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Article Check - Spring Cleaning Our Way To Health
A boat makes any owner proud. One can rule the ocean with ones own boat. Commanding a boat transforms man to pass as the ruler of the high seas and terrible winds. Boats have caught the fancy of man since time immemorial. Possessing a boat however, is costly and has its own perils. Boats are an expensive asset, and they need to be protected. Boat insurance is one such method to protect you as the owner from damage or loss.Constituents of Boat Insurance:Boat insurance has two major components; the first one being Legal Responsibility/Security and Insurance, and the second being Property Loss. The insured sum is based either on Actual Cash Value or on the Sum Agreed Over.A boat insurance policy is based on the agreed value; there is a certain amount of money printed in the policy, which is the sum compensated in the case of a complete loss. Limited damages are provided at new prices, implying that there is no reduction imposed, apart from high wear matter like sails and some machinery. This is the
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in
This tip covers a common question I get from my readers...One email I often receive are from guys who wonder if they should "go for it" when they talk to a woman. What this means is their unsure of their actions during a conversation and don't know what they should do at the end. Primarily they don't know if they should ask for a date or number when they're conversing with a girl.My response is this...Always go for it!Whenever youre talking to a woman, you should be afraid to take a risk and try to make things romantic. In fact, you should automatically go for it whenever you're "getting vibes" from a woman.If you train yourself to do this every time you're in a conversation, you'll reduce nervousness and increase your success with women.In addition, you have to make your response automatic in every situation. By embracing an 'automatic response' with women, you must automatically: Approach attractive woman you spot Engage interesting girls in conversatio
I believe it is through the understanding of the macrobiotic philosophy that reveals the spring season as the optimal time for cleansing as well as which foods are most purifying and cleansing to us.
In the last 2,000 years, Catholics and Christians used Lent, (during the time period from Ash Wednesday in April to Easter in May), as a time for purifying. This was a disciplined mandatory event, in which one was supposed to give up or sacrifice something in the form of fasting.
Based upon my study of Macrobiotics, a 5,000 year old philosophy about the natural order of the universe, I believe I found a reason for this tradition. I believe this fasting, purifying period came about naturally because of the scarcity of food during the spring season. Ages ago, we harvested what we could in the fall, (September, October, November), ate our bounty throughout the winter, (December, January, February,) and by springtime, (March, April, May), we were mostly out of food. It was natural then to fast until greens started to sprout again.
Macrobiotics is the study of the order of the universe as an endless vibrational energy of infinity manifested as yin and yang. Think of a circle.
A circle shows the ever-changing cycle of the extreme contracting yang force of winter, to the upward yin energy of spring, to the extreme expanding yin force of summer, to the beginning downward yang energy of late summer, and to the downward yang energy of fall.
Springtime is an upward energy providing a natural time of cleansing. It is the time of the year when people have more colds, flues and allergies as the body naturally tries to cleanse itself. I suggest allowing this cleansing process to take its natural course. I believe that suppressing it with drugs not only makes lots of money for doctors and pharmaceutical companies, but also deprives the body of a natural healing, eventually resulting in a worsened condition.
The liver and gallbladder in our bodies are the organs most strongly influenced by the upward spring energies. If one were to superimpose the circle of five (5) transformations onto the human body, the liver and gall bladder, which are just under the right rib cage, would be represented by the upward spring energy located at the upper portion of the circle.
We often hear of liver cleansing and liver purifying. This is easily accomplished by eating lots of sprouts and greens, which are most beneficial. You take in the energy of the sprouting plants, a manifestation of the rising energy of the earth in the springtime, and you will purify.
The purification process involves cleaning the fatty, oily, and heavy stagnant foods of winter from our bodies. Feelings of short temperedness and anger during the winter are signs of an imbalance of the liver. Frequent complaining are signs of an imbalance of the gall bladder. We are generally stiffer and move less. Even though we need the extra fat for insulation against the cold in winter, we do not need the excess. Excess usually gets stored in the liver, usually in the form of toxins, manifesting psychologically as anger and a short temper. In health, the liver is strong and vital, manifesting as patience and endurance. As we cleanse in spring with the energy of food such as dandelions, chives and scallions, we rid the body of the unwanted fats, toxins and compacted or contracted foods. Springtime is a beginning time for activation, for movement of the life force called chi, ki or prana.
The following predominantly upward earth energy foods help to release the stagnation we experience during the winter season and to enhance the activation needed during the spring season:
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in
Have you ever considered what causes the government to make more laws and rules which impact business? Most of these rules and regulations cost the consumer more money because it costs money to companies to follow access rules and they pass these costs on to the consumer.It is interesting because the government regulatory bodies promised that they are making the rules to protect the consumer and yet all they do is raise prices. As a consumer I do not feel protected by having to pay higher prices; how about you?When we see a business or corporation breaking the law we may realize that such abuse might lead to further regulations. Alan Greenspan the former Fed Chairman stated the problem with making a new regulation is that once you make it the temptation to make more regulations on top of it is just too great for the government. This is true.Eventually we have found that our government controls nearly every aspect of our daily lives and this is why industries need to watch themselves and to b
Macrobiotics is the study of the order of the universe as an endless vibrational energy of infinity manifested as yin and yang. Think of a circle.
