Superfood Girl

Blackberry season...

This morning, I took the kids on a walk (well, I walked...and they rode their bikes -- that seems to work pretty well these days). It was such a lovely morning; the first time we have had any cloud-cover since I can remember.

On our outing, we stopped quite a few times to do various things. There was a huge pit in a construction area near our house, the kids (well...Sebastian, at least) had a blast walking down into it and playing around for a bit. We also journeyed along one of our favourite nature paths very near our home ~ it's not a very long path, but on the far end there is quite an incline. On the way back through the path, the kids whizzed by me on their bikes going down.

My favourite part of our day was stopping to pick blackberries along the way. Late summer is definitely the season for blackberries here, and let me tell you -- they are everywhere!

What foods are in season where you live?

Here's a little un-recipe (I like to call them that, when I tell you how to make it but don't bother with silly details like amounts, and such) ;-)

Happy Spring New Moon & Mother's Day (UK)!

I am feeling so blessed for the occasional sunny weather lately!

...and for the $10 lightbox I found at the thrift store the other day that will help get me through next winter!

Oh, I was in quite a funk this winter, and didn't even realize how much until lately.  I've been hibernating quite a bit for the past few months -- staying in, and having time alone...for many reasons.  Though I did end a seven-year partnership this last fall, so it's understandable that I would want to "turn inward" in order to process that experience emotionally.

It's been a strange past few months for me in other ways as well; transformation of relationships has really been the theme for me, and not just with my former significant other.  Some of my relationships/friendships with people have ended, and some have been put on hold to later emerge as something deeper and even more amazing! 

Aside from my relationships, I feel like I am being re-birthed in some way -- emerging from my metaphoric chrysalis, being re-born as something brighter.  I suppose we are always doing this on some level -- the emerging bud of Spring is simply a good excuse to remember, and to celebrate!

Happy new moon & a very happy Mother's Day to all my mum-friends in the UK (and beyond)!

I think I'll make some sun-tea now ;-)

Cheers,

Superfood Girl

My year in health

In the past many months I have included quite a few changes in methods or supplements I am using to see how they affect my health and vitality.

Vitamin D supplementation has become a great favorite of mine, and even though I spend plenty of time in the sun in the warmer months (safely of course), I have learned through my research that even when utilizing the sun, someone can still have deficiency issues ~ especially when living 35 or more degrees in latitude above or below the equator.

According to experts, vitamin D deficiency is very common, and potentially responsible for all kinds of ailments and 'dis-eases'. I was so blown away by the information I found, that I made this the topic of my most recent Passion article. I believe that vitamin D is an important topic for everyone to know about, because deficiency is so prevalent.

You can view my recent article on vitamin D, here.

Below, I have compiled a list of many of the things I have been doing differently, or have been using over the past few months (some more consistently than others), for those of you that are curious:

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Vitamin D (oral supplementation)

Shitake (powdered, and whole ~ added to food)

Magnesium (epsom salts in bath, and transdermal magnesium oil)

Reishi (powder ~ added to food)

Adya Clarity (light experimentation, added to water)

Silver (colloidal, oral use)

MMS (1)

H2O2 (oral and transdermal use of food-grade hydrogen peroxide)

B-complex

Essential oils:

    -Lemon Balm (anti-stress, anti-anxiety, anti-bacterial, anti-viral)

    -Cedar (anti-anxiety, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal)

Coconut Palm Sugar (this stuff is brilliant as a sweetener, and incredibly low glycemic)

Stevia (powdered & liquid, as sweetener; flavored liquid stevia is my favorite addition to water)

Release / transformation of dysfunctional relationships

Parasite release (yes, visible!) through use of castor oil internally, with colon hydrotherapy

Teaching dance (very healing for me!)

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I'm thrilled to say, that I have been without a cold or flu this whole winter season, so far (which is pretty amazing for me).

Please keep in mind, I am not making any claims about the above listed, nor are these suggestions; I am simply sharing my personal experience.

I do realize that these above items are many factors (and there are surely loads more that I am unaware of) ...all of which help determine cause & effect relationships between things. I am also only one person. If I have learned anything from statistics classes, it is this: one is not an adequate sample size for determining anything.

Even so, perhaps what matters most (at least from a spiritual perspective) is through using this one (self), tapping into intuitive guidance in deciding what's next for bringing oneself to even greater heights of personal health and wellness; with the guidance of a medical professional, ...of course. : )

Love and be well,

~Superfood Girl   x

 

Addicted to Facebook?

So, you LOVE Facebook.  Can't seem to get enough?

This is SO common, and I think it has something to do with the way our society is 'set up' at the moment. We really lack a sense of community on the scale we are meant to be experiencing it -- so, social media (being the next best thing) is our 'fix'. It helps feed that void; the gap between the ideal and what currently is.

Many of us are grasping for more -- more interaction with real people, to help give more meaning to our life experience.  It's great to use social media to help fill this need; but, it's a balance as well.  As great as Facebook (and Twitter, etc) are, it's also wonderful to maintain some semblance of balance about it, and even completely cut-off from it for periods of time; even if it's only for a day here-and-there (...may I coin the term Facebook-Fasting?). Even if only to prove to yourself that you can let it go, ...and there is a world outside of it all.

My latest Passion...

Lately, I've been writing for Passion ~ a delightfully inspirational weekly ezine published by Shazzie, and Detox Your World. If you haven't checked out my latest read, you can view the entire article here.We have so many lovely writers on board; if you'd like to have a peek at them, you can do so on the DYW Passion ezine subscription page.

If you know me personally, or via social media, you probably know that I just can't stop talking about Thrill the World. It is through this yearly event that I have re-discovered my love of dance, not to mention making the acquaintance of some really amazing people, right here in my town!

If you are local to my area (s. Oregon), please join us here! I have taken up teaching of some of our TTW workshops & would be delighted if you would join us! If you are not near me, Thrill the World is a worldwide event, with groups in many cities around the world. You can also start your own event!

♥ ~Becca

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