Well, since no one is saying anything anyway...

[Guest guest]

Hi Mary,

 

Enjoy shopping. Contrary to the local adage, don't shop till you

drop!

 

Regards,

 

John R.

 

 

 

valist, Mary Quinn <mary1quinn> wrote:

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> Hi all,

>

> I've been reading up on Osteoporosis (since I know how

> to have a good time) and I've learned that the upswing

> in number of Osteoporosis cases in women (oddly, the

> literature is silent as to men, who do get it too) has

> more to do with how women take care of themselves

> below the age of 30 than how they take care of

> themselves after the age of 50 or 60.

>

> Our bodies grow and destroy a certain ratio of bone

> throughout our lives. At 20 we grow a greater

> percentage than we destroy. The opposite is true at

> 60. Apparently, our suceptability to Osteoporosis has

> to do with How Much bone we grew in our 20s. The lower

> the level of bone, the closer we are to Osteoporosis

> when we start to lose bone later.

>

> And what is the biggest single culprit against bone

> growth in our 20s? SODA. Yeah, that drink many of us

> drank (or currently drink) by the liter. The

> phosphorus in the drink leaches calcium out of the

> bone. So more and more young women are growing less

> and less bone.

>

> And the rudest thing of all? That "diet" soda actually

> makes you gain weight. Yes, a double whammy (technical

> term). Yep, studies have shown that even switching to

> regular soda leads to immediate weight loss, more so

> if you stop soda all together.

>

> So, if any of you know any young women (or men) in

> their 20's...

>

> As to how this relates to astrology? Er, transiting

> Saturn has recently turned retrograde and is opposing

> my Venus and trining my Jupiter (does Saturn trine?

> Maybe not), while transiting Mars and transiting

> Jupiter both square my Venus (really, I think she has

> cause to complain), and now transiting Rahu is

> conjuncting my Jupiter. Which of course means nothing

> at all, but it was an entire sentence of astrological

> words - that's pretty good for me.

>

> So, a good day to all. I'm going to take my Venus out

> shopping for make-up. Maybe she'll feel better.

>

> :-)

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