Geneeskracht van uien.

Ken jij deze bijzondere eigenschap van uien?

Door Guido J.

Sinds mensenheugenis zijn de lookgewassen in hoge mate gewaardeerd om hun geneeskrachtige werking. De ui wordt als medicijn en als preventief middel tegen veel ziekten en kwalen beschouwd, zowel in Azië als in Europa. De geneeskrachtige eigenschappen van uien zijn in de twintigste eeuw vanuit verschillende wetenschappelijke disciplines bestudeerd. Men was al bekend met hun antibacteriële werking (Pasteur, 1858) en hun effecten tegen bepaalde schimmels.

Er lijkt verder een preventieve werking te bestaan tegen virusinfecties als griep en verkoudheid, maar die is moeilijk onweerlegbaar aan te tonen. De laatste jaren zijn met name de effecten van ui en knoflook op hart- en vaatziekten onderwerp van bestudering. Bij deze aandoeningen spelen bloedstollingsprocessen, het cholesterolgehalte en gehalte van vetten en vetachtige stoffen, de bloeddruk en ook het bloedsuikergehalte een grote rol.

Het onderzoek naar de werking van de ui op hart- en vaatziekten wordt door verschillende factoren bemoeilijkt. Scepsis komt, zoals te verwachten, vooral uit de farmaceutische hoek. Waarom dezelfde soort onderzoeken tot verschillende conclusies leidden wordt langzaamaan duidelijk.

Het is bijvoorbeeld moeilijk grote groepen mensen hetzelfde dieet te laten volgen en hierop controle uit te oefenen. Ook heeft de consumptie van uien natuurlijk al snel een limiet bereikt.

Ook is de leeftijd van de onderzochte personen medebepalend: de effecten bij oudere mensen zijn veel groter dan bij jongere. Verder lijken de onderling verschillende uiensoorten ook tot verschillende uitkomsten te leiden.

Ondanks de beperkingen zijn er sterke aanwijzingen dat uien een gunstig effect hebben op de mate waarin aderverkalking of atherosclerose ontstaat.
Naast de gunstige effecten op hart- en vaataandoeningen, zijn ook bij kankeronderzoek positieve invloeden van de lookgewassen gemeld. Bij dierproeven althans bleek de ontwikkeling van bepaalde tumoren door injecties met stoffen uit de ui te worden tegengegaan. De werking tegen bacteriën, microben en bepaalde schimmels is uitgebreid onderzocht. In sommige uien bevinden zich stoffen die ook insecten weren, maar er zijn er meer die juist op de ui afkomen.

Er is een bewijs dat de chemische stof quercetine, kan helpen om je te beschermen tegen hooikoorts. Deze stof is in een hoge concentratie in uien aanwezig. Er zijn geen nadelen bekend van het eten van veel uien, dus dit middeltje is zeker het proberen waard.
Het onderstaande verhaal, dat dit hele artikel nog eens bevestigt, komt van een Amerikaanse site, waarbij de schrijfster van het artikel onbekend is gebleven. Het sluit echter naadloos aan op de bovenstaande beschreven eigenschappen van lookgewassen in het algemeen en uien in het bijzonder! Over bewijs gesproken..!

Het is 1919, de tijd dat de griep ruim 40.000.000 mensen doodde. Er was een dokter die veel boeren bezocht om te kijken of hij hen kon helpen om deze griep te bestrijden, want veel van deze  familie’s hadden de griep, en er stierven er ook velen aan.
Tijdens één van de bezoeken van deze dokter aan zo’n familie, ontdekte hij, dat iedereen bijzonder gezond was en er geen griep heerste.
Toen de dokter aan deze boer vroeg wat hier anders was, antwoordde de vrouw des huizes dat zij een gepelde ui in een schoteltje had neergezet, in alle kamers van het huis. (waarschijnlijk waren dat er maar 2 destijds) De dokter stond er een beetje vreemd van te kijken, dat zoiets simpels de oorzaak van hun blakende gezondheid was, en hij vroeg of hij een van de uien mocht onderzoeken. De dokter haalde zijn microscoop tevoorschijn en legde een stuk van de ui eronder. De dokter kon zijn ogen niet geloven; de uit zat vol met griepvirussen!  Kennelijk absorbeerde de ui de griepziekteverwekkers en was het inderdaad deze simpele volkswijsheid die deze familie gezond hield..!
Dit verhaal werd me verteld door een vriendin uit Arizona. Ze vertelde er ook bij dat een aantal jaar geleden, veel van haar werknemers ziek waren van de griep, evenals nogal wat van haar klanten.
Ze besloot het jaar daarop het verhaal van de boerenfamilie te gaan toepassen en plaatste een aantal schaaltjes met gepelde uien door haar winkel heen. Tot haar zeer grote verbazing werd niemand van haar medewerkers dat jaar ziek!
Het verhaal dat ze had gehoord van de boerenfamilies moest dus op waarheid gebaseerd zijn. Het werkte.. (en nee, ze zit niet in de uienbusiness!)
Het moraal van het verhaal is dus duidelijk: pel een paar uien en zet die in schaaltjes door je huis heen! Werk je op een kantoor, plaats er dan een paar onder je bureau of zelfs boven op een kast. PROBEER HET EN KIJK WAT ER GEBEURT!
Ik deed het vorig jaar en niemand van ons heeft de  griep gekregen. Als het helpt te voorkomen dat jij en je familie ziek worden, des te beter, toch? En wanneer je onverhoopt wel de griep zou krijgen, is het een milde vorm. En wat heb je nou eenmaal te verliezen? Een paar uien? Als dat alles is!

