1) Cook in large batches. Your freezer is your friend. Freeze portions in small glass containers (stews, chili, soups, etc) and then you have something to grab when you have little energy.

I've made some comments in the past on my blogs that talks about how some "health practitioners" are, unfortunately, snake oil salesmen. Here's a post from the old forum that illustrates this.

First Post:

Hi everyone.

Erica White, in her book Beat Fatigue Handbook, talks about Dandelion tea and how it stimulates the production of bile which carries toxins out of the liver. She makes a comment about not buying the coffee because you may not know whats in it so to buy the tea itself in packets.

This was a post on the old forum. I've saved it because it illustrates a question that ALWAYS comes up.

"Hi everyone, I've been taking care of my Candida overgrowth for the last month. I am attending an Holistic Practitioner and my Doctor is in agreement with the treatment advised by the holistic, but also handed me a script for antifungals (which I haven't used).

Information for parents with children who suffer from candida is impossible to find. I have just spent 2 1/2 hours trying to find a website that wasn't all about selling books or products. I couldn't find anything worth looking at. I'd have to buy a book.

Here is a sample letter you can use to approach your doctor. Use part of it, use all of it, or just use it as a starting point to write your own letter.

Dear Dr.____________,

Stress has been linked to everything from arthritis, to sinusitis, to digestive illness. Most of us know by now that there are two "brains" in our body: one in our head, and one in our gut. Both of these need to be soothed in order to get well and prevent further harm to our body.

Here are some techniques to relieve or prevent stress.

1) Learn to plan ahead: