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Akosua Boatemaa is a licensed Registered Nurse in Maryland with experience in medical/surgical nursing and gastroenterology. For the past 15 years, she has studied and utilized traditional healing methods to treat imbalances in herself and her family. In 2006, she studied under the tutelage of Dr. Lliala Afrika and became a Certified Holistic Health Consultant. Akosua has a passion for helping people in their healing process. She serves as a volunteer receptionist at Ourspace Acupuncture.
Akosua Boatemaa is a licensed Registered Nurse in Maryland with experience in medical/surgical nursing and gastroenterology. For the past 15 years, she has studied and utilized traditional healing methods to treat imbalances in herself and her family. In 2006, she studied under the tutelage of Dr. Lliala Afrika and became a Certified Holistic Health Consultant. Akosua has a passion for helping people in their healing process. She serves as a volunteer receptionist at Ourspace Acupuncture.
Keep an eye out for Delia, she will be at the front desk starting this week! Learn more about our new volunteer:
Delia is originally from Ghana, West Africa and recently moved to the United States to hopefully pursue a career in management consulting. She received both her undergraduate and master's degrees in Business and Strategy from England where she'd been living for the last 8 years. Delia is a fun loving person, who is always looking for new meaning and lives by the principle "be giving of yourself to others", hence her volunteering for many organisations including Oxfam and YMCA.
Each week, get to know the fabulous practitioners at OurSpace Acupuncture. This week, get to know Farris Johnson, acupuncturist and executive director of our little clinic.
What service do you offer?
acupuncture, smiles ;)
Why did you choose your field?
I had a problem with frequent urination in my early 20s. After ruling out bladder infections and other potential causes, I asked a co-worker at my youth wilderness camp what he thought about it because he was also an acupuncturist. He treated me for a couple months with acupuncture and herbs and it got better - from that point I was hooked! He was nice enough to answer all my questions and even let me borrow a couple books. I decided that if I ever got the chance to go to school for it I would. I got that chance 3 years later and haven't looked back since!
What drew you to community acupuncture versus other ways to practice?
I read a book called Acupuncture is Like Noodles as I was finishing my clinical internship. Among the great points it brought up was the fact that the majority of Americans can't afford acupuncture. Since I got into this field of medicine to help people, I felt that I should set myself up to help as many people as possible. After all, acupuncture was known as "peasant medicine" long ago in China... community and affordability are the roots of acupuncture, and I'm proud to be a part of continuing that heritage.
What is your favorite dish your mom made growing up?
I can only pick one?! I literally (and quite happily) ate everything my moms (mom and stepmom) put in front of me. I guess I really looked forward to breakfast and warm meals in the winter time, so omelets, chili, and gumbo were a few dishes I could eat every day of the week.
Best thing you've learned since OurSpace opened?
The best thing I've been privileged to experience is that miracles are real and they happen everyday. In a world riddled with needless, self-inflicted pain and suffering, the limitless potential of group healing gives me hope :)
Yes, ALL Women
It is always a scary moment when I out myself as a feminist. You never know what other people learned about it in school, in their lives, or from others. The scary part of this confession is that people will roll their eyes: either because duh they know, the term 'feminist' is an over-simplification and nearly meaningless without a discussion, or because of course this bob-haired woman is a man-hating hippie. Well, hypothetical critic, I yawn at the assumptions that surround wanting to defend my position in the world. I take up 50% of the sidewalk when I walk down the street or sit on the metro and observe male discomfort when I don't yield space to them.
For people who think about the rights of women of color, trans* folk, white women, and beyond just about every waking moment, this conversation is a bit overdue. From the confines of western thought, we develop a this OR that binary when talking about women so the conversation becomes #yesALLwomen versus #notALLmen. If women are asking for respect, it is not a battle cry of women against men. This split western notion prefers compartmentalization rather than intersectionality. The new millennial hippies have started to dominate the discourse and thus slowly chipped it away over the past nine years Borrowing from our New Age forefathers of the 60s and 70s, we often turn to Eastern concepts to understand and breakdown these unfullfilling binaries.
From a Chinese perspective, there are two energies: yin and yang; feminine and masculine. This translation is heavily simplified. Yin and yang are not opposing forces, but rather exist in harmony in all things. Each energetic aspect is not simply masculine or feminine, but rather encompasses other natural concepts like day and night, even and odd numbers, soft and hard, passive and active, and so forth. Night is meaningless without a sunrise to end it and a sunset to begin it. These Chinese concepts of energy are not meant to antagonize one another but rather form a continuum that all things exist on, including human men and women. All men and yes, all women contain both yin and yang energy to be balanced. One without the other leads to imbalances in just about all areas of life.
Men and women and those who fall on a spectrum should not be viewed opposed to one another. When some men whistled at me this morning on 495, I shouldn't have to keep an eye on my rear view mirror to make sure that those men don't follow me to work. It's very exhausting thinking of men as potential threats rather than fellow human beings. In all sectors of life, too. I have turned down jobs because the interviewer made me uncomfortable. I have had my heart broken because the man I cared about turned out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. Twice. I have seen wives spoken to like servants. I have been asked to leave a class because I was wearing shorts (in America). What this #YesAllWomen movement is pushing for is respect and recognition that women are partners in this world and have risen up in the face of oppression to be brilliant and successful, despite the odds, which should be 50/50.
A circle with only yang is just a white dot. A sun that never sets. It is empty and meaningless. From a social perspective, there are three bodies: the individual body, which differentiates me and you; the social body, which is how we talk about society as a body of rules and mirrors the human body; and the body politic, which is how the whole system operates and clues us into what's morally and ethically right and wrong. When these yin and yang energies complement one another in our individual bodies, in the social body, and in the body politic, that's freedom.
Listening to your Body
The liver's job is to detoxify chemicals that go into your body. When you take medications or eat foods, your liver makes sure no harmful products of natural chemical reactions will find their way into your cells. It is a big organ--just over three pounds--that sits at the right upper side of your abdominal cavity, just under your diaphragm. It is a very resilient, solid (as opposed to hollow, like the gall bladder) organ that can regenerate itself when damaged.
