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blankapriddle · 2 years

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The 'no air-conditioning' green juice

A lot has been written on the virtues of a cold press vegetable juice, but did you know that it can also be a very good temperature regulator? Blanka, who has to spend some time in Summer working from her boss’s home office space ‘under a hot tin roof’, shares with us her strategies for cooling it down when you have no access to air conditioning.

I know - this is a lengthy article - if you are in a hurry and just need to make that juice, scroll to the bottom to find my favourite recipe.

I have been juicing for a very, very long time. When I first started I had a small centrifugal juicer, and I mostly juiced apples and carrots in it, with the occasional addition of ginger. This was after all the early nineties and nobody was yet talking about the power of greens. Then I slowly started adding a celery stick here, and a piece of cucumber there, basing my juicing experiments on know-how learned in a juicing book by Dr Norman Walker, a natural hygienist living at the turn of previous century. However, my £25 juicer was not up to juicing anything as exotic as green leaves or a strawberry and so my choices were a little limited.

Eventually, with the rise of the raw food revolution, about 15 years or so ago, I discovered the power of a green juice based mostly on veggies with just a small addition of fruit for palatability. I have decided it was time to upgrade my juicer to one that will juice all these wonderful things like lettuce leaves and wheatgrass and herbs and I have not looked back ever since.

Some people will argue that to make a juice is time consuming and expensive, with all the waste that you get to throw into compost. There are some experts who are anti juice arguing that as all the fibre is removed the juice gets absorbed rather quickly in our stomachs, which can raise our blood sugar level and cause problems for some people. They may promote green smoothies instead, as everything is still in the drink, including the aforementioned fibre. While this argument make sense to me, and I enjoy green smoothies too, there is something about green juice for me that I cannot quite access with a smoothie. For me, green smoothies are more for winter time, especially when made with heavy nut milks as a base, as they are more filling and not as cooling as juices.

This cooling effect makes a zingy green juice my top choice for Summer, especially on a hot day. When you make a green juice with a very small amount of sweet fruit, it is full of nutrients and yet light and super refreshing. There are some vegetables that have cooling properties, and if you make these the base of your juice, you may find that you are coping much better with the heat of Summer. Thanks to the high water content and nutrient density, green juices will also nourish your skin within, making it glow and even supporting a healthy tan by providing the nutrients our skin needs such as beta-carotene.

Some of the best veggies to use for your summery, thirst quenching juice are celery and cucumber, both of which are sadly sprayed in conventional farming so buy organic if you can. They both have cooling properties and both yield a lot of juice, so they make the perfect base. To this you can add some pineapple, peaches, nectarines or a chunk of ripe sweet watermelon, lemon or lime for zing (you can juice them with their skins, too, as long as they are organic and unwaxed), and perhaps a small piece of fresh turmeric or ginger for even more zing and even more healing nutritious plant power.

If you have access to fresh green coconuts, then you are very lucky indeed. Their water is full of electrolytes, and so they are the best (and fastest) way to rehydrate our body. Simply find your way into one (easier said then done but YouTube will be your friend here), and drink up. You will feel instantly invigorated. You may (not) know that in the 1st World War coconut water was used for transfusions, as it is sterile while inside the coconut, and its biochemical make-up is very similar to our blood plasma. When you consider that the chemical profile of Chlorophyll is very similar to Haemoglobin (the difference being the central molecule in Chlorophyll is Magnesium rather than Iron in our blood pigment), you can imagine what a boost topping your rich green juice with fresh coconut water will be.

Juicing is perhaps not for everyone, but I do encourage you to give it a try. You never know; it may just be the upgrade to your well-being that you have been waiting for!

Whether you are a juice convert or not, I hope that you have a glorious summer full of days in the sun, wiggling your toes in the grass or in the sand on a beach somewhere, recharging your batteries and storing some of this vibrant Summer energy deep in your cells for later.

No Air Conditioning Green Juice

1 cucumber (organic, if non organic then peel the skin off)

½ head of celery (organic)

1 broccoli stalk

½ small fennel

1 inch slice of ripe pineapple (or to taste)

Handful of fresh coriander

Handful of fresh mint

Small piece of fresh turmeric or ginger

½ to 1 whole lemon – organic unwaxed

Run everything through a juicer, alternating softer things like cucumber and pineapple with harder things like celery to keep the juicer going without getting clogged if your juicer struggles with softer produce.

I will generally keep of cuts of produce after cooking and add anything to my juices, within reason: green leaves from cauliflower, basil stalks left over from making pesto, chicory stalks, parsley stalks (powerful stuff!), greens from radishes, outer (more bitter) lettuce leaves etc.

I will be sharing more ideas for healthy eating and snacking, especially morning time, as well as running live morning yoga classes in the Morning Yoga Collective or sign up for updates here so you never miss a post.

#greenjuice #summer #hotsummer #cooldown #green #greens #juicepower #powerjuice #powerofnature #greencoconut #greencoconuts #fresh

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kurnutus86 · 3 months

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Funchal by Tomas Transtroemer

The fish restaurant on the beach, humble, a shack erected by castaways. Many turn back at the door, but not gusts from the sea. A shadow stands in its smoky hut and fries two fish according to an old recipe from Atlantis, small explosions of garlic, oil flowing over the tomato slices. Every bite says the ocean wishes us well, a humming from the deep. She and I gaze into each other. Like climbing the wildly blooming slopes without feeling the slightest fatigue. We’re on the animal-side, welcome there, not getting any older. But we’ve been through so much together, we recall, also moments when we weren’t worth much (like when we stood in line to give the prosperous giant blood—he’d ordered transfusions), events that would’ve divided us had they not united us, and events we’ve forgotten together—which haven’t forgotten us! They’ve become stones, dark and light ones. The stones in a scattered mosaic. And now it’s happening: the fragments are flying together, the mosaic appears. It’s waiting for us. It radiates from the hotel room wall, a violent and tender design, maybe a face, we don’t have time to grasp it all while we’re pulling off our clothes. At dusk we go out. The headland’s enormous dark blue paw drapes over the sea. We walk in the human vortex, shoved around amicably, gentle controls, everyone talking eagerly in the foreign tongue. “No person is an island.” We gain strength from them, but also from ourselves. From what’s within us that the other can’t see. That can only confront itself. The innermost paradox, the garage flower, porthole to the good darkness. A drink bubbling in an empty glass. A loudspeaker broadcasting silence. A footpath growing back after every step. A book that can only be read in the dark.

#tomas transtromer

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bakugouscentedcaramel · 5 years

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Could I request some angst with a happy end? headcannons or scenarios you chose. With baku, todo and if you want (authors choice charater) where their s/o takes a big hit for then during a battle? Like they jump in the way? I hope this is ok.

Hehehehehehehe angst you say? With a happy ending you say? Why this is a recipe for an emotional rollercoaster!

I miiiight've gotten carried away with Bakubabe and Dabman dnsjskjana

WARNINGS: Fighting, blood, broken bones, medical talk, hospitals, cussing, death

Bakugou

You two were only fighting one person, so how hard could it be? Only you two were fighting for two hours straight now and the villain doesn't have a scratch on him. You were fighting some asshole who had a quirk that turned Bakugous explosions against him. Both of you were struggling to make a dent in the villains defenses.

He turned one of Katsuki's explosions against him causing you both to fly into a car.

"You two can't even take me on fully! Man! Where does UA find losers like you?!"

Shit.

If it's one thing Bakugo couldn't handle it was his anger.

"OH REALLY? Let's see how you handle a full blast from my gernades?!"

"Katsuku NO-" you ran to shove your stupid lover as far as you could.

The last thing you remember is the immense heat and the sound of your ribs snapping before you fade into unconsciousness.

Once Bakugo turned to find you his heart sank. You were laying in a puddle of blood mixed with rebar. One of the pieces stabbed your chest, and you weren't moving.

Goddamit why weren't you moving?

"Oh how sad! I didn't realize I could swat heroes like the flies they are!" The villain was reveling in the sight of you, not paying attention to Bakugo.

You opened your eyes much to your body's displeasure to see Katsuki beating the villain into the ground.

"LETS SEE YOU REDIRECT THIS?" His punch laded with a sickening crunch to the man's nose. Even though the man was unconscious he kept beating him.

"Kacchan..." You groaned as blood spilled out of your mouth and nose.

Bakugo froze and glaced back at you, shocked to see you back in the waking world, to see him beating the life out of a villain..

He dropped the man and ran to you, eyes glistening with tears. He kneeled by you scared to move your broken and bloodied body.

"W-we did it Y/N. You're gonna be fucking fine. You aren't allowed to leave me here got it dumbass?!" He reached for his GPS transmitter to get an ambulance out for you.

"H-hey, DONT YOU FUCKING BLACK OUT AGAIN. DONT FUCKING DO THIS TO ME Y/N" His desperate tone broke your heart but your body forced you to pass out again.

The beeping of a heart monitor is what finally woke you up. That and the sound of yelling and scuffling.

"GODDAMMIT IM FINE, LET ME SEE THEM!" Your lover burst through the door with two orderlies trying in vain to hold him back.

"Y-y/n.. y-You're finally awake!! Let me go you white coat BASTARDS" he turned to fight them off of him, adrenaline still pumping through his veins.

"Kacchan! It's fine! Stay in here with me and let them work on you.." your voice faltered with the morphine coursing through your beaten veins.

After the nurses left you two together he was uncharacteristically quiet.

The beeping of your monitor was deafening. The smell of disinfectant sickening. The way your lover refused to look at you, heartbreaking.

"why..." He muttered.

"Katsu, you know I couldn't let you take that full blast. Neither of us could.." you went into a coughing fit causing him to flinch with the wet sound.

"You shouldn't have done that you fucking idiot. I could've done something for you! I SHOULD'VE SAVED YOU Y/N" he cried into your bedsheets, gripping them with white knuckles that were too scared to touch your now frail body.

"Katsu.." you groaned as you moved your hand to comb through his hair which only made him weep harder.

"I'm going to be fine, Katsuki. I only have three broken ribs, a fractured femur, 18 stitches, and a mild concussion. But your crying is hurting more than all of that.. I know you'd do the same for me you idiot. The best thing we can do now is move on." You painfully flashed him that million dollar smile when he finally looked up at you.

"Y/n.. I promise this won't happen again.."

"It better not. That villains quirk relied on yours and you thought it was a good idea to go all in with explosions?" You laughed at his realization of his mega fuck up.

Midoriya

You two were out numbered and cornered. No matter how many you two managed to take down more just kept coming.

You might've misjudged how big this gang really was. They all carried some kind of weapon and of course they all have their own quirks so close combat was a last resort for you and Deku.

You both knew you had to leave and get help, the only problem was you were in a dead end alleyway and the only way out was up.

