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Liver Health and Signs of Liver Damage from Alcohol Abuse
My father died of liver failure from heavy alcohol abuse three and a half years ago. I was a nurse for 20 years; I thought I knew a lot about liver health and the signs of liver damage. My father had quit drinking for six years before relapsing just four years prior to his death. I didn’t realize that he had been showing signs of alcoholic liver damage in the two years before his death.
By Gillian May6 years ago in Longevity
The Holy Grail, The Cup of Satisfaction, The Drink of Fulfillment
Facing the Unlimited with the Limited When I think about food it feels like facing the unlimited with the limited. My non-existent desire to eat other things or “go back to eating” after feeling such simplicity and fulfillment while following the raw milk cure, also referred to as a mono food and drink diet called the raw milk diet (note that for me this is not the same thing as a fast and comes from a different and healthy mindset than that of an eating disorder) has left me asking myself “Do I really have to go through this again?” and “When did I do it before?” Nonetheless, knowing that this desire I’ve been feeling is highly unconventional, controversial and can make many people go into defense mode, I understand that the unlimited can only be fulfilled by the unlimited, and so, I dive into asking these questions with the willingness to be open to whatever answers and options for proceeding may come along.
By Beth Erkel6 years ago in Longevity
Mirror Dragon Tarot (Part 5)
Reading for 9-12 thru 9-22-19 The Center card this week is the Empress. The Empress represents the Divine Feminine. She embodies compassion, acceptance, generosity and empathy. In following the Fool’s journey, the path of the Major Arcana, she is the third lesson. The Fool at zero shows us the Void, that into which all things are created and therefore the existence of pure possibility. The second step is the Magician who gazes into the vast nothing of complete possibility and realizes that he has the tools, the talent, the intellect, and the will to create any-thing into the no-thing of the Void. As the Empress appears she is the voice of compassion reminding the Magician that although he is able to create absolutely anything into the Void, perhaps there are things best left floating in the space of maybe or after some time or after growth and change. With her compassionate and selfless viewpoint, she presents the idea of consequence and the recognition that what may be good for the one is not necessarily good for the many. So the prevailing influence this week is a desire to compassionately combine feelings and interactions that perhaps have been at odds or poorly aligned up to now.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Longevity
The Day I Lost 'Her'
When I was a child I would look up through the trees and wonder if God was looking back at me. A blonde braid down my back, and some spare change in my pocket, I skipped through the autumn air jingling away. It felt very grown up to be without my parents for an hour or two. I was always a Wendy Darling, wishing to grow up.
By Becca Volk6 years ago in Longevity
The Natural Oils Your Body Is Missing
Your body is comprised of a lot of different tissues, ligaments, cells, and oils. To keep yourself healthy, your body needs the proper nutrients from food and your body also needs oils. These oils come in a variety of different forms, such as pills, capsules, and some which can be found in food.
By Paisley Hansen6 years ago in Longevity
Mirror Dragon Tarot (Part 4)
Meditation: Snowy Evening Begin by settling in to your meditation position. Get comfortable, breathe in feelings of calm and begin to release any tensions on the outgoing breath. Breathe in deeply, filling your lungs. Feel your diaphragm expand with brilliant, healing light. See your stress, frustration, exhaustion or confusion pulling together and combining into the light. Then see it flow out with your exhale bursting into tiny, flashing sparks as it dissipates into the atmosphere. Feel the air around you clearing and healing with this transformation. Stay with this clearing process until you feel ready to bring your consciousness into your sacred space.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Longevity
Mirror Dragon Tarot (Part 3)
Reading for 9-9 through 9-15-19 The center card this week is the Queen of Swords. I see the queens of the Tarot as the teachers and nurturers. They’ve gained deep understanding and compassion while on the path of their suit and are able to guide and sustain those who come behind. With the Swords as the archetype for our cognitive thought, our ability to categorize, define and explain, we look to this queen to help us find the most effective words to communicate our needs and ideas. Her propensity to detail what we want to say with grace and a wise acceptance of others’ ability to understand allows us to find the level which can best facilitate clear interaction. Not only do we want to get our point out, we want it to be understood by those involved. With that stance in mind we use the intuitive grace of the queen to bring things into context for whoever it is we want to be able to comprehend what we’re talking about. We abandon the idea that those around us “just don’t understand us” and find ways to interact with them at their own level. In this way we can communicate effectively as well as bring the capacity of those we’re trying to reach into the exchange allowing them an equal sense of recognition. I find that people are more likely to be open to things when we’ve taken the time to think about their communication skills and made the effort to align with them.
By Victoria LaPointe6 years ago in Longevity
Ill? I'd Rather Be Dead!
A few weeks ago, I woke in the night with excruciating neck pain. Rather selflessly, I ignored it and pushed on through, much in the spirit of Nelson, keeping my head pointed slightly to my good side and ignoring the baffled looks of those I met. It is only an eye, or an arm, or, indeed, a neck. However, three weeks of almost unrelenting stiff-necked-ness has driven me to the doctor to get it looked at properly, just in case it isn’t a simple crick or a spasmodic muscle or something, and I am almost immediately reminded of why I stopped coming to the doctor for any ailment, let alone something serious. Doctor's waiting rooms are, quite literally, hell on Earth.
By david layzelle6 years ago in Longevity
