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My trip to Lamont Illinois for the Funeral Mass of Bishop Rozman

Memories of my trip to Lamont Illinois - Bishop Gregorij Rozman's Memorial Mass

With much gratitude I can say that I was present at the funeral Mass of the very beloved Bishop Gregorij Rozman on April 3rd this year, 2013 in Lamont, Illinois. As a member of St. Mary's Church in Collinwood (Cleveland, OH) I became aware of a bus trip scheduled to go to Lamont. My, now deceased, maternal grandmother, Mrs. Frances Raischel had taken many trips to Lamont Illinois in the years that I was growing up. Out of curiosity, I signed up for this trip with the intention of finding out what attracted my grandmother and 'called' her to go on bus trips to this city. I had no idea what I was in for. The bus ride to Illinois was a delight. I'd looked to the internet before leaving for the trip to find out some details of this man, Bishop Rozman: but, little did I know there was much more to this man, and more to the story than I had found in my online search.

"The story of Bishop Rozman's life, his mission and his death, is beautifully written in the article below, written by Michelle Martin . What I may add is that everything in that article was told to me during the weekend I spent in Lamont. As the article states, the people attending this funeral, were the children of the generation of refugees that left Slovenia in the aftermath of World War II. The article states that "Documents have been uncovered showing that Bishop Rožman worked to rescue thousands of people from death or imprisonment at the hands of the occupiers." And that is exactly what was told to me by the lovely people on this trip. I will be forever grateful for the time, and tears,(tears were shed,) in the retelling of the horrer suffered by the families of these 'children of the refugees.' Tears came into the eyes of one very gentle man, Stanley, who told me what had happened to his parents,..." to this article ...

Welcome home Gina, Amanda and Michele! God bless each of you. God bless your families. God Bless your recovery.

Thank You Charles Ramsey! You didn't "keep walking"

- You could have ignored the cries from the house: but you didn't - and for that - you are a hero, and one of God's angels. Thank you.

Sincerely, Your Health And Tech Friend Magazine

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Just what - constitutes - 'real' food? Is all food created equal? What about genetically modified food... what is it, and does it provide real nurishment? Let's find out. Nancy

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  "At the end of times the merchants of the world will deceive the nations of the world through

Their Pharmacia." (sorcery) - Rev 18:23

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"If people let the government decide what
foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as

sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny." -- Thomas Jefferson

"Napturally Curly" Hair - My comment to Lisa Irby's - going natural....

Hi there! My comment below is my response to one of Lisa Irby's pages on "www.NapturallyCurly.com"

She is on the right track with going 'natural' with her hair. Lisa is one of my 'hero's' in the website building industry; and now, I see, we share the desire to essentially,'Go Green' and be natural in the 'hair department.'

For me, that was in a switch from artificial 'unnatural' chemical hair color products, to using Henna for my hair color needs. Please see my video on You Tube; 'Using Henna for Hair Color.' I have, three videos for this purpose. (Please see Video One below - also see my You Tube Channel.) Nancy Koncilja Gursih

"Hi! As a cosmetologist, I’d like to say that Lisa is on the right track with ‘Body, Mind, and Spirit’ health. Looking to natural and healthy is much smarter. Beauty starts within. In the ‘Salon World’ I found much application of products on the ‘outside’ of the hair: this isn’t true, or lasting effort: it actually causes damage in the ‘short’ and ‘long’ run.

Our true freedom and happiness begins from within; and can start with a change of our thinking about things like our hair… I could go on, but I’ll stop there. Natural beauty begins inside, healthy hair begins ‘inside’. Taking oil vitamins; and supporting minerals – promotes beautiful hair, as Lisa says, ‘the hair that grows on our head naturally.’ The way that Lisa is styling and caring for her hair, produces just beautiful results.

