GARLIC SCAPES FOR A HEALTHY HEART SPRING IS IN

GARLIC SCAPES FOR A HEALTHY HEART 

Garlic is known for its many benefits to healing your heart. Garlic supports blood circulation and helps to prevent heart attacks and boost healthy heart functions. It has blood pressure lowering and cleansing properties to keep you well and support healthy blood flow.

Garlic is anti-inflammatory which means it will reduce the risk of joint pain for example and relieve arthritis aches and pains.

It is known for its antibacterial properties. It is also anti-fungal, antiviral, and anti-parasitic all of which will support you in building a healthy immune system, preventing colds, flu and other health challenges.

Garlic is also known for its anticancer fighting properties such as brain cancer, lung, breast and pancreatic cancers.

My favorite is to use garlic

to eliminate bacteria; it has antibiotic properties when eaten fresh.

WOMEN’S HEALTH & THE BENEFITS OF DETOXIFICATION

There are many Ways Your liver can become toxic, by eating foods that are filled with performance enhancement drugs, artificial growth hormones or may be sprayed with pesticides can all be toxic to your entire body.
 
Foods such as flesh proteins as in red meat, chicken, fish and fruits and vegetables that are grown with pesticides, artificial growth hormones and antibiotics, plus other areas of the diet, especially consuming fatty foods and an excessive amount of alcoholic beverages and cigarette smoking.

Consuming these foods and other toxic recreational habits will pollute your liver and prevent it from efficiently performing its cleansing functions; which is to remove pollutants from your body.

You can begin a shift today by drinking more fresh water, and increasing your consumption of organically grown fruits and vegetables and beneficial foods free of carcinogens, as well as performing a whole body cleansing and detoxification. 

Join us on 

Saturday March 12, 2016 

Time: 1pm – 3pm 

Place: CITICARE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER

154 W 127th St., Harlem, New York City. 

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WOMEN'S HEALTH & THE BENEFITS OF DETOXIFICATION

Jazz Up Your Life Now presents 
10 BENEFITS of DETOXIFYING YOUR BODY
1). ENERGY BOOST- Detoxifying will remove toxins that have polluted your body making you feel sluggish and tired. During a detox you will remove the foods and cleanse away the toxins from those foods that are causing you to feel lack luster. A full body detoxification of fresh fruits and vegetables will support you to shift your energies to boost your absorption of healthy nutrients.

2). SHIFT YOUR DRESS SIZE- Although the purpose of detoxifying and not recommended for weight-loss the good news is that cleansing your body does remove unwanted body fats, releases old fecal matter been stored in your colon. Eating more foods rich with soluble fibers and drinking adequate amounts of water daily will support your body to release stored waste matter and unwanted body fat.

3). HAPPY AND LIGHT- While detoxifying the burdens that have been weighing you down miraculously lightens. You’ll feel a lightness of being; you become more cheerful and happy. As you cleanse your body you are also removing the negative feelings that are holding you down.

4). LIVER HEALTH- One of the most valuable benefits of detoxifying is allowing your organs to cleanse, which helps them to operate more efficiently. Your liver is one such organ which works tremendously hard to keep you well. When your liver becomes toxic from backed up toxins this leaves you feeling sick in many different ways; which is why it is very important to cleanse your liver while continuing to feed it vital nutrients to restore its optimal your liver levels of functioning.

5). REBUILDING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM- During cleansing, waste matter is removed through the lymphatic system, your skin and your pores. A strong immune system prevents illnesses and diseases from ravaging your body, which is the reason vitamin C plays such a vital part of strengthening the immune system. Vitamin C lowers the accumulation of free radicals which are the culprits of diseases. Vitamin C increases your healthy cells and slows the growth of damaged cells. Detoxifying helps to shift the body environment from acidic to alkalize and vitamin C is vital in making this shift.

6). HEALING YOUR HEART – Are your arteries clogged and preventing your blood to freely flow to your heart? This can cause you to experience heart attacks at the most inopportune place and time. By taking on a detoxification practice you can begin to change the inevitable outcome of heart attacks. You will support your wellness by changing your body environment, shifting bad habits that have been sabotaging your wellness and begin to implement and even solidify you activities to maintaining a wellness life style.

7).CHANGING YOUR COMPLEXION- Detoxifying your body clears away toxins that have been clogging your pores, blocking your immune system and accumulating layers of dead skin. Signs of a toxic body can be circles under your eyes, black lips, darkened skin, blotches, dry skin, etc. During detoxification you will begin to take action to comprehensively clean your pores, reduces the dark circles under your eyes, enjoy softer smooth skin and shift your body environment from illness to wellness.

8). RELEASING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE – Are you feeling tired and lack luster? Does your high blood pressure manage you instead of you managing it? Is your medicine supporting your wellness or is it managing your illness? Introducing detoxification into your lifestyle will support you in shifting your blood pressure from high to normal. It will support your to enjoy uninterrupted rest and receive the maximum amount of rejuvenation needed to function optimally on a daily basis, enjoy the lifestyle you deserve.

