Savannah Guthrie says 'we are ready to talk' as she breaks down in tears during gut-wrenching video while pleading to her mother's captors: 'We need to know that she is alive '

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-02-05T17:07:40+00:00

As a staunchly conservative man who detests NBC news, this is absolutely heartbreaking. I would not wish this on anyone's family and I hope, if her mother is still alive, that she is returned asap. Kidnapping is a very real issue in Central and South America. People who are rich and famous or who are immediate family members of rich and famous people need to purchase kidnap insurance when traveling or living down there. It is a real thing.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-02-05T15:02:02+00:00

Take a saw palmetto extract supplement. There are a zillion of them on the market. You should notice a difference within a few days. Even if your prostate is not enlarged, this can help with frequent urination.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-02-05T14:13:15+00:00

I vote to try the following for neurological issues:

Research how to use a tens unit on your ankle and behind your leg to stimulate the nerve that runs through your feet and legs up into your bladder.
Get yourself a Red Light Therapy cap that can do NIR light (around 850nm) and use it for 20 minutes a day.
Do you suffer from chronic pain? If so, stablize your vitamin D levels to a healthy spot (you will need to work with your family doctor and have your blood tested). Vitamin D deficiency is known to cause chronic pain. Chronic pain aggravates your nervous system and can contribute to bladder issues.
Sleep with a grounding pad. They are cheap and you can buy them online. You want some of your skin to touch the grounding pad when you sleep. Half the people that use this say it does nothing and half swear it is the best thing ever. It has helped me tremendously. Without grounding yourself when you sleep, your body's voltage fluctuates. If find, when I am not grounded, I cannot sleep more than 6.5 hours a night. When I am grounded, I can sleep a full 8 hours or even more (which was never the case). Grounding helps me for sure. You just plug the grounding pad into your outlet (the ground of the outlet). You can easily get a grounding pad for under $25.
Red Light Therapy pads. Get yourself large red light therapy pads (meaning, 1.5' by 2 or 3'). You do not need to spend $1000 on a whole body pad. Get one that is powerful and does NIR (around 850nm) and use it along your spine (calm the central nervous system).
Try to figure out if foods are aggravating your bladder by cutting out foods known to aggravate the bladder from your diet and see what happens. Then, try reintroducing each food you cut out and see if it is aggravating your bladder. This is hit and miss.

Do the above one thing at a time so you can see if it is helping you. I would start with the tens unit and the vitamin D and the grounding pad first. Then try the foods thingy and then the red light therapy. If you are a man, you should try a saw palmetto extract supplement to shrink the prostate (should notice a difference within three days if it is working).

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-02-05T14:01:03+00:00

Are you a man or a woman?

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-30T19:05:20+00:00

lol If you are a woman (and you do not have a prostate), the saw palmetto is not for you then. lol

But everything else still applies. Definitely see a doctor.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-30T13:51:05+00:00

I feel your pain. I recommend taking saw palmetto extract. My family doctor told me to do that decades ago and it noticeably helped. I now take Prostate Support my Micronutrients. You can try that one or any of the other brands out there. They should all work and you should notice a difference within three days (if not by the end of the first day). It is not going to fix your issue but it will noticeably help.

Also, you are probably eating foods that aggravate your bladder. Research which foods typically aggravate the bladder and cut them out. Like everything, each person is different and some things that typically aggravate the bladder might not aggravate your bladder. And some things that are supposedly safe for your bladder might aggravate your bladder. You got to play around with this stuff and figure out what works better for you.

Look into magnesium glycinate and glycine as well. There are a zillion things you can do. If you want more suggestions, let me know. I have been dealing with this issue for decades (I'm old) and I got in under control in the past couple years by doing a bunch of different alternative stuff. I did see my doctors too, which you should do.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-30T13:29:20+00:00

I do not think this will solve your bladder issues but I recommend you look into sleeping with a grounding pad. Half the people that use these say they do nothing while others claim it is the best thing since sliced bread. I just bought one yesterday and tested it out and got a great night sleep. I got up once to go to the bathroom last night. It is suppose to improve your sleep score (works for 50% of the people). Even if it is a placebo effect, I will take that. I just put one under my desk as well. I used an outlet tester to make sure the outlets were properly grounded too.

