Hi there everyone, I hope that you're well and healthy and happy where ever you are and whatever you are doing around the world.
So I thought I'd share with you tonight a little unusual variation on my morning breakfast routine today, as instead of having my usual chocolate and fresh fruit smoothie, I decided to try something different- plus I didn't actually have any of my home made chocolate sauce ready, as I have been having my fruit smoothies sans chocolate sauce for the past couple of weeks- just for something different as I have been having them for breakfast every morning for about 4years now...
So anyway, as I had to make my chocolate sauce with boiling water, raw cocoa powder and a cup of raw sugar to a 400gram bag of powder, it comes out hot and still very bitter- which is why fresh fruit is the perfect way to sweeten it up, not too mention all of the nutritional goodies that fresh fruit have in them...
Anyway, I'm getting a bit older these days and struggling with a few health issues- namely heart- not heart disease though.
Nope, there's no plaque in my arteries- or atleast as of 3yrs ago during my last angiogram and my 4th heart attack, I only have about 20% plaque in one of my arteries- which is about the same as even the healthiest people- according to many medical experts...anyway, so that's not the issues, it is a rare-ish heart condition called Prinzmetals Angina AKA Unstable Angina AKA variant Angina AKA CAVS- Coronary Artery Vaso Spams which when the spasms get triggered for whatever reasons, I can have what are now called MINOCA heart attacks, which is where the walls of the artery spasms and constrict, blocking off the blood flow to my heart.
I'll go into a little more detail about that in a later post, but suffice to say that it can be a right pain in the arse- as much as I DON'T let it run my life.
However, in saying that, I have no choice in some respects to let it run my life, for I now have to take daily heart medication- you know, not the fun ones,... but the ones that make you really tired, pretty dizzy and that has other consequences, such as weight gain and as you know, when you gain weight, it also puts a strain on your physical body- particularly your joints, as well as your major organs and perpetuates the vicious cycle of being constantly freakin EXHAUSTED- which then decreases not only the motivation to exercise, but also impacts memory too. And we haven't even stepped into the murky mire of anxiety/frustration/depression that I am so good at pushing to the back of my mind....
Anyway, this is why I try to eat so healthy all of the time and have even given up my most precious AND naughty chocolate sweets and why I am experimenting with a range of ways to create healthy chocolate snacks instead.
So despite the fact that I live a very physical life, walking about 10-15k steps every day at work and when I'm not at work but in lockdown instead, I dance in my loungeroom on and off from the moment I get out of bed till the moment I go to bed (usually very late cause I'm a natural nightowl...) and I dance to everything, but especially trance/house... infact this is my own little playlist called Dance my arse off- cause that's what I'm trying to do- and my belly fat too...lol..🤣....
And I can't help dancing. I hear a beat and away my legs go....dance dance DANCE...🤣
Anyhow, because I have a bit of a constant battle with the bulge...and need to maintain as much of a natural immunity as I can...I also have a range of superduper multi vitamins in powder form that go into my smoothies too.
So to finally get to the point....lol...sorry... this morning I had a hot chocolate for breakfast with these powders mixed in there too. PHEW! finally got there.... 😂
But the funny thing is- I'm not a hot drink drinker. Never have been. not tea, herbal teas, nothing. And don't drink coffee at all.
Infact, never had a coffee in my life and it was my older cousin that gave me a taste of hers when I was about 9 and that thankfully has turned me off it forever, but I do LOVE the smell of beans grinding though...
Anyway, (geez I'm rambling tonight aren't I...Sorry...🙄..!)
Anyway, I had about 4 sips of the cup of hot, VERY TASTY mud..lol... and then ended up pouring it into a glass of ice- which was much nicer!
So here are the superduper powders that I put in there and although I don't feel like wonderwoman when I ingest them, I know that I certainly feel like a lump of lead when I'm not.
And they may be powders, but they are all natural ingredients just in powder form for my convenience...
So the TumeriX I can swear by cause I saw how well it worked for my mum as she was battle stage 4 Bowel Cancer a few years ago. And this is special stuff, it not juts Tumeric by itself. It is a combination of all natural goodies all good for you and me...
Unfortunately mum still did die 9 months later, but atleast she became completely free from the severe arthritis in her hands and it really helped with her blood sugar level during that whole time too.
The Vital All-in-one was recommended to me by my sister-in-law but it is expensive, so I mix it with this other breakfast smoothie powder...
which is healthy in itself with a combination of Blueberry, Chai, Chia powder, ground oats, pea protein and 3 other goodies with really long names that are good for you....