Onderschatten wij de grote betekenis van de ui?

Maar het verhaal is nog niet af. Want ik had dit verhaal ook naar een vriend gestuurd in Oregon; hij stuurt mij regelmatig materiaal door van artikelen over gezondheidsonderwerpen. Van haar kreeg ik een bijzonder interessante reactie over uien:

“Ik kende het verhaal van de boerenfamilie nog niet, maar ik had op een gegeven moment een hevige longontsteking te pakken. Onnodig te zeggen, dat ik dus erg ziek was!
Ik kreeg toen een verhaal onder ogen, waarbij werd aangeraden beide kanten van een ui af te snijden en de ui vervolgens aan één kant op een vork te steken. Daarop dient  de vork met ui in een pot te worden gezet en deze pot wordt vervolgens naast de zieke patient gezet, wanneer hij op bed ligt. De ui doet op eenzelfde wijze zijn werking als bij de boerenfamilie, want het blijkt dat de ui de volgende ochtend zwart ziet van de bacteriën..”
Precies zoals het omschreven stond in het artikel, gebeurde het bij mijn vriendin! De ui was een grote viezigheid, maar zij ging zich duidelijk beter voelen.
Een ander artikel dat ik jaren geleden eens las, ging over de anti-septische en anti-bacteriële werking van uien en knoflook. Dit ging over het voorkomen van pest, wanneer deze uien en knoflook door de kamer heen werden geplaatst!

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Meer info:

In het algemeen werden uien geacht de lichaamssappen te zuiveren en aanbevolen om de eetlust op te wekken, de spijsvertering te bevorderen en om een goede doorbloeding en transpiratie te bewerkstelligen - 's morgens ingenomen om de gehele dag actief en warm te blijven. Door sommigen werd ook een zinneprikkelende werking aan uien toegeschreven. Geelzucht, maagzweren en nierstenen zijn slechts enkele van de ziekten die inwendig met uien werden bestreden. Uitwendig werden ze bijvoorbeeld voor oog- en ooraandoeningen gebruikt en in samengestelde zalven ook voor schurft en
slangenbeten. Als middel tegen diverse kwalen is de toepassing van de ui in de homeopathie en de volksgeneeskunst tot in onze tijd actueel gebleven. 

Beproefde volksmiddeltjes

Een reeks van klachten kan verlicht of verholpen worden door dagelijks uien te eten - dit althans naar eeuwenoude overtuiging. In- en uitwendige toepassingen bij de meest genoemde kwalen volgen hieronder.
Bronchitis: rauwe uien eten
Astmatische bronchitis: sap van een ui met wat honing vermengen en er enkele malen per dag 1 theelepel van innemen (ook goed bij heesheid)
Tegen benauwdheid: 's nachts een doorgesneden ui naast het bed leggen
Hoest: tegen vastzittend slijm gebakken uien eten
Verkoudheid: enkele malen per dag een slokje uienwater drinken, verkregen door een schijfje ui een minuut in warm water te leggen. 's Nachts een opengesneden ui naast het bed leggen
Oorpijn: een watje met uiensap besprenkelen en in het oor stoppen
Reumatische pijnen: 's morgens en 's avonds de pijnlijke plekken met uiesap inwrijven, of omslagen met gebakken uien aanbrengen
Winterhanden en -voeten: zeer fijn gesnipperde ui in een doekje leggen en daarmee de handen of voeten verbinden; hierover wanten of sokken trekken en gaan slapen
Wondjes en insektenbeten: de plek inwrijven met een doorgesneden ui en dan de ui op de plek met verband omwikkelen; enkele uren laten intrekken
Haarmiddelen:
eveneens zeer oud is het gebruik van uien tegen haaruitval. Vooral de zwavel zou een weldaad voor de hoofdhuid zijn en wie bang is kaal te worden doet er goed aan een half uur voor het haarwassen de hoofdhuid met een doorgesneden ui in te wrijven. Een Frans patent uit 1967 registreerde een haarolie bestaande uit sap van uien, alcohol, eierdooiers, petroleum en wonderolie - bedoeld om de medemens op
een afstand te houden?

