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What, a Beer Bath As a Toenail Fungus Remedy?

Thursday, April 8th, 2010
Kevin P James asked:




Toenail fungus infection is hard to treat because the fungus is protected by the nail itself. Ironic, that the parasite is protected by a part of the host. A home toenail fungus remedy is acceptable more than oral antifungal medication because of the adverse effects of the drugs. There are two different types of home toenail fungus remedy, herbal and alternative treatments. Herbal toe nail fungus remedies are mostly essential oil based remedies. Alternative types are a variety of remedies that include vinegar/peroxide solution, mouthwash, chest rub and beer. Beer bath or soak is an alternative toe nail fungus remedy, included in the beer are probiotics called Acidophilus and vinegar.

Beer is the vehicle for the bacteria, and vinegar for added acidity of the solution. Acidophilus is the general term for probiotics that are acid loving milk bacteria. These bacteria are naturally found inside the body, aids in digestion and suppress the growth of yeast and other fungus in the mouth, intestine and genital parts. Acidophilus can be bought in pill or in powder form. In a beer toe nail fungi remedy, the requirements are half the sachet of a powder form of Acidophilus, a liter of lukewarm beer and a liter of white vinegar. The beer provides the sugar needed by the bacteria and softens the nail so the bacteria can penetrate and reach the fungal growth. Vinegar adds to the acidity of the toenail fungus remedy. Any form of acid is destructive to fungus. Soak feet in the beer solution for fifteen to thirty minutes, daily for a month.

The down side of the beer toe fungus remedy is the preparation time and soaking of the feet. Sometimes, it’s already hard to find time to do basic hygiene, what more of soaking your feet in a beer solution. The quickest toe nail fungus remedy is a homeopathic topical solution that is readily applied to toenail and since it is in gel form so it sticks to the nail. It just takes minutes to apply and be absorbed.

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How to Lose Beer Bellys Fast? – Learn The Fastest Way To Get Rid Of Beer Belly!

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Kenneth Lim asked:




Are you interested in learning the fastest way for you to lose that ugly beer belly? A lot of information that I find on the internet do not do much to help me burn my belly fat, but I have finally learnt what the things that work are, and what do not. In this article, I will be discussing the strategies that I have used to get rid of my own belly fat and see amazing results.

1. What Are The Most Common Reasons For Belly Fat?

Firstly, you need to find out what is causing fats to accumulate on your belly. Different bellys are caused by different reasons; the most common reason is of course alcohol. If you currently take a lot of alcohol, you need to reduce the amount right now. There is no need to completely remove it from your diet yet. Just take a smaller amount today than you did yesterday. Alcohol contains a lot of empty calories and sugar which causes fat to accumulate on the abdominal areas.

Another reason could be because the person eats large meals. When your body receives too much food at one time, some of it will be turned to fat. Instead of eating a few large meals every day, break your meals down into smaller quantities, and eat more of these smaller meals regularly instead.

Finally, replace the fried and processed foods in your diet with fresh vegetables, fruits, complex carbohydrates and lean meat. If you currently have a fat belly, your diet definitely contains a lot poor quality foods. The better alternative foods listed above can be more easily broken down into energy to be used by your body instead of being turned into belly fat.

2. Remove The Cause(s)

Find out what is causing your belly to form, and get rid of the causes now. This will ensure that it will not continue to accumulate more and more fats. At this stage, it is time to learn how to melt away that fat belly.

3. Don’t Waste Your Time, Only Perform The Right Exercises

To lose your belly fat, you have to start getting more active in your life. If you seldom exercise, it is time to start planning and to allocate some of your time for physical activities. If you are usually inactive, a small amount of activity is enough to trigger your body’s fat burning metabolism and give you visible fat loss results quickly.

The fastest way to start becoming more active would be to take regular evening walks / jogs, and it has been tremendous in helping me lose my belly. Otherwise, you can also ask a friend to play a sport like basketball or badminton with you at regular times.

4. The Biggest Myth Exposed

The key to getting rid of your belly fat is to trigger your whole body’s fat burning mechanism. Sit-ups and crunches can be used to build strength in your stomach, but trust me, they are not going to do much to burn your belly fat. I know because I have done a lot of crunches for over a year without seeing any results.