And looks like this....
Anyway, I drank the drink and ate the banana instead of blending it like I normally would and it was all very delicious.
The end...lol...
Well, thank you all for reading and putting up with my rambling tonight and if you did make it this far, you are absolute champions!
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Never had a coffee? Really??? I loved every word of your post especially the way you consume your smoothies. I learned a new word DMAO 😁 lolol
Yeah coffee...Noooo...
I worked in Hospitality for about 30years, made literally millions of coffees of all kinds and like I said, LOVE the smell of coffee, especially grinding beans, but never had one cup, not even one sip- since I was 9 the first time...
So glad you enjoyed my post.
It really wasn't meant to be that long and rambling at all, but everything is linked together....And maybe cause I haven't spoken to anyone for a few days now...(though I have enough conversations in my own mind to keep me, myself and I occupied for weeks anyway...🤣😂😅)
Plus I dance a lot (in my living room by myself- it's probably better that way anyway...🤣...) so who needs to speak when you can meditate while dancing...😅
I love your take on dance and meditation! We are also into meditation, walking, and workout at least 5 days a week and the weekends are for biking and swimming. You must sleep now if it's midnight in your state :)
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Doesn't look too bad! Cheers.
It got much better this morning blended WITH the Banana, Peanut butter, my MV powders and ice..
And it's going to be even better tomorrow with the mixed berries and some fresh pineapple the following day!
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This age thing - gahhhhhh!!
I love dancing too and I am a night owl as well - so hello there!! hehe
So do your neighbours have anything to say to the pumping music? :D
Thank you for the reminder of the Tumeric - I have to be more diligent taking it...
Yeah...the age thing...I'm still young but I'm now hobbling around with a seriously sore left knee and right achilles- just like my mum was a few years ago before she died at 76...what's going on there???!!!?!?!
And yet my mind still feels young...I still LOOK young...but physically, one thing goes and then it's like a domino effect...
Lucky the neigbours have barking dogs and I think the person above me is a gamer cause that' what I hear most of the time, but I don't mind cause then they can never complain about me...(especially when I'm just about to bring a loud rescue parrot in here soon....) .plus it's the door slamming that shits me the most!
It's not that they deliberately SLAM their doors, they just don't know how to close them properly and they are heavy doors, so when they let them go to close themselves, they just go BANG, like a bomb exploding and shakes the walls...What I don't understand is how that they don't notice it themselves....I think that they're like those people who don't know how to switch a light switch up and down....You know, sometimes the most SIMPLE things in life are the most difficult....🙄
Anyway, the dancing yes love it.
Gave it up for 10yrs after my first heart attack (fear/anxiety..) and the rediscovered my love for it again just last year during the first month of the outbreak. Dancing to Misty Tripoli's BodyGroove on demand- which was just fantastic, but then discovered that I am also happy enough dancing my arse off to everything on spotify and I love the diversity of music that I've not got in my playlist.
From Gypsy Klezma, 70's funk, acid jazz to Indian, African, Middle eastern dance, Balkan swing, 60's exotica, Latin trance and everything in between and lucky these days, I don't need the ....to get my body bopping to the beats...here you go
I hope that you enjoy this range as much as I do.
TumeriX- that's the one, if you can get it over there. I'm sure that you can, If not let me know and I'll send some over it's worth it as it has so many more addittonal benefits than just Tumeric by itself and yes, it is something that you do need to take consistently...
Anyway, I'll stop rambling and let you get on with the dancing! 😂
Have fun and stay well!
Yes, my heart and head is stuck somewhere around 28 to 33, it's my body - the fool haha
Doors slamming - hmmmmm, can I tell you my kids do that. Drawers, doors, and I don't get it. And like a broken record I remind that there's no need for it.
Ok, your playlist is in my ear now ;D
My shoulders are getting away from me and doing their own thing... I think they are enjoying it hehe
Yes, lots of Turmeric here, thank you so much though
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@chocolatescorpi it been long I stumbled on your post but am happy I found one today I love coffee too and I like the way you manage your health issues, it is good to eat healthy especially when getting old
Hey there stranger. So glad you found me. I've been away for a while but I'm back and I'm taking time to experiment and cook as healthy as possible!
I hope that you guys are well over there and managing to stay away from the virus!
Yes we are @chocolatescorpi welcome back