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Performance Food: Mint fuels just about everything!

ellenbriggs — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:10:33 +0000

Your brain, blood, bones, ears, eyes, hair, heart, lungs, mouth/teeth, muscles, nails, nerves, nose, and skin are all fed by the nutrients found in mint. Put a sprig in ice water, lemonade or tea. Place some leaves in your summer salads. Stir minced mint leaves into your freshly steamed vegetables just before serving. Use mint oil when baking. Mint not only smells irresistable, it brightens up the flavors of your food and drinks. Everyone loves the flavor of mint. Enjoy it all summer!”

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

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Radio Gem: Make Sun Tea with your Kids – YUM!

ellenbriggs — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:27:10 +0000

Dr. Keri Marshall gave us an easy super-delicious recipe for Sun Tea:
    – Find a glass jar with a lid (spaghetti sauce jar).
    – Fill with spring water
    – Throw in some mint leaves (peppermint or spearmint – buy fresh at market if you aren’t growing them)
    – Place lid on top and put in sunny spot outside
    – Over time watch the water change color
    – When a rich color, take it inside and filter out the mint leaves
    – Add honey and lemon juice to taste
    – Serve on ice. Very refreshing and delicious!
Kids can make this from beginning to end. If they make enough, they can set up a Sun Tea stand and sell it!

Side health benefits: great for digestion, antioxidant, anti0microbial making it a breath refresher

Side budget benefit: cheaper than buying the not-as-good-for-you flavored teas in cans and bottles.

Enjoy this summer drink!

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

Radio Gem: Mid-Life Moms First Aid Kit. Thank you Dr. Zand!

ellenbriggs — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:12:08 +0000

Dr. Janet Zand offered many solutions to address hormonal chaos, be it after you deliver a baby, while you are major stressed, and when you are going through “the change.” Here is what I call her Mid-Life Moms First Aid Kit:
– Siberian Ginseng (standardized) – herb
- Maca (herb)
- Holy Basil (herb)
- Turkey/Chicken broth made from boiled bonees and cooked vegetables: “Dr. Zand’s Adrenal Recovery Soup”
- Add miso paste and dried seaweed to any soup
- Water, drink lots of it
- Green tea, herbal teas – if drink coffee do so only in the am
- Lots of fresh food – not processed
- Turkey, yogurt and other foods with L-tryptophan
- Vitamin D, check for deficiency
- Exercise, even if short walks count – everyday
- Hot Shower, bath with lavendar!
- SLEEP – at least 7 hours a night (dark room, 3 hours after eat a medium to light meal)

SHORT CUTS:
- Calms, a homeopathic remedy
- Chamomile Tea
- Calcium Magnesium before you go to bed unless allergic to ragweed or taking a blood thinner
- Mid day short naps – even 10 minutes helps
- 10 deep breaths at a time (yawning counts!)

Google Adaptogenic Herbs for more information and be sure to consult your doctor about combining them with prescription drugs.

You can feel sane and rested again. Listen to this entire show for more, www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com

… for the health of your family,
ellen

Radio Gems: Simple Stress-Releasing, Burning Belly Fat Tips

ellenbriggs — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:47:59 +0000

Stress can and must be managed. Jolie Root, LPN, Licensed Nutritionist, Medical Journalist, Radio Host, Sought after Speaker, explained the relationship between carrying belly fat around your middle, Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease. Continuous stress causes elevated cortisol levels to collect in your body. Consequently, your nutrients are not properly absorbed, fat is stored around your middle, and you experience all kinds of side effects: headaches, digestive disorders, insomnia and more. Also, your insulin levels become challenged which leads to Type 2 Diabetes. Then you are headed for heart disease. Stop this disease cycle now!

SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
1. Take EPA-DHA Omega 3 supplements: Adults (150 lbs): up to 4000 mg combined. Children: relative
value per weight (75 lbs. take half)
2. Take PS (phosphatidylserine): Adults and Children 100 mg
3. Eat lots of dark green foods (spinach, kale, spirulina, etc.)
4. Eat lots of different naturally-sourced colors of Complex carbs -veggies and low-sugar fruits (berries!)
5. Eat fish, organic meat (grass fed), almonds
6. Supplement with Vitamin Bs, C, Magnesium and Calcium when needed
(Check with health professional for supplement dosages)

DO NOT EAT or DRINK
Caffeine (exception, green tea)
Soda
Sugar
Nutrient-Empty processed foods

MOVE AROUND – BLOW OFF STEAM
Take mini walks, dance round your desk, laugh, sing – check out how Jolie releases her stress!

Prescribed and over-the-counter drugs address symptoms not solutions. Tune into www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com – March 27th – and find out why.

STRESS is not going away any time soon. But, the disease ramifications MUST. Tune in and take notes.

… for the health of your family,
ellen