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Greetings,I'm here and will attempt to answer questions that relate to either your SPIRITUALITY or your HEALTH. I consider myself to be a very spiritual human being, not religious as I don't follow an organized religion's dogma.
My heart is my good book and I attempt to live life from that point of view. I have lived long enough to have gained some wisdom and feel I could have something worthwhile to share.
I've used herbs and natural supplements and followed a healthy lifestyle since the early 90's, in fact it was herbs and herbal supplements and some lifestyle changes that saved my life.
As there have been some pretty wonderful people that have helped me along my life's journey, it's simply my turn to give back and if I can help someone here, I'm glad to do that. Hope to hear from you with your questions and if I help just one other person during my experience here, it will have been worth it. Have a very Happy&Health new year everyone, you all deserve it!
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is it okay to put my sea sick patch on my butt or boob? i know it sounds weird.. but i don't want the patch to interfere with my tan. i don't even know if i'll need it yet, if i get sea sick. but is this okay? thanks.
Don't know about the pads, but I do know ginger is really good for motion/sea sickness.... it comes in many forms and won't have to be worn on the body.... capsules, ginger candy, ginger tea, but the capsules are best for sea sickness and are found in any healthfood store....but if you have a good nurtrition or herb store nearby, go there first.... for you wish the good and potent capsules not one's with fillers in them...
As of Friday, i've been real sick. I took a nap all afternoon, and when i woke up I felt all dizzy. the only time i would feel good is when i have my head down. and right when i get up, i feel all dizzy again. then at points i kept gagging, but never threw up. and i kept burbing alot too.. until yesterday, i started having real bad diahrea, and my dizzyness and gagging has slowed down. but im still getting much headaches and stomach aches... does anyone know what is wrong with me?
my mom has just been telling me to take some medicine.. and that doesnt even work!
Well where I live, oregon coast, there's this nasty virus going around... it starts in the head and you have a sinus like condition then it moves down into the digestive tract and you feel nauseated and then it travels down into the intestinal tract and you'll have running stools.... I take herbal things for my virus... and it seems to work.... but also, because this virus is a nasty one.... just when you think you're over it and feel really well again, it starts all over again..... good luck, I suggest you seek help from either a working herb store in your area or perhaps an Oriental doctor if you have them where you are.... earth's plants can heal these issues....
okayyyyy this question is basically for people who have heart problems er know someone that does, er juss somethingggg. yes i know that no ones a doctor er w/e but i need opinions. okay i'm practically out for my season because i had an episode where i went to the ER because my heart was fluttering so bad, i felt like i was going to pass out, i was dizzy, my skin color was off & i looked off. soo i went & they gave me an EKG & tests & xrays & they don't want me playing until jan. because thats when my appt. is. i don't know, i want to play & i'm afraid it'll be something totally small & i do have asthma. has anyone had this & played a sport?? it could be completely dangerous but i juss wanna know the outcomes out've it since i'm not allowed to play at all.
thanks!!
I'm not a professional but I can relate to heart flutters.... when I met the local herbalist...and we married and were working partners in a working herb store for ten years... I had heart flutters... he had me start taking a good calcium/magnesium supplement that my body would absorb and extra magnesium and my heart flutters are no more.... I suggest you check with an alternative healtcare practioner... ie, naturopath, herbalist and see what they have to say first, BEFORE doing any drugs for the condition... if this incident is your first and only experience, then I 'd have to say that probably there's nothing real serious going on just your body trying to tell you that something is out of balance... I hope this helps a little...you can also go into your city library and do some research in natural healthcare books, with the heart flutter as the issue and see what you find.... I would do that before allowing medical people to give me pills and loads of tests..... just a suggestion....and good luck, it will be OK! Trust your body...and lay off the sodas..... even the diet ones, they are truly very bad for us....
okay sometimes i have these blackouts i guess you could say there not to bad like passout i just see nothing but black its only for a sec. tho im not sure what it is tho they scare me sometimes cuz ill just be walking and it just gos black and im only 14 so im not sure what it is can anyone help me?
First are you eating healthy foods, and eating often enough. Do you eat things with additives and perservatives in them? Are you on medications with side effects and if not then look at your daily habits.... perhaps you allergic to something.... household cleaners, laundry detergents, dish soap, bath/toilet items.... if you find nothing in those areas then perhaps seeking professional help is the answer but I'd start with a working herbalist person or naturopathic physician because they don't use medications with side effects.... good luck I hope you find your answer and get back to balanced health soon....
