Re: Nosebleeds-Need Help

I think the brown coating is called the 'bran', Hopinso. It certainly isn't the 'husk', which I would think is NOT for consumption.

I've heard the term 'rice polishings' but don't know what that means.

When I have purchased 'wheat bran' and 'oat bran' they seemed to be 'roughage', small flakes of what appeared to be indigestible coating from just under the husk.

I took spoonfuls of 'wheat bran' (with warm water) a number of years ago, and only remember that I had to quit it after a while because it was actually scratching the inside of my anus.

Another person mentioned the same effect.

I read, when I was a kid, of an Arab boy who could ride all day by only sucking on the wheat kernels from his pocket. Fiction, probably, but a delightful idea to a child.

.............

The other day I saw TWO therapists giving synchronized massage to a fellow. These two were men who had perfected their motions (long, slow, soothing sweeps, by degrees), in a rhythm designed to gently restore balance. It was a pleasure to watch.

I send you a virtual dual massage, good friend. And a sweet sleep, as a baby sleeps. And the ray of sunshine awakening of a little blond boy standing in my bedroom doorway..."Hi, mommy."

The beauty of the picture stays with us forever, and can be shared...should be shared. It is as natural as the dawn.

F.