Gramma Cookie's Kitchen

Our New Kitchen Appliance

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 19:32:00 +0000

Kangen Water Generator by Enagic - Leveluk SD 501

This week we added a new Kangen water generator to our group of handy kitchen appliances. This machine sits right on our counter top, next to the kitchen sink where it's connected to our faucet.

It supplies our family with a continuous supply of fresh clean alkaline drinking water rich in minerals with ALL impurities removed. Our water now tastes like it came out of the mountain spring I can remember my dad taking us to when I was a kid.

The Kangen Water Generators are made in Japan and are completely hand made with one technician building each machine from start to finish, resulting in excellent quality control. In fact these machines are certified medical devices used in most of Japan's top hospitals.

Kangen water is made by forcing our tap water through an electronic engine comprised of platinum and titanium plates. The water is then split with the acidic water draining into the sink and the healthy alkaline Kangen water dispensed through a water spout on the top of the machine. As the water goes through the machine the molecules of the Kangen drinking water are restructured so they are much smaller making them easier for your body to absorb and hydrate itself.

As well as making Kangen drinking water, an excellent anti-oxidant by the way, this machine also makes "Beauty Water" for skin care, Strong Acid Water for disinfecting and a Strong Kangen water for heavy duty cleaning. (a video on this website actually shows it emulsifying oil)

Do You Know What's in Your Water?

Our water supply comes from a well which is fairly close to the fence line with our neighbor. They usually have quite a few farm animals roaming their property and we were concerned about contamination of our drinking water.

We have had the water tested a couple of times and it came out great, but it was still in the back of our minds that we could have some sort of leeching into the well at any time. So several years ago we started having bottled drinking water delivered to our home.

Lately there has been quite a bit of talk about the dangers of bottled water and that it might not be so healthy for us to drink either. This started me on a quest to find the best drinking water for our health.

During my search for the perfect drinking water I learned many things about how important drinking water is to our health. I also learned that much of the water we drink isn't all that good for us. What we have done to our drinking water supply is likely the biggest reason so many of us are now having increased health problems.

Our Bodies Are Like a Fishbowl

The best analogy I heard to help me understand how beneficial drinking water is to our health was about the fish bowl. Think about this for a minute. Seventy percent of our bodies are water. The blood that flows through our veins is 70% water. Our bodies contain bacterias and microbes that are continually multiplying and creating waste products that are harmful to our bodies just like the fish in a bowl create wastes that acidify their water making it harmful to them.

And we know what happens to fish in a bowl if we don't change the water often enough. So just like in a fish bowl, the bacteria and microbes in our bodies create a build up of waste that should be flushed away by our kidneys with a continuous supply of fresh water.

Unfortunately many of us don't drink enough water to maintain a healthy body. If your body weighs 150 pounds, you would have 105 pounds or roughly 10 gallons of water making up your body. It only stands to reason that the more often you change your body's water, the healthier you'll be. But the only way to change your water is by drinking lots, as much as half an ounce for every pound of body weight each day and up to one ounce per pound of body weight if you're overweight. So the person who is 150 pounds should drink 75 ounces of water per day.

If you don't supply your body with enough clean drinking water the body can't adequately dispose of waste properly. Because the body then has more waste than it can deal with, it encases the waste in fat and deposits this fat away from the important organs to try and protect them. Over time our bodies start to become overly acidic and this in turn creates the perfect environment for disease to flourish.

Change Your Water...Change Your Life!

By drinking pure alkaline Kangen water daily you will be able to naturally return your body to a healthy balance. To learn more about how Kangen water can help you and your family become more healthy please visit one of our other websites www.sparklingcleanwater.info and download the free e-book with health advice including a list of beneficial alkaline foods and a list of acidic foods you should try to avoid.

Watch these videos about the Kangen Water Generator, comparison experiments with various brands of popular bottled water, and the importance of drinking alkaline water to our heath.

Drinking Acai Berry Juice For Health Benefits

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:02:00 +0000

Acai Berry Juice is Good For The Body

Here is a list of 39 reasons why drinking a fruit juice blend made from the acai berry can be beneficial to your health.

1. Helps build a strong body by providing protein: Proteins are the primary component of some hormones and many body tissues, including muscles and organs. Proteins also make up the outer layers of hair, nails and skin. Acai has more proteins than an average egg.

2. Strengthens bones: Acai berry juice contains glucosamine, a building block of cartilage, and Celadrin, which helps cushion joints and support membranes. These compounds help generally to strengthen the body and help maintain many of the body's tissue.

3. Muscle contractions and regeneration: Acai's mix of essential amino acids and trace minerals are vital for strength and recovery after strenuous activity.

