tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56665230308916819772024-02-07T21:42:42.007-08:00LIFE and STYLEAdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-84519398579175325872010-11-14T05:30:00.000-08:002010-11-14T05:30:35.455-08:00THE TRUTH ABOUT BEAUTY<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">Created</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oct 27 2010 - 7:56pm</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/laughter" title="Psychology Today looks at Laughter"></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">There are certain practical realities of existence that most of us accept. If you want to catch a bear, you don't load the trap with a copy of<em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Catch-22</span></em>—not unless you rub it with a considerable quantity of raw hamburger. If you want to snag a fish, you can't just slap the water with your hand and yell, "Jump on my hook, already!" Yet, if you're a woman who wants to land a man, there's this notion that you should be able to go around looking like Ernest Borgnine: If you're "beautiful on the inside," that's all that should count. Right. And I should have a flying car and a mansion in Bel Air with servants and a moat.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Welcome to Uglytopia—the world reimagined as a place where it's the content of a woman's character, not her pushup bra, that puts her on the cover of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Maxim</span></em>. It just doesn't seem fair to us that some people come into life with certain advantages—whether it's a movie star chin or a multimillion-dollar shipbuilding inheritance. Maybe we need affirmative action for ugly people; make George Clooney rotate in some homely women between all his gorgeous girlfriends. While we wish things were different, we'd best accept the ugly reality: No man will turn his head to ogle a woman because she looks like the type to buy a turkey sandwich for a homeless man or read to the blind.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">There is a vast body of evidence indicating that men and women are biologically and psychologically different, and that what heterosexual men and women want in partners directly corresponds to these differences. The features men evolved to go for in women—youth, clear skin, a symmetrical face and body, feminine facial features, an hourglass figure—are those indicating that a woman would be a healthy, fertile candidate to pass on a man's<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/genetics" title="Psychology Today looks at Genetics"><span style="color: black;">genes</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">These preferences span borders, cultures, and generations, meaning yes, there really are universal standards of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/beauty" title="Psychology Today looks at Beauty"><span style="color: black;">beauty</span></a>. And while Western women do struggle to be slim, the truth is, women in all cultures eat (or don't) to appeal to "the male gaze." The body size that's idealized in a particular culture appears to correspond to the availability of food. In cultures like ours, where you can't go five miles without passing a 7-Eleven and food is sold by the pallet-load at warehouse grocery stores, thin women are in. In cultures where food is scarce (like in Sahara-adjacent hoods), blubber is beautiful, and women appeal to men by stuffing themselves until they're slim like Jabba the Hut.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Men's looks matter to heterosexual women only somewhat. Most women prefer men who are taller than they are, with symmetrical features (a sign that a potential partner is healthy and parasite-free). But, women across cultures are intent on finding male partners with high status, power, and access to resources—which means a really short guy can add maybe a foot to his height with a private jet. And, just like women who aren't very attractive, men who make very little money or are chronically out of work tend to have a really hard time finding partners. There is some male grumbling about this. Yet, while feminist journalists deforest <st1:place w:st="on">North America</st1:place> publishing articles urging women to bow out of the beauty arms race and "Learn to love that woman in the mirror!", nobody gets into the ridiculous position of advising men to "Learn to love that unemployed guy sprawled on the couch!"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now, before you brand me a traitor to my<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/gender" title="Psychology Today looks at Gender"><span style="color: black;">gender</span></a>, let me say that I'm all for women having the vote, and I think a woman with a mustache should make the same money as a man with a mustache. But you don't help that woman by advising her, "No need to wax that lip fringe or work off that beer belly!" (Because the road to female empowerment is...looking just like a hairy old man?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But take<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Beauty Myth</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>author Naomi Wolf: She contends that standards of beauty are a plot to keep women politically, economically, and sexually subjugated to men—apparently by keeping them too busy curling their eyelashes to have time for political action and too weak from dieting to stand up for what they want in bed. Wolf and her feminist sob sisters bleat about the horror of women being pushed to conform to "Western standards of beauty"—as if eyebrow plucking and getting highlights are the real hardships compared to the walk in the park of footbinding and clitoridectomy. Most insultingly, Wolf paints women who look after their looks as the dim, passive dupes of <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Madison Ave</st1:address></st1:street> nue and magazine editors. Apparently, women need only open a page of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Vogue</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and they're under its spell—they sleepwalk to Sephora to load up on anti-wrinkle potions, then go on harsh diets, eating only carrots fertilized with butterfly poo.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It turns out that the real beauty myth is the damaging one Wolf and other feminists are perpetuating—the absurd notion that it serves women to thumb their noses at standards of beauty. Of course, looks aren't<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">all</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>that matter (as I'm lectured by female readers of my newspaper column when I point out that male lust seems to have a weight limit). But looks matter a great deal. The more attractive the woman is, the wider her pool of romantic partners and range of opportunities in her work and day-to-day life. We all know this, and numerous studies confirm it—it's just heresy to say so.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We consider it admirable when people strive to better themselves intellectually; we don't say, "Hey, you weren't born a genius, so why ever bother reading a book?" Why should we treat physical appearance any differently? For example, research shows that men prefer women with full lips, smaller chins, and large eyes—indicators of higher levels of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/hormones" title="Psychology Today looks at Hormones"><span style="color: black;">estrogen</span></a>. Some lucky women have big eyes; others just seem to, thanks to the clever application of eyeshadow. As the classic commercial says, "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline." (If it increases her options, who cares which it is?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Unfortunately, because Americans are so conflicted and dishonest about the power of beauty, we approach it like novices. At one end of the spectrum are the "Love me as I am!" types, like the woman who asked me why she was having such a terrible time meeting men...while dressed in a way that advertised not "I want a boyfriend" but "I'm just the girl to clean out your sewer line!" At the other extreme are women who go around resembling porn-ready painted dolls. Note to the menopausal painted doll: Troweled on makeup doesn't make you look younger; it makes you look like an<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/aging" title="Psychology Today looks at Aging"><span style="color: black;">aging</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>drag queen.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Likewise, being 50 and trying to look 25 through plastic surgery usually succeeds in making a woman look 45 and fembot-scary—an object of pity instead of an object of desire. Plastic surgery you can easily spot is usually a sign—either of really bad work or of somebody who's gone way over the top with it, probably because she's trying to fill some void in her life with silicone, Juvederm, and implanted butt cutlets. There are women who just want to fix that one nagging imperfection. For others, plastic surgery is like potato chips, as in, "Betcha can't eat just one." A woman comes in for a lunchtime lip job—an injection of Restylane or another plumping filler—and ends up getting both sets of lips done. Yes, I'm talking about labioplasty. (Are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">your</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>vagina lips pouty?)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Once women start seeing wrinkles and crow's feet, the desperation to look like they were born yesterday often makes them act like it, too. Women want to believe there's such a thing as "hope in a jar"—and there is: hope from the CEO selling the jars that you and millions of others will buy him a new yacht and a chateau in the south of France. There actually is hope to be found in a plastic bottle—of sunblock, the kind that protects against both UVA and UVB rays (the skin-aging ones). But the Beauty Brains, a group of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/social-networking" title="Psychology Today looks at Social Networking"><span style="color: black;">blogging</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>cosmetic scientists, write, "The sad truth is that creams that claim to be anti-aging are not much more effective than standard moisturizing lotions."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">French women, too, buy into the idea that there's some fountain of youth at the Clarins counter. But, perhaps because feminism never seeped into mainstream culture in France like it did here, they generally have a healthier and more realistic relationship with beauty, accepting it as the conduit to love,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/sex" title="Psychology Today looks at Sex"><span style="color: black;">sex</span></a>, relationships, and increased opportunities. They take pleasure in cultivating their appearance, and in accentuating their physical differences from men. They don't give up on looking after their looks as they age, nor do they tart themselves up like sexy schoolgirls at 50. They simply take pride in their appearance and try to look like sensual, older women.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">To understand what it takes to be beautiful, we need to be very clear about what being beautiful means—being sexually appealing to men. And then, instead of snarling that male sexuality is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/morality" title="Psychology Today looks at Morality"><span style="color: black;">evil</span></a>, we need to accept that it's just different—far more visually-driven than female sexuality. To focus our efforts, we can turn to an increasing number of studies by evolutionary psychologists on what most men seem to want. For example, the University of Texas' Devendra Singh discovered that men, across cultures, are drawn to a woman with an hourglass figure. Men like to see a wom an's waist—even on the larger ladies—so burn those muumuus, which only reveal your girlish figure in a Category 5 hurricane, and if you don't have much of a waist, do your best to give yourself one with the cut of your clothes or a belt.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Too many women try to get away with a bait-and-switch approach to appearance upkeep. If you spend three hours a day in the gym while you're<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/mating" title="Psychology Today looks at Mating "><span style="color: black;">dating</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>a guy, don't think that you can walk down the aisle and say "I do...and, guess what...now I don't anymore!" A woman needs to come up with a workable routine for maintaining her looks throughout her lifetime and avoid rationalizing slacking off— while she's seeking a man and after she has one. Yeah, you might have to put five or ten extra minutes into prettying up just to hang around the house. And, sure, you might be more "comfortable" in big sloppy sweats, but how "comfortable" will you be if he leaves you for a woman who cares enough to look hot for him?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Like French women, we, too, need to understand that a healthy approach to beauty is neither pretending it's unnecessary or unimportant nor making it important beyond all else. By being honest about it, we help women make informed decisions about how much effort to put into their appearance—or accept the opportunity costs of going ungroomed. The truth is, like knowledge, beauty is power. So, ladies, read lots of books, develop your mind and your character, exercise the rights the heroes of the women's movement fought for us to have, and strive to become somebody who makes a difference in the world. And, pssst...while you're doing all of that, don't forget to wear lipgloss.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-22871158301125760112010-11-14T05:15:00.000-08:002010-11-14T05:15:01.204-08:00INVENTIONS by JEWS<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Levi Strauss: Jeans (1873)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Maurice Levy: Lipstick (1915)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lazlo Biro: Ballpoint Pen (1938)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">J. Robert Oppenheimer: Atomic Bomb (1945)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edwin Herbert Land: Instant Photography (1947)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Denis Gabor: Holography (1948)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Peter Carl Goldmark: Long Playing Record (1948)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Robert Adler: Television Remote Control (1950)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edward Teller: Thermonuclear Bomb (1952)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Paul M. Zoll: Defibrillator (1952) Cardiac Pacemaker (1952)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gregory Pincus: Contraceptives (1950s)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Charles Ginsburg: Videotape (1950s)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gordon Gould: Laser (1958)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stanley N. Cohen: Genetic Engineering (1973)</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jason Lanier: Virtual Reality (1989)</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sigmund Freud: Psychological innovations</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Edward Land: Polaroid Camera</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Abraham Stern: Adding Machine</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Charles Adler: Traffic Light</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Leo Sternbach: Valium</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emile Berliner: Microphone</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Morris Michtom: Teddy Bear</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Benno Strauss: Stainless Steel</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Abraham Levis: Hot dog bun</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Joe Friedman: Flexi-straws</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Niels Bohr: Work on the structure of the atom.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Emilio Segre: Nobel Prize for his part in the discovery of antiprotons.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">James Franck:Laws governing the impact of the electron on the atom.</span></span><br />
