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Cancer & Remedies

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You know when I get to thinking about health these days I get the feeling that some folks don’t want us to get better.  Take cancer one of the worst diseases going.  After all these years, why hasn’t a cure been found?  Well, I don’t think I have to tell you why a cure hasn’t been found, as I figure most folks already know the answer to that question, or should know.  At any rate.  My way of thinking is that the cure for cancer is in prevention, yep prevention.   Thing is today folks minds have been swayed and some no longer think for themselves.  I kind of figure that maybe there is more than a few out there too, but lets leave it at that for now.  I remember years ago an old doctor friend of mine saying that if folks got more vitamin D and calcium, that cancer could be cut in half if not more.  Where does Vitamin D come from.  The good old sunshine.  Today though they are telling folks to stay  out of the sun as it gives one cancer.  I say, all the things they are selling you to protect you from the sun is a lot of the problem. Today folks hardly get outside at all any more. Sit here right where I am now behind a computer, inside, no sun can get near a fellow or a gal.  Thank goodness I only do my writing for a short time, as I am outside in the sunshine for most the day, hours on end.  Sure you have to ease your way into the sunshine if you  aren’t used to it but like anything else think moderation.   Remember that us humans are a part of nature, so get outside and enjoy it, as without it, we are nothing. So………………..here again, don’t be fooled, do your own thinking and as my old Dad used to say and I like this one.  Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.  My Opinion Only.

Here is another view on the subject, not mine, but something to think about. Take A Look

One of the most common side effects of chemotherapy is, ironically, cancer. It’s a classic example of conventional medicine: The “treatment” for the disease promotes yet more disease, resulting in guaranteed repeat business from patients (“customers”) who are never allowed to cure anything. Instead, diseases are “managed” with a lifetime of drugs, repeat doctor visits and complete isolation from anything that might actually cure the patient and end the cycle of dependency on doctors and pharmaceuticals. Hmmmmm.

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Insurance Companies Hmmm.

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You know folks, every once in awhile something comes along that really bugs me.  Oh…….. I know, some of you think a lot of things bug me, and I guess your right.   Anyways, like today I got my car insurance bill for the year in the mail.  As usual, it has gone up like everything else, but I suspected that.  Thing that got me was that there was an added $60.00 on my total bill.  I called about it and they told me it was an insurance that if I got into and accident that my rates wouldn’t go up and I wouldn’t loose my six star rating. I asked, “well, what would happen if I had an accident?”  They told me I would loose all my stars and my insurance would all but double.  I said, “you mean after dealing with your company for over forty years with no accidents to speak of, you wouldn’t give a fellow a break of some kind if it did happen?”  “Nope, they replied, the only way for you to protect yourself, is to pay the extra cost, which would cover you.”  Now I don’t know about you folks, but I kind of think this is just a bit of a rip off.  Taking advantage of a fellow in other words.  I am beginning to believe, that insurance companies today don’t like folks with a good track record.  Why would I say that?  Simple.  If one hasn’t had an accident or speeding ticket for sometime they get a low rate, or at least they should be getting a low rate.   So…….. the companies don’t make as much money. All boils down to the almighty dollar.  Again, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see what they are up too, and in my case I have a good driving record, as my wife does, so what happens?  I get charged extra.  Some will say, be thankful I have that protection.  I say, we would all be better off without any insurance and go back to fending for ourselves like it was many years ago.  Let their be no suing folks any more and things like that and insurance wouldn’t be needed.    So…… such it is and I will pay it, as us old fellers sure can’t afford to have our insurance doubled if we have an accident, even if I haven’t had one in over thirty some years or so.  So there you have it, I had my say and that in itself is something.  Now, I wonder what the Powers That Be will come up with next that kind of ticks me off?  My Opinion Only.

