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life.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger608125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380595398089253682.post-16127060890908770742017-06-07T23:36:00.000-07:002017-06-08T00:05:53.609-07:00Universal Kwik Energy Supplement Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Is it just me or is there a serious shortage of physical and mental energy going around? I don't know if I just have a fatigue problem or is everyone else drained as soon as they wake up everyday, too? Physical fatigue is bad enough, but being a freelance writer seems to deplete any mental focus or energy I do accumulate. </span></span><br />
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say, I'm a caffeine addict who's always looking for an energy supplement
or energy drink to pick up both my physical and mental energy. With that said, I came across a new supplement that sounded promising -- called <b>Universal Kwik Energy</b> -- and after spending a good month using it, I thought it's high time I put my results in a review. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Universal Kwik Energy is basically an herbal energy supplement. The tablets combine anhydrous caffeine with energy-boosting herbs like guarana seed powder, kola nut seed powder, and cocoa bean extract. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Guarana </b>seeds, used for their stimulating effect, contain about twice as much caffeine as coffee seeds. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kola nut </b>is a light stimulant that increases endurance and reduces appetite. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Cocoa bean extract</b> contains caffeine and may improve cognition and blood flow. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Caffeine Anhydrous </b>is basically caffeine in powder form.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><u><b>Pro's:</b></u></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Reliable -- They seems to work even after regular use. </b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> No major crashing </b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Steady energy -- no intense ups and downs</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Great price for such a 60-day-supply </b>(currently less than $10 for 60-day-supply at eVitamins)<b><br /></b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Made in a GMP </b>(Good Manufacturing Process) facility</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b><u><b>Con's:</b></u></span></span><br />
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other reproductive harm (California Residents Proposition #65 Warning) </b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> </b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Some days I needed a second dose to keep myself going.</b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Contains artificial coloring (Red #40)</b></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> To elaborate on some of the points above, I'll start with the first point: <b>Seems to work even after regular use. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've taken the Universal Kwik Energy tablets for about two months. One of my biggest concerns with energy products is that they often quit "working" with regular use. For example, the first time you drink a Red Bull you get wings, right? But after drinking them daily for a week or two, the effects seem to decrease, and suddenly it's not giving you wings anymore.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've taken a two month supply of these Kwik Energy tablets (60 servings/tablets) in about a month in a half's time (taking two tablets daily sometimes). The results didn't diminish. Each time I took a tablet, the effects were noticeable. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I listed the Red #40 ingredient as a "con" because it's possibly harmful and some people, like my s/o are unable to take this due to having an allergy to the artificial dye Red #40. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Who cares what color the tablet is, anyway?</span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">How long does the energy last? </span></span></b></u><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I would have an energy boost for a steady 2-3 hours after taking one. The energy probably lasts as long as any energy supplement, but there were times when my energy would be depleted by late evening and I'd just take second dose to get myself back up and running. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love that these tablets provide a steady energy boost for a few hours at a time without a major crash when it wears off. <b>Note</b>: Everyone's results can vary. If you normally crash from caffeine, then you should probably expect a crash to some extent from these too. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>Ingredients: </b></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Caffeine Anhydrous (250 mg)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Kola Nut Seed Powder (50 mg)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Cocoa Bean Extract (50 mg)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Guarana Seed Powder (50 mg)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Other ingredients: Dicalcium phosphate, microcrystalline celluose, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, red #40.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Universal Kwik Energy tablets reminded me of an old energy supplement I used to take religiously (called Motivation) until I couldn't find them anymore, so this quickly became my favorite. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">However, when I read the label and saw that this supplement contains a substance known to cause reproductive harm or birth defects, it was extremely off-putting and worrisome. </span></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380595398089253682.post-49621752025638798342017-06-03T23:18:00.000-07:002017-06-03T23:18:00.740-07:00The Spice That's As Effective As Prozac (and How to Take it for Depression)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The vivid red spice known as saffron might be able to replace your Prozac, according to science and Traditional Persian Medicine, which uses saffron for the treatment of depression.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">A review of six separate studies that included 230 clinically depressed patients concluded that saffron is just as effective as pharmaceutical anti-depressants, for some cases of mild to moderate depression.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In one study, 15 milligrams of saffron was given to patients twice a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The results, published in <i><a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hup.2434/full">Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental Journal</a>, </i>showed that anti-depressent effects of taking saffron were comparable to those of the common prescription drug Prozac.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">An unrelated <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21242071">study </a>found that just smelling saffron for 20 minutes provided women with relief from anxiety. Since anxiety and depression are almost synonymous with each other, that interesting finding may be useful to many. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>...So How Does Saffron Work as an Anti-Depressant? </b></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">While nobody's entirely certain <i>how </i>saffron works as an anti-depressant, it's believed that the power lies in the serotonergic, neuro-endocrine and neuroprotective effects of the the spice. In other words, saffron <i>protects </i>against neuro-degenerative disorders like depression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances found in saffron could also contribute to the spice's anti-depressant activity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the authors of the original study, Dr. Lopresti, mentions that
people with depression have high levels of inflammation and free-radical
damage caused from oxidative stress.the anti-inflammatory and antioxidant substances found in the spice. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The two substances deemed responsible are "crocin," a natural anti-inflammatory, and the antioxidant "crocetin."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As inflammation and free-radical damage continue to be linked to depression, those who struggle with mild to moderate forms may be able to finally find some relief simply by using natural foods and substances that reduce the inflammation and free-radical damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><u>Tips to Help You Combat Depression using Saffron:</u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>1.</b> Whether you're using natural or prescription anti-depressants, it's usually recommended that you give them 6-8 weeks to begin taking effect. This rule of thumb applies to natural anti-depressants, too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>2</b>. As a culinary spice, you can add a pinch of saffron shreds in dishes like soups, stews.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>3. </b>Alternatively, you may wish to take a saffron supplement for ease and convenience. Saffron supplements come in liquid extract or a pill-form.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, will you be incorporating this powerful spice into your daily anti-depressant regimen? Or perhaps you're one step ahead of us and have already tried it? Let us know in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">If you're interested in trying saffron extract, you can receive $5 off your order by going <a href="https://www.evitamins.com/?ref=ke1600295r" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><u>Citations</u>:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental (Lopresti & Drummond et al., Vol. 29; Issue 6; November 2014; Pages 517–52) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Fukui H, et.al; Psychological and neuroendocrinological effects of odor
of saffron (Crocus sativus). Phytomedicine. 2011 Jun 15;18(8-9):726-30.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380595398089253682.post-23494456632443339992017-05-22T01:51:00.000-07:002017-05-22T01:54:49.868-07:00How to Tell if a Vitamin B Deficiency is Responsible for Your Depression<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One of the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> biggest </span>misconceptions <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">surrounding </span>depression is that people still believe it's synonymous with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sadness, but did you know that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w vitamin B <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">intake </span>is a major <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cause<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for</span> depression as well? </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span>itamin B deficienc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ies share an undeniably strong connection to depression. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There have been numer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ous cases where <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">symptoms of depression <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">si<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gnificantly improved <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s were put back into balance. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> have depression<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you'll want to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">find out if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vitamin B levels are responsible.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, before you take a vitamin supplement and expect to be cured, there's something you <i>must </i>know:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> bod<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y doesn't have an abundant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, regular supply of <i>each </i>B vitamin, you basically won't benefit much<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. This is because <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the B vitamins work<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in combination with each other, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and when you don't get all of them, you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r body can't absorb the ones you are getting.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This arti<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cle will</span></span> discuss <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how the B vitamins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> affect your mental health, the signs of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vitamin B deficiencies, a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">exactly </span></span></span></span></span>what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you need to do</span> to reverse<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the problem.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*Warning Note: </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There are many causes of depression, including but not limited to nut<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rition</span><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Nutritiona<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l deficiencies are not the sole cause for everyo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ne's d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">epression.</span></span></span></span> This article <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is only meant to</span> shed light on <i>one</i> of the causes, and to give you a better understanding of the B vitamins and the role they play in depression.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How Can </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Low Vitamin B Levels Affect Mental Health</span></span>?</span></b></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>he impact that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nutritional </span>deficiencies have on our health is grossly underestimated, especially in regards to mood and mental health. </span></span><br />
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them inquire about your intake of calcium, magnesium, or vitamins B and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can bet your sweet, vitamin-deficient behind that you'd b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">written </span>a prescription for an "anti-depressant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">," while</span> your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">psychologist never </span>considers<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>your nutritional levels. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It doesn't matter that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the </span>side effects of the anti-depressant <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">could destroy <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your entire well-being</span></span>. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Y</span>ou'll still be given Prozac quicker than a recommendation to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">take your </span>vitamins. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since
the quality of our health is based mostly on the nutrition we receive,
it makes sense to first look at our current nutrition (or lack thereof),
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The B vitamins and the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ir role in mental health is a perfect example<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of how nutritional deficiencies can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cause serious <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">health problems.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Paranoia</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Delusions</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Memory loss</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Other common signs of vitamin B deficiencies</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;">Issues in the mental health department aren't the only signs that your body needs more B's. Other signs to look out for include:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Changes in appetite</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Sugar cravings </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Restlessness</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Insomnia</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Chronic fatigue, despite healthy sleeping patterns</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Dizziness</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Lightheadedness</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Vertigo<br />Forgetfulness</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Brain fog<br />Eye problems, including blurred vision, double vision, and light sensitivity.</span></div>
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<u><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The 12 B Vitamins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ir Role <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Mental Health</span></span></span></span></span></b></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Below you'll find a list of the B vitamins with a brief description about how they can affect the health of your brain and mental state.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B1 (Thiamin)</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">important for proper brain and nervous system function.</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Insom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nia, delir<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ium, confusion,</span> and s</span></span>ome types of depression have been linked to a deficiency in B1.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Poor mood in women<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> has also been associated with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a B1 deficiency.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Low </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thiamin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> levels <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">damages the brain's thalamus and hypothalamus<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, both of which <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">contribute to depression when they can't function properly.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Multiple types of </span></span></span></span></span>neurological and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> psychological problems <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can result from not getting enough B1</span></span>. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Wernicke<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s encephalopothy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>a</span> degenerative brain disorder<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>caused by a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B1 deficiency that </span></span>results in brain damage<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>is </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">one example of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">how serious a B1 deficiency can be. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> B2 (Riboflavin)</span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span>Without sufficient levels of vitamin B2, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r body <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can't </span>u<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tilize other B vitamins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span></span></span></span>itamin B2 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mus</span>t be present<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> order to activate </span></span>B6 and to convert B9 into co-enzymes.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stress<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>fatigue, and migraines<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>are commo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nly seen <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in people with a defic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iency in vitamin B2. </span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B3 (Niacin) </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s mostly known <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r its role in cellular energy production<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B3 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">also helps regulate your nervous and digestive systems<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>niacin deficiency<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>called <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pellagra<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, can result in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span>psychosis and dem<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">entia. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sym<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ptoms of pellagra </span></span></span>most often show <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">up on the skin. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">symptoms of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">photosensitive inflammation <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(</span>itching, pain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and </span>redness, swelling, blister<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">scaling, and </span>hyperpigmentation)</span> are commonly reported among people with pellagra. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B4 (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Choline</span>)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This B vitamin is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n important component <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">euro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">transmitters<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vital </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>for brain function and m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uscle movement. <b>Anxiety<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>poor memory function</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,<b> and even schizophrenia</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just a fe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">possible affliction<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that come <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a choline deficiency</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Note: Co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nventional medicine and the FDA </span>doesn't recognize <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vitamin B4 as a vitamin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">so it's rarely mentioned. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The holistic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-based approach does<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't ignore <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">its</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">importan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">amin B complex</span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> B5 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Pantothenic Acid) </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">D</span>eficiencies in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">v</span>itamin B5 are said to be rare, b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ut <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when your body<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s suppl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y runs low, it </span></span></span>can lea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ve you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with depression<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, irritability, </span>and f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ati<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gue.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B6 (Pyrido<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">xine) </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15479988/">Studies </a>have found<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> low level<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B6 </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are</span> sign<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ificantly associated with depression</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. B6 </span></span></span>is necessary <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in order for your brain to produce the important chemicals (dopamine, serotonin, and melatonin) that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">affect your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mood and sleep. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your nervous system also needs B6 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to function properly</span></span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B6 is also necessary for </span></span>the production of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B3 </span>(<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">niacin.)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">7 (Biotin)</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> In an experiment where biotin was deliberately produced in the volunteers, the first symptom was depression. Over time volunteers began having suicidal tendencies and for some, the depression worsened to the extent that they described it as "panic." Once biotin was added back into their diets, "all symptoms disappeared within three to five days."</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B8 (Inositol) </span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is an essential nutrient <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for brain and mental health<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> as well as </span></span>nerve transmis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sion<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>. Depression, anxiety, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">obsessive compulsive disorder, and panic disorders are all common si<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gns<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r body <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">doesn't have enough <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of this <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B vitamin.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Note: <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like Vitamin B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B8 is also <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">considered unnecessary by </span></span></span>c</span>onventional medicine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The holistic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-based approach does<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't ignore <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">its</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">importan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ce <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Vi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">amin B complex</span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> B9 (Folic Acid) </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">DNA synthesis re<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lies on vitamin B9</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>and low levels of this B vitamin <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is known to cause depression. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When p</span></span></span>atients in a randomized controlled <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2738337/#CIT27">trial </a>were treated daily with 0.8 mg of folic acid or 0.4 mg of vitamin B12, their symptoms of depression decreased. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B12 (Cobalamin) </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is important for blood cell formation.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Overtime, a </span>shortage of B12 can lead to neurological and ps<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ychiat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ric conditions<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, including depression</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> A B12 deficiency that isn't corrected can lead to damage to your optic nerves and retinas. </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>How Much <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of Each </span>B Vitamin</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You </span></span>Need Daily?</u></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Based on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">typical </span>daily dosages)</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B1</b>: 100 - 200 milligrams</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B2</b>: 50 - 400 milligrams</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B3</b>: up to 100 milligrams</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B4:</b> 300 - 3<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,5</span>00 milligrams</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B5</b>: 50 - 100 milligrams</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B6</b>: 50 - 100 milligrams </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B7</b>: Between 50 milligrams - 5,000 micrograms have been reported as useful for depression.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>B8</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>: </b>1<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">00 - 1,000 milligrams<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>. </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dos<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ages <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rangin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g from 1,000 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- 3,000 milligrams taken twice daily have reportedly been useful<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in the treatment of depression.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B9: </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">400 milligrams</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />B12: </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">0.4 milligrams </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Who's At Risk for Vitamin B Deficiencies?</b></u></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> "3.2% of adults over age 50 have a seriously low B12 level<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>and up to 20% may have a borderline deficiency,"</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">- </span></i>According to a s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">urvey<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> by </span></span><i>The National Health and Nutrition Examination </i></span></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People over 50.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your body's ability to absorb B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> vitamins</span> decreases as you get older.</span></span><u><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></u></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People with health conditions (like celiac and Crohn's disease) that interfere with food absorption</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People who've undergone weight-loss surgery such as stomach stapling</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those who don't </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">produc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span></span> enough stomach acid <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from </span></span></span>taking <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">antacids</span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for example)</span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to absorb <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B12.</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those taking p</span>roton pump-inhibitors</span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those taking d</span>iab<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">etic drugs like Metformin put you at higher risk</span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">People taking oral contraceptives<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> may be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at risk for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">deficiencies in </span>B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6 and B12<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Oral contra<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ceptives can </span></span></span></span></span>deplete your body<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> of vitamins B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">6 and B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">12<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (as well as vitamin C.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> People who consume a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> lot of </span>alcohol, caffeine, or nicotine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Those who consume <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a lot of </span>refined carbohydrates and sugars<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> as these f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oods</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> deple<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">te your body of B vitam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ins.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to Get Plenty of the 12 B-Vitamins </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> With
such a long list of things working against your vitamin B levels, it
almost seems impossible to make sure your body is getting plenty of the B
vitamins each day. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aking a B-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">complex supplement can help immensely, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but you'll want to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">make sure you choose on that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s absor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bable<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Adding more <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vitamin B's into your everyday diet <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can also help you achieve <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your goal<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"> The following are some examples of foods that you can incorporate into your daily diet in order to obtain more B vitamins: </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">A few guidelines to follow when it comes to supplemental sources of vitamin B</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If it
isn't possible to consume all the B vitamins through nutrition
alone (I admit, my own diet doesn't cut it), you'll probably want to opt for with a supplemental version.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Don't rely on your multi-vitamin.</b> Your average multi-vitamin might contain some of your B's, but it probably doesn't contain <i>enough </i>of the 12 essential B vitamins to meet your daily needs. This is another reason why you might want to consider including a
B-complex supplement into your daily regimen.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Choose a<i> </i>supplement that contains <i>all </i>12 B-vitamins. </b>Don't
waste your money on a supplement that doesn't contain all the B
vitamins (called "B-Complex") unless you're sure that you're getting an abundance of the
other important B's. </span> </li>
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<li><b> <span style="font-size: large;"> Look at the label and make sure the supplement contains the right amount of each B-vitamin.</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"> (Scroll up to find the section in this post that gives the recommended daily amounts for each B-vitamin.</span><span style="font-size: large;">)</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></li>
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Rao TSS, Asha MR, Ramesh BN, Rao KSJ. Understanding nutrition, depression and mental illnesses. <i>Indian Journal of Psychiatry</i>. 2008;50(2):77-82. doi:10.4103/0019-5545.42391.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The chaos and stress of the holiday season can take its toll on even the most chipper of people. This is the time of year that depression hits the hardest for some.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>For those of you who can relate to the santa in the photo, this post is for you. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>These 3 simple, <i>natural </i>remedies will help you survive the holidays with depression (and hopefully not end up like this santa at the end.)</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Take Amino Acids as an Anti-Depressant <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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</b><br />Feeling tired, depressed, draggy, and foggy-headed (lack of mental clarity) can all be signs of a body that's deficient in amino acids. Low mood and aggression has been associated with low levels of the amino acids tryptophan and tyrosine. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />Amino acids -- like tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenyalanine, to name a few important ones -- can be used like anti-depressants. They've even been used effectively as an alternative to prescription antidepressants, according to Integrative Psychiatry. What's more is unlike prescription antidepressants, amino acids can begin working in a matter of days.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Tyrosine </b>helps increase the production rate of dopamine and norepinephrine, which are produced by neurons in the brain.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Phenyalanine </b>is required in order for the brain to release dopamine and norepinephrine.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Tryptophan </b>makes serotonin, which promotes a sense of well-being. Tryptophan helps with the synthesization of serotonin (Niacin, magnesium, and vitamin B6 also play a role in this process).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />According to Earl Mindell, author of <i>Earl Mindell's Vitamin Bible</i>, recommends taking 500-2,000 milligrams of a combination of the amino acids phenyalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine at bedtime or in the morning. Mindell says to to take them with water or juice, not protein.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>2. De-stress With Food</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yep, that's right. You can eat away your stress. Just make sure to chow down on healthy foods that <i>boost serotonin</i> and in turn, decrease your stress levels. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When the holiday season has your anxiety and stress levels through the roof, serotonin can help you relax and feel at ease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Serotonin is also a natural tranquilizer, which means that too much of it can have, well, a tranquilizing, effect. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To get your stress levels down without compromising your alertness, aim for complex carbohydrates that <i>aren</i>'t rich in protein. Cereal, pasta, and rice are examples of serotonin-boosting complex carbs that you can eat without needing to take a nap afterwards. Eggs and steak, on the other hand are examples of complex carbs that <i>are </i>rich in protein, so avoid these if you're going to be hosting a Christmas dinner party. Otherwise you may end up dozing off while the dressing is still in the oven!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /><b>3. Take Magnesium for Rapid Recovery </b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Apparently, the effect magnesium can have on our mood and overall mental health is enormous. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For example, a study published in the <a href="http://www.medical-hypotheses.com/article/S0306-9877(06)00103-4/abstract"><i>Medical Hypotheses</i></a> found that when patients were treated with 125-300 mg of magnesium (as glycinate or taurinate) with each meal and at bedtime led to rapid recovery from major depression in less than 7 days for most of the patients. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Supplements containing magnesium glycinate and taurinate aren't easily found in your average multivitamin.You can find magnesium glycinate in certain bone-building supplements like the one below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before you try to brave the holidays alone (and with depression), try these quick tips to help you not only survive the holidays while depressed, but maybe even enjoy them too! Wouldn't that be nice? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before you go, let us know <b><i>what helps you fight depression during the Holiday season? </i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Antidepressants, herbs, therapy? Something else?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whatever it is, we all want to hear from folks who have been there, so please don't hesitate to chime in and share.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Citations:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Eby GA, Eby KL: <i>Rapid recovery from major depression using magnesium
treatment.</i> Med Hypotheses. 2006, 67 (2): 362-370.
