WATERING THE BODY WITH GOOD ENERGY
What a rain we got! Tropical Israel… I wonder if this is the Malkosh .
Rather than thinking that the weather has just gone crazy on us because we’ve ruined our environment so bad, I prefer to look at it as a gift from the winter before the summer comes in all its glory and power and changes how we behave, how we work, what we grow and when we grow it, what we eat..etc, etc. Since that unexpected torrent, we even had a few more pleasant drops and a cool breeze. Just like the people who actually work the land, I hope that the sweet water from the sky will come at the right time, and in the proper quantity and will not start creeping into summer, ruining crops and confusing the plants in the garden.
My last newsletter was about the spring in nature, in the garden and in the shop, and the patience it requires from us as we look forward to the summer fruits, and the grace and acceptance we must show to the fruits of winter because they don’t like hearing that we are tired of them. Even though the spring is so unpredictable and causes confusing weather, it really is very pleasant. You cannot go outside and see all this lovely blossom and not smile, at least in your heart. I think even the bank clerks are nicer at this time of year.
Also this newsletter has a spring theme, only with a slightly different focus – spring in the body.
Spring is a great time to pay attention to your body. In various medical doctrines it is the perfect time for "physical introspection" and various cleanings. The truth is that it feels very logical – the winter is over when we snuggled, huddled and wrote songs of praise to the quilt, and now warmer days have come. It feels nice to crawl out of the blanket, go outside, stretch, and check how the body feels. Does it feel that during the winter it accumulated sediments or storages that it’s now time to empty and ventilate? Are there dusty, dark corners that have not received attention? Does the body feel a bit less flexible, a bit stiff, maybe a little heavy? Well, it's time for a spring treatment… let’s wash the floor, renew the furniture, ventilate the spaces and add nice flowers on the table. But in the body, of course.
One of the best (and tasty!) methods to cleanse the body and also add a lot to its lightness is to drink juices squeezed from organic fruits and vegetables. Yes, yes, you can get this delicious drink right at the entrance to our shop when you come to visit. We have this because we know that it immediately raises the mood, and causes smiles, pursed lips and questioning looks. What is this juice made from?
Juice is great for the body. It contains plenty of good things: minerals and vitamins, antioxidants, living enzymes, and it’s all fresh, healthy and delicious! There is no sense of heaviness like after a heavy meal, and the body gets all that it needs.
How do you add juices from organic fruits and vegetables to your daily diet? It's really easy!
First you must start with joy and love. When you begin, you can use the more familiar combinations: apple and carrot, organic citrus. In time the body wants more: celery starts to be a tasty addition, and also lemon and ginger, and with more time there is room for more surprises. I have a friend, for example, who suddenly realized that wheat grass juice tastes good to her, just like that. Juice is also a convenient option to create healthy combinations for the body – for example, it is known that iron is better absorbed when combined with vitamin C (and absorbed less well when combined with milk), so you can prepare a "double benefit" juice – one that is both tasty and also contains vitamins and iron.
Interestingly, these combinations are usually tasty as well. That's how it is – nature is smart, the body knows what it needs. we just need to supply it.
Beyond the taste, juice allows us to consume organic fruits and vegetables in quantities that more completely nourish the body with much more vitamins and minerals – quantities that would be difficult and inconvenient to eat in solid form (chimpanzees, for example, spend about 6 hours a day chewing. Juice can be ready within a few minutes and will not fill you up as solid fruits and veggies will). You will be surprised at the response of your body to all of the good material we get from the juice that we put into it. The body is willing to give up all kinds of pains and ailments, bloating and discomfort, and will experience energy, vitality, sharpness. Accordingly, it is best to learn to integrate the use of juices as part of our daily routine, rather than as a one-time treatment.
Juice is good for the body and the soul. A body that works more optimally because it gets more of what it needs is a great pleasure and raises your spirit.
Are you curious to find out how you can incorporate juices into your menu?
Next week (May 9th at 17:00) we will host the expert on the use of body-healing juices – Shoshana Harari. She will tell us how to do it at home, how to use specific juices in order to help cure certain physiological problems and diseases, how to kickstart the regeneration process and to restore long lost energy. She will give us recipes for especially tasty juices and tell us health secrets related to drinking juices. Come to this unique presentation and discover how simple it is.
The workshop will be held in English, at a symbolic price of 50 NIS. Places are limited because we are not a big store. For details and to reserve a place, please call us at 02-966-0577 or use our Facebook ADD LINK page. We Hope to see you there.
To health!
Yours,
Maggie and the garden team
We can expect in our vegetable baskets (draft only):
Lettuce
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Beetroot
Potatoes
Green onions
Swiss Chard
Squash
Parsley
Cabbage
In the large organic vegetable baskets, also:
Fennel
coriander
Kale
Celery root
Organic fruit baskets:
Bananas
Melon
Oranges
In the large organic fruit baskets, also:
Papaya
And more oranges
