HONEY POMELO

A type of citrus
fruit that is native
to South and
SouthEast Asia.
It's the biggest of
all citrus fruit
weighing between
2-4 pounds 

TODAY'S MUSHROOM RECIPE

SHIITAKE MUSHROOM & OYSTER MUSHROOM STIRFRY

I made a stir fry with:
1. Shiitake mushrooms
2. Oyster mushrooms
3. Red/yellow/green/orange peppers
4. Garlic
5. Spring mix
6. Topped with mixed nuts.

oyster mushroom omelette. livingvega-tarian. com

MUSHROOM CLEANSE MONDAY NOV 9TH- THURSDAY 12TH

MUSHROOM CLEANSE::: Today (Monday) to Thursday I'll being doing a mushroom cleanse. That means I'll be eating mushrooms with every meal. Mushrooms are awesome virus battlers. If you are currently battling a flu or any other virus for that matter, try the mushroom cleanse. www.livingvega-tarian.com will have recipes each day if you are interested in participating with me.

ALKALINE YOUR BODY.... BALANCE YOUR PH LEVEL

Why are alkaline diets important? An Alkaline diet is key for optimizing vitality because alkaline diets keep our tissues supple and reduces inflammation, which is a culprit in several disease processes like arthritis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel disorders, and even cancer. Alkalizing your body also builds and strengthens bone, thereby reducing the incidence of osteoporosis.

How you know if you are alkaline?  pH refers to a measurement of acidity or alkalinity.  It is easily measured using a pH dip stick purchased at your local pharmacy, and with your first morning urine you can find out what your level of alkaline-acid is. Low pH readings (below 7.0) are considered acidic, while higher readings (above 7.0) are considered alkaline.

Your body functions best when the  pH is slightly alkaline. However many bodily processes, for example, digestion, will produce acid residues. Your pH level is always in flux: acids are constantly being produced and neutralized. These acids are produced and require neutralization- also known as alkalization. Diet and supplements are the main way to reduce the acid load.

What are some examples of alkaline food? Most alkaline foods are vegetables and fruits. Leafy greens are especially alkaline forming in the body.

 Some alkaline forming foods include:

• Root vegetables: examples include radishes especially (black, red or white), as well as beets, carrots, turnips, horseradish and rutabaga
• Cruciferous such as broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, and brussels sprouts
• Leafy greens including kale, Swiss chard, turnip greens, and spinach.
• Cucumber
• Garlic
• Lemon
• Apples
• Millet

Some acid forming foods:

• Animal proteins: Bacon, Beef, Pork,
• Dairy
• Corn
• Soda
• Refined sugar

 10 ways to alkalize your diet:

1. Eat 5 servings of fruits and vegetables a day

2.  Squeeze a fresh lemon or lime into your water

3.  Add apple cider vinegar to salad dressings

4.  Add green tea to your diet (switch from coffee to green tea once or twice per week)

5.  Twice per week, replace an animal protein meal with vegetables and limit animal protein (maximum 60 mg per day.)

6.  Reduce sugar intake and soda drinks

7.  Reduce refined carbohydrates

8.  Supplement with buffered Vitamin C 1000mg

9.  Incorporate sea vegetables into diet

10. Monitor urinary pH  (and add supplements and diet to alkalinize.)

As part of a detoxification plan, or reducing inflammation, it is helpful to monitor alkaline-acid and eat foods that support alkalinity . Some of the benefits of the alkaline foods include increased energy, mental clarity, reduced joint stiffness and muscle pain.

Now I’d like to hear from you.

Have you followed an alkaline diet? If so, what changes did you notice? Leave your comments below.

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Alkaline Food Chart by Degree

Highly
Alkaline

• baking soda
• chlorella
• dulse
• lemons
• lentils
• limes
• lotus root
• mineral water
• nectarine
• onion
• persimmon
• pineapple
• pumpkin seed
• raspberry
• sea salt
• sea vegetables
• seaweed
• spirulina
• sweet potato
• tangerine
• taro root
• umeboshi plums
• vegetable juices
• watermelon

