{"id":2649,"date":"2013-01-02T21:50:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/?p=2649"},"modified":"2013-01-02T21:50:32","modified_gmt":"2013-01-03T05:50:32","slug":"starting-healthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2013\/starting-healthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Starting Healthy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width:100px; float:right; margin-top:1em\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001EPQMU2\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001EPQMU2\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-left:20px\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;Format=_SL110_&#038;ASIN=B001EPQMU2&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001EPQMU2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000I0VLTQ\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000I0VLTQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;Format=_SL110_&#038;ASIN=B000I0VLTQ&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000I0VLTQ\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00028OSSU\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B00028OSSU\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;Format=_SL110_&#038;ASIN=B00028OSSU&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00028OSSU\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001D838SY\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001D838SY\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;Format=_SL110_&#038;ASIN=B001D838SY&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822\" style=\"margin-left:25px\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001D838SY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001VNGG58\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001VNGG58\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/ws.assoc-amazon.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&#038;Format=_SL110_&#038;ASIN=B001VNGG58&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=AsinImage&#038;WS=1&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;ServiceVersion=20070822\" ><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001VNGG58\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/><\/div>\n<p>I launched my day in a fashion good for my health:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Invested time praying for my family and me.<\/li>\n<li>Read this morning&#8217;s Scripture selections from <i>Daily Light on the Daily Path<\/i>. (And highlighted one verse at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/pantinghart\/2013\/dont-take-me-on-if\/\" title=\"Don't Take Me On, If\">Panting Hart<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>Gingerly ate half a banana (too green yet to eat a whole half).<\/li>\n<li>Sipped (happily) two cups of <a class=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001EPQMU2\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001EPQMU2\">Nescaf\u00e9 Cl\u00e1sico<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001EPQMU2\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>.<\/li>\n<li>Slurped (less enjoyably) one cup of <a class=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000I0VLTQ\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B000I0VLTQ\">Blueberry Breeze Green Tea<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B000I0VLTQ\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. I&#8217;ve told you before about the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2010\/green-tea-creativity\/\" title=\"Health Benefits of Green Tea\">benefits of green tea<\/a> (but you have to drink it, OK?).<\/li>\n<li>Chomped down three <a class=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00028OSSU\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B00028OSSU\">Papaya Enzymes<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B00028OSSU\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> tablets. They taste good and when <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eaf.net\/mvp\/2009\/probiotic-enzymes\/\" title=\"Probiotic Enzymes\">I consume them faithfully<\/a> I don&#8217;t need Tums or Rolaids like before.<\/li>\n<li>Shook <a class=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001VNGG58\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001VNGG58\">cayenne pepper<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001VNGG58\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/> onto the fried egg I ate.<\/li>\n<li>Ate slice of homemade bread. Toasted. Under fried egg, in lieu of plate. (Yes, I ate the lieu too.)<\/li>\n<li>Swallowed two <a class=\"amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001D838SY\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=markroth-ac-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B001D838SY\">Vitamin Code 50 &#038; Wiser Men<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=markroth-ac-20&#038;l=as2&#038;o=1&#038;a=B001D838SY\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" style=\"border:none !important; margin:0px !important;\" \/>. (I suppose that&#8217;s what the cannibal said too.) \ud83d\ude2f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Wow, I got too much cayenne pepper! But that way I got extra health benefits from it. I just hope my tastealary circuits didn&#8217;t trip any cranial breakers. (You don&#8217;t use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cayennepepper.info\/health-benefits-of-cayenne-pepper.html\" title=\"Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper\">capsicum<\/a>?! It&#8217;s anti-cold, anti-cancer, anti-clots, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasites, and\/or anti-AllKindsOfBadStuff. <em>Apparently<\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>Oh, wait; the banana consumption was yesterday. I skipped the too-green banana today. Sorry.<\/p>\n<p>A closing pair of questions for the grammarians in my <span class=\"graystrike\">vast<\/span> readership: Is <i>healthy<\/i> used correctly in the title or should that be <em>healthfully<\/em>? Or <i>healthfully<\/i>?<\/p>\n<p>And a single question for all of you: Did you figure out that the green-dotted links indicate Amazon product links? (Your purchase sends a commission my way&#8230;without costing you any extra. 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