Author: Vanessa

Frame Freeze: Dealing with Stress

by Vanessa, posted in stress

We like sayings around our house.  Maybe that was an understatement. Pretty much we live by sayings. These can be originals like something someone in our family said, or heard someone else say; or ones we have heard from a movie or a TV show and got a kick out of. The newest one Husband … Continue reading Frame Freeze: Dealing with Stress

Meatza

by Vanessa, posted in Recipes

Meatza, in case you haven't heard of it, is the primal (or Paleo, or hunter/gatherer) version of pizza. A pretty tasty meal especially when you are craving tradional pizza. First, make a meatloaf kind of mixture: Ground beef (grass-fed, of course), egg, salt, pepper, Italian spices, and some almond meal (to replace bread crumbs).  Blend … Continue reading Meatza

Grounding or Earthing

by Vanessa, posted in Healthy Habits

Have you ever heard of either? Neither had I until a few months ago.  Grounding and earthing are synonymous terms. What is Grounding or Earthing? It supposedly happens when you walk barefoot (or with leather soles) on dirt, sand, concrete, rocks, and grass. It is all about connecting to the Earth's surface with barefeet, or … Continue reading Grounding or Earthing

Quirky Thursday-Removing Stains with Coke

by Vanessa, posted in Quirky Thursday

Several weeks ago a pink highlighter leaked in the pocket of my white scrub coat.  I immediately took it off and was putting cold water on it in a sink at the clinic where I work when up walks my boss, a guy in his early-mid thirties, also an RN, with his stain tip.  Coke. … Continue reading Quirky Thursday-Removing Stains with Coke

More on Probiotics, the Good Guys

by Vanessa, posted in probiotics

So I got home from Whole Foods a while ago with a new container of Solaray Multidophilus, capsules of probiotics, which is basically acidophilus and some of its friends. I had mindfully protected the vulnerable little good bacteria (which is supposed to be refrigerated) with a bag of frozen brussel sprouts while I shopped. When … Continue reading More on Probiotics, the Good Guys

Grain Brain-An Important Book

by Vanessa, posted in Book Review

According to Dr. David Perlmutter, who is a well respected board certified neurologist, the human brain weighs three pounds.  Interesting fact.  More interesting is the rest of his book Grain Brain in which he makes a strong case that the average American high carbohydrate diet is linked to Alzheimer's disease and other brain disorders.  He maintains that … Continue reading Grain Brain-An Important Book

Quirky Thursday/Probiotics

by Vanessa, posted in probiotics

I am really proud of my new pets. No, they aren't sea monkeys.  They are other little critters that I only need to feed and change their water every 48 hours.  In return for the care I give them they provide nutrients for me.  And I don't have to clean up after them. It's great! I … Continue reading Quirky Thursday/Probiotics

Laughter

by Vanessa, posted in Living LARGE!

Before you read the rest of this try to estimate a good guess on how many times you think you laugh each day. Then we will get back to that subject. A while back I read a Dr. Andrew Weil internet post about an MD, Dr. Madan Kataria from India, who is developing something called … Continue reading Laughter

Radiation Diatribe Part 2

by Vanessa, posted in CT Scans, Radiation

Hey, not to be a total downer or anything, but I thought I would add some scientific data to my last post on radiation. First of all, millisievert (mSv) is the name of the scientific unit of measurement for a radiation dose. Incidentally, on average, depending on where a person lives and the altitude and … Continue reading Radiation Diatribe Part 2