Two Second Rule and Driving Safely

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What is the “two second rule”? The two second rule could save you from an accident while driving out on the busy roads. Recent Example: It makes me MAD when I see someone doing her makeup in a mirror……while driving! Right on my tail and NO chance of stopping if I had to for any reason. This happened while I was out this afternoon and I was reminded of the Crash for cash scams that happen with increasing frequency. The young lady in the car behind was NOT concentrating on her driving and was speeding up, pulling back, drifting right and left….an accident waiting to happen. Then she overtook and went past a bus on a two lane road….not seeing another bus pull out on the left…..she got away with it….this time. The Two Second Rule – here is a post written a while ago on this site with a … Continue reading →

Natural Pain Relief

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First posted out on one of our other sites that is likely to be closing soon…… Well – it seems to be getting better to use all the time – and it’s nothing to do with photography!! The year so far has been a reset to our suburban wildlife garden!! The latest stage follows below! Still out moving stuff to set up the new more open garden now the large trees are down. As mentioned before they were rather too large for the area we live in. Too much shade and the resident creatures withpointy noses and long tails were far too evident – NOW they are gone as well. Mind you the hedgehogs seem to be returning as well now! The new pond – a LOT, LOT smaller than the previous one now has frogspawn and “resident” frogs!!! A real joy to see them back and a huge surprise … Continue reading →

Stay Well & Fit! Health and Wellness for ALL Ages.

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Stay Well & Fit! Ideal for ALL ages. Helps with fitness, sleep, joint pain….. See HERE what can Help YOU and your Loved ones throughout the year! Get YOUR Free newsletter and free reports Help for Asthma, Diabetes, Arthritis, Skin Problems, Digestive Problems, Hay Fever, Blood Pressure…… Great testimonials available! See the Video, Testimonials and “Doctor Says” Audio Stay Well & Fit! Health and Wellness for ALL Ages. Note!! “I rang a customer the other day, just to see how he was getting on, three months into taking his Plant derived Minerals……. and I quote: “Well, I’ll keep taking them, but I haven’t noticed anything different really, but they have become a part of my morning routine, but No, nothing’s really changed………. Oh yes, my arthritis has cleared up in my hands – I’ve had that pain for years, and it’s gone now……… Oh!! – and I’m not getting tired … Continue reading →

Prevention, Prevention, Prevention!

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Hello and I hope the winter days and evenings are treating you well! Please be aware that this is a post from our newsletters on Healthy Homes website… I will add more here over time, because at some point, I suspect that site may get closed! OK! What is he on about with Prevention, Prevention, Prevention! Prevention is far better than “cure”…. A while ago had to be involved with surgery appointments to help elderly relatives and it is an eye-opener just to see the number of people in the hospital and surgery waiting rooms – it’s a never ending flow………… Our very good friend and mentor, Dr Rex Johnson has ALWAYS said that prevention is by far the best way because generally – although drugs may help – they are not really a natural element that the body can deal with naturally. I also saw a very good tip … Continue reading →

What is Life Without Good Health?

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I can see you wondering WHAT is he doing adding something like this to a site like this!?? Well – I believe very strongly in the adage that without good health we don’t actually have much. It affects us ALL, like it or not! Do You Agree With These Sayings? “You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency.” – Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize winner The Greatest Wealth is Health Virgil Happiness lies, first of all, in health George William Curtis, Lotus-Eating Life is not merely to be alive, but to be well Marcus Valerius Martialis Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it. Josh Billings. This content comes from a newsletter I run and is part one of three. The others are available on my Healthy Homes website and you might just like … Continue reading →

An Obituary printed in the London Times…….. Interesting, and sadly, rather true …….

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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as: Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn’t always fair; and maybe it was my fault. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don’t spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge). His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened … Continue reading →

Look After Your 2nd Brain!

