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 May 8, 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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WEEKLY NEWS
It's That Time Again...
Wholly Macro will be closing for two weeks.
We will be closed the week of
May 22, 2013 and the week of May 29, 2013.
We will re-open the week of
June 5, 2013 and will send that menu out on June 1, 2013.
If you need to reach us during that time, or need anything at all, please contact our assistant Annette at 954 214-5403.
She will be happy to help you.
We will repeat this announcement each week until we close.
As always, and especially for anyone new to the Wholly Macro Delivery world, we encourage you to order extra food to freeze, for use while we are closed. All of our menus are surprisingly freezer friendly, and are just perfect for ordering extra food from to freeze.
If you want to read all about how to best freeze (and thaw) your Wholly Macro food, when freezing is recommended and when it isn't, how to make our schedule work for you, and many other interesting and helpful details about freezing the Wholly Macro food / dealing successfully with Wholly Macro's closure, please click here for full details.
Also, please see our Archived Newsletter from December 5th, 2012 for GREAT ideas on what you can do with your frozen stash of Wholly Macro food while we are away! Click the link to ARCHIVES on the column to the left to find that newsletter and many more!
We are now giving you TWO weeks advance notice about our upcoming closure to allow plenty of time for you to stock up on a variety of items from our Weekly Delivery Service Menus, including this one.
We hope you will take us up on our offer, take us up on the advice provided in the link above (because it works!!), and use the next two menus / weeks / and time wisely.
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WEEKLY ARTICLE: Be The Tree
" Praise and blame,
Gain and loss,
Pleasure and sorrow,
Come and go like the wind.
To be happy,
Rest like a great tree
In the midst of them all."
Buddha
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As I was writing about the liver last week the phrase "Be The Tree" kept popping into my head.
Why?
Because the spring season, the season related to the liver / gallbladder, is often referred to as "tree" or "wood" in oriental medicine.
Signifying new growth and light, fresh, upward energy.
The liver and gall bladder meridians run along the legs and sides of the body.
The liver meridian starts at the inner edge of the big toenail, runs up, along the top of the foot between the first and second toe, then up the inside of the calf and thigh, across the groin, onto the outer edge of the torso, and ends under the rib cage.
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 The gall bladder meridian starts at the outer corner of the eye, runs over the top of the ear, and then zigzags across the side of the head, onto the neck and shoulders, then down the entire side of the body, the torso, hips, outside of the thighs and calves, and along the top of the foot ending at the fourth toenail. So when I think of the phrase Be The Tree, I think of a few very simple yet powerful "exercises" that relate to Spring / Tree energy. Visualize energy flowing through the entire complimentary length of these two powerful meridians as you do the following exercises, and focus on a vibrant oxygen cleansing houseplant or fresh cut organic flowers as you think spring. Find your way outside onto a patch of real grass, if possible under a wise, silent, and peaceful tree. Close your eyes and press your feet into the ground. Connect with the earth as if you are growing roots, and Be The Tree. |
The first exercise is called The Tree. Ha Ha. For Real!
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With bare feet, firmly root one foot on the ground. Use your toes to dig in to the surface beneath your foot, and use your foot muscles to help secure the foot and leg.
Lift the other leg off of the ground just slightly while focusing your eyes on a fixed point in front of you.
When you feel you have your balance, continue to lift the leg until you can rest the foot against whatever height along the inside of the opposite leg feels comfortable to you.
The gallbladder is often associated with stress and migraine headaches because of its meridian location on the head, neck and shoulders. Bottled up energy along this meridian gets stuck in these areas and can manifest as a headache.
So whatever you do, do not think too much as you do this pose.
In fact, you must empty your mind completely in order to even be able to do this seemingly simple pose.
Ah, what blessed relief for our poor aching heads and brains!
Now breathe deeply as you raise your arms above your head, feeling the stretch along the entire length of your body as you open up your liver and gallbladder meridians.
Practicing The Tree brings a wonderful feeling of inner peace and is excellent for balance too. Both literally and figuratively.
If you feel balanced enough while in the tree pose you can use the toes of the raised foot to massage along the liver meridians of the inner calf and thigh of the rooted leg as you rest like a great tree in the midst of this pose.
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The second exercise is called Swaying Tree and is part of a Tai Chi routine.
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Swaying Tree Variation |
Tai Chi is known for it's subtle benefits to the tendons and ligaments, the very tendons and ligaments that are ruled by the liver. Yes, tendon and ligament problems manifest from liver imbalance.
To do The Swaying Tree stand naturally, feet comfortably apart. Take a deep breath. As you exhale, relax and sink slightly, bending the knees. Start twisting from side to side.
