tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73463880972173275602024-03-13T19:37:00.078-07:00Abundant Raw LifeReflections from a Health Coach and Raw Food SpecialistAbundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-86138381918707529042014-08-13T14:13:00.000-07:002014-08-13T14:13:03.192-07:00The Case for Organic Food<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Just a few generations ago, in the early 40s, we didn’t
have the word “organic.” All food in those days was grown and prepared without
pesticides, herbicides, chemical fertilizers, hormones, or irradiation.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Foods wire unrefined, whole, or minimally
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farming and food processing after World War II, the soils and foods of much of
the world have been depleted of many important minerals and nutrients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">These days our food is not only deficient in nutrients,
but also full of pollutants and farming chemicals. The modern process of denaturing foods via
heavy refining and chemical treatment deeply affects the life force of our food
supply, making it difficult to foster equilibrium and health.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Pesticides have been shown to cause cancer and liver,
kidney, and blood diseases. They create
extra work for our immune systems. They
accumulate in tissues, resulting in a weakened immune system, and allow other
carcinogens and pathogens to filter into the body and affect our health. Organic certification is assurance to the
public that products have been grown and handled according to strict procedures
without persistent chemical inputs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I bring all this up, because, now that I have been eating
a high raw vegan diet for several years, I notice more than ever how much
healthier organic produce looks in the stores, how much better it keeps, and
what a bargain it really is, in spite of the fact that it costs a little bit
more than conventionally grown food.
And, yes, the fact that we now have to say “organic,” like it’s a
special and unusual request rather than the way the food was created in the
first place, leads me to speak out with some reminders about why opting for
“organic” is a smart choice for anyone concerned with individual, community, or
global health. Following are a few
reminders about the benefits of buying and eating organic foods.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. <b>It keeps chemicals off your plate</b>. Pesticides are poisons are designed to kill
living organisms and thus are harmful to humans. Many of them were registered
and approved long before much research linked these chemicals to cancer and
other diseases. Organic agriculture is a way to prevent any more of these
chemicals from getting into the air, the water, and the food supply.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2. <b>It protects future generations</b>. Children are four times more sensitive to
exposure to cancer-causing pesticides in foods than adults.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">3. <b>It protects the water supply. </b>More than half the country’s population
is using water which is pesticide polluted.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. <b>It promotes harmony with nature. </b>Much of the three billion tons of topsoil
which is eroded each year from US croplands
is due to conventional farming practices, which often ignore the health of the
soil. Organic agriculture respects the balance necessary for a healthy
ecosystem, and wildlife is encouraged by including forage crops in rotation and
by retaining fencerows, wetlands, and other natural areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5. <b>It saves energy and supports a true
economy. </b>More energy is now used to
produce synthetic fertilizers than to till, cultivate, and harvest all the
crops in the US. While organic foods might seem expensive at first, remember
that your tax dollars pay for hazardous waste clean-up and environmental damage
caused by conventional farming.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">6. <b>It helps small farmers. </b>Some large-scale farms are making the
conversion to organic practices, for sure.
However, most organic farms are small, independently owned and operated
family farms. Organic agriculture can be
a lifeline for small farms because it offers an alternative market where
sellers can demand fair prices for crops.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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flavor. </b>Organic farming starts with
the nourishment of the soil, which then produces nourishing plants. Well-maintained and respected soil produces
strong, healthy plants that have more nutrients than conventionally grown
produce. Do the taste test yourself! Organic produce simply tastes better. End of story.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In recent months I have stepped up my insistence on
buying as much organic produce as I can, and am less and less willing to
compromise my health and the health of those around me with second class,
adulterated foods. Please consider joining me in the effort. The consumers demand the food they want to
put on their tables and in their lunchboxes, the more we will get it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-76956277906511686462014-08-01T09:47:00.001-07:002014-08-01T09:47:14.716-07:00<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I ran across this article that I wrote in 2012, and can't believe that I never posted it as a blog, but I don't think I did. It's a little of my own story, and offer it to you now in a small effort to get more acquainted. We all have a story of how we got from where we were to where we are......this is a piece of mine. Here's hoping that you have lots of opportunity in your own life to share yours.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The "Raw Foods" Lifestyle? What's That? </b>That was my question several years ago when I was making my way through life as a "lacto-ovo" vegetarian of 12 years, which means that I ate eggs and dairy, but no meat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a good life, I thought. I was 20-30 pounds overweight, give or take. My blood pressure, though not terribly high, was well controlled by three medications that I took daily. I rode my bike, even when my knees bothered me, swam regularly, had regular sessions of yoga, and worked out with weights at home. I thought that life was OK, and quite normal -- healthy, actually.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>An Introduction to the Raw Foods Diet</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was my granddaughter Leah, then 15, who introduced me to a new way of thinking about food and its affect on health. During a Christmas visit with her family in 2006, I took note of her simple eating patterns and her calm demeanor with which she carried herself. Wanting to at least learn something of what she was up to, I read through her raw food books. Because I knew the "loneliness" of eating an unconventional diet, I wanted to at least be supportive of Leah. While her parents encouraged her to choose nutritious foods, Lean was in mayh ways "on her own" as she tried to figure out the path of raw foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also wanted to learn about a diet of raw foods, and not be judgmental about something I knew nothing about. And while the benefits and personal success stories that I read in her books were compelling, I did not imagine making such a drastic change in my own way of eating. After all, I was too busy commuting a long distance to work, and dealing with the stresses of life the way it was. Changing to a raw foods lifestyle seemed too hard -- and, well, maybe too weird, as well. But then I realized that I was on the verge of rejecting something out of hand because it was just too new and too different. Certainly, eating a diet of purely raw foods posed a challenge, but maybe the fabulous benefits I was reading about were worth it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I tried an experiment. Two days after that Christmas I ate nothing by raw food. The next day, after I realized that I had lived through the experiment, I ate nothing but raw food again. The rest is history, and I have been a very high raw eater ever since, and, I am pleased to say, that it's been a wonderful (and healthy) adventure.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So, Just What are We Talking about Here?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simply put, a raw and living foods lifestyle means eating exclusively fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds that have never been cooked. A very fun and liberating part of the raw foods way of life is that there are myriad combinations of these foods, so that mealtime is always interesting. I was surprised to learn that raw food recipes abound!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But, why eat raw? In my experience , my occasional knee pain disappeared in just a few weeks, even though I was bike riding harder and more often on some very steep hills. In three months I had effortlessly lost thirty pounds. After about one year, my blood pressure had dropped sufficiently that my doctor suggested that I didn't need medications for it any longer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many, many benefits to eating and "living" raw! My success story isn't that dramatic, even when you factor in my greatly increased energy, the need for less sleep, the disappearance of occasional headaches, and my greater strength and improved performance in athletic endeavors.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Individuals switching to a diet of raw foods have reported dramatic outcomes, some of them after years of taking medication and undergoing extensive medical treatments. I have witnessed many of them. A raw foods lifestyle has led to relief from depression, hay fever, fibromyalgia, and diabetes. Other benefits of a raw food diet include lower cholesterol, a clearer complexion, less grey hair, fewer toothaches, a more positive outlook, and overall improvement in health and vitality, and more harmony in body, mind, and spirit. Even more, people plagued with arthritis, multiple sclerosis, all manner of digestive disorders, and allergies have made remarkable recoveries after other fruitless efforts. And the list of benefits goes on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Consider This!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The trend towards a raw and living lifestyle begins with being open to the idea that human beings can be more healthy and vigorous than we are now. Everyone deserves to be as healthy and vibrant as they can be. It begins with nutrition, and the best nutrition is plant-based and raw!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One way to get started adding more raw foods into your diet is to investigate the possibility of a raw food potluck group. The benefits of such a group abound! Here in Columbia ,Missouri, join us at the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/columbia-rawfood-feasters" target="_blank">Columbia Raw Food Feasters</a>, a monthly raw food potluck where we share food, ideas, and help each other. For further information about Raw Food Cuisine and Health Coaching, visit my <a href="http://www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com/" target="_blank">Abundant Raw Life</a> website.</span><br />
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<br />Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-33925025548972820762014-07-20T16:25:00.002-07:002014-07-20T16:35:15.259-07:00Journaling and Goal Setting<div class="MsoNormal">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlHsRZOZ6qrUEH6LKuXE2HrpbI6TSoRvP62COG3lPuBPnrg3QE6J3xaI2q52Z1stIfCGOIKx4k33OVmXeGJtDUdRbXzIDpt9m_1r53nVm4UkRz_JSIaazy2y-PebAHBcQRA5O7ZSxLjb1/s1600/JournalingBeach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlHsRZOZ6qrUEH6LKuXE2HrpbI6TSoRvP62COG3lPuBPnrg3QE6J3xaI2q52Z1stIfCGOIKx4k33OVmXeGJtDUdRbXzIDpt9m_1r53nVm4UkRz_JSIaazy2y-PebAHBcQRA5O7ZSxLjb1/s1600/JournalingBeach.jpg" height="83" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In my holistic health coaching practice, I encourage journaling. Journaling is a great way to track progress,
to monitor things like food intake, (types, amounts, frequency, etc.),
exercise, blessings received, and
whatever else comes to mind for the summation of any given day. It’s a wonderful life-giving habit to acquire
and stick with long term.</span><br />
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reasonable, attainable short term goals consistent with their long term goals.
Together we track the goals, monitor them for success, and in some cases,
re-work them for an even better outcome.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Where am I going with this? Precisely to encourage a new partnership—journaling
<b>and</b> goal setting. Continue to set those
goals, for sure, but commit them to paper now, and keep them handy so that you
can work in the journaling part as you go along, and watch the successful outcomes
roll in as never before! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When you write down your goals, you’re laying the
first brick, or planting the spring seed, so to speak. The ongoing recording of the process of
working those goals, bringing them into
being on a day to day basis can help you achieve them in several different way.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">First, by setting a few minutes a day, every day at a
predetermined time to write about your goals, you are guaranteeing that you
will spend at least that amount of time each day thinking about those goals and
how you are going to achieve them. In
other words, it’s time that you’re going to spend “tending your garden.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Second, a journal allows you to record your progress. If you’ve encountered setbacks while trying to
achieve an important goal you may be feeling discouraged. Writing about your
experience can help you to keep motivate to keep moving forward as well as to
see the progress you’ve already made toward the achievement of your goal. Also,
if success has been hard to come by, reviewing the process may help you uncover what, precisely, isn’t working. Then, by making a small adjustment in timing,
or amount, or another variable, you’ll be right back on track to achieving your
goal.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Third, a journal is evidence of past success. Before you start working on a new goal, it’s
a good idea to sit back with some of your old journals and read about your past
successes. Doing this will give you
motivation to work on a new goal with a feeling of certainty that it too will
be achievable.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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write about your goals each day keeps
you accountable. Nobody wants to sit
down and write: “I did absolutely nothing o move closer to meeting my
goals today. Knowing that this time of
reckoning will occur every day will help you in the “having something positive
to say” department. You’ll like that!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Finally, writing daily about your goals helps you to
identify possible obstacles that you may encounter, and create an action plan
on how you’ll deal with those obstacles when they arise. Then, when a obstacle does appear on your
path, you won’t be blind-sided or caught off guard about it. Rather, you’ll know just how to deal with it.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Journaling of all sorts is a good thing. Goal setting is a good thing. Combine these two things can be a powerful
tool for achieving those goals, helping you to achieve your health and
lifestyle ideals. Begin your Goals Journal today!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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encouragement as you work to achieve your most healthy and vibrant self, visit
my website at <a href="http://www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com/">www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com</a> to learn more about the benefits of working with a certified health coach. </span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-81730482363935017142014-07-01T10:47:00.001-07:002014-07-01T10:47:59.921-07:009 Ways to Conquer Sugar Cravings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the release of the new documentaries “The Men Who Made Us Fat” and “Fed Up.” I saw the latter, which was a great
compilation of things I’ve seen before about the great sugar excess, and some
material that was new to me. It’s a
great film, narrated by Katie Couric, and I hop you’ll all try to see it. It’s very well done, and shines a bright,
bright light on the relationship between the food industry and the epidemic
rise of obesity and diabetes among American children. Powerful film, I tell you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">While it’s easy to blame the food industry
for much that is wrong with the food we eat in this country, (and much of
that blame is well deserved!), one of the invitations of this documentary is
for individuals like you and me to take a look at our own sugar intake, and how
we, as consumers, are complicit, albeit indirectly, in the problem of sugar
excess. I have often said that each bite
we take makes us either part of the solution or part of the problem. Even if our sugar intake has reduced
gradually in the last few years, as it well may have, it doesn’t hurt for us to
look again, to do a review, lest we get complacent….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Sugar has been shown to increase the risk of
diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. It’s
a leading factor in excessive weight gain, inflammation, and unhealthy skin
conditions. It is also associated with
mood swings, bulging middle sections, bloating, and afternoon energy slumps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">We are genetically programmed to enjoy sweet
foods. In their natural state fruit, for
example, has many vitamins, minerals, and plenty of fiber. The problem is that the highly processed
granules and syrups that are added to much of the food that we buy are highly addictive. Following are some ways to manage our
relationship with sugar, so that it is not in the driver’s seat of our lives,
always beckoning us to have more and more of it. Consider these helpful tactics to gain better
control over the sneaky stuff.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lots of nourishing foods, particularly in their raw state. Increase the amount of dark leafy greens and
other vegetables. When your body is
truly nourished, that is, receiving all the nutrients that it is searching, the
voice of sugar will not be nearly as demanding when it calls. Sugar cravings can be eliminated by a more
nutrient dense diet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Drink more water. Soft drinks,
soda, energy drinks, and packaged fruit drinks are typically loaded with
sugar. Additionally, sometimes sweet
cravings are simply a sign of dehydration.
