Cleaning House or Closing Doors?; “Raw” Brownies
Health Tip:
When it’s cold outside, keep yourself warm from the inside out. Add in healthy, immune-supporting spices such as turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon and clove whenever you can. Make yourself a big batch of hearty chicken soup, with plenty of garlic and turmeric, and sip your way to a healthier immune system! - https://healtheries.co.nz/articles/8-winter-immunity-tips
Monthly Article:
Cleaning House or Closing Doors?
Have you ever had company and a house that wasn’t as presentable as you would like? There are two ways to handle a messy house. The most obvious one is to actually clean the house. The other one is to shove everything into one room and shut the door! I must admit that I’ve done the “shut the door” method when company comes suddenly. I’m also aware using the “shut the door” method that even though my house may look clean, it is really not.
It takes time to clean the house. All the papers must be filed, all the things that were pulled out and not put back must be put back in the right place, surfaces need to be cleaned, and trash needs to be taken out. In contrast, putting all the stuff in one room and closing a door takes a very short time and then a superficial cleaning can be done to make the house look clean.
This same idea can be applied to the body. It takes time to clean a body. Organs need to be cleaned up, new healthy cells need to be made, and damaged cells and debris need to be removed. The contrast for the body is simply taking a medication to stop a symptom. The symptom may not be bothering anymore but the underlying problem may not have been addressed at all! The problem was simply shoved in a room and the door shut! The problem then has a chance to get worse. I guess you could think of mold now growing in that room in the house that had all the stuff shoved in it. An even bigger mess now exists.
While medicine is great in the case of a sudden problem (like that sudden company) and can quickly handle a very acute situation, you must eventually clean up the mess if you expect to have a nice house (body).
Take the time and get your house in order. Clean up your body right and it will function better and you can do what you were put here to do.
Recipe of the Month:
Here is a recipe from the lovely Beatrice Hair, author of Body Wisdom: Natural Health in You. You can read more about her and her health classes on her website http://beatricehair.org/.
Raw Brownies
2 tsp vanilla extract
6 drops of food-grade orange essential oil (optional)
¼ cup chopped prunes
2 cups walnuts
¾ cup cacoa powder
8 large dates
¼ cup of almonds
Pulse it all in a food processor except for ½ cup of walnuts. It should make a mixture that looks like cake crumbs. Place them in your glass Pyrex and mix with water for desired moisture. Add walnuts last.
Topping:
½ cup maple syrup (or 2 tsp Lakanto Monk Fruit sweetener)
4 Tbsp cacao powder
2 Tbsp of olive oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 Tbsp coconut manna
3-4 drops of food grade pepper mint essential oil -optional
Mix topping ingredients and cover brownies with this icing. Chill for 1 hour. Preparation time is 20 minutes.
Upcoming Activities and Announcements:
Roots to Health talk Tuesday January 11 & February 8 at 6:15. Please sign up at the front desk. Bring a friend and write a question! This is a casual time to learn about the real Roots to Health!
Purification Time! Clean up your insides with the help of Standard Process Purification Program or Detox Program! Ask at the front desk.
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