my son has a bad sunburn on top of his feet. I need a home remedy.?

Question 1
my son has a bad sunburn on top of his feet. I need a home remedy.?...  

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1)   pure white vinegar. reapply every hour or so. and try to not wear socks or sneakers for a while. - Aundrea

2)   Aloe Vera. - M

3)   aloe vera - Amber

4)   1. Grated cucumber applied all over the area. The juice is good for the skin around the burn.
2. Vinegar contains acetic acid—helps ease sunburn pain, itching, and inflammation. Soak few sheets of paper towels in white vinegar & apply to the sunburned areas. Leave them on until the towels are dry. Repeat it if needed - Nand Kishore

5)   Take a container large enough to soak his feet in, and fill it with some cool water and a little ice. Best thing you can do is help to relieve the inflammation. - Tink


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Question 2
How to smoke weed without coughing?...  

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1)   Practice. You get used to it eventually. - Master Bater

2)   Get a vaporizer...it doesn't burn the weed - Sarah

3)   Shove it up your nose so you choke to death now then do that shit!!!! :/ - Bradley Kennedy

4)   you are going to cough eventually, considering the major health problems that are associated with weed. if you think coughing sucks, then what do you feel about cancer and addiction? - Laura Lola

5)   Hello, I'm a doctor. Use guaifenesin. I think that you want to get more info about it. Please go to ----> http://nurseus28.notlong.com/AAircV1 - Chantal Neren


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Question 3
Is it safe to inject coffee directly into your blood stream? Caffeine burst ?...  I heard someone tried it and it made them stay away for 4 days straight

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1)   No.
pls don't do this - Ammy Virus

2)   I wouldn't... - The Guy Next Door

3)   absolutely, go right ahead. We more darwinian pruning of the tree. It'll help you sleep after 4 days as well as keeping you awake the first 4 - Nitram

4)   No, it is not. You'd die almost as quickly of toxicity as if you were given a lethal injection in prison. - Will Nickel

5)   Why stop there? Try chasing the coffee with some Red Bull. Your heart will explode like an over-inflated balloon right out of your chest. Sheeeeeesh. - Ben S


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Question 4
Please help: What should I do? I accidentally took two doses of Nyquil?...  I'm scared now. I am a 29 year old female and I read the bottle wrong. I feel so stupid. I am not good at math at all. I hate math. I thought it meant that 1tblsp.= 30ml and it said to take 2tblsp. So I took two 30ml dosage cups at once because it said take 2tblsp every 6 hours. I did it earlier last night also. Now I realize it meant that 2tblsp = 30ml. What should I do? Will I be okay? Now what do I do? I'm really scared because I can't concentrate but that was before I took it thatI can't concentrate because I have anxiety and I get paranoid and depressed a lot. Please help. Will I be okay? Should I go to the er?

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1)   You'll be fine. You'll just sleep a little better. It's not going to kill you. - Tristan

2)   You'll be fine, i have a rule with over the counter medication: if it says you can take 2, you can take 20.

p.s. DO NOT ABUSE MY RULE

;D - Beans

3)   some people chug entire bottles on nyquil. You will be fine it will just probably make u more tired. - bobby joe

4)   .
enjoy your nap and get feeling better - the one

5)   No worries--just don't take another dose for 12 hours. - nannywho


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Question 5
Get my marijuana tolerance down?...  I've been smoking headies almost every day for 3 months (no lectures please lol) and I'm trying to bring my tolerance down (cuz as you could imagine, its pretty high up by now:\ ) So I was wondering how long I should stop for to make it have the same effects as it used to? Would 2-3 weeks of no smoking be good? Would switching to mids be good to? if I quit, is there any foods/drinks I should consume to clear out my system faster?

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1)   One week should even be enough. Trust me if you tried to take off 2-3 weeks it would be extremely hard lol. I used to smoke everyday at least 5 blunts and a few bowls. And when I stopped for a week my tolerance went down. - redraider218

2)   The THC sticks to you fat. Your brain is high in fat and oils, therefore it attracts a significant amount of THC. If you want the same effect, it could take months, even years considering the amount you've been smoking. If you want to cleanse yourself, loose as much weight as possible and eat a diet high in antioxidants. This means lots of fruits and vegetables. Pomegranates make top of the list if you can find/afford them, but citrus will help too. - chunky1194

3)   2 or 3 weeks won't do it. You gotta stop for at least 6 months. Harsh, I know, but it will take that long for your brain to start to re-wire after any drug (or experience).

If you can handle it, it'll give your lungs a chance to heal too. once you start blasting those alveoli with smoke again, they'll shrink up and become less able to absorb weed or oxygen. - Terry

4)   i just stopped for two days ata time ive been blazing evryday of the month too - mikedakid123


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How to quit smoking weed?

Question 1
How to quit smoking weed?...  I have been smoking for about 6 years but I think I am ready to stop but it is kind of hard. Any tips?

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1)   Rehab. - mscherpenberg

2)   smoke what u have left and never buy again - Un Known

3)   Cocaine - shelly

4)   Weed does not have any addictive chemicals in it, lol. You just don't want to completely stop yet. Here is a essay I wrote today on Marijuana so you can educate yourself a little more on the topic. But if you want to stop put the weed down and walk away from it or finish what you have left and walk away from it.





Marijuana has been America’s Top U.S. Cash Crop since 2006 and in 1998 Marijuana was Ranked Fourth Largest Cash Crop in America
Studies estimates that marijuana sells value is at $35.8 billion a year in the states which exceeds the combined value of corn, $23.3 billion, and wheat, $7.5 billion. The War on Pot cost America $42 Billion dollars a year and if you minus that number from 35.8 billion it equals 6.2 billion which is a big lost. 6.2 billion dollars is more money than America spends on cotton at 5.31 billion, grapes at 2.88 billion, rice at 1.71 billion and even Tobacco at 1.47 billion. We spend 42 billion on a drug that has not had a known death since its 10,000 years of known usage. But statistics show more than 400,000 Americans die from diseases related to cigarette smoking each year and more than 150,000 Americans die from alcohol abuse each year.

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Why $42 billion? Because that's what our current marijuana laws cost American taxpayers each year, according to a new study by researcher Jon Gettman, Ph.D. -- $10.7 billion in direct law enforcement costs, and $31.1 billion in lost tax revenues. And that may be an underestimate, at least on the law enforcement side, since Gettman made his calculations before the FBI released its latest arrest statistics in late September. The new FBI stats show an all-time record 829,627 marijuana arrests in 2006, 43,000 more than in 2005.
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3 INTERESTING MARIJUANA FACTS
-Cannabis can be used as a medicine to treat nausea, pain and muscle spasms. It alleviates symptoms of glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, AIDS, migraines and other debilitating ailments.

-In 1989, the DEA's own administrative law judge concluded that "marijuana is one of the safest, therapeutically active substances known to man."

-George Washington, are 1st President, used to grow and smoke marijuana.


When you smoke marijuana it is not the THC that makes you feel high. The feeling of being high is the cause of THC opening up all 6 of your dopamine receptors so therefore the high you feel is organic because your body naturally produces dopamine that gives you a high. (If you don’t know dopamine is a fancy way to say hormones.) People say, “Marijuana makes you lazy.” That is not true, well technically. Like I said when you smoke marijuana it releases dopamine and when you run out of the dopamine your mind feels tired therefore you feel lazy. But once you get a good nights sleep your dopamine levels will be back to normal. Basically if you smoke marijuana and you are lazy it is not the marijuana’s fault.

You also hear the argument that you can abuse marijuana. Well you can also abuse cheeseburger so should cheese burgers be illegal. What about all the people who abuse antidepressants and all the problems antidepressants cause? Should that be illegal as well? I don’t think so. We have many things that are legal that is worse for you than marijuana but people have this idea that marijuana is so much worse than it actually is. Plus for one to overdose on marijuana you would have to smoke a hundred pounds of it in one day and I doubt 1 person alone can smoke over an ounce in 1 day before they start drooling on themselves. Smoking an ounce is 50 times more than the average person would smoke in a day and I know that do to experience. Everybody has heard a story about a drunk being belligerent but I am sure you have never heard of a belligerent stoner.

