Herbal Tea Update: Hibiscus | NutritionFacts.org

Herbal Tea Update: Hibiscus | NutritionFacts.org


We have all been told that Green Tea is great for the body ,and I also heard about Hibiscus tea. I think I have a new love now.

Hello long lost me is back!!!!!!!! Day 2 of Juicing!

Her is a new video of Me again after 1 year . I made this short and sweet video explaining me and my reason for being gone.I won't make videos daily ,but I will share a big part of my journey .........

Hungry For Change Great New Movie!!!!

I am still alive Hello fellow watchers.....I will be back here soon!!!! Love this newer Movie~

3rd day of my 2nd half of my 60-90 day juice feasting!!

I just started checking My PH( 6.75) and am happy to
say I am right in the middle and that is great 

Todays easy juice 

results from the above ingredients.The tall glass was ful
l but I drank some before this photo!

Ingredients to todays red drink you see in the below jar

Today is my NEW day 3 of my new juicing and all is good as said I made a weird juice and if you watch my video you will get the ingredients. This green juice was the one I was drinking and just to show the color difference

Ok here is the red juice ingredients:


RED JUICE with ---Red lettuce,1/4 red cabbage,1/2 cilantro, 5 small radishes,2 handfuls spinach,broccoli stem, small orange pepper, sunchoke, ginger,garlic. 
I made these juices today after first making my green juice and realizing that something was not right when using my Omega 8006 juicer. My ingredients were not coming out the end of the machine ,so I ended up using my Vita-mix. I then cleaned both machines and then had no problem making the red juice you see in this photo above using my Omega 8006. Something must not have been put together right. My hubby did it -
Blame it on him :-)

Happy New Year ----reboot the body ------ a few fall backs but back on track-

It's a New year and a new girl will emerge in the year 2012 that is a promise. I am doing great and with a few minor no no's the body is Detoxing and I am happy with my progression. Here is my new Photo entry for Raw Food Rehab Weight room results beginning and ending in 2 months for our new measurements to be told.....YUK YUK for this photo.!
I am due for a video ,but  have been busy and today was a hectic day with a Direct TV guy at our house for 5 hours and never got the new receiver to work and the 1/2 of our day was shot. We ended up sending the fellow away and not accepting the unit and kept our older one. Oh well , but what can you do. My life will be great in 2012 that is a promise as I always say and its all good,but could be much better.

We don't party with the New Year . This is one night I rather be home and in control.

Day 52 of Juicing and My Birthday........and I am 53-----

Me October 2008-Before any raw eating took place

Me in the Middle of my Raw eating-I liked this photo

Gained weight- Oct 2011-Before juice feasting

52 days juicing -look at photo above with Joe Cross in Oct 2011
 1 week before I started juicing! I have a chin~ 1 chin :-)

These photos are my beginnings before any Raw Food in my life. The second photo was wearing make-up and me being fresh and loving my raw eating .Then I added cooked and no exercise and what do you think. I will tell you,I gain weight and get that fat face and pants get tight,and the cycle begins. NO MORE!!!!!
I am back to exercise,and have been and doing a great body cleanse. Keep watching the journey!


Getting a juice treat from my friend later today and we will then take a walk. It's dry outside ,so all is good.

Juice feasting Day 48 of 90-120 days........

This was day 46 of my Chaga making tea ,and why I add Cats Claw and Pau D'Arco.......

I started my day with water and MSM powder and 5 Chlorella tablets. I hate the taste if you chew them. Now Angela Stokes says she chews them (Chlorella Tablets) and said they taste like nuts. I beg to differ,I rather swallow them with water. And I will leave it at that.I do like using MSM and Chlorella tablets. I just started this protocol on Monday. I also stick with my every other day I either use Gods herbs " Detox Kit " Or the "Sweetish Bitters" by Ghia brand.
I started learning about Sweetish bitters from a nutritional gal in the Longevity Conference line in California in late Oct 2011. She detected I had digestion issues,and I have,so she said these are the best bitters. I either use The Detox Kit Tinctures Or the Sweetish Bitters EVERY OTHER day. What I do is every other day I take these but never the same in one day. I hope that makes sense. I am feeling great and I will say one thing I get tired of is having a cold body. Being cold while juicing used to be an excuse, but not any more, I muddle through this journey and don't let the season detect if I can juice or not.