Before you reach fro the sweets, drink a glass of water and wait a few
minutes. The craving may just disappear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Reduce caffeine consumption. The
ups and downs of caffeine include dehydration and blood sugar swings, which can
cause sugar cravings to become more frequent, more pronounced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sweet vegetables. Pumpkin, corn, beets,
carrots, and sweet potatoes are naturally sweet, healthy, and delicious. Packed with vitamins, minerals and fiber,
they’ll keep you satisfied for longer, and will help to curb your cravings. Also, try some coriander, mint, cinnamon,
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natural forms of sugar. When the idea of
a “real” dessert is irresistible, you’ll do yourself a big favor by avoiding
artificial sweeteners and foods with added sugar. Enjoy some fresh fruit, or foods sweetened
with dates, organic maple syrup, or coconut sugar or syrup. The less refined sugars you eat, the less
sugar you will crave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Avoid the fat-free and low-fat labeled foods. They compensate for the lack of flavor from
fat with high quantities of sugar, which will assure you a seat on the roller
coaster ride of sugar highs and lows.
Foods high in natural fat, such as coconut, avocado, nuts, and seeds
actually reduce sugar cravings while they balance hormones and feed the brain
and skin. Don’t believe the marketing
ploys and make better friends with whole foods, which are much better life
companions anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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moving. Even ten minutes of walking or
yoga a day to begin with will help to
balance blood sugar levels, boost energy, clear the mind, and reduce
tension. All of these things will
eliminate the need to self-medicate with sugar.</span></div>
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more sleep, rest, and relaxation. Simple
carbohydrates, such as sugar, are the most readily usable forms of energy for
an exhausted body and mind. Sugar is a
quick form of energy in a chronic state of stress and/or sleep
deprivation. Getting adequate rest will
save you from this toxic, never-ending, unhealthy cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Find sweetness in non-food ways.
Cravings – especially for sweets – often have a psychological component. Is it really more fun, adventure, affection,
or freedom that you crave? Be good to
yourself. Check to see what’s out of
balance in your life. Treat yourself. Reward yourself in ways that don’t involve
food, especially the sugar-sweetened kind.
(Seeing the movies I mentioned above will give you encouragement to become
more of the solution to the sugar craze in this country than part of the
problem.) When life is sweet enough, you
don’t need sugar additives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sweet cravings --- what they are, and how
you’ve managed them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p></o:p>Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-14489341314149171782014-05-29T18:35:00.000-07:002014-05-29T18:35:58.214-07:00Eating Well and Within Your Budget<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I am sometimes asked if my diet (high raw
vegan, about 95%) is terribly expensive.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">My usual reply is that I don’t know, as I am among the 10 worst shoppers
in the world.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The issue for me is to buy
foods with high nutrient density, mostly organic, in ways and places that fit
with the rest of my lifestyle.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Truly, I
don’t think my way of eating is any more expensive than anyone else’s,
especially given that I don’t eat meat, drink alcohol, or buy any processed food
– well, very little processed food.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I do believe that on either large or modest
food budgets, we can eat poorly or we can eat well. In these days of ubiquitous
pesticides, genetically modified foods, and questionable soil conditions, it’s
more important than ever to eat the right foods in order to maintain physical
health and a high level of immunity. So, I may pay the higher prices for
produce, but have good clean food to show for it, and I don’t buy low quality
foods that have been highly compromised, and which, I might add, come at a very
high price for their “convenience.”, but certainly not for their nutritious
superiority.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Of course, it makes good sense to be a more
discriminating shopper than I am, for sure.
Just don’t sacrifice relative cost for nutrient dense, life-giving food.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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that you can develop and maintain the energy and vitality to function on a high
level – with peak performance, as it were, and still honor your budget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1.
Take advantage of seasonal produce and sales. For example, eat lots and lots of fresh
fruits and vegetables during the summer when they are plentiful and
inexpensive. Try some new varieties
while you’re at it. Each one has its own set of vitamins, minerals, and
phytonutrients, and they’re all good and valuable in some way for our bodies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Shop around. Visit different
stores and observe different pricing schemes and sale schedules. Visit ethnic
markets and local farmers markets, too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3.
Grow some things yourself. I am
an anomaly in the Midwest, where
virtually everyone has a garden. I’m not
a gardener, but even I can plant some fresh herbs in a pot, and occasionally
tomatoes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4.
Some produce – apples, oranges, bananas, carrots, and cabbage are
available year round and are usually reasonably priced.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">5. Get together with a group to purchase your
food. Belonging to a food co-op can be a
money saver.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">6. Eat mono-meals several times a week. A mono-meal
is simply eating one food at a meal.
So….all peaches, all apples, all greens, etc. Doing this occasionally will give your
digestive system a break and help your budget as well.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Take some time to learn as much as you can
about local foraging. There are many
edible, nutrient dense plants to be had probably very close to your home, and are
very well –priced. If you have an herbal medicine class, or wild edibles class
available to you, it would pay big dividends.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Summer is a great time to experiment with new
foods, because they are so plentiful in number and moderate in price. Be
creative. You may find some new very fine “bargains!”</span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-58108440132674677132014-05-22T10:31:00.000-07:002014-05-22T10:31:31.692-07:00About That Protein Question<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It happened again at a conference that I
attended recently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An acquaintance of
many years, in a discussion about eating healthy, asked me about getting enough
protein on a plant based diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While it’s
true that protein is an important component of any diet, we do seem, in this
country, to think that the best way, if not the only way, to meet our protein
requirements is to eat animals and/or the products they produce, such as milk,
eggs, and cheese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Maybe it’s time to write
a little about this subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">First, protein is present in all food that
grows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Good sources of non-meat-based
protein include kale and other greens, cauliflower and other vegetables,
garbanzo beans, sprouted, almonds and other nuts, sunflower seeds and other
seeds, almond butter and other nut-butters, and peaches, bananas, and other
fruits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Second, the quality of the protein is also
good to consider.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Protein from animal
sources takes lots of energy for the body to convert to usable protein.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best source of easily absorbed protein is
from dark leafy greens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A green juice or
green smoothie and a big salad and/or vegetable-based meal would be a good idea
every day!</span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrxvJgqWePCVUpu8EHd6yVk8f76DPG-bq3UPTV4w-4ZNKVrczSD2GrU2xxwTQoPuPcWUYkTIK47u_LEPbblKLsqtUzoQgiqOPtGB3974avz9Si7B17QaJovqNQL5Ng0KyUKkJR4nF6ArX/s1600/leafy+green+mix.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrxvJgqWePCVUpu8EHd6yVk8f76DPG-bq3UPTV4w-4ZNKVrczSD2GrU2xxwTQoPuPcWUYkTIK47u_LEPbblKLsqtUzoQgiqOPtGB3974avz9Si7B17QaJovqNQL5Ng0KyUKkJR4nF6ArX/s1600/leafy+green+mix.jpg" height="132" width="200" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Third, consider this nugget of truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mother’s milk has the same protein content as
fruit, approximately 3%. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A breast fed
baby doubles its weight in one year of drinking ONLY mother’s milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It may therefore not be necessary to eat
foods high in protein, but rather more of the foods that have a more ideal
protein concentration for humans.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">All of that said, for those of you who are
comforted by numbers, the following list of some raw foods and their protein
content is worth pondering.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 cup chickpeas (garbanzo beans) – 39 g;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 cup almond butter – 36 g;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1 Tbs cashew butter – 3g; 1 cup almonds – 30 g;
1 cup filberts – 17 g; 1 cup sunflower seeds – 29 g; 1 cup pumpkin seeds – 24 g.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 large head cauliflower - 2 g; 1 cup
cauliflower – 2 g; 1 cup kale – 2 g; 1 cup spinach – 1 g; 1 cup vegetable juice
– 2 g; 1 cup alfalfa sprouts – g; 100 gm seaweed – 2 g.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 cup orange juice – 2 g; 1 cup oranges – 2 g;
1 cup bananas – 2 g; 1 peach – 2 g; 1 apple – 1 g; 1 cup grapes – 1 g; 1 cup
fresh coconut water – 8 g.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">These and other foods can be seen along with
other nutrient values at <a href="http://nutritiondata.self.com/"><span style="color: blue;">http://nutritiondata.self.com/</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">In a day, then, if you were to eat a cup of
soaked chickpeas, 2 cups of vegetables, and 3 fruits, you would have all the
protein you need if you are a woman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or,
you could eat 1 large cauliflower, 7 cups additional vegetables, 2 cups orange
juice, and 6 peaches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A man could add 5
bananas or a cup of almonds to that and have more than the required amount of
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just is no protein shortage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep eating
lots of raw fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds, and you’ll have plenty of
protein, along with many, many other very valuable nutrients which are unavailable
in animals and/or their products.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Garbanzo beans are as high in protein as
nuts, but have much less fat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are a
great protein source for anyone incorporating more raw food into their diets,
especially those who are avoiding fat or have trouble digesting nuts.Try this recipe
on tomato slices, topped with olives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
is a lovely way to serve a protein-rich snack or lunch.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 ½ cups
garbanzo beans, soaked for 24 hours (Change water every 12 hours).</span></div>
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of 1 lemon</span></div>
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garlic, finely chopped</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dash of
paprika</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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garbanzo beans, lemon juice, garlic, and salt in food processor, until texture
is smooth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Serve with paprika
garnish.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use as dip for crudite`, as a
stuffing for tomatoes, or a filling for wraps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Enjoy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Let me know how you like it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-969440688436654052014-05-11T09:45:00.000-07:002014-05-11T09:45:16.615-07:00While it’s Still Spring – FLING!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisneSLo7Se-lHT7F7WS6B3VMkEBtJnO_WW_aTCe2jTbmalGklMPq0NLQBOY_jQYyvcCpvKUI6DAcgW6z9gaovw1wChEneLEuRUgA15P_CcFEN_KCXW57q_pZHdt1RD2kVeO8q-Z4XMECA8/s1600/late+spring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisneSLo7Se-lHT7F7WS6B3VMkEBtJnO_WW_aTCe2jTbmalGklMPq0NLQBOY_jQYyvcCpvKUI6DAcgW6z9gaovw1wChEneLEuRUgA15P_CcFEN_KCXW57q_pZHdt1RD2kVeO8q-Z4XMECA8/s1600/late+spring.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">March
and April are the typical months for spring cleaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone knows that early spring is a good
time to declutter closets, donate things for garage sales, and scrub nooks and
crannies to squeaky clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now that the
season has ripened and greened, consider <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">these
three things</b> that you can fling this spring to restore your confidence,
boost your energy and take the weight off your shoulders!</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Indecision<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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are <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>time-sucking, attention-draining,
problem-creating trouble makers!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
have areas of your life where you’re feeling undecided, uncertain, or wishy-washy,
then watch out!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Self confidence has a
whole lot to do with your ability to DECIDE.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Clutter, for instance, is a sign that you’re having a hard time making decisions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take a look at your thinking processes and
