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     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: back to school                                           [1]
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Howdy Ruth!

-> ->  HN> Numbers DID look good, although he
-> ->  HN> says I am slightly anemic (?!) as
-> 
-> -> Good on the numbers--was it fasting or not? Our new MD does non 
fasting
-> -> tests. And, I've been on iron for several years for slight anemia--
just
-> -> can't get the reading high enough to be in the normal range.
-> 
->  HN> I have not figured out the anemic
->  HN> or hemoglobin problem yet...but I'm
->  HN> no where near needing an iron supplement.
->  HN> You do know that Tea inhibits the absorption
->  HN> of Iron into your system don't you?
-> 
-> Didn't know that but most of the time I only have a mug of tea in the
-> morning. Sometimes a glass of iced tea during the day but not all the
-> time and not until it warms up again.
->
If you take tea at the same time 
(within an hour or so) of taking 
the iron, it will inhibit the 
absorption of the iron...it's
the tannins I think.
 
-> ->  HN> my hemoglobin was at the low end of
-> ->  HN> normal. As for Potatoes, I simply
-> ->  HN> love em..chips, fries, baked, mashed
-> ->  HN> scalloped, roasted..does not matter
-> ->  HN> I love em...however I realize they
-> ->  HN> Love ME a little TOO much...so I
-> ->  HN> now have them rarely. Have not bought
-> ->  HN> a bag of potatoes in ages!
-> 
-> -> I bought a bag today at Whole Foods Market. I generally buy russets 
but
-> -> will add in a sweet potato or two, sometimes Yukon gold or red.
Sweets
-> -> are for Steve, the others go well in certain dishes.
-> 
->  HN> Anne likes the sweet potatoes...and they
->  HN> have lower carbs than regular.
-> 
-> I rarely eat a whole potato in one sitting so I keep the carbs at a
-> decent level. We did farmer style chicken for supper last night (fried
-> potatoes with pepper & onion, left over chicken scraps and a fried egg
-> on top) so I cut up a smallish potato apiece.
->
We will indulge in a potato every
so often, usually a baker. But we
probably don't eat (at home at least)
a dozen potatoes a year between
the two of us.
 
-> -> started making sure we have a fleece throw or 2 and some munchies in 
the
-> -> car if we're traveling in winter. Other times of the year it's just
-> -> munchies (and drinks).
-> 
->  HN> I used to keep a fanny pack and a
->  HN> small backpack in the car at all
->  HN> times. Fishing line, Butane lighter,
->  HN> "space blanket", large black trashbags,
->  HN> whistle, compass, vaseline, small first
->  HN> aid kit, thread, cotton balls and bandages.
->  HN> Also some hard candies, dried protein drinks
->  HN> and some chocolate.
-> 
-> I think we have a first aid kit in the car. Started that in Germany when
-> we were required to have one. Some of your list--not a bad idea for us
-> to add to our supply.
->
When I was in Explorers my post
was a mountain search and rescue
unit, so I got used to having that
available all the time. I still have
the backpack too!
 
-> -> have done some experimenting but not too often. Just remembered--I
was
-> -> at Whole Foods today and didn't look for red or black rice.
-> 
->  HN> Next time perhaps!
-> 
-> Maybe. Was at Lowe's on Friday, will probably go there again this week.
-> No appointments in Raleigh that I know of, so no trips to Whole Foods.
-> 
-> -> ->  HN> or bread at all. Do have cheerios
-> 
-> -> Regular, multi grain or honey nut?
-> 
->  HN> Regular has the lowest carb
->  HN> count of the three mentioned.
-> 
-> We look for (and avoid) preservatives, hfcs, and lots of sugar. Most of
-> our cold cereals are the granola or "natural" flake kinds.
->
We use Fiber One, no sugar added to that
and regular cheerios,no HFCS and only a
minute amount of sugar. Most of the granolas
have a LOT more carbs and sugar than that.
 
-> -> A lot of it has come in then from folks moving there and bringing in
-> -> their bit of previous life. We had it, and had to maintain it, living 
on
-> -> post. If we do resettle there, we're going to xeroscape.
-> 
->  HN> Exactly!!! Why move to AZ in the first
->  HN> place if you're going to try to turn
->  HN> it into Ohio, or Penn, or wherever you
->  HN> came from? Makes no sense to me...but
->  HN> like you, if we had a place in AZ it would
->  HN> be native plants only!
-> 
-> It's the way to go. My in laws, when they moved to Florida, had the
-> whole palm tree, etc thing for their landscaping. Now my MIL wants the
-> palm trees taken out. (G)  Seems like most everybody in their community
-> has at least one citrus tree of some type tho.
->
Oh I do like the smell of orange
blossoms though!
 
-> -> ->  HN> and I took Annie out for
-> -> ->  HN> a late lunch/early dinner when
-> -> ->  HN> she got home from treatment..only
-> -> ->  HN> 13 more treatments to go! Less than
-> -> ->  HN> three weeks!!
->  HN> ->
-> -> -> Good to hear that the treatments are almost done! We went out last
->  HN> night
-> -> -> to the prime rib place, had the left overs for supper with some
-> 
The last series will be the most 
difficult, as the effects have 
compounded and she's quite uncomfortable
currently. We will both be very
happy to see the end of this phase!
chat with you soon!
ha
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