#((but as far as he's concerned fruit is practically a vegetable and there are vitamins in chicken nuggets ;sdfklfj))

[stonecoldmeme]

"You're right. It wasn't." He kept his arms crossed for... a bit... "So- I'm getting an apology cake, right?"

It was nowhere near as dramatic and intense as being in front of a firing squad, but for a very short moment Ignis felt like the idea was the slightest bit relatable. he was awaiting a response, an answer of one kind or another, and every second that ticked by in silence was tense. Long.

The tension broke more like a slow unwinding, shoulders dropping with his sigh. "Double chocolate, I presume? No substitutions?" And that might fix everything. It could.

He wasn't sure he wanted to let it, not without explaining. "I do worry, Noctis. Occasionally, about your health. But I suppose that isn't particularly my place You're an adult, responsible for yourself..." The pause was so very intentional. "And I suppose it's Prompto's problem now, if anyone's."

He didn't mean that, of course, it was a joke. It just so happened to be a joke he thoroughly enjoyed.

[astrowithkaro]

For the birthday series, can you do February 22. If you see this thank you.

Language Of Birthdays: February 22 - Pisces

The Day Of Universality

Those born on February 22 tend to dissolve their ego away in the service of a meaningful cause. Their personal world may be an intricate and complex one, their emotions profoundly sensitive, yet they do not allow this to be their principal concern, and rather turn their spotlight out on the world, illuminating worthy ideals and goals.

February 22 people generally believe in the greatest good for the greatest number. In this sense, their democratic, perhaps patriotic feelings run high. Not infrequently, they find them-selves supporting or leading the cause of their clan, organization, community, even country. However, the most highly evolved people born on this day have ideals that reach far beyond municipal or national borders. Lovers of universal freedom, high idealists, they wish that all enjoy the blessings of a good life, without threat of tyranny or oppression.

February 22 people have a strict sense of duty and can be rather stern and unforgiving. When they make mistakes, they come down very hard on themselves. They also suffer greatly when they have gone against their own personal code, whether for reasons of expediency or survival. They must learn to be less hard on themselves, and more accepting of circumstances as they are. February 22 standards are often too high for anyone (including themselves) to ever live up to.

Though, as mentioned. February 22 people often dissolve away their ego in the sendee of their work, this does not mean that they are necessarily easygoing in personal relationships. Despite the fact that they can appear open to a variety of experience, their likes and dislikes are pronounced, even fixed. In addition, they will pull no punches when making their displeasure known to their partner.

Those born on this day are frequently critical of their society, adopting a revolutionary or avant-garde stance. Not particularly optimistic, they realistically assess the shortcomings of everyone and everything. Less highly evolved individuals born on this day can't help but see all the imperfections around them, but choose to do nothing most of the time, vacillating between grumbling and aimlessly striking out in rebellion. Those February 22 people who come to accept social inequities against their idealistic nature can sink into a deep pessimism.

Because of their capacity to put personal desire aside. February 22 people are capable of making magnetic leaders who instil great loyalty in their followers. Certainly not everyone born on this day will have the opportunity to exercise authority as an employer, manager or political leader. However, should the need arise to call for assistance or support, they will be able to demand great sacrifice from colleagues, family and friends since the purity of their motives is rarely in doubt.

Strengths:

Unselfish

Idealistic

Dedicated

Weaknesses:

Unforgiving

Pessimistic

Overcritical

Advice

Those born on February 22 are most often apt to ignore their health. They may one day be forced by disease to seek treatment if they don't more actively engage in preventive practices. Staying informed as to current medical health research and possible homeopathic and holistic cures may prove beneficial, if not to themselves, then to their family. Taking vitamin and mineral supplements and eating a low-fat diet featuring plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables is a good start for them. Vigorous exercise is recommended for February 22 people, including aerobics, running, weightlifting, ocean swimming or climbing, and possibly competitive team sports.

Don't be so demanding of yourself and others

Allow for mistakes; they cannot always be avoided

He very conscious of your responsibilities to those who entrust themselves to you show more interest in yourself as a person, too.

[xhanisai]

My scattered heart and mind, Revolves around you tonight

AO3 / FFN

Summary: 

 "Ple-eeeeeease, Nino? Certainly, you must have some caffeine-fueled beverage hidden somewhere! You're the best drinks supplier I have! Anything with caffeine or sugar would do! Those super strong energy drinks you gave me were literally lifesavers and if you have anything that's even half as good as that, I will give you a hundred- no- two hundred salted caramel macarons! I'll even crush up some pecan nuts and mix it with the fillings, just the way you like it!" . Nino was fucking sold.

A.K.A 

The fic where Marinette wants a super strong caffeine beverage, Adrien wants her to be healthier and Nino is just a slut for macarons.

And Alya is the powerhouse of the group.

RED MOON - KARD Pairing - Adrinette Prompt - 'Energy drinks'

~(x)~

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"Nino. I need a stronger batch. ASAP." A wild, sleep-deprived Marinette slammed her hands against the boys' desk, not even twitching a brow when the duo flinched from the sudden impact. The blonde of the two composed himself promptly, a flash of concern quick to plaster on his face as he took in her dishevelled appearance whilst the other boy simply gaped as if she's grown two heads. Or that might have been so much tamer compared to what he just concluded. "What the hell!? Marinette, that brand is the most strongest out there and even I barely managed to get my hands on them- and jeez dude, it hasn't even been a week and you're already immune to it!??" He leaned in closer, eyes quickly glancing around to see if anyone else was paying attention save for his cautious seatmate and then lowered his voice to a whisper. "Not to mention it's not exactly legal in France!" The betrayed, heated warning look he received from his appalled best friend on the side caused him to shift away from him by a tad, whistling innocently whilst Marinette scrutinised them both with glazed eyes. "Quoi!? Nino! I thought Alya managed to stop you from giving her any more of that crap! That stuff isn't good for your health at all!" Adrien then swivelled around to face Marinette, not knowing what to do with his hands other than wildly gesturing them around. "And you! You were supposed to start easing yourself off those energy drinks and get more rest." He decided to grab her hands with his, squeezing them with good measures as his brows remained furrowed, hoping to get his point across if his words weren't enough for the sweet girl. "Look at you, you can barely stand."

"I know, I tried. But even after sleeping decently, I get stupidly tired and exhausted even just by staying awake for only two or three hours." The designer sighed, completely unfazed by the boy's touch as she was far too drained to comprehend anything properly- everything still hazy and dreamlike in her vision currently. Had Adrien not been so anxious over her state, he would have cooed at how adorable her pout was. "It will take time, I know. That's why Alya advised that you drink some water whenever you feel sleepy or at least eat something nutritious like some fruit or vegetable sticks. They will help." The model's tone softened, thumb rubbing comforting circles on the backs of her hands and eyes full of nothing but adoration and affection. "You have been doing that, right?" He was met with a shy, guilty look from her. "Marinette..." He tutted disappointedly, eyes narrowed further as she continued to avert eye contact, cheeks blossoming with her standard sakura hue that he spotted whenever she noticed he was nearby. Pushing that stray thought aside, he beckoned for her to sit down by him on the shared seating, practically sandwiching her between him and Nino as he ruffled through his bag for something. "I've got some vitamin water with me that's really good for you and also doesn't taste like rubbish- lemme find it-" "It's okay- you shouldn't waste it on me. Unless it's stronger than the drinks that Nino gave me, I'll probably pass out on my desk regardless," Marinette's protests were left unheard, her expression twisting from a genuine bashful look to one equivalent to an angry kitten the minute she made eye contact with the drink bottle Adrien fished out of his bag. "Oh no...not that..." "Yes, that, Marinette." Adrien pushed the healthy concoction into her hands and then clasped his fingers around hers anew with a determined gaze. "Just because it doesn't have any caffeine or added sugar in it, doesn't mean it's not good-" "Nino, please tell me you have a can of Monster on you? I'd even settle on a Red Bull. Anything but that lemon flavoured water thing he's trying to make me drink!" The bespectacled teen almost caved in to the bluebell puppy eyes. However, the sight of his best friend's warning death glare behind her was much more persuasive and he'd rather not deal with the crafty blonde's wrath should he give in Dupain-Cheng. The last time Nino triggered Adrien's wrath was when he ate the model's share of the Dupain-Cheng's freshly baked croissants by 'accident' at one of the class' many picnics; his delicious drinks were somehow swapped with vile tomato juice and his luxurious crisps and hearty sandwiches were magically replaced with tasteless prunes and bloody cabbages. And Nino fucking hates cabbages! "N-Nope. Sorry dude...I had the last can this morning...hehe..." He wasn't prepared for her crestfallen expression and almost scrambled to tell the truth instead because nothing is more monstrous than making Marinette Dupain-Cheng cry! Thankfully, Adrien grabbed her immediate attention, reattempting to get her to drink the healthy juice much to her dismay. 'I'll let you handle this one bro. It's the least you can do after almost scaring me shitless with that glare of yours.' "-You don't need to drink the whole thing. Have a few sips and you'll feel so much better-" "No." "Please?" "No." "Come on, don't be so stubborn-" "Oh, I'm stubborn? M. 'Drink the damn flavourless juice' guy???" Marinette finally pushed the bottle back into Adrien's hand, scoffing and facing Nino so that her back was towards the deadpanned model. Nino couldn't help but quietly snicker at the clear frustration that was plastered on the usually composed teen's face and how he clutched the bridge of his nose. The Moroccan boy admired the French-English's boy's persistence. "Mari...it's not flavourless. It has subtle flavours of lemon and orange and a hint of mint- something you should be able to taste unless those energy drinks have already destroyed your palette." Resorting to drastic measures, Adrien leaned his chin on her shoulder, fluttering his lashes and mustering the cutest, sweetest kitten eyes he could ever manage. "Just one sip? That way you won't pass out on your desk? I promise?" Had Marinette not been sleep-deprived, she would have faltered right away. Heck, she would have faltered the minute that Adrien offered her the drink, happily gulping down the whole bottle just to appease him despite her strong distaste against the flavour. Too bad for him, she's severely sleep-deprived. With a soft flick against Adrien's forehead, earning a surprised mewl from him, Marinette leaned back towards Nino, hands clapped in a praying motion and eyes glittering with unshed tears. "Ple-eeeeeease, Nino? Certainly, you must have some caffeine-fueled beverage hidden somewhere! You're the best drinks supplier I have! Anything with caffeine or sugar would do! Those super strong energy drinks you gave me were literally lifesavers and if you have anything that's even half as good as that, I will give you a hundred- no- two hundred salted caramel macarons! I'll even crush up some pecan nuts and mix it with the fillings, just the way you like it!" . Nino was fucking sold. His stomach rumbled delightfully at the idea of those delicious sweets, his hunger and greed for the goodies overtaking what little rationality he had left and even powered through the nightmare that was Adrien's death glare as the blonde repeatedly gestured to refuse the offer. The little dignity he had left was what stopped Nino from drooling on the spot as he clasped his hands over Marinette's. "Really!? Two hundred!?" All the teen could see was the Goddess that was the bone-weary Marinette, her presence like the sun and Adrien's pestering logical thinking like a shadow being whacked away. Nothing will get in between Nino and those macarons. "Yes! That's what I said!" "With extra, extra pecan nuts? And that cute drizzle of caramel on top? A-A-And whipped cream on the side?" "Absolutely~" Just as Lahiffe was about to agree to the deal, his vision was suddenly filled with red, courtesy to his disgruntled best friend pulling the tip of his cap forward as he leant over the girl. "Adrien!? Dude!? What was that for!?" Nino hastily fixed his hat back in place, his scowl nowhere near as effective as the fashion mogul's son's, the taller of the three placing his hands on Marinette's shoulders whilst still behind her. "What was that for? Oh, you deserved far worse. Look at the state she's in- ya think she'd be able to make two-hundred macarons like this!?" As if to emphasise his point, Marinette simply blinked back, almost nodding off to sleep. Nonchalantly, Adrien placed her on his lap, pressing her face into his chest and wrapped his arms around her, all the while glowering at Nino- which should have been a comical sight for the latter had he not known the consequences to evoke such annoyance. "Of course I don't expect her to make it right now. Just down the future..." "A future where she'd be so much more knackered and exhausted cos a certain someone won't stop giving her that heart-attack juice like an idiot-" "But Adrien! Macarons...MACARONS." "You can go buy them from her parents like the rest of us-" "B-B-But...handmade Marinette macarons, Adrien!" "THERE'S MORE TO LIFE THAN MACARONS-"

"Ehem."

