#Types of thyroid problem

[richcarehomeopathy]

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Types of thyroid

Hypothyroidism: iodine deficiency in the blood leads to this condition.other causes like heriditory,stress and lots of hormonal variation during pregnancy may also leads to hypothyroidism. It is usually noticed that hypothyroidism affects women more than men and gets worse as one ages.

Some of the common symptoms of hypothyroidism are:

Extreme fatigue.

Forgetfulness and confusion in thought process.

Feeling cold all the time Constipation.

Dry skin.

Bloating or fluid retention in the body.

Stiffness in joints and muscles along with aches and pains.

Menorrhagia, excessive or prolonged menstrual bleeding.

Depression.

Some of the common symptoms of hyperthyroidism are:

Sweating profusely

Intolerance to heat

Increased bowel movements

Slight tremor in the limbs

Rapid heart rate

Unexplained weight loss

Excessive fatigue

Conce

ration problem

Irregular menstrual cycle

It can lead to irregular heart rhythms and even heart failure in the elderly.

Untreated hyperthyroidism may result in condition called thyroid storm, where a person can suffer from high blood pressure, fever leading to a heart failure.

In Graves’ disease, there may be eye changes and skin changes in addition to the other symptoms.

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[littlestpersimmon]

Hello everyone. I'm absolutely terrified to open up about this, but I am having surgery on my thyroid to remove a goiter that has become very large / given me problems eating and breathing in general. My ocd is going crazy and catastrophizing;, I have been neglecting my health for five years until I experienced some symptoms that terrified me. My dr. Advised me that I will need two types of surgeons, one an ENT and one a thoracic surgeon. I am going to make a formal fundraiser very soon, but I was informed by my Dr. That the overall cost of this surgery (plus recovery) will be around 700,000 pesos- almost 13,000 usd. That is. My wages of three whole years. I am from the global south, in the philippines, and my wages are far smaller compared to my peers in the global north. My insurance is trying to cover around 40,000-80,000 pesos, I am unsure yet. Right now, I am unable to work all three of my jobs because I needed to do a ton of tests and resting, my new meds making me extremely drowsy as I was also diagnosed with type II diabetes and hypertension (?). I still am the only person in my family who can work- my mother is completely unable to move independently due to nerve damage from sepsis, she is legally blind and a full time wheelchair user. my father is very very immunocompromised due to heart disease and kidney failure, and my younger sister is autistic, with a low frustration threshold. Since Early April, I have had no income as I was in and out of the hospital; thanks to everyone's generous donations for my teeth that I am now allocating for this surgery instead, insurance, and my lovely friend Mango's large donation, I have been able to eat well, and cover about 12%-15% of my upcoming surgery's fund. Am trying to build up more breathing room for my gofundme, as it is common practice for philippine hospitals to prevent patients from leaving without having paid in full. I am humbly begging for everyone to please help me, Because I have not been working and will be unable to work for a couple of weeks. this is the most terrifying thing I have ever gone through, and I have been ignoring it for the past 5 years ♡ if you are blessed with disposable income and a generous heart, please send it my way! It means the whole world to me.

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[diabetes-health-corner]

Thyroid: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

TSH tells the thyroid what needs to be done to get the body back to normal. As long as these hormones are released in the correct quantity, your metabolism will function with no hitch. But if this goes out of whack—as it sometimes does, it leads to hyper- or hypothyroidism.

Read more to know the causes and symptoms of Thyroid: https://www.freedomfromdiabetes.org/blog/post/thyroid-causes-symptoms-and-treatment/2876

[cripplecharacters]

Disabilities that You Should Consider Representing in Your Writing More… part 1

[large text: Disabilities that You Should Consider Representing in Your Writing More… part 1]

While all disabilities are underrepresented in basically all sorts of media, it’s hard to not notice the trend in what disabilities make up the majority of representation. It’s especially visible when having a blog like this, where we can see what disabilities writers even consider including in their writing, and which ones never come up.

One in four people are disabled. With eight billion people alive it means there’s a lot of disabled people, and a lot of reasons why they are disabled in the first place - but this diversity is rarely represented, even on this blog, and anyone who has been following for a while has probably noticed that fact.

To be blunt: there are disabilities other than “amputee” and “invisibly disabled mobility aid user”. Does that mean that it’s wrong to write either of those? No, and we don’t want to imply that it is. Does it mean that either of these have a lot of good representation? Absolutely not, half of all the amputee characters out there are written by people who don't seem to be even aware they're writing a disabled character. Does it mean that when you are deciding on what to give your character, you should think beyond (or along! people can be, and often are, multiply disabled!) just those two? Absolutely. Disability is a spectrum with thousands of things in it.

This is, simply, a list of common disabilities. This is just a few of them, as this is part one of presumably many (or, at least three as of right now). By “common” we rather arbitrarily decided on “~1% or more” - so at least 1 in 100 people has the disabilities below, which is a lot. Featuring!: links that you should click, sources of the % that are mostly just medical reports and might be hard to read, and quick, very non-exhaustive explanations to give you a basic idea of what these are. 

Intellectual disability (about 1.5%) Intellectual disability is a condition we have written about at length before. It’s a developmental disability that affects things such as conceptualization, language, problem-solving, or social and self-care skills. ID can exist on its own or be a part of another condition, like Down Syndrome, Congenital Iodine Deficiency, or Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. This post covers a lot of basic information that you might need. We have an intellectual disability tag that you can look through!

Cancer survivors (5.4% in the US, about 0.55% worldwide) A cancer survivor is a pretty self-explanatory term. There is a lot of types of cancer and some of them are very common while others are very rare, which makes this a very diverse category. Cancers also have different survival rates. While not every survivor will have disabling symptoms, they definitely happen. Most of the long-term side effects are related to chemotherapy, radiation, and other medication, especially if they happened in children. They can include all sorts of organ damage, osteoporosis, cognitive problems, sensory disabilities, infertility, and increased rate of other cancers. Other effects include removal of the affected area, such as an eye, a spleen, breasts, or the thyroid gland, each of which will have different outcomes. Cancer, and cancer treatments, can also result in PTSD.

Diabetes (about 8.5%, ~95% of that are type 2) Diabetes is a group of endocrine conditions that cause hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) for various reasons depending on the type. The vast majority of people have type 2 diabetes, which can cause fatigue, poor healing, or feeling thirsty or hungry. A diabetic person will use insulin when needed to help manage their blood sugar levels. There are many complications related to diabetes, from neuropathy, to retinopathy, and chronic kidney disease, and there's a lot of disabilities that coexist with diabetes in general! You might want to check out the #how to write type 1 diabetes tag by @type1diabetesinfandom!

Disabling vision loss (about 7.5%) Blindness and low vision are a spectrum, ranging from total blindness (around 10% of legally blind people) to mild visual impairment. Blindness can be caused by countless things, but cataracts, refractive errors, and glaucoma are the most common. While cataracts cause the person to have a clouded pupil (not the whole eye!) blind eyes usually look average, with strabismus or nystagmus being exceptions to that fairly often (but not always). Trauma isn't a common cause of blindness, and accidents are overrepresented in fiction. A blind person can use a white cane, a guide dog or horse, or both. Assistive solutions are important here, such as Braille, screenreaders, or magnifying glasses. We have a blindness tag that you can look through, and you might want to check out @blindbeta and @mimzy-writing-online.

Psoriasis (about 2-4%) Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition with multiple subtypes; it can cause intense itching, pain, and general discomfort, and often carries social stigma. It’s an autoimmune and non-contagious disability that affects the skin cells, resulting in raised patches of flaky skin covered with scales. It often (30%) leads to a related condition, psoriatic arthritis, which causes joint pain, tenderness, and fatigue, among other things.

Stroke survivors (0.5-1%) A stroke survivor is a person who has survived any kind of stroke (ischemic, hemorrhagic, etc.). While the specific symptoms often depend on the exact location on where the stroke happened, signs such as hemiplegia, slurred speech, vision problems, and cognitive changes are common in most survivors to some degree. When someone has a stroke as a baby, or before they are born, it can result in cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and other disabilities. We have a brain injury tag that you can look through!

Noonan Syndrome (about 0.1-1% - mild is 1%, severe 0.1%) Noonan Syndrome is a disability that is almost never mentioned in any context, but certainly not around the topic of writing disabled characters. It’s a congenital condition that can cause cardiomyopathy, chronic joint pain, hypermobility, short stature, facial differences such as ptosis, autism, and various lymphatic problems among other things. Some people with Noonan Syndrome might use mobility aids to help with their joint pain.

