tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83368590618689019362024-03-12T19:19:34.551-04:00Grains of HopeGrains of Hope has a HEART for your health and happiness, and that of your family, your friends, your pets, and your livestock: Health, Education, the Arts, spiritual Resources, and TechnologyGrains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-89869989783751291752012-06-03T00:46:00.000-04:002012-06-03T00:51:19.608-04:00Avocado - Not the Ordinary Alligator Pear-Purse
Persea americana
Avocados, also known as alligator pears, are a delightful, nutritionally dense, and easily digestible addition to a healthy diet. These tasty fruits have often been recommended as a baby's first food and for convalescents. Include them, not merely as an occasional treat, but as a regular part of your diet.
(Photo credit: Tom Dubé)
Protein
If you are aGrains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-53198365510281294192012-05-01T16:50:00.000-04:002012-05-03T12:44:21.573-04:00Fad DietsHere are some thoughts from a recent discussion on WPF-, Paleo-, Raw-, diets (I enjoy learning about all these diets, however, because it helps me to be more creative in serving food to my family. It is too bad each 'camp' is so hostile towards the others. Here is an article that expresses the tragedy of it.):
Many 'special diets' were
developed for people with serious health problems. Food Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-6558459933841452742012-01-15T00:45:00.000-05:002012-05-02T17:39:13.324-04:00Karen Knowler: How to Set Up Your Own Super-Smoothie Bar At HomeI've so enjoyed writing this article for you - this
issue is a real fun one, I think! As many
of you
know, I LOVE smoothies and I'm also pretty good at
creating and making them, so this issue I thought I'd
share with you my guide to creating a
smoothie bar in your own home that's good to
go at any time of day and is quick and easy to use.
Why smoothies?
Because they're fast, quick, fun,Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-31518689288830114752012-01-06T11:59:00.000-05:002012-01-06T11:59:50.716-05:00Sour Dough Kefir Bread (The Easy Way)12-oz kefir3 cups whole wheat flour1/2 tsp. salt1 tsp maple syrup or honeyCombine ingredients and knead until well incorporated. Turn dough out into greased glass bread pan. Smooth top and let sit covered for 24 hours.After 24 hours, pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Remove cover and bake for 35 minutes. This bread keeps a long time.Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-38110526352219195302012-01-04T12:07:00.002-05:002012-01-04T12:07:42.381-05:00Herbal BlogsHere is a great list of herbal blogs. Compiling this list was, I am sure, a lot of work, but seems like quite the labor of love. I think I will lock myself in my room for a couple of days and pour over all this wonderful information. Well, I don't suppose I will have the luxury of locking myself in my room, but you can be sure that I will be making my way through the list -- over and over again.Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-18360035599809831862011-12-27T01:03:00.002-05:002011-12-27T01:03:57.870-05:00DandruffRecently, I was asked about remedies for dandruff.
There are a number of reasons for dandruff
My
sister-in-law is a hair dresser. She says that many times men (more
often than women) do not rinse all the soap off of their scalp and soap
scum builds up. The dried soap flakes off like snow flakes. Do you remember a commercial for dandruff shampoo which spoke of snow flakes?
Wonderhubs usedGrains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-10826848702871705722011-10-08T23:28:00.001-04:002011-12-27T01:05:36.651-05:00The Cost of a MiracleA couple months ago, I came across this quote from Pope St. Leo the Great:
Dearly beloved, when our Lord Jesus Christ was preaching the
Gospel of the kingdom and healing various illnesses throughout the
whole of Galilee, the fame of his mighty works spread into all of Syria,
and great crowds from all parts of Judea flocked to the heavenly
physician. Because human ignorance is slow to Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-81178325458518677732011-03-16T16:47:00.003-04:002011-03-16T19:45:19.833-04:00Miso SoupThis is a simple soup that is tasty, even on those icky, sicky days when one does not have much appetite.
Soak for 2 hours or over night
6-inch piece kombu or
5 dried shitake mushrooms
6 cups cold water
Remove shitake and slice thin, discarding any tough parts which remain. Return shitake to broth and bring to a boil.
After simmering for a few minutes, remove kombu and reserve it for another Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-59521753900722194932011-03-09T12:52:00.010-05:002011-03-09T20:50:26.705-05:00Potato Leek SoupMarch first was Saint David's feast day. Since our youngest is named David, we like to celebrate with a potato-leek soup. It makes a wonderful comfort food for these last few weeks of winter.