Nancy Koncilja Gurish Your Health And Tech Friend

Living With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

My Life With Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder

The difficulty I am having in writing about this is because I am living, most successfully with this awful disorder. How can I say 'successfully' and 'awful disorder' in the same sentence? Well, I'll try and explain. At this time I am 56 years old and I believe the symptoms of this malady came about at the age of 12. It has been quite a long time that I've been managing my life around it. One great source of help came to me by way of a therapist named James Priester, LISW-S, Ph.D. in Ohio. He introduced me to the teachings of a Dr. Claire Weekes, (1903 - 1990) who had a book out at that time, of her treatment for anxiety disorder, called Looking to the internet today I see she is termed "Anxiety Superhero." Thinking back to my therapy with Jim Priester, I can recall that he termed Dr. Weekes' book, 'the Bible for agorophobics.' My sessions with Dr. Priester and the information he gave to me about Dr. Weekes (and a set of cassette tapes of Dr. Weekes' treatment method, provided me with a lifetime of help with OCD. Because of this, I am living each day, practicing her methods; and living pretty successfully with this disorder. In life there almost always seems to be a 'but' or 'however' and in this case there is quite a big one. I am living with it daily and it still is a very difficult to live with. I came to the conclusion many years ago that, I wouldn't wish my life on my worst enemy. The main reason is the OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder and the anxiety and sometimes agorophobia which comes with it; the rituals alone... are something that will bring an average guy to his knees. Or an average woman, and it did bring me down quite a bit. --> At this time I am going to stop writing about my life with OCD. What I will be doing is making a video about my feelings and my experience with this disorder. I feel that I can talk about my thoughts easier than write about them. If you have OCD - please know that Dr. Weekes' therapy does work and I would recommend it highly. It has helped me to manage my life pretty well. I'd really rather not have this troublesome disorder, but if I have to have something, it's not that bad! Huh? If I find another story of a fellow sufferer, I will put that information on this page also. I'll do that a.s.a.p. Nancy Gurish

Trust God with all of your heart!

In this life I have needed to find a source of strength which was greater than me. Through the disease of alcoholism, after many years, I was forced by pain, to admit defeat - at that moment I was able to turn to God and sincerely ask for help. Before that point I tried everything in 'my' power to help myself, to no avail. Once I became willing to ask for help, from people as well as from my 'power greater than myself', God - then I started to receive help. Help came in the form of 'stopping' drinking alcohol (a day at a time) - and that was just the beginning. Through practice of - turning problems, and life's difficulties, over to God as I understand God; I began to build trust. Believing in God and trusting in God are two very different things; for me. I had believed in God all of my life; but I never believed that He could or would 'work' for me. Not until the pain became bad enough and I was willing to give it a try. Today, 24 years into this practice of, praying daily; asking God for help to live this one day. Asking for release from the alcoholic obsession - and coming to find that I could ask God for many things, and obtain an answer. Today, after 24 years of practice I can attest to the fact that you can 'Pray in all things, and trust God.' Padre Pio said, "Pray Hope, and Don't Worry". That is what I like to share... another is, 'pray without ceasing.' I've prayed throughout a day and found that I almost prayed, 'without ceasing'.

My life is new today. It is brand new every day. The roles I play in my days these days, are very different from what they were 24 years ago - when I first began my journey of living a day at a time, and of prayer... and meditation... and trust in God. My days are so full today. Twenty-four years ago, I was a shell of the person that I am today. Today I wear many hats, and I am accountable to many people. People can count on me today. I am useful to people today. I like myself today. I even have trust in myself today... because of my trust in God. Because I have faith in God, I know that with God's help, I can do anything. That is a very big thing to me. In my past all I had was worry and fear. I didn't trust anything about myself, and I hardly trusted the ground beneath my feet.

Nancy Koncilja Gurish Your Health And Tech Friend

The following is a paragraph I found from a website that has some good information on alcoholism and problem drinking... you may wish to take a look. - Nancy

"Alcoholism is a word which many people use to mean alcohol dependence (alcohol addiction). Some people are problem drinkers without being dependent on alcohol. If you are alcohol-dependent then detoxification ('detox') can help you to stop drinking."

