This may seem elementary but I want to remind you to remember to breathe. You may think I’m silly because you are breathing right now, but when we are stressed or scared we generally forget to breathe. The calm person in a tense situation is the one who remembered to breathe. So, the next time you are confronted with a stressful or tense situation, ask yourself, Am I breathing properly. The breaths should be fairly deep and with a steady rhythm.
Hyperventilating comes from sudden stress. When we panic we hold our breaths. This is the exact opposite of how we should react. For some reason our natural reaction is NOT to breathe properly. So think about breathing next time you are in a stress reaction. Or laying on a chiropractors table.
Power of breathing: Meditation starts with proper breathing - Slow, methodic, deep breathing.
Pregnant woman are taught proper breathing for pain management in Lamaze classes.
Athletes are trained in proper breathing for maximum performance.
OK, here is a nice relaxing exercise. Read this through and DO it. You won’t be sorry. Close your eyes and relax. Take 3 deep breaths without holding it. Then, keeping your eyes closed, relax for a few more seconds. Not TELL me you don’t feel better!!
Final remark. Every day take a series of very deep breaths without holding them. This is very good for the lungs and your peace of mind. If you are working out, then you are already doing this.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Ode to a Banana
Ode to a Banana
Oh, the banana a totally wondrous fruit.
You are so cool you come in your own suit.
Who Doesn’t love a Banana?
Send the numbskull to Havana
Stop!! You’re killing me!!
Ok What follows is not my text. I would love to give credit where it is due. So if you wrote this let me know. Please don’t mind If I share this with the world. Thanks to Mike Sweeny for forwarding this info to me. Everyone -
Eat more bananas!!!
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again..
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia : High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey.. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and Pressure at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood Enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!
I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!!!
Alas! My Ode to a Banana is finished. Don't slip on the peel
Oh, the banana a totally wondrous fruit.
You are so cool you come in your own suit.
Who Doesn’t love a Banana?
Send the numbskull to Havana
Stop!! You’re killing me!!
Ok What follows is not my text. I would love to give credit where it is due. So if you wrote this let me know. Please don’t mind If I share this with the world. Thanks to Mike Sweeny for forwarding this info to me. Everyone -
Eat more bananas!!!
A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again..
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia : High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey.. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and Pressure at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood Enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes: According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"
PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS
PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time!
I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit!!!
Alas! My Ode to a Banana is finished. Don't slip on the peel
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
A Few Salsa Recipes (and a bonus) to enjoy and share with your friends.
I love to cook. I love to share recipes and experiences. Among my most popular dishes is my salsa. Don’t believe me? Ask anyone who’s tried my salsa. Because they are so healthy I decided to share my salsas with everyone. Here we go. Don’t forget to wash the tomatoes.
Basic ingredients of all of them:
Tomatoes
Chiles – either Serrano or Jalapeno (really adventurous people will use the dreaded Habanero)
Onion
Salt
Lime juice – Try orange juice as an exciting substitute
Cilantro to taste
That’s it. Simpler is better.
Basic recipe number one, Pico de Gallo
Three small or two large tomatoes
1/3 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles (or three or four)
salt
cilantro
lime juice of one small lime or keylime
The labor intensive way. Dice all the above and salt to taste.
Three small or two large tomatoes
1/3 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles (or three or four)
salt
cilantro
Pop all these ingredients in a blender and puree. It may not hurt to cut them into ¼’s or so beforehand. Oh Baby!!!
Variation number one, GARLIC!!!!
Three small or two large tomatoes
1/3 of a large onion
1 large jalapeno chile or ½ or ¾ to hotness taste
salt
cilantro
juice of one half orange (preferably without seeds)
Three or four garlic cloves
The labor intensive way. Dice all the above and salt to taste.
The easy way. Add all ingredients into a food processor. Churn until all parts are broken up.
Oh the Green!!!
