dear ms b-plant one

DEAR MS B-PLANT ONE

now ms b
here in texas we always have to be different
but in this case
its for a good reason

now the national arbour day is in april
however
in texas april thats not a good time to plant a tree
its just before the hot summer starts
now a tree will do ok if you are real good about taking care
of it if planted at that time

so
in texas
texas arbour day was friday november 4th 2016

why
thats the best time to plant a tree here in texas

why
its cooler
its not as dry usually
the roots have a chance to grow for months before
the most stressful time for a tree around here
the hotter than heck summer

so
if you live around here
plant a tree now
its the best time

if you live where we do here in the central texas area
go look at this booklet
available online
called
grow green native and adapted landscape plants
an earthwise guide for texas

i would suggest if its not in that booklet
dont plant it
eg
a magnolia tree aint in there
why
it likes a  lot of water and deeper soil and acid soil
it will usually struggle around here

the shrub azalea aint in there
why
it likes real acid soil
that aint available around here
plant it and you will be disappointed

 so ms b
as you look around our country n
you wont find a tree or shrub not in this booklet that i have planted
except
i did bring back a hickory tree from arkansas 15 years ago
from my parents yard
that shouldnt grow around here
but with tender aggressive care
it has grown well
but i realize it may struggle one day as it gets older

heres some of my trees i planted and why

monterey white oak or mexcian white oak
i have planted 6 total
they are mostly evergreen and are resistance to the oak wilt
that is killing the red oaks and live oaks around here
the white oak provides a lot of shade and provides visual block
from the highway

huisache
i know some ranchers dont like it
but
it provides a shade on the eastern side of our house in the summer
which blocks the hot morning sun
but
it looses its lacy leaves in the winter to let the warm winter sun in
plus
it has beautiful yellow flowers in the springtime for bees

texas persimmon and texas plum
they are native fruit producers that provide food for birds
we dont eat the fruit but we could

a juniper tree or cedar as we call it
it is evergreen
on the east side and north side it provides a block to that northern wind
that can get so cold when a northener comes in
they also provide a visual block between us and our neighbor
and
a noise
and
a visual block from the highway

flame sumac
a native that provides us with a beautiful red color in the fall
the blooms on it is a true bee magnet
the seeds provide food for the birds

texas orchid
a native that when it blooms provides perfume that can
be smelled all over our property

burr oak
the biggest of the oaks
we have 2 of these
they will eventually one day completely take over
our front yard
they provide much needed shade for the yard and house
in the summer
they provide big oak leaves for mulching and compost
they since they lose their leaves
let in sunlight onto the southern side of our house

red oaks
now i didnt buy these
they were given to me
so i planted them
i dont like them to plant in the yard
since many that are sold in the big box places
are not native to texas
they grow real slow real slow
eg my burr oak planted the same time as the donated red oaks
is 30 ft tall while the red oaks are around 7-10 ft tall
plus
the red oak are susceptible to the oak wilt

so ms b
these are some of my trees i have planted
so if 1 tree each november is the number to plant each year
i got enough planted around here to get me to a hundred

so ms b
unless someone gets real chainsaw happy around here
i have left a legacy of trees here at the county n
that will be here for generations
providing
shade
food for animals
letting in warm sunlight in the winter
provide leaves for mulch and compost
sucking carbon dioxide out of the air
pushing more oxygen into the air

ms b
i swear when i step outside
i seem to just breathe in that extra oxygen
making my brain much sharper

ms b
plant a tree
start your on legacy
help
save the world

the organicgreen doctor

best test(s), arbor day

BEST TEST(S)

the new amyvid beta amyloid pet scan recently was approved by the
fda to scan for amyloid deposits in the brain for helping diagnose
alzheimers disease

thats helps to diagnose alzhiemers
because you can have amyloid plaques form in the brain and not have
alzheimers disease
so the test is not a definitive test for alzheimers
it just adds icing to the cake to make the diagnosis

for example
if my younger brother had a neuropsychological exam done when he was
first evaluated it would have shown then that he had definite defects in his
short term memory
all of the blood tests and mris and depression screens would have been
negative
a amvid scan would have probably been positive
his diagnosis then would be as definite as a person could be in 2012
now several years later we know he definitely has it as he has progressed
a lot over this period of time

he did not have the spinal fluid analysis and the apoe 4 genotype done
but more than likely he would have been positive for both

for me
i had a normal mental status screen that was normal then two years later
a full neuropsychological test showed the development of early short term
memory changes
all my lab tests and mris were normal
my apoe 4 gentotype was posistive for the double gene
my spinal fluid tests for beta amyloid and tau protein were borderline
my fdg glucose metabolism test was normal
my beta amyloid test similar to the amvid test was done but again i dont
know the answer to the results

if i had the amyvid test and it was positive then my diagnosis would be
more certain
although it would eliminate any hope for my future
i would know what i was facing for sure

so in summary the neuropsych test and the mri of the brain are the most
important tests to have done in evaluating someone for alzheimers disease
as well as ruling out other causes with labs and a good medical history
and examination
the amyvid scan just adds more certainty to the diagnosis

folks if you appear to have alzheimers or if you have a family member in
this situation
please dont resist taking medication as you want to be on this stuff as soon
as you are diagnosed
as it slows the symptoms of the disease for awhile
failure to take the medication may make your love one progress quicker

it may save a few weeks or few months or if you are lucky a few years of
slowed progression of this terrible disease

thats why im taking aricept (donepezil)
i know it has no effect on this disease at all but only just slows the symptoms
for awhile
but there is nothing else available
yet

ARBOR DAY

whether you believe in global warming or climate change or what ever you
call it there is pollution of the air
i think most reasonable thinking people can agree at least on that
but im sure there are people who dont even believe that

not sure then what all that stuff is in the air that wont let you see across
the grand canyon or see the mountains in the distance or here where
we live you cant see the hill country  across the horizons
you cant dump all the stuff we dump into the air and have it be good
for you-just ask asthmatics or emphysema patients

one thing you can do is plant a tree
today is arbor day
the trees will suck the carbon dioxide out of the air to help
purify it
the more we plant the more gets cleared out of the air

here at the country n over the last 10 years we have planted
at least 30+ trees
besides sucking out yalls pollution from my air it provides
shade to cool things down, leaves for my compost pile, seeds for
birds, flowers for bees and humming birds, nesting spots for birds
and other animals, fruits for us humans, and they just look good
in my yard

plant a tree today and help us all

the organicgreen doctor