The Number One Remedy For Depression

      Because we are all human, all of us are subject to " Depression ". Many things can bring on Depression: Bad experiences, Stupid mistakes, The loss of a loved one, Not spending your paycheck wisely, Handicaps, Physical problems, The lack of friends, Not smart or bright enough to gain a college education, A stressful job, Uncontrolable children that are diving you up a wall, An alcohol or drug problem that is getting the best of you, How to keep up on your car payments and utility bills each month, Getting along roughly with your spouse, friends or relatives and the list goes on and on. You all know what I mean! Experiences like these can make you feel very low, worthless, unloved or unwanted.

      I went through a series of skin problems when I was younger that took the best out of me. I had a very bad case of Acne, Boils, Itches and Puss pockets would form all over my whole body. I was an ugly mess for several years and during that time I had no friends except my loving Mother and a dog who couldn't care less as to how I looked. I was also a slow learner. Nothing would sink into that thick head of mine. I would try my best but all I could make was D's and F's in school. To this day I wonder how others can do it making excellent grades in Trigonometry, College Algebra, Algebretic Functions, Physics, Chemistry or Advanced Biology. I had some good teachers who felt sorry for me when I took Geometry and Physics in high school. They took me under their wings and greatly helped me to where I was able to make C's in both classes. Both of these teachers made me feel that I was really worth something. But the rest of the time I felt really low, unloved and worthless. I tried many times to kill myself. I dreamed up a lot of ways to end my life, but I was always too scared to go through with it. But I am glad that I am still alive to this very day. A lot of things are taking place in my life that makes me feel that I am a " Somebody " and not a " Nobody ",  that I can bring a good thing to others where ever I go. I am excited to get up each day and make a positive difference in someone else's life. I am proud that I am able to make friends where ever I go just by being friendly. My Dad was that way.

      The Boy Scouts have an excellent slogan that we all need to memorize and follow its instructions. " Do a good turn daily ". But if I was to rewrite it, it would then say " Do many good turns daily ". Yes, helping others to be happy and to be of good service to them without pay, this will greatly control depression. In fact some day depression will go away and never come back when we are actively doing service work. You see,  when we make others happy and see to some of their needs, then we forget about those things that made us low and worthless in the first place. Oh! You will still have your everyday personal problems, but helping others will help you to be strong. By taking those personal problems one at a time and over coming them, you will someday be on the top side of those problems and you will still be making others happy and there will be no room for depression. 

      Look at me, I use to be deep in debt, and I took one problem at a time and I tried not to add any new ones. Today I am out of debt. It is a peaceful feeling to wake up to each morning knowing that you are somewhat on the top of your problems and you are finding new ways to make others happy. You know, I have not been depressed for a long, long time, and you too will become this way too someday. 

      So keep plugging at it, and someday you too will enjoy that same peace of mind that only a few of us in this whole world do enjoy. We are bringing about a big difference in other peoples' lives because we love to serve them! And you can be that way too and kiss depression good by forever.

