I saw these questions posted at one of my favorite blogs and thought I’d follow suit. I’ve been tagged again to share the “5 things about me” so I think this also accomplishes that.
Smiling Smoothie and Vegan Diet Study
Update on acupuncture: Yay! I’m feeling better. I hope it lasts. I don’t see my amazing chiropractor until next week – fingers crossed it keeps feeling better and better. I’m not in the gym yet because I’m trying to take as much time to heal as possible, but my spirits are VERY high.
I made a scrumptious smoothie that was so yummy I was smiling from ear to ear with every swig (yes, it’s a swigger, I tell ya!). Did you know that bananas are known to help fight bloating as a result of the potassium content in them? Ladies, if any of you are experiencing excess bloat from PMS, then bring on the bananas (and this smoothie does just that).
Smiling Smoothie
Yield 4 cups
1 cup water
3 frozen bananas, peeled
2 oranges, peeled
1/2 cup coconut, unsweetened, shredded and dried
2 tablespoons raw chocolate powder (I love Nutiva)
2 tablespoons Manitoba Harvest hemp protein powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Blend all of the ingredients thoroughly and smile with every swig :)
Vegan Diet Study – Keep ’em coming! I love seeing vegan studies promoted in the news. If you know anyone suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, then send them here because the vegan diet comes to the rescue yet again.
Daily Conversation Question:
How would you like to spend your elder years?
*For those of you celebrating Easter this weekend…Happy Easter!
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Dandelion Juice As Penance?
Back in January I woke up one morning with such horrible neck pain that I literally couldn’t move. It was very scary. Fast forward to today…it got gradually better, but still bothered me enough that I’ve been taking it easy this whole time (some days better than others). Moreover, I have not been doing much in the way of physical fitness.
Last week I decided to seek help and found an amazing chiropractor in Scottsdale who specializes in Active Release Therapy as well as acupuncture (he works with athletes). He’s helped tremendously, but I’m still not 100% (patience, I know). What’s pretty bad is that he thinks it’s the result of a car accident I was in almost four years ago. Yikes!
As I continue therapy (acupuncture might start tomorrow – wish me luck! I’ve never had it done), I’m really bummed about not being physically active. Exercise is such a huge part of my life. The thought keeps running through my head that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone. Remember that friends…get out and move, stretch, exercise, run, jump, and don’t take for granted if you’re physically capable of all of those things.
I can feel it in my body – the lack of sweating and not getting my heart rate up, the limited range of motion and movement I’m confined to. Even though the accident wasn’t my fault, I still feel bad and decided to make some extra strength green juices today in an effort to help heal my body.
The thing about today’s juice is that I used a bunch of dandelion greens, and truth be told….I can’t stand them! They’re so bitter. When I’m drinking them, it feels like some sort of penance . Here’s what’s kind of funny – while reading about them in my copy of Food Lover’s Companion, it says, “they can add interest to salads.” hhmmm…Interest? I’d say that’s quite generous!
Daily conversation question:
What’s the most beautiful drive you’ve ever taken?
*For those who don’t know, I’m adding a “conversation question” to my blog posts. They’re from these cute “conversation starter” cards I found at a little boutique. Sometimes it can be uncomfortable when meeting new people, or if there is silence while around co-workers, or maybe you’re meeting your boyfriend/girlfriend’s parents for the first time and you want to ensure stimulating conversation. These are fun and made for just that!
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Prison Break and St. Patrick’s Day
Whew! I’m still addicted to Prison Break and just finished another mini-marathon streak of episodes. We’re into the second season and it’s keeping me on the edge of my seat.
Onto Raw things: To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I did what I suspect many with this lifestyle did…I had a green juice. As usual, it was delicious and energizing. I felt so many wonderful nutrients fueling my cells when I drank it down. It didn’t stop there however. I also had a green zucchini and parsley salad topped with chlorophyll-filled hemp oil and lime juice salad dressing alongside a granny smith apple dipped into hemp seed butter (this is green-ish, too). For dessert, well it wasn’t green, but it was so good. I blended a frozen banana with some water, raw chocolate, and a vanilla bean. I tell ya…Raw desserts ROCK!
For those of you asking about my soup recipe from the Mandala Dinner event last week (BTW – thank you to everyone emailing me to say how much you loved the dinner – all of your emails are so very much appreciated)…I think I’ll show the recipe in my next class. If you’re going to be in the Scottsdale area on April 26, you won’t want to miss this amazing special event.
Daily conversation question:
Would you rather be the best player on a losing team or the worst player on a winning team?
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Five Things About Me…
I suspect some of you know these about me already. I’ll keep it short and sweet since that is the style of blog I like to read…ohhhh, does that count as one? haha
1. I have an amazingly talented, brilliant older brother who is a musical genius, an engineer, and studies nanotechnology.
2. If I were on a deserted island and could only take three cds with me, I’d take something from: Earth, Wind & Fire, Christina Aguilera and Enigma.
3. I graduated from high school early and didn’t go to my senior prom, because they wouldn’t let me attend the senior prom as a junior.
4. When I was in the corporate world, I spent time working in Hong Kong. Also, I was licensed with Series 7 & 66 licenses.
5. One of my dreams is to have a farm with animals and my own huge organic garden.
I have some catching up to do with blogging. I’m hooked watching the dvd series of Prison Break (We watched eight straight episodes last night). Have you seen it? Pretty clever show.
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Quickie Post & Garden Freshness Smoothie
Hi everyone!
I’ve been so busy preparing for my big dinner event (it’s tonight!) that I haven’t been able to post. But, I’ll be back very soon. I’m due to tell 5 things about me that people don’t know…hhhmmmm
Today’s smoothie: Garden Freshness
Parsley, red bell peppers, cucumbers, apple, fresh orange juice, water
Daily conversation question:
If you had to spend one year living alone in a remote cabin, what would you spend your time doing?