10.1016/j.mehy.2006.01.047.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The importance of calcium intake is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">grossly</span> underrated<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hen you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">think of calcium, you probably <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">only think of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as a necessity for </span></span>st<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ong </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">teeth and bones<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this mine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ral is required f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">or so much more<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> For example, d</span>id you know that the formation of your cells depend on calcium? Your heart rhythm, muscles, nerves, and your mental health also <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">need <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">supply of </span></span>t</span>his mineral in order to function properly. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he he<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">alth problems that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can manifest from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">low </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">calcium levels<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> are mind-boggling</span>.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>leep, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is one </span>example<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> --</span> Insufficient calcium levels can prevent you from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">getting </span>good quality, deep sleep. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Could<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> you be<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">defi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cient in calcium? </span></span></span></span></span> </i></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>H</i></span><i>ypocalcemia </i>or "calcium deficiency" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">more <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">common than <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you'd think and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have devastating effects on your health. </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">igns of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hypocalcemia</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></u><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hypocalcemia can be asymptomatic for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> people <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">while others may experience <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">life<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-threatening symptoms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t's important to know <i>all </i>t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he symptoms<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but here are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some of the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">more common signs of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">low calcium level<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Muscle<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>spasms/twitches<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, including <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in </span>your face</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Muscle cramps</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> M<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">uscle <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">weakness</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Numbness</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Shaking<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and trembling</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Loss of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> body control</span> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Tingling sensations in your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">feet, hands, or lips</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Seizures</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Slow or uneven heartbeat</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Lightheaded-ness</span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Cardiac arrest<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, in s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">evere cases</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Anxiety</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Depression </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Confusion</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Anger </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>Hallu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cinations, including auditory hall<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ucinati<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ons</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Those last 5 are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">interesting, if not scary.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>If you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have the signs of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">calcium deficiency, then <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">first thing you should do is </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">start implementi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ng this important mineral into your diet. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's talk about how you can get those
calcium levels up without having to shell (no pun intended) out a fortune on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">expensive<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>supplements. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n alternative to expensive, questiona<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ble calcium supplements, try </span></span></span>getting your calcium from <b><i>eggshells</i></b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I know, it sounds horrifying, when you imagine crunching and swallowing something as sharp and glass-like as broken eggshells. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The truth is, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span>ggshell calcium is made by grinding eggshells into a fine powder, so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s much smoother than</span> chewing on glass shards. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Is eggshell calcium better than a supplement?</b></u></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fact that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it's cheaper to use eggshells<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd cheaper is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sometimes be<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tter in my opinion)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, there are a couple o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f reasons that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>eggshells <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">may be a</span> better <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">alternative to</span> calcium supplements.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <u><b><br /></b></u></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">E</span>ggshell calcium (calcium carbonate) is said to be the perfect source of bio-available calcium<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, according to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <a href="https://raypeatforum.com/community/attachments/eggshell_calcium_in_the_prevention_and_treatment_of_osteoporosis-pdf.3060/">research</a></span> conducted in the19<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span>0's by Hungarian physician <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I.</span> Krompecher<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. (Krompecher and his colleagues <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are the folks who developed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the basics of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> therapeutic eggshell use.)</span></span></span> The calcium in e</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ggshells is </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">similar </span>to th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at</span> found in our bones and teeth<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it's no surprise that eggshell calcium is at least a good source of calcium, if not "perfect," as Krompecher<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">found</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">*</span>Bio-avaiable means that it's easily absorbed by the body<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">believe that our bodies don't always absorb minerals like calcium</span></span></span> when we take them in the form of supplements.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> There's probably a reason why <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nutrition obtained</span> from </span>food sources<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(over supplements) is always<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the preferred and recommended route.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eggshells can contain up to 27 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">important mineral<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s (like magnesium, phosphorous, silicon<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) </span>and 20 essential amino acids<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(such as lysine, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cysteine, isoleucine)</span></span> all of which are critical for healthy bones<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and teeth.</span></span></span> </span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Store bought supplements often contain questio<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nable ingredients like preservatives, additives, and who-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knows-what-else. </span>If you use<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> organic, free<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-range eggs, you </span></span></span>don't have to worry about the questionable ingredients that are found in supplements. Just be sure to opt for organic, free-range eggs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></li>
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</b><br /><b>1. Orthopedic diseases</b> like osteoporosis.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">E</span>ggshell powder <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">has shown </span>significantly positive <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">effects <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in</span></span> t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he treatment and prevention of osteoporosis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, according to research<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ers from the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><i>National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases. </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Furthermo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">re, <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15018022">clinical studies</a> found that eggshell powder decrease<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s </span>pain and osteoresorption (pr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lems caused by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">decreased bone formation) </span></span></span></span>while increasing mobility <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> women with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">senile osteoporosis and </span></span>post-me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nopau<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sal women with osteoporosis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The stud<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y authors also</span> noted that </span>healing time was faster when eggshell calcium was used in the treatment of orthopedic problems such as osteoporosis.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Arthritis </span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Eggshell calcium stimu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lates the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">growth of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cartilage</span> and decreases pain from arthritis, according to a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15018022">study </a>conducted on animals. </span></span></span><br /><br /><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3</span>. Bone Mineral Density </b><br />Another study, published in the <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-nutrition/article/positive-effects-of-a-chicken-eggshell-powder-enriched-vitaminmineral-supplement-on-femoral-neck-bone-mineral-density-in-healthy-late-post-menopausal-dutch-women/ECAFF29C52657E81E6219651F8B36CB1">British Journal of Nutrition</a>, found that a year of taking eggshell calcium (added to a vitamin/mineral supplement) increased the bone mineral density in healthy, late post-menopausal women. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4</span>. Plaque and weak tooth enamel </b><br />Using an eggshell based toothpaste can strengthen tooth enamel and some folks are even using it to help remineralize their teeth and prevent cavities.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some information <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">swarming <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the Internet claiming that </span></span></span></span> a dentistry school in the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Philippines</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">found that when used overtime, eggshell toothpaste </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">leads to stronger enamel, cleaner teeth, and less plaque formation.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I have to be upfront and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">say that</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I've<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> had no luck finding any<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> reputable <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">source <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that mentions this "study<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5</span>. Nutritional Rickets</b><br />Some parents use ground eggshells to prevent nutritional rickets and promote healthy bone tissue formation.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Dr. Krompecher<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from </span>the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Biological Research Institute<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">began using <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">crushed or ground eggshells to treat rickets in children back in the 40's. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5333443_Eggshell_calcium_in_the_prevention_and_treatment_of_osteoporosis">study</a> published in the <i>International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy</i>, </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dr. Kro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mpecher would </span></span>administer up to 6 grams of eggshells daily to children with ri<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ckets.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Note</b>: <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Low levels of phosphorous and Vitamin D <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are also </span>known to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cause rickets, so don't rely solely on calcium<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span> Eggshells </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are </span>commonly ground into a fine powder and</span> added to foods for this purpose. <br /><br /><b><u>How To Make Your Own Eggshell Calcium</u></b><br />If you're as thrilled as I was to learn a simple way to get of calcium without spending a lot of money, then you'll want to make your own right away. There are a few slightly different ways to go about making eggshell calcium, but each method is pretty simple. If you want to make your own eggshell calcium, pick whichever method suits you and follow the instructions below:</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>1. Rinse</b> the eggshells, but feel free to leave the nutritious "membrane" (the white papery film attached to the inside of the egg.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <br /><b>2. Bake or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hard boil</span></b> the eggs to kill any pathogens. Some people speculate that boiling the eggshells would diminish their mineral content. Reports have stated that this isn't the case except with the potassium content, which will leach out of the shells. Some people opt to bake them, which is what I do. Spread the shells out on a baking sheet and bake at 325 F for 15 minutes.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>3. Crush 'em!</b> (Use a food processor, coffee grinder or blender) Personally, this is my favorite part and you'll probably find it odd, but I actually enjoyed crushing them by hand (mortar and pestle style.) There's something a little soothing about the repetitive crunching of the shells. Either that or I had no other option but to crush them by hand, so I've convinced myself it was enjoyable! </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />It's much more time consuming to crush the eggshells by hand. I have managed to crush a batch down to powder form, but you'll probably want to use a coffee bean grinder or a food processor if you have one. Just don't use the plastic bag + hammer method. I tried it the first time and it was a total fail. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As for using a blender, it won't grind them down into a fine powder, but you can mortar and pestle the rest of the way or just toss your eggshell in the blender with smoothie ingredients.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />4. Store </b>your eggshell calcium in a jar with a tight lid. Glass baby food jars work well, but the only jar I had on hand was a plastic instant coffee container. Some people store the jar of calcium in the fridge.<br /><br /><b><u>How to Make Calcium Citrate:</u></b><br />Calcium citrate is a more easily absorbed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">form of calcium for some people</span>. You<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> can make calcium citrate easily by <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">adding either lemon juice or apple cider vine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gar to your</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eggshells<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span>I only tried making calcium citrate once, but I find the powdered method easier. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>1 teaspoon </b></u>of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">crushed </span>eggshell <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">contains </span>around <b><u>800 - 1,000 </u></b>milligrams of calcium. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>r <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">around 400 milligrams per <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gram.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The old study "<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://raypeatforum.com/community/attachments/eggshell_calcium_in_the_prevention_and_treatment_of_osteoporosis-pdf.3060/"><i>Eggshell Calcium for the Prevention and </i></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://raypeatforum.com/community/attachments/eggshell_calcium_in_the_prevention_and_treatment_of_osteoporosis-pdf.3060/"><i>Treatment of Osteoporosis</i></a>" published in the International <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Journal of Clinical Pharmacy</i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ays</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 </span>gram of powder contains 370 milligrams of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> calcium. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Obviously, the daily dosage of calcium will depend on your personal daily needs, so you'll have to adjust your dose accordingly. The most common "dosage" I've heard of people using is between half a teaspoon to 1 teaspoon daily. I'm not one for exact measurements, so I typically just dip my teaspoon in and eyeball it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Most days, I just scoop a small amount of powder out (usually around half a teaspoon) and swallow with water or juice. However, you can add this virtually tasteless powder to many foods and drinks if you really care to.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br />Most people seem to prefer taking their supplements in smoothies. You can put your eggshell calcium in applesauce, oatmeal, juice, ice cream, thick soups, etc. You can even sprinkle it on your salad or other dishes. Just keep in mind that the powder will give your smoothies/foods texture. If small bits of powdered shell is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bothersome, </span>you might have to get creative.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How to Make Natural Toothpaste <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Using </span>Eggshells </span></b></u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can make your own toothpaste u</span>sing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">scoop of your crushed eggshell powde<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very</span> few other ingredients<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The best part about DIY toothpaste is that the recipes <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can be tweaked to include ingredients <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that fit your</span> specific needs<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and taste.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is a quick video <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat tells you how to make a super simpl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e eggshell toothpaste using coconut oil and eggshells</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Baking soda and coconut oil are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the most commo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nly used bas<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e ingredients<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> As</span></span> l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ong as you have those<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'ll be able to make your own toothpaste right away.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Warning</span>: </b></u>Only use calcium <i>carbonate</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> </i>for your toothpaste<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do not use calcium <i>citrate</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">--</span></span> it's too acidic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">use on the enamel.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Marissa from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <i>Becoming Kindred </i>blog has<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>a simple <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://becomingkindred.com/blog/2012/11/8/homemade-toothpaste-using-eggshells-or-calcium">recipe</a> for those of you who are</span></span></span> interested in making your own eggshell-based toothpaste<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Note:</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>Always remember that y</span></span>our body needs <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all its </span> important <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nutrient<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, vitamins, and min<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">erals </span></span>in order <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>o properly utilize the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and c</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>alcium is no exception. It works <i>with </i>other vital nutrients and minerals. In other words, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">calcium can't do much for you </span>if you're deficient <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">somewhere e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lse</span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The sweet, deli<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cious <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">treat <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't as evil as you've been told. In fact, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the numerous and <i>prove</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>n</i> </span>health benefits of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">indulging in a regular dose of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>chocolate are guaranteed to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">blow your mind.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">urns out<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, chocolate (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">well, <i>cocoa beans</i>, to be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">spe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cific</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">) </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">contain more than <i><b>300 health-promoting compounds<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></b></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How's that for a shocker?</span><i><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t is with gr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eat pleasure that I </span></span>present all of my fellow chocolate lovers with 8 more reasons to guiltlessly inhale that piece of chocolate stashed in the back of the pantry (and I know you have a stash. We all do. It's part of being a choc-o-holic.)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <br /><b>1. Eating chocolate during pregnancy may benefit fetal development and growth</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A study conducted on pregnant women <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">found evidence t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eating chocolate daily <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">could have a positive impact on the growth and development of the fetus and placent<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The study<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> consisted of</span> </span></span>1</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">29 pregnant women <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with singleton pregnancy between 11 and 14 weeks gestation who had double-notching on uterine artery Doppler." They were given 30 grams of chocolate daily for 12 weeks<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br /><b><br />2. Daily intake of dark chocolate may decrease your risk of heart disease and diabetes</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Chocolate <i>every day</i>? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Decreasing my risk of heart disease and diabetes has suddenly become a top priority. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>everal vascular and heart-protecting benefits have been <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">linked </span>to chocolate consumption, including lower blood pressure and cholesterol, decreased risk of stroke, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and atherosclerosis. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The risk of stroke and heart disease was lower for participants in a study who consumed up to 100 grams of chocolate daily<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (</span>with the average daily intake being 7 grams.)<br /> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In an attempt to find out if chocolate consumption was associated wit<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h insulin resistance, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">researc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hers put together </span></span></span><i>The </i></span><i>Observation of Cardiovascular Risk</i> in Luxembourg where they collected data regarding the chocolate consumption of 1,153 participants between the ages of 18 - 69<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The data revealed </span>that 81.8<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">% </span>of participants consumed chocolate, with an average consumption of 24.8 grams daily. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <br />The study authors <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">discovered </span>that the participants who <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ate</span> chocolate<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>had reduced insulin resistance and improved liver enzymes compared to the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> non-chocolate eaters</span>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Guess what the other shocking finding was? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Supposedly, t</span>he higher the chocolate consumption, the better the effect<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br /><b><br />3. People who consume chocolate are more physically active, younger, and more educated</b> than their counterparts, according to the same study (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mentioned </span>above) that discovered chocolate's ability to reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Out of the 1,153 participants who were part of the <i>Observation of Cardiovascular Risk </i>study, those who <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ate </span>chocolate were more educated, younger, and more physically active than the non-chocolate-eating folks. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>4. High chocolate consumption lowers stroke risk in females</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">33,372 Swedish women were followed for a decade as part of a study<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span>Women who ate Swedish milk chocolate showed a significant reduction in stroke risk compared to the non-chocolate eaters. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">According to the study's author, Professor </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Susanna Larsson, even a small amount of chocolate had a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n impact on stroke risk.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Larsson <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">says that she expects the results to be similar for men.</span> </span><br /><br /><br /><b>5. Chocolate Boosts Endurance and Athletic Performance</b><br />Eating dark chocolate helps people effectively exercise longer and it boosts overall performance levels. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Chocolate (or more specifically, the flavanol epicatechin found in cocoa) increases the body's nitric oxide production, which is believed to be responsible for the improvements in athletic performance, according to the author of a study published in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />The study consisting of nine amateur cyclists showed that eating dark chocolate enhanced their performance. After eating dark chocolate, the participants "cycled further in a two-minute flat-out time trial and used less oxygen when cycling at moderate pace."<br /><br /><br /><b>6. Chocolate Boosts Brain Performance</b><br />One study found that people who ate chocolate once weekly performed better on cognitive tasks than those who rarely or never consumed chocolate. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study analyzed the chocolate intake of participants over a 30-year time period. The study consisted of 968 dementia-free people between the ages of 23-98 whose cognitive function was tested via visual-spatial memory and organization (the ability to understand and remember spatial relations among objects), working memory (the ability to process new and existing information), verbal memory (the ability to remember words and other factors related to language) and scanning and tracking (the ability to focus on specific objects).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Interestingly, the study author stated that while different chocolate contains different antioxidant and flavanol content, the benefits may not be limited to just dark chocolate. Milk chocolate lovers, rejoice!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <br />A subsequent study showed drinking your cocoa (two cups a day, to be exact) prevents memory decline.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Additionally, people who drink up to 40 cups of cocoa a week had their risk of 4 of the 5 most common killer diseases (cancer, <a class="keywords" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="What is Diabetes?">diabetes</a>, <a class="keywords" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="Stroke: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment">stroke</a> and <a class="keywords" href="https://www.blogger.com/null" title="Heart Failure: Causes, Symptoms and Treatments">heart failure</a>) decreased to less than 10%. The study compared the island-based Kuna people who drank cocoa to the Panama mainlanders who didn't drink it.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /><b>7. Chocolate Lifts Your Mood</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You
probably <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">learned wha<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t a blissful e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">xperience </span></span>it can be to</span> indulg<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> in a bar of chocolate but this benefit is worthy of making the
list<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">: </span></span></span>Serotonin,
dopamine, and phenylethylamine are well known for their mood-improving
capabilities, and guess what contains this heavenly trio? Yep, it's
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>8. Chocolate may protect you from obesity</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b><br />Now that's a real shocker when we've been told that chocolate does the exact opposite! Chocolate prevented mice from gaining weight and even lowered their blood sugar levels, according to a study published in the Journal of Agriculture Food and Chemistry.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b> </b></u></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b><i>How</i> Can Chocolate Be <i>Healthy</i>?</b></u></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While chocolate's newly discovered health benefits come as a shock, you might could guess how chocolate prevents disease. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />Yep, it's the antioxidants (specifically, the flavanoids and flavanols like oligomeric procyandins and epicatechin) found in chocolate that get the credit. The importance of antioxidants for our health has been well-established. They are able to prevent some cell damage caused by free radicals, which are believed to contribute to everything from cancer to heart disease. In other words, antioxidants help us prevent sickness and disease by reducing the damage to our cells. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />The antioxidants like those found in cocoa beans are beneficial for heart disease because they lower the cell damage. They also help lower blood pressure, improve vascular function, and improve blood flow to the brain, which explains chocolate's ability to improve our cognitive function.<br /><br /><b>Notes:</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1.</span> I feel it's important to do the disclaimer-thing and make it clear that the message is not to condone over-indulgence of chocolate. Even Professor Stranges -- who led the study in #2 and 3 -- emphasizes on the fact that chocolate that contains natural cocoa is different (healthier) than the processed chocolate, which is high in fat and calories. The good news is, natural cocoa is showing up more and more in the candy aisles. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br />P.S. If you're looking for healthier alternatives to satisfy your chocolate craving, check out a few favorites below</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can read a review on the Nutiva Naturals Cacao Nibs <a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/2013/04/sweet-raw-cacao-chocolate-nibs-navitas.html">here</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. You must also remember that these studies are showing that moderate amounts of chocolate can have positive benefits, not excessive consumption. It should also be repeated that the specific chocolate that was found to have benefits was dark chocolate. I'm not as big of a fan of dark chocolate as I am milk chocolate, but hey, I'll take it!<br /><br />So, next time someone rags you about having chocolate, just tell them you're improving your health. And you might want to direct them to the evidence that backs your claims because chances are, they'll think you're crazy.</span></span><br />
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Observation of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Luxembourg study, Saverio Stranges et al., British Journal of Nutrition, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007114516000702<br />
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Chocolate intake is associated with better cognitive function: the Maine-Syracuse Longitudinal Study, Georgie Crichton et al., Appetite, doi:10.1016/j.appet.2016.02.010, published online 10 February 2016. <br />
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Dark chocolate supplementation reduces the oxygen cost of moderate intensity cycling, Rishikesh Kankesh Patel et al., The Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, doi: 10.1186/s12970-015-0106-7, published 15 December 2015.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sage</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>--</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an </span>herb found <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in most spice cabinets<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the one commonly</span></span> used <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to flavor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> your</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanksgiving <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dressing -- <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is a severely under-appreciated medicin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">al herb and panacea. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Perhaps one of its most impressive<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> uses is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as a remedy for IBS and candid<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Considering<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that it's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">part of </span></span>the mint family, it should come as no surprise that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sage <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can help <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">soothe <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the painful symptoms that come with </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS. In fact, some people regard this simple herb as their go-to remedy <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in times of a flare<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-up.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s start by taking a look at the powerful nutritional</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p</span>rofile and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p</span>roperties of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>age:</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage contains over 80 different vitamins and nutrients<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>, </b>including:<b> </b></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">V</span>itamins A, C, and K</span> </b></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Calcium</b></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Magnesium</b></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Potassium </b></span></span></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See the entire nutrient profile for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sage <a href="http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=76#nutritionalprofile">here</a>.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Properties and Benefits of Sage:</b></u></span></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Sage is a natural anti-spasmodic, meaning <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it'll <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stop those </span>painful GI cramps <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">infamous for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their ability to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">double you over<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for hours on end.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relieves inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, thanks to the rosmarinic acid content.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></b><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ha</span>s</span> natural anti-fungal<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and anti-yeast <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">action</span></span>, which makes it perfect for killing off the excess of candida albicans or "yeast" that affects folks with IBS.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage fi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ghts infection, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">particularly <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">those of the intestines,</span></span> with </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Sage was even found to be effective against staph</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ylococcus aureus, i.e. staph infection.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Sage is a natural remedy for constipation as it has a mild stimulating effect on digestion.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">H<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ow Does<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>Sa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ge <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Kill</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Candida </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Resolve<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> IBS <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lare-Ups?</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage strengthens <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Digestion and Treats Stomach Disorders</span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>Sage has been used <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for centuries as a general tonic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> to s</span>timulate a weakened digestive system<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reat stomach dis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orders<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, including stomach hemorrhages.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Prevents </span>Flare<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-Ups Caused <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by </span></span>Anxiety. </span></span></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Many people suffering from IBS and candida know that any excitement,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> anxiety, or nervousness can send <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">symptoms </span>into overdrive in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a matter of minutes. Use sage <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for its ability to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> help <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">keep <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">excitability, anxiety,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and</span> ner<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vousness<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> down. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Drinking a tea infused with sage can </span>also hel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p with the headaches most of us<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> nervous IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'ers keep.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Sage tea strengthens</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b>a</span> weakened immune system<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fatigued body</span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use </span>Sage for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Relief from IBS and Candida</span> </span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sage <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is often taken <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in small doses multiple times a day <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relentless <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cases of IBS.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The most popular <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">way to use sage as a medicinal herb is in the form of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a tea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, although it's also available in easy-to<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-swallo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w </span></span>capsules<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Dosing: </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">According to Whfoods' Food Rating Chart System, a serving of dried sage is 2 teaspoons or 1.40 grams.</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How to Make Sage Tea:</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Bring 8 ounces of water to a boil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, then <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">allow it to cool for a few minutes before </span>pouring over</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1 teaspoon of fresh sage leaves<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, or 2 teaspoons, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i</span>f using dried <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sage leaves<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span></span>llow to steep for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">10</span> minutes. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(One </span>sourc<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e</span> recommend steeping for a whopping 4 <i>hours</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After steeping (for however long you prefer) strain, then </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">drink the infusion as you would <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any </span>tea. Leftovers <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can </span>be refrigerated<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> for later.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No Leaves on-Hand? Just Use Ground Sage</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's no reason to forego t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">his powerful <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS remedy just because you don't have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">actual sage <i>leaves</i>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ground sage <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is just as good,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and according to some people, works better than <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the tea method.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can make <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a tea using ground sage in your coffee maker. Just <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">substitute</span> coffee grounds <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(don't forget a coffee filter) </span>for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a scoop of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ground sage<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pour in your wa<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ter,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> turn the coffee maker on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and enjoy a quick cup of sage tea!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hurried days,</span></span> I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dump <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span> teaspoons of ground sage <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in a cup of warm or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">room te<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mperature </span></span></span>water<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for fast relief from bloating, cramping, and other IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-related pain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unlike coffee, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the grounds of sage aren<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t bothersome <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">going down. </span></span>I</span></span>f the grounds do happen to bother you simply <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">strain the sage-infused water before<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hand.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">How to Take Sage for </span>Candida<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Overgrowth</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hen symptom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">start showing up <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">frequently, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it usually</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> signifies a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">problem with candidiasis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, the overgrowth of candida albicans or "yeast." This is when I like to start taking <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sage on a daily <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">basis. I either ad<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d ground sage to my water or put it in a capsule for fast, easy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dosing.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My symptoms typically <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">begin to dis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">appear </span></span>within <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3-4 days<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, depending<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 teaspoons <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">taken for several consecutive </span>days <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can be</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> necessary to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">get can<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dida under control. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So you have a vacation <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">coming up</span>, but you're worried that your digestive woes will get in the way? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What kind of person worries about their digestive system when they're going on vacation? </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The kind who suffers from irritable bowel syndrome, am I right?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you're one of the millions of folks in the IBS club, then you've probably become a professional at<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>cancelling <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">events </span>because you're digestive system decided to attack you. You've also become a pro <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the</span> excuses-department because the last thing you want to tell your friend (or date!) is that you can't go because your bowel is irritated. (Whoever came up with the term <i>"irritable bowel syndrome</i>" really didn't make things easier on us, did they?)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you're one of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the people </span></span>whose life has to revolve around her IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> want nothing more than <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to get <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">control back over your life, er, digestive system<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Believe me, I know because I've been there. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">F<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rom <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the age of about 15 </span>all the way into adulthood, I've been there. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vaca<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tioned dozens of times with IBS, I've <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">go<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ne on dates wi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">th IBS tag<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ging along<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. You name it, I've IBS'd <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all through it. And <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it was miserable. Many vacations were <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">smothered in pain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Many dates cancelled<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or cut short.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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was a teenager when my significant other (who I'd only been with for a
year at the time) went on vacation with my family. I
felt awful the entire time because the constant pain and digestive
upsets. On top of that, I felt like I was putting a damper on everyone's
time because even when we went out to eat, I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'d </span>be
the only person not eating. It was impossible when the smallest meal
would literally keep me down for an entire evening.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I know from years of experience that IBS doesn't take a vacation when you do. This obnoxious little pest doesn't <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">even take <i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Holidays</span></i></span><i> </i>off.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When you have IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">things that are supposed to be exciting and fun, like vacation are just stressful.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Normal people <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are so </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">full of excitement <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the night before they're set to leave for vacation. For people with IBS? </span></span></span>you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> can't sleep because you're darn near sick with worry.<i> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I get to the beach and there isn't a bathroom nearby?</span></span></span></span></i></span><i> </i></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What if I end up having to stay in the motel the entire time?</span></span></span></i></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>What if we g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">et</span></i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> on a boat and my </i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>IBS flares up?</i> No bathroom<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> + a boat full of people = pure disaster.</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">IBS is a r</span><span style="font-size: large;">elentless <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">SOB. He </span>not only tags along on
your much-needed vacation, but ruins your chances of spending any time
outside of the bathroom and on that warm, relaxing beach. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The minute you
finally get out of the motel room and have trekked to the beach, bam!
