Healthy for Life

Good day, everyone! I know spring has officially sprung as my eyes gaze upon the green grass that is courting my yard! Usually shoveling occurs in March but I don’t recall doing much raking during this month. What I love about spring is that it helps to eliminate the unnecessary and center our attention on the essentials in life. I’ve come to realize that imbalance isn’t such a negative circumstance once you recognize it. It keeps us consistently moving towards change for the better. Keeping the flow going and change are imperative for the universal well-being of all mankind and our environment. Please take care of yourself! If you have any health topics, health success stories or a family recipe for a health cure, please email me at juls11@ peoplepc.com or drop it off at Hometown Focus. Thanks for your support!

The Vitamin/Mineral Connection

As you probably know, the very best way to get your nutrients is through eating food. Because many of us don’t eat as well as we should, we take vitamins and minerals. Many of us have food intolerances or allergies and it is crucial to identify what these are. A blood test and muscle testing are a good start. If you cannot afford testing for these, you can self-test. There are books and on-line resources to help guide you through it. Check out the books such as,”Prescription for Nutritional Healing, www. allergy-details.com.

If you do need to replenish your diet for whatever reason, you may want to consider whole food supplements. They contain whole nutritional complexes to help your body select what it needs and get rid of what it doesn’t need. If you are taking vitamins and minerals, be sure to read the labels carefully. Synthetic vitamins have isolated and synthetic nutrients which are foreign to the body and can’t be absorbed properly. Here are some resources that tell the recent recommended levels of vitamin and minerals:

Source: Linus Pauling Institute-Food & Nutrition Information Center-Office of Dietary Supplements-Mayo Clinic

Home Remedies & Recipes: Colds & Flu

Since there is an over abundance of colds and flu this season, here are a few food selections to help combat some of them: blueberries, garlic, ginger, lemon, oats, onion, Orange, rosemary, and black cumin.

For a cough: grapes, strawberries, carrot, honey, lemon, ginger, onion, pumpkin, and mangoes.

For chest congestion: beets, tangerines, kale, ginger, onions, garlic, radishes, mushrooms, mustard greens, and asparagus.

Try this Spice Tea:
1 tbsp. black cumin seeds
1 tsp. organic honey
1 cup boiling water

Add the seeds and honey to a mug, pour enough boiling water to fill mug and stir continuously. Cover and leave for 10 minutes to blend and seep together before drinking.

Source: The Top 100 Immunity Booster, Charlotte Haigh