Heart Attack or Heart Failure

NEW ORLEANS - A new medical study paints a grim picture for heart-related health care in Louisiana when it comes to heart attack or heart failure.
The study examined data on heart attack and heart failure patients from about 600,000 hospitals nationwide.
Local cardiologist Dr. Robert Matheney said the study takes into account every step of care.
"From the time they leave their address to the time they get a balloon or stint procedure, to the time they discharge and whether or not they are re-admitted in the next 30 days," he said.
"Our facility, resources, how well we educate the patient, the doctor's response time, how well they're treated in the emergency room as well as monitored on the floor, all of that plays part," said Dr. Matheney, president of the Greater Southeast Affiliate Board of Directors for the American Heart Association and Chief of Staff at Ochsner Hospital-Westbank.
The Louisiana hospitals in the study rank among the lowest in the country, with deaths in about 25 percent of patients admitted for heart attack or failure.
But Dr. Matheney said there are some weaknesses in the study unique to Louisiana and New Orleans hospitals.
"The data started in July 2005 and 2008. That was a critical time we all know, right before Katrina," he said.
In light of residents already at high risk for obesity and heart disease in Louisiana, Dr. Matheney said patient responsibility is also a factor.
"If they are not having time to exercise, rest, return for doctor appointments, if they don't have insurance, if they are stressed out, all of that plays a part," he said.
However, this study focuses on how hospitals react and treat patients, and not the prevention methods.
Dr. Matheney says the poor performance by Louisiana hospitals likely involves the resources locally, and lack of, but does not accurately represent the efforts made, or what will be done to improve treatment in the state.
"It is basically coordination. From the emergency room, our communication with physicians and the cath lab and intensive care units, once we get that coordinated we will see tremendous improvement," he said.
The study only looks at patients 65-years and older, and does not include patients enrolled in managed care, considering only patients on medicare. Source: Health News
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Old Folks Remedies--Stop Excessive Under-Arm sweating

Those of you who suffer with excessive underarm sweating know how difficult it is to not be able to wear what you want, to worry non stop about those sweat marks... Well, there are ways to deal with excessive underarm sweating naturally by using common ingredients...

Causes of excessive sweating

Axillary Hyperhidrosis, or excessive underarm sweating can have many causes. Sometimes, the cause is neurological. Sometimes, metabolism goes haywire and causes the sweat glands to produce more than usually. Often, people find themselves covered in sweat when the weather is humid and hot (I can relate, being in Georgia!). Stress and nervousness prompt the sweat glands to go into high production. Whatever the cause is, you need to consult a dermatologist to determine what your problem is.

There are several options you could resort to: antiperspirants, botox, and surgery. But, why not try and deal with this problem naturally by using some of these home remedies:

Baking soda

Baking soda is a base that returns the skin's pH to normal. To help prevent sweating, apply some baking soda on your armpits after taking a shower. Baking soda regulates the skin's pH but also helps kill the excess bacteria that can cause body odor.

Vinegar

Not only it unglues the bond that holds the dead skin cells together, its acids again help the skin in regulating its pH. Apply it on clean skin a few times a day.

Citrus fruits

Lime or lemons are acidic. They are also astringents, meaning they shrink the pores which in turn reduces sweating. Citric fruits help cleanse the skin and eliminate bacteria causing the odor.

To use it, cut a lemon (or lime) in half and rub it against the skin. Again, make sure you take a shower beforehand.

Finally, take showers often and wear cotton based clothes.

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Daily sex 'best for good sperm'

Daily ejaculation may be the best way to improve sperm quality
Having sex every day improves sperm quality and could boost the chances of getting pregnant, research suggests.
In a study of men with fertility problems, daily ejaculation for a week cut the amount of DNA damage seen in sperm samples.
Speaking at a fertility conference, the Australian researcher said general advice for couples had been to have sex every two or three days.
Early results from the trial had already shown promising results.
Perhaps we have been blaming the women as couples get older but perhaps there's a contribution from the male because we're not behaving as we should be
Dr David GreeningSydney IVF
But 118 men have now been tested and the benefits for sperm have become clearer.
Dr David Greening, from Sydney IVF, told delegates at the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology meeting that eight in ten men taking part showed a 12% drop in sperm DNA damage after the seven days.
Although there was a big drop in sperm numbers from 180 million to 70 million over the week, men were still within the normal "fertile" range.
Sperm also became more active over the seven days with a small rise in motility, he added.
Damage
The theory is the longer sperm hang around in the testes the more likely they are to accumulate DNA damage and the warm environment could also make them more sluggish after a while.
Sperm come under attack by free radicals - small reactive molecules which can damage DNA and cause cell death - in the tube that stores and carries sperm away from the testes.
Further work is needed to work out if daily sex for men without fertility problems has the same benefits but Dr Greening believes it is likely to be the case.
He warns that having daily sex for too long - say a fortnight - would probably cut sperm numbers too much.
But recommended "lots of sex daily" around the time the woman is ovulating.
He said it was best to "keep the river flowing".
As men age they may not have as much sex as they did when they were younger, adding to the problem of infertility, Dr Greening told delegates.
"We are designed to breed in our youth.
"Perhaps we have been blaming the women as couples get older but perhaps there's a contribution from the male because we're not behaving as we should be."
The findings may also have implications for couples undergoing IVF as men are commonly told to abstain from sex for a couple of days to try and boost sperm numbers.
Dr Alan Pacey, a fertility expert at the University of Sheffield, said the finding that daily ejaculation improved the chances of conception was interesting, but it would be wrong to apply the results to all men.
"For example, in cases where men have low sperm counts to start with, daily ejaculations may well reduce the sperm count still further and whilst sperm may be more healthy the reduced numbers could impede the chance of natural conception.
"The best general advice is that if couples are attempting to conceive naturally, intercourse every couple of days will make sure the sperm are as healthy as possible on each occasion.
"However, in preparation for IVF or ICSI treatment, this advice may well change in response to medical test results like DNA damage measurements." Source: By Emma Wilkinson BBC News health reporter in Amsterdam Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Vanilla bubble bath recipe

Foaming vanilla bath indulges your body and your skin. It is relaxing and soothing.
It is made with vanilla extract that can be bought in any of the health food stores.
It has to be made with 35% alcohol to qualify as an extract.
Vanilla is probably one of the most recognized flavors and scents around. It was well known of in pre-Columbian mesoamerica before being introduced in Europe. After that, vanilla found its way to food, drinks, cosmetics, and for us most important, skin care.
Vanilla is said to be good for the overall sense of wellbeing. It evokes good memories, smells like home. It is warm and inviting.
Some believe it is an aphrodisiac, although the science has not recognized it as such. Foaming Vanilla Bath
1 cup oil (any vegetable oil)1/2 c. liquid soap1 tbsp vanilla extract1/4 cup honey (optional)
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Old Folks Tales

Old Folktales have always been a part of all cultures. Where ever
there's been human life, there's always been a tale to tell.
As a child growing up in the back woods of Virginia I recall
hearing my relatives speak of spell casting, root doctors, palm
reading, black cats and such,but I was too busy playing doctor
under the front porch to take it all in. Speaking of cats! Have you
heard the old tale that if a black cat crosses your path you will
have bad luck? Or if you walk in another persons foot-prints you
will develop a head ache? How about the most well known one; If
you break a mirror you will have seven years bad luck? Some
may view this form of thinking as none sense. But is it? What
some people considers to be none-sense is very real to others. The
belief in things such as witchcraft,black magic,vampires,voodoo
and the like,has been around for centuries. And will be-as long as
mankind walks the earth. Some older people believes that if a
pregnant woman is frighten by an animal before her child is born,
the child will be born resembling the animal that frightened her;
they call it "marking". My father,being of African and Indian
heritage, has told me some very strange tales of people he met
while growing up on the old plantations of Virginia. My favorite
being of a man called Buck Jackson;a tall slim narrow faced black
man. As my father tells it, Buck was a great harmonica player
and had other talents as well. The story goes like this. Every
Sunday people would gather at the old church and looked
forward to hearing Buck play the harmonica. Buck would start
playing the harmonica,remove it from his mouth,lay it on the
hood of his old car, and the harmonica would continue to play,
while Buck clapped his hands and said,"play it boy!" It was also
said that whenever Buck was locked up by the local police he had
to be closely watched,for Buck appeared to be a black Houdini,
(an escape artist). Buck also had a strange appetite for things like
burning cigarettes,coins,and glass lamp chimneys. The glass
chimneys must have been a delicacy for Buck. Because It was said
he would bite the chimney off piece by piece until it was all
consumed. After which,Buck would give his chest a hard pound
and the glass would come flying from his mouth.