That gut-wrenching rumble strikes and you know that you better start
surveying the area for the closest bathroom or place to sit as you try
to secretly grit through the pains. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You final<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ly get <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a vacation,</span></span></span> but y</span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">ou <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">don't</span> actually get to enjoy it because your IBS won't allow it.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Photo credit: Moyan B<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">renn</span></i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> It's
like waving a big steak under a dog's nose repeatedly, then finally
giving it to him only to snatch it away and beat him with it the second
he sinks his teeth in. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at's</span> pre<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cisely <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vacation <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">was </span>like for me every year<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">So<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, when<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an unexpected <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">invitation </span>to go to the beach </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>popped up, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gathered up all my remedies and suppl<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ies <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">come up with a way to keep my IBS from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">consuming this<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> vacation. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I needed a low-maintenance kind of remedy that I could use <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n </span></span>last-minute situations like this. There are many remedies that can help with IBS, but I needed something <b>powerful<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that woul<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d prevent <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a flare-up all together, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vide </span></span>relief <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the event that </span>one did </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">occur.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I only had a single week, so <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>he pressure was on<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. However, </span></span> I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>had a few remedies up my sleeve, so I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">immediately began <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tak<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span></span></span> sort of "emergency <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anti<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-IBS protocol</span>." </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And it worked! I made it all the way there and back without <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the IBS striking<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, even though <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I happened to be going through some severe emotional<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> dis<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tress while we were away.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Read on to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">learn <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ingredients I used<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, plus </span>many <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tips <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that'll help you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">come up with the perfect <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">protocol for your own IBS needs.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><u><b>Choosing The Right <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remedies for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An </span></span>Emergency Anti-IBS Protocol </b></u></span>(I like the ring that has to it)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm including all the steps I take when emergency strikes, but by no means is this a strict "protocol" that has to be followed. Feel free to "tweak" the ingredients to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fit <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">needs.</span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Identify Your Symptoms Before Proceeding</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>The main symptoms of IBS</b> are similar for most people -- pain, cramps, abdominal discomfort, irregularity, bloating, gas, etc. The <i>severity </i>of each symptom varies from person to person. For example, some people have IBS-C, which means they have constipation frequently while others will be the opposite and suffer with diarrhea, a.k.a. IBS-D. Then there's those of us who have the unpredictable "surprise me" version that could go either way on any given day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Since I fall under the in-between category, I had to look for flexible options or else I could end up with a remedy of disaster. Imagine taking an IBS-C remedy (one t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat's meant to fight <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS-C</span></span>) when suddenly your IBS decides to come with diarrhea. That'd be like having diarrhea on top of diarrhea. A pure nightmare.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When it comes to IBS, you have to experiment and tailor your treatment based on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your</span> symptoms<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Having the unpredictable "in-between" IBS, </span>I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had to use something</span> that's friendly for all IBS symptoms, whether it's IBS-C or D<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I needed something extremely simple, easy, convenient, and low-maintenance, so </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I used what I knew to work best, was most readily available, and powerful enough to do the trick. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>1. Take Aloe vera</b> (preferably the "medicinal" variety but any will do) daily. You can also take aloe vera supplements instead of using the plants. <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Why:</b> Aloe is the most important ingredient in the protocol<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>because it stops flare-ups and brings almost instantaneous relief.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It </span>soothes the gut<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and </span>intestinal lining, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relieves </span>intestinal cramps, discomfort, and inflammatio<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n while also working to kil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l off any <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">harmful bacteria<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">r fungus that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">contrib<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ute to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the problem. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.S. Recurring or chronic diarrhea is often caused by harmful numbers of bad bacteria residing in your digestive system. With aloe vera working to kill off these bad guys, diarrhea usually subsides.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Instructions: </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S</span>tart taking aloe vera a week <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ahead of your big event or vacation. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If it'</span>s last minute<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>I begin as soon as possible because <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aloe is helpful</span></span>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If I take <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aloe vera </span>daily for a period of time (the length of time depends on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the </span>sever<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ity</span>) it'll <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">keep it away </span>for months to come. I always aim to take a d<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aily dose for a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">week straight for maximum resu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lts.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>How to Use Aloe From the plant:</b> I typically
cut whichever shoot is the most mature/largest from my plant. Using a
knife, I slice one side of outer leaf away, then using the knife (or a
spoon), I scrape the clear, inner material off. You'll end up with a
glob of clear, gooey aloe vera. This is the edible portion. The green
outer leaf isn't used. Rinse it well to ensure the latex (a yellow
liquid-y substance that oozes from the cut shoots) isn't consumed as
it's been reported to have a mild laxative effect for some people and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There isn't a recommended amount of aloe vera to consume, but it doesn't take much to inhibit a flare-up. I typically just cut the largest <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stalk on my plant <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with a drink <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of water, swallow <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the </span>inner <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"gel."<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> The inner gel usually comes away in bits and pieces<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, hardly ever in a whole piece<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unless <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the stalk produced a really large amount of inner gel, I'll <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">take <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in one day. Otherwise, I save the remaining pieces and store them in the fridge. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Aloe Supplement method:</b> If you're using a capsule/supplement, follow the recommended dosage on the label. Personally, I take 2 when I'm using the cheaper brand of aloe vera gel caps from Wal-mart (Nature's Valley is the brand, I think. It's the one in a dark green bottle with a yellow lid.)<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Other<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">types, like <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">freeze dried aloe, for examp<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">le, may recommend up to 5-6 <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">capsules daily.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Choosing A Plant or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Pre-Made Supplement</span></span></span></span></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>Personally, I prefer <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eating </span>the aloe vera I grow myse<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">lf <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because it's cheaper and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I don't have to worry about <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fillers, pesticides, or </span>additional ingredients that might be harmful<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, I like keeping a bottle of aloe <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">supplem<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ents on-hand for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">traveling</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>emergency flare-ups, a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">convenience in general</span></span>. If you're <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">going to use a supplement<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, consider choosing one <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with a "certified organic" label and no questionable "other ingredients<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">."<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Be Wary of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Aloe "<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Infused" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beverag<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">es</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span>Aloe vera <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is </span>showing up in many consumer products, like beverages, but none of the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se </span>have been <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">very useful for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> symptoms</span></span></span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C</span>onvenience of the aloe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> infused </span>beverages may be tempting, but I seriously don't recommend that you rely on them for this part of the protocol.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Which Brand of Aloe <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is Best</span>?</b> I've used <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">most of the</span> aloe vera supplements that can be purchased in a Wal-mart or over the Internet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span>and it really doesn't matter which brand you use or whether you go with freeze dried aloe or a gel capsule. Just as long as the ingredients are 100% pure aloe vera and free of harmful additives/chemicals. Some of the brands differ in potency and quality to an extent, but the purpose is to get relief fast, and all of them do that in my experience.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What About </span>the "latex<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aloe <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vera<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">? </span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Some people say the "latex" fo<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">und </span>inside <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the green aloe v<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">er</span>a leaf can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cause <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stomach discomfort or have a laxative effect. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">To <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">remain on the cautious side<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rins<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e your freshly cut</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> aloe vera <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gel <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> thoroughly<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my experience, </span>eat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span> many aloe vera plants of many different species, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">including </span>the "latex<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">" has<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n't </span>produced any ill side effects.</span> N</span>ever have I experienced <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stomach discomfort or a </span>laxative
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> If you've been one of <i>Healthy, Happy, Wholesome</i>'s
long-term readers, you've probably read about how aloe vera helped me
recover from IBS. Through all the years I've been experimenting, aloe
vera has been <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">an </span>infallible,
most helpful remedy. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you were to only choose a single ingredient for
relief of IBS, aloe vera would probably be the best one you could go
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">2. Eat Garlic Cloves Daily. </span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why?</span></span></b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> </b></span>Consuming garlic regularly will help kill off the bad bacteria and keep your system in check. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Garlic contains prebiotic substances, which feed and promote the growth of the healthy bacteria within the colon. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This makes garlic particularly beneficia<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">since </span></span>most people with IBS <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">don't have enough healthy bacteria</span>. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Without enough healthy bacteria<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, t</span></span>he "bad bacteria" (like candida albicans or "yeast," for example) take over<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>hese guys, when in large quan<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tities,</span> are </span></span>responsible for a lot of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the painful symptoms associated with IBS</span>.</span></span><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Instructions for use:</span></span></b><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Get a head of garlic and starting a week before you plan to go on vacation, eat <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1-3 </span>cloves daily. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I took 1-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2</span> cloves of garlic daily for the week leading up to our vacation and stopped taking it the night before we left. If your concerned about the pungent aroma lingering during your vacation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, you can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">stop a day or so be<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fore your big event<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The cloves can be used as flavoring in your meals or if you can tolerate it, chop up a clove and pop it into your mouth. Just be sure you don't allow it to sit in your mouth for too long as it can burn. I chop the clove into small bits, then wash them down with a glass of water.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">G</span>arlic's powerful anti-bacterial, anti-fungal properties<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">help <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">kill off the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">harmful parasites, yeast, and bacteria that are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">known for causing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS flares.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>Anti-fun<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gals can</span></span></span></span> </span>cause folks with IBS and candidiasis to have a Herxheimer reaction<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a.k.a. "die-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">off." This <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">occurs when a number of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the candida albicans <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"die-off" and release toxins <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in your system. I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">have <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had the H<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">erx reaction in the past and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t was a highly unpleasant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">few hours<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. With that said, you may want <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to be careful not to o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ver consume things like <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">g<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">arlic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most experts agree that eating garlic cloves, rather than using garlic powder or taking a garlic supplement is the best way to reap the most benefits. I usually find a head of garlic for only 99 cents at the grocery store. </span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Make sure to crush or chop the cloves and leave them exposed to air for a few minutes in order to as doing so release<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the important en<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">zyme</span> </span>allicin<b>.</b></span></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take Peppermint <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As a Natural Pain-Killer <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and to Prevent <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Colon Spasms</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most IB<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">S<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> suffer<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ers wou<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ld agree that a spas<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">tic colon <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cause extreme pain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>cramps.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Why</b>? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Peppermint<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> calms and numbs the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gastro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">intestinal tract<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, providing </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relie<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f from</span> bloating, painful cramps, spasms, and inflammation associated with IBS. </span>These benefits can be attributed to t</span>he</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">active ingredient, menth<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ol, which <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is a natural anti-s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pasmodic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relaxes the tense muscles that line <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">intestin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">al tract<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>and</span> stomach. It also improves the functioning of these important muscles.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Additionally, peppermint helps your body digest fats and relieves diarrhea and gas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Instru<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ctions for use:</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a peppermint oil <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">capsule<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> or</span> drink peppermint tea <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">before meals, if possible. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I like to start taking a single soft<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> capsule of peppermint essential oil the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">day before <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I leave for vacation <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s well as <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">at the start of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my day for the duration of the trip.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Most people recommend taking the mint after a meal, but I like to take <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it at the beginning of my day to help <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">keep the typical symptoms (<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">discomfort, spasms, and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gas) away.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tips for using <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">peppermint</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>While peppermint tea <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">has been reported to be useful for minor <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">discomfort, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">using peppermint extract or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a peppermint <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oil capsule </span></span></span></span></span>seems to be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the most favored approach<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> personally <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">find relief <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when I take a </span></span>soft capsule that contains peppermint essential oi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">l. I haven't had much luck with other peppermint products, like teas.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nly use <i>food grade</i> essential oils<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Some essential oils are <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">only m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eant to be used<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">aromatically. </span></span></span>Never take an essential oil internally if it does not specifically say that it's safe to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">consume.</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">4. Take <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coconut Oil</span></span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Why?</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A daily dose of high quality, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">organic, un-refined coconut oil <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">kills <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">candida albicans (the "yeast" fungus that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> plagues</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS sufferers.) <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coconut oil <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anti-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">crobial </span></span>and anti-fungal properties, so it'll also hel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p kill <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some of </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the harmful bacteria in your gut.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Instructions for use:</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span> teaspoon of coconut oil <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">taken everyday for a week leading up to th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e da<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y you plan to leave. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(Of course last minute vacations don't allow for this pre-planning, s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o it's <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">still plenty beneficial to take the small doses <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">while on vacation.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">C<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oconut oil can be eaten by the spoon or added to meals like oatmeal,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> yogurt, smoothies, etc. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can swap your cooking oil with coconut<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as well. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Tips for C</span>oconut <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">O</span>il Usage</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like garlic, you should also be careful
with coconut oil unless you're prepared to experience some "die-off"
symptoms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I first tried coconut oil for my severe IBS, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">started with half a teaspoon a day. Wh<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">en I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dec<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ided (after a week or two) <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to up my intake to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2 tablespoons, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ended
up <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">having </span>Herxheimer's reaction. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Use <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t</span>he <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">h</span>ighest <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">qu</span>alit<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y</span>ou <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>an <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a</span>fford<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> best to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">choose </span>a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n un-refined, organic, cold-pressed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, virgin coconut oil<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When I use regular store-bought coconut oil, although it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s easier <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to get down, I don't notice <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">improvements</span>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A reputable br<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> did</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">notice</span> res<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ults with is Gold Label O<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rganics<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Why</b>? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">eugenol in cinnamon <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is a natural pain-killer that </span></span>stop<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cramps and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">prevents </span>diarrhea <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for those with IBS-D</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Instructions for use:</b> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">T</span>ake a teaspoon of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ground cinnamon <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with a warm beverage like tea<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relieve </span>cramps or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">diarrhea. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">take a teaspoon of cinnamon powder <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1-2 times daily <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to prevent the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">occurrence</span> of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS symptoms. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">IBS-sufferers find themselves in "emergency situations" more than average, and it isn't just on vacation that we need a quick patch. Whether you're somewhere that doesn't have a bathroom nearby or you're stuck in a meeting, having this little remedy for "just in case" days is a life saver. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over
the years, I've
experimented with<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dozens of </span></span>remedies to find relief fro<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m IBS</span>. The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> ones mentioned have been</span> some of the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">most useful for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">treat<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing or preventing a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n </span></span></span>IBS<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">episode</span></span></span>. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's truly <u><i>nothing </i></u>like the horror of being stuck somewhere (especially somewhere quiet and surrounded by people) when your stomach starts rumbling, am I right? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">N</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ext <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">time a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">last-minute vacation (or similar event) arises, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you'll</span> know exactly how to make sure <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the IBS stays at <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">home. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>"Just
get out of the house and surround yourself with people you enjoy being around.
Get away for a while. Go on vacation. Do something for yourself."</b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
advice every single depressed person on the planet has been given time and again.
