It seems to me, we humans are a weird bunch. I was talking with a lady the other day, who has been taking 7 prescriptions and feeling miserable. You know…one for the problem, one for the side effect, and one for the side effect’s side effect. Well, a friend got her started on some Nutralite Vitamins. I asked her what affect they were having. She was all smiles and said that she was feeling so much better and was so thankful. Then she said that she had a hard time remembering to take them. WHAT??!! I didn’t want to embarrass her and point out the obvious that she had no trouble remembering to take a prescription that made her feel awful.
This is not the 1st time that I have heard this. Is it because the Dr., the perceived authoritarian, has ordered us? Is it because we think that the prescription is free? (Silly us, we pay for that health insurance one way or the other.) Are we brain washed by the pharmaceutical industry and their ads on TV? (Have you listened to the side effect precautions at the end of the ads?) Do we not really want to be rid of our illnesses? Whatever it is, it seems to me that reason is very easily thrown out the window when we need to personally take charge of our own health.
Tomorrow I am attending the funeral services of my dear 90 year old aunt. She had a lot of illnesses, but always recovered, except this time! One of the things that she did for herself was to eat well. I remember her eating a lot of fresh fruits and vegetables, always. She also liked to share them, too. Very seldom did I leave her home without a new kind of vegetable or fruit, in season, that she was trying. She also remembered old home health remedies and lovingly shared them. Of course, when we were younger we didn’t want our Mom to give us anything natural. It might taste bad!!! She will be so very much missed. Heaven is the more fortunate for her presence.
Meanwhile, I’ll just keep smiling and trying to help where I can.
Healthy Days to You, Your Smiling Maven
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Glutathione...just the bit on the topic!
I said I’d do a post on glutathione and here it is. It is said “Time flies when you’re having fun.” I must be having fun, because if someone had asked me when I last posted, I would have said “just a few days ago”. NOT... It’s been eleven days. WOW! I have been reading, however.
Almost everything that I have read, whether it is from a retail site or a research site,says glutathione is a very important and crucial antioxidant in our bodies. It is said to be our “Master antioxidant”. Sufficient amounts, in our cells, seems to be very critical to our well being. The same diseases kept being repeated. Our health and longevity depends on glutathione!
As I understand it, genetics is only a portion of the reason that humans get diseases. Polymorphisms, in a gene, and environmental effects, i.e., toxins, bacteria, viruses, and other free radical onslaughts, all contribute to a lack of health. In other words, nature and life, all have a hand in our diseases. I’m going to put a few quotes on here. The researchers and Drs. can all say it better than I.
"Without glutathione, other important antioxidants such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job adequately to protect your body against disease." Allan Somersall, Ph.D., M.D., and Gustavo Bounous, M.D. FRCS(C) in Breakthrough in Cell Defense
"No other antioxidant is as important to overall health as glutathione. It is the regulator and regenerator of immune cells and the most valuable detoxifying agent in the human body. Low levels are associated with hepatic dysfunction, immune dysfunction, cardiac disease, premature aging, and death." Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe & Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D. in The Immune System Cure
"Raising glutathione levels is a good thing, no matter how you do it. There are several theories about how to do this and all are slightly different. Some believe that NAC will do it, it certainly has the right chemical structure. Others think that only bioavailable glutathione is the way to go.... However you elevate your glutathione levels, it is a good thing to do!" - Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. in a response to a patient query at a forum on TheBody.com, an AIDS and HIV Information Resource.
"One reason why it is so important to maintain high levels of glutathione is that it is crucial for the detoxification of carcinogens. Packer states that most people do not inherit "cancer genes"; rather, they have a genetic weakness in their detoxification system. Glutathione is an extremely important part of the detoxification system, and thus of our defenses against cancer. Interestingly, whey protein has also been found to raise glutathione levels. Glutathione may also be one of the most important keys to longevity. Centenarians have been found to have higher levels of glutathione than would be expected for their age. Boosting one's glutathione levels ...should be one of the first items on anyone's anti-aging agenda." - Ivy Greenwell in The Antioxidant Network, A brief review of "The Antioxidant Miracle," by Lester Packer, PhD and Carol Colman
"As Dr. Lombard points out in his book, "The Brain Wellness Plan"...the brain’s high fat content renders it especially vulnerable to free radicals, so that the body has defined specific ways to protect brain cell fatty acids through special antioxidants.... Glutathione is one of the most powerful antioxidants in the body. Depressed glutathione levels are associated with the increased generation of free radicals found in Parkinson’s patients, for example, and contributes to further brain cell death." - Excerpts from the Willner Window Radio Show aired in May 98
These quotes are just a part of the information. I think glutathione is such an important nutrient, it would be worth a person’s time to do some research on their own. Just google glutathione and off you go!