      There is a second way to overcome Depression that is very effective, and if it works for me it should work for you also. This is kind of a fun way to kiss Depression good by.
      Most Adults will tell you that once you have grown up there is no turning back to where we could be children again, that this is not the Adult thing to do. When you become an Adult you will always be an adult, and that you need not to practice your childish habits any more. But guess what? I disagree and I will tell you why. At Christmas time when we all exchange gifts, we temporarily become children again or we may think back to the many happy experiences we have had in past years during Christmas. As Parents with younger children we will often get onto the floor and help to play with the new toys and it is hard to say no to the remote control toys. When we get on the floor and act like children again during Christmas time do you think anyone really cares? I don't think so and I do believe that our children are are enjoying that extra time that we are spending with them, and everybody is happy!  So when ever Depression sets in reflect back on those happy moments that you enjoyed as a child and don't be afraid to even to go back to some of those childish things that made you happy. If you was one who enjoyed dolls and you were feeling depressed, don't be afraid to enjoy those dolls all over again. I have a neighbor who is over 65 years old and she has over 500 dolls on display at her house. She has enjoyed playing with her dolls and making clothes for them ever since she was a little girl and no one thinks that she is childish. In a near by town another Adult has kept all her dolls since she was a kid and have added to her collection over the years and guess what?, she has a special room that has couches and chairs as well as other furniture and dolls are sitting or standing everywhere in that room. That room is off limits to everyone except those who are doll lovers. Is that Adult childish? No! She is just as normal as anyone else. Many Men and some women enjoy owning and playing with electric trains. Are they being childish because that is where their interest happens to be?
      What I am trying to say is when Depression sets in don't be scared to practice some of those childish things that made you happy. This in itself will kiss Depression good by. This could be playing in the sand pile with other children or even by yourself, playing with toys that run on remote control, playing with children's toys, playing with dolls or electric trains or playing children's games with other children and the list can go on and on. Adults have there own toys and many children enjoy them also. This includes snowmobiles, RV's, boats of all different sizes, camping trailers, an expensive camera, large scale remote controlled airplanes, heavy equipment, boats, cars and trucks and this list can go on and on. In other words when Depression sets in there are many ways to by pass it.
      A third way to overcome depression is to find a Hobby that is a challenge. A Hobby that will keep your mind and body actively involved. There are many  Hobbies out there to choose from. I chose story writing. I have a book at home with over 500 stories, and I enjoy reading the stories over and over again. Maybe I will make a book of stories, or start another website called  " Uncle Bob's Most Famous Stories ". These stories are true stories, funny stories, children stories, Bermuda Triangle stories, Sasquatch stories that others claim to be true and stories about the lives of important people. I even have some government secret  project stories that will blow your mind. Like the Philadelphia Experiment, The Rainbow Project, The Phoenix Project, stories of Area 51 that have been kept a secret all of these years, stories of other underground Military Bases and Time and Dimension Experiments that took place at Montauk Air Force Base from 1936 to 1983. These stories will really blow your mind and then some. I now have that website. Punch in on Google Search: " Uncle Bob's Home Remedies/ Uncle Bob's Most Famous Stories " and enjoy!!

      But the best way to overcome Depression is to become a part of another person's life and find ways to make their load lighter and when they become happy you will be happy and you will cease to be Depressed. This method really works and if you don't believe me, give it a try. The medicines that Doctors give you for Depression can never compare to the happiness that you can bring to someone else's life.  

Barefoot Therapy

      When we were all children many of us ran around in our bare feet. Walking in your bare feet is very healthy. All the nerves in the body end up in your feet and by walking  bare footed,  it toughens them and it automatically massages them.
      There are foot doctors out there who can and will give you a foot massage if you ask them. They can tell you if your kidneys and liver are working normally, or if you are having heart problems, or if any of your glands are not properly working and the list goes on and on. I honestly believe that a foot doctor can tell you what is wrong with you more then a medical doctor can. Half of the time a medical doctor is guessing as to what is wrong with you when you tell him about your aches and pains. A foot doctor will tell you where your aches and pains are without even asking any questions. When they work on you and tell you what is wrong. you actually wonder as to " How do they do that? ". Chiropractors can also tell you where your aches and pains are before they even give you an adjustment. I have noticed that a Chiropractor can show you painful places that you did not even knew you had.
      If you are an adult and if you are not doing some of your exercise program in your bare feet, then you need to start. There are no beer drinkers at my house so I don't have to worry about any beer bottles getting broken on my front or back lawns. I do sometimes get rocks on the lawn and I blame that on the grand kids when they are outside playing. So when it is nice outside and I have done my indoor stretches, I will go outside and walk on my lawn in my bare feet for one to two miles. CAUTION! Do not walk on your lawn unless you know for sure that there is no broken glass or any other sharp and/or pointed objects that could provide you with some very uncomfortable feet. If you do not trust your own lawn then maybe you could trust your neighbor's lawn. You can probably trust an old lady's lawn and she will gladly let you walk on her lawn if you promise to mow it every once in a while or rake her leaves. Who knows, maybe she will come out and walk in her bare feet too, or make you a plate of cookies. But most of all, these old ladies will become your friend for life and it is worth it.
      Do not trust city parks for bare foot walking. Everyone uses the city parks for their family parties. You are not allowed to drink at the city parks, but who obeys that rule? Many of these family members will drink bottled beer or the bottled whiskies. So can you trust a city park? I most certainly would not!
      It is also good to walk on rocks but just any rocks is not good enough. If any of the rocks that you will be walking on have sharp edges, they could cut up your feet. So for best results make your own rock path. Pick up flat and smooth rocks for your pathway. Water the ground where your path will be until it turns to mud, then you push the smooth rocks into the mud. When the mud dries you will have your own rock pathway. A rock pathway that you can trust to walk on in your bare feet. One of these rock pathways would look really good in your flower garden. But in the winter time when it is cold outside, I walk inside my house in my bare feet on the carpeted floors. By the way, your home made rock pathway will someday go to weeds, but this can be controlled by spraying the weed remover called " Round-Up " on to your rock pathway once in the spring and once in the fall.
      If you walk in your bare feet almost everyday the whole year round, you will discover an inter strength that you thought you never had. Also when you walk in your bare feet this will boost up your immunity system to where you will not get sick very often of the common diseases.
      Walking in your bare feet can put callouses on your feet. To keep your feet soft and also from drying out put lotion on your feet before you go to bed. If you want to double the your chances of making your feet soft then ware socks after you put lotion on your feet.
   
