Big George on Towards Freedom

Cost of That Bag of Potato Chips

Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:31:24 -0800

As I walk through the aisles of the grocery store I am amazed at the collection of cardboard, plastic, metal, and glass sitting on the shelves. One must ask oneself where does this all come from and where does it go?

One particular aisle that is unique is the Potato Chip aisle. I guess it is unique in the sense of how a whole aisle is dedicated to this particular product. I call it a product because we really can’t call it food now can we?

Most potato chips range in the price of $.99 cents to about $2.99 for the more exotic and healthier chips.. Like there is such a thing as a healthy potato chip! Once oil is heated (even olive oil), it becomes a potent substance that can only do the body harm. So don’t be fooled into believing a lot of the so called health companies claiming their chips are so healthy.

When I look at a bag of potato chips I see the price at $1.99 and think that is pretty inexpensive or is it?

If we think for a moment, we have become so conditioned into believing that certain foods are natural because the packaging says so, but when is the last time that you saw lettuce in your garden with plastic wrapping all over it?

So then, what really is the cost of the potato chips? Although I have never worked in a processing plant of potato chips, I have to use common sense here. I think we can all agree the potatoes must be harvested. This would require water and most likely chemicals to allow the potatoes to grow.

They then either harvest the potatoes by paying people to pick the potatoes or use a vehicle that requires fuel and a driver to operate the vehicle.

Once the potatoes are harvested they are then placed in a vehicle which needs fuel and a driver to transport the goods to the plant.

In the plant where the potatoes are made into potato chips they use lights, water to wash, electricity to run the machines, people, chemicals and plastic to put the chips into.

The chips are then placed into cardboard boxes and placed into a vehicle which requires more fuel and a driver to transport the product to a local depot or store. Of course, if it is not local, then the product is shipped by air/vehicle which requires more fuel.

Once it arrives in the store the driver unloads the product in the warehouse of the store. Then the stock person takes the cardboard apart and places the product on the shelves with sign SPECIAL ONLY $1.99!

Is it only $1.99?

This was a quick illustration of what had to take place in order for this product which has no benefit in the human or any living animals diet. The amount that was spent on wages, fuel etc. would be very high for these products. However the manufacturers know a couple of things. First of all, although $1.99 sounds inexpensive the cost of potatoes is inexpensive as well: you could probably buy 5-10 times the amount of potatoes had you bought them in their natural state. Secondly, they know how addictive the product is and what better kind of customer to have than one who becomes addicted to your product. It provides the manufacturer a steady customer who becomes dependent on it.

The biggest costs are the environmental ones: the fuels, chemicals, vehicles etc. used have a bigger impact than anything. What’s inside the plastic wrapping will be used in a few minutes by the consumer, yet the plastic will remain for many, many years in our land files and pollute our beautiful planet. The cost of the Potato Chips is far greater than $1.99.

The next time you see an item that your wanting to purchase ask yourself what is the real cost of my using this product? The biggest difference we can make is in through our choices at the grocery stores. Our dollar is powerful - please use it wisely.

Eat foods in their Raw state - you will not only benefit your pocket book, but the planet as well.

Stress

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:37:02 -0800

I often hear the word Stress almost everywhere I go. It is almost as if it is normal to feel or have Stress. Is it really normal? Many people blame their ill health and lifestyle on Stress.

What is Stress? Stress is simply the result of thoughimages that we choose to repeat over and over in our minds. Therefore if stress comes from our thoughts, is it then not safe to say that since we are in control of our thoughts that we just simply replace poor thoughts with more elevated ones to alleviate Stress? Is it really that simple?

Absolutely. Stress does not cause sickness or disease it’s our inability to comply with Nature’s Laws that does.

Let’s take for example the life of an animal in the wild. Each day the animal must go about its daily business knowing that they may be another animal’s Lunch or Supper. Now by most people’s criteria for stress this would be pretty stressful wouldn’t it? Can you imagine going to work and on your way to work you would have to be aware that something might just come around and attack you or worse eat you? Now why aren’t animals dying of heart attacks, cancer, nervous breakdowns etc. if Stress were a killer?

There are several reasons…

Animals eat naturally Rawfoods according to their instincts. You don’t see an animal with a pot/pan in one hand and a recipe book in another. They eat simple Rawfoods.

Animals exercise each day while doing their daily tasks. No time for exercise you say - then you will have to make time to be sick.

Animals are in the Fresh air and Sunshine. One of the keys to Health most people wear sun tan lotion and sun glasses as if the sun will harm them. See any animals with a pair of Vaurnet’s on lately?

Animals rest and relax when they are not feeling well and don’t go grab an advil to alleviate their problems. You must take time to relax and rest not only your body but your mind as well. Closing your eyes is one of the simplest things you can do.

Most importantly animals live a simple Natural Life and live in accordance to Nature’s Law.

One of the most simplest ways to remove Stress in your life is to change your thoughts. How do I do this? Simple use techniques such as affirmations, prayer, meditations, NLP, etc. To replace one thought with another. Here is something you can do right away. Instead of watching those old poor quality videos you keep running in your mind, why not chose one of the following titles…

Run these titles in your mind and then watch the Real Magic appear that will amaze even Walt Disney.

Now as humans we have been given the power of choice that animals are limited to so instead of choosing Poor thoughts why not choose uplifting ones. The choice is yours away from freedom or Towards Freedom ….

