Flourless High Protein Lemon Waffles

  • 1/2 apple
  • 1 Cup oats
  • 6 eggs
  • zest and juice of one lemon
  • 1.5 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 Tbl coconut oil

Combine all ingredients into a high powered blender. Blend until smooth. Pour onto hot waffle iron. This will make about 4 waffles for me. If you need to make a larger quantity, use the whole apple, add more oats, add more eggs or add some milk. The recipe is flexible and forgiving.

Serve with any or all of these: syrup, plain yogurt, blueberries, cinnamon and a touch of lemon juice! When you use all organic ingredients, you have organic waffles!

Easy peasey! Delicious

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Buyer Beware

Have I been impacted by LIES?

If car seats had warnings about causing my child encephalitis, anaphylactic shock, SIDS, febrile seizures, chronic illness, lifelong neurological impairment, etc., I wouldn’t use them.

If my doctor told me to use the same car seat for newborns, toddlers, older children and adults, regardless of size or medical status, I would remember we don’t treat other products or medications as one-size-fits-all and I wouldn’t try to put an infant into a seat too large for an adult.

If my doctor said the exact compilation of harnesses, the direction the car seat is facing, and the type of car it fits into, all make the car seat not only safe and effective but necessary to prevent death, and then I found out they’ve NEVER studied the multiple factors together, AND that the car seat manufacturers had no liability WHATSOEVER for their products, I would question the knowledge and loyalties of my doctor and not follow the recommendation.

If I asked for more information on the car seat and my doctor gave me two pages that said the car seat works great, but failed to give me the full data sheets that showed the car seats were actually quite dangerous, haven’t been studied in babies, and have contraindications in many of the groups doctors use them in, I would at the very least find a new doctor.

If I knew the U.S. Supreme Court clearly declared car seats ‘unavoidably unsafe’ I would wonder why they aren’t making car seat manufacturers accountable for injuries and death, and I certainly wouldn’t make usage mandatory.

If I knew car seat manufacturer whistleblowers had come forward to expose data manipulation that implicated the manufacturers and the government agencies that recommended them, I wouldn’t use them and I’d call for a federal investigation rather than allowing the complicit parties to ‘investigate’ themselves.

If car seat ads accounted for 85% of mainstream media ad revenue, I would understand that they can’t be impartial with their reporting, I wouldn’t blindly trust their recommendations, and I would question all information supplied by mainstream media.

If car seat manufacturers continually paid out billions in civil and criminal fines for manipulating safety data, injuring and killing people with their products, yet the products were not recalled, I wouldn’t use them.

If car seat manufacturers used aborted babies in their manufacturing process, I wouldn’t use them.

If car seats caused the accidents they were meant to protect against, I wouldn’t use them.

If my child had a worsening reaction and decline in health every time I put them in a car seat, I wouldn’t use them.

If my doctor got paid an additional $400 every time I used a car seat, couldn’t tell me anything specific about the car seat, and saw these negative reactions following car seat exposure, but said it was ‘just a coincidence’, I wouldn’t use them and I’d get a new doctor.

If the available car seats used ingredients and schedules that were​ banned in other safer/healthier countries, I wouldn’t use them.

If I knew that after using a car seat my child might seem fine at first, but that car seats may cause infertility, cancer, mutagenesis, neurological damage and autoimmune diseases, I wouldn’t use them.

If people who didn’t use car seats were consistently healthier, I would at least do my own research.

If we weren’t allowed to do actual thorough standard scientific tests for car seat safety or ask ANY questions about them, if all dissenting views on car seats are censored — even personal accounts from parents who are direct eye-witnesses to the car seat damage — but the public is still urged, coerced and/or forced to use them, I would think maybe I should do some digging for myself instead of blindly accepting the research of the companies profiting from products known to injure or kill and for which they face no liability at all.