      Try it!  It does work!

Remedies For Body Odor.

      When we work we sweat, and when we sweat we give off a smelly body odor. Like our finger prints where no two are the same, the same goes for our body chemistry, our DNA and our body odor. Some people have a right down stinky body odor, while others could be working all day long and become really sweaty but they may not stink like other people do. You all know what I mean when someone walks by and they are giving off a smell that is disagreeable to all of us. Can we all say the same for ourselves that we never stink. We are all familiar with our own smell but to others we may stink also.
      The whole purpose of this article is to give some suggestions to everyone so that we may not have the odor that we smell in other people when they pass us by.
      One of the number one remedies for body odor in general is to take " Zinc " tablets. Zinc can be found in just about any store that sells vitamins and minerals. Zinc tablets will cause a balance in your body and it will get rid of body odor. I have taken these tablets myself one a day after a full meal. Or you could buy a bag of unshelled raw pumpkin seeds. These are very high in zinc, and they are tasty to eat.
      When we were children, my Mom would give us chlorophyll tablets saying that they got rid of body odors. Another way to stop body odor is to take a bath every day when you are going to be around other people. Do not use a bar of soap on your hair. Use shampoo and because it is concentrated it can also be used as a body wash, but I like to use it on my face. Shampoo is very comforting as a face wash and so is a liquid body soap. When you run out of shampoo, any concentrated dish soap or liquid body soap can make a good substitute as a hair wash. The dish detergent called " Joy " is good for an extra dirty body and/or hair when you have been working around gasoline, oil and grease.  Again do not use soap on your hair. Soap will cause your scalp to flake off and dry up the skin. Then you will have dandruff like you wouldn't believe. You can wash the rest of your body with liquid body soap or rub hand soap onto a wash rag and scrub down your whole body. Then you rinse.

