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Pebble had to see the vet for dental extractions (five teeth) this week.
During the course of Pebble's dental intervention, we decided to take advantage of the anaesthetic and had abdominal x-rays taken to see whether these would provide a clue as to why Pebble appears to be constipated at times and has a tendency to scoot across the carpet after visiting the toilet for a number 2.
I am now pleased to present the two most expensive images taken this year so far :-)
The vet's verdict on the x-rays was after all inconclusive but he remarked that Pebble has an extraordinary amount of sublumbar muscle.
More on the x-rays and this week's feline veterinary exploits are available here: makedoandmendnovice.blogspot.com/2021/04/pebbles-trip-to-...
In India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and parts of South Asia, the leaves are chewed together with the mineral slaked lime (calcium hydroxide), Catechu, called "Kattha" in Hindi,and the areca nut which, by association, is sometimes inaccurately called the "betel nut". The lime acts to keep the active ingredient in its freebase or alkaline form, thus enabling it to enter the bloodstream via sublingual absorption. The areca nut contains the alkaloid arecoline, which promotes salivation (the saliva is stained red), and is itself a stimulant. This combination, known as a "betel quid", has been used for several thousand years. Tobacco is sometimes added.
Betel leaves are used as a stimulant, an antiseptic and a breath-freshener Paan. In Ayurvedic medicine, they are used as an aphrodisiac. In Malaysia they are used to treat headaches, arthritis and joint pain. In Thailand, Indonesia and China they are used to relieve toothache. In Indonesia they are drunk as an infusion and used as an antibiotic. They are also used in an infusion to cure indigestion, as a topical cure for constipation, as a decongestant and as an aid to lactation. (taken from Wikipedia)
In general it tastes like bitter-sweet pepper. It is not too spicy like masala, but makes you want to drink pretty quick.
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How strong are your bones?
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Pamphlet by Archibald Keightley, M.D. (Cantab)
on the Desirability of establishing a
NATUR_KURHAUS
On the Orielton Hall Estate
Pointing out the unique advantages and unrivalled position the estate affords as a health resort, the climate being considered the most uniform in the kingdom
Foreword
This brief description merely touches on the advantages which may be derived from the various treatments to be obtained. It outlines the wishes of many physicians both in Germany and America. Then it will be found than an effort has been made at Orielton to realize for sufferers the conditions which, as a rule, are to be found only on the continent of Europe and to secure for them those comforts which, with the methods of treatment, are found at their best in the Sanatoria of the United States.
Brook Street May 3, 1905
London. W
Barmouth as a Health Resort
There is in Great Britain to-day a need which makes itself felt increasingly by all practitioners who have the continuous well being of their patients at heart. We who look to the restoration of that balance – that equilibrium which IS health – and who know that the unstable equilibrium called by the generic name of disease, is in the main caused by unhealthy habits, mental no less than physical: we who are not content to apply a mere temporary stop gap to inroads of that nature, know also that the lion in the path of progress is our inability to control the environment of our patients. And here again, the mental environment is meant, quite as much as the physical environment. Bad habits of exercise, breathing, dressing, sitting, walking, playing and working: of eating and drinking: and last but not least, of thinking in grooves leading to nervous waste and jar, all conduce to unhealthy conditions.
The resumption of hygienic habits in all these things is vital to well being, for such pathological conditions in their turn become hotbeds of disordered functions and, in time, of disease. In many cases, good hygienic habit has never been known – as, say in many cases of the wrong exercise of the respiratory organs – while in others it has been thrust out of sight by the strenuous demands of modern life.
What we want above all else is to be able to put our patients into surroundings which shall not only be helpful from the physiological standpoint, but which shall also appeal to all that is highest in Man, as well as to the sense of natural beauty and its deep repose. Fine scenery, high and pure air, such nearness to home as may make the patient more receptive to the idea of travel and necessary sojourn – all these have their effect on the nervous system and tend towards the restoration of healthy vibrations by the removal of causes of worry and discord, until the patient is strong enough to control himself amid the innumerable exigencies of life, and to govern his thoughts in the right direction both in good and evil fortune.
The various nature cures which are found so useful on the Continent – water cures, open air treatment, electrical treatment, dietetic precautions suited to the individual need after strict scientific examination: hygienic exercises, massage, rest-cures, the use of electrical currents, light and baths – each modern discovery in its due turn, all play their part in the restoration of health, and each should be at hand in a really scientific and up-to-date Sanatorium. Such an establishment would be primarily eclectic, for the requirement of one constitution or one mind is not that of another. Hence, we who wish to restore health permanently in chronic cases – the most difficult to deal with – should have at hand not one recuperative method, but a wide range from which to choose.
