Thursday, 1/13 - Yes, I'll have some bananas, I'll have some bananas today.

One thing I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog entry: They not only changed the flavor of steroid I'm taking, but they lowered the overall dosage level.

I’m back on Prednisone. I’m happy about that. It’s a good, solid drug. Like the other steroid, it does have its side effects, but the side effects seem to be milder.

Our Adrenal glands produce steroids in our bodies naturally. When we take supplemental steroids, these glands sense the level in our blood and they stop producing. At least that’s how I understand it works. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.

Anyway, I’m much happier to know that we’re headed in the direction of letting my body do its job and make some natural steroids. I don’t want the adrenal glands to think that they’re not needed anymore. They have to get back to work.

There will be no gold bricking glands in this body.

In other news, I am having an obsession with cereal and bananas. Every morning I have a bowl, and it’s become almost as important to me as that first cup of coffee. I don’t know what it is, but it is striking me in just the right way.

Whole Foods brand granola, muesli and organic raisins.
Kashi brand shredded wheat and other flavors
Cheerios – I used to hate Cheerios. They are actually very good things.
Organic milk – more expensive, but wait till you taste the difference!
Bananas, gotta have bananas.

Bananas are actually on the “NO” list for the macrobiotic diet. Why? Because they are a tropical fruit. The thought is that all your fruits and veggies should be locally grown. I agree with the theory, but just try and find locally grown fresh veggies and fruit in January. It’s not an option. Macrobiotics can be impractical at best.

I used to love that Honey Bunches of Oats. I used to eat that almost exclusively. But then I read the ingredients. Hydrogenated is the one word that stopped me. The other was sugar. I think palm kernel oil was in there too.
There is no need for that crap to be in cereal.
So there is no need to put that crap into me.

The less processed the food the better.