tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32388687742602731492024-02-19T13:47:20.279-08:00Refresh Your Life NowI work with ill Career Moms with diabetes and/or cancer to reduce overwhelm, disease management & fatigue to optimally live a normal healthy happy disease free life. This is achieved through Self Love, Spirituality & simple Lifestyle Enhancements. I support your journey with compassion, by listening. Refresh to the Good Life!® www.BarbaraGreenhouse.com RefreshYourLifeNow@gmail.com Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-86701507658112708192015-04-21T16:51:00.000-07:002015-04-21T16:58:08.060-07:00Top 8 Causes of Fatigue Career Moms With Diabetes and Cancer<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv30N5RFpFWkaNrmlQtvPYuar3qKeuC8kELXLeqyo3TQIpcb0l0ssDuLB4C9fuwjitABMxWwmksL3EbUpPeKwgFllFOfr0J29TccD7s-mGA1papZfA8Ur2AW3Ai8gw_7XrS-2v7qPOLQY/s1600/shutterstock_199984700.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/AVvXsEiv30N5RFpFWkaNrmlQtvPYuar3qKeuC8kELXLeqyo3TQIpcb0l0ssDuLB4C9fuwjitABMxWwmksL3EbUpPeKwgFllFOfr0J29TccD7s-mGA1papZfA8Ur2AW3Ai8gw_7XrS-2v7qPOLQY/s1600/shutterstock_199984700.jpg" height="214" width="320" /></a>1. Stress<br />
2. Battling a Major Disease<br />
3. Inflammation<br />
4. Poor Nutrition/too much Sugar<br />
5. Poor Circulation<br />
6. Lack of Exercise/Movement<br />
7. Poor Breathing/short breaths<br />
8. Toxins<br />
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Beyond the causes are the affects. The adrenal glands are what are affected. When they become over worked due to too much sugar and insulin production, stress and more, they "burn" out; hormone imbalances, relationship stress, spouse/partner/family, family schedules i.e your children's early morning sports games/practices, practice all week, travel teams, music lessons, karate etc., your career, disease management and the emotional roller coaster rides of keeping it all together, your adrenal glands are over worked to the point of serious fatigue where in turn your can barely lift up an arm or walk. Basically you just want to sleep and maybe you do, yet you do not feel refreshed, you are still so tired. This is your first clue to adrenal burnout. As a diabetic and or cancer stricken career mom you have a champion to refresh your life to a normal healthy life. Me.<br />
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Stress is the number one killer and cause of major diseases and fatigue. Sugar and all that I have mentioned above are the enemy of your adrenal glands and the fatigue you feel throughout your body when you are out of balance cooking, baking, snacking with and on too many sugary foods and more and too often. For example, not managing your sugar intake, your stress, not eating nutritious clean foods that your body requires to thrive causes obesity, diabetes, cancer and other LIFESTYLE diseases.<br />
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Toxins are everywhere. They are in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil our foods are grown in. They are found in every environment we are in daily; in our homes, furniture, schools, offices, stores, vehicle/factory emissions, paint, chemicals, pesticides, cleaning products, vaccines, in our FOOD, clothing, bedding carpeting, glues, marker pens, the list goes on and on.<br />
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Your body was designed for all that was listed above to be clean, not toxic and therefore you will be allergen free, fatigue free, toxin free, inflammation free and disease free.<br />
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Your goal is not to survive. <b><span style="color: #38761d;"><i>It is to thrive</i>.</span></b> Think about the ways your can keep fatigue and disease out of your life and then practice ways to make sure you do. When you come up with your ways to increase your energy in your daily life and reduce your fatigue, share them and let us know how they are going for you in the comments below.<br />
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Do you need some help with your fatigue, moving beyond diabetes and cancer to a normal healthy and happy life? Email me at refreshyourlifenow@gmail.com or visit <a href="http://www.barbaragreenhouse.com/">http://www.barbaragreenhouse.com</a> to sign up for your free strategy Health Session.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This is achieved through Self Love, Spirituality and Simple Lifestyle Enhancements.</b></span></i><br />
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-72534419843638048222014-12-23T14:42:00.002-08:002015-04-16T20:35:10.974-07:00To A Refreshing Christmas and New Years<span style="font-size: large;">One way to stay refreshed is to not rush about. Know that all that you wish to accomplish you will and at the right time. Sit back and be your own muse. Play with it. Be creative. Create beauty, love, self love, joy, peace, happiness, compassion and flow with your life, your choice as to what for these last two weeks of 2014 and beyond. Why? Because when you do not flow through life you are out of balance, stressed and unhappy emotionally and physically. You'll be run down, tired and maybe feel sick.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wish for you is to be your muse and to <b>intentionally</b> create your beautiful, peaceful, harmonious life's flow today, for the holidays and always. Is it for you? If you would like to share your thoughts please share in the comments below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Within my blog is my published article titled "Sugar Coated Holiday Blues". It may be of interest to you to read it to help you through the season of <i>bring on all that sugar</i> found in the numerous delectable desserts and drinks. They will definitely negatively affect a beautiful and flowing holiday season if overindulged in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And should a bit of that stress sneak in, remember to breathe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases, </b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">specifically diabetes and cancer.</b></span><br />
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Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-48124368606833048502014-11-22T21:18:00.000-08:002014-12-11T15:12:09.094-08:00Grateful Food for Thought<span style="font-size: large;">This year I decided to write about gratefulness for our upcoming Thanksgiving holiday here in America.
Gratefulness and saying daily gratitudes go deep into your core, your essence. This spiritual practice brings serenity to your soul which in turn improves your overall wellbeing. You are </span><span style="font-size: large;">healthier,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> have more peace of mind, less stressed, feel connected and see the cup quite full instead of empty. You're happier.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My wish is to share my gratitudes with you to inspire you in your quest for inner peace and to open up your soul, to feel, to Love. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for my awe and wonder of the mystery of Creation, God, the the Heavens, Life and the possibilities</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the life force energy and knowing that all energy is connected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for my inner and outer glow</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for being introduced to spiritual "churches" I instantly felt that I came home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the 300+ virtues</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for a number of eye opening spiritual books that I have read, by New Thought Leaders </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for kindness</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the wonders of the human body and how it works </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for waking up each morning </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for my ability to breathe, see, smell, taste, hear and feel, physically and spiritually</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for my ability to walk, run jump, to hold, to clap</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for music it transports my being </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the nutrition and health connection that heals</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for water to remain hydrated and to swim to feel connected</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for special friends and family </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the opportunities to continually learn </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful to help others </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the warmth of the sunshine and cool summer breezes</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for relaxation and rejuvenation </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for liberty and freedom of speech </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for those willing to share suppressed information for all to make their own informed decisions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for laughter and awesome comedians</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for the innovation and progress utilizing independent testing in balance with nature </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for my businesses</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for all of the cruelty free organizations and businesses </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am grateful for Love, Love of Self, Love of others.</span><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As a certified health coach</b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> trained in over 100 diets, the mechanics of the body, optimal whole foods nutrition which is basically unprocessed foods - fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and seafood ,relationships and connections - (how many types can you think of?), I am here to help you with any questions you may have, how to integrate a balanced life, integrate a balanced healthy body, for more information and highly nutritious and healthy recipe assistance and just to listen if you need to vent. Let's talk!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Required FDA Blurb: Please note always check with your doctor, Naturopath or healthcare provider prior to starting a new program especially if you're on medications. Each person is an individual with a different body chemistry, reactions or healings and therefore another's results are not guaranteed to be your results.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Barbara S. Greenhouse</b><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases, </b></span><b style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">specifically diabetes and cancer.</b><br />
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<strike></strike>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-73906207031360217482014-11-04T23:02:00.002-08:002015-04-16T20:38:29.065-07:00To Mamogram or Not To Mamogram for Breast Health<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Most women are not aware that a <b>mammogram</b> is not the only screening tool for breast health. A more important question than what else is there? is,
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have cancerous cells or tumors, pushing the breast into as flat a pancake that it can be, can and has dislodged and spread cancer cells which is surely counterproductive to the screening and the results. Plus these cells may be so small they go undetected.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>The use of Digital Infrared Imaging is based on the principle that metabolic activity and vascular circulation in both pre-cancerous and cancerous tissue and the area surrounding a developing breast cancer is almost always higher than in normal breast</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">MRI's are good at finding, pinpointing, they can show if a tumor is cancerous or benign. They can show soft tissue areas not viewable in mammograms and can also be used to look for signs that cancer may have metastasized from where it started to another part of the body. A once and done approach to breast cancer screening you might say.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Special MRI machines, now available in some hospitals, are designed just for looking inside the breast. This is called an <i>MRI with dedicated breast coils.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Researching further on your part will enlighten you more allowing you to make an informed decision in your breast health care and have a true sense of peace of </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">mind.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1 breathe deeply to keep your stress low</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">3 make simple green juice start at 8 oz build to 96</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4 eliminate all white foods, they convert to sugar;</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have breast or any form of cancer, green juices cleanse and detox your liver and body, (you may pee alot), they feed your cells with the vital nutrition they need within 15 minutes, especially for your mitocondria, your power generators, that create your energy through metabolism. Thank them for your energy boosts. This is why clean nutrient dense juices are vital allowing the nutrients to move across the cell wall.</span><br />
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When I think of and see these beautiful colors I am reminded of the warming spices of Fall I love to provide the warm inner glow. <br />
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Today's post provides 5 spices that will warm your body and your soul with flavor and warmth. Another big plus is they help to keep your blood moving.<br />
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1. Cinnamon derived from tree bark is wonderful on it's own or in a spice blend for tea, in smoothies and in fall desserts. It is medicinal in that it assists with blood sugar levels. Ceylon cinnamon is a higher grade of cinnamon and can be found online. <span style="font-size: x-small;">photo credit:</span> <a href="https://bestsuperfoods.wordpress.com/tag/tcm/"><span style="font-size: x-small;">bestsuperfoods.wordpress.com</span></a><br />
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2. Cardamon is either the whole seeds or the ground pods that contain the seeds from plants found in south east Asia in the ginger family. It has a strong flavor and aroma of mint and lemon. <br />
