A little healing help on eating....:D

Here is a little helpful PDF file on eating for healing health. I am impressed with it and so deemed it worthy of the @llisonian reference guide. I have heard and used many of these suggestions in different ways through the years. I have not been medically studied, but for myself.
So, here is a food guide that might interest you, as it has caught my attention and the author is quite an expert.

Caio! It was cold enough for a real sweatshirt on my walk this morning. ;D I know I said that already, what do you say?
Cheers too! Yoo Hoo!!!

link titled dietary essentials;
http://www.shockabuku.com/living/dietary_essentials.pdf

Waking up grateful! Lof--Thanks LS

What if tonight when you go to sleep, you think of the gift of tomorrow as just that- a great big present that is just waiting for you to unwrap it. Close your eyes and picture a perfectly wrapped present, complete with a beautiful bow. Now picture yourself unwrapping it with joy and see what you want to appear inside this package as you unwrap this gift. Imagine your day unfolding in the perfect way and focus on what’s right in your world. Be grateful.
Chances are, if you fall asleep with a prayer of gratitude on your lips, you’ll wake with a song of joy in your heart. Just changing that simple thought can change your day, and can change your life.
From Gail at Inspire me Today!
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John Lindow says that scholars have generally followed Snorri's etymological connection with the the root lof-, meaning "praise." Lindow says that, along with many other goddess, some scholars theorize that Lofn may simply be another name for the goddess Frigg. Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri used skaldic kennings to produce his Gylfaginning commentary about the goddess, while combining several etymologies with the Old Norse personal name Lofn.

from Lynn Spirit{Ticking the title redirects you there}
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Gratitude and Lofn walked throughout the world one day.
Lofn asked of Graditude, "what is on the way?"
Graditude told Lofn, "you know this for yourself!"
Lofn smiled remembering she had the answer right!
Happy Graditude!
Good Morning World!
©Allisonians
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Photo courtesy of Lynnspirit@blogspot.com

I believe, I believe

I have studied proper food combining for years. In study, I mean, I am the case. I have done what Mike says in the previous article here. But when it comes to eating fruit before a meal, I would take care to see how you feel after. I may be able, in the immediate future, find the article on the food digestion table.
One thing to consider when eating a whole fruit before each meal is that you may want to then wait about 30 minutes, or not consume a vegetable right after.
I have also heard, though, that fruit is any plant (fruit, vegie) that contains seeds. I'll have to look that up too, to confirm.
It is good to consider then research as I know many of you do.
Just sayin'~~~
©Allisonians

The Farmgirl Movement~~~The need to know where your food comes from people

Mary Jane's Outpost~~Tick the title to redirect to Amazon~this book is one you can read a page or two on. I love those kinds.

MaryJaneFarms~PO Box 8691~Moscow, Idaho836843
(888)750-6004 toll free~iris@maryjanesfarm.org
$20 membership fee. FYI; She's on book tour and such, so no B&B this summer.
I was thinking that'd be great, and so would starting a chapter or such here in the PNW. Just thinking~~~

My personal favorite 'Mary Janes Outpost' excerpt;

..You pull up in front of the town’s general store, grab your hat off the seat, and step out and into…your next fantasy.
“Got any night crawlers?” you ask the young gal who’s already seriously wondering what you’re about. Everything else you already have in tow behind you-the beauty of a trailer (or a pickup truck with a camper or shell). Your stuff is always packed and ready to go.
Now you’ve just planted another seed, this time in someone else-the young gal who checked you out and spied your rig out front. Here’s what she saw:
Either a woman completely unafraid of being alone or doing her darndest to contront head-on her “alone-out-there” fear. She sensed your strength. She envied your spirit. Your gumption. She asked, “Where you from?” She wanted to know more….
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Meet Mary Jane; article from Mountain Rose Herbs

If you have not yet visited Mary Jane's Farm, let today be the day!
Mary Jane Butters pioneered the Farmgirl movement, which focuses on organic farming with a do-it-yourself attitude. Articles in her magazine, as well as the beautiful videos on her website, will inspire you to harvest green garlic scapes, sew a garden apron, or bake fresh biscuits from your own home milled flour.
Mountain Rose Herbs has been working with Mary Jane for over a year now and we continue to draw inspiration from her story and her efforts to spread the message that choosing organics will lead to a healthy future for all of us.

Check out her website. The title redirects to amazon. This link goes to her own website. Just cut and paste, if need be...
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/
here is her video bio
http://www.maryjanesfarm.com/video-library.asp

Free Tea Party

Here is an interesting venue.


