Did you know these leaves are edible?

It appears to have become some what of a "norm" to throw away leaves from celery, broccoli, cauliflower plus others.

Why have we become so accustomed to throwing this part of the vegetable away? They are edible and full of goodness!

According to Nutrition Data, raw broccoli leaves are a

“good source of Protein, Thiamin, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Iron and Selenium, and a very good source of Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Manganese.“

Here is a recipe for delicious Roasted Cauliflower & Broccoli Leaves

Ingredients:

Use any leaves: Cauliflower, Broccoli, Kale or any green:

Soy Sauce to drizzle over the leaves. (Its best to use organic Tamari, wheat free sauce low sodium instead of Soy Sauce)

Scallions

Four cloves of garlic.

Any herbs or spices you like

Sesame Oil or Olive Oil (Mei Lei uses both.) Delicious with only Sesame Oil OR coconut oil

Salt and Pepper to taste (I use Himalayan salt as its FULL of trace minerals).

What To Do:

Pre-heat the oven at 200 °C/400°F .

Wash the cauliflower and leaves and cut into bite-size pieces, and then discarding the toughest outer layer of leaves. (Preferably into the composter!)

Smash a few cloves of garlic and chop them coarsely. Chop some scallions as well. The whole scallion, not just the white part. (I cheat and use already cut up garlic which is 2 cloves per teaspoon.) Note, you can omit the scallions if you don’t want them or don’t have them. This dish tasted the same to me with or without them.

Toss the garlic, onions, and cauliflower with a generous splash of soy sauce and oil in a roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper- or absolutely anything you want fennel seeds, tumeric, cayenne pepper, herbs spices

Place the uncovered roasting pan in the oven for about 20 minutes, or until the green leaves are crisp and both the florets and the thicker stalks are tender and can be pierced easily with a fork. Don’t worry if you overcook the leaves. I love them crispy. It is so simply and so quick.

Do you think you are healthy by eating fruits & vegetables?

The Most Contaminated Fruits & Vegetables

FRUITS:

Apples and Pears:

The FDA states that more pesticides are found on apples than are found on any other fruit or vegetable. There is 36 pesticides on the apples. These pesticides are linked to damages to the human reproductive system, damages to the brain and nervous system, including decreased intelligence and increased attention problems in children, and damages to the immune system.

*Scrubbing and peeling a fruit doesn't eliminate chemical residue completely so it's best to buy organic when it comes to apples.

Blueberries

52 pesticides and are now considered one of the dirtiest berries on the market.

Grapes

Vineyards can be sprayed with 35 different pesticides during different growth periods during the season and no amount of washing or peeling will eliminate contamination because of the grape's permeable thin skin.

Peaches & Nectarines:

45 different pesticides are regularly applied to these delicately skinned fruits in conventional orchards.

Strawberries & Cherries

Strawberry plantations average a dose of up to 500 pounds of pesticides per acre.

VEGETABLES

Celery

Celery has no protective skin, which makes it almost impossible to wash off the 29 different chemicals that are used on conventional crops.

Lettuces

Leafy greens are frequently contaminated with the most potent pesticides used on food.

Green Beans

There are over 60 pesticides that are registered for use on green beans in the U.S.

Cucumbers

Cucumbers were ranked the 12th most contaminated food and the second in cancer risk due to their pesticide content.

Winter Squash

Winter squash is often contaminated by Dieldrin, a very toxic and carcinogenic insecticide. It still gets absorbed through its roots even though this toxin was banned in 1974.

Potatoes

Root vegetables, such as potatoes, rank highest for pesticide residue. They absorb herbicides, pesticides and fungicides in the soil. Potatoes, for example, are treated with fungicides during the growing season, then sprayed with herbicides to kill off the fibrous vines before harvesting. After they're dug up, the potatoes are treated yet again to prevent them from sprouting.

Capsicums

They have thin skins that don't offer much of a barrier to pesticides.

They are one of the most heavily sprayed vegetables out there and may be coated with nearly 40 commonly used pesticides meant to keep them insect-free.

Tomatoes

Their easily punctured skins are no match for chemicals that will eventually permeate the whole tomato.

Also avoid CANNED tomatoes. The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A (BPA) - a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to a variety of health problems, including reproductive problems, heart disease, diabetes and obesity. The primary characteristic of tomatoes are their acidity which draws BPA out of the lining and allows it to leach into the tomatoes.

