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Brilliant!

2010-02-02T18:02:00.000-08:00

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Vulva Pendant

2009-10-23T19:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=32999703 They are beautiful! check it out, What do you think? I came across this etsy artist through Betty Dodsons website www.dodsonandross.com I love etsy and love Betty! Viva La Vulva!

Phthalates-Health Info

2009-08-05T06:45:00.000-07:00

Phthalates (pronounced THAY-lates), a class of chemicals used to make polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic soft and flexible, can be found in such products as toys, teething rings, shower curtains, lotions, and cosmetics. Exposure to phthalates has been linked to cancer, infertility, premature breast development in girls,² and genital birth defects in boys.³ Young children can be exposed to phthalates by chewing on plastic toys, or through skin contact with lotions and shampoos that contain them.

A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) found that 75 percent of the participants tested had detectible levels of phthalates in their bodies.⁴ This finding has triggered alarm among some scientists because exposure to phthalates—which are known to interfere with the body's own hormones—can result in birth defects and developmental delays in babies born to mothers who were exposed during pregnancy.

Dr. Shanna Swan, professor and associate chair for Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Center for Reproductive Epidemiology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, found that baby boys born to mothers with high levels of phthalates had increased rates of a genital defect that had previously been seen only in lab animals.⁵

Bisphenol A (BPA) is used to make hard, clear, polycarbonate plastic baby bottles and other containers. It is also used in dental sealants and in the lining of food and beverage cans. BPA mimics the hormone estrogen, and may interfere with brain-cell development,⁶ as well as with biological processes that rely on estrogen, such as ovulation and reproduction. Studies have shown that BPA leaches out of polycarbonate containers⁷ and metal cans,⁸ and have linked exposure to BPA to cancer, impaired immune function, early puberty, obesity, diabetes, and hyperactivity, among other problems.⁹

Not Circumcised? Lucky Stiff

2009-08-05T06:41:00.000-07:00

Not Circumcised? Lucky Stiff!

Intact men enjoy four times more penile sensitivity than circumcised men, according to the "Fine-touch Pressure Thresholds in the Adult Penis" article published in the April, 2007 British Journal of Urology International.

The study was conducted to map fine-touch pressure thresholds of the adult penis in circumcised and non-circumcised males to compare the two populations. Researchers measured fine-touch sensitivity of the penis at 17 specific sites on the intact (non-circumcised) penis and the remaining nine sites plus two scar sites on the circumcised penis.

The results surprised the research team, according to Morris Sorrells, MD, lead researcher, who said, "The most sensitive part of the penis is the preputial opening. The results confirmed that the frenulum and ridged band of the inner foreskin are highly erogenous structures that are routinely removed by circumcision, leaving the penis with one-fourth the fine-touch sensitivity it originally possessed. "

Five sites on the penis, all regularly removed by circumcision, are more sensitive than the most sensitive site remaining on the circumcised penis. Researcher, pediatrician and statistician Robert Van Howe said, "Oddly, the most sensitive site on the circumcised penis is the circumcision scar itself. "

Previous studies documented that circumcised penises are shorter; now researchers have compared and found them lacking in sensitivity, too. From their findings, researchers of this study conclude that circumcision ablates the most sensitive parts of the penis.

These findings come several decades after Masters & Johnson said there is no sensitivity difference in a circumcised and a non-circumcised penis. Now their questionable findings have been disproved and the results of this study provide additional evidence about the importance of preserving the protective, sensitive foreskin.

Copyright free graphics available at: http://www. icgi. org/touch-test/
The article: http://www. blackwell-synergy. com/doi/abs/10. 1111/j. 1464-410X. 2006. 06685. x

A nice, yet busy, calm day!

2009-08-04T18:18:00.000-07:00

Today was a wonderful day. The first thing that I noticed when I had woke up today was that it was sunlight and my husband was still sleeping!!! I woke him and he told me that he didn't have to work today! I was super happy! Nice surprise. Well the funny thing is that he woke up and drove all the way to work and nobody was there! So he turned around and came back home to sleep!

I was able to clean my apartment without having my kids all over me, how nice! I washed the bed linens and my Arcadia door is sparkling clean! I have a new book by Thelma Meyers. I use her daughters cleaning products, I buy them at Whole Foods. The book is WONDERFUL! She mentions all kinds of natural mixtures to clean all kinds of everything.

I made a nice lunch and great dinner. Shortly after dinner we bathed the kids and put them to sleep early! What a wonderful way to end a wonderful day. Now I have some more time to spend with my lover! goodnight!

Cherry? Lime? WATER!!!

2009-08-04T10:28:00.000-07:00

From now on, water water water! I have realized lately that I should be drinking way more water and way less juice. Now I drink pure juice from fruit, not concentrate or sugar and color loaded drinks that claim the name juice, just real fruit juice. Either way I need more water. So today I wanted my son to drink some water and I know how much he loves limes and lemon so I sliced some up and made him some "special water." He loved it!!! Special, surprise, secret, exciting...they are words that he is really into at this age. So after treating Ian to some special lime water I made some water for me and my husband with some sliced organic cherries! YUM! Here is a GREAT start to drinking more Water! A fabulous book that I recommend everyone READ is - THE MIRACLE OF WATER - Masaru Emoto . I feel that book will help heal the world! Such a positive and educational book!!! I have read it twice, I will read it many more times. I really want that book to stick!

Teething Baby

2009-07-31T12:46:00.000-07:00

Aliyah is teething! Wow I haven't been through this in three years now. It is not much fun for my dear, sweet, little baby girl! How I wish I could take her pain and discomfort away. I have been giving her teething tablets and they don't seem to faze her much. All she has been wanting to do is nurse and nurse! Which is honestly not much fun for me. I enjoy being able to be a woman and give my child all the nutrients she needs to survive but I don't enjoy being a human pacifier. But from my experience with my son who I breastfed for 15 months, this precious time will pass so quickly. So I will comfort her with what she needs.

Lock Journal

2009-07-31T08:13:00.000-07:00

July 25Th Marked the day I started locking my hair. So it has now been 6 days and I think everything is going pretty good so far. I pretty much have just backcombed all my hair and used very very little product. I didn't do it all in one day either. I did it over a span of three. I am doing it all by myself hints why I am taking my sweet time. I had done some research about locking my hair on the Internet, some articles useful, others not so much. It isn't hard, just time consuming so far.

My husband didn't like the idea of me locking up all my beautiful long hair! He loved my long hair. But he supports my decision and doesn't dislike my hair now. I think it is growing on everyone. I didn't go out in public until two days ago and I couldn't stop laughing. I find it amazing how entertained ppl are by hair. If they ask, I tell them that I have wanted to dread my hair for some time now. So about 17 months ago I decided to grow out my hair and when I feel the ich to cut it short I will dread it instead. That is exactly what I did. So why dread. I went with my gut feeling. No need to understand, that is just what it is. :)

Tuesday August 4th 2009

Well I have a few dreads still in my hair! My scalp got so dry it was driving me crazy. Very uncomfortable. So I decided to de-dread my hair and I will now be cutting it short soon! So it all worked out! I just want some care free hair that I don't have to spend so much time on! I still have the back of my hair to un-knot so I am still a dread head, I might keep them, not sure yet. <: