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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whole fresh foods should be the basis of what we all eat, whether your metabolic type is
protein type, carb type or mixed type. Whole foods, whether meat, vegetable or fruit, do
two things: they provide all the nutrients that nature put into the food--not just as a sum
of nutrients, but even more, as a synergy of nutrients that work together because they
naturally interact within the living plant or animal. When we eat these foods, which have
been connected with our whole existence as a species, the total health benefit to us is
much greater than the sum of the parts. The second practical advantage of eating whole
fresh foods is that they substitute, by their sheer bulk, the chemicals and denatured food
derivatives that we might otherwise eat.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But you work non-stop and when you get home there is no time or energy to do anything
but nuke half-synthetic processed food in the microwave. How do we get into that trap?
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">According to Dr. Kenneth Proefrock, NMD, a huge part of the problem is not knowing
what you’re going to eat on Thursday night until ... Thursday night. By that time, you’re
lucky if you even make it home for dinner because your tummy rang the dinner bell back
around Exit 128, and there just happen to be about four fast food outlets off that exit, as
well as at the next exit coming up. (Funny how those fast food places are right there when
the stomach growls.)
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here’s a big key, says Dr. Proefrock, to getting out of that trap. Plan on the weekend
what you will eat for every meal the coming week. Your menu does not have to be set in
stone; you can leave room to juggle for spontaneity now and then, but at least provide for
enough of your own homemade food to eat each time you get hungry.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So how do you make your own homemade whole food and keep your day job too?</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are several steps you can take to streamline your efforts and maximize the
productivity of your kitchen, while keeping your time spent there to a minimum.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. Clear enough freezer space--about one cubic foot--to store several pint and quart-
size containers of the food you will cook. Then on the weekend, plan all of your
meals for the week, and go to the supermarket once to purchase the whole food
ingredients in one trip. Consolidating all grocery shopping into one trip already
saves time over shopping for a few items everyday. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Plus, with whole foods, you only need to go around the periphery of the
supermarket where they are located, rather than taking time to go up and down the
interior aisles where the processed foods are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Once you’ve brought home all the groceries, cook all your meals for the week at
the same time. This way, instead of standing at the stovetop each day for each
meal, you are there for one longer session during that week, and then you’re done!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. The trick is to cook big portions, but freeze in the smaller quantities that you and
your family will eat throughout the week. If you cook for a family, a large recipe
will probably be good for two dinners (on alternate days) during the week, as well
as a lunch or two. If you live alone, you will get at least four meal portions with
half of them saved for the following week. At this point you don’t have to spend
any more time throughout the week than you would on TV dinners.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. A food processor will work well for foods that you want to chop finely. Make
freezer bags full of pre-cut vegetables that you can then defrost as needed during
the week. One bag might contain pressed garlic with coarsely chopped string
beans, which a few days from now you can sauté in coconut oil for a few minutes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Another bag might contain chopped carrots, onions and tomatoes, along with
cabbage that you cut into quarters. Sprinkle some caraway seeds into the bag.
When you’re ready to make a meal of it, you can cook it a portion of it in a cup of
chicken broth for a delicious meal of balanced nutrients.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Make use of large cooking vessels in order to accomplish the weekend cooking
fiesta. A large crockpot really lends itself well to a whole foods diet. Here you
don’t need a food processor. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Chop vegetables very coarsely, in much larger chunks than you can get away with
in a stovetop meal. This step alone saves a lot of time. Put an organic beef round
or two turkey legs or a whole organic chicken on top of the vegetables, add a few
cups of water, and/or tomato sauce, perhaps with balsamic vinegar. Sesame oil
and tamari may be used instead for marinade. Add whole leaf herbs as you like,
and you’re done. After practicing once or twice, you will have a huge crockpot
meal thrown together in five to 10 minutes. Set it on "low" in the morning, and
you’re done till dinnertime. In cool weather, you could do the same in the regular
oven, with a Dutch oven type covered pot in fewer hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. Now it’s a Tuesday morning, and you’ll need something for dinner. Defrost one
of the meals you prepared on the weekend. In the evening when you’re ready to
cook it, place it into a serving dish in a toaster oven rather than a microwave.
Toaster ovens have several advantages over microwaves. At about $40 they are
much cheaper, smaller, and quieter. However, those benefits are far outweighed
by the health advantage: microwave rays are unhealthy radiation, and when you
microwave in a plastic container, it drives the phthalates of the plastic right into </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">your food, which gives an otherwise excellent meal a toxic twist that you
definitely do not need.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Microwave radiation also leaks throughout the whole kitchen from most
microwave ovens, which creates an unhealthy atmosphere for adults, children and
pets. For re-heating in your toaster oven, you’ll need one or two Pyrex-type
serving dishes, about a liter each. Heating leftovers for two or three people in a
toaster oven takes 10 to 15 minutes, not very much longer than a microwave.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. Also use your toaster oven for breakfast. Take out some of the freezer vegetables
you prepared, and sprinkle some cheese, raw is preferable, over top, and heat it up
for a healthy whole food breakfast, or break an egg over the vegetables. Neither of
these will spike your insulin levels, unlike so many other dishes that we
unfortunately have become accustomed to thinking of as breakfast foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7. Use your toaster oven to prepare hot, healthy lunches for yourself and your
family. Invest in a good-sized thermos with either glass or stainless steel (not
aluminum) interior for each family member. While eating breakfast, heat up
leftovers from last night, or a separately defrosted meal in your serving dish in the
toaster oven, again for 10 to 15 minutes. Spoon it into each thermos. Then in each
lunchbox, add a fork and little containers of nuts or some fresh fruit or some
celery, cherry tomatoes, cucumber or carrot sticks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You all will then have lunches that will be wonderfully nutritious, well balanced,
and appetizing for every adult and child in your family. When all lunches are
prepared together assembly-line style, the process will go faster than if each lunch
is made separately. And your savings will begin to be obvious as your restaurant
and fast food expenses plummet toward zero.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8. Take advantage of savings on seasonal produce. Get </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">organic </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">whenever possible. It
has been by steadily rising consumer demand that growers have begun to get
more and more organic produce into your local stores.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here is a way to extend the seasonal savings. Fruit preserves can be made
unsweetened, and rely only on the natural sweetness of the fruit. Buy a case of
about four pounds of berries when in season. Also buy three Granny Smith apples
for pectin, which is a natural jelling agent. Peel and core the apples. Cut into
about 1/2-inch cubes. Place the apple pieces in a large pot, with about three
pounds of washed and stemmed (if necessary) berries. (Keep the other one pound
fresh for snacking.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Simmer the berries and apples on low for about an hour while you are preparing
your week’s worth of meals. At the end of an hour, you should have a thin fruit
spread. Take a potato masher and mash any remaining chunks of apple and berries
as desired. Let it cool. The texture will get a little thicker. Freeze it in pint-size
containers. This makes a nice fruit spread that will keep indefinitely. You may be
surprised that the berry flavor is plenty sweet enough without added sweetener. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You can spread this with a nut butter on slices of apple or pear for breakfast or
snacks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t forget condiments. How often have you bought a bunch of parsley or
cilantro with the good intention of using all of it, only to find most of it forgotten
and wilted two weeks later, shoved behind other foods?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When it’s still fresh, chop it up finely and store in Ziploc-type bags in the freezer.
