Green for Life.

RAWFAMILY

Everyday, I try and have at least '1' green smoothie. I go into the garden and pick stuff like 'nettles', dandelion leaves', and spinach, kale.. Whatever is going 'except bind weed' which I am having a nightmare getting rid of.. Put it in a blender, add a banana, and blend with apple juice. I swear as soon as I have drank it, my eyes light up, I get tingling of energy, I start thinking 'good positive thoughts', and it's so much more stimulating than having a cup of coffee as far as 'energy goes'. We often can think we need 'coffee' when we start to slump but that can really exhaust our pancreas and spleen function through over stimulation and then lead to cronic exhaustion.

I do actually 'love' yerba mate which I know has 'caffeine' in it.. I have that first thing in the morning in a 'gourd' with a bombilla straw'.. Infact I am so obsessed with yerba mate I would confess to it being my 'drug' addiction.. The ritual of it, the way you put the mate into the gourd, shake it in a certain way, add water.. etc.. it's very grounding and ritualistic.. We all need a little ritual in our lives.. I find it quite homely when I take it abroad on my travels. The first thing I usually do when i get to a hotel room is set up the gourd, the bombilla straw, the flask.. I even made a Mate Museum in second life.. Where people can go and read all about it's properties.. The brand I prefer is the organice 'che yerba mate'.. CHE MATE

I have had my Gourd now for 4 years.. I am very attached to it.. The photos are the 'real texture' from my own gourd. Second Life is a great 'educational tool'..