Oatmeal
Well we have been told for a long time that oatmeal is good for us. I just read that it produces oxalic acid which prevents the absorption of calcium. Why put milk on it then or butter? I love oatmeal, but now I wonder what I should believe. What kinds of things do you eat to be healthy? How have you changed your home and lives to be more healthy?
We just spent the weekend in Washington D.C. It was tough to be healthy and green during this trip. I would be interested in knowing how people do it when they travel.
I just added a link for Modern Sage. It is an online publication that deals with wellness and alternatives to things in the commercial world. Let me know what you think. I spoke with Katie Hansen the other day regarding the magazine and found out that it used to be a print publication, but went online to reach a larger group of readers. She would like to resume a print publication in the future to those who subscribe to the online publication.
What is going on?
I am beginning to wonder if anyone reads this at all! :)
I was reading today that 2000 IU of Vitamin D3 can help to prevent cancer. We all need Vitamin D for healthy bones. VitaminD assists with the absorption of calcium. It is tough to get this amount of Vitamin D since a primary source is sunlight and we don't want to be in the sun a lot due to the danger of skin cancer.
A friend's daughter was recently diagnosed with Celiac Sprue Disorder. It is going to be a life changing and lifelong change for them in how they eat. Imagine not eating wheat products. There is wheat in so many things that we are not aware of .
A new study that was released in Science News, detailed that lavender oil and tea tree oil may have some effect on the hormones that our body uses. Some pre-puberty boys have been found to have increase in breast size due to using these products in large quanities. Once they eliminated them from their lives, their bodies returned to "normal". The size of the study was small and more antecdotal than anything.
Here in Pittsburgh, the city's mayor has come down with a rare form of cancer---primary nervous system lymphoma. He has 4 tumors within his brain. They are treating it with megadoses of methotrexate. The size of the tumors have decreased with the first course of medication. It is so rare that ther are approximately 50 cases reported/yr.
Veggies
Do you ever wonder about what is happening to our vegetables? I understand that the farmers are turning the products over so quickly that they are not able to replenish the soil with valuable nutrients. Thus making our fruits and vegetables lacking in what we need nutritionally each day. It now means that we need to supplement our diets with vitamins that work. I have heard of a company that manufactures vitamins that utilize fructose compounding. This process has the minerals and vitamins adhering to the fructose molecule. The cells are looking for the fructose molecule for a source of energy, so they are able to absorb the needed substance. These vitamins are not routinely flushed down the john as with the others. They are also not synthetic vitamins, which is even better.
The company does not advertise, so if you are interested in learning more about them, respond and I will put in touch with them.
Brenda
