Top 10 Celebrity Funerals

<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cvgMZUNXjD46VVK4_koAZDxX2ILEKABqMyo05Yu47Y4wpYmYaVd_Hmfef_-mtcVjBJBGCQRu4tkqOvoeNazWzZrVG948DbZHJPQ_AUoTXrL7H-wUWeZAvVGKRMm6rNjNV5e8dGEJAqI/s1600/top10_funeral_jackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cvgMZUNXjD46VVK4_koAZDxX2ILEKABqMyo05Yu47Y4wpYmYaVd_Hmfef_-mtcVjBJBGCQRu4tkqOvoeNazWzZrVG948DbZHJPQ_AUoTXrL7H-wUWeZAvVGKRMm6rNjNV5e8dGEJAqI/s1600/top10_funeral_jackson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The King of Pop Has Passed</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">An estimated 1.6 million people entered a lottery to win one of 17,500 tickets available to Michael Jackson's July 7 memorial at L.A.'s Staples Center, making Jackson's farewell one of the largest celebrity funerals in history. Tickets sold for upwards of $10,000 on eBay and Craigslist, and the major television networks said they would air the event live. Stevie Wonder, Mariah Carey and Usher are set to perform. Los Angeles officials will close the streets around the arena during the 90-minute service, and have suggested that fans without tickets stay home. Despite those efforts, the city is bracing for a crush of more than 100,000 people.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEW6ElKm0478mgpq2L1mSHtzLZcFhXwiwqK7eup9sdqF3KjcsYmRn092uwt94U176nglG1oEPC-lh7Q3fvCzigxH3DjHLqtUyUQLXBfQ6aaEDGNCH7SdnnrcNyeMxzjNGuTKweHRLUss/s1600/top10_funeral_valentino.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpEW6ElKm0478mgpq2L1mSHtzLZcFhXwiwqK7eup9sdqF3KjcsYmRn092uwt94U176nglG1oEPC-lh7Q3fvCzigxH3DjHLqtUyUQLXBfQ6aaEDGNCH7SdnnrcNyeMxzjNGuTKweHRLUss/s1600/top10_funeral_valentino.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Rudolph Valentino</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Before Elvis, Judy Garland and Michael Jackson, there was Rudolph Valentino, an Italian actor and international sex symbol who became the world's first bona fide movie star with blockbuster silent films like<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The Sheik</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">. So when the 31-year-old died unexpectedly of a ruptured ulcer on Aug. 23, 1926, mass hysteria ensued; several fans, overcome with grief, killed themselves upon hearing the news. His New York City memorial service attracted nearly 100,000 mourners, who stretched for nearly 11 blocks as riot police struggled to keep the crowds from blocking the funeral procession. Decades later, it was revealed that the man who organized Valentino's memorial, Frank E. Campbell, had paid New Yorkers to exaggerate their grief to draw publicity to his now famous funeral parlor to the stars.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1908895,00.html#ixzz2rFYxbuZ4" style="border: 0px; color: #003399; cursor: pointer; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline-style: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iyovfrhDyue2ccOlDJDTqU1T4cfuZ8F8uhdSEWNeKvJqJPokr3Wg5cm-D5qkk-yr0rpPdN6jttlHWrFr6lbxU3w3xuw4We5DaWrpl_cQRCpLTIPWjVsfsuNdwiXeVeBX0zaiKcDGKNc/s1600/top10_funeral_ruth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4iyovfrhDyue2ccOlDJDTqU1T4cfuZ8F8uhdSEWNeKvJqJPokr3Wg5cm-D5qkk-yr0rpPdN6jttlHWrFr6lbxU3w3xuw4We5DaWrpl_cQRCpLTIPWjVsfsuNdwiXeVeBX0zaiKcDGKNc/s1600/top10_funeral_ruth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The Sultan of Swat</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Some 75,000 fans trekked to the "House That Ruth Built" to view the body of the legendary slugger two days after he succumbed to throat cancer on Aug. 16, 1948. Police even agreed to keep Yankee Stadium open until midnight to accommodate as many people as possible, while another 75,000 gathered in and around Manhattan's St. Patrick's Cathedral to attend his funeral service. Ruth's pallbearers included Yankee outfielder Joe DiMaggio, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Dempsey and New York Governor Thomas Dewey. The rain that day matched the mood; as one New York<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Times</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>columnist put it, "Even the skies wept for the Babe."</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwgiRrrjQ-T_TCbO17jKVtR1klDCgno35TuxCSoixSLW_99UgRDa12dDZ7TV2M5A7aMt_S4HNjqhyXoH9aPoBw0ETYJEpe5Ve2OxE-f7fysLlvv68vMx9RuhNw47pAHiRIwRxKLHdNUQ/s1600/top10_funeral_elvis.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwgiRrrjQ-T_TCbO17jKVtR1klDCgno35TuxCSoixSLW_99UgRDa12dDZ7TV2M5A7aMt_S4HNjqhyXoH9aPoBw0ETYJEpe5Ve2OxE-f7fysLlvv68vMx9RuhNw47pAHiRIwRxKLHdNUQ/s1600/top10_funeral_elvis.