Think healthy, eat healthy,.......

Food Factoid:

Eating nuts does not create the calorie intake that you might expect, b/c, 5-15% of the calories are not absorbed by the intestinal system.

That's because the nuts' skin and how well we chew nuts influence digestion.

An added bonus: The slow release of calories throughout the intestinal system leads to prolonged satiety.(= feel full longer)

Factoid: Monosodium glutamate, the additive found in many foods, may play a role in messin up the body's metabolic systems.

A taste enhancer, MSG is used to overstimulate ( some say poison) the glutamine receptors of the brain, so we sense salt and sweets more ( but not bitter and sour tastes, interestingly)

The downside?--That may cause us to eat more and to have higher insulin levels.

Factoid: Think of exercise as medication. Too much of a stretch? Well, studies show that exercise decreases the risk of depression as weel as an antidepressant. Thirty minutes of daily walking has been shown to decrease the risk of breast cancer by 30 %, and increase the rate of survival by 70 %.

Plus, it also improves the survival rates of heart attack victims by 80 %.

Todays Factoids are courtesy of " You on a Diet" by M. Roizen M.D. and Mehmet C. Oz M.D.

They also wrote" You: the Owners Manual"

. Which I haven't read but is now on my list.

Well I am feeling inspired to go for a walk, so will grab my Nordic Walking Poles, and head out for my 1/2 hour which I have been sadly neglecting.

That, and to be honest I do not feel up to any emotional sharing today.

Want to keep the lid on today.

Hmmmmm, good things about autumn

FOOD FACTOID: lemons/limes--Brightly colored, well-shaped with smooth thin skin. Should feel sturdy but give ever so slightly when squeezed. Small brown splotches on limes do not affect flavor (although they are a sign of deterioration and should be consumed first. Lemons should have no hint of green.

Store @ room temp in dark, cool location or in fridge

Payoff= Phytonutrient liminoids, which appear to have anticancer, antiviral properties.

I had a quiet w/e. It was wet and grey, I read and watched football. Messin' with my light-therapy to relieve the increase in hopeless,worthless, anxiety wheel, especially @ nite, cause one of the first things to go is sleep. There is something so utterly desolate about being awake @ 3a.m. it just seems to feed the worst that depression brings up.

Sooo thought for the day is sometimes being in survival mode is what is necessary.

For now the definition of thrive will be putting these dark thoughts and feelings out here in the public domain, and try and beat the humiliation I feel for having them.

Soooo, the goal is the depression loses it's power and I will not feel broken.

Wow, just writing those words chokes me. I sooo did not want to write anything today. The victory is I did it anyway. I shared some of this darkness inside.