The proposed health Institute at Barmouth would meet these requirements in an unique manner. There is no similar Institution in Great Britain.
THE CLIMATE OF BARMOUTYH is one of exceptional equality: there are no extremes of heat and cold.
THE SITE OF THE SANATORIUM is sheltered from the North and North-West and almost entirely from the North-East, East, and South-East. It faces almost due South and has a splendid view of the mountain range of Cader Idris across the Estuary.
The site is flooded with sunshine all through the day from the time that the sun rises until it sets, and the average daily hours of sunshine are shown by the Meteorological Records to be longer than those of any place in these Islands, with the exception of places on the South Coast, and this difference is shown to be really of no importance when compared with the advantages which Barmouth possess. The disadvantage consists of an hour less sunshine per day. The advantage of the Sanatorium in especial is, that it is situated at a place which is not relaxing, even though its climate is mild.
It has frequently been stated that Barmouth is a relaxing place, and the fact that the myrtle, delicate fuschias, verbenas, veronicas, escaloneas, hydrangeas in profusion, eucalyptus trees, and other delicate plants grow freely in the open air, would lead one to this conclusion. But so much depends on situation. The open and yet sheltered site of the Sanatorium gives the advantage without the drawback and my experience of Barmouth for ten years drives me to the conclusion that the relaxation is really due to the reflection and radiation from the rocks behind some of the houses, especially in the middle and Western parts of the Town. The Orielton Hall site has not this disadvantage to contend with, situated as it is 280 feet above the sea level of the Estuary. The average sunshine record for Barmouth is over 1,756 hours per annum.
Of what constitutes climate, the character of the air is an important factor. In the neighbourhood of Barmouth the air is proved to be of exceptionally good quality: it is the combination of sea and mountain air, with the advantage that by reason of the “draw” of the air between the mountains which form the estuary of the Mawddach, there is always a sufficient frictional interchange to make the air very thoroughly oxygenated and even ozonic, thus imparting invigorating and life-giving qualities.
AS REGARDS THE WATER. In close proximity above the Sanatorium there are Springs, of which the rights are vested in the property. This water, on analysis, proves to be very good as drinking water, and compares most favourably with the famous Malvern water, as regards purity and potability.
The supply of the town itself has been secured from lakes situated on volcanic soil some five miles away from the town and is shown by analysis to be of exceptional purity, this even to the extent of constituting a difficulty from its softness.
AS REGARDS THE SCENERY. All who have been in Wales know the general character of the scenery, but the peculiarly appealing qualities of the view in and around Barmouth have to be seen to be appreciated. One need only refer to the various guide books to discover the universal testimony which is borne to the scene which is spread before one: and it is scarcely possible to over-estimate the value of the forces of Peace and Quiet which can fall upon the mind and nerves of those who are so situated as to be obliged to let this peace into their lives and dwell with them. By such means the quiet which is necessary counteracting remedy to the rush and strain of modern life, can be secured.
Those who will study the plans of the Sanatorium will see that it is being built with a view to secure the necessary quiet between room and room. The regulations will show that the work of the house will be carried on without disturbance to those residing there, while care and attention has been paid to securing rest and peace without any noise or disturbance interfering with the scenes spread before one.
In dealing with invalids who require rest, there are usually great disadvantages. Those whose health has broken down under the strain of modern life, are rarely able to go into the country or away from England, without the necessity of having some friend or relative , or others, to take care of them. Frequently the entire family goes away together, and the invalid is shut up in some hotel or apartments with those, who – with the kindest intentions in the world – have a wearing effect on his or her irritated nerves. Or, the invalid is one suffering from pains of various severity, or from conditions which require good nursing for their relief. Such conditions cannot be got under the ordinary circumstances of life in Hotel or apartment. All are not possessed of the wealth and leisure necessary to command suitable conditions for the separate life of the invalid. In the case of the “Natur Kurhaus”, this has been one of the chief considerations.
