TRAVELS (and more) WITH CECILIA BRAINARD: Health: Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal in my Morning Smoothie

Friday, January 8, 2016

Health: Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal in my Morning Smoothie

I've added something new to my morning smoothies.

My usual ingredients have been: banana, apple, orange, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, ginger (just a bit), and tomatoes. The nuts are: almond, pistachios, and walnuts. There can be variations, depending on what I have available. My goal is to include as many different fruits, nuts, and even vegetables in the smoothie. I also add flax seeds, powdered Brewer's Yeast, and powdered Moringa. I add water and blend.

I started adding Chartreuse's Elixir Vegetal to my smoothie. Since the Elixir Vegetal is 140 proof, I use an eye dropper and pop in approximately a teaspoon of the Elixir to my concoction, which makes 2 -3 glasses. (The alcohol is diluted.)

The Elixir Vegetal has medicinal qualities, being a product of 130 herbs, flowers, and other secret ingredients in a wine alcohol base. In other words, my morning smoothie includes the Elixir's 130 herbs and plants in addition to what I add. The smoothie, by the way, is very delicious.

I've been looking at the healing properties of herbs and plants, which can address issues of blood pressure, cholesterol, inflammation, even skin, hair, and nails. It's remarkable what nature has available to help us. We just have to pay attention.

Here are some sites about herbs and their medicinal qualities. There are many more in the internet.

MMS Gardens
A-Z Medicinal Herb Chart
Herbs List

Elixir Vegetal is not easy to find in the US, but there are sites that sell them. And, I did find the Elixir in a Philippine wine shop a couple of years ago.

Stay healthy and happy this 2016!

Read also
Another Treasure from France - Elixir Vegetal de la Grande Chartreuse
Health: Cecilia's Good Morning Smoothie Recipe
Wendy's Famous Kale Salad
The Sugarcane Plantations of the Philippines and Muscovado
The Wonders of Malunggay or Moringa Oleifera
Visualizing Bible Scenes for Physical Healing
How to Lower Blood Pressure: Drink Hibiscus or Gumamela Tea
Herbs as Natural Remedies

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This is all for now,
Cecilia

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard's official website is ceciliabrainarddotcom. She is the award-winning author and editor of 22 books, including When the Rainbow Goddess Wept, The Newspaper Widow, Magdalena, Selected Stories, Vigan and Other Stories, and more. She edited Growing Up Filipino 1, 2, & 3, Fiction by Filipinos in America, Contemporary Fiction by Filipinos in America, and other books.. Her work has been translated into Finnish and Turkish; and many of her stories and articles have been widely anthologized. Cecilia has received many awards, including a California Arts Council Fellowship in Fiction, a Brody Arts Fund Award, a Special Recognition Award for her work dealing with Asian American youths, as well as a Certificate of Recognition from the California State Senate, 21st District, and the Outstanding Individual Award from her birth city, Cebu, Philippines. She has lectured and performed at UCLA, USC, University of Connecticut, University of the Philippines, PEN, Shakespeare & Company in Paris, and many others. She has served in the Board of literary arts groups such as PEN, PAWWA (Pacific Asian American Writers West), among others.