Day 45

Today’s Natural Remedy: Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

Simple things we do and don’t think about…

• Eating foods too hot or too cold can impair enzymes needed for proper digestion and can create toxicity.
• Never consume anything (other than plain water) that has sat out more than an hour (even if it is on the stove)
• Never consume anything that is older than 2 days.
• Do not consume food or beverage that has chemicals, numbers, colors, and preservatives in it.
• Never drink out of the same water cup or bottle more than 1 day without washing it out with soap and water.
• Avoid coffee, including decaffeinated products containing isolated caffeine. It is rough on the kidneys.
• Never eat or drink out of a plastic container that is exposed to heat.
• Do not thaw items in plastic anywhere other than in a refrigerator, cooler, or someplace very cold or leave cold items that are in plastic out at room temperature.
• Beware of all plastic products that food and/or personal care items are stored in, plastic may leech into the product when temperature changes occur.
• Avoid using plastic containers to heat food in microwaves.
• Use glass, ceramic, or stainless steel as a safe alternative to plastic.
• Always keep food or drinks in the refrigerator covered.
• Avoid using metal utensils or silverware on a Teflon cookware.
• Wash out the soap holder, left over soap can go rancid.
• Avoid sleeping on a poor quality mattress.
• Avoid wearing poor quality shoes with no arch support.
• Avoid the use of cleaning items that contain harsh chemicals.
• Do not refill old essential bottles with new essential oils. The old essential oil left behind may be rancid.

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For more information on a healthy lifestyle visit: Vegan Dietary Choices

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Day 44

Today’s Natural Remedy: Quick & Easy Vegan Recipes

One Pot Wonders…

Eating healthy does not always require a lot of time. Although we should take the time to eat properly so our bodies will function properly. Preparing your food with joy is good for the soul, mind, & body. So have fun with it, keep it simple and enjoy!

For more vegan recipes visit: Vegan Salads

NaAshaRa’s Curry Ginger Vegetable Stew (serving 4 to 6 people)

6 chopped potatoes
2 cups of green peas
2 heads of broccoli
2 heads of cauliflower
2 chopped Chinese eggplant
4 chopped corn on the cob
½ of chopped green pepper
½ of chopped red pepper
2 chopped carrots
1 chopped onion
1 chopped garlic clove
½ of chopped celery stalk
1 cup of Irish moss
4 tbsp of curry powder
4 slices of fresh ginger
2 tsp of Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp of sea salt

Put the potatoes, carrots, corn in a crock-pot or pot with spring water and sea salt. Bring to a boil and let cook until potatoes are soft, add all the other ingredients, and then simmer. Check for flavor and add seasonings if necessary, then serve.

Mangos are high in vitamins A, C & E, potassium, folate, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, beta-carotene, fiber, and potassium. Mangos also assist with digestion, constipation, skin conditions, antioxidant, piles, hemorrhoids, arteriosclerosis, retinal conditions and more.

Zucchini Tomato Stew (serving 4 to 6 people)

5 sliced zucchini
3 sliced tomatoes
1 sliced onions
1 chopped clove of garlic
3 cups of corn
2 cup of soaked black beans
½ chopped red pepper
2 tsp of Bragg Liquid Aminos
2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil

Sauté all together over low flame, and then simmer. Serve over brown rice or by itself.

Marinated Vegetables (serving 4 to 6 people)

1 head of broccoli
1 heads of cauliflower
2 sliced yellow squash
1 chopped avocado
2 sliced cucumbers
½ red bell pepper sliced
1 chopped tomato
½ green bell pepper sliced
1 sliced carrot
2 sliced white mushrooms
2 sliced zucchini
½ onion sliced
½ tsp of rosemary
½ tsp of thyme
1 tsp of lemon juice
2 tsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar

Combine all ingredients and marinate in the refrigerator, serve chilled.
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Day 43

Today’s Natural Remedy: Vitamin C & Mangos

Have you had your Vitamin C today?

