Within/Without

Peace Family, I am very excited. I just made raw almond butter... In my own Kitchen!!!! Let me ' splain .... I am very particular about what I eat and what touches me. My skin and stomach are very sensitive. If I can make a toiletry or a eating product, I will. Even if it costs more, it is my opinion that you are better off eating fresh rather than eating perservatives . In 2004 I embarked on my annual 21 day juice fast. At that time I had an ineffective juicer. So I juiced some and drank ready made juice. Well one evening I went to sleep without rinsing out the glasses. The next day I looked at the two glasses that were left in the sink. The glass that received the fresh juice had mold in it. The glass with the store bought juice had nothing in it. The small amount of juice that was left in the glass hadn't even evaporated! I vowed in that moment to be more mindful of what I put in my body. The mount of preservatives in store bought juice, is not only perserving the juice.

I have decided to try a fermented beverage. I know a lot of people that advocate kumbucha, but they never have been able to tell me why. I’ve witnessed Gods at rallies walking around showing off their bottles offering folks a sip. I did the knowledge on kumbucha and it is tea, sugar and a big nasty mushroom looking thing that mothers the fermentation process. I bought a $3 16oz bottle too… and I don’t get the hoop la. I understand that this is a very natural form of ingesting probiotics. Okay. But the sugar and caffeine concern me. There is kefir. But again the mother is store-bought, expensive and not easy to find. Also Kefir is milk based. Since I’m not on milk now a days, I’m thinking milk is a bad idea. Rejuvelac…..! Rejuvelac is supposed to be a good source of probiotics, enzymes, B vitamins, and most of all fermented beverages are supposed to be good for my eczema. I decided to make it myself because I like the idea that I have control over the process. All the ingredients are ea

One of my New Year’s resolutions for 2010 was to not pay attention to my weight this year. Meaning…. No dieting for the entire year. Embracing the 6 sextillion tons that is the Earth Serenity. On face value that may seem like an easy goal; but I work my diets like part time jobs. And still I am not the weight the weight I’d like to be. Or at least think I would like to be. Frankly, at this juncture, I have no idea what weight I should be. And I know all that constant on and off dieting that I have done since I was 14 has screwed up my metabolism royally. So…. I have decided to be bold and grown enough to through off the shackles of ideal weight and just focus on health. Okay… Protocol having been established…. How is it working out for me? You would think I would happy as a pig in shit. I’m not. I have been paralyzed with fear and loathing since the beginning of the year. The last time I threw off all dieting shackles I gained so much weight and so quickly that when I got marr