It might be Canadian, but it's more support for Vitamin D!
Canadian Vitamin D Study
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Recovering
This year for Thanksgiving I did not eat turkey, I barely touched my mashed potatoes, and if I see or taste another piece of pumpkin pie then I will literally be sick. That's because I had the flu over my Thanksgiving break. I have no idea where I got it, but all I can say is that I should have taken my Vitamin D because for some reason I didn't take it these past few days and then I got the flu, so I really can't say whether or not Vitamin D works at preventing the flu.
I spent all day yesterday sick to my stomach and I'm spending today recovering. I lost 6 lbs. in 24 hours, not very healthy if you ask me, and so today I'm slowly trying to eat and drink again. So, here's my list of Thankfulness!
What I'm Thankful for this Thanksgiving:
*Husband's who take care of their sickly wives
*Grandparents who take your child for a day so you can rest
*Bland food
*Gatorade
*Chilled water
*Heated blankets
*Extend-able shower hoses so you can sit while bathing (since I don't have a bath tub)
*The ability to walk normal and not hunched over from an aching belly
*IB Profen
*Having a flexible job so I can stay home and rest
*Extra Vitamin D for my son so he hopefully doesn't get the flu too!
I spent all day yesterday sick to my stomach and I'm spending today recovering. I lost 6 lbs. in 24 hours, not very healthy if you ask me, and so today I'm slowly trying to eat and drink again. So, here's my list of Thankfulness!
What I'm Thankful for this Thanksgiving:
*Husband's who take care of their sickly wives
*Grandparents who take your child for a day so you can rest
*Bland food
*Gatorade
*Chilled water
*Heated blankets
*Extend-able shower hoses so you can sit while bathing (since I don't have a bath tub)
*The ability to walk normal and not hunched over from an aching belly
*IB Profen
*Having a flexible job so I can stay home and rest
*Extra Vitamin D for my son so he hopefully doesn't get the flu too!
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
American Food Names
I had the strangest conversation with Hubby last night, I should mention he was the one who brought it up, about all the weird names that America has for food. Here are some of our complaints:
1. Chicken Fingers-chicken's don't even have fingers!
2. Tater Tots-since when did potatoes start having babies? And WHY are we eating them?
3. French Fries-it makes no difference if we call them Freedom Fries, it's still a weird name. I thought we should just call them fried potatoes, but then we decided to go along with "chicken fingers" we should call them Tater-Toes and really emphasize the "Toes" because if chickens can have fingers then potatoes can have toes!
4. Buffalo Wings-Hubby complained about this one because buffalo wings are made of chicken, not buffalo. But I corrected Hubby and told him that Buffalo refers to the sauce, not the meat. So I won that argument.
5. Fish Sticks-Fish don't look like sticks to me, and to be honest I don't recall ever eating a stick...ever. Might I add that I don't even like fish and I wouldn't eat it even if looked like a stick.
1. Chicken Fingers-chicken's don't even have fingers!
2. Tater Tots-since when did potatoes start having babies? And WHY are we eating them?
3. French Fries-it makes no difference if we call them Freedom Fries, it's still a weird name. I thought we should just call them fried potatoes, but then we decided to go along with "chicken fingers" we should call them Tater-Toes and really emphasize the "Toes" because if chickens can have fingers then potatoes can have toes!
4. Buffalo Wings-Hubby complained about this one because buffalo wings are made of chicken, not buffalo. But I corrected Hubby and told him that Buffalo refers to the sauce, not the meat. So I won that argument.
5. Fish Sticks-Fish don't look like sticks to me, and to be honest I don't recall ever eating a stick...ever. Might I add that I don't even like fish and I wouldn't eat it even if looked like a stick.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Vitamin D
I went to the chiropractor a couple weeks ago and picked up an article about how Vitamin D can combat colds and the flu. Before giving any extra Vitamin D, I made sure to do some extra research on Vitamin D and how it is good for the immune system. Let me just say that I was very impressed with what I found. Here's one site and an article from the site to start with:
Dr. Joseph Mercola
Vitamin D and the Flu
In my opinion Dr. Mercola is a great researcher, plus he's an O.D. which means when he sees patients he's treating the "whole person" not just the problem (I've thought about finding an O.D. for our family). I read some of the articles about Vitamin D and was shocked to hear that Vitamin D deficiency is one cause of a ton of health issues-Cancer, Hypertension, Pre-eclampsia, Diabetes, Colds, Flu, and on the site you can check out all sorts of other diseases. And for all of you pregnant women out there check out this article I read about Vitamin D and pregnancy. When I was pregnant I had high blood pressure and had pre-term labor 5 1/2 weeks early. Now I know how I can prevent those issues during my next pregnancy.
Vitamin D and Pregnancy
I never realized how important Vitamin D is, and if you've ever checked me out then you know that I'm a pretty pale person. So, being that it's Cold and Flu season I decided it was best to up our dosage. According to the site you need 35 IU's of Vitamin D per pound of body weight in order for it to even be effective, so why is the AAP recommending only 4o0 IU for children? Who knows!? Bubby now takes a daily dose of 1,000 IU and Hubby and I take 5,000 IU. And if we find that we do get sick then we can up our IU dosage for a day or two to help combat our illness. This is an experiment I am willing to try for the winter (along with proper hand washing and staying away from others who are sickly). Being that we are no longer in the day care center like we were last winter will probably help a lot, but since I clean houses and touch all sorts of germs every day it's good that we protect ourselves so I don't bring anything home and expose my family to anything.