Simple, right? Just force yourself to spend a little time
with people you love, and soon the depression will dissolve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>There's one problem with that. Actually, there's two, but it comes later and mostly involved on-going depression.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the person experiencing depression, it feels downright impossible to interact with other people. They aren't lazy or wallowing in their problems. Most people actually do take action to improve their happiness, but it literally feels<i> im. poss. ible</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Let's look at the typical scenario for the depressed person:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You peel yourself up and start the daunting tasks that are supposed to make you happy again. You force yourself to leave your comfort zone and go out with
friends, attend an event, spend quality time with a loved one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
entire process (before, during, and after) is purely exhausting, even when the occasion brings joy to the sufferer. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You push through time and again, hoping that eventually, you'll return to
"normal" and the extreme discomfort and draining efforts will subside. You keep applying the solution, but fear and doubts surrounding the lack of results creep in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You try to dispel the doubts and convince yourself this solution will work. Going out will become fun again and interacting with people will start feeling natural and not forced. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You keep telling
yourself that you just have to maintain a little longer -- just keep the
efforts up until you reach the breakthrough moment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You
remind yourself that a window of improvement <i>has </i>to open at some point. Then those everyday tasks that lead to so much suffering will be easier and easier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This depression will lift, you'll find it
possible to manage through a typical day without the feeling of fighting an impossible battle. Every minute you're still breathing won't
feel like a struggle. The mental and physical exhaustion that threatens to takes you out the minute you wake up will cease to exist one day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You might experience the feeling of hope again. <i>Ah, just a sliver of a hopeful feeling would be heavenly. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You
don't remember what it's like to feel many positive emotions, but you
know you want to feel them again. You actively seek to feel a sense of
joy, even for just a minute.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> You've sought to do something, <i>anything</i>, that leaves you feeling fulfilled at the end of the day. So you push yourself some more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You try the "fake it til' you make it" theory. You force yourself to smile until it hurts or fake-giggle until the laughter becomes sincere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You started another gratitude journal and stuck with it until it became a habit. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Meditating has become another task on your ever-increasing list of activities you must complete to overcome this depression. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You even try making time for extra physical activity and exercise every week. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But you long to <i><b>feel </b></i>again. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To feel that surge of euphoria that comes when you laugh hysterically.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Just a fleeting moment of
motivation, inspiration, or excitement would be a dream-come-true. If
only you could capture a tiny sliver of any of those emotions, you just
might be able to get somewhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You repeat the so-called depression solutions, but it's tiring and you can't help but wonder what's taking so long. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>How much longer can you keep exhausting yourself? Is it even worth it anymore? </i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We can only repeat something so many times without getting the results we want before we have no option but to start entertaining the doubts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What the articles that spout this as an optimal solution for depression don't tell us is that some cases of long-term depression significantly worsens after repeated application of the so-called solution.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After trying the so-called "best solution" without success, many of us end up not knowing where to turn... Except for inward.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is why it's important to understand how, why, and when your depression could be at risk of worsening. Being mindful of the signs and how the worsening of depression typically unfolds will help you to stay ahead of it and know when to seek other options.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>When the "Solution" Worsens Depression</b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> Some
people feel almost paralyzed when it comes to getting out of bed and
functioning in a normal way. That's because it's hard to see how the
situation could change anymore. It hasn't yet, so why would it now? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Many people enter this stage of depression after many "failed" attempts at the everyday "solutions" we're fed. It usually manifests after multiple disappointments, and it's time to change the course of action if this is the case.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Reason Depression Continues to Worsen When You've Tried the Solutions</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It
eventually becomes easier (and safer) to stay in bed than get up and be presented with more negative circumstances that landed you here in the first place. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Why bother when the only things you can expect anymore are either no relief or new problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After
working tirelessly with the intention of results, it's discouraging
when, at the end of the day, you're left with nothing but more
exhaustion. Minimal results aren't enough to fuel anyone to continue
going forward in the same direction.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's this kind of experience that leads you in the opposite direction of positive emotions. Your brain observes patterns and it starts taking notes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>In this case, the pattern looks like this:</b> work, work, work = little to no change. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The
work isn't producing enough results to satisfy the brain's "reward
system." In other words, your brain decides this doesn't "work."</span><br />
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<u><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Our future expectations are based on past experiences</b></span></u></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">If you touched a hot stove and it burned your hand, would do it again and expect it not to burn? </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">No, because you know from experience that the stove burned your hand, so you would expect it to do it again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> Events and outcomes, whether negative or positive, are the same way. You experience enough of
them and you start to expect nothing other than the same type of events and outcomes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When you've been using a solution and receiving minimal or no results repeats and this pattern repeats,
your brain only knows to expect more of the same. All we know is
what we've already experienced. As our experiences build, we sort
through and learn to expect whatever we see the most of, whether it's
bad or good. It's when the bad outweighs the good that</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"> people typically lose hope. Visions of
progress become so clouded that everything seems impossible. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Your brain decides that this doesn't "work." In other words, the work isn't producing enough worth the "reward." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Not
only is it tough to keep putting in effort without any reward, now you're on
the verge of developing negative thinking patterns. Instead of feeling
numb, now you feel disappointment, frustration, and more hopelessness
than before. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It seems the only intense emotions you can feel are
negative ones (like anger and sadness) that stem from the the building
struggles and upsets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At this stage, it can be difficult to even feel genuine gratitude. The truth is, being grateful doesn't solve every case of depression. It undoubtedly does help and is a wonderful habit to develop, but I've noticed a lot of natural-based depression communities sending a dangerously strong message that the solution for all depression is gratitude and friends.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you've put your all into a solution and actually feel worse than before, this is a huge red flag that suggests the need for a revision in your solution. There isn't a cure all for depression and the various options available to us should be explored, instead of touting one as the ultimate depression-fix. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I believe a lack of hope usually drags us to the low point where any sign of a good life is unimaginable. I remember times of hopefulness and hopelessness, and it's when I felt hope (even the smallest amount) that I was able to build on to it. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a little hope, I could add a pinch of motivation. With those two ingredients, I was able to look at the possibilities and solutions. When I can grab onto a little hope, I at least know I haven't fully and completely given up on myself and any potential for better. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the place of hope + motivation, we only need the other active ingredients to be on our way to whatever "better" there is.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Readers, please chime in with your comments and suggestions. What helps you during moments of hopelessness? Have you had any success in changing your expectations in order to change your outcomes? </span></span><br />
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Irritable bowel syndrome, is a painful condition that -- as the awful name suggests -- affects the bowels and digestive system. I struggled with crippling I.B.S. for several years before I knew what was wrong with me. It took years of relentless Internet searches for me to "self-diagnose," but the actual doctor diagnosis came when I underwent surgery for endometriosis, which is common among I.B.S sufferers.<br />
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After having surgery, the constant pain in my gut had actually subsided for the first time in <i>years</i>. I'm not even kidding when I say <u>years</u>. <br />
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Unfortunately, to my severe disappointment, the relief didn't last.<br />
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About four days after surgery, the typical pains that come with I.B.S. reared their ugly heads and I was in excruciating pain. <br />
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When I went back in for the post-operation checkup, my surgeon told me that some of my pain was related to I.B.S. and that they'd noticed a lot of spasms occurring during the surgery. This came as no surprise as I'd already read about it online and was certain that I.B.S. was accompanying my endometriosis issue.<br />
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In a few short minutes, the surgeon told me that I.B.S. was basically something I'd live with for the rest of my life and that the only way to manage it was with medication. He then mentioned something about I.B.S. being "<i>psychological</i>."<br />
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<i>Suffering like this for the rest of my life? </i><br />
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<i>So there really is no hope for me ever getting to feel better again? </i><br />
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<i>I won't actually get to live a normal life? </i><br />
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Those were my biggest fears and hearing that I'd live with this kind of constant, relentless pain forever hit me like a ton of bricks and I nearly broke down and cried right there. <br />
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Nothing more was said about I.B.S. or what causes it or what my options for relief were. I was given a prescription for the medication Donnatal and sent on my way.<br />
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Being extremely sensitive to medications (even over the counter), I was hesitant about taking this medicine I'd never heard of.<br />
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"<i>It's not going to make me feel crazy or anything, is it,</i>" I asked.<br />
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After assuring me that he wouldn't give me anything that made me "<i>feel crazy</i>," I left with little more than my piece of paper with the prescription written on it and the instructions to take four tablets a day.<br />
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I didn't even know a thing about the medication, but being drained of all hope and still clutching my stomach from the incessant pain, we picked up the Donnatal and I immediately took 2 tablets, which would be half of my daily dose.<br />
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By the time I made it home (about 15 minutes), the drug had apparently already taken effect.<br />
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Barbiturates are nervous system depressants that have a sedative effect. I found this out shortly after my first dose.</div>
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I attempted to feed the cats and dropped the container, dumping cat food all over the floor. I was trying to talk to my sisters and boyfriend and realized the medication was making it difficult to function, so I was hurried to bed.<br />
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I slept for the most part of two weeks. Just waking up to take the prescribed dose four times a day was a struggle. I literally felt paralyzed. At one point, I remember laying in bed -- while my loving boyfriend played video games to stay awake and watch over me -- and wondering if I would ever be able to get out of bed again.<br />
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But I kept taking the Donnatal.<br />
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<i>It just takes time to get into your system and 'work'</i>, I'd read.<br />
Being committed to relief, I kept believing it would eventually take effect and I would get used to the side effects. People told me that the extreme tiredness would eventually subside as my body got used to the Donnatal.<br />
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My loved ones also thought I'd eventually get better, find relief with the Donnatal, and no longer be so sensitive to the sleepy side effects. <br />
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I can't say how many weeks I went on like this, but I believe a month or two is when I couldn't take it anymore. I was not getting relief. The intense pains that came during the daily flare-ups were not less severe. The number or length of time a severe flare-up would last did not decrease. <br />
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<i>Why am I still taking these? They're turning me into a zombie. I can't leave the bed hardly and I'm still in the same exact pain I was to start with.</i><br />
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The only difference was, I was sleeping like a hibernating bear. At first that was better than being awake and dealing with the discomfort, but the pain would just wake me up with or without Donnatal.<br />
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The only positive effect I can recall was that the duration of my anxiety attacks (another crazy friend that likes to accompany I.B.S.) were shorter. <br />
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I quietly decided on my own one day that I would only take half my daily dose, two tablets. I was absolutely terrified that if I completely stopped the medication, somehow the pain would get even worse. We were convinced that the medication had to work if it was prescribed to me. Somehow, it would start working and I would start feeling better. It just had to kick in and as long as I could just bear it and keep taking the stupid little tablets, I would get the relief I desperately prayed for.<br />
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But if I stop taking them... It could all backfire. But what people didn't understand was that I truly wasn't getting any relief.<br />
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Desperate to find relief anywhere, I started searching the Internet hoping for a "cure for I.B.S." I was surprised (and a bit skeptical) when I started reading that people were claiming to actually have found relief by using random, natural products that didn't require a prescription.<br />
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Of course I couldn't believe it would ever really work, but desperation does wonders. I got ahold of coconut oil, after reading that it gave people relief from I.B.S.<br />
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I started taking a tiny bit of the coconut oil everyday with my half-doses of Donnatal and slowly started noticing that the pain was a tad less severe. I was able to move a bit more.<br />
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I kept taking the Donnatal, ignorantly believing that it was finally "working" until one night after the severity of my I.B.S. problems had subsided for an entire week.<br />
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I wasn't in the clear at all. I was still down most of the time, but I was able to move from the bed without unbearable pain striking.<br />
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After about 9 - 12 months (if I recall correctly), I'd started taking only one dose of Donnatal and only before bed. I needed to function during the day. I couldn't bring myself to drive a vehicle while taking Donnatal. I felt too foggy headed. I felt a bit clumsy, even from the single dose.<br />
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There was no way I could keep taking Donnatal and function. So as I continued to take the coconut oil and later added aloe vera to my daily routine, I got to where I'd only take the Donnatal if I was having a flare-up. It didn't take much longer for me to see that it wasn't giving me any relief. And if there was any relief there, it wasn't enough that it kept me from crying for hours on end.<br />
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I finally quit calling in for my prescription all together and left the single, last tablet of Donnatal in my purse for "emergencies."<br />
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I never ended up needing to take the useless tablet. I continued to take aloe vera and a little coconut oil until I was able to begin making a real recovery.<br />
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For me, the side effects of Donnatal were way too strong. I wasn't able to adapt to the intense drowsiness that came with a single dose, and had I gotten any relief from it, I would've just continued taking the single dose before bed. Unfortunately, Donnatal wasn't a successful remedy for my pain.<br />
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<b>Note: Barbiturates like Donnatal can be addictive. </b><br />
When I later learned that Donnatal was easy to become addicted to, I was glad I'd stopped taking them when I did. Disappointed that their addictive nature was never mentioned when they were prescribed to me at 18 years old. I am lucky. I stopped before my body had become dependent on them, but other people have reported immense suffering from withdrawal symptoms when they go off drugs like Donnatal. This is one of those cases where the pros and cons must be carefully outweighed.<br />
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<b>So Who <i>Does </i>Donnatal Work For? </b><br />
I never did get the chance to discuss other medication options with the surgeon, but there are some people who can tolerate the side effects of medications like Donnatal. I've read other user experiences online and some people have been able to get relief from spasms, nausea, cramps, and anxiety.<br />
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I've read that Donnatal worked wonders for nausea and vomiting. Vomiting and nauseousness is often a symptom of I.B.S. and it can become a regular problem.<br />
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Another side effect of Donnatal is constipation. That's good news for the person who suffers with I.B.S.-D (diarrhea), but very bad news for the person with I.B.S.-C (constipation.) With that said, it's important to keep in mind that if your I.B.S. is already causing constipation, Donnatal might not help and could worsen the problem.<br />
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On the other hand, some people report relief from the intestinal cramping that I.B.S. causes. <br />
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I just wonder if perhaps the Donnatal is more useful for the vomiting and diarrhea and spasms that don't come with intense pain.</div>
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From the people I've talked to (mostly other I.B.S. sufferers) and stories I've read, Donnatal seems to be a hit or miss.<br />
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The above is <i>just one person's </i>experience with Donnatal for I.B.S. I decided to discuss my experience here after a reader asked me what happened after I had surgery. I know I didn't discuss the Donnatal in the past when I was dealing with this because it simply didn't help me, so I didn't consider my experience useful. I don't intend to discourage anyone from taking their prescribed medications for I.B.S. and if Donnatal has worked for you, please do let us know in the comments section.<br />
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<b>So, have you been prescribed Donnatal? What was your experience? Am I the only I.B.S. sufferer who's had such minimal success with Donnatal?</b></div>
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<b>Note</b>: While I have made a major recovery from the debilitating condition I once had, I do still suffer from occasional flare-ups each year. However, now that I've become extremely familiar with the various remedies for IBS, I'm able to manage it with natural remedies. I can usually take one of my go-to remedies (aloe vera or an essential oil blend supplement) and stop the pain from escalating to the point that I can't go on with my day. I usually have to take it easy and be very still for a little while, but I'm always able to get enough relief that the pain and discomfort doesn't keep me in bed.<br />
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As for managing the I.B.S., I use a variety of remedies that support a healthy digestive system, like garlic. I especially love aloe vera, though as it has given me the most relief.<br />
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I've discussed virtually every remedy I've used here on <i>Healthy, Happy, Wholesome</i>, so if you're interested, scroll through the articles <a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/search?q=IBS">here</a> and <u>subscribe for more updates.</u><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A study found that just a few minutes a day completing a specific task can be enough to significantly impact your happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1</b>. Write down 5 things you're grateful today.<br /><br /><b>2. </b>Write down 5 things that have annoyed you today.<br /><br /> <b> 3.</b> Write down 5 ways you are superior to other people.<br /><br /> <b> 4</b>. Write down 5 random things that happened today.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The group who completed the task of noting
things they're grateful for became measurably happier, had more positive
emotions, heightened well-being, and felt more satisfied with their
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Source: <a href="http://www.psy.miami.edu/faculty/mmccullough/gratitude/Emmons_McCullough_2003_JPSP.pdf"><i>Counting Blessings Versus Burdens: An Experimental Investigation of Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Daily Life</i></a></span><span style="font-size: small;">, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 2003, Vol. 84, No.2 (Robert A. Emmons and Michael E. McCullough) </span><b><br /></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">I told you the task was extremely simple! Sometimes it really is the simplest of things that "work" though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here's how you can use this simple task in your own life to improve your happiness... </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The key is actually <i>feeling </i>gratitude and writing is the best way to conjure up that feeling. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">However, if you're like me, you might need some encouragement, so here are a few gratitude-boosting videos for those days when feeling gratitude doesn't come easily.</span><br />
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1. A quick guided meditation video to end your day with feelings of gratitude.<br />
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2. A quick guided meditation video to start your day with feelings of gratitude.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can use "guided meditation" videos like these any time you want to get the gratitude flowing. Although I've memorized some of these, I find that <i>listening </i>to them helps me stay focused on the gratitude affirmations. Otherwise, I'm lucky if my mind hasn't jumped to something else before I've listed 5 things I'm grateful for. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /><u><b>Tip</b></u>: The more detailed you can be with your gratitude list, the better. For example, instead of just writing "I'm grateful for a roof over my head", try something like "I'm grateful for the comfort that comes with having a place to sleep and eat and bathe and enjoy myself every day." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To take the gratitude challenge one step further: At the end of the day, after making your gratitude list, aim for one thing that would make your day tomorrow wonderful. <br /><br />This additional step takes things to a new level. I tend to have a more fulfilling day when I've taken the extra step to write down one thing that would make the day amazing. Sometimes it's just being around pleasant people or accomplishing a project, but it makes a difference. I love that doing this tiny thing sometimes causes me to strive towards a goal or make more of an effort to accomplish whatever "thing" I'd written down the night before. <br /><br />Motivation is always a positive thing, so add this extra step to your gratitude journaling and let me know how it goes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So you've made it through menopause. Perhaps without depression, and maybe even without severe mood changes. What most people don't know, however, is that the risks of developing mood problems and depression do not necessarily diminish after menopause.</span><span style="font-size: large;">This dangerous misconception makes it difficult to differentiate the signs of hormonal changes from signs of depression. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The risk for depression is high among post-menopausal women, even those with no prior history of depression.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Why? </b>The
decrease in estrogen that occurs after menopause is believed to be a
contributing factor in post-menopausal depression. When you combine that with poor diet, your chance of getting post-menopausal depression skyrockets.</span><br />
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have signs of post-menopausal depression, or want to decrease your risk of getting it, you'll want to start now by swapping your junk food with foods that <i>fight </i>depression. (Who knew <i>food </i>could fight depression, right?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Lets start with the foods you should <u>avoid </u>in order to stave off post-menopausal depression </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1. Refined Food</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">According to research, post-menopausal women who consume refined foods have an increased risk for depression.<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Carbohydrates, refined grains, and refined sugars are mass-consumed. White bread and white rice, for example, are staple foods in most households. If you want to lower your risk of depression or improve your symptoms, you need to tweak your diet. Start by cutting out the harmful foods that contribute to depression and replace them with real food that nourishes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To cut back on the refined foods you consume, start by incorporating healthier alternatives into your diet.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Refined white flour, including enriched wheat flour </b>should be replaced with<b> </b>whole-wheat flour, bulgur, or cracked wheat. Additionally, try almond flour/almond meal for an interesting, healthier alternative to refined flour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Refined grains, including corn meal and white rice: </b>Replace all refined grains with whole-grain only.</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Choose <i>whole </i>cornmeal and <i>whole </i>oats that still contain their endosperm, bran, and germ.<b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>2. High glycemic index foods cause depression, mood changes, and fatigue.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is due to the hormonal reaction that these high glycemic foods create. Hormones play an enormous role in our mood and energy levels, so you'll want to avoid foods high on the glycemic index scale that further throw them out of balance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Foods with a glycemic index of 70 or higher are considered "high glycemic." </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">You can find the glycemic index rating of any particular food <a href="http://www.glycemicindex.com/foodSearch.php">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> According to studies -- including the one that linked refined foods to an increased risk of depression -- you may have some control where depression is concerned.</span><br />
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women who consumed more lactose, vegetables, non-juice fruit, and fiber <i>significantly</i> lowered their risk for depression, according to the same study as mentioned previously.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fruits </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>like bananas and blueberries </b>are rich in fiber <i>and </i>antioxidants
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cranberries, blueberries, and blackberries are rich sources of antioxidants. Sea buck thorn berries are also high in antioxidants and rich in vitamin C, plus a host of other vitamins and minerals.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When it comes to choosing the best fruits for fighting post-menopausal depression, aim</span><span style="font-size: large;"> for vibrant yellow and orange colored fruits, and berries that are deep hues of blue and red.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leafy greens like red and green leaf lettuce, kale, chard, romaine, and collard greens contain phytochemicals (an important antioxidant)
and fiber. These help provide your brain and body with the vitamins and minerals required for good mental health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Russet potatoes, beans, and artichoke are good vegetable-sources for antioxidants</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Studies found that a diet high in fish reduces the risk of depression by 17%.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There's been conflicting information regarding the benefit of fish for depression, so researchers performed a meta-analysis of 26 relevant studies involving 150,278 participants. Using the Egger's test and funnel plot to eradicate the possibility of publication bias, the evaluation concluded that the evidence is legitimate --<b> Fish decreases the risk of depression in both males and females.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Choose salmon (wild caught only) and you'll get the depression-fighting omega-3's <i>plus </i>a dose of selenium. An alternative to food that swims would be chia seeds and flax seeds as they both contain omega-3's.</span><br />
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<b>Why Selenium?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The mineral selenium not only helps decrease the symptoms of depression,
but it also acts as an antioxidant, so make sure your diet contains
plenty of it. Beans, brown rice, and seafood (like clams and oysters) are a few sources of selenium.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>Last but not least... Get Some D</b></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">No good article on depression should omit the importance of vitamin D, even though this is far from a comprehensive list of foods that help fight depression. Make sure you're getting enough sunlight and vitamin D3 if you're deficient, like most people.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more ways to improve the symptoms of depression and prevention please <u>subscribe </u>and stay tuned for my upcoming series to learn what vitamins, minerals, and foods are necessary to kick depression's butt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Do you have any anti-depressant tips to share? What has or hasn't worked for you</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><u>Sources</u>: </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://jech.bmj.com/content/70/3/299">1.</a> Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2016; 70:299-304 doi:10.1136/jech-2015-206278 Fang Li, Xiaoqin Liu, Dongfeng Zhang </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/early/2015/06/24/ajcn.114.103846.abstract">2. </a> The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Gangwisch et al., 2015). June 24, 2015, doi: 10.3945/ ajcn.114.103846 ajcn103846 </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="https://www.thepurebody.com/products/instant-slim-wrap">Instant Slim Wrap kit</a> uses all natural ingredients like bentonite clay that help detoxify and exfoliate the skin in an hour of use. The clay contains over 70 minerals that remove toxins known as adipocytes, which are stored between fat cells, causing cellular stress and problems losing weight. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Bentonite Clay </b>is a<b> </b>volcanic
clay used to treat skin conditions and remove toxins by absorbing impurities like excess oil and dirt, from the skin. It also exfoliates and improves circulation. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Kaolin Clay </b>draws out impurities without removing the skin's natural oils. It also improves circulation, exfoliates, and cleanses. It stimulates circulation, which can help remove stretch marks
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applied topically. Collagen is the fiber which holds all of the cells in
your body together, so promoting collagen can help with wrinkles and firming.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Tripeptide-10 Citrulline </b>another
peptide that contains the amino acids - citrulline, aspartic acid,
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collagen fibrils which increases the suppleness of the skin.
