Up

I never knew one word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adj, adv, prep.  UP    This two-letter word in English has more meanings than any other two-letter word, and that word is ' UP'. It is listed in the dictionary as an [adv], [prep], [adj], [n] or [v]. It's easy to understand UP, meaning toward the sky or at the top of the list, but when we awaken in the morning, why do we wake UP? At a meeting, why does a topic come UP ? Why do we speak UP, and why are the officers UP for election and why is it UP to the secretary to write UP a report? We call UP our friends, brighten UP a room, polish UP the silver, warm UP the leftovers and clean UP the kitchen. We lock UP the house and fix UP the old car. At other times, this little word has real special meaning. People stir UP trouble, line UP for tickets, work UP an appetite, and think UP excuses. To be dressed is one thing but to be dressed UP is special. If you argue, you can kiss and make UP.. And this UP is confusing: A drain must be opened UPbecause it is stopped UP.  We open UP a store in the morning but we close it UPat night. We seem to be pretty mixed UP about UP! To be knowledgeable about the proper uses of UP, lookUP the word UP in the dictionary. In a desk-sized dictionary, it takes UP almost 1/4 of the page and can add UP to about thirty definitions. If you are UP to it, you might try building UP a list of the many ways UP is used. It will take UP a lot of your time, but if you don't give UP, you may wind UP with a hundred or more. When it threatens to rain, we say it is clouding UP. When the sun comes out, we say it is clearing UP. When it rains, it soaks UP the earth. When it does not rain for awhile, things dry UP. One could go on and on, but I'll wrap it UP, for now . . . My time is UP! Did that one crack you UP?  Don't screw UP. Send this on to everyone you look UPin your address book . . . Or not . . . it's UP to you. Now I'll shut UP!

George Wong 

Competence Advisor - Process 

BLNG Lumut, Seria, KC2935, Brunei Darussalam

Tel: +673-3-37 8258
Email: George.L.M.Wong@bruneilng.com
Internet: www.bruneilng.com

Nails

Have you checked your nails lately?

It may seem like an a strange question, but actually it's not. The condition, strength, and color of your nails are good indicators of what's going on inside you that you can't see.

Holistic physicians analyze the nails and you can too, if you know what to look for when you check them. It's a good idea to check your nails periodically (at least several times a year) to get an early warning about anything that may be dangerous cropping up inside you.

Healthy nails

Healthy nails indicate a body that's likely to be healthy too. If your nails are thin, discolored, easily broken, have thick ridges, or the skin around the nails is discolored ot unnatural, further investigation is merited.

No matter the race, normal nails should be pinkish and have a lighter pinkish-white area near their base. Nails that don't appear like that are indicators that something is out of whack internally and a trip to the doctor may be in order.

The five most dangerous signs

Nails that exhibit one or more of these properties are warning signs. If your nails have any of these telltale qualities it may be a good idea to see a doctor for a check-up as soon as you can.

Clubbed nails are a very dangerous condition that warns of severe lung, bowel, or liver disease. If you notice your nails have skin that appears to have swollen, or the nails themselves have puffed out around your fingers seek medical help immediately.

Splitting nails appear to be flaking away and the condition is chronic. Although the nails are warning of a malady, it's not something that normally leads to death. Left untreated, however, illnesses signaled by splitting nails can become chronic, even severe. In most cases split nails result from ongoing malnutrition caused by poor diets, the beginning stages of psoriasis, or a significant lack of protein and possibly too little Vitamin C and folic acid in the diet.

Discolored nails are the most common nail discolorations all indicate moderate to sever illness. Many who suffer from hepatitis are unaware they carry the disease. Monitoring the nails provides a clue: if the nails are a milky white color it may be a sign of a liver disease, such as hepatitus. Other colors are clues to other ailments: nails with dark stripes near the base are a sign of congestive heart failure; red streaks mean a possible infection of the heart valve; lack of sufficient oxygenated blood makes nails appear blue, while green nails signal a likely bacteriological infection.

If your nails appear similar to the photo see a doctor

'Spoon' nails are another major warning sign of something going seriously wrong internally. Spoon nails are concave and curved upward, sometimes curved enough so they actually appear like tiny spoons. The condition is created by a number of possible illnesses such as advancing heart disease, anemia, thyroid disorders (commonly hypothyroidism), or a malfunctioning liver that soaks up too much free iron from the blood (a malady known ashemachromatosis).

Thickening nails are nails that appear abnormally thick. Eventually the nails begin appearing clawlike. A number of diseases are indicated by thick nails including lung diseases, fungal infections, the early stages of circulatory problems, and thyroid disease.

A thumbnail exhibiting prominent ridges

Other lesser conditions such as brittle nails (bacteria, thyroid, hormonal imbalances), pitted nails (insufficient zinc in the diet or psoriasis), and ridges (inflammatory arthritis or iron deficiency) should also be watched for all are early health warnings.

The body also signals problems in many other ways, that's why the ancient physicians and today's holistic medicine practitioners often check the eyes, tongue, and inner ears, some even take hair samples.

Yet, in the end, it's you the patient who's most responsible for your good health and maintaining it. Periodically checking your nails for early warnings of encroaching illnesses is another way to take charge of your body.

George Wong 

Competence Advisor - Process 

BLNG Lumut, Seria, KC2935, Brunei Darussalam

Tel: +673-3-37 8258
Email: George.L.M.Wong@bruneilng.com
Internet: www.bruneilng.

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Dialysis, a forum.

I am motivated to support the establishment of a new blog.
The specific interest is "dialysis", for the poor kidney support function processes.

For readers whose interest into the subject will/can assist to provide feedback, advice, logistics, costs, processes, Etc, etc, etc..from a personal perspective. Non profitable.
It will n can give awareness  that patients n their next of kin a new hope for normal living.
In a different environment, lengthy in processes but manageable.

Look out for it.
Called "Dialysis, your external kidney"..

Tks.

Revival recollection n rekindling.

Many moons passed. Many events went by.
I do find the precious time to be more involved with my blog.
Perhaps time is not too constrained and the negative impact noticed as I visited older interesting blogs and had found them redundantly ineffective. It must not happen to me.
I welcome actions now and support.
Thank you all.