Cinderella is a proof that a new pair of shoes can change your life

I always wondered why I could not ever get it right when buying walking shoes!

 I always went for open toed sandles or chappals.

I came across a resesearch about special shoes and helping with arthritis of the knees.

Non steroidal medicines can help but too many side effects.

Physical therapy is time consuming?

I will inform you of some shoes that were studied to help with knee joint pain.

Protein sources for vegetarians

Every body is always worried about not eating protein or rather not getting enough protein if one adopts a vegetarian diet.

I think it is a misunderstanding!

All green vegetables have protein,

All lentils have protein.

Recently the industry is focusing on chickpeas.

Chickpeas or garbanzos are a very good source of protein.

Chickpeas are very popular in Vegetarian Indian cuisine.

Chickpeas are washed and soaked overnight and I cook it in slow cooker over 6 to 8 hours on high and are ready and done when I return from work.

I sauté some tomatoes and onions in some coconut oil and then add chickpeas and add some salt,pepper,cumin powder and dried mango powder and we have a plateful of cooked garbanzos.

Garnish it with pomegranate arils.

Another source is black beluga lentils which are easier to cook in shorter time.

Tofu of course is a great source.

Have you heard of Halloumi?it is a meaty, semi hard cheese made from cow and goat and sheep milk.

It can be grilled and pan fried.Serve it topped with chimichurri

What about  Einkorn?

It is a relative of wheat,easier to digest,has lot of vitamins and minerals specially B vitamins,zinc,iron.

It has a nutty taste.

I will introduce you to more lentils and protein sources next few blogs.

Fodmap diet : continued

So now what is low fodmap?

Oligosaccharides:(fructans,galacto oligosaccharides)

Bamboo shoots,bell peppers,bok choy,carrots,celery,chard,chayote,chives,choy sum,corn,eggplant,green beans,lettuce,parsnips,pumpkins,spring onions( green parts only),tomatoes,

Garlic infused oils.

Fruits:Bananas,blueberries,cantaloupes,carambola,durian,grapefruit,grapes,honeydew melon,kiwi,lemons,limes,mandarin,oranges,passion fruit,pawpaw,raspberries,strawberries,tangelos.

Gluten free and spelt bread and cereal products.

Canned chickpeas are ok.

Lactose free milk and yogurt,rice milk,

Hard cheeses,butter,icecream substitute like gelato and sorbet.

Maple syrup,golden syrup.

Sweeteners: sucrose and glucose.

FODMAP Diet

What is this fodmap anyway?

Fermentable oligosaccharides,di saccharides,monosaccharides and polyols.

Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS is a very common medical problem.

A diet change can help significantly.

I will list foods that are high fodmap first.

Oligosaccharides:  vegetables :Artichokes,asparagus,beets,Brussels sprouts,broccoli,cabbage,fennel,garlic,leeks,okra,onions,peas,shallots.

Fruits: watermelon,Apple,white peaches,persimmon.

Wheat and rye eaten in large amounts( bread,pasta,couscous,cookies,crackers,biscuits)

Legumes: chickpeas,lentils,kidney beans,baked beans,soy beans.

Disaccharides (lactose)

Milk,yogurt,soft cheese,custard,icecream

Monosaccharides (fructose)

Fruits: apples,Asian pears,pears,mango,peaches,sugar snap peas,watermelon,canned fruit in natural juice,dried fruit,fruit juices,

Honey

Sweeteners: high fructose corn syrup

Polyols: 

Vegetables: avocados,cauliflower,mushrooms,snow peas,sweet corn.

Fruits:apples,apricots,Asian pears,cherries,longon,lychee,nectarines,peaches,pears,plums,prunes,watermelon.

Sweeteners: isomalt,malt it'll,mannitol,sorbitol,xylitol

Tremors and gluten

This is a very interesting information.

Usually,the treatment for tremors of hands or any other part of body is to give propranolol,a beta blocker and or Botox shots.

The treatment is expensive with Botox and results are no good.

We are finding out more and more that We Are What we eat!

A hidden gluten sensitivity can manifest as tremors.

Holding all gluten from diet for atleast 6 months has reduced the tremors significantly.

Another study revealed that stopping all processed meat eating has reduced tremors significantly.

If you want to be tremor free then leave off gluten and all processed meat.

Cilantro chelation pesto

Chlorella is very good to remove heavy metals and chlorella tablets or powder may be added to the recipe if pesto.

I also grow sorrel and a cup of leaves can be added to the pesto recipe and it belongs to the dock family of plants that was used to purify lymph.

Detox with cilantro pesto

Please excuse me for not writing for past couple of months,but I felt compelled to share with everybody a metal detox done natures way in a blog of Byzantine flowers.

I am going to modify the writing a little bit.

Cilantro or coriander is a great green herb.

In India,coriander is a very popular herb green that is widely used as a garnish for years.

I will share the recipe first of cilantro pesto.

Cilantro Chelation pesto

4 cloves garlic

1/3 cup Brazil nuts(selenium)

1/3 cup sunflower seeds(cysteine)

1/3 cup pumpkin seeds(zinc and magnesium)

2 cups of fresh packed cilantro( vitaminA)

2/3 cup flaxseed oil

4 tbs lemon juice( vitamin C)

2 tsf dulse powder

Sea salt to taste

Cilantro chelates heavy metals from the body in a relatively short time.

2 tsf of this pesto daily for three weeks is enough to increase excretion in urine of lead, mercury,aluminum.

Process the cilantro and flax seed oil in a blender and then add garlic loves ,nuts,lemon juice.

Store in dark bottles.

Cilantro pesto

1 to 2 garlic cloves

Raw pine nuts or sunflower seeds

1 cup fresh cilantro  leaves

1 /2 jalapeño pepper or chili powder.

2 tbsf lime or lemon juice.

6 tablespoonful olive oil

1/4 tsf cumin

Sea salt and ground pepper to taste

I will write about the different chemicals in cilantro next blog.