As we settle in for winter I am interested to find out more ways to enhance our natural immune system to fortify our bodies against infections. Winter is a glorious season to be outdoors and healthy to enjoy! Golden Milk has been around for centuries, curing people of ailments from cancer to depression. Its main ingredient is turmeric. Not only will tumeric kill nasty winter bugs, it has many other medicinal actions. It is anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, antimicrobial, antibiotic, antihelminthic (parasites), anti-platelet aggregating, circulatory stimulanting, hypolipidemic (lipid lowering), carminative (good for digestion) and alterative (good for blood). It also protects and restores the liver! Learn more about tumeric or any other herb at Dr. Marciano's website, a beautiful herbal medicine compendium. Golden Milk is a traditional ayurvedic remedy. It is easy to make and indicated in many medical conditions. Tumeric is used internally to treat liver and digestive complaints and painful periods. It is highly anti-inflammatory and can be helpful for arthritis (RA and OA) as well as other conditions of inflammation: tendonitis and bursitis. As a carminative it can be used for digestive upset, to relieve gas and protect the stomach mucosa from damage. Tumeric is anticancer and can be used as both a treatment and prevention. One interesting fact about pepper is that it helps us to absorb and assimilate nutrients! Combining the tumeric with ground pepper increases it absorption into the blood from the digestive tract. Golden Milk Recipe Paste 1/4 cup Tumeric 1/2 cup Filtered water 1/2 tsp Fresh ground pepper Place all the ingredients into a sauce pan and heat on low. Keep stirring until the mixture becomes a paste. This will not take long, don't leave the room! Let mixture cool, store in a glass container in the fridge. Milk 1 cup Almond Milk (or any nut milk of your choice) 1 tsp Coconut oil 1 tsp Tumeric paste Honey Directions: add tumeric paste and coconut oil to milk in a saucepan and heat on low. Remove from heat and add in honey at the end, to taste. Drink the Golden Milk before bed to calm your system and prepare for sleep. RAW GOLDEN MILK If you want to make it raw use my friend Ave's recipe: take all the ingredients and put it in a blender. Squeeze through a cheese cloth or nut milk bag and you're ready to go. Aloha xo If you have any questions about this recipe or would like a consultation about your heath, send me an email. I would be happy to hear from you.
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WHAT A RIDE ITS BEEN! I was called to do a water fast while supervising a patient on their 21 day water fast. In fact, the call came earlier but I didn't listen. I spent 2.5 months in the magnificent and beautiful country of France this summer. And I ate. I ate and ate and ate and ate. After that, I ate more. About half-way through I heard the call: "You need to stop". I was inflamed all the time. I carried a layer of inflammation + water on my body that weighed probably 5 kilos (the other 5 that I gained were baked goods and cream sauces). But as usual the mind had reasons to not fast, based mostly in fear. They sounded like this: - "But its your last few weeks..." - "But... but..what if you can't because... you're not at home" -"Its not the right situation and you don't have your things" (Things??) So I postponed it. When I came home I was busy looking for a place to live so I didn't "have the time". I kept eating. Kept feeling inflamed. I Kept having anxiety and mental confusion. And then one night it came, crystal clear and almost audible... While I was laying in bed my soul said "How long will you wait to do something you know you need to do?". I laughed out loud! "I'm not sure", I said. "Ok" she said "well decide. And then lets go". I started water fasting 2 days later. There was a birthday brunch the next day that could not be missed! This is my second water fast and what an interesting and valuable experience it has been. Not only do I feel great, my mind is clear and the anxiety is gone. I can make decisions easily, and hear the voice of my true self loud and clear. When I close my eyes I fall in to mediation that is so relaxing. I can feel the rejuvenation. The detoxification stage was hard. Body aches and pains. I thought I might throw up at one point. But these are all a normal part of the body healing itself. THE BODY HEALS ITSELF! Amazing. After day 7 I was called to begin green juices. The same green juices from the Gerson Diet. They are meant to infuse the body with nutrients and vitamins without fiber. I have been doing that and will continue until day 10, the day I feel my fast will be done. If you are thinking of doing a cleanse, feel the need to detox, or have been called to water fast, I am here to support you on your journey. There is no time like the present to become all we were meant to be. Raw, radiant and healthy. Aloha, have a great day xoxo A blog for recipes, medical news, spiritual insight and more!I am so happy to welcome you to the Raw Blog. Until now I had many sites where I would post pictures, recipes and articles. Now it can all be contained in one area. Delicious. There is more Raw Doctor coming your way In December The NDNR is launching a new website called The Natural Path. I will be contributing to each issue under the nutrition section. It is going to be all about... Raw Food! How to prepare it, the nutritional statistics and anything else you are interested in. Let me know... Thank you for taking an interest in my website. I hope to provide you with information that is both exciting and empowering. Aloha xo |
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