Phytonutrient-rich 'HASH BROWNS' (sweet potato & beetroot)

Ingredients:

1 small to medium sweet potato
1 medium beetroot
1 egg
coconut oil
good salt

Method:

1) Grate both sweet potato and beetroot.
2) Mix with an egg.
3) Add salt to taste.
Optional: add herbs such as majoram or finely grated garlic.

4) Spoon mixture directly on the pan ready with hot coconut oil and spread it thinly using fork.

5) Fry until the edges start to darken, turn and leave for another 4 minutes, pressing slightly with fork.

Variations: with kale (savoy cabbage) & carrot:

RESOURCES / gluten, brain health, vaccines

GLUTEN RESOURCES

 

BASICS ABOUT GLUTEN AND ITS SOURCES - BLOG

2.03 min video
Untreated Celiac Disease Dims the Brain, Can Lead to Underachievement!

0.44 min
Celiac disease and Alzheimer’s

1.13 min
A Large Forehead Can Be a Sign of Celiac Disease 

4.58 min
Dr. Tom O'Bryan - Identifying & Conquering Gluten Sensitivity 

4.31 min
The Difference Between Celiac Disease and Gluten Sensitivity 

1.33 min
Diagnosing the Early Stages of Celiac Disease: Biopsy No Longer a Gold Standard 

1.20 min
Celiac Disease and Related Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders 

0.48 min
Family History of ANY Autoimmune Disease? Consider a Gluten-Related Disorder 

11.51 min
Top 5 Things You Didn't Know about Gluten!

4.40 min
Gluten Free Diet Mistake #1 

1 hour
Alessio Fasano, MD
Spectrum of Gluten-Related Disorders: PEOPLE SHALL NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE


E-CONFERENCE  GLUTEN SUMMIT

BRAIN HEALTH

 

9.43 min
Top 5 Foods for Brain Health!

49 min
Dr. Russell Blaylock: How Nutrition Affects Our Brain and Behaviour

1 hour
Dr. Jeff Senechal - An advanced lecture on brain health

VACCINES

 

25 min.
Dr. Suzanne Humphries talks about problems with vaccines safety and the integrity of medical system. She is a highly educated medical doctor practising internal medicine and nephrology.


2 hour
The Exploding Autoimmune Epidemic lecture goes through the less-known history of vaccination and connection to autoimmune diseases and other health problems, from Dr. R Tent.

OTHER

Dr. R. Tent Lectures:
Memorable Patient Cases 2
America’s Mineral Crisis

Cancer and 'bad luck' in news and media

 

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If more cancers are caused by bad luck, why are we getting less lucky?

At the start of 2015 the press carried claims from scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the US, that the majority of cancers are NOT linked to environment or lifestyle. These findings conflict with many other findings. If most cancers are caused by bad luck, why, according to World Health Organisation reports in 2014, is the number of cancer cases worldwide on target to increase by 70% over the next two decades? This includes the spread into less developed countries where a Western lifestyle is being adopted.

Read full article by Hermann Keppler, Founder and Principal of CNM (College of Naturopathic Medicine). CNM offers Diploma training courses in Naturopathic Nutrition, and other natural therapies.
January 2015

 So is cancer mostly 'bad luck' or not?

Headline-writers and news bulletin editors around the world just couldn't get enough of a new study of cancer published on 2 January. "Two thirds of cancers are due to bad luck" reported one typical news story - and most other media outlets had similar headlines.
But there's been criticism of the way this statistic was reported, some of it directed at journalists, and some at the researchers themselves.
...
The researchers weren't looking at what determines why some people get cancer and others don't. They were instead asking why some types of cancer are common and some are rare.
...
The researchers from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the US reported they had found a correlation between the number of cell divisions that take place in a given tissue and the likelihood that it would become cancerous. They looked at 31 tissue types (two common cancers, prostate and breast cancer, were not considered).
...
The researchers say they've calculated that two thirds (65%) of "the differences in cancer risk among different tissues" is down to cell division gone wrong - "bad luck". Now many media reports have simply concluded that this means that two thirds of cancer cases are just the result of random haywire cell division. That's not correct.