Everyone I know has smoked weed. I dont really want to; but I figured the easy way out was to tell people (if they asked) that I have. (even though I never have and they have).... so yea, anyways, how do u feel after ur high??
Is this wrong of me to do? I know I shouldnt have to feel like lieing to them about this, because its nothign to really be proud of, but.. I cant help it and it stops a lot of questions, or them trying to get me to smoke.. ya know?
Hey first let me say that I celebrate you for not using the stuff.... me I tried it once and all I noticed was that I wanted to nibble all the time and my natural highs are much much much better..... continue being true to yourself and not following through by actually using the stuff. I don't believe in lying if it hurts another person spiritually, emotionally or physically.... but a little white lie sometimes is an OK path to take... one just feels really relaxed and laid back and nothing bothers you or upsets you.... you want to be peaceful....read up on the hippy era....you'll finds lots about how it affected people... I only tried it once, actually twice and it didn't do anything for me that life wasn't already bringing me. And you have a really awesome outlook on life and I don't think you'd be very wise to try to improve upon that.... do explore books in the library on the 60's..... and those ole hippies.... they had a good thing going then they got into more than the weed and got lazy and lacked most desire to make something out of their lives.... but of course many of them had to go to Vietnam and get killed and for what?..... I know you'll find more info from that era about the effects of pot on a human body.... good luck
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okay, i have this mark on my boob, its like blood red and it was like a bump last night and now its not. it looks kind of like razor burn except theres to red bumps in the middle of the little red speckles. i hope thats not confusing. its gotten a little less red and it doesnt hurt. breast cancer doesnt run in my family or anything like that its just scaring me a bit.
please and thanks
p.s. PLEASE DONT TELL ME TO TALK TO A DOCTOR OR MY MOM, IF I WANTED TO I WOULDNT HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION. and no smart asses please.
We'll I'm an old lady, but I too have these very small red marks on my body, not just on a breast. They first appear as bright red, very small, and all are about the same very small size..... they do feel like a little bump at first and then seem to flatten out... I've had them for about 20 years and haven't ever worried about them... they eventually go away and as they seem to age, their color changes from bright red to a darker subdued shade of red....they never itch, get bigger or bother me in any way..... I was married to a working herbalist for ten years, he literally saved my life and I am very grateful, and he never worried about them.... mine appear mostly on my middle body... don't have any on my arms or legs and I have probably oh a dozen of them.... sorry I can't be of more help.... hope you find an answer, let me know won't you! Good luck and try not to worry too much OK? Great!
Sometimes I randomly pee a little in my pants. It\'s not like I have to go or anything, and I\'m not laughing or being tickled or anything. It just sort of comes out. It\'s not a lot, but sometimes if I look I can see a tiny wet spot on my pants. I don\'t have to go to the bathroom often and I can hold it for a reasonable amount of time. It\'s just so random and hasn\'t always happened to me, so I\'m just afraid I might randomly have an actual accident and wet my pants in school or something. Is this normal?
If it were me.... I'd work on strength the muscldes in my abdoman.... or sit in an upright position and squeeze your muscles down there over and over, that's what I do, but of course I'm 60 years old....but it helps me.... sounds like lack of muscle tone to me, but I'm no expert, good luck and I hope you figure it all out.
Lately, it seems that no matter what I eat or drink, after a few minutes of doing so, I start feeling extremely nauseous and sometimes I even throw up. It's not voluntary; I don't do it on purpose so I'm not like bulimic or anything. Does anyone have any ideas on why this might be happening?
It was happening around May a few months ago too and I went to the doctor. They ran tests and everything but could find anything wronge medically.
I would suggest first, that you don't eat on the run or while standing up. Relax each time while you're eating a meal. Also, perhaps you might want to try a digestive enzyme when eating cooked foods... take a vegetable... when it's raw it still has it's enzymes intact, when it's cooked it has none left. So go to a healthfood store or an herb store or natural foods grocery and get some digestive enzymes, but not those papaya ones with all the sugars in them, they don't work well. And if you're consuming meats, digestiv enzymes are almost a must. Did you know when John Wayne died(your parents will know he is) they did an autopsy.... they found 44 pounds of undigested stuff in his digestive and intestinal tracks....hmmmmm, makes one think. Also, if you're not having at least two or three bowel movements a day, you're backed up and you may wish to think about that..... there are others points too, but start here first.... look for a working herbalist in your area, one here in Oregon saved my life, so I know some of them know what they are doing.... also if you have family pets, you may wish to research parasites and their effects on the human body and if you've done antibiotics, for sure look into getting your body's flora balance back by taking some acidolphilus.... just suggestions that I use and am pleased with. Hope you find your answers soon!