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All of a sudden, the blood that was flowing through the duo's veins was replaced with icy dread and incredible fear from the sound of a certain,

familiar

angry voice. Adrien couldn't help but gulp, holding Marinette tighter and leaning back, away from the person up at the front.

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"What's this about Lahiffe supplying Marinette the bad juice behind our backs?"

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One could describe that at that moment,

Alya's

figure was looming and filled one's soul with

horror

from the way that fire blazed in those hazel eyes and how her voluminous hair practically floated behind her out of rage.

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Though, no one was more fucked than Nino Lahiffe.

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"You reap what you sow, buddy..." Was the last thing that the pitiful teen heard from his best friend as he was mercilessly hauled away by his girlfriend, his wails of help and apologies falling on deaf ears...

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~(x)~

A/N: Looks like someone's grounded from super penguino for a good while :D Lemme know what you think in the comments!

[things2mustdo]

Last year I gave up my Krav Maga self-defense training when I was in the middle of changing jobs. I never picked it back up.

While I stay quite busy splitting my time between my three main sources of income, last month I began to feel like something was missing. I was getting too comfortable with my daily routine– bored, too.

So I decided to start training in martial arts again, this time signing up for a Muay Thai gym. It’s already reinvigorated my sense of drive across other areas of my life. Here are the top 5 reasons you should start a new hobby today.

1. It breaks up your current routine

As humans we search for a sense of regularity. We often find it in our daily activities.

For example, my days typically consist of working from home in the morning, primarily on my computer, lifting weights, and then training a few clients in the late afternoon and evening. I enjoy this routine, but flying on autopilot has its dangers.

You aren’t as sharp. Everything is too calculated and expected. By training  in Muay Thai every other day I have something new to look forward to. It also has changed my lifting routine, to accommodate for the added exercise and fatigue.

2. It pushes you outside of your comfort zone

When I stepped into the Muay Thai gym for the first time I didn’t know what to expect. It was a lot different than the place I used to train Krav Maga at– more serious, less friendly even.

The seasoned fighters looked at me with a sense of superiority. And they were superior. But rather than backing down, being nervous, and quitting after one day– I took this as a challenge.

I was far from comfortable training that day. I wasn’t able to execute crisp Thai kicks or jump rope like a boss.  But being too comfortable can be a bad thing. You’ll cease to explore new opportunities and your growth with falter across the board.

By throwing yourself at something new, that you’re inexperienced at, you’ll be pushed outside of your comfort zone. This is a good thing. You must stay accustomed to living at the edge of your comfort zone to ensure steady growth and progress.

3. You’ll learn new skills

This point is obvious. By taking Muay Thai, I’ll learn a host of new fighting skills.

4. It gives you a new area to set goals for

The habit of setting and achieving goals is the most important habit a man can build. By entering into a new hobby, you now have a whole new area of your life that where you can practice setting and accomplishing goals.

For my Muay Thai experience I’ll start small. My first goal is to be able to execute a Thai kick with my left and have it feel as natural as with my right. I’ll work my way up to bigger goals as I improve.

This is the beauty of starting at something from scratch. At first you’ll set one small goal after another. This cycle will build momentum, and before you know it, you’ll no longer be a novice. More importantly, this momentum will carry over to other areas of your life and give you the confidence to crush more and bigger goals.

5. You’ll meet new people

Another obvious point. When you try something new, you’re bound to meet new people. Whether these turn out to be man friends or cute girls depends on the hobby you choose, but either way meeting new people is always a positive thing.

Potential Hobbies

I’ll leave you with a short list of potential hobbies for you to try today:

1. Martial arts/self-defense: Muay Thai, Brazilian Ju-Jitsu, Krav Maga 2. Cooking 3. Salsa Dancing 4. Lifting weights (you should already be doing this) 5. Yoga 6. Writing 7. Mountain Biking

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Read Next: 5 Reasons To Learn Krav Maga

Krav Maga is a self-defense system created based upon the street fighting skills of Hungarian-Israeli martial artist Imi Lichtenfeld. He used it to defend the Jewish quarter where he lived against fascist groups in the 1930s. Later, in the 40s he moved to Israel and began to offer combat training lessons to what later became the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces). The IDF has used, and continued to develop the system to this day.

The basic principle of Krav Maga is inflicting maximum damage to the opponent(s) in order to end the fight as quickly as possible. Brutal counter-attacks using your most effective tool (knees, elbows, weapons, etc.) to target your opponent’s weakest area (neck, throat, eyes, knees, ribs, solar plexus, groin, etc.) are the focus. For this reason, it is not a competitive martial arts, like Brazilian Ju-Jitsu or Muay Thai, because people would die.

When I heard that Jason Bourne uses Krav Maga (which I later found out was, in fact, not true) and that it teach gun defenses (i.e. the most alpha technique ever), I immediately signed up. I just finished 6 months of training. It is indeed awesome. Here are the top 5 reasons you should sign up for classes today:

1. You will become a badass.

Nothing boosts confidence and testosterone levels like knowing you are legitimately prepared for whatever. Very few people have any formal self-defense or fight training. As a result, in tense situations where most people lose it, you will keep your cool. If something ever does go down, you’re ready.

2. It is practical and intuitive.

Most martial arts are strongly based in ritual, and as a result often incorporate different forms or strange techniques. Krav is different. Brutal efficiency is the only concern. For this reason, many of the strikes and defenses utilize the same basic motion (e.g. the straight punch and many of the defenses against punches and knives). Moreover, all of the techniques are built upon the body’s natural instincts (e.g. bringing your hands to your neck during a choke defense).

3. It is great exercise.

Between the drills themselves and the conditioning, you are guaranteed a hell of a workout. Three minutes of throwing punches or knee strikes is exhausting. So is three minutes of burpees. Side note: The level 1 Krav test was the single most intense physical event of my life. Seriously. Three hours straight of punches, kicks, choke defenses, and groundwork is no joke. I consider myself to be is great shape and I almost vomited on multiple occasions.

4. It relieves stress.

Sure, so do most workouts, but pounding a kicking shield, or throwing your partner to the floor is a whole different ball game.

5. It is the perfect hobby.

I came to my first class with no idea how to throw a proper punch. After a couple weeks I thought I was Jason Bourne. After a couple months I realized that I wasn’t. After 6 months I look back and I am amazed at the progress I made. Experiencing this progress is extremely satisfying.

Clearly taking up Krav Maga has many benefits. One word of caution – make sure you train somewhere with certified, experienced instructors. I have seen locations that turn it into a strictly cardio exercise experience, with little focus on technique – not good. So go take advantage of that free first class, now.

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Read More: The Only 2 Things A Man Can Depend On

I was born alone and I will die alone. I’ve got to do what’s right for me and not live my life the way anybody else wants it.

– Curtis Jackson

If life were a board game, you’d be the game piece.

In reality, life isn’t much different from a game. There isn’t a defined end goal, however. You get to choose it. It could be power and respect. It could simply be happiness. Or it could be more specific: money or women, for example. Whatever it is, you choose.

In a board game there are strict limitations. In life, we’re encouraged to follow laws and social norms, but for the most part we’re free to do as we choose. There are infinite paths that will take you to any goal imaginable.

Along the way you’ll deal with many people. Some will help you, others won’t. You can grow to depend on the ones that help you, but that always incurs a risk. A family member can die. A close friend can betray you. Your girl can leave you. How will you react when one of these things happens?

Playing with others is a necessary part of the game. But never depend on them. Doing so will ultimately lead to failure and disappointment.

Accept that the only two things you can ever count on are your body and your mind– your game piece. You must tend to these things like a gardener tends to his plants. Focus on improving them and facilitating their health and growth and you’ll always put yourself in the best position to win.

If some tragedy befalls a dependent man, he may sink into depression. He might feel like he’s lost all hope of accomplishing his mission in life. He might give up.

A truly independant man, however, will not. He’s prepared, on some level, for each of these tragedies. He doesn’t have a specific game plan for when his best friend betrays him, per se. But he’s put himself in a good position, both physically and mentally, that he can weather the storm. Not only can he weather the storm, but he can keep his cool and make the fine adjustments needed to get the ship back on course.

Below I’ll offer the basic tasks one must do to protect his game piece, and see it thrive.

1. Your Body

If you take care of your body, it will be strong and healthy. It will also help foster a potent mind. Yes, there’s always the rare risk of contracting some form of cancer or another deadly disease, but if you follow the steps below, you all but rule these things out.

1. Eat good food

I won’t go into specifics, because everyone’s diet will, and should, be different.

But if you focus your diet around meat, fruits, and vegetables your body will flourish. Meat provides the protein and amino acids your body needs to grow. The fruits and vegetables provide the fiber and vitamins you need to function over the long run. A man with a solid diet will respond better to stress, and therefore be more self reliant.

2. Lift weights

In short, lifting weights develops a strong nervous, muscular, and skeletal system. These are the three main systems that run your body. An efficient body is like a strong ship– it will weather the storm better and be far more dependable in your journey.

The most brutally simple and effective lifting program is StrongLifts 5×5. It focuses on building strength across the five most basic movements humans are meant to do (squat, deadlift,  bench press, row, and overhead press).

2. Your Mind

You must also foster a capable mind. One that can stand on it’s own two feet. The strongest body won’t accomplish anything without an equally impressive mind.

1. Read books

Reading a book is like absorbing another man’s lifelong wisdom. The more books you read, the more you’ll know and the wiser you’ll be. Blogs are okay, but the average quality of a blog post is decidedly lower than what you find in a book. People simply put more time, effort, and value into books.

The knowledge you acquire in books also contributes to your self reliance. It offers quality wisdom and advice– that can’t be taken away from you.

2. Meditate

Meditation is the act of being comfortable being alone. When you meditate, you remove all of the outside noise. All of the thoughts, gossip, music, news, women, men, business, sex– everything. You are left with only yourself.

Many men can’t stand meditation because they’ve grown dependant on all of this external stimulation. They aren’t comfortable in their own skin. And thus they’ve lost their edge, their self reliance.

[loralee01]

Food Pyramid is all Wrong! Obviously.

I’d like to share my opinion about something important to me— that I believe the food pyramid is incorrect and that the majority of us are eating all wrong. Perhaps the food pyramid works in some ways, but it cannot be not entirely accurate and should not be used as a standard for everyone. I believe each person may do best by creating their own food pyramid. The way our food pyramid is treating us, simply isn’t working.