see if you’re feeling stuck in a rut, unclear and undecided.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then DECIDE and start moving forward.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
good news here is that you don’t have to have everything all figured out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You don’t have to see the view from the top
before you start climbing the mountain. Once you take the first step out of
inertia, you’ll be in a new place with a new view, and the next step or steps
will become more clear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Making
decisions is a great energy, confidence, and certainty booster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Go for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNH9x3mRLmvtsh-feqs5qtZ87NhmX5OegJfveF0HCzY3tcx5vhOwVbDzcd-fReDzT5-HV6URSQUWMQI0OsNJucvTfaiXxr6cN8GFxCuAASnPoXfQg8eeMHZDh3emGmZelOI-9NYKPPq1/s1600/Truth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHxNH9x3mRLmvtsh-feqs5qtZ87NhmX5OegJfveF0HCzY3tcx5vhOwVbDzcd-fReDzT5-HV6URSQUWMQI0OsNJucvTfaiXxr6cN8GFxCuAASnPoXfQg8eeMHZDh3emGmZelOI-9NYKPPq1/s1600/Truth.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Secrets<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It
doesn’t necessarily feel good to admit to past wrongs, but keeping them inside
is not healthy. Nobody likes to be wrong, but a humble heart which is willing
to take responsibility for what’s gone awry is a lovely thing to behold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
you have something<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>weighing on your
heart, tugging on the edge of your tear ducts – something old, something new,
something you knew you shouldn’t do but did anyway, it’s time to let it out and
let go.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You don’t have to say it just right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A good attempt at reconciliation trumps not
making any attempt at all. Even the worst possible consequences will pale next
to the cost of keeping it festering inside of you .<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Your secrets wouldn’t bother you like they do if you weren’t a
good person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Free yourself, and let the
new light and weightlessness of truth shine in.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Incomplete Projects<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Those half-done photo albums and unwritten
birthday cards may look benign, but they are not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An accumulated collection of incompleted
projects is the perfect invitation to feel lethargic, burdened, overwhelmed and
unhappy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Incomplete projects leak a
slow, but strong energy drain on your life, your confidence, and your health.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Finish what you start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep your commitments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Clean up your unfinished business and make
things feel right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As summer now approaches, take inventory on
your life and personal choices – not just what you eat and how much exercise
you get, but what you complete.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just
what you wear, but what you hide inside and how you decide rather than letting
things ride both sides of the fence. Then you’ll be ready to great the summer
of full bloom, with an internal full bloom of life lived abundantly!</span><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-27920903265357038502014-04-27T18:10:00.000-07:002014-04-27T18:10:28.357-07:00Kombucha, the Tea of Gods
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjz_7A8ChiqQ2hSSg5ObeAxPCIe4wHZzgIQRhMP34g2XKTo9pSHRnjtHIw0iUEeDilJ0_E3alzkDCl9dU3ittIUFj5OXLcl0NZqb-mr3dWTGLDK5DIOqpDOJuby7HhfYe66zIXVq-COpT/s1600/kombucha.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYjz_7A8ChiqQ2hSSg5ObeAxPCIe4wHZzgIQRhMP34g2XKTo9pSHRnjtHIw0iUEeDilJ0_E3alzkDCl9dU3ittIUFj5OXLcl0NZqb-mr3dWTGLDK5DIOqpDOJuby7HhfYe66zIXVq-COpT/s1600/kombucha.png" height="200" width="110" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"> I was six or seven months into a high raw food diet several years ago,
when I discovered Kombucha. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kombucha is
a fermented, sweetened tea that employs a colony of bacteria and yeast to
consume sugars and transform the tea mixture into a living drink.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The microbe colony responsible for this
friendly ferment forms a gelatinous layer that floats on the surface of the
tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This floater is referred to as the “mother”
of living vinegars and is often referred to as SCOBY, “Symbiotic Colony of
Bacteria and Yeast.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">As
with all living foods, enzymes, probiotics, and concentrated nutrients engender
these foods with health-supporting properties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Research in Europe has shown Kombucha to be supportive of digestive
function.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other potential benefits
include immunity support, cancer prevention, and improving liver function. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5VVkG0xpacE9n3aZ_6MSv_omw3IgMo90qlV3mx4XO4Lyw5eIvQB_7hZ4ScS2ZJO-s-GRIQj6FsXNKFtLzJWq_Hk5A3v8GxL-uOJ6BXfaOZlgnRqQcoV8XemLBUjwDgsv8EaFH0_RJmlH/s1600/kombucha+storebought.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA5VVkG0xpacE9n3aZ_6MSv_omw3IgMo90qlV3mx4XO4Lyw5eIvQB_7hZ4ScS2ZJO-s-GRIQj6FsXNKFtLzJWq_Hk5A3v8GxL-uOJ6BXfaOZlgnRqQcoV8XemLBUjwDgsv8EaFH0_RJmlH/s1600/kombucha+storebought.png" height="132" width="200" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">What a wonderful beverage!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I bought several bottles from our local
health food store, and then learned how to make it myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since then it has been a staple in my
refrigerator that I enjoy often, particularly in warm weather.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s tart and tingly, reminiscent of
champagne, soothing as it travels down the channel into the belly where it does
its job of providing pro-biotics, positive, digestion-enhancing,
constipation-relieving <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>microbes to the
system. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">For
those of you who would like to make your own Kombucha, here’s how.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Equipment</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">A
one gallon GLASS jar.</span></div>
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air tight bottles suitable for bottling liquid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>(I use bottles saved from my store-bought Kombucha – they’re perfect.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Plastic
spoon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kombucha in starter tea</span><br />
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culture* in some starter tea</span></div>
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black or green tea bags (black is best)</span></div>
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cup sugar (organic is best)</span></div>
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best water available; spring water is wonderful, otherwise filtered is good.</span></div>
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If you don’t have a Kombucha mother in some starter tea, you can often find one
by asking at your local health food stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>People there often have them in their refrigerators waiting for good
homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some health food stores sell packaged
Kombucha starter kits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Alternatively,
the bottled kombucha available in health food stores, if it is unpasteurized,
can be used to grow a culture (“mother”).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Just one bottle will do it, along with some patience. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Empty
the bottle of Kombucha into a glass quart jar, and cover it with a cloth or
paper towel (so it can breathe) and an elastic band. Keep it at room
temperature for two weeks without touching the jar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The culture is slowly growing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That “baby” can be used, then, to start your
own batch of Kombucha.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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1 gallon water</span></div>
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from heat and add 1 cup sugar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stir
until it is dissolved.</span></div>
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the 4 tea bags and stir gently.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let steep
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the liquid into the gallon jar.</span></div>
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with a towel or paper towel….something that breathes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Label
the mixture with the date. Let sit at room temperature, out of direct sunlight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">Taste
it after about a week with a non-metal spoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it tastes like vinegar, it’s ready.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If it’s still quite sweet, taste it every couple of days until the
tastes suits you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you think it’s
right , (and it really is all about taste here), remove the mother and ½-1 cup <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>liquid to a jar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cover with a tight lid and store in
refrigerator until you’re ready to make another batch of Kombucha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the new Kombucha into glass airtight bottles. Refrigerate.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You have Kombucha.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1;">The
mother must be stored in the refrigerator until you’re ready to make
more Kombucha.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will grow at room
temperature. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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mother, it may grow so much that it grows a “baby.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it does, you can peel the baby off for a
second jar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If it doesn’t detach easily,
just leave it attached, and it should be easily detached after another batch or two.</span></div>
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you like your drinks on the fizzy side, just leave your freshlybottled batch
in a warm place for 3 or 4 days, and then checkon it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be careful, as they might ge</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t really
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-17114891830972240352014-04-15T13:37:00.000-07:002014-04-15T13:38:30.938-07:00What's Gluten All About?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I was visiting a long-time friend in another
city last weekend, and we were chatting about the general proliferation of
gluten-free products on grocery store shelves and the rising number of people
announcing that they want to avoid gluten.
We agreed that as recently as 5-10 years ago, we didn’t know anyone who
was gluten free or who wanted to be. And
we didn’t notice the very few products in the health food stores, noting that they
weren’t in the supermarkets at all! By
comparison, even good old Bisquick, (which I haven’t used in 30 years or more,)
now has a gluten-free variety among the pancake products. So what’s the deal with Gluten, and why are
so many people avoiding it?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Let’s start at the beginning. Gluten is a protein composite made of gliadin
and glutenin stuck together by starch, and is found in several grains,
including wheat, which, by the way, is found in many, many food products.
Trying to avoid all wheat is a difficult task indeed. Gluten is the substance that makes bread
dough stretchy and elastic. Changing the
gluten changes the dough—very refined gluten makes chewy bagels, and less
refined gluten produces pastry dough.
Bakers measure the dough elasticity with a took called a
farinograph. For years everybody thought
that gluten was good news, and before all the wheat in this country became
genetically modified in the 50s, it may well have been good news. It is a source of protein and was sometimes
added to food to boost its protein content.
(We’re talking way beyond bread products here. Gluten is also used in cosmetics, beer,
vitamins, soy sauce, ice cream, ketchup, and many other products.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The problem with gluten is three-fold. First, some people are allergic to wheat, and
all wheat contains gluten. These words
refer to grains of other products that almost surely contain gluten: triticum vulgare, tritcale, hordeum vuglare,
secale cereal cereal, tritcumspelt, wheat protein, hydrolyzed wheat protein,
wheat starch, hydrolyzed wheat starch, bulgur, and wheat germ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Second, the following items may (or may not)
contain some gluten: vegetable protein,
modified starch, natural flavor, artificial flavor, caramel color, hydrolyzed plant
or vegetable protein, flavorings, seasonings, dextrin, and maltodextrin.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Third, the symptoms of gluten intolerance can
be vague, and thus elusive. If you
experiencing any of the following symptoms, you may well benefit by reducing
gluten in your diet: chronic diarrhea or constipation, infertility, abdominal
pain, bloating, fatigue, and headaches.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While it is not the case that gluten-free
diets necessarily lead to weight loss, as
some people believe, substantially reducing gluten in your diet goes a long way
towards weight loss, if you increase healthy, life-giving foods in place of it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Consider these steps<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Eat
more fruits and vegetables in their natural state. Raw is definitely best, but if you must cook
them, don’t deep fry them or add any kind of dough to them. <b>Plants do not contain gluten until the food
industry gets them.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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Back out of as much processed food as you can – anything that comes in a
box, bag, can, bottle, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">3. Read
the labels very carefully on what processed foods you do by, such as ketchup,
soups, etc., and be prepared to be astounded.
