2 Chicken Breasts
4 Organic Garlic Cloves
Organic Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
salt & pepper to taste
2 Jalapenos
Cheddar goat cheese
Avocado, sliced
Black Olives, sliced
Organic Lettuce
Whole grain pitas
Marinate chicken breasts with first five ingredients. Grill chicken breasts and 2 med jalapenos. Slice chicken and jalapenos and place on tortilla, followed by goat cheese and the rest of the ingredients. Fold the bottom up first then the sides in making a cozy pocket. Enjoy!
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Polyphenols
I just wanted to share a quick exerpt from a book I'm currently reading "Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan.
"The recent discovery of these secondary metabolites in plants has brought our understanding of the biological and chemical complexity of foods to a deeper level of refinement; history suggests we haven't gotten anywhere near the bottom of this question, either. The first level was reached early in the nineteenth century with the identification of the macronutrients-protein, carbohydrate, and fat. Having isolated these compounds, chemists thought they'd unlocked the key to human nutrition. Yet some people (such as sailors) living on diets rich in macronutrients nevertheless got sick. The mystery was solved when scientists discovered the major vitamins-a second key to human nutrion. Now it's the polyphenols in plants that we're learning play a critical role in keeping us healthy. (And wich might explain why diets heavy in processed food fortified with vitamins still aren't as nutritous as fresh foods.) "
"The recent discovery of these secondary metabolites in plants has brought our understanding of the biological and chemical complexity of foods to a deeper level of refinement; history suggests we haven't gotten anywhere near the bottom of this question, either. The first level was reached early in the nineteenth century with the identification of the macronutrients-protein, carbohydrate, and fat. Having isolated these compounds, chemists thought they'd unlocked the key to human nutrition. Yet some people (such as sailors) living on diets rich in macronutrients nevertheless got sick. The mystery was solved when scientists discovered the major vitamins-a second key to human nutrion. Now it's the polyphenols in plants that we're learning play a critical role in keeping us healthy. (And wich might explain why diets heavy in processed food fortified with vitamins still aren't as nutritous as fresh foods.) "
Friday, March 6, 2009
Treat the Cause NOT the Symptom
A bad habit within western medicine is to treat the symptom without ever actually addressing the root cause. It's all too easy to simply take a pill to pacify a pain or ailment, without ever actually investigating the real question of “why”. Especially in this day and age when there's a pill for just about anything imaginable; if your head hurts, take a pill; aches and pains, take a pill; can't sleep, take a pill; no energy, take a pill; high blood pressure, take a pill; high cholesterol, take a pill; addictions, take a pill; depressed, take a pill. I recently watched a commercial for some antacid pill (people in a diner eating ridiculously large portions of greasy unhealthy food) basically advocating poor eating habits, and what’s there solution…take a pill!
Sure it takes time and effort to thoroughly investigate a health issue, more so than picking something off the shelf at your local pharmacy, but who are you really benefiting other than the pharmaceutical company? When you get that ache or pain, or those common symptoms of poor digestion, it’s your body trying to tell you something. So why not listen? The human body (and all its workings) is a remarkable and complex natural wonder, which even today’s modern science has not been able to duplicate. So the question is why are we so comfortable leaving our health in the hands of chemists and scientists, and often shy away from taking a natural approach. As complex and advanced as the human body is, we are all dependent upon key nutrients; and it’s these key nutrients that nature provided for us to maintain optimal health.
You can be assured that if you took the natural approach to health and wellness, you would undoubtedly find a nutrient deficiency (of some type) at the root cause; be it vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, polyphenols, etc. You can’t expect to live a pain free life if your diet consists of fast foods, processed foods, refined sugars… There is no substitute for fresh whole foods! Try them, and start feeling better today!
Sure it takes time and effort to thoroughly investigate a health issue, more so than picking something off the shelf at your local pharmacy, but who are you really benefiting other than the pharmaceutical company? When you get that ache or pain, or those common symptoms of poor digestion, it’s your body trying to tell you something. So why not listen? The human body (and all its workings) is a remarkable and complex natural wonder, which even today’s modern science has not been able to duplicate. So the question is why are we so comfortable leaving our health in the hands of chemists and scientists, and often shy away from taking a natural approach. As complex and advanced as the human body is, we are all dependent upon key nutrients; and it’s these key nutrients that nature provided for us to maintain optimal health.
You can be assured that if you took the natural approach to health and wellness, you would undoubtedly find a nutrient deficiency (of some type) at the root cause; be it vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, polyphenols, etc. You can’t expect to live a pain free life if your diet consists of fast foods, processed foods, refined sugars… There is no substitute for fresh whole foods! Try them, and start feeling better today!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Garlic Stuffed Flounder
2 pcs Flounder Fillets (or other white fish)
4 Lg Shitake Mushrooms (sliced)
1/8 organic Onion (sliced)
Grated Goat Cheese Mozzarella
Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil
organic Garlic Powder
organic Parsley
Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper to taste
Lay the flounder fillets out flat. Spray both sides with Olive Oil (I use an olive oil sprayer) and coat with garlic powder, parsley, slat/pepper. Add the sliced mushrooms, onion, and grated cheese to one end of each fillet. Roll the fillets and hold with tooth picks. Bake for about 20min at 350 degrees.
4 Lg Shitake Mushrooms (sliced)
1/8 organic Onion (sliced)
Grated Goat Cheese Mozzarella
Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil
organic Garlic Powder
organic Parsley
Sea Salt and Cracked Pepper to taste
Lay the flounder fillets out flat. Spray both sides with Olive Oil (I use an olive oil sprayer) and coat with garlic powder, parsley, slat/pepper. Add the sliced mushrooms, onion, and grated cheese to one end of each fillet. Roll the fillets and hold with tooth picks. Bake for about 20min at 350 degrees.
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