This weekend I saw a good friend of mine at her daughter’s baby shower. We only had a few minutes to chat but she told me her blood pressure has been crazy high. Since she mentioned that, it’s been on my mind. And as I sit down to write your weekly hacks I can’t help but to focus on high blood pressure. You see, the traditional medications used for high blood pressure come wit … [Read more...]
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Health Benefits of Pumpkin Seed Oil
Anti-Aging Benefits of Pumpkin Seed Oil After Monday’s weekly anti-aging hacks, I received emails from many of you. All were inquiring about pumpkin seed oil. And there is so much to say about this little seed that I thought I would use today's article to expand on the hack. Like I did, you might be thinking that this oil comes from the fall fruit that has been hollowed out for … [Read more...]
Are You Deficient?
Here are some hacks to know if you are deficient: Have trouble sleeping? Have a calcium or potassium deficiency? Or maybe you have muscle twitches or spasms. These symptoms all point to a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is one of the most important minerals and most people are deficient. RDA dosing is 400mg for men and 300mg for women. Most people need more than that. … [Read more...]
A Rosehip By Any Other Name Wouldn’t Be So Anti-Aging
Once in a while I come across something I really love. When this happens I can’t stop reading, researching and learning as much as possible about my newfound interest. And right now I’m having a love affair with rosehip. Up until recently I really only thought about them for potpourri and some skin products. I also knew them to sometimes be in Vitamin C supplements. I r … [Read more...]
Back Pain Relieving Hacks
A lot of the time, what I write to you about revolves around something that is happening in my life. This past week I have suffered, off and on, from lower-back pain -- some of the worst I have ever had. Luckily I have had my fiance to rub my back. But this week I needed more than just a massage. I needed to resort to some other treatments. So here’s what I did, hack sty … [Read more...]