Spring is the liver season. The liver loves spring cleaning. At the microscopic level, the spring cleaning the liver does is detoxification. The spring cleaning you do to move the stagnant buildup of winter clothes and other reminders of hibernation can be a magnified version of what your liver is up to.
Because Spring is an active season, it is important to be proactive about transitioning to this turnover from passive yin energy to active yang. Part of the original intentions of acupuncture was to maintain balance, especially when our surroundings are prone to imbalance and tumultuous energetic shifts. Acupuncture itself is a form of detox, moving blockages in the qi flows.
We celebrate the arrival of Spring with holidays such as Mardi Gras, Holi, Purim, and Saint Patrick's day followed by a meditative fast of Lent, Passover, and for Hindus, a 9-day fast called Navratri. The celebration calls our attention to the new vitality of the blooming spring, which is tempered with a strict change in diet to emerge revitalized. This group detox reminds us that while Spring is a time for energy and celebration, diligence will ensure that we keep balance.
While your liver starts to work extra to clean out the slow winter energy, take stock of all the things that need updating in your life as you move forward into the unpredictable, high energy Spring. You should laugh, cry, eat wheatgrass with fervor, make a meal you've been craving, run, call up your sweetheart; find something that makes you move and that moves you--just make sure you do it with joy because it's Spring!
Fighting a Cough & a Cold
As the seasons changes, so changes bodies. If you are not making changes to how you interact with the cold weather, it becomes easier for you to get sick. In Chinese and Indian medicine, keeping the throat protected is a major component for avoiding illness. Always wear a scarf, in other words. Since the cold and flu are both viruses, antibiotics won't help directly. Let me repeat that because I know it shakes the very foundation of what we think of when we get sick: antibiotics don't kill viral infections. Now that we're on the same page, that doesn't mean Tamiflu, an antivrial or other prescription drugs won't help. The worst symptoms of the flu last for 3-5 days and the general course of a bad cold infection is 10-14 days. There is hope! Here is a list of common at-home remedies that can get you feeling better sooner.
1. Neti pot/sinus rinse
Hailing from India, the neti pot (pronounced ney-thi) is a great way to clear your sinuses. This system uses warm water and sodium bicarbonate to irrigate your congested sinus cavities. DO NOT use the NeilMed products without the sodium bicarbonate packets, it will burn and do more harm than good. I prefer the squirt bottle to blast all the ewey gooeys out of my nose, but I tend to be extreme in certain health regimes.
2. Umcka
I cannot believe I ever endured cold seasons without this. Based on a traditional South African cure, the umcka flower provides a nice way to shorten the duration of cold symptoms up to 3-4 days. I prefer the lemon drink and sip on it every 4-6 hours. It actually tastes good and doesn't have the medicine-y taste like many other over the counter flu/cold drinks. Can be found just about anywhere these days, but mostly health food stores.
3. Buckwheat Honey cough syrup
As a sickly child, I cried and fought more spoonfuls of Robitussin that I care to recall. The very word is enough to make me shudder. Now, as an adult, I don't have to endure the disgusting red syrup and I opt for Maty's buckwheat honey cough syrup. This syrup tastes DELICIOUS and keeps the cough at bay. The best part is, it won't make you drowsy and weak like other over-the-counter cough syrups that contain many drugs like codeine.
4. Mama's secret ginger tea
Well, the secret is about to be let out. I make tea like an Indian. That means I make it on the stove with milk, sugar, and sometimes some exciting spices. For sick days, I boil water, add two spoons of loose leaf or two tea bags (one for you, one for the pot), 2 crushed cardamoms, one nub of ginger (smashed), and some honey or sugar. After it boils, add milk (whole or almond work best) and let it boil once again. For the choice of tea, I use Tetley or pu-erh, but any black tea will work. You can even do the whole thing without tea and just boil milk with ginger, honey and cardamom instead to avoid caffeine.
5. Eucalyptus water
The worst part about being sick is the damage that's done from coughing and sneezing so much. When your throat needs relief, it's good to sip on water that will soothe your aches. Add 1-5 drops of food-grade eucalyptus essential oil to a water bottle with room temperature water and shake. Keep the water close by and sip as needed (don't chug).
6. Chest compress
After applying vick's vaporub or a natural vaporub (recipe in slideshow), apply a thin wet cloth to the vaporub zone and cover entire torso with a dry towel. Replace wet cloth when dry. This is a great way to break up all the mucus that's accumulated in your chest and cough it out and help your body fight a cold naturally.
7. Humidifier
Perhaps the least charming quality of winter weather is the dry air. When your mucus membranes dry out, the cough gets worse to get rid of the infection that is in the upper respiratory system. Investing in a good quality humidifier will keep the moisture in the air and make sure you aren't susceptible to bacterial illness such as pneumonia.
8. Epsom Salt
I'll take an epsom salt bath any ol day of the week. Feeling cranky? Salt soak. Can't get out of bed? Lay in a salt bath. Ran 7 miles? Bath time. Depending on if you're feverish or not, you should actually soak in tepid water, rather than warm. If you don't have a fever, let your hot springs flow. Learn about Farris's adventures in learning to love the bath.
When you're feeling less contagious, come on by for a nice acu-nap and natural healing to get your body's immune defenses up. It's a great way to start working the infection out of your system and moving good energy back in.
As with any major health concern, contact your doctor before beginning a new treatment. There is no way to differentiate between a cold and the flu without a laboratory test (although the flu certainly feels worse), so consult with your doc if you have any questions. If your symptoms don't improve, it's time to see a doctor, as it could indicate a more serious illness. Remember, these tips are typically beneficial to children and adults with uncompromised immune systems. Get well soon!
At what point is it best to plan for the worst? Is it worst to plan for the best? When life, as it so often is, becomes unpredictable, the task of planning for the worst while hoping for the best feels like accepting defeat and leaning heavily on hope. Often enough, what we think might be the worst really isn't and what we hope for isn't as great as we thought it would be. So how do you make peace with the hand you are dealt?
