Simple Raw and Natural

Today I woke up feeling a little sick with a headache and general sick feeling.  My body felt like it wanted to start fasting, so I decided to go super clean today with fresh fruits and herbs.  I plan to stick with this until I get my weight down some. First order of the day was to go to Walmart for groceries.  I spent $52.00 for two watermelons, cantaloupe, honeydew, organic broccoli, 2 bunches cilantro, kale, organic romaine, six avocados, two packages organic celery, a bag of organic lemons, a bag of organic limes, two organic cucumbers, two organic bell peppers, and some ginger root. There is a new business near Hot Springs Village called Country Market.  This business is so good for our community.  I hope they will garner lots of support.  They sell fresh produce, much of it organic.  There is a garden next to the store where they grow some of the produce they sell.  I bought some peaches that had been picked this morning, and I bou...

I started the day with a walk around the neighborhood and the garden. There is a honey bee on the moon flower!  The moon flowers were showing out this morning. There is a butterfly on the sunflower.  Travis and I are purging the house and getting ready for a garage sale on Friday and Saturday.  Today was another day of selecting things for the sale, getting them priced, and setting up the garage for the sale. Breakfast:   Watermelon Lunch:  Green Smoothies, Watermelon, Cherries, Goody Balls Dinner:  Salad (romaine, sprouts, onion, tomatoes); Dressing (olive oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, garlic, Braggs seasoning, Himalayan sea salt); Sauerkraut; Zucchini Spaghetti with Sun Dried Tomato Sauce. After dinner we drove in to Hot Springs to go to the concert performed by the Hot Springs Community Band.  The community band does a series of free concerts through the summer at Whittington Park.  Since the temperature this afterno...

We are getting ready for a garage sale this coming Friday and Saturday.  We are in the process of turning the house upside down finding things that we can sell.  The rule is, "If it doesn't serve, let it go." I met my friend, Connie, for dinner at Ruby Tuesday.  We had such a good time catching up on everything.  We meet every three months, and it is always a joy.  She has a way of making people feel good.  I was on my 9th day of all raw until I helped myself to some of the potato salad and broccoli salad on the salad bar. Connie and me.       My sister, Sheila, told a funny story about our Mom.  She told Mom she had lightened her hair so that her hair could grow in and be it's natural color.  Sheila- "I probably have as much gray as you do".  Mom- "My hair is not gray."  Sheila - "You do have some gray."  Mom - "No, I don't.  I know my hair is not as black as it used to be, but it's not gray."  ...

Today was the raw food group meeting at my house. What an awesome group of people!  The food was great, and the conversation was better.  There was much discussion about health and creativity.  It was a great time. Erika, Janis, Michael, Pamela, Linda and Jackie  I demonstrated how to make pasta from zucchini.  I made the Italian Tomato Basil Zucchini Pasta recipe that was posted on 5/30/12.   Italian Tomato Basil Zucchini Pasta .   I also made spaghetti from zucchini using the spiral vegetable slicer  which is available on Amazon for about $35.00.  I made a sun-dried tomato sauce to serve over the spaghetti.  This recipe made a blender full. Sun Dried Tomato Sauce 2 - 3  cups of sun  dried  tomatoes (save soak water)   4 - 6  dates 1 clove garlic little bit of olive oil 2 Tbsp apple cider vinegar 1 tsp sea salt water  few leaves of basil, chopped 1 tsp of Bragg's seasoning  ...

I listened to a Matt Monarch video this morning on YouTube.  He and his wife, Angela, pointed out that the more foods you eliminate from your diet, the faster you will detox.  Water fasting is the fastest way to detox, followed by juice fasting, mono-dieting, raw foods only, and cooked whole foods.  Dr. Fielder teaches and demonstrates that a 100% raw food is sufficient for healing and maintaining good health for the long term.  Much healing can be done outside of a fast...just be eating a raw food diet.  Fasting will be more effective if it is done only when you develop an acute illness.  Here is a link to Matt Monarch's video about slow vs fast detox: Slow Vs. Fast Detox Travis and I spent a little time in the garden this morning.  I planted a six pack of cherry tomatoes and some zinnias.  Travis planted some marigold's.  Maybe the deer will eat the flowers and leave our veggies alone. The moon flowers are looking pretty. Tomat...

The Farm Recipe Books by Dr. John Fielder arrived in the mail today.  Several people ordered copies when they attended his lectures in Hot Springs and Little Rock.  I'll try to get them delivered soon. John Fielder sent me an email this morning with a suggestion to help us with our garden.  He recommends that we buy and read A Handbook for the New Agriculture by Michael Astera.  I hope to order one very soon.  The book is available from Soil Minerals.Com  Here is the link:   A Handbook for the New Agriculture by Michael Astera . Travis and I worked in the garden today.  I planted the cucumber plants from the Walmart clearance rack to replace the ones the deer ate.  In six packs I planted Bibb lettuce and Margold tomatoes.  In the garden I planted zucchini squash and garlic chives.  Since the deer ate all the tops, Travis harvested the potatoes.  He cleared out some of the kale that the cabbage worms had destroyed and p...

We have been traveling for over two weeks with the family.  We went to Perdido Key, FL for a few days at the beach with daughter Molly, son-in-law Ken, and grandchildren Zac, Braeden and Ashlyn.  Our diet was not as healthy as it is when we are at home, but the sunshine and walking on the beach were nice. Travis and me at the beach. Braeden, Ken, Molly, Ashlyn and Zac at the beach. The reason I didn't eat as much raw when I was traveling was in order to make it easier on everyone else.  It seems that the others are not as interested in going to markets and eating whole, natural foods as I am.  Dr. Fielder teaches that we should always take care of ourselves first so maybe next time I will need to think of myself first, especially when it comes to what I eat.   I did choose mostly healthy foods, though. One day Travis and I drove in to Pensacola and visited a vegan restaurant called End of the Line Cafe.  We had the reuben sandwich, squash soup,...

It's time to once again focus on simplifying my life and living freer.  There are more things on my daily schedule than I can possibly do.  A good indicator of what you truly want to do is what you actually do.  The things that tend not to get done just need to be eliminated.  Gone.  So good-bye for now to trying to learn French. Maybe I'll spend my mornings doing outdoor things, but in an unstructured way.  Maybe I'll want to walk. or work in the garden, or go for a boat ride, or sit on the deck.  The afternoons would be a good time for working on my Natural Hygiene lessons or projects, practicing the flute, and doing computer work.  The  evening will be perfect for blogging and Ebay. Life is not about achieving goals and getting things done. - Jim Rosen Lunch:  Watermelon, Avocado, Banana Dinner:  Zucchini Tomato Basil Pasta; Green Salad (romaine, mushrooms, olives, radish, chives); Oil and Vinegar Salad Dressing;...