The Buzz on Bee Stings

Bee Trivia
* A bumble bee retains its stinger after it attacks enabling it to sting again. However, a worker honeybee loses its stinger after an attack and dies.

* Bees fly around twelve miles each hour.

* On a windy day, you're more likely to get stung by a bee.
Below are ten sure-fire ways to address a bee sting. These treatments are easy and effective. You'll be able to use them on your entire family.

1) Lipton Tea Bag. Dampen a Lipton Tea Bag and place it over the sting. Hold it in place for fifteen minutes. The tannic acid in the tea will relieve the pain and also draw the stinger to the surface of the skin making it easier to remove.

2) Listerine. If you dab Listerine on a bee sting, it'll relieve the stinging sensation. Also, the antiseptic in it kills the proteins in the bee venom and disinfects the sting.

3) MasterCard. You can remove the venom sac and stinger from a bee sting by using this card or any credit card. Just lightly scrape the skin. Then, flick it away.

4) Parsons' Ammonia. First, remove the stinger. Next, grab a cotton ball and douse it with Parson's Ammonia. Afterwards, place it on the affected area. The ammonia will neutralize the acids in the bee venom making the pain go away.

5) Pepto-Bismol. To soothe itching skin due to a bee bite, slather on Pepto-Bismol.

6) Popsicle. This remedy will please everyone with a sweet tooth. If stung by a bee, use the exposed end of a popsicle to remove the stinger by brushing it back and forth over it until it falls out. Next, apply the wrapped, icy end over the bite to sooth the pain. Afterwards, have a tasty treat.

7) Preparation H. Place a liberal amount of Preparation H over your bite in order to reduce the swelling, so you can remove the stinger. It also will help relieve the pain.

8) SueBee Honey. After you remove the stinger, apply this honey on top of the affected area. The properties in honey act as a disinfectant and antiseptic. As a result, it will reduce swelling and ease pain.



9) Heinz White Vinegar. First, remove the stinger. Then, with a cotton ball, apply Heinz White Vinegar to a bee sting. It will neutralize the venom and relieve the pain.

10) Domino Sugar. Mix water and Domino Sugar into a paste after removing the stinger from your skin. Then, rub this sweet goo over your sting for a few minutes. The sugar will neutralize the poison from the bee venom.

RECAPTURING WISDOM

WISOM CAN BE DEFINED AS THE INTIMATE EMBRACE OF TRUTH.......
Actually the apprehension of wisdom may be simpler than you first suspect- it is available to all-I believe there is but one major difference between wise and foolish women. Do you want to know what that is?
Knowing when to let go....and when to hold on.
Thats it. Wisdom is always found in this dynamic of change......
Wise women know what to hold fast to and what to release, while foolish women hold on fast to what will kill them and release what will bring them life..... go as far as your power allows, and if nothing changes you have no choice but to let go- excerpt from Fight like a Girl- -LISA BEVERE

Change your mindset Change your Life

"YOU CATCH DISEASE- YOU CHOOSE HEALTH" J. MeyerNever give up! If you loose the battle in your mind you cannot win in life--Remember it is not how you start-but how you finish. You only fail if you quit- Always GET UP !!!!!!!

HAVE A HAPPY LIFE

Bounderies are there for a reason- When we learn to set healthy bounderies stress and resentment go away! Watch this Joyce Meyer Video

Seek and You Will Find

Do you know the Jesus I know? Not the one who looks like he picks daisies and runs in a field with children -- the real one... The one who is a man's man... the one children adore and is their hero...the one who men like to be around and emulate... the one who knows a women's heart, admires her strengths and covers her weaknesses . The one who knows and has conquered all. The one who said do you want to be well --than get up! Thats the Jesus I know .... If you haven't met that Jesus - you should..for with Him all things are possible.

2 Timothy 1:7

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

DO WHAT YOU CAN AND GOD WILL DO THE REST

John 5

²Now there is in Jerusalem a pool near the Sheep Gate. This pool in the Hebrew is called Bethesda, having five porches (alcoves, colonnades, doorways).

³In these lay a great number of sick folk--some blind, some crippled, and some paralyzed (shriveled up)--^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]}waiting for the bubbling up of the water.

⁴For an angel of the Lord went down at appointed seasons into the pool and moved and stirred up the water; whoever then first, after the stirring up of the water, stepped in was cured of whatever disease with which he was afflicted.

⁵There was a certain man there who had suffered with a deep-seated and lingering disorder for thirty-eight years.

⁶When Jesus noticed him lying there [helpless], knowing that he had already been a long time in that condition, He said to him, Do you want to become well? [Are you really in earnest about getting well?]

⁷The invalid answered, Sir, I have nobody when the water is moving to put me into the pool; but while I am trying to come [into it] myself, somebody else steps down ahead of me.

⁸Jesus said to him, Get up! Pick up your bed (sleeping pad) and walk!

⁹Instantly the man became well and recovered his strength and picked up his bed and walked.

dinner for the weekend YUM

Recipe:

GRILLED STEAK WITH THAI SUMMER SALAD

Rated by 3 people

Serves 6------( 2 maybe 3 at my house)

A simple mixture of lime juice, fish sauce and soy sauce doubles as a marinade and salad dressing in this brightly flavored dish.

