Optimum Health a Lifestyle - OHaL

27/04/2023

..part 2/2

Ingredients:-
✔ 5 Bitter Gourds (Peeled washed deseeded and deep fried)
✔ Oil for frying
✔ Red Chili powder – to taste
✔ Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
✔ Paneer- 250 gms
✔ Coriander (dhania) leaves – 1 tbsp
✔ Onion - 1 medium
✔ Garam Masala - ½ tsp
✔ Tomato - 1 medium
✔ Salt to taste

Deep or shallow fry the gourd. (Use your means of preference as long as the gourd cooks through).

Crumble the paneer & add to it the spices (salt & red pepper). Use this mixture and fill the gourds.

In a pan, add a little oil and fry the chopped onions till transparent.

Add the chopped tomatoes & fry for a little while. Add the dry spices to the tomatoes (salt, pepper, turmeric). Simmer.

Add the stuffed gourd to the pan & mix well, make sure the stuffing doesn't come out. If there is little paneer left over, add it alongside the gourd.

Reduce the heat and let it cook for a further 10 mins. Fold the mixture over the gourd occasionally.

Finally add the chopped coriander together with the Garam masala.
Remove from heat and serve hot as a side dish with Chapati, Rice, Mash potatoes etc...

Dinner is ready, Enjoy!

Courtesy: Cure Yourself

27/04/2023

BITTER GOURD / MELON





BITTER GOURD also known as balsam apple, bitter melon or balsam pear. It is renowned for its medicinal properties as well as its exotic, acquired taste🤭.

Nutritional info I found: Bitter gourds are very low in calories but dense with precious nutrients. It is an excellent source of vitamins B1, B2, and B3, C, magnesium, folic acid, zinc, phosphorus, and manganese, and has high dietary fiber. It is rich in iron and contains twice the beta-carotene of broccoli, twice the calcium of spinach, and twice the potassium of a banana!

This bitter gem has like a trillion benefits....which is really mind-boggling🙃! .........with that said.....grit your teeth if you must.....😊...and add this vegetable to your diet........! Here we go.. part 1/2

27/04/2023

BITTER IS BETTER!

When I think of bitter, my mind brings up pictures of aloe vera, neem (muharubaini), Bitter melon (karela)

There others who look at the likes of lemon, lime, dandelion etc.....
but what is it with these bitter foods.....really?

Well, this is what I found out..........

1. Bitter is what heals!
2. Bitter stuff is what can / will save your life!
3. The ‘bitterer’ something is, the more it will en-liven your liver.

THE LIVER
In this context, the liver is where all the toxic stuff is backed up since the day one was conceived. It is essentially our body’s filter.
This is where all our not-so-good food/life choices end up… the likes of ci******es, alcohol, preservatives, food additives, chlorine, fluoride, heavy metals, plastic fumes, pesticides, w**d killers, household cleansers, dry cleaning chemicals, overly fried food, toxic chemicals, etc.
So, the bitter plants will do to a liver what a million-dollar bill does to you- wake you up and inspire you to get to work and clean up your act. …How awesome is nature!!!
These bitter plants might not taste great, but remember it is the sugary nicey nicey tasting stuff that got us into trouble in the first place.

Let us try not to judge food by how good it tastes, rather, the rule of thumb should be...the worse something tastes, the better it is for you.

….anyhow, there are also ways of making even the nastiest healing herb palatable.

Markus Rothkranz

20/03/2023

When one is living with a mental disorder, they often experiences stigma on multiple levels.

Stereotypes surrounding
those with mental illnesses leads to public stigma, especially since many people associate mental illnesses
with madness, witchcraft etc…”

“A staggering 1 out of 4 persons who seek healthcare in Kenya have a mental health condition.
Depression is common & there are increasing rates of substance & alcohol use disorders..”

Sadly this is not just borrowed information but a reflection of the mental health state of our nation.

It doesn't take much for an individual to tip over into a state of despair or disillusionment.

Change starts with self, our internal conversations will show up on the outside . Our bodies simply become a mirror of our digestion...sense digestion.

