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I'm taking an antimicrobial dose of Oil of Oregano. It doesn't contain that much more of the active ingredients than in small dosed pills, but it contains a lot more of the oil itself.
However, it is making me feel very good. It is making things look different, but clear, and easy to see.
The last time I was this healthy was when I was living Bothell. I was in GREAT cardiovascular shape, but the downside is that I was smoking and going out all the time. I was still very energetic and felt very good, but I wasn't always in the healthiest situations.
However, at the time I was eating tons of cultured foods, and lots of brown rice, veggies, etc. I was just eating a very healthful diet, and doing tons of cardio. My gym at the time had a room that played movies, and it was very dark and I would watch kung fu while doing intervals.
My cost of living was also very low, because the apartment I was in was very inexpensive, and I was buying everything at Target and thrift stores. I had a five minute commute, so I could sleep in every day, and I didn't spend much money on gas. There was a salon where the haircuts were pretty good, a nail salon, a public library, a local bar, and a few restaurants.
Bothell was pretty poor at the time, but it did have a sense of community. Now the area has gentrified, but there was a definite sense of community in the town at the time.
I think that apartments in small towns that are near commercial areas have a sense of community that you never really see in big cities. I was in a similar living situation in Oklahoma, living near Campus Corner, and there is community there that you don't see in upscale areas, or when living in a house.
The downside, of course, is that in poor areas you see more problems like carjackings, theft, drugs, and mental illness. Out of necessity, people come together.
Seattle has gotten pretty wealthy these days. I miss some of my less affluent friends. I love luxurious gyms, spas, upscale salons, and fancy health food stores. But the reality is, you don't really need them.
Some of the happiest times in my life, I have been extremely poor. Money only increases happiness up to a point, and after that it is good health and spirituality that matters. There is a certain standard of living that is good enough, and after that, health is what matters.