Hirse, det ene basiske frøet vi har

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Hirse,et basisk "kornslag"..egentlig et frø.

Vår tids største helseutfordring,er at nesten alt vi spiser og i tillegg en stressfyllt hverdag, er syredannende for blodet vårt.

Når blodet blir for surt,blir vi trøtte,ute av balanse og til syvende og sist,syke.

Den enkleste måten å sørge for en god helse ,er å sørge for at vi får nok basedannende mat i oss,for å balansere all maten som gjør blodet surt. Vi vet stort sett hva som er bra for kroppen. Grønnsaker og frukt er basedannende. Problemet er at vi sjelden får en så stor del av dette inn i kostholdet i løpet en dag til at det balanserer for alt sukker, kaffe,ferdiglaget mat,pluss ikke å snakke om stress,som også gjør blodet surt. Dvs vi trenger flere base elementer i løpet av dagen. Det letteste er nok å ta det i tablettform ie blågrønne alger som spirulina ,grønne som clorella ,eller ,hvetegress,bygggress etc..alle grønne blader og grønnsker. En annen mulighet er å lage seg grønne smoothier..

Vi kan også bli mer bevisst på hvilke matgrupper som gjør oss bra, og velge fler av dem i løpet av en dag. Hva med å starte dagen med en hirsegrøt? Et basisk grunnlag for dagen er i alle tilfelle ikke altfor galt..

Ca. 2 dl hel hirse-skyll under litt varmt vann for å få bort det litt bitre

6dl vann-kokes opp og la koke 20 til 30 min. Ta gjerne en kanelstang og kok med.

rosiner,hakkede mandler-kokes med.Hvis du ønsker en mykere grøt,ta litt mer vann.

Et raspet eple og en tommelfingerlang raspet ingefær,tilsettes når grøten er kokt

Økologisk appelsinsaft eller sitron saft tilsettes tilslutt

Hvis du trenger det mer søtt kan du søte med litt maplesirup eller lynghonning(mest

basiske honning)

Ønskes litt sundt fett på toppen kan jeg annbefale kokosa!

God appetitt og god dag.

Liv i Hagen

Stor var lettelsen da jeg i Alys Fowlers "The ediable garden"leste og så på bildene at salatblader og andre blader alle hadde små bevis på at det var mye liv i hagen hennes også..Dvs, små skjønnhetsflekker etter snaksmåltidene til hagens mange innboere hadde satt sine spor. Men som Alys sier,så er det et bevis på mangfold og et rikt økosystem.

Og er plantene sterke i utgangspunktet så er det ikke store skaden de gjør ,dessuten delte hun gjerne litt av overfloden. Jeg hadde vel litt ureflektert tenkt at hvis plantene var friske så ville de være plettfrie. Så det var en aha-opplevelse å se det hele fra et slikt perspektiv. Det har resultert i at jeg har senket skulderene mange hakk og er mindre bekymret med tanke på alle hagens såkalte"pester".

Denne rosen,en New Dawn;min første rose her oppe,hadde ikke en god vinter.Lenge så

det ut som at jeg måtte finne meg en ny rose. Men mye annet å gjøre i hagen og mange

uker senere ,så jeg et lite tegn til liv! Og i løpet av sommeren har hun kommet tilbake,

nesten sterkere enn noen gang...sånn det også ofte går med oss mennesker etter vi har

gått igjennom livets skyggedaler.Dagens motto må da være å aldri la seg lure av en "sart"

rose!

OppLYSnings plikt: ADHD og økologisk ernæring

Dette er en innlegg fra den meget interessante bloggen http://www.getinthegarden.com/

Our youngest son was diagnosed with ADHD at age 9. It’s been three years and we have learned a lot. First came the diagnosis. After watching his three siblings develop, I knew something was “different” at age 2. It was little things, he figured out how to unlock all the child safety latches and escape from the house, but he couldn’t hold a crayon. At age 4, he could read at a second grade level but hated writing… anything. Bedwetting was common every night and became anxious if our daily routine changed at all. He would grab my arm and stroke his face up and down to soothe himself. And he brought LOADS of stuff with him every where we went. Toys, books, clothes, bags, food, you name it. EVERYWHERE WE WENT.

When he started kindergarten, he didn’t socialize much. He had speech therapy for stuttering, and he developed tics. A lot of them. In first grade the teacher was concerned about his writing, he reversed letters and numbers and his penmanship showed lack of fine motor control. He had multiple tics he cycled through. I asked teachers I was friends with what they thought. No one gave an opinion, but they all stressed that the problems were indeed there. Finally, at the start of third grade we requested a psycho-educational test from the school district. We met one morning in October with Andrew’s teacher and counselor to hear the results. The counselor informed us she didn’t observe any tics or other behaviors and said I should focus on Andrew’s abilities and not his weaknesses. I thought I was going to be sick. She basically said the problem was ME. When the counselor left the room Andrew’s teacher stressed the need for us to proceed with private testing. We did.

By the end of November that year our pediatrician had a stack of paperwork filled out by teachers and family members. An outside educational analyst reviewed everything and gave us a diagnosis of ADHD. She assured us it wasn’t in my head, and with medication, Andrew would be better able to function. Now the big decision was to medicate or not. That’s a BIG one. How do we decide whether it was safe or not to give mind-altering drugs to a 9 year old? We did research and prayed, read, prayed. We finally decided his school life was impaired enough to warrant trying Concerta for a few months.

