Many people complain about the taste of green tea, but there are so many health benefits that I can overlook any bitter taste usually. I don’t like the cold drinks made from green tea, but I don’t mind the regular hot green tea and it’s not expensive and since it’s usually organically grown and not fermented like other teas more of the EGEC is found in it. The University of Geneva and the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition did tests and determined that more weight loss was noticed among men that drank green tea daily and that it helped burn more calories.

Test have been done on the ECGC antioxidants also found in green tea and has been proven to help curb the growth of cancer cells within the body and can help prevent blood clots which can help prevent strokes and heart attacks along with raising your metabolism for weight loss. How about helping to relieve pain caused from rheumatoid arthritis and other infections. I think there are a lot of benefits that can be achieved just by adding green tea to your daily life of course there is also caffeine in it.

Black tea has the most caffeine, then green tea, then white, but they all have less than coffee and even if you get decaf it still has some caffeine. I have drank many different types of herbal teas over the years, but according to studies done none are more beneficial over all than green tea. You can do a search about green tea studies that have been done and decide for yourself if you might benefit from either capsules or the beverage. Personally I don’t see how it would hurt, but then I’m not a doctor or nutritionist, so if your not sure about something check with your doctor or health care provider.

There are so many blogs out there that teach us about nutrition and exercise at all ages and all levels and many say different things. I can’t keep up with all the different studies about vitamins and minerals and which is for what even though I try. I know many people that take diet supplements and weight loss pills and do special diets that go with them. I also know that before using any weight loss supplement you need to make sure you know all about them, do the research so you know what you’re putting in your body and then check with a professional.

I thought I’d list a few essential oils which are homeopathic ways to help mental issues, fatigue, stress, or even physical conditions. Essential oils are extracts from certain plants or fruits that are distilled and placed in a container. Packaged essential oils are highly potent and very concentrated.

Bergamot
Bergamot is a refreshing and uplifting essential oil.  It is extracted from the peel of the fruit, and its citrus aroma helps lift you spiritually and rid yourself from negative thoughts.  It helps your emotional balance and keeps you focused on important issues.

Neroli
Neroli is one of the best essential oils to relax your mind.  It is perfect with bergamot since it can follow up with a relaxing feel after ridding yourself from sadness.  It is also distilled from a flower from the bitter orange tree.  The fragrance helps soothe your mind to help it relax.  It is especially helpful to give you a better night’s sleep.  It rids your mind of anger, sadness, and the irritability of the day.

Using both of these essential oils together will help you battle sadness and depression, and it can also help you get a better night’s sleep.  A better night’s sleep will ultimately make you feel refreshed the following morning which will increase your energy.  Increased energy will boost your mood and keep you happier throughout the day.

Cedarwood
Cedarwood is a soothing essential oil that helps you remove stress from your body and mind.  The oil is extracted from the Virginian Cedar tree, so its fragrance is woody and refreshing to the mind.

Lavender French
Lavender French is one of the most popular flowery scents that rejuvenate your mind.  The scent is French-born and it has long been considered a therapeutic fragrance.  It relieves stress from your mind, and it can even alleviate the aches and pains from your muscles.

Clary Sage
Clary sage is a popular essential oil to relax your spirit and it helps get rid of the restlessness from stress and an overactive emotional state.  As with some other essential oils, it is distilled from the leaf of a plant that is known to relax you simply from its aromatic smell.  It brings you a feeling of well being and within twenty four hours will make you feel like you can conquer the world.

Sandalwood Agmark
The Sandalwood Agmark essential oil will soothe you so that you no longer feel as if the stress of the world is on your shoulders.  It helps you ultimately relax and keeps your emotions at bay so that you can sleep throughout the night.  The fragrance of the Sandalwood is great for the mind since it is the main factor for stressfully restless nights.

Grapefruit
If you have ever peeled a fresh grapefruit for a healthy morning breakfast then you already know the refreshing benefits of grapefruit essential oils.  The tangy fruit has an uplifting, stimulating effect from its citrus foundation.  Use this type of oil to invigorate and create a feeling of refreshed energy.

Pine Needle
Having a Christmas Tree inside your home will help you realize the benefits of this aroma.  Using this essential oil clears your mind and acts as a refreshing antiseptic.  The aroma clears your head from the negative thoughts from the day and helps make your body feel positively revitalized.

Litsea Cubeba
A less commonly known essential oil is the litsea cubeba.  It is an uplifting essential oil that makes your body feel strengthened and balanced.  Like the grapefruit, it also has a citrus lemon smell that brings a refreshing effect for energy levels.

Marjoram Sweet
Marjoram Sweet is a naturally soothing and comforting herb that can help release your anxiety and increase your mood.  The herb is actually a culinary herb used for many centuries as an herbal medicine.  It is a powerful mood enhancer, and it can help you overcome your feelings of loneliness and depression.  Another effect that Marjoram Sweet can bring is a warm, sweet fragrance that helps your aching muscle.  The herb gives muscles a warm feeling that relieves them from the pain of the day’s strenuous work.

Rosemary
Rosemary has long been used to help people relieve themselves from the pressures and stress of the day.  If you suffer from loneliness, the stress and anxiety of the day can make your mental health even worse.  Rosemary is also a powerful way to increase your memory and enable you to deal with the emotional ups and downs of anxiety and depression that stems from loneliness.  Rosemary rejuvenates tired muscles and helps ease the aches and pains from a strenuous day’s work.

In one of my talks with my Son I asked him if anything could possibly be worse than cancer and his answer was yes being paralyzed would be worse. I’m not sure I agree, but it certainly gives me something to think about. For those of you that said prayers I’d like to say that they have helped and thank-you very much for your thoughts. We all have our good days and bad ones and I pray for all of us to have more of the good ones.

Shadow (my furry son) had a restless night because he has a hard time with pooping inside and he holds it until he can’t hold it anymore then he cries and cries and I feel so sorry for him, but then he gets quite and settles down. He still hasn’t tried to get up and the 24th will be a month he hasn’t been active and mobile and we’re worried that he wont even bother to try, but I still have hope that someday he will.

I can’t believe I am still sick, it’s going on a month now and it wont go away it seems to be stuck in my throat and ears. I have been getting plenty of rest and fluids and eating right, but it still persists, I have never had a virus last this long, anyone else having a problem this year getting rid of theirs? I’m starting to think that the older I get the the worse everything is going to be and I’m not looking forward to any of it.

A few years back when Bill started taking a mild blood pressure pill I bought him a monitor that he could check his pressure with at home. He likes to play doctor and check mine also when I let him and the last few times it’s been pretty high so now he’s worried that I might have a stroke and he’s pushing me to make an appointment which I will do next week when I feel better. Strokes and heart attacks do run in my family.

I was thinking about all of this because of Shadow’s problems and I’d certainly hate to be in the position he is in now and have Bill try to take care of both of us. Just thinking about not being able to take care of my physical needs sends a chill through me. I watched my Mother take care of my paralyzed Father and how hateful and bitter he became and I would really not like to be in that position.

Of course no one would want to have either happen to themselves or anyone else and I’ve thought a lot about that conversation with my Son. I thought at least if he had been paralyzed he could still be able to watch his Son grow up, but he was adamant that he would prefer cancer to being paralyzed. He must have thought about this a lot because he knew about my family history.

Little did we know that all that cancer was running strife on his blood Fathers side, the only thing he ever inherited from him.