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Interests: Anything with an ING: dancing, biking, listening, talking, writing, reading, watching, eating, drinking, running, thinking, working, dreaming, surrendering, laughing, smiling, acting, traveling, singing, surfing, driving, shopping, thanking, observing, welcoming, connecting, loving, learning, sharing, practicing, asking. I love supermarkets in other places, lyrics to songs, seeking out gluten free food, responding to questions and surveys, finding deals and bargains, doing public relations for anyone/anything I believe in, good conversation, sociological observation, the beach, early mornings, condiments and spices, vitamins and minerals, alternative medicine, nutrition, holistic health, fitness gum, coffee drinking, gun chewing and sitting in the steam room.
Inspiration: Books: Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
Music: Linkin Park and The Cure
People: My mother and all of those that have come before me that have fought their own battles and didn't give up.
Places: Carl Schurz Park, New York, NY
Movies: In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Stealing Beauty, Beautiful Girls, When A Man Loves a Woman, In America, Magdelene Sisters, The Notebook, Run Fat Boy Run
Things: Causes worth fighting for: Lupus and other auto-immune disorders, Organ Donation and impoverished and at-risk youth.
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The article points out "experts urge patients to consult their doctors before trying any herbal products"...this can be a good idea for several reasons already stated in the article. There is another consideration that commonly shows up in this scenario...many doctors have not had enough, or in some cases, any, education in herbs and simply say to their patients to avoid possible risks by not taking herbs at all. This "across the board" approach can possibly eliminate some very good rememdies that would not be harmful and in some cases be just the right thing needed for healing.
Checking with a trusted, and highly educated source in herbs like the ones mentioned in the article, The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, or The American Herbalists Guild, or members thereof, in addition to your physician, would allow a better opportunity to not throw the baby out with the bath water.