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My daughter blundered into a nest of ground hornets & got stung 25+ times.
NOT life threatening...she's not allergic.
She is, however, MISERABLE!
Does anyone know any remedies to relieve the swelling/itching?

Besides feeling miserable, she is also feeling rather vengeful.
Does anyone know a good way to eradicate a nest of ground hornets?

Thanks for any suggestions!

There is a saying that if you worry, you will die. If you don’t worry, you will also die. Then why all the worries? It only leads to stress.

But responsibility dictates that there are a few things one should worry about. Your health is one of those things.

So, are you enjoying good health or not? If you are healthy then there is nothing to worry about and if you are not well it leads to only one other worry.

Will you get better or not? If you are going to get better then you have nothing to worry about, but if you will not get any better, well, it brings you to yet another worry.

Will you survive or not? If you are going to survive then there is nothing to worry about. But suppose you’re going to die then it leaves you with one hell of a big worry.

Will you go to heaven or will you go to hell? If you end up in heaven my friend, then there will be absolutely nothing to worry about.

However, if you get turned down at the pearly gates, you will go straight to hell and when you get there you will be so busy shaking hands with all of your old friends that you will not have the time to worry about anything!

So why worry?

Enjoy the day and don't worry, be happy.

So far, in the circle of friends, clients and coworkers it is. I'm starting to see more folks wearing masks in public places, especially grocery and department stores.
Most say it's flu-like symptoms while one customer of mine said it's kicking her arse right now and cancelled all appointments.

I live in Palm Beach County and sewage water testing for coronavirus is higher than last year and after months of declining vaccinations, it's reported people have started again. Yeah, it appears they check poop for virus.

South Florida has tourism and people coming here for the winter, so we get an influx of travelers. I went on a sales call to see clients after they returned from vacation... I waited a few days to book the appointment just to be sure they didn't get sick along the way and pass it around as another stop was to a client who recently had a newborn.
I'm considering masking-up when I meet new clients.

Is COVID on the rise? It would appear COVID or a variant is making the rounds again.

Hello,

I am furthering my education studying for a degree in the health field, presently I have a degree in photography. These are my two biggest passions in my life, I wish to post for you healthy suggestions so you also can enjoy a healthy life.

Tea is a very important supplement to add to your healthy lifestyle, tea has natural anti-toxin power which we all need to rid our bodies of the toxins we consume through the chemicals in the food and beverages each day.

Most Healthy Teas,

Matcha Tea
The most healthy tea you can consume, even healthier then the green tea we all have heard we should drink.( 1 cup per day)

Catnip Tea

Chamomile Tea

Green Tea

Lavender Tea

Lemon Balm Tea

Peppermint Tea (My Favorite)

Rooibos Tea

St Johns Tea

Valerian Tea

I hope you tea lovers will experiment with these teas, if your not a tea lover maybe you can add just one cup of tea in your day for many health benefits.

On Wednesday, he concluded remarks in honor of labor unions by saying he was "supposed to stop and walk out of the room" but decided to stick around anyway.

Biden has also said, "I’m not supposed to take any questions," admitted he was "instructed" to call on specific reporters, declared "they gave me a list of people I’m going to call on," told reporters he would "get in trouble" if he didn’t follow orders and even said, "I'd be happy to take questions if that's what I'm supposed to do."


Why are we not told who's running the show . Biden has said more than once he's not allowed to answer questions . Is it Milley , is it Wray , could it be his wife . Pretty damn sick when the president says he can get into trouble for answering questions . Do they spank him , threaten to not change his diaper ? No more ice cream for you Joe if you blab any answers out today .

I don't normally eat in a buffet restaurant but the new Japanese/Chinese opened up a few blocks from my home sounded very enticing.

I checked the menu and it seemed very healthy and interesting mix of food selection.

Voila, I have never seen so many people that are so overweight and eating like there is no tomorrow. I was thinking to myself, of course, this is one of the reasons why there is such a big problem in our country on obesity. We are of no self control to stop eating even when we are full because it is there. Then I thought of the skinny people in Europe. At least in France, although even in Switzerland, there is not too many overweight that I have seen whenever I visit there. Not as much as in my country anyways.

Every time I go there and visit Europe, when we were not eating out, my friend and I go to the supermarket, and look at the selections of foods and they are packed very small and very lean. Compared to my country, gosh it is mostly in large quantities. Okay, so we don't have to spend too many trips shopping for food. (I have always bought mostly my groceries to Costco and or Vons in California, while in the Mid West, Byerlys is a good place).

The point of this blog is to make sure that even if we go and eat in a buffet, we must not forget that overeating causes extra food stored in the fat cells. The problem is if we won't burn it, you know what happens.

Note:1. I have read about last year published on Time Magazine that our Health programs is enough to bankrupt our economy in the next 20 years if we don't improve our individual health and control our eating habits.

Only eat what our bodies can burn. I know it is easier said than done but we can do it. My children unfortunately are not as slim and skinny as me, but they are trying hard. Then they blame me for marrying an Irish man with big bones and heavy frame. lol.

Anyways, thanks for reading and sharing your opinions.

This is not about making fun and or insulting the big and heavy people. This is about improving our lives and be healthy.

Note: 2. Billions of dollars are spent on wasting foods, and then billions of dollars are spent on losing weight. Go figure.