Then you can access it as needed for the one teaspoonful you may want, without
having it wilt away before you get a chance to use it. But if you really want fresh
herbs, grow them. My favorite Greek salad dressing calls for mint, oregano and
parsley, which fortunately are all easy to grow, so I make sure I always have at
least one plant of each growing, and I harvest sprigs each time I make the
dressing. The fragrance alone of the just-picked herbs are what make the salad.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For the crockpot, food processor, thermoses and toaster oven recommended above
you may spend about $130. In order to recoup that investment, do yourself a huge
favor and change your mindset about potable liquids. There is really no good
reason to drink anything other than water (R.O filtered or spring water). In fact,
when we drink other liquids, we train ourselves to slake our thirst with different
tastes than water, which then makes the taste of water seem strange. Since our
bodies are 90 percent water, the only thing strange about this is our acquired
perception of water as strange.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Leave the heavy and expensive juices, teas, lattes and liquor at the store. Water is
the only substance that can quench both the thirst we feel and the dehydration that
almost everyone experiences to one degree or another. Drink it as you like it, with
ice or without, with lemon or without, but reacquaint yourself with the one
beverage that hydrates and moisturizes all the way in to the cellular level and out
to the skin: water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to meal preparation, many people feel that their own lifestyle and difficult
or hectic life circumstances keep them from attempting to cook. What is so beneficial
about preparing your own whole, healthy food using some of the above steps is that any
able-bodied adult can do it.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cooking big but freezing small is the best way for a single person to enjoy fully balanced
home-cooked meals. For a busy parent with children of various ages, the kids can be
recruited to help, and in turn receive the nutrients they most desperately need.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even toddlers can peel carrots, while older children can wash and chop foods. Some of
our warmest childhood memories are from ordinary days and activities together with
family members in the kitchen. Bestow the goodness on them too; pass the tradition to
the next generation so that cooking does not become just another lost art. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Do any of you have any time and cost saving ideas to share??</i></span></span></div>
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<em>Here's a post we published almost 4 years ago, but the basics of Green Smoothie making never get old. Green smoothies are quick food and packed with easily absorbable nutrition. I've recently started using a <a href="http://www.nutribullet.com/index.php?r=site/howitworks" target="_blank">Nutribullet Extractor</a> and love the smoothies it makes. </em><br />
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If you haven't heard of a green smoothie or maybe you just haven't tried one yet, you're in for a treat.</div>
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By adding a green smoothie to your daily routine, you are increasing the amount of whole plant foods in your diet in a way that is both easy and delicious. I love a green smoothie after my workout. It boosts my mood and my energy level knowing how many great vitamins and minerals I have just taken in. </div>
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Here is my favorite Green Smoothie recipe. There are many out there and I will share others as I try them myself. You can get creative too! Mix your favorite fruits and any great green veggies you like.<br />
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Put the following ingredients into your blender:<br />
1 cup water or nut milk<br />
Ice (optional - I skip it if I am using frozen fruit)<br />
1 banana<br />
Fresh or frozen fruit of your choice (strawberries, blueberries, mango, etc.)<br />
Large handful of greens like fresh spinach leaves, parsley, or romaine lettuce<br />
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Make it kid friendly - we call it "Flower Power" at our house and the girls think it is cool to add the spinach as though they are the leaves of a flower. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I love this recipe for Zucchini Crust Pizza. It's easy to make, full of nutrition and tastes so yummy. Top it with all your favorite pizza toppings and it's a great meal on the go!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3. Spread the mix onto a prepared, greased pan and bake for 8 minutes. Another easy clean-up is to bake the crust on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">5. Return to oven and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. </span></div>
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<i>This is a post previously published in December of 2008 I thought I would recycle as it pertains to a great flu season remedy. I'm happy to report that the 2 preschoolers are now solidly into elementary; colds and flus rarely get us down; but when they do, this homeopathic cough syrup is still a favorite! </i><br />
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<span style="color: #006600;">I have 2 preschoolers and one thing you can count on in the fall is the start of cold season. There will be coughing, runny noses, and all kinds of yuck. I went many years with hardly a cold, but now with mini Petri dishes running around my house, I’m good for several good cold bouts. I caught a good one a couple of weeks ago that involved lots of coughing and not sleeping and found myself wandering around a CVS store of all places for help. I’m really excited about a new product I discovered there and want to tell you about it. It’s a homeopathic cough syrup made by a company called </span><a href="http://www.boironusa.com/"><span style="color: #006600;">Boiron</span></a><span style="color: #006600;">. They call it </span><a href="http://www.boironusa.com/products.aspx?pageid=13&pcat=&pcat2=&prodid=16"><span style="color: #006600;">Children’s Chestal</span></a><span style="color: #006600;">.
