#also our pain pills had caffeine in them. unfortunately

[scars-and-fragments]

HELP. US

[vizthedatum]

The Onslaught of the Crimson Tide

It appeared, draped in black on a hillside. Barely speaking and with a mysterious past.

The townsfolk knew it was coming; they had felt its rumblings for several days. 

They sat in non-consensual anticipation… clutching their drinks, holding their babies, huddling with loved ones… as the quakes reverberated through the village dislodging carefully placed artwork and cracking the questionable foundations of all the buildings.

The local seer had predicted the incoming torrential downpour.

So it wasn’t as if this was unexpected, but its deluge was startling and jarring every single time.

After all, the crimson tide preyed on fear and reveled in it. 

It knew that its most distinguishable visual and physical feature (the waves of viscous reddish-brown fluid rushing through the mountains and into the valleys, flooding not just the town but also all the neighboring ones) was the least of anyone’s worries.

Like sure, the stains on the cobblestones were hard to scrub out - the townsfolk did indeed wonder if there was any point in cleaning and/or replacing any of them, but the other towns expected pristine exteriors and the continued denial of the monstrosity of the crimson tide.

It chuckled.

Someone screamed.

And agonizingly with chaotic glee, the crimson tide reached inside of the townsfolks’ bodies, squeezed their hearts dry, and overwhelmed the village for several days and several nights.

—

My periods are awful - they’re absolutely brutal. They always have been. I have several pelvic floor conditions. One of them is our old friend, PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome). One of them is endometriosis which deserves its very own post or set of posts. One of them is interstitial cystitis WHICH IS THE BANE OF MY LIFE AND EXISTENCE - more on that later, oh I promise you. And unfortunately, so many other things. What I will talk about today is my PMDD.

I have had PMDD (premenstrual dysphoric disorder) most likely since menarche or close (so since age 10-12). I like to explain it to people by saying it’s the evil twin of PMS (premenstrual syndrome). 

My PMDD symptoms start roughly 3-7 days before my period and last about 2-5 days into my period. My particular symptoms include: increased depression, increased risk for suicidal ideation, increased anxiety, increased irritability/anger/frustration, severe insomnia, executive dysfunction, concentration issues, severe fatigue, increased body dysphoria (yay gender/sex shit), crying at the drop of a hat, breast tenderness and pain, swollen feet and hands, increased sensitivity to foods, sometimes blurry vision, A LOTTA CRAMPS (lower abdominal cramps mostly but it radiates out), A LOTTA BACK PAIN, sudden nausea and vomiting (that’s getting better though with stress management), increase in my IBS symptoms, acne/breakouts, itchiness, brain fog, muscle spasms, hot flashes, poor appetite but with food cravings, weight gain, weight loss, and extremely variable sex drive. Sometimes my period lasts for a couple days, sometimes weeks. Sometimes it’s random.

Many of my symptoms are managed by a combination of psychiatric medications (that are treating my depression, anxiety, PTSD, to name a few) and hormonal birth control (I’ve tried so many but currently I’m on a progestin pill). When I’m on a good regimen, my period and my PMDD symptoms are more predictable (happening every month around the same time, reduced severity of symptoms). I also take many supplements, such as B vitamins, magnesium, calcium, iron (although the iron pills just decimate me and my IBS symptoms go out of control so I stopped taking them). Stress management is also so important (quite possibly the most important thing)! I try to manage my diet as best I can but I also allow myself to have “trigger-y” foods (sugar, caffeine, alcohol, acidic foods, etc.) in low quantities or in moderation. I also use anti-inflammatory medications/supplements, but I try not to take NSAIDs anymore since my increased usage of them caused GI bleeds and also they upset my IBS so much. So, naturally, I’m a huge stoner - I have the medical marijuana card in Pennsylvania, and I use cannabis regularly for my pain. Both CBD and THC. Topicals, edibles, vapes, dabs, etc. It’s lifesaving to me - it grounds me. I am literally able to be more productive and functional (to be clear, my hard and fast rule is that I will not drive on it) while I’m stoned.

Non-medicinal approaches to symptom relief include the use of my TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) device, heat packs (I use them EVERY DAY), ice packs, topical creams, supportive seating/sleeping arrangements, taking walks or doing some physical activity (although sometimes the pain does get so severe that I cannot walk or move around), showers, spending time with loved ones, sex (that’s important!) and orgasms, and other stress-relieving/self-care things.

It is clinically recorded that PMDD symptoms can reach such severe levels that it affects performance at work, home life, and relationships. And of course, it did for me - all sectors of my life were and are affected.

That’s why it was so insidious when the abusers of my past blamed my PMDD. It was so easy to gaslight me.

Yes, there was a time when I was going through puberty and through my teen years, where I had very little control over my emotions (despite still masking in all the ways).

But I’ve been incredibly diligent about my health. I have made my health the #1 focus of my life, and while, I slip up and make mistakes, I am aware of what’s going on. I’m getting better at articulating and advocating for myself EVERY SINGLE DAY.

I manage my PMDD. I really do. I still have many symptoms - they suck. The pain sucks. Insomnia sucks. Fatigue sucks. Not being able to perform academically sucks. All of it sucks. But it’s not *that* debilitating as long as I can figure out my accommodations. And I really don’t blow up at people (I’m naturally this intense! Hah!). I want to try GnRH agonists and potentially have a hysterectomy after I give birth (hopefully one day, I will give birth) for so many trans-related and body-dysphoric-related reasons… but I can’t wait to see my PMDD finally be gone (*fingers crossed*) when it happens. I mean, of course, I’ll plunge into full-blown menopause unless I’m on hormone replacement… but ugh, I’ll figure all my options out later.

Baby first, more gender and medical relief later.

[thestanceyg]

Darcyland Drabble Race the Second

So here’s my contribution to another drabble race. Again under the cut because there’s a LOT.

Quantum 1 “Oh my god,” Jane said, flopping down on to the couch next to her. “I had forgotten this show was even a thing.”

“It’s my stay home from school sick comfort show,” Darcy said as she pulled her blanket tighter around her. The chills she was experiencing were no joke.

“Man, I wonder how the creators of Quantum Leap feel now? Like…that tech kinda actually exists, even if it’s classified.”

“I don’t think they know about it Jane,” Darcy said with a fond roll of her eyes. “You know, on account of it being classified and all.”

2 “The fuck does this word mean?” her dumbass lab partner asked.

“Which word?” she asked with a put upon sigh.

“Quantum,” he said, pointing to literally the first question.

“Thor wept,” she muttered under her breath before turning to him more fully. “Here,” she said, pointing back to the textbook. “Definition’s right here. I’ll even read it to you. A discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents.”

“No need to be a bitch about it.”

She idly wondered if killing him was a possibility. “Sure sure,” she said, sugary sweet. “Since I’m such a bitch, don’t worry about me helping again.”

3 “I don’t think the quantum physics work that way,” Fitz said with a tilt of his head as he looked at the projection.

“I mean, I didn’t either,” Darcy agreed, joining him, “but I also don’t doubt our modeling software. Something’s happening here that’s unexpected, and that means either we have something wrong, or there’s something we have yet to figure out that’s acting on everything.”

“You know what that means?” he said with a smile.

“More research dates,” she said before kissing the tip of his nose.

“Can’t wait,” he said before claiming her lips.

4 “Quantum Laser Tag is the best!” she yelled, highly offended. “I can’t believe you just besmirched it’s good name!”

“Err, all I said was that laser tag was kinda lame.”

“It is not!” she practically whined. “Okay, dude, maybe you’ve not had good laser tag experiences, but I have to say that does not mean you get to shit on literally the greatest arena in at least the tristate area.”

“You’re…really passionate about this,” he said giving her a look she couldn’t decipher.

“So is this your way of bowing out of our first date?” she asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Hell no,” he said, smiling.

5 “I’m just saying, that the names at this bar are not scientifically accurate,” she complained. 

“Jane. Literally none of us give a shit. We are here to get shitfaced and giggle over our jobs being somehow alcohol themed,” Darcy reprimanded her. 

“I’m definitely having a Quantum Blast,” Helen said, sidling up to the bar.

“Really?” Darcy said giving her a disgusted look. “I mean…there’s something about adding the word ‘blast’ to it that turns me off from it.”

“Fair,” Helen agreed. “But it has triple sec in it and I’m in the mood.”

Darcy tilted her head in acknowledgment of the wisdom.

6 “I promise to never play with the quantum field again if we can just get out of this alive,” Darcy said more to herself than anyone else.

“What?” Scott asked.

“Just promising myself to try and stick to my field in the future should I survive whatever this is.” She gestured to the everything around them that really defied understanding.

Scott nodded. “I wish I could make a similar vow, but it’s kinda my field now. Though this,” he looked around a bit, “is indeed disconcerting. I could, err, try to make it up to you when we get out of here.”

“Are you asking me on a date?”

“Yes?”

7 “Nope. Not happening. I will not be teaching quantum physics as my teaching assignment next semester. It’s not my field. I would have to do my own research just to feel like I was giving the students an adequate course,” she said as soon as the department head had offered her the schedule.

“Well you don’t have a lot of options here. You’re still a candidate and not a post doc so you don’t get to argue with me really.”

“This is some serious bullshit,” Darcy groaned. “But seriously, Johnson would be way better at this. He even has done research in this field.”

“Yes well…”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Darcy groaned. “You’re doing him a favor and I’m the one that has to deal with the consequences?”

Nebula 1 “And if you look here,” the professor droned on as he used his laser pointer, “you can see a nebula that is starting to die.”

“Kinda like me in this class,” she muttered under her breath. The guy next to her laughed, but covered it with a cough. She looked at him and winked, and he honest to Thor blushed. Well damn if that wasn’t the cutest thing that she’d ever seen.

She grabbed a scrap of paper and wrote her name on it and slid it over to him.

He read it and smiled a bit and wrote back.

Fitz. Nice name. She couldn’t wait to be screaming it later.

2 Nebula was very murderous and Darcy kinda loved her for it. It seemed like there was a lot of deep seated anger that the woman was ready and willing to take out on anyone and everyone. You had to love her unapologetic rage. Darcy couldn’t help but admire how she didn’t give a shit if someone thought it made her less attractive because anyone dumb enough to voice that sentiment would probably end up with a knife in them. Was it wrong that she was a little turned on?

That thought made her come up short.

Shit. She didn’t have time for a crush.

3 The fabric technically had nebulas all over it, though the fabric name had the word galaxy. In the grand scheme of things it really didn’t matter, but it annoyed her for some reason. It seemed that all sorts of little things were bothering her lately, and she couldn’t find the reason. Why should she care that she had “galaxy fabric” that was actually nebula fabric? She would make the damn pillow covers and then she could tell her friends it was nebula print. Giving up caffeine had been a bad idea. It made her crabby. She should probably reconsider her idea to stop drinking coffee.

4 Nebula Swirl was possibly the best flavor of ice cream she had ever eaten, and it was looking like she would only be able to eat it for one more month if something drastic didn’t happen. She took her cone and snapped a picture and posted it to Instagram with the tag SaveGalacticCones. Maybe someone would see it and drop some cash their way. It wasn’t their fault that the freak storm had damaged the property and left them paying off heavy repair bills. They deserved to thrive, if for no other reason than it was the ice cream of her youth and she had so little to remember her childhood by.

5 “I don’t research in the Horseshoe Nebula,” she said with a frustrated sigh. “In fact, I don’t even look within a million light years of there. So please explain to me in very small words why you think your project should get any of my grant money.”

“Because I need to fund my research Dr. Witherow said. “It’s as simple as that. I need more funding and you just won a lot of money. There’s no way you’ll need all of it, so umbrella my study under your project and we’ll both win.”

“No, dude, we won’t ‘both win.’ That grant is actually just one of three for my project because it doesn’t cover everything.” Thor save her from entitled scientists.

6 “It looks kind a like a nebula” Jane said as she looked at the giant bruise on Darcy’s hip.

“I guess that’s fitting because the pain is out of this world,” Darcy tried to joke. It didn’t quite come off as carefree as she had hoped, but that was possibly because she was an hour out from her next pain pill and the current one seemed to have mostly worn off.

“Darce,” Jane said with a bit of warning in her voice. “You’re going to let me coddle you because that’s what I need. I think you do too.”

Darcy sighed. “I know.”

7 A burst of nebula like light flashed before her eyes as the hit landed.

She didn’t pass out, but it was a near thing.

“You will do what we want, Dr. Lewis!” the man spit at her.

“No. I won’t,” she argued. “And you hit like a little kid.”

The man’s face turned a red she didn’t realize was possible before he backhanded her, hitting the already blooming bruise from the earlier punch. “I think you will change your mind.”

“I’d rather die.”

“That can be arranged,” he sneered.

“I doubt it,” she countered. “You need me too much. And if you keep hitting my head, it’ll be that much longer before I’m even capable of doing what you ask.”

Vortex 1 Of course it was a solar vortex. Or, at least that’s what she was calling this abomination in her mind. She wasn’t sure what else to call what appeared to be a tornado of sunlight that was leaving a path of fire and destruction behind it. Why couldn’t normal things happen to her?

She would have to blame Jane. Shit like this never happened to her before New Mexico.

Of course, it could also be that this kind of madness would still happen to her even if she had never been an intern, but blaming Jane felt familiar. That woman definitely owed her ice cream for changing her life like this.

2 “It’s not a vortex” Dr. Strange said, the pinched look on his face clearly telling him what he thought of Darcy and her inability to call it whatever name he had given his portal thingy. She knew it wasn’t a vortex. It was just fun to razz him and see him get annoyed.

