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Cranberry Wellness

Cranberries
Cranberries are an excellent source of vitamin C, A, and beta carotene. They are packed with antioxidants and rate very high on the ORAC scale making it an ideal anti-aging and memory enhancing food. Cranberries have amazing anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties and are a vital food and supplement for anyone struggling with any chronic illness or disease. They are known to significantly boost the immune system and have a natural antibiotic effect in the body.
Cranberries contain one of nature’s most potent vasodilators which opens up congested bronchial tubes and pathways making it essential for healing any respiratory condition. Cranberries are very high in tannic acids which gives them there powerful ability to protect and heal urinary tract, bladder, and kidney infections. These tannic acids are made up of compounds called proanthocyanidins which essentially coats the infection forming bacteria, such as E.coli and H.Pylori, with a slick cover and prevents them from sticking to the walls of the urinary tract and digestive tract.

Ref:  http://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/cranberries

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Pumpkin Power

Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin Seeds are one of nature’s most nourishing foods. They contain high amounts of vitamin E, B-complex, magnesium, zinc, and omega-3 fatty acids. Pumpkin seeds are essential for men’s health and provide significant protection for the prostate gland. They are an excellent source of tryptophan which is critical for good quality sleep and for keeping anxiety and depression at bay.

Ref:  http://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/pumpkin-seeds-1

Forever Living Products have a formula supplement to help our men keep healthy and well..

Vit♂lize™ is formulated with a proprietary blend of botanicals including saw palmetto, pygeum and pumpkin seed. Each of these botanicals has been used for centuries to support prostate health. 

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new best selling book, Medical Medium: Secrets Behind Chronic and Mystery Illness and How to Finally Heal, where Anthony William shares revolutionary insight—much of which science has yet to discover—into the reasons we suffer and how to finally heal from more than two dozen common conditions.

 http://www.medicalmedium.com/book

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Green healing

Sunflower Sprouts

Sunflower Greens (also known as sunflower sprouts) are a great tasting micro-green that are grown from sunflower seeds. Sunflower greens are a complete protein and are considered to be the most balanced of all the sources of essential amino acids. This form of protein is ideal for helping to build the skeletal, muscular, and neurological system in the body. Sunflower sprouts are a nutritional powerhouse and are packed with vitamins A, E, D, and B-complex and are rich in minerals such as calcium, iron, copper, magnesium, and zinc. They are a great source of chlorophyll which helps to nourish the blood, repair cells and tissues, activate every cell in the immune system, and remove toxins from the body. 

Find out more on the link up to Medical Medium  
http://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/sunflower-greens

In our range of Forever Living Products we have Fields of Greens supplements too. Click on our Forever Living Products Retail Store to my personalised link up.  

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The benefits of Fields of Greens:

• Excellent all-purpose multi-vitamin and multi-mineral
• Rich in minerals
• Antioxidant
• Contains chlorophyll
• Contains all the benefits of eating your greens

Barley Grass – Until the advent of wheat and rye, barley was the primary grain for bread in Europe. The juice of young barley plants is known to contain a rich mineral cocktail – potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, sodium, copper, phosphorous, zinc and manganese. In addition, an antioxidant compound known as 2-0-GI (2-0-glycosylisovitexin) occurs naturally in green barley leaves.

Wheat Grass A rich nutritional food, also containing a great variety of vitamins, minerals and trace elements. Dr Ann Wigmore, American founder of using wheatgrass, claims that 1lb of fresh wheat grass is equal in nutritional value to over 20lb of fresh vegetables.

Alfalfa Alfalfa roots extend as much as 13ft deep into the earth, drawing up minerals from rich soil, making this plant another of the richest mineral foods available to man. These minerals are in total balance and aid maximum absorption. Alfalfa is also an excellent source of vitamins A, B6, E and K. It lowers cholesterol levels, and is a natural plant oestrogen.

Cayenne Pepper Long used as a traditional medicine, it has been found to improve circulation and aid digestion.

Honey – The credentials of honey as a source of nutritional benefit are well established. A source of vitamins, minerals and amino acids, honey has long been used to provide energy.

