Monday, September 21, 2015

My Kombucha discovery

I have been drinking kombucha just about every day for a month now. 1-2 cups a day before meals.

The most significant health benefit for me has been that it has just about completely gotten rid of my acid reflux! I had a lot of trouble with reflux over the past few years which I have attributed to stress, poor diet, and being over weight. Though my bad gall bladder seemed to also play a role. Once I had my gall bladder removed the reflux got much worse. I felt as though I had a knife sticking through my chest much of the time. I tried several different medications and finally went to see a specialist who told me that based on my bad reactions to the medications I had tried, he recommended that I try going the natural route and treat it with diet and lifestyle modifications, and look into natural remedies or supplements.

I have tried several supplements that all help some, but drinking the kombucha regularly has helped more than anything else! Unless I eat too much of something I really shouldn't, or eat too fast, the acid reflux is virtually gone!

I intend to keep drinking it and sharing it with others. It tastes yummy too! My favorite flavoring is to add fresh or frozen raspberries to the second ferment.

This picture is a bottle of the pomegranate flavored kombucha that I made.
In case you don't know what kombucha is, it is a fermented tea. It is full of good enzymes, yeasts, and probiotics. Here is a link for more info.

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

September 2 - I have a challenge for you

Today I have a challenge for you. Today I want you to share with at least one person about childhood cancer. You can post something on your social media page (facebook/twitter/instagram/etc) or you can send someone an email, or text, or you can tell someone in person! Believe it or not, many people are still unaware of childhood cancer.

Fact for today: In the USA, childhood cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease.

You can check out this page for more facts.

Tuesday, September 1, 2015

September 1

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month and boy am I aware! Kids get cancer too. My son had cancer. My precious little boy had cancer and it took his life.

I have been working up to walking at least 5 miles a day so that I can manage to walk 125 miles during the month of September for Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's Million Mile Walk/Run/Ride for Childhood Cancer Awareness. Million Mile. I secretly want to get in a few more miles than that, but I don't know if I can manage it. Last year I hit 106 miles for the month of September.

Childhood cancer fact of the day: 250 children world wide die from cancer each day. 7 of those are in the USA. That is too many!