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</span></span>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-87926864367254956082010-11-14T05:12:00.000-08:002010-11-14T05:12:18.807-08:00INVENTIONS by MUSLIMS<div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A significant number of inventions were produced by medieval Muslim engineers and inventors, such as</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbas_Ibn_Firnas" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Abbas Ibn Firnas"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Abbas Ibn Firnas</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ban%C5%AB_M%C5%ABs%C4%81" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Banū Mūsā"><span style="color: #3778cd;">Banū Mūsā</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqi_al-Din_Muhammad_ibn_Ma%27ruf" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Taqi al-Din Muhammad ibn Ma'ruf"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Taqi al-Din</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and most notably</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Jazari" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Al-Jazari"><span style="color: #3778cd;">al-Jazari</span></a>.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Some of the inventions journalist Paul Vallely has stated to have come from the Islamic Golden Age include :</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_obscura" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Camera obscura"><span style="color: #3778cd;">camera obscura</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Coffee"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">coffee</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soap" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Soap"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">soap bar</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tooth_paste" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Tooth paste"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">tooth paste</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shampoo" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Shampoo"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">shampoo</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distilled_beverage" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Distilled beverage"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">distilled</span></span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Alcohol"><span style="color: #3778cd;">alcohol</span></a>,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uric_acid" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Uric acid"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">uric acid</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitric_acid" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Nitric acid"><span style="color: #3778cd;">nitric acid</span></a>,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alembic" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Alembic"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">alembic</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Valve"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">valve</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reciprocating_engine" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Reciprocating engine"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">reciprocating</span></span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suction" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Suction"><span style="color: #3778cd;">suction</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Piston"><span style="color: #3778cd;">piston</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pump" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Pump"><span style="color: #3778cd;">pump</span></a>,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">mechanized</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterclock" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Waterclock"><span style="color: #3778cd;">water-clocks</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quilting" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Quilting"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">quilting</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">surgical</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catgut" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Catgut"><span style="color: #3778cd;">catgut</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">vertical-axle</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windmill" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Windmill"><span style="color: #3778cd;">windmill</span></a>,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inoculation" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Inoculation"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">inoculation</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Cryptanalysis"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">cryptanalysis</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_analysis_(cryptanalysis)" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Frequency analysis (cryptanalysis)"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">frequency analysis</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">three-course meal,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stained_glass" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Stained glass"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">stained glass</span></span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_quartz" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Fused quartz"><span style="color: #3778cd;">quartz glass</span></a>,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_carpet" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial;" title="Persian carpet"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #3778cd; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Persian carpet</span></span></a><span class="apple-style-span">,</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 18.0pt; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 4.8pt;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black; 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</div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-26299177461315305662010-11-14T04:17:00.000-08:002010-11-14T04:24:33.901-08:00FOODS TO HELP YOU FEEL BETTER<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">6 ways to add mood-boosting foods to your diet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt;"><b><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">By<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.webmd.com/elaine-magee"><span style="color: #3789b9;">Elaine Magee, MPH, RD</span></a><br />
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</div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Are you feeling down in the dumps? Are you irritated at how often you’ve been irritable?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perhaps it’s time to look at the foods and drinks you consume to see if they are trashing your mood. Nutrition experts say that the foods you eat can help you feel better -- or feel worse -- in the short-term and the long-term. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h4 style="background: #F0EFE3; float: left; line-height: 9.0pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You Don't Have to Live With Depression<o:p></o:p></span></span></h4><div style="background: white; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 5.25pt; margin-right: 5.25pt; margin-top: 3.75pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Understand the symptoms of depression, from sadness to hopelessness to headache.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Meal-to-meal and day-to-day, keeping your blood sugars steady and your gastrointestinal (GI) tract running smoothly will help you feel good and energetic. If your blood sugars are on a roller-coaster ride -- hitting highs and lows from too much sugar and refined flour – you are more likely to feel out of sorts. This is also true if your gastrointestinal system is distressed due to intense hunger from a fad diet or constipation because you aren’t getting enough fiber and water.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Week-to-week and month-to-month, keeping your body healthy and disease-free makes good moods more likely. For example, key nutrients you get in certain foods can influence the levels of feel-good hormones such as serotonin. Other nutrients can help prevent inflammation so blood circulates well to all of your organs.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Eating a heart healthy diet -- high in fiber and low in saturated fat -- is a great place to start to boost your mood. There isn’t any question about it, says Diane M. Becker MPH, ScD, director of the Center for Health Promotion at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Conversely, “a high-fat, high-glycemic load meal can make you physically feel dysfunction in your body. People who eat this type of meal tend to feel bad and sleepy afterwards,” she says.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">6 Tips for Foods and Beverages That Help You Feel Good</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1. Seek out foods rich in vitamin B12 and folic acid (folate).</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What’s special about chili made with kidney beans and lean beef? Or a light chicken Caesar salad made with skinless chicken breast and romaine lettuce? Or grilled salmon with a side of broccoli?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All these dishes feature one food that is rich in folic acid (folate) and another that is rich in vitamin B12. These two vitamins appear to help prevent disorders of the central nervous system, mood disorders, and dementias, says Edward Reynolds, MD, at the <st1:placetype w:st="on">Institute</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Epileptology</st1:placename>, King’s College, <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The link between higher food intakes of folate and a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms crosses cultures, too. A recent study confirmed this association in Japanese men. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Folic acid is usually found in beans and greens. Vitamin B12 is found in meats, fish, poultry, and dairy.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Other dishes that feature B-12 and folic acid-rich foods include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A burrito or enchilada made with black beans plus beef, chicken, or pork<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A spinach salad topped with crab or salmon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l6 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An egg white or egg substitute omelet filled with sauteed spinach and reduced-fat cheese<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">2. Enjoy fruits and vegetables in a big way.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fruits and vegetables are packed with key nutrients and antioxidant phytochemicals, which directly contribute to your health and health-related quality of life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a one study, eating two more servings of fruits and vegetables a day was associated with an 11% higher likelihood of good functional health. People who ate the highest amount of fruits and vegetables felt better about their health.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">3. Eat selenium-rich foods every day.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Selenium is a mineral that acts like an antioxidant in the body. What do antioxidants have to do with feeling better and minimizing bad moods? Research suggests that the presence of oxidative stress in the brain is associated with some cases of mild to moderate depression in the elderly population. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One study evaluated the depression scores of elderly people whose daily diet was either supplemented with 200 micrograms of selenium a day or a placebo. Although more research is needed to confirm the findings, the group taking selenium had higher amounts of selenium circulating in their blood and significant decreases in their depression symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Try to get at least the recommended daily allowance for selenium: 55 micrograms a day for men and women.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whole grains are an excellent source of selenium. By eating several servings a day of whole grains such as oatmeal, whole-grain bread, and brown rice, you can easily get 70 micrograms of selenium. Other foods rich in selenium include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beans and legumes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Lean meat (lean pork or beef, skinless chicken or turkey)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Low-fat dairy foods<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nuts and seeds (especially Brazil nuts)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo4; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Seafood (oysters, clams, crab, sardines, and fish)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><br />
</div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">4. Eat fish several times a week.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Several recent studies have suggested that men and women have a lower risk of having symptoms of depression if they eat a lot of fish, particularly fatty fish like salmon, which is high in omega-3 fatty acids.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Omega-3s from fish seem to have positive effects on clinically defined mood swings such as postpartum depression, says Jay Whelan, PhD, head of the department of nutrition at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:placename></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good sources of omega-3 fatty acids include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Herring<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rainbow trout<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Salmon<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sardines<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l4 level1 lfo5; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Tuna<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">5. Get a daily dose of vitamin D.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Does a little time in the sun seem to make you feel better? The sun’s rays allow our bodies to synthesize and regulate vitamin D. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four recent studies showed an association between low serum levels of vitamin D and higher incidences of four mood disorders: PMS, seasonal affective disorder, nonspecified mood disorder, and major depressive disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Researcher Pamela K. Murphy, PhD, at the Medical University of South Carolina says people can help manage their moods by getting at least 1,000 to 2,000 IU of vitamin D a day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That’s significantly more than the RDA for vitamin D, which is 200 IU for adults under 50, 400 IU for ages 51 to 70, and 600 IU for people over 70.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. So she recommends we get vitamin D from a variety of sources: short periods of sun exposure, vitamin D supplements, and foods.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vitamin D can be found in:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Fatty fish such as salmon, tuna, and mackerel<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Beef liver<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Cheese<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo6; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Egg yolks<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But our primary source of dietary vitamin D is fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals, breads, juices, and milk.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">6. Treat Yourself to 1 oz of Chocolate</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">“Small amounts of dark chocolate can be a physical upper,” says Becker at Johns Hopkins. “Dark chocolate has an effect on the levels of brain endorphins,” those feel-good chemicals that our bodies produce. Not only that, but dark chocolate also seems to have a heart-healthy anti-clogging effect in our blood vessels.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In one study from the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region>, Dutch men who ate 1/3 of a chocolate bar each day had lower levels of blood pressure and lower rates of heart disease. The chocolate also boosted their general sense of well-being.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: blue;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white;">How Foods and Beverages May Make You Feel Bad</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just as some foods can help you feel better, others can make you feel down. Here are ways to reduce the harmful effects of three foods that can drag you down. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">1. Reduce foods high in saturated fat.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Saturated fat is well known for its role in promoting heart disease and some types of cancer. Now researchers suspect saturated fat also play a role in depression.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The link was found in a study called the Coronary Health Improvement Project, which followed 348 people between the 24 and 81. A decrease in saturated fat over a six-week period was associated with a decrease in depression. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">2. Limit alcohol carefully.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3366ff;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That “feel-good” drink, alcohol, is actually a depressant. In small doses, alcohol can produce a temporary feeling of euphoria. But the truth is that alcohol is a chemical depressant to the human brain and affects all nerve cells.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Depending on the amount of alcohol consumed, people can go quickly from feeling relaxed to experiencing exaggerated emotions and impaired coordination.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It’s no coincidence that depressive disorders often co-occur with substance abuse, and one of the main forms of substance abuse in this country is alcohol.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><h3 style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 7.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">3. Don’t go crazy with caffeine.</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caffeine can increase irritability a couple of ways.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo7; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If the caffeine you consume later in the day disrupts your nighttime sleeping, you are likely to be cranky and exhausted until you get a good night’s rest.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-left: 0in; mso-list: l5 level1 lfo7; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">·<span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caffeine can also bring on a burst or two of energy, often ending with a spiral into fatigue.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 12.0pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 2.25pt;" xmlns:xalan="http://xml.apache.org/xalan"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some people are more sensitive than others to the troublesome effects of caffeine. If you are sensitive to caffeine, decrease the amount of coffee, tea, and sodas you drink to see if this helps uplift your mood and energy level, particularly in the latter part of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Source : <a href="http://www.webmd.com/depression/recognizing-depression-symptoms/foods-feel-better?page=4">http://www.webmd.com/depression/recognizing-depression-symptoms/foods-feel-better?page=4</a></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-17866557856032494652010-11-14T03:59:00.000-08:002010-11-14T03:59:02.441-08:00Action Creates Emotion<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">By</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Noam Shpancer, Ph.D.</span></em></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Created<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">Oct 25 2010 - 7:24pm</span></em><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><em><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></em></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">In the summer of 1971, a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/teamwork" title="Psychology Today looks at Teamwork"><span style="color: black;">team</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>of researchers led by Psychology professor Phillips Zimbardo divided a group of undergraduates randomly into two groups, prisoners and prison guards, and arranged for them to act out their respective roles in a mock prison in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b>A phony situation, but real feelings</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Within days, the guards began to display authoritarian attitudes, ultimately subjecting some of the prisoners to intentional<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/embarrassment" title="Psychology Today looks at Embarrassment"><span style="color: black;">humiliation</span></a>. The prisoners developed passive attitudes, many sinking into a depressed state. The experiment had to be stopped after only six days.