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3. Ginger is a tuberous pungent root that is quite warming used in tea, juicing, smoothies, grated into desserts, salads and more. Medicinally, ginger, along with our next spice, helps to rid your microbiome, the billions of beneficial bacteria's home in your stomach, of parasites.<br />
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4. Garlic enhances the flavor and is quite warming to your body as well in a large variety of recipes from Italian to Asai cooking, seafood dishes and this may surprise you in hot tea with ginger, honey and lemon.<br />
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5. Nutmeg by itself or with cinnamon is our last warming spice on the list. Nutmeg is ground from the hard seed of the Nutmeg tree. It's use is well known in fall pies, cider, egg nog, cookies and more recipes and to spike the flavor of dark leafy greens, tea and smoothies.<br />
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Diabetes is a lifestyle dis-ease for all types. Genetics can play a part yet it has been proven genetics can be reversed/overcome with regards to disease.<br />
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Only a diabetic knows what it's like to have to check your sugar readings continually day in and day out, make sure you eat correctly to not pass out, deal with pain, all of the doctors appointments, paraphernalia purchases and usage, especially needles, unless you have the pump, and the need to inject insulin which is set up for you to continually need to do the routine until you die. Nutrition in many ways as it was prior to the 1970's is paramount for optimal health, energy and to stave off gout, coronary heart disease, amputation of limbs, hospitalizations and death for the millions caught up in the vicious diabetic cycle. There is a cure stop chasing it. It's the cause and it is known, lack of proper nutrition, inactivity, and highly toxic living, working and play environments which includes lack of <i><b>pristine</b></i> air to breath and water to drink and clean food to eat.<br />
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<b>As a certified health coach</b> trained in over 100 diets, the mechanics of the body, optimal whole foods nutrition which is basically unprocessed foods - fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and seafood and relationships and connections - how many types can you think of? I am here to help you with any questions you may have, how to integrate a balanced life, integrate a balanced healthy body, for more information and highly nutritious and healthy recipe assistance and just to listen if you need to vent. Let's talk!<br />
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Required FDA Blurb: Please note always check with your doctor, Naturopath or healthcare provider prior to starting a new program especially if you're on medications. Each person is an individual with a different body chemistry, reactions or healings and therefore another's results are not guaranteed to be your results.<br />
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-77360329773380228202014-08-26T23:18:00.000-07:002015-04-16T20:34:08.436-07:005 Keys to Normalize Your Blood Sugar<span style="font-size: large;">As the summer winds down and the daylight grows shorter here in New England, I sigh. I am such a summer person loving the extra outdoor activities, long hot days and feeling the heat and energy of the sun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">September is a beautiful month with bright sunshine and cooler temperatures the leaves begin to paint a rainbow of colors across the landscape. This is a perfect time to transition to a healthy you and lower your blood sugar and rid yourself of all the disease management paraphernalia to manage any type of diabetes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Key 1.</b> <b>is to Breathe deeply</b>, into the heart center for the count of 5, hold for a count of 8 - 10 and out for 4. This helps you to unwind and relax, a stress buster which is key of optimal health. It also massages your lungs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Key 2. is to Eliminate all </b>white sugar, high fructose corn syrup and "foods" that convert quickly to sugar: alcohol, white pasta, white bread, whole grain bread, white potatoes and artificial sweeteners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Key 3. is to not Count calories</b> as it's a numbers game, not about nutrition absorption for optimal health. Eat organic fruits and vegetables in a rainbow of colors, especially dark green leafy vegetables steamed, sauteed, blended in smoothies, juices and in salads.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Key 4. is to juice</b> and drink smoothies. Drink 8 oz. of water with fresh lemon juice 15 minutes prior to making/having your green juice. Then make smoothies for breakfast and snacks. Juicing has all of the nutrients that can cross over the cell wall barrier into the cells which allows the nutrients to give the cell elements what they require to do their jobs which in turn will increase your energy and lower your blood sugar. From the time you drink your juice to the time it's nutrients make it over the cell walls is 15 minutes. You can actually feel it happening. Smoothies have the fiber which will satisfy your hunger between meals, plus as a diabetic lower the sugar spike a too sweet juice will bring on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Key 5. Self Love.</b> Only you can make the decision and the statement to your self that you love yourself enough to get away from the highly over processed foods that have hidden sugars, bad fats, chemicals, allergens and toxins. You love yourself enough to tune out the advertising, main stream misinformation and people telling you it won't work, you're crazy and more. You give your body and mind what they require, hightest not regular, to be able to function efficiently which will reduce/eliminate inflammation, keep your ph at the correct level and prevent or cure your diabetes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Diabetes is a lifestyle dis-ease for all types. Genetics can play a part yet it has been proven genetics can be reversed/overcome with regards to disease.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Only a diabetic knows what it's like to have to check your sugar readings continually day in and day out, make sure you eat correctly to not pass out, deal with pain, all of the doctors appointments, paraphernalia purchases and usage, especially needles, </span><span style="font-size: large;">unless you have the pump,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and the need to inject insulin which is set up for you to continually need to do the routine until you die. </span><span style="font-size: large;"> Nutrition in many ways as it was prior to the 1970's is paramount for optimal health, energy and to stave off gout, coronary heart disease, amputation of limbs, hospitalizations and death for the millions caught up in the vicious diabetic cycle. There is a cure stop chasing it. It's the cause and it is known, lack of proper nutrition, inactivity, and highly toxic living, working and play environments which includes lack of <i><b>pristine</b></i> air to breath and water to drink and clean food to eat.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>As a certified health coach</b> trained in over 100 diets, the mechanics of the body, optimal whole foods nutrition which is basically unprocessed foods - fresh vegetables, fruits, meat and seafood and relationships and connections - how many types can you think of? I am here to help you with any questions you may have, how to integrate a balanced life, integrate a balanced healthy body, for recipe assist that are highly nutritious and healthy, and just to listen if you need to vent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your questions and comments are welcome as is lively discussion in the comments section below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Required FDA Blurb: Please note always check with your doctor, Naturopath or healtcare provider prior to starting a new program especially if on medications. Each person is an individual with a different body chemistry, reactions or healings and therefore another's results are not guaranteed to be your results. </span><br />
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-47609412409630201032014-07-20T13:17:00.000-07:002014-10-06T21:25:43.724-07:00 Summer's Bounty to Prevent and Cure Cancer and DiabetesWhat a delicious summer this has been. Organic fruits and vegetables are always welcome and tasty especially after the harsh winter we had this year in the Northeast. <br />
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I don't know why, but the organic fresh fruits and vegetables have more flavor this summer than I can ever remember. What a treat.<br />
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Here are 6 ways to enjoy them.<br />
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1. Step up your regular organic tossed salad with any or all of the below. Switch them around for variety:<br />
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Fresh greens and lettuces from the farmers market, food stands and your own garden.<br />
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Add heirloom tomatoes, celery, fresh sprouts, scallions, and avocados<br />
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Add blueberries, peaches, raspberries, black berries, kiwi, pineapple in any combination with the greens. <br />
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2. Lightly brush and grill red, orange and purple peppers, asparagus, zucchini and yellow squash or your favorite vegetables with a favorite high heat flavored oil (hemp seed, grapeseed or coconut). And, Lightly brush and grill sliced sweet potatoes, golden beets, peaches and or pineapple (pineapple not likely found at the food stand or market).<br />
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3. Use lettuce, collard and chard for burritos. Fill with your favorite vegetables, nuts and seeds mixture or vegetable seeds and meat or fish mixture with seasoning.<br />
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4. My favorite pick me up, and for hydration, is my morning green juice first thing in the morning usually from the base of cucumbers, celery, greens and fruits. I use the left over pulp to make vegetable quinoa burgers.<br />
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5. A greens and fruit smoothie an hour or so after the green juice is a great way to keep you satiated until lunch, and as an afternoon snack due to all of the fiber. These are especially delicious with the luscious increase of flavor of the fresh summer fruits and vegetables.<br />
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6. Delectable desserts made with the fresh fruits and herbs. The imagination is endless here. Tarts, pies, bars, parfaits fruit salad, ice cream, ices and more.<br />
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The markets and farm stands are so welcoming with all of their fresh bounty. What a delight when your plate and table become the same.<br />
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The more rainbows of colors you eat ,that are more readily available during summer give your body a boost, a boost of energy, and a boost of immune support. Some help to lower blood sugar levels and most are filled with antioxidants to keep oxidative damage and cancer at bay, plus so much more. I've always been fascinated and loved rainbows. This is another type of rainbow that fascinates me, and possibly you too.<br />
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The more Organic fresh vegetables and fruits you eat during the summer sets you up for improved health as you obtain all of the vital nutrients your body requires, the vitamins and minerals not found in high<span style="background-color: #faf3dc; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;"> </span>quantities in the non-organic <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 19.93600082397461px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">varieties while also</span></span> giving more support to your local organic farmers.<br />
Check the <a href="http://www.ewg.org/">Environmental Working Groups Dirty and Clean list</a> of non-organic fruits and vegetables to help you choose some from the list of clean if your budget requires cutting back on your food costs.<br />
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Some of my favorite organic summer fruits and vegetables are<br />
heirloom tomatoes, fresh herbs, kale, rainbow chard, cucumbers, corn, fresh peas, spinach (though spinach is now finished until August) blueberries raspberries, strawberries, dark cherries and peaches and some hydrating watermelon.<br />
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I would love to hear about all of your favorites and any short recipe ideas that you have too. I'm looking forward to reading your shares in the comments below<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 9pt;">I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases</span></b></span><br />