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<span style="font-size: small;">Purified Water, Bentonite, Kaolin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride,
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Chloride,
Glyceryl Stearate, Caffeine, Water (and Pseudoalteromonas Ferment
Extract (and) Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (and) Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
(and) Tripeptide-10 Citrulline (and) Tripeptide-1 (and) Lecithin (and)
Xanthan Gum (and) Carbomer (and) Triethanolamine (and) Caprylyl Glycol,
Charcoal, Zinc Oxide, Sodium StearylLactylate, Diazolidinyl Urea (and)
IodopropynylButylcarbamate, Disodium EDTA, Sodium
Hydroxymethylglycinate, Xanthan Gum, and Tromethamine.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Side view - All wrapped up! Things got a little messy, as you can see I've managed to get the clay all over the bandage.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For me, the results weren't so obvious inch-wise. It didn't seem to shrink me or change my waist's measurement, but I did appear less bloated and my skin was more hydrated.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">From left: Model Lash, Lip Serum, Hydrofirm cream, Miracle Eyes, and Instant Lift.</span></td></tr>
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became my go-to lip serum, which I've been using in place of my regular
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span>The Lip Serum hydrates and plumps your lips and reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It stimulates the lips – without burning them. It contains natural ingredients like peppermint and shea butter. It also contains Vitamins A and E for healthier skin.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It smells like peppermint and the taste is subtle and hardly
noticeable, but somewhat sweet. Once it dries, the taste disappears and
its just like wearing nothing. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
lip serum does have a minor plumping effect and leaves my lips hydrated
and with a cooling sensation. I love the subtle, natural sheen it gives
my lips once dry. It's not like lip gloss or chap-stick. It doesn't
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a greasiness or any residue. It absorbs completely. </span></span></div>
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uncomfortable.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's be intensively moisturizing because it's kept my cracked lips
totally smooth moisturized and soft, even when it wears off. I'm
impressed because it does better for my lips than Burt's Bees!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love this lip treatment because as I've been having some visits with the tanning
bed lately (using red light therapy bulbs on my face), I'm concerned
about the lines and damage that over time, shows up around your mouth.<br /><br />I've
been applying this lip serum on a daily basis for a couple of months now and I love it! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <a href="https://www.thepurebody.com/products/model-lash">Model Lash</a> gel is used to increase the length of your eyelashes. It contains </span><i>"lash-stimulating peptide complex to support the lash's natural renewal
cycle making the lashes thicker, bolder, and healthier. Enriched with
active ingredients, Model Lash will leave your eyes looking younger,
revealing visibly longer and fuller lashes."</i> - The Pure Body </div>
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It also conditions the eye lashes and can be used on your eyebrows.
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<span style="font-size: small;">I have fairly long lashes, but enjoyed using this during times when my eyelashes could use some length. Just like all hair, eyelashes fall out occasionally, too, and it can take a couple of weeks before mine get nice and long again, so this seemed to be useful especially during those times when my eyelashes needed a boost.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Unfortunately, there really isn't a way to measure lash growth, so I can't put any numbers on how much they may have grown, but it appears to help them grow quicker than they would without using the Model Lash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Model Lash is a clear gel that's applied the same way you would apply a liquid eyeliner, making sure to swipe across the lash line. I used it on the top and bottom lashes and was really pleased at how long my bottom ones seemed to get after a few weeks of regular use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Even after a couple of months of not using the Model Lash product, my eyelashes are still longer than ever, so I feel like with regular usage, the results will be fairly lasting.</span></div>
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The <a href="https://www.thepurebody.com/products/miracle-eyes">Miracle Eyes</a> and Instant Lift creams are some of the best I've used for a quick lift. I can't say that the results are permanent, but applying collagen to your skin could end up having some anti-aging power for the long term.</div>
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<i>"Miracle Eyes is a natural formula designed to rejuvenate the
delicate skin around the eyes, giving them a younger refreshed feel and
appearance. Within weeks’ fine lines and wrinkles will be visibly
reduced, skin will feel firmer, look brighter, and be visibly
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It reduces puffiness, tightens, lifts, firms, and moisturizes skin while smoothing fine lines and wrinkles. Another plus is that it helps fade blemishes and some dark spots.</div>
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I snapped a few more quick after photos, which are posted below. I have to say, this was really tough for me, taking photos to post online. I'm pretty much cringing at the thought of even posting these. I normally don't get too down about appearance because I don't want to spiral into that ugly place of picking out perceived flaws like we tend to do to ourselves. However, I was pretty horrified by what I saw when I focused closely on my face at the time of these pictures... With that said, I hope you folks will understand that I couldn't bear to do any closer-ups or super bright photos for this.</div>
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The above two photos are taken before using any of the products. No cream on my smile lines, no Instant Lift, no Miracle Eyes. </div>
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Awkward facial expression aside... The after photos above were taken after I applied the Miracle Eyes to the right side eye and <a href="https://www.thepurebody.com/products/instant-face-lift-the-5-minute-face-lift">Instant Lift</a> applied to my smile lines. The reason for only applying the Miracle Eye cream to my right eye area was to help give as accurate of a picture as possible of the results. The dark shadows under my eyes are probably the hardest to resolve, but I'm pretty satisfied with the smoother and brighter appearance of the deep circles.</div>
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I apply the Miracle Eyes all around my eyes, paying special attention to the shadowy, dark circles that are especially noticeable when I'm under stress and not getting the best sleep, which is exactly the kind of conditions I was facing when I took the before and after photos below.</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">"Instant Lift is a clinically-proven solution for fighting signs of aging. it contains
Argireline, the safe and effective alternative to Botox, proven to
reduce fine lines and wrinkles instantly. It also contains Gatuline
Expression to reduce crow’s feet and fine lines, Pepha-Tight to
instantly tighten the skin and Trylagen to promote collagen synthesis
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It also reduces the appearance of acne scars, stretch marks and rosacea.</div>
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Instant Lift is a great all-over moisturizer with some lifting power. </div>
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I focus on my smile lines or "marionette lines" when I apply the Instant Lift since those are the most noticeable lines I have. They do kind of bother me, so I use this to try and help smooth them out and prevent them from becoming more prominent. </div>
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The Miracle Eyes and the Instant Lift both have a noticeable sensation, like a lot of powerful "plumpers" often do. It doesn't sting or burn, it's just noticeable. I suppose it occurs from the skin beginning to "plump." Some days I notice the sensation a lot less than others.</div>
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The results also seem to vary depending on how severe my dark circles and smile lines are every day. Some days, the lines and the under eye circles are harder to conceal.</div>
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When I look in the mirror, I always feel like the Miracle Eyes and the Instant Lift make somewhat of a difference, even if they don't fully erase the eye circles. The eye circles are most likely related to lifestyle, nutrition, etc. so a cream can only do so much on its own.</div>
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My eyes look brighter and the shadow under them seems less noticeable to me after I've used the Miracle Eyes. It also looks like the tiny creases are smoother. I also feel a tighter sensation under my eyes after applying the cream. </div>
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The Instant Lift seems to also work for smoothing out some of the creases under my eyes. I'll normally notice that my smile lines around my mouth are less pronounced for up to a few hours after applying Instant Lift to the area. </div>
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<a href="https://www.thepurebody.com/products/hydrofirm">Hydrofirm </a>is a luxurious, rich cream that contains peptides to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It gives skin a collagen boost, which promotes skin cell renewal. It also tightens, lifts, and firms skin.<br />
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Since Hydrofirm is such a deeply hydrating cream, I like to use it all over my face, paying special attention to the extremely dry areas, including blemishes. I would actually slather this all over my entire body if it were possible... and affordable! It's truly the best moisturizing cream ever and I just love having an exceptional moisturizer that doubles as an anti-aging cream.<br />
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Once again, here's the photo after I applied Hydrofirm to my smile lines (and also Miracle Eyes to my right eye area)</div>
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Hydrofirm is a perfect everyday cream to prevent and improve signs of aging, moisturize. I love that it goes on smoothly, leaving little residue and no scent on my skin. It sits well under both powder and liquid foundations, so it's easy to use everyday. Additionally, it also keeps my skin glowing and my pores less noticeable.</div>
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Hydrofirm is my favorite cream for hydration and anti-aging. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Anti-depressant drugs are prescribed at an alarming and perpetually rising rate, despite their negative, and all too common side effects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Most people have at least <i>heard </i>about how dangerous these drugs and their side effects can be. The information regarding the harmful, often poisonous ingredients isn't a secret. Just a single Internet search on depression pulls up sources warning of the harms involved with these drugs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, the information on the possible dangers should be made more available, and I agree wholeheartedly that prescribing doctors should practice ethics and be up front about the dangers before they prescribe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>But that isn't happening, and people are hardly getting any less depressed, despite having a rainbow assortment of anti-depressants to choose from.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It's up to us to get informed, to do the research, to ask the questions. And the best time to start is <i>before </i>you start taking the drugs prescribed by some doctor who may not even be fully aware herself/himself of what it may do to you. More importantly, you should know what steps you can take that might help improve your chances of better mental health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For starters, did you know that not every person who's depressed requires anti-depressant medications? In fact, there's an increasing amount of evidence that suggests that some cases of depression can be attributed to something as simple as a vitamin deficiency. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><u>Note: Depression is nothing to make light of and no doubt, the prescription drugs available have and do help many people. The purpose of this article is not to tell you that anti-depressants are wrong. My intention is to simply share information with the hope that it may help increase your odds when fighting this life-stealing battle known as depression. </u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Before you blindly take anti-depressant drugs, let's go over five common contributing factors that may be playing a major role in your depression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Don't discredit the sunshine vitamin's importance for overall health. It does more than you think, including playing a role in depression. Inadequate vitamin D levels can cause Seasonal Affective Disorder or "SAD," one of the most common types of depression. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hormonal imbalances are another frequent cause of depression. Vitamin D regulates hormones, so making sure you're getting enough could mean the difference between depression and wellness. *Read my next article in this series "Top Best and Worst Foods for Post-Menopausal Depression) to learn more about the foods that can cause depression and those that will help, particularly in depression cases that are related to hormonal imbalances.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Multiple types of depression were seen in magnesium deficient people. Not only that, but there have been studies confirming the use of magnesium to help manage depression and anxiety.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The thing to keep in mind when it comes to magnesium is that many supplements are not able to reach the brain. However, the macromineral magnesium supplement, <a href="http://greenorganicsupplements.com/index.php/magnesium-l-treonate-930.html">Magnesium L-Threonate</a>, may break the blood-brain barrier to reach the brain and is highly absorbable, making it ideal for those of us who can't mess around with non-working magnesium. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This may be the most shocking one yet, but poor digestive health impacts more than your gut. A properly balanced digestive system, with enough healthy bacteria (think probiotics and prebiotics) is attributed to healthier mental states. In fact, your digestive health affects your entire health, so tending to it may be just what you need to focus on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It does make sense. How many of you suffer from digestive system ailments and depression, too? Don't worry, I'm in your boat, too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I first read that digestive problems like IBS (ahem, that's me) are linked to depression and anxiety, I remember wondering how I never made that connection myself being that I have struggled with each of them, all occurring around the same time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Surprise! Low cholesterol has also been linked to depression. Perhaps people suffering from depression as a result of having low cholesterol could benefit immensely from maintaining healthier levels.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Did you know that depression is a side effect of some blood pressure medications? Some birth control have depression listed as a common side effect, and the list goes on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> A lot of people expect their doctors to tell them up front if depression is a possible side effect of a medication they're taking, but this is rarely the case. So it's important that you check the medication's black box to see the full list of side effects and if you suspect a medication is causing depression, don't hesitate to tell your doctor. They often have alternatives that you can switch to. There are often options available to help counteract this side effect as well. And when options are limited (if there isn't an alternative medication available or if they don't work for you), some doctors will recommend other, non-prescription methods of managing the depressive side effects. I highly recommend that anybody suffering from depression ask their doctor what options are available to help them manage depression. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), for example, is becoming more and more common in mainstream medicine. It's basically a self-therapy that anyone can do, but even doctors are starting to attest to the benefits, so don't ever believe that your only option is permanent suffering.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is not a comprehensive list of depression's causes. But it is a good place to start if you or your child is displaying symptoms of depression. It's a good idea to get all the facts and make sure that you're getting enough nutrients to avoid deficiency-related depression. The next step is to start looking at your lifestyle and see if there could be anything there contributing to depression that you can change or improve upon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Want to know what foods <i>cause </i>depression in post-menopausal women and which ones can help? Click <a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-4-foods-that-cause-depression-in.html">here </a>to read the article.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Are you a flat-iron lovin', chemical-laden shampoo usin' girl who can't resist a new color or highlights, even though your hair will suffer? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This gal swapped the chemical free shampoos and their satisfying, foamy sulfates for natural versions. I swore off re-highlighting my hair, even while my roots continued to look worse by the day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>I even put down the flat iron</b></i> for some time and still take time off from it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">All this sacrifice and I'm sorry to say it, but I failed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After months of these sacrifices, my hair wasn't much better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The dry, crispy-ness was still there. The split ends? Almost as bad as before. And God have mercy, do my grown-out, lackluster highlights look like garbage!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My hair is in bad shape, folks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just want to touch up my drab strands with some highlights, for Pete's sake! But I'm terrified that the super short hairs on the top of my head (short from the breakage and damage they went through in the past) are going to be even shorter and more damaged!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was about to get desperate when a sliver of hope appeared at my door... Or should I say in my inbox. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was an opportunity to try a very special restorative hair mask and see if it wouldn't give my hair the healing it needs. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I quickly began using this new <a href="http://www.shielo.com/intensive-hair-mask.html">intensive hair mask by Shielo </a>and let me just say, this stuff goes far beyond your drugstore "restorative" hair care products. I'm impressed with the ingredients -- like shea butter and avocado and olive oil. It's safe to proclaim that my hair is already on its way to better health! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That brings me to this post. I've found a piece of hair heaven and it's only fair that I share. First, let me tell you what this bottle of hair heaven's all about...</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Shielo's Intensive Hair Mask uses organic ingredients that, as the bottle says, repairs, hydrates, and restructures damaged hair. Like mine! </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"> ..."restores elasticity, freshness and suppleness to dry, chemically treated
or damaged hair. The mask instantly repairs to make hair look <b>fresh</b>, <b>moisturized</b> and <b>free flowing</b>.
