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