      There is one smell that is a common smell on people who do not properly clean everything on their bodies. It is a must that you do the following if you do not want to smell as they do.Do not be upset at what I am about to say. You just do it and you don't say anything to anyone. Before you get out of the shower or tub, put plenty of soap on your rag and you clean out the inside of your rear-end. This will get rid of the smell that is common in those people who do not do this. If you want to be really fresh and clean and never have that odor that other people have, then always clean all your private body parts before you get out of the tub or shower. This in itself will clear up the odor that other people may smell. I am serious about this! In the long run you will be glad that you did. It will also help greatly in preventing cancer in those areas.
      After you get out of the shower, there are several things you can do to make yourself clean and fresh when you are around other people.Did you know that ' Baby Powder ' is not for just babies only. Adults can use it also with great success. You just just rub it all over your body and smell good for the rest of the day. If you don't like the smell then buy the unsented  baby powder. A good substitute for baby powder is Baking Soda or if you still have some of this around your house, use Borax Powder. Both of these can be rubbed all over the body and they will make you smell good all day long. They will also prevent your body from itching after climbing out of the shower. Also there is the common way of using under arm deodorants after a bath and/or use after shave on your face and neck for men or women could use perfume on themselves and their clothes. Remember also that wearing clean clothes will make a big difference also.
      Sometimes when my clothes don't smell 100% sweet, and I am too big in a hurry to change them, I will go into the bathroom and grab a can of air freshner and I will some what spray my clothes down so that I will smell better and I feel better also.
      One other area that gets stinky is the insides of our mouths. Mouthwashes, breath mints and gum only work for a very short time. But for long lasting results put baking soda on your toothbrush and brush your gums, brush the top of your mouth, brush the top of your tongue and on its sides and the bottom of the tongue, and then you rinse your mouth out with water. This will give you some sweet smelling breath for several hours, and it is not poopy smelling like what other people have. I know and I have used this remedy for many, many years. It may be simple but it sure does work.

      We can walk around smelling awful to other people or we can walk around smelling sweet. the choice is up to you. I am sure you have seen these car fresheners  that you hang up somewhere inside your car. well if your own body odor was something that bothered you when you were around other people, you could always wear a car freshener around your neck and hide it under your clothes, then you will know for sure that you will smell good to others all day long. These fresheners will also fit into any of your pockets.

Molasses And Milk An Old Remedy But Still A Good Remedy

      Molasses is very rich in several minerals. These minerals are as follows: calcium, iron, potassium, organic sulfur, chromium, copper, magnesium, manganese and zinc. There are stories of people who are suffering from eczema and they have tried just about everything including following the instructions of a Dermatologist. Then they would try molasses and milk and drink this twice a day and guess  what, it gave them relief from the eczema when nothing else would work.

      Molasses and milk is a hand-me-down remedy that goes from grandparent to grandparent to way back when, and when ever this remedy got started.....who knows. But back in the good old days when everyone grew a garden, they all enjoyed the fresh vegetables that were enriched with the many vitamins and minerals. 

      From eating these fresh vegetables people did not get sick as often, but in the winter time it was a different story being that fresh vegetables were no longer available. Because molasses has vitamin B-6 and the nine minerals that are listed up above, it was wise to mix molasses and milk together and drink this on a regular bases all winter long when fresh fruits and vegetables were not available. In other words it was a natural vitamin and mineral pill or juice that was taken in the winter time, and those people who drank it were less likely to get sick over those who did not drink it. Also raw milk that comes from cows, goats and sheep, it has the following Vitamins: B-1, B-2, B-3, B-5, B-6, B-12 and Vitamin C. Milk also has a fair amount of Vitamins A and D, and it has traces of Vitamins E and K. Raw milk also has the following Minerals:  Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Selenium and Zinc. Milk also has traces of:  Copper, Iron, Manganese and Sodium. But when the raw milk is processed and we buy the milk in a store, that milk has much less the Vitamins and Minerals compared to raw milk. You need to remember that these animals are eating Vitamin and Mineral enriched plants everyday and those Vitamins and Minerals are passed on to us when we drink the raw milk. If you are interested in drinking raw milk instead of the processed milk then go to a dairy community and ask the people in that town as to which farmers will sell you their raw milk. The Grade A Dairy Farms have the best raw milk to drink. By the way most dairy farmers do drink their own raw milk. They live to a ripe old age and they do not get sick very often. Most of the farm wives do grow large gardens every year giving the family fresh fruits and vegetables all summer long.

      As kids we drank molasses and milk all of our lives. My sister who is nine years older then me, she talks about going to Grandmas when she was a little girl and Grandma would give her molasses and milk to drink and they told her to drink it all because it was very healthy for her. Our grandparents drank it everyday.

      In our family, staff infection was common in the way of skin problems. I personally had to cope with most of these skin problems in my early years. I had acne, boils, impetigo, chicken pox, measles, eczema, and puss pockets that would appear all over the whole body. Some of my brothers also had skin problems but not as bad as I did. Most of these skin problems took place in a ten year period between 5 and 15 years old. Most of these problems were brought under control by living a strict diet in my teenage years.