 I am getting more fit as I get my exercise it at our local YMCA. Exercise has to be a part of any health regiment. Eating healthy alone won't shrink a persons body fat and I am no exception.

I also use Penni Shelton's www.Rawfoodrehab.com site and have used this site from her beginnings. I get plenty of ideas and wonderful communication with like minded people. There is no judgement there as we may get from family members. We are all people wanting to eat the best food we can in order to keep our bodies in tip top shape.

Today's juices:   made 32 ounces and 1 Cup
Tomato -V-8 -- 3 Roma, 3 celery stalks,Romaine lettuce small head, 3 asparagus, small zucchini, 1/2 bunch cilantro,1/2 bunch parsley, garlic,chunk onion, small piece habanero

My second juice was a cleanse juice I really enjoy-25 ounces

 1 Cup organic grapes, 2 granny smith apples, and 1/4 of small red cabbage


Thanks

Day 44 Of My Juice Feasting.....

Yes, there is nothing like starting and ending my days with some fresh made wheatgrass. Since the weather is cooler I buy this organic bunch and use my newest edition to our family. This is my Omega J8006 HD juicer. I love it. I use my Breville too but not as much or as often as I do using my new Omega. I want to share this info once again on why wheatgrass is so good for the body:

WHAT’S SO GREAT ABOUT WHEATGRASS JUICE?

1.
Wheatgrass juice is 70% chlorophyll.
2.
Chlorophyll is the first product of light and contains more light energy than any other element.
3.
Wheatgrass juice is a crude chlorophyll and can be taken orally and as a colon implant without toxic side effects.
4.
Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life.
5.
Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll. The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly oxygenated environment.
6.
Chlorophyll is anti-bacterial and can be used inside and outside the body as a healer.
7.
Renowned nutritionist Dr. Bernard Jensen says that it only takes minutes to digest wheatgrass juice and it uses up very little body energy.
8.
Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development of harmful bacteria.
9.
Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream. Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction. The red cell count was returned to normal with four to five days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals that were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count.
10.
Farmers in the American midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheatgrass to restore fertility. (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.)
11.
Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil.
12.
Wheatgrass has what is called the “grass juice factor,” which has been shown to keep herbivorous animals alive indefinitely.
13.
Dr. Ann Wigmore helped people get well from chronic disorders for 30 years using wheatgrass.
14.
Liquid chlorophyll gets into the tissues, refines them, and rebuilds and rejuvenates them.
15.
Wheatgrass juice is a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot juice and other fruits and vegetables. Dr. Earp Thomas, an associate of the late Ann Wigmore, says that 15 pounds of wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrots, lettuce, celery, and so on.
16.
Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body.
17.
Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body.
18.
Chlorophyll helps purify the liver.
19.
Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems.
20.
Wheatgrass juice cures acne and even removes scars after it has been ingested for seven to eight months. The diet must be improved at the same time.
21.
In the 1940 American Journal of Surgery, Benjamin Cruskin, MD recommended chlorophyll to: clear up foul-smelling odors, neutralize strep infections, heal wounds, hasten skin grafting, cure chronic sinusitis, overcome chronic inner-ear inflammation and infections, reduce varicose veins and heal leg ulcers, eliminate impetigo and other scabby eruptions, heal rectal sores, successfully treat inflammation of the uterine cervix, get rid of parasitic vaginal infections, reduce typhoid fever, and cure advanced pyorrhea in many cases.
22.
Wheatgrass juice acts as a detergent in the body and is used as a body deodorant.
23.
A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet prevents tooth decay.
24.
Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will eliminate toothaches and poisons from gums.
25.
Gargle with wheatgrass juice for a sore throat.
26.
For pyorrhea of the mouth, lay pulp of wheatgrass soaked in juice on diseased area in mouth or chew wheatgrass. Spit outthe pulp.
27.
Drink wheatgrass juice for skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis.
28.
Wheatgrass juice keeps the hair from graying.
29.
By taking wheatgrass juice, one may feel a difference in strength, endurance, health, and spirituality and experience a sense of well-being.
30.
Wheatgrass juice improves the digestion.
31.
It is great for blood disorders of all kinds.
32.
Wheatgrass juice is high in enzymes.
33.
Wheatgrass juice is an excellent skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. Pour green juice over your body in a tub of warm water and soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.
34.
Wheatgrass implants (enemas) are great for healing and detoxifying the colon walls. The implants also heal and cleanse the internal organs. After an enema, wait 20 minutes, then implant 4-ounces of wheatgrass juice. Retain or 20 minutes.
35.
Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open. It is high in magnesium.
36.
Dr. Max Bircher, a research scientist, inventor of muesli, and founder of the famed Bircher-Benner Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, called chlorophyll “concentrated sun power.” He said, “Chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs…. It is therefore a tonic which, considering its stimulating properties, cannot be compared with any other. “
37.
According to Dr. Bircher, nature uses chlorophyll (wheatgrass) as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins.
38.
Wheatgrass juice can dissolve the scars that are formed in the lungs from breathing acid gasses. The effect of carbon monoxide is minimized since chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production.
39.
Wheatgrass juice reduces high blood pressure as it enhances the capillaries.
40.
Wheatgrass juice can remove heavy metals from the body.

Today is Juice feasting day 38 of my 90-120 days ...........

I was so surprised when I got my package of Chaga so fast from a gal who was selling her purses as I sold my soap at a Holiday Craft show we both attended. I can't believe how by sharing info with another stranger essentially she was to me-But she sent me some chunks of Chaga(originally the chaga) is  from  her home town of Japan is where she got this stuff . I wanted to make this video and share what I received in my mail as right now she lives several towns away from me. Anyhow I will make another video a few days from now when I have more tome to make a nice tea with my Chaga. I will share that later.

As for today I did another protocol today - I am taking the next 3 days and add Jameth Sheridan's Healthforce  Healing Cleanse Level 1  as I continue my juicing cleanse. It is a 3 Day intense pill cleanse as you drink(in my case) my meals . I can do a 3 day up to 30 days with this kit. I chose the 3 day intense way! I will let you know how it goes.The day is half over and so far so good.

I made a juice in my AM of- Green juice- Cucumber,1 bunch celery,1 fugi apple,1 zucchini,1/2 bunch cilantro, 1 handful dandelion,1 lemon

- Magenta colored juice--My next juice was a sweet one( part of my cleansing )-grapes, red cabbage, granny smith apple. I chose this drink as I am doing a internal cleanse naturally and the cabbage always works well -if you know what I mean.......

Juice Feast Day 36 of my 90-120 days

One of my many green juices I make with being on a juice feast!

I never get sick and tired of making juices . I make my own juice recipes and I have several recipes I get from a few books that I like On being Penni's "Raw Food Cleanse" and Cheri's "Juicing for your health". I tend to get most of my recipes from these two  (2) books if I am not making up my own recipes. Green juices however are my choice of choice,so what I do is take a recipe in Cheri's book for example and add dandelion,romaine,spinach,kale or Swiss chard to add more greens to make any drink more green .I back off on most fruits in my juicing also.

Now I am going to jump to this past Friday and Saturday. I had my last craft show and two(2) gals from www.Rawfoodrehab.com came and visited me and I was an inspiration to both of them. Can you believe that an inspiration to someone else.I will say 1 gal has been eating  raw foods less them 6 months and the other gal was only on her 92nd day eating all Raw. Yippy  to both of them. How amazing is this if it wasn't for Raw food rehab I would have no idea there are others who live somewhat close to where I live.

Here is my Day 36 Juice feasting video....People it is 1:40 am and I am off to bed ....Holy moly!

Day 31 of my juice feasting today- Video below is day 30

BY THE WAY` between shots as I filmed this video I DID strain in a nut milk bag the tiny amount of pulp. I like to strain my juices ~always!