Hyperthyroidism (about 1.2%) Hyperthyroidism is a condition of the endocrine system caused by hormone overproduction that affects metabolism. It often results in irritability, weight loss, heat intolerance, tremors, mood swings, or insomnia. Undertreated hyperthyroidism has a rare, but extremely dangerous side effect associated with it called a thyroid storm, which can be fatal if untreated.

Hypothyroidism (>5%) Hypothyroidism is an endocrine condition just as hyperthyroidism is, and it causes somewhat opposite symptoms. Due to not producing enough thyroid hormones, it often causes fatigue, depression, hair loss, weight gain, and a frequent feeling of being cold. It’s often comorbid with other autoimmune disabilities, e.g. vitiligo, chronic autoimmune gastritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. Extreme hypothyroidism can also be potentially fatal because of a condition known as Myxedema coma (or “crisis”), which is also rare.

Deafblindness (about 0.2-2%) Being DeafBlind is often considered to be an extremely rare disability, but that’s not really the case. DeafBlindness on its own isn’t a diagnosis - it can be caused by a wide range of things, with CHARGE syndrome (congenital), Usher syndrome (born deaf, becomes blind later in life), congenital rubella, and age-related deafness and blindness being some of the most common reasons. DeafBlindness is a wide spectrum, the vast majority of DeafBlind people aren’t fully blind and deaf, and they can use various ways of communication. Some of these could be sign language (tactile or not), protactile, the deafblind manual, oral speech (aided by hearing aids or not), the Lorm alphabet, and more. You can learn more about assistive devices here! Despite what various media like to tell you, being DeafBlind isn’t a death sentence, and the DeafBlind community and culture are alive and thriving - especially since the start of the protactile movement. We have a DeafBlindness tag that you can look through!

It’s probably worth mentioning that we have received little to no asks in general for almost all the disabilities above, and it’s certainly not due to what mods answer for. Our best guess is that writers don’t realize how many options they have and just end up going for the same things over and over.

Only representing “cool” disabilities that are “not too much while having a particular look/aura/drama associated” isn’t what you should aim for. Disabled people just exist, and all of us deserve to be represented, including those whose disabilities aren’t your typical “cool design” or “character inspo”, and literally all of us deserve to have good, informed representation. Sometimes we are just regular people, with disabilities that are “boring” or “too much”, and don’t make for useful plot points.

mod Sasza (with huge thank you to mod Sparrow, Rot, and Virus for their contributions with research)

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"Save lives, donate now!" 🥺❤️

Hello, my name is Marah, a 23-year-old law student from Gaza. I never thought I would reach a point where I had no choice but to ask for help, but the agony we are going through has reached a point where we can no longer bear it.

My family is fighting an unbearable battle for survival. The war has taken everything from us—our home, our future, and our livelihood. My mother is gravely ill, suffering from both thyroid problems and diabetes. She needs immediate medical attention, but we have no money to pay for her treatment, and every day, her health deteriorates. We watch her suffer and feel helpless because we can’t afford even the most basic medication.

My father is in a worse condition. After hearing about the tragic loss of our relatives, he suffered a stroke. Now, he’s unable to take care of himself or help us. The man who worked his entire life to build a home for us now lays in bed, helpless and broken. We’ve lost everything, and his health continues to worsen with no medical care or proper treatment.

We are living in absolute despair, in a place where there is no hope, no food, and no clean water. Our financial situation is dire; we have no source of income, and the future looks darker than ever. The weight of our suffering is unbearable, and every day feels like a battle that we are losing.

Please, I am begging you for help. Even a small donation, just $5, will provide us with the hope we need to survive this nightmare. We have no other choice but to reach out to the kindness and compassion of others.

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[olowan-waphiya]

of fucking course.....they fucking coated paper straws with pfas......its a fucking nightmare

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Long-lasting 'forever chemicals', which can cause damaging health issues, found in 18/20 brands of paper straws

In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, Belgian researchers tested 39 brands of straws for the group of synthetic chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

PFAS were found in the majority of the straws tested and were most common in those made from paper and bamboo, the study, published in the peer-reviewed journal Food Additives and Contaminants, found.

PFAS are used to make everyday products, from outdoor clothing to non-stick pans, resistant to water, heat and stains. They are, however, potentially harmful to people, wildlife and the environment.

They break down very slowly over time and can persist over thousands of years in the environment, a property that has led to them being known as "forever chemicals."

They have been associated with a number of health problems, including lower response to vaccines, lower birth weight, thyroid disease, increased cholesterol levels, liver damage, kidney cancer and testicular cancer.

"Straws made from plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo, are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic," says researcher Dr Thimo Groffen, an environmental scientist at the University of Antwerp, who is involved in this study.

"However, the presence of PFAS in these straws means that's not necessarily true."

A growing number of countries, including the UK and Belgium, have banned sale of single-use plastic products, including drinking straws, and plant-based versions have become popular alternatives.

A recent study found PFAS in plant-based drinking straws in the US. Dr Groffen and colleagues wanted to find out if the same was true of those on sale in Belgium.

To explore this further, the research team purchased 39 different brands of drinking straw made from five materials -- paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic.

The straws, which were mainly obtained from shops, supermarkets and fast-food restaurants, then underwent two rounds of testing for PFAS.

The majority of the brands (27/39, 69%) contained PFAS, with 18 different PFAS detected in total.

The paper straws were most likely to contain PFAS, with the chemicals detected in 18/20 (90%) of the brands tested. PFAS were also detected in 4/5 (80%) brands of bamboo straw, 3/4 (75%) of the plastic straw brands and 2/5 (40%) brands of glass straw. They were not detected in any of the five types of steel straw tested.

The most commonly found PFAS, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), has been banned globally since 2020.

Also detected were trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFMS), "ultra-short chain" PFAS which are highly water soluble and so might leach out of straws into drinks.

The PFAS concentrations were low and, bearing in mind that most people tend to only use straws occasionally, pose a limited risk to human health. However, PFAS can remain in the body for many years and concentrations can build up over time.

"Small amounts of PFAS, while not harmful in themselves, can add to the chemical load already present in the body," says Dr Groffen.

It isn't known whether the PFAS were added to the straws by the manufacturers for waterproofing or whether were the result of contamination. Potential sources of contamination include the soil the plant-based materials were grown in and the water used in the manufacturing process.

However, the presence of the chemicals in almost every brand of paper straw means it is likely that it was, in some cases, being used as a water-repellent coating, say the researchers.

The study's other limitations include not looking at whether the PFAS would leach out of the straws into liquids.

Dr Groffen concludes: "The presence of PFAS in paper and bamboo straws shows they are not necessarily biodegradable.

"We did not detect any PFAS in stainless steel straws, so I would advise consumers to use this type of straw -- or just avoid using straws at all."

[talonabraxas]

☩ Archangel Michael ☩ Talon Abraxas

The Blue Light Ray, Led by Archangel Michael

The blue angel light ray represents power, protection, faith, courage, and strength. This ray is part of the metaphysical system of angel colors based on seven different light rays: blue, yellow, pink, white, green, red, and purple.

Some people believe that the light waves for the seven angel colors vibrate at different electromagnetic energy frequencies in the universe, attracting the angels that have similar kinds of energy. Others believe that the colors are just fun ways of symbolizing the different types of missions that God sends angels on to help people. By thinking of angels who specialize in different types of work according to colors, people can focus their prayers according to what type of help they’re seeking from God and his angels.

Blue Light Ray and Archangel Michael

Michael, the leader of all holy angels, is in charge of the blue angel light ray. Michael is known for his exceptional strength and courage. He’s a leader who fights for good to prevail over evil. He protects and defends people who love God. People sometimes ask for Michael's help to gain the courage they need to overcome their fears, obtain the strength to resist temptations to sin, and instead do what's right and stay safe in dangerous situations.

Crystals

Some of the different crystal gemstones associated with the blue angel light ray are aquamarine, light blue sapphire, light blue topaz, and turquoise. Some people believe that the energy in these crystals can help motivate people to seek adventure and take risks, let go of negative thoughts, inspire fresh and creative ways of thinking, and increase confidence.

Chakra

The blue angel light ray corresponds to the throat chakra, which is located in the neck area of the human body. Some people say that the spiritual energy from angels that flows into the body through the throat chakra may help them:

Physically: such as by helping to treat dental problems, thyroid conditions, sore throats, and laryngitis

Mentally: such as by helping them make wise decisions or think more creatively

Spiritually: such as by helping them gain more faith, tell the truth, and choose God’s will over their own.

Blue Ray Prayer Day

The blue angel light ray radiates most powerfully on Sunday, some people believe, so they consider Sunday to be the best day to pray, especially about situations that the blue ray encompasses.

Angel Colors: The Blue Light Ray, Led by Archangel Michael

[luludeluluramblings]

wait CANCER… Are you alright…?

