I can only say that one woman, my high school boyfriends long time live-in never wanted to meet me, I don’t think he ever said it to her but everyone else would meet her and tell her of her striking resemblance to me, yikes, she hated me on general principles and he was embarassed about that issue. We still had annual visits when I’d go to CT but that cramped the style of both of us. I didn’t want to provoke her unduly, but don’t I deserve the benfit of the doubt, no, no doubt the thoughtless fools who mentioned the resemblance also threw in how cool I am, how we were The Couple, stupid asses. Ah, but then he met my baby girl and we haven’t spoken since, weird – but what can you do…

Anonz, so sorry for your losses, babe. I’m glad you can maintain workable relationships with the others, now don’t take this the wrong way please, but I thought you said you were a chauvinist fool (which, granted, is not the same as a cad) so, maybe you’ve worked through these ways with them acting as your sounding board in this fairly recent change? Not being nosy, if you’d like to share on that point, do tell, if you don’t, that’s cool, too.

Sweet pea(s) hahaha…repub man also didn’t believe that I have the best espresso this side of Italy, then he tasted, he may not have seen the light on the ARM issue but he conceded that it was the best espresso he’s ever had, and that’s about as far as this woman cares to go with Repub men anymore, they’re too stubborn to get through to…why waste my time and energy?

Ciao, the Zen lady Lilly

Jealousy, I find is a waste of time and energy. It is an insecurity within self. It is simply a wanting of the lack of something in one’s self than anything else, which can be good in the fact that it reveals to one the work that one needs to put attention to. I know, and watched you through the work that you are referring to in this blog. It was an exemplary process to be a part of and watch you come out on the other side to the wonderful woman that you have become. It is my joy to watch, and be a part of, your process on a daily basis. It is empowering to watch your fearlessness to become the best person that you can be in all aspects of the human capacity.

You know this of me, but I wish to reiterate it herein. I am so proud to be your husband.

A persistent and alarming problem among elderly hospital patients is diarrhea — which is sometimes even life-threatening. A frequent cause, ironically, is the antibiotic used to address either the original illness or an infection that develops during the hospital stay, to which elderly patients are even more vulnerable than others. It is a frustrating situation for everyone involved.
A recent study conducted at Imperial College in London investigated probiotic drinks as a way to help resolve the problem, in much the same way some non-hospital patients eat yogurt when on antibiotics. (Note: This should be high-quality yogurt with live cultures.) The study randomized 135 hospitalized elderly patients on antibiotics into two groups. Twice a day during the course of treatment and for one week after finishing the antibiotics, one group was given a dairy drink containing three types of probiotics — Lactobacillus casei, L. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus — while the other had a dairy drink with no probiotics. The probiotic drink used in the study was Actimel, sold in US supermarkets as DanActive from Danone, which partially funded the study.
The result: Risk of diarrhea relating to antibiotics was reduced by 21.6%.
WHICH PROBIOTIC FOR WHOM?
Probiotic use appears to be a no-brainer, but the picture is more complicated than it may seem. Lead author Mary Hickson, PhD, RD, a research dietician and honorary senior lecturer of investigative science at the Imperial College in London, told me the issue of using probiotics as standard hospital protocol is still open. The reason is, dose and timing cannot be as carefully controlled in a hospital setting as in a highly monitored research study. Probiotics may actually turn out to be even more useful than this research indicates, since some high-risk patients had to be excluded. Also, since the treatment did not prevent all diarrhea, it may be that different patients respond to probiotic bacteria differently. In other words, what is effective in certain situations for some individuals does not work all the time. Indeed, another strain of bacteria might work even better at preventing antibiotic-caused diarrhea than the ones in the drink used, and only further research will reveal the answer.
In this study there were no adverse events for patients, which has been true of previous published trials using probiotics — though some questions remain relative to people with weak immune systems. In a very few cases, probiotic bacteria may have caused an infection in such patients, says Dr. Hickson, though it remains inconclusive. According to the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the safety of probiotics has not been thoroughly studied so research should continue, especially in the elderly, children and anyone with a compromised immune system.
Next steps for the medical community? Dr. Hickson says that another study is now in order to see if using probiotics as a standard measure for post-antibiotic treatment causes diarrhea rates to fall in a broader hospital population. Next step for individuals? Based on years of work with probiotics, Daily Health News contributing editor Andrew L. Rubman, ND, points out that since each of us is unique, results may vary. While probiotic products will probably not be harmful, the same solution won’t work for everyone. Consider working with a physician knowledgeable in this area.

Source(s): ??Mary Hickson, PhD, RD, honorary senior lecturer of investigative science at the Imperial College in London.