Marijuana has been researched by the federal government more than ANY DRUG ON THE PLANET with a funding of about 1 billion dollars a year and the only thing bad they have found on marijuana is that it can give you Bronchitis. But you can easily avoid that if you smoke it out of a bong, which takes roughly 90% of the tar out, or use a vaporizer which helps take 100% of the tar out. The war on pot has failed and the good has shown to out way the bad time and time again yet the government still preaches lies that everybody reading this has heard growing up. We should regulate Marijuana by giving it the same laws as alcohol and tax it the same and it will become a drug that beneficial to the economy. How so? The government can save 42 billion dollars and the sales tax coming out of the marijuana business can fund many different things in the economy as well. Plus it would hurt the drug lords in Mexico tremendously because that is how they make at least 80% of their profits which will also lower the crime on the boarders due to less drug trafficking. - JJ Jackson

5)   Giving up the habit is similar to giving up cigarettes. You'll need to change certain habits. For instance: If you smoke weed at a particular time of day, then you'll need to start a different routine. How about meditating at that time or doing yoga? Replace the box where you usually keep your stash with a box of candy. You can also replace the smoking for drinking a mild and relaxing tea such as Chamomile or peppermint. Playing relaxing music also helps. - Shar B

6)   Although its not chemically or physically addicting it IS mentally addicting :/ you dont need to go to rehab thats a stupid reason to get ppl who think they have problems to throw money at the govt and then the govt in turn can have "proof" that the drug is bad. No matter what people say, and go read reports on it (actual studies not govt funded), your body cant physically or chemically develop a dependency on the drug

I used to smoke weed 8-9 times a day and i ate XTC tabs daily like it was candy which eventually led to my OD on over 20 tabs in one night.... You just have to quit, honest to God, ive quit XTC, Cocaine, and Cigs after being addicted to all of them at some point, and the only real way to do it is by quitting cold turkey. Theres no weening off of it. You either quit all together or your not going to quit. Just overcome the mental aspect of it and within a week or 2 you wont have any problems with it. The first week or so is the hardest obviously and its unfortunate. But if your serious about it you can do it. Try chewing gum, eating, and sleeping while your trying to overcome it. Or go out. And make sure you dont hang out with ppl who smoke cause it will make you relapse trust me


If i made it through an overdose and 3 addictions WITHOUT rehab on things harder to quit then weed then you can quit smoking weed. Rehab is a joke, ive had friends go there and it doesnt help worth a flip, they come back and luagh about how dumb it was and go right back to where they were. And then at that point the govt can be like "look drugs are ruining these kids lives they have to go to rehab".... pots never done any harm and it never will, no ones EVER died off of it

Just quit, it can be as easy as it sounds if you make it that way. Just quit, give away what you have and just quit. It works - Poocheese


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Question 2
Hi I'm 16 and I'm getting a laproscopey done in the next week and few days?...  I'm really scared because I've never got an operation before wat am I suppose to do for it I'm really scared everyone says I going to be fine but don't Wat to do it's the only thing on my mind right now please help

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1)   Hi I got a laporscopy done when I was 16 coz I had a ruptured overian cyst dont worry I was scared at first but it turned out really simple and it's very small .. Just don't worry and get it over and done with good luck ;) - Jowhar Al-ameri

2)   Hi As everyone else is saying do not worry......i do not know where on your body you are being operated on but i had my gall bladder removed by laproscopy what happened was they do 3 little cuts, one in the middle of my breast bone the other through my belly button and one on my side for the drain, they insert the camera and tubes through them they pumped air into my body so they had room to look around, took the gall bladder and then glued me back up, my tummy was swollen for about a week, but i can tell you it was the best operation i have ever had, i do not even have a scar. So my thoughts will be with you, and you will be fine. The doctors and nurses will look after you, you do not have to do a thing just try not to worry. Good Luck. - kevina p

3)   Don't be too worried everything will be fine. Think positive thoughts about how you good you will feel once the surgery is done. - Jayson (muscleman)

4)   I had one a few years ago and it was fine. They went in through my belly button so there was no scar. The only horrible bit was recovering from the anaesthetic as I felt a bit sick. I did have some pain when I came round so they gave me some morphine which got rid of the pain almost instantly and I had to take painkillers for a few days (I felt like I had bad period pain). It's a very common procedure so there really is no need to get worried. My consultant showed me the pictures of my insides afterwards and that was really interesting! - Hermia

5)   In order to save human lives, more than a lac of surgeries are performed all over the globe everyday. If no surgery--no popularity of allopathy. it is a boon to the mankind.
Just pray the Almighty to come out successful after Surgery. Not the question of Ur age, but the question of Ur pulling up Ur internal strength & dareness. God bless U.

PS.If satisfied with, inform others to browse 'YAHOO ANSWERS' on any health issue. - Dr.dhananjaya Bhupathi


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Question 3
what natural things can you take to increase memory?...  

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1)   you cant increase your memory. - Alexsaidrawr

2)   ginko biloba - Vali

3)   Cannabis. - Ty

4)   revision - Christopher

5)   The most popular natural products for brain health and memory are Ginkgo Biloba, Acetyl L-Carnitine, Fish Oil (Omega 3), Phosphatidylserine (abbreviated PS), DMAE, Huperzine A, Bacopa Monnieri (or Monniera), and Vinpocetine.
There are a LOT of people that get a lot of benefit from any combination of those. I would suggest adding one at a time to your daily regiment as too much too fast can be tough. I would recommend starting pretty much in order of how I listed them... that's a pretty good listing in order of popularity and effect for the general population. I've taken several of these over time and I've found some that have worked great for my memory and continue to take some of them because of the benefits I got from those items. Good luck and I hope I helped! - oldtimekid2


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Question 4
What diet pills work?...  Looking at trying some diet pills but there are so many which ones work?

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1)   All of them work in the area of your purse.

Reductil or Alli - both recommended by doctors and both taken under a doctors supervision. - Sal*UK

2)   You don't need pills, just plenty of exercise and a balanced diet. - scottishbhoy22

3)   My answer would be that none really work, I have tried several different types, both legal and illegal and had bad side effects.

My advice would be a healthy diet and regular exercise, which I know sounds like the boring answer, but after 20 years of trying quick fixes, I have finally lost weight!

Good luck! - Helen

4)   None. Unless you are morbidly obese and get a prescription. Any that are online or in
shops are at best going to do nothing and at worst going to give you heart problems. I am a recovered anorexic and have tried them all. The only pounds i lost on those things were £££. One called Phenedrine which is touted as a miracle on their made up website, made me feel so sick that the only way to feel better was to eat. I gained 7 pounds. Do yourself a favour and save your money. Workout everyday, eat 1200kcals of lean protein and wholegrains and veg. Avoid sugar and junk. The weight will fall off and you will still have your cash. Have you ever met a slim person who did it through a pill she bought in the pharmacy or online? Would there be any fat people if diet pills worked? Nope. - KCA

5)   When it comes to weight loss there are no quick fixes. Any diet pill needs some kind of help from you and that comes in the form of exercise and change in diet. Look for something that speeds up your metabolism, i.e, makes you burn energy more efficiently. But you still need to do the exercise and change what you are eating. - Rhapsody


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Question 5
I've used a vaginal cream to treat my thrush/yeastinfection but alot of it has come out is it still effective?...  I used an antifungal cream with six applicators which I am supposed to use for six consecutive days during bedtime. But i decided to do it before bedtime and noticed alot of the cream coming out onto my underwear. I was wondering if it would still work as I still have 5 more days of treatment and if it could effect the treatment process in any way?
Preferably during bedtime***

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1)   Try not getting thrush/aids - Fan Loy

2)   If most of it is not where its supposed to be then I don't think it will work. Try applying it just before bedtime, if you're lying down then not as much will come out. - Rhapsody

3)   yes it will solve your problem but the cream should be applied only at bed time .
also consult your phys.to prescribe oral antifungal tab like fluconazole 150mg etc. - Shubhi Soni


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what do u need to be sick from to get oxycotins?

Question 1
what do u need to be sick from to get oxycotins?...  

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1)   Oxycontin? Oxycodene? That is a pain medication.....so anything that causes great pain.. - Megan

2)   And people worry about med marijuana.

Its a pain killer.


"Doesn't work that way. Those of us who write for Oxycontin are pretty good at picking out drug seekers"
BS. If that were true, there wouldnt be even a fraction of the amount of it on the street as there is. - lilly

3)   anything that causes pain - Richard Liburd

4)   Doesn't work that way. Those of us who write for Oxycontin are pretty good at picking out drug seekers. - ckm1956

5)   I was prescribed it after being hit by a car doing 60 miles an hour.

And after each operation (18 of them) to correct the damage.

Does that sound like something you'd like to do for yourself so that you can dose yourself up on painkillers just to avoid your life?!?!?!?

Think! Facing your life might not seem like an attractive option, but then you haven't honestly looked at the impact of the options you are considering.

If that isn't getting through to you, getting off oxycontin, the withdrawals, is horrendous. So, ya gotta ask if the short-term thrill is worth the long-term pain. Mostly, I sufferred thorugh the pain rather that put any more of that crap in my body. - Theresa

6)   Oxycontin is pharmaceutical heroin. Stay away from that stuff unless you really need it. - Alex

7)   You don't need to be sick with anything! Just go to your local neighborhood legal drug pusher......aka your MD, and complain about pain. Make it pain from a job injury, car accident or sports injury. Make sure and tell then about how you can't sleep, can't eat, and can't even think and you'll walk out with a scrip. They don't care 'bout curing no disease, they just LOVE writing prescriptions! - jersey girl in exile

8)   Just a reminder, they no longer make the OC version, just the OP. Which sucks.

Your best bet is to try to get Roxicodone 30mg tablets.

