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Journey to Wellness: Turning Back the Clock Part 4- Healthy Gut and Joints

As we age, movement can get tougher with each year. Our flexibility diminishes and once that starts going, it seems that other things follow. We don’t feel like moving at all, not to mention exercise. Of course what we eat is crucial to maintaining not only our overall health, but in slowing down the aging process and helping our body to do what it was meant to do instead of popping a pill, repair itself from the damage that we and our environment inflict on it daily. If we eat the proper things and in the right combinations, and in an ideal world we would eat organically grown food from rich soil, then there would be no need to supplement. Supplementation should come as a last resort if you can not get enough of the nutrition that your body needs.

Take a look at this video to see how you can have a healthier gut and healthier joints with just 4 ingredients.

Video credit: Healthy Recipes

This recipe includes: organic should be used

  • 3 tablespoons of raisins (soak as shown in the video with baking soda and water, rinse with running water, dry off on a paper towel)
  • 2 tablespoons of Flax Seeds
  • 4 tablespoons of Pumpkin Seeds
  • 2 tablespoons of honey unrefined
  • Blend the raisins and seeds in a blender and add the honey last and mix thoroughly together. Use 1 tablespoon twice a day for seven days and after that take a break and note your symptoms before restarting. Store it in a glass jar in your fridge.

Benefits of using this recipe:

  • Raisins are a wonderful remedy for reduction of stomach acid, they also contain a significant amount of iron, copper, magnesium and potassium. They also activate the brain and hemoglobin production.
  • Pumpkin seeds contain a significant amount of zinc which is good for bones, they also contain vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B3, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, vitamin B9, vitamin C, vitamin E and vitamin K as well as minerals like calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and zinc. They are a great antioxidant, rich is fiber, dense in healthy calories and healthy fats. Pumpkin Seeds are also great for the hair, skin, heart protective, helps in depression and anxiety (due to the B vitamins), overall great for the immune system, helps to promote healthy sperm and a healthy pregnancy, helps in diabetes and cancer prevention. They are rich in phosphorus which is involved in collagen production.
  • Flax Seeds are known to improve digestive health, lower cholesterol, are a good source of omega-3 fatty acids and protein, reduces cholesterol and blood pressure, help to maintain a healthy weight, full of fiber, loaded with copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc, selenium, iron, folate, phosphorus and a host of other B vitamins such as thiamine and vitamin B6. It helps to promote brain development, immune health and iron metabolism.
  • Honey, what can I say….so many benefits. Rich in B vitamins as well, it’s also a natural antibiotic, antifungal and antiviral agent. It heals wounds, boosts immunity, rich in vitamin K, C, E and Provitamin A, helps to control blood sugar levels, normalizes blood pressure and heartrate, normalizes stomach acidity and promotes a healthy gut microflora. It also helps to stimulate digestion and with the absorption of nutrients.

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Got Visitors That Won’t Leave?

Are you, a loved one or friend suffering from a change in personality, feeling very fatigued or weak most of the time, loss of appetite, weight loss and inadequate absorption of nutrients from food, dizziness, nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain or salt craving? If the answer is yes to the majority of these symptoms, it is worthwhile to get checked for parasites, particularly tapeworms.

Infection can come from larvae or tapeworm eggs in water or food, particularly in undercooked meat, pork or fish. After ingesting the water or food, the eggs hatch and begin to thrive in your intestines. The head of the tapeworm attaches itself to the intestinal wall and the body grows from the digested food of it’s host…..US!!! The technical names for the diseases that can arise from tapeworms, specifically, are taeniasis (from infected meat not cooked well) and cysticercosis (from ingestion of pork tapeworm eggs and when expelled in the stool the cycle may continue if the eggs and larvae get into soil to further contaminate fruits and vegetables, water, etc.)

