As the rest of you have no doubt noticed, I’m beginning to realize that I haven’t had much time for my blog lately. In fact I’m finding that I can rarely do more than focusing on my photography career.
With that said, I’m not quite ready to throw in the towel but I will officially be on hiatus for awhile. I might even considering finding a co-editor so if there is someone that you know might be interested, have them contact me. Thank you! Wish you all the best!
Coconut is the most powerful healing food on this planet. For more information about benefits of coconut, go to the “Wisdom of Coconuts” article published in October 2010, look for it on the right sidebar.
O.N.E Kids Coconut Water
They are a great source of potassium, magnesium and calcium. They stay hydrated during workouts or to fulfill your kids’ thirsty for a drink, they are much healthier choice than a soda.
Dr. Bronner’s Fair-Trade and Organic Coconut Oil
Coconut oil can help increase metabolism and stabilize blood sugar. Other use for coconut oil is to put on skin, scalp and cuticles to help them moisturize.
Good Cacao Organic Superfood Chocolate coconut Omega-3
Dried coconut flakes are great crunchy addition to dark-chocolate bar.
Nurtiva Coconut Manna, Earth Balance Organic Coconut Spread
Add coconut spreads to smoothie, toast, dressing and desserts. They are high in protein and fiber.
Kelapo Vegetarian Coconut Oil Softgels
Great source of essential fatty acids packaged in vegetarian softgel supplements to help support immunity system, metabolic plus brain function. You can find them in a health food store.
So Delicious Dairy Free Milk
Best alternative to milk, half-half, frozen treats… Coconut milk provides calcium and B vitamins. (I prefer puree coconut meats and water to make milk out of it but this is an alternative for those who don’t have the time and it is far healthier than the cow’s milk).
The notes listed above here is from Delicious Living, May 2011, p. 12
Raw Coconut Aminos Soy-Free Seasoning Sauce
Substitute your soy sauce to a healthier choice, Raw Coconut Aminos. It is 100% organic, gluten-free, dairy-free and GMO-free. Can be found in health food store.
Dessert Essence Organic Hair Care Coconut Shampoo & Conditioner
Stock up your shower stall with Coconut Shampoo & Conditioner. Smooth and creamy shampoo & conditioner will leave your hair softer after use.
1 cup strawberries
2 cup watermelon
2 tb agave
2 tb fresh squeezed lime juice
4 large mint leaves
some ice
Juice watermelon in a juicer to remove seeds then pour into the blender. Put the remaining ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Excellent drink on a hot summer day. Serves 3. Enjoy!
There was a short article about phasing out of mercury amalgam in US, which is fillings in the cavities in teeth. The International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) recently stated that the US Government have supported to phase down the use of mercury amalgam.
The amalgam is linked to toxin. This verifies from the article, Natural Awakenings, June 2011, page 8: “The IAOMT, a global network of 700 dental, medical and research professionals, is a longtime opponent of mercury amalgam because of possible health risks from mercury, a known toxin. It is considered especially risky for children and for pregnant women, whose fetuses can be affected. Possible side effect of continuous release of toxic vapor from mercury fillings into the body include memory loss, tremors, personality changes and impaired immune systems.” It is also been linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease as the mercury damage to the heart and blood vessels.
To this day, the World Dental Federation and the American Dental Association continue to believe that mercury amalgam fillings are safe. Mercury fillings have been banned in part of Europe i.e., Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Austria, Canada and Germany.
To find amalgam-free dentist, go to this link and type in your zip code and it will pull out the list of the dentists close to your area: http://www.dentalwellness4u.com/freeservices/find_dentists.html. For Fremont, CA residents, my daughters and I are very pleased with our dentist, Dr. Sook Hong. She also specializes in Cosmetic, Orthodontic and TMJ.
For more information, visit iaomt.org.
2 carrots
1 small beet
1/4 inch ginger (optional)
2 large apple
1/2 lime or lemon juice
Juice all of the ingredients in a juicer then drink them right away. 1 1/2 serving. I have Jack La Lanne Juicer that has a wide tube to insert large fruits and vegetables. Costco stores sell them for $89.00.
The benefits of fresh ginger is healing and boosting your immune system naturally. For more info:
website: http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/10-health-benefits-of-ginger.html
“Vegetables are the food of the earth; fruit seems more the food of the heavens. ” ~ Sepal Felicivant
1/2 avocado
6 pitted dates, soaked until soft
4 tsp of cacao powder (Organic Dagoba – dark chocolate)
little water for a smoother texture
Puree in a blender and it is ready to go. This will help you to curb your carb cravings.
