Do you find yourself saying this? I'll be happy when "this week is over". I'll be happy when I graduate." I'll be happy when "I'm done with such and such". Why do we wait for happiness? There are many people who don't like the Holidays and can't wait for them to be over.
Enjoying life is being active in the process. Find something to be joyful about and live it. Being thankful for what you have is an exercise in being joyful. It is when we lose something that we've taken for granted, that we miss it the most. Being present and enjoying the gifts God has given us takes awareness.
What five things can you recall each night that you are grateful for? Perhaps it is a roof over your head. In 2016 a census count was held of the homeless people in the United States and it stated there were approximately 3.5 million people who experience homelessness at some point during that year. Some were able to find shelters for the night and some were able to enjoy a hot meal but many were using boxes or makeshift housing and eating from garbage bins. If you are unhappy, spend some time in a soup kitchen helping out. If you can't do this, pray for those less fortunate.
So happiness is a pursuit--it takes action. Create an abundance journal. Write in it every day what you have to be grateful for and you will find yourself looking for things to write in it and soon you will notice a good feeling--we call this happiness. It's a way of looking at the world we live in and seeing the good rather than looking for the negative. Spreading negativity is like throwing mud on all the beauty we could be enjoying. Don't gossip or continue negative messages. Don't bully!
Being a bully on the internet with social media is rampant among teens. Don't encourage it by sharing it with others. Share good messages. Hope and understanding can go a long way in helping someone heal. Look to do what you can to support others and soon you will feel fulfilled. Be grateful that you have the energy to help others. Maybe it is shoveling someone's walk; making chicken soup; or just sending them some good wishes.
Pity parties have their place. We all need to grieve when sorrow is felt. But, we also must recognize when to get with the living again and enjoy our blessings. If you've lost a loved one, be grateful that you have known a great love. Some never have. If you have your health; be grateful for it and support your body with healthy thinking and food. If you need guidance in what is healthful for you, get that guidance. The internet can be a good source buy don't just go by one reference. Find three different references and go with that suggestion. Or, consult a qualified natural health professional.
Happiness is the right all individuals deserve just because we are human. Take stock at what makes you happy and healthy and do it. Balancing the good and bad can be difficult if you don't actually take stock at what you do on a daily basis. Helping Find Strength to break a habit can be supported by flower essences and essential oils.
Usually bullies act the way they do because of low self-esteem. Find Strength can help increase positive energy and love yourself for who you are. Maybe you were bullied as a child and you just carried on this negative behavior. Learn new behaviors that help lift your spirit. Uplifting essential oils like the recipe Inspire can be helpful in creating a more positive outlook. The lovely citrusy tones can help reduce depression and anxiety. Added to these are the spicy blends of Spearmint, peppermint, cinnamon and ginger. Spray some every morning to get you in the mood for happiness.
Create a better day. Visualize happiness. See yourself smiling and being smiled at. Be happy now, in this very moment. Smile often. You don't need a reason but if it helps, do it because it is healthy for you. It costs no money! Has no calories! And it feels good!
"Love is patient; Love is Kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrong doing, but rejoices in truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things," Jesus gave us this quote. It surely is something to contemplate during this season. He never said: "it is easy". Finding love must first come with acceptance.
This quote is often said at weddings to remind us that loving someone in sickness and in health; whether rich or poor; etc means to love without limitations. How can you do that? With acceptance! Accepting that a person is human and we all make mistakes. Being truthful means to own up to those mistakes. We live in a world of blame. She did it; He did it...SODDI (Some other dude did it). It takes courage to own up to a mistake. It means that we need to accept the consequences that come with making an error. Sometimes that consequence is to lose the love you desire.
Teaching our children about bullies and negative peer pressure should begin before school age. Many of us were not taught how to say "no". When you are young, parents act as a conscience, and they teach from their bank of knowledge. We see it as rejection but we should view it as, "they love me and want the best for me". Here is a video on the art of saying "no": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtPRrn5nwAo As we get older we can learn from our own mistakes. But, it is less painful to learn from the experience of others.
We build our defenses by saying "no" to those things that, in our heart, don't feel right. Often our thinking brain will over power our heart and that's when we get into trouble. Pay more attention to what is in your heart, than what is in your brain. What are your values? That is what is in your heart. When you are true to your values it will feel right both in your heart and in your gut. The brain often lies! Believing that you can make good decisions often depends on how often you listen to your gut instincts.
The energy that comes with making good decisions is powerful. I have found that you can acquire this energy by taking the flower essences of Be Response-able and follow it with Be Courageous. Be Response-able helps people who have followed a wrongful path--one of addiction, negative behavior, self-defeating actions and un-love. Recognizing that there is a better way to deal with disappointment is often the first step. The next is having the courage to make better decisions.
The remedy Be Courageous helps one to conquer indecision and adversity with inner calm. The energy is felt in the core, or center of our being where the gut and heart reside. Building this area's ability to stay in touch with our values and principles is important in good decision making. It can help that teen to recognize that perhaps saying "no" to that party and doing something else fun will keep them out of trouble. It can help that adult do what they know to be "the right thing".
Once you love yourself, you can love others with confidence. When you listen to your gut and make decisions based on those feelings, you will be confident in who you can trust your heart to. It isn't foolproof. There are people out there who haven't learned what you have and are trying to falsify love. It is risky to love fully, but the reward is so sweet. When you lose that love, it hurts. Don't close off the feelings. Trade the hurt for gratitude that you were loved and you experienced loving. Some people never do.
Who do you trust your love to? Go back to the quote at the beginning of this article. Does that person meet those requirements of love? Are they boastful, resentful; Are they kind and patient; Do they insist on their own way; Are they rude, arrogant and relish the negative? If they are, are they willing to change? Can they? Change requires awareness. Perhaps they never noticed they spend all their time being negative and you can show them how beautiful it can be when you live in love.
As the Beatles say: "All you need is love, love! All you need is love". So first love yourself and then share that love with others--don't expect love back. Share it for the sake of love. Love to you during this Season.
We all wish it. It's on all the Holiday cards we send. But having true peace is something we must strive to have in our life because stress is a killer! What are you doing to achieve peace in your daily life? Do you meditate; use essential oils; take supplements that support nervous system health; use flower essence remedies?
I am Catholic and I enjoy my religion and the rituals. In being Catholic, I feel that I have guidelines that help me to be a better person. I strive to be charitable and understanding. I pray for my clients and friends who have asked me to. My goal is to help those who desire help and not push my beliefs or goals onto others. Everyone needs to walk their own path. If I can help lighten that path in some way, I am grateful for the opportunity.
If one believes in a higher being (whatever you name it); there can be some peace of mind that someone is weaving life's tapestry and you don't have to see the full picture to understand that the challenge's we are faced with have meaning. That being said, I think that we create some of our own challenges be the choices we make. "Lead us not into temptation". Do you put yourself in places that can potentially create a scenario of concern?
Finding peace within is assisted by using essential oils. Lavender is well-known for its ability to calm. If you don't like the smell of Lavender, then you can choose another essential oil that smells pleasant and helps you feel good. NSP has some wonderful blends such as Refuge that is helpful for relaxation. It has lavender in it but also some citrusy smells and vanilla that helps to lift the aroma.
These oils have been studied for their anti-anxiety effects. This time of the year, we could all use a spray of anti-anxiety! Maybe it should be diffused in the malls. The hustle and bustle of the season can be fun for some people and it can be upsetting for others. It really is dependent on the frame of mind. If we think something is going to be stressful even before we get the whole picture, it will definitely be stressful. Vanilla helps to bring a calming sense of well-being and in this remedy, it adds to the ability to think clearly and de-stress.
In a 2 ounce spray bottle put in two droppers of Distress Remedy and 15 drops of Refuge essential oil blend--add purified water to shoulder of bottle. Close with dropper lid and shake. Spray a mist of it and take a deep breath. This combination can help you feel instantly in charge and able to calmly handle the day. Be sure to mark it and make some up for those friends who are going through some rough times.
Nutri Calm supplement is packed with helpful herbs and vitamins along with minerals that support better nervous system health. B vitamins are water soluble and we need to constantly supply the body with them if we want our nerves to be healthy. Taking one each meal can help you feel stable and ready to handle what life dishes out.
If you deal with this time of the year with anxiety, AnxiousLess is a great supplement to add to Nutri Calm. Most people take two in the morning and one at lunch. Feeling secure and able to make good decisions is paramount to feeling peaceful. Can you make the statement: "I make good decisions"! If you can't then you might find help in the flower essence: Be Response-Able. This flower essence gives you the courage to respond to life's challenges with courage.
Most of our stress is perception. There is actually a scale that is used for situations we consider stressful called the Stress Perception Scale. The impact on your health depends on how you respond to life's situations. If you are flexible and are willing to let go of "stuff", you will be healthier. If you have trouble letting go you can get help from the flower essence of Release It.
When something bad happens to us, depending on the severity and how deeply we are emotionally attached to it, it imbeds itself in our cells. Often we have learned what we need to learn by the experience but the emotions linger on. Healing from trauma may require help from others and it may require better nutrition, supplements and energy medicine. Flower essences and essential oils are wonderful adjuncts to other remedies that help us heal from trauma.