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Long Live the King</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The King of Rock 'n' Roll was just 42 when he suffered a fatal heart attack on a bathroom floor at his Graceland mansion on Aug. 16, 1977 — the night before he was supposed to kick off a 12-city comeback tour. It took less than two days for 25,000 fans to surround his Memphis home, where they endured 90-degree heat and entrepreneurs hawking $5 "commemorative" T shirts to pay their respects alongside mourners like James Brown, Ann-Margaret and George Hamilton. Though the actual funeral was closed to the public, the entire world would eventually get a glimpse of Elvis Presley's gray, swollen face after one of his cousins secretly snapped a photo of the open casket and sold it to the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">National Enquirer</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>for $18,000. That image, plastered across the tabloid's cover, sold more than 6.5 million copies, making it one of the most lucrative — albeit lurid — photos in history. Even Caroline Kennedy managed to profit from Presley's untimely passing: though she was admitted to the funeral as a friend of the family, she later sold her account of the memorial to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Rolling Stone</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><i>.</i></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_Ojxj1cQIY89y7RjudssXru4Fvfrb8-ZoJkMl717gVpArBj7eARCBxDGTjWbjyg5c-RvvJGis5_rWiJjFx0fPIIzIIvZxJpcn_yTSmqfgdsdzysat6M7N9wWgicVFh2Bq3ABrkhZj34/s1600/top10_funeral_garland.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4_Ojxj1cQIY89y7RjudssXru4Fvfrb8-ZoJkMl717gVpArBj7eARCBxDGTjWbjyg5c-RvvJGis5_rWiJjFx0fPIIzIIvZxJpcn_yTSmqfgdsdzysat6M7N9wWgicVFh2Bq3ABrkhZj34/s1600/top10_funeral_garland.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Somewhere Over the Rainbow</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">When 47-year-old Judy Garland was found dead of a drug overdose in her London home on June 22, 1969, fans were shocked. The starlet's body was displayed to the public in a glass-enclosed coffin, and more than 20,000 people came to pay their respects. The funeral, held in New York City, was closed to the press and the public. The guest list read like a who's who of Hollywood celebrities, including Lauren Bacall, Mickey Rooney and James Mason, who delivered the eulogy</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYR5nPyzpm31wGptcDuoNiOMdKNnAvpCTLhyCc6rUVRVtzJ_W8ieYovmpU99EOw__Rf6nTBPAkQL62zMRY5eLu7wtiMnPiArHrJkMwMegM5mKl30gM9ARzyR54SepBYBMfoIgqFYVAcQ/s1600/top10_funeral_kalthoum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYR5nPyzpm31wGptcDuoNiOMdKNnAvpCTLhyCc6rUVRVtzJ_W8ieYovmpU99EOw__Rf6nTBPAkQL62zMRY5eLu7wtiMnPiArHrJkMwMegM5mKl30gM9ARzyR54SepBYBMfoIgqFYVAcQ/s1600/top10_funeral_kalthoum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The Nightingale of the Nile</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum had a career that spanned half a century and a signature song, "Inte Omri" ("You Are My Life"), that ran for 57 minutes. Kulthum was so beloved that when she died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 1975 at age 76, millions of wailing mourners flooded the streets to vent their grief. Heads of state sent letters of condolences to her family, airlines and trains scheduled extra trips to accommodate the flood of fans, and an estimated 1 million people followed her funeral procession through the streets of Cairo. Kulthum remained one of the top-selling artists in the Arab world long after her death.</span><br /> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35OzLH-05gMmfh3G4KHiglp1iQPoRhl70mco-BV4XpW1MH9d5C6mZDLYzEkZykeUPyPkzXIbe2UoCIXYw3aSqer5BxwbQGHL2iuNRTsWwYifTX2t559jPNyUrkiAOAYejagU-hSsQ60A/s1600/top10_funeral_lennon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35OzLH-05gMmfh3G4KHiglp1iQPoRhl70mco-BV4XpW1MH9d5C6mZDLYzEkZykeUPyPkzXIbe2UoCIXYw3aSqer5BxwbQGHL2iuNRTsWwYifTX2t559jPNyUrkiAOAYejagU-hSsQ60A/s1600/top10_funeral_lennon.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">He Gave Peace a Chance</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">John Lennon didn't have a funeral. When the former Beatle was shot and killed outside his New York City apartment building on Dec. 8, 1980, his wife Yoko Ono decided against an organized memorial service. Instead, she asked people around the world to "pray for John's soul" at a designated time. At 2 p.m. E.T. on Dec. 14, 1980, fans gathered in public squares from Melbourne to Liverpool and observed 10 minutes of silence in a global outpouring of goodwill. In New York City, more than 100,000 people assembled on Central Park's grassy slopes and turned the memorial into a daylong affair. Vendors sold Lennon merchandise and musicians played their favorite Beatles tunes. But at 2 o'clock, the entire park went silent. The city had assigned 300 police officers to the event, but the gathering was peaceful and went off without a hitch.</span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFn1CMvcI5_TYt43npdRqSXNWKNI6bX-gPAJT6I1Vh7kLlASILGBBBBu0ohSvUU0XYxQJk9jkdBHnh8ep4vKhIWF4CaB_LC5TTvx2ENMdfZxloBcBrfD0beJNddkWYZTOENFPv_Ywbl_M/s1600/top10_funeral_princess_di.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFn1CMvcI5_TYt43npdRqSXNWKNI6bX-gPAJT6I1Vh7kLlASILGBBBBu0ohSvUU0XYxQJk9jkdBHnh8ep4vKhIWF4CaB_LC5TTvx2ENMdfZxloBcBrfD0beJNddkWYZTOENFPv_Ywbl_M/s1600/top10_funeral_princess_di.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">A Royal Farewell</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The waves of grief unleashed by the death of Princess Diana needed an appropriate outlet, so a full day of mourning was planned around the Sept. 6, 1997, service at Westminster Abbey in London. The day began with a 4-mile funeral cortege leaving from Kensington Palace. Her coffin passed by more than 1 million people, who had lined up along the route to pay their final respects to the Princess of Wales. Nearly 2,000 guests were present at the service, while an estimated 2.5 billion watched on television. Elton John performed a rewritten version of "Candle in the Wind," and for the first time in history, the Union Jack was flown at half-mast above Buckingham Palace.