Pesticides and Our Crops

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:37:01 -0800

In today’s society we hear often the term pesticides. What are pesticides? Pesticides are harmful chemicals that are sprayed on produce to prevent insects from destoying the crop. That seems kind of odd doesn’t it? Putting harmful chemicals on food that we will eventually consume. Do they realize that if insects and bugs are running away from these deadly chemicals what the chemicals would do in our bodies. Pesticides are a big business and in theworld of greed - money seems to be the biggest motivating factor.

How can we avoid the pesticide produce?

Organic produce is the best produce to purchase. Specifically look for certified organic growers or better yet grow the fruits and vegetables yourself so you can be assured that your produce is safe.

Of course in an imperfect world we can’t always eat organic or have the good fortune of growing our own produce, so keeping that in mind, I have provided a list from the Environmental Working Group, compiled from FDA and EPA data.

Enjoy or should I say avoid …

Strawberry growers everywhere use large amounts of pesticides, particularly fungicides. The end result is a popular fruit that contains a myriad of toxic chemicals. Of the 42 fruits and vegetables we examined, strawberries ranked first in combined contamination,with 189 out of 200 possible points.

70% of the strawberry samples tested positive for one or more pesticides, and 36% contained two or more chemicals, including 19 samples with four pesticides, four samples with five, and one with six different pesticides. The FDA detected 30 different pesticides on strawberries, second only to apples with 36. More significant, however, is the toxicity of the pesticides detected and the percentage of the crop and levels at which they are found. Based on the results of 361 samples of strawberries by the FDA over a two year period:

Strawberries had the highest average levels by far of pesticides that disrupt the endocrine system. The mean amount of endocrine disrupters was more than 20% higher than the next vegetable, spinach. The carcinogenic potency of the average residue on strawberries ranked seventh overall. The neurotoxic potency of the pesticides on strawberries was 15th out of the 42 produce items evaluated.

Sweet peppers (or bell peppers) from the US and Mexico constitute approximately 98% of US sweet pepper consumption, and have a considerably worse pesticide profile than peppers from any other country.

64% of the sweet pepper crop from the US and Mexico contained residues of at least one pesticide, and 36% contain two or more pesticides. Of the 393 samples taken between 1992 and 1993, 11 contained residues of five different pesticides and 3 samples had residues of six pesticides. In total, 26 pesticides were detected on US and Mexican sweet peppers.

The neurotoxic potency of pesticide residues on US and Mexican sweet peppers was the highest of any crop tested - 65% higher than the potency for the next highest food. Methamidophos was found on 42% of the samples, acephate was found on 25%, carbaryl on 18%, and chlorpyrifos and dimethoate on 10%. Endocrine disrupters ranked 12th out of 42 crops tested, while the cancer potency of the average residue was relatively low at 32nd out of 42.

Spinach has residues of fewer pesticides than other crops in the list of the twelve most contaminated, but the concentrations for certain cancer-causing and endocrine disrupting chemicals are considerably higher than those for other produce. Just over 50% of the spinach samples tested positive for one of 17 different pesticides. 17% contained two to four pesticides.

The most commonly detected pesticide on spinach was permethrin, a possible human carcinogen and endocrine disrupter. Permethrin was found in relatively large amounts, which helped make spinach second only to strawberries in the total mean residue of endocrine disrupters and reproductive toxins. The neurotoxic potency of the average residue, in contrast, was 28th out of the 42 crops tested.

The cancer potency of the average total residue on spinach was the highest of any of the produce analyzed. And actual levels of carcinogens on spinach are likely to be higher than we estimated. One reason is that chlorothanonil, a probable human carcinogen, was found at relatively high levels on several spinach samples. The FDA, however, tested only 17 out of 189 samples for chlorothalonil. Because of our sample size requirement of 20 per pesticide/crop combination, these results were not included in the overall ranking.

Spinach also had relatively high levels of DDT, which was found in 10% of 186 samples.

Cherries grown in the United States have a far different pesticide profile than those that are imported. While imported cherries are among the cleanest fruits and vegetables analyzed, US cherries are the fourth worst. The detections on domestic cherries reveal a panoply of pesticides - 26 different pesticides, more than three times the number found on imported cherries.

71% of US - grown samples contained residues of one or more pesticides, compared with 35% of imported samples. More significantly, almost half of all US cherries are likely to contain multiple pesticide residues, whereas, in comparison, only 2% of imported cherries contained more than one pesticide. Up to five pesticides were found on single domestic cherry samples.

Domestically grown cherries rank fourth in terms of cancer potency of the average residue, ninth in average amount of endocrine disrupters and reproductive toxins, and 14th in neurotoxic potency of the average residue.

The summer peach. So juicy, so tasty … so full of pesticides. Peaches ranked high in each of the seven categories we examined. 71% of the peach crop sampled by the FDA tested positive for pesticides, fifth among the 42 fruits and vegetables analyzed. 32% of samples contained two or more pesticides, including six samples with five, two samples with six, and one peach sample with residues of seven pesticides, the highest multiple residue in a single sample found by the FDA over the two year testing period (along with two apple samples). In total, 26 different pesticides were found on peaches.

Many of the most commonly detected chemicals are probable human carcinogens, most notably iprodione and captan. Peaches ranked sixth in cancer potency of the average residue, and eleventh for the average residue of endocrine disrupters and twelfth inpotency of the average neurotoxic residue.

