While traveling on Oahu in Hawaii recently I noticed an abundance of beautiful flowering ginger plants. It grows wild there and is also planted for use as a spice and landscaping plant. This remined me of how beneficial and easy it is to use ginger root to add great taste to foods and receive numerous health benefits as well. Fresh ginger is used in many great recipes and is especially prevelant in Indian, Chinese, Korean and other Asian recipes. It is considered to be a super spice with a long list of health benefits and is used very frequently. Simple suggestions inculde making: ginger tea with freshly grated ginger root, grated ginger root in a homemade salad dressing with extra virgin olive oil, raw apple cider vinegar and lemon juice, graded ginger adds zing to steamed vegetables and fresh ginger is great in Asian soups. Enjoy!
"Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food" - Hippocrates
Michael
Monday, February 19, 2007
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Basic Cleanse, Detox & Fast Elixir
January is a great time to start the New Year right and treat your body to a cleanse, detox and fast Elixir. After the typical holiday season over indulgence of foods, deserts and libations the body and especially the digestive organs are in need of some TLC. An excellent way to help eliminate excess accumulated waste products and toxins and also give the digestive system a much needed rest is to do a simple cleanse, detox and fast. This is very easy and simple to do during a normal weekend. However it is even more beneficial if you can set aside three or four days. After all, many people let themselves over do it for three or four months so three of four days is a small investment to make to maintain your body, mind and spirit.
Before the two or more days you plan to conduct your liquid fast be sure you have the following items available. You will need a blender, some grapefruit, lemons or limes, oranges, fresh ginger root, powder Super Greens, powder cayenne pepper and honey or stevia for sweetener. For a weekend cleanse it is important to eat healthy meals on Friday such as fruits for breakfast, salad and vegetables for lunch and soup for dinner.
To prepare your liquid cleanse, detox and fast Elixir on Saturday and Sunday follow this recipe: Peel the grapefruit, oranges, lemon or limes. In a blender with 3 cups water add 1 grapefruit, 1 orange, 1 lemon or lime, 1/2 inch piece of ginger root, 1 tsp. powder Mega Greens, 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper, 2 -3 Tbs. honey or pinch of stevia to sweeten. Blend on high until everything turns to a thin liquid. Drink this great tasting liquid Elixir throughout the day. Feel free to have as much as your body craves. After starting with a basic program many people find it very beneficial to also use all natural detoxing formulas, herbs and teas during their future cleanse, detox and fast routines.
Be sure to slow down and go easy during the cleanse, detox and fast. If you feel a bit uncomfortable or under the weather, that is most likely a sign you may be detoxing some of the unhealthy things you put in your body during the year. Make sure you get some extra rest and also consider using some calcium bentonite clay disolved in water to help neutralize and remove the toxins. Plan time to enjoy some of the following soothing activities: a clay facial, detoxing clay and aromatherapy bath, meditation, yoga, leisure walks, deep breathing, reflexology, massage, journaling, read a good book or watch a funny movie. These are all great things to enjoy while doing a healthy cleanse, fast and detox to help nurture, rest and restore your digestive system.
The first few days after the fast it is very beneficial to again eat healthy fruits, vegetables, salads, soups, whole grains, raw nuts and seeds. Continue with a healthier routine of eating, exercise and enjoying life and you may soon notice other areas of your life more easily coming into alignment with your values and vision to enjoy a great life.
Health, Abundance & Time to Enjoy Them
Michael
Before the two or more days you plan to conduct your liquid fast be sure you have the following items available. You will need a blender, some grapefruit, lemons or limes, oranges, fresh ginger root, powder Super Greens, powder cayenne pepper and honey or stevia for sweetener. For a weekend cleanse it is important to eat healthy meals on Friday such as fruits for breakfast, salad and vegetables for lunch and soup for dinner.