A few topics jumped out at me often. These included, Parkinson’s, MS, diabetes, thyroid problems, premature ageing, and skin care or skin whitening, also, the ability of the body to utilize Vitamins A, C, and E and B complex vitamins. There definitely is some disagreement on supplements of glutathione. Some say supplements are worthless, others say only bio-available glutathione is absorbed by the body, still others say “My product is the only one that works.” All I know, the whey that I have been taking (from yogurt) has produced wonders in my skin, in less than a month. If the outside is getting healthier, I have to believe that the inside is doing the same. What I've seen so far is marvelous!
I'll take results, any day.
Your Smiling Maven
Almost everything that I have read, whether it is from a retail site or a research site,says glutathione is a very important and crucial antioxidant in our bodies. It is said to be our “Master antioxidant”. Sufficient amounts, in our cells, seems to be very critical to our well being. The same diseases kept being repeated. Our health and longevity depends on glutathione!
As I understand it, genetics is only a portion of the reason that humans get diseases. Polymorphisms, in a gene, and environmental effects, i.e., toxins, bacteria, viruses, and other free radical onslaughts, all contribute to a lack of health. In other words, nature and life, all have a hand in our diseases. I’m going to put a few quotes on here. The researchers and Drs. can all say it better than I.
"Without glutathione, other important antioxidants such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job adequately to protect your body against disease." Allan Somersall, Ph.D., M.D., and Gustavo Bounous, M.D. FRCS(C) in Breakthrough in Cell Defense
"No other antioxidant is as important to overall health as glutathione. It is the regulator and regenerator of immune cells and the most valuable detoxifying agent in the human body. Low levels are associated with hepatic dysfunction, immune dysfunction, cardiac disease, premature aging, and death." Lorna R. Vanderhaeghe & Patrick J.D. Bouic, Ph.D. in The Immune System Cure
"Raising glutathione levels is a good thing, no matter how you do it. There are several theories about how to do this and all are slightly different. Some believe that NAC will do it, it certainly has the right chemical structure. Others think that only bioavailable glutathione is the way to go.... However you elevate your glutathione levels, it is a good thing to do!" - Douglas T. Dieterich, M.D. in a response to a patient query at a forum on TheBody.com, an AIDS and HIV Information Resource.
"One reason why it is so important to maintain high levels of glutathione is that it is crucial for the detoxification of carcinogens. Packer states that most people do not inherit "cancer genes"; rather, they have a genetic weakness in their detoxification system. Glutathione is an extremely important part of the detoxification system, and thus of our defenses against cancer. Interestingly, whey protein has also been found to raise glutathione levels. Glutathione may also be one of the most important keys to longevity. Centenarians have been found to have higher levels of glutathione than would be expected for their age. Boosting one's glutathione levels ...should be one of the first items on anyone's anti-aging agenda." - Ivy Greenwell in The Antioxidant Network, A brief review of "The Antioxidant Miracle," by Lester Packer, PhD and Carol Colman
"As Dr. Lombard points out in his book, "The Brain Wellness Plan"...the brain’s high fat content renders it especially vulnerable to free radicals, so that the body has defined specific ways to protect brain cell fatty acids through special antioxidants.... Glutathione is one of the most powerful antioxidants in the body. Depressed glutathione levels are associated with the increased generation of free radicals found in Parkinson’s patients, for example, and contributes to further brain cell death." - Excerpts from the Willner Window Radio Show aired in May 98
These quotes are just a part of the information. I think glutathione is such an important nutrient, it would be worth a person’s time to do some research on their own. Just google glutathione and off you go!
A few topics jumped out at me often. These included, Parkinson’s, MS, diabetes, thyroid problems, premature ageing, and skin care or skin whitening, also, the ability of the body to utilize Vitamins A, C, and E and B complex vitamins. There definitely is some disagreement on supplements of glutathione. Some say supplements are worthless, others say only bio-available glutathione is absorbed by the body, still others say “My product is the only one that works.” All I know, the whey that I have been taking (from yogurt) has produced wonders in my skin, in less than a month. If the outside is getting healthier, I have to believe that the inside is doing the same. What I've seen so far is marvelous!
