David Steinman
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 These were the first of the oil fields, with ride lines that were sharp, harsh, pointed up and down, and bleak. I saw a few oil rigs along the highway, not many, though. This was north county Los Angeles. This area was prone to earthquakes. The site of the Simi Valley quake was land in geological motion, no smooth hills, everything angled dramatically, up and down, agitated, glittery, as sharp as glass shards. Jagged outcrops pointed like spears at the sky. This was harsh, terrible land. Not many folks lived there. You had to like sharp things to live there. |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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 Do not face sharp edges. The sharp edges from bookcases, dressers, and other furniture in the bedroom should not face where you lie in bed. The energy coming off the edges is sharp and can harm your health and create irritability.
• Avoid "poison arrows." A bedroom with an irregular shape (in which edges such as a closet jut out) generates, geometrically speaking, "poison arrows." A sleeper regularly exposed to these influences is subject to minor health problems, mood swings, and loss of concentration. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Let the hair be gray, and blow people away with your sharp cognitive function. Show people you're just as sharp, if not sharper, than anybody younger than you, plus you have wisdom and experience to go along with it. That's something youth simply cannot offer.
If you still find yourself in a job where you're being punished for your biological age, even though you have the sharpest brain of anybody in your department, then I say you're in the wrong job. |
David De Angelis
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 The shape of the crystalline lens is changed in order to maintain sharp focus on the retina. This control is exerted by adjusting the ciliary muscle. This is an involuntary muscle; it is under the control of the retina.
Accommodation is controlled by the visual environment. The process of change in the eye is achieved by four interrelated processes. They are:
1. Accommodation: A change of power of the crystalline lens; the retina must control this lens to maintain a sharp image on the retina.
2. Convergence: Convergence of visual axis is essential. |
Pam Montgomery
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 Oftentimes this appears in the energy field as a sharp object embedded in the energy body, or it can also manifest as an attachment of some sort. A person may complain of pain that has no apparent reason for being there or, if the sharp object has been there for a long time, there may be chronic pain that never goes away, no matter what the person does. Cliches may make you roll your eyes but there is a reason they have become commonplace in our language. Have you ever felt like you were "stabbed in the back" by a close friend? |
David Steinman
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| The site of the Simi Valley quake was land in geological motion, no smooth hills, everything angled dramatically, up and down, agitated, glittery, as sharp as glass shards. Jagged outcrops pointed like spears at the sky. This was harsh, terrible land. Not many folks lived there. You had to like sharp things to live there.
But, soon, the harsh, jagged peaks disappeared. |
David Wolfe
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 CARNIVORE
HERBIVORE
HUMAN
1
Teeth are long, sharp and pointed. No flat molar teeth. sharp canine teeth.
Front and canine teeth may be sharp or pointed. Back teeth are flattened for grinding.
All teeth are flattened, especially the back molars. Dullest canine teeth of all primates.
2
To facilitate tearing and biting, jaw can only move up and down (vertically).
To facilitate the grinding of vegetable foods, jaw can move both up and down (vertically) and side to side. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Organic Fresh Water Diatomaceous Earth (DE)
The razor sharp edges of the diatoms in Diatomaceous Earth discourage parasitic colonization of the intestinal tract. These sharp edges slice tiny holes in the parasites' outer shells, causing them to lose vital fluids and die. This natural substance helps the body fight parasites without chemicals. DE won't harm beneficial Probiotic organisms in the bowel, and ingestion of Diatomaceous Earth is not toxic to mammals.
6. Organic Kamala
Kamala has been traditionally used to eliminate intestinal and blood-borne parasites. |
David De Angelis
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| Most of our sharp vision falls within one degree of this structure. Any deviation of the visual axis (even very light strabismus) or, if existing, errors in ocular coordination (binocular visual errors) lead to poor focusing. This is because any imbalance of the extrinsic ocular muscles (just one or both eyes) leads to wrong positioning at the central fovea—therefore causing retinal eccentricity, in which retinal receptors (rods and cones) that lie beyond the fovea have a lower capacity of sharp vision (see Figure 1.2). |
Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac.
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| If you're stuck with a poison-arrowed corner or sharp-edged furniture, hang a crystal from the ceiling in front of the sharp edge or position a plant or folding screen to block any edges.
• Remove electronic devices, such as a television, from the bedroom; they are too stimulating. This applies especially to office equipment, such as a computer.
• Try to use cooling colors, such as blues and greens, in darker shades for your curtains and bedspreads. Bright colors such as red or bright pink are too stimulating. In general, try to create a soft, nurturing atmosphere.
• Keep the qi fresh. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| Show people you're just as sharp, if not sharper, than anybody younger than you, plus you have wisdom and experience to go along with it. That's something youth simply cannot offer.
