A nurse discovered a safe, easy way to remove ticks where they automatically withdraw themselves when you follow her simple instructions. Read this one as it could save you from some major problems.
Spring is here and the ticks will soon be showing their heads. Here is a good way to get them off you, your children, or your pets. Give it a try.
A School Nurse has written the info below--good enough to share--and it really works!
"I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great because it works in those places where it's sometimes difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc."
"Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20 ); the tick will come out on its own and be stuck to the cotton ball when you lift it away.
This technique has worked every time I've used it (and that was frequently ), and it's much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me.."
Also, if you just pull a tick off, their heads sometimes break off and are left under the skin so this is much safer. Be aware
also that a tick with a white speck on its back is a Deer Tick, these can cause Tick Fever so check yourself and your family good if you see any of these!
"Unless someone is allergic to soap, I can't see that this would be damaging in any way. Please pass on. Everyone needs this helpful hint.
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Escaped commieny I am glad to hear this, we have a tick problem in Florida and had heard using vasaline to smother them was useful, but that doesn't remove them. I use a fine comb on the dogs and tweezers in the past. Thank you. They are on Frontline but still....
When my doc and I talked a couple of weeks ago, she said I didn't have to take my insulin all at once. Since I split it, my sugar has stayed between 100 and 160. Since it was always over 200 in the morning, and over 170 after eating. I'm happy.
For the uninitiated, it's supposed to be 120 or less in the am, and 150 or less 2 hours after meals.
Isn't it amazing how much the right info helps?
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Gerty This is good news, Miss Balo--keep up the good work!
May 7 at 15:28 EST .
Balogreene Went to the Dr. today. We had a long talk about my diabetes, which has never been under good control. I feel like I take too much insulin (the pills make me sick ). But, I quit eating cookies, cakes etc. a couple of years ago, if I eat even one, I start craving more. Keeping track of my food, I find I eat less than a thousand calories a day. My dear sweet Dr. found herself in the odd position of telling me I have to eat more carbs, and more food. At least that means I can eat more fruit, and rice, and sweet potatoes, and other good things.
On the other hand we did change the way I take my insulin, not the dosage. I just have to remember to graze constantly, and not rely on three meals. I get so full on a meal, I don't snack. And I have to remember to snack on things other than fresh veggies, things with carbs.
April 15 at 21:19 EST .
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Balogreene Went to the cardiologist today. He's happy with all my numbers, so I guess I'm healthy. At least for the next four months when they want to see me again. They both changed up my medicine. Oddly not the dosage, just how I take it.
Miraculously, they both showed the same weight. A 20 lb. loss since July.
April 16 at 21:17 EST .
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Straitpath Wow, congratulations! I am working on my weight. I don't want to be too heavy in my casket for my pallbearer grandsons, lol.
April 18 at 23:32 EST .
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Balogreene Straitpath, I haven't been working on it. I quit eating sweets a couple of years ago, and lately I quit eating most meats. I do try to make sure I get enough protein, veggies and fruit, but that is about it. I also try to only eat whole wheat or rye bread, whole wheat pasta, and brown rice. I don't know what that does.
April 19 at 18:07 EST .
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Bettijo Here is an interesting video about Coconut Oil being beneficial to memory function
http://tv.greenmedinfo.com/coconut-oil-improves-alzheimers-p atients-ithin-minutes/ I already have some I was going to use for cooking...now I think I will take 2 T each morning. It can't hur
April 7 at 18:42 EST .
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Hollyhock My husband has tremors. I will show him this video and hopefully we will be more consistent about using coconut oil. Anything to avoid taking meds.
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Linder Gramps had the second cataract surgery today...doing fine. I sat in the waiting room with his cousin who had driven his friend for the same surgery. Later I realized that almost all of our conversation had been about health concerns. That can become a bad habit and I vow to not let it happen again.
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Bettijo Trader Joe's eliminated GMOs from its private-label products back in 2001 - what's taking Whole Foods so long? (NaturalNews ) In the wake of the recent announcement by Whole Foods Market that the retailer will require the labeling of all foods containing genetically-modified organisms (GMOs ) in its stores by 2018, many in the natural health community are now wondering, why the long wait? Whole Foods' reluctance to adopt truth-in-labeling standards in a more timely fashion illustrates that the company's priorities are somewhat muddled, especially since one of its major competitors, Trader Joe's, completely removed GMOs from its product line more than a decade ago without issue.
Whole Foods and Trader Joe's are similar in that both grocers are highly regarded by the natural health community for their extensive selection of "natural" and organic foods, but neither company currently labels the presence of GMOs in its products. But the primary reason why Trader Joe's does not label GMOs, according to an information page posted on the company's website, is that none of its private-label products, which represent the vast majority of products in the store, contain GMOs.
