“Every new day is a chance to change your life.”
-New Day
This tasty dish is easy to make and is a big hit with my children! The combination of tartness from the Granny Smith apple mixed with the chicken is delicious.
Ingredients
- Chicken tenderloins (2 packages)
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- Sea salt, to taste
- 2T. coconut oil.
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 1 lg clove garlic, minced
- 2T. coconut aminos
- 1T. minced fresh parsley or 1t. dried parsley flakes
- 1/2t. thyme leaves
- 1 large Granny Smith green apple, peeled, cored and cut into thin wedges
- 4 cups fresh organic baby spinach
Directions
- Season the chicken with pepper and salt.
- Melt the coconut oil in a large skillet that has a cover, and brown the chicken pieces well on both sides.
- Remove the chicken from the skillet and set aside.
- Add the onion and garlic to the skillet and sauté until translucent.
- Add the apples, coconut aminos, parsley and thyme and cover the skillet. Cook for 5 minutes.
- Add the browned chicken and fresh spinach and simmer for an extra 5 minutes.
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my children do!
Jenna
Craving bread, but not the gluten? Try this fragrant, high-protein apple and walnut cake. It’s gluten-free and delicious!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups ground almonds
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup unsweetened organic apple sauce
- 1/2 cup walnut oil (or use coconut oil)
- Coconut oil for greasing the loaf pan
- 1/4 cup of coconut milk
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 325F. Coat a 9×5 loaf pan liberally with coconut oil.
Combine 2 cups ground almonds, 1 cup chopped walnuts, 2 tbsp ground flaxseed, 1 tbsp cinnamon, 2 tsp aluminum free baking powder and ½ tsp salt in a bowl and mix.
In another bowl, combine 2 eggs, 1 cup unsweetened organic apple sauce, 1/2 cup walnut oil (or use coconut oil) and 1/4 cup of coconut milk. Pour the mixture into the dry ingredients and stir. If the mixture is very stiff, add 1 to 2 tbsp more of coconut milk.
Press the dough into the pan and bake for about 45 minutes. Check the cake by poking it with a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, it is done.
Leave to cool for 20 minutes, then turn out. Slice and serve.
Enjoy!
Jenna
I am grateful for the experience of Lyme. It sounds backwards, but Lyme was the blessing that set me free. It set me free from my old ways of being, unhelpful beliefs, and limitations. I am grateful for the healing tools I learned during the healing process: a new way to use homeopathy, herbs and plants, nutrition and healing with foods, vibrational healing and subtle energy alignment, energy medicine, lightwork, prayer and meditation, mindfulness, and gratitude.
I am so grateful to be healed and I know that if it happened for me, it can happen for anyone, whatever the chronic disease name may be. Accepting life’s challenges and pain with gratitude and curiosity can allow us to open up and receive the grace of healing which I believe is truly offered to everyone who chooses to receive.
Things I learned in the school of Lyme:
1. Listen to the wisdom of the body.
2. Gifts are not always wrapped in pretty packages – sometimes the best gifts of all are in a crumpled paper bag. Gratitude for all things brings true peace and joy.
3. Letting go of the life we planned allows us to accept the better life that is waiting for us; life is a continual process of doing this over and over again. Strength is found when we EMBRACE the constant changes of life instead of pushing against them.
4. I can live without the things I always thought I could not live without – and life without them is better than life with them! True joy is found in letting go of what we think we need, so we can accept the best things.
5. Symptoms are not punishment, but doorways to truth, learning, healing and freedom.
6. God really is LOVE, really is HERE, and really does HEAL.
7. There are no limits except those we place on ourselves. Life conforms to our beliefs. If we belive we are sick and hold onto “the diagnosis” – whatever label it is – we will keep getting more of the same. If we believe we can heal, then we CAN. Healing, living, loving and the love of the Divine have no limits, none at all.
8. “We hold the past in our body – let it dissolve.” ~~ Baron Baptiste ~~ The past can dissolve when we choose love, forgiveness, gratitude, and truth. But we have to really choose it at the deepest level, really choose it in not only thought, but in the fabric that weaves through our life.
9. We are all here in the world with a Divine plan, a soul purpose.
10. I am here, and so are you, to make a difference. There is no better time than now.
Blessings,
Jenice
It’s really hard to find a granola without oats. Even granola that says it’s made with gluten-free oats is questionable. In addition, most granolas are very high in sugar. Therefore, I have put together a recipe with no added sugar that is made with all natural and paleo ingredients.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons almonds (soaked*)
2 tablespoons pumpkin seeds (soaked*)
1 tablespoon chia seeds
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
Handful of dried, fresh, or frozen organic blueberries (or other fruit of your choice)
Sprinkle of Vietnamese cinnamon
Pinch of Celtic salt
Add Ons:
Unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk
*Soaking Tips and Instructions:
Soak nuts and seeds:
1. To remove or reduce phytic acid.
2. To remove or reduce tannins.
3. To neutralize the enzyme inhibitors.
4. To encourage the production of beneficial enzymes.
5. To increase the amounts of vitamins, especially B vitamins.
6. To break down gluten and make digestion easier.
7. To make the proteins more readily available for absorption.
8. To prevent mineral deficiencies and bone loss.
9. To help neutralize toxins in the colon and keep the colon clean.
10. To prevent many health diseases and conditions.
Soak your nuts and seeds in water, salt water, or a warm water mixture with something acidic like apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Within 7 to 24 hours the enzyme inhibitors are neutralized and the anti-nutrients are broken down regardless of the method you choose. Don’t forget to rinse the nuts and seeds with filtered water before storing, drying, or eating them.
If you choose to eat the nuts or seeds wet, make little batches and store them in the refrigerator. Or, you can dry the nuts and seeds in a dehydrator or oven on the lowest possible setting for 24 – 48 hours to remove all moisture.
Instructions:
Take 1 tablespoon of the pumpkin seeds and your almonds and pulse in the food processor a few times on low-speed until it reaches the consistency you like.
Put the mixture from the food processor into a bowl.
Add chia seeds, coconut flakes, blueberries, salt, and cinnamon.
Add the milk of your choosing and enjoy!
Blessings,
Jenna
Our Soul can speak to us through symptoms. Our symptoms are trying to wake us up and send us a message. Once we figure out the message, our symptoms can resolve.
In our busy, stress-filled world, we desire for our symptoms to just go away. We use modern pharmaceuticals – like Ibuprofen, for example — to make this wish come true (albeit temporarily). Ultimately, this keeps us from hearing the message our Soul is trying to communicate and only leads to more chronic issues.
The next time you experience a physical symptom, consider taking a new approach. Take a deep breath and send yourself love and forgiveness. Listen to your life and the wisdom of your body.
Allow your body to speak to you before you reach for a medicine that will block the unpleasant feeling. Allow yourself to feel your emotions. Figure out the message your Soul is sending you through: energy healing, prayer, meditation, learning to love, forgiving yourself and others, seeking truth, and quieting the mind and the opinions of others.
Honor the messages that your body is sending and you can live a more joyful life.
Blessings,
Jenice
“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home.”
-Australian Aboriginal Proverb
“The highest ideal of cure is the rapid, gentle and permanent restoration of health; that is, the lifting and annihilation of the disease in its entire extent in the shortest, most reliable, and least disadvantageous way, according to clearly realizable principles.”
— Hahnemann, from Organon of the Medical Art
Homeopathy was discovered over 200 years ago by German physician Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755-1843) however, the basis of homeopathy has been around since the ancient times. Homeopathy is popular and widely practiced all over Europe, South America, and India because it has proved to be effective throughout almost two centuries of practice. Today we are seeing a resurgence of interest in homeopathy in the U.S. as alternatives to traditional medicine gain new acceptance.
Homeopathy is a method of self-healing assisted by small doses of natural remedies and practiced by licensed physicians and other health professionals throughout the world.
Core beliefs in homeopathy:
- The body continually tries to heal itself. Homeopathy simply assists in that process. Homeopathy works energetically, as it stimulates your body’s own vital force and re-establishes balance in the entire being.
- Homeopathy treats the whole person and not just the symptoms of the disease.
- Homeopathy is based on the belief that like cures like which is referred to in homeopathy as the “Law of Similars.” The Law of Similars states that the same substance that produces disease symptoms in a healthy person, when given in concentrated doses, can also cure a sick person with similar symptoms, when given in very diluted form.
- Vital Force is the body’s guiding intelligence; the body’s “energy level.” Properly prescribed homeopathy enhances the vital force.
- Health is a state of freedom at three levels – physical, emotional, and mental.
- Symptoms are the outward and visible signs of the inward disturbance of the vital force which causes disease. If you remove the disturbance in vital force, the disease will go away (based on Principles and Art of Cure by Homeopathy, author H.A. Roberts).
Unlike western medicines with their many side effects, in homeopathy, less is more—the remedies are so highly diluted that the treatment yields no side effects and is safe even for babies, animals, and pregnant women. Homeopathy can treat minor or acute problems as well as chronic and long-term ailments.
For examples of how homeopathy has helped people I’ve worked with who had both chronic and acute symptoms click here.
Are you looking for a gluten-free, casein free, comfort food recipe? How about chicken pot pie? Creamy gravy…a golden, crisp crust…tender, flavorful vegetables. Yum, it just doesn’t get much better than chicken pot pie! And just because it is gluten and casein free doesn’t mean it’s not as delicious or as good as mom used to make.
