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Recipe for Happy Moods

Posted by David B. and Dianne Hansen | December 23, 2008 .

You take special care of your body all year round because if your body is giving you too much trouble, how can you have a happy life? Ideally, you want to be unaware of your body. It should be so well balanced and pleased with living, that it doesn’t send you any wake-up calls. Right?

Well, there are ways for you to balance your body and emotions. The biggest factor for bipolar people  is what you eat and drink because that’s what your body is made of (and your emotions are not removable from your body)! You literally construct a new body every 3 years. Nobody else is in charge of your construction–you are.

Even though some of us have greater challenges in the realm of bipolar health than others, I’m encouraging you to keep track of what you eat and how you pleasure yourself with holiday foods and drinks. All your food choices make a difference. Read what Sarah has to say about her bipolar experiences and her food choices (that she has proven to be an excellent mood stabilizing diet).

Here are a few recipes to help you on your way. Remember to eat vegetables all the time…vegetables with bread or vegetables with meat or vegetables alone.

Hot Tonic

Blenderize the following ingredients

  • Ginger root (1/2 cup)
  • Horseradish (1/4 cup)
  • Whole garlic head, peeled
  • 2 chili peppers, with seeds
  • 1 peeled onion
  • cover the ingredients with Bragg’s Cider Vinegar and blenderize well
  • adjust for taste
  • keep refrigerated and use for months as a topping for salads or bread or main dishes
  • very versatile, very healthy tonic

Coleslaw

  • 1/4-1/2 cup Bragg’s Cider Vinegar + stevia or sweetening of choice in bottom of big bowl
  • Grated cabbage
  • Grated carrots
  • Chopped celery
  • Chopped onion if desired
  • Ranch dressing to moisten thoroughly
  • Stir, taste, adjust so tanginess and sweetness is just right
  • Use as a stand alone salad or use a few big spoonfuls on a dinner salad

Dinner Salad with Cottage Cheese

  • Bed of lettuce in bowl
  • Cottage cheese on top
  • Grape tomatoes
  • Few spoons of coleslaw
  • Ranch dressing around the edges
  • Crackers and butter on the side

Turkey Dressing, very moist

  • 3 cups crumbled corn bread in large bowl
  • add 3 cups heavy bread cubes like spelt bread
  • add 2-3 cups chopped celery
  • add 4 cups chopped turkey or chicken
  • Combine in blender the following
  • 1/2 large onion
  • 4-5 fresh cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 qt broth
  • heaping tablespoon dried thyme
  • salt to taste
  • cayenne to taste
  • Combine all in the large bowl, mix well
  • Bake 30 minutes at 350F degrees

Wine and Bread Sop

  • Heavy bread like spelt spread with butter or coconut oil
  • Toast nicely in skillet
  • Place toast in shallow bowl with some fruit wine in the bottom
  • Pour strong honey over the toast
  • Enjoy!
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