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Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-3881017799556526772014-06-15T22:01:00.000-07:002014-07-20T11:28:49.831-07:00Cancer Treatments The Pull for Conventional Only is So Strong<br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another beautiful mom, inside and out, succumbed to the strong pull of two powerful entities. She died of cancer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The two strong pulls are:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Let me back track a couple of years. We heard that this beautiful mom was all of the sudden diagnosed with mid stage cancer. Knowing that most women and couples are not aware of holistic/alternative <b>healing</b> protocols I gave her some information so she at least knew that they exist and that there are places that do Integrative medicine or purely alternative (actually what's been around for centuries and is mostly successful). I felt she had a right to suppressed information to make an informed decision. Yet any decision she would make would be hers. She handed the info back the next time I saw her some months down the road. She was not interested not even to just talk about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">She passed away last week another beautiful woman, wife and mother, and an awesome school guidance counselor, gone.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Now what is the pull I am speaking about? Big Pharma pushing chemo, a drug that destroys the immune system, the very system you need to fight off the cancer. It is toxic to every cell in your body, not just the cancer cells. It's like the old blood letting; drain all the blood to rid the disease, which was deadly. Blood is the life "blood" of the body. We progressed much in the mainstream.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Conventional medical, the cut, surgery to remove the cancer. Yes it has been effective but not long term without chemo and radiation. The lymphs, the needed combatant of toxins and disease are removed. Surgical incisions destroy the body's second immune system within your skin to battle all that bombards it daily. After surgery large amounts of antibiotics, which are becoming resistant to bacteria, are necessary in conventional medicine and are not what the body prefers at all.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbH5_KV9llzgAfsuEEdilU54-QPTf1PUN-IzqXj_Fmr7e4SnPwYtOeuKRbWAnk0Pf5IOB0GkxKTooPARDPG1YNZ_pTa5iw_Y3DLnwOE_5j55QVe_xyEGsTjnD7bbUN0yHq-JbAcCekHps/s1600/farm+mkt+yum.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/AVvXsEhbH5_KV9llzgAfsuEEdilU54-QPTf1PUN-IzqXj_Fmr7e4SnPwYtOeuKRbWAnk0Pf5IOB0GkxKTooPARDPG1YNZ_pTa5iw_Y3DLnwOE_5j55QVe_xyEGsTjnD7bbUN0yHq-JbAcCekHps/s1600/farm+mkt+yum.jpg" height="240" width="320" /></a>The burn, radiation, totally destroys and weakens the area it is focused on. We are bombarded by radiation daily with microwave technology, radiation, for satellites, cell phones, ovens, medical radiation and much more. Your body does not like this. Sadly, I witnessed a young woman, 16 at best, walk perfectly fine into her first radiation treatment appointment at Yale. She could barely walk out, hunched over after treatment and was in so much pain. I wanted to hug her and help her.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You see the pull to what is known and what is conveniently all that most people are allowed to hear about, is killing more people every day, while prevention and cures exist that when they are used, when the doctor says put your affairs in order I can't help you any more speech is given, have been quite successful for up to 20 years or more. They know full well they are letting the kill system progress by doing this. Most doctors even oncologists have stated they would never go through these conventional methods. They seek the methods that work, that have had research and studies in the States <b><i>and</i></b> Europe and they are suppressed in the States to keep the money rolling into Big Phama, and the medical system and back out to university research for cures and to doctors. For over 40 years so much money, billions, has been raised to cure cancer. So where is the cure? It is archived and suppressed, called quackery by doctors who are indoctrinated with the conventional way of treatment by the two strong pull machines. This is slowly changing as many prominent MD's have a new model in Integrative Medicine and Functional Medicine. Ladies, you have a choice to at least seek out the information to make the best decision for you. Not Big Pharma's nor the Cancer societies money machine, that in over 40 years has not come up with a cure, while many others have. Contact me if you do research and have questions.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">Please view my Top 10 Report on the right side bar. Unfortunately I found no mechanism within blogger for you to be able to download it.</span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The second strong pull I alluded to above is the FDA. They have no interest in the health of this nation. They spin the truth and disallow you to use/have the treatments that will actually heal you. That's government interfering with your rights as a mother and parent to do what you know is best for your child or yourself, especially when more death occurs, from the conventional protocols. When you are healed by whole food bought at local organic farms, herbs, real super foods, conscious doctors, integrative practices and more that are healthy, they make the money. Otherwise the money goes to the unconscious corporations, especially Big Phama, and all of the chemical and pesticide companies etc.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The FDA needs to be abolished so that you and everyone else has the information you need to make informed decisions for you health. Sugar coated language, raids on successful farms whose products heal are now a reality. The FDA makes it difficult for they and you. Their lobbyists get key Big Business leaders to sit on the boards and commissions and the FDA. Large sums of money changes hands to achieve this. The FDA sides with the money, unconscious businesses whose business plan is money over saving lives. There are no large lists of side effects for these farm products just the good they have done. Yet, listen to Big Pharma ads on TV. A two minute ad push was followed by a 10 minute spiel of warnings portion, that I timed. Yet these are allowed to "help" you. The idea of the FDA is nice, however when you think about it, we ourselves can boycott, do our research or seek help, speak to our local politicians. And they were never meant to do us good. We can overcome what needs to be overcome without a non elected entity calling the shots and therefore <b>screening</b> <b>out</b> what you can not use for your health. Their decisions are not what is best for you most often. This second strong pull and meekly following this appointed entity, and Big Pharma, the 2 big pulls killing beautiful moms (and dads and kids) unnecessarily, do so through power, money and persuasive speech.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Moms, I want you to live. I want you to be there for your family. If you want to at least think outside of the conventional medical treatment box, be open to the natural information that does exist, and that if it is at least used in conjunction with the #1 pull to beat your cancer or make it less painful, less exhausting during and after your treatment, you will be much better off on the other side of treatment. On it's own, the results can be amazing. Do understand everyone is unique. Results are unique.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Personally I have lost very, very special moms, one my soul sister and a grand mother due to cancer.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>Please connect with me on:</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>my website http://BarbaraGreenhouse.com. </b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>this blog refreshyourlifenow.blogspot.com</b></span></span><br />
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In my mind you need to see/hear all the information that exists that is helpful and to see what those women who have had cancer have done and how they are thriving and relating their stories to the world, literally. You may agree. Stage 4 cancer has been holistically healed after the "get your affairs in order speech" was given by their doctor. We need to get back to thinking and evaluating for ourselves what we need. Watchdogs are one sided. One of my passions is to share when information is biased and when good studies and clinical trial data information is suppressed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The most simple cure is prevention, eating for what your body <b><i>requires</i> </b>which is whole clean unprocessed foods nutrition, an environment within your body where cancer cannot survive, self care and the deep desire for ultimate health so you will say <b>no</b> to what is not good for your body the majority of the time and <b>yes</b> to what is. Your body was created to function and to heal. Let it. Disease, acne, arthritis, autism, alzheimers, diabetes, cancer, coronary heart disease are all lifestyle diseases and do heal.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Find the cause of your health issues and heal them. Ladies, take charge of your health and live. You weren't meant to manage disease.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A health coach is trained to guide you through, to prevent or to heal an existing condition, one step at a time. After you connect with me on facebook, twitter and my website take the next step if you like for your 40 minute health strategy session. It's free. You may sign up on this blog on the right or on my website. Also Share some of your thoughts in the comments section below on how you are dealing with or making progress with your cancer. Reach out to gain some insights from others going through similar tough times.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Lastly, after I started writing this post I listened to a recorded radio show that had many interviews. One interview was with Dr.<span style="background-color: white; color: #636363; font-weight: 700; line-height: 25.5px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25.5px;">Coldwell</span>. I went straight to his website after his and smiled. Much of what I've written about here, he has stated a bit better than I as he's been <span style="background-color: white; color: #545454; line-height: 12.1333px;">ostracized</span> like many other doctors outside of the medicate, burn and cut treatment modality. Here is his website if you would like to read about him <a href="http://drleonardcoldwell.com/only-answer-to-cancer/">http://drleonardcoldwell.com/only-answer-to-cancer/</a> . There are many out there, like him.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In health and joy,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Barbara</span></span><br />
<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-35943461411779912612013-09-28T12:09:00.000-07:002013-10-05T11:08:22.144-07:003 Ways Trees Are Related To Your Health To live well you need oxygen, water and nutrient dense foods. <br />
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Trees are our breathing buddies. We are mutually benefited by the others actions. Trees remove the carbon out of the air from our exhales and from pollutants in the air. Trees need carbon in the photosynthesis process. Trees then release oxygen into the air through this process.<br />
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Trees drink up large amounts of water and help keep a balance of moisture and dryness in your lawn, and land in general when there is not an access of rain. On the flip side when there is not enough water the lands become too dry and can not be farmed or the soil blows away. They help keep some of the water in the ground with their shade keeping the hot sun from directly scorching the earth.<br />
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When the temperatures outside are very high trees shade us, animals and insects and provide cooling relief from the high, sometimes scorching temperatures. This puts less of a strain on air conditioning your interior spaces and the power grid.<br />
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Trees are their own ecosystems for moss and lichen, insects and animals. Where you and I allow fear of large storms or being pushed by insurances companies to cut them down or else, you loose a very important part of the balance in your life and community. The air quality goes down. When DOT cuts trees down along highways it's harder to breathe from all of the exhaust filled with carbon and more, compared to a drive in the country with numerous trees. This goes for your neighborhood and community too. Trees with interior rot are one thing. Healthy trees are not. They can be trimmed, anchored down and saved. When planted as young trees this needs consideration so they are not too close to a building and are trimmed continuously and kept healthy. Of late, too many trees are being chopped down due to fear. It's a little over the top in my opinion. Safety is important. It's just over used with a big dose of fear. What do you think?<br />
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So let's take care of our trees too. They will take care of us, our lands, our waters and our air, which is healthier, and makes for a healthier, happier you.Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-61801841562914754072013-09-28T11:34:00.001-07:002013-09-28T11:34:12.821-07:00How to Prevent and Heal Diabetes. Todays Food Supply and How Far It's Come to Promote Illness And DeathFood is best when it's delicious AND Nutritious. Any food you eat and its quality starts with the soil it's grown in or the health of the waters it’s taken from.<br />
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Meat from cows that graze on grass and clover only, instead of being fed pellets of corn and soy, are healthier. They have more vitamins, minerals and omegas. Why? Because the chlorophyll in the greens is abundant with omegas and magnesium, has basically the same cell structure as our hemoglobin, builds blood which carries the oxygen and helps to eliminate toxins through the skin to name a few. What you eat is what your body gets; either benefits or issues. Fish and seafood no longer come from the pristine waters of the past but polluted waters.<br />
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Animals that are subjected to CAFO and pellets for food are fed antibiotics, growth hormones and GMO corn and soy pellets, not what their digestive systems were designed for. They are stressed from overly cramped quarters, cruelly treated , abused, live in gestation cribs not allowed to move, pigs boiled alive to remove their skin, grown too fast and fattened unnaturally fast to get them to market in unusually cruel circumstances, chicken beaks are cut off without novacaine and their cages are so small they can't move. This affects the meat.<br />
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How does this relate to Diabetes, Cancer and inconvenient ailments? Modifying away from what<br />
is natural for what the animals eat, the vegetables we eat, especially the GMO vegetables, and continuously and heavily sprayed fruits and vegetables enter your body. These pesticides are not acceptable to the body and are treated like intruders. They cause inflammation. CAFO cows in feed lots stand in large amounts mud and feces up to a foot high. Bacteria heaven! This does not make a healthy environment. What can enter the animal can then enter you by eating the meat. <br />
