I discovered that I had blastocystitis when I went to see my naturopath today. A very nasty parasite and one that is hard to detect. I hope he has cleared it from my system with his electronic signature machine which sends an low frequency into your body by way of an unbroken circuit to shake apart the cells of the targeted virus, bacteria or parasite.
It's caused me to feel tired all the time and run to the toilet a lot.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Monday, May 14, 2012
Why is sugar so bad?
Hi
Those of you who love to consume a big mac with fries probably think that you are not addicts but you actually are. You are being deceived. The fries from that same company that produces the big mac soak the potato chips in glucose (sugar) and then fry them. The fat and sugar act on the part of your brain in the same way a drug does and the combination gives you a high.
The reason sugar is allowed to be incorporated into so many foods is because it is not generally thought of as a poison even though it does more damage than any other food that is bad for you.
What contains refined sugar:
Baby formula
Mother's milk if the mother consumes sugar
Bread. Read the label if in doubt.
Most breakfast cereals. Read the label if in doubt.
Some fries
Commercial sauces
Commercial dressings
Cakes
Donuts
Biscuits (cookies)
Jelly
Jam
Marmalade
Pickles
Most processed foods including meats.
Most things that come in a tin.
Most things that come in a bottle.
So many people are addicted that it is considered normal to long for a sugar hit but not if you longed for a heroin hit or some other illegal drug.
I see more people with bloated stomachs and stomach problems than ever before. No one has told them that they should NOT consume any sugar, fermented products (e.g. wine, vinegar, beer), mushrooms, yeast, cheese, while they are taking antibiotics or other drugs that can compromise the digestive balance in their stomach. People never had these problems before antibiotics. I am not saying that we should not take them but we should be aware they can can cause unwanted side affects and stick to a diet while we are taking them.
Your health starts with your stomach and ends with your stomach. If your digestive system is out of balance this leaves you open to allergies and systemic candida (I got that one), and cancers. Anyone who has cancer probably has Candida Albicans and/or Helicobacter pylori which has remained untreated for some time.
If you have a bloated stomach or get stomach ailments easily (as I used to) go on the diet and take Inner Health (or similar - Acidophilus and Bifidobacterium ) capsules every day.
Cheers
Those of you who love to consume a big mac with fries probably think that you are not addicts but you actually are. You are being deceived. The fries from that same company that produces the big mac soak the potato chips in glucose (sugar) and then fry them. The fat and sugar act on the part of your brain in the same way a drug does and the combination gives you a high.
The reason sugar is allowed to be incorporated into so many foods is because it is not generally thought of as a poison even though it does more damage than any other food that is bad for you.
What contains refined sugar:
Baby formula
Mother's milk if the mother consumes sugar
Bread. Read the label if in doubt.
Most breakfast cereals. Read the label if in doubt.
Some fries
Commercial sauces
Commercial dressings
Cakes
Donuts
Biscuits (cookies)
Jelly
Jam
Marmalade
Pickles
Most processed foods including meats.
Most things that come in a tin.
Most things that come in a bottle.
So many people are addicted that it is considered normal to long for a sugar hit but not if you longed for a heroin hit or some other illegal drug.
I see more people with bloated stomachs and stomach problems than ever before. No one has told them that they should NOT consume any sugar, fermented products (e.g. wine, vinegar, beer), mushrooms, yeast, cheese, while they are taking antibiotics or other drugs that can compromise the digestive balance in their stomach. People never had these problems before antibiotics. I am not saying that we should not take them but we should be aware they can can cause unwanted side affects and stick to a diet while we are taking them.
Your health starts with your stomach and ends with your stomach. If your digestive system is out of balance this leaves you open to allergies and systemic candida (I got that one), and cancers. Anyone who has cancer probably has Candida Albicans and/or Helicobacter pylori which has remained untreated for some time.
If you have a bloated stomach or get stomach ailments easily (as I used to) go on the diet and take Inner Health (or similar - Acidophilus and Bifidobacterium ) capsules every day.
Cheers
Monday, April 30, 2012
Why is sugar so toxic?
Hi
I've just been reading Dr Mercola's web page on the dangers of sugar. He can explain it better than I can. Here's the link: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/02/is-sugar-toxic.aspx
Cheers
I've just been reading Dr Mercola's web page on the dangers of sugar. He can explain it better than I can. Here's the link: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/05/02/is-sugar-toxic.aspx
Cheers
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Hi
Two of my favourite receipes which won't put the fat on but are tasty....
