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Magical Lembas Bread

7/13/2010

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This bread is so good, especially on this cleanse, as its legal! Made from almond, chick pea and flax, very nourishing, dense, moist, and keeps you full for some time, hence its name. I am most likely having more servings of it than I'm meant to, but its so good, super easy to make, and I find some love and allowance a key part of shifting ones habits and patterns. So more bread please...

1/2 cup of chick pea flour
1/2 cup of almond flour
1/3 cup of flax meal
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup of olive oil or coconut oil, your preference, i prefer the olive oil because its easier, already melted, coconut oil often solidifies. 
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 teaspoon of sea salt
1 table spoon of vegetable glycerin (sweetener)
2 tablespoons of cinnamon (optional)
1 tablespoon of vanilla (without alcohol, find one that is made with glycerin, if not skip the vanilla part)
1 teaspoon of nutmeg (optional)
3 tablespoons of crumbled coconut butter
seeds - sesame, pumpkin, golden flax, and sunflower seeds to sprinkle on top (or a any assortment of)

This is easy baking. Preheat the oven at 350. 
Mix up all the wet ingredients and the dry ingredients in separate bowls. (mix the coconut butter crumbs into the dry ingredients).
Then combine the 2 bowls and let it sit for a minute or so till the batter thickens. Pour in a greased loaf pan, sprinkle some seeds and salt on top, if your like me and like a bit of texture. Then place in the oven and cook for about 25-30 minutes. Just be sure its cooked all the way through. You can use the old fashioned butter knife test, dip it into the center, and make sure no batter comes up with the knife.
A bonus of this batter is it makes GREAT pancakes too. Often when I'm baking it, I will use just a wee bit of the batter for a pancake or 2 for the quick fix while the bread is in the oven. Both ways, as bread or a pancake, it is delicious with ghee, almond butter, or as a side dish with dinner like in the picture above. Of course its delicious all on its own too. 
Enjoy! Oh, please do let me know how you like it.
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Back to the Basics, Food as Medicine

6/15/2010

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Here's what is present for me, I am on Day 8 of a 21 of a colon/ candida cleanse. Just a wee bit of back story. I had been feeling dense, sluggish in energy, dulled, foggy, and emotionally down after the holiday indulgence. Oh and cranky, really cranky. What one my favorite teachers and dear friend Dr. Yvonne Farrell likes to say, cranky pissy. I turned to my ever expanding tool belt and realized that it was time to return to my roots of food, and clean up my diet. It had been almost 2 years that I had done any kind of cleanse, so I was quite ripe for it.

I picked this one out of the many cleanses that are out there because its food based. Food really is the best medicine. I get to eat as much as we want, just restricted. I am adding my own knowledge of macrobiotic cooking, Chinese medicine, kitchari cleansing and juicing to come up with a grand plan. 

The Plan-
Cleaning out the colon, including any candida overgrowth, re-booting the flora in our intestines, and eating the most vibrant and nutrient dense yet still digest-able foods. A minimal of 3 weeks of cleansing 2 times a day with a mixture of Bentonite Magma, Psyllium husks, and Caproyl oil. Eating a nutrient rich and restricted diet. A re-commitment to daily meditation and yoga practice. 

The Diet-
Lets start with what you can't have, because that is often the sticking/ stopping point. No caffeine, sugar (of any kind, including most fruits, carrots and beets), dairy, or alcohol. VERY limited grains. Complex grains, like quinoa, millet and buckwheat are acceptable on rotation.
What you can have, vegetables, legumes, some nuts and seeds, eggs, some complex grains, limited fish, avocados, and goat cheese! (Thank goodness for goat cheese!) For those meat eaters, you can eat it as long as its organic, free range and you chew well.
*For a complete list of foods for the restriction diet go to the site and great resource. This is also where I source the cleansing materials.
http://www.wholeapproach.com/

The Routine-
First thing in the morning make the drink of clay, psyillum and oil. Drink it down, and sit for meditation, breath work. Wait at least 1 hour before eating breakfast. Get 1 green veg juice in a day, consisting of red chard, green chard, spinach, dill, cilantro, dikon, lemon, ginger, collard greens...basically as much green as possible. (some may have to build up to this, as it can be a bit nauseating at first, due to it being so much cold, that is why the ginger helps) 
Practice yoga/ hike or Bike. (or some form of exercise)
Take 1 capsule acidophilus (on empty stomach).
(Here is where it gets individualized as to what supplements/ herbs and vitamins are added in to support each unique digestive system)
Eat a full breakfast, lunch and dinner, with the biggest meal being mid day.
Throughout the day drink detox teas (Pau D"Arco tea (anti-fungal), Roobios tea (anti oxidant), and plenty of water.
1-2 hours after dinner drink the 2nd drink of clay, oil and husks.
Bed time.

Just as a side note.... about day 3 the cravings for sugar where almost completely gone, and my moods have stabilized :-)!

With Love, 
Dana

PS. If you feel inspired to join in I have now incorporated a 3 week personalized (meaning tailored just for you) cleansing program into my practice, so please do inquire!
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