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Builders and Breakers by Steven Light - 2018
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Hush Little Digger by Ellen Olsen-Brown
I Am A Backhoe by Anna Grossnickle Hines - great actions to combine with the text
Machines At Work by Byron Barton
Max Paints the House by Ken Wilson-Max
Meeow and the Pots and Pans by Sebastien Braun
Minverva Louise and the Red Truck by Janet Morgan Stoeke
Mucky Duck by Sally Grindley
My House by Bryon Baron (2016)
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Roadwork by Sally Sutton
Toolbox by Anna and Harlow Rockwell
Time to Build by Kate Riggs (2016)
Tip Tip Dig Dig by Emma Garcia
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Best Mouse Cookie by Laura Numeroff
Construction Crew by Lynn Meltzer
Dazzling Diggers by Tony Mitton
Dinosaur Dig! by Penny Dale ~ very interactive
Happy Man and His Dump Truck by Miryam
Jack's House by Karen Magnuson Beil
I Ain't Gonna Paint No More! by Karen Beaumont
I Love Tools! by Philemon Sturges
I'm A Truck Driver by Jonathan London
Job Site by Nathan Clement
Magic Toolbox by Mie Araki
Mixed Up Truck by Steve Savage ~ very silly
Mr. Panda's Painting by Anne Rockwell
My Pop Pop and Me by Irene Smalls (cooking tools)
Old McDonald Drives A Tractor by Don Carter
Old MacDonald Had a Woodshop by Lisa Shulman
One Big Building by Michael Dahl
Raise the Roof by Anastasia Suen
Ruby and Leonard and the Great Big Surprise by Judith Rossell
Toolbox Twins by Lola Schaefer
Tools by Taro Miura
Who Made This Cake? by Chihiro Nakagawa
Who Uses This? by Margaret Miller
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Big Rig Bugs by Kurt Cyrus
Bruno the Carpenter by Lars Klinting
From Here to There by Nancy Skuletety
House in the Meadow by Shutta Crum
Lily Brown's Paintings by Angela Johnson
Lot At the End of My Block by Kevin Lewis
McFig and McFly by Henrik Drescher
Monsters On Machines by Deb Lund
Story Country Here We Come by Derek Anderson
This is the House That Jack Built by Simms Taback
Three Little Rigs by David Gordon
Thump, Quack, Moo by Doreen Cronin
Turtle and Snake Fix It by Kate Spohn
Wendel's Workshop by Chris Riddell
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Halifax Syrian refugees see first-ever hockey game
Saint Mary's University's men's hockey team battles in the University Cup tournament in front of many new fans
More than 80 Halifax Syrian refugees took in their first-ever hockey game Friday evening.
Saint Mary's University's men's hockey team went up against University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières in the quarter final for the University Cup in the Canadian Interuniversity Sport championship.
Ziad Khaled Alhessaw clutched his baby girl while watching the game. He said he likes the new moves and techniques used in the game.
"It's challenging. It's really nice to watch," he said through a translator.
In the stands, cheering the hockey team on, were between 40 and 50 children with their parents, along with three people with disabilities, students association vice president Ossama Nasrallah told CBC News before the game.
"It's going to be a really good experience — and we have seen this from the kids," he said.
"We told them we are going to a hockey game and they ask us, 'What should we do there and how does it look?' They are more than excited."
Trip came together quickly
It'll be the first time the group will see the sport, or an ice rink, but Nasrallah said seven school hockey players sat among the group to explain the game, with the help of 14 bilingual students to translate between English and Arabic.
The school and other groups have gotten together to pay for the tickets, t-shirts, pop and popcorn for the whole experience, he said.
"It came out really fast," Nasrallah said. "In a week, we were able to get the 80 people."
'Where they feel welcome'
Many in the group had big smiles early on in the game while wearing toques and their t-shirts over parkas and sweaters.
In the last quarter of 2015, more than 900 people immigrated to Nova Scotia, according to a report released Thursday. That put Nova Scotia's immigration levels at the highest since the mid 1990s, and the province's population at its highest ever, the report said.
"I believe the Canadian people, when they see them and they feel inside them, that yes, we need to do something for these people," Nasrallah said.
"That's where they feel welcome."
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Then you wake up. Darn that stupid alarm! Why does it always have to bring reality crashing down onto blissful fantasies?
Sadly, reality is the winner here. Dream though one might of the big time, of that one piece of key information that makes the difference between losing and winning, between brown bag lunches and steak dinners, most gambling tips are not worth the hot air used to utter them. It doesn't matter where you bought them or what you paid for them, gambling tips are basically useless.
Now, horse racing fans may claim otherwise. Knowing a jockey who can tell you that Baby Brown Shoes has a tendency to be skittish every other rainy Tuesday might qualify as a useful tip. However, any jockey worth their salt will also know how to compensate for that skittishness, and your tip is right back into useless territory again.
It pays to keep this in mind at all times. A simple web search will turn up an endless number of websites offering gambling tips, usually for a fee. Free gambling tips or picks are often given out as an incentive to get your name and email address for future marketing initiatives. If you would still like to have them it would be beneficial to sign up for some kind of free email account that you can use - otherwise you may have a hard time explaining to the boss how you can be hard at work and yet still have 27 gambling advertisements crowding up your inbox.
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A new CNN/Time poll out of South Carolina reveals that Rick Santorum may be in the position to extend his strong showing at this week's Iowa caucuses.
The polls shows Romney still ahead at 37% with Santorum trailing behind with 19% and Gingrich just behind that at 18%.
What's key, however, is that while Gingrich is down nearly 25% from his early December numbers (when he enjoyed his brief surge) Santorum is up 15 points from the same time period.
The SC primary doesn't take place until January 21, 11 days after New Hampshire's (and two weeks after this Saturday's debate, the first since early December) so there is plenty of time for these numbers to shift.
However, the early takeaway is that thanks to Santorum (whose social conservative views will be especially attractive to SC voters) make not make this the cakewalk for Romney politicos were anticipating just a few weeks ago.


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In my experience, too often the human dynamics are missing in permaculture designs. This is where sociocracy fills the gap very nicely. As a collaborative decision making tool it can help permaculture designers and all end users/clients to get clear on what they want to achieve and therefore make sure the design meets everyone's needs.
This is just the begining. We can then use sociocracy to keep adjusting the human dynamics. One thing I do on all my workshops, projects and company consultations is to create a culture policy. A policy which guides our conduct. This is the kingpin policy that ensures there is social cohesion between all."
