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CARMEN'S BIRTHDAY/BUNCO

WEDNESDAY 10-2-2019 OMG. The 2nd day of October, 2019. The year has just FLOWN past. Hubby was up already and had made eggs for the dogs. I got up at 6:30AM and made the bed. Then I made lattes. Hubby told me that he had made the dogs "sit" before going out and coming back inside the house. Hubby left at 7:45AM to go to his breakfast with the UTV club at the Golden West Casino. I did laundry and dishes. Then I vacuumed the rest of the house. Put Roomba in the master bedroom to clean. I put away 3 loads of laundry. Then I put away clean dishes. The Stucco contractor was here to fill in the flagpole. The paint guy comes tomorrow. Then that will be finished. Darryl, the Landscaper, came to install our new tree and take out the dead one. We got a new String Bean Acacia. Then Justin, the Water guy came and fixed the leak on the water filter in the garage. He also tightened the sink in the garage. Justin recommended a 5-Stage Reverse Osmosis System to take care of the white chemica...

Zobo Drink (Hibiscus Tea) 5 Amazing Health Benefits

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Hibiscus tea, popularly known as Zobo drink in Nigeria, is a drink that is greatly cherished by most people from that part of West Africa. Zobo drink is a herbal tea that is made by boiling parts of the hibiscus plant in water, and the drink can be enjoyed either hot or cold. Various studies and research has uncovered lots of health benefits that are linked with the drinking of hibiscus teat or zobo drink. Such health benefits ranges from lowering of blood pressure, fighting bacteria and even aiding weight loss. Set your eyes on these 5 amazing health benefits you can derive from drinking zobo drink. Also read: How to control obesity naturally and maintain a healthy weight 5 Amazing Health Benefits Of Zobo Drink (Hibiscus Tea) 1. It has antioxidant properties Zobo drink contains lots of antioxidants. In case you do not know what antioxidants are, they are molecules that help fight compounds that can cause damage to your cells. Such compounds are known as free radicals. This simply mean...

5 Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy (Expert Tips on Heart health)

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The heart is often regarded as the most important organ in the human body. Apart from it pumping blood throughout the body via the circulatory system, the heart also supplies oxygen and nutrients to body tissues, while eliminating carbon dioxide and other wastes from the blood. Having these functions, it becomes more important for you to take extra efforts to maintain your heart health. The staggering numbers of heart failures we are experiencing in our world today, suggests that there is indeed something most people are not doing right. According to the journal Lancet, in the year 2016, it states that maximum number of deaths across the globe were caused by heart failures. Also read: Preventions for heart disease Medically, heart failures is the term used for the condition where the heart is unable to keep up with the demands of the body, specifically the failure the failure of the heart to pump blood efficiently. In this case, the heart is unable to provide adequate blood flow to oth...

Diabetes Management and Insulin Pumps

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Diabetes is the inability of the pancreas in the human body to produce the required amount of insulin to process the sugars in the blood. Diabetes is a lifelong disorder which cannot be reversed, but can be controlled to live a healthy life with proper diabetes management under the supervision of a sugar specialist. Diet, exercise and a change in lifestyle certainly helps in reducing sugar levels but these have to be supported with medication. Since the body cannot produce insulin, it is a good option to replicate the function of the pancreas by the infusion of insulin to help process the sugars. Must read: 13 early warning signs of Diabetes Taking insulin the traditional way Earlier insulin used to be injected in the body using a needle. A syringe was used to extract insulin from a bottle and injected into the body. Later, this advanced into a self-injecting, calibrated pen. In both these procedures, the person with diabetes had to take the injection at the proscribed time. Any delay ...