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Beer Lovers! – Cheers to Healthy Skin Care

Monday, May 4th, 2009
Terrie Elliott asked:




We all have heard that red wine has resveratrol and is loaded with antioxidants. But surely for all you beer lovers out there -can beer be good for your skin?

Science has now been showing results just why beer is useful in skin care but the effects have been known for thousands of years.

The topical application of milk, dead-sea salt and mud, beer, oils, and other herbal skin care formulas dates back to Cleopatra and her anti aging skin care beauty regimens. Women of the upper classes used beer for all sorts of cosmetic and therapeutic purposes, such as to freshen, soothe, anti age the skin, hair care and reduce the risk of skin conditions.

Beer yeast is rich in elements, can increase skin elasticity and can help improve the symptoms of acne by suppressing the excessive secretion of sebum and killing off the bacteria that triggers acne. Beer has shown to have antibacterial properties, which protect against infections.

Beer sediment offers beneficial skin cleansing and nourishing properties such as the beer’ reputed high content of essential B-complex vitamins and yeast hops.

Hops also have significant amounts of health-inducing chemicals.

Beer sediment (brewer’s yeast- an inactive yeast that no longer has leavening power) also helps maintain a balanced pH level in the skin and gives the skin a plumper, translucent look.
The skin becomes softer, more elastic and clear.

Beer yeast has been introduced to many anti aging skin care products such as cosmetics, bath salts, shampoo and soap because it contains a lot of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), which plays a big part in the improvement of exfoliation and preventing rough skin. It helps skin retain moisture and speeds up the natural healing process, over-turning skin cells (skin renewal).

According to the many of research studies from Japan to Germany, that have examined the effects of beer on our skin and body, the marriage of beer and health has many benefits.

Take A New Approach To Bathing! Beautifying Beer Treatments

We have all heard about the healing properties of mud baths, saunas or lavender-scented candles now you can take take advantage of the very latest the beauty industry has to offer and indulge in luxury beer bath beauty treatments that is offered in numerous vine yards and brewery spas.

The Beer Spa treatment is gaining popularity and being offered in Japan and among beer-loving countries such as the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria. This Bohemian luxury skin care treatment offers more than an extravagant experience.

Aside from the benefits to our skin the hops used in making beer (preservative agent ) has a powerful antibiotic effect which when bathed in helps to reduce inflammation.

A Peek Into Beer Spas

An average spa treatment is 45 minutes. The treatment begins with soaking in a tub filled with your special brew (Dark Bathing Beer, active beer yeast, mixture of dehydrated curative herbs) for 20 minutes. With warm water added the mix is stirred and bubbles rise from the bottom – much like a Jacuzzi.

The bubbly effect gives you a pleasant massage, stimulates circulation and helps you relax. This is all enjoyed with a few rounds of brewsky.

(Optional)- A body scrub -leaving skin polished with a rosy glow)De-stress massage – lymphatic drainage and ease the body of tension.Brewski facial – A rejuvenation beer mask for the face.

Next- To the heated relaxation room for 25 minutes

With a dimmed light and soothing music atmosphere you are wrapped up and left to relax, have a mild sweat, and let the skin absorb the natural health effects of the beer.

Beer and Health Too

This one could tempt the guys – Beer, Regenerate the skin, BEER, improve health, and an outstanding anti-stress treatment all in one.

*Champagne Bath, milk, or wine treatments is also available

*May also be of interest- E-zine-Benefits Of Wine

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The Beer Truth

Sunday, October 28th, 2007
Dr. Panchali Moitra asked:




Beer and nutrition might appear to be two unrelated terms. Right.

We don’t usually see those words together, but the truth is that perhaps, the drink called beer is a bit misunderstood. It may actually be good for you when consumed in very moderate amounts.

Beer has been brewed for just about as long as humans have been cultivating crops and is actually made with some very healthy ingredients. Those ingredients are hops, brewer’s yeast, barley and malt. There are different styles of beer and each style has a distinctive flavor and color.There are beers with much higher or lower levels alcohol, carbohydrates, and protein.

