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Posted on 12.15.05 by Christina Jones @ 10:12 pm
Oh, I thought I liked garlic. Ha! Had you asked me before tonight, I would have sworn that I had eaten raw garlic before, but now I know that I haven’t. I made spaghetti for dinner, and put tons of fresh garlic in it (towards the very end, so it wouldn’t cook too much), but I ate a thin sliver of it. OMG. Obviously, I have never done that before, and nor will I do it again very soon. LOL The first impression was intense burn, and then nausea, and then I was fine, but with a mighty ill taste in my mouth. Yucko. How something can taste so good cooked, and so foul raw, I do not know. I finally found a multi-carotene supplement today, so will add that to the routine tomorrow. I have also cut my coffee intake down from close to 2 pots a day to about 1/2 a pot. I always drank green tea in the evening, so that wasn’t anything new to add. We are eating salads at night, and broccoli twice a week too. I feel healthy, but hope that all this health food will start slimming me down some day soon! I would love some benefit in that department too, although I am totally thrilled that my skin is doing so much better! Oh yeah, one more thing…I found wild salmon at Walmart, frozen, for $3.99 a pound. Half the price of anywhere else I have seen it. Anyone else know of anything better? Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 4 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.14.05 by Christina Jones @ 8:10 am
Just a quick thing I have noticed…my skin is doing WAY better than it has been. I am also using Dr. Weil’s Plantidote, but not as regularly as I would like. I really think the supplements are helping a lot (and probably helping a lot more than just my skin!). I finally tried some Wild Alaskan Salmon last night, and it was SO yummy! This is how I prepared it: Mixed about a teaspoon each of melted butter, honey and dijon mustard–spread it on top of the salmon. On top of that, I sprinkled about an even mixture of ground pecans and breadcrumbs, with some parsley mixed in. Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes. Served it with a big leafy salad and some whole grain bread. Yum! And the kids loved it too. Hallelujah! Then we went to our Boy Scout pack meeting, where they had all sorts of Christmassy junk food. Oh well. At least we got the good nutrients out of the dinner we ate. LOL Technorati Tags: Dr. Weil, Plantidote, supplements, salmonFiled under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 4 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.13.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:34 am
Mmm I love garlic! I have to say, I never eat it fresh though, which according to Dr. Weil, is the best way to reap its benefits. I imagine that fresh garlic, chopped and added to a fresh salad dressing would be the easiest way to get it into your body fresh. Garlic, as well as being very tasty, is very beneficial to your heart, and is a strong antiseptic and helps to deactivate some of the carcinogens that we take in to our bodies. Garlic on the Wikipedia | Growing your own garlic I have about 40 garlic plants in my teensy little garden, that I messed up by trying to harvest at the wrong time. Garlic can be finicky, but in general it grows very nicely. I just have to do better in the harvesting department next year! Technorati Tags: garlic, heart, gardenFiled under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 4 Comments: 3 Comments |
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Posted on 12.12.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:46 am
Almost halfway through already! You may have noticed Denise’s absence during the last week or so–she has been having major computer issues, I am sure she will have them taken care of soon and will be back. Personally, I am not sure what I would do with myself without my computer for a week. Yikes! Also, please keep Peg on your prayer lists, she is going into the hospital today or tomorrow for some serious work on her leg, and the MRSA that continues to invade it. This will apparently be a much more aggressive attempt at treatment –Peg, we wish you the best, and Dale, keep your chin up, you are a fabulous caregiver! I hope everyone is lucky enough to have a great man like Dale standing by their side! Ok, on to Week Four: Projects: Find solutions to problems in your bedroom that are causing you to miss out on quality sleep. Consider sounds and smells and consider getting an air filter if you have sensitivities to irritants. Diet: Eat more garlic this week and replace 2 meals with soy protein. Exercise: Step up to a 25 minute walk daily (5 days a week). Mental/Spiritual: Do a 2 day news fast this week. Continue doing the breathing exercises, and learn the Relaxing Breath. Talk to someone who has recovered from illness or injury about their experience. Also, try to give thanks before each meal this week, in whatever way you are comfortable. Technorati Tags: irritants, soy, news fast, breathingFiled under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 4 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.10.05 by Christina Jones @ 12:37 pm
The supplements Selenum and Vitamin E complete Dr. Weils suggested antioxidant formula (along with the previous weeks supplement suggestions). We hear so much about antioxidants, but I didn’t really know what that meant, so I went to my favorite research place, the Wikipedia and found this about antioxidants (if you know all about them, just skip this):
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Posted on 12.06.05 by Christina Jones @ 3:25 pm
