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Yet another Paleo update.

I had that epic pizza night . I also had ice cream. It tasted awesome . Funny thing was that I felt like throwing up. I never feel like throwing up unless I'm actually sick (which doesn't happen often). I have, or thought I had, a cast-iron stomach. Turns I out I don't. Without going into too much gross detail, the next day the pizza was gone from my system. Painfully . It freaked me out because, as I said, I have never reacted like that. So I googled my problem to see if it had happened to anyone else who was Paleo and yes, yes it had. I didn't like that. I like pizza, I like going out to eat. More importantly, though, was that the reaction I had cannot happen to Damm. He doesn't always have control over his environment. In fact, right now he's enjoying some tasty MRE's. So-strict Paleo is out. I began to rethink our diet and what it should look like, if we were going to veer away a bit from the Paleo lifestye. I also began to listen to what my body was...

Face washing, honey and Dr. Bronner

I had previously written about my experience with honey  and what life was like after concluding my honey experiment. I have since switched from Burt's Bees to Dr. Bronner's and I think it's working well. Burt's Bees just wasn't clearing up my face the way I thought it should be and  it was only partly natural. Dr. Bronner's is natural and cheap so it was a logical next step. I also bought a witch hazel toner with lavender. Here's the routine: #1 Wash face with Dr. Bronner's Tea Tree bar soap. #2 Use Lavender Witch Hazel Toner #3 Tea Tree oil on any problem areas. Let dry. #4 Burt's Bees Royal Jelly moisturizer for the day and jojoba oil at night #5 Honey overnight on any problem areas I have omitted the baking soda mask because I felt like it was too harsh for my skin. I still concoct a baking soda scrub once a week and I feel that works much better (1 tsp. baking soda, 1/2 tsp. tea tree oil and 1/2 tsp. water) than subjecting my skin to it ...