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<br />As I move toward a healthier lifestyle I’ve tried to avoid using over the counter remedies whenever I can. Many over the counter remedies simply suppress symptoms which are the body’s natural way of telling you there is a problem. Besides that, let’s face it, if most cough syrups were tested side by side with a sip of water, the water would win. They just don’t work.
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<br />I’ve recently been introduced to and love Homeopathics. These are natural substances that strengthen the body and allow it to resist bacteria and viruses and fight off colds, flu, and etc. I’m sure I will be talking more about these wonderful products over time.
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<br />Anyway, this syrup has 10 different homeopathics in it. I looked them up in my homeopathic book here at home and they all help the body fight off colds and flu and particularly those associated with coughs. I tried the syrup for two nights and I have to tell you, I slept like a baby. I felt rested in the morning and didn’t wake up coughing once.
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<br />I hear those in naturopathy talk about how they never get sick and how they rarely if ever go to the doctor. I hope as I head down this road to better health that one day I will be able to say the same thing. In the meantime, it’s nice to have a good natural remedy standing by when I need it.
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Vitamin C flush is another great tool to stimulate your lymphatic system, boost immunity and helps your body recover from illness and move a healing protocol ahead quicker. We all know that Vitamin C is great during times of colds and flu to help the body recover, but few know all the other great qualities of this vitamin which include:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Collagen formation</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Bone, teeth, gum, nail, muscular, ligament and connective tissue health</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Blood vessel strengthening and reduction of plaque formation in the arteries</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Increase iron absorption and utilization</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Strong anti-oxidant which helps prevent cancer and heart disease</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Natural anti-histamine (in high doses)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lowers cholesterol</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recommend doing this flush at least 4 times a year for preventive maintenance and/or when a cold or flu has set in to speed healing. It's best to use a powdered form of Vitamin C ascorbate - not buffered with minerals. I really like Energetix Alka-C for this flush. You can also find/purchase this product on my Products page. Most important - drink lots of water. It's a flush after all. Drinking lots of water will help pull toxins out of your system and flush them out. If you use a powdered form of Vitamin C - it can easily be added to a bottle of water and sipped slowly throughout the day. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This flush is a little harder on the GI tract - at least for the first day - but well worth it. Starting in the morning, take 1000 mg of Vitamin C. Every 30 minutes repeat the dose of Vitamin C until (and here comes the hard part) you pass a loose stool or feel some tummy upset. Sorry that's the bad part. Make sure that you keep track of how much Vitamin C in total you have taken up to that point. Take the total mg of Vitamin C ingested and multiply it by 0.75. This is your daily dose of vitamin C. If you are depleted or fighting off a cold/virus you can expect this number to be on the high side. Your daily dose should be divided by 2 or 4 and taken 2-4 times a day. You can vary how long you take this amount. You can finish your entire bottle of Vitamin C; only take the high Vitamin C dose until you are feeling better; or continue until you do another "flush" to see if the dosage amount changes. You can repeat this flush from time to time to see if your Vitamin C needs change or just to boost your immunity when needed. Keeping the Vitamin C levels at your body's optimum level will ensure that your body has the resources to fight any infection that comes your way. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To make this a well rounded snack or mini-meal, add some feta cheese, walnuts, or almonds. Enjoy!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-90244837723389543952012-09-24T10:52:00.001-04:002012-09-25T05:48:14.309-04:00Flu Season Essentials: Probiotic Flush<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">A probiotic is a beneficial microbe - bacteria, yeast or fungus that helps in some way. According to most estimates there are approximately 10 times more probiotic organisms living in our bodies than actual cells in the human body. It stands to reason then that when the balance of probiotics falters - illness occurs. Here is an interesting list of all the jobs these little organisms are responsible for. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Improve digestion and nutrient absorption</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Dramatically improve human immune function</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Protect against invasion of foreign pathogens</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Provide a source of Vitamin K</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Lower cholesterol by metabolizing it</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Control bowel toxicity and decrease the risk of bowel cancer</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Reduce gas production by non-disease producing microorganisms</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Produce short chain fatty acids that are converted into energy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Help absorb important vitamins and minerals</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Slow or stop tooth decay and periodontal disease</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Our bodies need a good balance of "good" probiotics (85%) and "bad" bacteria (15%). Many things can throw this balance off including:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Exposure to toxic chemicals through our food supply and surrounding environment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Overuse of alcohol and certain prescription medications</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Stressful lifestyles</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Antibiotic medications</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">Highly processed foods and those with sugar and sugar substitutes</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing a Probiotic Flush infrequently will do wonders to replenish the healthy gut probiotics that we need. I recommend doing this flush 4 times a year to maintain gut health. It can also be done at the start of a cold/flu or when beginning any type of healing protocol to help the body recover faster. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The flush is very simple. You take 3 probiotic capsules 8 times in a day. Continue this for 3 days and then discontinue the flush and return to your normal probiotic regimen. (Don't worry about the amount of probiotics - I've done this many times myself.) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember - this is a flush, so make sure to drink lots of water while doing it! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many probiotics on the market that work great. I recommend Energetix Flora Synergy or Flora chewable. Visit my <a href="http://livingawholelife.blogspot.com/p/products-i-love.html" target="_blank">Products I Love</a> page for more information. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-50931010589259368982012-08-21T11:33:00.000-04:002012-08-21T11:33:43.272-04:00Quick Webinar With Tons of Great Nutrition Information<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just watched a great webinar entitled Super Nutrition for Babies. It was recorded by Dr. Katherine Erlich and is a mini introduction to her book of the same title. It's 22 minutes long and PACKED with great information for feeding young kids and really anyone. Click under the picture to go directly to the webinar. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-36282707350057439962012-08-04T13:12:00.000-04:002012-08-04T13:12:26.341-04:00BioEnergetic Assessment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhbJdHFc0_xevVbzUPSildiDx2sZw6ITqXkzDkLm4Wl-kVcgcOoAaF2CYME_NDnYyCo7kle2oNQjPpxfTg_Kl7Pv1vgFtMeYTEmwXZCnIOPqsXT7e39Y_7IH_jQzquMle9dxV8ftBgIzR/s1600/untitled.bmp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhbJdHFc0_xevVbzUPSildiDx2sZw6ITqXkzDkLm4Wl-kVcgcOoAaF2CYME_NDnYyCo7kle2oNQjPpxfTg_Kl7Pv1vgFtMeYTEmwXZCnIOPqsXT7e39Y_7IH_jQzquMle9dxV8ftBgIzR/s200/untitled.bmp" width="200" /></a></div><div align="left" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> <span style="font-family: Arial;">As my regular blog followers probably already know...I've been a little busy the last 2 years. This blog, which went from very routine 2/week posts to hardly ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It started when I had my 3rd little one and continued when I decided to make a huge leap and start my own BioEnergetic Wellness practice. Now I'm moving full circle and able to find the time to incorporate what I've been learning into posting again. Today I wanted to give a brief explanation for those out there who are unsure of exactly what BioEnergetic Medicine or wondered what a BioEnergetic Assessment includes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">BioEnergetic Assessment is a non-intrusive, painless method of energetic testing which measures imbalances in meridian points (meridians correspond to organ systems). This information can further be compared with remedies, both homeopathic and nutritional that will bring the imbalanced meridians back into balance. Our bodies come into contact daily with chemicals, heavy metals, toxins and viruses from the air, the environment and other everyday stress. Balancing bioenergetic patterns requires detoxification, nurturing and rebuilding the cells of the body. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many forms of BioEnergetic Assessment. Some use machines others muscle testing. I personally have learned to do BioEnergetic Assessment using an Avatar EAV machine. It allows me to point test a client's meridian points on their hands to find organ imbalance and weakness. The test involves using a probe (like the one in the first picture above) to touch meridian points on the hands. Once this information is obtained, a protocol of herbs and homeopathics can be formed based on an individuals actual needs. Each protocol lasts on an average of 6 weeks at which time the meridians are reassessed and the protocol is tweaked. As a client moves through subsequent assessments and protocols the meridians come back into balance, toxins are removed, proper nutrition is restored, and the body begins to remember how to care for itself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">If you would like to see your product reviewed here please email me at <a href="mailto:kheaman@cablespeed.com">kheaman@cablespeed.com</a>. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-91465247962970515952012-07-01T17:08:00.003-04:002012-07-09T06:47:02.278-04:00Product Giveaway: Utama Spice<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB_vFB5HJiNlxguosXJCPC1iLTtKHy3bEsA7-9r74IrUqY2SRunoKtq2ve6inY6yVmCd1lMAeJmcpUsYUi4Ybm2w_gReZooN3S5UE8MdNNaob5oDismYRC9CsQt8aXz_TbewVUkSriHOx/s1600/Utama+Logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" pca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRB_vFB5HJiNlxguosXJCPC1iLTtKHy3bEsA7-9r74IrUqY2SRunoKtq2ve6inY6yVmCd1lMAeJmcpUsYUi4Ybm2w_gReZooN3S5UE8MdNNaob5oDismYRC9CsQt8aXz_TbewVUkSriHOx/s320/Utama+Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You know when you open a really great skin care product. Visually it's beautiful, the smell is heavenly, and it feels rich and luxurious on your skin. This was my experience recently when I opened a box of skin care products from <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/">Utama Spice</a>. I picked the box up at the post office and it filled my care with the most wonderful aroma. Even my 2 year old was asking me what was in the box. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/">Utama Spice</a> is a Balinese based, mostly skin care company. I should say a skin healing company as they have focused their business on reviving ancient Balinese medicinal herbal knowledge. According to Utama, "e</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">very ingredient that goes into our recipes is of the highest of quality and maintain all of their healing properties. We use no binders, preservatives, or synthetics in our products and all of our essential oils that we use to create our unique aromas are the finest available to us." I love this philosophy. In addition to the purity of their products, they maintain a fair trade approach and are working to empower and encourage local farmers to grow the ingredients they use in their products. Click <a href="http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-687564">here</a> to read more press about their slavery free/free trade approach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">They have a wide array of products and there is no way I could do each one justice in just one blog post. Take a minute and browse their selection of <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/340_bath-shower.html">bath and shower items</a>, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/341_essential-oils.html">essential oils</a>, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/342_hair-care.html">hair care</a>, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/343_household-goods.html">household items</a>, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/343_household-goods.html">hydrating body mist</a>, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/345_massage-oils.html">massage oils</a> (these are in beautiful bottles), <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/346_moisturizers.html">moisturizers</a>, and <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/product/347_traditional-scrubs-mask.html">traditional scrubs and masks</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, I was very impressed with this company, both the quality of their product and the passion behind what they do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">You can purchase their products for yourself at <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/">http://www.utamaspicebali.com/</a>. While you are at it check them out on Facebook at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/UtamaSpiceBali">https://www.facebook.com/UtamaSpiceBali</a> or Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/UtamaSpice">http://twitter.com/#!/UtamaSpice</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">As a special treat, <a href="http://www.utamaspicebali.com/">Utama Spice</a> is offering our readers a GIVEAWAY. To enter this giveaway leave a comment telling us why you like natural products better than conventional products. THREE lucky winners will receive a sample of Utama Spice body lotion, bath salt, body scrub, lip balm, and bar soap. Can I just tell you how <u>lucky</u> those three winners will be!! We will leave this open until July 15th - get your comments in!!