ok i know it seems weird soem girls just talk about how horribel it is to have small boobs but i feel insecure about myself becasue i have realy big boobs adn i am only 13 i have a size D cup and i here guys talk about girls who have big boobs liei soem of my friends and say how big boobs are hard to work with and that big boobs are good to a point i dont knwo if i shoudl try to reduce the size of my chest or keep it normal i need help thanxs so much and no stupid remarks pleezzz
If, this is the way our Creator made you, and it's just too bad other people can't appreciate the beauty of it all. I apologize for all the idiots out there that cause you grieve. You'll always have problems or better, physical issues with this situation. The weight alone of very large breats will begin to cause stress in your shoulder area where there are many nerves. Be very certain to wear the right kind of bra. I would think one with a very wide supportive strap would be ideal and don't weat an underwire bra. They are beginning to connect women and breat cancer from the use of underwire bras! It seems you're too young for breast reduction, but go online and do some research with surgeons that do breast reductions, I'm sure they have staff that answer questions, they don't have to be in your area. And again I celebrate you and how generous the Creator was with you and hope you find a suitable and workable solution. I'll be thinking of you!
I'm not overweight, but I have a gut forming since I quit my recent sport. Is that old saying " I eat when I`m hungry and stop when I'm full" true? Can I expect to possible drop a few pounds and maintain that weight by eating smaller portions?
Better yet, try eating things that won't put the extra pounds or weight on your young body.... steamed veggies and rice won't add an ounce... but don't use that dead white rice stuff, no nutrition at all. Stay away from bread products, anything with flour in it... pancakes, waffles, muffins, cookies, spaghetti, pastas, hamburger buns, or any junk fund....diet sodas kill brain celss your body never replaces!!! good luck and remember, exercise of that area helps too!!!!
I'm 15 and i have had my period since i was in the 5th grade so i know a lot about it. I recently got my period and when i would change my pad i would notice like these what look like leashes but are bloody red...i don't know if you quite understand but its like a slimy ball thingy...is this normal? Why is this happening?
i'll rate all 5's plz help!!!!
♥nat!
I'm way paste your problem at this age, but I would strongly advise you to speak with an herbalist in your area or try to find someone with some working knowledge at a local health/nutrition center.... but the working herbalist can't be beat, one here in Oregon saved my life back in the early 90's.... I know herbs do work...and that they can help regulate bodily functions...sounds like your ovaries might be a bit plugged up and so you flow is chunky? Nothing real serious I don't think, but I'm not an expert... Or go to the library, look in some herbal books under female sections and do some research on your own! You'll be surprised how much info there is that is all natural.... remember, whatever created us, created all the earth plants to help us take care of ourselves!!!! Good luck and hope this helps!
I'm always tired. Even when I get 8+ hours of sleep. What's wrong with me?
It's hard to do something when all day I feel like I'm going to pass out on my desk.
Sounds like you might have candida... have you taken antibiotics in the last 10-20 years? Look at what you eat....lots of sugars, lots of fast foods and packaged food....we are literally what we eat and 'junk in is junk out'. If you put really bad gas in a car, it doesn't run very well, thus the relationship to what we put in our bodies.... try eating better and at least three times a day and sit and eat in calm conditions so you can digest properly... drinking lots of soda isn't good either, especially diet sodas. Getting enough sleep won't work as long as we're not careful about our other habits.... antibiotics will kill off the bad and the good flora that needs to grow in us... if you have done lots of antibiotics, try taking some asodolphilus in capsule form, it puts back the good flora for a better balance, but go to a working herbstore or health store in your area for in person advice.... better health to you very soon!
i have a sore throat, i have these sores on my tongue and my gums are red and are like taking over my teeth. litterally. is this normal because my gums kinda hurt and its just plain scary.. can someone tell me whats wrong ?