“Let food be they medicine, let medicine be thy food.” ~ Hippocrates
1 bunch of Kale
1 tb of olive oil
1/4 tsp of Himalayan salt
1 tsp of freshly squeezed garlic or 1/2 tsp of organic garlic powder
Gently coat kale with olive oil, salt and garlic powder evenly by using your hands. Tear kale leaves into 2 to 3-inch pieces then arrange kale leaves in a single layer on two or three dehydrating trays. Dehydrate in 118 degree overnight or bake in the oven with the door ajar in 150 F for 1 hour or until the chips are crispy. Oven temperature varies so check kale in your oven periodically.
“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon. ” ~ Doug Larson
1 cup strawberries
1 cup watermelon
1 tb agave
1/2 cup water
1 tb fresh squeezed lemon juice
some ice
Put all ingredients in a blender. Blend until smooth. Perfect smoothie on a hot summer day. Enjoy!
Fast Facts:
(1) http://www.hum.org/add___adhd.html; Was it Something My Child Ate?; Health Unlimited Ministries; 2005
(2) Nutrition Action Health Letter; Diet & Behavior in Children; David Schardt; March 2000
(3) Lecture from Professor Rossi, San Francisco State University; February 2005
(4) 6 Facts You Need to Know About Autism; Jan Sheehan; July 2004 issue of Parents magazine.
Have you noticed that children attended birthday parties, an hour later after cake and punch is served, and the children are hyper? The schoolteachers and parents can tell you that Halloween, Christmas, Valentine and Easter parties are the worst of the year. Is it fair for children to come home with bunch of candies from the parties and have parents deal with hyperactive kids?
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) over a third of all children in the US are overweight. Childhood diseases such as leukemia, diabetes, and heart disease are at record highs. The epidemic of obesity in children is expected to cause lower life expectancy than their parents. Childhood behavioral and mental disorders such as ADD/ADHD, Autism, Depression, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and so forth have increased drastically. What has gone wrong?!
In the last few decades, the mass distribution of chemically processed foods, greedy corporations, convenience stores and competitive fast food restaurants have skyrocketed. The corporations have invented trendy sugar no-caloric foods and use chemicals on processed foods to prolong its shelf life. Farmers use chemical sprayed on produces to mass-produce their products. Genetically modified vegetables and fruits enable faster growth but they lose most of their nutrients as a trade off. Factories have polluted the air and water. Parents in the workforce have increased; more invented processed foods are on the market making it easier to consume. Forty percent of American meals are eaten outside of the home. Each day, more and more Americans visit a fast food restaurant. Almost every single highway exit touts fast food restaurants. The animals in slaughterhouses live in crowded pens and are fed a very unnatural diet. They are injected with steroids. Then when the inevitable illnesses come, they are massively immunized. Our bodies are poisoned when we are consuming their products.
Most behaviors and disorders have to do with poor diets and unhealthy environments. Many people including children are allergic to foods and chemicals and they do not realize it. Food dyes, preservatives, chemicals sprayed on produce and drugs also have been linked to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, cancers, etc. The researches show that food additives, sugar, caffeine, wheat, eggs and milk have worsened behavior in children with ADHD or other behavioral problems. (Source: Nutrition Action Health Letter; Diet & Behavior in Children; David Schardt; March 2000). Sugar has been the scapegoat, the culprit blamed for the hyperactivity and diseases. Furthermore, three tablespoons of sugar suppresses the immune system by thirty-three percent for a number of hours. Nine tablespoons, the amount of sugar in a soft drink and a cookie, can almost shut the immune system down for a 24-hour period. Sugar also robbed our bodies of all B vitamins; it takes calcium out of our bones, hair and teeth, on and on. (Source: Transitioning to Health: A Step by Step Guide for You and Your Child; The Real Cost of Sugar; Beth Montgomery; 2001, page 6). There are 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of Coke. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. Its pH is 2.8. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase in osteoporosis. I shudder to think what happens when children consume a can or more of Coke daily.
I read a book about a mother who overcame her son’s autism by changing his diet. Numerous professionals had told her that her son’s autism was incurable. She proved them wrong. She eliminated dairy and gluten products from his diet and he was leading a normal life. When Miles turned three, all of his physicians had agreed that he was completely cured from autism. He was tested to be eight months above his age level in social, language, self-help, and motor skills. He entered a regular preschool without special-ed supports. Miles was six when the article was published; he was in 1st grade reading at the fourth-grade level. He was popular at school and had many friends.
