Scientific Explanation of Halal / Kosher Meat

 Scientific Explanation of Halal  / Kosher Meat

Amazing Onion.

Now let us read about the Amazing Onion. A friend of mine told me a story about when he was a kid he was in the hospital & nearly dying. His grandmother came to the hospital & told a family member to go buy her a large onion & a new pair of white cotton socks. She sliced the onion open then put a slice on the bottom of each of his feet & put the white cotton socks on him. In the morning when he awoke they removed the socks. The slices of onion were black & his fever was gone. The following story that someone sent to me might have some truth in it & we are going to try it this winter.  In 1919 when the flu killed 40 million people there was this Doctor that visited the many farmers to see if he could help them combat the flu. Many of the farmers and their family had contracted it and many died.  The doctor came upon this one farmer and to his surprise, everyone was very healthy. When the doctor asked what the farmer was doing that was different the wife replied that she had placed an unpeeled onion in a dish in the rooms of the home, (probably only two rooms back then). The doctor couldn't believe it and asked if he could have one of the onions and place it under the microscope. She gave him one and when he did this, he did find the flu virus in the onion. It obviously absorbed the bacteria, therefore, keeping the family healthy.  Now, I heard this story from my hairdresser in AZ. She said that several years ago many of her employees were coming down with the flu and so were many of her customers. The next year she placed several bowls with onions around in her shop. To her surprise, none of her staff got sick. It must work.. (And no, she is not in the onion business.)  The moral of the story is, buy some onions and place them in bowls around your home. If you work at a desk, place one or two in your office or under your desk or even on top somewhere. Try it and see what happens. We did it last year and we never got the flu.  For flu cure: Cut both ends off an onion put one end on a fork and then place the forked end into an empty jar... Placing the jar next to the sick patient at night. It said the onion would be black in the morning from the germs... Sure enough it happened just like that... The onion was a mess and I began to feel better.  Onions and garlic placed around the room saved many from the black plague years ago. They have powerful antibacterial, antiseptic properties.  One more thing, never store cut onions and consume the next day.

What You Need to Know about Hepatitis C

Living with Hepatitis C: Personal Stories

Wanda:

"I need to stay healthy, because I have two little girls and they keep me busy! I had a biopsy and my doctor says my liver is doing okay. So far, so good..." "... but I worry about my family. Sometimes I let my kids drink from my glass, or I forget to cover my mouth when I cough. Could that give them hepatitis C? And what about my partner? Can you get hepatitis C through sex?"
Hepatitis C is not spread through casual contact like coughing, sharing cups or eating utensils, hugging, or kissing. Hepatitis C is only spread through contact with infected blood. The most common ways that hepatitis C is spread are:

• sharing needles and other equipment (" works") used to inject drugs or other substances
• mother to baby during birth
• accidental needle-stick injuries, mainly to health care workers on the job
• sex without using a condom (this is a rare way to get hepatitis C, but it does happen)

It may also be possible to spread hepatitis C through:

• sharing razors, toothbrushes, or nail clippers with a person who has hepatitis C (because these items may have traces of blood on them)
• tattoos or piercing, especially if it is not done by a professional with sterile equipment

A woman can pass hepatitis C to her baby during birth. About 5 out of 100 babies born to women with hepatitis C will be infected. Talk to your child's doctor about when to test your child for hepatitis C.
Before 1992, people also got hepatitis C through infected blood transfusions and organ transplants. Now, all blood and organ donations are tested for hepatitis C, so it is safe to get blood or organs.
It is possible to spread hepatitis C during sex, but this is rare. On the other hand, HIV and other STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) are easily spread during sex. Always use condoms to protect yourself and your partners.