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Small amounts of aggravators add up over time and cause imbalances in your body. Growth hormones and antibiotics also enter your body through meat. You can see the affects of both in your children and yourself for both. If you were a cell or two in your body you'd feel choked, punched, pulled, stretched, burned, ...unable to function. Grouped together you feel like these descriptors, which doesn’t feel good to you.. You get the idea. You can see the effects on children. Their bodies are maturing at a much faster rate than 20 - 30 years ago. This messes up the balance of their hormones which can upset their natural individual time and processes when they mature as teens. If your kids are diabetic and have other ailments adding these to the mix exacerbates their issues as the body sees the antibiotics and growth hormones as intruders, which agitates, aggravates and inflames.<br />
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Other issues pertain to dairy and farm subsidies. Dairy is touted for all of the calcium and that you must have 3 good servings of dairy per day. Well that's advertising. You don't. Dark leafy greens have more calcium and without the fate, bacteria and pus. Plus, too much calcium actually creates more fractures. The CDC even has data that with the increase of calcium in middle aged to the elderly as the consumption of calcium has gone up, so have hip fractures. You need the correct balance of calcium and collagen, as collagen keeps joints and bones flexible, keeps them from breaking, not calcium. As you age and eat incorrectly your body loses calcium you do need to replace it with calcium rich foods. Calcium and Vitamin D deficiencies are important factors if you are diabetic. Balance of one element is key to stay healthy as it is for all of the elements and processes in your body.<br />
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Did you know there is an allowable limit for pus in milk? And bacteria? Do you really want to ingest these into your body? "Ok, I'll have a cup pus and bacteria please." No amount should enter your body knowingly. It is doubtful these are healthy and can keep your immune system in overdrive keeping the agitation and stress a constant chronic condition, deep within your body. Stress <i>is</i> the number one killer.<br />
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Food subsidies create the situation of "oh my" what do we do with all the surplus milk, soy and corn we grow after CAFO cows are fed. Push them on to an unassuming population through processed foods, and advertise them heavily. The farm soil, unless organic through healthier practices, blows away over time creating dust bowls and barren land because it becomes nutrient devoid, as mentioned earlier, the ecosystem in the soil is chemically burnt out.<br />
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Organic farms and foods need to be subsidized if anything is to be. Organic makes for healthier animals, but what about the farmer, his family an the farm workers who work in heavily and continuously sprayed fields? Organic farms are healthier to live on and work on which equates to less stress and agitation on their bodies which means less inflammation and less lifestyle diseases or pregnancy issues.<br />
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I wrote this article to relate how the mass Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations for meat, fruits and vegetables is not healthy and how it impacts your life, especially when you have to deal with a degenerative disease like Diabetes or Cancer. The more you eat from this less healthy "deadly" food system, the less healthy you become and the more ill you are. It may feed more people but at what cost? Cost to your health, cost to the environment, cost to our waterways from industrial and farm runoffs, cost to the farmers and farm workers. Every dollar you spend in it, except for organic or farms that practice sustainable practices, affects your health negatively, aggravates your current diseases and aliments requiring you to manage your disease, not live your life. Food subsidies had their place in the Great Depression. They were supposed to end after it. Politics kept them going to this day pushed onto the American people by big agriculture lobbies currently, and by biased and incorrect marketing.<br />
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Even though organic is initially more costly because it is not subsidized, there are ways to find<br />
inexpensive organic produce. Let your local representatives and Congress know that if any food is subsidized it should be healthy organic foods. Processed foods are stripped of most if not all of their nutrients and then maybe 6 or so <i>may</i> be added back into the final product along with HFCS, sugars, chemical and alot of bad fats. They are then labeled fortified. Why remove the nutrients in the first place?<br />
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Think clean, eat more green and a rainbow of colors, eat organic or the cleanest foods on the EWG clean and dirty lists at EWG.org. Think more fresh air, fresh clean water, findaspring.com, say no to pesticides, herbicides or extremely limit their use, artificial food, food dyes, MSG, chemicals, hidden sugars and bad fats, antibiotics (if a must, eat or drink a food that supplies you with healthy bacteria to keep the flora in your stomach in balance) and growth hormones especially kids, to popping a pill for every ailment, and GMO foods. Rethink highly processed foods, transition to whole foods, fruits, grass fed meats and safe seafood. Think calm and adding movement to your life, connect with nature, take walks, dance, pick up a hoola hoop, shoot hoops, jump rope, work out, move about, mow the lawn with a manual or electric push mower, and whatever you like. Just get off your butt and move.<br />
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Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-62722917217390831892013-08-29T10:50:00.000-07:002013-08-29T10:50:29.716-07:00Do You Have the Right?<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Do you have the right to harm your body? Absolutely. Should you? Of course not.</span></b></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px;">We humans, you and I, tend to think of our body from the brain mind perspective only, which repeats patterns of how we do things unless we change them with intentions. Plus the body is thought of as You in total mostly, which is good to a point because all of the pieces do integrate to create the whole that is You and this understanding is important to heal. We also need to think of the body as a number of functioning systems and processes that do miraculous actions which are made up of and relying on the actions of billions of cells to be healthy.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13px;">On a more conscious and deeper level when we know or are open to learning what is actually best for us on this deeper level do we, again you and I, do we change to be truly healthy? Sadly there are more no's here. The results are pain, fatigue, low energy, less strength, weight gain or loss, and dis-ease.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Currently many of you medicate, cut, burn, live in toxic environments, and eat foods that do not support you on the deepest level. This is quite harmful to the different systems created to keep you humming smoothly and to provide what each of the billion of cells needs to be able to achieve a healthy environment in your body so you can function optimally.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">The topic of this post came to me one night. I asked myself do I have the right to fry my cells with radiation or chemo? Do I have the right to cut through my skin layers? Is there another option? Our skin has it's own immune system and has many important tasks to perform. Do I have the right to disrupt them? Do I have the right to starve my cells of the fuel they need? Do I have the right to deplete my supply of insulin by constantly overeating high glycemic foods, and excessive amounts of "bad" fats and sugars? Do I have the right to overwork my immune system with all the inflammation caused by chronic stress, toxins, over indulging in nutrient devoid foods? Do I have the right to ALL information to make the best decisions for my health?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Dis-ease is caused by the natural defense mechanism inflammation designed to come to the rescue, for example on a more simple level a cut, to </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">provide more blood and white cells to heal the cut. We have all seen this miracle in action. The problem lies in when inflammation is a constant companion caused by too much and constant stress in response to some of the factors listed above and from some of the factors in your life causing disease.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Viewing your body as a whole is important. Seeing your body as an intricate network of systems designed to keep you healthy and alive is also very important. Remembering that each of your billions of cells has intricate specialized chemical elements and parts with specific intricate tasks to support your systems and body as a whole is something to be more conscious about. Are you in to ponder your rights and health on a deeper conscious level?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">The following solidified simply for me that there really are only two choices for health and wellness. I heard Dr. Gabriel Cousens MD say it and I also read it in his book, "There is a Cure for Diabetes", do you want to live the "Culture of Death" or the "Culture of Life?" This is such a powerful and thought provoking question.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">This article is food for thought. I am the last person in the world to want to remove or to suggest removing your rights. My hope here is that you will take your rights/thoughts down to the deepest level of you for your health and happiness. Try to remove the peer pressure, family pressure and marketing hype and triggers so prevalent in media. Step up a rung on your Conscious Ladder remembering you are Sacred in body, mind and spirit. You have the right to be totally healthy. After your birth, no one gives this to you but you.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13px;">Please let me know your thoughts in the comments area below. If you would like to discuss how this article fits in with your health, lifestyle or goals please contact me at </span><a href="http://www.barbaragreenhouse.com/contact" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-size: 13px;" target="_blank">www.BarbaraGreenhouse.com/<wbr></wbr>contact</a></span>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-67244796246533447812013-07-05T21:06:00.001-07:002013-09-04T16:00:36.186-07:00Toxins 101<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">With longer sunny days and warmer weather you probably feel better. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px;">You are more active outdoors on the trail, beach or boat or on vacation.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;">In other words, you are out in the "fresh" air more. Or are you?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(130, 98, 83, 0.09375); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(191, 107, 82, 0.496094); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: medium; font-weight: bold; line-height: 13px;">As temperatures rise and stay hot, pollutants in the air hang in the moisture in the air longer. This is most noticeable to us all on humid days.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One last thought stay hydrated. Whether you are exerting yourself alot or not drink a minimum of 8, 8 ounce glasses of spring water, <a href="http://findaspring.com/" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" x-apple-data-detectors="true">findaspring.com</a>, or pure coconut water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">No is so powerful and used or thought so often. Yes, is so much more powerful to think and
use. Please consider it more.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Consider yes especially in the areas of disease and
health. Most are willing to die rather
than say yes to be open to the possibility that another protocol, practice or natural
way exists. Isn’t it funny how this way is called the alternative way when in
reality the over medication, burn and cut is so much newer, in essence is the
real alternative medicine? <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%;">Following the rhythms of nature and the bounty of herbs and
practices handed down for millennium have had and still have astounding results. They were created to do so, as were our bodies to heal themselves. Those who have
presented science to prove with data, that many more healing and healthful ways
do exist; have been exonerated and called quacks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The tide is starting to turn, a shift is happening towards a new openness as we see our health
spending escalate dramatically yet our nation is one of the nations of the
world at the bottom rather than at the top of the list regarding good health. Functional medicine and solid nutrition geared
to an individual not the masses are becoming more readily available.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As an individual like you and a health coach, I want all of
the information, not only the propaganda or profits first cures, to make my daily decisions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The healthcare industry makes tons of money, has received
oodles of money over the last 40 – 50 years as donations from people and yet
they are still chasing cures. Did you
ever wonder why there is still no cure? Research
is looking for the band aid. Not the
cause, where scientific data does exist. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Well my friends there are cures available right now. I believe in unbiased, proven methods that
allow us, our friends and families to live long happy lives. Key words here are long, live and happy. Live versus manage, long versus being cut
short and happy versus pain ridden, fearful, depressed and more. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I could go on here for hours. But that is far from the point of my writing this article today. Life is too precious to lose it
too early because you or your beliefs keep saying no. We have all lost many friends and loved ones who
would be here today had it not been for a no or two on a deep level, and they said no. They didn’t stretch
towards the possibility of a new possibility.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">My tip to you is to be open.
