 Loading ... | Energy foodRecipe 1 -2 cups of walnuts 1-2 cups of dates 1 cup of carrot pulp *from juicer 2 tbsp of raw vanilla zest of one lemon 3 tbsp lemon juice 1/4 cup Mesquite power 3 tbps raw pink salt Mix together in a food processor until it balls Roll in coconut and goji berries and form into bars pop in freezer! To view more recipes on ‘relaxing foods’,click HERE. Ingredients: 1 cup chopped dried apricots Preheat oven to 350°F. Place apricots and nectar or juice in a saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil. Immediately remove from the heat and let cool. In a medium bowl,mix together the flours,baking powder,salt and baking soda. In a large bowl,mix together the lightly beaten egg,sugar,banana,butter,milk and apricots. Stir in the dry ingredients,mixing just until everything is combined. Spoon the mixture into a non-stick muffin pan (or sprayed with cooking spray or lined with paper cups). Bake for about 20 minutes until golden. Makes 12 muffins. http://www.cookingnook.com/banana-muffins.html To view more recipes on ‘relaxing foods’,click HERE. Pick-me-up foodThis mandarin almond salad recipe is so easy and so absolutely delicious. Salad: Poppyseed Salad Dressing Recipe: Preheat the oven to 375°F. Place the almonds on a baking sheet and toast for a few minutes until golden brown. Watch every closely as they can quickly burn. Allow the almonds to cool. Whisk all the dressing ingredients together. Toss the dressing with the lettuce and add the orange sections. Sprinkle the almonds over top of the salad and serve immediately. Makes 4 servings Tips and Variations:
http://www.cookingnook.com To view more recipes on ‘relaxing foods’,click HERE. Pick-me-up foodAutumn rhubarb and raspberries are gorgeous combined in a crumble. Poach the rhubarb gently with cinnamon sticks,brown sugar and a little water. Remove from the heat and stir in frozen raspberries*. Then I use the Edmonds Cook Book recipe as follows. Recipe 2 cups stewed fruit – e.g. apples,plums,apricots (in this case rhubarb/raspberries) 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 cup standard plain flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 50g butter 1/4 cup sugar. Place stewed fruit in bottom of an ovenproof dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl. Cut in butter until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Stir in sugar. Spoon mixture over fruit. Bake at 190C for 30 minutes or until pale golden. Serves 6. *I freeze mine in a single layer on trays and then transfer them into punnets or freezer bags for desserts or jam. Raspberries actually intensify in flavour once they’re frozen. Posted on June 5,2010 by Maureen Gardner http://maureengardner.wordpress.com/2010/06/05/rhubarb-and-raspberries/ To view more recipes on ‘relaxing foods’,click HERE. Energy foodRecipe 2 cups all-purpose flour Preheat oven to 375°. Mix together flour,baking soda,cinnamon, Mix together eggs,apple juice,and buttermilk. Stir flour mixture and oat bran into egg mixture until dry ingredients Gently stir in chopped apples and nuts. Grease 12 standard size muffin cups or line with cupcake paper liners. Spoon batter into prepared muffin cups,filling 2/3 full. Bake for about 25 minutes,or until lightly golden and tops spring back when pressed. Transfer muffin pan to wire rack to cool a bit then turn muffins out on to rack to cool. Enjoy these apple muffins as they are,or if you want to get a little decadent,add a bit of butter. To view more recipes on ‘relaxing foods’,click HERE. Comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level…I suffer from mental illness. I go for a lot of counselling and take a lot of medication to help me to manage and face reality. I 100% support medication and 100% therapy. I don’t agree with many opinions out there in the great big world of what to do/what not to do. 10 years ago I was in hospital many months. While there,I decided to become a nurse (not a psych nurse). I had the best resources at my fingertips and now 10 years later I have finished my Bachelor of Nursing and am working. I have worked against some of the greatest odds,but I had professional supports that were behind me,believning in my. Yes I am still nor recovered;I don’t even plan to be. But I continue my meds and see my professionals and I can survive. I challenge others to do what you can be,force yourself to do at least a little something every day to improve your life,even if it means getting up in the morning and you don’t feel like. Tonnes of babysteps…I did it others can. (sorry my comment is longer than my mouth)
Unfortunate that help isn’t readily availableI guess I’m over sensitive to this issue –my sister was diagnosed with severe anorexia nervosa,obsessive compulsive disorder and bipolar (at 20 years old). Because of her mental issues her physical stature had never been frailer than when she was admitted into the Buhler centre. She was part of the 15% lowest weight class they have ever seen someone for their height and age. My point is that mental illness is alive and well,and its very unfortunate that help isn’t readily available to those who need it. —————————————————————————————–Having said that,you can’t truly help a mentally ill person unless they want help and want to improve. To read more comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level,click HERE. Comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ levelI find it very hard to believe that it is taking over a year to see a counsellor. I know that the waiting list has at times been 6-12 weeks but the individual is seen at least once by an intake worker and follow up will be maintained by the intake worker until a counsellor is assigned (at least that was how it worked in CRHA) and as for a child waiting 5 years to be treated properly,not likely as pretty much the same process works with children and they are given a priority. As for “getting and keeping a psychiatrist”well,there aren’t many private psychiatrists who see clients on a regular basis except on a consult basis via the Medical doctor or the Mental Health Worker.2 replies1 reply We have an epidemic of labellingAre they also keeping track of the mental illness that has been caused by illegal drug use,over medicating or cross medication by physicians,hopefully all the diagnosis’s they are looking at have been done by the professionals who can diagnose mental illness as opposed to the many people now who make an assumption and label people,teachers have been telling some parents that their children ADHD,ADD for years and then that label becomes a quasi diagnosis without the child ever being seen by a psychologist or psychiatrist who are the only people qualified to make this diagnosis. We have an epidemic of labelling going on and some professionals are also guilty of joining this epedemic of diagnosis. Of course people are depressed when they suffer a loss but not everyone needs or wants medication for the grieving process