Keeping your loved ones safe

Hepatitis C is spread through blood. To avoid giving hepatitis C to others:

• do not share needles, syringes, or other injection equipment (" works")
• do not share razors, toothbrushes, nail clippers, or other household items that could have blood on them
• clean up blood spills right away with bleach
• keep cuts or sores covered with a bandage

Carlos:

"When I found out that I had hepatitis C, I was really angry. I worked so hard to get off drugs and was just starting to get my life together. Then they told me I had this disease. I couldn't believe it. I didn't go back to the doctor for a while - I didn't want to deal with it.
Later I realized it wasn't going to just go away. I want to stay as healthy as I can. Is there is a treatment for hepatitis C?"
You are not alone. Dealing with recovery and hepatitis C can be stressful. It may help to know that there are many other people in the same situation. Ask your doctor, counselor, or case manager about support groups for people in recovery who have hepatitis C.
There is a treatment for hepatitis C, but it does not work for everybody. The treatment is a combination of two medicines: pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Pegylated interferon is injected under the skin (like a shot) once a week. Ribavirin is a pill that you swallow. Treatment usually lasts for 12 months; sometimes it is shorter.
Hepatitis C treatment does not work for everyone:

• About half of people treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin have healthier livers and no hepatitis C in their bodies at the end of treatment.
• Some people's livers get healthier during treatment, but the hepatitis C is not completely removed from their bodies. They may still have liver damage from hepatitis C in the future.

"I'm also in a methadone program. Will I have to stop taking methadone if I want treatment for hepatitis C?"

No. You can be treated for hepatitis C while you are on methadone.

Michael:

"My doctor says I should think about getting pegylated interferon and ribavirin treatment for my hep C. She says it has a good chance of helping my liver.
But I've heard that interferon has side effects that really mess you up. I have HIV, and when I started taking HIV medicines, I felt sick all day long. My doctor changed my HIV treatment, and I feel okay now, but I don't know if I want to deal with side effects like that again.

What are the side effects of hepatitis C treatment? Do most people get them?"

Pegylated interferon and ribavirin are strong drugs. Many people treated with them get side effects like:

• flu-like symptoms (fever, chills, headache, muscle pain)
• feeling very tired (fatigue)
• mood changes (depression, bad temper)
• temporary hair loss
• anemia (reduced red blood cells)

Some people have mild or no side effects. Some people have very severe side effects. For many people, the side effects become less severe over time.

"I don't know if I'm ready for all that. Do I have to start treatment for hepatitis C right away?"

This is not an easy question. There are good reasons to delay treatment - and good reasons to start treatment sooner:

Reasons to delay hepatitis C treatment

• Side effects from interferon and ribavirin could make you sick.
• Better treatments may be available in the future.
• Your hepatitis might not get worse— some people never have serious liver problems.

Reasons to start hepatitis C treatment sooner

• Treatment might not work as well later.
• Your hepatitis C could get worse very fast.
• If your liver gets too badly damaged, you might need a liver transplant.

When and how to treat your hepatitis C is a hard decision. Family needs, side effects, work, substance use, health issues, and many other parts of your life will affect your choice. Your doctor or nurse can help you look at all of the factors to decide what is best for you.

Depression is a common side effect

Severe depression can happen to anyone who is taking interferon. It is more likely in people who have a history of depression or other mental illness. If you have a history of any mental illness or substance use/abuse, tell your doctor before you begin treatment with any type of interferon. Your doctor may suggest that you start anti-depressant medicine or see a psychiatrist before you begin your hepatitis C treatment. Your doctor can also refer you to support services like hotlines or counseling so that if you do have mood changes, you can get help right away.

 http://www.health.ny.gov/publications/1801/stories.htm

Detox Foot Spa (Bath) Is a SCAM and HOAX!

Detox Foot Spa (Bath) Is a SCAM and HOAX!
Here's Why..

I have received several emails from our clients and newsletter subscribers regarding “detox foot spa” and its results. So now, reading this article will guide you to the right path.
Detox foot spa machines are sold in several common names including: Detox Foot Bath, Foot Detox Spa, Aqua Detox, Ionic Detox Foot Bath, Detoxification Foot Spa, Energizer Detox, Cell Spa Foot Detox, Chi Detox, Bio Detox, Water Detox, and Energetic Foot Bath.

