Fruit and Vegetables! Not only are they delicious; they are absolutely essential for optimum health. For a long time I thought fruit and vedge are fruit and vedge, but now I’m starting to appreciate the benefits of eating organic. Not only do they taste that little bit better but they are so much cleaner for our bodies; and with all those nasty toxins around us every single day; in the air, what we put on our skin, in our hair, on our clothes (I could go on and on) why not take something away? It’s well worth it, especially if you’re looking to start a family (Men and Women); every little bit counts right. Continue reading
Yummy Warming Happy Healthy Kidney Cookies
Ingredients – it goes without saying – please use organic where possible
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½(half) cup unflavoured protein powder
- if you prefer not to use protein powder, just add another ¼ cup of rolled oats
- ½ tsp maca powder
- optional – helps to balance hormones (available at health food stores)
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- 1/3 cup chocolate chunks
- If you’re steering clear of chocolate replace with sultanas/rains
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp turmericsee my previous post about the huge health benefits of turmeric
- 1/3 cup tahini
- ¼ cup rice syrup
- 1 tbsp coconut oi
Method
- Preheat oven to 150 degree C and line a baking sheet with baking paper
- Mix in a large bowel oats, protein power, maca powder, walnuts, chocolate chunks, cinnamon, turmeric
- In a separate smaller bowel whisk together tahini, rice syrup and coconut oil
- Pour liquid over dry ingredients and stir/process until completely coated
- Wet hands between making each cookie and form into thick cookies
- Bake for 15 – 20 minutes
- They’ll still be a pretty soft but harden as they cool
- Allow to cool and then enjoy.
Do you experience
- Aversion to cold
- Cold extremities (hands and feet)
- Oedema (lower body)
- Weak knees
- Lower back pain
- Mental lethargy
- Frequent urination especially at night
- Morning diarrhoea (5am)
- Asthma
- Pale, swollen tongue
- Premenstrual lower back pain
- Fertility associated issues including:-
- Profuse cervical fluid
- Low basal body temperature
- Shortened luteal phase (phase between ovulation and your period)
- Lack of Sexual desire / low libido
According to Chinese medicine you may have a Kidney Yang deficiency.
As well as these “Yummy warming healthy happy kidney cookies” here are some further general guidelines for nourishing a Kidney Yang deficiency:- Continue reading
Cold and flu? Reach for the Elderberries!
Hello, I hope you’re having a good day and are well. I seem to be surrounded by a lot of colds and flus at the moment and if you are like me and simply just don’t have time to take a week off with a cold or flu, next time you feel the beginning signs (run down, lethargic, tickly throat and/or tender ears) do yourself and get yourself some elderberry supplements (Samucol produce easy to take capsules which are sold at most chemists). Sambucus nigra fruit ( black elderberry) has been reported to possess alterative (through evidence is shown to alter favourably the course of an ailment), anti-bacterial, anti-depressant, anti-diabetic, antioxidant, anti-viral, diuretic, emetic, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidaemia, immuno-modulating, immuno-stimulating, laxative, and sudorific actions. Continue reading
Sugar – not so sweet!
Hello, I hope you’re having a beautiful weekend. Thank you for your patience, between getting engaged (therefore planning a wedding), working full time and studying part time, let me just say time has run away with itself a little but here we are – so let us focus on the present! My past few submissions have been about those amazing foods research suggests is able to prevent the onset, development and mortality of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), this piece will focus on the ‘Devil’… Continue reading
Part 3 of great food for a healthy cardiovascular system – Apples
Can an apple a day really help keep the doctor away?
Research says yes – especially long term and especially when we look at cardiovascular disease. Fruit and vegetables (my favourites) have long been associated with good health and the prevention of chronic health conditions. Evidence suggests it is the constituent of soluble fibre, pectin as well as the phytochemicals; polyphenols, and flavonoids in apples which are most beneficial for CVD prevention and progression. Continue reading
Part 2 of great food for a healthy cardiovascular system – Fish
We all know fish is good for us but why and how can increasing intake reduce CVD risk factors?
Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are long chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and are the constituents of fish evidence suggests is responsible for the cardiovascular health benefits, due to their proven anti-inflammatory, anti-lipidemic, anti-platelet anti-arrhythmic and vasodilatory properties. Continue reading
Olive oil, fish and apples. What do these 3 things have in common?
They are all wonderful foods containing amazing phytochemicals (plant-derived compounds understood to be responsible for their health benefits) that fight against cardiovascular disease; the general term used to describe a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels and regarded as the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the western world. In order for me to give you the why on each of these amazing foods I’ve decided to break this post up into 3 parts so not to leave any stone unturned? Part 1 will focus on olive oil. Continue reading
The power of vitamin C
What do papaya, red capsicum, broccoli, strawberries, oranges, pineapple, kiwi fruit and Brussels sprouts all have in common?
They are all super tasty, they are all chock-full of nutrients and they are all excellent sources of vitamin C.
Vitamin C is an essential nutrient understood to do wonders for the human body by:- Continue reading
WellWithNature’s Super Green Goodness smoothie
Hello! I hope you’re having a good day! Welcome to 2016, I hope the year has started for you as kindly as it has me. In light of a new year and to follow on with my love of fruits and vegetables, I want to share with you a magic potion I like to call ‘Natural Healing Wonderer’s Super Green Goodness’ I make for myself and my partner in the mornings. There is nothing like a nutrient packed glass of goodness to freshen you up and to set you off for a beautiful day ahead.
Ingredients – per person
- 1 cup of kale
- ½ cucumber
- ½ lemon
- 1 teaspoon of fresh turmeric – chopped or minced
- A pinch of black pepper
- A few parsley leaves
- 1.5 cups of coconut water (more can be added if preferred)
Method
- Add everything to the blender and hit go until smooth
- Enjoy!
Now for the why: Continue reading
Tis the season to try dandy
Hello, I hope you’re having a fantastic day! First of all I just want to thank all of you who have supported Natural Healing Wonderer by following this blog; it is very much appreciated 🙂
December is the season to be jolly; to eat rich foods and for a lot of us to have that one or two drinks more than we probably should; all of which puts a little extra stress on the liver and gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Continue reading
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