My new Super Smoothie Recipe

The Super Smoothie comes up with a recipe that ticks all the right boxes nutritionally, is affordable and mostly sourced from New Zealand manufacturers.

The Super Smoothie is not a food supplement. It is a nutrient-packed meal. It is not additional to your groceries - it is part of your groceries.  

It can replace one of your daily meals, such as breakfast. It is a recovery meal following hard exercise.  Share your smoothie with your family, especially your children. 

It is perfect to drink daily during pregnancy and breast-feeding, for the elderly, the infirm, or anybody who needs a nutrient-packed meal without a huge number of calories.

It's the most affordable way to get all your nutrients - and more - without resorting to taking large numbers of vitamin pills.

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"Was just writing to let you know that the recipe and powder you gave me is working a treat! 

After my 10km run, my legs were feeling like they could get quite sore! They were achy on Sunday, but Monday I was totally fine! I can't believe it! Usually, I get the sorest muscles and they last four-five days!"

"I ran 59.51 so just made my goal and was 3rd in my age group so was super stoked! :-)"

Hannah

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Recipe

• UltraProtein 1/2 scoop per smoothie: https://www.garymoller.com/product-page/douglas-laboratories-ultra-protein-plus-948g.  This contains all the base vitamins and minerals - and more - that one needs for daily nutrition.
• Plain Nutratech NZ Whey Protein 1-2 scoops per smoothie: https://www.garymoller.com/product-page/nutratech-whey-powder-1kg
• Sujon NZ Blackcurrant powder.  1 teaspoon per smoothie: https://www.garymoller.com/product-page/sujon-blackcurrent-powder
• Waihi Bush NZ Flax Balance. 1 dessertspoon per smoothie:https://www.garymoller.com/product-page/waihi-bush-oil-flax-balance-500ml

Storage and convenience

Mix the powders in the ratios above, then store the mix in 1-2 large glass containers, ready for quick use when in a hurry. Put the rest away, sealed tight in a cool dry place.

Add these according to taste and preferences (you'll need a blender if adding solids)

• Seasonal fruits and/or vegetables.
• Coconut cream. Coconut water.
• Full cream non-homogenised milk (silver top).
• Water (avoid fruit juice because too much sugar) if needed.
• Blend.
• Add one fresh free-range egg with 10 seconds to go (do not blend egg too long to prevent damage to the delicate nutrients).

How much protein do you need daily?

Here is a handy calculator and informative article about protein:

https://fitnessvolt.com/protein-calculator/ 

When to take it

Most people prefer to start the day with a Super Smoothie. It is a meal and energising!

You may find it refreshing and regenerating to have an extra Super Smoothie at the end of a hard day.  It is the obvious choice of refreshment following a hard physical workout.

It is perfect for after a hard exercise session. Many athletes find it convenient to carry a small pot of premix and a shaker with them to training, or when on the road, so that they can whip up a quick shake with either plain water or some other liquid such as milk, coconut milk or coconut water.

It is perfect for hiking. Compact, light - just add water.

Handy Tips

If a person, such as a child, must take a pill or two but has trouble getting them down, the thick creamy liquid of the Super Smoothie may do the trick as compared to water alone. The thick liquid will grab the pills and sweep them down the throat and mask any unpleasant taste.

It is not just for athletes

The Super Smoothie is ideal and totally safe for children, expectant and nursing Mums, the elderly and the infirm. It is great for anybody struggling with ill health or poor recovery following an injury. It is the superior alternative to multivitamins.

One Addition

Add 2-4 capsules of Algotene daily. This is nutrient-packed and includes potent fat-soluble anti-oxidants and a wide range of trace elements, including a little iodine and lithium.
https://www.garymoller.com/product-page/icl-algotene-180-caps

Some Research

1. Sujon Blackcurrant Extract: http://blog.garymoller.com/2015/08/research-that-validates-health-benefits.html

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Low fat milk may be making people fat!

