Health Notes

It is getting cold again. Every year about this time I start to get dry lips, dry ears, etc. This article talks about what you can do to prevent and treat these conditions. Mainly, just drink plenty of water and use beeswax or petroleum jelly. I’ve never used beeswax, but it seems more natural.

Here’s something else on how plant sterols help lower cholesterol. You know, orange juice is available in the grocery store now with sterols added. It’s called something like heart healthy or something else. There are supplements available that contain plant sterols. I use Cholesterin, with and without niacin. There are other supplements, but I haven’t tried them.

I’ve lost about ten pounds recently. Part of that was on purpose. Part of it was due to a summer cold I caught back in August. But I’ve been maintaining my weight at like 142 or so, and I have been wondering why it seems so easy. Of course I have been exercising more, watching my diet pretty carefully, and trying to cut down on snacks. And I have been drinking two cups of green tea per day. Maybe that has been helping? Apparently EGCG, an ingredient in green tea, helps boost the metabolism? Coke is coming out with a new drink, Enviga, that contains green tea and is supposed to help burn calories. Very interesting. But that’s ok, I think I’ll just stick to straight green tea. Besides, one reason I started drinking green tea is because I didn’t want all the caffeine that is found in coffee, and green tea is supposed to have beaucoup health benefits even if it does also boost metabolism.


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