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Good Foods Mixed With Good Wisdom

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You know, I figure that over half of all the cancers could be prevented by simple changes in diet and exercise.  Take Selenium, Selenium is a mineral that forms an important part of our immune defense function, as well as a component in heart muscle.  Where can one find it? Some can be found in meat, fish and vegetables.  Thing is one has to find the best source. Myself, I believe that home grown tomatoes are your best source.  If you can’t grow your own, then seek out organic, should say local organic, and talk to the folks that are selling the produce. Reason being, so that you can find out if they really are organic or not. Some folks like to say one thing, and do another.  Don’t let folks corrupt your mind my old Dad used to say.   I would also like to say that the combination of certain foods is the way to get the most out of things.  Now take tomatoes and broccoli. You combine them together and you have a major trump card in your fight against all kinds of cancers, and other diseases. Remember to use fresh tomatoes and fresh broccoli if it all possible.  I know, the powers to be probably don’t agree with me, but hey, I figure if they are entitled to dictate to me what is right and wrong through their eyes, well I deserve the right to say my feelings also.  Bottom line is this.  It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see what the problems of today are, when it comes to health and beliefs.  One just has to look around and open ones eyes, simple as that.   And one last important item.  Don’t be fooled into doing things, or………….believing in things, that you feel deep down is wrong.  Believing is just a glorified word and that is all it is.  Heard a feller one time. say this. You can’t convince a believer of anything; for their belief is not based on evidence, it’s based on a deep-seated need to believe.  Works for me.   My Opinion Only

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General Motors Funding & Things

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You know for most my life I haven’t believed that government ownership of things is right. Why?  Well anyone that works for the Government or any company owned by the Government only cost the tax payers money, and lots of it in my eyes, as  we the people have to foot the bill for anything the Governments do.  Now this funding GM or should say taking part ownership in it sure isn’t a good thing.  GM has been having trouble for years simple as that. Now think about this. Now that the Powers That Be have part ownership in the company what’s to happen with all the other car companies? Simple they are in trouble as you can bet that the Powers To Be now will be spending huge amounts of money trying to get folks to buy GM.  Not a good thing that’s for sure.   I got to say they sure are free with our money these days and to top it all of I never received one phone call asking me what my views were on the subject.  Ha Ha as if that would happen.  My Opinion Only.

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Allergies And What You Can Do

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Well……….. this is the time of year, that young ones, along with older folks get to honkin’ and sniffin’. Some call it allergies.  Myself, I call it  nature.  Thing is, one has to remember that all these things in the air that are causing our nose to run and things, are a part of living, a piece of the big picture, one might say.  As soon as some folks sneeze once, in the house they go, or head off to the drug store for a cure, or, if that don’t work they go to their doctor for some other kind of drugs.  I feel that 90% of all these drugs could and should be eliminated.  I feel we are being used as Ginny pigs,  to be experiment on, and so on, not to forget all the money that is being made by some folks.  So……… you say, OK, you had your opinion, what should I do about it, I am in dire need of some help here.  Well, I say this.  First off, find out what is really bothering you.  What is bothering you is natures way of letting you know you are not doing something right.  What you should be doing through my eyes is forcing yourself to become more accustom to these things.   Let it happen in other words.

You can do one thing though, that will help immensely if needed.  That is to make up a small potion of warm salt water with a touch of baking soda and rinse your nose a couple times a day.  Doing this will still allow you to keep the good bacteria up in there that is needed for good health, and at the same time help you to stop sneezing and things.  Also, eventually you will become accustom to the  new world out there and build up immunities, so eventually you will be able to get out there in the country and enjoy life like you should be doing.  Simple as that. So…….. again, don’t be fooled what the Powers That Be are trying to force down your throat, literary.   Think for yourself. You can do it, I believe in you.  My Opinion Only.

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Don’t Be Fooled Live Your Own Life

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People living in areas with more parks, trees and grass live longer and happier lives, with less violence and improved mental and physical health, according to research presented at the conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Chicago.

I have been saying this for years.  Thing is nature is where we come from, were we are suppose to be, and, where we all end up.  Thing is  most can’t see it.  For me though, it’s like looking at a huge wall, it’s right there in front of me, can’t miss it.   So…………….don’t get wrapped up in the world of today, don’t be fooled by what the Powers That Be keep on tellin’ ya, as they don’t want you to believe that you can achieve what you want in life.  They want control over you, they don’t want you to think on your own.  Now get out there and enjoy your life to the fullest.  Live for today, make plans, and enjoy  nature, it’s all around you, as it is what you are.   My Opinion Only.

