My Ten Favorite Vegetables

What Americans eat these days can range from downright scary (have you seen Andrew Zimmern on the Food Network?), to quite gorgeous (too many new Farm to Table restaurants in MA to mention them all). What do you eat?

I like vegetables, grains, beans, seeds, nuts sea veggies and the occasional fruit.… Read the rest

Sweet Vegetable Drink Available For Delivery In Metrowest

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If you are 40-75 years of age, you can benefit from Sweet Vegetable Drink.

It’s a between-meals drink made from filtered water, organic winter squash, carrots, yellow onion and green cabbage.

Ultra low sodium, this drink soothes your mood and softens hard liver, kidney, pancreas etc.… Read the rest

Sweet Vegetable Drink For What Ails You

Welcome to late summer in New England! Sure it’s going to hit 90 today, but we are always a bit behind the times in Boston, no?

I hope back to school or work, or moving, or whatever season your life is in, is going well.… Read the rest

Good Vegetables, Bad Vegetables

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You want to be healthy, right? So you eat a lot of vegetables. How wonderful!

But there are certain veggies, that do more harm than good. Would you like to know which ones?

It’s not quite black and white, but nightshade vegetables for instance, such as Potatoes, Eggplant, Peppers, and tomatoes, are very acidic to the body, and should be avoided, especially, raw, and especially in the fall and winter months, if you live in a colder climate.… Read the rest

How to Lose 25-100 Pounds Fast & Forever

Truth is, doing anything fast can be problematic. Slow and steady wins the race.  Better to do it slowly and keep the weight off, and feel great the whole time.

Make it a priority to live more healthfully, be happier and be productive in 2014.… Read the rest

Ten Superfoods You Need to Try Now

Superfoods can counteract the garbage we put into our body when we cannot say no. Here are my top ten. I eat them every month or more, and as a result I can still jump over fences at 49.

  1. Hato Mugi
  2. Maitake mushrooms
  3. Umeboshi Plums
  4. Daikon
  5. Miso
  6. Kuzu
  7. Burdock Root
  8. Lotus Root
  9. Sea veg: Nori, Wakame, Arame, Kombu, Kanten (Agar)
  10. Sweet Vegetable Drink

The above foods, along with brown rice and local seasonal vegetables, will keep you happy and healthy well into your 80s.… Read the rest

Cleanse For Spring

I’ve done it before, and will soon do my spring liver cleanse…

  1. Eat light for 5 days, no animal foods or alcohol, or sugar (no small feat!)
  2. No solid food for 2-3 days, only drink water, sweet vegetable drink, carrot juice, apple juice or twig tea
  3. Have colon hydrotherapy
  4. Another 2-3 days of liquids, add lemon juice & olive oil mixture, with cilantro, cayenne and milk thistle
  5. Eat light for another 5 days

During those 2 weeks, do plenty of walking, massage, and get plenty of rest.… Read the rest

Snacking Better

If you don’t bring a healthy lunch to work, then you might have to eat out.

Most restaurants and takeout joints pack their food with tons of salt, sugar, chemicals and animal products, which not only weaken your immunity and promote obesity, heart disease, cancer, etc.,… Read the rest

500 Posts—Something For Everyone

I’ve been at this for a while now, and I must say, I enjoy it.

Sharing my life reminds me I’m not alone, and adds incentive for others to include people in their lives. In these times, with financial and other stress, we need to be in community with others.… Read the rest