MOTHER'S MELONS OR NATURAL MELONS

Improve Our Health

Let’s talk about melons today folks. You may ask why and my answer is their juicy flesh is rich in vitamin C and is a great source of potassium to help regulate fluid retention. They also taste very good, whether it is watermelon, cantaloupe or my favorite honey dew. Picking a ripe melon in season and breaking it open to eat is a ritual during the spring and summer. Today we are going to take it a little further and through in some nutritional information and delicious recipe as well.

Melons consist of over 92% water which can help keep the kidneys working well. The orange varieties are a great source of beta carotene and are also high in vitamin C, although amounts vary according to variety. All melons are rich in vitamin B6 and potassium and several varieties are high in the bioflavonoid group of plant chemicals, which have anti cancer, anti heart disease, and anti-aging properties. Melons are rich in soluble fiber, while watermelon is a particularly good source of lycopene, which helps protect against prostate cancer.

1.  High potassium content helps prevent fluid retention and balances sodium in the body which may help to reduce/regulate blood pressure.

1.  Soluble fiber content helps arterial health (circulation) and can help lower blood cholesterol again impacting blood pressure and reducing strain on the heart.

1.   The Beta Carotene content of the orange varieties is one of the highest of all fruits and vegetableThe carotenes possess antioxidant properties. Vitamin A serves several biological functions including involvement in the synthesis of certain glycoproteins. Vitamin A deficiency leads to abnormal bone development, disorders of the reproductive system, xerophthalmia (a drying condition of the cornea of the eye), and ultimately death.

1. Watermelon contains citrulline an amino acid that aids blood flow to muscles helpful for exercise and sports.

One tip is to understand unlike many other fruits melons do not ripen well once picked, so choose one with a rich fragrance which indicates it is ripe. Store your melons at cool to moderate temperature.

Now for the recipe:

Prosciutto Ham with Melon and Asparagus

Ingredients:

8 oz	Asparagus
1 small	Cantaloupe
2 oz	Prosciutto ham
6 oz	Mixed salad greens
¾ cup	Raspberries
½ cup	Ground cashews
1 tbsp	Balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp	Raspberry vinegar
2 tbsp	Orange juice (fresh squeezed when possible)

 

Directions:

1.      Trim the asparagus cutting the spears in half if they are long. Cook in a tall saucepan of lightly salted boiling water over medium heat for five minutes or until tender. Drain then refresh under cold running water and drain again. Set aside

2.      Cut the melon in half and scoop out the seeds. Cut into small wedges and cut away the rind.

3.      Separate the prosciutto ham slices and cut in half. Wrap the halved slices around the melon wedges.

4.      Arrange the salad greens on a large serving platter and place the melon wedges on top, together with the asparagus spears. Sprinkle on the raspberries and ground cashews.

5.      To make the dressing, pour the vinegars and juice into a screw top jar and shake until blended. Pour over the salad serve and enjoy.

So here is a nice recipe for you to try this weekend if you are living in a zone where cantaloupe is in season and if not store this so when it is you are ready to go. It provides a balanced ph which will help to further improve your health beyond the bullets listed above. In addition it is easy to do and inexpensive. I urge you try it and let me know how you like it.

So Get Up Get Moving and remember...............



CHIT CHAT WON"T BURN FAT

GOOD FOOD CAN PRODUCE

Bad Outcomes

I am posting this as a follow up to the Blog, "It's About More than Fat and Carbohydrates", and it will provide you additional information regarding the relationship and impact of blood ph on your health. Read and learn how to balance your fuel so that it has a positive impact on your body.

(NaturalNews) The typical American diet is a deadly one, consisting primarily of toxic and acid-forming foods like processed sugars, artificial sweeteners, refined grains, conventionally produced meats and dairy, and hidden genetically modified organisms. All this, combined with a plethora of other challenging environmental factors (such as lack of rest, psychological stress, and pharmaceutical drugs), mean it's no wonder that more and more people are being diagnosed with chronic, degenerative illnesses or otherwise deadly conditions for which modern conventional medicine claims to have no known cure.