Diagnosis:

Tell your doctor of your symptoms and your suspicions that you believe you may be infected with a parasite and they can do stool samples for eggs, larvae or pieces of the parasites. In addition, your doctor may ask for a blood test to be done to spot antigens, foreign substances that let your doctor know your body is trying to ward off an infection

How to prevent being infected? The WHO has the following recommendations:

  • Keep clean
  • Separate raw and cooked
  • Cook thoroughly (pork or beef should be cooked for at least 70 degrees Celsius)
  • Keep food at safe temperatures
  • Use safe water and raw materials
  • Proper hygiene practices – including hand rubbing and washing, especially before eating and after using the toilet – are important to prevent tapeworm infection.

What are natural ways of treating tapeworms or other parasites?

Please see this video by YouTuber Dr. Berg and also some dosages that follow that I have researched for each of the following natural substances in the video.

The following are links to other natural treatment sources for treatment of parasites. Should you decide to do any of these, please consult your healthcare provider first for their opinion. Traditional remedies may be deemed more suitable for you depending on the medical situation and your history. Traditional treatments usually include medications such as: Praziquantel (Biltricide) Albendazole (Albenza, mebendazole) Nitazoxanide (Alinia), which are toxic to the tapeworm like the natural remedies listed below:

-Raw carrots, raw papaya juice, pomegranate bark, pumpkin seeds, garlic and coconut (see specific doses): https://www.medindia.net/homeremedies/intestinal-worms-treatment.asp#:~:text=Carrots%20for%20Treating%20Intestinal%20Parasites,parasite%20attack%20in%20the%20future.

-Wormwood Extract- due to lack of research, no specific dose exists….see Healthline article for more info: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/what-is-wormwood#dosage-safety

Use these for 4-6 weeks and it’s also good to do the treatment every 6 months thereafter.

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Super Food on it’s Own or in Combo

Mostly everyone knows about the great benefits of lemon juice, however, if you ask most people what they do with the peel, pulp and seeds, you will get varying answers from ”nothing, I throw it away” to perhaps some making use of the entire fruit. There are some surprising benefits to using the entire fruit, and actually some extremely impactful reasons to use the whole lemon, particularly if you or someone you know suffers from diabetes or it’s complications, metabolism issues, varicose veins and edema just to name a few. Take a look at this video by Dr. Eric Berg to see of the many great benefits of using this super food as the whole fruit.

Video Credit: YouTube by Dr. Eric Berg DC- Amazing Benefits of Eating WHOLE Lemons – Peel, White Part and Seeds

So just to summarize, these are the benefits as stated in the above video by Dr. Berg of using the lemon seeds, pulp, peel and the juice:

  • Decreases Fatty Liver
  • Decreases Cholesterol
  • Weight Loss
  • Anti-Aging
  • Anti-Cancer
    • Salvestrol Q40
    • Limonine
  • Kidney Stone Prevention/Treatment
  • Immune Support
  • Vitamin C
  • Inhibits Collagen Destruction

A lot of the benefit comes from the vitamin C Complex that he mentions: copper, P Factor, vitamin K1 and the J Factor. Do you suffer from bleeding gums, hemorrhoids, bruising, spider veins, nose bleeds, peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, joint issues, skin issues, just to name a few? Try the whole lemon juiced and see if it helps your situation.

See the recipe in Dr. Berg’s video:

Dr. Eric Berg- Recipe for using the whole lemon

So what happens when you add another super food, garlic cloves? Some amazing things. See this next video to learn more:

Video credit: Foods4Health YouTube Channel- Eat Lemon Mixed With Garlic For 7 Days, THIS Will Happen To Your Body!

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Can You Hear Me Now?

