A Lifelong Vegan

The Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teJSFIYczhQ
Having been a vegan since I was 10 - This you-tube video was of interest to me. An interview with Ally - A lifelong Vegan!

Mist!!!

This programme on Channel 5 makes for the best possible start to a Sunday morning!

Switzerland

I watched the film 'Heidi' the other day and it really made me want to live in Switzerland. I've read that Switzerland having the strictest rules regarding the treatment of animals and how to care for pets properly, which is a very good thing. However, they have some very strange gun laws. Almost all men have to do military training each year and are issued a gun which they must keep at home, so almost every Swiss home has a gun in it. Despite this, Switzerland have one the lowest gun crime rates in the World. So I think I would very much like to live in the Alps!

VANESSA PARADIS - A french popstar, best known for hits such as 'Joe le Taxi', 'Sunday Mondays' and 'Be my Baby'

BRITT ECKLAND - best known for playing Willow in 'The Wicker Man'

MARY MARGARET O HARA - Singer best known for her eccentric arm movements whilst performing

JULIA ROBERTS

Trip To The Hospital For Right Ovary Pain

A woman goes into a hospital with pain she has had around the region of her right ovary for almost two years with no other symptoms except for some sciatic pain. She has been sent to the hospital because the pain has really flared up over the past couple of days and her GP says it could be appendicitus. At the hospital, all blood results come back normal so she does not have appendicitus and this and the fact that she doesn't have a fever or vaginal discharge tends to rule out pelvic inflammatory disease. Next step is for her to have an ultrasound scan. This reveals that she has some fluid collected at the bottom of her pelvis that shouldn't be that but apart from that, all is normal - ovaries, uterus and endometrium all look healthy. The doctor next suggests a laparoscopy. This is an operation where a few small incisions will be made into the woman's abdomen (leaving small scars) and a camera will pan around and explore inside the abdomen area. Please note the woman reports that her bowel is virtually always in perfect working order. She has however been experiencing constipation for the past 3 days. The woman, nil by mouth from 3am, gives some thought to the operation she is due to have the next day. 'I don't want to be opened up and closed up for nothing. This could introduce infection, and could cause damage where there previously was none.' The woman also worries about the fact that she will feel sore for some weeks after the operation and this will mean she has to take time off her job. She's very sporty and hopes that the operation won't cause any lasting weakness. What if she never returns to full fitness? The doctor's do very little to reassure her that this is not the case. So what will this operation accomplish anyway? The patient has while thinking realised that she began a course of iron tablets about 3 days ago and these are responsible for her constipation. She thinks it likely that the constipation caused her ovary pain to flare up. She also recalls that a past internal scan showed up one small cyst on her ovary, that has since according to the ultrasound disappeared. Is it's absence due to a failing or limitation of the ultrasound or has it actually burst/disappeared. Could this fluid be the result of a cyst bursting? The woman suddenly wonders what this operation could accomplish. Ovarian cancer has almost totally been ruled out by the ultrasound and an absence of related symptoms. PID and appencitus have been ruled out by the bloodtests. Bowel problems can be ruled out by no history of bowel complaints. What else is there? It only really leaves endometriosis, which has not even been mentioned by the doctors. Do they suspect it? A laparoscopy is the only sure way of diagnosing endometriosis, but as there is no treatment or cure for this condition, what is the point in knowing for sure? The woman was not surprisingly left wondering 'Why am I having this done?'. She informs the nurse that she will need to speak to the doctors again before the surgery takes place.

The next morning the woman is preped for surgery and wheeled down to the operating theatre. The doctors have been informed that the woman has more questions to ask before going in for the operation. She reminds the doctors that she is healthy young woman who enjoys sport and has a busy career and doesn't want to be operating on for nothing. She outlines to the doctors the reasons why she thinks the operation will reveal nothing apart from possibly the presence of endometriosis. The doctors listen patiently. When she has said her piece, they compliment her on her thorough research. The young doctor says he respects her for what she has done and says he would be having the same thoughts if he was her. He concedes to her that it is very borderline as to whether the operation will acheive anything or not. He does nothing to encourage her to have the operation and corrects her on nothing and gives no additional arguments for having the surgery. On this grounds, she thinks it better for her to be wheeled back up to the ward and dischared where she will be free to run and jump and work because the pain has almost totally gone back done to it's normal mild and intermittent level.

