Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
How stressed are you?
Look at these images (click to enlarge) the more they seemingly move the higher your stressed level
Laser Eye Surgery
More than three years ago I decided to have laser eye surgery, I had been wearing contact lenses for years and instead of taking them out every night I would leave them in until I got an itch (DO NOT DO THIS) actually I felt that they had in a way become part of my eye. When I used to take them off I could not bear the feeling I would pop another new one in straight away. They would last about two months then I would get an itch and change.But I knew that this was way wrong and so I decided to go for it so Olga my wife booked me in with the most reputable clinic in Saint Petersburg, I met with the doctor and he told me it would take about 15min and it was practically pain less, super safe basically a walk in the park. I was very happy and thought why did I not do this earlier!
The next day they made a scan of my eyes and the doctor came back with a serious face, he said he had never seen this before , that I had the imprints of the contact lenses on my eyeball, he said we would have to use drops for a week and see if it was possible to operate after that...I was kind of pissed off at my self for being so careless but anyways did the week treatment.
Turns out my eyeballs poped out back to normal so to say and I was scheduled for the opp two days later.
They tell me to come with someone to bring me home after the operation.
So this was the day a few drops in the eyes and off to a dark room with a chair mounted with some kind of head clamp contraction and above a big device (the automated laser). I lie down, head is clamped, I am told not to move and just look at the red spot with left eye, scared shitless I comply to the letter.
The machine comes down and a kind of vacuum tube sucks on my eyeball, now my eyeball is definitively more attached to the device than to my body, then a fresh feeling of some kind of blade cutting my eyeball and then blurred vision after witch a tic tic sound of the laser and the smell of burnt human flesh..5 min its over and he goes to other eye... same story and as he had foretold I am out within 15min to a recovery room where I am given more drops and the doc checks me. For the first time in my life I see things crystal clear.
Thats when the nightmare starts 10 minutes later I start to feel a severe burning sensation like if someone would put a cigarette in my eye, Olga walks me home and I take the two pain killers the doc gave me, its white nights in Saint Petersburg and there is practically no way to escape the light for 22 hours out of 24 I finally decide to sleep in the bath tub with cushions...the only room with no windows...the pain lasts and I feel so dumb that I did both eyes at the same time.
A few days later I can operate with sunglasses but still very sensitive am am gripped with another fear I cant focus like if my eyes were set to one focal point that gets better after a week anyways I go back to the clinic and basically rip a new asshole to the doc for not warning me he say that he is very sorry but it only occurs to one in a million people LOL.
I later find out that I am lucky, the failure rate and complications related to these highly profitable and basically automated surgical procedures is nearly 20% with issues related to night vision, dry eye etc.
So there you are whatever you do think about it first and actually now that I don't do as much sports as before I kind of miss my glasses.
Polonium-210 in Marlboro
Remember the outcry when Polonium-210 was used to poison the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006.Well what if you knew that it is present in Marlboro cigarettes produced by Philip Morris, that when you smoke you ingest it and that the people around you also.
Quote from Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts:
"Polonium-210, which emits alpha particles, is a natural contaminant of tobacco. For an individual smoking two packages of cigarettes a day, the radiation dose to bronchial epithelium from Po210 inhaled in cigarette smoke probably is at least seven times that from background sources, and in localized areas may be up to 1000 rem or more in 25 years. Radiation from this source may, therefore, be significant in the genesis of bronchial cancer in smokers."
Polonium 210 will damage organic tissue easily if it is ingested, inhaled, or absorbed, although they do not penetrate the skin.
It also seems that Philip Morris knew about Polonium-210 since 1978 and has tried to resolve the issue but failed, and that Philip Morris instructed its scientist to keep all the issue quiet since it would be like "waking a sleeping giant" to make the information public.
This is mass scale murder these people have no morals and must pay, anyone working for Philip Morris who would not devulg information on this issue could be liable criminally since it is basically poisoning on a massive scale.
Exxon & the Food, Beverage & Toy industry chemically castrating our children!
The culprit Phthalates (used to make plastics more pliable) and more precisely Bisphenol A (BPA) is an everyday chemical used in many plastic food and drink containers as well as tin lining, clear baby bottles, cosmetics, toys, paints and car dash boards. It is officially classified as toxic in some countries and also lightly referred to as "gender bending" compound.
