Prophetic Post?

Well the title of my last post, way back in August, turned out to be not merely descriptive but downright prophetic!

It's not that I've forgotten you, dear little blog, it's just that I have become way too busy for any waffling. Sad, yes, but true.

Not to worry though, I shall return...

Poor Neglected Blog

My goodness... and I thought some of my other websites were neglected! It appears that this little Blogger blog is something of a waif.

I guess it is just a measure of how busy life can become. Of course I wouldn't have it any other way. The best way to enjoy a good holiday is to spend the rest of your time really busy. I always really appreciate breaks away from the busy and sometimes hectic pace of my life. All pretty obvious really, isn't it?

During my long quiet time away from Woffling On I have managed to publish my latest book. It is called Safe Colon Cleansing Your Good Health Guide Volume 1. It comes as part of a two volume set. Volume 2 was written by my wife.

Don't be put off by the title. If you practice colon cleansing then you should definitely read these books. You may discover why your results are disappointing or fail to last. Most people who do colon cleansing, users and therapists alike, don't really understand what it's actually all about. Many people are ripped off due to their desperation and ignorance.

If you don't practice colon cleansing then the books are definitely for you! No, it's not what you think -- it's not just a shameless plug. The fact is, despite the limitations of the title, the books are actually about how to ensure complete inner cleansing and to establish a holistic healthy lifestyle.

Anyway, just go and check it out. You can find it at our Health Products Site or for a really good deal go to SafeColonCleansing.com and also collect the bonuses.

Naturally writing the book isn't the only distraction I have had, there have been many. One little project was to set up a new blog called Healthy Living on the Health Products Site. So to get some great free information for healthy living pull in the RSS feed you'll find there and read some of Dr Jenny Tylee's tips.

Ooo.. good. I just saw a notice flash on my screen saying that an email I have been looking out for is arriving. It's from an old and dear friend I haven't actually been in touch with for many years. Must go, I'm keen to read it. Hopefully I can get back to Woffling On soon.

Take care

Brilliant Online Help to QUIT Smoking

OK, it's no secret, I hate smoking. It is a modern-day plague when it comes to health devastation. I recommend various approaches to people to help them quit and I treat people one-on one and in small groups to help free them from the disgusting vice. But the problem is far bigger than I can manage of course.

"Fine" you say "there are Quit programs in abundance, so what's new?"

Good question. Yes, there are plenty of Quit programs around. There are free programs and ones that cost from a few dollars to quite a lot of money. I believe that any sum of money is justified if it works and in the long run can save not just a fortune from literally going up in smoke, but also your health and maybe your life.

So to answer your question, what's new is a program offered by Growerz.com, an innovator in the self-help and personal development arena. Their Quit Smoking program is brilliant. It combines proven, effective principles from psychology with innovative use of computer and telecommunications technology.

The program provides motivating information and instruction along with daily support and reminders via email and SMS messages to reinforce your decision to Quit and to stay a non-smoker. I would recommend that you visit my Health Products Site (link in sidebar) to locate some general internal cleansing and specific lung cleansing products and then go and complete the Growerz.com Quit Smoking program.

The bottom line is that you stand to save a fortune, your health and maybe your life. You decide if that's worthwhile. But decide now, because time is of the essence.

Desperate abuse of the depressed...

Can you believe the headlines: "New hope for people with therapy-resistant depression" they declare. Given the epidemic proportions of depression globally one can understand that the condition is topical and therefore newsworthy. Such a headline however, seems quite absurd.

The sub-headline in one news release by news-medical.net went on to claim: "A study at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne gives people with therapy-resistant depression reason for hope." Well I'm all for giving hope to the depressed and to those affected by the depressed but I cannot approve of such sensationalist reporting. The last thing depressed people need is to be given false hope that, on even gentle probing, turns out to be a let-down.

