It's about eight hours since I posted the first portion of this, and I have to say, I feel so much better. Taking oscillococcinum every six hours and belladonna every four since yesterday about noon, and except for a scratchy throat that doesn't want to stop, I feel pretty good. Back to work tomorrow, should be an easy day, but I'll let you know how it works out.
Well, I get to try out my new-found homeopathic on something a little more serious. I have the flu. If it's not the flu, it is the mother of all colds. Came on fast and furious, and has left me really tired and cranky. Believe it or not, those are symptoms, even the cranky part. So I took the time to list all of my symptoms, rated them according to severity, and figured out what I needed to take. Now, the naysayers are having a field day because I wasn't instantly better. The whole idea is to take what is needed to jump start your own system into healing itself, not instant gratification. I'm not looking to dose with some gross, high fructose corn syrup laden, alcohol infused, icky tasting concoction that knocks me out for a few hours and leaves me hung over and still sick. I feel a little improvement every day, and that's okay with me. What I'm doing is far better for my body in the long run.
It's about eight hours since I posted the first portion of this, and I have to say, I feel so much better. Taking oscillococcinum every six hours and belladonna every four since yesterday about noon, and except for a scratchy throat that doesn't want to stop, I feel pretty good. Back to work tomorrow, should be an easy day, but I'll let you know how it works out.
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I was invited to a homeopathy training webinar by my wellness director today, and I'm so excited. Can't possibly show up empty handed, so I made a few nibbles - all very easy, and very good for you.
First is a ratatouille, or in laymen's terms, a vegetable stew. About a dozen veggies go in to a pot and cook until they make their own sauce. Then there are raw carrot cake balls, a mixture of shredded organic carrot, candied ginger and dates with coconut, almond meal, flax meal, vanilla and cinnamon. Surprisingly yum. Finally, I took some of the basic carrot cake mix, added macqi berry powder, cacao nibs, coffee extract, almond extract and raw cacao powder for a chocolate truffle. oh. my. god. so freaking good. See below for recipes and variations, and enjoy! Ratatouille In true Lexie style, there is no recipe, just a list of ingredients. Use your imagination and the palates of those you're feeding, and run with it. This is what I used: (note - everything is rough chop, it needs to look rustic) garlic, minced onion carrot celery parsnips red, yellow and orange bell pepper zucchini yellow squash button mushrooms crimini mushrooms fennel bulbs eggplant dandelion greens tomatoes herb mix - chopped fresh parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, oregano sundried tomatoes - I prefer dry pack, soaked in just enough hot water to cover - add the water to the pot, it's full of flavor! salt and pepper cannelini beans Start with the harder veggies (carrot, celery, onion, garlic, peppers, parsnips) and let them saute in a little olive oil for a bit, then begin adding the rest of the veg. Cook until everything is tender. Just gets better as it sits, so make tons. Carrot Cake Balls An odd recipe that I came across while planning classes one day. All raw except for the candied ginger, which can be subbed for raw ginger if you're following a raw lifestyle. The surprising part is is that it has a cake like texture without having a bit of flour. Gluten free, dairy free, egg free, casein free... it's good for most everyone. If you need it to be tree nut free, omit the almond meal and coconut, and use ground sunflower seeds and more flax meal, and coat them in a cinnamon and palm sugar mix. The sugar will dissolve a little but it makes a nice crust. Or go with confectioner's sugar. 1 lb. organic carrots, washed 1/4 c. candied ginger (get the all natural stuff, please, or make it yourself) 1/2 lb. pitted dates (i like the flavor of medjool) 1/4 c. ground flax 1/2 c. almond meal pinch sea salt a couple of drops of vanilla (optional) 1 TB. ground cinnamon Unsweetened coconut for rolling In a food processor, chop carrots, ginger and dates together to form a paste. Remove to a bowl, and add flax, almond meal, salt, vanilla (if using) and cinnamon. Mix with your hands, mushing it up, until it is uniformly mixed. Roll 1/2" balls, then roll in coconut to coat. Eat immediately, or chill. They freeze beautifully. Now the cacao version. I took the basic mix, added raw cacao powder, a little almond extract, a touch of coffee extract, (coffee makes chocolate taste chocolate-ier), raw cacao nibs and a bit of macqi berry powder (a superfruit, like goji. I added it because I have it, but it's easily omitted.) Knead this all together, form in to balls and roll in cacao powder. My quickie Pesto Chicken Skillet, another of my refrigerator surprise recipes.
Start with potatoes and onions in a pan with olive oil. You want to get the potatoes tender and everything starting to caramelize, so don't play with it much. Just give it a toss every once in a while to make sure it's not sticking. (photo 1) Add a diced chicken breast, season with salt and pepper, and get it all well browned. If you need to, add a little extra oil. (photo 2) Now comes the good part - a dollop of sundried tomato pesto, and a dollop of dandelion green and basil pesto. Yum and yum! Toss this all together and let it gently heat through so the pesto doesn't separate, but you get a touch of caramelization on the tomato. (photo 3) The finished product is garnished with torn basil leaves and crumbled goat cheese. Fresh or smoked mozzarella would also be wonderful. (photo 4) Check out the Recipes and Tips tab of my site to see other easy supper ideas! Oh, and you can now subscribe to an email version of my blog. Just type in your addy in the box to the right, and start following me! |