I am quilty of doing something that I have all along condemned others for doing.

Not only did I post a poll linking to a site to vote your choice for VP without checking Snopes (I would have thought I'd learned my lesson there), I trusted my sister's email. (I did learn years ago never to follow her directions or trust her with my clothes.)

This was bad but excusable as we all jump the gun sometimes.

What I am sorry about is that by asking Dems to go and vote I was doing exactly what I was accusing the Reps of doing. Believe me I do not like the feeling of being a Hypocrite. Like a hair shirt or something. I am grateful to Art for pointing out my foible and this is my attempt to clear the air or stopping the buck here!.

On top of all of this I did what I swore I would never do. I posted a volitile poll which was of course caviar to those passionate Republicans and Democrats that feel the need to continuously berrate the other side.

So again I appolgize. Up until now I have considered myself one of the peace makers of the site along with being the Laughter Fairy. Dang I must be human. Who knew?

Fri Oct 3, 2008 7:01pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A researcher who figured out that Coke explodes sperm and scientists who discovered that people will happily eat stale chips if they crunch loudly enough won alternative "Ig Nobel" prizes Thursday.

Other winners included physicists who found out that anything that can tangle, will tangle and a team of biologists who ascertained that dog fleas jump farther than cat fleas.

The Ig Nobels honor real research, but are meant as a funny alternative to next week's deadly serious Nobel prizes for medicine, chemistry, physics, economics, literature and peace.

Awarded by the editors of the Annals of Improbable Research, a scientific humor magazine, the prizes are based on published research, some intended to be humorous but often not. Usually the "honored" researchers go along with the joke.

Deborah Anderson of Boston University Medical Center and colleagues were awarded the chemistry prize for a 1985 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine that found Coca-Cola kills sperm.

She said she was serious in testing the soft drink because women were using it in a douche as a contraceptive and, later, to try to protect themselves from the AIDS virus.

"It definitely wouldn't work as a contraceptive because sperm swims so fast," Anderson said. But Coke made with sugar quickly kills sperm, she said, probably because sperm soak it up. "The sperm just kind of explode," she said in a telephone interview.

It kills the AIDS virus too, she said.

The Ig Nobel committee made up a "nutrition prize" to go to Massimiliano Zampini of the University of Trento, Italy and Charles Spence of Britain's Oxford University, who tricked people into thinking they were eating fresh potato chips by playing them loud, crunching sounds when they bit one.

The biology prize goes to a French team that found dog fleas can jump higher than cat fleas, while the medicine prize was awarded to a team at Duke University in North Carolina who showed that high-priced placebos work better than cheap fake medicine.

Dorian Raymer of the Scripps Institution in San Diego and a colleague won the physics prize for demonstrating mathematically why hair or a ball of string will inevitably tangle itself in knots.

The peace prize was given to the Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology for adopting the legal principle that plants have moral standing and dignity. There is a website explaining this: here

A team at The University of Sao Paulo in Brazil won a special archaeology prize for showing how an armadillo can mess up an archaeological dig.

The economics prize went to researchers at the University of New Mexico who learned that a professional lap dancer earns bigger tips when she is most fertile, while David Sims of Cass Business School in London won the literature prize "for his lovingly written study 'You Bastard: A Narrative Exploration of the Experience of Indignation within Organizations'," the committee said.

Past winners include the creator of the plastic pink flamingo, a researcher who recorded a mallard duck sodomizing a dead drake and a doctor who cured hiccups by applying digital rectal massage.

(Reporting by Maggie Fox, editing by Anthony Boadle)

Dear Friends,

Fire in the Head, Fire in the Heart, Fire in the Belly
A flame is growing in my heart. Holding court at its center are these two phrases: the potential emergence of a World Civilization and a World Spirituality. I realize that these twin flames have been burning in me one way and another all through my life. This is the year I plan to explore them both, within the framework of study and process inherent in the Mystery School.

