Juicing

Kansas City weathermen are threatening that there is going to be a huge snow storm tomorrow.  I don't really believe it. As long as I've lived here I have heard weathermen predict 6-10 inches of snow several times... but never have seen it.

Maybe this time it will be different. I doesn't matter... I'm not going anywhere ANYWAY tomorrow. Today, Javan and I had fun building a fire :-) and tomorrow I have some fun snow science experience lined up.

This evening while Javan was at Awana I sat by the fire sipping a glass of wine... just kidding, it was really salad in a cup - that's what I call it anyway, tee hee.

Experimenting with juicing has been fun and I'm really sad that I didn't give it a better chance the last time I gave juicing a try.

Lesson learned, always start with a base of celery and cucumber. Everything else you add  barely tastes like anything.

I've really enjoyed starting my day with a celery, onion, tomato, parsley, lime, salt, tobasco juice...kind of like a bloody mary without the alcohol.

Anyway, I've done some reading on the stress hormones Cortisol and Epinephrine. When you are stressed your body gives off these hormones. AND THESE HORMONES CAUSE INSULIN RESISTANCE.

Now, this is not a new fact for me. I've known this for quite some time... but I'm not really the "stressed" kind of person. I don't think so, anyway. But, I found it interesting that the doctor in that movie I watch the other day talked about how when you sleep at night the cortisol and epinephrine levels naturally go back to normal.

Ding! light bulb.

My blood sugars are high all day but regulate itself at night. hmmm... maybe there is something to this whole stress hormone thing.

Still researching and adding to my list of things to mention to the doc when I see her.

I promise my next post will involve cute baby and little boy faces and less about diabetes. Now off to bed to regulate my stress hormone levels ;-)