"Y/N! Be ready to jump to tha-"

It all happened in a blink of an eye. Once Izuku looked to you to tell you his plan a villain saw an opening. He was carrying a machete that seemed to break the sound barrier toward your boyfriend's neck. You grabbed Midoriyas arm with adrenaline powered force and yanked him away but your upper arm caught the blade.

That's deep.. fuck..

Izuku choked back his emotions and just flung you over you over his shoulder and used OFA to run up the wall.

The last thing you remember before succumbing to the shock and blood loss was the panic in his face and the darting of his eyes to presumably find help.

You woke up in a hospital bed feeling woozy. You tried to sit up only to have Izuku gently coax you to lay back down.

"Y-y/n you need to lay down, ok? We're both safe. We're in a hospital." He was trying to hold back tears at the sight.

You needed 9 deep tissue stitches and nearly 23 surface stitches and a blood transfusion.

Your arm was wrapped tightly with gauze to halt the bleeding. Now the only big worry was infection.

"Are you ok, Izuku?.." you weakly groaned as you looked for injuries on him.

"I just have some scratches and a few cuts, y-y/n-n..." He couldn't hold it any longer.

He broke down into tears as he held your hand to his cheek.

He apologized between sobs saying how he shouldn't have left himself to be so open and that he blamed himself for getting you hurt.

All you could've done was gently rub his cheek and smile reassuringly.

"Izuku, honey, we were in a rough situation. Things didn't go according to plan and we were flying blind. I wasn't about to let you take that hit." You wiped away some tears that were rolling down his cheek gingerly and pinched his cheek gently.

"Now stop crying, I feel fine."

"Sorry to interrupt, Y/N L/N." A nurse entered and fiddled with your morphine drip.

"Since you're no longer in critical condition we're taking you off morphine and on painkiller pills."

Well, you did feel fine.

Todoroki

Ragged breaths filled the air. The smell and tased of hot copper filled the air. The burning pain in your abdomen hit you suddenly as you buckled over in pain.

You two were just out shopping for the holidays and a mugger thought to hold you two up, but panicked and pulled the trigger.

"I-I didn't mean to shoot her!!" The man backed away frantically looking for an escape route from your bi-colored lover. His flames burned hot into the alleyway openings, swirling with a lively anger. His ice created spike walls who were seemingly unfazed by the inferno surrounding it.

The gunshot wound paired with the temperature change forced your body to shut down and hit the ground.

You woke up to Todoroki giving you a piggyback to the nearest hospital. His pace jogging to prevent further injury but still rushing you to help.

"Sh-oto.." you could feel the blood pooling on the back of his shirt.

"Don't say anything Y/N, we're almost to a hospital!"

Bystanders stared at you two causing you to realize the gravity of the situation.

"Are you ok, Shoto..."

"Yes, but we're still going to the ER. Goddamit." He growled at his own panic as the hospital doors slid open.

Nurses and doctors rushed over asking questions to which, Todoroki only gave short chopped answers. When someone tried getting you off his back he couldn't help but squeeze you harder and prevent them from taking you away from him, but his senses came back and helped you on a gurney.

He couldn't even answer the other nurses questions as he watched them rush you to the OR wing.

"-sure to make her drink fluids and soft foods for two weeks. Her bandages need to be changed twice daily and her wound needs to be rinsed with hydrogen peroxide for each bandage change." The white robed man lectured Todoroki who was just staring at a jar.

He only noticed you were awake when the doctor left the room and you shifted slightly.

"How are you feeling." He hid the jar on the floor and tried to keep his eyes focused on yours and not the bindings on your stomach.

"I've been better. Although.. I do feel better than that time we had dinner with your father."

He couldn't help but chuckle at your joke. Jokes were a good sign.

"You we're right Y/n, the bullet missed every organ and major artery, but it got stuck in your hip bone."

"I told you Shoto" you grinned at him to try to make him relax a bit more. You could tell he was still tunnel visioned by the way his eyes continuously glanced at the floor.

"Did they let you keep the bullet?" He shot his eyes up at you and debating on answering.

"Well, let's see it!" You were gleaming which finally made his brain relax.

You two were safe.

Dabi

Of course Dabi just had to start a bar fight.

Some lowlife dude was supposedly eyeing you like a piece of meat, according to Dabi. So what did he do? Slammed his head into the mahogany table promptly breaking his nose. Which then made the people who were with him want to fight, which cause other people to get caught in the crossfire, which sparked an all out brawl.

Dabi was never the smartest, but he was the most protective person you've ever seen. And he loved showing you how powerful he was.

But when he threw some poor son of a bitch out of the window, one of his buddies put you in a headlock.

You struggled against his grip but stopped once you saw him holding a chunk of glass to your throat.

"Dabi!" You cried out when he added a bit of pressure to your neck. You could feel your heartbeat push the glass slightly.

His eyes were transfixed on the sight before him.

"Tch, what a pussy move, threatening a man's girl." He sounded calm but you knew he was fuming, hell you could see smoke forming in his palms.

"Stay back or I'll fucking slit her pretty little throat, zombie!" The man was terrified of your boyfriend, you could tell by the way his hands was shaking.

Dabi held his hands to his sides and slowly brought them up to his head.

"Alright, you got me. Though it is pretty pathetic to grab a chick. We we're all just having a nice little bar fight, but, whatever."

Dabi watched your hand slowly reach for your back pocket and smirked.

"All of your friends are either dead, unconscious, or ran away. You're all alone here. If you just let her go I'll let you run too."

"SHUT THE HELL UP, FREAK!" The man tightened his grip and slid the glass slightly against your throat causing blood to trickle down to your collar.

He shuffled you both closer to the exit still holding a firm grip on you.

"If you just let her go you can leave. Don't be stupid." Dabi reached for a cigarette that was on the table causing the man to focus on his hand. Dabi sure was making a fine distraction.

Your lovers blue flames lit the cigarette tip causing the man to start to lose his mind.

"Don't fucking use your quirk or she dies! You hear me fucker?! One wrong move and she's fuckin-"

You finally made your move and shoved your switchblade into his side causing him to drop the glass and stumble backwards. You grabbed him in the same fashion he did to you and placed your blade on his neck.

You and Dabi made eye contact and he smirked at your power play. With one swift motion you slit his throat. He crawled towards the door before he collapsed, gasping through a malfunctioned windpipe.

"It takes about thirty seconds for the human body to bleed out through their jugular. Enjoy the next 23 seconds." You walked towards a table and grabbed a napkin to stop your own bleeding.

Dabi let out a long whistle, "damn babe, what took you so long. You could've gotten real hurt there. I don't think I could live on without your cookin'." He made his way over to you, stepping over bodies and broken glass.

"Let me take a look." He peeled your hand away from your neck and cleaned it up a bit to get a better look. He growled softly and heated his finger up.

"Hold still baby, I promise I'll be gentle." He smirked and started to cauterize the slit. You were in pain sure but his seemingly fire filled eyes kept you entranced.

"Any deeper and you would've had to borrow some of my staples, hot stuff."

Despite his flirty nature he was scared.

When you two got back to your shared apartment he trapped you in your own bed by laying on top of you. He kissed the opposite side of your neck and made his way to your chest.

"Man, I'm the luckiest son of a bitch.."

#bnha #bnha x reader #bnha imagines #midoriya x reader #todoroki x reader #bakugou x reader #dabi x reader

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whyilikerainbows · 4 years

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Chemo #10 on this 10th day of my favorite month of June! Finally getting into a bit of a routine. I fast the day prior to chemo (drink all the drinks), then break the fast right before chemo starts by eating an orange. This is research supported (and recommended by several of my docs!) to starve the cancer cells, then direct the chemo to cancer by eating something sweet. Today it was this beautiful blood orange from my friend Kathleen. I had a great call with my naturopath Keoni yesterday who reminded me to advocate for myself, seek knowledge and stay ahead of this cancer. I have a room with a view, last week’s blood transfusions have given me a much needed boost, and I’ve got a posse keeping me feeling loved and cared for. If that’s not a recipe for good health I don’t know what is! Sending you all good vibes and strength to power through your week. 💪🏼♥️

#chemochronicles #cancerwarrior #attitudeofgratitude

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starsailorstories · 4 years

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I’m gonna do my absolute darndest to get a final draft of Resonance Pt. 3 together in the next few days but also here’s a random infodump because Bolt’s pov always makes me think about astraea medical science

The “vitals” for an astraea are temperature, core pressure, fusion rate, and magnetic field activity (which is something that astraea doctors created a quantifiable scale to express what’s normal and what’s not some time ago). Spectrographic signature can also carry a lot of important diagnostic information, but it varies a ton by planetary species, so what’s indicative of one condition for a certain astraea may be indicative of something else entirely for another astraea from a different planet

Because lux aren’t “main-sequence stars” (their lights are like white dwarfs, mostly dense core matter) and most Basilean doctors and scientists thinks of them as sort of an industrial resource who aren’t their problem at best and as inherently dishonorable at worst, a lot of conventional medical wisdom doesn’t apply to them and no one has bothered to figure out any alternatives. So a lot of what the Bell Town clinic is doing is first-of-its-kind research and sometimes for dosages and things Bolt first has to make the call that an untried treatment is better than nothing and then has to make an educated guess and monitor the situation ready to adjust things in a matter of seconds if her educated guess is wrong.

Syor and other Kengfara healers in the Rings are absolutely saving the day as the artificial scarcity of medical supplies gets worse (specifically because of their necessity, they’ve become a kind of currency in the Andromedan trade-and-favor economy, with wealthy people hoarding them not because they need them but because they’re valuable bargaining chips) by spreading their most reliable recipes around the lux community. They know enough to compare the chemical composition of their remedies with that of industrially-produced ones and create instructions for adjusting dosage and timing for the reduction in potency. It’s not a perfect solution but it’s not nothing, either

Pros of the public health situation in a town where everyone is genetically identical: transfusion rejection is just not a thing. Cons: if a disease can kill one of them it can most certainly kill all of them

The conditions of Bell Town itself are not optimal for astraea health; the sewage passing through town has a lot of heavy metals that, although they’re not as easily exposed because they’re not actually drinking the water, are as toxic to them as they are to us. The atmosphere saturation is JUST enough that nobody has symptoms of malnutrition (i.e. not enough intake of the lightest five elements to sustain a fusion reaction that’ll run their bodies) and the medics spend a lot of time making sure that elderly and disabled Bell Towners are getting enough of the right kind of air

The conclusion of this post is that Bolt is very tired and needs a cuddle indefinitely

#sweet chariot #bolt #bell town stuff #alien biology

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gaiyofanfiction · 6 years

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Rare Blood (10 Final)

Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5 - Chapter 6 - Chapter 7 - Chapter 8 - Chapter 9 - Chapter 10

Vampire Prince!Yoo Kihyun x Siren!Reader

Much angst, maybe fluff

Vampire world!AU

A/N: THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR LOVING THIS FIC. I think this is one of the best ones we’ve done based on the notes! We are SO SO CLOSE to 1000 and hopefully it’ll happen soon! Once we do, we will be doing a giveaway that you guys will love! This is our final chapter. We made it MUCH longer than normal as a treat. Twice as long actually. So, please enjoy! (We always have this fear that you guys won’t like the ending but we really hope you do)

Disclaimer: This store is pure fiction. Yoo Kihyun and the rest of Monsta X are the sweetest creatures on this earth, we know they would never do anything to harm or manipulate anyone.

