Daily Archives: May 12, 2011

Solutions to Food Allergies and Food Intolerance

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After dealing with allergies for years now, I finally decided to change my lifestyle. I’ve had different types of allergies from food allergies to rhinitis to skin allergies. I’m getting tired of food intolerance and avoiding the food I like most so I think it’s time to change. It’s a 360 degree turn compared to my previous lifestyle where I eat cheeseburger and fries for snacks. Our family would order pizza at 11 at night for our midnight snacks. I couldn’t eat without soda and I make sure we always have cake for dessert. Yes, it was a very unhealthy lifestyle but since my body has been in a bad shape ever since, I now decide to love myself and live healthy.

Now, I see a Doctor who is into Alternative Medicine. I shared all my sickness as well as my food allergies and supplements that I’m currently taking. I brought my cholesterol and uric acid to her attention. We focused on my migraine which I usually experienced before my period. We even discussed arthritis pain relief probably due to my high uric acid.

She mentioned Naturally.com to me and boy, was I glad. This site is offering natural supplements, something that I want to take to boost energy. They have food intolerance products and systematic enzymes which I’m very interested in. They even have supplements to get a healthy hair! I love this site because it is clean and simple. It is easy to use and navigate. No complicated links. They also offer free e-books about heart health tips that you can download. Now, this section called my attention, “Is Your Food Allergy Actually Food Intolerance? “. Well, in my case, it probably is a food intolerance. I can’t wait to discover more health tips from Naturally.com and hopefully I get to really have that healthy lifestyle that I’m wishing for months now.

Coffee makers complete my Day!

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Coffee makers complete my Day!

….or should I say, freshly brewed coffee perks me up everyday thanks to the coffee maker for the home? There are nights that I would need to work until the wee hours in the morning that I end up very sleepy. I won’t have energy to help the kids prepare for school. I tried drinking instant coffee but my body seemed to get used to it that I no longer get affected with that kind of caffeine. So every day I would long for a freshly brewed coffee from the coffee brewers. Since using the usual coffee brewers takes so much time, there are days that I would rather not make a cup of coffee anymore. I guess I’m too busy for that. So imagine my luck when my friend suggested I check out Bunnathome.com. They are offering coffee makers that are easy to use. The machine would do all the brewing!

Bunnathome.com got all the details that you need in brewing your coffee. They have an interactive product demos available. They have trips & tricks in how to make the best coffee. They even made a blog with a series of posts about experiences of newbies and experts of their coffee brewers. Such a very interesting website!

Did you know that there is also such a thing as a brew chart? Bunnathome.com said that if you brew your coffee at home, this helpful grind chart helps you check to make sure your coffee is ready for brewing. For your BUNN brewer, you should be using coffee that falls into 3-4 minute categories in the chart. I never thought there is a chart specifically for brewing coffee. Thanks to Bunnathome.com, I’ve discovered all of these today.
Now, I should talk to the Husband and see if he agrees in getting one coffee maker for the home. I really hope and pray he does!

Kitchen Light Fixtures

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We all know how lighting is important in every aspect of our home. Some people prefer to have dim lights but some prefer to have it very bright. Lighting requirements depend on the place and its needs. If you are in a study table you need a bright light or a desk lamp, if you’re going to sleep but cannot sleep completely in the dark you might need a lamp shade.

Here’s some facts about different kinds of lights:
Flourescent Lights
They use 25%-35% of the energy used by incandescent lamps to provide the same amount of illumination (efficacy of 30-110 lumens per watt). They also last about 10 times longer (7,000-24,000 hours).This is the most commonly used light bulbs to save energy aside from LED lighting. This can be used as exterior light fixtures but not a classy one. This is a better option for pendant light fixtures.

High Indensity Discharge or HID lamps provide the highest efficacy and longest service life of any lighting type. They can save 75%-90% of lighting energy when they replace incandescent lamps.

