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Marlene M. Marcello
President
Medmacro Integrated Health
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When Hope Never Dies
Marlene Marcello-McKenna with Tom Monte
My book recounts my personal journey back to "life" from terminal Stage 4 cancer after the medical establishment sent me home to die and all other standard and experimental treatments protocols offered a small chance of reversing the metastatic disease inside of me. In Part Two of my book, there is a detailed program of healing: healing plant-based diet and healing herbs, mind-body and physical exercises and spiritual practices.To order my book, visit my website,
www.medmacro.com and you can order through a Paypal account. I am revising and updating this book, with an introduction by T. Colin Campbell, a medical foreword written by three prominent physicians who state that I was cured through nutritional intervention! The book will have a more extensive recipe section and medical studies and research on plant-based diet and lifestyle. In a future newsletter, I will announce when the revised edition of When Hope Never Dies will be in bookstores and available online!
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THE COUNSELING AND COACHING CONNECTION: Vegan Lifestyle
I offer macrobiotic and vegan individual consultations and coaching sessions. I also do group seminars, workshops and cooking demonstrations. I can do the coaching and consultation over the phone or in person. My technical support team is working on setting up Skype and webcams to help with our long distance cooking classes and our consultations.
Over the past 20 years, I have worked with many cancer "warriors" (a much better term than victim and survivor!), and others with heart disease, lupus, Crohn's disease, depression, etc. Please let us show you how much better you can feel on a plant-based diet. Disease and illness can be cured through diet and lifestyle changes.
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Greetings!
Happy Summer!
Welcome to The Rays of Hope E-newsletter! We connect you with research, information, and practitioners in the nutrition and holistic health communities. We strive to be a powerful connection and resource for holistic practitioners, medical professionals, and everyone interested in holistic practices and plant-based nutrition. Our goal is to "better your life" by connecting you to the world of integrative health.
We invite you to send us your stories about your illness and/or recovery, feedback on this newsletter or any general ideas you might have for us. We also invite holistic health professionals to express their views and promote their studies. RAYS OF HOPE is published monthly. Lastly, check out our blog for frequent updates, news and stories.
Peace, love, and good health.
Marlene
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READING CONNECTION: 
The Kind Diet
by Alicia Silverstone
(Rodale Books, hardcover) The actress Alicia Silverstone ( "Clueless", "Batman & Robin") is vegan. She avoids processed foods and "white stuff", she incorporates raw foods, and she eats in alignment with macrobiotics. She describes the entire journey in her book, The Kind Diet and it is fascinating.
Silverstone classifies the book's readers as falling into three categories. Those who are ready to make small changes are called "flirts". Those who are a bit more adventurous are "going vegan". And those who are ready to make the full-time commitment to being vegan and being more sensitive to how all their choices affect the environment are called "superheroes".
Her recipies are similarly divided, and although I did find that some of the veggies that were used in them were unfamiliar to me, I accepted Alicia's challenge to try something that I had never eaten before. Her education on spices and herbs is beneficial, and it takes a little of the mystery out of cooking.
I loved this book, and I know that you will too. Oh, and if you haven't already, try the kabocha squash. Good stuff!
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HEALTHY EATING CONNECTION: Tofu Scrambled "Eggs" A DELICIOUS RECIPE FROM ALICIA SILVERSTONE
INGREDIENTS:
3-4 mushrooms
1-2 stalks of scallions Half a package of tofu
Salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon of olive oil
A little ume vinegar
STEPS: Heat the oil in a pan.
Toss in the mushrooms and scallions and lightly saut é.
Add the tofu to the pan (squeeze it into the pan, crumble style. This will make it turn out like eggs).
Add a pinch of salt to the tofu, and let it cook.
Then add a pinch of pepper and the ume vinegar.
Saut é for 5-10 minutes on medium heat.
Basically just cook it like you used to cook eggs.
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A PERSONAL HEALING CONNECTION:
Lupus and a Vegan Diet
Amanda writes: "It all started a little over two months ago... I had a gift card for Barnes and Noble that I decided to spend by purchasing The Kind Diet. I had seen it before but didn't believe I could ever change my lifestyle to this. I had come to a point though where I no longer had any other option but to make a change. When I was 16 years old I started having joint pain along with swelling and a list of other things. After months of blood tests, different scans and a number of doctors I still didn't have an answer. The doctors continually tried to put me on different medications and some even said it was probably because I was a bit overweight. In the fall of 2007 I left home for college even though I was still dealing with the pain and was no where near a diagnosis. After one year away I realized that I needed to be close to home where I could find a doctor who would help find the cause of my mysterious symptoms. I finally received my diagnosis just a little over a year ago... Lupus. I had no idea what this was or how it would affect my body. So for the past year I have been placed on a number of medications.
My story gets better though, I had my usual appointment with my specialist yesterday, who was elated at how well I am doing. Just after being vegan for two months I almost feel like I did before my diagnosis. I have lost 11 pounds and no longer suffer from the excess joint pain I did for a number of years. My doctor also felt that with all of the progress I have made my lupus is not as active as it was and I get to cut my medication dosage in half! My body will never be normal and I have accepted this, but becoming vegan has made me feel so much better. I still have weight to lose and of course would love to transition to becoming a Superhero. Buying this book was the best decision I have made for myself. Thank you doesn't even come close to the gratitude I have for Alicia and this amazing book!"
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