I loved Zingers. The ones with raspberry. I could eat almost a whole box in one sitting. That sugar just drove me to eat “just one more.” Same thing with Little Debbie Swiss Cake Rolls. Chaz used to tease me about having a stash. Well, if I left them in the pantry they’d be gone [...]
Archive for April, 2011
Zinger!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, apple, Beets, carrots, ginger, gluten-free, grapes, orange, Zingers on April 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Yoga
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 9/11, A to Z Blog Challenge, Inhale, Steve Ross, Supreme Peace Yoga, yoga on April 29, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I discovered yoga almost 10 years ago. September 11, 2001, to be exact. I was at a case management conference with my co-workers. I was with one of them waiting for our first session to start. The instructor walked in and informed us that terrorists took over planes and flew them into the Twin Towers. [...]
XX
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, chromosomes, Doctors, Gender on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two remarkable chromosomes determine whether we are male or female. Most of us are either XX or XY. Some people are born with an extra chromosome. It’s amazing to look back at Western history and see how far women have come in their place in society. We still have a ways to go as far [...]
Weight
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Health, Healthy Living, Hypothyroidism, Weight on April 27, 2011 | 4 Comments »
We have an obsession with weight. There are disorders in the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistics Manual) dedicated to weight disorders. There are chronic medical conditions caused by obesity. We go on fad diet after fad diet to lose weight. We load up on protein to gain muscle weight and mass. I have OCD tendencies. I [...]
Vitamin D
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Celiac, gluten, gluten intolerance, gluten-free, Hypothyroidism, Natural Vitamin D, Outside, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D3 on April 26, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Are you getting enough? I wasn’t. The first time my previous doctor tested my level, it was in the single digits. SINGLE DIGITS! My iron was low, too, so no wonder I had no energy at the time. Also no wonder that I picked up colds, infections, and the flu easily from others. Vitamin [...]
Up
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Alternative Medicine, Climbing, Down, Falling, gluten, gluten-free, Up, Western Medicine on April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I am a firm believer that when you are down, the only way for you to go is up. When you fall, you have to get up. Up. Up. Up. I knew that the only worse I could get was dead when I was at my absolute lowest 2 years ago. Crawling into bed and [...]
Toe-MAY-toe. Toe-MAH-toe.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Basil, Creamy Garlic Basil Sauce, Garlic, gluten-free, gluten-free easily (gfe), Gluten-free Fried Green Tomatoes, green tomato, soy-free, tomato on April 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I like tomatoes. Granny used to grow them in containers next to her roses. I’ve tried to grow them with no luck. I grow a good tomato stalk though. Green and fragrant like it should smell. I really enjoy fresh tomatoes. I rarely buy canned tomatoes even if it will make dinner prep easy. Not [...]
Sleep
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, ear plugs, insomnia, sleep, sleep deprivation, sleep mask, yoga on April 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
That sweet rest eludes me. Relaxing teas, melatonin, amino acids, passion flower, valerian root. They all work for a while, then they no longer work. Or rather, the tea makes me get up in the middle of the night so I had to stop that one. Defeated the purpose of helping me sleep. Sleep is [...]
Revolution
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, Food Revolution, Jamie Oliver on April 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Jamie Oliver brought his Food Revolution to the U.S. after I changed my diet to a whole foods diet. I embraced the Revolution as a long time follower of Jamie Oliver. He did some amazing things in Britain, not just with school lunches, but also with at-risk youth. I know some people are commenting that [...]
Quinoa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged A to Z Blog Challenge, bell peppers, carrots, coconut oil, folate, garam masala, iron, mustard seeds, onion, phosphorus, protein, Quinoa, saponins on April 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Quinoa. I’d say it’s a great grain, but it’s not really a grain. It’s a seed. I learn new things all the time. I used to think it was a grain. Why wouldn’t I? It look like a grain and you can use it like you would a grain. But, it’s a seed. A seed [...]
