PGI 2009 Fireworks Manufacturing

This is a 10 minute clip is from the Pyrotechnic Guild International convention held in 2009 in Mason City Iowa. While I certainly shoot and wire up my share of fireworks the real heros of fireworks are those that are able to make their own fireworks. Without these guys making shells and rockets at the convention the PGI would be just buying and shooting fireworks. If you love fireworks you should consider joining the PGI and attending one of these conventions. For more information please go to pgi.org

Superfoods - Raw Almonds (Video 8 of 10)

**********VISIT www.outstandinghealthnow.com NOW! ************ "Recover from anything and start living in the top 1% of the healthiest people on the planet." ******************Click On The Above Link Now********************** Transformational Specialist Matthew Armstrong explains the health benefits of eating Raw Almonds. Almonds are considered to be The King of Nuts. They are alkalizing and contain more calcium than any other nut. Almonds are also a great source of Vitamin E and high in magnesium, potassium, zinc, fibre, & healthy monounsaturated fat. They are also high in protein. Chinese Medicine says that Almonds relieve Chi Stagnation in the liver. In Ayurveda, Almonds are considered to nurture self control & calmness of the mind.

Diastolic High Blood Pressure Taken Seriously

For blood pressure patients who wonder what those numbers mean when getting BPs, here is an explanation. Two figures are observed when taking blood pressures (e.g. 140/90). 140 stands for systolic pressure, 90 is the diastolic pressure. A normal systolic pressure should not exceed 140, and a normal diastolic pressure is no more than 90. An increase in both pressures can mean disaster.

Systolic hypertension is different from diastolic high blood pressure. The former is characterized by sudden augmentation in the pressure of blood when the heart is contracting.

Diastolic high blood pressure on the other hand refers to the blood pressure in between muscle contractions. Doctors and medical experts have stated that diastolic high blood pressure should be taken seriously and that it causes more harm to the body than systolic does. In recent studies, persons below 65 or 70 who are diagnosed with hypertension reported increase incidents of diastolic high blood pressure. This higher rate of diastolic pressure causes adverse effects on the brain, heart and kidney. Patients of diastolic high blood pressure are advised to lower diastolic pressure by maintaining below 90. Systolic pressure is also required to be lowered though a top priority is focused on diastolic pressure.

Causes of diastolic high blood pressure include aging of the heart and its natural effects. When a person grows old his heart muscles get weary and eventually stiffen making it harder for the heart to fill in blood appropriately. Diastolic high blood pressure, if not treated well, may lead to diastolic heart failure. Diagnosis of diastolic high blood pressure may risk the patient of diseases and illnesses like CAD or coronary heart disease, aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and other pericardial diseases.

Aside from aging, poor lifestyle like smoking and drinking, high cholesterol levels, obesity, high salt consumption, prior cardiac surgery, viral infection, family history and diabetes are also leading contributors to the occurrence of diastolic high blood pressure.

For the last 30 years, studies have also been conducted and challenged the severity of diastolic high blood pressure. In the latest issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, reports have declared that there is a great urge to control systolic pressure than diastolic pressure in hypertension patients. Elaborately, diastolic high blood pressure exposes little risk of getting other cardiovascular disorders.

In special cases of hypertension, systolic hypertension is more common than diastolic high blood pressure among elder patients. Their blood vessels have degraded resulting in the increase in systolic pressure. Advise is given to patients with these condition to lower their systolic pressure and keep it.