Read full article by Ruth Alexander on BBC News.

 

Are most cancers down to bad luck?

This study estimates around two-thirds (65%) of cancer risk is down to chance, based on the number of times stem cells divide in different body tissues. Other factors, including environmental factors and genetics, account for the remaining risk.
However, the estimate was quite variable, with 95% confidence intervals ranging from 39% to 81%. So only 4 out of 10 cancers may be a result of bad luck, or, alternatively, as many as 8 out of 10.
The wide estimate reduces our confidence in its accuracy. Its reliability would be increased if other research groups arrived at similar numbers by a variety of different means.

Read full article on NHS website.

PLASTIC NATURAL fun for kids?

BPA or "BPA-FREE" plastic worse than previously thought

read an article by Sayer Ji

http://sltn.co.uk/2012/04/15/barr-bids-to-make-fruit-fun-for-kids/

Try alternatives

- hand-made well smoothed wooden spoons made to size
- thick glass cups and bowls
- wooden bowls
- glass baby-bottles or even better: breastfeeding
- child-safe round shaped stainless steel utensils
- not using plastic for hot/warm or acidic foods and drinks
- quality glass kettles
- stainless steel flasks

Wooden spoons by: g.hutchison@hotmail.com

Wooden spoons by: g.hutchison@hotmail.com

http://www.fefpeb.org/wood-food/properties-of-wood/antibacterial-effect

 

Tips to keep Haloween Healthy

READ AN ARTICLE ON     GREENMEDINFO

PLANT SOURCES OF PROTEIN and HOW MUCH PROTEIN DO I NEED?

Animal sources of protein are well known and the word "protein" is often meaning only meat, dairy or eggs. Most people eat too much of animal protein, which in some cases may not be the best choice for their health.

Therefore I made a list of some plant-based foods, which are not only good sources of protein but also contain good amounts of micronutrients such as minerals, vitamins, phytochemicals and antioxidants. It does not mean we should all suddenly become vegetarians or vegans - this is just to show that plants too can have good amounts of protein.


ADULT (with mostly sedentary lifestyle):
needs only 0.8 g of protein per 1 kilogram of HEALTHY body weight

This means 70 kg (11 stone) person should aim for 0.8 x 70 = 56 g of protein per day.


CHILDREN:
from 0.95 x healthy weight (KG) to 1.52 x healthy weight (KG) = protein daily in grams

This means 20 kg child should have  19 - 30.4 g of protein daily, depending i.e. on physical activity.


PREGNANT AND LACTATING MOTHERS:
about 1.10 x healthy weight (KG)  = protein daily in grams

This means 60 kg mother who breastfeeds her baby should have about 66 g of protein daily.

PROTEIN IN VEGETABLE


1 large avocado – 10g

1 cup of broccoli – 5g

1 cup of spinach – 5g

2 cups of cooked kale – 5g

1 cup of cooked green peas – 9g

1 cup of cooked sweet potato – 5g





PROTEIN IN LEGUMES



1 cup of soya beans – 28g (only properly fermented soya is considered safe for health - tempeh, miso, natto, tamari)

1 cup of lentils – 18g

1 cup of baked beans – 15.5g

1 cup of chickpea or hummus – 14.5g

1 cup pinto, kidney or black beans – 13 to 15g

1 cup od peanuts – 6.5g







PROTEIN IN NUTS and SEEDS



30g hemp seed or powder – 11g

1 TBSP almonds – 4g

2 TBSP nut butters (almond, peanut, cashew) –  around 8g

1/4 cup walnuts – 5g

30g cashew – 4.4g

30g pistachios – 5.8g

30g sesame seeds – 6.5g (as Tahini - 8g)