Six to ten small tomatillos (these are those green tomatoes with the leaf wrapped around them)
1/2 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles or three or four
salt
cilantro
Blanche the tomatillos (without the leaves) in boiling water for about five minutes. We don’t want the tomatillos boiled just blanched. Let those babies cool down a while.
Mean time dice up real fine about ¼ of an onion or about ½ cup. And chop just a few sprigs of cilantro. Save these two ingredients for later.
Once your tomatillos have cooled a bit. Toss them in the blender and add 1/3 onion, the chiles, about 1/3 of the water from the pan and a little bit of cilantro. Puree this mixture and be careful for hot exploding blenders.
Add your diced cilantro and onion, salt to taste and let the mixture cool or refrigerate. The diced products give your recipe a little texture and presentation. MMMM GOOD!!!!
Neat little variations:
Roast red chiles on a hot griddle and use recipe one or two.
Blanche your red tomatoes for the blended variety.
Use five to ten red dried chiles for blended salsa for a very potent mixture. Soak the chiles first or let salsa stand for a day before eating.
BONUS The best Guacamole!!!
Two Haas Avocados. There is no substitute!!!!!
Cut your avocados in half with a good chef’s knife. Use the knife to remove those giant pits. (What a waste of space!!) Spoon out the fruit into a medium to large bowl. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt and the juice of ½ lime onto the avocado. Use a fork to lightly mash the avocado. Never, never, never puree the avocado. Add about three heaping tablespoons of the Pico de Gallo (recipe number one). Stir. Voila!! The perfect guacamole.
Basic ingredients of all of them:
Tomatoes
Chiles – either Serrano or Jalapeno (really adventurous people will use the dreaded Habanero)
Onion
Salt
Lime juice – Try orange juice as an exciting substitute
Cilantro to taste
That’s it. Simpler is better.
Basic recipe number one, Pico de Gallo
Three small or two large tomatoes
1/3 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles (or three or four)
salt
cilantro
lime juice of one small lime or keylime
The labor intensive way. Dice all the above and salt to taste.
The easy way. Dice the chile and add all ingredients into a food processor. Churn until all parts are broken up.
Basic recipe number two, Blended salsa
1/3 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles (or three or four)
salt
cilantro
Pop all these ingredients in a blender and puree. It may not hurt to cut them into ¼’s or so beforehand. Oh Baby!!!
Variation number one, GARLIC!!!!
Three small or two large tomatoes
1/3 of a large onion
1 large jalapeno chile or ½ or ¾ to hotness taste
salt
cilantro
juice of one half orange (preferably without seeds)
Three or four garlic cloves
The labor intensive way. Dice all the above and salt to taste.
The easy way. Add all ingredients into a food processor. Churn until all parts are broken up.
Oh the Green!!!
Six to ten small tomatillos (these are those green tomatoes with the leaf wrapped around them)
1/2 of a large onion
2 serrano chiles or three or four
salt
cilantro
Blanche the tomatillos (without the leaves) in boiling water for about five minutes. We don’t want the tomatillos boiled just blanched. Let those babies cool down a while.
Mean time dice up real fine about ¼ of an onion or about ½ cup. And chop just a few sprigs of cilantro. Save these two ingredients for later.
Once your tomatillos have cooled a bit. Toss them in the blender and add 1/3 onion, the chiles, about 1/3 of the water from the pan and a little bit of cilantro. Puree this mixture and be careful for hot exploding blenders.
Add your diced cilantro and onion, salt to taste and let the mixture cool or refrigerate. The diced products give your recipe a little texture and presentation. MMMM GOOD!!!!
Neat little variations:
Roast red chiles on a hot griddle and use recipe one or two.
Blanche your red tomatoes for the blended variety.
Use five to ten red dried chiles for blended salsa for a very potent mixture. Soak the chiles first or let salsa stand for a day before eating.
BONUS The best Guacamole!!!
Two Haas Avocados. There is no substitute!!!!!