Canadian Treat

This Shrimp Crêpe with wild mushrooms Asparagus with a Tarragon Sauce sounds so yummy.  I have found this on the venue site for the Canadian Forever Living Products training day at the hotel is The Old Mill Toronto and is amazing to say it is in Toronto Canada it has the most wonderful old English look to it and has a wonderful spa too..  
Check out more on the website link up and I can bet you will check into this place for a wonderful weekend away......   The recipe for the Shrimp Crêpe is available for you  to try... thanks to the chef who sounds an expert in pleasing the taste buds....  Love the history of Crêpes too...
http://www.oldmilltoronto.com/2016/03/shrimp-crepe-recipe/

Crêpe, a pancake, made by cooking a thin batter sparingly in a very thin layer in a frying or special crêpe pan. The word comes from the Latin “crispus,” meaning curled. In French rural society, crêpes were also considered to be a symbol of allegiance: farmers offered them to their landowner. In western France, particularly in Brittany, crêpes are prepared throughout the year and served with salted butter. Crêpe consumption is nowadays widespread in France and is considered the national dish. Crêpes can be compared to the African injera, the tortilla, the Indian dosa and the Mexican sope. In traditional cookery, Crêpes are served as a hot hors d’oeuvre, filled with a fairly thick mixture of veloute sauce with mushrooms, ham, Gruyere cheese or seafood. They may also be cut into fine strips and used to garnish soup. Most often, however, crêpes are prepared as sweet dishes.

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for the 

Forever Living Products training day 

at 

The Old Mill Toronto 

on 

2nd April 2016

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http://foreverlivingseason.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/looking-for-canadian-team.html

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Gaza Kitchen

I was presented with a copy of the is amazing book The Gaza Kitchen for helping Zaytoun the fair trade company at the Palestine Fair.  The Fair was held at the Arab British Chamber of Commerce...... there are some great recipes in and lots of background to the Palestinian culture.

It is the first time I am knowing about the Shay bil Maramiya 

you can get a copy of this book and a selection of products from 
http://www.zaytoun.org/

The Gaza Kitchen is a richly illustrated cookbook that explores the distinctive cuisine and food heritage of the area known prior to 1948 as the Gaza District—and that of the many refugees from elsewhere in Palestine who came to Gaza in 1948 and have been forced to stay there ever since. In summer 2010, authors Laila El-Haddad and Maggie Schmitt traveled the length and breadth of the Gaza Strip to collect the recipes presented in the book. They were also able to build on the extensive knowledge that Laila, herself a Palestinian from Gaza, had gained from family and friends throughout the years.When Laila and Maggie launched this project in 2009, they wrote:Why do we want to talk about food and cooking?Because food is the essence of the everyday. Beyond all the discourses, the positions and the polemics, there is the kitchen.  And even in Gaza, that most tortured little strip of land, hundreds of thousands of women every day find ways to sustain their families and friends in body and spirit.  They make the kitchen a stronghold against despair, and there craft necessity into pleasure and dignity.- See more at: http://www.zaytoun.org/zaytoun_the_gaza_kitchen.html#sthash.VZ0mXwYD.dpuf

http://www.zaytoun.org/products.html

How to grow Ginger

By Meredith Skyer

Ginger is the perfect herb to grow indoors. It’s very low-maintenance, loves partial sunlight, and you can use parts of it at a time, leaving the rest in the soil to continue growing. Besides, it’s delicious! Really, what’s not to love about growing ginger inside?

A bit about ginger

Ginger takes 10 months to mature and it doesn’t tolerate frost. If you live in a place where it gets chilly in the winter, you’d be better off growing ginger in a pot indoors and bringing it outside in the summertime.

Ginger is one of those miraculous plants that grows well in partial to full shade, which makes it ideal for growing in your home, where most people don’t have full sun pouring on their windows all day long.

http://www.healthy-holistic-living.com/grow-endless-supply-ginger-indoors.html?t=MEL

Tumeric

Found this good share on facebook and certainly makes you think about how much there is in herbs....

600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World’s Most Important Herb

By Wakeup-world.com

There is a medicinal spice so timelessly interwoven with the origins of human culture and metabolism, so thoroughly supported by modern scientific inquiry, as to be unparalleled in its proven value to human health and well-being.