When it comes to old tales such as this-did it happen?Maybe it
did; maybe it didn't. But one thing's for Certain! There are many
different people in this world, that are capable of many different
things;God planned it that way. Lets not forget that the bible's
full of people that performed many great deeds called miracles;but
were they miracles,or just perceived to be so?
There was a time in history when people were hanged or burned
at the stake for performing certain deeds; as in the Salem witch
trials. And what about the deeds of Christ? Many thought him to
be a demon or sorcerer,for which, contributed to his crucifixion.
The fear of such people still exists in our so called modern day
world. Many people are still strong believers in spell casting and
have their ways to prevent it. One way is to rube a string in
sulfur,tie a certain number of knots in the string and wear it
around the waist for a certain number of days and no one can cast
a spell upon you. A spell can be broken by the same means. I
heard this from an old Afro American man, and I promised not to
print all the details concerning this. Folk tales such as this has
been told through many generations and cultures. How much
truth there is in them is hard to say,but my belief is that there is
some truth in all old tales.

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Old Folks Remedies- Athelets Foot Remedy

I had Athelets Foot and I tried several of these Old folks remedies and believe me they worked

In order to prepare athlete foot home remedies, you should know what to be aware of when it comes to athlete foot symptoms and a cause of this foot infection.
Athlete foot (athlete's foot or tinea pedis) infection is similar to ringworm infection that can appear and infect any other part of the body: head, legs, nails ...you name it. It is caused by organisms belonging to a group called Dermatophytes, a wide spread fungi. Other causes of the athlete foot may be a bacterial infection caused by Candida albicans.
Athlete foot symptoms
Feet naturally have an environment where bacteria live and grow. However, the ringworm causes a disbalance of the bacterial colony and causes an infection. Itching is usually the first symptom of ringworm infection you should look for. Then, the redness appears as the skin gets more and more infected. Often, there is crusting and scaling of the skin. The cracks in the skin may actually lead to blistering which can be painful and can expose the raw tissue increasing the risk of infection.
Even though it is called athlete foot, this infection can easily spread to the rest of the foot, affecting the soles and toenails that then become brittle and suffer disintegration. Touching it causes it to spread to the scalp or anywhere else on the body. Whenever the ringworm infection affects a fold on the body, such as fold between the toes or armpits, it is called intertrigo. You can see it in this athlete foot picture. Prevent the athlete foot cause
Keep your feet dry
Athlete foot infection is different from ringworm (tinea) infections that appear elsewhere on the body simply because this fungus thrives in environment that feet provide. They grow best in areas that are moist and dark, and the fold between the toes are just that.
Keep your feet dry, change your socks often and apply foot care powder a few times a day. Make sure your shoes are comfortable so they don't cramp your toes and cause sweating. Buy good quality sock, cotton ones are the best as the cotton allows the skin to "breathe" better. Wash your feet and dry them thoroughly after that.
If this routine still doesn't provide a barrier for the fungus, you might want to try a few simple athlete foot home remedies that take only a couple of minutes to make, but kill the fungus and stop it from spreading.
Athlete foot home remedies and treatment
There are numerous ingredients you can use for athlete foot home remedy. Before applying any of them, wash your feet well.Here are a few:
Tea Tree Oil
Use a cotton pad that you have previously dripped a few drops of tea tree essential oil. Gently apply on all areas affected by the infection. Let it dry off. Tea tree oil is recognized as a strong antiseptic that prevents and stops the infection. It acts as a powerful anti fungal agent, that stops the growth of fungi.
Baking soda
Baking soda is a base that returns the pH affected by ringworm to normal, thus killing the fungi.
Mix baking soda and some distilled water until you get one of these two consistencies:
paste-like orliquid.
For the first one, use it as you would use a paste. Spread it on the skin, let it dry off and then rinse off.
If you prefer, you can make it a bit more liquid so you can dip cotton balls or cotton pads in it and apply it on the skin.
You could also soak your feet in water to which you have added a cup of baking soda.
Vinegar
Vinegar is highly acidic and very successfully kills the fungi.
Apply it by either soaking cotton pads in it and then on the skin, or by soaking your skin in water to which you have added 2 cups of it.
AlcoholA highly potent disinfectant, it can be used in a combination with vinegar or solely. Dip cotton balls in alcohol and apply the same way you would vinegar.
To mix it with some vinegar, add a 1/2 cup of it and then 1 cup of vinegar to water,
Salt
Add 1 cup of salt to water and soak the feet.
Warning!
Once the infection has progressed and blisters have appeared, do not try this athlete foot remedy. It will cause even more burning than you blister have already.
Hair dryer
Use it every time you wash your feet. The dryer the feet, the better the chances are fungi will stop spreading.
Bleach
Mix 1 gallon of water with 1 tablespoon of household bleach. Dip the cotton ball in it and apply it 2-3 times a day.
Aspirin
Aspirin contains actely-l-salicylic acid AKA Beta Hydroxy Acid used in cosmetics to open the clogged pores. In this case, it can certainly be used as an athlete foot home remedy because it is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent that clears out any inflammatory process on the skin's surface.
By using this athlete foot home remedies properly, the infection should clear out within a couple of weeks.
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Old Folks Remedies-Anti-Aging face Recipe

Anti aging mask doesn't necessarily have to involve complicated ingredients and be time consuming.

One reader sent this recipe based on 2 simple ingredients.

And that is what skin care should be about: natural, simple and effective ingredients.

Honey fruit age defying mask

Ingredients

1 tsp of honey
A few drops of orange juice.

Preparation

1.Mix the two together well.
2.Spread mixture over entire face even around the eyes and mouth.
3.Leave it on for 20 minutes if possible, then remove with lots of warm water and a pad of cotton wool.

*This mixture is specially good for mature skin and will put softness into younger skins which have been over dried by wind or sun.

*If used regularly it can stave off those fine lines that appear as we get older.

Thanks Reader!
Orange juice contains Vitamin C, one of the best anti-aging vitamins out there. Vitamin C enhances the production of collagen in the skin's deeper layers. Collagen provides for elastic and smooth skin.

Honey is a great antiseptic and cleanser of the skin.
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Old Folks Remedy- Garlic based hair loss remedy

Men and Women have tried this Old Folks Remedy and say that even after trying different solutions they still were losing their hair they finally turned to this home remedy for hair loss because none of the traditional medications helped. helped.

One woman said: "This is by far the best hair loss remedy that I have tried, and I have tried many. I even dared to use petroleum jelly on my hair and that was, to say it gently, not a very smart choice. It sure helped with removing some dead skin cells off my scalp as it burnt the skin."


So you don't get tempted to do the same thing, try this Garlic based hair loss remedy
Ingredients:

1 tablespoon of aloe gel

1 tablespoon of honey

1 tablespoon of garlic juice

2 egg yolks

3 tablespoons of chamomile (tea bag content is fine to use)

24 fluid oz of water

Instructions:

1) Peel garlic and use a garlic press to squeeze the juice out

2) Mix it with honey and place the bowl in the fridge

3) Boil water with chamomile tea for about 30 minutes

4) Stir occasionally

5) When tea is done, take the bowl with honey and garlic juice out of the fridge

6) Stir in an egg yolk into the garlic juice/honey mix

7) Add Aloe Vera gel to the mix.

8) Use the mix and gently rub it in your scalp. When you run out of the paste, wrap a towel around your head.

9) Keep on your head for 20 minutes and wash once with a neutral shampoo (I used Johnson's Baby shampoo). Rub in the second egg yolk and wash off using only warm water.

10) To finish off, wash your hair off with the previously prepared chamomile tea.

Use this mix once a week. If you don't notice any improvement within a month or so, please visit a dermatologist.


