@$$&)^*, take this prescription until its all gone

@$$&)^*

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its the most shameful chapter i have seen in the years ive spent
in congress
no it wasnt harry reid
it was john mccain

i think most of us would agree with him
to the brink they took us for no real reason
it cost us 15+billions of dollars
it cost them the politicians a lot
and the republican party probably the most

i say throw all the bums out and let just start all over again

TAKE THIS PRESCRIPTION UNTIL ITS ALL GONE

when i was in practice i knew that most people didnt take the meds
i prescribed
heck some didnt even get the prescription filled
now
that im a patient im really not better than you guys were
well im one of you now

i went into my medicine cabinet and looked and oh my goodness
there is all those half empty pill bottles or should i say
half full
they are not my wife shes either

but
for my alzheimers meds blood pressure meds cholesterol meds and
my aspirin i dont ever ever miss those
well usually i dont

recently i ran across this new prescription that was being handed out
in new york
its called the fruit and vegetable prescription program

in this program obese and overweight patients are given a prescription
for veggies and fruits and given health bucks which are redeemable at
local farmers markets

the patients come in and get weighed and their body mass index
is measured
and they are given nutritional counseling
the results have been good

one family has seen a 40 lb weight loss in their son and other kids have
lost weight also

its interesting eg when i helped plant those gardens at the school
that the kids ate samples of kale spinach cilantro swiss chard etc things
many had never had before
they plant it and theyll eat it

one of the problems the poor have sometimes is the lack of good
access to fresh fruits and vegetables especially in the inner cities

maybe more doctors should write these prescriptions for their patients
and as i know more about alzheimers hypertension diabetes
high cholesterol heart disease etc
these are as important as the prescription meds

rx     fresh fruits and vegetables-organic if available
#      1 month supply
sig    take once or twice a day until the prescription is all gone

refills unlimited

the organicgreen doctor

some things in life are free

SOME THINGS IN LIFE ARE FREE
today i started to write more on obamacare and my venture into
signing up
and
on the government shutdown
but
ive decided to wait a few days to let things slow down before i
venture back on the www.healthcare.gov website to restart my
application for my obamacare insurance
and
i think weve all heard enough about the government shutdown
and
we all are mad about it no matter our political persuasion

after all they are sent there to govern and take care of us
i agree with some facebook postings that i know 550 people
in washington that should not get paid
dont you

so today i want to write about something that is free to all who
want to use it
you know there is not many things that are free any more
for now
as the government as i blogged about lately is wanting to tax it
and even regulate it

thats rainwater collection
here at the country n we have been collecting rainwater for
our home use and garden irrigation now for almost 10 years
there is no charge for me to have the water
run off my metal roofs
go down the downspout after running through a foam filter in
my gutters
run into a 300 gallon first flush tank that catches any debri
then
go down a 4 inch pipe to my 2500 gallon tank thats connected to
21000 gallons of tanks
where it goes through a sock filter to catch if anything in the water

there it sits until we turn on the water faucet
the water flows through a check valve that keeps it from having
backflow back into my collection tanks
goes through my water pump
which forces the water under pressure through a 15 micron filter
a 5 micron filter a 5 micron carbon filter to a ultraviolet light
which sterilizes the water
we then catch the water in our glass and drink it

the cost of the water is zero
of course there are start up costs
and
filter changes every 4 months with the initial filter change every month
the electrical cost of having the pump run when the water is turned on

but its nice to know
that im drinking water that is pure
not contaminated
no chlorine etc added
and its free to collect
for now

this week i will put compost on my wife shes fall garden at her school
and
will help my cowgirl sisterinlaws school plant their initial fall garden

when i am at the schools and when i look at the schools roof on google
all i can think about is man that is a lot of square footage that
could be collecting rainwater

for each 1000 square foot of roof you can collect 600 gallons of rainwater
multiply that by your kids schools roof area and
folks thats an awful lot of water
that runs out onto the ground
down the sidewalk
into the street
down the street gutters into the sewer system

what if they when they built these new schools
these mansions that costs millions
added rainwater collection and used that water to irrigate the landscape
especially those football sports fields
flush the toilets etc
the maybe sell the excess to the city etc

there are so many schools in this area
heck we might be able to fill up these lakes that are getting empty

once the initial cost of setting up the catchment system there would
be little cost after that

so there are things in this world that are free
the other is sunlight
wonder if they could put panels on those roofs
and use that electricity

naw all that makes too much sense doesnt it

the organicgreen doctor