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MARTINEZ, BENITO (1932–1952). Benito Martinez, Medal of Honor recipient, was born at Fort Hancock, Texas, on April 21, 1932, to Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Martinez. He entered military service there. Corporal Martinez was a machine gunner with Company A, Twenty-seventh Infantry Regiment, Twenty-fifth Infantry Division, near Satae-ri, Korea. On the night of September 6, 1952, while manning a listening post in an advanced position, he was attacked by a strong enemy force. Heedless of the danger of encirclement, he remained at his post and attempted to slow the enemy advance. As a result of his stand, numerous casualties were inflicted on the attacking troops. He was reached by phone several times but maintained that the danger was too great for anyone to attempt to rescue him. When he was later forced to make a limited withdrawal with only an automatic rifle and a handgun, he defended himself for six hours. At the last contact with him, shortly before dawn, he stated that the enemy was closing in. The next morning his body was found with an empty ammunition clip in his left hand and a .45 caliber pistol in his right. He had killed three North Koreans. Because of his stand, friendly forces were able to reorganize and regain key terrain. Martinez's valorous sacrifice was a tribute to himself and the military service. He is buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery. His Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously to his mother by the secretary of the army at the Pentagon in Washington.
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If you're using a Linux distribution that takes advantage of SELinux, such as CentOS, Red Hat, Fedora, or SUSE, you know it can be a blessing and a curse. While SELinux is an incredibly powerful tool that goes a long way toward keeping your Linux-powered machines secure, it can be a nightmare to configure. Fortunately, a tool called SELinux Alert Browser can ease those troubles.
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20,000 candles 'bloom' every night for a 10-day period during summer.
"To-ka" is the flower-shaped form of wax that takes shape after the candle has burned out. If you can get your candle to make this shape, it's a sign of good luck. We light a lot of candles to wish for happiness.
You will enjoy the fabulous and mystical night time scenery at To-kae in the ancient city of Nara. Visiting Nara during a daytime is usually recommended because it is a city of temples and shrine. However, during this period, staying until night will take you to the beautiful world of the candle-lightened city. I, as a citizen of Nara prefecture, would say the scenery is very different from the daytime.
You can light your own candle for 500 yen. Light a candle and wish it will make a To-ka (a flower) shape for your sake.
The Nara's To-kae creates a very romantic and peaceful space by contrast to the Japan's common summer events, like fireworks festivals.


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The music Hanson makes is the most important part of who they are.
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This Time Around Island Records,2000
Track List: You Don't Know,If Only,This Time Around,Runaway Run,Save Me,Dying To Be Alive,Can't Stop,Wish That I Was There,Love Song,Sure About It,Hand In Hand,In The City,A Song To Sing
Comments: I really love the whole album.It is so much more mature that all the others. There isn't a song I don't like.My favorite song is Sure About It.Taylors voice is so amazing in it.Overall I love the album!


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|Long-Awaited Hope by Sandy Kirkham
I am a victim of pastoral sexual misconduct. In 1972, at 16 years of age, I was sexually abused by my youth minister in my home. He was 30 years old, married, with two children. At the time of the abuse, I was very active in the church and I was growing in my faith.
After years of suppressing what had happened to me, I concluded, after counseling, much prayer, and my study of Matthew 18:5-17, that in order to be healed, among other things, I needed to confront my abuser and hold him accountable for what he did to me and forgive him, which I did in October, 2004.
To be clear, I do not believe forgiveness means condoning behavior or that there are no consequences to behavior. And while I believe in God's forgiveness, I do not believe these men should be given the opportunity to repeat their behavior and return to their congregational ministry.
Most victims of pastoral abuse suffer spiritually after this kind of experience. Our view of the church becomes distorted. We no longer trust the church to be a safe and loving place. Even now, no matter what church I attend, I am not comfortable. While I still have faith in God, I have no spiritual connection to the church. The church has been contaminated for me by what he did to me. I could no longer embrace my faith the way I once did.
The impact of being abused at the hands of someone you trust so completely, who then uses that trust to hurt you, is life-long and manifests itself in ways you don't always recognize. It is a deep, deep pain. Because of his abuse, I no longer will allow myself to be alone with a minister again. I no longer pray out loud for fear someone will see me as weak, vulnerable and easy prey. My children have never had a bedtime prayer with their mother.
I didn't believe that my faith would ever be the same again. And then I found The Hope of Survivors Ministry. After speaking with Samantha Nelson on the telephone, and through her many correspondences with me, I found a friend. I found someone who cared and understood. This ministry is exactly as they describe—a ministry of compassion, support, hope and encouragement.
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One of Jean-Luc Godard's later works, this complex allegorical tale tells the story of man's quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu (Gérard Depardieu), his wife Rachel (Laurence Masliah) realises that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband. A range of narrators provide differing views of the same events through a criss-crossing web of flashbacks, while title screens interrupt the action at intervals throughout the film, and the characters embark upon lengthy digressions on philosophical, literary and spiritual questions.


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Happy Halloween, all. Every year about this time, I tend to always watch the same horror movies, even if I've seen them a dozen times. So below are thirty that, due to my re-watching, I would have to say are probably my favorites.
I wasn't sure what to really include in the term "horror." Normally I use that as a bit of catch-all term that includes thriller and suspense. I pretty much decided that if I included those attributes, this film would be overrun with Hitchcock films and Peeping Tom and Silence of the Lambs would be a predictable Top Ten. So I'm using the strictest definition of horror: something supernatural, something unexplained or a slasher flick.
I debated not putting this into a numbers game, but people like things listed. So, however loose it might be, I suppose you can consider this my favorites of favorite as we progress to my favorite making my other favorites less favorite. In other words, don't take the numbers too literally.
Honorable Mention: Shaun of the Dead
This was one such movie I wasn't sure to include, it's a comedy first, but it's also a damn good zombie movie too. I don't know anyone who doesn't love this movie, though, and to be honest, it being on any list, whether it be comedy or horror or....romance...is pretty much a given. It nailed a concept that had been dabbled in before, but never quite got right, so well that every single movie that has tried to do the same thing is automatically compared to it. Comedy-horror needs to poke as much fun at itself than it does trying to give us punchlines, and Shaun of the Dead does that every five seconds.
Another more-comedy-than-horror movie for me is Beetlejuice. That scene with the snake is still creepy.