Rosemary Chicken Breasts
INGREDIENTS
4 chicken breast fillets
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 twig of rosemary
4 large cos lettuce leaves – cut away (but do not cut off) the rib in the middle so it is nearly as thin as the leaves.
1 bamboo steamer – cut some baking paper to fit in base. (Buy in any Asian supermarket)
2 large carrots – cut into fingers.
Some broccoli
White sauce if desired.
Lemon.
METHOD
If chicken is thick in the middle – slice it through so that it is thinner and will cook more evenly. Open up breast and put in crushed garlic and some rosemary leaves. Roll up chicken and place on a cos lettuce leave that has been de-ribbed. Roll up in lettuce and put a toothpick through the roll to keep it together if the chicken piece is large.
Place chicken in steamer and then add carrots and broccoli. Cover with lid and steam for approximately 40 minutes.
Serves 4 people.
Serve with white sauce over chicken or a squeeze of lemon.
Roast Chicken Thighs with Black Bean Garlic Marinade
INGREDIENTS
12 bone-in chicken thighs but skin off.
1 cup of raw brown rice (coverts to 2 cups when cooked)
3 clumps of bok choy and bamboo steamer (they sell bok choy with about 3 clumps tied together with string and steamers in Asian supermarkets) My steamer fits perfectly over a saucepan I have and I half fill the saucepan with water.
Marinade:
2 Tab Black Bean Garlic Sauce (sold in Asian foods in most supermarkets)
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 Tab olive oil
1 Tab soy sauce
1 Tab Thai Chilli Garlic Paste
1 Tab fresh squeezed lime juice
METHOD
Use a sharp knife to remove all visible fat from chicken thighs. I also cut off any hanging pieces to make the thighs nicely shaped and cut small slits lengthwise so the marinade will penetrate the meat. Mix marinade ingredients, then put chicken pieces in single layer inside large Ziploc bag, pour marinade in and let marinate for 6 hours or more in the refrigerator.
When ready to cook, remove chicken from refrigerator and let it come to room temperature while oven preheats to 325 F. Arrange chicken on roasting pan, keeping as much marinade clinging to the chicken as you can. Roast about 50 minutes, turning several times and brushing with sauce/marinade that collects at the bottom of the pan.
While the chicken is roasting put the brown rice in a saucepan with a cover of water of about 2 inches above the level of the rice. Cook for about 40 minutes.
After the chicken and rice is on also put bok choy in a bamboo steamer and steam (when the water is boiling under the steamer) till it is cooked which is about 10 minutes.
Chicken is done when you can cut into a piece and juice runs clear, and when it's firm and lightly browned. Serve hot with boiled brown rice and steamed bok choy.
Two of my favourite receipes which won't put the fat on but are tasty....
Rosemary Chicken Breasts
INGREDIENTS
4 chicken breast fillets
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 twig of rosemary
4 large cos lettuce leaves – cut away (but do not cut off) the rib in the middle so it is nearly as thin as the leaves.
1 bamboo steamer – cut some baking paper to fit in base. (Buy in any Asian supermarket)
2 large carrots – cut into fingers.
Some broccoli
White sauce if desired.
Lemon.
METHOD
If chicken is thick in the middle – slice it through so that it is thinner and will cook more evenly. Open up breast and put in crushed garlic and some rosemary leaves. Roll up chicken and place on a cos lettuce leave that has been de-ribbed. Roll up in lettuce and put a toothpick through the roll to keep it together if the chicken piece is large.
Place chicken in steamer and then add carrots and broccoli. Cover with lid and steam for approximately 40 minutes.
Serves 4 people.
Serve with white sauce over chicken or a squeeze of lemon.
Roast Chicken Thighs with Black Bean Garlic Marinade
INGREDIENTS
12 bone-in chicken thighs but skin off.
1 cup of raw brown rice (coverts to 2 cups when cooked)
3 clumps of bok choy and bamboo steamer (they sell bok choy with about 3 clumps tied together with string and steamers in Asian supermarkets) My steamer fits perfectly over a saucepan I have and I half fill the saucepan with water.
Marinade:
2 Tab Black Bean Garlic Sauce (sold in Asian foods in most supermarkets)
2 cloves of garlic crushed
1 Tab olive oil
1 Tab soy sauce
1 Tab Thai Chilli Garlic Paste
1 Tab fresh squeezed lime juice
METHOD
Use a sharp knife to remove all visible fat from chicken thighs. I also cut off any hanging pieces to make the thighs nicely shaped and cut small slits lengthwise so the marinade will penetrate the meat. Mix marinade ingredients, then put chicken pieces in single layer inside large Ziploc bag, pour marinade in and let marinate for 6 hours or more in the refrigerator.