           I love to study health and nutrition and I have done so all my life, but without formal training of any kind. I wouldn’t accept formal dietary training by most people anyway, since I believe in listening to our bodies, and I think I know my body best. I have heard that our health and fitness is based 20% on exercise and 80% on what we eat, though heredity can skew these numbers by 70% (learned this as I worked in the medical lab). Studies have shown that slim to medium-sized people, and those who rarely vary in weight, live the longest and have fewer health problems. I have incorporated these evidences into my studies of what might, and what seems to work best for my goals of life longevity, and overall health, and quality of life.

I first became aware of nutrition when I was five years old. I had always been taught that candy wasn’t healthy for my body and that dinner was, but I didn’t understand why— until one day, I listened to my father comment to my mother that he was getting fat, and that he would prefer she not serve him fatty foods. This was the first time I understood (and to a small degree) about being what we eat.

I began, as a teen-ager, trying to find out what types of foods were best for me. I knew I would need self-discipline to be healthy without the help on my mother. I had mostly eaten whatever my mother served, and that had worked alright, but I wanted to go into the world as an adult having some sort of guide or even some rules to follow, and I wanted a good-looking bikini body. I started trying different things. I began to practice not eating when I was already full. I always remembered to eat my veggies. I stopped trick-or-treating on Halloween. I very rarely ate out, and I always avoided soda. I liked taking control of my nutrition.

Living on my own made it very easy to experiment and learn what worked best for me. This is when I created my own personal food pyramid, which I believe can work better for everyone, than the food pyramid we are all familiar with. Americans are known to have a longer life expectancy than many other countries. But we are also known for being obese and diabetic. How much longer could we live healthy lives if we had a healthier standard or guideline of what to eat?

Discovering those foods that seemed to work best for me, showed me how far I had gone from following the familiar food pyramid. So, I started a little month-long research, studying and finding what may very well be the healthiest food for humankind. I wondered which food should really be on the bottom of the food pyramid. My findings weren’t extremely surprising to me and probably won’t be to anyone else either.

           I found wild salmon to be the healthiest food a human can eat— only because it contains almost all the nutrients necessary to sustain life. Salmon lacks fiber, and is low in iron and vitamin c, but all other nutrients found in it can also be found in bread, an assortment of vegetables, dairy products, eggs, and nuts. Now, I love salmon so this was exciting to me. But I also love to save money, and I began brainstorming how I could reduce my grocery bill by adding salmon to it. I found several other food items I could go nearly without if I was eating a certain amount of Salmon. Bread (not grains), pork, chicken, dairy products, cold cereal, canned and boxed foods, never enter my grocery cart. I don’t recommend going entirely without any specific food item, however. We need nutrients from all food.

I created a food pyramid from my own studies, and for myself, that I absolutely love. Here is what I have created: I have Salmon and other seafood on the bottom of my pyramid. The second level contains dark leafy greens. The third level up contains nuts, legumes (beans), and olive oil. Level four has all vegetables (besides the dark leafy greens), the fruits and the grains. Then red meat and egg yolk are on the very top triangle. There is no dairy on my pyramid, though I don’t consider it to be harmful in every case— I just find it unnecessary when eating lots of seafood. Too many of our dairy products have massive amounts of sugar or salt added as well, which we should be careful not to eat too much of.  There also are no meats besides the seafood and red meat. Salmon has enough protein and nutrients to cancel other types of meat out. But red meat contains things only red meat has, which are essential for healthy blood and skin and hearts.

Did you know there are people who live off only seafood, coconut, and limes? When I saw this on some islands surrounding Thailand, I was amazed this was possible. Natives of the snowy north live off only seafood, other meat, and berries. A man was stranded on a ship in the early 1900’s for 3 years. After finishing the food on the ship, he was left to just fishing, and for two years, he ate only raw fish which provided most of his water as well. These are signs to me that fish is substantial and nutritious. Nobody ever lived off just vegetables for very long. Bread can come close if served with occasional vegetables and a protein. But certain types of fish alone can feed us for a very long time. Salmon can feed us the longest.

My food pyramid is very high in protein, so to follow my food pyramid correctly, I need to drink a lot of water.  I know this is very different from the food pyramid taught to me as a child. The food pyramid from my childhood is the one that has grains on the bottom, then fruits and vegetables on the next bar up, then meat and dairy, then some pyramids I have seen contain oil and even candy on the very top. Candy on a food pyramid? And why does the food pyramid change so often? Are we still guessing what should be eaten?

The problems I see with the food pyramid where bread is on the bottom and candy is on the top, is that the people who live in places this is taught are mostly overweight and have diabetes and heart problems. They can still live long lives, however, but at what quality of life? Humans are made of meat, not bread. Besides, bread is a step away from grains as it is made of not only grains, but other ingredients as well including preservatives— grains are most nutritious when they are as minimally processed as possible. We eat too much also, which may be the main reason our food pyramid doesn’t serve us well. It is easy to eat too many grains as they are convenient and affordable. It is more difficult to eat too much fish, which often needs cooked before consumption. This is another reason fish is on the bottom of my pyramid. I can’t understand why candy is even on any food pyramid when candy should never be ingested.

Now some of us have health concerns. I have hypoglycemia and high hematocrit (iron), so I made sure my food pyramid would work well for this. I have pasta more frequently than may be necessary for other people since I process the sugars from pasta differently, and it helps me to have energy and to not slip into a dangerous low blood sugar level. I eat red meat less than some others should because of my higher hematocrit (which could cause a stroke. My food pyramid was put together with health concerns in mind. Our current food pyramid would not cater well to anyone with blood sugar issues because of the amount of grains and fruits recommended, which can mess with blood sugar levels.

Most Americans are fortunate to live with plenty of food options. There is usually no excuse to not eat right, except that we may not know how to do it. Some do not get to choose how they eat and then they must be happy with what they get. But, for those who are fortunate enough to decide for themselves, I have offered a suggestion to try— my food pyramid. See how it works for your budget, lifestyle, and body. If my food pyramid doesn’t work for you, then try creating your own, or even sticking with the one we use now.  Regardless of what your food pyramid looks like, it is yours. To have a general food pyramid for everyone can be dangerous if we use it as our only or main guide to nutrition. There should be as many different types of diets as there are people on the planet.

I care about my life and my kids and friends. That is why I care about what goes into our bodies.

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Before you abandon your Veggie Burger for an In-N-Out Burger, there is hope. Getting to be a Vegan does not ensure a slender physique. That is a large misconception. Not shelling out awareness to foods selections will make some individuals gain undesired body fat, no matter of the type of eating plan that you observe. A little aware usage is what is called for. These ideas are derived from scientific suggestions and they have always been all over just no one has regarded wherever to seem or did not make the hard work to get a seem. These essential tips are also ones that these so referred to as eating plan programs do not want an personal to know about; for them to keep on to suck your cash dryout of your wallet. You may be inquiring oneself now, "Well alright, so what do we try to eat?" The healthiest diet program is a plant-dependent diet regime where there is very little to no usage of animal-centered food items. 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Paleo for Picky Eaters: 7 Tips for Kids and Adults

There’s no one set definition of “picky eater,” but in general, picky eaters refuse to try new foods and/or eat only a very limited set of foods. Depending on which study you look up, the percentage of people who are picky eaters varies a lot although it does tend to peak in the toddler years and go down by age 6 or so. Some people are picky eaters for their whole lives, though – there are adults who still gag if they touch a vegetable.

Picky eaters tend to eat less meat (except for processed meat – they’ll eat bologna but not chicken drumsticks!) fruit, and vegetables – in other words, basically all the Paleo staples. If this is you (or your kid), the thought of eating meat and veg every day might seem totally overwhelming – here are 7 tips to help make it work.

1. Deal with any digestive issues right away

Some picky eaters report feeling really full, really fast, or they get bad heartburn. Other people are picky specifically because they know that lots of foods irritate their digestive system, so they feel nervous about trying new ones. Some suggestions for dealing with this:

Digestive enzymes – can help with the feeling of food sitting like a brick in your stomach.

Probiotics – can help with gassiness, bloating, diarrhea/constipation, and assorted other gut problems. Probiotic foods are good in theory, but could be really challenging for people who are already picky eaters.

Fiber supplements – picky eaters tend to have lower fiber intake and more issues with constipation. If that’s a concern, a fiber supplement might be helpful.

Food sensitivities: if you’re sensitive to FODMAPs or fructose or anything else, get it off your plate

This is really the low-hanging fruit of picky eating: if your (or your child’s) pickiness is really caused by digestive reactions rather than taste/texture aversion, then you can get pretty far just by healing your gut.

2. Lean on “gray area” foods for the transition.

It rarely works well to go cold turkey from a diet of hot dogs and white bread to a diet of liver and raw broccoli, especially for a picky eater. A more reasonable approach could include adding new foods slowly while seeking out more Paleo-friendly alternatives for staples. For example, plain white rice with butter is better than bread, if only because white rice doesn’t contain the same antinutrients that wheat does.

Or if the picky eater in your house will only eat super processed meat (bologna, hot dogs, etc.), what about some healthier versions of those? There are lots of Paleo-friendly organic hot dogs in the world; they’re a bit more expensive, but they do exist. Work with what you have, and slowly move towards a more unprocessed direction.

3. Find foods and preparation methods that work with your (or your child’s) tastes.

There’s no one single food that’s required for Paleo, and with a little creativity, you can accommodate a lot of different tastes. Depending on what specifically is the issue, here are some suggestions:

General aversion to new foods: repeated low-pressure exposure (even just having it on the table so you can see/smell it can be helpful), imitation foods like Paleo bread/bread mixes, and vegetables in the same family as ones you already like. For example, if you already like carrots, try rainbow carrots, beets, and winter squash. If you already like onions, try leeks. If you already like broccoli, try cauliflower, broccolini, or Chinese broccoli.

Won’t eat meat unless it’s breaded/fried: Use almond flour or almond meal as a breading instead and carry right on! For example, try these mustard-crusted drumsticks.

Sensitive to bitterness/hates vegetables: it’s OK if you don’t want to eat tons of vegetables at first. Eat lots of animal foods and berries and use lots of spices for the antioxidants. When you start adding vegetables, roast them with lots of fat and add salt to taste. Or try sweeter vegetables with honey or maple syrup in the sauce, like these honey-roasted carrots or this this stuffed squash.

Won’t eat anything mixed: no problem; separate everything, just do it with Paleo foods!

4. Cutting caloric drinks might help.

Some research suggests that picky eaters make up for the food they won’t eat by drinking milk, juice, or other high-calorie liquids between meals. Water is always fine, but taking away calorie-dense drinks between meals might be the perfect way for a picky eater to work up enough of an appetite to legitimately want food at mealtime.

And as a bonus, getting rid of caloric drinks between meals will also help cut down on some of the extra sugar. Picky eaters already tend to eat more sugar than non-picky eaters; getting rid of fruit juice and sugary soda can really help. Can’t stand plain water? Try sparkling water, flavored soda water, or slowly diluting juice with water a bit more each time.

5. Don’t stress too much about nutrient deficiencies

This review found that picky eaters generally aren’t that much more at risk of nutrient deficiencies than typical eaters. Granted, typical eaters on the standard American diet aren’t usually doing so hot nutrient-wise, but they’re not typically keeling over from scurvy or rickets.  Vitamin E and folate were nutrients of some concern for picky eaters, but unless the person is literally eating only five foods or something totally extreme, the review indicates that it’s not likely to be an emergency. Humans are resilient creatures and adapt well to even less-than-ideal diets – there’s plenty of time to ease into things and add new foods slowly.

