Beat the wet ingredients. Add the dry ingredients and stir gently but thoroughly. Add the blueberries last and mix in gently. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake at 375 for 20 minutes; turn oven down and bake another 20 minutes. Then test the internal temperature. Leave to cook until thermometer reads 200 in the center. Allow the loaf to cool as long as you can in the pan. Usually with the delicious aroma of fresh banana bread there is a lot of demand to cut it while it’s still hot. But it is easier to get nice slices if you have some time to wait!
I picked fresh blueberries from a local Upstate South Carolina PYO. My nearly 5 yo granddaughter said they were a bit sour, but she managed to eat them along with her waffle and syrup. The berries are small and might be considered a bit tart. I just decided on a whim to add them to a loaf of banana bread we were making together. Since she didn’t enjoy them fresh, maybe they’d be better baked. My son and DIL, hubby, and the 4 grandchildren devoured it! The combination of flavors was delectable. My DIL said plain banana bread is now ruined for her forever.
*Since I stopped using a microwave years ago, I sometimes melt butter in a saucepan. This time I just stuck the whole stick of butter into the loaf pan and put it in the oven as it was heating up. Once it was melted, I poured it into the batter. I found that very convenient as it coats the loaf pan and reduces clean up!
Sorry. No pictures. Eaten far too fast for pictures.
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 40 years, and have 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.“
Have you already had a covid infection? Did you know that covid infection provides protection? Great news! The following sources all confirm that a person who has had an infection has lasting robust immunity.
“Good news: Mild COVID-19 induces lasting antibody protection: People who have had mild illness develop antibody-producing cells that can last lifetime.” Washington School of Medicine in St Louis from May 24, 2021.
The findings, published May 24 in the journal Nature, suggest that mild cases of COVID-19 leave those infected with lasting antibody protection and that repeated bouts of illness are likely to be uncommon.
Coronavirus immunity May Last Years, Possibly Even Decades, Study Suggests
Immunity to the novel coronavirus may last eight months or longer, according to a new study authored by respected scientists at leading labs, which found that individuals who recovered from the coronavirus developed “robust” levels of B cells and T cells (necessary for fighting off the virus) and “these cells may persist in the body for a very, very long time.”
Previously infected should be protected from all variants
Andrew D Redd, Alessandra Nardin, Hassen Kared, Evan M Bloch, Andrew Pekosz, Oliver Laeyendecker, Brian Abel, Michael Fehlings, Thomas C Quinn, Aaron A R Tobian, CD8+ T cell responses in COVID-19 convalescent individuals target conserved epitopes from multiple prominent SARS-CoV-2 circulating variants, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2021;, ofab143, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab143 or https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofab143/6189113
Research Suggests Mild COVID-19 Illness Leaves Behind Lasting Antibody Protection. June 2, 2021.
Scientists found that individuals who have recovered from a mild case of COVID-19 have long-lived plasma cells in their bone marrow that secretes low levels of antibodies against the virus for possibly a lifetime.
I’m not saying I agree with everything presented by the author, but only by examining many aspects of an issue and discovering many viewpoints can we form a thoughtful point of view. Being able to hold differing points of view in your mind long enough to consider them is essential in most discussions. Our culture produces short sound bites which intend to spur our allegiance and keep us divided. Considering many sides of an issue brings understanding.
Remember, even if you do get sick, there are many approaches to effectively treat the illness so that it will not be severe. Early consistent treatment of any symptom usually brings swift relief. My personal go-to is vitamin C. Zinc is an essential mineral that many of us may be deficient in and supplementing can be beneficial. Our immune system is awesome. I have several more posts about it here, here, and here. More serious illness may require protocols developed by many doctors working together to successfully treat this infection.
Knowing that infection protects because our immune system is designed to remember previous infections can give us a lot of confidence. Do we really need an experimental liability free injection that is fast becoming the most harmful drug in history? Why are we getting so much pressure to accept this medical procedure? Many well respected scientists are repeatedly assuring us that we do not need to fear this virus.
I’d love to hear from you. What are you learning? We all need hope. Seeking to know what’s going on in the world is never going to be complete without understanding that the world was created by God who loves us and desires our ultimate good. Navigating vast amounts of conflicting information can produce confusion and apathy. No matter what is happening in the world, or the cause, God is still in control. Seeking to hear His voice in the midst of chaos will provide clarity and comfort.
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 40 years, and have 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.“
Perhaps you’ve heard something like this… “If you don’t accept this injection you can’t….”
visit your family member,
eat in the dining room,
participate in this specific life activity,
work here – ie keep your job. As in, if you don’t take it, you’re fired.
etc. etc. etc.
If you are facing any type of pressure to accept an injection, take some time to read this blog by Christian Elliot. His previous blog on the covid shot went viral. I did a summary of it here. In this new blog he discusses the aspect of facing pressure for refusing to take the shot. He provides links to legal resources which may help you. To read the entire blog (approximately 13 minutes), go here.
How to Overcome the Pressure to Get a Covid Vaccine
Recently a friend of mine who adamantly did NOT want to get a covid vaccine, did so anyway because of pressure from her peers and her employer.
For any of you who feel pressured to get a covid jab and feel like it’s becoming impossible to say no, I’ve got your back.
Before I’m done you will:
Understand why vaccine mandates and coercion are illegal.
Have a practical way to converse about your decision to opt-out.
Feel confident in your decision, and (I hope) feel emboldened to speak up.
At the end of his blog Christian links to a couple of great videos including this one which is an interview with three nurses who describe their incredible and horrific experience after receiving the injection pushed on them by their employers..
Keep well. Keep healthy. Boost your immune system. Injecting chemical cocktails in the hope of protection will never keep you healthy! Choose your food wisely, exercise, get outdoors in the sunshine, find a faith community, seek God – these are the paths to true health. AND, if you do get sick, remember, there are effective treatment options!
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 40 years, and have 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.“
Dr Peter McCullough has written and spoken clearly (see video interview below) that early treatment for corona infection can completely avoid hospitalization and death. In our age of misinformation, many lack access to this vital life saving information. If you or a loved one would like to avoid illness or treat illness early, this is a critically important resource put together by compassionate courageous physicians with a lot of successful experience.
Here is the scientific paper describing specific effective treatment protocols written by Dr Peter McCullough published online in August 2020. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection published in the American Journal of Medicine. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32771461/
McCullough PA, Kelly RJ, Ruocco G, Lerma E, Tumlin J, Wheelan KR, Katz N, Lepor NE, Vijay K, Carter H, Singh B, McCullough SP, Bhambi BK, Palazzuoli A, De Ferrari GM, Milligan GP, Safder T, Tecson KM, Wang DD, McKinnon JE, O’Neill WW, Zervos M, Risch HA. Pathophysiological Basis and Rationale for Early Outpatient Treatment of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Infection. Am J Med. 2021 Jan;134(1):16-22. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.07.003. Epub 2020 Aug 7. PMID: 32771461; PMCID: PMC7410805.
Dr McCullough has published over 40 peer reviewed scientific papers on covid s19 in the last year.
Peter McCullough explains his perspective in this excellent interview. Here is a segment on YouTube but I will post the full interview which is available on other platforms, below.
Seek truth. Pray. God will lead us to all truth.
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 40 years, and have 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.“
Trying to eat healthier, but still have a sweet tooth? This is the answer! There is a lot of flexibility with this recipe, and a lot of deliciousness. Guilt free because there is no flour, no sugar and no butter (although I don’t feel guilty about eating butter!)!
Add to a food processor (best option) or a blender (if you don’t have one). I used a Vitamix because that is what I have.
4 eggs
1 ripe avocado
1/4 C cashews or almond butter, or peanut butter
1/3 C cocoa powder
1 banana
4 dates
Salt
Vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
Honey – about a tablespoon, or more if you want a sweeter taste
Top with walnuts and chocolate chips (or mix in)
Optional (not pictured): Add blobs of cream cheese mixed with honey on top (or mix in)
Spread into a glass baking dish approximately 8 x 8. Top with walnuts.
Bake at 350 15-20 minutes. (I recently acquired an internal thermometer and let the temperature reach 175 F). Allow to cool on a rack and then transfer to the refrigerator. Avoid the temptation to eat now, they are really much better after they get cold!
Enjoy!
Possible additions and/or substitutions: cooked sweet potato instead of banana. Add coconut to the topping. Pecans or other nuts instead of walnuts.
Let me know what substitutions you make!
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 40 years, and have 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.
Do you know how many US children are being bombarded with psychiatric drugs?
Over 6 million children aged 0-17; Over 500,000 babies and toddlers aged 0-5.[1]
Data up to February 2020 reveals this is the number of children given prescription medications that WILL cause chemical imbalance in the brain, create addictions, and cause many other adverse side effects.
Are doctors getting our offspring hooked on addictive drugs at a far higher rate than the local drug dealers?
Why? Why are we drugging our children?
We can blame it on the medical industrial complex – children are an easy target for corporate profits.
We can blame it on doctors prescribing these medications.
We can blame it on insurance companies who reimburse for these medications.
We can blame it on agencies that receive government funding when children are prescribed these meds while in state custody.
We can blame it on parents who seek help and trust the system. Or parents that actually want an ‘instant fix’ to some behavior issues. Or parents that don’t discipline their children. Or parents struggling with their own addictions… So easy to blame the parents.
Or blame absent fathers.
Or we can blame teachers trying to control classroom behavior when all traditional measures of discipline are prohibited. Or an education system not designed to meet the needs and interests of children.
We can blame it on media exposure of children. Babies from young ages are given screens as babysitters. Or, media pushing drugs to parents. Or, media creating anxiety amongst the entire population.
There are so many people we can blame. There are very few who want to take responsibility.
The blame game rarely helps us personally solve problems. I urge all parents to inform themselves. I’ve had so many friends over the years that trusted their doctors and followed the agenda, giving their children psychotropic drugs. Often one drug leads to another. Behavior problems are not usually magically solved with drugs. Often behavior is still an issue. Side effects become an additional and far more long lasting and complex issue to deal with. So many families wish they could go back and change their initial decisions regarding accepting the very first psychiatric drug for their child – no matter what condition it was prescribed for, there are alternatives.[2]
The Bay Area News Group spent four months documenting the alarming use of psychiatric medications in California’s foster care system — and the impact on thousands of vulnerable children who continue to suffer the consequences. From Los Angeles to the Bay Area to Humboldt County, reporter Karen de Sá and photographer Dai Sugano interviewed more than 175 people, including dozens of current and former foster youth who were frequently moved and heavily medicated by a system that struggled to manage their complicated childhoods. Now, there’s a growing call for change among former foster youth, psychiatrists, public health nurses and youth advocates. The stories of lost childhoods and remarkable resilience provide compelling lessons on how California can better address their trauma and stop “Drugging Our Kids.”
What can we do? Here are some random ideas that pop into my head:
For one thing, don’t just take drugs for any and every condition. Understand that the industry that makes all your handy quick fixes – both prescription and OTC – is the same one that is drugging our children. Why do we support them? Why not boycott all pharmaceuticals? Only take them when it’s a life or death situation…
Learn how to live a natural healthy lifestyle. Help and encourage others to live an active healthy lifestyle.
Disinvest in pharmaceutical companies. Put your money behind your strong passions. Check your investment portfolio. Are you profiting from the deliberate harm of children by corporations that push addictive harmful drugs on children???? Place your vote with your wallet.
Spread the word. This situation didn’t develop overnight. It’s been a slow creep over decades. We need to speak truth boldly. Most people have no idea and need to be informed on how the pharmaceutical industry is exploiting children.
What else? If you have ideas to add to my list, please share them in the comments below. I read every comment and LOVE to hear your input.
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 nearly 40 years, five precious babies, 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.
[1] 6,726,189 children aged 0-17 years including 530,169 from ages 0-5 years prescribed psychiatric drugs. Data was taken from the IQVia Total Patient Tracker Database for Year 2019, extracted February 2020. https://www.cchrint.org/…/children-on-psychiatric-drugs/
What’s the deal about masks? If so many are wearing them, they must be useful. If experts and health ‘officials’ are promoting them, then we should wear them – right? Where should we get our information about this topic? Is it safe to wear masks day after day? Is it safe for children to wear masks to school? Is there a way to make mask wearing safer? Are masks providing the hoped for protection?
Take some time to listen to two qualified PPE, OSHA trained experts provide some insight into the mask conversation. Don’t take my word for anything, but don’t believe everything promoted around you. In these times we all need discernment. This is not a discussion that is happening in the mainstream. Wonder why….
