. tap water is usually already chlorinated,
and can be stored as-is;
if storing filtered or well water
you will need to add two drops of
non-scented chlorine bleach
to every 2 litres of water,
assuming the chlorine is 5.35% strength .
. before using chlorinated water
let it stand ventilated for 30 minutes
so that the chlorine can escape .
Be sure to read the label when
purchasing chlorine for this use,
content is best for calculating your needs.
Chlorine bleach will kill mostbacteria causing diseases.
.
Chlorine has a limited shelflife:
. stored between 50F and 70F
it starts to degrade by approximately 20% per year
to salts and water.
chlorine of the form 6% sodium hypochlorite,
has only a 3 month shelflife .
.
chlorinated Water has a 6month shelflife ..
[if you ignored the previous tip,
you might be interested in this backup: ]
.
iodine is limited as a backup water purifier:
. Iodine purification works best when
it's applied just before the water is used;
the water temperature is over 68F .
. using Liquid 2% Tincture of Iodine
Add 5 drops per quart when the water is clear.
Add 10 drops per quart when the water is cloudy.
. iodine is degraded by UV from light;
. some people are allergic to iodine,
some people who are allergic to shellfish
are also allergic to iodine.
[. some with thyroiditis may get much worse
when exposed to high levels of iodine .]
pregnancy may be affected .
. sugar has been shrugged off as merely fattening;
but, it can also lead to cardiovascular disease
as well as many other chronic diseases,
including diabetes mellitus,
liver cirrhosis[from fructose in sugar],
and dementia [from cholesterol raised by sugar]
— all linked to metabolic perturbations involving
dyslipidemia, hypertension, and insulin resistance .
. in the latest study (JAMA Internal Medicine, Feb 3),
added sugars were defined as
those used in processed or prepared foods,
including sugar-sweetened beverages,
packaged cereals and breads, etc;
but not those that occur naturally
in fruit and vegetables.
. sugar counted for at least 25% of the calories
among 10% of the group;
that group had a 2.75 times greater risk
of cardiovascular disease mortality
compared to an sugar intake of less than 10%.
I was pleased to see HR 3865,
the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014.
.
The IRS's proposed rules would censor
what 501(c)4s can tell the public.
For example, communicating anything about a candidate
within sixty days before a general election
or thirty days before a primary election
would be considered "political activity."
Any past reference to the candidate on a website
would also have to be deleted.
.
This means an elected official can
introduce legislation sixty days before an election
with the assurance that voter groups
cannot even talk about it.
.
Please vote Yes on HR 3865.
These rules will have a serious impact on our democracy.
. Treatment with a beneficial microbeget to know germs
(Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938)
nearly halves crying time .
. probiotics lead to a reduction in crying
from 71 minutes to 38 minutes per day;
and there were fewer incidents of spitting up .
. when genes of the bacterium
and its human host evolve together,
the strain appears to be less harmful
than that same strain in a person whose ancestors
didn’t encounter that particular microbe.
