Day 41: Little things that make a big difference
Here are the little things I've found make a big difference, health-wise:
1. Vitamin D. Blood test found I was very low, and doctor recommended supplements. This surprised me, because I take a daily multivitamin. But once I started adding vitamin D, I found that the stressful edge I've been living on has settled down, the "tennis elbow" bothers me less, and I have more energy. Didn't expect that to be the result the doctor appt, didn't expect it to make a difference.
2. Sleep. It was interesting doing Emma's sleep study. Before the study, they had us watch a movie that talked about what lack of sleep gives you: irritability, fatigue during the day, less physical energy, weight loss slows down, as well as memory loss, forgetting simple words, etc. Interestingly, several of those were symptoms I raised to my doctor! So I have been trying to get at least 7 hours a night.
3. Vegetables. Part of my love for finding new recipes have been finding new ways to eat vegetables. I have learned new ways to love kale and raw green soup (recipes below), but mostly it's about finding what your taste buds love.
4. Fun exercise. I'm still experimenting here. As you know, I've played basketball with Emma, learned to walk at lunch at work, swam for two hours (yes, in the water, not sunning on the sand) at the beach Friday, and next week is laser tag with the 8th grade bible study. But in addition to those things, I'm just trying to be overall more active--walking to someone's office rather than emailing, doing things during the day rather than reading all the time. And of course, C25k. It's not perfect: for example, today was a low energy day because of my kidney stones. But it's better than it was.
New thing to add to my life:
5. Water! Why do I have these kidney stones? Dehydration! And I have to purpose to stay on top of it.
Recipes:
Kale salad: 1 tsp olive oil and sea salt massaged into the leaves. From there, you add what you want. I've added avocado; chick peas, tomatoes, lemon juice, etc.
Raw Green soup: This is again to taste. I like spinach, avocado, tomatoes, chick peas, celery, sea salt, and spices such as dill and garlic. Water is your base in the blender, but you can also add a little olive oil and lemon. Give it a try; the same ingredients you don't like in a salad, you may like a lot in raw soup.
1. Vitamin D. Blood test found I was very low, and doctor recommended supplements. This surprised me, because I take a daily multivitamin. But once I started adding vitamin D, I found that the stressful edge I've been living on has settled down, the "tennis elbow" bothers me less, and I have more energy. Didn't expect that to be the result the doctor appt, didn't expect it to make a difference.
2. Sleep. It was interesting doing Emma's sleep study. Before the study, they had us watch a movie that talked about what lack of sleep gives you: irritability, fatigue during the day, less physical energy, weight loss slows down, as well as memory loss, forgetting simple words, etc. Interestingly, several of those were symptoms I raised to my doctor! So I have been trying to get at least 7 hours a night.
3. Vegetables. Part of my love for finding new recipes have been finding new ways to eat vegetables. I have learned new ways to love kale and raw green soup (recipes below), but mostly it's about finding what your taste buds love.
4. Fun exercise. I'm still experimenting here. As you know, I've played basketball with Emma, learned to walk at lunch at work, swam for two hours (yes, in the water, not sunning on the sand) at the beach Friday, and next week is laser tag with the 8th grade bible study. But in addition to those things, I'm just trying to be overall more active--walking to someone's office rather than emailing, doing things during the day rather than reading all the time. And of course, C25k. It's not perfect: for example, today was a low energy day because of my kidney stones. But it's better than it was.
New thing to add to my life:
5. Water! Why do I have these kidney stones? Dehydration! And I have to purpose to stay on top of it.
Recipes:
Kale salad: 1 tsp olive oil and sea salt massaged into the leaves. From there, you add what you want. I've added avocado; chick peas, tomatoes, lemon juice, etc.
Raw Green soup: This is again to taste. I like spinach, avocado, tomatoes, chick peas, celery, sea salt, and spices such as dill and garlic. Water is your base in the blender, but you can also add a little olive oil and lemon. Give it a try; the same ingredients you don't like in a salad, you may like a lot in raw soup.
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