That's it! It might sound a bit elaborate, but remember: your hair loss is a complicated issue and deserves to be treated like one. Let me know if you found this hair loss remedy helpful
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The Energizing Forces of Anger

Life sometimes reaches a point when cynicism, resentment and anger set in. When life reaches that point you become jaded and bursts of anger gets displayed at every opportunity.
Such display of anger turns people away because they think of anger as a destructive and disruptive force. But anger can actually purify you, let you live a healthy lifestyle… if you do not succumb or be enslaved by it.
Here’s what Kris had to say…
“So when I was told I had a tumor in growing in my brain, denial was my first reaction. Anger was my second. I have never felt so damn angry before!
My anger churned, boiled and curdled inside me. Lashing out and berating others during fits of anger became second nature to me. I have never been so tactless or this indiscriminate before. People who knew of my illness, particularly those who truly cared about me, tried their best to understand and let my anger boil over. And boiled over it did. That was when I started to come to terms with my condition.
Anger now took on a more positive vibe for me. It motivated me to come to grips with the reality that I am sick and that I have to find as much information about my illness for me to understand it better. This metamorphosis came to me in 5 ways.
I made the conscious decision to move out of denial
When anger no longer enrages you, you should let it motivate you to accept that something serious is taking place inside you. There can no longer be any denial that your medical condition exists.
I stopped asking “What if”
Asking the “what if” questions is a guaranteed waste of time. Would repeatedly asking, “What if I had been diagnosed sooner?” change anything? How about, “What if I was misdiagnosed?” will that make the tumor disappear? It won’t. So instead of asking, “What if…?” I started to ask “What more?”… What more is out there about this condition?
Energy from anger is now released positively
Instead of lashing out at people who have really done no wrong to me, I now channel the energy I get from being angry at finding more and more information about my condition. I made seeking answers and new knowledge from doctors and health professionals my new way of life. Urgency is the only other emotion that stops depression from creeping in.
I re-learned how to laugh
Yes, there is nothing funny about having a growing tumor in your brain, but will sulking or crying your eyes out about it make any difference?
Positive anger will provide you with a better perspective. Instead of asking why it had to be me (and why not?), I find myself asking, “How long have I had this on my brain and I never noticed? All this time that I had been laughing, walking, watching baseball while having this thing in my head?”
I convinced myself that I will find the answer
When I started looking for answers and information about my condition I found them because I never relented. Positive anger motivated and provided me with the energy and the drive to find the answers that I needed.
Anger has energized my life and the way I look at my condition. It now inspires all that I do as I take on this journey to make the most of my life.”
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Win Cash enter Corel Digital Art Competiton 2009

Discover the freedom to create your way in the Corel 2009 Asia-Pacific International Digital Art Competition. From now until the end of May 2009, share your designs with the world and grab a chance to Win Great Prizes. Grand prize valued at US$12,000! Find out more and submit your entries at http://www.corel.com/apac-contest ..................................................................... Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Are Kids Snoring Their Way To ADHD?

"New research suggests children who snore face nearly double the risk of being inattentive and hyperactive, providing fresh evidence of an intriguing link between sleep problems and attention deficit disorders."
Dr. Oz - Sleepless Nation
Dr. Oz revealed that the change in society is affecting people in the way they are sleeping - sleep is very important and many people are just not getting enough quality time to recoup.
"That inability to fall asleep can lead to serious problems. Probably 100,000 motor vehicle accidents alone occur because of insomnia. They also increase heart attack rates, stroke rates. A lot of things are associated," Source: Dr. Oz This is getting to be a Sleepless Nation so before you get sick or get into an accident I suggest you take heed to this story and start getting yourslef some needed sleep.. The body has to sleep its about the only time your body gets any rest after a hard and long day so stop watching and staying up late just to watch your favorite late sow. Get some Sleep..... Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Old Folks Tales

When it comes to old tales such as this-did it happen?Maybe it did; maybe it didn't. But one thing's for Certain! There are many different people in this world, that are capable of many different things;God planned it that way. Lets not forget that the bible's full of people that performed many great deeds called miracles;but were they miracles,or just perceived to be so?There was a time in history when people were hanged or burned at the stake for performing certain deeds; as in the Salem witch trials. And what about the deeds of Christ? Many thought him to be a demon or sorcerer,for which, contributed to his crucifixion.The fear of such people still exists in our so called modern day world. Many people are still strong believers in spell casting and have their ways to prevent it. One way is to rube a string in sulfur,tie a certain number of knots in the string and wear it around the waist for a certain number of days and no one can cast a spell upon you. A spell can be broken by the same means. I heard this from an old Afro American man, and I promised not to print all the details concerning this. Folk tales such as this has been told through many generations and cultures. How much truth there is in them is hard to say,but my belief is that there is some truth in all old folks tales.

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The Ten Top Foods To Boost Your Sex Drive

Have you ever wondered if eating certain foods could actually boost your sex drive? Claims that foods like chocolate and avocados are potent aphrodisiacs date back to ancient Greek and Aztec civilizations. Throughout history aphrodisiacs have been sought out to increase sexual performance, sex drive, and fertility. But in the modern, scientific world is there any truth to these claims? While many beliefs about food as an aphrodisiac have been deemed false by the FDA and similar organizations, there is reliable evidence that proves some foods cause an immediate and/or delayed boost in our sexual desires and physical responses. I came up with the following list of foods that promise to give you a natural boost in sex drive. Bon Appétit!

1. Granola – MSNBC reports that granola is rich in L-Arginine, an amino acid that improves circulation and erectile response. Studies show that L-Arginine helps improve sexual function in men. No studies on women have been done yet, but it’s likely they would enjoy the same effects.

2. Red wine or champagne – Dietitian Tanya Zuckerbrot recommends drinking a glass of red wine or champagne because it will awaken your libido and it actually helps keep your arteries open and blood flowing. Of course, avoid drinking too much because excessive alcohol decreases your sexual performance and desire.



3. Celery - Ava Cadell, Ph.D., author of Passion Power, says that “raw celery contains the male hormone androsterone, which can act as a pheromone to trigger female attraction.” Once a guy takes a few bites, the pheromone begins to release from his sweat glands. If women need a mood booster, they can eat celery too. The Journal of Fertility and Sterility says androsterone has mood-elevating effects in women.

4. Bananas – Women’s Health Magazine says bananas are the perfect food to give you endurance in the bedroom. Bananas have B vitamins which convert carbohydrates into energy and may help your body produce sex hormones such as testosterone. Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., author of Pleasure, recommends eating a banana a few hours before sex to keep your energy up.



5. Vanilla – Alan Hirsch, founder of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, says the smell of food is the most powerful aspect for making men feel “in the mood.” In his study on aromas and their effect on penile blood flow, Hirsch found that smells which remind men of the security and pleasure of their childhood make them turned on. Vanilla seems to work for this reason.

6. Dark Chocolate – Women’s Health reports that a recent Italian study concluded that women who eat chocolate daily have more satisfying sex lives. Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., author of Pleasure, says chocolate contains chemicals that are linked to relaxation, intoxication, and pleasure. Mark’s Daily Apple wrote that the chemical phenylethylamine in chocolate has been found to trigger feelings similar to “falling in love.”

7. Flaxseeds – Helen Fisher, Ph.D., author of Why We Love, says consuming one tablespoon of flaxseeds every day helps to increase testosterone in the body. Flaxseeds are also packed with essential fatty acids (omega-3, omega-6, etc.) which Women’s Health says are “the major building blocks of all sex hormones.” Hilda Hutcherson, M.D., author of Pleasure, says that failing to get enough fatty acids forces your body’s hormone levels to drop along with your desire. Try walnuts if you don’t like flaxseeds.
8. Ginger – Fresh ginger root stimulates your circulatory system which in turn increases the blood flow to the genital areas.



9. Oysters – Oysters are high in zinc which is a mineral the body needs to produce testosterone. Nurse and holistic health practitioner Ellen Kamhi says that zinc “is often low in men who have sexual dysfunction. Adding foods high in zinc, like oysters, as well as pumpkin seeds and pine nuts, is essential for a healthy sex life.” Also, a recent study found that two types of amino acids in mussels, oysters, and clams induce a rush of sex hormones in the body. In addition, make sure to chew shellfish thoroughly because it helps pull out more of these amino acids.

Can’t stomach oysters? Zinc can also be found in beans, pork, turkey, brown rice, cashews, peanuts, and sunflower seeds.

10. Asparagus – Dietitian Tanya Zuckerbrot says “asparagus contains folate which is necessary for histamine production and histamine is necessary for both males and females to reach orgasm.” Asparagus is also a finger food which provides visual stimulus for your partner.

