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"ACTING STUPIDLY—AGAIN AND AGAIN I DON'T KNOW how many of us yearn to be famous bank robbers or cat burglars, but most people probably never go beyond filching a few extra sugar packets to take home from a fast-food restaurant. In regard to medication madness, I'm sure it mostly gets expressed in the same small ways when it comes to thieving. An individual becomes disinhibited on antidepressants, stimulants, or tranquilizers, and crosses a line they usually would respect. I've had several consultations about women who have shoplifted items of small value under the influence of drugs." - Peter Breggin, Medication Madness: A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications (Get the book.)

"Kurt Vonnegut identified an enduring truth when he wrote in Cat's Cradle: "The hand that stocks the drug stores rules the world." What is not so widely known is that, as a group, psychotherapeutic drugs, along with cardiovascular medications, have been the primary source of Big Pharma's profits over the last two decades. Collectively, central nervous system drugs, of which psychiatric drugs are the primary component, are among the fastest-growing segments of the world market. CNS diseases, which include Alzheimer's and Parkinson's as well as psychiatric diseases, are, well, hot." - Charles Barber, Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation (Get the book.)

"It was only when I spoke with friends who also had cats that I learned something probably every other owner of a feline has already discovered: You don't train a cat! While there are certainly exceptions, generally cats do what cats do. They like high places and will gravitate to the highest ones—the same countertops, refrigerators, and windowsills that are forbidden zones. Although they may honor our rules while in our presence, when they're alone, cats rule their own worlds. THE MIRRORS ARE EVERYWHERE The reason I share this story is because of what Tigger's behavior "did" to me." - Gregg Braden, The Divine Matrix: Bridging Time, Space, Miracles, and Belief (Get the book.)

"Buffett wrote: Long ago, Mark Twain said: "A man who tries to carry a cat home by its tail will learn a lesson that can be learned in no other way." If Twain were around now, he might try winding up a derivatives business. After a few days, he would opt for cats. While the legendary investor's criticisms didn't seem especially out of place, the same cannot be said about comments from other influential experts in recent years. Timothy Geithner, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has been uncharacteristically outspoken for a central banker." - Michael J. Panzner, Financial Armageddon: Protecting Your Future from Four Impending Catastrophes (Get the book.)

"Cataria derives from the Latin catus, meaning "cat." The English name catnip came from the habit cats have of nipping off the leaves to chew with telish. General Information Catnip is a temperate herb of the mint family that originated in the milder climes of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The herb was brought to Notth America about 1620 by a certain Captain John Mason, who considered it one of eleven essential herbs for the fisherman's garden in Newfoundland, and it became a popular everyday tea." - Dianne Onstad, Whole Foods Companion: A Guide For Adventurous Cooks, Curious Shoppers, and lovers of natural foods (Get the book.)

"Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa): Cat's claw is widely used in the treatment of arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. It's also an immune-boosting medicine and has broad-spectrum antiviral activity. This is a safe herb without known adverse effects. It can, however, inhibit an important detoxification enzyme in the liver, making drugs stay in the body longer, which is not a benefit when you are taking a potentially toxic pharmaceutical drug at the same time as the cat's claw. As with most herbs, cat's claw shouldn't be taken by pregnant women." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"Every cat lover knows that cats are not submissive to humans in the way dogs instinctively are. Cats and ferrets are the sole territorial mammal species that were domesticated, because our motive for doing so was not to herd them in large groups raised for food but to keep them as solitary hunters or pets. While most solitary territorial species thus haven't been domesticated, it's not conversely the case that most herd species can be domesticated. Most can't, for one of several additional reasons." - Jared Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Get the book.)