The next 25 years happen to be the most critical years for the human species. In Mystery School, I am determined to explore ways of creating and sustaining a sexy and powerful world vision, vigorously alive in the imagining of each participant, and also shared mutually; then finding the skillful means to bring that vision into reality, both individually and collectively.

A wise and prescient friend says that Mystery Schools around the world need to evolve people capable of stabilizing these as open-ended possibilities, people willing to learn the requirements of claiming the joys and responsibilities of being world citizens while holding a potent sense of world spirit. And people committed to living passionately within this knowing will practice the goodness that must be offered if we are to live through the intense changes that are upon us in ways that will allow our children and our planet to thrive.

What Mystery Schools Do
Mystery Schools exist to train people in recognizing and remembering the great mystery that dwells within each of us - to honor the world traditions from which we spring, and to prepare body, mind and spirit to create a beneficent and beneficial future for every one.

A World Civilization (one that works for everyone) will maintain fierce and respectful individuation of cultures and peoples. A worthwhile World Spirituality is not a religion, but an earth-centered buoyant awareness of the spiritual dimensions within all things. My name for both of these is the New Pangaia.

The New Pangaia
Pangaia was the name given to the beautiful earth when all the continents were united, as they were for millions and millions of years, before turmoil and upheaval tore them apart. Our work in 2009 is to reunite the continents of spirit, first within ourselves, then within the shared community that is Mystery School.

In 2009, I ask you to join me as we Establish our authentic Being in the New Pangaia. We will do this by first envisioning it in the deepest forces of our inner generative worlds, and, from that place of our innate creative genius, begin to live within its truths and practice its gifts. From that Establishment of Being in the New Pangaia, we will indeed Take Action. We will listen, watch for and then be empowered to take appropriate dynamic steps to restoration and new genesis for the Earth, our communities, our cultures and ourselves.

Jean Houston

Joseph Campbell stated:
"I think that Houston has broken through to a new understanding of the sense and uses of the disciplines of inward turned contemplation."

Margaret Mead concurred: "Jean is a great producer, a creator of significant events. . . as she orchestrates the myriad new voices expressing alternatives of consciousness."

Deepak Chopra describes her work: "Jean Houston reminds us that we need a new mythology for our age. Without myths, a society becomes sterile and is bereft of meaning and soul. I recommend her highly to those who want to restore the magical and the miraculous in their lives."

Mystery School Participants: "It is a place where we come to know ourselves as unbelievably magnificent sources of being... it is a place to take risks in a very supportive environment. . . it's a place of genious and wizardry... a place of community, a great place to be!"

WEST COAST MYSTERY SCHOOL 2009
The New Pangaia: Uniting the Continents of Spirit
Feb 6-8, May 1-3, September 11-13, October 16-18, December 4-6
Petaluma, CA

ADVANCED EAST COAST MYSTERY SCHOOL 2009
The New Pangaia: Body, Spirit and the World that Makes Them One
February 27-March 1, April 3-5, August 28-30
Garrison, NY

MYSTERY SCHOOL 2009 INTENSIVE
The New Pangaia: Learning to Live in a Shower of Blessings
June 7-14
Ashland, OR

Jean Houston • PMB 501 2305-C Ashland St • Ashland, OR 97520 • 541.488.1200 • TheOffice@jeanhouston.org

Well I must say this has been one stressful week. And phew. The trial is over. I thought he'd go in his chambers and then come back out in 30 minutes with his decision. No. He needs to check all the statutes and laws and stuff.

My lawyers and I feel really good about the whole thing even though my ex is a liar liar pants on fire kinda girl. Her demeanor was somewhat on the hostile side for the majority of the time. Yesterday when asked about my relationship with her daughter she said well up until last year I was horrible and I hated her and vice versa. Today during cross examination my attn asked if I had ever played Barbies with the kid. She snapped, "Well we both did?" Then it was dress up? and beauty shop? Did I go to her after school activities, swimming, acting, soccer, parent teacher meetings? She says to this, "Well yes but sometimes she could tell I really didn't want to go." didn't get that I did go and that's what families do. Even if you don't want to do something you will do it anyway for someone you love. Not that it makes much of a difference but I wish he had asked who went to the tree farm to get the yearly Christmas tree. Not her. I'm sorry I'm still venting a little.

