Blog 28 7th November 2016
Closing in on Christmas which can be a stressful time of year for some. Others it’s a joyous meeting of the family to get together. However often family dynamics are not always what they are cracked up to be. Unfortunately people hold grudges that can linger for years sadly and can eat them up from the inside out. Dealing with the stress of Christmas can be very challenging.
Only now is it 7 weeks to Christmas and the world starts gearing up to it. Except of course Israel, predominately Jewish, the countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam etc are either Buddhist or Muslin. We gear up for a “slap up dinner” in the traditional way which always confused me as all this hot food being eaten in the summer? Why not go for throwing something on the BBQ, not too charred. ie; a nice fillet of venison or traditionally turkey burgers …. Add in a few salads of lots of fresh veggies, including the lovely broccoli and cauliflower. Cut them up so that they are almost like bread crumbs and into the mix for the salad, add a handful of cranberries and sliced almonds. Delicious and nutritious! I also read an article about good old coriander and how it chelates (sticks to) the heavy toxic metals, thus bringing down the inflammation in the brain (from protecting against the damage of heavy metals – it is the brains defence. This then leads to the breakdown of the amyloid plaques and Alzheimer’s becomes a possibility). Eat it with salads, sandwiches, in smoothies, Thai food is full of it, yum yum.
So when planning Christmas celebrations, try and compromise and listen to the others point of view. Memories get distorted over time and so sometimes a fresh look at the old issue is worth it. Perhaps talk to the person before you all get into one room for dinner. Or have a quiet chat in the corner and agree to accept the others point of view and explain it from your end or angle. What may be the truth to you as you see it – may not be their truth. Every situation has two angles if not more. So allowing the space for yourself and others to speak can help. Try and stop yourself from jumping in and stopping the other. Listen with respect and then speak your truth. At the end of the day ask yourself does it REALLY matter, I mean REALLY matter…
To help start counteracting the rich foods and eat pineapple or try this for yourself…
A quite nice thing “doing some good for the body” drink is with good ole Turmeric – (this certainly seems to be the flavour or spice of the year). It’s called GOLDEN MILK – 1 cup milk, ½ tspn extra irgin coconut oil, 1 tspn raw honey, ½ tspn ground turmeric, ¼ tspn of freshly ground black pepper (to aid absorption) – extras for flavour, a cinnamon stick and a crushed green cardamom. Heat the milk and add the cinnamon and cardamom. Then add the rest stir constantly until steaming, do not boil – strain and drink. It’s actually not that bad.
Try them 🙂
Closing in on Christmas which can be a stressful time of year for some. Others it’s a joyous meeting of the family to get together. However often family dynamics are not always what they are cracked up to be. Unfortunately people hold grudges that can linger for years sadly and can eat them up from the inside out. Dealing with the stress of Christmas can be very challenging.
Only now is it 7 weeks to Christmas and the world starts gearing up to it. Except of course Israel, predominately Jewish, the countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam etc are either Buddhist or Muslin. We gear up for a “slap up dinner” in the traditional way which always confused me as all this hot food being eaten in the summer? Why not go for throwing something on the BBQ, not too charred. ie; a nice fillet of venison or traditionally turkey burgers …. Add in a few salads of lots of fresh veggies, including the lovely broccoli and cauliflower. Cut them up so that they are almost like bread crumbs and into the mix for the salad, add a handful of cranberries and sliced almonds. Delicious and nutritious! I also read an article about good old coriander and how it chelates (sticks to) the heavy toxic metals, thus bringing down the inflammation in the brain (from protecting against the damage of heavy metals – it is the brains defence. This then leads to the breakdown of the amyloid plaques and Alzheimer’s becomes a possibility). Eat it with salads, sandwiches, in smoothies, Thai food is full of it, yum yum.
So when planning Christmas celebrations, try and compromise and listen to the others point of view. Memories get distorted over time and so sometimes a fresh look at the old issue is worth it. Perhaps talk to the person before you all get into one room for dinner. Or have a quiet chat in the corner and agree to accept the others point of view and explain it from your end or angle. What may be the truth to you as you see it – may not be their truth. Every situation has two angles if not more. So allowing the space for yourself and others to speak can help. Try and stop yourself from jumping in and stopping the other. Listen with respect and then speak your truth. At the end of the day ask yourself does it REALLY matter, I mean REALLY matter…
To help start counteracting the rich foods and eat pineapple or try this for yourself…
A quite nice thing “doing some good for the body” drink is with good ole Turmeric – (this certainly seems to be the flavour or spice of the year). It’s called GOLDEN MILK – 1 cup milk, ½ tspn extra irgin coconut oil, 1 tspn raw honey, ½ tspn ground turmeric, ¼ tspn of freshly ground black pepper (to aid absorption) – extras for flavour, a cinnamon stick and a crushed green cardamom. Heat the milk and add the cinnamon and cardamom. Then add the rest stir constantly until steaming, do not boil – strain and drink. It’s actually not that bad.
Try them 🙂