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DON=E2=80=99T MISS THESE POSTS=E2=80=A6

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

* CHRONIC PAIN HARMS THE BRAIN = Scientific=20 study

* Fibromyalgia video to pass on to all = your loved=20 ones and sceptics

* Media presentation=E2=80=93best = commercial

* and don=E2=80=99t miss Sylvia=E2=80=99s article, Little=20 Foxes Spoil the love, Candace=E2=80=99s = Radio show on Money=20 Management and Amy=E2=80=99s Prayer = found on the left=20 side-bar under =E2=80=9CArticles by:=E2=80=9D

For God so loVed the world,

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Chronic Pain Harms The Brain

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Health News by Jonnie Wright

ScienceDaily (Feb. 6, 2008) = =E2=80=94 People=20 with unrelenting pain don=E2=80=99t only suffer from the non-stop = sensation of throbbing=20 pain. They also have trouble sleeping, are often depressed, anxious and = even=20 have difficulty making simple decisions.

In a new study, investigators at Northwestern = University=E2=80=99s=20 Feinberg School of Medicine have identified a clue that may explain how=20 suffering long-term pain could trigger these other pain-related = symptoms.

Researchers found that in a healthy brain all the = regions exist=20 in a state of equilibrium. When one region is active, the others quiet = down. But=20 in people with chronic pain, a front region of the cortex mostly = associated with=20 emotion =E2=80=9Cnever shuts up,=E2=80=9D said Dante Chialvo, lead = author and associate research=20 professor of physiology at the Feinberg School. =E2=80=9CThe areas that = are affected=20 fail to deactivate when they should.=E2=80=9D

They are stuck on full throttle, wearing out neurons = and=20 altering their connections to each other. This is the first = demonstration of=20 brain disturbances in chronic pain patients not directly related to the=20 sensation of pain.

Chialvo and colleagues used functional magnetic = resonance=20 imaging (fMRI) to scan the brains of people with chronic low back pain = and a=20 group of pain-free volunteers while both groups were tracking a moving = bar on a=20 computer screen. The study showed the pain sufferers performed the task = well but=20 =E2=80=9Cat the expense of using their brain differently than the = pain-free group,=E2=80=9D=20 Chialvo said.

When certain parts of the cortex were activated in = the=20 pain-free group, some others were deactivated, maintaining a cooperative = equilibrium between the regions. This equilibrium also is known as the = resting=20 state network of the brain. In the chronic pain group, however, one of = the nodes=20 of this network did not quiet down as it did in the pain-free = subjects.

This constant firing of neurons in these regions of = the brain=20 could cause permanent damage, Chialvo said. =E2=80=9CWe know when = neurons fire too much=20 they may change their connections with other neurons and or even die = because=20 they can=E2=80=99t sustain high activity for so long,=E2=80=9D he = explained.

=E2=80=98If you are a chronic pain patient, you have = pain 24 hours a=20 day, seven days a week, every minute of your life,=E2=80=9D Chialvo = said. =E2=80=9CThat=20 permanent perception of pain in your brain makes these areas in your = brain=20 continuously active. This continuous dysfunction in the equilibrium of = the brain=20 can change the wiring forever and could hurt the brain.=E2=80=9D

Chialvo hypothesized the subsequent changes in wiring = =E2=80=9Cmay make=20 it harder for you to make a decision or be in a good mood to get up in = the=20 morning. It could be that pain produces depression and the other = reported=20 abnormalities because it disturbs the balance of the brain as a = whole.=E2=80=9D

He said his findings show it is essential to study = new=20 approaches to treat patients not just to control their pain but also to = evaluate=20 and prevent the dysfunction that may be generated in the brain by the = chronic=20 pain.

The study will be published Feb. 6 in The Journal of=20 Neuroscience. Chialvo=E2=80=99s collaborators in this project are Marwan = Baliki, a=20 graduate student; Paul Geha, a post-doctoral fellow, and Vania Apkarian, = professor of physiology and of anesthesiology, all at the Feinberg = School.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080205171755= .htm

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Educational DVD on Fibromyalgia

