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Earth Juicing for Health… what is it ? Written by Barry Gourmet & Raw © Copyright Aug. 9 2011

In my previous articles I would always make reference to my kitchen as being a Garden Kitchen. The reason is simple. On both sides of my kitchen you can see my garden in all directions through the windows. The only actual gardening that I would do in my kitchen is sprouting seeds, and nuts and grains for growing grass in dark corners of the kitchen away from direct sun light. But when you think of it my real garden is out side and not part of the my kitchen so now I have changed the name of the place where I do all my food preparations as my EARTH KITCHEN.

My definition of an Earth Kitchen is simple: Utensils for low heat ware is kept to a minimum such as a good Juicer,a glass Blender (I have 2 of them) a milling cup machine that works with the blender, a Steam basket stainless steal & Glass (Glass is better because it does not contain the ( Heavy metal Nickel that can be leached from Stainless Steal when heated) A one plate induction cooker, lots of glass jars including mason jars, lots of different size stainless steal colander straining baskets for rinsing of your produce and sprouting of your foods.
I will let you have one frying pan and a sauce pan but I will let you know ,how I use them in my food preparations for good health and wellness.
Lots of quality ceramic and glass dish ware (No Plastic) with wooden ,ceramic, utensils for the low heated foods and stainless steel for the room temperature foods. A few Good quality unbleached( Bleached White contains the Carcinogen Dioxin) Natural Fiber Matts and Towels used for Matt Sprouting and general clean ups.
Various wooden and tempered glass cutting boards, with quality culinary hand tools for basting,cutting, squashing, grating,mixing,measuring, and marination.
All biodegradable cleaning solutions such as Lemons, Limes, White Vinegar, Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide, Baking Powder (Non Aluminum)
Of course an Earth Kitchen will be very basic for a Raw Foo-dist Paradise in Heaven with no unnecessary distractions such as a TV, Radio,Micro Wave,Traditional Stove top burners, Oven ( with a few exceptions) Toaster, Broiler, Deep Fryer, Charcoal Barbecue, or any other high temperature kitchen contraption that is used for denaturing Natures Whole Foods in the name of Taste. Why does everything have to be so expensive, so time consuming,and so complicated ,when it comes to the culinary art of gourmet cuisine?
It is better to keep things simple, to save money, to save time in food preparation,and to enjoy the rainbow colored whole foods , and the delicious taste of whole food raw gourmet cuisine that is more healthy and flexible than any other culinary art in my opinion.

One Note : I do not use a Dehydrator simply because you want the high water content foods to
hydrate your body as much as possible we are are made of 90 percent water and there is a serious problem today with dehydration from processed dieting. All your digestive organs will have to work extra hard, using Enzymes to break down the cooked or dehydrated foods small enough for your body to assimilate the nutrients into your small intestine,where as fresh raw juice does not have this problem.
With better and more efficient assimilation of nutrients from Juice and Raw Whole Foods , your body will repair and recover faster from ailments and studies have proven this fact.
Most people when they start Juicing at home using their chosen ingredients of fresh raw Organic produce, become aware of how good Nature is in the Taste Department .And eventually also in the Health and Wellness Department as well , they just Feel Better.

You can not get the same benefits from store packaged juices because the retail giant knows that their product is often shipped around the world and needs to be treated with a long shelf life application such as , pasteurization that kills life giving Enzymes, Preservatives, Coloring, unreal Juice from Concentrate,High Fructose Corn Syrup, water, refined white sugar then stamped with an expiration date on the carton. Can you really call this juice from nature?
Are you really getting value for your money ? When you think of the Food Giants advertizing cost for product Label packaging , TV and media advertising, Storage,Shipping and then the Retail stores mark up on top of your juice product.
Who pays for all this ? Its not the Processed Food Giant ? It is YOU ! The United States government subsidized agricultural corn industry, along with the processed high fructose corn syrup manufactures are working hard to get the FDA (Food and Drug Administration ) to change the “High Fructose Corn Syrup” HFCS name to be changed to a new marketing name called “Corn Sugar” CS. The reason is simple. There is way to much bad publicity,and consumer concern affecting sales negatively. Enough people have lost trust and confidence in the product ,so industry is scrambling to change the name to something sounding more NATURAL to the consumer to boost sales.
IN contrast,Nature on the other hand does not care about what we think, or care about sales and profit what so ever. In fact nature can be very generous and giving to us with a bounty of food with out any conditions or interior motive. Like my mango trees and coconut ,and papaya trees giving so freely and so unexpectedly bumper crops of free food for my family , in exchange for just some water and soil amendments during the dry season.
Most people today buy for Convenience ,and this is the way our present standard of living has been set up for. It all comes down to supply and demand for the consumer.
Science and Studies have proven that for health and wellness there is no comparison between a store purchased juice and a freshly made juice produced in your Earth Kitchen. Lack of Convenience does not even factor in when you have scheduled the juicing time in to your daily routine, and you count the savings of your money,the health benefits and even the superior taste of freshly squeezed raw earth juice.
“When it comes to Juicing ,Mother Nature can not be fooled, and neither can your body.”
Here is just a few benefits to your Good Health for Raw Earth Juicing.

