HealthLady.com

Your Morning Plan

A.M. ( upon Awakening)

• Drink one or two glasses of pure water with lemon ( 16-32 ounces)
• Have a good quality green drink powder or 1 ounce of fresh wheat grass  Of course the morning cleanse could be coupled with breaking the caffeine habit.

Your colon will thank you:)

One way to give up coffee with less discomfort is by gradually replacing coffee with herbal replacements until no more coffee is consumed.  It takes 60 days for your body to eliminate all the caffeine and really see the results. But this could be accelerated by a short fast, or a raw food eliminating diet, such as a strict raw fruits and vegetables diet.

There are also coffee replacements that can be used to give up coffee.  You will lower caffeine intake by drinking grain-coffee blends, diluted or smaller amounts of regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee. You'll also incorporate some herbal teas to use in place of coffee that can be both stimulating and refreshing. The roasted herbal roots, including barley, chicory, and dandelion, are most popular.  Grain "coffees," such as Barley coffee, cafix, inka, ostum, Pero, Raja's cup and Teechino will also work.  Herbal teas made from lemon grass, peppermint, ginger root, red clover, and comfrey are very nourishing, and do not have depleting side effects.   

In addition, vitamin C supplementation helps during withdrawal by supporting adrenal glands.  As a stress-reducer, several grams more of vitamins can be taken over the course of the day, preferably in a buffered form especially with the main alkaline minerals potassium, calcium, and magnesium as well as zinc.

Of course, if you do like a cup of coffee and can’t commit to give it up I can offer this important tip that most don’t know about.  Consider treating yourself to drink coffee in the mid-to-late afternoon.  Although it is the opposite of most people's morning routines of using caffeine as their wake-up call and for energy through the day; the afternoon cup best fits our body's natural cycle, avoiding the high-adrenal morning and late pre-sleep hours. Try committing yourself to either the colon cleanse or a commitment to give up caffeine, if not both; and welcome a new healthy year for yourself.

EasyGreen Automatic Sprouter

The newest design for starting virtually every sproutable seed. Just add seeds and water and watch the machine take over!

click here for more info.

 

Grow Your Way to Health!

One ounce of wheatgrass contains 103 vitamins, minerals, and amino acids
One ounce of wheatgrass juice represents as much nutritional value as approximately 2 1/2 pounds of fresh green vegetables.
It is a powerful detoxifying agent, helps to increase enzymes levels in the body, builds red blood cells, aids digestion, and stimulates and regenerates the liver. Wheatgrass juice is hight in chlorophyll: It is the "blood" of plants, with molecular structure almost identical to the hemoglobin molecule of human blood.

• Liquid chlorophyll washed drug deposits from the body
• Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by humans.When grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.

Many people request information on how to grow their own sprouts. Click here to download full instruction from OceanGrown.com      

Trip To My Green House & Garden-PART 1

Trip To My Green House & Garden-Part 2

Sprouting Mung Beans-Lentil-Broccoli-Radish

When you grow your own sprouts you will significantly improve the quality and variety of sprouts in your DIET.

Nutritional Benefits:
Mung Beans: Mineral-Bladder
Lentils: Teeth,strenght
Broccoli: Antioxidant
Radish: Lymph, hormone

Why TOFU wrecks your BRAIN

Eating high levels of some soy products, such as tofu, could raise the risk of memory loss.

A study that examined more than 700 elderly Indonesians found that high tofu consumption (at least once a day) was associated with worse memory, particularly among those over age 68.

Soy contains phytoestrogens, which may heighten the risk of dementia.

However, tempeh, a fermented soy product made from the whole soy bean, has been associated with better memory. This could be related to the fact that it contains high levels of the vitamin folate, which is known to reduce dementia risk.

Sources:
BBC News July 4, 2008
Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders June 27, 2008; 26(1):50-57 [Epub Ahead of Print]

How to Save the World - Trailer

One Man, One Cow, One Planet

HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD exposes globalization and its mantra of infinite growth in finite world for what it really is: environmental and human disaster.