Sit and be still, to quiet your mind, or go for a walk, listen to your favorite
music, <i>your </i>favorite way to be still and ask yourself if you think you are worthy of being happy, healthy and to
live a long life. If your answer is yes,
and you have a debilitating, degenerative disease like Cancer, Diabetes, CHD,
Crohn’s Dis-ease, MS, Autoimmune diseases no matter what the stage of the disease is, explore
the web, Google alternative or holistic practices and healing, read books (do
some research) <i>and if you have any questions please connect with me. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I offer free 50 minute discovery and breakthrough
sessions where you talk, I ask a couple of questions and listen. And please know that there are many success
stories of folks who have been told, "I can’t help you anymore. You have
2 weeks, months (whatever the number is) to live." And after 10, 20 years they are still alive
because they said no to a life sentence and yes to life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In health and joy,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 9.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Barbara</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Deep, Dark, Chocolate. According to David Wolfe, engineer, living-food nutrition expert, superfoods expert and longevity expert, cacao, aka chocolate, has the highest amount of antioxidants in any other source on the planet. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chocolate grows on trees, the Cacao tree. Minimally processed raw cacao is produced from the cacao seeds often referred to as cacao beans. Chocolate comes to us from the Mayans who used the nuts for drinks and as currency. Cacao trees grew wild in the Amazon basin and South American rain forests. They were discovered by the Spanish Conquistador Don Hernán Cortés who brought cacao beans to Europe. The love affair with chocolate continues to this day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cacao trees today are the #1 cash crop of the rain forests which greatly benefits the numerous indigenous people of the rain forests with employment. This benefits the rain forests greatly themselves.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Forms of cacao are the seeds/nuts/ beans, pulp, as a powder like cocoa, cacao butter and cacao nibs. Cacao nuts have 15</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">x</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> the antioxidants of wild blue berries and they are the most eaten nut on the planet more popular than almonds. The beans in the cacao nuts are used to produce chocolate oil. Minimally processed and non-heated cacao is raw chocolate and these oils and their healthy benefits remain intact. Chocolates with percentages of cacao above 70% are the best, health wise, where 55% is acceptable. If you can get your hands on raw cacao nuts even better. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">The chocolates with the least amount of sugar products are also best as certain degenerative dis-eases feed on sugar. Plus, the amount of sugar most Americans eat per year is way too high, 150 - 180 pounds per year. Yikes! Added fruits, nuts, coconut, or essential oils add sweetness, flavor and texture. Chocolate products are best without dairy as well, as many of you are sensitive to it and don't necessarily know it. Plus, dairy causes mucous build up throughout the body and inflammation, a precursor to dis-ease. Most chocolate that is found in stores is not healthy at all. Over processed, laden with sugar and milk products, artificial flavors and colors, do your body no good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Do you have muscles that cramp up often? Low magnesium levels are the culprit many times. Personally, this has been an issue for me. Thank goodness I love healthy raw chocolate products. Cacao is the highest source of magnesium. Magnesium has kept the painful charlie horse cramps at bay in my legs. When I slip in eating healthy chocolate my legs cramp up again. Research has shown that magnesium <i>is</i> required for healthy muscles. Remember, your heart is a muscle, so have your magnesium level checked with a number of vitamins and minerals at least once a year by your doctor, Naturopath or health practitioner.</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Some benefits of Dark Chocolate are:</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contains the highest amount of antioxidants in the world. Research has shown that fruit has less antioxidant activity and flavanoids than dark chocolate and dark chocolate products. A chart online specifically lists all the fruits antioxidant levels and chocolate’s level.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contains theobromine which is good for your nervous system</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contains phenylethylamine found in the nervous system. It has a mood boosting effect due to </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">it releasing the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Contributes to cardiovascular health by lowering blood pressure and increasing blood flow</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Raw chocolates have the added benefits of retaining the original nutrients and minerals the body requires</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chocolate is the #1 anti-aging food in the world. It contains polypehols and resveratrol</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Chocolate is the #1 food for magnesium in the world, highest source of iron, manganese and chromium of any other major food in the world, and is necessary for blood building , stabilization of blood sugar(chromium) and stress reduction– David Wolfe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt;">Very rich in phosphorus for healthy bones and great for your teeth and zinc and copper. – David Wolfe</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt;"></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">David has been interviewed numerous times about cacao/chocolate. His videos are a Google search away, “David Wolfe Benefits of Chocolate” and on Youtube. The TED talk February 2012 and a few interviews with Supreme Master Television are packed with information. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">There are many decadent raw chocolates and raw snack bars on the market to choose from. So just maybe this year and moving forward, you will think of chocolate in a new light, I mean dark, dark chocolate that is.<br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">So ladies, to chocolate! Indulge. Valentine’s Day, and every day.</span></div>
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Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-64555552529607775292012-12-12T14:30:00.002-08:002012-12-12T14:58:06.364-08:00Sugar Coated Holiday BluesWhat a combination, sugar and the holiday blues. One is enough to live with. But really, so many of us have both of them. There is definitely a connection between them. As far as sugar blues goes, many Americans have them and have been exporting them around the world.<br />
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What are they? Please continue reading this article by clicking here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/chaujfm" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Sugar Blues.</span></a><br />
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To stress free, less sugar and memorable holidays,<br />
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Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-50690816365538388332012-11-30T11:30:00.000-08:002012-11-30T11:30:28.090-08:00Refreshing Anytime Tips for the HolidaysSo many of us are wondering, where did 2012 go! December starts tomorrow and we are in the joy of another holiday season.<br />
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My top refresh tip is to keep up your self care and even step it up a bit. This way you can count on being energized, joyful and in balance over the next four weeks of holiday celebrations and beyond.<br />
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My top 14 self care refresh tips are:<br />
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1. Breathe deeply through your nose into your belly and take it up into your chest and heart.<br />
Breathe out slowly through your mouth. This is the perfect time to think or say a mantra.<br />
My favorite of late is All is well! Repeat 4 times. Increase a breath each day up to 5, 6 ...<br />
2. Relax with a casual walk.<br />
3. Write a poem, story or in your journal to slow down your pace.<br />
4. Hum or sing while working or shopping or straightening up your home.<br />
5. Decorate for the holidays not a task to be done, but in joy.<br />
6. Brush your skin with a special bath brush to invigorate your skin to relax and increase circulation<br />
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7. Smile as much as you can. Your endorphins will keep you in a great mood.<br />
8. Give hugs often. The return to you is heart warming.<br />
9. Reflect on the joy of your divinity, your relationship with Source and know that you are Sacred.<br />
10. Look in the mirror first thing each day and say I Love You. Repeat until you believe it.<br />
11. Tell all whom you know and love that you love and appreciate them and tell them why.<br />
12. Drink non sugar drinks: tea, fresh juices, coconut water and plenty of fresh filtered water, to stay<br />
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13. Have a cup of your favorite tea with some warming herbs like cinnamon, ginger, cayenne. Sit and<br />
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14. Create lasting rituals for yourself and separate ones with you and your family or friends.<br />
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I'd love to hear about your favorite self care practices. Looking forward to hearing about them in the comments below.<br />
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Wishing you beautiful days and memories,<br />
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In health and joy,<br />
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-27771558031708345072012-09-15T08:55:00.002-07:002012-09-15T08:55:25.853-07:00A Convenient Life. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This topic came to me in a funny and an unusual way. I locked my car keys in my car at the library. I picked up my house keys by mistake. The police station in my town is conveniently next door to the library so a short walk solved my problem easily. This is a positive experience related to convenience.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">However, with this experience it got me to thinking, to think about the words convenience and convenient. How often are they a good thing in my life and in yours?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We live a convenient life. What does this mean? In a nut shell it boils down to saving you time. But does it really accomplish much for you? What ends up in this saved time?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">There are convenience stores, convenience foods, texting, cell phones, ipads all of which are convenient. I'm sure you can come up with a much longer list as to what is convenient in your life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The other side of convenience is loss of quality. The top two conveniences on my mind with significant loss of quality are relationships, all types: to self, others, the Divine, the planet, our neighbors. The second is food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For an enlightening exercise take a piece of paper, yes, please not on the computer, draw a line down the center of the paper. Next, title the left side CONVENIENCE and on the right side title it LOSS of QUALITY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Go as deeply as you can with this, take some time. The purpose is to gain insight on how you are truly not living a life of quality, which is only one part of living YOUR life, the life of your dreams. Because with out quality, their is lack. With quality their is life. If you have an example of where your quality has improved, do write that in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The last part of this exercise is to write up a sentence or paragraph or two, or if you are more artistic, draw what you wish to do, that will counter each of the of loss of quality that you have listed.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">An example:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The convenience: </b> Purchase and eat convenience store and fast food.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Loss of quality:</b> (use I, not you, of course)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Many: You have no idea what is in your "food", you have lost the connection to lovingly prepare and connect to delicious food and it's source for your self and/or others, fast food tends to be scoffed down running from here or there, not properly chewing the food, no down time, where is the enjoyment and nurturing, loss of new flavors and foods, added chemicals, taste enhancers etc. that keep you hooked. The big loss is not sharing the love of creativity and healthy food preparation with children if you have them, which is great bonding time and they feel empowered by helping and learning, doing something fun and with mom or dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>New quality:</b> Starting today I will visit the grocery/health food store and explore the whole food section. I will look for color and items I would like to try. I may ask someone to tell me about an item I know nothing about. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I may explore organic humanely raised meat as well, if I eat meat today or in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If today I decide to purchase new organic vegetables and fruit I will start with simple new ways to prepare them or just wash and eat them. I will look for simple recipes online, in a cookbook, ask a friend or my health coach if I have one, for some new recipes using my new found foods. Otherwise I will decide when I would like to do this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I will set the time I previously used to drive to the convenience store or fast food restaurant to slow down, take a deep breath and simply cut, chop or slice food and steam, saute or eat raw my new found foods. The world of delicious fresh juices and smoothies I have heard about will eventually be added to my daily routine. I can't wait to invite my spouse and children to be my assistant chefs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Of course you then build on this until you wean yourself off of the junk and less nutritious foods as you will have filled your meals with such nutritious and healthy foods, there won't be much, if any, room for them. It may also mean cutting back some activities to allow for optimal health. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Why is this so important? Lack of quality of life, especially related to food, can set the stage for illness and dis-ease such as diabetes, cancer, coronary heart dis-ease, auto immune arthritis and obesity, ADHD, increase stress, create binging and so much more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The actual qualities</b> behind these are connection/relationship, better quality for this example food, which equates to better quality of life and health, respect for yourself and more... As you go deeper still, with each deeper connection that comes to light, you will find they lead you to a deeper connection to the Divine.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So tell me, is convenience really good for you? Or does it steal from you? (for every gain, what are the losses if any?) Please let me know below.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">One more example of loss of quality, not gone into detail here, is the use of electronic and mobile devices for example cell phones, TV, video games. They kill the connection component of relationship. This is a whole separate article coming your way in the future.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These topics and more tie in nicely to my upcoming work shop, "Why Manage Life? Live It"!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: xx-small;">®</span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Discover how to turn you Health and Lifestyle challenges into a life of Wellness and Happiness, rescheduled for Tuesday evening, October 30th from 7-9 pm. Healthy and organic nutrient based refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the workshop.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">the Nutrition Health Connection and</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> the Sharing of Unbiased Information for a healthy and informed world . She teaches, guides and supports her clients along their journey to achieve their goals one step at a time, to live their dreams simply, holistically and with compassion. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">By recommending some delicious live raw whole foods their progess to a healthier and happier life begins with reduced stress, less pain, weight loss, optimal health. She is currently authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"® © copyright refreshyourlifenow, - 2012 Connecticut, USA</span></span></span></div>