Cut your avocados in half with a good chef’s knife. Use the knife to remove those giant pits. (What a waste of space!!) Spoon out the fruit into a medium to large bowl. Sprinkle a tiny bit of salt and the juice of ½ lime onto the avocado. Use a fork to lightly mash the avocado. Never, never, never puree the avocado. Add about three heaping tablespoons of the Pico de Gallo (recipe number one). Stir. Voila!! The perfect guacamole.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
I just found out that I’m a Vata – a What???
I want to talk a little bit about Deepak Chopra. He is a health wellness guru. He is the master of Mind Body Spirit. Contrary to popular belief he is NOT “The Love Guru” He studied modern medicine and became prominent in his field. But, being from India he started looking back to his Indian roots and also mastered the science of Ayurveda. Today he is huge. He is the “Tiger Woods” of health and wellness gurus. He is the doctor to many of the stars and very wealthy people. Recently he was seeing Michael Jackson before he died. I deeply admire and esteem the man.
What is Ayurveda? It is a 5000 year old practice of health and wellness that says basically we all have an inner pharmacy. Through herbs and botanicals we can awaken the inner pharmacy and heal the common ailments that strike us. I will write more on Ayurveda later. I need to research it and boil it down to a few good thoughts. In the mean time Wikipedia has a great write up on Ayurveda. But there are other web pages as well.
According to Ayurveda we have 3 doshas - Vata - Pitta – Kapha, but we are dominant in one with tendencies leaning toward another. Vata associates with air, Pitta with fire and Kapha from water and earth. Each has physical characteristics like our body frames and demeanor. People who practice this can tell you what you are by just seeing and talking to you.
Back to Deepak Chopra. He has over 40 books and numerous audio courses. He is great to listen to in the car. His theme is balance of Mind, Body and Spirit. Who couldn’t use a little of that? His web page is simply www.Chopra.com . He runs a wellness center in Carlsbad just North of San Diego.
So how did I find out about my dosha being a Vata? He has a simple quiz on Chopra’s web page, free of charge that will tell which of the three you are dominant and how the other 2 stack up. To learn more about Doshas, visit this page: Ayurveda – Body Type. The Quiz is fun and Ayurveda is amazing. More to come on Ayurveda soon.
What is Ayurveda? It is a 5000 year old practice of health and wellness that says basically we all have an inner pharmacy. Through herbs and botanicals we can awaken the inner pharmacy and heal the common ailments that strike us. I will write more on Ayurveda later. I need to research it and boil it down to a few good thoughts. In the mean time Wikipedia has a great write up on Ayurveda. But there are other web pages as well.
According to Ayurveda we have 3 doshas - Vata - Pitta – Kapha, but we are dominant in one with tendencies leaning toward another. Vata associates with air, Pitta with fire and Kapha from water and earth. Each has physical characteristics like our body frames and demeanor. People who practice this can tell you what you are by just seeing and talking to you.
Back to Deepak Chopra. He has over 40 books and numerous audio courses. He is great to listen to in the car. His theme is balance of Mind, Body and Spirit. Who couldn’t use a little of that? His web page is simply www.Chopra.com . He runs a wellness center in Carlsbad just North of San Diego.
So how did I find out about my dosha being a Vata? He has a simple quiz on Chopra’s web page, free of charge that will tell which of the three you are dominant and how the other 2 stack up. To learn more about Doshas, visit this page: Ayurveda – Body Type. The Quiz is fun and Ayurveda is amazing. More to come on Ayurveda soon.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Wellness Warrior Says Chiropractors are Good
OK I’ll say it. I go, often, to a chiropractor. They are the secret doctors of the world. They are the forefront of hollistic medicine. I, like you, had heard the stories of things going wrong at chiropractic visits and I was a scared as the next guy. But my fears have been allayed.
My first visit had nothing to do with my back and everything to do with a holistic approach to addressing some gall bladder problems I am experiencing.
But I found that there is a direct relation between the spine and the rest of the body. So getting my spine adjusted has positive affects around the rest of my body. If you live in the Phoenix area you may look my chiropractor up. He is Dr JJ Levine. Doing Practice in Tempe on Southern near the 101 fwy.