As will easily be perceived, the invalids will reside at the Sanatorium: they thus become possessed of every necessary in the way of food, climate, scenery, and quiet for their recovery. They will, in addition, have at their command all the physical means of baths, open air, gymnastic and electrical treatment, as will be detailed below, which can conduce to their recovery. In addition their friends or relatives or children, can stay in the Hotel where they will have every amusement and pleasure which the residence in such a place can afford, and the latter will have the satisfaction of knowing that their sick friend or relative is being cared for under the most perfect circumstances: and we must hope that they will see a daily improvement during the hours that they are allowed to visit the patients.
IN REGARD TO THE BATHS. A completely fitted and well organised establishment for treatment by heat and light will be provided, whether derived from the sun or from artificial electric production. Water treatment in all its forms by douches, sprays, packs, jets, etc., will be carried out, and reaction can be secured by application of heat or cold. Let it suffice to say that the most modern appliances will be used, and care taken that no expense shall be spared to render this establishment second to none on the continent of Europe, or in America.
It must not be supposed that the term “open air cure” is confined to the treatment of consumption. That is far from being the case. The application of “open air” to those who suffer from consumption is but one of many uses to which this form of treatment can be put. The training and education of the body to react properly to the varying conditions of heat and cold in contact with the open air, is one of the most important elements in the regulation of the hygiene of life.
In brief, the treatment at this Sanatorium consists of a system of training by which those who are out of health can recover it, and by which those who are moderately well and those who are recovering their health, can not only obtain health, but continuously maintain it. They will be taught how to get well and how to keep so.
IN REGARD TO THE SYSTEM OF EXERCISES. All forms of active motion by means of exercises done by the individual (gymnastic training), passive exercises done by others (massage and mechanical movements), respiratory exercises, Jui-Jitsu training: all will find their appropriate place in this establishment: and while it is trusted that the fads and fallacies of fanatical pioneers in the various processes of health culture will be avoided, there will be no element left unnoticed which can add to the possibilities of the Institute.
One important point should be mentioned, viz. the needs of children. In modern life as it is at present exists, the needs of the children constitute a very great demand. It is well known that every effort is made in the body politic to secure the control of the education of children. What can be more important than the life-education of children who may be made stronger, healthier, and better members of society by the education and training given to their bodies? It is in the early years that the training of every function should take place, and so form a firm basis of healthy strength.
As the child grows it is placed between two opposing forces. (A) The unregulated, or ill-regulated non-hygenic customs of its environment, the unnatural strain of modern conditions. These play upon and assist in the development of (B) any inherent tendencies.
The exercise, the dress, the diet of the child above all, his habits and methods of thought, tend away from the normal. Thus it is rare to find a child who breathes properly: modern dress has deflected the normal method of breathing which the child has as an infant, but which it gradually loses. His food, the ventilation of his rooms, do not assist the action and re-action of his skin. He imitates the non-hygenic habits of the adults by whom he is surrounded, or he contracts abnormal modes of eating, sitting, playing, standing, lying, from other children. He needs training in the acquirement of hygienic habits which will provide invaluable to his later life.
It would not be right in the scope of this pamphlet to enter fully into all the other points in connection with this subject: but every thinking man or woman must know by theory and experience that the training and education of the children committed to their care means anxious thought and, in many instances, heart rending failure.
We trust that the Sanatorium may ultimately prove to be the means of restoring health to many children and making their lived happier and sounder. The training and education of both mind and body will encourage their guardians to hope for their sound health, and may induce others to adopt the sound system of training whose good results are patent and noticeable.
Thus it will be seen that the effect of such a Sanatorium will be, in the first place, to endeavour to promote the healing of those who are ill, by removing them from the conditions in which their illness came upon them; By placing them under other conditions which will best conduce to the getting rid of troubles which are present; and further, by preventing any recurrence of such troubles. The rules for the healthy must necessarily undergo modification when we consider this. With the healthy man or woman, while diet, fluids, exercise, movements- mental and physical – all combine to keep them in good order and eliminate that which is bad in their systems and promote the necessary balance of waste and repair; in the sick person, who is either bedridden, or too weak to carry on such pursuits, it is necessary to substitute some equivalent which shall make up the balance.
It is not needful here to enter into a discussion of all the avenues into the body and the avenues out of the body, but let us sum up the one under Nutrition, and the other under the head of Elimination, and we shall then see that the channel which exists between the two is called the Circulation. Therefore, any proper methods of the application of heat , of cold, of electrical stimulation, of the circulation of air, of movement, are means of restoring the necessary balance to “all the ills to which the flesh is heir”. In their multiplicity these ills may really be reduced to their simple causes: the Nutrition, Elimination, and the Circulation are at the root of them all. Consequently, any Institution which is devoted to striking at these underlying principles, which are at the root, not only of all disease, but also at the root of the maintenance of health, will constitute a most powerful factor in the life of the Nation.