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is there anything better than purchasing beautifully crafted organic soap products to use on your skin? Actually there is...it's knowing that when you purchase these beautiful products, the company will make a <a href="http://www.revitalizeorganics.com/aboutus.html">donation</a> of the same products to one of 7 very worthy charities. Have you ever heard of such a wonderful thing? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.revitalizeorganics.com/">Revitalize Organics</a> is a wonderful skin care company started by a spa owner in my home state of Michigan. They use all organic products and have a wonderful assortment of shower gel, castile soap, hand soap, baby wash and pet shampoo. The first three are blended with pure essential oils into <a href="http://www.revitalizeorganics.com/showergel.html">18 different essential oil blends</a>. (Definitely something for everyone!) </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Get Up and Go Go is a very energizing scent which I immediately loved. It has rosemary and bergamot oils in it. All of their soaps are made with castile soap or saponified oils of coconut, olive and jojoba which are very mild on your skin, yet super cleansing. They point out on their website that their soaps are tough enough for household cleaning, but gentle enough for everyday use on your skin. I love that these soaps were created by spa owners who obviously care about the effect their cleansing agents have on skin. Their philosphy is "care for yourself and others." </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: Arial;">As a special treat, Revitalize Organics has offered to do a Product Giveaway for our readers. They are offering one lucky reader a set of the Get Up and Go Go Shower Gel, Castile Soap. and Hand Soap. Leave a comment below to enter yourself for a chance to win. For an additional chance to win, check out their <a href="http://www.revitalizeorganics.com/showergel.html">website</a> and leave another comment telling me which of their yummy aromatherapy blends is your fave. I will choose one lucky winner on Thursday, <u>June 21st</u>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Karla</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-71548497693545756562012-06-12T18:06:00.000-04:002012-06-12T18:06:32.548-04:00Simple Thought For Today<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i>We are all perfectly imperfect!</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;"><i><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: Arial;">They have 4 very fun scents (apple, strawberry, melon and mango, and tropic). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">They are <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c27ba0;">alcohol-free</span> and they are free of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c27ba0;">really harsh chemicals</span> that most wipes contain. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">They come in small packages of 15 wipes - this is so nice for a mom of 3 kids like me who already has too much stuff to carry around in her purse. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial;">They actually clean!!</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;">They are very affordable!</span></li>
</ul><span style="font-family: Arial;">You can purchase these wipes on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Freshmaker-Fruit-Wet-Wipes/dp/B007MFFXWQ/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1338979122&sr=8-2">Amazon</a> and soon they will be available in larger retail stores like Walgreens, CVS, and the Dollar Tree. Make these fun little wipes a part of your summer purse/bag/beach/outing necessities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Check out and <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #c27ba0;">like</span> their Freshmaker's Facebook Page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/FreshmakerFruitWetWipes">http://www.facebook.com/#!/FreshmakerFruitWetWipes</a></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-51432236323452413142012-06-07T11:55:00.000-04:002012-06-07T11:55:11.712-04:00Healthy Life Deals: Coupons and Deals for Healthy Foods<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just stumbled on a new blog that I wanted to pass along. I've been a subscriber to </span><a href="http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Common Sense With Money</span></a> <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">for a long time and find great coupons and online deals. Recently they ran a post about the best deals at Trader Joe's with printable coupons written by the author of </span><a href="http://www.healthylifedeals.com/"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Healthy Life Deals</span></a>. <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This blog is devoted to finding coupons, freebies and deals on <u>good</u> food. Check them out and subscribe!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Karla</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-29367941791181677012012-01-26T09:09:00.000-05:002012-01-26T09:09:44.728-05:00Super Body Care<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yMWaNn1dVIHfF_FP47zMMSEQU-oPMih27Uz11nIL3CnUIK9vTQ1qHpwz9JPoiRdoG34SpT4ytbatnkCoNu4Az6rqkViCVyHNlxSlRtswfwNwWPqYVeTijI2VGkVWI4BR7k5J_LB6NX8P/s1600/Super+Body+Care.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0yMWaNn1dVIHfF_FP47zMMSEQU-oPMih27Uz11nIL3CnUIK9vTQ1qHpwz9JPoiRdoG34SpT4ytbatnkCoNu4Az6rqkViCVyHNlxSlRtswfwNwWPqYVeTijI2VGkVWI4BR7k5J_LB6NX8P/s1600/Super+Body+Care.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What girl doesn't love to try new body care products? Well this one does and I was delighted to try some great products from </span><a href="http://www.superbodycare.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super Body Care</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> recently. Much of my like or dislike of products happens in the first few minutes of initially seeing or smelling a product and the first smell of this product is heavenly. Think Rosemary, Tea Tree Oil, Lavender and Peppermint - Yum!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super Body Care's Founder, Cheri Huberling is very committed to making products that "help, and do not harm." Her products therefore do not contain any petroleum products or mineral oils; they are anti-anti-bacterial; and they never contain sulfates or parabens. </span><br />
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<ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="background-color: orange;">Shower Gel</span> is a wonderful cleanser with peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, and lavender oils. It's ingredients are all bio-degradeable. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="background-color: orange;">Body Lotion</span> is made with hydrating organic herb infusions of peppermint, rosemary, tea tree and lavendar. It actually tingles when it hits your skin. I loved it!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="background-color: orange;">Soap Bar</span> with Loofah Bits - what a great idea! This bar of soap actually has bits of loofah added to really clean and exfoliate skin. Plus it has peppermint which is so invigorating!</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <span style="background-color: orange;">Walnut Scrub</span> was wonderful. Tiny particles of ground up walnut are mixed into the shower gel to help clean and exfoliate your skin. It smells great with all of the essential oils mixed in. I especially loved this product. </span></li>