De ui als ziekteverwekker?

De meeste mensen zijn immuun voor bepaalde vrijkomende stoffen uit de ui, maar een enkeling vertoont allergische, bronchiale reacties. Overigens bevatten uien en andere alliums de stof quercetine, die juist een anti-astmatische werking heeft...!!!!  

Een rauwe ui de andere dag NOOIT meer consumeren als ie aan de lucht heeft blootgestaan en dus vol kan zitten met opgenomen ziektekiemen..!!!

Cannabis.."It's one of the best nausea and pain medications on the market,"

This is too important to not share with you...

By SUSAN DONALDSON JAMES

May 5, 2011

Doctors said 2-year-old Cash Hyde would likely die after they found a stage 4 brain tumor surrounding his optic nerve just a year ago this week.
And he nearly did. After being subjected to seven different chemotherapy drugs, the little boy from Missoula, Montana suffered septic shock, a stroke and pulmonary hemorrhaging.
Cash was so sick he went 40 days without eating. His organs were threatening to shut down. His father, Mike Hyde, intervened, slipping cannabis oil into his son's feeding tube.
In Montana, medical marijuana is legal. Hyde had used it himself to treat his attention deficit disorder. When Cash was diagnosed in May 2010, Mike got him a marijuana card and purchased the drug from his own supplier. Cash, now 3, made a miraculous recovery at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake City, but his father's bold action -- taken behind doctors' backs -- has raised serious questions about a parent's role in medical treatment.
Hyde said he believes it was the marijuana oil that helped Cash eat again and that the drug -- illegal in most states, including Utah, can cure cancer.

"Not only was it helpful," Hyde, 27, told ABCNews.com. "It was a godsend." 

Dr. Linda Granowetter, a professor of pediatrics at New York University and chief of the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, told ABCNews.com that Hyde's intervention was "fascinating" but "somewhat bothersome." 

 Mike Hyde holding his son Cash. Granowetter said she agrees that cannabis--the chemical found in the prescription drug Marinol-- is effective in treating adult nausea that accompanies chemotherapy. But there have been no clinical trials in children...

"Its virtue is we know exactly what you are getting and how much," she said. "I think that the fact that he didn't have the rapport and ability to be honest with the doctor is very troubling. Care is impeded when there is not complete trust."
Hyde, who quit his job as a car salesman when Cash was diagnosed with cancer, said he was afraid Cash's doctor might take the marijuana away.
"When you are told your kid has cancer, whoa," said Hyde, 27. "Then they tell me they have to do aggressive chemo and he's probably not going to make it. It's a lot to take on."
He had read claims by researchers online about cannabis's properties: "It's one of the best nausea and pain medications on the market," he said.
Because there are no pediatric oncology facilities in rural Montana, where Cash's tumor was discovered in a CT scan at the local emergency room, he was rushed to Salt Lake City, the nearest treatment center.
He was given the highest possible doses of chemotherapy for two months. He lost his appetite and threw up eight to 10 times a day.
"When he started the chemo, he was so sick," said Hyde. "For the first six weeks, he was blind. But his tumor was shrinking… It's the nastiest thing to see someone you love go through this."
Doctors had inserted a gastric feeding tube to administer cancer-fighting drugs and to help with his nutrition, but when August came the family experienced another medical "rollercoaster ride," according to Hyde.
"The G-tube burned out the inside of his stomach," said Hyde. "He didn't even have the will to eat."
By September, Cash had stopped eating for 40 days. "He was suffering terribly, and the doctors said it was the best they could do for him," said Hyde, who asked doctors to stop the chemotherapy drugs.
Instead, Hyde boiled up marijuana he had purchased in Montana with olive oil and measured 3 mm. doses that he poured into his son's G-tube twice a day.
Because it was illegal to use medical marijuana in Utah, Hyde never told his doctors.