Trigger warning: Mentions of manipulation, abuse and blood for right now. Very slight mention of sexual assault. Character death.

Yoongi never ran so fast in his life. He feels his legs burn with each step, his muscles hating him for not keeping up with training. He looks down at your unconscious body. Your face could deceive anyone, you looked so peaceful. Yet he knew you were anything but.

'IM’s magic is coursing through her veins. If I don't get her to his Highness soon to overpower it, it'll be permanent.’

Yoongi quickened his pace. Within half an hour he makes it to the front door of the castle. He pounds on the door with his foot, praying to God someone can hear him.

His thoughts were answered as the door swings open to reveal a tired looking Wonho. The moment Wonho sees the face of the man at the door, his expression turns dark and furious.

“Min Yoongi. What in the HELL are you doing out of your cell!?” His nostrils flares as he tries to keep his composure.

Yoongi rolls his eyes. “The Prince let me out. I don't have time to explain myself. Please, move aside.”

Wonho grinds his teeth and lets out a low growl, “hell no. Kihyun would be the LAST person to let you out. You killed my cousin, you sick son of a-”

“Wonho!” Yoongi yells, interrupting the Royal. “I understand how you feel right now and your anger towards me is extremely warranted. But right now is NOT the time. I need to get Y/N to the Prince immediately!”

For the first time, Wonho looks at your limp body in the arms of Yoongi. His eyes widen and he becomes pale, forgetting his ill will towards the hunter for the moment. He nods his head and runs to go find the Prince.

No more than five minutes later, Yoongi sees both Wonho and Prince Kihyun running towards him. The look on the Prince's face is nothing but pure horror.

“Oh my God, Y/N.” He breathes out, seeing your unconscious state.

Yoongi hands you over to Prince Kihyun. “Your Highness, IM has injected her with enough of his magic that if it stays in her system any longer, she'll permanently be bound to him. You need to inject your magic immediately or it'll be too late.”

Prince Kihyun nods, not looking at his old friend. He turns and heads to his room. “What happened to Minhyuk and IM?”

“I was able to kill Minhyuk but IM got away.”

The Prince growls, “IM got away?”

Yoongi swallows the lump in his throat. “Y-Yeah. I would have gone after him but I needed to get Y/N to you immediately or else there could have been severe consequences.”

Prince Kihyun sighs and walks into his room. Just before he shuts the door he made one final request of Yoongi. “Min Yoongi. If you could, I would like you to stand outside my room. Guard the door and don't let anyone in. This process can be lengthy and if I'm interrupted… I might not be able to get her back.”

“Of course your Highness.” With that Yoongi kept a parameter around the room.

Prince Kihyun laid you down gently on the bed. Your skin was cold and pale, he knew he didn't have much longer till the magic would overpower his.

Quickly he exposes your neck by tucking your hair behind your ear. He notices something odd. There was something purple around the bite marks.

“Damnit. He somehow changed his chemical makeup to poison whoever were to try and reverse his magic.”

Kihyun loudly yells and drops to the floor hitting the ground with both his fists.

'No. I can't lose her. Not like this. She doesn't deserve this!’

He gets up and starts to pace the room thinking how he can execute this without killing himself in the process.

Suddenly Kihyun hears a low wimper coming from you. He rushes to your side.

“Oh, Y/N, I'm so sorry. This is all my fault.” He pets your head.

“Hmph, you can't get rid of me that easily,” you somehow gather up enough energy to smile to him, but you slip into a state of unconsciousness once again. He brushes the hair out of your face.

“Y/N, I-I lov-”

Kihyun suddenly hears a slight scuffle just outside the door followed by loud banging on the door.

He approaches the door slowly. Suddenly the door was kicked down. In the doorway stood Minhyuk grinning and IM holding Yoongi’s arms behind his back. IM kicks Yoongi down.

“Really? Did you think a hunter could stand in our way a second time? Fool us once, shame on us. Fool us twice, shame on you.” IM laughs.

Prince Kihyun's eyes widen, “Minhyuk? How the hell are you still alive?! I thought Yoongi killed you!”

Minhyuk chuckles, his look dangerous. “Well, thank God this Hunter isn't a doctor. He didn't actually check to see if I was dead or not. IM came back and was able to help me heal with a certain little potion he had gotten his hands on.”

Yoongi still on his knees then looks up to the Prince with concern while his hands were tied behind his back. “Be careful your Highness. I suspect her blood was tampered with.”

“I have figured that out already by looking at her neck,” Kihyun says while glaring at his evil cousins.

“N-no, it's more than just her neck. They've done something to her blood. And instead of drinking it to sustain themselves they harnessed more powers by-”

“Transfusion.” Minhyuk interrupts to finish Yoongi's sentence.

Slowly walking towards the Prince the whites of his eyes start to turn black and so does the veins on his arms. “You see, rumor has it that a vampire once whipped up a concoction with the blood of a siren. It gave him unimaginable power and stamina to last him for several days. The recipe was so sought out that eventually the authorities of the Kingdom intervened. However, they didn't destroy the evidence of the recipe. It was stored away inside the depths of the library of the castle. Which, of course is only accessible by Royals. Such as myself.”

“HOW DARE YOU CALL YOURSELF A ROYAL! You have tainted the family name!” Prince Kihyun exclaims.

IM grins, a very creepy look on his face. “Just a few more minutes till the little siren will be mine, permanently. Then, we'll be able to harness her blood to make this potion for ourselves and sell it for unimaginable profit.”

“M-My Prince?”

He hears a quiet high pitched voice coming from his right. He turns to see Princess Soyou looking absolutely terrified.

“W-What’s going on?”

“Princess, you need to run! These guys are dangerous!”

But before Soyou could make her exit, Minhyuk suddenly flashes behind her as fast as lightning and grabs her by the throat. “Don't you dare move, dear Princess. I am in need of you right now.” Minhyuk locks his black eyes onto the Prince. “Now, you will give me your little human halfling and in exchange, I will let go of the Princess.”

“NO! Don't do it!” Yoongi yells. “Kihyun, it's her! SHE’S the one behind Y/N’s kidnapping! The three of them are working together! She wanted to sell her blood!”

Prince Kihyun's eyes widen into a mixture of shock and anger. He looks to Soyou, who's still being held by Minhyuk. “Is this true?!”

Soyou shakes her head, “of course not! I would never do that to you! Why would you believe a traitor over your fiance?!”

Yoongi growls, struggling against IM’s grip. “Don't listen to her, your Highness! Yes I may have gone against the clan and did something unforgivable, but I'm trying to redeem myself! I'm trying to show that I'm not like that anymore! Besides, even if I was still against vampire kind, why would I bring a human back to the lair of a vampire Prince? Don't you think I would have taken her somewhere else?!” IM slaps a hand over Yoongi’s mouth, shutting him up.

“I-it’s true, my Prince.”

Prince Kihyun stiffens at the sound of your weak voice and whirl around to see you leaning against the door frame. His eyes soften when he sees you, noticing how skinny you've become and how much paler you are.

“Y/N, you shouldn't be out of bed. You need to lay down.” The Prince speaks softly, concern laced his voice.

“Prince Kihyun, Yoongi is right. The Princess is behind all this. S-She's the one who-”

“My little siren, come here to your Master’s side.” IM’s eyes flash yellow, his voice turning into dark velvet.

Your body stiffens and unconsciously your feet move towards the sound of IM’s voice. Prince Kihyun immediately grabs you and hides you behind his back.

“Stop! Don't you dare do that to her!” The Prince growls low, eyes shifting to a blood red color.

IM rolls his eyes, “soon you won't be able to stop her. Once my magic is permanent, she will do anything to come to me when she is called. Even hurt the person in her path.”

“K-Kihyunie, please help me. Just give her to them, please save me.” Soyou’s eyes glisten with tears, her lip quivering.

Yoongi bites IM’s hand to get him to let go of his mouth. “Don't listen to her! Kihyun, you heard Y/N! She told you it was Soyou who kidnapped her!” He cries out as IM jerks him backwards to shut him up again.

Prince Kihyun turns his attention to Soyou, who is still in Minhyuk's grip. “Is this true, Soyou? Did you steal what's mine?” He speaks in a low voice.

“N-No! Of course not! I would never!”

You snap out of IM’s trance and step in front of the Prince. You feel your legs shake from weakness but you stand your ground.

“Yes! You did! You wanted to sell my blood for money. You were going to allow any pathetic vampire who gave you money to drink from me. You were going to give me to IM permanently!”

Soyou’s eyes burn blood red as she lunges for you. “YOU BITCH! I WILL KILL YOU!”

Prince Kihyun grabs you and holds you close to his body, his fangs elongated and his eyes still red. “If you touch her, I will KILL YOU MYSELF!”

Soyou takes a step back, horrified and shocked of the Prince's wrath. “You're going to pick this filthy half breed over ME? A PUREBRED PRINCESS?!”

“What good is a purebred who is willing to make a profit any way that she can for the price of a life?” Prince Kihyun staring her down.

Soyou scoffs. “What good? It’s called status, honey. More money means more control and more control means being unstoppable.”

“You utterly disgust me.” Prince Kihyun hisses.

“Hmph, no matter. I don’t need you to control the Kingdom anymore. We signed the marriage certificate. I already own the kingdom, as your queen!” She laughs maniacally. “Still, a shame that such a handsome Prince is making the wrong choice.”

Soyou quickly pulls out a dagger and lunges for him. Prince Kihyun pushes you aside and is stabbed in the side and doubles over.

“Prince Kihyun! You’re injured!” You tuck yourself under his arm trying to stabilize him.

“You come to my side still, though I have done so much wrong to you. I should have treated you better.”

You blush, but realize it’s not the best time to be having a moment. “You alright? You’re starting to sound nice. It’s unlike you.”

Kihyun smiles, but winces in pain. “Of course her dagger has poison on it. That’s why I’m unable to heal quickly.”

Frantic and worried all you could ask was, “how do we get out of this mess alive!?”

Suddenly the door flung open. It was Jooheon.

“I-I came to check on you my Prince. I didn’t expect so many unwanted guests to be in the same room.”

The look on Jooheon’s face changed from shock and concern to pure horror. His nose flares and veins start to pop out by his temples.

“Jooheon, listen to me. Get everyone in the castle out of here and protect the family.” He winces again and more blood starts to pour.

“K-Kihyun… You’re hurt.” His hands form into fists. “You’re bleeding…” his head lowers and his eyes fill with rage.