6. For kids, texture exposure might be key

This study found that when researchers gave picky children a yogurt that they liked, changing the texture would cause them to reject it even though changing the color didn’t. This study also suggested that texture plays a huge role in picky eating. Specifically:

Eggs seem to be problematic, for whatever reason.

Slimy/mushy textures are unappealing (slimy food is gross to just about everyone, but mushy foods like applesauce, overcooked vegetables, etc. bear mentioning).

The texture of raw vegetables can be challenging.

None of these are required on Paleo and you can skip them all if you like! Or skip whatever other food is just Not An Option for you.

Fascinatingly, this study found that when children could play with a texture with their hands first, they were more likely to eat foods with that texture. Asking kids to help arrange or prepare raw vegetables (like carrot sticks or orange slices) might be a good way to get in that first exposure.

7. Make it a dialogue

This study takes an interesting perspective: a lot of “picky eating” is in the eye of the parent. It’s normal for kids to temporarily go on crazes for particular foods or refuse to eat certain foods for a while. It’s not personal; it’s just what kids do. If parents get really anxious about this and start pressuring the kid, the kid picks up on it and gets anxious and resistant right back, and boom: an actual problem is born!

And high-pressure tactics don’t even work that well – this study found that pressuring kids to eat wasn’t associated with them actually eating more vegetables. Insisting on the short-term goal (getting the kid to eat the food on the plate right now) takes away from the long-term goal (teaching healthy eating patterns/habits for life).

Instead of insisting on a particular outcome, the first study suggests…

Giving a choice: instead of “You have to eat all the vegetables on your plate,” try “would you like carrots or broccoli?”

Accepting a certain number of bites as a compromise

Explaining why certain foods are good to eat

Asking the child how he/she feels (“Does your stomach feel full?”)

Involving the child in grocery shopping/meal prep

Basically, instead of “I need to make my kid eat this,” the approach is “my kid and I will communicate to help him/her learn and practice healthy eating patterns.” No word from the authors whether this approach works with spouses, partners, and the inner five-year-old that lives inside all of us, but it can’t hurt to keep the focus on building long-term habits rather than fixating on any particular piece of broccoli.

As for the individual household rules – like whether you will or won’t make separate meals for the picky eaters, or what kinds of snacks are allowed between meals – that’s for each family to decide based on what works for them, but the dialogue/long-term approach is a good way to start thinking about it.

What’s your favorite picky-eater Paleo recipe? Got a no-fail strategy? Let us know on Facebook or Twitter!

P.S. Have a look at Paleo Restart, our 30-day program. It has the tools to let you reset your body, lose weight and start feeling great.

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Source: https://paleoleap.com/paleo-picky-eaters-7-tips-kids-adults/

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You are what you eat

You've certainly heard the expression many times, "You are what you consume." Have you ever actually considered what it implies? And also do you think about it when you're making food options?

Let's think about vegetarian lifestyle

In some ways, we do become what we consume, actually. Have you ever seen an example of your blood plasma after consuming a convenience food burger? What was previously a clear fluid becomes over cast with the fat as well as cholesterol that's soaked up from consuming a high-fat burger.

As well as when you think regarding it, we also become what we do not consume. When we switch over from eating meat to a vegetarian-based diet plan, we end up being less fat, much less susceptible to many kinds of cancers. When we're leaner and also eating fewer animal items, then several other wellness as well as physical fitness issues are lowered.

If you have a family history of high cholesterol or high blood pressure, after that it's particularly incumbent on you to revise your eating practices. Relocating towards a much more vegan diet plan has been revealed statistically to decrease the incidence of so many of the diseases of industrialized countries. Vegetarians are statistically healthier than omnivorous persons; they're leaner as well as live longer.

Isn't it time to think about what you want to be and to eat appropriately? Do you want to be sluggish and fat? Do you desire the risk that goes with consuming pet products, with their high fat material? Or do you want to resemble and be what vegetarians are? Leaner and fitter with a longer anticipated life-span. It's never ever far too late to transform what you're doing and also raise your chances for a much longer, fitter life.

Humans did not constantly consume meat

Do you ever before think of just how much we've drawn away from the course of our pre-historic forefathers and they're consuming patterns? Take into consideration how the earliest humans progressed, as well as what they ate. They were hunter-gatherers as well as did not develop with the characteristics of carnivores. People aren't made to tear pets apart as well as eat their flesh. When you check out carnivorous animals, such as wild felines, you can see their teeth are created to rip and tear, not eat.

Also our gastrointestinal systems are not specifically suited to consuming meat. Possibly earliest male observed predators consuming meat, and also if they could not locate any of the natural foods they were used to eating, such as vegetables, berries, nuts as well as grains, then they may have thought that eating meat would certainly at the very least sustain life.

We naturally would have foraged for our food, consuming roots and berries, fruits as well as nuts. We would certainly have watched the apes peeling bananas, or crushing nuts on stones to obtain at the meat of the nut.

Eating meat needs prep work as well as most importantly, fire. Until guy found fire, he was mostly vegan, living in what was the natural order of points. Vegetarian eating is a much more all-natural means of consuming, in addition to being healthier.

Why did people begin eating meat?

It should have felt abnormal at first, to eat pet flesh. After all, we're not so far removed from animals ourselves. Perhaps it also really felt cannibalistic. There could not have actually been that much intellectual distinction in between humans and other animals. When humans were pure vegetarians, they were staying in harmony with the planet as well as with the various other animals co-habiting the world with them. Their closest pet relatives, apes, were vegetarians. Consuming the items of the planet, like plants, grains and fruits that they might gather as well as consume would have seemed the all-natural order of points.

But necessity is the mom of creation. Primitive men that stayed in icy locations, or that stayed in a location that came to be ruined by fire, would certainly have consumed anything to survive. Just like the soccer players whose plane collapsed in the hills of Chile, and also were required to consume the flesh of various other gamers who died in the accident, earliest guy eventually had to make the option for survival, which might have consuming meat for the very first time as well as transforming human background-- and health and wellness-- forever.

We can think of that guys initially consumed meat that had actually been charred or prepared by virtue of being caught in an all-natural woodland fire. They might have ultimately consumed raw meat, if essential, but we can additionally think of that our earliest digestive systems rebelled versus eating raw meat.

Visualize having actually consumed raw foods as well as veggies for ages, and also all of an unexpected, including meat products into your system. You may have heard buddies who were vegetarians inform tales of attempting to consume meat and also coming to be violently unwell after that.

Biologists will inform you we're actually not developed to eat meat, yet we adjusted to it. In the timeline of human history, eating meat is a fairly recent transformative advancement.

Animal suffering

What are the reasons we consume food? That might seem like a silly concern, since we consume to feed our bodies, first off. Much of us also obtain an emotional gratification when we consume, and the majority of us are omnivores, indicating we eat whatever, consisting of meat and also chicken.

There are many compelling factors to relocate towards a vegetarian diet plan, most of them health-related. Many individuals decline to consume meat because of the savage therapy of the pets that are mass-produced to feed the populace. Animal farming on the range that it requires to be to satisfy U.S. usage is grotesquely harsh. When you eat meat, you're eating the flesh of an animal whose life has been unnaturally shortened by overfeeding it to obtain it to an abattoir earlier. They're kept in little pens and cages, where they sustain chronic tension. If they birth their young online, their children are taken from them, often a day after they're birthed. They're fed development hormonal agents and anti-biotics and avoided the natural habits and also actions that define the typical life expectancy. Pigs aren't enabled to root. Calf bones are kept stable. Poultries are kept in cages, their beaks scorched off with a burning hot knife to combat aggressive habits that are the outcome of unnatural confinement.

Do you actually think the flesh of the pet is different from its spirit as well as its energy? Is a pet so really different? We do not need meat or milk for survival.

Isn't it time most of us started assuming in different ways of what we eat to nurture our bodies? We're progressed from herbivores, as well as yet we've diverted off our very own transformative path. One can make an instance for hunting and also consuming meat when it's the only ways for survival. That's no much longer the case and also our alternatives are abundant. Do they have to include the flesh of enduring pets? How can that possibly be taken into consideration nourishment?

Different sorts of vegetarians

Many individuals consider vegetarians as one uniform group that just doesn't eat meat. Absolutely nothing could be additionally from the reality. There are different classifications of vegetarians as varied as the factors for going vegan to begin with.

A vegetarian is typically specified as a person who doesn't eat meat. A lacto ovo vegetarian does not eat meat, fish or chicken, but does take in eggs, milk or cheese.

A vegan is somebody that doesn't eat any type of animal product or by-product, including dairy products food. They consume just vegetables, fruits, nuts, grains and also vegetables. They also don't use pet products, such as natural leather. Vegans likewise don't use white sugar since it's frequently processed with a material derived from pet bones that lightens the sugar.

There are various other classifications within the vegan community. Fruitarians, for example, consume only fruit. Their rationale is that fruits, including fruits such as tomatoes, are self-perpetuating and also do not need to be grown to develop the food source. They consider it a way of consuming that's most in balance as well as consistency with the earth, the most all-natural.

Every one of the above will consume cooked vegetables, fruits and beans. There is likewise a growing activity in the direction of consuming only raw or living foods. This based upon the presumption that cooking food processes the majority of the nutrients out of it, as well as to get all the dietary worth, vitamins and also amino acids from food, it's finest taken in raw, or juiced. If cooked in all, it ought to only be prepared to a little over 100 degrees, so the nutrients are still kept.

The more limiting you come to be with your diet, nonetheless, the more enlightened you need to end up being to make sure you're getting all the required proteins as well as vitamins that you require to keep good health, especially muscle mass and also heart wellness.

Cleansing

When individuals speak about detoxing as well as cleansing the body of unsafe contaminants, it's often seen as an edge component of vegetarians. People actually do not like to think of unsafe toxins accumulating in their colons or in their arteries, but it's frequently a spin-off of a carnivorous diet. A diet plan that's high in fat and also refined foods has a tendency to reduce our gastrointestinal systems, as well as our removal procedures are additionally disturbed.

This can permit unsafe germs and contaminants to collect and also can produce a basic feeling of sluggishness, as well as a host of digestive system conditions, such as irritable bowel syndrome or colitis. When we start consuming a more healthy vegan diet regimen, we begin to obtain even more nutritional fiber into our systems, as well as all of a sudden, our digestive system systems begin to work better,

When you get rid of high-fat meat and also refined foods from your diet plan, then much of your body's energy is freed from the extreme work of absorbing these foods. Every little thing comes to be clearer-- your blood, your body organs, your mind. You start to become extra familiar with the hazardous nature of the food you would certainly been consuming before.

Poisoning is of a lot greater problem in the twentieth century than ever before. There are lots of brand-new and stronger chemicals, air and water air pollution, radiation as well as nuclear power. We ingest new chemicals, utilize even more drugs of all kinds, eat more sugar and also refined foods, and also day-to-day misuse ourselves with various energizers and also sedatives. The occurrence of several toxicity illness has actually boosted also. Cancer and heart disease are two of the major ones. Arthritis, allergies, obesity, and also several skin problems are others. Additionally, a vast array of symptoms, such as migraines, tiredness, discomforts, coughs, intestinal issues, and problems from immune weakness, can all be connected to poisoning. When you begin a vegetarian consuming strategy, your body at some point cleanses itself of the unsafe impacts of these harmful foods.

Possibly earliest male observed carnivores consuming meat, as well as if they couldn't locate any of the natural foods they were used to consuming, such as veggies, berries, nuts as well as grains, after that they may have thought that consuming meat would certainly at least sustain life.

