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escargot1 said:
Warm honey on French toast, mmmm.
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I think this fits here - so to speak!
Virginity cream sparks Indian sex debate
An Indian company has launched what it claims is the country's first vagina tightening cream, saying it will make women feel "like a virgin" again. The company says it is about empowering women, but critics say it is doing the opposite. The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan in Mumbai reports.
It is certainly a bold claim. As the music starts playing on the advertisement for the 18 Again cream, a sari-clad woman is singing and dancing.
It is an unusual take on Bollywood.
"I feel like a virgin," she croons, although the advert makes it clear she is not.
Her shocked in-laws look on, before her husband joins her for some salsa-style dancing.
"Feels like the very first time," she continues, as she is twirled around.
Cut away to her mother-in-law who begins by responding with a disgusted look on her face, but by the end of the advert even she has been won over, and is seen buying the product online. 8)
This video is designed to market a vaginal "rejuvenation and tightening" product, which was launched this month in India.
The makers of 18 Again, the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Ultratech, say it is the first of its kind in India (similar creams are already available in other parts of the world such as the USA), and fills a gap in the market.
Ultratech's owner, Rishi Bhatia, says the cream, which is selling for around $44 (£28 ), contains natural ingredients including gold dust, aloe vera, almond and pomegranate, and has been clinically tested.
"It's a unique and revolutionary product which also works towards building inner confidence in a woman and boosting her self esteem," says Mr Bhatia, adding that the goal of the product is to "empower women".
Mr Bhatia says the product is not claiming to restore a woman's virginity, but to restore the emotions of being a virgin.
"We are only saying, 'feel like a virgin' - it's a metaphor. It tries to bring back that feeling when a person is 18."
But the company's advertising strategy has attracted criticism from some doctors, women's groups and social media users, who say the product reinforces the widely held view in India that pre-marital sex is something to be frowned upon, a taboo which is even seen as sinful by some.
"This kind of cream is utter nonsense, and could give some women an inferiority complex," argues Annie Raja from the National Federation of Indian Women, which fights for women's rights in the country.
Ms Raja says that rather than empower women, the cream will do the opposite, by reaffirming a patriarchal view that is held by many here - the notion that men want all women to be virgins until their wedding night.
"Why should women remain a virgin until marriage? It is a woman's right to have sexual relations with a man, but society here still says they should not until they are brides."
"Being a virgin is still prized, and I don't think attitudes will change in this century," says Dr Mahinda Watsa, a gynaecologist who writes a popular sexual advice column in the Mumbai Mirror and Bangalore Mirror newspaper.
Dr Watsa has answered more than 30,000 questions from Indians wanting sexual advice, and says a common question from men is how to find out whether their wife is a virgin, or from women who are keen their husband doesn't know they are not.
"Men still hope they're marrying a virgin, but more girls in India, at least in the towns and cities, are having sex before.
"Women write to me - and say, what do I do? I've had sex with other people but how do I convince people that I'm a virgin?"
Dr Watsa says that in major cities and towns more people are sexually active before marriage - more women working and having independence has led to women having more confidence and interactions with men.
"There is definitely more casual sex and sex before marriage happening in India nowadays," says Dr Nisreen Nakhoda, a GP who advises on sexual health for the medical website MDhil.
Dr Nakhoda is sceptical about how a cream such as 18 Again can work.
"Tightening the vagina is done by the vaginal muscles so I don't know how a local cream can do the job," she says, but believes it has the potential to do well in India because even if practices are changing, attitudes are not catching up as fast, so some people would try anything to cover up any hint of their actions.
"It's all very under wraps and discreet, no-one really discusses their sex lives with their friends or boyfriends," says Dr Nakhoda.
She says she has even heard stories of companies which work at night, such as call centres, finding their toilets full of condoms which they cannot flush down, as some couples find it hard to find a place to be alone.
A survey by India Today magazine last year showed that fewer than 1 in 5 (19%) of respondents were open to the idea of pre-marital sex, or live-in relationships, with a quarter of people saying they did not object to sex before marriage, as long as it was not happening in their family.
etc...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19353039
Virginity cream sparks Indian sex debate
An Indian company has launched what it claims is the country's first vagina tightening cream, saying it will make women feel "like a virgin" again. The company says it is about empowering women, but critics say it is doing the opposite. The BBC's Rajini Vaidyanathan in Mumbai reports.
It is certainly a bold claim. As the music starts playing on the advertisement for the 18 Again cream, a sari-clad woman is singing and dancing.
