1 head of cauliflower, cut into florettes
1 onion, chopped
2 stalks of celery, chopped
1 tablespoon of coconut oil
4 cups of water
himalayan salt and black pepper to taste
-sautee onion and celery in coconut oil until wilted
-add cauliflower, salt and pepper, and water
-Bring to a boil and then simmer for approx 20 minutes or until vegetables are soft
– puree the soup
– Enjoy!
*You can substitute bone broth for the water for an even hardier, healthier soup 😉
What is so great about fermented cod liver oil? Well if you are one of my clients you know I absolutely insist that this is one of the few supplements you must take.
It is an insurance policy that makes up for a lot of dietary mistakes. Kids are slammed from every direction with candy. The bus driver, school, the hairdresser, just about everyone wants to make your kid happy with candy. Please make sure they get their cod liver oil, please!
When taking fermented cod liver oil people notice a decreased incidence and duration of illness. Many see improvements in PMS symptoms. Dr. Weston Price used it to reduce tooth decay and to treat connective tissue diseases.
It provides Vitamin D, which does all of the following;
-Helps mineral reabsorption in bones
-Protects against infection
-Prevents heart disease
-Reduces radiation poisoning
-Helps high blood pressure
It also provides vitamin A which;
-Improves reproductive abilities
-Fights depression and anxiety
-Has a positive effect on hormones
It has omega 3 fatty acids they;
-Protect against oxidative damage
-Improve skin health
-Protect against cardiovascular disease
The next question is why fermented cod liver oil? The best reason is that it is not an industrial product; it’s the real deal.
-It has no alkali refining
-No bleaching
-No winterization
-No deodorization
-no stripping of vitamins A and D
Many processed cod liver oil supplements are stripped of vitamins A and D and then synthetic vitamin A and D are added back in. Not good.
Fermentation is the traditional way that people took Cod liver oil. It adds probiotic goodness and a deeper and broader range of nutrients including CoQ-10. Basically you are getting more bang for your buck!
Ok, now the million-dollar question… How to get it down! I agree it is not pleasant tasting. However, there is a cinnamon flavor that is really doable. I also recommend the orange flavored capsules. The cinnamon liquid is much more cost effective than caps and you are getting more CLO.
I recommend Green Pasture ‘s Blue Ice brand. For kids start with ¼ tsp. Adults ½ tsp. Pregnant and nursing moms take more, 1 tbsp. For people with depression and anxiety also up the dose. I have been known to advocate a bit of bribery to get this into your children, a few stevia chocolate chips or points toward a toy. The best idea (which I say all the time) is to be a good example and let your kids watch you take your dose of Cod Liver Oil.
Take it! Let me know how you feel in the comments below!
Ingredients for Smoothie:
Put all ingredients into the blender and blend on high speed until smooth.
*you can add 2 tbsp of Paleo Zip protein powder to add to nutrition and insulin balance.
For over 20 years I have been drinking water at room temperature, except for a brief period when I was following the Ayurvedic suggestions that had me drinking hot water through out the day. (Truth is, it’s very relaxing.)
Many opinions hold that cold water makes the body work too hard. It has to expend energy to first bring it to body temperature and then digest it. These opinions suggest a loving approach to the body; don’t be too hard on it.
Last week I posted about the leptin reset that I am doing. It’s going real well, thank you. The same Dr. Jack Kruse has another protocol that goes along with it. It is called Cold Thermogenesis (CT). Ever hear about the Polar Bear Club? The people who swim in the ocean in midwinter? That is the ultimate CT.
The protocol starts by exposing the body gradually to cold. First drinking cold water and taking cooler and cooler showers then dunking your face for increased times in ice cold water and finally ice packs and ice baths for the body. The ice baths are an advanced technique to be used under the supervision of a health practitioner. Dr. Kruse claims that this protocol;
Athletes, military units, and scientists have used this to increase the limits of human endurance.