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Pale Shelter-Jemi Long Short Story (Episode 4)

I am giving you guys the next chapter of this story to make up for the bad ending of the one shot. :P Also, I am thinking of putting "You're My Only Shorty" on hold for a little while, as I REALLY want to focus solely on "Pale Shelter" and "As Long as He Needs Me". Episode 4 TWO WEEKS LATER DEMI'S POINT OF VIEW (Today is one of those days where the weather is nice and my blood pressure is good. In case I never mentioned it before, the weather also has a huge impact on my blood pressure. Especially when it is humid. The humidity is really bad for my blood pressure, as it is really lowers it. Before I get to my locker, I notice something. Something I have been waiting for since I started attending this school. On the school bulletin board is a signup sheet for auditions for the high school production this year. I walk up closer to it and slightly frown when I see that it is going to be "Grease". I was hoping for something a little less hokey and cutesy, and something more like "Funny Girl". However, I shrug my shoulders and sign up anyway, since I am eager to act, and I DO love the music in "Grease". After signing my name, I walk to my locker with a big smile planted on my face. But my smile is replaced by a frown when I feel something shove me into the lockers. I groan and slowly fall to the floor from the impact. I look up to see the guy who likes to bully me the most out of ALL the other students, Joe Jonas.) Joe: Aww. Limpy Lovato is on the floor, yet again. You must ...

Potassium Broth

When people are sick I tell them to make chicken soup using the old Simon and Garfunkel song, "Are You Going to Scarborough Fair." The chorus to this song has all the antiviral and antibacterial herbs our grandmothers used to use for various colds and flu-Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme. But even though you have some great herbs on board, you will still need to alkalize your body by eating lots of raw fruits and vegetables and a good dose of cooked vegetables. This is where Potassium Broth comes in.

Potassium Broth-An Alkalizing Drink

o To 1 1/2 quarts of water add:

o 2 large potatoes, chopped or sliced to approx. 1/2 inch slices

o 1 cup carrots, shredded or sliced

o 1 cup celery, chopped or shredded, leaves and all

o Some beet tops, turnip tops, parsley, onion or whatever you have from the garden (or whatever is in season at the store)

o Add some fresh herbs like sage, rosemary, thyme & garlic

o I also add a touch of red pepper seeds

o Sometimes I add a teaspoon of miso or beef bullion after straining off the liquid for some extra flavor.

Directions: Cover and cook slowly for about 1/2 hour using only stainless steel, glass or earthenware utensils. Strain the broth off and cool. Serve warm or cold. If not used immediately, keep in refrigerator and warm up before serving. Give the cooked vegetables to your chickens or put them on your compost pile.

Makes about 3 servings.

This is a standard beverage for all the health spas and healing clinics in Sweden. Fasting patients always start the day with a big mug of potassium broth--a cleansing, alkalizing and mineral-rich drink.

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MUTEMATH - BLOOD PRESSURE (Official Music Video)

Official music video for MUTEMATH's first single from Odd Soul, Blood Pressure. Written, directed, and filmed in less than 24 hours during an off day in Los Angeles at the Warner Bros. Records parking lot. Odd Soul available everywhere October 4, 2011. Preorder at iTunes and www.mutemath.com MUTEMATH "Blood Pressure" Directed by: Claire Vogel & Darren King Produced by: Claire Vogel & Darren King Director of Photography: Claire Vogel Edited by: Darren King © 2011 Teleprompt/Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Potassium - Periodic Table of Videos

Potassium is an "evil" element, but it's crucial to life. In this video see some violent explosions and the gentle creation of a potassium mirror. More chemistry at www.periodicvideos.com Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com And on Twitter at twitter.com Periodic Videos films are by video journalist Brady Haran

Potassium and sodium are chemically very similar. For this reason it took a long time before their salts were differentiated. The existence of multiple elements in their salts was suspected from 1702, and this was proven in 1807 when potassium and sodium were individually isolated from different salts by electrolysis. Potassium in nature occurs only in ionic salts. As such, it is found dissolved in seawater (which is 0.04% potassium by weight, and as part of many minerals. Most industrial chemical applications of potassium employ the relatively high solubility in water of potassium compounds, such as potassium soaps. Potassium metal has only a few special applications, being replaced in most chemical reactions with sodium metal.

