamarind are used along with lentils and it is also dried and used in place of ripe tamarind for mild flavour.

 

In Guadeloupe, tamarind is known as Tamarinier and is used in jams and syrups.

In Mexico, it is sold in various snack forms: dried and salted; or candied (see for example pulparindo or chamoy snacks). The famous agua fresca beverage, iced fruit-bars and raspados all use it as the main ingredient. In the US, Mexican immigrants have fashioned the "agua de tamarindo" drink, the Jarritos Tamarind drink (the first introduced and second most popular flavour of the brand), and many other treats. Tamarind snacks such as Mexico's Pelon Pelo Rico, are available in specialty food stores worldwide in pod form or as a paste or concentrate.

In Egypt, a sour, chilled drink made from tamarind is popular during the summer.

 

A traditional food plant in Africa, tamarind has potential to improve nutrition, boost food security, foster rural development and support sustainable landcare.

 

In southern Kenya, the Swahili people use it to garnish legumes and also make juices. In Madagascar, its fruits and leaves are a well-known favorite of the Ring-tailed Lemurs, providing as much as 50% of their food resources during the year if available. In Northern Nigeria, it is used with millet powder to prepare Kunun Tsamiya, a traditional Pap mostly used as breakfast, and usually eaten with bean cake.

 

The Javanese dish gurame and more so ikan asem, also known as ikan asam (sweet and sour fish, commonly a carp or river-fish) is popular throughout Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. Tamarind is also common in Manado, Sulawesi and Maluku cuisines.

 

In Lebanon, the Kazouza company sells a tamarind-flavoured carbonated beverage.

 

In Myanmar, young and tender leaves and flower buds are eaten as a vegetable. A salad dish of tamarind leaves, boiled beans, and crushed peanuts topped with crispy fried onions is very popular in rural Myanmar.

 

In the Philippines, tamarind is used in foods like sinigang soup, and also made into candies. The leaves are also used in sinampalukan soup.

 

In Thailand a specific cultivar has been bred specifically to be eaten as a fresh fruit, famous for being particular sweet and minimally sour. It is also sometimes eaten preserved in sugar with chili as a sweet-and-spicy candy. Pad Thai, a Thai dish popular with Westerners often include tamarind for its tart/sweet taste (with lime juice added for sourness and fish sauce added for saltiness). A tamarind-based sweet-and-sour sauce served over deep-fried fish is also a common dish in central Thailand.

 

Medicinal uses -

Phytochemical studies revealed the presence of tannins, saponins, sesquiterpenes, alkaloids and phlobatamins and other extracts active against both gram positive and gram negative bacteria, at temperatures of 4–30 °C (39–86 °F). Studies on the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the extracts on the test organisms showed that the lowest MIC and the MBC were demonstrated against Salmonella paratyphi, Bacillus subtilis and Salmonella typhi and the highest MIC and MBC was exhibited against Staphylococcus aureus.

 

Throughout Asia and Africa it is common for health remedies. In Northern Nigeria, fresh stem bark and fresh leaves are used as decoction mixed with potash for the treatment of stomach disorder, general body pain, jaundice, yellow fever and as blood tonic and skin cleanser. In Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines and Javanese traditional medicine use asem leaves as a herbal infusion for malarial fever, the fruit juice as an anti-septic, and scurvy and even cough cure.

 

Fruit of the tamarind is also commonly used throughout South East Asia as a poultice applied to foreheads of fever sufferers.

 

Tamarind is used as in Indian Ayurvedic Medicine for gastric and/or digestion problems, and in cardioprotective activity.

 

In animal studies, tamarind has been found to lower serum cholesterol and blood sugar levels. Due to a lack of available human clinical trials, there is insufficient evidence to recommend tamarind for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) or diabetes.

 

Based on human study, tamarind intake may delay the progression of fluorosis by enhancing excretion of fluoride. However, additional research is needed to confirm these results.

 

Excess consumption has been noted as a traditional laxative.

 

Other medicinal uses include: Anthelminthic (expels worms), antimicrobial, antiseptic, antiviral, asthma, astringent, bacterial skin infections (erysipelas), boils, chest pain, cholesterol metabolism disorders, colds, colic, conjunctivitis (pink eye), constipation (chronic or acute), diabetes, diarrhea (chronic), dry eyes, dysentery (severe diarrhea), eye inflammation, fever, food preservative, food uses (coloring), gallbladder disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, gingivitis, hemorrhoids, indigestion, insecticide, jaundice, keratitis (inflammation of the cornea), leprosy, liver disorders, nausea and vomiting (pregnancy-related), paralysis, poisoning (Datura plant), rash, rheumatism, saliva production, skin disinfectant/sterilization, sore throat, sores, sprains, sunscreen, sunstroke, swelling (joints), urinary stones, wound healing (corneal epithelium).

 

In temples, especially in Buddhist Asian countries, the fruit pulp is used to polish brass shrine furniture, removing dulling and the greenish patina that forms.

 

The wood is a bold red color. Due to its density and durability, tamarind heartwood can be used in making furniture and wood flooring. A tamarind switch is sometimes used as an implement for corporal punishment.

 

Tamarind trees are very common throughout Asia and the tropical world as both an ornamental, garden and cash-crop. The tamarind has recently become popular in bonsai culture, frequently used in Asian countries like Indonesia, Taiwan and the Philippines. In the last Japan Airlines World Bonsai competition, Mr. Budi Sulistyo of Indonesia won the second prize with an ancient tamarind bonsai.

 

The seeds are sometimes used by children in traditional board games such as Chinese checkers (China), Dhakon (Java), and others.

 

The tamarind tree is the official plant of Santa Clara, Cuba. Consequently it appears in the coat of arms of the city.

 

Recent study reveals that yoga may help couples who are struggling with sexual dysfunction in their lives. Researchers believe that the physical and emotional benefits offered by yoga, may add more fun and meaning to the sexual relationship with your partner.

Scientists said that this form of yoga basically uses mutually beneficial postures, massage and breathing exercises, those can easily perform by couples. . They increase blood flow to the pelvis and engage all the muscles of pelvic floors, which strengthen the muscles that play vital role in orgasm

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Yoga, apart from working wonders for your mind and soul, also enriches your sex life yoga helps you become aware of your sexual core proper breathing is essential for sexual arousal. Asanas, mudras, pranayamas, and meditation are the new way to better sexuality. As more and more people are discovering that practicing yoga leads to better sex life whether you practice yoga or sex for both you need some practice and training. The yoga system of treatment requires Proper diet and daily practice of yoga.

Good sex makes our skin glow, firms up our abs, beats the blues and above all as a great stress buster.

THE POWER OF GARLIC: Garlic is antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties. It Can be useful in treating a number of reproductive – tract problems. Be cause by consuming garlic in food or as tablets will help the body wards off all sorts of other diseases and disorders.

WATERING YOUR MOOD: Take a bath or shower to adjust your moods from excitement to relaxation or vice versa. Cold water definitely get you going, warm water will let you relax before sleep.

NO SMOKING: Nicotine is a powerful vasoconstrictor; men who daily smoke a pack of cigarettes drastically reduce the Blood circulation in their penile Arteries. It makes difficult to achieve an erection.

TRY TO BEAT THE HEAT: Infertility cases trace to problems with a man’s sperm count or function. High temperature in the testicles can temporarily reduce sperm production. If you are trying to father a child, avoid Hot Baths, and tight under wear and jeans.

ODORS: Pleasant odors always have played their part, as they appear to stimulate the nervous system which, in turn stimulates, the sexual system. The sexual persuasion of odors in not confined to human beings, it is equally operative among after animals and insects; female’s dogs, wolves, foxes and butterfly release their own sexually conditioned smells. The best perfumes are the natural ones like sandalwood, roses, jasmine, violets and other flowers.

VAJROLI MUDRA: Sit in any comfortable meditative posture with eyes closed head and spine straight. Now inhales hold the breath in and try to draw the urethra upward. This action is similar to holding back on urge to urinate. Hold the contraction for as long as your feel comfortable. Then exhale while releasing the contraction. Do this Vajroli mudra minimum 10 to 15 rounds.

BENEFITS: This mudra regulates and tones the entire uro-genital system, Vajroli mudra balances testosterone levels and sperm count and gives control over premature ejaculation. Problems like prostates hypertrophy are prevented.

SHAVASANA: Lie down on the floor on your back, keep the legs straight on the floor with feet apart by about your shoulder width. Keep the arms straight by your sides with hands placed about six inches away from the body. The head ad spine should be in a straight line. Close your eyes gently. Make the whole body loose and stop all physical movement, mentally watch your breathing and allow it to become rhythmic and relaxed.

BENEFITS: This asana leads to remove physical and mental fatigue. The breathing becomes more regulated and controlled naturally. This asana improves optimum capacity of lungs and intake of oxygen. Relaxation helps to open up blocked arteries and thus helps to improve cardiac functions.

VATAYANASANA METHOD: Stand with feet together bends the right knee and place the foot on the left thigh in the half padamasan position. Then place the hand in Namaskar position. Maintain the balance and hold the position for a short duration. Release the right leg repeat the practice with the opposite leg, breathing normal. Do it two times on each side. BENEFITS: This asana develops the ability to retain seminal fluid and regulates the reproductive system and prevent early ejaculation. It also strengthens the leg muscle and knee joints. CAUTION: Try to do it slowly after some practice one can do it. This asana require more coordination then muscular strength.

ASWANI MUDRA: Stand in comfortable position closes eyes and breathing normal. Take your attention to the anus area. Contract the anal muscles for a few seconds without feeling any strain. Then relax for a few seconds. Repeat the contraction and relax the anal muscles. Make the contractions more rapid. BENEFITS: It is very helpful to prevents early ejaculation. The inflammation of prostate gland is also cured by this mudra. It helps to alleviate piles, constipation and prevents the escape of pranic energy from the body. To know more log on www.yogagurusuneelsingh.com

 

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If you are trying for a get rid of for constipation, property cures frequently operate. Constipation can happen for a range of considerations quite often connected to your food regimen or pressure. If you have suddenly started off currently being constipated you will want to seek the advice of your medical professional as it can be a indication of a way more severe sickness. He will give you a thorough examination to rule out ailments this kind of as hypothyroidism and other issues linked with the enormous and small-scale intestines.