Somehow, the first of March slipped past us this year.
Now, however, we find ourselves at the beginning of Lent, with a fast day on Ash Wednesday. Since we have people in the family who cannot do a Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-8959910339730572092011-02-25T23:16:00.002-05:002011-02-26T00:06:37.476-05:00Cancer is curable NOW<!--
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The 7 chapters of the movie:
"CANCER is curable NOW"
1. FAULTY SYSTEM
which is not designed to heal, but to make money.
Greed, Fear, Pressure, Obedience, Blind Faith
2. THE CAUSE OF CANCER
will elaborate on the most proven and known causes and how to avoid them: Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-84244264512777635722011-01-21T19:27:00.000-05:002011-01-21T19:27:44.973-05:00Chocolate Hazelnut ButterRecently, we got a coupon for Nutella from Costco. So we got 2 jars, then 2 more, then... Well, let's just say we got hooked on the stuff. But there are some issues with the ingredients being less than healthy.
Last week, I saw a video from Splendor in the Raw where Chef Tina Jo makes this Chocolate Hazelnut Spread in the food processor. If you know me, you won't be surprised that I used hers asGrains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-11860742186826718182010-08-11T18:20:00.001-04:002010-08-11T18:21:11.125-04:00Mint, Ginger, Pear SmoothieOur friend has a couple pear trees, so we had an abundance of pears. They are also our brain injured son's favorite fruit. So we put this smoothie together. It was a treat on a hot summer day.
We used peppermint (very cooling), but you can try spearmint or a combination of the two.
Place in Vitamix in the following order:
1 cup water
2 soft pears, cored and cut into half inch cubes
3 Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-19690840181005040862010-08-06T23:38:00.000-04:002010-08-06T23:38:52.946-04:00What does America Eat?
The average American consumes 1,996.3 pounds of food in a year - almost five and a half pounds each day. Another source pegs this at over 3500 calories a day. We certainly are well fed people.
Dairy products top the list of what we consume, at 631.7 pounds. 181 pounds of that is 'milk beverages'. When we milked our goats, we figured a gallon of milk weighs ten pounds. So, the average American Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-8887799727337082312010-08-06T01:04:00.001-04:002011-03-30T21:40:11.160-04:00A Secret Method to Wipe Out Your HeadacheA colon massage is a way to rub down your abdomen to stimulate the activity of the colon, getting things moving again. It can energize the muscular, wave-like contractions of the intestines (peristalsis) to move their contents along during digestion and, eventually send the waste products out the rectum. You can find relief from constipation; headaches; flatulence; bloating; and even fatigue. Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-89602812928916018872010-07-26T17:19:00.001-04:002010-07-26T17:23:02.320-04:00Kitchari: Real Comfort FoodKitchari (pronounced kitch-a-ree) means mixture, usually of two grains. It is a staple comfort food of India, tasting like a cross between a creamy rice cereal and a light dal, or lentil soup. If it is a cold, blustery day, or you are feeling under the weather, a bowl of kitchari – a soupy porridge made from rice and mung beans, lightly spiced with ginger, cilantro, and other spices – can both Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-59047938246994248692010-07-13T13:30:00.004-04:002010-07-14T11:48:06.518-04:00Calcium Special Smoothie or ToppingFigs are coming into season, now. They are best very fresh, and don't keep long once they are picked. So you can also use dried figs.
Figs and sesame seeds are terrific sources of easily assimilable calcium.