To prepare your liquid cleanse, detox and fast Elixir on Saturday and Sunday follow this recipe: Peel the grapefruit, oranges, lemon or limes. In a blender with 3 cups water add 1 grapefruit, 1 orange, 1 lemon or lime, 1/2 inch piece of ginger root, 1 tsp. powder Mega Greens, 1/8 tsp. cayenne pepper, 2 -3 Tbs. honey or pinch of stevia to sweeten. Blend on high until everything turns to a thin liquid. Drink this great tasting liquid Elixir throughout the day. Feel free to have as much as your body craves. After starting with a basic program many people find it very beneficial to also use all natural detoxing formulas, herbs and teas during their future cleanse, detox and fast routines.
Be sure to slow down and go easy during the cleanse, detox and fast. If you feel a bit uncomfortable or under the weather, that is most likely a sign you may be detoxing some of the unhealthy things you put in your body during the year. Make sure you get some extra rest and also consider using some calcium bentonite clay disolved in water to help neutralize and remove the toxins. Plan time to enjoy some of the following soothing activities: a clay facial, detoxing clay and aromatherapy bath, meditation, yoga, leisure walks, deep breathing, reflexology, massage, journaling, read a good book or watch a funny movie. These are all great things to enjoy while doing a healthy cleanse, fast and detox to help nurture, rest and restore your digestive system.
The first few days after the fast it is very beneficial to again eat healthy fruits, vegetables, salads, soups, whole grains, raw nuts and seeds. Continue with a healthier routine of eating, exercise and enjoying life and you may soon notice other areas of your life more easily coming into alignment with your values and vision to enjoy a great life.
Health, Abundance & Time to Enjoy Them
Michael
More books on healthy living from Edmond Bordeaux Szekley
Additional Dead Sea Scrolls translations and a complete list of health related books by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely can be acquired by writing to I.B.S. International, P.O.Box 849, Nelson, B.C., Canada V1L GA5. Some suggested titles for consideration are: The Book of Living Foods, Scientific Vegetarianism, Healing Waters, The Treasury of Raw Foods, The Essene Way - Biogenic Living, The Chemistry of Youth.
To Your Health
Michael
To Your Health
Michael
Monday, January 22, 2007
Great NEWS Coach Blog Launch
18:30
Welcome Family & Global Friends
This is Michael Morningstar - Great NEWS Coach announcing:
Great NEWS Coach Blog launch.
NEWS stands for Nutrition - Energy - Wellness - Success!
My goal is to help myself and others enjoy the life they desire and deserve. I offer a holistic approach to educate, motivate and empower others to overcome the physical and mental challenges that show up. I am dedicated to helping others Create a Great Life and manifest their goals.
One new goal for 2007 accomplished. Thank you Simon Hope (friend and fellow Tony Robbins Trainer) from Australia for sending me your wedding blog. I was just what I needed for some leverage to take action and manifest a dream into a reality. What a great way to quickly share the fantastic information and profound wisdom I come across in my research and travels in quest for profound wisdom.
While I enjoy talking quite a bit about anything to do with food, nutrition, health and longevity I do not enjoy spending time typing so one of my main goals is to keep the blog postings very concise and focused on interesting and useful tips you can apply quickly and easily for beneficial results. Most postings should easily be read in less than a minute.
With that short introduction complete, it is now time to start some great posts.
Create a Great Life
Michael
20:15
Dead Sea Scrolls - Ancient health wisdom
Early in January I started reading a book translated from the Dead Sea Scrolls called the Essene Gospel for Peace by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely. I have heard and read most of the key health principles mentioned in the book and was happy to learn this book documented some very specific and early guidelines and references to follow: Many of the guidelines are referred to as "angels from God".
1. "Renew yourself and fast"
2. "Seek the fresh air of the forest and of the fields"
3. "Seek the angel of water"
4. "Seek the angel of sunlight"
5. "Love one another"
6. "Seek the angel of earth"
7. "the power of the angel of water has entered this milk ." "and now the power of the angel of sunshine will enter it also." "and will join with the angel of air."
8. "thou shalt not kill"...neither eat the flesh of your innocent prey"
9. "Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed: to you it shall be for meat." "Also the milk of every thing that moveth"
10. "For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also."
