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Watching a live press conference today, it seems that Dr. Anthony Fauci is much more relaxed and relieved,
that unlike as with the last administration, he is now able to speak the truth without repercussions.
That statements will always be honest, and that guesses and wild speculations will not be included, and crucially, that answers to questions will be reality based, based on science, not politics.

It also seems that he is inspired by Biden's much more aggressive attack on the spread of the virus and it's control.

News of the weird. A type of mushroom called 'Magic Mushroom' contains the psychedelic drug psilocybin which is meant to be eaten. Instead a man with bipolar disorder brewed mushroom tea and injects it into his bloodstream where the mushrooms grew causing his body to go into organ failure.
He's being treated with long-term use of antifunguals and antibiotics.

He researched how he could decrease his opioid use at home and read about the potential for psilocybin, the drug found in psychedelic mushrooms - also known as magic mushrooms - for treating symptoms of depression and anxiety.

i know all the people talk about it i try to do it but other people will get right up against you in a store so how dose a person do it

I wish HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR to the people out their and the staff of Connecting Singles. Stay safe

I've probably been to 8 or 9 dentists in the last decade. My preference is someone with a small practice. One guy in his 60's was in business at least 30 of those years with 2 chairs. Him and the hygienist. I tried a few times and was unhappy with his work. Searching the insurance list of available dentists, I selected one in large office that appears to be part of a corporate franchise with several locations. 6 chairs and lots of people flying around the open corral. I tried a dental college and several chairs in one room appears to be normal.

Covid-19 comes around and I postponed cleaning a few times. I had a piece of filling and tooth chip off a molar months ago and needed to have that resolved before infection gets in and a root canal specialist would be added to my list. December and I need to use use insurance benefits this calendar year.

Earlier this month, I had the tooth prepped and the mold sent to the lab for a crown. Yesterday, I returned for the second part.

With all the previous dentists, they do a similar casting and then cover the tooth with a temporary -- I'll call it a temporary, but mostly it's a soft pliable material they form over the tooth like putty or bubble gum and in a few minutes it hardens. When the crown comes from the lab they have several tries of grinding and fitting before the final step of gluing it in place. Usually after it's in they test for 'bite' and have to grind down a few high spots. I used to think this was normal.

The dentist I'm using now did 2 crowns for me over a year ago and they went in perfectly. Yesterday was the same. The temporary was a copy of the crown so the fit and feel was like a normal tooth. The assistant tested the crown and it clicked into place. The dentist didn't need to grind or reshape anything.

This dentist is on a whole new level compared to the previous ones.. old or new.

She said, not to chew on that side for at least an hour and most likely there will be a little sensitivity for a few days. Yesterday, there was some throbbing and pain from cold drinks. Aspirin took care of that. Today it's barely noticeable. When I run my tongue over the new crown it feels like a normal tooth.

Bravo!



I have to laugh as I once had a dentist name Bravo.

was the virus created ,,so that there would be a world DNA data bank ,,
every person that has been tested for the virus in what ever way shape or form , has unwittingly provided their DNA ,,
and now with the vaccine the DNA data will increase across the world,
so any privacy you thought that you had is now in a data base,,
some will argue that this is a good thing , as it will no doubt solve a lot of crimes where they have DNA evidence ,, as no doubt this data base will be examined by police world wide to solve those crimes ,,
as there are nearly 8 billion people on the planet ,then no matter what the scientists may say ,there could be a possibility of two people having the same DNA ,,
as everyone on the planet has virtually 95 per cent of the same DNA make up ,then that leaves very little room for error ...
or maybe if you are vaccinated could you ask for the needle to take it away with you along with the swab that was used to sterilise your arm ,,,,just a thought ,,,

Medic Christmas and a hacking New Year!
Be safe, don't let your guard down as COVID-19 will be here all holiday season. While some experience flu-like symptoms, it's life threatening illness to others. No one I know has the clout to be hospitalized 4 days with round-the-clock cocktails and medicines to combat the effects of this virus.
Hopefully with vaccine this pandemic will fade away.
In the mean time, masks, social distancing, frequent sanitizing. And remember, that horrible smell when you wear a mask is what others experience when they are close to you!

I did some year end medical tests and the blood work shows my sugar levels went up a notch. Halloween candy? That was a factor. Coffee, tea and soft drinks easily a major contributor.

A co-worker said he had a similar problem and his blood sugar levels are now normal since he started talking cinnamon supplements.

When researching the benefits of cinnamon, I get mixed reviews. Obviously, doctors don't want patients taking something that cuts into their control and a few videos play-down the success patients get because of the variance in brand/type of cinnamon and dosage. There's always a warning involved.

One friend said... forget the cinnamon. Control my diet... it's the second most important thing and that exercise is actually the most essential part of lowering blood sugar.

The New York Times gives you a link where you can put in your county that you live in, your age, and if you have any health risk factors. It will then give you a relative order of what groups are in front of you in line and which are behind you in line.

I was watching something about why people live for so long .it was over 2 days .and 3 hours long .total 6 hours .I did not need to watch 5h and 5m .gust the last 10 .min because its your jeans.if you have good jeans .and look after you self then you should live a long live apart from getting killed in a car of plane etc .but if you have bad jeans you are kind of fff .so make the best of it .Terence .I would love to know what you think .thank you