Illness is a Cruel Thief

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No one has any comprehension of how terribly chronic illness impacts a human being, until they themselves are inflicted with it.

Everyone of course knows that it “surely must suck”…

But they can’t appreciate the gravity of it until it actually happens to them.

And no one ever thinks such a thing will happen to them.

I sure didn’t.

If I could have had just one day’s worth of what my life was going to be like…a hint of what I was in for, but could change if I made certain changes in my life…

I would have heeded the needs and made the changes.

Of course, life does not work like this.

I won’t claim to understand it.  But from a spiritual perspective, which is of course where one’s mind goes during long periods of suffering (my mind did immediately anyway, having a life-long spiritual focus regardless) there simply has to be a reason for what happens.

Best case, there HAS to be a silver lining.

And I was determined to find it in every challenge I’ve been up against.  Which, if I can whine for a second, is more than my lifetime’s share of suffering.  I did not want it any longer, I do not want it ever again, I don’t want it to completely define me, I do not use it as a crutch or sympathy card at any time. 

I want nothing to do with it, and will go lengths to prevent the issues from happening again.

Because it robs you.  It pits your body against you, having you, fight yourself, trying to find a way out of pain, during every waking moment.  It sucks joy like some kind of vampire.  The body tortures you, in a nearly identical way to the common meaning people associate with the word “torture.”  You struggle to find a way to stop the pain, and manage what it does to you mentally.

It is the cruelest of thieves.

Robbing you of your finances like any robber would, as you try to get better…

…and then takes your body, your mind, and your spirit with it.

Hence the need to prevent these kinds of robberies to begin with.  Focus on health as a priority.

 

“Organic Blue Berries Don’t Give You Loose Stools”

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A fellow at the grocery store tonight, in the organic berry section…a total stranger…kindly told me that the reason organic blue berries are so awesome is that “you can eat a whole half carton of them and not get the wet shits.”

Those were his exact words.

I have no idea who this man was, but he then kinda apologized as he walked away with a “Oh…sorry…was that TMI?”

I laughed and told him that no, it was all good, and I’m glad he let me know.

😉

For some reason, when the warm weather hits our area of the country, people get much more social. 

And with the right blue berries, apparently have much smoother movements.

Happy Drunk Dad’s Day:

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My entire family went on a wine tasting tour via limo yesterday in and around the Finger Lakes region of beautiful upstate New York.

Not only were they tasting wines at the six different wineries we visited, but apparently some of the bunch (the crazy uncle of course) decided to pack along some extra beverages in the limo itself, all bases covered: beer, wine coolers and whiskey to boot.

My goodness.

I was of course the “DD,” designated driver.

Even though I wasn’t driving at all.

😉

I brought my spring water in my usual glass water bottle (a bottle I will reference soon in a post or video).

I also did a Bring-Your-Own snack with some fruit and a healthy-ER sweet potato chip snack for passing around.

The weather was a warm and sunny 85 degrees F.

By the time we reached the last winery, everyone…including strangers…were all waking in quite drunk.

Three strangers approached me and struck up conversation.

One of them was fairly unintelligible.

But entertaining.

And on the way home from there, I sat next to my cousin’s girlfriend in the limo…

She fell asleep.

Then awoke five minutes later and vomited.

On me.

I hope your Father’s Day was vomit-free.

Pharmaceuticals: Relieve Symptoms; Keep the Disease.

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If the drug taken cured the disease, there would be no more buying of the drug.

This makes for bad business.

Why would people label this idea a “conspiracy theory,” when it is self-evident?

Do the prescriptions “cure” the underlying CAUSE of the disease, or do they TREAT the symptoms of the disease?

When people get arthritis or tendonitis…often caused by a pathogen of some sort, based on my personal experience, be it fungus or lyme…people often take over-the-counter naproxen or ibuprofen for example, or any number of prescriptions for more advanced pain.

This alleviates the swelling, reduces pain.

They do nothing to attack the underlying CAUSE of the pain.

If they did attack and remove the underlying CAUSE…would people continue to buy the products if there were no more symptoms?

Perhaps just for the fun of spending the money and taking a pill?

Why?

