Spanish Fish Stew that will Boost Your Metabolism

Here is a delicious stew that is also pure medicine.

A century ago in England a doctor figured out that when he gave

his elderly patients, who were feeling poorly, thyroid

sandwiches, they felt years younger.

I don't know about you but I am not planning on eating those

sandwiches anytime soon. Yuck! Besides, how would you make

them? I know that some people also take raw thyroid in pills

and I also have done this.

This is actually even better than that because it has all the

nutrients from the head of the fish, not just the thyroid.

That's very important since we need all of it. So it is full

of iodine and many other goodies. Besides, wouldn't you much

rather eat gourmet food than just pop pills?

Spanish Fish Stew

1/4 cup olive oil
2 medium onions
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 stick celery, finely chopped
1 green pepper, finely chopped
1 large can plum tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoons dried red pepper flakes
1 bay leaf
4 cups fish fumet (recipe follows)
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 pounds fresh wild red snapper, cut in 3 by 2 inch pieces

Heat olive oil gently in a deep saucepan. Add onions, garlic,

celery, and green pepper and cook a few minutes until

transulucent on medium heat. Be careful not to burn the

garlic.

Add tomatoes, red pepper flakes, bay leaf and fish stock and

cook for about 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Add red snapper and cook covered for 5 minutes.

Recipe modified from "The Mediterranean Kitchen" by Joyce

Goldstein (mine is more like a cajun redfish courtboullion)

Quick Fish Stock

Just a nutritious as stock made with heads and carcasses of

fish but without all the hassle.

1 cup bonito flakes (Asian markets and online)
2 quarts cold water
1/4 cup vinegar

Put all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to boil. Skim.

Lower heat and simmer 2-3 hours. Let cool and strain. Use

right away or freeze for later.

Fish stock recipe from "Eat Fat, Lose Fat" by Dr. Mary Enig and

Sally Fallon of the Weston Price Foundation

I serve this stew by ladling over a multi-grain cereal (Kashi

pilaf also works great) that I have previously soaked several

hours in 2 tablespoons raw vinegar and then cooked in the rice

cooker.

I hope you try this. If you serve it without the grain it is

truly low carb.

Everyone needs to take good care of their thyroid and I can't

think of a more tasty way to do this!

The Drink that Gave Me Back That Energy I Had Lost

I have tried many different supplements over the years to relieve the symptoms of chronic fatigue. I just never had much energy most days. I tried many different products and different herbs. Some of them did help, some I couldn't tell any difference at all. What I realized though was that I wasn't making the most important change. Diet. I spent so much time taking supplements of every kind but didn't eat very much at all. I knew that had to change. Now I realize it is the most important single thing you can do to recover your health.

I heard about this egg drink to help my stomach for candida albicans and started making it. This has brought back all my energy. I think it's all the fat. The surprising thing is I did this to just get rid of IBS (thank you painkillers) but I have energy every day now and I have so far lost about 45 pounds.

Raw Egg Drink  (see note if you don't want to use eggs raw, I like the energy it gives)

Ingredients
•2-3 large whole eggs (or 3-4 medium size), preferably "certified organic" free-range
•2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
•2 tablespoons unsalted butter (should be organic or certified organic, but no hormones or antibiotics, preferably). Raw, grass-fed would be the ideal.
•1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste
•1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg, or to taste
•1-2 teaspoons Blackstrap Molasses
•2 to 2 ½ cups of warm water (use boiling water if you don't want it raw)

Other spices can be added to suit your taste, i.e. ground clove, allspice, ginger, etc.

Sometimes I add berries and cocoa powder.

For pain relief I add to this turmeric and some curry powder. About 1/4 tsp each.

I make this in a jar or blender cup with my hand blender.
Here is another shake recipe from my other website.

Coconut Shake (Use berries or bananas)

Who knew that something so simple could help so much. It's great to be able to make plans and keep them. All the mental fog also vanished and I can think clearly again. I'm thinner than I've been since I was in my twenties.

Remember, you have to eat. It is the single most important thing you can do for yourself.