The unexpected crossing from Pakistan had been pretty rough as the scrape on my rigging indicated. I knew it was the wrong time of year, but having traded for all the goods that could be safely stored, my only thought was to leave Karachi’s teenage thieves and pickpockets in my wake. Now, the seas have finally settled down and become much less violent. Sailing under full sail on the old one and she was making 8 knots. The dolphins and the sea were my only company. Now, he would sleep with one eye open for a few minutes while nothing flashed on the radar screen. Thoughts of noteworthy medical cases, foreign lands, and seafaring intertwined in my dreams.

When I was 87.3 nautical miles off the east coast of Africa, I received a satellite call. An old acquaintance told me in a very anxious tone of voice that he had tried to call many times and was now desperate to tell me about a perplexing medical problem. Satellite phone dead… No bars… I went to climb the mast hoping to get a signal. All 5 feet swell and the constant rocking throws me like a rag doll. I forgot my safety strap in the rush. Uploading had never improved a signal before, I finally realized, why should I do it now? An unplugged Direct TV satellite dish on top of my mast would improve my reception just as much. I came back battered and bruised to reflect on my friend’s dilemma.

All of this was wildly out of character, to say the least, for the man who once helped me treat some of the strangest foods and diseases in all of Africa. Perhaps it involved him or a family member, causing him to lose perspective. No… he was always objective and very professional, hiding the tears that he constantly wanted to shed. He was puzzled. Finally, at 13:27 I got in touch with him to set up a meeting!

Waiting for my friend from Magongo to arrive, I sat in a dark open bar in Old Town, Mombasa. The sitting sun was huge as dust particles inland refracted and magnified the red-orange hues over Kilindini Harbour. Dirty ceiling fans turned slowly, circulating dust that could be seen through the rays of light. You could feel yourself breathing in the moisture and sand. All was silent except for the occasional clang of a bottle, the whirling of fans, the sound of wood hitting the floor, and music. In a candlelit corner, an old man in a worn and tattered pareo danced to the music of Luo Ben with a one-legged lady who could still turn and bow with her only crutch and peg.

My nervous colleague arrived in a tuk-tuk after taking the matatu bus to the Old Harbor roundabout. He seemed very frustrated. We exchanged formalities and I escorted him to the stool next to mine. I urged him to tell me about the source of his anxiety. He got googly-eyed once he sat down next to me, and it took several Mojo to calm him down.

Apparently, on the very stool he was now sitting on, a well-dressed man entered and began to talk to him about the local poaching problems, of which there were many. The conversation went on for several hours. The man continued to elaborate on various topics of national and international interest. As he drank another beer and changed the subject to the recent assignments of ivory wood and iron, his little finger fell off without the gentleman noticing. My friend jumped at this point in our conversation and pointed to the bar saying, “Yeah. Right there where you’re sitting, his finger fell off!” Sitting back down, my friend said the man walked away undaunted and now left one of his toes on the hardwood floor. My friend began to draw his attention to the fact that not only had he left his toe on the bar, but now he was gone and left his toe too! He, however, was too stunned at this point to comment.

My dear and bewildered friend asked me for my opinion on this tragic event. To allay his fears, I suggested that he (my friend) might have had an acute psychotic episode that required immediate neuroleptic medication, confinement to a nearby ward, and intensive psychiatric counseling. That didn’t help, of course!

Well… I said, “Did he have some kind of rash?” “In fact, yes, he had pale, discolored patches and bumps on his hands and I also noticed it on the bottoms of his feet when he crossed his legs.” “He also had difficulty seeing and kept sobbing.” Puzzling, I thought. I asked, “You certainly wouldn’t have brought up the fact that he was powerless during your conversation about poaching, would you?” “Well… he did, but only compared to the infertile white rhino.” “Did you keep throwing the glass?” “Yeah, how did you know that?”

“From what you tell me and given that he was an African male with vision loss and digital loss, impotence and a discolored rash, he obviously had a Mycobacterium leprae bacterial infection.” I said. My friend pondered the statement for a while, but was finally relieved by my thoughtful diagnosis of leprosy and the assurance that he was not in danger of infection or, more importantly, impotence.

We then moved to a couple of wicker chairs at a torchlit corner table and proceeded to drink tea and talk in Swahili with the locals. I must admit that he may not have believed me completely because he continued to count his fingers and toes for the rest of the night.