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Hello and I hope this finds you well? This is a copy of a post / newsletter that went out on our other Healthy Homes site It may well sound a bit “weird” to head an article with ….Look After Your 2nd Brain! However – the gut is your “second brain” and if it’s upset it can do a lot to make you unwell! If you have just signed up for our newsletters – welcome and thank you for trusting us with your email address –  I hope you will NOT feel that you are overwhelmed with rubbish – just information that we have discovered beginning some 20+ years ago and what has helped us to stay well – even at our great age!!!! If you signed up in the last few days this will be additional to the timed newsletters that should come out to you…. ============================ An excellent … Continue reading →

The result of talking on a mobile while driving

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I received an email with this information… The number of times we see people using a mobile while driving….ridiculous when you see what COULD happen as a result More who  see this the better. Her last  call was from a new mobile phone… Can you see  the motorcycle? The  Honda crotch rocket rider was traveling at approximately 85 mph. The VW  driver was talking on a cell phone when she  pulled out from a side street, apparently not  seeing the motorcycle. The rider’s reaction time  was not sufficient enough to avoid this  accident. The car  had two passenger and the  bike rider was found INSIDE the car with them. The  Volkswagen actually flipped over from the force  of impact and landed 20 feet from where the  collision took  place. All  three involved (two in the car and the bike  rider) were killed instantly. This graphic  demonstration was placed at the … Continue reading →

“Minerals are the spark plugs of life!”

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Did You Know the Reason So Many People Are Suffering in Pain Around The World is Because Their Bodies Are Crying Out For Minerals? …but not just any old minerals!! You must give your body all the raw materials it requires to maintain and renew itself in order to enjoy a healthy and disease free body. Yet so many people on the planet are suffering needlessly because they simply don’t know why or how or just can’t be bothered. Also the raw natural nutrients so vital to your health can be challenging to find. Many years of commercial farming, food processing, mining, irrigation, pesticides, synthetic additives and acid rain have destroyed and removed the life-giving minerals from our soil. Mineral deficient soils are then used to grow and cultivate our food. Obviously if the life-giving minerals are not in the soil, they are not in the food and devastatingly they … Continue reading →

Cranky Old Man – A Poem by …. an Old Man

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When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital. One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man’s sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country and appearing in mags for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem. And this old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this ‘anonymous’ poem winging across the Internet. Cranky Old Man What do you see nurses?…… What do you see? What are you thinking…… … Continue reading →

“Jesus Knows You’re Here”

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A burglar broke into a house one night. He shined his flashlight around, looking for valuables when a voice in the dark said, ‘Jesus knows you’re here.’ He nearly jumped out of his skin, clicked his flashlight off, and froze. When he heard nothing more, after a bit, he shook his head and continued. Just as he pulled the stereo out so he could disconnect the wires, clear as a bell he heard ‘Jesus is watching you.’ Freaked out, he shined his light around frantically, looking for the source of the voice. Finally, in the corner of the room, his flashlight beam came to rest on a parrot. ‘Did you say that?’ he hissed at the parrot. ‘Yep’, the parrot confessed, then squawked, ‘I’m just trying to warn you that he is watching you.’ The burglar relaxed. ‘Warn me, huh? Who in the world are you ?’ ‘Moses,’ replied the … Continue reading →

Who knew – Cannon Balls!!!

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It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem. The storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid, with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus, a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon. There was only one problem — how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations, called, for reasons unknown, a Monkey. But if this plate were made of iron, the iron balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make them of brass – hence, Brass Monkeys. Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts … Continue reading →

Yearly Physical

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I went to the doctor for a physical. The nurse started with certain basics. “How much do you weigh?” she asked. “150,” I said. The nurse put me on the scale. It turns out my weight is 200. The nurse asked, “Your height?” “6 foot 1,” I said. The nurse checked and saw that I only measure 5′ 11″ She then took my blood pressure and told me that it is very high. “Of course it’s high!” I screamed, ‘When I came in here I was tall and slender! Now I’m short and fat!” She put me on Prozac. What a bitch