Buying Organic

If the cost of buying all organics isn't within your budget, fear not. Check out The Daily Green's top ten list of fruits and vegetables you don't need to buy organic, with tips for buying and how to clean, store and use them in delicious recipes.

Publications as varied as the Wall Street Journal, in its 2007 When Buying Organic Makes Sense and When It Doesn't, and Consumers Union, in its 2006 Tips on Buying Organics Without Breaking the Bank, recommend seeking out organic meats when possible.

• Milk. Pesticides and other man-made chemicals have been found in human breast milk, so it should come as no surprise that they have been found in dairy products. While any residues detected have been rare, and of low concentration, milk is of special concern because it is a staple of children's diets. Organic dairies cannot feed their cows with grains grown with pesticides, nor can they use antibiotics or growth hormones like rGBH or rbST.

• Coffee. Many of the beans you buy are grown in countries that don't regulate use of chemicals and pesticides. Look for the Fair Trade Certified Organic label on the coffee package or can; it will give you some assurance that chemicals and pesticides were not used on the plants. It will also mean that fair prices were paid for the end product in support of the farm and that farm workers are treated fairly.

• Peaches. Multiple pesticides are regularly applied to these delicately skinned fruits in conventional orchards. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: watermelon, tangerines, oranges and grapefruit.

• Apples. Scrubbing and peeling doesn't eliminate chemical residue completely so it's best to buy organic when it comes to apples. Peeling a fruit or vegetable also strips away many of their beneficial nutrients. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: watermelon, bananas and tangerines.

• Sweet bell peppers. Peppers have thin skins that don't offer much of a barrier to pesticides. They're often heavily sprayed and victim to pesticides commonly used to keep them insect-free. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: green peas, broccoli and cabbage.

• Celery. Celery has no protective skin, which makes it almost impossible to wash off the chemicals that are used on conventional crops. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: broccoli, radishes and onions.

• Strawberries. If you buy strawberries out of season, they're most likely imported from countries that use less-stringent regulations for pesticide use. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: blueberries, kiwi and pineapples.

• Lettuces. Leafy greens are frequently contaminated with what are considered the most potent pesticides used on food. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts.

• Grapes. Imported grapes run a much greater risk of contamination than those grown domestically. Vineyards can be sprayed with different pesticides during different growth periods of the grape, and no amount of washing or peeling will eliminate contamination because of the grape's thin skin. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: blueberries, kiwi and raspberries.

• Potatoes. America's popular spud ranks high for pesticide residue. It also gets the double whammy of fungicides added to the soil for growing. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: eggplant, cabbage and earthy mushrooms.

• Tomatoes. A tomato's easily punctured skin is no match for chemicals that will eventually permeate it. Can't find organic? Safe alternatives: green peas, broccoli and asparagus.

Blood Sugar Imbalance

We are all guilty of using the phrase, "Not tonight, I have a headache.”

The most common headache triggers are hormonal imbalance and blood sugar fluctuation — not to mention food allergies, caffeine, lack of sleep, extreme weather conditions, medications and stress.

Understanding the role of estrogen in the body:

Estrogen dominance is a term coined by Dr. Lee in his first book on natural progesterone. It describes a condition in which a woman can have deficient, normal or excessive estrogen, but has little or no progesterone to balance its effects in the body. Even a woman with low estrogen levels can have estrogen dominance symptoms if she doesn't have any progesterone.

Here are a few things to remember about estrogen dominance.

• Fat stores estrogen. The more you gain weight, the more estrogen you will retain.Stress — that word we’re all too familiar with — produces cortisol, boosting estrogen levels and contributing to weight gain. 
• A toxic liver will not filter estrogen out of the body.
• So many foods we eat are fed estrogen to make them grow and produce more food. Eating meat and dairy products will increase your estrogen levels.
• Plastic containers, pesticides and cleaning chemicals produce "xeno-estrogens" — chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body.

Read More: