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~Pt.1~DONKEY TRACKS" ~~
from: The White Donkey Society
July 28, 2004
~TRAILS of INSPIRATION~
Praying For You
http://www.helpyoupray.com/
In The Valleys I Grow
http://www.joygreetings.com/valley.shtml
~TRAILS of WISDOM~
"The person who says it cannot be done should not
interrupt the person who is doing it." -- Chinese Proverb
Reputation is made in a moment. Character is built in a lifetime.
- Author Unknown
It is essential to learn to enjoy life. It really does not
make sense to go through the motions of existence if one
does not appreciate as much of it as possible.
--Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without vision is a nightmare.
-- Japanese Proverb
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy. - Anne Frank
Two important things are to have a genuine interest in
people and to be kind to them. Kindness, I've discovered,
is everything in life. --Isaac Bashevis Singer
"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill
~TRAILS of KNOWLEGE~ Chili peppers, beans 'promote hair growth'21 Jul 2004
Eating a combination of chili peppers and soybeans is likely to promote hair growth, according to a researcher at Kumamoto University.
Kenji Okajima, an assistant professor at the university's Graduate School of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, found that a combination of capsaicin, the chemical that makes chili peppers spicy, and isoflavone, which is found in soy beans, helped restore head and eyebrow hair that had fallen out due to stress.
According to Okajima's research, capsaicin raises levels of calcitonin gene-related peptide, or CGRP, by stimulating the sensory nerves. CGRP in turn raises levels of an insulinlike growth factor, that is recognized as important for hair growth. Isoflavone promotes the production of CGRP.
In the study Okajima, who is a hematologist by trade, asked a man who was losing hair due to stress to take six milligrams of capsaicin--the amount found in about two grams of chili pepper--and 75 milligrams of isoflavone--the amount found in about 200 grams of bean curd--each day.
After about one month of the regime, the man's eyebrows and the hair on the top of his head started to grow back. Now, two months since he started taking capsaicin and isoflavone, his hair is said to be growing normally. ....www.yomiuri.co.jp
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Red wine is the latest craze in the beauty salons of Buenos Aires where it's said to tighten the stomach and firm the breasts. Cream made with red wine or even a glass of pure wine are applied directly to the person's skin. Wine therapy expert Diego Barberan told Las Ultimas Noticias: "After cleansing, the skin receives a special wine mask that is rich in vitamin E. "It brings firmness and nutrition to the skin, making it healthy and elastic." Beauty clinics all over Buenos Aires are reporting a huge increase in women asking for wine therapy. Wine therapy fanatic Marcy Andres said: "It is fantastic. It does what it promises. I can say with no fear that I am addicted!" â..Ananova
~TRAILS of HE-HAWS~
#1
A Dutchman was explaining the red, white, and blue
Netherlands flag to an American.
"Our flag is symbolic of our taxes. We get red when we
talk about them, white when we get our tax bills, and blue
after we pay them."
The American nodded, "It's the same in the USA only we
see stars too!"
#2
A missionary family serving in the Belgian Congo had just finished their meal. Then came time for family devotions. One of the boys wanted to know what the Bible meant when it spoke of Christians being the salt of the earth. The explanation satisfied him at the time, but when he was being
tucked into bed, he asked, "If we are the salt, who is the pepper?"
#3
An Arab diplomat visiting the US for the first time
was being wined and dined by the State Department.
The Grand Emir wasn't used to the salt in American
food (french fries, cheese, salami, anchovies, etc.)
and was constantly sending his man-servant Abdul
to fetch him a glass of water.
Time and again, Abdul would scamper off and return
with a glass of water, but then came the time when
he returned empty-handed. "Abdul, you son of an ugly
camel, where is my water??" demanded the Grand Emir.
"A thousand pardons, O Illustrious One," stammered
the wretched Abdul, "white man sit on well."
#4
Three Texans go down to Mexico one night,
get arrested, and wake up in jail only to
find out that they are to be executed in the
morning, though none of them can remember
what they did the night before.
The first one is strapped in the electric chair
and is asked if he has any last words. He says,
"I am from the Baylor school of divinity and
I believe in the almighty power of God to
intervene on behalf of the innocent."
They throw the switch and nothing happens,
so they figure God must not want this guy to
die and they let him go.
The second one is strapped in and gives his last
words, "I am from the University of Texas School
of Law and I believe in the power of justice to
intervene on the part of the innocent."
They throw the switch and again nothing happens.
They figure that the law is on this guy's side, so
they let him go too.
The last one is strapped in and says, "Well, I'm
a Texas Aggie Electrical Engineer, and I'll tell you
right now you ain't gonna electrocute nobody if
you don't connect them two wires."
~Pt. 2 continued
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