Search This Blog

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Recent Findings

Recently I've been going through a lot of different changes (good and bad) in my life. And of course, for me, change means stress! Stress has always had the primary effect of making me sick. Whether it's general malaise or, if it's a high level of stress, I completely lose my appetite and have to kick start my system with rice for a day. Unfortunately I've had pretty high levels lately. I ended up doing an unintentional experiment of not taking my vitamins for a week. I quickly found out 2 things this does to me. A) my IBS goes hay-wire. I don't know if it's the combo of pills, or the fact that I take Aloe Vera, but my daily regimen definitely helps to keep my IBS under control. And B) my moods were awful! Aside from the regular stress emotions, I just felt down and out. I hadn't felt that bad since before taking my "cocktail" daily. I still have some pretty big stressors at the moment, but I hope that by keeping up with my pills I can help keep the bodily effects to a minimum.

Aside from my unintentional experiment, I'll share some products I've started using recently! One of my favorite things is finding stuff I can either put on or in my body :)

First, I absolutely love that walmart labels their generics GF. I also found out that King Soopers does this.

GF Chex is amazing! Especially the Honey Nut variety. (I really want them to make Kix GF too).

Microwave popcorn is my weakness. Especially the super buttery stuff. Orville Redenbacher is my fav.

Delimex tamalles with plain yogurt instead of sour cream...amazing!

I have tried multiple GF beers, but they all make me feel bloated and gross. But I found that hard ciders are a wonderful alternative! Woodchuck and Ace Perry cider and my favorites.

I have always had issues with acne. With my recent cosmetic/personal care item switch I had to find all new products to use. I found out that Proactive is GF. Even though it's a bit more expensive, at least it doesn't clog my pores (though it does tend to dry out my skin, I'm still adjusting to it).

Suave is awesome! Their salon line works amazingly well, and is priced great! I had been using Giovanni from Whole Foods for a while, but it's just so darn expensive! And I have a lot of hair, so I went through it way too fast. Suave is a much better option for me (and their body wash isn't bad either).

Burt's Bees is my favorite lip balm hands down. Always has been, always will be.

Afterglow cosmetics are great! They're a little high priced, but they are very high quality and don't have all the stuff in them that can cause acne like other cosmetics. I use their concealer, powder foundation and finishing powder, bronzing powder, eye liner and mascara. My only issue is that their mascara isn't water proof so I have to watch my under eye area so I don't turn into a raccoon throughout the day.