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Steroids Don't Help Wheezing Children

That was the title of a newspaper article over the weekend. The article states that doctors have figured out that giving your kids steroids doesn't help their wheezing. Gee, thanks for letting us know. How many years have you been prescribing steroids for breathing issues now?

Evidently the fact that it affects height and weight is a factor in not wanting to use it since there is not a significant benefit.

Dr Bradley Chipps says the study gives us good information that what we've been doing doesn't work and it gives us a lead to pursue a safer alternative.

This is what I say. Look for a safer alternative, first and always, other than prescription medicine of any kind. If you aren't in a life and death crisis and there is time for the body to heal itself through natural methods and natural support then, please, take the time to make the body healthy.

What I would do if someone I loved had breathing problems. First, they better be taking their liquid vitamins and minerals every day. That's the foundation for good health. Also, a drink made with essential greens, adding a coupld of drops of peppermint oil to the drink. Then we would be using eucalyptus oil, peppermint oil, and a blend called Breathe. Applied to the chest and diffused into the air. Also, a couple of drops in some hot tea would help.

The current consensus seems to be not to use vaporizers but that always helped my little one back when she was little.

Focus

A very good friend of mine is joining a network marketing company dealing with telecommunications. I think it's great. I love network marketing and I think it will be a good thing partly because it's something her husband feels comfortable doing with her.

Here's my point. At the presentation they went to the speaker asked the audience how many people took health supplements that day. About a third of the audience raised their hands. Then he asked how many people had cell phones. Everyone raised their hand. (Even my 10 yr old has a cell phone now.)

And I thought that's great. Why don't I join that company? Then I thought "Only a third? I need to work harder to get the word out about health and supplements and the changes we can make daily to feel better." And everything sort of came into focus and I felt jazzed and passionate about what I want to do again.

This is the right direction, stay focused. We can all feel better, physically, emotionally, mentally. This blog will be about how and why.

Sad Old Guy on Light Rail

I ran into an old guy (he looked homeless or at the least that he'd been having some very hard times) on public transportation today. I was polite when he spoke to me so he took that as an invitation for a conversation. He was complaining about how much state workers get paid.

Way too much as far as he's concerned. And us taxpayers pay their wages. I really don't think he has a job, I would imagine he's on some sort of public assistance, altho I wasn't rude enough to ask him. After he complained a while and I mildly responded, disagreeing without being disagreeable, I got tired of it.

So I said something to the effect that I believe we all create the world we live in. I don't want to make $50 driving a garbage truck (that was part of his complaint, how much garbage men make) but if it sounds good to him why doesn't he go do it. We are in control of our destinies, our life is our choice, and we are living it the way we choose and want to. I love my life and wouldn't trade it for one of those "high paying state jobs."

He stopped talking to me and started reading his newspaper for a few minutes. Then he started complaining again, saying the same thing over. I guess the idea that the life he's living, or the non-life he's not living, is his choice was a bit much for him.

What about you? Do you like the life you've chosen to live?

Carol

Funny Quote

I have this huge book called "Encyclopedia of Women's Wit, Anecdotes, and Stories". Under the subheading Creation this was quoted from Joey Russell:

A teacher asked her Sunday School class to tell the story of Creation. A little girl stood up and said, "First God created Adam. Then He looked at him, and said, 'Oh my, I can do better than that.' So he created Eve."

This made me laugh out loud.  I think I thought it was funny because it was a little girl that said it. I don't really think women are superior to men or vice versa. Just different. And I love the differences.

About humor. My 10 yr old girl says to me all the time, "what's funny?" when we are watching comedy. I'm wondering if she is lacking the humor gene, if it just hasn't developed yet, or if her's is different from mine. My other two kids laugh at the same things I do and have since a very young age.

Carol

The Internet

My daughter wanted a Tamagotchi and I promised to buy her one. So I called her at her dad's and told her to get on the phone and call WalMart and see what the price is. I did this with her older brother with video games and video game guidebooks anytime he wanted something. Now he's pretty competent on the phone. You learn by doing. You get good at something by doing it often.

So I tell Tabbycat to call Walmart. She calls me back and tells me she didn't know the phone number so she went online to Walmart.com and looked it up that way. She's 10 years old, by the way.

It's a whole new world.

Carol

My New Business

Still signing up with a new network marketing company. Waiting for my income taxes to invest in it.

And that delay is because my soon to be ex wants us to see how much we can get back if we file together as opposed to me just doing my own. And he is a terrific procratinator. So I'm trying very hard to be patient and wait. He does work 40+ hrs a week. Plus he has the kids during the week. And his weekends have been packed.

I am trying to be patient.

Carol

My Ongoing Weight Issue

I was at the doctor's with my Mike yesterday and weighed myself. 195. Unbelievable.

I got a book on dieting at the library by Martha Beck called The 4 Day Win. I love Martha Beck. Her book "Finding Your North Star" was a factor in my going forward with a separation from my sometimes cruel husband and ending a loveless marriage. I'm going to follow the exercises in the book and see what happens.

I'm also really trying not to eat so much sugar but it's proving more difficult than I expected. I think I'm a sugar addict. "Hi, my name is Carol, and I'm a sugar addict." Really not so funny.

Carol

Still Overweight

I still have the same plan to eliminate refined sugar from my diet. I actually accomplish this for a few days at a time. I think I'm a sugar addict. I am also a book addict but that isn't as unhealthy. Or fattening.

It's not just the weight issue. Sugar is the culprit behind more than one of my health issues. White sugar is very bad for me.

I'll just keep working on it.

Carol

190 Lbs.

I weigh 190 pounds now. I went to the doctor yesterday. 30 yrs ago I weighed 113 pounds. I'm 5'9". I looked anorexic. I tried to gain weight into my twenties. Then in my thirties I weighed a nice weight, around 140 or so. then I had two more babies. Then I got a boyfriend that feeds me delicious food all the time. Now I'm fat.

I've never dieted. Not really. I spent most of my life trying to gain weight. I have to figure out how to lose weight now.

I'm going to start with eliminating sugar from my diet except for the three teaspoons I put in my tea. And over time reduce that amount to two or less. Then I'll add more restrictions as needed. I'll let you know how it's going.

Carol

Migraines

I woke up at 5 a.m. with a migraine. I was dreaming about it before I wake up. That happens with the bad ones. I took an Imitrex. It will go away. They used to last 24 hrs. With Imitrex, one or two hrs.

This one was caused by weird hormones and stress.

Carol