It is best to use fresh organic apples when eating apples as a snack since you will not know what pesticides were used in growing apples. If apples are not organic, it is better to peel apple before eating.

Using baked apples also helps to clear constipation.

Eat one baked apple at night, right before bedtime, and one just upon rising. Do this until you constipation is cleared.

In his book, John Heinerman, Heinerman’s Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and Herbs, describes how to bake apples:

“Cut apples in half and clear out centers. Add chopped dates to center. Pour some cranberry juice over dates and apples. Then sprinkle cinnamon and nutmeg on top. You can pour cranberry juice on some of apples and see if you like taste after they are cooked. Cook apples for 46-60 min at 375-400 C.”

Dried Apples

Dried apple slices are also a good source of fiber. However, when slices are dehydrated most nutrients are lost but fiber is retained. Sulfur dioxide is typically used to dry apple slices and this can cause allergic or asthmatic reactions in some people. I do not recommend using dried apple slices in place of fresh organic apples.

Just Apples and Mineral Water

Just after waking, eat two unpeeled apples, chew well, and then drink 8 oz of water that has two drops of Alkalife. Or, you can use any other mineral additive or supplement you use.

This combination of apples and activated mineral water will stimulate your colon to become less sluggish and to move fecal matter out of rectum.

I find Alkalife on e-Bay. This product cost $29.00 on Internet, but I have bought it for $17.00 on e-Bay.

Using fruits to relieve or clear constipation is a powerful natural remedy. Eat fruits every day and between meals and you will relieve your constipation.

Look for other articles that will tell about other fruits to relieve constipation.

Market gurus, financial astrology, divination.

Joseph Granville, a market technician, started his newsletter (Gransville Market Letter) in 1963 and is still going strong at age 80 . He was accurate to predict market decline in 1976 but was wrong in 1982 and 1995. Given statistical nature of investing, he had his successful calls and his fair share of blunders as well. The redeeming feature of this man must be his willingness to apologize for his mistakes.

Why do people continue to subscribe to his newsletter? This author suspects that his loyal customers are those who can form their own opinions and views on market but, they are receptive to a different perspective or viewpoint they may have missed in their own analyzes.

It is same with other reputable market gurus. It seemed media and public are intolerant of their success rates as being not good enough. The forecasts of these market gurus should be treated like a tsunami early warning system. Nine times out of ten, warning turns out to be false and people accept it and go own with their normal lives. Every warning is taken seriously and costs of taking precautions are minimal. When a warning turns out to be accurate, it will save lives. It should be same with these market gurus’ predictions of market crashes. Investors just have to prepare themselves as they would with an impending tsunami warning.

After seeing a BBC program on Membrane theory, 11-dimensional worlds and parallel universes, financial astrology, feng-shui and other methods of divination may have some merit. This author encourages investors to have open-minds and more importantly, understand strengths and weaknesses of any method. By capitalizing on strengths, one can indeed enjoy benefits.

The concluding part 2 will provide an outline of fundamental analysis, technical analysis plus some tips on successful investing.