When ready to cook, remove chicken from refrigerator and let it come to room temperature while oven preheats to 325 F. Arrange chicken on roasting pan, keeping as much marinade clinging to the chicken as you can. Roast about 50 minutes, turning several times and brushing with sauce/marinade that collects at the bottom of the pan.
While the chicken is roasting put the brown rice in a saucepan with a cover of water of about 2 inches above the level of the rice. Cook for about 40 minutes.
After the chicken and rice is on also put bok choy in a bamboo steamer and steam (when the water is boiling under the steamer) till it is cooked which is about 10 minutes.
Chicken is done when you can cut into a piece and juice runs clear, and when it's firm and lightly browned. Serve hot with boiled brown rice and steamed bok choy.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Diet Daily Menu
Hi
I haven't posted for a while as I've been busy with work, plans for a new house and writing.
I'll talk about
a) Don't have healthy eating habits.
So what are healthy eating habits you ask?
We need to eat whole grains. This includes wholemeal bread and brown rice. So forget those cakes, cookies made with white flour. Just pinch it together and you'll find its of a sticky consistency and that's how it is in our intestines too.
Eat more vegetables and less red meat. We only need high amounts of protein when we're growing. So that rules out anyone over 18 years old.
I laugh when I see advertisments of products saying low fat. Who cares about the fat content when the product is loaded with white sugar. Governments ought to have a sugar tax to make those products dearer and to cover the costs of sick (diabeties, fat - heart problems and more) people filling our hospitals. And by the way, brown sugar, raw sugar are all made from white sugar as well.
When you are hungry eat nuts, fruit like apples, oranges, bananas (organic is best).
A suggested daily diet:
Breakfast: A bowl of quick oats with soy milk heated in microwave for 1.5 minutes and one sliced fresh pear on top. Drink freshly squeezed apple or pear juice.
Lunch: A quarter of a rockmelon (canolpe). A handfull of almonds or pecans. 3 slices of wholemeal bread (preferably yeast free) a smear of easy spread butter with salad and a nutty spread (no added sugar and not from raw nuts as they can grow fungus). Drink peppermint or another herbal tea.
Afternoon tea: Peppermint tea or black tea with a handfull of rosted cashews or pecans. (not salted). An apple or pear or a few slices of watermelon.
Dinner: steamed or stir fried in a small amount of olive oil and then add a little water to stop them burning: two small zuccini, one carrot cut in narrow fingers, a handfull of snow peas (put in at the last minute), fresh beans chopped any way you like them and two knobs of squashed or finely chopped garlic (that's not the whole clove but break off the segments).
Steamed Chicken 250 grams (organic or at least not chlorine bleached for whitness as most processing plants do now and is the only chicken meat available in most supermarkets). Add a little soy sauce for flavour afterwards or rosemary and grated lemon rind while cooking. You can substitute any fresh vegetables if you don't have the suggested ones. Try using bok choy instead of zuccini for a change as well.
On alternate days have a serving of fish instead of chicken.
Half a cup of cooked brown rice.
Drink after waiting 1 hour - herbal tea.
Drink at least six glasses of water per day.
Have a healthy and happy holiday season.
Olga
I haven't posted for a while as I've been busy with work, plans for a new house and writing.
I'll talk about
a) Don't have healthy eating habits.
So what are healthy eating habits you ask?
We need to eat whole grains. This includes wholemeal bread and brown rice. So forget those cakes, cookies made with white flour. Just pinch it together and you'll find its of a sticky consistency and that's how it is in our intestines too.
Eat more vegetables and less red meat. We only need high amounts of protein when we're growing. So that rules out anyone over 18 years old.
I laugh when I see advertisments of products saying low fat. Who cares about the fat content when the product is loaded with white sugar. Governments ought to have a sugar tax to make those products dearer and to cover the costs of sick (diabeties, fat - heart problems and more) people filling our hospitals. And by the way, brown sugar, raw sugar are all made from white sugar as well.
When you are hungry eat nuts, fruit like apples, oranges, bananas (organic is best).
A suggested daily diet:
Breakfast: A bowl of quick oats with soy milk heated in microwave for 1.5 minutes and one sliced fresh pear on top. Drink freshly squeezed apple or pear juice.
