TheDoctorsTV and Halloween Health Ideas Plus the Lethal Fungus in the News
TheDoctorsTV show discussed some risks associated with Halloween costumes that can be especially flammable when children come too close to the candles in pumpkins and the lights that are often placed along the sidewalk up to the houses. Dr. Jim did his flame throwing demonstration outside and that cute little glittery dress melted in front of our eyes. No child should be put at risk in such a costume. You can talk to your kids about the hidden dangers before they venture out into the night dressed for gathering healthy treats.
Speaking of treats, I want to thank Dr. Travis and Dr. Jim for supporting the parents and neighborhood folks who take the time to make healthy home-made treats for this holiday fun. The cookies, the caramel apples, the popcorn balls, and so many other traditional treats can be made in your kitchen using healthy ingredients that far surpass the horrific crap that is in commercial candy.
Shame on Dr. Lisa for trying to discourage people from preparing healthy treats in lieu of hyper sugar candy. Maybe all the parents of the out-of-control kids the day after Halloween should sent their kids over to Dr. Lisa’s office to spend the rest of the week on their sugar highs and the terrible lows of moody sour faces of the adrenal-stressed children exposed to unhealthy trickery. If Dr. Lisa wants to eat candy and destroy her own health, that’s her choice; but don’t push that agenda on the unsuspecting kids in costumes who just want to have some fun.
One of my fondest memories of my first Halloween parties was a taffy pull. You can do this old traditional game with healthy ingredients and help the kids to enjoy a good time with their friends indoors for the night. The most wonderful activity is making caramel apples from natural ingredients and organic granny smith or golden delicious apples. You can make your apples extra special by dipping them in organic chocolate, too. This healthy treat makes Halloween memorable all by itself.
Do you still bob for apples? Getting wet and eating your apple treasure is worth all the fuss and the flurry of water for an hour or two. You can also take some apples and make apple cider, spiking it with cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and brewing it up in a witch’s caldron until the hot apple cider is steaming hot and delicious. Martha Stewart would join your party for such a treat!
You can take those pumpkins, toast the seeds, and make a pumpkin soup fit for the favorite party on the block. Toasted pumpkin seeds are rich in zinc and other minerals and are a great snack during the day for kids and adults. I sprinkle tamari and sea salt on mine and if you want a little zip – you can zap them with some ginger root juice squeezed from the pulp added to the seeds while toasting them in an oven. Pumpkin soup with garlic, onion, and ginger will warm the interior and nurture the entire body during this Halloween season.
You can also organize a neighborhood group of kids to harvest the pumpkins, squash, and other veggies from the garden and the field. Berries are ready and make a good Smoothie to offset the craving for something sweet instead of candy. The child who learns where their food comes from in the field will appreciate the significance of this holiday and the harvest moon.
The other topic of interest today on TheDoctorsTV show was the fatal fungus that is claiming the lives of 25% of the people who contract it. You can use Essential Oils and GSE to deal with this fungus as well as apple cider vinegar. It’s invasive, but a proactive approach will keep it at bay. You have to maintain a healthy immune system, but then deal with the fungus when you’ve been exposed to it in the woods or when it’s brought into the area by tires or shoes. The best thing to do is to diffuse EOs in your home and office and then spritz surfaces with a GSE spray made from concentrate in a spray bottle. If you catch it before the spores reproduce in the lungs, then it doesn’t have to be lethal.
