A beautiful monarch butterfly emerged from its chrysalis in my flower garden yesterday, and today I saw another monarch laying eggs on the underside of the leaves of a milkweed plant. How wonderful that life is constantly renewing itself!
Breakfast: Kamut Pancakes, made with vanilla extract and pecan pieces, with applesauce topping, water, supplements, strawberry tea with Beyond C powder
Lunch: Fruity Protein Shake, apple slices and celery chunks with almond butter
Supper: 1/4 tuna sub (with lettuce, tomato, cucumber, black olives, and salt & pepper) from Subway, water, blueberry muffin from DeLand Natural Bakery
Bedtime: Water, Bone Cocktail, supplements
Tags: The Daily Diet
A rebounder is just the fancy name for a mini-trampoline, and while it may be small in size, but its benefits are HUGE! According to Dr. Samuel West, D.N., “Rebounding is the best way to circulate the lymphatics. If the lymphatic system is circulating properly, it is practically impossible to get sick.” Lymph fluid–the clear fluid that surrounds the cells–is not circulated by the heart, but must instead be circulated through the lymphatic tubes by muscular activity, changes in atmospheric pressure, and change in gravitational pull.
Now here is the all-important question: What is the best way to keep the lymph circulating in order to speed nutrients to cells and efficiently remove water products? Answer: Rebound exercise has been found the most efficient method of lymphatic circulation stimulation because it yields the greatest change in pressure for the least muscular effort.
Think of it this way: Each full bounce provides approximately two G’s and a minimum of no G’s. All one-way valves are closed at the bottom of the bounce when pressure is highest. At the top of the bounce, the valves open, allowing the upward flow of lymph. Toxins and waste products are squeezed out from cellular tissue spaces, making it possible for the lymphatic system to cleanse them from the body.
How much rebounding is enough? All I can tell you is that Dr. Rogers is recommending 20 minutes a day–not only for lymph circulation, but also for exercising and safely stressing the bones of my spine and hip. I can bounce on the mini-trampoline for 5 minutes at a time, or I can rebound for the full 20 minutes while watching TV or listening to music. (Hint: A good bra helps to keep this exercise comfortable.)
Some people report losing weight by rebounding, without changing anything else about their diet or exercise routine!
I bought my rebounder at Sports Authority, but I’ve also seen them at Wal-Mart. Whether your aim is weight loss, stronger bones, or a smooth-running lymphatic system, rebounding will definitely put some bounce in your step!
Tags: Foundations, The Weekly Workout
Breakfast: Fruity Protein Shake, Strawberry Tea with Beyond C Powder, water, supplements
Snack: Sunflower Seeds
Lunch: Tuna Salad on 2 slices of Ezekiel Bread, water
Snack: Apple
Supper: Turkey & Gravy, Mashed Potatoes with Almond Milk, Cooked Carrots, Steamed Cabbage, Millet Rolls, Perrier and lime, Stewed Apples with Soy Whip for dessert
Bedtime: Bone Cocktail, water, supplements, Blueberry Tea with Beyond C Powder
Tags: The Daily Diet
Here’s the latest supplements that Dr. Rogers recommended for building bone density, which I mix with water and juice to make a concoction that I fondly call “Bone Cocktail.”
Pour together in a large glass:
12 oz. (1-1/2 cups) water
1 oz. Cell-Ready Strontium (from Eniva Corporation)
1 oz. Cell-Ready Cal-Mag (from Eniva Corporation)
1 oz. Cell-Ready Minerals (from Eniva Corporation)
2 oz. (1/4 cup) Lakewood Organic Pomegranate Juice
Taken straight, each of the Cell-Ready items taste–well–not at all appetizing. Mixed together in this cocktail, however, they actually taste good! These are the actually building materials that bones are made of. So…Yo ho ho! Fill yer glass with Bone Cocktail. Bottoms up!
To order from Eniva Corporation, visit http://eniva.com
Tags: Foundations, Recipe
For a tasty treat, toss some organic raisins in your cup as you brew your herbal tea. As you drink, the raisins plump up, and you can spoon one out for a power-packed sweet treat whenever you like. Have you tried Celestial Seasonings Candy Cane Green Tea? With a handful of raisins in the brew, it’s my absolute favorite this week.
Enjoy!
Tags: Recipe
Yesterday was the last day of school before the Winter break, and the last day of school can be a wild time for middle schoolers. Rather than embracing the party atmosphere my 8th graders hoped for, I gave the unit test. The predictable moans and groans ensued, but order prevailed. Most did well on the test, since the material was still fresh in their minds. Accountability led to success.
I arrived home plum tuckered out from dealing with sugar-crazed, holiday-hungry students. I went to the fridge to find something healthy to eat. Finding nothing, I grabbed the package of Edie’s Frozen Yogurt out of the freezer and thoroughly enjoyed a forbidden treat that I had not tasted in about a year!
Later that evening, my husband said, “Are you going to put that in your Daily Diet column?” I replied that I hadn’t written a Daily Diet column in a while because I had gotten bored with it and figured my readers had, too. But then, I got to thinking this morning that the built-in accountability that goes with writing the Daily Diet column is good for me. I am more attentive to maintaining a well-rounded, non-acidic diet–and to drinking more water–when I have buddies to keep me going.
So, dear Readers, thanks for allowing me to look to as my accountability partners.
Accountability = Success!
Kathy
Tags: Foundations
2 cups unsweetened coconut flakes (available at DeLand Natural Market)
2 tblsp Earth Balance buttery spread, softened
2 bananas, sliced
Juice of 1 orange
2 cups of strawberries, sliced
15-1/2 oz can of crushed, unsweetened pineapple
1 tbsp cornstarch
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Toss 1-3/4 cups coconut and buttery spread together with a fork. (Save 1/4 cup to sprinkle on top.) Use a fork to mash into an 8″ or 9″ pie pan for form a crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let it cool.
In a small pan, pour the pineapple and cornstarch. Cook on medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture has thickened. Remove from heat and let it cool.
Slice the bananas into a bowl and coat them with orange juice so that they won’t turn color. Slice the strawberries into another bowl.
Once everything is cool, assemble the layers of the pie as follows:
Bottom layer: Drain the bananas from the orange juice. Place the bananas on the bottom of the pie crust.
Next layer: Place the sliced strawberries over the bananas.
Next layer: Pour the pineapple mixture over the strawberries.
On top: Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of coconut.
Serves 8 small slices or 6 larger ones.
Tags: Recipes