They called my mother-in-laws financial guy to the stand this morning and it was one of the best things they could have done for me. Not only did he refer to me as one of the family he carried on and on about how wonderful I was in taking care of the ex's mom. What a difficult woman. my compassion and patience and dedication to the job. That the mom did not appreciate me but that's because she wanted everything yesterday and was a difficult person. He would want me to take care of his kids because of how good I am.

It seemed to all of us that the Judge, who I really liked a lot, was taking notes and really paid attention when I was on the stand and when my guys were asking questions of whoever. He looked bored to death staring out the window and randomly glancing around when her whiney attn: asked the same dumb damn questions my guys had and got the same answers.

The only thing that stands in my way of being awarded half of the assesets is the law. Domestic Partnership law does not include all the perks that common law opposite sex partners or legally wed people receive. We cannot request reembursement for attn: fees, and a number of other things. But we for sure proved that it was a comitted and long partnership and good or bad it did last over 12 years.

I am so glad it's over and I can maybe actually get a good nights sleep. What a long hard road this past year has been. But I come out stronger and smarter and happier than ever before. And isn't that what life is all about?

Thanks again to you all my friends for your caring support. I really did make a difference. BIG HUGS AND

I would just like to thank all my buds who wished me luck for today. Even if I didn't get your posts until just now I know you were wishing me well and I do believe it helps. It was a nightmare of a day. We were bumped by our assigned judge due to an emergency. Thought we would have to go back and then they gave us another one. I actually like him a lot. No nonsense but fair and great blue eyes. Because we started late then after lunch he had to hear a small supposed to be half hour case which ran a hour and a half. during which time my friend dropped what she was doing which was preparing for a board meeting tonight to come and testify about the relationship. I just love her what a pal. I did great I was told on my testimony. I was a little nervous to start but mostly relaxed because I was telling the truth and was really good at looking the judge in those bluuuuue eyes. The other lawyer is a putz and asked the ex the same questions that my lawyer asked me and it worked in my favor even though my ex had a different slant on the exact same answers I had give. I could tell the judge was annoyed at the other side. We still have to cross examine my ex and hear testimony about the value of the house. The thing is the domestic partnership laws are not specific on some things although mostly it's treated like a common law marriage but with out the perks as in attn fees and stuff. My guys feel that it's pretty close to a shoe in but we still have to wait and see what the judge finally decides. so that's where I'm at as of now and it's back to Oregon City tomorrow at the crack of dawn (well at least for me)

Again I just so love you all and am so grateful for your caring support. I will get back to you tomorrow with the outcome.

My trial date was supposed to be moved from tomorrow to next month but it was denied by the judge. so for two days my lawyers and i have been scrambling to get our acts together. I have a pretty tight case and am blessed that we pulled a good judge who is the most liberal in the conservative county where the trial is.

I spent the day at the lawyers helping make copies and getting prepped on my testamony. I'm a talker and it's hard for me to keep my mouth shut and just give short simple answers. But I will do my best. I think I have one of the few law firms iin the country who are honest and fair. I am so lucky to have this team on my side.

I'm just asking that all my buddies here on SH send good positive thoughts to the court house and Judge. I just want whats right and fair. I have no lies and deserve a fair share of our property. I know you will all root for me and if I'm lucky it'll be over by tomorrow afternoon and we won't have to go back on Fri.

Now I am going to go take a nice cleansing sea salt bath, light some candles and pour a glass of wine.

Love you all. And yes I put it out the the Universe and I am thinking positive. But hey doesn't hurt to ask for more assistance.

