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Re: 7 Side Effects of Too Much Apple Cider Vinegar

lorrainegrula — Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:45:21 -0000

How do other vinegars affect you? Is apple cider vinegar unique in how it works? There are so many vinegars available I have always wondered this. I absolutely love so many of the balsamic vinegars but also use apple cider since I have never seen any vinegar touted as healthy except apple cider. Maybe I just missed it. If anyone could provide an answer I would be grateful.

Re: Maine Now Poised to Vote for Marijuana Legalization in November

lorrainegrula — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 10:27:14 -0000

Even if what you say is true, and as the other posters have said, it probably is not, it is no reason to keep cannabis illegal. There are many substances which can harm us in some way, but that is not deemed reason enough to make them illegal. Prohibition does way more harm than good. It's ineffective, costly, and ruins lives unnecessarily, all while being fairly ineffective at stopping use. Do you think alcohol prohibition is a good idea? Alcohol is clearly more harmful than cannabis. If cannabis truly caused even half as much brain damage as some like to say it does, we'd have a lot of people drooling in nursing homes by now.

Re: Oklahoma Residents Sue 12 ‘Reckless’ Fracking Companies for Earthquake Damage

lorrainegrula — Sun, 17 Jan 2016 13:11:42 -0000

Unfortunately, the problem with this is that here in OK, the insurance industry has actually written the earthquake policies so that they can dispute the cause enough to get out of paying. Earthquake insurance is essentially worthless in other words. I saw a news story saying that only about 1% of earthquake claims are being paid.

Re: When Most People Didn't Think Rape Was Wrong

lorrainegrula — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:41:43 -0000

I believe that sort of punishment for rape was only ever considered for extreme cases like a brutal stranger rape where the woman was asleep in her home by herself and the rapist broke in, or maybe a back ally rape by a stranger at knife point. Back then, if the crime was not that severe, it was not considered rape at all.

Re: Member of the 1% Shocks Reddit: ‘I’m Voting for Bernie Sanders. Here’s Why’

lorrainegrula — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 22:17:42 -0000

For what it is worth, I am so sorry to hear that you have experienced this. It is absolutely tragic. It is utter BS the way this country has screwed your generation. I hate it! Back when I went to college (1976-1980) the state school I went to was only about $500 a semester for tuition. Toss in $150 or so for books and you were done. When my dad went to college, it was on the GI bill so I think was totally free. That got him out of the coal mines where his dad had worked and made him a college professor. I swear I wish more people understood that an affordable college education is an investment and not a handout. Crippling our young adults is going to turn around and bite ALL of us in the ass because you guys will not be able to afford houses or anything else. This situation really makes me sick but probably not as sick as it makes you. I wish you much luck. Self employment might indeed be the best thing for you to do.

Re: I Was A Victim of Reddit's FatPeopleHate Because I Refused to Be Ashamed of My Body

lorrainegrula — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:37:58 -0000

I certainly can understand that sentiment. Fat shaming is terrible and has devastating impacts on the lives of many people. Many of whom are not even fat! But even if they are fat, they certainly do not deserved to be shamed. Sadly, it is one of the last prejudices people can get away with. I acknowledge that being overweight can be detrimental to health but fat shaming goes way beyond that acknowledgment and makes people feel worthless as human beings. That is grotesquely cruel and completely uncalled for.

Re: I Was A Victim of Reddit's FatPeopleHate Because I Refused to Be Ashamed of My Body

lorrainegrula — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 17:32:39 -0000

Hoping that even obese people can be treated kindly is NOT anti-science. I am one of the most fervent pro-science people you will ever find but I find fat shaming deplorable. There is a big difference between acknowledging that obesity is harmful to one's health and fat shaming. Obviously you are not "genius" enough to understand the difference.

