“…Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you:  this is my name for ever, and this is my memorial unto all generations.”  

Exodus 3:15

 

THE  LAWKEEPERS’  MONTHLY  JOURNAL

 

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<>ALL MONTHLY EDITIONS ARE A TRIBUTE<>

 

TO

 

<>THE GOD OF ISRAEL TAKING BACK HIS UNIVERSE!<>

 

AND

 

<>MANIFESTING THE SECOND GREAT EXODUS<>

<>OF THE SEED OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL<>

(Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that they shall no more say, The LORD liveth, which brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, which brought up and which led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither I had driven them; and they shall dwell in their own land. - Jeremiah 23:7,8)

FOR

 

<>HIS HOLY NAME’S SAKE<>

(Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.  And I will sanctify my great name, which was profaned among the heathen, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; and the heathen shall know that I am the LORD, saith the Lord GOD, when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes. –

Ezekiel 36:22,23)

 

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“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again

the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left,

from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush,

and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath,

and from the islands of the sea.  And he shall set up an ensign for the nations,

and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel,

and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.”

Isaiah 11:11,12

 

“Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that it shall no more be said, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt;  But, The LORD liveth, that brought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.”

Jeremiah 16:14,15

 

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“The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law,

and make it honourable.”

Isaiah 42:21

 

“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it:  That thou mightest fear the Lord thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy sons and thy son’s son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.  Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey.”

Deuteronomy 6:1 - 3

 

“O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of the Lord.” 

Jeremiah 22:29

 

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EXALTATION OF THE MOST HIGH GOD OF ISRAEL:

 

“Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.

 

“Thy testimonies that thou hast commanded are righteous and very faithful.

 

“Thy word is very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.

 

“Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the truth.

 

“ The righteousness of thy testimonies is everlasting…”

Psalm 119:137,138,140,142,144

 

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“Seek ye the LORD, all ye meek of the earth, which have wrought his judgment; seek righteousness, seek meekness:

it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the LORD’s anger.

Zephaniah 2:3

 

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A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE LAWKEEPERS, CO.:

 

DOING TIME IN AMERICA

 

Incarceration \In*car`cer*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. incarc['e]ration.]
1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined;
imprisonment. --Glanvill.

From:  Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 

The one thing that any Yisraelite brother or sister fears the most is being on locked down, or having our freedom taken away, in other words,....... “in the slammer”.  Well guess what, Brothers and Sisters? Metaphorically and physically speaking, we’re all DOING TIME IN AMERICA.  Mental incarceration is more effective than jail bars and harder to break free of.  The sad part about it is our people don’t even know that they’re incarcerated.  We’ve got Yisraelites walking around here thinking that they’re FREE.  Let’s stop kidding ourselves bragging about how good life is in AmeriKKKa in comparison to life in other countries.

 

Let’s ask ourselves some questions about this so-called “free society:”

 

-          How is it that in AmeriKKKa, a country founded on the basis of “freedom of religion,” an Yisraelite living under the laws, statutes, and commandments of the Most High YIHOVAH can be held to question, as to the legitimacy of his practice, heritage, and identity.

 

ANSWER:

 

Slavery stole our identity and established that Yisraelites in AmeriKKKa are CONFINED to claiming a sect of X-tianity, as a spiritual way of life for social acceptance.  This is a form of mental incarceration.  Mental incarceration has no term limits.

 

-          How is it that we as Yisraelites can consider ourselves free when our economic strength still does not allow us to control one single segment of the AmeriKKKan economy, and that includes sports and entertainment?

 

ANSWER:

 

Slavery established that Yisraelites were chattel property to be owned by the Slave master.  Chattel property can only be transferred over to the masters’ heirs.  Chattel property, is RESTRICTED to being owned.  It cannot become an owner.  The power of these two terms, “master” and “chattel property” were a very effective means of mental conditioning to incarcerate Yisraelites for generations.

 

-          How is it that statistically Yisraelites are a minority of only a little over twelve percent (12%) of the total AmeriKKKan population and more than fifty percent (50%) of the million plus inmates IMPRISIONED in this country?

 

ANSWER:

 

AmeriKKKa knows if it is to control and destroy our nation, then it must lock us up in institutions where we will be killed, maimed, and become broken spirited, so that the Brothers perpetually enter as men and exit as sodomites and the Sisters enter leaving theirs babies behind and come out to find their children incarcerated as wards of the state.

 

It’s enough to...

 

MAKE ME WANNA HOLLER AND THROW UP BOTH MY HANDS

 

Let My People Go!!!!

 

Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; [and] I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you:

for I [am] merciful, saith the LORD, [and] I will not keep [anger] forever.

Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the LORD thy God, and hast scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree,

and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the LORD.

Turn, O backsliding children, saith the LORD; for I am married unto you:

and I will take you one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion:

JEREMIAH 3:12-14

 

SHALOM, SHALOM

 

Yehudah ben Yacob,

President

The LawKeepers, Co.

 

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Tribute to the New Moon Revised:

 

“For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain.

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”

Isaiah 66:22,23

 

<<<PLEASE TAKE PART IN THE NEW MOON WATCH>>>

 

<<<The First Day of the “HEBREW” Month>>>

 

IF “SIGHTED,”

And if it’s not the evening of GOD’s Holy Seventh Day Sabbath of

COMPLETE REST or other Holy Day,

please report your evidence (day, date, and time) to:

 

thelawkeepers@yahoogroups.com

 

START THE NEXT NEW MOON WATCH ON THE EVENINGS OF

 

<<<OCTOBER 25,26,27, 2003>>>

 

BY LOOKING IN THE “WEST” JUST ABOVE THE HORIZON.

 

“He appointed the moon for seasons…”

Psalm 104:19

 

The first “Sign” in the Heavens to provide the start of days, years and “seasons” can only begin with the “Sighting” of the New Moon Crescent - that which we can “see” in order for it to serve as a “Sign” and enable us to begin counting our days and months.   Just imagine not being able to “see” the moon at all.  How then could it be appointed for a “Sign” or for “seasons”?

 

“The natural thought might be that the moon is like a living being.  It is born, grows, reaches maximum size, then fades and dies, going through all these stages in one month.  Even today, we still talk of the thin crescent in the western sky as a new moon and the thin crescent in the eastern sky a month later as the old moon.  Half way between is the full moon.  As I explained earlier, this cycle of phases of the moon established the month as a unit of time, and the first calendars were based on this.”   ISAAC ASIMOV’S GUIDE TO EARTH AND SPACE, pages 79 and 80

 

In that the King of Israel is supposed to be a “Righteous Judge” (II Chronicles 1:11), it stands to reason that he is also supposed to be a “Righteous Role Model.”  Thus, if the King that GOD appoints over Israel observes a “feast” on the day of the New Moon, then wisdom tells the Nation of Israel to do likewise.  King Saul and the anointed David observed this service (I Samuel 20th Chapter).

 

To their and our hurt our forefathers worshipped all manner of symbols:  the sun, moon, stars, and images of gold and silver.  To observe the “Sign” in the heavens as being the New Moon “Sighting” is NOT worshipping the moon, but rather it is doing as we are COMMANDED in Genesis 1:14:

 

“And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:”

 

Some people feel that the moon has no “light,” but according to GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets, it most certainly does:  Isaiah 13:10; Isaiah 30:26; Jeremiah 31:35; Ezekiel 32:7. 

 

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“Sing aloud unto God our strength:  make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.

“Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed,

on our solemn feast day.

“For this was a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob.”  

Psalm 81:1 - 4

(A Psalm of Asaph, the Seer –

one who should be well informed about GOD’s Ways)

 

“Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn days, and in the beginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; that they may be to you for

a memorial before your God:  I am the LORD your God.”  

Numbers 10:10

 

Contrary to the belief of some Israelites, the moon does indeed shine!  Whether the Moon shines on its own or with the aid of the sun, IT STILL SHINES!  And the fact that Scripture attests to this fact, is what’s important:  Isaiah 60:19; Jeremiah 31:35; and Ezekiel 32:7.  Therefore, Genesis 1:14 is proof enough that we must use the shining New Moon Crescents as “…SIGNS, AND FOR SEASONS, AND FOR DAYS, AND FOR YEARS:”  

 

Some Israelites, along with White Jews, use the dark phase of the moon to determine the start of a new month.  If the dark phase of the moon lasts for “2-3 days,” then which of these days is supposed to be the distinguishing “Sign” that determines the First Day of the month?  Or do we just arbitrarily select either/or depending on the imaginations of our hearts?  

 

On the contrary, with the use of the sighted “Sign” of the New Moon Crescent in the Heavens we eliminate any confusion as to which day IS the First Day of the month. 

 

“So David hid himself in the field: and WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME, the king sat him down to eat meat.”   I Samuel 20:24

 

At the time of the dark phases of the moon (generally 2-3 days), as previously written, there is no “moon” in SIGHT.  Therefore, I Samuel 20:24 sheds more light on Genesis 1:14.  “WHEN THE NEW MOON WAS COME,” is clearly telling readers that this is a reference to a visible “Moon Crescent Sighting”  - the light in the firmament…i.e., the “Sign” for (lunar) days.

