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Turning Supplements Into Edible Food & Drinks
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Despite living in modern times with our advanced technology, we fact the devastation of foods lacking in nutrients, vitamins and minerals even more than in the so-called "pioneer times."
How can this be? Because the market has become that of profit-centered and the distortion form this level of thinking reaches to everyone worldwide. To fill this great void many have turned to supplements in order to not only maintain their health, but to reach a level of even maintenance. This imbalance has created chronic as well as degenerative diseases, causing more than a few supplements to be needed daily.
The question is not only how to filter in the cost to everyone's budget, but how to consume the multitude of pills. One way is to try to convert as many supplements as we can into anything edible or drinkable. The most potent of supplementation would be without question to juice fresh vegetables and fruits. This would be equal to bottles of supplements. It becomes medicinal at this point.
However, there are specific nutrients that we may be targeting that would necessitate additional supplements. Some of the herbs can be bought in liquid form and put into frozen grape juice to disguise the taste. This works very well for not only young children but also adults since we are all attached to the visual aspect of presentation.
In the health institutes it is a known fact that a drink less palatable becomes extremely desirable when administered in a more eloquent glass with garnishing of fruits and vegetables on the edge of the glass, a doily to neatly place it on, candles if necessary, and a serene surrounding.
Surprisingly, our acceptance of juice filled with herbs transfers quickly from strange and different-tasting to magnificent and special. We are a visual culture and can lead not only others but ourselves by playing upon different senses. What's most hilarious is that we trick ourselves with total awareness and we accept this while seeming to be well satisfied with the process.
Not everything can be juiced or put into grape juice, but there is still the option of making drinks in a blender with soymilk and/or fruit to override the taste. Bananas work well because they are smooth and overpower easily.
A drink that targets degenerative as well as chronic and immune systems disorders would be best taken in the morning. Place all the ingredients in a blender - soymilk, Feast, goats whey, enzyme, botanika, opuntia-S, forest delight, willard water (liquid), MSM (liquid), stevia, frozen banana, and ice.
The is a very powerful and tasty drink loaded with nutrients. The banana makes it very smooth, although other fruits can be added as well.
Another way of consuming these nutrients is to take this drink and pour it over old fashioned oats. Then dehydrate it at a very low temperature into a granola to which you could then add various dried fruits, seeds, and nuts for a meal or snack. The idea is the more we can consume that is healthy, the stronger our immune system will be. So why not turn as many of our supplements as possible into edible foods and drinks?
The above ingredients are used for the following reasons listed below:
Feast
(by Nature's Dream) - For immune system, cancer, or critically
ill. This "one" supplement alone contains botanical
protein and carbohydrate from soy protein isolate, raw millet, quinoa,
and amaranth, spirulina, blue-green algae and chlorella.
Antioxidants
- From grape seed extract, orange peel, green tea extract, pumpkin seed,
and bilberry extract.
Anti-aging nutrients - From Chinese wolfberry extract
and soy lecithin.
Botanical minerals - From Icelandic kelp and trace
mineral complex.
Coenzymes - Coenzyme Q10, plus lipoic acid.
Enzymes - Alpha amylase, cellulase, and superoxide
dismutase.
Therapeutic herbs - Extracts of echinacea, hawthorn,
gingko biloba, and silymarin.
Probiotic
nutrient - FOS (Fructo Oligosacharide).
Essential
fatty acids - From flaxseed and evening primrose oil.
Natural
hormone precursor - From green papaya.
Digestive
enzymes - From green papaya.
Botanical
fiber - From opuntia streptacantha cactus pulp.
Vitamins
- Beta carotene, B-1, B-2, B-6, B-12, calcium ascorbate, choline
bitatrate, D, E, and folic acid.
Minerals
- Calcium, chromium, copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.
Goat's
Whey (by Nature's Dream) - For a natural acid neutralizer; also for
digestion and joint pains.
Inflora
(by Nature's Dream) - For lactobacillus acidophilus, and bifidus
oxygenate to purify the system.
Enzyme
Botanika (by Nature's Dream) - An extract of 60 enzyme-rich vegetables,
fruits, and herbs to restore the body's stock of life-essential enzymes.
Opuntia-S
(by Nature's Dream) - A 100% natural source of health-essential dietary
fiber.
Forest
Delight (by Nature's Dream) - For immune system and degenerative
diseases.
Colon
oxygenate (by Nature's Dream) - Provides a gentle, safe, and effective
means of softening and loosening the stools to promote regular and
comfortable bowl activity.
Willard
water - To pull toxic waste from the body and for a synergistic affect
on vitamins and minerals.
MSM
- For joints and arthritic pain and mobility.
Stevia
- For a sweetener, to improve regularity, cleanse the colon, support the
liver, help control free radicals and over growth of candida (yeast).
Banana
- frozen, or other fruits for smoothness and taste as well as added
vitamins.
Ice
- to make the drink cold and more like a shake.
About the Author
Terri Hawkins-Fox is a Doctor of Naturopathy and holds her Ph.D. in Nutritional Science. She is a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) and registered as a Naturopath through the Department of Professional Licensing. In addition, she holds her National Certification in Colon Hydrotherapy through the International Association for Colon Hydrotherapy (I-ACT). She is a graduate of Hypnotherapy through theInstitute of Mindsight Consultants Cognitive Behavior Sciences.
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