Greens glorious greens!!

Green vegetables are the foods most missing in modern diets. Learning to cook and eat greens is essential to creating health. When you nourish yourself with greens, you will naturally crowd out the foods that make you sick. Greens help build your internal rain forest and strengthen the blood and respiratory systems. They are especially good for city people who rarely see fields of green in open countryside. Green is associated with spring, the time of renewal, refreshment and vital energy. In Asian medicine, green is related to the liver, emotional stability and creativity.

Some of the benefits from eating dark leafy greens are:

Blood Purification

Cancer prevention

Improved circulation

Strengthened immune system

Promotion of healthy intestinal flora

Promotion of subtle, light and flexible energy

Lifted spirit and elimination of depression

Improved liver, gall bladder and kidney function

Cleared congestion, especially in lungs, by reducing mucus

Here is a great recipe to get in some extra greens

Simple “go to” green smoothie!

1-2 cups Strawberries

1 Banana

1 cup frozen pineapple

Handful of spinach

Water to consistency desired!

Mix in blender!! Add ice if you would like it more slushy! You may add a touch of ginger if you want a little zing!

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"This was truly an amazing week for me. I amazed myself with how great I felt just by cutting all the non-healthy food out of my diet." Chantil Ruud

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Salt..... Sea salt or Not?

Unrefined salt contains over 80 minerals and helps to regulate the pH of the body. On the other hand, refined salt contains no minerals..... which do you think is better?

I hear the argument of needing the iodine in the refined salt. The studies that I have seen state that our bodies can only absorb 10% of the iodine from the refined salt. You can get iodine from sea vegetables or by supplements.
So, my choice? sea salt!

1 EASY thing that you can do today to upgrade your health.... start cooking with Sea Salt!

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Body Wellness by Heidi: Kids can cook!

Body Wellness by Heidi: Kids can cook!: As I write this, my daughter Lili is singing away in the kitchen..... tonight's gonna be a good night.... tonight's gonna be a good good n...

Kids can cook!

As I write this, my daughter Lili is singing away in the kitchen..... tonight's gonna be a good night.... tonight's gonna be a good good night...... as she is preparing supper.

I was just in charge of an event called "kids in the kitchen" How inspiring it is for me to hear all the feedback of the parents!! It proves to me that Kids want to cook! They want to make green smoothies! They want to bake a sweet potato. They want to make guacamole, peel carrots and make a salad. The truth is, if they are a part of the preparation, they are more apt to eat it.

Food is so important on so many levels. It is a time that you can make sacred. Talk with your children about the day, ask about goals and dreams...it is a time when your child and yourself are being nourished through conversation and nutrients.

To see the article in the paper about Eat Right Racine's event and get the kids recipes click here

If you would like me and the Eat Right Racine gang to come to your school, let me know! @hfannin@wi.rr.com

the best of health to you,
Heidi Fannin
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Body Wellness by Heidi: Heidi's NUTZ! Treats for your Sweets!

Body Wellness by Heidi: Heidi's NUTZ! Treats for your Sweets!: Heidi's NUTZ! Here is the best treat you can make for a party, your family, a gift for your kids teacher.... Now, I have heard so many ...

Heidi's NUTZ! Treats for your Sweets!

Heidi's NUTZ!

Here is the best treat you can make for a party, your family, a gift for your kids teacher....
Now, I have heard so many rave reviews on this one, I am sharing it again! Many of the people who made this and gave it as a gift, had requests on how they made these!! The hard part when sharing the recipe, is that you want it to seem like you worked really hard on it, but, YOU DIDN'T!

Heidi's NUTZ!

Put raw nuts in a bowl.... as many and any kind you like!
drizzle with maple syrup
stir
put on cookie sheet with parchment paper...
sprinkle with sea salt and bake for 20 minutes on 350
vwaallah! let them cool and put them in a cute bag with a cute bow and its a great gift!

Want to shake it up a bit? Take 1/2 of the nuts and sprinkle with Tamari then bake and mix. You may omit the salt if you choose to do it that way!

Health and happiness to you this season!

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I am able to forgive.... but does that mean I will forget?

It all sounds good..... all this forgiveness. Lets be honest though, do we ever forget? Does thinking about the hard ..... really hard moments ever go away? I don't want to be one of those people that holds on to the past, However, the "stuff" creeps back into my life most days. I know time heals the wounds, and each day I think less and less of the hard "stuff".

I see the world differently than in the past. I am loving more, seeing more, feeling more. That must mean I am living more of a conscious life. One of my life lessons, simply living here in the moment.

Something that really helps me in times of difficulties is focusing on my breath, eating well, and excersize.

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