"Our approach to Genetically Modified Organisms is simple: we do not allow GMO ingredients in our private label products (anything with Trader Joe's, Trader Jose's, Trader Ming's, etc. on the label )," explains a Trader Joe's Customer Update from December 12, 2012. "Our efforts began in 2001, when we determined that, given a choice, our customers would prefer to eat foods and beverages made without the use of genetically engineered ingredients."
This is a far cry from how Whole Foods has handled the GMO issue, at least until very recently, despite more than likely having had similar input from its customers. For years, we here at Natural News have been calling on Whole Foods to take action and not only label GMOs in its stores, but also to remove them from its own product line. And while we are pleased that Whole Foods has taken the lead on the labeling issue by at least establishing a timeline for a complete phase-out, Trader Joe's has been much more judicious in actually getting the job done.
"While developing products containing ingredients likely to come from genetically modified sources, we have the supplier of the product perform the necessary research to provide documentation that the suspect ingredients are from non-GMO sources," says Trader Joe's. "This documentation is in the form of affidavits, identity-preserved certification of seed stock, and third-party lab results from the testing of the ingredients in question."
Trader Joe's double checks to make sure its products are actually GMO-free Beyond this, Trader Joe's explains that it routinely conducts random audits on products sold in its stores that contain "suspect ingredients" in order to ensure that customers are not being exposed to GMOs as a result of potentially unscrupulous suppliers using bad ingredients. This is commendable, as prior to the company's latest update on GMOs, there was no indication as to how Trader Joe's ensures that its products are actually GMO-free.
Surfhut Whole Foods is called Whole Paycheck in my house. We have one here in OKC. Wish we had a Trader Joe's.
April 3 at 20:13 EST .
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BirdsNest I just found this YouTube video on Whole Foods betrayal of the consumer about the GMO products they sell and worse misinforming the buying public.
Escaped commieny Not sure if this should be here or the Politic wall, but Doug Ross has a copy of the 16 page application for subsidy, if that is approved then there is another for actual health care. Before anyone can scoff, we know a lot of middle income people are now at the poverty level, through no fault of their own.
Surfhut What jumped out to me was a lot of people not being able to even fill out the form. I am the HR dept. at my small company. Most of our employees are blue collar. They have big math brains (can do algebraic calculations in their sleep, program a $200,000 machine to make teeny, precise cuts to a solid piece of steel, etc. ) but can't spell the name of the street they live on. I have to fill out the currently simple insurance application forms for them.
Truth is, paperwork scares them. They see being able to do paperwork as belonging to a world where only smart people belong. My tin foil hat tells me that Obamacare, the ever increasing Tax Code, etc. are all part of a grand scheme to make the great unwashed just give up and let someone "smarter" take care of the details.
Hope this makes sense.
March 17 at 10:17 EST .
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Escaped commieny Yes it does, it used to be called baffled them with bull sticks, but this regime wants everyone to either give up or give in. Well guess what zippy, we are American's!! We have never given in or given up, sure we get down sometimes, but you ain't gonna win, got that?
March 17 at 16:35 EST .
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Hollyhock I read something recently about GMO food crops. Sometimes I can't remember where I read stuff. There is a defect in the DNA of GMO seed that makes the crop susceptible to mold. That would be another reason to stay away from growing that seed. Also read that last years crop of basmati rice grown in India was reduced by 40%. Could the two be connected? To Asian people rice is a staple. Look at the price of basmati rice now. When I buy rice I get Lundberg's.
March 10 at 19:30 EST .
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Balogreene My Vietnamese friend buys 5 pounds of rice at a time. Just regular white rice. I'm not sure why, her husband is an American, and her kids eat more "American" than Vietnamese. She says to buy it at Asian stores. We have a lot in our area, I don't know about others. I know there weren't as many even in the part of Manhattan I used to live in. But, it's cheaper there than at the supermarket.
I just have one thing to say about that, as a diabetic, we don't eat that much rice.
March 10 at 21:54 EST .
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Bettijo Some months ago, Bill O'Reiley recommended a book, "Wheat Belly," by William Davis, MD. I bought and read the book and I wholehartedly recommend it for everyone. Dr. Davis explains that the wheat we buy today is vastly different from what our grandparents ate. He explains about the GMO and why to avoid it. I just read the other day that Whole Foods was going to lable all the products they sell identifying any that contain GMO. My family has gone "gluten free." That solves the problem of inadvertently ingesting GMO. Incidentally, we love being gluten-free. I have not lost any weight, but I feel better.
March 11 at 18:51 EST .
