A Healing Foods Diet is Delicious!

Cilantro Chelation Pesto

Heavy metal poisoning is rampant. It is a major cause of hormonal imbalances, cancer, thyroid problems, neurological disturbances, learning problems, depression, food allergies, parasites, etc. etc. This is a great recipe that is not only easy to make but also really yummy, and it tells you how to remove heavy metals from the body!

Cilantro is truly a healing food. One friend suffering from high blood pressure due to mercury poisoning had her blood pressure return to normal after eating two teaspoons of this pesto daily for only a week. So whether you need to detoxify heavy metals from your body or just wish to use it as a preventative measure, 2 teaspoons a day is all you need to take. This pesto has now become a regular in my diet. Enjoy!

Cilantro Chelation Pesto

4 cloves garlic
1/3 cup Brazil nuts (selenium)
1/3 cup sunflower seeds (cysteine)
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds (zinc, magnesium)
2 cups packed fresh cilantro (coriander, Chinese parsley) (vitamin A)
2/3 cup flaxseed oil
4 tablespoons lemon juice (vitamin C)
2 tsp dulse powder
Sea salt to taste

Process the cilantro and flaxseed oil in a blender until the coriander is chopped. Add the garlic, nuts and seeds, dulse and lemon juice and mix until the mixture is finely blended into a paste. Add a pinch to sea salt to taste and blend again. Store in dark glass jars if possible. It freezes well, so purchase cilantro in season and fill enough jars to last through the year.

Cilantro has been proven to chelate toxic metals from our bodies in a relatively short period of time. Combined with the benefits of the other ingredients, this recipe is a powerful tissue cleanser.

Two teaspoons of this pesto daily for three weeks is purportedly enough to increase the urinary excretion of mercury, lead, and aluminum, thus effectively removing these toxic metals from our bodies. We can consider doing this cleanse for three weeks at least once a year. The pesto is delicious on toast, baked potatoes, and pasta.

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Courtesy of Nance / PLANETNEWS

Eat While Detoxing Your Body!

http://www.envirodocs.com/detox_food.htm

© By Lena Sanchez

A delightful healthy and tasty remedy to our environmental polluted bodies. I didn't discover it but I strongly approve of Dr. Omura's findings. How great is it that you can eat and detox at the same time?

Dr. Omura said he discovered, almost by accident, that the leaves of the coriander plant can accelerate the excretion of mercury, lead and aluminum from the body. He had been treating several patients for an eye infection called trachoma (granular conjunctivitis), which is caused by the micro-organism Chlamydia trachomatis. Following the standard treatment with antibiotics, Dr. Omura found that the patients' symptoms would clear up initially, then recur within a few months. He experienced similar difficulties in treating viral-related problems like Herpes Simplex types I & II and Cytomegalovirus infections.

After taking a closer look, Dr. Omura found these organisms seemed to hide and flourish in areas of the body where there were concentrations of heavy metals like mercury, lead, and aluminium. Somehow the organisms were able to use the toxic metals to protect themselves from the antibiotics.

It just so happens that while he was testing for these toxic metals, Dr. Omura noticed that mercury levels in the urine increased after one consumed a healthy serving of Vietnamese soup. The soup contained Chinese parsley, or as it is better known in this country, cilantro. (Some of you may also know it as coriander, since it comes from the leaves of the coriander plant.)

Further testing revealed that eating cilantro also increased the urinary excretion of lead and aluminum. And when cilantro was used concurrently with the antibiotics or natural antiviral agents and/or fatty acids like EPA with DHA, the above infections could be eliminated for good. ...

Dr. Omura has made a remarkable discovery. He's found a novel technique, which greatly increases our ability to clear up recurring infections, both viral and bacterial. And, perhaps more exciting, he's discovered an inexpensive, easy way to remove (or "chelate") toxic metals from the nervous system and body tissues-one that anyone can use.

Great News for Amalgam Sufferers

Cilantro Pesto

1 clove garlic
cup almonds, cashews, or other nuts
1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves
2 tablespoons lemon juice
6 tablespoons olive oil

Put the cilantro and olive oil in blender and process until the cilantro is chopped. Add the rest of the ingredients and process to a lumpy paste. (You may need to add a touch of hot water and scrape the sides of the blender.) You can change the consistency by altering the amount of olive oil and lemon juice, but keep the 3:1 ratio of oil to juice. (It freezes well, so you can make several batches at once.)

Can you imagine eating and detoxing? Yes by adding cilantro to your foods that's exactly what happens!

Go in health!
Lena

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Lena Sanchez a retired Medical office nurse/administrator & a health and business consultant
http://www.envirodocs.com/experience_and_experiences.htm

Larry Morningstar
Health Issues
http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/articles/art_cilantroremheavymetals.html

Sweet Sun-Breads and Un-Cookies

Un-Cookies with Fresh Peaches!

It's June and the peaches from Fresh Connect are divine!

I made this un-cookie recipe to compliment their flavor and give a "peach-pie" taste- sensation to my favorite family members. If you have an Excalibur dehydrator, you can put the buckwheat cookie "dough" in a pie plate and make a crust (dehydrate at 110 degrees for 2 hours or until firm to the touch.) Fill with slices of fresh or marinated peaches*, sprinkle with nutmeg and cinnamon and orange juice return to the dehydrator to desired "done-ness" or serve fresh.

If you only have a few peaches, or if you have a Nessco dehydrator like mine, make un-cookies in the shape of peach slices and top each cookie with a small pile of sliced fresh peaches.