You can bundle the healthiest ingredients with the best of intentions, wrap them in poison and they’re still just poison. When you make an extremely profitable product liability-free, the result is that there is no incentive to make sure the product is safe or effective.

Don’t exchange liberty for a fallacious sense of security, especially at the expense of our children.

Based on writing attributed to Kristi Miller

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Spike Protein Detox

I wanted to make a page as a resource for those who are concerned about the possible impact of spike proteins received via the experimental injection that was pushed so vigorously throughout the world. There are many doctors committed to helping understand how best to help people suffering from a variety of symptoms. Please read the information carefully to make the best decisions to promote your health. I pray God will lead you to the abundant health – physical, emotional, and spiritual – that He desires for His children.

The World Council for Health has prepared a downloadable info sheet available in multiple languages. “This is an evolving guide with emerging information on how to clear viral and vaccine-induced spike proteins from the body.” When you click the link below you will find the downloadable pamphlet. If you scroll down, you can find a lot more helpful background information.

https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/resources/spike-protein-detox-guide/

Similar information from Dr Mercola. Contains specific amounts of supplements to take.

https://www.onedaymd.com/2021/12/world-council-for-health-reveals-spike.html

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Do Meds Cure Depression and Anxiety?

“There is no valid evidence for the chemical imbalance theory of any mental illness.” Dr Kelly Brogan

WARNING. If you are currently taking any psychiatric medication withdrawal can be tricky and should be tapered gradually with careful clinical supervision and a support network. Peter Breggin addresses this topic extensively.[1] 

Joanna Moncrieff recently published an umbrella review of tens of thousands of subjects that failed to demonstrate that serotonin has anything to do with mood.[2]

On top of that industry, plays a dirty game…They can hide and manipulate data to gain approval for drugs.

Check out this:

Almost every single one of the positive studies are published. Only a fraction of the negative studies are published. The majority of negative studies are hidden, others are skewed as positive.

This is one of the many ways that we are led to believe – especially through direct to consumer advertising of prescription meds (DTC advertising is only permitted in 2 countries in the world) – that these medications actually work. Guess which country has the highest consumption of prescription drugs?

In 2006 a very important review was published called “Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?” The findings? “No evidence shows that antidepressants or any other drugs produce long-term elevation of mood or other effects that are particularly useful in treating depression.” [3]

AKA: There is no valid evidence for the chemical imbalance theory of any so-called mental illness.

Can you release anxiety and reclaim your health without the meds?

“It is a basic principle of pharmacotherapy that all drugs have beneficial and harmful effects.”[4]

“Unfortunately, in the balance between benefits and risks, it is an uncomfortable truth that most drugs do not work in most patients.”[4]

There has never been a human study that successfully links low serotonin levels and depression.

Joanna Moncrieff just came out with a very important review, summarizing a lot of this data, looking at: more analysis, cerebrospinal fluid, blood analysis, genetic markers.[2]

The findings?

There is no valid evidence for the chemical imbalance theory of any so-called mental illness. So if your brain sin’t broken, then what’s the problem?

Get to the root cause, and change your story, in a matter of weeks. Oh, and exercise could be one of the best treatments for depression, anxiety and distress. [5]

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

1. Are all psychiatric drugs too unsafe to take? “Whenever possible, psychiatric drugs should be tapered and withdrawn either as an inpatient or as an outpatient with careful clinical supervision and a support network as described in Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal. Keep in mind that it is not only dangerous to take psychiatric drugs — it can be dangerous to withdraw from them. The safest solution is to avoid starting psychiatric drugs! It is time for a return to psychological, social and educational approaches to emotional suffering and impairment.” https://psych.breggin.com/are-all-psychiatric-drugs-too-unsafe-to-take/

2. The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence.: Moncrieff J, Cooper RE, Stockmann T, Amendola S, Hengartner MP, Horowitz MA. The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Jul 20. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01661-0. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35854107. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35854107/

3. Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?