Today I made a nice PURE green juice. Yum

Dianne's Green Juice~

4 small peppers or 3/4 red pepper
5 stalks celery
1large cucumber
bunch cilantro 2 good handles
1 clove garlic
2 " piece ginger
6 leaves of kale
parsley- 1 good handful
1 bunch fresh spinach
2 roma tomatoes

Juice feasting Day 28th ,Saturday November 26th 2011

This is todays video-Not talking about detox in this video~

What Is Detoxification?

Detoxification is the process of clearing toxins from the body or neutralizing or transforming them, and clearing excess mucus and congestion. Many of these toxins come from our diet, drug use, and environmental exposure, both acute and chronic. Internally, fats, especially oxidized fats and cholesterol, free radicals, and other irritating molecules act as toxins. Poor digestion, colon sluggishness and dysfunction, reduced liver function, and poor elimination through the kidneys, respiratory tract, and skin all add to increased toxicity.

Detoxification involves dietary and lifestyle changes which reduce intake of toxins and improve elimination. Avoidance of chemicals, from food or other sources, refined food, sugar, caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and many drugs helps minimize the toxin load. Those lifestyle changes are a direct result of choices you make in your life. Transcendental meditation has helped me make marked improvements in not only my health and behavior but all aspects of my life. I highly recommend you look into it .

When detoxifying your colon, it is also important to incorporate probiotics in your diet to replenish your intestinal flora.

Colon cleansingBowel movements are the basis of your health. If you don’t have at least 1 bowel movement per day, you are already walking your way toward disease. Man’s body has not changed very much in the past several thousand years… however man’s diet has certainly changed a lot. All the refined sugar, white flour, hormone/antibiotics-filled meats we constantly ingest constitute an assault on our bodies. We are continuously violating our bodies by eating terrible foods. Colon cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer deaths in the U.S.

So, all congestion and toxins must be removed, and it must begin with cleansing of the bowel.

One of the most frequent bowel problems that people experience today is constipation.

A constipated system is one in which the transition time of toxic wastes is slow. The longer the “transit time,” the longer the toxic waste matter sits in our bowel, which allows them to putrefy, ferment and possibly be reabsorbed. The longer your body is exposed to putrefying food in your intestines, the greater the risk of developing disease. Even with one bowel movement per day, you will still have at least three meals worth of waste matter putrefying in your colon at all times.

Disease usually begins with a toxic bowel. Those having fewer bowel movements are harboring a potentially fertile breeding ground for serious diseases. Infrequent or poor quality bowel movements over an extended period of time may be very hazardous to your health.

Tuesday we did Thanksgiving and I drank Juice and water~

Tuesday of this week my husband and I celebrated Thanksgiving....I juiced.....I took some video on Tuesday but for some reason when I download a video here It appears 2 times. I am wanting to add video,but it won't work. Our 2 boys wanted my Turkey and stuffing, so I brined the Turkey for all 24 hours from Monday am-Tuesday am . We then took the 20 lb turkey out to dry about 1 hour and tucked herbed butter under the skin. We added the turkey to the roasting pan,put it in a cooler with ice and traveled 1 hour to get it in the oven to our 1 hour am drive. the turkey was in at 11:20 am. All was perfect as the Turkey was finished at 3:45 .The sides went into the oven to warm,and all was done and all ate food by 4:30 pm or a few minutes after. I sat with my pumpkin juice and water and loved  all the power I had in me to not not eat anything ,nor care to snitch any bites. And that is a FACT~~~~
   Just went to the YMCA to get 1 hour of a workout in. I did some arm machine and a few sets of
 legwork. I continued upstairs to the treadmill and did 45 minutes of walk and slow jogging on and off. What a way to start Thanksgiving.
I have to put together some soap bags for my annual high school craft show. We set -up Friday mi-day and sell both Saturday and Sunday. I usually so pretty good at this high school and it's only 5 minutes from our house.