It’s been found that in the US between 8-25 % and outside of the US between 4-35% of the population suffer from tinnitus. 50% of tinnitus is physiological (caused by physical damage) and 50% psychological. It can cause stress, lack of sleep, inability to carry out daily functions, anxiety and even depression. It’s all about the information going from the ear to the brain via the 8th Cranial Nerve. Tinnitus can be temporary or permanent. Many things can affect our hearing and these are some common causes of tinnitus specifically, but not a conclusive list:

  • The technique used to clean our ears
  • Repeated and consistent exposure to loud noises
  • Ear infections
  • A perforated ear drum
  • Build up of ear wax
  • Stress and anxiety
  • Sensorineural hearing loss
  • Conductive hearing loss
  • Meniere’s Disease
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • Certain medications
  • Diet

Being a pharmacist, of course, I would not feel comfortable not providing a list of commonly known medications that may cause tinnitus, however, instead of stopping your medication or adjusting your dosage if you are on one of these, please, speak to your health care provider and gain advice as to the proposed course of action:

  • aspirin
  • quinine
  • certain antibiotics
  • chemotherapies
  • diuretics

Watch this short video that explains tinnitus by YouTuber Fauquier ENT entitled, ”What is Tinnitus? Causes & Treatment Strategies”.

Other treatment options that may help to improve or eliminate tinnitus:

  • First and foremost, if you suffer from tinnitus, make a visit with an ear, nose and throat doctor (ENT) who may also send you for a hearing test
  • After visiting the ENT and having a hearing test, if it’s determined that you have permanent hearing loss, a hearing aid may be recommended
  • Sound Enrichment Therapy may help (like music, white noise videos, nature sounds, etc)
  • Meditation: speak to your doctor or pharmacist to inquire if you take medications if any of them could be causing tinnitus and what is advisable to do if so
  • Bemfotamine: a synthetic version of vitamin B1 that the body converts to thiamine and has been shown to be promising in helping with tinnitus relief.
  • A lot of the B vitamins, such as B1, B3, B6, folic acid (B9) as well as choline and gingko have been shown to be promising in relieving tinnitus in the proper combinations. There are options to choose from that are preformulated.
  • Decrease salt intake (salt leads to inflammation which can contribute to tinnitus)

When should you be concerned and seek out immediate medical attention? This is a list of things to watch for by audiologist, Matthew Allsop, that may be a sign of a more serious matter. If you experience any of these, they require immediate medical inquiry:

  • Pulsatile tinnitus or tinnitus that follows your heartbeat
  • Tinnitus that presents itself in one ear
  • The tinnitus has changed in nature significantly in a short period of time
  • The tinnitus is causing you inability to sleep, contributing to anxiety or depression
  • Of course if you experience total sensory neural hearing loss with or without tinnitus go straight to the emergency room, urgent care or ENT Clinic
  • Also watch this last video by Dr. Mendell regarding natural tinnitus therapy (motivationaldoc)
STOP TINNITUS: How To Quiet Your Brain With Your Hands | Dr. Mandell

Cleaning our ears:

The best method for cleaning is to use about 5 drops of hydrogen peroxide 3% and drop it right into the ear. It should be left in for about 5 minutes each ear and then allow any fluid to flow out onto a paper towel. STOP USING Q-tips!!!!!!! Q-tips are very damaging to the ears and it’s parts. There are new devices that can be ordered that use a spiral entry cleaning technique such as Tvidler, it’s made of silicone and helps to clean the ears gently and effectively. The tips are reusable.

I hope that if you suffer from tinnitus, ear infections or a lot of ear wax build up that something in this post will help you and then you can recommend some of the methods to others.

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All Stopped Up?

So let’s just dive right on in…..ever had the following?

  • Hard, dry stool
  • Difficult to pass stool
  • Spans of infrequent bowel movement
  • Painful bowel movements
  • Feeling bloated, uncomfortable and sluggish

If you answered yes to any of these then you suffer or have suffered from constipation.

For most of us constipation seldomly causes complications, but if the situation becomes long-term it can cause: hemorroids, fecal impaction (where dry, hard stools collect in the rectum) bowel incontinence (the leakage of liquid stools).

