Cyprus Forum Gets Fitter!
by suegwyn » Sun Mar 29, 2009 10:22 am
Morning all,
Here we go again, it's a beautiful day, sun is shining and clear blue skies at last.
Dog for a walk now (did you know that walking for 45 mins every day can help control type 2 diabetes?) then half an hour on the Wii
I have bought a Davina exercise dvd, I watched it bed and it wore me out my thoughts are if I get a little bit more active, I won't have time to listen to the chocs in the fridge shouting "eat me" 
Here we go again, it's a beautiful day, sun is shining and clear blue skies at last.
Dog for a walk now (did you know that walking for 45 mins every day can help control type 2 diabetes?) then half an hour on the Wii
I have bought a Davina exercise dvd, I watched it bed and it wore me out
my thoughts are if I get a little bit more active, I won't have time to listen to the chocs in the fridge shouting "eat me" -
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by insan » Sun Mar 29, 2009 4:24 pm
My herbal drinks supported, irregular, balanced and "healthy"(is it relative?) diet goes excellent. Thx Oracle for introducing turmeric to me. It really has a miraclous effect. I've never felt myself this much energetic and happy before.
As I told in my previous post, I tried love-in-a-mist plainly but I don't recommend u to chew it plainly because it's terribly sourish. Last night I tried it in black tea. The taste and smell of the black tea with love-in-a-mist was nice. After I drank the tea, 2 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mists were at the bottom of the cup. They had became swollen in hot black tea. I took 1 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mist from the bottom of the cup and chewed. This time the taste of love-in-a-mist was wonderful.
Oracle, do u know some other useful herbal products to recommend me?
As I told in my previous post, I tried love-in-a-mist plainly but I don't recommend u to chew it plainly because it's terribly sourish. Last night I tried it in black tea. The taste and smell of the black tea with love-in-a-mist was nice. After I drank the tea, 2 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mists were at the bottom of the cup. They had became swollen in hot black tea. I took 1 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mist from the bottom of the cup and chewed. This time the taste of love-in-a-mist was wonderful.
Oracle, do u know some other useful herbal products to recommend me?
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by Oracle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:02 pm
insan wrote:My herbal drinks supported, irregular, balanced and "healthy"(is it relative?) diet goes excellent. Thx Oracle for introducing turmeric to me. It really has a miraclous effect. I've never felt myself this much energetic and happy before.
As I told in my previous post, I tried love-in-a-mist plainly but I don't recommend u to chew it plainly because it's terribly sourish. Last night I tried it in black tea. The taste and smell of the black tea with love-in-a-mist was nice. After I drank the tea, 2 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mists were at the bottom of the cup. They had became swollen in hot black tea. I took 1 tea spoonful of love-in-a-mist from the bottom of the cup and chewed. This time the taste of love-in-a-mist was wonderful.
Oracle, do u know some other useful herbal products to recommend me?
Limeflower tea is one of the most soothing ... it really knocks you out. Makes you very mellow.
.... seriously!
It has lots of medicinal properties. I'll look for a reliable source about effects later on for you (as I am about to go out). You can Google, but you do have a tendency to come up with some funny rubbish
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by Oracle » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:11 pm
OMG 
I think my supply must be really old ....
If the flowers used for making tea are too old, they may produce symptoms of narcotic intoxication
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php ... x+europaea
Well, I think I should buy lots of Limeflower tea and leave it to age
I think my supply must be really old ....
If the flowers used for making tea are too old, they may produce symptoms of narcotic intoxication
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php ... x+europaea
Well, I think I should buy lots of Limeflower tea and leave it to age
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by SSBubbles » Sun Mar 29, 2009 5:55 pm
insan, rosemary is another good herb!
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many other herbs.
The name rosemary has nothing to do with the rose or the name Mary, but derives from the Latin name rosmarinus, which is from "dew" (ros) and "sea" (marinus), or "dew of the sea" — apparently because it is frequently found growing near the sea.[2]
Usage
Culinary use
The fresh and dried leaves are used frequently in traditional Mediterranean cuisine; they have a bitter, astringent taste, which complements a wide variety of foods. A tisane can also be made from them. When burned they give off a distinct mustard smell, as well as a smell similar to that of burning which can be used to flavor foods while barbecuing.
Rosemary is extremely high in iron, calcium, and Vitamin B6.[3]
Traditional use
Hungary Water was first prepared for the Queen of Hungary to "renovate vitality of paralyzed limbs" and to treat gout. It was used externally and prepared by mixing fresh rosemary tops into spirits of wine.[4]
Don Quixote (Chapter XVII, 1st volume) mixes it in his recipe of the miraculous balm of Fierabras with revolting results.