Vitamin C can be extremely helpful for preventing colds and infections by helping keep the immune system strong. It keeps gums, teeth, and bones healthy; it also helps speeds up the healing of wounds. Vitamin C is the most widely used as a dietary or nutritional supplement. It is available in many forms including caplets, capsules, tablets, drink mix packets, and in multi-vitamin formulations. The best sources of vitamin C are in your citrus fruits like….strawberries, raspberries etc. Vitamin C accompanied with vitamin E, is a powerful antioxidant.

For more facts on Vitamin C visit: Vitamin C Facts

Natural Sources of Vitamin C are: Catnip, Chickweed, Hawthorn, Pomegranate, Apples, apricots, bananas, blueberries, cantaloupe, cherries, coconut, cranberries, dates, fig, grapes, kiwi fruit, lemon, limes, mangos, oranges, papaya, passion fruit, pear, pineapple, plums, yams, prunes, raspberries, strawberries, tomatoes, watermelon, yellow dock, rose hips, red raspberry, kelp, parsley, dandelion, turmeric, walnuts, sweet potatoes, potatoes, pine nuts, oregano, oregano oil, lentils, cloves, cumin, chickpeas, chilies pepper, cayenne pepper, basil, winter squash, watercress, turnip greens, summer squash, mustard greens, radish, onions, okra, kale, green peas, garlic, cucumber, celery, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, bell peppers, beets, avocado, artichokes, alfalfa sprouts, zucchini and more.

Mangos are high in vitamins A, C & E, potassium, folate, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, beta-carotene, fiber, and potassium. Mangos also assist with digestion, constipation, skin conditions, antioxidant, piles, hemorrhoids, arteriosclerosis, retinal conditions and more.

Frozen Mango Strawberry Smoothie (2 servings)

1 sliced apple
2 cups of sliced strawberries
2 sliced mangos
3 cup of 100% pineapple juice
½ cup of Irish moss (already soaked & blended)
3 slices of fresh ginger

Blend all ingredients together, serve cold or slightly frozen top with granola pieces.
For Irish Moss – clean & rinse a cup of Irish moss then soaked in spring water for about 1 day or boil until soft, then blend with water (a Vita-a-mixer is best), until it’s creamy.

For more great tasting smoothie recipes visit:Fruit Smoothies

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Day 42

Today’s Natural Remedy: Delicious Fresh Juices

Juicing is an excellent source of “live food” (uncooked or raw) providing many vitamins, minerals, fiber, proteins, carbohydrates, enzymes, water, and chlorophyll. Fresh juices cleanse, rebuild, protect, & energize the cells in minutes providing the body with essential nutrients to stay healthy. Juice everyday to keep disease away!

For more on juicing visit: Jucing and Fasting

Here are some juicy ideas…

NaAshaRa’s Green Pineapple Passion
1 chopped pineapple
2 tbsp Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar
4 slices of ginger
1 cup of Irish moss
2 tsp spirulina
3 cups of apple juice
2 sliced mangos
Ice optional

Put all items in a blender, mix, and serve.

Other Fruit Combinations

Apple and cucumber
Apple, pear, and mango
Cantaloupe w/seeds*, ginger, and Irish moss
Mango, pineapple, and pear
Papaya w/seeds*, mango, apple, and ginger
Pineapple, strawberries, and mango
Strawberries, papaya, mango, and pineapple
Watermelon w/seeds*
*include seeds only if you have a strong blender like a Vita-a-Mixer.

Vegetable Combinations
Carrots, celery, and parsley
Carrot, ginger, and orange (fresh juice)
Carrots, parsley, beets, cucumber, and celery
Cucumber, celery, and ginger Spinach, kale, alfalfa sprouts, and celery

Blend all fresh and/or frozen ingredients together (ice optional). If you need to make the juice sweet, use apples, bananas, berries, raw sugar, honey, agave nectar or stevia.

Should we avoid the seedless fruit? Read why…Seedless Fruit Article

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