Redirect Wellness

I haven't posted a lot these days, quick short watch!

When it comes to organ meat, liver reigns supreme! Arguably the king of offal, liver is one of the top nutrient dense foods on the planet! Fortunately, it’s also one of the easiest of all organ meats to find. It is prized by cultures around the globe, famously prepared in a multitude of delectable ways – foie gras, pâté, liverwurst and more! If you’re not a lover of liver (yet), you’ve come to the right place. Let’s change that “ick” factor into a “wow” factor! Contrary to popular belief, liver is not full of toxins. Liver is actually the major organ responsible for detoxification. Its’ job is to filter toxins out of our blood, process them, and package them for removal. That means the best food to support our own liver is liver since it contains all the raw materials necessary for detoxification! Amongst organ meats, foods containing liver are some of the most well-known. Cultures around the world seem to have their own traditional way of preparing this superfood. Liver can be eaten baked, boiled, broiled, fried, or raw (yes – you read that correctly, in Japan liver sashimi is a thing), included in stews, casseroles and so much more! There are the French pâtés (a paste containing liver and often ground meat and wine or brandy), chopped liver, liverwurst (a European sausage), skilpadjies (a traditional South African food made of lamb liver wrapped in fatty kidney membrane), cod liver spread (cod liver tinned in its own oil and seasoned, often used on toast), and more! Likewise, some form of classic liver and onions is popular in a number of areas, including the UK and Germany (where it’s often eaten along with a potato dish), France (where it’s often fried with bacon and butter), Latin America (where it’s often eaten with rice or tortillas, or in Brazil (potatoes and other root vegetables), the US (especially in regions with a strong German culture, such as areas of Pennsylvania and the Midwest), and Italy (where it’s made with vinegar or wine). There are many types of liver, and depending on the animal and source (grass-fed versus conventional), both the taste and micronutrient content will vary, though in general liver tends to be very high in vitamin A, iron and B vitamins. Overall, lamb liver is the most nutrient dense, closely followed by goose and beef, with pork and chicken lower in nutrient density but more or less equivalent. However, when it comes to taste, poultry liver, such as that from chicken, has a milder flavor making it easier for some people to enjoy. The same goes for lamb liver, which is also mild, while beef and pork (especially!) are stronger tasting. It’s definitely worth experimenting with liver from different animals and different methods of preparation in order to figure out what you like best (offal doesn’t have to taste awful!).

My friend, colleague and mentor Andy Murphy hosted me on his Podcast! Body movement for Brain Performance. This was a really fun one to do, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did talking with Andy.

For my Autoimmune Community Friends:
The audience we are speaking to is the general population that does not experience exercise induced symptom flare ups. Feel free to give a listen, but please do keep going with your AIS program as is. If you do listen, you'll hear some concepts that we do chat about in AIS, but in a different frame.

#304 Krysti Slonaker, How To Use Your Body To Fire Up Your Brain

The Body, brain connection is something that is only just becoming a real truth and how entrepreneurs and high performers often overlook this. In this episode Krysti shares the science of how to get your mind on fire.

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Let's take a minute and talk about some things I've learned about trauma, and generational memories. Because I think this is relevant and important. I've taught for years the stressors of our parents directly affect our health. ((We lived through (xyz) and we turned out fine! Of course they did. But it affected their offspring in ways that are difficult and murky to pinpoint. And this leads us into: epigenetics.

Did you know that memories are handed down via our cells for many generations? And that those memories predispose us to certain emotional and physiological expressions? Did you know these can predispose us to prejudices and fears? Did you know these can predispose us to physical ailments and diseases?

Unexplained sadness or anger in response to [insert trigger here] is often a generational hand me down. The longer a family line has endured the stressor (abuse, oppression, etc) the harder it is to turn those genes off.

And these genetic predispositions can cause us prejudices that run deep that we must ACTIVELY work to turn off.

So friends I plea of you, before making an attempt to tell someone they don't get to feel/react [xyz] because it happened to their [x many generations ago] please take a moment and consider that they really ARE feeling REAL emotions in response to a trigger that isnt always obvious. This also explains the vast range in emotional response to the same trigger within a group of peoples.

To learn more on the subject of generational trauma, I point you to a book: My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem ((thank you LeAnn for pointing me to this amazing human!)) He goes deep into the subject of Racial Trauma being passed Trans-Generationally.

Below I will link a few articles that I highly encourage you to read. And also the book I reference above.

I've been relatively silent lately because I feel now is not the time for me to trod on posting things irrelevant to current events, and I want to leave the space open for BIPOC voices to be heard.
I am taking diversity trainings to learn how I can be more inclusive, and look for blind spots in myself and my business.

Feeling safe in your body is a significant piece to wellness. Racism is absolutely a wellness issue. If you do not feel safe in your own skin, how can you move toward healthier you?

I am listening, I am learning. I will make mistakes, and I am open to learning better.

Yet another reason to go farmer direct.
If you need help locating a farmer near you, let me know. I'll make a connection

House Votes to Remove Country-of-Origin Labels on Meat Sold in U.S. The House voted to remove country-of-origin labels on beef, pork and chicken sold in the U.S., hoping to prevent a protracted battle over the labels with Canada and Mexico.

Garden progress!
Huge thank you to my childhood bestie Brit for social distancing and helping me in the garden, and snapping these "this is why I'm always covered in dirt" photos.
Y'all, we social distanced so hard she peed in the woods rather than the house! So hard not to hug 😭
Giant cement boulder removal, holly stump removal, first veggies planted, transplanted lavendar (thank you Kerri!), and Benny laying exactly where I wanted to plant. Ha!

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Fragaria Virginiana Wild Strawberry Notice how the raindrops cling to the leaf margins? There is fuzz alll over this tiny delectable plant. One of my favorite things is to observe water drops on leaves. The surface tension of the water makes beautiful art. Did you know that strawberries are in the rose family? These faithfully produce berries so sweet they taste like powdered sugar every year. The tiny red berries are about the size of a dime, but oh so worth the effort to pluck it. #wildstrawberry #wildharvest #wildherbs #surfacetension #waterdrops #pacnw

Garden plot continued at Casa de Slonaker. We have busied ourselves to finish clearing and plant the fence posts. We had to remove some vine maples, a ton of brush, and a couple of scrubby trees. I learned to use a chainsaw, so that was fun.

We shall be practicing the no-till method, and will pair it with companion-planting. I still need to source some herb seeds (anyone have a lead on some wormwood and/or valerian?)