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You mean you dont know the answer already???
Silly buns. Asking rhetorical questions like that will only give you a headache.
Last I checked the FDA had zero interest in anything remotely resembling allowing consumers to make informed choices, so having them involved would be counterproductive wouldn't it?
Actually it was the putrid sweet and soft drink company's money that got it done.
The USA has the best government that money can buy.
It is Stay Off the Grass day which slowed down the mail carriers.
USPS fucked me again. My Jwrap didn't come today. It left NC Wednesday evening, there is NO REASON IN HELL I shouldn't have gotten it today, except.
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You gotta be kidding.
I only keep it for shits & giggles. Those fake sweetener cookbooks from the 50's and 60's are truly cringe worthy.
Ok. You got me. I was just kidding.
You can get me this one. hehehehe
Here's one for all the banana lovers. 
Atcha if I do ever decide to part with it I'll toss it your way. I have many cook books, but they have to have either usable info and recipes, or be historically worth keeping. There are a lot of crap cook books out there not worth the shelf space.
OMG!!!!! Look at this old one. ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!
Thanks.
I cannot find my old Cajun cookbook. With the internet, you can find all sorts of recipes. But that one cookbook had special meaning to me.
You goofy.
Don't you dare get started on the Jello cook books.
Did you know they used to make things like celery flavored Jello?
So ejuice has nothing on cooking recipes for weirdness?
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You goofy.
Don't you dare get started on the Jello cook books.
Did you know they used to make things like celery flavored Jello?
Yes, for something called "aspic" which seems to be a savory-flavored gelatin. Weird. I can't abide ANY gelatin, the texture offends me.
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Yes, I am goofy. And, that jello cookbook looks nasty!!!!!!!!!!!! Shrimp and jello???? OMG blech!You goofy.
Don't you dare get started on the Jello cook books.
Did you know they used to make things like celery flavored Jello?
I love jello.....uh........without shrimp.......and pudding-------->chocolate. But not flan.
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I thought flan was pretty good, but I had it at an authentic *spanish* restaurant. Their cuisine is a little different from the typical mexican or latin american stuff.
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Interesting..................I just don't like custard.
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Mexico is a lot like the US and Canada. Cuisine differs from state to state......uh.........er or provinces??
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Ah, that would explain it. I've always loved custard, but now that I can't eat eggs without suffering, it's just one more thing I have to do without. *sigh*
Andria
That sucks. Gettin' old aint fa sissies. But man, you and Lucy have a ton of stuff you can't eat so I feel for ya.
Got a title? And maybe an author? I can check a few places.
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That sucks. Gettin' old aint fa sissies. But man, you and Lucy have a ton of stuff you can't eat so I feel for ya.
For me, it's mainly just stuff that's high in cholesterol... and I try to be careful with fats in general. Other than that, I just try to keep it "healthy".. Whole grains, green leafy veggies, lots of broccoli (finally persuaded my husband how great broccoli is!)... we try to eat salmon at least twice a month, 'cause we love it, and I eat oatmeal a few times a week, make my hubby have it once a week. Don't eat a lot of red meat, but if we do, we try to get lean cuts.
The portion-control is going well; I still don't feel deprived, but I find that I leave a bit on my plate at pretty much every dinner.
ETA: yummy BBQ chicken tonight, with Summer Crisp corn, and Leseur baby peas.
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Wow that's really nice! The problem is, I can't remember it because it had a French title. Well, part of it was French. I've already researched and couldn't find it. I think it was one of those "homemade" ones put in a binder. Haven't seen it in 25 years.
Oh ok. That's the diet I'm on. Heart healthy, low cholesterol. My cholesterol was 335 a little over a year ago and I was on Lipitor. But it made my neck hurt worse so I just started eating oatmeal for breakfast every day. Or a salad. Hardly any animal fats. Rarely eggs. But lately I've been doing really bad so who knows. I might just have to go back to Lipitor for a bit. Fortunately, I LOVE vegetables.For me, it's mainly just stuff that's high in cholesterol... and I try to be careful with fats in general. Other than that, I just try to keep it "healthy".. Whole grains, green leafy veggies, lots of broccoli (finally persuaded my husband how great broccoli is!)... we try to eat salmon at least twice a month, 'cause we love it, and I eat oatmeal a few times a week, make my hubby have it once a week. Don't eat a lot of red meat, but if we do, we try to get lean cuts.
The portion-control is going well; I still don't feel deprived, but I find that I leave a bit on my plate at pretty much every dinner.
