How to Fix a Lack of Energy: Natural Energy Boosters
The Chronic Fatigue Plague
Our
society is plagued by a common complaint: fatigue. Everyone feels tired
at one time or another, but too many of us are complaining of chronic
fatigue and lethargy. Even if we get enough sleep,
we awake in the morning feeling tired and complaining of an inability
to think clearly. We’ve all complained of the daily 3:00pm fatigue. How
many times have you heard “I wish I could take a nap right now” at about
2:30pm in the afternoon? Probably too many to count! Read More...
Vegan Substitutes for Animal Products
Vegan Chicken and Rice Recipe
I had no idea what to make for dinner this evening. I knew I wanted rice, but I didn’t know what I wanted with it. Despite my two pages of recipes to try in my Home Management Notebook, I couldn’t find one I really was in the mood to make.
With the threat of an impending severe thunderstorm, I decided I’d have to improvise. What I came up with was exquisite! I added spices to brown rice, and then let the rice cooker do its thing. Read More...
The Benefits of Hemp Are More Than Just Nutritional
Hemp has a bad reputation because of its
association with marijuana. However, the two plants differ greatly. Both hemp
and marijuana are part of the Cannabis sativa species, which is part of the
Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. However, their similarities end there.
Hemp contains negligible amounts of the psychoactive cannabinoid
tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. Compared to its cousin, the marijuana plant, hemp
has a THC level of about 0.05 and 1 percent in the flowers it produces.
Marijuana’s flowers contain 3 to 20 percent THC.
The hemp plant is ideal for many uses. It was used
by the Chinese to make paper for almost 2,000 years. Actually, 75 percent of the
world’s paper was produced with hemp up until about 1883 when paper made from
wood pulp was introduced. Hemp can be used to make textiles, personal hygiene
products such as shampoos and body lotions, protein powder, rope, plastics,
insulation, biodiesel fuel and even hemp vehicles. Read More...
The Benefits of Juicing Regularly
There are numerous benefits to
regular juicing. I juice about three to four times a day. One of the main
reasons for my habit is the high concentration of vitamins and nutrients that
the body gets in one shot. About ninety percent of the nutrients in fruits and
vegetables are found in their juices. Since it is a liquid, the body is able to
absorb all of the nutrients much more quickly than actually eating the veggies
and fruits. Plus, you’d have to eat quite a few veggies and fruits daily just to
get a fraction of the nutrients you get from drinking on glass of the homemade
stuff. It also makes a fast and easy snack that helps to quench that sweet
tooth, and fill you up (I actually juice for all my snacks now, it really helps
with cravings and is quite filling). Read More... The Whole Foods Plant Based Diet
Recently there has been quite a
bit of talk about a whole foods plant based diet, vegetarianism, and veganism. I
don’t know if it’s just because I turned vegan, and now all of a sudden I’m
noticing all of the vegan discussions, or if there really is a growing interest
in plant strong diets, but I thought I’d share some of the research I have done
over the past year in regards to veganism.Vegans and Vegetarians
What exactly is a vegetarian? A vegetarian is someone who excludes meat (red meat, poultry and seafood) and who may or may not include eggs, and/or dairy in the diet. Their primary caloric intake comes from vegetables. There are several different types of vegetarians. Ovo-vegetarians include eggs in their diet but not dairy, lacto-vegetarians will consume dairy products but not eggs, and ovo-lacto vegetarians eat both. There are also semi-vegetarians who include fish and poultry in their diet, and Pescetarians who only eat only fish and vegetables, no meat. Read More...
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