Showing posts with label part. Show all posts
Showing posts with label part. Show all posts
Friday, February 10, 2017
Guide to Vitamins Part 3
Guide to Vitamins Part 3
| VITAMIN | PRIMARY | FOOD | DEFICIENCY |
| FUNCTION | SOURCES | SYMPTOMS | |
| C | |||
| (Ascorbic Acid) | Forms collagen to hold | brussels sprouts, | weakness, fatigue, |
| body cells together. | strawberries, | loss of appetite, | |
| Helps maintain bones | oranges, broccoli, | weight loss, irrita- | |
| & teeth, heal wounds, | green peppers, | bility, slow growth, | |
| absorb iron and aids | grapefruit, collard | increased risk of | |
| resistance to infection. | greens, cauliflower | infection, swollen, | |
| Prevents destruction | cantaloupe, | inflamed & bleeding | |
| on B vitamins through | tangerines, | gums, swollen & | |
| oxidation. | tomatoes, | aching joints, easy | |
| asparagus, cabbage | bruising, nosebleeds, | ||
| delayed wound | |||
| healing | |||
| D | Increases absorption | fortified mlk, egg | poor bone & tooth |
| of calcium and | yolks, organ meats, | formation, bowed | |
| phosphorus. Assists | fortified breakfast | legs, stunted | |
| in several phases of | cereals. Sunlight | growth, muscle | |
| calcium & phosphorus | weakness, softening | ||
| metabolism, aiding in | of bones, pain in | ||
| bone & tooth develop- | pelvis, back, legs; | ||
| ment. | easily broken bones, | ||
| muscle twitching & | |||
| spasms | |||
| E | Protects essential fatty | plant oils (used in | red blood cell |
| acids & vitamin A from | margarine & salad | breakage & muscle | |
| oxidation. Protects cell | dressings), wheat | weakness. | |
| membranes. Protects | germ, green leafy | ||
| red blood cells. Helps | vegetables, nuts, | ||
| cells use oxygen to | whole grains, liver, | ||
| yield energy | egg yolks, legumes, | ||
| fruits, other | |||
| vegetables | |||
| K | Aids in formation of | green leafy | tendency to |
| blood clotting proteins. | vegetables, | hemmorhage, | |
| Aids in regulation of | cabbage-family | delayed blood | |
| blood calcium | vegetables, liver, | clotting | |
| egg yolks, milk |
Used with permission from A Year of Health Hints by Don R Powell, PHD and the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, copyright 2010. www.healthylife.com
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Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Getting started is always the hardest part!
Getting started is always the hardest part!

I always get so excited about new projects... I love designing them, choosing out the materials, etc., but once it gets down to the actual putting together of it, I procrastinate! I have been meaning to make my sister a library tote for months now. Here are my supplies, arent they lovely and bright? I have a vision of how it will turn out, I just hope it looks somewhat similar to what I see in my brain! I got that cute Japanese linen tape from ChocolateSwirl, I am loving Japanese fabrics lately.
I have sewn lots of totes before, but always simple gift-bag types, or sweet little girl purses. I just want it to be perfect, because, you know, people will see it! I know the only thing different will be the size, but it intimidates me. I found a couple tote tutes that I will be looking at, here are the links:
Tote Bags 101
Zip Top Tote Tute
Easy Peasy Tote
Reversible Tote Bag
Bags, Totes, and Purse Sewing Projects
I will post a picture when its done!
Available link for download
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Guide to Vitamins Part 1
Guide to Vitamins Part 1
In this weeks topic and the next few ones, we will enumerate different vitamins needed by our bodies, functions, sources, and deficiency symptoms.
