Vegetarian Anti-inflammatory Soup
Anti-inflammatory Turmeric and Ginger Carrot Soup This is a really simple, speedy, and tasty and soup recipe for all. The ingredients list is for making up to 8-10 litres. Ingredients 100kg carrots Freshly ground black pepper corns (using a pestle and mortar) 2 litres organic broth (see existing recipes: Chicken or Vegetarian) 1 pint of milk – your choice! 1 tbsp organic cumin 2 tbsp of homemade ghee 1 tsp unrefined sea salt 1/4 cup organic liquid turmeric (centrifugal juicer) 1/4 cup organic liquid ginger root (centrifugal juicer) Handful of fresh organic coriander (cilantro) leaves Methodology Heat ghee in pan until completely melted. Add all the carrots to the ghee and stir occasionally for 5 minutes. Add all the broth, milk, pepper, cumin, salt, turmeric, and ginger and leave to simmer for 30 minutes. When cooking is complete, add the coriander leaves then blend. Eat immediately or freeze for another day …
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Jo Abbott’s Sunshine Milk Sunshine Milk drink developed whilst on my travels with my body needing very specific nourishment during certain challenges life throws at us all. The first time I made it, it came out my mouth as quickly as it went in! Over the past three years I have found the right formula for my taste – please feel free to modify to your tastes, keep the ingredients as raw and organic as you can and you too will feel the rewards of this sweet winter warmer. Ingredients 2 pints organic unsweetened almond milk 2 tsp organic raw local honey (local honey will help desensitise you to allergens within the environment you live in) 2 tbsp liquid organic raw turmeric root (I juice the root and then add to the milk on the day of making) 1 tsp organic black peppercorns 1 tbsp organic cinnamon 1 cup local organic …
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Why Broth? Traditional bone broth focuses on the consumption of high levels of vitamins, minerals and specific proteins called amino acids such as glycine, praline, hydroxyproline and arginine – better known as collagen. Collagen is the major insoluble fibrous protein in the extracellular matrix and in connective tissue. In fact, it is the single most abundant protein in the animal kingdom. There are at least 16 types of collagen, but 80 – 90 percent of the collagen in the body consists of types I, II, and III. Collagen types I and II are concentrated in the skin, bones, tendons, and ligaments, while type III is found primarily in the joints (REF). Collagen levels naturally decrease with age exposing the body to some obvious signs of this (wrinkles) to some not so obvious (arthritis)(REF), whilst lifestyle choices such as smoking, sun exposure, stress, bad fats, etc may also speed this process (REF). Vegetarian Broth Ingredients Kale Tomatoes (lycopene also helps …
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Oh my. If i had a penny for each person that goes on a ‘food group elimination diet’ and doesn’t get advised/warned about the ‘kick’ of the Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction – I would be that billionaire sailing around the World! Help me out here… read the small print below and pass the message on. Epidemiology Adolf Jarisch, an Austrian dermatologist, and Karl Herxheimer, a German dermatologist) observed specific reactions in patients who were being treated for syphilis with Salvarsan, mercury, or antibiotics and termed the reactions as the Jarisch–Herxheimer reaction. Jarisch thought that the reaction was caused by a toxin released from the dying spirochetes (bacterium). The symptoms occured within the first couple of hours and included; fever, chills, low blood pressure, headaches, hyperventilation, vasodilation, flushing, stiff joints (rigor), muscle pain (myalgia), panic attacks, skin sores, and tachycardia. All symptoms observed were believed to be a cause of the increase in inflammation, albeit symptoms that will either …
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