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I love moringa tea and recently made a tea with horsetail & nettle. YouTube will not allow me to upload the video via our old channel so here is our new channel which you can subscribe to This is a snippet of our "1st" video

You can order your moringa leaf powder at Sheabutter Cottage

SUPERFOOD SUNDAY

Sunday is normally a day when I try to relax and prepare my mind and body for the working week ahead.
As I was in-charge of the kitchen today :), I decided to choose the following ingredients :
* adzuki beans : well, I noticed my first strand of grey hair the other day. I am wearing it with much pride and apart from stress being a factor, I also realise that it is a sign that my melanin levels are dropping which means I need to increase my folic acid content. Adzuki beans is a natural source for folic acid - folic acid helps maintain the natural colouring agent [melanin].

* virgin organic coconut oil : I love cooking with this oil because it helps to enhance the flavour of what I cook. I also love it because after undergoing a total thyroidectomy, this is the supplement I will rather ingest than the pills I was prescribed.

* kalonji seeds : these black tiny seeds are also known as black cumin which produces the black seed oil. It is used in naan bread. As an asthmatic, I read that it could help with this respiratory problem as well as alopecia which was caused by my thyroid problem :(

*mustard seeds/onions/garlic: to help give me that warm feel as it has been very cold lately. All three are rich in selenium which when taken internally, helps to prevent blood clots. Selenium is also useful in the fight against dandruff.

* cardamom : to heat up my body not forgetting my feet which take a lot of battering during the week.

TIC TOC TIC TOC

....this is what I can hear in my heart. The post man just arrived with a brown envelope and blood is rushing to my head. I could not wait to open it and low and behold, it is a letter from the Royal Berkshire Hospital with few highlighted dates.

The highlight is in yellow but I am seeing red - arrgh.

I have been booked in for an operation on 5th October with a vocal cord check on Monday (01), pre-admission check on Tuesday (02), admission on Thursday (04).

Well, it has taken me over a year to get to this point and I am keeping my fingers crossed that all goes well. I can hopefully look forward to forgoing the scarves!!!!