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0s0j1NKWLNaddFl-0GEQApuJxHLLkjaH53ewBJ-U_UQTD4UVHZIJUAva0sNMCGTCPbImjAD8kIsrYkWhyphenhyphenIYnBW5NmoxEA5ZtnbmB7rw1oZt87n08aRLDb5KAZEUgchMVetsqUQeshU0/s1600/top10_funeral_biggie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0s0j1NKWLNaddFl-0GEQApuJxHLLkjaH53ewBJ-U_UQTD4UVHZIJUAva0sNMCGTCPbImjAD8kIsrYkWhyphenhyphenIYnBW5NmoxEA5ZtnbmB7rw1oZt87n08aRLDb5KAZEUgchMVetsqUQeshU0/s1600/top10_funeral_biggie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hypnotized</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Christopher Wallace, the Brooklyn-born rapper known simply as "Biggie," was gunned down during a drive-by shooting in L.A. on March 9, 1997, just three years after releasing his first album, the eerily titled<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Ready to Die.</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The still unsolved murder, like the shooting death of rapper Tupac Shakur, shocked the hip-hop community. Sean (Diddy) Combs, Queen Latifah, Flava Flav, Mary J. Blige, Run-DMC and Busta Rhymes were among the rap stars who turned out for his memorial. Thousands of fans lined the sidewalks of Bedford-Stuyvesant, the artist's childhood neighborhood, to catch a glimpse of his funeral procession. But the gloomy atmosphere turned violent when police scuffled with a handful of people who had climbed onto parked cars. Seven people were arrested for disorderly conduct, including a reporter for the New York<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Times</i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWN5ol4YBiwMuKF5nOv136NuqPoNCAoDBT6n04ejOkEA1yUknJP0WSfysDlisKwfuVTjt-A_z24Aat3D3NOBQwxAWtQ0sZHjK9InHXvOMJDNHW4FZ1jnJclmvkGiLh0zOQzlfYAm1tr4/s1600/top10_funeral_brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCWN5ol4YBiwMuKF5nOv136NuqPoNCAoDBT6n04ejOkEA1yUknJP0WSfysDlisKwfuVTjt-A_z24Aat3D3NOBQwxAWtQ0sZHjK9InHXvOMJDNHW4FZ1jnJclmvkGiLh0zOQzlfYAm1tr4/s1600/top10_funeral_brown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">The Godfather of Soul</span><br style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;" /><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Even in death, James Brown was the hardest-working man in show business. The soulful singer's passing on Christmas Day, 2006, prompted not one but three memorial services. The first included a public viewing of Brown's body at Harlem's Apollo Theater, where he made his professional debut in 1956; the last was held in his hometown of Augusta, Ga., where more than 9,000 fans danced to live music supplied by his band, the Soul Generals. Pop icon Michael Jackson nearly stole the show when he made a surprise appearance at the last stop on Brown's so-called Farewell Tour. Following a eulogy delivered by the Rev. Al Sharpton, Jackson reportedly bent down to kiss Brown's forehead and proclaimed him "my greatest inspiration."</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; border: 0px; color: black; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.222222328186035px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>

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<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxmH1Td_Z6UfvyC-jV7m7GlVTcXDcgZF28DUFBDymdvVFrv-sbdYLIfVvYNSSgXBPcpIYYWnntgRsliAy4lbzPmTbkmXYhdFgsnPEtAGIkIEUd010ql3-rkrpSqLqkwvvtol9jh99roU/s1600/Prevent-heart-attack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGxmH1Td_Z6UfvyC-jV7m7GlVTcXDcgZF28DUFBDymdvVFrv-sbdYLIfVvYNSSgXBPcpIYYWnntgRsliAy4lbzPmTbkmXYhdFgsnPEtAGIkIEUd010ql3-rkrpSqLqkwvvtol9jh99roU/s1600/Prevent-heart-attack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Risk Factors — and How You Can Reduce Yours</span></span></div> Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease include cigarette smoking,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>high blood pressure, high cholesterol and/or triglycerides, diabetes mellitus, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and poor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>nutrition.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Prevention and treatment centers around these risk factors — and these approaches will help you lower risk for many other types of illness, as well as helping you feel great and have more energy overall.<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">1. Don't smoke.</span></span></span>Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of cardiovascular disease in women, with more than 50 percent of heart attacks among middle-aged women attributable to tobacco. Risk of cardiovascular disease begins to decline within months of smoking cessation and reaches the level of persons who have never smoked within 3 to 5 years.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br /><span style="color: #073763;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Lower your cholesterol.