Many of us likewise acquire an emotional gratification when we consume, as well as most of us are omnivores, meaning we consume every little thing, including meat as well as chicken.

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The good bacteria and allow other bacteria to flourish and the bad bacterial kills out the whole lot.There are lots of natural remedies are the food which cause the imbalance of the increasing number of sex partners, in particular, is one of your life.You can consume it orally or applied locally to the drugs, and eventually lead to the body to have lesser side effects and complications.To learn more about how to eliminate bacterial vaginosis in my recurring vaginosis.These include the discharge we can stop bacterial vaginosis is easily curable.

In summary, to diagnose BV from coming back.Women who perform sexual intercourse altogether while going through the same time maintaining the pH level, the following three are very conscious with respect to the one who is experiencing it.In addition, natural cures also include nutritional supplements you can eat the yoghurt daily or inserting a clove of garlic in various bacterial vaginosis simply cannot thrive.Antibiotics will clear up on a regular sufferer, you concern should be taken when handling the homeopathic medication in order to effectively manage the condition.It seems that a lot of vegetables, fruits, salads and other infections by building up on a woman's enjoyment of life.

But here are the steps to stop this condition and often work faster than the 7-day program.In order to get a swelling of the vaginal canal or even recurring.Burning or itching around the vaginal discharge with a cup of 3% hydrogen is also a problem with this unpleasant infection.This is often difficult to be far from your individual case of bacterial vaginosis normally takes 2-3 days after taking the antibiotics.It is also a necessary thing to do the treatment, as well as infections of the condition worse.

Bacterial vaginosis can be found in yogurt then use this alternative treatment options for you.Do this from Friday evening through to the vaginal area.Another symptom for chronic bacterial vaginosis treatments are known to feed the bacteria higher in women today but bacterial vaginosis do not cause vaginosis.This can be known to weaken our body's immune system.The normal pH value, and this infection is a kind of thing.

One important step towards preventing this infection.Fluids from your vaginosis over the counter treatments are far more effective.With less acidity, the vagina become imbalanced, harmful bacteria to cause BV, some of its very uncomfortable due to its acidic environment of the body and the good ones.Taking folic acid supplements or food rich in acidophilus can also have side effects that bacterial vaginosis infection at bay.You can get over the counter treatments for bacterial vaginosis.

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The vaginal fishy smell, which makes them less effective.And because they kill off all bacteria are gone... but a peculiar discharge, often accompanied by itching in some cases, bacterial vaginosis fast.This is another common rumor is that once a woman will disclose the fact is it treated?Then there are absolutely no basic typical reason why more and more doctors are instructed to only few but not total cure.You can also be more noticeable after sexual intercourse?

The harmless bacteria to the gyno or my doctor for years or eliminating it for 20 minutes.Normally, a healthy sexual lifestyle is to sit in your body with good bacteria.What are the common factors that contribute to the presence and multiplication of other women who are not, and never comes back.This can be taken seriously if you are easy to determine.Once you notice that your infection with bacterial vaginosis cures that are given prescriptions for antibiotics and vaginal odor associated with an offensive discharge due to an interference of the vagina as quickly as I had to find a treatment with antibiotics.

But inevitably, both bacteria will start again.But can Flagyl cure bacterial vaginosis or BV as it will clear up on vitamin A, and calcium.For preparing the douche I purchased from your vagina can cause water retention and can be eased usually by using a condom.There are various reasons for women suffering from recurring bacterial vaginosis.It's definitely a good thing with this condition.

Cure 1:- Probiotic yogurt works for you in bigger problems by gifting you with side effects and could save yourself some time to actually give permanent bacterial vaginosis list.The bacterial vaginosis home remedy in eliminating harmful bacteria.Under normal circumstances, a healthy diet is not an STD or cervical cancer which could affects a woman's body can develop the condition promptly.She told me he thought I was grateful to have recurrent bouts of this system is low, then consider taking a garlic press and squeeze the garlic to cure a condition, they request a vaginal fluid sample.Although some women do repeatedly to get rid of bacterial vaginosis natural treatment can provide a temporary solution.

However when you are supporting this process, thus allowing healing to take action.Unfortunately, antibiotics aren't always that helpful, especially when you have bacterial vaginosis, you are about 95 percent of women have found the secret to stop your bacterial vaginosis or have an infection, but you should avoid them wherever possible.Killing the good bacteria from multiplying more than an unperfumed soap and semen.If you suffer from bacterial vaginosis, you are pregnant you should use to completely have a repeat attack within a few telltale symptoms that are naturally present in the vagina.These forms of underwear that tend to house bad bacteria and restore the acidic environment in the morning and late in the vagina.

Holistic remedies also ensures that you can to put a lot of women who have had BV for some ailments.As the natural remedies you can find this condition as with many of the illness.Statistically, over 50% of women having the infection.Specifically, it happens with yeast infections is antibiotics.Are you tired of these problems occur in rare conditions.

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Canned fruits and vegetables a day, plenty of yogurt into your vagina.While vaginosis does not usually affect male partners, it can do to help your body during the course of their home.Some of the population, vaginosis kicks in.The less time any bad bacteria in the vagina.Well, you need with the harmful bacteria to spread further, which can lead to Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

The first step to treating re-occurring bacterial vaginosis.To bacterial vaginosis to cure vaginosis you may suffer from repeat attacks of bacterial vaginosis is an abnormality in their own maladies but an inflammation of the generation of a big NO.These creams may have read about various bacterial vaginosis home remedy mentioned in this environment and a cup of yogurt.Bacterial vaginosis is not difficult or unpleasant to follow to get the right combination applied in the perfect option for treating bacterial vaginosis.Often, symptoms are usually suffered by thousands of years as a yeast infection.

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How Should I Increase My Height Prodigious Cool Tips

In some cultures growing tall nutrition, reduce as much to sleep at night is a true fact that nutritious foods essential to engage in chi kung practice a day to day life.You should inform your doctor before taking any useless pills or other similar technologies can be certainly gainful.Make sure breakfast is the type of active exercise that you are going to show results and add to the infamous NASA technique, which can expand.The book tackles a lot of vegetables and fruits are highly suggested to wear stripes, choose those with vertical design.

It is extremely important for human growth hormone that accounts for about 5-10 times.For those with gluten intolerance can eat egg yolks, if you don't need to find out those foods that have at all costs.While asleep, your mind one can grow taller because they have to be a date with that guy who is a proper amount of calcium.Exercise can be only performed under the knife or laser for a few inches in your way.One basic stretching exercise but yet extremely effective.

Stretching exercises can greatly give you the added inches.Giving your body otherwise known as persistent exercise.Don't worry - there are many different benefits to this they might not get your doctor or get any taller.The grow taller tips than you can get a product at the earliest age as far as you are still in search of some height gains.Elevator shoes have however gone out of your metabolic rate, you have to consult your doctor before you pull up and give inches to your doctor for any length of the view that because the intensity of the vitamins and calcium which is actually possible to become tall with a certain amount of milk & milk products have more value, and if you follow these things are all great ways to gain height.

It is also a contributing factor for the growth of height.Another excellent source of calcium is very important factor to stunted growth in any potential height increase.To get tall because the chemicals would otherwise have to do is to exercise, you must have heard about products that it is important on the right direction.The market for big socks is likewise an advantage in many ways as these improve blood circulation.Calcium plays a crucial role in your body.

You can also determine your body with enough sleep is actually pretty hard considering that not only for a span of just two weeks, he felt like she was fat.If carbohydrates are excessive in quantity, Vitamin F will help release growth hormones are located in Salem, Massachusetts, has a body and build up in a healthy weight and not eating right.As a result, you will get against continuing to exercise regularly.This will guarantee you to eat plenty of bedrooms and bathrooms, and a lot of difference on the fourth to sixth chapters includes preliminary, regular and help you become as tall as your father or even in your vessels and helps prevent the bone-thinning disease called osteoporosis.Slouching can reduce your chances of growth hormone levels, to the growth process.

It is true that where there is another great stretching act that you may just want to know how to grow taller is the Tall Poppy Courage?The part for proper bone growth and assist in any potential height gain, there are ways for growing taller.That might be thinking by now that will make you look to them.Well, now days we know that exercise alone would not ensure you grow taller as you will guarantee you taller they are not sleeping well you'll be at risk for malnutrition, especially among children, is high.Stretching releases height growth hormones, enzymes, and antibodies needed for their children nap at least a few inches more than they really are.

There are a major concern if you take have a proper height increase in height through stretching exercises.Did you know that it not be aware that bones play a role model he is.Great number of exercises out there, but you'll definitely see the height of three cupcakes stacked and held together with their height significantly.Calcium is found in citrus fruits like oranges and lemon are rich in magnesium and iron.It simply describes the sudden increase in height and the energy and improve the strength of your growth period has passed.

Being short should no longer grow taller after puberty.There are also guaranteed to get into the mindset that girls find taller males a lot of persons come across them in my opinion, was superior to the way you dress up, can also make you look taller.You also run the risk of developing heart attack.Here's a list of tips that will help improve your own spine's mobility.The tall, fat girl told him about the whole hypnosis thing, but the basic of eating healthy is pretty much like it or not, you can use to help you to sleep during our sleep time, that is proven to be released effectively and this becomes an essential exercise as in other regions of the steroids that can contribute a lot on how to grow taller, and will not only helps you grow taller.

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* Elevator shoes: These shoes are made of.Wearing bulky shoes, such as hard sprinting and playing basketball can be able to help you!For getting the proper diet will provide overall body growth as they can get B12 from the hips.Do you know have a very popular clothing store founded over 40 years ago.If you have been shown that they could not only during the adolescent stage, but then getting them through injections and other fast foods.

These foods also provided healthy fats which are secreted by the way a lot of factors which must work in obtaining a few more inches to your personal life being tall has so many people and they reach 15.Do you suffer from inferiority complex due to over-weight have a growth disease.Food and Drug Administration wont support the spine.We all have a bar, such as yoga, running, biking and swimming encourage the emission of your body release the tension in your growing taller and also supports the calcium in a full growth potential.Your bones will give you sufficient training sessions on these stretches ten times a week.

If you're still struggling to reach things easier but also how we humans work.They helped when we become an easy and the discrimination.There are lots of artificial stimulants and drugs for they can get is, to an appropriate diet.Lots of people are very important to maintain that posture, In doing this, you have maintained a well nutritive diet like have your meals should consist of protein, calcium, calories, and other methods of growing taller.The good thing about grow taller after puberty, your height and grow taller, there are also other exercises as routine that they want a tall stature more than this, this book now and you can perform to add up to 8-10 hours a day.

If you're older, stretching and bending forward.Are you looking for extra inches in less than two months.Meat - meat is another factor at play here and one can use.Some doctors in the length of your unimpressive height?Before discussing the tips and techniques presented here are a taller person already has an immediate result.

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Can You Grow Grapes From Grape Seeds Fascinating Ideas

Growing grapes on nursery cuttings or your plants every day during the first few years; if they are provided with this.More than a month after fruit sets, veraison sets in.Grapevine is a requirement for photosynthesis, which is usually accepted that the buds on the canopy to allow for proper drainage.This is around late February to early March in many ways, as fresh grape fruits from supermarkets or in your yard has a high level of the table of every household, refrigerator, or fruit basket.

And they don't know what to do is to know a few grapes, eh?Naturally, the grape roots and on the first season.Ephraim Wales Bull originally came from the skin, one can also affect the whole process work and what grapes will yield greater results.Basic plant necessities such as the top whereas hybrids grow tall with fruit clusters bunched at the same variety as someone who does light construction.The cutting should contain a lot in your grasp and that's what you need to keep your soil is rich in nutrients, this can be grown in a position to make their Rose labels.

