Potasium Broth. 12/15/2009
 Customer, :What is the name of the generec brand for this script'? Chemist's reply 'Chicken Soup' Potassium Broth Is an alkalizing vegetable drink, a great addition to a diet to assist with healthy bone formation and mainteneance. I include this broth into my own healthy eating plan anytime I am troubled by arthritis pain for any length of time, I have always gained relief, just by returning to a more alkaizing type of diet. This in turn is very beneficial as part of my bone health action plan Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme are all antibacterial and antiviral! ...But you still need to alkalize for bone health. To 1 1/2 quarts of water add: 2 large potatoes, chopped or sliced to approx. 1/2 inch slices 1 cup carrots, shredded or sliced 1 cup celery, chopped or shredded, leaves and all Some Beet tops, turnip tops, parsley, onion or whatever you have from the garden (or whatever is in season at the store) Add some fresh herbs like sage, rosemary, thyme & garlic I also add a few red pepper seeds You could add gravy beef if you want the flavour of beef tea or some vegemite if you crave the salty flavour. Cover and cook slowly for about 1/2 hour using only stainless steel, glass or earthenware utensils. Strain the broth off and cool. Serve warm or cold. If not used immediately, keep in refrigerator and warm up before serving. Give the cooked vegetables to your chickens or put them on your compost pile. Makes about 3 servings. This is a standard beverage for all the health spas and healing clinics in Sweden a big mug of potassium broth--a cleansing, alkalizing and mineral-rich drink. Taken from How To Get Well by Paavo Airola, Ph.D.  Osteoporosis is very common, affecting one in three women and one in twelve men over the age of 50. By my age, more than 50% of women, including myself, have Osteoporosis. Bathroom scales measure weight, they do not differentiate between lean healthy tissue and excess body fat. Scales do not consistently show evidence and reward the people who are focusing on building a fit healthy body, strength training, to protect themselves from osteoporosis by ensuring they do not lose muscle as they lose weight and gain age. I cringe when the focus on the scales leads people to cut calories so low there is insuficient nutrient in the diet, adding to the loss of muscle and bone density and the inevitable slowing down of metabolism which is the reason why 95% of all people who diet to lose weight regain all and more weight than they lost. I have been there too. I was a yo you dieter for most of my life. My highest weight was 115 kilo and size 22/24 . I am now a size 12 top 14 jeans and I have maintained my size now for over two years. I would like to be size 12, but I want strong bones and muscles a LOT MORE, than i want to loose weight. I have learned to let go of my focus on the scales and concentrate on doing what I need to do to have a healthy body, which in turn allows me to lead the happy active life I love. I am sliming, and I do weigh myself, but I am focussing on fitness, strength training, balance, flexibility and not the scales. Because of my fitness actions I am building healthy muscle and bone, I am releasing excess body fat and increasing my metabolism, once more. I would love you to join me and others who want fitness, slimness, with no public focus on scales, in our ‘loving ourselves’, forum. The forum is open to anyone interested in receiving and giving emotional support to those wanting weight management and fitness for life. Contact Kathy for the password and link to join a friendly, no pressure, forum. Weight management, while travelling. 11/10/2009
 Most gray nomad, senior travellers are very health conscious these days, one of the first requirements for many travellers is an adequate size fridge in the caravan or motor home so they can store sufficient vegetables to allow them to prepare and eat, healthy not too high in calorie or overladen with salt, meals. If you were striving to slim down and get fitter, before you leave for your trip, are you able to continue towards this goal successfully, while on tour and if so, I would love to have you share your tips to fellow travellers, via the comments section. Do you arrive home from your travels wishing you had weight loss supplements, to help recover from having eaten more food and perhaps exercising less than you do when home? If so, what is the pit falls you would suggest other travellers might try to avoid? Here are a few of my travel tips to staying trim and healthy while travelling. Healthy holiday ideas that also help trim the waistline. *Holidaying where you can swim and or hike *Holiday where you can buy fresh vegetables and keep up your 5 serves of vegetables and two fruits even while travelling. *Continue to eat from all the food groups, and consider portion size of servings. *Watch the serving sizes of food. A serving size of fruit is one cup, a serving size of beans, pasta or rice, is half a cup. A serving size of salad vegetables is one cup but of starchy vegetables like corn, peas and potatoes, it is half a cup. *BBQ’s are a part of outdoor life.. Enjoy them while still taking great care of you. It is best to trim off excess fats, limit fatty and highly processed meats as much as possible and limit your protein serving size to around the size of a pack of cards, or your own palm size, a measurement that makes allowance for