LET'S GET TO WORK AND PLANT SOME SEEDS....

GROW A HEALTHY GARDEN = HEALTHY SEEDS OR EGGS. TILL THE SOIL=ACUPUNCTURE/HERBS/DIET TO CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONS, MOVE THE BLOOD, FEED FERTILE TISSUE=PREGNANT=HEALTHY BABY!

SRPING, A TIME TO REPLENISH YIN & ESSENCE, SO YANG THRIVES

Nourishing the Yin in our bodies takes much more time than nourishing the Yang. The Yin correlates with the fluids and blood in our bodies and everyday gets depleted as we age. So when women or men come to me, inevitably along with the constitutional pattern, just by virtue of an inability to conceive, there is an underlying Kidney Essence and Yin deficiency, despite any Liver/Spleen deficiency or Kidney Yang or Qi deficiencies. This takes time to nourish, and fertility drugs, drugs in general, lack of sleep, intake of processed, quick foods, or lack of fresh foods, stress, overwork, working out too hard or much, all deplete the Yin first! You get dehydrated more, wound up, brain fog, blood sugar imbalances, irritable, low libido, dark circles under eyes, dry eyes, night sweats, insomnia, lack of appetite, afraid, vaginal dryness, premature greying of hair. Sound familiar? In our society today we all want quick, that is not how your body got to this place to begin with, it took years. So I ask you to give yourself time to heal, then the body like a garden regenerates, is not so prone to weeds growing in it like fibroids, or cysts or endometriosis.  When the Yin and the blood are nourished, the Qi moves. Because blood is the mother of Qi and if it ain't healthy then the Qi gets stuck and then you have a double wammy of a problem with obstructions like I just mentioned. So when a woman tells me I will come in for acupuncture when I start trying to conceive again......I think boy this is going to be a "Rush Order" and I am not a "Fast Food" Biz. SPRING IS THE TIME TO CULTIVATE, BUT TILL THE SOIL, WATER, FEED IT, THEN PLANT THE SEEDS!!! Make sense? New Moon day to begin!

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Mothers

To all my Mother's out there along with the ones soon to be and those preparing their bodies to plant the seeds and those that become Mother's to the world. Blessings. The Earth is our mother too.

Yummy Paleo Banana Bread!

I made this bread this weekend and I have to say it really tasted great, moist, rich and who would have ever thunk not even any honey or maple syrup just the sweetness from the bananas! However, you can add a little homemade whipped cream to top it off, made only with a little maple syrup of course. I have been giving slices away so not much left.

BEST PALEO BANANA BREAD EVER
The worst compliment you can get as a chef is "Ooo that tastes so healthy!" That usually means "That tastes bland and I hate it. You suck."

You won't get that awful response here. This looks, smells and tastes like the real banana bread you grew up eating. It would make a wonderful Valentine's day treat, whether with whipped cream for dessert or smeared with butter for breakfast. I plan on making mini loaves for Christmas gifts next year.

All the sweetness in this bread comes from the bananas. There is no honey, no maple syrup, nothing.

I added flax meal for Omega-3's, pecans because they're delicious and cinnamon because it is soul-warming. I use butter because it's awesome, but if you'd rather sub coconut oil, you can. You could exchange walnuts, chocolate or whatever you like in banana bread, but I highly recommend this exact combination.

This combination of arrowroot starch (flour), almond flour and coconut flour creates the best bread texture I've ever used while keeping it gluten free. It would fool a breadmaker. It is moist and held together perfectly (not crumbly and dry as many paleo breads are).

I am very proud of the way this turned out. I sincerely hope you enjoy this recipe as I did.

The Perfect Paleo Banana Bread
3 ripe bananas
4 Tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
3 large eggs
1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
1 1/4 cups almond flour
1/4 cup coconut flour
1/4 cup arrowroot starch
2 Tablespoons flax meal
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup pecans, chopped

Preheat the oven to 350º. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or grease with butter. In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a potato masher or a large whisk. Mash them up really well. Whisk in the butter, eggs and vanilla, combining very well. In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining dry ingredients, except the pecans. Make sure you break up all the flours (coconut flour tends to be especially clumpy). Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients with a rubber spatula to combine. Stir in the pecans. Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 55 minutes, until golden brown and an inserted toothpick comes out clean.

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ThreeDietsOneDinner - Paleo Recipes to fit every diet - Paleo Weight Loss - Optimal Nutrition: BEST PALEO BANANA BREAD EVER: The worst compliment you can get as a chef is "Ooo that tastes so healthy!" That usually means "That tastes bland and I hate ...

This truely is a great banana bread and has no added sweetners to it.  Just the bananas!  I think the arrowroot starch makes it all more consistent.  Yum either way especially if you want to top it with some homemade whipped cream yes I said it homemade with just creme and a little maple syrup and it whips right up!

My Gorgeous Pregnant Niece....

My gorgeous, smart, very pregnant niece and her doting, talented husband with baby to be on Valentine's day 2014! I just love this picture and most of my clients have heard from me how we(my family) is all waiting his arrival. We cannot wait! Full moon in Leo on Valentine's day and nickname for the moment "baby George". There has to be some royalty in there somewhere. A little prince!

And a Phd to boot!  A model Mama!

SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION AND CHRONIC DISEASE, EVEN FERTILITY

"Systemic inflammation----the body's response, through the production of white blood cells and other substances, to infection or other threats---is associated with nearly every modern chronic disease, from arthritis to Alzheimer's to autoimmune disorders to gastrointestinal diseases."  And to this list I would add cardiovascular disease, fertility, high cholesterol, and stress as it raises cortisol and the bodies response to this is an increase in white blood cell production.  
Chris Kresser in his book, "Your Personal Paleo Code",  states this in his chapter about EPA and DHA,  essential fatty acids found primarily in fish or often referred to as Omega 3.  Inadequate intake of of EPA and DHA can cause systemic inflammation.  Eating lots of Omega 6 found in refined oils like corn, peanut, soy, safflower, sunflower, present in most processed foods has a pro-inflammatory effect found in everything from salad dressings to crackers to most restaurant foods.

Acupuncture reduces inflammation by releasing neurotransmitters from the brain to the sites of inflammation and reduces the overdrive effect of the immune system by taming it down and reducing the local inflammatory response via more blood flow or less depending on whether the condition is more chronic or acute.  It also regulates the production of hormones inclusive of cortisol the great stress hormone.  In addition, it improves the Mitochondria present in the DNA of the cell especially for division of the follicle into an 8 cell embryo.  These Mitochondria are the energy powerhouses of the cell and we now know that epigenetically(the ability to express or suppress certain genes good or bad), we can influence them in a positive way via diet, acupuncture, lifestyle, to improve the quality and response of this division.

PALEO, NOT JUST A DIET BUT A REVOLUTION TO EVOLVEMENT IN GOOD HEALTH, TO THE WAY WE WERE MEANT TO EAT

Hey!I know you care about your health, so I wanted to share this awesome resource that I just found with you. It's called PaleoCon, and it's a free online event hosted by Paleohacks.com and John Durant, author of The Paleo Manifesto.The event consists of 25+ awesome interviews with some of the top Paleo experts, including Loren Cordain, Robb Wolf, Mark Sisson, and more.I think you'd really love it and get a lot out of it, so check it out here:http://paleocon.com/registration

SO BOOST YOUR HEALTH, BOOST YOUR LIFE, BOOST A LIFE WITHIN!