(No seriously Are you alright, how Are you feeling?)

Yeah, it’s all good now! I went in to a new doctor thinking it was typical Thyroid problems in October. Which are extremely common in my family. So I was going to go and start getting that checked in a few years, but I decided to go in early cause I was having odd symptoms. (Not related).

Then they found a tiny lump, then they found out there two nodes, then they did scans and a biopsy. Honestly it happened kinda fast. There was a 90% chance it was cancer before they took it out, only to confirm it was stage one and just barely starting to escape the thyroid capsule.

So I’m getting treatment to kill off all my left over thyroid cells since they could be cancerous.

Basically, I’m radioactive for the next couple days.

If there was ever a type of cancer to get, it would be this one. (Both my mom and grandmother had the same treatment for different thyroid problems.)

Soooo, I got really lucky and caught it extremely early. Surprisingly enough, my overall health is improving with my thyroid meds. Skin’s clear, I’m happier, I have more energy. Though I can’t sing or yell anymore. My voice ends up cracking.

Sorry for the long winded explanation. In quarantine and I’m either writing, calling my family, or playing the sims. (I’m building Wayne Manor.)

[scientia-rex]

Hysteria isn't a fucking thing

ok fun fact: I'm rapidly becoming a cult favorite doctor among our local privileged elderly white ladies, which I have mixed feelings about, but the #1 reason is that I just don't leap to "anxiety" as an explanation for symptoms unless the patient tells me "I am anxious, and then I feel these symptoms, and when I am not anxious, I don't feel these symptoms."

The sheer number of women I've seen who've been told for years to decades that the only thing wrong with them is anxiety is fucking staggering, in this Year Of Our Lord 2023, and I just keep digging. We checked a basic lab panel, sure. CBC. No anemia. CMP. Kidneys are fine. (Electrolytes are basically always going to be fine if someone is well enough to walk into my office under their own power to talk to me. Exception is mild chronic hyponatremia.) And we check thyroid. TSH and free T4. We check blood sugar. A1c, if the fasting is a little weird. Fasting insulin, if I'm still suspicious. We check cortisol. Inflammatory markers--ESR and CRP.

And eventually, if the symptoms support it, or right away, depending on my level of suspicion, we check rheumatological labs for abnormal autoimmune function. Anti-nuclear antibody. Rheumatoid factor. There's at least a dozen you can check, and which ones you should check is always a matter of debate and also of expertise that I 100% lack. We are out in the sticks. There are no "local" rheumatologists for me to send people to.

But a couple of weeks ago I found a woman--she has bipolar disorder and has been told for decades that's all that's wrong with her--who has an anti-centromere antibody titer that's fucking through the roof. I found an anxious 19-year-old with an ANA of 1:1380. And yesterday I found out why a sweet elderly woman I've seen for a year or two now started feeling crappy months ago: her rheumatoid factor is over 90.

Rheumatological disorders are always difficult. Our understanding of them varies from "pretty good, actually, and here are useful treatments" to "Well I Guess That Exists." Labs aren't always a slam-dunk and even labs plus symptoms can give you misleading impressions. Your immune system can decide that virtually any short chunk of protein is an enemy, and the problem with that is that your body is made up of many, many, many short chunks of proteins, so the odds that you'll develop some kind of antibody against yourself just keeps going up over your lifetime. Immune disorders tend to travel in packs; there's a clear genetic element to it, so the more first-degree relatives (parent, sibling, child) you have with any kind of autoimmune disorder (including Type 1 diabetes), the higher your risk of any kind of autoimmune disorder is, and if you already have one autoimmune disorder, you're at higher risk for developing another one.

But I think it's precisely because they're difficult that a lot of mainstream primary care prefers to pretend they don't exist, rather than try to sift through the utter fucking mess that is Mixed Connective Tissue Disorders, a title that has fallen out of favor since I learned it in my third year of med school. And women are at higher risk for autoimmune disorders than men. And older women are at higher risk than younger women.

So if I, as a family doc, just keep digging, just keep poking at the tangled knot of symptoms, there's a decent chance I will uncover something interesting. Hopefully something treatable. Sometimes we have nothing to treat with, and I just get to offer someone more understanding of their disorder, which feels pretty paltry but is better than the casual dismissal of "You're just anxious."

Never, ever, ever take anxiety as a diagnosis for a symptom other than anxiety. Not even as a rule-out. Keep those symptoms as an open question mark on the patient. Don't say "anxiety" just so you can close the door. And damn sure don't do it to women.

I'm actively working on learning more so I can be more helpful, in our Rheum-less community, so if you have good lectures or books, please drop me a lead.

[bunny-claws]

crystal meanings a - z 🔮 [long post]

common crystal correspondences

(ctrl+f or cmd+f to navigate)

a 

agate (all types): protection, good luck, balance body/mind/spirit, perceptiveness, strength, inspiration, awaken talents.   healing lore: insomnia, teeth/gums, digestive/circulatory/endocrine system, stamina. 

ajoite: peace, harmony; heal old emotional wounds, overcome sorrow, anger, and fear; connect with higher self, meditation, remove and release negative energies, transformation.   healing lore: powerful healing booster. 

alexandrite: inspiration, willpower, self-respect, self-esteem, purification, renewal, creativity, imagination, soothing emotions.   healing lore: reproductive system, nervous system, endocrine system, liver stimulation, detoxification. 

amazonite: truth, honor, communication, integrity, and trust; enhances intuition, psychic powers, creativity, intellect, and psychic ability. lessen stress and self-destructive behavior by calming and building self-esteem. heals emotional disturbances and trauma.   healing lore: preventive energy for general health, colic, cardiovascular problems, calcium deficiency, pregnancy, eczema, muscle cramps, nervous system, decreasing tooth decay, osteoporosis. 

amber: soothing, calming, cleansing, remove toxins, wisdom, purification, intellect.   healing lore: detoxification, addictions, alcoholism, stress and anxiety related problems, poisoning, bone problems, cardiovascular problems, circulation, ears, hearing impairment, endocrine system, fibromyalgia, intestinal/digestive disorders, renal system, genitourinary system, respiratory system, general healing. 

amethyst: addiction of all kinds; stability, peace, calm, balance, courage, and inner strength. protection against psychic attacks. stimulates telepathy and psychic abilities; good for meditation and dreamwork, past life work, or to help visualize your life path. ease pain and grief/bring upon happiness. beneficial for legal problems and money issues/leads to prosperity and abundance. protection for travelers.    healing lore: addictions, alcoholism, headaches, insomnia, arthritis, pain relief, circulatory system, endocrine system, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, immune system deficiencies, asthma, migraines, phobias, pregnancy/preventing miscarriage, menopause, pms, and general healing. 

ametrine: intellectual stimulation, attunement, optimism, remove negative energy, releasing, dispelling tension, connecting, psychic abilities, remove prejudice, inner peace.   healing lore: boost immune system, chronic fatigue syndrome, blood cleanser; repair dna/rna, depression. 

andalusite: “the seeing stone;” clarity, scrying, enhance memory/recall; brings chivalry, moderation, and balance. helpful for meditation and centering.  healing lore: immune disorders, eye problems, deficiencies in calcium, iodine, and oxygen; water retention, edema. 

angel aura quartz: serenity, love, harmony, spiritual communication, ease emotional distress, mental clarity, self reflection, transformation healing lore: immune disorders, illness related to pollution, uv rays, laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, thyroid problems, asthma, upper neck and back pain.

anthophyllite: releasing, especially when things to be released cause problems or pain, cleansing, aura cleansing, writer’s block.   healing lore: colon/lower digestive tract issues, absorption of nutrients. 

apatite: intellect, achieving results, healing, insight, humanitarianism, meditation, balance, creativity.   healing lore: skin/nails, allergies, arthritis, bone problems, cellular regeneration, calcium absorption, teeth/cartilage, suppress appetite, raises metabolism. 

apophyllite: spirituality, mysticism, meditation, astral travel, purification, protection, mindfulness, self-realization.  healing lore: stress, anxiety, respiratory system. 

apple aura quartz: growth, expansion, prosperity, intuition, stability, balance, letting go, severing ties, release, protection from emotional or psychic attacks. healing lore: immune system, lymphatic system, spleen.

aqua aura quartz: psychic skills and awareness, meditation, telepathy, psychic healing, distance spiritual energy healing, communication, awareness of one’s own motivations, success, prosperity, protection from psychic attacks.   healing lore: throat problems, stress-related illness, immune system deficiencies, and thymus gland. 

aquamarine: courage, luck, purification, peace, intuition, inner strength, self-expression, balance, relieve fear, calms communication, angel communication, preparedness, protection during travel on water.   healing lore: throat, speech, chronic fatigue, eyes, eyesight, fluid retention, edema, headaches, intestinal/digestive health. 

