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Where's my Mojo? Week 10

Had an appointment with my Doctor this week.  She rechecked my thyroid levels and noticed that they were still low. So now I'm taking 120mg of Thyroid Efer. She said if I had signs of  being light headed or  anxious then it would be lowered slightly. But I  haven't noticed a difference. I must really need this. Mind you, the mornings are my busiest, with checking emails, daily exercise, and sauna, and fitting in a 20 minute walk with my dog, Boswell.
 I talked with my doctor talked about the use of Testosterone and Estradiol Pellets. They use this type of treatment in the USA. The pellets are inserted underneath the skin for 6 months. It's suppose to release slowly into your body. After talking to my Doctor, she said that there would be no way of controlling the amount of hormones that would be releasing in your body daily. It's reverting back to the old way that the Doctors used to fix all women with the same dose of estrogen, which of course caused breast and  ovarian cancers to grow because of high doses of estrogen.

Then we had another conversation about the new Anti Wrinkle, stop ageing Spray called egh1. This is human growth hormone spray.  They say:

Lose Fat, Boost Energy, Improve Sex, and much more...
Science and technology have just made the onset effects of aging an option, rather than an inevitable fact of life. After more than 15,000 studies in the last 60 years, science has demonstrated that Growth Hormone (GH), a naturally occurring substance in the body, can allow users to lose fat, build lean muscle, sleep better, improve sexual performance and pleasure, increase energy and motivation, soften skin and wrinkles.


This egh 1 oral spray is my next research project. I'm not sure if this product is good or safe. Or is it the newest thing to regain your youthfulness???  My doctor will test my human growth hormone levels in September. I will keep you posted.

I'm Working out all the time ....I'm still Fat!!

Imbalanced Hormones can effect your weight loss/diet plan

Menopause and Premenopause women may not be able to loose weight do to hormone imbalance and high cortisol levels.

Are you hitting the treadmill but not dropping pounds? Beware: too much cardio can spike muscle-eating stress hormones, like cortisol, and hinder thyroid hormones, making you tired and slowing your metabolic rate (the rate at which you burn calories at rest), says Natasha Turner, ND. Plus, long, moderate-intensity aerobic workouts tend to lower levels of the satiating hormone leptin, making you hungry afterward, says Jade

In contrast, both experts say, strength training along with short, intense cardio sessions stimulated fat burning hormones like testosterone and human growth hormone, raising your metabolism.

Try 30-45 minute workouts, three times a week, combining intervals (cardio bursts punctuated by brief rests) and strength training. On the “off” days, go for a 30 - 60 minute walk.

Are your Skincare Products full of Chemicals??

My client , Sofia emailed this to me. You can check out all your skincare products. See what ingredients are safe to use and which ones are not.  Kandace Have you used EWG's Skin Deep Cosmetics Database to look up your shampoo or moisturizer? These are just the beginning. EWG developed Skin Deep to be your go-to online resource for personal care product ingredient safety information. Our researchers are constantly updating Skin Deep's database with new products. It now rates more than 65,000 different products in a wide variety of categories. Find the rating of your: Hair spray After sun products Lip balms Detanglers Acne treatment And check out the Skin Deep homepage to see all the product categories and search for a specific product. Here's to smarter personal care product shopping.

Where's My Mojo? Week 9

Another week has passed. Lots to do, with good weather I want to be outside. so I have been power washing and cleaning up the yard. So I need to look good and tan the legs a little. That means putting on the short shorts and tank tops. I realized then that I needed to spend a little more time in the gym. After loosing the 11 pounds I could use a bit of toning up. It seems like the older I get the more flab shows up between the inner thighs and underside of the arms....you know what I mean..... Those nasty Bat Wings. I'll have to get back into doing pushups again.
My girlfriend Janet, invited a few of us ladies over for an evening. She introduced us to Lisa, her Marine buddy from back in the 80's. Lisa has MS, and has been working hard in staying fit and healthy. She developed a line of Natural Soaps and Deodorants, called PURE Body Care.
Amazing products that are affordable too. I purchased a couple different deodorants which are made from baking soda, coconut oil, grapeseed oil, and essential oils. Cinnamon scented for me and lemon scented for hubby. For many years I have tried natural deodorants that never really worked, like the Natural Crystal Stone and Tom's. It always seemed by midday I needed to put more on and non of them worked if I had stress sweat. Or if I was exercising, I still would stink. OMG, I didn't want to run into anyone at the gym. Janet said this "stuff" really works. I've used it every day for 3 weeks now. Wow, I am hooked. The only thing is it did sting a bit when I applied it after I shaved my underarms, but it's worth it. I'm feelin" sexy and I smell great too!

