Cholesterol and Constipation…fiber!

  Soluble, Viscous, Fermentable fiber is often recommended to those with high blood cholesterol for several reasons. 1. The liver makes cholesterol from bile salts. Bile Salts are like the detergent of the intestine- Soluble fiber grabs onto Bile Salts in the liver and blocks...

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Birthday!

I teared up at this card that Jeff got me! He doesn’t “do cards”. I don’t either, nor do I ever cry at them! It was incredibly thoughtful and what he wrote So we began with a bottle of a cabernet/merlot blend. and salads as...

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Conquered: Case of the Blah's

Dinner: Ribeye steaks were on sale at Harris Teeter BOGO! I never buy red meat because 1. its so expensive! and 2. its higher in sat. fat.. and 3. I never know what constitutes “good meat”… However, I do enjoy it! I use to not...

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EASY Mexican Pie

So you can easily modify this – esp. for Vegans out there- Soy Crumbles- Boca Crumbles vs. my Ground Turkey or you Meat Lovers out there – Ground Beef vs Ground Turkey. I used a new Kashi product that cooks in the microwave in 90...

G L O R I O U S!

my run was fantastic! 3 .5 loops around campus ( which i tracked down to 1.25+ miles each loop.. ) in 33 minutes! It was just before a spout of rain so I got great breezes and running with no pain now for a week...

Adv. Nutrient Metabolism class

I love this amazing accomplishment feeling! Adv. Nutrient Metabolism was all about fiber and which types of fiber are insoluble/soluble… insoluble, nonfermentable fiber is better for treating constipation and soluble/fermentable fiber is better for lowering cholesterol. I asked why is it that psyllium seed is...

BBQ..abs

How funny- my lifting splits are BBQ.. Back, Bicepts, Quads and abs I thought it was hilarious , anyhow- I am BBQ lifting at home, heading to school for my loan refund check (hooray for money! even if its borrowed technically)… then study adv. nutrient...

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Paper is Done

My first response paper for Minority Health is done! My goal was to finish it by 11 am and I did! Breakfast was half a protein Smoothie and a Banana with PB! (8:00 am) Last night I had pasta and chicken sausage with a salad!...