</span></span></span><br />High blood cholesterol is a condition that greatly increases your chances of developing coronary heart disease. Extra cholesterol in the blood settles on the inner walls of the arteries, narrowing them and allowing less blood to pass through them to the heart. Aim for total cholesterol below 200 mg/dL; LDL cholesterol below 130 mg/dL and HDL above 35 mg/dL.</div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Maintain a healthy weight</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">.</span></span></span>Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are epidemics in the United States that contribute to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of obesity has increased among both men and women in the United States in the past decade; currently about one third of adult women (or 34 million) are classified as obese. Also, 60% of both men and women get no regular physical activity. Obesity, especially abdominal adiposity, is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women.</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Exercise regularly.</span></span></span><br />Recent evidence suggests that even moderate-intensity activity, including brisk<a href="http://life.gaiam.com/gaiam/p/WalkingTheBestWorkout.html" style="color: #3399ff; text-decoration: none;">walking</a>, is associated with substantial reduction of cardiovascular disease risk. These findings support the 1995 federal exercise guidelines endorsing 30 minutes of moderately intense physical activity most days of the week, a program that should be feasible and safe for most of the population.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Regular exercise<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and maintenance of healthy weight should also help reduce insulin resistance and the risk of non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, which appears to be an even stronger risk factor for cardiovascular disease in women than in men.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Diabetes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>is associated with a threefold to sevenfold elevation in cardiovascular disease risk among women, compared with a twofold to threefold elevation among men. Approximately half of all deaths in patients with non–insulin dependent diabetes mellitus are due to heart disease.</div> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Eat less saturated fat, more produce & more fiber.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><br />Diets low in saturated fat and high in fruits, vegetables,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>whole grains, and fiber are associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. Also, a recent study reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine journal confirmed that eating fruits and vegetables, particularly green leafy vegetables and vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables, seems to have a protective effect against coronary heart disease. You may even think about moving toward more flexitarian or vegetarian eating habits: A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>vegetarian<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>diet reduces the risk of coronary artery disease, and may even reverse existing coronary artery disease when combined with other lifestyle changes. A<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mediterranean diet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that uses olive oil can reduce the risk of coronary artery disease.</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">6. Avoid trans fats.</span></span></span><br />Trans fatty acids<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>have been linked to adverse lipid profiles and an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This includes most margarines. The role of other fatty acids, including monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and marine omega-3 fatty acids, remains controversial.</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">7. Consume alcohol only in moderation.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><br />Moderate intake of alcohol is related to reduction of cardiovascular disease — but may raise blood pressure and increase risk of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>breast cancer. Early surgical menopause is linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease, which appears to be negated by the use of estrogen therapy.</div> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">8. Arm yourself with risk-reducing vitamins.</span></span></span><br />Antioxidant vitamin supplements, particularly vitamin E and homocysteine-lowering agents such as folate and B6, have promising roles in prevention of cardiovascular disease, but conclusive evidence may hinge on the results of several ongoing randomized clinical trials. When it is found in unusually high levels, homocysteine brings the same degree of risk as having high cholesterol does. The B vitamins, especially folic acid and B12, will drive elevated homocysteine levels down to normal, often without the need of any prescription medication.</div> </div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div style="margin: 0px 0px 10px;"> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">9. Give yourself some new stress-management tools.