hi sistas,
<jia-you> to all the sistas in the journey now whether it's your #1, #2 or #3
I just wanted share that be a bit careful of all the supplements you take. Most supplements are good but we should only take what we need (due to our own body lacking). Take if you think your body condition needs the help (ie is lacking) instead of what everyone says.
Our bodies have a way of naturally balancing itself. If we take too much of what we dont actually need, that makes the body "unbalanced" . I know it's tough to know what we need and dun need (and it's usually trial and error) but do take some caution.
In addition to the supplements, a good way to imrpove the body is to eat well. For us in SG, sometimes it's so common to just eat out esp for lunch and take a fishball noodle, or a pan mian. Most of the have little fresh veg and low nutrition value. If you only have fishball noodle at your office, try to supplement with a top-up bowl of veg. It will make our lunch a little more costly but it's a small price to pay for the next few months.
Do try to get lots of fresh veg daily (min 2 servings - the basic logic is greener the leaves the better, so kailan, brocolli etc is good, iceberg lettuce have not much value, etc), lots of water (1-2L), fresh fruits daily, proteins, fish & meats (for proteins), cut down caffiene (can take a cup or two if u want to just reduce). Many believe normal chicken have residual hormone from the growth jabs, so can try mix/change to kampung chicken. Some TCM believe "liang" bodies should avoid "liang" food. If you believe in chinese soups, some food/soups also help to <bu> the body. Can go library to check out natural super foods, etc.
I'm not saying don't take the supplements (I even made dh take Cq10 & Immunocal with me for it's anti-oxidant benefits since we are both not young!) but do make sure that we eat well as that is the cheapest, safest and most direct & natural way to help the body. Supplements are just that - supplementing what we lack in our natural diet. Don't just take just becoz it's good. It may have lots of benefits - but the question is "is it good for me/us (you and DH)?".
Tub - I love the red dates and wolfberry drink too! If too heaty, boil w/out the seeds, or less dates.
Suggest don't take RJ during cycle stage. My reasoning is as follows:
1. It prob does help the body but there is no known research on how RJ reacts with the drugs (given how "potent" good RJ is supposed to be)
2. The quality of RJ varies greatly and most of us lay consumer have no idea what is good vs poor quality RJ.
3. If you haven't been taking it before, no point taking it now to risk the cycle.
Good luck everyone.