I want to tell you about another blog I found called Anatomy Notes. I have already linked his blog on smiling and now I want to link his blog on Chiropractice. He is a medical student and takes a fair viewpoint on chiropractors. I showed it to Dr JJ and he said it was good. So that sold me. So click on this blog: A med students view of chiropractors.
Tell me if you go to a chiropractor and what benefits you have gained from your experience.
My first visit had nothing to do with my back and everything to do with a holistic approach to addressing some gall bladder problems I am experiencing.
But I found that there is a direct relation between the spine and the rest of the body. So getting my spine adjusted has positive affects around the rest of my body. If you live in the Phoenix area you may look my chiropractor up. He is Dr JJ Levine. Doing Practice in Tempe on Southern near the 101 fwy.
I want to tell you about another blog I found called Anatomy Notes. I have already linked his blog on smiling and now I want to link his blog on Chiropractice. He is a medical student and takes a fair viewpoint on chiropractors. I showed it to Dr JJ and he said it was good. So that sold me. So click on this blog: A med students view of chiropractors.
Tell me if you go to a chiropractor and what benefits you have gained from your experience.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Wellness Warrior wants us all to smile
The phrase “It takes 16 muscles to smile and 32 to frown” might be a myth. See the attached blog.
Muscles to smile vs Muscles to Frown
However, we all know a simple smile goes a long way. A smile is contagious. We all feel better when we smile. I have no proof but I think smiling keeps you younger. Imagine what we all do when we meet someone for the first time. We a smile even if we have to muster one up. But imagine what happens when see a friend or loved one that we haven’t seen in a while. Our grins go ear to ear. Without any forcing it. I bet you’re smiling right now just thinking about it.
We have the same obligation to be happy and smiling around people as we do to have personal hygiene when we are around people. No one wants to be around a fuddy duddy or a curmudgeon.
Would you rather be with someone who is frowning or moping or someone who is happy and smiling? So Here is an adage to help you get there. “Fake it ‘til you make it.” It is amazing if you force yourself to smile you instantly feel better.
Here is another approach. Adopt a sense of gratitude. Smiling comes easy after that.
Muscles to smile vs Muscles to Frown
However, we all know a simple smile goes a long way. A smile is contagious. We all feel better when we smile. I have no proof but I think smiling keeps you younger. Imagine what we all do when we meet someone for the first time. We a smile even if we have to muster one up. But imagine what happens when see a friend or loved one that we haven’t seen in a while. Our grins go ear to ear. Without any forcing it. I bet you’re smiling right now just thinking about it.
We have the same obligation to be happy and smiling around people as we do to have personal hygiene when we are around people. No one wants to be around a fuddy duddy or a curmudgeon.
Would you rather be with someone who is frowning or moping or someone who is happy and smiling? So Here is an adage to help you get there. “Fake it ‘til you make it.” It is amazing if you force yourself to smile you instantly feel better.
Here is another approach. Adopt a sense of gratitude. Smiling comes easy after that.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Wellness Warrior Dean Hypes Honey
Honey – God’s gift to those of us with a sweet tooth.
Honey is the BEST possible sweetener. All natural. It even has health benefits. Honey has an unlimited shelf life. Isn’t that amazing. Wellness habit number 4 – Replace all your sweeteners with honey. It may seem a little strange at first, but you could get used to it.
Allen Estrin is the producer for a talk radio show, Dennis Prager. He is a honey guru. He samples honey from around the world and has written a blog. Attached is issue 25 with links to all of his blogs on honey. I strongly reccoment that you check out his page.
http://townhall.com/blog/g/7dad8a85-d364-4eed-96da-a1137e7fbd6b
Honey is the BEST possible sweetener. All natural. It even has health benefits. Honey has an unlimited shelf life. Isn’t that amazing. Wellness habit number 4 – Replace all your sweeteners with honey. It may seem a little strange at first, but you could get used to it.
