Périodes de récolte et de consommation des légumes et fruits de saison en France

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A Good Night's Sleep

If you habitually do not get a good night's sleep, in addition to not feeling well or thinking clearly, chances are you are aging faster than you could be. When we sleep are body repairs on a cellular level. It removes toxins, and lends attention to sustaining us in a way that ordinarily is not possible during waking hours. (Very experienced yogis are more at rest in meditation than most are in their deepest sleep. This is one reason they tend to live so long).

In recent years meletonin has been of great help to many insomniacs, but isn't this just another Western pill cure? It does not make sense to provoke oneself to sleep, when the concept itself is one of ease.

Additionally, we process the events of our lives during stage 2 of sleep, or REM sleep. This is when we dream. Studies have proven that deprivation of REM sleep for as little as a week has a disruptive effect on our lives. Psychologically we are much less stable. We become easily irritated and overwhelmed. If you are a chronic insomniac, you may experience life on a daily basis in this subdued state of alarm. Over years, you can easily regard the inability to cope as just a part of living, when truly it is not.

In ayurveda, one would classify sleeplessness as a typical symptom of "deranged vata". There are many things one can do to curb that particular type of excess energy. In doing so, you will experience much more than a good night's sleep. It's obvious that you will be more energetic, but you will also be clearer minded, and generally in better health.

The information below will help your body naturally release the biochemical that enable sound, restful sleep. If occasionally, you do not sleep well, you can try a few of these tips that seem easy for you. If you never sleep well, it's best to do them all. No need to be severe with yourself. Just add them one at a time until you sleep the entire night through without waking up even once.

Try these tips:

1. Stop drinking all caffeine. OK, ease off if you need to, but immediately cease intake of coffee, black or green tea, Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, chocolate, etc., as early in the day as possible. Definitely do not ingest after 5 p.m.

2. Do not drink heavily. The boozy effect of alcohol will "put you out", but once your body processes the alcohol, its sugar content will makes you restless or wake you up.

3. Avoid sweets that have refined sugar, like cookies, cakes, and chocolate.

4. Do not watch or read material that contains violence, fowl language or disturbing situations. That includes TV, movies, radio, the newspaper, the latest gripping novel, and particularly the news. This will only make your body release biochemicals, such as adrenaline, that serve to give you bursts of energy. They are stimulants, and therefore detrimental to sleep.

5. Perform abhyanga-see full explanation. Pay special attention to rubbing sesame oil that you warm between your hands, on the soles of your feet.

6. Take a warm bath each night before bed. Temperature should be just a few degrees above body temperature. It needn't be so hot that your heart races or you feel drained when you get out.

7. Sip some herbal tea that is especially formulated to relax. Look for ingredients such as chamomile and oatstraw.

8. Make sure the light in your bedroom is soft. Bare bulbs and overhead fixtures give off light that creates tension. Instead, use table lamps with shades, frosted bulbs (preferably full spectrum), and indirect lighting. Avoid florescent light at all hours.

9. Sleep in a well-ventilated room. If the weather is temperate open two windows for cross ventilation. You want to be able to breathe easily. If it is winter turn down the heat to about 60 degrees and stay warm under natural fiber (cotton, linen, wool, or silk) blankets, or comfortable. Down with a is costly, but very comfortable because it is warm yet breaths.

10. Sleep without clothes! Moving in your sleep is much more difficult when bedclothes twist around your body. Waistbands constrict breathing. Sleeping this way is actually warmer as the Eskimos prove every night!

11. Keep a glass of room temperature water near the bed. If you are thirsty during the night you will not have to get up for it. Chances are you will doze right back to sleep you if you do not get up and walk around. Cold water is too much of a shock to the body at any hour.

12. Turn off the lights. Your eyes react to even the smallest amount of light. Your brain sends bio-chemicals for wakefulness, not sleep.

13. Do not sleep with the TV, radio or stereo. Try to remove all external stimuli that would draw your attention outward. Sleeping is an inward process.

14. Momentarily think of some problem, large or small, you would like to solve, but do not dwell upon it. Just think of it, the possible solution of which your are currently aware, and let it go. Ask for guidance from your Higher Source. Now is not the time to fester or try and solve. Ask for the answer to come to you in the morning.

