posted April 28, 2010 03:03 PM         

We have Alpha Lipoic Acid in the house; the vet said that was a great supplement, but I'm wary of throwing it in with the others - having too much of an assault on the body, if that makes sense. I also started adding flax seed into their food, once again - at least when I can given them the raw food mixture that we make ourselves.

posted April 28, 2010 04:06 PM         

I started taking CoQ10 after I had a scare when I was in my late-20's, during one of my worst bout with depression: I had a dream one night that a dead friend of mine was standing at my bedside, yelling at me to awake up and if I didn't awake up right then, I'd die. And when I actually did wake up, I remember first feeling very numb and then suddenly my legs and arms felt really cold, like hypothermia cold--but this was mid-July in Texas. It was so painful I thought to myself, "This must be what it feels like to freeze to death." I lay there for a bit until my limbs warmed up, and then when iI got up and went into the bathroom, I saw my hands in the light was a shocked: they were completely gray. And when I looked in the mirror, my face was gray too. I looked like all the blood had been drained from me. I stayed up, put on two layers of clothes and went outside in the humid 80 degree July night to warm up and walk around a bit. After that my color came back to my skin. I don't know what happened--I may have had some sort of cardiac event in the night that momentarily stopped blood flow. I just don't know. I can't afford to see a cardiologist to see if I had a heart attack. But after that, I started taking CoQ10. I think it does help, as it helps me feel less fatigued and have more stamina. I currently take about 200-300 mg a day myself.

I don't think CoQ10 would be too much for your Bertie. It's something the body creates naturally--it's just with stress, illnesses or advanced age, the body's ability to make it decreases.

Now more astrology:

My post-full moon Wednesday so far is SUCKING. "Volatile"? Not quite. But stressful, yes. My Leo-Aries brother showed up HOURS earlier than I was expecting, completely ruining my plans for the morning and afternoon, because once he's here, EVERYTHING has to revolve around him. And my Gem-Cap mother has been on my nerves since I woke up. Moon in Scorp is still in my 2nd. I just want everyone to go away so I can have the house to myself.

For some reason, I'm feeling very Capricorn-ish today. Very pernickety, very annoyed with other people's weaknesses and disorder--especially my mother's. I have a 10th house Gem Sun that acts sort of Cappyish when stressed. Right now, my Sun's the apex of a t-square formed by tr Saturn and tr. Uranus. I'm trying to not be a royal demon bee-atch today. Really I am. Don't know how much longer I can contain myself though!!!!

posted April 28, 2010 04:32 PM         

Oh I think I found her

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b9Z3MYo2M0

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