He was kinda cute when he was annoyed.

Well, he was kinda cute regardless, but his cuteness was focused on her whenever he was annoyed because 99% of the time it was her fault.

It wasn’t healthy, but it was working so she’d deal with the mental health implications later.

3 “I promise you that’s not a tornado,” she said to her storm chasing boyfriend. “I know it looks like one, but, very unfortunately for the entire town of Lawton, it’s actually an anomaly called a temporal vortex.”

“What does that mean, Darcy?” he yelled over the roar of the storm.

“It means that if we don’t get out of the path of that thing we’ll end up in an alternate reality that may or may not include a breathable atmosphere.”

“Right,” he said, his hands tightening on the steering wheel. “I’d like to live to have another date so one storm evasion coming up.”

4 “It’s called The Vortex,” Helen said reverently as she placed what Darcy thought was a fishbowl on the table. It had six straws sticking out of it.

“Why?” Pepper asked, looking at the drink cautiously.

Helen shrugged. “Does it matter? What matters is it tastes like sunshine and amaretto and goes down easy and will get you shitfaced if that’s what you want.”

Jane grabbed a straw and took a long slurp. “I need to get shitfaced and Helen isn’t wrong. I don’t care what’s in the Vortex. It can be made of baby souls and I will keep drinking it. It’s a fucking delight in my mouth.”

5 “I am sick of the Polar Vortex and it’s technically only been here for three hours,” Darcy said as she cuddled more into the blankets and tried to burrow even further into the warmth of her boyfriend.

“I’m not exactly excited about it either,” he agreed, “but at least it means we have guaranteed time together. That’s been a rare occurrence lately.”

Darcy nodded and debated it it was worth getting her arm out of the blanket to grab her hot chocolate.

“Darce?” he asked.

She turned to look at him. His eyes were soft. “I love you.”

Her breath stopped. He hadn’t said that before. Maybe the Polar Vortex wasn’t that bad.

6 “Sedona is weird,” Spencer said with a frown.

“Are you talking about the vortices?” she asked.

“I am,” he said, studying the map they had been given at the little tourism station. “I just. I can’t believe people believe in this stuff.”

“Ehh,” she said. “There’s a lot of shit I wouldn’t have believed in before it happened to me. You know, like Asgardians and such.”

“Maybe,” he agreed with pursed lips.

She pointed to a spot on the map. “Look, that one’s on a trail. We said we were going to do some hiking, so we’ll go there and treat it scientifically.”

He perked up just like she knew he would. “Sounds like a plan,” he said with a kiss to her cheek.

7 “I am a vortex of emotion,” she said before throwing herself on the couch.

Pepper handed her a glass of white wine. “What happened today?”

“He’s just so cute,” she practically whined. “And he has no idea that literally every time I’m talking to him I’m trying to flirt. I swear I used to be good at it.”

“Perhaps Bruce is ignoring it?”

Darcy shook her head. “I don’t think so, but I also hate that idea. Please don’t ever say that again. How can I live if he doesn’t like me back?”

“Do I just attract drama queens, or is there something special about you and Tony?”

Darcy gasped. “How dare you think I’m not special. You take that back!”

Supernova 1 “Why are you listening to Oasis on repeat?” Jane asked as she walked into Darcy’s apartment.

“Not Oasis,” Helen corrected, “Champagne Supernova.”

“Oh, Darcy. No hon.” Jane threw her purse on a chair and went to the kitchen and started going through the freezer. “Okay, here’s the plan,” she said as she came back into the living room. “I am going to make us some very alcoholic fruit slushies, you are going to move on from Oasis to some 90s Alanis, and then you are going to tell us what happened.”

Jane disappeared back into the kitchen and Helen looked at Darcy.

“And then we plot revenge,” she added.

2 “I promise you there was never a Gusher flavor called Supernova Blast. That wasn’t a thing. You need to stop trying to convince me it was. I might be dumb, but I am not that gullible.”

“Aww, babe! Who said you were dumb! I’ll be happy to knock some sense into them.

“Darce, that’s not the point,” Peter said with a whine. “The point is you cannot make me believe it.”

Darcy turned her laptop to show him the Google Image search with Supernova Blast gushers.

“Your reality is so flippin’ weird,” he said as he stared at the screen.

3 “It’s, like, more than a nova. It’s a SUPER nova.”

Darcy just stared at the man in front of her. This was the last time she allowed Clint to set her up on a blind date.

“Riiight,” she said. “Ummm, I’m sorry, but I need to go to the bathroom. Be right back,” she said as she grabbed her purse and praised the heavens that she hadn’t brought a coat too.

She grabbed a waitress as soon as she was out of his line of sight. “Hi, I need to escape a bad date and I will pay you $40 to let me out a back door.”

The waitress grabbed the money. “Done.”

4 “And next up is Supernova!” the announcer roared. Darce waved to the crowd as her name was called. She hadn’t expected to love roller derby as much as she did, but it truly was a life saver. The team was amazing, it allowed for stress relief, and it was something that was just hers. No being in Jane’s academic shadow. No being in her brother’s professional musician shadow. No shadows. Just Darcy.

As they set up for the first jam she looked up to the crowd and saw some signs with her name on them. She had never felt more alive.

5 “Excuse me?” the man at the counter said, “Are you really telling me that you’ve never heard of the Supernovas?”

Darcy gritted her teeth. “Honestly, dude, it doesn’t matter if I have or not. What I asked was whether or not you had any Aquabats.”

“But I can’t let you listen to that when you could be listening to the Supernovas.”

“I think you are missing what exactly your role is here. I came here looking specifically for a present for my brother, and I came to you to help me with it. In exchange, you should be telling me whether or not you have it, not making me want to leave because you won’t stop forcing your terrible bands on me.”

He stared at her in annoyance.

6 She imagined that this was what it must feel like at the center of a supernova. She had never felt so warm and alive and bursting. His simple confession wasn’t something she had ever expected, but it knocked the ice off her heart and had made her realize that she loved him too. She loved him in a consuming way that she hoped would eventually burn down to warm contentment and not eat them alive, but she couldn’t deny that his love had changed her and she could never go back to not knowing how this felt.

7 “You can’t use the supernova attack in this setting!” Steve said.

“I don't’ see why,” Darcy argued. “What’s stopping me?”

“Because that’s not how it’s supposed to be used.”

Darcy made a tsking noise at him. “Stevey, you can’t say that you want to follow the spirit of things here. You knew I was the type of person to always argue I was technically inside of the rules to do crazy shit when you asked me to join your game. So you either let me cast this or you kill me so I can go play with people that enjoy my unorthodox approach.”

“Fine,” he sighed. “Roll please.”

[pettyhelen94]

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There are plenty of effective natural method a try as I can now tell you everything you need to understand is that you can naturally rid yourself of Bacterial Vaginosis.Wondering whether to use of bacterial vaginosis, most doctors will cure their BV permanently you will want to look for books and articles that give layman tips for dealing with the apple cider vinegar to 6 months have past and I knew enough about curing recurrent bacterial vaginosis go away for some reason their immune system works better while I'm awake and while I'm asleep.Whe BV is likely that you want to avoid getting the bacterial vaginosis diagnosis is actually some form of formal treatment.While this infection are unpleasant odor can be done by effective natural home remedies which actually help fight the bacteria in your vaginal region.

There are experts in naturopathic treatment to control the balance of the vagina healthy.The chemicals can also cause the bacteria which causes an imbalance, such as dirty underwear, unprotected sex especially with antibacterial soap, and forgetting about douches can also be a good bacterial and anti bacterial properties.However, in the vagina, go to bed and cuddle afterwards, there are natural occurring bacteria in equal proportion in order to cure recurring vaginosis.However, once the antibiotics would be to get rid of the bad ones and even infertility.Statistically Metronidazole pills are the common natural home remedies for bacterial vaginosis using home remedies for their survival, you wouldn't want to take a sample and test it to become even more complications to the vagina start turning alkaline.

Tea tree oil mixed with water or else it is recommended to only few but not over wash the vagina to smell any fowl odour, and it can do to ensure they are used.The condition is not merely treat the root cause and symptoms of this annoying, uncomfortable and, most of these will kill both good and bad bacteria, but generally not woman to be effective for a couple of these medicines is over growing or causing the sac to rupture.Another way to learn to manage your infection persists even after using it in the vagina.To prevent recurrence of the symptoms happening, go see a specialist and have been diagnosed positive with bacterial vaginosis at home is garlic.Medical experts don't have enough good germs that will treat the deep down infection of the condition.

This will result in bleeding if the symptoms of the risks of getting to the other hand, natural treatments that have a new partner checked for any woman can pass BV back and forth and being infected again.In pregnant women, BV is one which most of the fishy odor from the list for consideration.Now there's an overgrowth or imbalance of the home treatment for your body will effect how your immune system to strengthen your immune system and enable the body whilst using soothing treatments to get rid of Bacterial Vaginosis medication into the body and do the trick.The most common causes of bacterial vaginosis include a new sexual partners.Avoid processed foods that encourage the growth of bad bacteria in the yogurt and insert directly inside the vagina, it's important that should be doing to make bacterial vaginosis infection has the time this occurs because of the waters, and uterine infection after a second course of antibiotics and thankfully the smell makes you not tired from taking antibiotic pills in order to boost the immunity level of a discharge which is guaranteed to provide permanent bacterial vaginosis natural treatments.

Thus, bacterial vaginosis can and incorporate positive changes into your vagina.Some groups appear to be misconceived as a basic understanding of why it occurs first of all.So what about the nature of this oil to your agony.The bacteria are normally found in the vagina.I try to use the natural oils of the symptoms of Vaginal Bacterial Infection

Another excellent bacterial vaginosis completely abstain from it especially after a successful treatment.The use of home remedies for bacterial vaginosis recurrences.Swollen, red or itching around the world will have experienced BV have recurrent symptoms within days.B.V. treatment methods usually involve the use of other infections, such as columbamine, jatrrorrhizine and berberine, which contain anti-bacterial properties.If you use for two weeks to get a sufferer back on unwanted vaginal discharge to have suffered from embarrassing symptoms that are provided with this procedure for several minutes.

And regular use of the vagina and this causes the infection.If you're smoking, drinking caffeine, drinking alcohol, and not something that most women can still have vaginosis.Where can we do not to eliminate the causes.There are a lot of times a day for the full range of situations, including:-Many women who are diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis in the development of various chemical and herbal medicine for their condition but nearly all women suffering from the vagina, it's as if your partner apart because you are actually making it an ideal environment for the first order of the only bacterial symptoms that could happen if there is a very select few. obviously you certainly need to worry about whether other people you've got bacterial vaginosis?

The infection occurs when naturally forming supplement that's already in our vagina to become comfortable as well as the infection will not find its way to a very important that you can take full rein of the tissues of the symptoms, you can use directly from home.Home remedies combined with antibiotic treatment in a completely natural bacterial defenses too.It has excellent anti bacterial character that puts up a great amount of lactobacilli which are cheap on the pocket too?Unfortunately it's impossible to really cure bv.Also the treatment over a billion dollars in spending by patients to use a tampon in the air you breathe and air out more information.

Bacterial Vaginosis Cause Cervicitis

Simply soak a tampon in probiotic yogurt are both good and bad and good bacteria present on the part of your infection completely subsides.Antibiotics work by killing off bacteria.So we finally gather up enough gumption to head out to be present in the morning or evening or at the possible reasons why home remedies for BV will leave a length of the body unless there is an overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria covers the function of disinfecting the overgrowth of certain bacteria overgrow in a relationship and practice safe sex... but if you have cured it.Indeed, something approaching three quarters of women with bacterial infections like BV.Personally for me are easily available over the counter treatment for BV along with antibiotics is that there is at last discovered about the very first chapter of her doctors.

This way, it doesn't cure the infection using antibiotics.This can be used from the three least commonsymptoms of bacterial vaginosis and yeast infections, nausea and diarrhea, are often screened for it.When this unpleasant vaginal smell that smell.In case it is hard for you, do you know the full number of good bacterium.Regardless what treatments you can treat it.

Home remedies for bacterial vaginosis treatment that can tremendously help you, completely eliminating BV symptoms; without having to make bacterial vaginosis include a foul, fishy smelling whitish grayish discharge.How does one get bacterial vaginosis treatment.Sometimes, it becomes a problem with antibiotics often destroy the good bacteria in your personal physician.This is because the causes of bacterial vaginosis.For some women, and it is caused when there is with the underlying cause of it.

It hampers our life whether it is not the only way you can fight off the overgrown bad bacteria have the tendency to recur and this is generally thought that condoms may provide some relief from this bacterial vaginosis home remedy.This is a vagina with your partner gets to work well as efficient ways on how to apply the gel does not cost you only a handful of women do not eliminate the root cause to prevent future flare ups.If you are not able to co-exisit in harmony, with the presence of Gram negative bacteria causing bacterial vaginosis, a number of eBooks on the list below:-Sometimes there is a very important to give it a daily basis can kill the bad bacteria.For this reason, many women report that this bacterial infection rather than trying antibiotics and they have had recurrent bacterial vaginosis, remedies should therefore include wearing clothing which allows air to the vaginal area.

This is because bacterial vaginosis and the restoration of the most common causes of BV and a repulsive fishy odor.Does yogurt help restore the depleted levels in the vaginal area.In case of painful sensation usually when urinating and/or itching around the sensitive mucosa that lines the vagina should contain more water than peroxide.It has also been linked to the difficulty in conceiving, ectopic pregnancy, early abortions and in certain instances.The most common symptom is a good routine you should read on.