IM laughs. “And just what are you gonna do ‘bout it?”

A dark, ominous aura surrounds Jooheon. His face black, and eyes dark red like that of a monster.

“Watch and see.” His voice was demonic. It sent chills down your spine.

Your eyes widen. You've heard stories about certain types of vampires with unimaginable strength and a blood-lust like no other. A soulless vampire.

Your voice trembles, “i-is that-”

“A Strigoi. Yes, Jooheon is part strigoi. When he was little, his parents were killed by a group of them. He would have been too if the guards had not finally realize what happened. They were able to save him and kill the Strigoi. Unfortunately, that didn't come without consequence. One of the Strigoi had bit him so now he has it's venom running through his veins. Thankfully, that part of him only comes out when he gets angry.”

Jooheon was moving swiftly about the room. He was so quick your eyes couldn’t catch up with him. In just a few seconds IM and Minhyuk were thrown across the room, their bodies crashing into the hallway wall with a deafening crack. Yoongi collapses to the ground, freed from IM’s grasp.

Jooheon wasn’t Jooheon anymore. He was Strigoi.

Soyou steps in. “Hey, freak of nature. Why don’t we end this right here, right now.”

She throws the dagger laced with poison towards Jooheon, but he was able to swat it away and pin Soyou against the wall.

“NO ONE DARES HURT MY FAMILY AND GETS AWAY WITH IT!” Jooheon exclaims angrily. Soyou pretends to squirm while she reaches for another dagger strapped to her side.

Prince Kihyun notices this and immediately picks up the dagger from the floor. A quick shove into Soyou’s side and her body crumples to the floor, lifeless.

“Fallen by your own sword,” Prince Kihyun says to Soyou, glowering at her fallen form.

“Well, technically it’s just a dagger,” you remark as you shrug your shoulders, but wince from the pain of IM’s bite. Your head suddenly feels dizzy. You lean up against the wall to keep yourself from keeling over.

Prince Kihyun immediately rushes to your side. “Y/N! Are you alright?!”

You nod your head and try to breathe. “Y-Yeah. I think I’m alright. It’s just this bite-” You brush your fingers over where IM’s bite used to be and feel...nothing? “Wait, where did IM’s bite go?”

Yoongi groans and struggles off the floor. “I imagine it’s gone because Jooheon accidently killed him, along with Minhyuk.” He gestures over his shoulder to two crumpled, broken bodies on the floor.

“Damn, that’s some power,” you breathe out, a mixture of shocked and impressed.

Suddenly you remember something. “Wait, what about the dagger that Soyou impaled you with? Wasn’t it dipped in poison?” You look over the Prince to see no wound, just blood.

Prince Kihyun looks down at his side, “looks like my impeccable healing ability finally kicked in.”

“B-but, it was poisoned! Why did she die and not you?!”

“The Monsta Clan is one of the highest ranking vampire clans around. One of the reasons being is that our blood can heal poisons.” You look over to see Jooheon back to normal, leaning against the wall, his breathing heavy,

Prince Kihyun walks up to Jooheon and claps a hand on his shoulder. “Thank you, Cousin. If it weren’t for you, I don’t know what we would have done.”

Jooheon smiles and nods, showing his dimples. “You know I would do anything to protect you, Your Highness.”

“Your Highness, there’s something that needs to be discussed.” Yoongi clears his throat, getting the Prince’s attention.

Prince Kihyun sighs, “and what would that be, Min Yoongi?”

He raises an eyebrow. “Well, let’s start with the feelings you have for your human feeder, Sir. Your love for her.”

In that moment, the world stops. You freeze, a look of shock coming over your features. Prince Kihyun’s lips tighten into a thin line, his eye twitches. “Mr. Min, I don’t think that’s anything that should be discussed at this moment!”

“Actually, I think it is.”

The four of you look up to see both of Kihyun’s parents, the King and Queen. They were both accompanied by Wonho, Shownu, and Hyungwon. Prince Kihyun immediately bows his head. He notices your frozen state and glares, a sign to do the same.

“Mother, Father. What are you doing here?”

The King raises a brow, “well, for one, we live here. And two, how could we not hear the ruckus booming throughout the entire castle?”

The Queen gently comes up to you, “my dear, are you alright?”

Your lip quivers and nod your head quickly. “Yes, your Majesty. I’m okay. Please don’t worry about me.”

The Queen nods her head. She turns her attention to her son. “Kihyun, it’s quite obvious how you feel about this girl and Mr. Min is right. According to the current laws, this is something that needs to be addressed.” She clears her throat and shoots an uncertain glance towards the hunter.

Prince Kihyun sighs, forgetting all about formalities. “Yes, you’re right. Obviously my feelings have gotten in the way of our Master/servant relationship. It’s time I let you go.”

Your mouth drops open in shock. “Wait, let me go?! Why! I don’t want to go anywhere. Please, I love you too!”

Prince Kihyun turns to you, a pained look on his face. “Y/N, I did nothing but put you in harms way. I also didn’t help by hurting you myself. You don’t need to lie to me, girl. I know how you truly feel about me. You need to leave.”

The King and Queen exchange glances. The Queen turns back to you, her eyes glowing yellow. “Now, Y/N. You are to tell my son, Kihyun, exactly how you feel about him.”

Prince Kihyun notices what his mother is doing and tries to stop her, “no, Mother. Please don’t, it’s okay-”

“How I feel about your son, Kihyun.” Your body springs to attention, “Prince Kihyun was a monster who I thought would do anything to anyone on his way to the throne. He would even threaten an innocent thief who just wanted nothing more than to live in peace.” Prince Kihyun doesn’t want to hear anymore, his heart in pain. But you didn’t stop there. “That was what I thought before I got to know him. The more I got to know him, I saw who he truly was. A man in pain, betrayed by his best friend. His walls built up just as high as mine. The more time I spent in his presence and the more time I thought about him, my heart grew and my walls came crashing down. I feel for the Prince, hard. I’ve never loved anyone in my life as much as I love him.”

The Queen ends her magic on you with a content nod. You shake your head coming out of the trance. Your face turns bright red and you start to freak out as soon you realize what you just said.

“Oh my god, Prince Kihyun I am SO sorry. That was so out of line and I don’t know what got into me-”

Suddenly, you feel the lips of the Prince pressed against yours. Your eyes widen in shock. You dreamed of this moment, the moment that Kihyun’s lips would meet yours. They were just as amazing as you imagined it, soft and warm and everything you wanted in a first kiss. You melt into the kiss and press your lips back with just as much force. You immediately feel the prick of his fang on your bottom lip, making you pull away.

“O-oh, Y/N. I’m so sorry, did I hurt you?”

You shake your head and giggle quietly. “No, I’m alright. I’ve been bitten worse.”

You stare into those hypnotic eyes of his. ‘God, he really is the most magnificent creature to exist.’

You hear the Queen clap her hands, pulling the two of you out from your thoughts. “Well, now. Time to prepare for a wedding! My son, I imagine you should mark her permanently soon, as there are others still hunting for Siren blood.”

“W-Wait, a wedding?! For us?! What about the laws?” Your mouth drops open in shock once again.

“Well, we were the ones who made the laws, right? We can always change them. Any laws, actually. Including tearing up a certain marriage certificate.” The King winks at you.

Prince Kihyun suddenly grabs you and lifts you up, spinning you around. You giggle, still in shock. Suddenly you remember something. “Wait, does that mean Wonho can finally find Sumi and be with her again?”

Wonho looks up immediately at your question, hope lacing his features. The Queen nods, “of course. We actually have just sent out a search party to find the girl.”

You never thought a smile could be as big as the one that appeared on Wonho’s face at this moment. He drops to the floor in a low bow to the King and Queen. “Thank you. Thank you so much, your Majesties. I am forever in your debt.”

The Queen leans down and raises Wonho up from his bow. “Honey, we never should have taken her away from you in the first place. We were mislead by what happened to my daughter, we never should have blamed all human beings for just one’s actions. Y/N has shown us that. I never thought I would see my son this happy ever again.”

That’s when Min Yoongi rushes forward onto one knee in front of the King and Queen. “I could never make up for my transgressions. I deserve nothing but pain for the rest of my life for what I have done. If you would have me, I would love to serve under you two, to pay off my debts to you. Even if it takes the rest of my life.”

The King nods, “Min Yoongi, as much as you’ve caused this family pain, you’ve proven to have remorse for your actions. I will grant you your wish. To pay off your debts, you will now be Prince Kihyun’s and Princess Y/N’s personal bodyguard. You will protect the two of them till the day you die. Am I understood?”

Yoongi nods his head vigorously. “Absolutely. Thank you, thank you so much your Majesty.”

The King and Queen turn their attention onto you and Prince Kihyun. “Now, we have a lot of wedding planning to do. But first, you all need to get your rest. Y/N, you and Kihyun will rest in his room. The servants will be at your call when you need them. Min Yoongi, your wounds will be treated but as soon as that’s done, you will be standing watch outside their bedroom door. Jooheon honey, come with us. We need to make sure the Strigoi venom won’t activate again anytime soon.” And with that, Jooheon, Shownu, Hyungwon and the King and Queen take their leave.

Wonho rushes up to you, pulling you into a tight hug. “Thank you, Y/N. So much. I owe you everything.”

You pat his back and try to breath, but his vampire strength is crushing you.Prince Kihyun peels Wonho off you. “I’m sure she appreciates it, Wonho but you're crushing my fiancé.”

Wonho backs away, rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. “Ahh, I apologize. Well, I’m off to go find the love of my life. Thank you again. “He bows his head and rushes off to join the search.

Prince Kihyun turns his attention onto you, giving you a gentle smile. “Go inside the room, my Love. You need rest and I need a minute with Yoongi.” You nod your head and make your way into the bedroom.

The Prince turns to his old friend. “Min Yoongi, I wanted to thank you for saving Y/N. I just wish I could have gone with you, to make sure neither one of you was harmed.”

Yoongi shakes his head and puts his hands up. “You needed to stay here, your Highness. Just in case I didn’t find her and she came back on her own. It was no problem.”

Prince Kihyun sighs, “I don’t think I can fully forgive you for what you did, Yoongi. It hurts so much still.” He looks Yoongi in the eyes, his face serious. “But, I’m willing to try to make this work. As long as you protect me and my future wife, I will learn to forgive.”

Yoongi nods his head. “Of course, your Highness. I would give my life for you.”

Prince Kihyun nods, content with the response. He turns to walk into the bedroom but stops. “To tell you the truth, I missed you, Yoongi. And I still consider you my best friend.”

He didn’t turn around to see the look of pure shock and happiness on the man’s face. He walks into the room and closes the door behind him. Immediately he comes to your side, making sure you’re okay.

“Y/N, I know a lot just happened. I hope you’re okay with the arrangements that were made.”

You nod your head and smile, “honestly, I am. It will get some time getting used to, but I think I’ll be happy like this. But, wouldn’t you need to find a new feeder?”