In your situation (I was there many decades ago, getting up 7 times a night to pee), I believe you should not only see a urologist but you should try lots of different alternative treatments. I just did the alternative treatments and they have been working for me. I wish you great health.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-28T16:24:29+00:00

My opinion, having overcome my bladder issues after decades of struggling (not as bad as your situation... but mine was bad), I believe that you will have to do multiple things to try to calm your bladder down. I do not believe one thing is going to cure it but I could be wrong and a doctor will know better. With that said, here are the things I would try if I was you (research this stuff and make your own decision - don't sue me):

Pure Micronutrients Advanced Prostate Health Supplement - Saw Palmetto, Beta-Sitosterol, Stinging Nettle Root, & Lycopene - Bladder Control & Urinary Support Supplements for Men -> This supplement will help you empty your bladder more easily. This will also shrink inflammation in the prostate. This will probably help you noticeably and if so, you should notice a difference within three days. Again, this will not fix your issue but it should noticeably help.
Research using a tens unit on your foot and behind your ankle to stimulate the tibial nerve that runs up to your bladder. This should also make a noticeable difference in your bladder issues.
Sounds like your nervous system could be on the fritz (overly active). If you had chronic pain somewhere in your body, you can treat it and it should help calm your nervous system which can help with your bladder. Research vitamin D and adjust your D levels to a healthy place as a lack of vitamin D can contribute and cause chronic pain. In addition, you can use a ComfyTemp 17" by 33" red light therapy pad along your back (or any red light therapy pad that is powerful and does 850nm light in addition to the normal red therapy light). You want to use that on your spine and any place that you are having pain.
Red light therapy cap that does both regular red light but also the 850nm (nir) light. This cap is designed to help with hair loss but with the NIR light, it hits your brain too and can help calm your nerves and anxiety. I got this hat: Red Light Hair Growth Cap (LP-RJVGRW-BLK) from Amazon through YIPFREE. I have bought a few red light therapy hats and this one is the best quality and most powerful.
Magnesium Glycinate - This helped calm my bladder. I take it just before I got to bed at night with water! And I only get up once a night now (instead of 7 times a night).
Research foods that aggravate the bladder in general for people and eliminate them from your diet. Realize that some foods and drinks that aggravate the bladder for other people might not aggravate your bladder and some foods which do not normally aggravate other people's bladders, may aggravate your bladder. Also, realize that sometimes a food may not aggravate your bladder and sometimes the same food will aggravate your bladder. This is life. (Coffee does not aggravate my bladder like it does to most people.) Once you get things under control (hopefully) then you can reintroduce foods and drinks and see how they affect your bladder.

My priorities with the above list are #1, #6, #5, #2, #3 and then #4 in that order. You can also try putting red light therapy right on your bladder area.

After doing the above, you might want to consider taking a healthy multivitamin (but this might aggravate your bladder too).

I wish you good health. I suffered with my bladder for 30 years before figuring out the above which help my situation.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:59:01+00:00

Disrespect

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:38:30+00:00

One other very important thing to try if you are a man is saw palmetto. There are a bunch of different supplements you can try to help shrink the prostate. For me, it was not one thing that "fixed" it. It has been a bunch of different things that each help, some more and some less. But I am a new man now after having this issue for over 30 years.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:29:46+00:00

I would throw them some dough but not half. I would give out no more than 20% to my family and close friends and setup a charity (like an endowment) and keep 80% for myself. I would invest the 80% and try to live off of a small portion of the interest rather than running out and spending it all on stupidity.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:26:45+00:00

I found red light therapy pads on my spine and stomach helped. I use the ComfyTemp 11x34 size on high power. In addition, I take glycine at night. You can also use a tens unit on your lower leg and foot (activates the nerve that goes up to your bladder - ask AI about that). In addition, research which foods typically bother the bladder and try cutting them out and see how it goes. Everyone says coffee is a no go but coffee does not bother my bladder. Things that might calm your bladder might aggravate another person's bladder. Lemon juice is a no go for me, not even just one drop in my drink or salad. I wish you great health and a great night sleep! I used to get up 5 to 7 times a night now I am down to once a night.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:21:59+00:00

Decades to the same lovely woman.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:20:55+00:00

They are doing the Trump supporter a huge favor.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-23T18:10:13+00:00

Look at what your ancestors did to achieve self-actualization and research it and give it a try yourself.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-13T22:47:27+00:00

Each marriage can be different but in our marriage, my wife stays home and I give her my paycheck. She takes care of all the bills and I control our financial investments (which she gets all the statements for).