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My Quarantine Diary

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Several people have asked me “how I am doing” – well here goes! Day 1 – I Can Do This!! Got enough food and wine to last a month! Day 2 – Opening my 8th bottle of Wine. I fear wine supplies might not last! Day 3 – Strawberries: Some have 210 seeds, some have 235 seeds – Who Knew?? Day 4 – 8:00pm. Removed my Day Pajamas and put on my Night Pajamas. Day 5 – Today, I tried to make Hand Sanitizer. It came out as Jello Shots!! Day 6 – I get to take the Garbage out. I’m so excited, I can’t decide what to wear. Day 7 – Laughing way too much at my own jokes!! Day 8 – Went to a new restaurant called “The Kitchen”. You have to gather all the ingredients and make your own meal. I have No clue how this place … Continue reading →

Is YOUR Health worth around 80 pence per day?

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Is YOUR Health worth about 80 pence per day? I hear you ask… “What’s he babbling on about now?” It occurred to me that most people think nothing of shelling out more than £2 for a cup of coffee in a motorway stop or coffee bar in the towns and cities, possibly a daily occurrence in many cases. If you go to your local paper shop in the morning it’s an eyeopener to see what people actually buy as a morning snack as well as the packets of cigarettes and the like. The number of times you see tradesmen in there, prior to a busy hard graft day, buying a can or more of some fizzy sugar laden drink, a manufactured snack, maybe a bar or two of chocolate or some other sugar laden item and will think that will sustain them for the morning, maybe all day…? What would … Continue reading →

The Silent Epidemic and A Bone Scan that Shocked Us!

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Ok – to the topic for this newsletter (from Sizzling Healthy Homes Newsletter). Osteoporosis – or Brittle Bones Or maybe this should read: Osteoporosis – The Silent Epidemic of the Century As you are probably aware by now, we have a great interest in a lot of natural health topics, and helping people to find information that could well be VERY useful to them and people they know. You signed up to the HHC newsletter for a reason – that is something you know and don’t need to divulge, unless you feel we can help with our network of practitioners who are keen to help where possible. Our aim is to make sure that as far as possible we can help you in your need for natural health information from topics we have been fortunate enough to hear about from other very knowledgeable people. The report available in this newsletter … Continue reading →

Sweet, Fizzy, Dangerous

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Sweet, Fizzy, Dangerous Curated Posts Might be of interest to some? It ought to be….Take a look at the video!! JUST before we post the article from Dr. Mercola we have an additional piece that came to our attention a while ago. How to Manage Your Type 2 Diabetes with Diet by Jen Miller In 2015 9,4 % of the American population had diabetes, according to the American Diabetes Association. That is 30 million people with diabetes and the organisation also reported that 84,1 million Americans had prediabetes, meaning they have elevated blood glucose levels, but not high enough to be considered diabetic. 1,5 million Americans are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes every year and diabetes is the 7th leading cause of death in America. Type 2 diabetics make up the majority of people with diabetes. Furthermore, an estimated 415 million people worldwide had been diagnosed with diabetes. The signs … Continue reading →

Why smart phones should be illegal for under 16s

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SARAH VINE: Why smart phones should be illegal for under-16s By Sarah Vine for the Daily Mail Published: 01:11, 20 May 2015 | Updated: 18:11, 21 May 2015 Barely a day goes by without another report pointing to how mobile phones are ruining our children’s lives. The latest comes from the London School of Economics, which has established that mobile phones have a seriously detrimental effect on the performance of children aged 14 to 16, especially those from less advantaged backgrounds. In schools where pupils are barred from using their phones during lessons, results among 16-year-olds jumped by 6.4 per cent; in the case of low-achieving and poorer pupils, the improvement doubled. So startling are these results that the LSE has recommended implementing a ban on mobile phones in all schools — it is currently at the discretion of individual headteachers. I would go much further. I want to see … Continue reading →

Texting While Driving….. Is THIS girl for real??

