Tag: Stay fit

I love vitamins. You can eat whatever the hell you want, and as long as you take a decent vitamin, you’re in-like-flynn. But the thing about vitamins is that your body doesn’t always absorb them. I’ve noticed that since my SCI, most of the vitamins just exit through my bladder.

Waste of money right?

Well, you can stop wasting your money. I have and I’m getting healthier as a result. You see, $5.99 buys you a bottle of 60-count Flintstones Vitamins. They’re chewable and (the best part) they taste like candy. Your body can easily and completely absorb these babies. I even have a friend who had gastric bypass surgery and his doctor recommends them.

So in the spirit of these vitamins that everyone loves, watch this fantastic vintage Flintstones Vitamins commercial from 1972:

– Tiff  

PS. And what’s the best Flintstones Vitamins flavor? Grape. Like, hello people. Do I even need to say?

A simple “yes” or “no” will suffice.

Thanks!

– Tiff

PS. I’m contemplating whether or not I should get one. My doctor says yes, but my chiro says no. *sigh* But being that I’m a quad, this all worries me so.

Frozen Go-Gurts, my friend. Frozen, Go-Gurts….

It’s easy: Buy some of this awesome on-the-go yogurt that come in Freezee pop-type packaging, then freeze for at least 3 hours. Where they’re done you got a tasty, almost ice-cream-like snack that is a) easy to carry (and doesn’t drip…as much), b) totally healthier than any ice-cream bar on the market.

– Tiff

PS. The strawberry ones taste the best frozen, in my very humble opinion.

Not only does coffee help women live longer in they drink it (antioxidants!)…

…but it can also be the highlight of your day, if you’re not getting laid, drinking booze, winning the lottery, or if it’s not pay day that is.

I present to you my latest weakness:

International Delight’s Marshmallow Mocha Creamer

This creamer is like, utterly and completely the BEST CREAMER ever invented. It turns my boring cup of java into an overflowing chocolate waterfall straight from Willy Wonka’s f’ed up mind.

– Tiff

PS. What’s makes marshmallows and mocha so “international?”

Remember BA member Jo-Lynn? Well in this episode, I interview her about life in Canada (specifially re: their healthcare system and how well it works for women with disabilities).

And then I talk at length about the Free Press Conference I attended last weekend, not to metion that FOX News article I actually liked (shocker!):

“Can Disability Be Sexy? You Bet!” (craaaazy)

Click here to listen to this tasty, one hour podcast that will surely, moneyback guaranteed, blow your mind!

– Tiff

…but don’t have the money for a personal trainer or an expensive diet center? If so, then Spark People may be just the “diet help” website for you.

This website does everything from having a HUGE database that lists the calories for about every food in existence, to planning out your weekly meals, to online support groups.

My friend “C” is currently using their website and it’s the first time in years that anything has worked for her.

Go Spark!

– Tiff

Oxygen+ is like an oxygen bar that’s with you wherever you go.  And with the shitty air that we all usually breath day in and day out, getting some deep breathes of PERFECT oxygen can really do wonders for your health. I’m a huge proponent of oxygen bars (I particularly love Oxynate at the Mall of America. $20 gets you a massage chair treatment with a soothing sounds headset, flavored oxygen, a head massage, and a shot of something way stronger than Red Bull).

Some hot guy gave me a sample of Oxygen+ in the skyway last week (in peppermint flavor), and I’ve been huffing and puffing it daily ever since (you get 20 puffs from each can). The 95% oxygen-enriched air comes in these cute little aerosol cans and cost $21.00 for a pack of 3.

They come in two flavor options: Peppermint and Pink Grapefruit. I’m partial to grapefruit because it’s a proven fact that citrus scents can help improve your mood. If I could find a decent way to do it, I’d have my whole condo smell like a combo of orange/lemon/and grapefruit actually. THAT’S how much I love citrus scents.

– Tiff

After you screw up your spinal cord, the usual M.O. your doctor will pound over your head is, TO DRINK MORE WATER.

Is it just me, or is this incessant push for me to drink nasty, blah-water hissy fit-inducing? For all these 14 years of my quad-dom, I have never learned to enjoy drinking water. I’m rarely, if ever thirsty, and only on special occassions (usually after a long, dry day at the Renaissance Faire), will the notion of a cool glass of water sound appealing.

This is where I say, “Thank you Jebus!” for Crystal Light flavor packets. These little babies came out last year, they’re sugar-free, and they can be added to a glass of water to mimick the best tasting juice ever, but the awesom part, it’s not juice. Bonus for my poor beat-up bladder.

You can find Crystal Light flavor packets at most grocery stores in the Kool-Aid or energy drink aisles. They run about $3.50 per 14-packet box.

Just stay away from the Tropical Punch flavor! Even though it’s amazing and by far their best flavor, if you spill it on your carpet, take it from me, you will never get it out.

– Tiff