       That diet was as follows: no sugar, no oily foods, no greasy foods, no fried foods, no cheese, no peanut butter, in fact I was not to eat any of the nuts, and no chocolates. Chocolate is very deadly to those who have skin problems. This type of diet brought my body under control and it put a stop to most of my skin problems. From about age 20 to the present my skin has been very clear. But all during this time from when I was a little boy to the present I have always drank my molasses and milk just about every day and sometimes twice a day. Another thing I have eaten all my life was raisins and/or dried fruit. My mother use to tell me that the raisins were rich in iron, potassium and other trace minerals. I have not been to a doctor in a long, long time. I am sure there have been other factors that have kept me from seeing a doctor, but it is a fact that molasses and milk is one of the remedies that has kept me going, and I still drink it regularly to this very day.

       The directions in making molasses and milk is very simple. Many of the brands of molasses that are sold in the stores have a bitter taste to them and if you have given up on molasses and milk because of its bitter taste then I don't blame you for quitting. I too have turned up my nose at the bitter ones. But I have found a brand of molasses that is not bitter. It is called " Grandmas' Molasses " and I have been drinking this brand for twenty years and then some. To 16 fl. ounces of cold milk, add one teaspoon of Grandma's Molasses and stir until the molasses is gone from the bottom. When the amount is just right, the molasses and milk mixed together, the drink will have a natural maple flavor. But when there is too much molasses mixed in the milk, then it doesn't taste so great. If you do get too much molasses in the milk, just add more milk until the drink is just right. When I mix molasses and milk, I just dump some in, about a teaspoon amount, then I stir and drink. I never measure it. If I put too much, I just add more milk. I most generally will drink my molasses and milk whenever I get thirsty for a tall glass of ice cold milk.                                                                                                                                                          

      Should we still drink molasses and milk in our day and age? YES! Molasses and milk with its nine minerals is a Cancer Killer.In other words the drinking of Molasses and Milk will kill cancer cells in your body, and the mineral called manganese, this mineral will kill free radicals. This mineral will also control MS. See my article on Google Search " Uncle Bob's Home Remedies-A breakthrough or a cure for Multiple Sclerosis ". Also the mineral known as Potassium is well known to help lower your blood pressure, and guess what? The Potassium found in molasses is 20 times more then what you would find in any other food. That means that each day you drink a glass of Molasses Milk you are automatically lowering your own blood pressure. Isn't that nice? SO! Enjoy an ice cold glass of molasses and milk today. In the long run you will be glad that you did! Molasses and Milk maybe an old remedy, but it is still a good Remedy.

How To Get More Money Out Of Your Paycheck.

      Many people believe that the more money you make, the better you are, and the farther you will be in life over others. But this is not true.'It's not how much money you make that counts, but how wisely you spend your money and you have learned to live within your means.' In other words you have learned ways to make your paycheck last a lot longer. or you have learned ways to save an extra ten or twenty dollars or maybe even 50 dollars from off your existing paycheck.

      When you do run out of money, never use a credit card as a 2nd paycheck. You are getting yourself into more hot water and you will be a 'worry wort when you have no money to pay off a credit card debt. Do not barrow money from loaning companies. You will have to pay it all back with interest. The whole purpose of this article is to find ways to make your paycheck-STRETCH-or you will find ways to save 20 to 100 dollars from every paycheck.
      I was reading on the internet about a family of six that was struggling with an income of over $250,000.00 a year and they were having problems making ends meet. Holy Cow! I wonder what their problem is. They are making more then a one fourth of a million dollars a year and that is not enough money to live on. They need  to read my rule number one listed below on how to budget your money and live with in your means. All the other suggestions would be a great help also. But they are not the only ones who are struggling. There are many others who are struggling to make it to their next paycheck and they make between $100,000.00 and $200,000.00 every year. Well if you are one of these then read on. What is listed below will be a great help in helping you to save a big bunch of money so that you can live with in your means.

