Autism One 2017 – Presentations by Dr Marco Ruggiero

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Mon Jun 19 06:49:20 PDT 2017

Autism One 2017 AutismOne 2017 just held in Colorado Springs, CO (USA), May 24-28, 2017. The videos are now released and available online. There are two videos available from Dr Marco Ruggiero which are definitely worth a watch. A novel approach to the reconstitution of the brain microbiotahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ol96H-DlaWA&list=PLtw9iWxwfPldYIunR7lctt9-unraLFtRa&index=1         The second  lecture he […]

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5 Ways to Optimise Our Immune System

by Susannah @ London Functional Osteopathy

Sun Feb 11 07:33:07 PST 2018

1. Boost your beneficial bacteria 70-80% of our body’s immune system is in the gut… Boosting beneficial gut bacteria or improving gut health prevents luminal colonisation by pathogenic microorganisms. This can assist with improving low immunity symptoms. For a specific concern you need to get the right blend of bacteria cultures. This balance is hard to find in today’s world. Natural probiotics We can find probiotics in fermented soya products such as miso and tempeh […]

Recipe for Aubergines (Eggplants) or Zucchini (Courgettes) with Yogurt

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Sat Dec 03 10:06:52 PST 2016

Recipe for aubergines (eggplants) or zucchini (courgettes) with Yogurt souce This recipe has two variants – with aubergines (eggplants) or zucchini (courgettes). The only difference is that if you use aubergines (eggplants), you must drain the bitter juice before cooking.   Products: 2-3 aubergines (eggplants) or 2-3 zucchini (courgettes) 400 grams of yogurt 2 garlic cloves Olive or vegetable […]

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Chondroitin Sulphate, Bravo yogurt and Bravo Non Dairy

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Wed Jul 26 07:08:01 PDT 2017

Chondroitin sulfate is a glycosaminoglycan that functions as a component of proteoglycans. Proteoglycans are found throughout the human body, forming the intricate extracellular matrix. Glycosaminoglycans have also interactive roles in cell-cell recognition and cell growth. Chondroitin sulfate is one of the building blocks that is normally found in cartilage surrounding joints in the body.  As […]

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Easy and Healthy Breakfast with Yogurt

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Tue Nov 29 08:56:42 PST 2016

Easy and Healthy Recipe for Breakfast with Yogurt   Products: 300-400 grams of yogurt 100 grams of muesli 100-200 grams of  strawberries / blueberries / bananas or other fruit 5 tablespoons honey (optional)   Preparation: In small cups or bowls place the products in the following order – yogurt, muesli, fruits, yogurt. Finally decorate with muesli and fruit slices.

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Best of Hospital Medicine 2013 Part I

by The Rounds Table @ The Rounds Table

Fri Jan 09 14:00:56 PST 2015

Originally Aired September 24, 2014: Fecal Transplantation & Probiotics for C. difficile; Prone Positioning in ARDS; Steroids in COPD; Hospital Management of Diabetes. Fahad and Amol want you to gain familiarity with a number of major studies in hospital medicine published in 2013. 1. Fecal transplantation is effective for recurrent C. difficile infection. 2. Probiotics are…

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How to make Homemade Bravo Suppositories

by waqas09 waqas09 @ bravoprobioticUK

Fri Aug 05 04:07:04 PDT 2016

How to make homemade Bravo suppositories? Bravo yoghurt can be used to make home-made suppositories and the advantage of making your own is you have control of what ingredients to use and what size to make them your unique needs. Here are some tips on how to make homemade Bravo suppositories. For those who are […]

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Effects of Bravo Yogurt and Intermittent Fasting

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Fri Oct 20 06:21:37 PDT 2017

The latest study from Dr Marco Ruggiero also discussed on the recent Autism Recovery Summit 2 describes the effects of Bravo yogurt consumption associated with intermittent fasting (intermittent fasting is a means to achieve nutritional ketosis). Dr. Jerry Blythe, MD, a long-time cancer survivor and marathon runner, who embarked in a three-month experience of intermittent fasting and […]

