Supplements and More Nutritional Stuff
There are many theories about vitamins. Some studies say they do nothing. Some say that a good vitamin will improve your health. You can buy vitamins for very little, or you can spend as much as a car payment on your monthly packs. So, what do you do? I’m not a doctor… for all I know, vitamins do nothing for you… and yet I take them. Maybe I’m crazy, but I do feel like I’m doing something or my health when I supplement, and that’s what they are, supplements. I don’t use them to replace nutrition and at some point my goal is to ease out of them, but for now…. Here’s what I do know…. I won’t waste my money on the cheap stuff. I lean towards liquid capsules, because they absorb better, or powdered capsules, because of the same reason. I know that I’ve read too many articles talking about undigested vitamins being in water treatment facilities… so I like to believe that a liquid concentrate or a powder will have an easier time absorbing. Vitamins from trusted sources are the only option for me. I don’t need big fancy labels, I need the flash to be in research, labs etc, not in labels and branding. Like I said… I am no doctor, and I honestly don’t know if vitamins work or not… but I’d rather go for quality and supplement the nutrients I may need, than rely wholly on food. That being said, my goal is to ease out some of the supplements I am taking. While I work on my health, I am supplementing where I see the need. Some of the ‘needs’ are because I am working on gut health and trying to get my thyroid and liver on track, so the vitamins I take…
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Probiotic Oral Health Care
I have a terrible fear of Dentists. I just hate that scary permanence of drilling into the only teeth you get, damaging the only bones in your body that don’t just heal. I had a dentist that I loved and trusted. Him and his loving family left the states and moved to another country to…
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The Last Vaccine I’ll Ever Have
Anyone who knows me knows that I had shingles. I’m an open book… I don’t keep anything to myself. *Shock* Although… for the record, Shingles is a stupid and ugly name and as someone who has installed roofing… I hate the term. So, I have renamed MY shingles to “sparkles”… mostly because I like things…
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I was actually a vegetarian for almost a year. Most of that time, I was vegan. I spent a couple weeks feeling great, and then I started having some delightful health effects… my hair was falling out, I was tired all the time… etc. Blech…. I couldn’t do it. I’ve also rounded it out with…
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Why Fermented Food
You probably read all about creating a diverse microbiome in your system on this page. I describe the community of bacteria that we house and for the most part, the point of it is that we need good bacteria in order to fight off the bad. Right? Probiotics is one way for us to add…
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Apple Cider Vinegar
There are so many health benefits to Apple Cider Vinegar… It’s made by fermenting apples. Fermented food has such a nutritional value anyway, helping in making your digestion work better. The cloudy residue in the vinegar is called ‘the mother’. I have no idea why, but I know you want it! That cloudy murk has…
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If you only added one thing to your diet, it should be a good probiotic. After reading the first book about a healthy gut and good bacteria, I wanted to make sure that the probiotics I took addressed any potential gut leakage I may be dealing with. I have myself and my husband taking the…
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This Isn’t a Diet
What is eating healthy? According to some people, it’s avoiding dairy, or meat. Other people believe that it’s about putting as much dairy or meat in your diet as possible and avoiding all the fruit. To some people, it’s restricting your diet to a low calorie count, to include sugar free products or processed junk,…
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There are many theories about vitamins. Some studies say they do nothing. Some say that a good vitamin will improve your health. You can buy vitamins for very little, or you can spend as much as a car payment on your monthly packs. So, what do you do? I’m not a doctor… for all I…
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