I'll take results, any day.
Your Smiling Maven
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Mysteries are being Solved!!!
Hi! And Happy New Year to everyone!! We’ve started the year with snow again today. So pretty, and I’m so glad that I didn’t have to go anywhere! However, our snow is nothing compared to Spokane and area! Wow!! I think I wouldn’t want to be there. Remember, spring is just around the corner!!
Well, I received the neatest Christmas gift from MD Sister! And I’ve been reading it ever since it entered the house. It’s a book called “Nourishing Traditions”. I think that I mentioned it in a previous post. It has spurred me on to more reading and more research and more Hmmm, “Could that be why…?” So very interesting and thought provoking. You know when you’re on the internet and you’re reading an article and it has a link or a word or something and you just keep clicking and reading. That’s what I have been doing. The book started the search and I learned so much that I just couldn’t stop.
I was reading some reviews of a particular supplement and up popped the letters “MTHFR”. Probably doesn’t mean too much to most of you, but those letters refer to a gene that has to do with B vitamins. As you know, if you’ve read this blog, I had gene testing for oxidative stress and how my body metabolizes B vitamins. My oxidative stress levels came back OK. I metabolize anti-oxidants just fine. However, my body does not metabolize B vitamins, efficiently. So...what does that mean. Genetic testing is so new that most Dr.s are not current in the field. So, it’s been up to me to do the research and figure it out, for now.
So, this review was from Australia. I find that they and European countries seem to be “less owned” by the pharmaceutical companies, so they are more open to natural or alternative health solutions. This study claims that most people who test positive for the MTHFR polymorphism cannot absorb folic acid very well. So then, off to folic acid deficiencies. This leads to methylation pathways. The next is what I found.
“Defects in methylation lay the appropriate groundwork for the further assault of environmental and infectious agents resulting in a wide range of conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, thyroid dysfunction, neurological inflammation, diabetes, chronic viral infection, neurotransmitter imbalances, atherosclerosis, cancer, aging, schizophrenia, decreased repair of tissue damage, improper immune function, neural tube defects, Down’s syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, as well as autism.” Wow!! Several of these diseases are prevalent in my extended family. Thyroid, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and Multiple Sclerosis, are some that stick out.
And then I started looking into early and on-going symptom, such as dry, brittle hair, cracked and peeling lips, eczema, and digestive problems. All of these symptoms I have and more and most of my relatives have some, if not all. My granddaughters are starting to present with some of them, also. So, we need to be able to absorb more vital nutrients, especially B vitamins. Back to the book!!!
“Nourishing Traditions” tells of old and “ancient” ways to prepare food to make vitamins and minerals more available to our body’s metabolism. 1st and easiest is draining the whey from yogurt and incorporating that into one’s diet. I have, and am noticing a difference, already. My skin is in pretty good shape, but without changing anything in my skin care regime or my supplements, it is sooo much smoother and softer. Not just my face….my arms and legs, too. My lips are smoother, also. It’s been 2 weeks, plus, and my hair is beginning to feel like hair, for the first time in my life. Turns out that whey has glutathione in it, which is considered the master antioxidant. Glutathione is going to have to be a post of its own. And my brain has glazed over, so goodnight, for now!!!
Stay tuned…
Your Smiling Maven....
We're going to get healthier!!!
Well, I received the neatest Christmas gift from MD Sister! And I’ve been reading it ever since it entered the house. It’s a book called “Nourishing Traditions”. I think that I mentioned it in a previous post. It has spurred me on to more reading and more research and more Hmmm, “Could that be why…?” So very interesting and thought provoking. You know when you’re on the internet and you’re reading an article and it has a link or a word or something and you just keep clicking and reading. That’s what I have been doing. The book started the search and I learned so much that I just couldn’t stop.
I was reading some reviews of a particular supplement and up popped the letters “MTHFR”. Probably doesn’t mean too much to most of you, but those letters refer to a gene that has to do with B vitamins. As you know, if you’ve read this blog, I had gene testing for oxidative stress and how my body metabolizes B vitamins. My oxidative stress levels came back OK. I metabolize anti-oxidants just fine. However, my body does not metabolize B vitamins, efficiently. So...what does that mean. Genetic testing is so new that most Dr.s are not current in the field. So, it’s been up to me to do the research and figure it out, for now.