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Ski Season

by Susannah @ London Functional Osteopathy

Fri Dec 01 09:07:37 PST 2017

Ski Season  Ski season: Getting shipshape for ski season at London’s Bulgari Hotel “… Though I had had a challenging time with my back 2 months prior to the trip, I suffered no pain on that occasion.”   via The Telegraph Telegraph Ski and Snowboard Telegraph Travel Most recreational skiers/snowboarders admit they hit the slopes with too little preparation. This fact alone greatly increases risk of injury. Weak and tired muscles make ski injuries more likely. […]

Stay Healthy, Fit and Young with Bulgarian Yogurt

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Thu Apr 20 04:07:20 PDT 2017

In his works one of the founders of modern immunology – the famous Russian scientist Ilya Mechnikov, finds a connection between the longevity of the Bulgarian people and the consumption of original Bulgarian yogurt. He strongly emphasizes that Lactobacillus bulgaricus, bacteria occurring naturally in Bulgaria, is the only bacterium that never does any harm to […]

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Bravo Yogurt quoted in ‘Beyond Mars and Venus’ by John Gray

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Wed Feb 01 08:04:48 PST 2017

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Yogurt Starter Cultures – How to make yogurt at home the right way

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Tue Jan 10 11:16:04 PST 2017

How to make a delicious probiotic yogurt at home with our yogurt starter culture? To be sure that you will make original Bulgarian yogurt at home the right way we will describe the whole process in this article. If you follow our instruction there is no way not to make a real yogurt, unless you […]

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Non Dairy Bravo Quick Facts

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Fri Mar 24 15:50:12 PDT 2017

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The Best Probiotic Yogurt – Part 2

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Wed May 10 08:04:11 PDT 2017

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See the Obamas’ Official Portraits, and Other Work by the Black Artists Who Made Them

by Molly Olmstead @ Slate Articles

Mon Feb 12 09:44:44 PST 2018

Barack Obama’s official portrait, the first presidential portrait by a black artist commissioned for the National Portrait Gallery, was unveiled Monday.

Michelle Obama’s portrait, also painted by a black artist and another national first, was revealed as well.

For his portrait, which will hang in the hall of presidents in the National Portrait Gallery, Obama chose Kehinde Wiley, a prominent Yale-trained painter known for large, colorful portraits of black people in the regal style of classic European paintings. (Former presidents always choose their artists.)

“His initial impulse was to elevate me,” Obama joked. “I had to explain that I’ve got enough political problems without you making me look like Napoleon. We’ve got to bring it down just a touch.”

Instead, Obama was placed in front of a simpler backdrop of greenery, which Wiley explained as “charting his path on Earth through those plants,” according to Washington Post reporter Dan Zak. In the painting, there is “a fight going on” between Obama and the plants, which, Wiley said, represent Obama’s story. The flowers featured grow in Illinois, Hawaii, and Kenya, he said.

“How about that?” Obama said after the portrait was unveiled. “That’s pretty sharp.”

The former president added a couple self-deprecating jokes: “I mean, there were a number of issues that we were trying to negotiate,” he said. “I tried to negotiate less grey hair. And Kehinde’s artistic integrity would not allow him to do that. I tried to negotiate smaller ears. Struck out on that as well.”

According to the New York Times, “Wiley’s art plays on different ways of seeing, and questions the representation of nonwhites (or lack thereof) in Western art.” According to the Guardian, Wiley finds most of his models on the street, although he has also painted celebrities such as Michael Jackson.

“What I was always struck by whenever I saw his portraits was the degree to which they challenged our conventional views of power and privilege,” Obama said.

Michelle Obama chose a more obscure artist, Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald, for her portrait. According to the New York Times, the National Portrait Gallery curators had not known Sherald when they started creating a list of artists for the Obamas. Sherald also paints portraits of black Americans, and according to the Times, her subjects “appear before solid fields of color reminiscent of Manet.”

When her portrait was revealed, Michelle Obama said she was “a little overwhelmed, to say the least.”

“Amy, I want to thank you for so spectacularly capturing the grace and beauty and intelligence and charm and hotness of the woman I love,” President Obama later said.

Sherald’s figures are often depicted on the grayscale, a method, she told the Baltimore Sun, that serves to “subversively comment about race without feeling as though I’m excluding the viewer.” According to the Times, the gray “signals their awareness of the obstacles to their full participation in American life.”

The Obamas often encouraged art by contemporary black artists during their time in the White House.