First and foremost you are delivering Oxygen,Life giving Enzymes,Green Chlorophyll (the blood of plants) bio available organic mineral and vitamins , Anti Oxidants,is very Alkalizing for your body,and has Blood Cleansing properties. All this and more from freshly squeezed Organic Earth Juices. You will not get the same benefit from store brands.
Freshly squeezed Organic Earth Juice, will most definitely help you to Lose your Excess Weight by giving you dense calorie nutrition to feed your cells by bypassing your overworked digestive organs ,and by misplacing the empty calories from processed foods.The high water content of Juicing even with out the fiber will stay with you and ward off the addictive cravings of processed sugar especially by adding the greens to your juice machine.
Did you know that over time your actual taste buds will change and adapt to your new way of feeding your body? Its True it happened to me and it happened to others as well.
Your body is never still. Cells are dieing and rebirthing from your bone marrow and other parts of your body continuously 24/7 . It is estimated that we have a new body every 7 years of our life so what you can do in the next 7 years or sooner in your life will make all the difference in the world for your Longevity ,Well Being and Good Health that you earned and worked for.
I know this because I have been there. I have seen my own body transformation from starting at over 220 pounds of body fat more than 30 years ago ,and over time about 1 year and a half years I dropped down to my ideal weight of 125 pounds of lean muscle. If you could only imagine what I used to look like standing only 5 foot 4 inches tall with all that kind of weight hanging from my body? Yes I know and can remember the the feeling I went through back
then ,and now I know , how powerful Juicing can be for losing undesired excess weight along with other uncomfortable symptoms . Of course I had and implemented a number of other strategies for total effectiveness.

If I can do it then YOU can DO IT as well ,and back then I did not have all the information and coaching that is available today in all the book stores and now is readily assessable today all over the internet.I do understand why there is so much Obesity and Declining Chronic Health issues in the modern world today , and this is why I have the passion today to write and to
reveal the opsticals that where in my way when I was struggling all that time with my weight. You can say that I am paying it forward , what ever it takes if I can just help one person to achieve their goal for better health.
Raw Organic Earth Juice is loaded with natural Phyto-Chemicals that disarm and destroy disease pathogens that make the body more immune resistant for better good health.These Nature made Phyto Chemicals that are so numerous in every peace of fruit or vegetable that it is virtually impossible for science to be able to isolate them all for patenting and that is a good thing for you and I ,because mother nature has been around a lot longer than man and all your health needs and answers will be with her.The juices Phyto Chemicals will activate co enzymes in your body to produce even more enzyme activity to address inflammation and other ailments.
What ever Juicer you buy , try to get one that has slow moving parts with quality of materials of NO or Less Petrochemical Plastics. This machine will and should be used often for the rest of your life , so you want to have a good one. I use a Samson Juice machine bought in Bangkok and shipped to my Earth Home in Phuket a famous resort island for tourists.
The less expensive faster juice machines will oxidize your juice destroying some of the nutrition , and the warranties are probably less time with little or no after sales support so I would go for the best one that fits your budget.
There is a serious health risk for consuming heated pasteurized juices ,including most cooked foods today. Science is still trying to figure it out and studies have backed up the phenomenon regarding the immune system bombarding the heated juice or foods with a high white blood cell count, by as much as 300 %. It is tantamount to your body rejecting the cooked product in your system ,treating it as if it was foreign and diseased and this is not a good thing. This phenomenon is called Digestive Leukosytosis and it occurs only when cooked or processed food has been digested. This forces the pancreas to release digestive enzymes that are lacking in the pasteurized juice , delaying the transit time and generally overburdening your digestive system. A simple solution to all of this would be to add some Raw foods to your cooked foods or juices no less then 50/50 to keep the Digestive Leukosytosis down to a minimum. 80 Raw and 20 cooked would even be more ideal.

The important thing about Earth Juicing is the ratio of fruit to vegetable for maximum nutritional and disease prevention support. Go for the Super Dark Greens in most of your juicing. I know about the bitter bad taste of greens believe me I know , but every Herbalist will tell you that the bitterness of foods are good for your Liver and acts like an over all cleansing tonic for your immune function support as well.
Stop!! before you go running away, there is good news to all this. It is the various fruits that you can add to the greens that will effectively ,neutralize or at least reduce the bitter after taste of the greens.
Depending on the Greens used I use the following Earth Fruits to naturally enhance the over all taste.
Banana, Mango, Coconut meat,and Coconut water , Pineapple (Proteolytic Enzymes Bromelain that are concentrated mostly in the stem and middle section of the pineapple) Papaya (Enzymes Papain)The seeds of Papaya are used for killing Parasites, Mangostein,Apple,Pear,Date,(Any of the root vegetables that are naturally sweet) Oranges, and may be a few that I have not mentioned here but the important thing is this.
The same formula above can apply to blended smoothies as well. It is a fact that every one has different taste buds , thats why we don’t all eat the same thing so experiment with your options to create the most delicious , and exhilarating Earth Beverage for your self ,and for our friends and family.
After juicing drink right away for best health results. Any of the left over juice can be stored in your refrigerator at the back where it is the coldest. Try to consume all of it in the same day for the best health benefits.

Barry s Tip for Juicing :I like to juice my greens first then add my selected sweet fruits later.This way I can slowly adjust up the correct amount of sweetness until I reach the desired taste that I am looking for.

One way to be Friends of the Earth by Recycling :

What to do with all that left over fiber from your juice machine? Compost it of course! More than 15 years ago I purchased a manual Compost Tumbler machine to break down all my kitchen scraps ,grass clippings ,and yard waist . It is a great investment for Planet Earth and for your house hold as well,as all this biodegradable waste that normally would just go straight into our land fills gets properly treated at your home with no mess and no fuss.Sending your Kitchen and yard waste to landfills creates many environmental problems such as vermin contamination and related diseases , pollution of our water sheds and pollution of our air via incineration plants. When I worked for a Giant retail food corporation in Canada as a teen , I found it appalling to see how much good food was being compressed for shipment to the land fills. But that is just a drop in the bucket compared to all the house holds that do not compost at home. Compost Tumblers are the most efficient and easy to use and take up very little space and they come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and pricing to fit your home requirements. Personally I would invest only in a good Tumbler and not a Bin for the fastest compost results. Things to compost would be all your RAW not cooked kitchen scraps,your teas and coffee grounds, grass clippings, and soft yard waste like leaves and flowers. It is a good idea to add a bit of water for moisture now and then including some saw dust , and rich garden soil as starters for the living bacteria to work its charm. Also any inexpensive dry seaweed found often in Asian food markets helps to add missing iodine with the sea minerals that we rarely find in
food land crops.Just soak the sea weed in water and mix it in your blender and add what you need to the Tumbler. The rolling action of the compost tumbler daily ,helped by the aeration of all the air vents and holes on the tumbler will break down your biodegradable waste into something resembling a dark rich loamy soil that will easily dry out once it is dumped onto the ground to further mature into a fine green compost.
I advise not to use any animal products, cooked foods or anything that does not come directly from Nature. We all know that perishable produce can spoil fast like bananas,and its a shame not to recycle this organic byproduct back to nature to nurture our garden , and edibles for a safer food,and to be Friends of the Earth.