Several studys have found that participants who drank for a week from polycarbonate bottles showed a 69 per cent increase in their urine of BPA, which mimics the female sex hormone estrogen. Canada's regulatory body, Health Canada, is the first in the world to declare Bisphenol A dangerous, the first step toward a ban.
It is thought that if these plastic containers are heated such as in the sterilizing of baby bottles or mineral water bottles sitting in the sun,
or adding boiling water to these bottles or putting them in the microwave a dramatic increase of as much as 55% in the amount of bisphenol A, ( BPA estrogen-mimicking chemical) would leaching from containers.
BPA consumption are linked to birth defects, growth problems and an increased risk of heart disease,diabetes, breast and prostate cancer, early puberty for girls, hormone imbalances, changes in brain structure, particularly form exposures during key points of fetal or early neonatal development.
It seems that these chemicals wich mimik feminizing hormones blunt the influence of the male hormone testosterone, side effects such as breast enlargement or dropping semen counts can be expected.
As an index of feminisation, the "anogenital distance" (AGD) between the anus and the base of the penis is measured as well as the volume of each boy's penis. Studies have shown that the AGD is twice in boys what it is in girls, mainly because in boys the hormone testosterone extends the length of the perineum separating the anus from the testicles.
When exposed to the above mentioned chemicals the AGD is significantly shorter. Other indicators of exposure are undescended testicles and misplaced openings to the urethra on the penis as well as behavioural changes , including an aversion to "rough-and-tumble" play and a reduction in aggressiveness.
Interesting Link
The information above is confirmed by several studies among them ones made by the University of Rochester and Harvard.
Now the question you maybe asking your self is if these chemicals are everywhere what can I do to protect myself and my children. Below you will find some answers:
1. Ditch the clear plastic baby bottles, right now. All the research that says there are problems point at the effect of the estrogen-like BPA on children as being the most significant.
2. Tin cans are often lined in plastic BPA and sit around a long time; get rid of older tin cans, particularly if they contain tomatoes and other acidic fruits.
3. Don't use your polycarbonate bottle for hot water actually avoid them in general glass is a good alternative.
4. Polycarbonate bottles get crazed and cracked as they get older; that increases surface area. Get rid of old ones.
5. Replace your Polycarbonate bottle with a BPA free one, particularly if pregnant or pre-pubescent.
6. Replace jugs where water sits around a long time.
7. Stop using jugged water cooler water, get a filter and cooler that uses city water. It is a big jug so there probably isn't much of a problem.
8. Buy a home distilation unit Link or Link but you will have to add minirals to your diet.
9. Buy a stainless steel kettle not plastic one.
10. Make your own water bottle Link. for DIY types.
11. Avoid body creams when pregnant.
As a father and man I am totally disgusted by the industries and governments attitudes, they seem to care more about money than out the health and future generations ability to reproduce.
I call on an immediate ban on all Phthalates until more studies have been made on their effect on humans and wildlife and on all to boycott Exxon one of the biggest producer of this dangerous chemical compound which is trying to torpedo a proposed law baning these from Toys.
more information:
Link Link Link
Make a stand:
Link Link
It is thought that if these plastic containers are heated such as in the sterilizing of baby bottles or mineral water bottles sitting in the sun,
or adding boiling water to these bottles or putting them in the microwave a dramatic increase of as much as 55% in the amount of bisphenol A, ( BPA estrogen-mimicking chemical) would leaching from containers.
BPA consumption are linked to birth defects, growth problems and an increased risk of heart disease,diabetes, breast and prostate cancer, early puberty for girls, hormone imbalances, changes in brain structure, particularly form exposures during key points of fetal or early neonatal development.
It seems that these chemicals wich mimik feminizing hormones blunt the influence of the male hormone testosterone, side effects such as breast enlargement or dropping semen counts can be expected.
As an index of feminisation, the "anogenital distance" (AGD) between the anus and the base of the penis is measured as well as the volume of each boy's penis. Studies have shown that the AGD is twice in boys what it is in girls, mainly because in boys the hormone testosterone extends the length of the perineum separating the anus from the testicles.
Interesting Link
The information above is confirmed by several studies among them ones made by the University of Rochester and Harvard.