If you have a difficult time finding peace during this season, try some of the helpers I mentioned above. It is surprising how wonderfully they work.
Wishing you peace during the Christmas Season!
"Tryptophan significantly decreased quarrelsome behaviors and increased agreeable behaviors and perceptions of agreeableness. Men also behaved less dominantly, whereas both men and women perceived others as more dominant". The study was done by J Psychiatry Neurosci. 2006 Jul; 31(4): 253–262.
Calming behavior is just one of the advantages of getting more tryptophan. The supplement 5htp is also a precursor to serotonin and has some very amazing scientific studies showing a comparison to SSRI's. 5-hydroxy-tryptophan is a natural extract from the seeds of the Griffonia plant which is a shrub native to Ghana and the Ivory Coast of Africa. It is also produced in our own body but not always in the supply needed by some people.
Here's one of the fun facts: Tryptophan converts to 5HTP and then that converts to serotonin. The biosynthesis of serotonin crosses the blood brain barrier instantly and plays important roles in the feelings of depression, anxiety, appetite, behavior, migraine headaches and even the inability to control muscular movements (ataxia). Having it in a supplement with Adaptogenic herbs such as Eleuthero root and Ashwaganda increase the calming abilities of this amino acid.
Adaptogenic herbs help the body adapt to stress! They don't numb you like drugs do; they just help the body deal better. Many studies have shown that stress eating disorders are calmed by these herbs. The herbs support better immune health and vitality as well as promote relaxation. Russian studies have shown favorable effects in many health conditions including various types of neuroses.
During times of stress it is recommended to take 1 capsule each meal. Some people have found that if they take it before bed, they get better sleep and can wake up feeling refreshed. Others say that taking it at mealtimes helps to control eating. Because 5-HTP Power contains zinc and B6 it makes the product so much more available for function.
During the Holiday's we can all use help dealing with stress and this may be a supplement worth looking into. I also love Nutri Calm during stressful times as our body seems to get easily depleted of B vitamins and this supplement does a great job in supplying us with herbs as well as all the B vitamins. Taking one each meal, or two twice a day can help these stressful times be calmer so that we can enjoy the Joy of the Season.
Some people have had tragedies during these months and it is hard to find the joy in their heart. The flower essence remedy that helps is Open Heart. When we lose someone we love, the pain can be like a stab or an ache that doesn't go away. It takes time to grieve and everyone grieves at a different pace. While you are grieving, it is helpful to use energy medicine so that the vibrations of the body don't go so low they create illness.
California Wild Rose is the base of the remedy. The energy from this plant can help stimulate enthusiasm for other aspects of your life and relationships. It can help us appreciate what we do have and be grateful for it (or them). It helps us move from the numbness of grief through to connecting with the world around them and appreciate friendship and love from those around us. There are six other essences in this that create a balancing effect to help deal with guilt, anger, depression, hopelessness, worry and impatience.
If you can see the world through the eyes of a child, it is like looking at the world with "new eyes". Sometimes we become burdened by our experiences. Letting go of them with "Release It" flower essence (drop one dropper full into your mouth) and then taking a deep breath follow it with a dropper of the Open Heart. This process should be done at least 3 times during the day to lift the spirit and open the heart to Joy.
Herbal eGram #853 I Give You Love!
The words we say help create our reality. Do you love yourself? What is your self-talk? Can you stand in front of the mirror and say, "I love you!"? You may not like some of the things you do, or have done. You are a working model. As humans we either learn from the mistakes of others, or we make them ourselves. Most of us think, "that won't happen to me". This arrogance often brings us sorrow and pain.
The choices we make in life are hugely responsible for what our lives are like. Occasionally the choices were not made by us but, not making a choice can have consequences as well. Choose to live a purposeful life with discipline to follow that choice. If you want to be healthy--there are choices you make to contribute to, or take away from the healthy life.
Our thoughts have a great impact on how healthy we are. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me." This statement is not true. Words have energy. If we believe the words others say, it can affect our health. Thinking love toward yourself and then to others. "Love thy neighbor as thyself". This means we must first be able to love ourselves.
Practice loving yourself. Say kind thoughts to yourself. If you make a mistake, pretend it was done by some child. Would you admonish that child; tell them that they are stupid? If you do, then you have a lot of work to do! Most of us would be kind and tell the child, "you'll do better next time"; or, "it's all right--we all make mistakes". Think of yourself as that child and say encouraging words.
The Pancreas holds the emotions associated with self-esteem. If we hear the words, and they resonate with how we really feel about ourselves, they can do incredible harm. How you feel about yourself and how you feel others view you can impact the health of the pancreas. In fact, since we are about 90 percent water, every cell in our body can be affected by the words we say or think.
According to a scientist: Dr. Masaru Emoto and his work on water crystals, our very existence is determined by the vibrations we are exposed to-- The music we listen to; the thoughts we think; the colors we wear; the people we surround ourselves with and especially our self-talk. Practice loving yourself and forgiving yourself for making mistakes.
There is nothing but vibrations. Music has vibrations; color has vibrations; thoughts have vibrations and all of these make up the way our cells vibrate. If our cells vibrate in a loving and caring way--we are moving toward being healthy. If we feel fear, worry, anger, guilt, blame or other negative emotions, we lower our vibratory rate. We can raise that rate of energy by using vibrational medicine.
Essential oils vibrate at a very healing level. So do Flower essences. If we need to raise our vibratory rate to help our body heal, using these in combination is doubly helpful. Generally we want to disburse the negativity. So, we use things like Release it flower essence. You can add a dropper of the essence to a bottle of water but in general, I like to just take this one and use the water method for something like Be Courageous.
Releasing energy of sorrow, disappointment, fear can help you strive for the feelings of hope and love. You want to take a couple of deep breaths after taking the remedy under the tongue (much like a homeopathic remedy). Then, you can take an encouraging essence such as Be Courageous. This remedy was designed to help encourage you away from self-doubt and step out of your comfort zone. It makes you want to puff out your chest and say, "I can do this!"
Since the pancreas holds the emotions pertaining to self, you might want to precede it with Be Response-able. This is a great remedy for anyone struggling with addictive behaviors and that includes self-doubt. It helps one recognize the trap you are setting for yourself and then follow it with Be Courageous remedy to follow the path you really want for yourself. The one you deserve--happiness and health.
Many people like to add an essential oil to a flower essence which will give you even more vibrational punch. So, adding Core essential blend to a spray bottle with Be Courageous can help you spray you way to better vibrations. Add a dropper full of the Be Courageous to a 2 oz spray bottle; add 10 drops Core Essential blend and then fill the bottle with purified water. Shake and spray. NSP has sprayer bottles that you can purchase. If you decide to get your own: dark, glass bottles are recommended for storing and using essential oils.
This blend can also be diffused in a water diffuser with the recipe. NSP has a small and large version that can be a wonderful Christmas present. Giving love in this manner is helping that person find hope and encouragement during this time of year. Not everyone loves the Holidays. Maybe they have had a loss of a loved one and need extra support during the season. Essential oils and flower essences are a lovely way of helping people in very subtle ways.
I give you love and hope during the Holiday Season and wish you health. I thank you for your loyalty with using Nature's Sunshine products. Please have the happiest of Thanksgivings!
Herbal eGram #852 Is this a Heart Attack?
This month I've dedicated to raising awareness about Digestion and the need for enzymes and the proper pH to help digest. In doing this research I came across some very interesting videos by a UK doctor from York who talks about the relationship between heart palpitations and gastric upset.
I found it extremely interesting that a medical doctor would find this relationship and how the vagus nerve ties the two together. Of course his response is to take acid reducing medication but that isn't addressing the root cause.
The fact that we aren't breaking down our food properly and acid reducing medication will only contribute further to that problem doesn't seem to bother them. If you read the handouts of side effects from these drugs, you will see that Osteoporosis and stomach cancer may be side effects!
Mineral absorption cannot take place unless proper digestion occurs. We need two basic things for proper digestion and that is the right pH (which is between 2.5 and 4 in the stomach) and the right enzymes to digest the food we are eating.
Structurally we contribute to poor digestion by hunching over while eating and packing too much food into the stomach. Poor posture while eating smashes the stomach up into the esophagus and can trigger the vagus nerve. Watching the video (he does have several) about heart palpitations will give you an idea just how important this main nerve is to the heart and to the stomach.
Masking the symptoms of indigestion with drugs is like ignoring the signal light on the dash! Your body is trying to communicate to you that you are doing something wrong. Listen to my class on Do you need Enzymes?
When the stomach pushes up into the esophagus and is lodged there it interrupts the ability to digest properly. It may give you a feeling of fullness when you've just eaten a small amount; it may feel like you have a stabbing pain in the mid-back; or it may just feel like you are having a heart attack. The nerve that may be triggering these feelings is the Vagus nerve. I suggest you do more research on this if you are struggling to understand the common link between digestion and heart palpitations.
I've experience a hiatal hernia years ago and my experience was: I went to look at my garden after eating dinner and bent down to pull some weeds. I didn't want to dirty my slacks so I bent from the waist to pick weeds. And you don't just pick a weed, you usually see lots more. So, after about 10 minutes of picking weeds, I felt like someone was behind me stabbing me in the back. It really hurt--so much that I stood up straight and looked behind me. Of course, nobody was there.