      One day I was talking to a corporate lawyer and I asked him how much money does he make in a years time. I asked him 500,000.00 dollars? He said try two and a half million dollars. I said wow, you must be really out of debt and then some. He said he was so deep in debt that he would never break even. I told him that even with all the overtime I have worked over the years I have never made more then 25,000 dollars a year gross and yet I was completely out of debt even though I have raised a large family. My house is paid for and I own my car and my pick-up truck. So again I repeat myself: "It does not matter how much money you make, but how wisely you spend what little you do make is what really counts." Or how to make your paycheck-STRETCH-so it will last longer.

      Below are several suggestions that will help you save an extra 20 to 100 dollars or more from off of each paycheck. If it helped me I know it will help you.

      1. Buy a Journal or a notebook and write down everything you have spent from each paycheck. You need to be honest with yourself and write everything down. Like gas money, utility bills, mortgage payments, car payments, snacks and pop, doctor and dentist bills, for beer and tobacco, for eating out, for the toys you buy to make yourself happy and the list goes on and on. Again I say " be honest with yourself and write everything down." When you start to run out of money you look back at your list to find out where you could cut back. Perhaps eating out could be twice a month instead of 6 of 8 times a month. Right there that will save you 100 dollars or more a month. Do not buy snacks and pop as often and chew gum or eat sunflower seeds instead. Or carry a bottle of water around to drink when ever you get thirsty. This could save you an extra 40 or 50 dollars a month. Already you have saved yourself almost 150 dollars a month. But spend that 100 dollars wisely. Put that extra money into the bank and start a savings program. Then one day when you need some money for home repairs or car parts you can barrow from yourself, your savings program, and then slowly put that money back into the bank.
      2. Never use a credit card as a second paycheck. Or never use a credit card unless you already have money in the bank to pay for your credit card bill. If you follow this rule you will never have to pay interest on your credit card providing that you pay the monthly credit card bill on time. If you do not feel comfortable in using a Credit Card then get rid of them. They will do you more harm then good.
      3. Turn off your water heater tank when you are not using it. Our water heater goes on and off  several times a week. By doing so you will save yourself an extra 20 to 30 dollars a month on your electric or gas bill. Try it. It will save you money.
      4. I go by houses all the time at night and some people must have every light on in their house. When you leave a room turn off the light. Putting a sign above the light, to turn off the light, will help children and others to get into the habit. Use only the lights that you need and leave the rest of them off. Also turn off the TV. when no one is watching it. Some people leave it on all day long, and that is not the thing to do. A TV will use a fair amount of energy if left on all day long. By following these rules you could save over 10 dollars a month. Also if you could put your refrigerator or freezer in a cool place like on your back porch, or in the garage, or in the basement, it wouldn't have to be running all the time as it would sitting inside a warm house. This will also save you a bundle of money.
      5. If there is any way you could ride the buss to work or ride in a car pool, this will save you money on gas and wear and tear on your car. Depending on how far you have to travel to and from work, riding the buss could save you from one to two hundred dollars a month. Also when ever you could walk or ride a bike rather then use your car, this could save you up to 10 dollars or more a month.
      6. Being that I have raised a large family, I would buy food by the case when it came on sale. This will save you a bunch of money. Start a years supply of food and add to it when ever a case lot sale would take place. The money you have put in your savings account could be used also for these case lot sales.Do not buy food at it's regular cost at the store unless you have to.
      7. Grow a garden. This could save you over 1000.00 dollars on your yearly food bill. Most foods are easy to grow and libraries will generally have lots of books on how to grow a garden or you could talk to some of your neighbors. Most of them will gladly come to your house and will help you to get started. The worse part of growing a garden is keeping the garden weed free. The weeds will steal the nutrients from out of the soil and if the weeds get out of hand they can retard the growth of the other garden plants.So throughout the whole summer it is very important to get out in your garden and...hoe...hoe...hoe. One thing about growing a garden you can put leaves all over the carrots and beets so they will not freeze in the winter. So when ever you need carrots or beets in the winter you just go out and dig them up. Would you believe that my wife and I have not bought carrots from the store in over thirty years. Please read my articles on " How to grow lots of Carrots ", or " How to grow lots of Peas ", or " Remedies for growing a Garden ".