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Super Body Care also has other great products including lip balm, cleansing body wipes (safe for the face), body spray, and deoderizers. You can purchase these products on their website </span><a href="http://www.superbodycare.com/"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.superbodycare.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or search for a local retailer although it looks like they are mostly located in California. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(If you would like to have your product reviewed here on Living A Whole Life please feel free to send us an </span><a href="mailto:kheaman@cablespeed.com"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">email</span></a><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and detailed information about your product.)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-53702498262623055222012-01-25T05:00:00.000-05:002012-01-23T20:37:42.827-05:00Nourishing Herbal Infusions - Part Three of Three<div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Three Part Series on Nourishing Infusions</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PART THREE - More Details on Nettles - Sources, the Variety of Actions of Nettles</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 13.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Now we know how to make a Nourishing Herbal Infusion and we’ve learned how to expand it to customize it somewhat to our constitution (there are endless varieties in this... just the basic of basics so far).</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 13.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To start out on a more doable level (if it is winter and you can’t harvest nettles in the wild or if you are sick, overdone and just need an easy start) - you can buy dried herbs and make your nourishing infusion from that and then build up to locally harvesting and drying your herbs by yourself (and some of the herbs you want in your infusion may not be local or in season). You can buy dried herbs from your local food co-op or health food store. You can also mail order herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs. Supporting local whenever you can is awesome - try and find a local herbalist and buy from them and ask them to help you learn to make your own medicine - so much fun!!!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Notes: Stinging Nettles is a perennial that grows June - September in the Eastern/Central United States. Nettles likes moist soils.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Just to give you a flavor of the power and versatility of Nettles --- here are the traditional uses of Nettles (from the Peterson’s Field Guide): “blood purifier, blood builder, diuretic, astringent; for anemia, gout, glandular diseases, rheumatism, poor circulation, enlarged spleen, mucous discharges of lungs, internal bleeding, diarrhea, dysentery” (p. 239). Add I have to add: helpful for seasonal allergies!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">From Matthew Wood’s “The Earthwise Herbal” about Nettles (p. 496-497): “Urtica is native to the Old World, but widely naturalized throughout the world. It has native cousins in the woods of North America. Nettle grows around septic systems, outhouses, and manure piles, demonstrating its utility in dealing with protein waste products. It is one of the plants highest in protein and helps all protein pathways in the body -- digestion, immune response, liver metabolism, skin reactions, and kidney elimination. It contains chlorophyll, indoles (including histamine and serotonin), acetylcholine, flavonoids, vitamins (including C), proteins, and dietary fiber.”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">References & Resources: </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautiful Improvement with my allergies after taking nettles!!!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jim mcdonald - Herbal Intensive</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matthew Wood - “The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Plants”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Isla Burgess - “Weeds Heal, A Working Herbal”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kiva Rose - class correspondence</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John Gallagher - herbmentor.com and learningherbs.com</span></span></div><div style="color: #083366; font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Peterson Field Guide: Medicinal Plants & Herbs by Steven Foster & James A. 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It is actually ideal to get to know one herb at a time and study the plant, harvest it, draw it, look at it, read about it, consume it over a period of time before you put it into blends. Then you get to know its action in your body and then you are ready to add it to combination blends. You can get to know its taste, smell, action in your body (read “Weeds Heal, A Working Herbal” by Isla Burgess for more).</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 13.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nourishing infusions can be tweaked for many different constitutions (hot/cold, dry/damp, tense/lax) - occasionally Nettles doesn’t suit someone so either for that reason or just for variety here are some other options great as the base of a nourishing herbal infusion blend:</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img alt="pastedGraphic.pdf" height="400" src="webkit-fake-url://E2A90413-47C1-48FB-9BC4-DD486A6EC548/pastedGraphic.pdf" width="271" /></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Violet odorata</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Violet Leaf (Viola odorata) - try this especially if you have a dry constitution - </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Violet is a more muscilagenous plant than nettles (also easy to wildcraft)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Oatstraw (Avena sativia) - wonderful addition to a blend - great for stress and </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nerves (which of us can’t use that!!!)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Raspberry Leaves (Rubus idaeus) - another excellent daily nourishing infusion (and </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">not just for pregnant and nursing moms - good for men and women of all </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ages). </span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> These are also found easily and are very plentiful in </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my region.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here’s my favorite blend at present (I tweak it regularly based on my needs/ailments - but Nettles and Oatstraw is often the foundation for me). I have also sent this blend to friends and family going through an especially stressful time (a child with cancer, a traumatic move or heartache) --- this is a very nourishing blend that will help support your body during a crisis. But feed your body this great nourishment in the calm times as well!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Nettles</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Oatstraw</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Rosehips (great vitamin C)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Hawthorne Berries (great for your heart - emotional and physical)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Rose Petals (great for your heart - emotional and physical)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ Burdock Root (great for skin ailments like eczema and just overall really </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">nourishing)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Also consider adding some mint, lemon balm, orange peel, honey, or hibiscus if you want to make it more tasty and palatable.