*Marinated Peaches (stay gooey-good for days and days)

For a more traditional "cooked" flavor, marinate the peach slices in cinnamon and orange juice a a splash of grade B maple syrup in a glass container in the fridge. Toss to coat the peaches occasionally. Use these "wilted" peaches as a topping or filling. You can also use some Cashew Cream "frosting" to "glue" the peaches to the cookies when serving. If using the marinated peaches, add some of the "syrup" formed by marinating the peaches to the frosting recipe. (See below)

I also made an apple-cinnamon-banana sun-bread at the same time. The ingredients complement each other and it saves a wash-up. Sun-breads and un-cookies can be frozen (and thawed in the dehydrator) for longer shelf-life. Be sure to remove some when they are still sticky-moist to reserve for later use.

Buckwheat Grout Un-cookies (or pie crust for fruit pie)

You will need a food processor fitted with an S-blade and a dehydrator with temperature settings below 110 degrees.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dry-measure buckwheat grouts (sprouted 3 days)
• 1/2 cup dry-measure raw pumpkin seeds (soaked 1 hour or sprouted)
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1 apple cored and chopped
• 1/4 cup ground golden flax seed (optional)
• 1 inch fresh grated ginger
• 2 whole vanilla beans, scraped (or 2 tsp. vanilla powder)
• 1/2 nutmeg corn, grated
• 1 tsp allspice and/or cinnamon
• 1/2 cup soaked flame raisins (plus more for garnish, if making un-cookies)
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• very small pinch of cayenne
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
• clean source water
• 1/2 to 2/3 cup raw walnut or sunflower oil
• rose water (optional)
• 2 TBS heather or lavender flowers and leaves chopped (optional)
• Garnish with fresh mint leaves (optional)

Instructions:

Rinse the buckwheat grouts and seeds and discard the liquid. Seeds can be wet, just do not include the soaking water. Place all ingredients in the food processor, adding oil and herbs last. Process, scraping down the sides often and drizzling the oil as the processor runs until a smooth batter forms. Adjust for salt or sweet by adding more honey or sea salt. Remember the flavors will intensify with dehydration.

Spoon onto Teflex sheets or press a thin layer into an oiled pie plate. (Coconut, sunflower or walnut oil work well). Brush to top of the pie crust with oil. (You may have to dehydrate for an hour or so before you can brush the pie crust.) If you are planning to serve the entire pie immediately, you can skip this step. The oil creates a barrier that helps keep the peach juices from re-hydrating the crust, causing it to fall apart. If making the un-cookies, garnish the tops of each with soaked raisins. Tapp them in a bit to keep them soft after dehydrating. Dehydrate at 110 degrees until desired crispness is achieved. Flip cookies once.

If you like a cobler-like "crumbly top" for your peach pie, grind Brazil nuts in a spice mill with a pinch of living rock salt and the "pie" spices. Sprinkle this mixture over the top of the peaches. You can also make this topping in advance and dehydrate to a dryer, more crumbly consistency. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

If you want to save some for later use, take the un-cookies out of the dehydrator while still soft and gooey in the middle, freeze or refrigerate on parchment. Reheat when ready to use by placing in the dehydrator at 110 degrees.

Banana-nut Sun-bread Recipe

You will need a food processor fitted with an S-blade and a dehydrator with temperature settings below 110 degrees.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dry-measure buckwheat grouts (sprouted 3 days)
• 1/2 cup raw pumpkin seeds or sprouted sunflower seeds (soaked one hour or sprouted)
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1 apple cored and chopped
• 1 or 2 ripe bananas (the more banana you add the more moist the bread will be)
• 1/2-inch grated ginger
• 2 whole vanilla beans, scraped (or 2 tsp. vanilla powder)
• 1/2 nutmeg corn, grated
• 1/2 cup soaked raisins or dates
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• very small pinch of cayenne pepper
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt
• clean source water
• 1/2 to 2/3 cup raw walnut or sunflower oil
• rose water (optional)
• 2 TBS heather or lavender flowers and leaves chopped (optional)
• 1 to 1 1/2 cup of pecans and/or walnuts (soaked, rinsed and chopped.)

Instructions:

Rinse the buckwheat grouts and seeds and discard the liquid. Seeds can be wet, just do not include the soaking water.

Place all ingredients (except the nuts) in the food processor, adding oil and herbs last. Process, scraping down the sides often and drizzling the oil as the processor runs, until a smooth batter forms. Add nuts, pulse to blend and chop or add last and stir in with a spoon.

Spoon batter onto Teflex sheets as individual serving sizes or form manna-sized loaves. Dehydrate at 110 degrees until desired crispness is achieved. Flip once. If you want to save some for later use, take them out while still soft and gooey in the middle, freeze or refrigerate on parchment. Reheat when ready to use by placing in the dehydrator at 110 degrees.

Raw Cashew Cream Frosting

Ingredients:

• 1 cup un-roasted whole cashews (soaked at least one hour)
• 1/3 cup of fresh squeezed orange juice
• 1 tsp of orange zest
• pinch of fresh-ground nutmeg
• pinch of Himalayan pink salt (or other high-quality living salt)
• 1/2 cup raw honey
• 1/2 tsp of rose water (optional)
• 1 TBS unprocessed arrow root powder

( If using the marinated peaches, add some of the "syrup" formed by marinating the peaches to the frosting recipe.)

Instructions:

In food processor fitted with an S-blade, process until creamy. Refrigerate until ready to use.

TIP: Make tea before you toss small, flavorful, scraps into the compost. If using the herbs and ginger, take the coarse parts of the ginger peel, the lavender and/or mint stems and vanilla bean pod (after scraping) to make a light and lovely, mood-enhancing, cleansing tea. Place "scraps" in a stainless steel pan with clean source water, bring to a boil, let steep for 10 minutes or so. Strain into a cup. Sweeten with honey, as desired.

Keep a lot of empty space around your dehydrator for best results.