Making uncertainty a part of your everyday experience is a lot easier than it sounds. Instead of telling someone to live in the present and ignore looming future fears and anxieties, it may be wise to briefly indulge in your present emotions with the caveat that you must promise yourself to balance the negative energy with positive. It will take double the positive energy—to bring yourself up and then second to elevate yourself further, but it may be worth the risk in order to learn the lesson.
Winter, now in its lowest point, ascends upward to the sunny and optimistic Spring and Summer. There lies an uncertainty at this point in January that our dry, pale skin wonders if it will ever feel the warmth of the sun again. It seems foolish to think it may not be back, but the longing for warmer days mirrors the somber winter mood. As we pull ourselves up from pensive hibernation, we must pull double hard to enjoy life again in the sun.
New Year, New Attitude
The Sun provides warmth, energy, and vitamin D for us all. Its gifts create and sustain life. As we move further from the Sun, our bodies naturally become slower and go into conservation and contemplation mode. When the seasons go through death and rebirth before the lively Spring and Summer, many people tend to meditate on the past and what they want out of the future.
My favorite thing in Winter is making a New Year's resolution. It helps you look forward to the year ahead, when everything is lush again. This past year, I adhered to the themes of optimism and simplicity, which pushed me to think about a lot of things in new ways. It wasn't easy, but I feel transformed. Themes of years past have included "be bold", "listen more", and "mind your manners". As a New Year's pro, I have a short, simple list to making a goal and sticking to it.
1. Pick a theme instead of an idea
When I think about what I want from the future, it often requires some dramatic changes to how I approach problems, rather than solving the problems themselves. For example, over this past year, as I have come to roadblocks, I ask myself, how can I simplify this? In what ways can I change my attitude to be more optimistic about the problem and its outcomes? This way, the whole year becomes a learning experience to be more mindful.
Themes can be as simple as "be happy" or "don't over think". If you want to stop checking your phone so often, a good theme would be to focus on one task at a time, rather than "multi-tasking", which allows you to extend your theme of "focus on one task" to other areas of your life.
2. Goals should be practice, not unaccountable acts
A goal can be "lose weight" or "get a fulfilling job". An unaccountable act would be "I will go to the gym". A practice is "I will try yoga once a week" or "run every Sunday morning". One is an abstract concept, not tied to any real motivation, the other is an actual plan to incorporate into your everyday life and perhaps something you already enjoy doing. Instead of saying I will go to the gym once a week, a habit or practice is cultivated through exploration. One week you can try the treadmill and the next you might see if crossfit is right for you. The key is going beyond a theme and incorporating desirable behavior into practice to achieve an overarching goal.
For me, simplicity means making your own food and exercise that requires minimal accouterments. An apple a day, many bowls of quinoa, and a half marathon later, I look better than I did in high school. If you want to lose weight, change your attitude about your body and make a new plan. Mine went from losing pounds to feeling good. I only step on a scale at the doctor's office. It isn't about going the gym and doing things you hate, but picking up habits that you like doing that contribute to your overall goal and feeling positive about yourself.
3. New Year's resolutions are cumulative
Just because I was bold in 2010, doesn't mean I've stopped. Make sure your lessons follow you into the next years and drop the ones that hold you back. Set up all those desk/closet/office/bathroom organizers you bought from the Container Store two years ago.
4. Have fun
It is easy to over-think a resolution. Making definitive statements that "this year, I'll find a job" or "this year, I'm learning Arabic" can be limiting. While they are good goals, perhaps making goals like volunteering once a month or traveling to a new country can open your thinking to what you want out of a career and a new cultural experience.
Resolutions doesn't always need to be about self-improvement. I have one friend who used a new disposable camera every month all year and got all the film developed on January 1st of the following year. He got to see how he and his friends changed and grew month by month. I once tried something new every month for 30 (or 31 or 28) days until I found certain things I was good at or I especially liked. I learned that I love yoga and that I am no good at bike repair.
The most important thing to consider when coming up with a resolution for the new year is where you are, where you've been, and where you want to be this time next year. Reflecting back to 2012, I can say that I have grown since then. While my themes were simplicity and optimism, my goals were to constantly change myself and my attitude if something wasn't how I wanted it to be.
As we enter some of the bluest months of the year, December, January, and February, it's easy to forget that Summer comes back like a phoenix every year. With goals and themes to guide you through the tough months ahead, it's better to look at the short, digestible elements of the year, instead of worrying if you will have lost 10 pounds by December 31st. As for me? 2014 will be the year of ambition and humility.
The Great Sleep Guide
Sleep, the mysterious phenomenon that well all do, affects everything. Sleep affects managing stress levels , weight loss, mental acuity and focus, mood, sociability, ability to learn, bowel movements, hormone production, clearing out waste from brain cells, everything. I mentioned once that the only thing that is more important than breakfast is sleep, which is saying a lot. The quality of sleep is as important as how long you sleep. You can sleep 12 hours or more in a night, but not be getting restful sleep. The average amount of time an adult should sleep per night to get good sleep is more than 6 hours and less than 10—it depends on what works for you. Studies have shown that the amount of sleep you get can change your risk for coronary heart disease, diabetes, anxiety, and obesity. There should be a normal sleep range that your body gets used to, so too much sleep for your cycle can diminish the good affects of sleep. While there is no clear answer to why animals need to sleep, it is clear that restful sleep enhances everything else about our lives.
Instead of worrying about these things while you drift off to your dreamland, it is better to manage your sleep cycle while you're awake to get the maximum benefit from the hours you spend behind your eyelids. Worry can often keep you from falling asleep when you want to. I have eight fantastic tips you can use in any combination to help you rest easy.
1. Essential oils & aromatherapy
Being aware of your sensory surroundings can help with falling asleep easily. Along with sight and hearing, a tranquil olfactory space helps put your body at rest. With your sleep space as dark as possible and at the sound level you prefer, tranquil and calming aromas such as lavender, valerian, and sandalwood will help release chemicals into your blood stream that aid in relaxation and calmness. I like to spray my blanket and pillow with lavender essential oils after I make my bed in the morning, so when I go to sleep at night it's not too strong, but creates a soothing atmosphere.
