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The angels urge you to care for your physical body. You are asked to eat healthful foods, to exercise regularly, and to avoid toxins.

A guide for Indigo, Crystal, Star and Rainbow Children.

THANKSGIVING 2008 November 27th.
 
Welcome to our Cookbook.  It's always changing.  Sometimes we need to change what we eat, for better health, clearner blood and organ systems.  Sometimes the Angels will let us know that by eating different foods we become more receptive to Their guidance.  Try some of our recipes and begin your new diet with delight and gusto.

Stress-Reducing Foods:
  • Foods rich in vitamin B: These include clams, lentils, chickpeas and quinoa. Foods high in vitamin B have a calming effect on the body, helping to melt away feelings of stress and anxiety and enhance your mood.
  • Papayas: Fruits and vegetables with orange and yellow pigments are generally going to contribute vitamins A and C, as well as folate, which helps enhance the mood, Dr. Ro says.
  • Red bell peppers: These contain vitamins A and C and folate, which help give you more energy and repair cell damage caused by stress.
  • Basil and arugula: These stress-reducing herbs are a great source of folate and add great flavor to healthy dishes.
  • Sunflower seeds: These contain vitamin E and folate to enhance your mood.

Foods to Avoid:

  • Caffeinated beverages: Caffeine can cause anxiety and raise stress hormone levels, Dr. Ro says.
  • Trans fatty acids: Found in sweets like cakes, pies and cookies, trans fats compromise the immune system, which causes more stress on the body and also increases your risk for heart disease.
  • Sugar: Sugar causes spikes in blood sugar levels, which robs your adrenal glands of their ability to control stress hormones and protect the body against stress.
  • Alcohol: Excessive alcohol consumption adds more sugar to your diet and, again, is harmful to the adrenal glands, which protect you against stress. "You might want to put the cork back in the Burgundy [when you are under stress]," Dr. Ro says.

A campaign to reduce children's exposure to pesticides, toxins,
and junk foods.

The Four Appetite for a Change Goals:
  • STOP spraying toxic pesticides on school property, playgrounds and in buildings, and convert to integrated pest management practices.
  • KICK junk foods and junk food ads out of our schools.
  • START converting school lunches to healthier menus, using locally grown and/or organic and transition to organic ingredients (no pesticides, antibiotics, hormones, irradiation or genetically engineered ingredients). Offer vegetarian options.
  • TEACH kids about healthy food choices and sustainable agriculture through school garden projects and curriculum materials.

Dr. Perricone's 10 Superfoods
Beans From OPRAH'S WEBSITE

Of course, there are more than just 10 "superfoods." In fact, just about every brightly colored fruit and vegetable fits the category of a superfood, as do nuts, beans, seeds and aromatic and brightly colored herbs and spices. The beneficial properties of each one of these superfoods could fill an entire book.

The 10 featured here were chosen because of their direct link to the Brain-Beauty Connection. These foods (listed here in alphabetical order) are rich in either the Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs), antioxidants or fiber, and as in the case of açaí—all three!

In addition, we have included foods that have been proven to lower or help regulate blood sugar levels—an extremely important factor for all of those concerned with slowing the aging process and preventing diabetes, obesity, wrinkles and a host of degenerative diseases.

Learn More About Dr. Perricone's Superfoods:


Health Benefits
Although many of these foods have reported medical benefits, remember at all times that if you have any type of health problem or physical symptom, do not self-diagnose or self-medicate—even if with a food or herb. Trust your medical professional first and foremost in this department. However, the 10 foods included here do have incredible health benefits. Listed below are just some of the reasons to include these foods in your diet—every day:

  • Prevent or reduce inflammation
  • Help regulate metabolism and burn body fat
  • Lower total cholesterol
  • Lower blood pressure
  • Help protect against heart disease
  • Help protect against cancer
  • Help protect organs from toxins
  • Promote digestive health

HOW TO READ USDA ORGANIC LABELS

October 21, 2002 marked the first day that organic farmers and processors began to use the new USDA seal. Use of the seal is voluntary, but US regulations do establish requirements for the use of the word organic on food and other agricultural products Those regulations result in labeling changes as organic food products still on the shelves are used up. Requirements include verification from a certification agency as meeting or exceeding USDA standards.  Farmers who gross less than $5000 from organic products and sell direct to consumers or retailers are exempt from the certification requirement. Those farmers may call their product organic, but they can't use the new USDA seal.

As promised by USDA, the regulations:

  • prohibit the use of irradiation, sewage sludge, or genetically modified organisms in organic production;
  • reflect NOSB recommendations concerning items on the national list of allowed synthetic and prohibited natural substances;
  • prohibit antibiotics in organic meat and poultry; and 
  • require 100% organic feed for organic livestock.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved four categories of organic labels, based on the percentage of organic content. The organic labels began to appear on store shelves on October 21, 2002:

1. 100 Percent Organic - may carry USDA Organic Seal

2. Organic - at least 95% of content is organic by weight (excluding water and salt) and may carry the USDA Organic Seal.

3. Made With Organic - at least 70% of content is organic and the front product panel may display the phrase "Made with Organic" followed by up to three specific ingredients. (May not display new USDA Organic seal)

4. Less than 70 % of content is organic and may list only those ingredients that are organic on the ingredient panel with no mention of organic on the main panel. (May not display new USDA Organic seal)

 
 
   MOTHER EARTH'S 
   PHARMACY 
 
 The simple whole foods that grow organicly straight from Mother Earth with the help of the Rain, Thunder, Lightening, Sun and Plant Devas are the very best foods to grow a healthy human body.

A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.

A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food.

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.

A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function.

 Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys.

  Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more look just like bones. These foods specifically target bone strength. Bones are 23% sodium and these foods are 23% sodium. If you don't have enough sodium in your diet the body pulls it from the bones, making them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal needs of the body.

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the health and function of the womb and cervix of the female - they look just like these organs. Today's research shows that when a woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and prevents cervical cancers. And how profound is this? .... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and named about 141 of them).

 Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers of Sperm cells to overcome male sterility.

 Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually balance the glycemic index of diabetics.

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries

 Grapefruits, Oranges, and other Citrus fruits look just like the mammary glands of the female and actually assist the health of the breasts and the movement of lymph in and out of the breasts.

 Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows that onions help clear waste materials from all of the body cells. They even produce tears which wash the epithelial layers of the eyes.  


THIS JUST IN  OCTOBER 15, 2008
 
PLEASE KEEP YOUR GRAINS IN THE FREEZER
 
 A student at HBHS had pancakes this week and it almost became fatal.
 His Mom (registered nurse) made him pancakes, dropped him off at
school and headed to play tennis. She never takes her cell phone on
 the court but did this time and her son called to say he was having
trouble breathing. She told him to go to the nurse immediately and
 proceeded to call school and alert the nurse. The nurse called the
 paramedics and they were there in 3 minutes and worked on the boy all
 the way to the hospital. He came so close to dying. Evidently this is
 more common then I ever knew. Check the expiration dates on packages
 like pancakes and cake mixes that have yeast which over time develop spores.
 Apparently, the mold that forms in old mixes can be toxic!
 Throw away ALL OUTDATED pancake mix, Bisquick, brownie mixes, etc. you
 have in your home.
This is not a hoax... You can check this website .......
 http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp
http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/pancake.asp

21st Century Explanation for Your Kids' Behavior Problems

Children whose mothers used cell phones frequently during pregnancy are more likely to have behavior problems, especially if the children also use cell phones.

A team of scientists looked at a group of more than 13,000 children, including their time in utero. When the children reached age 7, mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire about their own cell phone use in pregnancy and their child's use of cell phones, as well as their children's behavior and health.

Children with both prenatal and postnatal cell phone exposure were 80 percent more likely to have emotional problems, conduct problems, hyperactivity, or problems with peers. Children who were only exposed prenatally had a higher likelihood of behavior problems compared to those who were only exposed postnatally, but not as high as those who were exposed at both times.

Sources: Reuters July 29, 2008 Epidemiology July 2008, 19(4):523-529

 

WHAT IS ORGANIC?
 
 
Many products are labeled “natural,” but that doesn’t necessarily mean they are also organic. Organic products marketed in the United States are regulated by the National Organic Standards developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). To obtain organic certification, growers must conform to these standards and be certified by a private or state agency authorized by the USDA. In Georgia, organic growers must also register with the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
     So how is organic farming any different than conventional farming? For starters, growers are prohibited from using genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sewage sludge and ionizing radiation (irradiation), as well as chemicals such as pesticides, fertilizers, lasting insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. Additionally, organic farmland is only considered eligible for certification if no synthetic chemicals have been used on the land for three years prior.
     Speculation about the possible carcinogens found in fertilizers and pesticides is primarily anecdotal. “The health effects are not quantified, yet a lot of this is intuitive; people can believe it or not believe it,” said Barbara Petit, a local caterer and president of the board of Georgia Organic. “Many conventional farmers won’t even serve what they grow on their own tables, eating instead from their own organic gardens.” From NORTHPOINT Magazine archives 2007.

GREAT BOOKS TO READ!
 
 
#1 New York Times Bestsellers:
 
YOU CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE
Louise Hay
 
 
 
EATING WELL FOR OPTIMUM HEALTH
The Essential guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back To Eating
ANDREW WEIL, M.D.
 
 
YOU ON A DIET
The Owner's Manual for Waist Management
Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
Mehmet C. OZ, M.D.
 
 
 

Weed-Wise Recipes
Ginger Compress

Easy, effective, inexpensive, pain-relieving, and anti-inflammatory
Ginger compresses are successfully used by many healers and women to reduce and eliminate breast lumps. Women who've dealt with many kinds of breast lumps tell me That ginger compresses reduced benign masses quickly But sometimes irritated cancerous ones. (It doesn't mean you have cancer if your skin gets irritated).

Grate 5 ounces/140 grams of fresh ginger root onto a clean piece of cloth. (I use an old cloth napkin, a handkerchief, a kitchen towel, or a clean diaper.) Gather the ends of the cloth together and secure them with a piece of string or a rubber band. Put the bundle into a pan with 2 quarts/2 litres water and heat to 158F/70C. Boiling will destroy much of the value of the ginger, So if you don't have a thermometer, heat only until you see bubbles forming on the bottom of the pan. Keep a low flame under the pot until the water turns a pale yellow, 5-15 minutes. Pull the bundle out of the water, and squeeze or press It to extract all its liquid. (Add to pan.)

Soak a small towel in the hot ginger liquid. Wring It out. (This is hard to do; your hands will get red and hot.) When you apply the hot wet towel, the breast skin will redden and there will be an intense sensation of heat, But you shouldn't be in pain. Cover the compress with layers of towels to retain the heat. When It cools, remove It, soak It again in the hot ginger water, and reapply. Continue until the skin gets very red and warm. Repeat morning and night. If there is no active infection, the towel and ginger water can be used over and over again. If fresh ginger is not available, dried ginger may be used, But It will not be as effective. Fresh turmeric may be substituted for fresh ginger, But It stains everything.

Recipe from SUSUN WEED's book, BREAST CANCER? BREAST HEALTH.