Since this is merely a conspiracy theory to many…sales are irrelevant, as are the shareholders in these companies who supposedly like profit margins, someone please explain to me WHY a person would continue to buy the pain relieving product if the person is no longer IN pain.

(Or is getting the person addicted to pain killers the whole point, yet another “conspiracy theory”…after all, people actually ADDICTED to something, never repeatedly buy the same product over and over again do they)…(???)

When I see people simply take these drugs, seemingly “as a matter of course,” and then not take the time to just put a little thought into what they’re doing and why, perhaps some study into understanding exactly what they’re participating in…it blows me away.

The ignorance people are willing to live with…I guess “what I don’t know won’t hurt me”…absolutely astounds me.

The problem is:

What they don’t know DOES hurt them.

According to my research, properly prescribed prescription drugs were the fourth leading cause of DEATH in a previous year.

Key words “properly prescribed.”

People who believe they’ve experienced heaven, the life-after-dealth experiencers, say it is “bliss”…

Gives whole new meaning to the expression “ignorance IS bliss” don’t it?

 

So Mercury Amalgam Fillings are Safe?…NOT.

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Do elements in nature erode over time, or don’t they?

Are there certain elements…rocks, minerals, metals…that simply remain inert, never erode in minute ways, always retain the same mass/weight over the course of five, ten or more years?

If there is such an element, show it to me.

If there IS a “safe” level of mercury in the body, prove it to me.  Show me the intake of mercury on an on-going basis, and how it is absolutely not associated, nor could be, with any illness or disease of any kind, be it physical, mental, spiritual.

No one can provide this evidence.

And conveniently, the evidence required to PROVE that mercury amalgams are unsafe is nearly impossible to come by…

…Why?

Because for starters, such as with the brain as the primary focus when it comes to mercury, we cannot open a brain and analyze it to determine exactly what the mercury is doing in there that could cause us problems.

This is mighty convenient for an industry determined to place these in as many mouths as possible.

But we still DO know that mercury can inhibit proteins responsible for brain cell growth/maintenance, causing brain cell death. 

There are researchers and scientists willing to stand behind this statement.

While they may not be able to say mercury CAUSES dementia, Alzheimers, etc…it certainly seems to contribute to the same EFFECT seen in those experiencing these diseases.

In certain areas of the world, this POSSIBLE tie-in is enough to warrant removing the element from dental practice.

In America…thanks to a legal system that protects commerce at all costs…the “proof” needs to be in place BEFORE the product is removed from the market.

Do all elements erode, or don’t they?

Well: We know that mercury in the mouth does.  A filling can lose a large percentage of its beginning mass over the course of five to ten years.  Again, there are studies that prove this.

So where does all that amagam go?

And if it’s harmless, why not just have a few of the makers of these substances voluntarily consume the stuff on a daily basis matching the degree of degradation experienced by a person with the fillings in their mouth?

This would help prove via direct experimentation on a human subject that indeed, the stuff may be safe.

Any volunteers?

 

Don’t Buy Into “Genetic Limitations.”

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I sincerely believe that genetics CAN be overcome.

Much more importantly, is that people BELIEVE they can.

I’m not saying 100% of the time.

But I AM saying a great deal of the time.

If you are struggling with your weight or losing fat, SOMETHING is causing it.

How much research and effort will it take to figure out what exactly is going on?

That is what it takes, unfortunately.

That’s what it took for me when I was ill, to get myself well again.  And is what continues to keep me in a maintenance phase that both keeps my pain levels down, and my body fat at a steady, attractive and healthy level.

A friend of mine has a stubborn extra 10 pounds or so that she claims she simply cannot take off.

What I have found in fact, is that she has not explored all options.

She is largely stuck in “old school” thought, about how weight and fat loss is supposed to happen.

She takes rounds of antibiotics about once a year, and has for decades.

She has never experimented with gluten and/or grain elimination, nor does she understand what that all involves.

She is doing so much cardio/aerobics, that her metabolism has surely adjusted and is working hard to preserve body fat to compensate for her activity levels.

When we don’t continue to explore options, we too often “buy” ideas that are not ours, coming from alleged authorities, and settle with what we believe we may be “stuck” with.

I assure you: Life does not have to work like this.

Options exist.

Change CAN happen.