Obviously, you need to be in a lot of pain. But, from experience, it may take yrs before they prescribe you heavy duty doses of Oxycodone. If you have no medicinal history of taking opiate analgesics for pain (just a street tolerance) they'll treat you like a non opiate tolerant patient. Meaning, they'll start you off on Hydro's/Percocet if you're lucky (they may even give you useless Tramadol). They'll insist on trying lower dosage narcotics like that for months before they'll even increase your dose. Then, they may decide to try Demerol or Morphine (and both are useless, recreationally, unless SWIY shoots them). Eventually, you'll get Roxi 15's or maybe 1-2 mg's of Dilaudid (which SWIY would also have to IV the Dilaudid). If you're patient enough, and do the correct amount of damage to yourself before you proceed to go to a pain management specialist, you may end up with Roxi 30's a few yrs from now. - Kate

9)   Mate look oxycontin is a opiate... you will get addicted might I suggest a natural alternative. It is called kratom check it out. it affects the opiod receptors but it is not an opiate. (only plant in the world known to do this) I dont know if the government is gonna go ballistic on kratom anytime soon but until then its easy to obtain and is nowhere near as dangerous as opium....

on the other hand you could just plant a poppy field and harvest it yourself lol - Cody Thompson

10)   let's see why a pain physician put me on oxycontin, work injury which tore my rotator cuff, avulsed my spinal nerves, reflex sympathetic dystrophy,myofascial pain syndrome which has turned my muscles into hard dense ropes, then i was diagnosed with breast cancer which has now spread to my bones and liver.
Every day I dream of a life without having to swallow a handful of drugs which include oxycontin and percocet just to sit in my apartment all day,
so try that and see if it works for you - Donna B.


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Question 2
Is salvia safe for a 15 year old?...  

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1)   salvia is not safe, period - Wendy

2)   Salvia is actually very safe. There are no documented cases of overdose and it's non-toxic. There is a chance of you having a bad experience and deciding that you don't like the drug, though. I think it's absolutely necessary for you to have a sitter or friend around to make sure you don't ingest too much and become incapacitated and unaware of your surroundings. - Kate

3)   I have never personally used salvia but I will let you know it has very strong psycological effects and I would not advise a 15 year old using salvia on any level. Msgs are strong with salvia. not to mention the brain has not finished developing until 18 so no dont do it until you are 18 honestly...and no pot either it will ruin your brain at that age....after that in moderation these things will not be harmfull. - Cody Thompson

4)   what is salvia? sorry I don't really know. - Mike

5)   No. Most 15 year olds can't handle a salvia trip. Salvia is the worst psychologically out of all the psychedelics. You will most likely hate it and freak out. It could leave a scar on you mentally, but it won't "damage" your brain physically. It's non-toxic.

^^^^^^^
And that guy two answers above me is spewing ignorant nonsense. The brain doesn't stop developing until you're 25. Pot won't harm your brain. - Alex


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Question 3
salvia does nothing ?...  tryed some the other day and smoked it normally. but nothing happend...why?

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1)   You need to hold it in for at least 15-20 seconds...possibly the amount of salvia wasn't enough... - Kyem Nord

2)   Maybe you didn't get real salvia? It apparently isn't super potent either which is probably why it's still legal in a lot of places. - Tell Me I'm An Angel

3)   Did you smoke it through a bong? It only works like that. - Alex


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Question 4
Is it safe to take fish oil for along time? (a couple of years)?...  

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1)   no - Richard Liburd

2)   Sure is. it's good for your brain, and people have been eating fish for thousands of years and that contains plenty of fish oil - Caitlin!

3)   Yes.Check out the book,The LCP Solution,as it talks about why so many kids have learning disabilities.Lack of essential fatty acids in the diet,and fish oil is one of the best EFAs. - lucy


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Question 5
Whats the fastest way to clean my system of THC ?...  I just smoked the other day and i found out im gonna get drug tested the last time i smoke before that was a week earlier but then i would smoke everyother day is there a fast and cheap way to get clean

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1)   Dont smoke weed. - John F

2)   get some niacin pills and take double the dose.... do a lot of running and jumping jacks.... drink lots of water (dont make yourself sick) heard vinegar is good too.... and cranberry juice....

but seriously the only real way is to get a time machine and go smack yourself for smoking that bad bad pot... dont you know pot is evil lol..... that gets me! yea pots ilegal but if I want a opium based pain killer I prob could yell at anyone on the street and they point me the way to get some LOL - Cody Thompson

3)   Cranberry pills
drink lots of water - K K


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Homeopathy is an example of ?

Question 1
Homeopathy is an example of ?...  

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1)   a scam. also known as the placebo effect. or "alternative medicine" - phil latio

2)   Quackery. - Dan van

3)   Before I give you some answer, I must say your question is a very stupid one.
Don't take it personal, it's just a fact.

Homeopathy could be an example of energy medicine.
I do however not know homeopathy, and its efficiency.

The quality of medicine always depends on informing your clients.
So a good homeopath can be very interesting as he/she may give you new insights if you are still ignorant.
Some say it works at the causal level, well they are somewhere right, but not completely.
The problem is the dynamics of the mind and attitude.
Therefore it's very important how exactly you inform.
That's really an art, not a technique, just as homeopathy is. - SmartAss

4)   Qackery of the highest order - Rhianna does Medicine Year 1

5)   Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine where the practitioners treat patients using highly diluted preparations that are believed to cause healthy people to exhibit symptoms similar to those exhibited by the patient. The collective weight of scientific evidence has found homeopathy to be no more effective than a placebo.

Keep in mind that in the context of homeopathy, the term remedy is used to refer to a substance which has been prepared with a procedure and intended for patient use; it is not to be confused with the generally accepted use of the word, which means "a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieves pain".

So, It's basically a big large serving of Pseudoscience. - animefan749

6)   An alternative system of medicine that isn't based on a wit of science or even common sense, produces no results, and attracts people who both are lacking in education and have had bad past experience with conventional medicine. - Tink

7)   the power of suggestion. You may as well wear a magic rock or pray to Chaac Muul. - Kaviani999

8)   A topic that instantly generates a flood of polarized comments by proponents and opponents. The reaction as seen time and time again is the same as the clanging of the bell at a boxing match. - Rick

9)   You can say that homeopathy is an example of something that looked right 200 years ago, but with todays knowledge has turned into a real money spinner for quacks.

And here is an elaborated explanation:
Homeopathy has been around for approximately 200 years, and it hasn't evolved as our understanding of physiology (how the body works) and physics has increased. The law of similars (like cures like) is a core principle in homeopathy. From present day understanding of physiology we know, that this principle has no biological basis, but this was not self evident 200 years ago.

Another core principle is, that the effect gets stronger the more the remedy is diluted (and shaken vigorously (succussed)). From present day knowledge, we know that nothing else in nature gets stronger when diluted and succussed. But again this was not self evident 200 years ago. Today we understand, that something that has an effect in concentrated form will not have this effect if sufficiently diluted. And homeopathic remedies are so diluted, that not a single molecule of the original substance is present.

Nowadays many homeopathic remedies are adminstered as pills. I am not sure if they did that 200 years ago, but it is an absurdity of modern homeopathy. At some point in the manufacturing process, a drop of water (the diluted and succussed remedy) is dripped on the pill, which is then left to dry. Today we understand, that when the pill is dry, the water has evaporated.
Many diseases waxes and wanes (Regression to the mean), so if a homeopath says it can take some time to work he will be correct in many instances, but not because of the remedies. Part of the effect some people experience from taking homeopathy is attributable to the placebo effect (Attributable to expectation, conditioning, endorphins etc.). To know if homeopathy works beyond waxing/waning and placebo you have to do "Randomised blinded placebo controlled studies". When you do that, it turns out, that homeopathy can't do anything that any other placebo can't do.

So homeopathy is based on 200 years old ideas, that present day understanding tells us are wrong. The pills are without the "active" substance (The pills are dry), and studies without bias are unable to demonstrate any effect beyond placebo of the homeopathic remedies. But that doesn't stop some people to stubbornly cling to it. - JLI


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Question 2
I burned myself accidentally with a heating pad....help please!?...  It red and blotchy on the area that i had the heating pad and in one area it looks like it blistered and then popped. It hurts really bad and i could use some advice!
I cooled it down with cool water and got a soft warm (clean) towel and gently rubbed the area (that seemed to help the pain) and for the open blister i put some antibiotic cream on it and then a bandage over that. The pain has stopped and the redness has gone down a lot (almost gone). Thanks for all the suggestions.

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1)   Place the area under cold running water for at least 10 minutes, don't waste any time do it now. Then go and seek medical treatment. - Mike

2)   go visit the doctor . that's what i'd do instead of questions about it ! seriously - Samuel Manohar

3)   Sometimes blisters come with a second degree burn, but they almost always come with a third degree burn. In any case, it's better to be safe than sorry, just soak the spot in water under the running tap (at a lewd temperature) and go see your doctor.
If the closest medical assistance is not as close as you might wish, take a spray bottle with water with you to moisturize the wound and avoid fabric being in contact with the burnt spot for too long. - A K

4)   Start by thoroughly cooling it, cold water if you have nothing better.