School set-up in 2010

same show other table view of my 2 tables

I think we are heading to see the movie Hugo in 3 D. I love movies at the theatre in the winter. I have no desire in the summertime  unless it's  absolutely hot outside and want to stay cooler with their air conditioning. So off I go to prep for my soap selling and go catch a movie...... Sounds good to me after I down a green juice.

Here is Video after  the TUESDAY Thanksgiving meal and my juice and water I had!

Day 20 of Juice feasting....

I woke today and had my usual lemon water with MSM capsules. Now what I do every other day is either take my "Gods herbs" that I put in my video on You Tube  OR I take something called Gaia  -"Swedish Bitters." I take Both of these herbs-(not on the same day)-
(I trade both products every other day!) to help clean the  digestive system along with my Juice feasting. I feel so darn good every day and I am not hungry. I think my body is liking what I doing for it~I know I am liking my results that I am slowly but surely seeing on my body too.
 My face is losing the double chin and the top area if you know what I mean always seems to lose weight first and slowly shows up in the butt area.
I am back at the YMCA and I am incorporating weight training with the elliptical,treadmill and the rowing machine work also. I have been to the movie theatre 2 times and neither time did I want to have the popcorn. That is all cool. As I have really drilled it in my head to stay juicy and stay RAW over any other eating from here on out.....So watch me shrink!

Today is Juice feasting day 18 of my 90-120 days ...........

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Yummy juice of several things in here:
 Kale,Spinach,swiss chard 1 huge leaf,burdock root,
celery,cucumber,fennel,zucchini,4 skinny asparagus, 2 granny smith,lemon,ginger.


I am so amazed at what vegetables can be juiced. I really can only drink 2-2.5 liters of juice and plenty of water in my day. Right now I am using a Breville juicer. I like the Breville because it is a fast juicer. On the downside the Breville leaves the pulp large and I end up squeezing my pulp and get anywhere from 1-5 more ounces from the pulp. I wish someone told me in my beginning of using my Breville to tell me --SQUEEZE THE PULP- My first juicer 3 years ago was a used Champion that I bought on
 Craigslist, andI still use my Champion for raw ice cream......


Now what I am waiting for is my Omega J8600 juicer.  I used a 20% off coupon at Bed,Bath and Beyond. The store orders it and it will be 2 weeks. Any day now my new juicer will be here.  I chose that one because the pulp will be dryer,it juices GREENS better, and it will juice wheatgrass,and I love wheatgrass. I love it's flavor(many don't),and I love how it mends the body. Eat Raw it does a body good!!

Not much to say today as I read and read and read blogs,books,videos and there all on juicing or body  health.
I hope all my days will continue as they have,because I feel great and I am back to exercise ,and my clothes are feeling looser.

Juice feasting Day 10 and 11 of 90-120...........

Another green juice of:
2 leaves of Swiss Chard
2 handfulls Spinach
5 stalks of Celery
2 tomatos
2 carrots
1/2 batch parsley
1 apple
1 lime

My yummy Vegetable Green juice today is:
1 Red Swiss chard
4 Kale leaves
handful of Dandelion
2 handfuls Arugula
3 tomatoes
1 small zucchini
2 carrot
1 garlic clove

This green juice is a tad different from 2 days ago and that is what we have to do. 

What  you have to do is change a few ingredients to make your juice zippy and exciting.  In order to stick with juicing we all have to take our time make a juice taste the results before cleaning your machine.  If you don't like the flavor you taste,then I suggest adding something else that will please the palette.

I am feeling so great and that is super as I usually feel good . So many people have massive detox symptoms if an the SAD Standard American Diet, not me. I am actually having mild symptoms. I owe it all to a primarily Raw Food Diet these last 3 years.


  From Day 1 to now day 11 here are some of what I have experienced.......


Day 1 -light head ache-not to hard core
Day 2-4  I had eye twitching off and on 
with dry eyes from day 2-5 
Kinda into myself (quiet)
Mucus at the end of my enema today--To Much info; but fact 
Day 5-11-----Wringing in my ears off and on;
my back of my tongue throat area feels strange like maybe bumpy things
I can't explain the feeling.