OIL PULLING DETOX

Do you wake up in the morning & reach for a glass of water or have a cup of coffee or tea?

You could be swallowing down harmful bacteria & bodily toxic waste! During your sleep your body builds up toxic waste in your mouth that need to be expelled immediately on awakening.

Detoxing the body through the mouth…healthier gums, cleans & whitens teeth too!

Dr. F. Karach, M.D., presented a paper before the All-Ukrainian Association. The meeting was attended by oncologists and bacteriologists belonging to the Academy of Science of the USSR. Dr. Karach explained an unusual simple healing process using cold-pressed oils.

The results of this therapy invoked astonishment and doubt concerning the contents of his report. However, after further examining the workings of the oil therapy, one has but to then test it on oneself to prove its validity and effectiveness. It is most astonishing that such results can be achieved with this absolutely harmless biological healing method. This simple method makes it possible to effectively treat the most varied diseases, in some cases enabling one to avoid surgical intervention and the taking of medications that can have harmful side effects.The exciting factor of this healing method is its simplicity. It consists of swishing cold-pressed oil in the mouth (Sunflower or Sesame, Pl. note you don’t need to go for organic oils only, A normal refined sunflower oil bought from any supermarket proven to be effective in many people). The healing process is accomplished by the human organism on its own. In this way it is possible to heal cells, tissue and all organs simultaneously; the body itself gets rid of toxic waste without disturbing the healthy microflora. Dr. Karach says human beings are living only half their life span. They could potentially live healthy to be 140 to 150 years old.[ or more!]

The method Do not swallow the oil, spit it out.
In the morning before breakfast on an empty stomach you take one tablespoon in the mouth but do not swallow it. Move Oil Slowly in the mouth as rinsing or swishing and Dr Karach puts it as ‘ sip, suck and pull through the teeth’ for fifteen to twenty minutes. This process makes oil thoroughly mixed with saliva. Swishing activates the enzymes and the enzymes draw toxins out of the blood. The oil must not be swallowed, for it has become toxic. As the process continues, the oil gets thinner and white. If the oil is still yellow, it has not been pulled long enough.It is then spit from the mouth , the oral cavity must be thoroughly rinsed and mouth must be washed thoroughly. Just use normal tap water and good old fingers to clean.


Clean the sink properly, you can use some antibacterial soap to clean the sink. Because the spittle contains harmful bacteria and toxic bodily waste. If one were to see one drop of this liquid magnified 600 times under a microscope, one would see microbes in their first stage of development.
It is important to understand that during the oil-pulling/swishing process one’s metabolism is intensified. This leads to improved health. One of the most striking results of this process is the fastening of loose teeth, the elimination of bleeding gums and the visible whitening of the teeth.
The oil pulling /swishing is done best before breakfast. To accelerate the healing process, it can be repeated three times a day, but always before meals on an empty stomach.

Precautions
(a) Do not swallow. The oil should be spat out. But inadvertently if you swallow there is nothing to worry. It will go out through faeces. Nothing is to be done.
(b) If you are allergic to a particular brand of oil, change the brand of oil or oil itself to different oil.
(c) Sunflower and Sesame oil have been found to be equally effective in curing diseases. Other oils were not found to be as good. Do not blame oil pulling by practicing with other oils. refined oils are OK