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Humor For May 20/2009

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Perks of being over Sixty 

1) Over Sixties - One-liners
1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you. 
2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first. 
3. No one expects you to run into a burning building. 
4. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?" 
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac. 
6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way. 
7. Things you buy now won't wear out. 
8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M. 
9. You can live without sex but not without glasses. 
10. You enjoy hearing about other peoples operations. 
11. You get into heated arguments about pension plans. 
12. You have a party and the neighbours don't even realise it. 
13. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge. 
14. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room. 
15. You sing along with elevator music. 
16. Your eyes won't get much worse. 
17. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off. 
18. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service. 
19. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either. 
20. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size. 
21. You can't remember who sent you this list.
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Long Weekend & Holiday For Some

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You know for years now I just can’t figure why this country celebrates this months holiday a week ahead of the US A.  I guess they feel we should be different or ahead of the US for some reason. Maybe the powers that be hate being seen as the same as the US.  Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel we have to do everything the same as the US does but for this holiday I do feel it should be one week later.  Especially for us folks living here in the north. Why? Well, up here this time of year we are right in the middle of black fly season and for those that haven’t had to deal with these things, well let me just say they love humans.   One kind of love I can do without.   Another reason, it is always still cold and wet up here this time of year.  So with them two items alone it sure doesn’t make for a nice holiday weekend for folks coming to the north.   So there you go, my thoughts on this holiday weekend.  Guess I will go and put a log in the old wood furnace as we got ice on the pond and light snow falling this morning.   For my wife and I though, we never celebrate the holiday as given, we wait till the following weekend been that way in our family for over fifty years now.  Have a great day.

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One Should Think Twice Before Taking Folks To Court.

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A man from Charlotte, North Carolina, having purchased a case of very expensive cigars, insured them against, among other things, fire. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile, the man filed a claim against the insurance company, stating that the cigars were lost ‘in a series of small fires’.
The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason that the man had consumed the cigars in the normal fashion. The man sued – and won.

In delivering the ruling the judge, agreeing that the claim was frivolous, stated nevertheless that the man held a policy from the company in which it had warranted that the cigars were insurable and also guaranteed that it would insure against fire, without defining what it considered to be ‘unacceptable fire’, and was obliged to pay the claim. Rather than endure a lengthy and costly appeal the insurance company accepted the ruling and paid the man $15,000 for the rare cigars he had lost ‘in the fires’.

After he cashed the cheque, however, the company had him arrested on 24 counts of arson. With his own insurance claim and testimony from the previous case being used against him, the man was convicted of intentionally burning his insured property and sentenced to 24 months in jail and a $24,000 fine.

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Buy American, Buy Canadian? Here Is My Opinion

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You know for years I have been saying that we here in Canada have to become more self efficient.  Well I still say that today.   In my opinion we can’t be relying on all these foreign countries to keep us afloat.  This thing with the US  now for example, where the companies are buying US only, and back here in Canada folks are all upset.  Here again I say, why get upset, get busy and buy Canadian.  We should have been doing it years ago.   The thing is, we have to look after ourselves first, simple as that. We can’t blame the US for looking after themselves first, they have to if they want to succeed.   We here in Canada have to do the same.  The Powers That Be have been taxing us to death here in Canada and around the world for years now. To much tax along with too high of wages. we pay tax on everything, what for? Years ago there was no tax and we were the greatest country in the world.   Now we are going broke, no work and no companies even want to move into our country.  Can’t say I blame them either.  What we need to do is cut the taxes in Canada about 75 % and lower wages to about half and get on with it. What will that do?  Well again, simple. It will put us back in track, jobs will  flourish, and folks here in Canada will get to living like they should be.  So…..I don’t get upset when I hear buy US only. No sir, I give them folks over there credit, as at least they are standing up for what they believe in.  Will Canadians do the same?  I don’t think so, but hey, you never know.

