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by Gerard
Sat 12 Jul 2008 11:41
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: Rose water
Replies: 28
Views: 62209

mineral oil

I use mineral oil to remove a sunblock I use that is very waxy/hard to take off. I don't know if this is harmful or not---

I use it only occasionally, and it is the only thing that works.

Even mild soap just seems to smear the sunblock's base around.
by Gerard
Fri 11 Jul 2008 16:36
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: alternatives to shampoo, deodorant, lip balm, soap??????
Replies: 27
Views: 23670

shampoo alternative

I also used to use a powdered dry shampoo called Bindi Hair Wash; it had a type of powder I think used in India called shikakai, which is a natural soapbark-style saponin-containing bark. It was very mild and left my hair clean but not stripped of oil. I mostly started using alternatives due to the ...
by Gerard
Wed 09 Jul 2008 18:36
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: state of nature
Replies: 52
Views: 35380

shorter version

In other words, I understand completely why the male who does not even try to please a woman.... in other words, does not really love, nor even much care, for much besides himself, would eventually become dissatisfied.... But I do not understand why in real love--- which many, but not all, of the 's...
by Gerard
Wed 09 Jul 2008 16:45
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: state of nature
Replies: 52
Views: 35380

state of nature

This is excellent to read and of course I am not trying to disagree.... just get more a sense of what was meant. Yes, I think the thing that puzzled me was that the article talks about how, in fact, most (the majority) of men are simply not willing (unwilling, not unable) to do what a woman really d...
by Gerard
Wed 09 Jul 2008 03:40
Forum: Personal Grooming; skincare, teeth, hair
Topic: alternatives to shampoo, deodorant, lip balm, soap??????
Replies: 27
Views: 23670

shampoo substitute

I have not used shampoo in several years... I use oil when it is dry (coconut or walnut) and a type of diluted clay in water...I think it is called pascalite; my natural-foods shop has it-- to clean my hair otherwise. My hair is medium-long and I mostly try to use a minimum of even the above on it. ...
by Gerard
Sat 05 Jul 2008 03:39
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: state of nature
Replies: 52
Views: 35380

waisays.com chapter

On the Wai site, the article "The medical need for orgasms in women" somewhat confounds me.... I have just reread it for the first time in quite awhile, and I cannot quite reconcile the part about the ideal encounters (over time) between two partners, male and female, where the female is satisfied a...
by Gerard
Sat 28 Jun 2008 23:23
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Prednisone
Replies: 9
Views: 9030

probiotics

Ah; I meant to say "probiotics..." in fact the ones without FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides) in the past worked the best for me.
by Gerard
Sat 28 Jun 2008 23:22
Forum: General health issues
Topic: Prednisone
Replies: 9
Views: 9030

prebiotics

Prebiotics have helped me only at times I was eating lots of fiber. Perhaps the lining of the intestine becomes so damaged from fiber that they (in some cases) can help an individual. I juice everything now, like RRM..... You can see http://www.fibermenace.com for more on fiber. I do not follow the ...
by Gerard
Fri 16 May 2008 01:27
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Articles on oxidized (bad) cholesterol
Replies: 32
Views: 36712

Ghee (also known as clarified butter)

The vegetarian vegetable ghees are the worst; I think they are hydrogenated plant oils and of course researchers know hands-down that this is worse than (non-oxidized) animal source ghee, for the heart. I eat it because I like it once in awhile and the goat butter available to me is processed so tha...
by Gerard
Sat 03 May 2008 19:27
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Boiled candy
Replies: 17
Views: 16717

sugar

don't be ridiculous

we're all addicted to sugar here


:D
by Gerard
Wed 16 Apr 2008 01:20
Forum: Specific nutrients / food constituents
Topic: Articles on oxidized (bad) cholesterol
Replies: 32
Views: 36712

Oxidized cholesterol

I've noticed that many do not distinguish between oxidized and unoxidized cholesterol. Udo Erasmus, as above, does, but not in a consistent way; Uffe Ravnskov ("The Cholesterol Myths") also does not. Here is a citation where the difference is central to a study's findings: http://freeradicalfederati...
by Gerard
Sun 13 Apr 2008 01:46
Forum: Foods in general
Topic: Boiled candy
Replies: 17
Views: 16717

Sugar candy

I often am in situations where I cannot sip off a juice bottle, and I take compressed dextrose candy instead. They are for the most part grape sugar (=dextrose, a monosaccharide-- same as glucose) with a small amount of fat added along with citric acid. I can't buy the compressible dextrose myself--...
by Gerard
Sun 16 Mar 2008 01:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: state of nature
Replies: 52
Views: 35380

helen fisher

The submission of this woman's heart to all things scientific is rather disturbing.

:D
by Gerard
Sat 08 Mar 2008 19:23
Forum: Fruits, Juices and Dried Fruits
Topic: durians
Replies: 18
Views: 16572

durian

They have a marvellous taste and give an overall sensation that goes beyond the taste.... You'll want to eat durian fruit of the family Bombacaceae, not Annonaceae (the latter includes a fruit called 'Dutch durian'), by the way... The annonaceous plants, including soursop, pawpaw and custard apple, ...
by Gerard
Sat 08 Mar 2008 17:47
Forum: non-Wai 4 keepers
Topic: Diuretics to prevent acne?
Replies: 41
Views: 28912

b5

RRM wrote: Why dont you use something to decrease your sebum production instead; its less dangerous than messing with your water metabolism system. Extremely high vitamin B5 intakes seem to be effective. It is interesting that in taking B5 you may also experience a diuretic-like effect, as high dos...