      8. A lot of people out there are either buying or leasing a car and they are paying from 100 to 400 dollars a month. I have never done this. I have always bought used cars and I would borrow from my savings account. Then I would slowly put money back into my savings. I have never paid interest on any of my cars. If you do not have a savings program get one going this weekend. Buying used cars and not paying interest will save you tons of money. But if you would rather spend 400 hundred a month plus then go for it.
      9. There are thrift stores in every city. Goodwill Industries, Somebody's Attic, some churches have thrift stores or you could go to one of the many garage sales that take place almost every weekend. I say this because you could visit some of these places and buy nice 2nd hand clothes, videos, DVD's, books and small appliances that work like new. Even some clothes look like new and you only pay a fraction of the price compared to the new clothes. Look at all the money you would save at Christmas time if you bought most of your gifts at a thrift store. I do buy new stuff but I also buy a lot from the thrift stores. If you look at my wife and I and our kids, we are all dressed just as nice as everyone else.
     10. Invest some money in a wheat grinder and buy whole grains in 25 or 50 pound bags. This could be wheat, rice, buckwheat, millet seed, sorghum, spelt or barley. You can make healthy homemade bread by following the instructions in a cookbook. You could make over 100 loaves of bread with a 50 pound bag of wheat or you could make over 1000 pancakes. A 50 pound bag of wheat will cost only 15 to 20 dollars. If you grind this grain into cereal using a coffee grinder, you could eat fresh hot cereal for only 15 cents a bowl. To make this hot cereal taste good, add a few sprinkles of salt, some butter, brown sugar according to your taste, a few drops of vanilla and/or maple flavoring, a handful of raisins, some cinnamon, some milk, and some vanilla ice cream if you have some. The instructions for making the hot cereal is very simple. Grind up fine in a coffee grinder 3  cups of grain.What ever you have left over of this ground up grain can be put into the frig for another day. Boil a pan of water and add a few sprinkles of salt. Using a wire whisk and pouring the ground up cereal slowly into the pan until it begins to thicken then put your heat on low and stir the cereal for 40 or 50 seconds. Turn off your stove and put the cereal into bowls then add all the goodies to make it taste good. Children will even eat it and enjoy it when you add all the above goodies, ice cream and candy cookie chips, or m&m candies. Any of the fresh grain cereals when eaten, they will kill cancer cells in your body.
     11. Buying new tires for your car or truck could cost you 800 to 1200 dollars or more. But there are used tire outlets all around the world where you could pay 150 to 250 dollars for a nice set of four tires. so why pay more when you really don't have to. I see tires for sale at yard sales. Keep your eyes open and you will see some good deals. Also many gas stations will sale you their used tires for real cheap.
     12. Fasting is good for your body. It gives the body a rest from it's everyday use. A fast could be going without food and water for 24 hours. Some people fast for only two meals. Others fast by eating no foods but they still drink the liquids. Some people fast once a week and others fast once or twice a month. After you have fasted, then you figure out how much money you have saved by not eating food and you put that money into a savings account. Or you can do like some of the rest of us. We will take that money and buy food with it and give it to the poor and needy. By doing so you will enjoy a sense of peace that others will never feel....and I kid you not.

      Some people will run to the doctor for every little ache and pain they have. Would you believe about 80%  of the people who go to doctors, there is really nothing wrong with them. I have had several doctors tell me this. A lot of people think they are sick when they are really not. A lot of sicknesses can be cured at home, and by doing so look at all the money you would have saved and that money would not have ended into a DOCTOR'S  POCKET!!!!
      Many power companies will offer a special rate program where the customer will pay a lower rate on their electric bill if they live by the company's rules. For instance most people who are on the regular rate will wash and dry their clothes on any day of the week. On the special rate program you will pay more money if you wash and dry on the week days but on the other hand if you would wash or run most of your power equipment on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays, you will save yourself a bundle of money while those who are on the higher rate are paying a lot more then you are. The only draw back that there is if you were to wash on the week days, you will pay a higher rate then those on the regular rate program. My wife and I have been on this low rate program for over 20 years and if you can live by their rules, you will save a lot of money, yes, a big bunch of money. That is why our refrigerator and freezer sits on our back porch because it uses a lot less energy then it would if it was sitting in a warm house.
      If you are also interested in a program like what is listed above, contact your local Power Company and see what they have to offer. If they have no such program then see if you can get one going. Most Power Companies are more then willing to work something out with you.

