I have a favorite new color combination. Crabapple blossom pink and chalkboard green.
The background is a vintage chalkboard I had as a child, that I keep in my son's room. Sounds strange to call it vintage, since I used to own it.
Maybe I should say it is classic instead.
I decided to grab it at the last second when I was setting up this vignette, just because the flowers against the white wall were sort of plain.
It wasn't until I saw the photos on my computer, that I noticed the nice color combination.
I just love when thrown together things end up working out.
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BEAUTIFUL 🙂 Laurel
Pam of Eastlake Victorian
That is a nice combination! There's nothing like that green of an old chalkboard. 🙂
Linda @ A La Carte
Love the colors! Great background!
Teresa
Just came across this on Pinterest......so, so gorgeous!
Raymond
You will find two main forms of probiotics; the first is the live
cultures I describe above, such as the strains of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium.
You may have heard some naysaying about this kind of probiotic—the
conventional argument against them is that the classic form of live cultures is destroyed by the acidic environment in the stomach.
To have for this, quality probiotics are created having an acid-resistant capsule in order
that they don't get immediately broken down. (Which means you
don't have to take the probiotics with food, although I normally do.
I'll sometimes break the capsule and mix it into a smoothie,
or utilize the powder form. You may lose a bit of potency but it's not
significant.)
The 2nd kind of probiotics are soil-based organisms (SBO), which are generally more resistant to acid in the gut.
Here's the thinking behind soil-based probiotics: Many individuals (particularly in the
paleo community) feel that widespread gut and health concerns today
are the consequence of life in a too-clean society.
Before, when more people worked in the dirt, played in the
dirt, there is less obsessing over cleanliness and antibacterial products, we got more natural experience of probiotics.
The advantage of soil-based probiotics is they originate from
the earth, and the bacteria (which continue to be living) have
their particular natural, protective capsule surrounding them.
I suggest soil-based probiotics to patients with autoimmunity, as well as
the classic form. They're particularly helpful for those who have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth)—with SIBO, you also
have an overgrowth of good bacteria; and in cases like this, the classic type of probiotic is not the thing you need to fight the infection.
You could have heard some questions over whether SBOs are safe:
The NIH includes a presumed case report, which hasn't been 100 percent
verified, of someone with Lymphoma getting septicemia from
having a SBO (the organism B. subtilis). Some claim that when you have leaky
gut, you should heal it before supplementing with SBOs.
If you should be immunocompromised or have cancer, you are
able to consult with a physician first to be safe.
Regena
Probiotics are incredibly important and effective. We realize there are more
bacteria in us and on us than our own human cells.
Your body is almost just like a puppet—it is bacteria that actually runs the show:
They switch on enzymes, turn fully off genes, and dictate much of
our health. We need them to breakdown nutrients, like copper and magnesium, so we could better absorb them.
Interestingly, studies show that conditions like anxiety,
depression, and weight gain may be transferred via fecal
transplants (with mice), suggesting the broad
impact bacteria has on health.
About 60 to 80 percent of our immune system lives within our gut.
Imbalances in the gut's microbiome (which is primarily made up of bacteria)
cause digestive issues, while many a number of other potential effects may be felt through
the body—from feelings of fatigue to depression, thyroid dysfunction,
autoimmunity, and a number of skin issues. Conditions like rosacea, psoriasis, eczema, and acne are actually inflammatory conditions, and often a manifestation of something that is happening deeper within the body.
Once you fix the gut (which, based on your quality of life,
might include getting rid of infection like Candida, eating a clean diet, and having a probiotic),
skin issues often resolve as well.