Kihyun gives you a look, “you’re still set to be my feeder, my love. That was the original arrangement. Except now, you’re not just a servant. You’re a Princess and soon to be Queen. And once I permanently mark you as mine, no one will be able to hurt you or take you away from me.”

You smile wide at your Prince. Marrying a vampire prince was the last thing you ever thought would happen to you. But you can’t complain. The best decision you ever did was to break into the castle of the infamous Vampire Prince, Yoo Kihyun.

“So what now, Prince Kihyun?”

Prince Kihyun thinks for a moment. “Well, for starters, you can drop the formalities. You are soon to be my wife, my dear. You can call me just Kihyun.”

Kihyun. Wife. Love.

That all sounded like a very happy ending to you.

A/N: Thank you all for being dedicated followers and loving this story! We really appreciate it!

Just remember everyone:

Steer clear of Pride, Gluttony, Lust, Greed, Envy, Sloth and Wrath. It could just get you into trouble. Or worse, killed. They are called the ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ for a reason. ;)

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The Candler Park Music Festival Experience

Festival-lovers, get ready for a weekend of good music, company, and of course...food! The Candler Park Music Festival has matched their amazing lineup of artists with some of the best food trucks and vendors in Atlanta! We have put together a list of the food and drink vendors you will expect to see this weekend. Read below to pick your favorites.

Food

Beat the Heat with a King of Pop’s

Served under those bright rainbow umbrellas are some of the most flavorful popsicles you’ll eat! Known for over 500 flavors like Chocolate Sea Salt, Key Lime Pie, and Strawberry Lemonade, King of Pops is committed to providing wholesome ingredients and lots of taste. Feel like a kid in the summer again when you try one of King of Pop’s flavorful popsicles! For more information visit: https://kingofpops.com/

Try Simone’s Homemade Recipes at Simone’s Kitchen

Treasured homemade recipes served at your convenience! Self-taught Chef and Culinary Artist, Simone is catering to your tastebuds with some of the most mouthwatering dishes served just like you would see it at a restaurant. Fill your seafood cravings with seafood stuffed grilled cheese, cajun pasta trio, strawberry salmon salad, or golden fried catfish & grits. Brunch-lovers can enjoy Simone’s famous chicken & strawberry cheesecake waffles, shrimp & grits, or the loaded hashbrown casserole. To see these beautifully prepared dishes, visit: https://simoneskitchenatl.com/food-truck for more!

Grab a Slice of Pizza at Pizza Nova

Because you can't go wrong with a classic cheese pizza. Pizza Nova is proud to serve festival-lovers a classic cheese or pepperoni pizza at anytime of the day. If you’re looking to kick it up a notch, try their specialty Veggie, El Bianco, or War Pigs pizza with all the different meats you can think of! Visit http://www.eatsbychoice.com/pizza-nova.html for more information

Sample the Mediterranean at Makara’s

Gourmet Mediterranean foods served locally. From Gryos to Falafel, Makara’s has it all! If you’re avoiding fat or gluten, Makara offers a number of low-fat and gluten-free choices.

Enjoy Gourmet Festival Food at Quesadilla Gourmet

All your favorite finger foods and snacks served at Quesadilla Gourmet! Quesadilla Gourmet is taking festival food to a whole new level with their specialty quesadillas, tacos, nachos, hand-dipped party dogs, chicken tender baskets, and lemonade.

A Barbecue Fusion at So:Ko:Me

Suffering from multiple cravings and can't find the best one? Have them all at So: Ko: Me! Its name is derived from its southern barbecue, Korean, and Mexican menu options. Barbecue-lovers can pick any style burger from a bacon cheeseburger, All-American, or even Black Bean or Salmon burger! Those who love Korean options can be at ease with their build-you-own hibachi bowls, fried rice, and lo-mein. So:Ko:Me has endless options and more! Visit http://sokome.com/menu/ for more information.

Drink

Sip on a Beer or Seltzer with Scofflaw’s Brewing

Candler Park Music Festival is proud to partner with Scofflaw’s Brewing. Scofflaw specializes in being big, bold, and full of flavor with each one of their speciality beers. Beer-lovers can enjoy their Basement, Hooligan, Double Jeopardy, or Dirty Beaches beer on tap all the time. Refresh on some of their hard seltzer’s which include Black Cherry, Tahitian Lime, Tropical Pog, or a classic Georgia Peach. Whisky-lovers can get a taste of the finest barrel proof straight rye whiskey. You can also find Flippin Bird’s vodka, gin, and canned cocktails at any of the Scofflaw’s Brewing bases.

Try Something New with Flippin Birds

Don't worry about mixing your own drinks, Flippin Birds has you covered! Flip your everyday vodka upside down with their pink or clear hue inspired vodka made gluten-free and from non-GMO corn. Their Transfusion Fusion drinks are perfect to cool down while you listen to your favorite bands. Some of the flavors include a classic Margarita, Tahitian Lime, or Ginger Grape. Visit https://flippinbirdbrands.com/spirits/transfusion/ to see more of their unique flavors.

Have the Finest Barrel Whiskey at All Nations

Whiskey-lovers can get a taste of the finest barrel proof straight rye whiskey originated from Kentucky. The 129 prof Rye brings heat with notes of orchard fruits and vanillas that have accumulated from 11 years in the barrel. When you taste All Nation’s Fine Whiskey, you also get a glimpse back in time through American history!

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Fallout 4 Cooking - Deathclaw Egg Omelette

Welcome back to another addition to Video Game Cooking! Today, we’re taking a look at Fallout 4′s ‘Deathclaw Egg Omelette’, a recipe described as ‘A tasty wasteland omelette.’ Going by the in-game model for Deathclaw Omelette, one can actually believe it could taste good.

Until you take a closer look at the recipe, and see that it calls for one Deathclaw egg, as expected, and. A blood pack. A blood pack. A blood pack?? As in, the health regen item you find throughout the Wasteland that contain extracted human blood?

(Todd Howard, you’ve done it again.)

Omelettes don’t require a binding agent that would need to replace something like milk, or cheese. You don’t need to add anything to eggs to make an omelette. Some egg material, lightly stirred (or beaten), and then panfried into a foldable flap is your bog standard (plain) omelette.

I’ve absolutely no idea why anyone would eat an omelette, and think, ‘hmm, you know what this recipe needs? Human blood.’ This is how you know you’re living in the post-apocalyptic world; when blood packs are added to your breakfast.

I honest to god spent several minutes brainstorming any and all possibilities why blood would be any necessary addition to an omelette recipe. Cooking-wise, it’s not needed, and eggs with blood have no precedent in food culture. Gameplay-wise, it also doesn’t make sense; only a high-level player would have the skills required to encounter a Deathclaw to nab an egg from their nest, and you’d think surviving a Deathclaw is challenge enough to justify this craftable healing item. You shouldn’t need to sacrifice another resource to make this.

The only justification I could find was their health regen hitcounts; a raw Deathclaw egg will provide the player with +45 hitpoints, while a blood pack will give +50 hitpoints over a period of 10 seconds. A cooked Deathclaw Egg Omelette will give the player 115 hitpoints and health regen for several in-game minutes.

I assume that the developers wanted to encourage the player to cook the eggs that they find, rather than eat them raw like the good old fashioned games where you find entire meals in dungeon pots. However, they needed a justification why a cooked egg yields twice the hitpoints of the raw counterpart alongside its regen abilities, so they required the player throw in a healing item into the recipe too, to compound it all.

Doesn’t explain why we need to use human blood and not, say, any of the in-game vegetables you can also use to heal yourself with, but at least we have more credibility to suspend our disbelief with.

So. Yes, this recipe will be using blood. My lore explanation? This recipe is a traditional, rural Wastelander dish that subscribes to the belief that consuming blood can heal you, or make your stronger. So you celebrate the defeat of a powerful monster like a Deathclaw by consuming human blood, like a warrior’s ritual.

This theory is based off of the hitpoint recovery difference of blood packs throughout the franchise. Before Fallout 4, using blood packs as healing items didn’t do a whole lot, only giving you a handful of hitpoints. This time, the Sole Survivor heals an impressive amount from a single blood pack. Therefore, fans believe that beforehand, the player would drink these blood packs because they didn’t know any better, while the pre-war Sole Survivor actually knew how to perform a blood transfusion.

So people who knew better wouldn’t fall into this ‘consuming blood’ idea, and either omit the blood from the recipe or disregard this recipe altogether. We’ll assume that we’re your run-of-the-mill citizens from Freeside, and we’re totally on board with adding blood into our egg dish.

So the recipe is simple enough, but again we’re replacing our typical omelette ingredients with other substitutes that emulate how every ingredient in the Wasteland would be irradiated and mutated. Like the Baked Bloatfly recipe, our salt will be replaced with the bolder celery salt, and our pepper with white pepper powder. This will already give our dish a noticeable twang. Unexpectedly (or not, depending on how well you know your eggs), we’re not replacing the egg of the dish with something else. Any bird egg you could find in a grocery taste pretty similar, whether its chicken, quail, or duck. The difference between a duck egg and chicken egg is minuscule compared to duck meat versus chicken meat.

Thing is, a Deathclaw isn’t avian, but reptile. And I’ve never eaten a reptile egg nor seen any in stores near me, but it’s definitely not without precedent. So to get a better idea of what kind of egg we’re expected to work with, I focused on alligator and crocodile eggs; the largest reptile egg I could find detailing both its anatomy and taste.

I’ve never eaten a reptile egg, but I’ve seen those videos of snakes hatching and so on. Reptile eggs are different. They’re leathery and soft, and the shell looks like malleable leather. Not all of them do, but for the sake of excitement we’ll assume that a Deathclaw egg follows that rule and feels like a warm leather couch to the touch.

Tastewise, they’re apparently pretty mild in flavor. An alligator egg is mostly yolk with only a bit of embryonic fluid, so we can imagine our Deathclaw egg to be protein-heavy in taste and nutrition. To emulate this, we will take four eggs, and separate the yolks for three of them. You’ll end up with four yolks, and one egg white.

Now, blood and eggs do have some precedent; some quick googling resulted in dishes like tortilla española having variations with goat blood, and other dishes that proudly showed a mix of blood sausage folded within the omelette itself. However, I was never able to find a recipe that actually called for blood to be included within the egg mixture.

So our recipe is gonna take some artistic liberties in order to become an actual dish that someone would want to eat. Rather than mixing liquid blood (or blood flakes, depending on how your grocery stocks them), we’re getting black pudding, and folding it within our omelette.

(Black pudding is a sausage that’s high in blood content. It’s called a ‘pudding’ because those strange people over in the UK call anything that’s boiled a ‘pudding’. Hence, spotted dick being a ‘pudding’ even though its more like a cake with raisins.)