I would also like to say here.  The good old US of A has been our friends for as long as Canada has be in existence, we are one.  They have always been there for us and always will be providing we treat them with the respect that they deserve.  This dealing with other countries abroad and dealing out the US was the wrong way to go.   My Opinion Only.

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Flu Info. Kind Of Makes One Think

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Three young women from Ontario’s town of Port Perry who returned from a trip to Cancun, Mexico, in late April have potentially exposed hundreds of people to swine flu after being released from Lakeridge Health’s Port Perry hospital and told they were “fine”. The three Ontario residents, Canada’s first confirmed cases of swine flu, were released despite showing symptoms, and were not immediately given instructions on being quarantined.

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Swine Flu Information To Think About

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Well picked up this bit on that new flu that is going around these days and thought I would let you take a look. This info is pretty right on the mark so I thought I would share.  My Opinion Only

There are many natural remedies that will raise your immunity to the Swine Flu and other viral and bacterial diseases. Many people do not have immunity to the current strain of Swine Flu. This is not unusual because most viruses alter as the virus season goes along. Most people will not become sick because the issue is not the virus but SUSCEPTIBILITY.

Viruses will not multiply in a healthy body. We constantly have Streptococcus in our throats, yet we rarely experience Strep Throat. The same is true of this Swine Flu and other viral strains. Exposure will lead to disease only if the immune system is suppressed and if the vitality of the person is weakened. Do NOT suppress mucus. It is important to let the body discharge toxins.

Most viruses become less aggressive over time because they want to spread and not to kill their hosts. If they kill their hosts, they die as well. The viruses that do survive –the ones in humans with strong immune systems– become less virulent so that their hosts, us humans, go to work, shake hands and sneeze on others to continue to spread the virus.

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Sales Of Prescription Drugs Today

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You know I wouldn’t hesitate to bet that half these prescription drugs that are being given to folks today, would be unnecessary if folks just ate healthier.  Hard to do though with food stores just brimming over with food full of pesticides and things. But in saying that, remember this, you are the one that puts these things into your body. You have a choice. You also have a choice on and if you should be taking all these prescription drugs.  My opinion only.   Take a look.

Booming sales of prescription drugs helped push profit at Shoppers Drug Mart Corp. up by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter, the company said Tuesday.

Prescription sales jumped 11.7 per cent to $1.09 billion, far more than the overall sales increase of 8.5 per cent. The increase was “driven by strong growth in the number of prescriptions filled,” even as the use of cheaper, generic drugs restricted the growth figure.

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Times One Remembers

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WHEN MY THREE-YEAR-OLD SON OPENED THE BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER, HE DISCOVERED A WATER PISTOL.. HE SQUEALED WITH DELIGHT AND HEADED FOR THE NEAREST SINK.
I WAS NOT SO PLEASED.. I TURNED TO MOM AND SAID, “I’M SURPRISED AT YOU. DON’T YOU REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY WITH WATER GUNS?”
MOM SMILED AND THEN REPLIED…. “I REMEMBER!!”

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Vinyl Flooring, Maybe Not So Good To Have In Ones Home.

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Kind of an interesting article here.  Kind of makes a fellow or gal think that maybe all these new items that we think are so nice these days might, and I say might, just be causing us all to get sick.  Joys of having to much money someone told me.  Hmm……….. Take a look.

In a study published on March 30, Swedish, Danish and U.S. scientists have discovered a link between vinyl flooring and autism in children. The purpose of the study — which involved nearly 5,000 children — was to investigate the connection between indoor air pollutants and allergies, however, the autism connection was accidentally found instead.

The findings, published in the journal Neurotoxicity, surprised even the scientists involved in the study, and are the first to find a connection between an environmental chemical and autism.

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Cherries To The Rescue

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A simple treatment for gout and the inflammation of arthritis is right at most folks doorsteps.  What is it?  Cherries.  Around six cherries a day is the amount. Not to hard to take huh?  I bet the big drug companies wish that they had invented them.  Now remember this, not all cherries are equal, as organic is the only way to go.   My opinion only.