Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Greetings, I'm working on an article for East of the River Community Paper. The focus is Thanksgiving Dinner Makeover. Any chefs out there who can help me explain to readers all the wonderful "uncooked" things they can eat during Thanksgiving? I'd like to include some health benefits to not over eating on over cooked food during the cold and flu season. I've already contacted the Vegetarian Society of DC and was referred to Live and Direct Cuisine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks! Monica Z. UtseyPresidentSouthern DC Mocha Momshttp://www.southerndcmochamoms.com/202.479.0222 phone202.484.5680 fax202.487.6033 cellularYou are not an African because you are born in Africa. You are an African because Africa is born in you.-Marimba Ani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Greetings Monica, I’m sure Lynda Carter would be of great assistance. She is also planning a Live Thanksgiving Feast next month. She has great recipes! And they already in a mini-book form for Thanksgiving. She can be found at www.aliveandraw.com Be well, ~Sunyatta www.VegSoul.com zionismyjoy [zionismyjoy] Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:54 PM Thanksgiving Dinner Makeover Greetings, I'm working on an article for East of the River Community Paper. The focus is Thanksgiving Dinner Makeover. Any chefs out there who can help me explain to readers all the wonderful " uncooked " things they can eat during Thanksgiving? I'd like to include some health benefits to not over eating on over cooked food during the cold and flu season. I've already contacted the Vegetarian Society of DC and was referred to Live and Direct Cuisine. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks! Monica Z. Utsey President Southern DC Mocha Moms http://www.southerndcmochamoms.com/ 202.479.0222 phone 202.484.5680 fax 202.487.6033 cellular You are not an African because you are born in Africa. You are an African because Africa is born in you. -Marimba Ani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Hi Monica, Here are a few things you may want to consider. 1. Processed Foods: The "good" stuff has been taken out of most prepackaged, processed foods, leaving you with only harmful preservatives, fat and useless calories. It's not just the obvious junk foods that cause you problems. Many so-called health foods are anything but healthy. Companies routinely strip them of their nutrients and fiber content, replacing them with unwholesome substances that promote heightened taste and long shelf life, but do you a great deal of harm. 2. Sugar: Sugar is indisputably linked to a range of health problems. If it were invented today, there is a little doubt the FDA would refuse to approve it. That's how toxic it is. A leading contributor to obesity, tooth decay and menstrual irregularities, this habit-forming killer can lead to hypoglycemia - with accompanying body weakness, headaches, poor vision, loss of coordination, anxiety, personality shifts - and, eventually, diabetes. Although the average American consumes on average 39 teaspoons of sugar each day, it takes only 300 grams for it to begin suppressing your immune system, exposing you to all sorts of conditions and disease. 3. White Flour: A refined carbohydrate, white flour can have a severe negative impacton people, especially those who are sensitive to it and do not even know it. Yo-yo diets may be a thing of the past with refined carbohydrates out of your system. Are you ready to be naturally thin? 4. White Table Salt: Causes the body to retain water, which subsequently can causea condition called edema, in which swelling of the connective tissues in the joints inhibits motion and causes pain similar to threat of arthritis. As this inflammatory process progresses, it engages the ankles, wrists, knees, elbows and all other joints, finally limiting full mobility. 5. Meats: With a high potential for microbial contamination, including the deadly pathogen E.coli, the trouble with meat only begins with modern agricultural practices. Even under the best conditions, eating beef -- high in saturated fat and cholesterol -- puts people at risk for heart disease, hardening of the arteries and numerous cancers,including cancer of the colon, rectum and breast. It is also hard on the kidneys and liver. 6. Dairy: Despite their high level of calcium, dairy products can harm you -- and even its calcium doesn't seem to be doing people much good. The five nations leadingin the consumption of dairy also lead the world in the incidence of osteoporosis, the very disease dairy products are touted as preventing. If that weren't enough proof, the five nations that consume the least dairy, including Japan and China, also have the lowest incidence of osteoporosis. And did you know that women in the U.S. are 400 times more likely to have breast cancer than women in Japan? Homogenized, pasteurized milk can be full of dangerous pathogens, including E.coli, and can lead to allergies and mal-absorption problems. Antibiotics and synthetic hormones given to cows are found in commercially produced milk too. In your diet, cheeses fare no better. They are high in fat and can lead gallstones and other gallbladder problems, as well as hardening of the arteries. Soft cheeses can be the sources of listeria, a cause of miscarriage and death. 7. Caffeine: An addictive stimulant and diuretic, caffeine can have a variety of negative effects on the body, including mineral-deficiency, overstressed adrenal glands and a nervous system put into such a state of overdrive that anxiety, hyperactivity and insomnia are the results. In studies of women, caffeine has correlated with fibrocystic breasts and uterine fibroids. 8. Alcohol: Drinking alcohol contributes to the loss of valuable nutrients, including B vitamins, Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and manganese. It also causes liver irritation and inflammation, which can lead to deadly cirrhosis of the liver. Blood sugar disorders and breast cancers are other health conditions linked alcohol. When detoxifying, be sure to reinvigorate your body folic acid, niacin, Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and manganese. A daily dosage of milk thistle can promote liver health. 