For years, people have swapped creamy whole milk for a watery bottle of trim to help boost their weight loss efforts.
But new research has discovered that drinking skinny versions could be making people bigger, not smaller.
Government guidelines currently recommend that people consume "moderate amounts of milk and dairy, choosing reduced fat versions or eating smaller amounts of full fat versions or eating them less often."
It is generally thought that by drinking trim milk you can get whole milk's benefits - Vitamin D, calcium and protein amongst others - without the fat and calories.
By reducing the fat, the trim milk is certainly lower in calories, but the authors of a new study - David Ludwig, of Boston's Children Hospital, and Dr Walter Willett, of the Harvard School of Public Health - believe lower calorie beverages do not necessarily mean lower calorie intake.
They say there is very little data to back up the idea that skimmed milk promotes weight loss or management and that because reduced fat foods might not be as filling, they could lead consumers to compensate by eating and drinking more.
Rest of article here:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10895452
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Gary:
This really is a case of "I told you so!"  And I have no hesitation in saying so.  For at least ten years I have been waging a campaign against the 99% fat free message, stating that low fat processed foods, including low fat milk will make you fat.  I am not alone by the way: Thousands of experienced nutritionists and natural health practitioners have been saying the same for decades; but their concerns have been blithely dismissed as "quackery" by those in control of mainstream nutrition which I believe has sold out to the food industry giants.  An apology is in order but I am not about to hold my breath waiting!

The mechanism for weight gain is simple:
A feed that has fat and protein will take about four hours to digest; whereas a low fat - low protein meal will take no more than an hour.  This means that people on low fat diets will be low in energy and on junk food snacking within the hour; whereas the one with the fat diet will remain satiated for and bubbling with energy for hours.

This also explains why babies that are breast fed by women who are on these depleted diets seldom sleep for longer than an hour and tend to become over weight.  These babies suck and suck and suck and risk being plagued with "wind", reflux and lactose overload (lactose is a milk sugar and disproportionately high in the milk of women on low fat diets). 

By contrast, the breast fed baby of a mother on a high fat diet with plenty of protein will tend to be thinner, more contented and will tend to give its parents the blessing of four hours of unbroken sleep between feeds - Yeeha!

When an obese person switches from low fat processed foods to foods that have been prepared from their raw beginnings, with there being about 30% natural fats and 30% protein, they invariably lose weight and generally look and feel so much healthier than before.

This video below, about full cream milk, was made several years ago.  I can report that my son, Alama, remains thin, well-muscled and in excellent health despite being raised on full cream milk straight from the cow's udder.

When you read articles like this one by the NZ Herald, you really have to wonder just how out of touch with the real world the health experts are who develop health policy in New Zealand?  Or is it a case of having blatantly sold their souls to huge commercial interests?

Basically, the more that raw foods can be processed with the individual constituents isolated, repackaged and then sold to you as separate items, the more money they can make.  There is little to be made from selling raw ingredients.  Another factor is that industrially produced grains like, rice, corn, wheat and soy are extremely cheap to produce and can be sold to you in many, many forms at a very high added value.  Low fat equals highly processed grains and dairy.

The obesity epidemic almost perfectly coincides with the introduction of the low fat message.

Gosh - what a health disaster!  

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What do you recommend as a mulitvitamin for children?

What do you recommend instead of Nutrimon as a daily supplement for the 10 yr old boy who gets sores on his lips if run down.

Nutrimon has been great and easy, so something similar would be great.

Regards, Sarah

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Gary:

Chewable children's multivitamins certainly are convenient; but I have had my reservations about some brands because, to make them palatable for children, these pills often have added artificial flavourings (Nutrimon is pretty good on this issue).  Another issue is the dose is often very low per pill (children have high metabolic demands and need more nutrients per kilo of weight as compared to an adult). 

Children's vitamins have been slow movers. So we no longer stock any.

I am a fan of the Super Smoothie for children.  It gets children away from pills and teaches them how to prepare food from food ingredients while adding some specialty powders to boost the nutritional value.

Here is an example of a delicious and nutritious Super Smoothie for 2-3 fussy children:

• Half scoop Super Smoothie mix
• 2-4 dessertspoons of any infant formula powder from the super market
• Add about 1/4 can of coconut cream
• One cup of dark berries such as boysenberries, blue berries or black berries (fresh or frozen)
• Add about one cup of full cream milk (silvertop)
• One dessertspoon of Waihi Bush Flax Balance
• Water to suit.

Optional Extras

• One ripe banana
• Yogurt or ice cream to tempt fussy eaters!
• Add the same quantity of infant milk formula as for the Super Smoothie powder.  This reduces some of the grainy feel to the smoothie mix.