He took Concerta for 7 months. By month two he stopped eating. We had to beg him and force him to eat anything Desperate, we would give him junk food just to add weight to his skinny frame. His tics worsened. By month four he had grown 2 inches but hadn’t gained any weight. The Dr. counted that as weight loss. We started having second thoughts and voiced our concerns to his pediatrician. Not only was he not eating, but he was having trouble sleeping. The Dr. gave us another prescription for a histamine syrup at night. Month 6 came and Andrew was skeletal. Every bone showed in his body and his clothes hung from him. One friend saw him without a shirt on and was shocked. He looked starved. School was almost over for the year and we decided that the medications had to go.

I started reading about diet as a way to counter-act ADHD. I researched food dyes and additives as well as organic options. One thing showed up everywhere I looked…corn syrup. I decided to start Andrew on an organic diet that excluded all forms of corn syrup and artificial additives. Lunches everyday were organic whole grain breads and crackers with cheese, fresh organic fruit and milk. He resisted at first, he was used to eating junk food in bits and pieces. Meals at first were not fun. We all changed our eating habits,too. No more soda, packaged junk food or Mc Donald’s. Slowly his appetite came back and he embraced his new “special diet.” He even shared his food choices with his teachers at school the next year and explained why they were “necessary”!

Fifth grade started and we held our breath, hoping all of the tics etc. wouldn’t return. We had a conference with his new teachers to prepare them for any and all possibilities. We kept him off the medication and on the organic diet plus a daily vitamin. He struggled a bit. Transitioning was difficult, but he brought a small stuffed mouse in his pocket everyday and it helped. His tics returned, but not as strong as before, and he was able to pay attention well enough to earn a B- average with his 504 plan modifications. Sixth grade saw huge improvement. The tics were all gone and Andrew grew 3 inches and gained 12 pounds! He was “chatty” but his teachers were amazed at his grades…a solid B average and he made honor roll three times.

Today was our parent teacher conference for 7th grade. Andrew attended with us. We sat at our desks and listened as his teachers, one after the other, spoke. “Math-91average,” “Social Studies-95 average,” “English-98 average,” “Science-99 average!” They assured us he was focused, well behaved and a role model for the other kids. He’s organized and well-liked by others. He has grown to 5′ tall and we just bought him a third pair of sneakers…he’s outgrown two sizes already this school year! His weight is up to 78 lbs. and the other night he yelled, “Hey look! My stomach sticks out instead of in!” That was music to my ears!

What a difference an organic diet makes! How much do you know about food additives and origins? How nutritious is your food? Start asking questions, look for REAL ANSWERS, and make changes for a healthier life. An organic garden is a simple way to eat healthy for less money, and you’ll enjoy it. Don’t want to plant a garden? Support local CSA’s and growers that provide organic produce and look for the “Certified USDA Organic” when you shop. Change your life, organic works!

Suggested Reading:

The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! A Comprehensive Look at Contributing Factors and Natural Treatments for Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder and Hyperactivity by Rachel BellTagged: adhd

The A.D.D. Nutrition Solution: A Drug-Free 30 Day Plan by Marcia Zimmerman M.Ed. C.N.Tagged: adhd

The ADD Answer: How to Help Your Child Now byDr. Frank LawlisTagged: adhd

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Sen Sommer Hage

Etterferie hagen...vildere enn villet!

Det er sssååå spennende å komme hjem etter en sommerferie. Å reise bort i den perioden hvor alt vokser "som verst",er egentlig galskap.

Men galskap har også sin plass,så vi fortsetter å reise bort hver sommer for noen uker, bare så vi kan ha noen uker med nervepirrende

limbo tid. Vil hagen klare seg eller går den neden om og hjem uten min kjærlig (eller kanskje heller litt nevrotiske), pleie?

I sommer var det egentlig ingen grunn å få panikk. Hver gang vi hørte om været i Norge, var det stort sett litt regn dyttet inn i bildet.

Og jeg må innrømme at jeg gledet meg litt over det.

Der vi hang,litt slppe, i hetebølgen i Berlin, var det forfriskende å tenke på plantene mine der hjemme,som satt med røttene

sine i fuktig,litt kjørlig jord. Dessuten hadde hus og hage fått "barnevakt";gode venner bodde her og passet på at plantene aldri led noen nød.

Tusen takk Marianne og Fritiolf!

Men det er alltid like spennende å kpmme hjem til noe som vokser å forandrer seg hele tiden. Å se hvilke planter som vokser og trives,og hvilke som ikke har fått den helt gode plassen de hadde trengt for den ultimate utvikling.

Men det må jo alltid være rom for forbedring ,slik at jeg neste år kan kanskje få det til enda bedre.

Og heldigvis,og desverre, er det masse rom til forbedring. Jorden her oppe var i utgangspunktet veldig lite egnet til å gro annet enn skogsvkster i, og er på tross av lass etter lass med stallgjødsel og kompost,ikke så rik at jeg får disse gigantiske, flotte bønnplantene alle andre får.

Og jeg regner med at det vil ta enda noen år før jeg har fått den veldig bra. Men jeg trøster meg med at ting smaker ofte like bra,om ikke bedre,under litt karrige forhold. Jeg ble minnet om det da jeg spiste vildbringebær på Konglungen i helgen,

og kjente at de ikke var helt fullt så fantastiske som de oppe i skogen her..

Ellers så var det vildt og frodig og mye å rydde opp i. Etter alt regnet ligger selvfølgelig alle høye blomster nede (og jeg elsker høye, stenglete,blomster og har dermed masser av dem). Urter og salater har gått i blomst, og ugress og breiner vokser også veldig godt i skjønn forening med alt annet. Men det er som alt man ikke trrodde man ville, nydelig og kaotiskt vakkert.