In a zoo in California , a mother tiger gave birth to a rare set of triplet tiger cubs. Unfortunately, due to complications in the pregnancy, the cubs were born prematurely and due to their tiny size, they died shortly after birth.
The mother tiger after recovering from the delivery suddenly started to decline in health, although physically she was fine. The veterinarians felt that the loss of her litter had caused the tigress to fall into a depression. The doctors decided that if the tigress could surrogate another mother's cubs, perhaps she would improve.
After checking with many other zoos across the country, the depressing news was that there were no tiger cubs of the right age to introduce to the mourning mother. The veterinarians decided to try something that had never been tried in a zoo environment. Sometimes a mother of one species will take on the care of a different species. The only 'orphans' that could be found quickly, were a litter of weaning pigs. The zoo keepers and vets wrapped the piglets in tiger skin and placed the babies around the mother tiger. Would they become cubs or pork chops??
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Can't we all just get along?

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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It is found that a mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Ayurvedic as well as Yunani medicine have been using honey as a vital medicine for centuries. Scientists of today also accept honey as a very effective medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases. Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.

Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by Honey and Cinnamon as researched by western scientists.

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, chappati, or other bread, instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.

Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as age the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalizes the arteries and veins.

INSECT BITES: Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.

In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week out of the 200 people so treated practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

HAIR LOSS: Those suffering from hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder
mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to
reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10% within 2 hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken 3 times a day, any Chronic cholesterol is cured. As per information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.

INFERTILITY: Yunani and Ayurvedic Medicine have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men. If impotent men regularly take two tablespoon of honey before going to sleep, their problem will be solved.

In China, Japan and Far-East countries, women, who do not conceive and need to strengthen the uterus, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. Women who
cannot conceive may take a pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey
and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and enters the body.

A couple in Maryland, USA, had no children for 14 years and had lost hope of having a child of their own. When told about this process, husband and wife started taking honey and cinnamon as stated above; the wife conceived after a few months and had twins at full term.

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India & Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food, relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, 1 spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, 3 to 4 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.

Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES: Three tablespoons of Honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month 3 times a day.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon power in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.

Dr. Milton who has done research says that a half tablespoon honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3.00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder taken in equal parts restore hearing.

*NOTE:The honey used needs to be REAL RAW UNPASTEURIZED HONEY. If it says PURE honey it is most likely pasteurized. It is best to only buy honey that says RAW or UNPASTEURIZED on the label. The difference is that the enzymes are all heated out of the pasteurized honey.


Cinnamon and Honey formula for weight loss:
This should be prepared at night before going to bed.

1. Use 1 part cinnamon to 2 parts raw honey. 1/2 tsp cinnamon to 1 tsp honey is recommended but can use more or less as long as in the ratio of 1 to 2. --- so 1 tsp cinnamon to 2 tsp raw honey is ok too as an example.

2. Boil 1 cup...that is 8 oz of water.

3. Pour water over cinnamon and cover and let it steep for 1/2 hour..(30 minutes)

4. Add honey now that it has cooled. Never add honey when it is hot as the heat will destroy the enzymes and other nutrients in the raw honey.

5. Drink 1/2 of this directly before going to bed. The other 1/2 should be covered and refrigerated.

6. In the morning drink the other half that you refirgerated...but do not re-heat it...drink it cold or at room temp only.

Do not add anything else to this recipe. No lemon, no lime, no vinegar. It is not necessary to drink it more time in a day...it is only effective on an empty stomach and primarily at night.

This works for most people. Inches are lost before any measurement on the scales. This program will cause significant inches lost...but you will reach a plateau and may not lose anymore. This is because the cinnamon and honey cause a cleansing effect in the digestive tract and cleans out parasites and other fungus and bacteria that slow down the digestion...causing a toxic build up. (Lowers pH) Once this is all cleaned out then you will most likely have the weight loss slow down.

Other side effects from a cleansing can occur because of toxins being released...if this occurs, cut back on how much you use or take a break.

