Week One=Chemical Elements Chart

Wow..I'm learning, but didn't realize there were so many different types of metals and elements. Some metals are magnetic, and many have different oxidation states. The noble gases...that is a cool name...And halogens..3 different states? It was also interesting to see that the first element was discovered in 1735..So amazing! I never looked at the periodic table like this before:)

Quiz

fun review!

1)burned wood-chemical

crushed rock-physical

dissolved sugar-physical

rusted iron- chemical

(these made sense!)

2)these a little harder for me

milk-mixture

table salt- thought this was pure but iodized makes it impure!

sugar- pure

steel- thought this was pure, too!

3)Coffee is non-homogenous and impure

WRONG! I would've thought there were other substances, but it is homogenous

4)Boiling water was physical and physical, but I thought the boiling point would be chemical...interesting:)

About Me

Well...I come from a family of 12 children...my mother always used western herbs and never took us to the doctor unless it was an emergency. She also started a measles scare in our small town by now vaccinating my younger brother! These days, I'm more moderate, having to go on antibiotics for corneal rosacea after herbs and one carrot fast after another did not work. In that time, my corneas scarred but would've been ok had I just gone on a simple antibiotic. But, the great thing is, my eyes are awesome now and I don't take antibiotics anymore! The doctor even said my eyesight improved this year! (prob. due to the millions of eastern herbs I have taken in the last 4 yrs!)

But anyhooo....I love learning about both eastern and western. I try to use eastern when possible, but feel western medicine totally has it's place. I feel really blessed in my life to have the means to finish school here at AIMC in December. It has been a rough 4 yrs! I love figuring out what helps peoples lives improve and at the same time puts me in a place where I have to be grounded and take care of myself as well...thank you for life and everything;)