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Natural Health Advocate. My wish is to make more people aware of unconventional, natural and less known ways to deal with the health challenges or simply live healthier.
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Delicious Dandelion Pesto

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Dandelion Pesto Recipe

Preparation time: 10 minutes.

Dandelion LeavesYou will need

  • 300gr dandelion leaves
  • 200gr raw goat cheese or parmesan
  • 4-8 cloves of garlic, I use 8 🙂
  • 150 ml olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon of unrefined sea salt
  • 100gr of toasted walnuts or hazelnuts or pine nuts
  • Juice of half lemon
  • Zest of a lemon

Preparation

Wash well dandelion leaves. Blanching the leaves by immersing them in boiling water for 20 to 30 seconds will help reduce a sometimes present acrid taste. If you use younger light green leaves blanching is not necessary.

Mix until smooth all of the ingredients in the food processor or blender.Dandelion Pesto Superfood

Depending on the type of cheese you used you may need more or less olive oil.

Serve as a salad, with pasta, as a side dish, with buckwheat or spelt pancakes etc.

 

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Dandelion – A Magical Herb and Delicious Superfood

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dandelion magical herbDandelion, typically believed to be only a weed, is a magical herb with some amazing healing properties.  All parts of the dandelion plant are used medicinally in herbal preparations, teas and as foods.

Alternative to Conventional Leukemia Therapy

A study that tested dandelion root tea showed there may be a “kill switch” on leukemia cell receptors and concluded that dandelion root extract may prove to be a non-toxic alternative to conventional leukemia therapy.

Dandelion Halts Growth of Melanoma Cancer

Dandelion root extract in another study showed to help melanoma cancer patients by halting the growth of melanoma cells even those cells considered to be drug-resistant.

Effects on Blood Sugar and Diabetes

Dandelion tea stabilizes blood sugar levels buffering against extreme highs and lows.

Significant Source of K and A Vitamins

Dandelion leaves provide 535 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin K which is very important to strengthening bones and 112 percent of the daily minimum requirement of vitamin A as an antioxidant carotenoid, which is particularly good for the skin, mucus membranes and vision.

Magic of DandelionImportant Source of Flavonoids

Dandelion contains flavonoid that protects the retina from UV rays and carotene, lutein, and cryptoxanthin important in protecting the body from different cancers.

Dandelion Helps Body Detox, Generate Red Blood Cells, Regulate Blood Pressure and Helps Fight Alzheimer’s

Dandelion is high in fiber, which helps your body detox. Drinking dandelion juice acts as a stimulant, detoxifier, diuretic and antioxidant that helps to fight off toxins which often result from out-of-balance hormones. The toxins are ultimately sweat out through the skin. The leaves also contain vitamins C and B6, thiamin, riboflavin, calcium, iron (crucial for generating red blood cells), potassium (regulate heart rate and blood pressure), and manganese.

Dandelion plays a role in fighting Alzheimer’s disease by limiting neuron damage in the brain.

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Dandelion has unsuspected health benefits such as inhibiting cancer cell growth

Selective induction of apoptosis through activation of caspase-8 in human leukemia cells (Jurkat) by dandelion root extract

The efficacy of dandelion root extract in inducing apoptosis in drug-resistant human melanoma cells

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Lose Weight by Drinking Honey Apple Cider Vinegar Syrup

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Honey Apple Cider SyrupSuppress the appetite by taking the honey/apple cider vinegar syrup before meals.

Mix a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and a teaspoon of pure honey with a dash of cinnamon.

Take three times a day and sip slowly before each main meal.

Apple cider vinegar has acids and enzymes which will speed up the metabolism and process of burning fat in your body rather than storing it. It suppresses the appetite and makes you eat less and lose your weight quickly.

It will make you feel fuller for longer time by reducing the speed that the stomach is emptied.

This syrup with its amazing properties helps to flush out the harmful toxins from the body which also helps to lose the excess weight.

This powerful combination not only helps with weight loss but also strengthens the immune system, treats cellulite, detoxifies the body, helps with cold and coughing, treats viral, bacterial and fungal infections and has many other health benefits.

I find it useful to prepare this syrup in advance by taking a cup of honey and mixing with cup of apple cider vinegar and adding a teaspoon or two of cinnamon.

It does not need to be refrigerated, just keep it at a dark place.