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Open Letters To Ann Romney

There are 'Open Letters to Ann Romney'

written in response to her talk at the Republican National Convention. I watched her speech and I did have strong feelings at what she had to say. I searched for 'open letters' to see what was ~out there` on the internet on other peoples' minds and I found several letters, which expressed my thoughts. So I published the links. I felt that "if I stand for nothing, I'll fall for anything" and I didn't want to do that. But, after more prayer and consideration; I felt that, what I'd like my website to stand for is, "if I can hurt you I won't, and if I can help you, I will." With that in mind, I removed the copy material from the letters; but, with regard to helping - I do feel a connection with the women and men who posted open letters to Mrs. Romney. Their feelings express the great difference(s) in the lives of the people in the United States. So, in that regard I do have a source to link to for one of the Open Letters to Ann Romney. At this source you will find one letter to Mrs. Romney. There are other open letters to be found on the internet in a Google search (more now than two weeks ago.) One of them had an 'attack' feeling that I don't necessarily want to speak to. That letter is also valid (in my opinion) but I chose not to go with it. Mrs. Romney did not speak to me that day, at her speech at the RNC. It took quite some time for me to find an answer to my question, which was - "Who is she talking to?" Which women?" She wasn't speaking to me at all, and I could not think of which women in 'my view of these United States' she may be addressing. (Possibly Ms. Ellie from the 1980's t.v. show Dallas?) To address just one part of her speach, I don't feel that either sex, men or women, hold the United States together, 'the women' is what she said, holds the United States together... In my opinion, and from what I see with my own eyes; it is the men and women of the United States that makes us what and who we are, in the United States. I am very proud to be an American; in all regards because at the least; we are the best of all in democracy, if we choose to retain our democracy as it was meant... oh, I really don't want to go there anymore now do I? I pray for our United States regularly, because I love the mix that we are; the melting pot.... There is such flavor in our communities. I couldn't choose to leave that; or to lose that. At the core of the strife, in my opinion is simply ignorance. Whether stubborn ignorance, or immature ignorance. Immature ignorance can change with age and experience. Stubborn ignorance really needs prayer. Enough from me. Your Health And Tech Friend....... .......

I know the title of this particular page will turn up now and then, and until it dies down, I'll just send this replacement page out to you. There are many people with different opinions on anything; some people hold the same beliefs as I have. Your Health And Tech Friend, is not about my opinion on current issues... even when I'd like to dip in to that territory. Your Health And Tech Friend wishes to remain politically neutral, so that I can serve anyone, in a safe environment; a friendly environment.

Michelle Obama has long been a champion of Jason Wu...

"...Michelle Obama has long been a champion of Jason Wu, famously appearing in one of his designs at the Inaugural Ball in 2009. But now, she has taken her support one step further: she is the first person to wear his brand new contemporary label, Miss Wu, which doesn’t hit stores until January 2013...." "...The First Lady was the first person to be photographed in Miss Wu, the designer’s forthcoming contemporary label, when she appeared at a campaign event in Cincinnati on Wednesday. "...The Jason Wu Collection was established with a commitment to making beautifully crafted clothes with a modern sophistication. Jason has always been driven by a curiosity to learn about construction, workmanship and perfecting every detail of his designs. “My philosophy has always been to build a garment from the inside out,” explains Jason...."

As a child he began using dolls as mannequins to learn how to sew after his mother bought him his first sewing machine. The small nature of the mannequins taught him to fine tune every minute detail of his designs. Today, he continues on the same path, striving for perfection in his collection where he must start working 5-6 months in advance of their presentation. Over 90% of his fabrics are produced in Italy and France, most of which are designed for and exclusive to Jason. Each season he creates unique prints based on the inspiration of the season and frequently explores new and innovative ways of printing them onto fabric. As the entire accessory collection is produced in Italy, he begins the process by creating custom hardware, heels and working closely with the tanneries to develop unique designs. His many intricate embellishments take at least 5 months to create. The signature feather details are created ..." ... to this page ...

Human Trafficking... One of the Fastest Growing Criminal Industries...