 

The only problem that presents itself is cloud coverage that prevents the ability to see the New Moon Crescent.   Nonetheless, one can easily distinguish the New Moon Crescent “Sighting” from all the other phases due to its thin sliver and its low position in the heavens, and the reason is that no two days or rather phases of the visible moon are alike.  Thus, to use the New Moon Crescent as the “Sign” in the heavens, as we are COMMANDED to do for our seasons, days, and years, negates the belief that the “commandment was given to the luminaries.”  The “luminaries” fulfill GOD’s Commandments:  the sun shines and the moon orbits the Earth.  They have no need to determine seasons, days, and years.  Hence, our New Moons are obviously of more spiritual significance to the Nation of Israel than we are aware.  And for sure, the TRUTH concerning them are in GOD’s WORD to HIS Prophets/Seers - not the White Jews or other Gentiles.  All we need do is use wisdom, discern what’s written in Scripture, accept it, and act accordingly!

 

“Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch.

 

“Even after a certain rate every day, offering according to the commandment of Moses, on the Sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts, three times in the year, even in the fest unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles.”   II  Chronicles 8:12,13

 

Unless there is an emergency, please try not to buy or sell on this day.  Conduct all financial and business transactions prior to the day of the New Moon.  Interesting enough, II Kings 4:23,24 constitutes the New Moon as being a day to seek “the man of God.”  Although the New Moon is NOT a Day of Rest, Our GOD did set it aside for recognition:

 

“Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day.”   Psalm 81:3

 

“And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one Sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the LORD.”   Isaiah 66:23

 

“…When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn?…”   Amos 8:5

 

Probably, the Scripture that most determines and clarifies the fact that our New Moons are Feast Days is Ezekiel 45:17:

 

“And it shall be the prince’s part to give burnt offerings, and meat offerings, and drink offerings, in the feasts, and in the NEW MOONS, and in the Sabbaths, in ALL SOLEMNITIES of the house of Israel:  he shall prepare the sin offering, and the meat offering, and the burnt offering, and the peace offerings, to make reconciliation for the HOUSE OF ISRAEL.”   (Caps. are mine.)

 

Unequivocally, our New Moons are included in these “SOLEMNITIES” mentioned in Ezekiel 45:17.

 

“Likewise the people of the land shall worship at the door of this gate before the LORD in the Sabbaths [Feasts – NOT 7th Day Sabbaths*] and in the NEW MOONS.”   Ezekiel 46:3   (Brackets are mine.)

 

Thereby, this verse justifies the First Day of each month being our “Feast” Day.  It should be realized that the Feast Days that Our GOD selected (Leviticus 23rd Chapter) are “Holy Convocations,” i.e., on these days we cannot do any work.  However, because King Saul observed the New Moon as a Feast Day, we have every reason to do so, as well.   We also have learned that our forefathers traveled to the Temple to worship the Holy ONE on the New Moon (II Kings 4:23; Ezekiel 45:17; and Ezekiel 46:1), and when HE has HIS Temple rebuilt, then we will again be able to resume this service and worship.

 

When we return to our heritage and worship YIHOVAH according to HIS Ways, then we can establish our own “Calendar of the Universe,” whereby, the days of the New Moon and all GOD’s Holy Days will be recognized by the whole entire World.  And I am sure that it will be the desire of the Righteous Remnant and ALL the world to make a Feast to the Most High GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel every First Day of the Month. 

 

ALSO, I believe that if Lot (Genesis 19:3) and Abraham (Genesis 21:8) can proclaim “Feasts,” then there is no stipulation for NOT establishing Feast Days, as we so desire.  Therefore, to proclaim a feast to EXALT the Holy ONE of Israel on the First Day of each month is quite acceptable - given the Scripture (above) regarding worshipping Our LORD GOD of ISRAEL, Our SAVIOR, on the New Moons.  We should know that throughout the Tanakh Hebrew Israelites called for “feasts” for various occasions.  Therefore, we are within our rights to observe a Feast every New Moon to Our GOD, the GOD of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob/Israel.   And those of us who love this WONDERFUL GOD and who choose HIM to EXALT HIM for being the ONLY LORD and SAVIOR can be at liberty to use the day of the New Moon to show forth HIS PRAISE in a “feast” and worship HIM in Jerusalem FOREVER. 

 

“And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and [he] made a feast to all his servants.”