Leprosy or Hanson’s disease

The oldest known writing about this bacterial infection is found in Egypt in about 1500 BC. It is also mentioned many times in the Bible. Throughout history it has carried with it a certain stigma. Patients were often isolated as were tuberculosis patients and this is still the case in some countries. In other cultures, they were forced to wear certain colored clothes and ring bells when they went down the street so that people could avoid them. All kinds of causes were postulated for their condition and misery. Sorcery, family curses, punishments for past events, etc… were just a few. Unfortunately, the victims of this condition suffered tremendous psychiatric and emotional damage due to their denunciation by society.

Leprosy is an infection that primarily attacks the peripheral nervous system, that is, not the brain or spinal cord. It can cause numbness in the hands and feet, as well as weakness, often resulting in a floppy wrist or foot. With repeated trauma to these areas, fingers and toes can fall off, unbeknownst to those affected. There are usually small or flat discolored rashes on the affected areas, chronic cough due to mucous membrane involvement, and sometimes vision loss.

The usual age of onset is 20 to 30 years and it is more common in Africa, India, Nepal and Latin America. Cases are not unknown in the United States, but these are usually recent immigrants.

As far as we know now, you cannot get this infection from casual contact or by touching the lesions. It is usually due to close contact with infected respiratory secretions or mucus over a period of months or even years. Other sources or carriers are thought to be infected soil, armadillos, and possibly mosquitoes and bedbugs. From the time of infection to the time of onset of symptoms, it usually takes between 1 and 7 years.

Diagnosis is based on the symptoms present, the type of lesions, the areas of involvement, and microscopic examination of the lesions. These bacteria cannot be diagnosed by blood tests or cultures.

Treatment consists primarily of the use of dual therapy with a combination of dapsone and rifampin for long periods of time, if not lifelong. Other pharmaceutical therapy is available.

So… If you’re going to sail to Mombasa soon to see the biggest sun you’ve ever seen… please take note of the number of digits you have before and after.

Building blocks are one of the few children’s toys that all children love at some point in their youth. In fact, one of the leading producers of building blocks is the fifth largest toymaker in the world and has been named “Toy of the Century” on two separate occasions. Boys and girls, toddlers or teenagers, everyone loves these little building blocks to varying degrees. But why? What is it about them that makes them so irresistible to children?

Designed to encourage creativity in children and with figures that boast that children around the world spend 5 billion hours playing with them, the leading manufacturers of building blocks claim that you can make 900 million different combinations with just six 8-pipe brick blocks.

o Probably the number one reason building blocks are so popular is their diversity. The sheer potential of being able to build anything from these little bricks makes it attractive to start with.

o Children of different ages can enjoy the same brick game. Older children don’t consider it a “kid’s toy” nor do younger children consider it out of reach.

o Although the actual bricks remain the same, as a child grows so does the complexity of their creations, so it is not a toy that will lose its appeal over time.

o There is an element of pride in creating something unique and unusual that stands out when building blocks are used.

o It is a unisex appeal toy, perfect for both boys and girls.

o It’s portable: Carry a smaller collection of bricks with you to keep your child entertained on the go, on a plane, or at a friend’s house.

And for parents, building blocks are as durable a toy as there is. They last children through infancy and can even be passed down from generation to generation unharmed by decades of use. They are also excellent value for money as they never lose their appeal and can be used by more than one child simultaneously.

When it comes to toys, building blocks can’t go wrong.

You want to explore the thrill of playing sex games to spice up your relationship. But there is only one problem. How do you approach your partner with the idea of ​​playing couples games? Will they want to play these kinds of games or will they feel insulted because you think your sex life is boring? Especially in long-term relationships, even the thought of discussing or changing your sexual routine can be uncomfortable. But playing adult games can be the best way to introduce fun new activities into your love life without feeling uncomfortable.

Everyone wants an exciting and satisfying sex life filled with erotic adventures, romantic intimacy, creative foreplay, and exciting thrills that bring them closer as a couple. But most people are shy about revealing the full range of their sexual needs and desires. Sometimes we just need a sign that it’s okay to be playful, playful and naughty, to give us permission to release the controls of our sex drive. The key is to start in neutral first by playing regular games to build confidence and trust. Then gradually switch to different levels of play that include more intimate pleasures.