This is a common experience signifying that I had pushed my full stomach up into the diaphragm and put pressure on the vagus nerve. This is one of the many reasons why I am grateful for my Chiropractor husband. He checked me with several muscle tests and determined that my diaphragm was struggling and helped me be able to breathe again without pain and get rid of the stabbing feeling.
Other people, and this is the most common response, have a feeling like they're having a heart attack. Pain in the chest particularly on the left side. That's because the vagus nerve meets the left aortic valve and it's being pinched. I'm not using technical terms here so if you want the anatomical answer I suggest you watch the videos linked above. What I want to say here is there is a medical answer for why you are having heart burn and it isn't a lack of acid inhibitors.
Taking enzymes will help you digest your food properly and having the right pH will make it so that digestion can occur in a timely manner but if you hunch over while eating you are creating a structurally poor environment for good digestion. Watch your posture while eating. The head should also not be bent because this puts pressure on the vagus nerve as well. Check out the diagrams on the vagus nerve.
When the body doesn't have the right nutrients, organs, tissues and cells cannot be made or repair properly. The food you eat potentially provides the nutrients necessary for these functions to occur. So, first choose healthy foods. Secondly, do what you can to digest and assimilate the nutrients available and thirdly, think good thoughts while eating. Set the mood for good digestion.
Another link I'd like to share with you is: Healing your Mind and Body via the Vagus Nerve.
Bromelain is an enzyme that can be found in pineapple. It is a proteolytic enzyme which means it digests proteins. I love pineapple and years ago we took a trip to Hawaii. Where better to find fresh pineapple? So, the first morning I found myself at the breakfast buffet and I loaded my plate with pineapple. It was so yummy! I ate my way through about a half a pineapple and my mouth felt a little tingly. By the afternoon my tongue was swollen and I kept trying to soothe it with water but it really didn't help.
Years later I found out that most people can't eat a lot of raw pineapple because it makes the tongue swell. It starts to break down the proteins in your mouth and that creates irritation. Eating a small amount is not a problem for most people and cooked, it doesn't have the same response because the enzymes have been killed. So it is best to supplement if you want the benefits from Bromelain on a daily basis.
Why would you want to take bromelain daily? Well, as I mentioned it helps to break down proteins. This means it can break down fibrinogen which too much of creates a tendency to clot. When blood clotting is activated, fibrinogen circulating in the blood is converted to fibrin, which in turn helps to form a stable blood clot at the site of vascular disruption. Coagulation inhibitor proteins help to prevent abnormal coagulation (hypercoagulability) and to resolve clots after they are formed. So, bromelain is a coagulation inhibitor that can help break up clots after they are no longer necessary.
Bromelain is an anti-inflammatory so it can help wherever inflammation is occurring. Many people say it really helps with arthritic pain and it doesn't upset the stomach like many NSAIDS do. When you have an injury the body sends fibrinogen to the sight to stop bleeding and help with repair. Think of too many ambulances arriving at the scene of an accident. These ambulances create congestion then add to it all the "sight seekers" and you have a mess. The ambulances carrying "the victims" can't move out of the tissue spaces. This is where it is important to help with rubbing the wound (as long as it isn't bleeding outwardly).
I have been able to prevent bruising by rubbing an injury way longer than you normally would. You rub until there is no more heat or pain. When the pain returns you rub again to keep circulation going and tissue damage to the healthy cells at a minimum. Ice calms down the inflammation in between the rubbing. If it is bleeding then compression is necessary to contain inflammation.
Taking enzymes, like bromelain as soon after the injury as possible will also help the wound heal faster. You will find that you may not even have to take any pain medication if you follow those few steps. It really is interesting that people don't want to take the time to spend a few minutes rubbing but they're willing to hurt for a week or more.
Bromelain can help with weight loss! Some research has shown that as part of a healthy diet and exercise program, bromelain daily can help break down toxins that are stored in fat. It helps to remove these waste products from the body by emulsifying the fat they are stored in. More research needs to be done on this but it certainly makes sense to me.
The main thing I love about bromelain is its ability to assist with digestion. It helps to break down mucus which inhibits good digestion. This is wonderful news for those who have sinus issues and allergies. In a combination of other digestive aids, bromelain can help break down proteins and assist in muscle repair. This protein digesting factor is called proteolytic.
Since Cancer has a protein binding cells together to create an abnormal growth, the research is promising. http://doctormurray.com/the-healing-power-of-proteolytic-enzymes/ The science dates back to 1906! There are some who believe that the death of Dr. Nicholas Gonzales was instituted by those who want to block the scientific evidence of how proteins can be a valid treatment for Pancreatic Cancer. https://thetruthaboutcancer.com/alternative-cancer-doctor-dies/ You be the judge.
October focuses on cancer but you sure didn't hear anything about natural remedies! It's all about "research" . But if you follow the money, very little of that money goes to research and any research they do is by the pharmaceutical companies to promote drugs. There will never be a drug that cures cancer. It is multifaceted and one must deal with it as such. There are our thoughts and emotions; diet and exercise; toxins and a whole host of other issues that cannot be dealt with in a pill.
This month I've concentrated on Respiratory concerns and how to keep healthy during the Fall and Winter months. I've done 4 Face Book Live events called Dr. Mary's Health to Home where I discussed: Prevention; Natural Remedies; Supplement support for specific imbalances and Emotional connections to the Respiratory System. You can find these at Dr Mary's Health to Home. Face book does record the live events so you can still view them and learn about how to protect your health and your family's health this winter.
When NSP came out with Ravintsara essential oil I had no clue about its value. This is a wonderful, great smelling oil that helps fight viruses; even shingles! The global documentation about this oil comes from places like Madagascar, Germany and France. Aromatherapists around the world find this oil to be highly effective against viruses.
Viruses cannot survive without a host and the proper environment to live in. They have a protein barrier that keeps the immune system from finding and destroying them. There are herbs and enzymes that can break down this coating and then exposing the virus to attack by our immune defenses. They are also smaller than bacteria so antibiotics are useless in defending against them.
Unlike bacteria there are no good viruses. There are however good bacteria and they should inhabit out body. Viruses are undesirable! Taking supplements, or using essential oils to fight them should be done on a daily basis. There is no such thing as too many anti-virals. I use Elderberry, Olive Leaf, Essential Shield and Silver Shield on a daily basis to keep my body free from viruses.
Colds and flu are common viruses. Others are Herpes, Shingles, Cold Sores, Mononucleosis, Epstein Barr and a variety of other concerns are from simple to complex versions of the herpes virus. Stress is a factor in all of those. Helping your body decrease stress by using such things like a vitamin B, like Nutri Calm, and a vibrational liquid like, Distress Remedy are very beneficial to do daily to help keep your nervous system and immune system healthy.
Since I don't believe that a flu shot can help against all the viruses out there, I use natural remedies for specific concerns. There is a multitude of documentation that shows the effectiveness of natural remedies. You can find Ravintsara on all the Aromatherapy websites that describe historical uses and they agree to the benefits.
Ravintsara is used for emotional health. The oil shows a lot of promise for use in helping to focus in the midst of stressful situations and for helping to calm the nerves. The effects seem to help with clear thinking. So, it would be a good oil for one to wear during school. Younger children (before teens) need to make sure it is well diluted if applying it. All applications should be diluted.
Since it is also reputed to help with clearing skin conditions, here is a wash for the face and a cream that you can use nightly to keep skin clear.
Face wash: in a 2 ounce squeeze bottle add 1 teaspoon Silver Shield; 1 teaspoon Nature's Fresh; 5 drops Ravintsara and fill to shoulder with purified water. Shake well and put a small amount in the palm of your hand. Scrub both hands together and apply to face making sure to avoid the eyes. Rinse by filling your hands with warm water and splashing on face several times with eyes closed. Pat dry with a clean towel.
Face lotion: in a 2 ounce squeeze bottle add 1 teaspoon Silver Shield; 5 drops Ravintsara essential oil --mix together the fill bottle with Hand and Body lotion or unscented lotion of your choice. Shake well and lightly apply to face and neck.
Taking good care of your skin will reward you for years to come. Protecting the skin against bacteria, viruses and fungus helps to keep you healthy as this is the first line of defense. The lotion above can be used on the whole body. Make a bigger bottle of it for whole body use; just double or triple the recipe so you can apply it to arms legs and trunk of the body to keep your skin healthy.
I also use a natural soap for a shower gel and add whatever essential oil I feel like that day. Almost all essential oils are antimicrobial and can assist in keeping you healthy. The good thing is they don't strip away the healthy bacteria like antibiotic soaps do.
For cleaning I use the new Essential Shield concentrated cleaner. I put about 10 drops in the toilet at night and swish. Leave it in while you sleep and overnight it is disinfecting your toilet killing off harmful microbes. I fill a 6 ounce spray bottle with water and 20 drops of Essential Shield cleaner to clean almost everything: stove, counter, cutting boards, sinks, toilet seats, shower and bath. It leaves everything smelling clean and wonderful. No harmful fumes to be afraid of such as there is with chlorine.
Spray a paper towel with the solution and put it in a baggy for wiping off surfaces like grocery carts; phones; computer keyboards etc. You can also make a spray for the office: In a 2 ounce spray bottle add 10 drops of Essential shield oil and add water--shake well and spray. It can be killing off viruses while you work.
