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April-May 2011

Stroke Awareness Month

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a Uncontrollable Risk Factors:
leading cause of disability in America, but many
Age Inside this issue:
people do not realize how educating themselves
and others will help reduce the incidence of Gender
stroke. Race
Stroke 1
Family History
What is a stroke? A stroke is a "brain attack" that Previous Stroke or TIA
occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel in
the brain interrupting blood flow to an area. The Sickle Cell Anemia Bike Month 2
area of the brain that is dependant on the blood
vessel can die or become very damaged. Since the
brain is the area of the body that controls every- As with many diseases, Original people fall vic-
thing else, brain damage is seen throughout the tim to this condition more frequently than colored A Mother’s Perspective 2
body. people. In any given year, 100,000 Original peo-
When brain cells die during a stroke, abilities ple will have a stroke, and stroke is the third lead-
controlled by that area of the brain are lost. These ing cause of death in our community. It’s im-
portant to get the facts about your stroke risk and Self Heimlich 3
abilities include speech, movement and
memory. How a stroke patient is affected de- learn how you can minimize risk factors. Medical
pends on where the stroke occurs in the brain and authorities want to blame our increased risk on
how much the brain is damaged. factors such as ignorance, lifestyle and lack of
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Some people recover completely from strokes, but medical treatment. I tend to disagree. Why?
more than 2/3 of survivors will have some type of That’s another build. I want to keep this unopin- Resolution
disability. It’s not that those parts of the body are ionated.
damaged; the brain that controls those parts of the Recipe 4
body is damaged.
Stroke symptoms include:
Stroke Risk Factors SUDDEN numbness or weakness of face, arm or
Anyone can have a stroke no matter your age, leg - especially on one side of the body. Q&A 4
race or gender. But, the chances of having a stroke SUDDEN confusion, trouble speaking or under-
increase if a person has certain risk factors, or standing.
criteria that can cause a stroke. The good news is
that up to 80 percent of strokes can be prevented, SUDDEN trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
and the best way to protect yourself and loved SUDDEN trouble walking, dizziness, loss of bal-
ones from stroke is to understand personal risk ance or coordination.
and how to manage it. Special points of inter-
SUDDEN severe headache with no known cause.
est:
There are 2 types of risk factors for stroke: con-
trollable and uncontrollable. Controllable risk Next Rally will be held on
If this happens to you or a loved on, call 911 or go
factors can be changed by the individual. Uncon- May 29th at Howell Park
to the hospital IMMEDIATELY.
trollable risk factors can not be changed. The Harvest Dates are
Controllable Risk Factors That Affect Original October 7-9th
If you have risk factors and a family history for
People: strokes, it is important that you partner
High Blood Pressure with your chosen health care practitioner
Diabetes to prevent your from having one. The
damage caused is often irreversible.
Tobacco Use and Smoking
Alcohol Use
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Obesity
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What Being a Mother Means to Me
I pondered this question
for several days when I
was first presented with the
request to build on this
topic. I could easily de-
scribe the role I play in the
lives of others, yet had nev-
er asked myself what my
position meant to me.
Being a mother has been
one of the hardest things I
have ever done. Raising
two sons is not easy. As a
woman I can teach them
everything on one end of
the scale and nothing on
the other. I can teach my
boys the importance of
being a good righteous
man, yet I could not teach
them how to pee. I will say
that I have learned as
much as I have taught.
Being an Earth has also
had its ups and downs in
“If the Negro is not my life. Taking bits and
pieces of myself that I
careful he will drink
thought made me who I
in all the poison of was that may not have
modern civilization
and die from the
effects of it.”
May is National Bike Month
The League of American Bicyclists
is promoting Bike-to-Work Week
Marcus Garvey 2011 from May 16-20 and Bike-to-
Work Day on Friday, May 20.
During this week there are events
for adults and children.
Children:
Children’s Bike Rodeo at Brook
Run Park, Dunwoody, GA
Saturday, May 14, 2011
FREE!!!!