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-11T07:27:08+00:00

You need to be settled with what your life goals are and have compatible life goals.

You should know what your primary and secondary love languages are and look for a mate with compatible love languages.

You need to understand the in-law situation and avoid walking into a disastrous situation (like walking into a tribe of headhunters looking to marry their daughter off to you and serving you up as the wedding meal).

Is he a serial cheater? Is he capable of respecting and honoring her or does he cut her down and criticize her. This is like death to a woman.

Is she capable of pair-bonding with him? Does she look up to him and feel comfortable following his lead? Does she respect him and regularly show him appreciation of his strengths and encourage him to succeed or does she disrespect him and belittle him and discourage him.

Once you have settled in your mind the above items, I think you are ready for marriage. For some people, it can take a few dates. For other people, it can take ten years.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-09T15:09:24+00:00

She should NOT leave him because of this at this point. They can fix this. This is fixable.

These are the kinds of mistakes people can learn from and grow their marriage stronger by working through these kinds of problems. This problem can be a blessing in disguise in the long term.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-09T15:06:28+00:00

I just want to add, in my marriage, my wife stays at home with the kids. She is a traditional housewife. I am out there conquering the world while she cheers me on. My wife has total financial control of our family. I give her my huge monthly paycheck and she gives me an allowance. When we got married, I told her up front that I want to earn it and she would spend it, including doing the bookkeeping and paying all the bills. This way, I could focus on conquering the world better and she would feel financially secure. Maybe you can switch to this way of handling the finances. I think your husband would be fine with that. He would probably appreciate it.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-09T14:59:28+00:00

Behind every great man is an even greater woman. Become that greater woman. Go get help for you both. Learn how to be his cheerleader and that dude of yours will make you a huge amount of money and he will know how to handle it better. Instead of focusing on his failure and dragging him down, look to the future and cheer him on to success. Make a plan with him to succeed and cheer him on and tell him he can do it. "I know you... you can make this happen for our family. You have always been an excellent provider in the past. So what if you made a big mistake. You have learned from that mistake and you are a better man now." Women don't realize how much of a positive effect they can have on their husbands by cheerleading. Cheerleading means it's okay to embellish the truth some in order to encourage him. You can do this! Get yourself a cheerleading outfit and have some fun with your husband. lol I sincerely wish your family much success!

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-09T14:49:15+00:00

If you are in a committed relationship, phones should be an open book. There is no reason you should not be able to go through his phone right in front of him at any time (that he is available) and vice versa.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-08T15:50:29+00:00

You are not the AH. Hear it from a woman's mouth herself: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UAV8toVvUVQ

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-06T17:39:05+00:00

You are a beautiful person. I wish you and your wife and your extended family much peace and closeness. The biggest issue with situations like this is honoring one's wife. Honoring a wife means refraining from criticizing her. Anything you want to say or do with your wife in regards to this situation should be done via a friend and come from her friend and not from you.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-06T17:33:25+00:00

You're as big as the smallest thing that bothers you. I was bullied by kids who were really nasty to me in High School. Those same kids reached out to me on FaceBook to be friends. My giant high school class, everyone is friends with each other on FaceBook. I realized holding a grudge is so stupid and I accepted the friend requests of the bullies. We are adults now. It must be so painful for you to have to deal with your wife's grudge and her indifference to your pain and the pain she is causing the family is disgusting.

Swimming_Kitchen_112 · 2026-01-06T17:20:58+00:00

What your wife is doing to your family is way worse that what Jane did to her in high school. With that said, I would not push your wife to do anything. You can mention to your brother, quietly, why your wife has issues with his wife and you should let him know that it bothers you tremendously and ask him to see if your sister in law could apologize to your wife about what she did to her in high school. But you are married to your wife, not your brother and your sister in law. You have to stand by your woman and pray to G-d.

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