I LOVE YOU is a sentence that all of us deserve to hear. Every relationship thrives with this affirmation. Every self is built from within when this is expressed. Sadly we confine this to a particular day or not at all

However, there is a way to change this. The small steps begin within. We can only pour out from a filled vessel. Let's start by telling it to ourselves, daily and at every moment. It doesn't matter if our present reality challenges us..keep repeating this to self. Let this sink deep into our subconscious.

Then, tell this to someone else, say it sincerely. Collectively we can lift this dark cloud of depression, despair and dejection that is fast suffocating us. The is the new cancer and it is metastasizing creating all manner of dis-eases in its wake!

Make someone feel special from today and everyday. A soul is waiting to hear it.

Nakuona Nakusikia!

💕 I LOVE YOU 💕

19/03/2023

Yep. Be kind with everyone...

16/03/2023

Knowledge is power!

In the quest to attain knowledge I sometimes come across an insight that is both inspiring yet a tad insulting. Like the one attached.

But before we entertain the same sentiment, let us think deep about this quote for a minute.

What is it about our mind that is so amazing and a game changer? It seems that we need to pay close attention to this area of our being because it contains the information that can unlock our seemingly impossible circumstances.

Our minds represent our hopes and our future, sadly it is the last place where we turn to for help! This should never be said of the members in this forum.

It is my desire that we jealousy guard our 5 senses in turn sheilding our minds. We cannot afford to live carelessly!

It is a fact: we are what we digest in every aspect, through every sense gate that we possess.

Does that mean that we ignore our current realities? Ofcourse not, rather this means it is WE who will speak what we WANT to eventually see in our realities.

Every difficult turn has no choice but to come and pass!

15/03/2023

We understand we are what we DIGEST.

HANGO means at home in the luhya - maragoli dialect.

It is the Meal Prep Kitchen arm of OHaL.

At Hango we endeavour to bring 'at home' like food, balancing healthy with convenience. We constantly look at our value chain and strive to use only natural ingredients in our value add products.

At Hango we will also share nutritious recipes, offer cooking lessons amongst other products.

We are doing our part as we strive to show us how to achieve balance, spirit, soul and body.

Feel free to follow, like and share our page.

https://www.facebook.com/HangoSmokedChicken

13/03/2023

🛑 Long read alert🛑

I spend alot of time amazed at creation, human beings specifically. I haven't fully grasped how powerful we as human beings really are! Every moment is a learning experience.

We possess faculties and abilities that we are not even aware of or fully exploited.

Allow me to dwell on one today.

We have heard and/or witnessed the power our words have had, in creating havoc or otherwise in our lives.

Let's pause for a minute and really let this sink deep.

*Our words create our world*

With the use of a strategy, focus and sound (words) a wall came down! A fortress! A whole solid wall! This just blows my mind.

Are we able to do the same today? Yes indeed! I have tried it on both inanimate objects and animate situations, with precision results..We have POWER!

13/03/2023

Part 2

Can we make this a lifestyle? Why not? Though this will need alot of practice.

Let's employ this truth in any area of our lives. What are the walls that we need to bring down? In our health? Relationships?

Have we given up and decided a certain situation is too complicated and or hopeless?

Even if I remain as the last man standing I want to exploit all that my 'being' has to offer. This seems to be the key to living life abundantly, optimally....who wouldn't want that?

A story was shared of a loved one who had an area of dis-ease. A herbal protocol was engaged and the team involved waited patiently for positive feedback. It came. They were on the way to a great testimony. The excitement was palpable. A few months later, their client was back.

13/03/2023

Part 3

The dis-ease seemed to have re-energised and they were in a worse state. The team was floored, they racked their brains, asked questions, went through the client's bio data again. Maybe they had overlooked some information.

Then one day, in session, the client made this comment. I am not sure if I am meant to be healed. Maybe I am trying to hard!!!!

It may look like a small comment but...could it? was it the key?

Let us use our voice wisely. Let's start by creating a sound battle plan. Call out that solid wall of dejection, despair, depression or whatever the challenge is. And command it to come down.

There is a place for nutrition, medical intervention, diet/herbs etc.

However our voices bring our fears or faith to the fore. Any gains made by nutrition, diet, herbs or the conventional route can be reversed in the twinkling of an eye.

Make up your mind. What will it be?