You may have seen pictures similar to the above. Many manufacturers and practitioners claim that it removes toxic matter in the body by soaking your feet in an aqua tub. The treatment is normally given by soaking your feet in water with salt added to aid the conductivity of the water. Then, low electrical current is transmitted through two electrodes.
They claim that water turning reddish brown is the toxic matter removed from the body. Depending on the color, they claim that yellowish color is from the kidney and bladder toxins, orange is from arthritis-related illness, dark brown is from liver-related diseases, and so on. Scientifically, these claims are 100% nonsensical!
Here's what really happens. The color of water changes due to a process called “electrolysis”. The brown toxins you see are from the rust generated by the corrosion of the iron electrodes! The different variations in color can be accounted by varying amount of salt added to the water and variations in the compositions of the electrodes. The color of water will change with or without soaking your feet in it.
Dialysis results from several sources also show that the brown stuff that appears in the bathwater is iron-based, and that the bathwater showed no sign of urea or creatinine, supporting the fact that detoxification does not apply.  

In fact, some marketers admitted this and opted in emphasizing “energy balance” in their sales pitches. They also use pseudoscience of toxins, bio-energy, bio-stimulation, cellular energy, and other science jargons to mislead people.
Also, among many commercialized detox foot spa machines, they claim that their machines create negative ions in the water that revitalize the dead cells and organs in the body. There is no definite proof that water can be ionized properly. Ionized water may supposedly mean that the water is ionized, although it is unclear what this claim means precisely. It is claimed that water in an electric field will self-ionize. Pure water at room temperature and normal pressure always self-ionizes to 10–14 M, and it is impossible to force the water permanently into a higher state of ionization without adding other chemicals. However, even if it is possible to ionize the water, it is difficult to prove it.

I myself do not believe it.

Instead of relying on detox foot spa quackery if you're suffering from a serious illness, we recommend you to use the PYRO-ENERGEN. PYRO-ENERGEN is proven effective in eradicating viral diseases, cancer, and diseases of unknown cause.

http://www.pyroenergen.com/articles/foot-detox-spa.htm

How to remove chickenpox scars naturally

How to remove chickenpox scars naturally

Thursday, April 4th 2013.

Remove chickenpox scars

How to remove chickenpox scars naturally | dmatxi.com. Chickenpox is caused by a virus arising named is pox virus. Symptoms that occur when a person infected with chickenpox are fever, as well as the appearance of pus bubbles that appear in several parts of the body and face evenly. Actually there are many types of smallpox, but at this time the discussion will be explained about chicken pox, treatment, as well as some tips for removing chickenpox scar appearing.
Chickenpox was not so dangerous, but the scars left behind would be so make sufferers uncomfortable. Chickenpox scars can interfere with performance and also reduce confidence. Generally chickenpox scars form dry lumps blackish. Chickenpox scars in young patients will be more easily lost than patients with age above 20 years, but do not panic below will explain some tips that can help remove chickenpox scars.

How to remove chickenpox scars with natural ingredients

1. Gotu kola leaves; Eliminate chickenpox scars using gotu kola leaves. Take a taste of gotu kola leaves and wash clean, and then made ?juice and mixed with honey to taste to make it taste better. Gotu kola leaves will help the process of skin renewal from within.
2. Corn; How to remove chickenpox scars using corn. Corn washed and shredded, then apply on the skin are exposed to chicken pox. This herb can be used when chickenpox is contagious to the body and followed the healing period and the process of removing chickenpox scars.
3. Mung beans; How to remove chickenpox scars using mung beans. Green beans soaked in water until they swell, then finely crushed and apply on the skin that contains chickenpox scars.

Chickenpox can actually heal itself, but in some cases also be repeated in people with decreased immunity. In addition to the above ingredients, consume lots of water, vitamin C and foods containing vitamin E may also help to remove chickenpox scars.
http://dmatxi.com/04/how-to-remove-chickenpox-scars-naturally.html

Cancer survivor speaks of 'Angelina Jolie' operation

May 20, 2013, 1:46 pmnewidea
A glamorous British fashion designer and former model has spoken of her emotional triumph over breast cancer, and her recovery from the same double mastectomy operation as Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie.