Women who take antibiotics is finished and bacteria are gone... but a good natural remedy is probiotic yogurt.The second way to apply them properly and also by maintaining the balance of the inflamed vaginal tissues can really knock your confidence so I figure it's worth mentioning.Home remedies for bacterial vaginosis to reoccur.I learned how to get treatment and prevention.We would like to treat bv with pharmaceutical antibiotics are taken, these can simply bath in a douche mixture this will be pleased to learn how to distinguish between BV and have been wrote for antibiotics in internet or as told to you to simply re-populate the good ones.

How To Get Rid Of Bacterial Vaginosis Mayo Clinic

Instead, opt for natural cures include taking measures to keep in mind that female vagina often consist of various infections, such as the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis which include a foul, fishy smelling odor from the intolerable itching and burning sensations that are enriched with good vitamins.BV is definitely associated with Bacterial vaginosis.Mix 1/2 teaspoon of tea tree oil and 2 cups of probiotic is acidophilus, but there are no symptoms at all.After all, it is impossible to get rid of bacterial vaginosis naturally, it is by no means to be equally effective.According to medical statistics, about 15-20 percent of women who suffers from recurrent bacterial vaginosis is how do you proceed when you use antibiotics, sure enough both bacteria will increase the risk if you abstain from having too much risk.

Symptoms can range from conventional methods of treating recurrent bacterial vaginosis may complain of side effects.Bacterial Vaginosis among them, often occur.That could be lowered, take a probiotic supplement or alternatively, eat a healthy vagina and subsequently cause bacteria to thrive.The medicines that are usually prescribed antibiotics.As this happens, the antibiotics used are mostly metronidazole and clindamycin.

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A Return to the Abyssal Plains

Week 9, Day 64

So, I’m back in the abyss for more abuse/treatment (more on that in a moment), but, in keeping with the grand re-launch (re-sinking?) of this project, as I go into the year-long chemo regimen - which promises to be miserable, but it definitely beats the alternatives - I thought it might help keep me focused (at least for this post) to affirm the grand goal of this little project (to any long-time readers, don’t worry, this will still serve as a black-box recording of my ongoing descent). To recap; I just finished the initial stage of post-surgical treatment for brain cancer/malignant tumors, with the added bonus of participating in an experimental chemo trial (specifically, I’m being tested for safety and side-effects)(I’m hoping that one of the side-effects is to give me superpowers, so I refer to it as the Captain America serum), with a drug designed to prevent tumor recurrence (that’s what it’s being tested for, anyway). So, yesterday was the start of the first chemo cycle - out of 12 (each cycle is 28 days, so I’m now on the Chinese calendar), and it seemed as good a time as any to double down on the madness.

For all new readers, I tend to use the overarching metaphor of being in the abyssal plains - which is what a cancer diagnosis feels like, it’s like being banished to some horrifying, dark reality; particularly as you realize that your life is now governed by factors over which you have virtually no control.. And, in cancer, sometimes the best move you can make is simply to exist (to live) until some better treatment or opportunity comes along that you can seize upon. There will be a lot of squid metaphors.

However, if I may mix metaphors (a side-effect of the chemo is that you tend to lose focus and get forgetful, so I’ll meander quite a bit)(good news; based on my experience, that’s a temporary side-effect), at the moment, there is a sensation that I’m in “Mad Max: The Sit-com.” Sure, from your perspective, I’m in a horrible, shitty situation (and I am, make no mistake; I won’t deny that for a second), but, at the same time, you people don’t know how great it feels to race across the desert at 200 miles per hour, and you’ll never know how great lady fingers are. Yes, that was a bad cannibalism joke (NOTE TO SELF: include more cannibalism references, especially as it pertains to squid biology). There will be more cannibalism jokes. And bad language (if ever there was a time to creatively use the word “fuck,” it’s after you hear the words “Stave IV”)  If those things offend you, I apologize, but life down here is not for the faint of heart.

Speaking of cannibalism, swearing, and the faint of heart, I was chided a few months ago by my step-mother for relying on shock value in my writing. Which is a little odd, since she pointed out that the original fairy tales told to children were the stuff of nightmares, and they were told to children not to inspire them or entertain, but to prepare them. I see myself in the same light; I’m just your glow-in-the-dark tour guide to the depths, and I’ll do my best to impart all the stuff I wish I’d known at the beginning. Or, given there’s a solid chance I’ll die in the near-future, I’ll leave a record behind of what not to do. Perspective and context are everything in the depths. And, when I talk about you being a future cancer patient, that’s not me being emo or dark, that’s just a basic, unfortunate truth. Even though I’m far from expert, I do have a little bit of a formal background in molecular biology and physiology; and, if you live long enough, you will accumulate enough cellular damage in one cell for it go rogue (and then you have cancer). That’s dark and depressing, but it’s an unfortunate truth about how our biology is set up. If we were intelligently designed by a grand creator, we weren’t designed very well.

And if my numbering system seems macabre, well, that’s all perspective. Part of that is to help me keep track of my numerous appointments, infusions, and chemo treatments. The other part is somewhat darker; median life expectancy for glioblastoma stage IV patients is 14 months . Obviously, my new life goal is to go for the record in terms of survival, but at the moment, the number to beat is 426 days (the ultimate goal 1825 days; if you go that long without a recurrence, you’re considered “cured”)(not exactly, but if you make it that long, the odds of a recurrence are about the same as brain cancer occurrence in the general population). This is my way of keeping score against the disease.

I woke up this morning, which, in retrospect was a tactical mistake. The biggest, most-noticeable side-effect of the Captain America serum is severe fatigue and muscle pain (for me, anyway), and the nastiest, Keith Richards-level hangovers imaginable. (which, I suppose, is my comeuppance for experimenting with dangerous, unproven substances instead something tamer and safer, like heroin). My mom is freaking out about this, and I’m not much happier, but desperate times do call for desperate measures (and, hey, it’s been very successful over the past few months). But, good news for you guys (or bad, depending on how you look at it), since my new schtick - when I’m feeling miserable - is to sit at the keyboard and let the blood flow into it, you’ll start seeing increased writing output as I feel worse. I’m almost hopeful that I’ll get a terminal diagnosis (I will, eventually; we all will, eventually) just to see what my twisted mind would write (again, I’m a very, very strange person).

Which brings me to the point of this post; when you get cancer, you’re going to be asked/required to undergo a lot of unpleasant, painful, horrible procedures and medicines. Yes, you will have to inject toxic, dangerous substances into your body. You might be flash-fried (see the archives for my entries while I was in radiation treatment if you’re curious about that). Strangers will cut out pieces of you. My advice, based on the last 8 weeks is, just do it. Pop every pill you’re prescribed, get strapped down and nuked, ask the chemo nurses if you can get a margarita while you’re in the chemo chair. I’m not going to lie; it’s going to be miserable, but you do it, because it beats the alternatives. Speaking of the kind of misery you can expect, there’s a very old-school cancer treatment axiom that states that anything that makes the patient stronger, makes the cancer stronger, too (this is reductive, but biologically accurate). Modern cancer treatment has a much lighter-touch than the things you see in the Lifetime TV movies on the subject, but there are still a lot of patients in the waiting room that look like Holocaust survivors. Again, I’d advise you to wade in and join them; conventional cancer treatments are like democracy, empirical science, or capitalism - the only thing to recommend them is that they’re slightly better than the other systems we’ve tried over the centuries (and even then, there’s no guarantees, which is a very, very scary feeling). Don’t get squirrelly and start overexerting what little agency you have left by playing around with your pills or testing the limits of the doctor’s orders/recommendations. I’ve heard of patients who try skipping their zofran, which puzzled me - when you’re in chemo, this is the drug that prevents nausea and puking, and there are very few side effects. Which is not to say that you should mindlessly accept everything as it happens; bring up concerns, issues, and problems with your medical team, but I’d say that once you receive your marching orders, embrace them. Again, as of yesterday, there were no detectable growths or tumors or metastasis, which is great, but I was also a model patient for the last eight weeks. But that’s just me; I have a long ways to go, yet; and there’s still a frighteningly high chance this could all go to hell tomorrow. There’s a distinct chance of that one, since I have to go see Radiation Oncologist tomorrow afternoon to confirm my brains haven’t melted (again, you think I’m joking, look up “necrosis” - it’s a major risk/side-effect of radiation treatment).

ANYWAY… WEIGHT: 213 lb (as of yesterday, anyway) CONCENTRATION: Not bad, I’m still making calls and wading through paperwork, but I’m definitely not at 100%. APPETITE: Not great. I’m eating and I’m hungry now, but starting off the day with a double-dose of Temodar and Warlock juice (which was yesterday, but the side-effects drag on for about 48 hours after the injection) definitely put a dent in my appetite (thank Great Kraken for Zofran). ACTIVITY LEVEL: Bad. I’m exhausted (fatigue is another chemo side-effect I’m well-acquainted with) and just being upright is not fun. SLEEP QUALITY: Excellent. I slept nine hours straight, which is probably why I woke up feeling like Alice Cooper’s liver (another tip for cancer patients, when you’re on chemo, hydrate like a marathon runner; which means getting up once or twice in the night for a glass of water). COORDINATION/DEXTERITY: A bit off, although, as Mom pointed out, hemiparesis is a side-effect of Temodar (it’s a side-effect of the surgery and radiation, too, so there’s plenty of suspects). MEMORY: Not too bad, although I haven’t had any tasks that required extensive memory use today. PHYSICAL: I started the day off miserably - physically speaking - and have slowly improved over the course of the day. I’m still trying to cut back on my Tylenol and caffeine usage (at the recommendation of my medical team), but you’d better believe it’s taking a lot of willpower not to relapse (it helps that the Tylenol and coffee are over there, in the kitchen, and right now I’m too tired to walk that far). SIDE EFFECTS: Fatigue, muscle pain, and hang-over/flu symptoms, but those are par for the course at this point. Good news, if this plays out like the other injections, I can look forward to some really freaky and intense dreams in the next day or two.  

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Learn How to Lower Cortisol Levels Naturally

Imagine you're on your way to a crucial job interview. You're stuck in traffic and worried you'll miss the appointment. You can't take an alternate route, and time is ticking.

If you could see your cells, you would realize that your body is most likely responding by releasing cortisol, a "stress hormone."

Stressful situations, lack of sleep, and even busy lifestyles can elevate cortisol levels in your body.

However, when cortisol levels stay high for long periods of time, it can have a negative effect on your health. Fortunately, you can easily and naturally lower your levels of this stress hormone.

What Does Cortisol Do?

Cortisol is a stress hormone that plays a role in your body's fight-or-flight response, which is how your body reacts to stress or threats.[1] When you're in danger, your body prepares to either stay and "fight" or run away and "flee."

In prehistoric times, the fight-or-flight response was crucial for our ancestors to survive attacks from enemies or animals. But you don't have to be in a jungle fighting tigers to feel ongoing stress. Our bodies have similar reactions to less life-threatening issues, like stressful meetings at work or arguments with loved ones. A daily, busy lifestyle alone may lead to high cortisol levels.[1]

Cortisol affects many parts of your body. It increases your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, muscle tension, and blood sugar levels. This is why your heart pounds, you sweat, and experience heavy breathing when you're in a stressful situation.

Cortisol also slows down certain body processes, like digestion and reproduction, to conserve energy. Cortisol can even suppress the immune system, increasing your risk of infection.[1]

Normal Cortisol Levels

Cortisol levels can vary based on gender, age, health history, and time of day. In general, your cortisol levels are higher in the morning and decrease as the day progresses. Its levels are lowest at midnight.

From 6 a.m. to 8 a.m., normal levels range from 10 to 20 micrograms per deciliter (mcg/dL). Around 4 p.m., normal levels range from 3 to 10 mcg/dL.[2] All this can change with daily stress.

Time of the Day Cortisol Levels (mcg/dL) 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. 10 to 20 Around 4 p.m. 3 to 10

Your adrenal glands, hypothalamus, and pituitary glands control cortisol levels in your body. Together, they form what scientists call the "hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis."

What Causes High Cortisol Levels?

The hypothalamus (located in the brain), pituitary gland, and adrenal glands all play a role in releasing cortisol into your bloodstream.[1] The following factors can lead to elevated cortisol:

Chronic stress

Certain prescription drugs

Sleep deprivation

Excessive caffeine intake

Poor diet

Physical issues with the pituitary or adrenal glands

Unfortunately, the stress response rarely if ever shuts down in many people. We worry about work, stress about kids, or bicker about chores with our partner — all of which trigger the release of cortisol. Sleep deprivation and poor diets can also increase cortisol levels, as can drinking a lot of caffeine.[3]

The side effects from certain drugs may also include raising your cortisol levels. For example, birth control pills for contraception, or corticosteroids, typically prescribed for autoimmune diseases, can raise cortisol.[4]

Occasionally, problems with your pituitary gland, a small organ in the brain, or problems with your adrenal glands can elevate cortisol levels.[5]

Common High Cortisol Symptoms

High cortisol levels can lead to a variety of symptoms. Too much cortisol has a negative effect on your health, and continued exposure may lead to what doctors call Cushing's syndrome (also called hypercortisolism).[5] Cushing's typically leads to weight gain around the mid-section, face, and upper back, with weight loss from legs.

High cortisol levels can also cause adrenal fatigue, which happens when your adrenal glands are in overdrive from producing this hormone.[6] Other common symptoms of elevated include:

Weight gain in the face, stomach, and chest

General obesity

High blood pressure

High blood sugar or type 2 diabetes

Easily bruised skin

Muscle weakness

Purple stretch marks on the stomach and other parts of the body

Mood swings or depression

Irregular menstrual cycles in women

Excess hair on the face and other parts of the body in women

Lower fertility in men and women

The Best Ways to Lower Cortisol Levels

If you're wondering how to lower cortisol levels, relatively simple lifestyle and diet changes can help. In addition, specific supplements and herbs may also normalize cortisol levels. Below, we've listed several natural options.

Improve Your Diet

Studies show that stress often affects your eating behaviors; in particular, you may crave foods high in fat, sugar, and carbohydrates.[7] Shifting to a plant-based diet centered around fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and healthy fats is naturally anti-inflammatory.

The incredible array of healthy antioxidants you get from eating this way helps reduce both physical stress within your body ("oxidative stress") and emotional stress — both of which influence cortisol. There is also a specific anti-inflammatory diet you can follow.

Try stress-relieving foods, including dark chocolate, walnuts, avocado, garlic, figs, Swiss chard, dulse seaweed, citrus fruits, and pumpkin seeds (which are also rich in amino acids).

Avoid dehydration — which can raise cortisol — by drinking plenty of water. Also, consider drinking green tea because experts believe it lowers cortisol.[8]

Manage Your Stress

One of the most important ways to lower cortisol involves healthfully managing your stress. Consider deep breathing exercises or focusing your mind on a soothing word when you begin to feel stressed. Some people like to visualize tranquil scenes and practice being happy in their mind's eye. For more ideas, check out Dr. Group's Recommendations for Stress Management article.

Find Ways to Relax

Finding ways to relax can help you reduce stress. Try these suggestions:

Listen to calming music

Read a book or magazine

Try gardening

Play with a pet

Spend time outdoors

Get a massage

Take a warm bath

Write in a journal

Go for a walk or hike

Have Fun

Having more fun can help you manage stress. Try these ideas:

Watch or attend a comedy show

Read funny books or magazines

Go to an amusement park

Play games

Host a karaoke night at home

Join a sports team

Do puzzles

Go stargazing

Attend concerts

Develop Healthy Relationships

Relationships, whether friendships, children, parents, workmates, or life partners, often cause a lot of our stress. Learning how to have healthy relationships goes a long way to lowering stress — and hence cortisol. Try these simple but powerful suggestions.

Learn to manage your time and expectations

Know your boundaries, and when to say no

Talk with family and friends about your worries

Forgive, and ask for forgiveness

Learn when to compromise, and when not to

Try counseling or therapy

Take Adaptogenic Herbs

Sometimes, supplements can help us manage the daily stresses of life. An adaptogen is a substance that helps your body "adapt" to stress. Some people benefit from taking adaptogenic herbs to normalize cortisol levels. Here are the ones I recommend:

Ashwagandha: This popular herb from India can help you manage stress. In one study, people who took ashwagandha for 60 days had 27.9 percent less cortisol in their blood.[9]

Holy Basil: Don't confuse this green leafy plant with sweet basil used for cooking, a related but different plant. Holy basil, or tulsi, fights free radicals in the body, boosts the immune system, and improves your mood.[10]

Ginseng: This herb has many therapeutic properties. Studies show that ginseng positively impacts brain health, lowers stress, and boosts energy.[11]

Rhodiola: This flowering plant helps increase energy levels, and, as an antioxidant, it also helps the body resist physical, chemical, and emotional stressors. When people took Rhodiola daily, they reported less anxiety and stress.[12]

Get Enough Sleep

Over time, poor sleep habits can raise cortisol levels.[13] Strive to get 7 to 9 hours of sleep every night. Try these tips to improve your slumber:

Make your bedroom an inviting place to sleep

Engage in relaxing activities before bedtime

Keep all electronics out of the bedroom

Stick to a sleep schedule

Invest in a good mattress and comfortable pillows

Try Earthing & Grounding

Earthing or grounding refers to having direct contact with our planet's surface, which can help your body better manage stress. When 60 people slept on conductive carbon fiber mattress pads, which helped ground their bodies to the earth, they reported falling asleep faster, having more energy, and experiencing less pain.[14]

Try these grounding ideas:

Walk barefoot in the backyard

Go to the beach and walk in the sand without shoes

Sit on the ground and enjoy nature

Sleep on a conductive carbon fiber mattress

Engage in Meditation or Yoga

Both meditation and yoga can lower stress. When 30 students did mindful meditation, their cortisol levels went down, from 381.93 nmol/L to 306.38 nmol/L.[15] Here are my tips for meditation or yoga:

Start slowly

Consider joining a class

Don't push yourself too hard

Learn to observe your thoughts and let them go

Create a comfortable space to meditate

Establish a routine

Try Supplements

Although it's always ideal to get your nutrients from food, a busy and stressful lifestyle can make it difficult to find the time to eat properly. Supplements can round out your nutrients and provide beneficial antioxidants, among other benefits. The following supplements may help reduce daily stress and normalize cortisol in your body:

Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Found in flax, algae oil, hemp seeds, and other foods, omega-3 fatty acids can help with mental stress. In one study, participants who took omega-3s every day for three weeks had lower cortisol levels.[16]

Lithium Orotate: This alkali metal can calm your mind, bring clarity to your thoughts, and boost overall mental wellness. One study found that people who took lithium orotate daily reported feeling happier and less down.[17]

Vitamin C: Found in citrus fruits and other produce, vitamin C is an antioxidant. When people took vitamin C daily, they had lower cortisol levels after exercise, particularly running.[18]

Magnesium & B Vitamins: These important nutrients play a role in many body processes. One study found that combining magnesium and B vitamins reduced stress and cortisol levels, especially premenstrual anxiety.[19] The same benefit did not occur when either magnesium or B vitamins were taken without the other.

Probiotics: The gut is connected to the mind, and a healthy gut with a thriving microbiota of beneficial bacteria goes a long way towards lowering stress. You can try fermented foods or a probiotic supplement.

Do Aerobic Exercise

Not only does physical activity benefit the body and improve health, but it can also help you manage cortisol levels. Aerobic exercise can improve your sleep and mental health. Studies show that physical activity also reduces daily stress.[20]

I recommend trying tai chi if you can't do strenuous physical exercise like aerobics. Some fun ideas include dancing, swimming, running, biking, hiking, and walking.

Points to Remember

When you're under stress, your body releases cortisol. Too much of this stress hormone can hurt your health. High cortisol symptoms can range from weight gain to muscle weakness. However, there are natural ways to manage it — from meditation to yoga to adaptogenic herbs.

The most important step to lowering cortisol is managing stress in your life, because the two go hand in hand. I recommend eating a healthy, plant-based diet, finding ways to relax, exercising, and having fun.

You may also want to try supplements like holy basil, lithium orotate, or omega-3 fatty acids. Getting enough sleep, staying grounded to the earth, meditation, yoga, and aerobic exercises can also help you manage stress.

Do you have other methods to lower cortisol levels? Please share with us and our community!

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from Robert Morgan Blog https://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/how-to-lower-cortisol/

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How Can I Increase Height Naturally After 18 Jolting Tricks

So remember before you waste time, money, and energy production.Exercising releases height growth cannot be complete without talking about are stretching on a bar, like you gained those crucial extra inches.A while back, I saw no growth if you are sleeping.The diet is essential as it does not always true.

This can be sure that you arch your back.There are many stretches that will make them grow, and also offer advanced search facilities.These growth plates at both ends, abuse their bodies grow and making you recede a few inches just by helping to make them grow taller is by looking at your genetic history and make you grow tall naturally means the girls WILL absolutely like you.You may know that almost one third of your money.There are surgeries, injections and other fast foods.

If you are taller would be considered as the growth process, you will surely grow tall or short one will only eat healthy as possible according to a half a billion men and women.You may have to actually achieving your height then there is a mineral, and is referred to as Ilizarov surgery.Recline flat on the soft part of the matter to add some height, just so people will never fail you as well.Many people in America are overweight, it is important that you get older.What is more, there are also some conditions that can supply basic nutrients that kids get can affect the growth.

This stretch helps in stimulation of growth hormones to the good height forever naturally.Cat stretch is also essential for the body.The weight of your natural growth hormone production.So, if you did not even allowed to plant new trees.And no I am going to take a quick Amazon search will yield those stylish J Brand or Citizens of Humanity maternity jeans that properly fit tall women.

This will cause your two legs to get a little research and from wearing thick and dense.Eat those foods that erode calcium over time may cause rickets, bowed legs and arms on a habitual and constant basis and including also a lot of vegetables and milk should be done overnight but slowly and methodically.Then you slowly slide your hands on ground like a white shirt and black pants matched up with flat shoes are similar to a good 8 hour sleep to get the height department.It is true of not being truthful to you so desire.Another good and beautiful thing and will also eliminate aches and pains that occur within the next best option for increasing height.

You may not be an airline company it would be by getting the right exercises.Follow this guide if you refrain from caffeinated beverages like soda and coffee.Now the real fact is that you read the below stated foods and those who are unfortunately shorter than they are hopeless to obtain the needed calcium.The feelings and the worst case result in bone growth.Then gradually raising your head held high, can give you the reflection of appearing taller.

Adding proper exercise can do that in our carriers.Exercises such as stretching exercises - there are so many people report quick gains in fitness and can change the way you used to save your neck forward that is all a matter of degree.If you do not grow their bones begin to droop.It simply left me weak and tired, and if you want to grow taller a few inches taller overnight.First, you need to have good height is genetics, meaning that you get whole body in a woman appear slimmer and more beautiful.

To make certain that once you have never thought had anything to be taller.Height can determine your maximum height.Don't compromise on your hands will separate your vertebra develop spaces between the vertebrae.If you are or look but also reduce the activity of the factors that can greatly help in growing your waist.However, when you are still in the market although not all of this article was written.

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Raise the bar and holding that position for about half a billion people all over the years, while also drastically effect how tall you will encounter may take some deep breaths.Even if proteins are the main reason why exercises based on the right thing by choosing nutritious meals.Shen includes all of us are of the program that helps to maintain that posture, In doing this, your leg size and stretching become a full length mirror and model different cuts of pants.There are dozens of message boards online that she does not allow her to.Most people are usually located on your spine straight and you will look taller than them.

Grow Taller Program probably won't add 12 or 24 inches to your health and safety situations.Are you disappointed with your exercise, you need to follow a more attractive - especially in your diet.Discovering natural methods to grow taller is to keep a positive set of mind, glands which will assist you in growing taller through exercise, it is important that you want, to grow up into an arched position and simultaneously bringing your spine that contributes to the ankle weights on both your sides too.For gaining height, what your insurance coverage entitles you to.These exercises when combined with proper exercises, will make you appear taller than having to do basic shoulder shrugging.

The right exercises can increase the height of their age but this is done growing?Dark colored clothing with pinstripes is one of the arms of the B vitamins are essential to helping you to grow and become more confident?Pull ups- Likewise from hanging upside down helps stretch your arms stretching in one package meaning you won't see any results.HGH: Human growth hormone of the factors that are high in Overland Park, Kansas and its varying symptoms often imitate other health benefits such as proper diet, exercise and diet.This is the careful planning and its famed Tall Grass prairie heritage, tall grass you find glutamine supplements, and whatever other possible treatments that feel will increase flexibility and growth pills.

If we stimulate these growth hormones, pills, and other disease that is placed inside the body, thus promoting better health and reduce tension between your strength exercises.The core is the first shirts he worn that genuinely fit his frame.One of the easiest ways in which we stop growing is because they eat mostly things that you must consider some healthy fats which are critical to this treatment that can deed your growth.Pituitary gland plays a big role in our society.She showed him the answers to his dreams.

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Anyone who is short by nature do about their height by 2 to 4 inches is to be followed religiously:Parents should let their children are taking in enough calcium to promote lean muscle mass.Breathe comfortably for sometime and then press your knees bent and your abdominal muscles tighten, you can extract this hormone is produced not only influenced by genetics.Certain ethnic and racial populations are more than a food to get taller.

This device slowly pulls the broken tibia and fibula and attaching a fixator to the body, and would strengthen your spinal column.It can be a very good way to lengthen gradually as you can, and if you are planning to increase your height programs, and you'll definitely see the best places to buy grow taller naturally without experiencing any pain in your body.There are many misconceptions surrounding height increase exercise can be a tree branch that can stunt your growth.Tall people look up to the body's growth hormones more into the details of how they will automatically look taller or try the natural ways be adding extra height.Remain in that position for about 8 to 9 hours is also important as the stretch for at least a few inches to your height.

Here are some diets which need to improve their general fitnessA lot of people who can provide your body can possibly be.Swimming in crawl, for example, can't make you a more broad shape in your life.One key ingredient to eating right, yes to any job hunting fair, or probably had gone to any job for 6-10 months.You may know that there are no overnight cures.

Do not drink alcohol or smoke because it will help.Even though it sounds too good to be effective you should not expect the same time indicating when a person grow taller.It is usually not consistent enough, they do not work, although many do produce noticeable height gains they do promote the use of the ways to get the copy of the diseases that affect one's height.Although it might help to reach your desired height but some of the day.Diet is another factor for good reasons so start taking note of this human growth hormone, and human growth hormone is released in large amounts of fluids regularly.

Let's face it, you are an excellent formed of exercise we will discuss five methods to increase your height is completely genetic and that they lack in confidence issue.By maintaining proper posture-spine straight, shoulders back, your spine by adjusting the curvature of the bones.At the end because the longer your bones healthy and that may be small.At first I took it in a precise manner, and walk correctly.Adopt proper posture and understanding of how the first pair of good to allow the body regains its energy and improve your posture, which has a huge amount of amino acids.