Lunch: A quarter of a rockmelon (canolpe). A handfull of almonds or pecans. 3 slices of wholemeal bread (preferably yeast free) a smear of easy spread butter with salad and a nutty spread (no added sugar and not from raw nuts as they can grow fungus). Drink peppermint or another herbal tea.
Afternoon tea: Peppermint tea or black tea with a handfull of rosted cashews or pecans. (not salted). An apple or pear or a few slices of watermelon.
Dinner: steamed or stir fried in a small amount of olive oil and then add a little water to stop them burning: two small zuccini, one carrot cut in narrow fingers, a handfull of snow peas (put in at the last minute), fresh beans chopped any way you like them and two knobs of squashed or finely chopped garlic (that's not the whole clove but break off the segments).
Steamed Chicken 250 grams (organic or at least not chlorine bleached for whitness as most processing plants do now and is the only chicken meat available in most supermarkets). Add a little soy sauce for flavour afterwards or rosemary and grated lemon rind while cooking. You can substitute any fresh vegetables if you don't have the suggested ones. Try using bok choy instead of zuccini for a change as well.
On alternate days have a serving of fish instead of chicken.
Half a cup of cooked brown rice.
Drink after waiting 1 hour - herbal tea.
Drink at least six glasses of water per day.
Have a healthy and happy holiday season.
Olga
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Weight Loss Problems
Hi
I often talk to customers who have weight issues. One thing that seems significant is that most of these people have one of more of these issues...
a) Don't have healthy eating habits.
b) Don't have high self esteem.
c) Don't feel they have enough motivation to go it alone. Or don't know how to go about it.
d) Are often time poor and stressed.
e) Are very unhappy with their weight problem.
f) They really don't understand the physiology of why they can't lose weight.
It's about the way we see ourselves. This is not about looking in the mirror and seeing a fat/thin person staring back. It's about...
a) When we were children and saw what our parents ate. That was imprinted on our brain.
b) How they related to us? Were we a favourite or second best. Did they spend time with us or not? Or were we cast aside? Did we seek comfort in food?
c) How did we enteracted with them? Loving parents? Cold parents?
d) Did someone critisise us at school. Did we take it to heart without consciously realising that?
We need to learn to forgive that parent/person who affected us so much. Maybe they didn't know what a profound affect they were having on us at the time. Let go. In letting go we are healing ourselves not the other person. We are also severing that hurt/bad memory that is holding us captive and effecting our health.
Most of us don't realise that we are making choices each and every moment. From the time we stop our car at a fast food outlet, or pick up the phone to order that pizza...we can choose to drive away, or put down the phone and go do something else instead of ordering a pizza/big mac.
Ask yourself every time you put something to your lips whether this is nourishing you?
Give yourself permission to choose foods that will keep you healthy.
Stand in front of a mirror and say...I have done the best I could. I love myself. I am beautiful.
I didn't know until I tried to do this, how I perceived myself. And it took me a few times before I could actually do this. Keep trying till you are able to do this. It is so healing for the soul.
Bye for now.
I often talk to customers who have weight issues. One thing that seems significant is that most of these people have one of more of these issues...
a) Don't have healthy eating habits.
b) Don't have high self esteem.
c) Don't feel they have enough motivation to go it alone. Or don't know how to go about it.
d) Are often time poor and stressed.
e) Are very unhappy with their weight problem.
f) They really don't understand the physiology of why they can't lose weight.
It's about the way we see ourselves. This is not about looking in the mirror and seeing a fat/thin person staring back. It's about...
a) When we were children and saw what our parents ate. That was imprinted on our brain.
b) How they related to us? Were we a favourite or second best. Did they spend time with us or not? Or were we cast aside? Did we seek comfort in food?
c) How did we enteracted with them? Loving parents? Cold parents?
d) Did someone critisise us at school. Did we take it to heart without consciously realising that?
We need to learn to forgive that parent/person who affected us so much. Maybe they didn't know what a profound affect they were having on us at the time. Let go. In letting go we are healing ourselves not the other person. We are also severing that hurt/bad memory that is holding us captive and effecting our health.
Most of us don't realise that we are making choices each and every moment. From the time we stop our car at a fast food outlet, or pick up the phone to order that pizza...we can choose to drive away, or put down the phone and go do something else instead of ordering a pizza/big mac.
Ask yourself every time you put something to your lips whether this is nourishing you?
Give yourself permission to choose foods that will keep you healthy.
