How to test your Vitamins

As a small eater and someone with anemia I rely on vitamins to help me get my nutrients.   They are extremely important and I've become very selective

There is a lot that goes into finding your own balance of nutrients.  Once you know what vitamins you are deficient in you need to test what brand or type is best for you.  The best way to get vitamins and minerals is through fresh organic raw food.  Then vitamins are used to supplement your diet.
There are many forms, liquid, chews, gummies, tablets, gel capsule, and soft capsules.

For me gummy and soft gel capsules work the best.  My body has an easier time breaking the gummy apart and absorbing its content then a tablet.   Not all my vitamins are gummies but most of them are.  


How to know if you're absorbing your vitamins?
There are many 3 test I take when I want to know if my vitamin is actually working..

1. How do I feel?
I take a  step back and observe how I feel after taking any supplement...
Most vitamins that work for me give me a lot of energy,  If I don't see an energy boost or mood boost then I  assume its not working for me.

2 Test: disintegration test.

3. If my urine is bright yellow then  I know my body didn't absorb all of those vitamins.

Here is a link to the at home disintegration test: https://www.consumerlab.com/results/hometest.asp

One very important thing to keep in mind that excessive use of vitamins are harsh on your body and can lead to liver disease and even liver failure.

More to come on this subject including reviews on specific brands and vitamins and my own vitamin regime.

What would you like to know about vitamins?


Stay Healthy,
Cyndi 

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Sorry for the quick and late entry this week.  My little baby had surgery yesterday.

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No Excuses. Tips and tricks to staying on track.

1. Plan out your meals 

2. Prepare and portion out your meals for in at least 3 day intervals. So tyat even when you are busy you can eat healthy. 

3. Make it health fun.  Go picking your veggies and fruit at your local farmer's Market. 

4. Follow health food blogs ;) like this one. 

5.  Move- move your body as often as you can.  Take the stairs.  Walk or bike your way to your destination when possible. 

6. Journal, keep a health journal to remind you whats working.m

7. Revise your routine as you go to better suits you and your life style

8. Have access to easy raw food 

9. Convert your friends or family for support and accountability. 

10. Don't force your life around cooking.  Do incorporate cooking or preparing fresh foods to your daily life.  

11. Set Goals. 

12. Zzzzzz Sleep, try to get as much sleep as your body needs. 

13. Quench Your Thirst, drink as much water as you can. 

 

6 Herbs for Digestive Health

 6 Herbs that improve the functions of your digestive system

1-Ginger

2-Cinnamon 

3-Spearmint   

4-Fennel 

5-Chamomile

6-Marsh mallow root

* Ginger-  Ginger is one of the most powerful natural foods for your entire digestive system.  It is known to be used for all digestive illness and discomforts.  Raw ginger or fresh ginger can be consumed in many dishes and drinks.  My favorite way to consume ginger is as tea with honey and lemon. 

*Fennel is use to treat heartburn, intestinal gas, blotting, soothes muscular lining in the digestive tract, colic 

Cinnamon isn't just a delicious spice used in pumpkin pie ;) Cinnamon is used to heal/ cure  IBS, stomach bug, and candida yeast infections  in your gut. 

Spearmint is often used to heal/cure  upset stomach and adult colic. 

*Oils in Chamomile are beneficial for relieving upset stomach , IBS, and colic. 

*Marsh Mallow Root has anti inflammatory properties that improve digestive health. It is often used to cure/heal peptic ulcers, enteritis,  and colitis. 

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To the companies or people who send me products,    

I  would like to say, Thank you!  I have to admit its almost like Christmas when I do recieve products.  Its always a pleasant surprise, but I can not give you credit or refrence your buisness if you dont tell me who the product is from. 

Please enclose the following information if you would like your buisness refrence in the review 

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Thanx a bunch, 

-XO Cyndi 

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