and if it is short term they are not “clinically depressed”which is a diagnosis. People who actually have a mental illness diagnosis have such little access to psychiatric services now that their condition is forever stable and unstable. I agree with your statements East of Eden. To read more comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level,click HERE. Comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ levelHere’s something about which to think:Look at where we are today:we are breathing all sorts of pollutants outside and inside. Our office buildings,for example,recirculate air which is laden with germs,microbes,bacteria,mold plus toner dust from printers and photocopiers and let’s not forget perfumes and bad-smelling lunches. We’re breathing that all day long. Then,we go outside for some fresh air and breathe in exhaust,pollen,dust and a host of pollutants. So,we go home and sit down to a nice supper. Our meat is full of hormones,artificial vitamins,antibiotics,chemicals from fertilizer used to grow the vegetation on which the animals feed and…herbivore are even fed meat by-products which is completely unnatural for them. Then,of course,there are the residues from the packaging and,in some cases,‘seasonings’which are infused into the meat. We eat salads made from artificially fertilized lettuce,tomatoes grown indoors,salad dressing which contains,among other chemicals,MSG. Then,we have way too much aural and visual stimulation:try finding a quiet restaurant or coffee shop that doesn’t feature blaring music in the foreground (it’s too loud to be in the background). Then,we have our mobile devices which we’re constantly checking. So,exhausted,we drive home with the radio going or we’re on the bus listening to music coming from somebody’s headphones or to people yakking on their cell phones. I believe that the combination of chemicals in our food,pollutants in the air,and the overabundance of visual and aural stimulation is overtaxing our brains. I truly believe that a good portion of mental illness (other than genetic or congenital conditions) are caused by our environment or,at the very least,exacerbated by our environment. Add to this all the sugar and fat in processed food and I believe we have a recipe for disaster. Next time you’re at the grocery store,compare the amount of space given to fresh food versus the amount of space given to processed and frozen food. I think you might be shocked. Treating mental illness should begin at the source –our environment. As long as we eat poison and breathe poison and overstimulate our brains,I believe we’ll only be treating the symptoms and not the root cause –other than genetic or congenital conditions. We have children who are obese because of bad diet and lack of activity and this,I also believe,will lead to some sort of mental issue down the line –self-esteem,physical issues which bring on mental issues,etc. So,treating the illnesses after the fact is self-perpetuating. We simply must get to the root cause and,as consumers,stop supporting the industries which are poisoning us. To read more comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level,click HERE. Comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ levelI too was diagnosed by a Psychologist (correctly,I believe –based on extensive testing,questions,report cards,family history,my own descriptions of issues,etc) with Borderline Personality Disorder this summer. I was diagnosed at age 15 with ADHD/depression but always knew that was not correct (plus I was 15,what teen is NOT angst filled and acting out?). I am now 31 and wanted to begin a seach for the correct source of therapy/counselling/medication with the CORRECT diagnosis,as an adult and not working with a 16 year old diagnosis given to me in my teens. After years of a doctor just giving me more and more medications,experiencing more and more interpersonal issues due to the manifestations of my disorder,etc,I chose to go off all medications (with the doctor’s approval)and start over,so to speak. It took a full year to slowly come off all medications,I am now only on ONE that was prescribed to me this summer after this diagnosis,and am working to find natural remedies to help me such as vitamins,diet,more exercise,etc. I want to better myself,seek therapy,and work towards a better future –I am tired of the vicious circle that has become my life and do not want to exist like this for the rest of my life. Mental health is a very subjective area,not just to those who do not experience mental health issues but also by those who DO experience various issues,as we are all different. Mental health issues run rampant on both sides of my very large family,the stigma is ingrained in me as it is how I was raised,and it has taken me a very long time to admit even to myself (despite 15 years of others pointing out my “flaws”and issues,etc) that I have these issues. I always used to say “it’s just who I am”or “take me of leave me”,but have now come to realize that it is necessary to improve upon myself and do what I can to make it easier for others to be around me. To read more comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level,click HERE. Comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level“As it is,only about five per cent of health-care funding goes to mental health,but 20 per cent of Manitobans are affected by mental health disorders.”———————————————————————————————————- I think this might be the most telling line of the article. Most psychologists operate in a clinic / office setting and don’t require expensive diagnostic equipment,yet they are suggesting they are underfunded by looking at the entire health care budget. We have medical tests and procedures (such as surgery) that are extremely expensive…that’s why the lion’s share of the budget goes that direction. As suggested by others,if we follow the money,we might get better answers. The unfortunate thing is that articles like this presented as news hold perhaps too much influence. ——————————————————————————————————- Every medical and pseudo-medical area is going to make an argument for more money. We are constantly hearing about demands being made for a bigger piece of our sickness care pie. We need to do more in terms of health care…that includes real nutritional information and claims,less chemicals in food (what ever did we do as hunter gatherers without Monsanto and similar companies),exercise,and working toward good mental health –by that I mean start with a positive attitude,which is a choice,and you will feel better about yourself. So,personal development and believing in yourself can have an impact on some of what I would call marginal issues. If mental illness is about chemical imbalances,perhaps we should stop eating chemicals and start eating food…it can’t hurt,can it? To read more comments on Mental illness reaching ‘epidemic’ level,click HERE. |  |
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