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">References & Resources: </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Beautiful Improvement with my allergies after taking nettles!!!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">jim mcdonald - Herbal Intensive</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matthew Wood - “The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Plants”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Isla Burgess - “Weeds Heal, A Working Herbal”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kiva Rose - class correspondence</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John Gallagher - herbmentor.com and learningherbs.com</span></span></div><div style="color: #1919a7; 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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.janzeeinc.com/#">Janzee Incorporated</a> contacted me recently to review a dietary supplement they have formulated called Rosellica. This supplement contains <em>Hibiscus sabdariffa </em>an herb that has shown amazing blood pressure lowering properties for those suffering from mild to moderate hypertension. A <a href="https://www.rosellica.com/hibiscus-research/">Tufts University study in 2008</a> showed that people who consume Hibiscus sabdariffa tea daily saw a blood pressure reduction of up to 13.2 percent. Another study found that the effects of Hibiscus sabdariffa were statistically similar to a common anti-hypertensive medication only without other side effects. Awesome!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Rosellica is in capsule form and also contains other active ingredients including cranberry powder, elderberry powder, orange juice, and olive leaf powder. That sounds yummy!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can purchase a 30 day supply of Rosellica for $29.95 by going to <a href="http://www.rosellica.com/">http://www.rosellica.com/</a>. They also conveniently sell on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Rosellica-Hibiscus-capsules-blood-pressure/dp/B005N96WVY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1326940255&sr=8-2">Amazon</a>!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(If you have a great natural product and would like to see it reviewed here on Living A Whole Life please feel free to email us at this <a href="mailto:kheaman@cablespeed.com">link</a>!)</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-8808870211063976892012-01-19T10:56:00.001-05:002012-01-19T10:56:20.454-05:00Back to Living A Whole Life...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's been way to long...I know. I had my third child almost 2 years ago. I always planned to someday get back to blogging when time freed up a bit, but wow 2 years have flown by (and for all you other moms...time has not freed up)! :) Somehow - without my help, this blog has continued to grow and double in size. Add to that a lot of recent requests to review some fun, new products (it's like Christmas for me when they show up on my porch) and it looks like I'm back! </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-45595049164603508442011-10-25T00:07:00.004-04:002011-10-25T21:24:20.250-04:00Nourishing Herbal Infusions - Three Part Series<div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Three Part Series on Nourishing Herbal Infusions</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PART ONE of THREE - How to Make a Basic Nourishing Herbal Infusion</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 13.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">by Tina Stone, Aspiring Herbalist</span></span></div><div style="font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Whitmore Lake, MI</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nourishing Herbal Infusions</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> (ie a strong tea used as a “drinkable vitamin”)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3eUBCS4WRKr8qGBDGhGR-ugHKgYIroRIZ-QLZSbv_oVqa5FC-kKxYZAQ_4h222Errk4HyyEPMFBX9nSfK-srh5bb9jCzz0x5u53Inw3vwKj2diAA09Z-Fi-ZBGx5hEwdvbIi2F__D4w/s1600/stinging-nettles_w725_h544.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-m3eUBCS4WRKr8qGBDGhGR-ugHKgYIroRIZ-QLZSbv_oVqa5FC-kKxYZAQ_4h222Errk4HyyEPMFBX9nSfK-srh5bb9jCzz0x5u53Inw3vwKj2diAA09Z-Fi-ZBGx5hEwdvbIi2F__D4w/s320/stinging-nettles_w725_h544.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Stinging Nettles, Urtica dioica</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration: underline;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Free, highest quality nourishment (vitamins, minerals, plant constituents) - readily available for you - maybe even in your backyard!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Here’s a wonderful, affordable way to get your daily vitamins - inexpensively and just by venturing out your back door or not too far away...</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) makes a lovely tea - and it’s vitamin and mineral composition is off the charts - it surpasses spinach and many other vegetables in its nutrient content. This is the essence of local food - wildcraft it in your own backyard or nearby in a wild area that is not sprayed or polluted.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some campers feel like Stinging Nettles is a nuisance because the minute hairs inject irritants when touched. To deactivate the sting just dry the herb or cook it into a tea (you can actually make lasagna with it too and other such preparations - just like how you would use spinach). Fold the nettle leaf into itself and crush it to deactivate the sting. Harvest it with gloves on. It is most tender to eat in early spring and then also easiest to harvest.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ixROLKA6JFvgz0a9Jh6VQH5HiquWDnN_5KXuiQgMBHOhWfoacNorMSjkfLEyZA6fVgj7vPUyBspia6DeH7-tlsgfCxGcWG3YF6SivJcnrd_WM14mSRFHfm1pkZw3ze69_eC0I6a2qc0T/s1600/71301_tea_service.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ixROLKA6JFvgz0a9Jh6VQH5HiquWDnN_5KXuiQgMBHOhWfoacNorMSjkfLEyZA6fVgj7vPUyBspia6DeH7-tlsgfCxGcWG3YF6SivJcnrd_WM14mSRFHfm1pkZw3ze69_eC0I6a2qc0T/s320/71301_tea_service.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Nourishing Herbal Infusions are easy to make - that’s just a fancy name for a strong, long-steeped tea. Here’s how to make your own nourishing infusion:</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 12.0px Helvetica; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ a quart mason jar & lid (or a teapot, or a saucepan with a lid)</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ one ounce of herb (dried or fresh) - [with dried usually this fills about 1/3 of the mason jar with nettles]</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ one quart of boiling water [adding a knife to the jar before you pour the boiling water in can help your jar to not break or crack]</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ steep your infusion (covered) for 20 minutes minimum on your kitchen counter - you may steep for 4-8 hours (overnight) to fully extract all the nutrients</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">~ This infusion will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days. It will keep out on the counter for several hours... herbs are very amazing that way since so many of them have lots of natural anti-microbial and anti-bacterial actions built in. Sip your strong tea throughout the day for nourishment. </span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It is an excellent daily ritual to make your nourishing infusion each morning and then drink it later in the afternoon - or the night before and then drink it the following morning.