For colds, flu, headaches, tummy aches, nausea and pain. Fire Cider is a cure all for this body of ours.
So easy to prepare at home with apple cider vinegar, garlic, onions, hot peppers, herbs, lemons and honey, you never have to go without.
An essential remedy for the home apothecary, light up your life with this furry cider.
Brew up some of this liquid love to heal your family and soothe your self. A remedy that's stood the test of time, we all need a little fire to charge our chi naturally.
Come and enjoy an array of organic goodies straight from our farm. We have lots of luscious produce for you to choose from and loads of local, natural foods to supplement your fruits and veggies.
Our Sugarcane juice is spectacular and freshly cold pressed by Earth Blend Juice Lab. It's high in antioxidants and phytonutrients similar to wheat grass; and alkalizes the body while being suitable even for diabetics.
Order a basket of an assortment of delicious edibles and pair them with healthy, Made in Nigeria, packaged treats.
We have something for everyone at Aima's Organic to keep all family members healthy, rejuvenated and energized.
Raw organic honey for natural sweetening.
Fresh carrot ginger juice for cleansing.
Nut Mylks to satisfy the lactose intolerant.
Our goodies never stop flowing and we have free samples daily for you to try.
Our organic shop is a must see for savvy Lagosians seeking optimal health. We will help to enrich you on every level, naturally and organically.
Lagos is brimming with new natural organic products and services! Nuli juice is now stocking daily at Aima's Organic Box in 1004 Estates and Simply Green Kuices is following suit.
All this organic goodness is delighting Lagosians offering them an array of choices in the natural health department.
Lagos Cold Pressed is joining in on the raw juicing frenzy, and so basically you won't go thirsty for pure elixirs in Naija today.
Nor will you go hungry in Gidi for organic edibles. Raw nut butters anyone?
How about cold pressed palm oil for all your soup and stew requirements?
As you can see, a natural food loving Lagosian can't go wrong when out about on V.I. scoping for organic eats! Power to the Local~
Colostrum, the first food of newborn babies straight from their mum's breast, is a superfood for adults as well. Immune boosting, digestive healing and energy enhancing, this natural elixir can help to supplement a healthy diet or to maximize healing during a juice fast.
Wheatgrass shots daily will change your life! Pair them with fresh, young, Thai, organic coconuts and you will become a superhero. Puree Juice Bar in Washington DC is an awesome place to get these superfoods, and after your first week of indulgence, I assure you - mind, body and soul - things will never be the same.
Sun Yoga is a practice by which one lives off the energetic rays of the sun. In this practice, the sun is gazed at daily during sunrise or sunset for just a few minutes, in order to vitalize the pineal gland and feed the body with solar energy.
Apparently there are thousands of people around the globe living entirely off of sunlight. Contrary to popular belief, the body does not need food for energy or to stay alive. As all plants gain their substance from solar energy, we too can go to this pure source and receive our food directly. Along with pure water, Sun Yoga can give our systems all the nutrients, vitamins and minerals necessary for survival. The sun is clearly not the enemy it has been made out to be by the media. Studies have shown that it is, in fact, the chemicals in sunscreen and the additives in food, combined with extreme sun exposure that cause skin cancer. The sun itself is a benign, loving source of pure energy, warmth and light.
To practice Sun Yoga, one must be diligent in sun gazing daily whilst standing barefoot on earth or sand. The period spent sun gazing each day is increased incrementally. There is a systematic approach to this practice and when followed correctly, appetite lessens more and more until the body becomes naturally able to thrive on sun energy alone. This is an amazing practice with far-reaching implications for human growth and evolution. Sun gazing has also been explored as a way to elevate oneself spiritually and to overcome the density and limitations of the human form. Perhaps gravity itself will give way as we merge with the light, pure, free essence of the sun.
For precautions and a detailed explanation on sun gazing go here.
Along with the amazing yoga postures awaiting mastery, I like to use key supplements to enhance my body, mind and spirit. Time and again, I come back to Scorpion Pose in order to measure my body's fitness level and test the effectiveness of new nutritional products I've been using. This stretch really lets you know where your muscle, joint as well as mental weaknesses are. If you are drained, fatigued and overly toxic from too much acidic factors in your diet and lifestyle, then the deep bends and curves of the Scorpion will feel more challenging. Your spine will resist the twist, your bones the shift and your mind the focus. Not being able to fully reach into that arch of Scorpion is a signal that your body is holding on to a lot of toxic residue and in need of an alkaline boost to clear the system. Here is my recommendations for a quick cleanse:
Skip the heavy traditional breakfast for a week and have a nutrient packed smoothie instead. Vegan Complete Whole Food Optimizer has everything and more in its complex formula and is convenient to add to the blender with the rest of your mix. Green foods, probiotics, antioxidants, phyto-nutrients, you name it, it's all in there! Use a high quality juice like Ceres, if you don't have the time to make it fresh.
