WHOLLY MACRO
Macrobiotic Educators Personal Chefs
GAYLE STOLOVE ~ BS, RN, LMT, KUSHI INSTITUTE GRADUATE JAIME PARRA ~ LMT |
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CHANGE YOUR HEALTH
CHANGE YOUR LIFE
Reclaim your health with a natural and organic diet
and lifestyle based on oriental medicine and
healing arts, for the body, mind and spirit!
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Please find the March 27, 2013 Wholly Macro Delivery Menu below, as you scroll down through our Weekly Article to the Weekly Menu / Order Form section. Or, you can click on the Weekly Menu link above to go directly to it. |
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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE
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Gayle Stolove, a Kushi Institute Graduate, is available for private Health Consultations.
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WEEKLY NEWS
Thanks so much for the warm welcome back everyone! No real news to speak of this week.
We are back. We are cooking. And as one of our clients put it: Everything is back to normal!
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WEEKLY ARTICLE
Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll,
and Metastatic Breast Cancer
I was speaking to a food delivery client of ours a few days ago. She has been undergoing cancer treatment, and is experiencing many of the emotional and physical changes that are inevitably a part of that particular package.
One of her experiences made me think of a similar experience that I had had, so I decided to share my experience with her.
It came as a surprise to both of us that she has had no idea these past several months that I also had cancer, albeit many years ago.
In that moment, I realized that cancer is not my main identity anymore.
It used to be. Years ago, it was so prominent in my life that everyone knew. But through this conversation with the above client I realized that cancer no longer identifies me - YAY!!
Yet, as my client and my conversation came to a close, she thanked me for sharing my "happy" story with her, and I realized that my story is a happy one. It is just amazing in fact, at least to me.
My cancer story is available within our website, but of course you have to first go to the website, and then click around to find it. Obviously, as per the above-mentioned client, not everyone does that. Understandably.
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So I decided it would be worth reprinting both a short and full a copy of it here, within this newsletter.
As a prologue, I must mention that every time I tell any part of my cancer story, one of the most frequently asked questions that I receive is: Do you think that the way you eat, (aka macrobiotics), made a difference in your recovery?
I have to say that YES, I absolutely do think that it did / does.
In 1996, medically, taking all known and available treatment into account, I was given six months to one year to live.
The only variable, my wild card if you will, was the macrobiotic diet, macrobiotic lifestyle, and macrobiotic community of wonderful, knowledgeable, and supportive people.
You do the math!
No matter what year you are reading this, it is impressive, and a tribute to the power of pure natural living, through both diet and lifestyle, to heal the body.
You can call it anything you want to. I call it macrobiotics, an all-encompassing term compartmentalizing food (and lifestyle) into scientific principles based on Oriental Medicinal principles.
Call it anything that YOU need to. But please, make the changes necessary to heal your life!
I am including a very brief synapsis of my entire cancer story, as summarized by Phiya Kushi and used for his blog "Macrobiotic Adventures, Celebrating Life One Story At A Time, Conference Calls, Interviews and Lectures". For more stories click here.
I have included my entire story following the synapsis for those of you who would like to read it in full detail.
I hope that it reaches out and inspires you or someone you know.
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Short Synapsis Of Gayle's Cancer Story:
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Gayle July 1996 During Cancer Treatment
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Gayle Stolove discovered a prominent lump in the upper and outer portion of her left breast in 1994 and didn't have it checked. She was 34 years old. Her grandmother died of breast cancer at a young age so when she first felt the lump she knew what it was. Consumed by fear, she so desperately wanted for it not to be cancer and subsequently lived in denial for two years. Finally, by July of 1996, when she could no longer face seeing the skin around the lump on her breast start to pucker and wrinkle anymore, she went to see a surgeon.
