beautress
Always Faithful
Thanks, Foxfyre. I take A, B100, C, D, zinc, etc., but forgot the apple regimen, which may have been part of it, and was too much coughing and didn't feel like grocery shopping for at least a week. Your smoothie sounds good, and hopefully my 3 new meds will get rid of the coughing all day and half the night stuff, and will try to go shopping in a day or two when I get better. It must be everywhere, because my cousin just called and got the same cough when she and 5 of her friends drove to Branson last week, which is a few hundred miles from here. Have to go. One of the nine is chewing on my shoe and I have to pick it up because puppies frequently like to be cuddled. Thanks for the tips.Are you getting sufficient (a little more than recommended) Vitamin C, Vitamin D and Zinc Beautress? All three boost the immune system a lot that might help prevent some of these reoccurring infections.
I also swear by a Budwig 'smoothie' that I take in lieu of one meal a day. Strongly boosts the good immune system and decreases that which attacks us. Used on low or no refined sugar diet, it has been useful in treatment of cancer, arthritis, other autoimmune issues as well as help us resist the usual bugs going around.
2 T organic flaxseed oil
4 T reduced fat cottage cheese
blend for about 1 minute using a wand blender until completely mixed and no visible oil--this process of slow blending makes the flax oil water soluble so that the body uses it all instead of just passing it through the system.
Increase fiber and antioxidant properties by adding a tablespoon or two of freshly ground flaxseed. (Always grind the flaxseed in an inexpensive coffee grinder just before using as it quickly loses its potency once ground. Unlike chia seeds, flaxseed should be ground to get the full benefit from it.)
(all of the above can be ordered through Amazon. I use Puritan Pride organic flaxseed oil and whatever flaxseed is on sale.
Add and blend in enough apple juice or other no sugar added juice so that the mixture pours easily into a blender.
Now add some crushed ice or whole ice cubes if you have a heavy duty blender, a whole apple or orange or both, maybe a handful of berries, a couple of tablespoons of raw unprocessed honey and pulse and blend just until blended. Don't over blend. Pour into a tall glass and enjoy.
This smoothie will be high calorie enough to replace one meal a day.