The Daily Snoop

Found an alternative to kombucha! It has a similar flavor and feel, and has similar properties! It is a bit sweet for my taste, and it’s not as bubbly, but it’s something… and it’s healthy!!

Don’t mind the Kung Pao Chicken. Oh, yes.. they went very well together! (more…)

I first discovered Rooibos, or Red Tea, a few years ago. It’s more healthy than green tea. That’s how I’ve always promoted it. Well, in my endeavors to drink less caffeine, I have been researching Rooibos further. I have been finding some really wonderful health benefits!

• Caffeine free.
• High level of antioxidants.
• Naturally occuring nutrients such as Zinc, Manganese, Alpha-hydroxy (great for the skin), Magnesium, Copper, Iron, Potassium, and Calcium.
• Eases irritability, headaches, nervous tension, allergies, digestive problems. and insomnia.
• Relieve stomach cramps and colic in infants.
• Placed directly on the skin, it can slow the aging process. (more…)

I just re-discovered Sage Tea this weekend. Yummy!

Sage truly is a wonder herb! And I always thought it just smelled good and made food taste great! Hiking the Angeles National Forest, Michael and I always try to find the white sage to rub between our fingers to release the amazing scent! Because of this, I recently bought sage essential oil so we could have the smell whenever we wanted! And after that I found Sage Tea at Bird Pick Tea & Herb. You can imagine how excited I was at such a discovery! Well take a look at the abundant health benefits sage provides! It just gets better and better.

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My doctor recently told me that Vitamin D is not a vitamin, as we’ve always thought. It’s actually a hormone! I didn’t quite get the gravity of this until I came across some articles about it today. (more…)

Got my Vitamin D Test Results back today, along with my Allergy Test Results. Two big blows!

I am severely low in Vitamin D. I’m at 18.5, and I need to be at 60. I’m starting a 5,000 IU supplement of Vitamin D3 tomorrow.

To retest in three months, to see if I need to take more!

I wrote a blog about the importance of Vitamin D. Check it out!

Aunt Jean has been warning me about Calcium levels at my age in life. She says that she doesn’t want me to suffer later on because I am not watching my Calcium levels right now. Well, I brought this up to my naturopath and she suggested that the real problem is a deficiency of Vitamin D. In doing some research on Vitamin D, I have found a ton of great information that I think most people are completely unaware of.

Deficiency in Vitamin D may lead to cancer (all cancers), cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, type 1 diabetes, fertility problems, dysfunctional labor, mood issues and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases.

As of right now, the conventional RDA for my age range is between 200 IU-400 IU. The experts suggest that most adults need about 5,000 IU of Vitamin D every day! Some may need more or less. The only way to test for your individual Vitamin D requirements is with a blood test.

These factors determine what amount of Vitamin D is right for you (more…)