Give the gift of health
Give Well – a Visa debit card to be used for healthcare – including any doctor’s visits, as well as gym memberships, day spas, etc. You choose the amount you want to place on the card, anything from as little as $25 up to as much as $5,000, and the recipient chooses the health related expenses he or she desires. The card costs $4.95 plus shipping and handling and can be sent to you or straight to the recipient. Here’s the catch: 9 months after the Gift Card is purchased; there is a monthly maintenance fee of $1.50 per month, as long as the card retains funds.
Out with the old and in with the new
Sometimes just making one or two small changes can make a world of difference. After we bought our first home, we found out we were pregnant and we had to think about cleaners within reach of a toddler. I took a sigh of relief, realizing that I didn’t have much to worry about. We had a few things, like bleach for the laundry that was used very sparingly, but it was up in the laundry cabinet. In fact, when I hired someone to clean my home on a regular basis, she look confused when I explained that the floors are cleaned with distilled vinegar and water…and the proportions. She reluctantly agreed, of course, since this obviously was new to her. I don’t have to worry about my kids and my cleaning products…and you don’t have to either. Read this article for more information.
(You can add essential oils to any mixture of the above, especially when using vinegar, to cut the smell of vinegar.)
Save electricity and stop nagging the kids
We bought a motion sensor light switch for one of the kitchen lights – specifically over the table. Our home is set up interestingly. When we come in from the garage, there is no light switch, as it’s located across the kitchen. So when it’s dark and we walk in carrying sleeping kids or bags of groceries, the light automatically turns on and after 5 minutes of no motion, it turns off. You can also set it for longer or shorter increments, as well as turn it on like a regular switch. Sometimes, we have thought about putting one in the kid’s play room as well. You can find them at any hardware store, as well as the biggies – Home Depot and Lowe’s.
Try cutting back on corn
Do you have any idea that nearly everything we eat has corn in it? The most common ingredient is high-fructose corn syrup. It’s in jam, ice cream, cereal, bread, even McDonald’s Big Mac. The average American consumes 42 pounds of this economical sweetener each year. That’s 76,000 calories per year. Many, if not most, breastfeeding women need to cut corn out of their diet, as their babies either get fussy or end up with rashes. Many forget that corn syrup is indeed a corn product. How many people have skin conditions, etc that never clear up due to the high corn content in their diet, without even realizing it?
GLYCEMIC INDEX OF SUGARS
The glycemic index represents the rate in which the body absorbs sugar.The higher the glycemic index the faster sugar is absorbed.
Fructose 22
Agave Nectar 28
Pure Maple Syrup 54
Pure Honey 62
High fructose corn syrup 84
Maltodextrin 105
Maltose 105
Glucose 100
Sucrose 110
Dextrose 111
Corn Syrup is sometimes represented as Glucose, Fructose AND Dextrose.Corn Syrup carries one of the highest values on the Glycemic index!
According to the AMA – American Medical Association… The faster sugar is absorbed, the more likely one will be obese & risk getting diabetes and cancer.The AMA has recently stated that women in their 30s, child bearing years, who drink 1 ½ soft drinks per day have a 50% higher risk of getting cancer.