Results of Oil Pulling
The result of this healing research has attracted amazement and resulted in further research. This additional research concerning Oil Therapy has now been thoroughly documented, especially with regard to physiological similarities between individuals. It is surprising that through this biological healing method a wide variety of symptoms have unquestionably disappeared without any side-effects. This simple method makes it possible completely heal such a wide variety of diseases which would normally be treated by an operation or by powerful or potent Drugs, usually with significant side-effects.
The simplicity of this healing system in which Oil is swirled backwards and forwards in the mouth, is due to the stimulating effect which it has on the body’s eliminatory system.
Through this method it is possible to heal individual cells, cell conglomerates such as lymph nodes and more complex tissues such as internal organs simultaneously. This occurs because the beneficial microflora throughout the body are provided with a healthy continuum. Without this natural bodily intrusive element evinced by the microflora the usual pattern of human health tends to lean towards illness rather than wellness. Dr. Karach anticipates that regular application of this treatment by reversing this process so that wellness is the dominant state of the human body is likely to increase the average human lifespan to approximately 150 years, double the present life expectancy.
Dr. Karach is supported in this view by other colleagues in the world.
By means of this treatment {Oil } it is invariably the result that diseases like migraine headaches, bronchitis, diseased teeth, arterio thrombosis, chronic blood disorders such as leukemia, arthritis and related illnesses, neuro physiological paralysis, eczema, gastro enteritis, peritonitis, heart disease, kidney disease, meningitis, and women’s hormonal disorders are completely eliminated from the organism. The benefit of Dr. Karach’s method is that the oil therapy heals the whole body in perpetuity. In terminal diseases such as cancer, Aids and chronic infections this treatment method has been shown to successfully replace all others. Dr. Karach has successfully healed a chronic leukemia patient with 15 years of harsh treatment methods behind him. Acute arthritis in 1 patient who was totally bedridden was removed from his body in 3 days with no inflammation apparent.
NOTE: The recommended oils to use are Sunflower Oil, Seasme Oil. We are receiving many emails about which oil to use. Our experience with thousands of people across the globe says USE COLD PRESSED OIL as first choice, if it is not available use REFINED OIL ( which seems to be effective in the process too). We have observed that any oil other than SUNFLOWER or SEASME may not be effective.

If you want more info just google Dr. Karach Oil Pulling

Changing Times

Hello All,

Apologies it’s been quiet sometime since I wrote my last article. I have been living a crazy hectic life & going through many transitions.

I truly miss writing, informing, inspiring & educating so I will continue to endeavour to write articles that a simple, straight to the point & motivating.

This year seems to be FLYING by (I am sure nearly 99.9% of you can agree its incredible how fast we got to the end of year!)… frightening?!
Its important to STOP, breathe, look around, challenge yourself & others and give gratitude to where you are in your life & what is happening around you now as many shifts are happening. Where you are in your life & what you are experiencing is exactly where you need to be.
We are in a time that we need we reassess our directions, our paths, the people around us & where our priorities lie. I believe that by eating consciously, becoming aware of what we put into our bodies will help clear energy blocks and help you to reach your fullest potential. When our bodies are clean & clear this allows your mind to focus on manifesting and creating the life you want & becoming open to the universal energy

Stay tuned for more interesting articles, delicious recipes, informative facts & inspiring photos.

Love, Light & Namaste`

Miracle Tea! Kombucha

Kombucha is a delicious healing and detoxifying drink that you can make yourself.
t has a reputation for healing hundreds of different ailments, and is renowned as an anti-ageing treatment and secret to retaining youthful looks. It is an effective chelator that removes heavy metals and a wide range of other toxins from your body. People who drink it seem to be healthier and younger-looking than the rest of the population.

Kombucha is a tonic, complete therapy and preventative medicine.

Stamina, energy = Excellent preventative and maintenance tonic, increasing your energy level. It will increase your stamina, and reduce muscle pain and fatigue

Pro-biotic = encourages the growth of beneficial bifida bacteria in your intestines, particularly those that produce lactic acid. Helps with constipation, infectious diarrhoea, dysentery, digestion, nervous stomach, colitis, inflamed large and small intestines and ulcers

Skin = improves your skin elasticity, tone and colour.People report a reduction of wrinkles, scarring, freckles, brown age spots and rashes.It thickens your hair and helps with grey hair and balding. It speeds nail and hair growth

Detoxifier = Glycuronic acid (GA) binds toxins in your liver, and makes them water-soluble. Your kidneys then eliminate these toxins in your urine. People starting to drink Kombucha show traces of environmental toxins such as lead and mercury in their urine.

Antibiotic = The antibiotic properties, primarily from the usnic acid, only develop after the 7th or 8th day. The acetic acid bacteria produced are strongly antagonistic to streptococci, diplococci, flexner and shigella

Weight Loss = Kombucha tea boasts many health benefits---one of which being weight loss.Kombucha tea brings your digestive system to a healthier state of being so it is less likely to hold onto excess pounds.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/69108-kombucha-tea-weight-loss/#ixzz1P34j3yRq


Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/69108-kombucha-tea-weight-loss/#ixzz1P34cGl2v

The hidden monster in your kitchen

Why is Non-Stick Cookware so Bad For Your Health?