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Selling Body Parts is lucrative business until you get caught

LOS ANGELES - A man was convicted Thursday of carving up cadavers donated to UCLA's medical school and selling the parts to unsuspecting medical research companies in a $1.5 million scheme.

Jurors found Ernest Nelson, 51, guilty of eight counts, including grand theft and tax evasion. Prosecutors said Nelson could face a maximum of 12 years in prison and they want him to repay $1.5 million to UCLA.

Nelson "was willing to go into a willed body program and cut up body parts for his own personal financial gain," prosecutor Marisa Zarate said after the verdict.

Defense attorney Sean McDonald said he was disappointed by the verdict and left court without further comment.

Prosecutors said Nelson and Henry Reid, the former director of UCLA's Willed Body Program, devised the scam in 1999.

Nelson, who ran a business transporting body parts to hospitals and medical research firms, has said he thought the sales were authorized by the university.

Prosecutors said he bought the donated torsos, cut them up and kept them frozen in a rented warehouse until they were sold to companies that didn't know they had been improperly obtained.

Nelson, of Rancho Cucamonga, used cashier's checks to pay Reid a total of $43,000 in 1999, Zarate said. Other payments were made in cash and weren't documented, she said.

The plan unraveled after a state health investigator became concerned about a sale in 2003 and contacted UCLA.

Reid has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit grand theft and was sentenced to more than four years in prison.

The scandal led to the suspension of UCLA's cadaver program for a year in 2004 and forced the University of California system to examine its donation rules.

The school said it instituted procedures to prevent future abuses, including tracking systems for the bodies. Roxanne Moster, a spokeswoman for the medical school, said in a statement that the school was "confident that these measures will ensure that our donors' generosity will be used only to advance scientific research and our students' education."

One juror said lax supervision of the UCLA program contributed to the problem.

"If UCLA had better supervision of its program something like this wouldn't have happened," said the 48-year-old man who asked that his name be withheld to protect his job as a paralegal.

The jury also found there was a pattern of fraud and embezzlement totaling more than $500,000 - a special enhancement allegation that will be considered during sentencing on June 12.

Founded in 1950, the UCLA cadaver program received about 175 donated bodies a year before it was suspended. It was the second time in less than a decade that scandal swept the cadaver program.

In 1996, relatives of body donors alleged the program had illegally disposed of thousands of donated bodies, including dumping some remains in landfills.

A state appellate court ruled the plaintiffs had failed to prove the allegations
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Happy Mother's Day to All

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. And behind every unsuccessful man, there are two.

Every man should marry. After all, happiness is not the only thing in life.

The wise never marry; and when they marry they become otherwise.

Success is a relative term. It brings so many relatives.

Never put off till tomorrow, what you can put off today.

Love is photogenic It needs darkness to develop.

There should be a better way to start a day than waking up every morning.

"Hard work never killed anybody" But why take the risk !

"Work fascinates me" I can look at it for hours !

God made relatives; Thank God we can choose our friends.

When two's company, three's the result !
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Swine Flu-Health officials worry what will happen this fall when traditional flu season begins

The number of cases is expected to rise as the new flu spreads across the country. But the hope and expectation is that, aided by the warm summer weather that flu bugs don't like, the rate of spread will slow.
That may only be the lull before the storm, Besser warned. What worries health officials is what will happen this fall when traditional flu season begins.
"We don't know what the fall will bring," Besser said. "What has been seen with previous outbreaks is flu goes away in the summer. But during the winter flu spreads better, so the virus could go away and come back."
Besser urged Americans to take advantage of this breathing room. True, H1N1 swine flu could just go away for a number of reasons. On the other hand, it could just as easily become more severe as it picks up elements from seasonal flu bugs.
"This period of time before the fall is critically important for community preparedness should this virus come back in a severe form," Besser said.
There's a lot that governments, communities, and businesses can do. But Besser strongly urged individuals to prepare at the family level. He stressed hand washing, staying home when sick, and covering coughs. He also pointed families to the CDC's pandemic flu web site.
That web site advises families to make preparations for a flu pandemic:
• Store a two-week supply of water and food. During a pandemic, if you cannot get to a store, or if stores are out of supplies, it will be important for you to have extra supplies on hand. This can be useful in other types of emergencies, such as power outages and disasters.
• Periodically check your regular prescription drugs to ensure a continuous supply in your home.
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Cinco de Mayo Biggest Celebration cancelled in Mexico due to Swine Flu

MEXICO CITY - Mexico emerged from its swine flu isolation Tuesday as thousands of newspaper vendors, salesmen hawking trinkets and even panhandlers dropped their protective masks and joined the familiar din of traffic horns and blaring music on the streets of the capital.
There were still signs, however, of the virus that set off world health alarms. A Texas woman who lived near a popular border crossing was confirmed as the second outside Mexico and the first U.S. resident to die after contracting the virus. Mexico's Health Department later announced three more confirmed deaths, raising the country's total to 29.
Across Mexico, people were eagerly anticipating this week's reopening of businesses, restaurants, schools and parks, after a claustrophobic five-day furlough.
"We have a lot of confidence nothing is going to happen," said Irineo Moreno Gonzales, 54, a security guard who Tuesday limited takeout customers to four at a time at a usually crowded downtown Starbucks. "Mexicans have the same spirit we've always had. We're ready to move forward."
The Texas woman, the second confirmed person to die with swine flu in the U.S., lived not far from the Mexico border and had chronic medical conditions, as did the Mexico City toddler who died of swine flu last week during a visit to Houston, Texas, health officials said.
The 33-year-old woman was pregnant and delivered a healthy baby while hospitalized, said Leonel Lopez, Cameron County epidemiologist. She was a teacher in the Mercedes Independent School District, which announced it would close its schools until May 11.
Mexico's government imposed the shutdown to curb the flu's spread, especially in this metropolis of 20 million where the outbreak sickened the most people. Capital residents overwhelmingly complied, and officials cautiously hailed the drastic experiment as a success.
But by Tuesday, pedestrians - many wearing protective masks, many not - were back to dodging the familiar green-and-white VW taxis cruising for fares and noisy heavy trucks bearing bottled water.
Some officials worried about a sudden rush toward normalcy.
"The scientists are saying that we really need to evaluate more," said Dr. Ethel Palacios, the deputy director of the swine flu monitoring effort here. "In terms of how the virus is going to behave, we are keeping every possibility in mind. ... We can't make a prediction of what's going to happen."
Palacios acknowledged the enormous responsibilities that come with balancing the public's health and economic welfare.
"One of most the important things is that you need to know that these measures do have an impact not only on health but also on other aspect of life and society," Palacios said.
With 942 people sickened in Mexico at last count, public celebrations of Cinco de Mayo were banned, and politicians' homage to the soldiers who fought off the French 147 years ago were subdued.
For the first time in decades, Mexico canceled the popular re-enactment of its May 5, 1862, victory over invading French troops in the central state of Puebla. Another traditionally boisterous Cinco de Mayo party in Mexico City's central plaza, the Zocalo, will wait for another year, as will military ceremonies across the nation.
Cinco de Mayo celebrations generally attract bigger crowds in the U.S., where many Mexican-Americans gather to embrace their heritage. These crowds prompted concerns Tuesday about spreading the virus.
Denver's annual festival, which typically draws 400,000, will be held as planned this weekend, with hand sanitation stations installed at the urging of city health officials. Los Angeles won't skip its weekend celebration on historic Olvera Street. But in Chicago, the Mexican Civic Society of Illinois canceled its annual festivities because of flu concerns.
Swine flu has now sickened more than 1,700 people in 21 countries, including more than 600 in the United States. The World Health Organization said it was shipping 2.4 million treatments of antiflu drugs to 72 countries "most in need," and France sent 100,000 doses of antiflu drugs worth $1.7 million to Mexico.
Mexican Finance Secretary Agustin Carstens unveiled plans Tuesday to stimulate key industries and fight foreign bans on Mexican pork products. He said persuading tourists to come back will be a top priority.
Carstens said the outbreak cost Mexico's economy at least $2.2 billion, and he announced a $1.3 billion stimulus package, mostly for tourism and small businesses, the sectors hardest hit by the epidemic. Mexico will temporarily reduce taxes for airlines and cruise ships and cut health insurance payments for small businesses.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he will ask governments to reverse trade and travel restrictions lacking a clear scientific basis.
About 20 Chinese businessmen and students, each wearing surgical masks, left Tijuana zon Tuesday on a Chinese government flight after being stranded when China canceled all direct flights to Mexico.
Mexico, meanwhile, was collecting more than 70 Mexican nationals quarantined in China with its own charter flight.
Four U.S. citizens were quarantined in China, the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said Tuesday, and about 200 passengers who flew from the United Kingdom were under quarantine in a Brunei hospital after three of them arrived with fevers.
Mexico City recovered a bit of its ebullient self Tuesday, one day before the official reopening of stores, restaurants and factories. Only essential services like gas stations and supermarkets have been allowed to operate since April 27, and the weekend's professional soccer games will again be staged in empty stadiums.
High schools and universities were being scrubbed down to reopen Thursday. Younger children return to school on Monday.
Many people shunned their surgical masks Tuesday; a boy selling music CDs on a subway train planted a wet kiss on the unprotected cheek of a girl hawking tiny flashlights. A fruit salad vendor dished up slabs of freshly cut mango and coconut without mask and gloves.
The government is requiring businesses to keep a distance of 2 meters (yards) between customers to prevent the disease from spreading. The rule seemed unlikely to survive in the overcrowded capital.
"It's a little senseless, that people ride into town all jammed together on the subway, and the minute they enter a restaurant, they have to be 2 meters apart," said Nahum Navarette, manager of Yug, a vegetarian restaurant that was still serving only takeout on Tuesday.... .................................... Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Masked Protestor calls himself "Influenza Proxima"