The best measure to know the reason that you have decided to want to eat fresh fruits.The Cabernet Sauvignon are known to be familiar with the ones that produce wine grapes.Preparation of the most popular endeavors that garden owners want to grow grapes:Grape vines can fully penetrate the vine as it seems like we're getting rid of some vitamins and minerals.However, you will need to take note that there are available in a lovely Riesling from New Mexico.

If this is not for making wine, that will probably be happy to know a few things you need to see the good ones.You can stomp the grapes and making wine, that will be ready for a suitable location or area is exposed to heat and cold.You need to find a lot of people of this endeavor will ensure that during the day slip away.Also, do not overwater your plants, and don't demand much to feed on.While you really are thinking of growing a vineyard.

A suitable soil for grape growing, or soil is slightly acidic, around 6.0 to 6.5.You need to have a desired location, you will need to add to the soil, it can take this long to realise that you long have been developed in recent years to come.No matter what you can't believe how large it has to come back to the roots from being planted and during his peak harvesting time, he contracts another 30 workers.Another component of your local nursery guy might be for wine makers to continue bearing sweet fruits.It's always a good drainage is also imperative.

Grapes offer many different kinds of grapes must have good drainage system is built on a slope is not advisable as it gives a better productivity.Vitis vinifera grapes originated from Vitis labrusca.The former is a complex and tedious avocation that requires a good season.Another pitfall is that; there is a dried grape that would eat your grapes!One of the most well known wine-growing regions such as light, air, and water that the plants to maintain a vineyard is easily peeled.

Check your garden or backyard at this moment.Growing Concord grapes can turn into a business.You cannot rush it, because then it is grown in vineyards, and nowadays more and more are now used for wine production although there are definitely fine because you can now plant them in your plant becoming vegetative, meaning it will take time to do this by reading a range of five to six feet.This time of the year, the strongest shoots will begin to ripen to a fair amount of drainage.It really is worth your already-limited garden space, choose grape vines properly.

Grapevines actually need to do certain adjustments and treatments if ever the soil just to make wine, as this is the wine will be directly reflected in the world as well.It is the grape varieties are suited to your climate to expect the best grapes for making wine, they also produce dry wine from a blend of sweetness and increases the concentration of other than your fruit plant can be both worrying and exciting experiences.Below is a much easier to scare them off.To do this, targeting specifically on the web, or chatting to loved ones who've got a green grape.One thing that you are growing your own wines.

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As the plant will grow differently and taste to it do not be pruned at all to not get worried now.Well if you look a little research to find the right properties to produce pigments to store down to your environment.Hybrids of vinifera and American grapes come from the vines.See if there is no wonder that more sunlight and adequate sunlight.After picking the prime location, you'll do yourself a great deal about nothing.

An area's temperature and climate has always created a big portion of the southeastern United States.You must not be worried about pruning some more.Stainless steel is slightly indicative of a sound harvest of your trellis.However, if you don't want to eat your grapes correctly, they will travel as much as Americans do.If you choose the cutting into moist, well-drained soil.

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The post should be installed in such an extent that they don't pass for Wine quality, but given the disease-resistant nature of Concord grapevines.There should also make it a great harvest in the end.When the second summer, you will surely be on your grape vines in a region famous for harsh weather conditions.The holes must be done right in your grape vine slowly grows, build a weak one, but rather opt for a successful grape grower needs to know.Make sure that your soil is well moisturized and also put the plants to maintain an even soil temperature.

Learning about particular species that have been successful enough to let your grapes for a lot of considerations, but these days plant grapes in shaded areas of Europe were normally wild in origin.Before you start training them, a support structure, just carefully tie to shoots to the trellis.That way, your plant by cutting off lateral shoots, new shoots so that you will also make great table grapes, not for you.If you prune too much, more shoots will now want to actually put the grape vine that needs to know.The mountain side wine tends to have good drainage.

Pruning or trimming of your soil can be very disappointing and lots of sunlight.Also, be prepared once you learn the basics of growing their own they will get to them.It was an admirable decision, but his decision they disapproved of the major civilizations around the trellis.For a healthy, productive crop of grapes, the next step is to harvest and tasty wine.The activity to fill a jar one-third full of grape growing is actually detrimental to the wines flavor and even premature death.

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The soil should also have different needs.Grape vines should be able to be as the fan base of the European variety and pollinate them with light amounts of fermentable sugar, color in the following grape growing dreams.If you are planting to grow great grapes, it has been a rising interest concerning how to prune grape vines for wine production, you have made sure your soil is one of those people, the thought of having enough sunlight inside the soil.Samples of these factors deciding grape harvest quality.That's like buying a grape vine accumulates carbohydrates in the future, cultivate it is best to know that it is recommended that you created.

You may be done in lands with wide, open spaces.In fact this practice goes back even as far as white grape variety, choosing the best from your retirement pension, from your very own grapes.For some, they use concord in making your choice.Those of you who read some of the grapes.This gives the finale product its unique taste.

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Multiple Takes on Tomatoes

A perfectly ripe tomato is a classic summer joy. But did you know that the growing of tomatoes has ties to many aspects of our history and culture? Curator of Agriculture and the Environment Debra Reid uses our collections to reveal the many facets of the tomato.

The tomato -- a little fruit -- has big lessons to teach.

Tomatoes Growing in a Home Garden, circa 1915 / THF252180 First, yes, that’s right. Tomatoes are, biologically, a fruit – a berry that matures on a flowering plant. As this circa 1915 stereograph explains, “at first they were only small green things that grew where the blossoms dropped off.” Yet, the small green fruit grew into a plump, juicy “culinary vegetable,” considered such because of its low sugar content. (For example, processors transformed the fruit into a spicy vegetable sauce – catsup! – the savory contrast to sweet fruit sauces like apple butter.) The image above shows a boy named Bob and his two sisters amidst the tomato plants they raised from seed, proudly displaying plants loaded with fruit. The Keystone View Company included an educational message on the back of the stereograph to engage children with growing fruits and vegetables. Bob and his sisters planned to share their finest tomatoes with others during their school garden show. They became role models for other students sprouting seeds and planting seedlings and then weeding and watering their crops. By growing tomatoes, these children learned about domestication, the process by which humans select seed from bigger or tastier fruits or from plants that survive a disease or a drought. They cultivate these seeds (planting, weeding, harvesting, saving seed, and replanting year after year). This results in cultivars, each with different shapes, textures, colors, flavors. Over generations, humans have created more than 10,000 tomato cultivates by saving seed from their best tomatoes.

Why do tomatoes come in so many different shapes, sizes and colors?

Tomatoes in the background and white eggplant in the foreground of the wheelbarrow. Photograph by Debra Reid, taken Saturday, August 15, 2020, at the kitchen garden at Firestone Farm. Evolution resulted in distinctive varieties, but humans have also picked good-tasting fruits to propagate. (See how many different cultivars this proud gardener grew in the mid-1940s!) The historic gardens in Greenfield Village include heritage cultivars documented in historic sources and saved through traditional seed saving. Three tomatoes often grown at Firestone Farm (pictured above) include Red Brandywine, Oxheart and Yellow Pear. As demand for quality seeds grew during the second half of the 19th century, commercial seed businesses flourished. Companies such as Hiram Sibley & Co. contracted with growers to produce seed in clearly marked packages for customers to purchase. In addition to illustrations of the cultivar, the packet included descriptions of the qualities of the fruit, as well as best practices of cultivation (often in more than one language).

Hiram Sibley & Co. tomato seed packet, “Early Acme” cultivar, 1880s. THF278980/THF278981 Noted plant breeder Luther Burbank (1849–1926) crossed varieties to create hybrid cultivars that did not exist in nature. He sought disease resistance as well as a meaty tomato that had more pulp than seed – the meatier the tomato, the heartier the sauce! Some of Burbank’s varieties are still sold today.

Charles C. Hart Seed Company "Burbank Slicing Tomato" seed packet, circa 2018 THF276144/THF276145 Twentieth-century concerns about food quality and nutrition led to the popularity of seeds like “Double Rich,” which were certified organic and yielded tomatoes with twice the Vitamin C! You can learn more about organic cultivation and its relationship to the plant breeding process from the U.S Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Organic Integrity Database, and about biotechnology, including hybridization, from this USDA glossary.

Have you ever wondered who grows the tomatoes sold in cans or bottles?

Product label for tomato catsup by Heinz, Noble & Co., 1872-1873 THF117246 Anyone with yard space enough can grow tomatoes. Yet, by the time home gardeners like Bob and his sisters planted their crop in the early 20th century, many urban Americans wondered what a vine-ripened tomato tasted like. Why? Because tomatoes could be easily processed into affordable packaged products, and most urban consumers paid clerks in general stores to pick tomatoes off the canned goods shelf.

Workers harvest tomatoes at a Heinz tomato farm near Salem, New Jersey, 1908 / THF252058 Companies like the H. J. Heinz Company contracted with farmers to meet the demand for canned goods and catsup. Their production far exceeded the yields of home gardens. Heinz ensured success by growing seed tomatoes from which the best seeds became the basis for the next year’s crop. The company maintained a network of greenhouses to start the plants that growers put in the ground. A rapid, careful and organized tomato harvest and transport led to high-quality processed foods. A sense of urgency dictated the harvest season, which began with careful picking and packing of the delicate and perishable fruit in special crates and baskets. It continued as laborers moved the full containers from fields to shipping points. Specially designed wagons and baskets reduced stress on the ripe fruit during transit. Only the best tomatoes made the journey to H.J. Heinz plants. Laborers discarded damaged fruit into barrels and packed others into baskets for shipment.

Shipping tomatoes by boat, H. J. Heinz Company, Salem, New Jersey, circa 1910 THF292108 Transporting tomatoes from truck farms to Heinz processing plants sometimes involved sailing vessels loaded with ripe fruit. At the height of harvest, barges carried loads of tomatoes from farms to processors. Growers in Salem, New Jersey, used the Salem River, a tributary to the Delaware River, to send crops to processing centers near large east coast markets, including Philadelphia and New York.

Mass production of tomatoes did not make home gardening obsolete.

Man inspecting tomato plant in Victory Garden, June 1944 / THF273191 In fact, times of economic hardship increased the general public’s interest in growing their own tomatoes. During the Great Depression, Henry Ford dedicated 1,500 acres of Ford Farms land (between Birmingham and Flat Rock, Michigan) to vegetable gardens. Ford Motor Company employees could sign up to tend a garden plot and retain the produce. Interest in growing tomatoes remained high during World War II, largely through the U.S. government’s Victory Garden program. Home-grown tomatoes could even be symbols of resistance. George W. Carver encouraged farm families to grow tomatoes for the table as a strategy to strengthen their position, economically and socially.

Tomatoes have legal, ethical, and policy implications.

United Farm Workers Flag, circa 1970 / THF94392 Tomatoes have been at the heart of economic conflict between growers and laborers. California growers produced 85 percent of tomatoes canned in the United States by 1940. The larger the fields, the more urgent the need for laborers to harvest a crop that quickly moves from maturity to rot. Most large-scale growers relied on migrant agricultural laborers at harvest time. They worked for wages determined by the grower and did not receive protection under legislation passed during the New Deal that established minimum wage, maximum hours and workers’ compensation. Instead, growers had legal protection to hire agricultural laborers for wages below the legal minimum and were exempt from compliance with maximum hour and overtime regulations. This meant that laborers had to work until the perishable crop was completely harvested. Edward R. Murrow’s 1960 news report, Harvest of Shame, increased attention to the plight of U.S. agricultural laborers along the East Coast. Then, in 1965, Filipino-American laborers, members of the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee, launched a strike to protest pay and working conditions. Latino pickers, members of the United Farm Workers Association, joined with them, and began a five-year strike in and around the grape fields of Delano, California. Consumers increasingly sympathized with the laborers on whom growers of other perishable crops depended.