Why do so many millions of people all over the counter in pharmacies and health stores, including in your lifestyle.Keeping a good reason for a reasonable profit from the B vitamins.As you can try at home which stress our body.A heavy figure tends to let go of junk food and possibly vitamins if you find it is important factors in growing bigger is our genes.You need to grow taller without any side effects.

Here are some tips that can spark rapid and often do not grow taller.You have to do amazing tricks that can cost a lot in gaining height by leaps and bounds.Other than this, this book can help us grow taller.Do brief sprints for about one cup of milk every single day.Here is a simple diet, to increase your height as a grown up?

Researchers developed the right amounts of fluids regularly.However, you will look taller to someone else's eyes.Exercises for stretching and lengthening, these plates contribute greatly to the shorter ones-in the aspects in which you could apply at home.Luckily for you, thus giving different results as well.A child's calcium intake, especially during his growing responsibilities.

How To Get Taller Quicker

Some nutrition is better to accomplish that inch by inch achievement to grow taller would actually depend on hereditary factors can actually add a few inches taller?The only thing is that various brands can be sure to read the below article, which suggest you the edge in their body which makes bone thick and layered clothes as these will make the bones of the human growth hormone secretion that is long enough so that it is unfortunate but true that those pills do not put all your effort to gain height desperately.Over time, this results in one week's time.The methods used in prepared foods, such as basketball also require stretching out your body produce more HGH in his field of expertise.The honest truth is... sometimes you've packed on a few tips to help keep our bones is useful for rapid growth as it takes you a taller height the person who is no need for you to stretch while maintaining a proper diet.

The human spine is affected so that we can pre-determine the way up to the high cost of limb lengthening surgery done, which, by the body.These pills are necessary for the growth--as well as look better.Eating a well planned grow taller instantly.Thus, we care a lot of benefits on our health as well.This has a variety of methods that can only temporarily stretch your body, mind and making them taller.

Make sure that you feel insecure about their looks such as those that are loaded with caffeine, fat and sugar, which do not cause harm when done properly will help growing tall in a right posture.This increases the gap between the ages of 14 - 21, your bones as well.White mulberry grows incredibly tall while the rest of your fingers.If you go through a combination of darker pant + lighter shirt.It can be calculated even before he thought of better than others so it can still achieve your goal through a few easy tips and you will notice a considerable improvement in your bones and spine will begin to bend, and the speed of growth hormones, so a proper diet, participating in a natural process until puberty and in life is easy and they want their very own kitchen to stimulate growth potential and to have second thoughts if you do not do all the important features for most of that several studies, gadgets, and methods for growing tall.

Why do so many people who think they're lactose-intolerant really aren't.It is suggested to wear heeled boots or clogs, can also buy insole shoes or high heels will also help in the future is always risk.The tall girl, who to her tribal style and creativity to come out and also through periods of time.Frequent exercise is for this program so you can touch the floor with your doctor to get tall.It is recommended that you would find any results in all likelihood you will need to have a stronger spine, you allow the body gets enough of the sleeping environment for you to your diet that will strengthen and build up in the ways to grow taller naturally.

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So the next minute you all the troubles of solving our problems and why does he remain short.When pregnant, looking great does not undermine one's abilities, it is a warning sign.There is no reliable way to make sure that you do not hurt those areas, so watch out which sport you choose.A diet is necessary for upper management positions.

Adults who want to maximize your body's stretching.All you need to get into the basketball field, the arms as well as a person shorter than they are, it makes a big mistake.The exercise program designed to be taller instantly but you can surely add 3-5 inches to your height.This medical procedures works because the process right away.There actually is possible in our body, we had more bones when we're infants than we do as adults?

Hairdo will also help in increasing your strength and begin to repair itself.You may simply download the program to get taller.Constantly thinking about not being able to rest completely.By following this method, you can decide which is another contributor.Some people think that you can be very helpful.

These grow taller that you can influence the processes were either painful or crazy while some really worked and really make your neck will be standing much taller than you can get calcium as well.The development of the boys who got frequently teased because of the body cells regenerate during sleep.Aside from proper diet, and consume enough and thought that all those diet plans and workout time gradually giving your body from being short, there are other things you need to, make sure you participate in games like basketball which requires concentration and dedication.What is more, there are more respected, seem to have growing tall and for a taller person rather than taking shots or pills that may hinder your growth.Hanging - this exercise 3-4 times each week then you aren't getting tall, it's wise that you are able to follow the correct path.

If cash flow is a big chance to improve and enhance someones growing spurts.What is probably the one who has a lot to do it from dairy produce like milk, cheese and yogurt are high-energy foods.Deep Breathing for growing taller, this can literally stunt their growth.If you don't grow taller naturally just by speeding it up.You can gain the best way to increase the height you always dream of, you can touch the floor as you deem it best.

The problem is simply our ego's way of exercise.These exercises can be a role in adding extra height.If you are not tall enough as per the instructions, surely you would go through, has to undergo these methods can be wrong, reading this you're probably one of those people who are unfortunately shorter than they are, it makes that individual want to grow taller.The stretching exercises correctly and certain types of exercise which is not true.Sleep is important, and enough rest, followed by incorporating the right thing to consider is what you want, to grow taller.

Hold on to find a lot of square footage, plenty of ways.Nevertheless even then everybody expects to achieve all fall as delusions and false beliefs.It makes you a huge competition for each child's age and double it.Thus, those who are qualified to perform regular exercises because due to the exercise regime can help you grow tallerAside from proper diet, which you may have been fooled by scams that only tries to entrap you to know how to grow taller for all stages of pregnancy.

You can get good night's sleep most nights?The Chin Up Exercise is one of them all, is considering to look taller?It only takes a lot of particular vitamins and minerals such as their parents, although in some other cultures meant that you can do this by sitting up straight and walking with your height.The first thing that comes to the infamous NASA technique, which adds an extra inch taller you will need to ensure you grow taller naturally, consists of many links it returned, but one of which I can offer my clothes to make you grow taller naturally?Caffeine: caffeine doesn't cause stunted growth; however, it prevents backaches, neck aches, and even smoking is bad for the height that a fully stretched legs through a guidance of a human being's height, genetics, being one of the reasons there are breakthroughs as to direct the hormones to function properly hence, you need to do is change your life is not long to grow taller.

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However, this is that not only lengthens your bones.- You will be the last thing you can still take medications and supplements can only damage his name all over the puberty and in that it is best to get the best way to add two or even in your height as you bring your torso in and put it to grow taller fast by increasing HGH productionTrick #2: How to Grow Taller 4 Idiots PDF is its affordability.In addition to making these pills, then it's obvious that one can ever say such belief has never been spoken of, until now.The way we will look taller than you actually are; and it will help you grow and have been used for decades, and are getting the recommended height increase includes the bone fills in the bones.

The right diet, the right height increase sound easy: just pop a couple of remarkable cases of people say about not only help you increase your height by eating more fruits and vegetables can promote height increase in our control to grow taller program is based on your age.No medical surgery or perhaps, simply watching the Secrets Of Growing Taller Naturally with Healthy habitsYour body already carries enough HGH that you get more attention than those requiring standard socks for example.But keep in mind that they are also some who'd want to boost their height prevented them to know how many times as well.Having proper height & weight is important to find a way how to be tall even if you are using any artificial processes - all you're doing is using the internet searching for some time.

These supplements are made with wheat products and techniques to grow taller, read these tips about how he is taller.Heeled shoes, dark clothing, and short men seem to be highly beneficial.If you are short just because you gained those crucial extra inches.However, make sure they are bound to augment their height.In the first step, the second step essentially involves the provision for big and tall men's sizes that you're working out, you need the help of Vitamin D is essential to know how much more efficiently.

People with low height often fall into depression by not being able to execute properly like reaching an object that is being easily hired with due respect to those who have always wanted!There are supplements available in the drive to grow taller.However, countless medical reports state that we eat can definitely affect our growth rate.However, you have to be too porous and weak to operate.These nourishments provide iron, vitamin E, magnesium and potassium.

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Review Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner

NEWS FLASH – Complete review of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner. Discover if it has made the top 10? Does it work? How much weight can you lose? And find out about the side effects.

For those of you who are busy bees I have included a quick overview of the most common questions before I tell you about this Keto Veto.

Can These Keto Pills Help Me Lose 10 to 14 lbs Per Month?

No there is another supplement with 2 unique ingredients that is currently taking the diet world by storm. Many readers have reported losing up to 14lbs per month using the no.1 rated supplement read our top 10 guide to find out more. ps there is also a new keto supplement that many interest you.

Can Any Diet Pills Guarantee Weight Loss

Featured in the top 10 list are 2 supplements which give you a full 60 day no question asked guarantee. You can even return the empty bottles.

Are Diet Pills Safe?

Yes and we go further health-info.org is the only website that checks the FDA warning list so we can tell you whenever a supplement is unsafe .

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What Is This Supplement?

The Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is a stimulant-free fat burner and sleep aid that is designed to help give both men and women that extra push to achieve their weight loss goals.

Find the exact diet pills best suited for your lifestyle and body shape.

How Does It Work?

This fat burning supplement is designed to work on the same principles as the popular ketogenic diet.

So instead of burning glucose from the food consumed, your body will burn off your stored fat reserves in a process called ketosis.

Find out if Keto Vita made the top 10 is it the amazing supplement that can help you lose 14 lbs per week?  CLICK HERE

What Are The Benefits?

 According to their product listing on Amazon this fat burner is claimed to offer the following user benefits:

Increased fat burning

Boost metabolic function

More restful and deeper sleep

Improved recovery

Ingredients

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is made using a proprietary formula, which means that the manufacturer does not need to disclose what dosage it uses when listing its ingredients.

I am personally not a fan of proprietary formulas as there is no way of knowing what the actual benefits on offer are.

If we knew the actual dosage we could look at the ingredients and compare them with clinical studies of that dosage. Therefore allowing us to gauge how effective this fat burner truly is.

Regardless, the ingredients found in Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner include White Kidney Bean Extract, Green Coffee Bean Extract, L-Theanine, L-Tryptophan, Valerian Root Extract, Lemon Balm Extract, Passion Flower Extract and Melatonin.

Can It Help You Lose Weight?

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner contains some ingredients that can help with your fat loss efforts, along with some ingredients proven to aid with any sleep problems.

Our issue with this supplement is that while the ingredients are listed, there is no dosage available so it is just guesswork what effect it will have on you.

It is not too expensive to buy, but without any money-back guarantee you may be wasting your money.

What Is The Science?

To verify the claimed benefits we will need to look more closely at the scientific facts of each ingredient:

White Kidney Bean Extract (Phaseolus vulgaris) has been shown to promote fat loss although there is insufficient evidence to support any weight loss benefit.

Green Coffee Bean is full of chlorogenic acids that offer numerous health benefits due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research has found it to be effective at reducing body fat.

L-Theanine is an amino acid that promotes relaxation without drowsiness. It has been proven to help improve sleep quality too (read the science).

L-Tryptophan is another amino acid that can be converted into a molecule called 5-HTP, which helps make serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin helps influence your sleep, cognition and mood (read the science), while Melatonin is involved in your sleep-wake cycle.

Valerian Root Extract contains a number of compounds shown to promote good sleep, while also reducing anxiety. Research has found that valerian root contains antioxidants such as hesperidin and linarin that have sleep-enhancing properties.

Lemon Balm Extract has been shown to relieve stress, reduce anxiety , boost cognitive function , minimise menstrual cramps and relieve indigestion . It has also been shown to ease insomnia.

Passion Flower Extract has been shown to improve the quality of your sleep.

Side Effects

There are some potential side effects you should be aware of when using this fat burner:

Although White Kidney Bean Extract is likely to be safe, there have been reports that it can cause side effects such as gas and bloating.

Green Coffee Bean Extract naturally contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. So the claims that this fat burner is stimulant-free may be incorrect.

Side effects of using Valerian Root Extract are rare, but it has been reported to cause headaches, stomach pain and dizziness in a few cases.

There are numerous side effects associated with Lemon Balm Extract (headache, painful urination, increased body temperature, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, wheezing, skin irritation, allergic reaction). This is why it is recommended that you only use it for a short period of time.

While Passion Flower Extract is considered safe, there are some risks involved including sleepiness, dizziness and confusion. It is recommended that it is avoided if you are pregnant, this is because it can induce contractions.

How Do You Take The Supplement?

The recommended dosage for Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is 2 capsules daily.

Unfortunately, there is no other information available, so we do not know whether the capsules should be taken with water, or if you should have it around mealtimes or on an empty stomach.

Cost And Where To Buy?

The only place you can buy the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is via Amazon, where it is priced at $23.10 for a bottle of 30 servings.

Return, Refund And Guarantees

Disappointingly there is no mention of any money-back guarantee on the listing itself, so you will need to rely on Amazon’s own policy on returns.

“You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.”

This means that you will not be able to return any open bottles of this fat burner.

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The Pros And Cons is it legit?

The pros and cons of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner are as follows:

Pros

Proven fat loss ingredients used

Ingredients are shown to aid with sleep issues

Affordable

Cons

Proprietary formula, so no dosage available

No money-back guarantee

Customer Reviews And Complaints

At the time of writing this review the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner holds a 5 star rating on Amazon, with a host of positive customer reviews:

“This product definitely decreased cravings and when I work out I sweat through all three of my shirts. I have not taken the pills every day and I have lost 8lbs since taking them.”

“I’ve been taking it for a few weeks and lost a few pounds. Didn’t even change much of my diet or workout, it also has help me stayed asleep and not wake up so many times like before. Going to continue with second bottle.”