8 - 10 figs
1/2 lemon or 1 Tbs. lemon juice
3 Tbs. sesame seeds or tahini
3 cardamom pods
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 inch piece of fresh ginger or 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. dulse
water to Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-6217393294650271182010-07-12T14:33:00.000-04:002010-07-12T14:33:51.646-04:00Exotic, Energizing SmoothieA little 'off the beaten track' but worth the effort:
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (soaked a couple hours of over night)
1/2 cup wolfberries (soaked 5 to 10 minutes)
4 - 6 dates (pitted and soaked 5 to 10 minutes, dried) or 1/4 cup agave
2 cups water
3 Tablespoons dandelion leaves (or a small handful of fresh young dandelion leaves)
1 teaspoon ho sho wu (fo ti), ground
1 teaspoon dulse
Place all Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-18966663155401149812010-07-10T22:27:00.000-04:002010-07-10T22:27:12.675-04:00Summertime Peach Cobbler without heating up the kitchenIn the summertime, I like to make dishes that don't heat up the kitchen, so here is a raw peach cobbler:
Serves 6-8
Filling:
4 fresh organic peaches, with seeds removed, sliced thin
1/2 C fresh dates, pitted or figs (for extra calcium)
1/2 C fresh pineapple chunks
2 T honey or agave nectar
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. ground ginger or 2 T. crystallized ginger
1/2 tsp. ground Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-18687014576811842572010-02-04T18:56:00.006-05:002010-02-04T20:10:25.312-05:00Carrot and Ginger SoupThis is a hearty warming soup, filled with vitamin A and herbs which will prepare your respiratory system for exposure to colds and flu. It has a subtle curry flavor.
Ingredients:
2 Tbs. butter
1 medium onion, chopped
2 Tbs. curry powder
2 Tbs. fresh ginger, chopped fine
2 Tbs. fenugreek seed, ground
1 Tbs. coriander seed, ground
8 - 10 cardamom pods, ground
1 Tbs. kelp or dulse
1 1/2 pounds Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-73784523922780658652009-12-21T22:19:00.002-05:002010-01-09T22:10:38.015-05:00Apple, Date, Cinnamon CookiesMy son and I made these this afternoon to send to my children who will not be able to be with us for Christmas.
They are very moist and delicate cookies will a low sugar content.
This recipe makes about a dozen cookies.
Mix together in a large bowl:
1 Granny Smith apple, cored and chopped
1/2 cup dates, soaked, pitted, and chopped
Beat together in separate bowl:
1 Tablespoon oil or melted Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-64551609810355655132009-11-03T16:54:00.002-05:002010-01-09T22:39:08.429-05:00Saint Hildegard Cookies of JoyHildegard von Bingen was born in 1098. She was a visionary, a Benedictine abbess, a scholar and correspondent with popes, scholars, kings and queens. Her writings include books of natural science, medicine, theology, metaphysics and music. She is the composer and lyricist for the earliest recorded music by a woman. As a scientist and healer, she promoted natural medicine that integrated physical,Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-27503815613805777952009-10-16T19:19:00.002-04:002009-10-16T20:19:14.428-04:00Flu vaccines revealed as the greatest quackery ever pushed in the history of medicineby Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor(NaturalNews) Prepare to have your world rocked. What you're about to read here will leave you astonished, inspired and outraged all at the same time. You're about to be treated to some little-known information demonstrating why seasonal flu vaccines are utterly worthless and why their continued promotion is based entirely on fabricated studies Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-1683722348846373902009-10-07T10:22:00.005-04:002009-10-07T10:51:50.903-04:00What to do about Chicken PoxChicken pox seems to be making the 'rounds recently. Since the vaccine, few young children have had the experience of this formerly common, mild, but uncomfortable childhood disease. Older children, and even adults, are more likely to have a difficult time with the outbreak.I did some research on chicken pox. Herpes zoster is implicated in both chicken pox and shingles. Chicken pox is generally aGrains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-72154184370767489632009-08-27T20:51:00.005-04:002009-08-27T21:58:03.100-04:00You ARE What You EatEverything you put in your mouth has an effect on your body – for good or ill. There is no neutral ground. It must pack the best nutrition. The body expects to be fed something that will give it what it needs to build, repair, and strengthen itself.Read that again . . . . Think carefully about it. Not all food is equally nourishing. Foods which lack nutrients cause your body to become Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336859061868901936.post-77493929433475740592009-07-31T08:13:00.000-04:002009-07-31T08:14:24.751-04:00Raw Gingerbread Men RecipeRaw Gingerbread MenFrom Karen Knowler, Raw Food Coach in Englandhttp://www.therawfoodcoach.com/products/50_quick_and_easy_recipes.phpRawcookies It all began with a desire to replace my son's "healthy" (organic, no junk) gingerbread men with truly healthy ones just a couple of days ago. As my mind kicked in to try and figure out how this could be possible and with a little search on the web for Grains of Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00779881502024894868noreply@blogger.com0