The Balanced Buddha

07/09/2024

Embrace your journey, no matter where you are. Every place, every moment, has the potential for growth and beauty. Find your light, nurture your passions and let yourself flourish.

12/18/2022

For cancer prevention, the evidence points to a diet centered around plant foods with minimal animal products. Many foods included on our Daily Dozen checklist, including berries, leafy green vegetables, beans, flaxseeds, garlic, onions, turmeric, and green tea, may be particularly beneficial for cancer prevention. Most top cancer-preventing vegetables belong to one of two superfood families: cruciferous veggies, such as broccoli, kale, cauliflower, and cabbage, and the allium veg, including garlic, leeks, and onions.

Eat one big clove’s worth of crushed raw garlic, and, within hours, you get an alteration of the expression of your genes related to anti-cancer immunity. Does this then translate into lower cancer risk?

Ten population studies put together found that those who reported higher consumption of garlic had half the risk of stomach cancer. What is considered to be a high intake of garlic? In each study, it was different—from consuming garlic a few times a month to every day. Regardless, those who ate more garlic appeared to have lower cancer rates than those who ate less, suggesting a protective effect. Given that stomach cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related death around the world, garlic may be a relatively cheap and accessible food to incorporate into our diet for cancer prevention.

What about garlic for heart disease prevention? Should we eat garlic raw or cooked? We've got videos on that! Check out the following resources on https://bit.ly/3ekYbIJ to learn more and to see the study references:
"Benefits of Garlic for Fighting Cancer and the Common Cold" at https://bit.ly/3x6TP29
"Benefits of Garlic Powder for Heart Disease" at https://bit.ly/2VLR45h
"Blocking the Cancer Metastasis Enzyme MMP-9 with Beans and Chickpeas" at https://bit.ly/3z11W3n
Garlic topic page at https://bit.ly/3FA2hgi

12/18/2022

10/21/2022

Thank you seasons, that now I can enjoy practicing outside.♥️

10/15/2022

5 Reasons To Get Outside. 1. Improves Immunity. 2. Decreases Stress. 3. Movement Supports Elimination. 4. Increase In Microbial Diversity. 5. Improves Digestion

10/05/2022

It’s the “busy” days that need us the most to breathe. Don’t allow these days to dictate less self care. Instead give yourself a gift in these days and stay on track. 😘

09/28/2022

How does this make you feel? Do you notice the prices? The colors? Who buys this food and gets stuck in the loop of sick? Who profits?

08/12/2022

Buy Local!

03/10/2022

Kids will eat foods that are good for them. But first you have to have them available in your home!

01/05/2022

This morning my son, Amare sent me this picture of his eggs. Both of my children are thoughtful humans. So sweet and seeing special little messages in the most interesting places.
This post is a reminder to find gratitude in all the small things life has to offer you throughout the day. In the midst of being bombarded with negative news and the negative that people may talk to you about throughout this day, you can overshadow it by looking for the small messages of love and kindness that are right in front of you.