Ailments @ MindSay 
I haven't got the slightest idea. I've been trying to answer that question my self for the past 4 months... Sometimes it feels as if everything is just falling apart, and in reality, it probably is, and you can be like me and put your tail in between your legs and run the other way until everything you've been running from catches up with you or you can face it, like you face the world every single day, and just go on believing that things will go how they go. Ultimately, no matter what you do or do not believe in, the outcome of life is not effected by what we do or do not do. I am a Roman Catholic and strongly believe that everything that goes on my life has a reason, that He has given me all of these ailments for some reason. I believe that their is a divine purpose for my pain. I believe that I was put here for the greater good, to work for the Lord by healing those who have ailments, those who are in need of medical attention. The way that the world, US, in particular is going, it would be a miracle if by the time I make it through undergrad's and Med school there will be very few doctors who truly believe in healing. I believe that He has provided me with these illnesses so I am not one of those doctors, so I am someone who truly understands what my patient is going through. It may sound like I am totally alright with everything that I go through, and while I am alright some of the time, it has been a rough road. I was one of those people who put my tail in between my legs and ran the other way, and it took me 4 months of running away from reality to get to where I am now, to be alright.
Don't be like me, don't run the other way, stick it up, face the world, and face your issues, just like you have been doing all you life.
Meg
By the third day all of us were getting into the groove of things. The van was running, we knew how to get to and from the hotel without getting lost, and for the most part we were all having a good time, but a few of us did run into some health issues. Steph came down with a cold, Emily had an asthma attack and had to go to a local ER in Guadalajara in the middle of the night. She was fine after that, and she was a real cool cucumber about the whole thing. Unlike her sister Gaby, who seem to be coming down with one ailment after another, and she too had to visit a doctor on the 4th day, and was diagnosed with an ear infection, but the way she was acting you were sure it had to be the final stages of Ebola.
Anyway, we took it easy on the third morning and each of us did our own thing. I woke up at the ungodly hour of 7:30 and decided to go workout in the hotel gym, Garrett went for a walk around the neighborhood, and later Steph, Vida and I lounged poolside for the rest of the morning. By early afternoon a few of us were hungry for lunch and once again we ended up at a place, not too far from the hotel, that served only one type of thing. This time it was something called tortas, which in Chicago and other parts of the US is usually (for lack of a better description) a Mexican sandwich, but not in this case. It was a platter that came with a meat of your choice, rice, beans, and a side salad of sorts and a bowl of soup. Again, very simple food, but incredibly delicious, and the homemade salsa was to die for. The other nice thing about the restaurants was the portion sizes, they're smaller than what is typically served here in the States, but more than enough to fill you up and you never walked away hungry and you didn't walk away feeling way too full either.
After lunch, we got ourselves ready to go see my dad again. Chayo and my dad invited all of us to join them for Chayo's mother's 70th birthday party. My dad seemed very excited that he would get to have his family with him at this event. We arrived at my Dad's house in the late afternoon and just hung out until party time. By this time, Sarah and Julietta had become best of friends and as soon we stepped into the house the two of them would run off to play. Neither girl could understand a thing the other was saying, but when you're a child "playtime" is a universal thing, if only we adults could retain that feeling. When we arrived Chayo was working on making tostadas, but these weren't like any tostadas that we had ever seen. They were very long and oblong in shape, and although made with corn they had a very different texture than the kind I grew up with as a child, or from what is served in restaurants. Chayo had 3 big baskets full of them by the time she was done.
Evening rolled around and we headed out to the home of Chayo's parents. Driving through my dad's town to get there is when we realized that my dad lived in the "wealthier" section of town. I mean most of the homes, including my dad's were fairly modest, but there were quite a few that were very, very nice. Beautiful wrought iron gates, carefully stuccoed and vividly painted, modern decorative windows and they usually had at least one expensive car parked out front. This was the section where my dad lived...Chayo's parents, however, lived in what I can only describe as somewhere back in 1915. Nevertheless, once we arrived at their home we happily accepted their hospitality and enjoyed their company. The only thing that we were taken aback by was the fact that although Chayo's parents were both only 70 years old, compared to my father's 82, they looked like they were in their 90's, which I only bring up because their appearance is a testament to how much harder life is there for them in Mexico compared to here in the US. Soon enough the food was served and as the guests we were called to the table first. We sat and were presented with those incredible tostadas and they were topped with beans, chicken, shredded cabbage, and freshly made salsa. I can't even being to describe how good they were. We were very fat and happy that night, and that's pretty much how we ended it. We finished our food, watched all the children sing songs to their Grandma for her birthday and then gave our thanks to our hosts and left, since this would be the first night we had to get ourselves back to the hotel on our own so we wanted to leave at a reasonable hour. We left, and made it back to the hotel without incident, which topped off another great day!
Ganoderma Lucidum is a small fungus that grows in decaying logs and tree stumps. Used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 4,000 years it's been used to treat liver disorders, hypertension, arthritis, and other ailments.
Believed to be the oldest mushroom used in medicine it's one of the most respected and highly regarded as a mushroom with special properties.
Once rare and expensive, this mushroom is now effectively cultivated and readily available. If you are looking for natural solution for your ailment, or just want to start feeling "really good, Ganoderma Lucidum may do wonders to your health. Your body by design wants to heal itself and will when you give it what it needs.
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Ganoderma Lucidum
This mushroom occurs in six different colors the red variety most commonly used and commercially cultivated in North America, China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea.
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One of the most beautiful mushrooms in the world Ganoderma lucidum is outstanding with it's varnished Chinese "red" surface , bright yellow, and white. Later the white and yellow shades disappear, and it develops into a varnished, reddish to reddish brown surface still beautifully distinctive. Unlike most polypores Ganoderma lucidum is an annual and does not actually grow more each year, the fruiting body tough and lasting for months.
This amazing mushroom also known as Reishi or Ling zhi means "herb of spiritual potentcy", something I totally understand, since I've been drinking it.
Reishi had been added to the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia and Therapeutic Compendium. Once rare and expensive, this mushroom is now effectively cultivated and is readily available.
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Inhibits platelett aggregations.
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Bronchitis prevention.
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