Good times to serve the Super Smoothie is with breakfast and immediately upon getting home from school.

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Breast feeding: Super Smoothie, milk production and energy levels

Hi Gary I am a mother of 2 (2 year old and 5mth old) and am interested in whether you would recommend your super smoothie as something to improve my energy levels and milk production, as I am breast feeding and have a hungry baby! Am currently walking as exercise around 3 times a week. Thank you for any advice you could provide.

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Gary:

The Super Smoothie is perfect for you and your baby.

Please add a dessertspoon of flax oil and a 1/4 can of coconut cream to 1/2 to one scoop of Super Smoothie and dilute with 600-700ml water, milk, or 50/50 of each.

Smoothie powder: http://www.garymoller.com/Products.aspx?categoryid=52

This Flax oil: http://www.garymoller.com/Products/Products/W/Waihi-Bush-Oil-Flax-Original-(500ml).aspx

You drink it in several dollops over the day and you will supply baby with enriched breast milk with the right mix of healthy fats and oils.

Keep it in the fridge until you have drunk the lot.

I am about to publish some research on my blog on "smart children" which supports what I am advising above.  Keep an eye out for it over the next several days.

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The advice in these articles is given freely without promise or obligation. Its all about giving you and your family the tools and information to take control of your health and fitness.

Free school breakfasts fail to improve learning

Feeding hungry schoolchildren does nothing to boost their learning, a new report shows.

The findings have surprised experts in a week when campaigning to introduce free food at schools to combat child poverty put pressure on the Government.

The only "significant positive effect" was that children felt less hungry, the study into free school breakfasts found.

Head of the study, Associate Professor Cliona Ni Murchu, said there were indications that attendance at school was also likely to improve but in reading, writing and maths there was no noticeable improvement.

Researchers at Auckland University's School of Population Health studied 423 children at decile one to four schools in Auckland, Waikato and Wellington for the 2010 school year.

They were given a free daily breakfast - Weet-Bix, bread with honey, jam or Marmite, and Milo - by either the Red Cross or a private sector provider.
Full report here:
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/7813410/Food-and-learning-connection-shot-down
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Gary:
There is food and then there is food:
"Weet-Bix, bread with honey, jam or Marmite, and Milo" - and low fat milk, I presume.  The problem with this diet is, while it fills the tummy, there are little to no nutrients to build strong bodies and bright brains.

We need to do an experiment: Two groups of hungry students.  One group gets the bread, Marmite, etc while the other group is fed a diet of fried eggs, porridge with cream, a cup of Milo and a couple of flax oil capsules (or fish oil).

I think we will see a difference.  In addition, the experimenters should measure body composition.  I predict the children on the eggs and porridge diet will be thinner and more muscular, as well as being better learners by the end of the year.

Here's a video I made several years ago about nutrition.  My son, Alama, is the star.  He is now 13yrs and in very good health.  He has no excess fat at all despite the higher than usual fat and protein content of his diet.  He is nicely muscled.

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Seasonal Flu Vaccine causes febrile convulsions in children

Its that time of year folks, when you and your child are being urged into getting a seasonal Flu jab.

Apart from being unnecessary for the vast majority of people (In my opinion, the flu jab should be reserved for those with significant preexisting health conditions), there are health risks, especially for young children.  The principal adverse reaction in children is febrile convulsions as reported by the US Food and Drug Administration.  Please go here for their report on the issue of febrile convulsions and the flu vaccine.

Given that only about 1% of all adverse reactions to medical treatments ever end up on official records we can only assume that the problem of febrile convulsions after receiving a flu jab is worse than reported.  Over the last few years I have been contacted by a number of desperate parents of children who were suffering convulsions that appeared to first arise after vaccination.  As far as I know, none of these would ever have ended up being reported to our Ministry of Health as an adverse reaction to a vaccination.

Because there is often a delay of several days to weeks between the medical treatment and the adverse event, it is next to impossible to reliably prove there is a link.  If a link is claimed by an aggrieved parent, this will more than likely be dismissed, in the first instance, by the administering medical agency and then vigorously challenged by the manufacturer, if the claim managed to advance any further.  Nobody, other than the parent, has any interest at all in seeing such "complaints" go any where other than into the filing cabinet.  So, while official statistics tell us that there is not a safety problem, talk on the streets tells us there is.

