More Australians now investing in solar systems

More Australians now investing in solar systems but this will now decrease severely in 2011.

Putting solar electricity feed in tariff solution on the roof is no longer sustainable as the feed in tariff which was $0.60 (probably not sustainable) has now dropped to $0.20 from October 2010 for new applicants.

Selling power @ $0.20 and buying back @$0.40 in peak or even more if paying for green does not make any economic sense.

So no solar system for my roof, and I am disappointed because many thousands of employees in this industry will now face economic disruption.

Do we really need to think on this one - putting solar on the roof is a long term economic way to reduce CO2 but not any more in NSW, Australia, thanks to some short term thinking of our elected officials.

Had a sore face - OMG - it was a tick embedded

Noticed that I had a had a sore face when I was in the local community bank at Ettalong Beach this morning.

Returned to the car looked in the mirror and saw a black spot on my face and it was a bit sore. So I travelled back to the local natural therapy centre Gnostic Healing Sanctuary in Woy Woy for a second opinion.

The lovely staff there confirmed it had legs and was sucking my face.

They removed the tick which was pulling my face inwards while they ge

ntly pulled it outwards. The little bugger came out. I applied probiotic after cleansing and the face is still sore some hours later and looks like a little hole on my skin..

More updates on this will be posted as they occur.

vegan recipe - kofta balls in tomato sauce

It has been some time since I was asked and then promised to blog a recipe that I love to make. I also love to eat the end results.

So here is my attempt at recreating the Vegan (gluten free) Kofta Balls that are created. Depending on what is available for the main vegetable ingredients is what gets diced up. Some comes from my garden while most of the other ingredients are often sourced from the local organic shop in Woy Woy - Gnostic Organics

First up make the tomato sauce/puree, you could of course buy it ready made in the bottle, if you do not have the ingredients handy.

Tomato Sauce/Puree ingredients
1 kg ripe tomatoes, (I generally use Roma);
1 handful fresh basil leaves;
1-2 Tablespoons organic cold pressed unrefined Coconut Oil;
2 fresh Bay leaves;

1 tsp tumeric;
1/2 tsp asafetida powder (may contain wheat);
1-2 tsp salt (I use Himalayan);
1.5 tsp Black molasses, (or raw/brown sugar or even honey if not vegan);
freshly ground black pepper.

Kofta Ball ingredients
1.5 cups grated Spinach / Beetroot Leaves;
1.5 cups cabbage / cauliflower / broccoli, (or a combination of all of the above);
Some fresh coriander leaves;

1-1.5 cups Besan flour, (sometimes I use Buckwheat);
1.5 tsp salt (I use Himalayan)
1 tsp ground cumin, (grind the seeds in a mortar and pestle for freshest results);
1 tsp garam masala, (made using a combo of spices in the TM),
1/2 tsp asafetida powder (may contain wheat);
a dash of cayenne pepper, (or more if you like it hot).

Tomato Sauce/Puree method
In the TM (Bimby) at 100 deg C, slow stir the coconut oil and heat, add bay leaves and cook for about 70 seconds, add the safetida powder and let is sizzle while slow stirring for about 5-10 seconds.

At 100 deg C for 11 minutes, add the chopped tomatoes, ( I use skin, seeds and all), basil, and spices and molasses and then blend on speed 10 till puree @1 minute. Then stir slow for remainder of time still on 100 deg @9 or so minutes.

When finished put aside in the ThermoServer to keep hot.

Kofta ball method

I do not wash the bowl (blender), I just add the ingredients.

Add the cut up leafy ingredients and coriander leaves into the TM (blender), blend on speed 4 till looks like grated, use . Add the spices and add the flour 1/3 cup at a time and reverse stir speed 4 until combined, may need a push down or two and resembles a mixture that could be formed into small balls. If looks too chunky speed 4 for some more and chop up and blend a bit more.

The cooking method

In a wok heat the organic cold pressed unrefined coconut oil till hot @150 deg C. (If using ghee, use it hotter @180 deg C). I need more info on heating organic unrefined coconut oil to, so if you can assist with this info please feel free to let me know.

Gently place the balls one at a time into the hot oil, maximum @six. Deep fry for about 3 mins and roll over if needed to cook the other side about 3 more mins. (If wanting them really crunchy cook for a total of about 10 mins). Remove and drain on absorbent paper towels.

Reheat oil to temperature and cook remaining balls.

Place the cooked Kofta balls into the tomato sauce mixture for about 10 minutes and serve up as an accompaniment or serve with cooked rice etc.

Notes, often these are made with less leafy ingredients but using the same amount of spices and sauce, also adding some turmeric to the kofta balls as well. Did not take any photos any time these have been made, they are always eaten and all gone :)

yumm

21 million people - a good sized drug testing sample 4 swine flew

Swine Flew (aka Pig flu) has supposedly been assisting less than a couple of hundred pass away in Australia over the past season.

