Monday, December 2, 2013

Enclosed Car Haulers Made the Grade

Traveling with a larger self contained RV can present its own unique set of problems. While it is great that you get to essentially have all the comforts of home, the actual traveling to a destination means planning large places to park and making sure you don't get yourself boxed into a parking place even in a large parking lot. Once you get to your destination, having an enclosed car haulers system as part of your RV makes getting around a lot easier at your stops.If you are traveling around the United States and want to do some sight seeing at the various destinations, it is not an easy feat to maneuver a huge RV up and down mountains, for instance, over and over again. If you are willing to give up a little bit of your living space, a little compact car is just the ticket to make your travels easier and safer.Enclosed car haulers also have the room to put a few things that normally require and add on such as bicycles and small storage storage chests. Putting them in the area where the little car is also has the added safety measure that they won't come loose and get lost or stolen at a campground or on the road.If you are going to be living on the road, make your transition periods between destinations as easy as possible with RVs that have enclosed car haulers. It 's much easier to just drive your car into the back of an RV rather that have to hook up another trailer and then have to maneuver and extremely long entourage through busy areas.



Therese Marie writes about enclosed car haulers at http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Best-Trailer-Brake-Parts.

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Thursday, November 28, 2013

A Brief History of Herbal Medicine

Herbal medicine has great antiquity, with therapeutic roots extending back to ancient Egypt in what was then known as Khemet or Tamare.In the written record, the study of herbs dates back over 5,000 years to the Sumerians, who described well-established medicinal uses for such plants as laurel, caraway, and thyme.The ancient Egyptians who were themselves actual descendants of the near mythical and pre-historic Sumerian civilizations are credited to have had the worlds earliest holistic medicine systems. These systems were officially endorsed and recognized by even the almighty priest class that wielded such enormous powers over the populace.Ancient Egyptian medicine traditions of 1000 B.C. and of an even much much earlier period, are known to have used garlic, opium, castor oil, coriander, mint, indigo, and other herbs for medicine and the Old Testament also mentions herb use and cultivation, including mandrake, vetch, caraway, wheat, barley, and rye. This is an over simplification however as Egyptians had an almost universally revered reputation as practitioners of highly sophisticated forms of medicine. The excellent embalming of mummies is a prime example of an Egyptian practice which could be traced even further back in time to near pre-historical times by Egyptian calendars' reckoning. Records of the existence of these highly sophisticated healing systems are just beginning to emerge with the discoveries of new methods of understanding the language semantics of antiquity Egypt.Like almost every other invention or technological advancement in antiquity (the pre-historic Sumerians and their predecessors in early Egyptian kingdoms) these therapeutic systems were then transferred and adopted by the outside world through centuries and millenniums of interactions and contacts.Chinese herbal medicine like it's near counterpart in Egypt also has great antiquity, with therapeutic roots extending back to Zhou Dynasty, Late Bronze/Early Iron Age at about 2500 to 3000 years ago. From its shamanistic origins, herbalism in archaic China evolved in response to causation or origination concepts current at the time. These notions of the causes of disease in human society related directly to the troubled socio-economic environment that prevailed in early China in the latter half of the first millennium BC.The Shennong Bencao Jing, the first Chinese herbal book compiled in the Hang Dynasty era, lists 365 medicinal plants and their uses. Ma-Huang the shrub that introduced the drug ephedrine to modern medicine is among the plants listed in the compilation. Included are references to 247 substances that were used by these early people for many different maladies among them back pain relief. Succeeding generations from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty augmented on the Shennong Bencao Jing.By 1596, the Ben Cao Gang Mu of the Ming medical literatus Li Shizhen (1518-1593) exemplified the apogee of Chinese herbalism. Published three years after his demise, this Grand Materia Medica contained no less than 1892 entries. In the succeeding centuries of the Imperial Era, Chinese herbal medicine continued to develop. Despite the temporary setbacks incurred following the collapse of the Manchu Dynasty in 1911, it remains on equal footing with biomedicine in China today.Another system of medicinal herbs, the Indian Ayurveda (Sanskrit for "science of mind body" ) has used herbs such as turmeric possibly as early as 1900 B.C. Many other herbs and minerals used in Ayurvedic medicine were later described by ancient Indian herbalists such as Charaka and Sushruta during the 1st millennium BC. The Sushruta Samhita attributed to Sushruta in the 6th century BC describes 700 medicinal plants, 64 preparations from mineral sources, and 57 preparations based on animal sources. Here again, we could find clear evidence of the unquestionable influence of antiquity and pre-historic Egypt which pre-dated all ancient world civilizations by possibly tens of millenniums.Today, many modern, and Western, medicine practitioners are beginning to look at herbal remedies for some common, and not-so common, disorders like arthritis and psoriasis. The lower cost, and often safer use, has attracted many medical professionals. Some physicians use herbs to off-set the side effects of pharmaceuticals a practice that's already rapidly picking up in most parts of the Western World.We have witnessed the rapid rise of the use of herbal plants for medicinal purposes as traditional healing arts aka alternative medicine become more accepted in the western medical practices. The Wellness Industry and Health/Fitness Industry have gained massive popularity with near geometric growth last 20 or so years. We have seen the rise in popularity even among household brand names for Personal Care and Beauty products containing therapeutic herbal extracts, as the modern informed consumers discover the hidden therapeutic secrets and rejuvenating powers of mother natures flora.



Chuck Ray

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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Adirondack Chairs and Other Forms of Patio Furniture

A great summer escape can be acquired right outside your door. Under the shade of the tree in your backyard, you can spend a relaxing time as you lay your back comfortably in an Adirondack chair with a cold drink on your side while reading a book of your favorite author.Making use of the function of your outdoor area requires you to provide the place with patio furniture. Such furniture includes chairs, tables and porch swings. Outdoor chairs are available in different forms such as Adirondack chairs, benches, settees, lounge chairs, gliders and more.The mentioned furniture is made of different materials like wood, wrought-iron and resin. It comes in different designs and styles that would give you a bit or a hard time deciding which among the pieces is the best. It also varies in sizes. The varieties of furniture available in the market require you to consider some factors before you buy pieces for your outdoor area.First, you need to determine the measurement of the space of your patio. This will help you choose the right size of furniture that could fit to your patio.The next factor would be the material that the furniture is made of. Wooden furniture uses several types of hardwood like cedar, teak, oak, pine and some other hard-wearing types of wood. This type of furniture can create a natural embellishment to your outdoor space.Of all the factors that need to be considered, the most important of them is the durability of the furniture. This is very crucial to ensure that the furniture could stay for a longer time.Ensuring the good qualities of furniture is one of the best ways to enjoy your outdoor living comfortably. It is because you will feel secured when you are sitting in sturdy outdoor chair when you are relaxing outside.The huge collections of wood porch swings and other types of furniture are available in the local furniture shops and online markets.



Relaxing has always been the best leisure especially when it's just in your outdoor, sitting in your Adirondack chairs collection or your perfectly done wood porch swings to ease your mind and body.

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