30: Creepshow
There was a time when the anthology approach to horror was all the rage. Hell, some of my favorite horror movies are anthologies, even a recent one titled Trick R Treat really reminded us how good they can be. Sometimes short stories are a more effective way to present certain plots - no reason to stretch it. What we end up with Creepshow, though, is a nice bit of variety, from legit scares to a humor to just weirdness.
Other awesome anthologies you should check out: Trilogy of Terror, Asylum, the original Tales from the Crypt movie, Body Bags, Kwaidan, Black Sabbath and the aforementioned Trick or Treat. I really wish this style would come back more often.
29: The Hitcher
A single performance can make anything great. Here, it's Rutger Hauer at his most demented and nuts. It's a very simple idea: a young man is traveling across the country and picks up a hitchhicker who makes his life a living hell. The police get involved, as well as a woman, and things start to go badly as the hitcher sets up the young man to take the fall for all his bad deeds. I've always loved the setting of the desolate desert blended with the paranoia: even an open wasteland can feel closed in and claustrophobic. The world is coming down on him, and the hitcher has to be brought to justice. Not bad for a script that was originally just a screenwriter's thesis project.
28: Freaks
What can I say other than that Freaks is freaky. It used actual carnival entertainers and deformed people to tell its story, and it really makes me uncomfortable. The title pretty much says it all, but what's not said is that it's got itself a pretty good story of revenge and one of the most intense and frightening climaxes in the genre. I mean, you have a man with no legs and arms squirming on the ground with a knife in his mouth with the intent to kill you. Yeah...that's pretty freaky...and that's just a few seconds of one scene.
27: Sleepaway Camp
The camp setting was all the rage of the 1980s. You had teens going out to camp or swim or hike...and then bloody craziness happened. The Burning is one I considered for this list, as well as the first Friday the 13th, but they just missed the cut. One that didn't, though, was Sleepaway Camp and if you've seen the film you know why. It plays out relatively straightforward for any slasher: people are at camp, there's something weird going on and suddenly bodies start to pile up. But Sleepaway has one major twist at the end that puts it all in perspective and actually makes you rethink the entirety of the film. I love it when a movie does that, and that twist makes Sleepaway Camp a far smarter slasher flick than it probably deserved.
26: The Innocents
Did you ever see The Others? Did you like it? Well, imagine that only better. So whether or not you disliked it or liked it, this adaptation of A Turn of the Screw (a novel) is just classy and refined to perfection, not to mention with a haunting and depressing ending to it all that gives me goosebumps just having to write about it. Beautiful cinematography is another aspect I loved about this movie as well: it's gorgeous. The use of light and shadow and just the quality of every shot is rarely matched in the genre. Even if you know the twist, the road there is so well done it doesn't really matter.
I've reviewed nearly ever other movie on this list or have at least acknowledged it because all of them I like, but I've still not done this one. Put it on the to-do list.
25: Pieces
The slasher genre is a often a guilty pleasure. Very rare is one synonymous with the term "good film." You have "good slashers," though, which is a relative phrase. Pieces is not a good film, but it's a damn good slasher film. It's a weird blend of perversion meets slasher that feels incredibly satisfactory, plus there's a good dose of cheesiness that rounds it all out nicely. I suppose I just wanted to put a cheesy, classic and maybe overlooked slasher flick on this list and it was down to this one or The Burning. Let's give it up for cheesiness...speaking of that.
24: Re-Animator
The camp horror that is Re-Animator is a treasure to behold. Stuart Gordon and Jeffrey Combs teamed up for a number of horror movies in the 1980s (and into the early 90s) but Re-Animator just got so much of it right. It's cheesy and fun, gory and hilarious at times. Just look at the tagline: "Herbert West has a good head on his shoulders...and another on his desk." That little line really summarizes the entire mood of the movie. Tongue-in-cheek, a bit goofy and with a few decapitations for good measure. Re-Animator has one of my favorite horror themes as well.
23: The Wicker Man
I love a film that makes you rethink the entirety of the film. You'll see that trend in a lot of these movies. It's usually some reveal or sudden turn toward the end that makes you realize you were being played all along. The Wicker Man is a perfect example of this, and no not the Nicholas Cage one where he punches people while in a bear suit, but the classic British film from 1973. You're walking along, just checking out this weird little town on this weird little island, then things just start getting weird.
22: Alien
To this day, still the best science-fiction/horror blend out there. There's a lot. From Event Horizon to The Fly, but here we have people journeying through space and coming in contact with an unknown life form...and it's far worse than they could possibly imagine. The sheer originality of Alien and the ambition of diretor Ridley Scott to form this unique world and utilize the artistic merits of HR Gieger just thrusts Alien to the top of the genre. Then you have the execution and solid acting, the great visuals that, to this day, still look fantastic, the haunting mood of this desolate spacecraft. Alien is so rich in atmosphere I think it's more the setting that's appealed to me than an Alien going around killing people - the film is, essentially, a highly stylized slasher movie at heart. Execution in film is everything, and Alien gets it all perfectly. Not just one of my favorite genre movies, but one of my favorite movies period.
21: Halloween
Halloween is one of only two slasher movies that I never seem to tire of. The thing is, the film has become such a part of pop-culture, a lot of people know about it, know what will happen and how it happens without even really needing to see the film. It really set the standard for how these movies play out, and to me that standard often falters in other films. Halloween manages to be sharply directed with the tension building and building until it finally explodes. It's not about how many people die, how cool the killer is or whether or not there's blood (there's every little blood, actually). It's about the moments of anticipation that it nails perfectly, and it's done so well I still get enjoyment out of watching the craftsmanship at work.
20: Deep Red
A lot of people love Dario Argento's Suspiria when it comes to the Italian Giallo genre (essentially a slasher genre). For me, I've always been partial to Deep Red (and Bird With the Crystal Plumage, for that matter). The use of music and gorgeously foreign setting makes it all a little off-center as well, as though you're journeying into someone else's dream and bad things just start happening. Argento's Giallos are, what I consider, the "classy" side of the slasher genre. The stories are usually simple, but well told, and the characters more mature and grown-up while still finding moments of fun and humor along the way. Deep Red is, to me, Argento's finest film.
19: The Haunting
To this day, still the best haunted house movie made. It's no surprise it came from the 1960s, as the 60s and 70s really knew how to nail the idea of scaring people (Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and The Legend of Hell House come to mind). Though there were a lot of haunted house movies during this era, Robert Wise's The Haunting, utilizing sound better than any of them, knew how to really get under your skin. Bumps in the nights. Knocks on the doors. Footsteps down the hall. Nothing in The Haunting was really a "jump scare" where someone says "boo!" It was an exploration of how even the simplest things can be incredibly scary.