Right away the surgeon announced that she had "very advanced breast cancer", and recommended immediate bilateral mastectomy. The tumor was so large and the skin changes so obvious that he did not need to confirm what he saw in order to know what needed to be done. A biopsy later verified his diagnosis. Gayle walked out of that Doctors office terrified yet on her way to becoming a changed woman. |
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Instead of the recommended double-mastectomy Gayle opted for a lumpectomy and axillary lymph node dissection in order to spare her breast. The surgery revealed that the cancer had spread to 12 axillary lymph nodes, which resulted in the grim prognosis that she had only six months to one year to live, and that she needed a stem cell transplant immediately. She chose not to have the stem cell transplant and instead underwent nine months of chemotherapy, six weeks of radiation, and a short duration of Tamoxifen. The doctors insisted she take it for five full years, but due to Michio Kushi (her famed Macrobiotic teacher's) insistence to stop taking it, she took it for only two.
During this time Gayle also fully embraced the macrobiotic approach. In the past she had met two individuals who healed their cancers with macrobiotics. She made a mental note that if she ever got cancer she would do the same and so, on the day of her cancer diagnosis, she committed to follow macrobiotics. Gayle switched to eating whole and natural foods and it changed her completely. Her mind became clearer, her body began to heal, and everyone said she looked "great".
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Gayle
October 1997 Post Cancer Treatment
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Currently, she is totally cancer free and on no medications at all. While not quite perfect yet, Gayle has never felt better in her life, both physically and emotionally. She still, and always will, embrace the macrobiotic diet and lifestyle.
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Gayle 2013 |
Below is the the longer version of my history with cancer:
Sex, Drugs, Rock and Roll, and Metastatic Breast Cancer ~ A Testimonial To Macrobiotics
It is hard to say when it all started. I was a relatively healthy child, I think. I was active. I was slim. I had a wonderful wonderful grandfather who was a vegetable farmer, and grandmother who was an old-fashioned European style cook. That meant a lot of fresh vegetables (that were most likely loaded with pesticides), and delicious freshly prepared homemade foods that were loaded with eggs, sugar, dairy, and animal fat.
I had a wonderful father who was a brilliant medical doctor. But what that meant, was that antibiotics were readily available, and they were given at the drop of a hat. For all of the common childhood ailments. And I got them all! It was a viscous cycle: Ailment, antibiotics. Ailment, antibiotics. There went my natural immune system! I was even on antibiotics for acne!
By the time I was thirteen years old, at the onset of my first menstrual cycle, I developed a cyst on one of my developing breasts. It was large, painful, and draining. My father, and the family doctor were at a loss. They put me on antibiotics. Eventually it cleared up. Around this same time, my grandmother, the European cook, died a long, drawn out, horrible death from breast cancer. Watching my father and his colleagues unable to save her, was as painful as watching her die. That was my first memory of cancer. I was very young when my grandmother died, but her love of cooking was already deeply ingrained in me. (No pun intended!). I loved being in the kitchen with her.
Life got pretty wild after that. The teenage years. I got very caught up in the sixties and seventies. I practiced yoga. I became a vegetarian. Which simply meant that I no longer ate meat. But I still ate plenty of sugar and dairy! And I experimented with many recreational drugs while partaking in the free love ~ free sex movement as well. It was fun, and I was young and crazy. And indestructible, or so I thought.
During college, one of my friends got breast cancer. the rest of the story.....
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May health, happiness, and prosperity be your unavoidable natural state and your ongoing daily experience.
Gayle and Jaime / Wholly Macro |
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DELIVERY MENU / ORDER FORM |
No, not five onions, but five different kinds of onion, all blended together to create this naturally sweet, creamy miso based soup. Onions, with their gentle and natural sweetness, are relaxing and nourishing to the stomach and spleen/pancreas organs. This soup uses red onion, yellow onion, green onion, leek, and shallot, blended with the classic miso soup fixtures: wakame sea vegetable for minerals, shiitake mushroom for immune system stimulation and deep internal cleansing, and rich in abundant live enzymes yellow miso, pureed with calcium and trace mineral rich sesame tahini. Finished with a subtle burst of earthy Herbs de Provence.