9. Nicotine: The dangers of smoking by now are well documented. The entire body is adversely impacted by this toxic habit, from lungs to heart to brain. There simply is no upside to it. However, addition to nicotine is a tough one to kick. It takes a commitment some people never are able to muster. Taken from Gary Null’s "7 Steps to Perfect Health" 10. Cooked Foods: Raw plant food should be the only food eaten by human beings. Humanity's habit of eating cooked food must be abandoned once and for all. This isthe absolute command of Nature. The consumption of cooked food is the most unnatural savagery in the history of humankind. It is an atrocity no one seems to be aware of and to which everybody falls an unconscious victim. What you eat deeply and radically affects the way you think, feel, and behave. It drastically affects the entire life process of planet Earth. No matter how strange the idea may seem to some, it is the absolute truth that humanity must accept. To most, the truth is stranger than fiction. Taken from "Nature's First Law" by Arlin, Dini and WolfeAlso go here for additional information: http://hellahealthyfoods.com Good Health to You Elaine vote. - Register online to vote today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2004 Report Share Posted October 20, 2004 Good stuff. Thanks Elaine. BEV E. Rice-Fells [shortydemp] Wednesday, October 20, 2004 1:35 PM Re: Thanksgiving Dinner Makeover Hi Monica, Here are a few things you may want to consider. 1. Processed Foods: The " good " stuff has been taken out of most prepackaged, processed foods, leaving you with only harmful preservatives, fat and useless calories. It's not just the obvious junk foods that cause you problems. Many so-called health foods are anything but healthy. Companies routinely strip them of their nutrients and fiber content, replacing them with unwholesome substances that promote heightened taste and long shelf life, but do you a great deal of harm. 2. Sugar: Sugar is indisputably linked to a range of health problems. If it were invented today, there is a little doubt the FDA would refuse to approve it. That's how toxic it is. A leading contributor to obesity, tooth decay and menstrual irregularities, this habit-forming killer can lead to hypoglycemia - with accompanying body weakness, headaches, poor vision, loss of coordination, anxiety, personality shifts - and, eventually, diabetes. Although the average American consumes on average 39 teaspoons of sugar each day, it takes only 300 grams for it to begin suppressing your immune system, exposing you to all sorts of conditions and disease. 3. White Flour: A refined carbohydrate, white flour can have a severe negative impacton people, especially those who are sensitive to it and do not even know it. Yo-yo diets may be a thing of the past with refined carbohydrates out of your system. Are you ready to be naturally thin? 4. White Table Salt: Causes the body to retain water, which subsequently can causea condition called edema, in which swelling of the connective tissues in the joints inhibits motion and causes pain similar to threat of arthritis. As this inflammatory process progresses, it engages the ankles, wrists, knees, elbows and all other joints, finally limiting full mobility. 5. Meats: With a high potential for microbial contamination, including the deadly pathogen E.coli, the trouble with meat only begins with modern agricultural practices. Even under the best conditions, eating beef -- high in saturated fat and cholesterol -- puts people at risk for heart disease, hardening of the arteries and numerous cancers,including cancer of the colon, rectum and breast. It is also hard on the kidneys and liver. 6. Dairy: Despite their high level of calcium, dairy products can harm you -- and even its calcium doesn't seem to be doing people much good. The five nations leadingin the consumption of dairy also lead the world in the incidence of osteoporosis, the very disease dairy products are touted as preventing. If that weren't enough proof, the five nations that consume the least dairy, including Japan and China, also have the lowest incidence of osteoporosis. And did you know that women in the U.S. are 400 times more likely to have breast cancer than women in Japan? Homogenized, pasteurized milk can be full of dangerous pathogens, including E.coli, and can lead to allergies and mal-absorption problems. Antibiotics and synthetic hormones given to cows are found in commercially produced milk too. In your diet, cheeses fare no better. They are high in fat and can lead gallstones and other gallbladder problems, as well as hardening of the arteries. Soft cheeses can be the sources of listeria, a cause of miscarriage and death. 7. Caffeine: An addictive stimulant and diuretic, caffeine can have a variety of negative effects on the body, including mineral-deficiency, overstressed adrenal glands and a nervous system put into such a state of overdrive that anxiety, hyperactivity and insomnia are the results. In studies of women, caffeine has correlated with fibrocystic breasts and uterine fibroids. 8. Alcohol: Drinking alcohol contributes to the loss of valuable nutrients, including B vitamins, Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and manganese. It also causes liver irritation and inflammation, which can lead to deadly cirrhosis of the liver. Blood sugar disorders and breast cancers are other health conditions linked alcohol. When detoxifying, be sure to reinvigorate your body folic acid, niacin, Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and manganese. A daily dosage of milk thistle can promote liver health. 9. Nicotine: The dangers of smoking by now are well documented. The entire body is adversely impacted by this toxic habit, from lungs to heart to brain. There simply is no upside to it. However, addition to nicotine is a tough one to kick. It takes a commitment some people never are able to muster. Taken from Gary Null’s " 7 Steps to Perfect Health " 10. Cooked Foods: Raw plant food should be the only food eaten by human beings. Humanity's habit of eating cooked food must be abandoned once and for all. This isthe absolute command of Nature. The consumption of cooked food is the most unnatural savagery in the history of humankind. It is an atrocity no one seems to be aware of and to which everybody falls an unconscious victim. What you eat deeply and radically affects the way you think, feel, and behave. It drastically affects the entire life process of planet Earth. No matter how strange the idea may seem to some, it is the absolute truth that humanity must accept. To most, the truth is stranger than fiction. Taken from " Nature's First Law " by Arlin, Dini and WolfeAlso go here for additional information: http://hellahealthyfoods.com Good Health to You Elaine vote. - Register online to vote today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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