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Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: A letter To Me From My Friend Dr. Al Sears.

Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: A letter To Me From My Friend Dr. Al Sears.: Al Sears, MD 11903 Southern Blvd., Ste. 208 Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411 April 26, 2013 Bird Flu Scare Tactics Dear Andre, Next ...

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The 21st Century Hunter Gatherers

An army of middle-class men and women are ditching their wallets, mortgages and worries and opting to live the good life off-grid. Meet Mark Boyle, the 31-year-old business graduate now known as The Moneyless Man.

“There’s something about chopping wood that touches an incredibly ancient part inside us,” says Mark Boyle swinging a large axe double-handed into a log. It looks incredibly satisfying and I’m impatient to have a go myself. The weight of the tool satisfying in my hands, I’m surprised at how natural it feels to swing. I bring the blade down with accuracy and it slices clean through the dry wood, cleaving it neatly into two. It feels good. It feels like being a man.

While the rest of us putrefy at our desks sipping on Starbucks skinny mocha lattes and fretting about double dip recessions and the impending environmental apocalypse, Boyle is taking action. The 31-year-old business and economics graduate from Donegal has spent the last 18 months living in a caravan in the countryside near Bath without money, electricity, gas or running water. He forages and grows his own food and for warmth chops and feeds wood into an old burner. This is off-grid living.

A growing army of middle-class men and women are ditching their wallets, mortgages and worries and opting to live this good life. These brave pioneers have swapped their semis for trailers, restaurants for foraged food and quilted toilet paper for yesterday’s newspaper. They survive thanks to hardened sinews and sharpened instincts and claim to have found true happiness along the way.

“We are entering a post consumer age where owning stuff and being busy and working too hard will seem unfashionable,” says Nick Rosen, author of How To Live Off-Grid. According to the latest figures there are 40,000 off-gridders in the UK and more than 300,000 in the US including actors Ed Begley Junior and Kill Bill star Daryl Hannah. Even The Simpsons got in on the act recently when Homer, fed up with the amount of energy his family used, bought a windmill. “The Simpsons are living intermittently!” he proudly claimed as the wind died down along with his trusted TV.

Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: Plastic and Cancerous Compounds in Tea Bags—A Surp...

Spices Of Life From Your Kitchen Shelf: Plastic and Cancerous Compounds in Tea Bags—A Surp...: Plastic and Cancerous Compounds in Tea Bags—A Surprising Source of Potential Toxins I’ve long advocated drinking tea in lieu of ...

What's the connection between
gun control... a recent executive order...
and the coming food crisis?

Fellow patriot,

There's a reason why the US government is so eager to disarm the American people.

It's got little to do with crime rates or mass murders... but everything to do with the very reason the 2nd Amendment was created for: to protect the people from a tyrannical government.

Because when a major disaster hits the USA, a recent executive order allows FEMA to confiscate your food stockpile... and just like in the old USSR, to give it to the government-dependent masses.

That's right: if you invested $30,000 or more in a survival stockpile, or you've been day-dreaming about having enough food to last you a decade... then you've got to watch this urgent video.

Hi, my name is Alec Deacon, and in this short and controversial presentation, that will not be up for long, I'm going to expose how a devastating "once in 60 years" event... along with corporate greed and corruption... are setting the stage for a social and economic "time bomb" that will detonate right in the middle of the US...

... I'll reveal how

... the impending collapse of the US food supply system
will steal the food from your kids' tables...

... leaving them hungry and helpless and forcing them to scavenge for scraps...

... and I'll explain what you must do today to ensure that you and your family not only survive... but actually rise to the top of a fallen society... when chaos rules and communities need someone to lead them.

But that's not all. If you stick until the end of this very short presentation...I'll give you a somewhat weird... but insanely effective way to build a 5 year... 10 year... even 20 year stockpile of super-nutritious food... that the government simply CAN NOT steal from you. Best of all: this still secret method costs you up to 20 times LESS than you'd have to pay on "survival food"... literally just a few cents per meal.Read on...

DRASTICALLY STOP YOUR AGING CLOCK NOW!

Aging is part of an individual's normal growth and development but it
doesn't mean that your health should be affected by aging. Taking
barley greens puts aging on a different level. It not only slows down the
process, but it makes you age healthily by cleansing your body off
harmful toxins and keeping your cells healthy.