Guisepi~Thank you for your vision; love of life and tea! There is a great Tea Bus Map on their site. Check it out. Tick the title to be redirected there!
His bio;
Guisepi's past is hazey at most. Some say he was raised by a pack of baboons in Amazonian South America, sipping Mate while swinging from vine to vine. Others say he was born to a high lama in the highest inhabitable peaks of the Himalaya, drinking tea to beat off the cold and for meditational clarity. Recent reports, however, place his early years in Washington State, where he rarely drank any tea, other than when his mother made him when he was sick.

Regardless of his roots, his life is an evolution of the archetype of the American man - traveling the land, meeting all the characters therein, and working for a better America. Themes in his life include hobos and trains, gypsies and caravans, clowns and circuses, bards and vaudeville, cowboys and the west, tea masters and the orient, pirates and the maritime.


http://www.freeteaparty.org/FTP_Blog/Blog/Blog.html

Thier idea;

PHILOSPOPHY:
- The Free Tea Party offers an alternative to, and a balance for, self-centered philosophies often fostered by our society. This alternative is based on the "gift economy," or the idea that goods and services can be given without anything required in return. We believe that selfishness should be balanced out by selflessness.
- We also practice the principles of permaculture, nonviolent conflict resolution, and consensus decision-making.
- Although we are non-partisan, we support people, movements, and politicians who strive for positive socio-environmental change. Althought we are non-denominational, we respect core values and morals, as all religions are based upon a common ground. Although we are non-profit in the monetary sense, we see profit in the personal, social and environmental realms through our actions.

Looking for Yoga on the Go, and found this..Saying you're never too old. Nice thought!

YogaBits

1 square inch of skin contains:

500 sweat glands
1000 nerve endings
100 oil glands
150 sensors for pressure
75 sensors for heat
10 sensors for cold
Yards of blood vessels


Yoga is a gentle way to stretch and awaken your body

•Improves posture

•Improves breathing

•Helps to learn how to release tension as it arises in life.

"You are never too old (or too young)" to do yoga. Remember that your body did not become inflexible immediately, so it will not reverse immediately. Every human body is different has different movements that are easier to do, different areas of the body that are tight or flexible. Therefore, you have to listen to "your" body and learn what "your" body is saying. You can not compare your body or movements to other bodies.

Yoga On The Go classes are held in Bastrop and Elgin, Texas. Instructor, Ruth Jansa, teaches Hatha Yoga, one of the most commonly practiced type of yoga in the Western Hemisphere. Hatha Yoga's main theme is maintaining the health and integrity of the spine.

Hatha Yoga is for the gentle stretching of the body. It awakens the body by moving each joint in the body through its full range of motion - stretching, strengthening, and balancing each part. This consists of forward bends, backbends, twists, inversions, standing, and balancing poses as well as relaxation and breathing techniques.

These movements; along with the conscious use of the breath, removes stiffness and tension from the body. Poses were developed to improve posture, promote health, and increase vitality and energy.

Tick the title to redirct to their website. Classes in Texas, ;)Anybody for some carpoolin', no?
Namesta!

Animation Mentor dot com

All of you who would like to learn more about animation, this is an interesting educational idea. I don't know the cost, but there is a telephone number and free webinars. Some with the notable cartoonist Eric Goldberg. Here are some of his credits~ Loonie Tunes animator; voice of Marvin the Martian, Speedie Gonzalaz, Tweetie; at Disney some of his notarary art was(Aladin's Genie animator, lead animator of Phil in Hucules); he was the founder of Pazzaz Studios; Richard Williams Studio; and the newly released

Princess and The Frog.

I will be checking that 'Geek Out' with him. 'Cause their givin' back!
So, in Eric's second video he brings up legendary Walt Kelly and Kelly's old Pogo series.
Ode the POGO!
I am going to have to go to the archives and look some of these treasures up!!!

TTFN

Allisonina

EFT

HEllo, hello
I have attached the website to the title, as usual.
There is a free, with free subscription to her site, ebook on the webpage. By simply clicking on the above title, EFT, you will be redirected there and the ebook link is there that Karen Lewis includes as her service. She is from the UK and even includes her phone number. I discovered her through my Luna Yoga book. EFT is interesting; and is becoming more notable, and was effective for me. I think it is worth a look.

Namesta,
Allisonian

My Christmas Bracelet Therapy....

Here are some of the ways I spent the season... If you love them, as I did, or are interested in ordering one, please email me at
allisonians@gmail.com








©Allisonians
Please ask me for permission to use my photos or writing before you purger (plagiarize) yourself. silly silly

Merry Christmas!