Ingredients

1/3 cup lime juice
3 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
4 teaspoons sugar
1 shallot, finely chopped
1 or 2 Thai chiles, stemmed, seeded and finely chopped
2 pounds skirt steak or sirloin flap, cut in 2 pieces
4 cups thinly sliced baby bok choy
6 radishes, halved and thinly sliced
2 small cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
2 carrots, grated
1/2 cup lightly packed basil leaves, sliced
1/2 cup lightly packed mint leaves, sliced
1/2 cup lightly packed cilantro leaves, sliced

Method

Whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, shallot and chiles. Place half of mixture (about 6 tablespoons) in a wide shallow dish and add steak. Cover and marinate, turning occasionally, at least 30 minutes. Chill remaining lime juice mixture separately to dress the salad.

Prepare a grill for high-heat cooking or preheat broiler. Remove steak from marinade; place on grill or broiler pan and cook until desired doneness, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Rest steak 10 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain.

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine bok choy, radishes, cucumbers, carrots, basil, mint and cilantro. Toss with reserved lime juice mixture. Spread salad over a large platter and arrange steak over salad.

Nutrition

Per serving (about 11oz/302g-wt.): 280 calories (110 from fat), 13g total fat, 5g saturated fat, 60mg cholesterol, 700mg sodium, 12g total carbohydrate (2g dietary fiber, 7g sugar), 29g protein

THANKS WHOLE FOODS---and while you are at whole foods pick up some ORGANIC VALLEY low fat chocolate milk-straight up Choc0late milk no fillers or strange ingredients-

Ingredients

Organic Grade A Lowfat Milk, Organic Unrefined Cane Sugar, Organic Dutch Cocoa, Salt, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3.

The Chocolate Milk Diet thanks Men's Health

Secret #1: The Calcium Effect

Researchers have known for years about the role that calcium plays in building strong bones, but a more recent development deals with they way it affects your belly. A series of studies have shown that calcium can actually impede your body’s ability to absorb fat, and when researchers in Nebraska analyzed five of these studies, they were able to estimate that consuming 1,000 mg more calcium can translate to losing nearly 18 pounds of flab. What’s more, other studies have shown that dairy foods offer the most readily absorbable calcium you can find. Knock back three servings of brown cow and you’ll reach that crucial 1,000 mg threshold. At that point, any other calcium that you eat or drink is a bonus.

Bonus Tip: Everything is not as it seems in the world of fat and calories. Click here to see the 30 “Healthy” Foods that Aren’t. You'll be shocked by the pounds of fat you may unwittingly gain while thinking that you're eating healthy.

Secret #2: The Vitamin D Factor

All the calcium in the world isn’t going to help you if you don’t get a good dose of vitamin D to go with it. That’s because vitamin D is responsible for moving calcium from your food to your body, which means if you’re running low on D, you’re probably also missing the calcium you need to stay slim. Other symptoms of the D deficiency are weak muscles, easily breakable bones, and depression—not a great combo for success. Now here’s why this is significant: Most experts agree that the average American isn’t getting enough D. Some estimate that only half the population is meeting the requirement and one study published in the journalPediatrics found that 70 percent of American children had low levels of D in their diet. The thing is, your body makes vitamin D naturally when you expose your skin to sunlight, but most people spend too much time indoors to benefit. And intentionally spending more time in the sun could put you at risk for skin cancer. The solution? Drink up. Chocolate milk, like most milk, is fortified with vitamin D.

One caveat here: Drink 1% chocolate milk. Vitamin D won't work without a little fat to help break it down. You want to skip the whole milk, too, as it has too many calories to make it a regular habit. The best option is 1%, or low-fat chocolate milk. It has the fat you need to absorb crucial vitamins, yet at three cups a day, it will save you 120 calories over whole milk.

Bonus Tip: Everything you need to know about cereal is right here: America's Best and Worst Cereals. Keep the sugar down and the fiber up for a perfect start to your day.

Secret #3: The Endurance Boost

If you want to lose the gut, you’ve got to exercise—no surprise there. But here’s a fact that’s not so obvious: Drinking chocolate milk can improve your gains. In a study published in The International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism,subjects given chocolate milk before hopping on the stationary bikes were able to ride 49 percent longer than subjects given a generic carbohydrate-replacement beverage. And on top of that, they pedaled even harder. Total work performed by the chocolate-milk group was greater than the work performed by subjects drinking carbohydrate-replacement drinks or electrolyte-fortified sports drinks. The reason? Milk has naturally occurring electrolytes that keep you hydrated—more hydrated then water, in fact, which I revealed recently on my Twitter account—and its natural sweetness helps push more energy into your muscles. Another study from 2009 found similar results, but it went one step further by asking participants which beverage they thought tasted better. Not surprisingly, 100% chose chocolate milk.

Bonus Tip: Discover more loveable liquids by browsing through our Best Beers slideshow. Or, if you’d rather avoid the calories altogether, then you’ll want to readThe Worst Beverages in the Supermarket. Again, the point is to make weight-loss easy and fun, without ever worrying about going on a diet again.

Secret #4: The Protein-Body-Weight Connection

Want to know the secret to staying thin? You need more muscle. That’s because muscle burns more calories than fat, so for every new muscle fiber you create, your resting metabolism receives another surge of fat-torching energy. And chocolate milk can help you do that. Researchers have determined that the ideal protein load for building muscle is 10 to 20 grams, half before and half after your workout. How much protein will you find in low-fat chocolate milk? Eight grams per cup. (That means one serving before your workout and one serving after will give you a total of 16 grams of highly effective whey protein—a perfect serving.) Add that to the extra cup you drank first thing in the morning and you’re looking at a turbocharged metabolism that keeps you burning calories all day long.

And don’t forget, you can still melt those 18 pounds of belly fat without giving up your favorite foods. You just need to make smart swaps, and we’ve got 10 new ones right here. You'll lose weight faster than ever—again, with ever dieting again.

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May 13, 2010