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Every once and a while there are recipes that just need to be shared. The recipes on this website have either been created by the Brauers’ or have been used by them. Remember, they take their health seriously. So enjoy these simple self-health action steps and make them your own!

May 06 2009

Easy Sauerkraut YUM!

Posted by: tessa in Adrenal Self-Health, Essential Health, Essential Oils, Recipes, Tessa Talk, Wellness

 

Tessa and Sauerkraut
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For most of my life I have loathed sauerkraut.                                         

I am pretty sure it all began with a battle of wills between my Father and myself.

One evening in my preteen times, my Mother created a meal with sauerkraut. I took one taste and refused to eat it.

I believe my father’s words were…”This will be the last thing you eat”…something like that. Anyway…I stayed at the dinner table slowly trying to eat it way into the night and eventually was excused. That night I was violently ill and swore off sauerkraut forever.

Each time Robert would try a different recipe…I would assist him and after it was fermented take one bite then leave the batch for his lucky digestive system. You may or may not know that sauerkraut is really good for your entire body but particularly your digestive system.

One day we found sauerkraut at a Health Food Store that I really liked. I liked the taste as well as the texture. We decided to create our own version of the concoction. We decided to use our Champion juicer to grind the green cabbage into fine pieces instead of the food processor. We found that the finer pieces fermented quite easily.

So now I love sauerkraut our way. I share this recipe with you so you can bless your digestive system with a wonderfully tasty and beneficial fermented food. YUM!

     Robert and Tessa’s Easy Sauerkraut
3 heads of organic cabbage (about 5 lbs)
2-3 Tablespoons of Celtic or air-dried sea salt

Chop your organic green cabbage up so it will fit into your juicer.

Juice it.  Save the pulp.

Mix the pulp and juice and salt.
Place in a crock, covering snugly with a lid or plate that just fits inside the crock. Tamp down to pack kraut. Best to place a heavy object on cover to hold it in place. This also keeps the cabbage in the brine. Now cover the whole thing with a towel and place in an unobtrusive corner of the kitchen.

The beauty of juicing the cabbage is you have created the brine quite easily. If the cabbage is not covered by the juice (it should be) add water until the cabbage is covered; then let it ferment for 6-7 days. May take less time with this juicing step.

Mix and put into clean, glass jars with lids.
Put in refrigerator and enjoy.

We use our sauerkraut on many many many things…salads are my personal favorite. With a little organic extra virgin olive oil, the taste is quite wonderful replacing salad dressings.  You can add other vegetables, fruits, herbs or spices. I encourage you to start simply then explore your organic vegetable section of your market to personalize your sauerkraut.

Can you believe I am saying this?
Yours in Self-Health!
Tessa
 
 
PS We will be sharing some articles on the self-healthy benefits of eating fermented foods shortly!
 
 
References: Wild Fermentation, The Flavor, nutrition, and craft of live-culture Foods by Sandor Ellix Katz
                      ISBN 1-931498-23-7
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Mar 04 2009

Useful Magic

Posted by: tessa in Essential Health, Essential Steps, Recipes, Self-Health Energetics + more, Tessa Talk, Ziquin

 Useful Magic

 

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Hello, this is Tessa from Self-Health Essentials. The story below so touched me I wanted to share it with you in this form. This is a sharing from one heart to another. I know I am only the conduit for the possibility that is available to each one of us. It is an honor for me to witness and facilitate Self-Health Energetics (Matrix/Yuen + more) sessions like this one.

"On 2/16, I called a new dentist’s office (one who uses laser technology)  to schedule a cleaning before I left town for 3 months–needed to have it done within the next 3 weeks.  I was told that I had to have an exam first as cleaning was a treatment and exams were required before any treatment.  The dentist’s office scheduled a new patient exam for me on 2/18.
 
The dentist told me a crown needed to be removed as there was a cavity underneath, and that there was a strong possibility I would need a root canal or implant.  I was opposed to having either and discussed this with him. I even considered having the tooth pulled. At the time to schedule the cleaning and appointment for the crown, I was told the crown appointment would be 1 month out and the cleaning 2 months out.  I told  the scheduler this was not acceptable, she said I could go on their short list.
 
When I returned home, I called Tessa to ask for her help in opening a window of opportunity for these appointments, to have it all completed within the next 3 weeks.  Tessa also recommended I do work on saving my tooth instead of a root canal or implant. Tessa said she would create a distance session around this for me.
 
On the morning of 2/19, the dentist’s office called and they had an opening for a cleaning that afternoon so I took that appointment. Then on 2/26, they called and said there was an opening on 3/2 for the crown work which I also took.
 
On 3/2, my appointment with the dentist lasted for 3 hours.  The dentist told me it was the toughest and most difficult process he had ever done and he has done hundreds of crowns.  He was amazed at how many prior fillings needed to be removed and that we were able to save the tooth.
 
