Ahh life with EBV! (Epstein Barr)

I was diagnosed with chronic Epstein Barr Virus a few years ago (on my 3rd bout of mono!). Luckily I have only had those three episodes of full mono (at ages 16, 26, and 48) (waiting a decade or a few between bouts isn't TOO bad!) but...

One of the things about EVB is a lowered ability to recover from viruses. I can get a bug that lasts a few days for someone else and I'm still fighting it a couple weeks later. It's, to put it mildly, a royal pain.

Most people have, according to my readings, the EBV but many never show symptoms. Those who do usually have a single bout of mono then go on with their lives. A few (lucky?) ones develop a chronic case. Fortunately, as far as I know, I'm not contagious - even in the full-blown bouts I've had.

Right now recovering from some silly bug I picked up a couple weeks ago. Stress makes it easier for me to get sick and once I'm down, pulling back up takes a while.

This is a really bad time (is there ever a good time to be sick?) for me as I'm just starting my first class with Ohio Christian University, working toward my BA in Psychology. This first course is on Jesus/the New Testament. It's an accelerated class and they only last 5 weeks. There's a lot packed into each week and I really need to be focused on what I'm doing.

But, I'm back on the comp, working away.

GOD's Pharmacy

• This is a guest post shared by Br. Ed Carriere from his blog on faithisbelieving.org
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• God opened a pharmacy, fruits for all ailments!
  
  1. Carrots
  Cut carrots like the human eye, we have the pupil, iris and radiating lines.
  Scientific research shows that a large number of carotene can enhance blood flow to the eye, protect vision, make eyes brighter.
  
  2. Tomatoes
  A Tomato has four chambers and is red, which is the same as our heart.
  The research shows tomatoes are loaded with lycopene, high cholesterol patients in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, may wish to eat. Eat cooked tomatoes.
  
  3. Grapes
  Grapes hang in a cluster has the shape of the heart, and each grape as red blood cells.
  Grape juice is rich in polyphenols, can help the body against cardiovascular disease.
  
  4. Walnuts
  Walnut looks like a little brain, a left brain, right brain, the upper and lower cerebellum of the brain, and even the wrinkles or folds like cerebral cortex.
  We now know walnuts contain more than 36 kinds of neurotransmitters, can help develop brain function.
  
  5. Beans
  Beans actually look exactly like the human kidneys, they can indeed help maintain kidney function.
  
  6. Celery
  Celery, and many other root vegetables look like human bones, but they really can strengthen bone. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium.
  
  7. Avocado
  Avocado is a variety of pear looks most like the uterus, to protect the woman's uterus and cervix health. Research shows that when a woman eats one avocado a week, it balances her hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight, and prevents cervical cancers.

  Amazingly, avocado from blossom to ripened fruit, is precisely nine months.
  
  8. Figs
  Like a man's testicles figs Figs are full of seeds and when they grow in pairs. Research shows that Figs increase the mobility of male sperm and increase the number of sperm, and the treatment of male infertility.
  
  9. Sweet Potatoes (Yams)
  Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually, it does balance the glycemic index of diabetics.
  
  10. Olives
  Women's ovaries just like the size of olives, but it is most likely to occur in the organ tumors and tumor types is also up, there are more than 30 kinds. Olives assist the ovarian health, the prevention of ovarian cancer.
  
  11. Other Citrus Fruits
  Oranges, grapefruit and other citrus fruits look they seem to female breast. In fact, they contribute to the health of the breast and lymph out of the breasts. Orange antioxidant content is the highest of all fruits, including more than 170 different chemical constituents. When eating, do not throw away the orange peeling as it can relieve symptoms of breast hyperplasia.
  
  12. Onions
  Onions look like body cells. Studies have shown that it can remove all the cells of the body waste materials and dangerous free radicals.
  
  Given human nature's gift, the best medicines are not in pharmacies, but in fruit stores.  
  Because God opened a pharmacy, just for fruits... If you read this, please share with those who need to see.

It's amazing how these foods resemble the parts of the body they help!