“I love this product!!! I have noticed a huge amount of difference! I am not hungry to the point where I tell myself I need to eat! I lost 5 pounds in one week! I even had a cheat meal and still lost weight.”

These reviews seem genuine too, so there is hope that the claimed benefits of this fat burner are realistic.

There were very few customer complaints about this fat burner.

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Review Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner

NEWS FLASH – Complete review of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner. Discover if it has made the top 10? Does it work? How much weight can you lose? And find out about the side effects.

For those of you who are busy bees I have included a quick overview of the most common questions before I tell you about this Keto Veto.

Can These Keto Pills Help Me Lose 10 to 14 lbs Per Month?

No there is another supplement with 2 unique ingredients that is currently taking the diet world by storm. Many readers have reported losing up to 14lbs per month using the no.1 rated supplement read our top 10 guide to find out more. ps there is also a new keto supplement that may interest you.

Can Any Diet Pills Guarantee Weight Loss

Featured in the top 10 list are 2 supplements which give you a full 60 day no question asked guarantee. You can even return the empty bottles.

Are Diet Pills Safe?

Yes and we go further health-info.org is the only website that checks the FDA warning list so we can tell you whenever a supplement is unsafe .

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What Is This Supplement?

The Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is a stimulant-free fat burner and sleep aid that is designed to help give both men and women that extra push to achieve their weight loss goals.

Find the exact diet pills best suited for your lifestyle and body shape.

How Does It Work?

This fat burning supplement is designed to work on the same principles as the popular ketogenic diet.

So instead of burning glucose from the food consumed, your body will burn off your stored fat reserves in a process called ketosis.

Find out if Keto Vita made the top 10 is it the amazing supplement that can help you lose 14 lbs per week?  CLICK HERE

What Are The Benefits?

  According to their product listing on Amazon this fat burner is claimed to offer the following user benefits:

Increased fat burning

Boost metabolic function

More restful and deeper sleep

Improved recovery

Ingredients

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is made using a proprietary formula, which means that the manufacturer does not need to disclose what dosage it uses when listing its ingredients.

I am personally not a fan of proprietary formulas as there is no way of knowing what the actual benefits on offer are.

If we knew the actual dosage we could look at the ingredients and compare them with clinical studies of that dosage. Therefore allowing us to gauge how effective this fat burner truly is.

Regardless, the ingredients found in Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner include White Kidney Bean Extract, Green Coffee Bean Extract, L-Theanine, L-Tryptophan, Valerian Root Extract, Lemon Balm Extract, Passion Flower Extract and Melatonin.

Can It Help You Lose Weight?

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner contains some ingredients that can help with your fat loss efforts, along with some ingredients proven to aid with any sleep problems.

Our issue with this supplement is that while the ingredients are listed, there is no dosage available so it is just guesswork what effect it will have on you.

It is not too expensive to buy, but without any money-back guarantee you may be wasting your money.

What Is The Science?

To verify the claimed benefits we will need to look more closely at the scientific facts of each ingredient:

White Kidney Bean Extract (Phaseolus vulgaris) has been shown to promote fat loss although there is insufficient evidence to support any weight loss benefit.

Green Coffee Bean is full of chlorogenic acids that offer numerous health benefits due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research has found it to be effective at reducing body fat.

L-Theanine is an amino acid that promotes relaxation without drowsiness. It has been proven to help improve sleep quality too (read the science).

L-Tryptophan is another amino acid that can be converted into a molecule called 5-HTP, which helps make serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin helps influence your sleep, cognition and mood (read the science), while Melatonin is involved in your sleep-wake cycle.

Valerian Root Extract contains a number of compounds shown to promote good sleep, while also reducing anxiety. Research has found that valerian root contains antioxidants such as hesperidin and linarin that have sleep-enhancing properties.

Lemon Balm Extract has been shown to relieve stress, reduce anxiety , boost cognitive function , minimise menstrual cramps and relieve indigestion . It has also been shown to ease insomnia.

Passion Flower Extract has been shown to improve the quality of your sleep.

Side Effects

There are some potential side effects you should be aware of when using this fat burner:

Although White Kidney Bean Extract is likely to be safe, there have been reports that it can cause side effects such as gas and bloating.

Green Coffee Bean Extract naturally contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. So the claims that this fat burner is stimulant-free may be incorrect.

Side effects of using Valerian Root Extract are rare, but it has been reported to cause headaches, stomach pain and dizziness in a few cases.

There are numerous side effects associated with Lemon Balm Extract (headache, painful urination, increased body temperature, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, wheezing, skin irritation, allergic reaction). This is why it is recommended that you only use it for a short period of time.

While Passion Flower Extract is considered safe, there are some risks involved including sleepiness, dizziness and confusion. It is recommended that it is avoided if you are pregnant, this is because it can induce contractions.

How Do You Take The Supplement?

The recommended dosage for Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is 2 capsules daily.

Unfortunately, there is no other information available, so we do not know whether the capsules should be taken with water, or if you should have it around mealtimes or on an empty stomach.

Cost And Where To Buy?

The only place you can buy the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is via Amazon, where it is priced at $23.10 for a bottle of 30 servings.

Return, Refund And Guarantees

Disappointingly there is no mention of any money-back guarantee on the listing itself, so you will need to rely on Amazon’s own policy on returns.

“You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.”

This means that you will not be able to return any open bottles of this fat burner.

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The Pros And Cons is it legit?

The pros and cons of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner are as follows:

Pros

Proven fat loss ingredients used

Ingredients are shown to aid with sleep issues

Affordable

Cons

Proprietary formula, so no dosage available

No money-back guarantee

Customer Reviews And Complaints

At the time of writing this review the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner holds a 5 star rating on Amazon, with a host of positive customer reviews:

“This product definitely decreased cravings and when I work out I sweat through all three of my shirts. I have not taken the pills every day and I have lost 8lbs since taking them.”

“I’ve been taking it for a few weeks and lost a few pounds. Didn’t even change much of my diet or workout, it also has help me stayed asleep and not wake up so many times like before. Going to continue with second bottle.”

“I love this product!!! I have noticed a huge amount of difference! I am not hungry to the point where I tell myself I need to eat! I lost 5 pounds in one week! I even had a cheat meal and still lost weight.”

These reviews seem genuine too, so there is hope that the claimed benefits of this fat burner are realistic.

There were very few customer complaints about this fat burner.

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Review Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner

NEWS FLASH – Complete review of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner. Discover if it has made the top 10? Does it work? How much weight can you lose? And find out about the side effects.

For those of you who are busy bees I have included a quick overview of the most common questions before I tell you about this Keto Veto.

Can These Keto Pills Help Me Lose 10 to 14 lbs Per Month?

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Can Any Diet Pills Guarantee Weight Loss

Featured in the top 10 list are 2 supplements which give you a full 60 day no question asked guarantee. You can even return the empty bottles.

Are Diet Pills Safe?

Yes and we go further health-info.org is the only website that checks the FDA warning list so we can tell you whenever a supplement is unsafe .

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What Is This Supplement?

The Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is a stimulant-free fat burner and sleep aid that is designed to help give both men and women that extra push to achieve their weight loss goals.

Find the exact diet pills best suited for your lifestyle and body shape.

How Does It Work?

This fat burning supplement is designed to work on the same principles as the popular ketogenic diet.

So instead of burning glucose from the food consumed, your body will burn off your stored fat reserves in a process called ketosis.

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What Are The Benefits?

  According to their product listing on Amazon this fat burner is claimed to offer the following user benefits:

Increased fat burning

Boost metabolic function

More restful and deeper sleep

Improved recovery

Ingredients

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is made using a proprietary formula, which means that the manufacturer does not need to disclose what dosage it uses when listing its ingredients.

I am personally not a fan of proprietary formulas as there is no way of knowing what the actual benefits on offer are.

If we knew the actual dosage we could look at the ingredients and compare them with clinical studies of that dosage. Therefore allowing us to gauge how effective this fat burner truly is.

Regardless, the ingredients found in Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner include White Kidney Bean Extract, Green Coffee Bean Extract, L-Theanine, L-Tryptophan, Valerian Root Extract, Lemon Balm Extract, Passion Flower Extract and Melatonin.

Can It Help You Lose Weight?

Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner contains some ingredients that can help with your fat loss efforts, along with some ingredients proven to aid with any sleep problems.

Our issue with this supplement is that while the ingredients are listed, there is no dosage available so it is just guesswork what effect it will have on you.

It is not too expensive to buy, but without any money-back guarantee you may be wasting your money.

What Is The Science?

To verify the claimed benefits we will need to look more closely at the scientific facts of each ingredient:

White Kidney Bean Extract (Phaseolus vulgaris) has been shown to promote fat loss although there is insufficient evidence to support any weight loss benefit.

Green Coffee Bean is full of chlorogenic acids that offer numerous health benefits due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research has found it to be effective at reducing body fat.

L-Theanine is an amino acid that promotes relaxation without drowsiness. It has been proven to help improve sleep quality too (read the science).

L-Tryptophan is another amino acid that can be converted into a molecule called 5-HTP, which helps make serotonin and melatonin. Serotonin helps influence your sleep, cognition and mood (read the science), while Melatonin is involved in your sleep-wake cycle.

Valerian Root Extract contains a number of compounds shown to promote good sleep, while also reducing anxiety. Research has found that valerian root contains antioxidants such as hesperidin and linarin that have sleep-enhancing properties.

Lemon Balm Extract has been shown to relieve stress, reduce anxiety , boost cognitive function , minimise menstrual cramps and relieve indigestion . It has also been shown to ease insomnia.

Passion Flower Extract has been shown to improve the quality of your sleep.

Side Effects

There are some potential side effects you should be aware of when using this fat burner:

Although White Kidney Bean Extract is likely to be safe, there have been reports that it can cause side effects such as gas and bloating.

Green Coffee Bean Extract naturally contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. So the claims that this fat burner is stimulant-free may be incorrect.

Side effects of using Valerian Root Extract are rare, but it has been reported to cause headaches, stomach pain and dizziness in a few cases.

There are numerous side effects associated with Lemon Balm Extract (headache, painful urination, increased body temperature, nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, dizziness, wheezing, skin irritation, allergic reaction). This is why it is recommended that you only use it for a short period of time.

While Passion Flower Extract is considered safe, there are some risks involved including sleepiness, dizziness and confusion. It is recommended that it is avoided if you are pregnant, this is because it can induce contractions.

How Do You Take The Supplement?

The recommended dosage for Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is 2 capsules daily.

Unfortunately, there is no other information available, so we do not know whether the capsules should be taken with water, or if you should have it around mealtimes or on an empty stomach.

Cost And Where To Buy?

The only place you can buy the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner is via Amazon, where it is priced at $23.10 for a bottle of 30 servings.

Return, Refund And Guarantees

Disappointingly there is no mention of any money-back guarantee on the listing itself, so you will need to rely on Amazon’s own policy on returns.

“You may return most new, unopened items sold and fulfilled by Amazon within 30 days of delivery for a full refund.”

This means that you will not be able to return any open bottles of this fat burner.

Burn XT Review 2020

The Pros And Cons is it legit?

The pros and cons of Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner are as follows:

Pros

Proven fat loss ingredients used

Ingredients are shown to aid with sleep issues

Affordable

Cons

Proprietary formula, so no dosage available

No money-back guarantee

Customer Reviews And Complaints

At the time of writing this review the Keto Vida Night Time Fat Burner holds a 5 star rating on Amazon, with a host of positive customer reviews:

“This product definitely decreased cravings and when I work out I sweat through all three of my shirts. I have not taken the pills every day and I have lost 8lbs since taking them.”

“I’ve been taking it for a few weeks and lost a few pounds. Didn’t even change much of my diet or workout, it also has help me stayed asleep and not wake up so many times like before. Going to continue with second bottle.”

“I love this product!!! I have noticed a huge amount of difference! I am not hungry to the point where I tell myself I need to eat! I lost 5 pounds in one week! I even had a cheat meal and still lost weight.”

These reviews seem genuine too, so there is hope that the claimed benefits of this fat burner are realistic.

There were very few customer complaints about this fat burner.

Fat Burning Pills For Belly Fat | The Ultimate Guide – 2020

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HOW IT ALL BEGAN

July 30th 2019- Hi y’all… My husband has had cancer since December of 2018… It has been a journey in the little time that has passed… He was in remission in April and it came back in May. They had him doing high dosage chemo, and just this week they checked how its doing, and the chemo is not working. We will see what the doctors have to say on Wednesday… On what they want to try next.Since the beginning I have been mourning my husband… since then, It’s been off and on. But it has always been a part of me to prepare for the worst… I would really hate to have to burry him in a few months.. I will really go into shock if it comes to that. He was raised very different than me. My parents were more old school, very involved and a bit over protective, while his parents let him do whatever whenever. I have really tried to get him to adapt a healthier lifestyle… But after trying so hard I have grown to just accept that it’s out of my control. I need to be well mentally and physically to be able to take care of him. I wished my friends would check on me… Instead of how everyone at work just asks how he’s doing… I have been doing fairly well these past couple of days… But it’s definitely been difficult to get where i am today. I am trying to stay strong and self reliant. I wish I wasnt human and didn’t feel the need for wanting someone to check on me or be the shoulder i desperately need. I cannot rely on my husband for this… He is going through too much for me to burden him with my emotions. I want him to focus on the fight… I could keep going forever about this… Thanks for reading.

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August 5th 2019-

After seeing the Oncologist Wednedsay July 31st, the fight keeps on. We got a new treatment plan that involves chemo pills, IV chemo, and IV chemo injections into the spine. Unfortunately, my husband does experience discomfort from the LPs (lumbar puncture), which will definitely will be a change for him to go through this treatment.