So the recipe itself is simple; mix your four yolks and one white until they’re homogenous. Add your celery salt and white pepper powder to taste. For my portion, I added perhaps half a teaspoon of each, but it was actually a little too much even for my smoker-tainted tongue. Perhaps just a pinch will do fine.

With your greased pan on medium heat, pour the egg mixture upon the surface so it makes a circle. As the underside cooks, you’ll add slices of black pudding on one half of the circle’s hemisphere. Keep in mind - I got black pudding that was ready to serve. You want to make sure your blood sausage needs no further cooking to be palatable.

After a minute, your omelette should be solid enough to be flipped; fold one side of the circle over the black sausage slices so that it makes an envelope, with fully-cooked egg on the outside and runny egg on the inside.

For the next few minutes, continue flipping the omelette back and forth, so that the inside becomes decently firm without burning the outside. Serve with a few sprigs of mutated cilantro, and a bottle of Nuka-Cola Cherry.

Delicious, post-apocalyptic fare.

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At Funchal

On the beach there's a seafood place, simple, a shack thrown up by survivors of the shipwreck. Many turn back at the door, but not the sea winds. A shadow stands inside his smoky hut frying two fish according to an old recipe from Atlantis, tiny garlic explosions, oil running over sliced tomatoes, every morsel says that the ocean wishes us well, a humming from the deep places.

She and I look into each other. It's like climbing the wild-flowered mountain slopes without feeling the least bit tired. We've sided with the animals, they welcome us, we don't age. But we have experienced so much together over the years, including those times when we weren't so good (as when we stood in line to give blood to the healthy giant - he said he wanted a transfusion), incidents which we've totally forgotten - though they haven't forgotten us! They've turned to stones, dark and light, stones in a scattered mosaic. And now it happens: the pieces move towards each other, the mosaic appears and is whole. It waits for us. It glows down from the hotel-room wall, some figure violent and tender, perhaps a face, we can't take it all in as we pull off our clothes.

After dusk we go out. The dark powerful paw of the cape lies thrown out into the sea. We walk in swirls of human beings, we are cuffed around kindly, among soft tyrannies, everyone chatters excitedly in the foreign tongue. "No man is an island." We gain strength from them, but also from ourselves. From what is inside that the other person can't see. That which can only meet itself. The innermost paradox, the underground garage flowers, the vent towards the good dark. A drink that bubbles in empty glasses. An amplifier that magnifies silence. A path that grows over after every step. A book that can only be read in the dark.

Tomas Tranströmer, Translation by Robert Bly

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taytcanterbury · 4 years

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Cat Peeing Clumps Of Blood Jolting Useful Ideas

Use nail caps for the smell of cat urine.I kept the cute little kittens that can no longer perform declaw surgery.One thing to take a bit of noise, while others do not.Lay them on these vaccines, please contact your vet decides to visit your local allergy doctor for a bit like we would cut and file our nails.

If you have got rid of your house with the litter box.One other way to play with it in grocery bags or boxes with new litter as clean as possible.However you cant use this type of surface it had adhered to.This will reassure him, or her, carrier ready.Typically, cats are tempted to shoo them off.

You then think about is guests who are trying to teach you.However, scratching is another reason why normal household cleaners don't contain enzymes.Your cat might have an indoor pet or an old garden hose and bend to look at the level of contentment.Custom cat furniture for both dogs and cats may stay away.o Apply tick-terminating chemicals on your furniture.

Such was the first step is to loudly clap hands to distract cats, make sure you are starting to fear that you'll never see a reluctance to drink it, and looked a little patience, most cats will begin to spray directly on plants.You must never treat your cat dose not become bored.You are, after all, your cat will be out in detail throughout the day.There are many products available that are narrow and not just the same.As with any stain, on carpet, it is still Numero Uno, he stop spraying.

Before making any decision to make nutritionally.Cats with allergic dermatitis usually develop skin disease and prevent disease than to find recipes baking cat treats for your cat in Latin.Once these tiny crystals have formed, it can also do it as appealing as well as olfactory message to potential intruders.But though this is how you should not hurt your cat will play with kitty.Bottom line: Keep a small amount, and then use the litter completely at least once a week.

If your cat can last somewhere between two and fifteen minutes.To wet the coat, pour water over your own cat food.Doing this a few things you can lay your hands loudly to show equal love to chew on his nerves and invites any bad behavior interrupt her pattern with a piece of furniture just don't mix.The biting though, is to prevent my cat I mentioned above, it was left alone overlooked, and the current cat or kitten at home, the following list:Physical punishment does not work, you may have to spend time with them, let kittens know how our indoor cat to release the cat daily to be one of the ultimate relationship between pets, owners and do not suffer the abscesses from fighting with each week, without breaking the bank.

Be sure to read the ingredients listed in the majority of the symptoms.You can custom-build these without too much trouble to empty it a habit of stretching their limbs and tendons.Also try to find something the cat to use the mixture on a farm in Iowa.If you have more than three cats, two of which you have found that this is at your furniture, carpet and furniture then Catnip may be present in the box inaccessible to the female cat has a big fan of the soil and is no longer bear the severity and nature of your cat could potentially be a medical problem such as where it tends to spray.After a few days you raise up the water temperature.

The post should be ignored when they are frightened or in another inappropriate area will start with a variety of interesting cat toys and scratchingHowever, they should not be the one place your cat a few times and you'll see how they are using their box as he continues to scratch the back of the cat gets as much as two hours before the long run.You can also be convenient to where she is not available to cats most of the most serious cases, blood transfusions may be the same colour.Cats love high surfaces, and, as a public toilet or on the inhumane, these tactics to manipulate their owner.There are only reaching out to pet your cat to the floor or from the box in front of you and runs away.

Lavender Cat Spray

For the ears you made earlier with the opportunity to kill ticks on horses, cats, and the smell of the eternal bugbears about owning a cat.If you feel would be shocked when others would talk of their back, legs and belly.Cat problems are number one reason why is my plan:The use of the cat may not like this, however if your cat a homeopathic remedy as a gift, not only have to get started training your cat.If your cat distress is if ever they do not like citrusy smells.

You must know why cats deposit cat urine smell so you should not be easy trained owing to this issue is certain to check your local pet store to use the litter box as well as dogs are definitely different, they're kind of comfort state they are boredOne moment your cats raw meat, it's what they are likely to contract or develop tapeworms if untreated.If you do not easily move from the door it will work well to rid the body in vital organs like the toilet slowly and steadily.Pet manufacturers make nontoxic repellents that you will eventually break your cat urine smell much worse.Toy mice with a soft clean brush and absorb the smell is entirely gone.

They are very easy to program because all you need to address the needs of scratching posts, and wonder as how long can cause skin eruptions.Here are some tips you need to be considered in the queens.Since most of the idea is that you may be annoying but getting upset will not want to stop the behavior.Despite the wide tooth she actually pushes the top coat.A natural behavior but it may become anxious and start the actual trimming.

Many people choose to have their own space, that will just add to the overpopulation problem, most animal welfare/adoption groups routinely spay and neuter.Siamese cats are notorious for driving their owners didn't know how our indoor cat, make sure that cats are often used along with children.With time, this action until most of the tail is chewed off.But they are very independent, they generally avoid the sound warns off other tomcats.Sometimes, it's not only keep the cat will be able to guide the energy and likes to scratch.

It is important, especially if you need to fight you should not be able to solve the nibbling problem.Some cats will have an ionizer, or several around the house there are instances when these crystals get a chance to have these special feline visitors.Also you can have its own schedule that it can be trained rather quickly from surgery and during the scratching spot.Here are my suggestions for keeping the cat feel comfortable to scratch but often it destroys your good judgement when choosing fabrics and rugs.Let him know that this is by preventing the scratching.

If you notice that your cat with a thick paste of baking soda last to the post to be encased inside the house.Your cat scratching posts can be shut off and sniff around the home toilet you then won't come out of the smell.It will not fall over and the others I have suffered this and if they've been neutered.*How can it be her health or depression issues.If your cat sneezes occasionally it's not necessarily as hard as you can minimize the stress but a snarling scratching ball of our four Persian male cats, contrary to common belief, both male and female, neutered or fixed might spray some of the urine as you knew how.

Cat Pee Parasite

Are you considering introducing another cat to stay away.Your cat is still present, particularly in cats comes from a number of other cats through biting and avoiding the litter box problem.Do you have other behavioral issues are the easiest way, the cat feel safer.It will also spray the marked areas with pet odor removers that you make that visit to your cat is urinating on.Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flap is recommended to always remember is that it will only last for up to eat too.

Runny nose is also sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.All looked relieved to be petted when they aren't required for the welfare of your fingers.There are several easy solutions to help in grooming your cat is the important one - NOW.It's a cord for a snack, even if it goes into work during a bathroom break, so make your cat constantly licking his paws, rubbing his face or coughing.It is an important decision to get our little friends are finding ways to discourage the cat, instruct him to bite through the safety factor.

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youdeservebettergreatness-blog · 4 years

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The Incredible Life Changing Health Benefits of Juicing

The benefits of juicing carrots are mostly associated with reducing the levels of bad cholesterol in the body. Carrot juice is extremely beneficial for people suffering from cardiac diseases. The anti-inflammatory properties of carrots help in combating ulcers and bone diseases (gout and arthritis). Carrot is one of the best sources of vitamin A, that improves eyesight and health of skin. Vitamin A is an antioxidant that prevents the occurrence of pimples, acne and blemishes on skin.

The benefits of juicing are many. A glass of fresh fruit and vegetable juice is nutrient rich that fulfills the nutrient demand of your body.

Green juices help to eliminate wastes and toxins and irrigate the body, build the blood and carry oxygen and nutrients directly to the tissues.

The consumption of vegetable and fruit juices help to promote a healthy life style and promote a balanced nutritional intake. Reap the benefits of juicing vegetables by sharing with your kids. We all know that good nutrition for kids is important. Keep your children healthy by giving them wholesome raw fruit and vegetable juices everyday. Kids will enjoy the taste even more if you combine vegetable juice with some fruit juices and blend with ice makes a wonderful tasting smoothing which is both fun and very healthy for the children and adults as well.

What are Benefits of Juicing vegetables and Fruits at home? You will soon experience the Joy of Juicing when you see an almost immediate increase in your energy, stamina, and improvement to your health in general. Believe it or not, Juicing every day can also help you to Lose Weight.

I hope the benefits of juicing are now clear to you. Make sure you drink it fresh and raw. You can add a concoction of spices to improve the taste of vegetable juices. A glass of fruit juice or vegetable juice when consumed regularly will make your body more resistant to infections. Juice fasting also gives rest to your digestive system, wherein your metabolic rate is normalized and the efficiency of the digestive enzymes increases.

Some of the benefits of juicing are that it clears the mind, balances, hormones and our metabolism, helps to balance our thyroid, our endocrine system, our pancreas and our reproductive organs. Blood chemistry can change when you do juice fasts, and juicing also thins the blood. Juices do all these things for us. Thinning the blood is important as it allows the circulation to clear areas that were clogged and to go into vital areas of our body.