Sorry to hear about this condition.... if you live someplace where there is an herb store or health/nutrition outlet and go there first... this is something that natural substances can help! Look at what you've been eating ALOT of, perhaps citrus things, lots of chocolate and/or nuts might do this... sounds like you might be to acidic and need to get the ph balance back in your body...over the holidays people often do this... to ease your discomfort trying rinsing your mouth with mild salt water(sea salt is best) or a mild solution of baking soda in some water. Using filtered/bottled water is best. But I feel contacting someone at an herb store would be a wise idea. I don't wish to say too much as I'm not a professional, but I can tell you that herbs and natural substances saved my life back in the early 90's.... really, I would have died! I wish you luck.... and better health!
okay i am 14/f in case it matters
okay well you see, my cousins from arizona came up for christmas and new years to visit us. one is 16 and the other is 22. well they came up and they were staying at my grandmas hosue. well i wanted to hang out with them so i figured id spend the night (by the way both of my cousins are guys). anyways so i got there and my grandparents werent there. my cousins said that they went to dinner 2 hours away at some really fancy returaunt. well, they took me upstairs and they told me to sit ont the bed. they started kissing me and slowy putting their hands down my pants and up my shirt. since i had never had a real boyfriend befor they told me that they were only showing me what to expect when i had one. so thye kept doing all this stuff to me and made me do some weird stuff to them and practically forced me to have sex with them.
i know its wrong and that i should tell someone one but what wiill people say when i tell them i had sex with my cousins? please help me idont know what to do =(
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First I feel you were very brave to come here and share your experience with others. Reaching out for help can be very hard and sometimes without a good if any outcome.
You're young and innocent. You deserve respect as much as any other member of humanity. We sometimes have to work hard to maintain the respect we desire. So, you were wise to take this first step and now it's time you consider your next step. If, IF your parents know you well, and trust whatever they may hear from you and trust you to be honest and upfront, then probably I would first take my Mother aside and gently address the issue. Or if it's your Father you best relate to, take him aside and begin to share this story with him.
If this isn't the case, then you will need to seek out another, supportive adult to confide and I would suggest you go to our local phone book, unless you have a family priest/minister/clergy person you trust, and look under the city or county agencies that deal in sexual assult or abuse counselling. There will be someone there you can speak to, but get through the switchboard operator first. This person will be a professional trained in the area that your problem would be found.
Keep in mind, for you to go forward and make this experience known to someone you trust, someone who will see that something is indeed done about it.... will assure and ensure that these same perpetrators don't attempt this same violation toward another female they encounter. You must consider that they may just not stop with a family member but perpetrate this horrible deed upon some other unsuspecting female.
So, carefully do the right thing and you should in most circumstances come away from this whole ordeal with more peace and eventually a good feeling about it because you did do the right thing. It will of course take you some time to heal this issue and perhaps, some counselling is called for dependent of course on your particular situation. But, you owe it to yourself first and to all the other females this group of young men may come in contact with, to get it out and in the open.
If you don't find anyone in the phone book, seek out someone within your circle of friends and/or acquaintances that can talk about it with you and together with you make the best decision as to your next move. The must be that next move, coming here was the first and a very good one, now back it up with the next and second best action available and don't feel guilty or ashamed, there is no need to do that to yourself.
I wish you well and I commend you on your bravery and courage to bring this issue forward, I just wish more women would and perhaps there would eventually be less and less horrific happenings taking place within our sisterhood.
I love you and pray for you and will be sending you hearted energy to guide and protect you. Many blessings to you for what lies ahead for you. You are not alone! Your guardian Angels are with you at all times.
Hey guys. I am always pessimistic and does any1 know what i could do to make me optimistic.
I'm a girl but I'll attempt to answser your request for input. If you'll attempt to grasp the fact that humanity is governed first by what I call 'unversal law' before any humanmade laws, you'll come to better appreciate how what we dwell upon, give time, thought, energy and focus to..... we actually 'see' and shall create more of. So if you begin looking for the good in your experiences(good is always there but sometimes we must look harder to find it), you'll be surprised at how easy it becomes to see the good. Start by doing this. Tomorrow, find one good thing about that day. The next day, find two good things about that day. The more you dwell upon the goodness around you the more you'll begin to want to be a positive and optimistic person. Being optimistic comes from one's set of perceptions. What we perceive things to be, is how we see them. Look for the good and you'll regain your higher view of life, which is where you belong anyway, don't you agree? I sincerely hope this helps you.... and I wish you well in your search for becoming less pessie and more possie.... hmmmmmmm, I made a funny or was trying to. Blessings for your success dear heart.
