In Search of Health
21 Steps to Glowing Health
When I first woke up paralysed, I thought my life was over – either due to actually being about to die, or the slower death brought on through severe disability. With immediate death quickly ruled out (brain bleed was one of the preliminary concerns assessed by the emergency department staff), I was left floating in a fog of the unknown.
After being discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of MS, a jumbo sized zimmer frame and a twice a week pass to a physiotherapist specialising in neurological disorders, I began my journey.
This journey back to health was to take over five years and span the breadth of everything that goes into our bodies.
I wanted to share my journey, but didn't want it to be all about me. Instead I decided to write the book that I would have liked to read when I first became ill. I called it 'In Search of Heath - 21 Steps to Glowing Health'.
The book gives readers the option to include changes in their lives to improve their health and wellbeing. Some of the steps are as simple as drinking warm water and lemon juice first thing in the morning and going for a daily walk. There are also delicious recipes, facemasks, healthy drinks and, of course, yoga.
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Table of Contents for In Search of Health
My Story
Overview of the Steps
Step One – Drink Warm Water
Benefits of warm water with additions
The Morning Tonic
Step Two – Yoga
Requirements for home practice
Good pain vs. bad pain
Finding balance in your yoga practice
Yoga classes
The yoga practice
Step Three – Eat a Raw Breakfast
Benefits of oats
Different types of oats
Benefits of buckwheat groats
Benefits of seed mix
Jason’s Famous Muesli
Oats and Groats Sprouted Muesli
Step Four – Walk
How to walk
How long to walk for
Benefits of walking
Step Five – Drink to Your Health
Drink water
Beetroot benefits
Types of juicers
Optional extras
Green Garden Smoothie
Red Delicious Juice
Simple Sweet Juice
Chocolate Shake
Mugicha (Japanese Roasted Barley Tea)
Step Six – Reduce Toxins
Changes to make
Coffee
Food choices
Navigating the supermarket
Other toxins
Step Seven – Introduce Whole Grains
Millet
Quinoa
Buckwheat
Barley
Amaranth
Spelt
Rye
Wheat
Brown rice
Basic Brown Rice
Grain Salad for One
Tamarind Chutney
Gomasio (sesame salt)
Amaranth and Lentil Burgers
Brown Rice Cream
Millet Porridge
Four Grain Porridge
Ghee (clarified butter)
Rice Pudding
Buckwheat Casserole
Three Grain Comfort
Lettuce and Grain ‘Tacos’
Quinoa and Squash
Step Eight – Eat Three Vegetarian Evening Meals Each Week
Reasons in favour of vegetarianism
Essential amino acids
Red Lentil and Sweet Potato Curry
Lentil Thai Red Curry
Chickpea Curry
Lentil Curry
Masala Spiced Adzuki Beans
Creamy Mung Dhal Curry
Falafel
Hummus
Red Beans and Rice
Step Nine – Make Essene Bread for Lunch
Other whole foods to sprout
How to sprout
Essene Bread
Topping suggestion one
Topping suggestion two
Step Ten – Chew
Why we should chew well
The digestive process
How to eat
Tooth care
Step Eleven – Breathe
Ways to improve breathing
Counting to ten breathing
Ujjayi breath
Surya Bheda
Step Twelve – Get Enough Sleep
What happens when we sleep
How much sleep is enough
Stomach massage
Chakra healing meditation
Step Thirteen – Feed Your Face
Daily face care tips
Easy mask
Body scrub
Exfoliant toning mask
Rich egg-yolk mask
Honey and yoghurt scrub
Mayonnaise mask base
Eye pampering
Parsley mask
Sesame oil
Facial massage
Step Fourteen – Eat Sea Vegetables
Wakame
Arame
Hijiki
Kombu
Nori
Kanten (agar agar)
Karengno
Kelp powder
Ginger Dipping Sauce
Wakame Salad
Cucumber and Avocado Sushi
Pickled Ginger
Step Fifteen – Introduce Ayurveda
Tongue scraping
Dosha (mind-body type)
Dosha traits
How to determine your Dosha
Dosha questionnaire
Balancing the Doshas
To keep Vata energy balanced and happy
To keep Pitta energy balanced and happy
To keep Kapha energy balanced and happy
Different tastes
Gunas
Fasting
Abhyanga (self massage)
Step Sixteen – Perk Up ‘Down There’
Reduce or stop tampon use
Alternatives to tampons
Feminine itching
Pelvic floor
Kegel exercises
Pelvic floor strengthening aides
Step Seventeen – Fermented Foods
Miso paste
Tempeh
Yoghurt
Miso Soup
Lemon Spiced Tempeh
Step Eighteen – Be Mindful
Mantra
Prayer for loving kindness
The raisin exercise
Mudras
Step Nineteen – Sit in the Sun
Why we need Vitamin D
Vitamin D deficiency
How to increase Vitamin D intake
Sunscreen and Vitamin D
Recommendations for daily supplementation of Vitamin D
Step Twenty – Brain Health
Exercise your brain
Eat lecithin
Foods containing lecithin
Laugh
Step Twenty One – Exercise Your Eyes
Eye exercises
Enlist Help
Pantry Staples
Detailed Explanation of Yoga Poses
Conclusion
Chocolate Avocado Mousse
Chocolate Chia Seed Instant Pudding
Chocolate Bliss Balls