Allen Estrin is the producer for a talk radio show, Dennis Prager. He is a honey guru. He samples honey from around the world and has written a blog. Attached is issue 25 with links to all of his blogs on honey. I strongly reccoment that you check out his page.
http://townhall.com/blog/g/7dad8a85-d364-4eed-96da-a1137e7fbd6b
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Butter Vs Margarine ( or Oh No! It’s Oleo!!)
OK so how did the pancake recipe go?
Now our dilemma is can we put butter or margarine on those cakes? I pick butter but here is an article that goes both ways. You decide. Let me know. We’ll have a poll. Butter vs Margarine. I start with one vote for butter.
The following link is a very nice comparison. It comes out pretty even. Please check it out.
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/margarine.html
So the Jury is out on this one. It seems moderation is the key, which ever you choose.
Now our dilemma is can we put butter or margarine on those cakes? I pick butter but here is an article that goes both ways. You decide. Let me know. We’ll have a poll. Butter vs Margarine. I start with one vote for butter.
The following link is a very nice comparison. It comes out pretty even. Please check it out.
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/margarine.html
So the Jury is out on this one. It seems moderation is the key, which ever you choose.
Wellness Warrior is done bad mouthing foods. Let’s have some fun.
I went to Sprout’s and found a 9 grain flour in the bulk foods section. (Wholefoods and Trader Joe’s have it also) . It is finely ground and can replace white flour in your recipes and it is way healthy. Now I love Aunt Jemima pancakes but I do not love the chemistry store that comes along with each box. So here is a simple healthy recipe from scratch for 9 grain pancakes. They actually taste good so don’t be afraid.
1 ¼ Cups 9 grain flour
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon sugar
½ Teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk ( a little more milk if you like thinner pancakes)
2 Tablespoons canola oil (or vegetable oil if that is all you have)
Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Separately mix egg, milk and oil and stir up. Then pour wet mixture into the dry and stir with a spoon until lumps go away.
Bake on hot griddle – makes about 6 saucer sized pancakes. Need more… double the recipe.
Healthier suggestions for what to put on top. You can use Honey or even Real Maple syrup. But please don’t use Aunt Jemima or Mrs Butterworth’s or Eggo. They are nothing but chemicals and HFCS. And for fun I would like to take a poll on butter or margarine to go with those pancakes. Personally I like butter.
1 ¼ Cups 9 grain flour
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
1 Tablespoon sugar
½ Teaspoon salt
1 egg
1 cup milk ( a little more milk if you like thinner pancakes)
2 Tablespoons canola oil (or vegetable oil if that is all you have)
Mix dry ingredients in a mixing bowl. Separately mix egg, milk and oil and stir up. Then pour wet mixture into the dry and stir with a spoon until lumps go away.
Bake on hot griddle – makes about 6 saucer sized pancakes. Need more… double the recipe.
Healthier suggestions for what to put on top. You can use Honey or even Real Maple syrup. But please don’t use Aunt Jemima or Mrs Butterworth’s or Eggo. They are nothing but chemicals and HFCS. And for fun I would like to take a poll on butter or margarine to go with those pancakes. Personally I like butter.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Pet Peeve #3 - Paraffin on our fruit
Too often we don’t think about illness until we are sick. Then we scramble to the doctors to fix us. There is a better way. I was asked to keep these a little shorter. So right to the point
Today’s Topic: Wax on your apples.
Did you know that grocery stores put paraffin on your apples, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes, in fact, any fruit or vegetable that is smooth on the surface? Why do they do that, you may ask? Well, it makes them look pretty and sellable. Problem. Our bodies do not digest the paraffin. It sticks to the walls of your intestines and It can kill you. A few solutions. Peel your fruit and veggies. Wash them with soap (not very appealing) Buy organic – no paraffin on organic fruits and vegetables. But please be aware and stop eating the paraffin. Don’t just grab an apple, wipe it on your sleeve and eat it. Wash it or peel it or do not buy it in the first place.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number three: Eliminate unwanted paraffin from your diet. Or just eat a candle, it will kill you quicker.