Non-stick cookware has become enormously popular because of its convenience factor; foods don’t stick to the surface.

However, it has now been shown that once heated – which is bound to happen when cooking – non-stick pans will quickly reach temperatures at which toxic fumes are released.

The coating begins to break down and release toxins into the air.

After about three to five minutes of heating, when the pans reach 35 degrees, they release at least six toxic gasses, including:

* Two carcinogens
* Two global pollutants
* MFA, a chemical deadly to humans at low doses

Also aluminum foil is seriously dangerous as well and it scares me when i see people cook their fish wrapped in this foil that is leaking poisen into their food. Is a reactive metal and suspected casual factor in Alzheimer's disease.

For more info on non-stick teflon coating read here http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/09/20/beware-nonstick-products-can-harm-your-baby.aspx

We are ALL atoms vibrating on differant frequencies

Do you think that’s AIR that you’re breathing?
EVERYTHING IS CONSCIOUSNESS

Subjective consciousness…
indestructible energy that is aware or ‘senses’ that it exists.

Your ‘body’ is consciousness vibrating in a repetitious pattern.

The pattern you call your ‘lungs’ is consciousness vibrating in a repetitious pattern.

The patterns we call ‘oxygen molecules’ are consciousness vibrating in repetitious
patterns and on and on.

EVERYTHING IS CONSCIOUSNESS EXPLORING ITSELF THROUGH PATTERNS
and ultimately it’s all YOU.

See The Eternal Cycle for more on you.

Why is it empowering to change our mind about what’s really happening here?
To see everything as ‘consciousness’ instead of individual objects and people?

It frees our souls to leave the nest (body) and experience ourselves as multidimensional beings … the next stage in our evolution.

Our time in objective reality and individual forms was only a stepping-stone to develop the intelligence we needed to discover who we are, where we are, and what’s really going on

here, and now it’s time to move on to greater heights of awareness.


Your individual perspective, developed in an objective experience of three-dimensions, has evolved a morphogenetic field or ‘soul’ over countless lifetimes.

This next stage where we can go in and out of our three-dimensional forms does NOT mean we turn into one homogeneous sea of conscious bliss .. that’s about 150 trillion years down the road ( if the Hindus are correct in their counting ) when existence returns completely to it’s simpliest vibrational expression to rest before starting another cycle.

Its your bodys pH!!

pH pH pH pH it may sound scientifically technical but its really quiet simply.

It is the CURE FOR ALL ILLNESS AND DIS-EASE.

What is pH?

Human blood is made up of a acid/alkaline balance which usually stays in a very narrow pH range right around 7.3. Below or above this range means symptoms and disease.

When pH goes off (becomes to acidic), the mircrobes in the blood can change shape, mutate, mirror pathogenicity, and grow.

When pH goes off, ENZYMES that are constructive can become destructive.

When pH goes off, OXYGEN delivery to cells suffers.


More and more research is showing that low oxygen delivery to cells is a major factor in most if not all degenerative conditions.

Nobel laureate, Dr. Otto Warburg of Germany, won his Nobel Prize for his discovery of oxygen deficiency in the CANCER growth process. As stated above, when pH is off and our bodies are running more acidic, our cells are getting less oxygen. Cancer thrives under an acid tissue pH/oxygen deficient environment. Is it any wonder today that cancer rates are up?

Due to diet (highly processed foods especially sugar), lifestyles we live, genetically modified foods, lack of minerals in our soil, air pollution, stress most peoples bodies are "off balance" and have a higher acid than alkalized state.

Your body starts to give you signals off this in-balance by headaches, more stress, feeling fatigue, not enough energy, then if you continue to ignore these "warning bells" disease and illness starts to harvest.

Both the metabolic process and internal system depend on a healthy alkaline environment through pH balance.

By consuming too many unhealthy, acid forming or acidic foods, the growth of harmful bacteria, fungus, yeast and other micro organism is promoted within our body, which may result in obesity (we create fat cells to carry acids away from our vital organs), allergies (the absorption of undigested proteins due to an overly acidic body is a major cause of allergy conditions), fatigue (an over-acidified body produces toxins and weakens the body’s ability to produces enzymes and hormones) and many other unhealthy conditions which lead onto serious illness.

The best way to achieve pH balance is through diet.

