Want To Be My Friend?
Posted by Michelle Moquin on January 25th, 2009
Good morning…
I am sure that many of you are familiar with Facebook. I have been addicted to it lately as I have been connecting with my friends as well as reconnecting with all of my long lost friends that I have not seen in years. And I have met so many people from all over the world that I am now friends with. If you do not have a face book account, I highly recommend one.
Want to be my friend? I want all of my loyal readers to be able to also converse with me on my facebook page, so I just got an address where you can connect with me and be my friend. If you are interested, go to my personal address, sign up, and we can talk over there too. (Note: Address link will also be permanently located in the right side bar.) It may be easier since some of you are having problems connecting with me here. We’ll just see how it goes…
Happy Sunday and I hope to hear from you here or there!
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Hey Zen Lill: I was thinking about you the other day and I was going to call and then realized that you were in Nashville – sounds like you are having fun and the people are super cool. Happy that all is going as planned with the new job.
Gratefully your blog host,
michelle
Aka BABE: Your Bad Ass Bitch Editor
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January 25th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
So Much More than a Foot Massage!
Bill Flocco
American Academy of Reflexology
Reflexology has long been viewed by many Americans and medical professionals as little more than a foot massage.
Now: Recent scientific studies show that chronic pain, digestive disorders and other common health problems can be relieved through the use of this practice. Reflexology, which was developed by three medical professionals in the early 20th century, involves applying pressure to specific areas — known as “reflex points” — located on the feet, hands and ears.
How it works: When a body part is injured or stops functioning properly due to disease, irritating chemicals accumulate in distant but related nerve endings in the feet, hands and ears. Various studies have repeatedly shown that when certain parts of the feet, hands and ears are worked on with touch techniques, relief results in corresponding parts of the body.
Bonus: You can perform many basic forms of reflexology on yourself or a partner.*
*To find a certified reflexologist in your area, contact the American Reflexology Certification Board, 303-933-6921, http://www.arcb.net.
For best results, work on all of the reflex points described in this article for at least five minutes twice a day, four or more times a week. Relief can be experienced within minutes, but it sometimes takes days or weeks of repeatedly working on the appropriate reflex areas to get results.
Caution: Do not work on bruises, cuts, sores, skin infections or directly on areas where you have damaged a bone or strained a joint during the preceding three to six months. If you’ve had surgery or suffered a bone fracture, ask your surgeon when it’s safe to perform reflexology on these areas.
The main technique used on most parts of the feet and hands, including those points described below, is the “thumb roll.”
What to do: Place gentle pressure with the pad of your thumb against the area on which you wish to work. Maintaining this pressure and moving slowly, bend the knuckle in the center of the thumb in an upward direction and roll your thumb from the pad toward the tip, moving it forward. Next, reverse the movement of the knuckle, so that once your thumb is flattened you can do another thumb roll, each time moving forward in the direction the thumb is pointing.
Reflex points that correspond to common complaints…
HEARTBURN
What to do: While sitting in a chair, place your left foot on your right knee. Use your left thumb to locate the “diaphragm line,” which separates the ball of your foot and your instep, where the skin color changes between the pad and soft part of the sole. On this line, about an inch from the inner edge of the foot, press gently with the tip of your thumb while squeezing gently with your index finger on top of the foot for five to 10 minutes.
Next, place the tip of your right thumb on the soft part of your left palm at the point between the base of the knuckles below your index and middle fingers. With the fingers of your right hand gently squeezing the back of your left hand, apply gentle pressure with the tip of your right thumb for five to 10 minutes.
HEADACHE
What to do: Start with the hand corresponding to the side of your head where the pain is most noticeable. On the back of that hand, locate a point about an inch below the base knuckle of your index finger in the fleshy web between your index finger and thumb. Place the tip of the thumb of your other hand on this point and the tip of your index finger of the other hand on the palm side of this point, squeezing to find a spot that’s slightly thicker and more tender than the surrounding area. While maintaining steady pressure, gently move the tip of your thumb in small circles over this spot. (This movement is different from the thumb roll.) It usually takes about five minutes of work to alleviate a tension headache, and up to an hour to reduce or eliminate a migraine headache.
