Acid, Oil and Vinigar, 3 things you need to ingest every day!

Acid, no no not LSD , we are talking ascorbic acid here. Always, the best source is to have citrus trees growing in your backyard, but in case you don't...an orange every day, a grapefruit, fresh squeezed lemonade, limes squeezed in your coronas, no no, just joking, beer is not good, well, beer *is* good, alcohol is not recommended!
If fresh citrus is not available canned fruit is great and easy to fix. When I travel I buy however many days I'll be on the road's worth of assorted canned fruit. My goodness! There are so many canned combinations, even more refreshing when packed in an icy cooler! And then there are tomatoes, a gazillion varieties these days but none better than a fresh picked Big Boy off your garden plant! Canned tomatoes can still pack a punch of goodness.
Where I live, in L.A. (Lower Alabama) right now, satsuma trees are bent over with the weight of the fruit, right in time for Flu season! (perish the thought!)

Oil, I am not talking Crisco here (sorry Crisco!). I am one of the lucky ones whose grammas (both) force fed them castor and/or fish oil by the tablespoonful when I was a youngun'. Bleeaaaccckkk! For 50 years I hated anchovies! Mom and Dad would have the pizza guy put anchovies on HALF the pizza, and that always ruined my pizza night. Fortunately my kids did not have to endure that. We made up our own pizzas, spinich, red onion and ricotta, BBQ chicken pizza, recipes to follow...

Back to the fish oil. In the last 2 years after living a half a century hating anchovies I have begun to crave them. I will eat them like vitamins, 1/2 a tin of *Reese* cute little anchovie fillets rolled around capers EVERY day, with or without the caeser salad. That's my favorite! For those of you who disdain 'chovies there are other ways to get this valuable nutrient. I recommend eating fish, especially red salmon and tuna. If you have an iron skillet, simply apply seasonings and fry on medium high 4 minutes, flip for another 4 and it's lovely. (that's for about a 1 inch thick filet) Fish oil capsules, pretty simple and painless...I personally recommend taking these with food or milk to prevent later day fishy burpings. ( I take the big ones, 1000 mg. *Spring Valley Omega 3 Fish Oil* readily available at any Walmart.) For those who can't fish OR cook, try canned herring on crackers, sardines on crusty bread, or albacor tuna from a can with some lime squeezed on along with a dash of pepper. This will help your mind and body, at least according to *my* mind and body! I am no doctor but I have had 5 children natural via childbirth and that's something most of *them* haven't done!

Vinigar, the mysterious fermented liquid, like gold it is, Texas tea, almost! Later on I will bring you facts and fables about vinigar but for now just DOIT!
1 tbsp of cider vinigar per day is a good place to start. Throw a little vinigar in your pot of greens or fried cabbage. If you hate vinigar and cooking eat Pickles, my very very favorite is Aunt Wanda's pickled beets. Vinigar and olive oil sprayed or sprinkled on salads is great. AND good news, pickles are not fattening!