“The wonderful thing about composting is you never know what nature will surprise you with.”
Some times seeds or nuts will actually germinate inside the com poster under certain conditions. After spreading my compost all over my garden , I noticed after a few days that lots of the same looking plants that eventually turned into trees where every where. Not that I am complaining or anything,in-fact I am delighted to say the least. Today I have year round organic Papaya with no end in sight , I have been blessed by Nature.
Earth Juice ingredients from the Photo:

2 Carrots medium size. 1 cup of chopped Beet Root. 1 stalk of Fennel 1 stalk of Celery 1 stalk of kale or your favorite leafy green.
1 hand size ripe tomato. 1 whole Apple (Organic) A small hand full of your favorite mixed fresh herbs such as ,Sweet Basil,Chicory,Mint. One teaspoon of half ground cinnamon powder and one half to one tea spoon of your favorite Green Super Food powder such as Chlorella, Spirulina,Wheat or Barely Grass, powdered Sea Vegetable.
Feed all the ingredients through your juice machine stir and pour into a glass. You can sprinkle a bit of black pepper on top to give yourself as much as 600 percent nutritional assimilation according to research studies.
This will taste extremely BITER to your taste buds, but don’t worry it actually is a cleansing Liver tonic that is good for your body even if it tastes bad. All bitter Green foods have alkaloids and Chlorophyl (The Green Blood of Plants) that makes the juice taste Bitter.

The next step is easy just juice more sweet apple into the collection chamber and taste for each apple. Sooner or later you will find out what is just right for you. Apples are very good for you as they are high in Malic Acid and Pectin for Liver support. They taste delicious ,but they have to be ORGANIC because this fruit is at the top of the list for one of the highest sprayed chemical cash crops do date. And don’t think your safe by pealing the skins of conventional apples because all crops are Systemic. Systemic means that the roots of every plant absorb and draw the good and the bad stuff up into their internal fibers and chlorophyl. Biotech Science knows this as researchers routinely, use the root systems of plants to inoculate their chemicals into them for research so all the scrubbing ,washing, rinsing, bio soaping, and what ever will make no difference in the chemical load of the produce. Just buy Organic as much as you can ,and eat a rainbow diet with lots of different everything to reduce your exposure to the toxins.
So by slowly adding Organic apples we, bring the juice from Bitter ,to Bitter Sweet, to Sweet and you will find just the right amount of Apple to make the fresh juice palatable and delicious to your discerning taste buds.
It is important not to gulp the juice down , but instead to savor it in your mouth , to enjoy every moment as the enzymes in your mouth will mix with the juice, and give you more immune support.

“Enjoy your Living Foods in Juicing for Life” Barry Gourmet & Raw

Barrys Good Earth and Weight Loss Tip:
When shopping for your selected produce for your juicing pleasure , it is important to go for the greens. For example did you know that most of the Phyto Chemical Super Green Nutrition
is all in the Beet tops and Carrot tops of any root vegetable out there. It is true and known by all Herbalists , Natural path Doctors ,and Scientists backed by studies that the real power of nutrition are the Leafy Green Tops that grow above the ground.
But the problem is, and I hope that its not in your case many or all Root Greens are removed before the produce even gets to the market or retail store. Unfortunately for me some person in charge of all this decided to remove all root greens from all vegetables before shipment to all the stores in the country. What can one do? So I cut the growing ends of my carrot and beet and replanted them by sticking the roots in the soil in my garden, and in a few days I have small but edible tasty greens .
All my Juices including my Fruit Juices that are made less of all contain Leafy Greens that are rotated constantly for maximum nutrition and immune support because eating the same or same group of greens will eventually cause problems as one single green has its own unique potent chemical Alkaloid that could potentially cause a toxic side effect to sensitive individuals. So mix them up , rotate them, and enjoy the taste in combination of a selected fruit of your choice and for continued vibrant health.

For years the mineral Calcium has been in the spot light across the board with the general population but unfortunately the one mineral that did not receive deserved attention was the essential mineral Magnesium. In fact Calcium and Magnesium bind together to support and build your bones and marrow ,with Calcium by itself useless with out the mineral Magnesium. Our modern diet is seriously deficient in the mineral Magnesium and the 2 best ways of getting it are……. Dark Green Leafy land produce and Sea Vegetables (Sea Weed).Both dark leafy greens and edible seaweeds like kelp,wakame,nori,chinese,brown,dulse to just name a few are also good sources of the following nutrients.Iodine from Sea weeds, plus the proper ratios of the mineral organic sodium and potassium is in good supply along with the land vegetables such as celery, tomato,leafy greens,and other whole food fruits and vegetables.All very alkalizing to your body, with high water content, dietary fiber,and anti inflammation ,that will make you feel full and stay with you to help you with your weight loss program.
Above I have just mentioned natural healing foods that contain the essentials like bio available Calcium,Magnesium,Iodine,Sodium and Potassium and this is just the tip of the ice berg as these foods contain thousands of more nutrients and complex proteins and co factors that work together in your body for your good health. Fact is eating these kinds of foods regularly in your diet will help keep you regular, and curb your cravings for the addictive processed baked goods, junk foods,sodas, and most anything else that does not come directly from nature and wow can this be. It is very simple. The human body never stays the same , as cells are dying and rebirthing constantly 24 /7 it is called aging but it can be slowed down and it can be manipulated by correct eating and supporting life style. In time your own taste buds will change, and like myself if you actually make the effort and transition, over you will wonder to your self how could I have actually eaten that stuff back then?
You will think of how you feel now today , and how you felt back then. Of course this will not
be the same for every body as people are at different ages , levels of health and fitness.