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The Stanford prison experiment is often said to illustrate the power of social roles in shaping behavior, but it also illustrates the power of behavior to elicit real powerful emotions. The guards in Zimbardo's experiments were not really guards. And the prisoners were not prisoners. They were all volunteers. They were all students. But once they began to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">act</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the part, they began to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">feel</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>the part.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Many people assume that the link between emotion and behavior is one-way: Emotions shape behavior. You love him, therefore you kiss him. You hate him, therefore you hit him. This view is incorrect. In fact, the relationship is reciprocal. Much of the time, behavior actually shapes emotion. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">All in a day's work...<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Ever wonder why so often the actor and actress who play a couple in a movie fall in love on the set? Multiple processes are involved, to be sure. Both are usually young and attractive. They have much in common. They hang around each other a lot. All these are known predictors of mate selection.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">But they also do love scenes together. They have to act like people who care deeply for each other. They look into each other's eyes, they touch each other. They act out the behaviors of love. No wonder the emotion of love often follows.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The psychologist/philosopher William James was one of the first theorists to notice this counter-intuitive process. He believed that emotions arise out of the bodily actions we take in response to what is happening in our lives. It is not, he theorized, that, "we lose our fortune, are sorry and weep; we meet a bear, are frightened and run; we are insulted by a rival and angry and strike." In fact, he argued, "this order of sequence is incorrect...the more rational statement is that we feel sorry because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Actions create feelings</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">James argued that without some kind of bodily response (crying, trembling, striking) we would not feel emotion. "We might then see the bear, and judge it best to run, receive the insult and deem it right to strike, but we should not actually feel afraid or angry." While over simplifying somewhat, he was still onto an essential truth. Behavior can create emotion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Recent research in clinical psychology has shown that the fastest way to change an emotion is to change the behavior attached to it. The idea itself is not new. For example, behavioral theorists back in the 70s believed that depression was, indirectly, a result of inactivity: after many failures and disappointments, people stopped trying and withdrew from the world; withdrawal and inactivity, however, decrease the possibility of positive interactions or experiences, hence isolation and passivity increase, hence<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/depression/symptoms" title="Psychology Today looks at Symptoms of Depression"><span style="color: black;">depression</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">No risks, no rewards</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Human beings, prone as they are to prefer immediate rewards, often respond to discomfort by withdrawal and avoidance. Withdrawal and avoidance reward us in the short run by eliminating discomfort, but they<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/punishment" title="Psychology Today looks at Punishment"><span style="color: black;">punish</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>us in the long run by preventing us from learning how to obtain rewards in the environment. The correct reaction to failure is not to give up and shut yourself away, but to learn to act more skillfully and purposefully so as to reintroduce positive reinforcements into your life. Behavioral treatment for depression, then, revolves around getting the client to change behaviors in order to experience a change in mood-a notion referred to as<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family: Arial;">behavioral activation</span></em>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Behavioral approaches to treating depression were pushed aside somewhat in the 80s by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/cognition" title="Psychology Today looks at Cognition"><span style="color: black;">cognitive</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>techniques, which focused on altering internal "cognitive distortions" (catastrophic, pessimistic thoughts) and negative "attributional styles" (self-punitive habits of assigning meaning to events). However, several studies in the 90s, showing that a behavioral activation component alone performed as well as the total cognitive<a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/psychotherapy" title="Psychology Today looks at Psychotherapy"><span style="color: black;">therapy</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>package for depression, created renewed interest in the earlier ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The behavioral activation model assumes that depression has to do with the sufferer's external circumstances, not merely with the sufferer's internal characteristics. Disorders, in other words, are ‘events in context.' The behavioral activation model hence represents a ‘contextualist' view of mental illness. Rather than reflecting the individual's internal genetic or cognitive flaws, disorders are seen as an interaction between individual characteristics and environmental conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Small steps for long-term progress</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The principle that behavior shapes emotion is applied these days in the treatment of depression through a technique called ‘activity planning,' in which clients are asked to reintroduce into their lives activities that are associated with feelings of achievement and pleasure. This goes beyond past recommendations to ‘take a walk' or ‘go out on the town.' Therapists work with clients to look at the specific behavioral contingencies that exist in their lives, break tasks into small, easily attained steps, and build chains of reinforcement to elicit successful behavior in the world. The psychologist acts in a way that is analogous to the way a physical therapist breaks down movement into small component parts that can be easily practiced in order to build strength and flexibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Being active in the world may lead to changes in mood through several paths. Physical activity leads to a feeling of well-being by releasing pain reducing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/hormones" title="Psychology Today looks at Hormones"><span style="color: black;">hormones</span></a>, not to mention increasing heart capacity and muscle strength, improving appearance, etc. Our bodies are built for motion, and they feel good moving.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Practicing feeling good</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Being active in the world also gets you to be around people. We are social animals, and social interaction has positive effects on our mood. The single best predictor of human<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/basics/happiness" title="Psychology Today looks at Happiness"><span style="color: black;">happiness</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is the quality of social relationships. Moreover, activity often amounts to practice, which improves skill, which improves our ability to obtain rewards in the environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="background: white;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">The bottom line message is useful not just for people with depression, but for anyone interested in maintaining sound mental hygiene. The shortest, most reliable way to change how you're feeling is to change what you're doing. When you feel bad, don't wait to feel good to do what you love. Start doing what you love. Good feelings will likely follow.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <hr align="center" color="#9e9e9e" noshade="" size="1" style="border-color: initial; border-style: initial; width: 731.25pt;" width="975" /> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Source URL:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.psychologytoday.com/node/49563"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;">http://www.psychologytoday.com/node/49563</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="background: white;"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">Links:</span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><br />
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<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2 cups cottage cheese</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">3 tablespoons minced fresh basil or 1 1/2 T dried</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon salt</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1/4 teaspoon cayenne</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Pinch of black pepper</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1 cup cooked Angel hair pasta</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">5 tablespoons olive oil</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1 small onion</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">chopped</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1/2 red bell pepper diced</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1 garlic clove minced</li>
<li style="color: black; font: normal normal normal 9pt/normal verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">6 oz thinly sliced baco 1 cup shredded fresh spinach</li>
</ul><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, cottage cheese, cheese, basil, salt, cayenne and black pepper. Add pasta and toss to mix.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add spinach and continue cooking until spinach wilts, about 1 minute.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Add vegetable mixture to egg mixture. Stir to combine. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch oven proof casserole dish. Can be refrigerated over night at this point.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Bake in preheated 350 degree oven about 30 minutes until set. Serve hot or at room temperature.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><i>Have a great breakfast!!!<br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Mr Breakfast would like to thank</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">specialk_c</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">for this recipe.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="light">Source : <a href="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/recipe_print.asp?recipeid=875">http://www.mrbreakfast.com/recipe_print.asp?recipeid=875</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: verdana, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><img alt="" height="7" src="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/c.gif" width="5" /></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-36523395749929560172010-09-16T17:14:00.000-07:002010-09-16T17:14:49.273-07:00Ten Minute Omelette<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPneNipqrwPNQY0YUfVTnyqcpQieHs8piXWx9i_gvZhPrNQDG1v1vf0cuXp9kD1N_OAJi0K95jsBrRu6bWF4VDJou_gYVaZ0FyM5gJ_pSzgesRkxlsOhHJiiBIzJgU7m6TIxGJKEAUBY/s1600/recipe_print_head.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><img border="0" height="43" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPneNipqrwPNQY0YUfVTnyqcpQieHs8piXWx9i_gvZhPrNQDG1v1vf0cuXp9kD1N_OAJi0K95jsBrRu6bWF4VDJou_gYVaZ0FyM5gJ_pSzgesRkxlsOhHJiiBIzJgU7m6TIxGJKEAUBY/s320/recipe_print_head.gif" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">(3 servings)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1026" type="#_x0000_t75" alt=""
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<span class="apple-style-span">Beat egg yolks with pepper flour, butter and water until fluffy. Fold yolks into egg whites.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Pour into a well greased skillet. Cover tightly. Reduce heat to low and cook 8 to 10 minutes on top of range until surface of omelette is dry.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><i>10... 9... 8... Blast off to breakfast!</i></span><i><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Mr Breakfast would like to thank</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><b>taintfair</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">for this recipe.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Source : </span><a href="http://www.mrbreakfast.com/recipe_print.asp?recipeid=923">http://www.mrbreakfast.com/recipe_print.asp?recipeid=923</a></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-30278499216129337492010-09-16T17:06:00.000-07:002010-09-16T17:06:18.602-07:00Mexican crema<h2 style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">...delicious homemade sour cream</span><o:p></o:p></span></h2><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>BY</b></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-transform: uppercase;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #888888; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-transform: uppercase;"><a href="http://hubpages.com/profile/John+D+Lee" style="outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>JOHN D LEE</b></span></a></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Authentic Mexican food is very unlikely to be covered in a thick and gloopy layer of suspiciously orange melted cheese. Cheese is actually used pretty sparingly in true Mexican cooking, and is more often a crumbled hard cheese than a soft a melted cheese.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB9e6qjQGNoCrM9-o-W79xBdDiZlKF1Wrxkvg85GHj4FDY-nafziWVxjMRM0od2-04wU1FmN3M1PYm0dm0R138SdbkkzZf3p-WeND8XIT610b5IFuQZAetdAH0Ucld8lWieF-9h8jZLM/s1600/Mexican+Sour+Crema.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB9e6qjQGNoCrM9-o-W79xBdDiZlKF1Wrxkvg85GHj4FDY-nafziWVxjMRM0od2-04wU1FmN3M1PYm0dm0R138SdbkkzZf3p-WeND8XIT610b5IFuQZAetdAH0Ucld8lWieF-9h8jZLM/s400/Mexican+Sour+Crema.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Now don't get me wrong, I like a little melted cheese as much as the next guy, but for a true taste of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region>, try substituting the melted cheese for this easy and delicious homemade crema (Mexican sour cream). This crema is often drizzled over dishes, and is a delicious accompaniment to the complex chile heat of a good Mexican dish.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Making your own sour cream is a cinch, and all you need is time to produce something that is infinitely better than store bought sour cream.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You can use either half and half or heavy cream for this. If you use the heavy cream it will be VERY thick!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Homemade sour cream</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">500 ml (about 1 pint) of half and half, or heavy cream</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></strong></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">¼ cup of cultured sour cream or butter milk</span></strong><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You will mix these two ingredients together well, in a very clean bowl, with a very clean spoon, and cover and allow to sit on the counter at room temperature. Sour cream is formed by the natural acidification casued by the endogenous bacteria in the cultured buttermilk or sour cream.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Let the cream sit on the counter for between 12 and 24 hours. It is done when it has thickened, and has a slightly sour tang. Store in the fridge until ready to use. This product does not contain any preservatives, and thus should be consumed within a couple of days of making. It tastes so good that this is rarely a problem!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You must use a sour cream or buttermilk with a living bacterial culture. Most of the commercially available sour creams will not have a living starter, but many butter milks will. The product information should tell you whether or not a living culture is contained within. You can interchange either the butter milk or the sour cream for the same eventual effect.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Drizzle this cream over the top of Mexican dishes, or serve on the side with fajitas, burritos, tacos…whatever!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 13.5pt; margin-bottom: 9.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This makes a very nice change from melted cheese, and truly is authentic Mexican!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span>Source : <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Homemade_Mexican_crema_This_Mexican_sour_cream_is_easy_to_make_at_home">http://hubpages.com/hub/Homemade_Mexican_crema_This_Mexican_sour_cream_is_easy_to_make_at_home</a><o:p></o:p></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-13881513951926185852010-09-12T20:44:00.000-07:002010-09-12T20:44:24.052-07:00Oil Change - Is the 3,000-mile oil change outdated?<h1 style="line-height: 14.65pt; margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Like the ’55 Chevy, the 3,000-Mile Oil Change Is Pretty Much History</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span class="byline"><span style="color: grey; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span>ALINA TUGEND</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: grey; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I STILL remember learning from my father how to carefully remove a dipstick to check the oil level in our cars. It was drilled into me — along with turning off the lights when you left a room and clearing the plates off the table after dinner — that oil needs to be changed every 3,000 miles or so.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m not sure what I thought would happen if I didn’t, but I vaguely imagined an unlubricated engine grinding to a halt.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJrE9cfFlyJVVbRnRuwbizTsQ5yOLIQSsHsEtQAKqZnvg3yrzAJuAVgzTCwRfvCvtRt54yrXDc9VDFeCKShWF8vfqmie9pPY_3g1ghopzpB98mdgzQl8XEyuUppozeCFVLWb4uxz8oX8/s1600/Oil+Changes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicJrE9cfFlyJVVbRnRuwbizTsQ5yOLIQSsHsEtQAKqZnvg3yrzAJuAVgzTCwRfvCvtRt54yrXDc9VDFeCKShWF8vfqmie9pPY_3g1ghopzpB98mdgzQl8XEyuUppozeCFVLWb4uxz8oX8/s320/Oil+Changes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Childhood habits are hard to undo, and that’s often good. To this day, I hate seeing an empty room with the lights on.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But sometimes, we need to throw aside our parents’ good advice. In March, for example, I wrote about how we should<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AoEvhQix4Aqe3xtpASkad9470tIF;_ylu=X3oDMTE2aDUwcDVzBHBvcwMxBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDcmVsZWFybnRoZWRp/SIG=1431tg541/**http%3A/www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/your-money/13shortcuts.html%3F_r=1%26scp=1%26sq=Alina%2520Tugend,%2520dish%2520soap%26st=cse"><span style="color: #1a5488;">relearn the dishwasher and laundry soap habits</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>we inherited from our mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Add frequent oil-changing to that list.