Re: I Was A Victim of Reddit's FatPeopleHate Because I Refused to Be Ashamed of My Body

lorrainegrula — Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:51:41 -0000

The subject here is how fat people are treated, not why or how they are fat. I have known so many women and girls who were not really even fat yet they were still fat shamed because they were not skinny. Jennifer Lawrence says in Hollywood, she is considered fat. She is not fat. Most people who claim to care about fat people's health do not really care about their health. They merely want to shame them in what is seen as a more socially appropriate way. It is absolutely unfair and unjust to be cruel to someone because they are fat. Did you read the hatred spewed at author of this article? That sort of cruelty is unacceptable, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Re: Neuroscientist: Why It's Dangerously Wrong to Approach Addiction as a Kind of Disease

lorrainegrula — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:01:19 -0000

I agree with you and found your post quite refreshing. Thanks! It is one of the best I have ever seen actually. I had given up trying to convince people of this.

Re: You Calling Me Crazy? The Perils of Misdiagnosis

lorrainegrula — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 15:00:47 -0000

Thanks for the reply. I am not surprised but sure do find it sad. I worked for years in Nashville, TN television as a health reporter so am familiar with all the hospitals. I'd sue them if I were you, especially if it is a Tristar hospital. Good luck.

Re: You Calling Me Crazy? The Perils of Misdiagnosis

lorrainegrula — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 13:47:52 -0000

That is a very tragic story. I am so sorry for your loss. May I ask which city and/or hospital this was? I used to live in Tennessee.

Re: Oklahoma Oil Billionaire Demanded University Fire Scientists Studying Dangers of Fracking

lorrainegrula — Wed, 20 May 2015 19:51:07 -0000

The earthquake insurance here in Oklahoma, which has been selling big in recent years, is virtually worthless because in the small print, it says it will not cover earthquakes that are not 100% natural. The insurance companies insist they are not natural so have denied almost all claims. So that would be a huge irony if his house collapsed due to an earthquake caused by fracking.

Re: [Split Test] Which Text Color Increased Conversions by a Whopping 121.52%?

lorrainegrula — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:22:18 -0000

Interesting, but I have to question your methodology and sample size. This was a big ticket item which means your sample size is awfully small. Even though a small increase on a big ticket item means lots more profits, I still wonder whether the small sample size makes it an insignificant result. I'd like to see you repeat this with a small ticket item and a larger sample size. In science, you need to get the same result repeatedly under various circumstances, controlling for all variables before you just to any conclusions about the results. One test with a small sample size is simply not credible.

Re: What I Learned From Interviewing 39 Experts in Autoimmunity

lorrainegrula — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 11:18:44 -0000

I am enjoying the summit a great deal. It is a massive amount of information and quite helpful. I am just a couple of months into my journey of healing but already feeling so much better. I had chronic pain and stiffness and sometimes could barely move. Thank you so much for all your work.

Re: Falling in Love Again: The Truly Amazing History, Marketing, and Wide Legal Use of Today's Most "Dangerous" Drugs

lorrainegrula — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:25:41 -0000

Phen-fen was actually two drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine. The two had been on the market individually for a while, but neither became too popular. Neither worked very well apart, but even the combo had been shown to not work very well and cause a fatal lung disease, Primary Pulmonary Hypertension, or PPH. But the combo worked well enough so the drug company popularized it with a huge public relations campaign that conveniently ignored all the strong evidence of low efficacy and dangerous side effects. The media campaign was huge and driven by corporate PR, not great results with weight loss. It became wildly popular, they made a fortune, then people started dropping dead, both from the newly discovered heart valve issues and the always known problem of PPH. They quickly pulled it without question, probably because they did want to go to trial and have their sleazy marketing exposed.

Re: One Nation Under SWAT: The Militarization of America's Police

lorrainegrula — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:51:05 -0000

Pray tell....how does anyone who apparently has enough functioning brain cells to manage typing on a keyboard not realize all the military equipment being criticized goes WAY beyond personal safety equipment? I repeat, you are diverting the issue.

