Cucumbers Contain Most Of The Vitamins You Need every day  - -Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber c...ontains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
-Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
-Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
-Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish many essential nutrients, reducing the intensity of both hangover and headache.
-Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge?
Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
-Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown to reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
-Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints?
Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
 An antibiotic-resistant superbug once thought to be rare is spreading through health-care facilities in Southern California, health officials say. Roughly 350 cases of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, or CRKP, were reported in Los Angeles County between June and December of 2010, according to a study from the L.A. County Department of Public Health to be presented April 3 in Dallas at the annual meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. "These patients tend to be elderly, they are commonly on ventilators and they often stay at the facility for an extended period of time," Dr. Dawn Terashita, medical epidemiologist and lead author of the study, said in a statement. CRKP joins other superbugs such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, in a league of bacteria that outwits typical antibiotics. "We develop new drugs to defeat the infections and germs change to get around those drugs and this is one of those cases," Dr. Richard Besser, ABC News chief health and medical editor, said today in an interview on ABC News' "Good Morning America." Besser is a former acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. "It's like an arms race and in many ways the germs are winning," he said. David Sacks/Getty ImagesHealth officials in California are reporting... View Full SizeDavid Sacks/Getty ImagesHealth officials in California are reporting more than 350 cases of a rare superbug called C-R-K-P. Drug-Resistant Bacterium Can Kill Watch Video Rare Superbug Frightens California Watch Video Deadly C. Diff Superbug Spreading Watch Video CRKP is not new to California, or the rest of the country for that matter. The CDC has been tracking it across 35 states since 2009. It is young, however, compared to MRSA, according to Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, associate director of the CDC's health care-associated, infection-prevention programs. "But in terms of mortality and morbidity, it's very, very serious," Srinivasan said. "These infections are more difficult to treat than MRSA." CRKP is an enterobacterium like salmonella and E. coli. It is unclear how many cases of the 350 reported by Terashita and colleagues were fatal. It is also unclear whether the infections stemmed from improper care at long term-care facilities or the frailty of the patients they serve. But Terashita said infected patients tended to have health problems that often resulted in antibiotic use, which might have made them more susceptible. "All of these factors contribute to a greater risk for health care-acquired infections," she said. Besser said, "This superbug is very dangerous. It tends to affect people that are in the hospital for long periods of time; people that have underlying medical problems; people who have been in nursing homes." Although healthy people in the general public are not at risk for infection, they could transmit the bacteria to sick loved ones. "As a loved one of someone that is in the hospital, you have to be vigilant when you're sitting there with your relative and anyone comes in and wants to touch your relative without washing their hands," Besser said. "You have to say something. ... It does come down to simple things like that, making sure no one is giving a germ to someone you care about." Health-care workers should be equally vigilant, Besser said. "A lot of it comes down to hospitals," he said. "They need to make sure that health-care workers aren't spreading it from patient to patient. That's mainly what takes place. Preventing the spread of CRKP is key because the infections are so difficult to treat, the CDC's Srinivasan said. The "mainstay treatment," colistin, is an older generation antibiotic with toxic side effects. And newer, more effective treatment options are unlikely to be developed any time soon.
SURVIVAL PLANING  - Survival Planning - Emergency Supplies - Survival Tips
I know . . . survival planning, gathering survival supplies, food storage — it all seems overwhelming.
Shooter N.W. is here to help you to prepare your family to survive a natural disaster or any crisis that may come your way.
Every day there are headlines in the news that should motivate each of us to prepare as quickly as we can. Unemployment, hurricane season, floods, and other disasters happen somewhere in the world.
How long do you think it will take for the grocery store shelves to become empty? Numerous articles have stated that the entire world is only 3 days away from starvation - meaning, in 3 days there would be no more food in the stores. This scenario, of course, would depend on the scope of a disaster.
So, in my opinion, your family survival "plan" should include these 4 elements of preparedness:
Enough supplies to last at least 14 days (if you stay where you are).
Enough supplies to last at least 6 months (staying where you are or moving to another location).
Long term: the skills and ability to provide food, water, clothing, and shelter for your family for 20 years.
The desire to survive extreme circumstances without sacrificing your humanity or your values.
Where to start:
Before you begin your food storage, it is critical to have a plan for your family that includes the following:
Contact Plan: This list should include emergency contact information, a place where all family members can meet, numbers for school, work, close neighbors, etc.
Emergency Preparedness Kit: This would include supplies, 72-Hour Food Kit, and a Family Planner.
Evacuation Plan: Know what to take when evacuating your home, including a list of important things to grab and have a Auto Emergency Kit in place.
Find the coolest place in your home (I mean temperature "cool").
Clean out everything including dirt if necessary.
Research shelving possibilities.
It's best to begin with an inventory of what you have, what you need, and a schedule to acquire items later.
Be careful not to think too far ahead or you'll never get started.
Make this a family fun night. Get the kids involved so they will know what's going on and where everything will be kept.
Set deadlines and do one step at a time. This makes the job less overwhelming. (Try rewarding yourself when you have accomplished each task. A generous piece of chocolate cake, maybe?)
Determine how much per month you can spend.
Eventually your grocery budget should mostly include food storage items; however, when you're starting from scratch you may need to invest a little more up front.
It is not wise to go into debt for food storage, so be prepared to be frugal and shop carefully.
Food Storage Guidelines gives you the basics to get you started.
How Much Food will you need for your family size?
Long-Term Food Storage products include wheat, powdered milk, sugar/honey, beans, pasta, and other recipe ingredients that will last 10 to 30 years.
Long Term Shelf Life will give you an idea about how long different foods will last.
Short Term Shelf Life includes items you should have on hand in your pantry. You should have at least a 3-month supply of these foods (except for perishables).
Food Storage Questions - Ask all your food storage questions here and read what other's have asked. This section is a wealth of information on basic food storage, as well as unusual circumstances and storage issues.
Grow Your Own Food to have fresh greens all years, or can or freeze it to add variety to your dehydrated or freeze-dried food supplies.
Learn how to store and purify water - how to prepare the containers, where to store it, where to find water to sustain you in your home, and how to purify any water to make it potable.
Emergency shelter - A shelter can be built in your garage, basement or an inside room; how to create one and when it is necessary.
Emergency Lighting - The variety of ways to light up the darkness should the electricity be out for an hour or a month.
Emergency Heating - Keeping warm is important depending on the weather when a crisis happens.
Cooking When Power's Out - A warm meal will give you strength as well as be a comfort to your family when there is no electricity.
Evacuation Plans - When to evacuate and what to take with you.
Surviving disasters, whether natural or an act of war, is the goal of all of our planning and storing. What to do before, during and after a tornado, flood, hurricane, earthquake, or a wild fire, is vidal information. Ask question share your ideas with the group
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