NOTIONS Word of Wisdom Aggrieve: to afflict with pain, distress, anxiety, etc. ‘The symptoms of Lupus can be very aggrieving to those that live with it.’ Quotes "He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors." ~Chinese Proverb "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." ~Mark Twain "Sickness comes on horseback but departs on foot." ~Dutch Proverb LUPUS SUMMARY Lupus: an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of... Read Full Story

NOTIONS Word of Wisdom Enamor: to inspire with love; captivate ‘Instead of hating, people should be enamored by another’s drive & motivated.’ Quotes “Hating is the sincerest form of flattery.” “Hated by many confronted by one.” “Don’t hate what you can’t imitate.” “Haters only hate things they can’t get and people they can’t be.” “Love me or HATE me. Either way, I’m on your mind.” “So many assume, so little know.” “Haters can’t hurt you unless you let... Read Full Story

NOTIONS Word of Wisdom Lentitive: capable of easing pain or discomfort; alleviating pain or harshness; a medicine or application that has the quality easing pain or protecting from the action of irritants. ‘There are lentitives that are available to individuals with MS such as physical therapy.’ Quotes “In order to change we must be sick & tired of being sick & tired.” “In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible” – Ciero... Read Full Story

Capital City Kingston National Bird Doctor Bird (Trochilus polytmus) National Fruit Ackee (Blighia sapinda) National Dish Ackee and Saltfish Telephone Code 876 Jamaica is an independent nation and a member of the British Commonwealth. Geography: Jamaica is the third largest Caribbean island, measuring 146 miles at its widest point. Democracy is complete, with an elected Parliament, a Prime Minister, an elected House of Representatives and a Senate. Population... Read Full Story

Multiple sclerosis (MS) – an autoimmune condition where the body’s immune system attacks the body’s brain and spinal cord; attacks the nerve- insulating myelin; produces anti-myelin T cells; slows, distorts, and halts nerve impulses · Myelin – nerve cell insulation; facilitates communication between nerve cells · Immune system – a network of specialized cells and organs that defends the body against attacks by bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites - destroys and... Read Full Story

Meditation :: A practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, breathing movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, & enhance personal and spiritual growth. Key points about meditation: been around for more than thousands of years many associate with Buddhism but has many other nonreligious practical uses can be practiced by anyone regardless of religious or cultural background to relieve... Read Full Story

NOTIONS WORD OF WISDOM cognizant:: having or showing knowledge, understanding, realization, or perception; fully informed, conscious. "I am cognizant that in eating unhealthy foods, I am hurting my body." WISDOM QUOTES "We can be knowledge be knowledgeable with other means knowledge but we cannot be wise with other men's wisdom." ~ Michel de Montaigne "Pateince is the copanion of wisdom." ~ St. Augustine "The years teach much that the days never knew." ~ Ralph Waldo... Read Full Story

Irena Sendler _ credited with saving some 2,500 Jewish children from the Nazi Holocaust by smuggling them out of the Warsaw Ghetto, some of them in baskets _ died Monday, her family said. She was 98. Sendler, among the first to be honored by Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial as a Righteous Among Nations for her wartime heroism, died at a Warsaw hospital, daughter Janina Zgrzembska told The Associated Press. President Lech Kaczynski expressed "great regret" over Sendler's death... Read Full Story

Youths In Towns With Smoke-free Restaurant Laws Appear Less Likely To Become Smokers ScienceDaily (2008-05-06) -- Young people who live in towns where regulations ban smoking in restaurants may be less likely to become established smokers, according to a new report. Many studies have examined the risk factors that lead young people to try their first cigarette. However, fewer researchers have differentiated these factors from those that cause children and teens to progress to established... Read Full Story

What are yout thoughts on the verdict in the Sean Bell Trial? Fair? Or BS?? NEW YORK (CNN) -- A judge acquitted three New York Police Department detectives of all charges Friday morning in the shooting death of an unarmed man in a 50-bullet barrage, hours before he was to be married. Bell, 23, was killed just before dawn on his wedding day, November 25, 2006. He and several friends were winding up an all-night bachelor party at the Kalua Club in Queens, a strip club that was under... Read Full Story