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Our Charis Family
Hannah Johnson
I'm Hannah, and yes, I get a lot of "Hannah Banana" and
"Hannah Montana".
I was born in Ohio and spent the first 12 years of my
life thoroughly enjoying my family's farm in the
country. Every spring brought a new litter of kittens
and every fall brought a harvest of sweet corn from the
garden. I have the two most remarkable parents in the
world, as well as four wonderfully smart and fun
siblings. Although I have gone to public school and
private school, most of my education came through homeschooling.
When I was twelve, my family moved to Powhatan,
Virginia, which is near Richmond and has become a very
dear home. After I graduated high-school, I went to
nursing school and got my RN license. I currently work
in an emergency room in Richmond. It's a fun and always
entertaining job, but equally challenging. I learn new
things every day. Although I work in the ER, I have
always loved the process of childbirth. I love children
and babysitting large families, and I love supporting
the family unit. I am so excited to be learning
midwifery skills!
It is intimidating to think of teaching childbirth
classes and helping women birth babies when I have had
none of my own, but I'm counting the experience as a
blessing. I still live at home with my family. My dad is
an engineer, and my mom a constant support and servant
to us all. My older sister Abby is a fifth-grade teacher
and just got married in June. My younger brothers Caleb
and Josiah are at Virginia Commonwealth University and
Liberty University, and my younger sister Joelle will be
graduating high school this year. As for me, I spend
most of my time working and sleeping, and trying to
balance school with the night shift. Aside from that, I
spend a lot of time cooking, and being involved with my
church family.
I hope to use my midwifery skills serving the community
around me, and also for overseas missions. I eagerly
await the unfolding of God's plan, and can't believe how
good he has been to me already!
Hannah and her parents, Jeff and Kathy Johnson.
Back Row: Caleb and Hannah's sister Abby. Caleb
and Abby were recently married.
Beside Abby is brother Josiah and father, Jeff.
Front Row: Hannah, her sister Joelle, her mother Kathy
and brother Caleb. |
Charis Cuisine
Russian
Borsch
Autumn finds us floating happily amidst a sea of cleansing and
nourishing food delights such as fresh, ripe blackberries,
raspberries, beets, corn, tomatillos and tomatoes, just to name a
few. Beets are ripe and the roots store great for winter nourishment.
Aside from juicing, one favorite way to use fresh beets is this
classic Russian Borsch recipe.
Combine all these juices in a large bowl. This should be 4 cups of
freshly squeezed fruit and vegetable juice.
Step 2:
1 teaspoon raw honey
1 cup of beet root, shredded
1 cup sweet bell pepper, minced
1 medium cucumber, chopped
3 scallions, minced
1 large avocado, chopped
2 cups of tomatoes, freshly diced
¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped
dash of ground cumin (optional)
Celtic salt and cayenne pepper (optional)
Add all these ingredients to the bowl containing the vegetable
juice. Stir well and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, so the flavors
combine better. Serve chilled.
Serves 3-4
Benefits of Beets
Raw beets are nutritional powerhouses, containing high levels of
fiber, the right kinds of natural sugars, vitamins C and K, and an
impressive amount of carotenoids and antioxidants which help protect
against heart disease and colon cancer.
Betacyanin is the substance which gives beets their rich red color. This pigment helps to substantially increase the oxygen-carrying
ability of the blood.
Beet juice is highly alkaline and the presence of betaine helps
stimulate liver cell function as well as protecting the liver and
bile ducts. Can beets be used as a possible solution for eliminating
those eye bags? Read more.
Because eye bags are often caused by insufficient ability of the
liver to cleanse impurities, especially after the age of 40, beets
are a valuable addition to the diet in an effort to eliminate eye
bags. Beets are great to include (don’t forget their stems-greens
as well as the roots) in the majority of juices, and have helped
some folks relieve those bags under their eyes, in part because of the powerful kidney
and blood cleansing properties of beets.
One of the ways beets improve liver function is by thinning the
bile, which allows it to flow more freely through the liver and into
the small intestine, which is where fat breakdown and peristalsis
occur. When the bile is able to flow better, it reduces the chances
of forming gallstones as well.
Beet root contains a soluble fiber known as pectin which binds
toxins, heavy metals and excess hormones and helps escort them out
of the body instead of being reabsorbed.
When consuming grated beets or beet juice, it is normal and expected
that you will have pink to red urine and eliminations, so don’t be
alarmed when you see this happening. It is technically known as beeturia, and is harmless!
From the
Beautiful On Raw Newsletter
Nutritional Value of
one raw beet
Vitamins
Vitamin A(IU) 33
Vitamin B6 (mg) 0.067
Niacin (mg) 0.334
Riboflavin (mg) 0.04
Thiamin (mg) 0.031
Vitamin C (mg) 4.9
Vitamin E (mg) 0.04
Vitamin K (mg) 0.2 |
Minerals
Calcium (mg) 16
Copper (mg) 0.075
Iron (mg) 0.8
Manganese (mg) 0.329
Magnesium (mg) 23
Phosphorus (mg) 40
Potassium (mg) 325
Selenium (microg) 0.7
Sodium (mg) 78
Zinc (mg) 0.35 |
Other
Protein (g) 1.61
Fibre (g) 2.8
Water (g) 87.58
Carbohydrate (g) 9.56
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