Cash Hyde Makes 'Miracle' Recovery'

"In two weeks he was weaned of all the nausea drugs, and he was eating again and sitting up in and laughing," according to Hyde, who said doctors called his son's recovery "a miracle."
NYU's Granowetter said cannabis "certainly can increase appetite and improve mood...but the idea that it can cure cancer is ludicrous." She said the drug is most effective in teens who have previously used marijuana. "In young adults or children who have not had it before, it can make them paranoid. It's awfully hard to gauge if a child would have a bad reaction," according to Granowetter, who said she would welcome clinical trials on children.
"We know from research that 30 to 60 percent of parents with children are giving them alternative meds like vitamins, shark tooth and herbs from Chinatown," she said. "That's why we spend a lot of time asking parents what else they are giving kids and trying to be non-judgmental and work with them and guide them."
She said most pediatric oncologists are "open-minded" about alternative treatments.
Mike Hyde said he did eventually tell the Utah doctors, who were surprised by how Cash bounced back with no permanent organ damage. They say the boy has a 50 to 80 percent chance that the cancer will come back, according to Hyde, who has since started a foundation to help children with cancer.
"We were told I was one of the best dads," said Hyde, who lived with his wife and their other 6-year-old son in a camper in a parking lot for the nine months of treatment. "Every encounter in Salt Lake City, we were positive and never quit fighting. I was told he was going to die, but I knew he hadn't stopped the fight."
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Clear water in your pond. No more pea soup...!

A clear Pond.

Most of you have seen it before I guess: a fishpond that looks like green soup.... The filters can't handle the fine small particles that pass your system  like there were no filter at all, and often people see no other way then to add all kinds of Pond cleaners which not just get rid of your floating green algae, but also affects your filter system and her eating organism.You should refresh at least 10% of your water/weekly. Check on your salt level (1g/ltr). Through the years your Koi grew bigger and for sure they're producing more 'pollution'...and of course the number of fish you got...!! The quality of the food you use might be a factor as well.

When you don't have an extra pump, you can use a net and fill it with pool wool/cotton and place it in the water stream.

My favorite however is a bucket with a dozen holes in it, also filled with some wool/lava rock or anything that absorbs small particles. The pump has a capacity of 6000 l/h so the holes have to be at least 1" or 2 cm. The more holes the better. It also depends on the polluted water and the kind of wool your use on how often you have to check on  the holes for being clogged up.

I use two kinds of wool, the white one is the finest while the green has a more open structure to catch the bigger particles. Fold a layer of the white cotton and cover the holes, next: make a ball of the green cotton and fix the water outlet with a stone or something in the middle of this ball.

When the water reaches a higher level in the bucket, switch off pump and rinse/renew the wool.

 If all of this doesn't work and the water is still greenish after this kind of filtering, there's only one option left: you need a (bigger) UV filter  .  I use a 30 Watt ProClear on a 3500l/hr water pump, which should be enough for Ponds up to 20.000 ltr. It's switched off during winter season and operational from around May when the need is there...

 Within 3 days there'll be a significant change of water quality already, it will be crystal clear within a week....!
Remove filamentous algae longer than 10" by hand/stick rather than the use of additives which kill all of it....don't remove shorter algae.

Cannabis and Crohn's dissease.

  In very basic terms, people with Crohn’s disease have a defective barrier to their gut, which allows bacteria to leak into the intestinal tissue and set up an inflammatory response. It seems then that the answer to the problems posed by this illness is to restore integrity to the gut barrier.

Researchers found that plant-derived cannabinoids – that is, weed, encouraged tighter bonds between the cells that form that gut barrier, therefore making it less leaky.
While it has been known for a long time that cannabis is a powerful anti-inflammatory, the discovery that it actually reintegrates the intestinal lining is a new one.
 
Cannabis is a great alternative and complimentary treatment for patients with Crohn’s disease.  It has shown to eliminate nausea, reduce abdominal cramping and also increase patients appetites.  It can also reduce the amount of loose stools patients suffer from during the day.  The great thing is that it is very well tolerated and has minimal side effects.  it is not toxic to any of the major organ systems and if vaporized (vs smoked) it does not affect a patients lungs.  It is certainly worth trying for patients who suffer with this terribly debilitating disease.

Chemicals found in cannabis could prove an effective treatment for the inflammatory bowel diseases Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, say scientists. Laboratory tests have shown that two compounds found in the cannabis plant - the cannabimoids  THC and cannabidiol - interact with the body's system that controls gut function. Crohn's Dissease and Colitis, which affect about one in every 250 people in Northern Europe, are caused by both genetic and environmental factors. The researchers believe that a genetic susceptibility coupled with other triggers, such as diet, stress or bacterial imbalance, leads to a defective immune response.

