Have a Healthy and Free October
Published: Sun, 10/23/11
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Issue # October 2011 by Valerie Pugsley
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Well fall is upon us and I'm still struggling to get back on track with the the stuff that's happened in my life this year. I hope this newsletter finds you doing better with your routines and getting ready for Nov & Dec which are right around the corner. In Homeschooling you'll find some freebies and other useful pages for the season. In Health & Nutrition I share some easy ways to boost your immune system thru food.
May you stay healthy in the months to come and enjoy all the seasonal events ahead.
May you stay healthy in the months to come and enjoy all the seasonal events ahead.
Homeschooling
It's been a while since I've writen for this section, but here are a few things I found to share. Homeschool Freebie of the Day
posts finds M-F, but they're only good for one day. Check out their
offerings and if it suits you Join the List so you can get emails
regarding upcoming offers.
I don't know if any of you carve pumpkins, but if you do here are two sites
I don't know if any of you carve pumpkins, but if you do here are two sites
I hope your school year has gotten off to a good start, and don't forget to Like Homeschool Preschool thru High School for regular posts during the week.
Health & Nutrition
Foods That Heal
Years ago I read a book The Food Pharmacy by Jean Carper. Even before reading it I felt that the food God designed was best of our body. This book takes it a step farther and shows the things each food is good for. I thought about this book again when I was reading my Oct. issue of All You. In their article Stay healthy all winter long, they talked about foods that boost your immune system.
Yogurt with probiotics, look for live active cultures, increases the healthy bacteria in the digestive system. In addition to eating it for breakfast, you can use it as a base for dips & dressings. Breakfast was also found to be important in a British study, with those who skipped it more likely to get a cold. Green tea is good for a number of things and it appears an amino acid unique to it helps bolster our immune system. Only problem I saw with this, is that it required 8-10 cups daily for a 30% decrease in colds & flus. One interesting suggestion to get more was to brew some tea, and use it for making rice and oatmeal. Pumpkin is full of beta-carotene which the body turns into vitamin A and again is useful for our immune system. I love pumpkin, and wrote Everything Pumpkin, Recipes and More a while ago. Another interesting thing I did with pumpkin was use it to make chocolate brownines, my family was surprised when I told them and gladly ate them all. You could also use canned pumpkin in a smoothie or add it to Greek yogurt.
The last food mentioned and my favorite is garlic. I call this God's wonder drug. It helps in many areas, including lowering cholesterol and cardiovascular health. Its also a anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral, which makes it good for the cold and flu season. During the winter months, we have taken the oil caps with our dinner, like a vitamin. When doing this we found the we got sick less often then those around use and if we did get sick it wasn't as severe.
So this year, may you eat well, sleep plenty and be merry by avoiding illness.
Yogurt with probiotics, look for live active cultures, increases the healthy bacteria in the digestive system. In addition to eating it for breakfast, you can use it as a base for dips & dressings. Breakfast was also found to be important in a British study, with those who skipped it more likely to get a cold. Green tea is good for a number of things and it appears an amino acid unique to it helps bolster our immune system. Only problem I saw with this, is that it required 8-10 cups daily for a 30% decrease in colds & flus. One interesting suggestion to get more was to brew some tea, and use it for making rice and oatmeal. Pumpkin is full of beta-carotene which the body turns into vitamin A and again is useful for our immune system. I love pumpkin, and wrote Everything Pumpkin, Recipes and More a while ago. Another interesting thing I did with pumpkin was use it to make chocolate brownines, my family was surprised when I told them and gladly ate them all. You could also use canned pumpkin in a smoothie or add it to Greek yogurt.
The last food mentioned and my favorite is garlic. I call this God's wonder drug. It helps in many areas, including lowering cholesterol and cardiovascular health. Its also a anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and anti-viral, which makes it good for the cold and flu season. During the winter months, we have taken the oil caps with our dinner, like a vitamin. When doing this we found the we got sick less often then those around use and if we did get sick it wasn't as severe.
So this year, may you eat well, sleep plenty and be merry by avoiding illness.
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