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Publisher: Mary Wilkey
Volume 8 — Issue 25 — July 1, 2008
Published every Tuesday
Hi, readers, and welcome to all. Today's issue is a little different, with a strong emphasis on health. If you have cancer, or know anyone who does, don't miss the Healthier You feature. Then I hope you enjoy my account of our trip to the Big Shaggy Buffalo Ranch. There are some how-to's on succeeding with AdSense. And don't miss the article about women and casual intimate encounters. (Yes, it does affect women's health!)
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
—2 Chronicles 7:14
Contents:
Top Sponsor
Weekly Contest
Subscriber in the Spotlight
A Healthier You
Feature Article
Test Your Bible Knowledge
Today's Chuckle
Today's English Lesson
Internet Tips & Hints
Guest Article
Inspiration
Etcetera
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I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, "No, I won't do it, I won't behave this way anymore."
—Leo Buscaglia, U.S. author, educator
A Healthier You
Once again, we are digressing from our current addition/subtraction lifestyle changes, because I think you will find the following article (sent to my by my friend, Loren Tikka) extremely interesting:
Cancer and pH
To understand why some tissues in the body are deficient in oxygen and therefore prone to cancer, it is helpful to understand the nature of acidity and alkalinity. The pH scale goes from 0 (acid) to 14 (alkaline or base), with 7 being neutral. Below 7 is acid and above 7 is alkaline. The blood, lymph and cerebral spinal fluid in the human body are designed to be slightly alkaline at a pH of 7.4.
Cancerous tissues are acidic, whereas healthy tissues are alkaline.
Water (H2O) decomposes into H+ and OH-. When a solution contains more H+ than OH—then it is said to be acid. When it contains more OH- than H+ then it is said to be alkaline.
When oxygen enters an acid solution it can combine with H+ ions to form water. Oxygen helps to neutralize the acid, while at the same time the acid prevents oxygen from reaching the tissues that need it. Acidic tissues are devoid of free oxygen.
An alkaline solution is just the reverse. Two hydroxyl ions (OH-) can combine to produce one water molecule and one oxygen atom. In other words, an alkaline solution can provide oxygen to the tissues.
At a pH slightly above 7.4 cancer cells become dormant and at pH 8.5 cancer cells will die while healthy cells will live (Barefoot, pages 66-67).
This has given rise to a variety of treatments based on increasing the alkalinity of the tissues such as vegetarian diet, the drinking of fresh fruit and vegetable juices, and dietary supplementation with alkaline minerals such as calcium, potassium, magnesium, cesium, and rubidium.
Publisher's Commentary — A nurse friend once told me that, whenever they wish to kill cancer cells after laboratory research, they merely add oxygen . . . what does that say to you?
It is one of the most beautiful compensations
of life, that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Feature Article
The Big Shaggy Buffalo Ranch
Thought I'd mention a unique place we visited this past Sunday . . . a bison ranch right here in Ohio! It's called the Big Shaggy Buffalo Ranch, and we had to drive probably most of an hour to get there, although we took a side trip en route to pick up some great Amish cheese, butter, and eggs at a favorite little place called The Tradin' Post.
Half an hour or so later we finally arrived at the ranch, and although we didn't get to see the live animals (they were on the other side of the hill), there was plenty of other stuff to capture our attention. The meat shop has been built onto one end of an older log home, which was situated at the end of a long, curving lane.
We'd heard about the place by way of a flyer my husband had picked up in a local restaurant, and we had just had some home-cooked bison meat a day or so earlier, so we were really looking forward to visiting the ranch. It did not disappoint.
They have thirty-four acres with free roaming chickens and geese visible from the shop, and yes, they sell eggs also—in addition every cut of buffalo meat you can imagine.
We spoke with the owner, who could pass for General Custer, if he wore a hat. He told us that he'd added what is now the meat shop onto their home thirteen years ago for his aged grandparents; unfortunately, they didn't live long enough to move in, and so it had sat idle for a number of years before it became the meat shop four or five years ago.
The shop is a fascinating place in and of itself. There is a massive fieldstone fireplace that dominates the space. A large loft overlooks the shop, and everything, except the fireplace, is mostly logs. There is even a small eating table made entirely of logs.
The shop also sells buffalo down clothing, such as, socks, gloves, scarves, hats, etc.,
Half a stuffed buffalo stands in one corner, with several tanned hides. There are five or six freezers full of the different meat varieties that are vacuum packed.
Buffalo meat, if you've never had it, is sooooooo good . . . and not gristly like beef. We've had only the ground variety, and we bought more of that plus some liver to try. The really nice thing is that, by law, (unlike beef, pork, and lamb), they are not allowed to give the buffalo hormones, antibiotics, or any other junk.
Buffalo meat is leaner than beef and cooks faster, so you have to be careful not to dry it out. There is very little (if any) shrinkage with buffalo burger. The cooked burger will be close to the same amount as the raw meat. Although buffalo tastes like beef, it tends to have a fuller, richer, sweeter flavor, not "gamey" or wild tasting.
Another plus is that bison is low in fat and cholesterol and high in protein, vitamins, and minerals. It is darker red and richer in color than most other red meats.
Bison are the only mammals that do not develop cancer! Bison meat is non-allergenic and has 35% more protein than beef. It has less cholesterol than skinless chicken and turkey and is comparable to most fish.
The Plains Indians, whose diet was rich in buffalo meat, were not known to develop heart disease or cancer. Bison meat can reduce L.D.L. by 45% over six months of eating four ounces four to five times a week. It also has fewer calories and less fat. Bison also has a greater concentration of iron, as well as some of the essential fatty acids.
