Eat the rainbow

I love your guts

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You can follow your gut. You can listen to your gut. You might remember a time you told someone you hated their guts, I know I am guilty (sorry about that).. But today I am here to tell you that I love your guts! Guts are synonymous with courage and if you have quit drinking, well, guts is what you have got. Now, it is my goal to help in repairing the damage done while you were bellied up at the bar. Alcohol can wreak havoc on your digestive tract (THIS lets you know that liquid courage is alway a bad idea). Around 70% of your immune system lives in your guts and seeing as we are going through a pandemic we can not afford to damage its home with booze. It’s time to love our own guts to arm and support our body’s natural defense system. Over the next week we will be talking about ways to get your gut back into fighting shape. Foods, fatty acids, natural anti-inflammatory agents, vitamins and supplements (if you are into that sort of thing). While breakfast here today is a real stunner (imho) the thing that makes it ultra good for me is actually not visible. The salad is dress in orange juice and Udo’s 3*6*9 Blend. It is made with organic flax, sesame, sunflower seed and coconut oil. It provides a balanced ratio of Omega Fatty Acids. I use it like I would any bright flavored olive oil. It does NOT want to be heated. So, on salads, in juices, blended into smoothies, pestos and hummus it goes. Would hummi be the way to pluralize hummus? If so I am digging that. Anyway.. Beyond Udo’s that side of avocado (that we all know costs extra) is a great source of essential fatty acids. You can also add salmon, mackerel, sardines and tuna to your diet. Chia, flax and walnuts too. And last but never least.. The Incredible Eddible Egg.. you don’t even have to eat it naked to get the benefits.

Day 183: Kale, orange, scallions, bloobs, beet kimchi with Udo’s 3*6*9. hemp hearts, chia seeds and crunchy quinoa

Rock Steady

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Tonight is the new moon. I love these darkest of nights. Lately I’ve been focused on what I want life to look like for me when it is time to emerge from this quarantine. I am not interested in going back to the way things were. During this massive pause we find ourselves in I have decided that come what may, it is time for me to make some big changes and start pushing for what I truly want. I am worth it. The energy of the new moon is great for implementing change or even starting over all together.. I’m looking at what has been unstable or even slightly precarious in my life and setting intentions for a much firmer foundation. Financially, emotionally, physically and energetically. I have forever been a fan of chaos. Seeing stability as potentially very boring, too predictable.. safe. Always playing my hand a little loose or even going into “fuck it” mode and sabotaging things out of the fear of routine or gawd forbid, the mundane.. but I feel ready to balance it out and get some different results. Tonight I will clear the energies, get grounded and set my rock steady intentions. Normally I would go for a swim on the new moon but since the springs are closed I’ll take a bath instead. I picked up some black lava salt for the occasion.

What will you be plotting on this moonless night?

Day 102: Crumpet with half an avocado with lemon, basil, flax and sunflower sprouts. Side of bloobs. I think I could live on blueberries. They are full of phytonutrients. If you’re like, wtf is that? Well it’s the colors you see in the produce section. All these different colors help support our digestive processes, keep our skin clear and bright, contribute to a healthy immune system, shape our mood and cognitive functions, and even influence our body composition. In other words, the Skittles catch phrase “eat the rainbow” is an awesome message… attached to an ill advised product. If you’re looking to create better foundations in your own life try starting with your diet. Eating more colorful meals is a simple enough first step.

Hued

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I dreamt in black and white last night. I can’t recall that ever happening before. I woke up craving all the colors. I ate then spent part of the morning painting and listening to old Alan Watts lectures. I love him so much. His voice thrills me. If I could have a second voice in my head it would be Alan’s. His wisdom and perspective are wonderful but the moments when he cracks himself up are the very best. The lecture below seems timely.

Day 101: Salad for breakfast. Quinoa, spinach, carrots scallions, radish, avocado, blueberries and kimchi with lemon and amino acids.