DRINK WATER--NO HEART ATTACK

 


(Thank you Alex Cantu & "HEALTH DIGEST")

Pass this on :
If each person after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life could be saved!

 I use to get upset about getting up so much during the night to pee. After reading this I'm glad I do. Between drinking lots of H2O at the gym & during the day & night I just guessed it was JUST the amount of my intake; however, there's a more scientific reason :

Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). 
 When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier.

 Answer from a Cardiac Doctor: 

 drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack


I REPEAT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :


 Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body:

2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack


I knew you needed your minimum water intake to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me. Drinking water is great but there are crucial times to drink water...

Very important. from A Cardiac Specialist:

ALSO: 
Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon.

When in doubt take 2---that's right 2 aspirins then:
Afterwards: - Call 911. 
Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.- Say "heart attack!" 
Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins.
Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and ...DO NOT LIE DOWN!

RELAX...

JERSEY CITY'S THEATER OVERHAUL

After arduous renovations some years ago, THE WELLMONT THEATER in Montclair, NJ does amazing business (though they're on their second owners--they had a snafu & it closed for a while). The renovations were stellar--done by a NY architect.

(Brief history: opened in 1922 for live entertainment then switched to movies in 1929.In 2008 it completed a $3 million renovation and became a music venue booked by The Bowery Presents. The building was retrofitted with new electrical and plumbing systems. New bars in the orchestra and mezzanine were installed.In 2013, venue booking changed to Live Nation, after the theater again underwent another careful refurbishment.)

On the heels of this success Jersey City is installing the same idea in one of their great movie palaces of yesteryear. Even in the 1970's those theaters were bustling with movie activity (along with the more modern & now defunct STATE THEATER).
Though a lot of the clientele was of the unsavory kind, they were still making money. It was sad when they closed or were bought by religious organizations.

Last time I visited the LOEWS- about 2 yrs. ago-was to see one of their meets & greets with a living celebrity associated with the classic film shown on that day. I got to meet the incomparable Piper Laurie in "The Hustler". They had shown "All About Eve" and others as well.

NOW HOPE !

"One of the country's biggest entertainment companies is set to manage the Loew's Jersey Theatre in Jersey City, an important step in the effort to turn the aging venue into a gem of the state's second-biggest city.

On Thursday, city officials said that AEG Live, a company that books talent and manages venues nationwide, will manage the Loew's Jersey Theatre and that the city will spend about $30 million to $40 million to overhaul the theater.

The renovation plan calls for closing the theater sometime this year and reopening it by late 2015 or early 2016.

The theater, once among the state's most opulent, opened in 1929 when the city had several movie houses. The palatial space was long a venue for watching films; in recent years, the theater has become a home for film and photography shoots.

Updating the venue would give Jersey City a chance to compete for big performers with halls such the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan and the Wellmont Theater in Montclair. 

"This will be our first signature trophy entity for the cultural arts," said Mayor Steven Fulop. "It's something Jersey City has never had, a cultural arts hub that anchors the community."

The Jersey City Redevelopment Agency is expected to approve the arrangement on Tuesday night..."

"PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED" (1986)

 







WOW- I just watched "PEGGY SUE GOT MARRIED" (directed by Francis Ford Coppola) this is only the second time I watch it -it's awesome (one of my favs now).

Nic Cage basically steals it; but what a great cast !
Kathleen Turner was amazing too. She was at the peak of her popularity.

The other luminaries were Helen Hunt/ Joan Allen/Maureen O'Sullivan/Jim Carrey/Leon Ames/Barbara Harris/Don Murray/Sofia Coppola/--what???

I didn't fully appreciate it when it came out & took it at face value; almost as fluff (what a fool I was, or maybe just immature).

I can't believe I was 29 yrs old when it was released & didn't see the layers I saw in it today.

I cried so much now at 56 with all my life's experience/it was a welcomed, emotional experience.
 Now I want the poster & to watch with other people who've never seen it.

It is so much more than a time travel piece. It brings up issues of family, decisions, love, maturity and many more...

If you never watched it, treat yourself.

If you have, revisit it and see what you may have missed.

Watch & enjoy...let me know what you think....

P.S. Nic Cage's butt looks great in the last shot--just sayin'

COMICS IN NJ CAR ACCIDENT--ONE DIES

 

 

 

Friends to Tracy Morgan: 'Stay strong'

Fellow comedians killed, injured in wreck

June 07, 2014

 

 "Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan, best known for his roles on "Saturday Night Live" and "30 Rock," was badly injured early Saturday when the limo bus he was riding in overturned in a multi-vehicle crash in New Jersey that killed another comic.
Morgan, 45, was in critical condition in an intensive care unit at a hospital in New Brunswick, New Jersey, police and his spokesman said.

