Holistic Health

Green Business Directory

July 29, 2017 By Vanessa Pronge

Check out my Green Business Directory!

Ever feel overwhelmed looking up a service provider for what ever ails you? There are just too many people doing the same thing out there in the intrawebs! How do you choose the right ? And how do you know you’re getting quality service? So I’ve created this Green Business Directory for your convenience.

Over the next few months I plan on interviewing many of these providers and posting my findings on this blog. You will then have the luxury of reading and watching videos uploaded to this page. You can then contact with whom ever you feel a connection. Each one of them will include their contact information, either office phone, email or website. It will be up to you to contact them and make arrangements to meet. All I do is introduce you to those I personally have done business with and LOVE what they have to offer.

Because I’ve done business with each one you’ll get a chance to get my 1st hand review. I wont post anyone on here I don’t feel will give you the best customer service and the best products! Here is a small list of service providers I intend start with. Please subscribe to my blog so you get updates as they happen.

Hear from the Experts!

Individual Interviews coming soon!

1. Erika Mmorgan, Steeped Tea, high quality lose leaf tea – [email protected]

www.mysteepedteaparty.com/erikamorgan

2. Chris Camps Mastin, Chris Mastin Senegence Intl. – [email protected]

www.YouLoveLipstick.com

3. Tamara Bennett, Beautycounter – [email protected]

www.beautycounter.com/tamarabennett

4. Nicole Donati, Yoga Instructor & Owner of Treetop Yoga

www.treetopyoga.net – 805-266-6391

5. Michelle Sala, Holistic Health Coach at Michelle Sala Integrative Health Coaching

www.michellesala.com – 805.588.6159

How to soak your nuts for greater nutritional value.

July 20, 2017 By Vanessa Pronge

Soak your nuts for greater nutritional value!

Ever wonder how to soak your nuts for greater nutritional value? Me, neither!! But I’ve learned doing this is greatly beneficial for us humans! Because we’ve been eating nuts wrong all these years!!

Ok So I haven’t always been the most healthiest person on Earth… Wow shocker, right? Hey, I grew up in the 80’s when TV Dinner’s, McDonalds Big Macs, Canned and Processed Foods like Hot Pockets were the staple of most family dinners. I was addicted to Diet Coke, I loved my Wine Cooler’s and Tab. Remember Tab?

I was the skinny girl who ate everything and anything and never gained an ounce. Yet I complained that I thought I was fat!! I would have smacked myself silly back then. If only I were as fat as I thought I was then now!! Fast forward a couple of decades. Past miscarriage, a cancer scare of my thyroid, weight gain, PCOS diagnosis, then diabetes and now early menopause and my DR thinks I have Type 1 adult onset diabetes. Did you know there is a strong correlation between PCOS and Hashimotos? I learned that my thyroid goiter should have been our 1^st clue way back then. Well I’m going to learn more about this when I go back to my Dr’s later this week. So more on all of this in a future post.

But why am I giving you all this back-history on my health? To prove a point. Bear with me…

My point is that health issues take on a domino effect, if one thing is misdiagnosed and not treated properly all kinds of havoc can take place as you get older. I’m sure you already know that type 2 diabetes can be reversed. Not so much for type 1, in spite of healthy eating and prescription medication. Whoa back up a bit, back to when I was 1^st diagnosed with type 2 diabetes we didn’t know back then about the type 1.5 or what they call adult onset diabetes. Back when I was a kid and still living in Mexico had a great aunt who had both of her legs amputated due to this disease. So, I knew a diabetes diagnosis was serious business! I didn’t want to be dependent on medications my entire life and I knew it was possible to reverse it. So, I sought out the help of a Holistic Health Coach. Especially after talking to the hospital assigned dietician and was encouraged to eat things I didn’t normally eat because I KNEW they were bad for me.

Enter the amazing and ultimate Holist Health Coach, Michelle Sala. I’ve been working with her for the past 4 years now. She’s opened up a whole new world of awareness for me! Stuff I never knew before!! I learn so much from this woman and she’s helped change my life and my view of food and food prep ever since. She’s also the lady who taught me about soaking my nuts. Because I love me some almonds, I could eat them all day long for days on end. There are other nuts out there I love also like Pecans and Walnuts. But I don’t love them nearly as much as I do almonds!!