aragonite: magick charms, increase energy, boost self-confidence, diminish anger, and relieve stress.  healing lore: chronic fatigue, hair loss. 

astrophyllite: self-acceptance, self-awareness, breaking bad habits, grounding, calming, protection, honesty, fidelity, positivity, astral travel.  healing lore: hyperactivity, weight loss, seizures, cellular regeneration. 

aventurine: healing, money, mental agility, see potentials, happiness, peace, opening heart, creativity, imagination, motivation, leadership, friendship, gambling luck, good fortune, career success, protection.   healing lore: strong healing, vision/eyesight, blood flow, headaches, sleep disorders, circulatory system.

azeztulite: very high vibration, angelic, ascension stone, raise vibrations, expand consciousness, light energy, project positive energy, never needs cleansing, remove energy blocks.   healing lore: disease of all kinds, cellular regeneration and rejuvenation.

azurite: “stone of heaven”, intuition, dreams, healing, insight, stilling the mind, concentration, self-transformation, meditation, control energy.   healing lore: prevent cancer, liver, arthritis, joints, depression, sinuses, and skin problems.

b 

binghamite: good fortune; holds the energy of elves and fairies.   healing lore: regenerate energy flow in the body; cellular regeneration, theta brain wave patterns, burns, convulsions.

biotite: rationality, responsibility, mental clarity.   healing lore: disorders caused by disorganized cell patterns, eyesight, shrink growths, bile regulation. 

bloodstone: courage, survival, adaptability, release blockages, renewal, strength, victory, intuitive decision making, banishing, and abundance.   healing lore: intense healing, emotional trauma, anemia, blood diseases, blood pressure, cardiovascular system, endocrine system, renal system, genitourinary system, physical trauma, post-surgical recovery. 

blue lace agate: tranquility, grace, higher spiritual planes, calming, gentleness, ease communication, public speaking, perform miracles, protection.   healing lore: arthritis, headaches, digestive issues, skin issues especially eczema, growth, and bones. 

bronzite: protection, grounding, self-confidence, harmony.  healing lore: emotional/mental disorders, muscle tension, iron assimilation  

c 

calcite: amplify energy, lessen fear, reduce stress, purification, peace, calming, emotional healing, compassion, memory, awareness, and appreciate of nature.   healing lore: general healing, physical energy, back pain, physical strength, teeth/bones. 

carnelian: creativity, sexuality, manifestation, good luck, precision, analytical capabilities, verbal skill, protection, protection from anger, jealousy and fear, peace, spirituality, reduce sorrow.   healing lore: abrasions/scrapes/cuts; tissue/cellular regeneration, rheumatism, kidney stones, other renal problems, gall stones, colds, pollen allergies, neuralgia. 

celestial (tanzan, tanzine) aura quartz: celestial magic, intuition, psychic abilities, dreamwork, inner vision, spiritual communication, astral travel, overcoming boredom, reclaiming passion. healing lore: anxiety, emotional distress, memory, neurological disorders, connective tissue disorders, physical strength.

celestite (celestine): angelic communication, serenity, verbal skills, healing, compassion, calming, growth, intuition, hope, emotional protection, decrease negativity.  healing lore: eyesight, mental disorders, detoxification, digestion, cellular disorder. 

chalcedony: relieve depression, lessen hostility, kindness, miracles.  healing lore: emotional and mental stability, heavy metal toxicity, senility, dementia. 

champagne aura quartz: cleansing, protection, grounding, resolving conflicts, harmonious communication and relationships, dissolving negativity, transforming negative thinking. healing lore: endocrine system, hormones, eases musculoskeletal pain, relieves headaches, purifies environmental pollutants.

charoite: spiritual growth, dreams, endurance, courage, emotional healing, inspiration, transformation.   healing lore: headaches, hepatic problems, detoxification, muscle cramps, cardiovascular problems, insomnia. 

chrysocolla: easing heartache, harmony, stamina, wisdom, peace, love, communication, vitality, inner strength, purifies a place, removes negativity, reduce fear anxiety and guilt.   healing lore: asthma, emphysema, tb, pneumonia, muscle cramps, arthritis, childbirth, pregnancy. 

chrysoprase: good fortune, prosperity, balances opposing energies, love, grace, compassion, clemency, personal growth, mend broken heart.   healing lore: eyesight, immune system, fertility, gout, mental illness, fevers, temperature regulation, reproductive health. 

citrine: success, intuition, comfort, creativity, physical energy, wealth, mental awakening, clarity, protection, good fortune / luck, decrease nightmares, remove toxins.   healing lore: depression, mood swings, trauma, digestion, sleep disturbances, thyroid, general health, heart, kidney, liver, muscles, strength, endocrine system, circulatory system, tissue regeneration, genitourinary system, immune system, fibromyalgia, addictions, ocd. 

cobalt aura quartz: contentment, removing blockages, overcoming obstacles, self expression, creativity. healing lore: immune support when an illness has become unresponsive to treatment; kidneys, pancreas, liver, spleen; vitamin absorption.

coral: diplomacy, wonders of nature, creativity, optimism, understanding of purpose, quieting emotions, visualization.   healing lore: general healing, blood disorders, circulatory system, renal system, genitourinary system, epilepsy, bones/bone marrow disorders, eyesight, respiratory system. 

covellite (covelline): high energy, psychic, intuitive, meditation, past life recall, rebirth, see solutions to problems.   healing lore: depression, anxiety, ears, nose, mouth, sinuses. 

cuprite: awareness, teaching, spiritual messages, will power, security, confidence, sexuality, morality, past life experiences, heals father relationship.   healing lore: thymus gland, cardiovascular system, blood metabolism, muscle tissue, skeletal system, oxygenation, stamina, renal system, menstrual cramps, vertigo, water retention, edema, addictions, alcoholism. 

d 

danburite: peace, stress relief, interdimensional travel, love, calm, tranquility, acceptance, positive outlook on life, restful sleep.   healing lore: general healing. 

diamond: courage, strength, healing, protection, spirituality, mental abilities, love, bond relationships, abundance, amplification, hope.   healing lore: genetic disorders, bed-wetting, lower cholesterol, flatulence, constipation, exhaustion, hair loss, lower fever, athlete’s foot, prevent gallstones and kidney stones, gout, dizziness, seasickness, rheumatism, shingles, lumbago, hot flashes, sciatica, corneal inflammations, knee pain, headache, varicose veins, bronchitis, indigestion, paralysis, cramps, prostate, back pain, strains, sunburn, gums, cysts. 

dolomite: calm, balance, focus, grounding, optimism, emotional stability, generosity, kindness, alleviate negative emotions.  healing lore: cardiovascular system, circulation, oxygenation, reproductive health, hearing impairment, muscle/bone strength, adrenal glands, renal system, insomnia, calcium/magnesium balance. 

dumortierite (blue quartz): self-reliance, mental clarity, stamina, patience, recognition of potential, understanding, communication of ideas, spiritual development.   healing lore: throat, thyroid, parathyroid, detoxification, overstimulation, blood, spleen, hyperactivity, endocrine system. 

e 

eliat stone (king solomon’s stone): a combination of chrysocolla, malachite and turquoise from israel near eilat. aligns subtle bodies; heals hurt, fear, stress, and loss; stress relief and anti-depressive.  healing lore: cardiovascular system, respiratory system, depression, thyroid, bones, fevers, sinuses. 

emerald: love, domestic bliss, sensitivity, loyalty, memory, mental capacity, harmony, focus, eliminating negativity, romance, memory, faith, truthfulness.   healing lore: remove mental causes of disease and unwellness, general healing. 

epidote: transmutation of negative energy, memory, enhancing energy,manifestation, attracts the same energy you put out into the world.  healing lore: clear energy blockages/congestion, balance energy, absorption of nutrients, digestion, general healing and recovery, immunity, dissipating tumors, weight loss from modifiable source. 

f 

fire agate: vitality, creativity, sexuality, implementation, safety, calming, attraction, expression, protection.  healing lore: circulation, depression, lethargy, concentration, metabolism, digestive system, endocrine system, sexual activity, sleepwalking, epilepsy. 

fire opal: passion, creativity, sexuality, vitality, removal of negative energies, removal of emotional/mental toxins.  healing lore: adrenal glands, pms, menopause, renal system/detoxification. 

flame aura quartz (rainbow aura quartz): focus, confidence, courage, awareness, spiritual attunement, inner strength. healing lore: diabetes, immune system, skeletal system, blood cancers.

fluorite: stability, peace and calm, impartial reasoning, responsibility, concentration, spiritual wholeness, psychic development, meditation, mental blocks, aura cleansing, protection from psychic attack, self-love.   healing lore: overall health, skeletal system, muscular system. 

