Tag Archives: health

I am an addict.

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Desertrose

I’m not ashamed to admit it. Today is day 7 of my quest to break this addiction and it is not easy by any means. Years ago I beat my addiction to alcohol. Admittedly, although I was definitely on the … Continue reading →

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Sheep

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Desertrose

When I express how I feel about AI and all the negative impact on creatives, I inevitably get a certain set of people saying to me – “There is nothing you can do about it so why waste your energy … Continue reading →

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Getting to the bottom of things.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Desertrose

I’m feeling a lot better today. Whew, not quite as bloated and full of hot air. I think the problem is… I suspect, and have done for some time that my digestive health is not as it should be to … Continue reading →

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Are you REALLY hungry?

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Desertrose

So as you know, I’m on day two of this raw food/ green juice cleanse and somehow by some miracle I’ve convinced my husband to join us – us as in my 18 yr old daughter Shai is on it … Continue reading →

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Quest for zest!

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Desertrose

Today marks the first day of my raw foods detox…I won’t say “diet” because I hate that word. Raw food….cleanse. I was inspired after watching a documentary called “Fat, sick and nearly dead.” Not that I think I’m fat sick … Continue reading →

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A short round man.

Posted on October 30, 2013 by Desertrose

There is a man that catches my bus and has done for years now, in fact I was surprised to still see him around after my seven year absence from this particular area. He is a short very round man, … Continue reading →

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Going coconuts!

Posted on August 4, 2013 by Desertrose

Just lately I have been reading a LOT about Virgin coconut oil and all it’s amazing health benefits. I’m a little skeptical to be honest. The idea of eating spoonfuls of the stuff for “weight loss” just doesn’t seem to … Continue reading →

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Hashimoto’s thyroiditis.

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Desertrose

So I’m a little stunned, after yesterdays visit to the doctors to get the results of my thyroid ultrasound and thyroid blood work panel that I FINALLY got round to doing. After five years of basically feeling like crap, seeing … Continue reading →

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Did you check the doors?

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Desertrose

Ok, so I’m going to have a little rant today and that’s because I’m still a little grumpy with dear husband because he did something the other day that was dishonest. See, I had this very open and sincere conversation … Continue reading →

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