Can’t it be less than three hours?

Well, the best thing is after three hours. Why?

Because tea can interfere with the body’s ability to absorb a whole range of minerals. If you drink it three hours after meal, your mineral absorption won’t be hindered.

Gretchen just hurt her knee and now it’s swollen.

What should she do? What should you do with such condition?

• Take a rest. Don’t do too many activities using your knee.
• No exercise for it might make it worse
• Get some ice, put them in a pack, apply to your knee.
• Avoid hot bath or shower, don’t consume alcohol.
• After 2 days, if your knee’s not swelling anymore, apply heat and do light exercises
• Yet, avoid high-impact exercise until you’re definite that you don’t feel pain anymore.
• If it doesn’t improve after two or three days, better check with your doctor.

Get well, soon!

You can try these recipes using garlic to:

• lower cholesterol
• avoid heart attack
• avoid cancer

They are:

• No Wheat No Eggs No Dairy No Nuts Mashed Potatoe
• Mint & Cannellini Bean Dip
• Spaghetti and Broccoli
• Stars and Striped Tuna with Avocado-Corn Salsa
• Pasta with Kale and Sausage

Yet don’t eat too much garlic since it might cause irritation of or even damage to the digestive tract.

Just like Candee, she was enjoying wonderful time at the beach. Yet, she didn’t froget to keep doing what it took to be healthy.

Yesterday she managed to walk 9,643 steps/4.41 miles! Good for you, Candee!
She could it, so could you!

For you who are worried about skin cancer, I have found this article that can help you get as early treatment as possible.

Skin Cancer; Early Treatment Wins the Game
By Lance Winslow

Skin cancer can happen to anyone and those at risk need to be smart and seek professional advice and/or early treatment. This makes sense of course but how do you know if you are at risk? Well if you work in an industry were you are exposed a lot to the sun you could be at risk.

If you get sunburns quite easily or have very light skin you would be more susceptible. Also if you have blue or green eyes or have blond or red hair you will be slightly more at risk. One of the most obvious things to think about is if you have skin cancer, which runs in your family. If you have a lot of moles you may wish to have a doctor look at them to see if they are the type that can become cancerous. Children who have had very bad skin burns in their past could be at risk as adults.

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Prunes are dried plums. Yet, both fresh and dried, they contain unique phytonutrient called neochlorogenic and chlorogenic acid. Both are such strong anti-oxidants.

Not only that, they also are great sources of vitamin A in the form of Beta-Carotene. Beta-Carotene is an anti-oxidant and such can be useful for curbing the excess of damaging free radicals in the body. [wikipedia]
Plus, there is no doubt that they have a very high dietary fiber content, so prune juice is often used to help regulate the functioning of the digestive system. [wikipedia]

You can add them in your cereal, yoghurt or vegetable salad. It’s not only healthy, but also tasty for their being sweet and juicy.

Yet, be careful for they also contain oxalates. Oxalates can interfere with absorption of calcium from the body. Also, they can crystallize. So, it would be better for those who have kidney or gallbladder problems to skip either fresh or dried plums.

I completely understand if you don’t feel comfortable if you snore or have a snoring company. Or, if your little one snores. Or, you don’t bother at all?

Junosmom found William totally stop snoring. Won’t you love it to cut it out for the rest of your life, too?

We have prepared some ways out that’s not only fun but also fun to do. Simply check it out here.

Are you ready to be one? Or you’re still on and off about it?

You can check out this book, ‘Vegan: The New Ethics of Eating, Revised Edition‘ that you can download for free here.

Or, as a start, you can try this yummy vegan version of sandwich, sammiches. It looks delicious!

Elder Faery was tagged by her friends to mention 5 things in her fridge, handbag and car.

One of the things in her fridge is Norwegian Goat Cheese, also known as geitost, or brunost (lit. brown cheese) and gjetost. It’s a firm, brown cheese made from the whey of goat’s milk originated in Norway. [wikipedia]
Why goat cheese?

Why not?

It is a great source of protein, calcium, and vitamin A. Also, it’s good for those who have allergy to cow’s milk. But, be careful, not all Norwegian Goat Cheese are made from pure goat’s milk, some are mixed with cow’s milk.

Yet, you can try this delicious Soft Goat Cheese & Smoked Salmon on Toast recipe posted at www.norway.org.