AngelaGT
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Purchased CBD tincture and dh has slept much better every night since he started to take it.
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Looking at reviews and price I am considering this https://www.lazarusnaturals.com/cbd-oil-tincture-full-spectrum-high-potency#188=5442&205=5493
Any other recommendations?
Thank you
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I am new to "wearables." I would like something to track sleep, glucose, and fitness.
I would like to have the option to add other health related monitoring apps to it if that is possible.
Recommendations please?
Thank You!
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We will read and discuss 1 book a month. They will be based on the Christian faith and try to avoid religion, history, and politics.
I think we will start with Mere Christianity and discuss as a group the next books. I will present a list of options.
Thank you for the suggestions. I will look at them.
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I am attempting to start a Classic Theological Book Discussion Group at my local library. We will have our first meeting 9/21. I will be presenting a list of possible book options (1 per month). I am gleaning lists from the internet. Do you have any "must include" recommendations for the list?
Thank You.
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Youtube-Dr Berg keto and Intermittent fasting
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I live in the prettiest part of the state-Western North Carolina (Saluda, NC for 26 years and Hendersonville, NC for 4 years prior). I love it and it is a great place to raise a family and homeschool. Just an endorsement for WNC🙂
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Dh and I went last summer with this group and it was fantastic. We were able to adventure much more than we would have on our own, less expense and headache. We combined the Alaska explorer and the Kenai Explorer. We were able to tour/adventure quite a bit of Alaska.
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21 hours ago, Tree Frog said:
A few years ago, they offered a free subscription to teachers. I don't know if they still do. I don't use the app frequently, but I have enjoyed it when I used it.
Yes, I also have the teacher free app. I really like it and have enjoyed the "Daily Calm" and the Master Classes. I have since moved into unguided meditation, but the guided meditation was great to learn from.
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If you do decide to backpack on Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, take the boat tour when you're done and see the beautiful shoreline from the lake.
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14 hours ago, Wilma said:
That sounds dreamy!! Pictured Rocks looks great. We were thinking Isle Royale initially for this trip, but the cost of the ferry put me off -- being a group of six made that pretty pricey!
The ferry is costly and it is hard to get tickets, but Isle Royale is worth it. It is the least visited national park, but the one most often visited repeatedly. No vehicles, mostly day hikers who stay at the lodge, backpackers, kayakers, and fisher people. Moskie Basin was my favorite area to camp (I didn't camp at all areas).
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I backpacked Pictured Rocks trail and about 50 miles in Isle Royale last summer and it was absolutely fabulous. Wolves howling, loons calling, bald eagles, and moose (mostly at Isle Royale). I highly recommend anything along Lake Superior, It is beautiful. We backpacked for about 10 days. The weather was glorious also.
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I am intending to learn Hindi and am looking primarily at Pimsleur and eventually italki. I am most interested in speaking and understanding the language. Will adding the additional option for learning to read and write the language enhance my ability to learn conversational Hindi or bog me down? With limited time and energy just a consistent 30 minutes will be a challenge. I do want to make the most of my endeavor and gain a measure of fluency and success. Thank you.
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I know that exercise, diet, learning a foreign language, playing a musical instrument, close family and friends-socialization, meditation, new experiences, and a peaceful mind are huge in correlation for brain health longevity. I am curious if their is also a strong significance with brain challenges-crossword puzzles, mystery solving, anagrams, acronyms, thinking fast games, etc.
Thank you.
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For brain challenge and health.
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26 minutes ago, lewelma said:
I went cold turkey when I went on the FODMAP diet to try to sort out my IB issues. FODMAP removes most grains and all sugars including fruit and certain vegetables with high sugar like onions. And removes fake sugars. It is a technical diet that is going after very specific chemicals that cause IB. The first thing that happened is that I lost 6% of my body weight in a month, and I'm already normal BMI. I stayed on the diet for 6 months and then slowly started adding food back in, and found that the problem item was wheat (not gluten interestingly). But as the others said, over the time on this strict no-sugar diet, I completely lost my taste for sugar. I found fruit to be unbearably sweet. I even found flavoured vinegar to taste sweet. Now, a decade later, the only sugar I eat is in 85% Lindt dark chocolate, and I eat a number of squares every day and really enjoy it. I also have ketchup sometimes (the only condiment I eat that has any sugar in it). I might eat an apple during the week, but have really never gotten my taste back for fruit because I find it too sweet. When I make a little almond cake as a treat, I put in 1 tablespoon of sugar for 3/4 cup of almond meal, and this is deliciously sweet to me. And because I cannot eat wheat, I'm never tempted by baked goods that are made with white flour and always some sugar sneaked in. Overall, my diet is way better than before and I don't feel controlled by a desire for sugar. That desire is just gone.
Thank you. I will look into the FODMAP diet as I have digestive issues also.
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50 minutes ago, Pawz4me said:
I'm maybe not your target audience because I never intentionally gave up sugar as a goal in and of itself, but I'll give my experience in case it's helpful.
