Tonight’s Menu:
Baked Salmon
Steamed Broccoli
Brown Rice
Sliced Tomatoes
Water with Lemon
Black Cherry Tea with Vitality C Powder
Cook-ahead suppers don’t always mean pulling out the crockpot. Sometimes it’s just a matter of having everything cut up, laid out, and ready to cook when you get home.
- This morning I’m going to thaw the frozen salmon, lay it on a glass pan that was drizzled with olive oil, and add the spices.
- Next, I’ll cut up the broccoli and store it in a plastic container.
- Third, I’ll put the package of rice on the stovetop, and put the cooking pot beside it on the burner.
- Finally, I’ll put the tomatoes on the serving dish in the refrigerator, ready to be sliced.
When I get home, I’ll put the salmon in the oven, steam the broccoli in a pot, cook the rice in the pot, and slice the tomatoes. Dinner will be on the table in 20 minutes! 🙂
If you have a moment, enjoy this terrific article from BetterBones.com about the bone-protecting benefits of Potassium! Here’s the link:
http://www.betterbones.com/blog/post/Potassium-The-Great-Unknown-Bone-Protector.aspx?
Banana, anyone? 🙂
I’m heading to North Carolina today to train on the NES ProVision bio-field scanning device! The bio-field scanner operates using quantum electrodynamics technology to detect disturbances in the human bio-field on a quantum level. Want to know more about the NES ProVision? Check it out at http://www.integrativelifesolutions.com/NEShome.html.
Sometimes I don’t eat a formal lunch. I just keep snacking ever so often until supper time arrives! 8)
Breakfast: 4 slices of Ezekiel bread with Earth Balance Buttery Spread, Peppermint Tea with Vitality C powder
Snack: Banana, water
Snack: Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar, water
Snack: Apple, water
Snack: 1/4 cup sunflower seeds
Snack: Handful of raw almonds
Supper: Small burger made with extra ground beef, Almond Mashed Potatoes, broccoli, strawberries (5), water
Bedtime: Camomile Citrus Herbal Tea with Vitality C powder, supplements
Breakfast (5:30 a.m.):
147 Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus Multibran Cereal (from Publix)
99 Almonds (11)
10 Almond Breeze Almond Milk (unsweetened, vanilla)
16 Tablespoon of raisins
Leaving for work (7:10):
0 Herbal tea with 1/2 tsp Vitality C powder
N/A Supplements
0 Water
Snack (9:00):
0 Water
10 2 stalks of celery
95 1 tbsp almond butter
Lunch (12:30):
200 Cocoa Cherry Standard Bar
0 Water
Snack (3:45):
0 Water
90 Red Delicious Apple
Supper (6:00)
~450 Chili, made with extra lean ground chuck, Mexican chili beans, stewed tomatoes, and tomato sauce
~180 Tossed salad: Romaine lettuce, tomato, cucumber, 1 tbsp sunflower seeds, 1 tbsp Newman’s Own Oil & Vinegar dressing
0 Water with lemon
Calories for the day: ~1297
Here’s an interesting article about Prolia, still another pharmaceutical drug that is touted to build bone density, but once again with horrific side effects to be considered.
http://saveourbones.com/prolia-denosumab-review/
Vivian Goldschmidt of Save Our Bones states:
The most common side effects of Prolia are back pain, arm and leg aches, elevated cholesterol, general musculoskeletal pain, bladder infection, and pancreatitis.5
And as disclosed on the Prolia website (http://www.prolia.com), it can cause serious side effects because it “is a medicine that may affect your immune system” (remember the cytokines?).
These are the main side effects listed by Amgen:
- Low calcium levels
- Serious skin, lower abdomen, bladder, or ear infections
- Dermatitis, rash, or eczema
- Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (endocarditis) caused by an infection
- Severe jaw bone problems such as osteonecrosis of the jaw.
And for dessert, Amgen serves up a cautionary statement: that “it is not known if the use of Prolia over a long period of time may cause slow healing of broken bones or unusual fractures.”
The only side effect of the alkaline diet and exercise is…good health!
Hello, OsteoDiet readers! It’s been several weeks since I’ve had time to write. Between the birth of three grandchildren this summer and the start of school in August, my schedule has been booked to the limit. Nonetheless, I’ve had some new developments in the area of health.
1) Iodine Load Test. I took the Iodine Load Test and found that only 69% of the iodine load was excreted. So, over the summer I took a daily dose of Lugol’s solution (Iodine-Iodide solution) by staining the inside of my left forearm with 2-4 drops of the solution. A couple of weeks ago, I started to have that “metal taste” in my mouth, so I assume I am now “loaded.” I can’t know that for sure, however, until I take a second Iodine Load Test.
2) Becoming a Nutritional Counselor. I am currently taking course work to become a Certified Nutritional Counselor. I hope to complete the course by the end of September, so that I can sit for the test.
3) Keeping on’ keepin’ on. As for the OsteoDiet, it has become a way of life. I barely give it much thought except when foods I eat are not readily available. Since I usually take a lunchbox packed with OsteoDiet foods with me on the road, that situation rarely comes up. 🙂
Hope you had a great summer!
Kathy
Tags: iodine load test, osteoporosis diet; nutritional counselor