Moderately
Alkaline

• apples
• apricots
• arugula
• asparagus
• banchi tea
• beans (fresh green)
• broccoli
• cantaloupe
• carob
• carrots
• cashews
• cayenne
• chestnuts
• citrus
• dandelion
• dandelion tea
• dewberry
• edible flowers
• endive
• garlic
• ginger (fresh)
• ginseng tea
• grapefruit
• herbal tea
• herbs (leafy green)
• honeydew
• kale
• kambucha
• kelp
• kiwifruit
• kohlrabi
• loganberry
• mango
• molasses
• mustard green
• olive
• parsley
• parsnip
• passion fruit
• peas
• pepper
• raspberries
• soy sauce
• spices
• sweet corn (fresh)
• turnip

Low
Alkaline

• almonds
• apple cider vinegar
• apples (sour)
• artichokes (jerusalem)
• avocado
• bell pepper
• blackberry
• brown rice vinegar
• cabbage
• cauliflower
• cherry
• cod liver oil
• collard green
• egg yolks
• eggplant
• ginseng
• green tea
• herbs
• honey (raw)
• leeks
• mushrooms
• nutritional yeast
• papaya
• peach
• pear
• pickles (homemade)
• potato
• primrose oil
• pumpkin
• quail eggs
• radishes
• rice syrup
• rutabaga
• sake
• sesame seed
• sprouts
• watercress

Very Low
Alkaline

• alfalfa sprouts
• avocado oil
• banana
• beet
• blueberry
• brussel sprouts
• celery
• chive
• cilantro
• coconut oil
• cucumber
• currant
• duck eggs
• fermented veggies
• flax oil
• ghee
• ginger tea
• grain coffee
• grapes
• hemp seed oil
• japonica rice
• lettuces
• oats
• okra
• olive oil
• orange
• quinoa
• raisin
• sprouted seeds
• squashes
• strawberry
• sunflower seeds
• tahini
• tempeh
• turnip greens
• umeboshi vinegar
• wild rice

Acidic Food Chart by Degree

Very Low
Acidic

• amaranth
• black-eyed peas
• brown rice
• butter
• canola oil
• chutney
• coconut
• cream
• curry
• dates
• dry fruit
• fava beans
• figs
• fish
• gelatin
• goat cheese
• grape seed oil
• guava
• honey
• kasha
• koma coffee
• maple syrup
• millet
• organs
• pine nuts
• pumpkin seed oil
• rhubarb
• sheep cheese
• spinach
• string beans
• sunflower oil
• triticale
• venison (deer)
• vinegar
• wax beans
• wild duck
• zucchini

Low
Acidic

• adzuki beans
• aged cheese
• alcohol
• almond oil
• balsamic vinegar
• black tea
• boar
• buckwheat
• chard
• cow milk
• elk
• farina
• game meat
• goat milk
• goose
• kamut
• kidney beans
• lamb
• lima beans
• milk
• mollusks
• mutton
• navy beans
• pinto beans
• plum
• red beans
• safflower oil
• seitan
• semolina
• sesame oil
• shell fish
• soy cheese
• spelt
• tapioca
• teff
• tofu
• tomatoes
• turkey
• vanilla
• wheat
• white beans
• white rice

Moderately
Acidic

• barley groats
• basmati rice
• bear
• casein
• chestnut oil
• chicken
• coffee
• corn
• cottage cheese
• cranberry
• egg whites
• fructose
• garbanzo beans
• green peas
• honey (pasteurized)
• ketchup
• lard
• maize
• mussels
• mustard
• nutmeg
• oat bran
• olives (pickled)
• other legumes
• palm kernel oil
• pasta (whole grain)
• pastry
• peanuts
• pecans
• pistachio seeds
• pomegranate
• popcorn
• pork
• prunes
• rye
• snow peas
• soy milk
• squid
• veal

Highly
Acidic

• artificial sweeteners
• barley
• beef
• beer
• brazil nuts
• breads
• brown sugar
• cocoa
• cottonseed oil
• flour (white)
• fried foods
• fruit juices with sugar
• hazelnuts
• hops
• ice cream
• jam / jelly
• liquor
• lobster
• malt
• pasta (white)
• pheasant
• pickles (commercial)
• processed cheese
• seafood
• soft drinks
• soybean
• sugar
• table salt
• walnuts
• white bread
• white vinegar
• whole wheat foods
• wine
• yeast
• yogurt (sweetened)

Infuse Your Honey With Ginger In 20 Minutes For a Quick Immune System Boost

 

With the start of a new season on the way, (hey, you were thinking it, I just said it) the kids are going back to school and there’s going to be less time spent outdoors during lunches and after work than there is during summer. Which means staying in close quarters with poor ventilation. And that breeds sickness. No one wants that. It’s not pleasant or fun or enjoyable.

With that in mind, I have prepared one of my favourite sickness remedies for you. Ginger infused honey.

This isn’t just great for colds and flu though it’s wonderfully soothing on your throat, tastes delicious, and has some great leftovers (I’ll explain later). But it also serves in just about every East Asian inspired recipe that calls for a touch of sweetness.

Honey is antibacterial, has soothing qualities for sore, itchy or scratchy throats. Honey can alleviate mild allergy symptoms and build up tolerance to pollen. Why? Honey contains trace amounts of pollen, which can encourage the body to produce antibodies to the pollen. That decreases the amount of histamine your body produces, which lessens your allergies eventually. Honey is also loaded with antioxidants which help fight both aging and Alzheimer’s. Plus taking honey 30 minutes before bed reduces night time coughing. Also honey stimulates serotonin which the body converts into melatonin. Melatonin helps you sleep.

Ginger is a powerful antioxidant, solving most problems with arthritis. It’s a wonder for all motion sickness (air, land, or sea). It solves nausea in pregnancy, and protects against colorectal cancer.

What You’ll Need:
- Candy Thermometer
- A double boiler/or a heat safe bowl and a pot
- Sterilized containers with lids (mason jars, salad dressing containers… whatever)
- 2 Cups of Honey
- 1 ½ inches of fresh ginger root OR 2 Tablespoons of dried ginger

Steps:
1. Peel and thinly slice your ginger. You can shred it or slice it into very thin slices
2. Place the honey in the top of the double boiler with water at the bottom
3. Add the ginger to the honey and bring the water to a boil
4. Monitor the honey with the candy thermometer.
5. Bring the honey to 185° and keep it at that heat for 10 minutes.
6. Remove from heat and let it stand for another ten minutes
7. Strain out your ginger and pour it into your sterilized containers.
8. If you chose to thinly slice your ginger, keep the ginger – it’s honey-glazed ginger and it’s great for your upset tummy.

Note:
If you choose to go with slicing your ginger, you can leave a bit of honey with the ginger root, it preserves the ginger and the longer you leave it with the ginger the more infused the ginger becomes – the tastier it is.

You can preserve the shredded ginger too and use it in other recipes (quick breads, stir fry… whatever).

FALL FUN FOOD CHALLENGE

MY LIFE FACT AND AN INVITE TO YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS:::

My parents raised me healthy. Health food was a main staple in my home growing up. My mom was always into the new yoga kick food, and my dad being a rasta was very mindful not to eat fried foods, mayo, milk, eggs etc and of course meat. I raised my kids Nolisha K Fairfax-Westwood and Tyre Fairfax healthy as well. Till this day they are both very health conscious. In fact, both are awesome cooks and very healthy cooks.

NOW HERE'S THE INVITE:::

For the next 21 days I have decided to create the FALL FUN FOOD CHALLENGE and I'd love for you to join us!!!! Le'ts make health food fun!!!!

So from now until the end of FALL let's focus on health. It does not matter if you are fit already or have tonnes of fat to lose!!!! Let's not focus on weight right now, let's focus on HEALTH. Just basic health. Eating right is living right. Please do not hesitate to join the group on Facebook called we are health.

https://www.facebook.com/search/str/we+are+health/keywords_top

For my videos on cooking visit my youtube channel at

http://www.youtube.com/cerisefairfax

LOVE Cerise Fairfax

HAPPY GUACAMOLE DAY!!!! HERE IS A VIDEO OF ME MAKING HOMEMADE GUACAMOLE

STEP 3: BEAT EGGS I ADDED MY FAV SPICES TO THE EGG BATTER

HOW MUCH FIBER PER DAY?

How Much Fiber Per Day; for Children, Adults, and Beyond!

How Much Fiber Per Day?

Age Range (Years)	Daily Fiber Intake (Grams) For Males	Daily Fiber Intake (Grams) For Females
1-3	19	19
4-8	25	25
9-13	31	25
14-18	38	25
18-50	38	25
50 and Older	30	21

For a more visually appealing chart keep scrolling down the page!

