3 Simple Things

Dr. Andrew Weil has some tapes at our library that had some good info. They are a bit older, and he may not be on-board with the whole avoid fungal foods thing, but I did glean this from him:

1. Teas high in antioxidants are great for you. (I believe that applies to Green and White Tea. The latter is my favorite, it is mild). Antioxidants, I think, are like getting fuel injector cleaner...
   
2. Deep breathing is good stress relief. (You don't have to worship buddah or surrender your mind to a hindu "god" to benefit from it.) 4 counts to breath in. Hold for 6. Exhale over 6.. I think.
   
3. Running your water from your faucets about 5 mins before using it for consumption, each morning, is a good way to clear unhealthy deposits from pipes. I had heard that a form of fungus is commonly found in plumbing... ugh.

Pulls Me out of Darkness

It's such a joy to hear. Music and other pleasant sounds move my soul, pull me out of darkness many a times. The Lord made it that way. Christ, who holds all things together by his power, not only keeps electrons from splitting, he also designs pathways for music to dance upon and enter the ear, heart, mind, spirit.


I've lately been much blessed by the CD "Slack Key Guitar, Volume 2". A collection of sweet soft hawaiian-ish tunes, melow, lullaby-like, instrumental, a frequent joy to our little family's soul,
especially at bedtime. My brother-in-law found it in a trash can :) gotta love it.


An incredible tune I've been wanting to give props to is "Flight of the WildGoose" by Iona, a
celtic, apparently christ-loving group of musicians. The tune is to me what dying must feel like. The soaring bagpipes, a bright orange, pink, sunset over the clouds, are the image it evokes. Words do it not justice. Ye must hear it.

Having Eggnog and it's Not Even Christmas

I read yesterday in a Costco booklet that Fish Oil is good for mood... hadn't heard that but the reasoning was logical, it seems to have some benefit in how your cells process seratonin, I believe, the happy chemical in you, if you are happy, ever.

Had a nice eggnog for breakfast today, raw egg, cinnamon, milk, raw honey, probiotics, and fish oil (Carlson's brand, recommended by Mercola for quality). Tasted AWESOME... and good for you too! :)

By the way, Mercola (ok we get a lot of info from him...) has the recipe I learned from. Salmonela from raw eggs are not to be feared, with some basic common sense, check his site (www.mercola.com). Afer all, Sylvester Stallone did it in Rocky.

Green Apples

Just wanted to say how wonderful green apples are. They are low in sugar, taste great... and last longer. Especially in the fridge.. (by the way, most fruit should be kept in a fridge.. and the sooner it is eaten, the better it tastes and the more nutritious it should be, assuming it is ripe).

You can really begin to notice how fruits that are really sweet lose their freshness much faster than less sweet fruits. Bananas are notoriously high in sugar and fungus... not something to make a staple item...