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">This is a strong tasting brew - mostly tasting pretty “green”. You can add other herbs to tweak the flavor and medicinal action.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Supplements can be helpful - kind of like a natural temporary “prescription”, but for ongoing health what better way to nourish yourself than to connect with nature, harvest for yourself and your family, drink your vitamins from wild plants. It is affordable, sustainable and no pill or supplement can compare with the freshness and bio-availability.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Midwives of old used to go to a home to care for a patient and bring almost nothing with them in their medicine bag. They would assess their patient and gather what was needed in the yard of the person they were visiting! If we can wake up to what is right around us... oh the riches!!!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Take a nature hike, explore and find a stand of stinging nettles (hint: it grows well near horse pastures/fencing), make your own “drinkable vitamins” and observe for yourself how your health is affected. Know for sure what a plant is before you harvest it and consume it - bring a good field guide or a more experienced herbal enthusiast with you on your hike. Stinging nettles is a perennial so once you find a stand of it you can go back and find it each year - just be sure to harvest ethically (just take what you will use and wisely pick leaves so it can grow back each year and the plants can stay healthy). Finding the plant with the sting will be confirming that you have found what you were looking for!</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For myself drinking a nourishing infusion with nettles in it has been a wonderful improvement on overall well-being and really lowered my seasonal allergy flare-ups.</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">References and Resources: </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; min-height: 14.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; white-space: normal;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> J</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">im mcdonald - Herbal Intensive</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Matthew Wood - “The Earthwise Herbal, A Complete Guide to Old World Medicinal Plants”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Isla Burgess - “Weeds Heal, A Working Herbal”</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kiva Rose - class correspondence</span></span></div><div style="font: 11.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">John Gallagher - herbmentor.com and learningherbs.com</span></span></div><div style="color: #1919a7; font: 10.0px Chalkboard; margin: 0.0px 0.0px 16.0px 0.0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="http://etc.usf.edu/clipart"><span style="font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Chalkboard; text-decoration: underline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">http://etc.usf.edu/clipart</span></span></a></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-34819007354648030582011-09-25T12:11:00.000-04:002011-09-25T12:11:14.910-04:00Secret to Silky Smooth Hair<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG4QirbA7MB4Ujn6v4W5jk0OVpvcNgQSiTRRmpb9P588etxqE8ewGor2y0AWcAyjLT3MkSDb4TCHwWiqxR6lPaE2I58o_CA1L5z_wo8DIMShbcfZNl6sDP1ijOrzm9py3Y0Nt7yftmhbb4/s1600/wet+hair.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/AVvXsEjG4QirbA7MB4Ujn6v4W5jk0OVpvcNgQSiTRRmpb9P588etxqE8ewGor2y0AWcAyjLT3MkSDb4TCHwWiqxR6lPaE2I58o_CA1L5z_wo8DIMShbcfZNl6sDP1ijOrzm9py3Y0Nt7yftmhbb4/s1600/wet+hair.jpg" /></a>I have been growing my hair out for the past year and thought I would pass along a quick tip for shiny, smooth hair. <br />
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It's simple...just fill a small spray bottle with olive oil from your kitchen, then before you plan on showering, lightly spray your hair, comb through, let it sit for about 5 minutes. I usually twist my hair up into a clip. Then wash/condition as you normally would. It only takes an extra 5 minutes and you will notice a difference right away!<br />
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I recommend this treatment once a week.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2118503378944588172.post-60887708470939350792010-02-22T20:40:00.005-05:002010-02-22T21:18:40.904-05:00Coconut Water<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAAHoLAxzwt7vKS3In8yKE67ZKtwePMIFGSuE4oR6YgiX1iLTlB3pn11IGqYQDBj9tYUBVEQ8W67FDv4-fuIIDdGVym0Xz7Jcmc0o20OU9c7EVRl2yu0SPY1xcAo0Rjdn1hC7ruPds4a1/s1600-h/CoconutWate.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441249818968527954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKAAHoLAxzwt7vKS3In8yKE67ZKtwePMIFGSuE4oR6YgiX1iLTlB3pn11IGqYQDBj9tYUBVEQ8W67FDv4-fuIIDdGVym0Xz7Jcmc0o20OU9c7EVRl2yu0SPY1xcAo0Rjdn1hC7ruPds4a1/s320/CoconutWate.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_water">Coconut water</a>, the liquid from a young unripe coconut, is a natural isotonic beverage filled with immune boosting vitamins and nutrients. This healthy drink offers replenishing electrolytes, as well as potassium, calcium and magnesium.<br /><br />This nutrient rich beverage contains organic compounds with beneficial growth properties that can dramatically improve your health. It is completely free of chemicals and is save for children and babies. Some pregnant women prefer drinking coconut water as a natural aid for digestive problems during pregnancy. The lauric acid found in coconut water is the same as human breast milk.<br /><br />Regular consumption of coconut water can naturally improve immunity, increase metabolism, alter HDL and detoxify the body. Consistent consumption of coconut water can help regulate intestinal function which is known to provide a wide variety of health benefits including a clearer complexion. Coconut water also contains monolaurin which acts as an antiviral monoglyceride which has the abiltiy to kill a variety of viruses and bacteria in the body.<br /><br />Coconut water is a natural sports drink. Providing 15 times the electrolytes than most sports drinks, coconut water promotes hydration by stimulating the plasma which contributes to 55% of human blood. It is contains calcium and serves as a nutritious cholesterol free boost after a workout. Coconut water has fewer calories and sodium than most soft drinks or juices.<br /><br />In addition, coconut water is high in potassium and consumed regularly can significantly reduce the risk of hypertension.<br /><br />Health Benefits of Drinking Coconut Water Regularly</div><ul><li>Naturally boost immune system</li><li>Improve intestinal health</li><li>Increases metabolism & weight loss</li><li>Balance body ph</li><li>Detoxify & fight viruses</li><li>Stop fatigue</li><li>Helps prevent hypertension</li><li>Control diabetes</li><li>Aids in circulation</li><li>Reduces cancer risk</li><li>Treats kidney stones</li><li>Eases stomach pain & vomiting</li></ul><p>Today there are several ready-to-drink organic coconut beverage available. Some popular brands are <a href="http://www.vitacoco.com/">Vita Coco</a>, <a href="http://www.zico.com/">Zico Pure</a> and <a href="http://www.onenaturalexperience.com/">O.N.E. </a> They all provide fresh coconut water in tetra packaging to preserve nutrients. </p><p>Give it a try! - Shannan</p><p><em><span style="font-size:85%;">Source: suite101.com</span></em></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09188528168715530484noreply@blogger.com13