Knowledge is Power

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Permalink Reply by Kelley Woods on November 15, 2009 at 9:55am

A wonderful tool for weight reduction and maintenance is your blender. Most people know how to make a fruit smoothie, but you can take it a step healthier by creating "green" smoothies. I know, the idea of drinking a glassful of brown sludge is not exactly appetizing. But once you drink a well-blended concoction that combine greens with a bit of fruit and water or juice, you will be converted! I can feel the live enzymes in the drink interact with my own live enzymes and you can't get that with dead food!

A great reference for green smoothies is here: http://www.greenforlife.com/ The author, whose family had been vegetarian for some time in an attempt toward better health, found it difficult to incorporate enough protein into their diet. She began to study apes, which have lean, muscular bodies despite their minute consumption of meats. Observing the mass amount of greens that these animals consumed lead her to devising her green smoothie recipes and her book, which is very informative.

If you are looking for a regime that is easy to follow and one that will give you quick results as far as giving you energy and vitality, make yorself a green smoothie! My favorite recipe includes a cup of water, a handful of kale or chard, some spinach, half a pear and a few frozen blueberries. You do need a high quality blender to make sure the greens are broken down to the cellular level (we don't have those massive mandibles anymore). I use a Magic Bullet.

Enjoy!

Permalink Reply by Kelley Woods on November 15, 2009 at 10:22am

A powerful video about healing diabetes through nutrition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzdhBo4pbgE&feature=player_embedded

Permalink Reply by Kelley Woods on November 19, 2009 at 1:55pm

Roger Moore talks about symbolic eating, or, how food is a metaphor. What can be gleaned from examining our food choices from a metaphorical view? Has anyone ever analyzed and organized food preferences according to emotional needs?

What does consumption of sugar address? How about salt? Or the need to eat crunchy food? I know someone who finally figured out that she ate bread and other chewy goods to relieve her TMJ.

What are your opinions on how food is a metaphor? Do you have any experience or know of any studies that address this?

Permalink Reply by Cheryl Westley on March 1, 2010 at 9:06pm

Following an ultra-low-carb diet can be bad for your gray cells. http://is.gd/9i025 - So, everything in moderation. If strictly avoiding carbs, be careful to still take in "just enough". (I don't avoid carbs; I just found that article interesting.)