"Mislabeling everyday problems as mental illness has shocking implications for individuals and society: stigmatising a healthy person as mentally ill leads to unnecessary, harmful medications, the narrowing of horizons, misallocation of medical resources, and draining of the budgets of families and the nation. We also shift responsibility for our mental well-being away from our own naturally resilient and self-healing brains, which have kept us sane for hundreds of thousands of years, and into the hands of 'Big Pharma', who are reaping multi-billion-dollar profits."




"Over the last 40 years The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – the bible of the psychiatric professions – has spawned more and more diagnostic categories, "inventing" disorders along the way and radically reducing the range of what can be construed as normal or sane. Meanwhile Big Pharma, feeding its appetite for profits and ours for drugs, has gained an ever greater hold over our mental and emotional lives, medicalising normality.

The more studies that come along to tell us about the rise in mental illness, the more we fit our problems and unhappiness into a category of mental disorder, developing symptoms to take to the doctor in search of a cure. Humans are suggestible creatures. And doctors like to help: they provide the pills Big Pharma recommends, though many must now know that research has shown placebos can work just as well and with fewer side effects."




"ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was conceived at a meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in 1987. It was brought into being by a show of hands, and duly included in a textbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Psychiatrists consider it a real disorder, but for those who use scientific evidence to support claims of an illness, it’s fictional. To this day, there have been no scientific tests to support the existence of ADHD.

Then, there are the diagnostic criteria. Whichever way you try and bend them, the criteria are still reflective of normal childhood behaviour. They include “often has difficulty sustaining attention in tasks or play activities”; “often has difficulties organising tasks and activities”; “often avoids, dislikes or is reluctant to engage in tasks that require sustained mental effort”; “often loses things necessary for tasks or activities”; “is often forgetful in daily activities”; “is often on the go”; “often talks excessively” and “often interrupts or intrudes on others”. It’s a reclassification of normal behaviour with a scientific-sounding, made-up label.

Then, there are the drugs that produce nullifying effects and which are hailed as ‘demonstrably effective’. All that has happened is the person has been drugged, and is exhibiting the effects of a dangerous, mind-altering foreign substance in his or her body. Psychiatric drugs have an effect on a person: they will keep him/her quiet and compliant, but drugs don’t cure anything.

The fundamental contradiction lies in the fact that psychiatrists manufacture the labels, they diagnose the ‘disorders,’ and they prescribe the drugs.

If psychiatry was against the medicalisation of normality, then ‘disorders’ like ADHD would be scrapped, the drugging of children would decrease, and the real cause of problems would be found and treated, using less invasive treatments. It’s time for change."

Hello everyone.. I am Mahesh from India.
I want to tell you something here we are facing a huge wave of corona , thousands of people dying every day we can't go anywhere lockdown is going on now i am feeling alone..

In biblical era plagues were punishments from God. (Some people think so even these days.) We are not dealing with a plague but a pandemic, some will say. Whatever. ...(I will learn the difference if someone doesn't point out the difference between a plague and a pandemic.)

However, as us humans and science evolved, we are more aware of bacteria, fungi, parasites and viruses. How they infect us and how they spread.

Anyway, understanding science is not a strength I am born with.

Just like Trump, none of us are medical experts to talk about medications and treatment. And as we all know internet and media are full of shit and lots of non experts giving expert advice. One moment you think you have learnt something, the next article tells that it is not true. (That is if you read in research mode rather than believe everything mode )

At this moment in time, it is better to understand our bodies and it's systems and functions than fall for every bullshit.

Our immune system is designed to protects us from infections through various lines of defence. It's a complex system. The function of our immune system is made up of the reciprocal reaction between our diet, stress, lifestyle and environment other than our genetic material and various types of cells and even memory cells that are stored to combat similar pathogens.

There are lots of bullshit about boosting the immune system these days.

But the truth is, the immune system is not designed to be Boosted. The correct message should be of maintaining a healthy immune system so that it would function when necessary to fight diseases,
by maintaining a healthy lifestyle, balanced diet and minimum stress levels.

Yes, there are certain nutrients, vitamins and minerals required for the function of our immune system. Lack of them in our diets will hinder the functions. But no secret ingredient, super food or a magic supplement can boost our immune system.

Non expert Usha marveled by the immune system signing off on a glorious Wednesday in month of April, year 2020.

Be safe. Stay home but not glued to a screen.
Have a nice day.!

Feel free to add any other facts about the immune system and its functions.

Turns out that communicating with others literally affects our health more than diet, exercise, even our addictions.

Seeing my interaction in Spain mainly consists of a cheery 'hola!' and cheesy grin while I'm marching my dog round the streets, or going into shops with a hesitant 'necesito ...' + point / mime, I guess I am stuck with popping in here every now and then. Biggest incentive I have yet for learning Spanish and getting out and meeting more people, mind



I will be logging back in to make health-improving comments (#HIC) at regular intervals on this and other blogs. I wonder what the best dosage is? Make 3 comments, 4 times a day?

Here's that study


If you don't or can't follow the link - the lassie postulates that social intergration is more important to longevity / quality of life than family, quitting smoking / drinking, de-stressing, doing exercise, maintaining healthy weight, diet, even clean air. Scary thought.