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Sumara's
Raw Foods Recipes |
Cinnamon Rolls
1½
cups almonds
1½
cups ground flaxseed
1½
tablespoons cinnamon
12 pitted Medjool dates, soaked for about
an hour
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons flax oil
2 tablespoons honey, plus some for topping
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
Process the almonds through a juicer with a blank screen and combine with the
flaxseed. Set aside.
Next
process the dates and mix together with the water, cinnamon and vanilla to
form a paste.
Mix
half of the date paste with the almond mixture, along with the flax oil and
honey until it is well blended. You may need to add a little extra water if
the dough is too dry.
Spread
the dough onto some parchment paper and flatten to about a
¼
inch thick with a rolling pin.
Next
spread a thin layer of the paste onto the rectangular dough and top with the
raisins and wanuts.
Using
the parchment paper to help hold everything together, carefully roll the dough
(long ways) tightly into a log. Place in the refrigerator for about an hour to
chill.
Slice
into ½-inch thick
rounds. Top with a little honey and place in the dehydrator at 105 degrees for
about 1/2 hour to warm. Eat immediately.
Makes about 12-15
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Ten Ways to
Improve the Air Your Children Breathe
by the Care2 Staff
According to both the American Lung Association
and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, childhood
respiratory problems have shown an alarming rate of increase. The curtain is
being raised on some of the possible triggers for childhood asthma: exposure
to dust mites and cockroaches, for example, are among the latest findings. But
most experts agree that a major factor in respiratory problems in general is
poor air quality.
Here are ten simple things you can do to start improving the air your children
breathe right away. Better air quality can help prevent childhood respiratory
problems from developing and will benefit the whole family.
SIMPLE SOLUTION: 1. Stop smoking and encourage your children to never start.
"Secondhand smoke can cause serious harm to children. An estimated 200,000 to
one million asthmatic children have their condition worsened by exposure to
secondhand smoke." - The American Lung Association.
Sign our online petition to help protect kids from starting to smoke in the
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Strength Training May
Reverse Muscle Aging
CNN
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Strength training
may not only make older adults' muscles stronger, but younger as well, a small
study suggests.
It's well known that resistance exercises
improve muscle strength and function in young and old alike, but the new
research suggests that strength training also affects older muscles on the
level of gene expression -- essentially turning back the clock on muscle
aging.
The study, published in the online journal PLoS
One, looked at whether strength training affects the "gene expression profile"
in older adults' muscle. Genes hold the instructions from which the body
manufactures proteins; gene expression refers to the processes that translate
these instructions into proteins.
Analyzing small samples of muscle tissue from a
group of healthy young and older adults, researchers found that older and
younger muscle tissues differed significantly in their gene expression
profiles. The difference indicated that older muscle tissue had impaired
functioning in mitochondria -- structures within cells that act as the cell's
"powerhouse..."
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Stress
by Dr. Andrew Weil
We experience potential stressors throughout our
lives. Situations that can create stress are unavoidable. What we can control
is how we react to them. Psychological stress can best be defined as emotional
strain or tension in response to a particular event, behavior, place or
person. While it isn't always easy to find effective ways to manage the daily
stressors we face it is important to try to find healthy ways to manage
stress. When we cannot, we often feel its damaging impact through anger,
depression and a multitude of health problems.
Here
are some facts about how stress impacts our lives:
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Stress has been linked to all the leading causes of death,
such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, accidents and suicide.
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Almost 90 percent of all visits to primary health care
providers are due to stress-related problems.
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Nearly one-half of all adults suffer adverse effects from
stress.
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It is estimated that 1 million Americans miss work due to
stress-related complaints.
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Workplace violence has been attributed to stress. Homicide
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Turn the Cancer Switch Off
by author Brad J.
King, MS, MFS, Alive
Every
one of us is born with a unique genetic blueprint that defines our
sensitivities to certain diseases such as cancer. But the latest research
indicates it’s not our genes that control whether we will experience diseases
like cancer; it is the actual instructions those genes receive daily.
DNA
is basically the blueprint of the human body, but in order for DNA to carry
out its instructions, it must first use the aid of specialized proteins that
reside on the DNA itself. These proteins, known as epigenetic switches,
are ultimately responsible for switching the expression of our genes on or
off. The amazing thing is that the expression of our genes is largely
controlled by our diet, which makes a lot of sense since more than 80 percent
of cancers are caused by exposure to carcinogens (cancer-causing substances)...
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