About 35 years ago I needed to lose a significant amount of weight and realized if I didn't do it then I'd maybe never do it. So I did. The biggest part of that process was deciding what foods I valued and what foods had little/no value to me. A food had to "earn its keep" to stay in my diet. That meant it had to satisfy me, not be hugely calorie dense, and I had to feel good a few hours later/the next day after eating it. I'd been raised in a home where homemade cakes and pies were always available. Dessert was like a major food group. So it was something I'd always been used to eating and had never given it much thought. But when I started eating more mindfully and intentionally I realized that I really didn't like sugary foods much at all. I didn't really feel good after eating them, and they were so calorie dense. Sweets did not "earn their keep" for me at all! So I stopped eating them and I very quickly lost any desire. It was incredibly easy. In hindsight I think I probably never had much of a sweet tooth, I was just eating them out of habit. DH does have a raging sweet tooth despite all efforts (his efforts--I do not food police anyone) to curb it, so there are always things here for him and DS. A few times a year I even bake something for them myself. But I'm not tempted at all. I've never spent much time reading product labels for added sugar. I don't consume much processed food at all, so if there is some hidden sugar in something . . no big deal, not worth the stress or time/effort to worry about it. I also use a bit of Splenda in my coffee and have the occasional diet fizzy drink. Those "earn their keep" for me. The very rare times I actually want something sweet I indulge with no guilt. I know from decades of experience that a little bit will satisfy me for months or even years.
That is fantastic! Thanks for sharing.
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26 minutes ago, Selkie said:
1. I did it cold turkey.
2. I'm not a cheat day or everything-in-moderation person. I did a lot of reading and learning about the disease-promoting effects of sugar and sweeteners. Once I knew what I knew, I didn't want to subject my body to that damage for one more minute. I also wanted my taste buds to change as quickly as possible.
3. Yes. I went from a sugar/artificial sweetener addict to someone who could walk through a bakery or chocolate factory and not be even slightly tempted.
4. I cleaned up my diet in a lot of other ways at the same time. I went whole food plant based with no salt, sugar, or oil. The benefits have been tremendous - effortless weight loss, perfect bloodwork, no more achy joints, no more rosacea, loads of energy. I am also free from my former food addiction (which I think is a problem the majority of Americans suffer from) and no longer have cravings or feel the need to eat between meals. My motivation was wanting to be in optimal health after seeing so many people around me deteriorate as a direct result of their lifestyle choices.
5. My dh made the same dietary changes as me. I could have done it without a support system, but it was nice to have someone who was a like-minded, motivated health enthusiast doing it along with me.
6. I don't bake anymore and my mindset has changed about holidays. The idea of celebrating with unhealthy food no longer has any appeal. We have loads of delicious food on holidays, but it's all healthy.
With being plant based, do you find that you tend to eat a lot of starchy carbohydrates-grains, legumes, underground vegetables? I am concerned that I would let go of overt sweeteners (deserts and added sweeteners and find myself consuming lots of sugars through grain, vegetable, legume carbohydrates.
Thank you for the advice.
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46 minutes ago, Laura Corin said:
My experience is similar to Rosie's. I have chocolate often and a scatter of granola sometimes. But I don't crave anything else.
After I stopped most sugar/sweeteners I remember having a cake that I used to adore and it was unbearably sweet.
This is what I want!
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53 minutes ago, Rosie_0801 said:
As you cut down, your tastes change and you'll find previously enjoyed levels of sweetness unpleasant.
I will indulge in medicinal Tim Tams as often as I deem beneficial for morale, but I have no desire to drink soft drinks, eat jarred sauces, pancakes for breakfast, let alone with syrup and can't imagine circumstances where I would want to eat a Krispy Kreme donut. I don't have to use self control. I don't want them because they are not enjoyable.
Go for gradual reduction. This is about sustainable health changes, not self flagellation.Remember, we are born comfort eating. It might not be good for us, but it is a human thing, not a character flaw personal to ourselves.
Very wise! Thank you for such valuable encouragement.
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1. Cold turkey or step-down?
2. Cheat opportunities? How often?
3. Over time, have your desires for sweets declined?
4. Benefit testimonies? Motivation?
5. Support systems-necessary?
6. Baking? Holidays?
I am going sugar/sweetener free for health benefits and disciplining my eating habits (sweets, alcohol, and eating in front of a screen tend to push me beyond my set limits, because self-discipline disappears:(
Thanks!
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Always Welcome!
Western North Carolina is beautiful.
We are eating at 7 so come quickly!🙂
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Update: Dr. Hive: Bone density screening question
in The Chat Board
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You might consider the new Echolight scan https://www.echolightmedical.com/en/.
I just had mine done last week and prefer it to the DEXA.
There are not many locations that offer this new type of scan, but I was fortunate to be able to have it done 40 miles from my home in Asheville, NC.