One of the basic underlying problems with this unsustainable lifestyle - and there are many - is the average consumer's lack of understanding that the body must balance the blood's pH levels at a slightly alkaline level of 7.365 in order to survive. When a person ingests food to "burn" for fuel, the digestive and metabolic process transforms it into a kind of ash which is either acidic or alkaline. The laws of modern biochemistry further explain that it is not the organic matter of foods (whether the food itself is acidic or alkaline), but their inorganic matter (such as calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, sulfur, phosphorous; that is, how they break down in our bodies), that determines either the acidity or alkalinity of this ashy residue.

For this reason, and because all foods in nature contain both acid and alkaline-forming elements according to the Conscious Living Center, balance is either achieved or thwarted as a direct result of the foods we choose to eat. Too many acid-forming foods can have dire consequences for our health, with "acidosis" being a common diagnosis in diabetics, for example. This is because when the nutrients required to maintain this slightly alkaline state cannot be obtained from food, the body will instead draw from its own stores, like the bones or other vital tissues - damaging its ability to repair itself and detoxify heavy metals, thereby making a person more vulnerable to fatigue and illness. And the margin for error is small. Even an only slightly acidic pH of 6.9 can actually lead to coma and death.

Of course, the ultimate goal is balance. Eating too many alkalizing foods can lead to its own fair share of complications over time, but the risk of this is seemingly less likely, given the current sorry state of today's highly addictive consumerist diet. To combat the effects of such a diet, here are six of the most alkaline-forming foods to work into your everyday meals:

1. Root vegetables

Due to the healing "yang" nature of these foods in traditional Chinese medicine, and their tendency to be more rich in minerals than many other vegetables, it may be safe to say that you can't get enough of them. Look for radishes especially (black, red or white), as well as beets, carrots, turnips, horseradish and rutabaga. Ready to eat after steaming for just 15-20 minutes, root vegetables will help you feel both satiated and better grounded.

2. Cruciferous vegetables

These are the veggies we all know and love, made even more delicious with just a small amount of healthy, homemade sauce like pesto. Choose from broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and the like.

3. Leafy greens

These include kale, Swiss chard, turnip greens and spinach - of which spinach may in fact be the best pick. Known especially for its rich vitamin K and folate content, spinach is also packed with vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, antioxidants and fiber, helping to improve digestion and even vision.

4. Garlic

A true miracle food, garlic appears at the top of innumerable lists of foods that encourage overall health, and alkaline-forming food is no exception. Among its other benefits are its ability to promote cardiovascular and immune health by lowering blood pressure, cleansing the liver and fighting off disease.

5. Cayenne peppers (capsicum)

As part of a family of potent, tropical peppers which contain enzymes essential to endocrine function, cayenne is among the most alkalizing foods. It is known for its antibacterial properties and is a rich supply of vitamin A, making it a helpful agent in fighting off the harmful free radicals that lead to stress and illness.

6. Lemons

Lemons may be the most alkalizing food of all. As a natural disinfectant, it can heal wounds while also providing potent and immediate relief for hyperacidity and virus-related conditions, as well as coughs, colds, flu and heartburn. Lemon also works to energize the liver and promote detoxification.

So it can't hurt to think twice about what's on your plate at your next meal, but not doing so might. Just applying that age-old motherly advice to "eat your vegetables" can be a solid first step in achieving better health.

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So as you plan your meal make a conscious effort to add balance to your diet. It is really as simple as having a baked potato with your steak since potatoes are a root vegetable thus alkaline and protein as we know raises the acidic level of our blood. Again another opportunity to improve your health without minimal effort. Paying attention so you are able to implement is the key. So Get Up Get Moving and remember...

CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT

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BIRDS OF A FEATHER

Lie Together

What happened below may become the fate of the food and drug industries if they do not stop telling the lies. The same things are being done in the food industry to make their products more appealing to the consumer without the disclaimer, "this product may be dangerous to your health." Will it take a class action suit and continued judicial pressure to get them to tell the truth about what is in our food? Probably since they are making millions and the cost/benefit ratio is not potentially costly enough yet for them to repent.