Either seek medical treatment or get a good burn ointment, preferably something Silver sulfadiazine - Jeroen Wijnands

5)   I have experienced cool Aloe Vera gel is soothing for burns of most types. Is suppose to be speed up healing too. - Sharon H

6)   Swipe it with tooth brush or with honey. take a tablet to relief the pain such as Panadol. - Yara Jeff

7)   Nothing is accidentally. - SmartAss

8)   depends on how large the area is - a partial thickness burn that is larger than say the palm of your hand can be more dangerous than a smaller deeper burn.

Rinse the area under running water for several minutes. Apply antibiotic ointment to blisters that have opened, apply a gauze dressing with tape. Repeat that twice daily. If redness appears see a physician - the worst part about burns is that they are so vulnerable to infection.

If it is larger than a CD case in size I would suggest you see a physician - burns are actually very serious injuries - if it starts to redden more, or becomes more inflamed really, please see a doctor for some antibiotics. If it's the size of a heating pad (even a small one) I would suggest you go to an emergency room. In burn treatment, they use something called the "rule of 9's" to assess how dangerous a burn is in terms of all of you - a burn the size of a sheet of paper can be life threatening.
http://www.njburncenter.com/burncare.html#rule - Tink

9)   It's been 3 hours since you posted your request. If there hasn't been any change for the better, go to your doc now. And a reduction in pain by itself doesn't necessarily mean improvement. You stand a chance of infection, neurological issues and more. - Rick


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Question 3
i just found out my son smokes marijuana. i instantly locked him in the closet and told him he wont get out?...  until he agrees to sign a contract stating he will never smoke toxic or deadly substances again. he seems to think it is all a joke and that he can just smoke pot whenever he wants without any risk or serious injury or death. unfortunately our school system isnt educating our children about the dangers of drugs.do you have any tips on how to set this crazy kid straight?

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1)   http://occultstar1056000.freeforums.org/ - mycoollife

2)   As a comfort to yourself it's been proven its less harmful to your body than alcohol... But don't tell him that.

I'd be more worried that when the kick of the weed goes he'll move onto something stronger.

Scare him somehow, take away his laptop or something he uses continuously and get home drug tests or something.

Show him the reality of the drug!! Find out where he's getting the crap from and what friends are encouraging him to do it.

Threaten rehab.

Hope you succeed! Locking him in the closet is damn funny! - James

3)   If you make a minor sign a contract it will be invalid anyways because he's a minor. It seems you've been greatly misinformed about the use of marijuana. It does not kill brain cells nor is there any danger of long term health issues associated with smoking THC, the chemical found in marijuana. It may be a good idea to keep him away from it if he in in school since it does cause short term memory issues. - C.C.

4)   Tobacco related deaths worldwide annually - 5 million
Alcohol related deaths worldwide annually - 2.5 million
Deaths from prescription drugs worldwide annually - not stated but in the USA, based on a 2000 study, 106 000 deaths annually - taken as the doctor directed

Marijuana related deaths worldwide annually - 0

The war on drugs - what a joke >>>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cefoV_A878 - ƦєdAиgєℓ

5)   Unfortunately, our school system didn't educate you either if your spelling, misinformation, punctuation, and usage are anything to go on.

And there's a loophole in your "contract" but I'm not wasting the calories on explaining it. - Kaviani999

6)   That's never going to work. Your son will come out of the closet, one way or the other. - Beardog

7)   Well he can only buy pot if he has money, so cut that. - amazoncore2

8)   FYI marijuana isn't bad at all. Intact I think it should just be legal. It can be used as a medicine that helps people. I don't categorize it as a drug because it's not at all like the other drugs. Check out a medical marijuana site or do some research before you talk down about marijuana... Thank you. Legalize it! Ps why the fuck you locking him in the closet?! That's fd! What is this? Harry potter? Lol - J - D1ZZL3

9)   Marijuana is only bad if you SMOKE it not all the ways you get high off of it...
other than smoking it it's not harmful. - The Nomathon


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Question 4
safe painkiller in pregnancy?...  safe painkiller in pregnancy send brand name

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1)   What pussies are there in the world.Soon you will want painkillers for taking a shit too....get real. - Green Beret - Russian

2)   don't ever take anything, even over the counter, without asking your doctor. Different people have different sensitivities, so what might be perfectly safe for others may not work for you. - im2bizzy

3)   tylenol or acetaminophen. thats it. - nickmay85

4)   I Dont Think There Is Any Safe Pain Killer To Take During Pregnancy Sorry But If Your Having Pains During Pregnancy You Should See Your Doctor - destinee silvas

5)   Your Having Pains During Pregnancy You Should See Your Doctor - Rana King

6)   To the best of my knowledge, no safe pain killer available in allopathy. Prudent to see a local homeopath, instead. - Dr.dhananjaya Bhupathi


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Question 5
I am suffering from constipation and acne, i need any homeopathy remedy for it...?...  I am 20 year old, i m having acne from last 7 years...
I m suffering from white head & black heads, i often get constipated and that time i get big pimples containing pus in it...
Please help me to get ride of constipation and acne both..
Thank you.

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1)   Constipation is due to bad food habits, less intake of fluids and absence of sufficient physical activities. If such condition is prolonged, it results in dryness of the intestinal tract and non-peristaltic action of the intestine.No desire for and no ability to pass stool until there is large accumulation. Alumina and Bryonia are better remedies for you. Take as much fluids as possible and avoid dairy and spicy foods. Practise regular physical exercises in the morning. Just before trying to pass the stools, drain the portion of anal surface with one litre of warm water. Consult your doctor for fistula and piles. - SRIRANGAM G

2)   Constipation is due to bad food habits, less intake of fluids and absence of sufficient physical activities. If such condition is prolonged, it results in dryness of the intestinal tract and non-peristaltic action of the intestine.No desire for and no ability to pass stool until there is large accumulation. Alumina and Bryonia are better remedies for you. Take as much fluids as possible and avoid dairy and spicy foods. Practise regular physical exercises in the morning. Just before trying to pass the stools, drain the portion of anal surface with one litre of warm water. Consult your doctor for fistula and piles. - Sujata Karmacharya

3)   Unfortunately homeopathy is a sham treatment and will have no effect on your conditions.

Consult a properly qualified medical doctor for advice. - dave

4)   While I believe in homeopathy and the remedies listed may help, my recommendation is to simply increase your fiber and water intake. This will help the constipation and will help cleanse the toxins out of your body thereby aiding the acne as well. And eat things with natural fiber, like fresh fruit and vegetables, not all this manmade fiber stuff. - redhead

5)   eat healthier, and less sugar - Ryan

6)   Homeopathy is nothing but sugar pills. There are no active ingredients, and the pills to not have some magical capacity to "remember" or "know" how to treat any symptom.

See a real medical doctor - a medical doctor does not prescribe superstition - to treat your conditions. - Tink


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Computer or Weed?????????

Question 1
Computer or Weed?????????...  I've been saving up for a computer ( about a 900-1200$ one) and i have about 650$ and i want to buy a alot of pot brownie about 75 for 450$ should i buy the weed and keep saving up or forget the drugs and just save up for the comp. p.s. i love pot brownies so much

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1)   F*ck drugs, they screw up ur life - Eagle Assassin

2)   LMFAO wow!!!!!!!!!!! i smoke bud also, but you are dumb as hell for posting this. - A Mile high

3)   Computer; drugs are bad - Emperor Beatle

4)   I am a stoner too man, but how are you gonna game? I choose gaming over brownies. - Chelsy A

5)   Well pot kills your brain cells so computer. Don't do drugs kids their bad for you. :) - TheKidofAnime

6)   Lol. I'm all for weed, but why do you need to buy 75 at a time. Why not buy a little at a time and then buy more when you need it. I go through an ounce in about 1 - 2 months. Besides, if you buy it in smaller amounts, and only when you need it, than it will be much more fresh. :) - FailsAtCoding

7)   Im not going to lecture you about drugs. But really, think about what will be more useful to you in five years. - Sara

8)   DRUGS R BAD, U SHOULDNT DO DRUGS, MKAY, IF U DO THEM, U R BAD, CUZ DRUGS R BAD, MKAY, IS A BAD THING TO DO DRUGS, SO DONT BE BAD, BY DOIN DRUGS, MKAY, THAT WOULD BE BAD, CUZ DRUGS R BAD, MKAY.. - monoxide125

9)   Go with the Computer it will be much more worth it, also like me i like to have weed to, but the computer will be the best choice. - John

10)   you're a real genius, aren't you? - Lalalalala


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Question 2
I want to smoke pot in my bedroom?...  I'm 16 and one of my friends are staying over tomorrow night and were going to smoke weed in my room.

I live with my grandma and great grandma. My grandma works all night till around 3 or 4 in the morning and my great grandma sleeps with her door wide open and its across from my room I can't close the door cause she will get up and open it again. I don't want it to smell like weed when my grandma gets home and I don't want my great grandma to smell it.