Thanks to the laser technology, he made the crown there in his office.  It was an amazing process, with the added benefit of everything being completed that day.
 
I am so deeply grateful for all the Matrix Energetics processes Tessa facilitates that can bring such wonders into my life!"  (Comments from J.D. in Montana)
 
I like to refer to this as useful magic. The Self-Health Energetics (Matrix/Yuen + more) sessions I offer can touch you in areas and in ways that might seem impossible to imagine. In this instance my dear friend and client chose to ask for everything she wanted.  She not only wanted the timing to match her life plan…she also chose to create new options for her teeth…ones the dentist hadn’t even offered. She chose to create the best possible outcome for her life, her health and her teeth.

How often do you settle for an outcome that is less then what you truly want?

Let’s facilitate some Useful Magic for you. Choose one of the buttons below to begin the process. You may also choose the three session package at a discounted price. Many clients enjoy the benefits of creating an expanded window of possibility that linking three sessions can offer. I will contact you over email and set up a time for a 60 minute session. This could be the best investment you have ever made. Let’s create some Useful Magic for you! 

Tessa~ 60 min Phone Session~Self-Health Energetics (Matrix/Yuen + more) $88.00

Tessa~60 min Phone Session X 3 ~Self-Health Energetics (Matrix/Yuen + more) $254.00

Tessa + Robert ~ 60 min Phone Session~Self-Health Energetics (Matrix/Yuen + more) $150.00

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Feb 22 2009

Carrot Salad that could change your life!

Posted by: tessa in Essential Steps, Recipes, Tessa Talk, Wellness

Liver Cleansing, PMS Eliminating, Thyroid Supporting!                       

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I can hardly hold down my excitement! Hi, This is Tessa of Self-Health Essentials.

I have been enjoying a book called "Juicing For Life" by Cherie Calbom and Maureen Keane.
Mind you, Robert and I have juiced for decades now…we have actually worn out a Champion juicer…which is hard to do if you know your juicers!

This book is so well done with a few exceptions (research has disproved their theories about soy) and a couple of other small points. I really like the way they share simple and tasty vegetable juice combinations. Cherie’s Cleansing Cocktail blew my mind at how a little ginger, a beet, an apple and carrots could taste sooooo good and have my body singing the Alleluia Chorus at the same time!

Anyway…I wanted to share another recipe that I have been enjoying from the book.They include it in their "Seven-Day Liver Cleansing Diet Guideline" pg 312
 

  • Take one cup of very finely shredded carrots or carrot pulp from your juicing. The carrots should be shredded to a mushy consistency with a food processor or fine grater.
  • Combine 1 Tablespoon of organic extra virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice. You can add more but never less.
  • Pour this over the carrots and if you like, stir in currants and pineapple.
  • If you want a gentle and effective cleanse do this each day for seven days. If you miss a day you need to start over.

My body is loving this simple yet effective nutritional action step. According to Dr. Peat, Ph.D. in his book From PMS to Menopause, eating raw carrots in this version can eliminate PMS, headaches and allergies. The use of oil and vinegar or fresh lemon juice intensifies the bowel-cleansing effect of the salad. If you wanted to try coconut oil instead of olive oil it could offer a thyroid promoting alternative.

Don’t take my word for it….make your step to self-health…..it could change your life!

 ©Self Health Essentials LLC 2009

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Oct 17 2008

Adrenal Vitality Soup

Posted by: tessa in Adrenal Self-Health, Recipes

 

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Get out your favorite medium size soup pan.

This soup is wonderfully simple and can be made at the last minute with the proper ingredients gathered.

 
Pour into your pot a quart of Organic chicken broth
A large can of Organic Tomatoes diced
Add 2 heaping handfuls of organic frozen green beans
Slice 2 large or 3 med organic zucchinis
Slice 1 large or 2 small whole red onions                                                                                                

 Slice 4 sticks of organic celery

 
Gently put all these ingredients into your pot
Stir; Heat up till the broth bubbles.
Cover the pan and turn off the heat.

Let your soup sit on the burner and in about 25 minutes you will have a wonderfully nutritious and easily absorbed soup.

This soup is designed to have the veggies soft. No worries here.

 

It is best to leave this soup unseasoned except for salt.

Yes, believe it or not, salt is your adrenals friend. Please make sure your salt is air-dried and from the sea.

 

Each ingredient is synergistically combined to create a truly healthy meal for your adrenals as well as your liver. And because you took your time in preparing it and smiled a lot as you so efficiently placed the veggies in the pot and it only took a few minutes; you created a low stress meal in a low stress environment that also goes along way to vitalizing your adrenals.

 

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