Nearly 15% of cantaloupes consumed each year in the United States come from Mexico. Compared to US grown cantaloupe, Mexico melons are much more contaminated with pesticides.

76% of the samples tested positive for at least one pesticide, number three overall. And this may be an underestimate. 100% of 70 samples tested positive for chlorothalonil, a probable human carcinogen. These 70 samples, however, are just 40% of the 173 samples of cantaloupes from Mexico tested by the FDA during 1992-1993.

48% of cantaloupes from Mexico tested positive for two or more pesticides, more than any other crop analyzed. Up to five different pesticides were found on single samples of cantaloupe from Mexico. In contrast, just 47% of cantaloupe grown in theUS contained any pesticide, and only 16% of domestic samples contained two or more pesticides.

Cantaloupes from Mexico ranked number two for the neurotoxic potency of the average residue. The average residue of endocrine disrupters was 13th out of the 42crops analyzed, while the cancer potency of the average residue was 26th of 42 crops.

Nearly every bite of celery we take is also a bite of pesticides. 81% of the 188 celery samples tested positive for pesticide residues, more than any other crop analyzed. And, an analysis of detection rates for some pesticides reveals that this figure may be too low. For example, 91 out of 94 (96%) of domestic and imported celery samples were positive for for the probable human carcinogen chlorothalonil. Overall, however, this amounted to about one half of the 182 samples of celery that were tested for pesticides by the FDA.

FDA’s lack of testing for some heavily used pesticides makes crops appear to have fewer pesticides on them than they actually do. Even with this caveat, 35% of celery samples contained residues of two or more pesticides, and up to five different pesticides were found on a single sample.

Celery ranked third in the neurotoxic potency of the average residue, 14th in the cancer potency of the average residue, and 20th out of 42 for the average residue of endocrine disrupters.

Apples are the quintessential American fruit. Apple pie, apple sauce, theapple of my eye, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples also have more different pesticides on them than any other fruit or vegetable - 36 different pesticides according to FDA data - and morepesticides (7) found on a single sample than any other crop. 61% of apple samples tested positive for pesticides, and multiple pesticides on single samples are common. 33% of apple samples contained two or more pesticides, 18 samples had five, five had six, and two samples were contaminated with seven different pesticides.

Of the thirty six pesticides detected on apples, eight are classified by the EPA as possible or probable human carcinogens, and 15 are neurotoxic organophosphate insecticides. Apples also contain a high concentration of endocrine disrupters. Apples ranked tenth in average residue of endocrine disrupting pesticides, 16th in the neurotoxic potency of the average residue, and 23rd in the cancer potency of the average residue.

Apricots contain consistently high levels of multiple pesticides, including carcinogens like captan on 35% of all samples. 64% of the FDA samples contained one or more pesticides, and 38% had two or three residues. Fourteen different pesticides were detected on apricots.

Apricots ranked eighth out of 42 fruits and vegetables in average residue of endocrine disrupting pesticides, 19th in the neurotoxic potency of the average residue, and tenth in the cancer potency of the average residue.

Twenty-three different pesticides were detected on green bean samples in 1992 and 1993. 18% of these samples had residues of more than one pesticide - up to four on a single sample. More than 13% of samples contained residues of three pesticides, and 28% of samples tested positive for chlorothalonil, a probable human carcinogen.

Green beans ranked fifth out of 42 crops in the neurotoxic potency of the average residue, sixth in average residue of endocrine disrupting pesticides, and 19th in the cancer potency of the average residue.

From January through April, 90% of the grapes eaten in the United States are from Chile, where growers use less sophisticated pest control techniques than grape growers in the United States. Consequently, a far higher percentage of Chilean crop tests positive for pesticides.

According to the FDA, 79% of grapes grown in Chile contained pesticide residues in 1992 and 1993, the second highest of all 42 fruits and vegetables analyzed. 46% of the Chilean samples contained two or more pesticides, with up to six different pesticides found on a single sample of Chilean grapes. In contrast, only 17% of the US grapes contained detectable residues, and only 6% contained multiple residues. In total, seventeen different pesticides were found on the Chilean crop.

The probable human carcinogens captan and iprodione were found on 64 and 28% of Chilean grape samples respectively, compared with 4-5% of all samples of domestically grown grapes, respectively. 27% of Chilean grapes contained the endocrine disrupting fungicide vinclozolin, compared to just one sample (less than one%) of grapes from the United States.

The cancer potency of the average residue on Chilean grapes was 11th out of 42crops, and the average load of endocrine disrupting pesticides was 19th. The neurotoxic potency of the average residue was in the bottom third of all crops evaluated, at 30th.

Cucumbers complete the list of the twelve most contaminated due primarily to residues of a cancer causing insecticide, dieldrin, that was banned in the United States over 20 years ago. Even though dieldrin is not directly applied to the crop, it is persistent in the soil and is taken up by cucumbers. One out of every 14 cucumber samples from across the United States andMexico contained residues of this highly toxic compound. As a result, cucumbers ranked number two in cancer risk of all 42 crops evaluated.

Most other results are in the middle of the pack. Cucumbers rank 23rd for residues of endocrine disrupting pesticides, and 22nd for neurotoxic potency of the average residue. 40% of cucumbers had detectable residues, according to the FDA, and12% of samples had two or more residues detected. Twenty different pesticides were found on cucumbers over the two year period from 1992 through 1993.

Raw Lifestyle Transition

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:37:01 -0800

Here are some of the issues I have noticed some people go through while starting on a Raw lifestyle. These issues being low self-esteem and guilt.

