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Have you ever Oil Pulled?

  • Posted on November 4, 2008 at 9:00 pm

Have you ever Oil Pulled?

Ok, so this past week I have been studying Oil Pulling and feel comfortable enough to start trying it at home. Some of you may not know what Oil pulling is….Let me share it with you.:o)

Oil pulling is an ancient Ayurvedic technique that’s becoming very popular for dental and gum health. All mouth-related problems will benefit from this simple procedure known as “oil pulling”.

What you need to get started:

1.Unrefined, cold-pressed sesame oil or sunflower oil

 2.Unscented pure vegetable oil soap (without added glycerin) like Dr. Bronner’s liquid soap (peppermint is good) or a pure olive oil bar soap known as “Tooth Soap”.

First thing in the morning, on an empty stomach, take 1 tablespoon of oil in the mouth, and swish and pull it through the teeth gently, not vigorously, for 10 minutes. It will turn white when it is time to spit it out. Remember to spit it in the trash or toilet..It will be filled with yucky toxins, so don’t spit it in your sink. You also don’t want oil down your drain!! It will turn white, much the way peroxide does in your mouth. Some folks do this daily and find themselves feeling completly rejunivated afterwards….It can’t and won’t hurt you in any way..so you can do this daily..or after getting dental work done, or if you have any cold sores,strep, etc.

 Ok, so you now have spit the yucky germ filled oil out of your mouth…Now you need to clean your teeth. If you do not feel comfortable using a olive oil based SOAP-then use a baking soda tooth paste or homemade tooth powder will be fine. Don’t freak out at the thought of swiping your tooth brush on a bar of soap..because it will not foam and lather up nearly as much as your comercial tooth paste does!!!

Some folks say that they are asked if they are wearing tooth veneers, because after a couple weeks their teeth get so white! What a bonus!! I’ll let you know if my teeth get whiter! :o)

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Parenting and Postpartum Depression

  • Posted on August 13, 2008 at 1:58 pm

 

 

 

YOUR BABY NEEDS YOU!

 

I always thought that once you gave birth and saw your own flesh and blood gazing up lovingly into your eyes, that something magical  instantly happens.

 

I like to think that this is how it is with most mothers.. However, I realize reality-wise, that there are some mothers who give birth and feel nothing at all. Why?

 

 

Hopefully this phase won’t last forever, but I suppose it could, and that would be very devastating for the mother.

 

There is something called postpartum depression.

 

 I have read skeptics say that Postpartum depression is not real, while others say it is a demon,etc.

 

I am no expert on this matter, but with five children later, and one severe case of postpartum psychosis. I would not wish it on my worst enemy.

 

Mine lasted for five months and treatment was needed. It is not something that I really like to talk about in depth, but I know it is real, and want to encourage other mothers that it does happen, and it is completely OK to seek medical help if you ever find yourself with any feelings as those listed below following a birth.

 

1.    Disconnection from your newborn.

2.Feelings of anger or rage.

3.Feelings as if you want to get rid of your newborn.

4.Feelings of suicide, and you don’t know why.

5.Feelings like YOU want to run away and never return.

 

  I have experienced first hand, several of these symptoms, and that was enough for me to seek help ASAP! DON’T WAIT! DON’T LISTEN TO FAMILY, or FRIENDS WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE YOU FEEL THAT YOU CAN DO IT ALL AT HOME ALONE! You know how you feel better then anyone else on the planet! Listen to YOURSELF, where this is concerned!

 

 

 

 

My experience with postpartum psychosis was nine years ago,  and with each pregnancy I have had, since then..I have spent many nights praying that I would never have to go through it ever again and I haven’t!

 

 With my last three children, I have had that magical  *in love* feelings for each of them.Praise God!!

