My mother – thanks God is still with us. She is maintaining reasonable lifestyle and is relatively happy. However, the chemo made her arthritis worse. As a result she is not very mobile and stays at home most of the times. If she goes out, it is only for short walks. She needs a stickContinue reading “Update on my mother”
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Intermittent fasting – will it help?
Started a new regime. I am bit late to this as IF (intermittent fasting) started to be very popular about 2 years ago. Anyway, I don’t care about that. The thing I care about is weight loss and staying healthy at the same time. I was never into diets and did not try any. TheContinue reading “Intermittent fasting – will it help?”
Flaxseed Oil experience
I have been thinking about trying it for a while and finally got to it. The main reason was that I wanted to see if it helps with a weight loss in anyway. I did know that it is very volatile oil – it goes bad really quickly and you need to use it withinContinue reading “Flaxseed Oil experience”
More about gums…
I know I have been writing about gums in last few posts. I think the doctor who treated my grandmother started it. He said to us that we need to look after the gums as the bacteria from inflmated gums can spread to the body and can even lead to heart attack. I never madeContinue reading “More about gums…”
Oil pulling with coconut oil
Just a short note on my own experience with oil pulling. If you are not sure what it is I recommend a nice post on Simple Ula Blog. I have been oil pulling for a while but not on a regular basis. The reason is simple. I don’t have enough time in the morning. ToContinue reading “Oil pulling with coconut oil”
How is the business going
Well, I know that most people write about their business when they have achieved something…anyways here are some notes on my own experience so far. One thing I need to say – it is a slow process. And I mean really slow. My website is set up and I have sent out e-mails introducing myContinue reading “How is the business going”
Wonders of Baking Soda
In my notebook, I have about 50 ways how to use baking soda. Over the years I got totry several of them. I always have a pack of baking soda at home as I use it for baking quite often. The other times I use it are as follows: Getting rid of stains – IContinue reading “Wonders of Baking Soda”
Give your immunity some extra help
In our region the winter is slowly easing off. It is a lovely time of the year. Air is fresher and fragrant and everybody seems to be relieved the cold days are over. Recently the changes in weather were more obvious and changes in temperature more abrupt. I try to build my immunity as muchContinue reading “Give your immunity some extra help”
When a little bit of oil goes a long way
I have been always ambivalent about oil. Is it good or bad for me? I have heard so many answers but till today I don’t know the truth. One time I tried to cut out fat out of my diet all together. That did not last long. I missed it. Salads did not taste theContinue reading “When a little bit of oil goes a long way”
Rescue remedy
One of the remedies I have been leaning on for years are drops from Dr. Bach called Rescue remedy. I have come across them long time ago. Ten years ago to be precise. What I liked straight away was the fact that the mixture was made completely from plants. Moreover it contained some plants IContinue reading “Rescue remedy”
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