Indeed, turmeric turns the entire drug-based medical model on its head. Instead of causing far more side effects than therapeutic ones, as is the case for most patented pharmaceutical medications, turmeric possesses hundreds of potential side benefits, having been empirically demonstrated to positively modulate over 160 different physiological pathways in the mammalian body.

While no food or herb is right for everyone, and everything has the potential for unintended, adverse side effects, turmeric is truly unique in its exceptionally high margin of safety vis-à -vis the drugs it has been compared with, e.g. hydrocortisone, ibuprofen, chemotherapy agents. Furthermore, nothing within the modern-day pharmaceutical armamentarium comes even remotely close to turmeric’s 6,000 year track record of safe use in Ayurvedic medicine.[1]

Despite its vast potential for alleviating human suffering, turmeric will likely never receive the FDA stamp of approval, due to its lack of exclusivity, patentability and therefore profitability.

Truth be told, the FDA’s “gold standard” for proving the value of a prospective medicinal substance betrays the age old aphorism: “he who owns the gold makes the rules,” and unless an investor is willing to risk losing the 800+ million dollars that must be spent upfront, the FDA-required multi-phased double-blind, randomized clinical trials will not occur.

For additional details on this rather seedy arrangement, read my previous article on the topic: Why The Law Forbids The Medicinal Use of Natural Substances.

At GreenMedInfo.com, we have reviewed over 5,000 study abstracts from the National Library of Medicine’s bibliographic database known as MEDLINE and have discovered over 600 potential health benefits of turmeric, and/or its primary polyphenol known as curcumin. These can be viewed on GreenMedInfo’s turmeric research page which is dedicated to disseminating the research on the topic to a larger audience.

Some of the most amazing demonstrated properties include:

Destroying Multi-Drug Resistant Cancer
Destroying Cancer Stem Cells (arguably, the root of all cancer)
Protecting Against Radiation-Induced Damage
Reducing Unhealthy Levels of Inflammation
Protecting Against Heavy Metal Toxicity
Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer’s Disease Associated Pathologies

Again, what is so amazing is not that turmeric may have value in dozens of health conditions simultaneously, or that it may improve conditions that are completely resistant to conventional treatment, but that there are over six hundred additional health conditions it may also be valuable in preventing and/or treating. Consider also the fact that turmeric grows freely on the Earth, and you will understand why its very existence threatens billions of dollars in pharmaceutical industry revenue.

Learn more about this research in the video below – keeping in mind that it is several years old and needing some updating – and please spread the information to others who may benefit from learning more on the topic.

Source:

[1] The Genus Curcuma (Medicinal and Aromatic Plants – Industrial Profiles); CRC; March 2007

http://wakeup-world.com/2013/07/26/600-reasons-turmeric-may-be-the-worlds-most-important-herb/

Found this too:- 

Potent anti-inflammatoryDr. Randy J. Horwitz, the medical director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson, wrote a paper for the American Academy of Pain Management in which he discussed the health benefits of turmeric.
“Turmeric is one of the most potent natural anti-inflammatories available,” Horwitz states in the paper.
He went on to cite a 2006 University of Arizona study that examined the effect of turmeric on rats with injected rheumatoid arthritis. According to Horwitz, pretreatment with turmeric completely inhibited the onset of rheumatoid arthritis in the rats. In addition, the study found that using turmeric for pre-existing rheumatoid arthritis resulted in a significant reduction of symptoms.

http://www.mnn.com/food/healthy-eating/stories/the-amazing-health-benefits-of-turmeric

Kitchen Garden Herbs

I have been preparing for spring and summer today with seeds sown to grow some herbs for the kitchen.  So thought I would share with you some culinary ideas from the four herbs sown today.  

Lemon Basil; Sweet Marjoram; Italian Parsley and Greek Oregano 

Lemon Basil - found a good site for information and recipes 

lemon basil is a common herb found within Thai, Laotian, Indonesian and several Middle Eastern region cuisines. - See more at: http://www.specialtyproduce.com/produce/Lemon_Basil_152.php#sthash.5jKQfPhe.dpuf

 

"There are so many variations on pesto these days. This one stands out from the pack with a peppery fresh lemon flavor that is both refreshing and unforgettable. Melding the summery flavors of lemon basil with spicy arugula, fresh lemon zest, and just a touch of lemon juice, this is a pesto that's half Italian tradition and half citrus sunshine. It enhances your favorite pasta perfectly, but it also works as a zippy sauce for salmon, chicken, or flank steak."