In that same article following the grand claims the very first sentence admits that "The doctors treated two men and a woman with what is known as deep brain stimulation." Can you believe that? Now I've seen plenty of claims to support the use of drugs and various procedures based on scant data but this reaches new lows.

Three people, just two men and a woman. Give me a break. That's not worth the neighbourhood newsletter, much less a prestigious medical journal. "Nevertheless, the results of the preliminary study are so sensational that they have now been published in the renowned journal Neuropsychopharmacology (doi: 10.1038/ sj.npp.1301408)" the article goes on to claim.

This damns the news media and possibly the professional journal, though it is unlikely the editor would agree that the findings were published because of their sensationalism. It is more likely because of the novelty of the procedure and the strength of the reported results.

The treatment itself is rather radical. It involves inserting electrode probes deep into the brain and wiring these to an electrical pulse generator implanted within the chest. This is called deep brain stimulation (DBS). Such major attention itself would likeley have some impact on the subjects and might well result in observations and reports of improved mood.

Interestingly. a little more reading reveals that in "the first few days of the DBS the symptoms of depression improved significantly in two of the three patients." What? Yes, only two of the three. One could have expected instant and complete cure in all three given the headlines.

The lead researcher is reported to have said: "Our follow-up experiments are showing even now that by no means every patient will respond to this therapy." Yes, this is reported in the same article.

It would appear that the media's need to secure attention in an increasingly competitive information landscape has resulted in a desperate bid to be noticed. In doing so the result amounts to little more than abuse of the depressed.

At this stage I consider DBS to be nothing more than experimentation. It may yield valuable data but I do not believe it represents the future in depression treatment. It resembles rather too much some of the abuses previously and currently metered out to the mentally ill.

Totally Missed March

Wow, I seem to have totally missed March 2007. Oh wait... yep, it is still 2007. Just thought I'd make sure.

This will be one really lame post because I don't actually have anything to say. No, I'm not intentionally being either obtuse or boring. It's just a fact that I've been so busy I've barely been near the web and that is really busy.

I barely managed to get anything posted in February and I had expected to be a little more forthcoming in March but it slipped past unnoticed. Too bad, so sad, as they say. It's gone. It cannot be rerun or repeated other than, perhaps, on some puerile TV show that pretends to be creative by "going back in time" (oh... please... spare us!).

So this is it, we're now a part of April 2007. Well I hope it's a good month for me and for you.

Go and read The Health Gazette to become inspired to achieve real health and wellbeing. When you know how to do so healthfully, then go ahead and really enjoy life. Remember, your life is very largely just what you make it - so make the most of it!

Oh, I've Upgraded!

Wow, how time flies when one is incredibly busy... Yes, I know, nothing new in that.

Something new however, is the engine behind this blog. No really... evidently it's all shiny and brand spankin' new. I breezed by my blog today and decided to log on and say "Hi!" (to me of course, I didn't realize You'd be here reading this LOL) and when I clicked on a link to take me inside I somehow was on my way to switching -- or 'upgrading' -- to the new Google version of Blogger.

So this is it. I haven't had any time to explore but there are plenty of links to encourage me to check out all the fancy new facilities. Maybe later.

Anyway, must fly, lots to do. Perhaps I can fill you in some time...

Be well

A Shy but Prickly Australian

This shy Australian was encountered in Ben Boyd National Park on November 8th, 2006. The echidna, also known as a spiny anteater, is a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites. Echidnas are native to Australia.

Watch the video very carefully and try to notice the long curled claws on the hind legs. Not many photos show those.

For more short videos taken on my recent holiday on the far south coast of NSW, Australia see the collection I'm putting together at http://www.TheVideoSense.com/user/Peter/



Maybe it's time you took a holiday to Australia. Holidays are great for your health!

Many Doctors Agree: This is The Biggest Threat to Your Health

Here is a useful video for everyone wanting to be informed about the background and operation of the CODEX threat to health and wellbeing. Don't dismiss this lightly. It should provoke thought and action.