or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. day four! you’ve made it. by the time you wake up on day four, you will be feeling worlds better. nicotine has been given the express train ticket out of your body and is just about all gone. *here’s what’s happening physiologically in your body, over the […]
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cold turkey: day three
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. (posting this a day late–work got in the way…..) teamwork. by now you’re experiencing the worst of the symptoms, and believe me….they’re ending soon…. it’s important now to keep doing the things mentioned in day one and day two as far as drinking fluids, eating healthy foods, […]
cold turkey: day two.
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. day two is much like day one, only with a peak in the symptoms. continue with lots of fluids (remember, this is how the nicotine leaves the body. and the sooner we get that unwanted guest out, the better) healthy breakfast: 16 ounces water + 8 drops […]
cold turkey: day one.
or: how to quit nicotine in four (easy) days. this guy. smoker for over ten years. has tried repeatedly to break the habit, and failed each time. each time he has relied on using a nicotine replacement patch to ‘ease’ symptoms, but didn’t do much else. this time, with a whole new mental attitude in place, […]
magic potion. (ok, lotion)
winter is especially hard this year (we say every year?) I think it’s part of getting old, the toll that the cold weather takes on your body and skin. I have a simple, I mean completely MAGICAL remedy for even the driest-of-dry chapped skin, and the great thing is that the components of it will support healing […]
let’s talk about ginger.
I’m sitting here sipping a delicious cup of tea/bourbon/ginger infused simple syrup, (mainly because I was feeling the tinge of a cold starting, but also because I had made a jar of the syrup last night and needed a good excuse to use it) when I started thinking about how often I turn to ginger for […]
daily time out.
everyone needs a time out now and then. I find that even though I spend a lot of time alone, I still need to place myself in some quiet isolation and just think things through. I used to “lock” myself in the bedroom as the kids were collapsing on the other side of the door […]
time for a toddy.
you know that feeling–the scratchy throat, dragging body, droopy eyes feeling. it started hitting me halfway through my shift yesterday. when I got home, after eating a quick dinner I whipped up one of these hot toddies, piled on the blankets, and turned on the netflix. (I think I’m due for another dose tonight) […]
well, that went by fast.
seems like just yesterday it was the beginning of spring, and here we are talking about pumpkins and apples and feeling the chill in the air. I’ve been working hard getting ready for a holiday craft show (more on that at a later date.) also, walks on the beach, lots of swimming and a few really […]
snack time.
I’ve been benefiting greatly from the use of essential oils lately, and sharing them with my friends and family to help them has become one of the best benefits. from helping my little nephew find a solution to his tummy aches, to the awesome sight of my brother in law inhaling peppermint oil for the […]
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