Nutrition
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Possible physiology of not breaking fast
Before day one, the rush of all becomes a perpetual surrounding. What happens when the rushing stops? From day one onward, there has been the physical and mental state of intaking nourishments. It seems to be an existential need. Seems unavoidable.Then there is an apparently seldom visible space between automatism and obsession, between invested joy…
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An alternative to fasting might be the raw
Mental hunger trumps physical hunger; the joy of food intake trumps physical hunger; the offerings of nature ought to trump any overindulgence on subsiding hunger. It is the refined mind, and acquiring an appreciation for the culture of eating that elevate the individual in health and wealth, more than abstinence. There is much beauty and…
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You are what you eat*
(as colorful as you eat, as vibrantly attentive as you digest. You are with certainty the freshness and the energy of what you intake, and you radiate with joy, in concordance with the discerning mind that has helped you acquire a sense of delicate taste, the very same that will impregnate your spirit to conquer…
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Garlic Time
The garlic power is not new to me. For decades, it has been one of my principal elements in medicinal prevention, next to honey, onions, ginger, and lemon. I hope this picture will attract a few new individuals to the beauty and simplicity of natural health, particularly in times when the immune system and preventive…
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Bread — Evolution and Devolution
The inquisitive mind, the inner vision for growth and development of human kind, the inspirational spirit in all — towards gods or towards nature, and the quest for optimal maintenance of the carnal and the soul, all these have led us to find ways to dissect and compose far beyond the fruits of nature which…
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Water to Fire
In the kitchen, I have been accused of being in my own world. The attention referred to is never to my own — if such a silly perception would ever even be possible. This attention is applied, considering the importance of the creative process, the essence of each ingredient, and the purity of the physical…
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the eye beholds…
Everything begins in the mind. Yet, the eye is a crucial conduit, imparting joy, or warning to mind, stomach, soul… When the eye beholds beauty, be it within a given context, or inviting an unprecedented one, anything able to perceive through that eye will rejoice, possibly bearing new fruits.
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The Fig — a miniature constant
A ficus carica is a plant that carries the fruit known as the common fig. In the History of our civilizations, it was one of the earlier fruit trees to be cultivated. To humankind, its leaves may have served as the very first bikini. Long ago, before being considered the poor man’s food, about seventy…
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Colors after Brown
Eating is a state of mind. Directly and indirectly, that is where all begins. How we eat, and why we eat, goes beyond scientific nutritional values. One day I spent hours cooking the shoulder of a goat. After the long process, I enjoyed it in a risotto. The next day, though, called for a different,…
Sila Blume 