ASPIRIN FOR WOMENZorba chatted with a caller about taking an aspirin a day for preventive health. Zorba recommends it, but offers a caveat that the benefits for women aren't as potent as they are for men. |
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EPIPENSRecently, Zorba has said that an EpiPen is a good thing to have if you suffer severely from allergies and strongly recommends them. It might just save your life. |
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THE ZORBA PASTER ON YOUR HEALTH MAILBAG!:This space will be devoted to your tips, comments, and FAQ that we don't always have time to cover on the program. If you would like to join in on this forum, send us your thoughts to zorba@wpr.org. NOSEBLEEDING TIPMy daughter, now adult, used to have dramatic nosebleeds, unexpectedly, usually in the daytime. At times I would get a call from school asking for a new shirt, or we'd be shopping in a mall and suddenly I'd be searching for someone to give us paper towels. (big gushers!) This started when we lived in the south so it wasn't cold air but continued when we moved back to Wisconsin. We used a vaporizer and my grandpa's solution of Vaseline which did not help so we finally visited the pediatrician when she was in high school. This doctor suggested the vaporizer of course, and eventually cauterization. Funny thing was when we went in for that, her regular doc wasn't there, the sub said "oh no, not that! Use salad oil on a q-tip a few times a day." Well, we both thought that was kind of goofy (especially the adolescent) but tried it out. It worked. To this day we still use vaporizers during the heating season and I confess I've been known to hit the salad oil in the middle of winter. Haven't asked her lately. Thanks for all your good advice and laughter, CARPAL TUNNEL TIPHi Zorba and Tom,
Dr. Judy in Buffalo, NY GETTING YOUR TUMMY BACKDear Dr. Zorba & Tom-- A few weeks ago a woman called in to ask what she could do to regain her flat stomach after c-section surgery. I would like to share with you what worked for me. After my c-sections (2) in my 30's I found that doing the bridge yoga position was my best bet for ab exercises. The only modification that I used is that I tried to "pull up" my body using my lower ab muscles rather that "push up" my body using my glutes. This worked well then & continues to work well for me now at age 59. Thank you for a great show--I never miss it! MB BEE STING ADVICEWhen a honey bee stings, its stinger is torn from the bee resulting in the death of that individual worker bee. This should give the stingee some satisfaction. Care should be taken in removing the stinger, however, since squeezing it will inject more venom into the site. A paste made from meat tenderizer appllied after removal will greatly inprove comfort. The enzyme in the tenderizer breaks down the venom. Larry Graham AVOIDING CAULIFLOWER EARHello! I have practicing Jiu Jitsu for a while and I also notice some people get cauliflower ear worse than others. Out of all the sports I think wrestlers get it the worse. It isn't so much from being hit in the ear, just a little pressure on the ear can do it. During Jiu Jitsu you are often trying to get out of different head locks and while you are wiggling and pulling to get out people often forget about their ears, and it it's like they are trying to tear them off. Bending your ears a lot or applying a lot of pressure will cause cauliflower ear really easily. The best way to avoid it is to pay attention. If you are having a hard time slipping out of a choke or something try a different angle or try and get a hand by your neck to lessen the pressure while you try a different escape. Just don't fight so much you are getting your ears bent bad. Watch the poeple who have been practicing longer and don't have cauliflower ear, you'll notice they avoid pressure on the ears. Mar GRAMMAR POLICE CORRECTIONZorba and Tom, I wish to take exception to the grammar police' "correction" of your use of bring and take. Bring and take are verbs of carrying that orient the action described in terms of direction (like come and go); bring orients the action in respect to the goal and take orients the action in terms of the source. When you use one or the other, the focus is shifted between source and goal, nothing more.If I bring you something, some added focus is put on me, say as the giver, and vice-versa. In general, bring tends to be more restricted in its usage than is take, but not absolutely. Unfortunately, kneejerkesque comments about "correct" and "incorrect" usage have more to do with class and language politics than with grammar. So go ahead and bring things whenever you like. Love the show, though. Thanks, Professor Brown, Southern Illinois University |
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