I hope you found this article beneficial and will click on the links provided for further clarity.
Bronchitis is a diagnosis of a particular respiratory imbalance that affects the function of taking air into the lungs. Whenever you see the ending of a word as "itis" it means inflammation. The lining of the bronchial tubes are supposed to have a thin layer of mucus to protect it from irritation. Smoking erodes this lining.
The lining is very important to your immune system's ability to keep out toxins such as bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites. See last week's information about biofilm for more about this mucosal lining. Drinking water is important to help build this lining. Having a humidifier going during the winter months can help keep the air from being too dry. I like to add a few drops of tea tree oil to mine to keep the water from growing mold spores.
Another protection against dry mucus membranes is to make and eat bone broth. Dr. Mercola has a great article on this along with a recipe on how to make great bone broth. I put some in ice cube trays and whenever a recipe calls for liquid, I'll use the bone broth. It can be a base for soups, stews, any sauce really. It adds wonderful nutrition but more importantly collagen.
Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body, found in the bones, muscles, skin, and tendons. It is the substance that holds the body together. Collagen forms a scaffold to provide strength and structure. It also holds the mucus together as a thin film to protect our skin inside our body. It surrounds every tissue to protect it. As we age we lose the collagen in our body. I think it's because we tend to not drink enough water and so the scaffolding collapses leaving us vulnerable to infection.
Chemicals can cause irritation; overuse and abuse can be a contributing factor and not having the proper mucosal lining to deal with the irritation can all contribute to bronchitis. Smoking is one of the primary reasons for bronchitis. It isn't just harmful for the smoker but anyone who may be close and breathing. It is particularly disturbing for me to see children exposed to cigarette smoke. They are held captive in vehicles where some parent is smoking.
Taking care of your body is a responsibility. We have indulged in bad food and bad habits and then we expect someone to make us well. You need to take steps to help your body defend against poor environment that you have no control over. Don't make it worse by your choices. Drink half your body weight in ounces of healthy reverse osmosis water. Make bone broth and have it 3-4 times a week. You will notice better skin and improved joint health if you do this often enough. You can have a cup of it as a clear soup every day for best results.
These invaders can be bacterial, viral, fungal or parasitical. There are herbs in this Ayurvedic formula to address all of these as well as supporting better digestion. When the proper environment of the digestive system isn't there to challenge microbes, they can easily pass into the blood stream and find the weak areas of the body to multiply. You might try taking this formula if you find you have an irritating cough for two to three months out of the year.
Proper breathing exercises can help strengthen the respiratory system. Diaphragmatic breathing, or deep breathing, is breathing that is done by contracting the diaphragm, a muscle located horizontally between the thoracic cavity and abdominal cavity. Air enters the lungs and the chest rises and the belly expands during this type of breathing. Learning to breath from your "belly" can be helpful when you are anxious. It can get you to a calmer state.
A Hiatal Hernia can interrupt the diaphragm from being able to move properly. These most often occur due to laying down after eating; bending over after a meal; stress and pushing with your stomach to make a bowel movement. Using Lavender oil across the abdomen at night can help the diaphragm relax and move normally. Getting help from a Chiropractor versed in diaphragm spasms is more of an answer than ignoring it. Often the stomach has to be retrained not to be up in the diaphragm. This situation can mimic a heart attack; contribute to indigestion; pain, gas and bloating.
The main thing it does is inhibit the deep breath necessary to remove gas toxins from the lungs. Your lungs are organs in your chest that allow your body to take in oxygen from the air. They also help remove carbon dioxide (a waste gas that can be toxic) from your body. The lungs' intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide is called gas exchange. Gas exchange is part of breathing.
If you've ever had trouble breathing or catching your breath, you will never take it for granted again. You can go days without food and water but you can only go minutes without air. Take care of your ability to breath properly.
Recent studies have shown that our mucus membranes are part of a system of our immunity; but also can be a part of why inflammation may be hard to address. Natural Biofilms help protect our intestines. "Bacteria can survive harsh conditions when growing in complex communities of cells known as biofilms. The matrix of the biofilm presents a scaffold where cells are attached to each other and to the surface. The biofilm matrix is also a protective barrier that confers tolerance against various antimicrobial agents." This is published in PubMed by NCBI. Later it explains that there is a new drug capable of breaking up these films when they are proved to be harmful. Of course it is very expensive and in trial stages. Usually the information in PubMed is slanted toward what drug will fix the problem.
The drug is based on proteolytic enzymes (which are cheap and readily available). Dr. Murray has been stating the beneficial effects of taking enzymes for years. I know that when I take Proactazyme I can more easily cough up thickened mucus. So, if it is easier to cough up, than we can assume it is efficiently breaking down protein bonds that cause thickened mucus and congest the body. This congestion contributes to inflammation.
Good bacteria live in the biofilm matrix and can help protect us from infection. However, the continued onslaught of antibiotics (through taking them and eating animals injected with them) can change the biofilm to harbor harmful microbes that continue to allow rampant inflammation in all areas of the body. So, daily use of enzymes in between meals can help if you are inflamed according to Dr. Murray.
Fiber helps to slow the release of these enzymes. One good way to take them is with UltraBiome DTX mixed in water. Shake it up and take two Proactazyme with it. While the UltraBiome DTX is helping to detoxify heavy metals and other harmful microbes, the Proactazyme can be breaking up the mucus to allow the release of toxins from the biofilm. This process does not harm the good biofilm which is there to protect the intestinal lining.
UltraBiome DTX is a unique product that includes fiber to help remove toxins but also fuels the growth of good bacteria to balance the gut flora and establish a healthy environment with which they can create better intestinal function. In addition when taken on a daily basis supports healthy elimination of toxins and free radicals that contribute to inflammation. Long term imbalance contributes to an immune system gone haywire. This autoimmune situation is called by many names depending on what tissues and organs involved.
Drugs will help to alleviate symptoms but they do not create the balance necessary to help the body get rid of the cause. Finally we have answers that make sense. Assist the body in its desire to get rid of inflammatory markers and the damage they create. It is silly to take pain killers for a thumb you keep hitting with a hammer! Stop hitting the thumb. Get rid of the toxins. There are no known side effects but it is wise for women who are pregnant or nursing not to detox because of the fetus or nursing baby. It is also not wise to detox when someone is feeble. You must build the body in order to give it strength to detox.
Building the body takes dense nutrients and I have found one of the best ways to get this is by doing a smoothie like Nature's Harvest. This is a vegetable protein powder that includes: yellow peas; adzuki, black and Garbanzo beans; brown rice, amaranth, Quinoa, Chia, millet in a proprietary blend of vegetables that is gluten and dairy free. It delivers 75% of the daily value for 18 essential vitamins and minerals as well as, antioxidants, enzymes and essential fatty acids for a complete meal or additional meal for those who want to gain weight.
It is a smooth and delicious meal that is easy to prepare for children or adults. It is far superior to any canned drinks. It can be mixed with water or coconut milk. You can blend fruit with it but it already has Watermelon, Pomegranate, cranberry, blueberry and grape seed and skin included for additional antioxidants and nutritional benefit. This drink is one of the most nutritionally dense foods I've come across. It tastes great so compliance has been easy. I generally recommend two Proactazyme with it as well as some Bacillus Coagulans for better absorption.
Helping to re-inoculate the intestines with good probiotics is very important in the reversal of an imbalanced gut known as dysbiosis. This occurs when the healthy biofilm has been compromised. Repairing this situation takes between 6 months and a year but often one can feel better in a matter of days with less bloating and gas; better elimination and energy.
I believe that the increasing incidence of allergies is due to the compromised gut biofilm. Leaky gut is where this biofilm has been destroyed and has allowed the junctions to widen. Tight junctions is what the medical field is now expressing and I feel just another way of saying leaky gut. What is really happening is the food we are eating is not getting digested and it is laden with chemicals and genetically engineered microbes that our digestive system is ill prepared to handle. This is a recipe for damaging the biofilm that is there to protect our intestinal lining.
Remember when parsley was the condiment that would accompany your meal in a restaurant? I always ate it. It's been replaced by kale and sometimes that isn't the easiest to eat. They are both very nutritious but parsley is a breath freshener and if you are eating something with garlic, it could deodorize the smell.
Parsley is a bitter herb that dries watery mucus conditions and is helpful for allergies, asthma, bronchitis, coughs and much more. At the beginning of a cold when the mucus is making your nose run and eyes itch, this herb made into a tea could help slow that down. If you take a decongestant you will stop this response by the immune system to kill offending microbes. The mucus is acidic and cold germs do not like acid mediums so it flushes out of the system.
Although parsley effectively dries up the watery mucus it can assist the immune system in its antibacterial and antifungal action. It is very helpful for earaches and ear infections. Parsley is sold in capsule form if you would rather do that. Capsules are better at dosage. Creating a tea always makes me wonder if I brewed it enough to get the medicinal properties out.
You can also get capsicum, parsley and garlic formula. Capsicum is one of the hottest spices. It has a warming strength that benefits digestion and circulation. Great for those chills that sometimes come with a cold or flu. Capsicum may enhance blood flow. Garlic is high in sulfur. It is also useful in helping the digestive and circulatory systems. Parsley contains a lot of chlorophyll, which acts as a natural deodorizer. It also contains potassium, which helps balance sodium levels, and manganese to help manage calcium levels and nourish the nerves.