4. Increase energy and stamina: Acai's nutrients, including a large amount of natural lipids, provide needed energy to tackle competitive sports and daily chores.

5. Stress relief: The acai berry can help regulate your stress levels and repair your body.

6. Improves sexual health: Acai's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties can counter infertility due to stress, pollution and factors related to free radicals.

7. Aids body synergy: Acai's immune-system-strengthening qualities help protect the entire body.

8. A potent anti-aging food: The regenerative nutrients and strong antioxidants in acai keep cells operating optimally and may slow aging.

FOR MEN

9. May help prevent prostate enlargement: The antioxidant punch of acai may be a powerful weapon in the fight against benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), commonly known as an enlarged prostate.

FOR WOMEN

10. Helps prevent osteoporosis: Acai has a significant amount of calcium, which helps stregthen the bones, prevent fractures and can help prevent osteoporosis.

11. Menstrual cycles: Women who experience extreme menstrual pain can also benefit from acai juice. Calcium-rich foods help coat the lining of the stomach and uterus, and help reduce the pain from cramps and bloating.

HEART HEALTH & DIABETES

The acai berry may possess the best of both the French paradox and the Mediterranean diet when it comes to heart health because of its stellar array of antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.

12. May help prevent causes of heart disease: The berry contains the antioxidants known as polyphenols, a principal source of heart protection. One anthocyanin, cyanidin-3-glucoside, may improve the production of nitric oxide (NO) in endothelial cells. NO allows blood vessel walls to relax and expand, resulting in less stress on the heart, decreased risk of vessel blockage and increased blood flow.

13. Reduces bad cholesterol: In addition to its high antioxidant content, acai is rich in essential fatty acids (EFAs). A large body of research indicates that EFAa help reduce harmful LDL cholesterol while supporting levels of the beneficial HDL cholesterol, which can lead to better blood circulation.

14. Sterols may lower blood pressure (BP): Sterols are components of plant cell membranes providing numerous benefits to the human body. Sterols are sometimes used to treat symptoms associated with BP.

15. Protects blood vessels: The anthocyanins in acai protect small and large blood vessels, including veins, arteries and capallaries.

16. In diabetes: Weak capillaries can lead to a condition called retinopathy, which often leads to blindness. Acai helps protect capillaries.

17. Diabetes relief: Acai's low glycemic index improves glucose and lipid levels in diabetics.

18. Weight Control: Its low glycemic index also helps acai control appetite and delay hunger, which can help individuals trying to lose weight.

GALVANIZES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

19. Acai can improve resistance to disease: By boosting the immune system, acai's rich nutrient profile helps boost the body's natural defenses.

20. Improved function of immune cells: Recent published in the International Journal of Sports Medicine indicate that acai's beta-sitosterol prevents immune suppression and modulates lymphocyte activity.

21. Prevents free-radical damage to the immune system: Free radical damage (or oxidation) is one of the primary causes of immune weakness or dysfunction.

22. Antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal: Acai can reduce the frequency of infectious diseases.

23. Acts as an antimutagenic: Acai's antioxidant properties help prevent damage to DNA, which lowers the risks posed by carcinogens and mutagens.

AID FOR THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

24. Improves digestion: Acai's dietary fiber helps promote the health of the digestive tract, including the colon.

25. Overcomes acid-reflux disease (GERD): The broad array of antioxidants in acai may help protect and repair the lower esophagus damaged by GERD, and its acid-suppression effects reduce the acidity of stomach contents when reflux does occur.

26. Heals ulcers: The antibacterial properties of acai kill bad bacteria, fungi and parasites, including H. pylori. the ulcer causing bacteria.

27. Helps relieve symptoms of Crohn's disease: Acai's anti-inflammatory abilities may prevent the malabsorption of vital nutrients by preventing

SKIN CARE

The antioxidants in acai feed the skin and help it build and replenish itself. Acai contains more than double the daily dose of natural vitamin E, which is essential for tissue generation.

28. Improves skin tone: Acai's phytosterols help reduce the erosion of the skin's protective coating.

29. Defends against premature wrinkles: Because it is so high in anthocyanins and phytosterals, acai helps protect connective tissues, including collagen.

30. Acts as an astringent: Astringents are substances that contract, shrink or tighten body tissues, including skin. Astringents can be used to stop bleeding in small cuts or to give the skin a fresh, tingling feeling.

DISEASE FIGHTER

31. May thwart cancer: The antioxidant protection of acai berry may lower cancer risks for several types, including breats, lung, skin and stomach cancers, by neutralizing free radicals before they can damage cells.