It cooks quickly and is worth every penny of the higher price. For the juiciest burgers you've ever eaten, using a pound of ground buffalo, chop half a medium onion and mix into the meat and make three patties. In an iron skillet, melt two tablespoons of butter, olive oil, or coconut oil (do not use margarine!) over low heat and add the patties. (With buffalo, there is actually no need to add fat to keep it from sticking or falling apart; I just add some to enhance the flavor.) Turn the heat up to just above medium.
Sprinkle patties with black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, Spike or Vegit, oregano, or whatever else you like. Press patties down with spatula and cook for two minutes or so. Flip them over, season the other side, and press down again. After a minute or so, turn the heat down to low and cover to finish. Do not overcook!
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Today's Chuckle
All Men/All Girls
When my daughter, Kelli, said her bedtime prayers, she
would bless every family member, every friend, and every
animal (current and past).
For several weeks, after we had finished the nightly
prayer, Kelli would say, "And all girls."
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Her response, "Because everybody always finishes their
prayers by saying 'All Men'!"
I am always ready to learn, but I do not always like being taught.
—Sir Winston Churchill
Today's English Lesson
Seeing the same elementary mistakes over and over again has prompted this publisher to write an English lesson each issue. Look for some of these lessons to be repeated, because the mistakes are!
This is at the request of a long-time Florida reader . . . thanks, Tommie . . . and it involves the use of "use" or "used."
This is the example that Tommie used, and it is a good one.
Which is correct? "I use to be a Boy Scout," or "I used to be a Boy Scout."
The second statement is the correct one. "Used" in this context means to be customarily found or stationed: "He used to go every day."
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Here are some techniques of how to earn an Adsense income. I find many people are interested in earning an automatic income from Adsense but don't realize why the clicks aren't happening.
I can see two problems they have:
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Guest Article
Study Finds Casual Sex is Emotionally Harmful to Women
Ottawa, June 26, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In the last several decades many have claimed that the sexual and feminist revolutions freed women to enjoy casual sex without fear of adverse consequences.
Yet, according to Professor Anne Campbell from Durham University in the U.K., the negative feelings reported by women after one-night stands suggest that they are not well adapted to fleeting sexual encounters. Her findings are published online in the June issue of Springer's journal, "Human Nature."
Professor Campbell looked at whether women have adapted to casual sex by examining their feelings following a one-night stand. She hypothesized that if women have adapted, they should rate the experience positively. To test this theory, a total of 1743 men and women who had experienced a one-night stand were asked to rate both their positive and negative feelings the following morning, in an internet survey.
Prof Campbell added: "Evolution often acts through positive or negative emotions which draw us towards adaptive behaviours or drives us away from harmful ones. For example, we enjoy other people's company but get depressed if we spend too much time alone. Basic emotions guide us down pathways that have been advantageous for our ancestors. It seemed obvious that if our female ancestors really were adapted to short-term relationships they ought to enjoy them."
Over-all, however, women's feelings were much more negative than men's. 80 percent of men said they had overall positive feelings about the experience, compared to 54 percent of women.
The predominant negative feeling reported by women was regret at having been "used." Women were also more likely to feel that they had let themselves down and were worried about the potential damage to their reputation if other people found out.
"What the women seemed to object to was…the fact that the man did not seem to appreciate her. The women thought this lack of gratitude implied that she did this with anybody," Professor Campbell explained.
Publisher's commentary: This just reiterates that we all should be living according to God's laws. Women are not men and never will be—they are mentally and emotionally programmed differently, and ne'er the twain shall meet!
He will have to learn, I know, that all people are not just—that all men and women are not true. Teach him that for every scoundrel there is a hero that for every enemy there is a friend.
Let him learn early that the bullies are the easiest people to lick.
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Inspiration
Need Washing?
A little girl had been shopping with her Mom in Target. She must have been six years old, this beautiful red haired, freckle faced image of innocence. It was pouring outside. The kind of rain that gushes over the top of rain gutters, so much in a hurry to hit the earth it has no time to flow down the spout. We all stood there under the awning and just inside the door of the Target.
We waited, some patiently, others irritated because nature messed up
their hurried day. I am always mesmerized by rainfall. I got lost in
the sound and sight of the heavens washing away the dirt and dust of
the world. Memories of running, splashing so carefree as a child came pouring in as a welcome reprieve from the worries of my day.
The little voice was so sweet as it broke the hypnotic trance we were all caught in, "Mom, let's run through the rain," she said.
"What?" Mom asked.
"Let's run through the rain!" she repeated.
"No, honey. We'll wait until it slows down a bit," Mom replied.
This young child waited about another minute and repeated: "Mom, let's run through the rain."
"We'll get soaked if we do," Mom said.
"No, we won't, Mom. That's not what you said this morning," the young girl said as she tugged at her Mom's arm.
"This morning? When did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?"
"Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, 'If God can get us through this, he can get us through anything!'"
The entire crowd stopped dead silent. I swear you couldn't hear
anything but the rain. We all stood silently. No one came or left in
the next few minutes.
Mom paused and thought for a moment about what she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. Some might even ignore what was said. But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life—a time when innocent trust can be nurtured so that it will bloom into faith.
"Honey, you are absolutely right. Let's run through the rain. If God
lets us get wet, well, maybe we just needed washing," Mom said.
Then off they ran. We all stood watching, smiling and laughing as they darted past the cars and yes, through the puddles. They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case. They got soaked. But they were followed by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.
And yes, I did. I ran. I got wet. I needed washing.
Circumstances or people can take away your material possessions, they can take away your money, and they can take away your health. But no one can ever take away your precious memories. So don't forget to make time and take the opportunities to make memories every day. To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.
I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
Take the time to live!
Keep in touch with your friends—you never know when you'll need each
other—and don't forget to run in the rain!
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