fossil stone: accomplishments, business, communication, innovation, breaking old habits, quality, excellency, telepathic.   healing lore: paranoia, schizophrenia, abuse recovery. 

fulgurites: direct and channel energy, leadership, weather manipulation, communication with extraterrestrials.   healing lore: immune system, ears, nose, and throat ailments, eyesight, thymus gland, tumor reduction. 

g 

galaxite: protect and cleanse aura, astral travel.   healing lore: stress-related illnesses, anxiety disorders, cns disorders, digestion, metabolic illnesses. 

garnet: remove negativity, romantic love, passion, sensuality, intimacy, career success, self-confidence, protection from evil, awareness, commitment, regeneration, order, insight.   healing lore: general health, cellular regeneration, blood disorders, cardiovascular system, respiratory system. 

goldstone (glass): calming, easing emotions, generating energy, deflecting unwanted energy, manifestation, achieving goals.  healing lore: circulatory and skeletal system. 

h 

hematite: mental attunement, memory, calming, balance, grounding, centering, focusing energy and emotions, peace, inner happiness, transforming negativity.   healing lore: temperature regulation, blood disorders, cns disorders, insomnia, spine alignment, mend broken bones, and anemia. 

hemimorphite: empathy, emotional healing, communication, joy, bliss, personal growth, good fortune, self-esteem, psychic visions, enlightenment, balancing feminine/masculine energies, banish regret.  healing lore: overall health, blood disorders, ulcers, hormones, pms, weight loss. 

herkimer “diamond” (herkimer “diamond” quartz): attunement, mind/body/spirit balance, manifestation, power, inner vision, purification.   healing lore: pain relief, metabolic disorders, cellular disorders, physical exhaustion, immunity, eyesight. 

howlite: awareness, calm, emotional expression, observation, patience, eliminating negativity, selfishness, creativity.   healing lore: bones/teeth, calcium levels, leg cramps. 

i 

infinite stone: soothing, calming, healing, protection, revitalization, regeneration.   healing lore: strong healing, emotional/mental stress relief, pain relief, fatigue, joint pain, connective tissue damage, cellular regeneration, restful sleep. 

iolite (water sapphire): intuition, spiritual growth, balance, releasing discord, awakening to inner knowledge, visions.   healing lore: strong healing, addictions, sobriety, detoxification, sore throat, varicose veins, blisters. 

j 

jade: fidelity, dreams, realization of potential, peace, accord, resourcefulness, accomplishment, emotional balance, protection.   healing lore: cardiovascular system, renal system, general illness. 

jasper (all types): protection, nurturing, joy, awareness, relaxation, tranquility, wholeness, astral travel, yin/yang.   healing lore: hepatic system, digestive system, gallbladder. 

jet (black amber): grief, mourning, protection from evil negativity and psychic attacks, banishing, financial safety, depression, sympathy.   healing lore: epilepsy, migraines, stomach pain, colds, glandular problems, lymphatic problems. 

k 

kansas pop rocks: release blockages, energy alignment.   healing lore: arthritis, back pain, general healing, cellular regeneration, adrenal glands, chronic fatigue. 

kunzite: understanding, communication, heals “broken heart”, stress, anger, love, peace, harmony, removing obstacles.   healing lore: strengthen circulatory system, respiratory disorders. 

kyanite: energy alignment, channeling energy, altered states, dream recall, visualization, loyalty, honesty, tranquility, diminish anger, ease confusion, and remove energy blockages.   healing lore: general healing, cardiovascular system, throat, eyes. 

l 

labradorite (spectrolite): alignment, success, dreams, reduce stress and anxiety, spiritual growth and awareness, transformation, mental clarity, peace, progression, psychic development, discernment, protection, intuition, creativity, wisdom. healing lore: stress related illness, sensitivity to cold, anxiety disorders, gout, colds, rheumatic fever, blood pressure regulation. 

lapis lazuli: manifestation, wisdom, truthfulness, openness, communication, inner power, intuition, spiritual evolution, virility, self-confidence, objectivity, dreams, purity, serenity, guardian spirits, love & fidelity within marriage, protection.   healing lore: sinus ailments, insomnia, depression, recurring fevers, vision, hearing impairment, throat, lungs, immune system. 

larimar: freedom, peace, energy.   healing lore: throat, upper respiratory system, schizophrenia. 

lavender aura quartz: meditation, spiritual growth, tranquility, peace, harmony, relaxation, restful sleep. healing lore: insomnia, other sleep disorders, nightmares, overall health and wellbeing.

lepidolite: hope, stress reduction, birth, peace, acceptance, spirituality, physical strength, luck, protection, emotional balance.   healing lore: bipolar disorder, stress, anxiety, depression, manic-depression, despondency, ptsd, anger, traumas, panic attacks, addictions, glands, immune system, skin, nails, hair, dna, enzyme balance, alcoholism recovery, pregnancy/childbirth, general healing. 

m 

magnesite: meditation, visualization, relaxation, calm, harmony, self-love, recognizing unconscious thoughts. healing lore: detoxification, magnesium absorption, muscle cramps, headaches, clotting disorders, heart disease, regulation of body temperature. 

malachite: transformation, insight, spiritual evolution, protection during pregnancy and childbirth, clarifying emotions, fidelity, loyalty, practicality.   healing lore: radiation sickness, asthma, arthritis, tumors. 

marble: charitable actions, original thinking, alleviation of sorrow, universal love, ancient wisdom, self-control.   healing lore: postpartum depression, bones/teeth. 

merlinite: luck, magic power, subconscious thought, clear psychic visions, past life recall, cleansing, wisdom, balance.  healing lore: skeletal system, improves blood flow, physical growth, lymphatic system, respiratory system. 

mica: recognize flaws with love, improve visions, mystical clarity, eliminate negative personality traits, enhance flexibility in all realms, personal growth, lessen anger and nervous energy.   healing lore: purposeful fasting, insomnia, mononucleosis symptoms, dehydration. 

milky quartz (snow quartz): good fortune, calming, soothing, meditation, looking within, purification.  healing lore: immune system health. 

moldavite: enhance inner journeys, channeling, cosmic consciousness, crystal consciousness, extraterrestrial and interdimensional contact, transformation, raise vibrational level.   healing lore: all healing, hair loss, fertility issues, promotes new cell growth. 

molybdenum: reliability, stress relief, communication, balance.   healing lore: all types of healing, stress-related illness. 

moonstone: introspection, reflection, beginnings, insight, tenderness, harmony, peace, travel, intuition, psychic abilities, protection (especially during pregnancy, childbirth, travel at sea), substitute for pearl in crystal healing.   healing lore: pituitary gland, digestive system, obesity, water retention, edema, hormonal problems, menstrual problems. 

morganite: angel stone, heart stone, bring love or rekindle old love, communication with angels, compassion, empathy, self-control, patience, ease separation pain.   healing lore: emphysema, tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease, respiratory problems, throat problems. 

mother of pearl: mental clarity, intuition, sensitivity, imagination, adaptability, cooperation, psychic, protection of children, purify environment.   healing lore: high blood pressure, dizziness, vision, cataracts, wound healing. 

n 

natrolite: spiritual growth, psychic abilities such as telepathy, clairvoyance, clairsentience, clairaudience, and automatic writing, absorbs toxic energy.  healing lore: cns disorders, water retention, edema. 

nebula stone: memory, removes fear, let go of the old, grounding, vitality, “cosmic window.”   healing lore: vitality, detoxification, emotional balance. 

nuumite (nuumit): protection from negative energy, shielding, remove energy blockages, clear aura, synthesizes psychic wisdom and intellect.   healing lore: general healing, infections, purifying blood, kidneys, insulin production regulation, eyesight, and cns disorders. 

o 

obsidian: clarity, deflecting negativity, protection, healing, grounding.   healing lore: buried emotions causing illness, stomach, intestines, muscle tissue, bacterial infections, and viral infections. 

ocean jasper: transmutation of negative energy, stress relief, relaxation, physical/emotional healing, tranquility, clear thinking.  healing lore: internal organs (including reproductive system), pms, teeth/gums, tumors, skin conditions, digestive and lymphatic system. 

onyx: self-control, decision making, conquer challenges, intuition, recognition of personal strengths, grounding, and protection.   healing lore: stamina, childbirth, wound healing. 

opal: creativity, inspiration, hope, spontaneity, relationships, memory, happy dreams, changes.   healing lore: eyesight, parkinson’s disease, depression. 

p 

pearl: purity, faith, charity, innocence, integrity, focus, wisdom, spirituality, sincerity.   healing lore: fertility, childbirth, digestion, muscular system. 