Wheat is everywhere!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out of the cereal aisle and stay out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Reduce or eliminate your intake of bread, rolls, pizza dough, pies,
cakes, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">6. If
you want to make gluten-free muffins or breads, alternate flours can be
used. Almond flour is a popular choice,
and there are cookbooks to help you learn about the art of gluten-free baking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">7.
Most candy contains gluten, even chocolate, so be careful. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">An excellent resource for learning about the
history of our wheat/gluten problem and
what to do about it is <u>Wheat Belly</u>, by William Davis MD. I recommend it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I can’t help but add here that one of the
many benefits of a diet high in raw fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds
eliminates all the label reading and angst about hidden ingredients in prepared
foods. For more information about preparing
raw foods that are as creative and tasty as they are nourishing, contact me at
<a href="mailto:abundantrawlife@gmail.com">abundantrawlife@gmail.com</a> and/or visit my site <a href="http://www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com/">www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Better health and more vibrant living is easier than you may
think it is to attain! Move today
towards all your health goals!</span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-55231691142187114222014-04-07T19:35:00.000-07:002014-04-07T19:35:22.131-07:00Spring Cleaning Meets Earth Day<br />
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awaiting is here, which means that spring cleaning will be happening in many
homes. After being cooped up in an increasingly stuffy house all winter long,
it’s time to fling open the windows, shoo away the cobwebs, and take on the
annual spring cleaning. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While this is a
great and usually refreshing idea, April, and especially Earth Day on the 22<sup>nd</sup>,
reminds us that the chemicals found in conventional cleaning products can be
more dangerous than the dirt they’re intended to clean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the way we clean (with lots of disposable
paper towels) isn’t exactly earth –friendly either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thankfully, there are many<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>alternatives available that can help us make
our homes not only squeaky clean, but green.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This year, make a special effort to clean in such a way that the health
of you and your family are not at risk, and the planet doesn’t suffer
either.</span></div>
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tiptop shape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>By implementing some or
all of these ideas, you can be satisfied that you will not be causing physical
harm to those you live with, including pets, or the environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A good place to start in a home “greening “ movement is
to consider the actual cleaning products that<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>you’re using.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The last thing we
want to be doing is dumping toxic chemicals into the environment in the name of
personal cleanliness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The good news is
that you don’t have to make a special trip to the health foods store, (although
I do love to make trips to my local health food store), to find
environmentally-sensitive cleaning products.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Seventh Generation, Method, and Biokleen are three companies that make
full lines of household cleaners, and they are available in just about every
store.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These products work just as well
as their conventional counterparts. </span></div>
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yourself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Basic supplies include</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">White Distilled
Vinegar (usually found in the cooking section of supermarkets</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Liquid
Castille Soap (like Dr. Bronner’s brand, found in most natural food stores)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Essential
Oils (super concentrated natural plant oils found in natural food stores,
usually in the cosmetics section</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Microfiber
Cleaning Cloths</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Glass:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix ¼ cup vinegar with 1 quart of water in a spray
bottle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spray on glass and wipe clean
with old newspaper or a micro-fiber (lint- free) cloth.<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
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and Bathroom Tile</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix
2 parts vinegar and 1 part baking soda with 4 parts water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apply with a sponge, scour, and wipe away.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnTvDXWnAnZEahkUe5CUGX_htoeujlm6zHUYAm6P1Y3cc_HsK7swUoCfWHdoM8M4_VPj5cff_C-8G5rsKJoMgGgesL0EE4OwUOvV_ub-inKxBD-ZBxpeA3jfJqhTxXGw04lqziF2l6EBX/s1600/Green+Cleaning+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnTvDXWnAnZEahkUe5CUGX_htoeujlm6zHUYAm6P1Y3cc_HsK7swUoCfWHdoM8M4_VPj5cff_C-8G5rsKJoMgGgesL0EE4OwUOvV_ub-inKxBD-ZBxpeA3jfJqhTxXGw04lqziF2l6EBX/s1600/Green+Cleaning+3.jpg" height="112" width="200" /></a></span></span></div>
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about a gallon of hot water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If desired,
add a few drops of pure peppermint or lemon oil for a pleasant scent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After damp mopping the floors, the smell of
vinegar will dissipate quickly, leaving behind only the scent of the oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Furniture:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix equal parts
of lemon juice and olive oil.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apply a
small amount to a cloth, and rub onto the furniture in long, even strokes.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Bowl Cleaner:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sprinkle a toilet brush with baking soda and scrub away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Occasionally disinfect your toilet by
scrubbing with borax instead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wipe the
outside of the toilet clean with straight vinegar.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Disinfectant:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mix 2 teaspoons borax, 4 tablespoons vinegar,
3 cups hot water, and ¼ teaspoon liquid castille soap.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wipe on with dampened cloth or use spray
bottle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wipe clean.</span></div>
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and Mildew:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wipe
with straight vinegar.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Air
Freshener:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sprinkle
essential oil on a cotton ball, and stash it in a corner of the room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep out of the reach of children, as
essential oils are very strong and could irritate young skin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Lavender is a relaxing scent that is great
for bedrooms, and cinnamon, clove, and citrus oils are nice in the rest of the
house.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, a few stashed in the car,
like peppermint, not only provides a pleasant smell, and may help to keep you
alert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">For
more tips for cleaning in an environmentally friendly way, see my Abundant Raw Life
April 2014 newsletter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contact me at <a href="mailto:abundantrawlife@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">abundantrawlife@gmail.com</span></a> for a
copy.</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"></i></div>
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-38657021263656220062014-03-26T18:53:00.001-07:002014-03-26T18:55:16.754-07:00Ann Wigmore (1908-1994): Her Life and Legacy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The mother of the modern Raw Food Movement is Ann
Wigmore, although many of us raw foodists, including myself, know little about
her. The raw food story in modern times begins with her story, when she was
born in Lithuania in 1908.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She moved to Massachusetts as a teenager,
eventually married and lived a simple life about 10 miles south of Boston.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">In 1940, while Ann was raising her family, a Danish
doctor by the name of Kristine Nolfi was diagnosed with breast cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She refused established medical protocol and
successfully treated herself with an exclusively raw food diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When she was healthy again, she opened a
health center called Humlegarden where she treated many patients with cancer
and other diseases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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poor health and suffering from colon cancer, began to incorporate the lessons
she recalled learning as a child in Lithuania from her grandmother, the village
doctor, who treated wounded soldiers with herbs during World War I.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Using weeds and wheat grass, she also healed
her body and reversed the cancer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Witnessing the powerful<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>healing
properties of wheatgrass juice and other vitamin and enzyme-rich foods
first-hand inspired her to spend the next 35 years of her life studying and educating
others about natural healing and optimum nutrition.</span> </div>
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Paul Dudley White, a Harvard University-educated man, was also a member of the
Harvard faculty and a founder of the American Heart Association.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He was one of Ann’s biggest supporters and
sent patients to her farm who could not be cured using modern medicine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A fellow Lithuanian by the name of Viktoras
Kluvinskas also became aware of Ann’s work through a Boston Globe article on
the world-famous model Twiggy and the cleansing detox program she went through
at Red Schoolhouse. The top computer consultant in the U.S. at the time,
Viktoras’ services were coveted by institutions including Harvard, Smithsonian,
MIT, and The Apollo Project;<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>he was also
sick and dying from an autoimmune collapse when he came to the Red Schoolhouse
to recover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After three weeks, he
experienced a personal revelation, and so when Ann offered him the opportunity
to stay, he gave up his high-profile career and joined her to become the
science and the brains behind the operation which, together they named and
co-founded as Hippocrates Health Institute.</span></div>
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which transitioned into vegan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
after noticing the positive changes that occurred from eating only raw and
living foods, the permanent diet of raw, life-giving foods was
incorporated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Viktoras spent hours at
the Harvard Medical Library, seeking to create a bridge between what they had
been experiencing in regards to health and healing, and what was known in the medical
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Sclerosis reversed with Ann’s guidance, invited her to move her healing center
to her Boston Back Bay neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So,
in 1961, The Hippocrates Health Institute was opened in Boston.</span></div>
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of the alternative health care movement. At their <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>weekly Sunday Open Houses, hundreds of
visitors came to learn more about health and healing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One such visitor was Brian Clement, a young
raw vegan who had planned to eventually open a center in Oregon, but was living
in Maine in the interim.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curious about
Hipppocrates, he made the trip in 1975 and never left.</span></div>
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to seed the idea of raw foods as a cure-all for a disease-free lifestyle. The Hippocrates
Health Institute eventually moved to Florida under the direction of Drs. Brian
and Anna Maria Clement, PhD. They continue with Ann Wigmore’s mission today to
help people radically change their health by trading nutrient-deficient, “dead”
foods to a diet rich in antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and plant based
proteins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to expanding and
fine-tuning the Institute’s curriculum over the years to include seminars on
such topics as meditation, colonics, and homeopathy, they have also expanded
its offerings by adding a chef’s kitchen for raw food preparation lessons, a
cutting edge spa and therapy treatments, exercise equipment and classes,
ozonated pools, and other healing modalities.</span></div>
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looking to improve their general health to those with terminal disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To date, hundreds of thousands of men, women,
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inhalation from a fire at the Ann Wigmore Foundation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ann Wigmore’s contribution as a humanitarian,
educator, writer, and tireless promoter of natural health lives on at
Hippocrates, and other natural healing venues in the United States and
elsewhere in the world. She is known for healing the natural way through a diet
of organic, raw, living foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Through a
diet of raw foods, sprouting, dehydration, and vegan living, anchored in weeds
and wheatgrass juicing, she healed her colon cancer and promoted natural healing
worldwide.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Truly she is the motivational
mother of all of us who believe in eating fresh whole foods in as close to
their natural states as possible, thereby maximizing our own health, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>preventing the slaughter and death of
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-89353194737972450772014-03-18T12:23:00.001-07:002014-03-18T12:23:33.717-07:00Coconut Oil -- Nutritional Jewel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For many years coconut oil was considered unhealthy because of its high content of saturated fat, and along with other saturated oils was linked to heart disease and increased blood cholesterol. In recent times coconut is praised as the healthiest oil found on earth. Let's look at some of the good news.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">1. <strong>Coconut oil has medium-chain fatty acids which heighten metabolism and energy, thus stimulating the thyroid.</strong> It targets the harmful bacteria candida and kills it. It also actually lowers cholesterol because of its lauric acid content that safegruards the heart by increasing good cholesterol and decreasing of total cholesterol. It also encourages weight loss, because there is no circulation of the medium-chain fatty acids in the bloodstream. Rather, the coconut oil goes directly to the liver and is then turned into energy. The coconut oil's fat is therefore not stored as fat by the body, but is used for energy.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">2. <strong>Virgin coconut oil helps to control diabetes, because the amount of insulin in the bloodstream does not increase.</strong> Also, in studies in the Pacific Islands, where the entire caloric intake included 30% abd 60% of fully saturated coconut oil, demonstrated that the people were free of cardiovascular disease. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">3. <strong>Virgin coconut oil strengthens the immune system because of its lauric acid content. </strong>It is also good for the skin when applied directly. It makes a shielding antibacterial layer which protects the part of the body that is infected. It can quicken the healing of bruises, as it repairs damaged tissues. It's wonderful as a massage oil, and lip moisturizer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> <strong>N.B. </strong>Coconut oil is solid at room temperature but becomes clear liquid at temperatures at temperatures higher than 78 degrees Fahrenheit.To avoid harmful trans fats, use only extra virgin cold-pressed coconut oil.Heating fats, including the wonderful coconut oil, produces carcinogenic free radicals and impair the blood's ability to transport oxygen by clogging capillaries with fat globules and congesting vascular walls, contributing to arteriosclerosis and other cardiovascular disorders. Heated fats can cause acne, impaired liver function, and unpleasant body odor.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Caveats aside, good coconut oil is a wonderful thing to incorporate into a health-seeking,</span><br />
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-10860696367225165352014-03-11T10:00:00.004-07:002014-03-11T10:10:02.261-07:00The Benefits of Fresh, Homemade Almond Milk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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to notice is that packaged, cooked almond milk is now available in grocery
stores everywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s probably a sign
of the times that more mainstream, Standard American Diet (SAD) grocery
shoppers are now avoiding dairy when possible, (which is another story), and
opting for heart-healthy almonds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve
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difference between cooked, packaged almond milk and fresh, raw, homemade almond
milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The energy and life-force in the cooked
milk is boiled out, whereas raw almond milk, most often made with soaked,
germinated almonds is packed with this energizing life force.</span><span style="color: #003300; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span>
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honey, dates, a dash of oil and salt, a little vanilla, cinnamon, raw cacao,
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in this line of thought, try googling any common ingredient found on a package
of cooked almond milk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One fascinating
article, for example, can be found at<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a good thing to start making your own almond milk, and perhaps then other nut
milks like Brazil, cashew, etc., and seed milks like sunflower, hemp, sesame,
etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To start, enjoy the recipe
below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you do it once or twice, you
won’t even notice the 5-10 minutes it takes to make it, and you’ll love the
fact that you are providing yourself and your family the superior beverage.</span></div>
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are the only nuts that are known to alkalize the blood, while all others
acidify blood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almonds are also highest
of all nuts in arginine, an amino acid that boosts the immune system and
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cup almonds –as raw as you can get them—soaked about 12 hours.</span></div>
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seeds, such as sunflower or hemp.</span></div>
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Tbs. raw almond butter</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I know that there are other people who are as
enthusiastic about drinking green smoothies as I am, but where I live, I really
have developed a reputation as the Green Smoothie Lady.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s not a bad thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, I like being so closely associated
with such an important food group – dark leafy greens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And here’s one reason why.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Green leafy vegetables are superior to other foods in
their nutrient density, and unsurprisingly, greater intake of leafy greens is
associated with reduced risk of and/or reversal of many diseases </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">and
disorders.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of these is cardiovascular
disease, which accounts for a very high number of unnecessary deaths each year.