Health enthusiast everywhere need to mobilize and put greater pressure on the responsible parties to cease and desist from continuing to beguile the public with the stories of greater health by buying and using their genetically altered, chemically infused, poisonous and debilitating produce. Read the article below and let's keep hope alive that one day we will get back the real food our Creator intended for us. 

FREDERIC J. FROMMER

From Associated Press

November 27, 2012 5:37 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish

corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 people a day.

U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler previously had said she wanted the industry to pay for corrective statements in various types of advertisements. But Tuesday's ruling is the first time she's laid out what the statements will say.

Each corrective ad is to be prefaced by a statement that a federal court has concluded that the defendant tobacco companies "deliberately deceived the American public about the health effects of smoking." Among the required statements are that smoking kills more people than murder, AIDS, suicide, drugs, car crashes and alcohol combined, and that "secondhand smoke kills over 3,000 Americans a year."

The corrective statements are part of a case the government brought in 1999 under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations. Kessler ruled in that case in 2006 that the nation's largest cigarette makers concealed the dangers of smoking for decades, and said she wanted the industry to pay for "corrective statements" in various types of ads, both broadcast and print. The Justice Department proposed corrective statements, which Kessler used as the basis for some of the ones she ordered Tuesday.

Tobacco companies had urged Kessler to reject the government's proposed industry-financed corrective statements; the companies called them "forced public confessions." They also said the statements were designed to "shame and humiliate" them. They had argued for statements that include the health effects and addictive qualities of smoking.

Kessler wrote that all of the corrective statements are based on specific findings of fact made by the court.

"This court made a number of explicit findings that the tobacco companies perpetuated fraud and deceived the public regarding the addictiveness of cigarettes and nicotine," she said.

A spokesman for Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation's biggest tobacco company, Philip Morris USA, said the company was studying the court's decision and did not provide any further comment. A spokesman for Reynolds American Inc., parent company of No. 2 cigarette maker, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., said the company was reviewing the ruling and considering its next steps.

The statements Kessler chose included five categories: adverse health effects of smoking; addictiveness of smoking and nicotine; lack of significant health benefit from smoking cigarettes marked as "low tar," ''light," etc.; manipulation of cigarette design and composition to ensure optimum nicotine delivery; and adverse health effects of exposure to secondhand smoke.

Among the statements within those categories:

• "Smoking kills, on average, 1,200 Americans. Every day."
• "Defendant tobacco companies intentionally designed cigarettes to make them more addictive."
• "When you smoke, the nicotine actually changes the brain — that's why quitting is so hard."
• "All cigarettes cause cancer, lung disease, heart attacks and premature death — lights, low tar, ultra lights and naturals. There is no safe cigarette."
• "Secondhand smoke causes lung cancer and coronary heart disease in adults who do not smoke."
• "Children exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear problems, severe asthma and reduced lung function."
• "There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke."

Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller said the department was pleased with the order.

Matt Myers, president of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, called it an important ruling.

"The most critical part of the ruling is that it requires the tobacco companies to state clearly that the court found that they deceived the American public and that they are telling the truth now only because the court is ordering them to do so," Myers said in an interview. "This isn't the last word, but this is a vitally important step because this should resolve exactly what the tobacco companies are required to say."

In July, a federal appeals court rejected efforts by the tobacco companies to overrule Kessler's ruling requiring corrective statements. The companies had argued that a 2009 law that gave the Food and Drug Administration authority over the industry eliminated "any reasonable likelihood" that they would commit future RICO violations.

In her ruling Tuesday, Kessler ordered the tobacco companies and Justice Department to meet beginning next month to address how to implement the corrective statements, including whether they will be put in inserts with cigarette packs and on websites, TV and newspaper ads. Those discussions are to conclude by March.

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AP Tobacco Writer Michael Felberbaum in Richmond, Va., contributed to this report.

As with food the lies are unbelievable and the truth will set us on the path the greater health and wellness. So Get Up Get Moving and remember....

CHIT CHAT WON'T BURN FAT