Come out and have your child’s
bicycle and safety equipment
checked. Children will be able
learn the importance of riding a
bicycle safely and have hands-on
practice for the skills and precau-
tions they need to develop to have
a safe time on their bicycles. Date:
Saturday, May 14, 2011 Time: 9:00
a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Cost: Free to the
public Sponsored by the City of
Dunwoody Parks & Recreation
Department.
Contact Info:
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been right and exact, and
deleting them from my
existence all together has
been a growing process in
it’s self. I am able to look
back and take the best
part for myself as well as
cee the difference in how I
perceive and react to
things.
MOTHER and EARTH share
the same letters except for
the A and M. The “A” being
for Allah and the “M” be-
ing for master. Allah and
his teachings are the dif-
ference between being
Mother and Earth. “M”
and Other are combined
reflecting that as a mother
we master others in our
lives. Our children are
known and mastered by us
because we carry and nur-
ture them, as well as pre-
pare and groom them for
life.
The mother who is Earth is
able to provide a 3 dimen-
Bike Month
Joseph Seconder
Phone: 404-545-3711
Email: JSECONDER@YAHOO.C
OM
Adults:
Brownwood Bike Rally & Run,
Dunwoody, GA
Saturday, May 14, 2011
FREE!!!!!
Show Us How You Roll at the
2011 Brownwood Bike Rally &
Run, A Celebration of Cycling,
Fitness & Health The East Atlanta
Kids Club’s 8th- annual Brown-
wood Bike Rally & Run returns on
May 14 to beautiful Brownwood
Park in East Atlanta, where kids
and adults will participate in street
bike and Cyclocross-track races, a
5K Run/Walk, and other fitness-
related activities. The event also
includes a health fair, a space walk,
crafts and other fun activities to
entertain the whole family. All
proceeds benefit the East Atlanta
Kids Club
(www.eastatlantakids.org) , an
sional teaching to her
babies that 85 children do
not get. True indeed, other
mothers feed their chil-
dren the right things, but
may not teach them all
they need to know or teach
them about their history.
Yet it is the Earth Mother
that shows and proves our
culture through her wis-
dom. Making sure her ba-
bies eat the right things,
learn the right lessons and
carry them according to
our culture.
Being a mother has made
me a better woman. Being
Earth has made me better
at the two.
Peace,
Essential Love Earth
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
To all the Old EARTHS!
after-school program for promising
youth. When: Saturday, May 14,
2011, 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Where:
Brownwood Park, 602 Brown-
wood Avenue SE, Atlanta, GA
30316 (and surrounding streets in
East Atlanta) Time: The 5K Run/
Walk begins at 8:00 am; bike races
and bike rodeo begin at 9:30am
and end at 2:00 pm. Cost: Event
admission is free for all. Races are
free for children, $10-$25 for
adults.
Contact info:
Kevin Banks 404-627-8050
Contact
Email: kbanks@eastatlantakids.org
http://www.bikeleague.org/
programs/bikemonth/
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Self-Heimlich
I know you have seen people choking
in public. Usually it’s when they are
eating. As soon as they realize that
they can’t breathe, they thrash and
flail around until people around them
offer them some help. I’m certain
that you have choked as well. And
some well meaning bystander slaps
you on the back or performs the
Heimlich on you until your breath
returns. But what happens when you
are all by yourself? You can perform
your own Heimlich save your own
self.
Instructions
1- Make a fist with one hand and
place it against your abdomen, just
above the navel, with the thumb
facing in toward your body.
2- Place your other hand over your
closed fist.
3- Push your fist into your abdomen,
using a quick, hard, thrusting motion.
The direction of movement should
be up and in.
4- Repeat the thrusts several times,
Workplace Conflict Resolution Cont…..
This is an add on from last month's
article. Getting along in the work-
place is a skill set which can greatly
enhance your career. Using some of
the below concepts and practices
can get you in doors that may have
previously been closed. Don't be a
victim of your own workplace sabo-
tage. Open your third eye and do
the knowledge on how to get along
in your job environment.
