There are many home remedies that are tried and true except that who's
home these days?- and barbers (now doctors) stepped in to create a
profession. Perhaps this is another course we can squeeze into
education to combat the endless ads of the drug companies. I view
doctors/hospitals/drugs as a last resort.
On Sep 28, 9:31 pm, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What medical advice, I thought we were talking about folk remedies or a
> poor mans medicine.
> Allan
> On Sep 29, 2012 3:04 AM, "James" <ashkas...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Being a sucker for punishment when my wisdom tooth was ground and picked
> > out I smoked and drank a large fountain drink, it only took me a week of
> > dry socket to start thinking creatively. I used one of those little brown
> > bottle Liquid Skin over-the-counter treatments, it may have contained clove
> > oil (that is what I wanted at the time but would've settled for anything),
> > put a good gob on a q-tip and smear it in there. The alcohol gave instant
> > relief to the inflamed bone and a protective coat, the healing went fine
> > from there, not sure how it would do on cavities. This is NOT medical
> > advice, YMMV. ;-)
>
> > On 9/28/2012 10:05 AM, Allan H wrote:
>
> >> well when I could not afford a dentist in the states it keeped the pain
> >> at bay.
> >> Allan
>
> >> On Sep 28, 2012 2:37 PM, "rigsy03" <rigs...@yahoo.com
> >> <mailto:rigs...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> >> Cloves might help with an ache but not with an extraction- it could
> >> cause infection. Best bet is a rinse of warm salt water to spur
> >> healing and keep food med. soft for a couple of weeks. Already moved
> >> up to ravioli! :-)
>
> >> On Sep 28, 4:20 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:allanh1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> > Cloves make a great against pain Rigsy. and as your years have
> >> taught you
> >> > .. this to will pass
> >> > Allan
>
> >> > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 4:14 AM, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com
> >> <mailto:rigs...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >> > > The basic motive is competition and profit so corners are cut or
> >> > > falsified sometimes. Also, it is a game to sharp traders. And I
> >> think
> >> > > it goes further back than the Middle Ages- how about ancient
> >> > > mythologies? The trickster deities were warnings- "buyer beware".
>
> >> > > Somewhat related; "Money & Medicine"
> >> > >http://video.pbs.org/video/**2280765671<http://video.pbs.org/video/2280765671>
>
> >> > > Had a back molar pulled yesterday. My neighbor took me over,
> >> waited
> >> > > and drove me home- he is a dear. Advice: if one MUST smoke, use a
> >> > > cigarette holder away from the socket; follow advice about cold
> >> packs
> >> > > and pain meds; keep foods interesting like polenta with butter
> >> and
> >> > > parmesan, carrot-ginger soup, scrambled eggs, etc., avoiding
> >> > > extraction site and keep to a sane diet till healing is complete.
>
> >> > > On Sep 27, 6:10 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:nwte...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> > > > The 'official speak' of my postmodernism is 'Lakatosian
> >> paradigm in
> >> > > > decadence' - regulations are cheated. It's getting more
> >> difficult to
> >> > > > cheat in sport these days because of drug-testing, referees
> >> and the
> >> > > > video replay. Just as his was happening in sport, 'someone'
> >> decided
> >> > > > to let all the rules go to pot in finance. I had a very
> >> lovely friend
> >> > > > who cheated at Monopoly - the cheating being part of the fun
> >> of the
> >> > > > game with no damage done. My feelings are much like rigsy's
> >> - I just
> >> > > > think ethics require public scrutiny, ideology prevents this
> >> and we
> >> > > > could do the refereeing better. My guess is the problem is
> >> essentially
> >> > > > economics and business practices that are medieval and trapped
> >> in
> >> > > > animal genetics. Simples!
>
> >> > > > On 26 Sep, 07:44, gabbydott <gabbyd...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:gabbyd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > Where do you feel Rigsy's stick of despair? She sounds very
> >> up to date
> >> > > > > to my ears, criticizing our fast unculture (modern positive
> >> keyword:
> >> > > > > sustainability).
>
> >> > > > > And Neil posted numbered to do lists in order save the
> >> world at least
> >> > > > > twice, as far as I remember. You would have liked them if
> >> they had
> >> > > > > sprung off your mind. ;)
>
> >> > > > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 2:21 AM, Vam <atewari2...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:atewari2...@gmail.com>**> wrote:
> >> > > > > > Rigs, you seem to be beating here, there and everywhere
> >> with your
> >> > > stick of
> >> > > > > > despair ! Modernism has only changed the form of effects
> >> of our
> >> > > failures.
