Tuesday, 28 April 2009

A Weekend at A Fruit Orchard



Ever stay in a fruit orchard? Well, I did!! The above is photo of a durian tree with 3 durians hanging on the branches.

Last weekend, my friends and I joined the Green Thumb Workshop organized by the Aloka Foundation. It's a workshop held in Alokarama, a retreat centre located in Asahan, Melaka. That's a two-hour drive for us from Subang Jaya. We learnt about planting herbs, the benefits of the various herbs found in Alokarama's Herb Garden, nutritional food intake and each of us was even given an iridology check-up by the speaker who is also a nutritionist by profession.

I got a bit nervous when I was told that I have an acidic body ~ meaning I am prone to cancer. My pancreas is overworked ~ meaning I have been taking too much of sugar (that includes carbohydrate). I have been advised to take a teaspoon of lemon juice daily to help reduce the acidity and also to reduce simple carbohydrate intake. It's like a wake-up call for me. The iridology test is not absolute, of course. It would be better to include a medical test. However, it helps me to work towards a wellness level of health.

We are also encouraged to ensure there are 5 colours of food served during our meals. This is to ensure that we eat variety of food and have variety of nutrients for meals. These are just a few of the many good nutritional lessons that I gained from this workshop. I am so glad that I attended it. Now I am making sure my household have healthy meals served daily.


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2 comments:

alicesg said...

Congratulations on your 501 posts. Lovely photos. I too saw many durian trees when I visited the Desaru Fruit Farm. It make me drools on looking at the durians. :)

Jilly said...

J.C. many congratulations on your 501 posts. That's such an achievement. I'm fascinated by your discussion on nutrition. I think many of us try and eat healthily these days - we are so aware of what is good and what is bad for us.

As for the Durian, I don't think I could bear the smell. I've heard it's just awful although when you eat it, it's OK.

"Use your first smile, your first form of generosity, of love, of kindness—use it at home; start at home. And if there is something left over—if … your plate is just full of abundance of patience and goodness and smiles and joy, then by all means, you should go … and offer that to others. But we must begin at home." by Dr Robin Smith