While you do not want to burn a candle all night, aromatherapy candles can be used before sleep during your evening wind-down. Also, there are some scented epsom salt baths that can help you relax your body and mind. My favorite is cedar, sandalwood, and myrrh.
This gentle modification can be the nudge you need to make your sleep space more tranquil. As we'll see, your space can either enhance or detract from you quality of sleep, so it is wise to make your surroundings as peaceful as possible.
2. Exercise
Sleep apnea is a disorder that causes the individual to have an irregular breathing pattern while sleeping. There are two types of sleep apnea, obstructive apnea, which is caused a soft palate obstruction, temporarily stops respirations and then is resumed with a snoring or choking sound. Central sleep apnea, caused by the brain not sending the correct signal for inspiration. Obstructive sleep apnea is made worse by weight gain.
By incorporating exercise into your daily routine, you can not only control for weight issues that could lead to sleep disorders, but also keep your body running within a good metabolic range so when you do go to sleep, it is restful. Keeping your heart healthy isn't just about maintaining a good weight range, but also keeping all your other body functions in check. Even a 20-30 minute walk every day can help your body regain some normal function. Exercise releases hormones that elevate the mood and mental alertness, so it is best to exercise during the day, rather than right before sleeping.
After working out and just before bed, my favorite thing to do is roll out the soles of my feet. You can either do this with a tennis ball or I like to use the tiger tail, which is a hard foam stick that you can roll over sore muscles. The foot contains points that correspond to the entire body, so these nerve endings help the whole body relax. If you are on your feet all day or do exercises that take a toll on the feet, it is a nice way to help you relax.
3. Eat good
While many of us feel sleepy following a big meal, the increase in blood glucose levels and metabolic processes does not help with restful sleep. What you eat and when makes a big difference on how well you fall asleep and how restful the sleep is. Not only is melatonin good for helping you sleep, but also the molecules that help melatonin production, such as vitamin b6. This helpful mineral can be found in fish, potatoes, bananas, sunflower seeds, and cremini/shitake mushrooms. Keeping a well-rounded diet in mind helps facilitate the body's normal production of chemical messengers that naturally help you sleep.
Some general guidelines for what to especially avoid before sleeping are TACOs: tobacco, alcohol, caffeine, and over-the-counter sleep aids, especially medicines that have other purposes like cold medicine. Avoid alcoholic beverages, especially in excess, before going to sleep, as they will leave you with less restful and make you prone to apneic sleep. Try not to consume caffeine in the afternoon or with dinner, as that will also disrupt your ability to sleep by evening. If you are in the habit of an afternoon pick-me-up, consider gradually changing your caffeine intake to a cup of green tea. I used to drink 2-3 cups of strong, black coffee a day, now one cup of coffee will have me buzzing and busy. Remember you can build up a tolerance to caffeine very quickly, so practicing moderation can keep the effects of caffeine helpful rather than making your body crash.
4. Acupuncture
Perhaps it is a no-brainer that an acupuncture blog endorses acupuncture to help with your woes. It might not be so obvious, as not all of our clients who have trouble sleeping come in for just sleep problems. Whether the treatment is for insomnia or relieving symptoms of pain or stress that can cause difficulty sleeping, acupuncture will help you feel more relaxed and can improve overall wellbeing. Even improving other disruptive areas of your life seemingly unrelated to sleep could help you get a good night's rest.
Often, the prescription for healing is a good night's rest. I was surprised to find after I injured my IT band from running, the best thing I could do to speed up recovery was to sleep like a champ. The 7-8 hours a night I spend in healthy brain waves helps my body rest and regenerate. Acupuncture naturally pushes my body to do what's right for it: sleep. Recent studies have also shown that sleep helps your brain do its three basic nutritional functions: take in glucose and oxygen and take out waste from metabolic processes. Eating, breathing and pooping for the brain, basically. The amount of waste in the brain's fluid (known as cerebrospinal fluid, CSF) before sleep and after sleep went from very high levels to almost completely cleaned by the time participants woke up.
According to Chinese medicine, the body cycles through different energetic phases for each organ. The systems that are most active during the hours of 9pm-5am are responsible for detoxing and cleansing the body as well as replenishing and storing qi and other vitals energies for the next day. While there is not a qi clock in the sky regulating this, everyone's body follows a similar pattern that undergoes regeneration somewhere during that time frame. It is best to maximize sleep during these hours to really revitalize your qi and energy reserves, which work to help all of your other organ systems function normally throughout the day. Acupuncture can really get the qi flowing by opening up blockages and maximizing the effectiveness and restfulness of sleep.
5. Melatonin
The body runs on 24 hour circadian rhythms that tell our brain when to produce certain hormones for sleeping, for eating, and for being active. A naturally occurring hormone that prepares the body for sleep is melatonin. The production of this essential hormone takes place in the pineal gland in the midbrain. Its production can be limited by exposure to blue lights, which I will talk about more in-depth tomorrow. Since we spend our days in front of many blue lights and screens, it is easy for this essential hormone to gradually stop being produced and slowly change our body's natural signal to go to sleep. Also, if you work in a profession that requires you to work a night shift, your body's natural melatonin production can disrupt your circadian rhythms, which can keep you from sleeping when you want to (which might be when you get home at 7am).
The natural way of getting your brain to make melatonin is by ensuring your sleep space is as dark as possible. Stay away from blue lights and screens before you get to sleep, wear sunglasses on your drive home in the morning if necessary. If you have a television or computer in your room, make sure it is turned off. Another easy solution is to take melatonin supplements, which produce a natural sleep response in the body. Consult your doctor before taking any supplements to learn if there would be any drug interactions with medications you may already take.
6. Stay away from screens
It's pretty hard to avoid a screen these days. When I take a break from working on my computer, I find myself looking at my smart phone or even my e-reader. For some it's just the television, for others, it's every type of device imaginable. Even though these items help with our everyday tasks and productivity, they can have serious effects on your mood, ability to concentrate, and how restful your sleep is. The constant engagement of your prefrontal cortex and other neurologic pathways can over-stimulate the brain making it harder to 'turn off' at night. Further, these devices operate mostly on blue light wavelengths, which is a signal for the brain to stop melatonin production. Melatonin, as I mentioned is the signal for sleep.