After reading recent information about foreign; non-citizen workers, domestic and others in the United States: with this information coming to light I was reminded of someone I had met in early to mid 1990. I had started working in the kitchen of a sports bar; the manager was a woman in her, late 30's, maybe early 40's. She was a single, and working mom of a young boy who was about 4 or 5 years old. Usually on Saturday's this woman would bring a young girl in to the bar with her; the girl was maybe 17 years old; she said her name was Jackie; she was Asian. She was the 'babysitter' for this woman, who was caucasian. From some conversations we had, I know that the young woman lived with this woman and the small boy. The girl talked of going to college in the next year. Jackie seemed very immature; happy, ... very young minded and not a worldly person. Things didn't seem right the way she was spoken to, by the bar manager. Now, I look back and can see that it probably wasn't right. I don't know how this young Asian girl got involved in this older woman's life, as her baby sitter. Today I can see that it quite possibly could have been a situation as is spoken of today; a 'domestic' worker, non-citizen, working for, ?what kind of pay. No social security taxes being paid. No health benefits. Just cheap labor. Within the past weeks I became aware of this situation in another part of America. I volunteered for one of the election boards and was making telephone calls to one of our west coast states. I'm in the mid-west, possibly we aren't as aware of this in the middle states. But I phoned many telephone numbers, for about a two hour period. (I was feeling very patriotic and spent some time on this.) The time; two-hours is important because within that time period, I don't know how many numbers I dialed within that state; but quite a lot of them. What I found was that the persons, registered voters; who the numbers belonged to, would not be home; a person who 'just worked there' would answer. A foreign accent, not an accent too common in the mid-west; and when I asked if they were going to support this candidate in the election they all said, "I'm not a citizen I cannot vote." I thanked them for their time and wished them a good evening. After finding what happend to the family in New York city this past week, or two; the tragedy; of the non-citizen nanny; what I see or think is, "Do they have any health insurance? ... If they are sick, does anyone help them; think of them?" I pretty much see that this would not probably be the case. And their wouldn't be social security benefits... so, as one article on the internet said, they'd have 'to work till they droppped.' I also think of the manufactured items that are made in China (United States owned companies; or otherwise.) But if they are United States owned; and we purchase these goods: Is this no less slave labor just because we don't have to look the people in the eyes? I mean if child labor laws are broken; if people are working in unsafe conditions; breathing in air that our EPA or OSHA wouldn't allow; does this make it better, just because we don't see it? Not in my eyes. Your Health And Tech Friend Please see the article below for information as to what you can do if you suspect that someone is a victim of unfair working practices. There is a link, within the article below where you can give an anonymous tip. --------------- "... under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts, and anyone forced into different forms of "labor or services," such as domestic workers held in a home, or farm-workers forced to labor against their will. The factors that each of these situations have in common are ..." ...continued....

Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery where people profit from the control and exploitation of others. As defined under U.S. federal law, victims of human trafficking include children involved in the sex trade, adults age 18 or over who are coerced or deceived into commercial sex acts, and anyone forced into different forms of "labor or services," such as domestic workers held in a home, or farm-workers forced to labor against their will. The factors that each of these situations have in common are elements of force, fraud, or coercion that are used to control people. Then, that control is tied to inducing someone into commercial sex acts, or labor or services. Numerous people in the field have summed up the concept of human trafficking as "compelled service." Every year, human traffickers generate billions of dollars in profits by victimizing millions of people around the world, and here in the United States. Human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world...." "... Victims of human trafficking in the United States include U.S. citizens or foreign nationals, adults or minors, and men or women. Foreign-born victims in the U.S. may be either documented or undocumented.

Because human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries, the U.S. government and academic researchers are currently working on an up-to-date estimate of the total number of trafficked persons in the United States annually. With 100,000 children estimated to be in the sex trade in the United States each year, it is clear that the total number of human trafficking victims in the U.S. reaches into the hundreds of thousands when estimates of both adults and minors and sex trafficking and labor trafficking are aggregated. Because human trafficking is considered to be one of the fastest growing criminal industries, the U.S. government and academic researchers are currently working on an up-to-date estimate of the total number of trafficked persons in the United States annually. With 100,000 children estimated to be in the sex trade in the United States each year, it is clear that the total number of human trafficking victims in the U.S. reaches into the hundreds of thousands when estimates of both adults and minors and sex trafficking and labor trafficking are aggregated. (please click through to the original article to report any tips or to find more statistics and data) Forms of forced labor have been found in numerous places in the United States, including cases of people forced to work in restaurants. It is estimated that there are 100,000 children in the sex trade in the... continue to this text and source ...

"join the boob-olution!"

Hey, mamas! Did you know August is National Breastfeeding Month? For such a great cause, we've created a campaign all about spreading the word that breastfeeding doesn't suck!
Mark your calendar. August 15 is now officially Public Display of Breastfeeding (PDB) day! If you're shy, you're going to have to leave some of your modesty at home, because we want you to (you guessed it) nurse your baby out in the open. --> Let everyone see that you're proud to be a breastfeeding mama! Moms everywhere will be doing it!
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Potters Bar Brownie Troop Helps Hunger In Malawi....

Potters Bar Brownie Troop Helps Hunger In Malawi....

DUE to the good work of the Potters Bar brownies, 50 backpacks full of useful items are on their way to the poverty-struck country Malawi.

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5th Potters Bar Brownies packed backpacks to support the Mary's Meals project

As part of the ‘Together we can’ project undertaken by the brownies, awareness had to be raised about poor places across the world leading to ideas of ways to fundraise.

The brownies at Potters Bar decided to support the project ‘Mary’s Meals’, which has a backpack appeal asking fundraisers to fill a backpack with educational and lifestyle items.

The 5th Potters Bar Brownies leader Nikki Sullivan said: “The Backpack Project is a simple way to help children from poor families to get to school in countries like Liberia and Malawi.

“Very often these families cannot afford to buy basic things like pencils and notebooks, or even suitable clothes to wear to school, and so children miss out on an education.

5th Potters Bar Brownies packed backpacks to support the Mary's Meals project

“Along with the free school meal that Mary’s Meals provides, costing as little as £6.15 per child, per year, the backpacks that we send help children to get an education that will help them escape poverty in later life.”

The brownies asked sister organisations, such as scouts, cubs, beavers, guides and rainbows, to help the project by donating items such as notepads, pencils, crayons, rulers, toothpaste, toothbrushes and items of....click to follow this article....http://www.yourhealthandtechfriend.com/potters_bar_hertfordshire,_uk.htm

Aspertame And The Brain

Sometimes I feel sad when I think about how different things are today, from when I was growing up. In tenth grade I first tried the cola named 'Tab' - ohhh, that was awful tasting stuff. But, because it 'had no sugar' I tried very hard to like it. At home my mom used saccharine: oh! Talk about a very bad taste. I tried it straight out of the bottle: little drops would come out of it. Clear, liquid in about a 5 oz bottle. I'm not certain when but eventually Pepsi came out with Diet Pepsi, and that was pretty good. Then Coke: not certain which came first. I do remember getting Diet Pepsi in a bottle. That was a taste that was a little easier to get used to. Soon, boy that was all that I drank. Diet colas; mostly I preferred the pepsi. Coke was sweeter than I liked. By 1989/90 I was drinking about one or two 2-liter bottles a day. This has not been an easy habit for me to break. But, over a few months time within this last year, after some constant reminders from my daughter, I am now diet cola free. And I'm not missing it finally. I did miss it for awhile; I'd have one every week, maybe two; I sort of weaned my way off of them. But I'm free of it, and I can say that my memory is more sharp. I can actually go to the local grocery store without a list; and my recall on everything is very good. It was not very good in the past. I constantly had to ask myself "what was I looking for" - "what did I come here for." Not any more! Your Health And Tech Friend P.S. It is my recommendation that we do not drink beverages with aspertame, and other artificial sweeteners; or consume other products with the artificial stuff in it. Would we run our cars on artificial gas? How long would they run properly. Just a thought. P.P.S. Check out the side effects of truvia...

My Daughter's Scoliosis Update....

