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Simplify Your Food,
Simplify Your Life.
April 2010 vol. 1
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| Greetings.... Let's get right to the good stuff...
- See below for hamburgers & heroine
- Don't forget our CLEANSE begins APRIL 17.
- Catch my Facebook pic of almond milk? Recipe below!
(Congrats to the 40 days folks... such an accomplishment. Was glad to be part of the journey)
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HAMBURGERS & HEROINE
BACON, SAUSAGE & CHEESE STEAK, ANYONE?
Maybe you love it.... but so do the rats! And what I mean by that are the lab rats... that are being fed junk food.... only to discover that increased fatty foods & sugar leads to increased dopamine in
brain.
That means eating junk food turned on animals feel good chemicals... illustrating that junk food acted similarly to addictive drugs on the brain! Following a Scripps Research Institute Study, researchers are likening hamburgers to heroine and questioning if quitting the sugar habit could be as tough as quitting the drug habit! (Sound vaguely familiar?? Ever felt like once you start eating junk food... you need more... "once you pop... you can't stop")!
In this study, rats that were consistently fed junk foods were willing to undergo electric shocks to get to the sweets. And then, when later given more healthful foods, refused to eat at all and starved themselves rather than eat the healthier foods!
Can you imagine what is in this junk food that can create such an addiction?!!
Check out the shocking news story video here.
Want to move away from those junk foods.... and get support while doing it??
The Spring Cleanse might be perfect timing!! Read on....
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 following the last newsletter...
Did you give that bag to goodwill yet?
Clean out your spices or fridge yet?
SOMETIMES WE GET MORE DONE WITH THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS!
Join our
GUIDED SPRING CLEANSE
"This cleanse has been so
fun..The juice fast was a great day. Doing this cleanse has helped me
feel a lot stronger and more confident with myself that I can do
anything. I feel light and more clear." ~ Olivia, Fall Cleanse participant
Do
you want to:
feel lighter?
find more energy for your day? feel more grounded in your daily
life? learn about yourself
& your relationship with food? experiment
with healthy new foods & recipes? learn non-food ways to
support your health? find
freedom from food? feel
better in your body?
Why 3 weeks? So we can take our time to:
1) ease in, 2) go
deeper, 3) transition out.
We focus on whole foods - you can go as deep as you like with smoothies/juices, etc.... but deprivation is not necessary!
Beginners welcome!
In
person & distance options available.
Meetings: AHA YOGA DISTANCE teleclass
ease in: Saturday
April 17: 2-3:30 9 AM PCT
go deeper: Saturday April 24 2 -
4 9 AM PCT
transition out: Saturday May 1 2- 3:30 9 AM PCT
optional recap: Saturday May 8 2 - 3 9 AM PCT
(initial meeting on April 17.. ok if you have to miss the others)
in person: $125 per person
distance: $100 per person
click herefor more info.
Don't miss your chance to sign-up. Register Soon!!
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 EASY ALMOND MILK
So Simple & So Delicious!!
(no addictive additives here)
Dairy is often avoided on a cleanse as it is a more congesting food. Almond Milk can be a great alternative. (Don't worry, there are others if you're allergic to nuts).
EQUIPMENT
* Blender
* Nut bag (optional, but makes for smooth milk. worth the $10 investment...especially for the name :)
INGREDIENTS
* 1 cup almonds (soaked in bowl of H20 overnight - will become 2 cups)
* approx 6 cups of water
* optional: 2 - 4 medium dates
* optional: 1 tsp pure vanilla extract.
1. Once the almonds have soaked, strain them and put into blender.
2. Add all ingredients to blender... blend until it looks milky.
3. Place nut bag over large mouthed bowl. Pour milk through bag. Squeeze liguid into bowl, discarding almond residue. (can be saved for other recipes as well).
4. Store in a glass container in the fridge- keeps for about 4 days.
Enjoy in smoothies for extra zing on a cleanse, or enjoy with your breakfast.
Look familiar? Did you catch this photo on FB?
Follow me on Facebookto get a PREVIEW of other delicious foods.
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Don't forget - YOGA IN NORTH BEACH
WEDNESDAYS 7 - 8 AM
The Hapkido Institute
$10 / class
Start your day off right!
more info
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EAT, PRAY LOVE:
HEALDSBURG YOGA WEEKEND
Cleanse not your thing this year? Consider treating yourself to this yummy Yoga weekend, with one of my amazing coaches & life inspirations, Ginger Layden-Braun. You will EAT local, organic foods, PRAY through breath, voice & asana, and practice LOVING your body, your taste buds, and your lives..... All in the beautiful setting of Sonoma wine country. mmmm.....sounds so good!
April 16 & 17th Healdsburg, CA $210/person
more info: www.aspiritedlife.info email Ginger: gingeryoga@mac.com
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BE
in Touch
Ali G. Aiello
is a wHolistic Health Coach, board certified by the AADP. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher. Her purpose is to empower men & women to
create consciousness around food & lifestyle so that they can
experience
confidence, self-love, & true happiness.
Contact Ali for
more info on YOGA classes and for a FREE HEALTH
CONSULTATION.
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