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The attitude on this girl is UNREAL! NO respect for anyone….but the end is interesting! And well deserved… HAH! I can’t say I’m surprised! The video link below had been been deactivated and not allowed by the provider. Seems it’s back! I was quite disgusted at this person’s attitude to texting while driving. Not only was she doing that, but she was, IF my memory serves, actually not seeing the importance of the shunts and various mishaps that she was involved with, WHILE texting…. Ah well – I guess you may have been a tad cross if this was viewable – so we’ll leave it there!   Post by Funny Things. Learn to Drive safely and join the IAM in the UK

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Diabetes Testimonials for Plant Derived Minerals

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Posted by Eric Cole on the group LinkedIn page . I just thought I would share this unsolicited testimonial from a guy who is now using Plant Derived Minerals (Sizzling Minerals). Those who don’t know the difference between plant and metallic minerals are seriously deficient in their education and should research. “Star Pupil At The Surgery!” “I have just been to the GP (doctor) surgery for my annual diabetic review which, ever since I was diagnosed five years ago, has been an out-and-out disaster. I knew things were well on the mend even a few weeks after taking the Sizzling Minerals and when I wrote my last testimonial, but WOW, WOWITY, WOW, WOW, WOW… I am “star pupil” at the surgery today. Nurses I had never met before were called in to witness the improvement in my results: Blood Sugar Count 5.6 – Normal, Cholesterol 4.6 – Normal, Liver Function … Continue reading →

For the older people! Interesting……………

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ONE   Recently, I went to McDonald’s and I saw on the menu that you could have an order of 6, 9 or 12 Chicken McNuggets. I asked for a half dozen nuggets. ‘We don’t have half dozen nuggets,’ said the teenager at the counter. ‘You don’t?’ I replied. ‘We only have six, nine, or twelve,’ was the reply. ‘So I can’t order a half dozen nuggets, but I can order six?’ ‘That’s right.’ So I shook my head and ordered six McNuggets (Unbelievable but sadly true…) (Must have been the same one I asked for sweetener and she said they didn’t have any, only Splenda and sugar.)   (And they think they are worth $15.00 per hour) TWO I was checking out at the local Wal-Mart with just a few items and the lady behind me put her things on the belt close to mine. I picked up one … Continue reading →

If you have lost the will to live, please press 3…

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 RICHARD LITTLEJOHN on the frustrations of calling a telephone hotline Can there be anything more frustrating on earth than having to ring a telephone hotline? You just know you’re going to spend hours pressing buttons and listening to recorded messages before failing to get through to a human being. Hotlines are what organisations set up to prevent them ever having to come into contact with the paying public. Government call centres are infuriating enough, but private companies — especially in the so-called ‘service’ sector — are just as bad. They’ve all got one: the NHS, the Old Bill, the utility companies. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of them. A new hotline comes along every day. Yesterday it was the turn of the banks to unveil 555, the number you should ring in future to report suspected fraud. Only last week, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt suggested all patients should have … Continue reading →

GREAT TRUTHS & FIVE BEST SENTENCES

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GREAT TRUTHS 1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. —John Adams 2. If you don’t read the newspaper you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. —Mark Twain 3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. —Mark Twain 4. I contend that for a nation to try o tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. —Winston Churchill 5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. —George Bernard Shaw 6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off … Continue reading →

Senior Citizen Status

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  You may not qualify for senior citizen status yet (ACTUALLY – I DO qualify!) but I  am sure you will agree with these statements  xx YES, THIS IS US!! (maybe not all of you… but some of us) Senior citizens are constantly being criticized for every conceivable deficiency of the modern world, real or imaginary. We know we take responsibility for all we have done and do not try to blame others. HOWEVER, upon reflection, we would like to point out that it was NOT senior citizens who took: The melody out of music, The pride out of appearance, The courtesy out of driving, The romance out of love, The commitment out of marriage, The responsibility out of parenthood, The togetherness out of the family, The learning out of education, The service out of patriotism, The Golden Rule from rulers, The nativity scene out of cities, The civility out of behavior The refinement out of language, … Continue reading →