Posted on February 8th, 2008 in Fibromyalgia by Jonnie Wright

New Educational DVD on Fibromyalgia = - Watch It=20 Online, Pass the Word

by Marly=20 Silverman
ImmuneSupport.com

02-04-2008The Following Announcement = was Issued=20 February 2 to =E2=80=9CFriends and Family=E2=80=9D by Marly Silverman, = founder of Patient=20 Alliance for Neuroendocrineimmune Disorders Organization for Research = and=20 Advocacy (P.A.N.D.O.R.A.) The Information Network = Television=20 (INT), a state of the art educational film production company with = offices in=20 Boca Raton, Florida, has released their Healthy Body, Healthy Mind video = segment=20 on Fibromyalgia (FM).n The video depicts the personal stories of = several FM=20 patients throughout the country, including P.A.N.D.O.R.A.=E2=80=99s = founder Marly=20 Silverman and South Florida rheumatologist Dr. Steven Croft.n = Also=20 interviewed were Dr. Don Goldenberg and Dr. Daniel Claw, and patients = Andy Wold,=20 Judy Stern, Lynne Matallana (President of the National Fibromyalgia = Association)=20 and Judith Becerra. =

The educational segment was produced by Phyllis = Kramer, and she=20 captured quite well the challenges that individuals with Fibromyalgia = experience=20 daily. The video is of excellent quality and it uses special graphics = and colors=20 to explain how Fibromyalgia affects the body.

We congratulate its producer Phyllis Kramer and her = crew as=20 well as INT=E2=80=99s Healthy Body, Healthy Mind producers for the = quality invested in=20 the series. The descriptions of the patients=E2=80=99 lives are quite = empowering and=20 uplifting while providing a very serious and compelling description of = what is=20 to suffer with Fibromyalgia.

We also take this opportunity to thank the major = sponsors of=20 the video: Pfizer and King Pharmaceuticals, with additional funding by = Abbott,=20 Inspire Pharmaceuticals, and Genzyme.

P.A.N.D.O.R.A. recommends the purchase of this video = by any FM=20 patient who would like to share it with family members, friends and = family and=20 your family physicians.

Cut and paste these address into browser. Be sure to = use the=20 complete 2-lined address:

http://www.itvisus.com/programs/hbhm/

episode_903_UnderstandingFibromyalgia.asp =

For the = list of=20 public television stations that will broadcast the = =E2=80=9CUnderstanding Fibromyalgia=E2=80=9D=20 segment in your state or geographical area, use this link [then click on = TV=20 Schedule and individual show listings]:

http://www.itvisus.com/programs/hbhm/schedule_=

show.asp?e=3DUnderstanding+Fibromyalgia

I also = encourage you=20 to provide a viewer=E2=80=99s response and or write to them thanking = them for this=20 educational film. Please go to:

http://www.itvisus.com/programs/hbhm/viewer_comments.asp<= /A>

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God is Absolute!

Posted on January 31st, 2008 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

We=20 frequently hear the phrase, =E2=80=9CNever say never!=E2=80=9D such as, = =E2=80=9CI never drink alcohol=E2=80=93except in = cough=20 medicine.=E2=80=9D Or we hear ourselves using the word, = =E2=80=9CAlways!=E2=80=9D as in, =E2=80=9CI=20 always say grace at meals, except in restaurants or with = non-believers!=E2=80=9D We live=20 in a world of exceptions. Even the English language doesn=E2=80=99t = follow its own=20 rules.But God is an absolute. He will always be = perfect. He=20 will always forgive our sins through the blood of Jesus Christ. He = will=20 always love us. He will always keep to His plan for our life, no matter = how many=20 side roads we may go down. He will always be Holy. He will always = answer=20 the prayer of a believer.God will never change. He will never break His = word. He=20 will never abandon us. He will never violate His covenant, or promises = to us. He=20 will never take back the forgiveness of sins that Jesus bought with His = blood.=20 He will never be unfaithful.Our God embodies every always and=20 never in our existence. We are free from these absolute = expectations we=20 place on ourselves. Never again do we need to always do what=E2=80=99s = perfect for every=20 situation and relationship! How much bigger than our world is God.

God is not a man, = that the=20 should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he = speak and=20 then not act? Does he promise and not=20 fulfill? (Num. 23:19)

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Best Commercial Ever!

Posted on January 31st, 2008 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

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CHECK IT OUT!

Posted on January 27th, 2008 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

3D""=20
CHOICES: MANAGING CHRONIC PAIN.

This encouraging book reassures you that = there is=20 spiritual help in spite of discouraging health issues. Viewing your=20 circumstances and relationships through the looking-glass of Scripture = brings=20 new insights and attitude adjustments. Your disease brings life-style = changes=20 that do not have to cause worry and dismay. God walks with you through = these ups=20 and downs. Do not fear!

