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veggies of the desert by alok
visiting the sinai desert in Egypt staying with bedouins in a tent on the shore of the red sea one morning being asked by the woman in the kitchen to go with suliman the driver to the nearest town and get some veggies heading south on the curving desert road mighty red and yellow mountains to our right the sparkling blue of the red sea to our left at the market looking at the veggies the tomatoes, lemons, eggplants, and cucumbers are all tiny, wrinkled, and covered with desert dust asking suliman to go somewhere else for better veggies suliman answering there is no other place having no choice buying the miserably looking veggies when dinner time comes eating tomatoes and eggplants and cucumbers best tasting veggies ever from the tiny wrinkly lemons coming pouring out rivers of powerful lemon juice making me remember the fancy-looking veggies sold at korean delis in new york gigantic and shiny looking like top model yet totally flavorless the desert veggies ain't got no extra resources to waste on looks all the energy goes into the inside potency, nutrients, and flavor Formerly a staff sergeant in the Israeli army and an advertising executive in corporate America, Alok has shifted his energy from war and consumerism into healing. He is founder and director of the Alok Holistic Health Community in New York City. Alok isboard certified Holistic Health Counselor through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP) and member of Psi Chi, the American National Honor Society in Psychology. He is author of the book "Stepping Onion," and the primary contributor for the monthly "Alok Holistic Health Newsletter," which combines holistic health with poetic stories and celebration. In his workshops in New York and around the world, Alok combines nutrition and health with spirituality, meditation, and life celebration. To read more of Alok's writings visit http://www.alokhealth.com |
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