I remember a Christmas Story in one of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Books.


Their Pa had gone out in a terrible storm. He was supposed to be home with needed staples (food) and was late. They weren't even sure what day it was, but they were not too concerned with that. What they wanted was their Pa's safe arrival home. He did, indeed come home on Christmas day. He'd been detained because of the horrific storm.
They were overjoyed that their Pa was safely home with the help, I think, of their neighbor, Mr. Edwards. They had a simple dish that they were so happy to have and Pa brought them a single candy stick each. They were happy with it. That winter was cruel and daunting for them, but they made it. Their family stayed true to each other. Of course their need existed, but the simplicity of the story comes back. I haven't seen a life like that. Simply, primal with necessities that preceded anything we know, but still, simply elegant in the imagination, their simplicity of a season and a holiday.

I may not have the exact details of the story; or be even close, I do apoligize if this offends. Otherwise, I am happy to share my simple and sacred imagining. I couldn't find my old book to be sure of her words compared to my memory of that particular story, but the nature it brought me exudes life.

Giving thanks for my simplicity of this year,
Merry Christmas!
Allison

And My Favorite Subjects..... Mother Nature and Eating.....AND of course~~Chickweed; oh my little stars

Why Eat Wild Herbs and Edible Plants? What Do You Get In a Weed That Money Can Not Buy?

For hundreds of years people took advantage of the medicine cabinet at their doorstep. Before the advent of processed foods and modern convenience stores, wild plants were a common dietary supplement. They were the ultimate natural multivitamin!

Often the plants we call weeds have therapeutic value. Our pharmaceutical industry bases many new medicines on the healing factors in herbs.

Why eat wild herbs?


They are power packed with phyto-nutrients, hundreds of times the vitamin and mineral density of a supermarket lettuce. Remember our common lettuce started out in the wild. Due to thousands of years of agriculture it has become rather meek and mild, compared to its ancestors.

They are free; great value nutrition.

You only need a little to reap the nutritional benefits.

Nutrient dense wild plants support all levels of health, starting at a cellular level.

What if you live in the city?
Not everyone lives in the countryside these days, with healthy spray free wild herbs at their doorstep. How can you get the benefits of wild plants without turning into a forager?


Drink herbal teas made from wild herbs, like nettle.

Eat darker leafy green vegetables whenever possible. Shop at a farmers market for the older varieties and more unusual green vegetables. These vegetables are most likely less hybridised and therefore intrinsically more powerful health wise.

Take a green powder like barley grass or Vitamineral Green. Vitamineral green contains wild plants in its nutrient dense ingredient profile.

If you do live rurally, how do you spot the good ones?
People ask us, “how do you avoid the poisonous ones?” Good question! Ask around and learn one edible variety at a time. Often community gardens have people in the know. Gather this precious knowledge slowly. Read books. You will feel more connected to your local environment and

What to do with wild herbs and dark leafy greens?


Wild herbs can be juiced (the forerunner to wheat grass juice!) with carrots and apples, made into dressings or pesto, and chopped finely into salads.

Wild Weed Pesto Recipe - This really tastes good!
Makes 2 cups
This recipe works well for many other greens if you are unfamiliar with edible weeds. Try rocket, coriander or spinach. It can also be spiced up with the addition of fresh chilli. Almost any other nuts or seeds can be substituted for the pumpkin seeds.

2 cups (packed) chickweed, puha or other mild-tasting edible weeds
1 cup pumpkin seeds, soaked overnight in water, then drained.
3 cloves garlic, chopped
4 Tab olive oil
2 Tab miso (or ½ tsp sea salt)
Juice of one lemon

1) Wash your weeds and drain well. Chop them into about 1 cm bits.
2) Place in a food processor. Blend together with all other ingredients. Adjust consistency with either olive oil (to make it thicker) or water (to make it thinner).

Conclusion on Eating Wild Weeds
So what are you going to get out of a common weed, that you won’t get out of spinach? Not less, you get more of everything! More vitamins and minerals, to feed the powerhouse in every cell exactly what it’s needs to be well. As nutrient values in common vegetables have declined, eating a few finely chopped wild herbs in your salad will top you up… for free!

Copyright Wild Health and Anna Wilde 2007

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This is not My advice, but I like how these people think and so does Jack Johnson..

Peace out!

isn't inovation key? I dare say......

I have to give this one a KUDOs by only my standard. What a lovely article and photos as well(Just ClICk on the title and see, it's an advent calendar inovative and down right smart and kind. Happy holidays and frugal festivities to all! who need them...

Winter Blessings~and hot drinks~~