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USA — New research shows you can stop a cold before
it starts if you take one simple step when you first feel a
cold coming on.
Colds start when cold viruses get in your nose. Viruses
multiply fast. If you don’t stop them early, they spread in
your airways and cause misery.
But scientists have found a quick way to kill a virus –
touch it with copper. Researchers at labs and universities
worldwide all agree – copper is “antimicrobial.” It kills microbes,
such as viruses and bacteria, just by touch.
That’s why ancient Greeks and Egyptians used copper
to purify water and heal wounds. They didn’t know about
viruses and bacteria, but now we do.
Researchers say microbe cells have a tiny internal elec-
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New Device Stops Colds
By: Doug Cornell PhD/ To Your Health
New Research:
Copper stops colds if used early.
tric charge which gets short-circuited by highly conductive
copper. This destroys the cell in seconds.
Tests by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
show germs die fast on copper. So some hospitals switched
to copper touch surfaces, like faucets and doorknobs. This
cut the spread of MRSA and other illnesses by over half,
and saved lives.
The strong scientific evidence gave inventor Doug Cornell
an idea. When he felt a cold coming on he fashioned
a smooth copper probe and rubbed it gently in his nose for
60 seconds.
“It worked!” he exclaimed. “The cold went away completely.”
He asked relatives and friends to try it. They said
it worked for them, too, every time. So he patented CopperZap
and put it on the market.
Soon hundreds of people had tried it and given feedback.
Nearly 100 percent said the copper stops their colds
if used within 3 hours after the first sign. Even up to 2 days,
if they still get the cold it is milder.
Users wrote things like, “What a wonderful thing,” and
“It stopped my cold right away,” and “Is it supposed to
work that fast?”
Pat McAllister, age 70, was given a CopperZap. “One
of the best gifts ever. This little jewel really works.”
People often use it for prevention, before cold signs appear.
Karen Gauci flies often for her job and used to get
colds after crowded flights. Though skeptical, she tried it
several times a day on travel days for 2 months. “Sixteen
flights and not a sniffle!” she exclaimed.
Business owner Rosaleen says when people are sick
around her she uses her CopperZap morning and night. “It
saved me last holidays,” she said. “The kids had colds going
round and round, but not me.”
Some users say it helps with sinus problems, nighttime
stuffiness, and flu. The EPA says the natural color change
of copper does not reduce its ability to kill germs.
CopperZap is made in the U.S. of pure American copper.
It costs $47, with a 90-day money back guarantee, at
CopperZap.com or toll-free 1-888-411-6114.
March 2017
Roadside Art
By: Adrea Nairne-Barrera / 60s to 60
Y
ou
can’t help noticing things lying on the
road when you’re driving. So when you
have to steer around them, the mind starts to
wander and you have to think how it got there.
Everyone knows red rags come from trucks. They are everywhere!
One shoe is probably not good.
Landscape trucks always drop plants and bags usually right in the
middle of the road. Sometimes a car hits one and the guy behind gets
showered in pine or mesquite that sticks to the car.
Couch pillows are very popular. For some reason when people
move furniture, they put it in the back of a pick-up truck too small to
handle the job. Then they must run out of bungee cords and lose at
least one or two cushions.
If you’re driving to California, the 15 has a variety of droppings
every few miles. I’ve even seen a bar-b-que, a toilet (in case the public
ones are closed I suppose) and the mandatory tires.
Then there are the things you see that you wouldn’t mind taking
home. I once saw a really awesome ladder in the center lane of
the freeway. How about a discarded rocking chair that just needs
painting?
Next we move to the leftover political campaign signs attached
to fences months after the elections. The law says they have to be
removed, but no one actually does it until they seem to get defaced or
they fall down on their own.
And let’s not forget my profession either. We Realtors are always
putting stakes in the ground with our phone numbers and signs. Now
we even have flags! We’re a tough bunch and have been on front
lawns forever. They can’t keep us down.
How about orange cones? As soon as you see one, the immediate
reaction is “Oh crap, traffic will slow down” and you’re in a bad
mood. Then you drive 200 feet and they stop!
Sometimes you’re alerted by the sound of tire screeches, all to the
amusement of landscapers who are already in another subdivision
laughing. Perhaps it’s all art and someone will paint some garbage
on the road, sell it and make a million. After all, who expected Andy
Warhol to be famous for a soup can?