How to soak your nuts for greater nutritional value — Soaking and redehydrating almonds.

Did you know…

Nuts and seeds could be a PILL to your digestive system? They have enzyme inhibitors and high levels of Phytic Acid which is a physiological protectant and an antioxidant. It protects the seed/nut until germination. But it’s harmful to humans which causes irritation and nutrient deficiencies because they bind to minerals in our gastrointestinal tract. This makes it difficult for us to absorb the nuts nutrients. All that nut munching isn’t benefiting us in any way when we eat them raw!! Instead we’re just causing havoc in our intestines.

If you love nuts like I do, don’t fret! There is light at the end of this tunnel!! Soaking your nuts will help neutralize the phytates and enzyme inhibitors. Simply soak in water over night, rinse all the gunk off them and lay them out on a baking sheet in your oven in low temperature heat or use a dehydrator. I was surprised to find that I love the flavor of them best this way!! And my family loves them too because there is no acidic aftertaste. What’s more doing this preserves the beneficial fats and proteins we so need! Soaking them increases the bioavailability of important nutrients namely B vitamins and activates enzymes increase nutrient absorption.

I’ve since learned a whole lot more from my health coach now good friend. She’s taught me to do my own research on foods and how to scrutinize labels. I have a lot to share with you! Send me a comment if you’d be interested in a few almond recipes. How to make your own Almond Flower and Almond Butter. Interested in learning how to make Gluten Free & Sugar Free Banana Bread?

Happy Soaking!

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Green Organic Eco Friendly Gardening

July 19, 2017 By Vanessa Pronge

Let’s Talk Fertilizers and Eco Friendly Gardening

If you have a garden or plan on having one, the type of fertilizer you are using is of utmost importance for an eco friendly gardening experience. There are so many fertilizers to choose from and so many of them are toxic and horrible not only for our health, our environment and our pets but for our bees! SAVE THE BEES!! Please don’t use synthetic fertilizers! Here’s why…Repeated use may result in the build up of toxic chemicals such as arsenic uranium. You don’t want this stuff in your food if you’re growing fruits and vegetables.

If you over use these products not only do you run the risk of killing your plants but ruining our eco system.
They are mostly made from fossil fuels and other nonrenewable sources.
They mess up the delicate microbial ecosystem in the soil by changing the soils PH balance.
Chemical Fertilizers will eventually seap or leach away from your plants so that more product is needed to get the same desired affect.
They deplete soil of essential micro and macro nutrients.
These chemicals don’t just affect the soil your plants are going on but they affect the very fiber of your plants and flowers. Thus affecting our bee populations.
These chemicals also leach into our water supply which can negatively affect the delicate balance of our eco system.
Fruits and vegetables of synthetic fertilizers are less nutritious then organically grown produce.
There is a strong link to cancer from the use of herbicides and pesticides.

There are many benefits to using organic fertilizers instead of the alternative.

For instance as they break down, they add micro nutrients to the soil and increases its ability to hold water. Also because they are slow releasing they make it difficult to over fertilize your plants. Use these sources for organic fertilizer and they don’t have to be expensive. For example…

1. Compost at home! Use your own kitchen scraps to create your own compost bin.
2. Use Fish Emulsion or Fish Hydrolysate Fertilizer it’s safe to use around pets and kids.
3. Google Search Free Compost in your area.
4. Use foliage from your own garden to create your own compost pile.

The benefits of Eco Friendly Gardening are plentiful…

1. They eliminate environmental pollution.
2. Because compost provides a healthy environment for your plants they also keep weeds, insects and disease at bay.
3. It’s easier for your plants to absorb the nutrients from organic compost because the concentration of microorganisms is so high.
4. You can easily create it in your own garden compost pile.

Interested in learning more on this subject! Drop me a line if you’d like to learn how to create your own compost at home in your kitchen or in your garden!

Have questions or suggestions for eco friendly Ggardening? Contact me here!

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