Moncrieff J, Cohen D (2006) Do Antidepressants Cure or Create Abnormal Brain States?. PLOS Medicine 3(7): e240. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030240

4. Balancing Benefits and Harms. Godlee F. Balancing benefits and harms BMJ 2013; 346 :f3666 doi:10.1136/bmj.f3666 https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f3666

5. Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews. Singh B, Olds T, Curtis R, et al. Effectiveness of physical activity interventions for improving depression, anxiety and distress: an overview of systematic reviews. British Journal of Sports Medicine Published Online First: 16 February 2023. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2022-106195 https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2023/03/02/bjsports-2022-106195

A Different View of History

The history of vaccines that we have been presented through our general education is based on a foundation of “vaccines have saved millions of lives and are thoroughly tested, safe and effective.” Digging into actual historical accounts presents a completely different point of view. The people pushing the ‘acceptable vaccine narrative’ have either 1) never investigated the facts and are ignorant, or 2) they are focussed on profit (either directly or through their career choices) from a product that will harm many, but is liability free because of laws passed to protect the manufacturers. No doctor, educator, or vaccine manufacturer will ever be held responsibile or accountable for the information they share since vaccines were given government protection through the 1986 National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. The following quote from Eleanor McBean gives an entirely different perspective on early vaccines:

The stricken soldiers would probably all have recovered if they had avoided doctors and their poison medication and suppressive methods. Unfortunately, they were sent to the army hospitals and drugged to death by the doctors, who know nothing about the true principles of health and natural healing. The doctors, then as well as now, mistake the symptoms for the disease and give drugs to suppress the symptoms instead of letting the internal healing mechanism do its work to bring about normalcy. The doctors think they must do something to bring down the fever and give certain drugs to stop the coughing and other drugs to stop the diarrhea. All these damaging medical methods block the elimination of poison waste, and death or permanent injury is the result.

After the heavy toll of lives, when they learned that all the tricks of medical science (?) had completely failed, the Army was resourceful enough to realize that they would have to give some attention to health measures if they were to survive as a living army. So they set up a rigorous regimen of hygiene, sanitation and improved nutrition. This sensible program reduced the incidence of typhoid to less than 3 cases per 1,000. This marked decline in disease was brought about in less than 10 years, from 1899 to 1908. And this was done without one injection of anti-typhoid vaccine being administered, or any other vaccine.

In contrast to this remarkable record of disease prevention, we find that after vaccination became compulsory in the Army in 1911, not only did typhoid increase rapidly, but all other vaccinal diseases increased at an alarming rate.


Swine Flue Expose, Chapter 3 by Eleanora I. McBean, Ph.D., N.D.

I encourage you to follow the link and read more of the information she provides.

No writer perfectly conveys historical truth, but by exposing ourselves to understanding the many facets of history, we will be better able to discern current events. Here is a list of the books written by Eleanor McBean. Many can be found on the internet for free.

Little known or investigated facts included in Vaccines the Biggest Medical Fraud in History (above):

Listed below are public health statistics (U.S. Public Health Reports) from the four states which adopted compulsory vaccination, and the figures from Los Angeles, California (similar results in other states available from books listed at the back of this booklet):

TENNESSEE

  • 1958: 119 cases of polio before compulsory shots
  • 1959: 386 cases of polio after compulsory shots

OHIO

  • 1958: 17 cases of polio before compulsory shots
  • 1959: 52 cases of polio after compulsory shots

CONNECTICUT

  • 1958: 45 cases of polio before compulsory shots
  • 1959: 123 cases of polio after compulsory shots

NORTH CAROLINA

  • 1958: 78 cases of polio before compulsory shots
  • 1959: 313 cases of polio after compulsory shots

LOS ANGELES

  • 1958: 89 cases of polio before shots
  • 1959: 190 cases of polio after shots

The decline of smallpox, as with many other infectious diseases, including diphtheria and scarlet fever, coincided with the sanitation reforms which were instituted in the late 1880s. Where obtainable, government health records from around the world showed that during the periods of the most intense and widespread vaccination, the incidence of and death rates from smallpox were highest. For instance, in Kansas City and Pittsburgh during the 1920s, lawsuits were initiated, and won, against doctors and medical societies for declaring smallpox epidemics when there were none, and for creating epidemics with their vaccination drives.