Here is a list of various types of adult games in order of intensity level. Try a few games from each category before moving on to the next. Adjust the speed at which you progress and be prepared to go back a level if either of you gets too far out of your sexual comfort zone.

1. regular games such as checkers, cards, billiards and bowling allow them to innocently play and have fun together. Get your partner used to the games and then up the ante cleverly with a pleasure reward for the winner. Propose a simple game of striptease if the mood seems right.
2. romantic games they are designed to strengthen your emotional bond by causing you to slow down and fully experience an intimate connection with others. They can be real board games or books with romantic quizzes and activities. Even a romantic massage or bubble bath for two can create intense feelings between you. These loving exercises will increase your level of trust so that both of you feel sure together.
3. relationship games help them discover more about each other by getting them to talk openly about their life together. As we grow and change, be sure to keep your communication flowing so it doesn’t drift apart. Play these games to find new interests or activities you can do together – the more challenging they are, the better your bond.
4. erotic games Have an adult theme that can be funny, based on sexual trivia, or meant to stir your mind. Gaining more sexual knowledge and seeing how your partner reacts to certain erotic topics can make you a more understanding and sensitive lover. Play these just for fun – some can also be played with friends to gain a new perspective on how other people think and feel about sex.
5. bedroom sets provide ways to randomly mix and match different types of sensual pleasure. This foreplay allows you to playfully delay sex while stimulating and arousing each other in new ways. You may be encouraged to experiment with new sexual positions or techniques, things you might not otherwise be allowed to do. part of the game. Become more aware of what you both enjoy and gain confidence in your creative lovemaking skills.
6. role playing games they are more advanced types of sex games where you explore fantasies and secret desires. By pretending to be different characters acting out a passionate scene, you can release your inhibitions and explore hot sex with wild abandon. Start with simple scenarios that you find together in movies or books. Try them out using only your imagination first before purchasing costumes and accessories.

Laughing and playing together is always good for your relationship. When your fun and games lead to sensual pleasure and amazing sex, you are definitely on the right track. Start slow, build confidence, build trust, and your lover will enthusiastically play more couples games with you.

April Fools’ Day is one of the days of the year dedicated to fun and pleasure. It is part of the traditions and is celebrated annually in some countries. In the western world, they fool someone as the name “April Fool’s Day” implies. They usually make jokes; make others believe in something that does not really happen, place a victim in a conflict situation and many other ridiculous situations designed to deceive someone for fun and pleasure.

To join the celebration, you can do many things like send free designed e-cards to your friends, lovers, relatives or anyone you want to fool just for fun and pleasure. You can choose from many free April Fools ecards on the net, from cards with simple text or animated characters to ecards with talking characters that can speak the words you want to say or cards accompanied by music. There are many options to suit your preferences.

When it comes to April Fools’ Day, online greeting cards are one of the most sought after items on the net. These are much easier and faster to send than ordinary greeting cards and can be accessed by people from different parts of the world. Sending ordinary cards could involve inconvenience that can delay the process, unlike eCards, you just need to click and fill in the necessary information on who, when and where the eCard will be sent to. It will take next to no time… CONTINUE [http://popularecardguides.useful-tips.com/how-to-make-people-laugh-with-april-fool-free-ecards.html]

“I was climbing on the outside.” A little girl told me this about my son as she was leaving the fast food restaurant playground. My first instinct, which I followed, was to tell Tommy that we weren’t coming here anymore. This didn’t cause him much consternation, but I kept thinking about it later.

Let’s leave behind the obvious fact that I bear responsibility in this matter, being the parent who failed to supervise his 8-year-old son on the playground. It’s about Tommy’s behavior. I want my children to get along with other people, enjoy life, obey the rules, think for themselves… but it occurs to me that wanting them to obey the rules and think for themselves must create constant conflict.

It would be easy enough to put all the emphasis on following the rules. The rules are measurable, so accountability is quite easy. However, if we are to be perfectly successful in training our children to follow the rules, they will always depend on a system in which the rules are clear, fair, and well-enforced. I have tended to prefer a model where children use their best judgment and treat others as they would like to be treated. This works well in most situations, but of course it depends on children operating with good judgment, which is not guaranteed.

