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Workshops
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"Hidden Weight Loss & Energy Sabotager"
Did you know that MOST of the US population has a food
sensitivities to wheat and gluten and they don't even know it?
Food allergies are much more common than most people realize. Millions of adults and children suffer from allergic reactions to food and do not know it because the symptoms can be hard to diagnose.
It's easy to know if you have a peanut or shellfish allergy that sends you to the emergency room every time you eat it... your body is clearly telling you that you should NOT eat these foods.
But more common allergies are really more like "food sensitivities" and because the symptoms can range anywhere from bloating, poor digestion, headaches, food cravings, sinus problems, acne, lethargy, depression and weight gain, most people don't think it's caused by the food they've been eating for their entire lives... they just think, "There must be something wrong with me." So they blame it on their slow metabolism or their bad genetics and they just live with it.
I speak from experience, that if you can recognize the foods that you are sensitive to and eliminate them from your diet, then you will feel SO much better and you will be able to lose weight as an added bonus.
The top four culprits are:
# 1. Gluten (the part of wheat that triggers our immune system)
# 2. Dairy
# 3. Soy
# 4. Eggs
The best thing to do it cut out the two most prevalent - Gluten and dairy, for 3 weeks. You won't believe how great you feel, and how quickly you lose weight!
Are you ready to detect and manage your food sensitivities? Let me support you with a customized elimination diet. See details below!
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FOOD FOCUS - RAW FRUIT
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A healthy lifestyle is the key to longevity, optimum weight, abundant energy and balance. By using fruit to satisfy our taste for sweetness, we can leave behind the use of chemical, processed and refined sweeteners. Fruits are easy to digest, are cleansing and cooling and are great for those who are overstressed and overheated from excessive mental strain or hot climates. Fruits are filled with fiber and liver stimulants, which act as natural, gentle laxatives. Whenever possible, buy fresh, locally grown fruit as opposed to imported fruits shipped from far-off places. This keeps you eating in season, and more in harmony with your environment and climate.
Eating raw fruit in summer months is highly cooling, while baking it in the winter months neutralizes the cooling effect. Fruit in the form of juice is a great choice for cleansing the body, but be aware that juice rapidly raises blood sugar levels, leading to an energy crash soon after. Frozen, whole, puréed or juiced fruit can make great summertime cool-down treats. Try frozen grapes, banana-coconut smoothie popsicles or lime juice ice-cubes in iced tea!
Whether you are having fresh fruit for a light early morning breakfast, a midday snack or evening treat, enjoy nature's sweetness and whenever possible buy organic.
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Recipe of the month - FRUIT SMOOTHIES
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While there are hundreds of ways to make a fruit smoothie, with varying tastes and textures, here are the basics:
- Start with chopped fruit (one type of fruit or several) as the smoothie's fruit base. Great fruits to use are bananas, berries (including strawberries and blackberries), pineapples, mangos, and/or kiwi.
- Add an ingredient to the smoothie as a thickener. Good choices include low-fat yogurt, a can of frozen juice concentrate, frozen fruit, or a cup of ice. How much of these ingredients you will use depends on how thick you want your smoothie to be.
- Add a liquid so everything will blend smoothly. You can add skim milk, soy milk, rice milk, coconut milk, fruit juice or even water (some smoothie makers use flavored water). Start with 1/4 cup and then add more if needed.
An extra option to enhance flavor is to add a sweetener, cinnamon or vanilla extract.
A good rule of thumb for the ingredient measurements is to make your smoothie with 1 part fruit, 1 part liquid, and 2 parts thick base. For example: for 1 smoothie (a little over 1 cup), you would use 1/4 cup fruit, 1/4 cup liquid, and 1/2 cup thickener. But these measurements are not set in stone. The great thing about smoothies is you can experiment to get exactly what you want!
Directions
Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Serve immediately or refrigerate. You may want to serve in a chilled glass if serving immediately.
Tips
Smoothies are a great snack or dessert. But they can also serve as a meal replacement. A lot of people choose to add nutritional supplements to their smoothies, such as wheat germ, Vitamin C powder or ground flaxseed. Also, if you want extra protein, add whey, soy protein isolate or soy protein concentrate.
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 SUMMER PROMOTION - Save $100
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Manage your allergies and food sensitivities! Sign up for a guided elimination diet this year. You will receive 2 consultations for your customized elimination diet. Pay $150 instead of $250 for a limited time only
Offer expires September 15, 2009
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