VEGETABLE STEW

Late summer is the time to introduce your family to the delicious flavors of fresh garden vegetables.  They don’t have to come from your own garden but any local country side stand will do. Begin to  fill your basket with two or three yellow squash add a couple of zucchini (I prefer the smaller thinner squash as they are more tender than the large ones) .  Next add about three handfuls of string  beans, two ears of corn, one large onion, three nice size tomatoes,  three beets, one garlic bulb and any other fresh vegetable that catches your eye.  Now try  to ignore the fact that you may not (or a family member) may not like a particular vegetable because after your vegetable stew is finished the family will be unable to distinguish one from the other and they will love them all.

On the stove place a large deep pot.  Add enough cooking olive oil to cover the bottom of the pot. Add a layer of the garlic cloves which have been peeled and sliced thinly.   Next add the onion which has been peeled  and sliced in inch size sections.  Then add the well washed squash sliced in approximately one quarter inch sections then the beets (peeled and sliced)  Finally the string beans (tips snapped off)    and placed on top of the vegetables the two ears of corn (husked and washed), Cover the pot with a tight fitting lid and put the heat on simmer. After about ten minutes add the washed tomatoes sliced and quartered.  

Sometimes I cook the string beans and corn separately in my steamer as they take a little longer to become tender. My vegetables in the pot (I stir them occasionally) are firm to tender in approximately 15 minutes. The string beans and corn are usually done at the same time.   Add the string beans to the vegetable pot. Slice down the kernels from the corn and add along with 2 tbs. of sugar to the pot . Stir well. Finally add one can of well drained black beans. Stir well………..And serve.  You will finally have discovered the secret to your family loving vegetables!

HOLISTIC SINUS HEALING

Don had suffered  from  sinus infections for as long as he could remember.   Invariably  he ended taking an antibiotic to resolve his discomfort,  However there always seemed to be  a trade  off.  As the sinus problems disappeared he developed stomach pains and constipation. A visit to the doctor explained to Dan that several factors were contributing to his problem  Although the shape and size of the nasal membranes certainly make some people more prone to sinus conditions as well as the climate, there are other players involved here besides nasal structure, and climate. The body has  a powerful allay designed  to fight off any  invader to ones  health. This invader is the immune system.  Its job is to fight off free radicals the culprits that lower the bodie’.s immune system .Two factors were in play in Dan’s condition that made him a ready target for his condition.  First his  diet. Although compared to many people  Dan’s diet  was fairly  healthy,it  was not adequate to meet the climate changes and genetic structure of his nasal passages. He needed EXTRA support for his immune system. The doctor  suggested in addition to his daily one a day multivitamin to add  3000 milligrams of vitamin C daily ( spaced throughout the day. Because  he explained vitamin C is water soluble and washed out in a few hourso   needed to keep the tissues saturated. )  Secondly a well rounded B complex to be taken at the same time as the vitamin C.  Thirdly Transfer Factor (provides immune support , a tri-factor  formula combines Transfer Factor  E-XF and Naofactor. These concentrates consist of small messenger molecules that educate the immune system to respond quickly and effectively in combination with Cordydant, a proprietary blend of  highly advanced broad- spectrum immune support.

Don decided to stop his antibiotic therapy and began the doctor’s suggestions.  He also explained to Dan that when we take an antibiotic the harmful bacteria are destroyed but so also are the good bacteria that grow in our intestinal tract and produce healthy B vitamins. After any regime of antibiotic therapy it is important to begin a two week program of  Probiotics (These capsules contain billions of cells that promote healthy bacterial flora)  Dan calls his recovery in record time a miracle………fhe doctor simply said it was common sense.