 

The decent information is that you can deal with this predicament particularly comfortably when you know how. You have to commence as shortly as you start to experience as failure to offer with blockages can lead to a not ever ending circle of problems. You could induce piles if you strain also sometimes when heading to the toilet. If you already have piles you might be subconsciously triggering your constipation in an effort to steer clear of suffering.

 

Most sufferers try out a thing new but really don't preserve the treatment solution heading and so imagine it does not labor. If you follow these points your system should commence functioning additional efficiently as a result getting rid of the constipation.

 

Increasing the amount of h2o you drink will aid your internal organs to become significantly more successful at doing away with waste. You ought to purpose to drink at minimum one.5 liters a day and more if the weather conditions is exceptionally warm.

 

Expanding the amount of fiber in your food plan will also allow. We all might try to eat a lot more fruit and veggies but if you are constipated you may very well want to avoid bananas in the short term. You may want to goal to have five or 6 tiny meals a day to get your process relocating. Each and every of these meals should certainly be made up primarily of fruit and veggies with some top notch protein and carbohydrates. White bread is notorious for producing bowel difficulties so do away with it from your procuring list. Substitute with full meal and do the identical with pasta and rice.

 

Valuable residence remedies for constipation consist of chewing your food properly. In our time bad society, we more often than not come to feel below pressure to consume our meals too rather quickly. We have to chew accurately as the digestion plan begins in your mouth with saliva breaking down the food. If your digestion program doesn't job the right way you can develop into constipated.

 

Are you doing exercises consistently? If not, you should really be. Some many people dislike heading to the health and fitness center and use this as an excuse not to training. You do not have to abide by a gym regime, you can doing exercises anyplace you like together with your individual your home. It is finest to get out into the new air if you can but even managing up and down your stairs will assist to boost your total fitness levels.

 

Do you routinely take medication? Have a glance at the elements as this may perhaps be the result in of your difficulty. A straightforward your home remedy for constipation is to give up applying medicines with codeine in them. Not surprisingly you will want to examine with your medical doctor but if you reveal your predicament, he can typically prescribe an alternate. When treating constipation, family home treatments will need to be attempted initially right before resorting to more treatment.

 

Here are two constipation solutions that you can use for a mild circumstance of constipation and for a persistent circumstance of constipation.

 

Apple and Pear Juice

 

If you have a gentle circumstance of constipation, you can use this treatment to get effects.

 

Prepare equal amounts of refreshing apple and pear juice. Drink this combo when you for starters wake up and 1 hour earlier than bedtime.

 

Juice the pears that are a bit complicated. If the pear is ripe, it is finest to blend it complete with apple juice to generate a thick drink. Working with the complete pear will give you supplemental fiber. Just eliminate the seeds but do not peel the natural sort.

 

Pears have minerals, nutritional vitamins, and chemical compounds that aid to thoroughly clean out your colon, kidney and to regenerate your blood cells.

 

Apple Juice and Prune Juice

 

Here's a constipation remedy that you can use if you have chronic constipation. In addition to just consuming apple juice, you can accelerate your peristaltic action with prune juice.

 

Here's how to do it.

 

If you have a juicer you can make fresh new apple juice and drink 3-4 glasses a day. You can also consume shop-bought apple juice but test to get new squeezed and not the form that has been flash pasteurized or pasteurized. If you can find fresh new apple juice then use flash pasteurized.

 

Buy your juice in glass containers if conceivable.

 

Plastic containers are processed by using solvents that stay in the container partitions and step by step outgas into the apple juice. This out gassing is a lot more serious when plastic containers are saved in hot destinations.

 

To velocity up the laxative results of apple juice, get the next mixture initial thing in the early morning previously you have breakfast,

 

Drink 2-3 cups of prune juice.<br>When &frac12 hour, consume just one cup of apple juice<br>Then, 1-hour later on drink one more cup of apple juice.

 

I often invest in my prune juice in a bottle and fresh squeeze my apple juice.

 

Be prepared to head for the rest room just after you drink your prune juice and your first glass of apple juice. You might possibly require to head to the bathroom quickly after you consume prune juice, everybody under the sun is varied. I have implemented this combo and have encouraged it to my shoppers and have had wonderful success.

 

Prune juice by itself is fantastic for constipation. It is a safe, light and an effective laxative. Drink a cup in the early morning and a cup in the night. Prune juice incorporate the substance dihydrophenylisatin, which is liable for the laxative action. Prunes are also higher in iron and are a terrific supplement if you are anemic or lower on iron.

 

If you include prune juice to your diet program, do not consume as much of it as you would when you have constipation. Drink &frac12 glass in the early morning and conceivably &frac12 glass in the night.

 

Cats make terrific companions and should have the optimum treatment and health care prevention plan attainable. Constipation in cats is a familiar event that has various causing reasons these as inadequate weight loss program, hairball ingestion, intestinal obstruction or dehydration. Happily, there is a cat constipation treatment that can alleviate the pain your companion experiences. Prior to administering a remedy, you may want to be confident your cat is suffering from constipation. You will need to also contemplate consulting with a veterinarian acquainted with your cat's health-related historical past to make sure there is no fundamental contribute to. Recognizing the indications of constipation is the very first phase to efficiently treating the ailment.

 

Cats present a number of clues to constipation. There can be physical alterations, variations in your cat's bowel actions or a switch in the cat's demeanor. If you discover your cat straining to use the restroom or if the abdomen is tense to the touch, she will probably be suffering from constipation. Furthermore, a cat's feces will seem laborious and dry if she is able to obtain a bowel movement. On the other hand, the feces can be mistaken for diarrhea, which is a highly free bowel. As a final point, your cat could possibly lose her appetite, which can be a indication of one additional problem, but can come about because of to a feeling of fullness. When you are guaranteed the cat is constipated, you have a couple of choices to treatment the constipation.

 

Metamucil - a human dietary complement - works perfectly for cats. Because of to the psyllium husk in the merchandise, acquire treatment to thoroughly blend one/four to one teaspoon in canned foods at every feeding. Psyllium is a bulking laxative that absorbs intestinal moisture earning a bowel movement less difficult to pass. Make sure you grant an sufficient supply of water, which can assist your cat pass the Metamucil.

 

Significant-fiber cat meals can initiate simpler bowel movements. Check-out your neighborhood pet offer shop and evaluate your present meals label to huge-fiber articles choices. This way could possibly get a very little for a longer time, but the cat might have to have a shift in weight-reduction plan to protect against long run flare-ups.

 

Pureed or unseasoned canned pumpkin can relieve constipation. A person to two teaspoons combined into your cat's meals for each feeding should return humidity to your cat's bowel and promote a nutritious bowel movement. Most cats like the style of pumpkin and will most probably value the deal with.

 

When all else fails, a drop by to the veterinarian for Laxatone - a bowel stimulant for cats - is warranted. The item is obtainable by using a veterinarian prescription and is engineered to shift bowels in cats that have hairball connected constipation, but it will work for other resources of constipation as well. The products tastes like tuna and ought to be given when the cat's abdomen is empty. In addition, the manufacturer's or veterinarian's instructions should preferably be closely followed when administering the product.

 

A cat constipation treatment is effective at the onset of the concern and only when the cat is in otherwise great health and wellbeing. Vomiting, lethargy or otherwise abnormal conduct needs an instant consultation with a veterinarian. If you really feel unpleasant about your cat's situation, do not hesitate to get enable right away.

 

There comes a time in everyone's lifetime when constipation rears its unpleasant head. The very same retains correct for canines, alas. Absence of training and good weight loss plan can lead to bouts of constipation (sound familiar?). Even though you may perhaps search for a wide variety of techniques to "eliminate" this difficulty in your unique everyday living, let us look into some residence remedies for canine constipation which can be utilized in the eventuality it happens in theirs.

 

As talked about earlier, a right diet program and training are key element elements in ensuring your puppy has the capability to move his bowels as often as needed. Household dogs frequently need to be walked 2 times a day although maintaining a correct diet. If your dog will become constipated, an individual approach to alleviate this dilemma is by adding 1 to two teaspoons of bran to his meal. This lets for excess moisture in the stool.

 

Another process to soften the stool would be to include psyllium (Metamucil in the adult globe) to his eating routine. 50 percent a teaspoon two times a day, in addition to drinking a lot of h2o, will suffice. A third solution would be mineral oil. This could be employed in circumstances the place there is a enormous develop-up of challenging stool. Two teaspoons, 2 times a day should really be extra to his meal, but for only a week. There are a few other guidelines you can acquire to relieve your dog's constipation. Retain his foods moist by including a bit of h2o. If your dog is having on in years, add some raw meat and vegetables to his weight-reduction plan.

 

There are sure indicators which can inform you to likely issues, and for which you can acquire rapid tips. Prolonged hair on puppies can contribute to feces to turn out to be entangled consequently, continue to keep your canine accurately groomed. Dogs are inclined to eat all in sight, be sure no bones or other material has been ingested. Just as we practical experience constipation because of to specific drugs, canines are no exception. Psychological stress and anxiety is a second indicator relating to constipation.

 

Despite the fact that it has been recommended that all breeds and puppies of any age are prone to constipation, there are other elements which you could require to bear in mind, and for which a large number of dog proprietors are culpable. Practically never feed your puppy from the dinner table. Even when you may well indulge the canine with a couple of scraps right here and there, you are contributing to his constipation.

 

Meals that contain flour, sugar, rice, dairy and higher protein are the essential source of the challenge. Ice cream, cookies, bread, chocolate, or other unhealthy meals goods can induce your puppy unwanted discomfort. As outlined before, a lack of fiber and dehydration are prevalent brings about. An extra bring about for worry would be a affliction recognised as mega colon. This only would mean your dog has an inflamed colon which prevents the discharge of feces.

