Face the fear & do it

You might have seen this. I agree with much of it.

That there are many of us who sabotage ourselves, intentionally or unintentionally.
They either dont feel deserving or they are afraid of other people's opinion of them.

Whatever their reason, there are some people who Just couldnt Do It. They cant turn their head and be shocked by their own shadow. This is because they set themselves to fail with a fearful task.

If only, they could realise that each little job they complete is a step towards success, they can then begin to think that they can pat themselves on their back and say, I did it.

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.
We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?
You are a child of God.
Your playing small doesn't serve the world.
There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so
that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We are all meant to shine, as children do.
We are born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us.
It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone.
And as we let our own light shine,
we unconsciously give other
people permission to do the same.
As we are liberated from our own fear,
our presence automatically liberates others"
- Marianne Williamson

When you are down, press on.

Somewhere along the line, you changed.
You stopped being you.
You let people stick a finger in your face, and tell you you're no good.
And when things got hard, you started looking for something to blame...like a big shadow.
Let me tell you something you already know; the world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean and nasty place.
And I don't care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it.
You, me, nobody...is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can Get hit, and keep moving forward;
how much you can take, and keep moving forward.
That's how winning is done.
Now if you know what you're worth, go out and get what you're worth.
But you got to be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him, or her, or anybody.
Cowards do that, and that ain't you!
You're better than that!
Until you start believing in yourself, you ain't gonna have a life.


- Rocky, "Rocky Balboa"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfXw-E7HUq8

Do your due diligence.

What happens to you life is your own responsibility.


Your health, your success, your finances, your outcome, your situation in life, your everything is your responsibility. Face it, anything that goes wrong is your fault. No one else can take the blame.


You have to take the first step to get anywhere and if you need help, look for it or even ask for it! However, never depend on others entirely to guide you hand and foot every step of the way. Even if you were to engage a specialist, there is no guarantee that you will get the best advice for the desired outcome.



We are living in a fortunate time when relevant information is easily & readily available but you have to work for it. You determine the direction in your life and and having useful knowledge can be critical to your success. Making informed decision and applying this knowledge at least ensures that you are moving along the correct path to your desired outcome.

What is the best alternation to cardiac patients who have GERD?

Other agencies & respected journals recognised the seriousness of nexium-plavix interaction and alerted the medical community. So when when FDA finally issued a warning, then there is no reason not to pay heed if you are still doing this combination.

Feb 2009: The Canadian Medical Association Journal:
http://www.prescriber.org.uk/2009/02/ppi-interaction-with-clopidogrel/
Mar 2009: JAMA press release:
http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/301/9/937
May 2009: European Medicines Agency (EMEA) press release:
http://www.ema.europa.eu/humandocs/PDFs/EPAR/Plavix/32895609en.pdf
Nov 2009: FDA warning in :
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/PostmarketDrugSafetyInformationforPatientsandProviders/DrugSafetyInformationforHeathcareProfessionals

The only safer alternative recommended is pantoprazole as it does not affect CYP4502C19 which is necessary to activate Plavix.
http://www.theheart.org/article/1003033.do

Are you taking a Placebo?

When your life is teethering on the edge of uncertainty, then you want to make sure you make sures you use the best information out there to improve your quality of life.


For those heart patients who are taking Plavix blood thinner to help their heart work easier but are also taking acid-reducing PPI Nexium for their GERD (gastric reflux)or any of these like Tagamet, Prozac, then they might as well be taking a Placebo.

The drugs may make the anti-clotting drug Plavix dangerously less effective which means 3.58 times greater risk for major adverse cardiovascular events such as death, heart attack, and stroke. This risk was published in December 22, 2008.
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/abstract/NEJMoa0808227v1

This risk was again brought to media attention in March 2009.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=98231

The FDA eventually issued this warning on Nov 17.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm190848

Link:
http://goodcareofyourheart.blogspot.com/