Trees of knowledge

19/09/2024

Barry Hilton comedy lots of laughs

19/09/2024

Fun “suit up September “ night out with Barry Hilton lots of laughs he is a funny guy 😂😂

24/05/2024

Another beautiful sunset in Hermanus

09/05/2024

Magnificent bull elephant look at those tusks 👌🙊🙊

09/05/2024

Lovely big buffalo 🙊🙊🙊

07/05/2024

Yellow billed hornbill having breakfast in the Kruger 😂

29/04/2024

Say no more 😂😂😂

01/02/2024

Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift, it liberates us from the prison of sell-preoccupation (John Ortberg)

11/06/2023

Estimates suggests that nearly 1.3 billion people globally have high blood pressure (hypertension) and nearly half of them are not aware that they do. Untreated hypertension increases the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other serious health problems making it important to find safe and effective solutions to manage it.

A recent clinical trial evaluated the effects of inhaling several different essential oils on hypertension. Inhalation of clary sage, bay laurel, basil (unknown composition), clove, coriander, rose, rosemary, or catnip essential oil for 10 or 20 minutes reduced blood pressure in women aged 55 to 89 with hypertension. This is interesting because many people suggest that inhaling rosemary can increase blood pressure, but this shows that it does just the opposite.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37141519/

05/06/2023

Estimates suggest that about 18% of adults over age 65 experience depressive symptoms. Depression in older adults can manifest differently than in younger people. Instead of sadness, older adults may experience a numbness or lack of interest in activities as their main symptoms. Additionally, more elderly adults in care facilities report anxiety than those living in a community (3%-20% compared to 1.4%-17%). Both anxiety and depression can reduce quality of life.

A randomized, controlled trial evaluated the benefits of an aromatic massage in older adults living in nursing homes. Participants in the aromatic massage group received a 20-minute massage with lavender, chamomile, and rosemary (4:3:2 ratio and diluted to 3% in jojoba oil), three times weekly, for two three-week periods, broken up with a one-week break between. The control group received routine nursing home care services only. At the end of the study, both depression and anxiety significantly improved when compared to the control group, suggesting that an aromatic massage is an inexpensive and noninvasive way to improve quality of life among elderly individuals in care facilities.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8887855/

20/05/2023

Diabetes is known to cause delays in the healing process partly because it interferes with angiogenesis/vasculogenesis (the formation of new blood vessels, which is important for wound healing) and causes hypoxia (deprives tissues of adequate oxygen supply) by reducing vascular endothelium growth factor (VEGF) and CD-31. Topical application of lemon essential oil gel increased VEGF and CD-31 in diabetic subjects with lip ulcers to improve the wound healing process in a preclinical model.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37025967/

15/05/2023