It is an unusual take on Bollywood.
"I feel like a virgin," she croons, although the advert makes it clear she is not.
Her shocked in-laws look on, before her husband joins her for some salsa-style dancing.
"Feels like the very first time," she continues, as she is twirled around.
Cut away to her mother-in-law who begins by responding with a disgusted look on her face, but by the end of the advert even she has been won over, and is seen buying the product online. 8)
This video is designed to market a vaginal "rejuvenation and tightening" product, which was launched this month in India.
The makers of 18 Again, the Mumbai-based pharmaceutical company Ultratech, say it is the first of its kind in India (similar creams are already available in other parts of the world such as the USA), and fills a gap in the market.
Ultratech's owner, Rishi Bhatia, says the cream, which is selling for around $44 (£28 ), contains natural ingredients including gold dust, aloe vera, almond and pomegranate, and has been clinically tested.
"It's a unique and revolutionary product which also works towards building inner confidence in a woman and boosting her self esteem," says Mr Bhatia, adding that the goal of the product is to "empower women".
Mr Bhatia says the product is not claiming to restore a woman's virginity, but to restore the emotions of being a virgin.
"We are only saying, 'feel like a virgin' - it's a metaphor. It tries to bring back that feeling when a person is 18."
But the company's advertising strategy has attracted criticism from some doctors, women's groups and social media users, who say the product reinforces the widely held view in India that pre-marital sex is something to be frowned upon, a taboo which is even seen as sinful by some.
"This kind of cream is utter nonsense, and could give some women an inferiority complex," argues Annie Raja from the National Federation of Indian Women, which fights for women's rights in the country.
Ms Raja says that rather than empower women, the cream will do the opposite, by reaffirming a patriarchal view that is held by many here - the notion that men want all women to be virgins until their wedding night.
"Why should women remain a virgin until marriage? It is a woman's right to have sexual relations with a man, but society here still says they should not until they are brides."
"Being a virgin is still prized, and I don't think attitudes will change in this century," says Dr Mahinda Watsa, a gynaecologist who writes a popular sexual advice column in the Mumbai Mirror and Bangalore Mirror newspaper.
Dr Watsa has answered more than 30,000 questions from Indians wanting sexual advice, and says a common question from men is how to find out whether their wife is a virgin, or from women who are keen their husband doesn't know they are not.
"Men still hope they're marrying a virgin, but more girls in India, at least in the towns and cities, are having sex before.
"Women write to me - and say, what do I do? I've had sex with other people but how do I convince people that I'm a virgin?"
Dr Watsa says that in major cities and towns more people are sexually active before marriage - more women working and having independence has led to women having more confidence and interactions with men.
"There is definitely more casual sex and sex before marriage happening in India nowadays," says Dr Nisreen Nakhoda, a GP who advises on sexual health for the medical website MDhil.
Dr Nakhoda is sceptical about how a cream such as 18 Again can work.
"Tightening the vagina is done by the vaginal muscles so I don't know how a local cream can do the job," she says, but believes it has the potential to do well in India because even if practices are changing, attitudes are not catching up as fast, so some people would try anything to cover up any hint of their actions.
"It's all very under wraps and discreet, no-one really discusses their sex lives with their friends or boyfriends," says Dr Nakhoda.
She says she has even heard stories of companies which work at night, such as call centres, finding their toilets full of condoms which they cannot flush down, as some couples find it hard to find a place to be alone.
A survey by India Today magazine last year showed that fewer than 1 in 5 (19%) of respondents were open to the idea of pre-marital sex, or live-in relationships, with a quarter of people saying they did not object to sex before marriage, as long as it was not happening in their family.
etc...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-19353039
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rynner2 said:I wonder how extra-virgin olive oil would work?
(It's also good for loosening your earwax!)
So I hear!
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Seasonal good news.
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It's either the mistletoe works or the druid reaching up your rectum to cut it out . . . :shock:
I didn't do the kiss joke! :wow:
I didn't do the kiss joke! :wow:
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Prices will rise...
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For more about Manuka honey see:
Manuka Honey
https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/manuka-honey.69915/
Why 'super honey' is the bees knees for wounds and infections
Surgihoney is cost-effective and speeds healing of hard-to-treat injuries. Can it become the ultimate wound-care product?
The healing powers of honey have been known about for thousands of years. But Surgihoney, whose natural antibacterial properties have been boosted, is proving highly effective at treating infected wounds and superbugs.
