Let's Post our Daily Exercise

I just so happen to have the whole rundown. Not only the recipe, but why it works:

To prepare gin-soaked raisin, first empty one box of dried white raisin in a shallow container. Only white or golden raisin should be used for this recipe. Then pour enough gin into the container to cover the raisin.

Cover the container and keep it covered for 7 -10 days to allow the raisin to steep in the gin.

Allow all the gin to evaporate to leave gin-soaked raisins in the container. These raisins keep well when refrigerated. The popular advice is to take nine of these "drunken raisins" every day. Most users report improvements in arthritis symptoms between 1 - 8 weeks of using this remedy.

Why it works:

1. Golden raisins- the ONLY type of raisins worthy of the recipe- require sulfur or sulfides in their processing to make them golden. Sulfur is an active ingredient in 2 effective natural arthritis supplenents: glucosamine sulfate and chondroitin sulfate. Golden raisins come from sultana grapes and are cultivated under the name Thompson seedless grapes in the United States.

2. Sultana grapes contain proanthocyanidins which are thought to help fight infections and reduce inflammation. Grapes also contain resveratrol, a powerful anti-oxidant that is being studied for many of it's disease fighting properties.

3. Gin is flavored with juniper berries and juniper berries contain Terpinen. Terpinen has anti inflammatory properties. The essential oil that is in juniper berries contains more than 100 compounds including myrcene (an anti oxidant), catechins (anti-oxidant), and flavanoids (anti oxidant). Test tube studies have shown that juniper berries can inhibit prostaglandin synthesis. Prostaglandins help mediate an inflammatory response and increase the sensitivity of nerve endings to pain. By inhibiting their production, a reduction in pain can occur.

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lol!! The Baldwin Sisters!!

It sure does sound like a way they would have used The Recipe. I loved that show!!

I'm a rebel, I think I'll try soaking regular raisins in gin. What's the worst that can happen?

Walked for about an hour and hooped 30 minutes. Walking felt easy after spending last week walking rocky hilly paths all day long. My feet are hurting less. Maybe I am finally adapting to the minimalist shoes?

Did 45 minutes of 'pilates light' today (modified any move that made my mouth feel 'throbby'). Freaky weather, we are in a tornado watch in October! (Remember it was snowing just west of here last weekend....strange.)

Keep hanging in there, Lilac. Sending hugs to you & your DH.

Thankful for the fitness center at my office since it has been pouring rain here all day. Spent quality time on the Elliptical plus weights.

Stay safe Ruth with your wild weather. Annie, enjoy those grandbabies! Still sending love and hugs to Joy, Lilacblue and DH.

Hugs to all my sculpted sisters. Have a great weekend!

Worked out with my daughter's free weights this morning.

LB hope your DH is holding his own, almost to the halfway point, big (((HUG))) to you both. hey Odie no excuses with that in office gym (I'm on my iPad and the emoticons were still working for a while after BCOs went away but now they're gone too). Badger one of the dogs I'm sitting is also called Molly, but it's Louis who is the old man, this morning Molly and Bella were outside barking and I went out to shoo them inside and darn if a massive great hawk didn't swoop into the backyard yikes!!! I worry about coyotes when I walk them late at night around here but the hawk scared the bleep out of me...

This morning did an RPM class and on the way home I drove through the UCI grounds and found a great farmers market, mostly organic I might have to rethink how I spend my Saturday mornings.

(((Joy))) thinking of you

Ruth....when I had implant prep, I was told "no exercise" for an entire week! That to make sure that no bleeding. I did walk though. Just nothing strenuous. Dental work is the pits.

Speaking of getting out there, I did a 40 mile group ride today. Feel tons better, but a rough start. Was still feeling the jet lag a bit to say nothing of last week's hikes. Clouds and rain changed over to sun. So a glorious ride, and we rode through an area I hadn't seen before.

Nap time now. We stopped at a salmon-watching point near the end, and got to see the sockeye salmon swimming upstream. Just fascinating.

Will do another group ride tomorrow....and hopefully more sunshine. - Claire

Cheryl, that hawk would have scared the bejesus out of me. Not a bird person...lol

Ruth, love the cartoon, too funny...

While nowhere near as much walking as Badger, I did get out and walk a 5k at a local amusement park despite the misty rainy conditions. Seriously ready for some sunshine.

It finally stopped raining, and I got in a early morning walk

We rode to breakfast this morning. 14 miles, with a break for bagels!

45 minutes treadmill, 20 of abs lite.

Oh, I am so mad at myself! Those of you who have traveled with me know that I take tons of pictures. I have always gotten them sorted and in albums right away......until the last year and a half (pausing the bash my head against a wall), now I literally have hundreds of pictures all over the floor and dining room table that I am trying to put in some sort of order.....