More for Immunity

Despite what “they” told us for decades, fats and oils are vitally important for strong immunity and health.

Fat is the most concentrated source of energy - more than double that of protein or carbs.

The brain is 60% fat.

Fat carries the fat soluble vitamins A, D, E & K and aids in their absorption in the intestines.

Fats and oils to avoid are soybean, rapeseed, sunflower, canola, rice bran, cottonseed and margarine. One of the many reasons to avoid them is because they use short chain alcohols like methanol, propanol and isopropanol to process them.

If you want to know more about the process ... Fats and Oils Industry

The good fats and oils (excluding food sources) are:

Coconut Oil:  The coronavirus is a lipid-coated virus that pegs out in the presence of medium-chain triglycerides–and coconut oil is our best source of these healthy fats.

Saturated Fats: Coronavirus has an affinity for the lungs, and the lungs can’t work without saturated fats, so eat plenty of butter and avoid all industrial fats and oils.

Excellent food sources of healthy fats are:

• Avocado
• Eggs
• Fatty fish like salmon, sardines, trout, mackerel and herrings
• Nuts (not peanuts or cashews which are legumes) almonds, walnuts, pecans, macadamias, brazil and hazelnuts to name a few
• Chia seeds (29g contain 9g of fat)

There were two people from Burrum Heads confirmed with Covid 19 on Wednesday so we need to remain vigilant. This is not a rumour, but straight from the horse’s mouth.

It is midday as I write this and I’m about to get out of bed (yep still in bed researching lol) and make some lunch, which includes a green smoothie for me. 

I can’t decide whether to binge watch some more Grey’s Anatomy - I am up to the middle of season 5 and there are 17 seasons all up - or do some art or perhaps some much needed housework! Maybe a swim?

It doesn’t matter much does it? I like the breezy life that contains no real responsibilities or expectations.

I’ll add more tonight.

Well, you guessed it. Grey’s was the order of the day. It was harrowing! It was the season where Izzy Stevens got her brain tumour and George O’Malley died

007 *gasp* IT’S GEORGE!!! John Doe is George!! John Doe is George!!

😢😭😭😭😢

I am emotionally exhausted 😩

So it’s bed time for me.

Nite all.

A Good Friday

More Grey’s Anatomy.

I succumbed to my weakness for potato tonight and made these ...

I think they’re called potato puff muffins or something and I added bacon and onion to the mix.

Sour cream and cheese are usually NOT on our shopping list, but since our food options are more limited in the supermarkets these days, I figure that once in a while we can go outside our scope of genius and slum it with the plebs 😝🤪 haha.

The answer to my Facebook riddle ...

... is 5

1 rabbit
The 6 elephants were NOT going towards the river
But they all saw the same 2 monkeys going towards the river
And there were 2 parrots - one in each monkey’s hands

1 + 2 + 2 = 5

Nite all.

Worth a Try

Let me make this clear ... I am NOT a Trump fan, by any stretch of the imagination!

However ...

The advice he has taken on, and shared with the world about Hydroxychloroquine has some merit.

LA doctor seeing success with Hydroxychloroquine to treat Covid 19

Obviously, we don’t have access to this drug, but the next best option to help in our fight against the virus is 150 ml (that’s half a small bottle) of tonic water which contains quinine (apparently Schweppes is the best) along with 50-100mg of zinc.

The quinine acts as a transport chain to allow nutrients to get into the cells.

Zinc helps develop natural killer cells that fight viruses.

So even if you only have a cold or seasonal flu, this is an excellent remedy to help your body put up a good fight.

As you see, it is after 1am as I post this.

While I attempted an early night last night, I was awake 2 hours after falling asleep listening to Adoring Husband’s seasoned snoring. I even recorded it, much to his horror and as much as I’d like to share the recording here, I will spare him the embarrassment - even though I’d like to punish him!

I was awake from 12.20am until 3am.

I’m attempting to return to my pre-isolation bed time routine but at this rate, it might take some time!

Nite all.

Rules Don’t Apply

Obviously, the people of Hervey Bay believe that the Covid 19 protocols don’t apply to them.

People standing in groups chatting in the walkways of Stocklands.

Whole families of 5 & 6 strolling through the plaza and supermarkets, no gloves or masks or using the sanitiser available.

