Cocoa for your heart

One of the most popular, natural remedies for your heart is cocoa.

•  heart tonic, mild stimulant.
• improves function of blood vessels
• antioxidant
• help the body produce nitric oxide essential for heart function
• enhances positive feelings

Cocoa contains a number of important minerals that our body needs to function properly:

• #1 source of Magnesium:
• supports heart
• boosts mental focus
• relieve constipation
• balances brain chemistry
• builds strong bones
• increases happiness
• improves mood
• Antioxidants:
• highest concentration of any food in the world
• Iron:
• carry Oxygen from lungs to body
• keeps blood healthy
• Zinc:
• healthy immune system, liver, pancreas, skin
• must have for sexual development, fertility and cell growth
• Manganese:
• formation of bone, cartilage, connective tissues
• promotes healthy joints
• helps formation of blood cells
• Copper:
• anti-microbial
• cleanse lymphatic system
• stimulates peristalsis
• helps build blood cells
• Phenethylamine (PEA):
• "the love chemical"
• chemical produced in the body when we fall in love
• increases focus and alertness
• Anandamide:
• "the bliss chemical"
• feeling great for longer periods of time
• great anti-depressant
• Theobromine:
• anti-bacterial that lower the chances for cavities to develop
• dilates cardiovascular system, making heart's job easier

Cocoa can be eaten raw, sprinkled over icecream, added to smooties, cakes and cookies, blended into herbal teas, taken as a tincture. Cacao nibs can be eaten raw or mixed in a trail mix with goji berries and raw nuts.

Another Fun and Easy Recipe

I finaly received my new "New Wave Oven" and I am loving it. This quick and easy recipe came to me as I was fixing dinner.

• Two chicken breasts cooked in the new wave oven (or in your regular pan, or grilled) cut into small slices.
• Pasta boiled in some water with vegeta or chicken broth (powder or liquid)
• Mix the two in a pan with a packet of cream cheeze and powder chicken broth or vegeta to taste.

Enjoy, it is the most delicious and quick dinner or lunch ever.

How to lower gas prices

Hi everyone,
I recently received this in my email box, and it looks like something that just might work if we unite our forces. Please take a moment to read it through and share with all your friends, or post to your facebook page. Thank you.

This was sent by a retired Coca Cola executive. It came from one of his engineer buddies who retired from Halliburton. If you are tired of the gas prices going up AND they will continue to rise this summer, take time to read this please.


Phillip Hollsworth offered this good idea.

This makes MUCH MORE SENSE than the "don't buy gas on a certain day" campaign that was going around last April or May! It's worth your consideration. Join the resistance!!!!

I hear we are going to hit close to $4.00 a gallon by next summer and it might go higher!! Want gasoline prices to come down? We need to take some intelligent, united action.

The oil companies just laughed at that because they knew we wouldn't continue to "hurt" ourselves by refusing to buy gas. It was more of an inconvenience to us than it was a problem for them.

BUT, whoever thought of this idea, has come up with a plan that can Really work. Please read on and join with us!

By now you're probably thinking gasoline priced at about $2.00 is super cheap. Me too! It is currently $3.08 at Arco and Costco for regular unleaded in Salem, Oregon and climbing every week.

Now that the oil companies and the OPEC nations have conditioned us to think that the cost of a gallon of gas is CHEAP at $1.50 - $1.75, we need to take aggressive action to teach them that BUYERS control the marketplace..not sellers.

With the price of gasoline going up more each day, we consumers need to take action. The only way we are going to see the price of gas come down is if we hit someone in the pocketbook by not purchasing their gas! And, we can do that WITHOUT hurting ourselves.

How? Since we all rely on our cars, we can't just stop buying gas.

But we CAN have an impact on gas prices if we all act together to FORCE A PRICE WAR.

Here's the idea: For the rest of this year, DON'T purchase ANY gasoline from the two biggest companies (which now are one), EXXON and MOBIL. If they are not selling any gas, they will be inclined to reduce their prices. If they reduce their prices, the other companies will have to follow suit.

But to have an impact, we need to reach literally millions of Exxon and Mobil gas buyers. So please share this information with all your friends and loved ones.

Fun and Easy Recipe

I came up with this one as I was shopping at Fresh and Easy one day.

Ingredients:

one small tenderloin, cut thin (1/4 in) like a sheet of paper to roll
one small box artichoke and spinach dip
2 large portabella mushrooms (cut into small cubes and sauteed in a little butter)
one small bag of white, small potatoes

Preparation:

Cut the tenderloin so you can roll it, spread out on a cutting board. Mix dip with portabella mushrooms and spread on the meat. Roll everything up and place it in a mid-size pan. Mix the bag of small potatoes with finely chopped garlic and spices (I used italian spices and lawry's salt), and place around the meat. Spread out a very small amount of butter on top of the meat, and your favourite spices (Lawry's is my fave). Place it in the oven, covered by a sheet of foil for about 30-45 min, checking to make sure it doesn't get too dry.

Bon Apettit! It was the best and quickest dinner I made.

Liver / Gallbladder Cleanse

This information is based on Dr. Hulda Clarks' program and is given solely as a suggestion. Anyone who follows it, does so voluntarily. Read and understand the entire instructions before beginning.