There are various smart phone, computer, and tablet apps that help get your brain ready for sleep. I use twilight for Android, which adjusts your phone to red light as the day gets darker. You can see the difference in the screen intensity around 7pm when it's dark out in the photo above. For Mac products and desktop PCs, there is f.lux. For teens using e-readers, including the iPad or Surface, it is better to stop usage before sleeping and stick to paper books, as the brain from age 12-19 undergoes rapid growth and change in its connectivity. When these negative pathways are reinforced, they stay into adulthood and get harder and harder to change back to good habits, which may have never developed neurologically in the first place.
According to feng shui, it may be better to keep your devices outside of the bedroom to begin with. I used to have a rule that I would not look at a screen an hour before going to bed, which simply turned into a habit for me. The bedroom should be used for only sleep and sex, which means professional and personal use of devices should be kept separate. If you watch TV before going to sleep, do it in another room. This physical division prepares your body for sleep.
7. gentle yoga/breathing
There are some forms of yoga that will really wake you up, which typically include sun salutations. It's a good way to get your heart pumping and to get your workout in for the day. But yoga can also be a gentle, relaxing practice as well. I once had a yoga instructor say, "If you're not breathing, you're just doing acrobatics." Some gentle stretches along with deliberate, deep breathing techniques can ease tension and pull you into a meditative state. Consider some relaxing stretches before going to bed, especially poses like a forward fold, that send blood to the head and the head below the heart to relax your whole body.
Also, on the other side of sleep, stretching when you wake up helps you really wake up. If you've ever seen a cat or dog wake up from a nap, the first thing it does is to stretch out its legs. These poses help to promote blood circulation and to lubricate your joints with fluid. It is important for restful sleep to wake up at the right time in your sleep cycle. Just like the wind down before going to bed, it is a good idea to wake up gradually and follow a ritual.
8. Sleep ritual
There is no way to avoid sleeping. It works to clean out toxins that are byproducts of normal cellular processes in the brain, so you really need it to stay healthy (and to live). Since this is part of your daily routine, it is best to make habits that reinforce good sleep. I mentioned that I spray essential oils on my pillows when I make my bed in the morning, that's one part of my sleep routine. It is best to start winding down an hour to 20 minutes before getting in bed. By mentally preparing for sleep, you can avoid intrusive thoughts that may emerge when you go from 100 mph to shut eye. Before getting under the covers, you might hold a few different relaxing yoga poses for ten seconds each, have a room-temperature glass of water, or read a book. Putting together all the tips over the past week: making an idea environment, eating and exercising well, ensuring great melatonin production, and winding down with stretches, you have a sleep ritual plan practically already in place.
According to feng shui, the Chinese concept of physical arrangement of your living space affecting the good and bad energy available to you, the bedroom should be reserved for sleep or sex. That means no work, food, etc. should be taken to the bed. By creating a distinct personal zone for yourself, you create another physical layer to the sleep ritual. This will also add vigor to your work or professional life, as these domains should get their own spaces as well.
As important and necessary sleep is to a good quality of life, you must accept that there will be times when you cannot sleep properly. If you are stressed or in pain, it will not be easy to sleep. If you are tired and worried, it may seem like torture that all you want to do is sleep. And other times, it may seem impossible to wake up. Sometimes when a big life event hits or no life event has hit in a while, all you'll want to do is sleep and sleep. Both extremes of fitful sleep and over-sleeping are not good for your overall wellbeing, but can be tolerated occasionally. When irregular sleep patterns become regular, you should become proactive about changing your sleep ritual to benefit your waking life. If you're looking for more tips or information about sleep, check out our Pinterest board, which has some information from all over the internet.
by Tanvi Avasthi
A few years ago, while I was preparing for the MCAT, I walked into my student health center because I was having trouble breathing. I have a history of asthma, so this was a familiar struggle. The doctor relied on my history of asthma and began a stimulant therapy (nebulizer) and later prescribed another stimulant, a steroid, to help keep my lungs clear and open. If I had been more forthcoming about my stress with my doctor or, even better, if he had asked about my mental status, he would have learned that I had been suffering from acute anxiety, which contributed to my respiratory issues. He would have recognized that a a stimulant medication, including the prednisone (oral steroid) I was prescribed, would give me panic attacks* (and they did). My history of asthma made things worse, but was ultimately not the underlying cause of my symptoms.
What is so striking about my experience is how differently the medical community treats the mind and the body. If you have a headache, it is caused by the blood vessels in and around your brain constricting or dilating too much causing pain and sometimes nausea and fatigue (body), which can lead to irritability and insomnia (mind). Neither set of symptoms is more or less severe, but they are viewed differently. Even the symptom of fatigue is ambiguously physical rather than mental—it really affects both aspects of general wellbeing. There is no way to measure mental processes with a numbered amount, so it is viewed as 100% subjective and variable from person to person. I can speak definitively about my anxiety contributing to my breathing problems now, as I know more about the human body and my own psychology. Then, I was scared and in pain.
It is more acceptable to call off work for a cold or the flu than for anxiety or stress. The fear, stigma, and shame can deter even the strongest people from seeking the proper help they need. Ironically, what most don't realize is that speaking up is the boldest thing that you can do when you are having issues with mental health, which I argue is not distinct from overall health. While you know the difference between having a cold and not having a cold, it is difficult to delineate the differences between "sick" and "well" in terms of mental health. Perhaps mental 'illness' is a misnomer, as mental health interventions are made to move toward wellness, rather than a 'cure'. There are so many contributing dimensions that affect wellness that dividing it between mental and physical seems to be the source of failure in our mental health system. As stated in the linked article from the Chronicle of Higher Education, mental health outcomes have not progressed in the past 20 years as other treatments have and there isn't even a public health measure for the prevention of certain mental health disorders.
