Boost Your Immune System
Plus, Update on the toxic coating 'Apeel'
How do you boost your immune system?
Do not eat white sugar!
Plus:
Foods that contain germanium – it enhances the action of oxygen in the body, used as cancer fighting foods, also restores the immune system. Found in: Shiitake mushrooms, whole grain barley, garlic.
Foods high in Vitamin C: broccoli, cauliflower, kale, collard greens, sea vegetables (kombu, wakame, dulse), cabbage, Brussel sprouts, sweet potato, butternut squash, buttercup (kabocha) squash
Antioxidant foods: Whole grains (brown rice), beans, kale, collard greens, beets, onion, garlic
Foods to boost your immune system: turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, paprika, garlic, onions, winter squashes, pumpkin, sweet potato, foods in cabbage family, brown rice.
Stop eating white sugar!
To help here is some more information:
Three Essential Nutrients
Complex Carbohydrates - Whole grains – Gives the body energy. Digests slowly. Stabilizes your blood sugar levels. Fundamental part of every living organ.
Brown rice, millet, barley, quinoa, spelt, kamut, oats, kasha (buckwheat), corn, wheat,
Protein – Plant based protein foods. Builds and repairs body tissue, muscles. Required for the structure and regulation of the body’s tissues. A complete protein contains all 8 essential amino acids.
Lentils, beans, tofu, tempeh, miso, mushrooms
Fats – Gives the body energy. Supports cell growth. Helps protect organs. Helps body absorb nutrients in food. Helps to regulate hormones.
Fig Blackberry Sauce and Cranberry Sauce from
Year Round Healthy Holiday Dishes, cookbook.
And don’t forget, Stop eating white Sugar!
And this can help to boost your immune system:
Four Healing Aspects of Health
1. Nutrition
The building block of health. Whole foods. Food from Mother Earth. No chemicals. The food you eat becomes the blood cells that flow through your whole body. The cells in your body are completely replaced by new ones about every 7 years.
2. Heal relationship with your immune system
What depletes your immune system is.: sugar, chemicals in food, prescription drugs, over medicating, not getting enough rest, and stress.
How to heal immune system: get good quality rest and sleep, use natural supplements instead of prescription drugs, meditation, and peaceful walks in the woods.
3. Change relationship with stress
Stress is the worst thing for your health. Stress is self-created. If you asked someone to get you a bucket full of stress, they could not, because it does not exist except in your mind. MOST STRESS COMES FROM ALWAYS NEEDING TO BE IN CONTROL. And wanting everything to be perfect.
How to change: Let go and let whatever is supposed to happen, just happen. KNOW that you will be OK, no matter what. Let go and have faith that there is a bigger purpose to life.
4. Healing your Soul – Taking care of yourself
You need to give yourself permission to put yourself first. If you do not take the time for yourself to heal, you will be forced to heal, by becoming too sick to do anything.
How to heal your Soul: take time for yourself and do not feel guilty. Turn off your phone and disconnect for a certain amount of time a day, every day. Let others take care of you. You are important and you need to heal at this time.
Sweet Potato Tempeh Hors d’ oeuvre
From Year Round Healthy Holiday Dishes, cookbook.
And lastly, do not eat White Sugar!
(I have put the same message multiple times in this blog about not eating white sugar to get the message across how important that it is to have a health immune system you MUST stop eating it.) You can still enjoy health desserts. Check out my cookbook, Simply Healthy Scrumptious Desserts.
Chocolate Cream Pie with Cookie Crumb Crust
Here is an update on information about the toxic coating ‘Apeel’:
I just got off the phone with Kroger. They assured me that their organic apples do not have the toxic coating 'Apeel' on them. They assured me that Kroger brand, and simple truth organic, do not have the toxic 'Apeel' on them. Two days ago I shared a video that showed that organic apples from Kroger's had a label on it that said 'Apeel' coating. So I wanted to verify with Kroger if it did or it didn't. I don't know why somebody would make a video that was untrue. But it just goes to show that you need to do your own research. For now, I feel safe buying organic apples from Kroger's after I verified with them.
Face book post, the video mentioned above:
https://www.facebook.com/100073467098624/videos/328765713136506
I am wondering if Kroger was planning on using ‘Apeel’ on their produce until they received negative feedback. And maybe we will eventually hear the truth of what is going on. The following article was sent to me, it is 5 years old now and maybe it is old news. If anyone has more info about the toxic coating ‘Apeel’ please send it to me at: val@macroval.com
Article from 2019 that says Kroger will be one of the first to have ‘Apeel’ on their produce.
Better Health Stores in Michigan
I talked to the produce manager for all the Better Health Stores in Michigan and he assured me they will not carry any produce that has the toxic coating ‘Apeel’ on it. He said that he has been getting more and more phone calls about ‘Apeel’ and when he looked into it, he was just appalled that such a product was approved for being put on our produce. He assured me he was on top of it and was informed and will not accept any produce with the toxic coating.
Better Health Website:
https://betterhealthmarket.com/
Natural Grocers Stores will not carry produce with the toxic coating ‘Apeel’'.
https://www.naturalgrocers.com/standards/100-organic-produce-standards
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Fun Informative Cooking with Love!
I have been teaching healthy, whole food, vegan, organic cooking classes since 1997. Attending a cooking class is the best way to learn about whole foods and living a healthy lifestyle.
Upcoming Classes:
Shepard's Pie Cooking Class
Thursday, November 16 - 6 to 7:30 PM (ET)
$25.00 - Zoom class - The traditional recipe substituting vegan, whole foods ingredients. This was a student requested recipe for the cooking class.
Special Event:
This event only happens once a year! The BEST vegan, organic, whole foods Holiday meal!
Chef Val's Annual Sit Down Thanksgiving Dinner
Saturday, November 18 - from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Westland, Michigan.
The fee is $50 per person. (Special offer buy two dinners $90.00)
Menu:
Tofu Turkey stuffed with Whole Grain Sprouted Bread Stuffing
Gluten free Millet Sweet Potato Stuffing
Millet Mashed Potatoes
Onion Gravy
Colorful Sweet and Sour Kale
Cranberry Sauce
Fig Blackberry Sauce
Pumpkin Pie
I have added the option to pick up the meal if you cannot attend the event on Saturday.
Can not attend the Sit Down Thanksgiving Meal? All the recipes are in my, Year Round Healthy Holiday Dishes, cookbook.
https://www.macroval.com/buycookbook.htm
Get in the Kitchen and Cook Healthy!
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