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Eat, Pray, Love…WEEDS
What do you do with weeds?
EAT as many weeds as you can stomach.
PRAY they don’t take over your lawn or garden.
LOVE them?
Weeds are some of the most powerful, vigorous, and nourishing plants on the earth.
Wouldn’t we all like to “grow like a weed’?
Eat Weeds:
If you bother to walk out to your lawn or garden; you can probably find enough weeds to solve many of your health problems.
- Dandelion leaves for example have much more nutrition than any of the lettuces you can buy in the supermarket and most of the other greens also. It’s at a great price too….FREE! Read the rest of this entry »
Brown Rice vs White Rice: Benefits and Cautions
Rice feeds the world!
Three billion people worldwide depend on rice for over half of their daily calorie intake. Most of them eat white rice.
Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
Chinese Proverb
Could the hippies and macrobiotics, two of the biggest brown rice proponents be wrong? What are the differences between brown and white rice, and what are the benefits of each?
10 Smart Reasons to Enjoy Oatmeal
Your grandma and the Scots ate oats because its inexpensive and grows anywhere.
I eat oatmeal for its taste and nutrition and it’s many other benefits.
It’s true what the cereal TV commercials say about those ‘crunchy oat clusters’. They ARE good for you.. particularly if you make your own.
10 Reasons Why I Love Oatmeal
1. Low calorie food stops cravings.
A cup is only 130 calories! It also stays in your stomach longer making you feel full longer. You will have less hunger and cravings.
2. Provides high levels of fiber and low levels of fat.
“You have to eat oatmeal or you’ll dry up. Anyone knows that.” ~ Kay Thompson
Green Tea: The Powerfood That Rules the World
“We haven’t had any tea for a week
The bottom is out of the universe “Rudyard Kipling Natural Theology
Why is Green Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world,
second only to water itself?
Why is green tea is the most popular health drink on the planet?
How has green tea has influenced the lifestyles, politics and
temperament of world superpowers, including
United States, China, Japan and Britain.
1. Green tea is the king of teas:
There are many different kinds of tea including: green tea, black tea, white tea, and oolong. They all start out as green leaves from the Camielia sinensis plant.
The only difference is which part of the plant is used, where and how it grows and how it is processed. Oolong teas have perhaps the most extensive tastes, green tea and enhansed green tea has the most benefits for the least cost.
2. Green tea helps you lose weight.
The International Journal of Obesity cites green tea as having polyphenols which produce extra heat in the body and burn calories. Read the rest of this entry »
Are You Really Green?
8 Ways To Be Greener. So easy you can start NOW!
Earth Day was started over 40 years ago to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s natural environment.
Most of the world did not know, at that time, how important this cause truly was. Many treated it like a pleasant social event; something to enjoy for a day and then easily forgot. Some people thought it was just for tree huggers. Now, almost everyone recognizes how vital this cause is and consider themselves green conscious to some degree. Read the rest of this entry »
Good Nutrition ‘Turns Off’ Alzheimer’s Gene
Can We Really Take Charge of Our Health Destiny?
For many years there has been a debate over Nature versus Nurture: Environment versus Genetics
Are people overweight due to 'fat genes' or is it because of poor diet and exercise habits common to their family or environment? Also, if your parents have a degenerative disease like diabetes or cancer, should you be preparing for the inevitable?
Now, this question has been answered to a degree in the field of Alzheimer's. In a landmark study, research has shown that a diet high in omega-3 fats reduces the expression of the Alzheimer's gene APOE4. Read the rest of this entry »
A Revolutionary Simple Approach To Healthy Eating
