Super Foods for your Body

Every part of you deserves to be treated well so eat right and reap the benefits of a feel-good you. You'll be glowing inside and out.

Eat right for your blood:

• Kale
• Spinach
• Arugula
• Broccoli
• Garlic
• Ginger root
• Cayenne pepper
• Beans
• Tofu 

Eat right for your lymph:

• Citrus fruits
• Spinach
• Kale
• Garlic
• Parsley
• Carrots
• Asparagus
• Strawberries
• Tomato

Eat right for your liver:

• Beets
• Broccoli
• Brussel Sprouts
• Olive oil
• Flaxseed oil
• Citrus fruits
• Garlic
• Cabbage
• Green tea
• Avocado
• Artichoke

Eat right for your gallbladder: 

• Beets
• Apples
• Cucumber
• Lemon
• Flaxseed oil
•  Sweet potato

Eat right for your pancreas:

• Blueberries
• Broccoli
• Garlic
• Grapes
• Spinach
• Kale
• Sweet Potato
• Tomatoes
• Tofu

Eat right for your kidneys:

• Parsley
• Bell Peppers
• Cauliflower
• Cabbage
• Apples
• Garlic
• Onion
• Cranberries
• Blueberries
• Strawberries
• Olive oil
• Grapes

Eat right for your intestines: 

• Flax seeds
• Beans
• Oats
• Whole grains
• Fruit
• Veggies

Add these foods to your grocery list!

Part II

As much as I tried to explain how unbelievably legendary Ireland was I want to refrain from bragging about how incredibly epic of a trip I had. However, when I say things like 'unbelievably legendary' and 'incredibly epic' it's hard to sound humble and my roommates no longer take me seriously.


"I could cry right now"
Why?
"I'm so homesick. I miss Ireland.."
I can't take you seriously.

I can hardly take myself seriously eighty three percent of the time but I say this with genuine sincerity: it took a week in Ireland. A week abroad, in bliss and in vulnerability, to pick up on a few noteworthy LL's [life lessons].
I want to approach my life, eyes open with my hands free. There are certain things I have grown to value and nurture passion for. My priorities scramble first to fourth, second to fifth daily but I feel like the end goal has always been the same and traveling introduced me to this truth.
Live according to me and I'll be handed all that's meant to be.
Recognition, praise, conformity, appearance are a few of what navigate the roads within our lives and lead to decisions we make. We all have motivations and make decisions bringing us to tomorrow but I want to live today and drive with my feelings at the wheel. Emotion and feeling are deeper, driving forces in my life. Without feeling in my hands after chopping cilantro and the emotion I put into relationships I am nothing but my footprint in the mud or fingerprint on my coffee cup. Living is more than just being here.
I remember that feeling. Gosh, I miss it. I live for that feeling and those cupcakes sound really good right now.

Ireland

She is back. Arden.Leigh steps out of the fog today, March 20, 2012. I'll start by making it up to you with this photograph:

Luck brought me to Ireland for St. Patrick's Day this year. I have a couple papers to write by tomorrow. This post will be my warm up for 2:30 am dirty chai lattes.

If you are fortunate enough and run by the opportunity to visit Ireland, stop running and fly Aer Lingus into Dublin. Annie and I spent six nights in Galway and two nights in Dublin. For lack of better wording: unforgettable. Galway is your pub and Dublin is your weekender. I walked into The Quays, a pub in Galway, geeking at the duo propped on the balcony performing my kind of "Somebody that I Used to Know." That's one of those moments. I don't mind tapping my feet and swinging arms with the Irish either, or the Swiss.

My WOW [words of wisdom] via the Ireland experience:
I've traveled to Europe before and have yet to be disappointed. Ireland wrote a different story in my book. I had my doubts of bangers and mash but stumbled upon a hole in the wall, a keepsake, and a made the list while in Galway [Look below for my must-eat-at bullets below]. I raise the flag for Ireland. My list of priorities is revised and finalized:

1. Go back
2. Study abroad
3. Marry the Irish

Favorite experiences are ones that open eyes, nurturing foreign perspectives. My eyes are open. Wide open, simple and vulnerably taken by moments of unconditional admiration for the people I'll embrace, the food I'll relish, one of those moments.    
Live simply and travel, down the street or to Galway Bay. Spend all your money to get there but save just enough for food and wine. 

Favorite eats:

The Grainstore
The Market Kitchen
Ard Bia
Food 4 Thought

Favorite drinks:

King's Head
The Front Door
The Quays
The Temple Bar (Dublin)