Before 1903, smallpox was almost unknown in the Philippines, with occurrences in less than 3% of the population, and that in a mild form. The U.S. military went in and began vaccinating, and by 1905 the Philippines had its first major epidemic. Vaccination was made compulsory in 1910. From 1905 to 1923, the mortality rate ranged from 25-75%, depending on the count from the various islands. “The mortality rate was the highest in the cities where vaccination was most intense.” Dr. W.W. Keen reported 130,264 cases and 74,369 deaths from smallpox in 1921.

Japan adopted compulsory vaccinations in 1872 when they had only a few cases of smallpox. By 1892 they had the largest smallpox epidemic in their history with 165,774 cases and 29,979 deaths.

Australia banned the smallpox vaccine after some children were killed by it, and in the following 15 years in unvaccinated Australia there were only 3 cases of smallpox.

The smallpox vaccine was discontinued in the United States after Dr. Henry Kempe reported to Congress in 1966 that fewer people were dying from the disease than from vaccination.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B085CBC263?binding=kindle_edition&ref_=dbs_s_ks_series_rwt_tkin&qid=1674315848&sr=1-1

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Ginger Ade/ Tiger Water Demonstration

Meet my friend Danielle who started a Youtube channel about her homesteading because she needed another thing to add to her long list of accomplishments on her homestead: Chickens, beekeeping, goats, a greenhouse in the making, fruit orchard, growing veggies… all while providing loving childcare to a friend’s baby everyday, and volunteering at a few different organizations!

Ginger Ade (AKA Tiger Juice)

Ever need a special ‘punch’ or drink for a party? While we might think we need to stop at the grocery store and buy a juice or a jug of something to serve to our guests, here is another option.

Recently our youngest daughter and I hosted a baby shower ‘tea party’ for our older daughter who is expecting her second baby. Since it’s always nice to have a cold drink to offer in addition to the hot tea, I thought about what options I had in my kitchen. Last minute is often when I get my best ideas, and the result was enjoyed so much that I received many requests for the ‘recipe’. I didn’t really follow any recipe but combined ideas I’ve learned over the years*. Here is what I did, with a few suggestions for variations.

Basically, you are making a ‘tea’ with fresh ginger and jalapeño. You can make it strong, sweeten it with honey, and dilute it to taste.

  • 1 inch fresh ginger grated. Vary the amount according to your palate. More ginger will equal more ‘burn’.
  • Several slices of jalapeño or other hot peppers (OPTIONAL, but has great health benefits!). Test your pepper for the hotness level. You can use more slices of a mild jalapeño. Adjust based on how ‘hot’ you or your guests can handle!
  • Filtered water
  • local honey (add as your tea is cooling)
  • fresh squeezed juice of one lemon, lime, or orange (optional, add to cooled tea to give a natural vitamin C boost)

Combine ginger, peppers, and water to nearly fill a sauce pan. Glass is best. Stainless steel next best. You can also use a slow cooker if you have the time. Adjust the quantity of ginger to the size of your pot and the amount you are making.

Bring to a gentle boil, cover, and allow to simmer for at least 1/2 hour (can go for an hour in the saucepan, or use a slow cooker for a few hours, or overnight).

Allow to cool. While cooling, pour through a filter to strain out the ginger pieces. Alternatively, if you aren’t in a hurry, you can blend the mixture, and then pour into the strainer, using a rubber spatula to push the mass through it. I think I prefer blending – it feels like you get more ‘good stuff’ that way.

Add honey to taste. Stir. Add a lot of ice (made with filtered water). The ice will not only cool it, but will also serve to dilute it. Add more water as desired.

