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>>> THE
>>> THE HELFER SEASON IS ALMOST DONE AND THERE'S THREE FIRST
LEFT THIS WEEKEND.
MAY IS ALSO MENTAL HEALTH
AWARENESS MONTH WORKER WE
TALKED TO MENTAL HEALTH
PROFESSIONALS FOR FREE FOR THE
>> THIS IS A MEDICAL
NUTRITIONIST AND THERAPIST AND
FOUNDER OF PROGRESSIVE HEALTH
AND WELLNESS.
AND WELLNESS. I HOPE I SAID THE RIGHT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT GRANOLA
AND HOW EATING IS GOOD FOR YOUR
BRAINS AND MENTAL HEALTH.
>> IT IS HUGE. FOOD ESPECIALLY
WHEN WERE LOOKING AT MENTAL
HEALTH CAN MEAN THAT THE BRAIN
IS SENSITIVE TO NUTRIENTS.
IT CAN BE A VERY THERAPEUTIC
ASPECT OF HEALTH.
>> WE USE THE TERM IN A FUNNY
SENSE BUT IT PROBABLY IS A GOOD
INDICATION ABOUT FOOD IN YOUR
MENTAL WELL-BEING ARE
CONSTANTLY IN SYNC WITH EACH
OTHER.
OTHER.
OTHER. >>
OTHER. >> BECAUSE HANGRY IS A GREAT
EXAMPLE OF THE BRAIN IS ONE OF
THE QUICKEST HITS WHEN IT COMES
TO FOOD.
TO FOOD.
TO FOOD. LOW BLOOD SUGAR, THAT'S WHAT
HAPPENS, YOU THINK IT IS FUNNY
BUT REALLY IT SIGNED THE BRAIN
IS STARTING.
IS STARTING. >> THERE ARE GOOD FOODS AND NOT
NECESSARILY GOOD FOODS WHEN IT
COMES TO FEEDING OUR BRAINS.
ARE THERE COUPLE THAT COME TO
MIND IN THOSE CATEGORIES?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE BEAUTY OF FOOD IS BOTH THAT
CAN BE WHAT TO EAT AND WHAT YOU
DO NOT EAT.
SO FOOD CAN BE EITHER YOUR
STRONGEST FORM OF MEDICINE OR A
FORM OF POISON.
SO WE LOOK TO AVOID CERTAIN
FOODS THAT WE KNOW ARE BAD FOR
THE BRAIN.
THE BRAIN. TRANS FATS FOR EXAMPLES, TRANS
FATS ARE FOUND IN ANY KIND OF
HYDROGENATED OIL OR OVERHEATED
AS WELL.
AS WELL.
AS WELL. SO IF YOU'RE COOKING OUT AT
HOME, DON'T BLASTED ON HEAT.
AND INGREDIENTS THAT SAID
HYDROGENATED OIL, THAT'S BAD.
>> I'M GUESSING THESE ARE GOOD
ITEMS THAT YOU BROUGHT IN.
AND I NOTICED YOUR OIL IS NOT
ONE OF THOSE.
>> WHAT KIND OF WILL IS THAT?
>> IT'S COCONUT OIL.
>> ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU COMBINE
WITH DIFFERENT POLYUNSATURATED
OILS, FAT BRINGS 50% FAT, WE
USE THAT TO FUEL THE BRAIN.
AND REALLY CREATE TISSUE.
>> LET'S START PUTTING STUFF IN
YOUR.
YOUR.
YOUR. >>
YOUR. >> YOU JUST MELTED DOWN?
>> YOU JUST PUT IT IN HOT WATER
OR SITTING ON THE STOVE.
>> WHAT ARE WE MAKING, PALEO
GRANOLA?
GRANOLA?
GRANOLA? >> PALEO GRANOLA JUST MEANS
THAT IT'S GRAIN FREE.
SO THERE'S EVIDENCE SHOWING
THAT BRAINS GRAIN CAN BE
INFLAMMATORY.
INFLAMMATORY. SO WE ARE STARTING WITH THE
CASHEWS.
CASHEWS.
CASHEWS. SO IT'S A CUP OF CASHEWS AND
THEN WE'VE GOT SUNFLOWER SEEDS.
>> I'M PRESUMING THESE ARE
PRETTY MUCH IN RAW FORM, NOT
SALTED OR FLAVORED IN ANY WAY
YOU
YOU
YOU >>
YOU >> YES, IDEALLY.
YOU CAN DRY BY DRY ROASTED NUTS
AND THAT WOULD BE FINE.
AND THESE ARE ALMONDS AND THEN
WE HAVE PUMPKIN SEEDS.
>> ARE THOSE RAW?
>> YES THESE ARE RAW, YOU COULD
DO IN THE SHELL IF YOU WANT.
AND THEN COCONUT FLAKES.
>> AND NOT SWEETENED.
>> THAT'S RIGHT NOT SWEETENED.
AND THEN WE PUT EVERYTHING IN
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. GET
HERE. GET THE JUST A COUPLE OF LITTLE
BLENDS. UNTIL IT BREAKS THAT.
>> LET'S SHORTEN THIS, HOW LONG
WOULD THAT TAKE, TWIT 10 OR 12
BLAST?
BLAST?
BLAST? ,
BLAST? , THE OIL IS STILL OUT HER.
>> THEN WE TAKE THIS AND PUT IT
INTO THE BOWL.
WE TAKE THE COCONUT OIL AND PUT
THAT IN.
THAT IN.
THAT IN. THEN YOU TAKE A TEASPOON OF
VANILLA AND 4 TIMES SAKE I WILL
JUST -- ENTER.
I WILL PUT IT IN HERE AND THEN
A TEASPOON OF CINNAMON OR JUST
A TASTE.
A TASTE.
A TASTE. THEN YOU MIX EVERYTHING UP.
THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS, A LOT OF
PEOPLE SNACK ON NUTS AND SEEDS
BUT THIS IS NICE.
IS NOT THE SAME THING ALL THE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. >>
TIME. >> DO YOU WANT TO PUT IT IN THE
OVEN NORMALLY SO IT TOASTS A
LITTLE BIT?
LITTLE BIT? >> PARCHMENT PAPER, A BAKING
DISH, LAY IT OUT THERE, CRUMBLE
IT UP TOGETHER.
>> IT'S NOT TOO FAR AWAY.
AND I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE.
>> McKENZIE WE WANT TO LET
PEOPLE KNOW ON THE NINE
HEALTHCARE YOU CAN TALK ABOUT
MENTAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION.
EXPERTS WILL BE ON HAND FOR
FREE.
FREE.
FREE. NINE HEALTHCARE IS ARE LEFT
THIS WEEKEND, TO LOCATIONS IN
THORTON AND FORT COLLINS.
IS MORE INFORMATION ON NINE
HEALTHCARE.ORG.
HEALTHCARE.ORG. AND WE WILL HAVE MORE POSTED
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT.
ABOUT IT. >> TRY IT OUT.
>> WE WILL GO TO BREAK SO I CAN