 

If you or anyone you know has recently confided in you that they are not feeling quite right since giving birth..PLEASE, be more then a friend too them and urge them to make a doctors appointment or offer to make them one yourself and drive them there for support. It is such an incredible feeling to be able to fall in love with your child at birth..but this is not always the case and that is Ok..just as long as you seek some help..Sometimes the help is nothing more then discussing it with a support group of ladies who have been there themselves…and sometimes medication is needed for a short while. I have found St. Johns Wort which is over the counter to be equivalent minis the side effects to Prozac and Zoloft. Whichever you choose..talk to your doctor first and find a support group in your hometown or even online…You do NOT have to feel disconnected to your newborn or child…The Lord trusts you to care for your little one and love him or her unconditionally and to fulfill all there newborn needs. It will not be too long before they do not need such demanding 24/7 care..it goes by very quickly…You were once a newborn yourself..and someone was caring for your needs just as you are caring for your little ones needs..We seem to forget this sometimes when baby won’t stop crying and you are only going on a couple hours of sleep yourself..

 

If your newborn is crying, and you know that they have a clean diaper on, have been fed, and there is nothing medically wrong with them such as gas or reflux or worse..then they may just need their mom to cuddle them…and there is nothing wrong with that..Yes, maybe timing is the pits, but these times will NOT be forever and just as sometimes you feel sad and upset at certain hours of the night or day and expect your husband to talk with you or even a friend..your baby NEEDS YOU! I can not stress this enough. Babies do NOT cry for no reason..I know many folks will tell you that but this is not true…Babies need Love 24/7..and love nothing more then to feel the warmth of there mothers chest…Don’t deny your little ones ladies…

 

If anyone ever needs to chat about this with me personally..Please leave me a message and I can email you.

 

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Part 5 Praying and Listening…

  • Posted on July 10, 2008 at 5:03 pm

We started praying for Gods leading of whether or not we should stay here to live or move once more. We had both grown spiritually these past 3 years and we learned a lot about life. We also effected many lives. DH’s family all moved down here due to the cost of living as well as a couple coworkers my Dh had up North. It was defiantly Gods plan for us to move down here but now what?

As we were praying..I started reconnecting and talking more frequently with my  best friend from back home that moved a month before we did. Her family moved to Pennsylvania .

Soon after this, Pennsilvania just started popping up, in dreams,on the news,in programs etc…not once, twice, or even three times,many times. Destiny? Fate? IDK!

We automatically thought it was ALL from God.  BUT, what if it was from a spirit of confusion we thought to ourselves?  So we planned a trip up there to visit. During our trip there… back in Janruary, my husband dreaded the whole 3 days. He was misrable with a capital M!!

He told me over and over again that there is no peace for our family up there…I begged him to explain further..Yes, I’m human, I wanted to know these things, in detail too!

I also just wanted to get as far as away from the South as I possible could, and while PA. was not my blessed New England..it sure was closer then NC ever will be!   I also was wrapped up in the fact that PA. kept popping up and wanted to believe it was Gods will for me to live there.

I was in denial. Plain and Simple!  I see this crystal clear now..I felt the Lord speaking to me in so many ways but selfishly ignored what I was hearing. I had so much energy and time invested in being miserable that I actually convinced myself that my kids were also not happy here. Secretly, I think they were not happy because they saw through my smile each day and knew I was not happy. *G*

My heart has changed about so many things that I feel liberated. Something I am not sure that I have ever felt before. As for today, I feel carefree!

I felt hopeful that we were going to move to Pennsylvania right up until the 29th of June and here it is only July 10th today. I was still planning in my head the move as if it were a done deal. Sure I missed the comforts of my own home …We had just looked at a house on the 28th and I was already telling my Dh what color carpets we should get for the living room! OH MAN! Isn’t it amazing the power the Lord has on us!

We were suppose to stay until July 5th. But I kept  hearing the Lord clearly whisper to me..Go home… I admit, I said..Home Lord? Where is that? I don’t have a home yet?

The Lord said, “Yes you do..in NORTH CAROLINA!!