> >> > > > > > Even Neil's post-modern theory of ethics seems needlessly
> >> complex.
>
> >> > > > > > It's us. Period. Ethics requires people who are moral.
> >> Which, in my
> >> > > > > > perspective, translates as men who are evolved ...
> >> spiritually
> >> > > evolved ...
> >> > > > > > with whom, conscientiousness is supreme virtue.
>
> >> > > > > > Contemplation will take us back to that Truth, of which I
> >> tried to
> >> > > share not
> >> > > > > > so long ago.
>
> >> > > > > > Honesty is a corollary of truth. It's us. The society you
> >> are
> >> > > beating is us.
> >> > > > > > Technology and wealth are neutral and inert. If
> >> inebriation was in
> >> > > alcohol,
> >> > > > > > the bottles should dance !
>
> >> > > > > > On Tuesday, September 25, 2012 6:21:10 PM UTC+5:30,
> >> rigsy03 wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> The ethics are already in place, Allan- they are just
> >> not practised.
> >> > > > > >> You could include "greedy" imperialistic nations,
> >> berserk cultures,
> >> > > > > >> grasping political parties. More's "Utopia" stressed
> >> humanism which
> >> > > is
> >> > > > > >> under stress due to science and technology today- the
> >> new darling.
>
> >> > > > > >> On Sep 24, 10:00 am, Allan H <allanh1...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:allanh1...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> > > > > >> > Ethics are going to be definitely reinvented getting
> >> greeedy
> >> > > individuals
> >> > > > > >> > and corporations under control.
> >> > > > > >> > Allan
>
> >> > > > > >> > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 2:59 PM, rigsy03
> >> <rigs...@yahoo.com <mailto:rigs...@yahoo.com>>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > > > >> > > A recent example: "Reinventing Ethics" by Howard
> >> Gardner
>
> >> >http://opinionator.blogs.**nytimes.com/2012/09/23/**
> >> reinventing-ethics/?s.<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/23/reinventing-ethics/?s.>
> >> ..
>
> >> > > > > >> > > On Sep 24, 7:50 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com
> >> <mailto:rigs...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
> >> > > > > >> > > > The government decides how to spend/mis-spend the
> >> taxes and
> >> > > fees
> >> > > > > >> > > > they
> >> > > > > >> > > > raise because we thought it wise at one time to
> >> give them that
> >> > > > > >> > > > power.
> >> > > > > >> > > > Banks have altered their function and don't forget
> >> credit
> >> > > cards as
> >> > > > > >> > > > unsecured loans. Somehow, my mind drifted to Plato's
> >> > > "Republic"- but
> >> > > > > >> > > > there are many examples of attempts to organize
> >> society- none
> >> > > of
> >> > > > > >> > > > which, imho, has done a very good job. There is an
> >> impossible
> >> > > lack
> >> > > > > >> > > > of
> >> > > > > >> > > > control particularly since the advent of Liberalism.
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > On Sep 22, 6:29 pm, archytas <nwte...@gmail.com
> >> <mailto:nwte...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > I think the germ of the idea is in this Don.
> >> All money
> >> > > > > >> > > > > essentially
> >> > > > > >> > > > > comes from government - what we get from banks
> >> is debt.
> >> > > Street-up
> >> > > > > >> > > > > decision-making isn't all of it as rigsy points
> >> out.
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > On 22 Sep, 12:26, rigsy03 <rigs...@yahoo.com
> >> <mailto:rigs...@yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > You still have to deal with priorities on that
> >> list,
> >> > > however.
> >> > > > > >> > > Stadiums
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > might trump infrastructure.
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > On Sep 22, 5:22 am, Don Johnson
> >> <daj...@gmail.com <mailto:daj...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> >> >http://professional.wsj.com/**article/**
> >> SB1000087239639044416580457800**851.<http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB1000087239639044416580457800851.>
> >> ..
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > This is what I'm talking about!
> >> Decentralization is
> >> > > key. I
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > believe
> >> > > > > >> > > this is
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > your busy bees at work Neil.
>
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > "Peer networks don't have to involve digital
> >> technology.
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > Twenty
> >> > > > > >> > > years ago,
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre pioneered
> >> a radical
> >> > > new
> >> > > > > >> > > technique called
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > "participatory budgeting." Each year, the
> >> city's 16
> >> > > regions
> >> > > > > >> > > conduct general
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > assemblies in which neighbors debate
> >> priorities for the
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > budget:
> >> > > > > >> > > school
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > construction, sewer repair, bridge building.
> >> The
> >> > > assemblies
> >> > > > > >> > > > > > > create
>
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