If you still find yourself in a job where you're being punished for your biological age, even though you have the sharpest brain of anybody in your department, then I say you're in the wrong job. You need to go find a place that respects you as a human being, honors your mental capacity and hires people for their capabilities rather than their good looks. There are places like that out there. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Asthma comes from Greek words meaning either "panting" or "sharp breath." It's a chronic n
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73 m disease affecting the pathways that carry air in and out of the lungs. Those airways become inflamed and very sensitive to any of a variety of substances (in air, food, or the environment) that are irritating or allergenic. That's one reason asthma is so often linked to allergies.
Sharp-eyed readers may notice that the words inflamed or inflammation have shown up in both of the above paragraphs. Keep an eye out—they're going to come up again. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 If I poke you with ten sharp sticks, and then reduce it to just five sharp sticks, I cannot claim that my actions are suddenly "good for your health!" It's still a harmful action with negative consequences.
Corporations, it seems, can claim that practically anything is eco-friendly or environmentally friendly, regardless of all the toxic chemicals it contains or produces. That's what this article is all about: "Greenwashing" or the practice of corporations claiming their products are green when, in reality, they're not at all impressive as eco-friendly products. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 And take care of your health; improve your nutrition and watch your diet so that you can maintain a healthy, sharp mind. You can stay mentally sharp all the way to 100 years of age or beyond, but it's up to you to make the lifestyle choices that keep you healthy. If you stay healthy and sharp, you can remain an active participant in shaping the direction in which this country is headed.
As long as we can all do that, we will continue to have the best country in the world. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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| If I poke you with ten sharp sticks, and then reduce it to just five sharp sticks, I cannot claim that my actions are suddenly "good for your health!" It's still a harmful action with negative consequences.
Corporations, it seems, can claim that practically anything is eco-friendly or environmentally friendly, regardless of all the toxic chemicals it contains or produces. That's what this article is all about: "Greenwashing" or the practice of corporations claiming their products are green when, in reality, they're not at all impressive as eco-friendly products. |
Jack Challem
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 We often admire a person with a quick, sharp tongue, and sometimes we wish we could say things the way that person does. For example, the comedians Don Rickles and Joan Rivers excel in sarcasm. Yet sarcasm is as sharp as any dagger, and laughing at sarcasm is a little like laughing at someone who tortures kittens. It's a red flag.
Passive-aggressive behavior is another form of anger, although it is subtle and many people can be manipulated by it. Passive-aggressive people are angry because other people don't do what they would like. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Just as there are no randomized trials of airline pilots who get recertified in the simulator and those who don't, it's likely that the public would want their pilots to have regular certification processes to make sure they stay sharp. One should expect nothing less from physicians."
The public wants their pilots to have regular certification processes to make sure they stay sharp. One should expect nothing less from physicians.
Gary L. Freed, MD
Dr. Christine K. Cassel, president of the American Board of Internal Medicine, says, "This is a time of tremendous change in healthcare. |
Ron Garner
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 CARNIVORE
HUMAN
TEETH
Long, sharp, pointed.
No flat molars. sharp canines.
All flat. Dullest of the primates.
JAW
Moves up and down.
Moves up and down plus sideways for grinding.
TONGUE
Rough and thin.
Smooth and thick to move food onto molars for grinding.
1 NTESTI N ES
3 times length of body to facilitate quick elimination of toxic protein wastes.
12 times length of body to extract maximum amount juice and nutrition. (Herbivores are similar)
LIVER
Contains the enzyme uricase to break down uric acid from meat.
Low tolerance for uric acid.
BLOOD AND SALIVA
Acidic. |
Elaine Magee
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 Low-fat milk (1%), 1 c, A & D added
270
8
Part-skim mozzarella cheese, 1 oz
207
00
Kraft 2% Milk sharp Cheddar cheese, 1 oz
200
7
Low-fat cottage cheese (2%), 1 c
180
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Bet you never thought bacteria would be a good thing! Well, your body actually needs a healthy amount of "good," or beneficial, bacteria in the digestive tract. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Assess: Tightness in forehead, sharp stabbing around left eye.
Retreat: Daydream that you're sitting comfortably. On your head is a block of ice that has air holes for your eyes, nose and mouth.
Act: Feel the soothing coolness numbing the painful sensations.. .and the cool, smooth, insulating comfort surrounding your head.
EMERGE FROM YOUR DAYDREAM
After approximately five minutes, when you've had enough relaxation and are ready to rouse yourself, slowly count from one to three. |
| Thus, even older adults who are as sharp as a tack may say things that embarrass or upset us, without intending to do so," explains von Hippel.
"We all think inappropriate things, and we can't be faulted for that. Perhaps aging just leads us to say more of them, and so perhaps we shouldn't be faulted for that, either," he adds.