11. "Moisten your wheat"..."angels will soon make the germ of life to sprout"..."crush your grain"..."make thin wafers"..."put them back again beneath the sun",,,"turn them over"..."leave them there until the sun be set."
12. "So eat always from the table of God: the fruits of the trees, the grain and grasses of the field, the milk of beasts, and the honey of bees."
13. "But the foods which you eat from the abundant table of God give strength and youth to your body, and you will never see disease."
14. "never eat unto fullness."
15. "Breathe long and deeply at all your meals"..."chew well your food with your teeth"..."eat slowly."
16. "On six days feed your body with the gifts of the Earthly Mother"..."On the seventh day eat not any earthly food, but live only on the words of God"
17. "Wake not by night, neither sleep by day"
18. " Shun all that is too hot and too cold."
19. "receive also into yourselves the strongest"...the angel of deeds"...For all which has life does move, and only that which is dead is still."
20. "pray every day"
Some things to think about.
Create a Great Life
Michael
Welcome Family & Global Friends
This is Michael Morningstar - Great NEWS Coach announcing:
Great NEWS Coach Blog launch.
NEWS stands for Nutrition - Energy - Wellness - Success!
My goal is to help myself and others enjoy the life they desire and deserve. I offer a holistic approach to educate, motivate and empower others to overcome the physical and mental challenges that show up. I am dedicated to helping others Create a Great Life and manifest their goals.
One new goal for 2007 accomplished. Thank you Simon Hope (friend and fellow Tony Robbins Trainer) from Australia for sending me your wedding blog. I was just what I needed for some leverage to take action and manifest a dream into a reality. What a great way to quickly share the fantastic information and profound wisdom I come across in my research and travels in quest for profound wisdom.
While I enjoy talking quite a bit about anything to do with food, nutrition, health and longevity I do not enjoy spending time typing so one of my main goals is to keep the blog postings very concise and focused on interesting and useful tips you can apply quickly and easily for beneficial results. Most postings should easily be read in less than a minute.
With that short introduction complete, it is now time to start some great posts.
Create a Great Life
Michael
20:15
Dead Sea Scrolls - Ancient health wisdom
Early in January I started reading a book translated from the Dead Sea Scrolls called the Essene Gospel for Peace by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely. I have heard and read most of the key health principles mentioned in the book and was happy to learn this book documented some very specific and early guidelines and references to follow: Many of the guidelines are referred to as "angels from God".
1. "Renew yourself and fast"
2. "Seek the fresh air of the forest and of the fields"
3. "Seek the angel of water"
4. "Seek the angel of sunlight"
5. "Love one another"
6. "Seek the angel of earth"
7. "the power of the angel of water has entered this milk ." "and now the power of the angel of sunshine will enter it also." "and will join with the angel of air."
8. "thou shalt not kill"...neither eat the flesh of your innocent prey"
9. "Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed: to you it shall be for meat." "Also the milk of every thing that moveth"
10. "For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also."
11. "Moisten your wheat"..."angels will soon make the germ of life to sprout"..."crush your grain"..."make thin wafers"..."put them back again beneath the sun",,,"turn them over"..."leave them there until the sun be set."
12. "So eat always from the table of God: the fruits of the trees, the grain and grasses of the field, the milk of beasts, and the honey of bees."
13. "But the foods which you eat from the abundant table of God give strength and youth to your body, and you will never see disease."
14. "never eat unto fullness."
15. "Breathe long and deeply at all your meals"..."chew well your food with your teeth"..."eat slowly."
16. "On six days feed your body with the gifts of the Earthly Mother"..."On the seventh day eat not any earthly food, but live only on the words of God"
17. "Wake not by night, neither sleep by day"
18. " Shun all that is too hot and too cold."
19. "receive also into yourselves the strongest"...the angel of deeds"...For all which has life does move, and only that which is dead is still."
20. "pray every day"
Some things to think about.
Create a Great Life
Michael
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