My Excellent Choices

We love raw fruits and vegetables. Apples, pears, beets, celery, and more. They all go into our “ten ingredient salads”. We try to push salad creativity by adding in at least ten ingredients. Those incredients sometimes include a few dried cranberries, a few walnuts or a few dried date bits. 
Sometimes, a large salad just seems like too much, and so we reach for the Vitamix blender. It’s a heavy duty blender that has lasted us for years. A little ice, a little water and the vegetables of the day go into the large container. In a few seconds, a couple of glasses of a cold and pleasant tasting vegetable cocktail is ready to drink.  
There is some debate among those who like raw fruit and vegetable drinks as to whether juicing or blending is better. Most articles argue the benefits of both, like this one. We came down in favor of the benefits of consuming the whole food with it’s complete nutrition and abundant fiber content.
Check out the various models of Vitamix and give them a try.

Yes. We have one, and we use it! The tough part with some jar lids is simply getting a really good grip. This handy kitchen tool latches on to small and large lids by turning the “dial” on top.

Once it is securely gripping the lid, the handle provides the extra leverage you need to open a really stubborn lid.

This is the One! We have three of these “Tower Style” quiet, continuous duty air purifiers. We use one in the bedroom, one in the main living area, and one in our office.

The UV-C light is internal to the unit and works to kill airborne viruses as they pass through the 4 in 1 filtration system.

Low maintenance! We periodically vacuum the filters, but these are so quiet – we can set and forget!

Click the link or photo and check it out.

The Health Mate Air purifier is a heavy duty air purifier for large areas. The manufacturer suggests that this is for areas up to 1500 square feet. Unlike the UV-C Air Filtration, this is primarily an air filtration unit that removes small particles and odors.

We paired the HealthMate with the UV-C air filtration to keep our office air fresh!

Also, Check out the HealthMate PLUS! It is designed to remove volatile organics, bacteria and viruses and those individuals with special sensitivities may prefer this upgraded model.

Once or twice a week there is the brief “blink” in electric power. The lights may dim and some digital clocks may need to be reset, but…

The most annoying thing is the confusion that these power transients cause in the brains of internet modems and routers.

Nothing is foolproof, but a small battery backup just for the internet modem and home wireless has eliminated most of the interruptions we have experienced at our home.

Your laptop computer has a battery and, except for internet and WIFI connections will typically keep on keeping on if the power to your home pauses for an instant. A battery backup dedicated to the internet connetion provides the same stability for that equipment and adds additional surge protection as well.

A couple of small battery backups are often more functional than a single large unit as they can be placed separately and moved to where they are needed.

If you still have a desktop computer instead of a laptop, you may want that second unit.

For a desktop computer, monitor and printer; be sure to check the wattage of everything you intend to protect. The larger units are sold for heavier loads with printers typically being the heaviest users of electricity.

Internet modems and WIFI are relatively light loads. While a smaller unit than this one featured might be adequate, this model supports the common three prong outlet which many devices require.

Very small battery backup devices sometimes only support two pronged pwoer cords (“lamp cords”) and are designed for very small devices such as cell phone chargers.