Old country wisdom can save our farms

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I read this and could not help thinking that SO much sense was said in this letter….but would it ever be listened to?? Letter to Daily Mail dated September 2nd 2015 by Mr Ian Bell Much sympathy should go to farmers struggling to cope with TB in their livestock because the emotional, practical and financial ramifications of this disease are massive. Having been a West Country farmer for 20 years in my younger years, I know that few jobs demand more commitment, integrity and sheer hard graft than livestock farming. The supermarkets’ grip on ‘farmgate prices’ suppresses the realistic costs of production in the primary world of agriculture. And farming is primary. The fundamentals of life should be woven into every step the farmer takes because the natural world depends on his being light footed and intuitive; a healthy farm is the reward that nature bestows on a farmer who … Continue reading →

Wind Turbines Monuments to utter folly

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As the wind farm industry admits that England’s not windy enough, these abominations serve only to mock our leaders’ gullibility By Max Hastings For The Daily Mail Published: 01:46, 7 June 2016 | Updated: 01:54, 7 June 2016 West Devon last week basked in sunshine, with glorious views from the uplands behind the coast towards Dartmoor … marred by a glittering, twirling, silver turbine, visible for 20 miles in all directions. The same scene was repeated on Sunday in Herefordshire, where again I saw a swathe of natural beauty blighted by a giant windmill. Wind Turbines Monuments to utter folly For years, some of us have campaigned against the despoiling of our landscape by these eyesores. Suddenly, belatedly, an unexpected and authoritative voice has made it official: they are a nonsense. Hugh McNeal, chief executive of the wind industry’s trade body Renew-ableUK, no less, says onshore turbines in England do … Continue reading →

Our Environment Affects Us All

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From The Newsletters of Healthy Homes Club. Good day to you. Is spring round the corner? I just wanted to resend the information sent a while ago, but has been asked for a few times – linked to much of the information in the Healthy Homes Club website There is no getting away from it – the human race IS linked completely to the environment. That is so whether anyone likes it or not… It’s just the way it is – live with it!! These days the huge influx of people into the cities and towns mean that many do not always consider the environment in any way – to their own potential detriment. These days many people probably just don’t consider that the natural world around them has any real personal effect on them. 20th Century Changes The 20th century brought huge changes to the way we work, the … Continue reading →

Stalbridge: a recent find on Facebook

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As I was writing a post on Facebook and adding the original photo album on my profile, I came across a write up about Stalbridge and some rather interesting facts! It seems that none other than Douglas Adams was resident up there in Stalbridge when he was writing the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Needless to say I explored a bit more and found some rather interesting facts! More on that one later. I’ll precis and also curate a bit of the items I found with links for you to go check out for yourselves! First off in this post: The Old Stone Wall at Stalbridge Hilary Townsend explores the history behind the Park Wall, which extends for five miles around Stalbridge Park. Published in March ’12 The park beyond is only hinted at, hidden as it is by the high stone wall The old stone wall at Stalbridge has … Continue reading →

Stalbridge Park, House and Wall

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This is just a starter post for this Dufosee.com project – just to get the ball rolling! Back when I were a lad I used to stay in the Stalbridge Park with my grandparents and the place was massive. However the original house would appear to have been a haunted place! Just below is a set of photos we went to take on May Bank Holiday, 2014. I had been wanting to get up to Stalbridge to take some up to date photos of my own and tried to find someone in charge to ask permission – no one to be found, so I took a chance and just took some photos as seen below. (I hope the owner / tenant / farmer won’t mind) I have memories of exploring this house, it was really quite a huge place for one so li’l! I’m just setting up another couple of … Continue reading →

Banks have created a sneaky new crimewave

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Banks have created a sneaky new crimewave Ever since these came in I have been lucky enough to have a “normal” card without the new technology. My new card came in this week and …. guess what – it will be replaced whether the bank likes it or not! I do NOT agree with this assumption that we are ALL happy to receive contactless cards… The high street local shops are having a really bad time being able to pay for their position in the street. Every week we walk to town and the number of empty stores is growing PETER HITCHENS 27 December 2015 12:51 AM> Now we find that contactless credit and debit cards can still be used by thieves long after they have been reported stolen. It’s up to us to scan our statements to check. When these sneaky things first came in, I warned (to the … Continue reading →