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Review: Atomic Habits by James Clear

2nd Feb 2023 gjef2871

Love London Real because of the depth of the conversation and the interesting questions that he asks.

I love to listen to inspirational youtube videos. The ones I like aren’t the ones that promise to make you the ‘world’s greatest’ or give you unattainable or grandiose, hyperbolic dreams of success.

The ones I like are the videos that contain processes that can lead you step by step to success through doing small regular actions.

I like to watch people who use words like productive, practice, regular, continual, growing, meaningful, contributory, valued, asset, creative, progress.

I like videos that talk about the aggregation of small gains.

That’s exactly what James Clear talks about.

Small daily habits that can literally change your life, and how to go about making them and putting them into place.

Love this guy for the science he puts into his work. Warning: lots of advertisements.

My husband and I decided to get into a really good savings habit.

One of the things we saved for was our wedding. We got married during COVID lockdowns, so we never had a party.

We saved $50 per week for several years, and we ended up with our party.

The aggregation of small gains meant that we had enough in our ‘party’ bank account to pay for gifts for our guests, as well as a wonderful lunch with trays of food for everyone to take home.

We are so blessed to have people like James Clear on our radar teaching us how to do well.

We’ve reduced our spending on the ‘party’ account now that the wedding is over to $50 per fortnight.

Now we’re saving $50 per fortnight for an amazing new flute for me (as well as all the other stuff like investments, property, etc).

Thanks for reading my blog! I love putting money into future good!

Please note: there are no affiliate links in this blog, and I don’t get any income from the owners of the website’s links I’ve put here. They are all businesses I either use or respect.

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Why take a Ginger capsule (when you can just eat stir fry with ginger and soy sauce)?

26th Jan 202327th Jan 2023 gjef2871

Many lay people say that ginger is a good anti inflamatory.

Why do you care?

Because some researchers quoted by the National Institute of Health in the US have reported “potent” effects of ginger when used as an anti-inflammatory aid.

Hmmm. Could be evidence for those traditional practitioners claims.

Those same people people also say that ginger is good for nausea, digestion, and morning sickness.

Why does that matter?

Johns Hopkins Medicine also quotes ginger as having benefits for digestion and to ease nausea.

Meanwhile, This article says that ginger use can reduce and help modulate blood sugar, which means that it’s possible that it could be useful for people who are overweight or have diabetes.

I take a capsule regularly that has whole dried ginger root in it. It is cheap, very easy, and I get good results in my body and blood tests.

Tip: I check that there’s ginger in there when they arrive by removing one capsule from the jar and tasting/smelling it—it’s worth being careful.

Michelle Richmond gave me a great tip in 2011, which was to use the back of a tea spoon to peel fresh ginger and it comes straight off nice and easy. Much less wastage and mess.

I also eat foods that contain ginger, especially noodles and stir-fries.

I take a ginger supplement capsule regularly because when I do I feel healthier, happier, and have less inflammatory markers in my blood tests (note: correlation is not causation and there could be other factors at play).

Hope you enjoyed this article, and absolutely live your best life supplements or no.

None of the links in this article are affiliate links. All of the pictures are taken by me, unless otherwise noted.

Minghetti P, Sosa S, Cilurzo F, editors. et al. Evaluation of the topical anti-inflammatory activity of ginger dry extracts from solutions and plasters. Planta Med. 2007;73(15):1525–30.

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Sometimes What Glimmers IS Gold

31st Oct 2022 gjef2871

https://saraflower.ca/2022/10/30/know-your-glimmers/

If you want to read a truly great post, head over to Sara Flower Kjeldson Writes, and read the post ‘Know Your Glimmers‘.

That’s something to put anyone in a good mood!

The beauty of Sydney’s beaches and bays is a glimmer for me. Walking there makes me feel calm, happy and enervated. Early in the morning the life guards and councils sweep the sand, maintaining the beach and clearing it from last night’s parties!

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Sweet Healthy Cinnamon…

17th Oct 202211th Oct 2022 gjef2871

Things we eat every day can be extremely healthy.

I learned about the benefits of cinnamon from World’s Healthiest Foods, which is an amazing website by a guy called George Mateljan.

I started taking it in capsule form 3 days per week around 2017.

Next time the Doctor (GP) checked my cholesterol, triglycerides, and blood sugar, they were noticeably lower.

Why is this?

Cinnamon contains antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. This study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22007625/ says that cinnamon has “anti-microbial, anti-fungal, antiviral, antioxidant, anti-tumour, blood pressure-lowering, cholesterol and lipid-lowering and gastro-protective properties”.

Gum tree bark in some ways similar to cinnamon bark

According to this article https://badgut.org/information-centre/health-nutrition/cinnamon/ from the Canadian Society of Intestinal Research, Ceylon cinnamon can sometimes help balance blood sugars because it improves insulin sensitivity, slows the rate that your stomach empties, and improves glycogen synthesis in the liver.

Delicious fruits and veggies from my garden

This study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30799194/ found that taking cinnamon decreased body weight by an average of 1kg over 12 weeks or more.

Beauty — You can be healthy and enjoy your body

This study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30935562/ found that taking cinnamon reduced fasting blood sugar by 19 mg/dL.

Spring Mulberry shoots: some of the healthiest foods are the yummiest and easiest to grow

This study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28887086/ found that triglycerides reduced by an average of 23 mg/dL when taking cinnamon and total cholesterol reduced by an average of 13mg/dL. This effect got bigger the longer cinnamon was taken over 16 weeks.

Thanks to Wide Eyed Wonderings for this image of yummy healthy foods

This study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27618575/ found that four research groups and gotten type 2 diabetics to less than 7.2 fasting blood sugar results using cinnamon supplementation.

It doesn’t matter what size or shape you are, you can always make small changes to improve your life

For me, supplements are a way to love my body into health. They’re something I can do to make my body healthier and make my mood better.

I only take Ceylon Cinnamon because it has the least amount of coumarin which can be harmful for my liver. I also take cinnamon in small doses and not every day.

I buy Ceylon Cinnamon either from here: https://au.iherb.com/ or https://www.pipingrock.com/

Hope you enjoyed this article, and absolutely live your best life supplements or no.

None of the links in this article are affiliate links. All of the pictures are taken by me, unless otherwise noted.

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The Sound Relationship House (Part 5 of 5)

24th Aug 20222nd Aug 2022 gjef2871

John and Julie Gottman’s Relationship House

The final step is developing together, developing a world together, and making each other’s dreams come true.

If your partner dreams of owning a Model T Ford, say ‘Yes’ when they want to buy one. If your partner has always wanted to learn Chinese, say ‘yes’ when they want to go to night school with you.

It’s good to have a couples language that’s just for you. “Remember that time when…”(we went on holidays to Canberra, we snorkelled with sharks, we walked 2km in 40 degree Celcius heat) is a wonderful tool to stroke your partners good feelings.

My husband had always wanted a moon watch, and that was my wedding present to him. His first anniversary present to me was a painting that I really loved. We do what we can to make each others dreams come true.