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Great for all damage</b>, distressed, and color-treated hair (just what I've needed.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"> Safe for bleached and dyed hair. The lemon peel extract helps keep your bleached strands bright and prevents brassiness and color darkening that typically occurs over time.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Super easy to use. </b>Just apply to damp hair, leave on for 3-5 minutes and rinse! I love the ease of use because it means I'll actually get to use it. It doesn't get any easier than this since I can apply it before I shower, then rinse it off as I wash. I like to apply it at the beginning of my shower, then rinse at the end that way it has as much time to absorb into my strands as possible. For normal hair, Shielo recommends using the mask once weekly and twice per week for extremely damaged hair.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b> Washes out easily</b> and no residue is left behind. </span><span style="font-size: small;">(Have you ever used an oily hair mask only to find it darn near impossible to wash out of your hair? Not fun.)</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: small;"><b>It smells di-vine! </b>Seriously. If you're into nice-smelling hair care, then you're in for heaven in the smell department alone with this stuff. Forget its hair super-powers, I wanted to slather this stuff on as a body lotion. I really, <i>really</i> came *this* close to doing that. Since it arrived on my birthday (awesome, huh?) and I was already getting ready to leave (the S/O took me out to this awesome pancake joint), I had to make myself set the bottle down before I ended up with intensely restored skin. I couldn't resist, though, so I squeezed a tiny drop onto my fingers, rubbed it in a bit, then swiped it over the already-highlighted, highly damaged pieces of hair right before I went bat-crap and pulled out my flat-iron!</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I know, I broke the no-heat rule, but hey. It was my b-day and I wanted sleek hair. Plus, it gave me an excuse to use a little of this hair mask. You'd do the same thing, so don't judge! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Before:</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My embarrassingly damaged hair before using the hair mask -- washed and air-dried and completely un-styled and free of any products. It's very frizzy-looking and the split and damaged ends are very noticeable. At the time of this photo, I couldn't run my fingers through my hair without it breaking and pulling out. I had to carefully comb it and then tame and style it.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">I almost considered not sharing a picture of my hair "before" since I don't allow most people to see my frizz-ball in its natural state, but... the insane difference between the before and after using the hair mask was simply too great to hide. So I shall let you see this embarrassing ball of crazy on my head just for amazement sake:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've attempted to snap a quick photo of my just-treated, washed, and freshly pony-tailed hair. This was no easy task as I had trouble getting all of my hair into the pictures and they turned out awkward, but I hope they get my point across. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The results (as if you can't tell for yourself)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Shiny! Smooth! <i>Soft</i>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The cloud of fluffy frizz is tamed and presentable.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Underside of my hair. My split ends needed to be trimmed in these photos, but the overall feel and appearance greatly improved.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The dry, crispy-feeling ends are now silky and totally pet-able (just ask my significant other who forgets I'm not a cat.) </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flat-ironed. The ends still need trimming, especially the bleached strands, but I've never had such shiny, soft, smooth textured hair as I do after using this mask.</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> I can run my fingers through it without the sound of crackling followed by a cloud of broken hairs tumbling to the ground.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">After using the intensive hair mask, my hair is 20 times more manageable. I also find it much easier to style. Yes, even with heat tools! I can't be good all the time, so I took this opportunity to see how well my hair could look after flat-ironed now that the mask has improved it. I cranked up my Theory and flew through the task quicker than I typically am able to. It went smoother since my hair wasn't a mess of dry, crispy frizz. It also looked nicer with its new shine and healthy appearance. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">All in all, I call this a huge success.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Note-Worthy Ingredients in the Shielo Hair Mask:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This restorative hair mask is chock full of useful ingredients. I'll mention a few of those note-worthy fellas below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Safflower, Avocado, and Olive Fruit Oil</b>: Safflower holds in moisture and improves overall health of hair while avocado oil nourishes, improves strength and shine, and olive fruit oil increases suppleness, shine, and protects from damage. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hexapeptide-11</b>: A skin conditioning peptide.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>White Tea Leaf Extract</b>: Moisturizes and conditions. Antioxidant rich, protects from sun damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Shea Butter:</b> Deeply moisturizing and conditioning, locks in moisture, and is commonly used to treat itchy, irritated scalp and dandruff. Since shea butter absorbs into the hair shaft, it can help provide some protection against heat damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Sunflower Seed Extract</b>: A conditioner with an added bonus -- it has a cleansing effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Goldenseal Root Extract</b>: Rich in vitamins and minerals, Goldenseal Root Extract promotes healthy hair and can soothe away dandruff and other scalp inflammation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Hydrolyzed Algae Extract:</b> Algae acts as a clarifier that helps remove hair product build up, impurities, and excess oiliness. It nourishes, rejuvenates, softens, and improves hair's elasticity.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Burdock Root Extract:</b> Burdock root is used by many herbalists to promote hair growth. Its Vitamin A content helps strengthen hair and improve overall health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Mallow Flower Extract:</b> Hydrates and re-moisturizes shaft of hair. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Full List of Ingredients:</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glycerin,
Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Safflower Seed Oil,
Cyclopentasiloxane,Cyclotetrasiloxane, Avocado Oil, Olive Fruit Oil,
Hexapeptide-11, White Tea Leaf Extract, Sunflower Seed Extract, Citric
Acid, Shea Butter, Lemon Fruit Extract, Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis Flower
Extract, Horsetail Extract<sup>1</sup>, Golden Seal Root Extract, Mallow Flower Extract<sup>1</sup>, Hydrolyzed Algae Extract, Burdock Root Extract<sup>1</sup>, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, Apple Fruit Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Lemon Peel Extract<sup>1</sup>,
Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Sugar Cane Extract, Hydrolyzed Rice Protein,
Cactus Extract, Amodimethicone, Betaine, Butylene Glycol, C11-15
Pareth-7, C12-13 Pareth-23, C12-13 Pareth-3, Caprylyl Glycol,
Cetrimonium Methosulfate, Cetrimonium Chloride, Cysteine,
Dicetyldimonium Chloride, Dimethiconol, Divinyldimethicone/ Dimethicone
Copolymer, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Hexylene Glycol,
Laureth-9, Panthenol, PEG-45M, Polyquaternium-37, Polysorbate 60, PPG-1
Trideceth-6, PG Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Quaternium-91, Sodium PCA,
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Tetrasodium EDTA, Trideceth-12, Wheat
Amino Acids, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Methylisothiazolinone,
Fragrance, Yellow 6 (CI 1598)<sup>2</sup>, Red 40 (CI 16035)<sup>2</sup>, Blue 1 (CI 42090)<sup>2</sup></span></div>
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I hope you've found this useful. Share in the comments what you use for damaged hair. And if you're interested in this Shielo Hair Mask I'm using, you can find it <a href="http://www.shielo.com/intensive-hair-mask.html">here</a>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Firstly, let's go back to the basics and briefly discuss what aromatherapy is, in a nutshell. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u><b><i>Aroma</i></b>-<b><i>therapy</i></b></u>: where pleasant aromas become therapists. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aromatherapy is the therapeutic use of fragrances (that come from plants and essential oils) for their cognitive benefits, to improve mood, or promote psychological and physical well-being.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Research actually has suggested that aromatherapy has many beneficial effects. For example, peppermint oil is shown to improve brain and cognitive function and even headaches while lavender is commonly known for its calming and sedative effects.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back in November, one of my favorite organic skincare companies, Annmarie Gianni, released their line of<a href="https://shop.annmariegianni.com/products/essential-oils-blend-sample-kit" target="_blank"> Pure Essential Oil Blends</a>. So now that I've had the pleasure of sampling all 5 blends over the course of 3 months now, I've decided it was time to discuss aromatherapy and its benefits (as well as how these essential oils worked out for me) here at <i>Healthy, Happy, Whole</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Annmarie Gianni's line of Pure Essential Oil Blends are designed to promote harmony and well-being using pure, high-grade essential oils. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <b>The 5 blends are: <i>Love, Passion, Calm, Vibrance,</i> and <i>Grounded</i>. </b>I just want to take a moment now to say how perfect these blends are. Annmarie Gianni really thought of it all when designing an essential oil line for various... ailments? No, that's definitely not the word I'm looking for. Perhaps "needs" is more suitable. Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that it's great they thought to create these various blends that will balance each other out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Each of the 5 include a combination of essential oils designed to promote a particular environment or energy. The blend called <i>Love</i>, for example, contains essential oils that carry certain aroma-therapeutic benefits, giving it the ability to invoke a loving energy within the space its used.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Vibrance</b> - This is our first essential oil blend, which we have already launched in full size.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Essential oils</b>: Ruby grapefruit, lemon, lemon verbena, bergamot, lavender, jasmine sambac absolute, clementine, rose-geranium</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Vibrance is our most
uplifting blend. The refreshing notes of citrus bring energy and act as
natural antidepressants. Classic florals serve to lift your mood while
easing tension. We love wearing this blend at parties and social
gatherings, and diffusing through our homes in morning.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><i>"Indulge, electrify, and be sensual"</i></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Essential oils:</b> Sandalwood, vetiver, frankincense, rose moroc absolute, sweet myrrh, amyris, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddha</span> wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This
warm and sweet essential oil blend is designed to help you relax and
awaken your sensuality. Earth, grounding notes of vetiver and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddha</span>
wood provide a base for the passion-igniting aromas of rose and
sandalwood. This is perfect for a romantic evening, whether you dab a
bit on your wrists as a <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perfume</span>, diffuse through your room, or mix with
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Product"><b><i>"Adore, embrace, and be tender"</i></b><br />
<b></b> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Essential oils:</b> Sandalwood, rose moroc absolute, jasmine sambac absolute, frankincense.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A
heart-opening blend of natural aphrodisiac oils to inspire you to be
your most loving self. Sweet jasmine and classic rose are balanced with
sandalwood and frankincense, for a scent that’s nothing short of
irresistible. This blend serves you well when you want to exude love,
compassion, and acceptance.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Calm</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Product"><b><i>"Relax, meditate, and be peaceful"</i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Create
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negativity. Spruce oil lends freshness to this blend of florals, tied
together with comforting frankincense for a clean and crisp scent. We
love using this blend at the end of the day to help wind down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Product"><b><i>"Secure, strengthen, and be centered"</i></b><br />
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​a​mber (fossilized), ​c​opaiba balsam, ​g​alangal root, ​​<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">patchouli</span>,
​g​inger root, ​<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Buddha</span> wood, ​​<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">turmeric</span> root.</span></span><br />
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incredibly balanced blend that helps bring you to a place of peace and
clarity. Wood and earthy base notes with a touch of sweetness give you a
beautifully understated, quietly confident scent. This blend is amazing
for diffusing through the room before you do yoga, and is a great blend
for those who appreciate a subtle and well-rounded scent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">As is the case with most essential oils, the <a href="https://shop.annmariegianni.com/products/essential-oils-blend-sample-kit">Pure Essential Oil Blends from Annmarie Gianni </a>can be used in a diffuser to scent the room and even as a body fragrance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">To use on the body, you can mix a drop of oil with your moisturizer or with a carrier oil like olive oil before applying. Same with a perfume -- just add a tiny drop to your perfume and use a dropper to apply. Or simply dab some onto your wrists, neck, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><b>Warning: </b>Don't apply to your face or mix with your facial moisturizer. While many of the essential oils have great benefits for your skin, it could be risky since they're strong. My biggest concern has been with migraines as the smells tend to trigger migraines for me pretty badly, so having it on my face would be disastrous.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Personally, I've enjoyed using these essential oils to incorporate pleasant, fresh, and beneficial scents into my room. I've even put a few drops in a spritz bottle with water and spritzed my bedding several times. I did this hoping it would give promote calmness while in my bed and maybe even better sleep.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;"><b>Bonus</b>: Pet odors have nothin' on these essential oils! I noticed my bed sheets were smelling particular clean even though my dog had slept on them (and he was due for a bath, if that tells you anything.) It seems these act as a natural deodorizer, which was a totally appreciated bonus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: large;">Overall, using these oil blends has been a very beneficial addition to my everyday routine. I love opening the little vial of "Vibrance" when I'm waking up and getting ready or doing late-night work or just feeling extremely fatigued. </span><br />
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Do you have IBS, candidiasis or other sensitive digestive problems? Are certain remedies leaving you feeling deathly ill instead of relieving your suffering? If so, it's possible you're experiencing "die-off." Especially if you've changed your diet or began taking a new supplement/remedy. Read on to find out if what you're experiencing is symptoms of Herxheimer's reaction, a.k.a. "die-off." In this article series, you'll also learn what to expect with "die-off", how to avoid it, and how to feel better again if you're suffering right now.</div>
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<b>Warning</b>: In this article, you'll learn about the symptoms of "die-off" and what it feels like to experience it from the perspective of a severely ill young woman suffering from years of debilitating candidiasis and IBS. I'll also add remedies that may assist you and ease the hell of an experience with Herxheimer's.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>What is Herxheimer's Reaction or "<i>Die-Off</i>?" </u></b></span></div>
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Herxheimer's reaction is a painful ordeal that leaves you feeling sick. It occurs when harmful microorganisms literally die off while inside your body, hence the name "die-off." It's usually a medicine or remedy that you've taken that causes a noticeable reaction, and you feel ill from the substance released by the dying microorganisms. Perhaps this is relieving for some of you who may be happy to know that your pain is actually a sign of the "bad guys" dying. Go ahead, revel in the pleasure that those suckers are meeting their death!<br />
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The actual name is Herxheimer's Reaction and if you want my personal input, it's real. Painfully, horrifically, gut-wrenchingly, head-spinningly real. As you might can tell, I'll never forget the night I had my first encounter with what I later found out was commonly referred to as "die-off," or "Herxing."<br />
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This unforgettable experience goes by other names as well -- my personal favorite: <i>hell</i>. But if you're in need of information regarding this reaction, then it may help to know that it's also called "detoxing." If you're scouring the web for answers, remember that the Herxheimer's Reaction or "die-off" isn't super commonly discussed or even known about, unless you're one of the folks like myself who's suffered from issues like candidiasis and have therefore become familiar with the special misery that seems to occur when you take certain herbs or supplements for candidiasis or IBS or a parasitic infection or any other detoxifying supplement or aid. A Wikipedia article states that taking certain antibiotics are a cause of Herxheimer's reaction. That's interesting since taking antibiotics is also one of the main causes for developing IBS and candidiasis. The candidiasis community often refer to Herxheimer's as a "healing crisis."<br />
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Symptoms of Herxheimer's reaction typically begin within the first few hours of having taken a supplement, herb, or remedy that kills bacteria and parasites. <br />
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I've found that most of what has given me Herxheimer's tends to be natural things with potent anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties, like the coconut oil, for example. Interestingly enough, I can take an entire stalk of an aloe vera plant without ever suffering. I can also eat garlic like it's going out of style and never experience die-off symptoms. Perhaps aloe and garlic are more gentle? <br />
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Many people don't ever figure out that what they're actually experiencing is this Herxheimer's Reaction. Instead of ever finding out that what they are experiencing is literal "die-off" of bugs like candida albicans, they simply think that whatever they took (such as a detox supplement), is giving them negative side effects.<br />
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That's what I thought when I doubled my daily tablespoon dose of real, organic coconut oil. Boy was I certain I was the one dying off when that dizzy, rocks-moving-through-my-gut feeling sensation struck me. I remember the feeling more vividly than I remember my 21st birthday, which come to think of it, wasn't really that spectacular... but still. <br />
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I remember describing my symptoms -- to Google, no less. It was 2 am thankyouverymuch, and as someone who'd been completely debilitated with years of IBS, Candidiasis, and endometriosis, calling a doctor was a thing of the past. The symptoms can resemble those of bacterial sepsis, according to Wikipedia. I've never had sepsis, but it's one of the few ailments that I fear. Unlike sepsis though, you're not likely to die of Herxheimer's reaction.<br />
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The sun was coming up by the time I finally stopped reading about this new kind of hell and my misery was beginning to subside. But before the relief finally arrived, I had already been taking note of every symptom I felt as the hours passed, just in case I really was the one dying off, of course.<br />
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This whole experience occurred probably 5 years ago, and for some reason, I never thought to discuss it much here. As I recover from the beginnings of a new IBS-candidiasis flare-up, (albeit a very, <i>very </i>minor flare-up unlike those that used to keep me bedridden through my late tees - early 20's, I realized that. Why in the name of all things holy have I never thought to document some of that stuff here where I've documented virtually every step of my healing process?<br />
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It's your lucky day... Er, probably un-lucky if you landed here by searching for anything related to Herxheimer's symptoms ... because the idea finally arrived in this scrambled, aching head of mine. If my audience is mostly people who suffer with digestive problems like my own, and I frequently discuss remedies, it only makes sense to provide you sweet souls with a bit of a guide on Herxing.<br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><b>Forgive </b>me for not coming to your aid sooner. You truly deserve better than me. </span><br />
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While we're on the topic of forgiveness, you'll also want to make sure you have plenty more of it because I have a tendency to jump into fun-mode and be overly chatty when I'm talking to you guys. My job requires me to write in a completely un-personal, professional, boring, un-interesting tone, when I finally get to write for my readers here, I get carried away. I promise to put the actual informative parts like symptoms and relief/remedies in<b> big, bold </b>letters before I hit that publish button, just in case you arrived here to gather information and not for my cheery nature. <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Symptoms:</u></b></span><br />
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*To repeat my earlier note, Wikipedia says Herxing can resemble bacterial sepsis.<br />
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- Fever<br />
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- Gas, bloating,diarrhea, need to go to the bathroom more than normal<br />
- Intestinal cramps<br />
- Abdominal pain (like I said, it felt like gravel moving through my gut.)<br />
- Pain in your joints, muscles, all over body pain (similar to having the flu.) <br />
- Headache<br />
- Hypotension<br />
- Anxiety, rapid heart rate, breathing difficulty, chest heaviness.<br />
- Sweating or alternating between hot and cold<br />
- Shivering cold <br />
- Cold feet/hands<br />
- Prickling sensations on the scalp, back of neck, etc.<br />
- Shakiness, jitters. <br />
- Confusion, brain fog, <br />
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- Exhaustion, fatigue. Some people report feeling insomnia, but many of us feel utterly exhausted during and after Herxing. I passed out hard and slept in the same position for hours both times I experienced die-off.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><b>Remedies to Help Get You Through A Herxheimer's Reaction </b></u></span></span></div>
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If you can take on a "cleanse" in a gradual manner, chances of you being hit with a horrible bout of Herxheimer's could lessen. You can take steps towards cleaning your liver, lymph, and digestive system to lessen the chance of having loads of bacteria die at once.<br />
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The key is by gently cleansing and stimulating these important waste-removal systems before you go taking something that'll give you the Herx reaction. If you are aware of it beforehand. If you're like me, on the other hand and run smack dab into a die-off experience, we'll discuss some remedies in a moment that should help ease your symptoms until you feel better.<br />
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If it were me, I would start stimulating my lymphatic system on a daily basis, especially upon waking up. I particularly love Donna Eden's Energy Work techniques for this. *Video Below*<br />
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This will help your lymphatic system start working properly and begin moving some of the toxic waste from your body.<br />
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Next, you can try to use gentle liver and digestive "cleansing" herbs and teas. I am particularly fond of milk thistle as a daily liver cleanser/tonic. You can use a variety of easy, affordable herbal teas to help this too though. Senna and dandelion are all great for an enormous boost and cleansing of your liver. Learn more about simple ways to cleanse and protect your liver <a href="http://blogs.naturalnews.com/home-remedies-can-cleanse-liver-feel-revitalized-without-going-doctor/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Don't forget turmeric, which can be used as a spice in your food or added to your tea. It's great for your entire system, including your liver and kidneys, which both need to be in optimal shape to help your body remove all those toxins.<br />
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Before you even begin any sort of cleansing, you probably want to start taking in cultured or fermented foods, if you're digestive system will tolerate them without throwing a fit. Sauerkraut, miso soup, and kombucha tea are amazing probiotics to start using regularly. There's also kefir, if that's more suitable to your tastes. Either way, any of these foods will go a long way in the healing process and long-term health of your digestive system. As you've already been told, these probiotic-rich foods will also put the "good bacteria" in to fight off the bad.<br />
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Another great healing food for candidiasis and your entire digestive system is bone broth. Many people attest to its healing powers, even in this department. Try to aim for organic only. The foods listed above will not only give you relief, but will re-strengthen your body by giving it the nutrients needed to become well again, and to fight off the bad fellas.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><b>To Get Relief While in the Midst of Die-Off </b></u></span></div>
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Dr. John Bergman is one of my go-to's when it comes to real health and wellness. In one of his videos on healing "everything," he discussed "moist packs" being a tool for healing digestive problems, including simple inflammation of the gut.<br />
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If you're experiencing the pain of die-off, a great starter would be to take Dr. Bergman's advice and lay down with a "moist heat pack." I've been weak and desperate enough to just lay in the bath full of hot water and simply use a wash cloth to lay over my entire abdominal area. Before it starts to cool, I'll add more of my hot bath water.<br />
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This is supposed to not only give you relief, but also be an incredible healing method, so if you're already in pain, it can't hurt!<br />
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Consume extra Vitamin C and antioxidants (I like seabuckthorn berry due to its powerful antioxidant profile and high Vitamin C content.) If you can consume more water than usual, it'll be worth it since it'll help flush out some of the byproducts and toxins caused by the die-off. The best thing you can do once you're clear of die-off symptoms is to gently begin building your immune system and cleansing your liver, kidneys, and lymphatic systems. This will make the rest of your journey so much smoother. I promise!<br />
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This guide is basic-information. I will happily continue to update things as time goes on, if any of you are interested. If not, I will most likely leave it as is since time won't allow for extra writing if people aren't in need of it. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me to discuss this further if you'd like, or leave me a request for additional information. I'm beyond happy to help in any way I can, or just chat with you.<br />
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<i>Best wishes, health, and happiness.</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Runner's Choice is a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> lightweight, non-greasy</span> oil that absorbs <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">almost immediately </span>into the skin, soothing away soreness and discomfort deep within.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>I'm definitely no<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>runner, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">but</span> my feet and other muscles can use some relief <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">as often as possible</span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was given the opportunity to try<a href="http://www.trustedhealthproducts.com/the-runners-choice/" target="_blank"> Runner's Choice</a> to see if it could be useful for me, and in exchange for writing a rev<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">iew <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to share my thoughts and feelings about it</span></span>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">spending some time with the aromatically pleasing oil</span>, I wanted to take the time to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">p<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ublish a review</span></span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to </span>share how it works, what the benefits/uses are<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. P</span>erhaps by sharing this <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">information an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d gem of a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ll-natural remedy</span></span></span></span>, it will help other people suffering from tired, achy, sore feet or muscles <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to </span>find some relief of their own.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After receiving The Runner's Choice, I applied a few drops of the oil to the soles and tops of my feet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> near the start of the day</span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Aside from the nice aroma, I noticed<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>a subtle tingly sensation developing on the tops of my feet. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Icy-Hot lovers rejoice<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> -- the cold and tingly combo in this che<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mical-free product </span>is intense enough to really put some pep in your step and cool do<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wn <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inflam<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed, deep aches.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My feet started to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">go somewhat numb a</span>fter a couple of solid hours of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">being vertical. </span>I worked out and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">engaged in </span>some outdoor<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> work and instead of the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ty<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">pical <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">beginnings of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fee</span>t-aches and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> itchy sensation that accompanies</span></span></span></span></span>, my feet <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were as co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ol an<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d calm as a cucumber. I didn't even notice that the usual discomfort wasn't present <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">until later.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Further activitie<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cluded </span></span></span>chasing after a house-full of children -- my feet remained cozy and comfortable for the most part.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.trustedhealthproducts.com/the-runners-choice/">The Runner's Choice</a>, with it's magnificent ingredients, has more uses than just to soothe achy feet. In fact, I've applied it to other achy, sore areas of my body as well as to relieve the extreme discomfort and stiffness in the joints of my hands that comes from over-use like when I crochet or knit. Due to the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">co<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mfort this provides when I massage it into my hands before attempting <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">knitting or crochet, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just wonder if <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it would relieve at least some of the discomfort and pain of ca<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rpal tunnel syndrome... I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">began feeling all the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndr<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ome myself a couple of years ago and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it started <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">getting so painful that after <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any hand activity like yarn-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">crafting or just ironing my hair, it would sometimes be <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">distract<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">-ingly</span></span> painful.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It was becoming a real nuisance in my daily life<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, this <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">carpal tunnel syndrome <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">issue<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after I started using Runner's Choice on my hands<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it's been a fe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w months now since I have even <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">felt any noticeable discomfort in m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y hands! I can knit for hours with no issue!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I feel like <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perhaps my<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> hand <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">underwent some healing due to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hand exercises and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the amino acids I've <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">been including into my supplement regimen. How<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ever, if it weren't for th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is, I would've <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">been in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">far more pain a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nd for a longer period of time. I feel l<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ike the combo of supplementing with aminos and using this soothing product really made a world of difference for me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> in this area<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'v<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">e had great success using it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for </span>removing</span> soreness <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">from</span> my arms <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and legs</span> after<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>over-us<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">them <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to the point of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my limbs shaking and qui<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">vering</span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">One of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">biggest pains I've had as far back as I can remember is migraine headaches<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. Even on days when I don't <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">dev<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">elop a migraine, it's very common for me to end up clutching my temples<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a headache. It's not always full-blown migraine, but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">these ac<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hes are intense enough to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">interfere horribly with my daily life.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">One day in a de<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sperate attempt to keep from hurling due to the nauseating<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> pain in my head, I remembered that the smell of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">mint is said to be qui<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">te useful in bringing relief. So <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">after swallowing a BC powder (forgive me for <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> know the dangers of BC's, but <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the case of a migraine...) I ran to the bathroom and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rubbed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a drop on my temples<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, sat on the floor,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and proppe<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d my feet upward <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and under running cold water. I remember<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ed seeing something that claimed <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">putting feet in ice water can get rid of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">headaches.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I tried my best to stay put with the pain of the cold water on my feet, I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">kept taking deep breaths <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to sniff in the minty aromas. I actually did start to feel enough relief to get up and leave within minutes. I felt as good as if I'd taken<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> a nap and woke up with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">just a rough headache instead of a debilitating migraine.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t was only upon standing up from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my seated position that I really felt the major pain in my h<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ead<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. After spending <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a while <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">relaxing quietly on the bed with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my eyes<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> closed (you never want to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">jump the gun with a migraine <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">because relief doesn't mean a thing <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">when it comes to these vicious <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">things. It<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> can hit you again if you don't take it <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">easy.)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span> </b>Ingredients such as Spearmint have anti-fungal and anti-microbial properties so using it on feet would also help prevent fungal issues and definitely odors. <span style="font-size: small;">[</span></span></span>Source: C.L. Wilson.Rapid evaluation of plant extract and essential oil for anti fumgal activity against Botrytis cinerea. Plant dis. 1997.81:204-210], [G.S. Moore, R.D. Atkins. The fungicidal and fungistatic effect of an aqueous garlic extract on medically important yeast like fungi. Mycologia. 1997.69:341-348.] </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oils of Almond, Eucalyptus, Eucalyptol, Wintergreen, Peppermint, and Spearmint. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I can't stress enough how pleased I am with Trusted Health Products' ingredient choice. Every product I've used from THP never fails to impress me in this area. They use simple, science-backed ingredients that are highly effective, safe, healthy, and packed with healing properties.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Runner's Choice is no exception. With powerful, pain-relieving mint oils, The Runner's Choice soothes tired, achy feet<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, joints, and muscles </span>instantly after the oil absorbs.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oil of Almond: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nutrient dense carrier oil</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rich in magnesium and Vitamins E and C. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Skin<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and hair b<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">oth benefit from application of this oil.</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It helps heal infection and relieves inflammation and itchy o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f skin.</span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oil of Eucalyptus: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stimulates blood flow<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>Some of eucalyptus<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></span>edicinal properties <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">inclu<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">de <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wound cleaning, treatment of f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ungal in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">fection, </span>decongestant<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, etc. It's an </span></span>anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antiseptic<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It has also been used as an in<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s</span>e<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cticide to kill <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ticks and mites.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oil of Eucalyptol: See eucalyptus above. </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Eucalyptol is</span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">o</span>f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ten <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">found</span> in mouthwash for the possible antibacterial properties.</span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oil of Wintergreen: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Has <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anti-rheumatic and anti-arthritic properties<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>. </b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">R</span>elieves muscle, bone and joint pain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>.</b></span></span></span></span></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oil of Peppermint: </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span>nti-microbial,
fungicidal, and bactericidal. For medicinal uses, studies have shown
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antispasmodic, and for daytime sleepiness. When combined with eucalyptus
oil,<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> it'll</span> treat headaches
and relieve pain.</span></span> Peppermint o<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">il contains Vitamins <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A</span> and C and is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rich in minerals and nutrients such as calcium, folate, copper, iron, ma<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">gnesium, and manganese. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Oil of Spearmint: </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">An</span>ti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-spasmodic properties<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><br />
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immediately after use to preserve potency. Extended exposure to air
weakens the botanical oils’ effectiveness. Wash hands after use. Avoid
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Content on this blog is not intended to be taken as medical advice,
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information about my own experiences and results from use of a product
or activity in hopes of providing useful information to readers, not to
be taken as a patient/medical adviser relationship. I am not responsible
for what readers choose to do after viewing the content here.