“I am in awe of Kahinde’s gifts, and what he and Amy have given to this country, and to the world,” Obama said. “And we are both very grateful to have been the subject of their attention.”

Medway-Sydenham Hall reopens to residents (UPDATED 6:45 p.m.)

by Communications Staff @ Western News

Wed Feb 07 13:42:40 PST 2018

Medway-Sydenham Hall reopens to residents 6:45 p.m. Students have returned to Medway-Sydenham Hall following the afternoon appearance of a “strange smell” that caused enough concern to evacuate the two Western...

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The Best Probiotic and Health Effects of Consuming Bulgarian Yogurt

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Sun Feb 05 05:40:04 PST 2017

Which are the best probiotic and health effects of consuming Bulgarian Yogurt? The regular consumption of Bulgarian yogurt protects and improves the human health in many ways. It has probiotic effect and it is 100% natural and organic product from the Bulgarian nature. Many scientists studied and confirmed the beneficial health effects of Bulgarian yogurt. […]

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Autism Recovery Summit 2 – FREE screening October 2017

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Sun Oct 01 12:52:29 PDT 2017

Learn effective strategies the top experts are using to move children off the autism spectrum.  FREE access here Over 30 doctors, scientists, natural health practitioners and parents share proven treatments that get results. Speakers Have Been Seen On Anju Usman, MD Autism Physician, Speaker Gut – Brain Connection and the Importance of the Microbiome in […]

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Fruit & Yogurt Bowls

by Madeleine Gagne @ Farm Boy

Mon Feb 05 08:47:47 PST 2018

Use these "recipes" as inspiration to make your own bowl at home filled with your favourite fruits, nuts, seeds, and whatever else your heart desires!

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Best of Hospital Medicine 2013 Part 1

by The Rounds Table @ The Rounds Table

Wed Sep 24 04:00:42 PDT 2014

This week: Fecal Transplantation & Probiotics for C. difficile; Prone Positioning in ARDS; Steroids in COPD; Hospital Management of Diabetes. Fahad and Amol want you to Gain familiarity with a number of major new studies in hospital medicine published in 2013. 1. Fecal transplantation is effective for recurrent C. difficile infection. 2. Probiotics are not effective in…

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FREE Health Summits Online – Schedule of Dates for 2017-2018

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Thu Oct 19 07:01:02 PDT 2017

Event Calendar Whatever health challenge you may be dealing with right now, you can be assured there is a health summit online to bring you all the latest science in the discovery how to diagnose, treat and recover health.  Don’t be dis-heartened if you missed the FREE screening, as there are also encore days, where they […]

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The Saddest Parade

by Franz-Stefan Gady @ Slate Articles

Wed Feb 07 12:23:15 PST 2018

President Trump may finally get his military parade. Trump had mused before his inauguration last year about having the armed forces march through Washington to mark his taking office but was reportedly rebuffed by the Pentagon. But now, according to a report by the Washington Post, plans are underway to make this spectacle a reality. Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day have been mentioned as possible dates.

Beyond simply feeding the president’s known proclivity for pomp and pageantry, an impromptu military spectacle of this type would also underline the Trump administration’s deep sense of insecurity and mistrust of American political institutions.

Parades are as old as military history itself. The term parade is derived from the Latin word parare, to prepare—in a military context—for war. Our modern day ideas of parades—soldiers marching in step in perfect unison wearing dress uniforms—can be traced back to the European military drill, originally devised in the 17^th century by Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange, to quickly maneuver troops into column and line formations in order to discharge volley fire and to attack the enemy with fixed bayonets.

More importantly for discussing Trump’s plans, however, is the historical distinction between a triumph, a military parade held to mark victory or the end of war, developed and perfected by the ancient Romans, and military processions as part of the ceremonial structures of annual national patriotic holidays. A good modern-day example of the former is the parade of British troops in London after the retaking of the Falkland Islands from Argentina in October 1982, and of the latter the annually held Bastille Day military parade in France. It was the Bastille Day parade, witnessed during a trip to France last summer, that seems to have inspired Trump’s latest whim. Trump had gushed to reporters previously about how the display was “one of the greatest parades I’ve ever seen” and vowed that the U.S. would top it. “The marching orders were: I want a parade like the one in France,” a military official told the Post about the latest preparations.

