I remember when Rachael first shared her enthusiasm for faster food from scratch on the Food Network. Once Oprah helped her get her own show, she continues to evolve and do better.

Her best idea on Dr. Oz today was to buy in Bulk. But you have to go to the right store to buy the right foods in Bulk.

You can’t expect the Bulk items at the big box stores to have fresh and organic foods. Even some of the coffee in Bulk is rancid. Don’t make the common mistake of buying at these stores who don’t manage their Bulk area well. Go to the Whole Foods Markets or your local Food Co-ops instead. You’ll find better prices as well as fresher food in the Bulk Bins.

The loss leaders are not always going to be a good deal in grocery stores. Usually the stuff is on the cheap end, the old end, or the ‘we’ve got to move our inventory’ end of things. These are not usually healthy choices, so you would be wasting your money. Be careful, not all good deals are ‘good for you’.

The other idea that Rachael shared that is worth the time to implement is to buy seasonally. When produce is in season, buy those foods.

Being Italian, my mother taught me to shop the way that the women in the Old Country do…daily. We always go to the market and see what is fresh and newly stocked in the stores, especially when it is harvested locally and grown by local growers. If you don’t have a CSA program in your community, start one; but in the interim, encourage your store to buy locally. The food has LIFE FORCE and all the nutrients that can be maintained without processing… It’s healthier for you. You can actually talk to the staff and see what’s in season and when they will be bringing different vegetables and fruits and Greens in. Plan your shopping, but be spontaneous enough to find new foods and specials that will save you money and introduce new foods to your family.

I would not be inclined to cook the entire week’s meals all at once. That’s not my style. I like cooking fresh food every day and preparing what I am in the mood for each day. If you can’t take the time to nourish your body by giving yourself all the time you need each day to cook a healthy meal or two or three; then you need to revamp your entire Life! The way that you nourish your body with food tells me a lot about you and how much you love your body and your precious Life! It’s comes first and everything else is secondary… It’s important that you know your highest priority is your health and wellness. Work is not as important, hobbies are not as important, and no one is as important to you as you are. Be good to yourself first and then you will be in a position to be of service to others…

Rachael does offer some good tips for making your own stock and multi-tasking some basics in the kitchen that will save you time and money, but don’t do these shortcuts just to save money. Only do these things, if they are going to keep you healthy and strong.

We realize that you want to save money. We have several methods to help you do exactly that! We’ll spend some time in the near future telling you how to save bunches of money and spend wisely…

While Dr. Oz continued his show after Rachael, he discussed joints and the problems with snapping, cracking, and popping. Tendons, ligaments, and muscles are just as important as the bones that they attach to for your mobility and flexibility. Any activity like walking or swimming makes demands upon this system, so you need to provide nutritional support to your body to maintain your ability to move with ease, comfort, and grace. We talked about CMO and CMO Cream yesterday. Minerals are of extreme importance, especially boron, calcium, and other trace minerals. Sea vegetables, root vegetables, Greens, nuts, seeds, whole grains, beans, and legumes are in your diet for a reason! Your body uses these foods to maintain your skeletal system and the muscles, tendons, and ligament. EFAs also help to lubricate the joints and your fluid metabolism lends itself to the synovial fluid.

My knees used to make all those crazy noises when I was young. I learned to balance my body with Whole Foods and eliminate refined sugar, processed foods, and stop drinking soda in my twenties to turn this around. No more creaking, popping, or pain…

The other thing that Rachael and Oz could help you with is to advise you to eat more Raw Foods and to eat organic foods. The WISH SUMMIT that I told you about will help you with more of this information from the Raw Divas.

The WISH SUMMIT

The most expensive lesson in Life is to ignore your health and wellness… But you have the resources we give you to make sure that doesn’t happen to you! Be WELL – it’s cost-effective!

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