From the Earth Desk of Barry Gourmet & Raw:
You may think from viewing my photo and reading my above article,that I am a Raw Vegan ? Actually even though I do practice Raw Vegan often in my life, I am actually a Semi Raw Vegetarian Based person that connects with Nature by consuming whole foods with very selected animal based proteins mainly from the Ocean on occasion.
At one time in my life for every day for almost 4 years I was a strict Vegan (meaning no meat including honey). But later I found out that I had no choice but to give up on the strict Vegan life style.
But I have to say a lot for Vegan Living for , Cleansing,Detoxing, Losing Weight, Fasting ,plus a huge grocery list of benefits for disease prevention, and treatment for recovery and wellness.
A Vegan life style still has a serious place in my life and I can easily go days or even weeks as a Vegan with no problem what so ever.
I will explain to you about my personal experience with nutrition ,and wellness in my next article in much more detail very soon.
Vegan vegetarianism plus transitional dieting plans are practiced often in Health ,Wellness, and Detox Retreats around the world today. A lot of them are located on exotic tropical islands like Phuket Thailand. My Phuket home happens to be centrally located near all the top Thai Spas, Detox Centers, Health and Wellness Retreats and Thai Cultural Temples and markets.
I will be posting an article soon with a list of what I think are the best places for booking, that delivers Results,Value, Affordability, and Services to you.I am only offering this information to you and nothing more thats it.
I hope that you enjoyed my content and life experience with Weight Loss Tips , Wellness ,Delicious Gourmet Earth Cuisine and Recipe ideas and everything else in between? With that said , I am now very excited and happy to inform you that in the near future about the end of this year or latest beginning of next year 2012 ,Barry Gourmet & Raw will open his new Wellness Garden Retreat for your holiday pleasure, and for your good Health and Happiness. Our Tropical accommodation will be exclusive to you our special guest and guests that will include the best of the best for Privacy,Value ,Price,Services,Results,and Happiness for your stay on beautiful Phuket Island with us. For postings and updates, you can send an email to Barry at info@barrygourmetandraw.com
You can even Google and Yahoo “Barry Gourmet” or “Barry Gourmet and Raw” for more information for free Recipes and Tips on Weight Loss and Healthy Tropical Living ,if you like? Barry will return all your inquiries and answer all your questions about Phuket Island and relevant information to his amazing Health and Wellness Life Style protocols.

“ Living Life as Nature intended for True Happiness to share with all” Barry Gourmet & Raw

Barry’s Asian Salmon


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Lunch takes only 10 minutes to make for one.

Barry’s Asian Salmon

Introduction:
Written by Barry Gourmet & Raw © Copyright Sept.24 2011

Wild red Salmon from the pacific is delicious , heart healthy , and provides essential omega 3 fatty acids. Of course tropical Phuket Thailand does not have Salmon so I buy it frozen. The way I usually prepare my fish is to Thaw it out clean it with a good rinse then lay the fillet in my steamer . The herbs that I later add in will flavor the fish and in the end you have a wonderful herbal broth to go with the meal.
I consume seafood once or 2 times per week but the raw dressings and salads are always the predominate size in proportion to balance out my Plant Based Diet.
Days on either side of my fish meal is Raw Vegan,Macrobiotics, Mediterranean,and Thai.
What I look for in a meal is it easy to make , in a short time, with high nutritional whole foods
good taste and fun to make? The food must have color and I use low heat methods so that the vegetables are crispy in the center ,but softer on the out side . To achieve this the vegetables must be cut in the same size to give uniformity in taste and texture.

Normally when I make a raw dressing it usually is enough to last me for 3 or more meals over 2 or 3 days. Some times I may have 2 going at the same time for more versatility .Dressings can be used for dips, salads, toppings, adding it to soups, and you can even thicken it with milled seed to make chutneys .Often the dressing is neutral in taste and I can alter it as I please with additional herbal ingredients using things like , Thai Chili pepper and ground onion or garlic to make it hotter. Or I can add raw honey ,stevia, or tamarind juice to make a sweeter taste. Or I can add lime or lemon juice to make sour. Also I can add Pink Himalayan Sea Salt Crystals dissolved in water called (Sole) to give some salty taste. For Bitterness its easy , as most all leafy greens will create this effect for taste like bitter melon greens. And for that tart taste I have many choices like green apple, ground cinnamon,raw apple cider vinegar, and ginger root powder or the raw root for more pungency.

So you can see that it is totally not necessary to use processed flavorings and additives from the store, when Nature provides all that you need when you have the information to work with.

Hot,Sour,Bitter,Sweet,Salty,and Tart can all come from natures herbal pantry shelf.

A good tip for extending the keep of your dressing is to just add some ground cinnamon to taste, as this herb is one of natures highest antioxidants and natural preservative.
If you think that your dressing needs help to finish by the third day, then you can do as I do and share your dressing with your dog. Just make sure that there is no Dark Chocolate or Onions as this is harmful to your pet. Chocolate can give a dog a hear attack , and onions can cause serious anemia toxicity to your furry friend ,so keep this in mind.
Garlic is much less toxic to dogs and some Vets use them and others do not. Other wise sharing smoothies and dressings together with your dog adds good nutrition for your pet dog as well.
Our dog is so dependent on us for their good health, nutritional needs and happiness ,so it is our responsibility to research for them, and to educate our selves to be good care givers of our best friend.

