New Blog around the Block

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Hey all,

There is a new blog in town by a BW named Chaya. Her blog is called Living Essence and its about natural foods, health, fibroids, and inspirations. Of course, since she happens to be my sister, makes me all the more excited!

Oy Vey

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There is just much too much to juggle in my head. I feel as if Pharaoh is on my back, keeping me so worked (mentally) that I don't have time to think!

A quick run down...

(1) I have a strange craving for rice cakes. Although I knew that anything not taken in moderation -even if its the healthiest thing- is not good. But due to it being a craving, I always manage to convince myself that I couldn't find anything wrong with eating rice cakes. They sell it at the health food store, for crying out loud!

I asked friends, doctors, searched on the internet, but couldn't find anything to help my good inclination that wanted to stop eating it. Finally, I asked a friend of mine who's really into healthy eating. The truth:

Turns out rice cakes are made by putting them in great pressure and heat, then suddenly pulling it out of that pressure. This causes it to puff. This also causes free radicals to form. Free radicals in the body can cause a whole slew of things: quicker aging, cancer, basically it does damage on a cellular level. This, they sell in the health food store?!

So, now I am working hard at imagining its terrible effects and I have more tools to fight against this craving.

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Okay, I want to remember:

high insulin causes the body to produce cholesterol.

free radicals, carbohydrates makes for high insulin in the body.

Free radical damages makes cholesterol more likely to stick in the blood vessels.

Fruit and vegetables have anti-oxidants, a fighter against free radicals.

(since oxidation is like burning in slow motion, does that mean my cells, thus the organs are being burned in slow mo?)

So much to remember. I guess it just boils down to eat my fruit and vegetables.

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This post has been inspired by Casper's diet post.

Deliciously Healthy!

Hey all,

I am so psyched and so inspired to eat more healthily. Me and my doubt plagued self and family decided to give it a go. (Please note! we are not SUPER DUPER HEALTHY EATERS)

Anyway, yesterday we had:

Sprouted wheat bread (quite meaty!)

with garden salad consisting of chopped red peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage, and slices of carrots. Did you know red peppers has more vitamin C than orange? Yep, according to wikipedia it has about 50% more than oranges.

And spicey tuna salad.

Hmmmmm, was that healthy? Did we hit the gong? LOL. Well it sure tasted good anyway!

Searching for Blogs on Nutrition

Hi all,

I'm on the search for interesting interactive blogs about nutrition, healthy eating, etc. If anyone knows of any, please let me know.

Thanks.