If you haven't been yet, I strongly recommend going to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC. I pass by it nearly daily, but had never visited until today. It's really fascinating to see so much memorabilia from Billy's travels in ministry. The food isn't too bad, either. They have sandwiches, salads, soup, cookies, etc. Ruth Graham's headstone says, "Construction has ended. Thank you for your patience".
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Are magazine sales so low that they have to run 21 prescription drug ads, as in Ladies' Home Journal?
I don't subscribe to magazines, but my mother-in-law does, and she gives me a stack when we visit.
As I was thumbing through a few of these magazines I started to notice the huge, and by huge I mean one, number of prescription drug ads. I was board, so I started to count them. Ladies' Home Journal wins a blue ribbon for the most ads at a count of 21, with Family Circle coming in second place at 16 ads, Women's Day & Better Homes and Gardens both in third place with 10 ads, & finally Southern Living in fourth place with only 6 ads. Women's Day magazine is only a fraction in thickness of the other ones, so 10 ads should technically raise it to about second place, along with Family Circle.
If you're tired of being bombarded with prescription drug ads on television and in magazines, go to stopdrugads.org and petition your congressman or congresswoman to introduce the Public Health Protection Act.
Did you know that recreational drugs are far less likely to kill you than prescription drugs? I don't, however, suggest using recreational drugs.
Go to the Mercola.com archives and look for the article dated 2008/1/15, or copy and paste the link below.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles
/archive/2008/1/15/recreational-drugs-
far-less-likely-to-kill-you-than-
prescribed-drugs.aspx
I don't subscribe to magazines, but my mother-in-law does, and she gives me a stack when we visit.
As I was thumbing through a few of these magazines I started to notice the huge, and by huge I mean one, number of prescription drug ads. I was board, so I started to count them. Ladies' Home Journal wins a blue ribbon for the most ads at a count of 21, with Family Circle coming in second place at 16 ads, Women's Day & Better Homes and Gardens both in third place with 10 ads, & finally Southern Living in fourth place with only 6 ads. Women's Day magazine is only a fraction in thickness of the other ones, so 10 ads should technically raise it to about second place, along with Family Circle.
If you're tired of being bombarded with prescription drug ads on television and in magazines, go to stopdrugads.org and petition your congressman or congresswoman to introduce the Public Health Protection Act.
Did you know that recreational drugs are far less likely to kill you than prescription drugs? I don't, however, suggest using recreational drugs.
Go to the Mercola.com archives and look for the article dated 2008/1/15, or copy and paste the link below.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles
/archive/2008/1/15/recreational-drugs-
far-less-likely-to-kill-you-than-
prescribed-drugs.aspx
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
I learned something very interesting today. You've heard the adage, 'hot water opens pores, and cold water close pores'. Well...this article I read says that to every wives tail is some truth.
Here is a snippet:
Heat and humidity causes acne flare-ups because the skin "swells" from the cardiovascular system kicking in. When you get hot or exercise, two things happen at once. Your skin swells from the freshly oxygenated blood sent to the surface to feed the muscles that are "working" and then you start to perspire producing acids and salts to "cool" the body off. This combination of swelling skin with acids and salts irritates and dries the skin and can cause ZITS to get worse and become larger.
When you ICE lesions or areas, which are covered with Zits, these areas shrink slightly in size. This allows acne products to work more quickly to minimize or eradicate these lesions. Ice your face with an ice cube for one minute before applying your products. A Physician would have you do this for a sprain, burn, or bruise to reduce swelling and irritation. Keep these Acne Fighting Products in the refrigerator because they also work more quickly when cold.
If you want to read the entire article go to http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/acne4ltr.htm.
Sounds like a plan. I'll be tryin' the ice thing. Now, I'll just have to install a mini fridge in my bathroom to store my skin care products.
Here is a snippet:
Heat and humidity causes acne flare-ups because the skin "swells" from the cardiovascular system kicking in. When you get hot or exercise, two things happen at once. Your skin swells from the freshly oxygenated blood sent to the surface to feed the muscles that are "working" and then you start to perspire producing acids and salts to "cool" the body off. This combination of swelling skin with acids and salts irritates and dries the skin and can cause ZITS to get worse and become larger.
When you ICE lesions or areas, which are covered with Zits, these areas shrink slightly in size. This allows acne products to work more quickly to minimize or eradicate these lesions. Ice your face with an ice cube for one minute before applying your products. A Physician would have you do this for a sprain, burn, or bruise to reduce swelling and irritation. Keep these Acne Fighting Products in the refrigerator because they also work more quickly when cold.
If you want to read the entire article go to http://www.zerozits.com/Articles/acne4ltr.htm.
Sounds like a plan. I'll be tryin' the ice thing. Now, I'll just have to install a mini fridge in my bathroom to store my skin care products.
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