MOTHER HEΔLTH

2012 intuition

2012-01-05T00:29:00.000-08:00

NOURISHING THE GUT

Prodigal Mother Health

2012-01-04T21:49:00.000-08:00

Hi. I'm back and wiser.

THE END?

2010-07-21T19:19:00.000-07:00

MOTHER HEALTH IS TAKING A TIME OUT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. I'LL BE BACK.

Love,

Mother Health xoxoxo

Tapped - the Movie

2010-03-23T15:27:00.001-07:00

Dr. Andrew Weil and Healthcare...

2010-03-19T17:15:00.000-07:00

Dr. Andrew Weil is scheduled to appear on Larry King Live on Monday, March 22, to discuss Sunday's vote on the health care bill. Check your local listings for showtimes, and please tune in!

HE'S BRILLIANT so watch!!!

HAPPY TWO YEAR ANNIVERSARY!

2010-03-12T15:30:00.000-08:00

MOTHER HEALTH IS TWO YEARS TODAY!!!!!!!!

BUY THIS BOOK!

2010-03-09T10:00:00.000-08:00

If you want to get healthy, buy this book -

YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT

HEY VEGANS! and your CALCIUM!

2010-03-08T19:04:00.000-08:00

If you are a vegan, make sure you get your calcium in other forms...

5 Ways to Get Calcium Without Dairy

Dirt! The Movie:

2010-03-05T13:41:00.001-08:00

MOTHER HEΔLTH ON FACEBOOK!

2010-03-05T09:30:00.000-08:00

BECOME A FAN OF MOTHER HEALTH ON FACEBOOK!

WANT Vs. NEED

2010-03-03T11:30:00.000-08:00

Click on image to see at bigger scale.

Orgasmic Childbirth

2010-03-02T12:43:00.000-08:00

What!? Actually, I've read a bit on this matter. In short, women can transform their labor pains into something quite pleasurable, like an orgasm. Come on! It's fascinating... you will not be disappointed.

BUScapades

2010-03-02T09:29:00.000-08:00

Last Saturday morning on my way to Marina del Rey, I hopped on the 217 bus going south on Fairfax. The bus was totally empty and the driver was someone I had never seen before. He was wearing ray bans, as was I, and he made sure to point out that we were "twins." I smiled politely. I minded my own business the entire ride. Once I pulled the stop-chord at Venice Blvd. ten minutes later and said 'thank you' for the ride, the driver asked me anxiously to "WAIT!" I turned around and said, "yes?" and he stared at me, then held out his arm and asked, "What do you think of my cologne?"

Hahahaha ha ha. Eh. Freak.

Wartime Nutrition

2010-02-25T22:19:00.000-08:00

Let's bring back these ideals:

Tip of the Day!

2010-02-19T19:05:00.000-08:00

NO:

YES:

JUST ADD REAL FRUIT!

The Power of Food

2010-02-12T19:28:00.000-08:00

Woah. Sometimes I forget what nature is all about. I spent a full day in the snow with no human-nothing around me. I feel transformed, renewed, alive. It was freaking cold and was not the kind of day I expected, but I still found solace at Mount Baldy. :D Nature always puts my life in perspective.

So let's get inspired to eat right. I love this trailer for Raw for 30 Days because it really demonstrates the POWER OF FOOD... WATCH IT:

Botox

2010-01-23T09:14:00.000-08:00

I'm giving my blog a few shots of botox, so please do not mind the minor construction and weirdness that may be occurring from time to time on the blog!

Hope For Haiti

2010-01-22T17:30:00.000-08:00

DONATE!

Alice Waters - Ripe for Change

2010-01-22T14:01:00.001-08:00

Lunch

2010-01-22T13:18:00.000-08:00

Today's lunch was easy and simple - - it's my lazy day staple:

Spinach Salad (it was a pain to clean the dirt off the spinach) with sunflower seeds, flax seeds, lemon and oil for dressing, fresh pressed garlic, salt and pepper and a small sweet potato with olive oil and salt and seasoning. The butter that I left in the fridge tasted like plastic, so used olive oil instead for the potato. Anyway, again, this is one of my staple lunches and dinners when I'm lazy. Still, the cheapest and pretty damn good. It's easy to make lunch and feel good about the wholeness of the meal than to spend $11-$15 for a lunch time salad at some restaurant that doesn't quite taste perfect. :D The thing that I love the most about my lunch today, and true with the majority of the food I put in my mouth, is that I know where it comes from and how it was made. That's the beauty of farmers markets - buying locally, being eco friendly, and knowing that your food is pure, organic, seasonal and better tasting.