The first question on my mind concerns how beer compares to other alcoholic drinks like red wine or distilled spirits. The comparison is not that easy to make. In the first place, the main beneficial element that was discovered in red wine is resveratrol, a powerful anti-oxidant. Beer doesn’t contain any resveratrol. But the presence of folate in beer helps lower the risk of heart disease when consumed in moderation. Beer also reduces blood clots and it has been shown to improve mental function in women as well as increasing bone density

It might come as a surprise to those that associate beer drinking with being overweight but there isn’t a trace of fat in beer.

But if there’s no fat, then where does the beer belly come from? Turns out it has less to do with drinking a beer and more about the customs of beer drinking. Think about bar foods. It’s usually salty, greasy, fat laden stuff, right? Plus, drinking a few beers can make even the most energetic of us a bit lethargic. It’s no surprise that inactivity can add to an expanding waistline. But a beer, all by itself, won’t significantly affect your weight one way or anothersome studies have shown that beer helps to reduce triglycerides and LDL (LDL is the bad sort of cholesterol), problems that are often associated with obesity.

If beer has no fat and moderate consumption doesn’t contribute to weight gain, then what’s light about “light” beers? Are they better for you? Actually, not necessarily. There’s nothing significantly different between light and regular beers except a slightly lower calorie count. If you’re trying to lose weight and feel compelled to have a beer, the light beer would be your choice

Of course that doesn’t mean that if one beer is good, three or four must be better. That isn’t true. Drinking more than one beer or any alcoholic beverage per day can put too much alcohol in your system and that isn’t good for you. Heavy drinking has been associated with several health problems, so moderation is definitely the key with drinking beer. The studies also point to one beer per day as being beneficial, not drinking all seven beers in one day per week. That type of binge drinking will overload you system with alcohol too.

The following people should not drink beer, or should speak with their doctor before drinking beer or other alcoholic beverages:

* Pregnant or breast-feeding women should not drink beer. Even small amounts of alcohol can damage a developing fetus.

* People with alcoholism or drug addictions should not drink beer.

* Young people.

* People with liver, pancreatic diseases, or really, any type of chronic disease should speak with their doctor.

* People with gout should avoid beer. Gout is very painful and is triggered by alcohol.

* Diabetics should speak with their doctor.

* People taking any type of medications should speak with their doctor. This includes over-the-counter medications

So, the bottom line is that Several beers each day is definitely bad for health. The key to health with beer drinking is to limit your consumption to one beer every alternate day.

Cheers!

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Reducing Your Beer Belly

Friday, July 13th, 2007
Andy Bolton asked:




Are you one of those people who wear a T-shirt Its My Beer Belly Bought and paid for but you would rather not wear it and be slimmer? Then read on as if you are determined like me to change the way you look around the abdomen area then with no more than ten minutes effort per day you can make a dramatic difference to your shape and health.

What you need to do everyday is an exercise routine that uses a lot of energy and promotes good cardiovascular circulation. By performing these simple routines on a daily basis will allow you to burn up to one hundred and fifty calories a day.

These one hundred and fifty calories a day can make all the difference so lets get started. The ten-minute schedule begins with performing around two minutes of jump rope exercise. You need to perform two jumps of the rope per turn this is a very good exercise for you if it has been done right. You must take care, as this is an impact exercise so protect yourself by landing properly on the balls of your feet and make sure you use the correct size rope for your size for safety reasons.

You need to keep very positive about the effects of the exercises and remind yourself you are losing weight and feeling better even at first you think I have had enough. The next exercise is the one most people don’t like to do but it is very necessary to help with your beer belly removal.

You will need to perform squat thrusts into a push up position this is done by using the following technique. Stand with your feet approx shoulder width apart with your arms straight down next to the sides of your body. Slowly squat down with your head forward and bring your hands to the floor just outside of your feet. You should point your hands forward then in one movement try to push your legs back and out behind you. This then forms the push up position.

By performing one push up and then back to squat position then stand back up for the first couple of times this feels bad but you must focus on the good it is doing you then you know that saying no pain no gain comes from performing exercises like this.

