HOW EXPENSIVE CAN A SALAD BE???

Do you know there is a world where people pay almost $50 a pound for tiny lettuces.  They assemble religiously in the crowded northwest corner of Manhattan's Union Square Greenmarket,  where the eerily perfect Windfall Farms stall appears on Saturdays and Wednesdays.  Vegetables are treated with the care one sees in a Madison Ave. boutique.  Signs caution customers against touching the greens, because they've already been hand-washed several times.

Most of the baby greens-the baby mesclun mix, the wasabi-like green wave mustard--cost $12 for 4 oz. or $48 a pound.  Red Amaranth sprouts are the priciest, at $64 a pound.

Windfall is exponentially more expensive than its competitors.  Windfall's owner, Morse Pitts, estimates that 2/3 of his customers are home cooks who've sampled other options at the market, and know that his are distinctly flavorful. 

"Windfall greens are the tastiest, they are also perfect," says Jeremiah Stone, who co-owns the popular tasting menu spot Contra and wine bar Wildair.  " The prices seem insane, but actually most of the product is really light, so you get a lot.  Other farmers make fun of Windfall--there produce is so precious and clean--but then they'll sell you carrots with lots of dirt on them and still charge you a lot."

Windfall's freshness and cleanliness raise its cost and good seeds are expensive.  We try to pay people $15 an hour, says owner Pitt.  It is a struggle to get to $15 but it is because it is labor intensive. Having to pull weeds by hand and examine them closely.  Greens are carefully and individually hand-cut. You have to cut them right at the stem or the leaves rot.

You can use these ingredients as flavor accents without breaking the budget.  Even Jeremiah Stone will stop short of buying Windfall's micro mesclun salad, which is also $48 a pound, too expensive for a garnish. Customers pay no attention to it, he says.  They push it out of the way or eat it without thinking.  It's not worth it to our bottom line."

Now this is something to think about when you chomp into that big salad.  Could you be eating $48 a pound mesclun salad?  Well, maybe not!  (Article in Bloomberg Pursuits June 19, 2017)
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REASONS TO DETOX......

Detoxing is the all the rage today...and with good reason:

Fatigue is the number one complaint doctors hear from their patients.

One in three American adults are pre-diabetic...and only 10% are aware that they're at risk.

Autoimmune diseases such rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease affect up to 50 million Americans.  Because there is no curative therapy at this time, treatment for autoimmune diseases focuses on relieving symptoms.

More than 30% of population suffer from insomnia and approximately 10 million people in the U.S. use prescription sleep aids.  People who suffer from sleep deprivation are 27% more likely to become overweight or obese.

Dr. Herbert Needleman, MD and Dr. Philip Landrigan, MD in "Raising Children Toxic Free" stated, "Since 1950, at least 70,000 new chemical compounds have been invented and dispersed into our ENVIRONMENT.  Only a fraction of these have been tested for human toxicity.  We are, by default, conducting a massive clinical toxicology trial, and we, our children and their children are the experimental animals."

So...what do all of these dire statistics have to do with DETOXING?  EVERYTHING!

Stay tuned for next issue of Reasons to Detox.......healthyhabitstoday.net (313) 928-4592

EVALUATING ALTERNATIVES TO DAIRY!

There are so many milk alternatives that all of us should be aware of especially, the protein and calcium that are in these non-dairy milks.

Almond milk - is low in fat and you can even make it at home.  Silk Organic Almond Original contains 60 calories, one gram of protein, 10 daily value for calcium and 2-1/2 grams of fat and 8 grams of carbs.  Almond milk is neither high in protein nor calcium.

Coconut milk - Native Forest Unsweetened Coconut Milk contains 420 calories, 3 grams of protein, and 45 grams of fat.  Does contain trace minerals and no calcium.  Coconut milk is high in fat and calories and not best choice to drink every day, better in Asian-style soups and curries.

Rice milk - is least likely to trigger an allergy.  One cup of Rice Dream Milk has 120 calories, one gram of protein, 30 percent DV for calcium, 2.5  grams of fat and 23 grams of carbs.
Again, low in fat and protein, high in carbs. 

Soy milk - provides more protein than other alternative milks.  Organic Edensoy Extra Original Soymilk contains 130 calories, with 11 grams of protein, 20 percent DV for calcium and 4 grams of fat and 13 grams of carbs. Use a non-GMO product.

The above information came from the May 2017 issue of Natural Awakenings  article by Judith Fertig.  Thank you Ms. Fertig.

I have found only one milk, FairLife, that is ultra-filtered and has 13 grams of protein, 375 mg. of calcium, no lactose and have high milk standards.  Their website is fairlife.com  for more information about their farms.  I do use the non-fat type of milk.

This information is just a guideline for readers to follow.  Any further information, visit our website, healthyhabitstoday.net and leave your contact information.  Also, tomharriet@aol.com for questions.  Thank you for your interest.

POWER OF SIMPLICITY (continued) 

3. IDENTIFY THE HIGHER YES - Once you are clear about your purpose and your identity and what you value, you have to put a firewall around them.  One of the best practices is to learn to say "No".  This can lead to greater simplicity in our lives.  Part of our challenge is that we want to do it all.   We can do almost anything we want, but we just can't do everything we want.

Every "No" needs to be rooted in a higher "Yes."  The higher "Yes" is your purpose, your values, your core talents and you replenishment cycle.  The "must do's"  of your life.