Ginger could be the best “flu shot” EVER!

Why Ginger? A quick internet search reveals many fabulous benefits of ginger:

  • powerful antibiotic properties and is able to effectively target some ‘antibiotic resistant strains’
  • calms nausea
  • soothes sore muscles
  • eases arthritis symptoms
  • curbs cancer growth
  • lowers blood sugar and may help with weight loss
  • eases menstrual period pain
  • boosts bone health
  • strengthens the immune system
  • may help lower cholesterol
  • may help improve brain function and protect against Alzheimer’s disease

Gingerol is the main bioactive compound in ginger and is responsible for much of ginger’s medicinal properties. Gingerol has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.

Ginger has long been used as a natural remedy to fight various ailments. Now, new research is showing that ginger may also be effective in fighting harmful bacteria and viruses.

A recent study found that ginger extract was able to kill several types of bacteria, including some that are resistant to antibiotics. The study’s authors believe that the compound responsible for this effect is gingerol, which has potent antibacterial and antiviral properties.

…Modern science is now discovering that this humble root may have powerful anti-cancer properties. One study found that ginger contains over 40 antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds. These substances work together to inhibit the growth of cancer cells and stop them from spreading.

https://lungcancertips.com/10-most-amazing-health-benefits-of-ginger/

Note to self: Make Ginger Ade more often!

*This is a simpler, tastier version of Kick ‘Um Juice, a powerful concentrate many have used in their victory over cancer. Another variation I experimented with is Kick ‘Um for Kids a great immune boost to give to children during cold and flu season.

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of over 40 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as ten grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.

Fever – Don’t Fear

Most parents in the west have been led to believe that a fever is bad and when a baby or child gets a fever, there are appropriate ‘baby’ fever reducers that should be given. New parents are advised by doctors and nurses on how and when to give over the counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals to babies for a variety of reasons. Many parents feel that if they do NOT give their baby these ‘baby’ pharmaceutical products widely available at grocery stores and pharmacies, they are not ‘good’ parents. Because the medical profession has not understood the value of a fever, many parents have been led down a path that they didn’t expect – sometimes including longterm chronic illness.

What is fever? What is the appropriate loving response for a parent when their baby or child develops a fever?

“Giving Tylenol to a babe for fever is equivalent to shooting your own attack dog when he’s going after a home intruder! Fevers are important.”

Dr Larry Palevsky is a NYS licensed pediatrician, who utilizes a holistic approach to children’s wellness and illness. He has been promoting health naturally for decades and has discovered valuable information that he passes on to parents. The following points about fever are from his website, where you will find even more detailed explanation of the beneficial role of fever in childhood.

GENERAL GUIDANCE IF YOUR CHILD IS SICK: “Do less. Stimulate less. Speak less. Eat less.” “Drink more. Sleep more. Rest more. Breathe more.”