As will be seen from what is said above, this Institution will be provided with all the best known means of carrying on this work. The Sweating baths, sun baths, massage in its various forms, electrical stimulation, breathing exercises, and Rest and Peace, amid scenery of great natural beauty, will be all combined in the building up of the mental and physical health on the one hand, and the elimination of poisons on the other.
How great an area is covered by the application of such principles may be seen by the intelligent inspection of the following partial list of diseases which can be treated at such an Institution.
IT SHOULD BE BORNE IN MIND THAT CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES ARE NOT INCLUDED:
Chronic catarrhal aflections: the results of Pleurisy, Asthma, Emphysema: Chronic affections of the larynx and pharynx: Catarrh of the nasal and frontal cavities and Catarrhs of the stomach: Sprue: Chronic constipation: chronic disorders of the liver and kidneys, and a large number of chronic disorders peculiar to women. All forms of Neurasthenia, neuralgia, Sciatica, Hysteria, Hypochondria, and the various commencing paralyses. All the various forms of Nervous Debility of the spine, and more especially of the sympathetic system: the various troubles in connection with the circulation, Haemorrhoids, the result of heart affections, chilliness of the extremities together with Grave’s disease. The constitutional affections such as rheumatism, gout, rheumatoid arthritis, anaemia, corpulancy: and diabetes. Scrofula, and many affections of the lymphatic glands, may all be effectively treated.
It will thus be seen it is NOT proposed to treat those suffering from consumption, uncompensated heart disease, and advanced disease of the kidneys, together with epilepsy and insanity.
From 1911 Barmouth re-established itself in the lists for C.H.A. holidays, 1034 (1911), 1157 (1912), 1014 (1913) and 868 in 1914. However, it functioned on lower numbers throughout the war (1914-18) and a wartime brochure of 1917 described Orielton Hall as a “large house standing high and overlooking the sea. The grounds have the finest views in Barmouth over the Mawddach Estuary to Cader Idris. The centre affords excursions combining the charm of The Lake District with that of the sea.” Among the places visited were Cregennan Lakes, Abergwynant Valley; Rhinog Fawr and Maes-y-Garnedd; Tyn-y-Groes, Cader Idris, Harlech Castle and Dolgellau. The centre at Barmouth remained popular until the 1980s. However, the public transport was unreliable and much needed to be done to the fabric of the old hall and a decision was taken in 1982 to cease operation in Barmouth. Thus a link with the early days of the N.H.R.U. was severed.
Simple way to avoid colic, constipation and other digestion disorders in babies and to encourage development of their healthy digestive system from the very birth: developachild.net/development-of-healthy-digestive-system...
Не каждый знает, что геморрой может быть не только внешним, но и внутренним, когда узлы спрятаны глубоко, но от этого ощущения лучшими не становятся.
Soon I may face jail-time even for possessing let alone posting this. Scary stuff! Soylent Green is our future!
Do we have a right to know what we are eating or will we capitulate our control to Monsanto?
~~
This little guy is obviously cute.
What isn't so easy to see is how sweet, curious, eager and loving he was too. Full of personality. Seriously.
Though in this picture it seems easy for me to see how happy he was when I arrived. See how he's jumped up on the water dispenser to be closer to me?
Underneath it all though was also a certain sadness to him not just in the confinement but with a inbourne knowledge that he was hatched with just one purpose and that was to be killed for just part of one meal of gluttony; a meal celebrated for over-eating and indulgence.
See, he was eaten just 5 months (20 weeks/140 days) later so someone could have a supposed "guilt-free" main-dish on the "Thanksgiving" table.
Kind of the equivalent of eating a 5-year-old child.
Yes, yes... certainly his life, short as it was, was marginally better than the vast majority of turkeys that are killed each year for that same one-day meal. Their lives are truly horrendous as is the everyday lives of the other 9 billion poultry (mostly chickens) that are consumed each year in the United States... It certainly was environmentally better, but having witnessed it first-hand (so to speak) I would not call it fun, or even comfortable. Not a good life.
Despite the chicks being raised on a farm run by some of the most conscientious people I've ever known. It's still about catering to the humans and the bottom-line.