Real Lives

Claire Farwell, 44, a mother-of-two from Devonshire, England, who lives in California, had the operation in February 2010. Her treatment was virtually identical to that of Jolie, who bravely wrote of her ‘medical choice’ this week in the New York Times.
Today, the former fashion model has revealed the pain and heartbreak she suffered during her battle with breast cancer, and has spoken of what Jolie can expect from life after the operation.

Credit: Byron Atienza www.ByronAtienza.com

"I thought Angelina Jolie’s piece was amazing,” says Farwell, speaking from her home in Pacific Palisades, near Los Angeles.
"Like myself, Angelina wanted to voice her message, and when I read that line, ‘I do not feel any less of a woman. I feel empowered,’ I was overcome by emotion."
Having beaten the disease, Farwell has today joined Jolie in going public, by releasing these stunning fashion photographs that proudly reveal her post-operation body, scars and all.

A Haunting Diagnosis

"Reading Angelina’s story bought back memories," says Farwell, "I cry at the drop of a hat about any conversation about cancer. It strikes me straight in the heart. I was 40, nearly 41, when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. It all started in November of 2009.
I had been feeling really, really tired, so I decided to bring my annual check-up forward. I’ve always been healthy, so I knew by the way I was feeling that something was wrong. The tests confirmed I was depleted in my vitamin D, and that has strong links with cancer."

Credit: Byron Atienza www.ByronAtienza.com

Doctors suggested a mammogram, which Farwell underwent in December of 2009, and shortly afterwards, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, just before Christmas.
"I remember the moment they told me," she recalls. "I was in a clothes store, naked, complaining that I wouldn’t be able to wear a beautiful, low v-backed top, because I’d have to wear a bra. And then the doctor rang. You drop everything when the doctor calls."
Farwell remembers that she was informed of a ‘calcification’.
“’You’ve got to come back,’ they told me. It was all so technical, and I could barely understand all these medical terms that I’d never heard before.”

Under the knife

"First I had to have a biopsy, which was, ‘Lie down, tit through the table,’ and soon afterward they called me saying ‘you have breast cancer’. I’ll never forget that conversation. I remember the doctor had the audacity to say, ‘We’d better check you don't have cancer anywhere else.’ I thought, ‘shouldn’t we deal with the breast cancer first?’
Unlike Angelina Jolie, Claire Farwell says she didn't have a decision about whether to have the double mastectomy or not.
"I simply went to the doctor and the first thing I said was, ‘have them off.’ He replied, ‘hold on, we have to go through the procedures’."
Doctors checked nodes in her arm during a lumpectomy, to check the cancer had not spread elsewhere in her body.
"I was thinking, ‘if it hasn't spread, then why radiate me?’ It seemed like poison. The results were that my margins weren’t clear after my lumpectomy, so I had the mastectomy."

Credit: Byron Atienza www.ByronAtienza.com

"I had the choice to have a single mastectomy, but I opted for the double mastectomy. For me I don't want the bother of having all these mammograms and then having to worry psychologically about the other one. ‘Take them both off, I don't need it,’ I told them.
I think people assumed that because I used to be a model, I wouldn't want such an operation. Even my mother-in-law said, ‘why would you have a double mastectomy?’ But I am who I am, not because of my breasts."
Yet Claire Farwell became famous because of her curves. Growing up in England, she became a model aged 16 and embarked on a career that took her to the fashion capitals of Europe. She appeared in French Elle alongside Claudia Schiffer, and modeled with Naomi Campbell, who became her roommate when the up-and-coming models lived in Paris, France.
Having signed for the international model agency Storm, Farwell appeared in campaigns for Gian Franco Ferrè, Nivea, Speedo, and in glossy magazines from Amica to Vogue; her body desired by advertisers for her fit, voluptuous shape.
Today, she is bravely showing the world a new figure.
"Angelina’s coming out has inspired me,” she admits. “That is why I loved what she had to say. If Madonna spoke about sex in the 80s, Angelina Jolie speaking about cancer is a defining moment of this decade. It has empowered us all."

