FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Homemade Soy Drink

Posted by Dorothy under Natural Highs, Wellness1 comment

I have recently been introduced to an efficient high speed blender in which soy beans ( U.S ) or soya beans ( U.K ) can be blended finely in less than 1 minute. Since I have been buying my soya milk in a packet, It has been a delight to be able to make it fresh, without preservatives and at a low cost. Since then, I no longer buy packet soya milk and am also able to lower the amount of sugar in my home made drink.

According to the US Food and Drug Administration:

Soy protein products can be good substitutes for animal products because, unlike some other beans, soy offers a ‘complete’ protein profile. … Soy protein products can replace animal-based foods—which also have complete proteins but tend to contain more fat, especially saturated fat—without requiring major adjustments elsewhere in the diet.In the simplest form it can come in the  best survival food meals are located here www.sosproducts.com/MRE-Heater-Meals-s/1822.htm and they last for 10 or more years.

So to share the goodness of homemade soya milk, I am giving all my fellow readers the recipe as below:

You will need:

1. High speed blender
2. Muslin cloth or bag
3. Soya beans   150gm
4. Water            1200ml
5. Sugar or rock sugar to your liking

Instructions:

1. Soak the beans for 5-6 hours or overnight
2. Then remove the skin which will mostly come to the surface of the
   water by scooping or any other way which you find efficient
3. Blend beans with 600 ml of water
4. Pour blended ingredients into muslin bag and squeeze juice into a pot
5. Add the rest of the water and squeeze more of the juice
6. Then put the pot on the stove to boil
7. Add in sugar if you choose to
8. Turn off the fire and leave to cool down

**Adjust the amount of water or weight of beans according to the thickness that you prefer

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NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Dealing With Modern Day Stress

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It is music to my ears to have clients telling me that their professional office jobs are causing too much stress to their daily lives and how they wish they had the courage to earn their money in unconventional ways. It also sounds familiar when people tell me that they decided to quit their office jobs to experience life without much work stress, reduce the stress and anxiety with the help of some cbd products, find more about CBD wholesale here. You may also want to check out this site for cbd products to feel better. Whether these courageous ones do it for a short period of time or are fortunate enough to find an alternative or managed to discover their dream job, they deserve a salute.

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Imagine the usual busy day scenario as an office worker where you get stuck in traffic on your way to work, arrive at the office and are met with workload which has a deadline round the corner. You sit at the computer and start working your fingers and brains, then realize after a few hours that it is lunch time. Some of you may skip lunch due to the lack of time. By the time you are done, the clock shows 7pm. You are exhausted and dread the drive home. After beating the traffic you reach home at 8pm. It is too late to cook so you call for take away. Finally your responsibilities are done for the day at 10.30pm. The next weekday morning, you go through the same process again.

Looking at the above familiar scenario, time for rest is not enough, a schedule for exercise is redundant and there is no chance for you to reflect your daily life. You just go with the fast pace where stress is part of daily life. Drinking at least 3 liters of water in a daily basis is not only healthier for your kidneys, but also it has been proven that hydrogen water also helps to reduce huge amounts of stress by balancing your body ph.

Let us all relate to the changes in our behaviours while under stress:

1)      Lack of patience which causes us to get easily irritated

2)      Anger may be the result of being irritated

3)      Anger if not dealt with will affect the people around you

4)      A possibility of mental or physical breakdown may occur

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To avoid that, one has to take care of their mind, body and soul. To start with, you should slow down in life where you do not overwork, do some sort of exercise, do things out of your routine or go on a holiday once in a while where you ( hopefully ) do not think about work.

Later onwards, you can learn to cultivate mindfulness in your daily life by doing a simple form of active meditation where you simply keep your mind in the present as you e.g.: go for a mindful walk around the office block. The idea is not to walk to get somewhere , but simply to enjoy the walk. CBD products can improve your meditation and relaxing methods, find the best quality products at https://www.highthc.ca/

Finally, the most important thing is to ask yourself whether you like your job and is it worth it for you to put yourself in a fast forward life until the day you retire or take your time to go through every stage and ensure that you live life to the fullest and keep yourself healthy? Remember, everyone needs money to survive but it is not always the case that “more” means “better”. You have to always keep in check as to what you NEED and not WANT. For instance, the bigger your house is, the more you have to earn to pay for its maintenance. So please re- evaluate your working life before it is too late.

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JULY 31, 2010

15 Minutes Practice While On The Road Or On A Busy Day

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Clients of mine usually cite lack of time as a reason for abandoning their yoga practice. I soon realized that such complaints are due to their misconception that they have to reserve an hour or half to exercise, otherwise they will not reap any benefits from it.
My advice to them and all my readers is just simple:

“Being able to take even 5 minutes off your busy schedule a day to make your body happy is better than nothing!!”

The other concern I hear from clients is when would be the best time to practice. In all honesty, follow your feelings because there is no such thing as the best time. Remember that everyone is different and have different preferences and schedule.

With that, I have listed a few of my favorite asanas with accompanying explanations and guides which will take up only 15 miutes of your time a day to make you feel energized and to keep your joints and muscles healthy ( and definitely lasts longer ). If you do not have 15 minutes, then choose only a few asanas and cut down the suggested holding time. The listed asanas are mostly focused on the common tight regions of our body: upper back, hip region, inner thighs and hamstrings.