You may or may not have heard about the huge curative properties of barley
before!

However, it's the barley greens that are creating a huge stir among health
practitioners around the world, for the many health benefits it gives.

I thought I'd take the time to share more about the wonder of barley greens,
it could really help in your journey to a healthier, more vibrant you!

For the health-conscious individuals, barley greens is definitely something
you should consider incorporating within your diet.

First of all, what are barley greens?

Barley greens are the 10 cm. long, harvested young shoots of the barley plant
that is eaten as a salad or juiced.
Because it is ph neutral (healthy) it also has a high amount of Chlorophyll, it is
rich in many vitamins and minerals.

Studies have shown that barley greens has various curative and detoxifying functions.

Barley greens are becoming increasingly popular and you can now
easily buy barley greens prepared in various forms. Some health bars and
 restaurants also include barley greens juice in their menu.

Other benefits of taking barley greens?

* Improves metabolism and cares for your gut flora and heart.

Barley greens is good for your health as it  lowers your bad cholesterol
levels and blood pressure.
It also makes your blood healthier by increasing the red blood cells in
your blood.

The properties of barley greens also reduce the acidity of your
blood because barley greens are very rich in alkaline minerals. Taking
barley greens will also help enhance your thyroid functions. It is also said
that barley greens are effective in treating gastrointestinal diseases like
constipation, diarrhea, peptic ulcers and ulcerative colitis.

* Superb detoxifying agent *

Because of the presence of minerals and antioxidants, barley greens are a
very effective detoxifying agent. They also fights off and gets rid of harmful
chemicals and other substances that may develop into various types of
cancers and other chronic illnesses.

Barley greens makes your blood healthy and cleanses the liver effectively.
Using this to treat tumors and toxins helps patients recover from their
illnesses without the harmful side effects of synthetic drugs.

Helps to lose weight!

Barley greens have belly-fat burning properties and also suppresses your appetite.
Losing weight doesn't have to mean taking those weight-loss pills or
undergoing surgery. A daily glass of barley greens juice taken with breakfast will
do wonders for your body.

Preparations:

The popularity of barley greens is resulting in it becoming available in various
forms. Now, you can take barley greens as fresh salads, juice or fermented.

Some people also decide to grow barley greens in their homes so they can
always have it easily available to them. You will need a glass jar with a wide
mouth, about 10 cm. deep and a piece of porous material with an elastic
band to cover the top. Next you will need enough dried barley kernels to cover
a double layer on the base of the jar. Next you need to add enough water to
cover the kernels and finally, you need to use the porous cloth and rubber band
to seal the top of the jar. When done, place the jar in a sunny spot on your
kitchen window sill. Allow the sprouts to germinate and sprout, constantly
adding some water every 2 to 3 days until the greens reach the top of the
jar.

 Whatever preparations you prefer, the important thing is to be able to have your
 daily intake of barley greens.

Barley greens have many healthy benefits for you. Take a dose everyday
and start your journey to a healthier you.

The Top 7 Reasons Fermented Foods May Be the Healthiest, Most Affordable and Easiest to Make Superfoods on the Planet

By Kevin Gianni - Health Advocate and Author

"Healthiest," "most affordable" and "easiest to make" are all bold claims...

In this article, my attempt is to show you just exactly why I think it's true.

I discovered fermented (or cultured foods) when I needed them most.

For me, they assisted in rebuilding my digestion that was wrecked after taking 21 days of antibiotics - necessary for the treatment of Lyme disease after I was bit by a tick and found a erythema migrans (EM) rash on my leg.

After the 3 weeks of medication, I started to notice that my stomach didn't feel right. I was gassy, bloated, and would have a mix of diarrhea and constipation. My skin started to break out in pimples like I used to have in high school. I took some tests and found out that I had a very significant yeast infection.

To eliminate this infection I tried switching up my diet to include no sugar, took herbal supplements in an attempt to kill the yeast, and I also used all type of natural topical solutions to get rid of the acne that had developed - it was embarrassing and uncomfortable to be in public looking like I did!

Thankfully, this was right around the time I met Donna Gates, the creator of the Body Ecology Diet and one of the world's foremost authorities on intestinal health and the healing effects of fermented foods.