Furthermore, I do not hold an "exceptional" or other special
relationship with any company mentioned on this site. I'm simply a
consumer who worked with the company on a review that is in compliance
with FTC's guidelines. That means, everything you read here is my own
words, not anything of the company's. I was not provided with monetary
compensation for my review. All information posted has been done so with
complete honesty. No action should be taken based solely on the content
of this publication ( I'm not responsible.) Readers who rely on the
information in this blog to replace the advice of an appropriate health
care provider assume all risks of such behavior.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380595398089253682.post-82437600859325560532015-11-13T04:40:00.000-08:002017-06-09T01:26:42.228-07:00This Natural Remedy Improved My Dental Health<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Out of all the dozens of toothpaste alternatives I've tried, there's one simple, natural ingredient that seems to be improving my dental health, killing germs, and leaving my breath fresher than any Colgate you could ever dream up!<br />
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Who needs fluoride, right? Between the toxic fluoride that our government poisons our water systems
and toothpastes with, there's really no need for any more of it, even if
you are one of the people who buy into the stories of it preventing
tooth decay. Not even the National Institute of Dental Research, a vehement fluoride-promoter, has been able to keep selling that story. Not after they conducted a study that found <span style="background-color: white;"><u>"<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank">no difference in the incidence of tooth decay between children living in fluoridated and non-fluoridated areas," </a>although<a href="http://www.fluoridealert.org/wp-content/uploads/nidr-dmft.pdf"> their report </a>stated that </u></span><u>the <i><b>lowest </b></i>tooth decay rates occurred in a <b><i>nonfluoridated </i></b>area.</u> <br />
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Additionally, children living in areas with highly fluoridated water have <u>"significantly lower IQ's</u>" than their counterparts, says a <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/?term=10.1289/ehp.1104912">study </a>conducted by Harvard University. And that's just one of dozens of examples of the toxic effects of fluoride, but that's a topic for another day.<br />
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If you've been present at <i>Healthy, Happy Wholesome</i> for very long, you know that I became anti-fluoride about 3 years ago (I think.) <br />
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From there, I've tried everything from bar soap to peroxide to a blend of baking soda and peppermint to brush with -- each of which has been documented thoroughly <a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/search/label/dental">here </a>on HHW.<br />
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But all those nasty tasting little suckers didn't quite keep me from gagging every time the dreaded teeth-brushing time came around. <br />
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So, I was determined that there must be a safe and equally effective way to brush my chompers without having to resort to the tube of poison I used to use (that would be toothpaste, folks). After a couple of years of trying different things and not being able to tolerate much, I decided to take the chance and try replacing those with just one product that contains only three ingredients: botanical oils. I've discussed/reviewed the specific product I'm talking about in the past. You can find that post <a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/2013/01/oramd-review-giveaway.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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I should probably stop here and disclaim the hell out of this post before I say what I'm about to say, but I'd prefer not to clog your reading up with an enormous disclaimer that tells you intelligent folks not to try anything your doctor doesn't recommend and that this most certainly is not advice (it isn't.) That the decision to use this is my doing and I take full responsibility for any risks or whatever that may come to myself, but only myself.<br />
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Moving on.<br />
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I've been using this <a href="http://www.oramd.com/" target="_blank">OraMD oil spray</a> to replace toothpaste -- it's supposed to help with bleeding, swollen gums -- because after researching each ingredient (peppermint, spearmint, and almond oils), I felt hopeful that the information I found (which I will include below) could be useful for my dental health.<br />
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<b>Dental Benefits of Peppermint, Almond, and Spearmint Oil </b><br />
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<li><b>Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-microbial. </b>Proper cleansing properties was/is the most important thing for me so I can be sure I'm actually killing the bad stuff in my mouth that contributes to the decline of dental health in the first place. Taste can come in close second, but first and absolutely foremost is that the bad guys are eliminated so that I'm not just sacrificing harmful chemicals found in toothpaste with harmful bacteria found in the mouth. In fact, the folks who make OraMD say it has "interdental access" that's supposed to allow the ingredients to get in even the tiny spaces in between teeth to kill of bad bacteria.</li>
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<li><b> Research has shown that peppermint essential oil is the "most effective" </b>in killing anaerobic bacteria such as the bacteria that thrives in environments with low oxygen levels -- for instance, the kind of bacteria that causes gum disease.</li>
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<li> The three ingredient are said to delay the process of gingivitis and reduce symptoms of gum disease, increases blood flow to gums, (for those of you struggling with these issues.)</li>
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<li>Spearmint oil helps promote both healing and soothing to soft tissue. It's also an anti-septic, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and anti-viral.</li>
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Since the mint oils also happen to leave my entire mouth feeling like its undergone a deep cleansing like your car does when you put it through the car wash, I simply couldn't ever bring myself to go back to any of those other anti-fluoride methods you read about. Like bar soap. Just ick! <br />
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So everyday for the last year, I've been giving myself a squirt of this in the mouth before brushing my teeth. On the days I take a break, I'll simply use peroxide. Alternating between the two seems to have greatly improved my root canal issues as well as the pain I'd been dealing with from my wisdom tooth (second one now!) that broke. I didn't see a dentist until about 4 months after the tooth initially broke. Lets just say I had horrifying experiences all the last times I went to a dentist (which I've also discussed on this very blog).<br />
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But the fantastic news is that when I did finally drag myself into the dentist's office -- shaking so hard I literally shook the entire dental chair as he was hands-deep in my mouth -- he was able to pull the sucker right away! No infection! The only things I'd been doing was oil pulling gently with some tea tree oil at night before bed and brushing with peroxide most days (to help with the pain) and using the OraMD on other days. <br />
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Apparently, it must have done my mouth a world of good because it's quite unheard of for a dentist (conventional anyways) to extract a tooth on the very first visit. <br />
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Curious, I even asked him how much infection there was. He said either very little that he could see or none! That's never happened to me before, and I'd even tried several rounds of antibiotics and keeping garlic cloves on a previous broken wisdom tooth (pictured below, after extraction of course) in the past and still couldn't cut away the infection very successfully.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My wisdom tooth -- first extraction ever. It was awful, huh?</td></tr>
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So, I went ahead and assumed my natural measures were doing my mouth some good. I was still in complete shock when after the x-rays, he began sticking my mouth with a needle! I nearly panicked. <i>Whoa! Why is he numbing my mouth? He isn't about to go trying to pull this thing on the very first visit?</i><br />
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Oh yes he was, and although I was unprepared, I'm so grateful to have left that office less than an hour later half in shock (gauze held to my cheek, no less) and half in elation for having it gone so quick without having to wait and make another dreadful trip for the extraction.<br />
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Anyways, that glorious story aside (the very overly-priced, glorious story, that is), I have something I feel is worthy of sharing... You know, other than how awesome it is to be free of the pain and suffering caused by a broken tooth!<br />
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I have continued using the same methods for my dental care -- tea tree oil pulling, OraMD, and peroxide. I toss in the occasional ozonated oil (like olive or castor) in the hopes that it will further improve my dental health.<br />
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I feel certain that things have improved in my mouth, although I have a ways to go with one tooth.<br />
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Just two days ago, I realized the large build-up of what I believe is calculus is actually falling out from between my teeth! A large chunk fell out the other night, leaving me with a brand new space between my lower to bottom teeth that hasn't been there in years! Yes, I believe the tea tree oil pulling and other techniques are actually removing this bizarre build-up from between my teeth and leaving them intact and safe! I will be documenting that, including a photo of the large chunk of build-up (TMI?) as soon as possible.<br />
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<b>I would say things are beginning to look up, wouldn't you? What methods do you use for safely brushing your teeth everyday? Have you had any success with improving your dental health at all? I need a dose of hope here, guys!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><u>Cita<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">tions</span></u></span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Shapiro S, Meier A, Guggenheim B, The antimicrobial activity of
essential oils and essential oil components towards oral bacteria.
University of Zurich, Switzerland. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2009
Sep;49(3):354-60. Epub 2009 Jul 14.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Disclaimer:
I am not a specialist, expert, professional or doctor of any kind.
Content on this blog is not intended to be taken as medical advice,
diagnosis, treatment or advice of any sort. I'm simply sharing
information about my own experiences and results from use of a product
or activity in hopes of providing useful information to readers, not to
be taken as a patient/medical adviser relationship. I am not responsible
for what readers choose to do after viewing the content here.
Furthermore, I do not hold an "exceptional" or other special
relationship with any company mentioned on this site. I'm simply a
consumer who worked with the company on a review that is in compliance
with FTC's guidelines. That means, everything you read here is my own
words, not anything of the company's. I was not provided with monetary
compensation for my review. All information posted has been done so with
complete honesty. No action should be taken based solely on the content
of this publication ( I'm not responsible.) Readers who rely on the
information in this blog to replace the advice of an appropriate health
care provider assume all risks of such behavior.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380595398089253682.post-28269598108729104992015-11-12T02:26:00.002-08:002017-05-22T02:13:31.014-07:00How Thyroid Problems Affect Your Health + How to Promote A Healthy Thyroid <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;">The thyroid gland is quite an important part of your body --it plays a role in all its major functioning. When your thyroid isn't performing well, many other areas of your health are negatively affected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Take a look at how thyroid problems affect other areas of your health, then read on to learn how you can improve the health of this important gland.</span></b></span><u><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1.</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b> Sex drive</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The health of your thyroid gland (or lack thereof) plays a role in your sex drive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A study in the 2005 <i>Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism </i>showed<i> </i>a connection between some thyroid conditions (such as hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism) and sexual problems like low sex drive and erectile dysfunction in men. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>The good news: </b>The sexual issues experienced (by the men in the study) were found to have improved after they received treatment for their thyroid issues.</span><br />
<i><br /></i><span style="font-size: large;">According to an article on WebMD, a nurse practitioner, Lynn Moyer, has said that female patients often report an improvement in sex drive after being treated for a thyroid issue.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>2. Anxiety </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) has been linked to anxiety. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>3. Depression </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) has been linked to depression.<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Weight </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Many people report weight problems (both weight gain and excessive weight loss) as a common problem with thyroid disorders.<b><br /></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Reproductive health </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Menstrual irregularities, hormone imbalances, and fertility problems are some of the most common issues for women with thyroid disorders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>6. Heart health</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">A thyroid that doesn't function properly can lead to serious heart problems like cardiovascular disease and heart failure. For example, hyperthyroidism can cause an increased heart rate, increasing the amount of blood pumped to your heart, which can lead to heart failure. Hypothyroidism, on the other hand, can increase cholesterol, which causes heart complications.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. Alzheimer's</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Women whose thyroid hormone levels were either too high or too low were shown to have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Interestingly enough, the study did not find the same risks for men.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">(*Disclaimer: Of course you should consult with a trustworthy healthcare professional before you do anything. This is not advice. Do not go and swallow anything and then say Healthy-Happy-Wholesome told you to. This information is simply shared information for you to peruse at your own risk... Blah, blah, blah. Just please use the information responsibly and do not do anything without a trusted health professional's clearance.*)</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">1. Maca Root Powder</span></b><br />
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of folks attest to maca's powerful health benefits, saying it rejuvenates their energy and vitality, restores sex drive, and even improves mood disorders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More noteably, maca root has also been said to support a healthy thyroid by balancing hormones. Testimonies from maca users can be found online. Some of them have even had blood tests taken before
and after taking maca to note the improvements in their thyroid levels.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Essential Fatty Acids</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">EFA's like o</span><span style="font-size: large;">mega-3 and omega-6 are needed in order for your thyroid to function and be healthy. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Chia seeds and flax seeds (or a teaspoon of flax seed oil daily) are one way to amp up your omega 3-fatty-acid intake. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">3. Amino Acids</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Amino acids, like L-tyrosine, </span><span style="font-size: large;">phenylalanine, tryptophan, and arginine, have a significant impact on your thyroid health. For example, not getting enough tyrosine can be enough to create hypothyroidism.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since an overactive or underactive thyroid has been linked to anxiety and depression, it may be of interest to know that "amino acid therapy" has proved useful in some cases.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Common daily dosages for thyroid problems: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">L-Tyrosine: </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">1,000 milligrams</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;">Tryptophan: </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">500 milligrams</span><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Arginine: </b>850 - 5,000 milligrams</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>L-Phenylalanine</b>: 200 milligrams</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>4. Iodine </b><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Iodine (not the kind in table salt!) is necessary for thyroid hormone production. An underactive thyroid can often be restored by increasing iodine intake. On the other hand, too much iodine can have the opposite affect and <i>cause </i>thyroid problems, so it's important to monitor your iodine levels and intake carefully.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To increase your iodine intake from food sources, you can incorporate foods like kelp, parsley, and seaweed into your diet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">100 - 200 micrograms of iodine is the typical daily amount for thyroid disorders. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Note:</b> Magnesium is necessary to balance the body's absorption of iodine. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>5. Minerals </b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Magnesium, potassium, selenium, and zinc not only reduce inflammation, but they're also important for overall thyroid health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Zinc</b>: Just 10 milligrams of zinc daily was shown by the University of Massachusetts, to improve thyroid problems in women. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Interesting note: The high zinc content found in oysters is a reason why they're considered to have aphrodisiac properties!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Selenium</b>: 200 micrograms of selenium is the typical daily dosage for people with thyroid problems. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Magnesium</b>: Between 600 - 800 milligrams of magnesium daily is common among those dealing with thyroid problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Potassium</b>: Around 99 milligrams daily is usually the maximum dosage used to improve thyroid problems.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Potassium may also help alleviate some of the symptoms that come with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Grave's Disease, and hypothyroidism. The symptom reduction is possibly due to the fact that people with those three diseases are usually deficient in potassium.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">6. Vitamin A</span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Vitamin A is so critical for a healthy thyroid that without enough of it, the gland can actually deteriorate. Vitamin A also regulates hormones and can prevent your thyroid from becoming enlarged. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">25,000 IU of Vitamin A daily is usually the suggested dosage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>7. B Vitamins</b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Vitamin B5 and B6 help balance your hormones while B12 is necessary for proper thyroid hormone production. Since most people with low thyroid levels are especially deficient in Vitamin B12, incorporating more into your daily diet is a good way to improve your symptoms and boost a sluggish thyroid. A deficiency in Vitamin B-2 can destroy your thyroid's ability to function.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">*Read<u> this article</u> to learn about the 12 important B Vitamins and how much to take daily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>*Disclaimer 2: </b>A
thyroid evaluation should be done by a trusted healthcare professional
in order to know if you have a thyroid problem and what <i>precisely </i>that
problem is. There are a range of different types of thyroid "problems" such as underactive
thyroid and overactive thyroid, but for the sake of being brief, this article only scratched the surface. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Carani, Cesare, et. al. "<i>Multicenter Study on the Prevalence of Sexual
Symptoms in Male Hypo- and Hyperthyroid Patients,"</i> The Journal of
Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol. 90, No. 12 6472-6479</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boydens, C., Pauwels, B., Decaluwé, K., Brouckaert, P.
and Van de Voorde, J. (2015), <i>Relaxant and Antioxidant Capacity of the
Red Wine Polyphenols, Resveratrol and Quercetin, on Isolated Mice
Corpora Cavernosa.</i> Journal of Sexual Medicine, 12: 303–312.
