Al G Smith

When settling down to that indulgent lunch on Christmas Day, after clearing the wrappings of many-a-present, gift and trinket, it’s appropriate to try and spend a moment thinking of those who won’t have such a great time, and maybe to consider how we can all do something to change things in the coming years.

Tempting though it is for us to allow our own life’s trials to consume our time and attention, it’s really not until we all begin to treat others better that the world itself will start to evolve into the place we would all like it to be…

Here are two youngsters who express, through song, some of the sentiments that many of us recognize and feel… But are YOU doing enough (anything?) to contribute to positive change, and if not just what WILL you do about it in 2010?

It’s a question many of us need to ponder on… And an answer we all need to ACT on…

Troy Sivan:

Declan Galbraith:

Here’s the link that features Troye Sivan’s project on the laudable “Kids helping Kids” website:
http://www.kidzhelpingkids.org/TroyeSivan_ForThem.html

And here are just some examples of the reasons why these young singers are so concerned…

The website referred to in this clip:
http://hski.org/difference.htm

Another worthy project on the ‘other side’ of the Island that comprises Haiti and — here — the Dominican Republic:

Here is the link to the Dream Project in the Dominican Republic: http://www.dominicandream.org/index.html

And finally for now another independent charitable organization that is helping disadvantaged children around the world:
http://www.childrenincorporated.org/

Could you also give them something no matter how small this Christmas?

Conspiracy Theories…are they all a joke? Or are they maybe not?

This started out as a ‘light hearted’ riposte to a question about ‘favorite conspiracy theories’.

Then I began to realize that there was a serious message that had to be summarized.

The information below is based on certifiiable facts… It is more frightening the more you think about what is apprently happening today. Even the distractions of ‘world financial chaos’, Innaugural Speeches and War…are all part of this process that is being managed by an evil elite…:(Read More)

Healthy families need healthy toilet habits but there is quite a bit of misunderstanding about toilet regularity. Here is a recent question that earned ‘Best Answer’ approbation:

Q. Hey What’s wrong with me…I always need to go to the toilet after meals all the time….?

A. The longer you ’sit on it’ – i.e. wait to go — the more liquid is absorbed through the bowel walls and the more compacted it is likely to become — hence resulting in constipation.

It is always best to go when ‘nature calls’ and not wait — if possible This reduces chances of constipation and increases likely ease of going.

It is not unreasonable to want to go after meals. The whole digestive system ‘kicks in’ when you start to eat — from saliva production in the mouth, to acid production in the stomach, to peristaltic motion in the bowel (the waves of movement that help to move the food along the bowel to the ‘exit’!)

Other things that can trigger ‘movement’ such things as taking a warm drink of tea or coffee when you wake up…the caffeine again can kick-start the ‘motion’.

Your body is quite likely to get into a ‘routine’ when it ‘expects ‘ to go — and can be a bit difficult to ‘re-train’…

But in essence:
Hanging on to your ‘poo’ is bad for several reasons:
- Possible constipation (as mentioned)
- Resulting in straining - leading possibly to piles (haemorrhoids).
For example

You should ‘go’ when the need arises and, although it is often not realized, it is normal and healthy to go as many times as you eat (makes sense doesn’t it!) So three meals a day…three ‘poos’ a day!

MANY folks go far less often (constipation is a real issue — as can diarrhoea be)..and it is well known that up to 80% of people consuming a Western diet have severely impaired digestive processes.

You should ‘listen to your body’ and also keep well hydrated (again, most people are in a constant state of dehydration) — we really NEED to drink about 2 to 3 liters of good clean water a day (preferably natural, mineral water). This can help a lot with the problem of constipation…

But the problem of poor digestive system, stemming from reduced levels of healthy (good) bacteria in the bowels that are needed for efficient digestion also needs dealing with. For this it is worth considering a good probiotic product (that is NOT a silly little yogurt drink, by the way). There’s a useful article about probiotics here:
http://www.gonando.com/probiotics.html

Poor gut health is probably one of the MAIN pre-cursors to serious health challenges in later life so getting and keeping a healthy system whilst you are young is REALLY important. (fascinating video about what we ought to eat to keep the gut health here too: http://www.gonando.com/alkaline-foods.ht…)

So…keep on going!

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Coming soon a collection of brief articles and copies of posts (I have made) to sites like Yahoo Answers, mostly dealing with issues that affect body, mind and soul.

Only one persons opinion, but drawn from many diverse sources of influence.

I like many of you, I guess, am on life’s highway seeking to create one of those happy families playing its part in a better world.

Hope to see you back here from time to time

Al G Smith