I was not around for the "Old Message Board". (I was still eating health foods like wheat germ and wondering why I had indigestion!) When I began exploring this web site after I started the BTD, I often read comments about the "Old Message Board." I visited BTD boards on other sites, but never signed up. I just wasn't interested.

My son IMs his friends constantly when he is away at college. I tried instant messaging for a while, but lost interest. I'd rather write e-mail or talk on the cell phone. I decided it was a generational thing; people over 50 must not be cut out for messaging. So when the big announcement came that the Message Board was coming back, I wasn't all that excited.

But I was wrong! I signed up and had a lot of fun clicking around last weekend. I even posted a few comments. What they say about old dogs and new tricks isn't always the case. If you haven't seen the "New Message Board" go to Heidi's column and follow the link.

One of the comments I posted had to do with my experience finding relief from indigestion and GERD. The Type O diet alone took care of about 90% of my pain. I asked Heidi about that pesky 10% and she suggested buying fresh ginger root (easily found in a grocery store) and running it through a juicer. She said to take a teaspoon of the juice. She warned me that it would be hot, and it was! It also drove away the last of my pain.

Ginger juice keeps for a long time in a glass jar in the refrigerator. After I no longer needed ginger juice for indigestion I would mix a teaspoon in a glass of water and drink it like tea. I really grew to like the taste. Diluted in water it wasn't hot, just refreshing. Eventually I ran out, and never got around to making more.

The "New Message Board" post made me think about it, and I juiced ginger root this morning. It smells wonderful, and tastes just as refreshing as I remember.