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Posted on 11.25.05 by Peg McQ. @ 6:42 pm
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Posted on 11.22.05 by Christina Jones @ 9:16 am
You know, I hate the word supplements, but I guess that is just what they are.
 I went to the drugstore yesterday, actually on a search for probiotics which came up pretty fruitless, but did go ahead and get a couple of things. Naturally, my main intention was to get Vitamin C, and that is the one thing I walked out of the store without. I got a big bottle of Vitamin E instead–I think I was overwhelmed and got confused. Oh bother. Anyway, back to the task at hand. There are so many brands of vitamins, I wish there was a good trusty reference as to which are actually useful, but I guess time will tell. I would be thrilled to hear from any of you who know a lot more about these things than I do. What I don’t want is to be told that I have to spend a fortune to get a decent vitamin! I chose the mid-range brand, as I usually do in situations like this.
I also did the no no and chose flax oil in a capsule form rather than in the seed form. I thought that I would be much more likely to actually use it that way, I hope I will still reap the benefits. As I get more in tune with all of this, I will change to the seeds and grinding them myself, I imagine that they would be tasty in yogurt, and I know the fiber will be very beneficial.
Anybody else adding supplements to their diet this week?
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Posted on 11.22.05 by Denise @ 6:58 am
This is my favorite way to make salmon. I got the recipe from one of my sisters, but I’m not sure if she made it up or got it from someone else. Preheat oven to 350. Put salmon in a baking pan. Salt & pepper to taste. Squeeze the juice of one fresh lemon and one fresh orange onto the fish. Mix together honey & mustard and baste salmon with it. Bake until salmon is beginning to flake. At the end, turn the oven to broil for a few minutes. And that’s it! I hope you enjoy this simple recipe! Does anyone else have a recipe they’d like to share? Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 1 Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 11.21.05 by Christina Jones @ 12:43 pm
I have a question, and wonder if anyone knows the answer. I know the downside of all of the artificial sweetners like NutriSweet and SweetnLow (besides the fact that they taste disgusting), but does anyone know any bad things about Splenda? I haven’t heard anything mainstream against it, but I am sure that there is. Dr. Weil answered a question about Splenda back in 2002, but I haven’t found any more current info from him on the topic. If anyone knows any, I would sure appreciate the information!
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Posted on 11.21.05 by Denise @ 11:24 am
In Dr. Andrew Weil’s “Eight Weeks to Optimum Health”, Week One outlines some concrete suggestions on things we can do to help our bodies get healthier. His first suggestion is to begin to pay attention to the ingredients used in the foods we eat. He recommends using olive oil and avoiding any products with partially hydrogenated oils in their ingredients. He also suggests not using artificial sweeteners or products with artificial food coloring in them. The first project he encourages us to do is to go through our food pantries to discard any oils that may be rancid and to plan to replace the contents of our pantries with the healthiest items available. This is a basic summary of the actions encouraged for the first week. I find the positive outlook that Dr. Weil brings to the idea of health and well-being to be like a breath of fresh air! I am looking forward to making these changes in my home (especially bringing home fresh flowers!) The only thing I find difficult is the suggestion about Vitamin C. I get heartburn from taking a lot of vitamins. Does anyone have any suggestions for me about this? If you have had this problem too and have found a solution, I would really appreciate hearing about it. Thanks! And good luck to everyone who is starting along with us today! Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 1 Comments: 1 Comment |
