Posts by BrendaCloutier

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Home Remedies

by Frannie Banannie in

jw
friends

how many of yall were taught or learned home remedies while growing up or as a result of your own or others' experiences?

got any good ones yall'd like to share here?.

frannie b

I self-studied medicinal herbs and wild herbs and foods for 20 years. Planetary formulas are usually excellent. Michael Tierra was one of my earliest "teachers" with his book "The Way of Herbs". He, himself, is a butthead. A little too egocentric for my taste. I was studying his East-West home study course and involved with his students-only web discussion forum. He has absolutely no use for western medicine, whereas my life was saved in the mid-50's by antibiotics. I believe the two can co-exist and thrive if they get together. Eastern and naturopathic medicine and alopathic (scientific) medicine compliment eachother well.

My favorite herb books are Michael Moore's (not the movie-maker) on Western and Mountain herbs. He's a hoot! Hippie who introduced Tierra to herbal medicine.

My mom actually got me interested when I was a kid. When we'd go camping, she was always picking and eating the plants around camp. She told me a few old remedies, too, as did my gr.grandmother.

I've been away from it for a little while as I'm working on getting my Social Security Disability for FibroMyalgia, so I have to rely on Alopathic Docs and drugs. I also had a bad experience with a naturopath. She just didn't listen, and I ended up in the hospital.

Hugs

Bren

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Home Remedies

by Frannie Banannie in

jw
friends

how many of yall were taught or learned home remedies while growing up or as a result of your own or others' experiences?

got any good ones yall'd like to share here?.

frannie b

BrendaCloutier

Yeast infections: Douche 2x day for 7 days with yogurt with active bacteria. MD prescribed years ago when I was getting them ALL the time. Dannon yogurt has active cultures. Plain, not sweetened or flavored ;) 3-4 Tblsp mixed with a little warm water for liquidity and comfort.

After a bout of diarhea: Eat 1-2 tblsp live yogurt before each meal to help replentish the flora of the intestines.

Esophogitis at night: drink a glass of buttermilk, or 2-3 tablespoons of yogurt right before bed.

Urethritis, or Urinary Tract Infection: Drink 1 glass cranberry juice 2x or 3x day until infection is gone. Usually 3-5 days. Drink cranberry juice 2 or 3x per week to maintain if recurrant. The cranberry juice should have a high content of actual cranberry juice. To make your own, use 1/2 lb of fresh or frozen cranberries to 1 gallon water and 1/2 cup sugar. Boil and simmer for 20 min or so until cranberries pop. Mash and strain keeping juice. Refrigerate. A little more sugar can be added, but the juice should be tart.

Diarhea: Black berry leaf tea: Boil a pint or so of water and pour over a large handfull of blackberry leaves (watch out for the thorns on the back). Cover, and let sit for 20 minutes. Strain and drink. Drink after each bowl movement. I have had one glass work immediately. It doesn't cause griping nor constipation. Bananas also help. Avoid milk and spicy foods.

Bad Diarhea: 1-1/2 gallons of gatorade for 24 hours. No other food or water. Slowly reintroduce bland foods. (MD prescribed).

Hot Oil Treatment for hair: 1T olive oil warmed on microwave for 10sec. Don't burn yourself. Massage through scalp and comb to ends of long hair, wrap head in a towel for a 20-30 min or overnight, and wash out. It may take 2 washings. You can add the contents of a Vit E capsule for added nutrition for your hair.

These are all of the ones I use that I dont' have to leave home to purchase. Blackberry vines grow in the backyard and have leaves year-round.

Hugs

Brenda

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Home Remedies

by Frannie Banannie in

jw
friends

how many of yall were taught or learned home remedies while growing up or as a result of your own or others' experiences?

got any good ones yall'd like to share here?.

frannie b

BrendaCloutier

heres one for ya.....Put a penny on a bee sting.....brings the stinger right out....

Never heard of the penny, but tape a piece of bacon fat on a bee sting and the salt and nitrates will draw the stinger AND poison out.

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Interesting Response From JW ex-Wife

by Corvin in

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my jw ex-wife called to talk to one of the kids.

they were not home, and she sounded agitated as usual.

she had a really nasty tone, very angry with a tinge of self-righteousness.

BrendaCloutier

Rude behaviour is almost never appropriate especially to or around children by a parent or grandparent. It sends the wrong messages. It teaches inappropriate behaviour.

Your response was excellent, reminding her of her "place" and "responsibility" as a JW. You might suggest your children confront their mother with something similar such as "why are you speaking to me in this manner, I don't deserve your anger".

Hugs

Brenda

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JWs and 9/11

by kgfreeperson in

i couldn't find anything using search, so maybe somebody just needs to point me in the right direction.

but i don't remember any discussion about what jws thought was happening when planes started flying into buildings and the hysteria in the nation began to build.

i do know about the reaction of the watchtower, locking their doors against people in need.

BrendaCloutier

I was as stunned by the events of 9/11 as the rest of the world. I didn't think it was the big A.

Interesting, but not once did I think to go to a KH. I no longer believe that any KH or JW has an answer, nor a shred of kindness or decency to give to a non-believer, let alone one who has left.

What HAS had me watching has been the Gulf War and now the wars with Afghanistan and Iraq. (and what burned my butt was the Taliban destruction of the giant Buddhas!) I see it as the King of the North and King of the South stuff I vaguely remember being taught so many years ago. I can't remember much about it. Just that I was amazed when my dad told me the King of the (N or S - can't remember which) was Arabia. My thought was "How can a bunch of guys on camels wage war with the World Power of the United States?"