The chicks went from a plywood box of confinement in a barn to a bigger one outside that was moveable so they did always have real dirt under them but green only on occasion and the majority of their existance was spent in a crowded box looking out over the world they would never experience (except for all the weather because they had no real shelter) being fed commodity type crops (though at least organic but that was more for those who would eat them than for the turkey's comfort and benefit as it was still the cheapest that would get them fattest in time for the ultimate dinner).
It was so sad to me that I could hardly visit the last few weeks because I saw these little lives lose more will each passing day so that even in the end they would not bother to come for the fresh greens and fruit I would bring them in my effort to make their prison slightly less unbearable.
For me, it strengthened my resolve not to be a part, a cause of this cruelty that is still arguably not healthful so really only for a selfish indulgence.
For this little guy though, it's all over. A couple days after being killed he was so much constipation, and then sewer-effluent.
Maybe someday beings from another planet will land here and do the same to us. Maybe then we'll understand.
Until then, everyone should have to raise their own meals (and maybe send their own children out to be raised by others...).
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the internet is a vast store of info right
doesn’t matter what you’re looking for
cross-stitch patterns
hard-core
cary grant’s real name
it’s all gonna be there
(you could probably find a hard-core cross-stitch pattern
featuring said actor
but
would you want that on your wall)
however
there is a downside to all this “research” ……
people get ill - they go online before they go see the doc
see that boil on your butt
(in the literal sense this may require a mirror on a stick
just google - i’m sure you’ll find one)
meanwhile - back at the pustule
is it malignant
infectious
an STD
or
the result of being bitten by some evil life-form
man - by the time you finally get to see a medic
you’re damn near suppurating information
problem is this
you got a pc
but
your gp has an md
(all these initials are making me ill - hold on while i log on to see if that’s likely)
they don’t like being second-guessed
which - finally - brings me to the point
my job is kinda stressful
and
i don’t get a lotta sympathy
moneylender huh - you deserve whatever gets thrown at you
well it can’t be boring - you’ll never lose interest
(wish i had a pound for every time i’ve heard that one)
if i give clients a hard time - i’m a bastard
if i go easy - i’m a mug
so
i get wound up
my heart rate is too high
i got a rash
and
now
on top of it all
i’m a little blocked down below
(if you take my meaning)
so
i went online
checked out my symptoms
and
possible links with my profession
then
and only then
i made an appointment with the doc
i spent twenty minutes reading copies of reader's digest from 1991
until i was called in
what seems to be the problem she said
so i filled her in on my job and lifestyle
then cut to the chase
and
told her about my tough times in the toilet
i’ve done some background reading on this i said proudly
and
i believe it could be stress-related constipation
exacerbated by immersion in constant moral dichotomy
as seen in the case of gardener and keech - 1972
wow i’ve never seen anyone so angry
(subsequent surfing has revealed that she displayed
“apoplectic aural vapour expulsion syndrome”)
she just gave me this cold withering look
truth is i was so scared that my bowel problem resolved itself
(albeit a little too suddenly for comfort)
then she leaned back
took a deep breath
and said
through gritted teeth
(“anger-induced bruxism”)
with a voice so slow
it was like malevolent molasses
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Yes, with a little care, piles can be prevented by avoiding constipation. Though piles mostly occur in the third trimester of your pregnancy from week 29 to week 40 (i.e. in the seventh, eighth and ninth month).
To avoid getting constipated,
- Drink plenty of water
- Include ample fresh fruits and vegetables
- Include some high-fiber foods like pears, green peas, beans, lentils, brown rice, wholemeal bread, and chapatis
- Practice the Kegel or pelvic floor exercises to increase circulation around the rectum and increase the strength of the muscles in the vagina and perineum
- Rest your feet on a stool often. Could also repeat the same when in the toilet since this position helps to open the bowels more easily
- Do not withhold going to the toilet for longer periods
- Consult a piles doctor to prescribe a mild laxative
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The first month of pregnancy begins in the third week after your last menstrual period. During weeks five and six, you may start to realize you are pregnant and experience increases in physical symptoms. It is normal to experience mood swings in response to the changes you are going through in your pregnancy. Tender, swollen breasts. Your breasts may provide one of the first symptoms of pregnancy. Fatigue, Slight bleeding or cramping, Nausea with or without vomiting, Food aversions or cravings, Headaches, Constipation, Mood swings.
After our recent celery harvest we have been scratching our heads
trying to think how we can use this crop. The vegetable stock made a
pretty good dent in the celery harvest. We still have a lot more. I
approached the local health food store and they were willing to buy
some of our celery. I'd rather use it ourselves than make $20 on a
crop that took us over a year to grow. This morning I juiced a good
portion of celery with apple, pear, ginger, carrot and strawberries.