Dr Karen Wright, Peel Trust Lecturer in Biomedicine at Lancaster University: .."The lining of the intestines provides a barrier against the contents of the gut but in people with Chrohn's, this barrier leaks and bacteria can escape into the intestinal tissue leading to an inappropriate immune response.  If we could find a way to restore barrier integrity in patients we may be able to curb the inflammatory immune response that causes these chronic conditions."
 "What is also encouraging is that while THC has psychoactive properties and is responsible for the 'high' people experience when using cannabis, cannabidiol, which has also proved effective in restoring membrane integrity, does not possess such properties."



Cannabis-using Crohn's patients not only report significant relief of their symptoms, they are also able to reduce the amount of immunosuppressive medications that have been a mainstay of conventional treatment. Imuran, methotrexate, 6 MP, and Remicade (an anti-TNF drug) are greatly reduced. Asacol and Pentasa brands of Mesalamine, an anti-inflammatory medication with immuno-modulating properties is also reduced in many cases. Steroids are noted to be reduced and often eliminated.

Some of the patients' responses include these telling remarks:

  "A terrific reliever of Crohn's symptoms."
  "A more easily controlled medication than offered by pills."
  "Alcohol has been a big problem for me that I don't have with cannabis."
  "Only positive effects, no negative effects."
  " Best appetite stimulant, very good calming effect."
  "Cannabis provides relief without knocking me out or other bad side effects that I had with steroids."
  "I've committed myself to this form of therapy, and my quality of life has improved by leaps and bounds."
  "I've struggled for years with opiate addiction from chronic pancreatitis —cannabis lets me control my pain without being a slave to opiates."
  "Marinol bothered my stomach —I don't get sick, constipated, or vomit with cannabis."



 http://www.news-medical.net/news/20091217/Cannabis-for-Ulcerative-Colitis-and-Crohns-Disease-treatment.aspx

A diet with Broccoli and Bananas is not a bad advice either, the use of Kurkuma/Turmeric is a MUST, while it's important to eat fruits BEFORE the meals...!

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Sulphur/Sulfur and health. E220.

Sulphur dioxide

E220

Preservative.

Sulphur dioxide reacts with a wide range of substances found in food, including various essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes and essential fatty acids. Adverse reactions: bronchial problems particularly in those prone to asthma, hypotension (low blood pressure), flushing tingling sensations or anaphylactic shock. International Labour Organization says to avoid E220 if you suffer from conjunctivitis, bronchitis, emphysema, bronchial asthma, or cardiovascular disease.

 

Grapes and sulfur, Smell before you eat...

  Health effects of Sulfur.

  Sulfur is mainly found in nature in the form of sulphide. In several processes  sulfur compounds are released to the environment, where they cause damage to both animals and humans. These harmful sulfur compounds are formed in nature during  all kinds of reactions. These reactions are undesirable because they producean  unpleasant odor and  are often highly toxic. Generally, sulfur compounds have the following effects on human health:

- Neurological effects and behavioral changes  

- Disturbance of blood circulation 

- Heart damage 

- Diseases of the eyes and sight problems

- Reproductive failure 

- Damage to immune systems 

- Stomach and digestive disorders 

- Damage to liver and kidney functions 

- Hearing defects 

- Disturbance of the hormonal metabolism 

- Dermatological effects 

- Suffocation , pulmonary embolism

- Internal nervous system.

Sulfur in the air can be found in various forms. When sulfur in gaseous state is absorbed by inhalation, it can cause eye -and throat irritation. Sulfur is extensively used in industry as pesticides,  in animals sulfur causes malfunction of the hypothalamus and particularly affects the nervous system and brains. Laboratory experiments with animals have shown that sulfur also seriously damages the blood vessels in the brains, heart and kidneys.These tests show that some sorts of sulfur cause fetal damage and birth defects. Sulfur Poisoning may occur to babies when mothers breastfed their children .

 Sulfur is widely used to fight mildew on vegetables and fruits. It was this week I smelled and tasted sulfur on my grapes, even after rinsing with water it was still there.

Use your nose....

Powdery mildew and milk to fight it...!

Until today that is, there has been no cure to powdery mildew.. 

Meeldauw, Mildew.. click  to enlarge.

Wagner Bettiol, a scientist in Brazil found that using milk will actually control this powdery mildew. Yes, normal milk will actually control powdery mildew and contains a natural foliar fertilizer, boosting the plant's immune system in the process. Bettiol found that a mixture of at least 10% milk mixed with 90% water will significantly reduce the severity of powdery mildew when sprayed weekly on the plant. Scientists are still baffled as to why this powdery mildew is actually cured from just using milk. Some believe it might just be to the fact that most milk contains natural salts and amino acids that acts like a natural germicide. New Zealand also found out about this new cure and has started to see changes on the grapes that are used for wine production.