Sinus Support includes parsley in it along with Burdock, golden seal, horehound, capsicum, Bitter orange, yerba santa and althea which helps with inflamed tissues and is a mild sedative. This recipe is an herbal decongestant and expectorant designed to soothe nasal and sinus inflammation when congested. It can also relax muscles spasms to control coughing, lower fever if needed and doesn't cause drowsiness so can be taken during waking hours to relieve symptoms associated with a cold or flu.
Parsley is a nutritional herb generally referred to as first degree. This means it can be taken daily without harm and you can even take it as part of a meal. Tabouli is a Mediterranean salad with chopped parsley, garlic, bulgur wheat with lime juice. Some people will add cucumber and/or chopped tomato. So, it is a very nutritious meal when you make it fresh.
Master gland has parsley in it because it helps both the thyroid and adrenal glands. It is loaded with antioxidants and electrolyte minerals. This is a popular glandular system support and helps teens deal with raging hormones. I like to pair it with Nutri Calm and it makes a great multi-vitamin and mineral duo. Some also use it for maintaining nourishment for the pancreas.
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Parsley is also a wonderful natural diuretic as it stimulates fluid flow allowing acids from the joints to be released and flushed through the kidneys. It is believed due to this action it can help support a healthy blood pressure. So because it is gentle it can support kidney health even through it is helping the body eliminate toxic fluid. It is best, of course, to drink lots of water when flushing toxins.
I love growing and using parsley in soup, salads and a lovely sprinkling on sauces. I just made a homemade Italian vegetable soup that I added kale and parsley to for added nourishment. My homemade, home grown tomatoes and homemade chicken stock are the base with cabbage, carrots, celery, onions, garlic make up the balance of it. Wonderful for a chilly day dinner.
Think of ways you can add parsley to your daily diet. If not you can make a smoothie with Nature's Harvest (which has parsley in it).
Herbal eGram #846 Cold and flu season!
I thought we had 4 seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall. We often joke here in Michigan that we have two seasons: winter and construction. But according to the CDC we have another season: cold and flu. Why? It isn't because you weren't vaccinated because there is no cold vaccine. In fact, there is no cure for a cold. Colds and flu are generally caused by viruses, so taking an antibiotic is useless.
A cold is generally caused by a rhinovirus that has overcome the immune system's ability to fight it. Most people have deficient vitamin D levels which I discussed in the previous eGram: Herbal eGram #845 Are you getting enough? D--that is! So, I would like to share with you some tips on avoiding colds and flu by boosting your immune power. I will go into this in full detail in my class on October 13th but I thought I would like to give you a few tips now.
Silver Shield goes through the blood stream to help the immune system protect us against invaders (not the Pac Man type but bugs like rhinoviruses). This nano form of Silver is small enough to even enter a blood cell and kill infections. What I do to maintain health is take a teaspoon to a tablespoon every morning along with my vitamin D. My winter vitamin D includes Elderberry. I love the Elderberry D3fense because it has herbs in it that support the immune system against bacteria and viruses.
Being closed up indoors during the fall and winter months is one of the contributing factors to us getting sick. Stress and how we handle it is also a factor. The more stress we perceive the more the immune system gets depleted so enter: Distress Remedy. Whenever we fill anxious about something this energy medicine can go to work raising our vibratory rate.
Another thing you can do is use the essential oil combination called: Essential Shield. This combination has essential oils that were used historically to deter viruses as virulent as the plague. They are effective and yet gentle. You may recall the old time remedy of Vick's Vaporub. Now we know that this is made with petrochemicals as its base and not recommended to be put on the skin. A great alternative for this is either Essential Shield or Tei Fu Lotion.
These essential oils open up the sinuses and allow for better oxygen flow. When one breaths through the mouth there is no filtering as there is when you breathe through your nose. So, it is important to be a nose breather so your body can filter out some of the germs we are exposed to. According to Dr. Lewis, "Bacteria and toxins are all around us and in the air that we breathe. Nose breathing gives us the best possible chance of dealing with this challenge.
This is because within the nasal passages there are many filtration mechanisms at play. These are: the fine hairs in the nose, the adenoids, turbinates, and mucous membranes of the sinuses. When we utilize these, we can warm, filtrate and humidify the air that we breathe. This reduces the likelihood of allergies, hay fever, enlarged tonsils and other chronic respiratory problems. If we bypass these filtration mechanisms, we rely on the tonsils as our 'last line of defense'. This can enlarge the tonsils, increase the chances of infection and cause difficulty breathing at night."
Some people have created the habit of breathing through the mouth and some do it only when exercising vigorously. We need to correct this bad habit. One of the ways you can do this is to rub a dab of Tei Fu essential oil on the palm of your hand and then briskly rub them together. Close your eyes and bring the palms of your hands up to your nose and encase the nose with them. Take 4-5 deep breaths; take away your palms and then breath thorough your nose. If it is still stuffed up do it again. You need to wash your hands after this because you don't want to rub your eyes as this will make them tear.
Tei fu oil is a combination of menthol oils that open up the air passages to allow for better breathing. It also helps the mucus membranes to flow and that is why it will make your eyes tear if you get too close to them. Tei fu helps energy to flow so I've used it on bruises or bumps to help circulation and clear them fast. You can actually rub a bruise away doing this. I've done it many times.
Another way you can avoid germs during this time of year is to put them in a diffuser. We have several to choose from. Doing this in a sickroom can contain those germs so other family members don't get sick. Although, in natural medicine we think of the cold as the cure. Think of it. We sneeze out toxins; cough out and spit out junk and in all counts we are getting rid of infection. But of course the best thing is to have a healthy immune system by being careful about diet, exercise, rest, water and all those other things we need to do for a healthy body.


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This article argues that the long-running and hotly-contested debate over the effects of food promotion, especially television advertising, on children is mired in two misconceptions. First, a vision of the 'ideal experiment' persistently leads research in the field to be judged as flawed and inadequate, at times according to unrealistic standards of evidence, with the result that the two sides to the debate seem locked in an unproductive methodological argument. Second, that the theoretical debate is rather narrowly framed in terms of singular media effects, thereby polarising discussion into pro-effects/null-effects camps instead of recognising the multiplicity of determinants of children's eating behaviour in everyday contexts, and locating the role of television advertising within this. It is also suggested, however, that academic and policy commentators are often in greater tacit agreement than their muchpublicised conclusions would indicate, opening the way for a more complex and negotiated consensus over the role of television advertising as one among several contributors to children's ill-health and obesity.


After making headlines for lost lingerie, Indo-Canadian pornstar-turned-Bollywood-actress Sunny Leone has now shocked fans during a live chat to promote her upcoming film 'Ragini MMS 2'.
Fans always expect things to be steamy around Leone. So when she went live to chat with fans and assured them that she was going to 'make this very special', expectations soared.
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Bali, 26 February 2014 � Archipelago International's Bali-based hotels are currently preparing for Bali's �Day of Silence�, by offering a number of Nyepi Packages to keep guests entertained on the island's spiritual day.
Known as the �Day of Silence�, Nyepi is the Hindu celebration in Bali where, for 24 hours, all daily activities come to a halt. For 2014, Nyepi falls on Monday March 31. The day is a public holiday in Indonesia, and from 6am until 6am the following day, the Balinese will fast, meditate and stay silent. Nobody is allowed to walk the streets and the use of electricity is restricted. Ngurah Rai International Airport will also be closed, with overhead flights being redirected around the island.
�As a special day in Bali, we hope to give our guests a wonderful Nyepi experience. Each of the packages offer a wide variety of activities to do in the hotel on the day, and one of the added advantages will be an increased internet bandwidth capacity, which we believe will make our guests feel more comfortable and connected to the outside world.� says Norbert Vas, Vice President Sales & Marketing Archipelago International.
Archipelago International is one of Indonesia�s leading hotel operators with an underlying portfolio of more than 70 hotels and 12.000 rooms and a development pipeline exceeding 90 properties in Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia.
Archipelago managed Hotels operate under the hotel brands Grand Aston, Aston, Aston City, Alana, Harper, Quest, favehotels, NEO and Kamuela ranging from ultra-luxurious private pool villas to serviced apartments and select service economy class hotels, thus offering Indonesia�s vastest and most comprehensive hotel network.


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Join us as Jaime Cortez reads and discusses selections from his short story collection, Gordo. Set in a migrant workers camp near Watsonville, California, in the 1970s, the stories, alternately tragic and comical, introduce readers to a cast of rambunctious kids, rebellious adolescents, and the farm workers whose labor powers the mighty agricultural industry of central California while offering a sweet frankness about serious matters: Who belongs to America and how are they treated? How does one learn decency when laborers, grown adults, must fear for their lives just to bring home a paycheck and better their lives? What does the term "all-American" truly mean?
