Important tips we might not know.

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If you have Plantar Facilitis a Cortisone injection can be given free at the doctors and helps relieve the pain.
Tell us something we might not know that can help us?

Just don't lose your temper and eat her liver . . .

I used to get quite upset when the big impressive scabs* gradually got smaller and less delicious.

DM kept telling me it would never heal if I picked it, little realising that THIS WAS MY INTENTION!

*I had some corkers! I was always falling off things, into things, out of things, hitting things face first etc.

The scabs were my consolation prize . . . 😂

Same here - I'm thinking of having a tee-shirt printed . . . 😕

I do this with curtains 👍

For sleep problems and/or stress, anxiety or grief, or for people with autism for example, try a weighted blanket before trying medication, if medication has failed to help as much as you would like, or if you need or want to stop taking medication, ( but do not stop taking prescribed medication without first discussing it with your doctor). Weighted blankets are good to use when sitting in a chair or on the sofa, as well as on the bed for sleep.

Weighted blankets start from about £20. It is essential to get the right weight of blanket for you. As a guide, this should be between 8-15% of your body weight and no more than 10% for children. For your health and for safety, do not get a heavier blanket than that. A heavier blanket is also just not necessary and would be harder to handle to clean and dry it too. For two adults sharing a bed, two individual single weighted blankets are much better than one large double or king-sized one.

For children and adults with autism especially, weighted blankets can also be tried with stretchy, sensory sheets - sometimes called compression sheets.

Some weighted blankets are machine washable and/or come with detachable, machine washable covers. The covers have little ties inside to attach to little loops on the weighted blanket to keep it in place and prevent the weighted blanket from slipping about and bunching up inside. Velour covers are better for winter and/or cold sleepers, and cotton or bamboo covers are better for summer and/or hot sleepers. It can be a good idea to get a velour cover for winter and a cotton or bamboo cover for summer.

They can help adults and children over the age of 3 years. The person using the blanket should be able to lift the blanket off themselves easily. For their health and for safety, weighted blankets are not suitable for babies and toddlers under the age of 3 years, because of the increased risk of overheating and suffocation. If you have a serious medical condition, it is wise to discuss using a weighted blanket first with your doctor. They are generally not suitable during pregnancy or for people with respiratory disorders, such as asthma, sleep apnoea, or circulatory disorders including type 2 diabetes.

Here are some examples of retailers, but other and cheaper options are also quite widely available. We've had one in daily family use from Calming Blankets for three years with a cover and it is still in great condition:
calmingblankets.co.uk/
www.johnlewis.com/search?search-term=weighted%20blanket

Some people take to a weighted blanket immediately, but be ready to try it for a few nights, or even a few weeks, as it can take some getting used to and for the benefits to begin to be felt.

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Having to put the heating on,
because the room is so cold as you have to open the window, must cost more than a flush of the toilet!

Thank you for this, Raining - I'm going to try one of these.

Please do not use a weighted blanket if you are hypermobile (especially children) as this will increase the likelihood of pain in the joints from the weight of the blanket, or joint dislocation due to pressure on the joint/s or from the effort required trying to move the blanket.
Sorry to be a joy sponge.

I totally agree both me and my nephew are autistic and both of us use weighted blankets and love them.
I love the feeling of the weighted blanket it just makes me feel safe. I can’t quite explain why, but it’s safety the weight of it. And the pressure.

Try teddy bear bedding in the winter. It's soft and cosy and dries quickly.

Only discovered it this year. Wouldn't be without it now. You can get it from Marks and Dunelm Mill.

So… going back to burying a murder victim feet first with an animal on top, don’t bother just get pigs! I think I’ve gone off pork

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That's great to hear, @Jodiice81 . I'll try and pop back to post something about how and why they work when I get chance.

You're welcome and I really hope it works for you @Emotionalsupportviper .

Not at all, thank you @DoveOfPiss - they don't suit everyone. That's why I suggested those with existing conditions consult their medical professional before using a weighted blanket, and that the blanket weight chosen must be easy to move for the user. Use of a weighted blanket should never be painful, of course. Some adults and children with hypermobility do use weighted blankets very successfully. Sometimes a lighter blanket is an option or, if the medical professional concerned advises against a weighted blanket, a sensory/compression sheet is another option.

I will keep this in mind when I succumb and finally kill them..

I got some but it's too hot for me - I like an unheated bedroom and the window open even in winter. Mr Viper loves it, though.

Lots of cultures eat dogs, which are largely carnivorous, and cats, as well as other carnivores.

I wonder if the arctic thing is related to the fact that polar bears (and sled dogs) only eat flesh and flesh-related stuff.

Most carnivores eat herbivores - and that includes the contents of their stomachs. In the arctic all creatures tend to have a diet consisting of other animals - seals and walri (? 🤔) eat fish, most of the fish eat other fish etc. The contents of everything's stomach will be concentrated meat products.

Possibly at some time of the year polar bears get the chance of an elk, but that would be an occasional treat, I imagine. (And I can't see a polar bear licking lichen off rocks if there is anything else at all to hunt.)

Anyway - I digress - this could seriously concentrate Vitamin A in the liver of the apex predators.

I think that cultures that eat dog tend to prefer sucklings. I know the Norwegian explorers did eat their sled dogs but avoided the liver. That’s an unusual situation though.
I think parasites are a particular problem with eating meat eaters hence raw polar bear being fatal in some instances.

@FuppinNora Does it matter if it's bio or non-bio? Sounds great 😀

I never thought of parasites, @NoNameNowAgain .

And now I can't stop thinking of them . . . 😬😬😬

And prions causing BSE or similar.

Good idea 👻

Which bit of history would that be?

@Riverlee Can you ride it? #askingforafriend😇

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