A circle shows the ever-changing cycle of the extreme contracting yang force of winter, to the upward yin energy of spring, to the extreme expanding yin force of summer, to the beginning downward yang energy of late summer, and to the downward yang energy of fall.
Springtime is an upward energy providing a natural time of cleansing. It is the time of the year when people have more colds, flues and allergies as the body naturally tries to cleanse itself. I suggest allowing this cleansing process to take its natural course. I believe that suppressing it with drugs not only makes lots of money for doctors and pharmaceutical companies, but also deprives the body of a natural healing, eventually resulting in a worsened condition.
The liver and gallbladder in our bodies are the organs most strongly influenced by the upward spring energies. If one were to superimpose the circle of five (5) transformations onto the human body, the liver and gall bladder, which are just under the right rib cage, would be represented by the upward spring energy located at the upper portion of the circle.
We often hear of liver cleansing and liver purifying. This is easily accomplished by eating lots of sprouts and greens, which are most beneficial. You take in the energy of the sprouting plants, a manifestation of the rising energy of the earth in the springtime, and you will purify.
The purification process involves cleaning the fatty, oily, and heavy stagnant foods of winter from our bodies. Feelings of short temperedness and anger during the winter are signs of an imbalance of the liver. Frequent complaining are signs of an imbalance of the gall bladder. We are generally stiffer and move less. Even though we need the extra fat for insulation against the cold in winter, we do not need the excess. Excess usually gets stored in the liver, usually in the form of toxins, manifesting psychologically as anger and a short temper. In health, the liver is strong and vital, manifesting as patience and endurance. As we cleanse in spring with the energy of food such as dandelions, chives and scallions, we rid the body of the unwanted fats, toxins and compacted or contracted foods. Springtime is a beginning time for activation, for movement of the life force called chi, ki or prana.
The following predominantly upward earth energy foods help to release the stagnation we experience during the winter season and to enhance the activation needed during the spring season:
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in
The people in your team may feel a bit uncomfortable when you sit down and spend time with them, particularly if they're not used to it. They might not be used to you doing it or perhaps a previous manager didn't do it. It's often the case that people are uncomfortable because they associate their manager sitting down with them as a prelude to a reprimand.As Kenneth Blanchard and Spencer Johnson say in their book 'The One Minute Manager' - "Catch people doing something right" Too many managers think that their job is to - "catch people doing something wrong."Many old style managers believed that their job was to check up on what their people were doing and "sort things" as required. Many employees today still feel that's still the situation. If a manager comes close to you then they're checking up. If you've got that culture amongst your team members, then you need to change it.Think of it this way - are you the kind of manager who spends time with your team to find out what they'
The liver and gallbladder in our bodies are the organs most strongly influenced by the upward spring energies. If one were to superimpose the circle of five (5) transformations onto the human body, the liver and gall bladder, which are just under the right rib cage, would be represented by the upward spring energy located at the upper portion of the circle.
We often hear of liver cleansing and liver purifying. This is easily accomplished by eating lots of sprouts and greens, which are most beneficial. You take in the energy of the sprouting plants, a manifestation of the rising energy of the earth in the springtime, and you will purify.
The purification process involves cleaning the fatty, oily, and heavy stagnant foods of winter from our bodies. Feelings of short temperedness and anger during the winter are signs of an imbalance of the liver. Frequent complaining are signs of an imbalance of the gall bladder. We are generally stiffer and move less. Even though we need the extra fat for insulation against the cold in winter, we do not need the excess. Excess usually gets stored in the liver, usually in the form of toxins, manifesting psychologically as anger and a short temper. In health, the liver is strong and vital, manifesting as patience and endurance. As we cleanse in spring with the energy of food such as dandelions, chives and scallions, we rid the body of the unwanted fats, toxins and compacted or contracted foods. Springtime is a beginning time for activation, for movement of the life force called chi, ki or prana.
The following predominantly upward earth energy foods help to release the stagnation we experience during the winter season and to enhance the activation needed during the spring season:
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in
The Start Of The Affair: Four StagesWhen you're starting a relationship with a committed man, it may seem that you're the only person in the world to feel the way you do. Sorry, but that's just not true. In fact, relationship experts will tell you that all affairs follow a classic pattern. That's right. From the time you first set eyes on each other you are doomed to be lured in and will remain in that relationship until good sense or a broken heart pull you out. The only way to avoid this is to recognize the pattern as it occurs. Step One: BondingIt doesn't matter where you meet your otherwise committed man. It might be at the office, at a conference or at a neighborhood bash. Whatever the location, this is the point at which you start to talk and to bond. You may be chatting about shared interests, about children, about marital problems. You might even be chatting to your committed other in an Internet chat room. Chan
The purification process involves cleaning the fatty, oily, and heavy stagnant foods of winter from our bodies. Feelings of short temperedness and anger during the winter are signs of an imbalance of the liver. Frequent complaining are signs of an imbalance of the gall bladder. We are generally stiffer and move less. Even though we need the extra fat for insulation against the cold in winter, we do not need the excess. Excess usually gets stored in the liver, usually in the form of toxins, manifesting psychologically as anger and a short temper. In health, the liver is strong and vital, manifesting as patience and endurance. As we cleanse in spring with the energy of food such as dandelions, chives and scallions, we rid the body of the unwanted fats, toxins and compacted or contracted foods. Springtime is a beginning time for activation, for movement of the life force called chi, ki or prana.