When someone chooses this lifestyle they may experience detox (i.e. running noses, head aches, vomiting, skin eruptions etc.) and feel bad physically and mentally. Feeling bad physically makes sense, but feeling bad mentally doesn’t.

Many people start to question going Raw as the problem and not the solution to their problems. They wonder.

This is when doubt sets in. Doubt can be a very interesting learning experience. Doubt to me is like a storm that comes through one?s mind and if your home (thoughts on Raw) is built out of straw it will be blown away by the first storm and if it has been built with concrete then it will weather any storm.

This is where experiences and knowing can come into play. If you think a Raw lifestyle is for you then I assure you, your home is made of straw and if you know that the Raw lifestyle is for you then you will have a nice safe home that can handle any storm until the day you leave this plane.

Many people who choose Raw, work with other coworkers. This can be an interesting learning experience. Many people will feel guilty in calling in sick or taking a day off due to detox. They feel they have to maintain this image of a super-being, yet they don’t realize that detox is part of the process (even Mother Nature detoxes through floods and earthquakes). They feel there is no way that they can call in sick:

When they come back from their day off they feel low afterwards because they think they don’t have the authority to talk about health to others who ask because they were sick. It’s alright to feel lousy physically and call in sick. Don’t feel guilty or low because you do - you are transforming. It is amazing that one the biggest causes of the low self-esteem is a result of your own thoughts and nothing else. That is why it is so important to chose our thoughts wisely.

However, you can choose the best thoughts in the world, but if you are feeding your body junk all day long, you are eventually going to have to settle your nutritional Karma account. You can choose to what to eat rather than letting an addiction choose for you. Many religions allow one to eat anything and then pray to resolve their actions. Prayer is important, but so are the actions we take on a daily basis. Remember God has given us choices and it is up to us to literally make our Heaven on Earth. You are a powerful soul, heading towards true Freedom.

Best of Luck on your Journey…

Raw Recipes From Big George

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:37:01 -0800

Here are some remarkable raw recipes that will make you rush to the kitchen! Remember as always to buy organic whenever possible.

Cream Of Asparagus Soup
1 bunch of asparagus
3 stalks celery
1/2 small onion
1 1/2-2 avocados
1 cup water
6 sprigs organic parsley
2 tsp. tomatillo powder
kelp or Nori to taste

Blend until creamy. If not creamy enough, add 1/2 small avocado and blend.
“Spaghetti” and Tomato Sauce
To make sauce, blend in blender or Vita-Mix:
6 medium totmatoes
3-4 Tbs. tomato powder or all-purpose seasoning
2 tsp. jicama powder (optional)
1 tsp. beet powder (optional)
Italian seasoning
onion and/or garlic or kelp to taste

To make “spaghetti” grate gold zucchini or butternut squash lengthwise.
Pour sauce (ingredients above) over “spaghetti” and mix together.
Minced, grated cauliflower can be added to give a taste and feel of grated cheese.

Salsa
1 cup fresh chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove
1/4 cup green pepper
1/4 tsp. cayenne

Blend above ingredients then add:

2 chopped tomatoes
1 chopped green pepper
1 chopped onion

Season to taste with dulse or more cayenne.
Homemade Curry Powder
2 Tbs. coriander
1 Tbs. cardamon
1 Tbs. tumeric
1 Tbs. cumin
2 tsp. cayenne
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. cloves

Mix all finely ground spices together and store in the refrigerator.
Cauliflower Dip
3 basil leaves
1/2 cup pine nuts
3 cloves garlic

Add kelp, tomatillo juice and cayenne to taste.
Blend in a Vitamix, or blender to a smooth consistency and serve.

Garden Herb Spread/Dip
2 cups sprouted sunflower seeds
1 cup plain unseasoned sauerkraut
1/2 large avocado
2 cloves garlic
1/4 tsp. tumeric
2 tsp. dried dill weed
2 tsp. dried basil
1 medium onion
kelp to taste
small pinch of cayenne (don’t overpower dill and basil)

Blend in Vita-Mix or blender.
Use purified water, tomatillo juice or tomato juice to thin to approximately mayonnaise consistency.

Guacamole
5 avocados
4 tomatoes, diced
3C finely shredded zucchini
3 green onions, sliced thin
1-2tsp Dulse seaweeed and garlic

Cut the avocados lengthwise, then twist to open and remove the pits.
Score avocado meat first lengthwise, then across to form crisscross pattern.
Scoop out and put into a bowl (do not mash the avocado).
Add remaining ingredients and mix gently. Serve with Essene crackers.

Cole Slaw
1 medium cabbage, finely shredded
1/2 bunches radishes, sliced
3 green onions, sliced
2 tomatoes, finely diced
2 carrots, shredded
3/4C seedsauce
few pinches ground Caraway or Dill seed
1 teaspoon dulse seaweed and garlic

Put first five ingredients into a stainless steel or glass bowl.
Sprinkle ground caraway or dill over vegetables.
Add Seedsauce. Mix and serve.

Mental Diet

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:36:59 -0800

Many people talk about the benefits of different food diets. However we have forgotten probably one of the most important diets to our health and that being a Mental Diet.