"Everyone with a dog or cat has seen their pet eat grass to vomit and clean out fur balls and other indigestible substances. Who hasn't seen a cat get inebriated with catnip? (Valerian also has this effect on cats, including lions, tigers, and mountain cats.) There is an entire field of study called zoo-pharmacology that studies animals and how they use plants to prevent illness, treat diseases, and alter consciousness. Indigenous people have many stories telling how their ancestors learned about many medicines from various animals." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"In Pribram's own studies with cats, in which he recorded frequencies from the motor cortex of cats while their right forepaw was being moved and up down, he discovered that, like the visual cortex, individual cells in the cat's motor cortex responded to only a limited number of frequencies of movement, just as individual strings in a piano respond to a limited range of frequencies.3? Pribram struggled with where this intricate process of wavefront decoding and transformation could possibly take place." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"If your child is asked to spend the night sleeping over at a friend's house, warn the parents of the asthmatic condition and ensure your child takes medication along—there may be a cat or dog in the house that will trigger an unexpected attack. Medication for Children In general, the medication prescribed for children with asthma is much the same as for adults, and information about it is given in Chapter 3." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"The cat would become agitated (at least, sometimes), and Cannon would then draw blood from the animal and compare it with the blood of cats that had not been made to feel threatened.11 Following a lead from a colleague, Daniel Roy Hoskins, who was working in a laboratory in Ohio, Cannon found that the blood of frightened cats always contained a certain hormone then called adrenin (today called adrenaline or epinephrine). At the time, it was known that adrenin was secreted by the adrenal gland (located on the kidney)." - Anne Harrington, The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine (Get the book.)

"A -262C -> T polymorphism in the promoter region of cat is associated with risk of several conditions related to oxidative stress. Interestingly, the CC genotype relationship with breast cancer reduction was only observed among Caucasians and not in African Americans [98]. cat polymorphism at codon 262 does not appear to be real to diabetes and the risk of heart disease [99]. The reason for the disconnect among genetic polymorphisms (CAT and MnSOD), oxidative damage, and risk of cancer and heart disease warrants additional attention." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"A leading conservator of French-period furniture told me that his atelier hosts a resident house cat on whom he depends to detect "imposters" on the basis of glue traces. When, for example, a Louis XIV escritoire, purported to be pristine and original, arrives in the shop, the atelier closely scrutinizes the cat. Should the cat display great interest in the object, smelling the remnants of old fish glue, the piece of furniture passes the test. Feline disregard signals a telltale synthetic glue, a sure mark of later modifications decreasing the piece's value." - Paul D. Blanc, M.D., How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace (Get the book.)

"It seems to feel pain, to recognize people and places; at night it seems to dream, perhaps chasing some imaginary cat. There is every reason to believe that what applies to dogs applies to other mammals —cats, horses, dolphins, rats —probably to all vertebrates—birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish ?and perhaps to all creatures with a well-developed nervous system. But human beings are, as far as we know (we have not yet broken the communication barrier with dolphins and whales), the only creatures who are conscious that they are conscious." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"Who hasn't seen a cat get inebriated with catnip? (Valerian also has this effect on cats, including lions, tigers, and mountain cats.) There is an entire field of study called zoo-pharmacology that studies animals and how they use plants to prevent illness, treat diseases, and alter consciousness. Indigenous people have many stories telling how their ancestors learned about many medicines from various animals. Native American tribes in the Rocky Mountains tell how they learned about osha root (Bear's medicine) from watching bears use it for wounds." - David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes, Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief (Get the book.)

"But in a number of experiments, Lashley had discovered that you could sever virtually all of a cat's optic nerve without apparently interfering whatsoever with its ability to see what it was doing. To his astonishment, the cat apparently continued to see every detail as it was able to carry out complicated visual tasks. If there were something like an internal movie screen, it was as though the experimenters had just demolished all but a few inches of the projector, and yet all of the movie was as clear as it had been before." - Lynne Mctaggart, The Field - The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe (Get the book.)

