Last week, I listed ten things I encouraged my family to add in to their lives to help them feel better. I think it is always easier to make changes if we focus on what we are getting, rather than thinking about being deprived. Here's the rest of the list that I sent to my mom and sister, full of all kinds of good stuff. Enjoy!
11. Add in raw, organic, cold-pressed olive oil and coconut oil. And not only are they great with food, but you can use them on your skin as a moisturizer! Plus, most cats love coconut oil--my son lets Lily and Barkley lick a little off of his fingers.
12. Switch from peanut butter to any other kind of raw nut butter. Most peanuts have mold (not the kind you can see) on them, and can be toxic. Try switching to raw almond, cashew, or macadamia nut butter.
13. Switch to sprouted bread, like Ezekiel Bread. A quick and easy snack is to toast a slice, and then add coconut oil and a little sea salt. Yum!
14. Dry brush your skin with a stiff brush before you shower to get your lymphatic system going. Start at your ankles and brush up in the direction of your heart, and then start at your hands and brush toward your heart.
15. Eat some prunes. I don't believe this requires further explanation.
16. Switch to unrefined sea salt instead of regular table salt. You can also find dulse in a shaker at most grocery stores; it's a seaweed that gives food a salty flavor, and a good source of iodine.
17. Add some fresh raw garlic to food. If you're not feeling well, increase your intake. One interesting way to get some garlic into your system is to take the pit out of a medjool date, peel a garlic clove, stuff it in the date and eat.
18. Use carrot sticks, celery, or jicama instead of chips with salsa, guacamole, and hummus.
19. Wrap avocado in a piece of raw nori seaweed, add sea salt and olives and some hummus or guacamole, and then roll it up and eat it like a burrito.
20. Switch to sprouted grain pasta, or try some gluten-free pasta. I make an easy sauce for this by melting some grass-fed butter or Earth Balance butter (I get the soy-free sticks--it's a vegan butter), adding minced raw garlic, and then sprinkling with sea salt.
Here's to you feeling GREAT!