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“There was a time when the 3,000 miles was a good guideline,” said Philip Reed, senior consumer advice editor for the car site<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Au.NN1vd3Z0qzxqjMk0vLys70tIF;_ylu=X3oDMTE0Nm1tdWg2BHBvcwMyBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDZWRtdW5kc2NvbQ--/SIG=10ome6kc0/**http%3A/Edmunds.com/"><span style="color: #1a5488;">Edmunds.com</span></a>. “But it’s no longer true for any car bought in the last seven or eight years.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oil chemistry and engine technology have improved to the point that most cars can go several thousand more miles before changing the oil, Mr. Reed said. A better average, he said, would be 7,500 between oil changes, and sometimes up to 10,000 miles or more.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The California Integrated Waste Management Board ran public service announcements for several years about “the 3,000-mile myth,” urging drivers to wait longer between oil changes. Although the information is a few years old, the board has a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=Aq7TirAsjnMUrtkuXS1Tb8g70tIF;_ylu=X3oDMTE2OThhb2owBHBvcwMzBHNlYwNuZXdzYXJ0Ym9keQRzbGsDbGlzdG9mY2Fyc29u/SIG=11k2rsd09/**http%3A/www.calrecycle.ca.gov/UsedOil/OilChange/"><span style="color: #1a5488;">list of cars on its Web site</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and how often they need oil changes. The concern is not only the cost to drivers, but the environmental impact of throwing away good oil, said Mark Oldfield, a recycling specialist for the agency.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But the situation is not that clear cut, according to Robert Sutherland, a Pennzoil scientist who works at Shell Global Solutions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Rather than picking a number, Mr. Sutherland said, he recommends following what your owner’s manual advises. I checked the manual for our 2007 Mazda5 and had to determine if my typical driving included a lot of stop-and-go driving, short distances, extended idling, muddy, rough or dusty roads or really humid or cold temperatures.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Hmm. Yes, to short distance and stop and go. So that meant I should get the oil changed every 5,000 miles. If I did a great deal of longer-distance highway driving, it would be every 7,500.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The different types of driving are usually known as severe and mild (which is also sometimes called normal), Mr. Sutherland said, which seems counterintuitive since most of us probably don’t think we drive in severe conditions. But we do.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The reason, he said, is that if you take a trip of less than 10 miles or so, the engine and the oil are not completely warmed up. And if the oil is still cool, he said, it cannot absorb the contaminants that come from internal combustion as efficiently.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“It’s designed to work best when fully warmed up,” Mr. Sutherland said. “If you’re running to the music lesson, to school, the gym, that’s severe driving conditions.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mr. Sutherland said he has a mild commute. “It’s 47 miles, all highway.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">What actually happens if you don’t change your oil? Well, it doesn’t run out, it simply gets dirtier and dirtier. It’s like mopping the floor with a bucket of water and detergent. The water starts out clean, but the more you use it, the filthier it gets. Eventually, you’re making the floor dirtier if you don’t change the water.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Some people remain attached to the 3,000-mile oil change and have a hard time trusting the recommendations in the owner’s manual. If you’re one of those skeptics, you can send your engine oil out to be analyzed. Blackstone Laboratories in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Fort Wayne</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Ind.</st1:state></st1:place>, one of the best-known places for engine oil analysis, will send you a free kit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">You send back an oil sample and for $25, they’ll tell you all sorts of things about your car.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“We would compare what your oil looks like compared to the average Mazda5 of that year,” said Kristen Huff, a vice president at Blackstone. If there is a lot more lead in my oil than in a typical Mazda5, for example, it means I have a bearing problem, she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Her lab runs about 150 samples a day and a fair percentage of those are consumers looking to find out how often they need to change their oil, Ms. Huff said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“Very often, it is the case that they’re changing their oil too often,” she said. “They do what their dad did with his ’55 Chevy.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotW2RhJ1xiheFAtznFNwwOwBB1J4SNH7JoP6B6C4-ew9a6eg7exu04R5TcwhrNHA7K2Jckjxde0UW-ZJRucY3JsxzAQzInWHm3qXummkzQ1TgGIpnzhGA4CiezuJUS4SIWxczYic4mQA/s1600/oil_change2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotW2RhJ1xiheFAtznFNwwOwBB1J4SNH7JoP6B6C4-ew9a6eg7exu04R5TcwhrNHA7K2Jckjxde0UW-ZJRucY3JsxzAQzInWHm3qXummkzQ1TgGIpnzhGA4CiezuJUS4SIWxczYic4mQA/s320/oil_change2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Another way to get a more accurate assessment of your oil needs is to buy a car that has a maintenance minder, like a Honda. A light on the dashboard alerts the driver when the system judges that the oil has only 15 percent of its useful life remaining. The time between oil changes varies depending on the driver and driving conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Honda has used such maintenance minders on most models for at least the last five years, said Chris Martin, a Honda spokesman. Previously, the owner’s manual suggested changes every 10,000 miles in mild conditions and 5,000 miles in severe conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Still, some people stick to the 3,000-mile changes, because “the Jiffy Lubes of the world have done a good job convincing people,” Mr. Martin said<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s not just the fast oil change outlets. My sticker from my trusted mechanic states that I’ll need a change in 3,000 miles or three months. But Jiffy Lube, the largest quick oil change company in North America, is now under pressure to change its automatic 3,000-mile recommendation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For about a year, the company has run a pilot program with some franchises across the country suggesting that instead of a blanket recommendation, mechanics tell customers what the manufacturer recommends under mild or severe driving conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“By this time next year, every Jiffy Lube will do it,” said Rick Altizer, president of Jiffy Lube International. And the little sticker on your windshield will no longer simply state when the next oil change should occur, but, “I choose to change my oil” at a specific mileage.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">“It’s so it’s not some arbitrary technician saying this,” Mr. Altizer said, but the consumer’s decision.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mr. Reed of Edmunds.com said car owners often got conflicting messages because of an inherent tension: “The car manufacturers want the reputation that it makes cars that last a long time. The dealership wants to see you every three months.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">But he acknowledged that “3,000 miles strikes a deep chord with the consumer,” adding: “It feels good to get an oil change. If you fill up the car with gas, wash it and change the oil, it runs better. Of course, it doesn’t. But it’s the perception.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Although Mr. Reed is doubtful that most drivers fall into the severe driving category and fears mechanics will use that to push drivers into paying for more oil changes than necessary, Mr. Sutherland said he wouldn’t want “to second-guess the manufacturer.” Vehicles, he said, “are a substantial investment and changing fluids is how you protect that investment.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">So before you go in for your oil change, dig out your owner’s manual and see what it says. And when the mechanic slaps on a sticker that gives the next change date in 3,000 miles, ask questions. And then, go get the car washed. That’s one thing that always seems to be needed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.8pt; margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">September 10, 2010</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"></span>Source : <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Like-the-55-Chevy-the-nytimes-3825041162.html?x=0&mod=pf-family-home">http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Like-the-55-Chevy-the-nytimes-3825041162.html?x=0&mod=pf-family-home</a><o:p></o:p></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-15604447133224087612010-09-10T12:57:00.000-07:002010-09-10T13:06:50.715-07:00WOMEN'S DESIGNER SHOES<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.25pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">The Most Popular Women's Designer Shoes</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">By</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span></span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Yade_Mutaqin" id="togglebio"><span style="color: #1900ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Yade Mutaqin</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">The Giuseppe Zanotti is one of the top designer shoes on the scene now. The E00068 is one from the evening collection, a stunning stiletto heeled black shoe covered with mosaics of small mirrors that are encased in the black leather straps that cross in almost skyscraping fashion. Zippers in the back and an open-toe in the front, these shoes are perfect for a night on the town.</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFYFlkRrI8kJt9gKoN9kiRsT25rUq9JLJDEkVQpI2TqlioQAiW645d5gMAEMrJvVKw5Z8i0BSl6mIdz8JL4Diohc59Z96lGkhNcj8bTgNzU9pJa8ZpwfhbWl2B4m2AsxQbXJCLCHV03g/s1600/images+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgFYFlkRrI8kJt9gKoN9kiRsT25rUq9JLJDEkVQpI2TqlioQAiW645d5gMAEMrJvVKw5Z8i0BSl6mIdz8JL4Diohc59Z96lGkhNcj8bTgNzU9pJa8ZpwfhbWl2B4m2AsxQbXJCLCHV03g/s1600/images+(1).jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Another shoe by Giuseppe Zanotti is the zip cuffed jewel sandal, which has the exotic look of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Egypt</st1:place></st1:country-region> with its high stiletto heel and its give heavily ornamented cuffs that form the straps of the shoe. Each one is patterned differently, one with beads, another with silver studs, another with melted gold, and the last with giant silver balls and golden pieces.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Another hot designer is Bourne, who unleashed a line of stunning designer shoes this year. The Tiffany is an elegant studded stiletto with style and regality. Studded with diamonds and sparkling jewels, the straps of this shoe have a woven pattern and leave space for an open-toed mark of feminine elegance. For a more 1940s flapper look, Bourne offers the Petunia sling back sandal, a rich purple stiletto heeled shoe with a large, elegant, flirty flower at the toe, made with silver beads and purple netting.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">For stylish shoes that are perfect for a fun night on the town, the Christian Louboutin brand offers satin slides that come in black or cranberry satin and are made from criss-crossed satin pieces. With five inch heels and an open-toe, they would match perfectly with dancing dresses and skirts. For more conservative outfits, Christian Louboutin offers black platform or sling back pumps that have elegantly shaped soles and slick, sharp heels, perfect for a job interview or a fancy dinner out on the town.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32OUILJ_LYRIk80w51ayHBohd0ddZrCyPWUAb0QjUpgtnUlH-4RofkD_5oVke2AXJXaQdUbow5mJnhNAs0NpxS4cIwjsl3NjVsA-reJxRG9-OsNOLy-pyLTL0FC3uiyBKsHz_p_8viU/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL32OUILJ_LYRIk80w51ayHBohd0ddZrCyPWUAb0QjUpgtnUlH-4RofkD_5oVke2AXJXaQdUbow5mJnhNAs0NpxS4cIwjsl3NjVsA-reJxRG9-OsNOLy-pyLTL0FC3uiyBKsHz_p_8viU/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">For unique shoes, Badgley Mischka is sure to please. Their design of Hyde offers an extraordinary shoes that comes in a sea blue shade with satin covering and silk ruffles that allow for a classic, elegant, vintage appeal that will be fashionable for decades to come. Another amazing piece by them is the Randee high heel ruffle flower shoe. An beautiful shade of coral pink, the shoe is made up of satin ruffles that cluster at the front of it to create a fancy and beautiful flower body. The Badgley Mischka Carlton pumps with a bow is a perfectly classic shoe perfect for formal dances or weddings. Covered in a bridal dress white satin it is a close-toed pump that is marked with a delicate and ladylike bow beside the ankle.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Finally, for the glamorous and the fabulous, Dolce Vita provides shoes that are stunningly stylish but can be worn in casual settings adding flair to ordinary jeans and t-shirt outfits. The Agatha studded thong sandals are a mixture of flip-flop open toed sandals merged with an ankle-high boot. Wrapped with bold studded cuffs, these shoes are certain to add style to any outfit with which they are worn. For everyday wear, the Dolce Vita Miller studded leather oxfords transform a classic shoe style into a studded thing of beauty and high fashion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Article Source:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Roberto_Sedycias"><span style="color: #1900ff;">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Roberto_Sedycias</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-27533196005870633702010-09-10T12:43:00.000-07:002010-09-10T12:43:22.907-07:00FOODS for WOMEN<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">5 foods every woman must eat</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">KALPANA SHARMA </span></i></b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuKqikNWhGSBvkWhlgnfnvazfdrnzKfblsC4uXiJtwl8gNlJOwelHHdtx1uc30FRxuQRY3wEPZqXpEurDIObhvCHhKdUJPvMZvtIlL9GyKXbnsjL4HB7SzwRcRp2fi0HHVSpIuFAzs5o/s1600/Vegetables+-+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHuKqikNWhGSBvkWhlgnfnvazfdrnzKfblsC4uXiJtwl8gNlJOwelHHdtx1uc30FRxuQRY3wEPZqXpEurDIObhvCHhKdUJPvMZvtIlL9GyKXbnsjL4HB7SzwRcRp2fi0HHVSpIuFAzs5o/s200/Vegetables+-+01.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">We bring to you five nutritional eats that every <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=woman">woman</a> should include in her diet. Happy eating!<br />
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<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Leafy%20vegetables">Leafy vegetables</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Leafy%20vegetables"></a><br />
It is not possible to meet your nutritional needs without having leafy vegetables in your diet. Spinach, legumes, asparagus, lettuce, fenugreek leaves, broccoli are available in abundance and are huge sources of fibre, <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Vitamin">Vitamin</a> C and K, folic acid. It is also a vision protector and provides four essential minerals, i.e. calcium, magnesium, iron and potassium. Try to have it daily in your diet and darker the better.<br />
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<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Whole%20grains">Whole grains</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Whole grains have up to 96 per cent more fibre and essential nutrients and vitamins than refined grains. Advises diet expert <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Honey%20Shah">Honey Shah</a>, "I advise my clients to have whole wheat bread, whole wheat pasta, and brown rice as they are high in essential nutrients and do not contribute to weight gain. You can start your day with whole wheat cereal or a whole wheat bread toast."<br />
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<a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Nuts">Nuts</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Nuts"></a><br />
Make nuts an essential ingredient in your diet. Sprinkle it on salads or breakfast cereals or stir them into yoghurt because they are an excellent source of protein, magnesium and B & E vitamins. They are useful in fighting heart disease and cancer. Nuts are high in fat calories, but their fat is the heart-healthy kind. You can also eat them as an evening snack. But make sure you don't overdo them. About a quarter cup or about 15-20 almonds, cashews, walnuts are good enough a week.<br />
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Yoghurt </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg40bQoff_heXE_rUri0mYI8BJe2OaSfvbe8RpRTCgzD-p1-IlgjrkosKhWhgf4jNpOCFAu7hfwmrkmZ2Dou3KtKt9wZiOzuQ0SYyehTjYfAHqmWjg49lnkBEEI_jmgAgj126f7aDJMQU/s1600/Yoghurt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg40bQoff_heXE_rUri0mYI8BJe2OaSfvbe8RpRTCgzD-p1-IlgjrkosKhWhgf4jNpOCFAu7hfwmrkmZ2Dou3KtKt9wZiOzuQ0SYyehTjYfAHqmWjg49lnkBEEI_jmgAgj126f7aDJMQU/s200/Yoghurt.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
Low fat or plain yoghurt is a great source of vitamins, protein and calcium. It also has healthy bacteria which can fight diseases. "Three to four cups a week is good enough for your diet. But make sure you don't add sugar to it. Instead choose plain yoghurt and add fruits or berries to it," suggests dietician Pinky.<br />
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Berries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
Ever wondered why most of the diet fibre products have berries in them? <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Reason">Reason</a> being berries are high in fill-you-up fibre and also helps curb weight. Berries have more protective plant antioxidants than almost any other food. These antioxidants not only lower your disease risks, but also help prevent memory loss. You can have a bowl full of them thrice a week. It could be fresh or frozen, benefits stay!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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Source : <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5640803.cms?prtpage=1">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/5640803.cms?prtpage=1</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-54434406072390610762010-09-10T12:18:00.000-07:002010-09-10T12:23:20.031-07:00WOMEN and SHOES<h1 style="line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">'Shoes change a woman’s personality'</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><br />