A) Standing asanas

1) Uttanasana ( Standing Forward Fold )

Duration: 2 minutes
Tips and focus: Lengthen your spine and hinge from the hips, Ground feet firmly, Do not lock knees, shoulders away from the ears and relax the neck, Let upper body fall freely, Lift your sitting bones upwards
Benefits: Stretches the calves, hamstrings and spine
Modifications: Bend the knees
Pic and link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/478

2) Parivrtta Prasarita Padottanasana (Revolved Wide-Legged Standing Forward Bend )

Duration: 1 minute each side ( R & L )
Tips and focus: Lengthen your spine and hinge from your hips, Even out the weight between both legs, Do not lock knees, Actively extend both arms away from the midsection of the body, Lead with the shoulder while opening and twisting the chest, Do not lean the weight of the upper body into the lower arm, Lengthen through the waist, Gaze towards the upper fingers
Benefits: Stretches the calves and hamstrings, expands the chest
Modifications: 1) If there’s strain in the neck, look to the side
2) Bend the knee – if twisting to the right, bend the right and vice versa
Pic and link:

3) Adho Mukha Svanasana ( Downward Facing Dog )

Duration: 1 minute
Tips and focus: Press the heels into the ground, Extend through the back of the knee and do not lock the knees, lift the sitting bones upwards, Lengthen through the waist, draw the shoulders away from the ears and widen them, extend through the arms, spread the fingers, even out the weight between the arms and legs, gaze towards the navel.
Benefits: Similar to why the dogs and cats do this – to stretch the entire body!!
Modifications: 1) Keep feet apart
2) Lift heels above the ground
Pic and Link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/491

B) Sitting Asanas

1) Upavistha Konasana ( Wide Angle Seated Forward Bend )

Duration: 2 minutes
Tips and focus: Lengthen the spine and hinge from the hips, Roll the pelvis forward, Ground thighbones down and back, Feet flexed with toes pointing upwards, Stretch heels away from the hips to lengthen through the back of the legs, Extend the chest further forward while lowering down, Lengthen the throat and place the chin on the ground.
Benefits: A good hip opener, stretches the hamstrings and inner thighs
Modifications: 1) Sit on a folded blanket
2) Sit against a wall
3) Rest the upper body on a bolster
Pic and link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/684

2) Parivrtta Janu Sirsasana ( Revolved Head to Knee / Seated Side Stretch )

Duration: 1 minute each side ( R & L )
Tips and focus: Curve in deeper along the lower torso, Round the upper torso, Do not compromise the curve while reaching both hands to hold the foot, Lead with the upper shoulder while opening the chest, Extend fully from the hips to the hand.
Benefits: Stretches from the hips to the arms, Stretches the back
Modifications: 1)Sit on a folded blanket
Pic and link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2496

C) Supine asanas

1) Halasana ( Plough )

Duration: 2 minutes
Tips and focus: Chin towards the chest, Lengthen through the back of the neck and relax, Draw the shoulders away from the ears and broaden ,Ground the arms and keep your upper arms parallel to each other, Extend the spine, Keep the feet flexed, Rest more of the weight on the shoulders instead of the neck.
Benefits: Stretches the entire body especially the neck and the shoulders – it helps relief the tightness in the shoulders for people who are hunched over theircomputers at work. Helps in the flexibility of the hamstrings.
Modifications: 1) Place blanket under shoulders
2) Bend knees to forehead
Pic and link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/479

1a) Counter Pose – Pawanmuktanasana ( Wind Releasing )

Duration: 30 seconds
Pic and link: http://www.yogabasics.com/supine-yoga-poses/wind-relieving-pose.html

2) Chakrasana / Urdhva Dhanurasana ( Wheel / Reverse bow )

Duration: 1 minute
Tips and focus: Keep the feet grounded, Lifting through the thighs and abdomen, Lift and open the chest, Extend through the arms, Draw the shouldersaway from the ears, Even out the weight between the arms and legs, Imagine the palms and soles to be as firm and strong as the legs of a table.
Benefits: Opens the front of the body, Stretches the spine to its maximum, Strengthens the arms and lower back
Modifications: 1)Rest the crown of the head on the mat
Pic and link: http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/473

2a) Counter Pose – Pawanmuktanasana ( Wind Releasing )

Duration: 30 seconds
Pic and link: http://www.yogabasics.com/supine-yoga-poses/wind-relieving-pose.html

3) Jathara Parivartanasana ( modified version ) / Supta Padangusthasana
( Reclining Twist /Reclining Hand To Big Toe )

Duration: 1 minute each side ( R & L )
Tips and focus: Twist from the pelvis and spine, The bottom leg acts as a foundation, Therefore press down the inner heel and extend through the heel of the bottom leg, Flex both feet, Widen through the shoulders ( If one side of the shoulder is not in contact with the ground, allow it as long as the shoulders are broadened and relaxed )
Benefits: Increases hip flexibility, Relieves pain in lower back, Stretches hamstrings.
Modifications: Bend the knee, Place folded blanket or a bolster to support the upper leg
Pic and link: http://www.staryoga.com/star-hamstring-stretch

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