Very few people sticking to the ‘distance’ rules in the supermarket aisles.

People picking items up and replacing them on the shelves.

Nobody standing on the markers in the checkout queues.

The Centrelink queue at 10.30am stretched almost to the corner but there was no distance between any of those people.

The traffic was really busy and even the carparks were much fuller than I expected.

Apparently, there will be police presence at the supermarkets on Thursday because the day before Good Friday is renowned for being crazy at the best of times.

We had to take psychotic dog Ruby into the vet to get her allergy injection at 10am. We arrived 10 minutes early and I took her in on my own and I was sitting back in the car before 10am.

From there, we were on the search for some toilet paper to replenish the stock at the shop toilets. Despite our valiant efforts, we were, once again, unsuccessful!

We were able to buy enough meat to make up the dog food for the next couple of weeks and a few other essentials.

We were home by 11.30am and I opened The Happy Abode for a local person to make some purchases for birthday and anniversary gifts.

There’ll be no Grey’s Anatomy tonight because there have been too many 2am bed times and I can feel it catching up with me.

It’s 9pm and I’m off to bed!

My score was 7 😋

Nite all.

I Love You

While you are self isolating with someone you love, I thought you might like to learn to say “I Love You” to them in different languages.

Phillipino - Mahal Kita
Spanish    - Te Quiero
Samoan    - Oute alofa is oe
Italian      - Ti amo
Swedish   - Jag älskar dig
German    - Ich liebe dich
Hawaiian - Aloha wau iā ‘oe
Irish         - Is breá liom tú

Now, go spread the love!

H

It’s midnight ... again 😳

Nite all.

The Sunshine Vit

When I first moved to QLD, 12 years ago, I was very ill with hyperthyroidism and vertigo.

My weight had dropped so rapidly that my muscle had wasted away and I needed assistance to stand up.

The Doctor wanted to remove my thyroid, which I refused.
The Doctor wanted to inject my thyroid with radioactive iodine, which I refused.

I agreed to take quadruple strength medication for a short period of time to level the thyroid hormones, followed by normal strength medication until I decided to stop approximately 9 months later.

My thyroid readings were normal the last time I had blood tests which was about 5 yrs ago.

When I was sick, I had a chronic Vitamin D deficiency, which the Dr told me was common with any serious illness. Vitamin D keeps your immune system strong and fights diseases and viruses, so if you are deficient, you’re ability to fight illness is reduced.

Vitamin D helps your body create ‘cathelicidins’ which are an anti microbial, which helps destroy microbes by disrupting their membrane.

Incredibly important to reduce your chances of contracting Covid 19.

The Vitamin D - antimicrobial peptide pathway and it’s role in protection against infection

Or go to pages 19 - 23 for the summaries

Much easier to read ...

Foods that provide Vitamin D are fatty fish such as salmon and sardines, beef liver, egg yolks and mushrooms.

Natural sunlight is the best form of Vitamin D - just don’t get sunburn - especially if you’re prone to skin cancers or melanoma. It’s worth noting that healthy doses of natural sunlight will also help your body fight off these cancers.

Vitamin A is also important for helping your immune system function at its best. It maintains your body’s natural defences, like the mucous barriers in your eyes, lungs, gut and genetals which trap bacteria and other infectious agents.

It helps with the production and function of white blood cells - which help capture and clear bacteria and other pathogens from your blood stream.

That’s it for your immunity lesson for the day!

I’m about to post on The Happy Abode’s Facebook page that we will begin phone sales/transactions for local customers and then provide a ‘knock and drop’ service for people who want to buy from our page. So keep an eye on the page.

I’m off to binge some more Grey’s Anatomy!

Oh and Adoring Husband wanted me to add a disclaimer. He has NEVER slapped me up the back of my head, has never WANTED to slap me up the back of the head and never will slap me up the back of the head.

Nite all.

End of Day 15

Fifteen days in self isolation.

Today I am grateful for:

• My Life. I have everything I ever wanted.
• Adoring Husband not smacking me up the back of the head when I get narky and snappy.
• Fresh limes 

It’s already after midnight so ...

Welcome to week three of isolation!

Nite all.

PS Even though this post seems like I’m not happy today, I really am, but I am forcing myself to go to bed instead of watching Grey’s Anatomy all night!