Saying no to watching Jimmy Fallon could be rooted in the yes of getting up early to exercise the next morning.

Saying no to a business dinner could be rooted in the higher yes of being at your kid's soccer games.

Saying no to a requested meeting could be rooted in the higher yes of needing "think time".

Hans Hoffmann said, "The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak."

Here is my equation for simplicity and note that the order is important"

Clarity + Courage + Calendar = Simplicity

1. Clarity = what matters to you.  What are the things you really value? What are the "must do's" of your life?
2. Courage = the resolve to make change.  Will you have the resolve and discipline to recalibrate your life around that which is most important to you? It takes courage to eliminate the nonessential.

Questions to ask: Are you overextended? Are you spending time and energy on something that's not a core value or priority? Are you doing things simply because it is an expectation from others?  What do you sense you need to stop doing?

3. Calendar = the discipline to execute.
Your calendar will help you become who you want to become.  You calendar can be a bit like a junk drawer.  It can get filled with all sorts of random things that clutter your life.

Let me encourage you to find some time to get alone and reflect on this question:  What would it take for me to move toward a life of greater SIMPLICITY???

Thank you, Lance Witt, for this great information.    healthyhabitstoday.net 
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POWER OF SIMPLICITY

Simplicity, it's a beautiful word, isn't it?  You know simplicity doesn't always feel simple.

You probably have used these words, exhausted, overwhelmed, overscheduled and don't forget 
stressed.  The words of Charles Wagner:  "Amid the confused restlessness of modern life, our 
wearied minds dream of simplicity."  He wrote these words in Paris in 1895, before the invention of the car, the airplane, the television, the computer, the internet or social media.

Simplicity is far more than organizing your closet or cleaning out your garage.  These three steps on the road to simplicity comes from "Lance Witt" who coaches and consults leaders all over the world on how to live from a healthy soul.

1. OWN YOUR LIFE - first step to simplicity is responsibility.  You need to "own" your life.  You have to face the fact that the life you're living is the result of the decisions you've made.  We can't control some circumstances but we do control how we respond to those circumstances.  Dr. Henry Cloud and I love this quote, " You are ridiculously in charge of your life."  Think about this.  Own your stuff and admit that, when it comes to simplicity, you are your own worst enemy. Most of the complexity and clutter in your life is likely your own doing, saying yes too many times, not having healthy boundaries, not knowing your limits, and always trying to please everyone leads to a cluttered life.  You are not the victim.  You are the perpetrator.

2. GET CLEAR ABOUT WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU AREN'T - So many voices shape and inform our sense of identity, and that can lead to confusion.  Many times we live life others want us to live and not the life that flows of our own values, priorities, gifts and personality.  Lack of clarity around who you are and what is truly important to you will lead to complexity and clutter.  Think of the scripts that have shaped us and impacted us, we don't have to be held captive by them.

3. IDENTIFY THE HIGHER YES -  To be continued in my next blog.

Thank you Lance Witt in enlightening us on the power of simplicity.

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THE THREE THINGS EVERY SUCCESSFUL DIET MUST DO ARE:

#1 KEEP METABOLISM HIGH:  You want to keep those metabolic fires burning.  You want to keep your basal metabolic rate as high as possible.  Basal metabolic rate is defined as the rate at which your body burns calories 24 hours a day--even when you are at rest.  Basal metabolic rate high = easier to lose weight and easier to keep it off.

#2 PREVENT LOSS OF MUSCLE MASS:  When you lose muscle, you also dramatically decrease your basal metabolic rate.  That's because muscle burns off calories more rapidly than any other tissue in the body.

#3 TEACH TRUE LIFESTYLE CHANGE:  If you think of a diet as something you have to do until you can go back to living the way you used to live, that weight is just going to come back on.  You've got to make PERMANENT LIFESTYLE CHANGES if you want to keep the weight off.

Information from Dr. Stephen Chaney, do visit his website for more information: www.healthtipsfrom theprofessor.com      Harriet - www.healthyhabitstoday.net    (313) 928-4592

SPRING CLEANING AND SHOPPING CHECKLISTS!

Spring is here! The weather hasn't cooperated but that's okay.  It is just weather.
Would you like your spring cleaning to be quicker and easier?  I have just the 
solution.

There are 3 products that I am going to talk about that will make your life easier.

Shaklee Basic H3  - Basic G  - Scour Off

Basic H3 can be used as an All-purpose cleaner, dusting, window cleaner and also a
                 degreaser.

Basic G -  replaces ammonia and chlorox  in your cleaning,  toilet bowl cleanser, can be
                 used in a spray bottle for quick cleanups in kitchen or bathroom, also when
                 you want to clean your cellphone, computer mouse, phones, and electronic
                 equipment.

Scour Off - is a scour off cleaner for tub and tile, kitchen sink, ceramic top stoves,  any
                  place that you would normally use a cleanser but scour off has nothing in it
                  that is abrasive.

Your shopping list for cleaning should be as follows:
     wet and dry mops     vacuum cleaner     stepladder/stool     bucket     rubber gloves
     trash bags/paper towels    sponges/scrubbing pads     dusting/cleaning cloths*
*Sam's club has some great cloths in packs of 12 that are excellent cleaning cloths.

Well, you are all set with your cleaning checklist!  My next blog I will talk about your
shopping list.  Earth Day is April 22!  Change to Earth friendly products!  Use Shaklee!
For more information, contact me, 313-928-4592 or email: tomharriet@aol.com