David

I would like some advice which parrot would be best since I never owned one before.

I have been doing a lot of research and narrowed it down to Eclectus (male) or a cockatiel. Any good advice before I make the plunge?

Maybe some can explain this to me.

Insulin resistance means that the cells in the body can't use the insulin in the blood stream, so if they are not getting enough glucose they should be dying. This doesn't seem to be the case either since our body seems fine. It would not take too long without glucose to kill off most cells and we should feel the effects of this. I think this would be even more serious when working out, when we need a lot more energy. People with this condition for years and years should show the signs of cells dying rapidly. How can this be?

I am new to making buffer solutions and need a little help with this.

How can I make a KOH buffered solution at a pH of 11.0-11.3?

Also how should this solution be replenished when the pH drops?

Thanks so much.

Does not sound right to me. Anyone know?

Just curious.

My insurance company pays 100% for cleanings and x-rays. So I just had both done. Then I get a bill of $11.00 for charges the insurance company will not pay. If the insurance says they will pay 100% and will not pay anymore, then should I pay the additional costs? Sounds like they are get trying to get more than they deserve.

Just curious. Do you prefer a certain size just to please men or is it something you really like for yourself? Does a certain size make you feel sexy? So many women seem to be getting breast enlargements today even at young age. Do you prefer large nipples or small?

Just wondering how real the chances are. Could this be just a fluke test result?

I have Yahoo answer set to display only questions in English but I am seeing more and more Chinese questions posted. How can this be fixed?

Has anyone ever noticed that Santa as in Santa Claus, if you more the letter "n" to the end it spells Satan? Have you ever noticed that Santa has to go down the chimney and into the fire to enter your house? Just like Satan will go down into the fire? Have you ever noticed also that Santa thinks of himself as God knowing if you are bad or good just like Satan said he wants to be like God.

Looking for a great New Orleans style recipe for seafood. I can't seem to find really good ones.

I looked into both but hard to decide which will be best. Any ideas?

I have been doing some reading online about high cholesterol and found that it is not as clear as doctors seem to indicate.

We hear all the time that high cholesterol causes blockages in arteries and heart disease so we need to reduce our cholesterol intake and take meds. But many studies do not show this as fact.

What I have read says that if we reduce our cholesterol intake by changing our diet, our liver just increases the cholesterol it produces to maintain the higher level. Also, the studies do not support the idea that cholesterol causes arteries to clog or heart disease. Cardiologists has also stated that often they see patients with high cholesterol with no heart disease and no clog arteries and others with low cholesterol with heart disease and clog arteries. This also confirms the results of studies.

It has been stated that cholesterol is being blamed when it is not the cause of the problems, but rather it the bodies response to arterial damage caused by high blood pressure. This is evident when a vein is used to replace an artery. Veins do not carry as high a blood pressure as arteries do and clogging does not usually occur in veins. But the vein will clog if it is removed and placed as an artery.

The rise in Cholesterol maybe the bodies response to arterial damage by patching the damage so it can heal. So it is a good thing not a bad thing. Which seems to make sense since the levels are controlled by the liver and the levels increase if the dietary cholesterol is reduced. This seems to indicate the body needs higher cholesterol.

The medicines (statins) given by doctors to lower cholesterol work by preventing the liver from producing cholesterol. So if the body is calling for higher cholesterol to heal damaged arteries, and the medicines we take are stopping the bodies attempt to heal arteries we are increasing risk of having strokes.

Cholesterol can be compared with firemen. It is like saying firemen cause fires because every time there is a fire, the firemen are there. They must be the cause of the fire. Cholesterol is not causing fires it is trying to put them out.

Anyone have any thoughts or comments on this?

Just wondering, what if you are wrong and God does exist and He will judge you after death, which means hell? This is a very scary thing. You are betting your life you this decision.

Just curious.