Bird flu

Oprah talked about bird flu today with an "expert" on the subject. They talked a lot about the availability or lack of same of drugs, the need to stock up on food, the inevitability of the pandemic, etc.

There was never any mention of the fact that if you are healthy, it is not likely you will contract this or any other flu. I am no expert but I have studied nutrition for a long time. Preventative medicine is the way to go. My understanding is that viruses are transmitted through the cell walls, as opposed to the cold bacteria, which passes between cell walls.

If you strengthen the cell walls, viruses cannot be transmitted. Rutin, a nutrient found in green vegetables like green peppers, is especially helpful in strengthening the cell walls.

Making yourself healthy and strengthening your immune system is the best preparation for any illness. Eating organically grown fruits and veggies, with a diet of whole grains, nuts and seeds is the foundation for good health.

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A lovely spring day

Wow, sun in Gemini has certainly energized the mental; this writing probably has some of that energy in it. Nice moon in Taurus though, Mr. mellow.

Oprah had a wonderful program this morning with Elie Weisel and an essay contest for high school kids, interpreting the significance of Night. I was scheduled to see my laptop repairman but couldn't leave.

Omtae

I should mention the primary meaning of Omtae, the title of this Blog. I spoke first of the acronym I created, but there is a more primary meaning.

It is a name first spoken by my ex, whose name is Sheila. She said it was my spiritual name, and it felt right so there it is. Sheila is otherwise known as Omnec Onec, the woman from Venus. Meeting her and eventually having two kids with her and marrying her was one of the seminal experiences in my life.

As I write this, she is in Germany giving workshops and seminars. She has been taken more seriously there, and has established a bit of a career for herself. She has only a temporary visa though, so the latest I have heard is that she will be back in the area around the end of May '06..

Here is a website put up by some of her supporters: Oops, filling that in will have to wait since I am currently typing on a library computer and don't have access to my bookmarks. I just did a search on "Omnec Onec" and got many, many pages of references but couldn't find her website.

10.19.06 Update: The website put up by her supporters is apparently offline. All I could come up with is this reference:

http://www.alienzoo.com/roswell/omneconec.html