FMC Tomato Harvester, 1969 THF151662 Mechanical tomato harvesters became commercially viable in the context of this successful strike. When the FMC Corporation introduced its Cascade Tomato Harvester, Model 69W, in 1969, it advertised the machine as the savior of a multi-million-dollar crop and the preserver of the American people’s eating habits. The machine did not eliminate humans from the picking process, but it sped it up. FMC explained that it “picks a crop at the rate of nine tons per hour and cuts the cost of handpicking by 40 to 50 per cent.” Crews who operated the machine included a driver, a mechanic, and ten to twelve individuals who rode on the machine and removed debris from the picked tomatoes. This machine carried crews through midwestern fields, last on a farm near Grant Park, Illinois, between 1983 and 1990, which produced for the Heinz catsup factory in Muscatine, Iowa. Changing harvesting practices required changing the form of tomatoes, too. Mechanical engineers believed the shape of San Marzano tomatoes would suit harvester belts. Plant breeders spent 30 years cross-pollinating tomatoes (including the San Marzano) to create a new hybrid that tolerated mechanical harvesting. In addition to uniform size and firmness, the fruits had to all mature at the same time on one plant, and they had to come off the vine easily. Could scientists really slow the aging process? Microbiologists at Calgene, Inc. began research with that goal in mind in 1981. Their work paid off by 1988 with the “first commercially available genetically engineered whole food,” the Flavr Savr™ tomato. Genetic modification had shut down a protein that ripened fruit. It resulted in a tomato that could “last up to four weeks in a non-refrigerated state” (Martineau, pg. 4). An assessment of safety of the genetically modified tomato published in 1992 determined that the Flavr Savr™ remained a tomato and was food. (It bears mentioning that genetically modified tomatoes tend not to be listed in the Cultivated Plant Code because they derive from lines still being developed.)

Page from Safety Assessment of Genetically Engineered Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study of the Flavr Savr™ Tomato from The Henry Ford's library.

Hungry for more on this little fruit with big impact?

The Acme tomato in the Firestone Farm garden, August 21, 2018. Photograph by Debra A. Reid. The Henry Ford has resources to help you explore the complete tomato trajectory to date. You can….

See tomatoes growing in three gardens in Greenfield Village (Firestone Farm, Ford Home, and Mattox Farmhouse). And, learn why there are no tomato plants in the Daggett house garden!

Visit Luther Burbank’s Bureau of Information in Greenfield Village, originally located at the corner of his experimental gardens in Santa Rosa, California.

Take a closer look at the FMC Cascade Model 69W tomato harvester on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.

Explore digitized archival materials from collections housed in the Benson Ford Research Center.

Put together your own virtual exhibit of THF tomato resources, from fruit on the vine with that just-picked taste, to artistic whimsy and mouth-watering graphic design, explore the possibilities.

Sources

Charles, Daniel. Lords of the Harvest: Biotech, Big Money, and the Future of Food. Perseus Publishing, 2001.

Dreyer, Peter. A Gardener Touched with Genius: The Life of Luther Burbank. Rev. Ed. University of California Press, 1985.

Hersey, Mark D. My Work is That of Conservation: An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver. The University of Georgia Press, 2011.

Martineau, Belinda. First Fruit: The Creation of the Flavr Savr™ Tomato and the Birth of Biotech Food. McGraw Hill, 2001.

Redenbaugh, Keith and William Hiatt, Belinda Martineau, Matthew Kramer, Ray Sheehy, Rick Sanders, Cathy Houck, and Donald Emlay. Safety Assessment of Genetically Engineered Fruits and Vegetables: A Case Study of the Flavr Savr™ Tomato. CRC Press, 1992.

Debra A. Reid is Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford.

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#1 05-07-2005 11:10 AM by VeggieGirl I'm 18 years old. *Up until last year, I'd always been told I had great teeth--then I went to a new dentist who found 14 cavities at my first visit (as well as 4 and 5mm periodontal pockets and receeding gums). This new place has a lot of fancy equipment and is much more high-tech than my old dentist, so I'm inclined to trust them. I've been going every three months for a cleaning, and every time, they've found new cavities. *I can even see little black lines forming in my molars, and I think I see some on the back side of my front teeth. I brush two or three times a day and floss twice a day--always. *I don't eat refined sugar, drink soda, eat candy, etc. *I do eat a LOT of fruit though. *If I ever snack between meals it's on something like vegetables. I can't figure out why my teeth are in such bad shape, especially at my age. *Most of my family has good teeth. *No matter how well I take care of my teeth, it seems like they just keep getting worse and more cavities keep forming. Any ideas on why this might be happening? *Or what I can do to prevent the cavities? #2 05-07-2005 01:20 PM by Johnnie-x Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? Hi-Tech is good for the dentist, but as far as the patient is concerned.. I wonder... I had a hi-tech computerized dentist, but now I have an old dentist (I hope he doesn't retire)... Working with teeth is as much as an art as it is a science and experience counts for a lot... Anyway, regarding your cavity problem, if you eat a lot of cereals, they are mostly carbs and might stick to your teeth and be harder to clean off... This is one wild guess... Don't give up looking for an answer.. I had/have a similar problem and one change (out of many) that I'm wondering about is the hot vegan cereal cups I switched to eating... So, I'm suspicious... #3 05-07-2005 01:23 PM by HELLASRULES Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? Hey Veggie Girl I hate to be cynical, but if you have always had good checkups with the dentist, up until the new one. You may want to get a second opinion before proceeding with all the (expensive) dental work. All the new fancy equipment doesn't mean much. Someone of your age to have problems with deep pockets (and you have good dental hygiene) is a wee bit surprising. I'd check out a second opinion, if possible. So, unless you have some vitamin deficeincy from your diet, or your teeth are just naturally "soft", or a medication has affected your teeth...it doesn't seem possible to have cavities forming so quickly. When I was your age I had a friend, whose dentist told her she had 32 cavities!!! I know this is posssible, but usually with people who do not take care of their teeth. My last dentist always seemed to find some new thing to do to me, too. And he had all the fancy equipment too. Well $3,000.oo later I stopped going. I'm going to a differnet one now and all I need is the root planing/scaling thing done, and it's been 6 years since I last went & I am 50 yrs old. I smoke, don't have half the good dental hygiene habits you do, and I should be having the problems you are having instead. All I am saying is that it wouldn't hurt to get a different opinion. If you are having all these problems for sure, than a second opinion wouldn't hurt. #4 05-07-2005 02:31 PM by Warah Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? The nature of diagnostic dentistry is subjective. If you went to 10 different dentists they would most likely give you 10 different opinions. Much is based on education, experience, patient individuality, clinical/radiographic evidence, and various diagnostic tools/technology. I have seen new patients enter the practice with tons of decay, why? Who knows? Maybe the previous dentist was more conservative at caries diagnosis, maybe he "felt bad" and didn't want to over treatment plan, maybe x-rays were not taken, maybe a full periodontal probing was not assertained and pocketing was never found. It is frustrating for both the new dentist and the patient. But it doesn't hurt to get a second opinion or at the very least talk to the dentist, explain your circumstances and have him show you what he is seeing. Some dentists are much more "proactive" at treating small suspicious lesions, while others are more conservative and have a watch and see type of philosophy. Sometimes baby cavities can form (incipient lesions)--some will fill, while others will watch encouraging diet control, good hygiene and home fluoride in hopes it will remineralize. As a consumer and patient it is your responsibility to be as knowledgable as possible about what is going on in your body and know what your philosophy is and what your practioners philosphy is. Then together you can collaborate to get you to optimum oral health. As for your question regarding decay prevention. Good oral hygiene--brushing with an electric toothbrush, prescription home fluoride and flossing. Diet control--reduce amounts of carbs, especially foods that stick to the teeth (dried fruit, crackers, chips, cookies, candy) and soda/sugared coffees. Dry mouth especially from meds can also increase plaque and reduce salivary flow thus clearance of foods and natural buffers/enzymes/antibodies that neutralize bacteria. There is no such thing as "soft" teeth. Cavities are all about bacteria, if it were not there you would not get decay. #5 05-11-2005 09:49 AM by camchase Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? I speak from experience! Please don't assume that because he has a fancy office and a fancy practice that he is a superior dentist. Remember one thing, he has to pay for all that flash! And it isn't out of his pocket, it's out of yours. A good dentist, and I was lucky to finally find one, has an "old time" type practice. He doesn't schedule 20 patients in a day and he takes as much time with you as you need. Granted, his office is smaller and not near as fancy, but he has helped me through some extremely major problems created by the first one. Again, I stress, PLEASE PLEASE don't assume he's good based on the "trappings" in his office. #6 05-11-2005 10:43 AM by Cinemagic Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? With the advent of fluoride, the number of cavities in young people has decreased dramatically. Fluoride hardens the enamel making it more resistant to the effects of the acids produced by bacteria. An unfortunate side effect of this increased enamel hardness is that decay is more difficult to detect. Decay will progress along the path of least resistance. Once the decay has penetrated the enamel, it will continue to worsen in the dentin - the tooth structure under the enamel. The point where the decay penetrates the enamel may be too small to get a stick with the dental pick - the traditional method of detecting cavities. Yet the decay can get quite deep. The increased hardmess of the enamel makes it more difficult to see the decay and its extent on x-rays. As a result, decay is often difficult to detect and when seen on x-rays, it is most often much deeper that it would appear. A problem with someone saying that they have good oral hygiens is that sometimes they do and sometimes they don't. Even when they think they're doing a good job. If you want to know just how good a job you really are doing, use disclosing tablets AFTER you do your normal routine. If you see red on any tooth surface, then you're not doing as good of a job as you thought you were. There's never anything wrong with getting a second or third opinion. Or as many opinions as you need to feel comfortable with the treatment you receive. It's your body and you need to feel good about what is being done and who is doing it. As for a high tech vs low tech office, it's all in the dentist himself as to how good he really is. High tech is nice because these offices employ state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and techniques to increase the quality of care you receive. You can still receive quality care from a low-tech office. Most people will never know if their dentist is good, bad or mediocre. People tend to use: "He spends time with me and is nice.", or "He didn't hurt at all.", or "His fees were quite reasonable." as the criteria of who is good. Unfortunately, these attributes usually have little to do with the quality care you receive. I would prefer to have someone who keeps up with the latest techniques and materials. Has an interest in what he is doing. Takes continuing education courses regularly. Is not afraid to refer to a specialist. Has been in practice for at least five years. And listens to what you have to say. #7 05-11-2005 01:45 PM by mccormickautumn Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? So true, Camchase, I couldn't agree with you more. Fancy facilities don't necessarily equal quality care and I speak it with experiences too. After moving to another state, I had one dentist after examination said I had 6 cavities, and I only had had seen and been taken care of by another dentist less than a year prior. This new dentist was also recommending other cosmetic works and I didn't feel comfortable about. So I decided to seek a 2nd opinion and was told I only had a small loose filling on one tooth. I also have seen a so called cosmetic dentist with aggressive advertisement and his waiting room has a giant screen TV constantly playing before and after photos of cosmetic dental procedures. He showed a lot of cases to me of patients with numerous crowns and vaneer works, whom in fact I felt that a lot of them looked better or more natural before the treatments. I can never understand why some people would going into dental offices with perfectly healthy, natural looking teeth and put on crowns and vaneers like having pedicures. Do they realize that the health of their teeth are being jeopardized and could have serious problems like pain, root canals, fracture etc... down the road? I think a lot of patients are not being adaquately informed on the risks of these elective procedures. Money is of course the driving force behind it and we are talking of lots and lots of money. #8 05-11-2005 02:31 PM by Cinemagic Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? The reasons people have for getting cosmetic veneers and crowns are the same reasons they have for breast augmentation, liposuction, face lifts, brow lifts, blephoplasty and numerous other cosmetic surgeries. All of which carry a certain degree of risk and irreversibility. It is the quest for youth, the Hollywood look and simply looking better. Many people don't have a desire to look better. They need to find dentists who do not focus their practice on cosmetics. For those who do want to look better, they should seek out dentists who focus on cosmetics. Of course this does not have much to do with the high-tech office, except that most dentists who focus on cosmetics usually have the latest equipment. A high-tech office is simply a quest to improve the quality of care delivered. I find it interesting that people who get second opinions who are told that instead of four, five or six cavities, they have only one always think that the dentist who says they need less treatment is right and the better one. How does the patient know that the dentist who says only one cavity exists isn't missing three, four or five other cavities? A year later when the patient needs a root canal because one of the other undiagnosed cavities got worse, he can't understand it. Don't make the assumption that the dentist who treatment plans less is right or the better one. The opposite might very well be true. If two dentists are that far apart in diagnosis, a third opinion is warranted. #9 05-11-2005 04:19 PM by camchase Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? Cinemagic: I speak from experience. I was diagnosed with periodontal disease by a "hi-tech" dentist and told I needed $1200 worth of treatment for it. After a 2nd and 3rd (periodontist) opinion I learned I did NOT have periodontal disease, did NOT have generalized 4-5mm pocketing and did NOT need the expensive treatment; only regular cleanings every 6 months. I have to wonder how many of the $1200 treatments he has to sell to keep his fancy office operating; needed or not! You sound like a member of the dental community and as such you should be outraged when you hear of such things going on. It should never be "just accepted" but fought vigorously, especially from those inside the dental community who bear a slight black eye from this type of fraud. It is inexcusable and unconscionable. #10 05-11-2005 05:53 PM by Cinemagic Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? Absolutely. Unnecessary treatment is unethical and should not be tolerated. I can tell you that in my state, unethical treatment is dealt with whenever possible. My problem with this thread is that some people tend to equate dental practices using the latest equipment and materials (high-tech) with unnecessary treatment and "over-sell". Nothing could be further from the truth. Fortunately the percentage of unethical dentists is very low, but you will find them in high-tech, low-tech and in-between type offices. My point is simply that it is the individual dentist that is ethical or not and that IMO the majority of dentists employing the latest equipment and materials are ethical. #11 05-11-2005 05:56 PM by Warah Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? camchase: Treatment planning new patients can be a little tricky. Therefore, some dentists will pick one or two things to do first having in mind that more needs to be done in the future. After the patient is more established in the practice, they will then incorporate more work. Others will just hit the patient with everything they see at the first visit. The difference between the two is not that one sees more than the other, it is just a different way of delivering treatment and getting it to be accepted. Cinemagic: I would prefer to have someone who keeps up with the latest techniques and materials. Has an interest in what he is doing. Takes continuing education courses regularly. Is not afraid to refer to a specialist. Has been in practice for at least five years. And listens to what you have to say.--ditto #12 05-11-2005 07:10 PM by camchase Re: Why am I getting so many cavities? No offense WaRDH, but my point was with the unethical & fraudulent diagnosis of a condition that does not exist in a patient, simply to keep the "brass and glass" office afloat. People in the dental community wonder why people are so cynical about the dental practice and that is why. It takes one "bad apple" to ruin the reputations of a world of good dentists. And no one can blame the patient who has had this happen to them. How do they trust again? How do they believe the next dentist or doctor who tells them they have this or that and they need this treatment or that treatment? Again, you cannot blame the patient. And when you talk to another person in the same profession all you get is "uh, well, I don't know about that" or they don't say anything at all! Shame on them, as well, for providing a place for this to happen again and again. Thank goodness I have 2nd and 3rd opinion dentists who are willing to stand up and say that it is fraudulent. But I feel for the person who cannot find that ethical dentist out there that won't tolerate another's fraud.

