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First of all, I have some good news/bad news/great news. The bad news is that Mr Thompson sold his cows. The good news is that he sold them to a wonderful couple right up the street. The great news is that I just spent the most wonderful morning meeting them. I wish I had remembered my camera when we were all sitting at their kitchen table. Their names are Rex and Marie and if anyone wants their contact information, it will be listed at the bottom of this blog. They are such wonderful people and so willing to share their knowledge. I walked away literally bursting with new ideas!
They do many things. They have their cows and chickens. She's made all kinds of great cheeses, which she was kind enough to let me sample, and yogurts, cottage cheese, butter, I could go on and on! One of the things that I respect the most is a members only, u-pick garden. Now that might sound a little daunting to start but let me clarify. You can pay the fifty-dollar annual membership or you can work it off with seven hours of labor in the garden. It is very important to her to provide this service to people. I hope I do it justice in sharing it. She has been through tough times herself. She remembers how hard it was to buy the healthy foods her children needed. Fresh fruits and vegetables are quite expensive when you are on a tight budget. For fifty dollars a year you can buy the produce you pick at wholesale prices. For example, if Wal-mart is selling tomatoes at a dollar a pound, you can get them at sixty cents a pound. Here is the kicker. These vegetables blow store-bought vegetables out of the water with better flavor! We all know that everything always taste better when it is grown at home!
She also gave me a start of Kefir grains. No, it is not a grain. It is a culture. It contains all the good bacterias that our bodies need. You put some in a glass of milk, top it, let it set on the counter over night. Then you strain the kefir out and start tomorrow's batch and add honey to the first batch, shake and refrigerate. It is thinner than yogurt. I had a glass and it was delicious. What is it good for? When I got home I googled it and here are the results I came up with from http:/www.yourkefirsource.com/kefir-benefits/kefir-health-benefits
Here are some of the known kefir health benefits:
- Strongest natural remedy against any allergy
- Strongest natural antibiotic without side effects
- Treats liver disease
- Treats gallbladder, dissolves gall bladder stones
- Clears the body of salts, heavy metals, radionuclides, and alcoholic products
- Cleans the body of chemical antibiotics
- Treats kidney stones
- Good bacteria in kefir are able to fight off pathogenic microorganisms
- Lowers level of LDL cholesterol
- Cleans the gastrointestinal tract
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Treats gastritis
- Treats pancreatitis
- Treats ulcers
- Prevents and treats colon cancer
- Improves digestion
- Improves the body functions
- Improves the human immune system
- Cures Candida
- Cures hypertension
- Stops growth of cancer cells
- Speeds up healing process
- Treats psoriasis
- Treats eczema
- Treats inflammatory diseases
- Reduces size of tumors
- Treats heart disease
- Reverses calcination of blood vessels
- Clears the blood vessels
- Boosts the bodies energy
- Natural “feel good” food
- Treats lung infections
- Normalizes metabolism thereby can be used as for weight loss
- Cures acne
- Has anti-oxidants and anti-aging properties
- Nourishes hair
- Treats the gum disease parodontosis
- Lessens effects of medicines
- Replenishes body of good bacteria after antibiotic
- Balances the microflora of the body’s digestive system
- Regulates blood pressure
- Lowers blood sugar
- Lowers blood lipid levels or cholesterol and fatty acids
- Treats diarrhea
- Treats constipation
- Promotes bowel movement
- Anti-stress properties
- Treats sleeping disorders
- Treats depression
- Treats attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Improves the brains neuro functions like reflexes, memory retention, attention, the five senses
- Reduces flatulence
- Lactic acid fermentation enhances the digestibility of milk based foods. People who cannot otherwise digest milk, can enjoy the vital calcium rich Kefir.
- Treats yeast infection
- Eliminates vaginal odors
- Cures wrinkles
- Treats arthritis
- Treats colitis
- Treats gout
- Cures migranes
- Treats rheumatism
- Treats other stomach disorders
- Detoxifies the body
- Improves protein quality of milk, and enhances absorption and digestion
- Good bacteria manufacture B vitamins such as B3, B6 and folic acid.
- Aids in treating tuberculosis
- Treats stomach cramps
- Treats chronic intestine infections
- Treats liver infections
- Treats asthma
- Treats bronchitis
- Treats sclerosis
- Treats anemia
- Treats hepatitis
- Healing effects on catarrh, digestive nodes, astral nodes, bilious complaints
- Treats leaky gut syndrome
- Prevents metastasis
- Cures bad morning breath
Pretty impressive eh? Especially considering how expensive all these yogurts are getting, aka: Danactive and Activa, it is so nice to know that I can give my family the same benefits and still stay on budget.
I have touched on this next subject a couple of times. There is a real battle going on in this country over real food and whether or not we have the right to eat it. As I have gotten more into my gardening and learning to be self-sufficient I have come across it more and more. If the FDA had their way, we would all be eating processed everything. There will never be a processed food that will give your body what it needs to function properly. I am going to list a website that is right smack in the middle of this battle and I hope that you will take the time to read about.
realmilk.com Another great site is http://nourishedkitchen.com/28-day-real-food-challenge-the-end/ We all need to be a part of this movement.
It has been a good day. Hope your's all were as well.
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