Blessed day 🍇

13/03/2023

So we attract those things that we give alot of attention to ...!
..so if the focus is lack then...if it's a bitter situation then..
If it's abundance then.

Where is your focus..?

13/03/2023

The stories making the debut in news in the recent times have been disheartening. The NEW Cancer is that of despair and dejection.

We are witnessing, daily, people make very difficult or disheartening choices.

We can no longer ignore the role of our minds in the quest for healing.. optimal healing.

Learning how it functions in regards to our whole being is no longer a preserve of the medical professionals.

We must want to learn so that we can be of support to our loved ones as well.

Remember: The power of the mind reigns supreme over every other external stimulus, when it comes to forming or transforming our human experiences.

23/02/2023

Which one will it be?

23/02/2023

Interesting isn't it?

That morning that you slept upset...on waking there is no water in the shower....or the toilet will not flush...then the help didn't return from her off...and the spouse forgot to settle a bill ..then the children woke up late and are left by the school bus...did that person drive past me and splash muddy water on my windscreen..!..and on and on it goes....the day becomes darker as you get angrier....

Who doesn't know these days....it's like one negative issue whispers to the other .... literally ....

So goes ones health...today it's the blood pressure... tommorow it's the heating up of the feet...then comes the nausea...oh! how about that bloated feeling....like...give me a break please!!!!

I wonder about such things....my mind does gymnastics many times ....
.one day it made sense...l realised that those days were actually of my making 😖

Seriously this was becoming too much...

How is it that I am responsible for literally everything in my life...the truth is yes...I am😏

Every negative feeling embedded within my subconscious attracts or creates a similar situation in the now ( or real life!)..... Literally we are manifesting what we actually think within...!

So let us all put this to the test today.....

What is really going on within you? Who are you angry with? Who has hurt you so bad you are struggling to forgive? What has made you so bitter? What has got you so fearful? What has made you so sad? ...and so the list goes....
..now look at the reality of your NOW.... does your external look bleak and sad or is it joyous....?

Change your mind and watch for a positive outside....

Everything LITERALLY begins with our self....
.. somebody should have told me this ages ago😊

22/02/2023

Our lives are a sum total of our thoughts.

The first time I heard this statement I was very angry! Actually I felt insulted!

How could that be possible? My circumstances I believed happened upon me.

And at best were beyond my control....no?
The more time I spent thinking about this statement the more I realised..no I was horrified to note that it was actually true!

I am learning daily to think about what I am thinking about..the goal being...to impact my life positively and live intentionally.

Let's apply this to our health... optimum health...a summation of spirit soul and body.

So, if the soul is the control tower...
..I choose to be deliberate about what influences me in there, regarding my dis-ease or circumstances.
...That means all negative stimulus must go....media pages, books, movies, friends, etc....as these would be feeding me wrongly....
.then I look for that positive stimulus that speaks a better truth of where I am lacking or wanting.....
..who wants to listen to a sad or sorry state of an area of challenge they are already struggling with?

E.g. there is no cure for....(fill in the gap..)

The economy is ...(fill in the gap..)

That situation is....(Fill in the gap..)

Choose today! Rise above this negative places....hang around positive people /places etc...it will rub off and soon life will appear in it's true colour.

Investigate .Eliminate

21/02/2023

21/02/2023

The couch potato syndrome.

We have heard this term or even used it to describe ourselves or others. This person is described as one who passively watches life unfold....with no filters.. usually Infront of the TV set.
.. But are they passive... really? Whether we use our eye gates passively or not...the result..(data downloaded) into our minds still happens...

This information eventually forms our belief..

What do you believe today?

Do you believe you can heal, completely?

Do you believe your circumstances can change for better?

How many times have you researched on your dis-ease or situation?

Has that information made you sad or glad?

Would a pill or herb or dietary advice change your circumstances, given the belief that is firmly engraved in your mind?

This is the predicament many well meaning therapists find themselves.

The approach to total healing should be inside -> out...and not outside - > in

This can all be our truth....in ALL spheres of our lives....

The choice rests upon the guard standing at our 'sense' gates.

18/02/2023

“Where you place your attention, You place your energy.”

How ARE you doing?