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Hollyhock I am trying to go gluten free now. I am reading and studying J.J. Virgin's diet book which deals with food intolerance. To begin with I eliminate gluten, dairy, eggs and sugar. I have known about GMO for a while and avoid it when possible.
March 11 at 19:27 EST .
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Balogreene I have to admire you guys. I still can't eliminate gluten or dairy. Sugar, yeah that's been a couple of years, but dairy, never. GMO is hard, cause you don't know where it is. Good luck.
Bettijo OK. I give up. I have written this lengthy post twice and before i posted it, I was switched to another wall and my post went to never-never land. I will not try to recreate my masterpiece, but would like to say that it is easy to be GF as the stores are full or gluten free products and the Web is full of delicious GF recipes. PeaPod identifies its GF products. If you indicate you want GF it will only show you GF items in main list and in a second list it will tell you that these items are not GF. I am posting this before it disappears again!
March 12 at 16:30 EST .
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Bettijo Continuing...look in the frozen food section for delicious GF breads, bagels, pizza, and cupcakes. Some stores have an aisle dedicated to GF products that do not have to be frozen. You can even get GF bread crumbs. Of course all meats, veggies, fruit, dairy, etc. are gluten free. It really is easy and good. I found a wonderful recipe for cinnamon rolls on internet, time consuming, but worth it. If anybody wants it, I will post it.
Balogreene, do not try to eliminate more than one thing at a time. Once you are comfortable without gluten for several months, then eliminate sugar or whatever, but don't rush it. Good luck.
March 12 at 16:40 EST .
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Balogreene Okay, a girl at work is going gluten, and dairy free because of Psoriasis, Also can only eat fish and chicken. She says it works. I have eliminated sugar. I will not eliminate dairy. And truthfully, I will try gluten, but I am not convinced, for me.
March 14 at 21:29 EST .
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Bettijo Gosh, I am having a terrible problem with Psoriasis. Been to doctor three or four times for this, have prescription for topical medication. Nothing seems to help. Nobody said to eliminate gluten, but I have been gluten-free for several months and that has not helped. I rarely have any dairy products anyway. Please let us know if your friend at work is helped by her diet changes. Thanks.
March 15 at 17:25 EST .
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Bettijo Somebody (maybe Ms. Cow? ) posted that they take cinnamon daily. Would you please tell me what kind of cinnamon and how much? Thanks.
March 5 at 16:07 EST .
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Escaped commieny In a recent double-blind, placebo-controlled trial,17 a group of individuals (average age 61 ) with high blood sugar taking 500 mg per day of this form of cinnamon extract experienced an average decline of 12 mg/dL in fasting blood glucose after just two months. It also produced a significant decrease in postprandial glucose spikes (by an average of 32 mg/dL ) after ingestion of 75 g of carbohydrates. http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2010/ss20 10_Protect-Your-Body-from-a-Silent-Kille r_01.htm?source=search&key=cinnamon Or go to Lef.org and put cinnamon in the search box for protocols and other articles
March 5 at 20:18 EST .
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Balogreene Interestingly, my cardiologist, and my endocrinologist (diabetes ) both recommended 500 mg a day. I take capsules.
March 8 at 19:45 EST .
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Escaped commieny For heart health (DH has 3 stents ) we use oatmeal, raw honey, cinnamon, garlic and now this latest supplement of cayenne pepper for his joints. The Creator truly gave us all we need for health, apple cider vinegar, I could go on and on. My mom was a nutritionist so she handed it down. I remember when my best friend fell onto a rusted drain pipe and got a nasty bloody gash. My Aunt shaved off some phels naphtha soap, squished it in her palm with white sugar to make a salve, applied it- it prevented infection and Renie never had a scar.
March 8 at 21:42 EST .
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Escaped commieny Birdy is was either you or Attercliffe that put me on to Puritan Pride, they have the best deals. I did some part time work at a health food store when John McPain tried to say American's shouldn't be allowed to self medicate, you should have seen the mile long signatures on the petition, hah. ( why doesn't he just change parties already, geesh )
March 8 at 21:49 EST .
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BirdsNest Puritan Pride does have good deals but when we get ready to order vitamins/supplements we usually make a list and compare PP with Swanson's and go from there. The last time we ordered PP because they have a supplement that Swanson's does not have. Compare their prices to WalMart and you will be surprised at how much you can save. Also some studies have been done on Cumin and diabetes but they are not yet conclusive. If you do not have capsules you can take a T. of cinnamon and mix it with honey and take it that way. We were loading our own into gel caps but PP had a deal on cinnamon that was really good so we bought from them. Gel Caps are not that cheap. Hagar uses gel caps to split BP pills, put them in the capsule and they are easier to take. If he takes the prescribed dose he falls asleep and cannot work so he cut the dose in half for each time he takes it (2X a day ).
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