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A Tree Sacred and Deadly
The pine was probably Scots pine,the commonest pine in the British Isles and a native. There are two native oaks in these isles, but I suggest that the forest was sessile oak, which is a species common in the northern and western parts of the ...
frankbeswick, on 05/13/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
The University of Helsinki article comes off as helpfully succinct and to-the-point.
The Saris team members already devoted a number of years to studying Parkinson's disease. They expect to be able to extract the problematic bacteria without ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/12/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
The first paragraph under your first subheading, A Magical Plant, discerns within that "massive yew woodland" that Doohoma Forest also domiciled oak and pine.
Is the fossil evidence such that it's clear which species of oak and pine inhabited ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/12/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
The original term was probably Welsh, but like many Celtic names it became part of The English language and was anglicised
frankbeswick, on 05/12/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Thanks derdriu
frankbeswick, on 05/12/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
I'm happy that you've seen this, Veronica.
I saw your comment just now as I was going through your wizzleys to see which would be most appropriate to leave the same information for you as for Frank.
The Bello article and the University of ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/11/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Derdriu,
Thank you for pointing this out and taking the time to explain it.
I got a letter about this this week. It will be a while before it is implemented if it goes ahead.
There are new developments all the time.
Veronica, on 05/11/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
The third paragraph to your first subheading, A Magical Plant, describes the dark woodland-topped Caburn hill.
What do your, eastern-pond siders deem the proper etymology of Caburn?
Online sources here indicate Welsh Caer Bryn, for stronghold ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/11/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
You and your wife and family and Veronica and her husband and family have my best wishes for you all always.
Entering the search term "Camille Bello Gut bacteria may hold the key to preventing Parkinson's disease, say Finnish scientists May 9, ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/11/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
No forest trees survived the inundation and subsequent covering with millennia and the covering with sediment.The forest became a fossil.it was discovered when the shoreline was eroded by a storm in the early years of the twentieth century
frankbeswick, on 05/11/2023
A Tree Sacred and Deadly
The first paragraph to your first subheading, A Magical Plant, considers the Doohoma Forest edge as so "overwhelmed" by inundated shorelines as to be "leaving its fossilized remains to be rediscovered in modern times."
Did the discovery find ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/11/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Thanks, Derdriu, anything helps. I had not heard of this research and am interested. You cannot at present reverse the disease, but you can treat the symptoms. However the damage done at present is incurable. In my case the specialist thinks ...
frankbeswick, on 05/11/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
Quite correct on the spellings.
frankbeswick, on 05/11/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
The big-headline news on the western-pond side this week concerns a breakthrough in Parkinson's disease. One of the sources has the site name Euro News. So perhaps you eastern-pond siders already know about this...!
Finnish scientists link the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/10/2023
Facing Chronic Illness in a Christian Way
An error in my comment dated June 4, 2022, just caught my attention as I commenced entering another question. My last sentence describes whiskey as the Canadian, Irish, Scottish and Unitedstatesian spellings.
It's accurater to equate whiskey ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 05/10/2023