  1. Stop your daily routine and encourage your child, and your family members, to rest.
  2. Provide a safe and comfortable environment for your child to process the illness.
  3. Encourage plenty of fluids (water, tea, broth, soup, breast milk). If your child is on formula, you may need to either stop the formula completely, or feed fewer ounces through the illness.
  4. Turn the volume down. Reduce activity levels, noise, excitement, schedules, chores, and tasks to a minimum.
  5. Turn the lights down. Maintain a calm, quiet, peaceful environment for your child’s nervous system to heal.
  6. Stay indoors; play quiet games. Going outside can be too much of an energetic overload for your child’s body when sick, and may prolong and intensify the stress on his body.
  7. Give your child a warm bath, several times per day if necessary, and stay with your child as much as possible. Lay low, and watch your child closely. Be mindful of cool or cold drafts when getting out of the bath.
  8. Regarding supplements, it is best to stop most, if not all of the supplements that your child is taking. You will need to use your judgment in making this decision.
  9. Do not force your child to eat. When children are sick or not feeling well, their digestive systems slow down. Food is one of the last things children are interested in when they have a fever or don’t feel well. Just ensure fluid intake, and don’t push foods. Their bodies will tell you when they are ready to start eating again. And, most importantly, avoid sugar, including juices, flour and dairy products, and fried foods, when your child is sick, as these foods tend to increase stress, dehydration, and mucus production in the body, which will prolong, or worsen, the course of illness.
  10. Observe your child for mental status changes.
  11. Please remember that the resolution of illness can take some time. The more patience you have, the more closely you observe your child, and the more you efficiently remove the stressors in your child’s environments, the greater you will impact the length of recovery for your child’s illness.
  12. You may need to cancel plans, stay home, and not participate in previously planned activities so your child can rest and heal at home in her own comfortable, safe environment. The most important thing you can do as a parent is to provide your child with a safe environment in which healing can occur.
  13. Make the first day your child feels better a slow day. Stay home and rest for the first 24 hours that the symptoms of illness have finally abated. Try not to rush back into the daily routine of life.

Re: Acute Illness: Dr. Palevsky often remarks that “children need to be allowed to experience symptoms of acute illness in order for their bodies to appropriately cleanse the waste and toxins from their systems, and so they can go forward in their lives toward greater optimal health and wellness.” Rarely does Dr. Palevsky ever need to prescribe antibiotics for children in his practice. On average, he writes one antibiotic prescription per year. This is because he has come to understand that most illnesses in children are not caused by infections, and therefore, don’t require antibiotic treatment. Dr. Palevsky recommends that parents read this section of his website in great detail so that they can better understand and address any perceived challenges to their children’s health.

Dr Palevsky has a lot of experience and includes much more helpful information on the details of the body’s detox process on his website, including information on ear pain, coughs, diarrhea and vomiting. Many parents find it difficult to act against their strong programming of “avoiding a fever at all costs”. They may feel that their child is suffering and all they want to do is give them some relief. However, the short term difficulty of a fever will build long term health. Taking a short cut – by giving fever reducers – is actually going to adversely impact long term health. The action of Tylenol reduces glutathione in the body – an important anti-oxidant containing three amino acids that helps in the detox process. Giving Tylenol (aka acetaminophen, Paracetamol, Panadol) can result in your child being sick for longer, as well as other harmful impacts that parents are seldom warned about:

Estimates suggest 90% of infants are given Tylenol (aka acetaminophen). Pregnant women are encouraged that Tylenol is safe to take during pregnancy. Yet, there has been virtually no thorough investigation of the neurological consequences. There are 16 human studies which suggest brain developmental harm from use in pregnancy. Read more of the potential harm from this commonly used OTC treatment.

https://journeyboost.com/2020/01/22/tylenol-and-asd-adhd-were-you-warned/

I believe 99% of all parents ONLY want what is best for their children. Navigating the information and discerning what is truly best is not always easy. There are many forces competing for our attention, allegiance, and money. Every parent will benefit from tuning into their gut instincts, seeking God’s wisdom, and asking a lot of questions. Most of us were not trained in critical thinking skills in our ‘education’ and have been subjected to a lot of marketing and propaganda pushed on us as “health information.”

A wise person said, critical thinking is all about believing more true things and believing less untrue things. We will spend the rest of our lives honing these skills!

I’d love to hear your personal experience of nursing a child through fever. I’ve watched both my five children, and our nine grandchildren receive a lot of TLC when sick and bounce back quickly from most illnesses. Fever reducing meds were never a part of my home first aid kit!

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved from the life of a rebel. I’ve been blessed with a husband of 41 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world. Be sure to subscribe to stay in touch!

Easy Healthy Waffles or Pancakes!

In 1982 I met mom who had her 10th baby around the same time as I had our first! She shared with me a wonderfully easy way to turn whole wheat berries into delicious healthy waffles or pancakes. You can make the batter in about 10 minutes and deliver a healthy meal or snack! I’ve been making these for four decades modifying the original recipe in a variety of ways!