Ray Cronise at Thermogenex – Fuel the Burn, says you only need to expose yourself to temps below your body temp to reap the benefits. Cool showers (60-75 deg), swimming in cool water (70-80 deg), and lowering your ambient temperature (house thermostat) to below 60 degrees are all good ways to increase CT.
Dr. Kruse advocates ice baths and extreme cold air temps found in walk-in chillers to be better. He says you should shoot for a skin temp of 55 degrees in your CT session. If this is done, care should be taken to avoid hypothermia and frostbite. He also advises starting by soaking your face in cold water to activate the ‘mammalian dive reflex’. Mammalian diving reflex – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
These opinions drive the body and push it to be in better internal shape. It’s kind of like the difference between restorative yoga and hard-core Crossfit training. You choose.
Warm water is definitely more soothing and comfortable. The thought of cold showers makes me cringe. However I know that uncomfortable situations do make us grow in many ways.
I am kind of on the fence on this one. As far as weightloss is concerned, weightloss remedies always have some thing in them that increases heat in the body to speed up metabolism. That is exactly what CT does. I do like the idea and the benefits of Cold Thermogenesis. I may just start with a glass of cold water and give my body a little internal workout!
I would love to hear what you think of this in the comments below. Let’s get this conversation going!!!
Each year spring rolls around and I just want to purge; My house gets cleaned in a big ‘vacuum out the dust under the fridge’ kind of way. My clothes get sorted out. The best thing that happens is that I start craving green leafy vegetables and wheatgrass.
Our bodies have an internal clock that knows spring is here. Dr. John Douillard says if you detox in the spring, you won’t get sick the following winter. That word “detox” is loaded these days. My clients will call me and insist I give them a good detox. Every magazine has articles on detoxing. What is goin’ on?!
This is the bottom line; your body knows just how to accomplish this task. It does it on a daily basis. If we consistently eat good quality, fresh, unprocessed foods and drink lots of pure water that detox system will be free to work its magic. Yup that’s all you have to do. No torturous crazy protocols of lemonade only. Eating in season helps too. Fresh young greens come up in spring so eat up! Eating things that are in season is always a good idea.
Getting an enzyme rich veggie juice from one of the beautiful Juice bars that are popping up is always a great idea, but according to Courtney Rubin in Marie Claire Magazine it may be wise to skip the “juice fast”. “One expert calls juice cleanses ‘the perfect pathway to disordered eating”, with an alarming power to seduce otherwise healthy women.”
Juice cleanses have become uber trendy, that’s for sure. “Even Starbucks has expanded into Juices. And as interest in them peaks, public health professionals and doctors are dealing with the fallout; an epidemic of malnourished, run-down young women- Juicerexics- some of whom have stumbled into full-fledged anorexia or bulimia.”
“Of most concern? For women already in the throes of anorexia or bulimia, juice fasts provide a great cover….. People say, ‘oh, good for you. That’s so healthy.’ It’s society’s most accepted form of eating disorder.”
The best situation I have seen is at a beautiful Juice bar called Jus by Julie, which has recently expanded to a second Brooklyn location, and a third location in Cederhurst, NY. Julie Maleh is a Certified Health Coach and is very “Hands on” with her clients. She described to me how she monitors her clients closely when they do a cleanse.
“I do not allow the young teens to do a full juice fast. I insist they incorporate the juices into their lives and have at least 1 meal. None of my clients are permitted to do consecutive cleanses. Three days is the maximum, then they incorporate the juices into their daily life. I like them to wait a month to do another 3 day cleanse, I am very strict! I monitor everyone to avoid these problems. I am 100% on top of it.”
Go Julie!!
Stephanie Zakay the Pure Juice Cleanse proprietor is also totally on it with guiding her clients. Her main goal is to encourage people to get more fruits and vegetables into their daily routine. “People that come to me use the cleanse as a way of making a commitment to a new way of eating and say good-bye to the processed junk foods they were putting into their body.”
With responsible guidance like Stephanie and Julie provide, the safety and benefit of juice is fully realized.
