We live in a time in which so many things compete for our attention such as our career, our finances, our relationships, etc., so that attending to our health often ends up last on our priority list. As a cancer survivor, I have been inspired to educate cancer patients to utilize food as a tool in order to improve upon their condition. I firmly believe that we have to take an active role in keeping our body healthy. We can no longer afford to relinquish the responsibility for our health to the medical industry. It is our duty to preserve and keep our body healthy so... lets get cooking!
I created "Cures From The Kitchen," a cookbook to educate others that healthy can be delicious, flavorful and easy to prepare. I use only organic, fresh and natural ingredients. I believe that when our health is compromised, we can no longer continue to poison our bodies with foods that are loaded with pesticides and preservatives. I follow the 80/20 rule -- 80% raw and 20% cooked as well as 80% alkaline and 20% acidic food. I offer tips and guidelines on how to create and maintain a satisfying and healthy diet in a simple and creative way.
Broccoli and Asparagus Soup
Ingredients:
1 ½ cups Broccoli Stalk (about 2 stalk)
3 cups asparagus
1 teaspoon grape seed oil
½ teaspoon of Herbamare or spice of your choice
1 medium shallot sliced
1 cup of raw Almond Milk ( best homemade)
1/2 cup of cup of water
Slice the broccoli stalk into thin slices, Chop asparagus. add 1 teaspoon of oil in the pan -- just enough to coat pan. Add broccoli, shallot and asparagus and sauté with Herbamare. Then add ½ cup of water.
Cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Then place in a good blender until creamy.
Then add Almond milk for creamy flavor. Depending on consistency reduce the amount of water or almond milk.
Health Benefits: Asparagus is a very good source of potassium (288 mg per cup) and quite low in sodium. Historically, asparagus has been used to treat problems involving swelling, such as arthritis and rheumatism, for PMS-related water retention.
Asparagus is low in calories and high in fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. The health benefits of including asparagus in your diet are many. Asparagus contains the healthy polysaccharide, inulin, which is called a prebiotic because it nourishes the probiotic bacteria which keeps the bad bacteria out of your intestines, and possibly enhances your libido.
Asparagus has been prized for its medicinal properties for almost 2000 years.
Almond milk
Soak Almond over night make sure they are cover with water
Next day through the water away and rinse.
Ingredients:
1 cup of soak Almond
3 ½ cup of water
Cheese cloth
Place Soak Almond seed and water in a good blender and blend until smooth.
Then run through a cheese cloth and that is your milk
Note: You can add cinnamon and hemps seed if you need major nutrition. You can use it as a replacement of cream in soups, base for smoothies. Sorbet shakes.
Known Health Benefit of Almonds
Almonds are high in monounsaturated fats, which have been associated with reduced risk of heart disease. Five large human epidemiological studies, including the Nurses Health Study, the Iowa Health Study, the Adventist Health Study and the Physicians Health Study, all found that nut consumption is linked to a lower risk for heart disease.
A quarter-cup of almonds contains almost 99 mg of magnesium plus 257 mg of potassium.
Almond are also low- glycemic index good for diabetes and heart disease.
Maca drink
1 tbsp of Maca
Water and meat of a Thai young coconut
1/3 cup raw almond
¼ cup of ice
¼ cup of water
½ tsp Cinnamon
Nutmeg if desired
Blend all together in Vita-Mix and enjoy.
What is Maca? Maca, Lepidium meyenii, is an annual plant which produces a radish-like root. The root of maca is typically dried and stored, and will easily keep for seven years. The plant is cultivated in the Junin plateau of Peru's Central Highlands, and was highly revered by the Inca.
During the height of the Incan empire, legend has it that Incan warriors would consume maca before entering into battle. This would make them fiercely strong. But after conquering a city the Incan soldiers were prohibited from using maca, to protect the conquered women from their powerful sexual impulses. Thus as far back as 500 years ago, maca's reputation for enhancing strength, libido and fertility was already well established in Peru.
Maca Nutrition
Function: Maca root is touted as a "super-food" due to its many reported benefits. It is most often used to promote sexual and reproductive health, but proponents also say it can increase endurance and energy levels, and can help to treat diseases ranging from depression to cancer.
Menopause: Maca root is often used instead of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in menopausal women. It affects the pituitary gland. While HRT stimulates hormone production and can cause ovaries to atrophy, maca root simply helps to balance it without damaging a woman's body.
Infertility: Many women use maca root supplements to help combat infertility as well. While there are few statistics available on the effectiveness of the treatment, the Australian magazine "Good Medicine" states that laboratory studies of rats have found that they had improved fertility after eating maca.
Expert Insight: "Whenever possible, I prefer to use maca therapy rather than hormone replacement therapy because HRT actually ages the body diminishing the hormone producing capability of the glands," says Dr. Rebbe Gabriel Cousens, a diplomat of the American Board of Holistic Medicine. "Maca has proved to be very effective with menopausal patients in eliminating hot flashes and depression and in increasing energy levels."