What not to feed your dog with more comprehensive information?

Dogs enjoy soft moist foods ,with crunchiness for cleaning their teeth with, so a shared green smoothie or dressing is well received and appreciated ,and my dog has no complaints what so ever. I felt that the following list of No NO Foods to feed your dogs where important enough to cover hear because I think nutrition for our pets is very profit driven, with controversy
and complacency in the pet food industry in general.
Did you know that a dog will some times eat grass when it is feeling ill to induce vomiting?
Animals seem to know what to do for them selves at times.
I have included some of my own comments to the list only to bring more awareness to the topic and that said ,I wish to conclude that the list is very complete and informative with solid information given ,that every Dog care giver needs to know. I learned a few things from this list and some of the information may surprise you.What not to feed is just as important as what to feed to your dog.

Do not feed the following foods to your Dog:

Any foods containing caffeine like coffee,chocolate,tea,or anything stimulating to the nervous system.
Grapes, raisons,and currants are toxic to the kidneys, but grape seed extract has no known toxic effect or side effect.
Hops can cause a dogs temperature to rise,increase heart rate, and result in death.
Human supplements containing Iron can damage the lining of the dogs stomach,and be toxic to the liver and kidneys.
Alcoholic beverages can cause intoxication ,coma,and death.( I will never understand why a human would do this to a dog)
Avocado has an ingredient through out the plant called persin, that can cause vomiting and
diarrhea. I will not name the well know brand name company ,but Avocado is used through out and its part of their marketing in a big way.
The following is obviously toxic to your dog such as ,salt in large quantity, tobacco,marijuana,and high simple carbohydrates of refined sugar.
Refined sugar causes dental tooth decay,and possibly diabetes melitus. Both dogs and humans are subject to this problem when commercially processed foods are part of their diet.
Yeast dough can cause pain in the stomach when it expands possibly rupturing the intestines.
Soya Bean is not digestible in dogs ,and in fact this applies to humans as well.Soya Beans that are sprouted and fermented have lost their enzyme inhibitory and are readily digested by the body for humans but I don’t even give this to my own dog.
Soya and corn are the 2 biggest cash crops of the biotech industry that produces GMO,genetically modified organisms for the livestock, human processed food,and pet food industry. I personally do not feed processed commercial dry dog kibble to my dog.
Mushrooms can contain toxins that affect multiple areas of the body that can possibly shock the dog leading to death.
Pits from fruits like persimmons,peaches, and plums can obstruct a dogs intestinal tract.
Dairy causes diarrhea in some older dogs. I always thought that the only dairy a human or animal would ever need is its own mothers milk.
Bones on the do not feed list has been kicked around for a long time between the two camps .
One camp that advocates the barf raw diet, and the other camp that advocates the cooked diet.
Bones that are overly cooked are reputed to possibly cause , obstruction or laceration of the digestive system.
Raw meat is on the list for containing bacteria,such as Salmonella, and E.coli ,which can cause vomiting and diarrhea. Un like a human a dogs internal digestive juices are extremely acid in nature and yes if the dogs immune system was compromised in any way yes the raw meat can adversely affect the animal. The problem with raw meat is it is an incubation medium for parasites that can be transmittable to humans and to dogs.
Raw eggs contain an enzyme called , avidin which decreases the absorption of theB Vitamin called Biotin leading to skin and hair coat problems.
All fish that is raw canned or cooked served in high amounts or exclusively can cause a B vitamin named thiamine to be deficient in the dogs body.This could lead to loss of appetite ,seizures and in severe cases possible death.
Fish contains the Omega 3 Fatty Acids that are seldom found in todays land meats as grass fed open range live stock practices are now intensive feed lots where the animals are living in tight quarters.I feed my dog fish in moderation with days off.

Macadamia nuts contains an unknown toxin that can affect the dogs digestive ,nervous system and muscle.
Rhubarb leaves contain oxalates, which is also present in many plants such as the weed lambs
quarters, Buckwheat,Black pepper, parsley,poppy,amaranth,spinach,chard,beets,cocoa,chocolate,most nuts,most berries,beans and leaves of tea in that order. Oxalates are plant acids that are synthesized via the incomplete oxidation of carbohydrates.
Fat trimmings can cause a dog to have pancreatitis. Pancreatitis is a condition of inflammation of the pancreas from eating a fatty diet. This condition can be reversed by putting your dog on a lean meat diet. Is there a correlation between dogs and humans here I wonder?
Xylitol is an artificial sweetener, that cause very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) which can result in vomiting,weakness and collapse. In high doses this Nero toxin can cause liver failure.
Any artificial sweetener, such as Sweet N Low, NutraSweet, Corn Syrup , and Refined Sugar,
should not be part of a dogs diet. Yet refined simple carbohydrates are hidden in many of todays dog treats. I treat my dog with whole foods that he gets every day divided up and stored in a glass jar in my refrigerator.
Table scrapes,moldy foods, spoiled foods,and garbage should never be given to a dog.
All cooked bad food should be disposed of, and any raw left overs can be effectively composted safely for later use in your garden or potted plants. A compost tumbler is easy to make and You Tube has lots of instructional videos,or you can order them online.
String can get trapped in the digestive tract becoming lodged for ever as a foreign body.
String among many other things can be lodged some where inside the poor dogs body. Dogs have the mind equivalent to a 3 or 4 year old human carried right into adulthood so they must be watched and carefully monitored through our their life time. This is part of being a dog care giver to protect your furry friend from mouthing certain things, and for digesting certain things that I dare not mention.
Certain dogs especially sporting gun dogs can have a nose so sensitive it can be 200 times more effective than our own nose for detecting odors, so it is not surprising that they can act around food this way.One danger in winters is the toxic antifreeze that some dogs are attracted to from a leaking car radiator.
And as I mentioned earlier, Chocolate especially dark chocolate , including coffee,tea,and any other caffeinated foods and beverages like soft drinks can induce vomiting,cause diarrhea, and be toxic to the heart and the dogs nervous system.
Onions of any kind including shallots,Spring and chives should never be part of a dogs diet.
The onion family contains a toxin to the dog called sulfoxides and disulfides,that can damage the dogs red blood cells causing anemia. Garlic is much more tolerable, and some veterinarians endorse the pungent herb and others do not.
So now you can see that before you share your raw smoothie or dressing with your dog it is first very important to know from the list above what is not safe to feed.