A few facts keep circling through my brain… If this entire world wide craziness is truly about health, why aren’t vitamin D supplements being encouraged or distributed? If any kind of testing is needed, why not test vitamin D levels? Vitamin D is absolutely well known as a determinant for all health, and especially for respiratory illnesses.
Perhaps the events of 2020 aren’t really about health… Health is primarily a result of heredity, environmental, and lifestyle factors. There are so many ways we can improve health. God designed our innate immune system and there are specific ways we can keep it running well. Think of the engine on your car. Whether you have a simple basic economical engine or a high performance expensive vehicle, both will run optimally with the best fuel you can find and regular maintenance. Our bodies will serve us best when we provide the best quality food (without toxic chemicals) and good lifestyle practices.
Seeking to honor God with our bodies can be a challenge when we are ‘fear bombed’ on every side. “Fear God only” is a phrase to reflect on when you feel the creep of fear. Matthew 10:28.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all who follow His precepts have good understanding. To Him belongs eternal praise.” Psalm 111:10
“Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.” Jesus, Matthew 10:28-29
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 and blessed with a husband of nearly 40 years, five precious babies, and now get to delight as nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
A 2016 study by John Hopkins Medical center published in the BMJ… Did you miss it? How confident should we be in our health care?
It makes sense to QUESTION EVERYTHING! You don’t have to be a doctor to ask questions and consider alternatives for yourself. A whopping 10% of all deaths in the U.S. are due to preventable medical mistakes!
“250,000 deaths per year are due to medical error in the U.S. Their figure, published May 3 in The BMJ, surpasses the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) third leading cause of death — respiratory disease, which kills close to 150,000 people per year.”
Medical Errors Are Third Leading Cause of Death in the U.S.
10 percent of U.S. deaths are due to preventable medical mistakes.
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 and blessed to bring five precious babies into the world, and now get to watch nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
Seventy two marks on this child represent the number of vaccine doses recommended for U.S. children by the time they are 18. Every jab contains ingredients such as aluminum, formaldehyde, mercury, aborted fetal cells, monkey, pig, dog, insect, cow rodent cells, and more.
By the age of 6, most children receive 46 doses of sǝuᴉɔɔɐʌ (±29 needles containing 100 different antigens). These pokes bombard the immature immune system which is expected to recognize and mount a specific defense against each one. Immunology teaches us that a young child’s immune system is not even well developed and fully functioning under the age of two and the blood brain barrier is still open so that neurotoxic substances can cross into the brain.
Fifty four percent of children in the US have a diagnosed chronic disease. We have one of the highest infant mortality rates of all first world countries. One in thirty-six have autism and that number keeps growing.
Meanwhile, we are not looking at all these ingredients, collectively. We are NOT doing studies with real inert placebos – vaccines have NEVER been studied compared to a true control group. We have never done studies on pregnant women.
Vaccines have NEVER been studied for longterm safety, or safety in the combinations recommended.
In 1986 Congress passed an Act granting vaccine manufacturers freedom from all liability. No matter what the cause, any vaccine that caused harm or death was protected under this act. In recent years many states are trying to pass laws forcing children in school to receive every single vaccine on the CDC recommended schedule. Of utmost concern is the fact that there are many more vaccines in the pipelines.
All vaccines approved by the CDC ACIP are 100% liability free. Parents and families bear the full weight of any damage or injury.
Are we trading infectious disease for chronic illness? Are the vaccines even protecting us from infectious disease? Have they ever?
#EducateBeforeYouVaccinate #BeBrave #OptOut
#WeDoNOTconsent
I acknowledge a lot of help from my friends in putting this together. The future of our children is at risk. We may not be able to stop the beast, but we can warn those in its path.
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 and blessed to bring five precious babies into the world, and now get to watch nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
I’ve been collecting SO MUCH information and documentation on masks for weeks. Are they helping or hurting? Instead of listing and discussing all the science and opinions available, I found a few great resources – including videos, written summaries, and poetry – for further education and understanding of this complex topic!
42 scientific references cited, published 14 July 2020
The foregoing data show that masks serve more as instruments of obstruction of normal breathing, rather than as effective barriers to pathogens. Therefore, masks should not be used by the general public, either by adults or children, and their limitations as prophylaxis against pathogens should also be considered in medical settings.
