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Summer Survival Kit: Six Tips to Make Your Summer Happier and Healthier

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

As a holistic health and nutrition counselor, I would like to remind you some tips and recipes that will make your Summer days happier and healthier.

I. Don’t forget about Sun Damage and Sun Protection for your family and friends:

Tips on How to Protect Our Skin from Sun Damage Naturally

II. If you want your family and friends to stay healthy and happy, try to avoid foods that can make us easily sick:

Video Tip: 10 Super Foods that Make Us Super Sick

Video Tip: 10 Beverages That Can Make Us Super Sick

“Super Foods” to Avoid to Stay Super Healthy

Headache Triggers Might Be In Your Lunch

III. Try to incorporate lots of different healthy Super Foods into your diet:

Super Foods to Protect Our Skin from Sun Damage

Super Foods to Prevent Headaches and Migraines

Fiber Rich Foods to Keep Everyone Happy MP3 available

Go Red for Your Heart

Let Us Be Serotonin Smart to Feel Happier and Healthier

10 Reasons to Create Your Own Rainbow Salad

IV. Before going grocery shopping, read these tips on organic/non organic fruits and vegetables as well as sugar content in certain foods – especially if you have kids:

Why Strawberries, Peaches and Cherries Can Be dangerous for Our Health

Are Your Fruits and Vegetables Really Fresh

Sugar and Caloric Overload Foods

How to Read Labels and Find Hidden Sugar

Video Tip: Sugar Surprise – How Much Sugar Do You Think You Eat

V. To be relaxed and peaceful while your family, friends and kids try to make you feel crazy, don’t forget about stress relief tips and techniques you can start practicing right now:

What Sex, Garlic and Swearing Have in Common

Instant Mood Boosters MP3 with extra tips and laughs available

Video Tip: Three Instant Mood Boosters That Work

Instant Feel Good with Chocolate

Video Tip: Simple Exercise for Detox, Weight Loss and Better Sleep – Part I

Video Tip: Simple Exercise for Detox, Weight Loss and Better Sleep – Part II

Eight Tips on How to Get a Better Sleep

Video Tip: How to Fall Asleep Faster and Sleep Longer

Foot Massage for Weight Loss, Stress, Headaches, Constipation and Better Sleep

Food Meditation as a Stress relief Tool and Weight Loss Technique MP3 available

VI. Plan ahead to make your meals as healthy as possible.

- Start with a Healthy Breakfast:

Video tip: How to Make Fast and Nutritious Breakfast

Healthy Pancakes for the Whole Family

Healthy Breakfast to Feel and Look Fabulous

- Don’t forget about Healthy Snacks:

Video tip: Healthy Snacks for Energy, Weight Loss and Better Mood and Memory

4 Reasons to Eat Apples

One Extra Glass of Water to Drink and 500 Calories to Burn the Easy Way MP3 available

- Be Choice Smart Making Lunches and Dinners:

Healthy Recipes for a Picnic in the Park

Video Tip: Super Healthy and Easy Turmeric Dressing

Asparagus, Beets and Chicken Salads with Turmeric Dressing

Simple Detox with Cleansing Spices

Simple Detox with Cleansing Herbs

Detox Recipe: Kale with Cranberries and Sesame Seeds

Three Detox Recipes to Feel and Look Fabulous

Healthy Sweet Eats

Quick and Easy to Make Recipes to Beat Sugar Cravings

Healthy Recipes to Keep Our Skin Sun Damage Free

Heart Healing Recipes with Heart Healthy Foods

Lentils Recipes to Be in a Better Mood

Salmon and Avocado Recipes

Pain Relief Recipes for Headaches, Backache and Fibromyalgia

Beets Salads for Detox, Headaches, High Blood Pressure and Weight Loss

Let your Summer be the happiest and the healthiest time of the year!

Never forget to breathe, smile and be happy!

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

Books I Recommend to Feel and Look Fabulous

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Healthy Gingerbread Cookies

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

Ingredients:

4 -5 cups whole wheat pastry flour or whole grain flour _ginger_bread
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa or carob powder

1 tsp baking powder

1 C. margarine, non-hydrogenated or unsalted butter
½ C, brown rice syrup or wheat malt
½ C. barley malt

4-5 tsp. powdered ginger
1 tsp. ground cloves
¼ tsp. sea salt
1 tsp. nutmeg ground
1 tsp. vanilla
Vanilla rice milk

orange zest of one orange

Directions:

Mix margarine with rice syrup, barley malt, and vanilla until smooth and creamy. Slowly add flour, baking powder, cocoa powder or carob, spices, ginger, salt and zest. Mix well until a dough has formed. If the mixture seems dry, slowly add the rice milk to achieve the moisture you need. Divide the dough in half and refrigerate at least for 2-3 hours. Roll out every piece of dough and cut into shapes using various cookie cutters. Place cookies about an inch apart on the cookie sheet and bake for 5-7 minutes until golden brown at 375 degrees.

For decorations use raisins, pumpkin or sesame seeds, minced walnuts or pecans, toasted coconut.

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Bon Appetit!

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Breathe, smile and be happy,

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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Create a Healthy and Delicious Thanksgiving Pie

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Here is an opportunity for you to create your own delicious Sweet Potato or Squash Pie for your Thanksgiving dinner. Or… you can bake three different pies to impress and surprise your family and friends

Good Luck!

Ingredients to choose:

I. Pick one:

1 and a half can pumpkin puree

3 cups cooked mashed sweet potatoes

3 cups cooked mashed buttercup squash

3 cups cooked mashed butternut squash

II. Pick one:

¾ cup brown sugar

½ cup honey

½ cup maple syrup

¾ cup Agave Nectar

III. Pick three or more:

1/5 tsp ground cinnamon

¼ tsp ground ginger

¼ tsp nutmeg

¼ tsp ground cloves

¼ tsp allspice

1 tbsp lemon zest

1 tbsp orange zest

IV. Pick one:

1 cup soy milk

1 cup evaporated milk

1 cup almond milk

1 cup rice milk

V. Pick one:

3 eggs slightly beaten + 2 tbsp flour

¼ cup cornstarch

½ cup firm tofu

2 tbsp semolina

VI. pinch of salt

VII. I – 2 tbsp Molasses

Directions:

Mix all ingredients together and pour into the crust.* Bake at 400 F for 10 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 F and bake for 45 – 50 minutes.

* Basic Crust

Ingredients:

3 cups whole wheat pastry flour

1 teaspoon salt

¾ cup margarine

5- 6 tbsp cold water

Directions:

Mix together flour, margarine and salt. Add water, one spoon at a time until pastry holds together. Shape the pastry into a ball and put into the refrigerator for 45 min.

Bon Appetit!

Let me know which one you like best.

Breathe, smile and be happy.

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert

NaturalCounselor.com

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