Resources : For even more information you can go to www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+1659&aid=1030 to download their PDF for Free
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Barry Gourmets Health, Weight Loss, and Fitness Tip:

The secret to good health and weight loss is to eat a large variety of perishable raw foods, that hydrates your body through out the day. The extra fiber and higher water content of the foods will promote good health and you will see results in time.
Processed foods , will do just the opposite to your body.A lot of Processed foods will be dehydrating you , and slowing down your metabolism to a crawl with out the support of dietary fiber. This will cause your digestive organs to work harder to break down foods devoid of enzymes.
I use very little Cold pressed oils on occasion only , and never use them for cooking. I mostly use water to make different broths.The oils are only for adding later to get the consistency that I am looking for. My low heat cooking medium is always with pure water.
Every meal that I make has rainbow colors in mind from Nature , to be visually entertaining to the senses and to provide as much nutrient dense nutrition as possible. Always most of my servings are predominantly Raw food preparations or semi raw for the life giving enzymes that we need for feeding the cells in our body.
Of course eating healthy and not moving your body will only be half the answer.
Our body needs to be moving everyday to support our lymphatic system and to burn the calories that we are taking in every day. Driving your car less and walking more is a good start,then taking up some kind of physical activity that you enjoy doing would help you to stay with the program. Its the only way to super charge your metabolism.

“If food is our medicine? Then what is medicine? “

Barry Gourmet & Raw

Barry’s Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing takes only 10 minutes to make, or longer if your knew with opening coconuts?

Barry,s Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing:

I have covered how to open coconuts correctly in some of my other articles, so I just want to say that you need the right kind of heavy Knife that has a rectangle blade. And you work in a circular chopping pattern to get the nut open. Practice Practice. The store where you buy your coconuts does most of the work for you by cutting the sides of the nut then making nice cone head points for easy opening.
But for me I often harvest my own organic coconut from my garden to wrestle with them, but I am getting better at it now.Stores do sell coconut milk or cream in cartons if you wish to go that way as well.

Ingredients for Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing for one person and good for a 3 day supply:

1 cup of sprouted whole almonds.
Sprouting almonds is easy just have them submerged in fresh water over night , then in the morning rinse out all the old water. Then I use the matt or towel method by rapping them up to absorb the excess water. You will notice that your almonds look much bigger than before
‘because they are. They are sprouting , and the enzyme inhibitors , a protein membrane that surounds each nut is being dissolved away.

1 whole fresh coconut .
1 cup of fresh diced pineapple.
1 cup of fresh diced papaya .
1 level table spoon of the following.

Flax seed ,Chia seed,Black sesame seed,and Pumpkin seed.
A bottle of Bee Pollen that should be stored in your freezer as this is an extremely perishable product,and the same goes for flax seed oil and wheat germ as well.
Every store I know of in the US and Canada will practice this way of storing these kinds of products to avoid the product of becoming prematurely rancid , but retail stores in Thailand as hot as it gets here will not properly store these items in the cooler and it just amazes me why there is not any world standard for this.

Directions for Asian Style Seed & Nut Dressing:

Cut open the coconut at the top and pour the water juice into your glass blender.
Chop the nut down the middle in to two parts then scrape out the meat using a spoon and add it to your blender.
Add your pineapple and papaya to your mix in the blender .

Next add one level tablespoon each to your milling machine that attaches to your blender .
I hope that you purchased a quality blender that has this important unit ? If not then you will just add the seed directly into your blender.

Inside your milling machine you have one level table spoon of Flax,Chia,Pumpkin and Black sesame seed . Turn on the machine with the cover secured and grind the seed down into a fine powder. Then add the contents to your blender.

Blend everything together until you have a smooth consistency.
Always after I blend my dressing or smoothie I taste it first for making any necessary ingredient adjustments with more blending until its just right.

Pour your seed and nut dressing into glass gars to be stored in your refrigerator.

Tip for natural preservation of salad and dip dressings :
Natural foods tend to parish quickly if not properly handled and should be consumed as early as possible with in the first and second day for best taste and nutrition.Home made salad dressings in glass jars are best kept in the back of the refrigerator where it is coldest.
Nature has 3 powerful preservatives that you can mix into your raw dressing to taste.
I use ground Clove powder that is one of Natures highest antioxidants and is well documented anti parasitic.
I use ground Cinnamon powder that is also one of natures highest antioxidant herbs and it has the capability to help stabilize the blood sugar .
Raw unfiltered honey is a well researched preservative from nature , and it helps neutralize ,bitterness and tart after taste of the other two herbs.
I usually make enough to last 3 days tops and no longer than this.
I do not trash any of my left over raw dips or dressings I compost it.

Barry’s Asian Salmon Ingredients Recipe:
Takes only 15 minutes to make for one person.

One frozen hand size fillet of Wild Pacific Salmon fish thawed if you live in Asia and fresh or frozen if you live in North America.

Half a sweet japanese potato
Half a medium size carrot
3 garlic gloves and 3 shallots
2 whole limes or half a lemon
half a cup of chopped parsley fresh .
One tablespoon of soaked Wakami Seaweed .
For the tossed Salad ingredients:

One cup of chopped fresh Spinach.
One quarter cup of sliced cherrie tomato.
One quarter cup of sliced red bell pepper.