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup lemon basil
• 1 cup arugula
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/2 cup pine nuts
• 1 tsp. lemon zest
• 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp. kosher salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Pulse lemon basil and arugula in a food processor until finely minced.
2. Add parmesan cheese, pine nuts, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Blitz until combined.
3. While the food processor is running, slowly drizzle in extra virgin olive oil until a thin paste forms.
4. Add salt and process until smooth.
5. Serve on your favorite pasta.

http://www.freshherbs.com/2013/07/lemon-basil-and-arugula-pesto/


Sweet Marjoram
 

Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Fresh Marjoram

Serves 6

30 minutes or fewerMarjoram is a member of the same family as oregano, but has a milder, slightly citrus flavor. Along with sage and thyme, it’s a major seasoning component of holiday cooking and is often found in fresh herb mixes. Here, marjoram plays a starring role in a sweet potato dish that’s laced with garlic and Parmesan. If you can’t find fresh marjoram, you can substitute it with equal parts fresh thyme and oregano. Holiday prep tip: to keep peeled sweet potato cubes from browning, drop them into a bowl of water once they’re cut, then pat dry before preparing.

• 4 medium sweet potatoes or yams, peeled and cut into ¾-inch cubes (3 lb.)

• 2 Tbs. olive oil

• 1 Tbs. finely chopped fresh marjoram, plus 2 whole sprigs and more for garnish

• 4 cloves garlic, minced (4 tsp.)

• ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, optional

• ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, plus several sprigs for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Toss sweet potatoes with oil and marjoram in large bowl. Spread sweet potatoes in single layer on 2 baking sheets. Place 1 sprig marjoram atop sweet potatoes on each baking sheet; set 1 sheet on top oven rack and 1 sheet on bottom rack.

2. Roast sweet potatoes 10 minutes. Stir, switch position of baking sheets on oven racks, and roast 5 minutes more. Stir sweet potatoes again, and roast 5 additional minutes, or until browned on edges and beginning to brown evenly. Sprinkle 2 tsp. garlic over each batch of sweet potatoes, and toss to coat. Roast 5 minutes more, or until sweet potatoes are browned and crisp. Transfer sweet potatoes to serving bowl, and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if using, and parsley. Garnish with parsley and marjoram sprigs.

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/recipe/roasted-sweet-potatoes-with-fresh-marjoram/

Italian Parsley

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Tabouli

2 cups bulgur
2 cups boiling water
1 bunch Italian flat-leaf parsley
1 bunch mint
3 cloves garlic
4 tomatoes
3 scallions
juice of 4 lemons
⅓ cup olive oil
Fresh ground pepper
Salt to taste

1. Place bulgur in large bowl, add boiling water and toss well with a fork. Let rest in refrigerator for ½ hour.
2. Finely chop mint and parsley; peel and finely chop garlic. Cut tomatoes into ¼” cubes. Slice scallions finely. 

3. Add all vegetables to bulgur. Combine lemon juice and olive oil. Pour over bulgur-vegetable combination. Add salt and pepper to taste.  

4. Let flavors blend for at least two hours before serving. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

http://www.seasonalchef.com/recipe0507d.htm#Tabouli

Greek Oregano

Ohhh this looks so yummy 

A whole chicken gets the Greek treatment with a simple marinade of olive oil and lemon along with plenty of garlic and oregano. The key to the juiciest meat and crispest skin? Butterflying the chicken and cooking it low and slow before finishing with a sear to crisp up the skin.

Follow the recipe on this link up 

 http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/06/best-grilled-chicken-greek-style-lemon-garlic-olive-oil.html

Enjoy with a brew of Aloe Blossom Herbal tea....

Refreshing cinnamon, orange peel and cloves impart a warm, fruity flavor, along with allspice and ginger to soothe. Combined with aloe blossoms from our own plantations, this zero calorie, refreshing tea is a great complement to your weight management program.