Rosemary has a very old reputation for improving memory, and has been used as a symbol for remembrance (during weddings, war commemorations and funerals) in Europe and Australia.[citation needed] Mourners would throw it into graves as a symbol of remembrance for the dead. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia says, "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance." (Hamlet, iv. 5.) One modern study lends some credence to this reputation. When the smell of rosemary was pumped into cubicles where people were working, those people showed improved memory, though with slower recall.[5]
In the middle ages, rosemary was associated with wedding ceremonies - the bride would wear a rosemary headpiece and the groom and wedding guests would all wear a sprig of rosemary, and from this association with weddings rosemary evolved into a love charm. Newly wed couples would plant a branch of rosemary on their wedding day. If the branch grew it was a good omen for the union and family. In ‘A Modern Herbal’, Mrs Grieves says “A rosemary branch, richly gilded and tied with silken ribands of all colours, was also presented to wedding guests, as a symbol of love and loyalty.” Another example of rosemary’s use as a love charm was that a young person would tap another with a rosemary sprig and if the sprig contained an open flower, it was said that the couple would fall in love. Rosemary was used as a divinatory herb-several types of herbs were grown in pots and assigned the name of a potential lover. Then they were left to grow and the plant that grew the strongest and fastest gave the answer. Rosemary was also stuffed into poppets (cloth dolls) in order to attract a lover or attract curative vibrations for illness. It was believed that placing a sprig of rosemary under a pillow before sleep would repel nightmares, and if placed outside the home it would repel witches. Somehow, the use of rosemary in the garden to repel witches turned into signification that the woman ruled the household in homes and gardens where rosemary grew abundantly. By the 16th century, this practise became a bone of contention; and men were known to rip up rosemary bushes to show that they, not their wives, ruled the roost.[6]
Potential medicinal use
The results of a study suggest that carnosic acid, found in rosemary, may shield the brain from free radicals, lowering the risk of strokes and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's.[7]
Rosemary contains a number of potentially biologically active compounds, including antioxidants such as carnosic acid and rosmarinic acid. Other bioactive compounds include caffeic acid, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, rosmaridiphenol, and rosmanol.
Health Precautions
Rosemary in culinary or therapeutic doses is generally safe; however, precaution is necessary for those displaying allergic reaction or prone to epileptic seizures. Rosemary essential oil may have epileptogenic properties, as a handful of case reports over the past century have linked its use with seizures in otherwise healthy adults or children.[8] Rosemary essential oil is potentially toxic if ingested. Large quantities of rosemary leaves can cause adverse reactions, such as coma, spasm, vomiting, and pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) that can be fatal. Avoid consuming large quantities of rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding.[9]
Also, as far as I am aware, it is not recommended for sufferers of hypertension!
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant evergreen needle-like leaves. It is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae, which also includes many other herbs.
The name rosemary has nothing to do with the rose or the name Mary, but derives from the Latin name rosmarinus, which is from "dew" (ros) and "sea" (marinus), or "dew of the sea" — apparently because it is frequently found growing near the sea.[2]
Usage
Culinary use
The fresh and dried leaves are used frequently in traditional Mediterranean cuisine; they have a bitter, astringent taste, which complements a wide variety of foods. A tisane can also be made from them. When burned they give off a distinct mustard smell, as well as a smell similar to that of burning which can be used to flavor foods while barbecuing.
Rosemary is extremely high in iron, calcium, and Vitamin B6.[3]
Traditional use
Hungary Water was first prepared for the Queen of Hungary to "renovate vitality of paralyzed limbs" and to treat gout. It was used externally and prepared by mixing fresh rosemary tops into spirits of wine.[4]
Don Quixote (Chapter XVII, 1st volume) mixes it in his recipe of the miraculous balm of Fierabras with revolting results.
Rosemary has a very old reputation for improving memory, and has been used as a symbol for remembrance (during weddings, war commemorations and funerals) in Europe and Australia.[citation needed] Mourners would throw it into graves as a symbol of remembrance for the dead. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia says, "There's rosemary, that's for remembrance." (Hamlet, iv. 5.) One modern study lends some credence to this reputation. When the smell of rosemary was pumped into cubicles where people were working, those people showed improved memory, though with slower recall.[5]
In the middle ages, rosemary was associated with wedding ceremonies - the bride would wear a rosemary headpiece and the groom and wedding guests would all wear a sprig of rosemary, and from this association with weddings rosemary evolved into a love charm. Newly wed couples would plant a branch of rosemary on their wedding day. If the branch grew it was a good omen for the union and family. In ‘A Modern Herbal’, Mrs Grieves says “A rosemary branch, richly gilded and tied with silken ribands of all colours, was also presented to wedding guests, as a symbol of love and loyalty.” Another example of rosemary’s use as a love charm was that a young person would tap another with a rosemary sprig and if the sprig contained an open flower, it was said that the couple would fall in love. Rosemary was used as a divinatory herb-several types of herbs were grown in pots and assigned the name of a potential lover. Then they were left to grow and the plant that grew the strongest and fastest gave the answer. Rosemary was also stuffed into poppets (cloth dolls) in order to attract a lover or attract curative vibrations for illness. It was believed that placing a sprig of rosemary under a pillow before sleep would repel nightmares, and if placed outside the home it would repel witches. Somehow, the use of rosemary in the garden to repel witches turned into signification that the woman ruled the household in homes and gardens where rosemary grew abundantly. By the 16th century, this practise became a bone of contention; and men were known to rip up rosemary bushes to show that they, not their wives, ruled the roost.[6]
Potential medicinal use
The results of a study suggest that carnosic acid, found in rosemary, may shield the brain from free radicals, lowering the risk of strokes and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Lou Gehrig's.[7]
Rosemary contains a number of potentially biologically active compounds, including antioxidants such as carnosic acid and rosmarinic acid. Other bioactive compounds include caffeic acid, ursolic acid, betulinic acid, rosmaridiphenol, and rosmanol.
Health Precautions
Rosemary in culinary or therapeutic doses is generally safe; however, precaution is necessary for those displaying allergic reaction or prone to epileptic seizures. Rosemary essential oil may have epileptogenic properties, as a handful of case reports over the past century have linked its use with seizures in otherwise healthy adults or children.[8] Rosemary essential oil is potentially toxic if ingested. Large quantities of rosemary leaves can cause adverse reactions, such as coma, spasm, vomiting, and pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs) that can be fatal. Avoid consuming large quantities of rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding.[9]
Also, as far as I am aware, it is not recommended for sufferers of hypertension!
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