For the Salmon Baste and Salad Dressing :
In a bowl squeeze one table spoon of lemon or lime juice.
Add one table spoon of raw apple cider vinegar.
Add one quarter teaspoon of Wasabi powder.
Mix well together.

Barry,s Asian Salmon Method:

Important Safety note in Food Preparation:

I know this goes with out saying but still it is very important to address.
Use 2 separate cutting boards always , one for the meats and one for the produce to avoid cross contamination between the two food groups.

In your steamer add 4 cups of pure water and lay your Salmon Fillet over the steam basket.
Steam for 5 minutes all by it self.
Next add your evenly cut length wise carrot and japanese sweet potato to the steam basket.
Note :In all steaming it is important to have all the pieces cut evenly in size to create uniform taste through out.

On your cutting board use the flat of your knife to crush the 3 garlic cloves, and 3 shallots.
Discard the skins and add to your steam basket.
Steam for 5 minutes longer and check later with your fork , to make sure that the veggies are soft on the outside but firm on the inside. At the 10 minute mark your fish can be turned over.
You can lower the heat for the last 5 minutes and work on the raw foods now.

On your cutting board cut finely your half cup of loose fresh Parsley herb and put aside.

Preparation of your Tossed Salad :

Take out a large salad bowl for tossing then on your cutting board finely chop a cup full of Spinach and add to the bowl.
A quarter cup of red cherrie tomatoes and a quarter cup of red bell peppers can be added to the bowl.

Now check your Salmon with a fork through the middle and separate to make sure that the fish is thoroughly cooked inside. This is important. Did you know that raw fish like sushi is a prime source of parasites transmittable to humans when consumed ? All meats must be cooked through.
When done using your basting brush cover the fish on all sides with the salad dressing mix.
The rest of the dressing left over can be spooned into the salad bowl. Toss the salad well, I like to use my two wooden forks for the job.

Spoon the tossed Salad into a serving bowl.
Then lay your Wild Salmon fish fillet in the middle of your plate and surround the fish with your sweet potato and carrot.
Add your chopped parsley.
Then spoon your nut and seed dressing around and over the vegetables.
You can place your soaked Wakami Seaweed over the fish and sprinkle some lemon juice with a dash of apple cider vinegar on top. Optional to sprinkle some Thai chili powder and a bit of black pepper.

Thats it you have your Salmon Asian Style! Enjoy Natures Foods!

“When I have naked food on my plate , I mean foods with no dietary fiber, then it becomes necessary for me to dress it up “

Barry Gourmet & Raw

Breakfast with Barry Gourmet & Raw


Image by Barry Gourmet and Raw
For one and takes only 3 to 10 minutes to make this Breakfast or meal at any time of the day.

Breakfast with Barry Gourmet & Raw:
Written by Barry Gourmet & Raw © Copyright August 24 2011

In my previous article ,I wrote about the Earth Kitchen and what it is? And how do you set up your Earth Kitchen as well . I also talked about Juicing for life ,and how to make the juices more delicious for your taste buds. I also talked about the benefits of Juicing to the body and about what to do with the left over fibers from your juice machine.
In this article I will talk about Earths Plant Based Diets,Longevity,the Blue Zones,and the importance of moving your body.I say moving your body, I do not use the word exercise.

You may be surprised that I do not think of Breakfast in the modern traditional kind of way. Most every person on and off line, including Authority sites will say “ You must eat a big breakfast to keep you going through out the day” or something like that. Really? We are being told that to stay healthy one should never skip breakfast , and one should always have their largest meal of the day in the morning upon rising.

For a long time I thought this way as well, until I happen to connect the dots ,with a little research and a bit of common sense. Studies coming out of Japan , have found just the opposite to be true regarding the idea of having your breakfast the biggest meal of the day. Their findings show,that the largest meal should actually be at lunch time and not breakfast and this is what their research tells us. When you sleep , your body is actually FASTING, and this is the time that your immune system is doing its work to repair your body. Plus your digestive organs have a well deserved rest. Also at the time of sleep ,your body is becoming very dehydrated (Losing Water) as much as one quart of water for some people just through respiration .Just through your breathing where carbon dioxide ,and water are expelled from your body it can all add up after 7 or 8 hours of sleep.
So when you do wake up there are 2 things that need to be addressed?
You are dehydrated so you need water , at least one glass full or something liquid that hydrates your body first thing in the morning . But most people run for the coffee and this addictive habit actually makes matters worse for you by dehydrating your bodies internal system ,taking even more water out of your body. This alone with the caffeine fix will tax your adrenal glands and contribute to an acid environment in your body. I know most people do not want to hear this but body water hydration through out the day is one of the best things you can do for losing excess weight .Drinking enough water and high water content foods like fresh fruits and vegetables will give you more vibrant energy carried forward into the day. It works for me and it can work for you as well.

The second point is during our waking hours in the early morning we are technically still in our FAST. So by eating a heavy starchy breakfast we are abruptly breaking this fast, and that puts a heavy demand on our digestion system ,especially if you are rushed for work in the morning.
A heavy cooked breakfast , that is lacking in life giving enzymes,high in refined sugars and caffeine, Gluten Grains,with animal proteins in excess will actually take a very long time to digest properly before your next meal. This kind of breakfast will make the transit time in your body normally very long, especially if you live a sedentary life style like I did at one time in my life. When you compound this problem in days then weeks then months or even years of habit then things can start to go very wrong.
Strange unexplained symptoms, moodiness,possible brain fog, constipation, insomnia,joint pain,lethargy and so on that I have experienced in the distant past,can occur. And to day I have lived pain free for years , and have never looked back.

I know this because I used to be there more than 2 decades ago, and it took some time for me to figure it out ,plus a strong will to learn about what is really going on out there,in regards to nutrition, studies of how other people are living, and coupled with my own experience with health and wellness.

