Live Long Naturally

THE WHITE HOUSE GARDEN!

Kitchen Gardeners (.org) has done an excellent job at highlighting the White House Garden for 2009. By now, the President and First Lady have had plenty of time to experience the wonderful taste of real food and the benefits it can do for ones body and wallet.  We can only hope it inspire them to make it a part of the forever talked about Healthcare Reform.

There’s nothing like eating off the land of your own garden, whether in a yard or a raised bed. You don’t need a whole lot of space to grow a season of crop. Many people are even growing vertical gardens. My winter crop consists of a salad… beets, carrots, spinach, lettuce, indeterminate tomatoes, and broccoli. I’ve also planted some edible flowers such as Nasturtium and pansy’s. I cannot wait to eat my first homegrown bowl of salad! 

I encourage you to look over the site by clicking on the photo – you may be inspired to grow your own, buy local, in season, and/or organic from your local CSA or Farmers’ Market. 

May you live long and naturally with REAL food!

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will be to fast one day each week… 

Years ago when I had a really busy schedule on the road as a truck driver… I decided to fast one day a week for an entire year.My body and mind felt great, not to mention lighter! Keeping busy makes fasting quite easy and very doable so long as you pack enough liquids to carry you through the day. A gallon is great amount to strive for – it can come in the form of herbal teas, fresh juice (or diluted bottle juice), plain water or by adding raw apple cider vinegar or chlorophyll to your water. I also I like drinking the “Master Cleanse” drink as part of my one day fast.

Anyone can fast successfully when you wean yourself off food the day (or more before). My goal the day prior to and after my one day fast is to eat as much raw vegan food as possible. By this I don’t mean to stuff myself, what I do mean is in place of cooked heavy foods. Eating raw and vegan is by no means a requirement, it just makes easing into and out of fasting a healthier approach.

I have not made a New Years Resolution in decades, however… what I have done is get people together for what I call a Detox Challenge. This one day of fasting was one way for me to help a friend get back on track with her health. Fasting does wonders for the body, mind, and spirit – it gives me more productive hours one day a week.

Got a health promoting New Year Resolution?

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