18: The Fly
I could have put a number of Cronenberg films on this list. Scanners, Shivers, Videodrome and The Dead Zone are some of my favorite movies. I would put Naked Lunch in that same style as well as it's every bit as troubling and disturbing as seeing a vagina on James Woods' torso. With The Fly, though, we not only get a good sense of disturbing horror, but Cronenberg really balances it out with great characters and a great narrative - something he may or may not do in his other movies. It's a methodical, well-tuned piece of horror, a great example of how to really remake a movie and turn it on its head. It won't be the last remake on this list, though.
17: Don't Look Now
Don't Look Now is a balance of haunting fear and disturbing unraveling. A father still thinks he sees his recently-deceased daughter running around Venice and it begins to drive him insane until he finally tries to confront the "demon from the past" (for lack of a better word. Analysts of this film have noted the use of Red as a motif and others have written various thoughts regarding the father-daughter relationship as a whole (and why the mother is strangely not a part of it all). Don't Look Now is just one unsettling and very smart movie that every horror fan should see.
16: The Bride of Frankenstein
One of two James Whale pictures on this list, and it's arguably his masterpiece. This is one of those films I can just watch repeatedly, still impressed by the maturity of how the material is approached. This wasn't cheap scares, it was thoughtful drama if anything. I've realized that I'm not one to really enjoy cheap jump scares and so forth, but something well crafted, well acted and knows how to present a mood and atmosphere. The crown jewel of Universal Horror of the 1930s.
15: Nosferatu
I don't know if any other movie on this list as as creepy of imagery as this classic silent film. Let's be honest, silent movies are a bit creepy to begin with. But German Expressionism is particularly creepy because those Germans loved to play with shadow and light and really distort reality when they could. In the case of Nosferatu, you not only have that, then you have Max Schrek walking around in what is still regarded as some of the best make up in film. It feels so authentic and weird that you sometimes think it's found footage more than just a really well done film. The long shadows, the lanky figure, the curved fingers...it's one of the most creepy and simultaneously beautifully shot films I can think of.
14: The Evil Dead 2
I don't know many horror fans that wouldn't have this one their list. Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell, a very mean-spirited severed hand. It's got everything, from comedy to gore to legitimate jump scares (something Raimi is particularly good at). It's just a fun movie from beginning to end, b-movie schlock at its finest.
The other Evil Dead movies are great too, but this one really seemed to just get everything right. The first Evil Dead lacked the Bruce Campbell factor, he was there but not really the Ash we eventually meet in this one, and Army of Darkness was more fantasy. Fun fantasy, but fantasy. This one just got all the elements right.
13: Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby is hours of uneasiness with an incredible finish. It's like eating a delicious meal that isn't sitting well with you, but at least you get awesome ice cream at the finish. The sense of dread that it manages for most of its runtime, and never getting tired of trying to figure it out or wonder what's about to happen, is a testament to just how damn good it is. There was a documentary on either Roman Polanski or horror movies, and they note how you can tell how well done something is by whether or not you're leaning your head to peek around a corner when someone is off-screen talking. You get that a lot here: the setting and sets are beautifully shot in how "there" you feel, and Mia Farrow's performance makes the final reveal one of the greatest in cinematic history.
12: An American Werewolf in London
I don't know about you, but I've always felt that the werewolf hasn't ever really got its fare shake. Vampires, zombies and even Frankenstein's monster certainly have. You have to go back to the original Lon Chaney Jr film to get something even respectable, but it wasn't really one of the more memorable ones to me either. Then it was ignored for a many years. Who would have though an awesome comedy-meets-horror werewolf tale would get it so right. In fact, I think it's the best werewolf movie by a considerable margin. Great story, a terrific sense of self-awareness that brings some humor to the absuritdy of it all and still some of the best practical make up and special effects you've ever seen. This was also one of the first horror flicks I remember seeing on television as a kid, and boy did it scare the shit out of me. It still does at times, like the scene with the werewolf stalking in the subway.
Oh, and if you're wondering what other good werewolf movies are, the best seem to strangely be the indie kind: Ginger Snaps and Dog Soldiers.
11: Fright Night
You've probably noticed a lot of 80s Horror flicks on this list. Well, I grew up in that decade so that's why, but one always sticks out the most to me. Sure, I might like others more, but I don't realize that until I actually sit and think about it. My mind always goes to Fright Night first because of one thing: a hell of a lot of character. Fright Night has personality in spades, and it's one of those movies that is so simple when you think about it, you can't even believe it. It shows you don't need complexity in a scary movie, you just need good storytelling and great characters. Roddy McDowall steals the show as Peter Vincent here, a low-rent Van Helsing if there ever was one, and is one of my favorite performances of any horror movie.
10: The Horror of Dracula
9: The Shining
Speaking of creepy imagery, The Shining is chalk-full of weirdness. Kubrick really knew how to compose a shot to appeal to an audience subconciously and when he's playing around with the horror genre, you know he's thinking about the psychological aspect and completely messing with your head. The Shining is less about the story or even the characters, because I think most people think back to certain "moments" they visually recall. The jump cuts and the long-takes, the way Kubrick shot the final climax in the snow or even the opening as we traverse the winding road to the Overlook Hotel. Throw in one of Jack Nicholson's best bat-shit crazy performances and you have a classic and one of my favorites.
8: Night of the Creeps
Aliens, bugs, virus, zombies, spaceships, possessed dogs, axe-murderers, a love story and The Bradster. Night of the Creeps is the 1980s time capsule that's almost a parody of the 1980s, and it's also almost a parody of horror movies as well considering how much it crams into it. It all comes together nicely, though, and Night of the Creeps is one of the purely fun and entertaining horror movies of any era. I just love the humor and the characters, and even feel a little sad when bad things start to happen to the characters I like. Plus, this did the lawnmower bit before Peter Jackson, though Jackson made it so much more in his equally-fun horror classic, Braindead (or Dead Alive if you prefer)
7: A Nightmare on Elm Street
The first A Nightmare of Elm Street was, and probably still is, Wes Craven's masterpiece. It's dark, scary, bloody and incredibly original. It's a slasher movie with a twist, and that twist comes from a basic human fear of nightmares and dreams we can't control. It plays on two levels: the regular slasher "guy goes around and kills teenagers" plot but a psychological horror film as well. We don't know what's real, what's fantasy and when we and the characters are being manipulated. Freddy Krueger may have become a self-parody in later movies, but the first is a twisted and dark version that's still the standard.
