Orange Juice Alternative

Orange Juice Alternative
Kiwi Orange Smoothie.  A Great Snack
Oh! Yea  this tasted like orange juice.  Citrusy, sweet... smooth.

The flax milk made it smoothe.  The kiwi made it fresh and the orange oil gave it a bright orange aroma and citrus bite.  Highly recommended smoothie.

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Some facts about Wild Orange Essential Oil from here:
http://www.everythingessential.me/Oils/WildOrange.html

Wild Orange offers one of the most dynamic fragrances of essential oils.  The combined, proven antifungal, antibacterial, and antidepressant properties make it one of the most powerful and aromatic oils to use.  It is excellent for disinfecting and killing fungus and pathogens, while relieving stress. It can be both energizing and uplifting, while being sedative by instilling feelings of peace.It is used in the treatment of anorexia, and has been used as an anti-cancer agent.  It is highly recommended for use during the early stages of cold and flu.  DōTerra Wild Orange, is of the botanical family Rutaceae, grown in the Dominican Republic, with the oil expressed from the peel of the fruit.

Typical Applications

Diffuse Wild Orange for its effectiveness killing pathogens, and enjoy its incredible aroma while it disinfects and kills bacteria.  It is an excellent oil to diffuse in a car during long trips.  Wild Orange is certified by the FDA to be GRAS and 1-2 drops in ¼ cup of water can be taken internally for acid reflux or heartburn. Use topically for a calming, yet invigorating,  massage.  Use in a spritz to spray bed sheets or as an fragrant pathogen killing spray in bathrooms and kitchens. Use with a carrier to sooth an infant’s tummy.  Use topically in a massage during the early stages of a cold."

Calories in kiwi with skin:

http://www.sparkpeople.com/calories-in.asp?food=kiwi+with+skin

Nutrition Label Maker:

http://www.onlinelabels.com/label-generator-tools/Nutrition-label-generator.aspx

More Kiwi Nutrition Stuffs:

http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/fruits-and-fruit-juices/1934/2

Natural Muscle Relaxant

Before I knew anything about teas, I had heard of Chamomile tea; that it was good for relaxing is all I knew.  Chamomile tea is made from daisy-like plants that have been used as a traditional medicine for thousands of years.    The flowers have a somewhat apple scent.  Chamomile tea has been used for centuries in teas as a mild, relaxing sleep aid, treatment for fevers, colds, stomach ailments, and as an anti-inflammatory. 

Chamomile has therapeutic activities including antispasmodic, antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-allergenic.  Another one of its properties, anti-peptic cause me some concern.  Anti-peptic means to inhibit the action of pepsin.  Pepsin is a digestive enzyme that degrades food (bigger) proteins into peptides(smaller proteins).  Peptides are digested better since they are smaller.  Glutamine and creatine peptides are very popular as supplements to end up with quicker (nutrition) absorption.  I was taking L-Glutamine for a few weeks when being treated for leaky gut syndrome.  With all of that said, I believe, for me, it is best to drink Chamomile at least 3 hours after a meal so as not to inhibit any nutrition absorption.  Coming to this conclusion is very good timing because as I began to write this article, I took this pretty picture of my chamomile buds right after dinner (fish salad soup).  Fish Salad Soup was made from Honey Bear’s left over grilled tilapia with herbs – yummy!

Organic Chamomile Flower Buds

Salad Soup was a salad with “gravy”…  a combination of water, vinegar, salad dressing and spices.

Healthy and Savory Meal

Chamomile relaxes muscles by increasing certain amino acids that signal the brain to tell the muscle to relax. Of course the old stand-by of using warmth (if swelling, then cold) to relax the muscle still applies, but if that fails or if you want an alternative, Chamomile is a safe choice.

Chamomile may be used internally or externally. Internally, it reduces gas and has a mild flavor.   A Chamomile enema helps to calm the body and has a soothing effect on the liver and digestive system.  To make a chamomile enema, add 1 tablespoon of chamomile flower heads to a jug.  Pour ½ litre (2 cups) of boiling filtered water onto the flower heads.  Leave to infuse for 20-30 minutes.  Strain the mixture and add water to make a 1 litre (4 cups/quart) solution.  Make sure the mixture is body temperature before using enema accessories and enema technique to retain the liquid for 15-30 minutes and expel.

I am used to doing the coffee enema at home and purchased the Gerson Therapy starter kit from http://www.newlifesupplies.com/  This kit came with Organic Chamomile Flowers (pictured above).  I also really like bagged Chamomile and mint tea that I got from Whole Foods.  

Until today, I did not realize Chamomile was used as a muscle relaxant. The right side of my abdomen is hurting from falling forward onto a foot stool that I was carrying and this tea should help with those spasms. 

Food Sensitivity to Chicken and Onions

Created on Canva.com to have something cute to help me remember.

What?  No Chicken and onions.  That doesn't even seem American?  This is the results from the 150 food sensitivity test.    Fructose was also on my list of stuff to avoid.  I found this info here:

• Fructose malabsorption. People with fructose malabsorption have difficulty digesting fructose. This is a less serious disorder because it doesn't result in liver or kidney damage. But it can cause abdominal pain, gas, bloating and diarrhea.

I am here to tell ya, that I am doing the abdominal pain, gas, and bloating thing like a champ.  I was on a date last night and had to be excused for such activity.

Caffeine will be hard to give up.  I have some Teavana herbal tea so I will have to drink more of that.

Beverage	Caffeine Per 8 oz Cup
White Tea	30-55 mg
Green Tea	35-70 mg
Oolong Tea	50-75 mg
Black Tea	60-90 mg
Coffee	150-200 mg

I just had some 1 drop of DoTerra lemon essential oil in white tea.  That felt so, so.  The lemon oil usually does great.  I suppose it was the caffeine in the white tea that wasn't working.  I plan to have boiled eggs and sauteed spinach for dinner.  We'll see what happens.