Month: April 2022

Juicing: Green Star Elite

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I’ve had a Green Star juicer for several years; however, I purchased the Green Star Elite two days ago. It arrived today!

Green Star Elite

I love Green Star. Green Star is a popular juicer, and their juicers are impressive. Admittedly, they are a bit pricey; however, they are workhorses and last long.  I already knew that Green Star had made a few changes to its design from my research. For example, the gear housing clamps into place. That technology was not available when I purchased my first Green Star over 16 years ago.  I started juicing shortly after my Green Star arrived. I cleaned the juicer, and I started making juice. Green Star juicers use twin gear technology, so it juices much slower than my Breville juicer, which I love and use; however, I avoid using the Breville for greens.

Choosing the Right Foods

Whole food nutrition is paramount for all, especially those recovering from severe illnesses like my parents. My mother was on-board from the beginning, and we’ve already received miraculous changes with her recovery. The doctors had given up on her, and according to them, she should have already been dead. Well, she’s not, thank God. I’ve been working with my mother using lymphatic drainage massage, essential oils to reduce tumors, and whole food nutrition in her daily lifestyle. The results? Rectal cancer, which we told had been aggressive, and growing at an alarming rate, has stopped growing, and one of the tumors has decreased in size. Praise God! We’re thankful for all things.

He’s a believer

Over the past few years, my brother has also changed his diet. While he wasn’t overweight or had any health-related diseases, he has noticed an improvement in his health. The results from his annual physicals have confirmed that his changes have worked. My brother used to dismiss my views on food and how it affects your overall wellbeing were a bit “out there.” He’s sampled my dark green juices; collards, kale, celery, and lemon, and he seems to enjoy them. He did tell me they were “potent,” but he’s been looking forward to the juices that I prepare. He’s currently at our home; however, he’ll be heading back to his house tomorrow. I’ll be sure to supply him with juices that I’ve prepared. They’ll maintain their freshness since I plan to put his prepared juices into mason jars and seal them with my VacMaster 215.

 

Planting

Of course, consuming whole foods is always the best option. There is numerous produce beneficial for cancer and other health-related illnesses; however, there is innumerable herbs/produce that are nutritional powerhouses when combating cancer, making them super-foods. Along with the traditional crop we plant yearly, I’ll have part of the garden set aside for these superfoods. I haven’t planted anything yet since we’ve been experiencing cold weather at night; however, I do believe I’ll start planting this weekend.

Steamed Veggies W/Soba Noodles and a new Indian Cookbook

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This past weekend, I made this simple dish.

My family loved it, and there wasn’t enough left over for meal prep. That’s fine, next time, I’ll make much more.

This past weekend, I received The Indian Cooking Course, I haven’t had a chance to clip through it completely; however, I’m intrigued by the pictures and the writings of Monisha Bharadwaj, so I’ll know that I’m going to enjoy this book immensely.

Today, I plan to prepare Aloo Gobi. Simple but delicious.

In other news

My mother’s cancer has stopped progressing, and one of the tumors has diminished in size. I see her almost daily and have been using lymphatic drainage massage, and various essential oils that help reduce tumors, and now I’m supplying her nutrition by blending her meals at home, and bringing them in for her to eat. Her doctors told us she would never eat again, and that there was nothing they could do to stop her cancer from progressing. In addition, the food service was giving her the wrong type of food. Lots of sugary/processed food does nothing to fight the illness, instead, it makes the situation worse since sugar feeds cancer. the hospital. Here in Maryland, they are still limiting the number of visitors (two) that a patient can have daily, and you can not visit at the same time.  I find that pointless, especially when at times patients can have more than two of the hospital staff within the room at the same time. However, that’s a rant for another day. We’re continuing to pray without ceasing and count our blessings.

Shock Rocket Ultra-Light DuoClean; Still going strong

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Vacuuming is something I make an effort to do daily. It just makes sense to stay on top of cleaning since this is an almost daily ritual; there’s very little debris that accumulates in my vacuum’s dust bin. I clean the dust bin every time I vacuum. I’m still using the Shark Rocket Ultra-Light DuoClean (Model HV382) that I’d purchased back in September 2018, and it still looks as good as it did when I made the purchase.

I’ve done extensive research on cordless vacuums for the past several months. So, of course, Shark was the brand that I was looking at since I’m still using my DuoClean, and am very happy with how it performs. I also reviewed Miele and Dyson.

Shark Rocket UltraLight DueClean and Shark IZ682H Vertex Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum with IQ Display

After watching many videos and reading reviews about various cordless vacuums, I chose another Shark; Shark IZ682H Vertex Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum with IQ Display. The new vacuum is on the right; the DuoClean is left. My corded vacuum still looks and performs great! I take excellent care of my appliances. Currently, I have both of them in our tiny laundry room. So, why would I purchase another vacuum if my first was performing so well? Because of the flexibility that the cordless vacuum offers. In rooms where connecting to an outlet would be challenging, the Shark IZ682H Vertex Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum with IQ Display makes it easy.

Shark IZ682H Vertex Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum with IQ Display packaging

The Shark Vertex Pro packaging was excellent.

Shark IZ682H Vertex Pro Cordless Stick Vacuum with IQ Display wrapped in paper

Everything included within the box was neatly wrapped in paper! No plastic wrapping.  The vacuum came with two batteries that can last up to 60 minutes.

I must say that I love this vacuum and am impressed with its power.

No-Hair Wrap

The feature that I liked the most was the no-hair wrap feature. My daughter and I both have a lot of hair, and we have one cute little dog named Bella. She’s a no-shed breed; however, she occasionally drops hair strands.

And it also flexes so it can go under furniture quickly.

Lack of Suction: User-Error

Last evening, I noticed that the vacuum was no longer providing suction; however, this morning, I realized that the removable dustbin placement wasn’t flush, which caused the lack of function. Once the dustbin was connected correctly, my Shark no longer had issues sucking up debris.