Detox Water

6 Feb 2017 Recipes & Home Remedies

Detox Water Recipe

Detox water is water that contains ingredients that assist your bodies natural detox system making it function better. You can drink this water along with a detox or throughout the year to aid your body on a daily basis.

Water infused water bottles can make it easier to do more regularly but are not necessary. Here is a link to one type of bottle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L36V3FG/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00L36V3FG&linkCode=as2&tag=lwbe-28-20&linkId=A55GOESK42QJJIQF

Infuser Pitcher:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0023UL86A/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0023UL86A&linkCode=as2&tag=lwbe-28-20&linkId=7BWKEKDHMLYBCUE3

This Recipe based on a 2qt pitcher or bottle.

Cucumber Metabolism Booster
½ gallon purified water
½ lemon, sliced
½ lime, sliced
½ grapefruit, sliced
1 cup cucumber, sliced

Ginger Energy Detox
1 inch Ginger Root, peeled and sliced
1 cup Frozen Mango- fresh is fine too

Place either in bottom of pitcher or a water diffuser covered with ice and place in the fridge 1-hour minimum before consuming. Can refill up to 2 times before the water will lose its flavor.

Holiday Spiced Nuts,  “the easy way”

5 Dec 2016 Recipes & Home Remedies ,
  • 1 cup untoasted walnut halves
  • 1 cup untoasted pecan halves
  • 1 cup unsalted, dry roasted almonds
  • 1 cup unsalted, dry roasted cashews
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ¼ cup water
  • 1 Tablespoon Butter or substitute

Pre-heat Oven to 350 Degrees.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with cooking spray.

Combine all the nuts in a bowl.  Add pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt and toss to coat.

Heat sugar, water and butter in a small saucepan over medium heat until butter is melted.  Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat.  Slowly pour butter over nuts and spices and mix.

Transfer nut mix to baking sheet and spread out.  Bake the nuts for 10 minutes and stir till the mixture clings to the nuts.  Bake until nuts are sticky and roasted about 6 minutes.  Allow to cool before serving.

Vegan Pumpkin Spice Latte (PSL) Milkshake

26 Sep 2016 Recipes & Home Remedies

Dr. Walker Loves Her PSL…
Author: Megan from a Dash of Megnut
http://www.adashofmegnut.com/vegan-pumpkin-spice-latte-milkshake/

Prep time:  5 mins
Total time:  5 mins

Serves: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS
2 cups sugar-free vegan ice cream such as So Delicious (or other favorite ice cream)
1 cup pumpkin puree
½ cup – 1 cup brewed coffee, chilled
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice*
½ Tbsp – 1 tbsp maple syrup
½ tsp vanilla
whipped coconut cream, to top

Add all ingredients to the blender. Process until smooth.
Add additional coffee if needed to thin out the milkshake or additional maple syrup to taste.
Top with whipped coconut cream if desired.

*If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can make my homemade version:
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp allspice
pinch of cloves

Sizzling Cilantro Lime Fajita Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette Recipe

8 Aug 2016 Recipes & Home Remedies ,

Ingredients
FOR THE VINAIGRETTE:
2 Limes, juiced
2/3 C. Cilantro
2 Garlic Cloves
2 Tbl. Honey
1/2 C. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Tbl. White Vinegar
1 tsp. Sea Salt

FOR THE MARINADE:
1/2 C. Cilantro
2 Limes, juiced
2 tsp. Sea Salt
2 Garlic Cloves
1 tsp. Cumin
1 tsp. Chili Powder
1/4 C. Olive Oil

FOR THE SALAD:
4 Chicken Breasts, cut into strips (can also buy Trader Joes just chicken cooked strips to save time)
1 Large Yellow Onion, peeled and sliced
1 Large Yellow Bell Pepper, seeds removed, cut into strips
2-3 heads Romaine Hearts, cut into bit sized pieces
1 Avocado, sliced
3/4 C. Cherry tomatoes, halved

MAKE THE VINAIGRETTE:
Place all ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend together until the garlic is well chopped and ingredients have emulsified.
Refrigerate dressing.

MAKE THE MARINADE:
Using the same blender or processor that the vinaigrette was made in(you don’t need to wash it out), place all ingredients for the marinade inside and puree until garlic is finely chopped.
Pour 1/2 of the marinade into a bowl or Ziploc bag and add chicken to the marinade. Pour the other half of the marinade into another bag or bowl and add the sliced onion and peppers to it.
Let marinate overnight or for several hours, if possible. You can also skip letting it marinade and use it immediately. It will still taste great!

PUT IT TOGETHER:
Prepare salad plates(or a large bowl) by placing lettuce, sliced avocado, and cherry tomatoes on each plate(or all together in a bowl).
Heat a large sauté pan or wok on high. Add the vegetables(do not add the marinade) to the hot pan and cook quickly, tossing with tongs or a spatula until the veggies are still crisp, but golden brown in spots.
Remove from pan and keep warm. In the same pan on high heat, add the chicken with marinade to the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and slightly caramelized. Toss with the vegetables.
Top salads with the hot chicken and vegetables. Drizzle with the cilantro lime vinaigrette.

