What are the 5 super-human foods? Tonight New York based Holistic Health Coach Robyn Youkilis took us through each one in detail at the Juice Generation bar in West Village. Here are a few notes I jotted down from the lecture. She is a promoter of feeding your body in a way that works for the individual! Like it…

1. Kale: Loaded with chlorophyll, has cancer fighting properties, purifies your blood, clears lungs of mucus, contains a ton of vitamins (A,C, E, K, etc.). She has great recipes on her site if you want to try this green for dinner tonight. Click here!
2. Spirulina: Helps put the breaks on cravings, it’s a complete vegetarian protein (contains the 9 essential amino acids) – great after a workout.
3. Cayenne Pepper: Raises heat temperature (which raises metabolism), great for immunity, and helps digestion. Add some to your hot lemon water in the morning.
4. Celery: Lowers blood pressure (according to the wise man Hippocrates). If you think it’s too strong, try celery root.
5. Chia Seeds: Loaded with fiber! Contains protein and omega (total brain food).

Below is a list with all the products one may eat during the cleanse. As you can see, there are a great variety of products! It’s important to always get organic when possible. For me, the hardest part has been not to add any salt. In the beginning everything seams a bit tasteless, however after a while one gets used to it and the food itself becomes tastier. Also, I’ve started adding apple cider vinegar in addition to olive oil to my salads, tastes delicious!

/Aminata

What to eat during a cleanse?

All fresh fruits, including grapefruit and other citrus
All fresh salad greens
All sprouts
All vegetables (raw or cooked)
Almonds and sunflower seeds, soaked*
Apple cider vinegar (raw and organic)
Berries, fresh
Corn on the cob, fresh*
Dark leafy greens, lightly steamed
Dates and other dried fruits, organic and unsulphured* with no added sugar
Fresh or dried seasoning herbs and blends that contain no added salt
Fresh raw fruit juice
Fresh raw vegetable juice
Goat whey* (raw)
Green foods (grasses, spirulina, chlorella)
Herbal teas (caffeine free)
Honey (raw)
Lemons
Lima Beans*
Maple syrup, organic
Melons
Millet*
Molasses
Onions
Potatoes*
Quinoa*
Raisins
Raw organic olive and flaxseed oils, to be added after cooking
Sauerkraut (unsalted)
Sea vegetables (well-rinsed)
Vegetable broth
Vegetable soups
Wheat grass juice
* Eat no more than 3 times per week, as these foods significantly slow the cleansing process. If you experience cleansing reactions, you may wish to consume more of these foods, or if you wish to speed up the cleansing process (not recommended for inexperienced cleansers), we recommend eating less of these foods.

Do you get anxious to go to work cause you feel it lacks purpose? Or it’s simply not parallel with your beliefs of helping mankind and mother earth? Well you might be a lightworker! I found out I was through seeing the number 11 everywhere in my life (think I have mentioned that before) – which is a big sign. And also just tapping within using mediation and intuition… just feel it…

Anyways read the description and see if it fits you… Not saying for you to quit your day job, just simply giving some food for thought. Follow your heart.

The Healing Power of Lightworkers

“Lightworkers are those who volunteered, before birth, to help the planet and its population heal from the effects of fear. Each lightworker is here for a sacred purpose. Very often, however, life on earth with its material focus creates a form of amnesia in lightworkers. They then forget their divine and perfect identities, and also their abilities to miraculously help the earth and all living creatures. When lightworkers forget their true identity and purpose, they feel lost and afraid.”

“Your are a lightworker if you: feel called to heal others; want to resolve the world’s social and environmental problems; believe that spiritual methods can heal any situation; have had mystical experiences, such as psychic premonitions or angelic encounters; have endured harsh life experiences that eroded the knowledge of your Divine perfection; want to heal your own life as a first step in healing the world; feel compelled to write, teach, or counsel about your healing experiences, or feel a sense of time urgency to fulfill your mission before you know that you are here for a higher purpose, or even if you are unsure what it is or how to fulfill it.”

“Everywhere on the planet right now, lightworkers are awakening to faint memories about why they came to earth. They hear an inner calling that can’t be ignored. This call is a reminder that it is now time to stop toying with material dreams, and get to work.”

More info: http://www.angeltherapy.com/article12.php

What are the benefits of drinking warm lemon water in the morning?

• Helps purify the blood and will also control a tendency to bleed
• It is effective at dissolving uric acid (often the cause of pain and inflammation in joints) and other poisons in the body
• It assists in “cleansing the system of impurities” and will help prevent disease
• Assists in lowering high blood pressure
• Reduces the amount of phlegm in the body
• Relieves symptoms of asthma, allergies and other respiratory problems
• Nourishes brain and nerve cells due to its potassium content
• Helps dissolves gallstones, calcium deposits, kidney stones, and pancreatic stones
• In pregnancy, it will help build strong bones in the child

(Source: waterbenefitshealth.com)

Ingredients: Mix organic strawberries, raspberries, agave, and lemon juice in a blender. Pour over raw chocolate desserts or other fruit.

”Outer Beauty is a Reflection of Inner Health” – Kimberly Snyder

Get your daily dose of potassium from coconut water. What does potassium do?

”Potassium is a key electrolyte in your body. The balance between sodium and potassium helps regulate blood pressure and heartbeat. When there’s too much sodium and not enough potassium, the result is high blood pressure, which puts a strain on your heart and many other bodily systems.”

”Potassium also helps your body make proteins from amino acids, and turn glucose into glycogen. Because those are primary sources of energy for your body, if there’s not enough potassium in your system, the result is chronically feeling tired, muscle fatigue and muscle cramping.”

(Source: www.nutritionalsupplementscenter.com)

Juice cleansing is definitely something I’ve brought up before… I recommend doing 4 longer ones (3-7 days) per year (one every season) or an alternative one-day cleanse every week. Listen guys, we put so much junk in our bodies, even those of us that ”eat healthy” and are on the ”perfect” natural organic diet – sorry to tell you this, but the world is full of toxins and pollutants that slip into your body on a freak’in daily basis anyways. Clean your body, like you do your home. You wouldn’t let your apartment get all dirty right? Or not change your sheets for a year? Hello… McNasty…

Plan to do a couple posts on the subject in the upcoming months – SPRING CLEANING folks! Gonna start by presenting a few great options for you (see below) – don’t be discouraged if you don’t have access to these companies, make your own or do the best you can. Every effort helps…

Beginner? Start with two green juices, three fruit juices, and some sort of nut milk. Advanced? Go green all the way baby!! Get those bad boys out forever.

Options (in order of images): Cooler Cleanse, Urban Remedy, Blue Print, Juice to You, & Pressed Juicery

How do I make the paste? Blend sesame seeds, garlic, lemon, olive oil, & water. Add some lemon juice at the end and mix.