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</span> <span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Famous%20footwear%20designer"><span style="color: #336797;">Famous footwear designer</span></a>,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Jimmy-Choo"><span style="color: #336797;">Jimmy Choo</span></a>, has said that</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=shoes"><span style="color: #336797;">shoes</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">can transform a woman's personality.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Choo, whose creations are sought after by women across the globe, adores his work and believes footwear plays such an important role in people's lives that he relishes the chance to improve their lifestyle.''</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">"We all wear shoes, every day - we have to. So they are a very important part of your wardrobe. They say something about the way you hold your body. Shoes must be elegant, comfortable. They affect the person's</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=personality"><span style="color: #336797; text-decoration: none;">personality</span></a>," Stuff.co.nz quoted him as saying.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The Malaysia-born craftsman has been designing shoes since he was just 11, but admits he still has battles with himself while trying to perfect his styles.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">"I'm a perfectionist. I get angry and I lose my tempter, but only over shoes. My temper is very quick but there's never anything personal. If I lose my tempter with a member of staff, afterwards we'll go for a drink. Maybe I just love my shoes too much!" he added:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Jimmy, 40, recently revealed that it is never too late for people to start wearing heels, but they should not start off with skyscrapers.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">"You should start with two or two and a half inches, get used to that first. But a lot of men, when they've been married for ten years, they walk in front of their wives," he said.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">"When a woman is wearing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=heels"><span style="color: #336797; text-decoration: none;">heels</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">they have to walk more slowly, but sometimes their husbands won't wait for them," he added.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Source : </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/Shoes-change-a-womans-personality/articleshow/6074978.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/fashion/designers/Shoes-change-a-womans-personality/articleshow/6074978.cms</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-39777484378160381502010-09-10T10:41:00.000-07:002010-09-10T10:42:37.955-07:00MOBILE PHONE and DRIVING<h1 style="line-height: 22.5pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">For those who love using mobile while driving</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiCdsSCPDljBvfAevRCJb1T2ygugAs24ogo4op4vfVR7M7t76zREJZrW4NBYdD1i_8n7KmBMEPLmit76QFcrU_4ha1pTVRQUtaA0TfJc9TbsoRR8qExSKO82kFovxSDmx2e9A7LFdYks/s1600/Mobile+Driving.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiCdsSCPDljBvfAevRCJb1T2ygugAs24ogo4op4vfVR7M7t76zREJZrW4NBYdD1i_8n7KmBMEPLmit76QFcrU_4ha1pTVRQUtaA0TfJc9TbsoRR8qExSKO82kFovxSDmx2e9A7LFdYks/s400/Mobile+Driving.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="byline"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Rajan Walia, TNN</b></span> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span">CHANDIGARH</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="apple-style-span">: All of you who are in the habit of chatting on the mobile phone while driving. Just don't do it Your brain just cannot manage driving and chatting simultaneously. A recent research at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Johns</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> says the brain cannot handle the sights and sounds simultaneously.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">And traffic police personnel and neurologists don't differ on this count, either. In a significant decision of Traffic Regulation and Pollution Control case in 1998, 'Namit Kumar versus UT Administration,' justice Sat Pal and justice Swatantra Kumar of <st1:place w:st="on">Punjab</st1:place> and <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Haryana Court</st1:address></st1:street> had instructed the UT administration to start challaning commuters who chat on mobile while driving.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Ever since that <st1:place w:st="on">Punjab</st1:place> and Haryana High Court has been closely monitoring the Chandigarh Traffic Police's role in challaning the defaulters. While talking to Times of Chandigarh, a senior traffic police official stated that during the previous year, they challaned nearly 4,000 violators and this number will get double by the end of this year.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Multitasking has been one of the new buzzwords doing the rounds, but if you brag about what a great multi-tasker you are, don't. Especially when you refer to your ability to drive and gab on the mobile at the same time, warn experts. According to the senior traffic police official, "You can't concentrate on the road when you are talking on the mobile.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">It can cause accidents." Which is why there are continuous drives against such offenders. Neurologist Dr Uday Murgod says, "It's difficult for the brain to handle too many functions at the same time. You have to be extraordinarily gifted to multitask like that."</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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Source : </span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/For-those-who-love-using-mobile-while-driving/articleshow/1257954.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/For-those-who-love-using-mobile-while-driving/articleshow/1257954.cms</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-55410725329062500122010-09-02T09:02:00.000-07:002010-09-02T09:02:14.827-07:00Sciatica<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Secrets of Healing Sciatica</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>By </i></span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kim_Christensen"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Kim Christensen</i></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">You should count yourself lucky if you have not suffered from sciatica. Sciatica happens when you feel pain in the sciatic nerve which is a nerve mass which is rooted in the lumbar spine that travels from there till the crossing at the knee. It goes through the hip and down the outside of the leg till the knee and then the nerve continues to the foot. Pain may occur throughout the entire length or at certain places in varying intensity.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Depending on the cause of sciatica, healing it can be a challenge at times. Some of the common causes of sciatica can be spinal trauma, tumors, stenosis which is narrowing of the spinal channel and also herniated discs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The sciatic nerve continues throughout the back and then branches off into both legs and so any one of the legs can be more susceptible to symptoms than the other. The sensation as described by some patients is that like their leg is on fire. From being mildly discomforting to being intolerable with time, a painful sciatic nerve can cause various ranges of discomfort and pain in the patients. The basis of the symptom is irritation to the sciatic nerve and that the nerve is being pinched. This causes discomfort to the nerve.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Seeing a chiropractor is one of the easy ways to relieve the pain that sciatica causes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chiropractors aim at correcting the problem by determining the main problem rather than providing a temporary solution. If you take the help of a chiropractor, they ease the pain of sciatica in a very natural way. Chiropractors can align your body in the correct way and adjust your alignment and hence your pain will be relived. There are many people who have found peace with the help of chiropractors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Although there is no defined way to heal sciatica, bed rest is usually prescribed for it. At times, the pain from sciatica is so much that patients cannot even move properly. What can be pretty effective is bed rest with periodic movements and physical activity. There are some particular exercises that is prescribed by some doctors. You can try to ease the pain by taking bed rest with proper lumbar support and change in sleeping position. An added help would be lifting your knees with the help of a pillow.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A good and natural method in order to adjust your spine and reduce pain so that it can function better is chiropractic treatment. In order to provide you relief from lower back sciatica, a chiropractor may also perform massage and stretching.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Article Source: <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kim_Christensen">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Kim_Christensen</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-12437609547684429912010-09-02T08:55:00.000-07:002010-09-02T08:55:14.888-07:00Alchemy<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.25pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Can Thoughts Purify Water and Food?</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>By</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i> </i></span></span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Kumari_Mullin" id="togglebio"><span style="color: #1900ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Kumari Mullin</i></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Alchemy is not just changing base metal to gold. Spiritual teacher Jim Self, founder of Mastering Alchemy, states that "alchemy is first recognizing all that is possible, and then transforming one possibility into another. Alchemy is accomplished by changing the frequency of thought, altering the harmonics of matter, and applying the elements of Love to create the desired results."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">In a similar vein, Dr. Emoto, a Japanese subtle energy field (Hado) researcher, teaches that water has a bio-resonance field and is impacted by human thought and actions.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><em><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">"Hado* creates words. Words are the vibrations of nature Therefore beautiful words create beautiful nature Ugly words create ugly nature. This is the root of the universe." ~ Dr. Masaru Emoto, author "Hidden Messages in Water"</span></em><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">"Hado" refers to the intrinsic vibrational pattern at the atomic level in all matter. It is the smallest unit of energy and its basis is the energy of human consciousness. Dr Emoto's water crystal research proves that thoughts and words have the power to change water on a molecular level. He experimented with different words affixed to water jugs, then studied under a microscope as the water froze. The water jugs with positive words like "love and gratitude" created incredibly beautiful and unique crystal patterns like snowflakes. The water jugs with ugly words like "I hate you" would not organize into crystalline structures and remained incoherent and muddy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Emoto took water samples from a polluted lake in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Japan</st1:place></st1:country-region>, and you can see how muddy and unstructured it was, when compared with the beautiful clear crystal taken one hour later after a priest prayed. The implications are enormous for our ability to clean up our environment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Here in <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state>, the water is so nasty even my dog Suki wouldn't drink it. So I spent years researching how to improve our tap water, and now have several systems in place to filter, oxygenate and remineralize it so we all enjoy the taste more and stay hydrated. Since becoming aware of Emoto's research, you can bet I placed stickers with words like Love and Gratitude on my water container and everyone comments how great it tastes!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Applying the Elements of Love through Chanting</span></span></strong><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></strong></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">However, this is not entirely a new awareness. In 1990 I lived in a meditation ashram and often did service in the kitchen. We were advised how important it was to maintain a high vibration while handling all aspects of food preparation as our thoughts and feelings would be transmitted to the food. We were asked to remain silent unless necessary, to eliminate gossip and negativity. A beautiful devotional chant was constantly playing that Indian sages concurred that both the melody and the mantras were particularly beneficial during food prep and eating. Even though I really disliked all facets of food prep, I was often in deep states of bliss in that kitchen.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">At first blush I admit the rules seemed a bit, well, fanatic. However, I was shown the opposite effects very clearly one day when I was eating out at a restaurant with a fellow ashram resident. We were both feeling queasy towards the end of the meal, even though we ordered totally different lunches, so it did not appear to be food poisoning. The food was not digesting well and we couldn't quite figure it out.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">As we debated what was causing our indigestion, we began to hear shouts emanating from the kitchen, and the crash of pots and pans flinging against a wall. Next the waitress came running out crying-clearly not a happy environment! We immediately understood why we were not feeling well! It was the vibration that was going into the food from the stressed out angry chef, not the food itself.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Altering the harmonics of matter with Reiki</span></span></strong><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">I have been practicing Reiki, a natural energy healing method, for 18 years. In the very first class we learned we could apply Reiki, or universal life force, to our water and food to raise the vibration. I have been applying this healing energy to my food and water for many years, especially when eating out.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">For validation, for the past 5 years my partner (and Reiki student) and I would compare notes while applying Reiki to our meals. Our results always matched and some patterns began to emerge. Whenever we prepared food at home, it always held a high vibration and radiated energy back to us. It did not seem to matter if it was organic, vegan, raw or highly processed junk food. It was in our unified field and already seemed to hold a high vibration.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">However, when we went out to eat it was quite varied. Sometimes it would take several minutes of Reiki till the food and water felt vibrationally higher. This food would draw energy from my hands like a thirsty desert dweller, and then finally subside and even out. Other times it would feel even and balanced; only requiring a few seconds of energy. On rare occasions the food would be such a high vibration, it would be giving energy back and flow out so strong it seemed to be healing me!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Changing frequency of thought through Intention</span></span></strong><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></strong></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Then one day about a year ago, right before I ate I caught a frequent thought pattern-"This food is probably really bad for me". I spend a lot of time researching natural healing and healthy foods and of course pesticide-free, organic, living and whole food ranks high on my list of "shoulds"-though unfortunately this is not always how I eat. I realized my thoughts are too powerful to be so negative about my food and perhaps, more potent even than pesticides-<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">my thoughts are literally poisoning me</span></strong>! While I may not have control over how pure all my food is, I do have control over my thinking.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">That very day we began to install a new intention: "<strong><span style="font-family: Verdana;">All my food/water nourishes me at the highest level</span></strong>". While it did not shift over night, we both noticed a significant change in the vibration of all of our food. Now whenever we Reiki our food, no matter where or what we eat, (yes this includes the rare but occasional fast food while traveling) it has a steady and vibrant pulsing giving-back energy!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">We are all energetic beings, living in an energetic world, and we all have the power, through our thoughts, feelings, and healing energy, to purify and uplift our food, our water, our planet, our selves! We are all Alchemists!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75;">Kumari Mullin is a Reiki Master, Animal Communicator, intuitive healer, counselor, attorney, author, and equestrian. She specializes in energetic problem-solving for pets and their people. For the past 22 years she studied and lived with internationally acclaimed meditation masters, energy healers/teachers and with Penelope Smith, the pioneer of interspecies telepathic communication. Kumari has helped thousands of people and their animal friends internationally including doctors, veterinarians, trainers, holistic practitioners, rescue organizations and zoos.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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</div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-75364707279244986772010-09-02T08:48:00.000-07:002010-09-02T08:48:04.866-07:00Crystals and Crystal Healing<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.25pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Bringing a Metaphysical Subject Down to Earth</span></span></span></h1><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">By</span></i></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"> </span></i></span></span></span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vicki_Hadlock"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Vicki Hadlock</span></i></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More than five billion years ago, a star exploded in a fiery supernova. Over millions of years, the swirling, colliding cosmic debris produced larger and larger spatial bodies. Our solar system took shape, and as the red-hot molten rock cooled, water vapor condensed in the earth's atmosphere. Clouds formed. A deluge of rain created the primordial oceans; and crystals formed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crystals</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> are highly structured units of energy in constant motion:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivytPDihdBX9PpkmUQq8UmTj1bYskk1T-QMEz6rhqh4Rar2y1g1ZVNScLDSLSpT4gzgpPV8AiODtUqyXX6GnBnAk8KQ1iqAPTHXzecP7P2A1oWJwT_IwNKt0wjb0UTNaodE6ZKEt3dB8w/s1600/Crystals.