Were going to smoke out of a pipe and I'm going to have two fans going and the window open and we might blow into a toilet roll stuffed with dryer sheets and a towel under my door will that be enough so it doesn't smell like weed when she gets home?
and were going to smoke around 10 and she won't be home 5 or 6 hours latter.
PLEASE DO NOT SAY WERE TO YOUNG I'M ALMOST 17 AND HAVE BEEN SMOKING FOR YEARS!

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1)   stick your head out the window and smoke it. - Jessica C.

2)   Just blow the smoke out the window lols - Rachel

3)   3 things. Blow smoke out window and hold bowl out of window at ALL TIMES.

Have febreeze ready as soon as you are done to spray the room.

Spray yourself w/ cologne or perfume. Use eyedrops.


ENJOY, YOU WILL NOT GET CAUGHT, AND EVERYONE WINS! CHEERS! - Jake B

4)   don't worry, i'm not going to say you're too young. - Lalalalala

5)   about six hundred murders were committed in just one mexican border town, tijuana, last year, including many completely innocent women and children bystanders by narco gangs, just so you and idiots like you could get wasted for a few hours. think about it. - Mr E

6)   drugs are bad - Emperor Beatle


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Question 3
Any home remedies to whiten yellow teeth?...  i am staying away from city. Its not easy for me to visit a dentist now. My incisors r very yellow on front nd back. Pls suggest some home remedies

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1)   toothpaste - Jordan

2)   brushing with baking soda helps - but only use a little and don't use it more than once a week - it can be abrasive on your teeth - Brooke

3)   Please practice good dental hygeine. Most teeth whiteners on the shelf are expensive. It
sounds like you need a dental exam ASAP. Some dentists offer a payback plan. Its worth a try!!!!
God Bless. SMILE.

Respectfully - Ed

4)   There is not way to whiten teeth, it's a big rip-off. Just brush and floss to keep them clean, that's all that matters... - Tigger


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Question 4
Vibrations in my ear? PLEASE HELP!?...  I have this BIG vibration going off in my ear! It happens like every ten minutes! NO ONE CAN HEAR IT BUT ME! PLEASE HELP ME! I THINK I'M GOING INSANE!
ITS NOT RINGING! ITS LITERALLY VIBRATING!

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1)   By vibration I'm assuming you are trying to describe a ringing in your ear. You may have hearing damage or it could also mean you have an ear infection, but I could be wrong on that one. If this is the first time it's happened wait and see if it'll go away. If it's been happening for awhile see a doctor. - Adamxs

2)   I seriously doubt you're going insane. Go o the ER or an urgent care center to have them loo in your ear for bugs or other foreign objects. If you have someone else look in there, they probably won't be able to see deep enough. Good luck! I hope you get this worked out. - chubbles

3)   You probably have A I D S i would see a doctor immediatly - Milan Hejduk

4)   Most probably a muscle spasm. Possibly caused by:

Palatal Myoclonus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001637.htm
Tensor tympani muscle spasms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensor_tympani_muscle
Stapedius muscle spasms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stapedius

See an ENT specialist. - Gary Y


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Question 5
How do you make fake pills at home without capsules?...  ok so me and a couple of friends are going to play a joke on this new kid in town and we need to know how to make fake pills like with sugar or something in them , so that u can take a handful of pills without any actual drugs in them , like on house when he takes viciden all the time please help :)

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1)   Haven't you ever heard of the candy, "smarties"? Some are white, and look just like pills. Not the best idea, as if someone see's you, you may get arrested. I would advise against it.... - Alex H

2)   Please locate your nearest Police Officer. I,m sure you willrceive a good answere. - Ed

3)   Go to a pharmacy and buy some homeopathic pills. They are 100% sugar. - Gary Y

4)   I'm also going for anything homeopathic - make sure it really is homeopathic though. Take as much as you like - Nitram


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What are some of sings that will show I am growing tall?

Question 1
What are some of sings that will show I am growing tall?...  I am 13 yr old I am trying to increase my hight I have been doing I am 5"1 I streches,swiming,cycling,jumpropeing,jumping, having a good diet
Thnk..

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1)   you need also sleep and good sleep at least 8 hours or more, thats when you grow - Alfred

2)   Everyone else looks shorter, when you look up the ceiling looks closer, when you look down the floor looks further away and when you're speaking to people a cloud drifts past your nose and makes you sneeze. - Robot Devil

3)   All that exercise will do you very good. Just make sure you don't do too much of it. Also make sure you get a long good night sleep especially on the days you do exercise and make sure you stretch before/after. Exercise, sleep well, and eat right. - Mint Breeze

4)   stretch-marks and growing pains - skittlesss

5)   The best thing to do is to pay better attention in english class.

Also, the ground will look farther away. - corruption.yahoo.com

6)   you will only grow as tall as your genetics allow.
NOTHING you do will change that.
If you could change that, there would be no midgets in the world.
You can eat healthy and get plenty of exercise and rest to grow to your full potential though.
You CANNOT do anything to get taller than your would have anyway except painful expensive surgery to lengthen bones.
Anyway, you won't stop growing until you are much older. - ckngbbbls


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Question 2
how to drink vinegar for health reason?...  Is it true it helps un-clog arteries? And does it help skin and hair? What kind should I drink and how much & how often???

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1)   Drink a glass of vinegar before going to bed at night. - Jefferson Carter

2)   It's a strange one with Vinegar. It sounded as disgusting to me as it probably does to you the first time I heard it, but it's very common practice in Japan.

Personally, I would stay clear. It's an acid, and a very strong one at that. It may have some purposes for cleansing the stomach, perhaps, but I think the bad more than out weighs the good on this one.

If your desperate to give it a go I'd suggest Vinegar Apples drinks etc, but only in very small doses but as I said - I don't know conclusively from a medical perspective, but it's not something I'd be prepared to risk.

For skin & hair there are a million good alternatives, from a class of water with some fresh lemon squeezed into it, Omega 3 vitamin tablets or just good, healthy food & fresh fruit.

If your still adamant about using vinegar I'd really suggest you speak to your doctor first - may save you some serious problems in the long run.

Good luck! - Giovanni Soffietto

3)   I can't see how it could unclog an artery unless you injected in to you - which is fatal.

I like vinegar on some foods, I use olive oil and vinegar on my salad. I don't know if you eat canned salmon or not, but try chopped onions and vinegar on it. (Not too much a bit). It is also good on souse (a lunch meat). My grandmother used to make her own souse (from chicken). It's easy to make. When you cook chicken and let it cool, remove an toss the yellow fat. Keep the brown-clear gel. Heat it and remove the small particles. That will gel when it cools. Dice some onions and brown them with some garlic. Add the onions, Dice green peppers, add. Chop up whatever you want and add. Allow to cool. Eat cold as a lunch meat. A drop of vinegar works well. - Robin Spake

4)   I drink 1 or 2 TBSP of Bragg's ACV in 8oz water twice a day. Yes, it even promotes weight loss. Make sure to dilute it well or watch out your teeth!!! ! - .

5)   Yes, one of the best do all remedies in alternative medicine. Google ACV TESTIMONIALS TO SEE FOR YOUR SELF WHAT IT CAN DO.
tHE TYPE OF VINEGAR YOU WANT, IS NOT THE ORDINARY ONE IN THE SUPER MARKET THAT IS TREATED , ACIDIC AND PICKLES YOU.
yOU NEED TO GO TO THE [sorry caps] health shop and buy a raw one ,with the MOTHER in it [natural cedament in the bottom.] Gives you energy and good for skin thrush is germ killing also Great for your skin. Use it in your dressings on salad and drink it in water. [about a tablespoon in a litre botle tastes ok.
Look it up now. - Andyboy


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Question 3
Has anyone read Suzanne Somer`s book on alternative cancer treatments?...  And what was it she used to beat cancer?

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1)   yes. - beanybby74

2)   To beat her stage one breast cancer, Suzanne Somers used conventional cancer treatment - surgery and radiotherapy.

She now makes a big noise about having refused chemo; but for a stage one, very small, er+ tumour treated with minimal surgery and 'belt and braces' radiotherapy, chemotherapy is very unlikely to have been recommended or offered. So her honesty must be called into question.

She now claims to have 'cured' her own breast cancer with alternative treatments, and makes a mint selling vitamins and supplements which she claims will prevent and treat cancer.

And all the vitamin pills and 'immune system boosting' stuff she's grown rich on didn't stop her from getting a serious case of disseminated coccidioidomycosis - her fantastic immune system allowed her to get a severe infection from a fungus that apparently almost killed her.

She has done so little research on the quackery she peddles to other people that she was unaware that some preparations she sells and takes contain steroids, and so delayed her treatment and was temporarily misdiagnosed because her doctors didn't know she was taking steroids.

In her risible book, she recounts the conversation with the doctor who said 'You should have told us you were taking steroids', and she still denies she was or ever would take steroids.

