The Whole Food Plant Based Lifestyle, is something I have been trying to live more lately, especially since the inflammation in my body has been alot higher of late. So, one of the things I have been thinking about is using less processed foods.
One of our favorite foods is tofu. Now, tofu is highly processed, even if it is organic and has no unnecessary ingredients. The process of making tofu, removes all the fiber and leaves only the milk behind. So some vitamins and minerals may be lost. One thing I want to try is making a tofu substitute out of beans, but not removing anything from it. Just whizz it up in the blender and then add tapioca flour or something to thicken it and then press it maybe. I don't really know.
Each new thing that I create if it's successful, will be recipized (my own word, there) and shared all of you, my lovely readers!
For lunch today, I was making lasagna, trying to use up the leftovers. Lasagna noodles, which we hardly ever use, leftover beans, homemade cashew cheese sauce, tofu ricotta, spinach, and thats it. I think. Hope it's good. It's in the oven now. Once the noodles are gone, I will try to use less of them, because they are very processed, and the wheat is a modern hybridized version.
Just throwing thoughts around, and hoping some of them stick and turn into blog posts! haha!
Until next post. Stay Sunny!
Monday, October 21, 2019
Colds and Onion Poultices
This week, my small son caught a cold. Or rather, his immune system broke down slightly and was overrun by toxins. I'm not sure exactly where it started, as there have been multiple things that contributed to the mess. Anyway, what with all the running around to various places, late nights and exposure to several other sick kids, he started having a very runny nose and trouble breathing through it at night.
The first night I used diffuser and diffused a couple different oils to help him breath. Both of us didn't sleep very well that night.
The second night I was also using Lavender every time he woke up because he couldn't breathe, to help clear the congestion.
The third night, I added onion poultices to the bottoms of his feet and his chest and back. He was practically coated with the stuff! The bed and pillow still smell of onion and garlic. On his feet he had garlic and onion poultices, while his chest and back were coated with onion only. We both sleep really well that night.
After that he steadily improved and now only coughs a little in the morning with very little trouble breathing except sometimes when nursing. Most of his runny noses now are very small, not like the waterfalls of the 2nd and 3rd day.
I believe God’s remedies are both inexpensive and simple. They are not always as quick as we think they should be, but they are efficient and help the body heal, not just mask or ease the symptoms.
For more information, watch this poultice demonstration by Barbara O'Neill here on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLGsqysQcs&t=3163s
The first night I used diffuser and diffused a couple different oils to help him breath. Both of us didn't sleep very well that night.
The second night I was also using Lavender every time he woke up because he couldn't breathe, to help clear the congestion.
The third night, I added onion poultices to the bottoms of his feet and his chest and back. He was practically coated with the stuff! The bed and pillow still smell of onion and garlic. On his feet he had garlic and onion poultices, while his chest and back were coated with onion only. We both sleep really well that night.
After that he steadily improved and now only coughs a little in the morning with very little trouble breathing except sometimes when nursing. Most of his runny noses now are very small, not like the waterfalls of the 2nd and 3rd day.
I believe God’s remedies are both inexpensive and simple. They are not always as quick as we think they should be, but they are efficient and help the body heal, not just mask or ease the symptoms.
For more information, watch this poultice demonstration by Barbara O'Neill here on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVLGsqysQcs&t=3163s
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