Greater consumption of dark leafy green vegetables and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>cruciferous vegetables are associated with lower
risk of death from cardiovascular disease from all causes .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cruciferous family includes many leafy
greens, such as kale, cabbage and bok choy. It also includes broccoli,
cauliflower, and Brussel sprouts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A significant contributor to the development of
cardiovascular disease is oxidative stress.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Our antioxidant defenses are a combination of dietary compounds and the
body’s own antioxidant enzymes, and there is evidence that when we eat
cruciferous vegetables, their phytochemicals signal the body to produce its own
protective antioxidant enzymes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
activate a protein called Nrf2, which can increase or decrease the expression
of certain genes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Essentially, Nrf2 is a
messenger through which beneficial phytochemicals from the diet turn on the
body’s natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory protection mechanisms. The
bottom line here is that cruciferous vegetables are essential for excellent
health and the promotion of maximum lifespan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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worthy of extra mention, because, regularly drinking green smoothies, which
have a high proportion of dark leafy green vegetables, is an easy sure-fire way
to get this protection, not only from heart diseases, but a host of other
diseases and ills <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you’re not on board yet with green
smoothies, here is a recipe to get you started.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>If you’d like to receive my Green Smoothie Guidelines sheet for
additional suggestions, email me at </span><a href="mailto:abundantrawlife@gmail.com"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">abundantrawlife@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">, or
contact me through my website at </span><a href="http://www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: blue;">www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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GREEN MASTER</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu3CRsAWnJdGjX40k-4v3WNWExZZPtt5vvDUjjb14GjaH0qe7bZcONw4sAxFESoY3VrHf6Nl4nPP9GT7EHF8KHReDQmS94nBXbxV26OJfPYMGi6ptwdt9Oi19oKkErdNE_MGygey70Ns2/s1600/KaleApple+Smoothie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIu3CRsAWnJdGjX40k-4v3WNWExZZPtt5vvDUjjb14GjaH0qe7bZcONw4sAxFESoY3VrHf6Nl4nPP9GT7EHF8KHReDQmS94nBXbxV26OJfPYMGi6ptwdt9Oi19oKkErdNE_MGygey70Ns2/s1600/KaleApple+Smoothie.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Add this drink to your healthy-habit regimen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s packed with cleansing nutrients and fiber
to help<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>sweep you clean – a good thing
after all the fancy food and holiday drinks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Additionally, because it contains ginger and cayenne, it will have a
warming affect in these winter months .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The heat will also help to speed up your metabolism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cayenne pepper helps increase circulation,
which is an important aspect of a successful cleanse.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also breaks up mucus in the body, helping
dissolve and release toxic buildup.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 cup
or 3 leaves kale</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ green
apple</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 inch
slice fresh ginger</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¼ tsp
cayenne pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 tbsp
real maple syrup</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ cup
water, warm if you like</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ cup
freshly made apple juice (or water)</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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all<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>ingredients to the blender, pouring
the liquids over the top.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Blend until
everything is smoothly mixed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sip<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>it slowly.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">From <u>Best Green Drinks Ever,</u> by
Katrine Van Wyk</span></i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-8487534293886571602014-02-11T11:54:00.001-08:002014-02-11T11:54:48.834-08:00More on Travelling Raw<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m leaving for a trip to Mexico in a few days.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’m going on a yoga trip with our oldest
daughter, Lisa, and her recently-graduated-from-college-daughter, Melissa. At
the same time, several folks have been asking me about maintaining a high raw
diet while travelling. I have addressed the issue in other blogs (search in the
archives for "travelling raw").</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This trip, however,
has given rise to some questions that I’ve not had to deal with before, so I’m
in the process of tweaking my “usual” food provision ( as if every trip doesn’t
require some creative thinking about food) routine.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Some of these works in progress may be
helpful to you the next time you travel.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If not, do feel free to work out your own solutions ….anything to keep
you out of a lot of food on the road that you really don’t want to be eating. Let us know your ideas. We can all learn!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1. Making green
smoothies. I got lucky here. We’ll be staying in a bungalow for 4 which
has a kitchen. I checked with the
leader of the group and found out that there, is, in fact, a blender there. Thus, I can make green smoothies every day,
which, for me, settles lots of angst right there.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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produce. We’ll be fed a sizable brunch
buffet each day we are there, which I assume will have lots of fresh fruits and
vegetables. If I’m lucky, there may be
some nuts and seeds at them as well. I
may pack a small container of sunflower seeds to use on salads or as a snack.</span><br />
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meals. It’s a ten minute walk to the
town of Puerto Morelos, where there are restaurants, (for evening meals), and
grocery stores, (for fruits and dark leafy greens for the smoothies I’ll make
in my kitchen). The exercise will be
good in itself, and I shouldn’t want for plenty of good fresh food. I wonder about how well I will be able to eat
in the restaurants, staying as raw as I can.
The good news is, though, that if I can buy grocery produce and take it
home, I won’t need to worry much about evening meals in restaurants. I can just make another smoothie or a salad
in our room. (Note to self: take a
shopping bag or two, and don’t forget to
pack a small knife in the suitcase that will be checked for the flight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">4. Extras. Mexico doesn’t allow fresh produce to be
brought into the country, and suggest that any other food that’s imported be still in its
factory wrapper. I’m bringing an
assortment of raw bars that I get in the Health Food Store. I also made a large bowl of trail mix, which
I divided into ½ cup servings, packed in snack bags. I think that if they’re deep in my checked
suitcase, they won’t be bothered. If I’m
questioned, I’ll say that the trail mix is necessary for my diet. True enough.
I am printing the guidelines below for my trail mix, but this time, just
to be safe, I cut way back on the dried fruit, lest it make the TSA folks
nervous.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If any of you have other good ideas for me, leave them in
the comments section below. I hope that
the trail mix guidelines will be helpful for you at some point. For me, the little baggies full make a
perfect after-biking snack, and I usually pack some along to conferences, as
well, where the salads have a tendency to get boring. The little protein/fat boost provided by the
nuts and seeds gives me a good boost, physically and mentally.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">5. Water. I don’t
usually drink tap water in Mexico, so I hope that the place we’re staying will
supply us with good, safe water. Stay
tuned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Homemade trail mix has many
advantages over varieties that are already packaged for you. It is cheaper,
allows you to add as much or as little of whatever you want, and, if you pick
raw ingredients, provides you with the maximum nutrition value. It’s hard to go
wrong!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There are no rules
here. Trail mix is a good way to give
you lots of nice crunchy things in your diet, all of which are nutrient
laden. You can add in as many dried
fruits as you like, keeping in mind that dried fruits have a higher sugar
content than regular fruit.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When I make trail mix, I
make a lot of it in a big bowl—a really big bowl. Then I measure out ½ cup portions, (which may
not look like much, but is plenty satisfying), into snack- sized baggies. I carry a couple of those in my purse just on
general principles, as it does me good to know that I have good, nourishing
food available, and I will not starve, even if I’m caught in bad weather,
traffic, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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department . I buy one of those medium
sized bags of each of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-Raw Nuts and Seeds—almonds,
Brazils, pecans, cashews, walnuts, filberts (hazel nuts), sunflower seeds,
pumpkin seeds. (Macadamias and pine nuts don’t keep quite as well, and they are
very expensive, so I skip them for trail mix.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-Dried fruits from the bulk
bins or the packaged bulk shelves in Clover’s : raisins, currants, goji
berries, etc. Others, which I then cut
up, include papaya spears, mango slices, date rolls, pineapple, etc. Take care to buy the ones that have no
sulphur, sulphites or sugar included. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-There are other bagged, raw
berries that I like and are labeled “raw”, like golden berries and mulberry
berries. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">-Raw cacao nibs add a really
nice surprise chocolate treat in trail mix, and are high in magnesium and
anti-oxidants. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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together one cup of each thing, perhaps adding an extra half cup of sunflower
seeds and pumpkin seeds. Suit yourself. This
mixture will keep very well and travels very well. Enjoy!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and seeds is a big financial proposition.
