So a few updates with my diet/health and the project:
1) I started having yogurt with frozen blueberries, flaxmeal, and slivered almonds for breakfast some mornings instead of only cereal. I sometimes feel like it’s not as filling but I’m glad to have added the flax and blueberries (omegas and anti-oxidants) into my diet and I felt like it was really time to graduate from only cereal. The other breakfast I want to try is brown rice with hard boiled eggs. Both are things I could make in advance and would be filling.
2) I started taking one freeze-dried Nettle capsule a day (every morning). I’m not sure if I can notice a difference yet but I’m excited to see how it goes, especially since Nettle has been reported to improve energy levels too. I’m also still taking fish oil vitamins with lunch and Echinacea sometimes in the morning (Patrick too).
3) I got the Jungle Effect book! I haven’t read much of it yet, but so far I’ve been able to glean: Greece (cold spot for heart disease) = olive oil, Cameroon Africa (cold spot for colon-related illnesses= fiber rich foods (beans, cooked greens, brown rice, sweet potato), Mexico (cold spot for diabetes) = slow-release foods (squash, beans, corn) Japan (cold spot for breast and prostate cancers) = anti-oxidants (brightly colored vegetables), Iceland (cold spot for depression) = waxy potatoes (small red potatoes and yams), and lots of fish. **Jedi Kiri: if you let me know what kind of food you might be interested in or from which location, I would be better able to give you a list of recipes to choose from. I like the book but it reminds me a little of other nutrition books I’ve read where a lot of the information is stuff I already knew or I feel like maybe they are talking down to the reader a bit. BUT, I’m excited about the recipes and I really like the sections where she describes her visits to other countries.
And here is my grocery list for going to the herb store this weekend (!):
- Womanly strength and calming: Lavendar, Chamomile
- Morning tea: Ginseng, Gotu Kola, Golden Seal, Echinacea
- Nighttime tea: Valerian, Skullcap, Chamomile, Peppermint
- Pain/headaches/colds: St. John’s Wort, Willow bark, Ginger, Feverfew
Kiri – Is there anything you thing I should add?
I’m also excited because Patrick mentioned wanting an herb to help with mental stimulation, so I think he is on board to try some Gotu Kola and Ginseng in the mornings with me.
I would see if you can find nettle in the loose leaf form as well and add to one of your teas. I've heard it is great in food, so another way to have it could be to add it to your diet (maybe with the jungle effect recipes?). It sounds like an herb you can never have too much of and always good to have on hand. So if you really want to take a stab at seeing if it works for allergies I would take more, more, and more. Not just as a pill supplement.
ReplyDelete----read pg 250 for Gladstar's Materia Medica on it. I read it when looking up the herb for the hair infusion.
Also, I know we kinda talked about this, but try to find ginger in the cut and dried form of the herb. Fresh is always best, but it's a pain sometimes to cut it up when you need it right away.
One more thing - see if they have essential oils at the store. Our Troules books calls for a lot of essential oils and its good to keep your eye out for stores that have it so you don't have to order online.
Good luck!
Oh, also, I am interested in foods from Africa and India right now. So let me know if you have any good recipes from there and the effects/reasoning behind the recipe.
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