15. Count your blessings before you go to sleep, being grateful for the gift of the passing day.

16. Pray for yourself, others and all of mankind.

17. Perform this simple breathing exercise as you drift off. The extended exhale creates the oxygen/carbon dioxide ratio in your bloodstream that is conducive to sleep. That stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. That is the one that rebuilds cells, detoxifies the body, and promotes relaxation.

S-l-o-w-l-y breathe in and out through your nostrils only. Breathe in for a count of 8, and out for a count of 12. Keep doing it for 20 minutes, clearing your mind of all but the flow and count of the breath. Trace the breath with your mind as it makes the belly rise and fall.

Chances are you will be asleep long before the 20 minutes are up. That is fine. Not need to complete it.


After weeks of doing all of this, if you still are not sleeping the night through, my guess is that you are resisting a very big change that needs to happen in your life. If you were sleeping well, the work you'd do in your dreams on a psychic level would make that change evident. Take an honest look at your life, and strive to find the inner strength to make the necessary changes.

Nitey Nite,

Yogi Marlon

Doctors to reassess antibiotics for 'chronic Lyme' disease

Dave Collins
Associated Press
Fri, 02 May 2008 18:52 EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. - Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has agreed to review its guidelines, which say there's no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure "chronic Lyme" disease - or even that such a condition exists.

The agreement settles an unprecedented antitrust investigation by Connecticut's attorney general over the matter. The doctors group makes clear that current guidance for treating Lyme disease remains in place.

But that didn't stop claims of success by the attorney general and people who believe they suffer long-term effects of the tick-borne disease.

borne : gardé(e) à l'esprit [loc adj] / gardé; être ~ à l'esprit

"It's a great victory for patients," said Pat Smith, president of the Lyme Disease Association, a national nonprofit group based in New Jersey. "It's time that Lyme patients got the respect they deserve."

The agreement, announced Thursday, calls for the doctors group to form a new panel of experts to review standards for treating Lyme disease. The Infectious Diseases Society says it agreed to the deal in part because the panel must be made up of doctors and scientists.

Lyme disease can be hard to diagnose with its vague, flu-like symptoms; the most obvious sign is its trademark round red rash. Usually, it's easily cured with a few weeks of antibiotics. Those not promptly treated can develop arthritis, meningitis and other serious illnesses.

rash : hâtif, impulsif, irréfléchi / risque-tout {m inv}, casse-cou {m inv} / grand nombre de / risque-tout {f inv}, casse-cou {f inv} / tranche de lard / imprudemment [adv] / témérité

About 20,000 new cases of Lyme disease are reported every year, but experts believe the annual total may be five times higher.

Connecticut leads the nation in reported cases and has been a battleground in the national debate over treatment. Lyme disease is named after the Connecticut town of Lyme, where the illness was first discovered in 1975. And the state is home to a number of people who claim they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease - problems that many doctors are unable to confirm or treat.

battleground : champ {m} de bataille [MIL]

The Infectious Diseases Society says it's never been proven whether these patients still have Lyme disease or something else. The group continues to defend its standards, which say short-term antibiotics are effective for nearly all patients. Long-term antibiotics are unproven and potentially dangerous, because overuse of the drugs can lead to drug-resistant infections, the society says.

lead : guider, mener, plomb, fil conducteur / mener, régler, conduire, guider / plomb {m} [CHIM] / vivre en collectivité / dérouter / emmener / faire entrer dans / emmener (arrestation) / minium / crayon noir
overuse : faire abus de

"We are confident that our guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease represent the best advice that medicine currently has to offer ... and we look forward to the opportunity to put to rest any questions about them," said Dr. Donald Poretz, the society's president.

The society will consider a variety of scientific evidence and determine whether the 2006 guidelines are justified or need revision.

The guidelines are important because they discourage adequate treatment, advocates of chronic Lyme sufferers say. Perhaps just as significant is that insurance companies refuse to pay for long-term antibiotics to treat chronic Lyme.

advocates : advocate : plaider [v tr] en faveur de / préconiser [v tr], prôner [v tr] / avocat {m} [JUR], avocate {f} [JUR], défenseur / avocat {f} [défenseur], avocate {f} [défenseuse] / avocat; se faire l'~ du diable
refuse : refuser, rejeter / ordures {fpl}, détritus {mpl}, immondices {mpl} / déchets {mpl} / éboueur {m} / décharge {f} publique / refuser net / se refuser à

"We are delighted with this settlement," said Diane Blanchard of Greenwich, who said she was sick with Lyme disease for 10 years before a long-term antibiotic treatment relieved her symptoms in the late 1990s.