This is a favorite recipe that we discovered on Pinterest and then modified from the following blog which we love: http://www.mynaturalfamily.com

Hearty Lentil Stew

5 Apr 2016 Recipes & Home Remedies

Ingredients
1 1/2 Tbl olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
5 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken stock
1 cup dried lentils
1/2 cup chopped carrot
2 bay leaves
3 cups chopped kale
1 1/2 cups chopped baking potato
1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp black pepper
3 Tbl chopped fresh parsley
1 cup fried turkey bacon

Preparation
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 5 minutes. Add broth, lentils, carrot, and bay leaves; bring to a boil. Partially cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes.
Add Kale, potato; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes or until potato is tender.
Stir in tomatoes, basil, thyme, and pepper; simmer 10 minutes. Discard bay leaves. Sprinkle with parsley and 1 cup of fried turkey bacon.

Based on recipe from Ken Haedrich of Cook Light but revised by Dr. Walker

Vegan Coconut Pancakes

30 Dec 2015 Recipes & Home Remedies

Healthy Christmas morning Breakfasts

Makes 10-12 pancakes

Ingredients:

1 cup Whole Wheat
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
½ tsp cinnamon
¼ tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp baking soda

¾ cup light coconut milk
½ cup warm water
1 ½ Tbsp honey
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
½ cup shredded coconut or toasted coconut

In a large bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
In a small bowl, mix the wet ingredients together.
Stir wet ingredients into the dry ingredients along with toasted coconut to form thin batter.
Heat skillet with 1 ½ tsp vegetable oil (or use a griddle).
For each pancake, pour ¼ cup batter and spread with back of spoon into 4” diameter pancakes.
Cook until bubbles form 2 to 3 minutes.
Flip, cook 1 to 2 minutes, and transfer to oven to keep warm.

Based on Prevention magazine recipes in the July 2013 magazine.

Houseplants that Make us Healthy

25 Mar 2015 Recipes & Home Remedies, Tips & Tricks, Your Overall Health , , ,

The air indoors, especially in the winter months can get a nasty build up of a wide variety of particles and gasses just from our daily lives. The American Lung Association voiced great concern that as a nation we have low-quality air and it can be connected with allergy problems and asthma.

One of the easiest ways to clean the air in your home or office is to add a few potted plants which scrub out pollutants naturally. (This is why our office has some wonderful living friends) The plants absorb the Carbon dioxide, formaldehyde, benzene and release a pure oxygen in return.

If you don’t have a green thumb – don’t worry, B.C. Wolverton Ph.D and author of the book, “How to Grow Fresh Air” states that the easiest plants to grow are also the best purifiers. Here is a short list to help you start purifying your air:

  • Snake plants or Mother-in-law’s tongue
  • Peace lily
  • English ivy
  • Gerbera Daisy
  • Dracaena
  • Spider plant
  • Philodendron
  • Ferns
  • Areca palm
  • Money Plant

So how many plants do you need to purify your house? Here is a rule of thumb tested by NASA, 1 house plant to every 100 feet of your home. But some research done by Kamal Meattle says you only need 3 plants; 1 in the living room, 1 in the bedroom and 1 in the kitchen.

Chrysanthemum Tea

23 Feb 2015 Recipes & Home Remedies

The Chrysanthemum is an extremely potent flower plant, cultivated by the Chinese for over 3,000 years and readily prescribed by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners This trusted herb can heal a multitude of health complaints.

According to Chinese Herbal Medicine-Materia Medica, the indication for chrysanthemum is as follows:

  • Disperses wind, clears heat, which is effective when treating headaches and fever.
  • Clears the liver channel and the eyes – wind-heat in the liver channel which manifests with red, painful, dry eyes or excessive tearing, or yin deficiency of the kidneys and liver with floaters, blurry vision, or dizziness.

Chrysanthemum tea has Vitamin C which helps ease heaviness in the head during a cold and provides relief in sinusitis discomfort. This herbal tea also has antiviral properties and helps relieve congestion in the head which may be caused by a viral infection. The heaviness in the head could also be a bacterial pathogenic reaction.

It is also a natural coolant and helps in lowering the temperature of the body when suffering from fever or heat stroke. This herbal tea is also helpful in treating pimples and acne. It can also treat discomfort of high temperature such as headache, slight toothache and throbbing nerves in the gums.

You can buy organic chrysanthemum from an herbal shop or Whole Foods and add them into boiling water and let the mix steep for 3-5 mins. It is a easy remedy to keep at home and serves many benefits to our health!

Vietnamese Style Spring Rolls

18 Feb 2015 Recipes & Home Remedies

Ingredients:

2 ozs. rice vermicelli
8 rice wrappers (8.5 inch diameter)
2 small fish fillets cooked
1 1/3 Tbsp chopped fresh Thai basil
3 Tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves
3 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
2 leaves lettuce, chopped
1 Avocado – in thin slices

Sauce

*Traditional or use Plain Soy sauce

4 tsp fish sauce
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic, minced
2 Tbsp white sugar
1/2 tsp garlic chili sauce
1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil. Boil rice vermicelli 3 to 5 minutes until al dente and then drain.
2. Fill a large bowl of warm water. Dip one rice wrapper into the hot water till all the paper is wet. Lay wrapper flat. In a row across the center, lay a small amount of the vermicelli, basil, fish, mint, cilantro, avocado and lettuce.
3. Roll the wrap tightly around the ingredients beginning with one side and roll the other end. Repeat with all the remaining ingredients.
4. Mix the sauce ingredients all together and mix or pour soy sauce into a small bowl.

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