Additionally people report increased energy, more sex drive, and feeling happier/mood enhancer.

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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month ... which we know today as the honeymoon.

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Anti-viral, Antibacterial & Anti-fungal


The following was written by Becky Ransey of Indiana (a doctor's wife);

"I would like to tell you of the benefits of that plain little ol' bottle of 3% peroxide you can get for under $1.00 at any drug store.
My husband has been in the medical field for over 36 years, and most doctors don't tell you about peroxide, or they would lose thousands of dollars.

1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe or shower.) No more canker sores and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash.

2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.

3. Clean your counters, table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.

4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.

5. I had fungus on my feet for years - until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry.

6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine, but was healed by soaking in peroxide.

7. Put two capfuls into a douche to prevent yeast infections. I had chronic yeast infections until I tried this once or twice a week.

8. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.

9. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes then blow your nose into a tissue.

10. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.

11. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. You will not have the peroxide burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages, but more natural highlights if your hair is a light brown, faddish, or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually so it's not a drastic change.

12. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections.

13. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary. I could go on and on. It is a little brown bottle no home should be without! With prices of most necessities rising, I'm glad there's away to save tons of money in such a simple, healthy manner!"

14. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors with, there is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.

Hydrogen Peroxide is described as an effective anti-viral, antibacterial, and anti-fungal, and can be used for anthrax decontamination. This sort of supports the effectiveness of hydrogen peroxide, don't you think?

Also: your body makes hydrogen peroxide to fight infection which must be present for our immune system to function correctly. White blood cells are known as Leukocytes. A sub-class of Leukocytes called Neutrophils produce hydrogen peroxide as the first line of defense against toxins, parasites, bacteria, viruses and yeast.

Simply put, it is the oxygenation of the body. Sickness and tumors are generally oxygen-hating growths which thrive in oxygen-poor bodies.

15. Gargle with hydrogen peroxide, put drops in the ear and nose to end colds, flu, chronic sinusitis (including polyps], and infections.

16. Use as a vegetable wash or soak to kill bacteria and neutralize chemicals.

17. Disinfect your dishwasher or refrigerator.

18. Use it on trees and plants as a natural fungicide, insecticide, and as a weed killer.

19. Clean with hydrogen peroxide when your house becomes a biohazard after its invaded by toxic mold, such as those with water damage.

Throughout the world hydrogen peroxide is used instead of chlorine as a safer and eco-friendly municipal water purifier. Some use H2O2 in pools and spas.

Dr. Edward C. Rosenow, author of 450 published medical papers and associate at the Mayo Clinic for over 60 years . . . proved [more than] 70 years ago (1914) that bacteria could be found consistently in the lymph nodes that drain joints (J.A.M.A., April 11, 1914).

He was probably the first scientist to postulate that H2O2 would help arthritis because of its ability to supply oxygen to oxygen-hating organisms causing arthritis (Streptococcus viridans)."

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I just came across this and thought I would share.


The other day a young person asked me how I felt about being old.
I was taken aback, for I do not think of myself as old. Upon seeing my
reaction, she was immediately embarrassed, but I explained that it was an interesting question, and I would ponder it, and let her know.

Old Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always
wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the
wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken
aback by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but I don't agonize over those things for long.

I would never tr ade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving
family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I've aged, I've become kinder to myself, and less critical of myself. I've become my own friend. I don't chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn't need, but looks so avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be extravagant.

I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that comes with aging.

Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60 &70's, and if I, at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love ... I will.

I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging
body, and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to,
despite the pitying glances from the jet set.

They, too, will get old. I know I am sometimes forgetful.
But there again, some o f life is just as well forgotten. And I eventually
remember the important things.

Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart
not break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even
when somebody's beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart
never broken is pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.

I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could turn silver.

As you get older, it is easier t o be positive. You care less about what other people think. I don't question myself anymore. I've even earned the right to be wrong.

So, to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me free. I like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day(if I feel like it).