Cough. Wheeze.

So I finally bought a thing of cod liver oil. I went to the store and asked the person working their opinion, which I lucked out and got to talk to the specialist. This chick gave me like a 10 minute run down on the stuff.

So she finally left it at, this one is probably this best for your, most bang for your buck with what they had there "Plus it's got great flavors". I can deal with flavors I thought, and got the peach one. Because I like peach flavored things okay?

Let me just say. I ate a wonderful dinner of home style noodles and cheese, which included 1/3 smoked gouda, and a little bit of parmesan for good measure. Which was totally delicious! With a big glass of milk, and I read the bottle while I was eating, It says right on the bottle to eat it with food, so I figured why not just have some now?

OH MY GOD! Why did no one warn me even though it's flavored it tastes like crap!!!! Let alone the fact that I didn't even think about it being an oil and STICKING TO MY THROAT ON THE WAY DOWN!!!

Eugh! I chugged the rest of my milk and stared at the bottle with hate for a few minutes, but I'm over it now.

So. Anyone who's thinking about taking cod liver oil read this!!! It's great for you, tons of benefits. But remember, even though it's flavored, you are most likely not going to enjoy it, or even like it a little bit.


Other than that. I had an okay day today.

How was your day?

The joys of toothsoap

My sister was here last week visiting, it was really good to have her here, but at the same time it's nice to have the apartment, and time, back.

I've been using soap for brushing my teeth for about a month now. And right off the bat I'm going to tell you that I love it!

I will admit, I was a little bit skeptical about it at first, I mean, I remember when kids were threatened to have "Their mouths washed out with soap" in the movies. It seemed like unusually cruel punishment. AND JUST PLAIN WRONG!

So you'll understand how scared I was the first time I got "Ye olde toothbrushe" wet and rubbed it on a fresh bar of "Olive oil" soap from the organic store. I mean come-on, this stuff is meant for washing my butt, not my teeth. In all honesty though... I wasn't really that bad. It did taste a little bit soapy, but over all... there was really no taste at all... So it passed the first test. I didn't want to gag after using it. And it did pass the second test as well. My teeth felt delightfully glossy after the brush down. Next I just had to see if it would pass the final test. Would my teeth rot out of my head after a month or so?

I'm happy to say I no longer need to brush ever again because I no longer have teeth

Just kidding. Actually I think my teeth are in better shape now than when I started. I had a few "Light" spots on some of my teeth(Like 2 of them) which are going away.

So a few weeks ago(after a week of already using soap) I found this shop on etsy which is run by a wonderful gal who will answer ANY of the questions you have about her products. She's great. Who just so happens to be selling toothsoap. IN A CONVENIENT 4 PACK NO LESS! Which means 4 different flavors. Perfect. I just got mine last week. I'm using the "Original" flavor first. It's not quite what I imagined it would taste like. But I'm getting used to it.

And all the negative things I've read about toothpaste and all the crap that's in it has only made this all the more easier.

Fluoride

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

And just the fact that something I'm sticking in my mouth says "DO NOT SWALLOW" "SUPERVISE YOUR CHILDRENS AROUND THIS!"

Just seems wrong.

So.

I love toothsoap!

And if you are even the tiniest bit interested in using it but don't want to totally commit, go buy a fresh bar of soap with ingredients you can read all the names of, and give it a try. If you don't like it, use the new soap in the shower. No harm no foul right?

All you do is get your tooth brush wet, bush the bristles across the soap a few times and then brush like you normally do.


On a side note:
Some sites suggest using something to "Buff" the yellow out of your teeth once and a while. I've been brushing with baking soda on Monday mornings after I do my normal brush. It's working so far.