"The IDSA guidelines are now clouded by this decision. My greatest hope is that patients will regain their right to treatment," said Blanchard, now co-president of the advocacy group Time for Lyme.

advocacy : plaidoyer

Philadelphia-based health insurer Cigna Corp. said it is reviewing the agreement to see if any changes in policies are needed. Cigna covers up to 28 days of intravenous antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease and, like many insurers, cites the Infectious Diseases Society's guidelines in its coverage plan.

insurer : assureur

Cigna does not pay for "repeated or prolonged" courses of antibiotics, saying they are "experimental, investigational or unproven."

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and advocates say the agreement is the first time the medical establishment has bowed to the pressure of a potential court fight and agreed to re-evaluate care standards.

advocates : advocate : plaider [v tr] en faveur de / préconiser [v tr], prôner [v tr] / avocat {m} [JUR], avocate {f} [JUR], défenseur / avocat {f} [défenseur], avocate {f} [défenseuse] / avocat; se faire l'~ du diable
bowed : bow : incliner; s'~ [v pr], révérence; faire une ~ / révérence {f} / arc {m} / archet {m} [MUS] / proue {f} [MAR] / nœud {m} [ornement] / nœud {m} papillon / se soumettre à / boyau {m} / transit {m} intestinal [PHYSIO]

"My main goal all along has been a process that is fair, open and free of conflicts of interest," Blumenthal said.

Blumenthal said his investigation found that some of the 14 experts who approved the 2006 guidelines got consulting fees, research grants and stock ownership from drug companies and other businesses that have a stake in the treatment and diagnosis of Lyme disease.

fees : honoraires
stake : poteau, enjeu, pieu / tuteurer [v tr] / miser [v tr], jeu; mettre en ~ / jouer sur / établir son droit à / jalonner / risquer le tout pour le tout / jouer [v tr] son va-tout / intérêts; avoir des ~ dans / parties prenantes

He would not name the panel members or the companies. He said the backgrounds of the new experts looking at the guidelines will be checked for any potential conflicts.

The issue involves antitrust law, Blumenthal said, because the panel excluded some opinions and evidence that may have supported other treatments in development, including vaccines.

Blumenthal's office did not take a position on the proper treatment of the disease or whether chronic Lyme disease exists.

proper : convenable [adj] / correct(e) [adj‚ respectable] / nom {m} propre / proprement [adv], convenablement [adv] / fonds, bien, propriété / accessoire (THÉÂ) / promoteur (immobilier) / accessoiriste / marché immobilier / bureau des objets trouvés

The Infectious Diseases Society denied any conflict of interest.

"Panel members do not stand to profit from any recommendation in the guidelines," the group said in statement. "In fact, the panel members denied themselves and their colleagues an opportunity to generate a significant amount of revenue when they recommended against expensive, repeated, long-term antibiotic therapy."

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Bien dormir avec le Feng Shui

Une chambre Feng Shui ou harmonieuse, consiste à laisser librement circuler l’énergie (le Qi ou Chi) dans la pièce. Quelques règles simples permettent de rendre ce lieu bénéfique pour la santé.
Tout d’abord, une aération quotidienne de la chambre permet le renouvellement de l’air et de l’énergie. Ensuite, en dégageant le tour du lit, vous permettez le libre mouvement du Qi et des habitants (flèches rouges). Seule la tête de lit doit être contre le mur et pas sous une fenêtre. Autrement, avec les courants d'air, c'est votre sommeil qui deviendra de plus en plus instable.
Ne rien stocker sous le lit car la stagnation des énergies perturbe non seulement le sommeil mais aussi les relations de couple. Cet espace doit être ouvert, et ne doit pas servir de débarras.
Les tables de chevet ne doivent pas dépasser la hauteur du lit car les angles de celles-ci (flèches bleues) viendraient perturber les dormeurs et provoquer sur le long terme des problèmes de sommeil. Il en va de même pour la forme des lampes de chevet : des luminaires ronds évitent ces problèmes d’ondes de forme.
Afin de conserver l’intimité du lieu et surtout le calme qu’il nécessite pour garantir un sommeil récupérateur, ne pas y installer téléviseur, chaîne hi-fi, téléphones et couverture électriques. Préférez un radio réveil à piles, utilisez des couettes légères en supplément ainsi qu’une bouillotte et branchez les lampes sans passer les fils électriques sous le lit. Ces appareils dégagent des champs électromagnétiques dont la nocivité peut être grave sur le long terme.
Quand au lit électrique, régler la position avant le coucher et débranchez le. Votre confort est assuré par la qualité ergonomique du lit mais ne gâchez pas cet effet à cause des champs électromagnétiques perturbateurs.
Si malgré tout cela, vous n’arrivez pas à bien dormir, changez l’orientation du lit. Faites des essais sur 2 ou 3 nuits. C’est le meilleur moyen pour connaitre votre orientation idéale.