| VITAMIN | PRIMARY | FOOD | DEFICIENCY |
| FUNCTION | SOURCES | SYMPTOMS | |
| A | for healthy skin, hair | dark green vegetables, | night blindness |
| and mucous membrane, | deep yellow fruits such | dry, rough skin; | |
| normal vision, proper | as apricots, peaches, | susceptibility to | |
| tooth and bone | cantaloupe, carrots, | infection; dry | |
| development and | sweet potatoes, pumpkin | eyes; stunted | |
| resistance to infection | squash, liver, eggs, dairy | bone growth; | |
| poor tooth enamel | |||
| B1 | release of energy from | green peas, legumes | loss of appetite |
| (Thiamine) | food, appetite regulation, | collard greens, oranges | fatigue, mental |
| growth & muscle tone, | asparagus, whole grains, | confusion, | |
| proper function of heart | lean meat, oysters | moodiness, | |
| & nervous system | irritability, | ||
| forgetfulness, | |||
| muscle weakness, | |||
| leg cramps, | |||
| enlarged heart | |||
| B2 | helps cells use oxygen, | milk & dairy products | skin disorders, esp. |
| (Riboflavin) | important in metabolism | dark green vegetables | cracks at corners |
| of protein, fat, & | whole grains, legumes | of mouth; dermatitis | |
| carbohydrates, helps | sardines, eggs, tuna | hypersentivity to | |
| keep skin, & mucous | oysters, lean meat, | light, reddening of | |
| membranes healthy | chicken | cornea; digestive | |
| disturbances | |||
| B3 | participates in metabolism | nuts, legumes, dark green | skin disorders, esp. |
| (Niacin) | of protein, fat and | vegetables, whole grains, | on parts exposed to |
| carbohydrates; helps cells | lean meat, fish, poultry | sun; red, swollen | |
| use oxygen; promotes | tongue; indigestion, | ||
| healthy skin, nerves, and | diarrhea, mental | ||
| digestive tract | disorders, depression | ||
| anxiety, confusion |
Used with permission from A Year of Health Hints by Don R Powell, PHD and the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, copyright 2010. www.healthylife.com
Available link for download
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Guide to Minerals Part 3
Guide to Minerals Part 3
| MINERAL | PRIMARY | FOOD | DEFICIENCY |
| FUNCTION | SOURCES | SYMPTOMS | |
| Potassium | Needed for muscle | fresh fruits and | muscle weakness |
| contraction, heart action, | vegetables, milk & | irregular heartbeat | |
| nerve transmission, fluid | dairy products, nuts | apathy, confusion | |
| balance. Involved in | legumes, lean meat | loss of appetite | |
| making proteins. Needed | (deficiencies are | ||
| for maintenance of acid- | unlikely, unless | ||
| base balance. Required | excessive water loss | ||
| for formation of glycogen | occurs through | ||
| (short-term storage of | vomiting, diarrhea, | ||
| energy) | extreme sweating | ||
| Selenium | Works with vitamin E to | seafoods, lean meat | heart muscle |
| act as antioxidant and | whole grains, wheat | abnormalities, | |
| protect cell membranes | germ, milk, organ | anemia | |
| meats | |||
| Sodium | Needed for normal fluid | salt, soy sauce, | muscle cramps, |
| balance, both inside and | monosodium glu- | weakness, mental | |
| outside cells; nerve | tamate (MSG), most | apathy, loss of | |
| transmission, acid-base | processed foods | appetite (deficiencies | |
| balance and muscle | (especially soups, | are unlikely, unless | |
| contraction | sauces, and cured | another medical | |
| meats), milk and | problem exists) | ||
| dairy products, meat | |||
| Zinc | Works as part of many | milk and dairy | retarded growth, |
| enzymes. Present in | products, whole | prolonged wound | |
| insulin. Needed for making | grains, vegetables, | healing, slow sexual | |
| reproductive hormones, | liver, egg yolks, | development, loss | |
| normal sense of taste | oysters, lean meat, | of taste (and as a | |
| and wound healing | fish, poultry | result, loss of | |
| appetite) |
Used with permission from A Year of Health Hints by Don R Powell, PHD and the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, copyright 2010. www.healthylife.com
Available link for download
Goodbye to Social Media for the most part
Goodbye to Social Media for the most part
In 2013, Im scaling down my social media presence.
Like, way down.
Google+ gone, Goodreads gone, LinkedIn gone, email list gone. Ill keep this blog, Facebook and Twitter and thats it. Give me a shout if you want to chat. I always respond.
But wait, B. Isnt that contrary to popular thinking? Arent independent authors supposed to be super-users of every fancy internet johnny-come-lately hot spot to create media buzz.
