Healthy Diet and Lifestyle
Raw Food Road Trip 2012
Jan 23rd
Join Judy Fleming, Director of Hallelujah Acres Canada as she continues her travels in Canada to show you what to do on The Hallelujah Diet, and how to do it! You will learn about juicing, raw foods, the importance of cleansing and more! Judy will explain The Hallelujah Diet in detail and answer your questions while you enjoy juice and living food samples to help your body start its self-healing journey!
Continuing on the Road again – these free lectures are weekday evenings at 6:30 pm
March trip #1
March 26th – Brantford, ON at the Bellview Community Hall 55 Tom Street, N3S 2T6
March 27th – Woodstock, ON at the Microtel Inn/Suites 811 Athlone Avenue, N4V 0B6
March 28th – Mount Forest, ON at the Firehall 381 Main Street North, N0G 2L1
March 30th – Waterloo, ON at the Knights of Columbus 145 Dearborn Place, N2J 4N5
Disease Prevention: Kidney Disease
Jan 10th
It is estimated that 11.5% of adults over 20 have physiological evidence of chronic kidney disease and 15.7% of those under treatment die!
The kidneys, each about the size of a fist, play three major roles:
- removing waste products from the body, keeping toxins from building up in the bloodstream
- producing hormones that control other body functions (regulating blood pressure & producing red blood cells)
- regulating the levels of minerals or electrolytes (e.g., sodium, calcium, and potassium) and fluid in the body
After the blood has circulated through the body, it passes into the kidneys. The kidneys filter waste products and excess salt and water out of the blood, and pass these out of the body as urine. The kidneys also make hormones that control blood pressure, as well as maintain bone metabolism and the production of red blood cells. It’s a serious problem when the kidneys stop working.
Living with Chronic Kidney Disease: There are some ways to prevent or slow down the progression of kidney disease.
Wellness is a state of physical, mental and social well-being. Factors that help achieve wellness include:
- A well-balanced diet
- Regular physical activity (ideally 45-60 minutes four to five times per week)
- Good blood pressure control
- Good blood glucose control if you have diabetes
- Stopping smoking
- Managing anemia (maintaining a normal blood count)
- Weight control
- Limiting daily alcohol to two drinks or less
- Taking medications as prescribed
Healthy Foods for People with Kidney Disease: Red bell peppers, cabbage, cauliflower, garlic, onions, apples, cranberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cherries and red grapes (for detailed info about each of these foods check out my book, Full Day Menus by Judy Fleming available at Hallelujah Acres Canada)
Here is a fabulous recipe to try with some of these great foods:
Cranberry Grape Pudding: Soak the dates for 1 hour then drain. Put the following Into your blender:
1 cup cranberries (raw or frozen)
½ cup red grapes
½ cup dates (soaked and drained)
½ cup ground flax seed
½ tsp of each: allspice, cloves, nutmeg
Blend until smooth then put aside. In a separate bowl put the following chopped fruits:
2 of each: pears & apples
1 cup pineapple
½ cup raisins or currants
Set this aside and make the nut crust below:
Almond Crumble: Soak the almonds overnight then drain. In food processor grind:
1 cup almonds
½ cup dates
Process until mixed well so that it is a crumble.
Layer the cranberry mixture, then the crumble, then the pear/apple mixture in a dessert glass. Serve cold – this will keep overnight in the fridge.
Disease Prevention: Diabetes
Jan 1st
This Week we will talk about Diabetes
Today, more than 9 million Canadians live with diabetes or prediabetes.
• 3 million with diabetes (2.5 million diagnosed, 700,000 undiagnosed)
• 6 million with prediabetes
It is anticipated that more than 400 million people worldwide will live with the disease by 2030.
Diabetes is a chronic, often debilitating and sometimes fatal disease in which the body either cannot produce insulin or cannot properly use the insulin it produces. This leads to high levels of glucose in the blood, which can damage organs, blood vessels and nerves. The body needs insulin to use glucose as an energy source.
Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the pancreas no longer produces any insulin or produces very little insulin.
Type 2 diabetes is a disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin to meet the body’s needs and/or the body is unable to respond properly to the actions of insulin (insulin resistance).
The serious complications
• Diabetes can shorten life expectancy by 5 to 15 years
• 80% of Canadians with diabetes die from a heart attack or a stroke
• 42% of new kidney dialysis patients in 2004 had diabetes
• Diabetes is the single largest cause of blindness in Canada
• 7 of 10 non-traumatic limb amputations are the result of diabetes complications
• 25% of people with diabetes suffer from depression
People with diabetes can expect to live active, independent and vital lives if they make a lifelong commitment to careful diabetes management, which includes the following: Education, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Weight Management, and Lifestyle Management.