13 scientific references cited, published 11 May 2020
By wearing a mask, the exhaled viruses will not be able to escape and will concentrate in the nasal passages, enter the olfactory nerves and travel into the brain.Russell Blaylock, MD
As for the scientific support for the use of face mask, a recent careful examination of the literature, in which 17 of the best studies were analyzed, concluded that, “ None of the studies established a conclusive relationship between mask/respirator use and protection against influenza infection.”1 Keep in mind, no studies have been done to demonstrate that either a cloth mask or the N95 mask has any effect on transmission of the COVID-19 virus. Any recommendations, therefore, have to be based on studies of influenza virus transmission. And, as you have seen, there is no conclusive evidence of their efficiency in controlling flu virus transmission.
A 22 minute video segment from The Highwire with Del Bigtree published on 25 June 2020: ANTI-MASKERS: RIGHT OR SELFISH? As Americans turn against each other over mask mandates, many scientists are speaking out, including former professor of physics at the University of Ottawa, Denis Rancourt, PhD, who just released a paper compiling seven studies on the science surrounding the effectiveness of masks. #AntiMaskers#MasksWork#Coronavirus#Covid19#Health#Lockdown
The present paper about masks illustrates the degree to which governments, the mainstream media, and institutional propagandists can decide to operate in a science vacuum, or select only incomplete science that serves their interests. Such recklessness is also certainly the case with the current global lockdown of over 1 billion people, an unprecedented experiment in medical and political history.
Denis G. Rancourt is a researcher at the Ontario Civil Liberties Association (OCLA.ca) and is formerly a tenured professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada. This paper was originally published at Rancourt’s account on ResearchGate.net. As of June 5, 2020, this paper was removed from his profile by its administrators at Researchgate.net/profile/D_Rancourt. At Rancourt’s blog ActivistTeacher.blogspot.com, he recounts the notification and responses he received from ResearchGate.net and states, “This is censorship of my scientific work like I have never experienced before.”
A detailed comprehensive discussion (47 minutes) of mask effectiveness by Tammy Clark, a PPE expert.
Poetry Pause: “Boiling the Frog; It’s Just A Mask” by Forrest Maready
It’s just a mask. It’s just two weeks. It’s just non-essential businesses. It’s just to keep from overwhelming the hospitals. It’s just until cases go down more. It’s just to keep others from being scared. It’s just for a few more weeks. It’s just communion or singing. You can still meet. It’s just until we get a vaccine. It’s just a few side effects. It’s just a bracelet. It’s just to let people know you’re safe to be around. It’s just an app. It’s just to let others know who you’ve been in contact with. It’s just a few more months. It’s just a video. It’s just an email account. It’s just for protecting others from hate speech. It’s just a few people. It’s just a credit card company. You can use cash. It’s just a few places that don’t take cash. It’s just a little chip. It’s just for medical information and paying for things. It’s just so you can travel. It’s just so you can get your driver’s license. It’s just so you can vote. It’s just for a few more years. It’s just a statue. It’s just a building. It’s just a song. It’s just a few words. It’s just a piece of paper. It’s just a book. It’s just a movie. It’s just a flag. It’s just a piece of cloth. It’s just a blood test. It’s just a scan. It’s just a chip. It’s just a dog. It’s just a clump of cells. It’s just the bad people. It’s just the undesirables. It’s just the Jews. It’s just the men. It’s just the Christians. It’s just the people that don’t think like we do. It’s just… wait… It’s not just a mask #boilingthefrog
From an 8 minute video on Fear and Social Control:
“What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise; to receiving decisions deliberated in secret; to believing that the situation was so complicated that the government had to act on information which the people could not understand, or so dangerous that, even if the people could not understand it, it could not be released because of national security. And their sense of identification with Hitler, their trust in him, made it easier to widen this gap and reassured those who would otherwise have worried about it.”–from Chapter 13, “But Then It Was Too Late”
How about you? Do you have thoughts about the big mask push? Do you have some great succinct persuasive resources to share? Thank you for your comments and contribution to this discussion.
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 and blessed to bring five precious babies into the world, and now get to watch nine grandchildren grow! Together we can help each other discover a healthy path in this crazy upside down world.
