I went to Super Supplements to pick up some melatonin, better-tasting cod liver oil for home, more vitamins for the eyes, and Blood Sugar blues. All four were on sale. Still, I paid $72. The Cod Liver Oil was pricy.

I know tweaking my diet and engaging in exercise would eliminate at least three of those supplements. I have vitamins galore at home.

If I could carve the time to schedule exercise, design six daily mini-meals (LuckyRobin was onto something when she suggested postprandial insulinemia -- I think there must be some blood sugar issues going on and I can't distinguish among hypoglycemia, insulin resistance, diabetes and postprandial insulinemia) that meet ALL my nutritional requirements with IN-SEASON LOCALLY GROWN FOODS, then I could cut down on these vitamin supplements. I could consult a local nutritionist. It would also help if the salmon stocks weren't dwindling.

Calcium/magnesium w/Vitamin D for bone health;
Acerola Vitamin C to keep contagious viruses away;
iron for anemia common in child-bearing-age women;
Vitamin A for eye health;
Vitamin D for depression/anxiety/anti-oxidant properties
Cod Liver Oil for Vitamin D and Omega-3 fatty acids
B-complex vitamins for energy
Spirulina for eye health/energy/protein

A multivitamin doesn't cut it.

And I may need a daily, rigourous program for exercise. My adipose tissue around my abdomen led one woman to ask when I was due. I can't spot-reduce that bit around the waist, but it's the only area that needs reducing. So, an allover exercise regimen for me, and a diet that is even more sugar-restrictive and dependent on complex carbohydrates and more protein.

Yesterday I went out for a nice thirty-five minute walk, but what about when it rains hard? What should I do today?

I learned that my health insurance isn't going to cover my primary physician anymore as of next month, and my husband's insurance, which does cover my primary physician, expires next month.

I love my job, but I think when my contract ends I'm going to start looking for jobs in Canada or full-time jobs with terrific health benefits. Nobody has yet convinced me that bouncing from HMO to HMO, and from primary care physician to primary care physician is in my best interest.