A year after I slowly fizzled and burned out, I decided to check into yoga therapy. I went to the yoga studio by my apartment every day for a month. I still remained secretive about my anxiety, but took other measures that worked for me. Now, I won't shut up about positive mental health attitudes. I can't be sure when I transformed into this Pollyannaish, half-marathon-running, acupuncture-loving optimist, but I know it's for the better. I still have my days (or weeks or months) that seem to be shrouded by a black cloud. The hardest part about public health and mental health is that it is an ongoing and lifelong struggle.
The chronic aspect of mental health disorders is difficult for most people to reconcile with what they know about good health. Part of the appeal of forms of medicine that emerged from the East is that they do not dishtinguish the mind and body as separate. Compartmentalizing the mind vs. the body makes it difficult to understand how treatment of one module affects the other. A great number of our patients seek treatment for anxiety, depression, stress, issues with focus and attention, along with other mood disorders. Sometimes these complaints get added to other more 'medical-sounding' problems, such as lower back pain, but hold the same importance to the patient. As I have written about in the past, the things we put in our body, like food and medicine have not only nutritional effects, but whole mind-body effects as well. This principle is not wholly absent from conventional medicine (also called allopathy or Western medicine), but the approach is blunt and outdated.
The questions you, the patient, are asked when you sit down for treatment in an acupuncture clinic are different than the questions your primary care physician will ask you. Patients are more likely to come to non-conventional forms of intervention (yoga, acupuncture, naturopathy, etc) for chronic ailments because the conventional system of cure is to prescribe and forget about it . What is implicit about throwing pills at mental imbalance is that this system views mental illness as only an chemical imbalance that can be corrected physically. In this scenario, the social imbalances still affect the patient if there are no further interventions beyond prescriptions; it simply manages the symptoms without curing them.
With holistic treatments, whether they are Western, Eastern, or some combination of the two, there is focused treatment for each specific imbalance. What is implicit about Eastern diagnostic procedures is that even emotions that are not explicitly expressed are still medical signs and symptoms that are embedded in other observations. For example, certain pulse qualities indicate physical symptoms that have general emotional issues attached to them. Each physical presentation of illness has a coupled emotional/mental indication as well.
Perhaps talking about emotions is too close to talking about cosmological or existential issues that makes some people uncomfortable. It is easier to internalize these difficult to understand emotions by localizing it to chest pain. Over time, this internalization can result in chronic pain or worry. Or the opposite effect can occur. Chronic pain can lead to depression and anxiety as we have seen with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or back pain. More often than not, the resolution of one problem, such as lower back pain, will result in the resolution of another problem, such as depression. The underlying issue can be as lofty as existential crisis or as basic as our culture of management for mental illness that influences the emotional struggles we all face.
When aspects of mental wellbeing are so embedded in the way we view the world morally and socially, it becomes difficult to extract that from how we seek treatment. The way mental illness is socially constructed influences how people feel comfortable seeking treatment. However, what has become increasingly evident is that the dominant system is flawed. While a great number of individuals are satisfied with their treatment options, a greater number in most major cities have been pushed out of good care and onto the streets or into the prison system. It is difficult to find care that works for you, know when to seek help, and where to go. When the focus of healthcare becomes toward wellness, rather than a cure, I believe that must include all aspects of health. To quote Dr. Eliot Sorel, there is no health without mental health.
*for the sake of clarity, panic attacks have a specific definition: "Panic attacks are characterized by a fear of disaster or of losing control even when there is no real danger. A person may also have a strong physical reaction during a panic attack. It may feel like having a heart attack."


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Week #24 blongs to Kaven Benoit.
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Welcome to week #24 of the Direct Motocross Frid'Eh Update Presented by Fly Racing. What a perfect week for this one. #24 this year is the hard-working and likeable rider out of Quebec who just happened to have gone 1-1 in MX2 last weekend at round one of the Rockstar MX Natinals in Nanaimo, BC. Kaven Benoit is the rider who because of an injury he suffered during the break between the west and east last summer has a much higher number in 2014 than most would expect.
Benoit will do something not done before at this level in Canada and will race the KTM 250F out in the west and then switch over to a KTM 250 2-stroke when the series picks up again at Gopher Dunes in July. A lot of thought and testing went into this decision and it works well for both rider and sponsor as KTM is one of the last manufacturers to offer both machines.
We grabbed Kaven for a quick chat Thursday to talk about how round one went last Saturday and what he expects for the remainder of the summer:
Direct Motocross: Hello, Kaven. How are you? What are you up to?
Kaven Benoit: I'm doing well, and you? I'm just getting my stuff together. I'm leaving at 4:00am [Friday]. The airport is like an hour-and-a half from my house and my flight is at 6:25.
Great, thanks. We caught up with you not too long ago but since it's week #24 here on the Update I wanted to grab you to get some of your thoughts on how round 1 went. You went out and grabbed the first moto holeshot. Did you expect to have so much pressure from Shawn Maffenbeier and have him actually pass you for the lead?
No, I was not surprised. I knew that he was fast and the competition was going to be really tight. I was not surprised at all. At first, I was kind of riding on defense mode because he was attacking me a lot so I kind of settled back and let him ride in front a little bit and found some good lines. After that, I made the pass back and it went really well.
We've pretty much heard nothing but negative comments from other riders about the track at The Wastelands. I'm curious to hear what someone who went 1-1 thought about it.
Well, it was probably the worst in the three years that I went there. Before the first time I went there, people were saying…well, they were describing the track like it was this year. It was the first time I saw the track in that condition which was really slick and hard-packed. It went really good though so I can't really say too much negative about it. It was maybe not the best Nanaimo I've ridden but it was the same for everybody, I guess.
Kaven Benoit and his trusty mechanic, Jerome Therrien, 'fist bumping' after another moto win.
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So I guess with those conditions you were happy to be on the 4-stroke?
Oh ya! I was happy to have my 4-stroke out there. When I got there on Friday morning the track looked really good. It was perfectly groomed from the night before and I thought it looked good for the 2-stroke. I waited until the next morning because I knew it was going to get dry because it was good weather and it was sunny. ON race day I didn't regret having my 4-stroke.
In the 2ndmoto, Topher Ingalls got out front on his 2-stroke and then you chased him and Politelli down. How did you get around those guys?