peridot: warmth, friendliness, understanding, openness in love and relationships, regulation of cycles, esp, find what is lost, protective shield.  healing lore: high healing energy, slow aging, ulcers, digestion problems. 

phenacite (phenakite): extremely high energy, third eye, clear energy centers, meditation, intuition.   healing lore: spine, throat, hypothalamus, amygdala, carotid arteries, and jugular veins. 

phlogopite (phlogopit): speed evolution, flexible perception, adaptation, channeling, remove spiritual blocks.   healing lore: relieve mental anguish, back pain, muscle relaxation, dental health, and mononucleosis symptoms. 

pietersite (tempest stone): relaxation, relieves worries, courage, improves memory, tenacity, work with angels, astral travel, and release deep emotions calmly.   healing lore: body fluid balance, nutrition, gastrointestinal functions, endocrine glands, hormones, pms, menopause. 

psilomelane (crown of silver): gazing, scrying, astral travel.  healing lore: correct behaviors/emotions that are not useful/harmful, lungs, pneumonia, diabetes. 

pyrite (aka fool’s gold, healer’s gold): defense, prevention, protection from negativity, leadership, psychic abilities, memory, shields from physical danger.   healing lore: physical wholeness, lungs, inflammations, stamina, digestion, circulation. 

q 

quantum quattro silica: healing, grief, depression, trauma, energy alignment.   healing lore: general healing, immune system. 

quartz (crystal quartz, rock crystal): power stone, intensify energy, spiritual development, healing, raising consciousness, protection.   healing lore: pain, arthritis, bone injuries, depression, fibromyalgia, digestion, mental and physical energy, stamina, physical strength. 

r 

rhodochrosite (rhodocrosite): love, emotional balance,“stone of love and balance”, cleansing, renewal, relaxation, expansion of consciousness.   healing lore: digestion, kidneys, thyroid, pulse rate. 

rhodonite: grace, elegance, peace, generosity, attention to details, calming, unconditional love, service to mankind.   healing lore: emphysema, joint inflammation, light sensitivity, strep throat, cardiovascular disorders. 

rainforest jasper (rhyolite): change, variety, progress, creativity, transcending barriers, yin/yang.   healing lore: hepatic cleansing, throat, general healing. 

richterite: calm, relaxation, strength, anxiety, balancing action and reaction, deeper meditation, internal communication, higher states of awareness.   healing lore: ptsd, circulation, glandular problems especially thyroid, respiratory problems, parasites, fevers, typhoid. 

rose aura quartz: joy, attraction, self-love, release, kindness, consideration, tranquility, peace. healing lore: emotional healing, healing from past trauma, protection from radiation and static energy, anger issues, self esteem.

rose quartz: love of all kinds including self-love, protection during pregnancy and childbirth, peace, happiness, gentleness.   healing lore: emotional wounds, cardiovascular system, circulatory system, fertility, headaches, renal disease, migraines, sexual dysfunction, sinus problems, throat problems, depression, addictions, ear aches, slows signs of aging in general, reduces wrinkles, spleen problems, fibromyalgia, and reaching one’s ideal weight/weight loss. 

ruby: integrity, generosity, nurturing, spiritual wisdom, attainment of values, economic stability and prosperity, protection from distress, home and contents protection.   healing lore: emotional problems, fever, constrictions in circulatory system, cardiovascular system, blood flow, muscular system, throat, parathyroid glands, cns. 

ruby aura quartz: energy, strength, power, courage, passion, vitality, focus, transmute negativity, protection against aggression. healing lore: sciatica, lower back problems, endocrine system, degenerative disc disease.

ruby in zoisite: energy amplification, psychic power.   healing lore: cardiovascular disorders, physical vitality. 

s 

salt (halite, sea salt, volcanic, himalayan, and others): protection in general, protection from evil, protection of the home, purification, dispelling negativity, magical and traditional rituals, and clairvoyance. release attachments, grounding and centering, abundance and a rich home life.   healing lore: blood disorders, hypotension (low blood pressure), diarrhea, physical strength, intestines, and to stimulate the meridians. 

sapphire: joy, peace, beauty, creative expression, meditation, intuition, prosperity, fulfillment of dreams, mental clarity.   healing lore: relieve depression, lower fevers; reduce inflammation, burns, hearing impairment. 

sardonyx: optimism, confidence, strength, courage, creativity, mental clarity, grounding, integrity, absorbing information, will-power.  healing lore: respiratory system, allergies, immune system, water retention, edema, skeletal health, depression, anxiety.  

schorl (black tourmaline): ground excess energy, purifying, transform negative energy, protection, protection from black magick and the evil eye, deflect radiation from electronics, dispel fear.   healing lore: obsessions, neuroses, emotional stability, immune system, heart disease, arthritis, brain tumors, and gout. 

scolecite: manifestation, improve relationships, inner peace.   healing lore: circulation, blood clotting, clogged arteries, bruises, mental imbalances, eyesight, respiratory system, intestine, misaligned spine, and removing parasites. 

selenite: mental clarity, mental flexibility, decision-making, angelic guidance, access past lives, good business practices, removes energy blocks, love, clear and charge other stones.   healing lore: to remove blockages for healing, skeletal system, seizures, epilepsy. 

seraphinite: regeneration, self-healing, angelic connection, love, personal relationships, conflict resolution, peace, harmony, understanding.  healing lore: respiratory/cardiovascular system, systemic illnesses, improves blood flow, hepatic/renal detoxification, release of tension in the neck and back. 

serpentine (aka “new jade” and other trade names): attract love and money, emotional cleansing, psychic powers, protection vs snakebite, poison and venom, meditation, restore self-confidence.   healing lore: parasitic infections, snakebite, venom and other poisons, cellular regeneration, balance hormones, milk production in those who are nursing. 

shungite: purification, protection, healing, grounding, calming, relaxing.  healing lore: “cure-all:” benefits all body systems. 

silver: soul mirror, intuition, psychic, improve speech, eloquence, enhance and store energies of gemstones, draw out negative energies, moon energies, feminine/yin energy.   healing lore: hepatitis, detoxification, headache, rheumatic pain, nausea, gastritis, obesity, diabetes, increase assimilation of vitamins a and e. 

smithsonite: stress relief, relaxation, soothing, emotional healing, rebirth, love, guidance, protection.  healing lore: anxiety, depression, panic attacks, immunity, skin problems, respiratory/reproductive/endocrine/digestive issues, addiction. 

smoky quartz: dissolving emotional blockage, clearing the mind, cooperation, grounding and centering, banishing, personal pride, joy in living, attentiveness to the moment, protection, and good luck.   healing lore: renal system, digestion, pancreas, reproductive organs, menstrual cramps, fertility issues, water retention, edema. 

snowflake obsidian: balance, serenity, protection, gently brings issues to the surface.   healing lore: veins, skeleton, and smooth skin. 

sodalite: wisdom, logic, calmness, healing, stress reduction, companionship, self-esteem, work in groups, heal communication breeches, truth, intelligence, knowledge, learning.   healing lore: glands, digestive system, insomnia, calcium deficiency, head colds. 

sugilite: love, emotional healing, spiritual growth, wisdom, psychic advancement, calmness, peace of mind, dispelling negative energy, protection.  healing lore: cns disorders, mental disorders, learning disabilities, inflammation, headaches, pain relief. 

sunset aura quartz: new beginnings, creativity, joy, confidence, trust. healing lore: general health and wellbeing; emotional distress and heartbreak.

sunshine aura quartz: recovering from past trauma, optimism, joy, acceptance, energy, expansion. healing lore: digestive issues, matters of the liver, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas, and neurological system; aids in vitamin absorption.

sunstone: “leadership stone;” alleviating fears & phobias, energizing, cleansing, strength, decrease stress and depression, good luck, abundance, negative energy and psychic attacks turn to positive energies, personal power, life force energy, animal guides, spirit guides.   healing lore: general health, physical energy, sexual dysfunction, increases sexual energy. 

t 

tangerine aura quartz: energy, creativity, catalyst, manifestation, joy, uplifting. healing lore: problems with intimacy, sexual matters, fatigue, brain fog.

tanzanite: “workaholic’s stone;” communication, intuition, protection, symmetry, decision-making, spirituality, slow down and take it easy, relieve stress, composure, harmony, poise.   healing lore: stress-related illness, high blood pressure. 

tektite: wisdom, knowledge, withstand mental or emotional “stumbling,” overcome challenges with mental processes, extraterrestrial communication, astral travel, lucid dreaming, strengthening one’s energy field. 

thulite: emotional healing. healing lore: central nervous system; coordination, concentration, dexterity. 