It is not only important in what we put in our mouths but also equally important is what we put in our minds. As the saying goes ‘Garbage in and Garbage out’. In today’s society we have become accustomed to let a box with a screen dominate our thoughts. Have you ever watched a commercial several times then one day you will be walking along and for no reason at all you will start singing the commercials jingle and you will wonder why? Well this is a form of programming. Programming can be a powerful thing if used in the right way.

A mental diet like any thing in life needs to become habit. A habit is something that we do each and everyday to the point where it becomes part of our lives (programming). Of course there are good habits as well as bad habits. For example the habit of smoking, swearing, eating poor foods would be considered bad habits where as the habits of being courteous, going to exercise each day, eating more live foods are good habits that we choose each day. I know each day we try to choose the right habit, but sometimes we don’t make those right choices. Of course the best way to remove a bad habit is to replace it with a good one.

One important Mental Vitamin I recommend in is taking one hour a day of your time to reading a book/report/web site that would provide your mind with nourishment. This could be done at any time of the day or evening. Choose a subject or topic that really interests and inspires you. By making this a habit, I assure you that it will enhance not only your mind but your life.

Another Mental Vitamin I recommend is listening to audio cassettes rather than listening to the top 40 where the only ones that really benefit are the artists who are selling their music. Instead make your tape deck a University on Wheels. Think about it for a moment for the amount of time spent commuting from work to home you could now learn a new language, listen to inspirational speakers or better yet you can record your own voice and listen to positive sayings that you have said about yourself. By doing this you literally can bring music to your ears for most people love to hear the sound of their own voices. These are just a few examples of Mental Vitamins I take.

A Mental Diet along with excellent fuel (food) and a spiritual life will take you a long way in your journey Towards Freedom …

Inspirations I Like

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:36:58 -0800

Time

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do?

Draw out every cent, of course!

Well, everyone has such a bank. Its name is TIME. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this you have failed to invest to good purpose.It carries over no balance. It

Each day it opens a new account for you. Each night it burns the records of the day. If you fail to use the day’s deposits, the loss is yours.

There is no going back. There is no drawing against the “tomorrow”.

You must live in the present on today’s deposits. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness and success!

The clock is running. Make the most of today.

To realize the value of ONE YEAR ask a student who has failed his exam.

To realize the value of ONE MONTH ask a mother who has given birth to a pre- mature baby.

To realize the value of ONE WEEK ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of ONE DAY Ask a daily wage laborer who has ten kids to feed.

To realize the value of ONE HOUR Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet or . . .

To realize the value of ONE MINUTE Ask a person who has missed the train.

To realize the value of ONE SECOND Ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of ONE MILLI-SECOND Ask the person who has won a silver medal in Olympics.

Treasure every moment that you have!

And treasure it more because you shared it with someone special…special enough to have your time… and remember time waits for no one.

ANYWAY

People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centered; Love them anyway.
If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives; Do good anyway.
If you are successful, you’ll win false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway.
The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow; Do good anyway.
Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable; Be honest and frank anyway.
People love underdogs, but follow only top dogs; Follow some underdog anyway.
What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight; Build anyway.
People really need help, but may attack you if you help them; Help people anyway.
Give the world the best that you have and you may get kicked in the teeth.
Give the world the best you have anyway.

LIFE

Life isn’t about keeping score.
It’s not about how many friends you have
Or how accepted you are.
Not about if you have plans this weekend or if you’re alone.
It isn’t about who you’re dating, who you used to date, how many people
you’ve dated, or if you haven’t been with anyone at all.
It isn’t about who you have kissed,
It’s not about sex.
It isn’t about who your family is or how much money they have
Or what kind of car you drive.
Or where you are sent to school.
It’s not about how beautiful or ugly you are.
Or what clothes you wear, what shoes you have on, or what kind of music you
listen to.
It’s not about if your hair is blonde, red, black, or brown
Or if your skin is too light or too dark.
Not about what grades you get, how smart you are, how smart everybody else
thinks you are, or how smart standardized tests say you are.
It’s not about what clubs you’re in or how good you are at “your” sport.
It’s not about representing your whole being on a piece of paper and seeing
who will “accept the written you.”

LIFE JUST ISN’T

But, life is about who you love and who you hurt.
It’s about who you make happy or unhappy purposefully.
It’s about keeping or betraying trust.
It’s about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon.
It’s about what you say and mean, maybe hurtful, maybe heartening.
About starting rumors and contributing to petty gossip.
It’s about what judgments you pass and why. And who your judgments are spread
to.
It’s about who you’ve ignored with full control and intention.
It’s about jealousy, fear, ignorance, and revenge.
It’s about carrying inner hate and love, letting it grow, and spreading it.
But most of all, it’s about using your life to touch or poison other people’s
hearts in such a way that could have never occurred alone.
Only you choose the way those hearts are affected, and those choices are what
life’s all about.

The Rules For Being Human

You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around.
You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time, informal school called life. Each day in this school you will have the opportunity to learn lessons. You may like the lessons or think them irrelevant and stupid.
There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial and error, experimentation. The “failed” experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiment that ultimately “works.”
A lesson is repeated until it is learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it you can go on to the next lesson.
Learning lessons does not end. There is no part of life that does not contain its lessons. If you are alive, there are lessons to be learned.
“There” is no better than “here.” When your “there” has become a “here,” you will simply obtain another “there” that will, again, look better than “here.”
Others are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tools and resources you need; what you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
The answers lie inside you. The answers to life’s questions lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust.
YOU WILL FORGET ALL THIS.

