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Smells, poem

 

The smells always get to me…

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Someone you are meeting for the very first time,

Lofting from a warmed up oven waiting for your food surprise.

Handshakes that were given at a cordial hello,

The scent from the lotion that the other person used so.

Something that has begun to spoil

When someone exercises and their bodies are hot

A windy day that blows past your nose

Drinking from water from rubber hoses.

Clothes fresh from the dryer

Your armpits after a lot of perspiring.

Savory food fresh from a grill

Someone’s mouth when they are real ill.

Paper from a printing machine

Things sometimes you can’t recognize or cannot be seen.

Flowers in bloom

And a straw broom.

Infections of all kinds

Things that never even crossed your mind.

Dirt from the earth below

Gifts of perfume, from people you know

Sniff and smell

Lots of different things as you can tell.

Too many to list

So much of them are bliss

Smell your world and wonder

Smell your life.

MwsR ❤

 

Beautiful, Christina Aguilera

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Foods That Cause Inflammation

If there’s one thing that you want to avoid, inflammation is it.

Chronic inflammation can set you up for many problems including heart disease, diabetes, as well as arthritis.

Leading a stressful and unhealthy lifestyle are 2 key components for inflammation but what you eat on a day to day basis will impact it too.

Let’s take a look at four foods that are linked to inflammation so that you’ll know what to avoid.

1. Gluten 

Topping the list is gluten. Gluten is a certain type of protein found in wheat based foods that many people’s bodies struggle to digest properly.

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When you eat gluten, you’re going to be at risk for unwanted symptoms such as

  • gas
  • bloating
  • indigestion
  • foggy brain (fuzzy thinking)
  • headaches
  • a general sense of fatigue.

And these are just the immediate symptoms that can come about!

When you eat gluten on a regular basis, inflammation can persist in the body, setting you up for long-term disease.

Removing gluten and all gluten containing foods from your menu is one of the best steps you can take to ensure optimal health.

2. Dairy 

Dairy is another food group that’s often linked to states of inflammation. Humans were not naturally designed to consume cow’s milk, but yet, many of us are drinking it daily.

If you lack the digestive enzymes (lactase) to break down the sugars in milk, this too can lead to gas, bloating and stomach discomfort.

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Not to mention too much high fat dairy consumption can put your body at risk for inflammation and weight gain.

While many people think you need dairy to get your calcium needs met, there are plenty of other ways that you can get calcium into your daily diet plan.

3. Trans Fats 

Trans fats are one of the worst offenders in today’s diets and a type of fat that you want to be sure that you steer clear of.

Trans fat consumption is strongly linked to inflammation as well as diseases like cancer and heart disease.

You’ll find trans in processed, fast, and frozen foods such as donuts, pizza, burgers, French fries, as well as frozen dinner meals.

Stay away from these at all costs – your body has absolutely no need for trans fats in the diet.

4. Sugar

Last but not least, sugar is the final offender that can set you up for full body inflammation. Our sugar consumption as a nation over the last few years has skyrocketed as more and more foods contain the white stuff.

Sugar contains no nutrients and will set you up for a series of problems including a blood sugar spike, insulin release, fat storage, and a blood glucose crash.

Over time, this wears on your body and can set you up to experience high levels of inflammation.

Continue reading Foods That Cause Inflammation

Death

One day there will be a time to die

That day will be one we must endure

The day will come when our life will try to make its great escape

When the only sound we really will be listening for

Will be the voices of those that we held dear.

Food we will not need  and it will be the least on our minds.

We will come to a point when nothing more will really matter

When the noise from death drowns out all the chatter.

A calmness will either be there or it will not

It will be out of our hands as we are soon to depart

People will come visit but to ease their own pain

It will appear that, they all are just vain

They will bring with them memories

Memories of a time you once participated in

A time when life seemed very special to them

You might see clearly or things could be cloudy,

But your ears will work and be on guarded detail

You will lie there, you will come in and out of dreams

Some faces you might not recognize, some people possibly you had never seen

A mirror will no longer tell you sweet lies

The bed will be your station, and on it you will lie.

An occasion touch or two directed towards you

An offer of some water, and the smell you caught of someone’s perfume.

It will be the most impersonal time,

The most strung out, lingering time.

Who will be there to see your last breaths

Will it be strangers in uniforms or family

I hope you won’t be lonely when it comes to your end

I hope you find yourself in the middle of family and friends

I hope your death will not be long and drawn out

I hope it is peaceful and in dignity you will die.

I wish this for all.

MwsR ❤

 

 

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My Quote

If there is no other way to hurt someone than by your absence, then never come around. Then they won’t know your absence and won’t miss it.

MwsR<3

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