I didn't get the greatest start—I was maybe 5thor something like that. In the first couple laps I made some passes. I was following these guys and I don't think they were really pulling away. Then Topher made a mistake and Politelli ran into him, at least that's what I saw. I was not that close but I think that's what happened. I think Topher missed his line and then Politelli just ran into his bike. The both fell so it gave me the opportunity to go around them and get into the lead. It's racing and sometimes it's the way it goes. It happens to me sometimes and when it happens to others…we'll take it.
With Politelli coming off a major injury, are you expecting more from him as the summer progresses?
Well, I don't know. My plan is just to ride the best I can and I know the west coast is not usually my [strength] but this year it seems like it's been going really well so far. Hopefully I can carry that into the other rounds. I know my big strength is in the east coast so I just want to get safely out of the west coast with some good points. I'm looking forward to the east a lot.
These guys are going to be good all season. I think it's going to be the year where the racing is going to be at its best in the 250 class. There are a lot of guys that can win motos so we'll have to be on the A-game every weekend and we'll see.
A lot of guys struggled last weekends and I think a lot of them were just happy to make it out of there, weren't they.
Yep. It went good for me so I can't really complain.
What did you do all this week?
Just the same thing as usual—I did a little bit of riding, a bit of cycling, and not try to do too much. You don't want to get tired. I want to just stay in the shape I'm in right now and be hungry once the weekend comes.
We're heading to Kamloops this weekend. Do you like that track?
Ya, Kamloops is all right. Last year I got 2-2 which is OK, I mean, it's not 1stplace but it's good points and hopefully this year I can get moto wins.
Hey, was it you that mentioned to Jay Moore at Fox that your mechanic, Jerome, was still using an old school piece of luggage when he traveled? I saw him with a flashy new Fox bag at the hotel Sunday night.
Ya, he's had that since the first time he's been traveling and he needed a new bag so when I took the picture Jay saw it and said that if I won [in Nanaimo] he was going to get him a new bag. I won so he got the new bag.
OK, well thanks for the chat. I guess I'll be seeing you shortly here in Kamloops. Safe travels.
Yep, sure. Thank you. Bye.
The rest of the riders had better figure out a way to either beat Benoit or at least get in his head because if they don't it's going to be a very long summer for the rest of the MX2 field in 2014.
Fly Racing Dragon Weekly Recap Videos
Big thanks to Fly Racing and Dragon for getting involved with us for the Direct Motocross Weekly Recap videos we will be putting together all summer. Mark Halliday from Moonrider Productions helped us out with the video clips last week in Nanaimo. Watch for another installment this week from Whispering Pines with much less ME shown in the video! Here's the video from the first round:
Direct Motocross 2014 Rockstar MX Nationals Weekly Recap : Round 1, Nanaimo, BC from Directmotocross.com on Vimeo.
Mid-Week Shenanigans
What a great week it has been out here in the west. I was able to stay here for the week and got the chance to do some things I haven't done in a long time. After last weekend, I headed over to Tofino to do a little surfing. There was a time when I used to make the drive (one of the most amazing drives in North America, I might add) almost every other weekend, but since I've moved back to Ontario I don't get the chance.
A surf trip was in order!
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I actually tried shooting some driving footage with my Contour camera, but after almost driving off the road and over a cliff several times, I decided it was a bad idea. My buddy D-Rock (Derek Hale) is co-owner of Relic Surf Shop in Ucluelet (Ukee is the closer town if you make the left at the T instead of going right and all the way into Tofino) and since I was already on Vancouver Island I figured I'd make time to head over and get in the water for the first time in over 7 years.
Next time you go surfing on Vancouver Island, try making a left instead of a right. (That actually goes for both out of and in the water!)
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My buddy 'D Rock' hooked me up with gear last week. Thanks, Derek.
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I could actually look at short boards all day long. Weird, I know.
To be honest, after 7 years I really wasn't sure how I felt bout this...
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Meh, once I got there I could see it wasn't actually very big but it sure was messy, and that was another problem.
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I made the drive into Tofino to hit the old Coffee Pod for a cup only to be informed that it hadn't been called that in about 10 years! Kook moment #8 for me.
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You gotta love the west coast!
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I spent the night sitting around the fire pit at Derek and Candace's place in 'downtown' Ukee. I had no idea D-Rock was such a foodie! He gourmet-ed up some steak and an amazing salad for dinner. I always tell the story about the first time I met Candace: You have to picture a very nice, mild-mannered, cute girl. We were all on a surf trip back in the day and after a few cocktails around the fire, someone said something about getting Candace to do some rap for us. Those of us who'd just met her looked at each other and laughed at this obvious sarcasm. Well, a few minutes later, there was Candace rhyming off old school NWA lyrics like she was straight out of Compton! It remains one of my all-time surf trip highlights.
Who would have ever guessed that THIS guy was a total foodie?!
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On my way back to catch the ferry back to the mainland, I texted Camille Bunko because she had commented on my Facebook post and mentioned she was bringing a couple Saskatchewan…ites (?) for their first-ever dip in the ocean. Yep, Denaye Giroux and Kennedy Lutz were going to try surfing (and touching an ocean) for the first time. I couldn't pass up this photo op so I asked if we could meet in the little speed trap of a town called Nanoose Bay for a picture. We timed it perfectly and I was able to grab this classic Duke Kahanamoku photo of the three of them:
Kennedy Lutz, Denaye Giroux, and Camille Bunko on their way to Tofino for some surfing.
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I spoke with Camille today and learned that they did very well in the water and then went zip lining and Kennedy actually went bungee jumping! Camille sent these pics over:
Denaye (left) and Kennedy practicing popping to their feet. Who knew Kennedy was 'goofy?'
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Camille (left) and Kennedy after a trip into the water. Yes, I have to call Camille out for tucking her suit into her boots, but she said it was warmer that way.
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Oh, and check out this video clip of the bungee jump:
Who was it that screamed?! Well done, Kennedy. Anyone who can do that can also challenge Hailey Larson for wins at the next two Women's West rounds!