tiger’s eye: self-discipline, practicality, protection, grounding, peace, clarity, intelligence, intuition & psychic powers, new experiences, financial stability, calmness, releasing inhibitions, integrity, willpower, prosperity, personal power.  healing lore: heal wounds/bruises, digestion, stomach problems, eyesight, night vision, pain relief, alcoholism, reproductive system. 

tiger iron (mugglestone): artistic abilities, creative projects, balance, beauty, endurance, motivation, vitality.   healing lore: low energy, tiredness, muscular system, white/red blood cell balance, natural steroids in the body, chronic fatigue. 

topaz: true love, success, manifestation, understanding of interrelationships, expression of ideas, trust, health, personal expansion and growth, creativity, individuality, hope, spiritual peace.   healing lore: gout, blood disorders, hemorrhages, poor appetite, tuberculosis, reverses aging, tissue regeneration, endocrine system. 

tsavorite: manifestation, destiny, prosperity, spiritual world, benevolence.   healing lore: cell growth, quick healing, cardiovascular problems, disorders of the five senses. 

tourmaline: energizing, soul-searching, releasing, banishing, flexibility, happiness, objectivity, serenity, dispel negativity, ease grief, calm nerves, charisma, compassion, tolerance, psychic channeling, protection, raises vibrations.   healing lore: endocrine system, reproductive system, cancer, genetic disorders, peaceful sleep. 

turquoise: spiritual attunement, cleansing, communication, healing, protection, valor, soothing, peace of mind, guidance through the unknown, romantic spontaneity.   healing lore: “master healing stone”, prevents illness, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, all health issues in general. 

u 

ulexite: clairvoyance, balance, actualization, telepathy, channeling, creativity, inspiration, imagination.   healing lore: eyesight, pineal gland, balance, nervous system. 

unakite: balance, rebirth, foresight, emotional balance, release blockages.   healing lore: reproductive system, healthy pregnancy, development of unborn child. 

v 

variscite: “true worry stone;” eases fear, anxiety, tension, worry, impatience, stress and depression. provides inner strength and self-reliance. psychic perceptions, meditation, intuition.  healing lore: cell/tissue strength, hematological issues, nervous system, renal system, musculoskeletal system, reproductive system, impotence. 

vauxite: peace, relaxation, calm, mental clarity, memory recall, meditation, trance, easing nightmares. healing lore: nutrition, renal system, fevers. 

verdite: growth, harmony, past lives, joy, enthusiasm, calming. healing lore: eases vertigo and dizziness.

violet flame opal: spiritual awareness, clairvoyance, clairsentience, intuition. 

w 

wavellite: clarity, enhanced decision making, logical thinking, self-acceptance, calms anger, unveiling suppressed emotions.  healing lore: improves blood flow, stabilizes blood counts, dermatitis. 

wulfenite: transfer energy, white magic, emotional blocks.   healing lore: reproductive system, energizing and revitalizing the body systems. 

z 

zoisite: trust in the universe, release fears, dispels laziness.   healing lore: vitality, adrenal glands, reproductive organs, and strengthening the heart.

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[cripplecharacters]

Hey! Thanks so much for all your work — seeing your answers has helped me be a lot more conscious of ableism in media. I have a question about a character I’m writing.

The story is a climate fiction story set in the fairly near future, and the origins of their disability is traced back to water pollution. The effects of the disability are that they are in a scooter.

One of the things you say all the time that I really appreciate is when writing disabled characters make sure they have a specific disability which characteristics you can research — but I’m not totally sure how to research disabilities connected to pollution? I am thinking the character’s disability will be connected with lung issues, which then connect with certain types of muscular atrophy, hence the wheelchair. But this is kind of just guesswork based on some inconclusive googling and what I know of pollution-related health conditions.

Any thoughts or tips?

Thanks!

Hey!

I think that a disability related to pollution is a very interesting premise. I myself have a family member who has a congenital disability due to radiation pollution, it's nice to see it represented.

Some things to consider that could help you with further research;

Were they born with it or is it progressive? Some pollution conditions, like Minamata Disease, could be both, but the symptoms can vary between them. E.g. it wouldn't make sense to give your character microcephaly if they became disabled at 23, but it would if it's congenital.

If possible, try to pinpoint what specifically is causing the water pollution. Heavy metals? Radiation? Chemical spill? There are a lot of incredibly specific pollution conditions. If you can think of it, it probably already happened. This can be research of the incredibly boring variety, but once you find something that works "enough" it will make things easier going forward.

Examples: heavy metals will often cause neurological problems (including ataxia), radiation will cause extremely high rates of various (blood and thyroid, for example) cancers even decades after the exposure, chemical spills can cause almost anything.

If you're going for lung issues, I would research Pneumoconiosis. Apologies for the link to Wikipedia, but it leads to a ton of different subtypes that you could be useful to look into. It talks about dust pollution, but generally if it's in the air then it's going to be in the water soon too.

Using a scooter can be helpful for an incredibly wide range of conditions, including COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) which is a common symptom of various pollution diseases.

Establishing the exact cause will also help you with worldbuilding - if the chemical polluting has a 90% fatality rate, it will be very different from one with <1%. If there's radiation, are unaffected people going through health anxiety due to the obvious cancer risk? Are local animals going extinct, how is the vegetation changing?

For water pollution specifically, think of how it affects the whole community - is rainwater safe to drink, are there ways to clean it, are there any fish to eat? Etc.

I would also research the conditions that you might not necessarily think about, like bacterial or fungal ones. Here's a page on water-based diseases and their effects, as well as potential causes.

This is a very hard to exhaust topic as there's probably a million ways to pollute water, but I tried my best, I wish you good luck with writing. I think it's important to bring attention to these kinds of things.

I hope this helps,

mod Sasza

[thoughtportal]

A group of bacteria has proved adept at destroying the ultratough carbon-fluorine bonds that give “forever chemicals” their name. This finding boosts hopes that microbes might someday help remove these notoriously pervasive pollutants from the environment.

Nearly 15,000 chemicals commonly found in everyday consumer products such as pizza boxes, rain jackets and sunscreens are recognized as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFASs. These chemicals can enter the body via drinking water or sludge-fertilized crops, and they have already infiltrated the blood of almost every person in the U.S. Scientists have linked even low levels of chronic PFAS exposure to myriad health effects such as kidney cancer, thyroid disease and ulcerative colitis.

Current methods to destroy PFASs require extreme heat or pressure, and they work safely only on filtered-out waste. Researchers have long wondered whether bacteria could break down the chemicals in natural environments, providing a cheaper and more scalable approach. But carbon-­fluorine bonds occur mainly in humanmade materials, and PFASs have not existed long enough for bacteria to have specifically evolved the ability to digest them. The new study—though not the first to identify a microbe that destroys carbon-fluorine bonds—provides a step forward, says William Dichtel, a chemist at Northwestern University who studies energy-efficient ways to chemically degrade PFASs.

To identify a promising set of bacteria, the study’s authors screened several microbe communities living in wastewater. Four strains from the Acetobacterium genus stood out, the team reported in Science Advances. Each strain produced an enzyme that can digest caffeate—a naturally occurring plant compound that roughly resembles some PFASs. This enzyme replaced certain fluorine atoms in the PFASs with hydrogen atoms; then a “transporter protein” ferried the fluoride ion by-products out of the single-celled microbes, protecting them from damage. Over three weeks most of the strains split the targeted PFAS molecules into smaller fragments that could be degraded more easily via traditional chemical means.

By directly targeting carbon-fluorine bonds, the Acetobacterium bacteria partially digested perfluoroalkyls, a type of PFAS that very few microbes can break down. Even so, these Acetobacterium strains could work only on perfluoroalkyl molecules that contain carbon-carbon double bonds adjacent to the car­bon-fluorine ones. These “unsaturated” perfluoroalkyl compounds serve as building blocks for most larger PFASs; they are produced by chemical manufacturers and also emerge when PFASs are destroyed via incineration.

Scientists had previously demonstrated that a microbe called Acidimicrobium sp. strain A6 could break down carbon-fluorine bonds and completely degrade two of the most ubiquitous perfluoroalkyls. This microbe grows slowly, however, and requires finicky environmental conditions to function. And researchers do not yet fully understand how this bacterial strain does the job.

The Acetobacterium lines target a separate group of PFASs, and the team hopes to engineer the microbes to either improve their efficiency or expand their reach—potentially to more perfluoroalkyls. Lead study author Yujie Men of the University of California, Riverside, imagines the microbes would perform best in combination with other approaches to degrade PFASs. The range of chemical structures in these compounds means “a single lab cannot solve this problem.”

Any future commercial use of the microbes would face numerous hurdles, including breakdown speed and replicability outside of the lab, but Men looks forward to seeing how far her team can push the technique. “We’re paving the road as we go,” she says with a laugh.