Potassium ion is necessary for the function of all living cells. Potassium ion diffusion is a key mechanism in nerve transmission, and potassium depletion in animals, including humans, results in various cardiac dysfunctions. Potassium is found in especially high concentrations within plant cells, and in a mixed diet, it is mostly concentrated in fruits. The high concentration of potassium in plants, associated with comparatively low amounts of sodium there, historically resulted in potassium first being isolated from potash, the ashes of plants, giving the element its name. Heavy crop production rapidly depletes soils of potassium, and agricultural fertilizers consume 95% of global potassium chemical production.

Potassium lowers blood pressure

Blood pressure (BP) is the pressure exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, and is one of the principal vital signs.Blood pressure drops most rapidly along the small arteries and arterioles, and continues to decrease as the blood moves through the capillaries and back to the heart through veins. Gravity, valves in veins, and pumping from contraction of skeletal muscles are some other influences on BP at various places in the body.
The measurement blood pressure without further specification usually refers to the systemic arterial pressure measured at a person's upper arm. It is measured on the inside of an elbow at the brachial artery, which is the upper arm's major blood vessel that carries blood away from the heart. A person's BP is usually expressed in terms of the systolic pressure over diastolic pressure (mmHg), for example 140/90.

It’s been common knowledge that eating fruits and vegetables is good for you, but now there is yet another reason to eat your peas (or bananas). A new study from St. George’s Medical School in London, published in the April 2005 issue of Hypertension, compared the blood-pressure-lowering effects of potassium chloride against the effects of potassium citrate. The results of this study showed that potassium citrate has the same blood-pressure-lowering effect as potassium chloride, which has been proven in the past to lower blood pressure. Potassium chloride, however, must be taken as a dietary supplement, whereas potassium citrate is found naturally in many foods.
The study tested the effects of potassium chloride and potassium citrate on 14 adults with an average starting blood pressure of 151/93, placing them in the category of Stage 1 hypertension. The volunteers were randomly split into two groups; one group was given potassium chloride daily for one week, while the other received potassium citrate. Then, following a one week break, the treatment groups were crossed over and received the opposite treatment for an additional week. While taking potassium chloride, volunteers had an average blood pressure of 140/88, and while on potassium citrate, it averaged at 138/88. The difference between the effects of the two types of potassium was not significant, meaning each had similarly beneficial effects on hypertension.
“These results support other evidence for an increase in potassium intake and indicate that potassium does not need to be given in the form of chloride to lower blood pressure,” write the researchers in their report. “Increasing the consumption of food high in potassium is likely to have the same effect on blood pressure as potassium chloride.”
Rather than investing in a new dietary supplement, lowering your blood pressure may be as easy as watching what you eat. Foods high in potassium citrate include bananas, citrus fruit, dried apricots, fish (especially salmon, flounder, and tuna), green leafy vegetables, legumes, melons, potatoes, poultry, tomatoes, whole-grain cereals, and yogurt. So stock up on potassium-rich foods to help push your blood pressure down. But, before increasing your intake of potassium, check with your doctor. Some people — for example, those with kidney disease — may need to avoid both potassium and salt.

But why potassium helps to lower blood pressure?

Potassium is a chemical whichs helps to lower blood pressure by balancing out the negative effects of salt.
Your kidneys help to control your blood pressure by controlling the amount of fluid stored in your body. The more fluid, the higher your blood pressure.
Your kidneys do this by filtering your blood and sucking out any extra fluid, which it then stores in your bladder as urine. This process uses a delicate balance of sodium and potassium to pull the water across a wall of cells from the bloodstream into a collecting channel that leads to the bladder.
Eating salt raises the amount of sodium in your bloodstream and wrecks the delicate balance, reducing the ability of your kidneys to remove the water. By eating more fruit and vegetables, you will increase your potassium levels and help to restore the delicate balance. This will help your kidneys to work more efficiently - and help to lower your blood pressure to a healthy level.
However, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. To make sure that you don't overdose on potassium, it is best to get your daily potassium from natural sources and avoid taking supplements.