And in case you were wondering, the only other Elm Street movies I can say I truly liked were the third one (and I suppose the forth one to an extent, but barely) and New Nightmare, which brought it all to a fitting end and bookended the whole franchise with the darker, more sinister Freddy that we saw here. In fact, New Nightmare just missed my favorites list. It's just an incredibly original take on a then-tired idea, and there's really not another horror film quite like it with a self-aware nod to the genre as a whole.
6: The Exorcist
Do I need to write anything here? Nah, I don't think I do. So instead I'll tell you about the first time I saw this classic. I was in college, and if you've read my Immune to Fear Blog you know it was this time I really started to explore film and, especially, the horror genre. The Exorcists was one of those movies that I heard about ever since I was a kid, but never actually sat and saw. Well, it was October. It was some random night and I got myself a copy to watch. Alone. In the dark.
Yeah, that was a mistake. But it wasn't frightening while I was watching it, necessarily. The Exorcist is one of those horror movies that stays with you and you don't relaize its effect until you're laying in bed at night and can't get to sleep.You think you see a scary little girl or a white face in your closet or just a bump in the night to make you unsettled. That's the effect of The Exorcist, and it just happens to be a well-crafted character piece on top of all that.
Oh, and The Exorcist III is not a bad little horror flick itself. Check it out. Don't see the second one. Good Lord, don't see the second one.
5: Dawn of the Dead
The zombie franchise has never really slowed down. There always seem to be a least two or three great ones every decade with at least thirty that are good and/or guilty pleasures. Still probably the best, though, is Romero's Dawn of the Dead. It has everything you want in a zombie movie. Gore. Great characters. An awesome setting in a shopping mall. It also has great twists and turns and special effects, though the zombies have always looked a bit odd in this one at times (like the Smurf-colored monk-zombie). I also think it succeeds on the social commentary level that Romero did well with the original Night of the Living Dead. The people here are just as much of the problem as the zombies.
4: The Invisible Man
There really hasn't been a great invisible man movie in a long while. Memoirs of an Invisible Man was alright, and Hallow Man entertaining, but neither are really classics. I think it's because the original The Invisible Man, directed by one of my favorites James Whale, just did it all so perfectly. You aren't going to outdo Claude Raines in this film. It's impossible…and what's so funny is a LOT of it is just his voice. This film (and Hitchcock's Notorious) really made me realize that Raines is probably one of my top 5 favorite actors.
3: In the Mouth of Madness
Paranoia and insanity, as well as a massive dose of HP Lovecraft inspiration, has never been done as well as In the Mouth of Madness. I've never seen a film make so little sense, but still make sense if you just approach it as "fuck it, monsters." Why do all these things happen? Fuck it, monsters. Why can't he leave Hobbs End? Fuck it, monsters. What's the point? Fuck it, monsters. Then, you get the payoff at the end that actually does make you realize that, even though nothing made sense, it all was there to build to one conclusion: arguably one of John Carpenters more cynical endings and probably why I loved it so much. A great performance by Sam Neill and the sharpness of the script, the callbacks and foreshadows, just makes it a highly entertaining, psychological (and still gory) horror flick.
This low budget gem from the early 1980s, given to us by the writers of Alien I might add, was number one on one of my very first articles three years ago. I compared it to Jaws only with dead people, and that's still how I see it. A Sheriff nobody believes and a situation that's incredibly bizarre and strange. It's full of red herrings and twists and turns that really up there with the best of them, and just the idea itself (which you won't fully realize until the end) is just so wonderfully realized in this New England town full of secrets.
1: The Thing
Something I noticed while putting this list together, I love mystery and paranoia. That's why I love Hitchcock so much. I also tend to love the idea of claustrophobia and people trapped, making for an interesting character study of what happens to them. Then you throw in a monster and...welll....then you have The Thing. Gory as all hell, but incredibly well acted by the cast to give a sense of anxiety to it all. Who can you trust? How can you find out who is who? The thing is thick in atmosphere. Dark. Cold. More shadow than light in the frozen continent of Antarctica.
The Thing is a blend of just about everything I like, not just about horror film, but film as a whole. Memorable characters with distinct personalities and arcs, memorable music, an amazing sense of place and mood and a mystery to unravel. Oh, and a walking head on spider-legs and mutating dogs and people. It's a film I never tire of. Then again, I don't tire of any of the movies on this list.
Others in Contention: Alice Sweet Alice, Shaun of the Dead, From Beyond, The House on Haunted Hill, Dracula, The Mummy, Asylum, 28 Days Later, Suspiria, The Burning, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Four Flies on Gray Velvet, Nosferatu (Herzog Version), The Devil's Backbone, Frankenstein, Black Sabbath, The Coffin Joe Films, Night of the Living Dead, Night of the Demons, Torso, Race With the Devil, Cemetery Man, Army of Darkness
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All forms of Craniosacral Therapy derive from William Sutherland, an osteopath and student of Andrew Tyler Still in the late nineteenth century. Since his pioneering of this healing work, others have further developed the field in their own directions, and these unique forms of Craniosacral Therapy are like branches of a great and majestic tree.
Upledger CranioSacral Therapy
Upledger CranioSacral Therapy was developed by Dr. John Upledger. John Upledger briefly encountered the work of William Sutherland during his osteopathic training, and then studied it further in post graduate work with the Cranial Academy, Dr. Sutherland's original training institution.
John Upledger adapted and modified Dr. Sutherland's therapeutic techniques and also developed many of his own, and he continues to do so to this day. He also established the Upledger Institute, which trains CranioSacral Therapy students all over the world, and which has its own treatment center, the Upledger Clinic, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Upledger CranioSacral Therapy is based on perception and palpation of the CRI, or cranial rhythmic impulse, which is the movement of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) within the borders of the dural and intracranial membranes. This fluid movement can be palpated anywhere on the body because of the body's continuous fascial, or connective tissue, network. The subtle movements of the CSF cause rhythmic changes in the tonicity of the nervous system itself, which via the peripheral nerves, causes changes in the tone of the continuous bodily fascia. Thus, the fascia reflects the rhythmic movement of the CSF.