Caution: This point should not be worked on during the first trimester of pregnancy, as it could have an adverse effect on the fetus. Instead, work only on the related point on the ear, as described below.
After you have completed the hand reflexology, locate the small, hard flap of cartilage at the top of your earlobe, then feel where this flap and the earlobe meet. With the tip of your thumb on the front of the ear and the tip of your index finger behind the ear, gently squeeze this point between your index finger and thumb, feeling for a spot that’s slightly thicker and more tender than the surrounding area. Squeeze both ears at once, holding for five to 10 minutes, while resting your elbows on a table or desk.
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
What to do: While sitting, place your left foot on your right knee. With the fingers of your left hand, gently grasp the top of the foot. Using the thumb roll technique in repeated overlapping strips, work across from the inner edge to the outer edge of the foot, on all of the soft part of the sole and the entire heel, for 10 minutes. Repeat, using your right thumb on the bottom of your right foot.
After you have completed the foot reflexology, use your right thumb to perform the thumb roll technique on your left palm. Work from the outside to the inside of the palm, starting just below the base of the fingers and progressing toward the wrist. Repeat, using your left thumb to work on the right palm.
NECK PAIN AND STIFF NECK
What to do: Move your finger slightly above the cartilage flap described in the headache section, and find a ridge of cartilage running up and down the ear. Place the tips of your index fingers on the lower inch of this ridge on both ears while resting your elbows on a table or desk. Squeeze gently but firmly between your index fingers and thumbs, with your thumbs behind the ears. Continue for five to 10 minutes.
Health interviewed Bill Flocco, a reflexology teacher and researcher and the founder and director of the American Academy of Reflexology, based in Los Angeles. He is the author of several books on reflexology, including Reflexology Research: Anatomy of a Reflexology Research Study (William Sanford).
January 25th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
I can’t believe I get to write in. We had a contest among the girls and I won. So I get to say hello to my twin brother, Mark.
I took Mark with me when I left to get beamed up. I asked if I could let him know that I was leaving. I was told to bring him with me to the beam up location. He was so surprised to see two of me. I love him and we have always been each other’s best friend.
So Mark, how is my double doing? Is she as big a slut as I programed her to be? I told her to fuck you silly.
I figured since I was a 23 year old virgin when I left, it would be a good idea to have you bust her cherry. I bet mom and dad are really anxious about our togetherness now.
I saw your game. You were wonderful. I am the one who smashed that oaf’s head who tried to sucker punch you. No body fucks with my twin brother.
Did we graduate at the top of our class as usual? Has daddy given me an equal share of the business responsibility as he promised? Are you happy with the increase in your trust fund. If you wish I will program me to give you my share, or as much of it as you want.
I do miss our midnight chats. The girls here are so exciting that I sometimes forget that I am from the planet earth, but you I do miss.
If you could only see some of the things that I have seen, it would alter entirely what earth space science teaches. I have heard form Madaline that you will be one of America’s youngest space travelers.
I look forward to seeing you in space. I will be forced to return to earth for at least 30 days as soon as we have completed this mission. I do not wish to return, but it is the law. I obey the law so I will return and wait out my time on earth.
When I return I want you to be ready to take advantage of what I am bringing you. I have kept my promise. You will not be disappointed.
I love you
Silva
January 25th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Silva, I wish I could be a girlz. I am stuck here in Israel with men fighting to prove that their god in heaven is better than the other’s god in heaven.
Men, why can’t they live in peace. I pray for Obama. He seems to be one man who has his head out of the clouds and in the affairs of the people who need him.
America may once again be our best hope for world peace.
Cynthia