An important change in my daughter’s spine is indicated in this way. She practices ballet: for class; naturally, she needs to shave her armpits (my daughter also has nystagmus, her eyes move from side to side). My husband and I believe that nystagmus is related to scoliosis. With nystagmus it makes it difficult for her to shave her underarms by herself. I’ve helped her through the past five years with this. Since she has been consistently taking the body balance kit: of liquid, angstrom sized minerals; along with other supplemental minerals and ‘good’ vitamins. Her armpit structure has changed. We could see the change in her spine. I will post pictures here as soon as time allows. I’ve got pictures from last year, the year before; and from a couple of different months in 2011/12. There is a clear change in her spine; not in height, but in the shape of the curve. However as I helped her with her underarms; there used to be a concave shape in her right armpit: it made it difficult to shave this particular armpit. The left one was more flat shaped (had no real shape.) Today, this is June 2, 2012; there is symmetry in the shape of her armpits. That blew me away when I first detected it. It was possibly three five months ago that I noticed this change. She’d been taking the minerals most consistently this past 6 months. These are minerals which I purchase from a company called Water Divine. I’d like you to understand that I do not sell any product, and I am not an affiliate for anyone. I’ve taken on this website in order to share the benefits which my family and I get from using colloidal silver, which I make myself. Again, I don’t sell anything. However, at work I had a friend who talked to me about the products he takes, which were from that company, Water Divine. That was when I found them. That was about 3 years ago. We have used them since, however not as consistently as in this past, maybe 8 months. They (mineral foundation and support) are the true answer to correction of disease. And they are the true prevention of disease. We are also using MMS as I belive there is a viral link to scoliosis. (Please use discretion in using any alternative source of health or wellness products. Your Health And Tech Friend is not a medical provider.) I’m fired up about this now… But enough for this time.

We Need Spiritual Roots..."Family Roots"...

I don't watch much television anymore, but yesterday I also saw an episode of (Dr. Oz) .... my parents watch Dr. Oz and I go to their house. Among the guests were a couple of women who 'the experts' said were lacking some sort of feelings of self-worth, and advised things such as screaming; and self-talk, and ... all of these external things. What I saw in the two women

was a lack of anything substantial in their 'spiritual make-up'. No foundation to them. I'm certain now, that they no doubt have no mineral foundation; however, those women and I believe our country; and our world - lack a spiritual foundation.

This is quite a step but I'll take it. The family foundation has been rocked; but as to the talk of what constitutes a family; as in, marriage among the same sex: no doubt any family foundation

would be something that could change our world. The family indeed has been lost; why negate or undermine the existance and goodness of any family unit. Whether in a marriage union, or 'friends living together' - the way that some people find family.

Family isn't always and maybe not usually found among blood lines - or through marriage. We need structure, we need love in our lives. True concern and caring for one anothers' welfare. And we need spiritual roots. A firm bedrock of God in our lives.

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...human body possesses amazing healing powers...

  
The human body possesses amazing healing powers that enable it to bounce back from a vast array of illhttp://www.yourhealthandtechfriend.com/disease_is_reversible.htmnesses and injuries. Sometimes broken bones can heal so thoroughly within a few months that even an x-ray can't determine the original fracture line.

Doctors often play a vital, sometimes lifesaving, role in a bone's healing process. But, these experts basically help the body heal itself. Doctors provide optimal conditions for bone repair and healing to take place. The rest is up to your cells. .... 

	 
 		 
	 

The human body possesses amazing healing powers that enable it to bounce back from a vast array of illnesses and injuries. Sometimes broken bones can heal so thoroughly within a few months that even an x-ray can't determine the original fracture line.
Doctors often play a vital, sometimes lifesaving, role in a bone's healing process. But, these experts basically help the body heal itself. Doctors provide optimal conditions for bone repair and healing to take place. The rest is up to your cells. .... (Please click the

The human body possesses amazing healing powers that enable it to bounce back from a vast array of illnesses and injuries. Sometimes broken bones can heal so thoroughly within a few months that even an x-ray can't determine the original fracture line.
Doctors often play a vital, sometimes lifesaving, role in a bone's healing process. But, these experts basically help the body heal itself. Doctors provide optimal conditions for bone repair and healing to take place. The rest is up to your cells. .... (Please click the