What causes this fluid movement, according to Dr. Upledger, is the production and reabsorption of CSF. He suggests that the production is of CSF is cyclical, leading to changes in volume and pressure of the CSF within the dural canal of the spine. There are many more details to this theory, but in essence this is the Pressurestat Model, Dr Upledger's way of understanding the fluid movements within the body that CranioSacral Therapists use in our assessments and treatments.
Because, as part of Dr Upledger's vision, he chose to teach these therapeutic techniques widely to people of all backgrounds, he chose not to label the greater forces at work in this process, but rather to let people draw their own conclusions as to the involvement of more numinous causes in the movement of CSF. He does not believe, however, that understanding the mechanics of the fluid flow and doing research that supports this, rules out the presence of God or Spirit or Chi/Qi, or a Breath of Life as a deeper cause.
Upledger CranioSacral Therapy involves a great many subtle structural techniques, but also, when indicated, Therapeutic Imagery and Dialogue. It is one of Dr. Upledger's major contributions to the field of cranial therapies that he developed a process called SomatoEmotional Release® whereby the patient and therapist can engage together directly with the inner wisdom of the patient and access knowledge about the patient's situation that may not be conscious to the patient. Thus many hidden dynamics and causes may be explored and resolved, thereby facilitating the healing of many challenging and mysterious problems.


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Bhagwat's quota comments agitated OBCs: BJP MP
New Delhi : In further rumblings within BJP over its big loss in Bihar, party MP Hukumdev Narayan Yadav today said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's quota comments "agitated" backward castes who rallied around the grand alliance and asserting that many who voted for the Modi government are not RSS supporters.
A five time Lok Sabha MP from Bihar with socialist background, Yadav said Bhagwat's suggestion for a review of reservation was "ill-timed" and "agitated" backward castes and Dalits.
"The Party should analyse why backward castes voted solidly for the grand alliance. What Bhagwatji said agitated voters from backward castes and Dalits," he told PTI.
Asked if the beef controversy also hurt BJP's prospects, Yadav said only a thorough analysis by the top brass could shed light on it.
"Not everybody who voted for the Modi government agrees with the views of RSS or is its supporter. The party and government at the Centre should be sensitive to their sentiments too," he said.
Yadav, who was a minister in the previous NDA government, said Bhagwat's intentions may have been right and he merely wanted an academic debate over the issue but the timing of his comments was wrong. "It was ill-timed."
He, however, said party chief Amit Shah's controversial comments that firecrackers will go off in Pakistan if BJP lost the election has been proved right as he noted that Pakistani media was taking digs at the party after the loss.
Hinting that polarising Hindus may not work all the time, he said Hindus put castes above religion "unlike Muslims who put religion before other issues".


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Turmeric curcumin has been used for over 4,000 years in many countries, but especially in India where it is used in cooking many dishes. Indeed, if you have ever eaten a curry you have enjoyed the taste of turmeric, as it is what gives curry its' yellow color and flavor. Indians and Asians have known of its' health benefits for all this time, but it is only in the last 60 or so years that this curry powder has become appreciated in Western countries, where clinical trials have been conducted that have proven its' amazing effects on a wide range of different diseases and conditions.
In particular, turmeric curcumin rapidly reduces inflammation which is now known to be the source of many conditions including arthritis and other joint pains.
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Turmeric is the root of a plant called Curcuma Longa and is a member of the ginger family. Along with ginger, it is grown for its root, and has long been used in cooking in Asian countries both for its' color and flavor, in addition to its medicinal properties.
It is only in the past few decades that it has been recognized by western researchers for its health benefits and antioxidant properties, and many clinical trials have now been carried out showing that it can help to cure a wide range of conditions including arthritis, diabetes, IBS, pancreatitis, gastric ulcers, uveitis, several types of cancer, plus a whole host more. Studies have also shown that it can prevent Alzheimer's disease and ensure liver health. The trials have revealed that the vital element in turmeric is curcumin and it is this which is responsible for its' amazing health benefits.
However, turmeric is the yellow root of the plant in the ginger family – Curcuma Longa. The plant is grown only for its roots, also known as rhizomes, and it is the turmeric which is ground down into a spice and used in cooking.
Curcumin is an element contained within the turmeric, and it is this which has been identified as being responsible for the amazing health benefits incurred when turmeric curcumin is ingested.
Curcumin belongs to a family of chemicals called curcuminoid. It is one of many curcuminoids that are polyphenolic compounds (compounds that have a bright yellow color). The amount of curcumin present in turmeric is quite low. Only about 2% - 3% of curcumin by weight is present in turmeric.
Since the amount of curcumin is so low one would need to eat a considerable amount of the spice for it to have any major health benefits, so at IshaPur we have produced an extract of curcumin that we provide in veggie capsule form and which is 95% pure curcumin.
Furthermore, the rate at which the body is able to absorb pure curcumin is also very low, and on its' own, most of it would pass straight through, having no effect. However, it has been discovered that an extract of black pepper known as piperine, or BioPerine®, improves bioavailability (the body's absorption rate) by no less than 2000%! This is why IshaPur's Advanced Turmeric Curcumin Formula has added BioPerine® for best bioavailable curcumin. (Some supplements use phospholipids to improve bioavailability such as Longvida® and Meriva®)
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Clinical studies have shown that many diseases and conditions of the human body do not have just one cause, but many causes combined, or to use the language of researchers, multiple cell signaling pathways. This is very true of cancers and many other diseases.
Over the past few years there have been a number of "smart" drugs developed to attack a range of different diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, cancers, and neurological diseases, but they are mono-targeted. If a disease has multiple pathways, as do the diseases mentioned above, then it follows that a mono-targeted drug is likely to be ineffective. Furthermore, "smart" drugs are often very expensive and can produce a variety of adverse side effects.
According to Subash C. Gupta, Sridevi Patchva, and Bharat B. Aggarwal, "Extensive research over the past half century has shown that curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a component of the golden spice turmeric (Curcuma longa),canmodulatemultiplecellsignalingpathways. "(Source:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3535097/ Therapeutic Roles of Curcumin: Lessons Learned From Clinical Trials).
In simple language, curcumin attacks a disease on several different levels, rather than only one which may or may not help and may produce unwanted side effects.
The authors then continue to list over 30 diseases and conditions suffered by patients in whom "some promising effects have been observed" with the use of curcumin, including even such things as chronic arsenic exposure and alcohol intoxication, together with several different types of cancer. The very lengthy article then continues to go into great detail about many of the clinical trials which have been carried out.
