When I first read that the Canadian company Upaya Naturals provided online customers with raw food delights, I wondered what kind of idiot can’t just buy a raw carrot from the local food store and eat it.  Even if you are a shut-in, local stores deliver, so where is the market for Upaya Naturals?

Silly me. Upaya Naturals provides online shoppers with hard to find, all natural, vegan cheeses and ice creams that actually taste good while providing lots of nutrients.They arrive on ice to your very doorstep, where you can be waiting, crackers in hand, or spoon in fist, in eager anticipation of the yummy, delectable treats that are being delivered to your home. 

Cashew-based Ice Cream. It tastes like dairy ice cream, without the guilt.

If you find the wait too exciting, be sure to order aromatherapy essential oils that calm the nerves, and smell divine.

Get all of your favourite blender recipes at the ready also. Upaya Naturals carriesVitamix and Blendtec blenders, the cadillac of blenders/juicers on the market today. You can prepare bread mixtures, and soups, as well as smoothies and ice creams, without having to fiddle with numerous attachments. Push a button and you are off to the races.

The Vitamix Deluxe 5200 is touted as the best blender on the market, but the following videos offer conflicting evidence in this regard. You can also buy Vitamix at your friendly neighbourhood Costco store, if interested. You can save yourself the shipping fees that way, as they are presently on sale, and therefore cost the same as ordering from the company online. Ask for a demo before you buy.

The Vitamix Blendtec Kitchen Aid Challenge. You decide. The facts in these two videos conflict. Kitchen Aid is far less expensive and appears to do the trick.

The Vitamix Blendtec Challenge. 

 Why pay for Blendtec or for Vitamix if Kitchen Aid is just as efficient, if not moreso?  And it’s half the price at $199.00 How do they all fare with breadmaking? We want more tests please, before we take a Vitamix home!

Upaya Naturals also carries Superfoods, Greens etc. that are vegan-friendly. Power up so that you will have th strength inyour arms to lift that spoonful of healthy cashew-based ice cream to your lips, over and over again. After all, you have many delectable flavours to try. You need muscle mass.

So please, do yourself a favour and check out Upaya Naturals’ website.

I can hardly wait to try the cashew-based ice creams. I have never tried them before, but everyone says that they are great. I know that there are some almond and soy-based ice creams that are out there these days that are absolutely delicious. I wonder if the cashew-based ice creams give them a run for their money?

And don’t forget to brush your teeth! Yep. Upaya Naturals carries healthy,  flouride-free tooth cleansers also. And skincare products. And the kitchen sink. Okay, everything but.

Speaking of the kitchen sink. Upaya Naturals carries one of, if not the best, water filtration systems on the market today: Wellness Kitchen S-III Filtration. This countertop water filtration system can also be easily mounted under the sink with the purchase of an adapter kit. What is most wonderful about this Wellness filtration system is that trace mineral that we need for our health are added back to the water supply after filteration has occurred. If you are concerned about pharmaceuticals, heavy metals and fecal matter making it into your drinking and bathing water, this filtration system will give you the quality of water and the peace of mind you need.

Unless, of course, you enjoy all those pharmaceuticals in your water!

Perhaps we could just bottle it and sell it ourselves to those chronics residing in families that have purchased water filters.

Hmmm.

Just an evil, entrepreneurial thought.

Pat.

Herpes simplex sucks. Big time. 

Herpes simplex 1 is the virus that we associate with lip and mouth sores, commonly referred to as cold sores. Herpes simplex 2 is the kind that we usually refer to as genital herpes.

Cold mouth sores is the very strange keyword phrase that will drive internet readers to this site. I have to repeat it at least three times in the article to ensure traffic, so please excuse its annoying, but necessary presence. Otherwise, I am talking to myself, again.

What I did not know until now, is that herpes simplex 1 and 2 can be found in either area of the body through cross-contamination, so to speak.

Lovely.

Herpes simplex 1 usually takes around 14 days to run its course during an outbreak. The actual virus, once contracted, is believed to reside in the body for life, although it lies dormant most of the time.

Genital herpes outbreaks can take up to four weeks to run their course. These outbreaks become shorter in duration as time goes on. I was surprised to learn that one can contract genital herpes without a break in the skin or sexual intercourse per se. And one can be contagious without any outward signs of the virus being detectable.

Not good.

Definitely work with the advice of a doctor on this one.

Apparently, vitamin D and niacin can help to prevent outbreaks or shorten the time of an outbreak.

Dynamiclear can dry up herpes blisters (cold mouth sores) within 72 hours. It’s an all natural topical ointment which not only shortens the duration of the blisters, it also reduces the number of outbreaks, and comes with that all-important money-back guarantee.

Allellujah.

Please check out the Dynamiclear website for more information on this product. Ask your health professional for their advice on whether this product is right for you.

I’m not going to ask anyone. I’m just going to try it. I do not have genital herpes, and I don’t have any allergies to the listed ingredients, and I am not going to bother spending the time or energy on consulting my doctor about a cold sore. When it comes to cold mouth sores, I can live on the edge and trust my own judgment. But that’s just me.

Please read the information provided on the treatment and prevention of cold sores on the Dynamiclear  site. The website is very user friendly, clear and informative. Definitely enough information to assist any lay reader or health care professional in making an assessment of the potential safety and efficacy of the products offered.

Cold sores are unsightly and make people miserable. Dynamiclear lessens the agony by shortening the time of the oubreaks and the number and severity of outbreaks. Secondary outbreaks are usually less than the initial bouts, even without any type of intervention, but Dynamiclear has effectively lessened the number and severity of outbreaks even more than is normally experienced without any topical application.

Do yourself a favour and give it a go. You will not regret it.

Festering running sores are not your friends. Why keep them around any longer than is necessary?

Unless you want to scare the neighbours, or keep that extra piece of pie for yourself. Touch your lips, touch the box, and voila, it’s reserved just for you!

Drink out of the milk carton and you’re a dead man. Dog house material.

Not that anyone reading this blog would ever even consider drinking out of the milk container at anytime.

Cold mouth sores not withstanding.

Right?

Pat.