Some helpful uses of hydrogen peroxide via Farm Style by Clare:

1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out. (I do it when I bathe.) No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash.
2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.
3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe, or spray it on the counters.
4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to kill salmonella and other bacteria.
5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry.
6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was healed by soaking in peroxide.
7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get to a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
10. And of course, if you like a natural look to your hair, spray the 50/50 solution on your wet hair after a shower and comb it through. You will not have the peroxide-burnt blonde hair like the hair dye packages but more natural highlights if your hair is a light brown, faddish, or dirty blonde. It also lightens gradually, so it’s not a drastic change.
11. Put half a bottle of peroxide in your bath to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections. `
12. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water. Repeat if necessary.
13. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.

You scored as Buddhism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Buddhism. Do more research on Buddhism and possibly consider becoming Buddhist, if you are not already. In Buddhism, there are Four Noble Truths: (1) Life is suffering. (2) All suffering is caused by ignorance of the nature of reality and the craving, attachment, and grasping that result from such ignorance. (3) Suffering can be ended by overcoming ignorance and attachment. (4) The path to the suppression of suffering is the Noble Eightfold Path, which consists of right views, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right-mindedness, and right contemplation. These eight are usually divided into three categories that base the Buddhist faith: morality, wisdom, and samadhi, or concentration. In Buddhism, there is no hierarchy, nor caste system; the Buddha taught that one’s spiritual worth is not based on birth. Buddhism 100% Islam 79% Hinduism 75% Paganism 63% Satanism 63% agnosticism 58% Christianity 38% Judaism 38% atheism 33% Which religion is the right one for you? (new version) created with QuizFarm.com

One of my favorite sites to visit is Path to Freedom. Their way of life is the dream I aspire to. Here is part of their posting today:

“Spot the differences? If you’re lifestyle is more like Panel 1 than Panel 2, Congratulations, you’re Typical. Would you like to live a more sustainable Panel 2 lifestyle? Reducing the amount of resources you consume is an easy place to start. Take a trip to your local grocery store and you’ll get an idea of how well Americans reduce and reuse. The typical scene is a parade of overly packaged foods marching down the conveyor belt into yet another shopping bag. Paper or plastic? It doesn’t matter. Bring your own bags next time and this parade will have a happier Panel 2 ending. When I’ve mentioned this simple step to friends, I’m usually met with lame excuses such as, I don’t have any bags or I always forget my bags at home. Yet, when I mention this to a German friend, she shows me 10 bags, which carry environmental slogans such as Schutzt unsere Umwelt! Save our world, according to her translation. Why the difference? She grew up in Germany where they charge for bags, in America they don’t. “

After reading some months ago about the waste made from all the plastic bags we are given at stores I made my own shopping tote.

I was reading Vegan Mama’s blog and she posted this article which I found very important:

“By far, the most common killer in this country, heart disease, as with other circulatory problems, is clearly understood to be caused by buildups on the walls of the arteries. These deposits consist of saturated animal fats and cholesterol. Plant foods, of course, are generally low in fat and contain no cholesterol. So it shouldn’t surprise us to see that the world health literature shows that heart disease is virtually unknown in populations with a plant-centered diet. But interestingly, we can see a marked increase in heart disease and other forms of degenerative illness when members of other cultures adopt the American way of eating.

“the vast majority, perhaps 80%-90%, of all cancers, cardiovascular and other forms of degenerative illness can be prevented, at least to a very old age, simply by adopting a plant-based diet.”

…A very famous vegetarian by the name of Albert Einstein said something that might help us put these issues into proper perspective: “Nothing will benefit human health or increase chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”

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We watched “The Fast Runner” last night. Oh my God…it was the BEST movie I have almost ever seen!! I am Not kidding…check it out. It is a foreign film.

Lots to do today…

Cheers!

We loafed around the house most of the weekend.

Saturday we did go to see the Bodies exhibition in Atlanta. Being the last weekend of the exhibit and on a holiday weekend it was very crowded. It was quite interesting and not at all what I had expected. It was laid out like a museum with body parts labeled and workings of the body explained. I thought it might be somewhat gruesome looking but it wasn’t at all. A few times though while looking at a body I would remember that this was once a living human being…and that was kind of freaky.

September is a month of finally cooler weather. Being able to have the windows open at least at night is so relaxing…finally we can listen to the crickets, frogs and birds. Yeah…traffic too…but there is nothing like fresh air breezing through the house after months of being cooped up.

Bring on the Fall season!!!