Mashed Potatoes
I made mashed potatoes twice a day, almost everyday for about eight months to help me heal some of my issues. This is the recipe I used:
Cook high starch potatoes (such as Idaho potatoes) in a non-toxic pot, like enamel, glass or stainless steel.
Use filtered water and Celtic Sea Salt. Celtic Sea Salt has a variety of minerals, more than most salt.
When you go to drain it, do NOT pour off all the water. Conserve a small amount of the water in place of adding milk. Pouring off all the water pours off most of the starch. This recipe is intentionally HIGH STARCH.
Add organic butter "to taste" and beat (we used a glass bowl and bamboo spoon -- bamboo is cleaner than wooden spoons). You may also want to add a little coconut oil, though it's a sweet oil and tastes a bit funny in a savory dish, it's good thyroid support, among other things.
My oldest son and I kind of field tested this and sometimes one of us was like "Oh, this is too salty." and sometimes the other one was. It depended more on our need level than how much salt we actually added, assuming the salt was offset by enough starch and butter.
When we needed more salt in our diets and just could no longer get our bodies to absorb it by putting it in a glass of water, high starch mashed potatoes with the right fats let us get past what felt like some kind of glass ceiling.
Can be served with beef or pork to help stabilize lithium levels or served with a dollop of salsa for antimicrobial benefits. I personally like black bean and corn salsa or similar because I don't tolerate tomatoes very well.
The adrenals need salt and other minerals. The thyroid benefits from butter and coconut oil. Starch is good for the immune system and skin repair.
Cook high starch potatoes (such as Idaho potatoes) in a non-toxic pot, like enamel, glass or stainless steel.
Use filtered water and Celtic Sea Salt. Celtic Sea Salt has a variety of minerals, more than most salt.
When you go to drain it, do NOT pour off all the water. Conserve a small amount of the water in place of adding milk. Pouring off all the water pours off most of the starch. This recipe is intentionally HIGH STARCH.
Add organic butter "to taste" and beat (we used a glass bowl and bamboo spoon -- bamboo is cleaner than wooden spoons). You may also want to add a little coconut oil, though it's a sweet oil and tastes a bit funny in a savory dish, it's good thyroid support, among other things.
If you have the means to cook but no fridge, you can use ghee, clarified organic butter or coconut oil instead of organic butter. All three are shelf stable.In my experience, IF you really are terribly deficient in salt, other minerals and certain fats, you can add a fair amount of salt IF you add enough butter and conserve enough of the starch instead of pouring it off and the potatoes won't taste "too salty." They will just taste "strong."
My oldest son and I kind of field tested this and sometimes one of us was like "Oh, this is too salty." and sometimes the other one was. It depended more on our need level than how much salt we actually added, assuming the salt was offset by enough starch and butter.
When we needed more salt in our diets and just could no longer get our bodies to absorb it by putting it in a glass of water, high starch mashed potatoes with the right fats let us get past what felt like some kind of glass ceiling.
Can be served with beef or pork to help stabilize lithium levels or served with a dollop of salsa for antimicrobial benefits. I personally like black bean and corn salsa or similar because I don't tolerate tomatoes very well.
The adrenals need salt and other minerals. The thyroid benefits from butter and coconut oil. Starch is good for the immune system and skin repair.