Will this feeling last forever? I have no idea…

It brings tears to my eyes to have this magnificent peace in my life at the moment.

 Praise the Lord! I have repented for my selfishness and stubbornness and pray that I will no longer ignore Gods  tender loving  merciful voice.

I can see now that when the Lord speaks to me, it is not going to be through a materialistic intervention.  It is going to be threw his son…. Jesus Christ!!!!

Do you hear him? Are you Listening?  I sure hope so…

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Part 4 or 5 –Southern Living

  • Posted on July 9, 2008 at 3:21 pm

When we finally got in to look at our current home…we loved the open floor plan. It had a bonus room in the back that was not mentioned online and I thought it would be a great place for mom to live. The only thing was it did not have a closet. It only a built in book case. Later I ended up going to Home Depot and bought her  one that I put together in 30 minuets flat. I am not so sure mom liked it, in fact she expressed that she didn’t but we couldn’t afford a wooden one and with the low  ceilings it probably wouldn’t have fit anyways. Her cats loved sleeping in it though and that was the most important thing!

 

The extra room didn’t have any doors but there was a man at the church we were attending at the time offered to charge us for materials and put some French doors up for a bit over a hundred dollars.

 

Given I had never lived in a double wide.. I had no idea that the walls are not solid concrete and that the laminate floors were not real wood. I was clueless on so many levels.:o/

 

I did not like the small closets because we had large ones back home, but it was a small price to pay for all the extras that we would have.

 

We did not even sleep on it..We made an offer and then the agent told us he was sure that we would get it because no one ever moves to this area and the place had been on the market for 2 years already. The owner had moved out of state  back then. He said that if we offered 10 grand less then the asking price..he felt we would get it.

 

The offer was accepted and we got it and moved in September of 2005. The problem was we had already paid a 6 month lease on the apartment that we were in and prayed that we would get the funds back. They told us that they needed to keep one month but would refund us the other 2 months. It took a few months but we did end up getting it back..PRAISE GOD!

 

In October, DH drove down to Florida and got a U-haul to pull back for all moms stuff and she moved in with us for 3 months. She hated it here. She felt isolated and in her line of work they only pay $2.10 an hour. There was also no state assistance for her. Her job had no benefits and making such little money there was no way she would be able to afford insurance on her own. She was already diabetic and had high blood pressure so needed meds sooner rather then later. Evidently in the state of North Carolina you had to have a disability, not speak the language, or be over 62 to qualify for state help.

 

My MIL had no problems moving here and qualifying because she does not speak the language. This really irritated my mom, so along with much drama….she moved back to Florida the week after Christmas that very same year.

 

Months passed, and I made her room into the school room but since then made it into a nursery, and the school room is back where it started. Things did start getting to me about living here in the country. For one..no one comes to visit and back home in the subdivision that we lived, the majority of the neighbors were my church friends and it was really easy for them to swing by for coffee or tea. I  also use to throw dinner parties all the time and down here I only heard the reply..(If you were closer dear….I’d be there.) That along with not finding a church where when you walk in the door it says “YOUR HOME” became very depressing for me. I really began to sink deep in a depression, and  then I found out I was pregnant again. This time with number five and it cheered me right up!! For a while anyway.

I started longing for my DH to say to me..Pack up..we are moving home..

 

Instead….DH would spend time outside on the deck, in what I witnessed as pure awwwwe. He loved it here and made sure I knew it each and every day. He would carry on about how great his job is and how much he loved the drive home from work, even though is it a good 35 minutes.

 

I  started verbalizing how unhappy I was down here, and my sour expression each day sure was a clue.

 

I started breaking down in tears almost nightly and telling DH that I need Jesus to rapture me up soon, because I’d rather be in heaven then live this misery of a life.

 

I felt I was just going through the motions of life, and I wasn’t finding any joy in anything I did. I abandoned all my hobbies and really felt like a sinking ship!

 

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