"In the laboratory is a make-believe "intelligent observer" who ponders the cat's mortality. Occasionally she opens the box. The cat's status, dead or alive, is unknowable unless and until the observer acts. According to the logic and mathematics of quantum physics, Schrodinger argued counterintuitively, it is the observer's act, the observer's measurement, that has determined the cat's status. Thus, Schrodinger used this "experiment" to study the "both/and" characteristics of the quantum world, so very different than our world of "either/or" causality." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Common Names: Catmint, catrup, cat's-wort, field balm, catnip. Medicinal Properties: Anodyne, antispasmodic, carminative, aromatic, diaphoretic, nervine. Catnip is one of the oldest household remedies. It is wonderful for very small children and infants. Use the tea as an injection for children in convulsions. Very useful in pain of any kind, spasms, wind colic, excellent to allay gas, acids, in stomach and bowels, prevent griping." - Jethro Kloss, Back To Eden (Get the book.)

"It can be transferred directly to humans through cat feces, or indirectly through improperly cooked meat or poultry. (Animals can get the infection from cats on the farm; at home it can spread from an infected cat to meat.) Infants who acquire the parasite from their mothers before birth can face severe health hazards, such as mental retardation. Toxoplasmosis can be controlled by cooking meat, particularly lamb and pork, thoroughly. Pregnant women should wash their hands after touching cats, and should have someone else change the cat litter box." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely In A Risky World (Get the book.)

"Nepeta cataria). The sedative effects that the root has upon the nervous system are quite well known (Pahlow 1993, 64*). Valerian roots are sometimes characterized as a "legal high" with psychoactive powers (Schultes and Hofmann 1980, 368*). In particular, a tea made of equal parts of valerian root and kava-kava (Piper methysticum) is said to produce "beautiful dreams" (Schuldes 1995, 76*). When mixed with hops (Humulus lupulus), valerian yields a potent tea for inducing sleep (cf. also diazepam). In South America, Valeriana longifolia H.B.K." - Christian Ratsch, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications (Get the book.) "Aquifolium carolinesse cat. et Duh. Ilex aquifolium carolinianum Duh. (= I. cassine var. angustifolia) Ilex cassinaefolia Loes. Ilex cassene L. Ilex cassine [alpha] L. Ilex cassine corymbosia WT. Mill. Ilex cassine L. f. glabra Loes. (= I. cassine var. mexicana) Ilex cassine L. f. hirtella Loes. (- I. cassine var. mexicana) Ilex cassine var. latifolia Ait. Ilex cassinoides Link (- I. cassine var. angustifolia) Ilex cassinoides Du Mont (= J. cassine var. angustifolia) Ilex castaneifolia Hort. ex Loes. Ilex chinensis DC. Ilex dahoon Walt. Ilex dahoon var. angustifolia (Willd.) Torr." - Christian Ratsch, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications (Get the book.) "In Malaysia, the seeds are mixed with aloe wood (Aquilaria agallocha), cat's eye resin (from Balanocarpus maximus King; Diptero-carpaceae), or leban resin (from Vitex pubescens Vahl.; Verbenaceae) and burned as an inebriating incense (Gimlette 1981, 216*). In Malaysia, a hallucinogenic paste is mixed from opium (cf. Papaver somniferum), Datura seeds, the green shoots of a wild yam species known as gadong (Dioscorea triphylla Lam.; cf. Dioscorea composita), and the green inner bark of Glycosmis citrifolia (Rutaceae) (Gimlette 1981, 220*)." - Christian Ratsch, The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants: Ethnopharmacology and Its Applications (Get the book.)

"Her asthma seemed to get worse when there was a cat in the room. Using extracts of grass pollen and cat dander, and inserting minute amounts of them under her skin (a skin-prick test), the doctor found that she was indeed allergic to both these substances—her arm had a red, itchy bump where the extract had entered the skin. Once or twice during her early years Jane's mouth and tongue swelled up enormously after eating, and she had to be rushed to the hospital." - Jonathan Brostoff M.D., Linda Gamlin, Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Fleas are overwhelmingly species specific; cat fleas (Cteno-cephalides felis) only jump to dogs (C. canis) if a cat cannot be found. Even more finicky species include Oropsylla montana and Hoplosyllus anomalus, ever faithful to the rock squirrel, or Pulex irritans, the loyal companion to a thousand generations of human beings. From the standpoint of the bacterium, the ideal flea was the one with the ideal host: one with population densities high enough, and a breeding cycle rapid enough, to offer a large and consistent inventory of mint-condition real estate. The preferred host for X." - William Rosen, Justinian's Flea: The First Great Plague and the End of the Roman Empire (Get the book.)