Jaime Cortez is a writer and visual artist based in Watsonville and San Francisco. His fiction, essays, and drawings have appeared in diverse publications that include Kindergarde: Experimental Writing For Children, No Straight Lines(a 40-year compendium of LGBT comics), and Infinite Cities (an experimental atlas of San Francisco, edited by Rebecca Solnit). Cortez often combines humor and tragedy to tell stories of resilient survivors on the margins of the economy, the law, and social acceptability. His debut collection of short stories, Gordo, was published in August 2021 and has garnered glowing reviews from the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, and National Public Radio.
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Q: Copy-Paste from outlook messages also copies U+200e (Left to right marker) When I copy text from a message that I received in MS Outlook, it often (if not in all cases) also includes one or more U+200e "characters" which seem to be a left to right markers.
These were not sent.
I have absolutely no use for them, in fact, the really annoy me.
I guess this is some obscure setting with Outlook that I need to turn off, but I have no idea which one this could be.

A: If you are trying to copy text & paste into another email:  in Outlook, use Tools > Options, and on the Mail Format tab, click Editor Options (at the bottom); choose Advanced on the left, and scroll down on the right to the "Cut, Copy and Paste" section.
There change the "Pasting between emails" option to "Keep Text Only".
For the sender:  in Outlook, use Tools > Options, and on the Mail Format tab, make sure that RTF is not selected.  These characters actually are in the email you're receiving, they're just not visible when you read the email.

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Every financial year end, people and entities are to file an income tax return by one's own self calculating the earned income and pay the tax. In short, it is the estimation of an amount assessed while paying Income Tax by assessee himself or by income tax officer. There are seven types of assessment.
1. Self assessment u/s 140A.
2. Summary Assessment u/s 143(1)
3. Scrutiny assessment u/s 143(3).
4. Best judgment assessment u/s 144.
5. Protective Assessment.
6. Income escaping assessment u/s 147.
7. Assessment in case of search u/s 153A
This states "140A. (1) Where a return has been furnished under section 139 and the tax payable on the basis of that return as reduced by any tax already paid under any provision of this Act exceeds five hundred rupees, the assessee shall pay the tax so payable within thirty days of furnishing the return.
2. After a provisional assessment under section 141 or a regular assessment under section 143 or section 144 has been made, any amount paid under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to have been paid towards the provisional assessment or regular assessment, as the case may be.
3. If any assessee fails to pay the tax or any part thereof in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1),he shall, unless a provisional assessment under section 141 or a regular assessment under section 143 or section 144 has been made before the expiry of thirty days referred to in that sub-section, be liable, by way of penalty, to pay such amount as the Income- tax Officer may direct, so however, that the amount of penalty does not exceed fifty per cent, of the amount of such tax or part, as the case may be :
Provided that before levying any such penalty, the assessee shall be given a reasonable opportunity of being heard" The assessee calculates the income tax to be paid on his own. The tax department has different forms to be filed for income tax return. The assessee affiliates the self earned income through multiple sources and fits the same against different loss or deductions or other exemptions if there are any left during the year and the total income of the assessee is assessed. Then, the assessee subtracts the TDS and Advance Tax from that amount to determine the tax payable on such income. If the tax is still payable, then it is called as the self assessment tax and must be paid before the person files the return of income. This procedure is said to be Self Assessment.
SUMMARY ASSESSMENT
Summary Assessment is a type of assessment implemented with no human action. Basically, this type of assessment is done by submitting the information by the assessee on his return of income is matched and verified against the information with the income tax department assessed and has approached to. During the process, the prudence and accuracy of the data on return are ensured through verification by the department. The online processing of the return, and management of the arithmetical errors, claim corrections, and rejections are corrected automatically. For instance, taxpayer's credit for TDS claim is found to be higher than the actual while comparing with his PAN according to the department records. Adjustments are made in this regard to increase the taxpayer 's tax liability.
At the completion of aforementioned adjustments, if the assessee is left with tax balance, it has to be paid and an intimation under Section 143(1) will be sent to him. Accordingly, the assessee must respond.
REGULAR ASSESSMENT
The income tax department authorizes the Assessing Officer or Income Tax authority to conduct this assessment. None below the rank of an income tax officer are allowed to carry forward the assessment. The purpose is to ensure accuracy and correct payment collected from the assessee. Also, it verifies the assessee has not understated his income or overstated any expense or loss or underpaid any sort of calculation or tax.
The CBDT parameters based on the taxpayer's assessment for the scrutiny assessment, follows a set of rules which are as follows but differs according to every case: a. When an assessee is subjected to a scrutiny assessment, the Department's notice will be received by the assessee well in advance. However, such notice will not be accepted at the return filed Financial year. The time period is upto the 6 months from the end of the Financial year the notice expires.
The assessee will be asked to produce the accounts, and other evidence to validate the income that is stated in the return. After verification of all the available details, the assessing officer passes an order either confirms the return income filed or makes additions. This raises an income tax demand, accordingly the assessee responds.
BEST JUDGMENT ASSESSMENT
1. If the assessee fails to respond to a notice issued by the department instructs him to produce certain information or books of accounts
2. If he/she fails to comply with a Special Audit ordered by the Income tax authorities
3. The assessee fails to file the return within due date or such extended time limit as allowed by the CBDT
d. The assessee fails to comply with the terms as contained in the notice issued under Summary Assessment"
Giving an opportunity to defend, the assessee's is allowed to put forth his argument following which the assessing officer passes an order and produces all the relevant materials and evidence available with the department. This is said as the Best Judgement Assessment.
Income Escaping Assessment
When the assessing officer provides enough and strong reasons that are believable, the taxable income has been changed to escaped assessment, the officer holds every right to assess or reassess the assessee's income. The time limit for issuing a notice to reopen an assessment is 4 years from the end of the relevant assessment Year. Some scenarios where reassessment gets slashed are given below.
a. The assessee has taxable income but has not yet filed his return.
b. The assessee, after filing the income tax return, is found to have either understated his income or claimed excess allowances or deductions.
c. The assessee has failed to furnish reports on international transactions, where he is required to do so.
Assessment might end quickly for few taxpayers, while it could require more time and proofs for others. When dealing is proper with income tax officers, it is suggested to take the help of a Chartered Accountant to file and finish off the case at the earliest. Thus....
The aforementioned statements are to be properly referred before filing the tax by one's ownself for their income.


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Maruti Suzuki to shell out Rs 2,416.6 cr for dividend payment to shareholders in FY18
The Board of the company has recommended a final dividend of Rs 80 per share of face value Rs 5 each for the fiscal, Maruti Suzuki said in its earnings report for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 March 2018.ETAuto | April 27, 2018, 16:00 IST
This is 6.66 per cent more than what Maruti Suzuki had paid as dividend to its shareholders in the fiscal 2016-17.
By Pritish Raj
New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki will loosen its purse strings by Rs 2,416.6 crore for dividend payment to its shareholders for the financial year ending 31 March 2018.
The Board of the company has recommended a final dividend of Rs 80 per share of face value Rs 5 each for the fiscal, Maruti Suzuki said in its earnings report for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 March 2018.
The company had paid Rs 75 per share of face value Rs 5 each in FY17 aggregating Rs 2,265.6 crore.
Also Read:  Maruti Suzuki India Q4 FY18 PAT jumps 10% at Rs 1,882 crore
Maruti Suzuki on Friday reported a 10 per cent increase in its Profit After Tax (PAT) at Rs 1,882.1 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2018.
Net sales during the quarter under review grew 14.4 per cent at Rs 20,594.3 crore.
In the entire fiscal 2018, the company reported a 5.1 per cent increase in PAT at Rs 7,721.8 crore. Its net sales during the period stood at Rs 78,104.8 crore, up 16.7 percent.
The dividend amounting to Rs 2,416.6 crore for FY18 will cover about 30.21 crore shares, as per details available on the BSE.
The dividend payment date is 28 August 2018, subject to shareholders' approval at the Annual General Meeting scheduled to be held on 23 August 2018.
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Home » Proposing » How Much Should you Spend On An Engagement Ring?
When it comes to marriage, every couple finds the most exciting moments in their lives during this process. One of the most important, and one of the first, parts of this process is the engagement ring.
The engagement ring is the first step, for a couple, to head down the road to an everlasting commitment, and many loving and happy years together. Buying her the perfect engagement ring is what is going to make the proposal a moment to remember for a life time, and there are so many of us that don't want to do anything to make this moment a disaster. Therefore, the first thing that sets into a persons mind is, figuring out just how much they should spend on the engagement ring.
There are several steps to take into the purchasing process, and they are all important steps to finding and buying the right engagement ring, and spending the right amount of money on it as well. An engagement ring is one of the biggest purchases that you will make in your life time, and it is just as important as buying a new vehicle or a new home. This means that this isn't a process that should be rushed when shopping, and you should take your time making the perfect decision for you and the love of your life.
The steps, that we cover in this article, will be able to help you narrow down the right ring, at the price you should pay, and help you along with your engagement ring shopping.
The first, and most important, step that you can take, is figuring out what it is that she is looking for in her engagement ring. She is going to be wearing this ring for the rest of her life, and so this step is a crucial part of the process. You need to be able to determine what it is that she is looking for in the ring, and what she is going to be happy with when she is wearing it.
There are many ways to gather this type of information, and you can do this by simply narrowing down all of the details you have gathered over your time together, and what she has suggested when it comes to jewelry. The best way to determine what she is looking for, is to ask her family and friends for some advice and some help.
