You Only Need One New Year Resolution. Practice.

You only need one New Year Resolution. Practice.

Recently a friend had surgery and the medication he was being given (Oxycodone, Zopidem, Xanax and Clonidine) was making him nauseous to the extreme. After googling possible natural remedies, we discovered that ginger is the best thing for nausea. And we just happened to have some Cinnamon ginger tea. According the healthline ginger gets its medicinal properties from gingerol, the main bioactive component in fresh ginger, as well as Shogaols found more concentrated in dried ginger, with 6-shogaol being its main source of antioxidants. Luckily our Cinnamon ginger tea has the best of both Worlds. We use dried ginger as the base so it should have plenty of shogaols. Then we added premium quality Ceylon ginger oil with 29% gingerol (near the maximum possible) so our tea has gingerol only found in fresh ginger. Finally, we added the best Ceylon Cinnamon Bark Oil to add that sublime taste and its own health properties. No other ginger tea in the market comes remotely close to delivering the real benefits of ginger likes ours. Many manufactures add ginger flavoring and a heavy dose of black pepper and other spices to make up for the weakness in dried ginger which lacks gingerol. Interesting wouldn’t you say? However pregnant woman SHOULD NOT take ginger or cinnamon as it may cause premature uterine contractions, and worsen bleeding. The same applies to those taking blood thinning medications or those with gall bladder disease. Avoid in that case. But if you having nausea from chemotherapy or surgery, have intestinal cramps, experience bloating ginger may be a good solution. Give it a try and let us know. However, you must take ginger in the right dose and frequency as too much will give you heartburn, gas, diarrhea, or stomach pain.  Less is more. There is a sweet spot which varies with the individual.  But the best part about ginger and cinnamon is that keeps your body warm in winter and keeps that blood circulating well. Just a little mind you. Don’t overdo it.

#nausea #vomiting #ginger #gingerol #shogaol #freshginger #gingeroil #cinnamon #ceyloncinnamon #cinnamonoil #pregnancy #digestion #ingestion #bloating #bloating #irritablebowelsyndrome #IBS # gastroenteritis #stomachpain #bodyheat #bloodcirculation #winter #keepwarm #naturalremedy #motionsickness 

One of many causes of diabetes and obesity is that we have the wrong type of gut bacteria in our stomach. You can search for the studies pretty easily. In one example when they inserted fecal matter from a thin person into an obese person, they lost weight. In another study showed Fecal microbiota transplantation was effective at improving insulin resistance.  While most people get on a diet program, fasting, cutting carbs and exercising, all good things, they should also pay close attention to changing their gut bacteria. Pickles are a cheap and effective way to get gut bacteria into your stomach. You need a variety of pickles not just one type. Once a week is enough really. Most people eat like 8-9 different types of vegetables only. That won’t give you enough types of good bacteria. Get it up at least twenty in a month. Different food stores have different types of bacteria in their food. Food rotation also helps. Good bacteria need fiber for food while the bad bacteria eat sugar. If you got sugar cravings it could also mean lots of bad bacteria are in your stomach. Which is why Ceylon Cinnamon is also an excellent idea. It takes out the bad bacteria without harming the good bacteria. In Sri Lanka they generally put a pinch of Cinnamon in many curries. They didn’t have refrigerators those days and the Cinnamon was probably a great way to keep any bad bacteria at bay.  They also discovered Ceylon Cinnamon adds a fabulous savory taste with deep flavors to curries, soups and stews when combined with things like tomato, cumin, lime, lemon and the like. 

#gutbacteria #bacteria #diabetes #type2diabets #pickles #obesity #sugar #kimchi #sauerkraut #limepickle #insulinresistance #foodrotation #ceyloncinnamon #cinnamon #sugarcravings #fecalmatter #carbohydrates #vegetables #fiber

I was doing a Zoom call with a friend and noticed she was drinking water like crazy and going to pee often. When I asked her why she was drinking so much water she replied it was for her skin. That got my thinking about how we should drink water. Turns out there are some interesting facts and myths about drinking water. Drinking too much water before a meal will make your stomach acidic according to one study. Your stomach needs to be alkaline for proper digestion. Turning your stomach more acidic before a meal does not help digestion and also creates bloating. A little bit of water during a meal is actually beneficial as it lubricates the stomach lining and helps your stool be softer. But not too much. Take a page from the Chinese custom of sipping hot tea with their meals in small little cups. Maybe they do know a thing or two about digestion because it turns out drinking cold water is not great for digestion as it apparently solidifies fat in food, worsens joint pain and might even give you a sore throat. One thing that is clear, drinking too much water will wash away salts and other electrolytes. And my friend was exhibiting the classic symptoms of such electrolyte losses, especially headaches, irritability, muscle weakness, fatigue, lethargy and especially abdominal cramping. But she is as stubborn as they come. Not even willing to run an experiment and see. Sigh. The good news is she sips her water, only drinks warm water and drinks while seated. At the end of the day we do have to use common sense and really listen to our bodies. As we get older our thirst receptors do not work as well, often mistaking thirst for hunger. So a little extra water will be useful.

#water #howtodrink #whentodrink #howmuchwater #h2o #electrolytes #sodium #salt #potassium #magnesium #chloride  #headaches #irritability #muscleweakness #fatigue #lethargy #abdominalcramping #jointpain #kidneys #stomachacid #digestion #bloating #gas

For years I used to make vegetables wrong. Overboiling, frying the hell out of it and even steaming it all wrong. But having lived in Hong Kong for a period of years I got an appreciation of the benefits of making vegetables perfectly so it tastes beautiful while losing very little of the nutrients. Take this Gai Lan also known as Chinese broccoli, which funnily enough originated in Europe. All you need is to immerse this in boiling hot water for three minutes are you are done. It comes out tasty, crunchy and with a bit Sesame oil it is fantastic. And it has plenty of fiber to feed your good gut bacteria. Did you know that good bacteria feeds on fiber while bad bacteria feeds on sugar?

#gailan #chinesebroccoli #cooking #recipe #sesameoil #gutbacteria

Tea is much more dangerous than beer. I drank 14 beers until 2:00 a.m. at the local pub while my wife stayed home drinking tea.

You should have seen how violent and angry she was when I got home.

I was peaceful, silent and headed to bed. She shouted at me all night and well into the morning.

Please ladies the choice of tea is very important. Try some Ceylon Cinnamon Ginger tea to get a good nights sleep and reduce

any irritation you might

feel towards me.

Or join me at the pub

for a beer. Ginger beer.

#tea #gingertea #cinnamontea #beer #mood #anger #cinnamon #ceyloncinnamon #ginger #calm #pub #sleep #relaxation #cinnamonoil