The Horse Doctor

  After Thanksgiving it’s time to count our many blessings. All kids are doing well and all grandparents are still kicking. We lost our access to Cumberland but enjoyed our last few visits. We spent New Years at the beach with the annual tree burnings. We took 2 cruises (at least some of us did). We went to St. Louis twice, Seattle, Cumberland, the beach, Halloween Horror nights, and St. Augustine. We had lots of visits from friends and family and Will, Charlie, and Sam even made a road trip down for a visit and had some fun at Universal with the cousins. We cruised to Jamaica last December with Polly, Murphy, and niece Katie. Somehow we all got hoodwinked into buying Tiki dolls after climbing Dunn’s River falls (even Murph who is still scratching his head trying to figure out how he got dragged in when he specifically told them he had no money, pointed me out, and gave them my name to try to distract them from hounding him). I do not usually have trouble saying no but these...

Humans are arrogant , and just when we think we know it all.......scientists find a new body part. Doctors at University Hospitals Leuven discovered found a ligament in the knee associated with the Anterior cruciate ligament. Think about that, of all the knee surgeries performed in the world over the years and all the Med school anatomy classes....how did we miss that. To me this is an outstanding discovery, not so much for the significance of this small ligament but for the fact that we dont know everything.  Its worth the read. I F-ing Love Science University Hospitals Leuven University Hospitals Leuven

Great article from Suppversity , well worth your time. LDL-P Drops by 27nmol/L With Every 1% Reduction in Trans Fat Intake. Plus: "Trans-Fat Free" Does Not Mean Risk Free! This article makes a really good point...most dietary advice is bogus and it's even more so  when it comes from a government agency. However, they have it right on the wide spread use of Trans-fats. These are partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are everywhere in our food supply . I prefer the name "Industrial seed oils" . These oils have a hydrogen atom added to change the storage and cooking characteristics so that the can be stored for longer periods of time. What must be realized is that these oils, aside from the severe detrimental effects of the high omega 6 content, become incorporated in cell walls causing abnormal permeability and function. New studies have determined that Trans fats also cause an increase in the LDL-p  (number of circulating LDL particles). The LDL or Low Dens...

This is a new app out for both Android and IOS formats. It will allow you to hit a button on your phone and send a message and your GPS coordinates to a list of family and friends from your address book. I have looked into this for my kids phones....you might consider doing the same thing. Panic Me review Here's the link to the developer called DataMe who created the App in cooperation with British police   http://www.datame.com/   Welcome to DataMe – the replacement app to ‘contacts’ for your mobile. DataMe automatically ensures the contact details in your phone are always up-to-date, and makes staying in touch really easy. •   Enter your details once; send them to your selected friends’ phones.
 •   Tailor how much information you send to friends on an individual basis – DataMe never goes to people you don’t want it to.
 •   You don’t have to tell your friends if you update any of your details – their phones will instant...

It's been a growing problem for years but it seems that more and more people are becoming aware of the real problem facing society of antibiotic resistance Take a look at this article from the Independent. Superbugs ".In a stark reflection of the seriousness of the threat, England's deputy chief medical officer, Professor John Watson, said: "I am concerned that in 20 years, if I go into hospital for a hip replacement, I could get an infection leading to major complications and possible death, simply because antibiotics no longer work as they do now."  When you look at how many pharmacy's now offer "Free" antibiotics you can see just how huge this problem is going to become.   "We try hard not to prescribe, but it's difficult in practice. The patient will be dissatisfied with your consultation, and is likely to vote with their feet, register somewhere else or go to the walk-in centre and get antibiotics from the nurse." Can...