Guest guest Posted August 3, 1999 Report Share Posted August 3, 1999 In a message dated 8/3/99 3:27:20 AM Central Daylight Time, onelist writes: << 1/4tsp borax put wax and oil in a double boiler and stir over a low hear until melted together with even consistancy >> What exactly is Borax? I am a bit nervous that this may not be good for your skin. COlleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 1999 Report Share Posted August 3, 1999 borax is a natural ingrediant, you can find it in the laundry section of your grocers, usually mule team, for laundry it is used to brighten clothes for cosmetics and skin it is a skin softener i cannot think of what the tech term for borax is at this time, but it is an emmolent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Dear Corey, I'm no Doctor and certainly not even close to being an expert of which foods are or aren't bad for you. But I don't believe you have to stay clear of all foods that contain Iron. I would suggest talking to your Doctor as he/she will know what is best for you . Love, Bren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 Dear , My Hepatologist has recommended that I abstain from coffee all together. It is very hard on the liver. I still drink it, but not nearly in the amounts I once used to. Love, Bren Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 I don't mean to keep asking the same questions, but I am so concerned with this Iron thing. I have to watch my intake of Vitamin C is what I understand now. I crave orange juice like never before, since I have been on the combo. I also looked through my kitchen for added Iron in foods and I found it in pasta, rice and my soy / nutritional drinks. I don't eat bad at all. I have no 'snacks' , coffee or candy in my house. But I love carbohydrates. So does anyone know of a brand of pasta and rice that is iron free? I am a very good shopper for health food, and I haven't come across anything yet. Since I am a vegetarian, carbohydrates are big in my diet along with fruit and veggies. Thanks in advance, Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 I have heard that coffee in itself may not be all that harmful, but, considering that most coffee is grown in third world countries that are not regulated as our country is, we come across insecticides and fertilizers that are used on the coffee and are very harmful on a liver. By the way, I love coffee. Sanka uses chemicals to remove the caffiene, nuff said. It is funny how chemicals that are banned in this country are allowed to be used on food that is grown in other countries. Case in point- we had a major Hep A breakout in our schools and it was eventually traced to frozen strawberries grown in Mexico. - " ...I dream then ask why not " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 26, 2000 Report Share Posted January 26, 2000 > My Hepatologist has recommended that I abstain from coffee all together. It > is very hard on the liver> I drink just one cup daily of an organic altura bean coffee. Altura has much less caffeine. My hepatologist said that was fine & not hard on the liver so perhaps it depends on how one's system is handling the virus & what state the liver is in. Decalf type coffees are very hard on the liver as they can contain toxins from the decaffeinating process as well as any pesticides/herbicides used in growing. If one is giving up coffee why not replace it with something to help the liver such as a dandelion based product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2000 Report Share Posted February 8, 2000 Leah: First of all, what the heck is mi/mo?? Maybe the school dist. in different states call it differently.........if the first school was well behaved, then maybe you should think about that one....you DEFINITELY don't want the one where they're all behaving like Moe, Larry, Curly AND Shemp........Ashton would do well to mimic the WELL behaved ones, not the Stooges!! God bless......this is so damn hard for us.......everything about our kids doesn't come easy......we have to struggle for everything......so sick and tired......so now does a complete turn around and is fairly well behaved at home now, but getting a note from teach saying he's wild there.......go figure! Hell, I need MY sleep...let the teachers work for their money, hehehe. The two aides that help the teacher could be my daughters....they should have lots of energy... Well, this is longer than expected.....take care all, Leah, my sister, hang in there! }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}HUGS{{{{{{{{{{{{{{ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2000 Report Share Posted February 8, 2000 Well, has been really good at home these past few days......but WILD at school...what a turnaround! Still in a turmoil over the Risperdal situation...haven't tried it yet, but guess what? The Melatonin kicked in at only 1.5mg. at night! Also, interestingly enough, he had a snotty nose so I gave Benadryl every 4-6 hrs. all weekend and he was perfectly calm, took naps and slept all night! Go figure that one out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2000 Report Share Posted February 8, 2000 >>I have this cat that has driven me nuts for 17 years. She is becoming incontinent (off and on) in every way, and on Sunday left a special gift in 's room. Well, we have been eating Tootsie Rolls lately (Tanner brought some home from school), and Jen found her cat gift and said " chocolate " . Tanner (5 and usually lacking in common sense) said " let me smell it " and told it smelled like poop. She put it in the potty.<< Kara- sounds like time's up for Kitty!! We had our 16 year old blue pt. Siamese put to sleep last summer. While I felt bad up to a point I only had overwhelming relief afterwards. Poor old Spencer had become incontinent and I knew my tolerance was gone. His quality of life was gone, and it was time to say goodbye. I did not feel guilty. I was proud that he'd lived to such a ripe old age. Also, good for that she knew what to do! We too had a " tootsie roll moment " - only PB thought it was chocolate and popped it into his mouth. Poor kid couldn't figure out what to do and I literally had to scrub his mouth out. We had been enjoying a box of cream-filled chocolates and PB just thought one had fallen on the floor. Since he NEVER puts non-edibles in his mouth, I knew he'd thought it was candy. Still, you need to steel yourself and it's hard to let go. Good luck! MB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 In response to kpitts, Once upon a time (1960s-1970s), teatro chicano was a fundamental part of a political movement to push for " brown power, " and it included migrant farm worker sending communities in Texas. I know it was also in California (maybe still is?) but do not know what communities it addresses(ed). It can be a useful problem-posing phenomenon (i.e., consciousness raising for the purpose of political action). There are also educational materials along these lines in Spanish for workers--I sent word about those that