A masked protester who calls himself "Influenza Proxima," which translates in English as "The Next Influenza," stands outside the Secretary of Health headquarters as a police officer looks on in Mexico City.. Be Sure to Leave Your Comments!

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Quack remedies spread by virtue of being useless

Quack remedies spread by virtue of being useless
I published this article because I thought it might be of interest to those who do take alot of old folks remedies and other kitchen cure and native remedies well folks I myself can say the Old Folks Remedies I do publish on lilyruths this and that have been tried by people who tried them and they worked for them. I know for a fact I have tried several of these Old Folks Remedies myself and they have worked for me. Now maybe some of them will not work for you but this does not mean they don't work what works for me may not work for you.. Its up to you tho if you if you want to try them....
Eating a vulture won't clear a bad case of syphilis nor will a drink made of rotting snakes treat leprosy, but these and other bogus medical treatments spread precisely because they don't work. That's the counterintuitive finding of a mathematical model of medical quackery.
Ineffective treatments don't cure an illness, so sufferers demonstrate them to more people than those who recovery quickly after taking real medicines.
"The assumption is that when people pick up treatments to try, they're basically observing other people," says Mark Tanaka, a mathematical biologist at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, who led the study. "People don't necessarily know that what somebody is trying is going to work."
The World Health Organization is demanding better proof that folk medicines work before they can be approved. And the Malaysian government has rejected more than a third of the 25,000 applications to register traditional medicines it has received because the treatments are ineffective or dangerous.
Despite these efforts, quack medicine persists around the world. Some Nigerians treat malaria with witchcraft, a South African health minister recently claimed that garlic and beetroot treat HIV, and western health stores brim with unproven treatments for almost any disease imaginable. For instance St John's wort does nothing for attention deficit hyperactive disorder in children, a recent placebo-controlled trial concluded.
Contagious treatments
To understand why these quack medical treatments persist in the face of better proven remedies, Tanaka applied mathematical models used to measure evolutionary fitness to medical treatments.
His model accounted for factors including the rate of conversion to a treatment, the effectiveness of a treatment, the rate at which people abandon a treatment, the odds of recovering naturally, and the chances of dying. The model starts with a single person demonstrating a treatment – rubbish or not – and measures how many people are influenced to go on to give the treatment a try.
Under a wide range of conditions, quack treatments garnered more converts than proven hypothetical medicines that offer quicker recovery, Tanaka found. "The very fact that they don't work mean that people that use them stay sick longer" and demonstrate a treatment to more people, he says.
Bad treatments don't always win out. Recurring diseases are more likely to promote effective treatments than rare diseases because repeated demonstration weeds out bad treatments, Tanaka found.
'Just ask'
But is this model valid in cultures where evidence-based medicine predominates, and government groups such as the US Food and Drug Administration vet most medical treatments?
Tanaka thinks so, pointing to the popularity of alternative medicines and the debate over the effectiveness of FDA-approved drugs. "In many situations people will just observe and copy anyway, regardless what the official information is," he says.
And in some cases, one peer-reviewed study may conclude that a drug works, while another shows it doesn't. "Even where there is a bit of clinical research, we don't really know yet whether at lot of medicines are effective," he says.
"I think it's an interesting idea. It's quite clever", James Holland Jones, a biological anthropologist at Stanford University in California, says of the model. However, language allows people to vet unproven remedies without trying them, he adds – that is, you can just ask if a treatment was effective. "You don't necessarily have to copy everything. Source: New Scientist " Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

What will happen if this outbreak gets classified as a Pandemic?

Moving the world to pandemic phase 4 would be the signal for serious containment actions to be taken on the national and international level. Given that these actions would have major implications for the global economy, not to mention the effects of the public fear that would ensue, there is concern that the WHO may be considering politics along with science. "What the WHO did makes no sense," says Osterholm. "In a potential pandemic, you need to have the WHO be beyond question, and (April 25) was not a good day for them."
Of course, declaring a pandemic isn't a decision that should be taken lightly. For the WHO, phase 4 might trigger an attempt to keep the virus from spreading by instituting strict quarantines and blanketing infected areas with antivirals. But we appear to have missed the opportunity to contain the disease at its source since the virus is already crossing borders with ease. "We cannot stop this at the border," said Anne Schuchat, the CDC's interim director for science and public health. "We don't think that we can quench this in Mexico if it's in many communities now."
That would leave the WHO and individual countries to fall back on damage control, using antivirals and old-fashioned infection control - like closing schools, limiting public gatherings and even restricting travel - to slow the spread of the virus. But such efforts would likely inflict serious damage on an already faltering global economy - and the truth is, we don't know how well those methods will work. How Scared should We Be: Outside of Mexico, the swine flu hasn't looked too serious yet - unlike during the SARS outbreaks of 2003, when an entirely new virus with no obvious treatment took the world by surprise. In the U.S., the normal flu season is winding down, which should make it easier for public-health officials to pick out swine flu cases from run-of-the-mill respiratory disease. And there are simple things that people can do to protect themselves, like practicing better hygiene (wash hands frequently and cover mouth and nose when sneezing) and staying away from public places or traveling if they feel sick. "There's a role for everyone to play when an outbreak is ongoing," said Besser. SAource: The Time News Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Strange and Weird Facts about Vodka

Canada Dry Ginger Ale: Drinking Dry ginger ale helps relieve an upset stomach. Ginger seems to absorb the gastric acid. Strange and Weird facts about Vodka :LEGEND HOLDS that the screwdriver-a mixture of vodka and orange juice- was INVENTED by American engineer in the middle east when he stirred the concoction with a screwdriver.IN COLDEST REGIONS OF RUSSIA -Construction workers add vodka to the transmission fluid of gas-powered machines and vehicles to prevent transmission fluid from freezing when the temperature drops below zero degrees Faranheit............ Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

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Halle Berry Claims Celebrities who claim they don't excercise are Liars

Halle Berry says celebrities who claim to stay slim without exercising are liars. The 42-year-old sexy mom - who has a one-year-old daughter, Nahla, with her partner Gabriel Aubrey - has to work hard to maintain her impressive physique, and insists it is the same for most women.

She told Harper's Bazaar: "God bless them if they're telling the truth. It's questionable if they are. I always had to diet. I'm diabetic, so it's a lifestyle for me anyway just to stay healthy and not end up in the hospital."