Now we know why a Breakfast in the morning should be a light one .And,we know now that our breakfast should be very high in water content with out the stimulants,and heavy starches and excess animal fat and protein. We know now that our breakfast should be nutritionally dense and loaded with natures minerals and vitamins that only a mostly raw Whole Food Plant Based diet can provide. A breakfast with all its natural anti oxidants and life giving plant enzymes intake.

To recap, you are still technically fasting your body at waking hours in the morning and you are dehydrated from loss of water through your 6 to 8 hours sleep and respiration, so what is a good breakfast for you ,to take care of this phenomenon?

For me I go for what ever is fresh and available with out making things to complicated. My breakfast will only take between 10 to 15 minutes of my time and it is very simple as you can see from the photo. I did not even record the ingredients as I usually make my breakfast on the spot, and it usually comes out tasty and satisfying with out any digestive problems to myself what so ever.

Since I made this breakfast a few days ago at the time of this writing I will base the ingredients on my recollection and the photo presented.
Because I live on a tropical island named Phuket located near the southern end of the country Thailand my selection of ingredients are very large and diverse.I also enjoy many exotic local organic fruits and vegetables, plus a few western natural whole foods to add for more variety and taste to my food presentations.

Ingredients: Fresh Wedges of Mandarine Orange ,Organic Apple pieces,Papaya pieces,Pineapple Pieces,Desiccated Coconut, Cold Pressed Coconut Oil with some fresh coconut meat and water, 2 lime wedges, Bee Pollen, Fresh assortment of leafy green herbs,Sprouted Almond nuts, Sprouted Walnut,Fresh grated Ginger Root, or Ginger powder for the tart taste, a bit of Ground Cinnamon and a touch of Raw unfiltered Honey with Bee Pollen. I may have added a dash of green Super Foods such as Spirulina, Chlorella,or some Grass Powder like Wheat Grass,or Barley Grass. Often I may even add hydrated soaked seaweed to the breakfast for my minerals and essential iodine.

The beverage is Coconut water with Lime Juice, a dash of Organic Cold Pressed Apple Cider Vinegar with a little bit of Stevia or Raw Honey to bring down and neutralize the bite and sourness of the Lime and Apple Cider. You will notice in the photo that not to much liquid is consumed at the meal. The reason for this is simple as the digestive enzymes released by your Pancreas does a better job with your food chewed well mixed into a chyme. Your digestive organs would need to release more enzymes to compete with the additional liquid so drinking between meals is better for your health than drinking a lot at one sitting with your meal.

On the napkin is a very delicious and edible Thai Herb called the Thai Olive Branch that I grow in my garden every where in the ground and in clay pots.
This Thai and Mediterranean plant ,has a very savory lemony taste and I include it in all my Recipe Photo Shoots. (If you ever find your self out of Lemmon,and you need that citrus taste you can substitute for Thai Olive Leaf.)

“ We are only fooling ourselves by believing a glossy photo depicting Nature, is Natural for us in the processed grocery store isle.”

Barry Gourmet & Raw

Description of Barrys Breakfast at a Glance.

From a glance what does this fast and easy to make breakfast offer to you?
Taste is very important to me in everything I do, and this is how I can best describe my breakfast to you, seen above in my garden photo shoot.
“Crunchy,Soft and Juicy,Tart,Sweet and Sour,Nutty,Savory,and delectable all coming together.”

Apple Cider Vinegar in my beverage , will increase the Hydrochloric Acid in your stomach to assist you in your digestion.
This hydrating breakfast will stay with you as it is very high in dietary fiber ,with high water content.
Bee pollen is Natures Vitamin and Mineral supplement that delivers more than several thousand different enzymes and organic micro nutrients that are not found as much on other foods. Like all natural potent food sources it is a good idea to first start out with small dosages,and later you can increase the amount.And it is always a good idea to rotate your Super foods and even go on and off of them on occasion and by doing this, you have some insurance that you will benefit and get the most Health out of your nutrition.
Variety with moderation and complete digestion in the mouth is King for the best assimilation of nutrients from your whole food plant based diet.

This breakfast meal supplies essential Omega 3 Fatty Acids from the sprouted almonds and walnut.Sprouting nuts is easy and efficient . Just pour your selected nuts into a glass jar and fill water so that there is about one inch of liquid above the nuts. With out the lid on you can leave the jar over night like this then in the morning ,pour out all the water and rinse the nuts several times with pure water.
Then take a plate and place a natural fiber towel over top and spread your nuts over the towel to absorb some of the excess moisture. Fold the ends of the towel over to place them in darkness for a day or even, half a day and you will notice that each nut has enlarged to even twice its size. When they are dry you can place them in your glass jar with the lid secure and store them in your refrigerator. They will keep this way for days. Almonds taste like chocolate on occasion no kidding , I have gotten a lot of surprise comments like this from some of my quests.

The medium chain saturated fat from the Coconut Oil and Desiccated Coconut is a Good Fat for your body and helps with the fat soluble vitamins that will be stored in your Liver for later use.
Vitamins A, D (D is the sun shine Vitamin Hormone)E, and K are fat soluble.
To recap, this breakfast has , Natural Plant Hormones,Oxygen,Phyto Chemicals,bio available Protein, and Enzymes with FIBER that meat does not have.

Of course this Breakfast photo above is just loaded with all the water soluble vitamins as well.
This breakfast has greens that add Cleansing Chlorophyl (The blood of Plants plus bio available proteins) with all the essential organic minerals.
This is a perfect Weight Loss and High Energy breakfast of natures complex carbohydrates ,good fats ,and proteins.
This breakfast does not take long to make, so you can enjoy your simple culinary experience with out rushing to work.And you can do as I do by being creative with Natures wonderful foods that truly supply your body with everything it needs to work for your life style.

“ If the Cells in your body could talk? What foods would they ask from you, for you to eat?”

Barry Gourmet & Raw