After performing the squat push up exercises for two minutes then switch back to performing jump rope exercises with now only one jump per rope revolution. Keep doing this for the next two minutes and you can really start to feel the blood flow around your body.

After you have completed this for two minutes go back to doing squat exercise but its time to add something extra. After completing your squat thrust and push up lift and rotate your left arm off the ground and over your head. By doing this your left foot will rotate and rest on top of your right foot. Then rotate your necks so you are looking up at the ceiling, rotate back and perform the same position on the opposite side.

Then stand up and perform the same process until the next two minutes are completed. Keep reminding yourself of being able to show off that no existent beer belly on the beach, this works for me all the time.

Now repeat the exercises of minutes three and four concentrating on performing exercise without strain or injury. Use the jump rope for the next two minutes and when complete move onto the next exercise.

Back to doing the squat exercise with this added variation by adding a leg lift. Lift the toes of one foot of the ground about 12 inches or so after you have performed your push up section. Lower your foot and perform the same on the opposite side. Stand up and repeat until you have completed minutes six and seven.

When complete go back to performing jump rope for the next two minutes and keep up your concentration if you feel pain or injury then stop and get professional advice always think about what you are doing and making sure that you perform all exercise without over straining or giving yourself and injury.

Go back to performing squat with this extra variation to be added to the exercise perform a jog in place after each push up by standing up and bringing your knees up to your chest while performing a jog on the spot. Perform at least five jogs during this phase if possible.

The last exercise is back to the jump rope and until your time is up this concludes your exercise for the day you should feel a lot stronger and healthier within days and you should feel better and more importantly start to lose weight around the stomach area.

Best of luck with the exercise remember to be ready for the beach next summer.

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How to Lose the Beer Belly

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
Andrew O. Hunter asked:




Do you want to lose the beer belly? It’s a not an easy goal to achieve. Your old party friend and you have had many adventures together. Going to Sunday footballs games together, attending those wild college parties, and grabbing a beer during happy hour.? You 2 have shared some great times, but times have changed and you want to lose the beer belly.

Losing the beer belly will not be easy and will take hard work, perseverance and time. Paying attention to the messages the media conveys,you might be fooled into following the latest celebrity diet or popping a few pills every four hours can give you the body of a runway model. Forgive me, but it will take a hell of a lot more work than that.

The truth in the matter, is it will take WORK. All the celebrities and models seen in the media are in the best shape of their lives due to regular exercise and healthy eating. To lose that gut, doesn’t copying their healthy eating habits and workout make sense? It will take some work but in the end it really doesn’t have to be that hard.People who are trying to get rid of their beer belly, they start jogging and doing situps. You would think this would make sense. Running will contribute to losing calories but doing sit ups and crunches will only strengthen your muscles, not get rid of your gut. Doing only sit ups and crunches can only achieve nice toned muscles UNDER your beer belly unless you do more workouts.

What else can you do if ab exercises won’t get rid of belly fat?

First, you must cut back on drinking beer.? I understand that this isn’t as easy as it sounds. Don’t you think that the reason you have a beer belly is because of all that beer your drinking? It doesn’t mean you can’t have a little bit of beer, just monitor and decrease how much you drink.

There are two parts to losing that beer belly.? To lose your beer belly, incorporate exercise and healthy eating habits. Results won’t be as great if you choose healthy eating over exercise or vice versa. Yes, exercise might burn more calories, but if you don’t eat less calories in the first place you may not be burning more than you eat.Exercise is a big factor in losing weight but if you’re eating more than you can burn than your results are minimal. Doing both diet and exercise will help maximize results if you want to lose your beer belly.

The first step is to eat healthy.Start paying attention to what you eat. Your body needs all the right nutrients. The proper nutrients are protein complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Once you start eating right, you metabolism will increase and you will start to burn more fat.

Secondly,…EXERCISE. To lose beer belly, you will need to do cardio (aerobic exercise) and resistance training (strength training). To burn extra calories, aerobic exercises like running, calisthenics, or? any other form of cardio can help, plus it can also strengthen your heart and increase your stamina. Strength training can help tone your body and increase your metabolism, which will help you shed those pounds.