</span></span></span>Poorly controlled stress may have an adverse effect on blood lipids. An attitude of hostility has been powerfully linked with a higher incidence of cardiac events, and cynical distrust has been associated with accelerated progression of carotid artery disease. Relaxation methods (meditation,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>breathing exercises),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>yoga, and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>stress-management techniques are essential for preventing cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease and for reducing the risk of recurrent cardiac problems. Meditation improves exercise tolerance and decreases electrical changes associated with poor circulation to the heart. Meditation has also been shown to lower cholesterol and reverse carotid artery thickening. Also consider acupuncture, which has been shown to help relax the myocardium and improve circulation.</div> <span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Ask your health professional about herbs and nutritional supplements</span></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>that may be useful in preventing and treating cardiovascular disease, including:</span></div> <ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; list-style-type: disc; margin: 1em 0px; orphans: auto; padding-left: 2em; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Bilberry</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Turmeric (curcumin)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Fenugreek</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ginger</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Guggul</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Ginkgo</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Garlic (one garlic clove is roughly equal to 4 mg to 1 gram of garlic; a daily dose of 600 to 800mg may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Onion</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vitamin B12</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Folic acid (500 to 5000 micrograms daily may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">B6</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">L-Carnitine</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Coenzyme Q10 (100 to 300 mg daily may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Vitamin E (400 to 800 International Units daily may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Magnesium (200 to 400 mg daily may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Niacin (A typical oral dose of 100 mg, three times daily; may gradually increase to avg. dose of 1 gram three times daily, with a maximum dose of 6 grams. Extended release tablets: Dosing may begin with one 375-milligram tablet at bedtime and be increased by no more than 500 mg per four-week period, to a maximum of 2,000 mg, given as two 1,000-milligram tablets before bed)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Fish oils (6 grams daily may be recommended)</li> <li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Soy (Isoflavones may be recommended)</li> </ul> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div> <div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 23px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <hr style="border: 1px solid rgb(102, 102, 102); height: 2px; width: 558px;" /> <span style="font-style: italic;">Consult your doctor before using any health treatment — including herbal supplements and natural remedies — and tell your doctor if you have a serious medical condition or are taking any medications. The information presented here is for educational purposes only and is in no way intended as substitute for medical counseling.</span></div>

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Caring for Your Teeth and Gums

<h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; color: #705e3e; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> How Should I Care for My Teeth and Gums?</h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> <h3 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; clear: left; color: #705e3e; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; orphans: auto; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">  <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicPA25womU8RVpY2iRy-iSnWxdUe6UaM_TAoIANWj2uW52K7fGgxMbiqUPX4l48bXtCqSVrCJdcDlPPR5HLCwImSz-ZUkHYZ42N1eMcpFCOY5Q-EWb9PmHDrazdpomQ3ajU1GvS8B-GU/s1600/maintaining-white-teeth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgicPA25womU8RVpY2iRy-iSnWxdUe6UaM_TAoIANWj2uW52K7fGgxMbiqUPX4l48bXtCqSVrCJdcDlPPR5HLCwImSz-ZUkHYZ42N1eMcpFCOY5Q-EWb9PmHDrazdpomQ3ajU1GvS8B-GU/s1600/maintaining-white-teeth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> </h3> <div class="node" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> There are five basic steps to caring for teeth and gums:</div> <ol style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;" type="1"> <li style="background-image: none; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 8px 34px ! important; padding-left: 0px;">Brushing</li> <li style="background-image: none; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 8px 34px ! important; padding-left: 0px;">Flossing</li> <li style="background-image: none; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 8px 34px ! important; padding-left: 0px;">Eating right</li> <li style="background-image: none; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 8px 34px ! important; padding-left: 0px;">Visiting the dentist</li> <li style="background-image: none; list-style-type: decimal; margin: 0px 0px 8px 34px ! important; padding-left: 0px;">Rinsing</li> </ol> <div class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <br /></div> <h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Tips for Brushing Teeth:</span></h3> <div class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Brush at least twice a day. If you can, brush after every meal. Ideally wait 30 minutes after eating, this will allow any enamel that softened from acid during eating to re-harden and not get brushed away.  Brushing removes<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>plaque, a film of bacteria that clings to teeth. When bacteria in plaque come into contact with food, they produce acids. These acids lead to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>cavities. To brush:</div> <div class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <br /></div> <ul class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Place a pea-sized dab of fluoride toothpaste on the head of the toothbrush. (Use a soft toothbrush.)</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Place the toothbrush against the teeth at a 45-degree angle up to the gum line.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Move the brush across the teeth using a small circular motion. Continue with this motion cleaning one tooth at a time. Keep the tips of the bristles against the gum line. Avoid pressing so hard that the bristles lie flat against the teeth. (Only the tips of the toothbrush clean the teeth.) Let the bristles reach into spaces between teeth.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Brush across the top of the chewing surfaces of the teeth. Make sure the bristles get into the grooves and crevices.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Use the same small circular motion to clean the backside of the upper and lower teeth -- the side that faces the tongue.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">To clean the inside of the bottom front teeth, angle the head in an up-and-down position toward the bottom inside of the mouth and move the toothbrush in a small circle.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">For the inside of the top front teeth, angle the brush in an up-and-down position with the tip of the head pointing towards the roof of the mouth. Move the toothbrush in a small circle.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Give your tongue a few gentle brush strokes, brushing from the back of your tongue forward. Do not scrub. This helps remove bacteria and freshens your breath.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">After brushing your teeth for two to three minutes, rinse your mouth with water.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Replace your toothbrush with a new one every three to four months.</li> </ul> <h3 style="background-color: white; clear: left; font-family: Arial,Verdana,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 10px 0px 20px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span style="color: #0b5394;">Tips for Flossing Your Teeth:</span></h3> <div class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 3px 0px 10px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> Floss teeth once a day. Flossing gets rid of food and plaque between the teeth, where your toothbrush cannot reach. If plaque stays between teeth, it can harden into tartar, which must be removed by a dentist or hygienist. To floss:</div> <ul class="node" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; margin: 5px 0px 0px; orphans: auto; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Remove about an 18-inch strip of floss from the dispenser.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Wind the floss around the middle fingers of each hand, leaving a 1-inch section open for flossing. Floss the top teeth first, then the bottom.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Place the floss in your mouth and use your index fingers to push the floss between the teeth. Be careful not to push too hard and injure the gums.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Move the floss up and down against the tooth and up and around the gum line. The floss should form a C-shape around the tooth as you floss.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Floss between each tooth as well as behind the back teeth.</li> <li style="background-image: url(http://css.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/modules/linksListTOC_bullet.gif); background-position: 0px 4px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; line-height: 16px; list-style-type: none; padding: 0px 0px 6px 15px;">Use a clean section of floss as needed and take up used floss by winding it around the fingers.</li> </ul>

Caring for Your Teeth and Gums

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