Flour is made by grinding wheat berries. White flour is sifted. The nutritional value of the wheat is at its maximum just after milling, and decreases over time. Fresh ground flour has the highest nutritional value. This recipe uses the entire wheat berry, and instantly grinds it into flour in your blender giving you the maximum nutritional benefit. Wheat berries can be found where other whole ‘healthy’ dried grains are sold and come in two varieties: hard (mostly for bread) or soft (better for pastries). You can use either for this recipe, but soft is preferred. You can also use Einkhorn or other ancient grains if you can find them. Organic is best.

  • 1 Cup wheat berries.
  • 1 Cup milk, sour milk or kefir. You can also use water without too much difference in the result. The dairy option will provide more nutrition.

Blend the wheat berries and liquid in a blender. Start on low speed and depending on the power of your blender, blend for about 3 minutes. A Vitamix on high speed can be faster. The goal is to have a smooth non gritty texture!

  • Add 1/4-1/3 more milk to get the mixture extremely smooth.
  • 1/2-1 apple. (optional addition) Cut the apple into pieces and add to the blender as it is running.
  • 1/4-1/2 cup of oats. Add while blender is running.
  • 3 – 6 eggs. The more eggs, the higher protein. Use less if you’re about to run out of eggs! Less eggs may require more liquid.
  • 4 teaspoons of baking powder.
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla (optional)
  • +/- 2 Tablespoons of softened butter or coconut oil

Blend until everything is mixed. If the mixture is too thick to blend, add more milk (or liquid). If the mixture seems too runny, add more oats. Waffle batter may need to be slightly thicker.

Pour onto hot skillet for pancakes or into hot waffle maker. Serve with butter, syrup, berries, fruit, yogurt, cheese, jam, or anything you like! I always like to add a bit of lemon juice and cinnamon.

The batter can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator. Waffles or pancakes can be stored in a zip lock bag in the freezer for future quick easy snacks.

Enjoy!

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved from the life of a rebel. I’ve been blessed with a husband of 41 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world. Please subscribe (below) so you don’t miss any future blogs!

4 Minute Boost

Give yourself a gift for Christmas: make a commitment to do something quick, easy, fun and VERY BENEFICIAL for yourself ALL YEAR LONG!

Introducing the 4 minute nitric oxide boost exercise workout: 4 exercises, performed with precision 10 times each in sequence, repeat the sequence 3 times, while breathing through your nose. Over time you can increase the pace and increase the number of reps. I’ve been doing this for several years and now do 20 reps repeated 4 times – but I didn’t start there.

This workout is HIIT (high intensity interval training) and provides many benefits. Make this simple routine a priority in your morning and notice that you have increased energy, greater mental clarity, improved immune protection, and muscle toning. I believe you may even experience more positive food choices, better self-control, and better sleep. HIIT workouts can help stimulate the body’s production of hormones like HGH that can help you lose fat and build lean muscle. You can do this workout anywhere (I’ve done it in airports, while pumping gas, and while waiting outside stores for more avid shoppers!). For increased benefits, repeat multiple times throughout the day. Your body will thank you!

If you are new to exercise you can start with five reps of each exercise and repeat 3 times, gradually increasing. In this short video Dr Zach Bush introduces each exercise demonstrating correct movements.

If you want the background information about WHY this is such an effective workout and WHAT the body does during this time, watch Dr Zach Bush explain in the following 2 miniute video.

The following video describes the same routine with some modifications especially for women of all ages.

I’d love to hear about how you incorporate this exercise in your schedule!

Becky Hastings collects information on health and tries her best to discover and share truth. By God’s grace, through Jesus Christ, I was saved, blessed with a husband of 41 years, and five precious babies all grown up. I now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world. Please subscribe (below) so you don’t miss any future blogs!