Vaccinations

How absolutely necessary are vaccinations for children? Would anybody like to comment?

Detox Part 3

Remember my detox entry? So far, not so good. I notice that I can’t detox for more than 2 days in a row because it will make me depressed. Now, this is what I eat on my detox days.

Does it look appetising? Now you know why I can’t do it for more than 2 days in a row.

But I keep telling myself that I must eat healthily because The Grandma always reminds me that as parents, we must keep ourselves healthy so that we can take good care of our children.

Which brings me to this point. As parents, do we always have to think of our children in everything that we do? Do we lose our individuality the day we become parents? I know, for a fact, my life has changed the day The Daughter arrived. She has become the centre of my universe. Is that the way it should be?

Must we as parents keep making sacrifices for our children? What if they are not thankful for all that we’ve done? Do we just accept it with a sigh or do we take them to court and sue them?   -martini

Traditional Chinese Medicine

During my trip to China last year, I visited a Traditional Chinese Medicine centre and have been interested in learning more about TCM. I’m beginning to become more and more convinced that the drugs in Western medicine could do more harm than good. TCM is mainly based on the yin and yang.  

Yin – cold, dark, being passive

Yang – warmth, luck, being active

When your yin and yang are balanced, you are in an ideal state of health. TCM has been passed down through ages and has a history of over 2000 years.

I’m not sure how appropriate TCM is for little children but I would like to find out more about it. Will update this entry if I find more information on this subject.

-martini

Detox Part 2

Happimom, you are 10kg overweight but I’m THIRTY kg overweight! How about that? Anyway, I tried my detox plan today. Bought the steamer. Bought the organic food. Got The Husband to steam the food. AND I had the most unappetizing food ever! The Husband was experimenting on how to make the food less tasteless and he ended up putting too much pepper on the food! But I’m grateful to him for helping me out so I’m not complaining. I finished off most of the food as a show of appreciation. My next task now is to find recipes to make the food more appetizing. And I’m going to purchase THIS soon.

So why do I insist that the food is steamed and not boiled? Well that’s because steamed food is better than most alternatives as as much nutrients as possible are preserved through steaming. Check out this article if you don’t believe me. In the mean time, wish me all the best with my detox plan.  -martini

‘I don’t like skinny women’

‘I don’t like skinny women’ – That goes my husband’s very wise and very
politically-correct remark each time I ask him if I’m getting too fat. I take
comfort in his answer as long as I don’t have time for reflection.
The moment I start thinking too much (which I constantly do),
i inevitably conclude that my significant other didn’t really answer
my question. If anything, it was a slick evasion of the question.

Martini - I visited the Detox programme link you
shared….it sure sounds do-able. I am officially
depressed about my weight gain. I’m 10kg overweight.

Whew. How liberating is that, to actually type it out.

I really should do something about that. Not that
hubby’s complaining. He’s such a darling. But a
girl’s gotta start doing something once her
mother-in-law (MIL) starts thinking it’s alright
to comment on her daughter-in-law’s weight gain.
Man it hurts. Since I don’t think I can sign her up
for lessons on tact and sensitivity, my best bet to
actually shut people up is to actually lose all
that weight.

My self-esteem has really taken a nose-dive. It’s
amazing how one swift, tactless remark can ruin
your entire day (not to mention your sense of self).

I’m gonna try that Detox thingy. And I’m going to
try out a slimming massage. And try to go to the gym
once or twice a week. For the record, I’ve been skipping
lunch for 2 whole weeks and have lost some 2kg. But
I’m still not thin enough for my MIL. Not yet.

-happimom

Detox

I’ve not been able to lose the weight I had put on during pregnancy and always feel very depressed each time I look into the mirror. Although The Husband has not said anything much about my weight gain, I think it is time I do something serious about it. I’ve been saying many times that I want to lose weight but each time, I will succumb and fail. But I’m serious this time round. And I’m going to start with a detox plan. I bought 100% pure apple-raspberry juice earlier today as apparently, it helps in weight reduction. We’ll see. Good luck to me.