However, they keep well, and making trail mix with a cup full of each
ingredient will last for weeks—a bargain in disguise.</span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-66128463575011106682014-02-02T11:36:00.000-08:002014-02-02T11:36:08.859-08:00February -- the Month of Love<div style="text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I have lots of fun for Valentine’s Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We buy valentines for each of our 27
grandchildren and one baby great-granddaughter, put a few little pieces of
chocolate in each one, get them
hand-cancelled at the post office, and then think happy thoughts of them
opening with some glee this year’s version of a now 24 year tradition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a bit of a production, (Hallmark LOVES
to see us coming!), but I keep doing it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It seems like a precious little gesture for our long distance relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It’s the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>month for
love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However we do it, we take
Valentine’s Day as the opportunity to show love to others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What would it be like if we took the rest of
February to love ourselves a little more than we do. -- gave more heart to our own hearts, as it were?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the spirit of self love and heart health,
I offer you a list of 5 foods that will keep your pulsing heart as healthy as
can be!</span> </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY2Uor0Jy-sAxXMvFY3TUDIoraa9SNG9MRVDr3c6iQvG1LhIP1sx3HVTFqWusut0wNkTBOaRp0UEZxoECJJ_k2ThZ7fuT7AtiONqVbl0_YNz1IXvbx1VXFgCG3_cB-XSgmgDxcAAJQ8LD/s1600/berries+mixed2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDY2Uor0Jy-sAxXMvFY3TUDIoraa9SNG9MRVDr3c6iQvG1LhIP1sx3HVTFqWusut0wNkTBOaRp0UEZxoECJJ_k2ThZ7fuT7AtiONqVbl0_YNz1IXvbx1VXFgCG3_cB-XSgmgDxcAAJQ8LD/s1600/berries+mixed2.jpg" height="200" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">1.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Berries.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b>According to a study published in the American Journal of clinical
Nutrition, eating a cup of mixed berries daily is associated with increased
levels of our “good HDL" and lowered blood pressure.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">2.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Raisins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span></b>Raisins have been shown to fight the type of bacteria that can cause
gum </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are wondering what
gum disease may have to do with heart health, </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">they are, in fact very closely
related.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People with gum disease are
twice as likely<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to suffer from heart
ailments.</span>
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</span></b>Sprouting mung beans is easy, inexpensive, and a big nutritional
payoff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These crunchy nuggets contain soluble fiber which
helps to keep cholesterol at bay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Soluble
fiber binds to cholesterol and keeps it from being absorbed in the gut.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mung bean sprouts also have a number of heart protecting
nutrients, including flavonoids, which help lower the risk of heart attack and
stroke.</span></div>
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keeps the doctor away,” and it may be true!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was found in a Finnish research study that people who eat apples
frequently had the lowest risk of suffering strokes in comparison to non-apple
eaters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apples are also very rich in
soluble fiber.</span></div>
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cacao) may help lower blood pressure, mostly because of its high magnesium
content.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also has a nitric oxide boosting
compound epicatechin, which is crucial for healthy blood vessels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Chocolate lovers, rejoice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Enjoy this sweet treat, and remember to enjoy
it in moderation, and go for the dark chocolate, 70% cocoa, or raw cacao, or
higher.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Milk chocolate does not have
such benefits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This is the month that people take time to show love to
those who are special to them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do
remember to take some time to show yourself some TLC, too!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Start with <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">one</b> piece of dark chocolate in honor of your healthy heart, and
follow up with some of these suggested foods, and a wide variety of whole fresh
raw and living foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">N</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">obody seems to mind
winter during all the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cold and dark seem more like a part of
the whole package at that time, while we race hither and thither to get all the
shopping, gift-giving, entertaining, and meal preparations taken care of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But now it’s January.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s been January for awhile now, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>while I love the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quiet and slowed pace at the beginning of the
month, by mid-month winter begins to feel very long…..endless, in fact.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the time when the cold and dark can heighten
feelings of stress, depression , fatigue, and some mindless eating which leads
to unwanted weight gain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We call it all
the <em>winter blues,</em> those by-products of short days, unrelenting cold weather,
confinement, and residual stress from the holiday season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those winter blues and lack of energy can
cause us still more discomfort and unrest, as they can lower our immune systems
exposing us to catching a cold and/or the flu.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>neither one of those
“nasties” will help to pull us out of a bluesie funk.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know the story.</span><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">There is a way out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The shortage of light during the winter time is very real, and
in a very real way can affect our hormonal balance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We may suffer from a lack of serotonin and
melatonin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The combination of melatonin,
the hormone which our bodies produce to help us sleep, and serotonin, the
hormone which regulates our mood and energy, work together in managing
important aspects of our being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Immunity, pain, digestion, sleep/wake cycles, body temperature, blood
pressure, blood clotting, and daily body rhythms are all affected <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>by these two hormones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It pays to know how to keep them at a nice
productive level.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read on.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">is very
important here in the dead of winter. It increases levels of serotonin, which then relieves some of those blah and blue moods and sensations. It also helps to relieve stress. Walks, even brief 15 minute ones, in some fresh air can do wonders in boosting a funky mood, sunshine or not.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Aromatherapy </span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">has also been shown to help levels of
serotonin and melatonin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oils such as
lavender and chamomile encourage us to have a restful sleep and prevent us
from waking up moody.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These oils can be
used in bath salts, bath oils, candles, and in oils applied to the bldy for
cleansing, calming and balancing thoughts and emotions.</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nutrition</span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> plays a big part in either improving a good mood or
increasing depression.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When our
serotonin levels are low, we naturally crave carbohydrates, especially the
simple kinds of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Consume, instead,
good quality carbohydrates, organic, if possible, unprocessed and full of
nutrition.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Specifically, go for the dark
leafy greens, other vegetables, and fruit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And the more of them that you eat raw, the more you will feel positive
results.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the other hand, processed,
simple carbohydrates such as white flour and sugar in their many forms create a
quick blood sugar spike shortly after being consumed, followed by a crash with
feelings of not having taken any good fuel for life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Raw<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>homemade trail mix is a great snack to have<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>on hand, as are spreads like hummus, cut up
raw vegetables and fruit, and some occasional popcorn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, planning<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>more carbohydrate dense dinners will satisfy
any late night munchies and help you to sleep better. </span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Don’t be shy of fat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fats play a critical part in brain health. Omega 3 fatty acids
help maintain healthy levels of the brain chemicals, dopamine and, you guessed
it, serotonin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Few people realize that
they are lacking in omega -3 fatty acids. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our brain’s cell membranes are made from Omega
3 fats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Along with regulating mood and
energy, serotonin enables<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>brain cells to
communicate with each other by passing through the cell membranes. Our bodies
can’t produce these fatty acids so we must consume them in our diets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Omnivores eat fatty fish, such as Alaskan
salmon and sardines, because they are a potent<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>form of omega 3s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other healthy
forms are available for vegetarians and vegans from flaxseed, chi seeds,
walnuts, canola and walnut oils, kale, collard greens, and winter squash.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The national Institutes of health (NIH) panel
of experts recommend that people consume at least 2% of their daily calories as
omega- 3 fats, about 4 grams a day for a diet of 2000 calories.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is not a burdensome amount.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just need to make sure we incorporate a
good supply of omega-3s in our diets. </span><br />
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<b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Get
into the sun when you can.</span></b><span style="color: #3a3a3a; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because the
sun is not out as long, and we don’t get out as much in the colder months, we
may suffer from low vitamin D.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Contrary
to its name, this substance is actually a hormone which affects all areas of
our body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although there are supplements
of vitamin D, and many doctors prescribe them, too much vitamin D can be
toxic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best option is to absorb
vitamin D naturally from food and the sun. Make every effort to get some sun on
your skin every time it’s a sunny day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>15 minutes or so will do, but without sunscreen, or through fabric or
the glass of a building or a car. )<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Vitamin D is bio-available in fatty fish,
(salmon, tuna, sardines, and rainbow trout), fortifies milks, (including
almond) and cereals, eggs, and Portobello mushrooms.</span><br />
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positive and energetic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> T</span>hen, recall that
spring is a mere 63 days away, and you’ll be skipping and singing though your
days, wondering what you were ever feeling so blue about! There's a thought that can lift your spirits!</span><br />
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-84320776042283760862014-01-08T21:29:00.000-08:002014-01-08T21:29:42.733-08:00Make Your Own Salad Dressing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjcQ9PlFxEkpjCe54L4yf5YUmL57Dds74vklyVTJk7KzBEo1Z93zkHwFCnEKQfUoY2sikmi037U4FINbbvfZesmfvhHhP-lyAUMo5R59YoyCGPVmp54ECq8gC_xiJozroPD1TD42gLRsW/s1600/SaladDressing1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSjcQ9PlFxEkpjCe54L4yf5YUmL57Dds74vklyVTJk7KzBEo1Z93zkHwFCnEKQfUoY2sikmi037U4FINbbvfZesmfvhHhP-lyAUMo5R59YoyCGPVmp54ECq8gC_xiJozroPD1TD42gLRsW/s200/SaladDressing1.png" height="134" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All sorts of flavors come into raw food preparation, just
as they do with traditional food preparation.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Really, when food is not broken down by cooking, it is sometimes easier
to appreciate various mixes of flavors, which have a way of maintaining the
distinctness of individual ingredients, even as they blend to remarkably
enhance the taste of greens and vegetables on your salad plate.</span></div>
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enhance salads, in particular, but other foods as well, you are also enhancing
your chances of making a permanent lifestyle change. Most of the bottled and packaged salad
dressings in the grocery store will contribute nothing to your health. Rather, most of them have been heat treated
and pasteurized, thus rendering them void of vitamins, enzymes, and many of
their minerals, and many, (read the labels!), have had many preservatives,
(with long non-pronounceable chemical names) added.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The good news is that there are hundreds of
easy-to-assemble homemade</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">dressing recipes that can take you way beyond the simple</span><br />
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(and delicious) oil and vinegar or lemon juice combinations. Most of them can be nicely put together in a
blender or Nutri-Bullet (my favorite salad dressing machine) in just a few
minutes. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Be willing to experiment.
Go beyond that safe splash of olive oil, squeeze of lemon and favorite
herb. Try lots of recipes , (and you
know that they are all over the web, starting with Pinterest), and in no time
you’ll be inventing a whole new generation of dressings. A plateful of sprouts
and greens becomes something else entirely when covered with a creamy avocado
dressing or an exotic Asian dressing, or
a simple “goddess” concoction. Once
you’ve found a few dressings that you like, have two or three always made up
and ready in your refrigerator.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Avocado-Dill Dressing</strong> – from The Raw Gourmet,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> by Nomi
Shannon</span><br />
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celery or cucumber juice, or water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1
cucumber peeled and chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 small
clove garlic, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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scallions, chopped,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 red
pepper, chopped<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 Tbs
chopped fresh dill<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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avocado, cut in chunks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2 Tbs
lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp
liquid aminos or pinch sea salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Honey
or maple syrup<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Honey
or agave syrup (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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everything but the sweetener in a blender, then sweeten to taste, if necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>French Dressing</strong> – (un, deux, trios, voila!) – from Rawsome, by Brigitte Mars<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Yield: 2 cups<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 ½ cups extra-virgin olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2/3 cup lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ cup lemon juice<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp tsp celery seeds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ tsp paprika<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1tsp chopped fresh basil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 tsp Celtic salt<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Marika’s
“Goddess in the Raw” Dressing</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">from
Living on Live Food, by Alissa Cohen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">(If you
like garlic, you’ll love this!)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">2-3
limes, juiced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">¾ cup
raw apple cider vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 bunch
scallions (or green onions)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">½ bunch
parsley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">4
cloves garlic <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">1 Tbs.
olive oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Blend
all ingredients thoroughly.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">~ ~ ~ ~ ~ <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Making
your own salad dressings is a good step toward healthier, more tasteful
eating. Try it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><em>For
more recipes of all sorts, consult my
website—www.janesmith-healthcoaching.com.
You can also subscribe to my monthly newsletter there, which always
contains fun new, usually seasonal, raw
recipes.</em></span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-46708006128268192562014-01-02T12:02:00.000-08:002014-01-02T12:02:09.299-08:00How to Start a Raw Food Diet: A Quick Beginner’s Guide<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> week I celebrated 7 years of eating mostly raw
fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds, otherwise known as a Raw Food Diet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the occasion offers me an opportunity
to reflect on how I got here, and why I stay here, I thought it might be
helpful to offer you some suggestions for beginning the journey at the
beginning of a new year.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keep in mind
that there are no rules about becoming 100% raw, which very few people actually
attain, so you need not immediately dismiss the whole idea with the thought, “Oh,
I could never be completely raw!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Furthermore, inasmuch as virtually every published diet on the planet
recommends including lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, some of the following
suggestions may be helpful urging you towards a better balanced food plan.