Preparations:

4 tablespoons Epsom Salts
3 cups distilled drinking water
1/2 cup olive oil (ozonated for 20-30 min)
3/4 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
lemon juice optional
2 pint jars with tight lid to mix ingredients in

Instructions:

Day One:

Take no medications (always consult with your doctor), vitamins, other food supplements other than listed here, or any other cleansing programs while following this one. Eat a no-fat breakfast and lunch.

• 2 pm   DO NOT EAT OR DRINK AFTER 2 PM. Mix Epsom Salts with distilled water in a pint jar to yield 4 servings at 3/4 cup each. Store in refrigerator.
• 6 pm. Drink first serving of Epsom Salts water. You may add 1/8 teaspoon of vitamin C powder per serving to improve flavor. You may have a few mouthfuls of water to rinse mouth. Begin ozonating olive oil if possible, or pour it in a jar with lid and shake hard vigorously for several min. Get evening activities done.
• 8 pm. Drink 2nd serving of Epsom Salts water. Get ALL bedtime chores done before the next step.
• 9:45 pm. Pour 1/2 cup olive oil into 2nd pint jar. Hand - squeeze grapefruit into measuring cup, remove pulp with fork, for about 3/4 cup juice. Add to olive oil, close jar tightly with lid, and shake hard until watery.
• 10 pm. Drink the above mixture. LIE VERY STILL FOR AT LEAST A HOULF HOUR, FLAT ON YOUR BACK WITH HEAD UP HIGH ON PILLOWS AND GO TO SLEEP. It is extremely important to sleep during the overnight cleanse and be as still as you can.

Day Two:

• In the morning upon arising, drink the 3rd Serving of Epsom Salts water, but not before 6 am. You may return to bed, or get up and do light activities.
• 2 hrs later. Take 4th and last serving of Epsom salts water.
• after 2 more hours you may begin eating food. It is suggested to start with fruit juice first, then, about an hour later, eat raw fruit. This helps set up proper digestive action. Wait awhile, then begin eating regular food but lightly for this day.

What to expect:

• You may feel some nausea, tiredness, lightheadedness during the cleanse. Schedule it when you can rest the next day.
• Expect diarrhea, especially in the morning and during the day.
• For best results, you will want to examine the contents of bowel movements to see how well the cleanse is working. Roughly count the number of stones you see. Use a flash light adn a stick.
• In the toilet bowl, liver and gallbladder stones float and are usually tan or pea green in color, sometimes black, red or white. They range in size from very small gravel-like to pea-size or larger, and usually appear irregular in shape. Fecal material will sink in the toilet bowl water.
• You may see what looks like dark brown or black grains of wild rice. These are liver flukes.
• Cholesterol crystals also float and appear as chaff, usually a clear or white color.
• This cleanse may be repeated at 2 week intervals. The goal is to clear the liver of stones so more than one cleanse may be needed to accomplish this. Do cleanse until no more stones are released.
• Never cleanse when you are ill.
• It is recommended to cleanse the liver twice a year for optimal health and function.
• After cleansing the liver, expect improved digestion and assimilation of nutrition, allergies to disappear, body pains to vanish (especially upper body), increased energy and sense of well being.

After you do this cleanse, please come back to my site and post a comment about how it was. Thank you.

How to make a delicious desert

Plum Dumplings:

300 gr. potatoes + a pinch of salt boiled and mashed
1 egg
100 gr. flour
1/4 Kg. plums (small italian plums work best)
50 gr. butter
50 gr. grits + walnut mixed and fried in the butter until golden brown

Mix the potatoes with the egg and the flour. Make sure the dough is not too soft, not too hard.
Take a walnut size ball of dough and make it flat with the palms of your hands. Wrap it around a plum, and dust it with some more flour so it doesn't stick. Finish all the plums first, and then go to the next step.
Boil some water with a pinch of salt and turn on medium heat. Add the dumplings one by one and let them cook for about 10-15min.
Take them out of the pot one by one and dust them with the grits and walnut that you previously fried.

Enjoy.

Happy Holidays!

The school semester is almost over and I am ready for a new schedule. Now you can find me:

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 9 am to 6 pm
Wednesday 4 pm to 6 pm

Book your massages in advance and have your spot reserved for when you need it. Massage should be a part of your lifestyle. It improves your health from toning skin, to regulating blood pressure, to de-stressing your day, to helping you get a better night's sleep. Everyone should get at least one massage each month, normally it is recommended twice monthly.

Check out my website at:
www.massagebygabi.com

Deep tissue and Swedish massages will continue to cost $45 (reg. $65 and $55). Spa therapies have different pricing and you will be able to learn more by checking out the website.

For a limited time, the body contouring (detoxification) package will be priced as follows:

$75 for one treatment
$130 for two treatments ($65 ea)
$150 for three treatments ($50 ea)
$270 for six treatments ($45 ea)

Also, Ashley will be joining me during the massage to do  facial and foot massages while I work on the rest of the body. For anyone interested in this new bonus, it will be $10 extra on top of the regular price of the massage. Please let us know in advance so we can plan ahead. Thank you, and I hope you have wonderful holidays.
Leave a message anytime on my email:
serbugabi@yahoo.com
or you can text or call for appointments at: 602-330-7819