Tuesday, July 28, 2009

A Letter From Lauri: How much variety of foods do you eat?

"You can never solve a problem on the level on which it was created."
- Albert Einstein

Dear Readers,

I invite you to take a moment and think about your diet. How much variety of foods do you eat? Do you find yourself eating the same foods? One of the biggest goals of JOOS is to introduce you continually to new types of produce. Why? Because each fruit and vegetable offers its own unique set of nutrients.

We take medicines to cure us of physical and psychological illnesses, but almost all the remedies are found in produce. An added benefit is fruits and vegetables don’t contain the toxicity that the medicines do.

Another big benefit is that more fruits and vegetables you consume, the healthier your diet will naturally become. More on this in another news letter.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Produce Weekly Highlight: Galangal!



I am very excited to add galangal root to your JOOS this week. How did I learn about galangal? One day, I was listening to a radio ad about a product guaranteed to make you lose weight. Curious, I called the company and asked them what the secret was in their product. Answer: galangal.

Galangal is native to Eastern Asia and is very popular in Thai food. Galangal root strongly resembles ginger, but it is more white and creamy than ginger and it also has a distinct peppery flavor which is more like mustard than ginger. In fact, while not exactly "hot" like a chili, galangal has a sharp pungency to it that will make you gasp and perhaps cough a little. So, if you find it too spicy, please let me know and I will take it out of your JOOS. I invite you, though, to bear with the taste because the nutritional benefits are truly incredible. Like turmeric, galangal has anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant activities. It also may benefit people at risk of cancer, contain lipid-lowering benefits, help emesis and aide in digestion. It is also a source of sodium, iron, vitamins A and C.

Please refer to the link below about galangal, which also includes numerous studies:
http://www.zhion.com/herb/Galangal.html

In JOOS News: New Chapter Unbounded Energy – A Powerhouse of a Vitamin!

We make contact with unbounded energy every day, through our food, our breath, and our relationships. It flows down to Earth in endless sunlight, captured in organic fruits, roots, and flowers; medicinal mushrooms drink it from the moonlight in a forest. It is there all around us in Nature, and now it is here, in New Chapter's Unbounded Energy. We deliver in this formulation twenty-two of the most essential, bio-available, and active vitamin and mineral nutrients.

Unbounded Energy also includes seven natural energy sources from extracts of tonic mushrooms, fruits, flowers, leaves, roots, barks, and probiotics. Moon Energy from Reishi and Cordyceps mushrooms is married to the Sun Energy from antioxidant-rich botanicals like schizandra, rhodiola, cherry and blueberry to provide balanced and sustained energy – for all phases of life.

JOOS sells Unbounded Energy at 40% less than Whole Foods. We will be happy to deliver it to you.

Tip of the week: Brown Rice Pasta

Serve your kids rice pasta instead of white pasta. Some organic brands at Trader Joes cost just under $2.00.There are countless benefits to serving rice pasta over white pasta, and to name just one, it is less processed.