She will explore other non-invasive tests that could be done to diagnose the problem with her GP. She feels she has made the right decision, but she saved herself. It was the doctor's job to make the right decision and save her.

Round With Me, Jean Willoughby: Episode 1 (Part B)

To see the second half of Episode 1 click on the following You-Tube link

Round With Me, Jean Willoughby: Episode 1 (Part A)

Click on the you-tube link below to see Jean giving a tour around a "Witch's cottage" and singing to some sheep

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADiGMJbzfsU

GLUTEN INTOLERANCE: A CONSEQUENCE OF A NATION'S OBSESSION WITH THE WHEAT GRAIN?

Why are nearly all cakes, biscuits, breads and pastas made using wheat flour? The british must start to diversify their diet of grains.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gluten_sensitivity#Symptoms

SHIPLEY GARDENS, HOLME LACEY, HEREFORD

These are pictures taken of my grandparent's gardens which are open to the public! They are very exotic, natural, unusual, soulful and refreshing!

UNRECOGNISED CONDITION (D-MER RELATED)

The 'homesickness while you're at home' hormonal condition needs to be recognised. It is very much D-MER related. But it needs to be acknowledged that the same set of symptoms can strike at any point in time (not just when breastfeeding) and are particularly likely to strike during/after sexual intercourse. Both men and women are sufferers. This is NOT indicative of psychological problems/issues. This is a physiological disorder - A chemical phenomenon! It is suggested on the D-MER website that the set of symptoms are linked to drop in dopamine levels, which are regulated by the pituatury gland. Many sufferers say that an intense thirst accompanies the emotions. This may be due to pituatury gland's role as a regulator of thirst.

Sufferers report that as their dopamine levels suddenly drop they experience a detached feeling. The feeling can be best described as follows: 'If there are a group of people talking in the room, you suddenly feel 'out of loop' or distanced/detached from conversation. Like you are on the outside looking in, but at the same time you feel exposed!'

Typically 'rushes' last from anywhere between 5 seconds to 10 minutes, depending on whether they have been caused by nothing at all, breastfeeding or sexual intercourse.

Here is a reposnse I found online made by a psychologist to a mother who had written to him stating that her child was frequently experiencing this 'homesickness' feeling, whilst at home. His response to her was: Homesickness is actually the child notifying the parent that they are experiencing some emotional distress for reasons they can’t label or identify.' He suggests in his article that when that child had heard the expression homesick used by adults in the past, that child has mistook it for a general expression for 'feeling bad' and hence the child is mistakenly saying she feels 'homesick' and home when actually she means just feeling bad.

I think it is possible that this child was not feeling upset about something, but actually has fluctuating dopamine levels causing her to experience the 'homesickness at home' feeling.

The technical term for post-sexual intercourse dysphoria is post-coital tritesse. There is nothing more than definitions of this term and some very variable testimonials on the internet. There needs to an official website for this and links with D-MER need to be fully investigated and reported.

Round With Me, Jean Willoughby: Episode 2 (Part A)

To see Jean's tour of a Hereford car boot sale click on the you-tube link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ6Eh5HL5HY

Round With Me, Jean Willoughby: Episode 2 (Part B)

To see the second half of Jean's tour around a car boot click on the you-tube link below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIRmOFRkVZY

Great Dinner Party Game

A couple of nights ago, my parents had a dinner party with some friends. I suggested we play a game called 'MESSAGE UNDER A PLATE'. Every person gets a slip of paper with a random sentence written on it put under their plate. At the beggining of the meal everyone reads their sentence and the objective of the game is to slip it naturally into the conversation without someone noticing before the end of pudding. This worked fantastically well and it was really amusing hearing people trying to say naturally 'I find Gordon Brown really attractive', 'I have a massive record collection' and 'My feet really smell'.

My Favourite Film

I have never watched a film which is better than or even equals 'HAROLD and MAUDE'. Here is a photo taken of the two lead characters some time after the film was made

Vegan Shoes

I saw these brogues in Office - Looking for a vegan version

My First Picture Post

23:50 April 5th: Brokally begins blogging