: About Me

My name is Lori Salsgiver and I live in Butler, PA.  Last December I suffered a stroke while 7 months pregnant with our second child.  This incident seems to have defined me and set me on a different course in life.  I never imagined I would have a stroke at the age of 29 but it has changed me as a person, wife and mother.  My spirituality and focus have changed drastically too.  I'm thankful that I'm still alive to be here for my family and write.  Writing is a passion of mine even though I don't always have time for it.  I enjoy writing about topics that I'm passionate about and always willing to try new topics. 

My passion is ...

writing about topics that are important to me.

I know too much about ...

dogs

My parents always told me ...

that no man is worth his weight in words

My childhood ambition ...

to open an orphanage in a 3rd world country

My favorite memory ...

going to Europe for 2 weeks on a music tour

Why I write ...

to share my thoughts on ideas that I'm passionate about

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

news and music

My first job ...

Colorado Lions Camp for the Deaf and Blind

My best moment ...

marrying my husband and becoming a mom

My inspiration ...

my family

Health & Fitness > Vitamins & Dietary Supplements Daily functions of Vitamin D

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Vitamin D offers a wide variety of benefits to the human body to include the aiding in absorption of calcium, fending off osteoporosis, warding off autoimmune diseases, the reduction of inflammation, keeping your blood pressure low and it was recently determined to help  fight off some forms of cancer.  It is the only known vitamin that the body produces naturally and is considered a hormone.  Your body can make this “vitamin” through the absorption of 15 minutes of sunlight daily. The human body must filter Vitamin D through the kidney and liver before it is use...

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