The comedian James McNair, also known as Jimmy Mack, was killed in the crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, police said. McNair, who was 63 and lived in Peekskill, New York, was riding in the limo bus with Morgan.
At least three other people were hospitalized following the crash, in which a tractor-trailer struck the back of the limo bus at around 1 a.m. local time near Cranbury Township, New Jersey State Police spokesman Gregory Williams said, citing a preliminary investigation.
After the collision, involving another tractor-trailer, a sport utility vehicle and two other cars, the limo bus was on its side, Williams said.
Morgan was part of a stand-up comedy "Turn it Funny" tour and had performed at a Dover, Delaware, casino on Friday night.
He was taken by helicopter to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Center in New Brunswick, Williams said. Morgan's spokesman said the comic would remain there on Saturday..."

Our condolences & prayers go out to them & their families...tragic...

 

WOMEN WHO SHOP ONLINE, GREAT NEWS... "SIZEABLE.COM"

 

 New Realistic Clothing Website, Sizeable, Will Restore Your Faith In Online Shopping

 The Huffington Post  | By Jamie Feldman

 

"At its core, online shopping is pretty great. You avoid the horrors associated with shopping at the mall, can do it from just about anywhere with an Internet connection and try on your purchases from the comfort of your own home. However, there are times when buying at the click of a mouse can be ... problematic. Like when you try your buys on for the first time and they don't fit, or they look different on you than they did on the model.

Well, you're in luck, online shopping lovers. Sizeable, a new Australian-based website, hopes to eliminate the surprise factor when it comes to how an outfit will look on your specific body. Using a portfolio of six models who range from sizes 6-14, they aim to provide a more realistic idea of how something will actually look. The site provides a detailed description of each model's measurements, and it features photos of all six in the site's selection of offerings.

Of course, there are countless body types, and not every single one can be represented here. However, it is refreshing to see how one piece of clothing looks on a bunch of different, real women, and to have at least some of the guesswork taken out of buying something online.."

 Go to "Sizeable.com" and begin...

(NOW WE NEED ONE FOR MEN: TWINKS, BEARS, MUSCLE BOYS, ETC)

1. ADAM BRAUN......2."THE NORMAL HEART"

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The handsome & brilliant Adam Braun is inspiring.
 He was on "KATIE" last week and set forth a message of hope and selflessness from which we can all learn.
Instead of taking the easy path-which his pedigree could have allowed-he took the one less traveled.

(His brother is Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun. He is an American talent manager and businessman. He owns two record labels: School Boy Records^[ and Raymond-Braun Media Group (RBMG).
 RBMG is a joint venture with R&B performer Usher. 
The most prominent artist Braun represents is Justin Bieber.
For School Boy Records, his represented acts include Psy, Carly Rae Jepsen .)

 I only mention this because Scooter has been able to help his brother by using his clients-especially Beiber and Sophia Bush-to help the "PENCILS OF PROMISE" movement.

To date he has been able to open 200 schools & they are growing almost daily.

ROCK ON !

Recently married, Braun has been very public promoting same sex equality as well.

He states:
"Seven weeks ago, on the greatest night of my entire life, I asked the woman I love with every ounce of my being to marry me.

The next morning the gravity of it all began to hit me, and I just couldn’t stop smiling. It seemed like everyone around us wanted to celebrate our love for one another. And as happy as I was, strangely, I found myself thinking about gay rights.

Over the past decade of my life many of those I’ve become closest to have been in love with members of the same sex. Some hid this for years, others came out. I never thought of their sexuality as their most identifying factor. I realized that those who are gay cannot experience what I’d experienced the night before in many parts of our nation. And suddenly, the gay marriage debate became personal..."

(read the complete article: http://adambraun.com/how-getting-engaged-changed-my-views-on-gay-marriage)

ROCK ON AGAIN & THANK YOU ADAM !
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 HBO movie "THE NORMAL HEART" (2014)

 Mark Ruffalo was brilliant !!!  He was fearless in his acting & took chances few would.  Yes, it made me relive unwanted memories and I even accepted a lot of its poetic license; the message was clear, the screenplay was average. At one point it seemed every gay Broadway actor made an appearance. Julia Roberts was great too. Overall, it was a stellar cast.
If Michael Douglas got all those accolades for the campy "Behind the Candelabra", Ruffalo better get as many, if not more.