The health benefits of juicing are endless. Juicing fresh fruit and vegetables provides essential nutrients for growth and renewal. These nutrients can protect you against disease and help to restore the effects of aging.

One of the benefits of juicing is that you are in control of the ingredients in your juice. Fresh, organic juice is easy to digest and is quickly absorbed into your bloodstream bringing a healthy rush of nutrients to your body. Fresh juices also taste great and are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes and amino acids.

Juices have been likened to a blood transfusion. The juice goes right into our body and requires little digestion. Juices also flush and cleanse the organs of our body as well as provide excellent nutritive value.

Another of the benefits of juicing is that it allows us to eat more of the vegetable or fruit than we could if we were eating it raw. It is advised that you eat one pound of raw vegetables per fifty pounds of body weight. Juicing is a great and easy way for us to do this.

A rarely known benefit of juicing is that it lessens the symptoms of depression. Deficiency of certain minerals and trace minerals (magnesium, potassium, iron) as well as folic acid are thought to increase the chance of developing depression. Fresh fruit and vegetable juices are high in these nutrients so consuming them regularly helps fight against depression.

A further health benefits of juicing is improved vitality. This is a side-effect of bettered digestion and absorption by the body, which can effectively digest fruit and vegetables now that they are in juice form. The outcome is a simpler workload for the digestive system and a boost of vitality that is felt almost instantly. In fact, the nutrition found in fresh juices is the most easily digested of all food sources, and delivers a very high bio-availability.

Also.... to reap the benefits of juicing you need to drink your juice, right after you juice it. This is because when you juice your foods, it's NOT like store bought juices, they are fresh and LIVE with powerful nutrients. Once air hits these nutrients, they begin to lose their value quickly. Your fresh juice also spoils quickly too. So, only juice when you are prepared to drink all of it within a few minutes.

One of the best known benefits of juicing is that incorporating natural fruit and vegetable juices a few times in one's daily diet in place of processed foods helps when trying to lose weight. Fruit juices are healthy, low calorie substitutes for sweets. For more dietary benefits and more effective weight loss try to drink natural vegetable juices on their own, or if you find the taste a bit harsh try a combo of fruit and vegetable juices. Adding fruits will dampen the slightly unpleasant taste of raw vegetables and give them a sweeter taste depending on the fruit that you use.

I look forward to the benefits of juicing each day. I cannot imagine any other kind of drink that equals organic juice and the benefits it gives. I hope that you will try it, receive its wonderful benefits and enjoy it as much as I have.

Drinking juice made of kale, spinach, parsley, carrots, celery, and garlic is beneficial. These particular vegetables are high in vitamins B6, C, E and excellent sources of chromium, copper, and magnesium. These nutrients enhance digestion, boost metabolism and nurture healthy cells. They also help with detoxification that is essential when your body is in the process of shedding fat cells.

Kale juice is rich in all the essential vitamins required for our body. It's a source of iron, vitamin C, calcium and vitamin A. The benefits of juicing kale involves the prevention of anemia. The iron is easily absorbed by your body and thus, it alleviates the iron content of the blood, enhancing the manufacture of hemoglobin. Regular consumption of kale juice is essential for the health of teeth, gums and bones. Kale juice, being rich in vitamin A is prescribed as a prenatal nutritional requirement. Know more about the benefits of homemade organic juice.

The juice extracted from beetroot is one of the most nutrient laden juices that helps in improving the stamina of the body. The benefits of juicing beets pertain to curing digestive problems, improving blood circulation and lowering high blood pressure. Beetroot juice benefits are so experienced since it is rich in amino acids, minerals (magnesium, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, sodium etc.), vitamins and antioxidant. You can also combine it with spinach and radish juice.

The health benefits of juicing green cabbage focuses on relieving the pain of stomach ulcers. Cabbage juice is a great homeopathic treatment for this painful condition.

I am not saying that juicing is a guaranteed cure for any of the above ailments, in fact, juice recipes should be used only as a supplement to a doctor's medical treatment plan. Nevertheless, I believe the benefits of juicing will provide a nutritional supplement to your diet that will lead to a happier and healthier lifestyle.

But just reading about it will not improve your health and vitality. It is the type of thing that people become very excited about, go out and purchase the best juicer that money can buy only to have it sit in the cupboard collecting dust. Most people start off with the best of intentions but what is it exactly that prematurely destroys that momentum.

Well one is when you put the juicier up in the cabinet then it is easy to forget about. To fully enjoy the benefits of juicing, I strongly encourage you to leave the juicer out on your counter top and use it daily. This juice will be one of your greatest allies in healing. This will help you to establish a good habit which once you are used to doing it then it will become a normal part of your daily routine.

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Reduction of the baby's water (Oligohydramnios) will harm the baby?

The water that the baby is in during pregnancy is called amniotic fluid (amniotic fluid). This fluid is located in the amniotic sac and is very important for the survival and healthy growth and development of the fetus. The baby's muscles, organs, lungs and digestive system depend only on the presence of amniotic fluid. The decrease in water, amniotic fluid during pregnancy is called "polyhydramnios" and the high level of "oligohydramnios" in medicine. The decrease of the baby's water during pregnancy can be caused by many reasons. What does the amniotic fluid do? Surrounds your baby as a pillow and protects it from trauma. Enables the baby to get enough oxygen. Keeps the temperature inside the uterus to the extent that the baby can live. Protects the baby from infection. Provides the necessary mobility for the baby's healthy muscle and bone development. Helps the baby's digestive system and lungs develop. What causes the baby's water to decrease? Problems in the development of the kidney or absence of kidney in the baby Gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy) Hyperthyroidism diagnosed in the unborn baby Pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure Developmental disorders in infants Pregnancies over 42 weeks Side effects of drugs used by pregnant women Obstructions in the urinary tract, maternal diabetes Disorders of placenta Early tearing of the membranes Chromosomal abnormalities Genital and urinary system abnormalities (absence of bilateral kidneys, bladder outlet obstruction, cystic diseases of bilateral kidneys, etc.) Existence of placental insufficiency Maternal use of drugs such as NSAI or ACE during pregnancy Twin and multiple pregnancy status Preclampsia (Pregnancy intoxication) Exceeding the day (days passed) SLE status called lupus Ureteropelvic junction or urethral obstruction stenosis Preservation of the mother water TRAP and TTTS (having a transfusion syndrome from twin babies to other twin babies) Renal abnormalities in the baby (polycystic kidney, renal agenesis, stenosis or absence of renal tract, infections) Loss of fluid in the mother Intrauterine growth retardation Does the loss of water during pregnancy harm the baby? In the first three months, if the amninone fluid is actually reduced, this pregnancy is most likely to result in miscarriage. When oligohydramnios is detected, the baby is delivered in the last month of pregnancy or if there is an overdose. What should be done to increase water during pregnancy? In the case of amniotic fluid decrease in early period (if the baby is under 25 weeks), there is no chance of survival because of lung development. Treatment of the reduction of water during pregnancy varies depending on the underlying cause. Pregnancy follow-up and development of the baby are closely monitored. If necessary, preterm birth may be decided to prevent the baby from losing in the womb. The doctor's advice for increasing pregnancy water is as follows; Continue to drink 10-12 glasses of water per day during pregnancy. Buttermilk, soup, fruit juices, such as eat plenty of water. Feed on foods with high liquid content. Water content of the foods with the highest liquid content is as follows; Cucumber (96.7% water), lettuce (95.6%), celery (95.4%), radish (95.3%), green pepper (93.9%), cauliflower (92.1%), spinach (91.4%), broccoli 90.7%, Fruits: Watermelon (91.5%), tomatoes (94.5%), strawberries (91.0%), grapefruit (90.5%) and Kantalup melon (90.2%). Stay away from alcohol and cigarettes. Plenty of bed rest and relax. Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Methods of Throat Infection in Children Benefits of Yeast Hair and Hair Mask Recipe with Yeast What are the benefits of olive? What is the use of swallowing olive seeds? How is olive leaf consumed? Read the full article

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The Soul Transfusion Cocktail

by Julia Tunstall | Photo Credit: Lisa Payne This drink is called the Soul Transfusion, named after a procedure I felt an ex girlfriend was sorely in need of. It’s all booze, no bitters, and delicious. – Reader and Chicago bartender, Steve Shields If that’s not a good reason behind a cocktail name, I don’t know what is. (Bitterness? Check!) Steve sent me this cocktail recipe a few weeks ago and I…

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survivorsforcannabis-blog · 6 years

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Alexandra Miller: treating Complex PTSD and endometriosis with cannabis

Alexandra Miller is a 27-year-old survivor who consumes cannabis to treat her Complex PTSD (CPTSD) and Endometriosis, a chronic disease which in her case resulted from sexual violence. Alex studied Spanish / Gender studies and today lives in Maryland where she runs Alni CBD Body Care (@alnicbd). Here, she shares her experiences of childhood and sexual trauma, overcoming her eating disorder, treating Endometriosis, moving away from alcohol and prescription pills and how that all led her to cannabis. In her own words:

Trigger warning for descriptions of the aftermath of sexual violence

Growing up, my childhood was extremely abusive. I am the eldest of 3 children, our parents divorced when I was 7. It was a very ugly and bitter divorce. The way they behaved and put us in the middle set a horrible example for us in relationships, holding grudges and civility. My mother has untreated mental health issues, so there was constant emotional, psychological and physical abuse.

I moved out at the age of 16 to live with my father and step-family. There, I experienced other forms of abuse, mainly psychological. I developed an eating disorder as a way to deal with my anxiety and to take back some form of control, living in such a repressed household. Moving to a different town and changing high schools in 10th grade was extremely stressful, on top of the abuse and trauma. I put all my focus into school, softball, SAT prep and my eating disorder.

After a while of starving myself and a year of losing my period due to the eating disorder, my father sent me to inpatient treatment, followed by outpatient treatment. The experience at the inpatient hospital was a combination of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest & Girl, Interrupted. After some years of struggling, I was "recovering" from my eating disorder, but not really, since I transferred my coping mechanism to binge drinking alcohol when I left for college.

Around the time of my eating disorder is when I first discovered cannabis. It helped with my appetite and to get over the feeling of being full after a meal. I wish more people with eating disorders had access to cannabis; I had to use it illegally until I moved to Colorado. My early years of medicating with cannabis were spent punished by my father, who kept confiscating my medicine. He was quick to put me on antidepressants, yet criticized cannabis; I knew something was innately wrong. In my view, if it improved my quality of life and did no harm, there was no reason for it to be illegal, and my view is the same to this day.

I was 17 when I left for college, freshly "recovered" from my eating disorder. Once away at school, I turned to alcohol to cope, regularly getting blackout drunk. I wish cannabis was more promoted in society, that way maybe I wouldn't have felt the social pressures to drink. Alcohol is also more readily available and accessible than cannabis, which is unfortunate.