CHOICES is = the=20 second book in the Series: = God=E2=80=99s Rx for Chronic Pain and is = nearing=20 completion. Read excerpts by finding the page on your left, in this blog = site,=20 and click on the title. I hope you are inspired.

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Make Your Workout Work for Weight Loss

Posted on January 18th, 2008 in Health News by Jonnie Wright

Follow these four smart strategies for adding more activity to help = boost=20 your weight loss.

1) Don=E2=80=99t count on spot training.

So you=E2=80=99d like to lose the extra roll around your middle. Do = you do sit-ups=20 until the cows come home, or do you go for a walk? Aerobic (cardio) = exercise,=20 such as walking, cycling or swimming, are burn fat all over the body. = Those=20 sit-ups may strengthen the muscles under your fat but won=E2=80=99t burn = the fat itself.=20 There is no such thing as spot reduction. For weight loss, you need = aerobic=20 exercise in your workout.

2) Use your muscles.

More muscle tissue means you=E2=80=99ll burn more calories, says = Chuck Corbin, PhD, a=20 professor of exercise and wellness at Arizona State University in Mesa, = Ariz.=20 =E2=80=9CMuscle is more dense than fat, and because it can be worked, it = uses energy,=E2=80=9D=20 he says. Fat does not. =E2=80=9CEven at rest, muscle is burning more = calories than fat,=E2=80=9D=20 says Corbin. The best way to build muscle? Strength-training exercises = using=20 dumbbells, weight machines or resistance bands.

3) Be orderly.

Which type of exercise should you do first =E2=80=93 cardio or = strength training?=20 Many personal trainers recommend doing strength training first. Their = reason?=20 You=E2=80=99ll use your available energy to lift weights, and then when = you do your=20 aerobic exercise, you=E2=80=99ll be more likely to burn fat because you = will have=20 already burned through the calories taken in during the day and will = reach=20 deeper into fat stores. However, some experts say that if weight loss is = your=20 goal, start with cardio. Eric Von Frohlich, a New York City-based = private=20 trainer and group exercise instructor at Equinox fitness clubs, says, = =E2=80=9CIf you do=20 strength-training first, your muscles will be fatigued from lifting = weights,=20 then you won=E2=80=99t be able to do as much cardio work, which means = you=E2=80=99ll burn fewer=20 calories.=E2=80=9D

4) Put in the time.

For years experts have been recommending 30 minutes of activity on = five or=20 more days per week. But to lose weight, more activity is needed; the = USDA=20 recommends 60 to 90 minutes per day. One study showed that people who = lost an=20 average of 72 pounds maintained their loss by exercising one hour per = day. The=20 60 to 90 minutes can be a combination, say 30 minutes of walking, 20 = minutes of=20 strength training, 10 minutes of stretching and 30 minutes of household = chores=20 or gardening.
For general health purposes, experts recommend getting = at least=20 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity (broken into 10- to 15- minute = blocks,=20 if necessary) three times a week. If getting even that much is a = challenge for=20 you, you should speak with your doctor about a safe way to push your = exercise=20 frequency, duration or intensity higher to spur weight loss.

Move Every Day

A single 24-hour period of inactivity can lead to a 25-percent = increase in=20 the amount of fat tissue and a 19-percent increase in the size of fat = cells,=20 according to University of Missouri-Columbia researchers who studied the = effects=20 of daily exercise and inactivity.

http://www.= arthritis.org/workout-for-weight-loss.php

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Psalm 23

Posted on January 10th, 2008 in Devotional by Jonnie Wright

From the many emails that pass through my computer comes an = encouraging=20 commentary on the Shepherd=E2=80=99s Prayer.

The Lord is my = Shepherd=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s Relationship!

I shall not want=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Supply!

He maketh me to lie down in green = pastures=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s = Rest!

He leadeth me beside the still = waters=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s = Refreshment!

He restoreth my soul=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Healing!

He leadeth me in the paths of = righteousness=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Guidance!

For His name sake=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s Purpose!=

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the = shadow of=20 death=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Tribulations!

I will fear no evil=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Protection!

For Thou art with me=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Faithfulness!

Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort = me=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s Discipline!=20

Thou preparest a table before me in the = presence of mine=20 enemies=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Hope!
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Thou annointest my head with oil=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Consecration!