A diet, which consists of a proper acid alkaline balance of foods, will help to transform your body's pH balance from dangerously acidic to healthy (slightly) alkaline. Above that, you should add plenty of alkaline water to your daily diet and things liek yoga, meditation help to create a alkaline environment.

A proper alkaline diet suggests taking in at least 80% of alkaline foods, like green vegetables or grasses, and never more than 20% of neutral and acidic foods. Eating green foods, vegetables and alkaline foods will help our internal fluids to achieve a natural pH balance as the acidic environment inside the body will be eliminated. You can google acid/alkaline food lists.

I highly recommended the book Dr. Robert Young author of “The pH Miracle” it communicates that all dis-ease including CANCER can be rid off by completly alkalizing your body back into its natural pH state.

Roasted pumpkin, Quinoa salad

For those of you who have not yet discovered the amazing QUINOA grain, its about time!

Its so good i dont know where to start..

Its one of the most nutritious foods available to you, inexpensive and delicious.

Although technically a seed, quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) is commonly referred to and used most often as a grain.

Quinoa is a complete protein, meaning it provides the body all nine essential amino acids. In addition to being a good source of protein, quinoa also contains:

* iron
* calcium
* potassium
* zinc
* vitamin E
* selenium
* manganese
* magnesium
* tryptophan
* copper
* phosphorus
* fiber
* lignans


Read more at Suite101: Quinoa Nutrition Facts: Health Benefits of Seed High in Vitamins, Minerals and Antioxidants | Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/content/nutritional-benefits-of-quinoa-a189657#ixzz1MmmgIVK5

Health Benefits of Quinoa

Quinoa is rich in magnesium, zinc, vitamin E, and selenium, which help to control weight and reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes. Studies suggest quinoa is high in antioxidant activity, helping to protect the body from free radical damage. Like other grains, quinoa is rich in lignans, a phytonutrient found to reduce the risk of heart disease as well as certain types of cancer.

Yes- Quinoa is a SUPERFOOD... Its time to introduce to your body, it will be so stoked you did so.

Tonight for dinner i whipped up a Quinoa salad:

1. Place one cup of quinoa in 2 cups of water, let it bring to the bowl, then lower temp so water is simmering for 10-15min until there is no water left (the quinoa will EXPAND).

2.In a bowl i put finely cut cucumber, red onion, fresh corn, Himalayan salt, chia seeds, udo's oil (amazing for omega 3 & 6) and olive oil

3. In a saucepan i lightly cooked broccoli, carmelized onion, green beans, & scrambled organic free range eggs :)

4. I also roasted butternut pumpkin in the oven. I put all my delicious colourful ingredients together and made the most wholesome dinner which my organs, brain, hair, skin, nails and heart is thanking me for! yew

You can also make Quinoa sushi rolls, quinoa/chickpea patties, quinoa/cinnamon/chia seeds porridge

$183 000 Fine for Selling Raw Milk

The Suveran is a cafe/organic food store in Bondi Junction Sydney.

Its a meeting place for like-minded people where people learn and discover what real food is, free from all the nastys found in most cafes.

Unfortunately the owner and operator Pete Melov has just been fined $180 000 for selling RAW MILK. I have always been aware that diary is not the most beneficial thing for the human body but have been informed by raw food chefs that raw milk has many benefits. Being fined $180 000 is a huge sum so it led me to investigate raw milk more. This is what i have discovered:

(I know alot of people tend to skip "long" blogs so please see the summary below if you wish).



Milk History Summarised

A couple of hundred or more years ago, society was more agrarian. All the milk was as-is. Without processing and from open pasture grass fed cows. All dairy products were made from raw milk. It wasn't a problem for consumers. People were healthy.

Then as populations became less agrarian, small dairy farms were contained in crowded towns. Unhealthy and unsanitary crowded conditions with grain feeding, not your basic bovine food, were instituted. Those conditions attracted pathogens, and from that contaminated milk diseases began to emerge.

The real reasons for milk contamination were ignored. Unhealthy conditions in small urban dairy farms were not improved, and along came Pasteur whose germ theory became the foundation for killing those germs by killing the milk with heat!

The medical profession decided it's more profitable to treat diseases than improve the conditions that cause and sustain illness.