      Some people believe in coupons as a way to save money, but this program doesn't seem to work for me. When case lots sales come up we are always looking at the best deals and the major brands are most generally not a part of this program. Most coupons are centered around the major or the more popular brands that are sold on the market. But I do know a lot of people who are sold on the coupon program and it does save them a lot of money. If this program works for you and coupons do save you a bunch of money, then go for it. I do use the coupons when they are in my favor but over all I am not crazy about the coupon program like others are.


      I hope this information will help you to save money, and to make that paycheck-STRETCH-a little bit farther today then it did yesterday. Again I repeat myself that it matters not on how much money you make in a years time that is of importance, but how wisely you spend your hard earned cash and you have learn to live with in your means. If I can live off of $25,000.00 a year with a family of 11 persons with no problems, then YOU should be able to live off of more then $100,000.00 with a family of 6 or 7 and still make ends meet. All the above ideas will save you a lot of money if you choose to live by them. Please read my article on Google Search " Uncle Bob's Home Remedies-How To Never Have Credit Card Debt ".

      By the way, even though I only made 25,000 dollars a year the program listed up above has got me completely out of debt. I own my house. I own my car and truck. I am able to pay all my taxes with no problems and I have money in the bank that will help me through those rainy days that come and go but this program does help me to overcome my everyday problems. I am smiling because I am on the top of my problems. I am worry-free.    Woopeeee!!!!

The Spice Called Tumeric

     This comes from a plant that grows in China and India and it is used much in cooking. It is bright yellow and it could stain your clothes.If you mix turmeric with water and put this on your hair followed by vinegar, it will give you some beautiful golden yellow hair that will last you a month or two.    
     Turmeric has an organic chemical compound called 'curcumin'. This substance has several medical properties if turmeric was taken internally. These medical properties are as follows:

1. Turmeric will prevent tumor cells from growing in your body.  
2. It is a cancer fighter for several types of cancer.      
3. It  is good for arthritis pains.                                                             
4. It aids digestion.                                                                                
5. It is good for your bones.                                                                    
6. It prevents infections.                                                     
7. It gets rid of bad cholesterol.                                                  
8. It increases blood circulation.                                       
9. It reduces pain and inflammation.                                  
10. If black pepper is mixed half and half with turmeric it will double the medical properties of curcumin.
11. Turmeric protects and strengthens the liver.        
12. Turmeric improves the function of the brain.   

 The side effects from using turmeric are as follows:

1. Turmeric in your body will weaken radiation treatments that is given for cancer.       
2. Turmeric can cause contractions in pregnant women.                        
3. Do not mix aspirin and turmeric together. It could damage your liver. But by itself turmeric is good for the liver.                                                                   
4. You should not take turmeric if you have a bad gallbladder.        
5. Turmeric is not good for diabetics because it causes low blood sugar.      
6. Again I repeat. Turmeric is not good for pregnant women.  

     Turmeric is not a -HOT- spice. It is very mild. Turmeric does have a strong flavor and if too much is put into your food it will dominate the flavor giving your food a turmeric taste. It tastes just like it smells and there is nothing else that I can compare it to as far as the taste of another food.  

     I will add one fourth of a teaspoon to my juices, molasses milk, hot cocoa, hot oatmeal cereal, pancake batter and a large pot of mashed potatoes. These last two the turmeric will give them a golden yellow buttery look to them. Remember use only a little bit of turmeric. Too much will give your food a turmeric taste. As far as other foods and turmeric just use your imagination and have lots of fun in the kitchen.