ETA: yummy BBQ chicken tonight, with Summer Crisp corn, and Leseur baby peas.
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I only had one slightly high reading on my LDL and my doc said since I've not obese and don't have diabetes or hypertension, he's not worried -- he told me to eat some cheerios.
I've always had high triglycerides, since I was like 20, apparently it's just a genetic thing, so it's good that I don't go too heavy on fats or red meat; apparently triglycerides is one of the markers that can lead to metabolic syndrome, the precursor to diabetes, so I try to stay on top of that. I eat a lot of fiber, because of my IBS, and turns out, that's a good thing to do, to try and avoid diabetes.You're right, getting old ain't for sissies at all... but since I was finally able to quit smoking, and I've always kept my weight down, I'm hopeful that I might have a nice "golden age."
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But if you love jello, and you love shrimp, why wouldn't you combine them?
Those fucking statins actually put me on hydrocodone. While all the idiot MD's and ER staff were all exclaiming "Oh no, it couldn't possible be the statin medication." I was experiencing bouts of muscle pain so bad it would drop me to my knees in a cold sweat and make me barf. (And I have a high tolerance for pain.) Eventually I quit the medication on my own, since no one could come up with any other explanation for these fits of "unexplained muscle pain and weakness". No one in the medical community was willing to connect the dots to the fucking statin drug. Here, have some hydrocodone.
Of course that was all before the maker of Crestor was fined millions by the FDA for failing to turn over adverse incidents reports. Three years later my MD and cardiologist apparently had their Come to Jesus moment, because now their spiel did an about face: "Oh of course the pain must have been caused by the statin drugs. That's the most common adverse side effect reported!" And after the fines - coincidentally or not - the recommended dosing for statin drugs had been cut in half.
FDA giving us the information we need to make informed choices? My ass.
FDA is a tool of the Medicorps.Those fucking statins actually put me on hydrocodone. While all the idiot MD's and ER staff were all exclaiming "Oh no, it couldn't possible be the statin medication." I was experiencing bouts of muscle pain so bad it would drop me to my knees in a cold sweat and make me barf. (And I have a high tolerance for pain.) Eventually I quit the medication on my own, since no one could come up with any other explanation for these fits of "unexplained muscle pain and weakness". No one in the medical community was willing to connect the dots to the fucking statin drug. Here, have some hydrocodone.
Of course that was all before the maker of Crestor was fined millions by the FDA for failing to turn over adverse incidents reports. Three years later my MD and cardiologist apparently had their Come to Jesus moment, because now their spiel did an about face: "Oh of course the pain must have been caused by the statin drugs. That's the most common adverse side effect reported!" And after the fines - coincidentally or not - the recommended dosing for statin drugs had been cut in half.
FDA giving us the information we need to make informed choices? My ass.
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Those fucking statins actually put me on hydrocodone. While all the idiot MD's and ER staff were all exclaiming "Oh no, it couldn't possible be the statin medication." I was experiencing bouts of muscle pain so bad it would drop me to my knees in a cold sweat and make me barf. (And I have a high tolerance for pain.) Eventually I quit the medication on my own, since no one could come up with any other explanation for these fits of "unexplained muscle pain and weakness". No one in the medical community was willing to connect the dots to the fucking statin drug. Here, have some hydrocodone.
Of course that was all before the maker of Crestor was fined millions by the FDA for failing to turn over adverse incidents reports. Three years later my MD and cardiologist apparently had their Come to Jesus moment, because now their spiel did an about face: "Oh of course the pain must have been caused by the statin drugs. That's the most common adverse side effect reported!" And after the fines - coincidentally or not - the recommended dosing for statin drugs had been cut in half.
FDA giving us the information we need to make informed choices? My ass.
I've said for years that docs are BP's best flunkies; giving you drugs that cause more problems, so that a) they're guaranteed repeat customers, and b) they then give even more drugs, which cause even more problems.. more repeat business, more drugs, more repeat business, more drugs. The entire medical and pharmaceutical industry is NOTHING but a racket, and very very few are willing to see it -- my mother never would, and I'm convinced that aside from her idiotic sugar obsession, it was ALLLLLL the drugs she was taking that were responsible for her death.
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That is why Obamacare or any health care reform pisses me off because they dont reform shit. They go after the insurance instead. My general doctor that I been seeing for years proves this point. I go see him and pay $30. The he bills my insurance for $120. That is $150 for 10 minutes of his time. Ridiculous.