I Kings 3:15

 

*Leviticus 23:24,39 (Sabbaths of Feasts)

 

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THE TORAH READINGS FOR THE NEW MOON,

HOLY FEAST DAYS, AND

SABBATHS DURING

 OCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2003

ARE AS FOLLOWS:

(If some of the Sabbath Readings are too lengthy for one day, then pace yourself, and consider reading the TORAH Writings on the Sabbath and the rest of the Scriptures throughout the week.)

 

NEW MOON WATCH:

October 25,26,27, 2003

 

Psalm 81:1 - 10

Deuteronomy Chapters 32 - 34

Jeremiah 9th Chapter

Jeremiah 16th Chapter

Ezekiel 12th Chapter

Hosea 9th Chapter

Hosea 13th Chapter

Ezekiel 34th Chapter

Micah 3rd Chapter

Psalm 144th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 11/1/03

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 1 - 3

Exodus 35:1 - 3

Leviticus 19:1 - 3

Leviticus 20:7,8

Isaiah 44:24

Isaiah 45:12

Isaiah 48:13

Isaiah 54th Chapter

Zechariah 8:11 - 23

Genesis 35:11

Nehemiah 10:31

Nehemiah 13:14 - 22

Ezekiel 37th Chapter

Psalm 103:18,25

Psalm 104:5

Jeremiah 10:10 - 12

Psalm 22:27 - 31

Isaiah 64:4 - 12

Ezekiel 36:11

Psalm 17th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 11/8/03

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 4 - 6

Isaiah 29th Chapter

Isaiah 30th Chapter

Jeremiah 6:9 - 30

Psalm 14th Chapter

Psalm 53rd Chapter

Psalm 70th Chapter

Psalm 119: 153 - 168

Psalm 111th Chapter

 

SABBATH READING - 11/15/03

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 7 - 9

Psalm 5th Chapter

Psalm 18th Chapter

Psalm 101st Chapter

Psalm 104th Chapter

Psalm 7th Chapter

 

SHABBAT READINGS - 11/22/03

 

Genesis 2:1 - 3

Exodus 31:12-18

Deuteronomy 5:12 - 15

Isaiah 56:1 - 7

Isaiah 58:10 - 14

Genesis Chapters 10 - 12

Joshua 24th Chapter

I Chronicles 1st Chapter

I Chronicles 28:1 - 9

I Chronicles 29:10 - 21

I Kings 3rd Chapter

II Chronicles 1st Chapter

Isaiah 29:22 - 24

Isaiah 41:8 - 17

Isaiah 63:7 - 19

Micah 7th Chapter

Psalm 47th Chapter

Psalm 139th Chapter

 

 

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Watch for the next NEW MOON "Sighting" on November 24,25,26, 2003.

 

A complete TORAH Readings Hebrew Calendar displaying all the months, Sabbaths of Rest, New Moon Watches, and

Holy Days for the entire year can be found on The LawKeepers WebSite: 

 

www.thelawkeepers.org

 

Click on “Torah Readings.”

 

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SOME QUESTIONS TO PONDER:

 

“…: the LORD hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the LORD hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the LORD commanded thee.”   I Samuel 13:14

 

Can you name at least three profound reasons why King David was a man after GOD’s own Heart?

 

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“Hear the word of the LORD, ye that tremble at his word…”   Isaiah 66:5

 

If we don’t “TREMBLE” at GOD’s WORD, is that a problem?

 

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Please feel free to contribute responses to these questions, and if so, they will be published in the next JOURNAL.

 

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HINTS FOR HARDY, HEALTHY HEBREWS:

 

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF OLIVE CONSUMPTION

 

Olives
Small bitter oval fruit, green when unripe and black when ripe, used for food and for oil.

 

Olive oil

Olive oil is a fruit-juice. Olive oil is cold pressed olive juice and olives are a fruit. That’s why it's so healthy and is used in the finest cuisines all over the world. Cold pressed means that the olives are picked and squeezed and are not boiled before squeezing.

 

Sorts
There are three types of olive oil:

 

Extra vierge: the purest oil with an excellent taste and a low acidic level;

Vierge: oil with a very good taste and a higher acidic level;

Normal olive oil: this consists of a mix of refined olive oil and an oil between extra vierge and vierge olive oil, it has a good to normal taste.

 

Wine
You can compare olive oil with wine. Its quality and taste is influenced by geographical factors such as land or region. You also have good and bad olive years, depending on the weather during a certain season. The quality depends of the good care of growers and producers. There are oils with a strong and with a mild taste, some are spicy and others have a grass taste or taste a bit like nuts. No olive oil is the same.


There is yellow and green olive oil. The color says something about the time of season the olives are harvested and not about the quality.

