“The sympathetic system, coming as it does to the surface of the body, can also be depressed by the method of local anesthetization. When the entire shaved body of animals is rendered anesthetic by driving cocaine into the depths of the skin through the use of prolonged electrolytic ionization, exposure to ultraviolet radiation during the periods of superficial anesthesia, but not at other times, does not appear to influence calcium metabolism. It was during this series of experiments that we observed also a failure on the part of the skin to redden, as is usually the case. When subcutaneous injection of a local anesthetic is done over any region of the human body, this anesthetized region fails to redden or to pigment to the same degree as is observed over areas of uninjected skin exposed to ultraviolet at the same time.”

Butterflies Need No Taxidermist.

“One of the most serious errors a novice in body language can make is to interpret a solitary gesture in isolation of other gestures or circumstances.”

“It is becoming too expensive for many investigators to include animals in their research designs. In the past, animal charges were covered as part of the overhead costs on extramural grants. Currently, the animal charges are added to research grants as a ‘direct cost’ line item. As institutions can charge ‘overhead’ costs on direct cost items, animal charges have now become a convenient means of enhancing institutional revenue. In other words, animal charges have become a ‘cash cow’ for university administrators. Even though it is legal for universities to double dip on the animal charges, I consider the practice as unethical and not in the best interests of medical research.”

According to the same source …

“It is also interesting that some cancer drugs used to treat humans in the clinic are considered too toxic to use on animals. In some institutions, veterinarians are on call (24 h/day and 7 days/week) to attend the needs of sick rodents. It appears that the animal rights organizations have achieved their mission. The quality of life of rodents housed at US universities is now better than the quality of life of most people living on the planet.”

“Rare cases have been reported of honey with poisonous qualities when bees have had access to mountain laurel or other poisonous plants. The flavor of the wild onion and similar plants naturally is not desirable in honey.”

Food. Only because the “old” vitamin E was the “true” vitamin E.

Not all vitamin E is created equal (unfortunately).

But if you are going to use supplemental vitamin E, get one packed in coconut oil or olive oil.