 

The time to go to the vet will developed into evident when your dog's inability to defecate is hampered by a diminished appetite, passing blood in minimal amounts, and over-all lethargy. Maintain in thoughts, contributing to the all round health and wellbeing of your canine will need to be of the utmost benefits. A dog's absolutely adore is unconditional, because of this, he or she is completely dependent upon you to preserve a healthier and harmonious existence. Be actually vigilant to any symptoms of tension and guarantee his weight loss program and physical exercise routine is acceptable and on-going.

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Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

DR. CALDWELL'S

SYRUP PEPSIN

THE GATEWAY TO HEALTH

 

CURES

INDIGESTION

CONSTIPATION

 

CURES

SICK HEADACHE

STOMACH TROUBLES

 

Date: Circa 1911

Source Type: Postcard

Publisher, Printer, Photographer: Unknown

Postmark: February 22, 1911, Burdick, Indiana

Collection: Steven R. Shook

Remark: This postcard was sent by Frank August Gust to Benjamin Franklin Gust.

 

Frank August Gust was born June 2, 1857, in Indiana, and died on May 20, 1922, at Burdick, Porter County, Indiana. Frank is buried in Chesterton Cemetery located in Chesterton, Porter County, Indiana. Frank served as the postmaster of the Burdick post office from June 11, 1897, to April 12, 1921.

 

Benjamin Franklin Gust was born June 6, 1858, in Indiana, and died October 19, 1959, in Kansas at the age of 101 years. Benjamin is buried in St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery located in Holyrood, Ellsworth County, Kansas.

 

Copyright 2021. Some rights reserved. The associated text may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Steven R. Shook.

Blackthorn bush, which blooms is among the first after snowmelt.

The plant grows up to three meters high.

Blackthorn is called scientifically Prunus spinosa.

The blooming period is in March-April.

Fruits are spherical, dark blue to black, resembling blueberries.

Blackthorn grows in sunny woods.

Recently observed blackthorn fruit are covered with a layer of wax strongly reflecting ultraviolet rays which makes the birds that receives ultraviolet find these fruits easily between the leaves.

The taste for sour fruit is sour and unpalatable until the first frost falls.

Blackthorn - Natural treatments

The plant is known from ancient times, is used to prepare a mixture of sloes (blackthorn fruit), honey and wine, very useful in the treatment of gout and stomach disorders.

It is said that whoever eats the first three flowers of blackthorn will be featured by fever and gout.

In various diseases using both flowers and fruit of the plant (sloes).

Blackthorn flowers are useful in kidney and bladder diseases, as well as constipation.

All flowers are used as a laxative, diuretic and relieves pain are easy.

The tea is brewed from a heaped teaspoon of flowers, scalded with boiling water 250 ml, allowed to shoot a minute, strain and drink two or three cups a day.

In homeopathy, flowers are used in preparations blackthorn to combat headaches and heart disease ... read more ...

 

Two plants on a grassy bank just along from from our house.

 

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The fibres from the stems of Flax are used to make Linen, derived from the latin name for flax. Flax was grown extensively in the UK during WWI to make parachutes for the Air Force because silk was in very short supply and Flax was easy to grow and linen a strong fabric. The fibres are also used in making textiles, carpets, twine, ropes and bags.

 

Not to be semantically confused with : Toadflaxes such as Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea) [a plant with similar name]

 

There are 10 valves in the fruiting capsule, containing one seed each. The seeds are crushed to yield an oil called linseed oil which is used to 'oil' cricket bats, in oil paints, in varnishes and printing inks, as well as taken orally to treat chronic constipation and irritable colons, spasmodic colitis and diverticulitis.

 

Cultivated Flax flowers exhibit the property of being distylous, that is, there are two flower types, one where the stamens are longer than the style (thrum form), and one where it is vice versa (pin form). Only the opposite forms can fertilise each other. See Primrose for fuller explanation.

 

The flowers exhibit Heterostyly, whereby some flowers have stamens longer than the stigmas whilst in other flowers it is the other way around. The pin form has longer styles, the thrum form longer stamens.

 

Plants in the UK are the endemic Linum perenne ssp. anglicum.

 

The oil from linseed oil derived from Flax was once used to make linoleum. For this, Linseed oil was partially oxidized by heating it with lead acetate Pb(CH2COOH)4 and zinc sulfate ZnS in order to transform it into a solid resin called 'linoxyn', which used together with pine rosins was the resinous material within linoleum. The word 'Linoleum' was derived from the scientific name for Flax, Linum and the oil derived from it 'oleum'. Contrary to expectations, however, it was strengthened not by flax fibres, but by a hessian or canvas backing, and in-filled with fillers such as cork ground into dust, calcium carbonate or other similar inert minerals and pigments. The surface is made harder by coating the upper surface with more oxidized resins onto which patterns are often printed and the surface embossed as desired. Unlike ceramic tiles, it is moderately flexible. Linoleum, shortened to 'lino' was used for a hard-wearing waterproof floor covering. Despite the experience your Author had printing with lino in primary school in the late 1950's, Linotype has got nothing whatsoever to do with linoleum.

 

Nowadays 'linoleum' is made from less flammable PVC, polyvinylchloride, (CH2CHCl)n, an organochloride, and admixed with plasticizers such as phthalates or Bisphenol A to make it more pliable and less brittle. The later plasticizer (and its numerous analogues) possesses (even in trace quantities) unwanted oestrogenic hormonal effects in mammals and aquatic creatures such as frogs and fish, leading either to increased F/M ratios in new-born fish, or early puberty in girls and under-development in boys sexual organs including reduced sperm production, or sterilization of water snails, it's effects are quite disastrous throughout the animal world. Bisphenol A and its analogues are used in a wide variety of consumer goods and food containers, such as plastic bottles, water-pipes, hose-pipes and on the inner coating of tinned food cans. As consumers, we are ingesting minute doses of harmful oestrogenic compounds daily by mouth, whose effects are thought to be cumulative.

 

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It's exactly 2 years since I made the original posting of this photo and article. It has attracted well over 11,000 views. Wow! Thought it needed a repost and, Yes!, I'm still having my porridge each morning.---------

 

I must have my porriage every morning, summer and winter.

Good for you, plus keeps the tummy satisfied all morning.

Swirls of pure Canadian maple syrup all over the top...oh! so yummy!

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Twenty reasons why porridge is the ultimate health food........

(I'm not sure why reason # 1 is at the top of this list. #20 comes first with me at my age! Alas, a cup of tea is more appealing when I first wake up in the morning. Then I'm wide awake so bound out of bed to prepare and enjoy my porridge)

 

1. IMPROVES SEX LIFE

Porridge oats can boost libido by helping to re-balance testosterone and oestrogen in the body. Testosterone drives sexual desire in both sexes. Men with low testosterone levels go off sex.

2. GOOD FOR HANGOVERS

Oats neutralise acidity levels in the body and help absorb toxins. Since a hangover is the result of the "poisonous" effects of alcohol, a bowl of porridge might help relieve the symptoms.

Porridge also contains one of the highest levels of soluble fibre of any cereal. Soluble fibre is essential for healthy digestion. Since alcohol depletes sugar levels, the slow-releasing carbohydrates in porridge help redress this.

3. HELPS QUIT SMOKING

Compounds in oats can help calm the nervous system and reduce the craving for nicotine.

4. HEALS THE SKIN

Bathing in oat-based solutions can help problem skin. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the anti-inflammatory compounds in porridge oats can help conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. Fill a sock or stocking with porridge oats and place in water for 20 minutes while bathing.

5. FIGHTS INFECTION

Of all the cereals, porridge has the best proportion of protein needed for growth and repair in the body and to help boost the immune system.

6. FIGHTS HEART DISEASE

Many studies have shown that eating fibre-rich food such as porridge reduces the risk of heart disease. But scientists in the U.S. found that porridge contains avenanthramides - chemicals that stop blood cells sticking to artery walls, preventing the fatty deposits that cause heart disease.

7. REDUCES DIABETES RISK SLOWLY

Digested foods such as porridge might cut the risk of developing non-insulin dependent diabetes by absorbing sugar from the gut and cutting the need for large quantities of insulin to be released.

8. HELPS CONCENTRATION

The slow releasing complex carbohydrates in oats sustain energy levels, allowing full concentration to be maintained. Complex carbohydrates also stabilise and raise blood sugar levels.

9. BEATS DEPRESSION

Porridge is high in Vitamin B6, which promotes the brain chemical serotonin. High levels of serotonin are associated with feelings of well-being and also aid relaxation and restful sleep. Levels of serotonin dip when sunlight is limited - i.e. during winter - and can lead to the depressive condition Seasonal Affective Disorder.

10. BOOTS ENERGY

Porridge oats are high in complex carbohydrates and soluble fibre, which means they release energy slowly. A bowl of porridge should provide all the energy you need until lunchtime.

11. CUTS CHILDHOOD OBESITY

A study of 10,000 children by researchers at New York's Columbia University found that among those who regularly ate whole-oat products, the proportion of overweight children almost halved.

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University also found that those eating foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), such as porridge, were less likely to binge on sugary snacks. Foods with a low GI rating release glucose into the body more slowly and evenly, leaving you feeling fuller for longer.

12. LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Porridge is rich in soluble fibre, which has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol occurs when fat builds up and constricts the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart. Eating oats can improve blood flow and bind to cholesterol in the gut, aiding its removal from the body. Scientists think the cholesterol-lowering effects of oats are due to the oat soluble fibre beta-glucan.

13. PREVENTS CONSTIPATION

High-fibre foods such as porridge increase the movement of food through the digestive tract.

This increased bowel action provides a good environment for beneficial bacteria in the gut to ferment while decreasing levels of destructive bacteria.

14. FIGHTS OSTEOPOROSIS

Porridge oats are blended with milk, making an excellent source of calcium which is essential for bone health. Lack of calcium can lead to osteoporosis, which involves a loss of bone density and can make bones fragile.

15. CAN HELP DIETING

Porridge oats are 100 per cent natural, with no added sugar, salt or additives, and are naturally low in calories. An average bowl of porridge made with water contains 171 calories.

