Thoughts from the Sick Bed

You know, I've been moving around a lot the past year or so, and I've kinda learned about what I do or don't mind having in my house.  Like, not having a dishwasher isn't as bad as I thought it would be.  Same for not having cable tv.  Life is definitely better, however, with an in-home washer and dryer.  And the two little but necessary kitchen requirements: toaster and microwave.  I really like both of those appliances.  I also don't miss parking in a garage as much as I would've thought.  I might feel differently if I had a nicer car, though.  

These are the things I think about as I wonder around this new house, sneezing.

I Want This Book

My healthy LA friend Krista recommended this book to me, saying, "it's really great for understanding how different vitamins work together, food combinations, stuff like that. Foods for curing whatever ails you, etc. " (That's a copy and paste from an email from her)

I looked at the reviews and descriptions on amazon.com and lots of strangers also recommend this book for people interested in getting the full benefits from food. It sounds pretty interesting.

In recent years I've had a little more exposure to non-traditional medicine... I worked with a tech in Fort Worth who was pretty into chi and massage, etc, and he helped me open up to that kind of stuff. Then a year or two ago I got a book called The Best Choices of the People's Pharmacy as my thank you gift for my NPR donation. That book is full of natural solutions to various ailments. The neatest thing I learned from that book is that a daily dose of cinnamon can reduce bad cholesterol (LDL), increase good cholesterol (HDL) and triglycerides and reduce and stabilize blood sugar. They say it only takes about half a teaspoon a day to see your numbers change.

Musings

Also, macaroons are done and look delightful! Cannot cannot wait to try one. The kinda good kinda bad thing is that the recipe I used was a pretty small recipe... it made 8 macaroons. Good because who knew if it would turn out ok, bad because they did turn out good and 8 isn't enough (in this case).

Probably tomorrow I'll post the macaroon story, but I tell ya, this is not as easy as it looks. I might have to do some research into how to post blogs and pictures. There is no way I am doing this the right way, or no one would be doing it. Luckily I have plenty of time on my hands.