Are the wars with the middle east part of the prophesied prelude to A?

Actually, I don't know, and I don't care. I only have a mild passing speculation about it. One day I'll re-read Revelations. Maybe. I am not too concerned about it as I believe my soul is clear.

Brenda

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Holy Terror

by patio34 in

hi, this was on the front page of the opinion section of the la times yesterday (sunday).

it's pretty interesting how religion could use some examination--even the us religions.

i highlighted parts and also put a phrase in red.

BrendaCloutier

Awesome find, Patio. I forwarded it to several people, including my father-in-law, whom I know will appreciate it.

Thax for your diligence.

Brenda

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My Lunch with an active JW today

by Terry in

johnny and i go back all the way to childhood.

we met in elementary school all those years ago.

he was a chubby, one-eyed kid with freckles and a coat that didn't fit him and i was a tall and vanishingly thin introvert who wore dress pants instead of blue jeans.

BrendaCloutier

Terry, your second post is as awesome and informative as your first.

I have never liked Paul very much, with the exception of his section on Love to the Corinthians. I always felt he was egocentric and hated women, or at least barely tolerated them for their limited uses. And this since I was a teenager.

I was aware that he was a gentile and that he didn't, or barely, spoke or wrote hebrew. If I recall, prior to conversion he was a full-blown Roman who spent much of his pre-christian life in the military. I believe he attained a fairly high rank. Unfortunately, military service warps so many.

Thank you, again, for your insights.

Brenda

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My Lunch with an active JW today

by Terry in

johnny and i go back all the way to childhood.

we met in elementary school all those years ago.

he was a chubby, one-eyed kid with freckles and a coat that didn't fit him and i was a tall and vanishingly thin introvert who wore dress pants instead of blue jeans.

BrendaCloutier

Terry, that's awesome. Your friend must love you very much to risk such inappropriate, clandestined meetings that could result in disfellowshipping.

You held yourself well.

Hugs

Brenda

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Getting your house ---- JUST WRONG

by simplesally in

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friends

ok confucious.......... .

what mistakes have you made?

i painted a bathroom lime green..........ok its called bamboo green...........yuk, now i have to repaint.

BrendaCloutier

And HATE to bash on the dubs, but it seems EVERY single brother I've met takes such great pride in thinking they are a handyman and can do anything from Painting to Carpentry.

That's, in my opinion, just a "Christ complex". It's the idea that "I'm a handyman - JUST LIKE JESUS".

Actually, Jesus was a trained carpenter. I'd love to see him do electrical work!

We happen to be remodeling our condo. Split entry - Kitchen Liv, Dining up, Bedrm, Hall, Laundry closet down. Rebuilding stairs. (We did bathrooms 3 years ago; mid level bedroom is a library-and was redone 10 years ago and there is no way we are going to move all those books, and 3rd bedroom, well, we just wont go there... ;)

We ended up ripping out 2 walls of sheetrock because of the celltex behind it to get at the wiring. We ripped out the soffits above the cabinets so we could regain that space with ceiling-high cabinets. We ripped out part of a partition wall. Went down to the subfloor and added underlayment. The stairs were so bad Kevan had to patchup and rebuild the stringers!

The place was built in 1973-4 when craftsmanship had been dead for 10 years, and building codes hadn't caught up.

So far the things that have gone WRONG have been very minor, and either easily repairable or tolerable. Except one:

Installing the Icemaker in the older GE fridge. THAT had been a real pain in the arse!

I called GE and asked what icemaker to buy for our model of fridge. They told me. We bought it. Everything will install except the electrical outlet in the freezer is completely different from the plug on the icemaker!

I called GE. I was told that everything was there to install it properly. I explained a third time what the problem was. She spoke with her supervisor. "Oh, there was an adaptor for that, but we no longer manufacture it. I'm sorry." "Do you have the mfg number?" "No, we don't." "Can I speak with your supervisor?" hold "No, I'm sorry, there is no one else here you can speak with."

I'm not often speachless, but I was several times during that conversation.

Our solution is to find/buy the plug and wiring from a new freezer and rewire ours. The cost difference is $70 vs $500+ for a new fridge with icemaker. I'm a nerd when it comes to electronic stuff and this "should" be relatively easy, if I can just FIND the @*$(# part.

BTW KILZ works fairly well for stain and bright paint coverage. You still may have to use several coats to get good coverage. I've had to use 4-6 coats to keep the brown wood stain from bleeding through on our woodwork. But I'm getting there...

At least a bamboo bathroom is small and easily repainted....

Hugs

Bren

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So When and Why Did They Stop Feeding People At Assemblies?

by Englishman in

jw
friends

it seems nuts to me.

the feeding of umpteen thousand using voliunteers was their "in" with all the local press.

i know that cafeterias were still in use in '72 when i left.

BrendaCloutier

Here in the Great Pacific NorthWest (US) they were discontinued because of health regulations, according to my dad, back in the 80's when we were still on speaking terms.

As a kid and teenager, I did everything from scrub potatos to slop oatmeal to serving up burgers or hotdogs. I avoided the dishwashing and cleanup as much as I could, but even got roped into that on rare occasion. As a teen it was a great way to meet others, especially guys!

Brenda