Since my introduction to the Dragon Fruit last season, I noticed that I looked forward to the day when they’d be available again. I had so much fun with them last time.

If you have been a little timid in trying them yourself, then I hope this article will motivate you to give them a go. I’ll also share a delicious smoothie recipe I came up with that I think is a real winner.

We are fortunate enough to live in an area where Dragon Fruit can grow reasonably well. I’ve seen this unusual, cactus-like plant using other trees and shrubs as support and growing quite high. You might even describe it as a “vine-like” cactus. Only last year did I see one in full fruit and recognized it.

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When I was inspired by this topic, I remembered one of those “pearls of wisdom” quotes:
                                  “There’s no use hurrying,
                      if you’re headed in the wrong direction.”

It seemed appropriate. When I think of that quote, I immediately get the visual of the hustle and bustle of city traffic, the ebb and flow of hoards of city workers attending their jobs and the seeming insanity of it all.

There’s a book out by Carolyn Steel, called “Hungry City: How Food Shapes Our Lives”. I haven’t read the book but I have watched a talk given by Carolyn summarizing it (See TED Talk below).  It seemed a stimulating and thought provoking topic to add my own thoughts to.

So, I ask you to consider for a moment the above quote in the context of how you view the foods you eat and where those foods come from. Consider also, the busy-ness of your personal life and the end result of these choices regarding personal health, relationships, satisfaction, quality of life etc.

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This little one minute video clip (included below) of Bruce Lipton Ph.D. is a gold-rich, introduction to the new understanding of genes and how they operate. It’s called EPIgenetics.

This is an absolutely PROFOUND new understanding!! If you’ve ever felt a victim to the world around you, the 60 seconds it takes you to watch the clip below may transform your life, if you REALLY “get” the implications of what Lipton is saying here.

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Judging by the scale and intensity of media mobilization and focus on the current swine flu scare, one would guess it equaled the seriousness of a madman running loose in a nuclear launch facility.

Having trouble separating fact from fiction? 
Is the media reaction overblown?
How would you know?

It’s certainly grabbed the world’s attention, that’s for sure. And you’ve very likely got an eye out or two, looking for help to make some sense of it all. Who do you believe? What are you going o do?

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Jackfruit REALLY looks like something from another planet!!

Native to South and South-East Asian countries its fruit is usually around 10 – 12 inches in diameter or more.

It is the national fruit of Bangladesh, has been cultivated in India for centuries. and is also very common in the Philippines and Brazil in particular.

We live in a more-or-less sub-tropical area of SE Queensland in Australia and Jackfruit is not something that you see much here at all. But when it does show up in the markets or at a store, it is quickly pounced on by those who know about it. Others just stare at these wondering, “What on earth is that!?

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