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Bird bird bird is the word!

Happy Turkey Day!!! 26 pounds of white meat and dark meat!!!

How I lost weight – 60 pounds!!!

Hypnosis:

The most accepted form of holistic health care for weight loss is not really medicine at all. It is somewhat a behavioral modification through hypnosis. Hypnosis as an holistic health care doesn’t make you to depend on will power. This is the reason why hypnosis is so popular.

Hypnosis investigates what is subconsciously holding you to the thinking and eating habits that keep you overweight. Once the root cause of overweight can be alleviated then you will naturally begin to lose weight.

It is the most effective from of holistic health care and also cost much less to day spas and expensive over the counter weight loss pills. You can eat healthily by following hypnosis, and allows a positive energy flow through you which keeps you to stick to the new way of eating and exercising.

http://www.altmedicinezone.com/holistic-medicine/searching-for-a-magical-weight-loss-cure-holistic-health-care-is-a-new-way/

New Heart Rate Monitor

I just purchased the Sportline SX Universal Combo ECG Heart Rate Monitor. I am going to enjoy this. It has a chest belt option that allows for non-touch heart rate reading.

Here is a review I found: Review  Link goes to: http://www.amazon.com/review/RO5GY8SYR2M0O

Here is a picture of the product: Picture  Link goes to: http://www.amazon.com/Sportline-Universal-Combo-Heart-Monitor/dp/B001O2KNGY

I purchased mine at Walmart. However, Walmart doesn’t have it on their website. It was under 50 bucks.

I used it tonight bike riding and I burned 200 calories.

This will be fun!

My supplement list

I am taking the following supplements:

New Chapter Every Woman II

   x2 a.m. and x2 p.m.

All of New Chapter’s Whole-Food Multi's, like our Every Woman®line of multivitamins for women,are food. In fact, they are a whole-food complex of vitamins, minerals and herbs alive with the thousands of beneficial whole-food phytonutrients found in nature. (Taken from www.newchapter.com)

Pau d’ Arco

   x2 a.m. and x2 p.m.

According to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” - “immune stimulant and is effective against bacterial, fungal, viral, parasitic, and yeast infections…also considered to be an anti-inflammatory agent.”

Black Cohosh

   x1 a.m. and x1 p.m.

According to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” - “balances hormone levels in both men and women…also useful in the treatment of stress-related symptoms during menopause and PMS…also nourishes the respiratory system and soothes sore throat.”

Raspberry Leaf Extract

   x1 a.m. and x1 p.m.

According to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” – “…uterine tonic…ability to relax tight uterine muscles and tighten relaxed uterine muscles.”

Milk Thistle

   x1 a.m. and x1 p.m.

According to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” – “…extraordinarily useful in the treatment of liver diseases such as alcoholic hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver poisoning, and viral hepatitis…also regulates the digestion of fats, helps stabilize blood sugars and cholesterol, reduces inflammation of the intestine, and promotes the excretion of certain hormones.”

Evening Primrose Oil

   x1 a.m. and x1 p.m.

According to the NIH – “eczema, rheumatoid arthritis, breast pain associated with the menstrual cycle, menopausal symptoms, and premenstrual syndrome, Other conditions for which evening primrose oil is used include cancer and diabetes”

Dong Quai

   Extract dosage is 30 drops 2x/day

According to “Prescription for Herbal Healing” – Helps with some “menopause and PMS symptoms, and is also used in the treatment of arthritis, chronic kidney inflammation, various blood-vessel disorders, pernicious anemia, and neuralgia”

During my monthly cycle, I keep track of the days. When I reach day 14 I start taking:

Wild Yam Extract

   Extract dosage is 30 drops 2x/day

According to Circular Times – PMS, menopause, pregnancy, osteoporosis

Then starting with the last 5 days before my cycle starts:

PMS tea

   x1 tea bag a.m. and p.m.

According to TeaLand – “herbs traditionally used to support the kidneys’ function of eliminating fluids” … Ingredients are:“Roasted dandelion root, roasted carob pod, roasted barley grain, roasted chicory root, parsley leaf, oatstraw herb, nettle herb, chickweed herb, uva ursi leaf, cornsilk style and stigma, cramp bark”

A changing teen

The boy’s voice started cracking at the end of April. Little by little it cracks and creaks. It really is an awesome event to witness. Within 2 weeks his voice is already an octave lower. I love it. I love watching every minute/moment of each and every change he goes through.

:)

As for walking, I have done LOTS!!!

Fundraising event coming up on May 30, 2010 – Pictures to come.

Here are my walk numbers so far:

05/02/2010 – Hiked 10 miles

04/25/2010 – Walked 10 miles

04/24/2010 – Walked 8.5 miles

04/17/2010 – Walked 10 miles

04/16/2010 – Walked 6 miles

04/11/2010 – Walked 13 miles

04/10/2010 – Walked 5 miles

04/03/2010 – Walked 5 miles

03/28/2010 – Walked 5 miles

03/27/2010 – Walked 3 miles

03/20/2010 – Hiked 3 miles, then walked 6 miles

03/14/2010 – Hiked 3 miles

03/13/2010 – Walked 6.4 miles

02/28/2010 – Walked 6.4 miles

02/27/2010 – Walked 10 miles (at the gym on the treadmill – raining)

02/20/2010 – Walked 10 miles

02/15/2010 – Walked 6 miles

02/12/2010 – Walked 4 miles

02/08/2010 – Walked 4 miles

I am doing great on donations thus far. Please, if you can spare the money, donate. http://www.the3day.org/goto/cmelcher

EVERY AMOUNT HELPS