The band of the ring is important for the look and the feel of the ring, so be sure that you have it properly decide. She will need to be comfortable when she wears the ring.
The color of the band is a very crucial part of deciding what she will like the best. You can find engagement rings in colors such as yellow gold, white gold, rose gold, and platinum.
The setting of the ring is also important. There are so many different types of settings that you come across, and finding the most popular settings are going to make a difference. You will be able to find rings in three stone, halo, solitaire, gemstone, and vintage.
– The style of the ring is a key factor in this process. You are going to need to figure out what style is going to satisfy her desires.
Gemstones are going to be the step that is going to help her enjoy her ring even more. The color of the gemstone is going to be important to her, and you will be able to find them in colors such as Amethyst, Sapphire, Aquamarine, Emerald, Morganite, Ruby, and Moissanite.
step in the entire engagement ring buying process.
Theses steps are important details that will need to be factored in for you to know what you will need to spend on her engagement ring. Without any of these details, you will not be able to know how much you should spend, or how much you will need to spend on the ring. Following these steps are going to help you make the right decision, and pay the right price for it.
One of the best things about buying an engagement ring, is the fact that you will be able to find the ring, that is perfect for her, and with any budget that you have to use. In our society today, people are making decisions by what they are most comfortable spending, and there are so many different options that will help you to be able to afford the ring. In most areas of the world, it depends on where you live that will indicate how much engagement rings are usually sold for in that specific area.
Statistics have shown that most people spend about $6,000 on an engagement ring, however, in the bigger cities of the world, the amount is a few thousand higher than this. It all depends on what you are looking for when it comes to the style, design, setting, gemstone, and band that will determine just how much you will be spending on the ring.
You can find what you are looking for and get it as low as $400 to $500 and it will be just as beautiful, or you might be able to spend over $40,000 on the ring and get even more that you are looking for. It all depends on the type of ring that you are looking for, and what you are willing to spend on it.
In conclusion, when it comes to finding the right engagement ring for your partner, and what you are going to spend on it, take the time to do the proper research on what it is she is looking to find in her engagement ring. All of the details are what is going to give you an idea on the price that you will need to spend, and making sure that the ring is perfect for her is a key important detail because she will be the one who is wearing it for herself, and everyone else around her, to see.
The information and research that you gather before purchasing her ring, will give you the necessary idea of what you should be spending on it, and what you need to begin saving up to buy it. The engagement proposal, and the ring, are all important parts of the beginning of a long lasting and loving marriage. Therefore, you will want to be sure that it starts out the right way from the start, and that you are diligent and focused on finding the right ring, and spending the right amount of money on it.


Social media has become a proven solution of marketing for B2B and B2C businesses around the world. For businesses seeking a cost-effective online marketing solution, social media is probably the most viable and lucrative channel for online marketing. Businesses trying to draw traffic through social media marketing channel need to understand that the process requires a thorough understanding of what your target audience wants and what kind of products they buy most.
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The aim of a business using social media platform is to reach business objectives by engaging with fans, followers and friends. We help business to enjoy better communication and engagement with fans and followers and crafting relevant and interesting content that can draw the attention of both loyal and potential customers. Our social media marketing service covers all major social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, SlideShare and more. We focus mostly on building awareness and better connectivity with your target audience on social networking channels.
Before we apply any effective social networking marketing strategies, we perform an audit of your existing social media profile. We will then evaluate your goals and business objectives, approach and target audience. Here you should understand that your existence on the social media platform is not enough. Your social media page should have a huge number of followers. It is also important how your active followers' rate on the platform. In order to enjoy success in social network marketing campaign, your approach should be determined by the wishes and needs of your target audience. We have a team of experts who can help to taste success in your marketing campaign. Our experts will apply the most effective marketing strategy that will not only attract new followers but also encourage existing ones to engage with your business more precisely.
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I also have front loading washer and dryer. Mine are on pedestals and I have a much less painful time using them than the top loading washer I used to have.
Even though it takes up a lot of space, I leave my ironing board up all the time. I realized I would never use it when it was folded up because of the hassle of getting it set up.
If I didn't have a toddler that would pull it down I would leave it up too! I hate dealing with the ironing board!
Love how you made the most of an otherwise unusable space. Very nice!
Love the post! I also love the idea of the whole saving spoons concept for your blog posts. When we first purchased our house ten years ago our washer and dryer were out in the garage. This lead to many socks being rewashed after being dropped during the washer to dryer transfer and no one wanting to do laundry during the winter months (New England winters = icebox garage). This lasted about a year. Then, in the interest of effiiency, we took an underutilized room on the first floor of the house and turned it into a laundry room. This is one of the smartest renovations we did to the house and this was even before I got sick! We now have a short trip between the bedroom, bathrooms and the laundry. We know when the machines are done and don't have to carry a kitchen timer around and hubby added sound baffling insulation into the walls so you really can't hear the machines. Plus the new front loaders I bought are even quieter! I often don't even know they are running. My friend who has fibro is going to do the same thing to her house. She loves the idea of having the laudry on the first floor instead of in the basement. Way less stairs involved on laundry day.
At our previous apartment the laundry was in a separate building so it was such a pain! So I was so excited to finally have a laundry room and not have to go outdoors to do laundry (which is awful in rain or winter!). My mom now has arthritis so I'm trying to convince her to move her W&D upstairs (instead of the basement) for the sake of her knees!
Cute, cute! Love the saving spoons idea and am jealous (not really, more envious I would say,) of your front loaders! Because I am such an avid recycler (mmmhhmmm.. cheap) I am making sure to get the whole life out of mine before I trade them in for a new model. At least I know they are energy efficient, just not human efficient-ha!
This looks great! You have done a great job of what you have. I don't have a laundry room yet, sigh. We just have a small space next to our kitchen that fits our washer and dryer. I hung up a pull up bar (my Hubby ended up not wanting it for his workouts) and that works as our bar to hang clothes to dry. I can't WAIT to have a real laundry room!
We've never had a real laundry room before either so it was a real bonus when we bought our house!
We did that for 3 years before buying our house! And living in a college town, it meant sharing a laundry room with college kids who weren't always the most respectful of others' things! I'm so glad those days are over! Hopefully it won't be long for you either!
I actually don't know that I could survive without my laundry sorter. Between my husbands work/dress clothes, my son's soccer gear, and all the other laundry- sheesh. Such a great-looking laundry space you made!!


Each week I bake a treat. From French cookies and pastries to rustic apple tarts, you can sample all these carefully crafted treats at truly affordable prices. Each Saturday I send out a description of the week's baked good to the Bakery Bites email subscription list. You order by Monday [midnight] and on Thursday your treat will be available for pick up or pre-arranged delivery to a southside location from the UC Berkeley campus.
I operate out of Berkeley. I am willing to take orders from throughout the Bay Area if you are able to provide your own transportation.
For larger orders please contact me at tastybakerybites[at]gmail[dot]com.
I shop for ingredients at local produce market(s) and fill in the gaps at Trader Joe's.
Interested in subscribing to my weekly email for ordering the treat of the week?
Leave your name and a quick hello – I will confirm your subscription and you'll begin receiving a notice on Saturday as to the treat for the coming week.


In the last post on this topic, I said that a simple calculation of sales efficiency, which we called the Magic Number.
In the last post on this topic, I said that a simple calculation of sales efficiency, which we called the Magic Number, is a great predictor of future success for subscription based business (saas or open source). Can I prove it? I have taken twelve, publicly traded, software as a service companies and looked at a three year period for each of them, starting where the data was available, in the first quarter after annual revenue was greater than $ 20 MM. I then simply calculated three numbers, the revenue growth over the next three years, the average magic number for those three years and the average ratio of sales and marketing expense to total revenue. The table below shows all twelve companies ranked by three year revenue growth.
At first glance the data does not tell you a lot. Some high growth companies like Salesforce and Omniture have great magic numbers, but some high growth companies like Success Factors and NetSuite do not. Equally some companies with lower growth rates like Athena Health have really high magic numbers, reflecting a strong return on sales and marketing expense while most low growth (sub 3x in three years, which is still pretty good), have MN's in the .7x range. It seems somewhat random.
Three of the companies (Omniture, Salesforce and Constant Contact) have high magic numbers (>1x) and high three year growth rates (5x). All three also have what I would describe as a high but reasonable ratio of sales and marketing expense to revenue, which is a good proxy for overall burn in a software company (because R&D and G&A tend to be relatively fixed expenses at scale while sales and marketing has to ramp to drive revenues). They spend around 50% of revenues per annum on sales and marketing.
Two of the companies (SuccessFactors and NetSuite) have lower magic numbers but still were able to grow greater than 5x in three years. However it took a lot of cash to get there. The ratio of sales and marketing expense to revenue was noticeably higher than for the first group, spending around 90% of revenues per annum to grow at roughly the same rate. I know all five companies reasonably well, and I want to be clear on two points. First a lower MN for the second group almost certainly does not indicate weaker execution, rather it indicates that in those markets (ERP and Talent Management) , the sales cycle, and the velocity of customer adoption, was not as compelling or fast as it was for CRM, web analytics (Omniture) or email marketing (Constant Conctact). Second, because both NetSuite, and SuccessFactors were able to access capital at relatively attractive rates, growing aggressively and spending aggressively, was almost certainly the right decision. It just took cash to bludgeon their way through.
