Healing Your Body By Eating Right – High Blood Pressure
The Western approach to health care might be best described as ‘reactive’. You get sick, your doctor prescribes some sort of medicine, and hopefully you get better. Coincidentally, perhaps, health-care costs are skyrocketing, as are such lifestyle-related health problems as obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Taking a preventative approach to health care, as individuals, may be our best hope of living to old age, and being healthy enough to enjoy it! What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a medical condition in which the arterial blood pressure is...
Read MoreIt’s Friday Night – Try Mexican Black Bean Soup for Supper
It’s Friday night – finally – and it’s been another long, hard week. The last thing you want to do when you get home is figure out what to make for supper. Instead of digging another frozen pizza out of the freezer, why not spend a few minutes more making a dinner that’s not only quick, easy, and inexpensive, but is also delicious AND nutritious! My recommendation – Mexican Black Bean Soup, with whole wheat toast and a green salad. Black beans are without a doubt one of nature’s super foods. High in both soluble and insoluble fiber, black beans help...
Read MoreThai Salad Recipe
This may be one of the yummiest salads in existence – be prepared to make it regularly! * 1 chopped cucumber * 1 cup chopped sugar snap peas * 2-3 cups mung bean sprouts (or lentil sprouts – either way, sprout them at home!) * 1 chopped tomato * 1 thinly sliced red or yellow bell pepper * 1/2 cup cashews roughly chopped * 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro * 1-2 tbsp lemon or lime juice * 1 tablespoon cold pressed olive oil * 1 teaspoon sesame oil * 1 1/2 teaspoons nama shoyu or soy sauce or Braggs 1) Toss sprouts, cucumber, tomatoes, bell pepper, cilantro, lime juice, oils and soy...
Read MoreGreen Smoothies – the Breakfast of Champions
Green Smoothies – the Breakfast of Champions Background: Life is busy, and sometimes it’s hard to find the time to eat as well as we know we should. It’s recommended that we consume between 25 and 35 grams of fiber each day, but the average person consumes less than 10 grams. Researchers report that a high-fiber diet can reduce cardiovascular risk, cholesterol and blood pressure. It’s recommended that we consume 5-9 servings of fruit and vegetables each day, but most people consume far less, and little of that is unprocessed. This, despite the fact that fresh fruits...
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