Grateful Food for Thought

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 healthier, have more peace of mind, less stressed, feel connected and see the cup quite full instead of empty. You're happier.

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. 

I am grateful for my awe and wonder of the mystery of Creation, God, the the Heavens, Life and the possibilities

I am grateful for the life force energy and knowing that all energy is connected. 

I am grateful for my inner and outer glow

I am grateful for being introduced to spiritual "churches" I instantly felt that I came home. 

I am grateful for the 300+ virtues

I am grateful for a number of eye opening spiritual books that I have read, by New Thought Leaders 

I am grateful for kindness

I am grateful for the wonders of the human body and how it works 

I am grateful for waking up each morning 

I am grateful for my ability to breathe, see, smell, taste, hear and feel,  physically and spiritually

I am grateful for my ability to walk, run jump, to hold, to clap

I am grateful for music it transports my being 

I am grateful for the nutrition and health connection that heals

I am grateful for water to remain hydrated and to swim to feel connected

I am grateful for special friends and family 

I am grateful for the opportunities to continually learn 

I am grateful to help others 

I am grateful for the warmth of the sunshine and cool summer breezes

I am grateful for relaxation and rejuvenation 

I am grateful for liberty and freedom of speech 

I am grateful for those willing to share suppressed information for all to make their own informed decisions. 

I am grateful for laughter and awesome comedians

I am grateful for the innovation and progress utilizing independent testing in balance with nature 

I am grateful for my businesses

I am grateful for all of the cruelty free organizations and businesses 

I am grateful for Love, Love of Self, Love of others.

As a certified health coach 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!

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.

In health and joy,

Barbara

Barbara S. Greenhouse
I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases, specifically diabetes and cancer.

Certified Health Coach

Member, International Association for Health Coaches

Member, American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Refresh Your Life Now
Bethel, CT 06801, 203 216 6889

www.BarbaraGreenhouse.com

RefreshYourLifeNow@gmail.com
http://RefreshYourLifeNow.blogspot.com
Like us on Facebook, facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow
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Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition and Health Connection for optimal health, and the Sharing of suppressed Information for a healthy and informed world.  She guides her clients through their journey to live their deepest dreams, simply and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some delicious live raw whole foods; fruits and vegetables.  She is currently authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"®  -  © copyright Refresh Your Life Now - 2014 Connecticut, USA

Why Manage Life? Live It! ®  Refresh to the Good Life! ®

This post may be reprinted on your blog, website or in your e-zine with my blessing as long as you include the following in tact:  

Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of  Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition Health Connection and the Sharing of suppressed 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 vegetables and fruit, your progress 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 Refresh Your Life Now, - 2014 Connecticut, USA

5 Warming Spices for Fall and Winter

This week saw the fall foliage come out in all of it's glory.  The colors painted a vibrant landscape for all to see in New England, Connecticut specifically for me.

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.

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.

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.  photo credit: bestsuperfoods.wordpress.com

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.

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.

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.

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.

What is your favorite spice to feel cozy and warm during the cooler fall and colder winter months? Let us know which one and how you use it in the comments section found at the end of this post.  photo credit: www.peacefuldumpling.com


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.

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 pristine air to breath and water to drink and clean food to eat.

As a certified health coach 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!

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.

In health and joy,

Barbara

Barbara S. Greenhouse
I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases specifically diabetes and cancer

Certified Health Coach

Member, International Association for Health Coaches

Member, American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Refresh Your Life Now
Bethel, CT 06801, 203 216 6889

www.BarbaraGreenhouse.com

RefreshYourLifeNow@gmail.com
http://RefreshYourLifeNow.blogspot.com
Like us on Facebook, facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow
Follow us on Twitter, @bgsuperfoods

Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition and Health Connection for optimal health, and the Sharing of suppressed Information for a healthy and informed world.  She guides her clients through their journey to live their deepest dreams, simply and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some delicious live raw whole foods; fruits and vegetables.  She is currently authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"®  -  © copyright Refresh Your Life Now - 2014 Connecticut, USA

Why Manage Life? Live It! ®  Refresh to the Good Life! ®

This post may be reprinted on your blog, website or in your e-zine with my blessing as long as you include the following in tact:  

Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of  Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition Health Connection and the Sharing of suppressed 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 vegetables and fruit, your progress 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, - 2014 Connecticut, USA

5 Keys to Normalize Your Blood Sugar

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.

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.

Key 1. is to Breathe deeply, 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.

Key 2. is to Eliminate all 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.

Key 3. is to not Count calories 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.

Key 4. is to juice 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.

Key 5. Self Love.  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.

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.

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 pristine air to breath and water to drink and clean food to eat.

As a certified health coach 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.

Your questions and comments are welcome as is lively discussion in the comments section below.

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. 

In health and joy,

Barbara

Barbara S. Greenhouse
I help ill career moms overcome degenerative diseases specifically diabetes and cancer

Certified Health Coach

Member, International Association for Health Coaches

Member, American Association of Drugless Practitioners

Refresh Your Life Now
Bethel, CT 06801, 203 216 6889

www.BarbaraGreenhouse.com

RefreshYourLifeNow@gmail.com
http://RefreshYourLifeNow.blogspot.com
Like us on Facebook, facebook.com/refreshyourlifenow
Follow us on Twitter, @bgsuperfoods

Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition and Health Connection for optimal health, and the Sharing of suppressed Information for a healthy and informed world.  She guides her clients through their journey to live their deepest dreams, simply and holistically, with compassion and by incorporating some delicious live raw whole foods; fruits and vegetables.  She is currently authoring her first book, "Sacred You, The Delicious Journey"®  -  © copyright Refresh Your Life Now - 2014 Connecticut, USA

Why Manage Life? Live It! ®  Refresh to the Good Life! ®

This post may be reprinted on your blog, website or in your e-zine with my blessing as long as you include the following in tact:  

Barbara Greenhouse shares her passions of  Food, "Cooking", Cruelty-Free, Ahimsa, the Nutrition Health Connection and the Sharing of suppressed Key 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 vegetables and fruit, your progress 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, - 2014 Connecticut, USA