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healing mask, body lotion

Mask ingredients (all organic ) :  Oils - Coconut cold pressed, Castor  Herbs (all raw - leaf and/or stem, no powders or extracts) - Giloy, Kadee patta, Neem, Tulsi Fruits - Grapefruit, Orange, Lemon, Beetroot Vegetables - Celery, Cucumber Steps :  1) grind all herbs, vegetables and fruits and/or peels with just enough water in vitamix so it makes a thick paste  2) pass through chchalnee (optional) to separate any extremely mota left overs 3) add coconut and castor oil . coconut oil might be solid , so after churning herbs / veggies in vitamix add it and blend gently (skip too high speed or heating oil - that changes it for worse ..)  Keep:  ideally in fridge. just keep enough out to last for a day or so in a katori Cheers and share with family, friends .. Have fun with your home made products. Every decision we take either takes us towards health or away from it, enjoy the journey : ) .. 

Mindful work days - 3 simple steps for making right food choices during work days

I know, I know you probably read a soup to nuts diet makeover like the one here and now your mind is starting to take over with one of these thoughts 1. I can do this over the weekend. There is no way this will sustain on weekdays when I am tied up with work 2. These strategies work only for people who have many people to help them out with grocery shopping and dedicated help in kitchen  3. Let me ease into it over the next few weeks / months 4. If I had unlimited money I would buy and eat what I need to but I don't so a healthier diet-style is not practical for me and the list goes on and on. There is only one commonality in these type of thoughts - they are all attempting to distract you from what you need really to do. All you need to do is 1. Believe that you can change your physical destiny by making healthier diet choices 2. Plan/Prep for what your workday is going to look like 3. Be prepared to standout a little in the beginning while people around you are getting ...

travel smoothie

Notes - 1) All ingredients below are Organic 2) All seeds, grains, nuts need to be a) Soaked at a minimum b) Sprouted is amazing c) Fermented is ideal 3) Add water at least an inch above the level of all ingredients in blender (ideally a Vitamix), blend and enjoy 4) Powders are only used to make it travel friendly, when at home - use real veggies, fruits etc. Fats, Fiber Flax, Hemp, Chia (All soaked and/or sprouted first, then dried and ground)  Veggies Beetroot powder Protein Baruka and/or Baru nuts, Macadamia nuts, Pecan, Walnut, Sunflower seeds, Pumpkin seeds, Sprouted methi, Sprouted Moong, Sprouted Alfalfa, Sprouted Clover, Sprouted Black chana  Superfoods & Berries  Maca powder, Coconut, Acai powder, blueberry powder, sprouted broccoli seed(very little - taste is bitter), sprouted radish seeds (very little, bitter taste), Dates and/or Figs Fruits  Banana

always hungry? here's why and what you must do about it

So you are eating a lot but are still always hungry? As much as folk lore tells you that you have worms in your belly who eat everything you eat and that's what makes you hungry, there's more to it. There are a ton of potential reasons but here are some key one's and how you can address them 1. High volume of intake but low nutritional value Take white flour, sugar, some form of dairy and some concoction of vegetable oil for deep frying them all. It does not matter what you call it - fried sweet dough, shakarpara (in india) or something else, just a handful of these would fill you up in no time because it is a very high dead calorie food. But what's important to understand is that high calorie does not equate to high nutrition unless you make a conscious effort. Calories are good for us, they are the life source but they have to be living and breathing source of life vs. dead. Swap out the white flour with whole grain flour, swap out the processed/white sugar wit...