32. Reduces arthritis pain: Anti-inflammatory properties of acai may offer relief for arthritis sufferers.

33. Relieves symptoms of asthma: Acai's vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties found to improve asthma symptoms.

34. May reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease: A 2004 study from the Archives of Neurology found a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease with increased amounts of vitamins C and E, found in acai.

OTHER HEALTH ADVANTAGES OF ACAI

35. Aids vision: The beta-carotene and vitamin C in acai promote eye health, including reducing the complications of macular degeneration in diabetes.

36. Helps maintain healthy teeth and gums: The calcium in acai may mean a whiter smile and stronger teeth, as well as the prevention of gingivitis and other gum diseases.

37. Improves mental clarity: Acai's omega-3 fats are crucial for proper mental function and alertness.

38. Better sleep: The B vitamins and other nutrients in acai reduce stress and help brain cells communicate by assisting with the production of neurotransmitters like dopamine and serotonin.

39. Promotes overall wellness: Antioxidants may provide one of the best ways to prevent disease, promote overall wellness and the slow effects of aging in an environment that is growing increasing hostile. Acai has great potential as an antioxidant supplement because research shows it has a great activity and possibly more benefits than other fruits and vegetables with antioxidant properties. The little fruit from the Amazon may have the best overall antioxidant profile to date.

Click here to order or to learn more about this remarkable little berry.

Only 29 Days Left For Free Enrollment

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:22:00 +0000

When I first started taking the Acai berry juice it cost me just under $40 to become a distributor so I could get the product at wholesale cost. I didn't mind paying the extra money because it allowed me to save a lot of money on each order. But I know for some people the $40 might mean the difference in signing up to receive the juice. But for just the next 20 days the company is waiving the sign-up fee. So now is the time to take the next step in improving your health by taking acai.

To learn how drinking the acai juice has benefited me and to find out how you can order click here.

Sauce For Spareribs

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:30:00 +0000

This sauce recipe for spareribs was submitted by: Monique van der Byl from Alexandria, Ontario. Canada.

Category: Main Course

Ingredients and Instructions:

The sauce recipe should do a family pack of spare ribs.

1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tbsp. onion
1 can tomato soup
3/4 cup water
3 tbsp. vinegar
2 tbsp. worchestershire sauce
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
dash of cloves

Bring to a boil and pour over ribs in roaster.

Cover and cook for 2 hours in 350*F oven.

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Mushroom-Leek Rice

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:06:00 +0000

This casserole recipe was submitted by Hayley from St. Paul Minnesota.

Ingredients and Instructions:

2 Tbs. shelled pistachios, chopped
1 Tbs. butter
5 Oz. Mushrooms, sliced
2 Large leeks, white and light green parts only, sliced, (2 cups)
1 Pkg. (6oz)rice pilaf mix
1/2 Cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Heat dry pot over medium heat. Add pistachios; cook, stirring, until lightly browned, 1-2 minutes. Remove. In the same pot, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and leeks. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sofened and lightly browned, 5-6 minutes. Add rice with seasoning packet, carrots and 1 3/4 cups water; bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to medium low. Cover; cook 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Let stand about 5 minutes. Stiff in parsley. Optional, all more chopped pistachios on top.

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Taco Salad Recipes

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 21:55:00 +0000

Our family loves to eat Tacos and we have them at least once every couple of weeks. If we have any wild game on hand we prefer to use that rather than ground beef. It's much leaner and our family all enjoys the taste of wild game.

We were going through our recipes looking for something interesting to try when we found a taco salad recipe that was sent to us by Bernadette Busby from Whitewood in the USA about a year ago.

It looked like it might be pretty good and we had one last package of ground venison from my hunt last fall so we decided to try it in her taco salad recipe. We all liked it so much we decided to build a page for taco salad recipes and add it with another we received a few years ago.

You can find these taco salad recipes here.

I've Been Juiced Up for 3 Months

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:49:00 +0000

I just realized it's been 3 months today since I started on the Acai Berry Juice blend. I'm one very skeptical person when it comes to stuff like this and I've been holding off updating the website about it until I'd been taking the juice for the 3 months they recommend.

Well, today is the day and I want to report on how we're doing. I know my knee is still damaged and I don't believe that it'll ever get back to normal. But it is relatively pain free right now and has been for quite some time. I was showing a friend of mine just the other day how well it is by jumping up and down on my bad leg. I don't think I'll be running any marathons or even to the store, but it's sure nice to go about my daily business without having to lean on that cane. I've also just started on the stair stepper to try and build up some strength before I tackle anything too far from home.