Therapeutic use of curcumin was first recorded as long ago as 1748, but the first article covering the use of curcumin in human disease was published by Oppenheimer in 1937. He treated 67 patients with subacute, recurrent, or chronic cholecystitis with oral administration of curcumin for a period of three weeks. All but one of the patients were completely cured of the disease and showed no symptoms of return, despite observation lasting from three months to over three years. No side effects of any description were noted, even in cases where the medication was continued for several months.
Since that time well over 100 other clinical trials have been undertaken and the results published, except in some cases where trials are still ongoing. In these trials curcumin has either been used on its own or in combination with some other agents such as quercetin, piperine, BioPerine, soy isoflavones, gemcitabine, mesalamine, and prednisone.
Subash C. Gupta et al (mentioned above) go on to say: "How a single agent can possess these diverse effects has been an enigma over the years, both for basic scientists and clinicians. However, numerous lines of evidence have indicated curcumin's ability in human participants to modulate multiple cell signaling molecules such as pro-inflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-α, interleukin [IL]-1β, IL-6), apoptotic proteins….." (and a list of others which would only be understood by health professionals).
A further trial mentioned took place to evaluate the effects of curcumin on healthy middle aged participants (40 – 60 years old) who were given either curcumin or a placebo for 4 weeks. It was reported that "Overall, (the results) demonstrated the health-promoting effects of lipidated curcumin in healthy middle aged people."
Another trial in 1987 was probably the first to demonstrate the anti-cancer properties of curcumin. Kuttan and co-workers conducted a clinical trial involving 62 patients with external cancerous lesions. Topical curcumin was applied and found to have "remarkable symptomatic relief as evidenced by reductions in smell, itching, lesion size, and pain." The effect in many patients continued for several months, with only one patient having an adverse reaction. Since that time, curcumin – either alone or in combination with other agents – has "demonstrated potential" against colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, multiple myeloma, prostate cancer, and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Of course, as always, if you suffer from, or believe you may be suffering from any form of cancer you should always consult with your health professional before taking turmeric extract.
This is a condition caused by inflammation of one or more joints. There are over 100 different types of arthritis that have been reported, but the most commonare osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and gout. Very often NSAIDs (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) are prescribed for these conditions, but theycan have numerous adverse effects, including stomach ulcers and heart attacks.
A study undertaken involved 50 patients with osteoarthritis who were given the equivalent of 200mg of curcumin per day for three months. The symptoms of osteoarthritis were evaluated using WOMAC scores which are an indicator of pain levels. After three months the overall WOMAC score was reduced by 58% while walking distance (on a treadmill) was increased from 76 meters to 332 meters.
The well-known radio show host Dr Josh Axe waxes lyrical about turmeric. Discussing it on his website he says that it is arguable that the most powerful aspect of curcumin is its' ability to control inflammation and pain relief such as knee pain. He refers to the journal Oncogene which published a study of anti-inflammatory compounds which found that aspirin and ibuprofen are the least effective, while curcumin is among the most effective compounds in the world that promotes joint health.
Dr Axe continues that "This news should have reached every household in the world after the study was conducted because inflammation puts people at riskfor almost every disease process known to man."
Dr Axe also refers to a study published in the journal Biofactors which showed that curcumin can even help to promote weight loss. Curcumin was shown to be effective at suppressing the inflammatory processes of obesity, thus helping to reduce it along with its "adverse health effects."
Perhaps the most telling thing about Dr Axe's lengthy article is that he concludes "At the end of the day, the research speaks for itself and we cannot think of onereason why EVERYONE shouldn't be taking some form of turmeric every day."
If you are suffering from any condition caused by inflammation such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or any other type of joint pain, you will most certainly benefit from taking IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin.
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a problem of the large intestine. It can cause diarrhoea, bloating, gas, abdominal pain, and constipation. A trial involved 102 patients who were given one tablet a day containing 72mg of standardized curcumin extract and 105 who were given two tablets per day, both for an eight week period. The prevalence of IBS was reduced by 53% in the one tablet group and 60% in the two tablet group, together with an overall marked decrease in IBS symptoms.
Gene Kobilansky has a website called FlowAthletics which is dedicated to helping athletes improve their performance and has produced an interesting article on the benefits of curcumin to athletes (http://flowathletics.com/curcumin-turmeric-athletes/).
Kobilansky states that inflammation in athletes is often mild but can have a negative impact on the training process. He says that being sore after a heavy workout is a form of inflammation and that it has a nasty side effect known as secondary muscle damage. Inflammation, he says, is part of the body's immune response and at first is beneficial when tissues need care and protection. However, in chronic cases inflammation can cause further inflammation, which can become self-perpetuating.
He goes on to say "For many athletes the issue of inflammation is never resolved, it's an ongoing struggle. Piling up on top of each other are little injuries, followed by waves of inflammation, which cause more and more damage over time. Acute inflammation is OK, chronic inflammation is a serious problem."
Can curcumin help athletes recover from slightly damaged muscles? Kobilansky refers to a study which suggests that it can. Mice which were treated with curcumin showed muscle recovery after four days, while untreated mice took 20 days. Curcumin, a powerful antioxidant, flushes out dangerous free radicals that damage DNA and cells.
Kobilansky also refers to the protein BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor) which is a protein found in the brain which protects neurons, helps with new neuron growth, and creates new synapses. Athletes under stress from competition suffer from a reduction in levels of BDNF which affects mental alertness and overall health. Curcumin has been proven to block the stress-induced reduction in BDNF and also can increase the levels of BDNF.
The article then goes on to suggest ways of taking turmeric curcumin including its use in food recipes and drinks, but "I keep coming back to the fact that by weight turmeric is only about 3% curcumin. Furthermore, curcumin is poorly absorbed when taken orally. So, it would be really difficult to get the minimum effective dose from diet alone. The alternative is a curcumin supplementation."
Kobilansky concludes that "Curcumin is considered very safe, and when I compare the known side effects to those of aspirin or ibuprofen I feel comfortable recommending it." He goes on to say that, in Phase 1 clinical studies, curcumin with doses up to 3600-8000 mg daily for 4 months did not result in discernible toxicities except mild nausea and diarrhea." It should be noted that those doses are considerably in excess of the 1200 mg contained in the recommended daily dose of IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin which is all that is required to obtain the maximum benefit.
The effect of curcumin on diabetes was first noted in 1972. Diabetes is a disease which results in high blood sugar levels. In the case of type 1 diabetes it is a result of the body's inability to produce insulin, while in the case of type 2 diabetes it is the result of the body failing to use insulin properly.
