Supper beets

[sumi]

For convenience the powdered supplement is great, but fresh is wonderful and given the choice, would be the one I go for.

 

[tortoise]

@crealbilly you brought a huge smile to my face. Keepin' it classy on the internet. Kudos!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Yikes. It may be good for you, but the taste

LOL! I think it's an acquired taste. We have one now that's actually not bad. It has some cinnamon in it or something else that makes it taste good!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

KEEP active...as long as you can.
If I could just outrun wrinkles!

You speak the truth, lol!

Now, if there were a supplement for wrinkles....

 

[Britesea]

You speak the truth, lol!

Now, if there were a supplement for wrinkles....

I noticed that when I lost weight, I suddenly saw more wrinkles... I guess the extra fat puffed out the skin, lol

 

[sumi]

I'm working on gaining weight, maybe that will slow down the wrinkles?

I can't eat in the mornings, so after coffee I have a glass of milk with some added whey protein to get my day started. Along with some Spirulina pills for nutrients, etc.

 

[NH Homesteader]

What is spirulina? I'm clueless lol

When I'm not pregnant I have a hard time eating breakfast. These days I wake up thirsty and starving!

 

[sumi]

Scroll down to the nutrition bit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement) It's awesome stuff

 

[CrealCritter]

I'm going to throw out a warning here... Several years ago after juicing some very healthy ingredients....apples, carrots, fresh from the garden beets, I had a very severe reaction. Everything I used was organic and/or home grown.

It was a very hot day and I had been outside mowing, weeding and was overheated and thirsty. I made juice. What could be more healthy, right? Within a minute or so of my first drink of "healthy" juice my throat started feeling scratchy... so I drank more juice. Another minute goes by and I'm dizzy, nauseous, feel like I'm about to pass out and can't even call out for DH. I managed to get from the kitchen to the living room and still can't speak so I knocked on the wall to get his attention. Being the nurse that he is - he takes one look at me and says we're going to the ER. Being the stubborn person that I am - I said no - I just want to get in a tub of cool water (because I'm thinking I'm hot and I want to cool off). Or maybe not thinking, lol. I get in the tub - start shaking violently, vomit in the water, get out and off to the ER we go.

I had oxalate poisoning from the fresh beet juice. Oxalates are the same thing in the house plant "dumb cane" (which accounts for the vocal cord problems) and in rhubarb leaves. Excess oxalates can also do kidney damage.

Let me just say that you DON'T want to experience what I experienced.

I am a firm believer in healthy eating - and I still think juicing has its place for some folks. Just be careful.

Further research seemed to indicate that my ratio of beet juice was too high and the beets were too fresh. The beets you get in a grocery store are usually ok - because they are anything but fresh, lol.

A lot of times I'll say I had an allergic reaction to beets - but in reality - that's not true. I had a reaction to the oxalic acid in the beets.

Yes... We all should be careful... Thanks for pointing that out.

Our bodies become used to the poor quanity of nutrents contained in store bought food. A sudden inflow of large amounts nutrents contained in fresh foods can cause adverse affects. It's kind of like a shock to the system... Same kind of thing holds true for well well vs city (clorine) water.

 

[baymule]

If you can them, doesn't that kill the oxalic acid?