 

The benefits of olives and olive-oil

In the Mediterranean countries of Europe people eat a lot of olive oil. It is common to eat bread or toast just dipped in olive oil. Because of the daily use of olive oil the people that live in these countries suffer less from heart diseases than people of other countries in Europe.

 

The use of olive oil has a positive effect on the cholesterol level in our blood. 

 

Because olives grow in a warm environment and the fruit has to protect itself from heat and bright sunshine, olives contain a lot of fenol-like substances. These substances could possibly play a role in the prevention and cure of thrombosis and arteriosclerosis.

 

It is often said that olive oil causes problems with the stomach or intestines. This is simply not the case. Olive oil is very easy to digest and mild for the intestines!

 

Test it yourself

You can do a little test. If you spill some olive oil on your hands you can easily wash it off. It disappears fast in the sink and you don't need a lot of hot water and detergent to wash it away. Because your body is like a glass of water it reacts the same.


If you have eaten some olive oil your body will evaporate it within 1½ hours via your pores. This means your body can handle it easily and does not have to waste any energy to digest it. This works differently with baking butter and other products, especially those based on animal products. In this case you have to scrub hard and need hot water and detergent to dissolve the fat in the water so it can be washed away. 

 

Use more olive oil

Oil and butter based on vegetables are to be preferred but olive oil is best of course and you can fry everything in it. To put it shortly: everything you eat should be based on fruit or vegetables. You will look and feel much healthier and younger too!

 

http://www.thefruitpages.com/olives.shtml

 

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Key benefits of olives

Olives delay the effects if ageing and also protect against rheumatoid arthritis. Olives are also linked to a reduced breast cancer risk.

 

Nutritional values of olives

 

Calories             103

Fibre               2,9g

Vitamin E            2mg

Per 100g

 

http://www.health24.co.za/dietnfood/Healthy_foods/15-18-20-150,19558.asp

 

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Healthy on the Inside

 

The health benefits of olive oil were first widely acknowledged by the scientific community in the mid-1950's.


The virtues of the Mediterranean diet have been promoted with increasing enthusiasm ever since.


The diet of people living in the European Mediterranean tends to be high in cereals, fish, fruit and vegetables with the primary source of fat being olive oil.


Whilst there is no scientific consensus, numerous studies have shown the benefits of substituting monounsaturated fats, as found in olive oil, for the saturated fats found in meat and dairy products. It is now widely understood that the consumption of excessive saturated fat increases the levels of cholesterol in the blood, which can lead to serious health conditions.


Synthesised in the liver, cholesterol cannot move about the body on its own so lipoproteins are produced for this purpose.  Low-density lipoproteins (LDL) transport cholesterol to the body’s cells and high-density lipoproteins (HDL) carry it away for elimination.

Probably the best analogy to make is that LDLs are large vehicles which often get stuck in the narrow roads (blood vessels) between cells and over time the deposits create blockages. HDLs are much smaller vehicles, capable of getting in and out of small places, so while LDLs create blockages, HDLs come to the rescue and clear the obstruction. The more HDLs your body has, in relation to LDLs, the better equipped it is to get rid of excess cholesterol. Which is very good news for your heart.


It is well established that animal fats, which contain high levels of saturated fats, increase blood cholesterol levels. But what happens with unsaturated fats?  Polyunsaturated fats, as found in seed and vegetable oils, lower the body's levels of both LDLs and HDLs in the blood.


Monounsaturated fats, however, control LDLs whilst at the same time increasing HDL levels. Olive oil contains more monounsaturated fats (77%) than any other naturally produced oil and effectively alters the ratio of HDL : LDL to very positive effect.

It is also widely believed that antioxidants such as Vitamins E and K, which are abundant in olive oil, provide a defence mechanism that delays ageing and prevents carcinogenesis, atherosclerosis and liver disorders.


So it seems that the route a long, healthy life is:


* Increase the levels of monounsaturated fat in your diet by replacing other fats (butter, margarine, animal fat, sunflower oils, nut and seed oils) with Extra Virgin Olive Oil.

* Reduce the levels of saturated fats in your diet (butter, cheese, red meat).


* Eat more fresh fruit, vegetables and cereals.


* Eat more fish.


* Do 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day.


* Be nice to each other.

 

http://www.olivesetal.co.uk/olive_expert/index_8.html

 

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GOING  BANANAS!

 

Very interesting  -- who knew!

 

If you want a quick fix for flagging energy levels there's no better snack than a banana. Containing three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose - combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy.

 

Research has proved that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes. But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions making it a must to add to your daily diet.

 

Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

 

Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in s