"It can, however, inhibit an important detoxification enzyme in the liver, making drugs stay in the body longer, which is not a benefit when you are taking a potentially toxic pharmaceutical drug at the same time as the cat's claw. As with most herbs, cat's claw shouldn't be taken by pregnant women. The medicinal parts come from the inner bark and roots of an Amazonian vine. The recommended form is standardized to contain 3% oxindole alkaloids and 15% polyphenols. For the treatment of viral infections, take two 500 mg capsules of the standardized extract three times daily with food." - J. E. Williams, Beating the Flu: The Natural Prescription for Surviving Pandemic Influenza and Bird Flu (Get the book.)

"Out-of-date dry cat and dog food is sometimes sold as salvage and ends up in cattle feed. My own comments on the feeding of chicken litter to cattle, which are posted at http://www.madcownews.org, are as follows: This is fascinating news for several reasons, not the least of which is the fact that chicken litter is being fed to cattle in the U.S. and, therefore, cows are ingesting highly toxic arsenic that's contained in the chicken litter. But don't put it past meat growers to use any chemical necessary to generate more profits." - Mike Adams, Grocery Warning: How to recognize and avoid the groceries that cause cancer, diabetes, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and other common diseases (Get the book.)

"In addition, the relative concentration of the hydrochloric acid in cats or wolves is at least five times higher than in humans. A cat or wolf can easily eat and digest the bones of a chicken, whereas humans cannot. Most of the cadaver protein, therefore, will pass undigested into the small intestine where it will either putrefy (80%) or enter the bloodstream (20%). The liver is able to break down some of the absorbed protein, which forms the waste products urea and uric acid. This waste matter is passed on to the kidneys for excretion with the urine." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"It can be transferred directly to humans through cat feces, or indirectly through improperly cooked meat or poultry. (Animals can get the infection from cats on the farm; at home it can spread from an infected cat to meat.) Infants who acquire the parasite from their mothers before birth can face severe health hazards, such as mental retardation. Toxoplasmosis can be controlled by cooking meat, particularly lamb and pork, thoroughly. Pregnant women should wash their hands after touching cats, and should have someone else change the cat litter box." - Michael F. Jacobson, Ph.D., Lisa Y. Lefferts and Anne Witte Garland, Safe Food: Eating Wisely in a Risky World (Get the book.)

"When, for example, a Louis XIV escritoire, purported to be pristine and original, arrives in the shop, the atelier closely scrutinizes the cat. Should the cat display great interest in the object, smelling the remnants of old fish glue, the piece of furniture passes the test. Feline disregard signals a telltale synthetic glue, a sure mark of later modifications decreasing the piece's value." - Paul D. Blanc, M.D., How Everyday Products Make People Sick: Toxins at Home and in the Workplace (Get the book.)

"For all our monkey ancestor knew, the big cat was a vegetarian. Or only another monkey masquerading in a cat suit. He could not possibly know everything about it. So, he acted as modern humans still do—on the basis of instinct, intuition, and the limbic system. He evolved reactions, or, it is probably more correct to say, they evolved him. See a big catlike thing approaching? Get the heck out of here as soon as possible! Those without the quick response became lunch, not parents. The development of words and language made a big difference, because it introduced a new kind of thinking." - William Bonner, Lila Rajiva, Mobs, Messiahs, and Markets: Surviving the Public Spectacle in Finance and Politics (Agora Series) (Get the book.)

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