[talkethtothehandeth]

Here is a video that talks about the reality of living with Long COVID. This is another reminder that this virus is still prevalent and just as deadly, if not more. COVID has killed nearly seven million (documented cases) people worldwide. You are not immune, you are not invincible, and this is something you should still be taking seriously. It’s not in the past, it is still spreading and mutating and harming and disabling and killing.

Wear your masks, get the vaccines if you can.

Video Length: 1m 16s

Transcription:

"Hi, my name is Hannah, and COVID took my life from me. I was 23 when I got sick in August of 2020, and I'm turning 27 this month. I was an athlete for 10 years, and I had straight A's all through high school. I graduated with honors, multiple scholarships, and I was years in the school for my PsyD. I loved going on adventures, traveling, reading, painting, drawing, I even loved having a job. I even had a healthy immune system, and that was all until I got COVID." - "I've been diagnosed with epilepsy, and the back to back seizures have caused brain damage; it has caused dementia type symptoms, spelling problems, mood changes, POTS, which haused caused me to be hospitalized multiple times with concussions and injuries. I'm on IV infusions and medications for that." - "I have to use a wheelchair, I can no longer legally drive; diabetes, an autoimmune disease, chronic and debilitating fatigue, vision deterioration, had to have my thyroid removed, lost half my hair. I still have a hard time breathing and have low oxygen at points-- chronic pain, muscle aches, tooth decay, increased mental health issues and ideations. I had to quit my job, withdraw from school, and I never see anyone but my family and doctors I can longer draw, travel, and I really struggle with reading, which is my favorite thing." - "My loved ones are terrified to leave me home alone, and I'm scared to even sleep at night because I'm afraid that I won't wake up. I spend my days alone in bed because life has to go on without me. This is the reality of it [long covid]. And 1 in 5 infections cause long COVID. I promise you, you are not invincible."

[does-truth-matter]

The CDC has quietly changed who should AVOID the MMR vaccine.

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd/mmr/public/index.html

They now state that ANYONE that “Has a parent, brother or sister with a history of immune system problems” should AVOID THE MMR VACCINE!

What exactly is an 'immune system problem?" Every autoimmune disorder.

* Achalasia

* Addison’s disease

* Adult Still's disease

* Agammaglobulinemia

* Alopecia areata

* Amyloidosis

* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrigs)

* Ankylosing spondylitis

* Anti-GBM/Anti-TBM nephritis

* Antiphospholipid syndrome

* Autoimmune angioedema

* Autoimmune dysautonomia

* Autoimmune encephalomyelitis

* Autoimmune hepatitis

* Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED)

* Autoimmune myocarditis

* Autoimmune oophoritis

* Autoimmune orchitis

* Autoimmune pancreatitis

* Autoimmune retinopathy

* Autoimmune urticaria

* Axonal & neuronal neuropathy (AMAN)

* Baló disease

* Behcet’s disease

* Benign mucosal pemphigoid

* Bullous pemphigoid

* Castleman disease (CD)

* Celiac disease

* Chagas disease

* Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP)

* Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO)

* Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) or Eosinophilic Granulomatosis (EGPA)

* Cicatricial pemphigoid

* Cogan’s syndrome

* Cold agglutinin disease

* Congenital heart block

* Coxsackie myocarditis

* CREST syndrome

* Crohn’s disease

* Dermatitis herpetiformis

* Dermatomyositis

* Devic’s disease (neuromyelitis optica)

* Discoid lupus

* Dressler’s syndrome

* Endometriosis

* Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)

* Eosinophilic fasciitis

* Erythema nodosum

* Essential mixed cryoglobulinemia

* Evans syndrome

* Fibromyalgia

* Fibrosing alveolitis

* Giant cell arteritis (temporal arteritis)

* Giant cell myocarditis

* Glomerulonephritis

* Goodpasture’s syndrome

* Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

* Graves’ disease

* Guillain-Barre syndrome

* Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

* Hemolytic anemia

* Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP)

* Herpes gestationis or pemphigoid gestationis (PG)

* Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) (Acne Inversa)

* Hypogammalglobulinemia

* IgA Nephropathy

* IgG4-related sclerosing disease

* Immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)

* Inclusion body myositis (IBM)

* Interstitial cystitis (IC)

* Juvenile arthritis

* Juvenile diabetes (Type 1 diabetes)

* Juvenile myositis (JM)

* Kawasaki disease

* Lambert-Eaton syndrome

* Leukocytoclastic vasculitis

* Lichen planus

* Lichen sclerosus

* Ligneous conjunctivitis

* Linear IgA disease (LAD)

* Lupus

* Lyme disease chronic

* Meniere’s disease

* Microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)

* Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)

* Mooren’s ulcer

* Mucha-Habermann disease

* Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (MMN) or MMNCB

* Multiple sclerosis

* Myasthenia gravis

* Myositis

* Narcolepsy

* Neonatal Lupus

* Neuromyelitis optica

* Neutropenia

* Ocular cicatricial pemphigoid

* Optic neuritis

* Palindromic rheumatism (PR)

* PANDAS

* Parkinson's disease

* Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD)

* Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH)

* Parry Romberg syndrome

* Pars planitis (peripheral uveitis)

* Parsonage-Turner syndrome

* Pemphigus

* Peripheral neuropathy

* Perivenous encephalomyelitis

* Pernicious anemia (PA)

* POEMS syndrome

* Polyarteritis nodosa

* Polyglandular syndromes type I, II, III

* Polymyalgia rheumatica

* Polymyositis

* Postmyocardial infarction syndrome

* Postpericardiotomy syndrome

* Primary biliary cirrhosis

* Primary sclerosing cholangitis

* Progesterone dermatitis

* Psoriasis

* Psoriatic arthritis

* Pure red cell aplasia (PRCA)

* Pyoderma gangrenosum

* Raynaud’s phenomenon

* Reactive Arthritis

* Reflex sympathetic dystrophy

* Relapsing polychondritis

* Restless legs syndrome (RLS)

* Retroperitoneal fibrosis

* Rheumatic fever

* Rheumatoid arthritis

* Sarcoidosis

* Schmidt syndrome

* Scleritis

* Scleroderma

* Sjögren’s syndrome

* Sperm & testicular autoimmunity

* Stiff person syndrome (SPS)

* Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE)

* Susac’s syndrome

* Sympathetic ophthalmia (SO)

* Takayasu’s arteritis

* Temporal arteritis/Giant cell arteritis

* Thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

* Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS)

* Transverse myelitis

* Type 1 diabetes

* Ulcerative colitis (UC)

* Undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD)

* Uveitis

* Vasculitis

* Vitiligo

* Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada Disease

Wonder how many doctors are paying attention?

~shared from Jodi Wilson

[talonabraxas]

☩ Archangel Michael ☩ Talon Abraxas

The Blue Light Ray, Led by Archangel Michael

The blue angel light ray represents power, protection, faith, courage, and strength. This ray is part of the metaphysical system of angel colors based on seven different light rays: blue, yellow, pink, white, green, red, and purple.

Some people believe that the light waves for the seven angel colors vibrate at different electromagnetic energy frequencies in the universe, attracting the angels that have similar kinds of energy. Others believe that the colors are just fun ways of symbolizing the different types of missions that God sends angels on to help people. By thinking of angels who specialize in different types of work according to colors, people can focus their prayers according to what type of help they’re seeking from God and his angels.

Blue Light Ray and Archangel Michael

Michael, the leader of all holy angels, is in charge of the blue angel light ray. Michael is known for his exceptional strength and courage. He’s a leader who fights for good to prevail over evil. He protects and defends people who love God. People sometimes ask for Michael's help to gain the courage they need to overcome their fears, obtain the strength to resist temptations to sin, and instead do what's right and stay safe in dangerous situations.

Crystals

Some of the different crystal gemstones associated with the blue angel light ray are aquamarine, light blue sapphire, light blue topaz, and turquoise. Some people believe that the energy in these crystals can help motivate people to seek adventure and take risks, let go of negative thoughts, inspire fresh and creative ways of thinking, and increase confidence.

Chakra

The blue angel light ray corresponds to the throat chakra, which is located in the neck area of the human body. Some people say that the spiritual energy from angels that flows into the body through the throat chakra may help them:

Physically: such as by helping to treat dental problems, thyroid conditions, sore throats, and laryngitis

Mentally: such as by helping them make wise decisions or think more creatively

Spiritually: such as by helping them gain more faith, tell the truth, and choose God’s will over their own.

Blue Ray Prayer Day

The blue angel light ray radiates most powerfully on Sunday, some people believe, so they consider Sunday to be the best day to pray, especially about situations that the blue ray encompasses.

Angel Colors: The Blue Light Ray, Led by Archangel Michael