Good Food from Morocco

Good food from Morocco 

The Worldsim travel blog ranked Morocco second among the Best Travel Destinations for Food Lovers released on March 6.

by Larbi Arbaoui

Known for its mouthwatering dishes, Morocco is ranked ahead of many of the gourmand’s global destinations such as France and Italy.“Morocco is the place to go for the best Berber cuisine on the planet,” writes the Worldsim.“That means fragrant tagine pots served in the midst of ancient medina towns, herbal teas to boot, and some of North Africa’s freshest fish,” the same source added.Nearly all the restaurants within the kingdom offer various authentic Moroccan dishes; however, Djemaa el Fna square in Marrakesh remains the most famous spot where one can try all the varieties of Moroccan cuisine.Along with folklore activities, the square offers about a hundred food stalls arranged in parallel lines serving various tasty meals cooked and served in the open air.The square offers a variety of Moroccan dishes such as roasted meat, kebabs, couscous, soup and other delicious meals that can be eaten at nearby wooden tables on the square.Although some Moroccan specialties such as sheep’s testicle, escargots, steamed sheep’s head and spicy fried cow or sheep’s brain may seem very strange and more exotic, their taste is irresistibly delicious, and their prices are reasonable.Most famous dishes in the Moroccan cuisine:

CouscousCouscous is a purely Moroccan dish. Traditionally, it was the regular dinner for nearly all Moroccans, but as time went by people started to usually prepare it every Friday.  Like any pasta, it is prepared with flour rolled in a skilful manner to form fine grains then steamed for a while and dried. When it is dried they store it in bags. Fortunately, ready to use couscous can be found in every market.

TagineTagine is named after the special earthenware pot in which it is cooked. Yet, for all Moroccans it connotes an irresistible delicious taste and a pleasingly sweet smell. It is cooked and braised slowly at low temperatures, resulting in tender meat with aromatic vegetables and sauce, and it is served hot.It has different distinctive sweet tastes depending on the ingredients, but the process remains the same.

BstillaBstilla is undoubtedly one of the ultimate manifestations of beauty, refinement and delicacy of Moroccan cuisine. It is prepared for great dinners and wedding ceremonies. Usually, it is served after small plates of fresh salads and before the Tagine with meat.

http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2015/03/153498/morocco-second-best-travel-destinations-food-lovers/

Aloe Matters

Fill up on Flavour..

Maintaining  fitness and implementing regular exercise into your routine can have a significant impact on your health; therefore it is important that you complement your workout with nutritious meals  Marcus Leach shares some of his delicious recipes with us each packed with flavour filled goodness 

Enjoy!

Chicken and Broccoli Salad

Here is the recipe and check out the salad dressing using our Forever Bee honey to bee well....

Prawn and roasted vegetable linguine

Teriyaki cod with wild rice 

Here is our Forever Bee honey used in the recipes 

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Herbal Garden Wellness

Herbal Tea Garden Plans for Stress, Colds, Flus and More
Get plans for herbal tea gardens that will help fight stress, colds and much more.

By Marietta Marshall Marcin 

This article is great as it gives you links to how to plan your herbal garden to achieve well being. 

Many of us suffer from minor ailments that can be treated with herbal teas. Whether we are coping with stress, fighting a cold or need help getting to sleep at night, herbs can help us meet our health needs. With these five garden plans, herbs will not only allow you to enjoy gardening, but also will be a ready source of natural medicine whenever you need them.

Relaxation Garden Plan

Cough, Cold, and Flu Remedies Garden Plan

Sleepy Time Garden Plan

Women's Care Garden Plan

Tonic Garden Plan

Read more on the link up to Mother Earth Living.com

http://www.motherearthliving.com/gardening/herb-gardening/herbal-tea-garden-plans-zmgz14mazpit.aspx

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Aloe Blossom Herbal Tea® is a natural blend of leaves, herbs and spices, specially prepared to provide an outstanding flavor and a rich aroma. Caffeine-free, it has been formulated to leave you feeling revitalized. Whether you drink it hot or prefer it iced,

 Aloe Blossom Herbal Tea® has a great taste and is easy to prepare. Refreshing cinnamon, orange peel and cloves impart a warm, fruity flavor, along with allspice and ginger to soothe. Combined with aloe blossoms from our own plantations, this zero calorie, refreshing tea is a great complement to your weight management program.