The milk in your fridge

Pasteurization of milk allows dairy farmers to create unhealthy muddy feces filled environments for their cows, forcing them into crowded feed conditions with grains, which are not basic bovine foods, and injecting the cows with hormones and antibiotics while not allowing them to graze in open pastures.

Those conditions produce more cheap milk and higher profits for dairy factory farms. With only the bottom line in mind, it makes sense to produce bad milk and then kill the germs by killing the milk with nutrient destroying heat. In addition to lacking nutrients, pasteurized milk causes health problems.


What is Pasteurization?

The milk from the cow is heated to 165 degrees Fahrenheit. That is VERY HOT MILK. The enzyme that is critical to the absorption of calcium (and other minerals in milk) is destroyed. Its a massive misconception milk is good for calcium!


The heat also destroys digestive enzymes, inhibiting proper digestion of milk fats and creating mucous and phlegm in the body to attract disease. The probiotic digestive bacteria, or friendly flora, are also destroyed. The GI tract is well over half of the immune system. Live intestinal flora is needed to bolster that important section of the immune system.

Meanwhile, not quite dead pathogens could remain in the milk.

Basically, the milk you buy from the supermarket is devoid of any minerals or nutrients but instead harbors disease and illness! scary..

Dont blame the farmers either, as its 100% mandatory to pasteurized milk, or end up with a $180 000 fine from the Australian Government!

RAW MILK the FACTS

Although i choose organic rice milk and on the rare occasion soy milk (Although soy should be avoided on a regular basis due to the very high estrogen levels) the benefits of raw milk can NOT go unnoticed :) Lets have a look.

Raw milk from clean, healthy cows bears no comparison – in taste or nutrition – to pasteurized milk.

* Raw cow's milk has all 20 of the standard amino acids.
* Raw milk contains lactoferrin, which is an iron-binding protein for improved absorption of iron and also anti-cancer properties.
* Contains CLA, or conjugated linoleic acid, a polyunsaturated omega 6 fatty acid which has many health benefits such as raising the metabolic rate, strengthening the immune system, lowering food allergy reactions, and is also a cancer-fighting agent among other things.
* Contains vitamins and minerals including calcium which has many benefits in itself including reduction in cancer, lower risk of osteoporosis, higher bone mineral density, strong teeth, and lowered risk of kidney stones.
* Sixty-plus fully intact and functional enzymes.
* Contains beneficial bacteria.

It’s not uncommon for people who drink raw milk to report improvement or disappearance of troubling health issues – everything from allergies to digestive trouble to skin problems like eczema.

Pasteurized milk was the very first processed food we were exposed to, and countless numbers of people are experiencing all kinds of health troubles, from digestive upset to perhaps even autism.

SUMMARY:

The milk you buy from the supermarket has absolutely no health benefits whats so ever and is devoid of providing calcium.

The medical profession decided it's more profitable to heat milk up to incredibly high temperatures to kill treat diseases than improve the conditions that cause and sustain illness.

Pasteurized milk (the milk you buy) has been heated to incredible high temperatures, 165 degrees Fahrenheit to kill pathogens and germs whilst killing all other minerals.

Raw Milk contains trace elements and minerals that are anti-cancer causing and provide MANY health benefits, yet remains illegal.

Pasteurized milk was the very first processed food we were exposed to, and countless numbers of people are experiencing all kinds of health troubles, from digestive upset to perhaps even autism.

Bee Pollen

What Is Pollen?

Pollen is the male seed of flowers. It is required for the fertilization of the plant. The tiny particles consist of 50/1,000-millimeter corpuscles, formed at the free end of the stamen in the heart of the blossom. Every variety of flower in the universe puts forth a dusting of pollen.

Bee pollen is the food of the young bee and it is approximately 40% protein. It is considered one of nature's most completely nourishing foods. It contains nearly all nutrients required by humans. About half of its protein is in the form of free amino acids that are ready to be sued directly by the body. Such highly assimilable protein can contribute significantly to one's protein needs.

Complete Nutrition

Bee pollen contains all the essential components of life.

Pollen is considered an energy and nutritive tonic in Chinese medicine. Cultures throughout the world use it in a surprising number of applications: for improving endurance and vitality, extending longevity, aiding recovery from chronic illness, adding weight during convalescence, reducing cravings and addictions, regulating the intestines, building new blood, preventing infectious diseases such as the cold and flue (it has antibiotic type properties), and helping overcome retardation and other developmental problems in children. It is thought to protect against radiation and to have anti-cancer qualities.