16. GOOD FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Porridge is a source of folic acid. Studies have shown that taking folic acid from before conception until the 12th week of pregnancy can reduce the chances of having a baby with spina bifida. Pregnant women need 400mcg of folic acid a day.

17. FIGHTS CANCER

Oats are rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which protects the body from the damaging free radicals that can cause cancer. A diet high in soluble fibre foods such as porridge oats might also help reduce the chances of developing bowel, colon and breast cancer.

18. CONTAINS ESSENTIAL MINERALS

Porridge is a good source of manganese, which is essential in allowing the body to produce energy as well as helping to build bones and connective tissue. It also contains zinc, which is needed for normal growth, sexual development and reproduction, and a healthy immune system.

19. REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE

A daily serving of oats can improve blood pressure control and reduce the need for anti-hypertensive medication, according to U.S. researchers - 73 per cent of those fed a wholegrain oat-based cereal (containing 3g of soluble fibre) stopped or reduced their blood pressure medication by half.

20. COULD HELP LONG LIFE

Britain's longest living man, David Henderson, from Montrose, Scotland, who died in 1998 at 109, attributed his age and good health to a daily bowl of porridge. This could be because the lipids present in oats contain a good balance of essential fatty acids which have been linked to longevity and general good health.

Research by: Angela Epstein

 

You can get several numbers of benefits through Dhanurasana. If you practice this asana on a regular basis then you can get several health benefits. Have a look at the following:

 

👉Improve the blood circulation to the spinal nerves

👉The most effective way of reducing weight

👉Helpful in improving the digestive system as well as appetite

👉Offers elasticity to back

👉Stronger back muscles

👉Cures constipation

👉Stimulate reproductive organs

👉Improve the function of the pancreas

👉Helpful in curing menstruation disorders

👉Stimulates liver, pancreas, big intestine, and small intestine

👉A great stress reliever

👉Reliving back pain

👉Improve posture

 

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Burning Man 1908

  

photo courtesy MAKster

 

flag courtesy bojaboy

 

poop design courtesy hexodus

 

flag design courtesy Christopher Gadsden

 

old-timey courtesy Ogo

  

ed. note: missing from photo are keemka, shiko, ji, freya, brian, and chip

I'm a whole-food-diet kind of girl, but sometimes you need a boost. Especially during pregnancy.

semicrunchymama.com/digestion-and-constipation-during-pre...

What a great ad. Scribner's Magazine, August 1916.

Just in case the first two times don't get you flushed enough.

 

I had to buy one.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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The Postcard

 

A postally unused Comic Series postcard that was published in the mid-1960's by Bamforth & Co. Ltd. of Holmfirth, Yorkshire. The artwork was by Taylor, and the card was printed in England.

 

Castor Oil

 

Castor oil is nothing to do with squeaky wheels on the legs of furniture (casters), although it can be used as a lubricant.

 

It is a vegetable oil pressed from castor beans. Castor oil is a colourless to very pale yellow liquid with a distinct taste and odour.

 

Castor oil and its derivatives are used in the manufacturing of soaps, lubricants, hydraulic and brake fluids, paints, dyes, coatings, inks, cold resistant plastics, waxes and polishes, nylon, pharmaceuticals and perfumes.

 

Annually 270,000–360,000 tonnes of castor oil are produced for a variety of uses.

 

Composition of Castor Oil

 

Castor oil is a good source of ricinoleic acid, which makes it a valuable addition to feedstocks, commanding a higher price than other seed oils. As an example, in July 2007, Indian castor oil sold for about US$0.90 per kilogram, whereas U.S. soybean, sunflower and canola oils sold for US$0.30 per kilogram.

 

Uses of Castor Oil

 

(a) Castor Oil in Food and Preservatives

 

In the food industry, food-grade castor oil is used in food additives, flavourings, sugar candy, and chocolate. It is also used in food packaging, and as a mould inhibitor.

 

In India, Pakistan and Nepal, food grains are preserved by the application of castor oil. It stops rice, wheat, and pulses from rotting. For example, the legume pigeon pea is commonly available coated in castor oil for extended storage.

 

(b) Castor Oil in Traditional Medicine

 

The use of castor oil as a laxative is first referred to in the circa 1550 BC Ebers Papyrus, although it is known to have been in use for this purpose several centuries before then.

 

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has categorized castor oil as:

 

"Generally recognized as safe and

effective for over-the-counter use

as a laxative with its major site of

action the small intestine, where it

is digested into ricinoleic acid".

 

Although used in traditional medicine to induce labour in pregnant women, there is insufficient evidence that castor oil is effective in dilating the cervix or inducing labour.

 

Castor oil, or a castor oil derivative is an excipient added to prescription drugs; it acts as a vehicle or medium for an active ingredient. Medications in which castor oil features include:

 

- Miconazole, an antifungal agent

 

- Paclitaxel, a mitotic inhibitor used in cancer chemotherapy

 

- Sandimmune, an immunosuppressant drug widely used in connection with organ transplant to reduce the activity of the patient's immune system

 

- Nelfinavir mesylate, an HIV protease inhibitor

 

- Tacrolimus, an immunosuppressive drug

 

- Xenaderm ointment, a topical treatment for skin ulcers

 

- Aci-Jel (composed of ricinoleic acid from castor oil, with acetic acid and oxyquinoline), used to maintain the acidity of the vagina

 

- Optive Plus and Refresh Ultra, artificial tears to treat dry eye both contain castor oil

 

- Vishnevsky liniment also contains castor oil.

 

(c) Alternative Medicinal Uses of Castor Oil

 

In naturopathy, castor oil is promoted as a treatment for several human health conditions, including cysts. However, according to the American Cancer Society:

 

"Available scientific evidence does

not support claims that castor oil on

the skin cures cancer or any other

disease."

 

(d) Castor Oil in Skin and Hair Care

 

Castor oil is used in cosmetic products including creams and moisturisers. Small amounts of castor oil are frequently used in soap to increase lathering in the finished bar. It has also been used to enhance hair conditioners and anti-dandruff products.

 

(e) The Use of Castor Oil in Coatings

 

Castor oil is used in the polyurethane industry, where it is widely used as a rigid polyol and in coatings. One particular use is in polyurethane concrete where a castor-oil emulsion is used with cement to make a construction aggregate. This is applied fairly thickly as a slurry which is self-levels to build a resilient floor.

 

It is not a drying oil, meaning that it has a low reactivity with air compared to oils such as linseed oil and tung oil.

 

(f) Castor Oil as a Precursor to Industrial Chemicals

 

Castor oil can be broken down into other chemical compounds that have numerous applications.

 

Transesterification followed by steam cracking gives undecylenic acid, a precursor to specialized polymer nylon 11, and heptanal, a component in fragrances.

 

Breakdown of castor oil gives 2-octanol, both a fragrance component and a specialized solvent.

 

Hydrogenation of castor oil produces a waxy lubricant.

 

Castor oil can be epoxidized to make the triglycidyl ether of castor oil which is useful in epoxy technology. This is available commercially as Heloxy.

 

The production of lithium grease consumes a significant amount of castor oil. Hydrogenation and saponification of castor oil yields a high performance lubricant grease.

 

Since it has a relatively high dielectric constant, highly refined and dried castor oil is sometimes used as a dielectric fluid within high performance high voltage capacitors.

 

(g) Castor Oil as a Lubricant

 

Vegetable oils are generally unattractive alternatives to petroleum-derived lubricants because of their poor oxidative stability. Castor oil has better low-temperature viscosity properties and high-temperature lubrication than most vegetable oils, making it useful as a lubricant in jet, diesel, and racing engines.

 

The lubricant company Castrol took its name from castor oil.

 

However, castor oil tends to form gums in a short time, and therefore its usefulness is limited to engines that are regularly rebuilt, such as racing engines.

 

Castor oil is also used as a lubricant for bicycle pumps because it does not degrade natural rubber seals.

 

(h) Early Aviation and Aeromodelling

 

World War I aviation engines used castor oil as a primary lubricant, mixed with the fuel.

 

Castor oil was the preferred lubricant for rotary engines, such as the Gnome engine after that engine's widespread adoption for aviation in Europe in 1909.

 

It was used almost universally in rotary engined Allied aircraft in World War I. Germany had to make do with inferior ersatz oil for its rotary engines, which resulted in poor reliability.

 

Methanol-fuelled two-cycle engines used for aeromodelling, since their adoption by model airplane hobbyists in the 1940's, have used varying percentages of castor oil as a lubricant. It is highly resistant to degradation when the engine has its fuel-air mixture leaned for maximum engine speed.

 

Gummy residues can still be a problem for aeromodelling powerplants lubricated with castor oil, however, usually requiring eventual replacement of ball bearings when the residue accumulates within the engine's bearing races.

 

One British manufacturer of sleeve valved four-cycle model engines has stated the "varnish" created by using castor oil in small percentages can improve the pneumatic seal of the sleeve valve, improving the engine's performance over time.

 

(i) The Use of Castor Oil in Turkey Red Oil

 

Turkey red oil, also called sulphonated castor oil, is made by adding sulphuric acid to vegetable oils, most notably castor oil. It was the first synthetic detergent after ordinary soap.

 

(j) Castor Oil in Biodiesel

 

Castor oil, like less expensive vegetable oils, can be used as feedstock in the production of biodiesel. The resulting fuel is superior for cold winters, because of its exceptionally low cloud point and pour point.

 

Initiatives to grow more castor for energy production, in preference to other oil crops, are motivated by social considerations. Tropical subsistence farmers would gain a cash crop.

 

(k) Castor Oil as an Instrument for Punishment and Torture

 

Some parents used to punish children with a dose of castor oil. Physicians recommended against the practice because they did not want medicines associated with punishment.

 

A heavy dose of castor oil could be used as a humiliating punishment for adults. Colonial officials used it in the British Raj (India) to deal with recalcitrant servants. Belgian military officials prescribed heavy doses of castor oil in the Belgian Congo as a punishment for being too sick to work.

 

The most famous use of castor oil as punishment came in Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini. It was a favourite tool used by the Blackshirts to intimidate and humiliate their opponents. Political dissidents were force-fed large quantities of castor oil by Fascist squads.

 

Victims of this treatment sometimes died, as the dehydrating effects of the oil-induced diarrhoea often complicated the recovery from the nightstick beating they also received along with the castor oil.

 

However, even those victims who survived had to bear the humiliation of the laxative effects resulting from excessive consumption of the oil. It is believed that the Nazi SA used this torture method against German Jews shortly after the appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany in 1933.

 

It is said that Mussolini's power was backed by "The bludgeon and castor oil".

 

In lesser quantities, castor oil was also used as an instrument of intimidation, for example, to discourage civilians or soldiers who would call in sick.

 

Today, the Italian terms manganello and olio di ricino still carry strong political connotations. The words are used to satirise patronising politicians, or the authors of disliked legislation. The terms Usare l'olio di ricino, ("to use castor oil") and usare il manganello ("to use the bludgeon") mean "to coerce or abuse".

 

The Safety of Olive Oil

 

The castor seed contains ricin, a toxic lectin. Heating during the oil extraction process denatures and deactivates the lectin. However, harvesting castor beans may not be without risk.

 

The International Castor Oil Association FAQ document states that castor beans contain an allergenic compound called CB1A. This chemical is described as being virtually non-toxic, but has the capacity to sensitize people with hypersensitivity. The allergen may be neutralized by treatment with a variety of alkaline agents. The allergen is not present in the castor oil itself.

 

These health issues, in addition to concerns about the toxic by-product (ricin) from castor oil production, have encouraged the quest for alternative sources for hydroxy fatty acids. Alternatively, some researchers are trying to genetically modify the castor plant to prevent the synthesis of ricin.

 

Since castor oil is sometimes used to induce labor in full-term pregnancies (scientific evidence of its effectiveness is lacking, however), consuming castor oil to treat constipation is not considered safe in pregnancies that are not at full term yet, as it may cause contractions of the womb.

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Twenty Reasons Why Porridge Is The Ultimate Health Food........

My original 'Porridge' photo has atracted over 21,000 views. Thought I would repost the original text again but with another 'porridge' photo.

I must have my porridge every morning, summer and winter.

Good for you, plus keeps the tummy satisfied all morning.

Swirls of pure Canadian maple syrup all over the top...oh! so yummy!

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Twenty reasons why porridge is the ultimate health food........

(I'm not sure why reason # 1 is at the top of this list. #20 comes first with me at my age! Alas, a cup of tea is more appealing when I first wake up in the morning. Then I'm wide awake so bound out of bed to prepare and enjoy my porridge)

 

1. IMPROVES SEX LIFE

Porridge oats can boost libido by helping to re-balance testosterone and oestrogen in the body. Testosterone drives sexual desire in both sexes. Men with low testosterone levels go off sex.

2. GOOD FOR HANGOVERS

Oats neutralise acidity levels in the body and help absorb toxins. Since a hangover is the result of the "poisonous" effects of alcohol, a bowl of porridge might help relieve the symptoms.

Porridge also contains one of the highest levels of soluble fibre of any cereal. Soluble fibre is essential for healthy digestion. Since alcohol depletes sugar levels, the slow-releasing carbohydrates in porridge help redress this.

3. HELPS QUIT SMOKING

Compounds in oats can help calm the nervous system and reduce the craving for nicotine.

4. HEALS THE SKIN

Bathing in oat-based solutions can help problem skin. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the anti-inflammatory compounds in porridge oats can help conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. Fill a sock or stocking with porridge oats and place in water for 20 minutes while bathing.

5. FIGHTS INFECTION

Of all the cereals, porridge has the best proportion of protein needed for growth and repair in the body and to help boost the immune system.

6. FIGHTS HEART DISEASE

Many studies have shown that eating fibre-rich food such as porridge reduces the risk of heart disease. But scientists in the U.S. found that porridge contains avenanthramides - chemicals that stop blood cells sticking to artery walls, preventing the fatty deposits that cause heart disease.

7. REDUCES DIABETES RISK SLOWLY

Digested foods such as porridge might cut the risk of developing non-insulin dependent diabetes by absorbing sugar from the gut and cutting the need for large quantities of insulin to be released.

8. HELPS CONCENTRATION

The slow releasing complex carbohydrates in oats sustain energy levels, allowing full concentration to be maintained. Complex carbohydrates also stabilise and raise blood sugar levels.

9. BEATS DEPRESSION

Porridge is high in Vitamin B6, which promotes the brain chemical serotonin. High levels of serotonin are associated with feelings of well-being and also aid relaxation and restful sleep. Levels of serotonin dip when sunlight is limited - i.e. during winter - and can lead to the depressive condition Seasonal Affective Disorder.

10. BOOTS ENERGY

Porridge oats are high in complex carbohydrates and soluble fibre, which means they release energy slowly. A bowl of porridge should provide all the energy you need until lunchtime.

11. CUTS CHILDHOOD OBESITY

A study of 10,000 children by researchers at New York's Columbia University found that among those who regularly ate whole-oat products, the proportion of overweight children almost halved.

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University also found that those eating foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), such as porridge, were less likely to binge on sugary snacks. Foods with a low GI rating release glucose into the body more slowly and evenly, leaving you feeling fuller for longer.

12. LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Porridge is rich in soluble fibre, which has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol occurs when fat builds up and constricts the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart. Eating oats can improve blood flow and bind to cholesterol in the gut, aiding its removal from the body. Scientists think the cholesterol-lowering effects of oats are due to the oat soluble fibre beta-glucan.

13. PREVENTS CONSTIPATION

High-fibre foods such as porridge increase the movement of food through the digestive tract.

This increased bowel action provides a good environment for beneficial bacteria in the gut to ferment while decreasing levels of destructive bacteria.

14. FIGHTS OSTEOPOROSIS

Porridge oats are blended with milk, making an excellent source of calcium which is essential for bone health. Lack of calcium can lead to osteoporosis, which involves a loss of bone density and can make bones fragile.

15. CAN HELP DIETING

Porridge oats are 100 per cent natural, with no added sugar, salt or additives, and are naturally low in calories. An average bowl of porridge made with water contains 171 calories.

16. GOOD FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Porridge is a source of folic acid. Studies have shown that taking folic acid from before conception until the 12th week of pregnancy can reduce the chances of having a baby with spina bifida. Pregnant women need 400mcg of folic acid a day.

17. FIGHTS CANCER

Oats are rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which protects the body from the damaging free radicals that can cause cancer. A diet high in soluble fibre foods such as porridge oats might also help reduce the chances of developing bowel, colon and breast cancer.

18. CONTAINS ESSENTIAL MINERALS

Porridge is a good source of manganese, which is essential in allowing the body to produce energy as well as helping to build bones and connective tissue. It also contains zinc, which is needed for normal growth, sexual development and reproduction, and a healthy immune system.

19. REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE

A daily serving of oats can improve blood pressure control and reduce the need for anti-hypertensive medication, according to U.S. researchers - 73 per cent of those fed a wholegrain oat-based cereal (containing 3g of soluble fibre) stopped or reduced their blood pressure medication by half.

20. COULD HELP LONG LIFE

Britain's longest living man, David Henderson, from Montrose, Scotland, who died in 1998 at 109, attributed his age and good health to a daily bowl of porridge. This could be because the lipids present in oats contain a good balance of essential fatty acids which have been linked to longevity and general good health.

Research by: Angela Epstein

 

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. When fresh and fully mature, it is about 5 mm in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed, like all drupes. Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit), or white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).

 

Black pepper is native to present-day Kerala in Southwestern India, and is extensively cultivated there and elsewhere in tropical regions. Vietnam is the world's largest producer and exporter of pepper, producing 34% of the world's crop, as of 2013.

 

Ground dried and cooked peppercorns have been used since antiquity, both for flavour and as a traditional medicine. Black pepper is the world's most traded spice, and is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world. Its spiciness is due to the chemical compound piperine, which is a different kind of spicy from the capsaicin characteristic of chili peppers. It is ubiquitous in the modern world as a seasoning, and is often paired with salt and available on dining tables in shakers.

 

ETYMOLOGY

The word pepper has roots in the Sanskrit word pippali for long pepper. Ancient Greek and Latin turned pippali into the Greek πέπερι peperi and then into the Latin piper, which the Romans used for both black pepper and long pepper, erroneously believing that both came from the same plant.

 

From its Sanskrit roots, today's "pepper" is derived from the Old English pipor and from Latin, which is the source of Romanian piper, Italian pepe, Dutch peper, German Pfeffer, French poivre, and other similar forms.

 

In the 16th century, people began using pepper to also mean the unrelated New World chili pepper (genus Capsicum). People have also used pepper in a figurative sense to mean "spirit" or "energy" at least as far back as the 1840s. In the early 20th century, this shortened to "pep".

 

VARIETIES

BLACK PEPPER

Black pepper is produced from the still-green, unripe drupes of the pepper plant. The drupes are cooked briefly in hot water, both to clean them and to prepare them for drying. The heat ruptures cell walls in the pepper, speeding the work of browning enzymes during drying. The drupes dry in the sun or by machine for several days, during which the pepper skin around the seed shrinks and darkens into a thin, wrinkled black layer. Once dry, the spice is called black peppercorn. On some estates, the berries are separated from the stem by hand and then sun-dried without the boiling process.

 

Once the peppercorns are dried, pepper spirit and oil can be extracted from the berries by crushing them. Pepper spirit is used in many medicinal and beauty products. Pepper oil is also used as an ayurvedic massage oil and in certain beauty and herbal treatments.

 

WHITE PEPPER

White pepper consists solely of the seed of the ripe fruit of the pepper plant, with the thin darker-coloured skin (flesh) of the fruit removed. This is usually accomplished by a process known as retting, where fully ripe red pepper berries are soaked in water for about a week so the flesh of the peppercorn softens and decomposes; rubbing then removes what remains of the fruit, and the naked seed is dried. Sometimes alternative processes are used for removing the outer pepper from the seed, including removing the outer layer through mechanical, chemical, or biological methods.

