Raw Apricot – Almond and Strawberry Jam

What you’ll need:

• 1 1/2 cups Dried Apricots
• 1 cup chopped Raw Almonds
• 4-5 fresh Strawberries
• 1 tbsp honey

Put it all together:

1. Soak the apricots in water for 2 hours
2. Soak the almonds as well
3. put the soaked apricots with the soaked almonds in the food processor
4. mix until it forms a paste, use some of the soaking liquid from the almonds if needed
5. add honey and  2-3 strawberries, mix
6. use the leftover strawberries for decoration

This raw apricot jam would be delicious on whole grain toast, crackers or mixed in with your yogurt or muesli. It tastes so sinfully good without being spiked with white sugars.

Enjoy and Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

P.S. Let me know about your recipe ideas for raw jam and post them here.

The “30 Day Juice Fast” eBook is available!

Finally the “30 Day Juice Fast” eBook is available for download.

Thank you for the pre-orders and I hope you enjoy reading and fasting with the eBook as a detailed guide. This 52 page eBook about fasting and juice fasting is written with you in mind. No nonsense info you don’t need and all the detailes you always wanted to know about fasting and detox.

Special Content you will appreciate.

• herbal supplement list to relieve your detox symptoms and support your body, all explained in detail and with added links if supplement is not available in regular health food stores
• Shopping list, recipes for transition days and build-up days
• tips on how to eat after you end your fast and how to stay on track

I hope you’ll enjoy reading the eBook as much as I loved writing it for you. Try the guide for 60 days, if you’re not 100% satisfied, I will refund your full purchase price, no questions asked.

Download the “30 Day Juice Fast” eBook! (don’t forget to add your pre-order code!)

Stay Healthy and Keep Juicing!

Monika Baechler

Raw Almond Coconut Truffles

What you’ll need:

1 1/4 cup almonds, divided 1 cup and 1/4 cup (raw unsalted)

3/4 cup dates (pitted)

3 rounded tbsp carob powder

1/2 cup coconut milk

To make it easier on your food processor, chop the almonds lightly and put 1/4 cup aside for rolling the truffles in.

1. Mix all the ingredients together and add some more coconut milk if you need to.
2. Place the truffle mix in the fridge and let it harden for about two hours or overnight.
3. Form little truffle ball and roll in the chopped almonds you set aside.

Enjoy!

Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

P.S. you can also use different nuts or dry coconut flakes (unsweetened) in the mix, or add some spices if you like. Send me your recipe combination.

Raw Fennel Apple Delight

What you’ll need:

• Fennel
• 2 Granny Smith Apples
• 2 Carrots, grated
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Apple Cider Vinegar
• Celtic Sea Salt
• Herb Salad Mix

Salad Dressing first:

1. Prepare a dressing with EVOO,
2. Apple Cider Vinegar
3. Celtic Sea Salt
4. and any seasoning you like (salad herbs)
5. mix and set aside

Get the produce ready:

1. Wash and cut fennel, carrots and apple
2. cut fennel and apple in half, core
3. slice into thin strips
4. mix with dressing
5. grate carrot directly into dressing
6. add Herb Salad Mix
7. toss gently and Enjoy!

You will love this fresh summer salad for lunch, dinner or even as a starter. Post your favorite, fab fennel salad recipe for others to enjoy.

Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler

How to talk to My Health Care Provider about Alternative Medicine

We all agree that complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is nothing new to North Americans. Do you also agree that we are not utilizing CAM sufficiently enough?

How to talk to your Health Care Provider about CAM

Key Points!

• Ask your health care provider how he/she feels about complementary and alternative medicine
• If you find out that your health care provider doesn’t support CAM – you need to find yourself a new, more advanced health care provider even if you have been with your current doctor for years or decades.
• Once you both agree about complementary and alternative medicine you can move forward and tell him/her about all the supplements and therapies you’re incorporating into your own health management. Give him/her a list of all the supplements and the amount that you are taking so if there is a interaction or allergic reaction he/she can address that issue promptly.
• Be proactive! Don’t just sit on your bum and wait for your health care provider to first bring up CAM!
• Be  prepared! Go see your HCP (Health Care Provider) with a note pad. Make sure you put all your questions and key points on paper. You only have a couple of minutes at the time to chat with your HCP, so be prepared with questions ahead of time and note all his/her answers

Why do I need to tell my health care provider about the alternative treatments I’m considering?

1. Some herbal supplements, acupuncture, chiropractic manipulation and other CAM treatments could have an affect on the medication you are taking. It is vital that you inform your HCP about all CAM practices.
2. If one of the treatments work for you and you do feel more energetic, you can go back to your HCP and discuss and evaluate the positive outcome. With that information your HCP might suggest your successful treatment and approach to other of his patients.
3. Your research and involvement in your own health will make you more powerful and more involved.

What could be some important points to note on your list for the HCP

• My reason to take the supplements
• The research I have done
• Is it safe to take and how will the supplements interact with my current medication
• Will I have to reduce my current medication
• Is there something else I could try
• Do I need to do more research or ask somebody else

If you are not a fast writer you could take a tape recorder with you. Some newer phones have voice recording as well. Let the conversation with your HCP play out and listen back to it at home. If your HCP doesn’t have the answer to your question he/she will direct you to another HCP or a source on the internet that could help you with your answer.

Be proactive and take control of your own Health!

Stay Healthy!

Monika Baechler