Some common causes of constipation include:

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome
  • Eating Disorders
  • Not eating enough fiber
  • Too much dairy
  • Antacid medication
  • Other medications such as : diuretics, certain antidepressants, opioids, overuse of laxatives due to tolerance build up
  • Diseases: Diabetes, neurological conditions (Parkinson’s or Multiple Sclerosis) or any disease that affects the abdominal area
  • Stress (gut and brain connection)
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Holding it in (painful to eliminate, being in unfamiliar settings)

Watch this video by Dr. Alan Mandell for some cleansing and natural remedies of constipation

Video credit: YouTube Video by Dr. Mandell

There are many options for constipation remedies, however, we can pour on the treatment but until the underlying cause is found and we make the proper changes when possible, the problem will continue to plague us. Of course a healthy balanced diet goes a long way in prevention. As has been stated before, if the gut is unhealthy, sooner or later the problems start popping up in the other areas of the body.

Once you identify if you suffer from constipation due to one of the above 10 reasons, work with your health care provider to do as much as possible to eliminate the cause or decrease the affect that it has on your elimination. Watch this helpful video from YouTube Channel Trucs et Astuces de Binta , plus try the tasty and fiber filled recipe from the video for digestion help or the recipe to the left from the Dr. Oz Show.

Bottom line…..no pun intended, we must educate ourselves on what we eat and drink as well as maintain a healthy diet. See some of my other posts found below on natural detox, healthy microbiome and more. Hope this info helps!

Promoting a Healthy Microbiome
Black Seed Oil Review, Vegan Recipes & More

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Monica

Too Much of a Good Thing

We’ve all heard the saying, too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. This can apply to anything in life. We’re always seeking to strike a balance and this is especially crucial when it comes to our lifestyle, most importantly spirituality, physical health and mental well-being. We must understand that all of these make up the whole.

If there is an imbalance, meaning too little or too much, it can be catastrophic to our health and overall quality of life. The health industry does a far better job in educating about vitamin and mineral deficiencies than it does about having too much of these vitamins and minerals and the dangerous effects that we can suffer.

Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing

Keep in mind that there are 13 essential vitamins — vitamins A, C, D, E, K, and the B vitamins (thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, biotin, B6, B12, and folate).

Hypervitaminoisis is an abnormal state resulting from excessive intake of one or more vitamins (Merriam Webster). The cases of this are underreported because usually it is not considered as one of the first things in diagnostics of someone that presents with health complaints. Check out this link to an article that tells a detailed story of how the diagnosis was missed for quite a while of a woman who suffered from too much vitamin B6 intake from supplements.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-25/vitamin-supplements-lead-to-b6-toxcity-and-chronic-illness/101351800?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web

Ideally we should get all of our vitamins and minerals that we don’t make with our food intake but most of us don’t due to the fast-paced lifestyle that we lead these days. The goal is to always eat a healthy and balanced diet, of course, but if and when we become deficient, we should know the signs of such deficiencies and have at least general knowledge of what each essential vitamin and mineral provides us. Please watch this short video by YouTuber Sciencerely as he speaks about the dangers of oversupplementation with vitamins.

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My healthy meal combos
Examples of foods that provide the essential vitamins and minerals

Summary of safety tips for implementing vitamin supplementation if needed:

  • If you feel you are deficient in a vitamin or mineral, first and foremost, talk to your health care provider to gain advice
  • Make sure to get a blood draw, do not start supplements blindly
  • If there is no blood draw that coincides with the vitamin, mineral or supplement, know which supplements are reputable (i.e., seek out reputable companies with a great track record of putting out the best and safest products).
  • After the blood draw results are obtained (if applicable), go over the results with your health care provider to discuss what steps should be taken. Often times, we can cure deficiencies with eating a more healthy diet if it’s not a severe case of deficiency.
  • DO YOUR RESEARCH!!! Know the recommended daily dosages for your age, gender and condition being treated and do not exceed this dosage.
  • Always follow-up with subsequent blood draw(s) (if applicable) as needed with your health care provider and report any side effects that you may notice.
  • In any case, try your best to maintain a healthy and balanced diet, keeping sugar, alcohol, fried foods, hydrogenated oils and overuse of sodium to a minimum.