Incandescent lighting is the most common type of lighting used in homes. It has traditionally delivered about 85% of household illumination.Incandescent lamps operate without a ballast. They light up instantly, providing a warm light and excellent color rendition. You can also dim them. However, incandescent lamps have a low efficacy compared to other lighting options (10-17 lumens per watt) and a short average operating life (750-2500 hours). This is also good to use askitchen light fixtures as it is always nice to use kitchen pendant lighting especially in the dining area. Low-pressure sodium lamps provide the most energy-efficient outdoor lighting compared to high-intensity discharge lighting, but they have very poor color rendition. Typical applications include highway and security lighting, where color isn’t important. These are the lights you can see in outdoor solar lighting systems use solar cells, which convert sunlight into electricity. The electricity is stored in batteries for use at night. Manufacturers most commonly use nickel cadmium, sealed lead acid, and lead acid batteries. And last but not the least are the LED Lightings, a light-emitting-diode lamp is a solid-state lamp that uses light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as the source of light. Now it’s up to you to look which light is perfect for you.

Common Pregnancy Advice and Myths

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A woman’s protruding pregnant tummy is such a magnet for hands and well-meaning advices. Unfortunately, while the uninvited tummy touch may be irritating, the pregnancy advice may well be nothing but false information and myths. Despite the copious amounts of pregnancy information that one can freely get from pregnancy and womens health websites on the internet, a lot of pregnancy myths are still being persistently passed around. To help you in spotting them, we have listed a few of them below.

· The way you look and the way your tummy looks are good indications of your baby’s gender. This is absolutely bogus. There is no other way you can determine your baby’s gender except through its organs which can be seen through ultrasound, or through your baby’s DNA which can be acquired through amniocentesis.

· Your favorite food during pregnancy will contribute to your baby’s looks and personality. What you should be concerned with during pregnancy is the nutritional value of the foods that you are eating and not by how your food looks.

· Holding your hands above your head will wrap your baby’s umbilical cord around its neck. The movement of your arms has absolutely nothing to do with your baby’s umbilical cord. So if you are doing some light stretching exercises, feel free to raise to arms and stretch those muscles.

· Having sex during pregnancy harms your baby. Feel free to ask your doctor but unless you have any delicate pregnancy condition, it should be perfectly alright for you to have sex.

When I was pregnant with my kids, a lot of people would often want to touch my belly with the tone of an amazed person wondering how I would ever get the baby out because it is too big. Sometimes it can be a bit offensive already but I have learned to live with it.

DIY Queen: Getting Help from a Reliable Printing Service

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I was feeling sentimental the other day. I remembered our wedding six years ago. During this time, we were neck deep into wedding preparations. And yes, barely a month before my wedding, I still didn’t have a wedding dress design in mind! We were during the month of June and I only planned my wedding for six months! I distinctly remember feeling as I have hit a gold mine when I found a wedding invite supplier who can do my wedding invites – one that I made myself! – at a fraction of a cost! Custom printing has always been expensive that is why I am thankful I stumbled at the perfect Printing Service‘ at the right time.

Getting custom printing services is not that hard these days anymore, especially since you can order mostly anything and everything online. For example, you can have custom printing at My1Stop.com. Wedding ideas are unique nowadays. I saw VIP ID cards and access cards handed out as wedding invites. I actually think it’s a great idea! Plastic Card Printing at My1Stop.com doesn’t only cover ID cards -it can cover luggage tags, key tags, phone cards, membership cards, gift cards, calendar cards and more. Come to think of it, you can even use their services to make your giveaways for your wedding. If you are having a travel destination wedding, the luggage tags can make a nice inclusion in your travel kit for your guests.

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You would also need a lot of custom printing done at work. Presentation Folders, letterheads, business cards and labelled folders and envelopes can be done as well! It’s really a one stop store for everything you need customized!

Simple Birthday Celebration

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This was the simple but delicious feast my Mom cooked up for her granddaughter’s birthday last weekend. I was busy preparing for the kiddie party and after finally signing up with insurance, we didn’t have much extra left to have it catered. My mom volunteered to just be the one to cook, and it ended up being more delicious than having it catered. It was done with love, that’s why!