Diet Guidelines to reduce Diabetes (or any other major disease)
- avoid refined starches, such as bread and pasta
- avoid fruit juice and dried fruits
- avoid all sweets, except fresh fruit in reasonable amounts 1-3 servings per day (the best fruits are those with less sugars such as: grapefruit, oranges, kiwi, berries, melons and green apples)
- avoid all oils, raw nuts are permitted (one ounce per day) – raw coconut oil/butter would be best choice of oil
- limit or avoid all animal food that consist of high saturated fats
- green vegetables and beans should make up the most of your daily food
- exercise daily
If these guidelines were followed by the general public, diabetes, heart and stroke would practically disappear from our society! So what should we eat to prevent diabetes? The same foods that help to manage weight – here are just a few: Apples, beans, peppers, berries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, celery, cinnamon, coconut, cucumber, flaxseed, greens, kale, mushrooms, pears, sea vegetations, spinach. All of these are best in the raw form.
Here are two recipes to try from my book (mention this article and get 10% off the book!
FULL DAY MENUS: A collection of Vegan Recipes from “In the Kitchen with Judy as she Talks About Disease Prevention”. BREAKFAST / LUNCH / SUPPER / and …. DESSERT! by Judy Fleming
Flax Pepper Crackers:
In a large bowl soak the flax seed in water for ½ hour while getting the rest of the ingredients ready:
2 cups freshly ground flax seed and 2 cups water
Put the following in your food processor and process well:
1 cup of each: chopped tomatoes & red bell peppers
½ cup of each: chopped onion & celery
1 tsp of each: curry powder, turmeric, sea salt
2 cloves of garlic
Add this pepper mixture to the flax mixture, water and all, and stir well.
Spread onto a Paraflex lined tray (about ¼” thick). To make crackers score in 2″ squares or leave un-scored to make a pizza crust. Put into your dehydrator for 6-8 hours. When firm, turn onto the fine-mesh screen and dehydrate for another 2-4 hours until crisp.
Red Pepper Seed Cheese:
In your food processor put the following:
2 red peppers diced
¼ cup chopped red onion
½ tsp of each: paprika & cayenne pepper
1 cup of each: soaked sunflower & pumpkin seeds
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
2 lemons juiced
Process on high until creamed (add more lemon juice to make it creamier). Keeps well for 3-4 days in fridge.
Serve with veggie sticks (such as carrot, celery and cucumber) or the flax crackers above.
Best Wishes for a Blessed Christmas
Dec 22nd
So now that we have revisited the true meaning of Christmas in the previous post, I want to send you best wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Healthy New Year! To make sure you enjoy a great Christmas feast here are two really healthy recipes you can try and then share with those you love too!
Broccoli Crunch Salad: In your food processor shred the following
- 1 small cauliflower
- the stems from a bunch of broccoli (put aside the floret tops)
Put this into your large bowl, then add the following:
- ½ cup organic raisins
- ½ cup sunflower seeds (that have been soaked then drained)
- the floret tops of broccoli in small pieces
- fresh corn cut from 2 cobs
- 1 cup celery (thinly chopped)
- 1 cup red pepper (thinly chopped)
Mix all the ingredients well, toss well with the dressing below.
Dressing: Put the following into your blender and blend until creamy
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
- ¼ cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cloves
Put in the fridge until ready to serve. This keeps well if made the night before. Just before serving add 1 avocado diced. This also looks good when you serve it on a bed of Spinach!
Raw Pumpkin Pie: Before I started this Hallelujah lifestyle, I loved pumpkin pie, now I love this great raw pie instead and have pleased many friends with it!
Filling: This is best done in a Champion or Green Star Juicer using the blank screen
Soak the following for 30 minutes
- ¾ cup organic dates
- ½ cup organic raisins
- ¼ cup sunflower seeds
Peel and cut 3 medium yams (or sweet potatoes or pumpkin) into chunks.
Drain dates, raisins and seeds reserving the water. Put the pieces of yams and dates, raisins and seeds alternately through the juicer. You will need a large bowl to catch them (this will give you 3-4 cups).
Transfer this pulp mixture to the food processor and add the following spices:
- 1 tsp of each: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, ginger
Process well. It will take a few minutes and you might need to add some of the water from the soaked dates/raisins. Be careful not to make it too wet (you can add 2 tbsp of freshly ground flax seed as a thickener if needed).
Continue blending until smooth and creamy. Pour filling in the crust, sprinkle with coconut and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. This can be served as a raw pudding in a fancy dessert bowl without the crust.
Almond Crust
Prepare crust before and keep in the fridge or freezer. Soak nuts overnight then drain before grinding.
In food processor grind:
- 1 cup almonds
- ½ cup dates
Process until mixed well, then pat it into the pie plate to make a 1/4″ thick crust.