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Posted on 12.02.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:33 am
Have you had your water tested before? We have well water, and between the fact that it tastes disgusting and any appliance that we have that uses water only lasts a few years and is totally corroded with minerals, we don’t drink it. My thought is that it is probably good for us, because it is so full of minerals, and certainly there is no chlorine in it but eww! My brother in law has been telling me and showing me on the well pump where he says I should add chlorine to it, but I really have hesitated to do that. But, maybe since we don’t drink it, it would be ok. Hmm. I have noticed that all of the water in our area (East/Central Texas) tastes very salty and mineral-y, and really dont like any of it. I come from Tennessee, which has the best tasting drinking water in the world, I think, so am very spoiled. LOL Anyway, we purchase our drinking water, and have for a long time. I went to the place we purchase it from here in Bryan/College Station, and unfortunately they dont have any water testing results that the kid in the store could find. It tastes good, but I guess that doesn’t really matter! I think I will call today and see if I can find someone in charge that might be able to email me the results before I go turn in a water sample to the county extention people. Technorati Tags: water, well water, mineralsFiled under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 2 Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.02.05 by Denise @ 7:00 am
I have noticed some little changes in the way I look at things, even though we are only on week 2 of our study. Last night, we had salmon for dinner and the kids decided that this is now their favorite fish - better than lobster! I have been recovering from a back injury for the last few weeks and the attitude that is encouraged in Dr. Weil’s book has really helped me to stay positive. I know that back problems are small potatos compared to coping with MRSA infection, but I wanted to share that I sure do find it empowering to focus on and think about my own body’s ability to heal…. Filed under: Uncategorized Comments: None |
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Posted on 12.01.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:58 am
Well, I went to the grocery store yesterday, and was boggled by looking at the soy products. I chose the Gardenburgers, but there they sit in my freezer, and I was not tantalized by the thought of cooking them for dinner last night. I need to get over the hump! I would love some thoughts by some of you on how to do that, or at least someone to tell me how delightful they are, and to try them! LOL On the encouraging side of things, my daughter asked if we could have them for dinner tonight, so maybe I will give them a whirl. I feel like I need backup dinner though. Ugh. Suggestions?
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Posted on 12.01.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:54 am
This has been forwarded around the internet for some time now, but it is a touching sentiment, and always gives you something to think about, especially at this time of the year. What this has to do with Wellness, I am not sure, but I thought I would share it with you anyway.
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Posted on 11.29.05 by Denise @ 6:06 pm
One of the things I’m really enjoying about studying Dr. Weil’s book is the optimistic attitude he encourages. Hope is one of the most amazing things about being human. Even in the most difficult times, the ability to have hope can help pull us through. When health is a chronic issue, maintaining a hopeful and optimistic attitude is so important (and very difficult!) I like focusing on our ability to heal. Since the cold and flu season is upon us, the girls have come home with their runny noses and such. I know that the possibility of a recurrence of MRSA infection is always there. Helping my kids to stay as healthy as possible and keeping a positive attitude seems to be the best thing I can do for them. Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 2 Comments: None |
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Posted on 11.28.05 by Christina Jones @ 10:10 am
Just to let you know, I submitted our names and email addresses to Dr. Weil, as they offered us a trial membership to their Optimum Health group. I submitted them last week, and am in hopes they will get to us this week, now that the holiday is over! Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Beyond Books Comments: None |
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Posted on 11.28.05 by Christina Jones @ 10:01 am
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Our server is acting a little hairy today, so I am going to get this post up as fast as I can in between it going down. Please post yourself and let’s talk about what you find important and significant to you about Week Two. This week, Dr. Weil is very concerned about our drinking water. He would like for us to get it tested and make absolutely sure there is no chlorine in it, as well as some other terrible things. Diet: Keep eating fish and broccoli this week. Choose whole grain foods. Also, look at the soy products in the store (refrigerated section) and choose one to try this week. Substitute some green tea this week for some of your regular servings of coffee or cola. Supplements: Add 25,000IU of mixed carotenes at breakfast. Make sure that it contains lycopene. Exercise: Increase daily walk to 15 minutes. Mental/Spiritual: Go to a park or special place in nature. Reflect and enjoy the energy there. Practice breathing exercises, and try a one day news fast by avoiding all newspapers, online news and news on television. Optional: Pay attention to the images in your mind this week, and try to examine how they affect you, both positively and negatively, and how imagery might could be used in healing. Filed under: 8 Weeks To Optimum Health and Week 2 Comments: None |
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Posted on 11.25.05 by Peg McQ. @ 6:42 pm
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Posted on 11.24.05 by Christina Jones @ 7:04 am
It has been very busy around here for the last few days, as I am sure it has been with you all as well. I just wanted to say a quick Happy Thanksgiving to you all, and was wondering also if anything about your traditional Thanksgiving meal has been affected by your studies this week. It is a week of butter and sugar and all of those unhealthy things! Ha! As for me, I just at a little breakfast and took my morning supplements and had a big old glass of water. But, I fear, this will be about the only healthy part of the day, although I am never very hungry by the time dinner rolls around after all of the cooking. Anyway, healthy or not, I hope you have a great day, and are as thankful for your blessings as we are for ours!
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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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