This is where the confusion comes in: Tommy probably knew he was breaking a rule by climbing on the outside of the playground. However, he was not causing harm in any way that was obvious to him. I can see that by behaving like this, he could encourage other children to do the same, and someone could get hurt, or the parents could be inconvenienced. I think I would like my son to err on the side of least caution. “Ask forgiveness, not permission” may be an impractical concept to teach your children, but if they can already practice it with some subtlety, it may be best not to discourage it altogether.

Children learn things by doing and discover their limits by testing them. If their only opportunities to play are on playgrounds designed by lawyers, they won’t learn much. These playgrounds typically invite more aggressive play than their design intended. Playing outside or jumping is how children have fun when the planned activities are too safe and sterile. The term for this behavior is “risk homeostasis.”

Risk homeostasis describes normal human behavior with respect to risk. Long story short, accidents don’t go down when you design things to be “safer”, they stay more or less the same. When roads are widened, people drive faster. When playgrounds get safer, kids will find new ways to test their limits. I am not ready to destroy this instinct in my children. I will explain to Tommy why that behavior was inappropriate in that setting and hope he makes good decisions in similar situations in the future.

With these things in mind, I let my children and their friends walk on our freshly frozen pond. The water in North Carolina rarely freezes enough to walk on, so we weren’t sure what was going to happen. However, our pond is only about 3 or 4 feet deep in the center and less on the sides. I was prepared for the children to fall. They were excited for the opportunity to walk on ice; it cracked and gave way in places, and they got to experience its relative strength and weakness. They trampled on him and sometimes his foot pierced him. Nobody fell, but we were prepared for that to happen.

The children have learned something through experience and I have gained something even more valuable: when I tell them that something is too dangerous, they take me seriously because I don’t tell them that mostly.

Need help choosing a Wii U for your friends and family this holiday season? This is your guide to picking out the games that really stand out on Wii U. Most of these games can’t be found anywhere else and some have definitive versions on Wii U. Here are the top 10 games to check out on the Wii. U for the Christmas season.

1. Super Mario 3D World

By far the best reason to own a Wii U is to play Super Mario 3D World. Nintendo’s EAD team is one of the most experienced and polished development studios in the entire industry. I would go so far as to say that they are the epitome of game developers. His last two games released were Super Mario Galaxy 2 for Wii and Super Mario 3D Land for 3DS. So what genre did they target in this first 3D Mario game for Wii U? Super Mario 3D Land’s semi-fixed level direction? Or the free motion camera from Super Mario Galaxy 2? Honestly, it’s a cross between the two. It has the platforming design of Super Mario 3D Land, but the levels are much larger and the graphics are absolutely amazing, just like the art style of the Galaxy series.

2. Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD

Wind Waker was already a cult hit on the Gamecube and now it’s only gotten better. There were some hiccups in the GCN version that prevented some people from fully enjoying the experience. Those, like slow navigation and fetch quests, have now been improved so as not to slow down the flow and pace of the game. Additionally, the graphics have received a completely new lighting engine and HD resolution, bringing the cartoonish art style to life.

3. Pikmin 3

Pikmin 3 is the ideal version of what Shigeru Miyamoto had in mind when he created the Pikmin series. Much more powerful hardware allows you to see tremendous detail in your environments and zoom out so you can micromanage multiple teams within one map. If you like strategy games and Nintendo charm, Pikmin 3 is not a game you want to miss.

4. The wonderful 101

Fans are divided on The Wonderful 101. So will you enjoy it? Basically, it all boils down to one question: are you a conventional gamer or a hardcore gamer? If you are a hardcore, you will have a lot of fun with TW101. It can become your favorite Wii U game. The Wonderful 101 doesn’t like to hold your hand. He expects you to learn the ropes through experimentation and practice. It will challenge you. It will cast all chaos spells on your screen. And if you can handle extreme action, then you’re in for a great ride.

5. ZombieU

How about another misunderstood game? If you are looking for another Call of Duty shooter game that results in stellar zombies, you have come to the wrong place. ZombiU is not a shooting game. It is a survival horror game with incredible innovation. You’ll be terrified as you ration your supplies, hold off zombies with a cricket bat, and run for your life. And if you want a game that’s a true showcase for your gaming friends of the kind of innovation that the Wii U GamePad can bring to mature games, this will be your ace up the sleeve.

6. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Ready to spend thousands of hours in a game together with your friends? Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate will give you the most bang for your buck as you grind through hour after hour, trying to cut off the monster’s tail so you can finally get to the next level of armor. If you don’t see the light of day for a few months, don’t blame me. I warned you.

7. Lego City Undercover

Lego City Undercover is a brilliantly fun and silly romp that will tickle your funny bone and have you laughing the whole time. Not to mention, the game is pure, unadulterated fun from start to finish. Enjoy a GTA-like game that never takes itself too seriously, but never slows down when it comes to gameplay.

8. New Super Mario Bros U / New Super Luigi U

This 2D Mario Bros experience is one of my favorite 2D Mario games in a long time. I’ve played every recent New Super Mario Bros game from Nintendo and this one tops the rest. It is purely due to the incredible variety contained within its levels/boosts and the challenge of getting all three star coins in each level.

9. Wii U Party

Do you remember Wii Sports? That was the game you showed your friends and family when you wanted to impress them with what motion controls could do for gaming. Every person holding the Wiimote instantly understood it intuitively and soon had them laughing and playing. Although Nintendo hoped this would happen once again with NintendoLand, the game that finally catches on is Wii Party U. There are tons of mini-games that will quickly get your friends and family acquainted with just how much fun Wii U can be.

10. Need for Speed ​​Most Wanted U

Criteria used to make the Burnout series. They then started working on Need for Speed. And here you have a game that almost feels like a combination of the two. With Need for Speed ​​Most Wanted U, Criterion took the Xbox 360/PS3 version of the game and vastly improved it in terms of visuals, additional modes, and controls. This is a great racing game for any Wii U owner, whether you like to play alone or with friends.

Many people prefer to buy stainless steel appliances for everyday use as it is durable and can be cleaned and used over and over again. However, the other side of the coin is that if you don’t know how to clean them and keep them really shiny, they can start to look dull and smudge all over. Knowing more about this topic can help you maintain them.

Stainless steel has very good heat transfer and conduction properties, as well as being resistant to corrosion due to the steel coating. This is why it is ideal for home use in the kitchen for everyday use. On the other hand, steel pans can get dirty very quickly and the surface can be marred with fingerprints and smudges that make it look dirty.

If you check steel cookware, you will see some lines or patterns, which basically follow the grain structure of the steel coating. If you wipe the container in the same direction as the grain structure, you will find that it cleans easily and shines better.

Stainless steel utensils easily tend to build up and show water marks as well as fingerprints that make the surface look dirty. To avoid this problem, wash them with mild detergent and water, then dry the utensil immediately after washing and store it inside the cabinet and away from dust. You can clean them with a semi-damp cloth when you want to use them.

Always remember to use a soft cloth while cleaning steel utensils as they can be very easily scratched and dull. Do not use a scouring pad or any fabric or material with a hard surface that can scratch. If the cleaning cloth gets wet after cleaning some utensils, use a new dry cloth for the rest of the utensils and leave no traces of water.

It is very easy to remove and clean the water marks and fingerprints on the steel utensils. You can use glass cleaners, which are ideal for this purpose, as they not only clean the surface, but also form a protective layer against other stains, or you can make your own cleaning agent by mixing 50 ml of distilled vinegar with half a liter of water and spray on utensils. Then clean them with a dry cloth. In no time you will find the surface clean and shiny again.

If you don’t like using these home remedies and want to buy a ready-made cleaner, you’ll find plenty of options in the detergent or cleaning agent section of supermarkets. You may want to buy a very small portion first to try it out and see if you like it.

I hope these tips will make it easier for you to maintain and clean your stainless steel cookware. Always remember to use stainless steel cookware as it saves energy, is easy to clean, looks good and is durable too.

The name cookie is derived from the Dutch word koekje. The British call them biscuits, originating from the Latin bis coctum (sounds a bit risky) and translates to “twice baked”. (Not to be confused with “half-baked”.) Food historians seem to agree that cookies, or small cakes, were first used to test the temperature of an oven. A small spoonful of dough was dropped onto a baking sheet and placed in the hearth oven. If it went well, the heat was ready for the whole cake or bread. Bakers and cooks used this method for centuries, usually tossing out the test cake, until they finally realized something was missing.

