Being a nurse and having a husband in chiropractic school, I feel like we get the best of both worlds when it comes to our knowledge on health.
I have a stronger base in western medicine and while Garrett does take a lot of courses identical to those in med. school, he is also gaining a wealth of knowledge in more natural/traditional ways of healing and staying healthy.
It's fun to research, debate, and combine the best ideas and practices from both ends of the spectrum as we try to be healthy.
We aren't experts; we will always be learning,
but here are a few, simple little "health gems" that we have incorporated into our lives recently....
1. When life gives you a lemon, squeeze it in a tall glass of lukewarm water and drink first thing in the morning. Lemon water is one of the best cleansing routines you can give your liver and kidneys. Go here for more info.
2. Use glass containers (we like Pyrex or baby food jars) to microwave and store your food instead of plastic containers. Plastic leaches chemicals and compounds into the food that are unnatural and toxic to our bodies. And should you think that this is just some tree-hugger way of getting rid of plastic, it was my sister's oncologist (cancer doctor) who stressed to her the link of ingesting plastic compounds to the recent increase of cancers in younger people.
3. Get plenty of vitamin D! Vitamin D is technically not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone that stands in a class all its own. Current research has implicated vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, and more. Research also implicates that many people (especially women) worldwide are deficient in vitamin D, and sadly, if you aren't getting much sunlight, simply drinking milk or taking the measly 400IU pill is probably not going to cut it. You may need a higher dose supplement. To learn more about the magic of vitamin D, go here.
4. For and immune boost or to fight strep throat, the flu, and colds, try oil of oregano and lobelia extract before you rush off to get a prescription for antibiotics. I grew up with my mom squirting the nasty lobelia (sorry, it IS pretty gross) on my tonsils when I got a sore throat, and oil of oregano is something we recently discovered that really works wonders during the winter when everyone is getting sick.
What are some of your "health gems" that have helped you feel great over the years?
I have a stronger base in western medicine and while Garrett does take a lot of courses identical to those in med. school, he is also gaining a wealth of knowledge in more natural/traditional ways of healing and staying healthy.
It's fun to research, debate, and combine the best ideas and practices from both ends of the spectrum as we try to be healthy.
We aren't experts; we will always be learning,
but here are a few, simple little "health gems" that we have incorporated into our lives recently....
1. When life gives you a lemon, squeeze it in a tall glass of lukewarm water and drink first thing in the morning. Lemon water is one of the best cleansing routines you can give your liver and kidneys. Go here for more info.
2. Use glass containers (we like Pyrex or baby food jars) to microwave and store your food instead of plastic containers. Plastic leaches chemicals and compounds into the food that are unnatural and toxic to our bodies. And should you think that this is just some tree-hugger way of getting rid of plastic, it was my sister's oncologist (cancer doctor) who stressed to her the link of ingesting plastic compounds to the recent increase of cancers in younger people.
3. Get plenty of vitamin D! Vitamin D is technically not really a vitamin but a steroid hormone that stands in a class all its own. Current research has implicated vitamin D deficiency as a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer as well as heart disease, stroke, hypertension, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, muscle wasting, birth defects, and more. Research also implicates that many people (especially women) worldwide are deficient in vitamin D, and sadly, if you aren't getting much sunlight, simply drinking milk or taking the measly 400IU pill is probably not going to cut it. You may need a higher dose supplement. To learn more about the magic of vitamin D, go here.
4. For and immune boost or to fight strep throat, the flu, and colds, try oil of oregano and lobelia extract before you rush off to get a prescription for antibiotics. I grew up with my mom squirting the nasty lobelia (sorry, it IS pretty gross) on my tonsils when I got a sore throat, and oil of oregano is something we recently discovered that really works wonders during the winter when everyone is getting sick.
What are some of your "health gems" that have helped you feel great over the years?
2 comments:
I have just started a new one in the past couple months--kefir. You can look it up online to learn more about it, but basically, there is a live organism called a kefir. You put it in the bottom of the cup and fill it with milk. Cover it (no sunlight in) for 24 hours. The milk turns into something similar to yogurt. You can drink it straight, but I think it's nasty. Instead, I blend frozen or fresh fruit into it and drink it as a smoothie for breakfast every morning. It puts back the bacteria we need in our stomachs that we often lose through sickness. It's especially good for those who suffer from digestive irregularity. I have two of the little "critters" and am anxiously awaiting a third, as they reproduce.
I am having flashbacks at the moment to using lobelia after you recommended it. I can still taste it when I think back! Ugh! It did work though, I think.
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