Before you get your child vaccinated:

• Only have the vaccinations that you consider absolutely necessary at the time in your child's development and avoid the rest (this includes flu, herpes).
• Put off the vaccines until your child is older and the brain and other organs, such as the adrenals and liver, well on the way to maturity and better able to handle stress.
• Do not vaccinate at times of immune weakness, such as when ill, teething or transitioning from breast milk to solids.
• Ensure your child has high vitamin D (A light sun tan on the body and a vitamin D supplement during winter).  Vitamin D is essential for a robust immune system.
• Ensure the diet is rich in fresh vegetables, eggs, unprocessed fats and high in protein. Avoid instant noodles, pasta, white bread, soy milk, rice milk, fruit juice or fat reduced milk or yogurt.  Avoid all margarines, including those that have heart health claims.

If you are breast feeding a child:  Ensure you are on a nutrient rich diet that includes plenty of fat and protein.  An added bonus is your breast fed child will much sleep longer between feeds (A low protein, low fat diet, on the other hand, means the baby is receiving mostly sugar milk that sates the appetite for no more than an hour).

If a child has febrile convulsions: In addition to medical treatment, ensure the child has a rich intake of magnesium and other minerals and vitamins, including the B group and non-acidic vitamin C (Magnesium deficiency is associated with epilepsy and convulsions).  Most children are magnesium deficient.  It is advisable to consult a natural health practitioner who can advise what are the best supplementary sources of these vitamins and minerals for a child.

In conclusion: A child's first and best defense against any kind of infection is a strong immune system.  A child with a strong immune system may still go down with the flu; but will shake it off with relative ease and have immunity to that strain for life.

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Does sugar compromise the immune system?

Gary,

Please put me out of my misery - does sugar compromise the immunity system - reduce "leukocytes sp??" levels in the blood?
I have been told my kid has a cough because she has too much sugar and had poor immunity.
All I can find on the internet are hundred of references to Dr Stolls claims that sugar does affect immunity.
I know sudden high levels are not advisable - sugar rush - adrenalin injection, etc.
any input appreciated
thanks
John
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Dear John
I have absolutely no doubt that excessive sugar compromises child health. Partly because of the direct effects of excessive sugar on the body, including causing harm to the pancreas and potentially leading to Type II diabetes. There is also the harmful secondary effects caused by sugary foods causing varying degrees of malnutrition. This really applies to nutrient poor processed foods as a whole. Your child needs food that is rich in nutrients. Keep your child away from fat-free foods. Give plenty of fat and exercise and you will have a healthy happy child.

With the other side of my family being Pacific Islanders, I am particularly interested in the impact of the undermining of traditional diets by modern industrialised foods. The effect has been catastrophic on Pacific populations and an end must be put to what is being done for the sake of commercial gain.

Our modern diet is harmful and there is no better way to illustrate this than by the following series of photos that shows the harm done when traditional Pacific Islands diets are replaced by harmful processed "superior" (cough-choke!) European foods:

Photo One
healthy, vibrant happy people with beatutiful facial bone structures. There is almost a complete absence of tooth decay. The facial bones are wide, there is no cramping of the teeth. There is never any need for orthodontic work like braces.

Note the strong jaws and neck muscles - strong enough to lift a 44 gallon drum or to husk a coconut with the teeth! Once common tricks in the Fiji islands to impress the tourists.
Photo Two
No problems getting these healthy Pacific Islanders to smile. Their traditional nutrient dense diets produce strong facial structures that do not cramp or rot the feet. Rich in omega oils and fats, vitamins A, E, D and K they have robust bones and healthy brains. No angry young teenage boys and girls in this population!

Photos three and four
Introduce flour, white sugar and soft drinks that squeeze out the traditional foods and you have rampant tooth rot and catastrophic declines in all measures of health.

Note the subtle loss of facial bone structure and weakening which is apparent even within a single generation of dietary degradation. This leads to the gradual lengthening and narrowing of the face as typically seen nowadays in Westernised populations with the consequent severe cramping of the teeth. Hence the near universal need for orthodontic work nowadays.


Here is the original source of these photos.













Here is a fun video I made of my son about the benefits of a diet that is rich in nutrients and includes raw, full fat milk. No rampant tooth decay, obesity or angry sickly children here!