Summer is well upon us! Just a note to those with big trees: some of them are breaking with the added water from this spring. If your trees are overdue for a trim, you might consider it, even though it is not the best time of year to do trimming! Some really big branches came down in my yard and that of my friend.
Enzymes: small proteins that make chemical reaction possible at low temperatures our bodies can have. Super important–everything your body does depends on them. All your energy for every function depend on enzymes.
Heat destroys them, even our body temperature is too much for many of them, and they have to be replaced constantly. High fevers, or getting too hot outside can kill you because your enzymes cannot function anymore. Drink a lot of fluid, with lots of electrolytes, from lemon and lime, tomatoes and celery for sodium, and cool yourself down if you get overheated–take a cool shower, or get your hair and shirt wet. It is like a portable evaporative cooler!!
Enzymes are the reason that eating raw food is so important. Raw food still has enzymes intact that can be used by the body, to help with digestion and other body functions, including cleaning out toxins, cooked fats from the arteries and lymph system.
Foods extra full of enzymes are pineapple and papaya, fruits on the green side, and fermented foods! Help yourself!
In the heat, it is best to stick to raw food. If you need to heat water or anything else, this is really the time to learn about solar ovens and parabolic solar cookers that can heat water. They don’t have to be fancy– an insulated box with a clear cover that lets the heat in and traps it works great. I’ve even read about heating water with your car engine!! Just tuck it in securely under the hood, (not something burnable) and even a short trip can heat up a lot!
We’d love to share our great food with more people, so let any past members know that we have a stop in Santa Monica, and we can deliver with Uber, very cost effective.
Happy July 11!! See you soon!
The Folks at RA