Ingredients
1 lb organic chicken breasts (shredded or cut into bite sized pieces)
1 carrot, peeled and diced
1 yellow onion, peeled and diced
4 cups chopped kale or collard greens (stems removed)
1 large celery stalk, diced
½ cup chopped broccoli
4 tablespoons coconut oil
3 cups chicken stock (if not homemade, check ingredients of stock to make sure it is GF/CF)
1 tablespoon parsley
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
3 tablespoons water or cooked liquid from pot
Salt and Pepper to taste
Crust
1 cup almond flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon celtic salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
3 eggs
½ cup coconut oil (or butter if you do not have issues with casein)
Directions
Preheat oven to 400F.
In a large pot with a lid, heat 2 tablespoons coconut oil over medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated, add the chicken breasts. Brown the chicken, 8 to 10 minutes per side (until it is no longer pink in center). Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and vegetables to your pot. Stir the vegetables around until the onions start to turn translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add the chicken stock and bring the liquid to a simmer. Simmer vegetables for 5 minutes.
Shred the chicken and add it to the pot.
In a small bowl whisk together the arrowroot powder with 3 tablespoons of water or 3 tablespoons liquid from the pot. When the arrowroot is mixed well (no clumps), add the mixture to the pot.
Stir the vegetable mixture until the broth thickens.
Remove from the heat and transfer to a Pyrex of Stoneware baking dish.
Crust Topping
Soften coconut oil (or butter if recipe does not need to be casein free) and add it to your mixer bowl with the almond flour, salt and baking powder.
Mix together until all the ingredients are evenly combined. (I use my BlendTec Blender for this; you can also just stir with a fork if you do not have a mixer).
Add the eggs and mix well.
If you make this ahead of time, keep refrigerated until ready to bake.
Top your veggie mixture with the dough.
Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes, or until the top is golden brown.
Enjoy!
Jenna
“Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.”
– Arthur Ashe
We can work in each area of our lives to raise our frequency: on a physical level, a mental level, an emotional level, and a spiritual level. I have provided several ideas below for how to raise your frequency in each of the four areas of being. You can choose what resonates with you. Adopting even one of the principles in the lists below will cause a positive shift in your life experience. It may be a very subtle shift, but you will experience it and it will allow for greater awareness and positive movement in your life.
The questions to ask yourself to determine your frequency are:
- Am I living to my fullest potential, experiencing joy in everyday life?
- How often do I laugh?
- How do I take care of myself – physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, financially, and interpersonally?
- Do I feel comfortable telling the truth (in love) even when doing so might create a conflict or hurt someone’s feeling?
- Am I living my truth or compromising in one or more areas?
- Am I living a life of joy or settling instead for comfort?
Our feelings reveal our vibration. When reading through these questions consider how answering them made you feel. Truth has the highest vibration.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a physical level:
- Eat high frequency foods – raw, organic, fresh, grass-fed meats, wild caught fish. Choose consciously what you put into your body.
- Drink clean, pure water – drink, in ounces, at least half of your body weight (pounds). For example, a person that weighs 120 lbs would need at least 60 ounces of water per day to be hydrated. Homeopathic Bioplasma is helpful for cellular hydration as well.
- Move and breathe every day. Move and stretch when you wake up. Five minutes can make a big difference. Breathing exercises such as rhythmic and deep breathing refresh the body and give it more oxygen to release toxins. Breathing and movement also help balance the energy body. Consider activities like yoga, tai chi, walking in nature, and massage.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a mental level:
- Exchange unhelpful beliefs for those that are in harmony with who you are. Think of a belief you have about yourself or your life that is not helpful. This will often show up in your mental thinking as a question you ask yourself that starts with, “Why can’t I …”
- Be aware that what you take in at the mental level will greatly affect your frequency. Consider the books your read, the movies you watch, the music you listen to. Read books that inspire you and make you feel good about yourself and the world.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on an emotional level:
- Carefully select the people you choose to spend time with. Spend time near people, places, things which inspire you, challenge you, make you laugh, are authentic, that cause you to love life.
- Instead of being controlled by your thoughts and emotions, become more aware of them and CHOOSE to focus on the things that make you feel good. This is not the same as “positive” thinking.
Some suggestions for how to raise your frequency on a spiritual level:
- Be present – If you have tried this at all in your daily life, you will know it is easier said than done. Past memories, worries of the future, random thoughts of the mistake you made yesterday (or last year), even thinking of the fun plans for tomorrow can steal the joy of today.
- Be grateful – Take time to BE grateful. Really FEEL gratitude. Take at least 5 minutes each day to be grateful. Write someone a thank you note, pray, or journal (see www.createwritenow.com for ideas). Feel the emotion of gratitude. What does it feel like to you?
These are just a sampling of ideas for how to raise your frequency level. There are many more ideas and suggestions. Raising your vibration will not only affect you, but will contribute to the world around you. We can bring up the vibration of the world, starting with ourselves.
Blessings,
Jenice