According to the current Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon, the vaccine is the best defence against the flu.

Perhaps the Australian Defence Minister should have been involved as this revolving door minister is in charge of defence!

The proposed mass imunisation of an unthouroughly tested and not tested safe vacinne is scare mongering at the least. Why not vacinnate people and then see the damming results in generations to come. Yep that is what it seems that our government is encouraging.

Perhaps the people of authority could look at more natural ways for the body to defend against all the illnesses that are causing so much dis-tress and dis-ease that seem to make our hospitals and medical system overloaded.

Some simple natural defenses that could be used could include food and nutrition management.

A healthy probiotic solution could be In-Liven Probiotic which is available from my favourite Natural Therpay store in Woy Woy - Gnostic Healing Sanctuary.

Till next time
Keep healthy in 3 ways - heart, hands and head - eg spiritually, physically and mentally.

cosmetic ingredients you could eat - and a body clean up

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Wellness: A sense of wellness overall, A life force vibrance that has you walking with a spring in your step, An educated choice about your health.

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man cannot live on bread alone or RedBull either!

As was once said in Deuteronomy 8: 2-3 that man cannot live on bread alone, yet recently a young woman tried to live on Red Bull.

According to the paper I was reading, The Herald (Newcastle NSW pg 19 dated 25/May/2009) the young mother lost 45kg in 8 months by drinking nothing but Red Bull. wow! Lucky to be alive I would think.

Anyway, supposedly the woman drank 8-10 cans per day of this drink. Then suffered a minor heart attack and now has ongoing health problems.

Is this any wonder?

A balanced diet is essential to nourish the body - although I did hear that you could live on Inliven, but you need to drink it in water!

Inliven contains 26 whole foods and 13 living bacteria, a great probiotic drink. It can be purchased at Gnostic Healing Sanctuary in Woy Woy and also on line at certifiedorganicbabyproducts.com

It is great for rebuilding the body health and preparing to strengthen the immune system.

Drink Healthy, Eat Healthy, Live Healthy, Be Healthy

more product recalls - dont panic its organic

Many years ago - well really decades ago, if my memory serves me right, the slogan "Don't panic its Organic" was the catch phrase of the day.

At the time (1970s-1980s) health food stores were all the rage in my life from Bondi in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney to other locations including, Paddington and Randwick.

Well now in 2008, many years from Byron Bay, Brisbane, but now in Woy Woy, natural food still plays a major part in my lifestyle.

It really concerns me to read on about product recalls from China where it seems OHS & R maybe is not even heard of!

Is it western multi-nationals that have moved off-shore in an effort to make an extra buck, or is it some other reason?

Today I read about people becoming sick in Japan where "retailers pull frozen beans from China off the shelves after a woman fell ill eating a product which had 34,500 times the legal limit of pesticide,.

This is really serious stuff, apparently this was a middle class burb and not the cheapest place where one would buy second rate items.

This has gone way too far.

Let us reduce waste, save the planet for our children and be ethical in our living.

Love to you all and live and eat healthy till next time.

melamine, dairy recalls and chocolate health risks

Last week I wrote about the fallout that was likely to occur with the Chinese milk contamination debacle.

Unfortunately another item has been added to the list, this time a popular brand of chocolate product.

While I would again like to wish that this is a one off case, only time will tell how far the dangers of adding industrial chemicals to our food and body products will go before people revolt and manufacturers are required to take an ethical stand on the earths' safety and long term survival of our species.

Some tips:
Eat smart,
eat fresh,
minimise your chemical consumption,
drink plenty of fresh filtered water to allow your body to revive.

Purchase body products that are certified chemical free like a range is promoted at slsfree.com.au or can be purchased at Gnostic Healing Sanctuary in Woy Woy NSW Australia

Till next time love and enjoy life :)

Can drinking be good for you? - without fruit and vegetables in your diet?

The wonders of modern science and the value in statistics provides many wonderful examples of beat up media hype that should really not be published. This could lead people really believing this stuff and maybe even feeling healthy.

According to the results, people who consumed a large amount of alchololic drinks per week lowered their risk of having a heart attack or some other non normal cardiovascular dis-ease under the proviso of that they were smokers with very poor diets and little exercise. (Lucky to be alive would be a better study.)

Hello! this is some form of attacking the body from all fronts, the body does some amazing things and is is amazing that a healthy body can cope with the toxic load we shove on ourselves each day notwithstanding all the other chemicals our body ingests from all the other foods and packaged goods and the air we breathe.

Would it be better to cut out the smoking and excess drinking, use the money to treat the body to some natural therapies and eat more fruits and vegetables.

Natural therapies are of course available in Woy Woy at the Gnostic Healing Sanctuary, where one can seek help with addictions and also nurture our amazing bodies.

Love to all till next time. :)