Housewives' Rx For A Great Summer!

                      Prevent Lyme Disease! 

Are you a fan of The Housewives Franchise?
You know, the housewives of Atlanta, Orange County or Beverly Hills?
Well, even if you never watched one episode of any of the shows, you must
take a lesson from one of the wives. 
That lesson: Be careful when playing with your pets or while
exercising or entertaining outside.
You see, cast member Carlton, (of the Beverly Hills Housewives)
announced that she has a serious case of Lyme disease.
So serious in fact, she's now selling her beautiful home in Beverly Hills to
reduce her stress levels and really fight this disease head on.

You can check your skin every time you play or walk outdoors and
you can run a fine-tooth comb through your pets and still not catch it.
Deer ticks which carry the virus are about 1/2 the size of a lentil pea and
at that size it's almost impossible to detect.
Well, short of giving up on life and living indoors for the rest of your life, 
there are some things you can do to minimize your chances of ever getting 
Lyme disease and those things are...
a) Dryer Sheets-
That's right- the things you add to clothes to make them smell more 
pleasant, may be a natural remedy to fight deer ticks. Wrap them 
(fresh ones) around your ankles and belt loops when hiking or barbecuing.
Also add a few to the areas of your yard you'll be entertaining and/or eating.
It's reported, ticks can't stand the scent. It's also rumored mice
hate the scent as well.
b) Garlic-
Is there anything this food can't do? You may hate the smell of your
breath afterwards, but put those fears aside, eating one or two cloves
a day, lower your risk of ever getting lyme disease by 25%.
Garlic gives off a unique odor that drives ticks crazy.
c) Garlic Spray-
Not sure of how to make it, but taking a few fresh cloves along with
some dish or laundry detergent and then adding some water, makes for
a very effective "all-natural" bug repellent. Pour into a spray bottle
and spray it around the outside of your home.
To find the amounts and the ingredients, go to Google.com and
type in how to make natural bug repellents.

Here's to a great Spring and Summer season.
And let's all pray for Carlton to get through this most difficult time
with her health and well-being intact.

Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpetRxs!

The View's Rx To Prevent Diabetes!

                           A Simple Solution To Avoid Diabetes! 

Sherri Shepherd from the T.V. "The View" is making the rounds
with her new book... Plan D- How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes
 (at Amazon.com)
It's all about  her struggles with diabetes, gives you some recipes and
reveals her exercise program.
Type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes now affect more than 100 million Americans, 
and many aren't aware they have it.
If you want to avoid the path of counting calories, taking your blood sugar,
eating low-cal and exercising 5 days a week, do something you're already
doing, but just do more of it.
What is it? Sleep more. That's right- getting 7 to 8 hours every night
shields you from insulin resistance-a condition that makes you more
prone to developing full-blown diabetes.

And get this--skimp on sleep for 4 or 5 days and you become 30%
less sensitive to the hormone insulin-the same as folks diagnosed
with diabetes. What's the link-Without enough sleep, fat cells become
sluggish and unable to respond to and use insulin efficiently.
And in addition to the more sleep cure, do something else that will help
 you prevent diabetes as well, what is it? Drink more. As in water.
Drink about 4 to 6 glasses of water (8 oz.) and the less likely you are
to develop high blood sugar problems and that's a main factor
for getting pre-diabetes. Water reduces a hormone that raises blood
sugar levels. 

That's it- 2 simple solutions to preventing a serious disease.

Good Luck!
JGib~~
RedCarpetRxs!

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