Juice Recipes From Big George

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Please choose organic produce, if at all possible, when selecting your fruits and vegetables. Organic produce is grown without harmful chemicals/pesticides. The key is to buy what is in season. Enjoy.

Juices

Carrot/Apple
6 carrots
2 apples (any kind)

Cantaloupe Juice
Cut into strips and juice (rind and all if organic)

Sunshine Cocktail
2 apples
4-6 strawberries

The Waldorf
1 stalk celery
2 apples

Pineapple/Grapefruit
1/2 grapefruit (peeled)
2 rings of pineapple

Pineapple/Orange
2 rings of pineapple
2 peeled oranges

Pineapple/Celery
2 ribs of celery
4 rings of pineapple

Pineapple/Tangerine
3 rings of pineapple
4 peeled tangerines

Apple Zinger
2 or 3 apples
1 whole lemon peeled
1 (or more) 1 cm cube of ginger

Ginger Heaven
1 cm cube of ginger
1 or 2 apples
4 carrots

Cranberry Cocktail
1 handful of cranberries
2 or 3 apples

Red Passion
1/2 beet
4 carrots
1 inch of ginger

Natural Beauty Drinks

Blemish Buster
5 carrots
1/2 green pepper

Smooth Skin
5 carrots
1/2 apple
1/2 inch slice of fresh ginger

Eye Beautifier
5 carrots
1 handful of greens (collard greens, kale, parsley, broccoli, mustard greens)

Theraputic Juice Drinks

Lung Tonic
6 carrots
4 sprigs parsley
1/2 peeled potato
4 sprigs water cress

Chlorophyll Cocktail
(for Hemroids and tumors)
6 carrots
10 spinach leaves
4 turnip leaves
4 sprig watercress

Blood Sugar Stabalizer
(helpful for diabetes and hypoglycemia)
3 carrots
2 lettuce leaves
1 handful string beans
4 brussel sprouts
2 apples

Healthy Bone Tonic
6 carrots
4 kale Leaves
4 sprigs parsley
1/2 apple

Blood Regenerator
(for anemia and low blood pressure)
6 carrots
6 spinach leaves
4 lettuce leaves
1/2 beet
4 sprigs parsley

Liver Mover
3 carrots
1/2 beet

Digestive Tonic
handful of spinach
6 carrots

Healthy Heart Cocktail
6 carrots
1/2 apple
1/2 inch slice fresh ginger

Colon Tonic
6 carrots
1 3-inch wedge green cabbage

Body Cleansing
4 carrots
1/2 cucumber
1 beet

Energy
6 carrots
5 sprigs parsley

Calming Nightcap
2 ribs of celery
1 apple
3 carrots

How to Select Fruit

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:36:57 -0800

Some ideas and suggestions for selecting fruit.

How to Select Fruits

Buy in season when quality is highest and prices lowest.
Don’t buy more than you will use before they perish. Use it as soon as possible they will have a better taste.
Don’t buy damaged fruit unless damage is slight and you will use it immediately.
Be careful how you handle fruit in stores so you don’t ruin the fruit for others.
Fruit should only be eaten when ripe. Some foods (bananas can be purchased green and ripened at home.
Try to purchase organic fruit as much as possible for they are not sprayed with pesticides.
Smell the produce and see if there is an unpleasant odour coming from the fruit.
If fruit doesn’t taste right it is better to disregard it than disregard your health.

Here are some tips for specific fruits:

Apples

Seasons: October through March.
Types: Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Pippin, Golden Grimes, McIntosh, Jonathan and Winesap.
Selecting: Organic if possible. Apples are one of the most sprayed fruits. Apples should be firm and crisp with bright and shiny skin. Color is a sign of maturity in apples - high in color indicates maturity - and only apples picked when mature will have good flavor and texture.

Apricots

Season : June through July
Selecting : Look for plump, juicy looking apricots with a uniform golden- orange hue. When ripe they will gently yield to pressure. Due to the short growing season dried apricots are very popular. Avoid sulfur covered dried apricots and buy organic if available.

Avocados

Season : Available all year.
Selecting : Very important to eat avocados when just ripe, when it has a buttery consistency and a mild flavor. Best to buy avocados when they are hard and firm. Take them home, place them in a brown paper bag and let them ripen at room temperature. Select avocados of uniform colors and free of cracks. Don’t buy avocados with dark, sunken spots in irregular patches or cracked surfaces.

Bananas

Season : Available all year.
Selecting : It is best to buy bananas when green for ripening at home, where ripening conditions can be controlled. Bananas are usually ‘gassed’ to facilitate ripening. Bananas have a good protective skin so the flesh isn’t exposed to chemical sprays. Select bananas free from surface bruises with skin intact at both tips. Don’t buy bananas which are bruised, discolored, or dull and grayish which means they have been held in cold storage and will never ripen properly.

Oranges

Season : December through June.
Types : Navels, Temples, Tangelos, Valencia’s, Tangerines, Tangerines, Pineapple oranges.
Selecting : Color of the skin is no indication of quality or ripeness. The skin of the first crops of mature oranges in November are green or greenish, but mature oranges are ready for harvest and eating, even when the skin is green. They are, however, not as sweet as oranges harvested a month or so later on. California growers ‘orange’ their green fruit by gassing; Florida shippers put the oranges through a colored wax bath (a ’nontoxic’ food coloring and wax). because they believe the added color will make the fruit more saleable. Firm heavy oranges are full of juice. Avoid lightweight fruit and a very rough surface, which usually signifies a thick skin and a smaller orange.