Erm..she was and is taking cortisol as part of her "bioidentical hormone" cocktail; clearly she doesn't know that all oestrogens she is taking are steroid hormones, or that cortisol is a corticosteroid.

And of course this queen of all things natural fills her face with botox and the like.

She's making a fortune from exploiting people's fears and the desperation of vulnerable people; she had an early stage and therefore easily treated cancer, and used conventional methods to put it in remission and then lied about it; she's a charlatan and she's almost certainly putting lives in danger.

Don't bother with the book; it's turgid, badly written and full of misinformation. Here's a good review though:

http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/10/suzanne_somers_has_just_carpet_bombed_th.php

EDIT: @Hope Floats: the difference between Somers' cancer and the other two you mention is that Somers had stage one breast cancer - long term survival rate: almost 100%.

Farrah Fawcett had late stage anal cancer - 5 year survival rate: 20%.

Patrick Swayze had pancreatic cancer - 5 year survival rate even when diagnosed early: 5%

What all three have in common is that their cancer was treated using conventional treatments. Only one of them was dishonourable enough to lie about it... - lo_mcg

3)   Suzanne Somers used a combination of treatments,the number 1 thing being Mistletoe,or a drug made from the actual plant Mistletoe.This was the difference between her treatment and Patrick and Farrah`s. - Hope floats

4)   I have not but if you are looking for good information go to http://www.cancertutor.com. Dr Lorraine Day also has excellent videos Cancer Doesn't Scare Me Anymore, and You can't improve on God, they are talked about in the website. I used a black salve to get rid of my cancer, but there are much easier ways in the website, ways I did not know about at the time. - angela


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Question 4
How much do the anti nausea braclets cost and where can I buy one?...  and do they really work?? my mom keeps insisting that they dont work

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1)   Nausea can be a deficiency symptom if you don't have enough of vitamin B3, vitamin B5, and vitamin B6, so if you just take a vitamin B-complex supplement (it's like a multivitamin, but only has the B-vitamins in them, like vitamin B5, vitamin B6, etc..) that should help you get over your nausea.... google for more info! - skittlesss

2)   I agree with skittles, esp pregnant women with a little B-6 can stop morning sickness. Keep in mind that B vitamins work together, and taking one can increase your need for the whole family, if you can find a naturally balanced B vitamin supplement, instead of chemically balanced. Taking one or two or three b vitamins for a few weeks is safe, but not for extended periods. Your best sources of B vitamins are 100% whole grain breads, wheat germ, always keep in the freezer, liver, and plain yogurt, with no fake or added sucrose. With the yogurt your body can make its own B vitamins. I don't know about the bracelets, they certainly could not cost too much, if you can find out what they are made of..copper probably, you can buy a copper bracelet at a thrift store for just a little money. Copper is a golden bronze color and will not be attracted by a magnet. - angela

3)   lol...take your mom's advice - she's obviously more savvy than you. - Nate


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Question 5
Massage therapists!!! look!!!!!?...  I've been looking into massage therapy for my main career choice.
But I really want to talk to a licensed massage therapist before I make it my official choice.
So, how do you like the job?
What don't you like about it?
What should I know before getting into this?
And any tips?
Thanks tons to anyone who helps (:

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1)   No qualification is required. Undergo proper training @ a good and reputed master.
Caution--A female massager should limit her services to her sex only. Male should serve another male only. - Dr.dhananjaya Bhupathi

2)   Even though I'm an RN, I went through a massage training program... just because I wanted to... so even though I'm no longer a practicing therapist, maybe I can help.

Therapeutic massage is a very rewarding profession, but it won't make you rich. I really enjoy watching people who got on my table hurting get so much benefit from the massage. I once had a 83 year old woman who was almost in an auto accident the afternoon after I worked on her tell me that she would never have been able to avoid the accident if she hadn't been so relaxed and pain free from my massage.

One down side is that many massage techniques are hard on the therapist. They are very prone to repetitive injuries... injuries from the increased wear and tear on certain joints.

You'll likely have to go to work for a spa or chiropractor or something like that until you build up your client base. That means you'll be splitting your income with your employer. On the other hand, you won't have the overhead costs and have to deal with advertising. It is also safer to work with a group. As a woman, there are some obvious safety issues if you go into practice on your own. "Some" men will have other expectations than just a massage. That doesn't mean you can't work on men, just in a safe environment.

A lot of businesses are welcoming massage therapists to set up chair (and even table) massages for their employees. I think that will be a good business for therapists in the future.

Good luck. - kathy_is_a_nurse

3)   I disagree females work on females only. In many states where peoples minds are still in the gutter, like Kansas where you have to get your liscence at the drugs and narcotics section of the gov't! and it is only legal to work at funky massage parlors the city people go to to get extras after time...well, that shut down, finally! but in Florida it is respected as health care, and it took a lot of lobbying to change the laws. You can work for a chirpopractor under his/her liscence and do not need one, but pro won't last long as you break down the muscle spasms that keep pulling peoples backs out of place, they get better, and the chiro will run out of repeat customers. One told me it cost him too much to look at my face, yet he went into some other modalities to increase his income, and was proud to keep getting people well. One thing you seriously need to consider that they will not tell you is you can only do it for a while, it will eventually ruin your hands, when they start swelling up every night it is time to quit or you will have problems all your life. I preferred to quit and save my hands, what was left of them lol, and forgo the 3k a month I was making. Make sure they teach you body mechanics so you are not putting stress on your body, always use a massage table. I loved doing it and got a lot of people well, I mainly did neuromuscular therapy, where I would break down muscle spasms, and also polarity treatments, to balance their energies. Use a natural oil, like olive oil, do not use mineral oil, as it goes into your body and absorbs your oil soluable vitamins and excretes them from your body, a sure way to get old fast, and not good for customers either. - angela


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If i have 2 healthy kidneys and i put a third one in will i be extra healthy?

Question 1
If i have 2 healthy kidneys and i put a third one in will i be extra healthy?...  
"scientifically" you CAN have 3 kidneys and some people do because their own kidneys that they were born with don't work very well.
people get kidney transplants all the time.

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1)   yeah and you'll be able to see through walls too. - airplainchild

2)   No - Deddrick

3)   That's completly irrevelant. There is no room for another kidney than what u have. Be happy with 2 health ones instead of just one. - Theresa

4)   No, because even if you hook it up in parallel with one of your existing kidneys only one of them will take over the function and the other will die off.

Now, a tougher question is this: If I eat myself will I become twice as large or disappear completely? - geomark

5)   Noo LOL you only need 1 kidney to survive and stay healthy! I don't think it's possible to have 3 is it:P - keta

6)   scientifically you can't have three kidneys...
so you won't be healthier and there is no space to put the third kidney in. - Isabelle Gwak

7)   You also have to take into account the whole tissue rejection thing... you'll have to take immunosupression medication for the rest of your life so that your body doesn't attack the new kidney. - angziety


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Question 2
What's your opinion on weed?...  Well, I'm from a small town, and literally, EVERYONE smokes. I don't. I'm only 15.

Even my G pa does! and he always has since he was young. so does my sister, and lots of fam. and friends. yeah. ha ha

So I hear there are health benefits and crap.

In my opinion. I should just be legalized because everyone does it any way. and It's GODs creation. If he didn't like it. It wouldn't be here. Weed was made by god. not by man.

what do you think about weed?

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1)   Marijuana (weed) is extremely bad for you. It can cause cancer and other fatal health problems. There are a small amount of benefits, but it should only be subscribed from the doctor (medicinal marijuana).

There is a reason weed isn't legal, they don't just make it illegal to be dicks to people. - Chris

2)   In my opinion it should definetly be legalized. Its a natural herb that does nothing but benefit your body. It can really brighten up your life and show you new perspectives on things you never noticed before. I think society would benefit greatly if it was legalized. Theres not a valid reason for it to be illegal.

Oh and also it doesn't cause cancer. It has been proven to help prevent it. - Tyler C

3)   It should be legalized, but it probably won't be anytime soon. There is too much negativity surrounding marijuana.

I think it is just another herb, like basil or thyme. All herbs have natural powers and have been used in medicine as long as mankind. Marijuana was only made illegal because the government was afraid hemp (made out of the stems of weed) would dominate in the rope making business. It was originally used to make rope, canvas (this word actually comes from "cannabis"), and it was even experimented to be used as an energy source way back when the first engine was invented. It really is not bad for you, and I do enjoy toking every once in a while. - Katie

4)   Weed is a dangerous drug. In the UK, they de-classified it,
and within a yr, they had a huge spike in schizophrenic
diseases. - always b natural

5)   My opinion is that it's good to smoke once in awhile, but if done too much it can make one too apathetic. Cannabis oil can potentially cure alot of cancers and other health issues if ingested. However I want to heavily advocate medical marijuana in college, so I won't smoke or ingest cannabis until it's legalized! I want people to take me seriously and not think i have my own motives for recreational use; I sincerely think it's a very powerful healing herb and that if a person can benefit health wise from it they should have every right to access cannabis. - Alicia D

6)   I am a former Medical Marijuana patient. A lot of people believe that Medical Marijuana is all about getting stoned. Not True !! Getting stoned is for stoners.