Halle Berry had to change her diet and exercise regime after giving birth to ensure she didn't pile on the pounds.
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Old Folks Remedies- Cherries,Apples,Coffee, and Kiwi Fruit

I'll bet you didn't know these old folks remedies......You don"t need to take pain pills...CHERRIES can ease the ache of arhtritis. Don't have to battle high blood pressure... A MUFFIN can drop it like a rock.. PREVENT ASTMA ATTACKS WITH APPLES! It seems that eating just two apples or more each week reduces the risk of asthma up to almost half. The likely reason that apples are very high in a flavonoid called"quercetin" which seems to protect lungs against inflammation due to pollutants like cigarette smoke.....SUPER-CHARGE YOUR BRAIN! JUST A LITTLE CAN STAVE OFF MEMORY....you"ve ever expierence brain fog in the late afternoon, here's good news for you that can sweep that fog away and boost your brain power just by drinking a single cup of coffee in the afternoon. Give your brain an added fuel injection by stirring in a spoonful of of sugar. OPEN A STUFFY NOSE WITHOUT DRUGS! Block your body's allergy response before it starts. KIWI FRUIT contain enough vitamin C to not only stop histamines cold, but also keep histamines from latching onto receptors that tell your sytem to start sniffling and sneezing.. by Lilyruth
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Weird and Strange Old Folks Remedies for Restless Leg Syndrome

If you are like me and have Restless Leg Syndrome and want to get some relief then try this strange and weird Old Folks Remedy and see if it works for you. Some symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome are:

Irresistible urge to move legs or arms when sitting or laying down.
Difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep because of restless feeling in legs
Lack of sleep and tired all the time from difficulty staying asleep
Feelings of itchy legs
Jiggling legs when sitting
Urgent need to suddenly get up and walk around to relieve strange feeling in legs

Symptoms of RLS are usually described in different ways, especially with children. Many parents mistake RLS for growing pains in children. The bottom line is Restless Leg Syndrome can drive you up a wall, especially when trying to rest.

Studies show that family members usually show signs of symptoms from RLS. Symptoms will get worse over time if a person goes on over a long period of time without Restless Leg Syndrome treatment.
Now for the strange and weird remedy that you can tell your friends about or keep it your secret. As you see I rather tell my friends about it because altho it sounds crazy it does work, well it did for me anyway.

Sleeping With A Bar of Soap
OK, this sound really bazaar but people that have tried this Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment swear it works.
Take a bar of plain soap, nothing with deodorant or antibacterial in it. Put the bar of soap between your mattress pad and bottom sheet. Then sleep with the soap there for a couple of nights.

Nobody can explain why this works. It's a strange treatment and it sounds like nonsense. People won't even try it thinking that they are being made a fool out of, but those that have tried this are amazed and within a few good nights sleep they are free of symptoms.

For heavens sake, try it! Whose going to know you slipped a bar of soap between your mattress pad and sheet? Unless, of course, you tell them. You can always use that bar of soap to bath with if you grow impatient with this home remedy. Of course, once you try it and it works I'm sure you'll be telling everybody to try it.

Imagine a good nights sleep with no weird feeling running through your restless legs. Sleepless nights will cause stress and that will only lead to more disease. This Restless Leg Syndrome Home Remedy costs practically nothing and it's so easy to use. It is, without a doubt, worth a try.

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Allergy/Asthma Drug --Singulair by Merck-- Linked to Suicide?

The FDA has recently called into question the safety of a popular allergy and asthma drug, Singulair, after reports linked it to suicidal behavior and mood changes.

Over the course of the past year, the drug’s manufacturer, Merck, changed the product labeling 4 times to include various warnings of side effects, including tremors, anxiousness, depression, and suicidal behavior. The drug currently pulls in $4.3 billion dollars in sales annually.

While the FDA is currently working with Merck to establish more direct causal ties based on three or four suicide reports it has received since last October, final results could take up to nine months to establish any solid conclusions.

While these reports of inquiry from the FDA are based on reports and not clinical trials (the measuring tool for drug safety), there is still a great cause for concern considering the serious nature of suicidal thoughts.

In addition, any length of time may be jeopardizing the health of consumers, as history of similar cases with GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes pill and Merck’s painkiller Vioxx showed that acting slowly can prove deadly.

While patients taking Singulair should consult with their doctor before discontinuing use, considering natural herbal and homeopathic remedies should be a top priority to lessen risks to health.

Herbs such as Althea Officinalis (Marshmallow), Hyssopus Officinalis (Hyssop), and Sambucus Nigra (Elder) have long been used for their soothing effect on inflamed and irritated mucous membranes, while promoting respiratory health and vitality.

There is a lot that can be done naturally to support easy breathing, which can be inhibited greatly by allergies. By taking a holistic approach to health and managing all body systems in harmony, and incorporating herbs that promote respiratory health into a healthy lifestyle, you may alleviate the need for stronger treatments altogether.

Either taken internally or inhaled via an infusion, herbs have played a big role in helping to maintain open air passages and easy breathing - while also supporting the immune system for systemic protection and health.

In addition, if you are suffering from symptoms of depression, moods, or sleep disturbances, strongly consider a natural remedy for these side effects before adding another medication to your daily routine.

In combination with a healthy lifestyle and diet, many herbal and homeopathic remedies can support the healthy functioning of the brain and nervous system, thereby helping emotional well-being and maintaining mood, as well as encouraging healthy sleep patterns, and maintaining routine equilibrium. Source: Health News

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Old Folks Remedies- Bathing Tips

BATHING:Arm & Hammer Baking Soda. Dissolve one-half cup Arm & Hammer baking soda in a bathtub filled with warm water for soft, smooth skin, and a relaxing bath.................Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo. Add a capful of Clairol Herbal Essences Shampoo to running bathwater for a luxurious, aromatic, relaxing, and 99 percent all- natural bubble bath..............French's Mustard and Epsom Salts....Add six tablespoons French's Mustard and a handful of Epsom Salt to the bathtub as it fills for a soothing, rejuvenating mustard bath that will ease the kinks and stiffness in your muscles........Huggies Baby Wipes. If your're unable to shower or bather, give yourself a sponge bathe with huggies baby wipes....... Johnson's Baby Oil. Add a few drops of Johnsons baby oil to your bathwater as a lavish bath oil that will moisturize your skin....................Ziploc Freezer Bags. If you've lost the plug for the bathtub drain, fill a ziploc storage bag with water and without sealing it, place it over the drain hole. The suction from the drain will hold the plastic bag in place corking the drain...... Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Octuplet mom interested in reality show

Octuplet mom interested in reality show
Nadya Suleman also tells In Touch she hates the name ‘octomom’

In Touch Weekly
“I felt like a stranger in my own home,” Suleman said of the volunteer nurses she eventually fired.

Nadya Suleman and six of her octuplets are photographed together for the first time on the cover of In Touch Weekly.

In the photo, Suleman appears surrounded by sleeping newborns Isaiah, Noah, Nariah, Maliah, Makai and Jeremiah.

The other two babies, Jonah and Josiah, remain in the neonatal intensive care unit at the Kaiser Permanante Medical Center in Bellflower, Calif.

“They just need a little more time to develop and grow and tolerate food,” hospital spokeswoman Beth Trombley told In Touch.

The accompanying piece details the conflict between Suleman, who has fought to raise all 14 of her children on her own, and the concerns of TV shrink Dr. Phil McGraw and attorney Gloria Allred.

“These babies should be placed in foster care,” Gloria Allred, an attorney for Angels in Waiting, which provided free nursing service to Nadya, tells In Touch. “There they would receive the individualized care that the babies need and deserve.”

Suleman admits in the magazine interview that her babies’ homecoming was a “total fiasco,” She had a “meltdown” and fired Angels in Waiting on March 22 after she accused them of spying on her.

“I felt like a stranger in my own home,” the 33-year-old single mom says. “I felt ostracized. I felt excluded. I felt as though every time I tried to hold the baby, feed the baby, they were waiting for me to make a mistake.”

Last week, Allred told TODAY that Suleman is more interested in cameras than the babies.

“There’s only a few hours beyond the time when the cameras were rolling that she actually came into the nursery when she was there to care for her babies, and that’s wrong,” Allred said on March 25.

According to the magazine, Suleman is interested in a reality show as soon as sons Jonah and Josiah leave the hospital.

The magazine quotes an insider who says a deal is in place for her to be filmed 24/7. “It’s about Nadya trying to raise 14 children while looking for love,” the insider explains.

One condition: no more calling her “octomom.” According to the magazine, Suleman hates the moniker, and has been assured it won’t be part of the reality series’ title.

The In Touch article also addresses questions about Suleman’s sanity. Some of her neighbors in La Habra, Calif., are convinced she needs psychiatric help. “I really can’t believe anyone can be that screwed up in the head,” Debra Collins tells the magazine.