Every increase you make with whole, natural, unprocessed foods is a benefit to
you and the planet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just begin, and see
where the journey takes you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">So, here we go. There are many benefits associated with
following a raw food diet. Many people who are now high raw eaters began with
the apparent stumbling block of, “I don’t know where to begin.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Before
You Begin </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">to actually follow a diet with a higher nutrient density
than what you now enjoy, make a list of all the raw foods you love to eat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Include fresh fruits and vegetables on the
list as well as nuts, seeds, and healthy fats. I recommend keeping a food
journal for a week or so, (and January is a great time for this sort of refocusing
activity), so that you can keep track of the foods you eat on a regular basis.
Your list may look something like this:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fruits – bananas, strawberries, mango, oranges,
pineapple, apple….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Vegetables </span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">– broccoli, zucchini,
carrots, cucumbers, snap peas, spinach, tomatoes…..<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Fats</span></u><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> – sunflower seeds, avocado,
walnuts, almonds, olive oil….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Now that you have your list of foods you enjoy, begin to
include them in your meals more often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let
go of some of your non-raw foods gradually, beginning with the low nutrient
density – packaged snacks, sweet desserts, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This will make it easier to transition to a diet higher in fruits,
vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Learn how to make green smoothies – recipes abound
– and try some morning juicing if you have a juicer.</span><br />
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it may be challenging in the beginning. It may help to seek out raw recipes
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who are known to be health seekers, possibly high raw food eaters themselves.
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new recipes and start feeling the benefits of your efforts, (and they come
fairly quickly), you may just want to jump in and make your diet as high raw as
possible. That was my approach, which worked for me just fine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know many people, too, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>who make steady progress in a much more
gradual way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Either way works, as long
as you continue to make good, then better food choices at every turn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is plenty of support in your area, no
matter where, so reach out and enjoy the ride to a happier, healthier, more
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-10923707081837663262013-12-02T04:00:00.000-08:002013-12-05T14:30:28.492-08:00Holiday Treats with Natural Sweeteners<br />
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<strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">With the holidays fast approaching, we all know that
one of the staples of the season is a plethora of sweet delectable desserts in all shapes and
sizes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pies, cookies, cakes, candies,
fruitcakes….you name it…… if it contains sugar, we’ll be seeing plenty of all
of it as we move into the winter holiday time ahead.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There are some folks, albeit just a few, that don’t
like sweets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But we’re a natural for it,
with thousands of receptors in our mouth and digestive system, all ready with the signal to our brain, "Have more, have more!"<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our insides light up like a<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>blinking Christmas tree when a little sugar hits one
of those receptors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sweet flavor
releases serotonin in our brains, which is the chemical responsible for our
sense of well-being and contentment.</span></strong> </div>
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<strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Most of us are aware that there are differences
among </span></strong><strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">sweeteners, that they are not all created equal.</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"></span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There are side effects and health risks from
refined sweeteners like white table sugar and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the ubiquitous high-fructose syrup, and also
from artificial sweeteners like NutraSweet, saccharin, and Splenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Refined sweeteners have been stripped of
vitamins, minerals, and fiber, so they can spike blood sugar, which, more often
than not, lead to cravings and mood and energy fluctuations.</span></strong><br />
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to use naturally and minimally processed sweeteners, which, in addition to
retaining some of their nutritive benefits, can actually help to reduce
cravings for sugary things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hence, they
help us to not over-indulge in a category of foods which are notoriously already
low in food quality value.</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">There are many natural sweeteners to substitute in
drinks, food, and baking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of them
are notably sweeter than refined sugar, so you can actually use less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those that I list here are about 1.5 times
sweeter than refined sugar, and they are easily found in most supermarkets and
natural food stores.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When replacing
sugar with liquid sweeteners in a recipe, (such as agave for refined sugar, for
example), reduce the amounts of the other liquids.</span></strong> </div>
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Almost everyone likes honey, one of the oldest, natural sweeteners on the
market.</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Honey will have a different
flavor depending on the plant source.</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Some varieties are very dark and intensely flavored. Whenever possible, choose
raw, local honey, as it is unrefined, contains small amounts of enzymes,
minerals and vitamins.</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Also, if you can
buy from a producer you know, it’s easier to know that the bees who produced
the honey were treated well, which is not always the case, sad to say.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I am a little
embarrassed to say that I had never ever heard of agave nectar before I became
a high raw food eater almost seven years ago.
Now it is a staple in my kitchen, and I use it often. Agave is made through the extraction and purification
of the juice of the agave cactus, which also gives us tequila. It has a lower
glycemic index than table .sugar, so does not stimulate insulin secretion as
other sugars do. Thus, it does not
create a “sugar rush.” It has a
delightful light and mild flavor.</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></div>
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Maple syrup is the concentrated extract of the sap of maple trees. It adds a
rich, deep flavor to foods and drinks. Make sure to look for 100% pure maple
syrup, not maple-flavored corn syrup. As with all sweeteners, organic varieties
are best.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #505050; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">This low glycemic product is rather new on the natural food scene.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is made from the sap of the coconut palm,
and has a very low-key, satisfying sweetness to it. It also has an abundant
source of minerals, 17 amino acids, vitamin C, broad-spectrum B vitamins, and a
nearly neutral pH. I think that it’s definitely worth a trip to the health food
store to get some into your kitchen cabinet.</span><span style="color: #505050; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></div>
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load by adding in some of these more health friendly alternatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-42755001780310240992013-11-14T17:57:00.003-08:002013-12-02T09:46:44.620-08:00The Holidays Are Coming....<br />
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noticed ?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just returned from some
wonderful vacationing, and now there’s no choice but to face up to the fact
that the most busy time of year is fast approaching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems, then, like a good time to begin to
strategize about some good self care, which ultimately will pay big dividends
in energy, stamina, and the ability to stay calm and enjoy all the benefits of
the holiday season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Begin now to
incorporate these five definitely healthy practices. Streamline your self-care
so that you can fit it in to your busy life without bending over backwards.</span></div>
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priority.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sleep might be the single
biggest missing piece to your health puzzle (and to your weight management
puzzle, in fact).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being sleep deprived
messes with our hunger and stress hormones, making us prone to binging on
calorie-dense foods with lots of sugar, refined carbohydrates, and fat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The energy boost from these foods disappears
quickly, leaving us depleted and more tired than before.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><em>2.</em> When you make food choices<em>,</em> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">think <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">efficiency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></i>Eating food that is good fuels for you is
your best defense against time wasters like low energy and frequent
illness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choosing foods that give you
the most nutritional bang means that you spend less time eating and more tie
doing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nutrient-dense foods like fresh
fruit and vegetables, nuts and seeds give your body what it needs on less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Choose them first, whenever possible, instead
of wasting time on options that leave you hungry an hour later and searching
for more food.</span></div>
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up for 10 minutes and walk around the block.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Learn to tune into your own personal “I need a break alarm” by noticing
what happens in your body when you’ve hit a wall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does your back ache:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do you stare at your computer screen for
just a little too long (without actually doing any work)?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Does your stomach feel a little funky?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once you identify your body’s “alarm,” start
listening to it!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Giving yourself these
short little movement breaks when your body calls out for them is a quick way
to avoid burnout and reduce stress.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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meals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Who has time to plan?” you
say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Two small things will make a huge
difference in how well you eat and whether or not yu move your body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>First, using your calendar, and second,
taking 20 minutes to plan our meals. Put workouts, meal planning time, and
cooking time on your actual calendar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It’s a guaranteed game changer, and will save you time in the long run.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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refresh your body and mind wherever you are.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Begin by breathing in through your nose for a count of 4. Hold that
breath for a count of 7.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then, breathe
out strongly , (as if you were blowing up a balloon for an count of 8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Repeat this cycle 3 or 4 times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Simple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It only takes a few minutes and will bring your stress level down, and
your sense of wellbeing up, almost instantly.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxWiU_a35s9UOoCNH4Js3xoQLA9y8TzEbYIBPALJluh10FVFsfCdXGl-aQAjwFcTDZ6dKCnFwjx6j0ZeAHzkb1E4zbiSWLAn9A1dhMBJ5pl69zfpV0HwDh51M6qhlPAlEYuNOvNEG3sFh/s1600/Breathing3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwxWiU_a35s9UOoCNH4Js3xoQLA9y8TzEbYIBPALJluh10FVFsfCdXGl-aQAjwFcTDZ6dKCnFwjx6j0ZeAHzkb1E4zbiSWLAn9A1dhMBJ5pl69zfpV0HwDh51M6qhlPAlEYuNOvNEG3sFh/s200/Breathing3.jpg" width="200" /></a></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try these five things,
get used to doing them,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>and you’ll be
more than ready to sail through the holidays, and enjoy them fully.</span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-16347627100968692772013-10-23T10:21:00.001-07:002013-10-23T10:21:16.641-07:00Wonderful Water<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We have a critical need for water</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Several
people have recently asked me about drinking water – its importance, how much,
what kind, etc., so I now offer some thoughts on the very large and critical
subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today I’ll talk about the why
and the how-to, and next time, I’ll address some of the choice-making involved
in getting the most from your water-drinking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stay with me here.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Most of us
are aware of the importance of drinking water. Getting our daily requirement of
water helps our organs function, keeps our skin clear and hydrated, and allows
physical action in our body to flow smoothly. We tend to pay good attention to
our water consumption in the warm summer months when we tend to be more active
and spend more time in the sun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
suggest, though, that the need for water in these cooler months may go
unnoticed, and so getting enough water becomes a bigger challenge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Drinking plenty of water is critical all year
long. Not drinking enough water may lead to poor digestion, sluggish thinking,
skin breakouts, headaches, bad breath and general fatigue. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">One good
practice is to drink a glass of warm water with the juice of ½ a lemon in it
when you first get up in the morning. (Lemon adds and additional boost to your
kidneys and helps to alkalinize your body.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>See my earlier blog here Lemon Water - Morning Jumpstart - 6/10/13). With or without the
lemon, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a large glass first thing when
you wake up in the morning will <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>pull out
toxins left from the previous day and refreshes your system, preparing it for
the day ahead. Keep a bottle of water accessible throughout the day, whether
you’re on the go or sitting at a desk. Having water close by will remind you to
take a sip when thirsty. The first sip of water will usually let you know how
much you need. If you have most of your water before early evening, the
possibility of interrupted sleep will not be an issue because you will not
crave a big glass before bed.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQcI_z17XbHlchMAlEOioGImkdjQ64lYy0uLL0wcRjRoX-GQB3X7uzRLeEOMf_J1R2IqirzPjlqeVw6woCFLDCR1eXfrEBwArDNLSUqJVKsKb5CSwMo5z8-crZG9l9zZMYD6Tczbo_yJr/s1600/water3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWQcI_z17XbHlchMAlEOioGImkdjQ64lYy0uLL0wcRjRoX-GQB3X7uzRLeEOMf_J1R2IqirzPjlqeVw6woCFLDCR1eXfrEBwArDNLSUqJVKsKb5CSwMo5z8-crZG9l9zZMYD6Tczbo_yJr/s200/water3.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What about
quality? Some people like bottled, while others prefer filtered. I’ll address
some options next time. The key is that you should like the taste of the
water you are drinking and the water should agree with your body. Try different
options to see what you like best. Adding a few mint leaves, a wedge of lemon,
a sprig of parsley, a few slices of cucumber, a twist of lime or a squeeze of
orange to your water is a great way to mix up your routine---and might make it
more tempting to sip often. By drinking tea and juice and eating raw fruits and