The honey is believed to work by killing the bugs, removing dead tissue and pus, and then providing a moisture barrier as well as local nutrition.
Honey contains vitamins, minerals, enzymes and sugars – all of which help in the healing of wounds. Manuka is generally regarded as the most potent honey, but it relies upon nectar from a particular tree in New Zealand, limiting its supply.
That's precisely the problem which has been solved by the developers of Surgihoney. They have created a product that can be made from organic honey from any floral source. They hope it will ultimately become a global wound-care product that will improve lives in poorer countries.
Lead researcher Dr Matthew Dryden, an NHS consultant microbiologist, is optimistic that the sterile, medical honey can revolutionise wound care around the world, reduce the use of antibiotics and provide an alternative to harsh chemical antiseptics.
Surgihoney speeds the healing of hard-to-treat leg and foot ulcers, pressure sores, trauma injuries and infected surgical wounds, according to the research. Potential benefits include less pain and fewer amputations.
Dryden says: "Surgihoney is active against all the bacteria we find in soft tissue wounds. The important extra is that it kills the bugs but doesn't damage the tissue. Honey is a fantastic natural medicine."
Surgihoney can even tackle wounds infected with strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, he says, including MRSA, E coli and pseudomonas. He describes honey as "turbo-boosted".
Surgihoney, stored in 10g sachets, is simply squeezed on to wounds and dressed with gauze. Pilot trials (pdf) have been conducted in Hampshire in the UK, Yei civil hospital in South Sudan, and Vailola hospital in Tonga.
Dryden was lead author in a study that concludes: "As a wound treatment in the tropics, [Surgihoney] is an ideal, low-technology solution which is easily stored, applied and ought to be cost-effective." And unlike more sophisticated medicines, it does not need to be refrigerated.
Before the pilot trials, Dryden's research team at Winchester's Royal Hampshire county hospital carried out laboratory experiments on bacteria gathered from infected wounds.
The results, explained in detail to the Federation of Infection Societies in November, suggest that Surgihoney is better at beating bugs than other honeys tested, including Manuka and a medical-grade honey called Medihoney, while equal to antiseptics, silver and iodine, which can be toxic to healing tissue.
A British nurse and wound care expert, Jill Brooks, has pioneered the use of Surgihoney in Sodo hospital in south-west Ethopia and Kisubu hospital in Uganda, where she volunteers several times a year.
"All the results I have seen have been positive; some have been very positive with rapid healing of wounds," says the former lead tissue viability nurse for the NHS in Oxfordshire.
The standard local treatment of washing wounds in a weak solution of bleach has a big disadvantage, she says. "It is very good at killing bugs but is a very harsh thing to use as it destroys the good tissue and can delay healing."
The success of the pilot tests paves the way for a bigger, randomised control trial.
Surgihoney is being developed by businessman Ian Staples, former managing director of Halfords, the motor accessories chain. He owned a farm in Chile with beehives that produced honey from the Ulmo tree. After a bad harvest, he and his son, Stuart, commissioned scientists to develop Surgihoney.
The honey has been approved for use in the UK as a wound-care dressing.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-devel ... ted-wounds
Manuka Honey
https://forums.forteana.org/index.php?threads/manuka-honey.69915/
Why 'super honey' is the bees knees for wounds and infections
Surgihoney is cost-effective and speeds healing of hard-to-treat injuries. Can it become the ultimate wound-care product?
The healing powers of honey have been known about for thousands of years. But Surgihoney, whose natural antibacterial properties have been boosted, is proving highly effective at treating infected wounds and superbugs.
The honey is believed to work by killing the bugs, removing dead tissue and pus, and then providing a moisture barrier as well as local nutrition.
Honey contains vitamins, minerals, enzymes and sugars – all of which help in the healing of wounds. Manuka is generally regarded as the most potent honey, but it relies upon nectar from a particular tree in New Zealand, limiting its supply.
That's precisely the problem which has been solved by the developers of Surgihoney. They have created a product that can be made from organic honey from any floral source. They hope it will ultimately become a global wound-care product that will improve lives in poorer countries.
Lead researcher Dr Matthew Dryden, an NHS consultant microbiologist, is optimistic that the sterile, medical honey can revolutionise wound care around the world, reduce the use of antibiotics and provide an alternative to harsh chemical antiseptics.