Alexander the Great’s army took a crude biscuit form on its many campaigns, gobbling them up as a quick pick-me-up after finding and sacking cities in its path, around 327 BC. As they were adopted by much of Europe, there are numerous documents that refer to what are now our modern day cookies (but not Oreos). Fast forward to the 7th century. The Persians (now Iranians) grew sugar and began to create cakes and cookie-like sweets. The Chinese, always trying to be the first to the party, used honey and baked small cakes over an open fire in pots and small ovens. In the 16th century, the almond cookie was created, sometimes replacing it with abundant nuts. Asian immigrants brought these cookies to the New World and they have joined our growing list of popular variations.

From the Middle East and the Mediterranean, this newly discovered concoction made its way to Spain during the Crusades, and as the spice trade increased, thanks to explorers like Marco Polo, new flavorful versions were developed along with new cooking techniques. Once it arrived in France, we know how French bakers loved cakes and desserts. Biscuits were added to their growing repertoire, and by the end of the 14th century, small filled wafers could be bought on the streets of Paris. Recipes began to appear in Renaissance cookbooks. Most were simple creations made with butter or lard, honey or molasses, sometimes adding nuts and raisins. But when it comes to food, simple isn’t in the French language, so their excellent pastry chefs raised the bar with muffins, macaroons, piroulines and meringue topping the list.

Cookies (cookies, actually) became the perfect travel food, because they stayed fresh for long periods of time. For centuries, a “ship biscuit,” which some described as having an iron-like texture, was aboard any ship leaving port because it could last the entire voyage. (I wish you had strong teeth that would last you too.)

It was natural that the first English, Scottish and Dutch immigrants would bring the first cookies to the United States. Our simple shortbread cookies are a lot like English tea cakes and Scottish sweet bread. Colonial housewives took pride in their cookies, which were first called “basic cakes.” After all, the British had enjoyed afternoon tea with biscuits and cakes for centuries. In early American cookbooks, cookies were relegated to the pie section and called Plunkets, Jumbles, and Cry Babies. All three were your basic sugar or molasses cookies, but no one seems to know where those names originated. Certainly not to be left out of the mix, enthusiastic President Thomas Jefferson served his guests a host of cookies and tea cakes, both at Monticello and at the White House. Although more of an ice cream and pudding fanatic himself, he enjoyed treating and impressing his guests with a wide variety of sweets. Later presidents counted cookies as their favorite desserts, including Teddy Roosevelt, who loved Fat Rascals (would I make that up?), and James Monroe, who loved cry babies. Despite their unusual names, these two early recipes are basic molasses cookies, with candied fruit, raisins, and nuts. They still exist, we just don’t call them that anymore.

Brownies came about in a rather unusual way. In 1897, the Sears Roebuck catalog sold the first brownie mix, introducing Americans to one of their favorite cookie bars. Although most cooks still baked their own treats, they adapted the recipe with variations of nuts and flavorings. And let’s not forget Girl Scout cookies, an American tradition since 1917, racking up more than $776 million in sales a year.

Americans buy more than $7.2 billion worth of cookies annually, clearly indicating a Cookie Monster nation. According to the Best Ever Cookie Collection, here’s how the top commercial brands compare:

1. Nabisco Oreos
2. Nabisco Chips Ahoy
3. Double Nabisco Oreo Stuff
4. Pepperidge Farm Milan
5. Private Label Chocolate Chip
6. Little Debbie Nut Bar
7. Little Debbie Cream Oatmeal
8. Nabisco Chips Ahoy Chewy
9. Nabisco Nilla Vanilla Wafers
10. Private Label Sandwich Cookies

Who could have predicted the huge popularity of the Oreo cookie, introduced in 1912 by the Nabisco Baking Company? Or the humble beginnings of the Toll House cookie in 1937 at a local Northeast diner. The United States leads the world in cookie production and consumption, spending more than $675 million a year on Oreos alone. The Toll House cookies are a close second, both packaged and homemade. Most of us have our favorite, whether it be chocolate chips, oatmeal raisins, sugar, or good old Fig Newtons. Who needs afternoon tea? Americans eat them 24/7.

Laryngitis remedies that use essential oils are far superior to most over-the-counter synthetic options because they create deep healing, rather than simply covering up symptoms. You’ll get over laryngitis faster and feel better while you heal and afterward.

