Life Force Lesson #7: Do No Harm
Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good. What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts—adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not ...
Ana’s Lazy Girl Food Tip: Feed Your Cravings
Always find a way to satisfy a craving. Food should be joyous. For my clients who yearn for their burgers and fries:
The Better Burger
Create your burger using beet, carrot, and parsley pulp from your morning juice, with beaten egg as a bonding agent (this will be a protein night). Then slow-cook it in a small amount of butter in a covered sauté pan. Top with slices of goat cheese.
Friendlier Fries
Because this will be a protein night, use zucchini instead of sweet potatoes for fries. Keep them nice and thin, and bake them with sprinkles of sea salt and stevia (lightly ...
Recipe of the Week by Natalia Rose Institute Executive Chef Doris Choi: Raw Pasta Dish
Raw Mushroom & Herb Pasta with Zucchini Spaghetti
This light pasta dish can be made heartier with the addition of thinly sliced sun-dried tomato and fresh spinach leaves, but do not dress ahead of time, as it will make the mushrooms soggy. The raw sheep pecorino adds another depth of flavor, but if using, cut back or eliminate the salt.
- 2 cups cremini and/or button mushrooms, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup chopped parsley
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- Drizzle of olive oil
- 1 lemon, juiced
- Pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- 2–3 medium zucchini, spiralized
- Fresh basil leaves to ...
Testimonial from Catherine
Good morning! I just started this diet about three weeks ago and love it. I’m already seeing a difference in how I feel, and I’ve already lost 11 lbs. Thanks for your time and for sharing your knowledge about this terrific lifestyle.
—Catherine
Natalia-ism on the Life Force
“We have to give life a reason to stay. If your body is inhospitable to life, life is going to pack up and leave.”