No, dummy. Authors are supposed to write and read, and Im sick of getting nothing but "READ MY BOOK ITS KEWL" notices on all the stupid social media sites I signed up for.
Im tired of yelling at people on Twitter to stop spamming me. Tired of forgetting to update all twenty of my various blogs at various sites when I get around to writing one. Tired of realizing I forgot to write one.
For 2013, Im writing four books. Four full-length, kick ass, take no prisoners books that are going to rock your face off. And if Im going to do said face-removal-rocking I cant be sitting around worrying about not blogging enough on Goodreads.
I came here to do one thing and one thing alone. Not be a celebrity. Not be an internet sensation. Not go viral with anything I write or film. Certainly not to blog.
I came to write books. Books that last. Books that matter. Books that leave you a soaking wet puddle of goo in your bed begging for it to stop but not to end.
In 2013, Im coming for you. All of you.
Like, way down.
Google+ gone, Goodreads gone, LinkedIn gone, email list gone. Ill keep this blog, Facebook and Twitter and thats it. Give me a shout if you want to chat. I always respond.
But wait, B. Isnt that contrary to popular thinking? Arent independent authors supposed to be super-users of every fancy internet johnny-come-lately hot spot to create media buzz.
No, dummy. Authors are supposed to write and read, and Im sick of getting nothing but "READ MY BOOK ITS KEWL" notices on all the stupid social media sites I signed up for.
Im tired of yelling at people on Twitter to stop spamming me. Tired of forgetting to update all twenty of my various blogs at various sites when I get around to writing one. Tired of realizing I forgot to write one.
For 2013, Im writing four books. Four full-length, kick ass, take no prisoners books that are going to rock your face off. And if Im going to do said face-removal-rocking I cant be sitting around worrying about not blogging enough on Goodreads.
I came here to do one thing and one thing alone. Not be a celebrity. Not be an internet sensation. Not go viral with anything I write or film. Certainly not to blog.
I came to write books. Books that last. Books that matter. Books that leave you a soaking wet puddle of goo in your bed begging for it to stop but not to end.
In 2013, Im coming for you. All of you.
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Friday, January 27, 2017
Guide to Vitamins Part 2
Guide to Vitamins Part 2
| VITAMIN | PRIMARY | FOOD | DEFICIENCY |
| FUNCTIONS | SOURCES | SYMPTOMS | |
| B6 | Aids in metabolism of | nuts, legumes, whole | dermatitis, cracks at |
| (Pyridoxine) | protein and carbohydrates. | grains, fish, poultry, | corners of mouth, |
| Assists in formation of red | corn, bananas, lean | smooth tongue, irri- | |
| blood cells and antibodies. | meat, liver | tability, depression, | |
| Involved in sodium | convulsions, anemia, | ||
| potassium balance. | dizziness | ||
| B12 | Aids in formation of red | dairy products, fish, | anemia, numbness |
| (Cyano- | blood cells. Maintains | shellfish, egg yolks, | and tingling in fingers, |
| cobalamin) | healthy nervous system. | lean meats | degeneration of |
| Aids metabolism of protein | peripheral nerves, | ||
| fat, and carbohydrates. | brain, and spinal cord, | ||
| Essential for normal growth | fatigue, poor growth | ||
| and development. | |||
| Foilc Acid | Aids in formation of | dark, green leafy | anemia, red, swollen |
| (Folacin, | hemoglobin in red blood | vegetables, lima | smooth tongue; |
| Folate) | cells. Assists in formation | beans, asparagus | diarrhea; poor |
| of enzymes and other | while grains, nuts, | growth | |
| body cells. | legumes, liver | ||
| Pantothenic | Helps in the metabolism | all plant and animal | fatigue, tingling in |
| Acid | of protein, fat, and | foods but best are | hands and feet, |
| carbohydrates. Involved | whole grains, fresh | severe abdominal | |
| In formation of hormones | vegetables, egg | cramps, nausea, | |
| and nerve-regulating | yolks | difficulty sleeping. | |
| substances. | |||
Used with permission from A Year of Health Hints by Don R Powell, PHD and the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, copyright 2010. www.healthylife.com
Available link for download
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