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-22248422820156987112012-07-02T21:52:00.002-07:002012-07-02T21:52:17.035-07:00July's Herb of the Month<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It's hard to believe that we are in the second half of 2012. Summer is a wonderful time for you to relax, have more fun, and rejuvenate; to refresh your body and soul. July's herb of the month aligns perfectly with the summer season</span><span style="color: #274e13;">.</span><br />
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Derived from the Greek word Mintha. </div>
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Mint is another fine example of the thorough knowledge the earliest civilizations had about natural remedies and healing. We are slowly returning to the natural wisdom nature has provided us for millennia.</div>
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This versatile herb was brought over by the colonists on the Mayflower. It is steeped in history and had and still has a variety of uses. The Egyptians, once again, used this herb over 3,000 years ago. Other earlier civilizations are documented for their use of mint too. There are 40 varieties of mint, the most common are spearmint, peppermint and penny royal. </div>
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Mint makes you feel good through your sense of smell, it can be both uplifting and calming and healing with it's cooling properties throughout your body and for the stomach. It aides in digestion, motion sickness, colds, the flu, fevers, is used in chest rubs and cools skin irritations. It is antispasmodic, diaphoretic and a stimulant. If you have GERD or take certain medications check with your health practitioner before using or eating peppermint. The jury is still out with regards to it's use with homeopathic medicines due to new studies and inconclusive findings.</div>
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Mint goes wonderfully in recipes with fruits, vegetables and or meat. Since mint has a cooling effect it's use is very welcome during the hot summer. Some cooling uses of mint are mint iced water, mint sun tea, mint ices or sherbet and in dairy or non dairy ice cream where homemade is supreme sans all the chemicals. I love chocolate and mint together. My favorite summer cool down treat is anything frozen and partially thawed that is chocolate and mint. Then there is the delicious southern drink the Mint Julep, for those inclined to something fancy. </div>
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Mint is also used to flavor yogurt, dressings, soups, for dental health in toothpaste and chewing gum and adds a nice cooling effect in liqueurs.</div>
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This is a salad recipe I concocted with ingredients on hand that would be cooling on a hot summer day. Feel free to use any ingredients you like. I have a new found favorite salad ingredient that I just love, fresh peaches. </div>
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And remember, use organic fruits and vegetables for great taste, better health, and to support your local small farms and markets.</div>
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Salad greens, baby spinach, rainbow chard, kale any or all of your favorite greens</div>
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1 large cucumber</div>
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1 large fresh peach</div>
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1/2 cup fresh blueberries</div>
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2 large pinches of a variety of your favorite sprouts</div>
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1 mango cut into pieces optional - not local of course</div>
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6 - 8 mint leaves</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Your favorite 2 oils, non-hydrogenated</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">White wine vinegar</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1-2 Fresh squeezed sweet valencia or sweet blood orange</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1/8 small red onion</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1/2 medium sized clove garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Red chili pepper seeds, to your hotness level, optional</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wash the greens and tear into pieces place in a large bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cut cucumber in small chunky pieces place in the bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cut peach into chunky pieces, if juicy cut over a small bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">to reserve the juice, place fruit in the bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Cut mango into pieces reserve the juice, place fruit in the bowl, optional</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wash blueberries place in the bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wash and add sprouts</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Chop garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Rinse, chop or tear the mint and basil leaves</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Drizzle the oils on the salad to your liking, toss</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Combine the vinegar, orange juice, reserved juices in a separate bowl, whisk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Chop red onion add to this bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add chopped garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add some of the basil and mint, whisk</span></div>
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Add some stevia or your favorite sweetener if needed, optional, whisk</div>
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Add dressing to the salad tossing well to incorporate</div>
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The amount of dressing you make is equal to the size,</div>
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number of servings<span style="font-size: small;">, of the</span> salad you make or make plenty and store</div>
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Add the remaining basil and mint</div>
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Dressing works well as a marinade for tempeh, tofu, fish or meat.</div>
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<i>Tip:</i> Oils can be seed, nut, or vegetable oils for example hemp, flax, sunflower, pumpkin, grapeseed, sesame, almond, hazelnut, or olive. </div>
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What are some of your favorite summer salads? Let us also know if you like to be creative, reach out to different/unusual salad ingredients and use what you have on hand in the refrigerator in the comment section below.</div>
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Homemade Raw ice cream:</div>
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2 Frozen organic bananas</div>
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3 Heaping TB of raw cacao powder, more if you like</div>
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2-3 TB organic peanut butter</div>
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20 -24 Drops peppermint spirits extract or a non-alcohol extract</div>
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2 oz Coconut water </div>
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Sweetener to your taste, optional - raw coconut sap, raw green stevia, raw honey, </div>
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maple syrup (not raw), xylitol (not raw - from the Birch tree is best, most now from corn)</div>
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<i>Tip:</i> double, triple recipe etc. for the number of servings you want.</div>
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These amounts make 1 serving.</div>
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<i>Method: </i></div>
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Add coconut water to your blender or food processor</div>
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Cut frozen bananas into slices 1 inch thick</div>
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Add bananas couple at a time to the blender/processor</div>
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Pulse slowly</div>
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Add a drop of water to cacao, mix </div>
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Add cacao slowly into blender/processor, mix, then add more</div>
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Add peanut butter slowly, a little at a time until everything is</div>
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Scrape down sides and blend again</div>
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Add peppermint, blend</div>
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Place in glass bowl(s)</div>
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<i>Tip: </i>For a creamier ice cream you may add <i>one</i> of the following:</div>
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fresh coconut meat of 1 Thai coconut</div>
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1 medium unfrozen ripe banana, it should smell sweet</div>
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1 -2 TB Lucama powder (also a thickener)</div>
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Irish Moss powder this affects the taste some (also a thickener)</div>
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1- 3 TB Arrowroot powder (also a thickener)</div>
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For the last 3 put one in a little at a time and stir or blend. Let ice cream sit 20 minutes or so in the refrigerator to see how well it thickens. Add more if you like it creamier and thicker. Stir or whisk to make it creamier. Place in freezer.</div>
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<i style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For more of an ice do not make it creamier or thicker.</i></div>
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<br /></div>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-49904690487737693782012-06-22T19:52:00.000-07:002012-06-22T21:00:37.269-07:00June's Herb of the Month<div style="color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
<span style="font-size: 12px;"><b><span style="color: #274e13;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"> Cinnamon</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Did
you know that cinnamon is tree bark? Until recently I didn't know that
two kinds of cinnamon existed. Where have I been! Cinnamon commonly sold in the
US is from the Cassia tree. Our second choice for cinnamon is Ceylon
cinnamon hailing from Sri Lanka by way of an evergreen tree of the
laurel family. While it is not as sweet as Cassia cinnamon it does
provide a more delicate flavor for your favorite recipes.<br />
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Cinnamon is also medicinal and has been used since ancient Egyptian
times for a variety of illnesses and dis-eases. It can help insulin
resistance and weight loss.</span></div>
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In one study reported by the Diabetes Care Journal, cinnamon reduced
blood sugar levels and increased the natural production of insulin, while it
lowered their blood cholesterol also. Specifically, their blood
cholesterol levels were lowered in the range of 10 to 26 percent,
affecting overall cholesterol levels and reducing the LDL (known as the
bad cholesterol) but not reducing levels of HDL, the good cholesterol. For more information and the data source - Thyroid-info.com. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">What
are some of your favorite drink, and food recipes that you make using cinnamon? Head
on down to the comments section below and please let us know. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In Health and Joy,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Barbara</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, </span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">the Nutrition Health Connection and</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> the Sharing of Unbiased Information for a healthy and informed
world . She teaches, guides and supports her clients along their journey to
achieve their goals one step at a time, to live their dreams simply, holistically and with compassion. By recommending some delicious live raw whole foods their process to a healthier and happier life begins. She is currently
authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"® ©
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<span style="font-size: small;">Is there reall</span>y something good about inflammation? Yes, surprisingly there is because we only hear the bad press. Well, we will cover all of it here in this post.</div>
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Inflammation is your body's first line of defense against infections and injuries, wounds, falls, toxic food, pesticides, pollution and the like. The emergency response team in you body responds immediately. A little science here, this team receives distress signals of the bio chemical nature from damaged tissues and cells. For knee scrapes or puncture wounds the injured area is sealed off, incoming bacteria get their death sentence and certificate and the damaged tissues are destroyed.</div>
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What we perhaps see as redness, swelling, feel as heat or pain and perceive to be bad, are actually signs that the body's emergency response team is in action, your inflammatory response. </div>