Today’s Topic: Wax on your apples.
Did you know that grocery stores put paraffin on your apples, cucumbers, eggplant, tomatoes, in fact, any fruit or vegetable that is smooth on the surface? Why do they do that, you may ask? Well, it makes them look pretty and sellable. Problem. Our bodies do not digest the paraffin. It sticks to the walls of your intestines and It can kill you. A few solutions. Peel your fruit and veggies. Wash them with soap (not very appealing) Buy organic – no paraffin on organic fruits and vegetables. But please be aware and stop eating the paraffin. Don’t just grab an apple, wipe it on your sleeve and eat it. Wash it or peel it or do not buy it in the first place.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number three: Eliminate unwanted paraffin from your diet. Or just eat a candle, it will kill you quicker.
Pet Peeve #2 High Fructose Corn Syrup
Why am I doing this? I can only hope to have one person see the light and make some positive changes in their life. I have seen some of the big diseases hit the people close to me and I wonder what we can do to improve our own habits. Knowledge is key. If you are well informed then you can make wise choices. If you choose status quo that is OK. Just remember you can work at being healthy or you can work with being sick. Which one do you want?
Pet Peeve #2 High Fructose Corn syrup – The great American poison. Problem: It is everywhere. Another problem: It is highly addicting. Well maybe no one has been struck with cancer due to HFCS but there are other diseases that hit Americans that I would like to avoid. How about heart disease, diabetes, to name a couple. Why is it dangerous? It is a processed sugar. Our body has difficulty digesting processed sugars because the molecular structure has been changed and our bodies want to turn them into fat. Then the fat stays there because our bodies can’t process the very fat it created. HFCS is everywhere. Don’t believe me – just read the label on a can or box of any food. If it is item number one, two or three, then it is huge.
I know it is not easy but I implore you to get this horrible sugar out of your diet. How? Greatly reduce your consumption of Fast Food. Their marketing guys figured out a long time ago the addictive nature of HFCS. It is in everything they make. Watch the movie “Supersize Me” by Morgan Spurlock (2004). Click here to watch it for free. http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=98 You will be enlightened. Also Chain restaurants use high amounts of HFCS. It can’t be avoided. Shop the perimeter of your grocery store ( no pre-packaged foods). You will take a great step toward reducing the poisonous sugars that we are being fed.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number two: Eliminate or greatly reduce High Fructose Corn Syrup from your diet. Or adopt the slogan – “I’m high on fructose”
Pet Peeve #2 High Fructose Corn syrup – The great American poison. Problem: It is everywhere. Another problem: It is highly addicting. Well maybe no one has been struck with cancer due to HFCS but there are other diseases that hit Americans that I would like to avoid. How about heart disease, diabetes, to name a couple. Why is it dangerous? It is a processed sugar. Our body has difficulty digesting processed sugars because the molecular structure has been changed and our bodies want to turn them into fat. Then the fat stays there because our bodies can’t process the very fat it created. HFCS is everywhere. Don’t believe me – just read the label on a can or box of any food. If it is item number one, two or three, then it is huge.
I know it is not easy but I implore you to get this horrible sugar out of your diet. How? Greatly reduce your consumption of Fast Food. Their marketing guys figured out a long time ago the addictive nature of HFCS. It is in everything they make. Watch the movie “Supersize Me” by Morgan Spurlock (2004). Click here to watch it for free. http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=98 You will be enlightened. Also Chain restaurants use high amounts of HFCS. It can’t be avoided. Shop the perimeter of your grocery store ( no pre-packaged foods). You will take a great step toward reducing the poisonous sugars that we are being fed.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number two: Eliminate or greatly reduce High Fructose Corn Syrup from your diet. Or adopt the slogan – “I’m high on fructose”
Wellness Warrior Has 3 pet peeves (#1)
I am Dean. A Wellness Warrior. This is my very first post. I need to get a few pet peeves out of the way then I am going to work hard at presenting Wellness in a very positive light.