Like I said before to prevent my problems, I had tried eliminating sugar from my diet and took a bounty of herbal concoctions, but it was finally Donna's diet - rich in restorative fermented foods - that healed my gut and everything else in the process.

I wasn't just back to normal; I was better than ever before.

Up until then, I hadn't paid too much attention to what I heard about fermented foods, but now I was intrigued. I would soon discover countless people with stories similar to mine, and several new studies began to emerge about the link between compromised digestive health and various conditions and diseases. Like many other things before in my life, fermentation became a burning new interest of mine as it helped me just when I couldn't figure out what was going wrong. It got me back on the right track.

So now, I'm sharing what I learned with you...

In these 7 tips, you'll discover why fermented foods may just be one of the most powerful categories on superfoods on the planet. You'll also find out their many health benefits beyond just repairing the gut, like...

• Increasing your energy levels.
• Detoxifying and cleansing your system from harmful pollutants and chemicals.
• Boosting your immune system to prevent colds, infection and disease.
• Eliminating gas, bloating and poor digestion.
• Improving your mood with nutrients created during the fermentation process.
• And more!

Here they more details on how they can help...

1. Fermented foods have amazing health benefits.

Something pretty amazing happens when you let foods ferment. They turn themselves into superfoods. Fermented foods contain many more healthy compounds such as enzymes and B vitamins that aren't in the initial medium (what you started with!)

The health benefits are many and include boosting the immune system, reducing inflammation, better digestion, better skin, decrease or elimination of acne, elimination of gas and bloating, improving mood, improving allergy symptoms and more. As you can see, this is why I consider them possibly one of the best superfood categories on the planet.

Adding these types of foods - there are many, so take your pick - into your diet daily may be on of the most powerful thing you can do for your diet.

2. Anyone can make them.

If I can make fermented foods, so can you.

The only foods I'm proficient at preparing are salads, smoothies, and fermented foods. This may give you a good idea of how simple fermented foods are to make.

My favorite part is that you don't have to stand around and actively "make" them. The healthy bacteria contained in them do all the work!

The preparation is the work you need to do, which is generally pretty easy as well...

3. They take minutes to prepare.

Most fermented food recipes literally take minutes to make. Usually, the extent of making them requires just a little chopping, a quick blend (if you're making a brine) and adding a culture starter (some don't even require that!)

The rest of the work is done by the bacteria. Imagine having a team of trillions of little chefs to prepare your meals every day. (Well, maybe a trillion would be too much for your kitchen.)

4. Fermented foods help rebuild your digestion.

One of the major benefits of eating fermented foods is that they have been shown to improve digestion. If you have stress, have taken antibiotics, drink tap water (now or in your past), or taken many other medications (over-the-counter or prescription) chances are your digestion is impaired.

Fermented foods can boost the number of healthy bacteria in your gut which will help you digest your food better, reduce gas and bloating, and help you get more nutrition from you food.

5. They taste amazing

While I like to stress the health benefits of foods, let's take a step back and look at the most basic of all things when it comes to fermented foods.

They taste great!

Sauerkrauts and cultured vegetables are savory and delicious. Fermented drinks like kefirs, chichas and kombucha are refreshing and nutritious. Gluten-free breads like injera and idli are filling and hearty.

Each cultured food has it's own distinct taste, so it's up to you to experiment and find which ones you enjoy best.

6. Cultures have used them for thousands of years.

For thousands of years, cultures have been using fermented foods as a way to preserve fresh food. One thing they learned over time is that through this process, the food also had added benefits. So when you eat fermented foods you're not only tapping into thousands of years of food history, you're also tapping into the ancient wisdom that has been passed along with the creation of these foods.

7. Reduces inflammation and disease.

Ultimately, we all want to live as long as possible as healthy as possible. One of the biggest markers of disease is inflammation. Inflammation is something that even the stiffest of medical professionals can understand as being a factor in the cause of disease.

When you can eliminate or reduce inflammation in the body, your chance of getting sick decrease dramatically.

Eating fermented foods and healthy bacteria has been shown to reduce this disease causing inflammation - in turn keeping you healthier for longer.

With all these reasons and literally dozens more, it's easy to understand why fermented foods will work for you and your schedule.

But where do you start if you've never made a fermented food before, or if you're tired of the recipes you've been making?