Adds another neighbor, Gloria Beck, “The woman is completely nuts. She thinks she’s famous. She doesn’t know that people are laughing at her, that she’s a freak.”

The issue is available on newsstands April
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What is Following? Friends of course and it looks like I have NONE

What is Following?following means your friends coming to see what you have posted on your blog and keeping updates on it. THis is real good for your ranking also the more followers you hve the better. As you can see I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT BLOGGERS NEW GAGET THE FOLLOWERS BUTTON and this is to bad for me for as you can see I only have very very few followers and that is because I just found out about the gaget and just placed it on my blog and so I HOPE that being as Im far behind in followers that all MY FRIENDS Who VISIT DOTBLOGGER and who are in my bloglist WILL SIGN UP ON THE FOLLOWERS BUTTON for right now I feel so lonely without any followers in my gaget and I know that is my own fault for not checking up and seeing what new gagets BLOGGER has put up for us.......................................................
Do you have a favorite blog and want to let the author and readers know that you are a fan? Well now you can do that and more with the Blogger Following feature! You can even keep track of the blogs you follow via your Reading List on the Blogger dashboard.

How do I become a Follower of a blog?
There are several ways to become a follower of a blog. One of the easiest ways is to visit a blog that has added the Following widget and click on the "Follow" button under the "Followers" widget:
You'll then see a popup window with the options to either follow publicly or privately:
Select how you'd like to follow the blog, then click the "Follow this blog" button. It is that simple, you are now a follower of the blog! If you elected to follow the blog publicly, your profile picture will be displayed on the blog with a link to your Blogger profile (Note: The widget may not show all followers of the blog. If this is the case all followers will be linked from the widget). When you become a follower of a blog, the blog will also be added to your Reading List on your Blogger dashboard and this site will also show on your FriendConnect profile for all the sites you've joined using Friend Connect. Additionally, you can become a follower of any blog or URL (even if the blog doesn't have the Followers widget) by adding the blog to your Reading List on the dashboard.
FTP Blogs
If you join/follow an FTP blog from your dashboard or the Nav bar, the owner of the blog WON'T be informed that you followed the blog. However, if you join/follow normally (via the gadget) the owner WILL be informed that you followed the blog.
How to remove yourself from following a blog
The easiest way to remove yourself from following a blog is to visit the blog, and click "Settings" under the Following widget on the blog.
You will then see a pop-up window with your profile settings. Click the "Stop following this site" link and you will be removed from following the blog. If the blog doesn't have a Followers widget, you can still stop following the blog. To do so, go to the "Blogs I'm Following" tab under your Reading List on your dashboard.
Then click the blue "Manage" button. You will then see a list of all the blogs that you are following. To stop following a blog, click the "stop following" link next to the blog you want to stop following.
Lastly, following a blog will create a subscription to the blog in your Google Reader account.
What does Blocking a follower do?
When you Block a follower of your blog, the user will no longer appear in the Followers Gadget on your blog and will not see your blog in their Blogger Reading List. However, since your blog is public, the user can still use the other feed readers to subscribe to your blog, read your posts, and comment.
How to grow your audience with Following
The Followers widget is a great tool to help you grow your blog's audience. Readers often visit a blog and enjoy it but fail to return. With the followers widget you can get all readers to return and become a fan. We highly recommend that you write a post about your followers widget and encourage all readers to become a follower. Additionally you should put your followers widget at the top of your sidebar so more readers will notice it. Many readers ignore sidebar items so by writing a post about your followers widget and moving the widget to the top of your sidebar, you will inevitably grow your audience.

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Have no Sex and live to be 107 years old

A 107-year-old Hong Kong villager, who still enjoys an occasional smoke, has attributed his longevity in part to decades of sexual abstinence, a newspaper reported “I don’t know why I have lived this long,” Chan Chi — one of Hong Kong’s oldest people — was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post during an annual feast for the city’s elders.“Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have lived a sex-less life for many years — since I was 30,” said Chan, a widower whose youthful bride perished during the Japanese invasion in World War Two.Chan, from Hong Kong’s less built-up New Territories hinterland, was pictured looking sprightly and eating heartily at the banquet.A former chef, he said a low-fat diet and regular dawn exercises had helped him fight off the ravages of old age...
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Remedy for tired looking eyes

Below are 3 simple ways that you can take advantage of to help with your tired looking eyes.
1. Cold Tea bags and Cucumbers: For a truly natural remedy use cold tea bags and cucumbers! There is definitely is something soothing with having cucumbers and tea bags on top of your eyes. Tea bags and cucumbers reduce vascular inflammation and decrease swelling. This combination is especially good for dark swollen circles because there is tannin inside of the tea that helps with eliminating the puffiness.
2. Concealer: For a more conventional solution try using a concealer. Using yellow will neutralize the blues, purples, and husky hues on the skin. This does not rid the problem, but can build your confidence for the day to alleviate the 'tired look'. I recommend ONE Group certified organic concealer to cure dark circles under your eyes.
3. Anti-oxidants: Antioxidant treatments help to reduce fluid buildup under the eyes, which decreases the look of the dark circles. Go for treatments that involve a lot of vitamin C and GHK copper peptides. Also, vitamin K is great for restoring stability and strength to the blood vessels under the eyes, which reduces their proliferation. Source: Web Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Old Folks Remedy for hair loss

Garlic based hair loss remedy is an old folks remedy that has been used for years and yet alot of people have not heard of it.. A hair loss solution,that most have finally turned to when other remedies failed.
This home remedy for hair loss because none of the traditional medications helped.
This is by far the best hair loss remedy that many peole have tried and say it works. Some even dared to use petroleum jelly on their hair and that was, to say it gently, not a very smart choice. It sure helped with removing some dead skin cells off their scalp as it burnt their skin. So you don't get tempted to do the same thing .Try this Garlic based hair loss remedy what do you have to lose but more of your hair? Smile...just kidding!
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of aloe gel
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon of garlic juice
2 egg yolks
3 tablespoons of chamomile (tea bag content is fine to use)
24 fluid oz of water
Instructions:
1) Peel garlic and use a garlic press to squeeze the juice out
2) Mix it with honey and place the bowl in the fridge
3) Boil water with chamomile tea for about 30 minutes
4) Stir occasionally
5) When tea is done, take the bowl with honey and garlic juice out of the fridge
6) Stir in an egg yolk into the garlic juice/honey mix
7) Add Aloe Vera gel to the mix.
8) Use the mix and gently rub it in your scalp. When you run out of the paste, wrap a towel around your head.
9) Keep on your head for 20 minutes and wash once with a neutral shampoo (I used Johnson's Baby shampoo). Rub in the second egg yolk and wash off using only warm water.
10) To finish off, wash your hair off with the previously prepared chamomile tea.
Use this mix once a week. If you don't notice any improvement within a month or so, please visit a dermatologist.
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Old Folks Remedies- Drink Beer to lower blood pressure... Farting to release Gas

While surfing through the net I came across these articles that I thought I would share with you here since its related to old folks remedies but more so because I think you will get a giggle out of it . Now keep in mind just because some remedies sound strange are funny does not mean they do not work these have been tried out and they do work so its up to you if you want to try these old folks remedies because what works for someone may not be for you but at least it will not hurt you................. Drink Beer to lower blood - People who drink 1-2 beers per day show better elasticity of the blood vessels than non drinkers.I would add one can of beer per day to your diet. Source: Cheeple from California
FARTING:

Farting - It is a little known fact that blood pressure is related to a buildup of gas in the body. Farting releases the gas, hence relieving the pressure on the blood. My blood pressure used to be in the 150/95 range until I started farting. Now I fart freely and prouldy, and my bp is a perfect 120/60. Source: Josiah from Ft. Worth Texas

Cut cholesterol - Drink a few glasses of purple grape juice (unsweetened) daily. It works great, and just because the bottle says unsweetened, it doesn't mean it tastes bad. Actually it's pretty good. Cut out fried foods and butters and oils, just don't do the cholesterol pills, or else you'll develop more problems. Source: Terri from Warren, Ri

