Ear candling

Ear Candling

In early June I mentioned that I tried ear candling for the first time. I promised I would post on my experience, so I’m finally getting around to it!A little about ear candling:

  • It’s an alternative medicine practice that is controversial. It is claimed to improve health and well-being.
  • One end of the candle is lit, while the other end is placed in the ear canal. The flame is thought to create negative pressure, drawing wax and other debris from the ear canal.
  • An ear candling session lasts about 20-30 minutes.
  • Research has shown that ear candling is ineffective and does not remove anything from the ear.

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After learning all of that, I decided to try it anyways! I bought the candles from GNC for $15.99 with a gift card. Jimmy was with me when I bought them, so he tried it too. We just followed the directions on the package and decided to see what would happen. 

The verdict: Residue did show up in the cloth part of the candle, but I honestly don’t think it was wax, I think it was just parts of the candle.

My thoughts: It was a fun experience and I know a lot of people swear ear candling cures headaches, hearing issues, etc., but it didn’t do anything for me except relax me.

So basically, I felt that ear candling didn’t personally do anything for me but it was a relaxing experience.

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Other stuff:

Lola is my lil driving buddy and I love her.

Bible verse of the day: “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Matthew 16:15-16

 

What’s up

What’s up?! I feel like I haven’t had much time to blog lately–time for some updates?

I’ll even be organized and use categories:

Life Updates:

I’m working on a big project for my church. Since January I’ve taken pictures of each family in the church to update our pictorial directory. Here’s my family’s picture:Other life stuff: I can’t wait for the weather to warm up in Pittsburgh! We had a heat streak going for a while, but today’s high is 69*. Nevertheless, our pool is open and I’m loving it. I’m hoping to have friends over for a pool party/bonfire soon.

 Athletic Updates:

I don’t have too much going on athletic-wise. I’ve got a 5k this weekend and an open water swim in August. Honestly, I’ve been bopping around with running and swimming. Some weeks all I want to do is swim and other times all I want to do is run. I just go with the flow 🙂

I’ve been wanting to swim at a local lake with a buddy of mine for a while now. The water in the lake can be a bit chilly until July. So, I got a wet suit on sale for $40!

Totally Random Updates:

I tried ear candling this past weekend LOL. If anyone is interested, I’ll do a separate post about it.  

Okay, I think that’s enough for now. Work this week = teaching 1 Spin class tonight, 2 tomorrow, and 1 on Thursday.

Hope everyone has a good day!

Isaiah 41:13 🙂