9). INCREASE OXYGEN UP TAKE – Is your asthma robbing you of oxygen? Can you do something to change your life situation? Would you like to enjoy a life free of steroids, nervous tension and obstruction to a healthy, active, vibrant lifestyle? Then detoxification is the place to start a new and different journey of healing. It is the place to begin changing your body environment from toxicity with inflammation and mucus. Begin to clear away the actions, foods and activities that are compounding a bad situation into a life threatening problem.

10). FROM DIABETES TO INSULIN FREE – Diabetes is known for its destruction of the human body, from degenerated kidneys, amputations, dialysis and other health challenges. It is time to stop the madness with a guided detoxification the key to changing and releasing the increased accumulation of sugars in your blood, coupled with diligent exercising and advantageous nutrition, You will experience a different outcome to get you on your way to optimal wellness.

FOODS TO KEEP YOU WARM

WARMING WINTER SOUP                                  

Prepare a soup with 4-6 cups coconut milk as its base.

Add 1 onion sautéed and 1 whole garlic bulb, thoroughly washed and root removed

Add 2 leeks soaked and cut into pieces

Bring to the boil, cover slightly, reduce the fire and allow the soup to cook for a few minutes.

Then add 1 cup shredded green, 2 carrots cut into pieces and ½ cup soaked wakame

Bring to the boil and add a combination of spices to taste: Fenugreek, Turmeric, ginger and cayenne, and a few whole cloves for extra flavor. Cover and return to the boil and continue cooking for another 20 minutes.

Add 2 cups of black beans soaked overnight and cooked until tender and 1 cup of soaked quinoa or spelt. Continue cooking for another 15 minutes.

Add some permeating herbs of 2 sprigs of oregano and 2 sprigs of rosemary.

Return to the boil.

Season with a sprinkle of dulse flakes and hemp seeds before serving.  

Make 2-4 servings

WARMING BREAKFAST

PORRIDGE

Ingredients

2 tablespoons soaked quinoa

¼ cup soaked oatmeal

2 tablespoon soaked sunflower seeds

Method

Blend together and bring to the boil in 1½ cup of coconut milk. Add a dash cinnamon and 2 tablespoons raisins and 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts. Add 1-2 tablespoon raw maple syrup or agave. Stir and continue cooking over a low flame until it becomes slightly thick.

Pour into a bowl, sprinkle with an extra dash of ground cinnamon and a table spoon of flaxseeds.

Makes 1-2 servings.

JAZZ UP YOUR LIFE NOW 

TODAY’S TIPS FOR A HEALTHY HEART AND LOWERING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
Shift from salt to Fresh Herbs: Parsley a beneficial substitute for salt, Oregano, Thyme and Rosemary are rich with Antioxidants. They are all heart healthy and aids in the prevention of high blood pressure, stroke and high cholesterol.

Add more Beans to your meals for added Fiber, Magnesium and Antioxidants to boost your heart performance and they are also packed with Folate excellent nutrients for lowering blood pressure.
N.B. For best results soak the beans overnight before cooking.

Add foods rich in Omega Fatty Acids such as Hemp seeds, flax seed for vegans and all others can enjoy delicious wild salmon, tuna, mackerel, anchovies or sardines. Omega fatty acids help to reduce inflammation and strengthen the heart.

Add nuts like Walnuts and Almonds to increase your healthy fats intake. Both are known for their Omega-3 fatty acids, while almonds are praised for their other heart healthy nutrients such as vitamin E as well as fiber.
N.B. Nuts are delicious but should be soaked before eating. Although they are beneficial Almonds are mucus forming and so should be eaten minimum amounts.

Flaxseed oil and Extra Virgin Olive oils are excellent for your heart as the rich antioxidant polyphenols they contain are known for protecting heart.

Green leafy vegetables such as Swiss chard are high in magnesium, potassium and minerals to control high blood pressure and are also rich with vitamin A to support your heart.

Add orange foods such as Carrots and Sweet Potatoes for added fiber, vitamin A and lycopene. They are delicious raw in a salad or baked. Be sure to eat the whole vegetable as the skin has vital nutrients to enhance your health.

A COLD DAY FOR WARMING FOODS

TODAY'S TIPS OF THE DAY

WARMING FOODS
Chocolate - a cup of hot chocolate with cayenne and cinnamon will keep you feeling warm and toasty.

Whole grains are high in vitamin B and magnesium both support your adrenal glands and your thyroids to function optimally and keep you warm.

Coconut oil has healthy fats which are body warming. It may be used as a body moisturizer after a hot bath or add to any meal.

Garlic and onions are spices that helps to keep you warm.

Fermented foods such as kimchee and rejuvelac oxygenated your digestion and

are warming and nourishing to the body.