Re: A Troubling Trend in Life Expectancy
Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 4:24 pm
Around the first of the month I bought a Vitamix (https://www.vitamix.com/Home/) blender at Costco. This thing will liquify anything, even seeds.
For breakfast, I have a fruit smoothie made with whole fruit, no fruit juice added. I usually add a little kale or cabbage to it. The drink is delicious and is whole fruit, seeds and all. For my other meals, I use it to make a soup, chock full of vegetables. Often, I add cashew nuts to it at a low speed, so bits of them are in the soup giving it some crunchies. Or rare occasions, I'll add a little chicken to the soup.
The only meat I eat is the chicken I add once in a while and a little broiled salmon two or three times a week. I use spices in the soup, especially turmeric, which is good for the brain, and cayenne pepper, which is also supposed to be good for the body. The soup I just made had a carrot, grapes, kale, spinach, onion, an avocado, a banana, turmeric, cayenne pepper, a spice mix, and a little "Better than Bouillon" organic chicken base. It was delicious, and it feels good in the stomach.
During the last month, I've lost about five pounds, and my body fat index has gone down by about 2%. Another five pounds and I'll be at my lowest weight in forty years.
These blenders are expensive, but they are not anything like the blender you have at home. They will even liquify flax seeds. I watched them being demonstrated at Costco for years before finally buying one. I love it. I wish I'd bought one years ago. I'm recommending it not spamming it. I have no stake in the company, and will not benefit from anyone buying it.
For breakfast, I have a fruit smoothie made with whole fruit, no fruit juice added. I usually add a little kale or cabbage to it. The drink is delicious and is whole fruit, seeds and all. For my other meals, I use it to make a soup, chock full of vegetables. Often, I add cashew nuts to it at a low speed, so bits of them are in the soup giving it some crunchies. Or rare occasions, I'll add a little chicken to the soup.
The only meat I eat is the chicken I add once in a while and a little broiled salmon two or three times a week. I use spices in the soup, especially turmeric, which is good for the brain, and cayenne pepper, which is also supposed to be good for the body. The soup I just made had a carrot, grapes, kale, spinach, onion, an avocado, a banana, turmeric, cayenne pepper, a spice mix, and a little "Better than Bouillon" organic chicken base. It was delicious, and it feels good in the stomach.
During the last month, I've lost about five pounds, and my body fat index has gone down by about 2%. Another five pounds and I'll be at my lowest weight in forty years.
These blenders are expensive, but they are not anything like the blender you have at home. They will even liquify flax seeds. I watched them being demonstrated at Costco for years before finally buying one. I love it. I wish I'd bought one years ago. I'm recommending it not spamming it. I have no stake in the company, and will not benefit from anyone buying it.