"Honeybee pollen is the richest source of vitamins found in Nature in a single food. Even if bee pollen had none of its other vital ingredients, its content of rutin alone would justify taking at least a teaspoon daily, if for no other reason than strengthening the capillaries. Pollen is extremely rich in rutin and may have the highest content of any source, plus it provides a high content of the nucleics RNA [ribonucleic acid] and DNA [deoxyribonucleic acid]." According to researchers at the Institute of Apiculture, Taranov, Russia,

Medical Miracles

Researchers from University of Vienna gave bee pollen to twenty-five women suffering from inoperable cancer, the lucky women who had the bee pollen with their food showed a huge concentration of cancer-fighting immune-system cells, increased antibody production, and a markedly improved level of infection-fighting and oxygen carrying red blood cells (hemoglobin).

Bee Products and Physical Activity

Athletes have recored an increase in strength of as high as 40 to 50 percent in those taking bee pollen regularly.

Bee Pollen and Weight Control

Bee pollen works wonders in a weight-control or weight-stabilization regimen by correcting a possible chemical imbalance in body metabolism that may be involved in either abnormal weight gain or loss. The normalizing and stabilizing effects of this perfect food from the bees are phenomenal.

In weight-loss programs, bee pollen stimulates the metabolic processes.

It speeds caloric burn by lighting and stoking the metabolic fires. Honeybee pollen is coming to be recognized as Nature's true weight-loss food.

Bee pollen is a low-calorie food. It contains only ninety calories per ounce. (An ounce is about two heaping tablespoons.)

Health and Beauty

When bee pollen is included daily in the diet, it not only gives you the glow of health and aids in safe, permanent weight loss, but it can also be blended into seemingly "magic potions" to smooth, soothe, and rejuvenate every inch of the outside of your body.

Used externally, can revitalize and rejuvenate the complexion and may even eliminate acne.


Longevity and the Aging Process

Bee pollen causes an increase in physical and mental abilities, especially of concentration and memory ability, activates sluggish metabolic functions, and strengthens the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

How to Use Bee Pollen

Each golden granule is densely packed with active enzymes, just about every nutrient that has a name, and some elements that science has not yet identified or labeled. Your digestive system may not be accustomed to such intensely rich food. If you are a beginner, introduce bee pollen into your diet slowly, a granule or two at a time. Don't cook with the granules or add powdered granules to anything that requires heat. Heat destroys the active enzymes and reduces the nutrient value. Otherwise, the sky's the limit.

You can: Powder an ounce or two of granules and add cinnamon to taste. Cinnamon adds a delightful spiciness and aroma to the sweetness of pollen Stir powdered granules into vegetable juices, or even into water sweetened with raw honey. Whirl the powder into salad dressings. Sprinkle whole or powdered granules on toast topped with peanut butter.

Before taking a full dose of pollen it is very important to test for a possible extreme allergic reaction by ingesting just one pellet. Then gradually build up over a week or so to the correct dose.

The optimal dose of pollen varies with individual needs. For allergy prevention all that is required is about one teaspoon per day. You should gradually increase your dose to one tablespoon. It will give about five grams of protein which is a good addtion if you already have some proteins in your meal, such as a legume dish.

Since your pollen is really a type of food and there are some fats in it. It is important to keep it refrigerated.

Ten Rules for Being Human

A dear friend to many Louise Brown from Byron Bay has moved on from this physical dimension to another level of existence. This is one of the last things she wrote to her sister before she left. Love to you Lou x

I hope it resonates with all that read it


Ten Rules for Being Human

by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period.

2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."

3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."

4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.

5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.

6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."

7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.

8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.

9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.

10. You will forget all this

Journey to the edge of the Universe

I was out at dinner the other night with some friends, the topic of conversation moved towards our galaxy and the universe as a whole.

I have always found these topics of conversations incredibly exciting but I have come to realise it scares a lot of people.

Its is incredible just how little we know about this magnificent, weird, beautiful, bizarre universe we all live in.

We tend to focus on our daily happenings of our lifes and forgot that when we walk, talk, sleep or eat we are on a planet-in a galaxy that is flying through space.

This is a short clip to remind you of the magnificence of our existence.

Enjoy
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