That turned out pretty tasty and celery has some nice health benefits
from juicing that I was not aware of. It is high in magnesium, iron,
potassium plus some vitamin C and sodium.
"Celery and celeriac juice is traditionally used for: asthma,
constipation, fever, fluid retention, gout, headache, inflammation,
insomnia, kidneys, liver, lungs, migraine, nervous problems and weight
loss."
helpforhemorrhoids.org/hemorrhoid-cream.html. If you are troubled by Hemorrhoids, opting for a Hemorrhoid Cream can be of great help. If you are hesitant to try chemical based formulas, you can opt for a cream based on natural products. The creams for Hemorrhoids are specially formulated to provide relief from itching, swelling and pain caused by Hemorrhoids. Make a choice depending upon your intensity of symptoms and need for treatment.
Rosie is a three month old silky terrier cross that has been presenting for recurrent constipation. She required xrays and an enema today.
Still life photograph of Psyllium seeds. A natural herbal remedy for constipation, weight loss, and inflammation.
A wild riot of colour as thousands celebrate London's Gay Pride Parade 2011. London 02.07.2011
This Saturday July 2nd 2011 saw the explosion of colour and fabulous carnival/cabaret fancy-dress which is the annual Gay Pride parade passing through the packed London streets as many Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender groups representing special interest campaigning groups, trade unions, the armed forces, police service, christian groups and several of London's gay bars and clubs celebrated their sexuality and diversity, watched and cheered on by tens of thousands of enthusiastic members of the public.
The days celebrations were purposefully snubbed by London mayor Boris Johnson much to the anger and irritation of many, since Mr. Johnson is expected to show support for all Londoners. However, his greatest opponent in the upcoming mayoral elections, former London Mayor Ken Livingstone was to be seen - as always - at the head of the parade, accompanied by human and gay rights activist Peter Tatchell.
Gone was the nervous tension of the original trail-blazing Gay Pride marches of the late 1970's and early 80's, as a new generation of gay people enjoy far greater public acceptance of their lifestyle in what feel like more enlightened times. What is taken for granted now was fought for in the past by courageous activists and their political supporters who wanted to see an end to the homophobic bigotry and institutionalised discrimination which used to be the universal public position towards them.
Having said 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 completely without proper context, and generally showing themselves up to be nothing more than a bunch of hate-filled bigots who hilariously claim to love the people they were standing there belittling.
My photos of the Baptists and the crowd's reactions to being assaulted by the pious abuse are already uploaded in my set "Baptists preach intolerance at Gay Pride Parade".
After the parade made its way from Portland Place to Trafalgar Square, the marchers and bystanders alike dispersed into Soho for some serious street partying which lasted late into the night. There was a main stage in Trafalgar Square which hosted a long rosta of minor-league pop and dance acts during the afternoon, though oddly this year there were no big-name headliners, and another Dance Stage in Soho Square which featured a great line-up of club DJs.
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Common chicory (Cichorium intybus), is a bushy perennial herbaceous plant with blue, lavender, or occasionally white flowers. Various varieties are cultivated for salad leaves, chicons (blanched buds), or for roots (var. sativum), which are baked, ground, and used as a coffee substitute and additive. It is also grown as a forage crop for livestock. It lives as a wild plant on roadsides in its native Europe, and in North America and Australia, where it has become naturalized.
Chicory (especially the flower) was used as a treatment in Germany, and is recorded in many books as an ancient German treatment for everyday ailments. It is variously used as a tonic and as a treatment for gallstones, gastro-enteritis, sinus problems and cuts and bruises. (Howard M. 1987). Chicory contains inulin, which may help humans with weight loss, constipation, improving bowel function, and general health. In rats, it may increase calcium absorption and bone mineral density.
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Cykoria podróżnik (Cichorium intybus) – gatunek rośliny należący do rodziny astrowatych. Znany też jako podróżnik błękitny. Rodzimy obszar jego występowania to znaczna część Europy, Azji oraz Algieria i Tunezja w Afryce Północnej, ale rozprzestrzenił się szeroko i obecnie występuje na wszystkich kontynentach z wyjątkiem Antarktydy. Jest także uprawiany w Azji, Europie, Australazji, Afryce i Ameryce Północnej. W polskiej florze jest rośliną pospolicie występującą na całym obszarze. Cykoria podróżnik to roślina lecznicza, korzeń łagodnie pobudza wytwarzanie soku żołądkowego, żółci oraz ma działanie moczopędne. Jest stosowany w wielu mieszankach ziołowych do leczenia zaburzeń trawienia i przy ogólnym osłabieniu. Młode listki cykorii można wiosną dodawać do sałatek, ze względu na zawartość witamin C, B i mikroelementów.
Nelson is a three week old puppy that presented to us for severe constipation. He required a general anaesthetic and enema.
Some people really don't give a shit.
Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder characterized most commonly by cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and diarrhea.more
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Kids say the funniest things. so we asked a bunch of Malaysian kids to share their pooping tips. What they say is the funniest thing ever.It's adorable and funny when kids give their take on how you can help them poop better, but constipation is no laughing matter.
Experts recommend a balanced diet, lots of water, and exercises to help keep your child's gut healthy.
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Although being pregnant is a wonderful time in a woman's life, it can also bring on unpleasant symptoms like nausea, bloating, and constipation. Dr. Debmita Dutta is here to offer insightful advice on a concern that every expectant mother has! Watch now to learn more.
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The original & outrageous Screamin' Jay Hawkins touting on his saxophone with a Reslo CR Ribbon Microphone at the famous Ricky-Tick Club in Windsor, 1965, the same club where the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton all performed. Famously the club was also featured in the cult classic film, Michelangelo Antonioni's "Blow-Up". See the clip of The Yardbirds with Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page on the Reslosound Youtube channel here: www.youtube.com/reslosound#p/c/AE12F8F3E6241FE6/70/YHNL5_...
Screamin' Jay Hawkins' stage show involved several voodoo styled themed including snakes, shrunken heads, and his faithful companion, a skull named Henry. He also used fireworks & flash powder at a time when no-one else did. His show started with him being carried onto stage in a coffin, from which he leaped, as if rising from the dead, sending his audience into a frenzy, don't forget this is in 1965!
His first ever release was also his most famous song "I Put a Spell On You" was released on the Okeh/Epic label in 1956, other songs include "Constipation Blues", "Alligator Wine" & "It's That Time Again". He also released a live EP with cult garage band The Fuzztones.
Links on Screamin' Jay Hawkins:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screamin'_Jay_Hawkins
www.myspace.com/screaminjhawkins
Information on Ricky-Tick Club by the founder's son:
philiphayward.com/cp8.php?PHPSESSID=e8a7e5c960901f7c1b602...
Senna is an FDA-approved over-the-counter (OTC) laxative. A prescription is not required to purchase a senna. It is used to treat constipation and also to clear the bowel before diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy. Senna is also used for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), anal or rectal surgery, tears in the lining of the anus (anal fissures), hemorrhoids, and weight loss. more information visit here:https://herbal-creations.com/portfolio-item/senna-supplier-manufacturer/
Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone and is very common among women of reproductive age. Approximately 5% of women don’t know that they have underlying thyroid issues.
Common symptoms:
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-weight gain
-constipation
-delayed reflexes
Common gynecologic symptoms:
-heavy or irregular periods
-discharge from the breasts
-anovulation (ovulation kit with a consistently negative result and a common cause of infertility).
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Rooster is getting really old. He has tumors, and bowel/intestine/blockage/constipation issues. The reality of his mortality is starting to sink in. It's nice to see him comfortable and sleeping peacefully. Months? Years? Who knows.
Dogs are the best. Even when they're all used up. <3
Medicinal Rice Formulations of India popular among Senior Traditional BhuiSenha Experts.
Septenary/Octonary/Quinary Ingredients of Important Traditional Herbal Formulations from Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database
Related References
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleep apnea. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleep Disorders. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) . Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleep-related binge eating. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleeplessness. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Sleepwalking. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Slow-transit constipation. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Small bowel cancer. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Snoring. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Soft Palate Cancer. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
Oudhia, P. (2013). Black Rice based Traditional Herbal Formulations for Soft palate carcinoma. Medicinal Rice Formulations (1990-2013) in Pankaj Oudhia’s Medicinal Plant Database at pankajoudhia.com
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This picture is a part of Compilation of Pankaj Oudhia’s Research Works at Indira Gandhi Agricultural University (IGKV), Raipur, India (1990-2001),
At Clear Lake in California, this family and other volunteers gathered to work
in getting lots of non-native, invasive plants out of the lake in preparation of
transplanting tule grasses, a very important filtering marsh grass that has been
70% decimated due to development and increasing agricultural runoff.