vegetables high in water content, you will also be contributing to the
hydration process. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Please, if
you have ideas about this important subject, share them in the comments section
below.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And if you enjoy this blog, you
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right.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa8fHRNnm0W68Kv0I1_sHDJOSOgSEJVk3AehRiy4TPnaSYNgs9LyJ-EHl_X4B9_1GZmC4Myg8B37e4ggFsrYD705_eegWktn_SdBN6vDVxsJBJdL3cPZ52n83eaQtOuxBTnYEFS4IFt1d/s1600/WtrFmly2L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="159" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJa8fHRNnm0W68Kv0I1_sHDJOSOgSEJVk3AehRiy4TPnaSYNgs9LyJ-EHl_X4B9_1GZmC4Myg8B37e4ggFsrYD705_eegWktn_SdBN6vDVxsJBJdL3cPZ52n83eaQtOuxBTnYEFS4IFt1d/s200/WtrFmly2L.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Live
Well ~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>~<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Eat Raw</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For more
information on water, check out <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Your
Body’s Many Cries for Water, </i>by Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, M.D. and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Integrative Nutrition</i>, by Joshua
Rosenthal, pages 186-189.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For finding
spring water --- <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://findaspring.com/">http://findaspring.com</a></i></span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-9302512127576903702013-10-10T03:00:00.000-07:002013-10-10T03:00:09.439-07:00When Sleep Won't Come<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Do you ever lie awake
in bed, wanting to sleep, but your mind just won’t shut off?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What’s frustrating
about this situation is that I know I need to have good, restful sleep every
night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I don’t fall asleep in a
timely way, and then I find myself tossing and turning, anxiety kicks in with
thoughts like, “Oh, no, I’m still awake."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
"</span>I need to be asleep."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> "</span>I have a big
day ahead of me tomorrow."<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> "</span>I need the
rest……damn it!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So much for the relaxed
state of being which will help me to drift into peaceful slumber.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Falling asleep fairly
quickly isn’t a problem for me any more….most of the time, that is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the years I guess that I’ve developed
some night time rituals that serve me well. First, here are some questions to
pose as to the reason for sleep resistance.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b>Were you racing around all day and haven’t
had a moment of down time?</b></span> </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Journal - food, exercise, 3 blessings</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our minds needs time
to process the day and </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">relax
</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">before we head for the
bed.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Try building in one
hour of down time with no technology before you go to sleep. Develop a ritual
that you enjoy. Read a book, spend time with loved ones, straighten up or
prepare for the next day. I usually journal my food and exercise for the day,
and add on three blessings, or things to be grateful for during the day. The
reflection does me good, and there are other rituals that can be developed as
well.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Did you have caffeine
or an energy drink in the afternoon? </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sometimes it’s helpful
to have a warm drink, even if it’s just plain water, to flush your body, as you
help it to relax. Better yet, in the future, try not having caffeine or energy
drinks after 11 am, or skip them all together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Stimulants are stimulants, and as such are counter to relaxation that we
need for good sleep.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are you stressed about
all you have to do tomorrow? </span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stressed? Problem Solving?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Worry that may not
have even surfaced to consciousness can sometimes produce just enough stress to
keep us tense enough to prevent easy sleep.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One antidote for this problem is to keep a pad of paper near your bed,
and write a list of all the things that have to be taken care of. Rank ordering
their importance takes power from them and gives it to you, so you can leave
them and go to sleep, knowing that all will be tended to in due time. A mind at
ease is one that can rest.</span> </div>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Are you problem
solving a situation, rehashing possible solutions to no avail? </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Whatever it is, we
can’t do anything about it in the middle of the night, even though we think we’re
thinking it through fairly clearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preparing or rehearsing for a conversation or
an event may or may not be helpful in the actual situation when it occurs. The
best thing we can do is be </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">present</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
and open, and for that, we need sleep. And that part about rehashing a past event? None of it will change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is what it is.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s best if we just accept it, let it go,
and let it float right out of our mind.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tense mind+tense emotions=tense mucscles</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Techniques that help</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">At the top of this list is deep, controlled steady breathing. Start by
taking two or there deep cleansing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>breaths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then breathe in for a count of eight, breathe
out for a count of eight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try that for
four rounds and see if you aren’t considerably more relaxed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If not, do another cycle. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When my own system is being more stubborn, and the deep breathing doesn't do the trick, I get up, get a glass of warm water,and then do 5 minutes of gentle stretching. If I am emothionally and/or mentally tense, my muscles are tense as well. Stretching all sorts of </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> muscle groups, including some gentle twists, along with some more
deep breathing, has never failed me, even when sleep has been very difficult in
coming.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">I think that I’m not
alone in occasionally struggling with getting to sleep easily.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’d love to hear some of your best
remedies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We can all benefit!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bliss</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><br />Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-50170621896037326502013-10-01T18:19:00.002-07:002013-10-09T18:47:44.887-07:00Apples -- Weight Loss Made Easier<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9bH_ER56htoDFxjeF4384yrlhb-zFbzS9Nzl4L0PRD9vdHZMZyFPfIqv7R0tvnTwUoAT41mKuZmPKAw1JDM-ySMRz_1RtzI6yQ1JlPN1VZxzJyfREAw_tmPYvHo5XVGV8mCwHnUHIgXb/s1600/ApplePckng3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9bH_ER56htoDFxjeF4384yrlhb-zFbzS9Nzl4L0PRD9vdHZMZyFPfIqv7R0tvnTwUoAT41mKuZmPKAw1JDM-ySMRz_1RtzI6yQ1JlPN1VZxzJyfREAw_tmPYvHo5XVGV8mCwHnUHIgXb/s200/ApplePckng3.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">There is just nothing like the month of October for
Apples!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of our grandchildren have
started the month a little early and visited the u-pick orchards already.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s just that time of year when apples in
all their many varieties can be had and enjoyed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chances are that you have only tasted a few of the many
varieties of apples, because the supermarkets offer a comparatively small
selection that typically includes Gala, Cortland, Granny Smith McIntosh, and
the ever popular, Red Delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regardless of the type, apples are a perfect addition to your
weight-loss plan for a number of reasons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Apples are low in calories and fat, low in sodium, and
contain vitamins and minerals as well as fiber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>These can all help you to lose weight in different ways.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fiber helps you feel full longer because
it expands in your stomach, so it takes less food to satisfy your hunger.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The low-sodium content prevents excess water
weight, or retention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the vitamins
benefit you by increasing health and vitality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Being more active helps burn extra calories to speed up weight loss. In
addition to all of this, the enzymes found in apples help you to digest food
more efficiently.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Eating an apple or two before a meal is a good way to
curb your appetite, and at the same time get plenty of nourishment. Apples also
make good mid-morning or mid-afternoon snacks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>One of my favorite ways to enjoy an apple is to slice it and then smear
it with raw almond butter. (Admittedly, this practice cuts into the possible
weight loss benefits of eating apples, but it’s a mighty tasty treat!) </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYxKXlSOsAoRnIuNpcmKHfleeU8DaOLeQrrP0f5UH9R7s8yLPVJyK2ir6XymoV2Lgooo0FB6yLNofmuRNTuqkgpWYCVNiyWHI8Jv_gYvxTkYE5AfiLZNpEguv35bfSUrNPDVWI_84FnT6/s1600/Apples3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPYxKXlSOsAoRnIuNpcmKHfleeU8DaOLeQrrP0f5UH9R7s8yLPVJyK2ir6XymoV2Lgooo0FB6yLNofmuRNTuqkgpWYCVNiyWHI8Jv_gYvxTkYE5AfiLZNpEguv35bfSUrNPDVWI_84FnT6/s200/Apples3.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;">There are claims that eating three apples a day can account for about a 1/2 pound weight loss each week, up to 8 weeks or so.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Always wash and scrub your apples, especially if they are
not organic.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Supermarket apples are often
waxed, which seals in pesticide residues that may be on the skins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Peeling apples will remove the film, but also
a lot of the fiber. All apples will brown when cut, though the degree of
browning varies among varieties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sprinkling a little lemon juice on cut surfaces will curb the browning
somewhat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you’re interested in some very good raw <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>recipes which keep all the great apple
nutrients in place, take a look at access it by going to my website</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I’ll be watching for you!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Enjoy this beautiful autumn month, and have lots and lots of apples!.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Abundant Raw Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05650487516031367773noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7346388097217327560.post-15156229514387956192013-09-27T09:16:00.002-07:002013-09-27T09:16:14.034-07:00Kelp -- A Health Gift from the Sea<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I ran across an article recently about kelp, a sea
vegetable, being very helpful in weight loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Lots of things, it seems, are helpful in weight loss, always a popular topic,
and I will share some of what this article said....in a minute.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">First, though, let’s talk about sea vegetables and
algae in general.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Yeeewwww!” you might<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>say.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
suppose I did, too, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>several years ago
when I was first delving into raw food eating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But wait!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is richness to be
had in these somewhat salty greens from the ocean.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Read on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Seaweeds grow in the mineral –rich brine of the ocean and
transform its fifty-six known minerals, including calcium, iodine, iron,
potassium, and magnesium, into nutrients that we can assimilate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In fact, seaweeds contain ten to twenty times
more minerals than land-grown plants do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Their abundant mineral content makes sea vegetables an important element
of the raw foods diet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Seaweeds offer many benefits to human health.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They increase metabolism, purify the blood,
help break down fat, improve joint flexibility, and help heal mucous
membranes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are naturally
alkalinizing, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also strengthen kidneys and beautify the
skin and hair. Additionally, and very importantly, they contain alginic acid, a
compound that binds in the body with heavy metals, environmental toxins, and
other chemicals, and then carries them from the body and out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Seaweeds are available commercially in dried form, often
in small sheets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can crush and
sprinkle them over salads, eat them plain as snacks, add them to soups as
flavorings, or use them as wrappers to hold other raw delights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you use a bit of oil in the preparation of
sea vegetables, it will enhance your body’s absorption of their minerals and
vitamins A and D.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">With that glowing introduction, let us turn to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kelp, </b>and the special advantages it
offers in weight loss endeavors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kelp is an excellent supplier of calcium.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can expect stronger bones, nails and
teeth along with weight loss.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kelp is also known to improve your circulatory system and
provide blood purification.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kelp is enriched with Omega-3, Omega-6, linoleic acid,
gamma linolenic acid, fucoidans,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>22
amino acids, chlorophyll, and sterols.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Kelp helps in the boosting of the immune system, fighting
cancer, keeping cholesterol levels down, slowing ageing and improving
metabolism.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s a good thing to keep in
your diet at any time, dieting or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">If you are not used to regularly<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>consuming sea vegetables, start off with 600
mg for each meal, and gradually<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>increase the dose to 1200 mg per meal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Crush the kelp to fine powder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is salty in taste, and can be sprinkled on salad<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>or soup—anything that is not sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It is available in capsule form, which is not nearly as
much enjoyed as the real food.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Try this simple recipe to get you started on a healthy
sea vegetable adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your body will
be grateful for your effort!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"><strong>Kelp Cucumber Salad</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Soak kelp in water for 15 minutes and slice it down to
thin pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a bowl of whisked maple
syrup or agave nectar, tamari, and vinegar, add kelp and thinly sliced peeled
cucumber.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Stay tuned for more good news about Kelp and other Sea
Vegetables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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