30g (3 TBSP) poppy seeds - 5g

PROTEIN IN GRAINS


1 cup corn - 15g

1 cup Quinoa – 9g

1 cup cooked buckwheat - 6g

1 cup oat flour – 6g

Sprouted grain bread – 7 až 10g

1 cup brown rice – 5g




Compare with some animal sources:

100g (half cup) full-fat milk - 3.2g

100g yoghurt - 3.5g

100g cheese EDAM or GOUDA (average 5 thick slices) - 25g

100g FETA cheese - 14.2g

100g parmesan ( 1 cup grated) - 38.5g

100g cottage cheese - 11g

1 medium egg - 6.3g

100g sausage – 14g

How easy it is to overeat on protein!

150g chicken breast - 45g

150g turkey breast - 33g

200g lean beef - 30g

150g salmon - 30g

130g tin of tuna - 36g






Sources


Rolfes et al 2006 (CNM lectures)
http://www.naturalnews.com/036270_vegan_protein_legumes.html
http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/top-6-plant-based-proteins
http://nutritiondata.self.com/
Higher Nature Newsletter Sep 2012 page 5: Do you have perfect protein balance?

Make your own moisturizer - very simple!

Why to make your own?

• to avoid endocrine toxins in form of synthetic chemicals such as parabens, synthetic fragrance, sunscreens and their mixture
• to avoid endocrine toxins leaching from the plastic jars
• to make sure well known endocrine disruptors are not replaced with less-known chemicals in "paraben-free" products (read the labels - if its something you do not recognise, do not buy it)
• to save money (at least from time to time :-) on quality but expensive natural-brand products
• to keep the good advise: "Do not put anything on your skin you would not put in your mouth."
• to add own personal mix of essential oils
• there are also claims that avocado, cacao and coconut butters have natural sunscreens (tried and tested: we never got burned during 3 weeks in Croatia in August... but also: strictly avoided mid-day sun between 11am - 14pm, applied liters of oils twice daily, had high anti-oxidant diet many months before and during the holiday)

EXAMPLE OF INGREDIENTS:

Raw or virgin coconut oil (food quality)
Raw cacao butter (food quality)
Virgin olive oil (food)
Essential oils (pure - food quality)

 

I never use water and emulsifiers - this requires a more sophisticated way of preparation and needs to be done correctly - introduction of water brings the danger of mold and need of preserving the product. Good quality butters can last couple of years without going off.

PHOTO RECIPE:

Sterilize some glass jars using boiling water.

 

Estimate required amount of butters and oils. 

More olive oil will make the product softer and oily - probably better for dry skin.

More coconut oil will make it lighter and is more suitable for normal skin.

More cacao butter makes it more suitable for lips and hands but also as a whole body "lotion".

For oily skin try to use essential oils such as tea tree or grapefruit seed oil (avoid putting these near the eyes!).

Sterilize the heat-proof jar and put it into water-bath. If you want raw quality (more nutrients preserved), do not use water over 50C. Cover up with the lid or with plastic to keep the heat in.  It can take over an hour to melt, depending on amount, type and ratio of butters.

Melt the butters - stir occasionally to speed up the process.

When well melted, add olive oil and few drops of chosen essential oils.

Pour into prepared jars.

This time I have underestimated required amount and with the ingredients shown on the photos above I only filled up just over a half of the old jam jar :)

I forgot the jar out for too long- it solidified very slowly and formed the crystals.

Its probably better to place the jar with warm liquid to the fridge straight away, to achieve smooth consistency. I had to re-melt it again, I also used cappuccino mixer and added few  more drops of essential oil for stronger fragrance. My latest favourite essential oil mix is mellisa with citronella!

Before re-melting.

Second time it solidified into perfectly smooth consistency.

If you are using this type of moisturizer for the first time,  its good to know that it takes some time for butter to get into the skin layer - be patient - if you cannot wait, dry-off the excess oil with your palms, forearms (too good to waste!) or use some tissue paper.

If your experiment won't work as expected, you can always melt it again or use your home-made product on body rather than face.