Photo: Lori Patotzka
"What's good for you (a plant-based, whole foods diet)is also good for our
planet. Livestock consumption causes more global warming than all forms of
transportation combined. It takes 10 times more energy to produce animal-based
protein than plant-based protein."
~Dean Ornish, MD
Founder and President, Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
"The evidence is consistent and compelling that vegetarians suffer less from the
diseases associated with the typical Western diet. Vegetarians have repeatedly
been shown to have lower rates of obesity, coronary heart disease, hypertension,
type II diabetes, diverticular disease, constipation and gall stones. They also
have lower rates of many kinds of cancer, including colon cancer and the hormone
dependent cancers such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer and
ovarian cancer. ...Tragically, one in every three children born this year in the
U.S. will develop diabetes in their lifetime."
~John Robbins, author of "Diet for a New America" and the just released tenth
anniversary edition of "The Food Revolution: How Your Diet Can Help Save Your
Life And Our World."
As posted on Huffington Post, October 8 2010
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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I was completely unprepared for how emotionally taxing potty training has been. It’s the first time I have no control over Olive’s success or actions. And it’s the first time we’ve experienced failure together.
I almost wish that potty training was difficult right from the get-go because her early success left me caught off balance for the challenges to come. If I had to use one word to sum up the root of all of our potty problems, it would be poop.
The fact that Olive would have a hard time with this part of potty training wasn’t a complete surprise. Earlier in the year, she pooped in both the shower and the tub in the same week and then refused to take a bath or shower for almost a month. And during that month she suffered a bout of constipation, so I’ve seen her battle her body before.
But this time was much worse and for much longer. I can’t tell you how many tears have been shed over poop. Watching Olive go through this and work her way through fear and control issues has been the hardest thing I’ve done as a parent.
All I can do is be there for her, talk her through it and help her with her diet as much as I can. She can’t articulate what the bigger issues are so all we hear from her is a sad “I don’t want to.” It’s been heartbreaking.
We’ve tried everything to help her. We offered her diapers but she refused. We told her it was okay to go in her pull up at nap or bed time but she never did. We even gave her tons of naked time hoping that she would find a little private spot to do her business.
Things are slowly, incrementally improving. Some days it feels like we’ve rounded a corner and other days feel as bleak as the first. The hard part is not knowing when it will get better. It might be a slow process like it is for many. Or she could, in a typical fashion, decide to stop fighting it and everything will fall into place.
There have been some big wins for her. She’s gone a month at school wearing just trainers and only had one accident and that was directly related to poop. And she wakes up dry from 85% of her naps now.
Potty training has brought on a lot of fears that I am going to have to try my best not to get the better of us as I raise her. She’s started biting her nails, a definite reaction to stress. This makes a pattern for her, as she started (and has since stopped) twirling her hair into knots when she started preschool.
I see her chewing away at her nails and I think of her at six when a friend excludes her on the playground. And at nine when the popular girls aren’t nice to her. I see her at 12 when the boy she likes doesn’t like her back. I see her stressing over an exam. Worried about a presentation. In knots over early acceptance.
Her personality is really beginning to crystallize. I hear often that she’s very laid back but she’s also watchful and observant. She’s going to be a sensitive child. Already loud noises bother her. She still watches almost no television because even the relative calm chaos of Sesame Street disturbs her.
But. She’s also joyful. Quick to laugh and quick to make conversation with her classmates. She likes to be silly and make up silly songs and silly words. She tackles challenges with bravery.
Her teachers, always such great coaches to the parents too, have been quick to remind me through this ordeal not to paint her into a corner. That labeling her as sensitive or nervous or anxious will only mold her forming personality.
So we’ve stopped talking about it unless she brings it up. She’s started to announce to me in the car that she’s chewing her nails and I acknowledge her but I don’t probe on why she’s doing it. There’s no lecture to give. I know from the hair twirling that she’ll stop doing it one day and we probably won’t even notice.
I’m trying to see all of this in a different light. It’s early preparation for bigger struggles and it’s taught me a lot about how to handle Olive and her feelings.
If you find yourself in the middle of potty training and you’re feeling emotional beyond the normal frustration. Shoot me a message. I get it. No one tells you all the other stuff that can come wrapped up in underwear and princess potty seats. I might not be able to offer you advice, but you’ll definitely have my sympathy.