It is amazing that this simple natural ingredient will cure powdery mildew when chemical sprays were not as effective. It is great to hear that there is a natural cure, especially since the produce is grown to eat and drink. Organic gardeners such as me are thrilled! Basically, any kind of milk can be used, even skim milk. It is a green cure and inexpensive, how could that be any better!
You will need to apply natural fungicides to plants infected with powdery mildew every five days or so to keep the mildew under control. Removing dead or infected leaves, and watering plants at the roots rather than from overhead, will help stop the mildew from spreading.You will need to apply natural fungicides to plants infected with powdery mildew every five days or so to keep the mildew under control. Removing dead or infected leaves, and watering plants at the roots rather than from overhead, will help stop the mildew from spreading.

In his experiments with zucchini plants, Bettiol found that a weekly spray of milk at a concentration of at least 10% (1 part milk to 9 parts water) significantly reduced the severity of powdery mildew infection on the plants by 90%. While some gardeners may be tempted to increase the concentration of milk for more control, Bettiol found that once concentrations rose above 30%, an innoccuous fungus began to grow on the plants. How does milk control powdery mildew?

Scientist aren't 100% sure how milk works to control this disease. It seems that milk is a natural germicide. In addition, it contains several naturally occurring salts and amino acids that are taken up by the plant. From previous experiments using sodium bicarbonate, potassium phosphate, and other salts, researchers have found that the disease is sensitive to these salts. It is possible then, that milk boosts the plant's immune system to prevent the disease.

Other ingredients to make y're own spray:  hot peppers, garlic, onions, soap.  
 

 Clean everything around the place, it easely spreads again.....!!!!

Host in program: 'Worst Driver of Holland' got hit by participant...!!

Ruben Nicolai, the Dutch host in the program 'The Very Worst Driver of The Netherlands' got hit by a car when the driver got confused and planked the gass instead of the brake... couldn't curve the corner and  rammed a parked car which catapulted against the reporters vehicle.

Ruben bit the dust and KO'd, had to spent the night in a hospital but was released the next morning. A soundman needed 1st aid as well... It's all on tape and will be braodcasted in july. The takes will continue, though everyone agrees the winner is known already....

All participants have a drivers licence already but were enrolled by friends or relatieves to join the program, due to their lousy behaviour on the road. Proved to be....!!!

No doubt this shot will be the highlight of the show.. ( crash at 30 sec. slowmo at 2.30 )

Ruben no longer KO but OK.

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How to keep healthy fish in your aquarium and pond.

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 The importance of KH

  I have dead fish in my pond. Cold winters with low temperatures are often blamed for it, but most of the time that's not the reason. There's several reasons why your fish get sick and/or die. With new aquaria and ponds it's often the filter system that hasn't built up enough  bacteria to get rid of the ammonia and nitrates. When there's a high population of fish it could be lack of oxygen so you need more bubbles.. But most of the time it's the sudden fall of of the pH levels in the water when temperature rises at spring. It starts around a water temp of 7 - 8 C  or 45F. (and up).  The pH scale measures how acidic or basic the water is and ranges from 0 to 14.  A neutral environment,  7, is appreciated by our fish, they can live at different readings though, but a sudden drop of the acidity could be disastrous. Below 4 you're in big trouble..

 My pond

Many aquarists overlook the need of Calcium and Magnesium and the effect of a proper KH (Carbonate Hardness) in their freshwater aquarium/pond.

  KH is basically the buffering capacity of your  water, a KH above 6  helps prevent sudden drops in  pH. (and is an important source of energy for nitrifying bacteria that eliminate ammonia and nitrite.)

It needs a test set to measure your water levels, you can get this at any petshop or garden center.

  To have the KH increased you need to use KH+, ( available up to 5 kg bins). This probably will solve most of the problems already. It highers ph levels as well.

 Another very important ingredient in a (Koi) pond is SALT.  Not your Jojo kitchen salt, but special pond salt from the petshop/center. You need as much as 1g/ltr, yes that's 1kg to every cubic meter...( there's a salt meter to read on the levels.). 

 Once your pond not only has Goldfish or Shubunkin in it, but  Koi and Sturgeons as well, it will change you, they become your friends for the rest of your life...

MORE ON CLEAR PONDS.

Why I wasn't a good cop...

