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Counting Down… (and about Rhodiola)

by @ Thursday, September 4th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Personal News/Journal

We’re counting down the days now (until the move), and I’m counting down the big tasks.  Grocery shopping for the month?  Check!  (Nine hours yesterday - on that and other errands!)  Waterbed drained?  In progress.  And, boy, let me tell you, that is a huge task to accomplish solo!  (Especially when you’re a 90-lb woman.)  […]

The Wisdom of Sun Safety?

by @ Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Politics/Current Events

A fellow blogger once said: “The problem with Conventional Wisdom is that by using it, you are actually deferring your thinking to someone else.”  In this case, conventional wisdom says to always, always, always wear sunblock to protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays.  Even the CBS television network has been telling us […]

Ways that Don’t Work

by @ Tuesday, July 15th, 2008. Filed under 101 in 1001, Frugality/Economics, Health/Safety/etc.

Someone once asked Edison, a good way into his light bulb experiments, about all of his “failures” at inventing the light bulb.  He answered that he had simply found that many (I think it was 100) ways not to make a light bulb.
I think I’ve come up with a couple dozen ways not to “go […]

No One Seems to Know

by @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Personal News/Journal

No one seems to know how to eat to put on pounds.   (Healthfully, I mean - anyone can pack on pounds by eating junk food.)  This is such an uncommon problem that it’s really hard to find information to help.  Most people are looking for the best fat burners, so this kind of information […]

Adrenal Fatigue - Solutions

by @ Thursday, April 24th, 2008. Filed under Health/Safety/etc., Personal News/Journal

I have been wrestling with adrenal fatigue since my elder daughter was born.  Although my adrenals have not been completely restored, significant progress has been made.  Some of the suggestions I’ve read throughout the years include:
-B vitamins
-vitamin C
-adaptogens, such as rhodiola
-adrenal “glandular” (dessicated adrenal gland - usually comes from cows, I think)
-amino acids (to help […]

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