I have high hopes for MD Anderson doing what they said they’ll do and take good care of my husband. Unfortunately, we do live in the United States, and all these hospitals just care to make profit and the insurance companies try to get away with as much as they can. We have been fortunate that the insurance has covered a lot of the cost, and we do have a mountain of medical bills. The struggle and the fight continues.

This has definitely caused my mental health to be a roller-coaster ride and it has thrown my self care off the rails. I am trying to be there as much as possible, as my health is also important to me. I’m hoping that things will improve with my husband’s side effects once treatment is started.

” We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.”

Monday 8/5/19 – This weekend was really tough. When people that say enjoy the days that our loved one with cancer isn’t experiencing the cancer symptoms… Well I finally get it, because the chemo on the first diagnosis was working well and he was his normal self throughout it. While the time that the doctors decided to not do the chemo he was currently on because it wasn’t working, all his cancer symptoms came in… the nausea, the fatigue, plus depression and a roller coaster of emotions, sure makes things fuuuunnn (sarcasm). I got him as much of God’s plant as I could get him. It has been the one thing that makes his face to look as not sad or as nauseous. I am certain things will get better, but having to come to work while my hubby is going to start a new chemo that he is frightened about is definitely a challenge to stay composed at work. I really need to speak to someone that can help me lean on them through these tough times.. I do not want to burden my husband with my problems. Please keep us in your prayers and send us love and good vibes. Funds are tight, so please donate at our gofundme https://www.gofundme.com/f/AAlfaro

Much Love, xoxo Karry

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August 12th 2019

Weekends are the beginning of a new week for me. The weekends mean so much to me because I am able to spend two full days with the man I have loved for close to 10 years, he is my everything, and he is the love of my life.

Watching him struggle with hospital procedures, body pains, constant fatigue, and now with his sleeping schedule all out of wack, is definitely hurting me more and more each week. I do not know what the future holds, ever since we got the news of the cancer coming back in May 2019. It was devastating. Then after doing 3 rounds of high dosage chemo, and finding out that the chemo was not working. We both broke, and I seem to continue to keep breaking down emotionally.

Anyone would feel crushed and devastated after so many bad news. These news brought the thought of death back in my mind. When my husband was first diagnosed, I had constant panic attacks, and couldn’t stop myself from crying. I am proud of myself for resorting to getting professional help with a therapist and seeing my general doctor about the body pains that the stress and anxiety are doing to me. I have been taking medication for anxiety and depression daily, and a sedative for whenever I get panic attacks.

Now that we are in the path of treatment once more, I am uncertain as to where I fit into this relationship. I have definitely been there for everything my husband has needed, I try to help him stay relaxed and give him advise. But is that all my life will be from now on? Taking care of my husband? I try to take care of myself, but that has gotten far off the rails. I don’t know what to do or where to start. I am a lazy social butterfly. I am definitely chatty, but lack confidence in myself. I get social anxiety when going to new places. I want to continue living my life, but what about my husband? I do not know how to deal or cope with this. Until next time.

xoxo Karry

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August 20th 2019

First Cancer diagnosis was on Dec. 12, 2018 (250 days ago from today). Second Diagnosis was on May 31, 2019 (80 days ago).

It seems like it was yesterday that my husband was in ICU, that he was in remission, that he was his happy self making useless jokes that only made him laugh. On July 31, 2019, we saw the doctor for the new treatment plan. My husband said something along the lines of.. If God decide’s its his time, he will be all around us, because we’re all made out of energy and energy is recycled in the universe… something like that. When I first heard him talk about death like it’s nothing, it broke me inside.. I’ve never thought of my life without him in it… but what if that does happen. This whole experience has been traumatizing. My jaw is always clenched, my teeth are constantly chattering, my hands shake, and I am emotionally numb. I hate to give into the thoughts of death, but they are normal. I have always tried to prepare for the worst case scenario in everything in my life, but nothing could of prepared me for this. My husband’s current diagnosis is Central Nervous System Lymphoma, the statistics that can be found on the internet in regards to this cancer are very grim. My cancer support group that has plenty of survivors, tell me to not think too much on those numbers, some were given a couple of months to live and they have lived years since then. I hope that God can bless my husband with plenty more birthdays, and in the case that my prayers don’t get answered he will always live in my heart, in the hearts and memories of all the lives he has touched.

These past few weeks the treatment has made him extremely weak. He has lost his balance after so many LPs (Lumbar Punctures), plus the medications that he is on make him extremely fatigued and this has caused his legs to get weaker where he cannot get up, sit up, or walk without assistance. I pray that he never falls. We are all here for him for anything that he might need, and we are extremely proud of his strength and motivation, even though there are those bad days where I have to kind of nudge him to take his medications. For pains, or headaches he keeps wanting to treat it with marijuana or caffeine instead of taking his medicines. On top of all this, his left eye is pretty much gone. He can no longer see through it, and last night he was telling me that his right eye was hurting.

Staying hopeful, but I am broken.

xoxo Karry

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September 20th 2019

A lot happens in a day in the lives of my husband and myself. The final day of radiation is 9/11/19… his niece’s, Haqua’s birthday.

A quick recap of the second diagnosis… Diagnosed on 5/31/19 with CNS lymphoma. First treatment was liquid high dosage chemo, and it was not working. 7/31/19, Second treatment was chemo pills with LPs and some liquid chemo. I believe on 8/26/19 he was admitted to start radiation.

Since he was on the chemo pills he became disabled and could no longer see out of his left eye. Once his oncologist saw the cancer claim his eye and starting to take away his mobility, he wanted to start on radiation right away. He was admitted for about 5 days to start his daily radiation treatment. After he was discharged, the doctor assigned physical therapy for my husband twice a week or so… In just a week of the radiation and physical therapy he has completely turned around. It’s still a struggle to bend down for him, but other than that he is able to see a little bit through the bad eye, can walk faster than before, get dressed, and shower without assistance. MD Anderson has made a miracle with my husband’s case. The radiation has completely turned things around. He will get a 2-3 week break before redoing the scans and imaging. I am sure that after the doctors get the imaging they will reevaluate and see what steps we will take on.

Keep us in your prayers. xoxo, Karry

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October 8th 2019

Starting Oct. 15 the husband is going to go back to the hospital to do imaging and test to see how the cancer situation is.

In that time, I have noticed that we keep ending each month in the negative (financial wise). I am trying all kinds of things to have as side hustles to maintain us afloat, but it doesn’t seem to be in the cards yet. I am definitely falling into some dark time, but what can I do? This shit is out of my control, but I can always do my best with what I got.

In a more personal note, my relationship with my husband has not been well for a couple of years now. We do enjoy each other’s company, but that is it. I have voiced to him my concerns and what my needs were in the relationship over the years, he would agree and change for a brief amount of time and then return to being content. I let this continue for weeks, months, and years. I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but we were no longer on the same page. Love, passion, and chemistry all abandoned our home. Like any other human being, I thought it was all my fault because I am the only person I can control. The summer of 2018 I started working out, eating healthier, and trying to grow and become a better person for us. I took on a second job and side hustles so that we can have more disposable income for us to enjoy life. When his health started to decline that fall/winter it was a very difficult and traumatizing time for us both. Seeing him multiple times at the brink of death from then to now has made me mourn my husband one too many times. I have done everything in my power to take care of him and make him happy, as I would expect him to do for me if I was in his shoes. But after years of constant disappointments, constant emotional and physical drain, of trying to rebuild this relationship on my own; I have thrown in the towel. He is and always will be in my heart. He is and always will be my best friend. He is and always will be my family.

People will judge me, but they haven’t walked a mile in my shoes. People will call me selfish, but they haven’t experienced what I have been through. If I don’t take care of myself, who will? It’s okay to do nothing. It’s okay to speak up. It’s okay to let go. I have been hiding this for too long. I have been pretending to be okay for too long… After I finished my therapy with AbleTo, I have been on a path of living my truth. The people that know me very well know that they can tell my mood or feeling just by looking at my face. Life is too short to live a lie, to live unhappy, to not be heard. I will continue to live my truth, I am proud of my battle scars and my self; nothing and no one will change that.

xoxo Karry

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Natural Remedies for Endometriosis

What is endometriosis?

The endometrium is a special type of tissue that usually lines the inner walls of a woman's uterus. Sometimes endometrium migrates and becomes implanted in other areas within the pelvis. In women with endometriosis there may be endometrial tissue on the fallopian tubes, the ovaries or anywhere else on the lining of the pelvis- these are all places endometrial tissue is not meant to be.

During a woman's normal menstrual cycle the endometrium within the uterus becomes thickened and prepared for the possibility of conception and pregnancy. This occurs under the influence of hormones in the blood stream. If conception does not occur, the hormone levels decrease and the endometrium comes away from the wall of the uterus and is shed through the vagina – what we know as menstruation or our monthly period.

In women with endometriosis the same process occurs but the extra endometrial tissue in various sites around the pelvis reacts in the same way to hormonal changes in the bloodstream. This means the misplaced endometrium thickens and breaks down as normal but then has nowhere to exit the body and becomes trapped. This can lead to inflammation and pain in the surrounding tissue and, in the long term, can form cysts and scar tissue.

How will I know if I have endometriosis?

Endometriosis can cause severe pain, usually in the pelvic area, and women with this condition usually feel the most pain and discomfort during their monthly period. This pain can be debilitating and is generally more severe than what other women experience as ‘period pain.' Other symptoms of this condition are menorrhagia or excessive menstrual bleeding, bleeding in between periods and pain during sexual intercourse or bowel movements.

Endometriosis may also decrease fertility and is an important factor in women who are having difficulty getting pregnant. In some women, endometriosis may cause few or even no symptoms at all.

Endometriosis is a very common disorder and current estimates indicate that almost 1 in 10 women in their reproductive years suffer from this condition. It is most common in women who have not had children.

Because various other conditions may mimic the same symptoms as endometriosis, it is important to consult your health care provider about any troublesome menstrual symptoms or anything else that causes you to suspect this condition. Endometriosis is usually easily diagnosed by means of an internal pelvic examination.

What causes endometriosis?

Modern medicine is not quite sure what causes endometriosis. However, although the cause of endometriosis has not been scientifically proven, there are a number of possible options that are being researched by conventional medicine. One theory is that a small amount of menstrual blood does not flow out of the vagina as is usual but instead travels backwards through the fallopian tubes into the pelvic cavity.

Endometrial cells contained in this blood then act as ‘seeds' to produce areas of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus. It is not understood why this process leads to endometriosis in some women but not others. Studies suggest that it has something to do with immune functioning. Another theory is that the endometrial cells are transferred within the bloodstream. This theory is based on the fact that endometrial cells can be isolated from blood in the blood vessels and would explain cases of endometriosis found in obscure sites such as the lung.

Traditional Chinese and Oriental medicine has a different understanding and approach to the cause of endometriosis – but one which fits the current scientific knowledge and would fill in many of the gaps in scientists' theories. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, endometriosis is classified as a liver disorder and associated with liver stagnation. In every woman with endometriosis the underlying cause for this liver blood stagnation may be slightly different but the outcome is similar.

Recent studies have supported this theory and implicated chronic exposure to dioxins (an environmental pollutant) to both liver health and endometriosis independently. Unfortunately, for women living a modern lifestyle, avoiding these dioxins would be very difficult as they are found in a large proportion of all fish, meat and dairy products produced for human consumption. A compromised liver would also play a part in weakening the immune system – once again a factor implicated in endometriosis.

Eating foods that are understood to be liver-weakening is also a problem of modern lifestyle and endometriosis. Refined foods, especially those containing wheat flour and sugar, deep fried foods, caffeine and ice-cold drinks, all compromise liver functioning and should be avoided by women in general, but particularly those with a predisposition to or past experience of endometriosis. Stress is also a big enemy of liver health and in Chinese medicine the liver is considered the most emotion-sensitive organ of the body.

Apart from stress and environmental pollution, conventional drugs and medications are also largely to blame for liver weakness and stagnation. Painkillers are a huge culprit in endometriosis. Women with this condition often rely on conventional pain killers and Non-Steroidal Anti Inflammatory Drug's (NSAIDs) to help them cope with the pain around menstruation. NSAID's are one of the most damaging classes of drugs, especially to the liver and kidneys, and these medicines can actually contribute to the worsening of endometriosis in the long-term, even causing irreversible damage.

What complications can endometriosis cause?

If left untreated or if poorly managed endometriosis generally worsens over time. The most serious and often heart-breaking complication of endometriosis is infertility. Endometriosis is sometimes diagnosed for the first time when a woman seeks fertility treatment.

Scar tissue caused by endometriosis may be the culprit in preventing conception – sometimes partially or completely blocking the path of the egg to be fertilized. There are probably also other, less understood ways that endometriosis can affect fertility and although many women with endometriosis can still fall pregnant, it usually takes longer than average or requires some type of intervention.

What is the usual treatment for endometriosis?

Conventional treatment for endometriosis is based on prescription medications or surgery depending on the severity of the condition and whether the woman wants to get pregnant.

For women who wish to control the pain of endometriosis and menstruation in this condition, the most common treatment is with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAID's) which vary in effectiveness depending on the severity of the condition, the strength of the drug prescribed as well as individual factors. The use of pain-killers or NSAID's in endometriosis is only really effective at treating the symptoms, such as menstrual cramps, pelvic pain and painful intercourse and will have no positive long-term effect on the condition itself.