Add some organic fruit of your choice,
Blend it all up, drink, and watch your body come alive due to the much needed rest from heavy digestive work. An improvement in your flexibility will naturally occur after adopting this simple detox strategy - the true breakfast of yoga champions.
Are you tired all the time, with frequent headaches, foggy thinking and craving sugar? Do you suffer from bloating, food allergies or feelings of depression? Have you had an almost constant runny nose, cough or watery eyes? Are you hyper-sensitive to chemical smells, fumes or perfumes? If so, then you might have Candida, an overgrowth of yeast, naturally occurring in the body, that spiral out of control due to an unhealthy diet and stressful lifestyle. I talk about this in detail in the following video, Anti-Candida Arsenal Part 1:
When the good bacteria in your body get compromised due to the onslaught of toxins produced by fried foods, processed sugars, white flour products, coffee and alcohol, the bad bacteria, read: yeasts, then multiply and over-run your digestive system. If left unchecked or after a dose of antibiotics, these parasitic yeasts can take over your whole body. And once they are entrenched in colonies within you no amount of supplementation will suffice until they are starved of the food they feed off of.
So what does it feel like to be ruled by Candida? Well, it doesn't feel good. That is, unless you're overdosing on sugar, bread, alcohol or loads of sweetened, milk-laden lattes. The parasitic yeasts love these things and will feast happily on them, giving you a short break from the draining effects of the die-off toxins they emit.
And not only are these unfriendly bacteria thriving off of your bad food choices, they are literally causing you to crave these unhealthy fake eats. After they really begin to multiply, even healthy food becomes a problem, because the yeasts can feed on sugar of all kinds, simple and complex. That means fruit will incite them, as will beans, whole wheat bread, sweet vegetables and the list goes on!
When these unwanted guests proliferate and wreak havoc on your body they compromise your immune system to the nth degree and shake the very foundations of your physical and mental health. A lot of the mental illness popping up these days like ADD, OCD and Bi-polar disorders are being shown to have correlates with a candida infested body. MCS, environmental illness and gluten intolerance can also be traced to the overgrowth of parasitic organisms.
There is a simple experiment to find out where you stand with candida in relation to the good and friendly bacteria that should predominate in your system. Fill a glass with water and spit in it first thing in the morning before ingesting anything. Watch the glass for a half hour or so; and if you notice tendrils or 'legs' stretching down from the floating saliva and these tendrils remain for a time, then finally settle in a cloudy mass at the bottom of the glass, then you know Candida is out of control in your body and you need to take action.
Who wants to live with these critters inside, eating up all the food you ingest and causing all sorts of ailments as they flourish. No one!
So, here's what you do. Get lots of sun, do yoga, swim in the ocean...
And begin an anti-candida diet that starves the yeasts so that your healthy intestinal flora can thrive. Here is the most simple, clear plan for doing so~
Step 1
Eliminate all sugars, dairy and carbohydrates from your diet until your symptoms minimize. This means no cheese, bread, sweets, or fruit. Also, stay away from legumes, nuts, most grains, and all processed meats/pork.
Step 2
Flood your body with probiotics to repopulate it with good bacteria. Examples are organic plain, cultured goat milk yogurt, raw kombucha, organic kim chi or sauerkraut and high quality supplements like Flora Smart.
Step 3
Infuse your system with anti-fungal herbs like ginger, garlic, echinacea, black walnut, pau d'arco, cinnamon, cloves, cayenne, oregano oil and turmeric, so that the yeasts have nowhere to run and nowhere to hide.
Once you start feeling rejuvenated and you will; i.e, lots of energy, a clear mind, a peaceful spirit and little or no cravings for sugar or carbs, you can rest assured that your body is back in balance. To maintain this balance, omit processed sugary foods and drinks, fried foods, GMO foods and stay with a whole food, nutrient dense, immune-enhancing eating style for all the healthy, happy days to come. Check out my Heal Love Now Store for the full anti-candida arsenal.