  During the 80's I was an instructor to the NBI (National Buro of Investigation) in Manila, it was to me to train the MM cops and teach them some disarming techniques and work on their condition. They were friendly to me, but they didn't like me....:-)   Hell no, I let them sweat and had them work their ass off, hehehehe. A few of them  had some martial arts talents though, they seemed to be members of the PAJA ( Phil. Amateur Judo Ass'n) already. But to be frankly, it wasn't a pleasure to practice in the NBI gym, there wasn't any airco, no windows and a mouldy fragrance of dirty feet around the dressing room and showers. Oh, their was fun as well and they liked my way of telling jokes in several dialects after a couple of San Miguel beers. I even became friends with a couple of them. After I changed the training location to Vito Cruz stadium I lost contact with most of them but two. They were great guys I kept in touch with for several years.

It must have been after wrapping the set and having a beer in Ermita when I walked in to one of the guys. He said he wanted to recruit me as a civilian officer..I would get a badge and become member of the 'Citizens Anti Crime Department', or CACD and would be allowed to carry a gun..!   The tourist belt was my fields, just had to keep my eyes open to see if tourists didn't get ripped off and stuff like that...
 
Then I got a mission.!
 I had to check in as a tourist in a hotel in Makati. My instructions were: to find out if a certain room boy was selling drugs to tourists in the hotel...
  I checked in and a roomboy (THE roomboy) showed me my room and I gave him a nice tip.  I said I wanted to have some fun that night and asked if he had some suggestions like locations and girls. He mentioned some bars in the neighbourhood I happened to know. Not the cheapest but OK for tourists...Next I asked him if there's was something more, next to alcohol, he could recommend.. He said there was a drug called Shabu, but not good for the health to use that....!
He said: "Sir, I have a friend, he is selling grass, very good stuff from the mountains. If you like I can get you some..."
I wanted to know if he was from the mountains. But he wasn't, he came from Cavite a province south of Manila he said..! And the barrio he mentioned wasn't too far from my place in Tanza at that time. We almost were neighbors.!!!

I looked at the kid and said:  "I'm not really a tourist, but I live here for quite some time already. If you are  a smartass you better stop promoting your friend's weed, cos they've got an eye on you. You're a suspect.. and I'm the one to find out about it.." ...

Imagine his face.

I told him to go to Holland to do this kinda work, it would be very much appreciated. 

Imagine his face..

I gave him 20 pesos and told him to take care.

Imagine his face...

My report:  "Not guilty"...
( Cannabis is not a drug )

Imagine my face.....

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Cannabis Kills All Known Germs. .including MRSA superbug.

The increase in MRSA infection in UK hospitals is a growing concern for both doctors and patients alike, but according to an American based company an effective, cannabis-based disinfectant is available to fight the super-bug. MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) is a type of bacteria which has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics. MRSA infection has become increasingly difficult to treat, and can lead to death. The number of cases of MRSA has been rising sharply - from 2,422 in 1997 in England and Wales, to 7,684 in 2003/4 in England alone. Official figures show that about 15% of reported MRSA cases result in death. Disinfectant - A Huge Market UK Children of the 70's and the 80's will be well familiar with the famous Domestos bleach TV adverts which ran for a couple of decades.

Much as they do today, animated germs and bugs ran riot across our screens (and down our toilet bowls), and the unbeatable bleach product would swing in as our saviour, and that of our families and young children. Today, disinfectant is a huge consumer market, which sees shoppers spending millions of pounds sterling every year on liquid for the toilet, for the kitchen sink, and of course, the new generation of bleach/disinfectant wipes and sprays, used to protect our families from cross-contamination on the kitchen work-tops and food preparation areas. If only we could kill germs and bugs as efficiently in our hospitals, right? Well apparently we can, according to a study which says Cannabis has shown "Exceptional" antibacterial activity against MRSA. But the truth is no-one wants us to know about it. At the behest of a government which is dead set against any positive news regarding cannabis being released for general consumption, the press simply refuses to tell us about it. But thankfully thats not the case in America. Cannabis Science Inc Dr. Robert Melamede, PhD., Director and Chief Science Officer for American based Cannabis Science Inc, reported recently on the current state of research into the use of natural plant cannabinoids to reduce the spread of drug-resistant bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA), and the prospects for development of topical whole-cannabis treatments. According to studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and by the Center for Disease Control in 2007, MRSA is responsible for more than 18,500 hospital-stay related deaths each year, and increased direct healthcare costs of as much as $9.7 billion.
	Dr. Melamede stated, “Research into use of whole cannabis extracts and multi-cannabinoid compounds has provided the scientific rationale for medical marijuana’s efficacy
in treating some of the most troubling diseases mankind now faces". "Infectious diseases such as the flu and HIV, autoimmune diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), multiple sclerosis, arthritis, and diabetes". Amazingly this also includes neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s, stroke and brain injury, as well as numerous forms of cancer. "One common element of these diseases", continues Dr Melamede, "is that patients often suffer extended hospital stays, risking development of various Staphyloccus infections including MRSA". "A topical, whole-cannabis treatment for these infections is a functional complement to our cannabis extract-based lozenge.” Investigators at Italy's Universita del Piemonte Orientale and Britain's University of London, School of Pharmacy reported in the Journal of Natural Products that five cannabinoids - THC, CBD, CBG, CBC, and CBN - "showed potent antibacterial activity" and "exceptional" antibacterial activity against two epidemic MRSA occurring in UK hospitals. The authors concluded: "Although the use of cannabinoids as systemic antibacterial agents awaits rigorous clinical trials, … their topical application to reduce skin colonization by MRSA seems promising. … Cannabis sativa … represents an interesting source of antibacterial agents to address the problem of multidrug resistance in MRSA and other pathogenic bacteria." But as was mentioned at the start of this article, for some reason the British government, backed up by the press, would rather we never got hear about it. Now why would that be do you think? Read the full story HERE For more information follow the link below to Cannabis Science Inc. Cannabis Science Inc. Steven W. Kubby, 888-889-0888 President & CEO info@cannabisscience.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it www.cannabisscience.com Courtesy to CannaZine.