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Carb Free Cloud Bread - Oopsies Recipe

These are a great replacement for hamburger buns or crackers. After experimenting a few times, I changed the recipe a bit. Enjoy, Kandace

Carb Free Cloud Bread

By Gillian Spence on February 02, 2010

Photo by Chef #0

33 Reviews

• 
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Serves: 5, Yield: 10 halves

About This Recipe

"These are a delicious home-made bread replacement that are practically carb free and very high in protein. They are just like heaven so I call them clouds. Compliments of Kristin Patterson."

Ingredients

• 3 eggs, separated
• 3 tablespoons whole milk cottage cheese or 3 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar and 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 
• 1- 2 teaspoons coconut palm sugar (optional) and 1 teaspoon Organic Whole Psyllium Husk 

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Preferably on convection oven for more even heat
2. Separate the eggs very carefully, there must be no yolk in the white.
3. In one bowl, mix together the egg yolks, the Cottage Cheese OR Cream Cheese and the sugar and whole psyllium husk until smooth.
4. In the other bowl add 1/4 teaspoon of Cream of Tartar and sea salt to the whites and beat the whites on high speed until they are fluffy and stiff and form nice peaks.
5. Very carefully fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites until mixed, but try and not break down the fluffiness of the egg whites too much.
6. Spray two cookie sheets with Pam or other fat-free cooking spray.
7. With a large spoon, "scoop" the mixture into 10 even rounds on the sheets (about the size of the top-half of the McDonalds hamburger bun; roughly 3/4 inch thick and 4 to 5 inches across).
8. Bake on the middle rack. Here is when you have to watch them, because the cooking time the same on any two batches. It is somewhere around 1/2 hour, but it could be less or more. You just need to watch them until them become nice and golden brown (again, the color of a McDonalds bun).
9. Remove from the pans and cool on a rack or cutting board.
10. While warm they are crumbly and similar to cooked meringue - but don't let this fool you! Once completely cool, seal them in a ziplock storage baggie or a tupperware over night. They will totally change their consistency, to something much more like bread - a softer texture that is nice and chewy. If you do not like softer chewy bread, then eat them as they are, nice and crisp.

Page 2 of 2Carb Free Cloud Bread (cont.)

Directions

11. Since the sides that were facing the pan are perfectly flat, you use these to spread things on, or make sandwiches, or even as a burger bun! The choice is up to you, and you will be quite amazed at how much like a bun these really are!

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 (30 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 5

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

Calories 43.2

Calories from Fat 25

59%

Amount Per Serving

% Daily Value

Total Fat 2.8g

4%

Saturated Fat 0.9g

4%

Cholesterol 111.6mg

37%

Sugars 0.1 g

Sodium 42.6mg

1%

Total Carbohydrate 0.3g

0%

Dietary Fiber 0.0g

0%

Sugars 0.1 g

0%

Protein 3.7g

7%

The Clean 15 & The Dirty Dozen

My client, Dr. Sofia(Bayfield), MD, has a family practice here in North Van. She sent me this great link on foods that are important to buy Organic.

Foods You Don't Have to Buy Organic

These are THE CLEAN 15

The 2013 version is based on the results of pesticide tests performed on produce and collected by federal agencies from the past nine years.

Nearly all of the data used took into account how people typically wash and prepare produce - for example, apples were washed and bananas peeled before testing. Of the fruit and vegetable categories tested, the following "Clean 15" foods had the lowest pesticide load, and consequently are the safest conventionally grown crops to consume from the standpoint of pesticide contamination:

• Onions
• Sweet corn
• Pineapples
• Avocado
• Cabbage
• Sweet peas
• Asparagus
• Mangoes
• Eggplant
• Kiwi
• Cantaloupe (domestic)
• Sweet potatoes
• Grapefruit
• Papayas
• Mushrooms

Foods You Should Always Buy Organic

These are THE DIRTY DOZEN

 The following "Dirty Dozen Plus" had the highest pesticide load, making them the most important to buy organic versions - or to grow them organically yourself:

• Apples
• Strawberries
• Grapes
• Celery
• Peaches
• Spinach
• Sweet bell peppers
• Nectarines
• Cucumbers
• Potatoes
• Cherry tomatoes
• Hot peppers

Plus these which may contain organophosphate insecticides, which EWG characterizes as "highly toxic" and of special concern:

• Kale/collard greens
• Summer squash

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