 

Ground white pepper is used in Chinese and Thai cuisine, but also in salads, cream sauces, light-coloured sauces, and mashed potatoes (as a substitute, because black pepper would visibly stand out). However, white pepper actually has a different flavour from black pepper; it lacks certain compounds present in the outer layer of the drupe

 

GREEN PEPPER

Green pepper, like black pepper, is made from unripe drupes. Dried green peppercorns are treated in a way that retains the green colour, such as with sulphur dioxide, canning, or freeze-drying. Pickled peppercorns, also green, are unripe drupes preserved in brine or vinegar.

 

Fresh, unpreserved green pepper drupes, largely unknown (and unavailable) in the West, are used in some Asian cuisines, particularly Thai cuisine. Their flavour has been described as "spicy and fresh", with a "bright aroma". They decay quickly if not dried or preserved, making them unsuitable for international shipping.

 

WILD PEPPER

Wild pepper grows in the Western Ghats region of India. Into the 19th century, the forests contained expansive wild pepper vines, as recorded by the Scottish physician Francis Buchanan (also a botanist and geographer) in his book A journey from Madras through the countries of Mysore, Canara and Malabar (Volume III). However, deforestation resulted in wild pepper growing in more limited forest patches from Goa to Kerala, with the wild source gradually decreasing as the quality and yield of the cultivated variety improved. No successful grafting of commercial pepper on wild pepper has been achieved to date.

 

ORANGE PEPPER AND RED PEPPER

Orange pepper or red pepper usually consists of ripe red pepper drupes preserved in brine and vinegar. Ripe red peppercorns can also be dried using the same colour-preserving techniques used to produce green pepper.

Pink pepper and other plants

 

Pink peppercorns are the fruits of the Peruvian pepper tree, Schinus molle, or its relative, the Brazilian pepper tree, Schinus terebinthifolius, plants from a different family (Anacardiaceae). As they are members of the cashew family, they may cause allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, for persons with a tree nut allergy.

 

The bark of Drimys winteri ("canelo" or "winter's bark") is used as a substitute for pepper in cold and temperate regions of Chile and Argentina, where it is easily found and readily available. In New Zealand, the seeds of kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum), a relative of black pepper, are sometimes used as pepper; the leaves of Pseudowintera colorata ("mountain horopito") are another replacement for pepper. Several plants in the United States are also used as pepper substitutes, such as field pepperwort, least pepperwort, shepherd's purse, horseradish, and field pennycress.

 

PLANTS

The pepper plant is a perennial woody vine growing up to 4 m in height on supporting trees, poles, or trellises. It is a spreading vine, rooting readily where trailing stems touch the ground. The leaves are alternate, entire, 5 to 10 cm long and 3 to 6 cm across. The flowers are small, produced on pendulous spikes 4 to 8 cm long at the leaf nodes, the spikes lengthening up to 7 to 15 cm as the fruit matures. Pepper can be grown in soil that is neither too dry nor susceptible to flooding, moist, well-drained and rich in organic matter (the vines do not do too well over an altitude of 900 m above sea level). The plants are propagated by cuttings about 40 to 50 cm long, tied up to neighbouring trees or climbing frames at distances of about 2 m apart; trees with rough bark are favoured over those with smooth bark, as the pepper plants climb rough bark more readily. Competing plants are cleared away, leaving only sufficient trees to provide shade and permit free ventilation. The roots are covered in leaf mulch and manure, and the shoots are trimmed twice a year. On dry soils, the young plants require watering every other day during the dry season for the first three years. The plants bear fruit from the fourth or fifth year, and then typically for seven years. The cuttings are usually cultivars, selected both for yield and quality of fruit.

 

A single stem bears 20 to 30 fruiting spikes. The harvest begins as soon as one or two fruits at the base of the spikes begin to turn red, and before the fruit is fully mature, and still hard; if allowed to ripen completely, the fruit lose pungency, and ultimately fall off and are lost. The spikes are collected and spread out to dry in the sun, then the peppercorns are stripped off the spikes.

 

Black pepper is native either to Southeast Asia or South Asia. Within the genus Piper, it is most closely related to other Asian species such as P. caninum.

 

PRODUCTION AND TRADE

As of 2016, Vietnam was the world's largest producer and exporter of black peppercorns, producing 216,000 tonnes or 39% of the world total of 546,000 tonnes (table). Other major producers include Indonesia (15%), India (10%), and Brazil (10%). Global pepper production may vary annually according to crop management, disease, and weather. Vietnam dominates the export market, using almost none of its production domestically.

 

Peppercorns are among the most widely traded spice in the world, accounting for 20% of all spice imports.

 

HISTORY

Pepper is native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been known to Indian cooking since at least 2000 BCE. J. Innes Miller notes that while pepper was grown in southern Thailand and in Malaysia, its most important source was India, particularly the Chera dynasty (Tamil dynasty) Malabar Coast, in what is now the state of Kerala. The lost ancient port city of Muziris in Kerala, famous for exporting black pepper and various other spices, gets mentioned in a number of classical historical sources. Peppercorns were a much-prized trade good, often referred to as "black gold" and used as a form of commodity money. The legacy of this trade remains in some Western legal systems that recognize the term "peppercorn rent" as a token payment for something that is, essentially, being given.

 

The ancient history of black pepper is often interlinked with (and confused with) that of long pepper, the dried fruit of closely related Piper longum. The Romans knew of both and often referred to either as just piper. In fact, the popularity of long pepper did not entirely decline until the discovery of the New World and of chili peppers. Chili peppers—some of which, when dried, are similar in shape and taste to long pepper—were easier to grow in a variety of locations more convenient to Europe.

 

Before the 16th century, pepper was being grown in Java, Sunda, Sumatra, Madagascar, Malaysia, and everywhere in Southeast Asia. These areas traded mainly with China, or used the pepper locally. Ports in the Malabar area also served as a stop-off point for much of the trade in other spices from farther east in the Indian Ocean. Following the British hegemony in India, virtually all of the black pepper found in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa was traded from Malabar region.

 

Black peppercorns were found stuffed in the nostrils of Ramesses II, placed there as part of the mummification rituals shortly after his death in 1213 BCE. Little else is known about the use of pepper in ancient Egypt and how it reached the Nile from South Asia.

 

Pepper (both long and black) was known in Greece at least as early as the fourth century BCE, though it was probably an uncommon and expensive item that only the very rich could afford.

 

By the time of the early Roman Empire, especially after Rome's conquest of Egypt in 30 BCE, open-ocean crossing of the Arabian Sea direct to Chera dynasty southern India's Malabar Coast was near routine. Details of this trading across the Indian Ocean have been passed down in the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea. According to the Greek geographer Strabo, the early empire sent a fleet of around 120 ships on an annual trip to India and back. The fleet timed its travel across the Arabian Sea to take advantage of the predictable monsoon winds. Returning from India, the ships travelled up the Red Sea, from where the cargo was carried overland or via the Nile-Red Sea canal to the Nile River, barged to Alexandria, and shipped from there to Italy and Rome. The rough geographical outlines of this same trade route would dominate the pepper trade into Europe for a millennium and a half to come.

 

With ships sailing directly to the Malabar coast, black pepper was now travelling a shorter trade route than long pepper, and the prices reflected it. Pliny the Elder's Natural History tells us the prices in Rome around 77 CE: "Long pepper ... is 15 denarii per pound, while that of white pepper is seven, and of black, four." Pliny also complains, "There is no year in which India does not drain the Roman Empire of 50 million sesterces", and further moralizes on pepper:

 

It is quite surprising that the use of pepper has come so much into fashion, seeing that in other substances which we use, it is sometimes their sweetness, and sometimes their appearance that has attracted our notice; whereas, pepper has nothing in it that can plead as a recommendation to either fruit or berry, its only desirable quality being a certain pungency; and yet it is for this that we import it all the way from India! Who was the first to make trial of it as an article of food? and who, I wonder, was the man that was not content to prepare himself by hunger only for the satisfying of a greedy appetite?

— Pliny, Natural History 12.14

 

He does not state whether the 50 million was the actual amount of money which found its way to India or the total retail cost of the items in Rome, and, elsewhere, he cites a figure of 100 million sesterces.

 

Black pepper was a well-known and widespread, if expensive, seasoning in the Roman Empire. Apicius' De re coquinaria, a third-century cookbook probably based at least partly on one from the first century CE, includes pepper in a majority of its recipes. Edward Gibbon wrote, in The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, that pepper was "a favorite ingredient of the most expensive Roman cookery".

 

POSTCLASSICAL EUROPE

Pepper was so valuable that it was often used as collateral or even currency. In the Dutch language, "pepper expensive" (peperduur) is an expression for something very expensive. Also in Hungarian, the term "a price of pepper" ("borsos ár") means something of extraordinary value. The taste for pepper (or the appreciation of its monetary value) was passed on to those who would see Rome fall. Alaric, king of the Visigoths, included 3,000 pounds of pepper as part of the ransom he demanded from Rome when he besieged the city in fifth century. After the fall of Rome, others took over the middle legs of the spice trade, first the Persians and then the Arabs; Innes Miller cites the account of Cosmas Indicopleustes, who travelled east to India, as proof that "pepper was still being exported from India in the sixth century". By the end of the Early Middle Ages, the central portions of the spice trade were firmly under Islamic control. Once into the Mediterranean, the trade was largely monopolized by Italian powers, especially Venice and Genoa. The rise of these city-states was funded in large part by the spice trade.

 

A riddle authored by Saint Aldhelm, a seventh-century Bishop of Sherborne, sheds some light on black pepper's role in England at that time:

 

I am black on the outside, clad in a wrinkled cover,

Yet within I bear a burning marrow.

I season delicacies, the banquets of kings, and the luxuries of the table,

Both the sauces and the tenderized meats of the kitchen.

But you will find in me no quality of any worth,

Unless your bowels have been rattled by my gleaming marrow.