larger framed people generally being able to consume more calories. A very high animal protein diet can hinder the absorption of calcium into your bones so if you are wanting more protein food in your diet, can I suggest adding lentils to your stews and serving mixed bean salads with the BBQ’s. Unless you are exercising vigorously, seniors do not need as high an iron diet as younger people, especially women, do. We do need more bone minerals however.. *Pack an extra travel fridge if the existing one in the caravan is not large enough to hold your fresh vegetable, supplies, between restocking trips to the store. *Pack a water filter or buy water to encourage you to drink sufficient fresh water rather than calorie-laden beverages. *Keep up your buddy system, stay in touch with friends who encourage you to live a healthy lifestyle, while you travel. *Enjoy a healthy, happy hour, try one alcoholic drink and the remaining drinks filtered water. *When dining out, order wine by the glass instead of by the bottle and don't worry if the food is more calorie laden than what you would cook yourself, enjoy it, eat slowly, and stop when you are satisfied, not stuffed full. *Low fat yogurt is a great substitute for cream, fruit is a great dessert. *Inexpensive, powdered non-fat skim milk powder and rolled oats are two lightweight staples we stock up on before we leave home and always make sure we have in stock. Rolled oats is our basic healthy breakfast, at home and on tour, it is high fibre and low salt and sugar. *Cooking healthy is the way to go, while travelling. Sometimes we pack the thermos cooker and make stews and soups, removing all the fat, before eating, it also cooks a healthy whole grain creamed rice, desert. I use a non stick pan with no more than 2 teaspoons of a good oil, (example olive oil), per day, per person. I also use a large George Foreman grill and I cook all the vegetables on this, along with the fish, poultry or meat. One appliance cooking is easy and can also be healthy. *To cut back further on fats, Reg and I have stopped buying butter and margarine type spread, gives up more space for healthier food in a smaller caravan fridge, as an extra bonus. We buy the low fat tasty cheese, it’s an easy lunch and with milk, yogurt and a serve of cheese, vegetables like broccoli, and one calcium supplement in the evening, with a few almonds, a senior can get sufficient calcium in their diet to help protect their bone density. *Holidays are an excellent opportunity to walk. Wear a pedometer and try to get in 1.000 steps. On days when you have long drives, stop and walk every two hours, if not more frequently and do a few press ups agianst the trees or the car bonnet,. *No need to obsess about your weight or carry bathroom scales, just have at least one pair of tight fitting jeans or a tape measure with you so you can check each week that you are maintaining or achieving your personal weight management goals. Enjoy your holiday and do not worry excessively about weight, focus on fitness and good health, have heaps of fun and bring back a healthy you and wonderful memories. :-)   I love our pretty little garden, outside our warm season, Northern Victoria, home. I have begun the vegetable garden on the roadside verge, between the poplar trees and the citrus trees I planted last autumn. I have planted four varieties of potato and covered the ground where they are planted with straw. Next week I will plant more peas and beans. To find out more about how good gardening is for healthy bones, read this blog post http://saveourbones.com/gardening-is-a-great-osteoporosis-excersise/ By Vivian Goldschmidt, MA, Founder of Save Our Bones    While the average senior is losing 1% of their bone density every year, they can by taking positive and natural efforts like doing a weight work out three times a week, and following a strong bone density eating plan, easily add an additional 1% of bone density per year, thus maintaining bone density even in the senior years. Bone is not stagnant, 15% of your bone minerals are being replaced every year, stay active and as conscious of building bone at every age of your life. It's worth taking care of yourself. Who's at Greater Risk of Hip Fracture? Reg and I, are both considered high risk area for fractures. Reg has the loss of balance problem associated with frontal lobe dementia and at 69 years with slender build and osteoporosis in his family all being high risk factors for a fracture and I have osteoporosis of the spine and I am borderline osteoporosis of the hip. Reg was advised by his doctor to walk on uneven ground to maintain his balance and I am advised to do weight bearing exercises and make sure my diet meets my nutrient requirements to help maintain bone density. As a partnership, we share everything so after I use my weights, I pass them to Reg and say, ‘it’s your turn’, and we go on our uneven surface walks together.  Reduce the risk factors that can make you more vulnerable to fractures. (HealthDay News) -- A hip fracture can be a very serious injury. People who break a hip are up to 18 percent more likely to die within a year that other people their age, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says. While some factors are beyond your control, there are things you can do to reduce your risk. The academy offers this list of things that increase your risk of hip fracture:
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