Research has documented that casomorphin, a milk protein, is linked to ADHD and autism. According to the web site: “Florida researcher, Robert Cade, M.D., and his colleagues have identified a milk protein, casomorphin, as the probable cause of attention deficit disorder and autism. They found Beta-casomorphin-7 in high concentrations in the blood and urine of patients with either schizophrenia or autism.” (Source: http://www.notmilk.com/forum/661.html)… and …“They found Beta- casomorphin-7 in high concentrations in the blood and urine of patients with either schizophrenia or autism. Eighty percent of cow’s milk protein is casein. It has been documented that casein breaks down in the stomach to produce a peptide casomorphine, an opiate. Another researcher observed that casomorphin aggravated symptoms of autism. Many alternative treatments for ADHD strongly recommend eliminating all casein products and other substances from the child’s diet as starting points.” (Source: http://www.resultsproject.net/index.php?page=whynotmilk)
There are also controversial issues about childhood vaccinations causing autism and other disorders.
A family whose son diagnosed was with ADHD and learning disability, Kyle was falling behind the other children in academics. His reading and math skills were below grade level. Kyle had a hard time to stay focused. Kyle’s parents had opposed giving Kyle any type of medication to alter his behavior and they were searching for a solution. Kyle’s mother had been studying holistic nutrition and natural hygiene. The whole family had decided to change to a live food diet, which means fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. They eliminated animal products, refined sugar, white four products, junk or processed foods, and wheat from Kyle’s diet. Within days, they noticed changes in Kyle. He was much calmer, happier and began to catch up with his schoolwork. His teacher moved Kyle into one of her “higher groups.” This has clearly indicated that Kyle was allergic to processed foods.
Another story is about a family, the Andressohns, who live in Florida. The family including four young children decided to live in a healthy live food lifestyle. The family chose to follow a live food diet for four years and made it an important part of their life. The parents gave birth to a baby girl, who was diagnosed with DiGeorge Syndrome (lack of thymus gland), and was having trouble breathing. They called 911. As the ambulance and police showed up, the officers, being unfamiliar with the live food nutritional lifestyle, took away the children and handed them over to the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). The children were misdiagnosed to be malnourished. The children were later re-examined and given a clean bill of health. They were placed into foster home. The care providers were forced by the DCF doctor to feed children “Standard American Diet” foods. Within the first week of diet change, all children were sick. They complained of headaches and stomachaches. Two of the younger children were rushed to the emergency room with bronchitis, asthma and pneumonia. They were never sick in their lives. The action speaks for its self. Their story is on this website: http://www.thegardendiet.com/andressohntrial.html.
Removing minerals is a primary cause of mental disorders as well as aging, illness, and lack of energy. Humans and domestic animals are the only species on earth that have health problems and we need to change that. Live food diet as well as low fat, some legumes and grains is optimal and it is the way to go. Strictly live food diet is not for everybody, there is no one diet that fits all. Eating fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds cleanses the system of physical and emotional ailments, and encourages healing from the inside out to build a strong immune system. (Source: http://www.amyrachelle.com/raw.php) Without enzymes, we would not be alive. Enzymes are vital to all life processes. They are needed for every chemical reaction in the human body. No mineral, vitamin, or hormone can do any work without enzymes. When foods are altered or cooked, the enzymes are insufficient resulted in health degeneration and disease. Enzyme deficiencies in the diet, decrease the mental power. Low energy affects the state of mind.
We need to look into and remove the core of health problems. We need to learn and understand the benefits of eating live food or enzyme-rich diet and overcoming diseases. This can lead to vibrant and wealthy living.
Resourceful websites to look at:
http://www.resultsproject.net/index.php?page=canteatwell
http://www.resultsproject.net/
http://www.notmilk.com/
Let food be thy medicine, and let thy medicine be food ~ Hippocrates
A friend sent me this article via email… interesting info!
Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot. It will do what some call turning to sugar. In reality honey is always honey. However, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will do what I rather call “crystallizing”. When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water for a short period of time, turn off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. To do so will kill the enzymes in the honey. (I prefer buy a glass jar of honey, not the plastic one.)
Cinnamon and Honey
Bet the drug companies won’t like this one getting around. Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a ‘Ram Ban’ (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:
Heart Diseases
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also, those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
Arthritis
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
Bladder Infections
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
Cholesterol
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
Colds
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
Upset Stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomachache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
Gas
According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
Immune System
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.
Indigestion
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
Longevity
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.
Pimples
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
Skin Infections
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
Weight Loss
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
Cancer
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
Fatique
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
(Note: Honey is not a vegan since bees are considered as animals. They are insect product.)