As I think about the things I have read along the way in this book, so much of it I dismissed in my younger years as being a bunch of “liberal hooey”–a bunch of stuff dreamed up by the hippies in their quest for “oneness with the earth,” or whatever. LOL I am amazed at the difference in how I think about them now, and am especially reminded of this while reading about all of the dangerous sources of radiation in our lives. Dr. Weil talks about electric clock radios (keep them a foot from your head at night), heating pads and electric blankets (don’t use them), microwave ovens (don’t stand next to them, and don’t cook things in them for very long) and the sun (wear sunscreen, and don’t ever use a tanning bed). I wrote an article not long ago at eBeautyDaily about Dr. Weil’s views on the healthy side of sunshine, that is a bit of a contrast to what is in this book. You might find it interesting. I think his views on this subject have changed just a bit since the publishing of this book. Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 3 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.06.05 by Christina Jones @ 3:12 pm
This is the website for the group mentioned in Week Three, Environmental Working Group, that covers information about pesticides in fruits and vegetables. This is a really nice website, and it is full of interesting information–especially if this is as new to any of you as it is to me. Here is the list of the 12 fruits/veggies that are most contaminated, followed by a list of the 12 least contaminated: Highest in Pesticides These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables are consistently the most contaminated with pesticides — buy these organic. • Apples These 12 popular fresh fruits and vegetables consistently have the lowest levels of pesticides. • Asparagus And here you will find a .pdf file of a wallet guide of this information that you can take with you to the store so you won’t forget! Good stuff to know! I got my selenium this morning, and will start taking it tomorrow. This is such a nice and clear way to learn about this–so much better than trying to bite it all off at once, don’t you think? Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Beyond Books Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.05.05 by Christina Jones @ 9:28 pm
Ok, believe it or not (I can’t hardly believe it), the Gardenburgers were a hit over here! My daughter thought they were really good, not quite as good as my big thick juicy hamburgers, but very good nonetheless. Now, if I can figure out what to do with them when we get rid of the processed buns sandwiching it! Zoe (my daughter) also wants to try tofu. I looked and looked at it in the store last week, but I am just not sure what to do with it. Any ideas, anyone? On somewhat of a related note, my friend Rhys is blogging over at b5media (where I do my beauty blog now, eBeauty Daily), and has started a really interesting blog called VeggieChic, which will chronicle her adventures into trying to become a vegetarian. It is a brand new blog, but she has already been taste testing soy products, so she might just have some good stuff coming out over there for us. And then even a less related note, I have an interview up today on b5media. It focuses on beauty, but if you are interested you can find it here: Christina Jones b5 media interview. You will have to scroll down the page a little bit, to find it, but the picture is humongous. You can’t hardly miss me. LOL Don’t laugh at me too much! Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 3 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.05.05 by Christina Jones @ 9:20 pm
This is going by so fast, I guess ’tis the season, though. I hope you are having a good relaxed season so far, and that it stays that way for the next few weeks too! On to Week Three! The projects for this week are to shop around for organic produce–Dr. Weil provides us with a list of those vegetables that are particularly susceptable to agrichemicals on p. 84 (some of these include strawberries, peppers, green beans, apples and celery). This is good information to know! We are also to remove all electrical sources from the immediate vicinity of where we sleep, as radiation is a concern. Also, buy UV protective sunglasses if you do not have any. Dietary changes in Week Three are add an extra serving of veggies to one meal this week, eat fish twice, and replace one serving of meat with a soy product. Add 400-800 mg of Vitamin E and 200-300 mg of Selenium. (This will be nice and easy, as I bought that big bottle of Vitamin E instead of C at the drugstore during the first week!) Increase daily walk to 20 minutes, and cut back on other aerobic exercise if you do it daily. Replace it every other day with a walk. Do stretching every day to improve flexibility-he gives examples in this chapter as well. For the mind and spirit, we are to expand our breathing exercises and add “Let Yourself Be Breathed,” which you can find in this chapter as well, here is some more information online about Dr. Weil’s breathing exercises. This one is described at the bottom of the page. Make a list of some inspirational books you would be interested in reading. Ask around for recommendations from other people. Also, make a list of your acquaintances who make you feel alive, happy and positive. Vow to spend some more time with them this week. Continue a one day fast from all news this week as well. Optional activities are to buy more flowers for your home and to learn about how to grow some of your own food, even if you have no more room than a container. Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 3 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.02.05 by Christina Jones @ 11:08 am
Those of you who were registered before the deadline look in your email box for a letter from me with your password for our 13 week trial of Dr. Weil’s Optimum Health Plan. I am really excited about this, 13 weeks - what a great trial period! I think it will be a great accompaniment to our study! Let me know if you didnt get your letter, and be sure to look in your spam mailbox as well! Technorati Tags: Dr. WeilFiled under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Beyond Books Comments: None |
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