What is laryngitis?

It is an inflammation usually caused by an infection of the vocal cords. It is often the result of an upper respiratory infection of some sort starting with a sinus infection, a cold, sore throat, etc. and settling on the vocal cords. The strings swell, changing the sound of your voice. In severe cases, the voice becomes a hoarse whisper. Your cords will often be covered with a hard, dry, encrusted mucus that needs to be dissolved.

With the approval of your health professional, try these remedies.

Try an aromatic mouthwash

Make an antibacterial mouthwash using two drops of tea tree oil in half a cup of warm water. Put it in a water bottle or resealable container and shake vigorously to disperse the oil molecules in the water. Immediately gargle and swallow.

The lick trick

You will want to frequently take a trace of tea tree and mix it with the saliva in your mouth and swallow. We call this the “lick trick” because it’s easier to lick the trail of oil off the back of your hand. You don’t want too much.

Put a drop of spearmint or peppermint essential oil in all of your drinking water every day, even for a month after you feel better. This will give you a deep clean and you will love the refreshing taste of the water. When you have laryngitis, drink more water than usual to help dissolve mucus from your vocal cords.

Antihistamines or any over-the-counter remedy designed to stop or dry up cough or cold symptoms would make laryngitis worse, so always avoid cold and cough remedies. Using these synthetic remedies tends to drive the infection deeper into your body and actually manifests itself elsewhere. Work with your body to naturally loosen mucus and allow the infection to run its course quickly and naturally. Using oils in many different therapies will speed up the process and help clear the infection completely for deep and permanent healing.

Using oils in a compress

Prepare a simple compress with four to five drops of a respiratory mixture in half a cup of hot water. Use a blend of oils like rosemary, tea tree, eucalyptus radiata, fir, peppermint, ravensara, or spearmint. You can also use one or two of these oils on their own. Dip a cloth in the mixture, wring it out and apply it to the base of the neck covered with a dry cloth.

Oils in the steam of boiling water

Bring a saucepan of water to a boil and add a few drops of a respiratory blend or one of the individual oils discussed above. Drape a towel over your head to contain the steam and inhale deeply until the fragrance begins to wear off. You can blow on the water to stir and increase steam. Add a few more drops and inhale until you have inhaled about 20 drops of oil in total. Keep reheating the water as many times as necessary.

Do not diffuse oils in a dry room when you have laryngitis. That only hardens the mucous. Instead, you can diffuse the oils in a steamy bathroom while showering or bathing. In fact, using about 20 drops of oil in a warm Epsom salt bath and at the same time turning on the diffuser, also with about 20 drops of oil will help break up mucus as you soak.

How to Avoid the Cough Stage of a Respiratory Infection

For many people, the last stage of a cold is usually bronchitis, unless you can stop the infection on its way down the respiratory system. An infection often starts as a virus in the sinuses or throat, then develops into laryngitis, and finally bronchitis.

Do everything you can, from taking lots of essential oil capsules, taking hot baths or showers at night and in the morning while diffusing the oils, putting respiratory oils on your feet and chest after every bath, and using oils all over your body. Water.

At the first sign of a cough, try to stop it before your bronchioles swell. Put cool compresses with peppermint oil on your chest at night before bed to keep your bronchioles cool and calm. If you start to cough during the day, drink some herbal tea or warm water with a drop of one of your favorite oils, like peppermint, spearmint, basil, or lemon.

It seems that we treat fathers, both ours and the father of our children, differently on their Special Day than we treat mothers on Mother’s Day. Maybe it’s because we’re wired differently. (I mean, seriously, when was the last time the man in your life asked for flowers, chocolate, and dinner out? And do men eat chocolate?) But breakfast in bed, whether it’s just piping hot coffee served with The New York Times, equals that cake and strawberries covered in whipped cream we ordered on our mom’s tray. I have found that men deeply appreciate any simple gesture of love made on their behalf. The little morning romp my kids had with their dad today (with coffee, handmade cards, poems, and wrapped gifts) did more to get him going than anything else we could have done. He would say, “We won’t forget you this year, Dad.” (Honestly, we forgot a couple of years ago…)