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivytPDihdBX9PpkmUQq8UmTj1bYskk1T-QMEz6rhqh4Rar2y1g1ZVNScLDSLSpT4gzgpPV8AiODtUqyXX6GnBnAk8KQ1iqAPTHXzecP7P2A1oWJwT_IwNKt0wjb0UTNaodE6ZKEt3dB8w/s320/Crystals.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they gestate deep within the earth and, metaphorically speaking, assist in uncovering individual buried reserves of power and strength<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they are structured according to precise mathematical rules and adhere to clearly defined geometric patterns<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">they are forced to transmute under intense pressure, and are made exquisite by extremes of time and temperature<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every crystal is unique, with properties and characteristics as varied as their individual strengths. The study of crystals would consume years but a surprising number of benefits can be attributed to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">all</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">crystals.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each and every crystal can be programmed to receive, store, release, reflect, refract, magnify, transform, balance and harmonize, organize, amplify, focus and redirect energy. Thus, the understanding of their endless applications historically documented in virtually all cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Ancient </span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Egypt</span></st1:place></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">'s Pharaohs were entombed with vast quantities of precious jewels, gemstones, and ornate golden statues to assure their enjoyment in the afterlife. These gold encrusted metals were ornamented with:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">carnelian - believed to ensure the soul's passage into the netherworld<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">lapis lazuli - the ancient alchemist's stone of heaven; used by the royal morticians in cosmetizing and painting<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">turquoise - believed to ward off the "evil eye"<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">quartz - the mainstay of the crystal world, and the most versatile, multipurpose stone<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">amber - believed to aid in discovering ancient wisdom and knowledge<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">emeralds - favored by the Pharaohs for their breathtaking green color; symbolized life, growth, fertility, and creativity<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ruby - considered one of the most valuable gemstones of our earth; symbolizes power, passion, and desire<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sapphire - the stone of prosperity and the sister of the ruby<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">topaz - once thought to be tinted with the golden glow of the Egyptian sun god Ra; believed to increase physical strength<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Chinese jade, long believed to be a symbol of wealth and honor, has been treasured since 2950 B.C. The ancient Chinese used jade extensively in treating chronic disease, restoring energy balance, and strengthening spiritual healing power. Jade is incorporated in</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">feng shui</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">to help one improve life by receiving positive</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">qi</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(energy).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The mysterious, enigmatic crystal skulls of </span><st1:country-region w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mexico</span></st1:country-region><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, Central and </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">South America</span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, represent some of the most fascinating archaeological finds of the 20th century. Within the last ten years or so, there have been recently discovered crystal skulls, either excavated or held by private collectors. The mysteries of the Mayan Crystal Skulls have endured for millennia; most interestingly, the prophesied, parallel demise of our world as we know it, and the great cycle of the Mayan calendar on December 21st, 2012.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Individuals familiar with natural healing practices are all pretty well accepting of the universal laws of mind/body/spirit interface philosophies fundamental to Indian Ayurvedic and Native American systems.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crystal</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> healing teaches the basic principles and characteristics of the human energy field:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><ul type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">barite - a sky-blue stone, is favored by many Native Americans, who use it to transform from physical to spiritual beings in their ceremonial practices; is also said to inspire lucid dreams and dream recall<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">emeralds - the ancient Incas and Aztecs in </span><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">South America</span></st1:place><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> believed emeralds were holy; the Vedas, the ancient sacred writings of Hinduism, teach that emeralds are lucky stones that enhance well-being<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nebula stone - black with nebula-like markings for access to cosmic wisdom and understanding<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">pink manganocalcite - is sometimes called the Reiki stone; healers use it to magnify their healing energies<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">serpentine - believed to guard against the bites and stings of venomous creatures; on a metaphysical level, it is thought to help with the rise of kundalini, or "serpent fire" energy through the chakras<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shiva lingam stones - any Indiana Jones enthusiast is familiar with Indy's quest for the 3 sacred stones symbolizing the Hindu god, Lord Shiva; the markings symbolize yoni or female energy, for the perfect balance of masculine and feminine fertility<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sugilite - used by healers to dispel pain and instill peace of mind<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #4b4b4b; line-height: 11.25pt; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">sunstone - used to dispel negativity and fear; radiate health, happiness, and good fortune<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Practitioners of crystal healing develop and experience personal energy sensitivity and healing abilities. By "listening" and being " in tune" with their crystals, they can redirect unhealthy, negative energy patterns; rejuvenate, balance and align their energetic bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Civilized societies depend on quartz as the key component in advanced technologies. The discovery of solid-state silicon radar crystals and transistors turned the tide for the Allies in WW II, and generated new concepts for electronics in oceanographic and atmospheric research. You will never again look at your computer, digital camera, cell phone, crystal watch, cd or dvd player; or even an xray machine; without thinking about the quartz powering these.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Crystals</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, in and of themselves,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">do not heal.</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead, they can be used as a focal point for inspiration and enlightenment; they can prompt practitioners to think and live in healthier ways; and they can be used as conduits for healing energy. This knowledge will awaken intuitions to guide you through the science and the superstition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Good Health!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div style="line-height: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"></span>Article Source:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Vicki_Hadlock"><span style="background: yellow; color: #1900ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Vicki_Hadlock</span></span></a></span></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-3781449664550117672010-09-02T08:43:00.000-07:002010-09-02T08:43:14.489-07:00Healing Energy In Crystals?<h1 style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 11.25pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">By</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=David_Riffey" id="togglebio"><span style="color: #1900ff;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">David Riffey</span></span></a></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">A high school friend asked me a question regarding rocks and crystals. She had recently heard about the "metaphysical" properties that are claimed for different stones and crystals. I have been researching new age and metaphysical philosophy for years. Her question prompted me to put my thoughts and experiences together into words.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIWZ7e40EdEzNv9w27V2qofOVoref7Cb1xvK8HJbDVUJwoc4r0SrgOECxw2UIUTaRirXTtOhpNchWVKTE8TrdEomRoiKsFubA0rB6s3ejIRJgGgLH8vYVNp79PgioL4u2ILAqsGyLvPc/s1600/Crystalz.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIWZ7e40EdEzNv9w27V2qofOVoref7Cb1xvK8HJbDVUJwoc4r0SrgOECxw2UIUTaRirXTtOhpNchWVKTE8TrdEomRoiKsFubA0rB6s3ejIRJgGgLH8vYVNp79PgioL4u2ILAqsGyLvPc/s320/Crystalz.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">When I was in high school, I had a interest in gems. I had lapidary equipment for grinding and polishing cabochons. A cabochon is the dome shaped stones that are typically made out of semi-precious gemstones. Rubies and Star Sapphires are classic examples. My parents and I were taking classes at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Tomlison</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Adult</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Education</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">Center</st1:placetype></st1:place> in St Pete. I even started learning faceting. I had a really nice yellow citrine I started working on. Then we had the car accident up on Highway 19 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Tarpon Springs</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>. My mom was badly injured and was recovering for months. We stopped going to the classes and somehow lost interest. And I found that I did not have the kind of patience needed to sit in one place for long and do that kind of work. (At least back then.) When the "gas crunch" happened a few years later the cost of lapidary equipment went up exponentially.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">So, yes I have had a long interest in rock and gems. I read things about the supposed properties of various stones. I had not noticed anything about them personally that would convince me that any of it was true. I was interested but skeptical.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">I had an experience that has changed my mind a little.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Some years later I began exploring the area of self-development. I was aware of the concept of "subtle energy" from yoga and martial arts. Yoga calls it prana. Karate calls it Chi or Ki. I was reading Yoga Magazine and read an article on a device called a "biocircuit". A biocircuit is a set of copper screens with wires linked to copper handles. The screens are placed underneath the tail bone and the head. The handles are held in the hands. During a state of relaxation the user will go into a deep trance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">The life force energy in the body travels through the circuits and creates a state of restorative balance.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">The thing about subtle energy is that it is subtle. Usually it is never noticed unless in a state of aware relaxation. Muscle tension and chaotic mental self talk will block the sensation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">About 30 minutes later, the session ends spontaneously. It is like a power nap that balances the energy in the body. Many times about 15-20mins into the session, there is a tingling sensation in the hands. The energy flowing through the hands can be felt. I have used biocircuits for years and found that they healed many things for me both physically and emotionally. This was my introduction to the personal knowledge of life force energy. About a month after getting my first set of biocircuits, I went into the back shed and found my old rock collection. I had some quartz crystals. I set up the biocircuit with a couple 2" crystals stuck into the handles of the circuits. That time there was a very pleasant tingling sensation in the crown of my head. I went into the session will neutral expectations regarding what would happen. So I doubt there was much of a placebo effect in this experience. And since then I have tried to duplicate the experience with little effect.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Bottom line - do stones have healing qualities. Yes, in limited ways. I think they can supplement what a person does in meditation and energy healing. The most important factor is your own mind and connection to healing energy. The body and mind are a self healing system. They are designed to take care of themselves if given the support they need.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">These days I think of myself as an open minded skeptic. Many things are possible. There are a lot of people in the "new age" area that are claim many things. Some of those people are just trying to make money. Some are "whack jobs" . Many are sincere but deluded. And there are some people who have a real gift of insight. So the challenge is to sort through and figure out what is true, what is just someone's imagination, and what is a money making con.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">David Riffey is a Freelance Copywriter in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">St Petersburg</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="mso-line-height-alt: 11.25pt;"><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx0OvJ0Cz0lDExAQ39z3lOWbjXv7TgO0gMjkmzIMLie1eyfrSUnSy-ZkjDOo7KddFb8PgutoFtTWr3im2Bcf6AGAH9lMS_3_YewKN3PBIRWSmhP4ldoOFRxYk5xnFEnEwjROi6tkd9Qo/s1600/Gemstonex.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEx0OvJ0Cz0lDExAQ39z3lOWbjXv7TgO0gMjkmzIMLie1eyfrSUnSy-ZkjDOo7KddFb8PgutoFtTWr3im2Bcf6AGAH9lMS_3_YewKN3PBIRWSmhP4ldoOFRxYk5xnFEnEwjROi6tkd9Qo/s1600/Gemstonex.jpg" /></a></div><span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Stones that heal is not a new concept. The art of healing by the use of stones or crystals has been around for ages. Does that mean it really works. Not necessarily, although there is some evidence to suggest it can have a healing effect if used correctly. That could be the key, used correctly and maybe that is where the secret lies. Many cultures have used healing stones over the centuries so maybe there is some truth in it. It has been said that stones, rocks, and crystals all have metaphysical healing properties. These healing properties have been used as a powerful alternative to traditional forms of medicine and healing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Metaphysical healing is a term bandied about here and even associations with magic and the occult. Maybe that is why some people are wary of the whole thing and stay well clear. I mean if the occult and magic is your thing go for it but there are many who would prefer to stay well away. So how does it all work. Apparently there are many trigger points throughout our body as many different sciences will attest to. Everything from acupuncture to various forms of massage use these points to produce a healing effect. Stones are used in conjunction with these trigger points to produce the desired effect.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Even the Romans used stones in conjunction with their hot baths to heal muscle aches and joint pains. The therapy of hot and cold is a proven treatment and is why you should jump in a cool bath or shower straight out of a sauna. Do this several times and the opening and closing of your pores will do wonders. That is why you are likely to see a naked Scandinavian run from a sauna and roll in the snow.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">You can rub stones on your tummy to aid digestion or just walk about rolling a couple of stones in your hand to aid circulation and reduce stress. Abalone shell is good for muscle protection and digestion while amber has electromagnetic properties which is good for asthma and allergies. Many stones are said to have cleansing properties and can bring about physical, mental, and emotional healing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">There is basically a stone for every ailment and if you are that way inclined you will be able to find a book that lists all the properties of all the stones. <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Crystals</st1:place></st1:city> too are used in the same way and have various types of healing characteristics. The very beauty of crystals means that they are now made in to all forms of jewelry. That way you can have the healing crystal of your choice that you can wear as a piece of jewelry. That way your healing power is with you always and is not obvious to all and sundry.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4b4b4b; font-family: Verdana;">Many people have healing stones and crystals in their home as well and each piece must be positioned the correct way and facing the right way to have the best effect on the aura of the home. There are many crystal stores that have sprung up to cater for the growing swing to crystal and stone healing. But you don't have to have a piece of crystal to heal something. If it looks pretty you can have it either to wear or to decorate your home and promote in you a sense of well being.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">I only use the highest quality stones. High quality stones are undyed (if possible), have no chips/fractures, and are not irradiated (to enhance color). I recommend using rounded stones for gemstone therapy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The gemstone properties listed here are for rounded, highest quality gemstones. Non-rounded gem stones may have different effects.