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NELUMBO LUTEA...IN A WATERPOT...IN TOLEDO!?

7/27/2016

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Nelumbo Lutea  (American lotus)
Nelumbo is Ceylonese and means “sacred bean.” Lutea is Dead Latin for yellow.
There is a high concentration of these sacred plants right here in Toledo (Cullen Park). This one happened to grow in an outdoor waterpot filled with rain water. 
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The Nelumbo Nucifera is the famous Asian lotus. There are numerous health and medicinal benefits of this plant. 
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JUICING...IS

7/14/2016

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Juicing.
The colors are beautiful.
The tastes are fabulous.
The nutrient content is top notch.
The energy boost is exhilarating.
The people drinking it are happy. 
The result...refreshed!
Juicing..is so many things.
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PARENTING JUICE - IN ACTION

7/10/2016

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"Kid's don't like vegetables!" 

Have you heard this statement before? It gets thrown around quite freely. Actually, on the contrary, kids love vegetables. It's all about their experience. An 18-month old may not grab a kale leaf and eat it raw at first sight, but you can definitely get him to like kale or any other vegetable if you expose him when he is young. It's all about experience, and experience produces a memory, a memory engrained. Presentation is key as well. Eating should be fun and engaging. Take for example the children in the above pictures. What are they doing? They (7 year-old boy, 4 year-old girl, 10 year-old girl) are juicing. What are they juicing? Carrots, celery and apples. And they loved the taste! So whoever said kid's don't like vegetables was undoubtedly wrong! 
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OUCH! COFFEE HEADACHE

7/6/2016

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When I first started drinking coffee, I gradually increased myself to many cups per day but when we conducted our first Reboot, and we couldn't have any caffeine, I had a terrible headache, very terrible. It lasted for at least two full days. So I decided that I had to reduce my coffee consumption and I resolved to only have two cups of coffee per day and to see if the next time we do a Reboot, could I avoid the headache? Well, sure enough, the next time we did a Reboot I avoided the headache. I did not have even a little headache. So, I've stuck with two cups of coffee per day since then and I am doing just fine!

JH President, Virginia Slattery

​For info on Reboots, check out Joe's Reboot 
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TRUE CONFESSIONS: ALL OF MY FAVORITE FOODS ARE PRE-PACKAGED

7/4/2016

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Yes, it’s true.  Yours truly, a juice house representative is addicted to pre-packaged foods.  Before I divulge what foods i’m talking about, allow me to explain why pre-packaged food is both the best and the worst things you could possibly eat.  
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There’s a strange habit these days (and by “these day’s” I mean all of human history) where people are constantly trying to reinvent something that doesn’t really need to be reinvented.  Let’s consider 3 very common items: mops, blankets, and chopsticks.  A mop is something you use to clean the floor (or if you’re hip to the latest technology in floor dirt removal, a swiffer).  But did you ever see a baby scooching its way across the floor and have the feeling that maybe that little human could be doing some work!...No?  Me neither, but someone did, and made a onesie with integrated mop threads. ~*cough-cough*~ child labor laws ~*cough-cough*~.
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Other such useless inventions include the ever popular Snuggie, that turned the hum-drum blanket into an awkward sweater-like contraption with ugliness rivaling that of holiday sweaters and your uncle Fred’s too-tight cargo shorts.  Then There’s the chopstick fan.  I’m not sure if this is actually real.  Let’s forget that it exists :-)
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Coming back to pre-packaged food - there are two categories:
  1. Actual Junk Food: the first thing that came to your mind was probably Doritos and Little Debbie snacks.  This is what is commonly known as pre-packaged food, and everyone knows that it’s not healthy, yet we eat it because it’s available, we grew up eating it, and it tastes decent enough to overlook the fact that it doesn't really make you feel good.
  2. Fruit:  That’s right, fruit….Let me explain.
Why are we reinventing food packaging when there is healthy and nutritious food that is already packaged for us by nature?  Fruit comes in the absolute best packaging anyone could have ever designed.  It’s a packaging that tells you when the food inside is ready to eat, or if it has gone bad. For instance, a banana is at its optimal ripeness when it starts to have little brown speckles on the skin.  When it’s green, it’s going to taste green, starchy, and not very sweet.  Watermelon should have a yellow spot on the bottom of the melon, indicating that it sat in the field an adequate amount of time, and was able to absorb enough nutrients and sugars from the earth and sun to make it delicious.  How do you know when it’s expired?  Well, with fruit it’s obvious, but with a lot of pre-packaged foods it’s hard to tell, or it’s so packed full of so many preservatives that it will never ever go bad.   Take your pick.
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So let’s talk about the sugar factor.  Some people have argued that fruit has just as much sugar as junk food.  Well, let’s look at some facts from the USDA regarding soft drinks vs. bananas:
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As you can see, you would need to eat about 3 bananas to get the sugar content of 1 soft drink, which I do regularly consume in one sitting.  But wait a minute, there’s a lot more than just sugar in bananas.  Banana’s are high in potassium, vitamin B-6, and even have some protein.  The soft drink on the other hand has 0 nutritional value, which means it’s really not doing anything for you, your energy levels, and your overall health and well being.
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So go eat some pre-packaged food of the fruit variety.  Eating fruit will make you feel better, and it’s delicious, inexpensive, and full of stuff that will help your immune system stay strong, help your mind be clearer, and will give you real energy to attack the things in your life that really require your attention.
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PARENTING JUICE - JULY 15th

7/4/2016

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Children's Intensive Caring will be hosting their annual patient appreciation carnival Friday, July 15th. Juice House has been invited and will be providing free JH Signature Blend juice samples as well as a healthy Asian berry iced tea for all of the patients, parents and family. We will be providing education on how to parent your children using juice as an avenue for healthy living. Please be sure to join us!

Where: Children's Intensive Caring
4405 N Holland Sylvania Rd # 102
Toledo, OH 43623

When: July 15th, 6:00-8:00 pm
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