I know about some time ago to this e-group. They include not just instructions to workers but also information about the law and opportunities for discussion about addressing problems related to working conditions. United Farm Workers, Farm Labor Organizing Committee (Toledo, OH), and other unioins also are trying to change working and pay conditions. All of the above are based on a philosophy of participatory action projects, in which a community becomes empowered to act to change conditions. I am sure there are lots of other efforts under way. Maybe someone needs to document them (for a school project, or whatever)! ---------- From: egroups[sMTP: @egroup s.com] Reply egroups Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2000 8:13 AM egroups Subject: [ ] Digest Number 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ You have a voice mail message waiting for you at iHello.com: 1/3555/0/_/339705/_/957874395/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To Post a message, send it to: eGroups To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: -unsubscribeeGroups ------------------------------------------------------------------------ There are 2 messages in this issue. Topics in this digest: 1. Structural Conditions - Farm Worker Injustice From: kpitts@... 2. Re:RE: HIV research From: amata@... ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 1 Date: Date header was inserted by mail.ewu.edu From: kpitts@... Subject: Structural Conditions - Farm Worker Injustice I've just read Lighthall's article, " A Food System Approach to Farm Worker Issue " in the Rural California Report publication. He states that, " The fundamental misperception lies in seeing this as a problem of agriculture when it is in fact a reflection of underlying structural forces within the global food system. " He also talks about the role consumers play in not paying the full cost for our food--in short we all play a part in the oppression of this group of workers. This is an excellent article I encourage all to read it. Currently I am working out of the sociology department and I have long been aware that structural conditions need to to be addressed. I do believe that awareness of global economics/capitalist issues is important but I always seem to hit a brick wall as to what we can do to change structural conditions. I am working on a very micro focused project which uses theater to educate workers about health and safety hazards. I believe in this method but I want to learn about macro efforts that will lead to changes in the structural conditions that impact farm workers. Otherwise it just seems like we keep developing interventions for the " survivors " of this system but won't make any significant changes. I would appreciate any references or thoughts you have. Thanks ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 8 May 2000 16:55:11 -0400 From: amata@... Subject: Re:RE: HIV research Please contact the Migrant Clinicians Network. They can provide you with some leads on MSFWs and HIV activities in migrant health centers. MCN can be reached at (512) 327.2017. They also have a webb site: www.migrantclincian.org ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2000 Report Share Posted December 30, 2000 RE: Holistic article that was just posted. Hmmm, well, I am wondering why they recommend atleast 8 oz. of water a day on that article. Eight oz of water a day would not be enough for anyone, especially those of us with health concerns. It's actually atleast 48 oz a day, if I remember right. Now some days I don't drink quite that much, but pretty close, otherwise I feel bad. I also think that CoQ10 is very important, I see it listed, but not in the important list. I've talked to alot of people that take CoQ10 and have hep c, and it definetly improves our energy level. Sometimes I forget mine, oops! well, that's when I forget to take my Ginko Biloba, my brain pill. Echinecea is a great one, I start taking mine at the first sign of a cold and it nips it in the bud. I also give it to my kids when they need it and all 3 that are in school have had perfect attendence this year so far!! Sometimes I take it just when I'm feeling blah. I guess we can't take it long term, but here and there, so I settle for that. Anyway, I believe it's 6- 8oz glasses of water a day!! Take care, Sherry > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 , My doctor had me wait a couple weeks after the trial implant was taken out to then be able to tell how much it really HAD helped while it was on. There is some carryover when it's off but I'm not sure how long. I actually didn't get that much help from the one wire trial but they finally decided (as in the doctor and workman's comp) I needed to have one put in with the two wire implant with conductor pads and a laminotomy so the wires are right next to my spinal cord. It helped some but not as much as I had wished for. I'm still on Hydrocodone tablets and Duragesic patches (50 mg) Digest Number 22 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2003 Report Share Posted November 15, 2003 Deb, Thanks for your helpful response. As it turns out the answer has arrived - although not what I hoped for. It is clear that whatever relief I felt yesterday was from the procedure itself. Today things are back to normal and having the stimulator on gives me no relief whatsoever. So obviously it is a no-brainer and I will not have the surgery. Maybe if they had been able to get to the feet - who knows. Well it's on to the next step. Thanks again and all the best, On Sat, 15 Nov 2003 19:31:50 -0600, you wrote: >, My doctor had me wait a couple weeks after the trial implant was >taken out to then be able to tell how much it really HAD helped while it was >on. There is some carryover when it's off but I'm not sure how long. I >actually didn't get that much help from the one wire trial but they finally >decided (as in the doctor and workman's comp) I needed to have one put in >with the two wire implant with conductor pads and a laminotomy so the wires >are right next to my spinal cord. It helped some but not as much as I had >wished for. I'm still on Hydrocodone tablets and Duragesic patches (50 mg) > Digest Number 22 > > >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 31, 2004 Report Share Posted August 31, 2004 In a message dated 8/30/2004 5:53:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, writes: From: Kem Tillford <iz2c@...>Subject: Monday morning weigh inI've lost 17 lbs!! Yeah!Kem in Eugene 286/269/150Dr. Neal 8.6.04 Hi Kem: congratulations on the spectacular weight loss! You must be feeling like a million bucks! Are you on regular food yet? What di you eat, it you don't mind my asking, when on soft/mushy food? I start that phase this Saturday and all I can think of that is healthy is oatmeal. But what I can think of that is fattening and unhealthy is a lot longer list! 237/229/135DOB 8/21/04Dr. Kuri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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