Has the Flu Got You?
What is going on? The schools in our area have 50% of the students and teachers absent due to flu. A family member who is pregnant has the flu and was sent to the hospital yesterday, only to find that there were no beds available. After sitting in the emergency waiting room for over 4 hours, she finally went home so she could at least lay in her own bed. My brother in law and nephew are sick again - this is the second or third time that this flu has gone through their family. Why are so many people sick? Because, our immune systems are worn out! We have over taxed them for years with toxic laden food, smog, no exercise, poor sleep, taking too many antibiotics, stress and the list goes on…To live a long and healthy life, we are going to have to change some things. The first being our diet. More and More research is being done about yeast, and other food allergies and intolerances. And, more and more symptoms are being identified. Symptoms that for years were attributed to other causes. Eliminating Yeasty foods will improve your health and could lessen or even eliminate some or all of these symptoms and diseases:
- Sugar cravings
- Weight Gain
- Food allergies
- Headaches
- Diarrhea &/or Constipation
- Abdominal pain
- Bloating and gas
- Swollen joints
- Aches and pains
- Brain fog
- Sluggishness
- Depression
- Skin problems such as rashes,
- eczema and psoriasis
- Attention Problems
- Memory & Concentration
- Problems
- Asthma
- Autism
- Arthritis and other autoimmune
- diseases
- Chronic Vaginal Yeast
- Infections
- Chemical Sensitivities
- Crohn's Disease and other
- abdominal difficulties
- Fibromyalgia
- Thrush
- "Hangover" symptoms
- …and more added all the time!
So, here is a very yummy soup that uses the cure-all, chicken soup, for a base. Even if your family doesn't like broccoli, you will love this soup. It is so satisfying and comforting. And, much better for you then any medicine you could take.
Broccoli Soup
Origin: The Cooking Diva - Lori Winders Prep Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- 2 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Ghee
- 1 head Broccoli, chopped
- 4 cups Chicken Stock, homemade or without added yeast
- to taste Salt & Pepper
- 1/3 cup white bean flour (see note), optional
Directions:
- Place a large saucepan over low heat. Add the ghee or oil and stir until just melted. Add the broccoli and sauté until tender, about 7 minutes.
- Add the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Use a hand blender and carefully use to puree the soup to the consistency that you like. If you use a blender, be very careful. Hot liquids added to a blender can explode. This is why I prefer the hand blender.
- Add the salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.
- You can garnish with a sprinkling of fresh chives, parsley or chopped broccoli.
**For a Creamy Broccoli Soup, simply take a 1/3 cup of dry white beans (lima, northern…) and pulse in a blender until it looks like flour. Add this flour into a small amount of the soup until it is well mixed. Then stir the bean mixture into the pot of soup. Yummy!
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Lori Winders, "The Cooking Diva," is an international cookbook author, online entrepreneur, speaker and founder of Cooking What’s Left . She knows what it is like to sit across from a doctor telling her what all she can’t eat any more because she is “allergic.” And, asking the question, “What’s Left?”
She also knows that America is killing itself slowly with our fast-food, unhealthy, toxic laden diet. There are too many people young and old being diagnosed with auto-immune disorders, diabetes, Alzheimer's, lupus, fibromyalgia, cancer, and the list goes on. Something has to change.
Her goal is to make healthy eating quick, easy and available to anyone who wants to make the change. Keep up to date on the latest from Lori here at her blog…The Cooking Diva.