Also, now that Bubby is a year old we tried introducing him to whole milk (also for some extra Vitamin D) but after giving him some Whole Milk with his formula this past week he has drank significantly less milk. I'm guessing this is why he's super fussy and refusing to drink anything that's not water or formula. I think that he either doesn't like Whole Milk or it is giving him a tummy ache. So we are going to stick with the formula and also try giving him Almond Milk instead. I've been wanting to make my own Almond Milk for a while now! *On top of all the milk issues we've been having a hard time breaking the bottle. He will sit and drink 6oz. of formula from a bottle but barely touch a sippy cup full of the same formula! Luckily we don't really have to wean him completely until he's 15 months so I've got some time to figure things out.
I've also just started using Norwex in our home (and I just joined the Norwex team as a Sales Consultant!) which will help to actually pick up the germs and put them down the drain where they belong!! I love how Norwex can kill 99.94% of germs without using any chemicals, which means no more residues in our home!!!
Dr. Joseph Mercola
Vitamin D and the Flu
In my opinion Dr. Mercola is a great researcher, plus he's an O.D. which means when he sees patients he's treating the "whole person" not just the problem (I've thought about finding an O.D. for our family). I read some of the articles about Vitamin D and was shocked to hear that Vitamin D deficiency is one cause of a ton of health issues-Cancer, Hypertension, Pre-eclampsia, Diabetes, Colds, Flu, and on the site you can check out all sorts of other diseases. And for all of you pregnant women out there check out this article I read about Vitamin D and pregnancy. When I was pregnant I had high blood pressure and had pre-term labor 5 1/2 weeks early. Now I know how I can prevent those issues during my next pregnancy.
Vitamin D and Pregnancy
I never realized how important Vitamin D is, and if you've ever checked me out then you know that I'm a pretty pale person. So, being that it's Cold and Flu season I decided it was best to up our dosage. According to the site you need 35 IU's of Vitamin D per pound of body weight in order for it to even be effective, so why is the AAP recommending only 4o0 IU for children? Who knows!? Bubby now takes a daily dose of 1,000 IU and Hubby and I take 5,000 IU. And if we find that we do get sick then we can up our IU dosage for a day or two to help combat our illness. This is an experiment I am willing to try for the winter (along with proper hand washing and staying away from others who are sickly). Being that we are no longer in the day care center like we were last winter will probably help a lot, but since I clean houses and touch all sorts of germs every day it's good that we protect ourselves so I don't bring anything home and expose my family to anything.
Also, now that Bubby is a year old we tried introducing him to whole milk (also for some extra Vitamin D) but after giving him some Whole Milk with his formula this past week he has drank significantly less milk. I'm guessing this is why he's super fussy and refusing to drink anything that's not water or formula. I think that he either doesn't like Whole Milk or it is giving him a tummy ache. So we are going to stick with the formula and also try giving him Almond Milk instead. I've been wanting to make my own Almond Milk for a while now! *On top of all the milk issues we've been having a hard time breaking the bottle. He will sit and drink 6oz. of formula from a bottle but barely touch a sippy cup full of the same formula! Luckily we don't really have to wean him completely until he's 15 months so I've got some time to figure things out.
I've also just started using Norwex in our home (and I just joined the Norwex team as a Sales Consultant!) which will help to actually pick up the germs and put them down the drain where they belong!! I love how Norwex can kill 99.94% of germs without using any chemicals, which means no more residues in our home!!!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
I Did Something Kinda Crazy
I cut my own hair. EEK! I have always wanted to grow my hair long but I really don't like getting my hair trimmed every couple months, so I decided to take matters into my hands, literally, and just give myself a little trim. My friend Paige has cut her own hair in the past and I thought, if she can do it then so can I! Here's how I did it.
1. Shampoo and Conditioner (I used extra conditioner)
2. Parted my hair like I always do
3. Combed it nice and straight
4. Put up the top layers of my hair
5. Trimmed all around the bottom layer of my hair (using the scissors vertically and checking to make sure it was even)
6. Slowly added more hair and attempted to make layers (I basically just trimmed what was there and tried to make sure it was even)
7. Blow dried my hair
8. Checked for any uneven areas while my hair was dry and trimmed what was
9. Styled!
My Hubby didn't even notice which means I must have done okay. I'll have to take a picture for proof!
1. Shampoo and Conditioner (I used extra conditioner)
2. Parted my hair like I always do
3. Combed it nice and straight
4. Put up the top layers of my hair
5. Trimmed all around the bottom layer of my hair (using the scissors vertically and checking to make sure it was even)
6. Slowly added more hair and attempted to make layers (I basically just trimmed what was there and tried to make sure it was even)
7. Blow dried my hair
8. Checked for any uneven areas while my hair was dry and trimmed what was
9. Styled!
My Hubby didn't even notice which means I must have done okay. I'll have to take a picture for proof!
Sunday, November 6, 2011
My Coffee Break
I think I've finally figured out when coffee works best for me. I used to drink it in the mornings and then feel weak, shaky and get an upset stomach. But lately I've been waiting until about 3 or 4 in the afternoons and wow what a difference! I don't get weak, I don't get shaky, and my stomach handles it just fine! Plus, I get the energy boost to help me get through the evening...especially when Bubby is grumpy and needs entertained. I've been so productive in the evenings that I've actually had time to relax just for myself (even in the midst of planning a party and cleaning my home for all of my friends).
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