Father’s Day has its origin in Mother’s Day. When a thoughtful Sonora Louise Smart Dodd listened to a sermon on Mother’s Day, she felt that fathers deserved as much appreciation and attention, even for a day, as mothers. She approached her minister in Spokane, Washington in 1909, with the idea of ​​a special Father’s Day sermon in memory of her own father, William Smart. Widowed during the birth of his sixth child, William was a single father to that newborn baby and the couple’s five older children. Now that she was an adult herself, Dodd was very appreciative of the personal sacrifices her father made during those many years of child-rearing, and she wanted to honor him in June, the month of her birth. Since her minister couldn’t respond quickly enough to honor her exact birthday (June 5), she scheduled her father’s thank you sermon for the 19th, or the third Sunday in June.

And so the first Father’s Day sermon was preached on June 19. Other historians claim that Dr. Robert Webb celebrated the first Father’s Day at the Central Church in Fairmont, West Virginia in 1908; still others claim that the gold watch inscribed “Original of Father’s Day” belonging to Harry Meek entitles him to the holiday. However, in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially approved the idea, in 1924 President Calvin Coolidge officially endorsed it, and in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson officially issued a presidential proclamation marking the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. But it was not until 1972 that it was declared a national holiday. And, interestingly, it is a uniquely American holiday; other countries celebrate it, but only in America do they place it on our national calendar.

The way we celebrate the day is as unique to each family as parents are to their own children. While Mother’s Day has its own set of expectations: flowers, chocolate, and gifts, Father’s Day offers more spontaneity. Like dad himself. Oh sure, there’s the proverbial tie. Gold socks. But because parents have hobbies and sports interests that range from one end of the spectrum to the other, the day is celebrated with a plethora of activities. Golf? To fish? Relax with a coffee and a good book?

My husband and I went into town today. The weather was as perfect as we had ever seen: blue skies and 78 degrees with no humidity. We attend worship services downtown, followed by a picnic lunch on a patio right on 7th Avenue. A long walk through Central Park was not only exciting; the perfect sky served as an umbrella for the hundreds of New Yorkers who threw Frisbees, played volleyball, smooched their honeys, and basked in the warmth of the sun on blankets spread out on the open expanse of grass.

I was acutely aware throughout the day of the unique role my husband plays in our family, as well as in shaping our children’s vision of fatherhood. He is our provider and our protector. However, he is much more. He is a fellow nurse. Not necessarily the first one my kids would run to with scraped knees, but the one I would run to when the emergencies came home. He is the one who took our three-month-old baby to the hospital for an initial biopsy (without anesthesia) when we learned she needed an emergency colostomy; the one who answered the phone call when a boy ran (a mile) away from his house and was discovered by our local police; the one who was by my side this week when I had a brief medical scare. He is our rock.

He bears the financial burden on our family, a direct result of the decisions we made together nearly twenty years ago. And when the going gets tough, he gets going. Rising before the sun, traveling through suburban New York City traffic, he fights for results, odds and margins all day, every day. With rarely a word of complaint or frustration.

Most parents have learned to deal with the harsh realities of everyday life. They have had to. My own seventeen-year-old son came downstairs a couple of weeks ago, walked into the kitchen and said, “I figured it out. You go to school, you get good grades so you can get into a good college, get a job.” Work like crazy and then you die.” Hardly the carefree perspective he would have preferred, but an assessment of some of the reality of being a man.

On Father’s Day, and every day, we need to be more aware of the generous efforts that the fathers in our lives make for us. We need to be aware of the sacrifices of their personal time that they make on a daily basis. That they rarely have time for lunch with the boys, a game of tennis and sauna in the morning or bridge in the afternoon. That they have liability issues that we may never fully appreciate. They have superiors to honor, subordinates to lead, and colleagues to inspire. That they have results, quarterly quotas, measures of profitability and responsibilities of the shareholders. Fighting traffic on an empty stomach. And take planes early in the morning with very little sleep.

The parents in our lives would surely travel to the ends of the earth for you and their children… if they knew they would be greeted by several pairs of open arms on the other side of the front door.

Let’s hope that parents around the world understand the unique role they play in our lives, in the lives of their children, and in today’s culture in general. Let’s hope that on Father’s Day, fathers everywhere felt special. Let them know, deep down, that their efforts on our behalf are fully acknowledged, truly appreciated, and deeply appreciated.