STUDY #2: RECALLING WHAT'S IMPORTANT
The second study, led by Dr. |
Elaine Magee
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| CALORIES
FAT (G)
SATURATED FAT (G)
PROTEIN
(G)
CHOLESTEROL (MG)
CALCIUM (% DV)
Reduced Fat
Kraft 2% Milk sharp Cheddar
90
6
4
7
20
20
Part-skim mozzarella
80
5
3
8
15
25
Borden 2% Milk American singles
67
4
2.7
5.4
14
40
Regular Fat
Cheddar
114
9.4 cn
7
30
26
Monterey Jack
106
8.6
5.4
7
25
26
Parmesan
111
7.3
4.7
10
19
42
Brie
95
8
5
CD
28
7
TEA FOR TWO AND TEA FOR YOU!
In the interest of cutting excess calories, it behooves us all to avoid regular sodas and other sweetened drinks whenever possible. |
Bottom Line Health
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| The public wants their pilots to have regular certification processes to make sure they stay sharp. One should expect nothing less from physicians.
Gary L. Freed, MD
Dr. Christine K. Cassel, president of the American Board of Internal Medicine, says, "This is a time of tremendous change in healthcare. There's a whole lot going on around quality assessment, and making it more visible to the public. This is important. The public needs to understand how hospitals and health plans assure that physicians have met certain standards. |
Tom Bohager
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 They generally involve a throbbing or a pounding sharp pain, and are often accompanied by visual disturbances or nausea and vomiting. In a common migraine, the pain of the headache develops slowly, sometimes mounting to a throbbing pain that is made worse by movement or noise.
Classical migraines are relatively rare. These headaches are preceded by a slowly expanding area of blindness surrounded by a sparkling edge; these symptoms can affect up to one-half of the field of vision of each eye. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Is it sharp, stabbing, dull, burning or throbbing?
•How has the pain interfered with your life? Does the pain interfere with your sleep? What activities or aspects of your life are limited by pain? Physicians use this information to determine how aggressively to treat the pain, so be honest and thorough in describing how your life has changed.
•What relieves the pain? What have you tried, and what has worked? Include all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) medications, rest, ice packs, applied pressure, herbal remedies, etc. |
| Gallbladder disease, gallstones, ulcers and stomach cancer can cause abdominal pain ranging from sharp and intermittent to dull and constant.
J. Edward Hill, MD, president, American Medical Association, and editor, American Medical Association Family Medical Guide. Wiley. He is a family physician at North Mississippi Medical Center and a faculty member at Family Medicine Residency Center, both in Tupelo.
BACK PAIN
Back pain is a leading cause of lost work days. Even minor back injuries can sometimes cause excruciating pain.
Usual causes: Muscle pulls or spasms cause 90% of back pain. |
David R. Montgomery
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 Arboreal pollen dropped back to less than a quarter of the total amount of pollen, indicating a sharp decline in precipitation and a return to the steppelike conditions of the glacial climate. The forest retreated northward, away from the world's first settled community.
Abu Hureyra sat on a low promontory overlooking the Euphrates Valley, about 180 miles northeast of Damascus. Plant debris excavated from the site records the transition from foraging for a wide variety of wild plants to cultivation of a few crops by the end of the Younger Dryas. |
| In the sediment cores, sharp increases in the abundance of iron and aluminum oxides, along with decteased phosphorus content, show that erosion of a thin, nutrient-rich layer of topsoil rapidly exposed nutrienr-poor subsoil. The native forest depended on recycling nutrients that the weathered bedrock could not teadily resupply. So topsoil loss retarded forest regeneration. Well adapted to grow on the nutrient-poor subsoil, ferns and scrub vegetation useless for human subsistence now cover more than a quarter of the island. |
| Deeply weathered soils in Mangaia's sloping volcanic core are nutrient poor. The sharp coral slopes of the uplifted reef hold no soil at all. In contrast, Tikopia hosts young phosphorous-rich volcanic soils. The greater natural resilience of Tikopia's soils—because of rapid weatheting of rocks with high nutrient content—enabled Tikopians to sustain key soil nutti-ents, using them at about the rate that they were replaced from the underlying rocks through intensive, multistory gardening that protected topsoil. |
John A. McDougall
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 What many refer to as our "canine teeth" are nothing at all like the sharp blades of true carnivores designed for processing meat. I lecture to over ten thousand dentists, dental hygienists, and oral specialists every year, and I always ask them to show me the "canine" teeth in a persons mouth (those that resemble a cat's or a dog's teeth). I have yet to be shown the first example of a sharply pointed, true canine tooth belonging to a person.
The lower jaw of a meat-eating animal has very little capacity for side-to-side motion. |
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