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BROWN RICE AND HATO MUGI RISOTTO
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Ah, the calming and balancing whole grain dish! Strengthening medium grain brown rice is slowly cooked with the wild Japanese seed/grain called "hato mugi", known in the Orient for calming the nervous system, purifying the blood, and beautifying the skin. Hato mugi lends itself perfectly to the formation of a sweet and creamy risotto made with kombu sea vegetable, sweet and enzyme rich yellow miso, mirin, a naturally fermented brown rice cooking "sherry", naturally sweet spleen and pancreas supportive butternut squash to impart rich flavor and additional creaminess, and a chlorophyll rich green parsley garnish.
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CHICKPEA SWEET VEGETABLE STEW
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Chickpeas are especially good for balancing the heart. They are cooked together with mineral rich kombu sea vegetable, and the sweet and pancreas relaxing vegetables: kabocha squash, yellow onion, parsnip, carrot, and rutabaga, then garnished with bright green scallions, and iron rich deep purple dulse sea vegetable. Yum! |
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SEITAN AND ZUCCHINI PARMESAN |
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Wholly Macro's healthy version of veal parmesan; cholesterol and fat free, mineral rich whole grain wheat protein, forms an highly textured product called seitan, which is lightly battered with arrowroot, and pan seared, then layered with a naturally sweet and good for the pancreas beta carotene rich non acidic kabocha squash, yellow onion, cremini mushroom, and carrot marinara sauce, and pieces of grilled zucchini, then baked to perfection, and topped with grated brown rice "cheese" and fresh oregano. Whew. |
STEAMED BROCCOLI AND RAPPINI WITH SHIITAKE KUZU GLAZE
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Juicy, bursting with flavor and nutrition rich green broccoli florets, and wild, naturally bitter, good for the heart and liver deep green rappini, are highlighted with bright orange beta carotene rich julienne carrots, and strengthening rutabaga, then draped in a healthful glaze of cleansing and relaxing shiitake mushrooms, cremini mushrooms, naturally sweet and good for the stomach and pancreas yellow onions, circulation stimulating ginger root, intestinal strengthening kuzu root, and shoyu soy sauce. |
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OATMEAL CR�ME SANDWICH BARS |
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Rolled oats, whole wheat pastry flour, pecans, cinnamon, raisins, carob chips, brown rice syrup, and sunflower oil form a tasty oatmeal cookie sandwich bar, filled with a rich blend of high protein and calcium rich almond, tofu, and amasake vanilla cr�me. A healthy and satisfying whole grain dessert...
VIRTUALLY ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ORGANIC.
WHOLLY MACRO CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACE AMOUNTS OF
FOOD ALLERGENS OCCURRING WITHIN OUR PREPARED FOODS.
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**Wholly Macro makes every attempt to maintain a totally vegan and allergen free kitchen cooking environment. We make every effort to avoid any type of cross contamination during food preparation. Most foods used in the Wholly Macro kitchen are not packaged, but instead are bought in the produce section or in bulk. But as you know, cross contamination is always a possibility, especially with bulk items. And in the few packaged foods that we do use, such as nut butters for example, it is common to find warnings on the manufacturer label stating that the item was processed in a plant that handles tree nuts, soy, wheat, dairy, gluten, shellfish, and so on.
Wholly Macro cannot be responsible for trace amounts of common food allergens that come from outside (packaged or bulk items), and therefore end up occurring within our prepared foods. Please use your own discretion in determining if our food is appropriate for your consumption, especially if you have severe food allergies.
We are always available to clarify any of the ingredients that we use, and assist you in your weekly selections, but we cannot keep track of your food allergies, sensitivities, likes, dislikes or preferences.
Please call or email prior to ordering if you need further information or clarification.
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ORDERING DETAILS
To place an order from this newsletter, please copy and paste the menu portion of this email to create a new email and send to whollymacro@bellsouth.net. You can also hit reply, fill in the items and amount you would like to order, and send it that way. Or, you can still order / communicate with us by creating a new e-mail and writing to whollymacro@bellsouth.net, faxing us at 954-763-6698, or calling our voice mail system at 954-764-6371.
We will still confirm your order the same as we always have, so if you don't receive confirmation from us by the end of the day on Monday, please contact us either by phone or e-mail to re-submit your order.