So, this review was from Australia. I find that they and European countries seem to be “less owned” by the pharmaceutical companies, so they are more open to natural or alternative health solutions. This study claims that most people who test positive for the MTHFR polymorphism cannot absorb folic acid very well. So then, off to folic acid deficiencies. This leads to methylation pathways. The next is what I found.
“Defects in methylation lay the appropriate groundwork for the further assault of environmental and infectious agents resulting in a wide range of conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, thyroid dysfunction, neurological inflammation, diabetes, chronic viral infection, neurotransmitter imbalances, atherosclerosis, cancer, aging, schizophrenia, decreased repair of tissue damage, improper immune function, neural tube defects, Down’s syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis, Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, as well as autism.” Wow!! Several of these diseases are prevalent in my extended family. Thyroid, Parkinson’s, diabetes, and Multiple Sclerosis, are some that stick out.
And then I started looking into early and on-going symptom, such as dry, brittle hair, cracked and peeling lips, eczema, and digestive problems. All of these symptoms I have and more and most of my relatives have some, if not all. My granddaughters are starting to present with some of them, also. So, we need to be able to absorb more vital nutrients, especially B vitamins. Back to the book!!!
“Nourishing Traditions” tells of old and “ancient” ways to prepare food to make vitamins and minerals more available to our body’s metabolism. 1st and easiest is draining the whey from yogurt and incorporating that into one’s diet. I have, and am noticing a difference, already. My skin is in pretty good shape, but without changing anything in my skin care regime or my supplements, it is sooo much smoother and softer. Not just my face….my arms and legs, too. My lips are smoother, also. It’s been 2 weeks, plus, and my hair is beginning to feel like hair, for the first time in my life. Turns out that whey has glutathione in it, which is considered the master antioxidant. Glutathione is going to have to be a post of its own. And my brain has glazed over, so goodnight, for now!!!
Stay tuned…
Your Smiling Maven....
We're going to get healthier!!!
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Isn't Advertising Great?
Well, as I say,”Follow the money.” It didn’t take very long for the TV advertising to start on the “new” natural sweetener. Truvia is now on TV. It can be purchased at the local Fred Meyer and Safeway stores. They have a website that’s fairly informative and there are recipes listed, also. Not bad for something that was prohibited only a few months ago. Cargill makes it and I think it will be a better sweetener than other manufactured artificial, sweeteners. Side effects should be minimal and it shouldn’t bother anyone with diabetes.
On another note, my Sister gave me a book for Christmas named “Nourishing Traditions”. It is most informative and interesting. It has introductions to the basic skills needed for mastering the making of traditional foods. I’ve already started making some of the food and am noticing some differences. I will report more as I use more recipes and notice more changes. Talk about a “learning curve”. Hope all of you have had a wonderful Christmas!
As Always, Healthy Days to You, Your Smiling Maven
On another note, my Sister gave me a book for Christmas named “Nourishing Traditions”. It is most informative and interesting. It has introductions to the basic skills needed for mastering the making of traditional foods. I’ve already started making some of the food and am noticing some differences. I will report more as I use more recipes and notice more changes. Talk about a “learning curve”. Hope all of you have had a wonderful Christmas!
As Always, Healthy Days to You, Your Smiling Maven
Monday, December 22, 2008
Christmas and Sweeteners
It’s been awhile since I posted. Lot’s of Christmas things to do. Well they are finally done. All presents are purchased and wrapped, I’m listening to Christmas Music, and there is snow on the ground. Very "Currier and Ives". It’s been very “wintry” here in the NW. Nice for a change. I think we (local North Westerners) are ready for all of the snow to be gone, even if that means Christmas won’t be white. I don’t think that I’m really ready for the soggy though. That’s sure to come. But…we just passed the shortest day of the year!!! Hip, Hip, Hooray!! The days are going to get longer. Could spring be just around the corner?
I found time to read, even with all the extra things to do. Just didn’t have time to put my thoughts into a post. Today a newsletter came in that was interesting. The FDA has approved Stevia as a GRAS (generally regarded as safe) natural sweetener. They have not “technically approved” of it, they just won’t object to it. Stevia is an herb that grows in south America whose leaf produces a sweetener that is very good because it does not cause any adverse side effects when consumed. We readers of Natural Health blogs, newsletters, and books have been expecting this. We have been told, by the Government agencies that “protect” us from all things harmful, that Stevia sweetener needed "more study" to make sure that "we" wouldn't be hurt. The fact that the people of S.America have been using it for untold years and Japan has used it for a sweetener since around the 1970's, with no adverse effects was of no consequence. Why you ask? Well, some feel that politics and $$ is the real driving force behind FDA decisions. Seems as though an all natural sweetener would compete with artificial sweeteners and the sugar industry of this country.