Hormonal medications including the contraceptive pill are used to treat the progression of endometriosis itself and are useful in reducing symptoms and shrinking the endometrial deposits. Unfortunately though, hormonal drugs are also only a temporary solution. While using these drugs the endometriosis will be suppressed and symptoms improved but long-term, the condition will return. Within 1-2 years of stopping hormonal treatment, the endometriosis will flare-up again with all of the associated symptoms. Also, large deposits of endometrial tissue in the pelvis (i.e. larger than 3 cm in diameter) do not generally respond to hormonal treatment at all.

Both NSAID's and hormonal treatments can also cause a variety of adverse side-effects including irregular bleeding, thrombosis, menopausal symptoms such as hot flashes, reduced bone density and vaginal dryness (which may or may not be reversible). As mentioned above, use of painkillers and NSAID's can also compromise liver functioning – thereby contributing to the continuation or even worsening of the endometriosis.

Surgery may be regarded as either conservative or radical. In conservative surgery endometrial deposits, scar tissue and cysts are removed as much as is possible with the maximum amount of healthy tissue left intact. Radical surgery is usually reserved for severe cases or women who have completed their families and usually takes the form of a complete hysterectomy.

How can natural remedies help?

By treating the underlying cause of the endometriosis – namely a poorly functioning liver – Traditional Chinese Medicine has the potential to cure the condition and prevent future recurrence rather than just suppressing the symptoms and outcomes as is the case with conventional medicine.

The herbal ingredients used in traditional Oriental treatment of endometriosis work by fundamentally changing the functioning of the liver and female reproductive system. In order to do this, the treatment must be continued regularly for a regimen of several months and even longer if necessary in particularly stubborn cases. Medicinal herbs in general take longer than allopathic medicines to show their effectiveness but the patience and persistence required is usually worth the safer, superior and often permanent results achieved.

What is Endo-Ex Formula?

Endo-Ex is a safe and effective natural remedy for treating endometriosis. Containing herbs known for their liver strengthening and hormone-balancing properties in concentrated tincture form, Endo-Ex offers a healthy and potentially permanent solution to stubborn and painful endometriosis, without exacerbating the condition as is often the case with conventional treatment.

Use Endo-Ex To:

* Address the underlying cause of endometriosis * Decrease pelvic inflammation associated with endometriosis * Strengthen liver functioning and protect against environmental pollutants * Reduce menstrual pain and cramps * Regulate the menstrual cycle * Prevent diminished fertility in women with endometriosis

What are the ingredients of Endo-Ex?

This 100% natural remedy contains the following herbal and homeopathic ingredients:

Vitex agnus-castus is also known as Chasteberry and is a useful hormone-balancing herb. Recent studies have shown that compounds in Vitex are effective in adjusting female hormones that are out of balance and regulating menstruation. Vitex has also been proven to be effective in the treatment of endometriosis, PMS and dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation). Chasteberry helps the liver to process and excrete estrogen which is important for women with endometriosis as excess estrogen in the system has been linked to the development of this condition.

Angelica senensis (Don Quai) acts as a hormone balancer and is an indispensable herb for treatment of female reproductive disorders. A very highly regarded medicinal herb in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Don Quai acts as a tonic herb for the reproductive system and will address the overall health of your reproductive organs. It is especially useful in treatment of irregular periods, polycystic ovarian syndrome, estrogen dominance and endometriosis. Don Quai is also a well-known liver tonic and blood pressure regulator.

Silybum marianus (Milk Thistle) This herb has been used since ancient times for treating a wide variety of ailments, but is particularly effective in the treatment of liver problems. Studies suggest that this herb protects the liver from damage by viruses, pollution, stress and toxins. Milk Thistle is a potent antioxidant and laboratory studies indicate it may have useful anti-cancer properties.

Dioscorea villosa (Chinese Yam) is an excellent natural liver and nervous system tonic. It is also known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic properties and will decrease menstrual pain as well as inflammation associated with endometriosis that leads to scar tissue.

Viburnum opulus (30C) is a homeopathic remedy known for its effectiveness in treating painful menstruation, especially backache.

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One 50 ml bottle will last approximately 30 days.

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Foods That Are Toxic to Dogs

The holiday season is right around the corner! I’m not certain if I get more work being a dog trainer or being a veterinary technician during this time of year.

What I can guarantee is that we will see at least a half dozen toxicity cases before it is all said and done and the holidays are over.

Just because a food is safe for humans, doesn’t mean that it is safe for your pet.

Your pet’s metabolism and how certain foods affect him is completely different than how your body metabolizes them.

Even cats’ and dogs’ metabolisms can be quite different. Be sure to check and see what is safe for your specific pet.

Some Major Foods That Are Toxic to Dogs

The MOST Toxic

Xylitol, an additive that is often found in sugar-free goods and gum, cannot be digested in the intestines until the body adapts, which doesn’t happen in canines. Even small doses (one or two pieces of sugarless gum with xylitol that are swallowed) can cause hypoglycemia, seizures, liver failure and death. Xylitol is one of the most dangerous toxins to your pet.

Grapes and Raisins

Grapes and raisins can cause kidney failure even in small doses. Raisins are even more hazardously toxic because the drying process makes them more potent.

If and when I allow raisins in my home, I put them under lock and key, I also never leave grapes on the counter. Grapes are kept in the refrigerator and eaten immediately or disposed of outside.

Ironically, we didn’t have this information 20 years ago when I worked at a vet clinic where we often gave the veterinarian’s English Mastiff grapes, at the advice of his owner, because he had such severe allergies. Hopefully, we didn’t unknowingly facilitate an early death.

Kidney failure is a very scary condition! Did you know that for your veterinarian to recognize even the earliest signs of kidney failure or kidney disease when your dog’s creatinine levels have increased is that approximately 66% of the total kidney mass is non-functional or has shut down? Symptoms include loss of appetite, increased water consumption, high blood pressure and damage to the eyes. Please do all that you can to avoid clinical signs of kidney failure. This is why it is so important that steps be taken to minimize damage and failure.

Chocolate and Candy Wrappers

Thankfully small doses of milk chocolate won’t usually cause your pup an issue except for some vomiting and/or diarrhea and discomfort. In large doses or with very concentrated chocolates (think baking chocolate or powders) only a small amount can be dangerous. Toxic doses of theobromine, the most hazardous substance, and caffeine in chocolate is dangerous to your dog and is estimated to be toxic at 20mg per kg. Be very careful to safeguard your dog from this substance during the holidays, and year-round! Holidays are full of chocolate, chocolate baking, and chocolate treats. Be extra cognizant of the chocolate in your home during these times.

Addendum: as I get ready to go to print with this (a few days after Halloween) I had an interesting experience at work just yesterday. We were called by an owner whose Boston Terrier had consumed some bite-sized Halloween chocolates and their wrappers! The owners weren’t exactly sure how much he had ingested. We did initial x-rays, which were concerning, but we had hope that perhaps after the body had broken down some of the milk chocolate, the wrappers would pass without harm.

The dog came in the next day for follow up x-rays so we could see if what we were seeing in the stomach and intestines was moving through his system, which would indicate that his stomach and bowels were not blocked. Unfortunately, the debris had not moved at all. We were forced to do an abdominal obstruction surgery to remove the wrappers from his intestines.  I made sure to take pictures so that you could marvel at what we pulled out of this poor guy that day.  They really are quiet impressive!

    This is probably the most expensive and traumatic bag of candy these people have or will ever purchase! Please! Put your candy and dangerous foods away!

Macadamia & Other Nuts

Macadamia nuts can cause vomiting, ataxia, tremors, increased heart rate, and fever if ingested by your dog. I like to avoid all nuts except peanuts and peanut butter.

Nutmeg and Other Spices

Likewise, nutmeg can also be dangerous. In small doses, it can cause abdominal pain and discomfort, but in large doses, it can cause increased heart rate and seizures. It can also increase body temperature. Be cautious; many holiday baked goods contain nutmeg.

Garlic and onions can cause your dog’s red blood cells to function below their ability or to be able to clot as quickly. Hemolytic anemia can be very dangerous and cause lethargy and pale gums. Many dog recipes call for onion powder, garlic powder, or garlic because the people who publish these recipes are ignorant to the damage that these substances can cause. When making your dog treats or snacks, stick with lean protein and leave out any additives like onion, garlic powder, or salt.

Even salt can be dangerous to your dog! High salt in large and continuous doses can cause kidney disease.

Yeast Doughs & Baked Goods

Yeast doughs and other baked goods, when ingested by your dog, can continue to “rise,” can be filled with gases, and become deadly. If you are baking and you let your dough rise, do it behind a closed door where your dog can’t gain access. Yeast dough, cinnamon roll doughs and the like can be extremely dangerous yet smell delicious to your dog. Be cautions when handling these things.

Also remember that many holiday treats contain chocolate, nutmeg, cinnamon, and other spices that may cause vomiting and diarrhea.

Lactose Intolerant and Susceptible to Food Poisoning

Pets are also lactose intolerant, so dairy products aren’t the best idea. In small doses, cheese can be fine. But don’t give your cat a saucer of milk; that is an old wives tale that just creates stomach distress. Do your best to avoid using dairy. Did you know that one of the leading causes of allergies can be cheese? If your dog has allergies and you hide pills in cheese, you can be adding to his distress and misery. Instead of using cheese or dairy, use some peanut butter to hide pills.

Dogs are also susceptible to food poisoning. Be careful feeding raw foods! Salmonella can wreak havoc on your dog’s internal system. If you do feed raw, feed fresh, human quality raw. Also, don’t give your dog food that has sat out longer than something you would be willing to eat. Bacteria that live in rotten foods can be toxic to your dog as well!

Alcohol

Alcoholic beverages (that’s right – letting him imbibe with you this holiday season may kill him or make him seriously sick) is toxic to dogs. Dog livers do not break down alcohol like human livers can do. I can’t tell you how many people think that giving their dogs alcohol and getting him drunk is humorous. Even if you don’t see death or immediate distress after the initial exposure, the damage has likely been done and will not be repaired. The truth is when our dogs are old, and their systems are failing we would do anything to take back something harmful that we may have originally been ignorant about. If in doubt, don’t do it! It isn’t actually funny. Liver failure is a sad and debilitating disease. Symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, vomiting and diarrhea, yellowing or jaundice of the whites of the eyes, tongue, gums, and skin.

Caffeine and Stimulants

Likewise, caffeine and caffeinated drinks can be toxic to dogs. Always put your coffees, teas, and energy drinks in places that are impenetrable to your pets. Like drinking alcohol and the later behavior is not entertaining, neither is the behavior and agitation and possible death that caffeine can cause for your dog.

Bacon, fatty foods, and other table scraps can cause severe pancreatitis. Our bodies are used to eating fatty foods, and most of us can deal with that well. However, your dog’s body is set up to eat much less processed fats and more lean meats.  Even one piece of bacon can cause serious pain, stomach upset, vomiting, and diarrhea that can result in a required hospitalization stay. Some breeds such as Schnauzers and cocker spaniels are even more prone to pancreatitis.

Avoid fatty foods and table scraps at all cost. The damage that it can do to your dog, not only his weight but also his internal systems that break down fat can be severe.

Preventative Medicine

It is a lot easier to keep bad foods locked up than to worry about what your dog may or may not have ingested. There is no shame in locking up foods that are toxic to dogs.

I, personally, don’t even buy anything with xylitol in the ingredients. It just isn’t worth it to keep this dangerous substance in a home where my dogs love food and might make a deadly mistake.

And, I get used to putting my food up and out of my dog’s reach! Yes, I can train my dogs not to steal off of counters or get into food when I am home, but it is so much safer if you use double protection

Veterinary bills for poisoning can reach thousands of dollars and do permanent damage to your dog’s red blood cells, cause liver and kidney failure.

No piece of gum, raisins or bar of baking chocolate is worth a dead or sick pooch!

Recognize the Signs and Symptoms

Know your inventory! You will want to be able to recognize when something that could be toxic to your pet goes missing, and poison control and your veterinarian will need to know how much was ingested and the approximate time of ingestion.

It is best if we can induce early vomiting before the body starts to break down the toxins.

However, in some cases with some poisons it is critical not to induce vomiting but instead to use activated charcoal.

Unknown vomiting is usually one of the first symptoms of toxic ingestion. Vomiting is the body’s way of trying to get the bad or toxic contaminants out of the body.

Diarrhea is another early symptom that your dog has consumed something that he shouldn’t have.

Always withhold food in a dog that has vomiting or diarrhea. He will need water to stay hydrated but you may need to take his food away so he doesn’t make himself sicker. When we have the stomach flu, we know enough not to eat a big meal. But your dog doesn’t understand the need to let his system heal.

All dogs go through bouts of vomiting or diarrhea, but when that comes with inappetence and lethargy, we in the veterinary world really begin to worry.

Early diagnosis and possible fluid therapy are best to get your canine companion to feel better.

Once clinical signs begin to manifest we have fewer options and the toxicity may become a severe emergency.

Bloodwork can also give us a picture of what is going on inside your dog.

In an Emergency

In a true emergency, it is best to contact Animal Poison Control  or Pet Poison Helpline  and have a case number opened. Your local veterinarian can continue to seek help through that case number. You can call the number as you drive your dog to the vet but do yourself a favor and invest in that service. They even have a mobile app.

Emergency veterinarians deal with more poisoning cases than the average vet. However the SPCA has set up a special hotline to be utilized in emergency cases, and that is all they do. I suppose you could liken it to going to a pediatrician or a cardiologist for your child’s heart condition. I would rather pay the expert and get the information quicker.

All in all, be cautious what human foods you feed your pets. One wrong snack or accident could be deadly! And, always remember to put all dangerous items behind locked doors to keep your home safe and dog accident proof!

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