Oh how I Love my Grains!

Benefits of Sprouting Grains

Grains,  beans, seeds and nuts  contain an array of vitamins, minerals and fiber.   As good as these foods are for you, whole grains are also a source of antinutrients. 

 

 Antinutrients are substances that actually prevent your body from fully absorbing the nutrients whole grains contain.
 
Grains do their best work for you with tender, long and thoughtful cooking.  Grains need to be treated first to release their full array of nutrients to your body.  Soaking, sprouting and souring accomplish this beautifully.  

 Wheat, spelt, oats and barley work well for sprouting.  If you want to sprout oats, purchase untreated oat groats intended specifically for sprouting.

In using sprouted grains for flour, begin dehydrating the grains shortly after the root tip appears.

Sprouted grains should also be dried at a low temperature in a dehydrator. 18-24 hours.

Once dry grind them to a fine flour,  and store it in the freezer until ready to use.


The Benefits of Sprouted Flour:

• Easier to Digest – Sprouting breaks down the starches in grains into simple sugars so your body can digest them like a vegetable (like a tomato, not a potato).

• Increased Vitamin C – Sprouting produces vitamin C.

• Increased Vitamin B – Sprouting increases the vitamin B content (B2, B5, and B6).
• Increased Carotene – Sprouting increases the carotene up to eight times.
• Increased Enzymes are actually produced during sprouting.
• Reduction of Anti-nutrients – Sprouting neutralizes enzyme inhibitors and phytic acid, which is a substance present in the bran of all grains that inhibits absorption of calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc.

Shelf-Life for sprouted flours: 6 months in pantry, 10 months in refrigerator, 14 months in freezer.

Thank you organicsproutedflour.net for the benefits. 

Tip: Living Happy

How does a person stay happy amid the worst situations?

Whether you are thinking of Cory Ten Boom, as a young girl held prisoner in the Nazi Concentration Camp for 10 months, or you are experiencing a loss of health or job.....

I believe GRATITUDE for even the smallest blessings is key to staying positive.

Take a lesson from little ones.... They are always sharing what they're feeling. 

 Happy. Loved. Peaceful.

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Nerve Pain Relief

I live every day with the effects of  nerve damage in my left leg, left foot, left arm, left hand,  left shoulder and my low back. I drop things, stumble and loose balance.  All of this stems from trauma to the body in an accident.

Nerve pain or  Peripheral neuropathy may be damage to a single nerve or it may damage  an entire nerve group.  It may also affect nerves in the whole body.

Nerve Damage for me causes an obnoxious constant pain, sometimes it is like sharp stabbing needles other times a dull numb feeling. Pins and needles. Often sending stabbing, shocking pulses of electric current as it tries to heal!   

The Neurologists have been amazing!  Their years of experience in testing the causes, symptoms and treatment of nerve pain has me feeling very blessed that my accident did not happen 50 years ago or more.....



Common treatment for the pain is prescription pain relievers or anticonvulsants and antidepressants, as well as electrical stimulation and other techniques.

• Anticonvulsants. The name might sound alarming, but some of these drugs can help people with nerve pain. In fact, they're often considered a first choice. These drugs were originally developed for people with epilepsy to control seizures. It turned out that their effects on the nervous system could also help dull pain. Side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, and nausea.  

• Antidepressants. Along with anticonvulsants, certain types of antidepressants can be the  first choice for treating neuropathic pain. Nerve pain specialists often recommend two major type.

• Tricyclic antidepressants have been used for decades. While they're not used to treat  depression as often now, they can play an important role in controlling nerve pain symptoms. Many studies have shown that they can help. These drugs can cause side effects, like dizziness, constipation, blurred vision, and upset stomach. They might not be safe for people with certain conditions, like heart problems.  

• SNRIs (serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) are a newer type of antidepressant that seem to help with nerve pain. In general, these drugs have fewer side effects than tricyclic antidepressants. They might be safer for some, especially older people with heart problems. However, they might not be as effective as tricyclics in tackling nerve pain.

For me I found more relief from the SNRI's.  However I was never totally pain free or symptom free and I had side effects that were affecting other aspects of my life!   After 2+ years on medications and surgeries I was done!  Tired of the disconnected, dizzy and  strange feeling in the head - No More!

Gradually tapering off the medication and with the help of essential oils to deal with the with drawl symptoms....... three months later I am off all medications... no pain killers, muscle relaxers or nerve medications!  

 This by no way means that I am back to my pre-accident self but at least my reality is no longer masked by medication.  

I am blessed to be healing and thankful for the compassion I have gained.  

Growing Pains

Frankincense and cancer.....

 Oman's Land of Frankincense 

Boswellia sacra produces the highest-quality frankincense.

"The records show that frankincense was produced here as far back as 7,000 BC,"  With a practised flick,  a strip of bark from the trunk of one of the Boswellia sacra trees is cut. Pinpricks of milky-white sap appear on the wood and, very slowly, start to ooze out.


"This is the first cut. But you don't gather this sap,  It releases whatever impurities are in the wood. The farmers return after two or three weeks and make a second, and a third, cut. Then the sap comes out yellow, or bright green, or brown or even black. They take this." 

Frankincense: Could it be a cure for cancer?

BBC News sent their own  Jeremy Howell to visit the country of Oman to ask whether a commodity that was once worth its weight in gold could be reborn as a treatment for cancer.

 Read His story is here.

 

However Jeremy is not the only one exploring the possibilities held in the  Boswellia sacra tree.  

A study published in BMC Complement Altern Med. 2012 Dec 13  stated after extensive research that:

All fractions of frankincense essential oil from Boswellia sacra are capable of suppressing viability and inducing apoptosis of a panel of human pancreatic cancer cell lines. Potency of essential oil-suppressed tumor cell viability may be associated with the greater abundance of high molecular weight compounds in Fractions III and IV. Although chemical component(s) responsible for tumor cell cytotoxicity remains undefined, crude essential oil prepared from hydrodistillation of Boswellia sacra gum resins might be a useful alternative therapeutic agent for treating patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, an aggressive cancer with poor prognosis.

I will be posting much more on the possibilities and benefits with medical research on frankincense.

Are you familiar with Geranium.....

Check out this research study on Geranium essential oil:

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Geranium is a common ingredient in many skin care products and offers outstanding benefits for soothing skin. Also useful for joint support and tempering minor aches and pains, Geranium’s calming effects make it a popular choice for many essential oil users.

EO Spotlight: Geranium

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