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Amazonite: Improves self worth. I find that I have more confidence when I wear this stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/amber.html"><b>Amber</b></a>: Lift heaviness. Amber is great at lifting the heaviness of burdens -- allowing happiness to come through.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/amethyst.html"><b>Amethyst</b></a>: Spiritual Upliftment. This is also the present carrier of the purple color ray. I wear a short necklace of this when I need to communicate effectively. I place this on my stomach/liver when I have stomach problems.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Apatite</b>: Communication. I wear this stone when there has been a misunderstanding. It is also helpful for fighting viruses.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/aquamarine.html"><b>Aquamarine</b></a>: Remind one of the ocean of love and mercy. It can help one understand difficult situations from a love-filled viewpoint. I either wear an aquamarine stone or gaze into an aquamarine crystal. I recommend aquamarine or rose quartz for those who are experiencing a lot of grief.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/aventurine.html"><b>Blue Aventurine</b></a>: Circulation. I get very happy when I wear this stone. I also use this to help clear my congestion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/aventurine.html"><b>Green Aventurine</b></a>: Physical healing. I either place this around my neck or on the area where healing is needed. This is the stone I would choose for overall healing support. For major illnesses, I would use emerald and/or frosted quartz as well. Transparent Aventurine is extremely powerful - however, it needs washing daily (dry flat). Immature transparent aventurine will fade.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Cape</b></span></st1:placetype><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b> </b><st1:placename w:st="on"><b>Amethyst</b></st1:placename></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: Verdana;">: Inner alignment. This seems to balance the inner bodies (emotional, spiritual, etc.) as well as provide more energy. I use a very small sphere (4-6mm) on acupressure points for 1-5 minutes to clear energy blockages. For larger spheres (8mm), use less than a minute. Also good for arthritis - wrap strands of cape amethyst beads around aching joint.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/carnelian.html"><b>Carnelian</b></a>: Balance creativity and mental processes. When my husband was wheezing from allergies, I placed this on him. He stopped wheezing within 30 seconds. When I removed it, he started wheezing again. This worked best with natural carnelian (bright orange).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">However, clear man-made carnelian worked on him as well. Wash carnelian under water after wearing it. Carnelian is the carrier of the orange ray.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/citrine.html"><b>Citrine</b></a>: Upliftment. I wear this to help align my spine. I either place a strand along my spine or wear it around my neck. Citrine encourages the yellow ray to support the body. This stone also helps one process energy work.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/coral.html"><b>Coral</b></a>: Emotional Foundation. Coral protects and strengthens one's emotional foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/diamond.html"><b>Diamond</b></a>: Increase personal clarity. I find this aligns me with my higher purpose as well as offers many healing properties. I have had profound results with diamond therapy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/emerald.html"><b>Emerald</b></a>: Physical and emotional healing. This is the strongest physical healing gemstone that I know. I use it by placing it on the area which needs healing or wearing it around my neck. Emerald is the carrier of the green ray.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Green Fluorite</b>: Hormone Balance. This stone has been helpful with hormonal changes such as PMS and menopause.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Purple Rainbow Fluorite</b>: Change. Helps one get out of ruts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/jade.html"><b>Jade</b></a>: Relaxation. Jade works wonders for my husband when placed on a sore shoulder or back. I have used it to reduce tension in my life. I find that I am calmer when I wear jade.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/kunzite.html"><b>Kunzite</b></a>: Emotional Support. I use this stone to help my mind and my emotions be in sync.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/lapis.html"><b>Lapis</b></a>: Understand the mind. Expanding your viewpoint. It is good for connecting the heart and the mind when worn over the heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/jasper.html"><b>Leopardskin Jasper</b></a>: Bring what one needs. Note that it doesn't necessarily bring in what you want. However, it is a wonderfully supporting stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Mahogany Obsidian</b>: Decision making. It has been helpful in healing my gums as well.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/malachite.html"><b>Malachite</b></a>: Bring harmony into one's life. I have done many meditations with malachite to gather knowledge on gemstones and on myself.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Moldavite</b>: Grounding stone. Really puts one in their body. This is extremely strong -- you may wish to try black onyx for grounding first. It is rumored that it helps you talk to other sentient beings (humans and whales and dolphins). I haven't tried this.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/moonstone.html"><b>Grey Moonstone</b></a>: Helps one accept other stone's powers by cleansing blocks. This can be hard to wear.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/moonstone.html"><b>Orange Moonstone</b></a>: Helps one accept other stone's help by comforting you. This is less powerful than white - but helpful when one really needs a certain stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/moonstone.html"><b>White Moonstone</b></a>: Helps one accept other stone's help through highlighting the others effects. I like this moonstone the most. When worn by itself is balances yin/yang.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/agate.html"><b>Moss Agate</b></a>: Get in touch with nature. Plant knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Mother of <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Pearl</st1:place></st1:city>: Protection; Know mother's love. This stone is a great protective stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/obsidian.html"><b>Black Obsidian</b></a>: Grounding stone. I gaze into it for a very short time (1-5 minutes) each day for 3 days when I need insight into a problem. I use black obsidian when I have been unable to understand what aquamarine has been trying to show me. This is a very strong stone. I use it sparingly.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/onyx.html"><b>Black Onyx</b></a>: Helps one to change bad habits. This is great when used in a necklace. It is a great grounding stone. Black onyx is almost always dyed.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/onyx.html">Mexican Onyx</a>: Helps one sleep better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/opal.html"><b>Black Opal</b></a>: See self as Soul. I find this stone is great for helping one see the possibilities of how one can be all they can be. This stone seems to strengthen bones too.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/opal.html"><b>Opal</b></a>: See possibilities; discover a broader view. I use opal to see all the possibilities in a situation. I find it very freeing when I feel blocked in a situation. Some people find this stone very hard to wear. I find it wonderful. A little opal can go a long way.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/pearl.html"><b>Fresh Water Pearl</b></a>: Enable one to accept love. See the good parts of oneself so you can love yourself and others more.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/peridot.html"><b>Peridot</b></a>: Brings the energies from in the aura to the physical body. This is useful after energy work -- however, one needs to be certain that they are bringing in the new energy -- not the stuff they are trying to purge. Use with caution. If you muscle test (or use a pendulum), test for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/jasper.html"><b>Poppy Jasper</b></a>: Gain a positive outlook. I find that I am very happy when I wear this stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/quartz.html"><b>Frosted Quartz</b></a>: Balance. It is wonderfully soothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/rosequartz.html"><b>Rose Quartz</b></a>: Emotional balance. Very good for expressing and soothing emotions. Try to find undyed rose quartz. I find that gold doesn't mix with rose quartz.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Rhodonite</b>: Emotional support. Helps one take the next step emotionally.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Rhodocrosite</b>: Change. Gives one confidence while making desired changes. Very supportive. One can make large changes very quickly with this stone.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/sapphire.html"><b>Sapphire</b></a>: Mental clarity. Clear mental garbage. Carrier of the blue ray.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Sodalite: Protects from external negative energy. I use it by computers to help reduce the damage from EMF.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Sunstone</b>: Enhances contemplations. I find my meditations are clearer when I wear this stone. Also, I remember my dreams more. I use it for a few days in a row when I find I have not been remembering my dreams.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><b>Sugilite</b>: Absorbs garbage from wearer's aura. I feel lighter when I wear this stone. It uplifts me and gives me more energy.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/tanzanite.html"><b>Tanzanite</b></a>: Changes. Uplifts and opens the heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/tourmaline.html"><b>Green Tourmaline</b></a>: Promote male balance and physical healing. I do not recommend this for females (use emerald or aventurine).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/tourmaline.html"><b>Pink Tourmaline</b></a>: Promote female balance and protection.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/stones/agate.html"><b>Tree Agate</b></a>: Introspection. Helps one view themselves with more clarity and see the world through a broader viewpoint.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Discover the healing properties of unknown gemstones for yourself. Find out what is true for you. Keep your stone with you as much as possible for a week. Place it next to your bedside when you sleep at night; wear it or put it on your desk during the day. Pay attention to your moods, your interactions with others, and your dreams. Do you have any insights? Try asking the question, "What does this stone do?" before going to sleep. It may help your unconscious/higher self/your inner guide tell you what the stone does for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Source : <a href="http://www.jewelrymall.com/therapy.html">http://www.jewelrymall.com/therapy.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-53228772204844585312010-08-30T13:54:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:54:35.866-07:00Black Berry in India<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 22.5pt; mso-outline-level: 1;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;"><b><i>BlackBerry agrees to monitoring of services, govt grants 60-day relief</i></b></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="apple-style-span">NEW DELHI</span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="apple-style-span">: Faced with an August 31 government deadline, BlackBerry mobile phone maker</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Research-in-Motion"><span style="color: #336797;">Research In Motion</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">(RIM) today gave in promising access to Indian security agencies to monitor all its services with immediate effect.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The government, meanwhile, says it won't ban BlackBerry services for at least 60 days, easing up on the threat leveled over access to encrypted data.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Ministry%20of%20Home%20Affairs"><span style="color: #336797;">Ministry of Home Affairs</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">says it will "review the situation in 60 days,'' after telecom authorities examine Research In Motion's proposals to give security agencies greater access to corporate e-mail and instant messaging.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=RIM"><span style="color: #336797;">RIM</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">is facing widespread concern over its strong data encryption, which is beloved by corporate customers eager to guard secrets but troublesome for some governments in the Middle East and <st1:place w:st="on">Asia</st1:place>, which worry it could be used by militants to avoid detection.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Nearly two months after insisting that it does not have the provision to grant access for such monitoring, RIM made certain proposals for lawful access of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=BlackBerry%20Enterprise%20Services"><span style="color: #336797;">BlackBerry Enterprise Services</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">(BES) and BlackBerry</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Messenger"><span style="color: #336797;">Messenger</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">Services (BBM) by the law enforcement agencies.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">RIM's response came after the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/search?q=Home%20Ministry"><span style="color: #336797;">Home Ministry</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="apple-style-span">made it clear that Blackberry has to shut down its operations in the country from September one if it failed to provide access to monitoring of its messenger services.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">"RIM has made certain proposals for lawful access by law enforcement agencies and this would be operationalised immediately. The feasibility of the solutions offered would be assessed thereafter," a Home Ministry statement said.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">The Ministry has made it clear that any communication through the telecom networks should be accessible to the law enforcement agencies and all telecom service providers including third-parties have to comply with this, it said.</span><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Source : </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BlackBerry-agrees-to-monitoring-of-services-govt-grants-60-day-relief/articleshow/6462351.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/BlackBerry-agrees-to-monitoring-of-services-govt-grants-60-day-relief/articleshow/6462351.cms</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-26871655076600423582010-08-30T13:46:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:46:16.553-07:00Body Chemistry - Attraction<h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #953b30; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt;">The Three Key Elements of Chemistry<o:p></o:p></span></h4><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">A friend of mine recently met someone she described as a 'wonderful' man.</span></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span><br />
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">But though he was clearly smitten with her and wanted to progress their meeting, she said she didn't 'feel' anything and wondered if any light could be thrown on her situation. If he liked her so much, why was there no feeling of 'chemistry' on her part, she asked?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">Lots has been written about that elusive chemistry that makes the balloons pop, the hearts stop and the pulses race between two people, but the actual nature of it has been hard to explain. It has been a subject that has exercised our thoughts, and bodies, for ages, and yet it could be as simple as three little words:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>comfort, value</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>and excitement.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">COMFORT</span></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">Often we meet people for the first time and feel really good with them. We have a great rapport in conversation, we are animated in their company, and we enjoy the encounter, but something still appears to be missing. That is because we are only at the first stage of real chemistry: COMFORT. We feel at ease with the other person, we might actually enjoy their attention, but won't necessarily have them even as a friend. That's where it would stop.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">VALUE</span></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">If, however, we feel really good about the person, we believe that we really like them, and we could even see ourself with them, however there is no spark of excitement, that is because there is great VALUE between both parties, which is often misinterpreted for love. Value takes the form of respect, admiration, lots of attention. It is likely too, in this scenario, that one person likes the other more than is reciprocated. In these cases, where the spark is absent but there is much value, one is likely to find relationships based on companionship and security. It is also likely that one person will feel highly disillusioned when that spark is not there further down the line, especially if they hoped it would develop over time. This kind of connection emphasises a mutual feeling of security between the couple rather than love; or, in other mutually agreeable relationships, it could even be for convenience or expediency, especially if the two people are happy sharing each other's space.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">However, true chemistry between two people occurs only when there is a feeling of EXCITEMENT; a definite electrical spark that one physically feels for the other person; the excitement and physical charge necessary to actually fall in love. This is the stage where hearts race faster, as one gentleman said recently, he felt his 'spin-dryer whirring around furiously'. We wish to be near that person as much as possible, to touch them, to be in their presence, to communicate non-stop and simply to bask in the attention and great feeling that envelopes us at these moments.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Incidentally, when there is only excitement without value that is simply lust going nowhere, except for the possible benefit of one person.</span></span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"></span></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">And when there is excitement without comfort or value it means that one person is being used without any real commitment from the other, and mainly for their benefit.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;"><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">It seems that COMFORT, VALUE and EXCITEMENT lie at the heart of true chemistry; the secret of falling in love. Where a relationship isn't really going well it is because one or both parties are missing elements of that chemistry.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">For example, the comfort and value might be in place (representing a warm feeling of security) but the real spark to get it off on a high level is absent or has eroded. Hence why one or both persons will continue to feel that something is missing in the relationship and to keep hoping for something better. Sadly, when that spark is non-existent, when the opportunity for experiencing it arises outside the home, few people are able to resist it, which leads to the inevitable affairs.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">Chemistry is a very powerful force between two people, designed by Nature to bring them together to keep the species intact, but it has very little to do with lust, as some people believe. It's strength depends on whether MUTUAL comfort and value are also in place and, above all, whether that mutual spark is ready to ignite!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">My friend who triggered my thoughts on the matter obviously felt much comfort in her admirer's presence, and much value for him too. However, they clearly differed in that, while he felt the spark of excitement (wanted to hold her, touch her and be with her at every opportunity), she hadn't felt that and had no inclination to touch him either. She valued him, yes; felt comfortable with him, yes, but she certainly didn't wish to progress it with him except on a platonic level, and he wasn't interested in just friendship. He couldn't understand how she didn't feel like he did. A clear mismatch of real chemistry.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">But that's the mystery of chemistry. It cannot be manufactured. It is simply there or it isn't. Most important, those three elements have to be there before one truly feels it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana;">Source : </span><a href="http://www.elainesden.org/attraction.html#The%20Three%20Key%20Elements%20of%20Chemistry">http://www.elainesden.org/attraction.html#The%20Three%20Key%20Elements%20of%20Chemistry</a><br />