Unlike France, however, the United States until now has primarily conducted large-scale military parades to mark military triumphs. The largest in U.S. history was the Grand Review of the Armies on May 23–24, 1865, to mark the end of the Civil War. 145,000 men paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue for two days under the watchful eyes of President Andrew Johnson and the commanding general of the Army, Ulysses S. Grant.

The U.S. military marched down the avenues of D.C., New York, and smaller American cities on multiple other occasions during and following the victorious ends of the Spanish-American War, as well as the First and Second World Wars. The most spectacular modern-day example was the June 1991 National Victory Celebration to commemorate U.S. victory in the Gulf War.

What Trump appears to have in mind is something grander than the smaller military processions that have been part of American national holidays for the past 200 years. The idea seems to be to throw a Roman-style triumph, without actually triumphing. Needless to say, there are a number of obvious problems with a military triumph, and not just the exorbitant cost and the fact that the military has more important things to do.

For one thing, an impromptu military triumphlike parade is a political anomaly as there is no equivalent to the Bastille Day parade in American political and military culture. More importantly, the United States has not won any of the wars it has been engaged in since 9/11.

These objections probably wouldn’t deter this president. A large military triumphal procession down Pennsylvania Avenue, ostensibly to show the president’s devotion to the U.S. armed forces, can easily turn an actual military stalemate into a temporary political victory. Indeed, perhaps the president sees such a parade as just another opportunity to solidify his political standing by emphasizing his support for the armed forces. (The fact that it would pass by the hotel emblazoned with his name probably doesn’t hurt either.)

But a large-scale military parade would also reinforce two negative themes of Trump’s own presidency: insecurity and isolation.

Military parades, if not part of an annual patriotic holiday cycle and absent a military victory, symbolize a deep sense of insecurity of a country’s political and military leadership. That’s the reason why impromptu large-scale military spectacles—think of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un—are usually the purview of isolated autocratic leaders and dictatorships that feel threatened by outside forces.

This is not exclusive to autocratic regimes. The French Bastille Day military parade became a fixture only in 1880, following the humiliating French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–1871 and the loss of the Alsace-Lorraine territory to Germany. The parade was an expression of forced militarism to challenge German military superiority and to overcome a prevailing sense of the decline of French power among French citizens.

Yet insecurity and paranoia generally run deeper in autocratic regimes, and as a consequence, their military spectacles usually eclipse parades of democratic countries, as they serve multiple purposes. For examples, for countries such as China or North Korea, by displaying their latest military hardware, parades serve a deterrence purpose both internally and externally. By combining militarism and nationalism, they are meant to reinforce to a regime’s subjects that only the military stands between them and foreign invasion; to outsiders, large-scale parades are designed to signal resolve and deter them from domestically interfering.

Parades are also used to create conformity in both action and thought, as I have written before. A peculiar bond is forged between the soldier and the onlooker, who, in a frenzied state of excitement accentuated by martial tunes and synchronized step, feel not only empowered but also form a collective identity pitting them against the rest of the world. On a number of occasions when I participated in parades, I not only had a similar sense of empowerment (I strangely also always felt taller when in parade formation) but was also itching for a fight to, for the lack of a better term, defend the collective values of the group. In other words, there is a thinner red line separating a disciplined soldier from a “goose-stepping moron,” as Professor Henry Jones would have put it, as one would expect during military spectacles of this kind.

Impromptu parades in autocratic regimes have usually signified times of political crisis and insecurity. For example, in 1941, Stalin held a large October Revolution parade on Red Square to rally Moscow’s citizens during the Battle of Moscow, with the soldiers participating in the procession moving to the frontlines immediately after the parade. Joseph Goebbels conducted parades of the Volkssturm, a Nazi militia, in November 1944 to solidify the Germans’ belief in final victory. Saddam Hussein held large parades when he felt vulnerable, following the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988 and in the runup to the first Gulf War in 1990.

Kim Jong-un’s decision to hold a parade the day before the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics this week is also likely intended to camouflage the insecurity over possible U.S. military action. Consequently, the flipside of staged military rallies is that rather than projecting strength, they tend to have the opposite effect and vicariously reveal the timidity and political isolation of a political leader.

In that sense, while a democratically elected leader, Trump’s military parade could be interpreted as an exposition of just how tenuous he appears to think his hold on power is, how little he believes in existing political institutions in the United States, and, perhaps more importantly in context of military parades, how little he makes of U.S. military power.

As Margaret Thatcher once put it, “Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren’t.” U.S. military leaders have never before felt the need to hold parades to illustrate the strengths of the armed forces. Trump apparently thinks the opposite. Consequently, his desire to hold a large-scale impromptu parade is perhaps more revealing than intended about what he truly thinks of America’s war-fighting capabilities.

Impromptu large-scale military parades, with the exception of genuine victory processions, are ultimately a sign of insecurity, irrespective of the government that orders them. In that sense, the president’s decision to hold a military spectacle is in the tune with the prevailing zeitgeist of his supporters and the idea of an age of “American carnage.” A parade might seem like an easy way to emphasize the president’s forte and political and military leadership. Yet it will likely have the opposite effect for the president and make America and his administration vicariously look weak.

SILVERSPOON LONDON

by Susannah @ London Functional Osteopathy

Fri Sep 22 08:12:31 PDT 2017

SILVERSPOON LONDON SPA REVIEW Angie Silverspoon came to visit Susannah Makram osteopath specialist @ the BVLGARI SPA LONDON. Susannah introduced Angie to the spectrum of osteopathy treatments at the BVLGARI HOTEL SPA – conveniently located in the heart of Knightsbridge, by Harrods and Harvey Nichols. SILVERSPOON LONDON – OSTEOPATHY REVIEW Angie Silver is the curator of SilverSpoon London – her luxury lifestyle, food and travel blog. Follow Angie on her luxury […]

Dr Marco Ruggiero, How can gut health help with immunity?

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Wed Jan 13 02:25:38 PST 2016

Dr Marco Ruggiero – What is the Microbiome? Click Here to Play – How can gut health help with immunity? Here is the latest interview with Dr Marco Ruggiero, who developed Bravo Probiotic – It starts off talking HIV/AIDS, however, he reveals the ground breaking research behind the development of the product and why it works for […]

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Bulgarian Yogurt Diet

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Tue Mar 14 09:35:04 PDT 2017

Why Bulgarian yogurt diet is a healthy way for loosing weight?   The Health benefits of eating Bulgarian yogurt are numerous: Eating Bulgarian yogurt improves the immune system Bulgarian yogurt helps in fighting fungal infections Bulgarian yogurt is rich in calcium and reduces the risk of osteoporosis Eating yogurt improves colon health Bulgarian yogurt is […]

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Bulgarian Yogurt – Natural Probiotic Yogurt for Longevity and Health

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Thu Dec 15 07:42:55 PST 2016

Bulgarian yogurt is one of the most popular and the most consumed diary products in Bulgaria. This is because of its proven nutritional and taste qualities and probiotic effect. Bulgarian yogurt has unique dietary and healing properties. What distinguishes it from all other varieties of yogurt and why in Bulgaria is produced the most delicious […]

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Does eating more probiotic bacteria really make us healthier?

by Karen Palmer, Sachin Pendharkar & Timothy Caulfield @ Healthy Debate

Thu Jul 20 04:00:35 PDT 2017

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Bravo Yogurt vs Bravo Non Dairy

by kirsty terry @ bravoprobioticUK

Thu Jul 27 05:47:30 PDT 2017

Bravo Yogurt Bravo yogurt was developed by Dr Marco Ruggiero in 2011 together with his wife Dr. Stefania Pacini, who is also MD and PhD.  Intended as a good source of edible GcMAF from a non-blood source. At the 6th International AIDS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (Rome, 17-20 July 2011), they described a simple, […]

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Homemade Bulgarian Yogurt for Natural Beauty

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Mon Apr 03 04:00:08 PDT 2017

Bulgarian yogurt is tested cosmetic product, known since ancient times. For example – the calcium contained in milk and derivative products helps the accumulation of fat. Rich in protein, it improves the structure of bones and consequently the condition of hair and nails. Furthermore, there are other remarkable health and beauty features of this natural […]

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The Best Probiotic Yogurt – Part 1

by Probiotic Yogurts @ Best Probiotic Yogurt Starter Cultures

Mon May 08 07:50:33 PDT 2017

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