Wednesday 26 January 2011

Cordelia's breakfast ideas

Cordelia's breakfast kitchen ;-)

Begin every morning with a glass of warm water and lemon juice - this will cleanse the body and flush out toxins.

Exercise (even if you only jog up the stairs) ... If it is suitable for you, do this before eating! If you can't begin preparing a nutritious breakfast...

BREAK FAST - means to break the fast, you should aim to have at least twelve hours of fasting from your last meal until you eat again the next day, your digestive system needs rest.

Breakfast options:

Ah!Juice: If you have a juicer (which I highly recommend) make a fresh juice from approx 8 large organic or peeled carrots, a nob of fresh ginger and two apples.

SLIMSmoothie: plain yogurt, honey, berries (fresh or frozen) whizz up in the blender and drink to start the day with energy.

OOOH Porridge: Make porridge in a pan with oats and water, once thickened add honey to taste and a sprinkling of raisins and seeds.

Rye Toast Treat: If you can make your own great, if not try and look for an organic yeast free kind, toast it and serve with natural peanut butter from the health shop, marmite or honey, use coconut oil as a substitute for butter or marg.

Power Bbbreakfast: Chop a banana in the bottom of your bowl or glass if you're going to be posh, cover with natural yogurt, drizzle over some honey, sprinkle with seed mix, raisins, chopped apricots and enjoy.

For coffee drinkers,  I love coffee too but I save it for the times I really need it. Instead green tea, the loose kind is the best if you can get hold of it; this contains caffeine which will give you that kick in the morning but it is also heaving with health giving properties!

Herbal teas -peppermint tea is great for digestion and has a soothing effect on the whole body. For a cleanse try a fennel or nettle based tea and feel refreshed an invigorated!!

Try not to overeat - this will leave you feeling sluggish and lethargic for the rest of the day.
Have a nutritious, tasty breakfast for a great start to the best day!

Awareness.

There is a real concern at the moment that people in the UK are becoming overweight, unhealthier and developing diseases which are ultimately caused by factors such as diet and lifestyle, stress, pollution and environment. With better information and education this does not have to be the case. Your diet and lifestyle determines not your health today but how you are tomorrow and the years ahead. Being healthy can be fun; this doesn't mean you have to stop drinking or having a good time it just means that you have to start being aware.

When you become aware of what you are eating 
you become aware of what you are thinking 
when you become aware of what you are thinking 
you become aware of what you are doing...
And when you become aware that you are aware
You are truly awake.

Awareness is something we are rapidly losing along with our potential as human beings, the world is becoming a digital haven and we are not using our natural intelligence to its potential, we have been forced to become lazy. Through cleansing our bodies of toxins, being more active and consuming a diet of whole natural foods (organic and locally sourced where possible)  we are able to become more connected to our source of life, we can have more opportunities, transform ourselves, we can really feel alive, remember who we are and why we are here.

'You are what you eat' can be translated into languages across the globe and I have yet to meet anyone who does not know this saying.