A Brave Recovery

Claire Farwell went under the knife in a Los Angeles hospital in February 2010. She says her recovery was even worse than the moment she was diagnosed.
"The hardest thing was waking up from the surgery. Under the knife for five to six hours, I woke up feeling nauseous from the painkillers.
"Then I felt like I had a hippopotamus on my chest. I couldn't breathe. It was the toughest thing I went through."
"The breast surgeon and plastic surgeon work together around the double mastectomy," she explains.
"The breast surgeon takes all the tissue out of both breasts, while the plastic surgeon puts in two expanders in each breast, which are hard plastic pretend silicon things with a valve attached.
"Every week you go back and have saline solution injections through the breasts, to fill up the expander to the size you want."
The process took about two months, during which Farwell’s family rallied around her. My husband and I would joke: ‘How big shall we go?’ You have to see the humor in it, otherwise what’s the point? I couldn’t have got through it without my husband and girls."
Farwell married Gus, a former American Football player turned opera singer, in 2004. They have lived together in the United States for the last nine years. Farwell says her children, Avalon, 5, and Devon, 7, were ‘unbelievable,’ in their understanding of their mother’s medical condition.
"One of the hardest things was that I couldn't pick hem up like a normal Mum does," says Farwell.
"I came back from the hospital once with the EKG stickers on, and I had them on like fake nipples, because my own nipples were gone the doctor thought it would be funny for the girls. Devon said ‘that doesn’t look right!’
I chose not to hide it from them."
And the recovery process was not a quick one.
"You’ve got scars healing nicely from the expanders, then they have to come out, and then the silicon goes in, and the scars heal up. In that time you cannot sleep lying down, so I had to sleep sitting up. Then in December I had the reconstruction done again, as they hadn’t done it right. The breasts were falling under my arms. If I live till I’m 100 like my grandparents, I’d have another fifty years to live with these breasts! What’s another five hours?"
"When the doctors asked, ‘do you want to keep your nipples?’
I joked, 'How on earth will I do Playboy!' And then I thought, why the hell wouldn't I be able to do Playboy—if I wanted? Why shouldn’t I stand there with my boobs out and say ‘I feel incredible’!"

A Glamourous Photoshoot

Farwell says the inspiration for her fashion shoot came from the Scar Project, a hardcover, 126-page book containing 50 portraits of young breast cancer survivors, shot by fashion photographer David Jay.
“He took these amazing documentary type photographs, but I felt it was so sad. Some were crying. While it’s a beautiful project, I didn't want that, I wanted to say ‘here I am!’
I started thinking about my own photo shoot. I wanted to do a shoot that is about how I feel as a person, not what I look like."
"I spent fifteen years as a professional model, when everything that mattered was aesthetic. I realized I did not for one second feel any less of a woman from having my breasts taken away.
"When I look at my modeling photos now, I feel more of a woman today than I did then! I don't look at that and say, ‘I wish I had a nipple’. Sometimes I look at my husband Gus and think, that looks weird, because I don't have nipples and I’ve got used to looking like a Barbie doll now."
"I have no feeling in my nipples at all, that's a shame. I don't have any nipples. I thank God I’m still a woman in other areas. You just come to realize it won’t be like you were before and you move forward.
”I had the operation the same year as Avatar was released, and if I’d have painted myself blue for Halloween it would have been perfect! You have to retain your sense of humor. I had cancer the size of a golf ball, and I got through it, with a joke and a smile."

Angelina's Battle Ahead

Yet Farwell admits that the next few weeks and months will be incredibly hard, yet important for Angelina Jolie.
"Whether or not she wants to talk about it with the kids, I don’t know. Angelina is a warrior, and for coming out and saying it, she’s become an empowering person. Angelina’s going to gain a completely new respect from anyone who wasn't quite sure about her before. She will probably become the face of the BRCA1 gene, if not breast cancer."
"This is why Angelina Jolie will help women: What Jolie said was this, ‘I had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer and a 50 percent risk of ovarian cancer…and now I have less than five percent.’
If I had any advice for Angelina, or anyone reading this, who is battling breast cancer, I would say this: The most important thing for me was to not take breast cancer to the bedroom, once you step over into the place you sleep and rest, leave all thoughts of it. Nighttime can be the worst. Be really kind to yourself."