doi: 10.1111/jsm.12786</span></span><br />
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Tan, Z. S., Beiser, A., Vasan, R. S., Au, R., Auerbach, S., Kiel, D. P.,
… Seshadri, S. (2008). Thyroid Function and the Risk of Alzheimer’s
Disease: The Framingham Study. <i>Archives of Internal Medicine</i>, <i>168</i>(14), 1514–1520. http://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.168.14.1514<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>Is it Possible to Shrink Your Stomach by Eating Less?</u></span></b><br />
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<b>This question -- whether or not the stomach can be shrank by consuming less food -- made <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/health/does-the-size-of-your-1284539757256758.html" target="_blank">headlines on <i>Yahoo!</i> today. </a></b><br />
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<b>Aside from the answer provided in the article "<i>Does the Size of Your Stomach Shrink When You Eat Less?"</i> featured on <i>Yahoo! Health</i>, I felt compelled to weigh in with my own "answer" as I am a perfect guinea pig.</b><br />
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<b>To be clear, by "stomach," we're referring to the actual organ, not the waist or mid-section.</b><br />
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<b>Now that that's out of the way, if you haven't already, go ahead and read the article mentioned and then come back here to read my own answer and how I arrived at the conclusion years ago that my stomach organ did in fact seem to shrink.</b><br />
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<b>I arrived at this conclusion by complete accident (and at the expense of my health and youthful years of wild, carefree bliss) thanks to extremely agonizing gut-related issues that left me and every doctor I visited puzzled for most of my teenage and adult life.</b><br />
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<b>It looks as if my extreme misfortune is finally coming in use for something, and I must say it's about time. Perhaps there was a reason for all those years of agony after all. And here I was asking <i>why? Why? Why? Why must I seem the be the only girl forced to spend what's supposed to be the most fun, free, and wild years of the human life wasting away in bed (or more like the bathroom)?</i></b><br />
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<b>Perhaps this is the reason -- so that a few years down the road I could finally write a blog post to let people know that it's probably true that your stomach can shrink if you don't feed it.</b><br />
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<b>Well, at least I finally have an answer for why my adult life and late teen years cannot really be accounted for. That is, unless you're asking my cats or awesomely supportive boyfriend stayed by side through the last 10 years, including during the years I only half existed.</b><br />
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<b>I've gone into great detail about the entire journey of those health problems, so I won't get too detailed here. I'll just get to the point and answer the question, based on my experience.</b><br />
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<b>As you now know, and as the article I shared at the beginning of this post points out, the stomach can shrink when put through a period of not being filled, but to reach a level of actual shrinkage requires such a small amount of food that it's totally illogical and completely unhealthy to consider this as a weight loss method. Unfortunately, I know this all too well.</b></div>
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<b>You see, for some reason, a combination of digestive problems -- one of them being <strike>fatal </strike>severe IBS (just kidding. Don't panic. IBS is <i>not </i>actually fatal. It just feels that way for those who suffer with it). Accompanied with the digestive complications came endometriosis that, according to the OB/GYN I reluctantly see, was deeply embedded in... ahem... my bowels (I know, as if having something called "irritable bowel syndrome" wasn't dehumanizing enough, right?). </b><br />
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<b>Apparently, it was a better idea to simply sew me back up without removing any of the problematic endometriosis/adhesions than to attempt removing it from a place such as the bowels. </b><br />
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<b>The point of sharing such humiliating personal details is to lead up to telling you that these health issues also caused me to become extremely ill anytime I ate. As if having something called "irritiable bowel syndrome" and then bowel-endometriosis on top of it isn't dehumanizing, humiliating, and agonizing enough, right? </b></div>
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<b>My misfortune just had to be taken a step further and ruin my ability to even survive. Not being able to eat more than a couple of bites on any given day -- no joke. A couple of bites would almost always leave me writhing in pain -- started making it a little tough to survive. Forget the other health issues and sicknesses that come along with being malnourished and dehydrated. </b><br />
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<b>Eventually, as you might've already guessed at this point, I was quite literally wasting away. 70-something pounds was my lowest weight.</b><br />
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<b>By the time I had came across my little life-saver aloe vera (too bad I didn't start munching on it before the expensive surgery that did nothing to help), I was certain that death was closing in on me.</b><br />
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<b>I was also certain that my stomach had shrank because when my family would force me to risk pure agony (by forcing me to eat, bless their souls), I would be as full as a dog tick, even from as little as 2-3 saltine crackers. Who knew that was possible? </b><br />
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<b>This went on for several years until my desperate consumption of aloe vera -- I read it could soothe problems associated with IBS and immediately began taking it -- and it was nearly two years before I was able to actually sit down and finish a real, proper meal with proper portions. </b><br />
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<b>So, to say that the stomach cannot shrink would be a complete and total injustice to the fact that I'm pretty sure my stomach shrank to the size of a peanut. Okay, a walnut.</b><br />
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<b>Before I end I want to make it very clear that I am not in any way condoning any type of weight loss nor is this post intended to be taken as advice or suggestions on losing weight. In fact, if anything, I would like to recommend against any attempts to halt your food consumption in order to lose weight. Please treat your body like the precious, beautiful gem that it is (inside and out.) If not for you, do it for me. My heart broke every single time someone would comment on my extremely, sickly small size and then after asking me how I <i>"did it,"</i> they would reply that I was so lucky and oh how they wish they would get sick so they could "get skinny."</b><br />
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<b>I promise you, getting sick doesn't equal getting skinny in a healthy or fun way. From an outsider's perspective it may seem like the perfect, easy way to losing weight, but it's not. I used to tell the dozens of people who wished they could lose weight by getting sick the way I did that I'd rather be 300 pounds than to feel the pain I would feel from simply eating. We have to eat to survive. Having to endure so much pain that you can't even bring yourself to swallow a bite is not ever going to be worth it to you when you're there. </b><br />
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<b>Okay, now that I've gone on and on to make sure you know that this is not a weight loss idea, I must finish up by also making sure you know that I'm not against healthy weight loss. But please do it the healthy way! Cutting out some of the foods that are extremely bad for you is a great way to do this and so is aiming for healthier portions and more filling meals. Don't forget, you have options that allow you to be a healthy weight without hurting yourself.</b><br />
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<b>I know all about extreme food cravings that won't let you sleep. When I finally became able to eat normally and as much as I wanted without pain, believe me, was it hard to quit! I've come to really love food. But I do keep fairly healthy portions and aim for some healthy foods.</b><br />
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<b>If you are disappointed that you came here and didn't find any information on actually losing weight, then perhaps I can interest you in other posts I've written discussing healthy and very effective ways to go about it. You can find<a href="http://www.kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/search/label/diet" target="_blank"> dozens of posts here </a>that will help teach you about plenty of options for losing and maintaining weight. I've even covered ways to knock out those intense cravings for junk food that strike every night. For example<a href="http://kendrasuniquestyle.blogspot.com/2015/05/review-and-personal-experience-with.html" target="_blank">, this post</a> will give you information that'll help you kick the habit of emotional eating, over-eating, and midnight cravings.</b></div>
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AminoHD1000 is very popular among athletes, but I'm finding that it also has its place in the lives of folks like myself who are far from athletes, but maintain some level of exercise or daily activity.</div>
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You see, AminoHD1000 helps the body in many ways aside from just aiding in your muscle-building desires. I will be discussing all the workings of this supplement in the review below. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>Aminos are important for the health of cells and speedy recovery and growth.</b></span></span></div>
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growth; free-form BCAA does not get stuck in the liver, but is delivered straight to the muscles </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">AminoHD
1000 is manufactured from 100% amino acids and vegetable capsules. That's it. All that takes off for your muscles is "the raw
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Jackman's trainer put him on 5-10g of BCAAs Pre & Post Workout for
his (mostly shirtless) roll in X-Men Wolverine</i></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>...and look how that turned out!"</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There are a few notable effects that I've experienced while using this supplement so naturally, I was compelled to document and share these things. These are all explained below and as I continue using this supplement, I will update as any new changes or effects take place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The very first effect I noticed after using <a href="http://www.amazon.com/BCAA-Capsules-450-Count-Standards-Additives/dp/B00LT4941M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8">AminoHD 1000 </a>was a significant, very noticeable increase in my endurance levels. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the second day of taking AminoHD 1000, I was exercising when I noticed that I was performing exceptionally better than normal. I was really utilizing all of my muscles as I followed my typical ab and lunge/squat routine. Whereas I am usually fatigued and have to stop to breathe every 80-100 reps for the ab workout, I was feeling the "burn" far more than I normally do (because I was putting all my muscle effort in) and still reached 250 reps before having to pause for a breath!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I also performed my lunges and squats a little more efficiently than I normally can stand to do. I do not enjoy the weak, shaky, unstable feeling in my thighs that result from lunge or squat workouts. It's not satisfying to me, and when I notice that almost achy burn in my thighs during exercise, it irritates me greatly. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It's been a month since I began taking the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/BCAA-Capsules-450-Count-Standards-Additives/dp/B00LT4941M/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8">AminoHD supplement</a> on a daily basis and I couldn't be more pleased with this supplement. While there aren't any super hulk results to be expected, I'm impressed with the health benefits I'm continuously receiving from taking these. It's also worth it to know that this is helping to support my muscles and amp up the progress I get from exercise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All in all, it's one of my daily "must take" supplements, along with my multi-vitamin and a few other very vital minerals/vitamins and herbs. This is one I've been able to stick with and will for the long term due to the very broad benefits. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether it's anxiety, depression, a phobia, or all of the above, most people feel dealing with them feel like they're running into a brick wall. Sometimes repeatedly. Depression and anxiety commonly cause us to feel stuck. But do you know <i>why</i>?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">This little 5-letter word is behind practically every case of depression and anxiety? The saying, "<i>we're driven by fear"</i> is so true, right? For most people, every action they take is out of fear. And they <i>don't even realize it</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">People overwork themselves out of fear of not having enough money. (Understandable, but a fear-based action nonetheless.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">People spend their money out of fear. Just take, for example, how many people spend thousands on insurance and home security systems. (That's not to say that it isn't a proactive and very smart thing to do, it does paint a picture of just how much our society lives in fear.) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Like with most things, our mental and emotional set-back are also fueled or "driven" by fear. Even our own unhappiness is often based on fears when we look deeper into it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> Nobody deserves to live in fear and nobody deserves to live a life that makes them feel stuck. Yet thousands of my readers feel both stuck and fearful. You've probably arrived here because you feel that way, too. And you want the mental and emotional set-backs to <b>stop controlling your life. </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">That's exactly why I've laid out 5 simple, but effective ways you can get more control over the emotional and mental set-backs instead of them controlling you.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">1. Stop Owning Your Problems (and Fears)</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Three <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ords</span></span></span>: <i>Law. of. Attraction</i>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What you think<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> about and w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat you tell yourself and</span></span> others<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will</span> become your actual reality.<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> If <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">continuously </span></span>thinking about <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">what scares <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">you, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your fears <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">start manifesting</span></span></span></span> quicker than you can burn your morning toast.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>hen you constantly claim<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>an illness<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s almost like you invite it to </span>become part of</span></span> <i>you</i>. Slowly, this illness (or other problem) grows until it<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>become your reality. Just take a gander at the years of posts and articles I've written on how I spent most of<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> my adult</span> life being severely ill from my anxieties and thoughts i.e. <i>fears</i>.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ponder on this</span>:</span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">if you can easily create a lasting problem or illness for yourself just by claiming it or giving continuous thought to it, you can do the very same by giving thought to the opposite.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In other words<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span></span> stop claiming your illness/problem/set-back and start claiming your joy, great health, and stability.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It works. I've been on the journey myself.</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">2. Stop Being Worthless</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I know, that's harsh if not downright mean, but what I mean is stop letting yourself continue with a life routine that keeps you <i>feeling </i>worthless day in and day out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P.S. This has been a big area of struggle for me<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, which is why I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">feel comfortable<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">saying what I have. </span></span></span>There <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were times</span> that I felt so </span>worthless that I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">found it difficult not to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">believe that </span></span>I was nothing more than a burden to those who love me. I thought I was unworthy of even the smallest favor. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do yourself (and me, please?) a favor and change this <b>now</b>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Do not wallow in or even entertain the thoughts<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> that bring up feelings of worthlessness. It will never<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> help you to become any more worthy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and it's completely counter-active to what you want to achieve. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stop </span></span></span>counting all the ways you must be worthless. You aren't. I promise. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What you can do <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to combat <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">feelings of worthlessness:</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I've taken <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the advice of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some experts in th<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is field<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and have been able to t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ransform those useless<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> thoughts <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">and feelings of being worthless.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Get out of your <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">head and get into the world, in any way that you can manage</span>.</span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span>I started making a deliberate and conscious effort to get out of my head space and be with my loved ones. Even if it's just sitting with my nieces and nephews for a few minutes -- it's all about building yourself up with small things, and there's nothing that makes you feel as worthy of life as being around <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">those</span> who make you feel needed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or pets. If you're an animal lover, spend some time reveling in the love vibration you feel when petting your animals. This is thought to be very healing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">At<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the very least, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">being<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> around the pets or kids always means I'll be put to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">good use<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. The turtles need feeding, the cats need <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">petting, the dog needs a bath. Kids <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">help with </span>t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">heir homework, the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">TV channel change<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">d, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">something to eat, or <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">someone to read them a book.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span>At <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">least<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> doing homework, changing the channel,</span> bathing, or feeding the pets is a distraction from <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the paralyzing feeling of <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">depression. The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">se little creatures</span> force me to get up and do <i>something</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> lot <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of times, that's what we need.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span>f<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> the feelings of </span>low self-worth <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">comes </span>from your circumstances<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, (like in my own case:</span> feeling like I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> haven't been </span>doing much with my life or for others) simply reaching out to an old friend, have a get-together, or spending time with a family members will do wonders. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">When <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've hit a low place, I like to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">make a promise t<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hat I'll <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">show up at a friend's place. </span></span></span>The key is to show up, and to keep doing it. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Even if it doesn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t cure <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">anything, it always<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">works to distract you from the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">negative thoughts that are keeping you stuck<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've learned that the best <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thing<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I can do is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">take up any opportunity that<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> provides distraction</span>.</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> helpful activity for anyone who<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'s suffering with <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the feeling of worthlessness:</span></span></span></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">B</span>efore you go to bed tonight (or as you wake in the morning), don't do anything until you've listed at least a few things that make you feel worthy. For example, did you accomplish something <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wasn't easy to tackle?</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">P.S. </span></span>Make <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">your results e</span>ven more powerful <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">by </span>tak<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ing</span> time to write (or type) the list. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">activity </span>helps you move forward because <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it inspires the </span>urge to do things in your day that allow you to feel worthy<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span>Or better put, things that remind you <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <i>are</i></span><i> </i></span>worthy. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">3. Hold Yourself Accountable</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Whether it's completing one small project or task on your to-do list or just making yourself get up, ma<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ke that effort. Before<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">hand</span>, remind yourself that you don<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t have to follow through to the end (yes, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">even if it's just a shower), you just have to <i>start</i>.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now is the best time to do those things because you will feel insanely proud for having overcame part of the difficulty and completed something that you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'</span>ve wanted to ignore so badly. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Making<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> t</span>he smallest attempts <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to </span>do whatever it is you need to do but don't feel like doing will</span> empower you. It's kind of like proving to yourself you can do something that once felt impossible. Then, you'll want to see how many more "things" you've dreaded that you can get done.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I use this technique so often that it's become almost a ritual. It never fails to uplift me as it's a way to prove<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>to m<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">yself</span> that I can do the things that I never thought I <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>ould manage.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b>4. Free The Emotions That Keep You Down</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For the emotionally-<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">driven </span></span>set-backs many people swear by EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), but if you aren't into that, you need to at least work on your belief system.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You can start by instilling a brand new belief within yourself: The belief that you can change anything <i>easily</i>. Your circumstances, your situations, anything. It might take you a month to really believe it, but don't slack on <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">reminding yourself everyday that you can change <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">this situation<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Without the hope of knowing you can change <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">things</span>, you won't be as motivated towards the life you want. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">y</span>ou are <i>not </i>your "problem." </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Oh, and while we're at it, let's stop referring to things as "our <i>problems</i>."</span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">5. It Won't Last Forever, Not Even <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Your</span> Circumstances</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Just breathe. Whatever feels like it could ruin your life in one minute, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">it </span>won't. You can change your mind any time you want to and same goes for your circumstances. The second you've decided that you want change (whether it's regarding your mental/emotional state or your financial state), it's already on its way to you. It really does happen as quickly as the time it takes you to think the thought "<i>I want a change."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Think about it, our circumstances <i>always </i>change, even when we aren't trying to change them. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Stop focusing so hard on how badly a change needs to occur and start breathing and knowing it's al<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ready <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">occurring</span>. It's on its<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> way.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Let's pause while you tell your mind "<i>it's all fine and good."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you do it? Good... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The change will occur. You need to take it slowly, stop the hurried thoughts that scream "it must change now or else!" and know that the change is occurring, just in a comfortable, gentle manner. </span></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Okay, I'll give you one more than what I promised...</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There's also psychotherapy, which is a scary word, but in this new age world, we have options that rely less on drugs and more on healing on deep levels. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take Daniela Maltauro</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;"> at <a href="http://danielamaltauro.com/">http://danielamaltauro.com/</a></span></u><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> f</span>or example, -- she's a psychotherapist who I admire for her unique approach to therapy in areas such as couples therapy. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Her approach -- which involves focusing on honesty, trust, caring, and best of all, <u>hope </u>-- takes psychotherapy to a new level, something that has been an inspiration to me, as someone who has struggled with personal issues such as anxiety, feelings of unworthiness, and anxiety. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have never actually gone through therapy or counseling, but I try to keep up to date with new approaches <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in the industry</span>. I<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t's </span>also w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">orth <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">noting </span></span>that certain "psychotherapy services" <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(</span>a simple couple's retreat, for example) can be useful for anyone<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">,</span> not just someone w<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ith a </span>diagnosed mental health "illness."</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Do you have anything you could add to this list of ways to stop letting setbacks get in the way of your everyday, joyful life? If so, please share them with everyone in the comments section.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Remember to have <u>fun</u>. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And have a safe, joyful Labor Day weekend! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">*Excuse my goofy pictures. I was under the influence of extreme excitement over getting to try organic bone broth, so I resorted to selfies with the bone broth when it came in the mail.*</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bone broth is considered a super-food by many, like the Weston A. Price Foundation for instance, and for good reason. It's known for its immune-boosting properties. Good bone broth like <a href="http://www.bonebroths.com/">Bone Broths Co</a>.'s nutrient-dense, organic, grass-fed bone broth is even used to aid in recovery from illness, or the flu/colds. It helps strengthen and restore many of the body's important functions, like the immune system.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It just so happens that when Bone Broths Co. sent me their bone broth, I had been dealing with the pain of a broken wisdom tooth for months, so it was the perfect time to try it since bone broth is so amazing for dental (and overall) health.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I want to go ahead and interrupt for a minute to say that one of my main reasons for wanting to try bone broth was for my bone and dental health. At one point, while in excruciating pain, I had the idea to hold some of this bone broth in my mouth around my wisdom tooth to see if it couldn't give me some relief. I was pleasantly surprised that the extreme inflammation seemed to calm each time I did that. I also alternated between other home remedies and when I went to the dentist two days ago, he surprised the heck out of my by poking my mouth with three needles (anesthesia) and going straight to extracting the tooth! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The reason that's a surprise is because the tooth was very broken, in one place, all the way to the gum and had been this way for around three months, so I expected to be sent home with a round fo antibiotics on my first visit and then asked to come back for the extraction. I've never heard of someone getting their tooth extracted the very same day! </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I assumed it must have been because I didn't have much infection in the area. I know it was infected after it broke because I was in so much pain.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For good measure, before he went to town jerking my tooth out, I asked if there was much infection. He said he really couldn't see much at all. So, I have come to the conclusion that all my home remedies I'd been using actually did keep the infection down!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used a variety of different natural remedies to keep the pain and infection as low as possible, but I have to say, the bone broth and the tea tree oil (which is what I used to brush with since it helped with pain and worked wonders to relieve the infection) seemed to be the most helpful to me. In fact, in the week leading up to my dentist visit, the only things I was using was tea tree oil and bone broth!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bone Broth is rich in trace minerals like calcium, phosphorous, silicon, sulphur, magnesium, and others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The benefits of a good bone broth are so numerous that I probably couldn't name them all, but I've listed many below.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Builds strong bones.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Improves metabolism<br /> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Promotes healthy muscles and connective tissue, making bone broth beneficial to those looking to build more muscle.<br /><br />- Provides protection to digestive lining</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Provides fuel to cells in the small intestine<br /> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">- Bone broth is said to help aid in detoxification of cells, liver, and "gut."</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The main reason I became interested in adding a good, <a href="http://Bone Broth is rich in trace minerals like calcium, phosphorous, silicon, sulphur, magnesium, and others. ">organic bone broth</a> to my diet was due to what I'd read from Weston A. Price's work and other health experts. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I've been working diligently at improving my dental and bone health -- and hopefully even remineralizing some of my teeth -- I finally decided it was time to really go all out and add the beloved bone broth into my diet.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'd already adopted most of the other important things for proper dental health anyways -- such as quitting all toothpaste and only using natural stuff like essential oils.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've been dealing with a broken wisdom tooth for months and the problems have been severe. So what better time to begin the bone broth, right? I was given the opportunity to collaborate with a reputable bone broth company -- Bone Broths Co. at just the perfect time when my teeth needed it the most.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Note</b>: I'm not saying that consuming bone broth will cause my severely broken wisdom tooth to somehow heal magically. This is one case where I believe I'll have to have the tooth extracted, but in the meantime, I'm excited to begin adding the mineral and nutrient-rich broth to my diet to help improve my dental health (and overall health) as a whole.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">*Bone broth contains gelatin, which is super important as it's said to be used to treat many diseases, even cancer. It is used as medical treatment in ancient China. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gelatin is not only important for joint and cartilage health, but it's also great for digestion and has even been used to help people heal from digestive problems like "leaky gut syndrome," crohn's, ulcerative colitis, and IBS (something I've battled with on and off for years.) It also helps with candidiasis as bone broth promotes the growth of "good" bacteria which in turn can fight off the bad, like candida albicans.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many say that because of the collagen in bone broth, drinking it regularly will reduce cellulite and wrinkles.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><br />As with anything consumable these days, it's important to make sure the bone broth you consume is free of harmful items that are often found in many store-bought broths.<br /><br /><b>Make sure the bone broth you use is:</b><br />1. From grass-fed animals<br />2. Free of MSG (a neurotoxin found in most shelved stocks/broths)<br />3. Free of artificial growth hormones and antibiotics<br />From what I have read, these are the three basic things to look for if you plan to buy your bone broth. </span></span></div>
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combine modern day packaging technology with the old fashioned way of
cooking bone broth to bring you a delicious and healthy shelf-stable
beef bone broth. Every batch of our beef bone broth is made with bones
from grass-fed, pasture-raised cattle without antibiotics or added
hormones. We also use garden vegetables, sea salt, and spices. Our broth
is cooked at a slow simmer to extract all the flavor and nutrients..."</i></span></span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Above is a quick chili "dip" + crackers. The chili "dip" is basically venison chili (made with bone broth) and shredded cheese, sour cream, garlic, and onions, and I believe a few other flavorful things that I currently cannot recall at this late hour. Clearly I also couldn't be bothered with any decent dishes at the late hour when the snack was made either. Hey, paper plates really can be a life-saver even if they are ugly. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b>As someone new to broths, I can't say the flavor of the straight broth in a cup was delicious to me, but it certainly wasn't intolerable. I had no trouble allowing the broth to sit in my mouth for several seconds. I did this for my teeth, especially since my broken wisdom tooth was giving me severe pain and the gums and teeth around the broken tooth were extremely inflamed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bone Broth can be used in a huge variety of dishes, but many people love drinking it as a warm beverage! I was surprised to learn this last winter, but I've read/heard/saw dozens of folks say they love drinking bone broth. In fact, there was a drive-thru place open somewhere in New York I think where you could get a warm cup of bone broth.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">For those who aren't fond of drinking their bone broth, I've came across loads of different recipes that you can use it in. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Most people use bone broth in their soups, stews, and slow-cooker (crock-pot) dishes. I've seen pasta recipes like spaghetti that use bone broth as well. </span></span></div>
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I've noted, bone broth is versatile in that it can be used in numerous dishes like stew and
even spaghetti, but you can also include it in your sauces. The beef
broth I'm using from Bone Broths Co. has so far went splendidly in every
dish I've tried it with so far, including spaghetti.<b><u><br /></u></b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I'm very new to bone broth, I've not had the chance to try it very many different recipes, so I'm just discovering the possibilities at the moment.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So far, I've found it enjoyable in vegetable soup (my favorite soup) and even in my mom's chicken chili! Chicken chili is basically a creamier kind of chili in my opinion. It's a blend of chili powder, beans, vegetables, and chicken instead of beef. My mom always includes herbs like parsley, basil, oregano, a variety of beans, sour cream, and of course cheese! That's exactly how I love it. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">We tried using the bone broth in chicken chili and it was absolutely perfect. I thought it added more flavor rather than a watery, blandness it often has. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I could even imagine this bone broth being tasty in chicken noodle soup, for those of you who like the stuff.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><br />- This is the first truly fresh, never frozen bone broth<br /> </span></span></div>
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bones, organic vegetables, sea salt and organic herbs are the only
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>Ingredients in Bone Broths Co. Beef Bone Broth:</b><br />Filtered water, grass-fed beef bones, onions, organic carrots, organic parsley, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, black peppercorn, bay thyme, rosemary extract.</span></span></div>
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