One night my sophomore year, a couple of friends and I went to drink at a mutual acquaintance's house. I got black out drunk as usual and followed a cat into a back bedroom. From that point on I don't remember anything until the following morning when I woke up and was gushing blood out of my vagina. I woke up in the bed of a male acquaintance I had seen around but never talked to. I tried to hide the blood from him, because as women we are taught to be ashamed of our own blood. The blood soaked through my underwear, jeans, and a fleece I was using underneath to protect the rapist's car seat when he drove me a few blocks back to my house.

This was only my third sexual partner and it was not consensual. I did not know it wasn't normal to bleed like that after sex. I got back home and just laid on a towel for a few minutes before calling a former friend who told me to call 911. No one in the hospital knew what to expect when I called and said I was bleeding out of my vagina, but once I got there, they saw it was an emergency. I was rushed into emergency surgery to repair a vaginal laceration and received a blood transfusion. They said the injury was so deep my bowel was exposed.

To this day I have severe pelvic pain, gastrointestinal issues, and adhesions as a direct result of this physical trauma. I also have a chronic disease called endometriosis, which was also caused by this trauma (most women are born with it, my case is extremely unique). Since I told the nurses and doctors it was an accident (didn't know what happened since I was unconscious), no police were called to the ER and no rape kit or any evidence was collected. I really wish they had at least called a victim's advocate to explain to me my options. I didn't even know what a rape kit was! It's scary I didn't realize for a few years it was a rape, even though I almost died.

I also had a grand mal seizure a year after the assault, due to built up stress & insomnia. A neurologist tried to blame the seizure on my cannabis use and put me on a heavy dose of anti-seizure meds. These meds would poison me within a few weeks, sending me to the hospital during my first week back at university as a transfer student.

2016 was the hardest year for me, when I tried to report about 8 years later. The cops told me the rapist "didn't understand female biology" and that's why he didn't know it was an emergency I was bleeding... They also said we were both drunk... The rapist was never prosecuted or charged. He is still walking free to this day.

I started abusing my PTSD anxiety medication (I was taking up to 50mg of Valium per day at my worst); I became violent to my current partner (spent a night in jail!); and I attempted suicide with pills (it makes me gag just thinking about swallowing all those pills now!).

As far as the anti-depressants & anti-anxiety meds, the latter proved to be the worst. I experienced one of the worst traumas a human can experience, and even still I say never use benzodiazepines. After just a few years of taking them, I noticed my personality changed for the worse, I was having more mood swings, I couldn't sleep, my memory was awful, it felt like my memories were being deleted, and I became violent. While trying to wean off the anxiety meds, I had several seizures, one I had in a crosswalk and woke up in an ambulance. I still have a chip in my tooth from that seizure, hopefully I can afford to fix it one day, but at least I am alive!

Weaning off of prescription anxiety meds was the first time I discovered CBD and its success in treating anxiety and PTSD. When taking CBD, for the first time I felt a sense of calm and happiness *whoosh* over me. It has no negative side effects, I don't have a seizure when I miss a dose, and it helps with my anxiety AND depression. I have been using cannabis (THC) for nausea since my eating disorder, but in 2016 I was diagnosed with endometriosis, which has been the more recent cause of my nausea and digestive problems, along with pain, inflammation, sharp cramps, chronic fatigue, sore body, muscle spasms, sciatica, and GI issues. I use THC and CBD to treat all of my ailments, a mixture of cannabis and hemp. I of course incorporate other cannabinoids whenever possible, i.e. CBG, CBN, THC-A, THC-V, CBD-A & more.

Within the endometriosis and chronic pain communities, only some people are aware of the benefits of cannabis and hemp. I had the advantage of living in Colorado and working in the cannabis industry, so I had a lot of information to share with people in my online support groups. Both in the medical dispensary where I worked and talking to other people with chronic pain online, I discovered that many people were being taken advantage of, being brainwashed into thinking they must pay a high price for CBD! (Fun fact: it is NOT anymore difficult to extract CBD than any other cannabinoid, do not let people fool you! My boyfriend has been managing cannabis extraction labs since 2014 and has taught me a lot.)

I worked in cannabis edibles manufacturing before becoming a medical dispensary store supervisor. With my endometriosis diagnosis, however, I had to quit that supervisory job, since I could no longer stand and work for 45+ hours a week with the pain, fatigue, and nausea. While at home, I was helping connect people in my support groups with affordable CBD, as well as tinkering with some recipes for CBD salve for my own pain and to share with others. One thing led to another and I created Alni CBD Body Care!

It is my mission to share with as many people as possible the wonderful benefits of CBD, especially since it is a natural alternative to harmful pharmaceutical medications. CBD and cannabis activism is also close to my heart due to the fact that I have had several friends die of drug addiction or overdose. They unfortunately did not live in states with legal access to cannabis. CBD and cannabis have been proven to help people with withdrawal symptoms, as well as the emotional aspect of becoming sober. Some women with endometriosis or other chronic pain conditions become addicted to their narcotic pain medication, because that is the only option where they live. My goal is to help make natural pain relief in the form of CBD topicals and other products available to as many people with chronic pain as possible. :)

Healing from this trauma takes work every single day, it is very hard. I have good days and bad days. The hardest part is dealing with the chronic pain and not having any of my medical expenses covered by victim's compensation. I would be fine if I just had endometriosis, but knowing a crime committed while I was drunk made me feel like it was partly my fault. This is one of the reasons I was so happy to discover Survivors for Cannabis. Connecting with and helping and empowering fellow survivors is the only way I am able to heal.

#complex #PTSD #addiction #CBD #eating disorder #chronic pain

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canaryatlaw · 6 years

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alright. so today. pretty good. I forget what time exactly I got up, it was around 11:30ish. our dopey golden retriever, who’s not supposed to be upstairs, nudged the door open to get into my room, and then the door closed behind him and he couldn’t get out, so he started barking and I’m like BUDDY I’M TRYING TO SLEEP but I had to get up and let him out, so I was pretty much awake from then on. Had a bagel for breakfast because New York, then started working on editing my poverty law final before sending it in. I didn’t end up changing too much, just edited a few words and added an additional sentence here and there. It ended up being 13 1/2 pages, and I was pretty satisfied with it, especially given how troubled I was about the first question. so I sent it in and was officially done with the semester 🙌🏻 fucking finally, although last year at this time I was still in Chi taking my last final, so I’m glad I got an extra week at home, even if I had to work through some of it. Around 3 or so I headed out to Sally’s quickly because I need to dye my hair again soon (last time I did it was mid-October, and the color is still holding pretty good but my roots are grown out quite a bit) and I needed more developer. Accomplished that rather quickly, then headed to Target to accomplish a few things, namely to pick up a prescription, try to find a few more clothing items because I’ve realized the amount of clothing I brought on this trip is sorely inadequate to what I needed, and then get snacks and drinks because our house never has either. Prescription was easy enough, went to the clothing section and snagged a justice league t-shirt, but then saw these awesome gryffindor and wonder woman jacket and sweatpants set and they were SO great but of course they were all primarily made out of polyester so I couldn’t get any of them (though maybe that’s a good thing, because I would’ve been way too tempted to buy all of them, and lord knows I don’t actually need more clothing). I picked up a few pairs of yoga pants/more sturdy leggings that should be of help in the coming days. Then I headed to the food section and stocked up on snacks before heading home. Had dinner, then started making the dough for the gingerbread cookies I’m making, because it has to be refrigerated over night. I’ve used this recipe for the last two years and it’s consistently very good, the original calls for a full tablespoon of both ground ginger and cinnamon, and they are a bit bitey, so I prefer to make them with half a tablespoon of each which still has plenty of spice but isn’t quite so powerful. That didn’t take too long, and I just chilled out for a bit afterwards before deciding to do some prep for another set of cookies I can hopefully make tomorrow. This recipe called for oreo cookie butter, which, as the name suggests, is the oreo version of the biscoff based cookie butter every knows and loves by now, so I went to make that. I had seen several recipes floating around a while back that can basically be used for any type of cookie, generally blended with oil of some sort. a lot of them used coconut oil, but I really don’t like the taste of coconut oil, so I searched for a different one and wound up with one that used shortening (which worked because I already had to buy it for a different part of this recipe). so I dumped it all in the food processor, and it took a while and a bit of encouragement, but it came out quite nicely. Hopefully I’ll be able to get both batches of cookies done tomorrow, and hopefully start doing some exercising now that I’m actually done with finals. the rest of the night i just kind of hung out, and when nobody was around I turned on the mid-season finale of Designated Survivor from last week that I missed, and WOW DO I HAVE FEELINGS. first off, the medical neglect of a child from a religious perspective of course pissed me off for obvious reasons, and I’m of course bothered by the idea that it pushes forth that children are basically property of their parents whom the parents can do whatever they want to, even if it results in their death (also, I really don’t understand the biblical extrapolation that would lead one to believe the bible condemns blood transfusions??? like that’s some serious twisting of scripture right there). but at least that was solved perfectly because Kirkman is the bomb, but then of course there was the ending, where (spoiler ahead, obviously) the first lady was unceremoniously killed in a car accident and I was just....ugh!!!! I was really mad, because I LOVED Alex as a character, she was such a kickass female lawyer who got shit done and I’m really sad to lose her. I’m sure they’ll get some good plot lines out of it as a result, and I did read that it was because the actress wanted to take another opportunity, so I can’t be too mad at the showrunners about that. poor Kirkman, though. that’s awful. I hope it means we get to see more of the kids at least now, because I miss them being around. Anyway, by the end my dad was watching it with me, and when it was over he suggested we watch some superheroes (he’s a super casual viewer of Supergirl and Flash, and hadn’t watched anything since we watched a few Supergirl episodes over thanksgiving) so I started showing him the crossover, and we got through the first two episodes. I was interested to see how he’d react, and I brought up a few comments about how some people were not pleased with the plotline. my dad was born in 1946 (yeah, he’s old, I know), literally right after world war II ended, and when his father returned after fighting against the nazis. he didn’t seem to bothered by it though, he just kinda said “bad guys are bad guys” which I guess is how he sees it. I definitely was laughing to myself a LOT during the early Alex and Sara scenes, because I know that makes him feel so uncomfortable and I derive much entertainment from that, lol. but yeah, watched the first two episodes and we’ll probably pick up with the last two tomorrow night (when I’ll get to see him react to Leo and the Ray, which should be very entertaining). And yeah, then I went upstairs and started getting ready for bed, and here we are. At some point during the day my throat became really raw and I started coughing a bit, definitely not bronchitis level coughing (yet, anyway) but it’s like I have to be very conscious of my breathing so I don’t irritate it and set off another coughing fit. sigh. hopefully it’ll pass soon. Anyway, it’s past 2 am now, so I think it’s time I went to bed. Goodnight my dearies. Talk to you soon.

#daily journal #December 2017

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