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</div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-54500710299919678592010-08-30T13:33:00.000-07:002010-08-30T13:33:21.948-07:00Diabetes<h1 style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Eye disorder common among diabetic adults</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="byline" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">By Lynne Peeples<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><span class="location"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">NEW YORK</span></span></span></b></span></st1:place></st1:state><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">|</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;"> </span></span></span><span class="timestamp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Tue Aug 10, 2010</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(Reuters Health) - Nearly 30 percent of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> diabetics over the age of 40 may have a diabetes-related eye disorder, with 4 percent of this population affected severely enough that their vision is threatened, suggests a new study.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_1"></span>The condition, known as diabetic retinopathy, involves damage to the eye's retina and is the leading cause of new cases of legal blindness among <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> adults between 20 and 74 years old. It also costs the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> approximately $500 million every year.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_2"></span>"The number of people with diabetes is increasing in this country," lead researcher Dr. Xinzhi Zhang, of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>, told Reuters Health.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_3"></span>Yet, he added, estimates of how many Americans suffer from diabetic retinopathy remain more than a decade old. Is this condition on the rise too? Or is screening and treatment keeping it under control?<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_4"></span>For some updated answers, Zhang and his colleagues looked to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a large national study conducted between 2005 and 2008. They identified about 1,000 older adults with diabetes who had undergone diagnostic eye imaging.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_5"></span>Of the patients studied, 29 percent were found to have diabetic retinopathy, and 4 percent had developed vision-threatening cases of the disorder.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_6"></span>The rates were about 40 percent and two and a half times higher, respectively, than estimates dating back to an earlier NHANES study from 1988 to 1994.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_7"></span>"But we don't know if the increase is due to an actual rise in prevalence or if it is due to using a more precise method of assessing damage to eyes in the most recent study," noted Zhang, pointing out that the new study included two digital images of each eye compared to the previous study's single image of one eye.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_8"></span>The researchers found that men had a significantly higher risk of developing diabetic retinopathy compared to women. Other risk factors included a longer duration with diabetes, use of insulin, high systolic blood pressure (the top number in the reading) and high levels of a protein called hemoglobin A1c used to measure blood sugar.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_0"></span>Mexican Americans and non-Hispanic blacks also had significantly higher rates of the condition compared to non-Hispanic whites, report the researchers in the Journal of the American Medical Association.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_1"></span>As the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> population ages and the proportion of racial minorities grows, it is important for the health care system to be prepared for the increasing demand, said Zhang. "With early detection and timely treatment, people have a good chance of preventing or reducing vision loss."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_2"></span>As of 2007, 17.4 million Americans had diagnosed diabetes, with the highest percentage of cases found among people over 65, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_3"></span>Zhang added that it is also crucial for people with diabetes to control their blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure to help prevent complications such as diabetic retinopathy in the first place, and for those who don't already have diabetes, to stave off the condition by losing weight and exercising.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span id="midArticle_4"></span>SOURCE:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://link.reuters.com/wat34n" style="cursor: pointer; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial;"><span style="color: #006e97;">link.reuters.com/wat34n</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Journal of the American Medical Association, online August 11, 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-25846773450570108862010-08-29T16:44:00.000-07:002010-08-29T16:44:05.890-07:00Cancer Signs<h1 style="line-height: 13.9pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; letter-spacing: -0.35pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">Eight cancer signs identified by scientists</span><o:p></o:p></span></h1><h1 style="line-height: 13.9pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #343434; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12.0pt; letter-spacing: -.35pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><o:p> </o:p></span></h1><h2 style="line-height: 14.15pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: -0.1pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">Eight key signs of cancer which offer the clearest indication of the disease have been identified by scientists.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The symptoms predict the risk of cancer with such accuracy in certain age groups that patients should be referred to a specialist straight away unless there is a plausible explanation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">They are:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Bleeding from the rectum (indicative of colon cancer in older age groups)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Iron deficiency anaemia (indicative of colon cancer)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Breast lump (possible breast cancer)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">A rectal examination which suggests cancer may be present (possible prostate cancer)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Blood in the urine (indicative of cancers related to urology)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Coughing up blood (potential lung cancer)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Post-menopausal bleeding (possible cancers related to gynaecology)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-indent: -.25in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Difficulties with swallowing (indicative of oesophageal cancer)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The research, led by Mark Shapley and colleagues from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Keele</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, was published in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Identifying these symptoms has the potential to improve the number of cancers diagnosed early, when people have the best chance of responding to treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The team said GPs should be given better computer systems to arm them with the tools to identify cancers much earlier.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">They should also look closely at the ages of patients and see if they fall into risk groups for specific male or female cancers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Dr Shapley said the eight symptoms had been identified following careful analysis of 25 studies from the <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region>, US, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Belgium</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Denmark</st1:country-region> and <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''We recommend research and development of general practice computer systems to produce effective warning flags when the symptoms, signs or test results with a risk of 5% or more... are entered for patients within the specified sex and age groups.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''GPs should audit their management and reflect upon these cases as part of their appraisal to improve quality of care.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''There should be more open public debate on the level of risk that triggers a recommendation for referral by a GP.''<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">In an accompanying editorial, Dr Kevin Barraclough, a GP from Stroud, said iron deficiency anaemia in a 21-year old female was extremely unlikely to be bowel cancer but more likely if the test results were for a 60-year-old man.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''More research in primary care is urgently needed to inform cancer referral guidelines,'' he said.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Professor Amanda Howe, honorary secretary of the Royal College of GPs, said: ''It's useful to see these well known 'red flag' symptoms and signs validated in primary care research, and reinforces the importance of encouraging patients to discuss worrying symptoms early with their GP.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''Access and thorough examinations will help early diagnosis while further research gives us more detailed epidemiological thresholds for referral.''<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Jessica Harris, Cancer Research <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>'s health information officer, said: ''Studies like this help doctors understand how likely a symptom is to mean cancer, and may help them decide whether to refer their patients for further investigations or specialist advice.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''The particular symptoms this study has highlighted are already thought of as important potential signs of cancer.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''But there are more than 200 different types of cancer, which cause many different symptoms.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">''So if you notice an unusual or persistent change in your body, it's important to get it checked out. When cancer is diagnosed at an early stage, treatment is often more likely to be successful.''<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Source : <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7967090/Eight-cancer-signs-identified-by-scientists.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7967090/Eight-cancer-signs-identified-by-scientists.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5666523030891681977.post-42656700590459358872010-08-29T16:34:00.000-07:002010-08-29T16:34:11.775-07:00Mum matters most in the eyes of their children<h1 style="line-height: 13.9pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">The special lifelong bond that children have with their mothers may have its roots in how our brains react when we see our mothers' faces, according to scientists.</span></span></span></h1><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">By Richard Gray, Science Correspondent</span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"><br />
</span></span> <span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Published: 7:30AM BST 29 Aug 2010</span></span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Mothers are said to hold a special lifelong place in their children's hearts, but it also appears they have a unique significance in their brains too.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Scientists have discovered that when adults look at their mothers' faces, it triggers a stronger response in the brain than when they look at pictures of strangers - or even of their fathers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10px;"><span class="caption" style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.38em; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, the researchers measured the brain activity <br />
of volunteers as they were shown photographs of their parents, strangers and celebrities.</span> <span class="credit" style="color: #666666; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.38em; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 2px;">Photo: Alamy</span></span></td></tr>
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</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines, the researchers measured the brain activity of volunteers as they were shown photographs of their parents, strangers and celebrities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When images of the participants' mothers were shown to them, the scientists found that it "lit up" key areas, associated with recognition and emotion.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The findings suggest that mothers produce a complex and lasting emotional and cognitive response in their children's brain, as a result of the bonding experience that takes place between them and their children, as babies.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Scientists believe the findings shed new light on the extent to which humans experience "imprinting" - a phenomenon observed in many birds and animals in which youngsters form very strong attachments to the first creature they see after being born.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">As a result, the youngsters follow their mother around and can rapidly learn from her characteristics and behaviour, which are said to be "imprinted" on them.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Human babies do not undergo such rapid imprinting, but many scientists believe the bond between mother and child can have crucial implications in later life and even into adulthood.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The new study, which is reported in the scientific journal Brain and Cognition, involved 20 volunteers with an average age of 35.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dr Marie Arsalidou, from the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Toronto</st1:placename>, in <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region>, who carried out the research along with academics from the <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Winchester</st1:placename>, in the <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>, said: "Differential activity to mothers' faces may be attributable to greater exposure to one's mothers face during critical childhood years."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">She added: "The fact that this activation is even seen in adults who have lived away from their parents for many years does suggest that it is certainly a very long-term effect."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Fathers faces produced a strong response in an area deep inside the brain known to contribute to feelings of affection but failed to produce anywhere near as much brain activity when compared to the volunteers' mothers.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Celebrities faces prompted far less brain activity than images of parents, but greater activity than in strangers faces, mainly due to the recognition and memories those faces induced.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Professor Ann Buchanan, director of the Oxford Centre for Research into Parenting and Children at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Oxford</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>, said: "This brain research is giving a physical understand for things we know emotionally.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"It seems like the brain is born like a disk that has been formatted but nothing has been put into it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16.55pt; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #404040; font-family: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">"This crucial interaction between the primary carer, which is usually the mother, is crucial for brain development and later emotional development."<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Source : <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7969398/Mum-matters-most-in-the-eyes-of-their-children.html">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/7969398/Mum-matters-most-in-the-eyes-of-their-children.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>AdamXaadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07670575803831256969noreply@blogger.com0