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[Shalot]

Now I have to try it. Will report back when I find one around here. My husband got in a car accident and he often has pain in his shoulder now, and he started getting massage therapy for that, and it helps. He also noticed that he had fewer headaches - in fact, he realized that he was just sort of living with constant aching. I wonder if accupuncture would help any of his problems. It's strange - usually we reach for a pill, but it's interesting to find that just taking an hour or less to get a different kind of therapy, like accupuncture or massage therapy can be helpful (and maybe not as dangerous as some of the medications).

[kasie]

I want to go to an accupunturist...I'm curious. And if it works, well that's a bonus. So you said it was interesting...does it hurt or sting or anything?

No, it doesn't hurt at all (at least with a good practitioner is doesn't) and I'm needle-phobic, so that's saying something! My friend talked gently the whole time she was placing the needles (down my leg, it was to treat a knee problem) and I suspect she was partly hypnotising me because she said 'Don't be surprised if you fall asleep' and I did. I admit I was a bit sceptical but something, the acupuncture or the massage or the hypnosis, really helped and while the problem didn't disappear - it's arthritis rather than an injury that will heal - the pain certainly lessened and I had more movement in the joint. My friend was impressed that I had already found some acupressure points to relieve pain for myself - gripping the wrist to relieve thumb pain (more arthritis), pinching the bridge of the nose or massaging behind the ears to relieve headaches, massaging the side of the knee to help hip pain. She taught me some more but the only one I remember is pinching the fleshy part between finger and thumb, another headache one.

You're right about seeking cures other than a pill, Shalot - I'm a great believer in alternative therapies. An osteopath gave me huge relief from hip pain for something like ten years because I was too young to be considered for joint replacement ops.He also worked wonders on my aching feet because, he said, I had once sprained my ankle and had not recognised the fact so had not sought treatment, so he worked away - and that did hurt but, oh the bliss when I stood up and there was no more pain in my feet!

[Tournesol]

Hey Kasie!

It's good that you're getting alternative treatment for the arthritis, and decreasing the cause for medication.

My aunt has been suffering from arthritis for years, and she's a firm believer in tablets - I think she probably took every medication that there is for arthritis.

Unfortunately, for the past month she's been in the hospital, suffering from all the side effects from those tablets. She needed blood, and blood platelets, just so that her body could now respond to the new medication that they're giving her.

My advice to everyone out there - man or woman - of you can prevent an illness, it's the best thing, or if you find an alternative treatment for it, please try it, as long as it's not fishy business.

The massage is really good for the arthritis. You can even try aqua-aerobics, or pilates, or tai-chi.

[qimissung]

Annamariah, I really feel it for you!

Since I got pregnant [I'm now at 15weeks] I haven't been able to eat much, if any, meat. Dairy and eggs are alright, but highly seasoned foods are off the list. Most times I just have a microwave potato.

But fruits are my one craving - now I feel extremely blessed to be able to eat fruits.

Most days I have absolutely no appetite whatsoever to eat, and I feel so upset, plus with the acid reflux - I never want to eat, but then I know I must for the sake of the baby.

And knowing that you can't eat all these things jsut makes me sad.

I hope and pray that you find a reprieve from your allergies.

Congratulations, Tournesol, on your pregnancy. Fortunately you will feel better soon and will be able to eat more normally. It's all for a good cause!

[kasie]

Sorry to hear about your aunt, Tournesol - hope she is on the road to recovery now. I am not allowed anything with ibuprofen in it as I am (mildly) asthmatic so I guess I have never become dependent on tablets for that reason but when everything throbs in the middle of the night, it is very tempting to reach for the pill bottle. If I move house, I plan to join my friend at her tai-chi group.

Congratulations on the baby - please keep us posted.

[papayahed]

Any recommendations for a waterproof eyeliner?

[qimissung]

I haven't used eyeliner for awhile, but when I did I used a pencil, usually in green or blue. Also, I found these reviews:

http://www.makeuptalk.com/forum/thre...proof-eyeliner

[TurquoiseSunset]

I have also heard about MAC Fluidline (which you apply with a brush), but I haven't used it myself. Then somewhere I read about Chanel having one, but that might be a bit expensive.

[Annamariah]

Annamariah, I really feel it for you!

Since I got pregnant [I'm now at 15weeks] I haven't been able to eat much, if any, meat. Dairy and eggs are alright, but highly seasoned foods are off the list. Most times I just have a microwave potato.

But fruits are my one craving - now I feel extremely blessed to be able to eat fruits.

Most days I have absolutely no appetite whatsoever to eat, and I feel so upset, plus with the acid reflux - I never want to eat, but then I know I must for the sake of the baby.

And knowing that you can't eat all these things jsut makes me sad.

I hope and pray that you find a reprieve from your allergies.

Thanks I'm hoping I'll be able to return to normal (well, not "normal", but at least less limited) diet within time. If my skin is in a good condition in the autumn I can get proper allergy tests done and then MAYBE start trying to add some grains in my diet little by little. It would make my life so much easier if I could eat bread and all the normal stuff like that.

Congratulations! It's always nice to hear someone's going to have a baby

[JuniperWoolf]

I don't use eyeliner, I'm a mascara girl.

[papayahed]

I always manage to get mascara on my glasses.

[faithosaurus]

I have also heard about MAC Fluidline (which you apply with a brush), but I haven't used it myself. Then somewhere I read about Chanel having one, but that might be a bit expensive.

The Chanel one's a bit expensive, but it works like a charm!

I'm more of an eyeliner person myself now - I used to be for mascara but somehow I just went out and stopped using it. Also, brow pencils are godly.

[Shalot]

I always manage to get mascara on my glasses.

Ha..it's an odd sensation to accidently bat your eyelashes against the lenses of your glasses. (if that's how you get mascara on your glasses


Speaking of mascara, I have a lot of mascara. I don't use mascara much. Hardly ever in fact. But I do go for "Bonus Time." You get free stuff (the bonus) with your cosmetics purchase of $21.50 or more (or however much it is now). There's always mascara in a bonus...I wonder why that is. And a the bonus always comes in a cosmetics bag. So I have a lot of mascara because I don't throw it away and I have a lot of cosmetics bags. I used to always go for Clinique Bonus time. And with that you always got Dramatically Different Moisterizing Lotion, which I never used but I kept it too. I have a box full of make-up that I don't use. Some is stuff that I buy outright, and then hate or it doesn't work that well. And some is stuff that I got in a bonus and never used. Every once in a while, I do toss some of the stuff. But it amazes me that I keep it so long before I do end up tossing it.

[Annamariah]

Usually I only wear make-up on my eyes (my skin can't handle full-face make-up, so no foundation or powder for me). I "have to" use mascara and eyebrow pencil, because I'm blonde and look like I don't have any eyelashes and eyebrows if I don't

I often use some eyeshadow and eyeliner too. I like to play with different colours depending on my mood, clothing and accessories

[kiki1982]

I never wear make-up. I'm a natural girl . It is a nuissance, can't rub your eyes or there are black marks and that's a poblem when you're tired. Not to mention when something has flown into your eye...

I only make an exception for parties, but I have recently discovered that my eyelashes tend to fall out if I have used mascara. Very inconvenient. And buying a special brand, which I understand exists, just for occasional use is a bit stupid. No no mascara any more for me.

But, now a new situation has presented itself. How does one put make-up on if one has glasses? I mean, not 'how' (take the glasses off and put it on, although that may be a challenge ), but to what extent? Less colour, no? Because otherwise eyes start to compete with glasses and that may not be such a great sight.