If our elected officials was really concerned about health care reform then they would go after the real problem, and that goes for both partys
If our elected officials was really concerned about health care reform then they would go after the real problem, and that goes for both partys
Such an annoying day. 24 hours out of the hospital and my son after his checkup had to be admitted for Jaundice!! i blame his mom for having ab negative blood. Grrr!!!
Ohhhh that sucks! I hope he's alright!
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Well hes been under the lights and ontop of the light pad for 6+ hours just got lab test done about 30 minutes ago wife will call with the results (soon i hope)
Thanks for the well wishes
Doc said it was good we didnt wait for a monday appt for his checkup with pediatrician. all i know is that he said the bilirubin levels were way high. Anxiety is real.
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When I go to my doc, I pay him $75 for an office visit, and that's that. No fucking around with insurance, because I refuse to pay for something that would reduce me to absolute penury, just so i could pay out of pocket for my minuscule medical costs -- I already pay out of pocket for those costs, so avoiding insurance SAVES me money. Total racket. Every American should just boycott all medical insurance, and let the fuckers go whistle.
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Not my previous children. Bah!! im still blaming the blood types since he got my blood type and his mom is negative and i am positive.
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You're lucky he survived the whole pregnancy then, without her antibodies attacking him as a foreign substance. Rh syndrome is a terrible thing. Positive is dominant so a Positive dad will always have a positive child, even if the mom is negative.
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THats what the rhogam shots are for...
I cant blame the insurance. They are not the ones who cause health care to become unaffordable. The medical industry has become elitist and they believe they can charge astronomical prices and how dare you ask how much anything cost. Those $10 aspirins we been hearing about for years shows the greed of the medical industry,
I have nothing against anyone earning a good living from their chosen profession, but why does just about every medical doctor deserves to be millionaires withing a couple years of graduating school? That isnt making a good living, that is milking the fuck out of the population and we the people suffer from this.
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True, for unfortunately too many docs. Very glad mine isn't one of them. But just look at what the fucking insurance costs, to see what a racket it is. The exemption I've gotten for the last 2 yrs is that if the insurance is more than like 8% of one's gross pay, it's considered unaffordable. Kaiser Permanente's (the insurance available thru my husband's work) CHEAPEST rate, with the HIGHEST deductible, is GODDAMNED MORE THAN 20% OF MY HUSBAND'S GROSS PAY!
It costs more per month than our fucking mortgage. And has a $5000 deductible. I spend less than $1000 per year on medical costs. So getting that insurance would mean we paid more than our mortgage, and STILL paid out of pocket for EVERYTHING. That is A FUCKING RACKET. I refuse to participate... even if I COULD.
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And look at the other side of the coin Andria. I been in and out of the hospital many times. I been on the operating table many times. Insurance for me is $1500 dedeuctable and still, they paid out the ass for my healthcare and a huge loss to the insurance company. At one time a few years ago I seen something from my insurance that showed lifetime claims and it was over $400K. I haven't paid nearly that much during the 30 years I worked. At the moment I am trying to figure out a way to keep my insurance for once the pay stops which should of been this week, the insurance also stops. Without it I cant afford health care anymore.
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30 states out of 50 now have at least that, medical. Each state is aiding to further nullify the federal prohibition on
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And those millionaire doctors will tell you they need it to keep paying the insurance premiums, or the school loans, or the big pharmaceutical lobbyists/representatives what come by and buy their staffers lunches to keep the doctor in check with surveillance. It is ultimately all become a cluster-fucked we're all over the barrel saying bend over here it comes again quagmire of paying Tom not to sue Paul, you can even forget robbing Peter, he was taken to debtors prison last decade.
Take away "money" and all of it stops. Taking away money is how we stand ourselves up and declare, "I no longer consent." That is the trick of these devils you see? They need you to "contract" with them by granting consent. It's all "their" game, they got all the rules and can change them in a blink, or pack up and go home. Guess what? We can too but "they" rather we not know that. All it takes, "I no longer consent." Then, once you stand and cease consenting, do not ever further consent again, pack up and go home yourself instead. Where is home? Well, I'd hope we all know by heart, balls to bones but if you need a hint check out the Tenth Amendment.
Each of us individually is a Sovereign, we are each our own master. We no longer need the master & slave way of thought. When we choose to consent and put the STATE upon pedestal of godly status, well then, "they" become the master. So, let's all stop consenting and tell STATE to go unfuck itself.