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Inflammatory response is the start of the healing process. Like everything else, this response needs to keep a balance between heating up inflammation and cooling it down. As we know, when there is<i> excessive</i> inflammation, heat, and the ph is too acidic our immune system is compromised and we become ill. When it is severe and chronic our body is way out of balance. The body and all of our body's systems immune, circulatory, respiratory to name a few are in distress, break down and serious dis-ease takes hold. </div>
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For example, internally, when veins, arteries, our system organs, tissues and joints are taxed or injured they become inflamed because the automatic response system kicks in to start the healing process. At this stage however
serious symptoms arise and the response team can become overwhelmed
when the conditions are chronic due what the body perceives as an
overload of toxins. What toxins? Excessive sugar, toxic food (wax, petroleum products unpronounceable chemical foods), pesticides,cosmetics, body care products etc., over a long space of time. The immune system can not handle the situation
well. The body tries to send us messages but we are too busy to listen
until the damage is done and comes forth as a debilitating dis-ease and
perhaps unrelenting pain depending on the dis-ease. </div>
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Tips to avoid or clear up inflammation:</div>
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1. Drink plenty of fresh spring water, or filter your own. Checkout <a href="http://findaspring.com/">findaspring.com</a>.</div>
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2. Eat and drink more dark leafy greens, cruciferous vegetables and other alkaline or </div>
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alkaline forming foods</div>
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3. Eat organic for at<i> least</i> the annual dirty dozen fruits and vegetables. Organic tastes better </div>
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irregardless of what mainstream reports and biased testing show. It tastes good, you will </div>
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eat more fruits and vegetables which tames inflammation and then eliminates it or </div>
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keeps it in balance. Organic is less costly in the long run with your time and money, it is </div>
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non-GMO, no animal genes in your fruits and vegetables, no built-in pesticides and lastly </div>
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the <i>soil is</i><i> nutrient dense</i> with numerous minerals and life teaming organisms with in the </div>
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soil, verses deficient soil, your typical conventional industrialized farm soil.</div>
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4. When you cook meat if you do, choose rare, medium rare. Grilling burnt/crispy is deadly.</div>
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5. What ever you wouldn't eat don't serve to your body to cleanse your skin, face or body <br />
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pronounced is a good indication that it is toxic, not health and you don't want it on your </div>
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skin where it then transits into your body.</div>
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6. Manage your stress. As the # 1 killer in the us today because it's damage hidden for so </div>
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long. It causes inflammation which in turn creates an acidic ph and when chronic, causes</div>
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debilitating dis-eases, most often deadly dis-ease, for example Cancer, Diabetes, CHD, <br />
Lung dis-eases, Autoimmune dis-eases Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Alzheimer's, </div>
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Adrenal Failure and more.</div>
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7. Cut back on the whites - sugar, flour, salt, unless you have low blood pressure; the brain</div>
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requires salt for development. Use Celtic or Pink Himalayan salt, not iodized salt.</div>
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8. Cut back on caffine, alcohol, prescription meds, antibiotics. Use pro and prebiotics.</div>
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While cacao and dark chocolate is good for you for much of the chocolate on the market </div>
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has quite a bit of caffine. For some health conditions caffine needs to be avoided entirely.</div>
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Do you suffer from a debilitating dis-ease? How's your stress life? Please share with us in the comments below. </div>
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-34497958458105410292012-05-27T00:26:00.000-07:002012-06-20T00:10:13.033-07:00Unnecessary Dis-eases<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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You've read about it in the news. The occurrence of diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease are on the rise. Even in children. Why? </div>
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Our bodies are telling us messages, loud and clear. But we are not listening. They are out of balance big time caused by nutrient deficient food, stress, overwhelm, poor food choices, grab and go food, we're not home cooking, not enough sleep and too many meds for this or that. Toxins are found everywhere in our food and our living and working environments along with toxins in the soil, the air we breathe, the water we bath in, drink and swim in for recreation. </div>
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Since 1980 diabetes has increased steadily. Statistics from 1994 on show not only the increase in this disease as diabetes 1 but also Diabetes 2 especially from 2008 on getting drastically worse each year thereafter. The graphs indicate increase in diabetes overall not by 1 or 2. Another interesting point is that severe or longer term diabetes causes cardiovascular dis-ease which has higher morbidity rates for male diabetics. Dis-eases never before seen in children are now showing up at alarmingly high rates. Conventional solutions? Band Aids, pop a pill for everything, not getting to the root cause. If you listen to your body you know more than a person who speaks to you for just 5 minutes, maybe 10 and writes you a prescription and is out the door to the next patient.<br />
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The body is the greatest communicator and healer but we just don't listen. <i>We need to</i>. For example, when tired do you slow down and rest? Or do you forge ahead because of x, y or z? Do you finally get the message because you can't lift up your head or arms and you stay home put for the day, yet feel slightly better the next day and go back to work, school appointments etc.? You need multiple days of rest to heal without interruption to the healing process to get fully back on your feet and stay on them. </div>
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Depending on what actually got you to stay home and slow down, was the bodies last attempt to communicate to you that you are out of balance. This could have been contagious and what your run down body (immune system) couldn't fight off. When you go back to normal life after just one day because you "feel" better you've actually<i> shutdown your healing process</i> and possibly spread an illness to others. If their bodies are not in optimal health, their immune system is compromised, they will be down with an illness too. <i>The more our bodies go through this scenario, the more you are <b>inviting</b> dis-ease into your life.</i> We also need to listen because of reasons like these: Fainting while driving can be hazardous to your health and can be fatal. My aunt a diabetic, would faint while driving. She was lucky, she didn't kill herself or anyone else. Passing out on a hard floor especially if you live alone is dangerous. My uncle fell and did hit his head and died. They found a cancerous tumor in his head. </div>
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You have a to-do-list a mile long with nothing marked in for your me time to do what you enjoy, self care and what will SLOW you down. I'll admit life presents responsibilities to care for others' illnesses to me, causing me to fall short on my quiet time, self care and fun time. In the morning <i>before</i> I rise I relax, think and breathe each day, a constant me time. The rest I do my best to include. Stress, especially chronic stress, taxes the adrenals, the heart, the immune system, your hormonal system (which is part of a communications network within your digestive system), to name a few. Everything is interconnected. When in balance you're a Rolls-Royce, when out of balance you're a clunker.</div>
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Here's some biology in simple terms. The built-in survival responses created for man's survival 1000s of years ago aren't working well with our much different lifestyles of today because of what we no longer do that actually kept earlier man much healthier than man today. A few examples, we eat after we are full. This disrupts the hunger communications that tell us we are satiated, over time we can become obese; we no longer rake leaves we use machines to blow them, we no loner use a scythe to cut grass nor even a hand push blade mower. Most use sit down tractor mowers now. We are no longer getting the<i> movement</i> we need on a regular basis. This not only keeps our muscles toned, and our breathing deeper, but also our metabolism is being regulated differently due to modern day lifestyle changes <i>and</i> chronic stress. Earlier man had stress but <i><b>not</b></i> chronic stress. He hunted large game, had to be strong, run, sprint, squat, forage/gather fruits and vegetables and and be active and alert to survive. Modern day man is not anywhere near as active (has less movement). Even in just the last 20 - 30 years most kids today have less movement. They don't use jungle gyms, climb rocks, run or <i>play</i> <i>hard</i> any more. Aside from team sports programs and karate, kids are using computers, playing computer games (adults too) and you see the rise in obesity and diabetes. Less movement + more food consumption = unhealthy situations, <i>dis-ease</i>. Dis-ease = Less calorie burn + More fat storage +Acidic ph. The <i>classic</i> definition of disease is when your ph is .1 higher or .1 lower than the normal ph. <span class="st">"A <i>healthy</i> blood <i>pH</i> without cancer has acid + alkaline balance almost equal. Actually a <i>healthy body</i> is slightly alkaline measuring approximately 7.4". </span><cite>source-altered-states.net /barry/update178/index.htm</cite><span class="st"> </span>Therefore maintaining and losing weight is more difficult for many of all ages. And this is a big and, our metabolism is slower so we are not burning enough calories from the increase in the intake of modern day nutrient <i>deficien</i>t calories, we are storing fat created by all the low carbs, sugar and hidden sugar products that is so prevalent in the American diet today. The increase in <i>chronic stress</i> which genetically wants to store more fat for survival, isn't alleviated due to less movement. Another fact is that we are born with just so much insulin in the pancreas. This never became depleted before death. It is now. It literally gets used up. The over consumption of foods especially the sugar laden foods and high glycemic foods cause the pancreas to release insulin almost constantly. It is now found that the insulin stores meant to last for a life time are now running out at younger and younger ages. Hence the need to take insulin.</div>
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Another good reason we have more dis-ease is because food is fuel for our bodies <i>and</i> is being used for entertainment mostly these days. What's the latest food fad or trend? Diet? Today the thoughts of what I crave or what I would just like to eat versus what does my body require to function perfectly, as it was created to receive, is more important. We have this mentality of food as gratification and not what we need it for. I'm not saying we can't enjoy it, that's not the purpose and we need to strike a healthy balance. Food is necessary as fuel for the energy that the body requires on the cellular level where the cells get the nutrients, minerals, water, and oxygen that they need for their food and fuel to function optimally for us every second of every day. Our heart doesn't miss a beat, we breathe 15-20 breaths per minute as adults no matter what we feed them at, first. The brain has specific requirements to function optimally, the heart does, the nervous system does, our skin does and so on.</div>
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Our body's requirement is high test fuel and sadly most people are providing the lowest grade of regular fuel. So, most bodies today are breaking down, inflamed, dis-eased, and acidic broken down examples: diabetes, cancer, coronary heart dis-ease, severe arthritis, autism, altzheimers. We are totally out of balance on so many levels. <i>An acidic body is the ground floor of dis-ease.</i> And no one is listening to the messages from their body: shortness of breath, chronic fatigue, brain fog, low energy, dis-ease, swollen legs, ankles, pain and excessive weight gain.</div>
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What does it mean to be in balance? You have energy because your cells receive all that nutrient dense foods supply to them, some of which is supplied rather quickly, therefore they require less use of energy so there is more left over for you overall. You feel good, you loose some weight, you look forward to each day, you have strong relationships, love your job/career (or move to get to that) and have some higher power, what ever that is for you, to pray/talk to/walk with in nature/meditate with, which is very comforting for you. A true sense of support and unconditional love. What I and many call LifeForce energy. A good coach can give you good support and accountability to live your dreams and meet goals along with your higher power. You were not created to be a clunker.</div>
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Simple lifestyle changes <i>taken</i> a step at a time <i>over </i>time and the desire to be healthy and happier will transform you to a place that you probably dream about, a place you can definitely obtain and maintain.</div>
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world . She teaches and supports her clients through their journey to
live their dreams easily and holistically, with compassion and by
incorporating some delicious live raw whole foods. She is currently
authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"® ©
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<br />Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-70591583420574936932012-04-28T08:57:00.000-07:002012-05-27T01:11:06.738-07:00May's Herb of the Month<b><span style="color: darkgreen;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"> </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: darkgreen;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">Garlic
is definitely a friend to our bodies yet gets a bum rap due to it's reputation for bad
breath and body odor. Roasted garlic is sweeter and the
breath isn't as much of an issue. Now let's see why this member of the
