Do you live in the town of Allopath

There is not much more I can add to this fable. Are you suffering from Skid Marks Disease?

There once was a town called Allopath. It had many people, streets and cars, but due to budget limitations, there were no stop signs or traffic lights anywhere in Allopath.

Not surprisingly, traffic accidents were common. Cars would crash into each other at nearly every intersection. But business was booming for the auto repair shops and local hospitals, which dominated the economy of Allopath.

Please take the time to read the entire article. It is a short read.

until next time smile

Sharon

Exercise and Save Your Eyes

We have all heard an old adage that doing certain things would make you go blind. Just reading an article from Dr. Alan Inglis. The following is an excerpt.

You've heard of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), right? It's a disease that doesn't mind disabling your eyesight for you, being a leading cause of blindness. One form of the condition is known as exudative AMD, in which there is a growth of abnormal blood vessels behind the eye, which bleed, and eventually scar.

A team of researchers tracked 4,000 men and women over the course of 15 years, with the initial starting age range being between 43 and 86. The participants were asked how much exercise they did, and about 25 percent were active. What this particular study found was that though AMD is linked to aging, exercise such as walking or climbing stairs has a protective effect that can guard against it. In fact, creating an active lifestyle reduced the risk of developing exudative AMD over the course of 15 years by 70 percent, and by walking more, reduced the risk by 30 percent. Even when other risk factors were taken into account-like whether or not the participants were smokers, their weight, their blood pressure-the effects were still there. A brisk 30-45 minute walk a day is safe, cheap and will also help reduce risk of other major health problems such as heart disease and dementia.

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Seems to me that exercise is the key to everything related to your health. Just moving your body---so simple so basic. We have 2 legs and 2 arms in order to function well. That means walking. Our ancestors were hunter gatherers and that means the body was made to move and move a lot.

No one talked about exercise. It was a walk to the store or an evening stroll to help settle dinner or a garden to be tended. Chores were labor intensive. Now with all the modern conveniences house work is relatively easy. Neighborhoods may not be safe and an evening walk would interfer with TV anyway.

I remember an old science fiction story about the fate of the world. All the people were just brains in containers. Robots did all the physical tasks. All communication was telepathic. People were just brains in containers because they had neglected their bodies to the point where they could not sustain life. They had cloned themselves until that process no longer worked. They lacked the ability to move and thus control their environment and they eventually died.

We are not yet to the point of keeping brains alive without a body but we are certainly abusing our bodies to the point where that body cannot sustain life.

I will give you another old adage -- Use It or Lose It.

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I know you have not heard from me for a while. Between my own bout with the flu and both grand children going through it, I have been unable to get much computer time.
I love the interaction with my customers at the store but really wish they would use common good manners and cough behind a sleeve. Even if they cough and sneeze into their hands, they use those same hands to hand me money. We have an alcohol spray bottle on each register and I use it between customers. Still, having wet snot sprayed all over you tends to give you whatever germs that person is sharing.

Check out the Belly Fat Blues Blog. Just posted new article there.

until next time smile
Sharon
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Skin Spots

Just reading about a woman who went to a dermatologist about a spot on her arm. It was dark in the middle and peeling around the edges. Scary. The dermatologist told her it was a dermatofibroma and would not require treatment. She was just to watch it and come back if it caused her any pain. He then did a general exam of skin spots. He pronounced that the freckles on her face were changing. She told him no and he insisted. She informed him that he had only known her for 20 minutes and could not possibly know how many freckles she normally had. Is he right on one diagnosis and wrong on the other or totally wrong -- totally right. I would seek a second opinion.

Many years ago I was in for a routine appointment with my doctor. While I was there I asked about an annoying spot on my hip. It was perfectly round, red and itched. The doctor glanced at it and pronounced ring worm. I told him I had no animals with ringworm and found it hard to believe. He gave me a prescription and off I went. I went home and changed my clothes. I put on my favorite pair of jeans. I must point out that I was wearing bikini cut panties. As soon as I put on the pants, my hip started to itch. Seems the metal brad on the jeans was sitting on my skin. I have a terrible allergy to metals. I put a band aid over the metal brad and lo and behold the "ringworm" went away.

My point is that doctors will always go for the easy obvious answer. Freckles on your face or hands should be monitored for skin cancer. I have--had red hair and fair skin so I have freckles on most of my body. I have had some "pre-cancerous" spots on my skin but none of them have been on the freckles. Yes, they have been on my hands and face - that is where you get the most unprotected exposure to sun. I had a doctor treat me for ulcer and depression for a year before he discovered I had gall stones.

Doctors are human, busy and they make mistakes. Listen to your own mind and body. If a diagnosis sounds unreasonable or just plain wrong, get a second opinion. No doctor worth his salt will object to a second opinion.

As for skin spots, check them out. Most are nothing but some may be pre-cancerous or even cancer. But they are easy to treat and cure.

Mud Bath

A man goes into his doctors office for an annual physical.
After a while, the doctor comes out and says, "I'm sorry
Bill, but we have discovered you have a condition which
only allows you another 6 weeks to live."

"But Doctor," Bill replied, "I feel great. I haven't felt better
in years. This just can't be true. Isn't there anything I can
do?"

After a moment the doctor said, "Well, you might start
going down the street to that new health spa and take
a mud bath every day."

Excitedly Bill asked, "And that will cure me?"

"No," Replied the doctor, "but it will get you used to
the dirt."

and if you need another laugh check out my favorite Super Bowl commercial.



I liked this one, but the product is not in the healthy list.



And if you just want to spend some time laughing, go to ifilm and just browse to find your favorite.

until next time smile
Sharon
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