Stand in front of a mirror and say...I have done the best I could. I love myself. I am beautiful.
I didn't know until I tried to do this, how I perceived myself. And it took me a few times before I could actually do this. Keep trying till you are able to do this. It is so healing for the soul.
Bye for now.
Friday, May 11, 2007
How to control those sugar cravings
(CBS) The average American consumes almost 160 pounds of refined sugar each year -- a 25 percent increase over the past three decades. This is happening in Australia too. I don't know the exact statistics.
Cutting back on sugar consumption can be hard. Here are some tips on how to fight sugar cravings.
Research on animals suggests that sugar may have some addictive properties. A recent study from Princeton University found rats given too much sugar actually suffered from withdrawal when the sugar was taken away. And they continued to crave sugar for weeks afterwards. The only studies done on sugar and fats are not clinical studies. But have a look at the movie 'Supersize Me'.
Sugary foods usually contain fats -- usually saturated fats or trans fats, which can increase the risk for heart disease and diabetes. Eating too much sugar can also cause weight gain. And sugar can cause tooth decay.
To beat sugar cravings I suggest the following:
Don't Skip Meals
When you skip a meal, your energy level drops. As a result, you body begins to crave high-sugar foods to give you a quick energy boost. If you eat a number of small meals in a day, you'll have fewer cravings.
Eat Natural Sugars
If you find that you're craving a bowl of ice cream or a piece of candy, grab a piece of fruit instead. Fruit will not only satisfy your sugar craving, but it also contains fiber. The fiber will slow down the absorption of sugar in your body and help keep your blood sugar from rising too quickly, which can actually lead to even more sugar cravings.
Seek Out Natural Substitutes.
Don't use the artifical kind. There have been suggestions that they can be carcogenic.
Don't Buy Sugary Foods
Many people crave sugary foods late at night when the body's ability to resist is lower. So avoid sugary foods such as ice cream, biscuits, cakes, lollies and chocolate in your house. If the food isn't there to begin with, you can't eat it. Just get a bin bag and fill it with those foods and throw it away right now. Come on, you can do it. Don't be suckered in by your kids to buy more of the same either.
Shop alone (without your family as they will pressure you) with a list and only buy whats on the list.
Take suppliments
Some suppliments put out by vitamin companies actually help reduce sugar cravings. Like Blackmores Sugar Balance.
Take A Walk
Many people eat dessert after a meal. But instead, try doing an activity, e.g. walking. Do something with your hands that requires concentration.
See you next time.
Cutting back on sugar consumption can be hard. Here are some tips on how to fight sugar cravings.
Research on animals suggests that sugar may have some addictive properties. A recent study from Princeton University found rats given too much sugar actually suffered from withdrawal when the sugar was taken away. And they continued to crave sugar for weeks afterwards. The only studies done on sugar and fats are not clinical studies. But have a look at the movie 'Supersize Me'.
Sugary foods usually contain fats -- usually saturated fats or trans fats, which can increase the risk for heart disease and diabetes. Eating too much sugar can also cause weight gain. And sugar can cause tooth decay.
To beat sugar cravings I suggest the following:
Don't Skip Meals
When you skip a meal, your energy level drops. As a result, you body begins to crave high-sugar foods to give you a quick energy boost. If you eat a number of small meals in a day, you'll have fewer cravings.
Eat Natural Sugars
If you find that you're craving a bowl of ice cream or a piece of candy, grab a piece of fruit instead. Fruit will not only satisfy your sugar craving, but it also contains fiber. The fiber will slow down the absorption of sugar in your body and help keep your blood sugar from rising too quickly, which can actually lead to even more sugar cravings.
Seek Out Natural Substitutes.
Don't use the artifical kind. There have been suggestions that they can be carcogenic.
Don't Buy Sugary Foods
Many people crave sugary foods late at night when the body's ability to resist is lower. So avoid sugary foods such as ice cream, biscuits, cakes, lollies and chocolate in your house. If the food isn't there to begin with, you can't eat it. Just get a bin bag and fill it with those foods and throw it away right now. Come on, you can do it. Don't be suckered in by your kids to buy more of the same either.
Shop alone (without your family as they will pressure you) with a list and only buy whats on the list.
Take suppliments
Some suppliments put out by vitamin companies actually help reduce sugar cravings. Like Blackmores Sugar Balance.
Take A Walk
Many people eat dessert after a meal. But instead, try doing an activity, e.g. walking. Do something with your hands that requires concentration.
See you next time.
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