Re: One Nation Under SWAT: The Militarization of America's Police

lorrainegrula — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:27:02 -0000

Safety equipment for officers is one thing. The gear they have now goes way far beyond personal safety equipment. No one is complaining about their bullet proof vests. You are diverting from the real issue.

Re: Dear ABC: Putting Anti-Vaccine Conspiracist Jenny McCarthy on “The View” Will Kill Children

lorrainegrula — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:12:43 -0000

Generally speaking, big pharma does not make much money off vaccines. Vaccines are promoted by public health officials because they help tremendously and cause very little harm. I do not trust big pharma, but most vaccines are one of the few things they do that truly promote public health and they make very little profit of it.

Re: Slow burn: Is marijuana legalization inevitable? - The Week

lorrainegrula — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:26:44 -0000

It is time for marijuana to be made legal. Prohibition does more harm than good. By far. Weed is virtually harmless. Putting people in jail for smoking a weed that makes you giggle is barbaric and counterproductive. Uncle Sam has spread so many lies over the years it is truly outrageous. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of pot knows that Uncle Sam is a liar, liar, pants on fire.

Re: Connecticut House passes sweeping gun measure

lorrainegrula — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:22:06 -0000

Many constitutional scholars will indeed say that something like the national guard was indeed what they had in mind.

Re: Connecticut House passes sweeping gun measure

lorrainegrula — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:14:06 -0000

People like to say that the criminals simply will not obey these laws. What they fail to understand is that when the manufacture of these guns is no longer allowed, then they simply won't be available, whether criminals want them or not. Granted, a black market with guns already on the streets will crop up, but that will diminish as they continue to not be manufactured. That is why we need nation-wide gun control and not just one or two states. The second amendment speaks of a well-armed militia. Where is the militia? The second amendment was not necessarily referring to ordinary citizens. Many people interpret it to mean the national guard. And anyone who thinks a few guns is going to protect them from the US military, should it come to that, are delusional.

Re: Bill OReilly: Describing Religious Same-Sex Marriage Opponents As Bible Thumpers "Is Accurate And Honest"

lorrainegrula — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:40:19 -0000

Hell must be freezing over as I can finally say that I agree with Bill O. on something.

Re: I Was 12, He Was 20 -- So Why Did Everyone Blame Me for Our Sexual Relationship?

lorrainegrula — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 11:15:13 -0000

You completely misinterpreted what I said and did so on purpose in a semi-hysterical way. I did not say it was ok with me, I said that I do not think it rises to the level of criminal pedophilia.

Re: I Was 12, He Was 20 -- So Why Did Everyone Blame Me for Our Sexual Relationship?

lorrainegrula — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:36:51 -0000

Speaking as someone who was raped repeatedly before the age of 5, I do not consider this case pedophilia. This was two young people experimenting. To call cases like this pedophilia is to minimize true child sexual abuse. Granted, she was immature and asking for things she did not actually understand, but she was asking. Granted, he was thinking with the wrong head and a more decent action would have been to politely reject her advances. Having said all of that, pedophilia is when grandpa says he is taking you out for ice cream and then rapes you on the way. It disturbs me to see so many people perfectly willing to call this 20 year-old male a pedophile when he seems more like your basic overly-horny young man to me. As a society we can not criminalize sex. We must understand what true pedophilia is all about. My guess is that if these two had never been caught, and therefore no one's opinions had been voiced but their own, there would not have been any lifelong trauma.

Re: "Won't Back Down" Presents a Ruling-Class Wet Dream: Teachers and Parents Working to Destroy Their Own Institutions

lorrainegrula — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 23:52:31 -0000

I would be curious to know who funded this movie. It is sad to see anti-union propaganda masquerading as feel-good movies. Speaking as a former high school teacher, the union where I worked was totally necessary to protect against psycho administrators.

To elaborate on this subject, here is a video about why public sector unions are necessary for the benefit of us all and why total union busting would be a disaster!

http://www.youtube.com/watc...