Papayas

Seasons : Some of the fruit is available all year long.
Selecting : Select fruit that has some golden yellow or orange streaks, which is a sign that it has not been picked to green and will be apt to ripen properly. If you select papaya with at least 35% of the skin streaked yellow , they will ripen completely in two or three days at room temperature. When a papaya is totally yellow to orange and yields to gentle pressure, it is then ready for eating. Avoid mushy papayas, or fruit with dark patches, which signify age and decay. The taste should be sweet and lucious.

Mangos

Seasons : May through August.
Selecting Fruit : Mango can be bought green and ripened at room temperature. It is best to select mangos which are starting to show signs of ripening, rather then totally hard and green, or totally ripe. Haden Mangos are ready to eat when it is yellow/orange, only slightly firm, yielding to gentle pressure. The Carrie mango is large and green. It turns a paler green and develops dark speckles as it ripens. When ripe enough for full flavor and enjoyment, it is slightly firm, yielding to pressure. Mangos have a tough peel which is a good protective coat against pesticides.

Big Georges Journey

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 17:36:55 -0800

I grew up in believing that if one drinks his milk, eats all his food on his plate and eats plenty of meat that I will have robust health and grow up healthy and strong. Of course this seemed to make sense to me because everyone around me was doing this so it must be the right thing to do. How could so many people be wrong? Besides, while growing up my father worked in a meat factory in charge of maintenance, so I never questioned the consumption of meat at that time. I was raised with love and always saw my parents working hard. However their dietary habits were very questionable. People do, I believe, the best they know how to at that given time . I certainly did not have the best eating habits at that time.

I guess you would have called me a ‘burger boy’. I had to have a hamburger each day along with several glasses of milk. As a matter of fact, I use to feel extremely guilty if I didn’t have a large glass of milk before I went to sleep. So I would have one each night. Boy, was I conditioned!

However, if this was the optimum way to health then why did I suffer from sore throats, allergies, colds, ear aches, constipation, acne etc.? I continued eating this way for many years up until the age of about 20 when I entered the Army.

This was an interesting experience. I learned many things while in the army, one of them being the power that the mind has over the body and I had the opportunity to meet an incredible friend named David Weiman, who truly was a soldier of the heart.

I was involved in a lot of sport teams, always reading the latest on sports nutrition and diet. Of course, I didn’t realize it at the time that all these articles are paid for by companies. This, of course, would make the articles somewhat biased.

While in the Army I was in great shape. I had a physique that most men my age would have wanted, lean and muscular. However I was always tired and sick even having to go to the hospital to have them work on my hemorrhoids. Plus, I developed a rash on my face and the medical community tried to heal it through medications. I had a very bad reaction to the drugs so bad that my face was full of blisters. It wasn’t pretty for sure. I chose not to use the poisons they call medicines again.

I was becoming desperate and was willing to try almost anything to improve my condition in which I was so unhappy with.

Their is an old saying, “when the student is ready the teacher will appear”.

Well this came in the form of a book: Unlimited Power by Anthony Robbins. This book literally changed my life physically and mentally. I read the chapter on Fuel for excellence in which they talked about vegetarianism and food combining. I found it to be incredible! I wondered how come I didn’t know about this before? So I gave it a try and literally went cold turkey (I should say lettuce). I dropped all meat consumption and the magical process began. Remember, I did this while learning how to kill and maim people, while serving as an infantry soldier. As you probably have guessed, this was not the most vegetarian friendly place to do this. Despite the ridicule, I continued and I am glad I did.

I couldn’t believe the incredible amount of energy that I had now. I shed many unhealthy pounds through detoxification and ran a marathon with only 10 days of training. This was done through the power of the mind (NLP) and the fuel through a vegetarian lifestyle. This simple goal proved to me that anything is possible.

I was really feeling powerful and unstoppable. I had become a vegetarian for health reasons and it wasn’t until reading John Robbins’ book Diet for a New America (after the army) that I learned about the cruel acts that was being done to our friends the animals. Kind of sad when you think that most peoples’ interactions with the animals is to eat them.

I met my soulmate Denise (who is an incredible soul with life changing qualities) while in the army and later wed her after I had left the army. One thing that I did see happen in the Army was the changes that where taking place as a result of David and I being Vegetarians. Out of all the places in the world to become a vegetarian (especially when I was being trained to kill), I could see the changes of more healthy foods being available in the mess halls and others being interested in the vegetarian lifestyle.

As my journey continued, I found myself not having the energy that I once did even though I was still a vegetarian. I was once giving a business seminar when I received some information in the mail from a natural healing school I had sent for. I was interested in becoming a health practitioner (one must earn a living), because of my enthusiasm for wanting to learn more about health. However, most courses I sent for, talked about the importance of meat/dairy protein etc. For me taking these courses would have been difficult because I would have failed the tests unless I lied. I found a course which seemed to be along my beliefs, run by a gentlemen known as T.C. Fry (author of several books one being The Great Aids Hoax ) and wow, was the information on his booklet a shocker.

I thought I was doing everything right eating plenty of tofu, pasta, bread, cereals etc. Boy was I wrong. I went over the booklet several times with excitement because it just made sense to me.

I then decided to go all Raw (this was about 5 years ago), mainly eating fruits and a few vegetables. I shed a lot of unhealthy pounds through the detoxification process. However I was not ready to continue.