Please follow this link to my Yahoo! Answers thread on marijuana.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110702201613AAOCqEd

The Federal Law for marijuana is:

For possession of marijuana 10 years in Federal prison

For Murder 4 1/2 years

For Rape 4 1/2 years.

IMHO the people who made this policy have got to be on a drug - (Raw Sewage). - Robin Spake


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Question 3
Do azo pills take away a urinary track infection or does it just relieve the pain?...  I think I have a bladder infection because it burns when I pee and there was more blood then normal. I got cranberry juice and azo pills, I have been taking them as well as drinking alot of water. It feels alot better but I was wondering if the azo pills will take the infection away completly or if I should go to the doctor within a couple days if it hasn't gone away??

Answers
1)   The azo helps with the pain. You drinking the juice and water will cure/treat it :) - April sonnier

2)   Azo pills just relieve the pain. While cranberry juice and water are helpful, they aren't enough to clear the infection from your body. See a doctor for antibiotic treatment as soon as possible. - Ricki

3)   They never worked for me. I think they are mostly to relieve symptoms. They will not take away an infection. What worked for me was drinking a 64oz bottle of pure cranberry juice two or three days in a row. I also use some herbal pills from Swanson Heathcare which are a kidney and bladder formula. They are only 5.99 and will help ward off an infection but they aren't something to be used on a steady basis. - Beverley M

4)   Send me a picture of your urinary track and I will tell you ;) - Chrome Robo

5)   It's "urinary tract" not "track" - Deni


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Question 4
how many pills of ibuprofen that is 300 mgs can an 11 year old take?...  

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1)   Safest dose is 2. - Silas Potter

2)   Just take one, and then another one if it doesn't work. - Kk

3)   The safest dose would be two, but if asking how many Ibuprofen it would take to kill him more than one bottle. Only way it hurts him badly is if he is allergic to Ibuprofen. - homet

4)   The label on the bottle will say how many you should take. It will have the adult dose and the child's dose, if it's safe for a child to take 1 at all. - Mary Kontrarry

5)   the highest prescription dose of motrin available today is 800 mg. the maximum amount befoe doing damage to the kidneys is 4000 mg per day. im not a pediatrist but i can say the 800 is fine i wouldn't give more than 3500 because of the age. - Dr Lawrence MD


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Question 5
Is that true that white vinager cure vaginal yeast infections?...  

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1)   Personally, I wouldn't try that. Try going to the pharmacy and picking up a prescription, - Marie Macdonald

2)   ive never heard of that before but ot dsnt sound like it would - errie

3)   No, never! It will only harm you!! The vagina must have a normal pH. Yeast infections (and others) thrive if it is off. - Robin Spake

4)   No don't use straght vinegar u mix it with water half n half and u use it for a douche but not to cure a yeast infection u must call your doc and ask for diflucan its a pill instead of messy creams and works faster - Gab

5)   No, it is not true. - Psychobenzaprine


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is it dangerous to be around someone taking ecstasy or cocaine? (10 pts)?

Question 1
is it dangerous to be around someone taking ecstasy or cocaine? (10 pts)?...  Just was curious to know how dangerous it is to be around someone on ectasy and cocaine because i am sure my friend is on it.

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1)   Yeah because you never know how they are going to react. - JUAN FRAN$$$

2)   I suppose it could be potentially dangerous, drugs can alter moods and make people unpredictable. - Matt

3)   it depends on how well your friend is able to handle themselves, being on drugs alters anyones mindset, but if it is a good friend of yours i would not say its dangerous, being around someone who is drunk is the most dangerous, but then again alot of people can handle their liquor very well - kamlajatt

4)   The danger of being near someone who is on ecstasy is next to nothing, unless you have a mortal fear of being hugged to death. MDMA (the active compound in ecstasy) increases feelings of empathy and connectedness with those around you, causing feelings of love and closeness with everyone in the vicinity.
Cocaine has a little more potential to incite dangerous behavior, as it can cause unexpected temper flares and uninhibited dangerous behaviors.
If you know your friend is doing both at once, keep a safe distance and have a phone with you at all times, because there's a pretty high probability you're going to need to call 911 due to interactions between the two. Ecstasy tends to send your body temp through the roof, which isn't life-threatening if you can sit still, but coke will make you agitated and spike your heartrate, making it a lot more likely that you'll get to a dangerously high temperature or cause your heart to stop. Keep an eye on this person, but the danger is to them, not so much to you. - LoveAndLetLive09

5)   Almost no risk at all with ecstasy. Cocaine users can be more unpredictable and occasionally prone to violence, though when I was around cocaine users years ago I never ran into any problems. Certainly neither is any more dangerous than being around a raging drunk. - JStrat

6)   i'd be slightly worried about the cocaine. anytime i'm around someone on coke i keep both eyes open...you're mood can turn in an instant.

someone on ecstasy isn't going to be a problem. just put on some trance, turn off the lights, and give them a glow stick. - stoned ranger

7)   no xtc mellows you out it makes you fell peace full and good about everything [back in the day they used it to treat depression and other physiological problems]
and cocaine doesn't get you crazy or nothing it just makes you feel good [euphoria] and if you do alot of it you wont be sober enough do anything dangerous - dallas


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Question 2
is rubbing alcohol safe for ears?...  flushing ear or for ear wax build up

Answers
1)   No. You will screw up bacteria level, pH balance. - P.M

2)   I doubt it would kill you but i would highly suggest going to your local pharmacy and getting for instance Murine wax remover! just to be on th safe side its around $6 - Casey

3)   Umm...I was using rubbing alcohol on my ears...to clean my cartilage piercings and it was getting in the ear hole...and it made it feel awquard after it got in there a few times....hearing was a little less and...ya I just would not recommend it. Now, I'm fine, but I havent' been getting it in the hole anymore.... - Green Tea Happy

4)   Actually when I went to te doctor last month for a checkup, my dad asked if you could rinse your ears with peroxide, and the doctor said absolutely, just not every day for weeks on end - ♥emily schmemily ♥

5)   no, not safe - Shaila B


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Question 3
oxycodon or viks? whats better?...  for trippinggg & overall

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1)   Salvia. Jk irdk. Dont rly get involved with dat shit. Too busy. Goodluck on ur search for a good high - Ben

2)   Seriously !!!! ... u are already brain dead for asking this and u wanna take more stuff to kill off ur brain cells .... wonderful .. I have severe chronic pain , I have to take pericocts daily ... you know what .. i've had to take them every day for 2 years , and u know the problem with drugs even with drinking , the more u take them the more you need them and the longer you take them .. the less they work .. so don't screw up your life with drugs , go do something else that gives you a Natural high and build up more brain cells !!! - L to the Ill's mommy

3)   Opiates won't make you "trip". Oxycodone is way better. Combine it with pot and you're in for a good time. - Alex

4)   Vicodin is hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Tylenol)

and oxycodone comes in a couple different forms:

Percocet-- oxycodone and acetaminophen

Percodan-- oxycodon and aspirin

Oxycontin-- oxycodone

Roxicodone-- oxycodone

Hydrocodone and oxycodone feel about the same; what matters most is the mg strength.

You won't likely get high from either until you get up to high doses; you are more likely to just get that mild floaty feeling more than anything else. And tripping? Not likely.

Perhaps you should try some other recreational activities; the high really isn't that good, and if you get addicted; your life is going to suck. - john

5)   I hope you have a prescription for those two powerful pain killers.

Abusing drugs is a big mistake. - mrs A


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Question 4
I swallowed some hydrogen peroxide?...  i was trying to get rid of my sore throat and gargled some, i swalled about the same amount as you would if you were to use mouthwash and swallow some. Its been about 30 minutes. What should i do?

Answers
1)   You are perfectly safe. There is nothing at all to be concerned with over a very small amount. - SethSpeaks

2)   You'll be fine. Might get a stomache. Just drink some water so it mixes up with the hydrogen peroxide and lowers the ph. - Bayardo

3)   Its already been about 30 minutes? I give you another 10 minutes before you end up face first on the floor, unable to move, while having you spine being broken in several places, You brain will feel like its under a ton of pressure, soon it'll fell like its going to explode. You will cough up stomach acid, which will most likely burn your tongue. You will bleed out of your eyes and ears and have you intestines swell up until they burst. - Obama's erection

4)   Not a problem. I have swallowed it as a mouthwash by accident as well. Not going to hurt you.

Some people even ingest small amounts daily on purpose, though I'd look into that very carefully before trying it. In any case, it's not dropping them like flies, and they ingest it every day. - JStrat


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Question 5
How often is it okay to smoke weed?...  I 'quit' a few days ago, never was chronic, sometimes id smoke daily other times every other day..
but i still wanna smoke, but i feel like if i start back up i may not be able to quit next time..
but i enjoy smoking a lot i want to know how often and when should i start toking again and not notice any of the negatives such as anxiety etc..