How Cancer Inspired her

Remarkably, being diagnosed with cancer completely changed Farwell’s life, in ways she says she could never imagine.
"Three weeks before I was diagnosed, I was compelled to write a novel…I sat down and just poured it out. From that, this creative freedom came.
"When you go through breast cancer you go through physical changes, but once you've been put back together again, you start to think: ‘Why did I have cancer? What did I do with my life? Then you just get on with it."
In October 2011, Farwell decided to throw an event to raise money for breast cancer charities.
"I said, ‘lets put on a party! Let’s make money for breast cancer. So I threw an event for 300 people, and thought I’d do a fashion show. When I realized I didn't like any of the designers, I decided to do it myself!"
The former model made 24 pieces by hand, models wore them on the runway, and the dresses were sold at auction.
"People told me, ‘you need to do this full time!’ and I was giving a percentage away to breast cancer charities, which made me happy.
"Breast cancer had given me this creativity, and now I’m building a brand, my dresses are moving into boutiques, and I’m so passionate about it."
Described as ‘elegant, comfortable and unique designs with a British accent,’ the Claire Farwell London range features hand-picked fabrics for ‘the practical, cheeky and classy woman, who lives life and tells her story through fashion.’
Farwell is also currently planning an online store, such is the demand for her gowns.
"I feel so positive today. If I’d have waited a year to get the mastectomy I’d probably be dead. There are women younger than me who have died because they weren’t as lucky.
"I was really, really lucky. Cancer makes you realize that you need to be yourself, be the woman that you want to be. I’m so proud of my new photos, the most important photographs of my career."

Re-Usable Sanitary Pads

Re-Usable Sanitary Pad

Posted by Janet Fleischman on Feb 02, 2011 at 10:34 am

Could distributing kits of re-usable sanitary pads to schoolgirls in Kenya help adolescent and teenage girls’ ability to stay in school? Could it educate them about HIV prevention? Could it ultimately help empower girls? The Huru project – which means “freedom” in Swahili – is working to show that it can. 

In a situation where girls across the country often have no money to buy sanitary pads, or have to use money that would have gone for food or other necessities, girls are frequently compelled to miss school when they are menstruating. Over time, these absences can put girls further and further behind in their classes and can ultimately contribute to their decision to drop out of school entirely, thus increasing their risk of sexual violence, HIV/AIDS infection, and longer-term health and economic consequences. Some girls, in an effort to scrape together enough money for sanitary pads and to stay in school, will go so far as to exchange sex for money, clearly high risk behavior with huge implications for their safety and their health. 

To address these sobering realities, Huru started in 2008 in Mukuru, a slum area of Nairobi, as a project to produce and distribute reusable sanitary pads through schools, working with local partner organizations. Funded by a public-private partnership involving Johnson & Johnson, PEPFAR, the Elton John Foundation, and AmericaShare/Micato Safaris, Huru employs young people from the community in Mukuru to make the pads and assemble the kits, which include a set of sanitary pads for day (5) and night (3), three pairs of underwear, a re-sealable waterproof bag to store the used pads, and soap for cleaning the pads. The kits are put in a backpack stamped with the Huru logo of a butterfly, and also include education materials in English and Swahili on HIV/AIDS prevention, contact information for local services such as voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and instructions on the use and maintenance of the pads. The kits are distributed at schools as part of an “edutainment” program that provides information about the pads and HIV/AIDS prevention. By early 2011, Huru expects to have distributed kits to some 15,000 schoolgirls throughout Kenya.

When I visited the Huru production site in Makuru, the Huru staff shared with me the results from their recent survey, which found that 57% of the girls surveyed said they had been missing school without the sanitary pads, and that only 2.6% miss school now that they have kits. 

Elizabeth, a bright and articulate 19-year-old who works at Huru told me that going to school is so important for girls: “My message to other girls is that everything is possible. You can make it if you stay focused to a goal.” The Huru project can’t overcome all the challenges that keep young girls out of school, but it’s a promising step in the right direction.

http://www.smartglobalhealth.org/blog/entry/sanitary-pads/