Grandma’s Measuring Spoons

Grandma's Measuring Spoons

While this good attempt is very much appreciated, it does not lay the subject or the debate to rest. I’m afraid the set appears to be seriously incomplete and there is a lack of consensus on it as presented. It is missing a splash, a trifle, a tinge and a dollop, a wee bit and a slurp and one commenter thought a tad was less than not greater than a dash. If you have a definitive reference it would resolve some confusions…

Nutrition Truth

Nutrition Truth

And if you don’t know, there are over 1,000 different types of gluten in various grains, 40 of which are more toxic than the Gliadin in wheat which is the only one tested for gluten intolerance. For instance corn has one rated at 59 where the gliadin in wheat is rated at a concentration level of 62!

No Such Thing As Bad Weather!

No Such Thing As Bad Weather!

J Blakemore, the guy who posted this on Billy’s birthday wrote: Hands down one of the nicest celebrities I have ever met in my life. I was a background actor for five years and encountered hundreds of actors from A to Z list, but when I was working “House” Billy Connolly came to our craft services table (not his own trailer), hung out with us between takes, traded jokes, was genuinely thrilled and surprised to know that one of my favorite movies is “Water” and posed for pics with me and a Kiwi buddy as they both sported their tribal tats… …when you meet someone that cool you damned well need to let them know they are special. And Billy IS special as hell.

Many OTC drugs are linked to an increased risk of hearing loss

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Among the side effects caused by prescription medications, only the severe ones seem to grab the public’s attention. Relatively milder adverse outcomes, such as ototoxicity, are usually ignored, no matter how common they may be. As a result, there is a considerable chance that your medicine cabinet currently contains a drug that can permanently and irreversibly damage your sense of hearing.

What’s worrisome is that the drugs noted for being ototoxic – toxic to your ears – include those that are easily obtainable. Common over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen and acitaminophen (Tylenol) are two of the drugs on the list – when used two or more times in a single week, they can increase your risk of suffering from hearing loss.

The effect is caused by damage to the sensory hair cells in your inner ear. These small hairs are very sensitive and even minor damage to them can impede their ability to translate sound into nerve impulses that your brain can “hear.”

In most cases, the effect is reversible. For example, aspirin, another mainstay in many home medicine cabinets in the U.S., causes hearing loss when used more than twice a week, but the effect disappears once usage of the drug is stopped. But considering the variety of ototoxic medications there are on the market, ranging from common medications like pain relievers and antibiotics to more complex examples like chemo drugs and medication used for erectile dysfunction, it may not take long to damage them permanently because if you cause your ears enough damage it becomes irreversible.

Unfortunately, the effect comes on suddenly and without warning. You could be hearing just fine today but not tomorrow. You can take several steps to lower your risk of suffering from hearing loss, but limiting your use of – if not downright avoiding – OTC and prescription medications and opting for natural alternatives is one of the best ways to go about it.

https://www.nexusnewsfeed.com/article/health-healing/many-otc-drugs-are-linked-to-an-increased-risk-of-hearing-loss/