But, I set my alarm for 6 AM, and drink an entire bottle of magnesium citrate liquid. By 11 am or so, the combination starts cleaning my system out. Maybe you should give this combination of a saline laxative and a stimulant a try if your constipation is as bad as you say. I haven't used the combo for a while.
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In praise of beet stems. I didnât learn to like beets until I moved north. To be fair, Iâd only ever had them out of a can, or boiled, or both. But finally a couple of more experienced cooks roasted beets in my vicinity, and I realized that they are in fact delicious and versatile. Around that same time, I learned that you can eat beet leaves. Even so, it never occurred to me to eat beet stems until my CSA farmer sent us a recipe for them. Beet stems are a little sweet, like the root, but with less of that earthy beet flavor.