Hemp. Penicillin of the 21st century

Penicillin of the 21st century

Answers to the question if cannabis cures or if it's a drug greatly differ. Yet the last years' results of the scientific teams in the whole world say that as long as hemp is applied correctly and moderately as a treatment of people that do not use it for other things than healing, it could act positively on many diseases including cancer. ''Just like penicillin was considered miraculous medicine of the 1940's, even hemp could become a miraculous cure of the 21st century in the end,'' says Lester Grinspoon, ex-professor of the faculty of medicine at Harvard University, active member of the organization for legalization of the effects of marijuana and author of the book Marihuana - forbidden medicine.

''Marijuana is remarkably non-toxic, having a wide range of medical applications and if it was legal it would also be inexpensive,''

New hope for cancer

British medical doctors confirmed positive effects of hemp in the treatment of the Crohn's disease. The research proves that hemp alleviates pain, restores appetite and reduces the need for taking usual meds. The products of healing hemp cosmetic help with the on-going dermal problems and difficulties. Also the scientists noted positive effects of marihuana during arthrosis treatment. The Swiss medical doctors also confirmed the effects on atherosclerosis. Their study showed that cannabis reduces clogging of blood vessels. In glaucoma, which is one of the most common causes of blindness, it was proven that cannabis can reduce intraocular pressure by up to fifty percent.

But that is not all - cannabis can have beneficial effects on asthma sufferers, it can improve condition of patients with Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, helps in the treatment of AIDS and in up to 60 percent of epileptics. The latest research goes even further according to it cannabis helps even with cancer. American scientific team proved its anti-carcinogenic effects in 1947. Not only patients tolerate chemotherapy better with it, but some types of cancer can also be healed by it. If the effect is proved by tests that are currently being performed by a team of Spanish medical doctors, cannabis could be a new hope for oncology.

Lesser evil than meds

Despite the proven positive effects adverse reactions can also occur - depression, anxiety, paranoia and memory impairment - which should be considered before treatment. ''Compared to many drugs that doctors prescribe it is a harmless substance,'' said Professor Abrams, University of California. ''This is not a harmless drug, but is far less harmful than alcohol and tobacco,'' says Professor Grinspoon already quoted.
Cannabis should in no case be consumed in large - positive effects on those who have more experience with the drug were not observed. In any case there is a new hope that cannabis, a drug known already for five thousand years, will cause a revolution in the 21st century.

CANNABIS, medicine of the 21st century?

Cannabis in Latin, mostly known as marihuana, boo or hashish comes from Himalayas. It has been known for thousands of years for its healing effect, but only now it attracts attention of medical doctors all around the world. It can do wonders, being used in patients with defined diagnosis, even in treatment of serious and otherwise incurable diseases.

The hemp, together with hop belongs to a hemp subfamily, it is an annual dioecious herb that can be classified within 3 basic categories'' sown hemp (Cannabis sativa), Indian hemp (Cannabis indica) and a weed hemp (Cannabis ruderalis). These 3 types differ in appearance and growth - some of them may reach the height of up to 6 meters and in content of the efficient substance of THC. It has its origin in Asia, on the western sides of Himalayas.
In its dry form it is classified as drug. The mixture of the dried leaves and footstalks altogether with the petals became commonly known as marihuana, whilst the resin, obtained from female plants and being 6 times more efficient, is known as hashish. 

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