So Here is number 1: Feel Free to Comment
A wellness warrior understands that health and wellness go beyond seeing a doctor when something is wrong with you. It is a lifestyle based on good eating habits, exercise and spiritual fulfillment to create a healthy environment for oneself. I know a few wellness warriors and I am going to employ their help in a series of articles I am about to write. My son, Ian, is a wellness warrior. I am grateful to him for opening my eyes to the dangers of common foods that we buy in our grocery store. The people of Zrii are wellness warriors. They are helping to create a mindset of health, wellness and prosperity and I am very happy I found them.
I want to warn my friends and family about 3 poisons we buy on a daily basis. Things like nutra-sweet (aspartame), paraffin and high fructose corn syrup. I will provide recipes for easy, fun healthy eating so we all may begin to get on the path to wellness. I will have links to pages that help encourage us to start thinking outside the box. I am not here to badmouth doctors. There is a place for modern medicine and we all may need the service of a doctor. But doctors like pills and pills have side effects. Wellness is the art of living healthy and if problems occur, getting to the root of the problem and changing our habits to get better. High blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease are all symptoms of life styles that are bad for us. A pill goes to the symptom. Wellness has you create new habits for better living.
Pet Peeve number 1. Diet Soda. Folks, this is a poison. Please stop drinking it!!! Ironically the “diet” in diet soda fools the body into thinking that there is sugar in the system. Then the pancreas starts secreting insulin, even though there is no sugar. On top of that you are drinking chemicals when you drink diet anything. Has anyone seen the ingredients in a diet coke? No. And if you did you would need a chemist to tell you all the bad stuff you are drinking. So why do we drink it? Some think there is no harm in it but they have been fooled by marketing. Some feel a need for effervescence. OK drink a real coke. At least we know that there is sugar, and some syrup in one. Mix club soda with fruit juice. Do anything but PLEASE stop drinking diet. Don’t just believe me. Look it up. There are plenty of articles about the dangers of diet sodas.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number one: No more diet sodas.
So Here is number 1: Feel Free to Comment
A wellness warrior understands that health and wellness go beyond seeing a doctor when something is wrong with you. It is a lifestyle based on good eating habits, exercise and spiritual fulfillment to create a healthy environment for oneself. I know a few wellness warriors and I am going to employ their help in a series of articles I am about to write. My son, Ian, is a wellness warrior. I am grateful to him for opening my eyes to the dangers of common foods that we buy in our grocery store. The people of Zrii are wellness warriors. They are helping to create a mindset of health, wellness and prosperity and I am very happy I found them.
I want to warn my friends and family about 3 poisons we buy on a daily basis. Things like nutra-sweet (aspartame), paraffin and high fructose corn syrup. I will provide recipes for easy, fun healthy eating so we all may begin to get on the path to wellness. I will have links to pages that help encourage us to start thinking outside the box. I am not here to badmouth doctors. There is a place for modern medicine and we all may need the service of a doctor. But doctors like pills and pills have side effects. Wellness is the art of living healthy and if problems occur, getting to the root of the problem and changing our habits to get better. High blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease are all symptoms of life styles that are bad for us. A pill goes to the symptom. Wellness has you create new habits for better living.
Pet Peeve number 1. Diet Soda. Folks, this is a poison. Please stop drinking it!!! Ironically the “diet” in diet soda fools the body into thinking that there is sugar in the system. Then the pancreas starts secreting insulin, even though there is no sugar. On top of that you are drinking chemicals when you drink diet anything. Has anyone seen the ingredients in a diet coke? No. And if you did you would need a chemist to tell you all the bad stuff you are drinking. So why do we drink it? Some think there is no harm in it but they have been fooled by marketing. Some feel a need for effervescence. OK drink a real coke. At least we know that there is sugar, and some syrup in one. Mix club soda with fruit juice. Do anything but PLEASE stop drinking diet. Don’t just believe me. Look it up. There are plenty of articles about the dangers of diet sodas.
Think outside the box. Change your habits. New habit number one: No more diet sodas.
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