Round One Helmet Cam Video
You've probably heard all the comments about the track conditions in Nanaimo by now, so here's a look at the actual track from the WASPcam mounted on Mike Alessi's helmet:
Jess Pettis Out
There were more DNFs last weekend than I ever remember at a non-mudder round. It really put a few riders in a tricky position points-wise as we head off into a long summer of racing. Fortunately, almost all of the DNFs you see on the results sheets were due to mechanicals rather than injury. However, poor Monster Energy Thor Kawasaki rider, Jess Pettis, is out with injury again. After recovering from the two broken legs he suffered when he either over-jumped the triple or under-jumped the quad at a round of the Canadian AX Series, he is now out again while a fractured right arm heals. Get well soon, Jess.
Get well soon, Jess.
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Popkum MXON Ride Day
I was able to make it to Popkum Motor Park Tuesday afternoon in time to catch riders putting in laps on the fun track just outside Chilliwack, BC. It was a fundraising ride day that sent money over to the MXON effort this fall that will take place in Latvia. Here are a few pics from the day:
#59 Daniel Mathe has great style and will turn some heads as the summer progresses.
Check out Josh 'Old Man' Snider out on Trevor Carlson's KTM 450!
#35 Eric Jeffery leading teammate #38 Seth Rarick. Thanks for letting me roll around on your bike, Seth.
Idaho rider #7 Morgan Burger threw a couple amazing whips here and even looked back at my camera.
I took almost all my pics here in this corner as I was trying to put together a short video. #136 is Teegan Williams.
Here is the video from the day, in case you missed it:
Round One Top 10s
1. 24 Kaven Benoit KTM
2. 22 Shawn Maffenbeier YAM
3. 1 Austin Politelli KAW
4. 27 Jesse Wentland YAM
5. 14 Topher Ingalls KTM
6. 34 Dylan Wright YAM
7. 4 Jeremy Medaglia KAW
8. 49 Sylvain LeGad YAM
9. 400 Jared Petruska KAW
10. 61 Dylan Schmoke KTM
1. 800 Mike Alessi SUZ
2. 45 Colton Facciotti HON
3. 175 Josh Hill KAW
4. 5 Teddy Maier KAW
5. 2 Bobby Kiniry YAM
6. 732 Kyle Chisholm YAM
7. 3 Tyler Medaglia KTM
8. 31 Dylan Kaelin YAM
9. 7 Morgan Burger YAM
10. 816 Austin Kouba KAW
Bruce Cook Fundraiser
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OK, we are going to keep this Update short and sweet this week and simply try to add more content throughout the week. I've been so busy running around that I haven't even had a chance to watch Hangtown yet! There is always something going on now that the nationals are underway, so watch for some content from over at the Whispering Pines track later today here on Direct Motocross.
Round 2 of the Women's West Series Presented by TrimFX goes off tomorrow and round 2 of the Rockstar MX Nationals goes back to its more familiar Sunday schedule. Thanks for reading and have a great weekend.
I'm going to head over to the track again this afternoon and see what I can dig up. See you at the races...
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the integrated refinery expansion and modernisation projects of Bharat Petroleum Corporation here on Monday.
The stone laying ceremony will signal the beginning of work on a pair of projects that involve a total investment of more than Rs. 20,000 crore.
The Rs. 14,000-crore integrated expansion of the refinery will make BPCL's Kochi facility the largest public sector refinery in the country with an annual capacity of 15.5 million tonnes.
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It also signals the establishment of Kerala's first petro-chemicals complex involving an investment of Rs. 6,000 crore.
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Moore filed a divorce complaint June 17 in Michigan's Antrim County, where the couple has a lakefront home. It says their relationship has broken down and "there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved."
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Photographs from The Beatles' record-breaking Shea Stadium show are to go under the hammer this month to mark 50 years since the band released their debut album.
The 61 pictures, taken by amateur photographer Marc Weinstein, are expected to fetch £15,000 at the sale at Omega Auctions in Stockport on March 22.
The black and white shots capture the Liverpudlian four-piece at the peak of Beatlemania as they began a US tour.
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What follows, which comes to us courtesy of @DugoutLegends, is a photographic image of John Lennon and Paul McCartney -- esteemed purveyors of loud Rock and or Roll music -- playing what appears to be a crude brand of this, our baseball. Please regard:
Being as they are both Englishmen, one would be tempted to think Messrs. Lennon and McCartney might be indulging in a leisured match of cricket on the manor grounds, but, lo, that appears to be a baseball bat and baseball glove. Perhaps the ball is not of regulation size, so maybe it's instead this, our softball. Whatever.
What I'm saying is that John Lennon and Paul McCartney were playing baseball because they realized it was a pursuit of unsurpassed splendor.
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Deleted scene image from the Help! movie - or Paul is trying his moves out during a break in filming.
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2. What do the Mexican kids take from Dave?
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(b) His socks
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(d) His shirt
3. What do Dave and Toph have to rush to in this chapter?
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(d) A Little League game
4. What is the name of Dave's younger brother?
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I would very much like to be able to disable access / error logging for a site.
Currently, I can't find any option to do this in the web interface (and if I do it manually, the site config will be overwritten).
You can e.g remove the log lines in the vhost master template. But this will affect all websites.
Is there any way to disable the system from logging every site _twice_? I have a /var/log/httpd_log file that grows to 1.4 gigs a day because it logs everything for all of the individual sites - but they're already logging on their own.
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This started about 3 days ago, and I'm not sure how. I've run Spybot, AVG and other programs, but nothing seems to stop it.
Whenever I click on a link in my bookmarks, it gets deleted in the folder almost automatically afterwards.
The bookmarks that get deleted seem to happen at random. When I replaced the bookmarks and clicked them again, sometimes they are fine while others that survived the first round get erased, while some bookmarks remain untouched. This happens to bookmarks in completely different folders, and my history seems to have been left untouched.
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Uh oh. Sounds like a defective hard drive might be the culprit. Go to the HD manufacture's website, download and run what ever drive checker they recommend. Be forewarned that sometimes drive checkers end in BSOD, so backup your important files first.
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