Does anybody know any good bible scriptures? I know that Psalms is good.. but anybody know any on wisdom?
I have a great quote for you that has always helped me when I needed it, however it doesn't come from the Bible, but from Dr. Suess and it goes like this: "Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind". Thought I'd share this with you because it has as much value to me as any words from any, ANY other source. Truth can be found in many places, in many forms and at anytime. The trick is to listen with your heart for it can discern what is right for you and your life. And don't forget to listen within yourself, there is a very trustworthy source of truth within you everyday, every year for your entire lifetime, and it waits to be discovered by only YOU. Blessings in your search for the truth that will change your life and with love.
Does anybody know of any spiritual books that will change my life drastically for the better? I am specifically looking for something that will boost my self-esteem and turn me into an optomist.
Very good question indeed. I know what books 'did it' for me, but of course you're not me. My suggestion to you would be to visit your favorite metaphysical store or a bookstore with a new age or metaphysical section and just walk around in that section, perhaps a book will jump off the shelt at you... I'd strongly urge you to look into that book. Or perhaps you'll be drawn to a book on the shelf for whatever reason. My first encounter with such books came when I was in such a store and a woman came running in to get a certain copy of a book. Well of course that brought my immediate attention to that book which I purchased and it was like stepping on a 'cosmic fast forward button'.... my life was for ever changed and in an awesome and most humbling way. And then when you read these special books, don't try to leftbrain it, but go into with the thought that you'll take into your reality only those parts that feel deeply right to you and you'll release all the rest until a later date when the parts that don't feel right may change and shift and you'll find truth in those parts at that time. Go at it(your search) with an openmind and a willingness to see beyond what others around you may wish you to 'see'. Go within yourself, for there are your real answers, they have always been there, and shall always be there.... but it takes quiet time, silence and much stillness to 'tune it' that inner wisdom center..... blessings for success in your search! Believe and it shall be.
How do you know if you believe in God or if you just think you do?
Do you believe in yourself? For you see, you are God, the Creator is within you and there is no way to separate yourself, unless you live in denial of who you really are. And to believe that God will judge you is one way we humans separate ourselves even further, for how could a loving Creator ever judge its own creation? I believe in God because I believe in myself, but I don't use the term God, but Creator. We are all children of a grand creative force that has yet to make a single mistake. See yourself as a powerful, all loving, all forgiving, all creative being and then go about standing in that power, while loving yourself and all other life forms unconditionally and forgiving the indescretions brought upon you by others and create the life you most deeply desire for yourself. That is God or love in action don't you think? Blessings to you in your search for better understanding.
do ouija boards really tell the truth or do ppl just make it up?
I've used a ouija board, I've used pendulums, crystals, tarot cards, psychics and in the end my best source of truth is allowing my heart to guide me and my choices. No better guidance will you find anywhere for any amount of money. Your heart holds every answer you'll ever seek to know. It's wise, it's connected to your very soul but to realize it greatest usefulness you are wise to believe this is so. It takes allowing yourself to experience quiet time most every day to become accustomed to listening within yourself for those subtle and every so quiet whisiperings or urges or promptings. With a little practice you'll come to understand that which I'm sharing. I promise. Your heart and your soul are one in the same, why wouldn't someone wish to listen to the wisdom of their very soul? But look around at how few really care let alone actually seek from within? It's a shame and a pure misuse of our abilities. Blessings to you and remember, let your heart discern for you which is the best answer to any question or best solution to any problem.
Many religions believe that the world is going to end soon, and we are living our last days because of all the crime, hate, and everyone being open about their sexuality, what are your opinions on this?
Not being religious, rather spiritual, I do see how humanity has created much darkness on a planet, one that was created to be a 'classroom' where souls could more quickly(but not more easily) earn vibrational points up the eternal ladder. I believe that we have yet to reach that point of no return, for there are many 'aware' people and more awakening every day to live life from their hearts. I see my heart as my soul and if I allow it to guide my choices, I'm on a path of bringing change/evolution to life on earth. If I then am standing in my power, centered in my heart, I am doing my divinely guided part to bring life on earth more love, joy and peace. By example I surely will inspire at least one other to seek their highest path and that person will then in turn inspire another.... this ripple effect will eventually reach around the planet and once the scale of human endeavor wavers toward the good, good shall escalate quickly and earth's purpose realized. I suppose I could say much more, but I've said too much already. Blessings to you in your search for answers.