Answers
1)   its never okay. never smoke weed - polkadots1012

2)   Just dont smoke at all........ - Raini

3)   All day everyday is okay if you can keep your sh*t together. It doesn't do any harm to your body or brain and it's a myth smoking weed causes lung cancer. Smoke on brother. - Alex

4)   Are you smoking weed for a medical reason? You do know it is a controlled substance. - mrs A


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Did toxic chemicals cure Gary's pneumonia and was it a conspiracy?

Question 1
Did toxic chemicals cure Gary's pneumonia and was it a conspiracy?...  I am sure that if he and his ancestors would have taken care of themselves on all domains, he would never have had any pneumonia.

Wouldn't it be a great idea to somewhere force people again to take care of themselves and listen to the signals that can lead them to a really fulfilling life, instead of having so many people waste their lifes at having the illusion of curing people's life?

Answers
1)   Don't play Jesus. People are not yet ready and will come and crucify you, for they still can't face the mirror. - Johanna

2)   You should ask Gary to show evidence and if he dares to show it (which he won"t) then
say that is not proof enough. The doctor was a quack, beginners luck etc.,
Then see if he can wriggle out of it. - Sudhakar B

3)   You're completely right. But we won't need to force them. Aquarian times will take care of that ;) - omoikane

4)   I think we tried that at one point.
A lot of people died needlessly.

You can be in perfect health and smallpox will still kill you.

Edit: Wait... "ancestors would have taken care of themselves"

So...you're advocating Lamarckian evolution? - Weise Ente

5)   no. the cause of his problem is still completely intact. it's just a matter of time until respiratory symptoms return when you have sufficient nerve interference to a lung present. - Mr E

6)   Riiiight, people who take care of themselves NEVER get ill and certainly NEVER without their permission.

Come on now, youre being silly. Any healthy immune system when it comes into contact with a pathogen (or one of it's close relatives) that it has never practice with, will get infected. End of story.

All you folks who are so against medicines very often make stark fools of yourselves in your hypocrisy.
How many times would you be dead if not for antibiotics? - Tink

7)   If you mean antibiotics, then yes, it did cure Gary's pneumonia.

"I am sure that if he and his ancestors would have taken care of themselves on all domains, he would never have had any pneumonia."

It doesn't really work like that.

Edit: Tink, I need to talk to you. - Rhianna does Medicine Year 1


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Question 2
Is it safe to take these expired pills?...  I bought these a few years ago when I had a hard time sleeping and just found them again. They are Simply Sleep made by Tylenol. 50mg tablets. I'm once again having trouble sleeping and am curious about taking them. Says they expired in 10/10. Hopefully I get a quick response. I need to be up in 5 hours for an interview lol.

Answers
1)   Take half the normal amount..... May work more/less with expiration - Paul Shields

2)   they could still work but most likely they wont. give it a try it cant harm you. - Matt Gallagher

3)   just get new ones from the store - joe

4)   Don't take them. The chemicals and ingredients have expired, they may not work in the way that they should and give you bad side effects or make you sick. - Miss Lula

5)   Sorry, Not really safe.

WARNING: IF YOU TAKE IT AND FEEL SICK ITS THE PILL! GO TO THE DOCTORS! - Sakura Haruno

6)   Do not take them. They have been expired almost a year.

Medication has an expiration date for a reason. Would you eat a can of soup that has been expired for a year? Not likely. It's the same idea. - Spunky


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Question 3
How can I lower my heartbeat naturally? I am 35 and my heartbeat rate is always about 90.?...  I do yoga and meditation and try to stay calm.

Answers
1)   A deficiency in magnesium and vitamin B1 can cause a rapid heartbeat. - skittlesss

2)   Stay hydrated. Drinking water isn't just good for your skin and your digestive tract, it helps keep your blood flowing through your veins as well. Eight glasses of water a day is the general rule, but you should increase that if you live in an extremely dry climate, or routinely engage in extreme physical activity.
When you've got to go… This may be a little bit delicate, but it's really important to your heart, as well as your kidneys, to relieve yourself when you feel the urge. Don't hold it. A full bladder stresses your entire circulatory system, and can increase your heart rate by up to nine beats per minute.
Get some rest. An Australian study that involved rousing volunteers from their sleep many times a night (often with loud noises) found that being startled from sleep can increase your heart rate by 13 beats per minutes.
Even without being rudely awakened by loud noises, however, sleep is an important part of fitness and health. Weight loss, for example, is almost impossible without regularly getting about eight hours of rest each night.

Get a massage. Massage, meditation, a warm bubble bath – anything that puts you into a relaxed state also reduces your resting heart rate. A British study even found that when volunteers received hour-long reflexology treatments, their resting heart rates decreased by an average of eight beats per minute.
Exercise regularly. Cardio is the key – aerobics, running, biking, swimming – anything that gets your blood pumping is good, and it also increases the efficiency of your heart, reducing the number of beats per minute required to keep your circulatory system functioning whether you're active or resting.
If you're already exercising routinely, consider increasing the intensity of your cardio workouts: if you're already walking, jog. If you're a jogger, start running. The trick is to vary the pace: do three minutes at 70% of your maximum heart rate, followed by four at 90%. - Saleh

3)   you need to ask your doctor urgently. - Nitram

4)   nerve interference to the heart can cause this. see an hio method upper cervical specific chiropractor. - Mr E

5)   You don't want to do that, it could kill you. I also have tachycardia because my blood pressure drops so fast and so low that my heart races to pump faster to maintain a necessary minimum BP to keep me alive. So if I were to take anything to stop that I would die. Drinking baking soda in water helps me because I have adrenal failure which means low aldosterone levels, which is responsible for body fluid balance.

Get yourself tested POTS and adrenal failure, although they do botch up the tests a lot. Google and join forums and read about all this. - .

6)   I agree with Mr E and Saleh.

Take magnesium - it is a natural muscle relaxant. Aerobic exercise, as hiking and walking will lower your heart rate and make your heart work more efficiently. Massage and chiropractic work also. It will take time, but it is worth it in the long run. - mrs A


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Question 4
How do u break your ankle?...  Bad enough to be in crutches

Answers
1)   Play streetball against the dudes from the AND 1 Mixtape tour

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=977877 - King D

2)   DONT!!!!!!!!! you will regret it. It is sooo painful :( the cruthches hurt ur arms and its hard to get around. I had an extra bone in my foot and had surgery to get it removed. And it was hard to get around school, home, stores everything! Worst thing ever - Shizzle

3)   Errrrmmmm. Don't. And if you really need to break something then go for the leg, break your ankle and it could hurt for the rest of your life. Stuff like falling out a tree feet first can do your ankle. Nasty 2 footed tackles in football (soccer) do it as well - tell 'em to aim for you leg instead. - Jon B

4)   You put enough stress on the bone until it fractures.

Good luck! - Nate


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Question 5
what is a good natural way to boost my Libido? (10 pnts for best answer)?...  I've just been having trouble 'getting it up, and getting it hot' for a long time, due to prescription meds that really messed me up. I've been taking Zinc daily for years now, i take 30 MG, it it helps, especially when it contains arginine in it, but i've tried taking pure arginine and it gives me the WORST headache ever!!! I have a bad re-action to it.

What are some herbal vitamins that have been shown to greatly increase a persons arousal response? I hear that Horny goat weed, and Gingko leaf are two, I've tried Gingko, couldn't tell if it helped or not, didn't take it enough.


Does anyone hear know of a good solution to my problem? cause I'm suffering over here!

(YES IM A GUY! IGNORE MY PICTURE)
@first poster; I'm actually type O, not sure what that does though...

Answers
1)   Are you blood type A?Blood type A has the thickest blood,and the arteries and veins can get clooged very easy,especially from eating meat,becasue type A doesn`t make enough hydrocloric adic to digest it.It impairs circulation.Eat raw fruits and veggies and sprouted grains.Peatnut butter and spirulina for protein.Yohimbe for men,but not for women.Maca,DMG and rosemary may help circulation.Damainia. - justin tyme

2)   Try more foreplay, it does the trick for me! - Jon B

3)   Yohimbine (extract from the bark of the yohimbe tree). Extensive research studies show that yohimbine helps with impotence. Yohimbine's primary action is to increase blood flow to erectile tissue. Research studies also show that yohimbine helps to reverse the sexual dysfunction caused by using SSRI antidepressant medications.

Yohimbe >>>
http://www.natural-remedies-review.com/yohimbe.html

There are more natural remedies listed here....

Natural Remedies for Erectile Dysfunction >>>
http://www.natural-remedies-review.com/erectile-dysfunction-4.html

Nutrients for increased libido are magnesium and zinc.

Minerals that boost libido >>>
http://www.ehow.com/video_4766074_vitamins-improve-libido.html - ƦєdAиgєℓ

4)   looking up naked pictures of your mom on the internet usually works for me - Chandran Daddylonglegs


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