In 1972 a male patient who had suffered diabetes for 16 years took 5g of turmeric powder a day over a period together with insulin, after which his blood sugar levels halved from 140 mg/dl to 70 mg/dl. When the insulin was reduced to the minimum the effect of the turmeric nonetheless continued. However, he then stopped taking the turmeric powder for a week and his blood sugar level rose to 140 mg/dl immediately. He then resumed the turmeric and the blood sugar level was promptly reduced to 110 mg/dl. The patient's electrocardiogram was normal, and he had the beneficial effect of a stimulated appetite. There were no noted adverse side effects.
A more recent study involved 240 patients who were randomly assigned 1.5g/ day of curcumin or a placebo. After 9 months, 16.4% of the placebo group had developed type 2 diabetes, whereas it appeared in none of the curcumin group.
Groundwater arsenic contamination is a big problem in Bangladesh and West Bengal. Unfortunately, arsenic has damaging effects on DNA. A trial was conducted in West Bengal involving 286 volunteers who were divided into two groups of 143. One group was given a placebo, while the other was given 500mg of curcumin combined with piperine (to assist absorption) every day for three months. The curcumin group was found to have reduced DNA damage combined with increased levels of antioxidants - which are good. The authors of the study concluded that curcumin may have a protective role in reducing DNA damage caused by arsenic contamination.
Other trials have been conducted on patients with chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP). In one, 143 patients were divided into two groups of 106 and 37. The larger group received treatment with antibiotics together with curcumin, whereas the smaller group received antibiotics only. One month after treatment 89.6% of the larger group reported no symptoms associated with CBP whereas just 27% of the patients who received antibiotics only had no recurrent symptoms.
Subash C. Gupta et al report that "As discussed in this review, curcumin has shown therapeutic potential against a number of human diseases. Common to all of these studies have been the safety, tolerability, and non-toxicity of this polyphenol, even at doses up to 8 g per day. The underlying mechanism for curcumin's clinical efficacy seems to be modulation of numerous signaling molecules."
When used as a natural spice for food flavoring there have rarely been any side effects of turmeric reported. However, if taken in very large doses over a very long period then it may possibly result in nausea, indigestion, gas, or stomach ache.
Those effects aside, there are no reports of any other side effects. In any event, if you take IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin in the daily doses recommended, side effects simply should not occur.
If you are pregnant, have gall bladder disease, or are taking any medication as a blood thinner, then you should consult a medical professional before taking curcumin supplement.
Some other conditions may also need a consultation with your doctor before taking turmeric curcumin. These include kidney stones, because urinary oxalate levels are increased. In addition, if you suffer from GERD, turmeric curcumin can increase stomach acids which might possibly lead to ulcers without proper management.
Also, if you are about to undergo any form of surgery, you should stop taking it two weeks beforehand.
As a general rule, all of the aforementioned side effects result only if there are existing health conditions. However, if you should suffer from any unexplained side effects, you should stop taking turmeric curcumin and seek medical advice before continuing.
IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin contains only the purest natural ingredients. 95% turmeric extract combined with BioPerine® extract of black pepper for increased bioavailability of 2000% is contained in an all-vegetable capsule. Nothing else is included in IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin, so all active ingredients are natural.
Specifically, our turmeric supplements contain 1200mg/serving of pure 95% Standardized Turmeric Curcumin Extract as well as 95-98% of the potent and beneficial extract of black pepper fruit known as BioPerine. We are proud to state that IshaPur is made in the USA and the only other ingredient our supplement contains is the vegetable cellulose capsule.
Certain other companies that offer turmeric curcumin in supplement form provide a combination of three different grades of turmeric curcumin, and only a small fraction of that is Pure Potency Curcumin Extract. IshaPur uses ONLY 100% pure extracted curcumin of the highest purity and quality.
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I'm a very active 40 year old male, and love Ashtanga yoga. I began using IshaPur Turmeric with curcumin at the suggestion of my yoga teacher after an interior meniscus injury. During many of the postures any pressure on my knee at all would hurt. During the injury I remember feeling like I would never again be able to do yoga in the way that I wanted to. I started taking the IshaPur and within a couple weeks the inflammation and pain had subsided, and I noticed my knee less and less. Today it is quite rare that I am aware of my knee injury at all, and my practice is stronger than ever. I strongly recommend to anyone experiencing joint pain to use this supplement. It has allowed me to do what I never thought I would be able to again.
I began taking the IshaPur Turmeric Curcumin supplements at a time that my body was injured. I had hurt myself pushing too hard in a yoga class. I am not the type to take any pain killers or barely any advil but I gave in to the advil. It was suggested I try this supplement to help remove the inflammation and heal. And I did. I was able to stop the advil but continued with the turmeric to help the healing process. I began to notice subtle differences at first. Some were even unexpected and unrelated. Like a sun spot on my face began to clear up. WOW. Totally relieved and happy about that. I did not realize that the Turmeric could help with this. Another thing I began to notice was a shift in my appetite. I found I was able to realize when I was full and started cutting back on the amount of food I was eating. I noticed my stomach wasn't as bloated and my digestion was much better. I've also started using it for my gums. I had periodontal surgery and this helped me to heal at a better rate. I've been using it in my toothpaste (opening the cap and adding it to coconut oil) to soothe the gum tissue and to whiten my teeth. I highly recommend this product. It's easy to take and you will notice a difference in your health and wellness.
My gastroenterologist suggested that I get on a regime of Curcumin for general wellness and to keep inflammation at bay. I was told that pepper was key to absorption. Serendipitously, I learned that IshaPur Curcumin had just gone on the market an met all the criteria my doctor mentioned. I ordered it and began taking it twice daily. After a few months, I realized that my joint stiffness was gone. I also had a general feeling of wellbeing. It is now part of my daily diet.
I am a 72 year old male. I have been an active athlete as a young man and my entire adult life and a student of good health practices. Over the last ten years I have become increasingly arthritic and had to have major joint replacements due to over training and genetics. In the last few years I have also battled cancer. Needless to say, it has been a painful experience with serious systems dysfunctions which left me in pretty bad shape. I researched curcumin and chose IshaPur. It has helped reduce my inflammation and pain. It has strengthened my immune system and rebalanced my digestive process. I am presently cancer free. Integrity is important to me, so I can say with gratitude that IshaPur has truly been of daily aid in cleansing, regenerating and healing my body.