I am posting this under medical because it seems to have healing properties to me
it is called "Bieler Broth" and is from the book "Food is your best medicine" by the late Henry Bieler - it is the best thing I got out of this book and it really helps my body, it seems
Five ingredients: Celery, Green Beans, Zucchini, Parsley (I use 2-3 stalks of celery, a hand full of green beans, 1 medium Zucchini, and 1/2 bunch of Parsley - all Organic!) and clean water - **nothing else** no salt, no spices, nothing!
Cook lightly in clean water to break down cell structure and help digestion, but remove from heat while still green (not faded green)
Blend in blender of your choice (I have bought a Vitamix and they are awesome) - make sure to use the water as well as the greens in the blender - and pour in cup to sip slowly
adjust amount of water next time to suit your taste - more water = more liquid broth, less water = thicker broth
sometimes I pour mine into a Mason Jar so I can take a bigger helping with me to bed or on the road
my body goes - ahhhh! Thank you!
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
There are high fives for drinking broth from every online health summit I watch! Has nutrients, easy to absorb, helps to heal the gut lining. Thanks for posting!
Posted by ukcarry (Member # 18147) on :
Thanks, Harmony: a lovely combination of healing veg: would make a great breakfast, accompaniment to main meals, or on a fast. We are lucky enough to live near an organic farm and I always have these veg in the house.
Posted by Brussels (Member # 13480) on :
It looks great! Thank you! Just imagine that you are taking electrolytes, minerals in the water.
I do add Himalayan salt, but maybe we don't even need it!
The parsley effect is also known to dr. Cowden, who uses parsley tinctures to detox.
Some people also do well with raw juicing, of celery, cucumber, carrots, ginger... and the effect is like you say: AAAHHH ! It's like orgasm of the cells saying thank you !!
Flanagan says it's due to negative hydrogen, if you drink it immediately after juicing. It has incredible anti oxidative effects!
Dr. K's practitioners make us eat raw green leaves in sufficient amounts every day. If you are not used to it, the first time is also amazing, you feel that good feeling coming inside your whole body. That's nourishment and it helps the body to detox.
Posted by norcal (Member # 29829) on :
I used this many days during the 2010 hellish year. It works wonders for healing the gut according to my LLMD.
Posted by Harmony (Member # 32424) on :
Awesome - you all like it
Here is another of my favorites and good for Lymies I think:
it's a smoothie
1 bunch of Dandelion greens, 3-4 pitted dates, a gob of raw almond butter, water and meat (if it has any) of one young coconut, 1 cup frozen blueberries
Dandelion is a liver supporter (see Stephen Buhner's book "Herbs for Hepatitis C and the Liver" - that book also has an awesome Hepatitis soup recipe - I don't have Hepatitis, but I have a liver, ha ha - and one that has had to deal with Rifampin for a while)
The smoothie recipe is from an awesome little book also: "The Healthy Green Drink Diet" by Jason Manheim - I don't use it as a diet but to help me eat healthy while using yummy recipes - he is very careful with sweeteners and emphasizes low glycemic ones - great book
can recommend both for Lyme diet if you are looking for help
Posted by hopingandpraying (Member # 9256) on :
Our LLMD also recommended bone broth for healing.
Here are some informative articles to read about it:
yes, thanks, hopingandpraying, I totally agree - I got a chicken carcass (from an oven bag chicken we had) and two pig's feet in the crockpot right now
the chicken bones fall apart after about 24 hours of cooking and the pig feet add a lot of gelatin-like thickness
add shiitake mushroom stems (strain and discard before using broth) for flavor and more health benefits
I use the shiitake mushroom caps in the gravy later: add tapioca starch, galangal root (I can't have pepper), sea salt and herbs of your choice, turmeric maybe - hmmm, mushroom gravy, gluten-free
I get all the animal products from local farms with animals raised outside and humanly slaughtered (it's a bit of a contradiction in terms, I admit, but what it means to me is that the animals are not unduly stressed in transport, and killed quickly, and that there is enough time to make sure they are dead before they get cut up on a disassembly line)
Posted by Brussels (Member # 13480) on :
As for chicken and fish broth, I've been trying that lately, without success.
I feel very crap on these broths... I wonder what is wrong with me... I even added less and less broth, to see if I feel better, but it feels wrong to my body to take these broths.
The longer I cook, the less digestible the broth gets to me. So now I'm just using the normal cooking time, letting the cartilage and bones inside, and eating as usual.
Anyone else feels crap on chicken or fish broth, home made, with organic ingredients? I wonder.
Posted by Brussels (Member # 13480) on :
Harmony, thank you for the Dandelion recipe above. The green, you mean only leaves (no flower, no root). And fresh?
all that was uncooked, I suppose? Thank you.
Posted by dogmom2 (Member # 23822) on :
Brussels, I can't tolerate any bone broths, they wire me for days. But I also get similar effects from mineral water and leafy greens. so maybe it's the minerals I have trouble with? Who knows...
Posted by Harmony (Member # 32424) on :
Brussels, yes, the dandelion is greens only and raw
I get the organic ones at the store (not brave enough to pluck them outside, but I have been told you can)
I wash everything thoroughly, too
I heard that soaking greens and veggies in a solution of 1 tblsp vinegar (apple cider vinegar is what I used to use) and 1 gallon of water for at least 15 minutes, it can kill the little nasties that may ride on your veggies from the garden - but I cannot confirm that and have stopped doing it because of laziness, to be honest
sorry you can't have the broth - it is not that delicious without additions if that makes you feel any better
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