If you remember the things I said
last time you'll recognize that what
I'm speaking about today is a little
more subtle and more to do with
workplace conflict once the conflict
is already in motion. These con-
cepts can be applied to any kind of
conflict but for today we'll focus on
the workplace. Here's a few con-
cepts we'll be discussing today:
Maintain eye contact
Reflective listening
Mirror who you have conflict with
Collaborate don't compromise
Whoever controls the conflict con-
trols the peace
Now let's say a coworker is yelling
and screaming at you about some-
thing and you want to resolve the
conflict. Establishing rapport is
something you want to do right from
the gate. An example of establish-
ing rapport is making and keeping
eye contact. This will let the person
with the issue know you're focused
on them. A person who knows
you're paying attention is more likely
to feel better about communicating
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trying to dislodge the obstruction. If
this doesn't work, you will want to
use a flat-edged object instead of
your fist.
5- Find a hard, flat-edged surface
such as a chair back or the edge of a
table. A counter top or railing may
also work.
6- Place your abdomen against the
surface edge, again just above the
navel. Bend your upper body over
the hard edge to get better leverage.
7- Thrust your abdomen against the
surface, hard and fast. If you are using
a chair back, you can pull yourself
down against the chair to increase
the force of your thrusts.
8- Call 911. If the object is still
lodged in your throat, leave the
phone off the hook and continue
performing the Heimlich on yourself
until help arrives.
Be Safe.
with you. Also keep in mind to
respond to what the person is upset
about by repeating back to them
what they're saying. If the person
says something to you like "You
never listen to me and I feel like I'm
wasting my time." You'll respond by
saying, "So you're frustrated be-
cause you think I'm not paying
attention to you." This goes hand in
hand with the eye contact because
again, you're reassuring the person
that you are in fact paying attention.
Make sure you're under control
when you deal with this per-
son. When you're under control
then you can mirror the person
without being emotionally tied to the
individual. Let's say you're both
sitting down, if the other person gets
louder and stands up, then you
stand up too. When you respond
match the loudness of your voice
with theirs. As you're speaking you
can begin backing down on how
loud you are, thus bringing the
energy back down. You can sit back
down and/or invite the other person
to sit down also. Mirror their energy
then add on to it in the direction you
want it to go.
Ask the person what they want. In
this case the person is saying they
want you to listen to them and they
don't want to feel like they're wast-
ing time by speaking to you. This is
your chance to clarify what's been
happening. If you've been listening
to this person in the past then point
out what they can look for to be
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Medication Education
The FDA has become two of the worlds biggest scam artists. They
teach the people how to eat the wrong foods until the point of illness,
then, they give them further poisons (medications) in the disguise of
treatment for the illness. Well in most cases the medications suppresses
the said illness, only for it to emerge again so that they can continue to
get rich from the labor of your illness by having you purchase more
drugs. Plus the side effects are designed to cause other illnesses in the
body requiring you to have a need to purchase more drugs/poison. It
should not take a rocket scientist for us to know that we MUST discov-
er and manifest new/ancient methods of healthcare beginning with what
we consume. So loved ones, upon your journey of freedom from eating
the wrong foods and taking the wrong medications here are a few
questions you may want to ask your Doctors, Pharmacists, and/or
Nurses as you are making your transition from the unnatural to the natural way of healing.
These questions will help you learn more about yourself and give you more of an idea of the
direction your personal healing is going or not going.
1. What are your meds made of?
2. Who makes and distributes the meds?
3. What does the meds chemically and physically do to me?
4. Where are the meds made?
5. What is the goal of the manufacturers of the meds?
6. What are the side effects?
7. What are the most dangerous side effects of the meds?
When seeking answers about your meds remember that you have the right to know any-
thing that you seek to learn about what is going into your body. Besides, the more you know
the better your decision making process will be. One more thing, when making the transi-
tion from perhaps using medications to more holistic healthcare, consult your doctor and
natural healthcare professional combined as to each decision you are making.