Lilley family which was treasured during Egyptian times is good for us.<br /><br />
1. We live in a world of parasites. They make their way into our
digestive tract by the food we eat, from pets and unsanitary
conditions. These little guys and gals just hate garlic. Garlic, over
here!<br /><br /> 2. Simplified, our blood delivers nutrients, proteins,
electrolytes and hormones throughout the body. It also feeds the
neurons in the brain the oxygen and the nutrients they need to stay
healthy, requiring a constant blood flow to the brain. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="color: darkgreen;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px;">The body makes
its own supply of hydrogen sulfide, which acts as an antioxidant and
transmits cellular signals that relax blood vessels and increase the blood
flow. Garlic also increases hydrogen sulfide in the body. You can read the rest of this article </span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><a _cke_saved_href="http://tinyurl.com/35f2yn" href="http://tinyurl.com/35f2yn" style="color: #26abe2; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: firebrick;">here</span></a><span style="color: darkgreen;">. Again, this ensures an even free flow of blood throughout the body, except to the
lungs where the blood takes and delivers oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body. Very
important tasks. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="color: darkgreen;">While garlic enhances many recipes with it's flavor we
also know it is very beneficial for heart and cancer health for these reasons. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="color: darkgreen;">An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Well just maybe having garlic each day will keep the cardiologist and
oncologist away. We can wish right! Wishes and thoughts do come true.</span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="color: darkgreen;">A few of the ways that I love to use garlic in recipes ( there are many) are in my chunky guacamole/salsa, my green salads, raw crackers and in my salad smoothie. </span></span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;"><span style="color: darkgreen;">What are some of your favorite recipes that you make using garlic? Head on down to the comments section below and please let us know. Would love to have you also share with us on <a href="http://facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow</a>.</span></span></span></b><br />
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of Unbiased Information for a healthy and informed world. She teaches
and supports her clients through their journey to live their dreams
easily and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some
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refreshyourlifenow, - 2012 Connecticut, USA</span>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-87609538053000617242012-04-27T20:33:00.000-07:002012-06-22T19:15:38.585-07:00Wearing the Healthy Nutrtion Hat<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">
My dad came home after "residing" in the hospital and rehab for the last 3 plus months swapping between the two three times. Was he happy to hear he was finally going home!</div>
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I can't imagine the long lonely days and nights. At times he was happy, he has a sense of humor when he remembers and a flirt. I would visit and he wished I could've stayed longer sometimes.</div>
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I wore the meal planner hat to help him regain his strength and to encourage him to eat more again once he was back on solid food. Makes me thankful to be able to eat and to eat what I want to eat even more.</div>
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Now home I was able to speak with the head of the dining room where he lives to plan healthy meals with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables (salads), dark green vegetables and sweet potatos. We are better able to keep him off of the white foods, bread, pasta and sugar now. The director was very agreeable to it all. He knew what quinoa is and says they do serve it at times, as some of the residents like it. Many however are not familiar with it and therefore won't eat it. He'll make sure my dad has some and buckwheat and tabouleh too when they are on the menu.</div>
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The point of my dad's tale? It was not always easy to provide healthy meals for my dad in these two institutions. Trays came up wrong or the doctor made changes I did not agree with (Ensure instead of real protein, Colace instead of prunes.) I won the battle for each. The Colace didn't work, boy did the prunes! As someones healthcare advocate this is an area to really focus on because if you do not stand up for your loved ones nutritional needs while receiving institutional care, they only go so far, and at times as in my dads case, they give the standard food tray filled with all my dad is not supposed to eat due to his unique health issues. </div>
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On a wonderful note the hospital dining services had a survey which I filled out very honestly and in a long detailed manner. Suggestions flowed and I added them. The second hospitalization the menu had changes WHOLE MULTI GRAIN bread was added, more salad choices and more drink choices. More heart healthy choices. My dad needed these.</div>
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It pays to speak up and to also fill out surveys and be heard. They took mine to "heart" and I was pleasantly surprised. Every baby step leads to change. The ripple has started at the hospital and the rehab facility.</div>
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It's amazing as life normalizes in someone elses' life how your own becomes more normal too. While I did make some green juices and smoothies, I did not every day. My body was ready for good food. So I whipped up a naturally sweet sundried tomato red pepper sauce. Taking my vegetable peeler in hand I made large ribbons of zucchini fettucini noodles, cut up a whole creamy avocado and generously spooned on the sauce. My taste buds rejoiced. </div>
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Simple and Quick Organic/Raw Red Sundried Tomato and Red Pepper Sauce</div>
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1/4 C + 1TB warm water</div>
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6-8 sundried tomatoes<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (unsalted variety)</span></div>
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1/2 1 large red pepper</div>
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1/4 C pine nuts</div>
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1 large clove garlic <span style="font-size: x-small;">(smaller's ok)</span></div>
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1/4 C olive oil <span style="font-size: x-small;">(may drizzle in) </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>2 large zucchini</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pour the water into the blender and add the sundried tomatos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Let them soak in the warm water for 10 minutes</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Create the zucchini fettucini noodles over a big bowl</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add a 1/4 tsp salt (or less) to the noodles</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">After the noodles sweat, drain out the water</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Wash, cut and de-seed the red pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Peel the garlic</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Peel and cut up a ripe avocado</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Pulse and then blend the tomatos and water</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add some of the olive oil, blend </span><span style="font-size: small;">by drizzling it in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add the red pepper, blend</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add the garlic, blend</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Add pinenuts, blend</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Optional a pinch of salt after you taste it</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This sauce makes a delicious spread. I used it on a hummus and sprout sandwich and a sprouted tofu vegetable burger with spinach and sprouts on top. Both on Ezekiel Sesame Bread. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let me know how the recipe turns out for you and other ways you use it in the comments below. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span></span><br />
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shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, and the Sharing
of Unbiased Information for a healthy and informed world. She teaches
and supports her clients through their journey to live their dreams
easily and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some
delicious live raw whole foods. She is currently authoring her first
book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"® © copyright
refreshyourlifenow, - 2012 Connecticut, USA</span>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-6452584037677725612012-04-17T18:19:00.000-07:002012-04-17T18:19:36.029-07:004 Elements to a Great Meal<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">What a <i>beautiful Spring day</i> to stroll from the train down to 12 Park Avenue in New York City the home of Franchia Vegan Cafe and Tea Room. I met <i>my friend Sarah </i>for lunch.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We started out with tea, I with juiced Carrot, Apple, and Ginger with Green tea, Sarah had iced Pomegranate tea.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So <i>many delectable items on the menu </i>we took our time to decide. We began with Noodle soup with vegetables and Ramen Noodles in Soup with "lobster balls".</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Our salads were ordered to arrive with the soups. "Duck" in spicy sauce with chopped vegetables, more like a slaw, very good. The sauce had depth. I savored every bite.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The pumpkin noodle salad with vegetables and large bits of beets was good, however the pumpkin noodles themselves were a bit disappointing.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mind you the soup and salad were <i>very filling with large portions satisfying to the healthiest of appetites</i>. We really didn't need an entree, but the selections made it impossible to pass on so we decided on a rather interesting one.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We split the Tofu and Roasted Kabocha Pumpkin in sesame soy sauce for the entree. The pumpkin was very tender, it melted in your mouth and the sauce very flavorful.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are looking for " 'Teas and elegant light food', <span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">New York Times</span>," take a stroll to 12 Park Avenue, sit beneath the beautifully tiled ceiling and become full on many levels.<br />
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If you've been to Franchia Vegan Cafe, let us know about your experiences in the comments below.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Next stop? I'll share about this in another blog post soon. One hint, it's another fabulous place in NYC and mostly raw.</span> <br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Barbara</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><br />
203-216-6889<br />
RefreshYourLifeNow@gmail.com<br />
www.RefreshYourLifeNow@blogspot.com</b></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Follow us on Twitter using @bgsuperfoods </b><b><br />
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This post may be reprinted on your blog, website or in your e-zine with my blessing as long as you include the following: Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, and the Sharing of Unbiased Information for a healthy and informed world. She teaches and supports her clients through their journey to live their dreams easily and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some delicious live raw whole foods. She is currently authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"® © copyright refreshyourlifenow, - 2012 Connecticut, USA</span>Refresh Your Life Nowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01782561715904628288noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238868774260273149.post-16615207142141054202012-04-14T11:58:00.001-07:002012-04-14T12:01:24.226-07:00Delicious Anytime Smoothie<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hit the books and notes last night studying into the wee hours. I wanted a snack. So happy I had all these ingredients to make the following smoothie:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">9 oz Thai coconut juice</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/2 pound fresh organic strawberries</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1 large ripe organic banana</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3 TB raw organic coconut oil</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 TB Vega EFA oil</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 TB cinnamon</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1/4 cup raw organic cacao powder</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2 C organic baby spinach </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· first add coconut juice and strawberries to blender</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· next add in the following order:</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· the oils</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· cinnamon (slowly)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· cacao (slowly)</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· pulse in the banana</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· scrape sides of the blender</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">· pulse in spinach 1/2 or all at a time</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1. cut back the fruits by 1/2. Increase the spinach to 3 C or more.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2. add in a sweet apple or another 1/2 banana if the smoothie isn't sweet enough for you. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">However, late at night or in my case really very early in the morning, you don't want a</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">sugar rush. </div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">3. use dandelion or other dark greens with or instead of spinach.</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">4. add real dehydrated organic wheat grass juice powder</div><div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">If you are diabetic substitute an apple for the banana, the fiber in the apple and the fiber and protein in the spinach helps to keep the blood sugar more stable.</span> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The more greens you use the better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Always flavor to your tastes and experimentation is good. It's an adventure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So I'd love to have you tell me about your favorite smoothie or favorite late night (or into the wee hours of the morning) snack in the comments below.</span><br />
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