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Paleo for Picky Eaters: 7 Tips for Kids and Adults

There’s no one set definition of “picky eater,” but in general, picky eaters refuse to try new foods and/or eat only a very limited set of foods. Depending on which study you look up, the percentage of people who are picky eaters varies a lot although it does tend to peak in the toddler years and go down by age 6 or so. Some people are picky eaters for their whole lives, though – there are adults who still gag if they touch a vegetable.

Picky eaters tend to eat less meat (except for processed meat – they’ll eat bologna but not chicken drumsticks!) fruit, and vegetables – in other words, basically all the Paleo staples. If this is you (or your kid), the thought of eating meat and veg every day might seem totally overwhelming – here are 7 tips to help make it work.

1. Deal with any digestive issues right away

Some picky eaters report feeling really full, really fast, or they get bad heartburn. Other people are picky specifically because they know that lots of foods irritate their digestive system, so they feel nervous about trying new ones. Some suggestions for dealing with this:

Digestive enzymes – can help with the feeling of food sitting like a brick in your stomach.

Probiotics – can help with gassiness, bloating, diarrhea/constipation, and assorted other gut problems. Probiotic foods are good in theory, but could be really challenging for people who are already picky eaters.

Fiber supplements – picky eaters tend to have lower fiber intake and more issues with constipation. If that’s a concern, a fiber supplement might be helpful.

Food sensitivities: if you’re sensitive to FODMAPs or fructose or anything else, get it off your plate

This is really the low-hanging fruit of picky eating: if your (or your child’s) pickiness is really caused by digestive reactions rather than taste/texture aversion, then you can get pretty far just by healing your gut.

2. Lean on “gray area” foods for the transition.

It rarely works well to go cold turkey from a diet of hot dogs and white bread to a diet of liver and raw broccoli, especially for a picky eater. A more reasonable approach could include adding new foods slowly while seeking out more Paleo-friendly alternatives for staples. For example, plain white rice with butter is better than bread, if only because white rice doesn’t contain the same antinutrients that wheat does.

Or if the picky eater in your house will only eat super processed meat (bologna, hot dogs, etc.), what about some healthier versions of those? There are lots of Paleo-friendly organic hot dogs in the world; they’re a bit more expensive, but they do exist. Work with what you have, and slowly move towards a more unprocessed direction.

3. Find foods and preparation methods that work with your (or your child’s) tastes.

There’s no one single food that’s required for Paleo, and with a little creativity, you can accommodate a lot of different tastes. Depending on what specifically is the issue, here are some suggestions:

General aversion to new foods: repeated low-pressure exposure (even just having it on the table so you can see/smell it can be helpful), imitation foods like Paleo bread/bread mixes, and vegetables in the same family as ones you already like. For example, if you already like carrots, try rainbow carrots, beets, and winter squash. If you already like onions, try leeks. If you already like broccoli, try cauliflower, broccolini, or Chinese broccoli.

Won’t eat meat unless it’s breaded/fried: Use almond flour or almond meal as a breading instead and carry right on! For example, try these mustard-crusted drumsticks.

Sensitive to bitterness/hates vegetables: it’s OK if you don’t want to eat tons of vegetables at first. Eat lots of animal foods and berries and use lots of spices for the antioxidants. When you start adding vegetables, roast them with lots of fat and add salt to taste. Or try sweeter vegetables with honey or maple syrup in the sauce, like these honey-roasted carrots or this this stuffed squash.

Won’t eat anything mixed: no problem; separate everything, just do it with Paleo foods!

4. Cutting caloric drinks might help.

Some research suggests that picky eaters make up for the food they won’t eat by drinking milk, juice, or other high-calorie liquids between meals. Water is always fine, but taking away calorie-dense drinks between meals might be the perfect way for a picky eater to work up enough of an appetite to legitimately want food at mealtime.

And as a bonus, getting rid of caloric drinks between meals will also help cut down on some of the extra sugar. Picky eaters already tend to eat more sugar than non-picky eaters; getting rid of fruit juice and sugary soda can really help. Can’t stand plain water? Try sparkling water, flavored soda water, or slowly diluting juice with water a bit more each time.

5. Don’t stress too much about nutrient deficiencies

This review found that picky eaters generally aren’t that much more at risk of nutrient deficiencies than typical eaters. Granted, typical eaters on the standard American diet aren’t usually doing so hot nutrient-wise, but they’re not typically keeling over from scurvy or rickets.  Vitamin E and folate were nutrients of some concern for picky eaters, but unless the person is literally eating only five foods or something totally extreme, the review indicates that it’s not likely to be an emergency. Humans are resilient creatures and adapt well to even less-than-ideal diets – there’s plenty of time to ease into things and add new foods slowly.

6. For kids, texture exposure might be key

This study found that when researchers gave picky children a yogurt that they liked, changing the texture would cause them to reject it even though changing the color didn’t. This study also suggested that texture plays a huge role in picky eating. Specifically:

Eggs seem to be problematic, for whatever reason.

Slimy/mushy textures are unappealing (slimy food is gross to just about everyone, but mushy foods like applesauce, overcooked vegetables, etc. bear mentioning).

The texture of raw vegetables can be challenging.

None of these are required on Paleo and you can skip them all if you like! Or skip whatever other food is just Not An Option for you.

Fascinatingly, this study found that when children could play with a texture with their hands first, they were more likely to eat foods with that texture. Asking kids to help arrange or prepare raw vegetables (like carrot sticks or orange slices) might be a good way to get in that first exposure.

7. Make it a dialogue

This study takes an interesting perspective: a lot of “picky eating” is in the eye of the parent. It’s normal for kids to temporarily go on crazes for particular foods or refuse to eat certain foods for a while. It’s not personal; it’s just what kids do. If parents get really anxious about this and start pressuring the kid, the kid picks up on it and gets anxious and resistant right back, and boom: an actual problem is born!

And high-pressure tactics don’t even work that well – this study found that pressuring kids to eat wasn’t associated with them actually eating more vegetables. Insisting on the short-term goal (getting the kid to eat the food on the plate right now) takes away from the long-term goal (teaching healthy eating patterns/habits for life).

Instead of insisting on a particular outcome, the first study suggests…

Giving a choice: instead of “You have to eat all the vegetables on your plate,” try “would you like carrots or broccoli?”

Accepting a certain number of bites as a compromise

Explaining why certain foods are good to eat

Asking the child how he/she feels (“Does your stomach feel full?”)

Involving the child in grocery shopping/meal prep

Basically, instead of “I need to make my kid eat this,” the approach is “my kid and I will communicate to help him/her learn and practice healthy eating patterns.” No word from the authors whether this approach works with spouses, partners, and the inner five-year-old that lives inside all of us, but it can’t hurt to keep the focus on building long-term habits rather than fixating on any particular piece of broccoli.

As for the individual household rules – like whether you will or won’t make separate meals for the picky eaters, or what kinds of snacks are allowed between meals – that’s for each family to decide based on what works for them, but the dialogue/long-term approach is a good way to start thinking about it.

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