The following predominantly upward earth energy foods help to release the stagnation we experience during the winter season and to enhance the activation needed during the spring season:
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in
Money makes the world go round, literally. With the cost of everything rising considerably every day, such as gas prices, insurance rates, prescription costs, and interest, everyone is looking for a way to earn more income to cover the costs of these ever-rising day-to-day living costs.On top of all that, employment just are not what they once were. Through various research and studies, it has been discovered that one person is not performing the job of three people. This is more work for one person than occurred twenty years ago. Workers work very hard for little pay, with little retribution. The average job in the corporate world requires at least sixty work hours a week, on salary with no possibility of overtime, and little stability in the position.This likely sounds just like the situation you are in, if so, you should consider a home based business, you are the perfect candidate for the home business world.Many people have found that running a home based business out of their home is an exc
Grains planted in late fall and harvested in the spring, such as soft spring wheat or barley, are energetically beneficial.
Sour foods or naturally fermented foods that break down and decompose through bacteria are in effect taking advantage of the earth's rising energy and can thereby give us more vitality. These include foods like sauerkraut, quick pickled vegetables, rice vinegar and umeboshi plum.
Newly formed greens like watercress and especially the tops of mustard greens, lamb's quarters, dandelion greens and daikon greens are vibrant in the spring. Definitely such energetic plants are beneficial.
Sprouts, such as mung beans, alfalfa sprouts and broccoli sprouts, have a rising energy which helps us to cleanse.
Seaweeds flowing upward in the inter-tidal pool, such as wakame and dulse, not only give us various macro and micro trace elements but also terrific flexibility.
Sweeteners such as Maple Syrup produced from the upward movement of sap in the maple trees is best during the springtime.
As for Cooking: Light cooking, Saut?ing, Blanching or Quick Boiling of leafy green vegetables with sprouts is the way to go in the spring. Try these beneficial dishes.
Nabe Cooking: This dish is always a hit as a part of our ongoing Friday Night Dinners. In a decorative Japanese ceramic or metal Nabe pot or plain old large pot with a cover, add the following:
2 3 cups of fresh water,
A 4 inch piece of wakame seaweed,
4 chopped-up shitake mushrooms
A good dash of Nama Shoyu, a quality soy sauce.
Note: To keep the liquid in the pot hot, use a small butane burner stove.
Now chop thinly or leave whole 5- 6 of any the following foods:
Alfalfa Sprouts
Broccoli Sprouts
Chives
Flowers of broccoli
Flowers of cauliflower
Mustard greens
Scallions
Dandelion Greens
Mung Bean Sprouts
Julienne sliced Carrots
Kale
Leeks
Mushrooms
Small slivers of Napa
Deep-fried Tempeh
Snow peas
Chinese Cabbage
Green Head Cabbage
Sugar snap-peas.
Small Cubes of Tofu
Thinly sliced Squash Etc. etc.
Very fine slices of seitan
Watercress
Arrange these on a large platter with thongs or chopsticks for dinner friends to use as they dip the choice foods into the Nabe Pot of boiling hot broth. You can't get anything more freshly cooked! A terrific vitality will be received from the freshness of the upward food and the rising energy of the steam.
What a combination!
Serve with a Grain Medley:
Rinse and soak overnight 1/3-cup sweet rice, 1/3-cup whole-wheat berries, and 1/3-cup whole barley.
Place the 1-cup of grains and 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker. Add a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt. Cover with the pressure cooker top. Over a medium-high flame, bring to pressure.
Allow to simmer for 30 40 minutes.
Release pressure or allow pressure to come down slowly.
Serve piping hot with scallions or chives.
NOTE: Start the grain medley first and then go to cut the vegetables for the Nabe Cooking.
Enjoy this refreshing spring dish anytime!
For a Quick Breakfast dish, try this:
Scrambled Tofu with Pan Toasted Dulse and Quickly Pickled Greens:
First, finely chop one cup of Napa , one cup of bok choy, one cup of collard greens, and grate a carrot. Sweat them in a crock by kneading with 4 tablespoons of Celtic Sea Salt. Place a dish and a weighty object on top so as to press the vegetables. Set aside.
Crumble and toast dulse in a skillet. This takes about 2 minutes.
In the same hot skillet, add olive oil and finely chopped scallions or a sweet vadalia onion with chives or dill. Saut? thirty (30) seconds and then add a block of tofu squeezed through your fingers.
Stir quickly like scrambled eggs.
Serve all three immediately.
ENJOY!
David Snieckus is a graduate of the world-renowned Kushi Institute, and has been practicing Macrobiotics since 1977. His passion is to share his knowledge and experience and invoke self-awareness in others so that they may experience optimum health and happiness.
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