Well, to make a long story short, there have been Natural Health advocates that have waged a war against Coke and Pepsi about their use of artificial sugar and regular sugars. So, apparently the “Big Boys” got the FDA to approve Stevia as a sweetener to be used in the U.S. However, when you read the label on the cans, Stevia will not be listed, Truvia will. Somewhere in here, I understand, is Cargill. A natural product cannot be patented, therefore no $$ can be made off of it. So, at least one molecule has had to be changed. So, the new product is not completely natural. They (those in the natural food industry) think this will be an improvement over Aspartame. I’m guessing this is so.
Hopefully, we will start to see products appear on grocery shelves with Stevia. It does not promote tooth decay, diabetes, headaches, or any of the other adverse things that have been associated with sugars, natural or artificial. I have been using it for awhile. Cooking with it is a "learning curve" because so little of it is used. Taste is good, slightly different than we are used to, but tasty when the right amount is used. As I said, a learning curve. In my opinion, a step in the right direction.
Healthy Days to you and Remember the "reason for the season"...Your Smiling Maven
I found time to read, even with all the extra things to do. Just didn’t have time to put my thoughts into a post. Today a newsletter came in that was interesting. The FDA has approved Stevia as a GRAS (generally regarded as safe) natural sweetener. They have not “technically approved” of it, they just won’t object to it. Stevia is an herb that grows in south America whose leaf produces a sweetener that is very good because it does not cause any adverse side effects when consumed. We readers of Natural Health blogs, newsletters, and books have been expecting this. We have been told, by the Government agencies that “protect” us from all things harmful, that Stevia sweetener needed "more study" to make sure that "we" wouldn't be hurt. The fact that the people of S.America have been using it for untold years and Japan has used it for a sweetener since around the 1970's, with no adverse effects was of no consequence. Why you ask? Well, some feel that politics and $$ is the real driving force behind FDA decisions. Seems as though an all natural sweetener would compete with artificial sweeteners and the sugar industry of this country.
Well, to make a long story short, there have been Natural Health advocates that have waged a war against Coke and Pepsi about their use of artificial sugar and regular sugars. So, apparently the “Big Boys” got the FDA to approve Stevia as a sweetener to be used in the U.S. However, when you read the label on the cans, Stevia will not be listed, Truvia will. Somewhere in here, I understand, is Cargill. A natural product cannot be patented, therefore no $$ can be made off of it. So, at least one molecule has had to be changed. So, the new product is not completely natural. They (those in the natural food industry) think this will be an improvement over Aspartame. I’m guessing this is so.
Hopefully, we will start to see products appear on grocery shelves with Stevia. It does not promote tooth decay, diabetes, headaches, or any of the other adverse things that have been associated with sugars, natural or artificial. I have been using it for awhile. Cooking with it is a "learning curve" because so little of it is used. Taste is good, slightly different than we are used to, but tasty when the right amount is used. As I said, a learning curve. In my opinion, a step in the right direction.
Healthy Days to you and Remember the "reason for the season"...Your Smiling Maven
Monday, December 8, 2008
Could this be Genes?
The ones in your body, I mean. My son told me something very interesting yesterday. His little 5 year old has started to ask, at the end of the day, “What are we doing tomorrow?” What ?? That’s what he used to do! We always thought that this little character trait was just something that was peculiar to him. Now his daughter is doing it. Amazing!!
So, I’ve been thinking. What is my M.O. As a child of the late `40’s and `50’s, I didn’t have the option of choice for tomorrow. There were chores to do and one day was pretty much like the last one. Getting in the car and having choices of where we were going or what we were going to do was unthinkable. Milk was delivered and grocery shopping was usually limited to 1 day a week. Going to the “Big” town was a bi-monthly or monthly thing. So, asking about tomorrow never crossed my mind, I don’t think. When something special was going to happen, I know my mother either kept it from me or braced herself for non-stop questions and excitement. Yep, Yep, Yep. A pest needing much feedback.
Even today, I need to have, in my mind, before retiring for the day, what I’m going to fix for dinner the next day. So, I suppose that’s kind of like “what am I doing, tomorrow?”