One of the companies, AthenaHealth is in an interesting category of having a high MN but only reasonable growth at 2.6x in three years but as a result was able to spend relatively little on sales and marketing (17% of revenue) and was consistently profitable throughout this period with operating margins of 18% by the end of the third year. The company is focused only on the Healthcare vertical and as is typical in verticals, once you get to critical mass, you have to spend less on sales and marketing, as referral marketing takes over.
Six of the companies had magic numbers below 1x and growth rates in the 2x to 3x for the time period. This represents solid growth (40% per annum) and all of them have manageable sales and marketing expenses, and thus manageable cash burns. None spent the kind of capital that SuccessFactors or Netsuite did to get to scale and all generated a good return for their shareholders but (with the exception of Concur which was already at scale and has since accelerated even more), they have not yet created the kind of market capitalization that has been created by the six in the other three categories.
First the ratio of sales and marketing expense to revenue is a useless metric to measure sales efficiency for a subscription revenue business. Salesforce, Constant Contact, Rightnow and Salary,com were all in the same rough range for this entire period of time, but have dramatically different revenue growth rates and are dramatically different businesses. What this ratio does measure pretty well is the level of investment, and thus the level of cash burn, in a software company. A high sales and marketing to revenue ratio, is a direct proxy for the amount of investment the Company is making. The key question then is, is the investment good or not.
The Magic Number is a good measure of sales efficiency and thus a good measure of return on sales investment. A business with a high MN > 1x, has a fundamentally profitable model. The company can choose to invest aggressively in that model (Salesforce, Constant Contact, Omniture) or achieve high profitability while still growing strongly, (AthenaHealth). Even with a decision to invest aggressively, the business will probably not require excessive amounts of capital because investing 50% of revenue in sales and marketing can generate 5x revenue growth in three years. A business with a decent (.6x to 1x) MN has to make choices. It can almost certainly grow in the 25% to 40% range (2x to 3x in three years) while investing only 50% of revenue in sales and marketing, but to grow at a faster rate will require significant capital, and is thus dependent on the price of that capital and the size of the overall opportunity.
Finally business with above $ 20 MM in revenues and a MN <.6x do not in general make it public. We have financed them as venture investors, and lived to regret it. Revenue grows, but at such a slow rate, that the capital required, to build a business that matters is not available at a realistic price. An interesting question, and one for a later post, is can a business that is sub scale ie below $ 20 MM in revenue, start with a lower MN and drive it up, as efficiencies improve. We finance a lot of business doing $ 4 MM in annual revenues. The quick answer is yes but only sometimes, the long answer will have to wait (or send us your business plan and we will tell you).
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Heavy rain leads to wrecks, water rescue of man trapped under Smith Street bridge
Megan Munce, Staff writer
Jan. 8, 2023 Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 9:55 a.m.
Houston Fire Department officials rescue a man trapped underneath the Smith Street Bridge.
On Scene TV
Heavy rains caused peril for Houstonians on the road late Saturday, causing a bus crash, stranding cars and trapping a man near a bayou.
The man had to be rescued by Houston Fire Department officials early Sunday after getting trapped underneath the Smith Street bridge over the Buffalo Bayou.
Around 3 a.m., the fire department used a boat to rescue the man who had been trapped on the north side of the Buffalo Bayou as lightning storms and rain hit the Houston area. The man was brought to shore and was able to walk on his own following the rescue, video from OnScene TV shows.
On Interstate 45 North near Cottage Street, several cars crashed into each other or broke down as they navigated flooding in the right lanes.
In video taken by ABC13, a METRO bus crashed into the car in front of it while it was slowed to almost a stop while driving into high water on the freeway.
Megan Munce
Megan Munce is a Hearst Fellow working for the Houston Chronicle.
Megan recently graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism with a B.S. and M.S. in journalism and a second major in political science.
She previously worked as an audience engagement fellow and a reporting fellow at the Texas Tribune, as well as an audience intelligence intern for KQED, the Bay Area's NPR and PBS member station.


If I had a television show, it would be called Home Staging Wars. I believe if you take one house, give it to two different agents to market, you will get two entirely different results.
This is a case in point that home staging done right gets you more money when you sell your home. Plus for those of you who have heard staging isn't necessary in this market because your house will sell anyway – think again. It's not about whether or not your house will sell. It's about how much money you will make.
This is the story of my house in Leawood South that sold and was vandalized before the buyer moved in. You may have seen the story on the news. The house backed up to Leawood South Golf Course. The buyer wanted to put in a pool. She checked with the home's association and the city regarding adding a pool. She had permission to add the pool as long as it was fenced.
Obviously not everyone liked her idea of putting up a privacy fence on a lot that backed up to the golf course. As soon as the fence was installed, it was vandalized with red spray paint. She removed the fence and decided to find another house. Two months after she bought the house, she decided not to move in. She put the house back on the market with the agent who sold her the house.
My sellers were living in California and they were ready to sell. They hired me to not only list their house but also to stage their house so they could net the most money possible.
The week before it came on the market, my guys and I moved in furniture and accessories so the house would appeal to the largest number of buyers.
When I listed the house for $400,000, it sold the first day on the market for $415,000. It was one of three offers on the house and the least amount of money but had a 2 week closing. My sellers accepted the cash offer. After negotiating some repairs, the house sold for $412,425 cash.
I've found that vacant homes don't always show well or sell quickly. But most of all, a vacant home shows no emotion. It's a proven fact that buyers must get emotional about a house before they will buy it. It's all part of the 10 second rule. And emotion is the only thing that drives the price up. Most vacant homes lack a wow factor.
The second time around, this house was vacant. They listed it at what she paid for it two months earlier – $415,000. When I had it listed, our highest offer was $423,000 and the second highest offer was $418,000.
In the end, she sold the house for $409,000 with a $5,000 credit for repairs so she sold it for $404,000. I attribute the difference in price between the first sale and the second sale solely to the staging component.
When buyers walk into a house and say "wow!" – that's money in the bank for the seller. My marketing plan works to build up the momentum so the buyers and their agents are lined up to see the house as soon as it hits the market. When you have an emotionally appealing house, buyers will buy it faster and will pay more money for it every time!
If you think the agent you choose doesn't matter when selling your house – think again. My sellers walked away with $8,000 more than the second seller. Think what you want but in my opinion, that's a lot of money and some very good home staging.
If you want to make more money when selling your home call me direct at (913) 515-3250. It's your money in the bank!


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Put on some disco tunes and put your Pacer in overdrive with these charming Rock and Roll Cowgirl® Trouser Jeans in Dark Vintage W8-7683.
Mid-rise pant is straight through the hip and flares out at leg openings with a rough hem.
Medium washed denim features hand-sanded whiskers and an allover fade.
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Nollywood Actor, Michael Okon has taken legal action against blogger Stella Dimoko Korkus popularly known as SDK for a defamatory post she shared on her Instagram page.
5 days ago, SDK accused the actor of allegedly stealing her friend's credit cards and money, after she brought him to America.
Now, the actor has responded and according to his Lawyer, SDK's claim is false and fabricated. A legal document released states that SDK has been given 7 days from the date of the receipt of the letter to publish an apology with the same prominence as well as pay the sum of N500,000,000 for accusing him wrongly.


I actually can't believe that it's already october, but although the time is going with a speed I can't follow, I must admit that I do love autumn. There's so much to look forward to: Halloween, bonfire nights, soft wool sweaters, rainy days and much more you can read below.
Go on an adventure – I love to go on a roadtrip or hop on my bike and drive away and explore new places I've never seen and been before.
Movie nights – Get together with the girls and watch scary movies or marathon night with Harry Potter or get in the true autumn mood with movies like Good Will Hunting, When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail.
Spend some quality time with yourself – Curl up with a cozy blanket and read a good book or start a journal writing down what you are grateful for, or make a scrapbook with pictures and other great memories.
Try new recipes – If you're not too much of an outdoor person, staying indoor is also a great way to try out new things. Such as spending more time in the kitchen and make new dishes. Here's 3 recipes that I want to embark on: Roasted Sweet Potato And Coconut Soup, Slow Cooker Beef Rague, or this delicious Tikka Masala With Chicken/Chickpeas.
Listen to old and new records – I truly love to put on a vinyl and just either sit with a cup of coffee and read a book or look through magazines or whenever I clean/tidy my place.
Go apple picking – And make apple cider, apple pie, candy apples or apple chips.
Go for a walk – Nothing calms me more than a long walk in the beautiful surroundings of nature. Witnessing the changing of seasons. Getting the fresh air of autumn.
What else to love about autumn: The autumn color palette such as burnt orange, mustard yellow and warm red | Oversized and soft knit and jumpers | Warm drinks like hot chocolate, coffee or tea | Darker days which means candles and scented candles with the smells of nature | Homemade soups | Staying warm by the fireplace.
Oh your bucketlist just sounds perfect for trying out – autumn can be so nice especially when its still sunny outside and you can take long walks in the crisp air and enjoy a hot coffee or tea afterwards.
Nice tips my dear…..perfects for this beautiful season!!!!
Autumn is a harvest season, I also like autumn.