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Don’t Sleep on this Crucial Body System

There is a system in the body that is actually a part of the Circulatory System & the Immune System and without it, life would be very difficult to sustain. This unsung hero is the Lymphatic System. It’s made up of a network of very small vessels that channel lymph fluid from all over the body. There are multiple parts of this system, the major parts of the lymph tissue are located in the bone marrow, spleen, thymus gland, lymph nodes, and the tonsils. Lymphatic tissue is also found in the heart, lungs, intestines, liver, and skin. This system carries oxygen, nutrients and hormones to the cells, it removes toxic waste, the immune component attacks microbes and sends signals in the body to make white blood cells and create antibodies and so on, and last, it’s very important to our fluid balance.

What would happen if the lymphatic system didn’t function at all?

The lymphatic system is crucial because water, proteins, and other substances are constantly leaking out of the small blood capillaries into the surrounding body tissues. If the lymphatic system didn’t drain the excess fluid, there would be a build up in the tissues of the lymph fluid causing the tissues to swell as seen below.

The lymphatic system is crucial because water, proteins, and other substances are constantly leaking out of the small blood capillaries into the surrounding body tissues. If the lymphatic system didn’t drain the excess fluid, there would be a build up in the tissues of the lymph fluid causes the tissues to swell.

Photo credit: Pharmacological Treatment of Lymph Edema (immunopaedia.org), picture of lower limb lymphedema, Medical Doctors Wikimedia Commons)

Let’s take a look at this video by Dr. Mandell regarding the lymphatic system and just how massage helps to stimulate the function of it. This is just a small example of how it can be used in the head, neck and face but can actually influence the whole body and help to facilitate healing of all sorts of disease, chronic and acute.

YouTube video, Self-Healing & Cleansing Lymphatic Massage Drainage, Dr. Alan Mandell

Do the above message therapy for the head and neck region of the body and continue to learn how to properly do massage therapy for drainage of the other body regions for optimum drainage of toxic waste and to stimulate the Lymphatic System to work better for you.

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Generational Trauma & the Cure

If you ask anyone from any culture what is generation trauma, you may get a lot of replies stating, “I don’t know”, or even an answer that after thinking about it for a few minutes would describe the pain endured by many in their family, their neighborhoods or even those who share their nationality. What’s even more interesting is that if you ask what the cure is, you may get silence or even more replies of, “I don’t know” and moreover, “I don’t know and I have no idea of what to do about it….but somebody needs to do something”.

Generational trauma is exactly what it sounds like: trauma that isn’t just experienced by one person but extends from one generation to the next. “It can be silent, covert, and undefined, surfacing through nuances and inadvertently taught or implied throughout someone’s life from an early age onward,” licensed clinical psychologist and parenting evaluator Melanie English, PhD

Article: What Is Generational Trauma? Here’s How Experts Explain It by  Claire Gillespie 
 Published on October 27, 2020 Health

Some would say it sounds like PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder); however, I want you to hear what Dr. Joy DeGruy has to say about her topic on Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome being different from PTSD and she explains how trauma can be passed on generation after generation. As an African American woman living now in Israel, which I consider also a part of Africa and not the “Middle East”, I can totally identify with what she says. Being outside of the bubble of America has helped me to begin the healing process.

“Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome. How is it different from PTSD? Posted by YouTuber AJ+ Opinion

So, seeing this video and knowing what some experts would say the definition is of Generational Trauma and more specifically to Africans worldwide who suffered a horrific holocaust, capture, murder, insidious treatment called slavery and terrorism for centuries and still to this day post-slavery……….what can we do to heal and move forward?

The Most High is a loving El and just as there are people who hurt and destroy, there are those who He blesses us with in our lives to heal and thrive. In each culture that has suffered atrocities from mankind, there is a formula for healing and I believe it is within that culture itself in which the people understand one another’s story, plight, struggles, fears, weaknesses, strengths and may have a tendency to have more compassion for one another….it’s called ones culture.