The answer to getting rid of that beer belly is you will need to incorporate a healthy diet and daily workouts into your life.? Follow this advice and you’ll soon find that you will be lose weight fast.? Best of luck to you and all your endeavors!

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Beer Allergy

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
Douglas Samuel asked:




Beer allergy is an allergic reaction to one or more ingredients in the beer.
In most cases, this is likely to be:

o Yeast (yeast allergy)
o Barley
o Wheat
o Gluten (gluten allergy)
o Sulphates
o Other additives

Yeast and sulphates are an intrinsic part of beer. Unlike distilled alcohol, beer, like wine, always contains yeast because it is make by fermenting starches with yeast.

If you have a yeast allergy, then beer is strictly off limits for you.

Yeast produces sulphates, so there will always be some level of sulphates in beer, although some manufacturers may add more sulphates as a preservative.

If you are allergic to sulphates, check each brand of beer to see if they add sulphates. You may find that some brands of beer work for you, were as others have too high a level of sulphates.

Most beer is made by fermenting either barley or wheat. If you have a gluten allergy, you will not be able to drink most beer.

With the rising profile of gluten intolerance and celiac, it is becoming possible, even easy in some areas, to buy gluten free beer.

Gluten free beer is made with alternative grains and pseudograins such as rice, buckwheat and sorghum. It is still a specialty product so while more available than ever, it still may take some searching to track down.

Some beer is more “pure” than others. Some brands add preservatives and other additives, which you may react to.

In this case, it is a matter of finding which brands agree with you.

If you are allergic to both beer and wine, the most likely reason is yeast. Otherwise, watch out for the other causes listed above.

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How to Cure Hemorrhoids With Beer, Chocolate and Walnuts

Friday, January 6th, 2006
Daniel Griffiths asked:




Now you can cure hemorrhoids with delicious tasting, fun foods!? What more could you ask??

Experts estimate that as much as 90 percent of all diseases are linked to free-radical damage in the body.?? Hemorrhoids are caused by free radical damage to the region in and around the anus.??

Free radicals are a natural byproduct of the body turning food into energy.? However, if there are more free radicals than the body needs, they can become harmful.??

Excess free radical buildup can be caused by stress, cigarette smoking, harmful ultraviolet rays from the sun, the waste product of metabolism, toxic chemicals from pollution, contaminates and/or pesticides in foods, and high intensity/short period exercising known as distress exercise.?

Free radicals are associated with oxygen molecules that damage cells in the body by stealing electrons from them.?Antioxidants stop the damage by providing the electrons demanded by the dysfunctional oxygen molecules.? When the body can not produce enough antioxidants, supplements are needed to keep the body healthy.

Fortunately, there are many foods that provide antioxidant materials for the body like fresh fruits and vegetables. Eating a wide range of different types and colors – blueberries, green and red grapes and?deep orange fruits will provide the “free radical scavengers” to?neutralize the damaging molecules.?

Of the many foods, barley is one of the better antioxidants.? Barley is used in beer, so drinking beer will help cure hemorrhoids as well as other illnesses.

Similarly, dark chocolate has been shown to be a great producer of antioxidants.? Dark chocolate is especially good for the skin.? This is why it proves useful in the treatment of hemorrhoids.? Hemorrhoids are a skin condition.??

Walnuts?are another food that helps?produce an above-average number of “free radical scavengers”.? Walnuts are high on the list of antioxidants because?they?are rich in?vitamin E.? Walnuts also contain omega 3 fatty acids which have been shown to reduce fat.? Excess fat is often associated with hemorrhoid problems.?

Now, you don’t have to drink beer in order to get your share of antioxidants from barley.??In fact,?you can combine barley, chocolate and walnuts to make delicious cookies.? Here’s the recipe:?