The body's rotation will naturally cause your relaxed arms to follow your body.
So as you begin this movement, let your wrists spring lightly against your outer thighs, hips, and torso / ribcage, stimulating the liver and gall bladder meridians. Increase your arm reach as you increase your swaying, and let your wrists spring lightly against the kidney area of your back, just above and below your waist, stimulating and strengthening them.
This movement may seem easy, but the benefits are big. The twisting motion causes energy to spiral from the ground up into your body.
As a tree grows.
The lateral movement strengthens the body's rotator muscles while at the same time this type of general movement increases the range of motion of your tendons and ligaments, while also reducing residual muscle tension.
Tension along the liver and gallbladder meridians often causes hip, torso, and ribcage tightness, pain, and restricted movement.
Visualize the tightness along these pathways melting away as you breathe deeply and relax into The Swaying Tree.
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And as you take the time to call on Mother Nature to nourish and revive you amidst the stressors of your busy lives, please also take a few moments to check out the lovely menu that we have for you this week. It is just below.
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Gayle Stolove, a Kushi Institute Graduate, is available for private Health Consultations. See more at |
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DELIVERY MENU / ORDER FORM |
AZUKI BEAN MISO VEGETABLE VITALITY CHOWDER |
SMALL___ LARGE___ |
Beautiful, shiny deep red, highly mineralized and good for the kidney azuki beans, are cooked with mineral rich kombu sea vegetable, relaxing for the stomach and pancreas naturally sweet yellow onions, fresh and juicy circulation promoting fresh ginger juice and root, sweet orange kabocha squash, deeply cleansing dried daikon and shiitake mushrooms, strengthening and blood cleansing burdock root, juicy kernels of fresh yellow corn, naturally chelating wakame sea vegetable, high in healthy intestinal flora and enzymes miso, and a garnish of fresh green scallions. |
BROWN RICE AND BUCKWHEAT PILAF
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Perfectly balanced energy sustaining medium grain brown rice, is cooked with strengthening and endurance promoting whole grain buckwheat, and mineral rich and digestive kombu sea vegetable, then tossed with saut�ed spleen/pancreas relaxing sweet yellow onions, red radish, omega three, mineral and vitamin E rich sunflower seeds, and fresh green parsley, to create a simple yet flavorful healthy whole grain pilaf |
| MUSHROOM GRAVY SMOTHERED GRILLED TEMPEH AND RUTABAGA |
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Tempeh, made from naturally fermented, therefore easily digestible soybeans, is grilled to perfection, then smothered in a thick and rich shiitake, cremini, portabello mushroom, and yellow onion gravy, flavored with shoyu and ginger, and thickened with intestine strengthening digestion promoting kuzu root. Garnished with fresh scallions for some liver loving green-ness! |
| UDON NOODLES WITH SEA VEGETABLES AND ARUGULA |
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Rich in complex carbohydrate for long lasting enduring energy whole grain derived brown rice udon noodles are tossed with flavorful bursts of bitter green uniquely flavored astringent and blood, vein, and artery cleansing good for the heart arugula, further enriched with the mineral rich quality and heavy metal detoxifying action of mixed sea vegetables, highlighted with phyto nutrient rich beta carotene orange carrot slivers, and garnished with enzyme and omega three rich toasted sesame seeds. |
SICILIAN ROOT VEGETABLE SALAD |
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Sweet, relaxing to the body, beta carotene rich brilliant orange sweet potatoes are combined with seriously healthy and full of minerals turnips and rutabagas, bright green french cut green beans, umeboshi plum marinated red onions and red radish, intestinal flora friendly pickled cucumbers, and a splash of olive oil and liver cleansing lemon zest, to create this exciting and healthful "potato salad".
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| LEMON POPPY SEED CAKE |
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A delicious and creamy lemon custard layered dessert, the cake is a whole wheat pastry flour, sunflower oil, and "amasake" brown rice milk light as a feather batter that is laced with the subtle crunch of poppy seeds, layered with rich and creamy high calcium, low fat tofu and fresh lemon whip cr�me with subtle hints of vanilla, sweetened with the gently sweet and complex carbohydrate goodness of brown rice syrup, and garnished with a sprinkling of poppy seeds and lemon zest.
VIRTUALLY ALL INGREDIENTS ARE ORGANIC.
WHOLLY MACRO CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TRACE AMOUNTS OF
FOOD ALLERGENS OCCURRING WITHIN OUR PREPARED FOODS.
* PLEASE SEE NEWSLETTER FOR MORE DETAILS. |
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PLEASE PLACE ORDERS BEFORE NOON ON MONDAY!!
CUSTOMER NAME_______________________ PICK-UP___ DELIVERY |
**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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