No matter your age you need to be getting more fiber into your diet. Eating high fiber foods is a great way to do this! For some of the best high fiber foods be sure to check out my other articles in the Fiber Focus Friday section of my site.

Wherever you may fall in your fiber requirements, the key is to make sure to get enough fiber (which can be tricky at first), and to make sure your body is reacting appropriately. Please use the information found here as a solid guideline, but listen to your body above all else.

Can You Eat Too Much Fiber?

There are side effects to Getting Too Much Fiber, but for the most part you are better off erring on the side of getting too much than not enough. Most people do not get enough fiber each day, in fact. the average american only gets about 15 grams per day. It is clear that learning about how much fiber per day is indeed important!

In general, if you are between the ages of 14 and 50 all you need to do is remember the simple phrase below-

Men 38, women 25

How Much Fiber Per Day For Kids

Things do get a little bit more complicated if you are not in the above age range. Children require less fiber than adults, but they still need to be including fiber in their diet.

For information on how much fiber per day children need see this post on Fiber and Your Child. This will give you the range of fiber that toddlers need, all the way up to the early teen years.

Keep in mind that this is a general guideline and that it is always important to start things off slowly in terms of fiber intake, especially with children. Learning how much fiber per day to give your kids is indeed important! Getting on the fiber train early on in life will make it easier to continue to retain a healthy diet into adulthood!

Children will learn to love the foods that are high in fiber and will naturally keep these foods in their diet when they get older. The best thing you can do for your entire family is begin a high fiber regime and stick to it!

How Much Fiber Per Day for Seniors

For men and women older than 50 the fiber requirements go down to 30 for men and 21 for women. This is due to the assumption that older people have a lower calorie intake and are less active during the day. This is just a guide as well and may differ from person to person, especially if you are an extremely active and healthy 70 year old!

Regardless, you need to be listening to your body. and adjusting your fiber intake accordingly! If eating your recommended daily amount of fiber causes consistent problems for you, take it down a notch and then re-evaluate.

Tracking how much fiber per day that you eat is important especially as you start to get older. The more consistent you can keep your intake, the healthier you will feel and the more benefits you will achieve from eating fiber.

For more in depth information on this subject check out this article on the Livestrong website “Why Do Some People Need More Fiber Than Others.”

How Much Fiber Per Day for Dogs

Man’s best friend needs fiber as well, but determining their daily fiber requirements isn’t an exact science. For dogs, the best approach is to add fiber into their diet and see how they do with the increase. It is important for them to get this fiber, as it can help with digestive health (similar to humans) by assisting with problems with diarrhea and constipation.

Make sure you are carefully increasing this amount by adding only ¼ cup (per total cup of dog food your are using) of the new high fiber dog food to the food your dog had already been eating. If you have a very small dog you might want to increase these even slower and only use the new dog food in ¼ of the total dog food you are using. Slowly increase this amount daily (¼-½-¾), and if your dog continues to have a positive reaction, you can then begin using the new dog food consistently.

For more information on figuring out a high fiber diet for your dog see my post on The Best High Fiber Dog Foods and Why You Should Switch.

Determining Daily Fiber Intake by Calories

Another way to determine daily fiber requirements is based on how many calories you are taking in per day. This is determined at the rate of 14 grams of fiber for every 1000 calories you eat per day.

Men tend to require more calories per day, thus they need more fiber in their diet. Women tend to not eat as much, and thus, require less fiber per day on average than men.

It is important to remember that the amount of fiber you should shoot for is just a guideline. You shouldn’t worry if you aim for 38 grams and get 35 or even accidentally go into the 40’s.

The best advice you can hear on the subject of fiber is to take the time to increase your intake and really see how if effects you. It may very well be that your body never truly adjusts to eating over 25 grams per day and that is okay, it really just depends on your own body makeup.

For more information on the benefits of eating fiber click the following link: The Benefits of Eating Fiber.

Please comment below with your own thoughts on fiber and what your experiences have been. I personally lost a lot of weight by switching to fiber and you can see My Story here if you are interested.

Fiber is definitely a powerful part of the foods that we eat, but it takes time to make the adjustments. Rome wasn’t built overnight! Stay strong and stay committed to your goals.

Good luck!