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reassured you have in fact been
listening and that they haven't been “We who have been born and
wasting their time. If you haven't
been listening then point out why nurtured on this soil, we,
and what they can do to get you to
listen. "Sometimes I don't listen to whose habits, manners, and
you because you talk to me about
things unrelated to this job and I'm
customs are the same in
real busy." "I try to listen to you but common with other
you often start speaking to me
without finding out if I can spare a Americans, can never
few moments to talk with
you........... So you just start speak- consent to - be the bearers
ing and I keep right on working." In of the redress offered by
this way you're finding what can
work for both of you instead of one that Society to that much
of you settling for an undesirable
outcome. This is called collabora- afflicted country. “
tion.
At the end of the day the person
who controls conflict will control the
terms of the peace. "You want to
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speak with me during
the day, but I'm busy
and can't always talk
with you so get at me at
lunch time." It's all
about showing and
proving and that is what
we teach in Allah's
Nation. Be the person
with the POWER.
Peace
Precise Infinite
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Allah is God.
Always has been,
Always will be.
DIY Laundry Soap Recipe
Most people don’t realize that
soap is not a vegetarian product
or may contain swine in the
form of lard or tallow. Do the 1
on soap making. It requires
some type of fat or oil. That’s
why vegetarian soaps are so
expensive. Vegetable oil costs
more than tallow or lard. That
goes for laundry soap too. I
find it hypocritical that folks
forbid swine by mouth, but its
okay in various and sundry
products that touch them inti-
mately.
I have made homemade laun-
dry soap before. I have not
been wowed by the results, but
I am a dedicated Tide user and
I don’t think anything can com-
pete with that. But when I used
this formula and dried the
clothes on a line in the sun-
shine I had clean fresh clothes.
That’s part of the formula…
sunny line dried clothes. As the
Sun brightens and freshens
clothes. There is Jewel in there.
Q. What can I do for my Seasonal Allergies?
I used to have the worst seasonal allergies (hay fever) of anyone I knew. In college, I took
Botany in the spring. That was a bad idea. That class used to shut me down, so much in fact
that several classes ended early because I was suffering yet refused to leave.
Becoming a vegetarian helped me with these allergies, but through the years they have
redeveloped. Not to the degree that they once were, but enough to cause me to seek out
OTC medication. But OTC histamines can be derived from animal sources. So where does
that leave the vegetarian Serenity?
The neti pot has been a lifesaver during the allergy season. A neti pot is a small kettle that
you fill with a solution and pour it one nostril through the nasal passages and out of the
other nostril. This action washes debris from the nasal passages.
The science behind how this works is the passages are convoluted and lined with small hairs
that trap debris. Mucous aids in this process. The hairs trap debris and mucous then comes
and encases it. It’s volume forces you to expel it from the nose or swallow it. Either way
your nose is clear.
I use a small amount of salt and warm tap water that fills the vessel. Too much salt burns
and causes your eyes to tear. Salt causes an osmotic variant that pulls fluid from the nasal
tissues and expels it with the water. There are different recipes depending on the person
who is advocating the process. I prefer simplicity. And I have instant relief without feeling
drowsy or adding excess chemicals to my body.
I encourage you to do the knowledge and try it out for yourself.
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in the machine. Especially cold
There are a million internet water.
recipes. Some make a dry soap
others make a liquid soap. Fels Blend all the ingredients to-
Naphtha or Zote are soaps that gether in a jar or container
are normally used for this reci-
pe. But they contains tallow so Shake before you use them to
it’s not a vegetarian product. ensure equal distribution.
You can use Castille or any
vegetable soap bar in it’s place. Use 1-3 Tablespoons per load.
Castille soap is made from You might have to play with
olive oil. And unless the soap this until you fig-
says vegetarian, it’s not. This ure put what is
recipe is dirt cheap compared appropriate.
to commercial laundry soap. Be
your own judge…. 1 cup of white
vinegar makes a
Recipe fine liquid fabric
1 standard bar of soap (I like softener
Dr Bronners soap)
1 cup borax Hit me at my
1 cup washing soda email if you try
this and testify
That’s it!
Grade the soap. Get it as fine as Peace
possible run it through the pro-
cessor or blender if you have
to. Big chucks won’t dissolve