Timing is everything in life. At that time I was going through a lot of emotional stress, loss of a business, Denise’s father passing away and everyone (family) thinking I was becoming a skeleton, and in a world full of vanity this was a big blow to my Male Ego at the time. I felt I didn’t have the support to continue, so I put Raw foods on the back burner and continued to eat cooked foods.

The interesting thing that I have learned since then, is when someone is detoxifying, not only are past food sins being released - so are past emotions and we need to know how to deal with them..

I did not know of meditation at the time. Although I was brought up as a Roman Catholic, we really never knew too much about it, except it was some thing someone does if they belong to a religion.

My thoughts were becoming weak after reading so much information on Health and so many contradictions. I began to question myself and became confused. When one starts doubting each thing that one does then our thoughts become poor. I developed severe anxiety to the point where I even was questioning my breathing patterns. I knew I had to do something about this. (Of course everything happens for a purpose and a new person was emerging.)

I kept hearing so much about yoga and the benefits, so I looked in the yellow pages under yoga and saw a listing for Raja Yoga. This experience would change my life also. I went to classes almost on a daily basis and practiced meditation. I learned that we are not these physical bodies but spiritual beings and that God was our true energy source.. I also had the opportunity of meeting with many spiritually tuned people one in particular, Hasmuk, whom I am privileged to have as my good friend..

With the knowledge I had learned, I began to put it into practice. Through meditation I started to notice a lot of emotions coming up. So I know knew how to deal with them and most importantly I started to trust myself once again.

Many years passed and I began to think about Raw foods again. If Raw foods can assist the body in healing serious incurable diseases then what if someone like myself who was in good physical shape, lived that lifestyle. What would happen then?

So I made the transition to the point where I was eating only one cooked meal a week. Now when I look back at it, I really don’t know why I did have that one meal per week because after I ate it I really didn’t feel that great.

Then the magic began one day. I decided I have choices in my life and I chose to go Raw. This was a powerful decision. My life has transformed by being Raw. You become a new person and see things in a different way. Now I had a strong foundation, so while I was detoxifying, I was now able to deal with two issues I never knew how to deal with before.

The first was weight loss through detoxification. This is a challenging aspect to most males because of the Male Ego. Men have been brought up in believing that to survive in this world one must be strong physically and look the part also. If not, then he will not survive in this world and simply perish.

So when men start losing a lot of unhealthy weight they become fearful and panic because they believe that the body is them. Most suffering in the world is a direct result of our attachment to these bodies. Some of these results are in the form of vanity, greed, lust etc.

The other aspect of Raw that I learned, is trusting. Trusting in God, Mother Nature and myself I know now, that God will provide everything if we are willing to simply just let go. So I did and it is amazing to just do that.

Life is simple, we just tend to make it complicated.

Raw foods is a incredible way of providing one the optimum fuel for this vehicle we call a body, in achieving what one desires and allowing more energy to provide benefit to the world. Raw foods provides one with more time. For example, less time cooking and preparing foods and more time doing the things you enjoy.

Raw foods has also opened up a new network for me. I have met friends from across the world who share the same passion as I do.

Is Raw food the only key to a Healthy Fulfilling life? No, but it is important in providing the best fuel for the body. The disciplines I have learned through Raw Foods has transpired in other areas of my life.

For every disciplined effort their are multiple rewards.

As I continue on my journey, I keep learning how to improve oneself. I realize the importance of Self-Responsibility when I take care of myself physically, mentally and spiritually. I do not then become a burden for others. When one is sick, then one puts a strain on others, because one has to be taken care of physically and financially. Our health care system is set up so people do not need to take that responsibility and that is why you see the problems and high taxes you see today.

Many people today do not take the responsibility for their own well-being. They would much rather blame it on something outside of them such as past experiences, viruses etc. This of course allows them to feel like weak victims instead of powerful souls which is who we really are. When one feels weak and with low self-esteem, they can become prey to others who would take advantage of them (one being the Medical industry which has profited enormously at the expense of human lives).

As we head into the new Millennium and Towards Freedom, we ask ourselves, “Why are so many people unhappy with so much in technological advances and material wealth?” I believe it is because people are understanding that it is not something outside of us that will provide happiness, but something inside that will. People are looking for a more spiritual side of life now.

I see a shift taking place right now. I see the world cleansing itself. Many changes will take place. Many people will become, what I like to call, Torch Bearers, that is people who have been able to see the light inside them and now cast it out to the world so that others can see their own light on the way back home. As we move Towards Freedom ….

My goals are to help spread the news of Health, to assist others in their goals of seeing their light and to continue my own growth, so that I may not be a burden on others.

This site is dedicated to God and the Torch Bearers of this world.

Denise Zuwala, Mom and Dad, Lois, Red Rose, Wes, David Klein, Alkaline Al, Hasmuk, Dr. Schulze, John Robbins, Anthony Robbins, Desmond TuTu, Doug Stanley, Nelson Mandela, Dr. Wayne Dwyer, Roe Gallo, Dr. Bernarr, John Travis Bivona, Dr. Graham, Twyla, Roberto Zuwala, Mario C, Liz Dezan, DurianRider and Freelea, Debbie Took, Kyron, Ranjana, and my good friend Prad.

(If your name is not on this list it is not to say you are not a torch bearer. You are a torch bearer as well. I have just not had the pleasure of meeting you. Someday I hope we might. )

God Bless!