Be Different This Halloween Season

Be different this Halloween season make some homemade chocolate- chip oatmeal cookie Halloween treats or coconut macaroon cookies or other cookies that do not come out of a bag or box or use cold case cut and bake cookies.

If this type of action is too time consuming give an apple to your trick-or-treaters that stop by. Macaroons are one of my favorites so I put a recipe at the end of this article. They are not like a store brand they are much better and actually as healthy as cookies get.

I believe I wrote this in my last article but I will say it again, it is a proven medical fact that excess sugar consumption increases your insulin and leptin levels and decreases receptor sensitivity for both of these vital hormones. In the name of profits, commercially made products are packed with fructose and made with fats that have trans fats

Excess sugar consumption alone can lead to:
High blood pressure and high cholesterol
Heart disease
Diabetes Weight gain
Premature aging
Insulin Resistance

We hear a lot about insulin resistance, but if you stop and think a little bit, do you think our cells only become resistant to insulin?

As a matter of fact the more hormones your cells are exposed to, the more resistant they will become to just about any hormone. Certain cells are more easily wrecked than others so there is a discrepancy on hormones. The problem with hormone resistance is that there is a dichotomy of resistance; all the cells don't become resistant to all things at the same time. I bet that is confusing so lets suffice to say that it isn’t good period Different hormones affect different cells, and the rate of hormone resistance is different among different cells and this causes lots of problems with the body’s feedback mechanisms.

It is a well-known fact that one of the major areas of the body that becomes resistant to many feedback loops is the hypothalamus. That is the little walnut sized gland in your head. Hypothalamic resistance to feedback signals plays a very important role in aging and insulin resistance because the hypothalamus has receptors for insulin too.

I mentioned that insulin stimulates sympathetic nervous system; it does so through the hypothalamus, which is the center of it all. Insulin resistance makes you want to eat more. You end up needing that SUV to get around after you reach a certain size.

Keeping all of this in mind be responsible make some cookies or buy a box or bag of small apples and really be responsible and hand them out. I would continue with this but I get carried away and then get bashed for very long columns. Pass on the candy in any shape or form. You may save a life today who may make a contribution in the future that makes a positive impact on humanity. Lord knows we certainly need people who still have ethics and integrity.

Coconut Macaroons
Yield: 24 Servings
Ingredients:
2 2/3 cup Flake coconut
2/3 cup Sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp Vanilla

Method:
Because this is EASY and it is, they turn out perfect (chewy too). I made it even easier by not measuring. I just added a bag of coconut with a can of condensed milk.

Heat oven to 350. Mix the coconut, milk and vanilla together in a large bowl. Pour the mixture out on a piece of wax paper. Spread the mixture out and then top with another piece of wax paper. Take a rolling pin to roll to an even thickness.

Remove the top piece of wax paper and take a biscuit cutter or a small washed tuna can or a glass and cut out cookies of an even size. Place about 1 inch apart, onto a well-greased cookie sheet, pressing down edges of coconut with the back of the spoon. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool on wire rack.

No added sugar, no fructose sweetener. No unnecessary added chemicals. Wrap the cookies up in a little plastic wrap or put several in a small sandwich bag.

Handing these out to the Halloween goblins makes you responsible and caring about people most likely you will not know.

That is what life is all about, having ethics and integrity and being responsible about what you do. Don't make these cookies too early you will be tempted to eat them all. Not good but an actual fact. Have fun but be responsible and have integrity

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