| Hints
for Health
As the weather turns colder, our body's gravitate to warmer
drinks rather than carrot juice and spirulina drinks.
If you are a coffee drinker, here are some facts to consider
before you fill up your mug:
Naturally decaffeinated:
The most common method of removing
caffeine from beans is by using the solvent methylene chloride.
Despite some evidence of carcinogenic effects, the FDA
has said there are no health risks involved in drinking
decaffeinated
coffee treated with methylene chloride if the beans are
steam cleaned properly. However, the solvent was recently
banned
by the European Community on the premise that the evaporation
in coffee processing may be harmful to the ozone layer.
The two decaffeinization processes used by many organic
coffee
manufacturers are the Swiss Water process and the Carbon
Dioxide method. Rather than using a solvent, the beans
are soaked in either water or CO2 to dissolve the caffeine.
The
CO2 method is used so that the flavors of the coffees most
resemble that of non-decaffeinated coffees. The Swiss Water
process utilizes water charged with the soluble flavor
components of green coffee to extract the caffeine. The
processes are
natural and free of chemicals.
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Esperanza
The Sacred Series
The holiday season is upon us. It
is a joyful time of year and often a difficult one. We remember
people we love, we
juggle memories from the past and reflect over the past year
of our lives. We think of how we spent our time, what we
learned, our accomplishments, our lessons. We ask ourselves
important questions; What experiences have I been given?
Have I dared to dream? Have I allowed myself to believe in
magic and my heart’s desire? Have I allowed myself
to feel deeply and fully? Have I been true to myself?
Have
I let people know who I am?
There are some things that we can do in the spirit of the
holidays that can give us the space to reflect.
Build a Snowman:
Start with snow you can pack (which may be hard to find in
New Mexico) says Ron Shelton, co-founder of the International
Snow Sculpture Championships in Brekenridge, Colorado. Roll
three giant snowballs, stack them on top of each other and
glue them together with a snow and water slush. Give Frosty
a face: Collect rocks from nearby gravel patches to create
a mouth and eyes. Be sure to wash the rocks off in order
to keep Frosty’s face clean. Grab a medium sized carrot
from your fridge to create the nose. Find a couple of sticks
from the back yard to give Frosty arms and hands. And lastly,
if you would like to dress Frosty for the cold winter, give
her some of your old snow garments.
Enjoy the spirit
Make some chai and go for a long walk into the plaza to see
the Christmas lights, listen to the Christmas music and notice
decorated store windows. Be sure to stop in at the Hotel
St. Francis to warm up by the fire.
Spend time with friends
Invite friends over for a Christmas cookie making party.
Sing a Christmas carol
“
I’ll be home for Christmas, you can count on me....do
do do do do do.” |
| Quotes... |
“There are no mistakes,
no coincidences. All events are blessings given
to us to learn from.”
-Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
July 7
"Rather than being unhappy and hateful, we should
rejoice in the success of others"
-His Holiness
the Dalai Lama
"The Path to Tranquility"
Compiled and Edited by
Renuka Singh |
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Did You Know?
Sleep happens when your hands and feet
are considerably warmer than the ambient temperature of your
bedroom. So say researchers
at the Chrono-biology and Sleep Laboratory of the Psychiatric
University Clinic in Basel, Switzerland. When you prepare for
sleep, your prone body’s temperature regulation system
redistributes heat from its core to its extremities. A phenomenon
linked to the release of hormones such as melatonin that regulate
sleepiness and wakefulness. For icy feet, try socks or a hot
water bottle, and soak chilly hands in warm water before bedtime. |
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