I brush my teeth 3-4 days with little toothpaste. This SPRY can be found at 

nutrition health stores and it's a new choice since going to the dentist 1 week ago. 

My hygienist told me about this product. My dentist likes fluoride........ I prefer to differ.

Juice feasting day 8 and 9 of my 90-120 ...........

 This was another nice calm not rainy day in the Pacific Northwest and that is a great surprise. I make handmade soap and lotion and with our economy I slowed selling my soaps at craft shows. I would of sold at a show on Saturday November 5th however I chose to not go. If I would of gone it would of been a nice dry day. Oh well, we took that nice walk instead. I am so happy with myself thus far on my juice quest. I know it is my beginning ,but I find myself constantly thinking of nothing but what this is and will continue to do for my body. Let alone lose several pounds.

Yummy mid -day V-8 drink

My hubby broke this glass(after I washed it)
 as it sat clean on my counter!!

After my lemon water after I woke up I made some juices.This is my what I call
V-8 juice:
3 Roma tomatoes
1 slice red onion
2 celery stalks
1 clove garlic
lemon
broccoli stem
4 thin asparagus
8 fresh green beans
romaine leaves- 4
zucchini-1 small
cilantro -1/2 bunch
parsley-handful
swiss chard-1 huge red leaf...........It's amazing how 1 garlic clove is very tasty in a juice,try it it you haven't done so.

Day 7 on Juice feasting of 90-120 days..........

This photo of my drink in the car in my driveway before heading to Seattle was a

JUICE OF: Beet, broccoli, cucumber, kale, lemon, and apple. It was yummy and I love beet only once in a while as it is a strong cleanser for the liver. 

My husband and our 1 dog of our 3 dogs-we have 2 doxie's too,went for a walk in Seattle and had a refreshing day in the cool crisp Seattle day. This is a treat for us as this really is our wet season and we have been lucky to have dry days. I like taking the 1 hour drive to Seattle and walk this lovely huge acreage as this land used to be Fort Lawton a Prisoner of war camp for the Civil war.

http://www.seattle.gov/tour/discov.htm

After going to Chaco Canyon I am home downloading video and this info deciding what I will make to drink tomorrow.

Day four (4) and five (5) Juice feasting ...90-120 days

  This is all self expanatory in todays video. I am off to get my haircut so what I drank is not added today!!!! I a really having a good experience so far, no crazy anything . I went to bed maybe 1/2 hour before
normal and I slept well and couldn't ask for a better feeling so far. I actually love how I feel on green juice.

Woke today to some 10 ounces of water an Psyllium Husks, as I am already stuck.....Then I followed with 10 more ounces of water.... The rest I will add later off for my haircut........

Day three (3) Juice feasting ...90-120 days

My juices:  green juice-kale,cucumber,spinach, beet,lemon,broccoli and ginger. I ended my day with watermelon,mint and lime juice. All is good with no detox symptoms. I have had any signs of anything 

bad,as type this I really have a buzz as I sip my green juice. All I know is I feel great.

I also sip on throughout my day too. Have a great Day and Holla to all...............

Here is a wonderful recipe from the www.juicefeasting.com site, that is recommend by David Rainoshek

From David:  Here is the tea I make many mornings during the week, and it is perfect for drinking while Juice Feasting! It is energizing, immune-building, helps your body utilize oxygen, feeds friendly probiotics (because of the polysaccharides in the goji berries), and is antagonistic to opportunists such as yeast, mold, fungus, unfriendly bacteria, and parasites! So here it is:

Make 1 to 1.5 quarts of tea with:

• Ginger (Tablespoon) *
• Pau D’Arco (Tablespoon)
• Nettle (Tablespoon)
• Horsetail (Tablespoon)
• Astragalus (Tablespoon)
• Tulsi (Holy Basil) (Tablespoon)
• Goji Berry (small handful)
• Rooibos (Tablespoon)
• Licorice Root (teaspoon)

Boil water, and place all the ingredients in. Simmer for 10 minutes, and you can drink right away. Or let it steep for hours -  and just dip into it throughout the day!

You eat the goji berries!(except when juice feasting).......  Don’t throw them away