Surgihoney speeds the healing of hard-to-treat leg and foot ulcers, pressure sores, trauma injuries and infected surgical wounds, according to the research. Potential benefits include less pain and fewer amputations.
Dryden says: "Surgihoney is active against all the bacteria we find in soft tissue wounds. The important extra is that it kills the bugs but doesn't damage the tissue. Honey is a fantastic natural medicine."
Surgihoney can even tackle wounds infected with strains of bacteria resistant to antibiotics, he says, including MRSA, E coli and pseudomonas. He describes honey as "turbo-boosted".
Surgihoney, stored in 10g sachets, is simply squeezed on to wounds and dressed with gauze. Pilot trials (pdf) have been conducted in Hampshire in the UK, Yei civil hospital in South Sudan, and Vailola hospital in Tonga.
Dryden was lead author in a study that concludes: "As a wound treatment in the tropics, [Surgihoney] is an ideal, low-technology solution which is easily stored, applied and ought to be cost-effective." And unlike more sophisticated medicines, it does not need to be refrigerated.
Before the pilot trials, Dryden's research team at Winchester's Royal Hampshire county hospital carried out laboratory experiments on bacteria gathered from infected wounds.
The results, explained in detail to the Federation of Infection Societies in November, suggest that Surgihoney is better at beating bugs than other honeys tested, including Manuka and a medical-grade honey called Medihoney, while equal to antiseptics, silver and iodine, which can be toxic to healing tissue.
A British nurse and wound care expert, Jill Brooks, has pioneered the use of Surgihoney in Sodo hospital in south-west Ethopia and Kisubu hospital in Uganda, where she volunteers several times a year.
"All the results I have seen have been positive; some have been very positive with rapid healing of wounds," says the former lead tissue viability nurse for the NHS in Oxfordshire.
The standard local treatment of washing wounds in a weak solution of bleach has a big disadvantage, she says. "It is very good at killing bugs but is a very harsh thing to use as it destroys the good tissue and can delay healing."
The success of the pilot tests paves the way for a bigger, randomised control trial.
Surgihoney is being developed by businessman Ian Staples, former managing director of Halfords, the motor accessories chain. He owned a farm in Chile with beehives that produced honey from the Ulmo tree. After a bad harvest, he and his son, Stuart, commissioned scientists to develop Surgihoney.
The honey has been approved for use in the UK as a wound-care dressing.
http://www.theguardian.com/global-devel ... ted-wounds
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This looks promising. Full text at link.
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Apple Cider Vinegar
I've personally had good luck removing warts (Planter's) and skin tags with apple cider vinegar. Soak the end of a Q-tip, and hold it on the offending growth for a few minutes. Try to only get it on said growth, as it can make surrounding skin white, wrinkeley and prone to peeling. Repeat twice a day for up to two weeks, depending on size of growth, and it should just shrink away. (worked for me, anyway!)
Also, I've been hearing some interesting claims about Tumeric being the newest super food, specifically around it's effects concerning joint health/arthritis/anti-inflammetory properties, so I am going to try it, (about 1 Tbsp a day, in whole, raw form), for a month in my breakfast smoothies. We will see what it does for my knees, (bad for a long time, and have had ortho-scopic debridement on both when I was 33) but more for what it may do for the first twinges of arthritis I'm just starting to get in the base of my right thumb.
We'll see what happens!
I've personally had good luck removing warts (Planter's) and skin tags with apple cider vinegar. Soak the end of a Q-tip, and hold it on the offending growth for a few minutes. Try to only get it on said growth, as it can make surrounding skin white, wrinkeley and prone to peeling. Repeat twice a day for up to two weeks, depending on size of growth, and it should just shrink away. (worked for me, anyway!)
Also, I've been hearing some interesting claims about Tumeric being the newest super food, specifically around it's effects concerning joint health/arthritis/anti-inflammetory properties, so I am going to try it, (about 1 Tbsp a day, in whole, raw form), for a month in my breakfast smoothies. We will see what it does for my knees, (bad for a long time, and have had ortho-scopic debridement on both when I was 33) but more for what it may do for the first twinges of arthritis I'm just starting to get in the base of my right thumb.
We'll see what happens!
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the first twinges of arthritis I'm just starting to get in the base of my right thumb.
My mother has arthritis in her hands and some years ago I seemed to be getting the same. One finger wouldn't straighten out and the last joint was painful. I thought oh no, here we go and imagined my hands seizing up like those of arthritis sufferers I know.