Now the question you maybe asking your self is if these chemicals are everywhere what can I do to protect myself and my children. Below you will find some answers:
1. Ditch the clear plastic baby bottles, right now. All the research that says there are problems point at the effect of the estrogen-like BPA on children as being the most significant.
2. Tin cans are often lined in plastic BPA and sit around a long time; get rid of older tin cans, particularly if they contain tomatoes and other acidic fruits.
3. Don't use your polycarbonate bottle for hot water actually avoid them in general glass is a good alternative.
4. Polycarbonate bottles get crazed and cracked as they get older; that increases surface area. Get rid of old ones.
5. Replace your Polycarbonate bottle with a BPA free one, particularly if pregnant or pre-pubescent.
6. Replace jugs where water sits around a long time.
7. Stop using jugged water cooler water, get a filter and cooler that uses city water. It is a big jug so there probably isn't much of a problem.
8. Buy a home distilation unit Link or Link but you will have to add minirals to your diet.
9. Buy a stainless steel kettle not plastic one.
10. Make your own water bottle Link. for DIY types.
11. Avoid body creams when pregnant.
As a father and man I am totally disgusted by the industries and governments attitudes, they seem to care more about money than out the health and future generations ability to reproduce.
I call on an immediate ban on all Phthalates until more studies have been made on their effect on humans and wildlife and on all to boycott Exxon one of the biggest producer of this dangerous chemical compound which is trying to torpedo a proposed law baning these from Toys.
Link Link Link
Make a stand:
Link Link
Ban E xxx Food additives
Its really starting to be scary what shit they put in industrial foods they produce and we then eat, these food additives that are added to food and beverages with the goal to improve their taste color or shelf life.The EU has established the "E xxx" number system which was later adopted internationally with for objective to inform the consumer but the "E xxx" only means that the added compound identified has been tested, included in a database and labeled safe in reasonable amounts. But even though these compounds have been tested the EU is back tracking on the following:
E 102 - Tartrazin yellow
E 104 - Quinoline yellow
E 110 - Sunset yellow SY
E 122 - Azorubine red
E 124 - Ponceau 4R red
And will be banned from mid 2010...what shocks me is that we don't know what is in the food anymore, when our grandmothers went to buy yogurt they were buying just that now its a yogurt plus some kind of shit.
So I decided not buy anything with E xxx on in it (even though Im sure some of these products have things that have not been tested or hide them under obscure names) better safe than sorry I thought, well first its really hard, try it :) practically everything in the supermarket has an E xxx in it.
I can see it the fridge has 60% less food articles in it now!
Below a few links that might help guide you
http://www.earthways.co.uk/enumbers.html
http://www.cspinet.org/reports/chemcuisine.htm
http://www.foodreactions.org/allergy/additives/
Quit Smoking: The adventure begins
I started smoking a pack a day when I was about 17 I am now 39 that means I have been smoking for 22 years if you calculate an average price of 1 USD a pack over 22 years I have given the governments and tobacco industry about 8000 USD.
It is interesting that I am addicted to Marlboro only I hate any other kind of cigarettes more than I hate these, I personally think there is something in the composition that makes them more addictive.
I tried to quit several times, the side effects are really bad 1) I start being very stressed and can only think of finding a cigarette to smoke, 2) I literally cant think straight, 3) I get really hungry and it messes up my eating habits which leads to weight gain, 4) The withdrawal symptoms are more evident after sex, food, coffee, in the mourning or after an alcoholic drink.
My plan is to first reduce the amount I smoke to 10 cigarettes a day for a month then go cold turkey. So this is day one I have lined up 10 cigarettes.
Wish me good luck and fuck Philip Morris I wish I could Sue their ass
It is interesting that I am addicted to Marlboro only I hate any other kind of cigarettes more than I hate these, I personally think there is something in the composition that makes them more addictive.
I tried to quit several times, the side effects are really bad 1) I start being very stressed and can only think of finding a cigarette to smoke, 2) I literally cant think straight, 3) I get really hungry and it messes up my eating habits which leads to weight gain, 4) The withdrawal symptoms are more evident after sex, food, coffee, in the mourning or after an alcoholic drink.My plan is to first reduce the amount I smoke to 10 cigarettes a day for a month then go cold turkey. So this is day one I have lined up 10 cigarettes.
Wish me good luck and fuck Philip Morris I wish I could Sue their ass