Culture is defined in many ways, one being: all the ways of life including arts, beliefs and institutions of a population that are passed down from generation to generation. Culture has been called “the way of life for an entire society.” As such, it includes codes of manners, dress, language, religion, rituals, art.

The African Holocaust of the Transatlantic slave trade destroyed 15 million or even more lives. With such devastation, it would take the Most High and each other to heal…..more over, our culture is put in place to protect us. Our belief in the Most High and following His instructions is our protection & healing. As a woman of Jewish faith, I whole heartedly believe this. The below Torah verse speaks to this subject of the laws of the Most High and how it is to be incorporated into our every day lives and culture.

Deu 6:7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

To each and every one that reads this post, this is to be our healing balm of Gilead to stop the trauma, heal, move forward and ultimately thrive so that each and every one of us that chooses to can be a light unto the world and help others to do the same.

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Stretching Does the Body & Mind Good

Most people would not think that stretching would have too many health benefits other than being more limber and preventing injuries, however, stretching has many physiological benefits. Let’s watch this short YouTube video by TEDx “Stretch Yo Self” by Carla Shayman

YouTube video by TEDx “Stretch Yo Self” by Carla Shayman

Some things to remember about stretching before you get going on a routine:

It has been said that we shouldn’t stretch before working out because stretching impedes our performance, one of the very things we are trying to avoid. Do a warm up with moderate movements like circling the arms, jumping-jacks, things to get the blood circulating rather than stretches. You want to stretch after a workout as a cool down rather than before. Also anytime during the day, morning before you get your day started, afternoon at work during a stressful shift or before bed for a more restful night of sleep. It can be as little as a 5-10 minute daily routine.

A Review of the Top Health Benefits of Stretching:

  • Increased flexibility, less injuries
  • Decreases muscle tension and can increase pain from injuries
  • Regular stretching keeps your back safe & helps improve posture
  • Increased muscle growth and strength
  • An increase in dopamine, “the feel good neurotransmitter in the brain”
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Helps to decrease stress and for better sleep, even a sense of wellness
  • Faster recovery of muscle after injury due to increase blood flow

So…….what have you got to lose? Try it out and comment back how stretching worked for you! Make it a part of your daily routine whatever your goal, to be more flexible, to decrease pain, to improve your athleticism, etc. My goal, I want to be able to have a perfect straddle split again or a cartwheel more at ease ☺️🤸🏿

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Emergency Situation Part 2- When You Think Someone is Having a Heart Attack

Video Credit: St. John Ambulance YouTube Channel

This topic is near and dear to my heart indeed considering my family history and our family’s sudden loss 3 years ago of our beloved Mykael. Quick response is key to survival. It takes time for first responders to arrive and in the meantime, there are a number of things that can be done for the person that you suspect is having a heart attack as explained in the video above by St. John Ambulance.

Also, if you’re not sure that the person is having a heart attack, here is a way to do a quick assessment, remember the 4 P’s:

Pain in the chest

Pale skin

Pulse weak and rapid

Perspiration (sweating)

  • Sit the person on the floor with their head and shoulders supported
  • Call 911 in the U.S. (or in Israel 100) and ask for an ambulance and tell them that you think the person is having a heart attack
  • Administer aspirin 300 mg if no allergy to aspirin
  • Continue to check breathing, pulse and responsiveness
  • In the case of unresponsiveness, open the airway and be prepared to give CPR if they are not breathing until help arrives to take over.

In addition to these things, it’s been said that cayenne pepper can help to prevent or stop a heart attack. It may even be worthwhile keeping a teaspoon in a small plastic sack or vial in your wallet or purse so that it is always with you. Place it into a cup of water (preferably warm), stir and drink immediately. Cayenne pepper extract under the tongue is a great alternative if the individual is not conscious. It’s not very costly and also comes in pill form.

Video credit: Top Tech Gadgets YouTube

Of course the best prevention for heart attack is maintaining a healthy diet, getting our exercise, decreasing stress as much as possible, not smoking and getting the proper rest. I hope that this will help someone to prevent passing away from a heart attack. When we know better, we must do better.

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