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Overview Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

I. Physiological Considerations

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is defined as a degenerative disease of the pyramidal tract and lower motor neurons, characterized by motor weakness and the spastic condition of the limbs associated with muscular atrophy, fibrillary twitching, and final involvement of nuclei in the medulla. It is one of a group of diseases of the motor system of the body, the etiology of which is and continues to be a mystery from the medical standpoint.

The single case included in this file, a 33-year-old man, had symptoms consistent with this definition. His walk was slow and unsteady and he needed crutches. His muscles were twitching and one arm was beginning to atrophy.

In the readings, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is treated much in the same manner as multiple sclerosis, and the readings give a similar cause in both conditions.

Physiologically, it appears that some factor influences the body's ability to assimilate certain properties through the intestinal tract. In this reading these primary causes are not clarified. Apparently they have something to do with what Cayce in this instance calls karma. In any event, he pictures the lack of assimilation as creating a deficient of those substances in the bloodstream which will, when they are carried throughout the system, help to replenish and rebuild the nerve muscle forces which are affected. He sees a necessity for constant rebuilding or regenerating of the cells throughout the body. The nerve cells controlling muscular activity are no exception and he indicates that the lack is so small that it takes a long period of time for disease to manifest.

In the cases multiple sclerosis, the lack was gold. It seems reasonable to assume that here we are also dealing with a lack of gold assimilated in the normal manner through the intestinal tract through those areas that he often pointed out as being primary in these instances - the lacteals.
The primary deficiency apparently causes, then, a gradual deterioration of anterior horn cells, which then results in deficiency in nerve energies that creates the muscular atrophy. Perhaps this lack contributes to the already present inability of the assimilatory system, by hastening the progress of the disease. The readings described it in one place as a lack of stamina in the nerve and muscle forces of the extremities.

II. Rationale of Therapy

In discussing therapy from this single case, the rationale should be explored to some extent. Much information can be derived from the multiple sclerosis file since Cayce saw so much relationship between the two diseases.

Cayce suggested that, because the disease is of karmic origin, attitudes must be definitely decided upon by the individual - not merely assumed - as to the activities toward divine influences in the body. Where karmic influences are present, Cayce always suggested that attitudes must be definitely changed or no therapeutic results would be seen. He said, "The attitude to be taken should be not merely to be good but to be good for something. The expression of life is of the Divine. The Divine is that influence or force called God. Use same, do not abuse same." (5019-1)

Thus we would see the necessity of mental activity bringing about a change before the physical application of therapy is begun, and this particular portion must be emphasized in each case. One directing the therapy can often not properly assess any changes, but the individual who is ill will know within himself and must face the truth of the statement as seen here in the readings.
Primarily because of the deficiency of gold, the wet cell appliance is used to bring cleansing and healing forces to the body "by the radial activity of the low electrical forces." (5019-1) The gold, then, is given by mouth. It seems reasonable to assume, although not definitely stated in this reading, that gold should be introduced by means of the wet cell appliance in most cases (or perhaps it would have been suggested in a later reading for this particular case had he received a second reading). This would require the clinical appraisal of the condition by the attending physician, and after a two-month period, if there is not progressive improvement, the gold should replace the Atomidine and camphor through the appliance and the Atomidine might then be given by mouth.

In order to introduce at this point a better understanding of the disease process, a complete copy of reading 907-1 follows this commentary. This is on multiple sclerosis specifically but, as already mentioned, probably has a strong bearing on the etiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

III. Suggested Therapeutic Regimen

Therapy could be divided into five parts, as follows:

1. First things first - mental attitudes
2. Wet cell appliance
3. Massage
4. Gold taken orally
5. Diet

In caring for one's attitudes, not enough can be said. Read Deuteronomy 30 and Exodus 19:5. Then apply these to your life and thinking. Cayce suggested these particularly in all those cases where the trouble was deep-set, and was often seen in association with karma and its physical consequences.

The wet cell with the regular charge was recommended. Two solution jars are to be used: one with Atomidine, one ounce; and distilled water, two ounces. The second contains three ounces of spirits of camphor. These should be alternated, the camphor being used with the attachment at the brachial axis or at the second-third dorsal area of the spine one day; and the Atomidine solution at the fourth lumbar area or the lumbar axis, as Cayce described it, the next day.
Massage should be done gently but thoroughly after the wet cell treatment for a period of 30 to 45 minutes. It should concentrate on the spinal areas but should start at the toes and proceed upward, including all extremities. The sciatic center, the lumbar axis, and the brachial center should be attended to especially, using a mixture of olive oil (two ounces), peanut oil (two ounces), and lanolin (1/4 ounce, melted).

Every third day, one drop of each of the following solutions should be added to 1/2 glass of water and taken immediately: gold chloride solution, one grain per ounce of distilled water; and bromide of soda solution, two grains per ounce of distilled water.

The diet should be low in carbohydrates, and there should be nothing in it containing alcohol. An alkaline-forming diet should be followed rather consistently.

As mentioned earlier, it would be wise to incorporate into the treatment some of the information found in the more extensive Circulating Files on multiple sclerosis. Most often gold chloride was given via the wet cell appliance. In some instances it was also taken orally. Thus, after two months, if regular improvement is not noted, the gold chloride should be started in the solution jar by means of the wet cell appliance. In this instance the attachment of the copper plate should be at the ninth and tenth dorsals in the spine one day, and at the fourth lumbar the next day. When this is begun, Atomidine should be given by mouth in a series that would be best suited to the individual. This would be up to the clinical judgment of the physician. Atomidine has been used in doses of one drop per day for five days, then left off for a period of time, then taken again. It has been given one drop a day for five days, then four drops a day for five days, and then five drops a day for five days. Then it would be left off for a period of one to three weeks, then resumed in the same manner. It has been given beginning with two drops the first day, three drops the second, and so forth on up to ten drops on the ninth day. Then it is decreased one drop per day until the original dose of two drops is reached. Then a rest of several days and the procedure is repeated.

As all of these factors are brought together into a course of therapy, it must be understood that they need to be followed for a long period of time in order to achieve proper results. In nerve lesions and rebuilding of nerve tissue, it is only reasonable to assume that a period of time somewhere between one and three to five years would probably be involved in such a case.

With the rather distressing prognosis to be found in this particular disease, there would be no reason to cease using a program that is constructive in its approach.

"Do these, as we have indicated... Not as rote, but knowing that within self must be found that which may be awakened to the building of that necessary for the body, mentally and physically and spiritually, to carry its part in this experience. For the application of any influence must have that which is of awakening of the activative forces in every atom, every cell of the divine awakening of the activative forces in every atom, every cell of a living body." (726-1)

[Note: The preceding overview was written by William A. McGarey, M.D. and is excerpted from the Physician's Reference Notebook, Copyright © 1968 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA.]

Edgar Cayce Disease Common Denominators

According to Cayce, diseases often had certain causal common denominators, including:

Poor Assimilation: Occurs when the nutrients and energies required for building new cells and tissues are not supplied, adequately absorbed, or efficiently used.

Poor Elimination: Whether through the intestinal tract, bladder and kidneys, skin pores, or lungs, results in the buildup of toxic substances.

Poor Diet: Especially lacking fresh fruits and vegetables, compromises health.

Improper Acid-Alkaline Balance: Adversely affects electrochemical communication between cells, including nerve impulses.

Spinal Dislocations and Lesions: Affect nerve impulses that could directly or indirectly affect every part of the body.

Nervous System Imbalance: Adversely affects the entire body. A healthy nervous system requires the assimilation of key nutrients and hormones secreted from glands.

Circulatory System Imbalance: Adversely affects the supply of nutrients through the body and the removal of waste products.

Glandular Malfunction: Affects the secretion of key hormones required for cellular functions, including the absorption of key nutrients and minerals.

Stress and Overexertion: Aggravates physical and mental disorders.

Infection: Especially in combination with other factors.

Attitudes, Emotions & Karma: Cayce believed in mind-body-and-spirit healing, in which your mental attitudes and emotions affect your physical health. In addition, he believed in the role of past-life karmic influences in health, especially in physical disability.