Recommendations - Miscellaneous
Awesome breathing app
This is a simple and easy to use app for your smartphone, which guides you through various breathing techniques to achieve relaxation and help you to fall asleep.
Instructions:
The 'box breathing' technique is where I would suggest starting. This involves breathing in for X seconds, holding for X seconds, breathing out for X seconds, holding for X seconds. And you repeat this pattern for Y minutes. You can set the length of the interval X within the app - I recommend starting with 4 or 5 seconds and moving up from there - and the length of the session Y (I recommnd 3 - 5 minutes). Try this when you are feeling stressed and want to improve your focus. There are other programs in the app for sleep, etc.
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Cost (USA):
$1
Laptop radiation shield
Laptops produce quite a lot of EMF. If you are going to sit with your latop on your lap, then you may want to use one of these to block the EMF.
Instructions:
Place laptop on pad, when using laptop on your lap.
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Cost (USA):
$105
Downbeats music earplugs
Earplugs that maintain sound quality, so excellent for concerts and other loud events where you still want to be able to hear. Many events are loud enough to damage hearing without protection.
Instructions:
Place in ears. I find that wetting them slightly creates a better seal. You can also loosen them (pull them out a little) to adjust how much sound they block.
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Cost (USA):
$15
NeilMed nasal rinse
Very helpful for those with sinus issues or allergies; also may help to prevent sinus infections.
Instructions:
Gently rinse out the nasal passageways, using sterile water (you can boil and let sit to cool off). You can add a tiny pinch of turmeric to the mix to reduce inflammation in the nasal passageways.
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Cost (USA):
$10 for the kit
Non-toxic non-stick frying pan
Nice ceramic non-stick surface that doesn’t scratch and doesn't contain PTFE or PFOA.
Instructions:
Use as normal frying pan. Less concern about it emitting harmful fumes at high temperatures.
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Cost (USA):
Milk frother
A milk frother allows you to very quickly mix powdered supplements into water, and to make FAT Coffee without a blender.
Instructions:
For example, to control blood sugar, you might mix in 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 2 teaspoons of Apple Cider Vinegar into a couple of ounces of water - using this frother makes that very easy.
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Cost (USA):
$13.90