The Healthy Living Newsletter
From Carol Anne Wasserman, Holistic Health Counselor for permanent weight loss, hair loss, digestive issues, and natural foods.
GRANOLA
get the recipe at www.GetHealthyWithCarol.com
“So today we dumped another seventy million tons of global warming pollution into the thin shell of atmosphere surrounding our planet, as if it were an open sewer. And tomorrow we will dump a slightly larger amount.” Acceptance speech, Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize.
Drinking soda is bad for your
health in so many ways; science can't even state all the consequences. Here's
what happens in your body when you assault it with a Coke:
Within the first 10 minutes, 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system. This is 100
percent of your recommended daily intake, and the only reason you don't vomit as
a result of the overwhelming sweetness is because phosphoric acid cuts the
flavor.
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_9665.cfm
Americans throw away 2.5 million plastic bottles EVERY HOUR. http://www.cleanair.org/Waste/wasteFacts.html
Yet another reason to chew well: Every year a number of people in Japan choke to death on mochi (pounded sweet brown rice cake), usually the elderly, and mostly around New Years. To keep from choking to death the Tokyo Fire Dept. recommends cutting mochi into small pieces, eating slowly, and not eating alone.
Michael Pollan, author, In Defense of Food, gets interviewed on NPR (listen: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17850369). An interesting statistic he brings to life, “In 1960 we spent 18% of our income on food, the average American family. We spent 5% of national income on health care. Today, we’re spending under 9.5% of our income on food, less than anyone on the planet, less than anyone in the history of civilization, and we are spending 16% of our income on healthcare… We are eating a lot of edible food like substances, highly processed imitations of food…we’re outsourcing our food to corporations… It’s inconvenient to cook food, but look at the health costs of not doing it.”
Regarding that New Year’s resolution to lose weight… Diets don’t work, obviously, and neither does will power, but establishing a new relationship with food does! Incorporating more healthy foods into your existing diet will, overtime, lead to cravings for healthier foods. And eventually you’ll find yourself eating better with little or no effort. Get started with this great recipe:
Winter stew for a healthy body:
Make a large pot of this stew on Sunday. Then enjoy all week for a quick dinner, or take to work for lunch (no need to heat up, it tastes great at room temperature). You can also serve it later in the week over brown rice:
Soak dried beans overnight (navy, pinto, black, kidney, chickpea, etc.). Drain and add to a pot with fresh water. Bring to a boil and skim off the foam that rises to the surface. Return heat to low. Add winter vegetables including chopped onions, carrots, garlic, squash, potatoes (white or sweet), parsnips, rutabaga, burdock, and daikon. Optional seasonings include kombu, bay leaf, rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, and basil. Use them all or whatever is on hand, dried or fresh. Cover and simmer anywhere from 3 hours to all day. Add more water as needed (the beans will soak up a lot of water). You’ll know it’s done when the beans are very tender. Add sea salt to taste, and black pepper if you wish.