Cough that won't go away - April 2, 2012

We take liquid minerals (angstrom sized) in our home for health maintenance, and for fighting flu and cold.   My daughter and husband have the most recent 'flu/cold'  (the cough that won't go away.)  We don't use traditional medicine in our home to the extent that we can avoid it. [I have a web page on my attempt to rid myself of this flu/cold on my website, Your Health And Tech Friend on a page I titled: Yikes! I've got a cold.   I didn't do well, I'm still learning the proper use of minerals.]   Last night, I'd just gotten to bed, and our daughter began to cough.  I'd given her some minerals just before bed but she was coughing again.  I got out the bottle of liquid copper, and brought her about a half ounce in a glass of 'angstrom sized' liquid copper.  After drinking it, maybe 5 minutes later she coughed again... (I was tired, I thought "oh, maybe it won't do it.")  But that was it, she fell asleep.  She slept through the night.    That was approx. 10:30pm (4/1/12)  it is now 8:15 a.m. (4/2/12) and she is not coughing and she is sleeping in.   My 16 year old daughter and husband have been battling this cough/throat congestion for two weeks.  Family members who have this cough, and have gone to doctors, have been given antibiotics (just this past two weeks,) and it has not helped the cough.  This seems to be a virus, which is not stopped by antibiotics.  That was why we knew we would not receive help from a trip to the doctors.   We've been using colloidal silver, colloidal zinc and colloidal copper; alternating the use of these.  We are in the  northeastern part of Ohio with family in near southern ohio.

Now,  liquid minerals have antiviral and antibacterial properties.  Just as some herbs, such as oragano have antiviral, so do minerals, of course colloidal silver does.  I got online this morning and requested if (some viruses respond better to certain minerals rather than others... i.e.  copper than zinc, or silver; I looked up whether some minerals resist certain bacteria better than other minerals.)  I found the article below (from Wikipedia.)

Note: copper was the last thing she had at 10:30 last night.  If you read the items below, I've highlighted the part(s) that are most understandable to the layman's eye, it looks as if copper "has the ability to destroy" certain bacteria/strains of microbes...  ' such as the influenza A virus, adenovirus, fungi, staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), staphylococcus, clostridium difficile..'. some of those are easy to recognise and are familiar, I've not heard of clostridium difficile, but I think it is something common. Yes, (It is a common virus rivelling MRSA as a hospital-acquired infection.)

Your Health And Tech Friend 

P.S.  I think colloidal copper is the answer to this current strain of virus!
P.P.S. There is much to research and learn before using any alterntive avenues.  www.yourhealthandtechfriend.com is a magazine for enlightening, uplifting and entertaining.  We are not a medical source and do not promote the use of any alternative medical care or any particular products.  If you have a medical condition, you must see a medical doctor.
P.P.S.  I believe that foods high in copper, zinc and other minerals would be highly beneficial in staying healthy or in regaining health.
P.P.P.S.  I've had diarrhea  myself since yesterday (this is now 2:30 pm) I've taken the liquid copper, several times; about a tablespoon at a time, and it is under control.  My daughter is feeling better; no cough; resting her voice, as it had become laryngitis.  I'll update this entry soon.

From Wikipedia...
"...Copper alloy surfaces have

intrinsic properties to destroy a wide range of microorganisms. In the interest of protecting public health, especially in heathcare environments with their susceptible patient populations, an abundance of peer-reviewed antimicrobial efficacy studies have been conducted in the past 10 years regarding copper’s efficacy to destroy E. coli O157:H7, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Staphylococcus, Clostridium difficile, influenza A virus, adenovirus, and fungi.[22] Stainless steel was also investigated since it is such an important surface material in today’s healthcare environments. The studies cited here, plus others directed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, resulted in the 2008 registration of 274 different copper alloys as certified antimicrobial materials that have public health benefits."....