1-1/2 cups organic barley flour 3-1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 cup oil 1/2 cup rice syrup or malt syrup 2 tsp vanilla 1 large egg 1 cup finely chopped walnut 1 cup dark chocolate or carob chips
Place the barley flour in a large bowl. Add the baking powder and mix well. Slowly stir in the oil and work it through the flour with a fork until it is evenly distributed. Add the rice syrup or malt syrup, vanilla, and egg. Mix until a stiff dough is formed. Add the walnuts,?the chocolate or carob chips and mix until they are evenly distributed throughout the dough Dip a 2-tablespoon measure (such as a coffee scoop) in water to keep dough from sticking to it. Use this measure to scoop the dough onto an oiled cookie sheet. Wet your hand in cool water and flatten each cookie with your palm. Bake at 350F for 10 – 12 minutes.

There you go!? Now you can?get rid of hemorrhoids by eating cookies.

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Fat Beer Belly? 3 Tips to Lose Your Beer Belly in 14 – 30 Days

Tuesday, June 15th, 2004
Walter Madison asked:




What should you do if you are strapped with a fat beer belly? For one thing-stop drinking beer!

Beer has all sorts of negative health effects–one of them being it makes you overweight. If you want to drop flab-and are SERIOUS about it–I would strongly recommend you cut it out.

Here are 3 other guidelines to help you become super lean NOW:

#1) Workout the WHOLE body

Doing 100′s of crunches and situps will NOT do you any good-unless you are morbidly obese. If this is the case almost anything you do will work at first.

But if you are in reasonable shape, you MUST exercise the entire body if you want to lose flab.

Why?

Because “whole body” workouts are the best for maximizing your metabolic and hormonal response–which in turn helps burn your fat beer belly?

Most people have no idea they must boost the metabolism or hormones to burn flab. But it’s the SINGLE biggest determinate of your results.

#2) AVOID Grains

What??? I thought grains were healthy! They can be-when they are fermented or germinated. The problem is-under most circumstances-they are extremely dense and have almost ZERO water content.

For this reason they are very hard for your body to absorb… which forces it to expend a lot of energy when doing so. Saving energy during digestion is KEY for flab loss

#3) Cut out ALL processed foods

This probably goes without saying, but there’s no reason to EVER consume processed foods. Yes, that includes energy bars and most vitamin supplements usually considered “health food”.

These will HURT your progress

Most energy bars and supplements are very difficult for your body to digest-getting your nutrition through “whole foods” is the way to go. if you have a fat beer belly than taking these 3 steps will help you see results FAST.

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How to Get a Six Pack and Lose Belly Fat

Friday, September 12th, 2003
Roy Orion asked:




For many males across the world, they only six pack they have is a six pack of beer and so they end up having to struggle with the effects of their over indulgence of beer i.e. having a “beer belly” (the colloquial term used to refer to an excessively large stomach which is attributable to excessive alcohol consumption.

On that note, beer and wine are both rich in sugar meaning that they provide no nutritional value (they have no nutrients or minerals to speak of) but plenty of calories meaning that the drinking of them will end up in weight increasing. If you want to know how to get a six pack and lose that belly fat, then please use the following strategies to achieve the best results.

Reduce your alcohol intake!

Please note that we have said “reduce” not “eliminate.” Alcohol in moderation is perfectly fine, but when you drink too much, that is when it becomes an issue. Another problem with alcohol is that it makes you thirsty and in addition it reduces your inhibitions. This means that your judgement is reduced meaning you are more likely to be rash and impulsive.

Rely on appropriate exercise methods

Many people seem to that abdominal crunches, sit ups and leg raises are the best method of achieving that highly coveted six pack effect of the stomach. Others seem to hold the view that it is weight training that will get the best results. Both are totally wrong.

If you want to include exercise to get a six pack, then you need to make sure you rely on cardio exercises, also known as “aerobic” exercises such as cycling to get maximum results. This is because these types of exercises directly increase the rate at which the metabolism burns the calories at.

That said, weight lifting is of some use because it also tones and increases the proportion of muscles of the body. Given that the body will need to burn more calories to sustain muscles rather than fat (which require hardly any calories at all to keep safe) having good muscle tone is very important.

Split up your meals

Rather than having one or two large meals during the course of the day, it is important that you split them up during the course of the day so as to avoid blood sugar levels falling too low.

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