It was a long week this week, even though technically it was a "short" week at work with Thursday off. It cannot be stressed enough how intense it has been at work. Title companies are filing bankruptcy and closing their doors left and right, throwing our whole process of funding loans into a whirlwind. This week a very big company, LandAmerica, did just that and right before the holiday. To say it was a mess is an understatement. The amount of detail we now have to look for in each loan is unbelievable and it intensifies with each passing day. If we do end up getting busy in the next week or so due to the rate drop, I don't know how we will manage to keep up. So now I sit thankful to be away from that cubicle!
It is Saturday morning, and truthfully, it is my saturday mornings without my daughter that are the most difficult ones. I am pretty much the person that schedules out every free minute of my free time, that is just what I do quite often. But I do enjoy leaving some open time to myself when I can so it is hard when I don't have my saturdays without her all set with plans. There is something about her playing while she watches her saturday morning cartoons while I make breakfast. It is just fun. Then we plan the day's events like going to the park or the library. When that is missing on my saturday morning, such as today, it stirs sort of a restless lost feeling. My first inclination is my craving for a mint mocha frappuccino, probably no coincidence that I wanted to rush out and get one. Instead I had to instantly refocus myself on what I need to get done with my time. So that is exactly what I did, made a list of what things I need to get done most importantly, as well as some of the more frivolous things I would like to get done if possible. What does this have to do with health, you might wonder. Well, the line of thinking directly impacts how choices are made regarding health. With that feeling of dread when she isn't here upon waking up - the day could be approached two different ways, one could be to run, get the starbucks frappuccino and drown my sorrows while watching Lifetime movies all day in my pajamas, or the other is to focus on what i can do positively with my time - doing the things I normally can't do when she is here like exercise, cleaning, research, etc.
Today's focus is on the herb Milk Thistle. I first came upon Milk Thistle in a gallbladder article I was reading when first learning I had gallstones. I didn't think anything of it then because everything in the article was so brand new to me. Since then, Milk Thistle has become a common element in almost every piece of material I have read. Most people haven't really heard of it and don't know what it is, much like myself back then. Dr. D'Adamo (Eat Right 4 Your Type author) recommends it for my blood type (Type A) in his book. He explains that it is, "an effective antioxident with the additional special property of reaching very high concentrations in the liver and bile ducts. Type A's can suffer from disorders of the liver and gallbladder. If your family has any history of liver, pancreas, or gallbladder problems, consider adding a milk thistle supplement to your protocol."
Dr. Sandra Cabot (the liver doctor)also speaks highly of this herb. She calls it a traditional liver tonic that has been around for centuries, that many research papers have been written on its liver healing properties. Basically, it has liver-protective and liver-regenerative anti inflammatory and antioxident properties. She states that it has been found to "reduce toxic fatty degeneration of the liver."
I have started taking milk thistle pills on a daily basis as one of my proactive moves to conquer my digestive road blocks.
Well, the sun is out, the day is young, and it is time to make some progress in the world. Wishing all good health and motivation. Peace out.
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