Because I was around at the beginning of this pandemic disease it really hit home but I feel many people will find it to be another "disease of the week TV movie".
After years of this script/play being passed around Hollywood (even Barbra Streisand wanted to do it) I was hoping for something meatier & more substantial. 

"And the Band Played On" was directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-in-hbos-the-normal-heart-ryan-murphy-gets-in-the-way-of-his-powerful-story#ui6YA2h4txhrC2JD.99

"And the Band Played On" was directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-in-hbos-the-normal-heart-ryan-murphy-gets-in-the-way-of-his-powerful-story#ui6YA2h4txhrC2JD.99

In other words, a more universal appeal. Obviously the LGBTQ community will clearly latch on to all the events, especially if you were around in the 1980s gay scene.

Like "Philadelphia", (which I hated), I'm  glad this was made & shown on HBO where more people in the general public will get to see it, not only the LGBTQ community, but I wish someone else would have constructed it. Where "Philadelphia" mostly ignored the social support system Tom Hank's character has, in "The Normal Heart" they should have focused-and dramatized more- how the straight world of politicians/media, etc. wasn't doing enough. The frivolous white party in Fire Island lent little to what could have been an opportunity to showcase the numerous fund raisers other parties had; and continue to have. Also, why doesn't the film end with Kramer/Weeks/Ruffalo starting ACT-UP instead of him basically with his tail between his legs in a hospital room. Murphy could have gotten some tips from Roger Spottiswoode in " And the Band Played On" (1993).

"And the Band Played On" was directed by Roger Spottiswoode
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/review-in-hbos-the-normal-heart-ryan-murphy-gets-in-the-way-of-his-powerful-story#ui6YA2h4txhrC2JD.99

  Ron Howard who possesses a better way of telling a human interest story would have been a better candidate than Ryan Murphy as well.  Gus Van Sant who so beautifully directed "MILK" would have made "The Normal Heart" have more heart too.

VOTE !!! NOVEMBER 4, 2014 -SPREAD THE WORD NOW...VOTE!!!

 

 

 

 

 

WE MUST KEEP THE SENATE WITH "DEMOCRATS" AS A MAJORITY...

 LOOK HOW LITTLE THIS REPUBLICAN CONGRESS HAS DONE...THEIR BIGGEST ACTION WAS SHUTTING DOWN AND MAKING VETERANS AND THOSE WITH UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS STOP RECEIVING PAYMENTS FOR WEEKS--WTF? VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

WE NEED A "DEMOCRATIC" CONGRESS AS WELL SO IT'S ALIGNED WITH THE WHITE HOUSE

THEY WANT TO PUNISH OBAMA & ARE REALLY PUNISHING US CITIZENS...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, MINORITY, MIDDLE CLASS, COLLEGE STUDENT OR LGBTQ YOU ARE THE FRACTURED REPUBLICAN PARTY'S TARGET...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

THEY WANT TO MAKE THE RICH RICHER & IGNORE THE NEEDS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, STOP HEALTH CARE FOR ALL , REPEAL ANY MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE OF $10.10 AN HOUR, TELL WOMEN WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR BODIES, LET  CORPORATE COMPANIES DECIDE IF YOU CAN BE COVERED REGARDING CONTRACEPTION BECAUSE OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, NOT HELP THE HIGH COST OF COLLEGE TUITION, STOP SAME-SEX EQUALITY/MARRIAGE, STOP IMMIGRATION REFORM AND SOME-LIKE JOHN McCAIN- WANT ANOTHER WAR...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD AND VOTE, VOTE, VOTE ON  TUESDAY NOVEMBER 4, 2014...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

REPULICANS ALWAYS DO BETTER IN THESE MID-TERM ELECTIONS--PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD NOW AND VOTE--PLEASE ...VOTE "DEMOCRAT"

 

United States Elections 2014

The 2014 U.S. Midterm election will be held on Tuesday, the 4th of November 2014. 

There will be a Total of 39 Gubernatorial Elections

 (15 Democrat Seats, 23 Republican Seats, 1 Independent Seat)

31 Eligible Incumbents, 8 Open Races.

 Congressional elections (federal and states congress) will be held nationwide. A total of 35 U.S.

 Senate seats up for election in 2014. Of those seats,

21 are held by Democrats and 14 are held Republicans.