The thing I like best is that I'm sleeping right through the night every night without waking up from pain or to visit the bathroom. That was something that was unexpected but the most noticeable. Cheryl is finding the same results.

We've also started a few friends on the juice. One friend is in very serious condition with emphysema and a spot of cancer on one of her lungs as well. She is home but on constant oxygen. She is hoping for enough improvement to undergo a double lung transplant. She has only been taking the juice for about 2 weeks and claims to have more energy and is sleeping through the night.

Another friend is a bit younger than us and is still in decent shape with only the beginning stages of arthritis in a couple of fingers. He wants to try to lower his blood pressure. He has also been taking it for just two weeks and informed me today that he was playing the piano last night and for the first time in several years never noticed the pain in his fingers. He never mentioned a change to his blood pressure though. It's probably a little early to see results there yet.

Phil has been taking it for just over a month. He's in his early seventies and in relatively good shape. He has noticed more energy and is sleeping much better than before. He's monitoring early stages of diabetes.

Just yesterday we gave some to a couple of friends who are sisters. They both suffer from osteoarthritis and find it hard to do much of the things they used to enjoy. Hopefully the juice will help them as much as us. I'll update you about them if they decide to continue taking it.

We've also been able to stop taking all the other supplements and vitamins we were taking. Every day we took glucosamine, a multi-vitamin and Entrophen for pain. I've been taking the Entrophen for about 10 years and any other time I tried stopping them I was hobbling around in terrible pain within a week. As long as I kept taking them I could function. Cheryl and I have stopped taking all of them for about a month now and we both still feel great. And I haven't had to take a Tylenol-3 since mid-December. I was taking 3 at a time when the pain was at it's worst.

The recommended daily dose of the Acai juice is one ounce in the morning and another at night. They recommend trying it for 3 months to really notice a difference, but from what I've read I believe many people experience some kind of positive results much faster than that. I'm taking 2 ounces morning and night which they recommend if you're in tougher shape. A bottle of juice will last me a week. It'll last two weeks if you take only 1 ounce twice a day like Cheryl.

Another good thing about this juice is that it gives you all the benefits of eating 7-9 daily portions of fruits and vegetables. In our family that's really important as we sure don't get the daily requirements from our diet. It's really hard to find something we all like and still get what we need.

A bottle of the Acai juice costs $45 if you buy retail. We bought a distributor's package for $39 so we could buy it wholesale for about $38/bottle, and as low as about $32/bottle if you buy a larger quantity. Those prices are approximately what it costs us in Canadian dollars with tax and autoshipping right to our door by Purolator.

Click the following link if you would like more information about ordering the Acai Juice blend we take.

New Style Chicken and Rice

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:23:00 +0000

It's been a while since we've added new submissions from our visitors. There are quite a few good ones, so here is the start. I'll try adding a few each week until we get caught up and then I'll add them as they come in.

Submitted by: Danielle from Cincinnati, USA
Category: Casserole
Recipe Name: New Style Chicken and Rice

Ingredients and Instructions:

4 chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
1 bag 90 min rice (favorite flavor)
1 can cream of chicken
1 cup bread crumbs

Cook rice according to directions
cover baking dish bottom in rice
place chicken on top of rice
cover chicken in cream of chicken
sprinkle crumbs on top

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 40 min or untill chicken runs clear.

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Gramma Cookie's Makeover is Complete

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:25:00 +0000

It's almost 2 months to the day when I first decided to provide Gramma Cookie's Kitchen with a makeover. It was a pretty big job but it's finally done. Well maybe that's not quite true. A website is never finished and there were a few afterthoughts along the way. But it'll be much easier to make changes from now on.

Last year Cheryl quit her job at the garden shop she managed for the previous ten years. It was hard for her to leave but I think she's happier helping me manage the marina in Ladysmith BC. Because the marina requires so little of our time she also gets to spend more time in her gardens at home now.

Today is the first day of spring and Good Friday. Cheryl's busy in her garden and I've finished updating the website. This month as I updated more pages, I noticed that we started getting more recipes submitted to us and people were visiting more pages of the site once they found us. I hope that means everyone is happy with the changes.

Gramma Cookie's Kitchen Has a New Look

noreply@blogger.com (Ken Bryski) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:42:00 +0000

Well, it's about time! Gramma Cookie's Kitchen has now been online for 7 years and is in need of a face lift. So far I've changed a few of the pages and started a new blog, this is it.

The blog will introduce new pages and will keep you informed of any new trends or ideas about nutrition and diet. We would also like to share our journey to better health by sharing our experiences with a health drink and dietary supplement we've been taking since December 21, 2008. Read more about it here.