Okay people, listen up!!! In the past week alone I have read 3 Paleo-bashing articles. The science is out there but there are people who are tenaciously holding on to a set of conventional principles that don’t seem to be working. With animal protein and saturated fat being villainized and whole grains becoming “health food” Americans have become fatter, sicker and more unhealthy than ever.
If you would like the studies and science behind Paleo please go to www.chriskresser.com and www.robbwolf.com. These two are biochemist researchers who are on the cutting edge, and get down and nerdy with the science . Or read Rob Wolf’s book “The Paleo Solution”. I follow them regularly to get the latest studies and reports.
All I have, which is nothin’ to sneeze at, is results. I coach many clients with a ‘Paleo template’ Diet, which is a more individualized version of a Paleo diet. Here are the results I have personally witnessed in my practice, thank God;
Before my eyes I see people healing from the most serious mental and physical illnesses. It is miraculous. Food is powerful! I’ve personally seen crazy results, documented in my blood work. Back in the day, I was a dedicated vegan. I would cry to my doctor because I had so many numbers in my blood test results that were way off. “But Doctor,” I would say, “I eat perfectly!! No animal protein, kale, seaweed, pure vegetable and nut oils, and organic whole grains! How can that be?! ”They always blamed it on my genes. How ironic.
Fast forward many years……. 6 months after changing to a Paleo Diet. Perfect blood test. Miraculous!!! You can’t argue with the proof. Please check out this video of a doctor who healed her MS by eating this way.
One claim is that the Paleo diet promotes obscene amounts of meat eating. The truth is; the Paleo diet recommends 1/3 protein and 2/3 veggies on your plate. Paleo is a huge part of the natural foods revolution. They recommend eating the best quality food you can find; Organic, grassfed, and local. No processed junk foods.
These articles claim that we need grains, beans and legumes in our diets. Paleo doesn’t agree. All the nutrients in those things are found in greater amounts in animal protein, fruits and vegetables. The anti-nutrients (phytates) found in whole grains, beans and legumes can actually create mineral deficiencies over time.`They also damage the balance of good bacteria or probiotics in the gut, as well as the gut wall.
They claim that the Paleo diet has too much saturated fat. They have not caught on to the fact that saturated fat is actually good for us! Watch the movie “Fatheads” and you will see the other side of the story. Or watch this clip on my website.
Even though those articles were so negative towards Paleo , in the comments below the articles you can see the huge amount of healing that is going on with the Paleo diet. People are respectfully writing in about how they have healed everything from stomach aches to celiac disease to crone’s disease. Nice.
I don’t mind if people don’t want to eat “Paleo”. It’s a choice we all have. But the fact that so many people are doing so well on it, does say a lot.
This is a delicious pudding that helps curb your appetite. It is a great weight loss aid because Chia seeds help prevent the absorption of some of the calories we eat.
Chia seed are also very nutritious. Read 10 Reasons to Eat Chia Seeds.
I am presenting 2 variations, but change it up and have fun!
1) Chocolate
1/4 cup raw organic chia seeds
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tsp raw cacao powder
stevia to sweeten
– Mix almond milk, cacao and stevia.
-stir in chia seeds
-let stand for 10-15 minutes
-mix again
-enjoy!
2) vanilla
1/4 cup raw organic chia seeds
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1 tsp vanilla extract (gluten free)
1/2 tsp ceylon cinnamon
stevia to sweeten
-mix all ingredients except chia seeds
-stir in chia seeds
-let stand 10-15 minutes
-mix again
-enjoy!!
A year after discovering my zucchini spaghetti machine, I am still making that yummy dish. I’ve been trying so many variations.
My latest is with pesto. Mmmmm, so tasty.
– make 8 zucchini squashes into spaghetti, with the speghetti- maker.see my “zucchini spaghetti”
post.
-put the zucchini into a pot, drizzle 2 tbsp of liquified coconut oil, 1 tsp salt , and steam covered for about 15 minutes, stirring frequently until soft and spaghetti-like.
-Drain excess water, pour into a large bowl, mix with pesto
-Garnish with fresh organic cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.
-Enjoy!