NEVER ORDERED? WOULD YOU LIKE TO?
What we need from you before Monday is a completed Delivery Questionnaire and your order. (Please fill out the above menu and return it to us via your method of choice). For payment information please see the Ordering Details Sheet.
For any other questions or concerns, first check our FAQ's page on our website. We are sure you will find your answer there. If you still have a question, please contact us by either e-mail or phone 954-764-6371.
For our out of town clients we have recently negotiated significantly REDUCED SHIPPING RATES with UPS. Please contact us directly as we do ship Overnight or Two Day Delivery. * Please keep in mind that due to the fragile and perishable nature of package contents, Wholly Macro cannot be held entirely responsible for UPS related delivery issues. Reimbursement will be determined on an individual basis. |
SPINEALIGNER
The SpineAligner* stimulates the points in shiatsu /oriental medicine known as the "extra points" which run along each side of the spinal column. One important meridan it stimulates is the Bladder meridan which regulates all the Internal organs.The SpineAligner also stimulates the nervous system, strengthens the muscles around the spine, and relaxes the neck and shoulders.
Reduce tension and stress!
Available for sale for your own personal well being through Wholly Macro.
To see more about this amazing tool, check out our website, www.whollymacrobiotics.com |
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PRIVATE COOKING CLASSES
LEARN NEW COOKING SKILLS
IMPROVE WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
LEARN NEW RECIPES
Private cooking classes are held in the Wholly Macro kitchen. This is an excellent hands on natural foods cooking class. You will leave the class feeling confident in knowing that you can now cook with unprocessed whole grains dried beans, a wide variety of healthy vegetables including sea vegetables, the proper amount of good quality sea salt, and so much more. Instruction is based on oriental medicine/macrobiotic principals. Start with a basic class with soup, beans and grains or try a dessert class for a real treat! You choose, or we can choose, depending on your needs.
Classes can be in a group or individual.
Call to schedule your next class.
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NATURAL LIFESTYLE HEALTH CONSULTATIONS
LET GAYLE GUIDE YOU, EDUCATE YOU,
AND SUPPORT YOUR TRANSFORMATION
Health consultations offer compassionate, therapeutic listening related to any and all emotional issues, combined with visual diagnosis you will receive information on selecting, balancing, varying, and preparing natural foods in a practical way based on oriental medicine to strengthen organ function in order to improve your health.
To read more about Natural Lifestyle Health Consultations see our website,
www.whollymarcrobiotics.com
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Here's some feedback from a consultation client..... " three years ago I discovered that I had breast cancer. I had heard of Macrobiotics years ago. I didn't understand the concept but immediately I knew that that would be the route that I would pursue. But where to go and who to see was the question. Thank God for reading the macrobiotic newsletter. For in the newsletter there was an article about Gayle Stolove. I just felt her strength and passion burn through the page that I was reading. I immediately made an appointment to see her and although I was still so frightened, I felt so comfortable talking with Gayle. Gayle guided me through the whole process. I thought that the macrobiotic way of life would be boring and just eating rice. Well, I love the foods that I eat and I just feel good about it all. You see, after the surgery, you are sort of left on your own.You have to make your own decisions, etc. Everyone gives you different advice as what to eat, what to do, etc. Doctors don't understand what the patient is going through nor do they understand what kind of diet they should follow. I adopted Gayle as my guardian angel. You can't find that with any nutritionist or doctor. I love receiving her weekly e-mailed newsletters. They are so full of wonderful knowledge and beautiful healthy recipes. Gayle is a remarkable human being. She truly cares for her clients and gives them her all, one hundred percent of the time. Gayle has been there and therefore she is so compassionate and dedicates her life to helping people like me....." a cancer survivor |
Contact Info
GAYLE STOLOVE / WHOLLY MACRO
PH: 954 764-6371 FAX: 954 763-6698
whollymacro@bellsouth.net
www.whollymacrobiotics.com
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Thank you for all your support. Your feedback is important to us. For further questions or information please call or e-mail whollymacro@bellsouth.net 954 764-6371
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