Osteoporosis

At least I did get to plant some vegetables last night and I finally got my lettuce and lemon balm plugs in the soil and I enjoyed every minute. Basil, poblano peppers, nasturtium, dwarf sunflowers, cucumber plants, carrots, more edible flowers and marigolds were also planted. We’re trying the straw bale method this year and although we’re running behind, I am excited to see what survives and flourishes. We garden at night…too hot during the day (Gardening at Night is an old REM song; I believe it’s from the first album).

But, I am paying for it today. I keep having back to back shooting nerve pain in my right hamstring from all the bending. All the tension is causing a terrific headache. Aaaaargh! So, I am drinking some herbal tea I made the other day for my business (yummy stuff! 😋) and it seems to have lessened the frequency of the spasms, (I’m assuming?). Trying to avoid breaking into my emergency stash of old muscle relaxers and just keep it natural.

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With your doctors help, it's usually a good idea to supplement with vitamin D. A ton of evidence shows a link between MS and deficiency of vitamin D. This 2025 study shows that vitamin D may delay early disease activity. Studies show nearly two-thirds of Americans have vitamin D deficiency, which can lead to osteoporosis.

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Tonight’s dinner includes this appetizer of locally grown shishito peppers with garlic aioli and my own handmade tea! Just sauté the peppers whole with coconut oil, olive oil, cumin, s&p and lime juice. The garlic is also grown locally and I sprinkled in a bit of basil and paprika into the aioli.

My tea has strawberry leaves, ginger, peach and hibiscus plus some dehydrated plums I made last week dried with spices, a little cane sugar and lime. I added cream. 😁 We’re also making some sautéed tempeh in sesame oil along with spinach, sesame seeds and sweet potato greens. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy weekend 🙏❤️😇

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My first post here - so, since we grew our own tomatoes this summer, I thought I would share this. We are enjoying some that are diced in with our leftover chicken and parm salad with spinach, fresh pecans, olive oil and fresh lemon juice! These are Cherokee purple heirloom tomatoes and they have a slightly smoky taste. They were late bloomers so we have more coming in! This is my favorite kind of salad; the pecans are from a farm in Texas (Millican) and they’re fantastic! Thanks for letting me share 🙏 Hope everyone is well tonight ❤️

PS: what might look like hair in the salad (upper right) is actually a scratch on my dish. It’s a great dish and I found it second-hand from Goodwill - we all accidentally break too many dishes in this house, lol, to have good dishes.

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