My cup runneth over=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Abundance!=

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all = the days of=20 my life=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Blessing!=

And I will dwell in the house of the = Lord=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Security!

Forever=E2=80=93That=E2=80=99s=20 Eternity!

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Political Arithmetic

Posted on December 23rd, 2007 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

A=20 billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency = did a=20 good job of putting that figure into some perspective in one of its=20 releases.

A. A billion seconds ago = it was=20 1959.
B. A = billion minutes=20 ago Jesus was alive.
C. A=20 billion hours ago our ancestors were
living in the Stone = Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one = walked on=20 the earth on two feet.
E. = A=20 billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our = government=20 is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh = in our=20 brain, let=E2=80=99s take a look at

New=20 Orleans It=E2=80=99s amazing what you can learn with some = simple division=20 . .

Louisiana Senator, Mary = Landrieu=20 (D), is presently asking the Congress for = $250=20 BILLION=20 to rebuild

New=20 Orleans. Interesting number, what does it=20 mean?

A. Well, if you are one = of 484,674=20 residents of
New=20 Orleans (every man, woman, child), you each get=20 $516,528.

B. Or, if you have one = of the=20 188,251 homes in New Orleans, your home gets $1,329,787.

C. Or, if you are a = family of=20 four, your family=20 gets=20 $2,066,012.

Washington<= SPAN=20 class=3Decececececececapple-style-span>, D.C .. HELLO!!! =E2=80=A6 Are = all your=20 calculators broken??

Accounts=20 Receivable Tax
Building Permit = Tax
CDL License Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income = Tax
Dog License Tax
Federal Income = Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax=20 (FUTA)
Fishing = License=20 Tax
Food License=20 Tax
Fuel Perm it=20 Tax
Gasoline=20 Tax
Hunting = License=20 Tax
Inheritance=20 Tax
Inventory=20 Tax
IRS Interest = Charges=20 (tax on top of tax),
IRS=20 Penalties (tax on top of tax),
Liquor Tax,
Luxury Tax,
Marriage License = Tax,
Medicare Tax,
Property Tax,
Real Estate Tax,
Service charge = taxes,
Social Security = Tax,
Road Usage Tax = (Truckers),
Sales Taxes,
Recreational Vehicle = Tax,
School Tax,
State Income Tax,
State Unemployment Tax=20 (SUTA),
Telephone = Federal=20 Excise Tax,
Telephone=20 Federal Universal Service Fee Tax,
Telephone Federal, State and = Local=20 Surcharge Tax,
Telephone=20 Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax,
Telephone = Recurring=20 and Non-recurring Charges Tax,
Telephone
State and Local Tax,
Telephone Usage Charge = Tax,
Utility Tax,
Vehicle License Registration=20 Tax,
Vehicle = Sales=20 Tax,
Watercraft=20 Registration Tax,
Well=20 Permit Tax,
Workers=20 Compensation Tax.
Not one of these taxes existed 100 years = ago,
and our nation was the = most=20 prosperous in the world.
We had absolutely no national debt, had = the=20 largest middle class in the world, and Mom stayed home to raise the = kids.

What happened? Can you spell =E2=80=98politicians?=E2=80=99 =

And I still have to =E2=80=9Cpress 1=E2=80=B3 for=20 English.

I hope this goes around the
USA at least 100 times

What the heck=20 happened?????

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Look Ma! No Hands!

Posted on December 20th, 2007 in Uncategorized by Jonnie Wright

3D""=20 Or arms or legs or feet! Here is a young man with no limbs = at all.=20 Nick does a lot of "sitting" on tables as a guest speaker to young = people all=20 over the world. How does he do this? He lives in the moment, continually = offering a sacrifice of praise.

Now we must ask ourselves: how do we live in the moments God = gives us?=20 Do we moan about our aches and pains, succumb to martyrdom while our = life-style=20 changes, or allow others to shame us for not rising to our daily = challenges? Our=20 body, God=E2=80=99s temple, houses our soul. May our soul rejoice, even = when our temple=20 hurts. May we sing hallelujah, even when we have no voice. May we join = Nick and=20 clap our hands, even when we have no hands to clap.

May you find joy this Christ-mas Holy-days in the moments given you, = and do=20 not ache for unfulfilled expectations. "And we know that in all = things God=20 works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according = to his=20 purpose." Romans 8:28 (NIV)

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