White Rice Blues

I didn't want to believe it, but it seems to be true.

When I eat white rice, the next day I have pain in knee joints.

Ok, cut out the bread and now cut out the rice?!

I seriously need to change my staple.

Quinoa is an option. Millet is not so appealing to me. Brown rice is also an option.

Soaking quinoa and brown rice shouldn't be a drag. This is what people use to do in 'dem old days. Today, it seems like such a burden to think ahead to soak the grains to remove phytic acid. (which otherwise can carry away minerals like calcium)

I don't need to panic. I just need to keep it simple and let things flow.

This is the key.

I want to try 2 weeks of no white rice.

To increase herbal tea of Horsetail/(equisetum arvense), which contain silica. It's known to repair bony tissues and help form stronger bones and tendons.  Eat more oatmeal and hunt around for some oat straw/avena sativa which is known to be calcium rich. Oatmeal and almonds make a powerful punch! Definitely incorporate more fish and more greens into my week's diet.

 Bones love exercise. So, I'm going to make it my biz to walk more-during the hours before and after 11am- 2pm. Y'know gotta get  some o' that vitamin D on my side!!

And then see how I feel...

The challenge is on...

G-d bless!!

There are lots more info on bone health!
check it out:
http://www.herbwisdom.com/herb-horsetail.html

http://www.food4healthybones.com/blog/bone-strength-3-daily-tips-dancing-into-your-90s/

http://www.naturalnews.com/034830_oat_straw_calcium_bone_health.html

http://www.food4healthybones.com/blog/bone-strength-3-daily-tips-dancing-into-your-90s/

http://www.naturalnews.com/030756_joint_health_foods.html

http://www.naturalnews.com/029245_joint_pain_remedies.html

Anti-depressants

A very thought-provoking article to read about anti-depressants. Are we being duped??!!

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/08/robert-whitaker-interview.aspx

"You will hold me..."

Toddlers are yummy to play with and even yummier to cuddle.

And they LOVE when you pick them up. And don't hesitate (I mean as long as it's not for the upteenth time and you can barely breathe b/c they've played horsey on you and ridden cross country and back. And we know they will try...)

Picking up heavy things like big soup pots, buckets of water, or even
better a cutie-pie toddler is helpful for the continued buildup of bone.

A study at the Veterans Adminstration Medical Center in Florida found that weight training, by boosting the strength of legs, arms, and shoulders, increased bone density by around 1.5 percent per year, whereas being sedentary caused bone density LOSS about 2 percent per year. Over the course of years, these numbers add up...

(Aside from weight lifting, stair climbing, dancing (woohoo!), and brisk walking also contribute to bone build up, says Gary Null in Power Aging.)

But this isn't just another excuse for me to exercise.

It's also another excuse to pick up that wide-eyed sweetie pie and share the love!

G-d bless!

Check it out
Food and Our Bones, AnneMarie Colbin

http://www.naturalnews.com/010528.html