Then one morning while opening a can of food for the cats I accidentally nicked the skin on the painful joint. It bled quite a bit and I considered going to A&E but was too busy, so I wrapped it up and carried on and in fact went off to live abroad a couple of days later.
Didn't think much about the injury apart from changing the dressing. What with finding somewhere to live and shopping in a new language I had so much on that it was a month or so before realised that the finger was better than before. The arthritic symptoms had gone and 12 years or so on, they haven't come back.
So perhaps it wasn't arthritis, or perhaps it was and a nick from a cat food can cured it. I dunno!
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[QUOTE="So perhaps it wasn't arthritis, or perhaps it was and a nick from a cat food can cured it. I dunno! [/QUOTE]
Lol! Well, as soon as I mentioned it to my Mom, she said it was a "Lewis" thing, (meaning it's an ongoing thing with that side of the family. Lucky me!)
But, if the Tumeric doesn't work on at least holding it off, I guess I'd rather try slashing myself with tin cans before getting dosed with some expensive drugs with horrible side-effects!
[/QUOTE]Lol! Well, as soon as I mentioned it to my Mom, she said it was a "Lewis" thing, (meaning it's an ongoing thing with that side of the family. Lucky me!)
But, if the Tumeric doesn't work on at least holding it off, I guess I'd rather try slashing myself with tin cans before getting dosed with some expensive drugs with horrible side-effects!
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Woman suffered seizures after New Year's ‘detox’
Doctors issue warning about the potential health risks of taking herbal remedies
Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 01:00
Doctors have warned about potential health risks of popular New Year’s “detox” programmes after people had severe reactions to them.
In one instance, reported by the journal BMJ Case Reports, a woman (47) developed a potentially life-threatening complication.
Her “detox” involved drinking lots of fluids and taking various herbal remedies. The previously healthy woman consumed substances including valerian root, over the New Year period, and was admitted to hospital following a brief period of confusion and repetitive behaviour, such as teeth grinding, which lasted for an hour. She later collapsed and had a seizure.
She had been drinking more water and tea because of an increase in thirst, while among the numerous herbal remedies she was taking were milk thistle, molkosan, l-theanine, glutamine, vitamin B compound, vervain, sage tea, green tea and valerian root.
Life-threatening hyponatraemia
She had been taking them all together following a period of increased stress and low mood.
Her doctors knew the confusion and seizures were due to hyponatraemia – an abnormally low level of sodium in the blood – but were not sure why. ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/heal...est&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_digest
Doctors issue warning about the potential health risks of taking herbal remedies
Wed, Jan 4, 2017, 01:00
Doctors have warned about potential health risks of popular New Year’s “detox” programmes after people had severe reactions to them.
In one instance, reported by the journal BMJ Case Reports, a woman (47) developed a potentially life-threatening complication.
Her “detox” involved drinking lots of fluids and taking various herbal remedies. The previously healthy woman consumed substances including valerian root, over the New Year period, and was admitted to hospital following a brief period of confusion and repetitive behaviour, such as teeth grinding, which lasted for an hour. She later collapsed and had a seizure.
She had been drinking more water and tea because of an increase in thirst, while among the numerous herbal remedies she was taking were milk thistle, molkosan, l-theanine, glutamine, vitamin B compound, vervain, sage tea, green tea and valerian root.
Life-threatening hyponatraemia
She had been taking them all together following a period of increased stress and low mood.
Her doctors knew the confusion and seizures were due to hyponatraemia – an abnormally low level of sodium in the blood – but were not sure why. ...
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/heal...est&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_digest
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Also, I've been hearing some interesting claims about Tumeric being the newest super food, specifically around it's effects concerning joint health/arthritis/anti-inflammetory properties, so I am going to try it, (about 1 Tbsp a day, in whole, raw form), for a month in my breakfast smoothies. We will see what it does for my knees, (bad for a long time, and have had ortho-scopic debridement on both when I was 33) but more for what it may do for the first twinges of arthritis I'm just starting to get in the base of my right thumb.
We'll see what happens!
My mother-in-law puts tumeric mixed with aloe vera on everything. You could cut your whole toe off and she'd tell you to put a little tumeric on it.
But it really does seem to work for minor skin infections.Also, tumeric mixed with water, cayenne pepper, honey and lemon juice eases cold and flu symptoms. It doesn't taste great, but it works.
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I don't like to sound like an old wifey, but there is a lot of it about at the moment. With colds I have to keep them till they're better, paracetamol doesn't have any effect on me.