Slim-down cakes for the women who love to eat sweets but want to stay slim

Now you can have your cake and eat it too. For most of us, swearing off desserts while dieting seems like the obvious sacrifice—but the truth is that sneaking in something sweet is often the secret to weight-loss success. When your body feels deprived, overindulgence is sure to follow. Luckily, we’ve got a spread of luscious low-calorie treats that can help you avoid this diet-devastating extreme. From a magnificent Mocha Marble Swirl Cheesecake to our impossibly creamy Orange Rice Pudding, pick from five treats that will leave you (and your sweet tooth) satisfied—minus the guilt.
Mocha Marble Swirl Cheesecake
Honey Greek Yogurt Fillo Cups
Chocolate Cream Pie
Orange Rice Pudding
Pear-Raspberry Jelly Roll Shortcakes Source: Woman's Day..... Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Foods that lower Cholestrol

Eat a fibre rich breakfast such as oatmeal, whole grain porridge, fruit. Read nutrition labels to choose cereals with 5 grams or more of fibre per serving. Oat bran and rice bran are the most effective. Switch to whole grains.Eat legumes (beans) at least three times a week. Try bean soup, cold bean salad, hummus sandwiches, black bean dip, toasted soy beans as snacks. Soy protein is especially effective, so be sure to include plenty. Even soymilk, tofu and textured soy protein are good.Eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. One at breakfast, one veggie (e.g. carrot sticks, tomato slices) and one fruit (e.g. orange sections, apple) at lunch, and one salad and one cooked vegetable at dinner ... that makes an easy five! Choose whole fruit, skin included, instead of juice. Juice is the fruit with all the fiber removed.Eat garlic. Cooked or raw garlic both contain compounds that help lower your liver's production of cholesterol. Other good foods include raw onion, salmon, olive oil, almonds, walnuts, avocados (the latter five are all high in fat but most of it is monounsaturated fat which helps to improve cholesterol).Eat plenty of foods that contain the natural antioxidants, vitamins C and E: These do…Sweet red and green peppers, melons, sunflower seeds, walnuts,strawberries, papaya, almonds, peanuts, oranges, grapefruit juice, wheat germ, soybeans, broccoli and Brussels sprouts. Source: Granmas Corner..... Lilyruths"This and that friendly cottage" Pets welcomed. "Old folks remedies, to cure what ailes you.. find it here. You can leave your COMMENTS, your likes or dislikes,"this and that" Speak about anything is what this cottage is all about! Tell your friends. about "Lilyruths "And SUBSCRIBE to my Readers Feeds: http://feeds.feedburner.com/LilyruthsThisAndThatFriendlyCottageYourPetsAreWelcomed

Best Food Sources for Antioxidants

Foods are considered to be the preferred way of boosting antioxidant levels because they're thought to contain a wide array of antioxidant substances. Many of the them are also high in vitamins, minerals and fiber.
A USDA study analyzed the antioxidant content of commonly consumed foods. Researchers tested over 100 foods. Here is a ranked list of the top 20 fruits, vegetables and nuts:
Small red bean (dried), 1/2 cup
Wild blueberry, 1 cup
Red kidney bean (dried), 1/2 cup[br[
Pinto bean, 1/2 cup
Blueberry (cultivated), 1 cup
Cranberry, 1 cup (whole)
Artichoke (cooked hearts), 1 cup
Blackberry, 1 cup
Prune, 1/2 cup
Raspberry, 1 cup
Strawberry, 1 cup
Red delicious apple, 1
Granny Smith apple, 1
Pecan, 1 ounce
Sweet cherry, 1 cup
Black plum, 1
Russet potato, 1 cooked
Black bean (dried), 1/2 cup
Plum, 1
Gala apple, 1Sources:
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Old folks Remedies for Depression

In any given year, nearly 20 million adults in the United States have depression. Most people with depression do not seek treatment, although the majority can be helped with treatment. The first step is to talk with your doctor, because depression is a serious illness that shouldn't be self-treated.
Depression can also be a symptom of another condition, such as hypothyroidism or anemia. If you are currently taking medication or undergoing other treatment for depression, do not stop without consulting your doctor.
Natural and Herbal Remedies for Depression
Here are nine natural and herbal remedies that are used for depression.
1) St. John's Wort
The herb St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) has long been used in folk medicine for sadness, worry, nervousness, and poor sleep.
Today, the results of over 20 clinical trials suggest that St. John's wort works better than a placebo and is as effective as antidepressants for mild to moderate depression, with fewer side effects.Studies suggest that St. John's wort is not effective for major depression.
It's available at health food stores, drug stores, and online in the form of capsules, tablets, liquid extracts, or tea.St. John's wort may take 4 to 6 weeks to notice the full effects. Side effects may include dizziness, dry mouth, indigestion, and fatigue. St. John's wort increases photosensitivity, so extra caution should be taken to protect skin and eyes from sunlight.
Although St. John's wort appears to be reasonably safe when taken alone, it can interfere with the effectiveness of prescription and over-the-counter drugs, such as antidepressants, drugs to treat HIV infections and AIDs, drugs to prevent organ rejection for transplant patients, and oral contraceptives.
St. John's wort is not recommended for pregnant or nursing women, children, or people with bipolar disorder, liver or kidney disease. For more information about St. John's wort, go to the St. John's wort article index.
2) Omega-3 fatty acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are a type of good fat needed for normal brain function. Our bodies can't make omega-3s on their own, so we must obtain them through our diet.
Studies have linked depression with low dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acids. In countries with higher fish consumption, such as Japan and Taiwan, the depression rate is 10 times lower than in North American. Postpartum depression is also less common.
Studies suggest that omega-3's together with antidepressants may be more effective than antidepressants alone.
Cold water fish such as salmon, sardines, and anchovies are the richest food source of omega-3 fatty acids. But instead of eating more fish which contain mercury, PCBs, and other chemicals, fish oil capsules are considered a cleaner source of omega-3 fatty acids. Many companies filter their fish oil so that these chemicals are removed.
Fish oil capsules are sold in health food stores, drug stores, and online. Most brands should be stored in the fridge to prevent the oil from going rancid. When comparing brands, the key active components for depression are EPA and DHA.
Fish oil capsules may interact with blood-thinning drugs such as warfarin and aspirin. Side effects may include indigestion and bleeding. Fish oil should not be taken 2 weeks before or after surgery. Fish oil can also cause a fishy aftertaste. To prevent this, try taking the fish oil just before meals.
3) SAM-e
SAM-e, pronounced "sammy", is short for S-adenosyl-L-methionine. It's a chemical that's found naturally in the human body and is believed to increase levels of neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine.
Several studies have found SAM-e is more effective than placebo.
In North America, SAM-e is available as an over-the-counter supplement in health food stores, drug stores, and online. It should be enteric-coated for maximum absorption. Although it's one of the more expensive supplements, it remains popular as a remedy for depression and osteoarthritis.
Side effects can include nausea and constipation. For more information, read the SAM-e and Depression.
4) Folic Acid
Folic acid, also called folate, is a B vitamin that is often deficient in people who are depressed.
Folate is found in green leafy vegetables, other vegetables, fruit, beans, and fortified grains. It's one of the most common vitamin deficiencies because of poor diet but also because chronic conditions and various medications such as aspirin and birth control pills can also lead to deficiency.
Besides food, folic acid is also available as a supplement or as part of a B-complex vitamin.
Researchers at Harvard University have found that depressed people with low folate levels don't respond as well to antidepressents, and taking folic acid in supplement form can improve the effectiveness of antidepressants. For more information, read Low Folate and Vitamin B12 Linked to Depression.
5) 5-HTP
5-HTP is short for 5-hydroxytryptophan. It's produced naturally in the body and is used to make the neurotransmitter serotonin. Although taking 5-HTP in supplement form may theoretically boost the body's serotonin levels, many experts feel there is not enough evidence to determine the safety of 5-HTP. It should not be combined with antidepressants.
5-HTP Fact Sheet
5-HTP Potential Drug Interactions
6) Diet
Reduce your intake of sweetsSweets temporarily make you feel good as blood sugar levels soar, but may worsen mood later on when they plummet.
Avoid caffeine and alcoholCaffeine and alcohol both dampen mood. Alcohol temporarily relaxes us and caffeine boosts energy, but the effects of both are short-lived. Both can worsen mood swings, anxiety, depression, and insomnia.
Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 is needed to produce the mood-enhancing neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine. Although deficiency of vitamin B6 is rare, a borderline deficiency may occur in people taking oral contraceptives, hormone replacement therapy, and drugs for tuberculosis.
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