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"...Clostridium difficile, an anaerobic bacterium, is a major cause of potentially life-threatening disease, including nosocomial diarrheal infections, especially in developed countries.[35] C. difficile endospores can survive for up to five months on surfaces.[36] The pathogen is frequently transmitted by the hands of healthcare workers in hospital environments. C. difficile is currently a leading hospital-acquired infection in the UK,[37] and rivals MRSA as the most common organism to cause hospital acquired infections in the US[38] It is responsible for a series of intestinal health complications, often referred to collectively as Clostridium difficile Associated Disease (CDAD).

The antimicrobial efficacy of various copper alloys against Clostridium difficile was recently evaluated.[39] The viability of C. difficile spores and vegetative cells were studied on copper alloys C11000 (99.9% copper), C51000 (95% copper), C70600 (90% copper), C26000 (70% copper), and C75200 (65% copper). Stainless steel (S30400) was used as the experimental control. The copper alloys significantly reduced the viability of both C. difficile spores and vegetative cells. On C75200, near total kill was observed after one hour. On C11000, near total kill was observed after 3 hours. On C70600, near total kill was observed after 5 hours. On C26000, near total kill was achieved after 48 hours. On stainless steel, no reductions in viable organisms were observed after 72 hours (3 days) of exposure and no significant reduction was observed within 168 hours (1 week).

Main article: Influenza A virus
Influenza, commonly known as flu, is an infectious disease from a viral pathogen different from the one that produces the common cold. Symptoms of influenza, which are much more severe than the common cold, include fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. Influenza can cause pneumonia, which can be fatal, particularly in young children and the elderly.

After incubation for one hour on copper, active influenza A virus particles were reduced by 75%.[40][41] After six hours, the particles were reduced on copper by 99.999%. Influenza A virus was found to survive in large numbers on stainless steel.

Once surfaces are contaminated with virus particles, fingers can transfer particles to up to seven other clean surfaces.[42] Because of copper’s ability to destroy influenza A virus particles, copper can help to prevent cross-contamination of this viral pathogen.
Main article: Adenoviridae

Adenovirus is a group of viruses that infect the tissue lining membranes of the respiratory and urinary tracts, eyes, and intestines. Adenoviruses account for about 10% of acute respiratory infections in children. These viruses are a frequent cause of diarrhea.

In a recent study, 75% of adenovirus particles were inactivated on copper (C11000) within 1 hour. Within six hours, 99.999% of the adenovirus particles were inactivated. Within six hours, 50% of the infectious adenovirus particles survived on stainless steel.[41]


The antifungal efficacy of copper was compared to aluminium on the following organisms that can cause human infections: Aspergillus spp., Fusarium spp., Penicillium chrysogenum, Aspergillus niger and Candida albicans.[43] An increased die-off of fungal spores was found on copper surfaces compared with aluminium. Aspergillus niger growth occurred on the aluminium coupons; growth was inhibited on and around copper coupons...."...

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"...Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a dangerous bacteria strain because it is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics.[30][31] Recent strains of the bacteria, EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16, are highly transmissible and durable. This is of extreme importance to those concerned with reducing the incidence of hospital-acquired MRSA infections.
 In 2008, after evaluating a wide body of research mandated specifically by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), registration approvals were granted by EPA in 2008 granting that copper alloys kill more than 99.9% of MRSA within two hours.
 Subsequent research conducted at the University of Southampton (UK) compared the antimicrobial efficacies of copper and several non-copper proprietary coating products to kill MRSA.[32][33] At 20 °C, the drop-off in MRSA organisms on copper alloy C11000 is dramatic and almost complete (over 99.9% kill rate) within 75 minutes. However, neither a triclosan-based product nor two silver-containing based antimicrobial treatments (Ag-A and Ag-B) exhibited any meaningful efficacy against MRSA. Stainless steel S30400 did not exhibit any antimicrobial efficacy.

In 2004, the University of Southampton research team was the first to clearly demonstrate that copper inhibits MRSA.[34] On copper alloys — C19700 (99% copper), C24000 (80% copper), and C77000 (55% copper) — significant reductions in viability were achieved at room temperatures after 1.5 hours, 3.0 hours and 4.5 hours, respectively. Faster antimicrobial efficacies were associated with higher copper alloy content. Stainless steel did not exhibit any bactericidal benefits."...