 

It is commonly believed that during the Middle Ages, pepper was often used to conceal the taste of partially rotten meat. No evidence supports this claim, and historians view it as highly unlikely; in the Middle Ages, pepper was a luxury item, affordable only to the wealthy, who certainly had unspoiled meat available, as well. In addition, people of the time certainly knew that eating spoiled food would make them sick. Similarly, the belief that pepper was widely used as a preservative is questionable; it is true that piperine, the compound that gives pepper its spiciness, has some antimicrobial properties, but at the concentrations present when pepper is used as a spice, the effect is small. Salt is a much more effective preservative, and salt-cured meats were common fare, especially in winter. However, pepper and other spices certainly played a role in improving the taste of long-preserved meats.

 

Its exorbitant price during the Middle Ages—and the monopoly on the trade held by Italy—was one of the inducements that led the Portuguese to seek a sea route to India. In 1498, Vasco da Gama became the first person to reach India by sailing around Africa (see Age of Discovery); asked by Arabs in Calicut (who spoke Spanish and Italian) why they had come, his representative replied, "we seek Christians and spices". Though this first trip to India by way of the southern tip of Africa was only a modest success, the Portuguese quickly returned in greater numbers and eventually gained much greater control of trade on the Arabian Sea. The 1494 Treaty of Tordesillas with the Spanish granted Portugal exclusive rights to the half of the world where black pepper originated.

 

Unsurprisingly, the Portuguese proved unable to monopolize the spice trade. Older Arab and Venetian trade networks successfully imported enormous quantities of spices, and pepper once again flowed through Alexandria and Italy, as well as around Africa. In the 17th century, the Portuguese lost almost all of their valuable Indian Ocean trade to the Dutch and the English, who, taking advantage from the Spanish ruling over Portugal during Iberian Union (1580–1640), occupied by force almost all Portuguese dominations in the area. The pepper ports of Malabar began to trade increasingly with the Dutch in the period 1661–1663.

As pepper supplies into Europe increased, the price of pepper declined (though the total value of the import trade generally did not). Pepper, which in the early Middle Ages had been an item exclusively for the rich, started to become more of an everyday seasoning among those of more average means. Today, pepper accounts for one-fifth of the world's spice trade.

China

 

It is possible that black pepper was known in China in the second century BCE, if poetic reports regarding an explorer named Tang Meng (唐蒙) are correct. Sent by Emperor Wu to what is now south-west China, Tang Meng is said to have come across something called jujiang or "sauce-betel". He was told it came from the markets of Shu, an area in what is now the Sichuan province. The traditional view among historians is that "sauce-betel" is a sauce made from betel leaves, but arguments have been made that it actually refers to pepper, either long or black.

 

In the third century CE, black pepper made its first definite appearance in Chinese texts, as hujiao or "foreign pepper". It does not appear to have been widely known at the time, failing to appear in a fourth-century work describing a wide variety of spices from beyond China's southern border, including long pepper. By the 12th century, however, black pepper had become a popular ingredient in the cuisine of the wealthy and powerful, sometimes taking the place of China's native Sichuan pepper (the tongue-numbing dried fruit of an unrelated plant).

 

Marco Polo testifies to pepper's popularity in 13th-century China, when he relates what he is told of its consumption in the city of Kinsay (Hangzhou): "... Messer Marco heard it stated by one of the Great Kaan's officers of customs that the quantity of pepper introduced daily for consumption into the city of Kinsay amounted to 43 loads, each load being equal to 223 lbs." Marco Polo is not considered a very reliable source regarding China, and these second-hand data may be even more suspect, but if this estimated 4,500 kg a day for one city is anywhere near the truth, China's pepper imports may have dwarfed Europe's.

 

During the course of the Ming treasure voyages in the early 15th century, Admiral Zheng He and his expeditionary fleets returned with such a large amount of black pepper that the once-costly luxury became a common commodity.

Phytochemicals, folk medicine and research

 

Like many eastern spices, pepper was historically both a seasoning and a folk medicine. Long pepper, being stronger, was often the preferred medication, but both were used. Black pepper (or perhaps long pepper) was believed to cure several illnesses, such as constipation, insomnia, oral abscesses, sunburn, and toothaches, among others. Various sources from the fifth century onward recommended pepper to treat eye problems, often by applying salves or poultices made with pepper directly to the eye. No current medical evidence indicates any of these treatments has any benefit.

 

Pepper is known to cause sneezing. Some sources say that piperine, a substance present in black pepper, irritates the nostrils, causing the sneezing. Few, if any, controlled studies have been carried out to answer the question.

 

Piperine is under study for its potential to increase absorption of selenium, vitamin B12, beta-carotene and curcumin, as well as other compounds. As a folk medicine, pepper appears in the Buddhist Samaññaphala Sutta, chapter five, as one of the few medicines a monk is allowed to carry. Pepper contains phytochemicals, including amides, piperidines, pyrrolidines and trace amounts of safrole, which may be carcinogenic in laboratory rodents.

 

Piperine is also under study for a variety of possible physiological effects, although this work is preliminary and mechanisms of activity for piperine in the human body remain unknown.

 

NUTRITION

One tablespoon (6 grams) of ground black pepper contains moderate amounts of vitamin K (13% of the daily value or DV), iron (10% DV) and manganese (18% DV), with trace amounts of other essential nutrients, protein, and dietary fibre.

 

FLAVOR

Pepper gets its spicy heat mostly from piperine derived both from the outer fruit and the seed. Black pepper contains between 4.6 and 9.7% piperine by mass, and white pepper slightly more than that. Refined piperine, by weight, is about one percent as hot as the capsaicin found in chili peppers. The outer fruit layer, left on black pepper, also contains aroma-contributing terpenes, including germacrene (11%), limonene (10%), pinene (10%), alpha-phellandrene (9%), and beta-caryophyllene (7%), which give citrusy, woody, and floral notes. These scents are mostly missing in white pepper, as the fermentation and other processing removes the fruit layer (which also contains the spicy piperine). Other flavors also commonly develop in this process, some of which are described as off-flavors when in excess: Primarily 3-methylindole (pig manure-like), 4-methylphenol (horse manure), 3-methylphenol (phenolic), and butanoic acid (cheese). The aroma of pepper is attributed to rotundone (3,4,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-3α,8α-dimethyl-5α-(1methylethenyl)azulene-1(2H)-one), a sesquiterpene originally discovered in the tubers of Cyperus rotundus, which can be detected in concentrations of 0.4 nanograms/l in water and in wine: rotundone is also present in marjoram, oregano, rosemary, basil, thyme, and geranium, as well as in some Shiraz wines.

 

Pepper loses flavor and aroma through evaporation, so airtight storage helps preserve its spiciness longer. Pepper can also lose flavor when exposed to light, which can transform piperine into nearly tasteless isochavicine. Once ground, pepper's aromatics can evaporate quickly; most culinary sources recommend grinding whole peppercorns immediately before use for this reason. Handheld pepper mills or grinders, which mechanically grind or crush whole peppercorns, are used for this as an alternative to pepper shakers that dispense ground pepper. Spice mills such as pepper mills were found in European kitchens as early as the 14th century, but the mortar and pestle used earlier for crushing pepper have remained a popular method for centuries, as well.

 

Enhancing the flavor profile of peppercorns (including piperine and essential oils), prior to processing, has been attempted through the postharvest application of ultraviolet-C light (UV-C).

 

WIKIPEDIA

Uluhe lau nui*

Gleicheniaceae (Forked fern family)

Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (All main islands except Niʻihau & Kahoʻolawe)

 

Foreground Photo: Kaʻala Natural Area Reserve, Oʻahu

Background, top of photo: uluhe (Dicranopteris linearis)

 

Medicinally, early Hawaiians used the juice of uluhe as a laxative for constipation.

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Fronds were, and still are, used in lei making.

* The name in Hawaiian is translated as "lau," leaf, and "nui" large; literally: large-leaved uluhe.

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Flaxseeds and flaxseed oil may help to:

 

- Lower cholesterol, protect against heart disease and control high blood pressure. Several studies indicate that flaxseed oil, as well as ground flaxseeds, can lower cholesterol, thereby significantly reducing the risk of heart disease. Flaxseed oil may also have a protective effect against angina (chest pain) and high blood pressure. In addition, a 5-year study done recently at Boston's Simmons College found that flaxseed oil may be useful in preventing a 2nd heart attack. It may also help prevent elevated blood pressure by inhibiting inflammatory reactions that cause poor circulation and artery-hardening plaque.

 

- Counter inflammation associated with lupus and gout. Omega-3 fatty acids appear to limit the inflammatory reaction associated with these conditions. In cases of lupus, flaxseed oil not only reduces inflammation in the joints, kidneys and skin, but also lowers cholesterol levels that may be elevated by the disease. Taking flaxseed oil for gout may lessen the often sudden and severe joint pain or swelling that is a symptom of this condition.

 

- Control constipation, hemorrhoids, diverticular disorders. Because they are high in soluble fiber, ground flaxseeds can help ease the passage of stools and thus relieve constipation, hemorrhoids and diverticular disease.

 

- Reduce cancer risk. The lignans in flaxseed appear to play a role in protecting against breast, colon, prostate, and perhaps skin cancer. In one study(1), prostate cancer patients who added about 3 heaping tablespoons of ground flaxseed daily to their diet, had more slowly-dividing tumor cells and a greater rate of tumor cell death than men who did not follow such a diet, after about 5 weeks.

 

The researchers found no significant difference in levels of prostate specific antigen (PSA), a protein in the blood which indicates prostate cancer progression, between the 2 groups - although men in the early stages of the disease experienced a trend toward lower levels.

 

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among American men, excluding skin cancers. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 198,000 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. While the cancer will be diagnosed in about 1 in 6 men, about 1 in 30 will die of the disease.

 

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I put in cereal and baking, nobody really notices. I don't know whether it is helping health wise but it doesn't hurt.

 

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Secretos de Radiación. Es el proyecto con el que pretendo reflejar el deterioro físico y mental que sufren las mujeres que han recibido radiación por cáncer de cérvix y el deterior por efectos secundarios al tratamiento, el cual les salva la vida pero deja una gran huella en su cuerpo y mente. Esta marchitación interna les ocasiona una gran variedad de problemas como: resequedad, piel sensible, estreñimiento, sangrados, falta de lubricación y más. Ellas pierden su sexualidad al no poder intimar con su pareja, lo cual les lleva a cuestionar su cuerpo y persona lo que se convierte en un problema mental. Las mujeres que han pasado por esto por lo general cargan el problema en silencio y sin ayuda. Hay que poner la luz en esta situación y ver la forma de brindarles la información y ayuda adecuada.