It appears now, as I have thought about it, quite possibly my son got this trait from me and of course he has passed it on to his daughter. Lucky him. Oh well. It’s not so bad, once you get used to the child’s concerns. It just gets so repetitive. But that’s raising children; it is a constant thing, day in and day out. At least she is a healthy, inquisitive child and full of life. I’ll take that any day.
Healthy Days to You...Your Smiling Maven
So, I’ve been thinking. What is my M.O. As a child of the late `40’s and `50’s, I didn’t have the option of choice for tomorrow. There were chores to do and one day was pretty much like the last one. Getting in the car and having choices of where we were going or what we were going to do was unthinkable. Milk was delivered and grocery shopping was usually limited to 1 day a week. Going to the “Big” town was a bi-monthly or monthly thing. So, asking about tomorrow never crossed my mind, I don’t think. When something special was going to happen, I know my mother either kept it from me or braced herself for non-stop questions and excitement. Yep, Yep, Yep. A pest needing much feedback.
Even today, I need to have, in my mind, before retiring for the day, what I’m going to fix for dinner the next day. So, I suppose that’s kind of like “what am I doing, tomorrow?”
It appears now, as I have thought about it, quite possibly my son got this trait from me and of course he has passed it on to his daughter. Lucky him. Oh well. It’s not so bad, once you get used to the child’s concerns. It just gets so repetitive. But that’s raising children; it is a constant thing, day in and day out. At least she is a healthy, inquisitive child and full of life. I’ll take that any day.
Healthy Days to You...Your Smiling Maven
Sunday, December 7, 2008
It Doesn't Get Much Better Than This!!
Today was a wonderful day. Sunshine for the most part, a good sermon by one of my favorite pastors, a delicious dinner with family, and most important of all, celebrating one of our Granddaughter’s Birthdays!!! Wow!!! such a full day. We’re tired, but very happy and contented. The kids are doing so well. All the girls are healthy and happy and Growing!!
The weather forecast for the next week, here in the N.W., is for rain and clouds with some clearing. Hope it’s more clearing than not. Last week, when we had a beautiful day, I was able to get outside and actually get some fresh air and a bit of exercise. I swept the deck and worked a bit in the greenhouse, and lifted a pot that was too heavy for me. I just can’t believe that there are some things that I am not able to or shouldn’t do any longer. So I did it anyway and paid for it by barely getting back into the house and being very stiff and sore the next day. I drank 2 bottles of “perfect water” and felt much better by noon and MDH didn’t notice my stiffness and frailty. He's always telling me to stay out of trouble when he's gone. Can't imagine why he should worry. Good stuff, that water.
After this very wet and cloudy fall weather that we’ve had here, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would never make it in Alaska. I would be stuck in front of one of those S.A.D. lights 24/7. This darkness didn’t use to bother me, but this year it has. But the good news is, we’re getting closer to the shortest day of the year, then it’s a steady march to longer and longer days!! Yippee!! Spring is just around the corner!!!
I’m doing some reading, but I need to get my cards done, so I don’t know when I’ll be able to think clearly enough to post a health related topic. Thinking is not near as much fun as birthday parties, don’t you know.
Healthy Days to You...Your Maven
The weather forecast for the next week, here in the N.W., is for rain and clouds with some clearing. Hope it’s more clearing than not. Last week, when we had a beautiful day, I was able to get outside and actually get some fresh air and a bit of exercise. I swept the deck and worked a bit in the greenhouse, and lifted a pot that was too heavy for me. I just can’t believe that there are some things that I am not able to or shouldn’t do any longer. So I did it anyway and paid for it by barely getting back into the house and being very stiff and sore the next day. I drank 2 bottles of “perfect water” and felt much better by noon and MDH didn’t notice my stiffness and frailty. He's always telling me to stay out of trouble when he's gone. Can't imagine why he should worry. Good stuff, that water.
After this very wet and cloudy fall weather that we’ve had here, I’ve come to the conclusion that I would never make it in Alaska. I would be stuck in front of one of those S.A.D. lights 24/7. This darkness didn’t use to bother me, but this year it has. But the good news is, we’re getting closer to the shortest day of the year, then it’s a steady march to longer and longer days!! Yippee!! Spring is just around the corner!!!
I’m doing some reading, but I need to get my cards done, so I don’t know when I’ll be able to think clearly enough to post a health related topic. Thinking is not near as much fun as birthday parties, don’t you know.
Healthy Days to You...Your Maven
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