Solar Living
October 24, 2009
Jimi and I were raw food vegans for many years, and began to feel that our diets were lacking in starch and protein. Being natural hygienists, we never got into the complex combinations that some raw fooders concoct using blenders, food processors and even dehydrators,...
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The Joneses
October 10, 2009
In 1949, Wilson and Helen Jones moved their young family to a small town in Southern California in order to have the space for a small-scale family orchard, garden and goat dairy, and also to get away from the smog developing in the Los Angeles basin. Their approach to diet was so unusual for the 1950s that they rarely ate food prepared by others. Their children brought home-made lunches to school. Later on when the soda craze was in full swing, sodas were off limits to their teens. Christmas,...
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The Avoid List
October 11, 2009
People who eat food adulterated by the food conglomerates tend to be heavier than their primitive relatives. They have more problems with their teeth and gums. Their bones are weaker. They are more prone to degenerative diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer and arthritis. This was proved in 1939 by Dr. Weston A. Price D.D.S. in his book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, A Comparison of Primitive and Modern Diets and Their Effects. Retraining the tastes to hunger for natural foods...
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Food Combining
October 12, 2009
Changing to nutrient dense carbohydrates from refined carbohydrates might seem to trigger digestive problems unless you understand about food combining. Some food combinations are difficult for the stomach and intestines to digest when eaten together because each food requires specialized enzymatic conditions in the stomach and intestines in order for optimal digestion and assimilation of that food to take place. Using the rules of food combining will help prevent gas and indigestion due to...
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The Food Meditation
October 13, 2009
We all have bad habits, and we all like our bad habits and don't want to let them go. So, we have to start very slowly adding a good habit to our collection of bad ones. One good one is the food meditation. Whenever you eat or drink, roll the food or drink around the mouth with the tongue or slowly chew and read the list of ingredients on the bottle, can or package. If it is a completely natural food, it won't come in a package with ingredients, and the meditation can begin with visualizing the...
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How Acid or Alkaline Are You?
October 14, 2009
The science of food combining encourages a choice for every meal: starch or protein, since both are not allowed together. Actually, starch is probably more important than protein. Natural, unrefined starches do contain a moderate amount of protein, and moderate amounts of protein are much healthier than overdoing protein, which stresses the kidneys and other organs. Natural, unrefined starches contain the fiber needed to maintain a healthy digestive tract. They contain an ample amount of food...
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Blood Pressure
October 15, 2009
It might be nice to just put yourself under someone else's care and do whatever they recommend. They had the years of medical training while you focused on other information. This however, is a reckless attitude. You must learn all you can about any medication you or a family member are prescribed. Some medications or herbal formulas you might be presented with from an M.D., pharmacist, acupuncturist, chiropractor, or naturopath could affect your blood pressure (or other issue) by blocking or...
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Antioxidants
October 16, 2009
Oxidation is defined as the loss of one or more electrons when two or more substances interact. Those substances may or may not include oxygen. Sometimes oxidation can be destructive, such as the rusting of an automobile or the spoiling of fresh fruit....
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Metabolic Typing
October 21, 2009
Recently I attended a nutritional lecture given by Shirley Michael, Ph.D. This is her take on nutrition, that it was wrong for so called nutritional experts to advocate low protein, low fat, high carb diets, as if they were the perfect diet for everyone interested in weight loss, low cholesterol, improved fitness and health. Not only does Shirley proclaim that they were dead wrong for some but that they were seriously wrong for millions of others. The "right diet for all people" approach led to...
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My First Ethanol Batch
August 25, 2009
This was my first attempt at the distillation of ethanol, although I have fermented before. I started with a 5 gallon bucket full of carob pods which I soaked in a trash can with water for 12 hours, then laid out on a screen and watered with a sprinkler twice a day for 30 minutes for about 2 weeks. (Not sure what this accomplished, I was trying to sprout the seeds in the pods, but only one seed sprouted.)...
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The Baha'i Way of Kindness to Animals, Earth, the Poor, and Self
March 17, 2009
The exemplar to Baha'is, 'Abdu'l-Baha, has written: "Regarding the eating of animal flesh and abstinence therefrom, know thou of a certainty that, in the beginning of creation, God determined the food of every living being, and to eat contrary to that determination is not approved. For instance, beasts of prey, such as the wolf, lion and leopard, are endowed with ferocious, tearing instruments, such as hooked talons and claws. From this it is evident that the food of such beasts is meat.... But...
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THE RAINBOW OF LIGHT
January 4, 2009
I stand right where She planted me;She made me I've a right to be.
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In the Click of a Mouse
May 11, 2008
(a what-if senario)A shot of a southern California hillside from a distance. The brush is dry but in the middle is a green area. Zooming in on the green area reveals a number of small, primitive-looking huts made of plant fibers. Someone is playing a reed flute, someone is accompanying the flute with 2 sticks being struck together rhythmically. Then a digerie doo joins and the trio is revealed sitting on a crude bench, all nude, various races. Before them are a few more people gathered...
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Health and Healing
July 11, 2008
The profession of medical doctor is a demanding one. Knowledge of surgical procedures and brand-name drugs is highly specialized. When we need surgery or brand-name medications we are thankful for those knowledgeable professionals! ...
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Health and Healing
March 6, 2008
For what it is worth here are some phrases from health & healing prophets of the past. Contentment is the most important thing under all circumstances, to avoid morbid lassitude conditions. Never yield to grief or sorrow. Avoid misery & remember that jealousy consumes the body & anger burns the liver. Avoid them as you would any danger. When submitting to medical opinion always undertake the jouney to comply with self healing, not in the hands of doctors. It is sure & certain that the Great...
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Transition to Real Living!
August 8, 2008
Visualize yourself in a perfectly healthy body. There is total freedom of movement, no pain, the body is the perfect weight; it is the ready, tireless vehicle for your every desire. ...
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There Is No Perfect Diet, Only Live-It
September 29, 2008
If in the natural hygiene movement (NH) or any other diet someone devised a perfect meal plan it would not be so for everyone, as we all have individual constitutions alike and different. Hence there is no such thing as the perfect diet. The whole idea of a perfect diet simply does not fit with food or nourishment as we truely understand it in NH. We must always remember that nourishment always fits into a person's current state of health & place in life. As we all know, food is not the be all...
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Natural Hygiene
July 12, 2008
Natural hygiene is a way of self-care that is as close to nature as possible. Food is eaten in a natural state, fresh, unheated, with little or no processing. If any grooming products other than pure water are used, they are from raw plant sources and unadulterated with chemicals. Natural fibers are worn on the body, and used for the bed. Practices such as sunning and sleeping outdoors are highly valued. Indoor environments are kept free of toxins....
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Definition of Natural Hygiene
December 19, 2008
Most are no doubt familiar with these definitions, yet here they are for reminder & clarity.
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Crochet Cotton Hat Pattern
February 1, 2009
Crochet Hat fits a small adultI Sugar and Cream cotton yarn
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Conversation with George
February 4, 2009
George: I'm carrying this big abdomen around with me, and it is embarrassing. I don't know what to do about it. You don't seem to have that problem, Jera. What do you do? What would you do if you were me?...