  

Secrets of Radiation. It is the project that I intend to reflect the physical and mental deterioration suffered by women who have received radiation from cervical cancer and the deterioration due to side effects to the treatment, which saves their lives but leaves a great imprint on their body and mind . This internal wilting causes a great variety of problems such as: dryness, sensitive skin, constipation, bleeding, lack of lubrication and more. They lose their sexuality by not being able to intimate with their partner, which leads them to question their body and person which becomes a mental problem. Women who have gone through this usually carry the problem silently and unaided. We must put the light on this situation and see how we can provide them with the right information and help.

Since this image was posted on 'flickr' in October 2008 it has attracted 4,417 views. Worth reposting I'm thinking. Yes I'm still having my porridge every day!

I must have my porriage every morning, summer and winter.

Good for you, plus keeps the tummy satisfied all morning.

Swirls of pure Canadian maple syrup all over the top...oh! so yummy!

 

Twenty reasons why porridge is the ultimate health food........

(I'm not sure why reason # 1 is at the top of this list. #20 comes first with me at my age! Alas, a cup of tea is more appealing when I first wake up in the morning. Then I'm wide awake so bound out of bed to prepare and enjoy my porridge)

 

1. IMPROVES SEX LIFE

Porridge oats can boost libido by helping to re-balance testosterone and oestrogen in the body. Testosterone drives sexual desire in both sexes. Men with low testosterone levels go off sex.

2. GOOD FOR HANGOVERS

Oats neutralise acidity levels in the body and help absorb toxins. Since a hangover is the result of the "poisonous" effects of alcohol, a bowl of porridge might help relieve the symptoms.

Porridge also contains one of the highest levels of soluble fibre of any cereal. Soluble fibre is essential for healthy digestion. Since alcohol depletes sugar levels, the slow-releasing carbohydrates in porridge help redress this.

3. HELPS QUIT SMOKING

Compounds in oats can help calm the nervous system and reduce the craving for nicotine.

4. HEALS THE SKIN

Bathing in oat-based solutions can help problem skin. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the anti-inflammatory compounds in porridge oats can help conditions such as psoriasis and eczema. Fill a sock or stocking with porridge oats and place in water for 20 minutes while bathing.

5. FIGHTS INFECTION

Of all the cereals, porridge has the best proportion of protein needed for growth and repair in the body and to help boost the immune system.

6. FIGHTS HEART DISEASE

Many studies have shown that eating fibre-rich food such as porridge reduces the risk of heart disease. But scientists in the U.S. found that porridge contains avenanthramides - chemicals that stop blood cells sticking to artery walls, preventing the fatty deposits that cause heart disease.

7. REDUCES DIABETES RISK SLOWLY

Digested foods such as porridge might cut the risk of developing non-insulin dependent diabetes by absorbing sugar from the gut and cutting the need for large quantities of insulin to be released.

8. HELPS CONCENTRATION

The slow releasing complex carbohydrates in oats sustain energy levels, allowing full concentration to be maintained. Complex carbohydrates also stabilise and raise blood sugar levels.

9. BEATS DEPRESSION

Porridge is high in Vitamin B6, which promotes the brain chemical serotonin. High levels of serotonin are associated with feelings of well-being and also aid relaxation and restful sleep. Levels of serotonin dip when sunlight is limited - i.e. during winter - and can lead to the depressive condition Seasonal Affective Disorder.

10. BOOTS ENERGY

Porridge oats are high in complex carbohydrates and soluble fibre, which means they release energy slowly. A bowl of porridge should provide all the energy you need until lunchtime.

11. CUTS CHILDHOOD OBESITY

A study of 10,000 children by researchers at New York's Columbia University found that among those who regularly ate whole-oat products, the proportion of overweight children almost halved.

Researchers at Oxford Brookes University also found that those eating foods with a low glycaemic index (GI), such as porridge, were less likely to binge on sugary snacks. Foods with a low GI rating release glucose into the body more slowly and evenly, leaving you feeling fuller for longer.

12. LOWERS CHOLESTEROL

Porridge is rich in soluble fibre, which has been shown to lower blood cholesterol. High cholesterol occurs when fat builds up and constricts the arteries, reducing blood flow to the heart. Eating oats can improve blood flow and bind to cholesterol in the gut, aiding its removal from the body. Scientists think the cholesterol-lowering effects of oats are due to the oat soluble fibre beta-glucan.

13. PREVENTS CONSTIPATION

High-fibre foods such as porridge increase the movement of food through the digestive tract.

This increased bowel action provides a good environment for beneficial bacteria in the gut to ferment while decreasing levels of destructive bacteria.

14. FIGHTS OSTEOPOROSIS

Porridge oats are blended with milk, making an excellent source of calcium which is essential for bone health. Lack of calcium can lead to osteoporosis, which involves a loss of bone density and can make bones fragile.

15. CAN HELP DIETING

Porridge oats are 100 per cent natural, with no added sugar, salt or additives, and are naturally low in calories. An average bowl of porridge made with water contains 171 calories.

16. GOOD FOR PREGNANT WOMEN

Porridge is a source of folic acid. Studies have shown that taking folic acid from before conception until the 12th week of pregnancy can reduce the chances of having a baby with spina bifida. Pregnant women need 400mcg of folic acid a day.

17. FIGHTS CANCER

Oats are rich in the antioxidant vitamin E, which protects the body from the damaging free radicals that can cause cancer. A diet high in soluble fibre foods such as porridge oats might also help reduce the chances of developing bowel, colon and breast cancer.

18. CONTAINS ESSENTIAL MINERALS

Porridge is a good source of manganese, which is essential in allowing the body to produce energy as well as helping to build bones and connective tissue. It also contains zinc, which is needed for normal growth, sexual development and reproduction, and a healthy immune system.

19. REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE

A daily serving of oats can improve blood pressure control and reduce the need for anti-hypertensive medication, according to U.S. researchers - 73 per cent of those fed a wholegrain oat-based cereal (containing 3g of soluble fibre) stopped or reduced their blood pressure medication by half.

20. COULD HELP LONG LIFE

Britain's longest living man, David Henderson, from Montrose, Scotland, who died in 1998 at 109, attributed his age and good health to a daily bowl of porridge. This could be because the lipids present in oats contain a good balance of essential fatty acids which have been linked to longevity and general good health.

Research by: Angela Epstein

Mere miles west of Almira, lies this tiny, crumbling, isolated farmhouse, giving shelter only to dust, insects and the occasional critter. One of its arboreal sentinels has died along with the house, while one still looks lushly upon its pockmarked exterior. There is nothing else for miles and miles.

 

I passed this place on the way to Omak for a photoshoot. I pointed it out to John and said we must stop here on the way back. Well, we took a different route back (much more scenic) and emerged at Wilbur. I remembered this place as being just past Wilbur. So did John.

 

HA! Weren't we silly doofs as I drove and drove and drove. Or so it seemed. And a bit quickly, too, because we were losing the light. FInally, after we passed Almira, and I was on the verge of turning around, there it was! I swear it had moved since four hours earlier. Anyway, we got there barely in time.

 

I did not charge the customer for these out-of-the-way miles, by the way. Just in case they see this.

 

A note about "The Rules." Photographic dogma would have me make this photo obey the "rule of thirds," wherein either the sky, or the ground, should occupy two thirds and one third respectively. And I cropped the panorama to fit that rule, and most of the time it's a good thing to do this.

 

Not this time. Whether it was more sky or more ground, it just didn't look right. So screw the rules this time. Yeah, Rules, I just made you my bitch! Now get the hell out of here until I say you can come back!

 

Last note, I promise:

One of my regular contacts has been noted as writing that she does not like sunset/sunrise photos. She knows who she is. I'd like to apologize to her for this utter abomination, clotted as it is with the blood of a sunset. I have a grimy, gritty, black and white beauty just waiting in the wings for you. It'll rear its monochrome head soon.

 

Another last note:

Though the house appears to be looking away from the highway, it was actually facing the highway. This is the distortion of a ten-photo panorama, but it makes for a cool composition.

Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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Baptists preach religious intolerance at Gay Pride marchers. London, 02.07.2011

  

As this year's London Gay Pride parade made its way from Portland Place, down Regent Street and then on to Trafalgar Square, marchers and onlookers alike were quite shocked and generally offended to discover that there was a demonstration set up at the bottom of Waterloo Place by a group of so-called Christians from the Baptist Church - some of whom looked like they had been time-warped directly from the 1950's, complete with emotional constipation - who spent the entire afternoon insulting and demeaning all gay people and anyone who accepts homosexuality as a part of the enormously wide spectrum of human sexuality by cherry-picking snippets from the Bible - without proper context - and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who laughably claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.

 

Needless to say the gay marchers responded with a continual torrent of cat-calls, laughter, jeering, rude hand-signals, kissing and even a bit of breast-bearing. All of this was just feeding the Baptist's justification for their prejudice, of course, and clearly this group of ideologically-driven individuals felt somehow emotionally nourished and vindicated by the experience, but the truth is that they came across as petty, arrogant and malicious anachronisms.

 

When I arrived on the scene two grinning lesbians with three large black umbrellas were pointedly blocking the public's view of the Baptists and as many of the large, lurid yellow placards erected by the religious zealots as they could. A little later on the onlookers erupted in cheers and whistles as two younger girls kissed right in front of the anti-gay demonstrators, and after that a young man demanded a copy of the Bible from the Baptists and proceeded to sit cross-legged on the pavement checking every single quote mentioned on the yellow boards so he could see for himself how the individual phrases had been quoted completely out of context, just to suit the zealots' low opinion. The preachers spent much of their time mentioning the Devil, but in my eyes the Devil was the one holding the microphone, waving a book around, trying to inflict their misery on everyone else...

   

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