A sample daily anti-candida diet may look like this initially, as you will want to maintain your strength as the Candida begin to die-off.:
Breakfast Avocado Salad w/ Arugula Chopped Avocado Chopped Heirloom Tomatoes Spritz of fresh organic Lemon Sprinkle of Himalayan Sea Salt Dash of dried Organic Oregano Chopped clove of Garlic Mix and place on a bed of Arugula Enjoy!
Lunch
Angeled Eggs w/ Celery 2 Boiled organic free-range Eggs, chopped (Use 1/2 cup pre-cooked lentils instead, as Veg option) 1 Tbls of organic cold pressed Sesame Oil Sprinkle of Himalayan Sea Salt Sprinkle of Cayenne Pepper 2 Ribs of organic Celery, cut in quarters Mix first 4 ingredients and use Celery to dip. Enjoy! Dinner
Grilled Wild Salmon w/ Quinoa
1 Wild Salmon Fillet (Use 1 cup Shiitake Mushrooms instead, as Vegetarian option) 1 Tbls Organic Lemon Juice 1 clove of chopped Garlic 1 Tsp Ground Ginger 1/2 Tbls Organic cold pressed Coconut Oil Sprinkle of Himalayan Sea Salt I cup cooked Quinoa 1 Tsp Turmeric
Marinate Salmon in next 5 ingredients for 20 minutes, then broil at 475 degrees for 12 minutes or until cooked through. Cook Quinoa with turmeric and a bit of sea salt and serve. Enjoy!
After your initial detox where you starve the candida yeasts of sugar and your system comes into more balance, try a 7 day water fast, which I chronicle here. Upon completing the fast, you can then switch things up, so the fungal form of candida doesn't rear its ugly head and is fully uprooted and cleansed from your body. A low fat regimen is the perfect way to mix it up, as candida can also feed on the sugar resulting from excess fat in the body. In this next phase you would focus on eating vegetables, low-glycemic fruits and little to no fat.
For more detailed information and guidelines, see my Candida Secrets article here and here. And Part 2 of my Anti-Candida Arsenal video goes into healing aids, in addition to diet, which rid the body of candida overgrowth.
Fasting for 7 days is like creating the world inside your body all over again. You totally renew yourself during this period and your mind, body and spirit are completely re-made. I humbly made it through each painstaking day drinking only reverse osmosis filtered water and came out on the other side of a very long week, a totally new being. Well, almost. I am still me, but somehow younger, clearer, more peaceful and happier. Food tasted different and new after my fast. A sliver of watermelon on the break-fast of my 8th day was like a royal meal.
I am now so much more appreciate of food, the act of eating and the quality of my body's digestion. For those first few days after the fast, I could feel each morsel of food as it integrated with my inner body. I truly understood that, "you are what you eat." I was fresh and new and each bite of food was making me up again, forming me. I highly recommend fasting as a spiritual and physical and emotional healer. Without herbs, vitamins or minerals from outside sources, my body's own intelligence mended itself. Without instruction from without, my body knew just what it needed to do for balance and wholeness.
So many of my ailments just got better as each non-eating day progressed. I healed and no one, nothing, helped me. And like God creating the heavens and the earth, I was put together by unseen hands. Before fasting, I was fatigued, allergic and irritable after a whirlwind trip from Florida to New York to West Africa and back. During and after I became very light, joyful and effortless. I floated through the days, although not without a price. The price being the excitement and thrill of eating, the overall stimulation food provides and the incessant boredom of watery days that took its place. Yes, water fasting is a challenge. One thing that kept me going was the wonderful findings of Maseru Emoto on the power of water which has been blessed with positive intentions. Through some of the toughest struggles to resist breaking the fast, I found peace in knowing I was filled with divinely inspired water crystals!
But, oh, the glory of food and drink imbibed after my fast. The pleasure of pure coconut water was unmatched.
Fresh coconuts can easily satisfy as meals for the week after a water fast.
And I dutifully enjoyed the fresh elixir as I reawakened my digestive system from its slumber. Many suggest fasting with the help of a trained specialist or healer. In my case, Divine wisdom was my guide. I simply listened to my body's deepest messages. I slept when it said lie down, drank water when my stomach churned with old undigested toxins, and meditated when it ventured to process all the emotional baggage linked in with substances my body wanted to rid itself of. I spent a great deal of time reading, doing simple yoga poses, appreciating nature and even a few nights camping on the beach
and another few, tiny house camping.
I came to more deeply understand that life is a gift, a simple pure and perfect reward for being who I am, what we are. Pure Spirit. And so I was, in a way, born again.
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