All this saving I'm doing... COACHELLA TICKETS!

Quote of the Day!

2010-01-22T13:16:00.001-08:00

"He that takes medicine and neglects diet
wastes the skills of the physician."

- Chinese Proverb

Buscapades - Not all it's cracked up to be.

2010-01-22T09:09:00.000-08:00

I stopped driving cars because I wanted to be eco-friendly, prove that a gal born and raised in the heart of Los Angeles can indeed survive sans a car, it's the only way I will get myself to exercise and plus I have a major fear of driving after the many car accidents I've been in/attracted/whatever... Ha!

Well, I was in my SECOND bus accident this morning... The bus driver loooooved tailing cars, even in the rain!!! A-hole. I was late to work.

Too much magic bus.

White Beets

2010-01-21T22:52:00.000-08:00

I'm slightly disappointed by my cooking attempt last night. Probably why I have the Cardigans "Erase and Rewind" on repeat... I want to literally erase the memories of cooking, rewind and start over again. I guess I've never roasted white beets before. Well, not only that, but I got home at 10:00 last night after seeing Precious, so, I was in a Debbie-Downer kind of mood and cooking wasn't really on my mind.

White beats are not as sweet as red ones. They're starchier and more potato-like. I was going for a beat salad and wanted to sautee the top leafy part with some quinoa, but didn't go according to plan, so I ended up roasting them with shallots and onions. Nothing to write home about. Tasted ok. Had that with a side of steamed kale. Live and learn... next time.

Tonight, got home again at 10 after seeing Up in the Air which left me in far better spirits than Precious. On my way to the movies, I took the bus to Whole Foods so I could pick up some chicken liver, don't gag... a great source of iron and protein and if prepared correctly is the most delicious thing to eat. In addition, making patte is so easy, healthy and a great snack with raw veggies. I also purchased leaks and celery to make the stock of the butternut squash soup this weekend. I just came home tonight way too tired to cook. Must sleep, so with my Farmer's Market produce purchased on Tuesday, tomorrow's lunch will be my staple spinach salad and sweet potato. Night.

Dinner: Poached Eggs w/ Dark Leafy Greens

2010-01-20T11:44:00.000-08:00

So after my farmer's market excursion, like after most grocery runs, I cleaned my fridge and loaded it up and didn't really feel like cooking a major dish, so went for the staple recipe of easy poached eggs with greens. Here's how you poach an egg:

Once cooked, put the poached eggs (however many you want) in a bowl. Then in a sauce pan filled with two tablespoons of boiling water, throw in a couple leaves of kale and one collard green leaf. Cover with a lid and leave to steam for a quick couple minutes. Then add a few drops of olive oil in the same pan, saute quickly and put the greens in the bowl on top of the eggs. I cut up a few cherry tomatoes and added salt and pepper for taste and devoured in about 30 seconds. Literally took maybe 7 min. to make - - the easiest thing ever, but so good.

It was one of those evenings where no matter how much I ate I was still hungry, so ended up eating more steamed kale with sea salt and pepper, 3 tangerines (no more left) and finally fell asleep while eating prunes and walnuts and watching One Flew Over the Cuckoo Nest... excellent combo.

Rainy Day at the Farmer's Market

2010-01-19T20:34:00.000-08:00

Here's what only $30, 14 minutes to closing and the last four produce kiosks still standing at the Culver City Farmers Market last night got me:

Collard Greens
Fresh Garlic
Spinach
2 huge bunches of Kale
Artichoke
Albino Beets
3 Tangerines - Sadly, they were all eaten last night - I have no self control
Baby Bokchoy
Parsley
Cilantro
Oyster Mushrooms
Butternut Squash
Mint
Lemons - for cooking and cleaning
Sprouted Lentils
Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes

LOTS OF FOOD for a small price. The one thing I'm missing is my B12 (click to read about damage to the body caused by B12 deficiency), but I have eggs leftover from last week's farmer's market excursion. I plan to cook for myself and friends (cause there's so much food) over the next week, whatever recipes come to mind. I will blog about it all.